Scituate Beach Commission Meeting Minutes from November 13, 2018
Scituate Beach Commission Meeting Minutes from November 13, 2018
Scituate Library, Scituate
Attendees: Steven Tripp (SBC Chair), Nancy Fay (SBC), Anne McCracken (SBC), Paula Elsmore (SBC), Steve O’Brien (SBC), Mary Jo McNally(SBC)
I. Meeting called to order by S.Tripp 7:00 p.m. and second by N.Fay, followed by a unanimous vote from the group.
II. S.Tripp motioned to approve meeting minutes from October 9, 2018
at 7:04 p.m. motion was second by S.O’Brien, followed by a unanimous vote from the group.
III. Project updates:
MJ. McNally: Beach Sticker proposal approved. Decided we need to use stickers for the weekly ones as well. Next steps: talk to Loraine and get this on the BOS meeting agenda. S. Tripp motioned to approve beach sticker proposal. N.Fay second, followed by a unanimous vote from the group.
A. McCracken: Need to work on the detail of the flag system project. Hoping to have Maura at the December meeting to be able to further discuss everything.
IV. New business:
Discuss over the winter how we can better handle how the mats are being cleared. Swept by DPW? Get leaf blowers?
Maura would like us to review upgrading the bathroom/port-a-potties at the beaches. Patti’s Potties? (Marshfield uses them and gives high reviews)
V. Old business:
Reviewed the charge and made final changes. S. Tripp to update and send out a final version to the group.
VI. Misc.
Further discuss the use of social media to gather information for the SBC to use in deciding what our next projects could be. Perhaps assign an SBC member to each beach. P. Elsmore to take Sand Hills. S. O’Brien to review Facebook for Scituate beach pages and find what’s out there.
S.O’Brien to look into getting SBC emails to have up on the town website so citizens can contact us with any issues about their beach.
Upcoming meeting dates: December 4, January 8 and February 5.
Work on a yearly SBC calendar to make sure that we keep track of what we need to do when for the SBC and our projects.
VII. Meeting motioned to adjourn at 8:32 p.m. by S. Tripp and second by P. Elsmore and then resulting in a unanimous vote from the group.