PROVINCETOWN AIRPORT COMMISSION

16 JUNE 1999               

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The Provincetown Airport Commission met at the Provincetown Municipal Airport on Wednesday, 16 June 1999 for the stated monthly meeting. Those in attendance were Leonard Alberts, Gwen Bloomingdale, Mary Moore, Richard Silva and Steve Page, commissioners, Dutch Lisenby, Airport Manager, and David Fish, consultant.

 

The meeting was called to order at 5:36 p.m. by Chairman Dr. Alberts.

 

1.      TERMINAL REPLACEMENT UPDATEE'

 

Consultant prepping final costs.                                Project to be on 6/25/99 MAC

agenda              for wrapping up                loose ends.            Final     cost of       the

project:                                                      $1,678,774.50, with the     FAA share being $399,330.86,or 23.,8%,     the MAC share being $1,017,860.51 or 60.6%, and the

local/Cape Air share being $261,583.13  15.6%.                   Chairman Alberts               asked D. Fish        about the status                      of               the HVAC corrections.                  

D. Fish said   between TRA and               Black       and Veatch

there is approx.                                         $25,000 in funds    to be used in the correction

of the HVAC. He is still   awaiting word  from  the HVAC consultant         as it Butch Lisenby. D. Fish said all      except the engineering and architectural                    fees have been paid.

 

MAC (S/25/99 meeting to take place at the Martha's Vineyard airport. Our commissioners' presence are requested. It will be the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Martha's Vineyard terminal. Dr. Alberts cannot go due to staff shortage, G. Bloomingdale will be across the country. Steve Page can go, as can Butch Lisenby, and Dick Silva will try to get coverage so he can go.

 

Il.        EIS/EA UPDATE

 

Certificate is back on access road change. Jeff O'Connell says everything is ready and done. FAA will need the grant application by 12 July, only three weeks notice. Still needed is the part: service scope of work describing costs and a. letter of acceptance of money, as mitigation, and the like. Dr. Alberts directed D. Fish to draft a letter for his signature stating all that is necessary and the time frame and to send it directly to Maria Burks, once signed. Dr. Alberts directed D. Fish not to deal the support staff, only the Director.

 

The CCNS Seashore Advisory Committee will meet on 6/18/99. They have requested the presence of the Airport Commissioners to meet with them regarding Hatches Harbor, and how the two bodies have worked together to get this project done.

 

111.             SRE/ARFF GARAGE UPDATE

 

The project is going forward, an alternate foundation design was presented for review and accepted, letters of acceptance and permits will be ready for sign off in the next few days. Hay bales will be laid out for erosion protection purposes, the local Conservation Commission will be requested to view the stabilization process, and then they, too, can sign off on the building permits. It will take approximately 120 days to complete, allowing for ample time before the snow flies.

 

As an aside, the Fire Dept. is anxiously awaiting to rid themselves of the HUMMER", which is currently being rewired due to an ongoing electrical problem. They are also working on the tanker, though progress is slow.

 

IV.        RUNWAY IMPROVEMENTS UPDATE

 

Basically this is on hold till the next fiscal year, including the design. Cape Air needs to pursue the FAA branch involved in alternate runway landing permits for the project.

 

Because of this, the former CIP line item for cracksealing has been on hold as well. It needs to be revisited as soon as possible, as the state inspection said the problems are grass intrusion, large cracks and discoloration of markings on the runway. The markings were painted by the state and the runway inspectors will contact the marking staff and get it, hopefully, corrected.

 

V.          HATCHES HARBOR RESTORATION UPDATE

 

G. Bloomingdale attended the ceremony, and the second culvert was opened 6 inches. It not made much     impact on the incoming tide,              but significant on the outgoing by flushing the formerly standing waters. Further increases to the openings will be discussed at the next meeting the advisory committee.

 

VI.                SRE PICK UP UPDATE

 

Butch Lisenby hopes to have a meeting next week to sit down and finalize everything with D. Fish and R. Silva in attendance. He is leaning to either the large V8 or the diesel. Cape Air has said they will contribute to the cost of the diesel. Town of Truro has expressed an interest in the large sander that may be traded in on a smaller version for the pick up t r UC k . Butch Lisenby has; mixed feelings about selling it to the regarding liability and responsibility for its performance.

 

VII.           PAYMENT VOUCHERS

 

None.

 

VIII.                OTHER BUSINESS

 

While May figures are down by 30 passengers, which was due to three days in which the airport had not flights at all due to fog, the overall picture for flights is a consistent 10 to 15 per cent increase per annum. Butch Lisenby questions how many more years this can keep increasing.

 

IX.            MINUTES

 

None.

 

The next meeting will take place 21 July.

 

By unanimous affirmative vote, the meeting adjourned at 6: 18 p.m.