6/18/2008 HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Minutes

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Town of Mashpee Historic District Commission Minutes of Meeting June 18,2008 Roll Call: Present: Chair Lee Gurney, Earl Mills, Joe Mullin, Wayne Picard, Mike Robbins Absent: None Also present: Town Planner Tom Fudala Chairman Gurney called the meeting to order at 4:40 p.m. in Town Hall Meeting Room 1. Minutes: During review of May 21, 2008 minutes, Chairman Gurney recommended that a change be made in the second to last paragraph on page 2 to read"If an applicant does not receive a Certificate from the Commission,they will be ineligible to receive a Building Permit. . ." Motion made by Mr. Mills to accept the minutes of the May 21,2008 meeting as corrected. Motion seconded by Mr. Robbins. Approved unanimously. The Chair announced that the Public Hearing will not begin until 5 p.m. and invited Commission members to share any topics requiring discussion until that time. Mr. Fudala indicated that one payment of$2400 is due to the Public Archeology Lab(PAL), which will be paid by funds from the Cape Cod Commission. The contract with PAL ends for the Historic District Study Committee so an invoice will be sent to close it out. Mr. Fudala has included a few more pictures in the draft District manual but commitments with the Planning Board may prevent him from making too many additional changes prior to July 15. After July 15,Mr. Fudala will record the plan with the Massachusetts Historical Commission,the Planning Board and other appropriate recipients. The Building Dept. has referred one applicant, but that application does not require review. Ms. Gurney inquired about availability of additional Commissioners to fill the open seats. Mr. Mills has spoken with the Tribe,who indicated interest in filling the position. Mr. Mills will follow up. The Commission is also in need of a property owner from the District. It was suggested that the vacancies be announced at the Hearing to generate more interest and perhaps be printed in a newspaper article. The Commission ended discussion and took a 10-minute break until the Public Hearing scheduled for 5 p.m. Public Hearing: The Public Hearing concerning the Historic District Design Guidelines and Commission Regulations opened at 5 p.m. Chairman Gurney read the Public Hearing Notice which appeared in the newspaper on May 30 and June 6. Ms. Gurney asked if anyone would like to address the Commission. 1