PROVINCETOWN HARBOR COMMITTEE

Town Hall Judge Welsh Meeting Room, Provincetown, MA

February 14, 2005

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

Advisory Staff Present: Ted Meyer, Acting Marine Supervisor, Rex McKinsey, Pier Manager

Absent: Melville Cote, Alternate

AGENDA

The meeting was called to order at 4:02 p.m.

Review/amend/approve minutes of 2/09/05

The minutes were read. A motion was made by Kerry Adams to approve the minutes as amended and was seconded by Alice Brock. They were approved unanimously.

Public Statements

There were none.

Reports

Harbor Plan Revision Subcommittees

Chapter 91 Regulatory Framework and Guidance

Heather Bruce had made the changes discussed at the previous meeting and the revised Chapter 91 had been distributed to all members. The draft was reviewed and some typographical and grammatical errors were found. Rex McKinsey will make the corrections and give the complete Harbor Plan to the Town Clerk, so it will be available to the public before the hearing on March 2. The advertisements for the hearing will come out on February 17 and 24.

Motion: A motion was made by Kerry Adams to approve Chapter 91 with the corrections. The motion was seconded by Alice Brock.

Ayes: Gerard Irmer, Kerry Adams, Alice Brock, Heather Bruce

Nays: Ann Colbourn

The motion passed.

Appendix B

The corrected Appendix B was reviewed. Some slight typographical errors were corrected.

Motion: A motion was made by Ann Colbourn to approve Appendix B as corrected. The motion was seconded by Kerry Adams and unanimously approved.

NEW BUSINESS

Gerard Irmer began the discussion of increased mooring fees being tied to a cost of living index, as had been previously approved. Rex McKinsey stated that the Committee must use precise legal terms to express how the increase will be determined, specifying which index will be used and how the increase will be calculated. He also said that since the mooring fee bills are due to go out shortly, it would be better to wait and have this in place for 2006. There was some discussion about whether the increase should be calculated yearly or every two years. Longer periods between increases were thought to cause problems. It was decided to postpone the increases until next year and the discussion will continue at a future date.

It was decided that the Committee did not need to meet this Wednesday.

NEXT MEETING: February 23, 2005 at 4:30 p.m.

Rex McKinsey said he will write up something about what the previous Harbor Plan has accomplished and a brief overview of the new Harbor Plan. This will be attached to the beginning of the new Harbor Plan. He also suggested that the Banner be contacted about covering the upcoming hearing on the Plan.

A motion to adjourn was made at 5:00p.m. by Alice Brock and seconded by Kerry Adams. The motion was approved unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

Cynthia Curran

Approved by ____________________________on ______________, 2005.

Gerard Irmer