Conservation Commission

City of Laconia Conservation Commission Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 6:00 PM City Hall in the Armand A. Bolduc City Council Chamber Draft Minutes 2/19/2025 - Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER D. Anson calls the meeting to order at 6:05. 2. ROLL CALL Dean Anson, Deb Williams, Bob Harrington, Rob Mora. 3. SALUTE TO THE FLAG 4. RECORDING SECRETARY Grey Draper 5. STAFF IN ATTENDANCE Grey Draper (Conservation Technician), Rob Mora (Planning Director) 6. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS D. Williams moves to accept the 2.5 meeting minutes. B. Harrington seconds the motion. Unanimous. 6.I. 2.5 Minutes 7. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES APPLICATIONS 8. OLD BUSINESS 8.I. City Improvement Suggestions For Rob Mora 8.I.i. EV Charging Stations R. Mora shares that the city does not have plans to apply for a EV charging station grant. The city is trying to do a downtown project in conjunction with the downtown TIF. They will apply for congressional delegated spending appropriation for the downtown to get updated lighting, EV charging stations, a landscaping plan, and enhanced plantings, and street tree restoration. 8.I.ii. Winter Treatment Of Snow D. Anson spoke to Wes Anderson and his plow drivers are Green SnoPro Certified. 8.I.iii. Fertilizer Treatment Controls Con Com will draft a writeup to include in Nancy’s newsletter to educate the community on which fertilizers to be buying and using depending on their location. 8.I.iv. Erosion Minimization 8.I.v. Expansion Of Wetland Buffers R. Mora will look for the regulation under the Water Control Overlay District and the Wetland  8.I.iv. Erosion Minimization 8.I.v. Expansion Of Wetland Buffers R. Mora will look for the regulation under the Water Control Overlay District and the Wetland Conservation District. R. Mora discusses the idea of expanding Water Protection Overlay District, specifically around the water intake area on Paugus Bay. R. Mora does not know how receptive Citty Council will be toward the proposal of expanding the wetland buffers, but he believes they would be receptive to making the wetland buffers stricter around the city. 8.I.vi. Identification And Mapping Of Vernal Pools Con Com would like to identify and map the vernal pools around the city. 8.I.vii. Langley Cove And Langley Brook Studies 8.I.viii. Weirs Blvd Bridge Replacement Over Langley Brook D. Anson catches R. Mora up on FB Environmental and Resort on the Bay’s application to NH DES for work to be done in Langley Cove. 8.II. Conn Comm Checklist To Be Given To Developers Con Com will review the existing checklist and identify changes they would like to make. 8.III. Intern To Work With Con Comm During This Summer D. Anson says that Con Com will reach out to UNH, PSU, and Antioch, about getting an intern 8.IV. Milfoil Contract 8.V. Update Of Natural Resource Inventory D. Anson is in contact with Sarah Large. Her and her team are preparing a proposal for an NRI update for Con Com. 8.VI. Conservation Map G. Draper distributed copies of the conservation map to Con Com. 8.VII. Gail Avenue Projects 9. NEW BUSINESS 9.I. Paugus Bay Drinking Water Project By Water Dept And FB Environmental 9.II. FB Environmental To Attend 3/13 Meeting To Discuss NRI Update 9.III. Lake Host For Messer Street Ramp D. Anson will talk with some Taylor Home residents about being a Lake Host this summer. 9.IV. Tributary Sampling For Opechee And Paugus Bay 10. LIAISON, SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS 11. OTHER BUSINESS 11. I. WOW Trail Pollinator Garden Signs 10. LIAISON, SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS 11. OTHER BUSINESS 11. I. WOW Trail Pollinator Garden Signs Belknap County Conservation District has paid 50% of the sign invoice. D. Williams explains that Con Com will ask if Belknap County Conservation District has any more money to pay towards the remaining invoice. Otherwise, Con Com will have to pay the invoice out of their budget. There is $3,605 remaining in the Con Com budget. 12. STAFF REPORT G. Draper gives update on Milfoil Grant paperwork going to City Council to be voted on. 13. ADJOURNMENT D. Williams moves that the meeting be adjourned. B. Harrington seconds the motion. Unanimous.