Harbor
Committee Minutes
Judge Welsh Meeting Room
Town Hall, 260 Commercial
Street
Time: 4:30 pm
Members Present: Kerry
Adams, Heather Bruce, and Gerard Irmer
Members
Absent: Mel Cote and Philip Scholl (excused absence)
Advisory
Staff: Rex
McKinsey and Doug Taylor
The
meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m.
AGENDA
Review/amend/approve minutes
of 9-6-06
Motion: Accept the minutes as amended.
Motion: Kerry Adams Seconded: Heather
Bruce Vote: 3-0-0.
Public Statements
There
were none.
Unfinished Business:
(At
this point the agenda skipped down to the Mooring Fees in preparation for the
BoS meeting on the following Monday.)
New Business:
· Mooring Fee Review
Rex
handed out his Provincetown Public Pier Corporation's Mooring Rate Revenues
Analysis. It was discussed and opinions
were weighed with the following motion being made:
Motion: We are satisfied
with this particular example of mooring rate revenues analysis but part 2 which
we would prefer would be a tax-payer and non-tax-payer fee structure.
Motion: Kerry Adams Seconded: Heather
Bruce Vote: 3-0-0
(Doug
said it may be astute to ask Wellfleet and Orleans how they differentiate
between resident taxpayers and non-resident taxpayers.)
Old Business:
· Review 2005 Amendments to
the Harbor Plan status
Heather
wrote a “Dear Cheryl” letter to the BoS explaining the problems in finalizing
the Harbor Plan. She is very pleased
with the new high water mark possibility and now we think we can agree with
it. Kerry cautioned, "You have to
be prepared to accept alternatives, Heather." Jerry said that if we and the state accept the high tide line,
this throws out all of Appendix B.
Isn’t the premise based on the percentage of the property? Now all of Appendix B will have to be
revised. This is the underlying
problem.
Heather
– in terms of the meeting on Monday –
feels that there will be negotiation needed. We’ve asked DEP for examples of amnesty – then we should tell (or
perhaps ask) the town counsel to provide other examples of other amnestied
harbor plans. We haven’t found any
other towns on the Cape who have tried to provide perpendicular access. HB wants the counsel to produce an example
of other towns!
Lovejoy
Wharf is an example but we’re not Boston.
Rex
said this meeting on Monday night is all about negotiation. The goal is to not have the BoS take this
plan away from the Harbor Committee. If
we get this 1939 line down – we will get a lot of support from harbor-side
property owners.
HB
is not opposed to making compromises.
She wants to come up with a dollar figure. Rex – what you need to happen on Monday night – is support.
Kerry
told Heather, "If it’s you against the town counsel and BoS – you
lose."
Rex
– if you get the 1939 line reinstated it would be a big win for the
committee. What you want Monday night
is to revise & update Appendix B and a more realistic Appendix C… that’s all.
Jerry
wondered if we should ask for help from town staff for Appendix C.
· Washington Ave. Town
Landing Status
· Good Templar Place Town
Landing status
· Beach cleaning status
· Status of obtaining copies
of maps of the harbor
The
four above agenda items were not touched upon.
· Chapt. 91 license database
status
Doug
Taylor said that Martin Huey’s time has elapsed. Maxine Notaro will contact Lou Gitto directly and then we’ll have
a data-base.
· License Board meeting
Jerry
had been promised to be put on the September meeting agenda. He wasn't on it but a Board member suggested
speaking to the owner of the offending restaurant.
Overall
it was bad timing because it was the first night without Liz, the Licensing
Agent.
Heather
volunteered to speak to Lennie Enos and ask him to put up gill nets around his
outdoor eating area in order to prevent the paper plates, napkins, etc. from
blowing away.
· Any other business that
shall properly come before the Committee
Jerry
mentioned the Search Committee for the Town Manager. There were no takers.
There
was a bit of discussion on the Coastal Engineering Company transmittal letter.
HB said all you need to do is to look at a property's deed to see if it allows
beach access. It will be so stated on
the deed.
Next HC meeting: October 4
in Town Hall at 4:30 pm.
Joint meeting with Selectmen
on Mon. Sept. 25 at 6:00 pm
Adjournment 5:43 p.m
Respectfully
submitted,
Approved by ____________________________on ______________, 2006.