6/12/2018 WATERWAYS COMMISSION Minutes

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Ken Bates also mentioned to Alec that Beacon Contract Dredging was parking a barge near the Popponesset Spit as was the County Dredge Team. Notification will be made to both parties to remove the vessels. The County Booster barge was a part of the Approach Channel Dredge Project. DNR Director/Shellfish,Constable Report: Rick York stated that on July 9`h,at 6:30 PM,the annual Water Quality Results for 2017 will be presented at the Selectmen Meeting. This assessment will update the status of the Town's waterways and the monitoring of trends concerning the nitrogen levels of our embayments. Rick also notified the Committee that Brian Everett,the Shellfish Warden, had resigned. Committee Reports: Mashpee/Wakeby Lake and Johns Pond—No additional comments Popponesset Bay Area -No additional comments Waquoit Bay Area—No additional comments Water Quality Update—NO additional comments Barnstable County Coastal Resources Committee Update—No report Sewer Committee Update Report—No report, no recent meetings Public Access Update Catherine Laurent(DPW)gave another update on the Ockway Bay development project Based on the previous meeting discussions,she presented an updated paved parking plan layout. She noted some revisions near the ramp, all more than SO feet from the coastal bank. She will file a notice of intent for mitigation. To optimize available space and utility,she is now considering going from 17 to 20 trailer spaces,and decreasing vehicle parking from 12 to 9 or 10 spaces. Catherine will also look at the width of the vegetative buffer to increase the length of the turning radius of trailers. Mash pee/Wake by's parking lot has not experienced congestion issues,and it was suggested that this configuration might be used as a potential template. Rick York, looking forward, made mention that the provisions for power and water utilities should be included in the proposal and have a conduits installed, before paving commences. Ken Bates reported on the Great River Ramp Project. He stated that all the paving and paint lines for parking were completed. No problem with any congestion was reported. Rick York stated that a loose pipe float fixture was protruding from the dock section and that it had damaged a boat. This situation was corrected. Ken stated that the previous engineering problem he and rick York had identified with the ramp/floats is being addressed by DPW. Ken also added that on the Winter Popponesset Approach Channel Dredge project,the certification report was sent in to the Army Corp of Engineers on June 71h.