HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-20-14Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board Special meeting
Tuesday, May 20`" 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
Community room, 4 Fairgrounds Road
Members present: Peter Brace (Chair), Chuck Connors, Wendy McCrae, Dr. Boyce, Bill
Blount
Members Absent: Michael Glowacki, Doug Smith
Marine Dept:
Natural Resources Dept. Jeff Carlson
Others: Lindsay Pykozs (Inquirer Mirror)
CALL TO ORDER
5:00
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The motion to approve the agenda for the May 201k HSAB was made by Mr. Connors,
Seconded by Dr. Boyce and unanimously approved
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Dr. Boyce gave some corrections on spelling. Motion to approve HSAB Minutes from
May 0 2014 was made by Ms. McCrae, Seconded Mr. Blount and unanimously
approved
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
Statement of commitment form: Chairman Peter Brace asked the board members if
they had not yet received their Statement of commitment forms and signed them to please
do so.
Appointed /elected boar update: Mr. Brace is working on a letter to Rep. Tim Madden.
MARINE DEPARTMENT REPORT:
No MD Report
NATURAL RESOURCES REPORT
Jeff Carlson:
NRD has spawned oysters at the boat house. They have spawned about thirty million.
Later this week the NRD will try spawning Native Nantucket oysters.
Town biologist position will be advertised in June and hopefully be funded in July.
Leah Cabral will remain the person in charge of water quality and will work with the
other Biologist who should be starting in July.
Mr. Carlson said that HSAB could meet the applicants if it was the boards pleasure.
HSAB should pick a board member or two to sit in on the selection process.
They have been running the fertilizer classes on Fridays.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MARINE DEPARTMENT / NATURAL RESOURCES
REPORT
No Public comment
OLD BUSINESS
Public hearing: Draft revised Nantucket Shellfish Regulation revisions
Target date to have this implemented is October, to coincide with the opening of bay
scallopings recreational season.
Each commercial license holder will be given a copy of the revised regs.
NEW BUSINESS
Summer meeting schedule — The board voted to have the same summer schedule as
years past, one meeting a month during July and August. If an emergency meeting
is needed the board will hold one.
PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENT
No public comment
RECAP and ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
ADJOURN
Motion Made by Ms. McCrae, seconded by Mr. Connors and unanimously approved.
Future Meetings:
June 3`d 2014
June 17th 2014
Respectfully Submitted
Chuck Connors, Secretary