07/12/2022 WATERWAYS COMMISSION Minutes

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Steve Mone and votes were recorded as follows: Don MacDonald: yes, Dick Noonan:yes, Steve Mone: yes, Tim Leedham: yes, Gregg Fraser: yes and Ken Bates: No. The motion to switch was thereby passed. Following this approved motion the original motion for carrying same officers needed to be voted upon: Ken Bates: yes, Don MacDonald: No, Dick Noonan: No, Tim Leedham: No, Steve Mone: No, Gregg Fraser: No. As a result that motion did not carry for the original proposed slate consisting of last year's officers. With the new Meeting time established and the realization that Ken Bates would have to resign, Gregg withdrew his prior suggested slate of Officers. A discussion ensued on those willing to serve as Officers of the Commission. This resulted in a motion for a new slate that consisted of: Steve Mone, Chair, Gregg Fraser, Vice Chair and Dick Noonan, Secretary. A motion to approve this slate was made by Gregg Fraser, seconded by Steve Mone and was approved by recorded votes as follows: Ken Bates: No, Don MacDonald: abstained, Dick Noonan: yes, Steve Mone: yes, Tim Leedham, yes, Gregg Fraser: yes A discussion followed that recognized the many contributions made by Ken Bates and a request that he consider staying on as a member of the Commission. Ken stated that evening meetings were not possible for him due to other commitments and stated his need to resign. Tim requested that the topic of meeting dates and times be on next month's agenda. He also requested that we add the appointment of an MWC Member to the DNR Harbor Management Plan Committee. Communications &Correspondence: None received t ld..0m%ne.w Role of Harbormaster.,duringTown_Drede,Proects.w The topic was requested to be on the agenda by Gregg Fraser at the last Commission meeting. The issue involves the role of the Harbormaster's office as well as the Commission whose principal role is advisory. Who should be taking on the operational responsibility of managing a Town dredge project? It was decided that we need to discuss and be prepared to make a recommendation to the Select Board as to whether we believe this function should be transferred from the MWC to the DNR. It was decided to make this an agenda item at our next Commission meeting. A motion was also made at this time by Steve Mone and seconded by Gregg Fraser to hold the next meeting on August 10, 2022 at 7:00pm.The motion to approve was carried by the following roll call vote: Don MacDonald: yes, Dick Noonan: yes, Steve Mone:yes, Gregg Fraser: yes, Tim Leedham: yes, and Ken Bates: no Harborma .ter..R.eort: Ashley introduced Robert Tomaino, Senior Assistant Harbormaster, as the recommended candidate for the Harbormaster position, pending finalization of the hiring process. Robert introduced himself and provided a brief overview of his background. irec or hellflsh onstable Re°ort,; Donovan McElligatt reported that the seed has grown very well this season. He reported one incident where a boat crashed into a propagation site. The office will add better marking to try to prevent this from happening again. He also noted that he has appeared before the Select Board to do a test study for shellfish seeding in Hamblin Pond. He has selected the site in the back end of the harbor and hopes to have it functioning shortly.