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HMC 03.13.06. Minutes
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        TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK
        Harbor Management Commission
        302 Main Street  Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475-1741
        Telephone (860) 395-3123  FAX (860) 395-3125

        
                   MINUTES REGULAR MEETING
                         Monday, March 13, 2006


1.      CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Ray Collins called the regularly scheduled meeting of the Old Saybrook Harbor Management Commission to order at 7:30 pm

2.      ROLL CALL
        Ray Collins
        Pete Fredrickson
        Gina Stillman
        Ross Byrne
        Dick Goduti

3.      CITIZENS WITH BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION – NONE

     4.        MINUTES 1/23/06 AND 2/13/06
Minutes of 1/23/06
correction pg 2- 9 A  change ahs to has

MOTION - DICK GODUTI MOVED TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF 1/23/06 AS CORRECTED; GINA STILLMAN SECONDED
5-0-0; MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

Minutes of 2/13/06
                 Add “the consensus of the Commission was that this was a common practice amongst                                    commissions such as ours.”
Dick Goduti notes that the Commission had passed a motion to post the agenda a week before the meeting.
        Pg 2 no 5

MOTION - DICK GODUTI MOVED TO APPROVE THE 2/13/06 MINUTES AS CORRECTED; GINA STILLMAN SECONDED;  
5-0-0 MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.


5.      HARBOR MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE
                LCRHMWG activities – no report
       Oyster River Study David Leff (deputy commissioner DEP going to set up an informal meeting at DEP hopefully after 3
                Mooring area – maps were submitted.
                    Land Use Department has other projects going on right now, they will be getting back to us

6.      NORTH COVE
                  List updates- mooring holder letters going out this week, wait list letters next      
                       week
Clothesline marina – Jim will report at the next meeting about his plan for the
    clothesline marina later. The volunteers would like to work the later part of   
    April. We would be looking for 10 day drop for the dumpster (two  
    weekends).  Ray Collins will check who the hauler is for the town and then
    contact them

       The chairman would like to set the stakes in the future and make it standard.  
            This is his goal for next year. For this year the outhauls should be
            numbered. Signs will be posted at three areas in Old Saybrook, no parking
            without a permit. The Commission has started a waiting list for the
            outhauls.

7.      FERRY DOCK
STEAP proposal was mailed
                Contracts have been mailed
           The second COP for the repair of the driveway, we are not sure was
                     mailed.
           4 ramps and one float need to be replaced, the float the town public works built was well built.

8.      HARBOR MASTER REPORT

9.      DOCK MASTER – NO REPORT

10.     CORRESPONDENCE
Respond to Mr. Selines who is requesting no wake zone. The Commission
        is taking it under consideration.

11.     NEW BUSINESS
No dock applications were received
Concept about South Cove – possibility of dredging, possibility of
        purchasing a dredge. New Haven needs to fill the old tire dump.
        It needs more fill that we are considering removing from South
        Cove.
Ray Collins will check on the status of the budget with the Selectman.

12.     OLD BUSINESS
The pump-out boat – many questions were answered at the Essex Harbor
       Management   Commission - insurance coverage is the issue, the
       insurance issue will be  investigated.
Town web page update – We still do not have a web page after 10 weeks
        of asking for  one.  Ray Collins will look into it
Ray Collins called the attorney for Mr. Goduti, he said he could not talk to
        Mr. Collins.

13.     OLD SAYBROOK MARINE ORDINANCES
Article 16.05 through Article 22. The definition of a commercial fisherman needs to be refined.

14      BILL PAYING

MOTION – ROSS BYRNE MOVED TO PAY THE RETURN OF MOORING FEE TO SILVA AND TO PAY THE CLERK, PETE FREDRICKSON SECONDED
5-0-0 MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

15.       ADJOURNMENT

MOTION - ROSS BYRNE MOVED TO ADJOURN AT 10:00 P.M.
GINA STILLMAN SECONDED


Respectfully submitted,


Ruth Hockert