6/19/2012 SOUTH CAPE BEACH ADVISORY Minutes

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I t Town of Mash-pee 4 16 Great Neck Road North Mash e, Massachusetts 02 SOUTH CAPE BEACH STATE-PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE — PUBLIC SESSION Mashpee Town Hail — conference Room Minutes of the Meeting of Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Committee Members Present: Members Absent: Als-0 Present: eralyn smith, Chairman Lance La bro John-Singleton, WBNERR Perry Ellis Michael Cardeiro Andy Difasque, WB ER Gus Frederick Carey Murphy Robert Lancaster William Martiros Lewis.Newell : o P11 Steven Pinard CALL To ODE Chairman Jeralyn Smith called the meeting to order at 5:20 PM. PUBLIC COMMENT None. WBNERR REPORT T—John singleton Mr. Singleton introduced I Ir.Andy DiFasque to the committee, who is a WB N ER R manager intern'for the summer. Since the last Committee meeting, Mr. Singleton new has five additional staff, and should be getting his full staff by the end of this week. As of right now, there are 3 lifeguards. The State Park has a new facelift. Snow fences line the path to the beach; ten more rows of new snow fences are ordered to protect the dunes; there are new trash barrels: two new benches; the handicap area Is redesigned with two additional handicap spaces making a total of ; John has repainted his shed, painted the fence line going to the beach; a beach cleaner; the fresh water marsh behind the storage area has been roped off to prevent people walking on it; an educational sigh will be placed there for public information. $3200 worth of lumber for the changing houses has been ordered. The entrance onto south cape Beach corning off Great Check Road has been spruced up and is being redesigned by Home; John has been soliciting donations from nurseries in and around Falmouth; the 1l aquoit Nursery and other nurseries in Falmouth have donated plants and perennials. The kiosk at the entrance to the Park has been repainted. Lifeguard stands are in; the buoys will be installed June &; the parking lots have been trimmed back r getting rid of underbrush and eventually the road to the park will be trimmed, as well. Four charcoal galls are ordered. Mr. Singleton stated that these improvements are being made{possible from a federal budget corning from NOAA. Jed-Smith voiced concern abort water availability in case of fire. The grills will be framed and stones will be put In around each one. Cllr. Singleton stated that the park is beginning to look like all the rest of the state parks, trying to provide as many services to the public as possible-Mr. Singleton reported receiving a donation for a bench, so that there will be two benches now at the end of th.e boardwalk. The bench that was washed away during Hurricane Irene will be restored by the family that originally donated it.