06/13/2024 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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applicant notifying the court of the acceptance, and placing the appeal on hold until the remand hearing detennination has been made. It's also noted that the applicant has the right to not accept the remand hearing. Lastly, a motion was made and seconded to accept a remand on the denial of an Order of Conditions without prejudice with no further discussion. o ROLL CALL: Ms. Zollo (Yes), Mr. Cook(Yes), Ms. Clapprood (Yes), Ms. Godfrey (Yes), Mr. Colombo (Yes). The motion passes unanimously. ❖ The Agent will update the applicant and will update the Commission accordingly. ❖ The Agent leaves the meeting at approximately 10 pm. • Regulation 25 (LSCSF) - discussion on draft performance standards o Motion made by Mr. Cook to discuss and vote at a later date. Motion seconded by Ms. Clapprood. ❖ The vote to table the item was not called by the Chairman. The Chairman provided an update to the public, indicating that the focus of the discussion tonight is to begin with performance standard 1. If accepted, the subcommittee will proceed to the next standard, and so on. Once all standards are accepted, Regulation 25 will be drafted for legal counsel review. If approved, the draft will be open for public review and hearing. The Commission will review public comments and make revisions to the draft as necessary. Following legal counsel review and public comment the Commission will hold another public hearing for promulgation. Draft 3 was presented to the public on May 2nd, 2024, at the quarterly meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT During the meeting, John Malloy from the Popponesset Beach Association (PBA)informed the Commission that they will have a professional engineer review the proposed Regulation 25 draft (3). They will update the Commission with their recommendations once the review is complete. Mr. Cook mentioned that a meeting with Mr. Malloy and the members of the Popponesset Beach Association is scheduled for June 24, 2024, at 8 am to discuss the community's concerns. The Commission acknowledged the concerns raised by the PBA. However, due to the significant impact on the wetlands and coastal areas, the town intends to clarify the confusion between the current language in the regulation and make it align more closely with DEP guidelines. It was also stated that policy/regulation memos or small working group memos are exempt from public record. The Commission members should receive the policy drafts before they are made public. Mr. Malloy expressed concerns about the lack of transparency between PBA, the Commission, and other members of the public. He mentioned that PBA did not receive a copy of the 3rd draft for Regulation 25 like other members of the public did. The Commission clarified that the public regulation draft was made available on May 2nd, 2024, during the quarterly meeting. PBA had the right to request a copy of the draft anytime after May 2nd. Furthermore, the drafts are not sent out individually to the public; a request for a copy is required. 3