HARBOR COMMITTEE MINUTES

Wednesday May 3, 2006

Judge Welsh Meeting Room

Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street

Time: 4:30 pm

 

 

Members Present:          Kerry Adams, Alice Brock, Heather Bruce, Mel Cote, Gerard Irmer, and Philip Scholl

 

Members Absent:                 none

 

Advisory Staff:           Doug Taylor (Rex McKinsey excused for 3 mos.)

 

REVISED AGENDA

 

The meeting was called to order at 4:32 p.m.

 

Review/amend/approve minutes of 4/19/06

Motion:  Accept the minutes of April 19, 2006 as amended.

Motion:  Kerry Adams     Seconded:  Alice Brock    Vote: 4-0-2 abstentions (HB & MC)

 

Public Statements

There were none.

 

Unfinished Business:

 

Old Business:

· Review 2005 Amendments to the Harbor Plan status

The Committee is still waiting for the state's response.  That was covered in the minutes of April 19th.  Jerry Irmer said he can just meet with Truman Henson as a spokesperson for the Board.  He would also like Heather to be the one to meet with him.  Heather would like the state to cite specific rules for amnesty.

 

After a bit more discussion and by general consensus, it was decided that Jerry and Heather would represent the Committee in the proposed meeting with Truman Henson and any other representatives of the state.  Heather will try to get a tape recorder for the meeting so that other members of the Committee can listen to it at a later date.

 

· Washington Ave. Town Landing Status

Jerry received an e-mail from Truman Henson dated April 27th regarding a meeting CZM had tried to set up with the interested parties.  At this point he is waiting for a response from Keith Bergman.

 

· Good Templar Place Town Landing status

Jerry received a letter from the Harbormaster dated May 3rd.  The letter proposed an interim solution.

Motion:  The Harbor Committee concurs with the letter from Rex McKinsey to Jerry Irmer dated May 3, 2006 and supports the temporary repair.

Motion:  Kerry Adams     Seconded:  Heather Bruce    Voted 5-0-0.

Alice added:  "I think we should approve the temporary fix but the adjacent property owner should be responsible for the permanent fix."

 

· Beach cleaning machine status

There is a beach cleaning company in Brewster and Jerry has spoken to the owner at length.  There is no price at this time.  He uses Barber equipment.  Jerry feels that the Committee will have to deal w/ConCom first - prior to making a decision.  KA would like to get him to give a rough cost for semi-monthly cleaning.  Jerry will get an estimate.

 

· Status of obtaining maps of the harbor

Jerry has to contact a Boston outfit to see how much it will cost to reproduce the maps.  Jerry will research.  Schofield has a beautiful copy of the map.  Doug has a Schofield map downstairs. 

 

New Business:

· Announcements

On May 1st a letter of complaint was received re: Sandpiper Beach House.  One of the owners of the condo complex has run off guests from their beach access saying that no public was allowed.  The file # of this property is 96-5488.

Motion:  Send a letter to Lou Gitto regarding the Sandpiper Beach House and ask whether they have a license.

Motion:  Kerry Adams     Seconded:  Alice Brock    Voted 5-0-0.


· Beach cleanup on May weekend

KA mentioned it at the last meeting and thought that maybe we should wait until after the May 17th meeting to contact the schools.  Proposed May 31 as the beach clean-up day.    Alice will talk to Len Enos to see if they would consider putting up netting (fish net) to capture paper plates and napkins coming from the Surf Club.

 

· Chapt. 91 license database status

Martin Huey is still working on the Chapter 91 database.  KA would like him to come in to one of the meetings.    Jerry Irmer said we have to give him some of the database and what we’d like to have included in it.  Mel suggested including the essential conditions of the property, too. 

 

· Statement proposed to be included with Ch. 91 reviews

Tabled until the next mtg..

 

· Any other business that shall properly come before the Committee

A prehearing conference report and order on Elena Hall dated Apr 26, 2006 was passed out. 

 

Next meeting: May 17 in Town Hall at 4:30pm.

 

Adjournment happened at 5:57 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Evelyn Gaudiano

Evelyn Rogers Gaudiano

Approved by ____________________________on ______________, 2006.

                             Gerard Irmer, Chair