12/10/2019 WATERWAYS COMMISSION Minutes

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Minutes Mashpee Waterways Commission Mashpee Town Hall 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, MA 02649 Date: 12/10/2019 Chairman Ken Bates convened the meeting at 9:00am in the Waquoit Meeting Room Attendees: Ken Bates, Don MacDonald, Gregg Fraser, Dick Noonan. Also present: Ashley Fisher, Jeff Smith and Rick York Minutes: The following minutes were approved as amended: the regular session of Tuesday November 10, 2019. Motion to approve made by Don MacDonald, seconded by Gregg Fraser. Unanimously approved by all those present. Appointments & Information Sessions: -At the November regular meeting Catherine Laurent had requested a recommendation on reversing the traffic flow at the refurbished Ockway Bay boat ramp parking lot to make it easier for the maneuvering of trailers. Although we had given a preliminary opinion to reverse the parking stripes Ken suggested we review and formally vote. After additional conversation about the possible adverse effect of forcing the trailers to exit the lot onto Great Neck Rd after launching and then reentering at the lower entrance, we decided to delay the vote until the January regular meeting. This is to give members time to visit the area and reassess. Communications &Correspondence: - Ken informed members that the letter he drafted on behalf of the Waterways Commission to the Monomoscoy Island Improvement Association, in response to their letter of concern about deteriorating water quality in their surrounding waters, was mailed to the Association. Ken had previously circulated the letter to Commission members. Old Business: Harbormaster Report: - Jeff Smith reported that activity has slowed considerably. The Harbormaster's Office spent 4 hours on patrol during the month. They did not interact with any vessels and consequently issued no warnings or citations. - All 7 boats have been removed and winterized with the exception of Safeboat which remains in the water and fully mission capable. The 20' Caroline Skiff although out of the water and in the storage yard remains fully mission capable if needed. - Four Town owned and maintained aids to navigation were removed from Mashpee/Wakeby Pond - Jeff reported on the sinking of a vessel (Sea Rogue) in Waquoit Bay. It was reported by a Good Samaritan on 11/2. AHM Scirpoli responded and assisted owners in trying to pump out and refloat the vessel. This effort was unsuccessful. Over the next 14 days the owner attempted to refloat again with no success. On November 19th fuel was reported to be leaking from an unknown source. The USCG was contact and they "federalized" the incident and placed a boom around the vessel on 11/21. The vessel was refloated on 11/22 and removed from the water on 11/23 and remains at the Town Landing at Great Neck Road South. Federal control has been returned to the Mashpee Harbormaster's Office who will oversee final resolution. The owner will have 90 days to remove the boat.