NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 2nd Floor ConferenceRoom
302 Main Street
I. CALL TO ORDER - The Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:06 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Present: BobMissel, Planning Commission; John Talbott, Zoning Commission; Janis Esty,Planning Commission; Thomas Stevenson, Board of Finance; Jerry Brophy,Conservation Commission
Absent: CathyFlanagan, Planning Commission; StevenGernhardt, Board of Selectmen
Staff: Jay Northrup, Planner, CRERPA
III. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Minutes
MOTION to accept the minutes frommeeting 3/14/2012; MADE by J. Talbott; SECONDED by J. Esty;APPROVED by J. Talbott, J. Esty, B. Missel, T. Stevenson, J. Brophy.(5-0-0)
B. Correspondence–none.
C. Staff Report
Mr. Northrup reported that hehad submitted an updated draft of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (NHMP) toChristine Nelson, Town Planner, and Sandy Prisloe, Environmental Planner, forinput. He is ready to draft a public involvement plan and develop a timelinefor plan adoption.
VI. PLAN REVIEW
A. Review Draft Plan
Review of the draft plan will be continued tothe next meeting so that Ms. Nelson and Mr. Prisloe can add comments andrevisions. Nr. Northrup believes the draft plan will be ready a week before thenext meeting on May 9th so that the Committee can review it andcomment at the meeting. At that point the NHMC can decide whether to approvethe draft and refer it out to the appropriate Boards and Commissions.
B. Develop Public Informational Presentation(s) and other Outreach
The Committee discussed how they shouldpresent the draft to the public for community input. They agreed that onepublic informational meeting should be scheduled, and a second one only ifnecessary. Copies of the draft plan will be available on the Town's web siteand distributed in public places such as Town Hall and the library. Mr.Stevenson suggested distributing the draft on compact disc to save printing andmailing costs. It was mentioned that Ms. Nelson had previously suggestedformulation of a Power Point presentation for the Conservation Commission. TheCommittee thought it would be useful at the public meeting and could also beincluded on the CD. Mr. Northrup asked that everyone bring ideas to the next meetingfor items to be included in the Power Point presentation.
C. Refer Draft Plan to PC and DEEP/FEMA
The Committee discussed which agencies,Boards and Commissions that a draft should be sent to for comment. There were somethat could be included in a first phase and then others that could receive acopy updated with initial input. Mr. Northrup suggested sending a copy of thedraft, once the Planning Commission approves it, to The Department of Energyand Environmental Protection (DEEP). He also suggested resending a final copyshowing any revisions before final approval.
VII. ADOPTION
A. Schedule Adoption Process
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn at 3:05 to a specialmeeting on Wed., May 9th, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., 2nd Flr.Conf. Rm., 302 Main St.; MADE by J. Talbott; SECONDED by J. Esty;APPROVED by B. Missel, J. Esty, J. Talbott, J. Brophy, T. Stevenson (5-0-0).
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Graham
Clerk
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