9/12/2018 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 - 6:30 P.M. MASHPEE TOWN HALL Present: Michael Talbot, Rick York, Ashley Fisher, Katelyn Cadoret, Joe Cummings Absent: Tom Hoppensteadt, Andrew Gottlieb CALL TO ORDER Chair Michael Talbot opened the meeting at 6:35 p.m. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: August 8, 2018 Motion: Dale McKay moved to approve the August 8, 2018 minutes. Seconded by Ashley Fisher. Vote unanimous 5-0 COMMUNICATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE: NEW BUSINESS Planning Board's Mixed-Use Planned Development Zoning Bylaw for the October Town Warrant to limit impact of the Proposed Mashpee Common's Expansion: Update Mary Waygan, Chair of the Mashpee Planning Board, distributed maps of the Mashpee Commons proposed expansion. They are not going forward at this time for approval at town meeting. The Planning Board has sent them a list of 25 items ranging from what is the map and lot to an environmental impact statement along with their plans to protect the Mashpee River, Quashnet River and Waquoit Bay. She stated September 27 is the public hearing at 7:00 p.m, which might be continued to the first Wednesday in October to review all the zoning articles in town meeting. The Board of Selectmen voted to pull the mixed-use article from the Planning Board and voted to not recommend the petitioned article. Joe Cummings suggested to continue on with the article in order to get the feeling from the town. The members reviewed and discussed the maps and noted they didn't indicate the names of the roads or the rotary. Mary Waygan also distributed different scenarios of the proposed Mashpee Commons project. She said right now they can build 22 detached homes with the land they have unless they do a Chapter 40B or use the open space bylaw. The mixed-use plan development gives them more bedrooms. There was a discussion on the nitrogen loading and the impact of the increased flow to their treatment facility. Mary Waygan stated EOC should bring up the points that the Town needs to protect the Mashpee River and educate the Planning Board on what they need to be concerned about. She said EOC could also write something up and submit it before the meeting. Expanding the Single Use Plastic Bag Ban Bylaw: Review of and Decision on Suitability of Provincetown Plastic Straw and Polystyrene Bans for Mashpee 1