610. We got to get started, I guess. How's everybody doing? >> Good. >> Good warm weather. >> It's a It's a welcome change, thank God. Um, Tom didn't make it. I don't know. I
never heard from him. So, I'm going to say he uh passed out when he got home from working. Um, so I have some of his updates anyway. Um, Jared, did you do the meeting meeting minutes from last time? >> I did not. I'll have to get them for next time. I apologize.
>> Okay, that's cool. No biggie. All right. I don't see anybody on from the community and nobody's here. So, uh, I will jump over to Tom's report. Um, I think the main docks went in yesterday.
That was the schedule. And the work party is this coming Saturday. I think it's at 9. I did not see a sign down there, but I'm pretty sure that's what Tom told me um last week. Um,
so I I can uh double check that. Just let you guys know. >> I believe that's correct. I thought I saw a sign. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, I saw a sign on it. >> Okay. Yeah, I I looked up the tide yesterday. The low at seven and it was a low low. So, we may be a little delayed
at nine. So, it'll be time to have your donuts. Um, I put this out on the agenda. There's two new assistant uh masters. Um, Carl
and uh Bob both stepped back this year. And Jerry, do you want to help me out on that? You did you um get appointed by sport of selectman? >> Yep. So as of yesterday um I guess it's officially
assistant hover master. >> All right. I mean congrats. >> Yeah. >> Thanks. >> And uh and who was the other guy? I don't I didn't write down his name. >> Leon. I don't know his last name. It might be Marshall. >> Leon.
>> Yeah. Um >> yeah, Marshall sounds familiar. >> I think he's the son of police officer in town. I >> think um I haven't met him, but and I don't know if he's done all like the paperwork yet, but I believe
>> we were both through the select the same night, so I know he's working through it. >> Cool. Uh welcome aboard. >> Thanks. Um, and I have no idea how the uh
waterfront registrations are coming in. Last time, our last meeting you was saying that Dropbox is working great. So, I'd assume they're coming in on a regular basis. >> Um,
>> what is that down at the um master sh? >> Yeah. So, you just pass the door, they put it in a mail slot. >> Oh, okay. >> You just drop it in there. So, in the registration thing, it said to either mail it or drop it on the Dropbox.
So, give you two options this year. Um, so there's still a lot going on on the grant update down there. Um, again, we were given three options. This is all happened within the last couple weeks,
but you got the advanced notice of all that. um minimum changes down there would last about 20 to 30 years and that would bring the um the warf up to an 8 foot and maintain the existing office.
So the warf I'm sorry the warf in the um parking lot it would all be flat um I believe or is it 9.5 um Matt do you remember this the height of that down there
>> I don't have my map >> no I don't have that have it handy >> I think the north side of the parking lot is uh at 9.5 so that's what we're going for is to make everything level and that was our goal two years ago when
we started this and um the state and everybody else is in agreement that that's what it should be. Um what we're looking probably to do is to keep um not that we want it, but we don't really have a place to put the
office yet. Um going going to the north part of the lot and that area that they gave us really won't work. There's really not room. the back where it used to be or to the right side. Um, it's too far back. So, I don't
know, and I apologize, but I just don't know where the building can go. So, I don't know if we can go up and back a couple of feet and leave it pretty much in the same spot. Um, I haven't heard from
conservation yet. So, um, more to come on that. see things like it would be more ideal from the standpoint that you know it's close to the water instead of you be able to see what's going on as opposed to further back right and somebody yells help from the main dock that
>> you're there. >> So um I thought the uh according to the schedule the conceptual alternative draft report was due yesterday. I never saw that. Um so I think including in that draft report will be estimated
costs. um that they're going to use for next year's grants. Um they are still working on that. I believe it's due at the end of June. Uh which would be I think they give those out in July this year. Last year that was pretty late in
like October or something. So um everybody was like three months behind for the year and trying to catch up. uh that grant will include the engineering and permitting um so that we can actually do all the work.
Um so I don't have any updates on that. That is all I know. One thing that is coming up is they got to do a community event. I think it's going to be here at town hall. Um I guess it's just to open
up to the community and get some input. I don't know what kind of input it is because the consultants um have done all their work. So um there'll be more to come in that it's right now it's uh May 21st it will be
here and I have no idea what kind of information they're giving out. So and what they're trying to do is get that community meeting. This is a required thing from the grant by the way. Um they're trying to get that community meeting done before they present it to
the board of selectment for town um approval to move forward. >> What is the 21st or >> uh I think it's either Wednesday or Thursday. Um so there's more to come on that. I just
don't have the information to share. Um, usually when I get an email, I try to send that right out to you guys so you can read through it and at least be up to date on what's coming out. Um, Matt suggested that we put the new
voting law uh down here. So, anyone that is 37 years or younger, the new voting law is in effect. Um, and then 37 and older, you have until April 1st of 2028.
So that would be May. Um, I don't know if you guys have tried to get your ass voting license. Matt, I you know, you don't need it. Jared, you're now have a master. Um, but Mike, if you done that, you may be exempt because you're a Coast
Guard. I don't know. >> I have no idea. >> Yeah, I did. I I saw something on that when I signed up to get my registration again this year, >> but I really didn't go I didn't I didn't realize what it was really saying. >> Yeah. >> So, you need to you need to have a license now.
>> Yeah. Right. >> It's a safety voting certificate. I looked into it. I'm I'm old, too, so I didn't have to do it um till later, but it's I I'm going to get it anyway just to have, you know, better to have it than not. then, you know, if you get inspected or pulled over or something,
although I know some friends now, so this is good. Um, you know, having is better than not having it, right? So, I'm going to go I'm going to get it. I can report to you guys on it. I'm going to do an online course. There's different options. Um, Ducks Bay Maritime, which we're um affiliated with because we do some uh sponsorship stuff
over there. They're doing an event. Like, a lot of local places are doing it. A lot of local Harborm offices are providing the course. I don't think we should do it. Um, but it's something that, uh, you know, definitely there's going to be this is the first summer and I bet a lot of people don't know about it, you know.
>> Yeah, I know it's still really vague and the website is horrible. Um, I know Kingston had a course last year at the at the the landing there down the Jones River. Um, that's all I know. I took a course a
long time ago and I think it was like 2001. For some stupid reason, I still have that certificate. I found it in my basement when I was cleaning out. So, um, as long as I can provide that, it says Coast Guard certified or Coast
Guard approved in what was the other one or something. Uh, I don't know what all the acronyms stand for. Um, as long as it had those two logos on there, I should be exempt because I took it and those two institutions
months ago. Um, I did look into it a lot more and I actually got somebody from the environmental police on the phone and he said, "Oh no, I have to sit through that course again." And I'm like, "That's kind of crazy." That kind of forced me to find that certificate.
>> So, um, >> Oh, so it's a typical boating safety course. Yeah. Oh, art. Oh, yeah. I've done that. >> Yeah, >> my kids in town. Yeah, >> but have you got the Do you have the certificate? >> Uh, it's a good question. >> Yeah, I I found a certificate. So, um
I'm trying to get uh out of doing that course again because I've done it. Um >> I've done it like I've done it like three times with my kids, my brother one time, another friend. So >> find those, >> you know, in the March, you know, when they got nothing better to do on
Saturday, March on Saturday weekend. >> Hey, there's a voting for >> get you in the mood. So anyway, uh yeah, um getting information from the Mass Environmental Police has been a horror show, at least on my end. So um we
should probably get the word out. I don't know how to do that with Tom. Um maybe we can just post something on the board down there um to say that, you know, anyone under 37 needs it now and anyone over 37
has until uh 2028 to get it. So >> that that's not >> 37. >> Oh, no. All those date you mean? >> Oh, the dates. Yeah. Yeah. The ages and like is that the the environmental police?
>> I I don't I have no idea. >> Interesting. Yeah. >> Information is sketchy out there. >> Um so maybe she we can get something posted. I'll talk to Tom about that too because I guess that information should be out there. And I did see on the
website uh the spurge here even if you're under 37 the mass environmental police will not be enforcing that but they will be suggesting that you get that uh taken care of. So um that I did find on there. Um
so there's a lot of confusion on that. Um, I saw on the website there are two waterfront positions expiring this year. Um, it's mine and Jared's. Jared, are you going to reup this year or?
>> Yep, I'll reup. >> Okay. And, um, I'm going to reup as well. Um, if you guys still want me around, I'll be that that guy to be here. Um, all
those in favor Yeah, thank thanks. Um, other than that, I don't really have any other information um to get out to you guys. I just try to keep that uh those emails flowing to you and when I do find out about May 21st,
I'll let you guys know and um I'll talk to Tom later on. Um I'm a little surprised he's not yet, but I'm kind of not. So qu just quick question on that like of those three options is that you know so is is May 21st what it's going
to be like one of those will be chosen and then it'll go to the the the community to say hey this is what we're doing. I I I think what they're going to do is they're going to propose the middle of the road, which is the adapt the structures to the fifth year, okay, to get everything up to that 9.5 the
same level as the parking lot is now. It would be uniform on all the land there, including the walk. Um that's the middle of the road. Again, cost is going to be a big factor. >> Sure. Sure. Um, so we are going to have
to use uh community um preservation money again and grant money to do our building. So that's that'll be coming up later. Um, anybody else have anything new in
business or something questions? >> No. The next meeting I guess the next meeting will be May 12th. Is that right? >> Um that that would be my guess. Yeah. Then probably have June off. >> Yeah, we can shoot for that. >> Okay.
>> And that's it. Matt, you going through the canal again or where you at? >> Uh I'm in Block Island Sound right now heading back to New York. Uh crew changes tomorrow. So, I got to go back to New York and then uh drive home tomorrow afternoon. But yeah, I just left Boston this
morning. >> Nice. >> Yep. Day run bringing jet fuel to Logan. >> I I heard it's in high demand now. >> What's that? >> I heard it's in high demand. >> Oh, yeah, it is. We're non-stop. We
haven't haven't stopped past three weeks. So, me staying busy. >> Good. >> All right. Well, maybe we'll see you down there. >> Um, >> yeah, >> that's all I got. So, at 6:25,
I guess uh we can close this up. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Great. So, >> all those in favor Hi. >> Hi. >> Do we know when the moorings are available? I know the work price is this
weekend, but like um do you know when the moorings will be available to have boats on them? >> Um so Jared, have you worked down there at all yet? >> I haven't. Um, I saw the docks in last, like the mains in last night and then I
think once they get the the mains in and then the other docks in, it's like a week or two usually, I think, for him to put all the balls on. >> It's going to take two weeks. So, they have to get them all in and set and whatnot. >> It's probably May 1, I guess.
>> All right, cool. Thank you. >> Yep. >> Looking forward to it. Bye, guys. >> Okay, so I guess with five, we can Go. >> Thanks.