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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/18/1994 / . . . Fishers Island Civic Association Harbor Committee MINUTES May 18,1994 4:30pm at the Utility Offices Next meetinl! is set for Wednesday. June 8th at 4:30pm at the Utilitv Offices Present: Elbert BUlT, Tom Doherty, Tom Doyen, Chippy duPont, Cynthia Estabrooks, Louisa Evans, Leslie Goss, Steve Malinowski, Bill Ridgway, Scudder Sinclair and Bill Wall. Absent Frank Bohlen, Cindy Gillan, Harris Parsons, David Patterson and David Wilmerding. Goss welcomed BUlT and Wall as new members of the committee and thanked Doherty for providing meeting space. Goss stated that the objectives for the meeting were to 1) make sure that all duties and tasks relating to the positions of Bay Constable and Hamor Master were being performed or provided for, 2) assist Doherty and Wall with any policy guidance they need in order to have lhe harbors well managed and running smootWy this summer in the absence of an HMP, and 3) detennine how to proceed with developing an HMP as quickly as possible. Evans stated that lhe Resolution establishing the Harbor Committee passed the Town Board and that lhe hearing to amend the Town Code eliminating lhe position of Harl>or Master would be held on May 31st. Goss plans to attend that hearing. Evans outlined the preliminary concerns of Board members Hussie and Liszewski. Doherty provided an update on the following duties and activities: Moo~ Permit Applications: 97 applications were mailed, 4 were returned declining a mooring this swnrner, 16 applicants have yet to respond. All applicants will be issued the same mooring with the same number and will attach the same boat to said mooring as last summer. Application fees collected and forwarded to the Town have totaled around $9K thus far. No mooring waited list was presented form last summer, so Doherty began a new one this winter. The on-island requests were for Ball, May and Hancock. The committee agreed to issue all these applicants permits as moorings were available. Mooring #71 (formerly Kennedy's) was suggested to be unsafe and will be removed. A waiting list will be maintained for off-island applicants. . . [Special Note: Since the meeting, Gass was conlacted by Kevin Coleman about their mooring adjacent to Robert Coleman property in West Harbor for 31 foot Bertram "Double Bogie". The mooring hasn't been used in several years and the shifting bottom prevents the mooring from accommodating the Bertranl in present location. Kevin asked for a permit application. and permission to look for deeper water in sanle area and put the Bertram there this summer. Goss said yes and to check with Doherty. Kevin understands this was an interim decision until an HMP for West Harbor is developed.] Channel Markers and Instructional Float Bids for almual work on markers were received from Pirate's Cove and Paul Tombari. The Cove had the lowest bid and was awarded the contract. The Cove has since submitted a long-term proposal to Evans and Doherty for replacement and maintenance of this equipment. Licensine of operators under 18 years of age: The Town Bay Constable may be able to send one of his staff to Fishers once a month to administer the six hour course. NY SParks & Recreation certifies individuals to administer a licensing course. If we cannot get Town assistance, it was suggested that maybe the Yacht Club would consider identifying someone to be certified and administer the course. It was suggested that parenlal consent be a requirement for taking the , . course. What is the minimum age for an operator? Hav Harbor Rules and Regulations: Largely the Sallle as last summer. No overnight allchoring, no jetskiing, no waterskiing without a permit/visit to the Bay Conslables first to outline waterski rules. It was the sense of the committee that the Hay Harbor channel be unofficially marl;ed (rather than place red and green channel buoys) and that a "no overnight anchoring" instructioual buoy be placed at the harbor end of the channel to discourage use of the harbor other than us by residents or the Hay Harbor Club. Recent unintentional advertising of Hay Harbor in slate documents and the poor water quality in Hay Harbor led the committee to suggest such action. Doherty wi\l send mooring applications to Crisp, Bonsai, Wilmerding, Rauch and Purnell for Hay Harbor moorings this summer, he will also mention the unofficially marked channel. Doherty will also conlact Jack Polo of Hay Harbor Club to see if they need any mooring applications. . West Harbor Rules and Regulations: Ridgway presented a copy of the Old Lyme Harbor Management Ordinance (attached). It was decided that this would be a good starting point for the Fishers Island HMP. In the meantime, the committee agreed to adopt the 1993 West Harbor Rules and Regulations printed by Mr. Clavin with the following changes: eliminate the reference to the Harl>ormaster in the first paragraph, add 'Rafted boats must be attended at all times", add Doherty and Wall's phone nunlbers under the Harbor Police (challge to Bay Conslable) section and add Hay Harbor rules. The committee agreed that no anchoring zones for West Harbor included the . . . . . entire mooring area (east and west sides of the channel to Pirate's Cove), Darby's Cove and previously defmed area around the aquaculture site. Anchoring would continue to be pennitted from the harbor flasher along the west side of the channel to the Yacht Club until instroctional buoys at Dock Beach swim area. Transient Accommodation: Pirate's Cove will place three additional rental moorings near two existing rental moorings by the rocks on the east side of channel to Pirate's Cove. These moorings will be available for $25 per night and will be administered by Pirate's Cove Marine employee stationed at the Yacht Club, monitoring Channel 9. Doherty will notify mooring owners that unless the Pirate's Cove Marine employee at the Yacht Club is notified that guests of the owner plan to use the mooring, it should be empty when owners aren't using it. Goss will talk to Cook about rumored mooring rental program Yacht Chili is planning. During discussion of each of the above issues, many valuable suggestiollS and concerns were raised. Goss attempted to delay consideration of such untillhe conunittee begins woik on an HMP. The next meet/nl! was set for Wednesday, .Tune 8th at 4:30pm at the Utilitv Offices. The subject of the meeting will be how to proceed on an HMP. Enclosed you will find a copy of the Old Lyme Plan and an outline this conunittee prepared during lhe sununer of' 92. Please review both and give some thought to lhe interests of the constituency you represent on this conunittee. As Elbe suggested, the best way to begin may be to define all the harbor uses and examine where they conflict. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30pm.