Semi-Monthly Meeting – Full Council
Tuesday, January 23, 2007; 6:00 p.m.
Narragansett Bay Commission Boardroom
One Service Road, Providence, RI
AGENDA
Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting
Subcommittee Reports.
Staff Reports
Presentation – Ethics
Speaker: Jason Gramitt, RI Ethics Commission
Open meetings, open records, gift reporting, recusals, espartite communication.
Applications requesting an Extension of existing Assent:
1992-01-046 ROBERT SETTIPANE – Applicant requesting 2nd Full Council Extension. Project location 21 & 23 White Avenue, East Providence, RI.
1998-07-052 TOWER HILL GROUP, LP – Applicant requesting 3rd Full Council Extension. Project location Plat 50, lot 2; plat 50-2, lot 1; Tower Hill Road, South Kingstown, RI.
Applications which have been Out to Notice for 30 days and are before the Full Council for Decision:
2005-08-015 RICHARD & PATRICIA DELUCA – Construct and maintain: a residential boating facility consisting of a 4’ x 118’ fixed timber pier, 3’ x 20’ ramp, and 8’ x 18.75’ float. The application requires a variance to RICRMP Standard 300.4.E.3.(s) to terminate float at water depth of 14 inches (18 inches required) (Float stops to be provided to maintain 18 inch bottom clearance). A variance is also required from standard 300.4.E.3(j) of 22’ to construct within 3’ of south property line extension. Located at plat 117, lot 8; 29 Esmond Avenue, North Kingstown, RI.
2005-08-101 KATHLEEN GALLANT -- As-built residential boating facility. The facility location relative to the property line extensions was not correctly shown on the plans previously approved by the CRMC. The facility actually extends over the southern property line extension, while the previous plans showed that the facility lay 16’ distant from the property line extension. Located at plat Y-1, lot 243; 26 Wheatfield Cove Road, Narragansett, RI.
2005-11-049 RICHARD CATALDI -- Construct and maintain riprap (stone) revetment, landward of Mean High Water (MHW) per plans, approx 250 linear feet, total. Located at plat 377, lot 153; 275 Paine Street, Warwick, RI.
Administrative Applications before the Council for Decision:
2006-06-122 EVELYN FARGNOLI – Construct and maintain a three bedroom dwelling serviced by public utilities; extension of water line and roadway improvements; including stormwater treatment swale. Located at plat N-S, lot 113, 114; Lake and Wolfe Roads, Narragansett, RI.
Public Hearing on Changes to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Program and
Management Procedures:
A. Management Procedures
Revise Section 2 - Meetings as follows:
2. MEETINGS
The Council shall meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month or at the call of the
Chairman, or in his absence, the call of the Vice-Chairman.The regular meeting schedule, unless changed by the Chairman or the Vice Chairman, shall consist
of the second and fourth Tuesday of the month of September through June and one Tuesday per
month in July and August.2.1 A quorum consists of seven members.
2.2 A majority vote shall be a majority of those present and voting. If a Council member wishes to abstain, Council member shall announce the abstention prior to the tally of the vote. An abstention shall not be counted as a vote in the tally, but shall be counted for the purposes of maintaining a quorum.
2.3 The Council may have closed meetings. Such meetings shall be in accordance with the exceptions to the Open Meeting Law as set out in the Rhode Island General Laws, as amended.
2.4 All meetings of the Council shall be open to the public except as set out in 2.3 above and the public shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
2.5 In any 12 month period, when a Council member has three (3) unexcused non-appearances at full Council meetings, the Chairman is authorized to contact said members appointing authorities to seek their removal from the Council.
The purpose of these proposed changes is to clarify when council meetings are held and to address unexcused absences at council meetings.
B. RICRMP
1. Revise Section 300.11.C.1 Aquaculture/Prerequisites as follows:
1. Prior to issuing a permit for marine aquaculture within tidal waters, the Council shall obtain and
give appropriate consideration to written recommendations from the Director or his or her designee
of the Department of Environmental Management and the chairman of the Marine Fisheries
Council, as required by Chapter 20.10 of the state's General Laws. The director or his or her
designee of the Department of Environmental Management shall review the application to
determine that the proposed aquaculture activity will not adversely affect (a) marine life adjacent to
the proposed area and the waters of the state, and (b) the continued vitality of indigenous fisheries.
The chairman of the Marine Fisheries Council shall review the application to determine that it is
consistent with competing uses involved with the exploitation of marine fisheries.
2. Revise Section 300.11.F.1 Aquaculture/Standards as follows:
1. Marine Aquaculture within Tidal Waters
3. Revise Section 300.11.G Aquaculture/Guidelines for Marine Aquaculture as follows:
G. Guidelines for Marine Aquaculture within Tidal Waters
The purpose of these proposed changes is make the section more precise in how it addresses marine aquaculture.
Enforcement Report – December 2006
Category “A” List
Voice 401-783-3370 • Fax 401-783-3767 • E-Mail cstaff1@crmc.ri.gov
