Provincetown Public Pier
Corporation (PPPC)
Judge Welch Hearing Room
Public Hearing
Meeting Minutes of
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Present: Lee Ash (Chair), John Baldwin, George Hitchcock, Len Clingham and Phil Tarvers
Excused Absences: None
Other Attendees: Rex McKinsey (Pier Manager), John Davidson (Administrative Assistant)
Meeting called to order @ 4:08 by Lee Ash, PPPC Chair
Introduction of the new AHM’s to the board.
Public Statements:
Dan Lynch:
Been a property tax payer for over 20 years. Frustrated over his attempts to get a new mooring permit behind the breakwater. Would like to have his request expedited. Will be meeting with Rex on Monday.
A general discussion ensued.
Rex McKinsey: Explained mooring mapping project started last year. Explained that abandoned moorings will be declared as of 7/1/06. Monday should be the day he gets a mooring outside the restricted zone.
Lee Ash: Thanked Mr. Lynch.
Minutes Review
A motion was made
to accept the meeting mnutes of 5/26/06.
Motion: George Hitchcock Second: Phil Tarvers Y: 5 N: 0
Motion Passes
Directors Statements
Len Clingham: Public statements should be limited to 2 minutes. Would like the staff to look into tape recording the minutes and keep them for 2 years.
Phil Tarvers: Has never been on a board or committee when people have come after him in such a short time.
A general discussion on past votes was discussed in relation to the retail experiments previously approved.
A motion was made that the board of directors hold a workshop for the new directors to bring them up to speed due to time restraints of the scheduled meetings.
Motion: George Hitchcock Second: Len Clingham Y: 5 N: 0
Motion Passes
Phil Tarvers: What does the float owner’s license say.
Rex McKinsey: Explained the license agreement.
Lee Ash: Get together a list of what would like to discuss. Understands frustrations of joining a new board, it takes a while to get up to speed.
John Baldwin: Brought up the storm of Wednesday and the fact that the harbormaster was not on the pier but at an off site meeting.
George Hitchcock: Watched during the storms and noticed that the gangway was experiencing the same twisting of the gangway in it’s prior location. Would like to have the gangways up during a storm. Feels that they may break again.
John Baldwin: A storm warning is required if the gangways are raised.
George Hitchcock: Chain across the gangways with a sign - boat owners only.
Lee Ash: What would our long-term plan be?
A motion was made to put an I-beam onto the 2 pilings at the north gangway as soon as possible to enable the gangway to be lifted.
Motion: George Hitchcock Second: John Baldwin
Discussion followed on cost.
Vote: Y: 5 N: 0
Motion Passes
Lee Ash: In light of the recent motion for a directors meeting. Would like to see an agenda put together in advance.
Len Clingham: This is not going to be a formal session of the board, areas of discussion not an agenda.
A general discussion of who can rent dock space on the floating docks ensued.
Lee Ash: Under new business for next week’s meetings what is currently available for float spaces and the west floats. Gave a report of her and Rex M’s meeting with the EDC.
Pier Managers Report
Update on mooring field.
George Hitchcock: What would it take to re-arrange the mooring field?
Rex McKinsey: To grid out the mooring field or not. There is some efficiency to the way that moorings are set now. Mid July.
A discussion of enforcement of the mooring regulations occurred. The staff was instructed by the board to have the staff incorporate mooring reg enforcement.
A motion was made that the mooring renewal process would be changed to include the mailing of the Mooring Regulations.
Motion: Len Clingham Second: George Hitchcock Y: 5 N: 0
Motion Passes
Overview of the fire on board the F/V Blue Skies.
Regional hurricane meeting
John Baldwin left the meeting @ 6:00 pm.
Lee Ash: Are they SOP’s in place.
Rex McKinsey: Not complete
Lee Ash: Wants a completion date.
Rex McKinsey: Next meeting
George Hitchcock: Is there money available for us to have batteries/windmills to be able to operate.
Rex McKinsey: Eventually.
Rex McKinsey: A letter of thanks to the Fire Department from the pier.
George Hitchcock: A boat on fire should not be allowed to come back to the pier.
Lee Ash: A policy on boats on fire should be entered into the SOP.
Farmers Market has been offered a place a Clem & Ursies.
Luis Ribas’ Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
It was decided that it is indeed a conflict of interest and a letter will be sent on behalf of the PPPC board to the BoS and the town manager.
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting @ 7:15pm.
Motion: Len Clingham Second: George Hitchcock Y: 4 N: 0
Motion Passes
Minutes Respectively
Submitted by
John Davidson
PPPC Administrative Assistant
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Lee Ash, Chair Date