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Conservation Commission <br />Minutes of May 28, 2015 <br />Public Hearings <br />Mashpee Town Hall <br />Waquoit Meeting Room <br />Commissioners: In attendance: John Rogers, Dale McKay, Ralph Shaw, Brad Sweet, and <br />Louis DiMeo (Associate Member). Absent: Robert C. Anderson and Mark N. Gurnee. <br />Staff Present: Drew McManus (Conservation Agent) and Judy Daigneault (Recording <br />Secretary). <br />Call Meeting to Order: 5:55 p.m. <br />The meeting was called to order with a quorum by Chairman Ralph Shaw at 5:55 P.M. <br />There was no public comment. <br />Pre Post Hearing Men <br />Minutes: Approve May 14, 2015 Minutes <br />Motion: Mr. Sweet moved to approve the minutes of May 14, 2015, seconded by Mr. <br />Rogers. Vote 4-0, unanimous. <br />Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Natural Resources Department. Upcoming grant <br />applications for habitat work on the Mashpee River and Popponesset Bay (oyster reefs). <br />Conservation Commission endorsement letters. <br />The Agent informed the members he met with Chuck Green of the Mashpee Wampanoag <br />Tribe, Natural Resources Department and Quan Toby, the Natural Resources Director. The <br />Tribe is in the process of applying for grants and one of them is through the US Fish and <br />Wildlife Services which is available to Native Indian Tribes for habitat restoration. The work <br />proposed is in different areas of the upper Mashpee River. One of the proposals is to build <br />up the embankments to try to increase the depth of the river. The Agent stated Tribe is <br />asking him to draft a letter of endorsement for the grant application and have the <br />Commissioners sign the letter. The Agent said he would schedule an onsite visit to the <br />property so the Commissioners can get a visual of what the Tribe is proposing to do. The <br />other grant they are pursuing is through the EPA for the establishment of oyster reefs in <br />different areas of Popponesset Bay. Basically, using oyster spat or shells to create the <br />base for the reef and then seeding it with oyster seeds. The Tribe is trying to re-establish <br />a native oyster population not only for harvesting but to improve water quality. The Agent <br />will draft the letters that will fully -explain the purpose of the grant. <br />HEARINGS: <br />6:00 Philip R. and Kathleen Elia, 49 Pond Circle. Proposed Seasonal Dock. RDA <br />Resource Area: Land under Water bodies and Water Ways <br />