Harbor Commission

City of Biddeford Harbor Commission February 15, 2018 7:00 PM 2nd Floor Conference Room City Hall 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes 2.1. January 18, 2018 Harbor Commission Meeting Minutes 1-18-2018 Harbor Commission Minutes.pdf 3. Old Business 3.1. Harbormaster's Update 3.2. Ongoing discussion of possible merger of Biddeford and Saco harbor/coastal 3.3. Saco River Dredge Issues - Christine Ohman 3.4. Rumery's Boatyard Request for 2 Moored Floats - status update 4. New Business 4.1. Other new business 4.2. Next Meetings: March 15, 2018 April 19, 2018 5. Adjournment 1 Page | 1  Biddeford Harbor Commission Minutes from meeting of 18 January 2018 Present were Randy Desmaris, Graham Ganz, John Hennedy, Bill MacKeil, Sean Tarpey, Harbormaster Paul Lariviere, Tom Milligan, Mike Swanton and Hartwell Blanchard. Marshall Alexander was absent. Meeting was called to order. Harbormaster Paul Lariviere discussed mooring issues in the River. He and Graham Ganz filled in the missing permit numbers at the pool. Discussion about a proposal to merge Biddeford and Saco harbor and river oversight received little support from commissioners. A meeting was scheduled to take place January 22nd in Saco City hall to discuss the draft proposal. Paul Lariviere and and Graham Ganz commented that there was a frequent patrol on the River by the state. Sean Tarpey turned over the chair to Bill MacKeil so he could present a request for Rumery’s Boat Yard to have two moored floats in the River. The suggestion was to have the floats moored fore and aft, and be place near to the sand bar in the center of the basin. Paul Larivier was going to discuss approval with Marshall Alexander and seek opinion from USACE. Submerged Lands would also be notified. The gavel was returned to Sean Tarpey and the subject of budget was discussed. Paul was going to complete the Harbormaster school application and submit it to Finance for payment. We discussed the ongoing project by Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission looking to purchase a hydraulic dredge for use by coastal communities to help keep channels open and replenish beaches. Further discussion is necessary. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15. 2