HomeMy WebLinkAboutArticle 68 Work Group Agenda - 06 29 2010_201402041900148662ARTICLE 68 WORK GROUP
Meeting of June 29, 2010, at 10:30 am
2 Fairgrounds Conference Room
Final Agenda
1. Call to Order.
2. Review and approval of preliminary agenda.
3. Approval of Minutes of meeting of June 15, 2010.
4. Announcements and Chair’s Report; Report to the Board of Selectmen (Boyce);
Comments from members of the Working Group.
5. Continue Review of Draft Version of ARTICLE 68.
6. Report on Ordinances and Regulations to control fertilizer use in other jurisdictions
(Saperstein).
7. Discussion of Draft Interim Goals including subcommittee participation.
8. New Business and comments from members of the Working Group. Agenda items for
the next meeting will be reviewed briefly.
9. Adjourn.
“Article 68 Workgroup
Charge:
• To recommend constructive changes in perfecting the language of the proposed
legislation for Article 68 of the 2010 Annual Town Meeting (Home Rule
Petition: An Act Regulating the Content and Application of Fertilizer Used in the
Town of Nantucket);
• to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce the amount of nitrogen and
phosphorus in our waters, including legislative action, whether a refined home-
rule petition and/or a bylaw amendment, and other relevant actions contained in
the Harbors Action Plan;
• to develop an implementation action plan with roles and responsibilities
specifically delineated, as well as measurements of effectiveness for ongoing
assessment; and
• to develop a timeframe and a budget.
Biweekly reports will be given to the Board of Selectmen through the Chair of the Work
Group.
The committee will complete its work and make recommendations to the Board by or
before October 2010.”