10/03/2024 SEWER COMMISSION Minutes

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Y Town of Mashpee Sewer Commission 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, MA 02649 Meeting Minutes of the Mashpee Sewer Commission Thursday, October 3, 2024;2:00 PM Mashpee Town Hall -Wacluoit Meeting Room 16 Great Neck Road North, Mashpee, MA 02649 *In-person and televised meeting* Present: Chair, Meredith Harris;Vice Chair,Alfred Towle; Clerk, Catherine Castenada; Commissioner Joseph Lyons; and Wastewater Superintendent,Jared Meader Chair, Meredith Harris called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. in open session. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited followed by a moment of silence. Minutes The Chair noted that the minutes of September 19, 2024 were not available and would be reviewed at the next meeting. Minutes of the August 15, 2024 meeting were reviewed and a motion to accept the minutes as submitted was made by Mr. Lyons. Following the motion, Mr.Towle however had a couple comments. First was a second request to receive the Engineer's report from the August 15,2024 meeting. Mr.Towle also noted that Mashpee TV offered to assist with a flyover with a drone of the Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility(WRRF). Mr. Meader noted that the WRRF is in a no fly zone for the Base,however he would attempt to obtain approval from the Base on behalf of the Town for a drone flyover of the WRRF. A secondary motion was made by Mr. Lyons to approve the minutes of the August 15,2024 Sewer Commission meeting with the correction as noted above. Motion seconded by Ms.Castenada. Motion passed by Unanimous consent. Public Comment Ms.Judy Gray a resident of Summerwood gave public comment. She noted that Summerwood residents would like the pump station to be fenced in. She commented that the communications being sent to the Sewer Commission are not being shared with the Commission and are being responded to by the Superintendent's Executive Assistant. She referenced Summerwood's meeting with Ray Jack and the promise to have the pump station fenced in. Mr. Meader mentioned that the Town was still waiting for the quote on the fence and that the project was currently under budget and we should be able to accommodate fencing, but that the Town would also have to comply with MassDOT setbacks since it's on a main route. The Chair stated that she would discuss the process of communications and streamline the process to correct moving forward. New Business • Review, discuss and possible approval of proposed 2025 meeting dates The Chair reviewed the potential 2025 meeting dates with the Commission and it was agreed to leave as is for now although there may be months that will only have one meeting. No changes to the proposed meeting dates will be made until it has been determined a need for two meetings. Chair's Report The Chair reported there were several victories for water protection recently: 1. The Chair reported that she and Vice Chair Mr.Towle had received a tour of the facility with the Engineer and how the project is moving forward.