Wellfleet Board of Water Commissioners
Minutes of Meeting of April 20, 2006
Senior Center Conference Room
Present: Mark Berry, Chairman; Lynn Hiller, Moe Barocas and Jean Schaefer
Absent: Erik Mitchell
Chairman Mark Berry called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
Mark Berry wanted to draft a letter in response to Tim Smith’s e-mail of
April 13, 2006. The letter was to request direct access to information in public records, to receive all operational and status reports and to have a liaison from DPW present at Board of Water Commissioners’ meetings. Moe Barocas moved that Mark Berry prepare the letter. Berry said he would write two separate letters, one to the Town Administrator and one to the Board of Selectmen. Jean Schaefer seconded the motion to send the letter. The motion carried 4-0.
The Board discussed the WhiteWater contract bid for operating the Wellfleet Public Water System. Mark Berry said he would like copies of the bid for the Water Commissioners to consider at another meeting.
Moe Barocas moved to approve as amended the minutes of the meeting of April 6, 2006. Jean Schaefer seconded, and the motion carried 3-0-1 (Berry abstaining).
The Board organized its priorities, combining some items, to come up with a ten point list. (See attachment)
Suggestions for inclusion in the WhiteWater Consumer Confidence Report were the Mission Statement “What We Do and How We Do It,” contact information for the BWC, and several other possible topics. Moe Barocas moved to approve the letter as amended with the suggestions to WhiteWater for its Consumer Confidence Report. Mark Berry seconded. The motion carried 4-0.
Moe Barocas initiated a list of topics of BWC concerns for future Town Meetings. The first item was for an operational water tower. Mark Berry said the Boy Scout Camp well and the water tower should be considered at the next Town Meeting.
Barocas updated the Board on his fire suppression study. He found out from Alice Boyd that grants were currently not very available for water. Even though Barocas said fire suppression service to everyone was becoming a less likely possibility, Mark Berry said the concept was still worth considering.
Barocas suggested meeting with the Building Needs Dept. for discussion of water needs for a new fire station.
Jean Schaefer expressed concern about receiving mail in a timely fashion, noting that the memo from the Town Clerk, a letter from the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen and the DPW Activity Report all had March dates.
Berry moved to adjourn. Barocas seconded, and the motion carried 4-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:09 p.m., but was reopened to consider the Charter Review Article for Town Meeting. Berry made a motion to reopen the meeting. Barocas seconded. The motion to reopen carried 4-0, and the meeting reopened at 9:11 p.m.
Mark Berry felt the Board should go along with Charter Review Board suggestions if the petitioned Article is taken up at Town Meeting. Barocas suggested that the BWC could make amendment to the BWC section if the entire Article was voted down.
Barocas moved to endorse the BWC section of Charter Review changes. Berry seconded. The motion carried 4-0.
Berry moved to adjourn. Barocas seconded, and the motion carried 4-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
-----------------_______________________________ __________________________
Mary Rogers, Committee Secretary Mark Berry, Chairman
________________________
Date
| 
