Planning and Procedures Subcommittee

In accordance with notice to members of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council's Planning and Procedures subcommittee, a meeting of the subcommittee was held on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. at Piccerelli Gilstein & Company, 144 Westminster Street, Providence, RI.

MEMBERS PRESENT
Michael M. Tikoian, CRMC Chairman
Dave Abedon
Paul Lemont

STAFF PRESENT
Grover J. Fugate, Executive Director
Jeff Willis, Deputy Director
Brian Goldman, Legal Counsel
Kevin Cute

Call to Order. Mr. Tikoian called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.

Mr. Tikoian opened the meeting with a brief statement of the subcommittee's function and purpose. The Planning and Procedures subcommittee meeting is an open public meeting; it is not a public hearing. Therefore, discussion is available to the Council members themselves, and to all else at the allowance of the Chairman. Mr. Tikoian further explained that the subcommittee is the program and policy development arm of the Council, and that any programmatic decisions made by this group must ultimately be approved by the full Council in accordance with all proper procedures.

Mr. Tikoian asked for a motion to approve the subcommittee's meeting minutes of July 15, 2003, July 29, 2003, and September 16, 2003.

Mr. Lemont, seconded by Mr. Abedon, moved to approved the July 15, 2003, July 29, 2003, and September 16, 2003 meeting minutes. All voted in favor of the motion.

Item 4.A. Schedule of Fees, Beach Vehicles. G. Fugate and J. Willis explained that the current schedule simply lists two categories of fees - one for in-state and one for out-of-state - but it doesn't explain how to make that distinction. The proposed revisions address this issue by adding the term "vehicle registration" to each, as this has been the longstanding practice of the agency, as well as the intent of the permit (that the permit is issued for the vehicle).

Mr. Lemont, seconded by Mr. Abedon, moved to approved the proposed revisions as written. All voted in favor of the motion.

Item 5.A. Fitness for Purpose - Interim. J. Willis asked the subcommittee if it would consider an accelerated albeit interim policy proposal for the more comprehensive Fitness for Purpose task it gave staff recently. The reason is to address issues that have presented themselves to staff regarding the integrity of various commercial/industrial facilities now that actual dredging is occurring at these facilities (due to the Providence River Dredging Project). During staff review of dredging applications for these facilities, staff has found some to be suspect in their structural and operational capabilities, thereby potentially posing significant public trust damages.

The subcommittee discussed the issue and directed staff to present their proposed regulations at the next meeting.

Item 5.B. Block Island HMP. K. Cute presented his findings on the review of the Block Island HMP and offered a recommendation for a one (1) year interim Council approval of the HMP. The subcommittee asked K. Cute about some of the deficiencies found in his review. K. Cute responded that the Town is aware of the deficiencies and have assured him that they will immediately address them.

The subcommittee thanked K. Cute for his review and directed staff to prepare this review for full Council consideration.

ADJOURN. Mr. Abedon, seconded by Mr. Lemont, moved to adjourn. All voted in favor of the motion, and the subcommittee adjourned at 6:11 p.m.

Respectfully submitted December 4, 2003 by

Jeffrey M. Willis
Deputy Director

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