HARBOR
COMMITTEE
December 8,
2004
4:30 p.m.
Members Present: Kerry Adams, Acting Chair; Alice Brock; Ann Colbourn; and Melville Cote.
Members Absent: Heather Bruce (unexcused absence)
Gerard Irmer (excused absence)
Advisory Staff: Rex McKinsey, Pier Manager
The meeting was called to order at 4:34 p.m.
Review/amend/approve minutes of 12/1.
Top of page 2 should have read electrical meters (not water meters) per Rex.
Last sentence on page 2: Landing(s) - Franklin St doesn’t need a survey – per Alice. If just needs an arrangement worked out with the Coast Guard.
Motion: Alice Brock made a motion to accept the minutes as amended. Mel Cote seconded the motion and it passed 3-0-1 abstention (AC).
There were none.
There was a mini-discussion about not permitting mooring rate fees with different rates for non-residential and residential.
Reports:
Harbor Plan Revision
Subcommittees:
· Public Facilities -
- - approved
· Water Use - - - - - - - approved
This was completed by Alice at the last meeting.
Alice reported that she is still having problems with her computer. She had to type the whole thing. She said that the Land Use section in the original Harbor Plan runs for approximately 9 pages; she felt it was full of redundancies so she tried to condense the entire section.
She further felt that the Harbor Committee should accept that there is a general mix along the water’s edge and much of the waterfront area is non-conforming. She gave the Freeman Street landing as an example.
Kerry said to Alice, “You did – at the last meeting suggest beach nourishment on an “as needed” basis.” Alice said she will leave beach nourishment in but will not make it a major goal of the HC. Ann feels that it should be a positive suggestion.
Kerry felt it should read “beach nourishment has worked in the past and it should be a consideration in the future if needed”
Atlantic Avenue and Good Templar are dreadful landings. Ann feels it is the town’s responsibility to maintain the official jet-ski ramp at Good Templar.
Alice Brock, harking back to what Sandy Turner had said about budgetary constraints, quoted Sandy as saying, “The DPW has the storm drains but not the money to maintain them.”
Kerry suggested that maybe Ann and Alice should finish off the Land Use section. Kerry also said that Jerry had e-mailed him and asked for a volunteer from the Committee to type up an annual report. Alice feels a lot has changed. Thus it was decided that Ann and Alice will get together to finalize an annual report.
New Business:
The license application was just to maintain their sea wall. No one had an issue with this.
Motion: Ann Colbourn made a motion to accept 661 Commercial Street – Amnesty License Application. Mel Cote seconded the motion and the vote was 3-0-1 abstention (AB)
Chapt. 91 Lic. Appl. Trans. No. W055313, 333R Commercial St.
It’s a condo trust at this time and they’re attempting to sell this property. According to Rex this project is all about expanding the decks on the back of the property. Accusations then flew about the property’s non-payment of taxes. Rex said that - as a point of order – whether they pay their taxes or park their cars is not within our purview. Rex thinks that what the Harbor Committee received is just an informational packet for the HC to review. Rex feels that we’ve gotten this packet and should write to the state and ask for the status and when it will come before a public hearing.
Motion: Mel Cote made a motion that Jerry will write a letter to the state saying that the Harbor Committee had received the application and will be looking forward to the public hearing on this license application and the status of the application. Kerry Adams seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.
A letter was received from Lou Gitto detailing the signs. The state recommends metal signs with a plastic coating. Also he suggested that the signs should have a white background with black letters. The signs have to have the international symbols accepted for walking access, swimming, dogs on leashes, and trash receptacle. It was also thought by the group that the Provincetown symbol would be desirable.
Kerry Adams doesn’t know if it should be acted upon immediately but thought that Jerry should just tell the state that we want the #2 sign option and detail how the Harbor Committee would like the symbols and/or the Provincetown logo to appear.
Also - Daylight use only should be on the sign..
Rex said the Permitting Dept has samples of the sign.
Jerry will be asked to go downstairs and view the 4 international symbols and perhaps add: Thank you for keeping our beaches clean.
Motion: Alice Brock made a motion to accept sign #2 with the changes discussed. Mel Cote seconded the motion and it passed 4-0-0.
The next meeting will happen on December 15th at 4:30 p.m.
Adjournment was unanimously voted at 5:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Evelyn Rogers Gaudiano
Approved by ____________________________on ______________, 2004.
Kerry Adams, Acting Chair