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Home My Public Portal AboutCommunity Preservation Committee -- 2013-04-24 Minutes Date Approved: May 8, 2013 Vote : 4-0-2 8REWSTER TOWN CLERK ' Town of Brewster COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE '13 MAY13 9:07x1 Meeting Minutes April 24, 2013 Present: Elliott Carr, Don Arthur, Roland Bassett Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Terry Ryder, and Dion Dugan Member Missing; Martin Kamark, Jeanne Boehm and Paul Ruchinskas Guests; Mark Robinson, Jim Gallagher, Dave Tately, Peter Johnson, Gary Christian, Deanne Keuch, and Keith Johnson 4:30: Call to Order 1. Mutes • MOTION by Don Arthur to approve Minutes of April 10, 2013 Second by Elizabeth Taylor. VOTE: 4-0-1 { 2, Di cussion regarding the Open Space future of the Town of Brewster with rega ` s to future projects that various groups might think of proposing for grant cons eration. Mark Robinson-Executive Director of The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts • Compact was founded in 1983 • Original Land Bank 1999-2006 • Community Preservation 2007 to present • Brewster has done a good job identifying land and pursuing them • Brewster Conservation Trust has partnered with the Town Open Space Committee • In the last several years there have been several significant purchases; Bates Property and Mother's Bog • The compact and BCT go out and seek grants and funding • 40 of the top 200 significant parcels on Cape Cod are in Brewster • Properties are ranked in many different ways by the state; habitat, vernal pools, pond recharge areas, rare species, well fields, living waters and others • State wide ranked for Habitat in Brewster; the Punkhorn, ponds, marshes and Nickerson State Park • 3 major areas of interest; priorities, opportunities and threats. As they become available an approach is determined. • Hard to compete with development • Golf course has done a magnificent job in reducing nitrogen; with that and other purchases as well as awareness Brewster may save themselves from the serious issue of sewering that other towns are facing. • Funds are restricted because of paying off bonds. As some drop off, we will have more monies to work with. CPC Minutes 04-10-13 Page 1 of 2 Peter Johnson-Chairman of Brewster Conservation Trust • In the process of purchasing 2 properties; one was on our "watch" list, one just "popped up". • BCT partners with the town on purchases and negotiation Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Motion by Rollie Bassett to adjourn at 5:15 pm. Second by Elizabeth Taylor. VOTE: 6-0-0 Respectfully submitted, l 1 Elizabe Taylor, Clerk Marilyn ooer. Recording Secretary CPC Minutes 04-10-13 Page 2 of 2