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Meeting Minutes
February 23, 2017
HATS Members: Steve Ng, HATS Chair and Concord Select Board; Peter Braun,
Lincoln Selectman; Joe Pato, Lexington Selectman; Michael Rosenberg, Bedford
Selectman;
Other HATS Representatives: Amber Goodspeed, Massport, Jessica Gasserly,
Hanscom AFB PA, Margaret Coppe (Lexington)
Others in attendance: Anthony Gallagher, Massport
Introductions and Announcements
Mr. Ng opened the meeting and welcomed our guest for joining us this evening.
MITRE and Lincoln Labs
• Lincoln Labs Dr Israel Soibelman
o Origins started with the MIT RAD Lab
o Serves as a Public Service for MIT
o DOD Federally funded research center (DOD-FFRDC)
■ (3) exist in the USA
o Lab is on Federal owned Government land (65 years old)
o Mission areas (refer to power point presentation) changes over time
o Programs focus. developing prototypes — devices & advanced tech
o Approx 345 employees live in HATS town community
• $1 B budget, $450M for procurement, $33M goes to HATS townsI
• MIT Lincoln Lab Modernization
o Replace 1950 existing labs that support MIT/LL mission
o MILCON Labs —
■ Phase 1 — Compound Semiconductor Lab - FY17/FY19
Construction
▪ Phase 2 — Engineering & prototype (EPF) FY17/FY22 construction
• MITRE Douglas Robbins, Director
o An FFRDC since 1958 (operate 7 FFRDCs)
o Systems Engineering and research & Development
o Takes what comes out of labs and integrates and deploys technology
o Expanding into health care, cybersecurity
o 2,000 employees at Bedford campus / 900 staff work for the USAF
o Campus modernization
o Funding for capital improvements/expansion needs to go through federal
funding process with DOD
• BRAC impacts/implication
o HATS very optimistic of investments being made at Lincoln labs and
MITRE creates a positive outlook.
o Hanscom AFB provides security for Lincoln Labs
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o Hanscom AFB has its own special niche and mission
Air Force Base
• General Thompson shall be circulating out of command in Spring 2017
Air Field — MassPort Community Advisory Committee: Hanscom Field Advisory
Commission:
• CAC — February 22nd meeting and Executive committee mtg held Feb. 14, 2017 -
created RFP for HR firm to search for Exec Director
• Pam Hill (Concord) — member of the executive committee
o Schedule attendance to provide us an update
• January 23rd - Gulf Stream aborted take-off event reported (no injuries —due
instrumentation failure)
Road Projects:
• Minuteman Bikeway on the TIP 2019
Future Meetings and Main Agenda Items:
• March — No meeting
• April 27 — Massport Dr. Tom Glynn
• May 25 — MBTA Paul Regan
• June 22 —TBD
• July 27 — TBD
• August — No Meeting
• September 28 —Task Force Update (John Beede)
• October 26 — Colonel Hund
• November 30 (or December 7) — TBD
• Potential Guests/topics
o Minuteman National Park— Supt. BJ Dunn
o Minuteman Trail planning in Arlington, Cycling legislators, Agriculture
Round Table
o Roundtable topics. Transportation, Lt. Gov. Polito, Transportation Sec.
Pollack
Minutes — December 1, 2016 Meeting
Motion Mr. Rosenberg moved to approve December 1, 2016 meeting minutes as is.
Second: Mr. Braun seconded the motion.
Discussion: There was no discussion on the motion.
Vote: Approved 4-0-0
Adjourn
Mr. Braun moved to adjourn. Mr Pato seconded the motion. The meeting was
adjourned at 9:05 pm.