Conservation Commission Meeting Minutes 2/13/23

MINUTES

Meeting Date: February 13, 2023                                          Meeting Time: 6:00 PM

Meeting Place: 435 Main Rd., Monterey Town Office.  Conference Room

The Conservation Commission for the Town of Monterey will hold a public hearing/meeting pursuant to M.G.L., c 131, sections 39A & 40, the Scenic Mountain Act and the Wetland Protection Act to act on the following:

MEMBERS: CHAIR N.WICKE, K. MOODY, T. LOVETT (REMOTE), R. DOLBER (ABSENT)

MEETING OPENED: 6 PM.

HEARINGS AND MEETINGS:

New:

Public Hearing: WPA NOI DEP #230-0334, Map 102, Lot 27, 18 Point Rd., filed by White Engineering for the installation of a dock in the resource area of Lake Garfield.

SHANNON BOOMSMA OF WHITE ENGINEERING BRIEFED THE MEMBERS ON THE PROPOSED PROJECT.   EXISTING DOCK LICENSE HAS EXPIRED.  REPLICATION WILL BE DONE SO THE NEW DOCK CAN BE INSTALLED IN THE SAME LOCATION INCLUDING THE PATH.  NW ASKED IF THE REPLICATION (1.5) CAN BE A LITTLE LARGER.  REGS STATE 1 TO 1.  SHANNON IS OFFERING 1.5.  KM ASKED TO DO MORE WITH THE CONTROL OF PHRAGMITES.  KM RAISED THE NEED FOR MONITORING OF EXISTING WORK.  SHANNON OFFERED TO DO THE MONITORING FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS. KM CLOSED THE HEARING AT 6:09.  KM MOTIONED SPECIAL CONDITIONS TO INCLUDE 3 YEAR MONITOR PROGRAM, 24 HOUR NOTICE MONITOR EVENT, A SUCCESS RATE FOR A PLANTING PLAN OF 75% IN 3 YEARS.  KM/TL MSV. 

Public Hearing: WPA NOI DEP# 230-0335, Map 102, Lot 44, 28 Sylvan Rd., filed by Berkshire Geo Tech for the associated site work for a single family home and dock replacement in the resource area of Lake Garfield.

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 6:15. CARA TRYON BRIEFED THE MEMBERS ON THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND ADDRESSED DEP COMMENTS.  KM COMMENTED THAT A WEEKLY MONITOR OF WETLAND ACROSS THE STREET AFTER A SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL.  NW CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING.  NW/KM MSV.  KM MOTIONED TO MONITOR WETLAND ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPERTY LOCATION.  CARA TRYON WILL NOTIFY OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE WETLAND.  THE PROPOSED PROJECT WAS APPROVED AS SUBMITTED WITH STANDARD AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS.KM/NW MSV

Public Meeting: WPA RDA, Map 113, Lot 32, 24 Laurel Banks, filed by Nature Works for proposed improvements to landscape within the buffer zone of Lake Buel.

RICH LASSIER OF NATURE WORKS BRIEFED THE MEMBERS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.  THE REQUEST WAS APPROVED AS SUBMITTED WITH STANDARD SPECIAL CONDITIONS NW/KM MSV

Public Meeting: WPA RDA, Map 227, Lot 19, Main Rd, filed by Ann Canning for the proposed associated site work for a single family home

ANN CANNING BRIEFED THE MEMBERS ON THE PROPOSED REQUEST.  NW SUGGESTED AN UPDATED DELINATION.  KM MOTIONED TO CONTINUE TO NEXT MEETING WITH AN UPDATED DELINATION.  THE REQUEST WAS CONTINUED TO THE NEXT MEETING. CONTINUED KM/NW MSV.

Continued:

Public Meeting: WPA RDA, Map 103, Lot 21 & 24, 141 Hupi Rd, Property Owner: Alan Rose for the proposed removal of one tree within the buffer zone of Lake Garfield.

CONTINUED TO NEXT MEETING NW/TL MSV

Ratify:

WPA Form 2, 104 Beartown Mt. Rd.

THE DETERMINATION WAS RATIFIED.  KM/TL MSV

Certificate of Compliance:

DEP #230-0298, Map 113, Lot 32, 24 Laurel Banks, filed by Nature Works

THE REQUEST FOR COC WAS APPROVED.  NW/KM MSV

Public Input and Comments for Items not on the Agenda

N/A

MISC:

Conservation Commission Fund – Review and discussion

AGENT WILL PROVIDE GUIDELINES ON COLLECTING AND SPENDING WETLAND PROTECTION FUNDS

Local Wetland and Scenic Mt. Bylaws – Review and discussion

MEMBERS COMMENTED ON THE NEED FOR REVISING THE SMA BYLAW AND THE POSSIBLE NEED FOR A LOCAL WETLAND BYLAW.  MEMBERS AGREED THAT THE CON COMM WILL NOW INTERPRET THE SMA/WPA OVERLAP SO THAT BOTH APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED/CON COMM WILL DECIDE WHICH APPLICATION APPLIES.  DISCUSSION WILL CONTINUE TO NEXT MEETING. 

Beaver Control – Review of WPA Regs, unpermitted breach of dams, enforcement

CONTINUED

MACC Fall Conf – Approve attendance and payment  NW/TL  MSV

ATTENDANCE WAS APPROVED.  NW/TL MSV

Minutes - Approve previous meeting minutes

MINUTES FOR 1.9.2023 MINUTES WERE APPROVED NW/TL MSV

8 Dowd – EO – Update – Discussion

CONTINUED

Range Finder & Safety Vest Purchase – Discuss, Approve

NW WILL FINALIZE THE PURCHASE OF SAFETY VESTS AND KM WILL FINALIZE THE PURCHASE OF A RANGE FINDERS. NW/TL MSV

Correspondence – Misc. Mail, Warrant Details, Monthly Acct. Reports, PE Reports

ACCOUNTING REPORTS WERE REVIEWED.

Agent Report – Approve Time Sheet

AGENT TIME SHEET WAS APPROVED NW/KM MSV 

MEETING ADJOURNED:  7:20 PM KM/NW MSV

APPROVED: KEVIN MOODY

DATE:  3.20.2023