TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK
Harbor Management Commission
302 Main Street • Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475-1741
Telephone (860) 395-3123 • FAX (860) 395-3125
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
November 15, 2010
1. Call to Order
Chairman Ray Collins called the Special Meeting of the Old Saybrook Harbor Management Commission to order at 7:10 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Ray Collins, Chairman
Les Bowman
Dick Goduti
George Wall
Jim Mitchell, Dock Master
Approximately 7 members of the public
3. Citizens with Business before the Commission
The Chairman asked David Chan if he had any questions as he had been sitting in the audience most of the evening. . Mr. Chan asked if he will get a mooring for next year as he had purchased a larger boat. The Chairman clarified that all the renewals have not yet been returned. The intent of the
Commission is to accommodate Mr. Chan but it is too early to give him a definite answer.
4. Minutes of previous meetings- October 4, 25, and November 1
Minutes of October 4, 2010 meeting
Motion – Les Bowman moved to approve as amended; George Wall seconded
Discussion:
Mr. Goduti submitted a letter to the Chairman regarding the Minutes of the October 4 meeting. Les Bowman asked Mr. Goduti what the substance of his letter is about. Mr. Goduti played a portion of the recording of the meeting of the October 4, 2010. Les Bowman asked some questions for perspective.
Ray Collins asked how the Minutes could be edited to Mr. Goduti’s satisfaction. Mr. Goduti responded that that the Minutes had already been posted and that the Minutes as written did not occur and that the way the Minutes were written. Mr. Goduti was made to look “bad”.
Mr. Goduti stated that he wanted the Chairman to get rid of the clerk or to have her transferred to another Commission. He also explained that he had been vindicated in the grievance filed by the clerk.
After several attempts to modify/delete some of the language that Mr. Goduti found objectionable, a vote was taken. The result was
2-2-0 motion failed to carry. Dick Goduti and George Wall opposed.
Motion – Les Bowman moved to suspend the approval of the Minutes, the first motion has already failed, his suggestion is to table the Minutes, Ray Collins seconded
Dick Goduti stated that he and George Wall want the Chairman to take action.
Dick again stated he finds that the Minutes as presented are blatantly false and do not portray the meeting as it occurred.
There was no vote taken.
Minutes of October 21, 2010 meeting
Motion – Les Bowman moved to approve, Ray Collins seconded
Correct the agenda for this evening’s meeting to state the date of the Minutes being reviewed are those of to October 21
2-0-2 motion failed; George Wall and Dick Goduti abstained
Minutes of November 1
Motion Les Bowman moved to approve as corrected; George Wall seconded
Correct that the date at the bottom of the Minutes stating the date of the meeting was 11/1
3-0-1 minutes approved Dick Goduti abstained
5. North Cove
Response to letter re: failure to meet 50% : Lang, Smith and Senay
Kim Senay attended the meeting to speak to the 50% letter he received. He believes his boat was on the mooring 50% of the time, although it may not have been on its mooring when attendance was taken.
Motion - Dick Goduti moved to reinstate Mr. Senay’s mooring position, George
Wall seconded
4-0-0 motion approved unanimously
Michael Lang’s letter was read into the Minutes in which he gives up his mooring.
E. Don Smith’s letters were read into the Minutes regarding his attendance in response to the failure to meet the 50% rule. The mooring holders state that they were on their mooring for 18 days. There is a process for not being on the mooring for 50%. What the Smith’s failed to do was to communicate in a timely manner with the Commission.
Motion – Les Bowman reluctantly moved to allow them an exemption for this year and send them a letter, George Wall seconded (consensus was that the Commission members were reluctant to allow the exemption as there is an established policy regarding requesting exemptions to the 50% rule)
4-0-0 motion approved unanimously
Add the following names to the North Cove Wait list –
104 9/9/2010 Bryan Pantages
105 9/22/2010 William Campbell
106 10/8/2010 Fred Williams
107 10/10/2010 Mark Waller
Motion – Dick Goduti moved to approve adding the above individuals to the wait list. Each has submitted a completed application and submitted a $ 10 check; Les Bowman seconded
4-0-0 motion approved unanimously
Hurricane procedure – Mr. Goduti does not believe a hurricane policy is needed. He believes responsible vessel owners know what they need to do. Ray Collins believes this may be incorporated into future discussion policies that the Commission is working on.
Changes to tackle requirements- recommended by Jim Mitchell- Dick Goduti asked why the Commission needs to decide on this requirement now. The Harbor Master has the authority to set the guidelines. When mailing to new mooring holders this season the clerk will use existing guidelines.
6. Ferry Road
Add the following names to the Wait List, Reginal Rutty III, Kenneth Rutty and Brayton Walsh
Dick Goduti asked why two of the names were to be added to the wait list when they are already slip holders. Ray Collins explained that they wish to have slips with more water and are doing it the correct way by getting on the list and waiting their turn.
Motion - Ray Collins moved to add them to the list, Les Bowman seconded
4-0-0 in favor
STEAP grant update – Wagner Associates are waiting for some changes from Michael Cronin. Mr. Cronin told Mr. Collins that he would do the changes today, but he did not get back to Mr. Collins to report that his work had been completed.
7. Harbor Master Report – none
8. Deputy Harbor Master/Dock Master Report
Jim Mitchell announced that all moorings are out of the water, there are 8 moorings on the dock that have not been picked up yet.
George Wall asked if Jim Mitchell had notified the Coast Guard regarding the removal of the navigational moorings. Jim has provided GPS data to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard also wants the location of the rocks off the town beach. Jim does not have the GPS coordinates for those rocks. There are no navigation buoys on the rocks because the marks do not stay in place.
9. Correspondence
Letter from Zoning Commission – referral re: adopt and amend incentive housing zone The Chairman’s interpretation of the subject matter of the proposed change is not something the Commission needs to review.
Letter from Dick Goduti – Ray Collins took Mr. Goduti’s letter to Michael Cronin to get his opinion about whether the minutes make Mr. Goduti look “bad”. Mr. Cronin did not read the minutes the way Mr. Goduti did.
Mr. Goduti believes the Minutes are false and intentionally false. He believes the Minutes have been written this way for a purpose. Mr. Goduti feels there is a situation going on that Mr. Collins has not taken care of.
Mr. Collins told Mr. Goduti that he will attempt to address this issue within the next two weeks.
10. New Business
11. Old Business
Workshop update – the Commission will have a workshop on Monday working with their original proposed changes
Harbor Master – formulation of a three name list for submission to the new governor – there has not been enough time from the press release to gather three names. This will be added to the agenda again next month.
Saybrook Point Inn Zoning Application – not discussed
12. Payment of bills
Scott Mitchell $ 45.00
Ruth Hockert $ 321.30
Port Clinton Marina $ 3960.00
Ruth Hockert $ 7.32
Olsen Sanitation $ 166
Motion – Les Bowman moved to pay the submitted invoices, George Wall seconded
4-0-0 motion passed unanimously
13. Adjournment
Motion – Les Bowman moved to adjourn 8:36 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth Hockert, Clerk
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