12/17/2009 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Mashipee conservation Commission Minutes of December 17, 2009 Public clearings Mashpee Town Hall Commissioners: Chairman Jack Fitzsimmons, like Chairman Ralph Shaw, Jeffrey Cross, Brad Sweet Staff Present: conservation Agent- Drew McManus Administrative Secretary— loris Carpenter 4 The meeting was called to order with a quorum by Chairman Fitzsimmons at 6.55 pm. There was no public comment. Pre/Post Hearin enda 1 - Approval of Minutes from 11/19109 � Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of 11119109. 2 Tribal Patrol on MNWR Partnership Lands(Vote) The trig is part of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Partnership Group which is made up of many different ownership entities ranging from Drench, State Federal Fish and VVildlife, DGR and a few other state Colas which encompasses the Quashnet Woods,, Jehu Pond, Mashpee Pine Barrens and some of the more sensitive areas as well. In an effort to dissuade illegal dumping, the IJarnpanoag Tribe has created a position where a person will go out and patrol each week throughout tribal and refuge lands. Agent McManus states that it would be a good Edea to put this up for a formal vote from the Commission. The Tribe would like to have all partners agree to thea having a patrol for the purpose of making their presence'known and issue fines for illegal dumping. uan Tobey is the Natural Resource Coordinator for the tribe and his assistant chuck Green are the contact people and they will organize a rotating patrol covering all partnership lands and pr vide monthly reports. Chairman Fitzsimmons mentions that the War npanoag Tribe is a Sovereign nation and believes that a formal agreement should be drawn up and Agent McManus is agreeable and will address at the next Town Council meeting. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve subject to review by Torn council 3 updates: 0 Mash ee River 11 oodlands Wildfire Preparedness Grant: a Fire Access road is completed and the wildfire/urban interface area has been flagged for pruning. b A Gate ordered with a l nox box to restrict access to the MRW fire access road. c Flagged area that was identified in the Wildfire Evaluation Report as the Urban Wildfire interface which is the buffer zone between the Woodland parcel and the abutting subdivision off Mashpee Neck Rd and a portion of Quinaquisseft Ave. DPW will be doing undrstory mowing along the flagged area. State Ethics oard Exam—reminder that if you haven't taken the test than-please do. New Chapter 172 Rmulation#28Activities on Mash ee Conservation Lands),Refer to 1 - 1 thru 173-3 of the Town -La v:, A while back, a #gearing announcement was placed in the local paper regarding a list of activities and guidelines on Mashpee conservation lands and a,public Meeting was held with no public comments. The Chapter 173 bylaw allows the Commission to adopt new regulations and amend and/or edit current regulations without going to town meetings or requiring approval from the state Attorney General's office. The