Special Meeting, October 26, 2010
Land Use Conference Room
302 Main Street
Old Saybrook, CT
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m.
Members in Attendance: Bob Fish, Jerry Brophy, Charlie Cobb, Pat Ingellis, Robert Siegelman.
Absent: Kim Gallagher
Staff in Attendance: Christine Nelson, Town Planner; Sandy Prisloe, Inland Wetlands Enforcement Officer and Maura Farbotka, Recording Clerk
Approval of Minutes:
MOTION: to approve the minutes of September 14, 2010 as presented.
MOVED: by Charlie Cobb; SECONDED: by P. Ingellis; IN FAVOR: Bob Fish, Jerry Brophy,~Charlie Cobb, Pat Ingellis; OPPOSED: None; ABSTAINING: None; APPROVED: 4-0-0.
Commission Organization, Meetings and Membership:
B. Fish provided the members with a proposed meeting schedule for 2011.~~
MOTION: to approve the 2011 meeting schedule as presented.
MOVED: by Charlie Cobb; SECONDED: by P. Ingellis; IN FAVOR: Bob Fish, Jerry Brophy,~Charlie Cobb, Pat Ingellis; OPPOSED: None; ABSTAINING: None; APPROVED: 4-0-0.~ A copy of the 2011 meeting schedule is attached to these minutes.
Chairman Fish discussed the need for commission members.~ C. Cobb suggested contacting the building inspector to obtain names of residents who have installed solar / geothermal updates to their homes; this list may generate possible candidates.~
Bob Fish, Jerry Brophy and Charlie Cobb:~ All terms on the Conservation Commission will expire November 2010.~ Each member stated they would like to be reappointed.
R. Siegelman arrived at 7:40
Energy Conservation:
J. Brophy reported on his recent meeting with Dave Simon and Gary Lane of DBS Energy Group.~ He discussed their proposal which would begin with an evaluation of facilities and anything that concerns energy town wide.~ Their proposal would include coordinating a program to access available grants/loans for the town to promote energy conservation.~
J. Brophy stated a structured plan like this is necessary in order to be successful in long term energy conservation.~ It would be impossible as a commission to keep up and apply for all the grants that become available.
All commission members agreed this was a good plan to present to the Board of Selectman and to ask for their approval for hiring an energy consultant through the Conservation Commission.~
Jerry will get a draft copy of the RFP to distribute for review by the commission.
MOTION: to proceed with obtaining a sample RFP to present to the Board of Selectman as a proposal from the Conservation Commission; MOVED: by Charlie Cobb; SECONDED: by J. Brophy; IN FAVOR: Bob Fish, Jerry Brophy,~Charlie Cobb, Pat Ingellis, R. Siegelman; OPPOSED: None; ABSTAINING: None; APPROVED: 5-0-0.
Conservation Commission Program
Chairman Fish discussed the accomplishments that the conservation commission has made over the last 10 years.~ Town Planner Christine Nelson requested assistance from any commission members to develop a detailed summary of each of the projects that have been completed.~ She stated this "brag sheet"~will help the conservation commission, planning commission and the town plan for the future.~
P. Ingellis, C. Cobb, R. Siegelman and J. Brophy will contact C. Nelson to set a date and time to meet.
B. Fish stated R. Siegelman reviewed the town's energy bills; he and J. Brophy are now trying to make contact with the new CL&P representative to obtain the last three years bills to compile a history of the town's energy use.~
Other Updates:
P. Ingellis reported the Eagle Scout~has completed all the markings between Great Cedars and the preserve.~
Christine Nelson advised the commission of a request for review of the modified plans received from Riversound, LLC.~
The plans and their changes were briefly reviewed by Christine and the commission members.
Adjournment
MOTION: to adjourn the meeting at 8:54 p.m. until the next Regular Meeting on Tuesday,November 9, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall in the Land Use Conference Room.
MOVED: by J. Brophy; SECONDED: P. Ingellis; IN FAVOR: Bob Fish, Jerry Brophy, Charlie Cobb, Pat Ingellis, Robert Siegelman; OPPOSED: None; ABSTAINING: Charlie Cobb; APPROVED: 5-0-0.
Respectively submitted,
Maura Farbotka
Recording Clerk
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