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FEBRUARY 22, 2006


ATTENDANCE: Anthony Mobilia, Chair; Jason Farrow; Dick Ramsey; Jack Callahan; Geoff Steadman; Henry Palau; John Pinto.

STAFF: Derick DeMarche, Planning & Zoning

OTHERS: Michael Griffin, Norwalk Harbormaster (7:50)

1. CALL TO ORDER

Mr. Mobilia called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.


2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JANUARY 25, 2006 MEETING

Corrections to the minutes of January 25, 2006 are as follows:

Page 2, Item 3, Chairman’s Report, 2nd paragraph, 3rd line, change to read as follows: “An
update was given on the North Cove Project funds being transferred to the Norwalk
project.”
Page 2, Item 3, Chairman’s Report, 2nd paragraph, 4th line, delete “the” prior to “Colonel;” add
“Thalkin” after “Colonel;” change end of sentence to read, “…the Dredging Committee
and went out on the dredge to observe the project.”
Page 2, Item 3, Chairman’s Report, 2nd paragraph, last line, change spelling of “Schierline” to
“Schneirlein” and add “in regards to a grant the Maritime Aquarium is applying for.”
Page 2, Item 3, Chairman’s Report, 3rd paragraph, 1st sentence, after the word “item” change
sentence to read, “on their own rather than going through the Purchasing Department. He
understood over $3,000 would have to go out to public bid.”
Page 2, Item 3, Chairman’s Report, 3rd paragraph, change “Mr. Cebrian” to “Mr. Steadman”
Page 2, Item 3, Chairman’s Report, 3rd paragraph, last sentence, change to read, “Mr. Mobilia
asked Ms. Clark and Mr. Cebrian to work with Mike for best price and report back.”
Page 2, Item 5, Committee Reports, Finance-Ramsey, 2nd sentence, change to read, “He said that
he and Mr. Ramsey went before the Finance Committee and asked for a $2,000
increase…”
Page 3, Motion by Ms. Clark, delete “& ACOE”
Page 3, Item 2, #06-02, change to read, “142-144 East Avenue LLC, Norwalk”
Page 4, Motion, change to read,
** “THE NORWALK HARBOR MANAGEMENT COMMISSION APPLICATION APPROVAL FORWARDED FOR COMMENT BY NORWALK ZONING BY APPLICANT 142-144 EAST AVENUE LLC FOR WORK AT SAME INVOLVING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MIXED-USE BUILDINGS AND NEW 12’ WIDE PUBLIC BOARDWALK WITH PUBLIC ACCESS AND PARKING, MOVES TO TABLE PENDING FURTHER INFORMATION.”

Page 4, last paragraph, 1st sentence, change to read, “There was some discussion involving the
motion and language.”
Page 4, last paragraph, change “Mr. Cebrian” to “Mr. Steadman”
Page 4, bottom of page, Motion, change to read,
** MS. CLARK WITHDREW THE ORIGINAL MOTION AND RE-MOTIONED TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AS REWRITTEN BY MR. STEADMAN AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION.

THE NORWALK HARBOR MANAGEMENT COMMISSION FINDS THE APPLICATION BY 142-144 EAST AVENUE LLC, 142 EAST AVENUE, NORWALK, FOR WORK AT THE SAME ADDRESS INVOLVING DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF TWO MIXED-USE BUILDINGS AND A NEW TWELVE (12) FOOT WIDE BOARDWALK WITH ACCESS AND PARKING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NORWALK HARBOR MANAGEMENT PLAN AND RECOMMENDS FAVORABLE ACTION ON THE APPLICATION WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:”

Page 5, Motion, 3., change “Applicant” to “Application;” change “Construgruction” to
“Construction”
Page 5, bottom of page/Page 6, top of page, Motion, change to read,
** “THE NORWALK HARBOR MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MOVES TO TABLE PENDING FURTHER INFORMATION THE APPLICATION FOR CAM APPROVAL REFERRED BY NORWALK ZONING BY GARDELLA BROTHERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, 44-54 CALF PASTURE BEACH ROAD FOR WORK AT SAME INVOLVING CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROAD, NEW STORMWATER DRAINS, NEW SANITARY SEWER AND WATER MAINS, AND SUBDIVISIONINTO SIX LOTS, AND MOVES TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE ZONING COMMISSION WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:”

Page 6, Motion, 3, change to read,
** “THE COMMISSION UNDERSTANDS THAT ALTERNATIVE MEASURES FOR STORMWATER OUTFALLS ARE BEING EVALUATED BY THE DEP, CITY, AND APPLICANT TO DETERMINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE MEANS OF PROTECTING WATER QUALITY IN NORWALK HARBOR.

Page 6, bottom of page/Page 7, top of page, Motion, change to read,
** “THE NORWALK HARBOR COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR COP TO CT DEP BY THOMAS ST. DENIS, 44 YARMOUTH ROAD FOR WORK AT SAME INVOLVING REMOVAL OF STONE AND MORTAR BULKHEAD BY APPLICANT ON CITY OF NORWALK PROPERTY TO TABLE PENDING FURTHER INFORMATION.”

Page 7, 2nd paragraph after motion, change to read, “Mr. Steadman reported on an upcoming
public workshop for the Planning Commission and the Commission agreed to write a
letter to the Planning Commission to include appropriate references to the Harbor
Management Plan.”
Page 7, g) Dredging, change “Mr. Mobilia” to “Dr. Pinto;” change “he” to “the Commission;”
change “Colonel Talkien” to “Colonel “Thalkin”
Page 8, Staff Reports, Harbor Master – Griffin, change to read, “Mr. Mobilia said there was no
written report from the Harbormaster at this time. Mr. Brian Griffin reported for the
Harbormaster and said that an inspection by the Harbormaster revealed that there were no
boats moored in the mooring fields after December 31st.”
Page 8, Motion, change to read,
** ‘MR. CALLAHAN MOTIONED TO ACCEPT THE HARBORMASTER’S REPORT AS GIVEN BY MR. BRIAN GRIFFIN.”

** DR. PINTO MOTIONED TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 14, 2005 MEETING AS AMENDED.
** MS. CLARK SECONDED.
** MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

Mr. Griffin arrived at the meeting at 7:50 p.m.

3. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

Administrative Business – Letters and comments

Mr. Mobilia said he would like to resume the practice of written reports wherever possible, in advance as it would speed up the process of the meeting.

Mr. Mobilia reported that many letters were sent out. Letters went to the DEP for the application to conduct work at 59 Bluff Avenue which was the old Norwalk Yacht Club and is now a privately-owned residence; one for 142-144 East Avenue with all the recommendations; one for 44-45 Calf Pasture Beach Road to the Zoning Commission, and one to the Planning Commission regarding their planning principles and plan of development. A letter is in the works for the Yarmouth Boat Company. Mr. Mobilia said this item was not discussed at the last meeting because the application was either pulled or stopped, he was unsure which, but it was agreed to send a letter acknowledging to the DEP that the Commission is aware of it and expecting an application to come back.

Mr. Steadman said that to clarify, the Commission was informed after the last meeting that Yarmouth Road put in an application for a COP to remove a wall from a City right-of-way and the Commission tabled it because at the meeting we understood that the DEP was asking them for additional information, which is what the DEP told him. Since the last meeting the DEP told them that the site of the work is outside their jurisdiction, so no COP is going to be required by the DEP to do this work. What is needed is an approval from the City through a Coastal Site Plan Review. There is no pending COP application before the DEP. But a Coastal Site Plan Review application is going to be needed for Planning & Zoning, to take down a wall on City property and built a wall on their own property, so the Commission will be able to comment on it when they receive it from Planning & Zoning.

Mr. Palau commented that it was not on City property but was below the high tide line. Mr. Mobilia said that was correct and thought they should ask for someone to go down and review the site. Mr. Farrow said he thought the wall was right in the water. Mr. Farrow asked Mr. Mobilia if this should be discussed under application review. Mr. Mobilia agreed it should be discussed then.

Mr. Mobila said he has heard back from the Purchasing Department regarding the purchase of the GPS. He indicated that the last time the Commission met, the threshold item was thought to be $3,000; it is actually $10,000, and the Commission can go ahead and make the purchase on their own. He explained that they could purchase anything up to $10,000 before it had to go out to bid. They will still be required to get two prices, which they will do to satisfy any problems or requirements they might have with the City. He wanted to remind everyone that they do need the bids and asked that they stay within a $2,600 budget. Mr. Mobilia asked Mr. Griffin to convey this information to the GPS Committee.

Mr. Mobilia said he received a check for $275 for the donation of two pictures to the Mayor’s Ball which were aerial photos. These photos were auctioned off and the total came to approximately $550. He received a note back from the City that one purchaser was delighted with the photo.

4. ELECTIONS

Mr. Mobilia said that at this point in the agenda, the meeting is considered the Annual Meeting. He turned the Chair over to the Nominating Committee.

Dr. Pinto said the nominations were sent out to everyone and he hoped they all were received. The nomination were: Chairman, Mr. Mobilia; Vice Chairman, Mr. Palau; and Secretary, Mr. D’Andrea. He asked if there were any nominations from the floor.

** MR. PALAU MOVED THAT NOMINATIONS BE CLOSED.
** MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

** MR. PINTO MOTIONED TO NOMINATE THE SLATE OF OFFICERS AS STATED.
** MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

Dr. Pinto stated that the Committee now has as Chairman, Mr. Mobilia; as Vice Chair, Mr. Palau; and as Secretary, Mr. D’Andrea. He congratulated the new officers. Mr. Palau and Mr. Mobilia thanked the Committee for their votes.

5. COMMITTEE REPORTS

Mr. Mobilia said that before moving on with the Committee Reports, he wanted to announce receipt of a letter from Mr. Ramsey requesting to resign from the Commission due to an address change. He said he was very sorry to see Mr. Ramsey leave as he was a great asset to the Commission and has done quite a bit of work. Mr. Griffin seconded Mr. Mobilia’s comments and said Mr. Ramsey will be missed. Mr. Ramsey said he was sorry he would not be able to continue with the Commission and said he will miss working with them very much. He intends to stay active with the Norwalk Harbor Splash! Festival and expects to see Mr. Griffin in and around the harbor during the summer months. Mr. Mobilia said he was considering Mr. Cebrian to take Mr. Ramsey’s place but has not yet discussed it with him, although he planned to do so as soon as possible.

Mr. Mobilia announced that he had just been informed this evening that Mr. Griffin has been appointed by the Mayor to represent Norwalk at the Long Island Sound councils and assembly meetings. He said it was good to have one of the Commission involved. Mr. Mobilia read the letter into the record that Mr. Griffin received from Suzanne McNamara of the Long Island Sound Councils & Assembly and congratulated Mr. Griffin on his appointment.

a) Finance - Ramsey

Mr. Ramsey stated that the Commission has been approved for the increase it was seeking. He said the meeting was very positive and he felt that it showed a great deal of understanding and support of the Commission, and felt that it also opened the door for later discussions.

In light of his resignation from the Commission, Mr. Ramsey said he had prepared a budget but hesitated to distribute it without first going over some items with Mr. Cebrian to bring him up to speed. There were a few anomalies that needed to be ironed out, such as a late payment of their consultant’s fee and whether they should take it in the previous year or this year. They have the opportunity to do whatever they want but it would require approval by the Board because it is actually paid after the first of the year, but it really did belong in the previous year. Without taking that expenditure, Mr. Ramsey said their balance carryover is $6,800. Coupled with the increase in the City grant, they would be basically breaking even. However, these figures include a substantial increase in the consultant’s fee. The fees for consulting were far in excess of budget last year, for obvious reasons, and he would anticipate there would be an additional burden next year with whatever negotiations that they would have to go through with the dredging project and trying to keep it on track.

Mr. Ramsey’s budget also includes the contributions by the Health Department and Norm Bloom. He said there were still some very serious issues that Mr. Cebrian will be facing down the road as far as funding is concerned. He hoped to sit down with Mr. Cebrian to go over all of this, and by the next meeting, which should be his last formal meeting, he can provide Mr. Cebrian a draft of the budget.

Mr. Palau asked how long the Commission could wait before they make the decision as to whether the payment should be made this year or last year. Mr. Mobilia said he was unsure. Mr. Ramsey said they never really had a formal filing at year end, and this was a trial situation. He explained that it is an internal situation and the Commission is on the same fiscal year as the City. They are not asking for any filing from the Commission. Mr. Mobilia asked if any Commissioner had outstanding bills. He suggested that they put it into next year’s books to ask for more grant money. Mr. Palau asked if any of them owe Mr. Steadman money at the present time, and Mr. Mobilia said he did not think so. There was a brief discussion about the amount to put in for the grant request. Mr. Callahan said he would support a recommendation to back-bill this for account purposes as everyone is saying it is only a matter of how the year is broken off on paper. Mr. Mobilia asked if the Commission felt a motion should be made. There was a brief discussion.

** MR. RAMSEY MOVED THAT ANY EXPENDITURES MADE DURING A CALENDAR YEAR CAN BE CONSIDERED PAID WITHIN THAT SAME CALENDAR YEAR.
** DR. PINTO SECONDED.
** MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

c) Web Page/Newsletter – Farrow

Mr. Farrow said he has received three stories out of six, and he is expecting three more promised by Monday the 27th.. The newsletter will be out in March. He has received photos from Tony and Bill but stated that if anyone else has pictures to submit, he would like to receive them. He has a photo of the storm drain from Mr. Steadman.

There is no report on the web page this evening.

b) Application Review – Clark (Palau)

Mr. Steadman reported on Yarmouth Road. He said they have an application that went for a Certificate of Permission that went through the DEP to remove the stone and mortar wall that is located on property owned by the City at the end of Yarmouth Road, this was their COP application. Prior to last evening, Mr. Westermeyer of the DEP told Mr. Steadman that they were asking for additional information from the applicant in order for the DEP to evaluate the proposal. The Commission decided at the last meeting to table any action on the application for the COP pending their review of any additional information the applicant was going to provide the DEP. Mr. Westermeyer also told him they were extending the review period for this application until some time in March, so the Commission had plenty of time to get material back. After last evening, Mr. Steadman spoke with Mr. Westermeyer again, and Mr. Westermeyer said that they have determined that what the applicant was applying for was not within the DEP’s jurisdiction, so therefore no approval is necessary and no application is necessary for a Certificate of Permission. What would be necessary is a Coastal Site Plan Review application to the Planning & Zoning Department for removal of a wall and rebuilding of a wall on his own property. So, therefore, there is no COP application and no DEP application for the Commission to comment on. Mr. Steadman suggests they write a letter anyway to express their understanding of how this whole process has come about. He did speak with Mike Wrinn about it, and as of last week they have received no application from the owner for Coastal Site Plan approval, which would then come back to the Commission. Mr. Steadman asked what kind of letter should they write to the DEP because there is nothing for the Commission to comment on.

Mr. Palau said the applicant was building the equivalent of a bulkhead at the edge of his property. Mr. Mobilia said the footprint where the DEP recommended, he was under the impression that the applicant was told to remove all the riprap from the area. Mr. Steadman said that the DEP told him that whatever the prior violation was, it was all cleaned up to their satisfaction and anything remaining is what the City wanted the applicant to do. He said there was a letter from the Legal Department ordering the applicant to remove the wall, but what the DEP told Mr. Steadman was that anything the applicant is proposing to do now doesn’t require the DEP approval because they have determined it was not within their jurisdiction. Mr. Palau asked if they said exactly why it is not within their jurisdiction. Mr. Steadman said it is because it is not below the high tide line. He said the drawings the applicant provided were inconsistent, one showed it above the high tide line and another showed it below the high tide line. Mr. Westermeyer told Mr. Steadman that as far as the DEP is concerned, the file is closed.

Mr. Steadman said the applicant now has to get approval from Planning & Zoning to build this wall. Mr. Mobilia said has he already built it? Mr. Steadman said he didn’t know what the status was on it with Planning & Zoning. There was some discussion about the applicant moving ahead with whatever he wanted to do without regard to regulations or approvals. It was suggested that someone file a citizen’s complaint about the situation. The consensus was that the applicant will do what he wants anyway. Mr. Palau said he would go down to the area the next day and take a photo of the site and send it wherever Mr. Steadman suggested. Further discussion followed.

Mr. Mobilia stated there was no application review meeting this month because of a lack of applications.

d) Boating and Harbor Safety – Farrow

Mr. Farrow had no report at this time.

e) Water Quality Committee – D’Andrea

Mr. D’Andrea was not in attendance and Mr. Mobilia said he had not received a written report from him but he did have comments. Mr. Griffin reported that Mr. D’Andrea contacted him earlier in the evening to say that he was out of state with auto trouble. Mr. Griffin said that Mr. D’Andrea has continued to calibrate the water at the Hope Dock, and that despite Warren Cashman’s claim, water samples taken from the East Basin area showed no obvious signs of contamination or petroleum products in the area.

Mr. Steadman reported that last month the Commission wrote to the Norwalk River Watershed Initiative to ask if a representative from the Harbor Commission could sit on their board or on their committee and he thinks their by-laws come up for review in March. The thought was that Mr. D’Andrea had been attending their meetings, but the Commission is now on record as requesting that a Commission member be formally seated on their board. Mr. D’Andrea has expressed interest in being that appointee, but Mr. Steadman suggested the Commission discuss the idea.

Dr. Pinto said he had received a call from Jack Cohen at Buck Scientific and they are very interested in getting the atomic unit going at the Maritime Center for trace analysis. They alluded to the fact that they will train people, and maybe the Commission can get water quality interns to participate once or twice a week. He thought the harbor might have some heavy metals in it. Dr. Pinto said his laboratory is available for doing the processing as long as Buck Scientific is willing to train the water quality intern or a student. Mr. Mobilia said this would be a great opportunity for the student. Dr. Pinto said this was a great concern of his, having a laboratory review the type of metals that the harbor has in it.

f) Plans and Recommendations – Callahan

Mr. Callahan distributed the March 7 meeting agenda to the Commission. He said everyone is invited to attend and the agenda will include discussion of plans for the Norwalk Harbor. Mr. Callahan indicated they welcome everyone’s ideas.

g) Dredging – Pinto and Dredging Committee (Mobilia, Griffin, Steadman)

Dr. Pinto reported that he spoke with Mayor Moccia, who was seeking information on Phase 2. He said the intent was to write a letter to the governor with regard to the funding for Phase 2, but this idea has been dampened as there was some bad news from Washington stating that the hoped-for $7,000 would not be forthcoming. He said the increased cost was due to the capping, which, while not that much over, could be as little as half a million dollars and as much as $2 million dollars, depending on where the capping comes from. Dr. Pinto said he tried to explain to the Mayor that if the capping would have come from the North Cove project, for example, there still would be costs involved for transporting the material to the capping project. He said he was unsure where the Mayor wants to go with the project, and they will have to work on it. Dr. Pinto said that the recovery efforts due to Hurricane Katrina have put a damper on the federal budget in regards to spending.

Mr. Mobilia said that may be true, but they all have to realize that time is running out for them. Dr. Pinto agreed. Mr. Mobilia said they weren’t talking about postponing it for another two years or three years, because that will mushroom into another nine or ten years. Dr. Pinto said they were not discussing postponing the project, but said that something has got to be done and that is where the Commission needs to strategize. He said he would have to confer with Mr. Griffith to bring them up to date on the status of the dredging.

Mr. Griffith said that the status of the dredging is that the DEP has granted the extension to the 28th of February and they have refocused their efforts to the area of the I95 bridge where an area of sludge has collapsed and they are back cleaning up the material. Everything else after this point is tentative. He is meeting with Bob Cassidy and Mr. Steadman is joining them and they will go over everything and see where the materials are and what is most critical for moving, and see what the timeline will accommodate for the capping of the material. He said he has stressed that it is of extreme importance that a good amount of material be taken out of the east basin anchorage channel approach, for various reasons, and he is sure that they are doing everything they possibly can to keep that on the radar screen. He will get back to the Commission after this meeting.

Mr. Griffith said there was some conversation about an old anchor that was dredged up. He displayed the anchor, which was in the office. Mr. Mobilia said the intent is to make the anchor part of the display at the Donovan Boating Center with a photo of the area where it was dredged from, and possibly a plaque or something as it is very unique and this type of anchor hasn’t been used in many years.

Dr. Pinto said that he and Mr. Palau have met with Apex Environmental, another group that is very interested in developing a private ( ? ). He said they were used to see if we could gain some knowledge perhaps in another direction to accommodate the capping material. They have had several phone discussions back and forth.

Dr. Pinto reported a conversation with Ed O’Donnell about the underlying cables. He said the phone company removed the old cables and replaced them, and put a conduit six feet below the allowed depth. He said Metro-North have put their power cables willy-nilly and there is no record as to exactly where those cables might be. They are holding their feet to the fire to find out where the cables are located. He said they are not dredging between the railroad bridge and the Washington Street bridge so there is no need to alert the citizens about any disruption of using the bridge. Mr. Callahan said it was imperative that they get a survey as to where everything is located so they don’t have this problem in the future. He thinks they should hold the DEP accountable for making sure that any application that comes their way that has to do with placing a cable, conduit or what have you, the Commission should be made aware of it.

Dr. Pinto said that since the last meeting they were able to get the non-federal dredging from the City’s storm drain areas at NorWest and South Norwalk Boat Club that were able to be placed in the federal CAD cells which saved the City a considerable amount of money, relative to what the City would have had to have paid to dispose of this material. There was further discussion about the Phase 2 project. Mr. Mobilia indicated that the Commission will be sending a letter for the $7 million for the funding for Phase 2 and they will not give up, they will move forward.

h) Waterfront Facilities Advisory – Griffin

There was no report at this time.

6. NEW BUSINESS / OLD BUSINESS

Mr. Mobilia stated he would not be in attendance at the next meeting. He asked Mr. Palau if he would cover that meeting. Mr. Palau also will not be available.

Mr. Mobilia stated that, as old business, the Harbor Management Commission Revised Feb. 1 shows John Frank as “Chariman.”

7. STAFF REPORTS

a) Harbor Master - Griffin

Mr. Griffin submitted his formal written report for January and indicated that it was the Harbor Summary Report which he did every January. He indicated a credit for Sprite Island who overpaid by $685. He also indicated a payment received from the Rowayton Yacht Club of $675, as they had underpaid.

Mr. Griffith distributed his report on the postage account, which reflected a positive balance of $33.21 for the year 2005, but in his 2006 report there is now a negative balance of -$37.40.

** MR. CALLAHAN MOTIONED TO ACCEPT THE HARBORMASTER’S REPORT AS GIVEN BY MR. MICHAEL GRIFFIN.
** DR. PINTO SECONDED.
** MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

b) Consultant - Steadman

Mr. Steadman said the revisions to the Harbor Management Plan have been sent to the DEP at the beginning of this month. These are all of the changes they’ve been working on over the years, including the new provisions concerning protection of shellfish resources with the floats not to rest on the bottom, plus changes they’ve made since the last time the plan was submitted for their review.

c) Planning and Zoning – Greene/DeMarche

Mr. DeMarche distributed the updated and revised contact list and asked that the Commissioners please check it and advise him if any corrections are needed.


8. OTHER COMMENTS

There was some discussion regarding Commission members’ reappointment dates. Mr. Griffin suggested these appointments be staggered so new Commissioners would not be coming into the middle of ongoing projects, necessitating delays in order to bring them all up to speed.

Mr. Palau questioned whether Judith Horgan received a COP to change her 10x10 dock into an 8x20, and whether the Commission made a statement about float skids resting on the bottom at low tide. He was unsure if the Commission had made that comment. Dr. Pinto said he would have to go back and look it up.

Mr. Mobilia asked that the Commission re-visit the approval of the minutes for a final correction, which has been noted in the corrections of the minutes above.

9. ADJOURNMENT

** MR. CALLAHAN MOTIONED TO ADJOURN.
** DR. PINTO SECONDED.
** MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:53 p.m.


Respectfully submitted,


Linda J. Hayes
Telesco Secretarial Services

 

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