MARINE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA FOR
October 17th , 2006
Municipal Office
Northeast Harbor
A. Call to Order at 6:30 p.m.
PRESENT: LIEBOW, HAYNES, JOHNSTON, LITCHFIIELD, JONES, BRIGHT, BROMAGE, HARBORMASTER MURPHY, CROTHERS
GUESTS: KARL BRUNNER, WES SHAW
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN HAYNES AT 6:38 PM
B. Minutes
1. Approve the minutes of the regular Marine Management Committee Meeting from September 12th, 2006
MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 12TH WERE READ AND MOTION BY BROMAGE AND SECOND BY JOHNSTON TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN (8-0)
C. New Business
1. Respond to Wes Shaw's request to transfer his commercial dock privileges to Karl and Dirk Brunner dba American Ice Co. with no changes in operation or passenger rating. Letter of request enclosed.
MOTION BY LIEBOW TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF COMMERCIAL DOCK PRIVILEGES FROM WES SHAW DBA MDI WATER TAXI FOR THE VESSEL RIPPLES TO KARL AND DIRK BRUNNER DBA MDI WATER TAXI SECOND BY JONES (8-0)
2. Discuss the option of initiating paid parking for the lots surrounding the marina and send response back to the Board of Selectmen.
MUCH DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THIS ISSUE AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY JOHNSTON THAT THE HARBOR COMMITTEE FINDS NOTHING POSITIVE TO GAIN BY THIS RECCOMMENDATION AND VEHEMENTLY OPPOSES THIS IDEA. SECOND BY BROMAGE (8-0)
D. General Issue
1. Open
" DISCUSSION CONCERNING BOAT STORAGE IN THE PARKING LOT STILL BEING AVAILABLE
" DISCUSSION CONCERING THE HOISTS BEING REPAIRED AND OPERABLE
" DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE ADVERTISING AND INTEREST IN COMMERCIAL DOCK OPENINGS
E. Old Business
1. Request from Bill Dowling to move the "no wake" buoy out of the harbor (South) to include the area of Burdens dock.
THE ISSUE OF MOVING THE NO-WAKE BUOY FURTHER OUT WAS DISCUSSED. MOTION BY BROMAGE THAT THE BUOY IS AT THE EXTREMITY OF THE HARBOR AND CAN NOT BE MOVED ANY FURTHER OUT SECOND BY LITCHFIELD (8-0)
F. Discussions
NONE
G. Adjourn
MOTION BY BRIGHT AND SECOND BY JONES TO ADJOURN AT 7:30 PM
NEXT MEETING IS NOVEMBER 14TH, 2006
Submitted by:
Shawn Murphy
Harbormaster
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