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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-10-20 ,v: Ie' r:~,/ .j ~ l~~_~i :.X ~t 1 ~~~tJ~:i ~:~ Office of Airport Manager T own of N Bntucket NANTUCKET MEMORIAL AIRPORT Nantucket Island, Massachusetts 02554 MEETING OCTOBER 20, 1986 Phone (617) 228-1255 The meeting was opened at 4:30 p.m. by Chairman Robert Allen with the following Commissioners present: Norman Beach, Alexander Craig, Thomas Giffin, and Charles Mayhew. The Minutes of the October 6, 1986 meeting were unanimously approved as written. Messrs. Garrity and Pilla, of the engineering firm Edwards and Kelcey, made a presentation to the Commission highlighting the accomplishments and expertise of their firm. They are one of the engineering firms being considered for our future airport projects. Miss Sarah Alger, attorney for the Nantucket Windmill Gift Shop, attended the meeting to inform the Commission that her client would like to enhance its shop appearance by making improvements and are requesting a longer lease. As the gift shop location will be affected during the joining of the terminal and tower buildings, it was agreed that the lease would continue on a month-to-month basis. Mr. Conlon was informed that no construction would begin before next fall. He was also assured that if space is available, the gift shop would be included in the proposed reconstruction. Attorney Reade, representing Young's Bicycle Shop, attended the meeting, again requesting Airport space for his client to run a rent-a-car concession. The Manager informed the Commission that Colonial Car has reached no firm conclusion in whether they will remain at Nantucket Airport and that he had informed them they could not sell the lease space. Mr. Reade expressed his client's continuing interest in operating at the Airport. Chuck Harris, of Nantucket Airlines, informed the Commission that he would like to expand his charter service to a scheduled, commuter carrier. He plans to serve the Nantucket/Hyannis market. He requested office space for his operation and indicated he would like to be located in the terminal building. He stated that Gull Air has leased the entire terminal building, but was not utilizing this space in the winter. It was agreed to turn this matter over to the Manager for his resolution. A similar request from Cape Air was also turned over to the Manager. ,Page 1 of 3 MEETING OCTOBER 20, lJd6 continued ~ Regarding Mr. David Glowacki's request to erect a single T-hangar, it was requested that he be asked to submit a proposal of his plans to the Commission. In the meantime, the Manager will seek a suitable area for a bank of T-hangars, one of which would be leased to Mr. Glowacki. This is all subject to approval by the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission. The letter from the FAA on areas of the Tower Building which do not meet OSHA standards was turned over to the Manager. Under Operations, Mr. McCurdy was given permission to set up a paid-in-advance account for Mr. McGrath's FBO fueling. It was M/S/P to trade draining and elevating the pit parking area for some fill. On Commissioner Craig's suggestion, it was M/S/P to provide the Yacht Club with a Hold Harmless clause for offloading avfuel. They have offered their site from October 15 to the week before Memorial Day, if required. The Commission discussed having the CFR gate electronically controlled and requested the Manager to accomplish this. On a suggestion by Torn Romero, it was agreed to discuss eliminating vehicular parking in the reserved tie down area at our next meeting, November 10, 1986 at 4:30 p.m. At 5:45 p.m., on a motion by Co~~issioner Craig, seconded by Commissioner Beach, it was unanimously voted to enter into Executive Session. Robert Allen Norman Beach Alexander Craig Thomas Giffin Charles Mayhew Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye EXECUTIVE SESSION Sara Greenberg, attorney from Foley Vaughan's office, addressed the Commission on the dispute between the Contractor, Mike Lamb, Inc., and the subcontractor, Ernie1s Construction, Inc. After speaking with the FAA on this subject, it was recommended to the Commission to set aside the disputed amount of money, according to the provisions in Article 31 of the Contract, until the disagreement is settled. This will be reimbursed to the Airport through payments made to the Contractor. Page 2 of 3 MEETING OCTOBER 20, _~86 continued Tony Governale and Bill Brumagim of APCOA spoke with the Commission regarding their proposal to manage and staff the parking lot concession. Several changes were discussed and will be finalized with the Manager at a meeting the next morning. At 7:15 p.m., it was unanimously voted to return to regular session. It was M/S/P to follow the direction of Article 31 and put money aside in an escrow account until the Contractor and Subcontractor on the 07 project have settled their dispute. It was also M/S/P to accept the APCOA proposal for managing the operation of the parking lot and to change the monthly parking rate to $55.00 and the yearly parking rate to $450.00 The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Secretary 'Page 3 of 3