Waterford/East Lyme Shellfish Commission - Minutes - 07/20/2023

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     Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission

                                                  Meeting Minutes
                                       Thursday, July 20, 2023

                                     East Lyme Town Hall, 7:30 pm


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


   1) The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm and a quorum established.

   2)  Review and approval of previous meeting minutes:
           June 15, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes – Minutes  approved  on  a
           motion by Mr. Kelly,  seconded  by  Mr.  Tytla,  vote  7-0,  Ms.
           Benvenuti abstained.


   3) Review and approval of treasurer’s report
            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
            8-0.


         4) Chief Warden’s Comments :  Chief  Warden  Chmiel  gave  warden’s
            comments.

   5) Old business:
        a. Mr. Wise identified  Amtrust  as  an  option  for  workers  comp
           coverage.   Motion  made  by  Ms.  Benvenuti,  seconded  by  Mr.
           Spakowski  to  move  to  Amtrust  insurance  for  workers   comp
           insurance, motion approved 8-0.
        b. Discussion on purchase of oyster and clams for the Niantic River
           – Mr. Wise presented oyster seed rates between 2 local  growers,
           Niantic Bay Shellfish Farm having lower  rates  and  the  source
           considered local, a motion was made by Mr.  Spakowski,  seconded
           by Ms. Benvenuti to purchase $4000 worth of 2” or  less  oysters
           from NBSF, motion passed 8-0.
              i. Additional discussion on the purchase of soft  shell  clams
                 offered through a SeaGrant correspondence.  Mr. Harris will
                 find out more information and report back.

   6) New Business
        a. No new business came before the commission




   7) Ex-Officio comments : Ex-Officio discussed ongoing work on the EL Town
      Charter revision, a fire at a local restaurant, and the I-95
      interchange work that will continue to cause traffic problems until
      completion.

   8) Correspondence : none



   9) Public Comment :
           No public comment



  10)  Adjournment : Meeting adjourned at 8:14 pm on a motion by Mr.
      Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Tytla, motion approved 8-0.


Respectfully submitted,


Peter Harris