Harbor
Committee
Meeting Minutes
Judge Welsh Meeting Room
Town Hall, 260 Commercial
Street
Time: 4:30 pm
Members Present: Kerry
Adams, Heather Bruce, Gerard Irmer, and Philip Scholl
Members
Absent: Mel Cote (excused
absence)
Advisory
Staff: Doug Taylor
REVISED AGENDA
Review/amend/approve minutes
of 5/17/06
There
were none available.
Public Statements
There
were none.
Unfinished Business:
Old Business:
· Review 2005 Amendments to
the Harbor Plan status
Copies
of e-mails which were sent from Truman Henson and Keith Bergman were handed
out. After a discussion, the following
motion was made:
Motion: Based on the information received via
e-mail, the Harbor Committee wants to have their Chairman, Jerry Irmer, attend
the meeting with Truman Henson scheduled for Friday, June 9th in the
Barnstable County complex on Route 6A.
Motion by Kerry Adams Seconded by Philip Scholl Voted 4-0-0.
· Washington Ave. Town
Landing Status
Jerry
sent an e-mail to Keith Bergman (KAB) regarding this issue and Jerry is waiting
to hear back from KAB.
· Good Templar Place Town
Landing status
Kerry
Adams has had a bit of correspondence on this issue. The DPW just dumped a lot of sand atop the problem and the sand
promptly washed out with the first storm.
Another emergency repair was requested and it was of the same caliber, a
hill of dumped sand. More information
will be forthcoming.
Kerry
said that he went to the last BoS meeting and Cheryl Andrews was upset that she
didn’t know the repair to Good Templar had been made. It’s the Personal Water Craft's (PWC) only launch area. As an aside, there are now surfboards with
engines for rent.
· Beach cleaning machine
status; Cape Cod Beachcomber est.
Jerry
walked the beach with the man from Cape Cod Beachcomber; this was an overview
in order to get an estimate on beach cleaning from him.
Jerry
said that someone is going to be in the area during the next two weeks. The person who will be coming needs a
tractor; Jerry called the DPW and they have no man-power to be able to help
with the demonstration. In the
conversation another thing came up.
Doug said that the rack line is an issue with the Conservation
Committee. Erica, the Conservation
agent, said she will walk down to the beach so that you’ll be getting an
opinion from her regarding the rack line.
Storage for the beach cleaning equipment will also become an issue.
Jerry
further explained that there are only three access points concerned with beach
cleaning equipment. They are: 1) Johnson Street parking lot, 2)
Fishermen's Wharf area, and 3) Court Street town landing.
· Status of obtaining maps
of the harbor
Jerry
hasn’t heard back from the company; he requested a copy of the overlay. The overlay will show how high they’re
making the line. It’s already been
proven to be off laterally. Heather
Bruce said the 1939 line is on everyone’s deed. The only reason the town wanted the line was because of the
income that could be generated.
New Business:
· Announcements
A
copy of a letter dated May 16, 2006 from Peter Borrelli, Executive Director of
the Provincetown Center for Coastal
Studies, to the Board of Selectmen (BoS) was circulated. The BoS moved that the letter relating to
the performance of the Long Point Dike be forwarded to the Harbor Committee for
their recommendations. It seemed that
the request was for a feasibility study.
Motion: The Harbor Committee (Jerry Irmer) will
write a letter to the BoS recommending
that the BoS contact the Army Corps of Engineers in order that they
might conduct a feasibility study to determine the best approach for the
performance of the Long Point Dike.
Motion: Jerry Irmer Seconded by Philip Scholl
Voted 3-0-0.
· Beach cleanup on June 15
Rex
McKinsey has set this up with the prisoners.
Jerry will supply the donuts and coffee.
Kerry
Adams had a joint meeting with the VSB, Historical, (actually someone from
every department except Planning and ZBA).
Everyone agreed that the beaches should be cleaned. Also Kerry said that beach access was
important to everyone, as well as the cleanliness of the harbor, and, at least,
these committees know that we’re all on the same page. Kerry also said that the Harbor Committee
needs to be a regulatory board.
· Chapt. 91 license database
status
This
issue is still in limbo and is being worked on.
· Statement proposed to be
included with Ch. 91 reviews
Heather
Bruce handed out a copy of the new proposed statement that reads as:
"There
exists an ambiguity in the 1999 Harbor Plan that implies that the licensing
conditions for Amnesty are the same or similar to the licensing conditions for
Non-Amnesty. This Plan does not
recognize the 1978 regulations and fees as was the original intent of Amnesty
and thus it must be noted that any endorsement of said conditions for Amnesty
licenses cannot be fully endorsed by this committee."
· Any other business that
shall properly come before the Committee
The
49A Commercial Street Property had a
hearing and no one attended from the Harbor Committee. Two meetings ago copies of this issue were
handed out but most committee members had other commitments at the time. Lou Gitto informed the committee that the
only people who attended were the applicants.
The hearing was on May 16th and the deadline for written comments
is June 10th.
· Annual Town-wide Goal
Setting
Motion: The Harbor Committee approves the 2007 goals
and objectives as presented.
Motion: Jerry Irmer Seconded: Philip
Scholl Voted 3-0-0.
NEXT MEETING: JUNE 21 IN TOWN HALL AT 4:30PM.
Doug
Taylor told everyone that he needs current e-mail addresses for everyone.
Adjournment
happened at 6:05 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Approved by ____________________________on ______________, 2006.