11/09/2021 WATERWAYS COMMISSION Minutes

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k Minutes Mashpee Waterways Commission Mashpee Town Hall 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, MA 02649 Date: 11/9/2021 Chairman Ken Bates convened the meeting at 8:59am in the South Cape Meeting Room Attendees: Ken Bates, Don MacDonald, Al Wickel, Dick Noonan. Also present: Ashley Fisher, Jeff Smith Absent: Steve Mone, Gregg Fraser, Tim Leedham Minutes: The Following minutes were approved:The regular session of Tuesday October 12, 2021. Motion to Approve: made by Dick Noonan, seconded by Ken Bates and unanimously approved by all members present. Appointments & Information Sessions: Ken reported that the contract for the Ockway Bay ramp replacement has been placed with Robert B Our Marine Division LLC. Communications &Correspondence: Ken Bates introduced a letter and WPA 1 form for a Request for Determination for a dock permit of an existing structure at 192 Ninigret Ave. Ken requested a vote of the Commission in support of a letter written by the Commission for the Town of Mashpee's Seaport Economic Council Program application. A motion to approve the letter was made by DonMacDonald, seconded by Al Wickel and unanimously approved by all members present. Ken referenced that we had received 2 BSC invoices. One was for support of the effort to identify the abandoned telephone cable in the 1916 Channel; the other was for work done on the LR/GR Expansion project. Both invoices were approved for payment by MWC. Ken also noted that he had approved payment to Steele Associates for their work identifying the cable. Jeff Smith asked Ken where the drawings and support documentation was kept. Ken stated that old file cabinets digitized and not sure where our old files are kept. Ken noted he would go to Terrie Cook for any documentation. Jeff and Ashley requested that DNR/Harbormaster receive a copy of this type of material for both backup and ease of access. Old Business: Harbormaster Report: Jeff Smith reported that all buoys have been removed and replaced with winter sticks with the exception of Popponesset Bay buoys #8 and #10. He also reported that in the spring he will move the location of some buoys to better mark the channel for boaters. Further the springtime buoy replacement project is underway and the Department is working to secure funding for the new marks. Ashley noted that both the cost and the lead times were going up. In fact the lead time for the new boat is 2 1/2 years. Don MacDonald asked what portion of the Bay is owned by Mashpee? Jeff responded that most of the Bay, up to almost the channel, was owned by Barnstable and they had control over matters in their waters.