5/30/2006 SOUTH CAPE BEACH ADVISORY Minutes

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a TOWN OF M SOUTH CAPE BEACH STATE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of the Meeting -of Tuesday, May 30,, 2006 committee Attendees; Members Absent: John Cramer Frank Connell Carey h Lance Lambros William Martiros Jeraiyn Smith Robert Lancaster Berg Lofchie Gus Frederick Michael Dardeiro Chairman John Cramer called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. } status Deport—Bili H 341 —DEM Conservation-Lard in Mash e 1 Acre Site Jack Cramer reported that he called Matt Patrick's office last week andoke to the administrative � e assistant, Pe gi Konner, who Mated that the bill is currently in the third reading,which is the fast discussion period before going t the floor for a v r � 9 oto. There hes been a Iojr�n of state legislation which has caused this bill to be slow in getting through, but the hope is that it will get done by thend of 2006. e Jack also reported that he met earlier in the da with Joyce IIS y y Mason. Joyce stated that Pit Costello, the Mashpee town counsel, and'Nicholas Vontzaldes, the DCR counsel, are working together the legislators to male sure the bill is moved along. with. Status Report on.12/07105 AND 04102/06 Letters to Mashpee Board of selectmen Joyce Mason,and Priscilla ei is{Director of Mate Parks Jack Cramer stated that in December 2005,, he received ars email from Frank Connelly inquiring whether we had received responses from the Selectmen er and Priscilla eigis: to the 120 fetter and follow-up 04/03/06 letter from this committee. The letters voiced conn rn over the intention of the 1annpanoag Tribe regarding the South Dope Beach and the South Cape Beach Mate Park, andaskd for an opinion on possible negotiations w h the ampanoag Tribal Council. In Jack's meeting today with Joyce Mason he leaped that t the Selectmen hive deeded that the procedure now to be followed i that ars and all correspondence to or about the I am an a True from any town commit or official must o through the � h g Torn d �r��strato� office, Pat Costello as stated that the 1� ar panoags at this point are biding heir time, not making n statements about their intentions. Pat advised that ars co g y y communication to the Tribe should be non confrontational. The Town Manager, selectmen and attorneys will be meeting within the t ern a-noa in 30 days dor some sedous.discussions as to their in.tentions. Joyce Mason stated that the Warnpanoag have said they are interested only in surplus land in the town. The Tribe, however, considers the Mate Park Beach and the Town Beach as ancestral land. Bill Martiros stated that he feels this committee should send a letter to Governor Romney, Senators Kerry and Ken.nedrid other officials down the rine, and express our thoug fits about the State Park and what we went through to establish � the parte. Mr. Martiros had composed such a letter and reed the contents aloud to the commiftee. The letter describes the history of how the state acquired the �