AGENDA
Semi-Monthly Meeting – Full Council
Tuesday, February 09, 2016; 6:00 p.m.
Administration Building, Conference Room A
One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI

Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting – January 26, 2016
Subcommittee Reports
Staff Reports

Coastal Education Series: Coastal Wetlands: Monitoring, Assessment and Management; Caitlin Chaffee, Coastal Policy Analyst, CRMC

Applications which have been Out-To-Notice and are before the Full Council for Decision:

2015-07-087 JOHNROBERTS–Create and maintain: a 2.3 acre oyster farm using the rack and bag and cage culture methods. Located in Ninigret Pond, Charlestown, RI.

Public Hearing on Program Changes:

Management Procedures - Section 5.9 Presentation of Expert and Lay Testimony.

The purpose of the proposed regulation change to Section 5.9 Presentation of Expert and Lay Testimony of the CRMC Management Procedures is to codify and provide due notice to applicants and other parties that the introduction of new evidence, reports or data at a Council or subcommittee hearing may result in the rescheduling of the hearing. The proposed rule change will incentivize applicants to provide all pertinent evidence, reports or data to the Council or subcommittee prior to the hearing so that the Council or subcommittee can efficiently hear and process pending applications in a timely manner. The introduction of new materials by the applicant at a hearing only causes delays for the applicant, and sometimes objections from other parties, which unnecessarily lengthens the time to issue a final decision.

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