Good evening. Uh this is the opening of the Air Conservation Commission uh Thursday, January 22nd, 2026. In attendance are John Schmullenburgger, member, Jenna Maya, clerk, Mark
Phillips, vice chair, and George Bacon, member, and I am Jessica Gino, chair. Heather Hamson, our agent, is not with us tonight. So, first on the agenda is approval of the agenda. Does anybody
have anything to change themselves? >> Nope. >> Nope. Motion to approve the agenda as posted. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I chair votes eye. Motion passes 5 to
zero unanimously. Next up is approval of the meeting minutes for January 8th, 2026. Do we have any changes to the meeting minutes? Any edits? >> Do you have some?
>> I just have on page page one where we have uh referring to the January 2023rd wetland delineation or wetland review or the review 202. >> Yeah, I would change that to
delineation. Does it Does that sound right? >> Yeah. >> Where where is this, Jess? >> Like midway down in the public hearing on the bottom. >> January 2023. >> Yeah, it wasn't just a review. It was a formal delineation.
>> Okay. And then on page two, we did find two minor things uh where it says the trees at 6 to8 in diameter or 6 to8 diameter. >> You need the little inch
>> the little inch thing. >> That makes sense >> as opposed to feet. And then where uh they hope to begin work begins with they hope to or the hope to begin in the same section.
>> Yeah. >> Hope to be work soon. >> Yeah, they hope that was it. >> Okay. >> Otherwise, perfect. >> I will take those home and fix them. Any other edits to the minutes?
>> No. >> Okay. Accept a motion to approve the minutes for January 8th, 2026 as amended. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I. >> And the chair votes I.
>> Motion passes five to nothing. >> I abain. >> Oh, George Bacon abstains cuz he was not here. Um, okay. So, four to four to zero with one abstension. Got it. Throwing one at me, George.
Curveball. Okay. Next on the agenda is public meeting request for determination of applicability, the Department of Public Works, Bishop Road, for the installation of a water main and drainage utilities.
And with us tonight is the town engineer. >> Hello, >> Matt H. Hearnden. >> Hi. >> What do you think? >> So, would you >> Matt, can you just spell your last name for me, please? >> Uh, my last name is Hernand. H E R N O
N. Okay. >> Oh, I said H. Hearnden. >> I was wrong. >> That's closer than most people. >> I was wrong. I was very wrong. >> All right. Uh, so Matt, I'm breaking in his chair. So, >> congrats. Yeah.
>> Yeah. I had to fight for the position. >> It was a coup. >> It was a coup. >> Would you care to describe your project? >> Sure. Um, yes. The project is, as you said, it's called the Bishop Road Water Extension Project. Uh so the purpose of
the project is uh related to the senior center uh approval. >> Okay. >> Um so this is to bring utilities to the senior center uh that was approved at the fall town meeting. Um so that's kind of the one one of the strange caveats of that site is there's actually no public
infrastructure uh public underground infrastructure directly across from there. So this project's going to bring water um electric communication lines directly to the site which >> and sewer >> uh sewer is planned to be on site.
>> Okay. >> So this project um there's only one portion of the project that's within uh resource areas. It's actually um project I believe this commission is familiar with the uh national grid substation
>> site. Um so this project does run uh right at the intersection of Park and Bishop Road is where um this project is within 100 uh foot buffer uh of a wetland that's on the
National Grid substation site. Um so the project would actually it's basically pipes in the street. Um so limited impacts. We're not increasing uh not really building anything new. It's
all underground infrastructure. But there is um one very small area that's actually um directly within the edge of the wetland which would be a drainage outfall um from the road. uh into that
wetland area. And that drainage system is really intended to correct the uh kind of a flooding issue at that low point of the road. Um basically there's no drainage infrastructure there. And when it rains heavy or when you have a big snow melt event, um water tends to
pull across the whole road. Um so we're really as part of this project, even though that part doesn't relate to the senior center, we're looking to correct a deficient drainage condition there. um that does affect uh traffic when it it really rains or you have major storm
events. Um so that portion the drain part of the project does actually go to the very edge of the wetlands on the national grid substation site. Um >> is that right at the corner, Matt? >> That's right at the corner. I've parked
at the ship. Okay. Um there's currently a drainage head wall there. Um, so we basically going right to that drainage head wall with this new drain pipe and the drainage infrastructure. It's just one catch basin and the road
followed by a underground leeching structure. So we're trying to put water back into the ground. So the piping would really more or less be like an overflow pipe. when that system is at capacity and you have major storm events, then it would be relieved into um
that outlet structure into the wetland system. >> So, there's a catch basin there already. >> Uh there isn't on the street. There is one um across the street on private property that drains into the wetlands. Uh so we as part of this project, we're
looking to basically tie into that >> okay >> infrastructure. uh which would relieve that flooding prom at the locom the street. >> I thought when grid was in there um cleaning out that area and cleaned out
the oath >> and I thought it was that there was no connection to the one across the road. >> Um >> is there >> that's my understanding is there is a connection directly to the catch basin across the street.
>> Okay. Um, but you are right that that was cleaned out as part of the uh the substation work. >> Okay. You're going to bust into that and connect to it basically then. >> Pretty much. >> Okay. >> And all the stuff that you're putting in is on the grid side of the road. Correct. >> Correct.
>> Okay. So, you're going to put a basin in essentially what was sort of kind of the let's say parking lot of sorts in the past, right? And now it's I think it's just going to be flat open dirt and stuff I think. Right. pretty much not not the current parking area which is past the train tracks, but it'd be
before the train tracks. So, basically, you're going down Bishop Road. >> I'm thinking right in front of their fence. That's still prior to the train tracks, but >> Oh, okay. >> You're put Where are you going to put this? It beyond the train tracks. >> Uh, no, it would be before the train tracks.
>> Okay. Okay. That's what I was thinking. Okay. >> On Bishop Road. >> On Bishop Road. >> Okay. And it is very subtle by eye, but there is a low point in the road there. Um, so we're basically trying to prevent basically when you have major storm events, it does flood. So
>> I think we're doing a replication area. Aren't they essentially bringing more wetland replication basically closer to where he's going to be doing this work? >> National Grid. >> What's that? >> National Grid Union or >> Yeah. So, it's part of what Grid had to
do because they were taking some further down Park Street, I think, right along the fence line or whatever. Didn't they have to do a replication closer to Bishop Road? >> Yeah, but I think on their side is what I remember. >> Well, I'm just saying,
>> how do we treat like an area that's not replicated? He's going to now be within 100 feet of that because it it's not necessarily there yet, but it's too big. You know what I'm saying? >> Yeah. Isn't I think that's what? >> I'm not sure.
>> Like if you had like if this was Park and this was Bishop, >> right? >> The outfalls here. >> Yeah. >> Gra was thinking something here. And I thought they were replicating more like over here, >> which was basically Bishop here, right? So
>> yeah, but this will be a little further down Bishop Road on the other side off from >> Oh, but they're still tying into the out. >> Yeah. You still got to dig that whole thing up. >> Yeah. >> But the digging up, is that all in the roadway? >> Uh, it's almost entirely in the roadway,
but it does lead basically right down to the very bottom of that bank. So, it's not really going into the wetland replication area. It's really going right to the edge of it. That would be the lead of the arch. >> Okay. >> Right. Right at the corner where the where the outfall comes under Bishop
Park intersection. It's right there. >> Exactly. >> Yeah. So, that would be the the line. I think there's a manhole there too if I remember correctly at the top of it or something. >> There is. >> Do you have plans we could look at? >> I do. >> Yeah. >> Pass these around.
>> Visual aids always help. So, the plan um that's most useful is probably page five. Yeah, we'd put this on the screen if
Heather was here, but >> um we l we lacked the skill set. >> Yes. >> So, page five. Um so right at the corner of Park and Bishop Road um you can see in red
>> uh where that edge of wetland is as well as the 100t buffer of that wetland. Um and the blue line represents the proposed water line and the green represents the proposed uh
drain that was just speaking of So, the catch basin that you're tying into is the one closest to Park Street
or am I reading that wrong? >> Yeah. So, there's um it's kind of hard to see on here, but um where that green um line takes a bend. >> Um that's basically where it's connecting
into an existing drain pipe, but we're going to replace the pipe out from there into the um wetland area. So, that's what's being shown on here. Okay. And then coming be actually northish.
Yeah. north across Bishop. That's that other outfall that's in the grass grass area, right? >> Correct. >> Yeah. >> Okay. In front of uh used to be the car shop or whatever, I think. Okay. >> All right. So, yeah. So, this is you're going to tie in here.
Go right into that same outfall. Okay. You're replacing then right up to the outfall then too essentially. >> Essentially. >> Okay. Okay. >> So, the outfall location doesn't change. Um, same as existing. Uh, head wall location, same as existing.
Uh, no grading or filling aside from, um, we're at the outall uh, exit. We put some crush stone. >> Okay. >> Um, attempt to slow down the >> which we would want, I would think. So once again, that piping is there
really is an overflow. If that uh leeching structure in the street uh shown next to the catch basin, if that were to overflow and just allow the water to get to the the wetland area
>> and get out of the street, stop the pooling. >> Exactly. >> Yeah. So when it goes into the catch basin, it's getting some treatment, >> correct? >> By normal means. And when it's overflowing, which is going to overflow anyways, it's not going to get treated.
That's just going to get directed a little bit quicker into the wetland area. >> Uh more or less. Yes. So there is some treatment in the catch basin and also the uh leeching structure. So those two structures take care of most of the uh
what we call the suspended solids. um in the storm water. >> I think it's over 80% which meets the the storm water standards having those two structures in place for treatment. >> So just to the east of it, that little circle proposed LB, that's the leeching
>> uh leeching basin. >> Leeing basin leeching basin. Okay, thank you. >> Yes. >> Okay. And it's Yeah, it's only up to that point there. Okay. And what's the red >> uh the red? Oh, the orange >> or orange? Okay. Yeah. Whatever those
What are the other colored lines? >> Yeah, those are proposed communication lines that would be owned by Comcast. >> Oh, okay. It's part of this project. So, they're also going to put in infrastructure um down Bishop Road.
>> Don't they need to come to us, too? >> When do they have to come to us? >> We'll find out. I don't know the answer to that, but um >> that >> if it's underground within the roadway,
>> well, they probably still have to come to us. But >> yeah, still if there's >> once we get beyond they're outside, I see. Okay, I take that back. They're outside the buffer altogether. >> Yeah. So >> yeah.
>> Any other questions, John? >> It was never in the in the plans for the senior center to to hook up to town sewer. >> Uh not that I'm aware of. Um I'm guessing this that was cost related.
>> Yep. Just curious. >> I had that same question as well, but I think it was solely cost related why um they chose to >> Yep. >> have onsite treatment.
>> And the on-site treatment area has no relation to a buffer zone for us as far as you know. >> Not that I'm aware of. No. Um I personally haven't spent a lot of time on that project. this is really kind of like a part of that project. But um
I do know that part has been vetted through by a professional. So I trust their work and I don't believe that site is in uh resource areas that it's >> Yeah,
>> that's all I have. >> Jen, any questions? George. >> So, where does the uh runoff on the north side of Bishop Road go?
>> Um, currently, where does it go? >> Yeah. >> Um, some of it does go toward the substation side and some of it actually drains the other way is my understanding. So, it is very flat. >> Yeah. >> Um, land on the lower side.
I believe most of it does go toward the substation, but the substation is kind of high relative to the street, so it basically kind of pools off the edge of the road. Um, but that's my understanding of it. >> Slowly perks.
>> I used to get my car repaired down there. I recall often seeing a huge puddle in the parking lot. Yeah. I don't know if that area was really graded properly when it was constructed. It is very very flat.
>> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> And Mark, anything else? >> So, I just wanted to So, this red 100 foot buffer that you have here, yes.
This is based on again existing plans back prior to grid doing any of their any of their stuff. Right. >> Correct. And this is based on wetland flags that were placed by the surveyor for this project. And that survey was
uh I believe just over a year ago. >> Okay. And just going back to the senior center. You said the senior center was proposed with private sewer leeing and such on site.
>> Yes, that would be like a on-site something. Yeah. >> Okay. >> That's what's proposed right now. I think it was it was solely a cost related decision to go with that option versus um
a new sewer line down the street. Right. So other than the work within the roadway, the only disturbance of soil is at that taking the pipe to the head wall. >> Exactly. >> In our area. >> Exactly. >> Heather seemed to indicate that
we didn't need to do a sidewalk for this unless people really want to. But as we've been to that area for the National Grid Project, we also know pooling areas. Uh what does everybody else think about that? >> I'm not going to see anything anyway.
>> Yeah, Mark. >> Yeah. No, I think if it's if it's all within the roadway, >> Yeah. >> Obviously, you know, can pre previously disturb. If anything, this is going to help it because it's going to have some sort of >> treatment >> treatment beforehand. So, that's a great
thing. So, yeah, I'm I'm good. >> Okay. No further questions. Nothing from the non-existent public here. So, uh so we do have a form to sign. So, we
can take a vote tonight unless anybody has objections. So, um, all in favor of >> Yeah. asking for a motion for all in favor of issuing a negative determination of applicability to this
project. Probably with the usual caveat that Heather gets notified when you start doing the work. You're putting in erosion controls. >> Uh, correct. Yeah. And that is shown on the plan. >> Right. So Heather will have to inspect the ocean controls. So with that
>> one condition accept a motion to issue a negative DOA. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Chair votes I. Motion passes unanimously. >> Oh, I'm supposed to also say anybody
opposed? Nobody's opposed. But if we're all voting I then do I have to say that? >> Yes. Okay, >> John. >> Yes. Anybody opposed? >> When do you plan to do the work? >> Tomorrow.
>> Uh, it would likely be in the spring. >> Spring of Yes. >> Okay. Sometime in June. >> Is it sometime in June the way things are going right now? >> Right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Nice to see you. Nice to see you as well.
You question me. >> Oh, no. I'm in training. Question away. Um, okay. >> Public meeting. So, we don't have to close it. >> We don't open or close it, right? I
>> think so. >> Okay. So, I'm just I think this is okay. So that's the So I think that's all that has to go back to Heather. Um,
I'm just making a new tile here for going to her. >> Yeah. Okay. Okay. Uh, next up on the agenda, we have uh continued public hearing for notice of intent D file number. I haven't heard
we've gotten one from DP. So for Sawyer May LLC for Orion Orion Park Drive, the they have requested a continuence to our meeting on February 12th. Um
and we have that in writing. So um also should note and we'll note this again at our meeting next time that uh mass D oh actually this is not going to have a D number. So DP came back and
said that the work proposed is only within a potential vernal pool. They have no jurisdiction on the project. So it will be a bylaw only application. So we're not waiting for a D number then. Um, and that statement will need to be
remade during the next meeting as well. Um, and meanwhile, they're still waiting to hear from Natural Heritage on the Habitat thing u issues. So, anyway, >> it'll never have a D number. >> It won't. It's not It It doesn't have to file under the Wetland Protection Act,
just the local our local bylaw. >> Okay. Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, we have to vote to continue it. >> Yeah. So, as a public hearing under our bylaw, uh asking for a motion to continue till
our next meeting on June >> February >> or February 26, >> February 12th. >> Do I have a motion? >> So, second. >> All in favor of continuing the public hearing for Orion Park
to February 12th. All in favor? >> I. All opposed? No. And the chair votes I. Motion passes five to zero unanimously. I'm still in training. Very much in training on this.
So, okay. Next up on the agenda is the request for certificate of compliance for D file numbers 100-0141 through uh 100-0158
excluding D numbers 100-0152 100-0177 and 100--178. 8. So >> excluding 152 but including 177 to 178.
>> Excluding 152. >> That seems to make sense the way the numbers go, right? >> Yeah. So what we have here, this is a little confusing. We have um so apparently this was all work done on
uh Calvin Street and it was initially uh filed wrong um by the when the when the orders were recorded they were filed wrong. So, this is correcting that in in uh service of a property sales
closing at the end of the month for 23 Calvin Street. So, we have to resign partial certificates of compliance. If you want more details, Heather, >> yeah, I've seen that house for sale. >> Yeah. Oh, that's the one. So, coming from
Snake Hill on the right. Yeah. Okay. So, they need to complete that. Um, and we're correcting some misfilings that were done by in the past by others. >> The one for sale is somewhere in this mix of numbers
>> and it'll it'll correct the other ones for future sales basically. >> Right. >> So, >> and when were those houses built? >> Um, I moved in in 1999. So, um, they were just finishing the last few on
Kelvin Street at that point, >> and they had just cut that street through. >> Yeah. I think it was most of the houses that were built at that point in 1999, but they still had, I think, two or three left to go. >> Okay. >> So,
>> yeah, >> early 2000s, according to Heather. >> So, we got to vote on each one of these. We have to vote on issuing a certificate of compliance for
Okay. So the first one is for 100-0141 through 100-0158 excluding Okay, got it. Excluding 100-0152. >> So those are going to be a lump. >> Yeah. Yeah. This is all one vote. So, certificate of compliance for
0141 through 0158 excluding 0152. >> Yeah. So, the agenda is a little bit confusing on what's excluded. Okay. >> Is is that 0 >> 152 is that already been issued?
I mean, why is that excluded? >> Okay. Why is that? That might be the roadway or something like that. Um, I'm not sure on the answer in that, but >> I withdraw my question. >> Please.
Um, Heather did do a site inspection on January 16th and um I'm just assuming that 0152 is irrelevant to this particular order. >> Okay.
>> So, do we have a motion to issue any questions first? Any questions that I can't answer first? >> Okay. Have a motion to issue a certificate of compliance for 0141
through 0158 excluding 0152. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor of issuing a certificate of compliance say I. I. >> I. Chair both eye. Any opposed? crickets
and the motion passes. So that one around too. Okay. Then we are issuing a uh voting on issuing a certificate of compliance for 100-0177 which
Heather has inspected on January 16th. This is a partial certificate of com of compliance for I believe 23 Kelvin Street. Any questions?
>> There's a partial. >> Yeah, she said they were Well, >> there are three requests for certificates of compliance parenthesis partial on the agenda for 23 Calvin Street. But way back then, uh, certificates or orders of conditions
were issued for whole parts of projects, not individual lots. >> Yeah. >> So, this is clearing this individual lot for its sale at the end of the month. >> Gotcha. All right. Okay. >> Thanks for the explanation.
>> You're welcome, Mark. Okay. So for uh 100-0177, all in favor of issuing a certificate of compliance motion >> motion for issuing a This is where I'm getting I'm I'm not good tonight. Okay. All >> so move.
>> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I chair votes I. Any opposed? >> Crickets. Okay. This is not my finest hour. >> It's okay. It's only being recorded.
>> It's only being recorded. >> Apologies to the world. And finally, we have request for a partial certificate of compliance for 100-0178. Heather has inspected the area on
January 16th. Any questions? >> No. >> Okay. Do I have a motion to approve issuing a certificate of compliance for 100-0178? >> So move >> second. >> All in favor?
>> I. >> Chair votes I. Any opposed? >> Crickets. Motion passes. Five to nothing. So >> we should check for compliance at two. Kevin, >> what about two, Calvin? >> You should check for compliance.
>> You really should. Yeah. >> All right. So, this is this all goes to Heather's pile. >> Let me guess. You're probably 0152. >> They want to be excluded. >> Okay. >> Giant property. There's two sort.
>> Two addresses. It's got one on Snake Hill, too. >> Really? >> I hope you're paying double taxes. >> We are. This is because of that garage. Used to be our home. >> Oh, >> yeah. We get tons of requests. We'd love to
buy you around a >> 218 Snake Hill. >> Give me that much money for a garage. >> It's a nice garage. >> It's a nice garage, >> but it doesn't compare to >> you have a better garage.
>> Nice garage. >> Okay. >> All right. Next on the agenda is office and member updates. Heather's not here, but we do have a draft our request for proposals uh request for quote for the 2026
treatment of Sandy Pond, Flanigan Pond, and Pine Meadow Pond for the aquatic vegetation control. Uh has everybody had a chance, anybody had a chance to look at the draft?
>> I did not I did not see it in the email. Yeah, >> actually it wasn't included in the original email. So she Yeah. And then there been email access issues later today. So
>> yes, there have been issues. >> So has anybody looked at it? >> I have not. >> No. >> Okay. I did. >> So what do you got to bring up? >> H >> what do you got to bring up? >> Well, uh just couple of things. So, just
there just a couple spots where uh she refers to the 2024 year end report at this point just needs to be updated to the 2025. Um, and the only other questions.
Oh, and yeah, John. Oh, she's changed it in her version so that you're no longer chair. You're no longer the bad guy. I am. Um, the only questions I had is in the uh year-end report
uh for Sandy Pond, they had um just maybe adding in a couple things for uh continued vigilance for water chestnuts. Oh, no, that's for No, Sandy Pond's okay. Actually, for Flanigan Pond
in their year-end report, uh I think we should just mention continued vigilance for water chestnuts. And >> what is that going to do from an RFP perspective? >> What do you mean by like continued vigilance >> as scope of work? >> What are they going to do? >> Just look for it. Remember a couple
years ago they saw some and they pulled it. So we just want to highlight that they keep looking for it >> and removing it. >> Mhm. And >> removing it. Okay. Yeah. I just make sure that it's worded that way. That's the actual scope is >> for one chest
>> and removal if seen. What do you mean by in their year like in their year-end report? We want to put that or just >> uh Oh, we're going with water and wetlands year-end report for 2025. >> Oh, do you like Okay. >> Yeah. Based on their what end of year
report, the work done, their observations at the end of the year for what was successful, what was not. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Didn't we also mention something about um we had wanted the post or end of year or
end of season mapping. >> Like wasn't that lacking in the report? And I think we >> Okay. >> I think Heather was going to go back and look up if that was supposed to be there and if they just forgot to put it in >> or was that not in the RFP to begin with? >> Oh, I thought I thought I remember her
saying that they just forgot to do it. >> Okay. So, if we could just make sure that that is stated in the RFP that it literally does say, >> you know, pre-season or, you know, early season mapping of invasives and then
postseason mapping of success of invasive >> season. >> Okay. >> I thought those were fairly useful. Yeah. >> Yes. >> Okay. The other thing on for Flanigan
Pond, the 2025 report had recommended uh consideration of an algicide treatment. Uh because they'd observed that filamentous algae throughout the pond. >> Yeah. >> And if the density increased, they would recommend an algicide treatment. So
uh I think we should just add a quote asking for a quote for monitoring and treatment if that were observed this year and it worsened it reach reached the level where we'd want a treatment. >> Okay. Y >> okay so one that would just be specific
to Flanigan Pond >> if um >> and if you could request that they could explain to us how quickly they'd be able to respond. So, if it's noticed or we notice it and reach out to them, >> how quickly could they attack that and
get it under control, I guess? >> Okay. >> Is that like a a next day kind of thing or is it, you know, we have to notify everybody that we're going to do it? >> Mhm. >> That's going to take a week. Kind of like a Butters kind of deal, right? And
then then we apply and know that kind of thing. >> Might it get out of hand that quickly? Because >> Yeah. would want to try and attack it sooner rather than later if if it's even starting to be seen. >> Right. Well, I don't know if if it that's the difference though. It
filamentous is not the same as the blue green algae. >> Okay. >> So, it was just it was an overgrowth this year and we had a lot of pollen of this is harmless algae, but it was quite >> dense. >> Dense.
>> Yeah. Would they have to host it to treat it? Yeah, that's another question. >> And then they did only offer a a treatment, right? It wasn't something that could just be like scooped out, right? >> It was throughout the pond. You'd have
to go through the pond with a >> big sie to scoop it out. >> Yeah. I mean, I remember at the beginning of the season, um, going in the water, it was much cloudier than it was at the end of the season, but we did have a really high pollen drop last
year. So, that is the likely explanation for it. Um, but if we had a sustained >> Yeah, >> we maybe want to cut it back. >> They did do the disc measurements or
whatever, right? >> Sachi disc. >> Sachi disc. Yeah. Yeah, >> those were in the reports I thought. >> Yeah. And that's what they do to also to check for eventual potential development of the blue green algae. >> Okay. >> Cyanobacteria,
>> which we don't want. And that's a whole different treatment. That's I think that's a copper sulfate or copper treatment of some sort. >> So, okay. So that we just add in continued monitoring for water
chestments and pull and then uh giving us a quote for and details on a timetable for monitoring the algae buildup if it gets too dense
>> for the water chests. Do we want to like I guess find out if they just kind of throw that in or if it's like a certain number that you know okay they're going to >> charge us an extra fee or what have you or like do they quote it separately or is it
>> how much how much pulling is included I guess what I'm curious >> well this last time that they did it they just saw it and yanked it and didn't didn't charge us >> and that's what I'm getting right assuming they do the same thing and you know it's 10 plants or something, right? They probably Okay, great.
>> But if it's like, oh, >> yeah, >> it got really bad. We're going to need to, you know, schedule a whole day to do this. You know, what might it cost? I guess >> I know it I think they saw it was 2 years ago, I think, was when they first saw it. >> And then last year they didn't see any plants.
>> Okay. So hopefully it would be unlikely it would suddenly be a big but if it if it if it >> I mean we could word it to say in this RFP how many >> how much water chestnut pulling would be included
>> in the quote versus an an adder or something >> or how about how much pulling would trigger added cost. >> There you go. I like that wording. That's good. Okay. Um Okay. So, those would be the additions
I'd suggest for Flanigan Pond. >> Okay. >> Anybody have anything else on that? >> Just fligan. >> Yeah. And then on uh Pine Meadow Pond, I think we've had that dis he had that discussion of some people observed
fragmitees and I think they in their report wet water and wetlands report last year they uh didn't see fragmitees. So, it's like I think we should mention that uh they need to check in with Heather about pinpointing the location and if it's
accessible by boat for treatment, >> right? >> So, >> cuz it's it's not like one or two plants. It's >> Yeah. >> It's like a half an acre. >> Yeah. And then also, I'd say the same
wording for monitoring for water chestnuts there. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, other than that, I can pass this around. Anybody wants to glance at it, but it's otherwise it's the same as it's been
>> just updated. >> Yeah. >> Thank you for >> the least I could do. set. >> I was walking back in there and they uh
it's nice to see the benches that the uh >> the scout builds and carried back in there. It's nice to see him in there. Nice locations. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Good job. >> How icy was the path when you were there?
Not >> not >> not after yesterday. >> Yeah. >> Or after the snow. >> Yeah. >> It's beautiful. >> All right. So on this um do we want to have Heather just send us
a revised copy and then Yeah. before we So, she was asking for this for March 6th. So, I think if we >> We're ahead of the game. >> We're ahead of the game. So, yeah. So, we'll just ask for >> if she could if she could review this, send it around and then we could
>> Yeah. >> kind of like agree and or vote on it next one, right? So, that you could get it out >> edit agree on it before the next meeting. >> At the next meeting. >> At the Okay. Make edits. circulate
and we will vote on at the June 12th meeting. Otherwise known as February. >> Okay. >> I've been impressed with the work they've been doing though.
>> Yeah. >> They seem to be doing >> nice results. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, we'll we can't say in advance that he'll get it this year. We have to see what we get. But >> yep, >> we have been quite pleased with
>> water and wetlands. So >> that's the only update Heather had for me. I don't have any updates. John, >> negative. >> Jen, >> no. >> George, >> no. >> You haven't been out walking around lately.
Mark, >> all right. And we are at the 22nd. So actually our next meeting is in three weeks. >> Oh yeah. Okay. >> Yeah. It's a 3 week break. >> Sunday I think. Right. I think the first is a Sunday.
>> Yeah. >> Burn through. >> Yeah. >> Three weeks. Yeah. >> All righty then. Um, so I am just going to send Heather a text. She said just to see if if holding this
up, holding the RFP up until the 12th would create problems or not. It shouldn't, but >> I thought you just said March something. She >> March 6th. >> Oh, she wants a war. >> No, I got >> She wants She wants them to have their submissions in by then. >> Keep saying I can go through trying,
right? >> Okay. I'm sorry. You said March 6th. >> March 6th be the deadline for submissions. >> Okay. And that is only 3 weeks. >> Yeah. Um >> maybe just ask her to check check what the lead time we gave last time.
>> Yeah. Okay. >> Actually, is is it in there with the old dates still there? >> Uh no, this one was edited. Um let me just see. Okay. So, I am sending a text to Heather because she did say she could
be texted. Um, we reading this aloud so everybody knows what's being said. We have some edits and additions
to the RF art through the RFP just dictate would waiting until our next meeting on February 12th mess up the deadline you've set for
getting submissions question mark and I just have to make a little edit because when you dictate Hey, the phone changes things. Waiting until our next meeting. It does change things. Would
I so love artificial intelligence? Should or should we vote provisional approval with those changes? Okay. Okay. See if we
>> the email the text has been delivered. >> Make a motion to >> Well, not if we have to if we have because I think we have to vote on this. >> Should we just vote on it? >> Yeah. Why don't we just make a motion to provisionally approve issuance of the
RFP pending approval of the recommended edits. who's been approved >> if if I will the chair. I can do that as chair, but um that's if uh unless if if
there's a time crunch to meet that deadline. If not, we'll wait till review it at our next meeting. Does that sound acceptable to everybody else? >> Second. >> Okay. All in favor of provisionally
approving the RFP with edits to be made and approved by mua the chair at some point if there's a time crunch otherwise we will review and approve at our next meeting on the 12th >> I
>> I >> whatever that means make sense of that Jen I >> all in favor four eyes's I say I >> any opposed Nope. The motion passes. Okay, then I think we
can if there's nothing else we can adjourn. So motion to adjurnn. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I. >> Any objections? No. >> And we are adjourned. It's uh 8 or 752.