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2014-05BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 LOCATION. Beverly Airport Administration/Maintenance Building, 46 L. P. Henderson Road, Beverly, MA, 01915 PRESENT: Commissioners DiPaolo, Faulstich, Forgione, Mahoney, Nelson, Skerry, Vitale, and White ABSENT: Commissioners Dawe and DiPaolo PUBLIC: Dave Graham, Richard Chase, Charlene Chase, Paul Beaulieu, Arne Nordeide, Ken Robinson, and Dave Savage A. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Vitale called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Reading of the Minutes for April 2014 — Chairman Vitale called for a reading of the minutes from the April meeting. Vice Chairman Mahoney made a motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Commissioner DiPaolo. Motion passed unanimously. 3. Reading of the Financial Report for April 2014 — Commissioner White presented the financial report for April 2014. Vice Chairman Mahoney made a motion to accept the financial report, subject to audit. Commissioner Forgione seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Presentation(s) — • Jacob's Engineering — Dave Graham reported that the FAA RW9 GPS approach analysis was dropped by FAA without any notice to BVY. 5. Chairman's Report — Chairman Vitale... • Read Cat Aviation's lease proposal withdrawal letter • Outlined options for Building #45 • Presented the discussions he and Airport Manager Mezzetti had with Tom Mahoney of MassDOT /Aeronautics regarding Building #45's demolition and extension of the parking lot by MassDOT /Aeronautics • Presented a potential land exchange with Hangar #47 e. g. they give us more of their space to accommodate the new Admin Building and we would give them some land in back of Hangar #47 1 BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 • Said we would give the tenants of Building #45 at least three (3) months' notice to vacate • Talked about North Atlantic Air's desire to lease more West Side ramp space MOTION: Motion was made by Commissioner Faulstich to have Building #45 surveyed per State Law for demolition of Building #45. Motion was seconded by Commissioner White. Motion passed unanimously. • Announced there will be an Airport PowerPoint Presentation to the Mayor and City Council on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 B. OLD BUSINESS: 1) Subcommittee Reports Property/Legal/Finance Subcommittee — Vice Chairman Mahoney reported on three meetings he attended regarding the proposed Cat Aviation Building #45 lease, the East Side Admin Building, and the airport budget for FYI 5. Also, Commissioner Dawe will help Vice Chairman Mahoney with Admin Building matters. • Noise Abatement Subcommittee — No Report (No complaints received in April) • Facility Maintenance — Chairman Vitale will help Commissioner Faulstich with Building #45 matters. • Website Management Subcommittee — Commissioner Forgione reported the airport website received 1,242 hits in April. He reported that the new crash grid map was almost finished, it needed all the security fencing to be shown on the map. • Public Relations Subcommittee — No Report • Airport Safety & Security Subcommittee — Commissioner Skerry reported that the anticipated time for a disaster drill will be sometime in the fall. C. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT: • Airport Manager Mezzetti reported on the monthly aircraft traffic count, monthly landing fee collection, West Ramp Reconstruction Project, MassDOT /Aeronautics Pavement maintenance work scheduled at BVY on 5/8/14 and 5/9/14, airport West 2 BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 Ramp Reconstruction Project budget increase, MALS repair status, and the G.A.R.D. system. D. NEW BUSINESS None E. TENANT COMMENTS: • Ace Chase reported that he has seen no deer sightings, but has seen some coyotes. Also, Charlene announced the airport cookout date is Sunday, June 22" F. COMMISSION COMMENTS None G. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn regular session made by Commissioner White, seconded by Commissioner Forgione. Motion passed unanimously.