Harbor Management Commission - Minutes - 11/06/2024

Waterford Harbor Management Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes -Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Waterford Police Station Training Room
5:00 p.m.
1. Establish a Quorum and Call the Meeting to Order
Chairman Hughes called the regular meeting of the Harbor
Management Commission to order at 5:00 p.m. after establishing a
quorum.
Present were Commissioners Hughes, Buths, Jr., DeRosa, Porter,
Jamroga, Wise and Arfi. Absent were Commissioners Bunnell and
Crocker. Also present was Harbor Master David Crocker.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
All in attendance stood for the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Approval of the October 2, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Commissioner Wise, seconded by Commissioner
Jamroga to approve the October 2, 2024, meeting minutes as filed.
All in favor, motion carried.
4. Harbor Master Report
Harbor Master Crocker stated the Harbor Master boat was pulled

from the water in late October for the season.
The delinquent tagged moorings are scheduled to be pulled in the
next couple of weeks by Mike Theiler and that there are between
ten and twelve moorings slated for removal. The Sandy Point buoy
will also be removed for the season while he is out in the water. He
explained that the Commission received applications for some of
the tagged moorings who have now been made compliant for the
2024 season resulting in less delinquent moorings. He thanked the
Commission for their help with the delinquent mooring tagging
process and for another successful year with the mooring and pulley
pole permits.
5. Correspondence
Chairman Hughes discussed various correspondence received over
the past month with the Commission members including the
approval of the permit for 167 Oswegatchie Road.
6. New Business
a. Approval of the 2024 Harbor Management Commission Annual
Report.
Motion made by Commissioner Jamroga, seconded by
Commissioner Porter to approve the 2024 Annual Report as written
and reviewed and to forward the document to the proper agencies
as requested at the Town Hall. All in favor, motion carried.
b. Discussion Regarding the 2025 Updated Mooring/Pulley Pole
Applications and Permitting Requirements.
Chairman Hughes stated that the 2025 mooring and pulley pole
documents have recently been updated to include clear instructions
for the applicants for what is required for renewal next year. He

hopes the new instructions and documents will streamline the
process and will cause less confusion going forward. The
instructions and new applications will be sent out early spring for
the 2025 season.
7. Old Business
a. Update Regarding the Delinquent Mooring Inspections for 2024.
Chairman Hughes indicated that the Commission has completed the
delinquent mooring inspections and once the moorings and pulley
poles are pulled the process will be completed for the 2024 season.
He thanked everyone involved for helping with the process.
b. Update regarding Progress with the 2024 Mooring and Pully Pole
Applications to Include Revenue Generated to Date.
The 2024 season is ending and to date the Commission has
processed one hundred and seventy-two mooring and pulley pole
applications generating thirteen thousand two hundred and seventy-
five dollars ($13,275.00).
c. Discussion Regarding Updating the Existing Harbor Management
Plan.
Chairman Hughes updated the Commission with his findings for
updating the current Harbor Management Plan and it was the
consensus of the Commission to form a sub-committee to review the
current Plan and to make suggestions for updates to the Plan. It is
recommended that the Commission review and update the Plan
every ten years and the last updated Plan was approved in 2017.
The Commission expressed interest in being proactive in the
updates and to not wait until the last minute to do so. A discussion
was held regarding the review of a Plan recently approved by the
East Lyme Harbor Management Commission for guidance. The

Commission members discussed various amendments they would
like to see incorporated into the updated Plan.
The Commission asked for three volunteers to sit on the Harbor
Management Plan sub-committee and Commissioners Wise, Porter
and Arfi volunteered their time to do so. They will report back to
the Commission at each monthly meeting with their
recommendations.
8. Public Comment Relating to Waterford Harbor Management
Commission Business Only
9. Adjournment
There being nothing further to discuss the meeting adjourned at
5:57 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Audrey Ulmer, Recording Secretary for the Town of Waterford
Harbor Management Commission