MASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of March 17, 2005
Public Hearing
Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room 1
Commissioners present: Len Pinaud, Clerk, Lloyd Allen, Cass Costa, and Ralph Shaw.
Staff present: Bob Sherman, Agent, Steven Solbo, Assistant Agent, and Frances Wise, Board Secretary.
Ralph Shaw called the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m.
Public Hearing: None.
Non-Hearing Agenda
Old Business:
1. Transferal of monies from the cranberry bogs receipts from AFCEE. Bob reviewed that at the February 17th meeting, the members had made no changes to Bob’s proposal for this transferal as described in the February 17th minutes, Old Business, Item 4. However, the Town’s new Financial Director said the Commission must adopt this as a formal vote.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the transferal of monies from the cranberry bogs receipts from AFCEE to the following:
Conservation Salary Account - $3,500
Conservation Lands Maintenance and Improvement Account - $200,000
Bog Maintenance and Improvement Account - $13,479.08 (This will bring this account up
to $34,462. This account can be used for corrections on erosion problems, but not for
operation of the cranberry bog.)
2. RFAA-SE 43-1027, Maushop Village. Bob recommended acceptance of this waiver request regarding beach nourishment.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve RFAA-SE 43-1027.
3. Approval of Minutes for 2/17/05 and 3/3/05.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the subject minutes.
4. Regulations Changes. Bob proposed the following for adoption, pending the public hearing scheduled for April 7, 2005.
A. Guidelines for Activities within Naturally Vegetated Buffer Strips. He distributed to the members his most recent draft on this subject to include paragraph 2 on page 2. The members agreed that this should read: No new view corridors will be permitted where existing views/view corridors equal or exceed that described in the underlined passage above.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to adopt the above change, pending the public hearing scheduled for April 7, 2005.
B. Bob distributed to the members a document from the State Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Coastal Zone Management regarding Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage by the Coastal Floodplain Task Force, presented to DEP July 14, 1995. He said everything through item 3 is already in our regulations. New language has been added starting with item 4 for which he recommended adoption.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to adopt this change, pending the public hearing scheduled for April 7, 2005.
C. Rules for Hiring Outside Consultants under GL Chapter 44, Section 53 G. Bob distributed to the members his most recent draft, wherein paragraph 3 clarifies the language.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to adopt this revision, pending the public hearing scheduled for April 7, 2005.
New Business:
1. Emergency Certificate to AFCEE for failure to request an extension to the Order of Conditions (SE 43-1761) which has now expired. Bob distributed this form to the members for their signature and will ask Mike to come in to sign it also.
Hearing Agenda
7:00 p.m., Mute Swan Corp., 333 Simmon’s Narrow Road (continued from 2/17/05).
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve a continuance to April 21st at 7:00 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:05 p.m., Kenneth Jones, 28 Great River Road (rebuild entry driveway, construct brick patio/walkway, light post, landscaping and retaining wall).
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve a continuance to April 7th at 7:15 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:10 p.m., Steven Hynds, 333 Monomoscoy Road (barn). Steve described the plan and recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the plan.
7:15 p.m., John Malloy, 196 Wading Place Road (continued from 3/3/05).
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve a continuance to April 21st at 7:05 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:20 p.m., Thomas Smith, 15 Horseshoe Bend Way (continued from 3/3/05). Steve said they are still awaiting Natural Heritage’s report.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to April 21st at 7:10 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:25 p.m., Leonard Florence, 78 Triton Way (bank stabilization, revetment repair). Michael Borselli, Falmouth Engineering, represented the applicant and described the plan. Steve recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the plan.
7:30 p.m., Robert and Syrul Lurie, (continued from 3/3/05). Steve said he hasn’t been able to verify the flags because of the snow conditions, but hopes to do so tomorrow.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to April 7th at 7:20 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:35 p.m., Mews Village Committee, (continued from 3/3/05). Lawrence Gray represented the applicant. Bob said that Mr. Gray has been on vacation and also we haven’t had a sketch plan. Bob, Steve and Mr. Gray will be meeting soon.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to April 7th at 7:25 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Frances Wise, Board Secretary
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