NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room
302 Main Street
I. CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Bob Missel called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Present: Bob Missel, Planning Commission; Janis Esty, Planning Commission; Thomas Stevenson, Board of Finance; John Talbott, Zoning Commission; Cathy Flanagan, Planning Commission
Absent: Steven Gernhardt, Board of Selectmen; Jerry Brophy, Conservation Commission
Staff: Jay Northrup, CRERPA; Sandy Prisloe, Environmental Planner; Susan Graham, Clerk; Meryl Tsagronis, Clerk
III. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Minutes
MOTION to accept the minutes from special meeting 8/8/2012; MADE by J. Esty; SECONDED by B. Missel; APPROVED by J. Esty, B. Missel, T. Stevenson; ABSTAINED by J. Talbott, C. Flanagan. (3-0-2)
B. Correspondence - none.
C. Staff Report - none.
IV. PLAN REVIEW
A. Review Draft Plan
Mr. Northrup and the Committee continued discussion of the "Natural Hazard" section of the Plan, starting with the section titled "Hurricanes”. He will insert additional previous occurrences of hurricanes to the list. The wording of the section titled "Sea Level Rise" was discussed and modified. The Committee discussed the terminology of using the data from a 500-year flood, rather than a 100-year flood plain estimate. Mr. Prisloe suggested checking in 5 years, when the Plan is updated, to see if Sea Level Rise really has an impact on the community, and, if so, that a committee be formed to further study the impact. Mr. Northrup has included a recommendation in the Plan.
The Committee ended with a discussion of the "Tsunami" section.
B. Develop Public Informational Presentation(s) and other Outreach
C. Refer Draft Plan to PC and DEEP/FEMA
V. ADOPTION
A. Schedule Adoption Process
VI. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn at 3:20 p.m. to a special meeting on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., 2nd Flr. Conf. Rm., 302 Main St.; MADE by C. Flanagan; SECONDED by J. Esty; APPROVED by J. Esty, B. Missel, T. Stevenson, J. Talbott, C. Flanagan. (5-0-0)
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Graham
Administrative Clerk
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