11/04/2020 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES (ZOOM MEETING) NOVEMBER 4th, 2020- 6:30 P.M. MASHPEE TOWN HALL-16 Great Neck Road North *Virtual/Remote Meeting* *Public Call in Number: 1 646 558 8656 *(When prompted enter: Meeting ID # 822 1551 7665 Passcode 240604)* PRESENT: Katelyn Cadoret, Chad Smith, Andy Gottlieb, Halley Steinmetz(designee for Ashley Fisher) CALL TO ORDER Chairwoman Katelyn Cadoret called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: September 9th,2020(tabled) COMMUNICATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE: NEW BUSINESS • VOTE IN NEW CHAIR/VICE-CHAIR and Introduce New Board Members (tabled) • Cape Cod Landscape Association Letter Ms. Cadoret presented a letter drafted to the Cape Cod Landscape Association. She will send the letter directly to the Association and the landscape companies we frequently see in Mashpee. The letter will be sent twice, now and again in the spring of 2021. It will be sent by both email and postal mail. Motion: Mr. Gottlieb moved to authorize the Chair to submit the letter to The Cape Cod Landscape Association,Mr. Smith seconded. Vote: 4-0 unanimous • October Town Meeting Ms. Cadoret recapped the results of the October Town Meeting. Specifically, the passing of the Municipal Plastic Bottle Ban, Jet Ski Ban on Ashumet Pond, $490K approved for the design/engineering of a sewer pipeline along Rte 151, and the Climate Change Emergency Declaration. The acquisition of Gooseberry Island was postponed. ACTION ITEMS UPDATE Mass. Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program (MVP): Update: The next action grant round will be in spring of 2021. Save Popponesset Bay did receive $400K to finish out work on their existing nourishment/seagrass planting grants. MEC and MCGAC Planning and Management: Update: There is a waitlist for the MCGAC 2021 season. Mr.Gottlieb mentioned there is a dedication ceremony to Michael Talbot at the garden on Tuesday,November 11, 2020 at 1 lam. Santuit Pond Remediation Efforts: A letter was sent to all abutters within 300ft of Santuit Pond to mitigate nutrient input into the ponds. DNR and PALS Pond & Estuary Water Quality Monitoring: Update: Pond Closure status: Cell counts last taken 11/2/20: Ashumet: 35 cells/rnl, no visible scum layer, the advisory can be lifted at this time. We have logged 2 weeks of clean testing at the public boat launch. (DPH requires 2 weeks clean before lifting any advisory.) Santuit: 125,000cells/ml, evident scum layer, advisory remains. Mashpee Wakeby: Advisory was lifted mid-October. Estuary Water Quality Report: Monthly sampling continues in our 4 sentinel stations in the Mashpee River, Popponesset Bay, Shoestring Bay, and Little River(Waquoit Bay).