Wellfleet Selectboard and Finance Committee ~ A QUORUM OF BOTH BOARDS WILL BE AT THIS MEETING

Date: 
Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 7:00pm

Financial Transfers will take place at this meeting and there will be a quorum of both boards! 

The Wellfleet Selectboard will hold a public meeting on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. The Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, this meeting will be conducted in person and as a courtesy via remote means, per 940 MCR 29.10 and the Town's Remote Participation Policy. While an option for remote attendance and/or participation is provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing may not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast unless otherwise required by law.

Joining the Meeting:
In-person at the Wellfleet ACC, 715 Old King's Highway, Wellfleet, MA, 02667

Join the meeting hosted in Zoom by using the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85689604806?pwd=blplVFFBZzViQ0xNWkZKMm9iMVdrdz09

By Phone: phone to +1 929 205 6099 and enter Meeting ID: 856 8960 4806 | Passcode: 611877 Landline callers can participate by dialing *9 to raise their hand.

To Participate during public comment:
• Zoom: Raise hand to be called on to speak.
• Phone: dial *9 to raise your hand.

It is at the Chair's discretion to call on members of the public. All speakers must to recognized to speak. If attending a meeting in person, please find the closest available microphone and confine any personal conversations to outside the meeting room. Anyone may record the session but must notify the Chair and may not interfere with the meeting to record it.

Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast live, in real time, via live broadcast on Comcast cable (Wellfleet Government TV Channel 18), also available via livestream or Video on Demand (VOD) recordings at wellfleet-ma.gov

     I.  Announcements, Open Session and Public Comments 

  • Note: Public comments are limited to no more than two minutes per speaker.  The Board will not deliberate or vote on any matter raised solely during Announcements & Public Comments.

     II.  Year End Budgetary Transfers ~ Finance committee will have a quorum 

  • The finance committee will approve any transfers that need to be made at this meting for the end of the year. ~ Finance Committee, Selectboard, Town Administrator

     III.  Deputy Shellfish Constable Appointments ~ Seasonal Positions

  •  Erika Smith
  •  Mark Howard

     IV.  Shellfish Advisory Board Applicants

  • Adrien Kmiec ~ Voting Member application received June 5th to move from alternate member to voting member.
  • Bradford Morse ~ Application received May 11, 2023, to be on the board in any capacity.
  • Nemanja Krsmanovic ~ Application Received June 1, 2023, to be on the Shellfish Advisory board in any capacity.
  • Helen Miranda Wilson ~ Application received June 12, 2023, to be on the Shellfish Advisory Board as a Voting Member
  • Chris Merl, application received June 28, 2023, to be on the board as a voting member.

     V.  Business

  • Mary Mallory commercial permit hardship exemption
  • Kathleen Murphy commercial permit hardship exemption

     VI.  Public Hearings 7PM

  1. In accordance with MGL Chapter 130 Sections 52, 57, 58, 60, and 68 and all applicable Town Shellfish Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Wellfleet Selectboard will hold a hybrid public hearing on July 13, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following:
  • Application received on 4/14/2023 from Brent Valli (Wellfleet, MA) and Sandra Mitchell (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license #s 95-21/22 consisting of approximately two acres on Egg Island for seven years beginning March 1, 2023, and expiring March 1, 2030.
  • Application received on 5/5/2023 from Jeremy Storer (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license #s 95-13/14 consisting of approximately two acres on Egg Island for ten years, one month and 29 days beginning March 1, 2023, and expiring April 30, 2033.
  • Application received on 5/5/2023 from Jeremy Storer (Wellfleet, MA) and Alfred Pickard (Wellfleet, MA) for the renewal of shellfish grant license # 2000-4 consisting of 2.16 acres on Egg Island for ten years, one month and 29 days beginning March 1, 2023, and expiring April 30, 2033.
  • Application received on 5/5/2023 from Jeremy Storer (Wellfleet, MA) for the transfer of shellfish grant license #s 95-13/14 consisting of approximately two acres on Egg Island from Jeremy Storer to Jeremy Storer and Brandon Silva (Wellfleet, MA).
  • Application received on 5/5/2023 from Jeremy Storer (Wellfleet, MA) and Alfred Pickard (Wellfleet, MA) for the transfer of shellfish grant license # 2000-4 consisting of 2.16 acres on Egg Island from Jeremy Storer and Alfred Pickard to Jeremy Storer, Alfred Pickard and Brandon Silva (Wellfleet, MA).
  • Application received on 5/30/2023 from Peter Rennert (Wellfleet, MA) and Zach Rennert (Wellfleet, MA) for the transfer of shellfish grant license #s 95-23/24 consisting of approximately two acres on Egg Island from Peter Rennert and Zach Rennert to Zach Rennert.
  • Application received on 6/29/2023 from Michael Ramsdell (Wellfleet, MA) and Michael DeVasto (Wellfleet, MA) for the transfer of shellfish grant license #s 855 and 855B consisting of approximately two acres on Field Point from Michael Ramsdell and Michael DeVasto to Michael DeVasto and Kathleen Murphy (Wellfleet, MA).
  • Application received on 6/29/2023 from Michael DeVasto (Wellfleet, MA) for the transfer of shellfish grant license # 855C consisting of approximately 1.6 acres on Field Point from Michael DeVasto to Michael DeVasto and Kathleen Murphy (Wellfleet, MA).
  • Application received on 6/29/2023 from Rebecca Taylor (Wellfleet, MA) and Myron Taylor (Wellfleet, MA) to transfer shellfish grant license #s 734 and 734A consisting of a total of approximately 3.5 acres on Mayo Beach from Rebecca Taylor and Myron Taylor to Rebecca Taylor.
  • Application received on 6/9/2023 from Rebecca Taylor (Wellfleet, MA) for two extensions to shellfish grant license # 734 (to be called 734B and 734C) on Mayo Beach for approximately 1.4 acres total, reconfigured from an extension approved by the Wellfleet Selectboard at its 3/21/2023 public hearing.
  • Application received on 5/26/2023 from Stephen Pickard (Wellfleet, MA), Iris Pickard (Wellfleet, MA) and Benjamin Pickard (Wellfleet, MA) for an extension to shellfish grant license # 2000-2 (to be called 2000-2 Ext.) on Egg Island for approximately 1.23 acres.
  • CONTINUED FROM 6/6/2023 ~ Application received 1/10/2023 for a grant extension (to be numbered #99-1 Ext) to shellfish grant license #99-1 consisting of approximately .43 acres on Mayo Beach from Angela Osowski (Wellfleet, MA), Robert Mallory (Wellfleet, MA) and Mary Mallory (Wellfleet, MA). New configuration of proposed grant extension submitted on 5/26/2023 equal to 0.35 acres.
  • Recommendation of the Shellfish Constable will be available in the July 13, 2023, Selectboard’s packet.

     VII.  Adjournment