3/24/2011 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Executive Session

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Conservation Commission Minutes of March 24, 2011 Public Hearings Ilashpee Town Hall -Conference Room 3 Commissioners: Vice Chairman Ralph Shaw, Brad sweet, Mark Gurnee, John Rogers Staff Present: Drew McManus Conservation Agent) and loris carpenter (Administrative Secretary) { Call Meeting To order. 6:55 pm - No Public Comment Pre/Post He rind Agenda: 1 Minutes: Approval of the following minutes. Thursday, March 10, 2011 Regular Session & March 10, 2011 Executive session Agent McManus did not have time to review either session minutes and has requested to postpone the approval of said minutes until April 7, 2011. Motion rade, seconded and unanimously carried to postpone the approval of the Regular Executive minutes until April 7, 2011 2 Herring Count Workshop (update): Agent McManus explains that the Herring Run Clean Up has been cancelled due to the fact that the Tribe has stated the Herring have already arrived and the scouts have been seen coring up. The Agent mentions that there is minor work-that needs to be done at the upper regions of uashnet; some debris cleanup and also checking the culverts to make sure they're clear. The Agent also describes how the Herring Count works with kits he obtained from the Kingston workshop. Mr. Sweet asks if children from the school system or Boy. Girl scouts can volunteer for the court and the Agent confirms that they can. 3 Date for Refuge Clean Up Day: Agent McManus states that there is a Mashpee National wildlife Refuge Cleanup Day which is mostly coordinated through Jima Rassman at the Waquoit Bay Research Reservation and the confirmed date is for April 13 th at gam. All volunteers will meet at the WBNERR Headquarters. The cleanups will mostly likely start at Jehu or John's Pond. The Agent asks if anyone has a truck to please bring it and that there is a free pass from the Ilashpee DPW dump but no construction debris will be accepted. The Agent mentions that he will inquire at the Bourne Landfill for this type of material. 4) Date for Next Quashnet River Meeting: This meeting has been confirmed for April 1 at 9:30arn it Conference Room 1. The Agent will prepare an agenda that will include discussions of financial contribution from AFCEE and also ask that they provide a cost estimate for the removal of all the berms. He would also like to discuss the overall approach including Alen Hackman's comments regarding the processed based approach. Doug Allen from Haley&Aldrich will be bringing in a representative from the woods Hole Group that performed all the diagnostic studies. Mike 1 linior had sent an email stating than there are entre funds for additional tuts that will be needed for preparation. 4�