Waterford/East Lyme Shellfish Commission - Minutes - 12/16/2021

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     Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission

                                                  Meeting Minutes
                                       Thursday, December 16, 2021

                                       Waterford Town Hall, 7:30 pm


      Members present:  Chair Peter Harris, J. Patrick Kelly, Eric Kanter,
      Larry Tytla, Paul Spakowski, Tom Bowlen, and Fred Wise
      Members absent: Marcia Benvenuti
      Guests: Ex-Officio Dan Cunningham


   1) The meeting was called to order at 7:32 pm and a quorum established.

   2)  Review and approval of previous meeting minutes:
           Nov  18,  2021  Regular  Meeting  Minutes  –  Minutes   approved
           following a motion by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Spakowski, vote
           7-0.




   3) Review and approval of treasurer’s report
            Treasurer’s  report  given  by  Mr.  Kelly   reviewed   by   the
            commission.  Treasurer’s report was approved on a motion by  Mr.
            Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Tytla, vote 7-0.


         4) Chief Warden’s Comments : Mr. Harris relayed the  Warden  report
            to the commission which was sent to him by Chief Warden  Chmiel.



   5) Old business:


        a. Update on insurance policies and workers comp (WC) coverage –
           Mr. Wise continues to work on the insurance project.  Mr. Tytla
           will join Mr. Wise in a future meeting with town officials
           regarding a potential insurance solution.


        b. Discussion on the repair plan of the Waterford town dock
           continued.  Mr. Wise is obtaining a second quote on the dock
           repair.


        c. Permits and regulations will be printed soon.  Mr. Kelly will
           print additional material informing the public of the changes.

           .
   6) New Business
        a. Annual Gathering of Shellfish Commissions, Sat Jan 22, 2022.  A
           role call was taken of the commissioners interested in attending
           the meeting.  Mr. Kelly will submit the registration for those
           interested.




   7) Ex-Officio comments : Ex-Officio Cunningham communicated with the
      commission that the DOT will only renew 3 of the 4 state docks
      available to East Lyme.  The 4th dock was deemed too close to the
      bridge and a potential hazard to the bridge in the event of a boat
      fire.

   8) Correspondence : The NY oyster project to improve water quality in NY
      waters was discussed.



   9) Public Comment :
           No public comment



  10)  Adjournment : Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm on a motion by Mr.
      Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Bowlen, motion approved 7-0.


Respectfully submitted,


Peter Harris