12/13/2018 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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converted to a pump chamber and an additional leach field will be installed. Part of the proposal is to relocate the retaining walls and expand the parking area and relocate the shed. This will have an environmental benefit and the project meets all of the performance standards. The Agent reviewed photos of the property and noted the driveway, the shed, the retaining walls and the lot line between the two properties and the coastal bank. He stated all of the changes are being contained within previously disturbed areas. He noted the Board of Health has received and reviewed the application. Mr. Costa noted the Board of Health approved the application tonight. No comment from the public Motion: Mr. Smith moved a Negative Determination, seconded by Mr. Dalton. Vote unanimous 4-0 Update; Upper Quashnet Restoration/AFCEC The Agent gave an update on the Upper Quashnet Restoration. He said the funding is in place and we have an agreement signed by all parties, the Air Force and the Town. He noted one lawyer from the Air Force wants to have a wording change which won't affect the funding. The lawyer has asked for a letter of acknowledgement dealing with the remaining portions of the berm where the Conservation Commission accepts full responsibility for the berms installed by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center as part of the Fuel Spill 1 Groundwater Contamination Cleanup Operation at the Upper Quashnet Bog complex in Mashpee. The letter included the Conservation Commission accepts full responsibility for the berms now and into the future. The failed portion of the berm installed by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center which has impacted the Upper Quashnet River is not part of this acknowledgement. The Agent stated the letter was reviewed by town council and stated the letter needs to be signed by the Conservation Commissioners. Motion: Mr. Smith moved to accept and sign the of agreement to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center prepared by the Conservation Agent as discussed. Seconded by Mr. O'Neill. Vote unanimous 4-0 Discussion. Change start of meeting time The Agent asked if the Commissioners wished to change the start of the Conservation meetings from 5:55 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Commissioners generally agreed to the change. The Agent stated he would notify the papers and include time on the agenda. ADDITIONAL TOPICS (This space is reserved for topics that the Chairman did not reasonably anticipate would be discussed). Letter from USDA-NRCS re: Santuit Pond Fish Ladder