Wellfleet Herring River Restoration Project
Technical Committee,
Meeting Minutes 06/22/06
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Attendees: Chair Gordon Peabody, John Portnoy, Stephen Spear, Carl Breivogel, Tim Smith, John Riehl, Hillary Greenberg, and Joel Fox.
Chair Peabody elected to wait for other members of the committee to arrive before calling the meeting to order. He stated the committee would be receiving support from the granting agencies. He reported he discussed the upcoming consultant interviews with the Wellfleet Board of Selectmen, and will be going to the Truro Board of Selectmen in the near future. The committee received a letter from the Wellfleet Harbor Planning Committee, requesting the support and sponsorship of the HRTC. John Portnoy will write a letter on behalf of the committee. A letter from th4e National Seashore was received stating the Cape Cod Commission is supporting NRCSZ.
Stephen Spear stated the Natural Resources Conservation Services will require this project to catalogue needs, justify efforts for the plans (such as storm water management, salt marsh restoration, and herring restoration sites). Sites will need to be determined to measure success, which will ultimately result in a plan. He stated the normal route for funding will be different because the Herring River Restoration will require the support from senators, etc. Joel Fox expressed concern regarding road run off and w3hat the performance standards would be. John Portnoy stated the outreach committee will be asking for volunteers to monitor the vegetation ands salinity levels. This will be co-sponsored with the Association to Preserve Cape Cod who will submit a press release.
Chair Gordon Peabody called the meeting to order at 9:42 am.
Joel Fox moved to approve the meeting minutes of May 16, 2006 with amendments; seconded by John Portnoy; passed 8-0.
A discussion took place on recording meeting minutes. Due to the technical and complex issues regarding the restoration, it is vital information be recorded properly.
John Riehl stated volunteers for the salinity and vegetation monitoring can be identified as “in-kind”.
John Portnoy reported all private property owners will be identified by the Assessor’s office and the committee will be provided a mailing list. There was discussion regarding properties that will change from fresh water to salt water. He stated it is unlikely private wells will be affected. A baseline data base should be established to identify salinity on all bordering properties in the event of salt water intrusion. The National Seashore could provide the testing; however, it would not be certified. It was recommended a contingency liability fund be established in the event there are problems from the restoration.
The Committee reviewed the structuring of the components of the 2nd MOU. Discussion took place regarding how technical and detailed the MOU needs to be. Peabody will provide an updated listing of components needed.
Joel Fox moved to approved the edited press release for the volunteer project of vegetation and salinity monitoring; seconded by Carl Breivogel; passed 8-0.
After a short recess, Peabody asked each member their thoughts on the three candidates for the consultant position. The committee then reviewed the consultant proposal review and prepared for afternoon interviews. Respectfully submitted, Christine Bates
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June 22, 2006
HRTC Minutes (addendum)
Afternoon session
Prior to the meeting, Committee members reviewed each of three consultant proposals and pricing, per our request in the RFP.
The Chair asked each Committee member for his or her responses to each proposal.
A discussion followed.
The Chair discussed the protocol for consultant interviews and questions.
Three consultants made presentations to the Committee.
ENSR
Horsley Witten Group
The Louis Berger Group Inc.
Following each presentation the consultant teams were interviewed by the Committee.
Following the presentations and interviews, the Committee began the process of choosing one firm. After lengthy deliberation and discussion, ENSR received the lead ranking.
The Committee voted to request further specifics regarding engineering information. The Chair was authorized to contact ENSR with the additional request. This additional information would be presented at the next Committee meeting.
The Chair was also authorized to Contact all three consultants to inform them of the results of Committee deliberations
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 PM
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