Waterford/East Lyme Shellfish Commission - Minutes - 01/16/2025

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     Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission

                                                  Meeting Minutes
                                       Thursday, Jan 16, 2025

                                     East Lyme Town Hall, 7:00 pm


      Members present:  Peter Harris, J Patrick Kelly, Paul Spakowski, Rick
      Kanter, Tom Bowlen, Marcia Benvenuti, Fred Wise, and Larry Tytla.
      Members absent: none
      Guests: Chief Warden Chmiel, 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:
           Dec 19, 2024 Regular Meeting minutes approved on a motion by Mr.
           Kelly, seconded by Mr. Spakowski, vote 5-0, Ms.  Benvenuti,  Mr.
           Wise, and Mr. Tyla abstained.


   3) Review and approval of treasurer’s report
        a. Mr.  Kelly  reviewed  the  Treasurer’s  report  sent  by  e-mail
           earlier.  Report was approved on  a  motion  by  Mr.  Spakowski,
           seconded by Mr. Tytla, vote 8-0.
        b. Motion made by Ms.  Benvenuti,  seconded  by  Mr.  Spakowski  to
           approve transfer of our remaining finances.  Motion approved  8-
           0.
        c. Mr. Harris will e-mail East Lyme and Waterford  First  Selectman
           about the workers comp insurance MOU.


         4) Chief Warden’s Comments : Chief Warden Chmiel gave his report to
            the commission.
        a. Mr. Harris will  e-mail  Waterford  First  Selectman  about  the
           status of the Waterford Town dock finger pier repair.


   5) Old business:  No old business was discussed.

   6) New Business:
        a. Annual Shellfish Gathering, Feb 8, 2025, 9am-2  pm.   Mr.  Kelly
           will register interested commissioners for the meeting.
        b. Nomination and election of Treasurer, Vice Chair, and Chair
              i. Mr. Kelly was nominated for Treasurer on a  motion  by  Mr.
                 Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Tytla.  Motion approved 7-0, Mr.
                 Kelly abstained
             ii. Mr. Tytla was nominated for Vice Chair on a motion  by  Mr.
                 Kelly, seconded by Mr. Spakowski.  Motion approved 7-0, Mr.
                 Tytla abstained
            iii. Mr. Harris was nominated for  Chair  on  a  motion  by  Mr.
                 Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Tytla.  Motion approved 7-0, Mr.
                 Harris abstained




   7) Ex-Officio comments: Mr. Mackenzie discussed a  recent  boat  recovery
      and an agreement with the East Lyme Fire and Ambulance departments.

   8) Correspondence :
        a. Mr. Harris communicated to the commission an example of online
           shellfish permit sales used by Stonington Shellfish commission.
           Discussion ensued and commission members will review the
           Stonington online permitting and Mr. Harris will e-mail
           questions to Stonington Shellfish about this permit sale option.

   9) Public Comment : No public in attendance.

  10)  Adjournment : Meeting adjourned at 7:42 pm on a motion by Mr.
      Spakowski, seconded by Ms. Benvenuti, motion approved 8-0.


Respectfully submitted,


Peter Harris