Waterford/East Lyme Shellfish Commission - Minutes - 01/19/2023

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     Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission

                                                  Meeting Minutes
                                       Thursday, Jan 19, 2023

                                     East Lyme Town Hall, 7:30 pm


      Members present:  Peter Harris, J. Patrick Kelly, Marcia Benvenuti,
      Rick Kanter, and Larry Tytla, Fred Wise, Paul Spakowski, Tom Bowlen.
      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:
           Dec 15, 2022 Regular Meeting  Minutes  –  Minutes  reviewed  and
           approved on a motion by Mr. Kelly, seconded  by  Mr.  Spakowski,
           vote 8-0.
           Motion made by Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Spakowski to  add  the
           review and approval of the Nov 17, 2022 minutes to  the  agenda,
           motion approved 8-0.  .Nov 17, 2022 meeting minutes approved  on
           a motion by Mr. Tytla, seconded by Mr. Wise, vote 8-0.


   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. Wise, vote 8-0.


         4) Chief Warden’s Comments : Chief Warden Chmiel  communicated  the
            warden report to the commission.

   5) Old business:
        a. Mr. Harris communicated to the Commission that  the  $1  request
           for the Waterford Social Services  Grant  was  approved  at  the
           Grant request meeting held earlier on Jan 19, 2023.
        b.  Mr.  Harris  mentioned  the  Annual  Gathering   of   Shellfish
           Commissions to be held Saturday Jan 21, 2023.

   6) New Business
        a. No new business was discussed




   7) Ex-Officio comments : Ex-Officio Cunningham updated the Commission on
      the East Lyme town matters including an I-95 traffic diversion plan
      following potential accidents as well as East Lyme receiving a Bronze
      medal for a sustainability point system for town projects that benefit
      the environment.

   8) Correspondence : Mr. Harris discussed correspondence related to
      previous agenda items.



   9) Public Comment :
           No public comment



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


Respectfully submitted,


Peter Harris