HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-7-19Nantucket Harbor & Shellfish Advisory Board
Funding Subcommittee
Minutes of Meeting held July 19, 2012
Training Room, 4 Fairgrounds Road
Approved: July 26, 2012
Call to Order at 4 :01 pm
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Members Present: Peter Boyce, Michael Glowacki, Jeff Carlson, Peter BIRce
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Staff Present: Jeff Carlson 7`
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Unanimously approved after adding item to approve the minutes of the previous meeting.
Funding:
Jeff Carlson provided an organizational chart of the current organization of the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The chart has the funding sources for the
various organizational entities within the department. He will bring to the next meeting a
chart of his vision of the Department in the future. The Committee decided to bring three
items to the SHAB at its next meeting on August 7:
1. The Committee Mission Statement
2. The present and future organization charts of the DNR
3. A strong, organized justification for fundig of water quality testing.
The current cost of the sample analysis is about $35K to $40K. In addition, Jeff Carlson
noted that samples have to be collected, labeled, and prepared for shipment. Additionally,
when the data comes back, it should be assembled into a framework, and a general
assessment should be done in order to understand the trends and the overall picture. Peter
Boyce noted that Sarah Oktay also does nitrogen and phosphate analysis of water
samples. Her results should be integrated into an overall picture of the water quality in
the Harbor. Jeff said that after the seasonal interns leave, the water quality sampling
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becomes an overwhelming task for him and Tara, which they simply do not have time to
do. His guess is that the ancillary staff work would amount to $50K per year, in addition
to the sample analysis contract and the seasonal manpower for sample collection.
New Business:
Mission statement:
Peter Boyce had prepared a draft mission statement for discussion. Michael Glowacki
suggested that the paragraph on funding for basic research be broadened to include the
goals as outlined in the Shellfish Management Plan. With this change, the Committee
endorsed the draft as ready for submission to the HSAB.
Recap and Items for Next Meeting:
Jeff Carlson will put together a chart of his vision of how the DNR funding should look
ion the future. All Committee members are expected to outline their rationale for Town
funding for Water Quality testing and send it to Peter Boyce before the next meeting of
the Committee.
The date of the next meeting will be July 26, 2012.
Adjournment: 4:57pm
Unanimously approved.
Next Meeting:
July 26, 2012
Respectfully submitted,
Peter B. Boyce
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