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<br /> <br />SHELLFISH COMMISSION <br />MEETING MINUTES <br />JUNE 13, 2023 – 6:00PM <br />MASHPEE TOWN HALL – 16 GREAT NECK ROAD NORTH <br />WAQUOIT MEETING ROOM <br /> <br />PRESENT: Chair Peter Thomas, Co-Chair, Dick Cook, Bill Holmes, Chris Avis <br /> <br />OTHER ATTENDEES: Matt Haney <br /> <br />ABSENT: Daryl Christensen, Jaime Pachico, Buddy Pocknett <br /> <br />CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Chair Thomas called the meeting to order in Open Session in the <br />Waquoit Meeting Room at 6:00PM. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENT: None at this time. <br /> <br />MINUTES: Discussion and approval of the May 9, 2023 Shellfish Commission Meeting minutes. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Mr. Holmes to accept the May 9, 2023 Shellfish Commission Meeting minutes. <br />Motion seconded by Mr. Cook. <br />Motion passed by unanimous consent with Mr. Avis abstaining. <br /> <br />COMMUNICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE: None at this time. <br /> <br /> <br />OLD BUSINESS: <br /> <br />1. Staffing: Update on Seasonal Summer help and usage of AmeriCorps. <br /> <br />Mr. Avis stated that seasonal summer staffing will be at full capacity if the remaining applicants complete <br />and pass the hiring process. <br /> <br />2. Popponesset Bay Inlet Dredging: Update on the County Dredge and the Overall Program. <br /> <br />Mr. Avis distributed a memorandum from Robert Tomaino, Mashpee Harbormaster. The memo <br />explained the reason the bay has not yet been dredged, citing multiple factors as to why it has not yet been <br />completed. The three most significant factors being, unprecedented wind and weather, multiple <br />mechanical malfunctions on the part of The Barnstable County Dredge Program during the dredging <br />period, and time of year restrictions enforced by the Mass. Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s program <br />put in place to protect nesting shore birds. <br /> <br />In the memo, Mr. Tomaino stated that he is working diligently in an attempt to get the dredging done by <br />the end of the boating season. He has submitted amendments to multiple State and Federal agencies with <br />regard to getting the project complete outside of the dredging time period. <br /> <br />Co-Chair Cook commented that he personally believes that dredging not being done is affecting safe <br />navigation only and is not affecting water quality. Mr. Avis agreed. <br /> <br />Chair Thomas inquired as to whether the Town is with Barnstable in the dredging process in the Bay and <br />Mr. Avis stated that they are not. <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />