Lakes and Waterways Commission

RECEIVED By City Clerk at 8:23 am, 11/16/21 City of Amesbury Lakes and Waterways Commission Meeting Agenda for 11-18-2021 7:00 PM This meeting will be conducted under the Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency, signed into law on June 16, 2021 by Governor Baker. Location: Virtual Dial in: +1 (408) 650-3123 Access Code: 132-305-293 To submit a public comment, you can email the chair ahead of time tpmpmurphy@gmail.com or dial-in to the meeting. I. Administrative Business A. Call to Order B. Provide for minutes C. Review of past minutes (July) II. Engineer’s update A. Engineer’s report B. Update on Lake Gardner (See IX. C) C. Recent correspondence III. Harbormaster Update A. Harbor Management Plan B. Public Dock on Merrimac IV. Conservation Commission Activity Update V. Current Business A. Membership status i. Welcome Jim Babbin, the new Conservation Commission member ii. Current Status—Chair issue iii. Membership Requests still pending from Mayor’s Office B. By Laws Revision: Email about Revision of Section 2 sent to Mayor’s Office C. Waterbody Assessment i. Review and Discuss Waterbody Assessment Matrix ii. Review and discuss recommendation drafts. iii. Discuss Kate’s hydrologic budget. D. Enforcement of restrictions on fertilizers near waterbodies, especially those for water supply? E. Weed Management Grants (?) VI. New Business A. Open Space Management Plan Committee membership  November 18, 2021, Page 2 B. EPA Training (with Open Space Committee) on Wetlands Act. VII. Future Business A. Lakes and Waterways Mission Review i. Develop foundation for water body assessment based on historical data ii. Recommend projects and priorities to Mayor B. Lawn Care Companies and fertilizers and herbicides near water bodies C. With ConComm—Home owners’ guidelines (pointing to resources) i. Review Lake Attitash Welcome Packet. VIII. Waterbodies Status A. Catch Basin and MS4 issues (erosion, illicit discharges, oil and chemical spills, sewage) i. Click Fix (23 open issues involving catch basins) B. Merrimac River i. Sewer Overflow efforts status (Infrastructure Bill) ii. PFAS Tracking (Local, State, National) C. Powow River i. Water Quality Testing issue D. Lake Gardner i. Lake Gardner Beach Access proposed alternatives status ii. Lake Gardner Beach Plan: Sand Replenishment NOI status iii. Lake Gardner Improvement Association updates E. Lake Attitash Association and Lake Status i. Updates: Annual Meeting ii. Request for change in order of conditions iii. Water Testing F. Clarks Pond i. Access issue ii. Inspection Passed iii. Recommending deregistration G. Tuxbury Pond H. Meadowbrook Pond I. Patten’s Pond J. Park Pond K. Bailey Pond IX. Review Action Items X. Next meeting: December 16, 2021 or January 20,2022?