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Beach Management Advisory Committee
Land Bank Conference Room
22 February 2007
4:00 pm
Members present: Maureen Beck, Chair, Colin Leddy; Beach Manager Jeff Carlson
Since there was no quorum for an official meeting, no minutes from 8 February could be
approved.
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Drafts of letters and corrections of minutes were discussed. Two letters r~arding the
ends of Hummock Pond and Madaket Roads and the Parks' proposed flag:,:alert systgn
for water conditions at beaches were sent to the Town Administrator aftef':final dr~
were approved by the members during e-mail and conversations. Mrs. Gibson respo't2led
that all departments involved were to look into the requests. .J;:>
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The Beach Manager reported that he had submitted to the Chief of Police the Beacl;:::;
Management Plan citations necessary to support the ticketing for driving or other
violations on beaches.
The two members and the Beach Manager entered into informal discussion about the
extent of the oversight of the Committee. Mr. Leddy addressed two beach concerns. First,
the public telephones at both Surfside and Jetties beaches do not work. Mrs. Beck will
check with the Parks Department about their condition. Second, trash is evident
everywhere on the island, including the beaches; volunteer groups cannot collect enough
in their random efforts to improve the situation; DPW staff is too short-handed to monitor
the problem. The Committee can only call attention to the problem.
Mr. Carlson reiterated that, being Beach Manager, he is not a member of the Committee
and should not be included in approvals or formal statements by committee members.
The Town Administrator always consults him when the Committee's requests or reports
are submitted for consideration.
Mr. Leddy requested that future minutes and records of meetings reflect the difference of
opinions among the members, that specific motions and votes be indicated rather than
simply general approval of certain decisions. Unanimous approvals should be noted only
where voted.
Mr. Carlson and Mr. Leddy agreed that the agenda of the next meeting should be a full
discussion of the procedures of the Committee's meetings and decisions, that it was a
good time to look at the Committee's performance and to understand the role of the
Beach Manager adjunct to it.
A draft of a proposed letter to the Harbormaster submitted by Mrs. Ray at the request of
Mrs. Beck was discussed. Mrs. Ray had questioned at earlier meetings the Marine
Department's building of a storage shed at Jackson Point. The draft expressed concern
that the building would eliminate parking for vehicles of residents on Esther and
Tuckernuck Islands. Mr. Carlson pointed out that the building was being built on land
exclusively cleared for it, not in the parking area, that parking there was overused last
summer by other than island residents, that the public could launch boats at the Public
Pier or use a beach driving sticker for other parking at Madaket. Those present decided
to table the draft until a full committee discussion could take place.
The next meetings scheduled are March 8 and March 22 at the usual time and place.
Respectfully submitted as a note of the discussions,
Maureen Beck, Chair