AGENDA
Semi-Monthly Meeting – Full Council
Tuesday, December 10, 2019; 6:00 p.m.
Administration Building; Conference Room A
One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908

Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting –- Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Subcommittee Reports

Staff Reports

Fishermen’s Advisory Board Member Confirmation:

• Meghan Lapp
• Chris Lee

ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL FOR DECISION:

2019-03-064 BOYNTON REED ALLEN -- This application is for a 1,000 square foot aquaculture site in the East Passage of Narragansett Bay near Carr Point. A variety of oyster growing bottom gear is proposed including: SEAPA hanging baskets, growout bags, and bottom cages with a PVC frame. All of the gear proposed would be on or near the bottom with five feet of clearance at mean low water (MLW). Each piece of gear would be attached to the next piece via longline. Only four corner buoys would be visible as the gear would be attached to two of the corner buoys.

PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED RULE MAKING:

Management Procedures (650-RICR-10-00-01) -- The CRMC proposes to amend its Management Procedures to clarify and improve its regulatory procedures, including adding Council member coastal program training, adding specific requirements for staff recommendations and written findings of fact and conclusions of law in contested cases, and consolidation and simplification of determination requests and beach vehicle permit fees, among other proposed changes as summarized below.

Brief summary of proposed amendments to 650-RICR-10-00-01:

1. Amend § 1.2(C) clarify member abstention process;
2. Add new § 1.2(G) for member training requirement and participation on a Council subcommittee;
3. Amend § 1.4.5 to simplify determination requests and fees;
4. Amend § 1.4.6(A)(11) to consolidate and simplify beach vehicle fees;
5. Amend § 1.5.1(A) to add specificity of public notice for variances and special exceptions; and
6. Add new §§ 1.8(B)(1) and (2) to add specificity for recommendations and findings of fact and
   conclusions of law.

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