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Home My Public Portal AboutComprehensive Water Planning -- 2014-04-14 Minutes \ \•ooea' umelli Town of Brewster Comprehensive Water o * e.e•.`o■R A•...F '% 2198 Main Street Planning Committee AA ;ic i T:.;' Brewster, Massachusetts 02631-1898 s3.0 $ i y= (508)896-3701x1233 — —` brewplan @town.brewster.ma.us Date Approved:5/12/12 PEiel_:TE: Tijir hie`'' Vote: 7-0 TOWN OF BREWSTER MINUTES COMPREHENSIVE WATER PLANNING COMMITTEE (CWPC) Regular Meeting Monday, April 14, 2014 at 4:30 pm Brewster Town Office Building Chairman Skidmore convened the CWPC meeting at 4:35 pm in the Brewster Town Office Building with members Adam Curtis, Russell Schell, Paula Miller, Dan Ryan, Dave Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor present. Absent: John O'Reilly, Bruce Evans, Sue Leven Also Present: Jim Gallagher, Chris Miller, Marilyn Mooers Recording or Taping Notification The Chair read "As required by the Open Meeting Law we are informing you that the Town will be audio taping this public meeting. In addition, if anyone else intends to record this meeting he or she is required to inform the chair." Supporting Documents: AGENDA 041414_A Memo from Leven 1.Citizen Forum 2.Brewster Ponds Meeting 3-15-14,Follow up activities 3.Discuss Brewster Conservation Day,7-12-14 4.Discuss Tr!Town Plant 5.Approval of minutes from 3-10-14 6.Topics the Chair did not reasonably anticipate ?, I.Citizen Forum None 2. Brewster Ponds Meeting 3-15-14, Follow up activities Skidmore recognized that follow up activities and Tri Town Plant questions need to be addressed at the 4/28/14 meeting. He reviewed the upcoming schedule. 4/28 - Discuss Tri Town and Ponds Meetings, 5/12 is the next date. 5/19 is Town Elections, Tuesday 5/27 reorganize the committee. *Skidmore asked if anyone was interested in being the Chairman. Moore read a memo from Sue Leven. Taylor asked for the memo via email. Skidmore asked the members to email Moore with any additional topics for discussion with Mark Nelson of HWG. *memo text: Notes on conversation with Mark Nelson, HWG 1. We will be e-mailing the people who expressed an interest in the steering committee for the town-wide ponds group and hope to get them together for a kickoff meeting in the next few weeks. CWPC 4-14-14.docx Page 1 of 3 k 2. Mark would like to meet with the Committee on April 28th to: a. Present pond mapping b. Discuss progress on shellfish propagation project c. Go over the memo on the Herring River MEP report d. Discuss the SMAST scope of work 3. He is in the process of finalizing the draft of the BOH regulation and should have those to Lem and Sue for preliminary review soon. 4. We are trying to schedule another ponds meeting, possibly to do an "in the field" meeting in late June to demonstrate pond sampling methods. 3. Discuss Brewster Conservation Day, 7-12-14 Skidmore talked to Hal Minis of the Brewster Conservation Trust. There is no update. Skidmore reminded the group that the meeting is 7/12 and he encouraged them to attend and possibly staff the booth area. 4. Discuss Tri Town Plant Skidmore acknowledged receipt of a lot of information from Charlie Sumner. Bennett believes strongly in a committee representative attending the Tri Town meetings. Bennett acknowledged a memo from Russell Schell. Bennett suggested a committee representative attend all future plant meetings to observe and listen. (Wed. 4/16 at 9:00 am is the next meeting date) Bennett stated attendance at the meetings is part of CWPC planning especially regional solutions. (If the Town Administrator and Board of Selectmen agree) Skidmore doesn't believe there is objection but he will follow up with Sumner. Bennett will attend 4/16 as a private citizen. Skidmore expressed concern that this activity be coordinated with HWG's efforts. Skidmore is not opposed to members attending the meetings. Skidmore wants to make sure Nelson is aware and suggested discussing with Nelson on 4/28/14. Bennett asked for support from the committee. A vote? Skidmore suggested following up with Sumner first. Bennett informed the committee that Leven, Schell and himself have attended the CCC 208 meetings and are hearing that the representatives from Eastham and Orleans are saying the same things he is sharing with the committee. Bennett believes there is a disconnect. Should the comprehensive plan be revised? Sumner and Foley have asked for further clarification for rejuvenating the plant. Bennett feels the plant needs an adaptive management strategy with a regional component. Schell asked Taylor if the Orleans DRI planning committee has called on her to participate. Taylor stated no and explained that decisions at Tri Town are done through the Board of Selectmen. Taylor asked about appropriate representation from the Town. She is unsure of how they are proceeding with decisions. Taylor doesn't want the marsh to "get lost". She stated she was in favor of someone being at the plant meetings. She asked if Leven attends the meetings and should she attend? Taylor was not aware of any meetings she should attend. This topic will be discussed at the next meeting. 5.Approval of minutes from 3-10-14 Bennett and Schell submitted edits. Moore read the edits received by Bennett and Schell. The committee discussed minutes. Skidmore reviewed the legal requirements of meeting minutes and reminded the committee the minutes are a summary of the topics discussed. The minutes should represent what happened at the meeting. Minutes CWPC 4-14-14.docx Page 2 of 3 should list attendees, votes and a summary of each topic. He asked the committee to bring up changes at the meetings. The committee discussed the process briefly and shared various opinions. Taylor was concerned that what is legally required provides "nothing" as to what was discussed. Bennett thought they were instructed to email comments. Schell was in favor of emailing comments before the meeting. Skidmore suggested they are sent to the whole committee. Skidmore prefers that comments regarding the minutes are reviewed at the meeting. Gallagher stated that he emails typos and misspellings. Taylor made a Motion to approve the minutes of 3-10-14 as amended, Miller, P Second, All Aye, Vote 7-0. 6.Topics the Chair did not reasonably anticipate 1) Miller-P heard from the Chair of the Barnstable Water Planning Committee about a CCC memo. She asked about the PRB (permeable reactive barriers) memo. Did they receive? Bennett stated he would send the memo to the committee. (PRB piloting and costs) Moore will ask Leven. 2) Miller-P suggested the committee watch an EPA regulations webinar. It was a free webinar from last Sunday. Did anyone watch it? Should we discuss as a committee regarding the federal rules? Skidmore suggested this be brought up with Mark Nelson on 4/28. 3) Miller-C brought up how the pond clean ups will be funded. He talked to Tom Lincoln recently about Elbow Pond. He anticipated more questions from residents as the summer approaches. He asked how the committee should address these questions. What is the process? Skidmore suggested there is no funding from this committee. Miller-C was concerned that there is no contact. Skidmore suggested they work with the BCT on funding opportunities. Hal Minis is President of the BCT. Miller-C and Skidmore discussed how it might work out. Miller-C thought it might be best to wait until a formal group (ponds steering committee) forms. Bennett suggested that anyone can propose a citizen's petition article. The committee discussed Hal's role with the pond work. 4) Schell asked about pond monitoring. He suggested that residents consider a Secchi disk since it is a low cost option. They could take measurements weekly. It is easy to do, reproducible, gives quantifiable measurements, and does not include expensive equipment. He believes it is worth recommending. Taylor made a Motion to adjourn, Curtis Second, All Aye, Vote 7-0. The meeting ended at 5:40 pm. Next Meeting: Monday 4-28-14 @ 4:30 pm Re --ctfully submitted, Vir 11 AWded ad %VW e , ice Chair & Clerk Kelly Moore,Senior Dept. Assistant,Planning CWPC 4-14-14.docx Page 3 of 3