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Beach Management Advisory Committee
Land Bank Conference Room
19 March 2009
4:00 pm
Members Present: Maureen Beck, Chair, Colin Leddy, Tom Quigley, Kathleen Van Lieu
Beach Manager Jeff Carlson
Mrs. Beck convened the meeting at 4:03 pm. At her request to approve the Minutes of the February 5th
meeting, Mr. Leddy stated that a reference in the Minutes to a sign on the Apthorpe Land Bank property
was still incorrect. After some discussion Mr. Quigley moved to table the approval until Mr. Leddy can
learn from the Land Bank the reason for the placement and wording of the sign.
The Beach Manager reported on proposals he had presented at a March 12 meeting of the Assistant
Town Manager with agencies involved in beach operations. He has added new sections on protocols for
beach availability and closings, a beach inspection worksheet, timelines for opening and closing of
beaches, contact lists for agencies involved in beach operations, and a policy for response to and
disposal of stranded marine mammals. Mr. Carlson announced that the BOS would hold a Public Hearing
at their meeting on April15 to approve these documents and enter them in the Beach Management
Plan.
The members discussed the problems associated with the hazardous trash buried on and off shore at
Madaket Beach, which is now growing back. They wondered if signage could be posted permanently at
the site to alert beachgoers.
Mr. Carlson reported that the Coastal Management Plan was progressing, that the Sconset Beach
Nourishment Project was back in a planning stage, hoping to expand the area it could repair, that he
would be in contact with Plum TV after Town Meeting to produce summer shorts and an interview
about the beaches.
He passed out some copies of the 2009 Beach Driving Maps and mentioned that he and the designer
were looking for new pictures for the next version in 2010.
The members decided on April 16 for their next meeting and on April 30 as a possible future date.
Mr. Leddy reported that an individual had offered to provide bags for beach trash if BMAC was
interested.
Mr. Carlson assured Mr. Quigley that the plans for coverage of trash and patrols on the Fourth of July at
Nobadeer, labeled "The Event," were on track. Mr. Quigley then moved to adjourn, Mrs. Van Lieu,
seconding, at 5:06 pm. d
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Respectfully submitted, with notes by Mr. Quigley,
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