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I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> Mr. Gurnee expressed concern about the impact of benthic flux and possible changes. Mr. York <br /> stated that the Estuaries Project deports included benthic flux estimates. M-_ Lyons inquired <br /> about the pinch point between Hamblin Pond and Lige River, and questioned opening it up to <br /> increase tidal flow and whether that would be a benefit. Mr. York stated that it could be a <br /> benefit and could be modeled by SMaST, but did not expect that it would make much of a <br /> difference. Mr. Gurnee inquired whether reduction of the algae would limit the growth of the <br /> littlenecks and Mr. York suggested that they would likely grow slower, but that continued <br /> seeding would mitigate the slower growth. Mr. Lyons inquired whether the State would now <br /> accept shellfish as a form of adaptive management and Mr. York responded that, as of the <br /> October 22'4-24"meeting the EPA and DEP regulators stated that it could be included in the <br /> plan as long as a plan B for conventional sewering was also included. Mr. York emphasized that <br /> the 1loonakis liver area was not an option for shellfishing so that particular watershed would <br /> require another option. Ms. lane recommended that the presentation be available to share with <br /> the public but Mr. York indicated that the plan was stip in draft form. <br /> Voucher Signatures <br /> -Lombardo Billing for$585-The fee was from attendance at the November meeting at $195 per <br /> hour. W. Klenert inquired whether Mr. Lombardo had submitted his input in a report and the <br /> Chair responded that it was not a contractual requirement. <br /> Mr. Klenert made a motion to pay the bill. Mr.Burns seconded the motion. All voted <br /> unanimously. The warrant was signed by the Commissioners. <br /> Activity Report from Sewer Commission Administrator <br /> Intermunicipal Issues <br /> -Report on Cape Cod Commission Cape-''amide wastewater Plan-Mr. Gobell forwarded a link <br /> to the Commissioners and referenced wastewater planning tools that would be available in <br /> January. <br /> -FY2014 Sewer Commission Capital Improvement Program Budget-Mr. Gobell stated that <br /> the Budget 5 Year Plan was updated and was provided in the packets for Commissioners. <br /> Chairman Fudala stated that funds would be requested in the coming fiscal year. Mr. Gobell <br /> stated that the figures were not based on any specific actions and recommended that <br /> Commissioners contact him with any questions. Figures were based on previous figures but the <br /> $180,000 request was estimated for the cost to analyze the acquisition of two waste water <br /> facilities in Mashpee. It was clarified that the CIP request would be considered at the May Town <br /> Meeting. The Chair requested that Commissioners be available to attend the CIP committee <br /> meeting. <br /> Mr. Burns made a motion to accept the submittal. Mr. Santos seconded the motion. All <br /> voted unanimously. <br /> -County Funded Inter-Municipal MOU Negotiations-Chairman Fudala reported that <br /> Barnstable was moving forward and was being reviewed by their legal counsel. Sandwich was <br /> also reviewing the agreement. The Chair stag that both the Town of Mashpee and the water <br /> District would need to be parties in the agreement as both would be responsible for meeting the <br /> Tl DLs. The Chair questioned Mr. Dor eoica about the responsibilities of meeting the target in <br /> cases where the Ton and water District would be involved with the responsibility. Mr. Gobell <br />