3/10/2015 WATERWAYS COMMISSION Minutes

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MASHPEE WATERWAYS COMMISSION MASHPEE TOWN HALL MASHPEE, MA MINUTES OF THE MARCH 10, 2015 MEETING Chairman Ken Bates called the meeting to order at 9:03 AM at the Mashpee Town Hall in the Popponesset Meeting Room Present: Don Barton, Ken Bates, Stanton Healy, Steve Mane, Mike Richardson, Bill Taylor, Rick York Absent: Tim Leedham, Don MacDonald, Al Wickel Minutes of the January 13, 2015 Meeting: Motion made by Stan Healy to approve minutes, 2nd by Don Barton and unanimously approved. Ken noted the minutes do not reflect Bill Taylor was "Absent" at the January 13, 2015 meeting Harbormaster Report: Steve reported that many moorings and aids to navigation had been moved out of position by winter storms. It will be a challenge to get moorings and aids to navigation correctly re-positioned given the harbormaster budget ($15,000). Steve stated a budget of$25,000 is necessary to do the on-going maintenance required. There was discussion of piling designs which would minimize pilings heaving. Steve requested that a prototype of the dock proposed for the Great River Boat Ramp be available for evaluation before a the DPW issues a purchase order for materials. Shellfish Constable Report: Rick reported "no activity" as everything is frozen over Water Quality: Steve Pinard to deliver documentation to Don the third week of March. As Don will be away Steve will deliver the materials to Ken.. Public Access: Maintenance on parking lot at Great River being delayed because of weather. Discussions took place about timely completion of Great River Boat Ramp project because of adverse weather. Additional considerations discussed included whether the ramp should be a double ramp capable of launching and recovering boats at the same time. Don suggested the Waterways Commission recommend to the Town Manager, BOS and Catherine Laurent that Great River Boat Ramp project construction work be put on "hold". The reason for the recommendation is the belief that existing resources will be needed to clear the waterways of debris (destroyed docks, ramps and moorings)