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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-07-15Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Community Room, 4 Fairgrounds Road Members present: Peter Brace, Wendy McCrae, Dr. Peter Boyce, Bill Blount, Doug Smith Members Absent: Michael Glowacki, Chuck Connors Marine Dept: Natural Resources Dept: Others: Ken Gullicksen CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA Unanimously approved APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 7, 2015 minutes unavailable for consideration CHAIRMAN'S REPORT MARINE DEPARTMENT REPORT: General harbors update — Sheila Lucey Harbormaster Sheila Lucey not present, so no Marine Department report. NATURAL RESOURCES REPORT General report from Jeff Carlson and or Tara Riley Neither Mr. Carlson nor Ms. Riley was present, so no Natural Resources Department report. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MARINE DEPARTMENT / NATURAL RESOURCES REPORT OLD BUSINESS Draft mooring/slip regulations — discussion and recommendation Mr. Gullicksen noted certain changes he proposed to make to the draft revised town Harbors And Town Pier Regulations; Chapter 250 including pennant lengths, mushroom anchor weights being two and a half time heavier than the current weights and several technical and language changes. Mr. Brace stated that the HSAB could make these recommendation to the selectmen and put them into a letter to be included in the selectmen's packet for their April 22 meeting, but that the letter would have to be written Tuesday night, April 21 and that the selectmen might not read it. Mr. Smith said the increase in mushroom anchor weight could cause many people to have to pay a mooring company to pull them out each fall instead these boat owners doing it themselves. He added that the proposed length for pennants at eight feet is too short. Dr. Boyce said that the proposed slip and mooring regulations need more discussion and "going over" by all involved. Mr. Smith said he felt the same way. Mr. Brace suggested that the board continue to look at the proposed regulations and that the board could instruct him to write a letter to the selectmen stating these proposed regulations warrant more discussion or listing the HSAB's proposed changes. HSAB voted unanimously to direct its chairman to write a letter to the Board of Selectmen outlining HSAB's recommended changes to the town's proposed revisions to draft revised town Harbors And Town Pier Regulations; Chapter 250. Mr. Smith asked Mr. Gullicksen if the pennant info is in the old Chapman's. Mr. Gullicksen agreed. Mr. Blount said the board should discuss the transient dockage fees and then, he recused himself from the discussion and went to sit in the audience seating. He proposed that the fee should be $25 per foot. Mr. Gullicksen asked if there's point at which a fishermen becomes no longer transient. Mr. Blount said he doesn't have a slip he can call his own, so he is a transient even though he lives on the island. NEW BUSINESS No new business PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENT RECAP and ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ADJOURN Unanimously approved Future Meetings: April 21 and May 5 Respectfully Submitted, Peter B. Brace, Chairman