1/13/2017 WATERWAYS COMMISSION Minutes

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Mashpee Waterways Commission Mashpee Town Hall, Mashpee, MA Minutes of the January 10, 2017 Meeting Chairman Bates called the meeting to order at 9:02 AM at the Mashpee Town Hall in the Popponesset Fleeting Room+ resent: Don anon Ken Bates, Tim Lecdharn, Bill Taylor, Stan Healy, Don M cDonald Absent: Al Wicke l Also in attendance: Rodney Collins, Town Manager, Alec Turner, Harbormaster, and Catherine Laurent, LVPW Director, lick York Natural Resources Director Minutes of the December 13th Meeting: Minutes were reviewed. Rick made minor corrections/ improvements in description to several items in the previous shellfish report. Those changes were recorded and accepted, and a notion was made to approve the revisions. Stan Healy made the notion to approve the corrected minutes, 2nd Tire eedham, and unanimously approved. Communications & Correspondence - Ken asked that as part of routine protocol, if there are new articles (new tasks or undertaking) from the Committee, these articles should be forwarded to him. He will forward these articles to the Town Administration for review. He noted these were to be prepared for the May Town Meeting. There was discussion that the Save the Bay organization will present to the Town an outline on how their project will dovetail and support the Town's effort to enhance the stability and beach nourishment at the Spit. Mr. Collins expanded on this subject and made an appeal that all parties must think , outside the box, so to spear, to arrive at the hest solution to what is an expensive and protracted battle against the elements. A plan is needed for a more final solution. Tiny explained the movement of sand at the Spit and why replacement is net always permanent or effective - more of a holding action, Rick made mention, as a possibility, that the formation of a reef outside and off the Spit has been tried at other locations by the Corp of Engineers. He recommended that the Corp report should be reviewed first, understanding gained, before the Corp is contacted for possible assistance. Old Business: Harbormaster Report- Alec reported that his office has assisted in relocating shellfish from the Mashpee River to Pirate Cove. Also, there were routine checks on duck Bunters and trout fishermen to insure proper license and safety equipment was available. As a