City Hall·Brunswick·Agenda
Conservation Commission
- 1. CALL TO ORDER (Sandy)
- 2. ADMINISTRATIVE
- a. September Meeting Minutes | Vote to Approve - 5 MIN (Sandy) 5:00 PM
- 3. UPDATES
- a. TREES & INVASIVES - 0 MIN
- • Tree Ordinance Update - 0 MIN
- b. PUBLIC LANDS - 10 MIN
- • Conservation Easement Inspections - 0 MIN
- • Field Work Initiatives - 10 MIN o Sawtooth Parcel (December) - 5 MIN (Sandy, Kurt) 5:05 PM o Council Request Review of Tax Parcels - 5 MIN (Sandy, Ashley) 5:10 PM o Introduction - Purpose + Property o Discussion of Plans RE: Review + (TBD) Site Visit
- c. WATERSHEDS & RUNOFF - 40 MIN
- • Town Projects - 5 MIN o Coffin Ice Pond Dam | Project - 0 MIN o Maquoit Bay Water Quality Study - 5 MIN (Ashley) 5:15 PM
- • Pesticides and Fertilizers 20 MIN o Working Group Updates - 10 MIN (Abbie, Jan, Sandy) 5:20 PM o Friends of Casco Bay - Meeting Attendance o Eldridge Lumber - Community Example o Ordinance Research RE: Other Communities o Community Survey Development - 10 MIN (Sandy, Ashley) 5:30 PM
- • Brunswick Watersheds - 15 MIN o Coastal Ecosystem Stressors - 5 MIN (Sandy) 5:40 PM o Casco Bay Algal Bloom o 2-Year Anniversary of PFAS Spill o Discussion RE: Public Works Salt Shed Visit - 5 MIN (Sandy) 5:45 PM o Free the Andro - 5 MIN (Sandy, Vlad) 5:50 PM
- d. OTHER TOWN NEWS - 5 MIN
- • Updates from Other Town Committees - 5 MIN 5:55 PM o Rivers and Coastal Waters Commission (Marko) o Town Council (Jamie)
- 4. NEW BUSINESS - 0 MIN
- 5. PUBLIC COMMENT - Time Remaining
- 6. ADJOURN
- Mission Statement
- Objectives
- 1. Support Town efforts to develop and promote town-wide watershed protection ordinances by engaging and/or facilitat- ing educational outreach and public discussion; work with Town staff, committees, and other local entities in support of improved watershed health.
- 2. Review and bring forward a recommendation for adoption of the tree protection ordinance.
- 3. Continue to assist in the conservation management, planning, and stewardship of Captain Fitzgerald Park and the adjacent land, Francis and Mahitable Heuston Park, including any roles and responsibilities assigned to the Commission in the management plan. Continue this work also with Brunswick Landing conveyance properties, in particular the Western Sawtooth parcel; advocate for and assist with the completion of a wildlife survey for Western Sawtooth so that our management plan, accepted three years ago by Council, can be updated (if needed) and implemented.
- 4. Continue to work on targeted invasive species efforts for Fitzgerald Park, Furbish Preserve, and Western Sawtooth; support Town efforts to remediate invasives at additional locations.
- 5. Update the Commission's 2014 Inventory for guidance, identify management and stewardship needs and priorities for Town-owned conservation properties that are not tied to the Parks and Recreation department or other official entities. Establish a regular review of these properties.
- 6. Review development applications and plans where a conservation component is proposed; make recommendations on such projects to the Planning Board.
- 7. Continue to develop an understanding of and advocacy for Mare Brook and its watershed as the work shifts from planning to implementation. Such work includes appropriate coordination and communication with other inter- ested groups.
- 8. Communicate and coordinate with other Town commissions and entities (e.g. Rivers and Coastal Waters, Shellfish, Recreation, Town Council, Bowdoin College's Office of Sustainability, Brunswick School District, etc.), and local affiliated conservation entities such as BTLT, Trout Unlimited, Free the Andro, etc.
- 9. Improve outreach and community involvement through social media, the Conservation Commission page on the Town website, and other efforts.
- 10. Support Town-based climate action initiatives.
- 11. Initiate and build a working relationship with the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Agency
Where this came from
Brunswick Agenda Center
The town's own agenda, 2 pages. The outline above is read from the first pages of that document; the packet behind it has the memos and exhibits. Links open in a new tab.
The town's own agenda, 2 pages. The outline above is read from the first pages of that document; the packet behind it has the memos and exhibits. Links open in a new tab.