# NORWOODMEMORIALAIRPORT

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# MEMO
ChrisDonovan,Boston ExecutiveHelicopters RussMaguire Norwood Airport Commission BEHFuel Farm Proposal TODAY' SDATE: July 12, 2013
Good afternoon Chris, Yesterday, you should have received an e-mail notification regarding the Norwood Airport Commission (NAC) meeting set for next Wednesday, July 17, at noon. Specific to your fuel farm, I've includedBostonExecutive Helicopters on the agenda. My June 24, 2013 e-mail/letterto you was prompted by two overriding concernsthat the NAC considered at thattimeto be unresolved: 1) Gate 3taxi-lane object-free area (OFA) 2) BEHfueling plan Specific to the OFA concern: Following our June 27th site meeting (with FAA, MassDOT, BEH, Norwood Fire, Mark Ryan, Jeff Adler and myself, in attendance), I received from FAA its final determinations. This followed your 7460 construction filings to the agency, which noted the planned use ofa crane and the revised location for your underground storage tanks (UST). Earlier this week, I forwarded these FAA final determinations electronically to each NAC member, and I included on this e-mail distributionLt. Paul Butters oftheNorwood Fire Department. Notwithstanding any additional issues orconcerns posedby theAirport Commissionnext Wednesday, the FAA determinations-plus supporting information from its aviation planner, LisaLesperance-haveanswered my questions relativeto the OFA issue. However, as an aside: In the packets for Wednesday'sAirport Commissionmeeting, I've also enclosed the hard copy ofeach FAA determination, along with a line drawing that you had filed along with your 7460 application, showing the revised location ofyour underground storage tanks, now east ofyour proposed building, rather than north ofthe building. Since the NAC may ask for or require an updated set of plans from your engineer, Hal Choubah, reflecting this change, to save time, Iwouldputthis outto you as a consideration in advance ofthe meeting. Also, prior to Wednesday, you may want to check in with AI Goetz ofthe Norwood Conservation Commission, to see whether therevised UST location requires any administrative updates to his department; agam, to save time and satisfy all municipal needs. On the second concern noted in my June 24th e-mail/letter-aBEH fueling plan-! have yet to receive this. Iwould recommend that you have itready and available, preferably in writing, prior to Wednesday's meeting

. In talking to the Airport Commission about this particular concern, my understanding is that he board would like to know BEH's fuel loading/unloading procedures, proposed fueling location(s), etc. I'm aware that, at the June 24th site meeting, with Airport Commission Vice-Chair, Mark Ryan, in attendance, we did get into some discussion on these points. But, as a matter ofrecord, and for the benefit of the entire board, I would put as much of your fueling lan in writing as po-ssible

. Lending reasonable specificity to the document should help put to rest the board's concern, that BEH fueling will be conducted in a manner consistent with regulations, standards ana best management practices, with minimal impact to other airport tenants and users. In addition, perhaps as a preamble, I'd include in your fueling planthe following:
A statement regarding your interest in commercial fueling vs. self-fueling,

**if~** in act, as you've stated in meetings, you still plan to seek a commercial fueling permit on the Norwood Airport; as well as your proposed start date to begin commercial fueling operations, pending approval by the NAC and local Fire Department; Ifyou do plan to operate a commercial fueling business, a statement indicating how much apron space your company might be seeking, ifany, under a land lease with the NAC,in orderto support this endeavor. Finally, Ireceived your draft construction schedule. Thank you. I would expect that the outcome of Wednesday's Airport Commission meeting should help to guide your company forward withregard to this schedule. See you Wednesday.