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Town of Brewster
Natural Resources Advisory Commission
2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631
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(508) 896-4546
MEETING AGENDA
2198 Main Street
Thursday, May 11, 2023 6:00 PM
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This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above. This means that at least
a quorum of the members of the public body will attend the meeting in person and members of the public
are welcome to attend in person as well. As a courtesy only, access to the meeting is also being provided
via remote means in accordance with applicable law. Please note that while an option for remote
attendance and/or participation is being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing will not be
suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast or affect remote
attendance or participation, unless otherwise required by law. Members of the public with particular interest
in an specific item on this agenda, which includes an applicant and its representatives, should make plans
for in-person vs. virtual attendance accordingly.
Members of the public who wish to access the meeting may do so in the following manner:
Phone: Call (312) 626 6799 or (301) 715-8592. Webinar ID: 885 7411 7201 Passcode: 985327
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participate in the meeting, may do so by accessing the meeting remotely, as noted above. Additionally, the
meeting will be broadcast live, in real time, via Live broadcast (Brewster Government TV Channel 18),
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1. .,Call to Order
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2. .Declaration of a Quorum
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3. Meeting Participation Statement
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5. ::.Agenda items
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a. Notes from the Chair (Pearson)
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i. MDAR Pesticide Use Database:
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1. Massachusetts Reporting Form vs. New York Reporting Form
Orninistrator
,ndreana Sidens
2. Possible Letter to MDAR
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ii. P -Surge 3.0 is live with new features:
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1. New forecasts for surge, tide and waves for Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands
2. The ability to run the model simultaneously for two storms.
3. Improved model calculations of friction over different types of land
surfaces, which helps more accurately compute the extent of water
inundation along the coast
iii. Recent Rapid Ocean Warming
1. Sea surface temperatures have hit a record high
2. Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 97% of the world's ocean
surface
a. Phytoplankton productivity down 65% according to NASA
data
iv. Town Meeting Votes:
1. Nip Bottle Ban - passed
2. Plastic Food Service Flatware and Containers - postponed
indefinitely
3. "Plastiglomerate"
v. Brewster Conservation Day July 8, 2023: "Native Plants - Healthy Habits"
vi. Minutes update
b. Outer Cape Shoreline Management Data Hub (Miller)
c. Report of the Natural Resources Director (Miller)
d. Liaison Reports
i. Bay Parcel Committee (Hughes)
ii. Pond Parcel Committee (Williams)
iii. Water Quality Task Force (Pearson)
6. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
7. 'Topics for Next Agenda
8. ' Next Meeting: June 8, 2023
9. . Informational Items:
a. Pesticide Use Reporting Forms:
i. https://massqov.formstack.com/forms/pesticide use re ort
ii. htt s://www.dec.ny.qov/docs/materials minerals df/form26. df
b. Recent Rapid Ocean Warming
i. Ocean Warming: https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signslocean-warming
ii. Gulf of Maine Warming Update:
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Annual Report. html#filobal-com arison
10. `Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk: