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• Investigating grant opportunities from state and federal sources that <br /> focus on environmental conservation and community development <br /> • Implementing user fees for specific services, such as boat launches and <br /> mooring permits, to generate additional revenue for maintenance and <br /> improvement projects <br /> ■ Mr. McManus to provide language on the partnerships with Mashpee National <br /> Wildlife Refuge and Falmouth Conservation Commission <br /> o Goals, Objectives, and Recommendations <br /> Objective: Improve coordination in the Harbor Plan Area <br /> o Recommendations: <br /> 1. Add a reference to existing coordination with Falmouth and Barnstable, but in the <br /> future, would like to create a more formalized agreement between the towns. <br /> 2. Revise the term"marina" to make it plural <br /> 3. All set as is <br /> o Dredging and Navigation section: Remove first bullet point <br /> Objective: Increase financial resources to support the Natural Resources Department and for <br /> harbor-related purposes, including enforcement <br /> o Dredging and Navigation section: second paragraph of the first bullet point <br /> ■ Waterways Funding: Moorings, dinghy racks, weightless fees, half of boat <br /> excise tax <br /> ■ General Funds: Half of boat excise tax <br /> o Boating Infrastructure section: <br /> ■ First Bullet Point: Add dredging <br /> ■ Second Bullet Point: Re-word to reflect the competitive nature of the fees and <br /> reassess annually to ensure competitiveness <br /> ■ Third Bullet Point: All set as is <br /> o Chapter 91 section: All set as is <br /> Objective: Ensure implementation of the Harbor Plan <br /> o Recommendation: <br /> 1. Re-word to reflect the Harbor Management Committee as the entity for <br /> recommendations to the Select Board, which implements <br /> ➢ Review of Survey Results—UHI <br /> o Overview of the survey sent to town residents, permit holders, and neighborhood <br /> associations <br /> o Nearly 600 responses received, with an additional 200 expected <br /> o Representation from full-time and part-time residents, recreational boaters, and <br /> neighborhood associations <br /> 3 <br />