Waterford/East Lyme Shellfish Commission - Minutes - 11/18/2021

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     Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission

                                                  Meeting Minutes
                                       Thursday, November 18, 2021

                                       East Lyme Town Hall, 7:30 pm


      Members present:  Chair Peter Harris, J. Patrick Kelly, Eric Kanter,
      Marcia Benvenuti, Larry Tytla, Paul Spakowski, Tom Bowlen, and Fred
      Wise
      Members absent: none
      Guests: Ex-Officio Dan Cunningham


   1) The meeting was called to order at 7:31 pm and a quorum established.

   2)  Review and approval of previous meeting minutes:
           Oct  21,  2021  Regular  Meeting  Minutes  –  Minutes   approved
           following a motion by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Spakowski, vote
           8-0.




   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 8-0.


         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 sent the Waterford town attny a description of WELSCO
           Warden activities to investigate the possibility of the WELSCO
           wardens becoming town employees.  No reply at this time.


        b. Mr. Kelly handed out copies of the financial review.



        c. Discussion on the repair plan of the Waterford town dock
           continued.  Mr. Harris updated the commission on the dock repair
           status, Mr. Harris rec’d a quote from one of the companies and
           will pursue additional quotes.


        d. Mr. Wise and Ms. Benvenuti updated the commission on the new
           permit fees and regulations.  Mr. Harris will submit the changes
           to be effective Jan 1, 2022 to the Day for publication.   Ms.
           Benvenuti will request new permits and regulations be printed by
           the Town of Waterford.

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   6) New Business
        a. Dock application for 21 Oswegatchie Rd, Waterford CT was
           presented by Docko, Inc.  The dock application was found to not
           adversely impact shellfish, approved on a motion by Mr. Kelly,
           seconded by Mr. Bowlen, approved 7-1 (Mr. Spakowski opposed).


        b. Dock application for 7 Riverside Dr, Waterford CT was presented
           by Docko, Inc.  The dock application was found to not adversely
           impact shellfish, approved on a motion by Mr. Harris, seconded
           by Mr. Wise, approved 6-2 (Mr. Spakowski and Mr. Tytla opposed).
            Mr. Harris will add the following text to the comments section
           of the DEEP form “Tie-off pile placement too far out from dock,
           may impact drift shellfishing”
        c. The commission voted to not have a scallop season this year due
           to lack of scallop stock on a motion by Mr. Kelly, seconded by
           Mr. Spakowski, motion approved 8-0.


        d. The commission discussed annual funding amount requests for both
           towns.  A motion was made by Mr. Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Wise
           to request $3500 from the town of Waterford and $3500 from the
           town of East Lyme.  Motion passed 8-0.


        e. The commission reviewed the WELSCO Annual Report prepared by Mr.
           Harris for the town of Waterford.  A motion was made by Mr.
           Kelly, seconded by Mr. Tytla to submit the report as prepared,
           motion passed 8-0.




   7) Ex-Officio comments : Ex-Officio Cunningham communicated with the
      commission that funds from the ARP allocation could not be used for
      the Save the River-Save the Hills pump out boat as previously thought.
       Mr. Cunningham was hopeful funding could be acquired from a different
      town account.

   8) Correspondence : Mr. Kelly rec’d the annual biology assessment from
      Dominion and provided it to the commission for review.



   9) Public Comment :
           No public comment



  10)  Adjournment : Meeting adjourned at 8:38 pm on a motion by Mr. Kelly,
      seconded by Mr. Spakowski, motion approved 8-0.


Respectfully submitted,


Peter Harris