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TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK
Conservation Commission sea level rise /climate adaptation committee |
302 Main Street Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475-1741 Telephone (860) 395-3124 FAX (860) 395-1216 |
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
1st Floor Conference Room, Town Hall
302 Main Street, Old Saybrook
I. CALL TO ORDER
Walter Smith, Chairman, Conservation Commission, convened the meeting at 3:35 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Present: John Donnelly, Tom Gezo, Janice Holland, William Johnson, Jr., Douglas McCracken, Michael Momparler, Larry Ritzhaupt, Walter Smith, Bill Webster, Robert Yust
Absent: Jerry Brophy, Stephen Tagliatela
III. CHARGE
Carl Fortuna, First Selectman, welcomed and thanked the volunteers for their time and talents to study sea level rise. He looks forward to learning the Committee’s conclusions.
IV. WHERE ARE WE?
Christine Nelson, Director, Land Use Department, introduced Chris Costa, Zoning Enforcement Officer and Sandy Prisloe, Environmental Planner. She gave a brief overview of the Committee’s obligation to Connecticut’s Freedom of Information laws. She discussed the timeframe of the Committee’s charge – a one-year study with public outreach throughout followed by approximately 6-months of sharing the Committee’s conclusions.
V. WHERE ARE WE GOING?
Walt Smith introduced Robert Yust, who had originally suggested Town convene this Committee to investigate the phenomenon more in-depth. Mr. Smith distributed a packet of four primers about climate change, sea level rise and coastal storms. He spoke in general about environmental, economic and social effects; he expects that the Committee will propose policies in each of these arenas.
VI. HOW DO WE GET THERE?
Members introduced themselves, their backgrounds and particular interests in the many aspects of climate change and sea level rise.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Smith adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Christine Nelson, Town Planner
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