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Hanscom Field Advisory Commission Minutes – 21 June 2022 Prepared by Massport Staff Video of HFAC Meeting on the Lincoln, MA Live Streams Page: https://lincolntv.viebit.com/index.php?folder=Hanscom+Field+Advisory  Call to Order: HFAC Chairman Christopher Eliot called the meeting to order at 7:03pm  Announcements:  Chairman Eliot recording HFAC Meeting; welcomed all to 21 June meeting pursuant to Chapter 22 of Acts of 2022 o Chairman Eliot reminded HFAC remote meeting provisions expire 15 July 2022 o Mike Vatalaro added that Massport’s Board Meeting is a hybrid meeting; Legislature may lean toward hybrid o Emily Mitchell noted Bedford Select Board doing both in person and virtual; virtual HFAC is helpful to people o Barbara Katzenberg would like occasional in person meeting but feels virtual meeting has worked well o Mark Giddings suggested it was best for hybrid meetings to allow easier access for the public to attend o Amber Goodspeed provided that Hanscom Field does not have full capability to hold a hybrid meeting in July o Thomas Hirsch moved to plan July Zoom meeting and if not allowed, set up next meeting for August  Board voted unanimously to accept plan  Chairman Eliot has been pulling together old HFAC Meeting minutes in order to make accessible archive o Bedford has large portion of meeting minutes in electronic format, Lexington has 12 years on microfiche and Massport has mix of both electronic and paper copies; Chairman Eliot combining into one library  Chairman Eliot shared that he is taking a course on sustainable aviation  Chairman Eliot noted Annual State of Hanscom will be postponed until the next meeting  Minutes: The May 2022 Meeting Minutes were reviewed for approval  The May 2022 Meeting Minutes were approved unanimously with the following amendment: o Change to word “Council” to “Counsel” in the Announcements  Cargo or Scheduled Commercial Passenger Services  Chairman Eliot asked Massport the two questions about Cargo and Scheduled Commercial Passenger Services o Amber Goodspeed responded Massport has not been approached by heavy cargo or commercial scheduled passenger service  Monthly Noise Reports: Amber Goodspeed presented the May Report and noted that: In May 2022 as compared to May 2021:  7am - 11pm operations decreased 3.5% in May 2022  Singles (including touch and goes) decreased 18.3% in May 2022  Turbo activity increased 18.4% in May 2022  Jet operations increased 23.1% in May 2022  Helicopter activity increased 1.4% in May 2022  Night Operations (11pm-7am) increased 51.9% in May 2022  Capital Programs and Third Party Development Reports: Amber Goodspeed presented the Capital Programs and Third Party Development reports and noted that:  Pre-construction activity is being wrapped up at Ross Aviation Pine Hill construction area; construction ongoing  Massachusetts Port Authority Board of Directors assigned North Airfield Ventures as the developer of the north airfield RFP at the June Board Meeting; conceptual design was shown o Not a Fixed Based Operation, buildings currently designed parallel to Hartwell Road designed as buffer. No fuel farm in the design o Mark Giddings queried about the concept of value for project: Amber Goodspeed did not have dollar value o Emily Mitchell interested in how much new impervious surface will be within new parcel, which will be addressed during permitting o Margaret Coppe asked about Massport property line portrayed on maps; line shown as dashed black-white line  Taxiway Romeo maintenance activities estimated to begin in August timeframe; more information to follow  Request for qualifications for 2022 ESPR due 24 June