8/12/2010 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee Environmental Oversight Committee Minutes of Meeting August 12, 2010. at 7:00 p.m. Mashpee Town Hall, Meeting Room 3 Present: Selectman John Cahalane, Ed Baker,Mary Waygan, Rick York, Ted Theis Also Present: Beverly Kane CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Cahalane at 7:05 p.m. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES July 8, 2010 Ms. Waygan made a motion to accept the minutes as presented. Mr. Theis seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. MASHPEE BLUE BOOK Ms. Kane reported that there was still no definitive solution for funding the $15,000 needed to print and distribute the Blue Book but that many avenues continue to be explored. Ms. Kane thanked Chairman Cahalane for his efforts to seek funding through the Town. Chairman Cahalane felt that funds should become available by spring or sooner. Chairman Cahalane reported that Phil Burt of the County Resource Office has submitted a grant application for the Heritage Fund and questioned whether the Committee would be interested in pursuing smaller piece meal grants. Committee members expressed interest in pursuing the smaller grants as well. OLD BUSINESS Zero Phosphorus Lawn Fertilizer Bylaw Update Chairman Cahalane discussed the proposed bylaw with Town Counsel and reported that the attorney will be working on it but that it would likely not be admissible in its present state. Town Counsel suggested that Mashpee would be unable to dictate what could or could not be on display in a store without a state or federal mandate since it affects constitutional law. However, Town Counsel plans to discuss the topic with other towns and will attempt to draft a lawn fertilizer bylaw for Mashpee. Allen Waxman stated that counties outside of Massachusetts have set a precedent with similar laws. Environmental Oversight Mission Statement Res onse from Board of Selectmen Chairman Cahalane reported that the EOC's mission statement was adopted by the Selectmen with praise. Membership will include representatives, with alternates, from the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board and Shellfish Commission, as well as four At Large members, with a preference for members from the Water District or School Committee. The two open positions will be advertised this week Santuit Pond Study Final Report Mr. York reported that the bloom in Santuit pond is getting thicker with a sechi disk reading of.4 or .5 meters from the landing to Bryant's Neck. In addition to numerous types of algae, the composition includes nitrogen fixing blue-green algae making the pond a source of nitrogen,