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2012-10BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012 LOCATION. Beverly Airport Administration/Maintenance Building, 46 L. P. Henderson Road, Beverly, MA, 01915 PRESENT: Commissioners Barnico, DiPaolo, Faulstich, Forgione, Mahoney, Vitale, and White ABSENT: Commissioner Dawe, DiPaolo, Nelson, and Skerry PUBLIC: Dave Graham, Ken Robinson, Richard Chase, Charlene Chase, Jim Baker, Wes Rosen, and Carmen Ciampa 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 September 2012 — Chairman Vitale called for a reading of the minutes from the September meeting. Commissioner White made a motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Vice Chairman Mahoney. Motion passed unanimously. 3. Reading of the Financial Report — Commissioner White presented the financial report for September 2012. Vice Chairman Mahoney made a motion to accept the September financial report, subject to audit. Commissioner Forgione seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Presentation(s) — • Jacob's Engineering — Dave Graham reported on the progress of the East Ramp Reconstruction Project. He also said the Airspace Analysis Project should be done by the end of the month. He reported that we might not be able to do the RW 16 -34 Runway Reconstruction Project in FY14 due to priority work at T. F. Greene Airport in Rhode Island. 5. Chairman's Report — Chairman Vitale: • Reported the bottom half of the East Ramp took 2,800 tons of hot top. The top half and Taxiway "G will take approximately 3,400 tons. • Reported there will be 23 tiedowns on the Lower East Ramp and 8 on the Upper East Ramp. Those along the upper and lower ramp fence lines will have access to electricity. There would be a yearly charge of $200.00 • Reported he gave Commissioner Skerry a tour of the airport 1 BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012 • Reported that the Ellrich hangar development was a dead project • Reported the latest information on the Hutchins trial • Reported on the oil painting of the airport hanging in City Council Chambers B. OLD BUSINESS: 1) Subcommittee Reports • Property/Legal/Finance Subcommittee — Vice Chairman Mahoney talked about the possibility of a State - provided or State - subsidized terminal building. • Noise Abatement Subcommittee — No Report • Facility Maintenance — Commissioner Faulstich talked about his visit to the airport restaurant at Lawrence Airport. • Website Management Subcommittee — Commissioner Forgione reported the website received 1,236 hits in September. He said he is still working on airport hats and t- shirts. • Public Relations Subcommittee — No Report • Environmental Issues Subcommittee (& NSCC Aviation Science Program Update) — Commissioner Barnico reported on the status of the proposed Revised Watershed Overlay Ordinance. • Airport Safety & Security Subcommittee — Chairman Vitale reported that Commissioner Skerry would head up the BAC with the upcoming airport emergency drill. C. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT: Airport Manager Mezzetti reported on the monthly aircraft traffic count, monthly landing fee collection, progress of the East Ramp Reconstruction Project, status of the Hutchins trial, airport name change process, Airport FY2014 -2018 CIP meeting and pre- meeting dates, MassDOT Statewide Airport Pavement System Project, a visit by Richard Tisei, abutter mailing, Ciampa No Trespass order from Warner Aerocraft, and the Ellrich hangar project. D. NEW BUSINESS: None 2 BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012 E. TENANT COMMENTS: • Ace Chase of Cat Aviation reported no wildlife sightings. Wes Rosen, Tower Chief, reported that the air traffic count was 22 operations ahead of last year and that commercial air taxi operations had doubled. • Ken Robinson of North Atlantic Air reported that the new West Side hangar would be done by November lgt and that West Side Ramp transient parking is limited. He also reported good sales for the summer and so far for the fall. F. COMMISSION COMMENTS: • The BAC discussed the 2012 Christmas party. It will be held immediately following the December 10 BAC meeting. G. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner White, seconded by Commissioner Forgione. Motion passed unanimously at 9:46 PM.