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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-04-12 Beach Management Advisory Committee Land Bank Conference Room 12 April 2007 4:00 pm Members Present: Maureen Beck, Chair, Tom Dickson, Edie Ray, Colin Leddy; Beach Manager Jeff Carlson Mrs. Beck convened the meeting at 4:05 p.m. The Minutes of April 5, 2007 were approved. Mr. Dickson and Mrs. Ray approved the Minutes of 8, 22, and 29 March; Mr. Leddy asked to be given a little more time to look at them. The members and the Beach Manager confirmed that their priority lists for current and future beach management tasks were in order. Mrs. Beck announced that Mr. Psaradelis had notified her that the High ScJ;1001 Sur~lub _.j"'- would be undertaking a clean-up project on April 22 and would welcom~ contact =-= person at the DPW to help with trash pick-up. Mr. Leddy hoped that the:~lub as wen as the High School would consider this project as a part ofthe school's compulsory 0; Community Service component. Mr. Dickson remarked that the Vineyartl's recent pliljor beach clean-up had received considerable publicity. He will contact Dan Tridell at NPR Station WNAN to mention the Surf Club's project. Mr. Carlson recommended that::fmy of the south shore beaches were in need of trash removal. Mrs. Beck has invited Mr~ Psaradelis to attend the BMAC meeting on 19 April to discuss his plans. Mrs. Ray briefly reviewed the first meeting of the Conservation Commission on 11 April with the Sconset Bluff Project. She was pleased to see the local fishermen organized and making a good presentation about their concerns with the proposal. Mr. Dickson wondered if matters of cause and effect were addressed during that meeting. Mrs. Ray replied that there would be two more hearings with the ConCom, each addressing specific concerns. Mr. Carlson did not attend that meeting but had had a discussion with the principals regarding changes that need to be made in the plan. Mr. Carlson also mentioned that ifhis position were to be attached to the Marine Department's staff salaries, the BMAC budget could gain the amount of his salary for clean-up and other management operations. He asked that the Committee think about this possibility as they prepare a letter for the Town Administrator addressing their priorities. Mrs. Ray is anxious to get a handle on the budget, learning just what the revenue pays for. Mr. Leddy suggested that, should the revenue from permit sales decline, the Police budget take on items like ATV patrols and equipment. Mrs. Beck announced that the Town is undertaking a new Virtual Website, which will cover more thorougWy the information about each facet of Town operations. She asked if the Committee wished to have their e-mails listed in BMAC's site. The members declined to do so, and Mr. Carlson stated that only Town e-mail addresses were necessary. Mrs. Beck noted that the next meeting on April 19 will take place at the Town Building's small conference room. Each member is requested to draft a letter to the Town Manager based on our priority lists submitted and discussed in recent meetings. Mrs. Beck suggests that the overall theme ofthe letter address our conviction that the beaches are the main attraction in the island's flourishing tourist economy and must, therefore, receive serious attention and management in order to insure their excellent condition, cleanliness, and comfort. Respectfully submitted, with notes from Tom Dickson, Maureen Beck, Chair.