12/16/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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*DRAFT* BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES 12-2-2019* 2 Board of Selectmen Minutes December 2, 2019 Present: Selectman Andrew R. Gottlieb, Selectman John J. Cotton, Selectman Thomas F. O'Hara, Selectman Carol A. Sherman, Selectman David W. Weeden Town Manager Rodney C..Collins . Assistant Town Manager Wayne E. Taylor Meeting Called to order by Chairman Gottlieb at 5:3 0 p.m. Mashpee Town Hall, Waquoit Meeting Room MINUTES November 1$ 2019 Re ular Session: Motion made by Selectman O'Hara to approve the Regular Session minutes of Monday, November 18,2019 as presented. Motion seconded by Selectman Cotton.' VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. Roll Call Vote: Selectman Gottlieb,yes Selectman Cotton,yes Selectman O'Hara,yes Selectman Sherman,yes Selectman' Weeden,yes opposed, none APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS Public Comment: Scott Smith provided information to the Board regarding new technology used to address and remediate.harmful'cyanobacterla blooms and other pollutants that are contaminating bodies of water. Mr. Smith indicated the AquaFlex White Paper captures the independent field validation of AquaFlex's open-Cell foam to remediate harmful algal blooms. Field data has shown the foam technologyhas reduced toxins in a 10-hour eriod'in water by 40-60% in one validation p test, and in a second test the rnicrocystins were reduced by 50-50% over an 1 S-hour period. Mr.' Smith acknowledged research scientist Fancy Leland utilizing the University of New Hampshire's Center for Freshwater Biology for.work associated to the independent validation field-study. Ms,. Leland has been collaborating on this project with the Barnstable County Health Department and the Association to Preserve Cape Cod on her independent validation study of AquaFlex open-Cell foam technology. A sample of the foarn was offered to the Board of Selectmen for review.