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Home My WebLink About2010-04-22 Town of Nantucket NANTUCKET MEMORIAL AIRPORT 14 Airport Road 6:: Nantucket Island, Massachusetts 02554 ~:1: Alfred G. Peterson, Airport Manager Phone: (508) 325-5300 Fax: (508) 325-5306 ~ . - 0 ::u :::z: m ==- :) -< -... ~ .....,J Commissioners d E. Foley Vaughan, chairdiin Sheila O'Brien Egan, Viij:hair Robert Atlee David C. Gray, Sr. Dual A. Macintyre, Jr. NANTUCKET AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING April 22, 2010 The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM by Chairman E. Foley Vaughan with the foUowing Comnissioners present Vice Chair Sheila O'Brien Egan, Dual A. Macintyre, Jr., David C. Gray, Sr., and ROOert A1Iee. Also present were Airport Manager AI Peterson, Airfield ~sor Jeff Marks, MninistJative Assistant to the Airport Manager Janina Tones, Finance Director Tina Snith, Environmental Coordnator Jack Wheeler, and Mninistrative Coordnator Yolanda Taylor. The Commission Unanimously MISIP ~ d the March 23, 2010 minutes. The Coolmission Unanimously MISIP ~ ci the March 23, 2010 Executive minutes. The Coolmission Unanimously MISIP approval d the May 5, 2010 Wanant Noise Abatement The Early Morning Noise C~iance award for March was awarded to Nantucket Shuttle. Theresa MoIinski accepted the award on behaf of Nantucket Shuttle. Mr. Wheeler stated Nantucket Shuttle had 100% canpliance and has won the Early Morning COfll)Iiance award 7 months in a row. All the other Airlines also achieved higher than the 85% and will receive a 15% reckJction in their landing fees. VOTE to accept three Mass-Dot Grant Offers The Coolmission Unanimously MISIP to accept the Grant Offer for $320,000 for ~ 12130 MUI and Inlay. The Commission Unanimously MISJP to accept the Grant Offer for $280,000 for Fuel Farm Fire SLWJession Rehab. The Commission Unanimously MISIP to accept the Grant Offer for $200,000 for a Motor Grader. Administration OfficesJFBO Project Update Mr. Peterson reported when the new ARFF blildng is COf1llIete the current ARFF buildng will be turned into a new FBO and Administration Offices and the flat roof doti>Ie \W:Ie trailerwiU be removed. Bill Mcguire and Steve Theroux of Nantucket Architecture Group showed the Coolmission sketches d the new Administration Offices and FBO. The crawings that were shown were HOC crawings and win be brought to the HOC tomorrow to be filed with the approval of the Commission. The crawings have elements d the main terminal buildng incorporated in them to give the to buildngs continuity. Chairman Vaughan asked what the HOC's main reaction might be. Mr. Mcguire responded he doesn't think there will be an issue. Commissioner Atlee stated he has seen a lot of problems with the foIdng doors especially with the wind and suggested looking into alternative doors. Mr. Peterson responded the alternative is a s1idng door and the Airport will look into it The Coolmission MISIP approval for Nantucket Architecture Group to submit the drawings to the HOC tomorrow. Terminal Update Mr. Peterson reported: . All the leaks have been fixed tqlefuIIy for the final time . The R.tJber sensors for the garage doors are here and ready to be installed . Skanska has received an award for the terminal fJoo1 the Construction Managers Association ARFF Update Mr. Peterson reported: . The panel system is going well, the roof is going on, the walls are almost done, the frame for the overhead doors have been welded in . The masons have finished the block walls . The conduit is finished . The paving is being replaced . AI is going to the HOC tomorrow about the addtional window Automated Parking Update Mr. Peterson reported the automated parking system site work was awarded to Kobo as the low I:idder. They will start the construction work for the parKing system on April 20, 2010. The Automated Parldng system will be operational in June. Mr. Peterson stated everything will remain the same, the owmight parKing fee will stul be $20 per night, the seasonaJ, anntJIis, and mon~s wi. aso remain the sane. The system can also be progranvned for any specias such as 3 day paoong passes. There wil be two inOOor' pay stations. One in the ar taxi's anivals vestibule and one in the summer anivals vendng area. Tina Smith stated the new automated parking is a great system, the only problem she can see is public awareness and education. Mr. Peterson responded there will be an educational video shown on P1t.m TV and there will also be a pamphlet Advertising Proposal Mr. Peterson reported he spoke to Luxury Mada Partners who have an account with FerrarilMaserati. The proposaJ is to put up 4 posters in the areas the Commission had designated acceptable. They would like to put a banner; however, Mr. Peterson has not agreed to a banner. Mr. Peterson stated there are 2 spots in the summer anivals and 2 spots in the GA area. Commissioner Macintyre stated he thought the Coolmission agreed the fence banner would go outside the FBO. Commissioner Macintyre would fike to see what the Coolmission had agreed ~ last year. Vice Chair Egan would like to see the exact location and size in the terminal before a final decision is made. The Commission all agreed. Mr. Peterson will get back in touch with Luxury Meda Partners. Environmental Mr. Wheeler reported operations through March were down 7.33%. There were 20,757 total operations through the month of March. Enplanements for the month are down 13.51% with 26,423 total Eq)/anements through the end of March. GA Enplanements were 230 for the month of March. Frei~t through the end d March was 333,376 which is down 2.20% from last year. Noise complaints are down 42.11% from the prior year. There has only been 1 COI1'IPaint for the month of March. Operations Mr. Peterson reported: . Runway 12130 has been repaved, the primary painting is done and the Airport is going to do the hold short lines and runway indcators . The first 2 fuel tanks have been ~ The epoxy on the inside and first coat on the outside. They take 9 days to cure then they will switch tanks and do the remaining 2. The steel order has been placed to replace the steel framework above the tanks with gaIvarized steel. The fire Sl4lPI'eSsion inspection wtich was done in 1999 specified tmck iron pipe and now it is rusting on the inside. There is a proposal with Carlysle Industries to replace the steel. . Jeffs crew has begun the StJnlTlElf'mowing and getting ready for DaffodU weekend Commissioner A1Iee stated the N in the hold room has not worited for about a month and wanted to know if it could be fixed. Mr. Wheeler responded a Comcast box had to be inst.alled with a remote and he believes someone is trying to change the channel at the N itself which will then cause it to tum off. Mr. Wheeler wi. look into the situation. Public Comment Fred HoIdgate from the FAA Control Tower asked the Coomission to reconsider Site 8 as the new location for the Tower. The controllers feel Site 2 will increase their worf( load. Mr. HoIdgate stated when he went to AFTILL the first time, the first outcane was Site 8 as the chosen site and then the Commission had removed Site 8 from the e<pition. Mr. HoIdgate stated he WOOd rather remain in the Tower they are in now rather than build a new tower on Site 2. Chairman Vaughan stated the Comnission wi. reconsider Site 8 and he believes the Commission is waiting for something in writing from FAA ~ and would like to invite the Tower perSOI.18I to attend the next Commission meeting. Commissioner Macintyre will send the memo that he received from Clifford Williams from the FAA Tower to all the Commissioners. Vice Chair Egan stated she encourages the FAA personnel to attend the Commission Meetings and give their input. It was MISIP by the following vote to adjoum into Executive Session to discuss Lease issues, not to reconvene into Regular Session. Chairman E. Foley Vaughan - Aye Vice Chair Sheila O'Brien Egan - Aye Commissioner Oual A. Macintyre, Jr. - Aye Commissioner Oavid C. Gray, Sr. - Aye Commissioner Robert Atlee - Aye Meeting Aqoumed at 5:50 PM ~~~~ Yolanda . aylor, R