MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Land Use Conference Room
Old Saybrook Town Hall
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:30.
Members in Attendance: Bob Fish, Jerry Brophy, Charlie Cobb, Pat Ingellis, Mike Kelley, Robert Siegelman
Absent: Kim Gallagher
Staff in Attendance: Alyssa Detmer, Recording Clerk
Approval of Minutes:
MOTION: to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 14, 2008 as presented.
MOVED: by Jerry Brophy; SECONDED: by Mike Kelley; IN FAVOR: Jerry Brophy, Charlie Cobb, Bob Fish, Pat Ingellis, Mike Kelley, Robert Siegelman; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 6-0-0.
2009 Regular Meeting Schedule:
The attached 2009 Regular Meeting Schedule was unanimously approved.
2009/2010 Budget Request:
The attached Conservation Commission Budget Request for the 2009/2010 fiscal year was approved by consensus.
Plan of Conservation & Development:
Conservation Commission input for upcoming updates of the CRERPA Regional Plan of Conservation & Development and the Town Plan of Conservation & Development was discussed at length. The attached list of Goals for the Coming Decade was established by consensus. Prioritization and detailed milestones will be developed in future meetings.
Municipality of the Year Award:
Bob Fish reported that he had accepted this award for the Conservation Commission at a ceremony held at the annual meeting of the Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District. The award was given to the commission for its work in protecting, managing and promoting open space in the Town of Old Saybrook.
Notable Trees Brochure:
This brochure was published as a companion piece with the new Natural Heritage Tour Brochure. Judy Preston/Tidewater Institute developed this brochure.
Adjournment:
MOTION: to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 pm until the next Regular Meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Town Hall in the Land Use Conference Room.
MOVED: by Jerry Brophy; SECONDED: by Charlie Cobb; IN FAVOR: Jerry Brophy, Charlie Cobb, Bob Fish, Pat Ingellis, Mike Kelley, Robert Siegelman; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 6-0-0
Respectfully Submitted,
Bob Fish
Regular meetings of the Old Saybrook Conservation Commission during the year 2009 will be held in the Land Use Conference Room in the Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. The specific dates are as follows:
January 13
February 10
March 10
April 14
May 12
June 9
July 14
August 11
September 8
October 13
November 10
December 8
Robert W. Fish, Chairman
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
2009/2010 BUDGET REQUEST
2008/2009 2009/2010
BUDGET REQUEST
Personnel (Clerk) 900 900
Fixed Charges 69 69
Expenses & Supplies
Supplies 100 100
CACIWC Dues 100 100
Nat’l Heritage Tour 1,000 0
Brochures / Education 1,000 1,000
Mapping 500 500
Stewardship (MOU) 750 500
Total 4,419 3,169
OTHER SUPPORT NEEDED:
Early completion of the Crystal Lake Fishway
Resurfacing of Great Cedars Parking Lots
Manpower Support for our Stewardship Plan
Council on Environmental Quality
20% Clean Energy Commitment
Municipal Carbon Footprint Reduction
2009 PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
DECEMBER 10, 2008
GOALS FOR THE COMING DECADE
Complete the “Donut”.
Commit at least 25% of the land area of the Town to open space, with at least half of the open space owned in fee by the Town.
Update the 2003 Plan of Conservation & Open Space.
Improve stewardship of open space areas.
Support the Old Saybrook Council on Environmental Quality.
Promote an active Clean Energy campaign.
Educate the citizenry to Ecological Economics (sustainability), the reduction of our Carbon Footprint, “No Child Left Inside”, etc.
Promote walking, cycling and mass transit as substitutes for automobiles.
Promote preservation of habitats (invertebrates, amphibians, fish, shellfish and mammals).
Meet the health, safety, welfare, infrastructure, education, recreation and social needs of the citizens of the Town of Old Saybrook while limiting debt, increasing town equity and minimizing tax rates.
Public Education
Project Partnerships (P&R and David Bingham)
Promote Tour
Water Quality
Regional Open Space Map / Trails / Bike Paths
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