Airport Commission

1 Taunton Municipal Airport Commission MINUTES OF MEETING August 23, 2023 Commissioners: Steve Turner- Chairman Steve Rogers- Vice Chairman Kenneth Gibson Jonathan LeMaire Burton Schriber Zena Shivers Airport Manager: Vacant Treasurer/Secretary Zena Shivers Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. 1. Roll call taken: Steve Turner - present Steve Rogers - present Jonathan LeMaire - present There is No Quorum, therefore no votes will be taken, discussion only. 2. Approval of Minutes: No Vote Taken 3. Engineers Report: Craig Schuster, Airport Solutions Group  Fuel Farm Permitting (ASMP) – Will talk about at upcoming CIP Pre-Meeting  Aeronautical Study for Runway 12-30 – Grant offer from FAA has been signed been working with Craig to get project going.  CIP meetings will be coming up.  Environmental assessment for taxiway Alpha. 4. Secretaries Report: Table 5. Treasures Report: Table 6. Airport Managers Report:  Received delivery of Avgas, 6000 Gallons  Avgas $6.40  JetA $5.95,  Will need to update prices of Both Avgas and JetA  Review Leases and send out invoices  Review Tie-Down agreements, contact numbers The above represents the author’s recollection of the meeting discussed and agreements made. Please notify the author of any errors or omissions within one week of issuance, otherwise this record shall stand as an accurate Representation of the meeting. 7. Old Business:  Restaurant, couple people interested, talking with one a little more seriously, however second person is ready to go also, we have options.  Ribbon Cutting/ Open House 10/28, Touch-a-plane, food trucks, candy drop. 11AM to 4 PM.  Gate - Pressure pad update, Gate 3 pin pad on order, we have pressure plates, will find out more info for next meeting.  Parking regulations, in parking lot and hangers. Look for SOP, Bylaws.  Terminal Bathrooms, is open when anyone is at office. Waiting for parts on pilot door.  List of badges, keys. Compile list. 8. New Business:  Applications for Managers position, resumes coming in.  Subcommittees, compile list of committees needed. Invited Dr. Young to come up to talk about building a new hanger, FAA has plans, have not heard anything about East side. Understands Ron Nation’s hanger was 80x80, and has put a deposit on an 80x80 hanger. Would like an opportunity to put his new hanger in that spot. Would like to get name on the list. Commission will talk about it at the next meeting. 8. Public Input: Lori Abers and Karl Abers, Rehoboth – submits letter to the commission, expresses concerns about new land lease with 10 year with two 5 year options is having an adverse effect on trying to sell to existing building. Is in negations with a potential buyer, however it is contingent on having a 20 year lease.  Plymouth 20 Year lease with 20 year option  Fitchburg 20 Year lease with (2) 20 Year options  Orange 20 Year Commercial lease  Mansfield 20 Year Lease Charles Wright, Taunton – also expresses concerns over new lease. No input from any users, had direct with airports attorney. Has come to a conclusion that the new lease is a way to acquire hangers from a lease violation. On Discussion with Chairman Turner, Commissioners Rogers and LeMaire some of the points of the new lease, including how the owners talked directly to Anderson and Kreiger about lease, and made it more palatable for them, except for the terms. Lease terms are continued to be discussed, hard to finance with a 5 year lease and has brought the value of the hangers down. Chairman Turner will reach out to City of Taunton Legal team to review the lease. Table the lease until next meeting. Chairman Turner told owners if they have any input Please email to Craig. Mr. Wright, also asked about absences of commissioners at the last meeting, asked if they were excused. Chairman Turner will not elaborate if they were. Chairman describes some of the issues with schedules of the meetings. 2|P age The above represents the author’s recollection of the meeting discussed and agreements made. Please notify the author of any errors or omissions within one week of issuance, otherwise this record shall stand as an accurate representation of the meeting.