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 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 1 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 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 2