PROVINCETOWN AIRPORT COMMISSION

                16 August 2000

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The Provincetown Airport Commission met at the Provincetown Municipal Airport Conference Room on Wednesday, 16 August 2000 for the purpose of a stated meeting. Those in attendance were Doctor Leonard Alberts, Chairman, Richard Silva, Vice Chairman, and Joan Drysdale, Commissioners, and Butch Lisenby, Airport Manager. Gwen Bloomingdale was excused, and Steve Page was unexcused. The meeting was called to order at 5:39 P.M. by Chairman Dr. Alberts.

 

1. EIS/EA UPDATE

 

The status is the same as last month: awaiting for the National Park Service (NPS) to give the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ""enough comfort level" to proceed. Waiting for final decision.

 

II. SRE/ARFF UPDATE

 

The status is that the issue is currently in our lawyer's hands, and have not heard anything from either MHD or their lawyer. The Commission is in the waiting stage.

 

III. TERMINAL HVAC UPDATE

 

Lisenby received a call from the Black and Veatch lawyer on 8.14.00 complaining about non‑payment. Lisenby explained the current status of the HVAC. The lawyer was stunned. On 8.16.00 Lisenby talked with the lawyer and the comptroller and once explained the entire situation. Robert Woods did talk with Architectural Engineering (AE) and then Better Comfort Systems (BCS), who feels confident they can adjust the system. BCS is only awaiting our okay. It appears AE is not holding up their end of the bargain. The bottom line is AE does not appear to be willing to take responsibility for the payment of the adjustments. The Commission is willing and able to pay once the HVAC system is repaired/adjusted. Lisenby also explained the need for the close out documents to be completed once the HVAC system is repaired, but no one at Black and Veatch has any idea of what the documents are. Without those completed documents, neither the FAA or the MAC will Issue the grant money. The balance due Black and Veatch is $33,182.44, of which the commission is currently approximately $15,000 short.

 

 

IV. RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UPDATE

 

The project is in limbo because the FAA requires an independent cost estimate (ICE) and there are contradictions in the amounts. Edwards & Kelcey (E&K) portion of the project is $444,000ñ and the FAA is $86,000ñ, yet the independent cost estimator says it should be approximately one half those amounts. The ICE says the E&K portion should be approximately $284,000. Lisenby will sit down with the ICE and point out some of the oversights and issues that will make changes in the estimate. The problem is negotiating these differences with the FAA. They are, for all intents and purposes, autonomous and can do as they choose for their portion of the project. Hopefully Lisenby and P. Gray‑Mullen of E&K will hold a meeting shortly with the FAA to discuss a solution, though no one at this time knows how to approach the FAA. Uisenby stated that as of 9.1.00 each day's delay will create a delay in the survey, then the design, and finally, the completion of the project.

 

V. PAYMENT VOUCHERS

 

A. CAMPBELL AND PARIS                                       $ 5r682.89

          '"Final invoice" for services rendered on terminal project

MOTION:                         TO PAY CAMPBELL AND PARIS $5,,682.89 FOR THE

                    FINAL INVOICE ONCE THE MONEY BECOMES AVAILABLE

MOVED:                           RICHARD SILVA

SECOND:                         30AN DRYSDALE

VOTE:                              3 YES           0 NO                          0 ABSTENTIONS

 

B. CLOUGH, HARBOUR, AND ASSOCIATES                               $920.00

           For services as independent cost estimator for Runway projects

MOTION: TO PAY CLOUGH, HARBOUR AND ASSOCIATES $ 920.00

                    FOR INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE SERVICES ONCE

                    THE MONEY BECOMES AVAILABLE

MOVED:                           RICHARD SILVA

SECOND:                         JOAN DRYSDALE

VOTE:                              3 YES           0 NO                    0 ABSTENTIONS

 

VI. OLD BUSINESS

 

A. Lisenby stated that it is once again time for the consultant selection process for the period beginning 1.1.01. He is working on it and hopes to have the necessary information by the September 2000 meeting for selection/interviews in October. If it goes into November, an alternate meeting date will have to be chosen if the Commission wants Lisenby in attendence as he will be unavailable on the regular meeting date.

 

 

B. SWPPP draft is finished, the waiting period is up the end of August. The only item of concern seems to be that we have yet to hear from the NPS.

 

C. Status of Blue Night Aviation is that due to the sale of his personal plane, he now has money available to purchase the "'company" plane, and has found a well experienced pilot in Truro. The paperwork is currently in FAA hands.

 

VII. MINUTES

 

MOTION:                               TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF 8.16.00 AS PRESENTED.

MOVED:                                RICHARD SILVA

SECOND:                              LEONARD ALBERTS

VOTE:                                   3 YES             0 NO                          0 ABSTENTIONS

 

The next stated meeting will be held on Wednesday, 20 September 2000.

 

By unanimous acclimation, the meeting was adjourned at 6:17 P.M.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

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