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SHELLFISH
COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
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March 9th, 2006
CALL TO ORDER 7:05PM
ATTENDANCE
Commission: Jack Casagrande, Pete Johnson, Richard Bartoli & Doc Serina
Staff: Tom Closter
Police:
Advisory: Capt. Dave Hopp, Mark Errico
Guests: Captain Tim Pramer, Bud Raleigh, Captain Doug Stabell
Absent: Commissioner John Frank, Sgt Pete Lapak, Harbormaster Mike Griffin
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING (Feb 06)
Approved with no corrections by Mr. Bartoli, 2nd by Mr. Johnson
TREASURER
Mr. Johnson reports:
NAME DATE AMOUNT REASON
BALANCE 1-31-06 $21,159.56
DEPOSIT Interest January $78.08
Norm Bloom & Son 2-3-06 $400.00
Stabell Oyster Co. 2-3-06 $100.00
Pramer Oyster Co. 2-3-06 $100.00
Bells Shellfish, LLC 2-3-06 $100.00
Norm Bloom & Son 2-3-06 $104.00
Norm Bloom & Son 2-3-06 $508.50
Total $1312.50
EXPENSE Police OT 2-2-06 ($274.82)
Police OT 2-10-06 ($148.30)
SBC Phone ($192.98)
Silvermine Press ($762.00)
Total ($1378.10)
BALANCE 2-28-06 $21,172.04
2-28-05 $19,518.61
2-28-04 $21,501.39
SECRETARY
Mr. Frank on vacation. No Report
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COMMITTEES
HEALTH DEPT
Mr. Closter reports rainfall in February of 2.64 inches, vs. 2.18 inches in
2005 and average of 2.52 inches, since 1987. Total year-to-date is 8.15 inches,
….(200) calls received. There was a 9 day closure on Feb 2 that extended to
Feb 12, 2006 for rain.
One wastewater spill reported, (contained)
2-21-06 200 gal Park St 50 Minutes manhole overflowed (grease)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Mr. Bartoli reports he spoke to O.M.I. and they are changing their processing
to a compression system to produce more solids to help with the odor problem.
The blower was working fine.
WATER QUALITY
No report.
PERMITS
Mr. Casagrande reports Fisherman’s World is busy with clamming permits. He
also had to reorder sleeves.
POLICE
Sgt LaPak absent. No report.
ADVISORY
Capt Hopp reports water temperature is 39 o Not much ice this year and temperature
will go up quickly with expected warm spell coming. Mr. Errico reports seafood
show in Boston starts Sunday and goes to Tuesday evening.
HARBOR MANAGEMENT
Mr. Griffin sent comments in. Reports phase one of the dredging of our harbor
is finished, after a permit extension, on February 28, 2006. The channel was
maintained to minus 10 feet at MLLW from the North side of the Metro North
Bridge to the Norwalk Boat Club. Approximately 5/6 thousand cubic yards were
taken out of the East Basin Channel, the exact amount to be known after the
survey is complete. Details pertaining to damages and issues that need to
be addressed before the project is signed off on and paid for are ongoing.
Water quality greatly improved due to the fact that materials NOT
suitable for open water disposal, Federal Project, Total Marine, Nor West
Marine, and South Norwalk Boat Club all placed and buried in the CAD Cells.
OLD BUSINESS
Permits and transplant activity will be discussed at April meeting. Commissioner
Bartoli produced pictures for evidence of boat activity regarding dock at
end of Cove Ave.
NEW BUSINESS
Move April meeting back one week from April 6, 2006 to April 13, 2006. Bud
Raleigh mentioned former Aquaculture employee Lori Romick now working at Darien
Health Department.
NEXT MEETING
Thursday, April 13, 2006
MOTION TO ADJOURN
7:30PM by Mr. Johnson. Second by Mr. Bartoli
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