1/10/2008 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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1 or l ashpee conservation Commission Minutes of January 10, 2008 Public Hearings Ma hpee Town Hall Commissioners Present: Jack Fitzsimmons (Chair), Ralph Shawl ice chair), Jeffrey cross, Lloyd Allen, Cass costa and Leonard Pinaud staff present: Drew McManus (Conservation Agent) and Melissa Brawn (Board Secretary) Jack Fitzsimmons mons called the meeting to order at 5: 5prn Post Hearin ends: 1) Guidelines for conversation Commission Lands& Town Owned open space—Public , Input The Agent had the Chairman reed the Guidelines for the record. The Commission invited public comment on the document, and no one in the audience commented. The Agent asked the Commission if they had anything to add to the Guidelines, if not that they needed to vote them in. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the guidelines as read. 2 conservation Lands at Johns Pond The Agent informed the Commission Sion that he had recently visited the area and discovered three pitch pines pulled out of the ground, root ball and all. He explained that they were stacked in the sand pit; he believes they were to be used to build a bon fire. The Agent inforTned the Commission that he seat ernails to.both chief Collins of the I lashpee Police Department and Chief Baker of the l ashpee Fire. epartrnent. He asked chief Collins to step up patrols there, especially in the weekend following the discovery. Chief Collins did send an email to confirm that he will be increasing patrols in the area. The Agent stated that the devastation of these areas is exactly why the Stewardship Program is so vital and needs to be started as soon as possible. Notice of Intent(NOI)filings The Agent informed the commission that he had done a few on sites recently and noticed at an alarming rate that Orders of Condition are not being followed at sites. He is not supplied with Contractors nares and numbers and that the Orders of condition and.Notices of Intent are not kept on site. He explained to the Commission that he would be requiring the construction methodology and hover the construction will adhere to the performance standards. The Agent would like to see each of the performance standards listed from the regulations. The Notice of Intent paperwork already includes these requirements;they just need more strict compliance. 4) Meeting with Town Manager on Stewardship initiative Chairman.Jack Fitzsimmons spoke for the subcommittee on the Stewardship project. He explained that they had met with the Town Manager and were asked to expand the project to include stewardship for all of the Town's conservation Lands as well as the open space areas. He stated that they had core to a compromise and would include open space, but they would start in the conservation Lands and enlarge the covered areas over time. chairman Fitzsimmons asked for ai vote to accept the Stewardship program. The subcommittee will be meeting again to discuss the role of the plan and finalize a draft of the guidelinesplans. He asked the Agent to see if he could get his hands on the guidelines used by the 300 Club in Falmouth. He also asked if everyone had seen the original daft and had any comments or changes. None of the . Commissioners spoke to amend the draft. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carved to accept the stewardship program. 5) Approve Meeting Minutes from 11129/2007 . 1