Public Meeting
HARBOR COMMITTEE
Caucus Hall
Time: 4:30 pm
Members
Present: Kerry Adams, Alice
Brock, Heather Bruce, Ann
Colbourn, and Gerard Irmer.
Members
Absent: Mel Cote (excused absence)
Advisory
Staff: Rex
McKinsey (arrived at 5:25 p.m.)
AGENDA
Motion: Approve the minutes of the June 27th
meeting as read.
Motion by Kerry Adams Seconded by Alice Brock Vote 3-0-0.
Motion: Approve the minutes of the September 26th
meeting with the following changes………..
Heather had comments regarding secondary goals under 1st pgh
of Review of Chapter 91 and in the next pgh cross out Appendix C because it is
to be fixed later.
Motion by Alice Brock Seconded by Kerry Adams
Voted 4-0-0.
Motion: Accept the minutes of the September 28th meeting with the following changes:
1. Jerry Irmer wanted to add that Massachusetts owns the pump-out boat and doesn’t allow it to pump out commercial vessels.
2. The HC doesn’t know if the Provincia is hooked up to the sewer.
3. The word “aforementioned” was misunderstood thus it was not immediately known who Brian Dudley was. (Affiliated w/DEP)
4. Heather wished to add: the state has been using the 1996 findings that actually negate the 1978 regulations for amnesty.
Motion by Kerry Adams Seconded by Ann Colbourn Voted 5-0-0.
Alice
Brock then said that she wants all the editorial comments removed which are
made by the recording secretary. She
also wants every motion recorded whether they are seconded or not. (That is already being done.)
There
were none.
Unfinished Business:
Heather
is summarizing a notebook that she handed out.
Heather took all the things relevant to the amnesty projects. She is showing the crux of the matter. This presentation was especially hard to
follow since the secretary did not have a copy of what was under discussion.
Now
everyone was directed to go to last page in the binder……………….
Heather
is planning a trip to Boston with her sub-committee who, I’m sure, is known to
the Harbor Committee. This
sub-committee was evidently formed from a group that was as interested as
Heather is in the Chapter 91 amnesty subject.
Kerry
told Heather that she has done a lot of work and the HC certainly appreciates
what she is doing but if the Harbor Committee could review this it would be
even more valuable. Heather said that
she had put together a brief summary that appears at the beginning of these
3-ring binders and it will highlight your questions. Jerry – is looking for a summary that we can present to the
state. Jerry is annoyed that the sub
committee is going to the state and bypassing the Harbor Committee.
Jerry
suggested that perhaps at the 1st meeting in December – all this can
be presented.
Doug
Taylor said that whatever happens should come from the Harbor Committee. Truman Henson has offered to help and Kerry
said he needs to do this through the
Harbor Committee. Kerry further
suggested that Jerry try to get Truman to attend one of our meetings. Heather says she will require at least an
hour for this presentation. Ann summed
up by saying, “So we’re on a temporary pause until you get the regs?” Doug reiterated, “The chair should be the
one to contact Truman.”
Old Business:
There was nothing.
New Business:
Review 2005 Amendments to
the Harbor Plan status
That
had already been covered.
Already
did that. We are now waiting for a
large meeting. We don’t have a date for
that yet. Rex was then asked how the
plans for this joint meeting were progressing.
Rex replied, “Because of the BoH shake-up the Harbor Committee may have
to take the ball and run with it.” Rex
wondered if any member of this committee willing to…… Kerry volunteered. Kerry will nail down a date to get this
meeting scheduled.
Two
applications have been received and the Harbor Committee has to make official
comments.
Waterways Application Nos. W95-4741-N 371-373 Commercial – Pepi’s Wharf.
The
state has told the applicant that they have to remove the deck on the back of
the restaurant. Provide 4 ft wide
walkway down to the beach. Access way
shall be of a uniform design and subject to the HC approval. Also add 2 dinghy posts. It was agreed that Jerry will send a letter
of approval to the state.
Motion: Approve W95-4741-N as written.
Motion by Jerry Irmer Seconded by Kerry Adams
Vote 4-0-1 ab HB
Waterways Application Nos. W96-6045 401A, 387-395A and 397 Commercial Street – Elena Hall’s Property
The
committee felt that this should be a revised draft. Actually, they’re both revised.
Rex informed the group that there is also an historic right of way that
goes thru the property. Chair should
ask Louis Gitto – if this property is sold does she have to re-apply for a
Chapter 91 license?
Jerry
will write a letter to Lou Gitto asking the following. Question:
if and or when the property is subdivided does the 4 ft walkway still
become - the only requisite? – or will
the Chapter 91 licenses have to be renegotiated?
Motion: Kerry Adams made a motion for Jerry’s letter to Lou Gitto to state that we are in favor of the waterways application for (above address) with the revised draft conditions requesting an additional special condition that addresses the fact that these are 3 different separate deeded pieces of property. The letter should also ask who pays the compliance fee when and if the property is broken up. Alice Brock seconded the motion. The vote was 4 in favor, 1 against (HB) and 0 abstentions.
Motion: Heather Bruce made an amendment to the motion to include the following wording added to the motion – “this and any other amnestied property may be revisited by owner if changes in amnesty policy are made.”
The above motion by Heather
was not seconded thus did not carry.
Jerry
asked Rex to address mooring fees…….
Rex promised that he will bring something forward in the next month or
so.
Next meeting: November 9 at 4:30pm.
Respectfully
submitted,
Approved by ____________________________on ______________, 2005.