HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.10.18 Final Minutes
Town of Nantucket
NANTUCKET MEMORIAL AIRPORT
14 Airport Road
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts 02554
Thomas M. Rafter, Airport Manager Commissioners Phone: (508) 325-5300 Daniel W. Drake, Chairman Fax: (508) 325-5306 Arthur D. Gasbarro, Vice Chair
Anthony G. Bouscaren Andrea N. Planzer Jeanette D. Topham AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING
July 10, 2018
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 pm by Chairman Daniel Drake with the following Commissioners present: Arthur Gasbarro, Andrea Planzer, and Jeanette Topham.
Mr. Bouscaren joined the meeting at 5:05 pm. He is participating remotely by phone as his physical attendance was unreasonably difficult.
The meeting took place in the 1st floor Community room at the Public Safety Facility, 4 Fairgrounds
Rd. Nantucket MA.
Airport employees present were: Thomas Rafter, Airport Manager, Noah Karberg, Assistant
Airport Manager, David Sylvia, Safety & Compliance Officer, Jamie Sandsbury, Business &
Finance Manager, Janine Torres, Office Manager and Katy Perales, Administrative Assistant.
Mr. Drake announced the meeting was being audio and video recorded.
Mr. Drake asked for comments on the Agenda; hearing none, the Agenda was adopted.
Ms. Topham made a Motion to approve the draft minutes dated 6/12/2018 and 6/29/2018. Second by Ms. Planzer and Passed unanimously.
Mr. Gasbarro made a Motion to ratify the 6/20/18 and 6/30/18 Warrants. Second by Ms. Topham
and Passed unanimously.
Mr. Bouscaren joined the meeting.
071018-1 Election of Officers Ms. Topham made a Motion to nominate Mr. Drake as Chairman of the Commission. Second by
Mr. Gasbarro and Passed by the following roll call vote: Ms. Topham – Aye
Mr. Bouscaren – Aye Mr. Gasbarro – Aye Ms. Planzer – Aye
Mr. Drake – Abstain Ms. Topham made a Motion to nominate Mr. Gasbarro as Vice-Chairman of the Commission.
Second by Ms. Planzer and Passed by the following roll call vote: Ms. Topham – Aye
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Mr. Bouscaren – Aye
Mr. Gasbarro – Abstain
Ms. Planzer – Aye Mr. Drake – Aye
Public Comment None
Pending Leases/Contracts – Mr. Rafter presented for approval the following catering agreement and contract amendment:
Nantucket On Island Chefs – Catering Agreement for an Annual Business Fee of $1,500
plus 25% Catering Fee.
Annese Electrical Services- Contract Amendment for a credit of $6,217 for reduced scope
of work for the Seasonal Hold Room electrical work. Mr. Gasbarro made a Motion to approve catering agreement and contract amendment as presented,
Second by Ms. Planzer and Passed unanimously by the following roll call vote: Ms. Topham – Aye Mr. Bouscaren – Aye
Mr. Gasbarro – Aye Ms. Planzer – Aye
Mr. Drake – Aye
Pending Matters – Mr. Rafter reported on:
011315-2 General Fund Repayment Proposal and Discussion of In-Kind Service- the Finance Department continues to prepare the appeal of the FAA’s decision to only
approve a reduced amount.
050916-1 Crew Quarters Development- Town Finance Director is waiting for a
response from Bond Counsel to determine if bonds can be used for employee housing projects.
061218-3 FAA Part 139 Certification Inspection Letter of Correction Summary- Mr. Rafter reported that 7 out of 8 items that were identified in the FAA Part 139 Certification Inspection
Letter of Correction have been addressed. The outstanding tem that remains is the creation of a
concrete regeneration pad which has a deadline of August 22, 2018 for completion. 122215-1 Air Service Update- Dan Wolf, Founder/CEO, and Linda Markham, President of Cape
Air/Nantucket Airlines gave an update of Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines service and announced that they will be adding ar least 20 Tecnam aircraft to their fleet beginning early next year.
Finance-Mr. Rafter reported on:
071018-2 FY18 Repayment to the Town - $209,208.93 Transfer to Reserve Account-
The amount represents the scheduled FY18 payment from the General Fund Repayment MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) minus in-kind services the Airport provided to
other Town departments. The funds will be placed into a reserve account until final
repayment amount is determined by the FAA.
Ms. Topham made a Motion to approve the repayment to the Town of $209,208.93 to be placed in a reserve account pending determination of the repayment amount by the FAA. Second by Ms. Planzer and Passed unanimously by the following roll call vote:
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Ms. Topham – Aye
Mr. Bouscaren – Aye
Mr. Gasbarro – Aye Ms. Planzer – Aye
Mr. Drake – Aye
Ms. Topham leaves the meeting at 5:55 pm.
071018-3 Republic Parking FY19 Budget Review- Republic’s budget shows a net increase of 1% in revenue. Mr. Rafter explained that due to the lack of history with the
new operating system and Republic Parking, there are unknown factors that make it difficult to accurately budget for FY19.
Ms. Gasbarro made a Motion to approve the Republic Parking FY19 Budget as presented. Second by Mrs. Planzer and Passed unanimously by the following roll call vote: Mr. Bouscaren – Aye
Mr. Gasbarro – Aye Ms. Planzer – Aye
Mr. Drake – Aye
071018-4 FY19 Capital Requests- Capital requests for FY19 and FY20 were reviewed.
These included: o FY19: Rehabilitate Taxiway E and Security Improvements o FY20: Great Harbor Yacht Club Stanchion Removal, Sanitary Sewer/Waste
Water Treatment Upgrade, A-6 Truck Replacement, Paint, Beads & Rubber
Markings Removal, and Tractor/Mower Skid Steer and Deck (Brush Cutter) FY19 requests are being made in hopes to secure Omnibus funding from FAA. Requests
for FY20 capital projects will be presented to the Town Finance Committee later in July 2018.
050818-3 FAA Grant Acceptance AIP 68 “Install Emergency Back-up Generator”- The grant award was not yet received as of the meeting date; and therefore, was not discussed. Manager’s Report – Mr. Rafter reported: Project Updates
Vault Room –System will be commissioned tomorrow with a temporary backup generator
in place. Generator is planned to be installed in September 2018.
Public Address/Flight Information Display System projects (PA/FIDS) – Final
inspection was performed by FAA and MassDOT on June 27, 2018. There is still
outstanding funding questions to be determined in order to close out the project.
North Ramp Area 3- Complete. Final inspection was performed by FAA and MassDOT
on June 27, 2018.
ALP Update (Geometry Analysis) – A draft Airport Layout alternatives has been sent to the FAA. There is a meeting scheduled to review the alternatives later in July.
Restaurant - They are progressing with the steps needed to open the “Crosswinds to Go” area in the previous gift shop space as well as the bar in the secure hold room.
Additional Capacity o 5th Positon for Commercial Aircraft Parking on the Apron is suspended temporarily
due to weight capacity concerns for the drain covers in the area.
Taxiway A- Repairs complete. Final inspection was performed by FAA and MassDOT on
June 27, 2018.
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TNC/Ride Share- An area has been designated in the parking lot for these type services.
Additional signs are being added to help direct TNC vehicles and passengers to the area.
Rates and Charges Study- McFarland Johnson has submitted a draft and Airport Administration is reviewing.
RFP/IFB Bid Status – Mr. Rafter reported the procurements being worked on include:
Gas Station Lease - negotiations continue with the Airport Gas.
Sun Island RFP will be available beginning July 18, 2018. Proposals are due August 22, 2018.
Operations – Mr. Rafter reported:
Seasonal carriers are all operational.
Film Festival sales were up 4% from last year.
July 4th sales were up 10% from last year.
Received the new deicer truck and training will take place in the fall.
On Sunday, June 17, 2018 the jet farm motor stopped and with the collaboration between
Administration, Maintenance, and the Operation departments they were able to quickly create a work around to be able to accept fuel.
Fuel supply was interrupted based on a problem at the supply depot. Supplier was able to
rectify the issue.
Suggestions made during public comment during the June 12, 2018 Commission meeting
were addressed: landscaping in front of the terminal, bench and trash barrel have been
added in the grass area between the gazebo and the terminal, pavement markings for the taxis have been repainted, and Administration meet with Janine Malden, Nantucket Police
Department, to discuss passenger pick-up/drop-off area expectations.
Statistics – Mr. Rafter reviewed the May 2018 statistics:
Operations are down 29.16% from May 2017; and down 18.10% from last FYTD.
Enplanements are up 8% from May 2017; and down 2.3% from last FYTD.
Jet A Gallons are down 9.13% from May 2017; and up 7.23% from last FYTD.
Jet A Gallons are down 0.8% from June 2017.
AvGas Gallons are up 8.23% from May 2017; and down 11.5% from last FYTD
AvGas Gallons are up 12% from June 2017.
Freight is down 0.16% from May 2017; and up 2.7% from last FYTD.
1 Noise Complaint was filed for May 2018 compared to 7 in May 2017.
Commissioners Comments Mr. Gasbarro has noticed unauthorized cars dropping off passengers in the taxi drop off area. He
confirmed with Mr. Rafter that this is an offense that would warrant a ticket from the police officer
on duty monitoring the area. Mr. Drake would like to ensure that the signage is clear in this area before tickets are given.
Public Comment David Barrett, Nantucket Taxi owner, shared concerns with the Commission:
Unauthorized vehicles dropping off passengers in the taxi only designated drop off only area.
Handicap parking spot near the summer arrivals entrance is being used as a pick-up and
drop-off spot. Suggests the sign be moved closer to the curb and repaint the parking spot.
Vehicles picking up and dropping off that he suspects are TNC drivers. There are many cars filling up the left hand lane. He has noticed that some are parking in the crosswalks.
TNC Vehicles are not identifying themselves as ride share drivers.
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Frank Hanlon shared with the Commission that he is the new President of the Nantucket Flying
Association.
Having no further business for Open Session, Ms. Planzer made a Motion to go into Executive
Session, under G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 21A, not to return to Open Session, to review Executive Session Minutes as enumerated on the Agenda; Clause 3: To discuss strategy with respect to
pending litigation in respect to Airport Improvement Plan (AIP) projects. The Chair has determined that an open session may have a detrimental effect on the litigation position of the Airport Commission; and under Clause 3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining. The
Chair has determined that an open session may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the Airport Commission. Clause 6: To discuss strategy with respect to the Airport Gas Lease negotiations. The Chair has determined that open session may have a detrimental effect on the
negotiating position of the Airport Commission. Second by Mr. Gasbarro and Passed unanimously, by the following roll-call vote: Mr. Bouscaren – Aye
Mr. Gasbarro – Aye Ms. Planzer – Aye
Mr. Drake – Aye
Meeting adjourned at 6:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
___________________________________ Katy Perales, Recorder
Master List of Documents Used 7/10/18 Agenda including Updated Exhibit 1 (Handout)
6/12/18 Draft Minutes 6/29/18 Draft Minutes
6/20/18 Warrant Signature Page 6/30/18 Warrant Signature Page
Nantucket On Island Chefs Catering Agreement Annese Electrical Services Contract Amendment #1
NMA Repayment Schedule to TON Nantucket Airport Parking Budget (Handout)
FY19 Capital Requests FY20 Capital Requests
May 2018 Monthly Statistical Report Cape Air / Nantucket Airlines Air Service Update Power Point Presentation