Waterford/East Lyme Shellfish Commission - Minutes - 04/18/2024

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     Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission

                                                  Meeting Minutes
                                       Thursday, April 18, 2024

                                     Waterford Town Hall, 7:00 pm


      Members present:  Peter Harris, J. Patrick Kelly, Paul Spakowski, Rick
      Kanter, Larry Tytla, Tom Bowlen, Marcia Benvenuti
      Members absent: Fred Wise
      Guests: ex-Officio Don Mackenzie

   1) The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm and a quorum established.

   2)  Review and approval of previous meeting minutes:
           Mar 21, 2024 Regular Meeting minutes approved on a motion by Mr.
           Kelly, seconded by Mr. Spakowski, vote 5-0, Mr.  Tytla  and  Ms.
           Benvenuti abstained.


   3) Review and approval of treasurer’s report
        a. Treasurer briefed the commission on the Treasurer’s report  sent
           by e-mail earlier.  Report was  approved  on  a  motion  by  Mr.
           Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Tytla, vote
            6-0, Mr. Bowlen abstained.


         4) Chief Warden’s Comments : Chief  Warden  Chmiel  was  unable  to
            attend the meeting but sent Mr. Harris a text report  which  Mr.
            Harris relayed to the commission.


   5) Old business:


        a.  Discussion  and  potential  action  on  shellfish   regulations
           regarding non-resident recreational shellfish permitting.   Upon
           further review, current regulations  do  define  resident  as  a
           Waterford or East Lyme resident, no action needed.

   6) New Business
        a. No new business was presented.
           .


   7) Ex-Officio comments : Ex-officio Mackenzie discussed communications
      with Mr. Robert Obey who is overseeing environmental controls for the
      I-95 project in East Lyme.  A recent environmental review had no
      exceptions.

   8) Correspondence : Mr. Harris discussed with the commission that Mr.
      Kanter is stepping down from his role as WELSCO alternate on the
      Niantic River Watershed Committee.  Mr. Harris asked other commission
      members to consider volunteering for the position.



   9) Public Comment : No public comment


  10)  Adjournment : Meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm on a motion by Mr.
      Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Kelly, motion approved 7-0.


Respectfully submitted,


Peter Harris