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Worcester Regional Airport Commision MinutesJanuary 13th 2003The Seven Hundred-fourth
Meeting of the Worcester Regional Airport Commission was held on Members present were:
Chairman Michael Amir, Commissioners Brian Carroll William Downey, Tom Gorham,
Raymond Perrone and James Powell. Also present were: Eric N.
Waldron, Airport Director and Rick Foley, City Liaison. Chairman Amir called the
meeting to order at 1. Approval of the minutes of the December 9,
2002 Meeting Commissioner Gorham moved,
seconded by Commissioner Downey, to approve the minutes of the December 9, 2002
Meeting.
All in favor - So Voted. 2. Report of Commission Chairman Chairman Amir reported on
the following points: a) All Members were wished a
happy new year by the Chairman, who wanted to share his vision for the airport. b) The Chairman noted that
airlines have come and gone from the airport and that some general aviation
pilots come and leave the airport. He is
interested in seeing the airport focus its efforts to attract interests that
will come to the airport and develop something here that keeps them here, like
a base of operations or a building or a maintenance base for jets. The Chair noted that, according to the WAPA
web site, the FBO's prices for fuel here at c) Chairman Amir advised
that he had recently met with Massport, FAA and MAC officials concerning the
five-year capital improvement program (CIP) for the airport. He noted that the major projects for this
year feature rebuilding of the general aviation tie down ramp and security
improvements in the terminal. d) Copies of a letter
received by the Chairman from a based pilot who was stopped by airport police in
November were distributed to the other Members.
The pilot indicated that he was angry and very upset at the treatment he
received from the officer and also made a number of suggestions for how the
airport could be improved. Chairman Amir advised the Members that, as a result
of this incident, the individual has moved his aircraft to 3. Reports from Commission Subcommittees Citizens Advisory - No new information to
report. There was a consensus that,
since the Citizens Advisory Committee has been inactive for over a year, this
Subcommittee Report should be deleted from future airport agendas, until such
time as the Committee reactivates. Marketing - Commissioner
Nemeth had asked the Airport Director to advise the Members that he had
recently spoken with Congressman McGovern, who indicated that he would be
requesting a meeting with Massport and the new state administration to
determine/review their plans for the airport. General Aviation - Commissioner Powell indicated that he had no
formal report for the Members. Chairman
Amir advised the Members that WAPA had recently held a "Young Eagle
Day", which was an opportunity for high school students to come to the
airport, see a flight school and actually take a flight. He indicated that WAPA is a good and positive
influence for the airport. It
was also noted that AOPA, working with TSA, has instituted an airport watch
program, similar to the neighborhood watch programs in various
communities. Pilots have been notified
of the program and a phone hotline number, 866-GA-secure has been implemented
for pilots and/or airport employees to call if they see anything out of place
at an airport. 4. Reports of Airport Director CAT II/III Study Update- Mr. Waldron indicated that
FAA has recently questioned some of the data in the cost/benefit analysis of
the report and that, while it had been intended to have the consultants review
the report for the Members at this meeting, the decision was made to wait until
the questions FAA raised have been resolved before presenting it to the
Members. Security Update- Nothing
new to report. 5. Old Business Mr. Waldron reminded the
Members that they had previously voted to lease M. & M. trucking company an
area behind the airports cold storage building as well as a bay in the
building, for $2000 per month. The company
has not been able to use the site yet because of the snow and ice this winter
and has determined that it does not need the space inside of the building. Company officials recently contacted the
Director asking that they be able to reduce the rent to $1500 per month in recognition
of the reduction in leased area. The
Director recommended that the Commission approve this request. Commissioner Downey moved,
seconded by Commissioner Perrone, to approve the reduction in rent for the
leased area behind cold storage for M&M trucking, to $1500 per month. All
in favor - So Voted. 6. New Business Election of Officers - Mr. Waldron advised the
Members that Commissioner Nemeth had given him his written proxy to vote for
the officers and had given him direction on who he wanted his vote cast for. Commissioner Perrone
indicated that he again felt that one good term deserves another and he
nominated Michael Amir to again serve as Chairman and Tom Gorham to serve as Vice Chairman. Commissioner Downey seconded the nomination. Commissioner Carroll
nominated Bob Nemeth to serve as Chairman.
The nomination was not seconded. After some discussion,
Commissioner Perrone asked the Airport Director to read the proxy given to him
by Commissioner Nemeth, which outlined the Commissioners support and vote for
Michael Amir to again serve as Chairman and Tom Gorham to serve as Vice
Chairman. After further discussion,
Commissioner Perrone moved, seconded by Commissioner Downey, to close the
nominations for officers. All in favor-So Voted. A
roll call vote was conducted for Michael Amir to serve as Chairman and Tom
Gorham to serve as Vice Chairman: Commissioner
Downey - Aye Commissioner Powell - Aye 7. Adjournment Commissioner Downey moved,
seconded by Commissioner Gorham, to adjourn the meeting. All in favor - So Voted. The
meeting was adjourned at 7:28 PM. The
next meeting will be held on February 10, 2003, in the conference room at the
Airport Terminal Building, at 6:30 PM. _____________________ Eric
N. Waldron, A.A.E. Airport
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