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oyster seed set on shell, and shell cultch for the 2016 The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by beginning of implementation of the shellfish compo- a vote of 5-0 nent of the Mashpee Comprehensive Wastewater and Nitrogen Management Plan. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 6-0 (1 absent) The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0 Motion made by Selectman Thomas O'Hara The Finance Committee recommends approval by Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and a vote of 5-0 (1 abstention, 1 absent) transfer from available funds the amount of$32,500 to the Shellfish Propagation Water Quality Monitoring Motion made by Selectman Andrew Gottlieb. Expense Account to fund a monitoring contract with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for moni- Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and toring water quality associated with Shellfish transfer from available funds$250,000 to the Shellfish Aquaculture in Popponesset Bay and Waquoit Bay Propagation Expense Account to purchase quahog and and its effectiveness in reducing water column nutri- oyster seed and cultch for initial phase of implementa- ent concentrations. tion of the shellfish component of the Mashpee Comprehensive Wastewater and Nitrogen Motion passes unanimously at 7:26 PM. Management Plan. Article 7 Motion passes unanimously at 7:22 PM. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- Article 6 fer from available funds $40,000 to the Accrued Benefits Account, or take any other action relating To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- thereto. fer from available funds the amount of$32,500 to the Department of Natural Resources to fund a monitor- Submitted by the Human Resources Department ing contract with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for monitoring water quality associated Explanation: This article is necessary to cover costs with Shellfish Aquaculture in Popponesset Bay and relative to an employee retirement,and also to replen- Waquoit Bay and its effectiveness in reducing water- ish the Accrued Benefits Account for possible future column nutrient concentrations, or take any other use. action thereto. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by Submitted by the Board of Selectmen a vote of 5-0 Explanation: The Town's wastewater program relies The Finance Committee recommends approval by heavily on aquaculture to reduce nitrogen in its bays. a vote of 6-0 (1 absent) While the Town has an excellent understanding of the nitrogen reductions from each clam or oyster,it is less Motion made by Selectman John Cotton clear what nitrogen reductions occur in sediments beneath healthy shellfish populations. This study will Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and quantify the additional nitrogen reductions that are a transfer from available funds $40,000 to the Accrued distinct benefit from the aquaculture program. The Benefits Account. results of the study will enable the Town to understand the additional incremental reductions in nitrogen that Motion passes unanimously at 7:27 PM. it can take credit for with state and federal regulatory agencies and, therefore, offset and avoid additional Article 8 and more expensive means of nitrogen management. This is the first year of a three year analysis. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- fer from available funds $35,000 to the Human 70