4/1/2004 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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MASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of April 1� 2004 Public Hearing Ma hpee Town Hail Meeting Room 1 Commissioners present: Michael Talbot, Mice Chairman, Leonard Pinaud, Clerk, Lloyd Allen, Jeffrey Cross, Cass Costa, and Ralph Shaw. Staff present: Robert Sherman,Agent, Lori Soucy,Assistant Conservation Agent, and Frances Mise, Board Secretary Michael Talbot, Vice Chairman, called the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m. Public Hearing: None. Non-Hearin ena Old Business: 1. Division of Marine Fisheries. Since the DIVIF has started to send us memorandums on dock proposals and other I I's regarding banks, shellfish and land under the ocean, Bob prepared a rough draft entitled "Suggested Protocol for Reviewing Projects Involving Alterations in Land Containing Shellfish", which he distributed to the members as well as to the DIFF and Fick York. Bob said he is grateful for the DMF"s new involvement because of heir knowledge of shellfish resources, and he wants to develop a protocol as to how we take-their i nput and Dick fork's input and make our decisions. He.thinks that in the past we have not given this subject at much attention as it deserves, especially in tens of our by-law, which says that we can address cumulative effects. The DEP has not looked at cumulative effects. Bob has a meeting tentatively set for next Tuesday with lick York and the DMF 2, Holmes & McGrath request. Bob said this request regards three lots on Triton Way where the revetment is failing and they need to do some repairs. The water is too deep to the east and unrest for equipment to cross the tidal flats, the marine contractor stated a practical inland access does not exist, and the water is too shallow for barges to come in close enough to offload stone and equipment. The Commission allowed concrete or flo gable fill to be used to repair the riffraff`. The general consensus among coastal engineers and coastal geologists is that if you fill in with riffraff, you are allowing for great runoff of waves and more damage. There we have allowed it in the past(like a tide watch) has only allowed setting the stones internally, but the exterior of the stone should be dropped and opened to allover for wave energy. Michael asked what the nature of the damage is and are they literally proposing that they will just concrete surface over? Bob said 1 the problem is not very specific and 2 he's not sure there isn't another alternative. He knows there are some other repairs corning forward in the next few months where they intend to build sand ramps, which provide nourishment. But a sand ramp could be in place for a week and gone over night in a storm, including the equipment. H could like to discuss this with Jinn O'Connell, now with the Sea Grant Program, and with someone at CZM and ask why some alternatives haven't been explored.