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Town of Nantucket
NANTUCKET MEMORIAL AIRPORT
Macy Lane
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts 02554
Office of Airport Manager
Phone: (508) 325-5301
Fax: (508) 325-5306
AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING
July 10, 1990
The Meeting was called to order by Chairman Charles Mayhew.
Commissioners present were Joseph McLaughlin, Ronald Russell,
Ronald Santos and E. Foley Vaughan*. Also in attendance were
Acting Airport Manager Jo-ann M. Norris and Commission Secretary
Myrtle Eldridge.
The MINUTES of the June 26, 1990 Meeting were approved as
presented.
The WARRANT was approved, subj ect to
verifying several after hours long distance
to Dove Aviation, Inc. These calls may
telephone problems experienced early in
service.
Acting Manager Norris
calls, which may belong
have been due to the
the change of phone
Commissioner Russell made a motion to appoint Ronald Santos as the
new COMMISSION CHAIRMAN. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
McLaughlin and passed. Chairman Santos conducted the remainder of
this meeting.
Gary Saunders, of COASTAL AIR, introduced their new mechanic (Phil
Baker) who will be residing on Nantucket and doing Coastal Air
aircraft maintenance in a joint agreement between McGrath Aviation
and Coastal.
Mr. Saunders was present to indicate his plans for the former
Jones' hangar. He stated his original plan was to work with
McGrath Aviation on a much needed aircraft maintenance service.
However, as an FBO contract had been awarded to Dove Aviation prior
to the legal entanglements being resolved on Mr. Saunders' hangar
purchase, he felt to continue with his original plans, would result
in an "overkill" on maintenance.
An alternative plan would be to rent out hangar space, but
maintaining enough space for Coastal's maintenance. Beautification
of the area facing the Old South Road will be undertaken in the
Fall. Commissioner Mayhew restated that hangaring aircraft would
be in direct competition with the Airport.
AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING, July 10, 1990, continued
*Commissioner Vaughan entered the meeting at 5:30 PM.
Commissioner Russell disagreed and indicated it would be an
aviation related business and made a motion to grant one-half of
the prevailing lease rate (or $1300.), with berm in place, with a
3-year option. Commissioner McLaughlin seconded the motion which
was defeated by the following vote:
Ronald Russell
Joseph McLaughlin
E. Foley Vaughan
Charles Mayhew
Ronald Santos
AYE
AYE
NAY
NAY
NAY
This lease is to remain as originally written. The Commission
requested Mr. Saunders present his proposed plans, for this area,
at the next meeting.
Mr. Saunders then requested the contingent liability clause be
removed from his lease. It was determined that the clause would
remain, but, should McGrath Aviation terminate their lease, Mr.
Saunders would receive the first option for their maintenance
hangar.
It is duly recorded that Commissioner Vaughan abstained from the
following discussion and removed himself from the Commission table.
Various changes, proposed for the TOSCANA, INC. assignment of the
Jamie Marks' lease, by Toscana' s Attorney David Moretti, were
discussed in great detail, to the satisfaction of both parties.
The only exception pertained to the Airport's requirement for
$1,000,000 general liability insurance on their lease. Carl
Jelleme, owner of Toscana, proposed $300,000 general liability
insurance, as only his employees would be in the leased area.
Commissioner Mayhew made a motion to accept $500,000 in general
liability insurance with a Certificate of Solvency for the
remaining $500,000. This motion was seconded by Commissioner
McLaughlin and the i tern was opened for discussion. Attorney
Moretti stated this motion was not acceptable to his client and
requested that the Commission postpone their decision until the
July 24th Meeting. Commissioner Mayhew withdrew his motion and
Chairman Santos requested Mrs. Norris contact our insurance advisor
for their recommendation of coverage, given the location and
intended use of the area.
A motion was M/S/P to execute the cleaning contract with the CLEAN
TEAM OF NANTUCKET.
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AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING, July 10, 1990, continued
Monica Laendle, of the Tax Assessor's Office, spoke to the
Commission clarifying the method used for figuring the hangar tax
rate "in lieu of taxes". She also explained these rates were
figured at the commercial rate instead of residential, as they are
not domiciles and did not, therefore, qualify for that rating.
Commissioner Mayhew made a motion to accept the original figures as
presented by Acting Manager Norris, at the previous Commission
Meeting.
The Commission voted to ratify the hiring
during the unpaid leave of absence of
employees. The temporary employee will
regular employee returns to duty.
of a temporary employee
one of the full time
be terminated when the
Following a recommendation by former Commissioner Craig that the
Chairman appoint two (2) Commissioners to the MANAGER SELECTION
COMMITTEE, Chairman Santos appointed himself and Commissioner
Vaughan to represent the Commission on this Committee. Chairman
Santos requested Acting Manager Norris write the remaining
recommended candidates and have the letters delivered to his office
for his signature as commission Chairman.
OPERATIONS
At the Meeting of June 26, the Commission approved the
assignment of the Punderson Hangar Lease to William F.
McGrath, Jr.. Mr. McGrath has requested this be a joint
assignment with W.A. Rock, Jr. Commissioner Russell made a
motion to accept this addition and execute a letter, so
stating, to be attached to the Punderson Lease. The motion
was seconded and passed.
Acting Manager Norris reported that the courtesy of the free
landings of the 2-727's for the GENESIS FUND fishing
tournament, resul ted in an additional influx of over 25-
private aircraft for this tournament.
Commissioner Mayhew indicated his review of the UNITED PARCEL
SERVICE LEASE should be completed by this weekend.
The WINGS sitcom series has been renewed for the corning Fall
season. Their filming crew will return July 18, 19 and 20 for
additional "shots" around Nantucket. They are expected to be
filming at the Airport for 2-3 hours, at some point.
Gary Saunders questioned charter flight businesses not being
required to pay the annual business fee of $1200. He cited
Island Aviation (Herbert Cabral) and David Sayre as having the
charter businesses in question.
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AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING, July 10, 1990, continued
Commissioner McLaughlin requested management re-confirm this
business fee and to whom it would be applicable.
Commissioner Mayhew nominated Commissioner Ronald Russell to
fill the Vice-Chairman position. The motion was seconded and
passed.
Commissioner Vaughan, after examining a name change on the
certificate of insurance renewal for BAR HARBOR, informed the
Commission that this represented a breach of their signed
Lease Agreement. The Commission requested Mrs. Norris write
Bar Harbor, indicating the Commission will accept the change
of name to CONTINENTAL AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC. However, a
formal written request to the Commission is required.
The FBO' s performance was discussed to determine if Dove
Aviation, Inc., was complying with their Agreement. Due to a
number of complaints, primarily lack of service and
incompetent personnel, it was determined that the FBO Sub-
Committee, David Fuselier (Dove Aviation) and airlines would
meet at 5:00 PM on any convenient day prior to the July 24th
Meeting. Mr. Fuselier will be requested to attend the Meeting
of the 24th for a review of the Sub-Committee's findings.
Commissioner Mayhew made a motion to adjourn this Meeting at 7:30
PM. The motion was seconded and passed.
Respectfully submitted,
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Approved July 24, 1990 Meeting
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