Moore's Pond Beach Committee

Meeting Minutes
December 6, 2010
7PM Town Hall

Present: Fran Prohaska, Dave Shepardson, Mary Williamson, Gloria Varno,
Jim McRae, Clare Green (arrived 7:35)

Called to order at 7:00PM by co-chair Dave Shepardson.

Minutes of October 18, 2010 meeting were reviewed and accepted unanimously. 

Budget: 
The Holiday Fair netted $127 from the basket raffle.  
$496.17 total has been received towards the $600 needed for the water
testing.  An additional $30 was received at the meeting.  
Mary has a list of potential donors and she will draft a letter asking
for donations towards the water testing to make the remainder of the
$600.  If more than $600 is received, we will put it towards 2011
testing.
Mary has talked to Enviro Labs and they have completed their 986 reports
of the 76 beaches tested and have sent the state and towns 16,000 total
pages of the reports.  The woman has a stack 13" high of invoices, which
need to be sent so we should be receiving our invoice within the next
couple of weeks and we have 30 days to get it paid.
Jim and Dave asked a couple of questions which Mary said she will ask of
them after invoices are sent.  How many of the 76 beaches are now at
monthly testing vs. weekly testing?  How many beaches were closed this
year?

Beach Cleanup:
The work bee, which took place at the beach in the fall, got quite a bit
of work done.  Dave's Jeep was loaded with Buckthorn, which was pulled
out by the roots near the roadside.  Dave suggested the water edge
buckthorn be cut and not pulled by the roots so as not to have beach and
bank erosion.
Mary identified a lot of plants, which should remain and marked with
ribbon.  This will make a good barrier between the road and the beach.  
Matt pulled out some sand from the water and filled the gully, which was
made during a storm.  The gully pit was raked and evened out.  
Attending the beach cleanup was, Matt, Gloria, Dave, Mary, Fran, and
Clare.  Bev Shepardson provided donuts and coffee.
  
Fund Raising:
Jim said that April is the next date that Wooden Fender has an opening.
The committee chose this date to work in conjunction with Wooden Fender
and provide a meal as a fund raising activity.  Saturday April 9th
appears to be the date, and Jim will verify.
The note pads and post card option everyone agreed would be nice but
Dave brought up the fact that the picture used as an example, needs to
have the kids identified and permission gotten to use them.  Gloria
asked Clare the Historical Society's success with cards and she said
it's not a high turnaround now, but was at the beginning.  Mary
suggested that we keep some note cards on hand for thank you notes
donations.

Policies:
We went down the list of topics and discussed what our policy should be
for each topic.  It was decided that we should not set policy for
anything that is covered by town or state law.  We don't need
redundancy.  And we should not post all policies so as to keep it simple
for people to follow.  We can keep separate policies that we as a
committee can refer to internally.
Topics with suggested reference:
Hours open - Dawn to Dusk
Swim at Own Risk, No Lifeguard on Duty 
Water Testing - Water testing done per state regulations (Memorial Day
to Labor Day)
Trash/Littering - Pack in Pack out
NO fires allowed
Smoking - "pick up own butts"
Disturbing the peace incidents - 911 for emergencies.  Town hall number
for concerns/questions.
Loud radios - respect others
Motorized vehicles - post-barriers should limit access
Boat launch - post sign for launch area
Nude bathing - posting might encourage. Is this a duplication of law?
Alcohol - is this a town policy?  Is special permission needed?
Dogs - town leash law.  Let it be, unless problem.
Beach Maintenance - 2-3 times a year
Suggested we group things such as nude bathing, alcohol, dogs, noise
etc, and refer to town or state laws regarding.  Don't post this type of
policy.
Jim asked about the rock pile that Neil use to move each season.  Neil
would take it down, kids would have it back up within a day.  It's used
for diving purposes so we decided to leave it alone.

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, January 10, 2011 at 7 PM.

Agenda:  April Wooden Fender event planning
         Budget update
         Fund raising ideas
         Policies/rules

Meeting adjourned at 8:24 PM.

Prepared by Gloria Varno, Secretary