2014-11BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014
LOCATION. Beverly Airport Administration/Maintenance Building, 46 L. P. Henderson Road,
Beverly, MA, 01915
PRESENT: Commissioners Dawe, Dettorre, DiPaolo, Faulstich, Forgione, Mahoney, Skerry,
Vitale, and White
ABSENT: Commissioner Nelson
PUBLIC: Alan Battistelli, Tony Bettencourt, Joe Gibbons, Wes Rosen, Ken Robinson, and
Craig Schuster
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 October 2014 — Chairman Vitale called for a reading of
the minutes from the October meeting. Commissioner White made a motion to
accept the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Faulstich. Motion passed
unanimously.
3. Reading of the Financial Report for October 2014 — Commissioner White
presented the financial report for October 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 — Craig Schuster reported that Jacobs is proceeding with
the MALS repair design and that pavement painting and a final inspection
punch list were the only remaining items for the West Ramp Reconstruction
Project.
Alan Battistelli — Mr. Battistelli presented his proposal for a 75' X 65' hangar.
His proposed lease would be the same as Cape Ann Hangar Associates, LLC
(Angier Ames) lease. His proposal also had prior Property/Legal/Finance
Subcommittee approval. Vice Chairman Mahoney made a motion to approve
the hangar development, contingent upon Mr. Battistelli obtaining all required
permits and approvals. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Ralph
Forgione.
Chairman's Report — Chairman Vitale reported that......... .
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• He was going into the City tomorrow looking for the Building #45 demolition
permit.
• There will be no December BAC Meeting or Christmas Party at Hangar #4 this
year. The December I't BAC Meeting and Holiday Celebration will be at the
Admin/Maint Building beginning at 6:OOPM. The Holiday Celebration will take
place immediately after the BAC Meeting.
• The reappointment of Commissioners Dawe, Dettorre, Forgione, Skerry, and
Vitale went in to the Mayor.
• The dirt road that leads to the City Dog Park and Cicoria Tree Service should
be paved. He would like the City, Cicoria, and the Airport Commission to
contribute toward the paving.
B. OLD BUSINESS:
1) Subcommittee Reports
Property/Legal/Finance Subcommittee — Vice Chairman Mahoney updated the
commission on the New Administration Building Project.
Noise Abatement Subcommittee — Vice Chairman Mahoney reported that there
were no reported noise complaints in October.
Facility Maintenance — Commissioner Faulstich reported that Coastal Pool did
a good job removing their things from Building #45 and that DayDream
Designs and A Cleaner Tomorrow were gone. He said Dr. Koh (PopMed)
would be gone by November 16 He also said he needed 10 gallons of anti-
freeze for the building traps and then mentioned that an HVAC unit was stolen
from Building #45.
Website Management Subcommittee — Commissioner Forgione reported on the
Crash Grid Map status. He also said there were 1,612 hits on the airport's
website in October 2014.
• Public Relations Subcommittee — Commissioner DiPaolo talked about
displaying school art at the new Administration Building.
Airport Safety & Security Subcommittee — Commissioner Skerry said that the
airport would have to do its own disaster drill, otherwise, the fire departments
would all have to be paid for their participation.
C. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT:
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• Airport Manager Mezzetti reported on the monthly aircraft traffic count, monthly
landing fee collection, West Ramp Reconstruction Project, MALS repair status, parcel
appraisal status, FYI C. I. P. project, Vegetation Management Plan, Building #45,
and aircraft accident on 10/19/14.
D. NEW BUSINESS: None
E. TENANT COMMENTS:
• Tower Chief, Wes Rosen, said the ATC tower count was down and talked about FAA
wanting to shut down the VOR approach.
• Ken Robinson of NAA said the West Ramp Reconstruction Project and project - related
NOTAMS might have contributed to the low tower counts.
North Shore Aero Club reported that their activity was down and that one of their
aircraft is in the shop.
F. COMMISSION COMMENTS: None
G. ADJOURNMENT:
Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner DiPaolo, seconded by Commissioner Faulstich. Motion
passed unanimously.