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November 10, 2010
Committee Members Present:
Robert Mosher, Chris Daly, Alan Perrault, David Fenton, Bryan Sweeney, Justin Woolacott
Committee Members Not Present:
Ken Corson - Harbormaster
Meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by A. Perrault, Chairman.
The committee reviewed the minutes, as drafted, for the October meeting. D. Fenton made a motion to approve the minutes. R. Mosher seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the minutes were unanimously approved. C. Daly abstained from voting as he was not present at the October meeting.
A. Perrault gave an update on the Harbor Planning Task force and highlighted the Interim Report recently issued by the Task Force. From the discussion on the Task force the following topics were raised:
a. The committee discussed the possibility of establishing an enterprise fund for the Harbor. C. Daly was assigned the action item of contacting members of the Scituate and Hull Harbor Committees to see if a committee member could attend one of our meetings and talk about the enterprise funds in their respective towns.
b. The committee also recommended that the Community Preservation Committee be contacted and see if a committee rep. could join a future HHDC meeting. C. Daly to contact CPC Chair, Bill Reardon.
c. The Route 3A Rotary removal project was also discussed. A. Perrault to contact Selectman Riley and Town Planner Katy Lacy for a status update on this project.
Letter to the Lawyer representing the Trustees of the Reservations in the Granahan case. C. Daly provided a draft of the letter in response to a request for information. The letter was reviewed and accepted. C. Daly to sign and mail.
Discussion of 2011 tasks, objectives and goals for the Committee. The committee reviewed the many ideas presented. C. Daly to create a summarized list for the December meeting. The committee discussed getting on the Board of Selectmen's agenda at a meeting in the end of December to get their sign off on the 2011 plan for the HHDC.
The committee discussed at length the application before the Zoning Board of Appeals for a pier at 7 Howard Road. Input was received from all members of the committee on the possibility of writing a letter of recommendation to the ZBA. Input was also received from members of the public and the attorney representing the applicant. B. Sweeney made a motion that the committee write a letter to the ZBA with our opinion on the application. The motion was seconded by C. Daly. A vote was taken and the approval was unanimous. B. Sweeney made a motion that the Committee write a letter to the ZBA stating that the HHDC recommends that the pier at least adhere to the Conservation Commission's regulations on docks and piers. C. Daly seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion was carried (4-Yes and 1-No). It was decided that B. Sweeney would draft the letter and send to all committee members via email for approval and then issue to the ZBA.
C. Daly made a motion to adjourn the meeting. J. Wollacott seconded the motion. A unanimous vote was taken and the meeting was adjourned at 8:48 pm.