Min1116BEVERLY REGIONAL AIRPORT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016
LOCATION. Beverly Airport Administration Building, 50 L. P. Henderson Road, Beverly, MA, 01915
PRESENT: Commissioners Brean, Dawe, Faulstich, Forgione, Gentile, Lund, Mahoney, Nelson, and
Trefry
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC: Tony Bettencourt, Ace Chase, Charlene Chase, Dave Graham, Craig Schuster, Ken
Robinson, and Wes Slate
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 October 2016 — Chairman Mahoney called for a reading of the
minutes from the October 2016 meeting. Vice Chairman Faulstich made a motion to accept
the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Trefry. Motion passed unanimously.
3. Reading of the Financial Report for October 2016 — Airport Manager Mezzetti presented
the financial report for October 2016. Commissioner Brean made a motion to accept the
financial report, subject to audit. Vice Chairman Faulstich seconded the motion. Motion
passed unanimously.
4. Presentation(s) —
• Airport Solutions Group (ASG) — Craig Schuster updated the commission on the
RW9 tree penetrations and neighbor discussions.
5. Chairman's Report — Chairman Mahoney reported on:
• Status of Airport Manager search
• Noise complaint from Danvers resident Al Capachietti
• RW 9 tree penetrations and neighbor status
• Potential modification of Meeting Room Policy
B. OLD BUSINESS:
1. Subcommittee Reports
• Property/Legal/Finance/Noise Abatement Subcommittee — Covered in the
Chairman's Report.
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BEVERLY REGIONAL AIRPORT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016
• Facility Maintenance — Vice Chairman Faulstich reported that the Beverly Police
Detectives are now in Building #45; that the back of Building #45 is to be paved,
work on Inspectional Services may start in the spring; and concrete repairs to the
restaurant sill will be addressed in the spring. He also said we should formalize an
agreement with the City now that addresses how rent will be paid to the airport once
the ten -year "in lieu of rent" time is over.
• Website Management Subcommittee — Commissioner Forgione reported over 2,398
hits on the airport website for the month of October.
• Publicity/Public Relations Subcommittee — No Report
• Safety & Security Subcommittee — Nothing to report.
• Airport Layout Plan Subcommittee — No Report
• Special Projects Subcommittee — Commissioner Lund reported that the City did a
good job revamping the Vietnam War Memorial helicopter and we should give those
who worked on it a thank you.
C. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT:
Airport Manager Mezzetti reported on the monthly aircraft traffic count, monthly landing fees, TXY
Edge Lights/PAPI /Airport Signs project, lease approvals, tree penetration status, noise abatement,
snow removal, Airport Manager search, Fire Department meeting, New Admin Building, and
development interest.
D. NEW BUSINESS: None
E. TENANT COMMENTS:
Bill Kossowan said AOPA is taking a "wait and see" attitude with President -Elect Trump. He
also mentioned the pilot shortage occurring in the country.
• Ace Chase spoke about an airport abutter who was feeding seagulls at his house.
F. COMMISSION COMMENTS:
Pilots may now enter the New Admin Building's Pilot Lounge by entering the four digit number
of the Control Tower frequency followed by the star symbol.
vii. ADJOURNMENT:
Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner Forgione, seconded by Vice Chairman Faulstich. Motion
passed unanimously.
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