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2011-08BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011 LOCATION. Beverly Airport Administration/Maintenance Building, 46 L. P. Henderson Road, Beverly, MA, 01915 PRESENT: Commissioners Barnico, Dettorre, DiPaolo, Faulstich, Forgione, Mahoney, Vitale, and White ABSENT: Commissioner Nelson PUBLIC: Dave Graham, Wes Rosen, Ken Robinson, Richard Chase, Charlene Chase, Tony Bettencourt, and Joe Gibbons A. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Vitale called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Reading of the Minutes for July 2011 —Chairman Vitale called for a reading of the minutes from the July meeting. Commissioner White made a motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Barnico. Motion passed unanimously. 3. Reading of the Financial Report — Commissioner White presented the financial report for July 2011. Commissioner Dettorre made a motion to accept the report, subject to audit. Motion was seconded by Vice Chairman Mahoney. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Presentation(s) — • Dave Graham of Jacobs Engineering reported that the new Jeppesen showing the new RW 16 minimums will be published August 19, 2011 and will be in effect on August 25, 2011. • Ken Robinson of NAA requested approval for a sublease within his master lease with Atlantic Air Services. Commissioner White made a motion to accept the sublease, seconded by Commissioner Dettorre. Motion passed unanimously. 5. Chairman's Report — Chairman Vitale talked about... • A proposed C.I.P. meeting with MassDOT /Aeronautics and FAA and the need for an internal meeting before that meeting • Wings & Wheels event will have approximately 200 cars and the car event people want to charge admission 1 BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011 B. OLD BUSINESS: 1) Subcommittee Reports Property/Legal/Finance Subcommittee — Vice Chairman Mahoney reported on the need to talk to the Mayor about a faster parcel sale process regarding airport parcels. He said a twenty -two month process for a parcel sale is too long and jeopardizes our C.I.P. schedule. Noise Abatement Subcommittee — Vice Chairman Mahoney and Chairman Vitale will visit NOW City Tours regarding BVY noise abatement. (NOW City Tours is a helicopter tour business located in Hangar #47. They are based here and purchase fuel here but perform their operational flying from a helipad in Revere. Their customer base is a Boston tourist. • Facility Maintenance and Website Management Subcommittee — Commissioner Forgione reported on the results of the recent airport facility inspections. • Public Relations Subcommittee — Commissioner DiPaolo will hand out Wings & Wheels posters at Logan Airport. He will also talk with a potential hot dog and ice cream vendor to attend the event. • Environmental Issues Subcommittee (& NSCC Aviation Science Program Update) — Commissioner Barnico reported that the North Shore Community College Aviation Science Program has been re- accredited for five (5) years. • Airport Safety & Security Subcommittee — No Report C. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT: Airport Manager Mezzetti reported on the monthly aircraft traffic count, monthly landing fee collections, TXY `B" Crack Repair Project status, MassDOT /Aeronautics' request for airport sign standardization, letters to politicians regarding FAA partial shutdown, Ellrich hangar site plan approval application, natural gas at Hangar #49, proposed C.I.P. meeting dates, airship schedule, Mercedes -Benz testing by Autoliv, Cat Aviation hangar update, wildlife report, and motorcycle poker run on 8/6/11. D. NEW BUSINESS: None E. TENANT COMMENTS: Ace Chase reported seeing one (1) deer. He also announced the airport cookout would be at his hangar on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 1:00PM. 2 BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011 Joe Gibbons from North Shore Aero Club gave an update on the proposed merger with the M. I. T. Flying Club. F. COMMISSION COMMENTS: None G. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner Dettorre, seconded by Commissioner White. Motion passed unanimously at 9:15PM.