6/7/2018 UPPER CAPE REGIONAL TRANSFER STATION BOARD OF MANAGERS Minutes

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had been reviewing past minutes, noting that in 2011, it was believed that the property would have been excessed in 3-5 years. Instead of pushing away the maintenance of the rail, Mr. Cavossa suggested that the Air Force and the Board had an opportunity to repair the rail, with participation from Mass Coastal and his company, adding that the military had already stated that the rail was considered an asset, as well as the three member towns. Mr. Cavossa inquired whether the Board of Managers would allocate funds, along with the military,to make repairs to bring the rail to the appropriate standard. Mr. Segura stated, since 1988, the Air Force announced they would no longer maintain the track, once the movement of coal to the base was complete. In addition, the consent with the UCRTS stated that the agreement would be without cost or expense to the Department of the Air Force. Mr. Segura distributed maps of JBCC, highlighting the Federally owned approximate three mile "pig tail" of track (where the Falmouth town line ran parallel from east to west) under discussion traveling from County Road to the base proper. Once the track crossed onto the Base, it sat on State owned property, leased to the Air Force. Mr. Segura clarified that the piece that had been excessed was the track"pig tail" sitting on Federal property. Mr. Hunt suggested that MassDOT Rail should be supporting the track traveling from the transfer facility to the JBCC border due to an agreement established two years ago. Mr. Hunt noted that the "pig tail"'remained in limbo because Federal property could not be taken by the State. Mr. Hunt suggested that, following the excess process,MassDOT would hold the property. Mr. Hunt stated that, approximately five years ago, MassDOT Rail had set aside money in the budget to address that portion of the rail, but he was unsure of the current status of the funds. Mr. Hunt also suggested reaching out to the Air Force Community Partnership Program, while the parcel was still owned by the Air Force,to determine a way to repair the rail line, including permission to make the repairs. Mr. Jack stated that there was a"Right of Entry" interim agreement between Mass Coastal and the base as well as, attempts made to develop an agreement for Mass Coastal to take on maintenance responsibility. Mr. Segura stated that there were multiple initiatives occurring on the base in order to downsize, one of which involved the "pig tail" and separately, the remainder of the rail line located on the base and the 19 acre UCRTS parcel. Mr. Segura noted that the Army had expressed interest in the parcel. Mr. Segura explained that, despite the Commonwealth owning the land,the divestment process allowed for properties to be screened by other DOD and Federal agencies. Regarding the lease with the Air Force,Mr. Hunt disagreed, explaining that the Commonwealth clearly stated that the parcel could be screened specifically for other military uses only, and once taken off the lease with no other DOD interest, the parcel would return to Massachusetts, DCAM. Mr. Cavossa noted that excessing the "pig tail" separate from the UCRTS parcel would create problems unless excessed to the same entity, as the "pig tail"was needed to connect the line at the UCRTS to the main line. There was discussion regarding the development of an agreement to repair the seven miles of rail stretching from the transfer station to the end of the "pig tail." Mr. Jack inquired about applying the DOD rail standard on the Federal portion of the line and Mr. Segura responded that the "pig tail"was Air Force controlled. Mr. Cavossa indicated that he would be working with Mass 5