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RECEIVED Hanscom Field Advisory Commission 2022 21 I I A2 am Minutes— 18 October 2022 Prepared by Massport Staff Video of HFAC Meeting on the Lincoln,MA Live Streams Page: TOWN E htRK h�s://lincolnty.viebit.com/inclex.�hp?fc�lcler Hanscr�m+Field+Aclvisory • Call to Order: HFAC Chairman Christopher Eliot called the meeting to order at 7:02pmLEXINGTON MA Announcements: • Chairman Eliot recording HFAC Meeting; all welcomed to 18 Oct meeting pursuant to MA Open Meeting Law o Vote required per OML 29.2 (e)to officially allow remote participation; HFAC voted unanimously to allow • Chairman Eliot noted several conflicts with the next HFAC Meeting on 15 Nov; many alternate dates suggested o Emily Mitchell suggested to take next meeting date discussion offline;Nov date to be determined • Chairman Eliot passed along obituary in Lincoln Squirrel, an online newsletter, for George W. Thomas who was a SSGT in USAF and aviation mechanics instructor at East Coast Aero Tech where he became Director of Education • Chairman Eliot relayed that electric Eviation Alice aircraft first flew for 9 mins over Moses Lake, WA on 27 Sep • Chairman Eliot announced the EPA is moving forward with proposed findings on lead emissions from aircraft • Chairman Eliot reported Lincoln is starting work on an environmental plan for climate change mitigation • In response to a request, Chairman Eliot included some language from the Enabling Act into statement about what HFAC does; Emily Mitchell provided some grammatical edits • Minutes: The July and September 2022 Meeting Minutes were reviewed for approval • Barbara Katzenberg thanked Massport for getting Meeting Notes to HFAC early • Margaret Coppe had sent Meeting Minutes to Lexington Town Clerk but as of 17 Oct they had not been posted o Meeting Minutes sent to be archived; Last archived in 2013; Margaret Coppe will follow-up with Town Clerk o Emily Mitchell sent Meeting Minutes for 2022 to Bedford Town Clerk; residents can access them by request The September 2022 Meeting Minutes were approved unanimously with the following amendments: o Add the words "they are"to Amber Goodspeed's comment in the Citizen Comments section • Mark Wimmer noted July Meeting Minutes were not approved;not enough members present last month o The July 2022 Meeting Minutes were approved unanimously with the amendments previously made • 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 September Reports and noted that: In September 2022 as compared to September 2021: • 7am - l 1pm operations decreased 4.9%in September 2022 • Singles (including touch and goes) decreased 10.4%in September 2022 • Turbo activity decreased 6.3%in September 2022 • Jet operations increased 6.6%in September 2022 • Helicopter activity decreased 2.6%in September 2022 • Night Operations (1 1pm-7am)increased from 212 in September 2021 to 230 in September 2022, a 9.4 %increase • Calendar year operation totals decreased 6.1%when compared to pre-pandemic levels • Capital Programs and Third Party Development Reports: Amber Goodspeed presented the Capital Programs and Third Party Development reports and noted that: • The North Airfield Ventures, LLC(NAV) term sheet will go to the October Massport Board meeting to authorize staff to negotiate a development and lease agreement based on terms presented to the Board • The Runway Realty Ventures, LLC(RRV) term sheet will go to the October Massport Board meeting to authorize staff to negotiate the land swap and access agreement per terms presented to the Board o Thomas Hirsch asked if the through the fence agreement has been approved by the FAA o Amber Goodspeed explained the Massport Board needs to authorize staff to negotiate agreement first • The ESPR project management team will meet with MEPA on 18 Oct to schedule scoping sessions