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2016-01-16BEVERLY REGIONAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 LOCATION. Beverly Airport Administration/Maintenance Building, 46 L. P. Henderson Road, Beverly, MA, 01915 PRESENT: Commissioners Brean, Dawe, Faulstich, Forgione, Mahoney, and Trefry ABSENT: Commissioners Nelson and Skerry PUBLIC: Jim Baker, Tony Bettencourt, Ace Chase, Joe Gibbons, Dave Graham, Bob Mallard, Craig Schuster, Dan Parsons, and Ken Robinson A. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Mahoney called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Reading of the Minutes for December 2015 — Chairman Mahoney called for a reading of the minutes from the December 2015 meeting. Commissioner Faulstich made a motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Dawe. Motion passed unanimously. 3. Reading of the Financial Report for December 2015 — Airport Manager Mezzetti presented the financial report for December 2015. Commissioner Faulstich made a motion to accept the financial report, subject to audit. Commissioner Forgione seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Presentation(s) — • Jacobs Engineering — Dave Graham updated the commission on FAA's publication of BVY's RW 16 -34 length as 5,001. 5. Chairman's Report — Chairman Mahoney discussed the following: • $121,000 change order to the New Admin Building project, • New completion date for the New Admin Building project of 4/18/16 • New address for the new admin building, which would be 50 L. P. Henderson Road • Updated Beverly "Regional" Airport signage B. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Subcommittee Reports • Property/Legal/Finance Subcommittee — Chairman Mahoney talked about commercial leases vs. non - commercial leases. He also talked about the proposed Grey Wyler (10 10 Aviation, LLQ hangar. 1 BEVERLY REGIONAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 • Noise Abatement Subcommittee — No Report • Facility Maintenance — Commissioner Faulstich updated the commission on the status of the rehabilitation of Building #45. • Website Management Subcommittee — Commissioner Forgione reported that the name on the airport's website had been changed to Beverly "Regional" Airport. He also reported that the website received 18,532 hits in calendar year 2015. • Publicity/Public Relations Subcommittee — Chairman Mahoney said the airport brochure needs to be updated. • Safety & Security Subcommittee — No Report • Airport Layout Plan Subcommittee — Commissioner Brean discussed his hand -out and proposed taxiway change. • Special Projects Subcommittee — See "New Business" C. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT: Airport Manager Mezzetti reported on the monthly aircraft traffic count, monthly landing fees, New Admin Building project, Battistelli hangar construction progress, Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) activities, RW 9 tree penetrations, airport insurance, proposed Wyler hangar, Roma Ventures II lease assignment, and departure of Kathleen Mahoney, MassDOT /Aeronautics Division Airport Engineer. D. NEW BUSINESS: Airport Consultant Selection — Commissioner Dawe explained the selection process to the commission, which included interviews conducted by the Airport Consultant Selection Subcommittee with Jacobs Engineering and Airport Solutions Group. Commissioner Dawe said the subcommittee recommended Airport Solutions Group. Commissioner Dawe made a motion that Airport Solutions Group be selected as BVY's Airport Consultant. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Brean. Motion passed unanimously. Roma Ventures II Lease Assignment — The commission approved the Roma Ventures II lease assignment, which was allowed per their lease agreement. No motion was required. Airport Commission Membership — Chairman Mahoney recommended that membership in the airport commission be reduced from eleven (11) members to nine (9) members. Commissioner Faulstich made a motion to reduce the airport commission from eleven (11) to nine (9) members. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Forgione. Motion passed unanimously. 2 BEVERLY REGIONAL AIRPORT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 Airport Layout Plan (ALP) Taxiway Change — Commissioner Brean presented the case to change a future West Side taxiway project as shown on the ALP to an East Side parallel taxiway project. Commissioner Dawe made a motion to change the project. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Faulstich. Motion passed unanimously. E. TENANT COMMENTS: Dan Parsons informed the commission that he is now the Commander of the Beverly Civil Air Patrol. • Abutter Tony Bettencourt complained about helicopter noise. F. COMMISSION COMMENTS: None vii. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner Faulstich, seconded by Commissioner Forgione. Motion passed unanimously.