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APPROVED
Chilmark Planning Board Subcommittee Meeting
Monday, August 8, 2016
Present: Janet Weidner, Chair, John Eisner, Joan Malkin, Peter Cook
Not Present:
Public:
Staff: Jennifer L. Christy, Chuck Hodgkinson
Meeting called to order at 3:08PM:
- Ms. Weidner asked Ms. Christy to schedule a time for Andrew Karlinsky, Angela Grant (VTA) and the Menemsha business owners to provide feedback to the subcommittee members in September.
- It was decided that a morning meeting for the Menemsha business owners on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 would be preferable and Ms. Christy was asked to try to arrange the meeting with Andrew Karlinsky. Ms. Malkin offered to contact VTA director Angela Grant to prepare her for the information the subcommittee is seeking and to inquire if she would attend either the September 12th or 26th meeting dates.
- Mr. Cook agreed to contact the Coast Guard to see if they have feedback ready to share.
- Ms. Weidner suggested also that the subcommittee should start to determine the specific tasks that need to be done and split up the duties. She explained that the subcommittee should start to “bin” things that have come up in the meetings with the different Boards and committees and departments.
- Discussion occurred regarding the practical next steps for the individual committees, Boards and departments. It was reiterated that a goal for the Planning Board is to provide directive for the placement of tasks with specific town entities rather than provide directives for what discrete tasks must be accomplished by the specific entities.
- Ms. Weidner stated that a ‘traffic forum’ is still an important task for the fall and stated that the subcommittee should reach out to people who could assist the Board in this topic. Jeff Parker and Priscilla LeClerc of the MVC were suggested as invitees as well as Angela Grant of the VTA.
- Mr. Cook stated that the traffic discussion should identify an objective that the Town’s website should describe for residents and visitors how to use Menemsha with specific information that is clearly presented. Ms. Weidner agreed that good information delivery through the website would be an important improvement.
- Ms. Malkin stated that the planning session for the traffic forum should be divided into the key areas: parking, traffic, and safety, for example.
- Ms. Malkin noted that the subcommittee will need assistance with writing the survey for the general public. Ms. Weidner stated she felt Bill Veno, of the MVC, had been helpful in the past with survey creation. Ms. Malkin volunteered to contact Mr. Veno regarding the composition of a survey.
- Minutes of July 25, 2016 and July 27, 2016 were reviewed. Ms. Malkin asked Ms. Christy to provide a map that shows exactly which land in Menemsha is town-owned and within those lots what is the lease agreement and how long they have been occupied. Ms. Christy offered to contact Chris Seidel at the MVC to see if she may create a map that shows the town-owned land in Menemsha. Mr. Cook inquired what the process is for the transfer of ownership for a Menemsha shack.
- The minutes for July 25th and July 27th (ZBA) were approved as written. The minutes from July 27th (SRC) were approved as amended.
- Master Plan Survey Discussion:
- It was discussed whether to move forward on the plan to create a survey for distribution and collection at the Harbor.
- It was decided to speak with the Harbor Advisory Committee on Thursday, August 11th, about the survey and the subcommittee asked Ms. Christy to please invite the Harbormaster again.
- Aug. 11, 2016, 1PM—Harbor Advisory Committee
- Aug. 22, 2016, 3PM
- Sept. 12, 2016, 3PM
- Sept. 17, 2016, 8:30AM-12PM---Master Planning Workshop, WT Library
- Sept. 26, 2016, 3PM
- Meeting adjourned at 4:25PM.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Jennifer L. Christy
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