09/13/2023 WATERWAYS COMMISSION Minutes

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Minutes Mashpee Waterways Commission Mashpee Town Hall 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, MA 02649 Date: 9/13/2023 Chairman Steve Mone convened the meeting at 6:00pm in the Popponesset Meeting Room Attendees: Steve Mone, Tim Leedham, Dick Noonan, Rick Santangelo, Gregg Fraser Also present: Bob Tomaino Absent: Ken Bates, Ron Marchessault Minutes: The minutes from the June 14, 2023 Regular Meeting were not approved at this meeting. They will be reviewed and a vote of approval sought at the next scheduled meeting scheduled on October 11, 2023. Appointments&Information Sessions• Nothing to report Communica!LQns,&Correa pr dents: An application to replace an existing floating pier with a new floating pier at 16 Summersea Road, Mashpee was received.The Harbormaster reported that he had received, reviewed and approved. OIL! Business: Harbormaster's Report: - Comprehensive 10 Year Permit: Paperwork progress continues on track - GR/LR Dredge:The core sampling and analysis has been completed. The MEPA application has been drafted and a preliminary review will be conducted following by a meeting with the Harbormaster's Office, Waterways and the BSC Group after which the filing will take place. - Aquaculture License Moratorium: Nothing to report from DNR - Harbor Managment Plan: There was no meeting last month so nothing new to report - Poppy Approach Dredge: Bob Tomaino reported that work began on 9/11/23. Good progress is being made. There will be a pause as they now need to break down equipment and move inside the spit due to the pending storm. It is anticipated that the project will remove 7,000 cubic yards of material and take about 20 days of dredging. Bob also reported that our normal annual dredge for the channel remains on the schedule and is currently planned to begin on 2/1/24. We will do a pre-dredge survey to determine the extent of dredging that will have to be done since this late season dredge. A question was raised on the cost of this dredge. Bob responded the estimate is$110,000 and Save the Bay will contribute to the cost per our existing agreement with them. It was decided that a vote should be taken to approve the contract up to that cost. A motion to approve was made by a Gregg Fraser, seconded by Steve Mone and unanimously approved by all present. Tim Leedham asked Bob Tomaino at this point if he had an update on Save The Bay's "Wider, Deeper, Longer" project. Bob responded that the permitting process is well along in the process.