Georgetown Conservation Commission
Meeting Minutes
March 9, 2015 – Town Office
I. Meeting called to order at 7:06 pm
Quorum determined. Present: Robin Moore* (Chair), Nancy Kinner*, Kate MacKay**, John
Hagan*, Kathy Gravino* (by phone), Geoff Birdsall***.
(*Conservation Commission member; ** Associate Member; *** Selectmen Representative)
Motion was made, seconded and passed to approve the minutes of the February 23, 2015
Conservation Commission meeting as presented, with correction.
II. Project Updates
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Climate Change-Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Project – Kate/John
 The draft chapters are due on or before Friday, March 13.
 All draft chapters should be sent to all CC members. The labels should be as
follows:
 Chapter # Chapter Title V1
 The CC will discuss recommendations at working session tentatively scheduled
for Sunday March 22 (9:00 AM to 1 PM) at the GCC.
 Money exists in the 2014-2015 budget to help with the launch.
 Trails- Robin (Defer until April)
 KELT Water Sampling Project - Ruth
 MACC –Kathy
 Coastal Clean-up- Jay (Defer until July)
III. Old Business
 Tide Articles - Kathy
o Deadline is in May for early June publication.
o Kathy will contact Ruth about KELT volunteers.
o Kathy will also include information on Vulnerability report.
 Public Education Programs-Nancy
o CC will do a program in June/July around the release of the Climate Adaptation and
Vulnerability report.
o Possible talk on Heal Eddy Restoration Project: Chris Warner July.
o NEK will contact Jeanne McGowan about GHS schedule and RMC about its lectures.
o Harvest Potluck topic: Georgetown Conservation Jeopardy. (NEK)
o We will discuss Barberry Management with Ruth next month.
 CC Budgets - Kate
o Budget 2014-2015: Remaining expenditures
 $400 in printing – Will print 500 more trail guides
 $300 in operation –supplies for turtle signs,
 $100 for IPCAR maintenance – trail blazing supplies
 $500 put in reserve fund for IPCAR surveying. Surveying will cost $4,000.
 $100 for public education
 We budgeted $2,970 and will spend $1,540.
o Draft Budget 2015-2016
 Increase IPCAR boundary surveying reserve to $1,000 annually
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 Printing line needs to reflect trail guides and upgrade to guide = $1,000
 Operations = $430 –turtle signs, potluck and coastal clean-up
 MACC Dues = $140
 Public Education Programs = $500
 Trail Maintenance = $500
 Draft budget passed
 Tricentennial - Kate
 Tricentennial Committee wants CC to remember 2016 is the year.
 Their event is on July 23, 2016
 CC will discuss in January 2016, if not before.
IV. New Business
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Turtle Project will be guided this year by Sarah Mancini. Kathy will coordinate with
Sarah.
Next meeting topics: IPCAR files documentation and trails
V. Next Meeting:
April 13, 2015 at 7 PM.
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 PM.
Submitted by:
Nancy E. Kinner
Secretary
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