Harbor Management Commission

HARBOR MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING The Harbor Management Commission Meeting of November 24, 2009 was held in City Hall in room 319. Vice-Chairman Mr. Benoit acted as Chairman and called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. Attendance was as follows: MEMBERS PRESENT Alderman Pete Desaulniers Alderman Mark Bettencourt Vice-Chairperson, Richard Benoit Edward Seder James Paulsen MEMBERS ABSENT Alan Bergren, City Manager OTHERS PRESENT Geoff Steadman, Harbor Management Consultant Joan Seder 2. Determination of Quorum It was determined a quorum was present. 3. Approval of Minutes On a motion by Mr. Paulsen, seconded by Mr. Desaulniers, the minutes of the meeting held October 27, 2009 were unanimously approved with corrections. 4. Citizen Comment - None at this time. 5. Correspondence- None at this time 6. Harbor Master Report Mr. Steadman presented to the Board an outline (Attachment #1) of the cost estimate for sediment sampling and testing. He stated that the total number of required elutriate tests will be determined by OLISP after bulk chemistry analysis. If only one elutriate test is required, the total estimated cost for sampling and testing would be $17,600.00. For budgeting purposes, the maximum number of elutriate tests (8) are assumed in the total estimated cost listed on attachment #1 second page. Mr. Bettencourt noted that it would be a significant amount of money stating the budget may be worse  next fiscal year. 7. Old Business a. Harbor Management Plan Update – Mr. Steadman Mr. Steadman assured the Board that the work is coming along and right on schedule. The Commission agreed to review all documents provided and discuss further at the next meeting. b. City Pier/City Dock/Seawall The status has not changed and all is moving ahead as planned. c. Yantic River Dredging Update Mr. Steadman stated as of now, the project is on hold. 8. New Business Mr. Bettencourt informed the Board that he would be resigning due to the newly elected City Council. The Board thanked Mr. Bettencourt for his involvement and dedication to the Board. At this time the Board discussed the process of the new chairman who would be appointed by the City Manager. Mr. Steadman presented (Attachment #2) with regards to the Norwich Harbor Management Commission application review requirements. Mr. Steadman stated that all proposals must be of sufficient detail and accuracy to enable the NHMC to assess the proposals’ consistency with the Harbor Management Plan. The applicants submitting proposals for review by the NHMC shall provide eight legible copies of such proposals at least 10 days prior to any meeting of the NHMC that may be held to review the proposal. One of the requirements was that the applicants submit a check for the applicable application review fee to the City Managers Office when submitting an application for review by the NHMC. The check would be payable to the City of Norwich HM account. Mr. Bettencourt made a motion to accept draft #3 and would be subject to a fee schedule set by City Council Mr. Paulsen seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 9. Other There was a brief discussion by the Board regarding the recognition of Ron Aliano by the Connecticut Harbor Management Association for his accomplishments and tireless leadership. (Attachment #3) 10. Adjournment On a motion by Mr. Seder, seconded by Mr. Paulsen, the Harbor Management Commission Meeting of November 24, 2009 was adjourned at 6:10 p.m. Respectfully Submitted By: Darlene Fedus-Papineau Recording Secretary