PROVINCETOWN HARBOR COMMITTEE

Town Hall Auditorium, Provincetown, MA

January 12, 2005

Members Present: Gerard Irmer, Chairman, Kerry Adams, Alice Brock, Heather Bruce, Ann Colbourn, Melville Cote, Alternate

Advisory Staff: Rex McKinsey, Pier Manager (left at 5:45)

AGENDA

The meeting was called to order at 4:03 p.m.

Review/amend/approve minutes of 1/5/05

The minutes were read and some corrections made. The minutes were approved as corrected.

Public Statements

There were none.

Reports

Harbor Plan Revision Subcommittees

Land Use

All members had reviewed the revised Land Use portion of the plan and corrections and additions were discussed. [Some of the points raised were the balance between the interests of commercial and non-commercial use of the harbor; that some of the other Provincetown Boards should be more aware of how their decisions related to the Harbor Plan: and that a goal should be to have all waterfront properties attached to the sewer system.] Corrections were made and the revised plan should be approved at the meeting on 1/19/05.

Chapter 91 Regulatory Framework and Guidance

This discussion was postponed until the next meeting.

New Business

2004 Annual Report

The report was discussed and corrected. Alice Brock will email the revised Annual Report to all members and it should be approved at the next meeting.

[Rex McKinsey left at this time]

Discussion of Louis Gitto’s Letter of 12/16/04 re: Harbor Access Gift Fund

The letter was discussed but no action taken.

Waterways Application No. W91-1043N

This was discussed, but no action taken.

Kerry Adams gave a brief report regarding the Board of Selectman meeting which he had attended. He reported that there was a sense that the Harbor Committee should be more involved in any future decisions regarding moorings and that the Town Manager should possibly give the Harbor Committee more power to review and approve these decisions.

The proposed building of sheds on the pier was brought up. Whether or not the Provincetown Public Pier Corporation was under the jurisdiction of the Harbor Committee was discussed. The Harbor Committee felt that it would like to have more communication between the two groups. The Committee asked Gerard Irmer to write to Keith Bergman concerning development on the pier and the jurisdiction of the committee. The Harbor Committee would like to be involved and informed about what is going on.

Kerry Adams also said that he had spoken to Joe Patrick who said he is available to help the Harbor Committee if needed.

NEXT MEETING IS JANUARY 19, 2005 at 4:00 p.m.

A motion to adjourn was made, seconded, and approved at 6:08 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Cynthia Curran

 Approved by ____________________________on ______________, 2005.

Gerard Irmer