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MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, November 9, 2023 6:00 PM
Brewster Natural This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above. Members of
Resources Advisory the public who wish to access the meeting remotely may do so in the following manner:
Commission Phone: Call (312) 626 6799 or (301) 715-8592. Webinar ID: 885 7411 7201 Passcode: 985327
Kimberley Crocker Pearson, To request to speak: Press *9 and wait to be recognized.
Chair Zoom Webinar:
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Amy Henderson, vice Passcode: 985327. To request to speak: Tap Zoom "Raise Hand", then wait to be recognized.
Chair, Brewster Conservation Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast live, in real time, via Live broadcast (Brewster
Trust Representative Government TV Channel 18), Livestream (livestream.brewster-ma.cov), or Video
Pat Hughes, Clerk recording (tv.brewster-ma.govl.
Ron Essig, Brewster Pond 1. Call to Order
Coalition 2. Declaration of a Quorum
Chris Williams 3. Recording Statement
4. Notes from the Chair:
Elizabeth Taylor, Open Space a. Town Meeting November 13, 2023: Warrant Articles:
Committee i. Article No. 2; 1 a and b: Pond Management Plan/Pilot Pond Study and
Scott Weissman Herring River Watershed Permit
Mary Chaffee, Select Board ;` ii. Article No. 8: Local Comprehensive Plan
Liaison r. b. Follow up: DMF River Herring Spawning and Nursery Habitat Assessment:
Stony Brook Watershed
Natural Resources r c. Follow up: Eversource 5 -Year Vegetation Management Plan and Yearly
Department , Operating Plan
Chris Miller, Director d. Follow up: MWRA Deer Island National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
Ryan Burch, Senior Natural
Resources Assistant System Permit Renewal: Removal of Outfall Monitoring Science Advisory
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David Johnson, Natural Panel by EPA/DEP
Resources Officer = e. Follow up: Coastal Resource Management Plan
William Grafton, Conservation
Administrator 5. Discussion and Recommendations for the Select Board on their FY24-25
Cassandra West, Senior Strategic Plan Item: Identify and implement priority goals and strategies of the
Department Assistant Coastal Resource Management Plan (Phase 1)
a. Science:
i. CZM Intermunicipal Shoreline Grant Ongoing with CCS
ii. Possible Citizen Science Project: Emery Rod Technique: Measuring the
"Third Dimension" of the Beach Profile
b. Policy: Municipal Vulnerability Plan 2.0
c. Public Outreach / Education: Public Forum on Coastal Resilience for
Brewster Residents
6. Reports
7. Approval of Minutes
8. Matters not reasonably anticipated by the Chair
9. Topic(s) for next meeting:
10. Informational Items:
a. MDAR Pesticide Monitoring Study in Groundwater on Cape Cod:
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b. River Herring Network Annual Meeting:
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c. Brewster MVP Workshop Summary Report:
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d. MVP 2.0 Process Guide: https://www.mass.gov/doc/mvp-20-process-guide/download
11. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk