6/7/2005 SOUTH CAPE BEACH ADVISORY Minutes

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S. C. B. 6/7/os P. 4 Jack explained that we want to establish a close relationship with WBNERR and this was just a courtesy to let us know that this was going on, not that we would have any say one way or the other. It is good to know the people that we are working with. Joe Souza had asked that we show in our minutes that we had asked that there be more life guards on South Cape Beach. He had felt that if we went on record, he could then push it up the ladder through his budgeting process and perhaps it would help. Evidently it didn't help, perhaps it was that the money just wasn' t going to be there. However, I know that Joe feels , and anyone who is down at that beach knows that there will eventually be a fatality. If you don't have sufficient personnel (lifeguards) . That, probably is sadly what will get the thing to where it should be. Let us, each of us think of the things that are important for the committee to accomplish. We haven't been able to get past the ten acre site. At the last meeting that Morris presided over, there was a list that Bill and Jerry prepared comprised of undone pieces of business. What's important to the committee? What is important to each one of you? How should we organize ourselves? We certainly have enough political savvy on this committee as far as what we have to do to make it a salable thing. Bill suggested that those issues of things to be done should be put on the agenda . for the next meeting for discussion. Carrie suggested relative to the ten acre site issue, would it help if we had a meeting at WBNERR with some of the WBNERR people? Are they the ones who are going to hold themselves on this? Jack stated that he feels that Christine is going to try to get the new commissioner down here, but that has been difficult because there are a number of parks , etc. , . who want to meet with the new commissioner. But Christine will have a major input on this because from what I gather, she has some concerns that may run counter to the positions we have taken. So those things will all have to be negotiated. If the minutes will show this, I will call Christine to ask her about this. I' ll' ask Joe Souza' s advice on this. Bill suggested that it was pretty clear-cut in the Agreement about the ten acres. Since then there have been different issues put on it. WBNERR has come up with a whole group of issues that have no- thing to do with transferring the ten acre site. That' s where it was left. . Jack explained that we were out of the loop. It is now the Town of Mashpee that is going to resolve this, but we want to be represented at the table. I am not so sure that it is appropriate for us to meet unilaterally with Christine Gault. We are not in control.