MINUTES
OF 3 SEPTEMBER 2003
PROVINCETOWN
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
CONFERENCE
ROOM
The posted meeting of the
airport commission to place at the stated place and time as printed. Steve Page, Acting Chair, called the meeting
to order at 5:31 P.M. Those in
attendance were Steve Page, Len Alberts, Steve Tait and Joan Drysdale,
Commissioners, Steve Flecchia, consultant and Butch Lisenby, Airport
Manager. Also in attendance was Jason
Stover, alternate member to be. Dick
Silva was excused.
I. RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATE
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Most punch list items
have been completed by the contractor; however, a few items remain
outstanding. These outstanding items
were scheduled to be completed over the past few weeks; however; certain items
still remain incomplete. The contractor
has been notified of these items and is working on ways to complete whatever
they are able to over the next few weeks.
Contractor’s retainage still being held until punch list items are
complete. Project close out report
submitted last month. Final FAA A/F
Invoice discrepancy resolved.
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Fully executed FAA
Grant Amendment, required to close the project out, due back to FAA by
September 10, 2003, in order to process $71,015.62 payment to the airport.
The amendment will be
presented to the Board of Selectmen on 8 September, with the hope of their
signing it that night. Otherwise it
must be signed and in the hands of the FAA by 9.10.03.
II. PARKING APRIL/SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
UPDATE
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FAA grant has been partially executed and the funding
has been secured for project. MAC grant
scheduled to be voted in on September 17, 2003, at the MAC Commissioner’s
meeting.
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The contractor has
executed the contract with the required bonds and insurance. The contracts now await approval at the next
Board of Selectmen’s meeting.
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Construction is
tentatively scheduled to begin late September 2003. The contractor is preparing a construction schedule to determine
if the project can be built this fall with a temporary shut down for electrical
items, or built in the spring of 2004.
A decision will be made by September 12, 2003, at the schedule
pre-construction meeting.
III. PARK SERVICE/MOA UPDATE
There was a joint meeting
with the Park Service two weeks ago but things are still up in the air. The grant was awarded by the FAA knowing the
Park Service is time consuming and the Airport Commission is doing all it can
to secure agreement.
IV. PAYMENT VOUCHERS
1. J. J. Roderick - septic system cleaning $1,100.50
This was done to try to locate and eliminate odor
MOTION: TO
PAY J. J. RODERICK $1,100.50
MOVED: L. ALBERTS SECOND: STEVE TAIT
VOTE: 4
YES 0
NO 0
ABSTENTIONS
V. OTHER BUSINESS
The contract amendment for
the runway grant for the MAC was signed by S. Page.
After finally determining
who and when is to appoint the alternate commissioner, Jason Stover, the
following motion was made.
MOTION: TO APPOINT JASON STOVER AS ALTERNATE
COMMISSIONER
MOVED: L. ALBERTS SECOND: J. DRYSDALE
VOTE: 4
YES 0
NO 0
ABSTENTIONS
It was requested to allow
the Town to place a “No Place for Hate” sign on the airport property. The commission approved.
Lisenby asked of he could
dispense information on the commissioners and the manager of the airport to the
MAC. The commission approved.
VI. MINUTES
The minutes of 30 April
were amended in paragraph one - “being”.
The minutes of 25 June and 6 August were accepted as presented. L. Alberts requested that a less time
consuming font be used. So noted by
the secretary.
MOTION: TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF 30 APRIL WITH AMENDMENT AND MINUTES OF 25 JUNE AND 6 AUGUST AS PRINTED.
MOVED: L. ALBERTS SECOND: S. TAIT
VOTE: 4
YES 0
NO 0
ABSTENTIONS
Lisenby reported that
enplanements for August were basically flat.
He said that being open this fall would be our saving grace.
The next meeting will be on
1 October 2003.
MOTION: TO ADJOURN
MOVED: L. ALBERTS SECOND: S. TAIT
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
FAVORABLE.
The meeting was adjourned
at 5:50 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
Joan M. Drysdale,
Commissioner
Recording Secretary
APPROVED: OCT 16, 2003