Laconia Airport Authority

1 LACONIA AIRPORT AUTHORITY 65 AVIATION DRIVE GILFORD, NH 03249 (603)524-5003 * FAX (603)528-0428 www.laconiaairport.com RECORD OF MEETING Thursday, January 21, 2021, 4:00 PM ENTIRELY VIRTUAL via ZOOM _________________________________________________________________________________ PRESENT VIA ZOOM: Dale Chan Eddy, Bob Glendening, Bill Moran, Paul Gaudet, Jr., Kim Weeks, Eric Tierno, Peter Spanos ABSENT: Andrew Hosmer, Dale Crumb GUESTS: John Gorham, Lee Avery, Drew Gillett, Richard Hawley Reading of the Checklist to ensure meetings are compliant with the Right-to-Know Law during the State of Emergency. ATTENDANCE ROLL CALL: Mr. Eddy – present, at home with two furry executive assistants. Mr. Moran – present, solo Mr. Gaudet – present, solo Mr. Glendening – present, solo Ms. Weeks – present, solo Mr. Tierno – present, solo Mr. Crumb – could not hear but had visual contact on video. Mr. Spanos – present, alone Mr. Hosmer - absent Call to Order: Vice Chairman Dale Chan Eddy called the meeting to order at 4:05 pm. AGENDA: I. Action on Approval of 11/19/2020 Meeting minutes. MOTION: Upon a motion by Mr. Tierno, seconded by Ms. Weeks, the minutes of the November 19, 2020 meeting of the Laconia Airport Authority were approved by roll call vote as follows: Mr. Eddy – yes Mr. Moran – yes Mr. Gaudet – yes Mr. Glendening – yes Ms. Weeks – yes Mr. Tierno – yes Mr. Spanos- abstained Mr. Crumb – audio muted. II. Public Input – There was none.  2 NOTE: Mr. Hosmer joined the meeting at 4:13 pm. Mr. Eddy turned the control of the meeting over to Mr. Hosmer. III. Finance Report – Mr. Moran led a discussion regarding the finance report. IV. Old Business A. AIP Projects Update – Mr. John Gorham presented an update on our Airport Improvement Projects: a. Bids were opened on SBG – 15, the Obstruction Removal Project, today; apparent low bid came in approximately 20k lower than our projected amount. Now the grant application can be submitted to NHDOT to request a grant offer which will allow the LAA to re-coup the funds that were “fronted” for this project. b. SBG -16, to reseal and mark the apron and itinerant parking lot: We have the funds available for this project via a grant offer. Now it is dependent on the weather – we hope to be able to perform this work in June; it will require working with the FBOs with creative staging of the work. Discussion: Mr. Moran requested that the LAA be informed with more detail regarding the Obstruction Removal Project in the event that a member of the public approaches an Authority member with questions. Mr. Gorham gave assurance that more information will be forthcoming. V. New Business A. De-icing/Anti-icing material cost – A lengthy discussion ensued regarding the use and cost of the de-icing and anti-icing materials and what we have learned so far in our use of the materials. Also, due to the cost of the materials, approval of the expenditure for more materials needs to be sought from the Authority prior to the purchase. B. Ms. Weeks mentioned the need for a more pro-active approach in relation to the de-icing/anti-icing operations, and the importance of advertising the availability of these operations. VI. Other Business Mr. Hosmer took this opportunity to welcome Belknap County Commissioner, Peter Spanos, to the Laconia Airport Authority. Mr. Spanos replaced Dave DeVoy as Commissioner and Authority member. A. The need for a Marketing subcommittee was realized – and established; the members appointed:  3 CHAIR – Ms. Weeks Mr. Gaudet Mr. Hosmer Mr. Tierno Mr. Glendening NOTE: Mr. Spanos had to leave for another meeting at 5:17 pm. B. A discussion ensued regarding the status of an updated Emergency Plan for the airport. The manager explained that progress is being made on the plan and will bring it before a subcommittee formed for that purpose in the near future. VII. Next Scheduled Meeting: February 18 , 2021 VIII. There being no other business to discuss, the Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:24 pm.