MINUTES FOR THE
INLAND WETLANDS - ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION OF
THE TOWN OF EAST HARTFORD
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm the in the Town Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of the East Hartford Town Hall.
PRESENT
Chairman Judith Shanahan
Cmsr. John Morrison
Csmr. Richard Rivera
Cmsr. Daniel O’Dea
Alt. Cmsr. Mary Manns
ABSENT
Alt. Cmsr. Eileen Powers
Cmsr. Pete Gero
Cmsr. Michelle Lock
Cmsr. Steve Watkins
Also present: Denise Horan, Town Engineer
Cmsr. Richard Rivera arrived @ 7:35 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chairman Shanahan moved to APPROVE the March 18th, 2013 Public Hearing meeting minutes and the Regular meeting minutes noting that Michelle Lock is not an Alternate Commissioner.
Cmsr. Morrison seconded
2 in Favor, None Opposed, 2 Abstained
OLD BUISNESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
- Application #2013-006 for Goodwin College, Inc. to conduct a regulated activity within an inland wetland and inland wetland upland review area to maintain, rehabilitate and modify an existing dock within the Connecticut River located at 133 Riverside Drive.
Galen Semprebon, Zuvic- Carr Associates, spoke on behalf of the application.
Cmsr. O’Dea moved to RECEIVE this application
Cmsr. Morrison seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, None Abstentions
The Commission did not deem this to be a significant impact.
Cmsr. Morrison moved to TABLE this application to the next regular meeting May 28, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
Cmsr. O’Dea seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, None Abstention
- Application #2013-007 for Hazen and Sawyer, PC (Owner’s Representative for The Metropolitan District) to conduct a regulated activity within an inland wetland upland review area to construct a building to protect sewage screening equipment on a property located at 65 Pitkin Street.
Cmsr. Morrison moved to RECEIVE this application
Cmsr. O’Dea seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, None Abstentions
The Commission did not deem this to be a significant impact.
Cmsr. O’Dea moved to TABLE this application to the next regular meeting May 28, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
Cmsr. Morrison seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, None Abstention
MISCELLANEOUS
Commission needs to discuss if they want to have televised meetings. This has been tabled to next months meeting since many members were absent this evening.
AGENT APPROVALS
None
OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK
None
COMMUNICATIONS
AQUARION Water Company: reminder to encourage nominating a business that has contributed to the improvement of our environment through the protection conservation, restoration or stewardship of CT natural resources for the third annual Aquarion Environmental Champion Awards
North Central Conservation District Annual Report Fiscal Year 2011-2012
REPORTS
The Commission should expect to see an agent approval for landscaping work being done in an upland review area.
There may also be a report of ATV activity going on in the Inland Wetlands area.
The Commission should consider how often they would like an application to be required when cleaning the Dock area
APPROVAL OF THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT
1. Commission Clerk $120.00
2. Hartford Courant $403.32
Cmsr. O’Dea moved to PAY the bills
Cmsr. Rivera seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, No Abstentions
ADJOURNMENT
Cmsr. Morrison moved to ADJOURN
Cmsr. O’Dea seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, No Abstentions
Meeting adjourned at 7:58 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Lucie Tarbell
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