2014-12BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014
LOCATION. Beverly Airport Administration/Maintenance Building, 46 L. P. Henderson Road,
Beverly, MA, 01915
PRESENT: Commissioners Dawe, Dettorre, DiPaolo, Faulstich, Forgione, Mahoney, Nelson,
Skerry, Vitale, and White
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC: Wes Rosen, Ken Robinson, Craig Schuster, Dave Meuse, and Bill Kossowan
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 November 2014 — Chairman Vitale called for a reading
of the minutes from the November meeting. Commissioner Faulstich made a
motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Vice Chairman Mahoney. Motion
passed unanimously.
3. Reading of the Financial Report for November 2014 — Commissioner White
presented the financial report for November 2014. Commissioner DiPaolo made a
motion to accept the financial report, subject to audit. Vice Chairman Mahoney
seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
4. Presentation(s) —
Jacob's Engineering — Craig Schuster reported that the West Ramp final
inspection went well and that the next step was closing out the grant. He also
reported that the documents for the MALS repair would be 90% complete
next week and that the repaired MALS would be wireless.
Chairman's Report — Chairman Vitale reported that......... .
• He was still waiting for the Building #45 demolition permit and that the
Assistant Building Inspector was to call him about it on 12/2/14.
• His proposed 2015 airport agenda included the construction of the new Airport
Administration Building, acquiring a 20 -hour per week part -time maintenance
employee, keeping on track with 2014 -2020 Airport C. I. P. program, adding 2
feet to the West Ramp security fencing, and replacing the East Side vehicle
access gate motor.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014
B. OLD BUSINESS:
1) Subcommittee Reports
• Property/Legal/Finance Subcommittee — Vice Chairman Mahoney reported on
the Planning Board meeting that related to the new Admin Building and that
the Special Permit for it was approved. He also talked about requested
reconfigured water and sewer lines in the East Side parking lot.
• Noise Abatement Subcommittee — Vice Chairman Mahoney reported that there
were no reported noise complaints in November.
• Facility Maintenance — Nothing to 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, parcel
appraisals, FYI C. I. P. project, Vegetation Management Plan, proposed airport
name change, Building #45 status, snow removal preparation, RW9 GPS status, and
crash grid map status.
D. NEW BUSINESS:
• Commissioner White made a motion to re -elect Paul Vitale as Chairman of the Beverly
Airport Commission. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Dawe. Motion passed
unanimously.
• Commissioner White made a motion to re -elect Bill Mahoney as Vice Chairman of the
Beverly Airport Commission. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Faulstich.
Motion passed unanimously.
E. TENANT COMMENTS:
• Tower Chief, Wes Rosen, said the ATC tower count was down 1,200 operations last
month.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014
Bill Kossowan reported on the latest FAA General Aviation news and gave an update
on the North Shore Aero Club.
F. COMMISSION COMMENTS: None
G. ADJOURNMENT:
Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner Faulstich, seconded by Commissioner White. Motion
passed unanimously at 7:15PM.