Natural Resources Advisory Commission (Rm A)
Town of Brewster
Natural Resources Advisory Commission
2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631
naturalresourcesmeeting@brewster-ma.gov
(508) 896-4546
MEETING AGENDA
2198 Main Street
Thursday, April 13, 2023 6:00 PM
This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above. This means that at least a quorum of the members of the public body will attend the meeting in person and members of the public are welcome to attend in person as well. As a courtesy only, access to the meeting is also being provided via remote means in accordance with applicable law. Please note that while an option for remote attendance and/or participation is being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast or affect remote attendance or participation, unless otherwise required by law. Members of the public with particular interest in any specific item on this agenda, which includes an applicant and its representatives, should make plans for in-person vs. virtual attendance accordingly.
Members of the public who wish to access the meeting may do so in the following manner:
Phone: Call (312) 626 6799 or (301) 715-8592. Webinar ID: 885 7411 7201 Passcode: 985327
To request to speak: Press *9 and wait to be recognized.
Zoom Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88574117201?pwd=SExTRzRjZ1dXSUlPdnJ5SmVTZkpyQT09
Passcode: 985327
To request to speak: Tap Zoom “Raise Hand”, then wait to be recognized.
When required by law or allowed by the Chair, persons wishing to provide public comment or otherwise participate in the meeting, may do so by accessing the meeting remotely, as noted above. Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast live, in real time, via Live broadcast (Brewster Government TV Channel 18), Livestream (livestream.brewster-ma.gov), or Video recording (tv.brewster-ma.gov).
1. Call to Order
2. Declaration of a Quorum
3. Meeting Participation Statement
4. Recording Statement
5. Agenda items
a. Notes from the Chair
i. New DEP Commissioner: Bonnie Heiple: link
ii. EPA: Disaster Resistant Design Concepts: link
iii. NOAA Greenhouse Gas Report
iv. Earth Day: April 22, 2023
v. Public Workshop 2 on Low Lying Roads Project: Thursday, April 27, 2023 link
vi. Beautify Brewster: April 29, 2023 (Rain date April 30)
b. Representative for new Drummer Boy Committee: link
c. Pond Property Video: link
d. Town Warrant Articles: link
i. Article 10-1a: Integrated Water Resource Management Planning (IWRMP) & Implementation Summary link Phase I link Phase II link 2022 update link
ii. Article 10-1b: IWRMP: Captains Golf Course Fertilizer Leaching Rate Study
iii. Article 10-5a: Stony Brook Mill Retaining Wall & Fishway Improvements
iv. Article 10-5b: Beach & Landing Repairs and Improvements
v. Article 10-5c: Wildfire Management
vi. Article 10-5d: Walkers Pond Water Quality
vii. Article 13: Creation of Community Garden & Wetlands Protection Revolving Funds
viii. Article 24: New Town Bylaw: Prohibition on Sale of Miniature Single Use Containers Op-ed link
ix. Article 25: Citizens Petition: Prohibition on Plastic Food Containers and Utensils
x. Article 26: Citizens Petition: New Town Bylaw – Town Meeting Approval of Projects Exceeding $100,000
xi. Article 27: Citizens Petition: Town Bylaw Amendment – Conditions on Select Board Acceptance of Anonymous Gifts
6. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
7. Topics for Next Agenda
8. Next Meeting: May 11, 2023
9. Informational Items:
a. NOAA: “Greenhouse gases continued to increase rapidly in 2022” link
b. CNBC: “Wind and solar power generators wait in yearslong lines to put clean electricity on the grid, then face huge interconnection fees they can’t afford” link
c. Oliver Dirr: “The first great energy transition: how humanity gave up whaling” link
10. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk: