Conservation Commission

City of Laconia Conservation Commission Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 6:00 PM City Hall in the Armand A. Bolduc City Council Chamber Draft Minutes 5/21/2025 - Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER D. Anson called the meeting to order at 6:03. 2. ROLL CALL Bob Harrington, Deb Williams, Dean Anson, and Jennifer Kreitzer are present. 3. SALUTE TO THE FLAG 4. RECORDING SECRETARY Grey Draper 5. STAFF IN ATTENDANCE Grey Draper- Conservation Tech 6. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS D. Williams motions to accept the minutes. B. Harrington seconds the motion. Unanimous. 6.I. 4.2 Minutes 7. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES APPLICATIONS 8. OLD BUSINESS 8.I. Developer Checklist Final Review Con Com reviewed the checklist with the edits they had previously made. D. Anson suggests that everyone familiarize themselves with the checklist before the next meeting and bring any notes, changes, or resources, to add for a final draft. G. Draper will connect with the Planning Dept. to confirm the process for the checklist being adopted into the WC District & Wetland Regulations. 8.II. Wetland Regulations- City Regulations D. Anson suggests tabling a review of the WC District & Wetland Regulations until next meeting. 8.III. Request For Proposals For NRI Revision D. Anson provided G. Draper with a hard copy of his edits for the NRI RFP. G. Draper will make D. Anson's changes to the RFP. D. Anson briefly reviewed the changes he made to the RFP with Con Com. 8.IV. May 10 Earth Day Gathering At Veterans’ Square D. Williams summarized her experience at the Earth Day Gathering, manning the Con Com table. She got two people who were interested in learning more about the commission and others who were  Com. 8.IV. May 10 Earth Day Gathering At Veterans’ Square D. Williams summarized her experience at the Earth Day Gathering, manning the Con Com table. She got two people who were interested in learning more about the commission and others who were interested in lake hosting and helping with water sampling. It rained on May t0th, so the gather was moved from Veterans' Square to the Congressional Church basement. 8.V. Lake Host For Messer Street Ramp G. Draper will confirm if Con Com has paid NH Lakes their $300 annual membership fee and a check for $1,500 for the commission's share of the lake host budget. In return for contributing $1,500 to NH Lakes lake host budget for Laconia, NH Lakes handles the payroll for Laconia's lake hosts. 9. NEW BUSINESS 10. LIAISON, SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS 11. OTHER BUSINESS QR Codes There was discussion around coming up with a better way for developers to get the city planning forms. D. Anson suggested considering the use of QR codes in the Planning office to guide builders and make the appropriate forms more accessible. Old N. Main St. Parcel (332-404-1) D. Williams reads a letter into the minutes that she has prepared addressing usage of the property on the corner of Old North Main St. and Rte. 106. D. Williams shares that she plans to attend the next City Council meeting to read said letter and note Con Com's concerns regarding development of the property. She will voice that Con Com would like the property to remain undeveloped, as it's a wildlife corridor. 12. STAFF REPORT 12.I. Steve Grant- Belmont Rd Conceptual Upcoming Steve Grant attended the meeting unexpectedly to present his conceptual design for the lot he owns on Belmont Rd. (464-303-28). G. Draper informed S. Grant that because this was a conceptual design and Con Com was not prepared to comment on his conceptual, he may have to returned to a Con Com meeting and present his project again once he submits a Planning Board application to the Planning Dept. S. Grant presented his conceptual design for (464-303-28) on Belmont Rd. There was discussion between S. Grant and Con Com about best practices for erosion control and stormwater mitigation on the parcel. Con Com offered some suggestions about what they would like to see for erosion controls on the property to protect Durkee Brook. Con Com did not provide S. Grant with any official recommendations or commentary on the conceptual design presented. 13. ADJOURNMENT D. Williams motions to adjourn the meeting. B. Harrington seconds the motion. Unanimous.