2014-09BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
LOCATION. Beverly Airport Administration/Maintenance Building, 46 L. P. Henderson Road,
Beverly, MA, 01915
PRESENT: Commissioners Dettorre, DiPaolo, Faulstich, Mahoney, Skerry, Vitale, and White
ABSENT: Commissioners Dawe, Forgione, and Nelson
PUBLIC: Paul Beaulieu, Dave Graham, Phil Lake, Arne Nordeide, Wes Rosen, 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 August 2014 — Chairman Vitale called for a reading of
the minutes from the August meeting. Commissioner White made a motion to
accept the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Faulstich. Motion passed
unanimously.
3. Reading of the Financial Report for August 2014 — Commissioner White presented
the financial report for August 2014. Vice Chairman Mahoney made a motion to
accept the financial report, subject to audit. Commissioner Faulstich seconded the
motion. Motion passed unanimously.
4. Presentation(s) —
• Jacob's Engineering — Dave Graham reported that the West Ramp
Reconstruction Project was proceeding very well. He also reported that the
obstructions at the end of RW34 and RW27 were removed.
5. Chairman's Report —
• Chairman Vitale and the commission talked at length about the proposed Paul
Beaulieu flight instructor operation called Perception Prime Flight. Chairman
Vitale asked for a motion. Commissioner Faulstich made a motion to accept
Paul Beaulieu's flight instruction proposal at Building #54. Motion was
seconded by Commissioner Dettorre. The motion passed with six (6) yay's and
one (1) nay.
• Chairman Vitale said it would be standard procedure to call police to detain
any airport trespasser.
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BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
B. OLD BUSINESS:
1) Subcommittee Reports
• Property/Legal/Finance Subcommittee — Vice Chairman Mahoney updated the
commission on the Administration Building project and the new New England
Academy building near the end of RW34. He also told the commission that
Building #45 would hopefully be down before winter.
• Noise Abatement Subcommittee — No noise complaints received in August.
• Facility Maintenance — No Report
• Website Management Subcommittee — No Report
• Public Relations Subcommittee — No Report
• Airport Safety & Security Subcommittee — No Report
C. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT:
• Airport Manager Mezzetti reported on the monthly aircraft traffic count, monthly
landing fee collection, West Ramp Reconstruction Project, MALS repair, new Admin
Building project, penetration removals to RW27 and RW34, Wings of Freedom Tour
cancellation, airport security cameras, C. I. P. meeting, and a needed DBE legal
advertisement.
D. NEW BUSINESS: None
E. TENANT COMMENTS:
• BVY ATC Manager, Wes Rosen, reported the August traffic count was down 1,000
compared to August last year.
F. COMMISSION COMMENTS: None
G. ADJOURNMENT:
Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner White, seconded by Commissioner Skerry. Motion
passed unanimously at 8:19PM.
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