09/13/2018 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Conservation Commission Executive Session Minutes Thursday, September 13, 2018 Mashpee Town Hall Waquoit Meeting Room Commissioners Present: Dale McKay, Thomas O’Neill, Chad Smith, Charles Dalton, Stephanie Simpson (Associate Member) and Marty Bregman (Associate Member) Also Present: Andrew McManus, Conservation Agent, Katelyn Cadoret, Assistant Conservation Agent and Judy Daigneault, Recording Secretary EXECUTIVE SESSION: Discussion Gooseberry Island The Agent stated the Order of Resource Area Delineation (ORAD) for Gooseberry Island by the Conservation Commission has been appealed by the abutters and the Tribe. He said they both submitted individual appeals but the Department of Environmental Protection will be handling it as one appeal from both parties. The State will deliberate by organizing a meeting at the site. The DEP reviewer will then assess the input of all involved parties. DEP can uphold the Conservation Commission’s ORAD or they can issue a superseding ORAD or require additional information from the applicant. He said the question is whether or not we should have legal counsel going forward in this matter. He said if the State issues a superseding ORAD, no matter what the outcome, it is going to result in either an agreement with the Conservation Commission or a requirement of the applicant to submit more information. He recommended there is no reason to request the assistance of town counsel in this matter because the outcome of this matter is either an approval of the Commission ORAD or additional requirements of the applicant. The Commissioners agreed with the Agents recommendation. Motion: Mr. Smith moved to Close the Executive Session and not return to open session. Seconded by Mr. Dalton. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Smith, yes; Mr. O’Neill, yes; Mr. Dalton, yes; Mr. McKay, yes: Vote unanimous 4-0 Meeting adjourned 8:35 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Judy Daigneault Recording Secretary