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silence your cell phones. And please double check that they are indeed silenced. And please notify me as as the chair if you are making a video or audio recording of this open meeting session. The placement and operation of this recording equipment should not interfere
with the conduct of this meeting. And I'm going to ask you to please join me for the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. And we do have a proclamation tonight and I would ask that uh select board member Doug Brown present. Thank
you Dr. Taylor. This is a proclamation in recognition of uh celebrating Pride Day 2025. Whereas lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, interexual, and asexual pride month,
LGBTQIA pride month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the n 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan that marked the beginning of the gay rights movement in the United States. And whereas the town of Felmouth is committed to celebrating diversity
and working to diminish isolation, bias, and prejudice, and to promote connection within the LGBTQIA community with the allied community and with the community at large. And whereas transgender and non non-binary people in particular face severe and increasingly daunting
challenges and threats. And whereas the town of Felmouth prides itself on being a welcoming and inclusive community that celebrates diversity. And now therefore, we Nancy Robbins Taylor, Edwin P. Zillinsky II, Douglas C. Brown, Robert P. Mscali, and Heather H. MH Goldstone,
members of the Felmouth Select Board, do hereby proclaim Friday, June 13, 2025 to be Felmouth Celebrates Pride Day in the town of Felmouth, and urge all our citizens to observe Felmouth celebrates Pride Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. and witness
thereof we have here unto set our hand caused the great seal of the town of Felmouth to be affixed on this day May 19th 2025. Thank you Mr. Brown. Is Diane Is Diane Doidor here to accept the proclamation? Have we all signed it? Do we have
theation? Is it in the folder? Should be in here. It is not details. Details. Are we selling this one? Do you have the original? Is there an original? We should have an original in a packet and we do not. Binder. [Laughter]
We'll sign the one we have on hand and then replace it. So, we will sign that one and you will get an official one with the seal of the town of Falmouth for you. Thank you all so much. And thank you. Wait. Okay, we will move into recognitions. Recognitions from the board. I'm going
to start with Miss Goldstone, please. Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh we have a lot to celebrate this evening. Um but we also uh suffered a loss over the weekend, as many of you know. Oh, and I'm going to tear up. Um, Felmouth High School class of 2025
uh lost someone in a tragic accident on Saturday night. And I'd like to make a couple of recognitions related to that. First of all, to Kathleen Jesperson and Sandy Cuni who have kept celebrations after prom a safe space for our students
to celebrate after prom for so many years. And this time, it became a safe space for many of our students to process the devastating news. I would also like to recognize our first responders who do the incredibly difficult both physically and emotional
work of responding to these kinds of accidents. And I would like to recognize our human services department sharing kindness and the school district for the counseling and the support that they're making available to our students and our
community as a whole as we process this tragic loss at a time of what should be celebration for our seniors. And if we could just take a moment of silence for this young lady's family, um, I would appreciate that. Thank
you. Other recognitions, Madam Chair, if I may, Mr. Mscali. Um, first I'd like to uh recognize police officers Julia Massie and Jake Manure who were instrumental in setting up the um the uh
the Federation Gala event the other night for uh Cops for Kids with with Cancer. They did a terrific job. Mr. Brown and I were both there. Uh they raised somewhere north of $30,000. So they should uh truly be recognized. Uh,
in addition, I'd like to recognize uh our own Alan Wilson, who has been nominated by State Senator uh Dylan Fernandez to be honored at the first annual Military Appreciation Day, which will be held May 22nd at the House
Chamber, Massachusetts State House. And then finally, I have two u certificates I'm going to stand for uh here and read them out. This is a certificate of recognition. This honor is bestowed upon Edwin P.
Zalinski II for your professional, dedicated, and honorable service to the town of Falmouth as select board vice chair and member of the town of Felmouth Select Board from 2022 to 2025. This certificate is awarded by the Felmouth
Select Board this 19th day of May, 2025. Signed by Nancy Robbins, Taylor, Chair Douglas C. Brown, Robert P. Miscali, and Heather MH Goldisc. [Applause]
Thank you. Okay. And then finally, uh, this certificate of recognition is bestowed upon Nancy Robbins Taylor for your professional, dedicated, and honorable service to the town of Felmouth as select board chair and member of the town of Felmouth Select
Board from 2020 to 2025. The certificate is awarded by the Felmouth Select Board this 19th day of May 2025, signed by Edward P. Zolinsky, the second, vice chair, Douglas C. Brown, Robert P. Scally and Heather MH Gold Bald. Thank you all very much. So, we
also have a couple of tokens of appreciation uh from uh those of us uh remaining on the board and and Scott um to start with you. You were the first one to call and welcome me to the board. We have not always seen eye to eye, not
always voted the same way, but we have found patches of common ground and built relationship. And I appreciate that. And so a small token in appreciation uh for your passion and service. Nancy, I have something for you as well. And first allow me to on behalf
of Falma thank you for your years of service in administration and as a school superintendent. That alone is worthy of praise and now your service on the select board takes it to another level. You and I have worked together for a long time and I think we've always collaborated effectively and you've been
a good leader and I appreciate sincerely the three years that you've been on the chair on the board because you've brought a lot of changes, a lot of positive. You brought the time constraints, the organizational skills, and you've really made the board more effective, and I appreciate that. And
I'm going to miss you on the board. I think we're all going to miss you, and I think you're going to miss us. But I think there's something else that I think there's something else that you're going to miss. So, I got you this. So, when you get lonely, you can bang it at home.
Give it away. Give it away. The secret. Bring out your past. [Applause] Thank you so much. Thank you very Lucy R. Taylor Felmouth Select Board Chair 2022 through 2025. Thank you for
your service. This is amazing and I I absolutely will miss this. So watch out. This is great. Thank you all very much. And I certainly um will miss the board. Um and Doug, you have taught me quite a lot because we've been together for a
long time now. Um and I've learned a lot from Heather and Bob and certainly from Scott. And so I will will miss the board. I'll be watching from home and I wish you all the best and I have all the faith in the world that you will continue to move this town in a really good direction. Thank you.
Madam Chair, if I could, I just wanted on behalf of uh of the office, I just wanted to and and myself as the town manager, still relatively new here after two years, I just want to thank you and Scott uh for your leadership. Um as already has been mentioned, um it's important being new
to a community to have somebody with uh insight, perspective, and having both of you grown up in the area. I've really leaned on that, your perspective and your insights. Um definitely the leadership. So, uh, I appreciate everything that you've, uh, brought to the town and certainly the relationship and, uh, and the leadership that you
provided my office. So, thank you so much for for all you've done. Thanks. [Applause] Okay, let's get back to business. All
right. Announcements. Any announcements from the board for the public? I'll start with Miss Goldstone. Follow up on Mr. interrupt on Miss Oh, sorry. On Miss Goldstone's uh recognition that I understand that the um East Felmouth St. Anony's Church is keeping their parish
hall open this evening for any friends or family of the kids affected by this tragedy. So, I don't know exactly what the time is, but I'm pretty sure it's now 7 o'clock. It's going to open at 7. Open at 7. Okay. For a couple hours and people just You don't have to be religious or a member of the church.
just you want to go there and just hang out and try to heal. Thank you. Thank you for that, Miss Goldstone. Uh well, uh following on our our recognitions here, um tomorrow is
election day. Um so, um get out and vote tomorrow. Um on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., uh we have a community meeting update on the trotting park fields um and the the process there. And then uh Monday the
Memorial Day parade and ceremony down on the the library lawn. Good. Great. Thank you. Any other announcements? Okay, we're going to move into public comment. Um sorry, there is a there's a stakeholder meeting for the Surf Drive residents. We should announce that June
2nd public meeting at the Herman room at 6:30 p.m. Right. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. That's the Herman room of the main library. Right. Okay. Okay, we're going to move into public comment. Is there anyone here for public comment? Okay, public comment may be made on routine
matters not on the agenda this evening. Comments are limited to two minutes. Please introduce yourself and since the matter has not been included on this agenda, the select board may not participate in any discussion or debate of your
topic. Mr. Taylor. Good evening. My name is Todd Taylor. I'm a town meeting member, West M Village Association board member, and a lifelong resident of the town of Falmouth. I'm here tonight because I want to thank the select board members,
Nancy Robbins Taylor and Scott Zalinsky, for their dedicated years of service to the town of Falmouth. Their leadership, their commitment to our community have made a meaningful impact, and their departure marks the end of a significant chapter of our town's governance. I especially want to commend them for
their unwavering support for public safety. They've consistently demonstrated their commitment to the well-being of our citizens by standing behind the Falmouth Fire and Rescue Department and the Falmouth Police Department. Their advocacy and support have helped ensure that these critical
services remain strong, responsive, and well resourced. On behalf of myself and the West Fmouth Village Association Association, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to both Nancy Robins Taylor and Scott Zillinsky. Found is a better place because of your
service. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else here for public comment? That's a comment. Okay. All right. You may leave, Laura. We'll give them just another minute. No. [Music]
And we will move into our committee interviews. Is William Duffy with us? I am. Okay. Would you step up to the podium, please? This is for the Conservation Commission. Mr. Duffy, is there anything that you would like the board to know about you
that you did not include in your application? Not really. Um, my application's pretty open book. Okay. Um, other than the fact that I enjoy the town. So, um, I thought it was time to give something back. Okay. Questions or comments from the
board? Nothing other than your resume and your application. You will certainly be a a a benefit to the conservation commission. Thank you for stepping up. Mr. Brown, I'm curious. Uh, what was your motivation to choose uh conservation commission other than some
other board? I have a undergraduate degree in conservation biology. Um, and so it's something that I've I thought about when I was going to graduate from undergrad, but I switched towards marine science instead and ended up joining
Noah Fisheries. And after spending now 20 years in the town and then finally buying property, I thought it was time to sort of give back. And um and I work for an organization where you know sometimes the job has a
negative association and you know a lot of my friends are like I can't believe you're doing this. Why would you join that committee? And I like to prove people wrong. So and so far the couple of people I've met have been really good. So it furthered my desire to you
know want to work with the town and the committee. Miss Goldtorm. Uh, I guess you may have just partially uh answered this, but I noticed in your application you said you'd not attended a a conservation commission meeting. Have you reached out to committee members? Do you feel like you're familiar with the the work that
that they're doing? So, I Jennifer reached out to me and then I sat down with her and uh Jamie for about an hour and they went over the layout and what's expected and what we would be doing. Um, and so it it furthered my interest in
finally knowing what was going on. So those are the only two members I've chatted with so far. And there are two positions open, one with a one-year term and one with a two-year term. Did you have a preference? I'll give it the two years. Okay. I have
that that time frame for a commitment. Good answer. Any other questions or comments from the board? Make a motion certainly uh to appoint William Duffy to fill a full member vacancy on the conservation commission
with a term that expires June 30, 2027. Second. Okay. I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I. Unanimous. Thank you for your willingness to serve. Thank you very much. We we will also mention for those out there who are interested, there's
still one member full member vacancy that uh is outstanding on the conservation commission as well as two alternate members. So if anyone's interested, please uh step up. Thank you. I guess we missed an opportunity to ask Mr. Bowman if he wanted to consider
the full full position because we just appointed him as an alternate, didn't we? No. No. No. Oh, he's under a full position. Okay. Excuse me. Two years. No problem. Two years. Good. Okay. Okay, we're going to move into public hearings. Mr. Zalinsky for the notice, please. Thank you, Madam Chair. The
Fouthmouth Select Board will hold a public hearing under section 240 14 uh.8 wetlands regulations of the zoning bylaws of the town of Falmouth on Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. in
the select board meeting room, Falmouth Town Hall, 59 Town Hall Square on the application of Taylor May. Carol, trustee of the TMC Family Trust for permission to extend the existing pier by 25 ft to a total length of 76 ft
located at 115 Charles River Road, East Falmouth, Mass. Area affected is Charles River. Interested parties may review the file on this application at the office of the select board per order of the Falmouth select board.
Thank you. Attorney Clower, you are here to represent the applicant. Uh, yes. Good evening, Madam Chair, members of the board. Uh, for the record, Kevin Clower, uh, an attorney here in town, and I'm representing Taylor May Carroll, the trustee of the TMC Family Trust, uh, which is the owner of 115 Child's River
Road. We are requesting a special permit under section 24014.8B, uh, which would allow for an alteration to an existing dock or pier. So this property is located on Child's River Road in East Falmouth about the midpoint of the river between uh Woy Bay and
Bosen's. The property is 8,600 square feet um approximately 80 ft of frontage along the waterway and it's ex uh currently improved an existing home and pier. Uh it is not located within an area of critical environmental concern.
So the applicants are requesting approval for a 25x 5 1/2 ft extension to the pier. uh that will result in increased water depth at the end of the pier to about three and a half feet. At this point in the river, it is approximately 270 feet wide. The pier,
as proposed, would be 76 feet in length, which is less than onethird of the waterway. Um it's also about 23 feet shorter than the closest uh than the furthest pier nearby goes into the river. Uh this project has been reviewed and approved by the conservation
commission already. uh and if approved by this board, we'll proceed to the state level of permitting. Uh I believe that this meets all the requirements for a special permit under this provision. I was not aware of any negative comments coming in from the referrals. Uh as of note, it has already been approved by conservation commission and I would be
happy to address any questions that the board may have at this time. Thank you. Questions from the board, Mr. Mscally. And then Miss Goldstone. Mr. Clower, are there any other docks of similar size in that particular area? are aware of. Um, thank you. So, even on
our our our site plan, we show a number of docks along just to the south and as I said, two three docks to the south. It goes about 23 ft further into the river. There are also docks uh across the river from this. The nearest dock to this is 156 ft directly across the river at 86
Edgewater Drive West East. Thank you. So, it still have a navigable waterway of over 150 ft. Miss Goldstone. Um, a couple of questions. So, you mentioned it's to I was trying to find depths on here. Um, so you mentioned it's to get to a depth of three and a half feet and
what's the depth at the current end right now? Um, at mean low water it's it's one, you know, they show 2.8 here, 1.3 here. Um, so by coming out another 25 ft, it increases at at least a foot in depth. Um, conservation typically likes to see at least three feet of
depth at the end of the dock. Uh, so this will put us at 3.5 3.7 in that range right there. I will say I I um I I recognize there's the the one dock three down that is similar in length. I went and pulled up my
navigational software and those are those are really the only two. The rest of them are significantly smaller. Um, and I I have some concern about a a precedent where if this were extended by 25 feet and everybody else extended by 25 feet, we'd be down to maybe 100 feet
of navigable middle of the the river. So, uh, understanding your concern, I think each of these have to be approached on a case- by case basis. And I think here that the the benefit of moving it into a deeper depth at the end of the dock is significant because you're not going to have churn of of the
bottom layer uh when you have a boat in that you know one and a half two and a half ft of water. So there is a significant benefit to that by extending this one and each of these is have to has to be viewed on an independent basis. So you know just because this one might be 25 ft further. Um, if another
doc was trying to do 25 ft just for the sake of the 25 ft, I don't think that would hold as much weight. Okay. And one last question if I may. The application mentions the removal of gravel from the property. Is that the rip wrap along the edge or No, that's actually
um over here there's there's some gravel that was brought in that's being replaced. There was just along the house edge that's being replaced with mulch. Okay. Percom. Okay. Another question, Mr. Mscali. Yeah, I had a question about the gravel, but what was there had was
was okay. I mean, it wasn't a violation of anything. They're just happened to be removing it to make this project work or were they in some of I don't believe they were in violation, but I wasn't involved in the conservation portion of this. Um, so I they came to me once the order of conditions had already been
issued. So, I I don't want to speak too much to that because I just don't know. Okay. Mr. Zinsky, attorney Clower, could it be a possibility of getting a little bit with more draft? Absolutely. I mean, that that's exactly what it is. Nobody wants their vote hung up. And and I
think there's some negative environmental consequences to that. Understand? Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Other questions from the board? I had my question about the uh the width of the waterway answered and I agree that getting the prop out of the sand is an environmental benefit. So,
okay. Any um comment from the public on this application? Okay. Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion to close the hearing. So move. Second. Okay. I have a motion and a second just to close the hearing. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor?
I discussion amongst the board. Madam Chair, I make a motion to approve applicate the application of Taylor May Carol for the permission to extend an existing pier by 25 ft to a total length of 76 feet at 115 Charles River Road,
East Falmouth in the waters of Charles River as presented. Second. Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I unanimous. Thank you very much. Okay, we're going to move into our second hearing. Mr. Zillinsky for the
notice, please. Thank you, Madam Chair. FA Select War will hold a public hearing under sections 240- 14.8 wetlands regulations of the zoning board bylaw zoning bylaws of the town of Falmouth on Monday, May 20. This says May
22nd. on 2020 May 22nd at 2023. It's this is the wrong time and date on it. Well, that's an old one, right? From the first time when we heard it. Oh, I see
that says May 29th. I just want to make sure the context the same. The public hearing that I have say says Monday, May 19th, 2025. Huh? Sorry, folks. Madam Chair, may I Yes, please. Felma Select Ward will hold a public hearing under
section 24014.8 8 wetlands regulations of the zoning bylaws of the town of Felmouth on Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 6:45 in the select board meeting room, Falmouth Town Hall, 59 Town Hall Square on the
application of Acme Falmouth, Mass LLC for permission to modify approved layout of fixed and floating peers within the previously legally altered area at 278 Scrant Nav,
Falmouth, Mass Fmouth Marine and Yarding Center in in parenthesis. Area affected is Falmouth Inner Harbor. Interested parties may review the file on this application at the office of the select board per order of the Falma Select Board. Sorry about
that. Thank you. Make sure the next one is right. Okay. Do we have a representative for the applicant? Not this one. No, [Applause] sir. While we're waiting, could you
introduce yourself, please? Good evening. For the record, Rauli Sardi from Cape Islands Engineering representing the applicant. Also with us tonight is Bob Ammon representing the applicant as the attorney for the project. Um doesn't look like we're getting the
reading for them if you need them. But um um Madam Chair, would you like to open both hearings since it is the same project or one at a time? Uh we're going to do them separately. Separately, but yes.
So fortunately I can't share the images that I brought in my flash drive but this project two years ago received approval by this board the select board um for the reconfiguration of the um marina um the improvements included both
a bulkhead reconstruction um the pier layout reconstruction and realignment and some improvements in drainage. The project went through the kick the conservation commission. It went through the state chapter 91 waterways licensing. Um and it got all those
approvals two years ago. The property was sold last year and the new property owner wants to do a little different um layout for for the proposed marina, the floating peers. Um the bulkhead doesn't doesn't change from what was approved by this commit by by this board and other
um agencies last year or two years ago. What they are proposing to do is change the layout of the peers. Um this project got approved, the reconfiguration got approved by conservation a few months ago. Um it will need um waterways to um
recognize the reconfiguration of these floating peers. both conservation and the state waterways approve a reconfiguration zone in front of this property for the peers um to change in shape or alignment um so long as it
stays within a certain size of of that approved pier. Um so this project meets those requirements by the state and it was approved by conservation commission. Um it is still less square footage in in terms of footprint from the existing um
peers today. Um it is still less number of pilings in the waters of Famouth inner harbor and it is still more than 30 feet away from the federal channel which is a requirement um for the Army Corp of Engineers. Um those permits will
also be required um after all the local permits are obtained. Um the improvements on land are still the same that were approved um a couple of years ago. Um but the floating peers um are going to be changing um in terms of
layout. If there's any questions, I'll try to answer questions from the board. Mr. Brown, what was the feedback from the harbor master? Was there uh any concern or questions raised? No navigation hazards or concerns from from the review of um harbor master or
shellfish constable. Okay. Can I just go stone? Check my understanding of of the the plans as I saw them. The the reconfiguration is to break one large slip into three or four smaller slips at
a 90 degree angle. Is that that correct? So, we're going to go old fashioned here, right? Um, perfect for everyone to see. So as you mentioned most of the changes are happening in this section. Um this floating pier was
last approved as a fixed pier. It is now going to be a floating pier. This change in terms of um exact location of them. They kind of moved a little bit but essentially they stay the same. Um this is the main change. This is the travel
lift and it stays exactly the same as it was proposed. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Mscali. So, as I understand, you you said that the U modification will be less square footage than was originally there. How does that match up to what
was approved by this board in 2023? So, right um what the state and um I guess is waterways requires that any changes is not more than 10% of what was approved in terms of square footage. Uh
so we are at below the 10% um from that what exists today is roughly some 6,000 um 6 6,000 plus square feet of um peers.
We're proposing 5,698 of floats. There's also fixed peers at 3 [Music] about 3,000 and we're going to about a thousand. Okay. But my question was
relative to what was approved by the board in 2023, is it a reduction or an increase in what was approved in So it is an increase from what was approved two years ago. Reduction from what it is today? Okay. Thank you. Any other
questions from the board? Any public comment on this application? Okay, seeing none, I would entertain a motion to close the hearing. So moved. Second. Go ahead. Okay. I have a I have
a motion and a second to close the hearing. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I discussion amongst the board. I would move approval. It's a improvement to the harbor.
Is there a written motion? Yeah, there is a written motion. Uh, I can make the motion that uh that we vote to approve the application by Acme Falmouth MA LLC to modify an approved layout of fixed and floating peers within a previously
legal legally altered area at 278 Scranton Avenue, Falmouth Marine and Falmouth Falmouth Marine and Yaching Center in the waters of Falmouth Inner Harbor as presented. I'll second. We can both second. Okay, I
have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I. Unanimous. Thank you. Um, wetlands dredging hearing number three, Mr. Zillinsky for the notice. Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, the Falma Select Board will hold a public
hearing under sections 240-14.8, 8 wetlands regulation of the zoning bylaws of the town of Falmouth on Monday, May 19th at 6:45 in the select board meeting room Falmouth Town Hall 59 town hall square on the application of
Acme ACME Falmouth Mass LLC for permission to perform ma to perform maintenance and improvement dredging within Falmouth inner harbor adjacent to 278 Scranton A
Falmouth mass 850 cub plus or minus 850 cubic yards of material to be removed with offsite upland disposal area affected Felmouth inner harbor. Interested parties may review the file on this application at the office of the
select board per order of the Falmouth select board. Thank you. Good evening. For the record, Rahul Sardi from Cape Engineering. also with us, Bob Ammon, the representing the applicant for this project. Um, same
address um that we just recently closed. Um, what the new applicant wants to do is also to improve the water depth um in front of the entire property um for better access um for their boats and and the services that they provide. Um this
was not part of the approvals that the prior owner received two years ago. So, this is a new task. um for the overall improvements of this marina. Um so this plan was submitted um with the application and it was a color-coded
plan. So I hope the the board members have the one that is colorcoded. What this was intending to do was to show how what we're proposing to do fits in within what was previously approved for dredging in the past. We all know that the famina harbor has been dredged for
many many years and there are several licenses and permits through the state that permitted um dredging in this location to the far north, dredging in the middle upper section. Uh another dredging permit in the middle section and two other permits on the southern
section. And then the crosshatch that we show here is what the current applicant wants to achieve um for dredging. The target here is to get to water depths of 7 ft. Um some of these permits in the
past are for depths of up to 8.7 feet below mean low water. So we're not going that far down. Um but the this one permit on the far south was permitted to about six foot of water depth. We're going a little deeper from that older permit. We believe the entire harbor was
drift even further or deeper, but we haven't found those permits for that southern section. So, for the new project that the owner wants to do with the reconfiguration of the floats, they want to target a depth of 7 feet. And that's what we're here for is to get
permission to dredge um the water frontage on that property to at least 7 feet below um mean low water. This project was presented to conservation commission and a new order of condition was issued. This permit unlike the prior
permit does needs a full license and water quality through the state. It also needs Army Corps of Engineers and it needs certain other um agencies to review and approve the project. But first, we're going through the local permits. We already have conservation.
Um we're looking for this select board approval um to follow on with the state approvals. Um the dredge is not uncommon um at this depth for for some of these commercial marinas. um seven foot depth provides
enough clearings for some of the big boats that are um service and accessing this site. Um on the north side, currently this warf is was using the ferry. Um it holds the flip the slip for the ferry. We're proposing to move it to
the north side um on the new floating pier. Um so we do want those water depths for for the entire area. If there's any question, I'll try to answer. Mr. Zillinsky, we'll start with you. So obviously uh the angle of repose
for the for the cut right up by the bulkhead is is drastically uh more shallow than the rest of the dredge proposed. Right. Um that is correct. So in in this plan you will see a green dash line and then you will see like a
pinkish magenta dash line. So that's mean to maintain the integrity of the bulkhead. Correct. Correct. From the pink, we go at a 3:1 slope towards the bulkhead because we don't want to dredge the same seven feet all the way up to the the bulkhead. We're also keeping 25
ft from the salt marsh um at this location to keep clear from that area. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Other questions from the board? Okay, seeing none, any comments from the
public regarding this application? Okay. Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion to close the hearing. So moved. Second. I have a motion and a second to close the hearing. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I. Discussion amongst the board.
Seems like a I'm happy to follow Concom's uh lead here and uh ensure that this reconfiguration of uh the docks ends up being as as useful and uh as profitable as it as it can be. Introduce
Josh that a motion to approve. Motion to approve the application by Acme Falmouth Ma LLC to perform maintenance and improvement dredging within Falmouth inner harbor adjacent to 278 Scranton A50 plus or minus cubic yards of
material to be removed with off-site upland disposal in the waters of Falmouth inner harbor as presented. Madam chair, I'll second uh Miss Goldstone's motion. Thank you. I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none. All those in favor? I I. It's unanimous. Okay. We're going to move on
to our next hearing. Mr. Zillinsky for the notice, please. Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, notice is hereby given under chapter 140, section 183. Keep that door open, please. Alpha of the general laws as amended by charter. Let me wait till that door's
open. Yeah, let's keep that door open, please. We'll start over on Sorry about that. That's okay. Notice hereby given under chapter 140 section 183 alpha of the general laws as amended by chapter 299 of the acts of
1926 and amendments there too that Falmouth Theater Guild located at 58 Highfield Drive Falmouth Mass has applied for an entertainment license and a Sunday entertainment license. Hearing on the above application will be held in the select board meeting room Falmouth
town hall on Monday night on Monday May 19th 2025 at 6:45 p.m. Comments may be sent to select board at falmouth ma.gov per order of the select board licensing board Nancy Robbins Taylor Edwin P.
Zalinski Douglas C Brown Robert Pscali Heather MH Goldstone Thank you. Yes ma'am. Would you introduce yourself and you are the applicant? Uh yes. My name is Todd Sadler. I'm a member at large with the Falmouth Theater Guild.
Okay. Would you like to uh speak to the board about your application? Is there anything you'd like to add? Um, no. I just uh request approval. Okay. So, the board, we want to entertain people. That's the right answer. Okay. Miss
Goldstone. Um, am I uh understanding correctly that uh this is the first time that the theater guild has has applied for an entertainment license? Yes, we were informed of the requirement uh in January of this year. Okay. Excellent. Any other questions from the
board or comments? Took 50 years to figure out you needed a a license. It's a long time. Any did it the way we used to. Any comments from the public regarding this application?
Okay, seeing none, I will entertain a motion to close the hearing. So moved. Second. Okay. I have a motion in a second to close the hearing. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I. Discussion amongst the board. Madam Chair, I move
to approve the application for an annual entertainment license and Sunday entertainment license by Falmouth Theater Guild at Highfield Theater, 58 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. Madam Chair, I'll second Miss Goulso's motion. Okay, I have a motion in a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I I. It's
unanimous. Thanks for coming. Thank you very much. Okay, we're going to move on, Mr. Zillinsky, for the notice for the next hearing. Blue Moon, Madam Chair. Grill notice is hereby given under chapter 138 of the general laws as amended that Blue Moon Sea Grillil doing
business as hooked has applied for an all alcoholic beverage restaurant license to be exercised at 153 Main Street, Falmouth, Mass. A hearing on the above application will be held in the select board meeting room Fmouth town hall on Monday night uh May 19th 2025 at
6:45 p.m. Comments may be sent to select board at falmouth ma.gov per order of the select board licensing board Nancy Robins Taylor Edwin P. Zalinsky I Douglas C Brown Robert Pscali Heather MH Goldstone Thank you Mr. Zolinsky. Yes,
ma'am. Attorney Clower, it's you again. You You're going to see a lot of me tonight, unfortunately. Um would like it approved. That seemed to work for them. Yeah. Yeah. Lawyers were not as easy with. Um for the record, Kevin Clower. I am before you representing Blue Moon
Seagril, Inc. Uh doing business at Hooked Bar and Grill. I'm joined tonight by the owner Edmund Machardi as well as Ed's son John who will also have an active role uh in the operation. Uh the Bardis have owned and operated a number of restaurants in the area uh including the Robbar on the
harbor and the Warf restaurant in the casino building. Um we are proposing um a new restaurant and I'm I realize these are separate hearings but my presentation is kind of the same for both the entertainment and liquor. So yep, uh I'm going to kind of roll those together. So, there was a new restaurant
proposed just stones throw from here at the corner of Main Street and Town Hall Square in the former location of the Vincent Real Estate Office. Um, we've been engaged in the permitting process for some time and they're completing the buildout of the property now. Hope to open this summer. Uh, before this board tonight seeking a common virtual
license, a liquor license, and an entertainment license. Um, as I mentioned, these aren't going one at a time, and the first hearing before you was the liquor license, but a lot of this information is going to be the same. So, the applicant's proposing a sit down restaurant, 117 seats, 67 indoor seats, and 50 outdoor seats on
the patio. Um, they've obtained site plan review approval from the planning board. The anticipated hours are um 9:00 a.m. because they'll be open for lunch and uh brunch on the weekends potentially uh until 1:00 a.m. Generally, a lot most licenses do go to 1:00 a.m. Most places don't stay open
quite that late. Uh they anticipate being done earlier most nights, but that provides them with some flexibility. The menu specializes in seafood with an extensive raw bar selection. Uh, and they are seeking an all alcohol liquor license to include u liquor sales with meal service. The manager is Ed Richardy
who has extensive experience in this field uh well over 25 years. He is tip certified and the staff will be tip certified as well. They're seeking to provide customers with options so that they can enjoy beer, wine or a cocktail with their food. It's meant as amenity as an amenity to the customers. They are
also requesting entertainment license that would be both indoor and outdoor entertainment though not at the same time of course. Uh entertainment has been proposed Wednesday through Sunday. Uh the indoor entertainment would be between 4 and 10 and the outdoor entertainment will be limited between 4 and 7:30. Uh it was described to me as
hum and strum entertainment, one at most two performers. Uh and will of course comply with all requirements for noise and entertainment licenses in town. He's going to just say this. I believe that this restaurant will be a a welcome addition to our very vibrant Main Street. Uh I believe I've provided the
board with the information that you need to find favorably on this, but I along with Mr. Wardy or uh Mr. Richard's son, John will be happy to address any questions that you might have at this time. Great. Thank you. And we're going to stick right now to the um all alcoholic beverages restaurant license,
entertainment Sunday entertainment, common vic license. Um, actually we're just sticking to the alcoholic um, beverages. Questions from the board. Mr. Mscali. Yeah, Attorney Clower, I just want to clear up something on the application uh, where the question is
disclosure of licency disciplinary action. There was action taken 8:15 11 years ago. Further on, and I'm assuming that it's just a, you know, a typo or something. I just want to make sure it's a typo. prior disciplinary
action 81524. That's a typographical error. Okay. I just want to make sure it wasn't so recent. I you know when I looked at at his jobs I figured it was the raw bar, but I just wanted to clarify that. So yeah, there was there was one one incident uh 11 years ago which has been
dealt with through the ABCC and despite the many years of service uh in Mashby and Felmouth, there's been no other incidents. Thank you. Thank you. Other questions from board members? Is there an still an outstanding um background check that needs to be done? Uh the
background check is being uh done on the 21st of this month. Uh that was the soonest the the police department could accommodate it. Uh Mr. Pardy has had his query run a number of times for various permits throughout town. So our approval would be pending that of course. Any
other questions from the board? Any comments from the public on this application? Okay. Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion to close the hearing. So move second. Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in
favor? I discussion amongst the board. Slightly odd order to to take the licenses to be doing the uh alcohol first, but I think the the whole proposition sounds like a great addition to to Main Street. I don't see any harm in having another
restaurant with another liquor license. So I have no comment otherwise. Maybe you could clarify. I had the the issue of the patio out outside. Is that going to be is that moving along and completed? You know, but we've closed the hearing. Oh, I'm sorry. So maybe you
could ask that question at the next couple more chances. Yeah, I guess I'll have a couple chances. Yeah, he's going to be prepared for that question now. Okay, so we're right now we are voting on the alcoholic beverages restaurant license. I'll make a motion. Okay. Would
you like to read the motion, Mr. Mscali? Do you have it? Uh, if you have it. Uh, that the select board approve the application by by Blue Moon Crill, Inc. DBA hook for an all alcoholic beverage restaurant license to be executed at 153
Main Street, Falmouth, as presented. Second. Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I. It's unanimous. Okay, we're going to go right into the next hearing regarding the Blue Moon Sea Grillil. Mr. Zillinsky for the notice. Thank you,
Madam Chair. Notice hereby given under chapter 140 section 183 alpha of the general laws as amended by chapter 299 of the acts of 1926 and amendments there too that Blue Moon Seagril Inc. Doing
business as hooked located at 153 Main Street, Falmouth, Mass, has applied for an entertainment license and a Sunday entertainment license. A hearing on the above application will be held at the select board meeting room, Falmouth Town Hall on Monday, May 19th
at 2025 at 6:45 p.m. Comments may be sent to select board at falmouth ma.gov per order of the select board. Nancy Robbins Taylor, Edwin P. Zillinsky II, Douglas C. Brown, Robert P. Mscali, Heather MH Goldstone. Thank you, Mr.
Zillinsky. And we've heard uh Attorney Clower's presentation. Questions from the board. Mr. Mscali, just asked a question about the patio. Is that that's been approved through the planning board and and that construction's underway and will be, you know, all this construction will need to be wrapped up both the
interior and exterior prior to the issuance of a certificate of inspection by the building department. And could you just go over the hours of of entertainment uh so I'm clear because on our notes it says Wednesday through Saturday 400 pm to 10 p.m. and Sunday 11
to 4 p.m. Is that those are the and then the in the outdoor entertainment will be limited between 4:00 and 7:30. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions from the board? Miss Goldstone and then Mr. Brown. Uh Mr. Mr. Clower, have you had any feedback from abutters
regarding this? Thank you. Public comment. You're going to have to wait. We as soon as we we'll take public comment in just a minute. Yeah, I have not received any um we sent out the notices. The affidavit was submitted to the town appropriately. Um we have not
received any feedback at all. Thank you, Mr. Brown. I have a question about the outdoor entertainment location. being that it's on that corner of the patio closest to the road. Seems like it might be impactful to other properties.
So, I mean, the only abuing property really there is is the parking area for the town. Um, there are, of course, businesses across the street. The entertainment will be faced in towards coming down patrons. Uh there's no, you know, they're not looking to entertain the street. They're looking to entertain patrons that are there. Uh, this is, you
know, really limited in scope. Uh, they're not looking to have a band outside. They're looking to have one, as I said, maybe two musicians outside playing towards their customers. And it's only in the afternoon. Yes. Till 7:30 p.m. That's the latest it could possibly go. Okay. The outdoor. Any
other questions or comments from the board? Uh, just the last comment that, you know, the entertainment regulation calls for keeping the sound on the property. Very difficult when you're that close to the line. You're like almost at the property line. So, there's not, you know, if there's going to be
any outdoor entertainment, there's not many options. And of course they have to adhere to those regulations. Um you know this is a busy downtown main street that has a lot of ambient noise as it is. Um they're just looking to provide another
nice feature to what is a really stellar downtown. Any other comments? Okay. I will take comments from the public on this application. Please don't sign Charlotte's
Web. So, good evening. Good evening, Madame Chair, members of the board, Mr. Renshaw, Mr. Johnson Stab. My name is Linda Samortus, 137 Main Street. Um, approximately 15 ft behind timber. I'm
speaking for the condo association. um as a butters. Um I mentioned timber because some of you on the board um may recall the music mess that we dealt with and you dealt with I dealt with and
hopefully rectified so far mostly but it's left a sour taste of course but um hopefully I don't want that to reflect on hooked. So, moving on to Blue Moon DBA Hooked. Um, welcome to our end of Main Street.
Um, a different world there. Um, and thank you for beautifying that location. Um, I've watched the progress from Port Cargo, where I've worked for 25 years or more, and from my condo, uh, a lot of
trucks, a lot of hammering, a lot of kavosa. Um, but only really one incident, one phone call I had to make during this whole process, which is pretty good considering any vehicle comes down where
Lcheveta is and by the side of the condo. So that's a residence. Um, so hopefully all the conditions that were laid down during the approval process will be observed when finally opened. So on to the entertainment license.
Um, Mr. Clower answered some of the questions I have here. Acoustic or amplified? It It sounds like it's acoustic and thankfully not amplified. No subwoofer to increase the bass. Not that kind of place like Timber
does or did. Um, my guess definitely is not a DJ. I I couldn't quite hear what Mr. Claw said as to the kind of music that would be there, whether it would be piped in or not. Um, I couldn't hear him.
Um, and another question I had was whether the music would be outside as well as inside the restaurant. Um the sound travels as you know um and the hours of entertainment he answered Wednesday through Saturday 4 to
10 and Sunday 11 to 4 brunchy um seems reasonable if it is reasonable. Uh again all about respect for each other and remembering that we have neighbors. Um, if I may comment on the victual's
license, again, Mr. Clow mentioned till 1:00 a.m. I I think very few places actually in town stay open till 1. I think back in the day when I was on the party train. I don't even think I made Well, I did make it to 1, but I don't know about now.
Um, so again, I say neighbors, you know, cleaning up after if it does go late in how the trash will be emptied. So again, respect neighbors and uh living right behind Hooked, you know, day and night and you know, more importantly night. So
wrap it up. I want to thank the board um for all that you do and uh for hearing me out on this matter as you have similar matters in the past and to Hooked um you know to John and Eddie and
staff and and uh any other partners you may have. I want to say welcome to the block. You know, no more sour grapes. What's done is done. And I hope to dine there and hope you make a good martini. So that's all I have to say. Um
headed out while I can still stand. Thank you. And good luck to y'all. Thank you. You know, embrace the change. I'm trying to do that. Thank you. All right. Any other comment on this application? And Mr. Clower, the one
question I didn't um that was asked, amplified or not amplified. So I I think we always struggle with this. Anytime someone's playing an acoustic guitar, then that's what we're talking about. There's still typ typically a small amp that is used because if I were to sit here with an acoustic guitar without an amp, you probably couldn't hear me from
where you're sitting. So when we talk about amplification, they're not, as Mr. Mort said, you know, there's there's we're not talking about subwoofers. talking about very low level amplification. Um, and that would certainly be much more so for the interior than the exterior. But, um, if
someone's sitting there playing, and again, I don't think you'd be able to hear a truly unamplified guitar. Um, that from even there, let alone without background noise. So, um, we would be looking at low-level amplification. Mr.
a question that was raised about whether it would be piped in music or live music or you haven't decided. So there would you know there would be um certainly live music is what they're looking for. That's what the entertainment license is really geared towards. Um for for the interior though there would certainly be some recorded music playing when when
there's not live entertainment. Uh lowlevel background noise like you'd hear at most restaurants. Thank you. And there is a commitment to work with the neighbors. Of course there is. Thank you. Y you're standing right behind you. You know she's got a So we've been
working we've we've been working with with Linda and the other behind you. Yeah, we've been working with them for for quite some time. Thank you. Any other comment from the public? Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion to close the hearing. So move. Second. Okay. I
have a motion and a second to close the hearing. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I discussion amongst the board. I would say given the commitment what we've heard for the hours and the type of music that they plan to do probably
would be okay. I think for the outdoor entertainment um even if it's acoustic there is no physical way to ensure that it does not leave um the property boundaries. And so, um, in fairness, uh, to Hooked, we
would need to include an exemption from that, um, that clause of the the noise regulations, there's simply no way to stand there and not have the the sound travel 5T. But at the same time, if people are dining across the street at the say pickle jar or the Mexican place
or whatever, they might be impacted negatively. And that's why I asked the question of whether or not there had been any feedback from Abutters, right? But what I'm thinking is maybe then we see how it goes and if we get problems then we bring them back
and talk about it. But we'd be happy to come back. I respect your position that it's going to be very difficult to maintain. I think overall it's difficult for all uh for all entertainment venues to to to meet or for many of them to meet. But I I think the better way to
handle it is to go forward uh and hopefully uh there aren't any complaints and if there are then we'll we'll have to deal with it at that time. That would be my preference. I would agree. You're saying go forward with an exemption or without without at this point. I mean I don't I don't think we should just
assume I mean you're you're very practical and you know I think everyone understands uh you know your your point but I think you know people could bring up exemptions at a few other places that we haven't dealt with. So, I'd prefer to go forward as is and let's see what what
what the response might be and, you know, maybe, you know, take a look at that regulation going forward as well, you know, once we hear, you know, because now it's been in for a while. People are dealing with it. They'll certainly be dealing with it this summer and maybe we'll we'll have a better uh
track record to to work off of. So, I would move it to to be approved as is would be my preference. Is that a motion, Mr. Mscali? Uh, yes. That would be a motion to approve. I would second that. Annual entertainment and Sunday entertainment license at 153 Main
Street, Falmouth, Wednesday through Saturday, 400 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Sundays 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. As presented. As presented. I would second that. Okay. Have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor?
I I No. Unanimous. Not unanimous. Not unanimous. I'm sorry. You You said no. Thank you. Okay, so that's a four to one. Thank you. Okay, we're going to move into business. Did we do the common victory relations?
Yes, we did both of them. That was together with that. Yes. Okay. Common Vic was up here. Okay. Uh business A, Mr. Renshaw. Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, select board tonight is going to consider a request to approve the grant of a conservation restriction from Felmouth Farming
Incorporated to the 300 Committee Land Trust Incorporated and Town of Felmouth Agricultural Commission on the property which is located at 578 Locust Field Road. Madam Chair and select board members, the property subject to this conservation restriction is a 6 acre parcel of land and buildings and it's
shown as lot one in the exhibit as part of your packet tonight. Both the Felmouth Agricultural Commission and I believe the chair is here. He is. Hi. Uh, and the 300 committee voted to approve the this conservation restriction. Um, the email thread is attached to the packet. Town council has also reviewed the conservation
restriction documentation is approved and has approved them as form. Cat GOP. Did I mispronounce that? Gapolei. I knew I was going to do that. Gapoy. Cat. Hi, Cat. uh a land protection specialist with the compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trust Incorporated has
worked extensively with both the A commission and the 300 committee on this restriction application and is going to be present tonight to answer any questions that I might not be able to answer. So, Madam Chair, thank you. So, the board has the packet has the
application uh questions from the board. Miss Goldstone, technical question. I'm super excited to see this and to to have it move forward. I'm not as familiar with agricultural purpose conservation. So, is it two separate restrictions for different parts of the property? Is it all one? Because there's the one part at
the back that's a slightly different use than than most of the the farming area. That's a terrific question. Um, so thank you again for having me tonight. The way in which this conservation restriction was written, it's broken up into sections. There is an agricultural
activity area. There is a unrestricted property area that incorporates the house that the farming felmouth is going to be using as an affordable housing option and then there is a special use area where no agriculture will happen and that it's
strictly going to be protected for conservation. Okay. But those are all within one those two are within one easement. Correct. Okay. Great. Thank you. Other questions for members of the board? We still have a picture there, but it's further down.
Mr. Has title actually been conveyed to Farming Fment? No, title has not been conveyed as of yet. Um the goal is to it has to be closed on by June 30th because it's pending a conservation partnership
grant from the state and the conservation restriction because it takes so long to get local approvals and then state final approval. We have to go through the process of getting local approvals first before title is transferred. So I mean the issue I have with the with the with the actual
restriction is that it provides and if we go forward with it this date it provides that Falmouth farming Falmouth is going to con is in the is in the has the ability to to give the the restriction. So uh which doesn't at this
point is my question. Sure. Let me clarify. So what will be recorded at the registry of deeds first will be the title of this property. The conservation restriction does not take place until that title is conveyed. And so this conservation restriction, we're just
trying to secure the signatures from the select board in the event that we're going to be recording this after that deed is recorded. So this does not go into effect until Farming Felmouth. I I understand, but but I'm I'm hesitant to sign this at this time with the
statement that Fal Farming Falmouth is in a position to grant this easement or this restriction, which which it's not at this moment. I understand it'll be recorded subsequently. I just think that there's a a bit of a logistical problem
in us signing it now since you don't actually or Fingmouth doesn't actually own the property at this time. I can understand your concern. This is historically how conservation restrictions have been approved, especially when there is a transfer of land that requires a conservation restriction through whether it's
community preservation, the land grant, or a conservation partnership grant. This is the general practice that we have when we're moving forward with a conservation restriction. And again, this will not go into place until Farming Felmouth owns the property.
I think we're just approving it as to form, right? Correct. Well, no. I mean, I think we're approving, you know, a restriction that, in my opinion, is is not completely accurate. I mean, if we were signing it, I'd prefer it be held in escrow or something along those lines
pending, you know, a closing of the property and then restrict, you know, be able to record it at that time. That's my only concern. I totally understand that. I think that right now with the fact that we have to get final approval from the state, we can't do that without
the select board's signature page. Once that select board signature page is provided, then I will get the secretary of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to sign off and it will just lay in waiting until the title is transferred. Mr. Zalinsky, couldn't
it be uh stipulated in the uh in the approval that language right there? Just I mean that would be acceptable as well. Yeah. I mean, if we include that, there's certain things she can't get done without this, and we want to be satisfied that that it's going to be
done, right? So, if it's stipulated in the motion and in the minutes, I think that that would be enough. Peter, Michael, the winner. Yeah. So, I I'm not an attorney as you all know. So, that's why I asked ours, the town council, to review the application in its entirety. And and town council did come back and
say I I said earlier, town council reviewed it and approved it as to form. She reviewed the entire application and I asked town council if there were any issues or concerns and she she expressed none. So I think to uh vice chair Zalinsk's point it could be it could be added. Um Cat, is that going to cause an
issue for you? I'm not. It could potentially, especially like if we hold this signature page until Farming Falmouth holds title, there could be a waiting game with the state and the secretary signature and then we might not be able to record in time and then
Farming Falmouth will not be able to be reimbursed for the conservation partnership grant they've been awarded. Miss Goldstone, I am way out over my skis because also not a lawyer as Mr. Mr. Mscali is, but I feel like if what we are approving is in form a
conservation restriction from Falmouth Farming for a property that they don't yet hold, if that doesn't go through, they can't convey a conservation restriction because they don't hold it and it becomes null and void. That's correct. I would agree with you. Um, Madam Chair, I would move that we
approve the grant of a conservation restriction from Farming Falmouth, Inc. to the 300 Committee Land Trust, Inc. and the town of Felmouth Agricultural Commission on the property located at 578 Locust Field Road as presented. I'll second it. Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst
the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I I opposed one. Thank you. Thank you very much. Good luck. Okay, Mr. Johnson, stop update surf drive nourishment study. Thank you,
Madam Chair. So tonight the board is going to receive an update on a feasibility study that looks at beach and dune nourishment to protect surf drive. And that uh that feasibility study is made possible thanks to a grant
from the coastal zone management office of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Um I want to acknowledge the leadership of the beach committee in proddding the town and helping to get us organized to get that grant. Um, and with us tonight in
addition to uh Connor Offson from the Woods Hole Group who will be giving the presentation uh is Rebecca Haney from Coastal Zone Management. Um, so I I just want to very briefly note that this is a feasibility study that is evaluating our
options. We do have a tight timeline and a deadline to complete this feasibility study, but we are not on any sort of timeline to make a decision about a project and move forward with a specific project. This is purely anformational
feasibility study so the town has better information to consider what actions we might want to take with respect to protecting Surf Drive. Great. Thank you. And we have slated you for 25 minutes. Yes. Thanks. Hi everybody. Peter, do you have the presentation?
It should be loaded. Okay, I see that right now. There we go. All right. Hi everybody. Thank you so much for having me. My name is Connor Austin. I'm a coastal scientist with Woods Hole Group. Uh again, you working for the town of Felmouth under a grant from coastal zone management office working with Leslie
Fields here as well uh on a surf drive beach and dune nourishment feasibility study. I'm going to keep it to about 15 slides. There's a whole lot of work that's going into this. A lot of technical details we could go into and talk about any number of things. So, I'm just going to hit the crux of what the
project is about and some of the barriers we're hitting, some of the options we might have in front of us, and I'll take questions after that. So, how we got here is through a series of past studies. The town of Falmouth has led a climate change vulnerability assessment um back in 2019
to 2020 and that identified the different vulnerabilities especially along the coastline that Felmouth has. Surf Drive coming to the top of that list. Second, there was a specific study of surf drive and resilience options within looking at natural infrastructure
uh built infrastructure. How we might adapt this um using hard solutions, armoring or raising things, how we might adapt this using nature and nature-based solutions, living shorelines, and when we might need to think about, you know, pulling
back assets that are too vulnerable to maintain. All of this was kind of accelerated by storms in January 13, 2024. This is a video, but since we're in PDF, it's not going to play, but I think you know many of you are aware. I know Peter McCanny,
who's been super helpful with us along the project, uh, thanks for being here. Is very aware of what happened on that that date. We had overwash of Surf Drive. We had undermining of the roadway. There was a lot of clearing of debris and sediment that was needed.
There was a lack of accessibility during that time that during that time and uh just the threat of the ocean just adjacent surf drive was made very apparent to the town. On the scale of things that storm
was not so large. The water level amounted to about a 5-year storm. So you know this was 2024. We could expect a water level similar to that by 2028 2029. Um, and as you know, I think has been discussed in other meetings and
throughout those reports that got us here, sea level rise is occurring and only going in one direction. So, the frequency of events like this is expected to increase. So, if this was a approximately 5-year storm, um, there
were large waves, but those waves didn't exactly align with the peak of the high tide, uh, the storm could have been much worse than it actually ended up being. Um yet it's still on a small scale compared to what has been experienced along Serve Drive in the past. Hurricane
Sandy, Hurricane Bob, Hurricane Carol, uh 1938 hurricane. These sorts of storms are within the realm of possibility. They've happened before. They can happen again. And and Surf Drive is sitting on the edge of uh Nantucket Sound and and vulnerable to those.
So again the the goal of this project was to look at the feasibility of uh beach and dew nourishment. Now why beach and dew nourishment? That was the primary selected the preferred pathway out of the coastal resilience report from 2021 I believe 2020 or 2021. Um
that is those are nature-based solutions beach and do nourishment. They are soft solutions. They tend to both help the habitat, help the public, and help the resiliency of our infrastructure um all at the same time looking to meet those three goals. Um but they are also more
near-term solutions. They are made of, you know, unconsolidated sediment. They can be washed around uh and they can be lost to large larger storms. So, they're not permanent solutions. There is a long-term plan within the coastal resiliency um report for Surf Drive, which I'll get to
towards the end of this presentation. All right. As we've gone through this feasibility assessment, we're looking at all the different kind of constraints and opportunities that we might see from the regulatory environment, from the built from the existing environment. We've done habitat surveys, we've done topographic surveys, uh surveys of the
structures, um asset value work that's Peter is helping us with right now. One of those surveys was an eelgrass survey. We went out thanks to the harbor master who lent us their boat um on November 18th and we used a camera submerged beneath the the water line to survey
where that eelgrass especially the landward edge of that eelrass occurs. So this light green um polygon here is showing where we exactly saw eel grass. Now we couldn't get everywhere. Our camera was only so deep. Uh we couldn't
get to the most shallow water. We couldn't get to the most deep water. So that is um you know the extent that we saw. We also went out on foot. Um one brave Woodell Group employee was out there in November uh with water up to their belly button looking for eel grass
in the nearshore and it was there. Uh so really the takeaway is that eel grass is present in large amounts fairly high density and fairly close to the shore. So that's both a good thing and a bad thing for the town of Falmouth. It's within 40 to 100 feet of the shore. Um,
and eelgrass does a great job of helping to stabilize sediments and it helps to dissipate wave energy. So, there's a large healthy bed of eelgrass off of Surf Drive which is helping to build its resilience and let it respond to storms um robustly. On the other hand, that
eelgrass is susceptible to impact. If you were to nourish a beach like they do in Miami with hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sand, it would smother that eel grass and it would, you know, not be there any longer. It have to grow back naturally and it may not do so. Uh
so the regulatory environment for smothering eelrass is not very favorable. Um there's a buffer that is needed on the scale of maybe 50 to 100 ft 100 ft. And if you move 50 to 100 ft landward of this eelgrass bed, you are on the dry beach or you're even in the
center line of the right of way of of surf drive. So we're really restrained as to how far seawward a project of beach and due nourishment can go. Now, if we're looking in the areas where we then could feasibly build a project, um we're looking here at a transect on the bottom
of the screen, uh along, let's say, I think west of the salt pond inlet, um between about Morsfield Beach, Moors Beach area where right now we have the lowest elevations of the beach and there's a lack of dune
um present there. So during our survey, which occurred in the fall as well, uh we identified essentially just a flat relatively flat beach surface that rolls right into the intertidal zone and then out to the to the near shore.
There's essentially no functioning dune here. There is a little bit of a ridge and a runel. So I I a ridge or a hill. So from a regulatory perspective, we are in a coastal dune. the roadway itself is in a coastal dune. That all starts to
kind of constrain what we can do. Um, but from a looking at ways we can build a project, we have very little horizontal space to work with. What is this here? About 75 ft between the roadway and the high tide line.
So, if we're going to build a beach and we're going to build a resilient beach, we want as much volume as we can possibly get, but we can't necessarily just put a wall of sand because that would get scarped away by the waves. It would start to wash away. It could be a safety hazard. It would be
a hazard to to birds as well, and it just frankly wouldn't function like a dune. And so, it wouldn't work. So as we try to design what a uh what a dune might look like in this area, we need to think about other species which are out here and using the beaches. We
have the lease turn up in the upper left. We have the piping clover in the bottom bottom left. In the upper right is sea beach knotweed and in the bottom right is a salt pond penny wart. That's it. These are all four identified protected species in the project area.
So these have been seen. they've been registered with natural heritage and as we proposed this project we submitted a um information request to them this is what came back to us as uh you know constraints to work within. So regarding
the birds in particular they prefer gently sloped beaches to gently sloped dunes. If you had maybe 200 300 feet of beach and dune area there would be plenty of space for these birds to function to do their thing to forage and to nest as well. But we are on a very
tight space. The dunes are being scared. The habitat is really not prime for these birds. Though they are still resilient. They are still coming up year after year. Mass Ottabon is doing surveys of that. So as we design a dune, we need to design slopes which are in
favor of these bird species. Natural heritage preser prefers a 10 to1 slope which is fairly gentle. The beach itself today is about 10 to one. Um, so with such little space and such gentle slopes, we are starting to reduce the
amount of sand that we can put into this this project area. Now, that doesn't mean that nothing can happen. So, this is just an example of the existing conditions. Again, we're looking at uh the area just seawward of Salt Pond west of its inlet
uh where there's a small bump where there is an existing coastal dune and then our beach. So the roadway right now is sitting at about 6 feet NAVD which is maybe about six feet above uh mean sea level. Trying to keep the existing conditions as they are. Keep surf drive
as it is. Keep the beach accessible. Support the birds. Build resilience. This is the about the maximum feasible dune restoration that we could design. It would be a dune that goes about two feet above the uh elevation of the the roadway, the edge of roadway, uh and
slopes into the back and the near shore. That could be planted with beach grass, which is a very significant factor in stabilizing that sediment as long as it's given the time to grow and root. It just takes one year for beach grass roots to grow up to six feet, even
10 feet across and start to take hold in the sand. Um, and there could be different public access paths provided where the town be where we're at town beach or different collaboration with private property owners. However, that alternative there was a very small project frankly. Um, so
we wanted to just explore the options to put as much sand as possible, but we also didn't want to fully go with uh, you know, removing surf drive so that you can build the biggest beach you can. Um, this is an alternative that looks at dropping one lane of Surf Drive. And I
recognize that that has a whole cascading uh re level of impact to its uses, the private property, the the road races, the aesthetics, everything. Um, but we are just exploring ways that we can get
as much sand as we can into this system. So, if we hypothetically removed one lane of Surf Drive, we could build a project up another foot higher. It could have a dune crest that was wider. Um, its slopes could be more gentle. We could work with natural heritage a little bit more easily and find
something that's permittable. Placing sand in the footprint of where ex Surf Drive currently is is um, you know, would be a slam dunk with the regulators essentially. So, we've looked at these uh, from a feasibility perspective. We are modeling them in the face of
different coastal storms. Um right now these are the three alternatives that I just talked about. This is essentially no condition no change to the existing condition on the top. Um the dune restoration project which is relatively small although we are vertically exaggerated here in the middle and then
the larger dune restoration retreating surf drive. We modeled these against a um a one-year storm, an annual storm, uh against a five-year storm, and then against a 20-year storm. This is the
result of the five-year storm. And honestly, the results aren't very uh encouraging given that there's a significant amount of erosion with such a low-level storm. So that's not too surprising given that beach nourishment itself and and dune restoration tends to
be need maintenance. You you can you can come in and you can build a project such as the one I think am I might be missing the word but s the town. Can I ask you a question? Yeah. Is there no subsurface armament with groin rock or any of that
in the in these proposals in these proposals? No, there's not. So subsurface yeah armoring holding the line essentially uh with a seaw wall or groin um is not part of this project. The preferred alternative preferred pathway of the town of Falmouth in 2020
was to look at nature-based solutions which is what this is. Thank you. Um I will I can go into more detail about that. No, I'll just Oh, sure. No, go ahead. Um so I'll just quickly explain what we're looking at here because they're pretty detailed and and
confusing. the black line on the top with the tan underneath it. That is the existing surface. You can see the roadway in gray. Um you can see the existing beach sloping into the nearshore. You can see the water at um mean sea level off to the right. And the
red line is the poststorm profile. So that's not a permanent posttorm profile. Sand will come and go. Um but in the peak of the storm at its most erosive, this is what we uh may see here. So the existing condition is showing that red
line underneath the existing road by a foot or two. And what that essentially is telling us is the roadway will be undermined under a 5-year storm. This is transct B which is west of the Son inlet where there is the most narrow beach,
the least amount of sand, the least existence of dune. This is the most vulnerable reach along Surf Drive. So we are showing an exaggerated condition compared to Town Beach to the east and Trunk River to the southwest. Under the proposed conditions, there is improvement. You
can see that the red line instead of undermining the roadway, it's scarping just adjacent the roadway. So we've lost the project that we built, but we haven't lost the roadway. So building a small-cale project even can protect you
under smallcale storms. And then thirdly, we have the project that's a bit larger. Um, dropping a lane of Surf Drive, building a bigger dune. That storm comes through. It erodess the dune that we have. It deposits that sand in
the nearshore and on the beach. And the result is no undermining of the roadway and maintenance of a beach. We aren't seeing scarping at the edge of the roadway. So there's really no threat to the public infrastructure under that alternative. So, all this to say that there are
projects that can help us. We're under some pretty heavy constraints, uh, like I talked about earlier, but there are ways that surf drive can be built out to have more resilience in the near term. We're talking about again a five-year storm in this case when the peak waves
meet at the same time as a high tide and and wash over surf drive. Any questions on this slide before I move on? Is there's Yeah, please go ahead. Mr. Goldstone, we'll start with you and then Mr. Mscali. I want to go one step beyond this
storm assuming the the red line profiles. Um there's there's still I think some beach. Sorry, I've got a glare as well, but um there's still some degree of beach left. What kind
of regulatory environment are we in with these beach profiles in terms of, you know, is there any possibility of doing another project with those profiles or essentially are is this I was going to say the end of the road and that would be a horrible pun, but like is this it
in terms of No, I Yeah, that's a great question. We've talked about that with the project team. It would be expected that a small project like this would be wiped out there. we would have gotten it permitted under this hypothetical scenario and it could then hypothetically be repermitted and it
could just rebuilt as designed. So I think that this is a project that could be built time over time, you know, in response to storms. It could be built to then, you know, provide that last line of defense. The storm comes washes through, it's washed out, the town of Falmouth then goes for another round of
upping their permit and rebuilding. Um, so that could be a near-term cycle which the town engages in. Mr. So just so I understand when when in in slide two and three when you're saying the roadway is protected uh it's not undermined. You
can keep the roadway but it's somewhat uh inaccurate in number three to say it's protected. It's it's protected but it's lessened in width. Is that my understanding? Yes, that that's very fair that the surf drive that we are protecting is different. So yeah, just
I'm afraid people might misconrue that particular uh option. So you may want to tighten that up a little bit. Thank you. I appreciate that. Yes, absolutely. Um and also, you know, protected is from long-term damage, but there is
also maintenance that will guaranteed be needed from Peter and his team after any of these storms, after you can see this blue dotted line that is showing the water level. Um, so under all of these storms, we expect the water level to be about foot and a half or two feet above this the road. That means overwash and
that means debris, etc. Mr. Brown, how often could we renourish the center? Uh, the roadway protected and the beach dune eroded the the middle one. Could we get a standing? Is there such thing like we have standing permits for dredging that
we do annually? Is there one that we could get for dune restoration that after the storm we could already be prepared to go back and put it back together? Yeah. And I'm Rebecca is saying yes here. Rebecca, do you want to provide a comment of any kind or you can
put that in your permit request to have maintenance to go back to the same part of your application. Okay. And another plus of routine maintenance is the continuous
um increasing of the sand in the latoral cell. So in this system which we're looking at from Trunk River to Shore Street, the more sand the more resilient and the more the longlasting this beach will be. So each time you build the project, you're bringing in another, you
know, several thousand cubic yards of material that will help to, you know, better you the next time. Who's going to in the these dune constructions, and I've never known how to say this, so you guys can tell me.
Are things like, is it quir core fiber um rolls at the core of the dune? I'm seeing a head shaking. So this is literally just sand that we're piling in this shape and and planting grass on and vegetation, right? Yeah. Um so yes, there's no quar uh quir logs or quir
fiber rolls proposed in this and that that yeah from a regulatory standpoint is not necessarily feasible, but also because that's not a typical, you know, a dune is built of just sediment um and and beach grass roots. So that's what we're trying to mimic here. Um, but I
should note that at Trunk River, you may have visited it yourself, the material is more coarse. There's cobbles and gravels. And so our design at Trunk River is a little bit different. It contains a core of cobble and gravel. And cobble and gravel responds differently to storms. It's more
resilient. It abs it absorbs wave energy. It can even build up and increase its steepness and elevation in response to storms. So, the use of cobble is something that we're going to try to lean into wherever we can. Um, yeah. All right. So, there are some
pluses, there are some minuses. I I do want to say that in the model, we also, you can see a kind of lime green light offshore there. We included eelgrass in this model to understand how it's impacting the waves and the stability of the shoreline. And uh the model similarly to the scientific publications
that indicate this was showing that with eelgrass surf drive is much better off than without eelgrass. But all of this is looking at a five-year storm. So a five-year storm is a low-level storm, high frequency storm. It's nothing like Hurricane Bob
or Hurricane Carol. And the long-term options for surf drive are um honestly limited. So I want to just take the last slide to mention that in the coastal resiliency report for surf drive managed retreat is on the table for surf drive.
What that means is removing accessibility from by vehicle um in the long term to Surf Drive. So we are exploring that a bit further in this project and what it actually means to go piece by piece and actually retreat our
way methodically out of Surf Drive. How does that what does that mean for residents? What does that mean for the public? What does that mean for the habitat? There are some crit pieces of critical infrastructure. The sewer line. There's a sewer main. The sewer line, I'm sorry, I should take more time to talk about, goes beneath the Shining Sea
Bikeway. You can see this purple um going through there. And that's the sewer line that pumps Woods Hole to the uh water to the treatment facility. Um then underneath Surf Drive itself, there's a water mane. There's also gas lines and uh the Martha's Vineyard
energy line connection occurs underneath Surf Drive as well. There are private residential beaches, private res uh private residential homes on the beaches. Um we're looking at, you know, how do we slowly phase out infrastructure but not disrupt complete
access to these homes? Can there be over sand vehicle access uh etc. So just we haven't explored this fully. We can come back and do another presentation if it comes to that. Uh the crux of this project is looking at beach
and dune nourishment feasibility, but just recognizing that what we built wasn't what we had hoped we could build necess um at the end of the day. And it just kind of made it more obvious that this plan from 2020 is looking in a direction that that Fmouth may have to look soon.
Mr. Mscali, I I can't imagine that we're unique in this problem as as as troubling as it is. Are there any real life situations that you're familiar with that have actually could give us some guidance as to you know what we might be looking at and what we might
what people might be thinking about. Yeah, that that's a great question. So in this report we'll have a memo about the managed retreat aspect on its own and we'll keep include a couple case studies. We are trying to answer that exact question. One that immediately comes to mind is my hometown which is in
Situit uh where Peggy Beach is a barrier beach much like Surf Drive. There's the open ocean and there's the beach which is a barrier to the marsh on the landward side. Um that beach has slowly been marching back uh with time and there was once a series of residential
homes and a paved roadway. The town over time has removed that paving. It's moved its roadway from being on the seawward side of the homes to being on the landward side of the homes. It's been o over sand vehicle access only.
So there are examples in our state of this. Those would be very helpful. So thank you Mr. Brown. Have you done a sand grain analysis of the surf drive beach? And is it compatible with standard sand that you
can get at the uh like Lawrence and Lynch has washed sand? And some people have suggested that we should be considering a regular nourishment and not worry about when the dredge is available and whether or not the soils are comp the sand is compatible and
should we be maybe rolling that into our permit application that that would be our intended source. Yeah, that's that's a great question. We did do a preliminary assessment of of the sand grains just to give our models the right information. So we took a sample at by trunk river at Moors beach at the public
uh the public beach to the east. And so we saw a gradation of coarse sand by trunk river moving to kind of mixed grain medium sands uh more in the center of surf drive and also to the east. Uh so yes I think to your point we do think
that using coarser sand is better. um it lasts a little bit longer. Um it returns it reflects wave energy better and and pushes the energy out. [Music] Um and your other point about the inlet dredging I wanted to mention um we are
also led by Leslie looking at um how to better use the inlet material that we are pulling out of the inlets today and how we can spread that across the beaches to um you support this project and others. Miss Goldstone, thank you.
Um two two questions. Could you go back to the the previous uh slide please? So I think this rendering makes it very clear that that when it comes to Surf Drive as a whole, we've actually got in my mind three very
distinct regions in terms of the challenges and constraints that we face. Have you looked at those separately? Is is it worth looking at those separately in terms of how we move forward? Yeah, that's a that's a great question. There are three distinct areas. There is the
bikeway reach I would say by trunk river. There is the kind of private cottages and undeveloped beach area. And then there's the public beach and then the Mitchell bath house um fronting by water court and others. Uh each of those is uniquely responding to to storm is
responding to storms in their own unique way. Trunk river is uh a narrow beach but it's also made of cobble. So it's sticking around a little bit longer in the face of storms. Um, however, it does have the most critical and vulnerable infrastructure with the bike path. So, we are looking at that and those
particular problems. Um, again, we talked a lot about the cottage area in Moors Beach where there's no lack of dune, there's the water man, there's the roadway itself. Um, we are talking about that probably the most as we look at management. And then to the east um the
public beach and the Mitchell Bouth house and by water court behind um was actually the least vulnerable of the areas that we modeled the dune that is there today is robust and providing a high level of protection. It might get
washed out in one of the larger storms but uh the roadway there under our alternatives was not shown to be um vulnerable. At least in our model scenarios, there is, you know, any extreme model uh storm that could cause
damage that we we didn't predict, but um that area is the least vulnerable and the most complicated to retreat from. So, we are looking at this from a real practical standpoint. What are the first things that the town needs to get on um start to do? And we're really going to
dig into that more so than the later steps. Can I ask one last question? One last because we need to move on and I want to take a public comment. Right. So you've showed us a 5-year storm which is a virtual certainty. I mean certainly by
2030. What is a 20, 50 or 100year storm look like? So we modeled the 20-year storm and any of the designs that we came up with completely washed away uh in under a 20-year storm. Um a 50-year storm and a 100red-year storm would just
be more extreme. So um you know the process towards looking at later moves might be moved up if there is an unexpected or a low frequency storm. It's yeah I mean
that the history of this road itself is you guys might well be aware that homes have been washed all the way up to the top of Salt Pond and and that's something that could happen again foreseeably. Dr. Schneider, did you want to make a comment?
Barb Schneider, chair of beach committee. So, first I want to say sitting here and taking copious notes, this is why the beach committee pushed so hard to get a coastal resiliency coordinator. This is exactly what we saw
that we are going to be dealing with going in the future. There was a good question asked about being able to permit so that you could keep going back to bu rebuild a footprint. That begs the question, has any has in your studies,
is there any kind of record of how many five-year storms we've had in the last five years and how many more than fiveyear storms that we've had in the last five years. Because when we talk about rebuilding to a footprint, we need
to think about how many times that amount of money and that amount of material would be needed. Thank you. Yeah, thank you. That's a great point. And um just to the costs, the project, like Peter said, is on a tight timeline.
We're going to be done by June 30th. There will be a public meeting on June 2nd um for all those here. And by the end of the project, we will have estimates as to both the costs of a project, all of the alternatives that we look at, as well as the amount of value that they might bring in protected
protective Yeah. benefit. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thanks for the bad news. Okay, we're going to move on. We're going to uh Mr. Wshaw, a request from Cape Cod Oyster Co.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, back in December of last year, the select board held a public hearing for the transfer of a license to Cape Cod Oyster Company and approved the transfer of that license for the remainder of the 10-year term, which was through April 26th,
2025. Uh, Mr. David Ryan of Cape Cod Oyster Company has submitted an application for renewal of the shellfish aquaculture license on March 5th of this year for a 10-year period. I understand this 10-year extension is pretty pretty common. the request for Cape Cod Oyster Company is requesting the two slight
coordinate corrections be made to the license and this information is included in your packet this evening. Um, position B, uh, to fix a typo, a typographic error on the license, correct to 39 minutes from 30 minutes. and position D. And again, this is
illustrated in your packet, to adjust the southeast corner less than 1/100th of one decimal degree, about 73 minutes to fix a discre discrepancy between the license and the coordinates provided by Marine Environmental Services. The total area is slightly smaller using the MEES
coordinates. Mr. Ryan is requesting a change in language on the license to reflect the correct method of growing um from growing oysters at all times of the year in racks that will sit on the ocean floor to quote culture techniques using floating baskets set along ropes on the
surface. And madam chair and select board this language is more spec specifically described in the order of conditions that were issued by the conservation commission in January of this year. And madam chair I understand Mr. Brian is here to uh to present maybe some additional information and answer any questions that the board may have.
Sure. Thank you for having me. Um Mr. Renshaw summed it up pretty well uh when uh we applied for the transfer and and you approved the transfer of the two licenses in December. Um the town attorney simply took the previous
licenses and did really nothing other than change the name of the license holder. So um they explored the option of of doing the renewal immediately um but they decided against that. So they let that that license expire which
was the end of April. Um so I'm here before you for that. Um so in the process of of going before the um the conservation commission for the change of use and then the army corps of engineers for change of use I did discover a small two small
inconsistencies in the coordinates that were used uh and so they were described um by by Miss Dentra. One was a typo that put one of the coordinates out uh in the middle of Vineyard Sound and then the other one was it was about a 73 foot
change that um not minute change that was suggested by the division of marine fisheries. So, so this kind of cleans cleans that up. And then I ask that you just update the language to the um to the to the culture techniques that that
have been approved by both conservation and by uh the army corps of engineers and that we had talked about back in December when I was before you then. Yeah. You had spoken questions questions from the board. You had spoken I think the last time about the different ways of doing it and that you wanted to bring
it more in keeping with current ways of doing the oystering. Is that correct? Correct. This culture technique is the same the same uh type of equipment that we're using pretty successfully over in Wquite Bay. Uh it's been well received
over there by by our neighbors. Uh it's it's low profile. conservation commission was very much in favor of it because we got gear up off uh the ocean floor since March uh or since February and
March we actually the work that we did down at Meccans was uh it's been really a big cleanup effort. So I' I've removed about eight eight big boat loads of of old gear that that was used by by previous um license holders. Uh we've
deployed some gear down there. Um, I've got a a barge that I inherited with that other business that I'll leave it out there this summer, but I'm I'm pretty certain I'm going to remove it. Uh, I don't really have the need for a barge on site all the time. If I decide to
that I do need one, it would be much much smaller uh that than the one that's out there at at this time. Any questions from the board? Mr. Brown? Uh, do you envision that at some point you'll have mostly floating gear that would be just
below the surface? Is that a goal? So, it's at this site I Yeah, I'm not interested in in growing oysters in the in the bottom cages. So, it would be exclusively in in the surface in the surface gear. But, do they have to be floating or can they be slightly below
surface? cuz we're, you know, now that we're starting to grow the program, we're starting to hear some negative feedback from some of the neighbors saying it's impactful to their vistas and views. And I'm wondering if that would be a feasible uh path forward. See, the the way that floating equipment
works is that by being on the surface, you have the ability to um to dry the the baskets that the oysters grow in. uh things that are in the water immediately start to um uh develop what we call bofouling. So seaweed that grows on the
on the baskets. So by flipping them up out of the water about once once every week or 10 days for for a day or a half a day, uh it's enough to keep the gear uh clean. So the the gear that I'm using is is much lower profile than what was
used excuse me um when when I first took over that were quite far. So it's I think it's much more aesthetically pleasing. Um there were quite residents who are just hundreds of feet away from from the farm over there have accepted
it you know quite well. I think you have a pretty good stack of of of letters that came from the residents over on the Seit River that that you know are are pleased with what we're doing there. Okay. Thanks. So, it is it is much lower profile than some types of floating
gear, but yeah, it it is still it is still visible. At the conservation commission meetings, were there any objections raised by any of the abuing owners with respect to this issue? No, it went through, you know, pretty smoothly. It was quite a quite a process to go through and then the Army Corps
permit was even much more extensive. Uh so that's a that was a quite a quite a document. But other than the process, no no real opposition from people about this new technique. No. Thank you. I I do I know I offered it in December and I
certainly we're into some better weather now, but I always have would like to extend an open invitation to anyone uh from the board or town staff to come out to to tour the the farms or to see our facility. Um people tend to find it
quite interesting. Okay, thank you. Any other questions from the board? I would entertain a motion. Uh, I'll move approval of the request from Cape Cod Oyster Company, 179 Old Falmouth Road, Marston's Mills to renew
the shellfish aquaculture license uh, number A15-06 for a 2 acre area located in Meansid Harbor and Upweller Aquaculture site measuring 20 ft by 8t fastened to a dock in Means Harbor for a 10-year period and to correct the coordinates
and the method of growing on the license. I'll second it. Okay. Okay. We have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I I unanimous. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. I'm easy to reach either through
Diane Davidson or or Chuck Martinsson's office. They have they know how to get me. Great. Okay. Thanks. Okay. Farmers Market. Uh Mr. Wshaw. Thanks, Madam Chair. Uh, select board tonight is being asked to consider the approval of a request from Felmouth Farmers Market
Incorporated for a waiver or reduction of the special event permit fee for Felmouth Farmers Market at Marina Park on Thursdays this year from May 22nd to October 16th. Madam Chair and select board, the applicant who's here tonight submitted this uh fee reduction or
waiver request back on May 12th. A copy of that letter is attached to your packet. In accordance with the approved fee schedule, the permit fee for this event is calculated based upon uh a rather comp complicated formula. Um I can point your attention to a sheet that
Diane Davidson in our office provided which shows that the um if no reductions were given um the calculation of the standard uh permit fee uh would come out to $1,450. Over the past nine years, uh,
the select board has voted to reduce the special events permit for this particular event, uh, to a $200 fee, plus an additional $500 inkind donation to take care of the garden in front of the harbor master's office. I recall last year this this similar request. The event was cancelled in 2020 due to the
pandemic. As I mentioned earlier, the event is going to take place on Thursdays from May 22nd through October 16th between the hours of 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Setup is at 9:30 a.m. Take down by 4 p.m. each of those days. The event is expected to draw between 100 to 400
attendees per day. And madam chair, uh again the applicants here to answer your questions, but my recommendation again based upon previous decisions to reduce the special event permit fee for the past nine years, recommending the select board consider approving a reduction of these fees to a $200 permit fee and that
$500 inind donation for the care of the harbor masters office garden. Great. Thank you. Any questions from the board to the applicant? Well, actually I noticed that your budget shows you're like operating in the red. Is that accurate? It is. Um,
with the winter market that we started um at St. Barnabas, we are a little bit behind um where we've been uh previously. So, we had a few unfortunate um vendors with unfortunate health issues that pulled out of the winter market. So, messed that up a little bit,
but we're aiming for a great season this summer. So, okay. Thank you. Any other questions, comments, Miss Goldstone? Uh, no. I think especially with that information uh answers my question of how much of a hardship uh the 75%
reduced fee would be. Um and it's certainly I think an incredible uh service and benefit for the town. So, I would move approval um of the reduction of the special event permit fee to a $200 permit fee with a $500 inkind donation for the care of the Harbor
Masters Office Garden for the Falmouth Farmers Market at Marina Park taking place on Thursdays from May 22nd to October 16, 2025. I second that. Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the boards? Seeing none, all those in favor? I love
it. Thank you very much. Thank you. Okay, we're going to talk about the New England Festival's uh request for a waiver of the special event permit. Mr. Renshaw. Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh Miss Lillian Kazanis, did I pronounce that correctly? How are you? Is here tonight with New England Festivals Incorporated.
Again, um Lillian has requested that select board consider a waiver of the special event permit fee for the Harbor Light Illumination Concert Series and Night Markets. While this is the third consecutive year the event is going to be held, this year's events is the first in which the applicant has requested a fee waiver. So
we have no uh precedent in terms of how to handle the the fees. The Harbor Light Illumination Concert Series in Night Market is approved for six Saturdays on July 5th, the 12th, July 19th, and August 9th, August 16th, and August 23rd of this year. Madam Chair, select board,
the special event permit fee is $200 per day for six days for a total of $1,200. for reduction of the permit fee for the six days. The first and last day is $400. Reduction of 75% of the remaining four days uh is $200 for a total of $600 for a reduced special
event permit fee. This is a recurring event which has been held in 2024 for 6 days. 2023 for two days um as is the last event. It was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic and back in 2019 it was held for three days. Madam Chair, Slightboard, it's the town manager's
office recommendation to approve the request from Mullian Kazanis for a full waiver of the special event permit fee for the Harbor Light illumination concert series in Art Artisian Market being held at Marina Park. And again, Miss Kazanis is here to answer any questions you may have. Are there any questions from the board regarding this
request? Miss Goldstone, uh, as noted, this is the first time you're asking for a waiver of the special permit fee, and can I ask why? Yes, I would have been here in years past bothering you. I didn't know that um as a nonprofit I was eligible to there was a waiver fee. Um I definitely would have been here uh many
many times prior. And the other the other thing I just wanted to bring to your attention, I'm sure you're aware, you saw my letter, that the town actually gave me a grant to be able to do this and across the board you were all very supportive and thank you uh during my public hearing and that whole
process. But that that grant that you issued me is um null and void. It's effectively you know, gets canceled out by these fees. So, it doesn't allow me to utilize in the way that I'm supposed to. So, with that being said, um there
was other information I think I sent to Diane just with what I have given back over the years and what I will I would like to be able to continue to do. I mean, I've been working with Mr. Bourneing and different departments and just finding out what are the needs so
that I can directly help them and and help in that way. So again, it's a free event that's donation based. So if someone chooses to donate the canon, those donations are what's going back to the town. Anyhow, so I would appreciate
your consideration of of the fees and and the licenses. I understand, you know, the liquor license, of course, the entertainment license. I'm just curious. I never had to get one of those before, but with the new regulations, I do understand that's part of that process. But I think considering I am utilizing
the space in the town that is intended for entertainment, I just would hope you would take that into consideration as well. Um and I think that was it. It's a wonderful organization. Uh the uh you know pay what you can method and
model is uh is is very much appreciated. So I would certainly support the waiver as requested. Is that your motion? Mr. Mskelli. Uh, yes it is. Okay. Uh, I recommend that the select board approve the request from Lillian Kazanis of New England
Festivals for a full waiver of the special event permit fee for the Harbor Light Illumination Concert Series and Artisan Market being held at Marine Park on Saturdays, July 5th, 12th, 19th,
August 9th, 16th, and 23rd, 25th. I'll second that. Okay, I have a motion in a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I, it's unanimous. Thank you very much. Thank you. I hope to see you all there. Thank you. Okay. Uh, next
up, Falmouth Beach Hotel Realy Trust, DBA Beach Breeze. Mr. Wshaw, thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, the application which you have in your packet this evening was received on May 1st. The owner is Felmouth Beach Hotel Realy Trust. The manager is Roslin Van Havl. Per the
application, madam chair and select board, the business will not be operated as a bed and breakfast at this time as there will be no food service. I understand it's contemplated in the future, but at this time there will be no food service. The application has been reviewed by the police, conservation commission, building and health departments, and no concerns have
been expressed by either of any of those departments. And lastly, the building commissioner has approved a floor plan and certificate of inspection has been issued. Thank you, Mr. Renshot. Would you introduce yourself please? Hi Rosalyn Van Hovville uh
general manager for the beach breezin. Thank you. Questions of the applicant. Pretty simple. Okay. Make make a comment. In 2011 when my wife and I came to Fmouth for the very first time, we had a very enjoyable uh night spent at
the Beach Breeze in and I hope you guys continue it in the same fashion that it has been for for many years. So thank you. Thank you. You're always welcome to come back for an anniversary. I would, if there are no comments, I would entertain a motion. Mr. Mscali.
Okay. Uh, I will make a motion to approve the application by Falmouth Beach Hotel Realy Trust, DBA Beach Breeze in for a lodging house license to be executed at 312 Shore Street, Falmouth, as presented. I'll second it.
Okay. So, we have a motion in a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I I Good luck. Thank you so much. Okay, we're back to the uh Blue Moon Sea Grill. Mr. Renshaw. Thank you, Madam
Chair. First off, I want to apologize to the board and to Mr. Clower uh for having this kind of buried in the towards the end of the agenda, having to sit through this. So, we'll do a better job. My commitment to do a better job make sure we place these closer. Madam chair, the applicant application was submitted on April 24th. All
requirements for the application according to the office were complete. Building commissioner approved the floor plan submitted with the app. A site plan review decision is included with the application and as part of your packet this evening. It's my understanding the establishment will have a seating capacity of 117. Fire rescue, planning,
police, and the health departments have all reviewed the application and have expressed no concerns or objections to its approval. a liquor license. Um, and that's all I have in the packet and Mr. Clower is here to answer any specific questions you may have. Any questions from the board? No. Kind of goes with
the rest of it, don't the easy part be kind of weird to grant us the other ones and not this one. Alcohol and entertainment without had to wait for that. Sorry. I don't I don't have much to add. Um, I think you know we we've sort of uh outlined the operation. Um, and uh, you
again happy to address any questions that that the board might have. Don't have any. You didn't enjoy spending your whole evening with us. Sadly, I probably would have watched it if I wasn't here. Oh. Oh, you need to get a life.
You You should talk to my wife. Madam Chair, I move approval of the application for a common victual license by Blue Moon Seagril, Inc. DBA Hooked as presented. I'll second it. Okay. Okay. So, I have a motion in a second. Any further discussion amongst the board?
Seeing none, all those in favor? I. Thank you. Um, re very quickly on a personal note. Um, Mr. Zinsky, Miss Taylor, uh, I've been before you guys a lot over the past few years. I want to thank you both for your years of service. Scott, you and I have done a lot of work together between your time
on the zoning board and this board. Um, what you've both done is very commendable and I have really enjoyed the opportunity to work with you guys. So, thank you. Thank you. It's cuz you know I know your in-laws now, right? I would have said that anyways. Thanks, Kevin. Thank you.
Okay. Uh, consider a vote to approve an application by the curator, Mr. Renshaw. Thanks, Madam Chair. Uh, as the board knows, secondhand dealer license are annual licenses. Um, and they expire on April 30th of each year. Uh, Miss Phyllis Downey in our office has been
working with the applicants. um an application to renew the 2324 license was not received and the license expired on April of this year. Uh Miss Downey has been in communication with the applicant uh trying to get this rectified. Uh the manager had been advised by email and phone that a new
license is going to be needed and that the curator would need to cease operations until this new license was issued. Um town background check was completed on May 8th of this year. uh applicant for a new secondhand dealer license was received on May 9th in the select board office which which met all
of the requirements. The application has been reviewed by the building, police, fire, rescue and and zoning offices and no objections or concerns or issues were uh noted. The manager owner, Miss Mary Brady, who I believe is here, this is Lena, I think her daughter. Sorry,
apologies. He did get a an email late that you would be standing in for your mom. uh has advised that depending on of flight times and travel, she may be uh represented by her daughter tonight. Um so, uh Lena is here to answer any questions the board may have. But again, um want to thank the owner um working
with Phyllis Downey. Um it took a while. Um you know, the the goal is to be consistent and to ensure that all of these um businesses have the adequate and appropriate licenses and want want to thank the business for working with our office to get that done. Any questions of Miss
Brady? Are you nervous? A little bit. Yes, I can tell. We're easy. Any questions or comments for the applicant? No, I don't have any. I would entertain a motion.
I would make a motion to approve the application by the curator, 17 Walker Street, Unit A, Felmouth, for a secondhand dealer license. I'll second it. Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the boards? Seeing none, all those in favor?
Uh, it's unanimous. Thank you. Good job. Tell your mother you need a raise. Okay. Um, discuss and consider a vote to send a letter to Mass Development. Mr. Renshaw. Thank you, Madam Chair. As the board uh recalls, uh on May 5th, our
last meeting, uh I presented some information in regards to a January 31st uh formal written request from the town of Barnstable to Mass Development to consider including in the um master planning of Joint Base Cape Cod, a
feasibility study for the location of a joint commercial, joint military and civilian airports um at Joint Base Cape Cod. Um a copy of that uh town of Barnstable request is in your packet. Um there was a resident of Balme who uh spoke that
evening on May 5th to express um some of some of his concerns um to the board. Um in addition to the concerns that were discussed um during the ensuing uh discussion um in terms of quality of life impacts. Uh the board directed uh me to uh first reach out uh to Mass
Development in an effort to gain some additional information on the status of the town of Barnstable request. Uh we did that. There was a little bit of delay getting some information back. Um, however, last week, Wednesday, I had a meeting out at Joint Base Cape Cod, um, the MC3, uh, committee that I'm a part
of, and ran into, uh, the, uh, vice president of mass development, who's actually in charge of this, uh, master planning process, and he and I had a great discussion after the MC3 meeting. um a c he provided a copy of the uh of
the uh mass development response to the January 31st town of Barstable request. That mass development response letter dated February 20th is also included in your packet. Um again uh after the discussion board directed me to in addition to reaching out and getting the
status update and I can I can say this the response letter um from Mass Development indicated that they they appreciated the the interest and looked forward to working with the town of Barnstable is a stakeholder and regional participant in the process. Um so that
gave me every indication that that can that that was going to be considered by Mass Development to incorporate that feasibility study. Uh so to that end I drafted a letter that's included in your packet again at the direction of the select board once we I was able to verify kind of the status of the town of
Barnstable request uh drafted a letter to Mass Development to generally outline the concerns of the select board. I was remiss and missed one of those concerns. Select board member Brown uh had indicated that environmental concerns were of paramount importance and I think
I hit the quality of life in terms of air traffic safety and noise and traffic congestion but completely missed on the environmental aspects. Um so uh madam chair and select board I'll be happy to answer any questions and certainly incorporate that environmental concern.
I'll ask for some additional detail. Fuel fuels and aviation fuels a gas potential spills I think are some of the concerns of operating a a large scale airport at that facility. Our aquifer aquifer is the big one for me. That's what I would say. The increased uh
commercial activity above the aquifer is like I think how I phrased it. Soul source aquifer that is. Mhm. So, I'll certainly go back and and and uh retool re reward that to include those concerns about environmental impact on
the aquifer um and uh and and with board's consent and move forward with submitting that letter to to mass development. I would the board be okay with that if that paragraph is added and then we send that out. Yeah. Otherwise, I think the letter is fine. And I also wanted to say, Madam Chair, I mentioned
that I had a good conversation with um the uh the vice president and his name is escaping me right now. Um it's probably included in some of these documents, but anyway, the the project lead for the uh it was Eric. Eric uh Hickinson. Thank
you. That is it. That is it. Exactly. Um and uh and Eric indicated to me that um there's going to be a very robust public participation uh engagement process as part of this. Um if it were if the feasibility study were to be included in the master
planning process, his commitment was that there was going to be a very robust public participation process and welcomed not only the town of Felmouth comments but all the other surrounding municipalities as well. Okay. So we need to Oh, go ahead. Sorry, one question.
And um I guess um my understanding from what you described in the letter is that uh it sounds like town of Barnstable, you there was a an implication of some direct contact between mass development and the town in terms of of concerns and
I'm wondering if if a public participation process is different where we're submitting comments, is that a different level of engagement? because I think as as we're kind of expressing here, we want to make sure that as an abuing town, we are at that same level of of engagement
directly with mass development. um if that needs to be stipulated beyond a public participation process. And I I can state that as part of this uh the MC3 uh committee that I sit on um and you all know General Foe from the base
um each quarter we attend representatives from regional municipalities attend those meetings and that is going to be one of the venues where we're going to have sitting around a table have direct interaction and uh and and discussions with Eric from Mass Development. But I can get some more details and particulars about what that
public engagement process will look like because I agree. I think you know simply and I'm not saying this is what mass development proposes but an online survey with a deadline for submitting comments is probably not adequate for something of this scope and certainly not what this board I think would be
looking for. Yeah. Yeah, I I guess I was wondering if it would be worth putting I mean we do say as director Butters and a major stakeholder I guess it would be redundant to say we look forward to a road bust stakeholder and public participation process but just making
sure that it's clear we expect to be involved on the level of of other towns. But it it sounds like you feel that would be the case through the the channels that that we're currently part part of. We're certainly going to have a voice and uh in in in my commitment is to ensure that um well number one
there's transparency and number two there's in public participation above and beyond again what I've seen over the past couple of years with regards to the the online survey you know having an opportunity to submit online comments. I'm not saying they they they may use that method, but I'm also my expectation is there's going
to be some face-toface community forums and also information being put out to the public each step of the way because we I don't I don't think we had that even in the beginning of this. That's my commit comm commitment to select board. can't sit here and tell you and and
dictate obviously how mass development is going to run as public participation. But rest assured, we'll do our part to make sure that they know our concerns and and that we want that face-toface dialogue versus the the online submittal of comments. In your discussions, did did is there any involvement with the
Cape Cod Commission? Did you hear of any involvement with the commission? There was a representative with the commission um at the at last week's MC3 meeting. Um, but I'm not aware of any direct dialogue or interaction with Cape Cod Commission. I would I would imagine there will be. I think there would be.
Sure. Okay. Thank you. So, we do need to vote. So, um, if we could adjust the, um, motion. Yes, I would uh move that we approve sending the attached letter uh amended to include a paragraph
addressing uh environmental concerns, particularly concerns about uh increased commercial activity above our sole source aquafer sending that letter to mass development. Um uh yeah, I'll leave it at that. I'd second that. Okay, so we have a motion
and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I it's unanimous. Okay. Uh discuss and consider a vote to approve an amendment to the 2025 select board meeting calendar to add the June
3rd meeting. Mr. Wshaw, did you want to make any comments about that? Well, just it's included in your packet. Back in December 9th of last year, the board approved uh what is now the 2025 meeting calendar. A copy of that calendar is included in your packet. I apologize the pages are a little bit mixed up, but all
12 of them are there, all 12 months. Um, in the request by select board member Mscali, uh, last time we met, or the suggestion, I should say, um, was that the board consider adding a June 3rd meeting because of the time interval in between, uh, this meeting and what was
the the next approved June meeting. And uh, it's my recommendation, Madam Chair, that the board consider adding this June 3rd meeting uh, for the reasons that Mr. M, select board member Miss Kelly indicated that the uh, the interim the interval period in between was excessive. Thank you. Any conversation,
concern? You know, it's a good idea. Could have had a nice month off. We got to get those new board members in here quick. Yeah. Um I I move we approve amendment of the 2025 select board meeting calendar to add a June 3rd meeting date as presented. I second
that. Okay. I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I I unanimous. Okay. I'm going to go through the consent agenda. Please notify me as the chair if you would like to hold any uh article on this consent agenda.
Licenses considered to vote to approve an application by the Falmouth Yacht Club, Inc. and nonprofit club located on 290 Clinton Nav Falmouth for a change of officers of its all alcoholic club license. Consider a vote to approve the application by the Falmouth Road Race
Inc. for a special one-day wine and malt liquor license. Felmouth Road Race VIP tent, Felmouth Heights, Sunday 8:1725, 8 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Consider a vote to approve the application by the Holistic Swan LLC for a change of address to its fortune
teller license to 24 Springb Road, building 1, unit A in Falmouth. Consider to vote vote to approve the application of the Barnstable County Agriculture Society for a special one-day wine and malt liquor license. Sparksville County Fair, Cape Cod Fairgrounds, 1220 Nathan
Ellis Highway, East Falmouth, Monday 7:21, Sunday 7:27, 12 noon to 1000 p.m. Consider a vote to approve the application by Martha Gilbert, Gilbert Bridal Shower, for a special 1-day wine and malt beverages license to be
executed at the West Falmouth Library, 575 West Falmouth Highway, West Falmouth, on June 7th, 2025 from 2:30 p.m. at 5:30 p.m. Consider a vote to approve the surrender of the all alcoholic beverages
restaurant license 000055-RS-390 Silver Lounge, Inc. doing business as the Silver Lounge, 412 North Falmouth Highway, North Falmouth. Consider a vote to approve a correction to of the license type of an already approved license from a special one-day
wine and malt to a special one-day all alcohol liquor license for the Lupus Foundation of New England Cape Cod Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival. Cape Cod Fairgrounds 1220 Nathan Ellis Highway East Falmouth Saturday 8:1625 11:00 a.m.
to 5:00 pm. Could I just ask a question and I didn't go ahead if you don't mind? Do you want to hold it or do you want to go ahead Mr. Well, I maybe it doesn't need to be held but with respect to number four um it's for a special one-day wine and malt
liquor license for seven days. I mean six days am I understanding that correctly? Are we issuing a one-day license for every every day? I mean, correct. It looks like every day. Yeah. Is that still a one-day license? It's a
series of one day licenses. A series of one-day licenses. Okay, then then fine. You okay? Done that for a long, long time. And that was number four that you had the question. Okay. All right. Administrative orders. Consider a vote to reappoint Kimberly Fish to the
Barnesville County Home Consortium Advisory Council. I don't I don't think you hit seven. I did. I talked about the Lupus Foundation. Oh, I'm sorry. Yep. My bad. Um, any question on that? Okay. Consider
a vote to approve a letter of support for the Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod one stop for growth grant program application. Consider a vote to approve the solar rooftop lease for the Senior Center, 780 Main Street. Consider a vote to approve a letter of
support for the Route 151 Water Main Extension Onetop for growth grant plan application. Consider a vote to approve a letter of support for the local comprehensive plan update on onetop for growth plan
application. Consider a vote to approve a mass D technical assistant grant extension. Consider a request to use funds from the recreation department donations account in the amount of $863.97 to purchase eco-friendly
marketing items for distribution at community events. Hold, please. Thank you. Consider the approval of a letter of support for the Cape Islands District Attorney's Office for additional funding for an elder abuse and fraud investigation unit.
Madam Chair, I'll move this um consent agenda with the exception of um Miss Goldstone's hold on administrative order seven for the last time. Second. Okay. I have a motion and a second to approve holding administrative order seven. All
those in favor? I I Okay. Well, let's go back to number seven. Miss Goldstone, considering our uh recreation director is here, I thought I would give her an opportunity to tell us a little bit more about the ecofriendly marketing items and what we might expect for our
$863.97. Hi, Julie Williams Tink, recreation director. It's nice to see everybody. Um, our eco-friendly items that we've purchased for marketing include um, pencils that are made with uh, newsprint. So, those recycled newsprint,
so when you sharpen them, it actually looks like newsprint. We also um, recycled plastic pens so that the whole barrel is recycled. as well as sunglasses in maroon, the appropriate color for town, not crimson that has um
they're also made with 100% recycled plastic. So, it's not just marketing items, but making sure that we are choosing eco-friendly ones. Good. Great. Any questions? Nope. No. Nope. Thanks. Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that we
approve the request to use funds from the recreation department donations account in the amount of $863.97 to purchase eco-friendly marketing items for distribution at community events. Second. Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing
none, all those in favor? I. Okay, we're going to move into the review of the minutes. So, review and consider a vote to approve minutes of meetings public session September 10, 2022, April 28, 2025, May 5,
[Music] 2025. Did everyone have an opportunity to review them? Madam Chair, I move approval of the minutes uh for meetings public session September 10th 20, 2022, April 28, 2025,
and May 5th, 2025. Second. Okay. Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing none, all those in favor? I town manager report. Mr. Ranchaw. Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a few items. Uh, select board member Goldstone mentioned. It's so important. I want to I want to
restate it. Uh, the invitation to everyone in the community to come out this Thursday evening at 6:30 from 6:30 to 8 uh for the Trouting Park ball fields uh community forum. Uh we're going to have representatives from Arcadus, our licensed site uh professional, as well as a couple of
folks from Mass uh DP, correct? Um to answer questions. The uh the the major intent of the hour and a half is to provide opportunity for residents uh to answer ask questions. Um so they're going to be some presentation materials by Arcadus. Uh but the real uh the meat
of the of the of the evening is going to be to allowing residents to ask questions about the most recently completed site investigation report uh that talks a little bit well talks a lot about um some of the uh monitoring wells that were uh recently completed and some
of the results of those. Um, the other update I wanted to uh provide, we're really excited about this. You actually utilized it um in your packets this evening, the launch of the new Civic Plus uh automated agenda management system. The automation part is great, but the important part I want to talk
about tonight is for the folks in the community that actually log onto the website to look at the packet. Um, it's going to be a lot more interactive, you know, rather than a static PDF document. Um, if you haven't seen it yet, um, I'd encourage community members to go to the homepage and click on the
agenda and minutes button and then select select board because right now the select board is the only body that's currently using the system. Um, the great thing about Civic Plus, our partner, is that there's no limit to the number of boards or committees that can use this new system. Um, we're talking to uh to to Jed Corn, the town planner,
perhaps going to get the planning board slowly um, implementing this new system. Um but the uh the great feature of this site uh of this new portal is uh the interactiv interactive nature of it. Um we're actually going to be posting the videos uh that Felmouth Community TV
produces for us which now you have to kind of search through some YouTube app. We're actually going to place a link directly on this on the website portal at each meeting once those videos become available. Just make it more convenient for folks to find the information. Great. But what we have on our uh iPads
here does not contain that interactive yet. Is it coming? It uh well there's a lot of interactive features as part of your packets once you have the login credentials and we'll go through that that training at home. But but with respect to what we have here it's well it's it doesn't have the video uh uh
link that I'm talking about the the portal on the website and I probably should have had it prepared to to to to run through an example. When you go to the agenda minutes in the past, it literally was just a combination of a bunch of PDF documents you kind of search through it. Now it's a little bit easier to find. Oh, it's much easier,
but I just I think what we have before us at the meetings doesn't seem to have the same capabilities as what we what we had, which I looked at over the weekend. That's Yeah, I'm a little slow this evening. Peter seems to be catching on to your question a lot better than I am. So, um, it's a long night. I've had a
cold. I've had a cold for the past week. So, go ahead. I've done well on time. Yes, you have. No, you nailed it, Mike. The um the one addition is that um what you have on your tablet is both a link to the website and the interactive same that you had at home and as a backup a
static PDF. You clearly pulled up the the static PDF. It didn't direct me to something else. So, the point is to go to that interactive portal with this. Okay. Yes. So what I did this evening is actually went to the website the web the the homepage of the town's website
clicked on in the left hand left hand side of the page that agenda and minutes and it actually pulls that up. So I like the fact that you can easily find old minutes and old packets as well. Keyword searchable past minutes. Um and again Diane has uh Davidson and our office has done the bulk of the work in terms of
the implementation and roll out. Um so kudos to her. Um, but yeah, searchable keyword, searchable minutes. Um, and again, just a lot more convenient access, I think, for for residents to to find the information. One thing I find is I'm a little uh I still have some learning to do about how to work with
this because uh h the top half is all these different choices. So, I can only get this limited view to read. So, it was a little bit troublesome for me to read the packet this weekend. And then um I got to a certain point and it was
just shutting off and I don't know if it's my iPad is old but then also tonight as I was scrolling through I was getting blank pages and I had to scroll past about six or eight pages which were content because I remember yeah you were lot you were using the Wi-Fi because
sometime I noticed also that I had if you were trying to go too fast it took a while for the page to load. I think that was one of the issues. Well, maybe I just didn't wait long enough, but they were gray or black and maybe they eventually loaded, but I went past them. Mhm. Mhm. Okay. Well, we'll get used to it. Were you planning to have some kind
of a tutorial? Yes, we're going to we're going to do that. I think Diane pushed out pushed out some videos, but we will set up some training because the technology is only obviously as good as our ability to use it. So, yeah, we're going to set up some training. We'll wait uh well, sadly we'll have an opportunity when the new select board comes on,
right? um in June we'll have some we'll put put together some training um to to get everybody up to speed on it. Um the any other questions on that? I just wanted to push that out. Um appreciate it. The other update I wanted to give I spoke about this um briefly uh last meeting on on May 5th, but uh Hasheville
Fire Station uh as anticipated the doors, the four-fold doors, the new doors uh were delivered uh a week ahead of schedule last week. Um installation is going pretty smoothly. They've got the the middle bay hung already and they're working on the additional uh
bays right now. Um so we're still Chief Smith told me this afternoon that we're still on track for completing the installation of those four-fold doors early to mid June. And again uh the commitment right now is to try to if staffing levels and again the trend remains constant. We're going to make
every effort to open Hatchville beginning in July. And lastly, um, several months ago, uh, uh, Police Chief Lori and I had a discussion about the need for a, uh, police K-9 units. Um, and, uh, the need is real, um, in in
in the past and, and Vice Chair Zillinsky and perhaps others know that we've relied on other jurisdictions to provide those K-9, uh, services, and sometimes those resources when we need them the most are not available. Um, so, Chief Lori and I have had the discussion. Um, I requested that Chief
Lori begin exploring some options. Um, we're currently and I just had a a meeting this afternoon with Deputy Chief Lohen. Um, we're currently finalizing some details on the training and certification. I understand there's an offcape facility. Um, that was going to be a little bit problematic. So, we're
trying to find some some some uh some some uh easier uh uh and more accessible training and certification for the officers that have been identified to participate. Chief Lori and the command staff have identified some officers. We're also they are also in the process
of completing a capital request. All the capital requests are due July 14th this year for November town meeting for some of the equipment and uh and uh and and outfitting the vehicles, the specialized vehicles that would be required. So the process is moving uh perhaps not as quickly as we had hoped a couple of
months ago, but the process is moving forward. And madam chair, that's all I have. Thank you for that update. Select board reports. Miss Goldstone, Saturday morning, uh, I participated in the first annual Opal Lee walk that I've been telling
everybody about for and as did, uh, Mr. Johnson Stub and I don't know, two or three dozen others. I think it was a nice size for a first go at this. Um it was a really nice two and a half mile walk uh down and along Surf Drive and and back up uh Mill Road with some
lovely um historical uh facts and reflections provided by Morse Pond and Lawrence School students. So, it was a really nice um morning and um uh the Junth committee uh did ask me at that
point. We did uh uh the Junth proclamation and said that we would have someone um at the Junth celebrations to read that. If there are no objections, I'm I'm happy to to do that, represent the select board and read that proclamation. Um but they did want to know who was going to be doing that.
That's great if you're available. Um to say is, you know, I I sit on the EDIC as the town's representative. Uh just to uh to let you know that the EDIC is moving forward with a reproposal of the development of that parcel uh that
that is adjacent to or part of the train station property that you know was a proposal was floated a couple of years ago and uh the design wasn't really well accepted. So, uh, they are actively engaged in relooking at that and getting
a proposal out at some point. So, Mr. uh, yeah, on Saturday, Mr. Mscali and I both were able to attend. Well, no, Saturday was it was last Saturday. Last Saturday, attend the, um, veteran center to hear the annual
report. And they're doing great. They're having a great year. They're hitting all their goals. Doesn't mean they don't need more donations. they can always use more but it was very encouraging and uh I really enjoyed that and also this uh Saturday I attended the veteran center
uh Sebastian Junger the author of many books and recently he wrote a book called tribe which he talks about the importance of connections in groups of humans and how that human interaction can't really be replaced and he came up with a program
to help veterans to uh communicate and kind of uh share their stories. It's called Veterans Town Hall where on Veterans Day in towns that previously had no official services, they would open up the town hall with just a couple
of staff members, I guess. And they would have opportunities for veterans to share their stories with each other. And uh I don't know if that's something that would really work well in Felmouth because I mean the program could work but not probably not on Veterans Day itself because we already have such a
huge activity and we explained that to Mr. Junger but I I was wondering if maybe at some point we might have uh opportunities to share the space for veterans to be able to come and maybe do those activities on a day other than Veterans Day and then maybe we could use
FCTV cameras or something. So, it's just a thought. It's not put together yet, but it might come back. Any other reports? I have I have a couple. Um, I attended the CCMPO today and instructed them when you're successful
tomorrow with your your reelection that I'll get you hooked up with them at uh the CCNPO that you had some interest in that. You may have some questions. Thank you. Um, I have a couple comments if I may. Um, Mike, thank you for uh the
update on the working dog program and I would ask the board members to please keep that in your in your line of sight. It's such an important tool for these guys and and ladies out there on on the job. It's an important thing.
Um, and but finally, uh, Heather, you you struck something with me that when you gave me this pen and you said that we all we often didn't see eye to eye. I think that's what made this board work is that there was an open dialogue and
there was a balance to this board. Um, and finally, I want to thank um Mike and Peter and the staff because one of the things you and get this, Devin, one of the one of the things you don't
understand when you are running for a position like this, you think you know what you know, but at the end of the day and on your last day, you have a clear picture of how hard the departments work to serve this town and how under
pressure they are always and um they all need to be commended and I would be the first one to stand up and do that. So, thank you for everything. Both of you. Make sure you pass my sentiments on to the rest. We'll do. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. I have to say I agree
with you on the the need for the police dog program because you know when an officer pulls over a vehicle and they suspect the vehicle might be carrying drugs and they need a dog to get there in a certain time frame or else they have to release the person two minutes I
was there they have to release them if they can't Thank you because I'm going to hold you accountable for that on that side of the podium. And can a dog provide cause? No, a dog can detect. Well, and that gives you probable
cause, which is the point of needing it. Correct. And the and the good news about it is they're more concerned with the drug detection and firearms dog, you know, everybody thinks police dog, bite dog, all this. They want to be able to
get these dangerous felons with fentanyl dealers and all this off the road as soon as possible. Right. Thank you, sir. And I would just like to thank um the board and also the the community of Felmouth for certainly allowing me to
serve this incredible community for for 30 years. Um it's been a pleasure. It's been an honor. It's been a struggle. Um and I just wish the board the very best and I hope and I know that you will continue to do the very best for our
town. Um, and I just I want to thank Mike. It's I think um Mike has been amazing to work with and certainly Peter who has worked really hard to to assist Mike and to help Mike and get up to speed with all of his knowledge and I
just wish you all the very best and continued success. Excellent. Mr. Mscali, would you please do a motion to make a motion to adjurnn? I'll second. Okay, we have a motion and a second to adjurnn. Any further discussion amongst the board? Seeing
none, all those in favor? I unanimous. Thanks, guys. [Music] [Music]
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