302 Main Street Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475-1741 Telephone: 860-395-3123 Facsimile: 860-395-3125 HMC MEETING MINUTES JUNE 13, 2016, 7:00 P.M. TOWN HALL LOWER LEVEL
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1. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Les Bowman.
2. Roll Call:
Present: Les Bowman, Secretary; Dick Goduti; David Cole; George Wall; Scott Mitchell, Harbor Master (7:25-7:50); Gerri Lewis, Clerk
Absent: Ray Collins, Chairman;
Guests: Mr. and Mrs. Rutty; Ms. Tuzzio
3. Citizens with Business before the Commission:
Mr. Rutty reported to the commission that when his father’s Ferry Dock slip was paid for, he was very ill and there was a good chance he would not be using the slip. He explained the situation following that reasoning and noted that his dad passed away. Therefore the reason for his boat in his dad’s slip.
Mr. Goduti, after considering the situation and in light of the circumstances, made a motion to have Mr. Rutty, III continue with the occupancy of the slip at Ferry Dock, seconded by Mr. Wall and was so VOTED unanimously.
At this time, Ms. Tuzzio came to the meeting to ask the commission’s permission to occupy their mooring put in the water by the Harbor Master in North Cove. She explained that between her husband and herself, they both thought each other sent in the NC mooring application. Ms. Lewis noted that she had payment at the time of the meeting.
Mr. Goduti, considering that the mooring was already in the water, made a motion to allow Ms. Tuzzio to use her mooring for this season, seconded by Mr. Wall and was so VOTED unanimously.
Ms. Lewis reported that Mr. William Mulligan wanted to know why someone was on his Clothesline Pole this year. It was explained to him that he didn’t use it last year, so the “use it or lose it” rule came into play.
4. Minutes 5/9/2016 and 5/11/2016
A MOTION to approve the minutes of the 5/9/2016 meeting was made by Mr. Goduti, seconded by Mr. Bowman. Motion passed with 1 abstention.
A MOTION to approve the minutes of the 5/11/2016 meeting was made by Mr. Goduti, seconded by Mr. Cole. Motion passed with 1 abstention.
5. Clerks Report.
The clerk’s report was shared with the commission. A letter from Scott Bates, Chairman Connecticut Port Authority was copied for the commission from Selectman Fortuna. Ms. Lewis noted that the commission would need to select several dates and times from which Mr. Bates may choose to meet with the commission. It was decided that around 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on any day would be OK with the commission.
6. North Cove – Wait List: Kimberly Kaar, Old Saybrook; C. Griffin, Wethersfield; S. Kroll, Southington; D. Fontaine, Mansfield; A. Brodeur, Old Saybrook; E. Swallow
A motion to add Ms. Kaar, Mr. Griffin, Mr. Kroll, Mr. Fontaine, Mr. Brodeur and Mr. Swallow to the North Cove Wait List was made by Mr. Bowman, seconded by Mr. Cole and was so voted unanimously.
7. Ferry Dock Wait List – Oscar Delima, Old Saybrook
A motion to add Mr. Delima to the Ferry Dock Wait List was made by Mr. Bowman, seconded by Mr. Cole and was so voted unanimously.
8. Clothesline Renewals: No update; Clothesline Wait List: William Mulligan, Old Saybrook
Clothesline List (new additions): O’Neil, Yerman, Fiorelli, Wells-Golicz, Motylewski, Kehayias, Pardi, Sapozhnikov, Bulgini, Goduti, Knightly
9. Harbor Master/Dock Master Report – Mr. Mitchell reported that DEEP wanted to put testing pods around the outer dock at Ferry Road for water quality testing. This was discussed and Mr. Goduti noted that more information was needed. Mr. Mitchell will inquire and report back to the commission.
Mr. Mitchell also noted that he was just finished with the poles in the Clothesline Marina.
10. Correspondence – See above.
Dispensation to Rule 11:
None
DEEP: OLISP Applications:
None
- New Business – None
- Old Business –
- SNWZ – No Wake Zone. Mr. Wall discussed and noted that he had a meeting with DEEP. For now, this was going to be put on the “back burner.” He was going to go through old minutes for information.
- North Cove Dredge Project Update: Mr. Goduti noted that he had a conversation with Ed O’Donnell.
- 2016-2017 Budget: Mr. Goduti submitted a budget to the commission that he worked on with the Finance Director. The commission discussed adjustments and the following motion was made:
A motion to present the budget to the BOS was made by Mr. Wall, seconded by Mr. Bowman and was so VOTED unanimously.
d. 5 Year Capital plan: included with the budget.
e. “Beached List”….Mr. Bowman suggested no action right now. The commission agreed to talk again at the time of the next mailings.
A motion to pay the clerk and Patterson Plumbing was made by Mr. Cole, seconded by Mr. Wall and was so VOTED unanimously.
At this time, Mr. Bowman made a motion to thank Mr. Wall for his years of service on the Harbor Management Commission and commended him for all of his efforts, seconded by Mr. Cole and was so VOTED unanimously.
Adjournment: A motion to adjourn at 8:59 was made by Mr. Cole, seconded by Mr. Goduti and was so VOTED unanimously.
Submitted: Gerri Lewis, Clerk
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