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MEETING MINUTES
MEETING WITH APPLICANTS FOR FY13 FUNDING
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 2 – 5 PM
Community Room of the Public Safety Building, 2nd Floor
4 Fairgrounds Road Conference Room
Nantucket, Massachusetts
2:00 – 2:30
Chairman Beaugrand called the meeting to order at 2:05 PM. CPC members present are
Ken Beaugrand, Chairman; Richard Brannigan, Vice Chair; John Brescher, Channing
Moore, Linda Williams, Administrators Neville Richen and Glena Stokes-Scarlett.
The Chairman welcomed Jascin Leonardo-Finger to the meeting she introduced Paula
Lundy levy from Prospect Hill Cemetery and David Barham.
Ms. Finger thanked the Committee for all their support over the years. She described for
the Committee the work Maria Mitchell wished to do with the Grant they are requesting.
She also mentioned that they will be working in collaboration with The Coffin School
and Prospect Hill Cemetery since this restoration/reconstruction is connected to these
other properties. Channing Moore mentioned for the records that he is a member of the
board for Prospect Hill Cemetery. Barry Rector came to the meeting at 2:14pm and
Bobby DeCosta at 2:23pm
Please refer to tape #1Restoration and Reconstruction of Historic Wrought Iron Fences
dated October 19, 2011
2:30 – 3:30
Chairman Beaugrand called the meeting to order at 2:30 PM. CPC members present are
Bob DeCosta, Barry Rector, Linda Williams, John Brescher, Channing Moore, Richard
Brannigan, Ken Beaugrand, Neville Richen and Glena Stokes-Scarlett.
Mr. Beaugrand welcomed Mr. Holdgate from the Nantucket Hunting Association for
their presentation of the Shooting Park Conservation Management Plan Mr. Holdgate
thanked the committee and presented himself as the President of this organization and he
introduced Luke Natsis as Vice President. Mr. Holdgate then gave a brief history of this
property and how it came into the possession of the Hunting Association;
3 APPLICANT BACKGROUND
3.1 History
The Nantucket Hunting Association was established in 1997 by a group of local hunters
and shooters. The NHA became a non-profil501c3 charitable organization in 1998 with its
mission to preserve the tradition of ethical hunting and maintain the balance of Nantucket's
wildlife resources. It has been funded almost exclusively by membership dues and
donations. Membership includes a diverse group of Americans from many States with an
interest in one or all of hunting, shooting sports, firearm history or conservation.
Over the years the Nantucket Hunting Association has worked on ways to educate the
public about hunting as well as visiting hunters about Nantucket. Information brochures
were created and distributed and the NHA hosted public forums with key speakers that
included topics on tick disease, hunter etiquette and firearms regulation changes. The NHA
has worked with individual Boy Scout members on community projects to earn the rank of
Eagle Scout with the construction & installation of duck nesting boxes in local ponds. The
NHA has sponsored several local youths to attend the annual State sponsored Jr.
Conservation Camp in central Massachusetts. The camp was completely paid for and
volunteers transported the kids to and from the camp if necessary. Member volunteers
have become certified master and assistant instructors for the State required Hunter
Education Course conducted at least once per year.
The NHA is also interested in finding ways to improve the habitats and wildlife popUlations
on Nantucket. Member volunteers have raised Ring Neck Pheasants to be released into
the wild under a state permit obtained by the NHA in an attempt to bring back the declining
pheasant population. Bob White Quail, also in huge decline are a future target for
improvement. The cost of the birds, equipment and feed are reimbursed by NHA funds.
Another way the NHA has attempted to help balance the island's wildlife popUlations is by
more aggressively hunting one of the Island's most numerous predators of quail, Piping
Plovers and song birds, the American Crow. The NHA has encouraged the hunting of crow
by promoting an annual crow hunt. Since 1998, the NHA has worked in a partnership with
the Nantucket Conservation Foundation to conduct a controlled deer hunt on land that was
previously posted as no hunting. The Rams Pasture hunt, as it has become known, has
helped increase. the annual deer harvest in an effort to control the large deer population.
After the first successful hunts, the NHA with permission from the NCF incorporated a
youth hunt sponsorship into the Rams Pasture Hunt. Member hunters selected for the hunt
have the option to sponsor a youth hunter to experience deer hunting under the direct
supervision of an experienced hunter. This controlled hunting atmosphere combined with a
high concentration of deer makes for an ideal situation to introduce and educate youth to
responsible and ethical deer hunting.
Education continues to be a key objective of the NHA. For this reason the organization
decided in 2003 that it was time to work toward establishing a professional, safe and clean
shooting range so that shooters can comfortably and safely enhance their skills and
beginners can learn the shooting sports. By establishing an official, controlled shooting
facility, fewer shooters would venture into the Island's other open spaces searching to
shoot.
Below is a list of achievements, activities and events over the history of the Nantucket
Hunting Association:
1997 NHA was founded.
1998 NHA became 501c3 charitable organization.
1998 First Ram's Pasture controlled deer hunt established which continues today.
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1998 Refurbished the Kennedy Bunker in Tom Nevers for a meeting place.
1998 until present-
Distribute educational brochures
Host public forums
Conduct fund raising dinners & events
Sponsor Annual Crow Hunting
Conduct family cook-outs
Install duck nesting boxes
Sponsor Jr Conservation camperships
Support Pheasant raise & release efforts
Donate to charities
Plan & permit a shooting facility
2011 Co-sponsored Annual Shooting Park fund raising event with Ducks Unlimited
3.2 Applicant Officials
3.2.1 Nantucket Hunting Association Officers (Board of Directors)
President - Steven Holdgate
Vice-President - Luke Natsis
Secretary- Terrance Sutherburg
Treasurer- Homer Ray III
3.2.2 Nantucket Shooting Park- Range Committee
Chairperson - Steven Holdgate
Members- Luke Natsis
Terrance Sutherburg
Homer Ray III
Paige Buckley
James Feeley
Glenn Speer
AdaRuth Stover
BoWilson
Dirck VanLieu
Allen (Twig) Perkins
Susan Whitlock
3.3 Previous project experience
The project of developing and constructing a shooting facility with conservation restricted
land is the largest scope project ever undertaken by the Nantucket Hunting Association
organization. The officials and members involved in the project as well as many of the
volunteer members not yet on committees and teams have a wide range of experience as
business owners that span many years. Many of the committee members and volunteers
are general contractors and developers that have successfully completed many large scale
bUilding projects on Nantucket. The officials and members involved include excavators,
general contractors, plumbers, electricians, designers, engineers and general managers. In
other areas of expertise the NHA has hired consultants when needed. This has included
shooting range experts, biologists, noise consultants and attorneys. Since this project was
initiated, the individuals involved with their combined experience have navigated many
requirements and obstacles, both known and unexpected.
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4 PROJECT INFORMATION
4.1 Project Scope
The scope of this project is to establish a shooting facility on Nantucket with an 18 acre
area of open space with a conservation restriction and state approved conservation
management plan.
4.2 Project Goals & Objectives
4.2.1 Overall Goal
Establish 18 acres of newly protected open space and also improve adjacent
undeveloped land for recreational use of the shooting sports. This will reduce the level of
recreational target shooting throughout Nantucket's open space land and concentrate it
on a designated shooting facility that also incorporates protected open space.
4.2.2 Objectives
1. Complete plans for shooting facility and conservation management plan.
2. Complete permit application process through approval. (State & Local).
3. Fund required escrow accounts and bonds prior to construction.
4. Clear site perimeter and survey property bounds and management area.
5. Install perimeter fencing and signage.
6. Conduct initial site remediation required by conservation management plan.
4.3 CPC Objectives
The Nantucket Shooting Park project meets two of the objectives of the Community
Preservation Committee.
1. The CPC objective of acquisition. creation and preservation of open space will be
accomplished in two ways. The first and most direct way is by the establishment of a
conservation restriction and conservation management plan on an already acquired 18
acres of Town owned land.
The second way this objective will be accomplished is by developing and constructing
an official shooting range in one location, reducing the level of recreational target
shooting activities on other existing open space lands. This reduced activity will aid in
the preservation of other open space by preventing shooting debris being left behind
by un-supervised and un-regulated shooters. It will also help separate this recreational
activity from other recreational users of open space that may not be comfortable being
exposed to the shooting activities.
2. The CPC objective of restoration of open space land for recreational use that is
acquired or created will be accomplished by the development and construction of the
Nantucket Shooting Park. This recreational and educational shooting facility will allow
for a safe, clean and supervised place for the shooting sports to take place on
Nantucket. This activity has been a popular recreational sport on Nantucket and can
be directly related to the long history of the hunting and recreational shooting lifestyle
that has always existed in the island community.
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4.4 Community Benefits
The benefit to the community as a whole will be the concentration of the shooting sports in
one known and controlled location. This will reduce and possibly allow the elimination of
uncontrolled and un-announced target shooting in other open space lands. These lands
are also used by community members for walking, bike riding, ATV riding and scenic drives
that target shooting can interfere with when not planned safely. The debris sometime left
behind by target shooters would also be reduced or eliminated.
There is a huge benefit to the members of the community who enjoy the shooting sports
and those in the community that may want to learn more about shooting. Currently there is
no officially sanctioned shooting range on Nantucket. There have been official and unofficial
shooting ranges in the past. A trap range operated by the Nantucket Sportsmen's
Club existed on Wauwinet Road that is now a Land Bank parking area. For thirty years or
more, most of the shooting activity has taken place in an area of Madequecham Valley on
Town owned land. This area has since been closed off as a direct result of the Nantucket
Shooting Park project. There are well over 1000 gun licenses issued by the Nantucket
Police Department. There are many island residents that were licensed in other
communities as well as part time residents who shoot that are not included in these
numbers. This equates to a large number of community members who need a place to
partiCipate in this historically American and legal sport.
From an education and training perspective, the community also benefits. Current firearm
safety classes have no place to include live fire practice. The Island's law enforcement
officials use a barely adequate range to practice and qualify. The proposed Nantucket
Shooting Park will allow a more adequate range for all law enforcement officials to use for
training at no cost to the town, state or federal departments.
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5 PROJECT PLAN & FINANCES
5.1 CPC Funding Request Total
The total amount of funds requested for the project described is $412,650.00.
Note: $350,000.00 of the requested funds is for temporary funding of an escrow account in
substitution of a performance surety bond that can be transferred into an escrow account
for the long term maintenance of the conservation restricted lands. Excess funds can be
returned to the CPC as required by the CPC.
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5.2 Project Time Line
Objective / Task Projected Start Projected Completion Resource
Date Date
Complete Final Daft In work November 2011 Volunteer Designer &
Design Plans contracted desiqner
Complete NHESP In work November 2011 Contracted Surveyor
Permit ADDlicatlon & Consultant
Fund Raising / In Work October 2015 Events, Membership
Solicitations Dues, & Donations
Secure NHESP Dermit November 2011 Januarv 2012 CPC Funds for Fees
Secure Town MCD November 2011 January 2012 CPC Funds for permit
Permit & leqal fees
Fund/Secure Bonds & November 2011 January 2012 CPC funds &
Escrow Accounts Donations
Survey Site January 2012 January 2012 CPC Funds &
Donations
Clear Site & Perimeter Januarv 2012 March 2012 Volunteers
Install Fence & Signs February 2012 May 2012 Funds for Materials
Perform initial land January 2012 May 2012 Volunteers and funds
manaaement for consultants
Note: The project timeline for the purpose of this funding request includes tasks &
objectives necessary to develop the project site to a point where the open space land has
been established. The tasks to develop the entire shooting facility are not included in this
request but will continue. Since the overall goal and community benefits are contingent on
the successful completion and operation of a shooting facility further project costs may be
included in future CPC funding requests.
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5.3 Financial Plan Schedule
Complete Final Daft
Desl n Plans
Complete NHESP $1200
Permit A IIcatlon
Secure NHESP $5800
ermlt
Secure Town MCD $5250
Permit
Fund/Secure Bonds
&Escrow Accounts
Surve Site $4000
Clear Site &
Perimeter
Install Fence &
SI ns
Perform Initial land
mana ement
TOTALS $21600 $4000
5.4 Line Item Budget
$0
$350,000
$4000
$20,000
$8000
$2500
$370,000 $12000 $2500
$2000
$2000
ITEM COST
Engineering/Design Services $8200
Structures
Site / Drainage $1200
Bloloalst Professional Fees $1200
NHESP/MESA Application Fees $5800
Town Plannina DeDt. Fees IMCDI $5250
Project Performance Surety Bond $350,000
Professional SurveY Services $8000
Brush Clearing Services $20,000
Fence &Sian Materials $8000
Consultation Fees &Expenses $2500
Land Management
Temporary Fencing $2000
Protection durlna construction
TOTAL COST $412,650
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Mr. Richen was asked to check with the coalition to find out
1. Can CPC fund a performance bond
2. Can CPC fund open space on town owned property
The interview ended at 3:40 PM and Mr. Holdgate thanked the committee.
Please refer to tape #2 Shooting Park Conservation Management Plan dated October 19,
2011
3:40 – 5:00
Chairman Beaugrand called the meeting to order at 3:05 PM. CPC members present are
Ken Beaugrand, Chairman; Richard Brannigan, Vice Chair; John Brescher, Channing
Moore, Linda Williams, Bob DeCosta, Barry Rector, Administrators Neville Richen and
Glena Stokes-Scarlett.
The Chairman introduced Susan Witte of the AHTF to make her presentations on:
A) 7 Surfside Road Fund Requisition - In August of 2010 using CPC funds the AHTF
purchased a one-third acre parcel at 7 Surfside Rd for the express purpose of adding
additional dwelling to the site for community housing. The existing one bedroom has
been repaired and is rented. Next steps are what this proposal requests funding for – to
add three more dwelling units on the site. These additional dwelling units will be two 2
bedroom units and one 1 bedroom unit. This will be a collaborative project with the
Nantucket High School’s Construction and Technical Class Program and inspired by the
designs of Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
B) House Recycling Fund Requisition – This house recycling program will create
affordable year round rental units for low and moderate income islanders in the Town
Overlay District. The Zoning Code 139.26 affords up to sixty days from public notice of
availability of a structure needing relocation to the move off date. The value of having
readily available funding set aside for house moves/recycling is acknowledged to be
valuable.
A few opportunities however are the result of long range planning and multi organization
collaboration. Since the Fall of 2010 and continuing through to date principals and their
representatives of a duplex property located in Town have been in discussions with the
Planning Office and the staff liaison to the AHTF and a member of the Land Bank to
coordinate efforts for the removal and relocation of a duplex. Permission for such an
acquisition was the subject of a positive vote on Article 92 at 2011 ATM (see warrant
article language at end of this application).
C) Amnesty & Accessory Unity Creative Program Fund Requisition. For the public
record Ms. Williams and Mr. DeCosta stated that they are on the Housing Board and Mr.
Brescher stated that he works with Susan Witte.
There are abundant examples of boot-leg, illegal, housing code violation units-non-
compliant mother-in-law-suites, illegal basement units, garage apartments, Accessory
Units, all unsafe yet occupied dwellings island wide. An accurate assumption can be
made that a preponderance of these occupants fall within an income range that qualifies
these tenants to be eligible for community housing which is any income below > 100%
AMI. (see next page for current HUD income limits for Nantucket)
The objective of this new-to-Nantucket program is to encourage, incentivize, and help
fund local property owners who currently operate these types of units by paying for
needed code compliance improvements and bringing these units into conformity. This
program combined with a new Landlord Tax Relief-Abatement program will provide the
necessary financial incentives to create safe, sanitary and secure affordable community
housing.
By the voters unanimous adoption of Article 78 at 2011 ATM the AHTF was given the
latitude to pursue such innovative options and add units to the DHCD SHI list. The
specifics of this type of program are outlined further in this application.
Attached for your perusal is a copy of a long running and highly successful similar
program run by Barnstable County. Once funding for this innovated program would be
sanctioned and approved by the Community Preservation Committee the task of devising
Nantucket’s exact guidelines will be done with the assistance of Town Counsel, feedback
and suggestions through a public hearing process and consensus workshops with landlord
and tenant stakeholders and advocates. The Planning Office is drafting amendments to
the Accessory Units By Law for submission to 2012 ATM to allow more leniency in the
creation of AU’s. Suffice it to say the funding provided to interested parties will be
secured by appropriate negotiated deed restrictions and stringent repayment arrangements
in the event of reversion.
Please refer to tapes A) 7 Surfside Road; B) Cassette Malfunction; C) TON-AHTF
Amnesty & Accessory Unit dated October 19, 2011