1/10/2018 BY-LAW REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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BYLAW REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY,JANUARY 10,2018 MASHPEE TOWN HALL—OCKWAY MEETING ROOM Present: Edward Larkin, Deborah Dami, Margaret Santos, and Andrew McManus. Absent: Paul Robillard. Ed Larkin, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 4:37 p.m. Approval of Minutes Motion: Deborah Dami motioned to approve the minutes of the December 13, 2017 Bylaw Review Meeting; and Margaret Santos seconded this motion. VOTE: 4-Yes. Unanimous. Andrew McManus - yes Edward Larkin—yes Margaret Santos—yes Deborah Dami - yes Discussion with Conservation Agent regarding Bylaws impacting Conservation Andrew McManus, Conservation Agent,provided each Committee member with a 13- page document containing the Chapter 172—Wetlands Bylaw with those sections highlighted where the Conservation Commission recommended proposed changes. This document also included comments explaining the rationale for the recommended changes. Drew advised that these recommended changes were unanimously approved by the Conservation Commission at their December 14, 2017 meeting. The Bylaw Review Committee reviewed and discussed the proposed recommended changes and the consensus reached was that: • Deb Dami would double-check §172-9-A.7 and if it is a typo then Town Clerk will replace the word"of'with the word"or". • In view of the critical nature of the changes to be made to §172-4-13.3 (regulatory citation to be changed) and to §172-7-C (permit extension requests), it was suggested that Conservation directly submit these recommended proposals to the Selectmen for the February Article submission to be presented at May Town Meeting. Drew will proceed to do this. • All the remaining proposed changes to the Chapter 172—Wetlands Bylaw will be addressed in the final Bylaw Review Committee report to Town Meeting at the conclusion of the bylaw review process. Ed Larkin thanked Drew and congratulated him on doing such an excellent job in presenting the recommendations and comments.