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Meeting Minutes -March 9, 2010
4;30 past., Brewster Town Dall
Attending: Allin 'I'hocnpson, Itar^'y Derrick, Chuck Bartlett, (~liris 1~liller, Larry B,:llantine, and
Carole Ridley
Allin called the meetine to order at 4:3(1 p.m. Minutes of the Feb~~~tary ?, 4010 meeting. were
approved {Chuck abstained citing his absence from the ~e~ruaryZ"`' meeting.)
Coordinatar's Report
Presentations to the I larwich, Orleans and Chatham Boards of Selectmen went well }-tarry
cntntncntcd that the Orleans Board seemed very attentive and interested in the reports, and
supportive of on-gains water quality monitoring efforts. Larry said the I Iarwich Board is
supportive c>f the Alliance and any assistance it can bring to bear, such as the work on Muddy
Creek, that addresses the town's funding pressures. He asked «'hat the statt<s was of other
monitoring for eelgrass and shellfish needed for the ~fMl)ls. Chuck lelt the+t the Chatham
meeting went well Carole noted that they scorned receptive to progress on the sediment
management issues.
.4 meeting with state officials an dredgins permitting issues is being scheduled. The committee
discussed alternate approaches to addressing the potential for itnpravcment dredging. It was
agreed that an approaci~ that calls for a moditicatic~n oi'the AC:'EC. boundary or designation is
undesirable. A preferable approach would be to make improvement dredging subject to an
approved resource management plan, similar to how docks are treated. The plan could specify
areas or conditions under which improvement dredging could proceed ii'necdcd.
1'he NUr1 application is in the process. The Mk:I'A notice has been posted and to date ;I;er~ has
been no public comment. MCZM wi}I send the ,411iance and t'p}?er North Shore applications to
tan Bo~i~lcs b~ 3!!?for his designation anr. he ~~ould in turn send them to 1=PA by 3;'24 for
approval, ~'hts Would put Lis an track ~br a Jury approval. Chris sureested working erith the
Provinceto~vn Center lix Caastal Studies an public aeiucatian materials.
The scope li'am SMr1ST to conduct ~vaer quality modeling for Muddy Creek is ~23.50(l. forms
from Chatham and ltarwich are beins subrlritled to MRCS regttesting `56,0(10 in Cape Cad 1h`ater
Kesour-ce Restoration Program funding. Jer;;tn}' Be!i's recommendation is to use the C-CWRP
money for the SMAST analysis, since it will cover I OG°% or±he cast_ "'1 iris ~a~rntld allow us to get
the whole study accomplished and any funds we may have spent can be used later as match
far construction and permitting phases whe!~o a local match is required. The thou;~ht is that «'e
would do the wat~rquality week and whatever additional resources assessment is necdu~i and at
that point, ~x,ould visit with the taw'n boards to make Burr- cvcrvo;~re is supportive. Then and only
then would ~i~e ga ahead with the engineering work.
Carole ntet with the Cape Cod Water Protection Collaborative Steering C:o;nmhtee and requestcc!
a contract extension for the fertiliser gram. I~hat was voted and subscquentiy granted by Gaunt}
E'ommissianers. [larsley and Witten now has an executed contract.
The meeting was adjouened at x:00 pen.
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