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Home My Public Portal AboutConscom 2015-03-24 Orleans Conservation Commission Work Meeting 3-24-15 ORLERHS rp�tl CLERi Orleans Conservation Commission iC�� Q1 Town Hall, Nauset Room Work Meeting, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 16 FEB 17 8,5L PRESENT: Judith Bruce, Chair; Steve Phillips, Vice-Chair; Kevin Galligan, Judy Brainerd, Jim O'Brien, (Members); Mike Brink, Jane Hussey, Charles Ketchuck (Associates); and John Jannell, Conservation Administrator. ABSENT: Rich Nadler, (Member); and Pam Herrick, (Associate). For the purpose of today's meeting, Mike Brink will be a voting member. 8:30 a.m. Call to Order Administrative Reviews Trish Kennedy, 40 Toms Hollow Lane. The proposed removal of 2 storm damaged oaks. Work to be done by Treescapes. John Jannell said the storm-damaged trees are outside of the jurisdiction of the Commission and no action is needed. Christopher Frey, 71 Briar Springs Road. The proposed trimming of a vista view on the water side. Work to be done by Bartlett Tree Experts. Chris Frey, the applicant, was present. John Jannell reviewed the project with the applicant and said this is the same thing that happened 3-4 years ago. Steve Phillips asked if the applicant was going to maintain the shape of the top. The trees are healthy and continue to grow. MOTION: A motion to approve this administrative review was made by Jim O'Brien and seconded by Judy Brainerd. VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous. Christopher Frey, 71 Briar Springs Road. The proposed removal of a pine tree. Work to be done by TNT Landscaping. Chris Frey, the applicant, was present and said Bartlett Tree Experts is the tree climber and TNT Landscaping are the cutters and removers. A site plan was presented showing the proposed location of the shadbush planting. Judith Bruce said the Commission likes to see a canopy tree replaced with a canopy tree. MOTION: A motion to approve this administrative review was made by Jim O'Brien and seconded by Kevin Galligan. VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous. Charles Shepard, 120 Freeman Lane. The proposed footprint replacement of an existing underground propane tank. MOTION: A motion to approve this administrative review was made by Kevin Galligan and seconded by Judy Brainerd. 1 Orleans Conservation Commission Work Meeting 3-24-15 VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous. Christine Shaw & Roberta Hayes, 94 Quanset Road. The proposed installation of an open fence for pet control. Bob Perry was present representing the applicants. The majority of the fence is outside of the buffer with portions within. MOTION: A motion to approve this administrative review was made by Jim O'Brien and seconded by Mike Brink. VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous. Orleans Conservation Trust, 20 Blue Rock Road. The proposed roadside restoration work to improve limited visibility. Work to be done by Alan's Landscaping. Kevin Galligan recused himself. Kris Ramsay, from the Orleans Conservation Trust, was present. This is not an abnormal request from their day-to-day activities. OCT would be on site with the landscaper to flag and mark which natives would be thinned. MOTION: A motion to approve this administrative review was made by Jim O'Brien and seconded by Mike Brink. VOTE: 6-0-1 (Kevin Galligan abstained.) Pleasant Bay Narrows Trust, 30 Horseshoe Lane. The proposed access over the bank (2 times) with a skid steer to access 26 Horseshoe Lane for the purpose of fiber roll installation. Work to be done by Wilkinson Ecological Design. MOTION: A motion to approve this administrative review was made by Jim O'Brien and seconded by Mike Brink. VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous. Other Member's Business AmeriCorps Cape Cod Presentation Frank Delio & Matt Rusnick were present. AmeriCorps is a 32-member ground crew focused on resource management & community outreach. The members live in 3 houses; 2 of which are provided by the National Seashore and 1 by Barnstable County. One day a week is spent in the office in Barnstable working on education. Fire Corps works with the National Seashore. The estimated value or service to Cape Cod is about 18 million dollars. Frank Delio gave a general overview of their national volunteer week and different opportunities. Judith Bruce spoke for the Commission and said the AmeriCorps are fabulous and do wonderful things by preserving natural resources. John Jannell thanked Matt and Frank and gave an overview of a couple of upcoming projects. The Commission wished AmeriCorps good luck. 2 Orleans Conservation Commission Work Meeting 3-24-15 Administrator's Business Kent's Point Follow Up: -vote to close annual update process John Jannell said the Commission should close the annual update process with a motion and a vote. MOTION: A motion to close the annual update was made by Jim O'Brien and seconded by Kevin Galligan. VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous. -vote on any proposed changes to the Kent's Point Management Plan Judith Bruce said things to be done immediately should be referred to the task force. It may be complicated to prohibit dogs from certain areas and the task force should address this. Judith Bruce would like to see dogs on leash as part of the management plan. MOTION: A motion to honor the management plan dated 6/19/1995 with clarification that leashed dogs be allowed on the beach trail was made by Steve Phillips and seconded by Jim O'Brien. VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous. -vote on any proposed changes to signage and on any follow up actions related. John Jannell discussed the signage. The first bullet; sunset to sunrise, general rules, unrestrained dogs, fines, hunting, atvs. John Jannell asked for suggestions from the Commission regarding signage wording. Judith Bruce said the main sign should stay and should say dogs need to be restrained on a leash. Mike Brink said he would like a sign in the parking lot saying to not go down the bank. Judith Bruce said she would like one sign focusing on dogs. MOTION: A motion to approve proposed changes to signage was made by Jim O'Brien and seconded by Kevin Galligan. VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous. -vote on any proposed changes to the parking area John Jannell asked if there was a need to modify the area to loam and seed, straighten up the parking spaces, and should informal parking be allowed along the woodland side. Requests can be made to DPW for maintenance of the parking lot. 3 Orleans Conservation Commission Work Meeting 3-24-15 MOTION: A motion to affirm the original parking area was made by Jim O'Brien and seconded by Mike Brink. VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous John Jannell also said there could be a layout option to support immediate abutters in any parking trespassing. Guidance can be sought from Town Council and the Police Chief. A request can be made to install a no parking sign. MOTION: A motion to immediately send a letter to the abutters to install a no parking sign was made by Mike Brink and seconded by Jim O'Brien. VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous. -vote on a Kent's Point Task Force charge John Jannell said the Commission has a final draft with the latest changes from the meeting. MOTION: A motion to approve as amended was made by Jim O'Brien and seconded by Kevin Galligan. VOTE: 7-0-0 Unanimous. -vote on any other outstanding issues to be addressed No items discussed It was noted to the Commission to check out Mill Pond Landing, which has a lot of erosion. Correspondence Letter to 187 Namequoit Road RE Order SE 54-2083 Letter to 74 Viking Road RE Order SE 54-2219 The Commission discussed the site visits. The meeting was adjourned at 10:07 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Jennifer Clarke, Recording Secretary, Orleans Conservation Department 4