NOTICE OF ACTION
MEETING OF THE
ENFIELD INLAND WETLANDS AND WATERCOURSES AGENCY
TUESDAY, February 2, 2010 - 7:00 pm
REGULAR MEETING
*****Council Chambers*****
********* ENFIELD TOWN HALL *********
*** 820 ENFIELD STREET***
** ENFIELD, CT 06082 **
REGULAR MEETING
1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Douglas Maxellon at 7:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call: Present were: Chairman Maxellon and Agents Abar, Albert, Camidge, Peruta, Staples and Szczesiul. Also present were: Katie Bednaz, Wetlands Agent and Susan Berube, Recording Secretary. Agents Abar and Szczesiul were seated by Chairman Maxellon as full voting members for this meeting.
3. Pledge of Allegiance: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
4. Executive Session
(Matters regarding specific employees, pending litigation, acquisition of real estate and / or matters exempt from disclosure requirements): None.
5. Public Hearing
a. IW-533 - Town of Enfield - is requesting a permit to reconstruct Post Office Road and Town Farm Road beginning on Post Office Road, 175-feet east of Raffia Road and ending on Town Farm Road, 150-feet east of Abbe Road within the regulated area (Map 86 Lots:169, 155, 293, 291, 158, 150, 167; Map 71, Lots: 1, 25, 27; Map 68, Lots: 161, 164, 153, 151, 152, 197). Submitted 11/23/09, received 12/01/09, PPE 12/15/09, MPHCD 1/19/10, EMPHCD 2/2/10. : A motion was made by Agent Staples and seconded by Agent Albert at 7:15 p.m. to close the public hearing on IW 533. Vote was 6-0-1(Abar).
A motion was made by Agent Camidge and seconded by Agent
Staples to approve the application for IW 533 with the 18 standard conditions, in addition to those numbered 19 through 21: 19. The project shall be assigned a qualified erosion control monitor to conduct inspections of erosion control items for the duration of active construction. Said inspector shall be a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) or demonstrate equivalent experience. Inspections shall be conducted weekly during active construction and every three weeks when construction is inactive and soil remain exposed. Inspections shall be completed after each rain event of greater than 0.5” as determined by NOAA nearest rainfall gauge or every week, which ever comes first. The reports shall be submitted before the close of the workday each Monday, unless there is a holiday, when reports would be submitted the following workday. The content and presentation of the weekly reports shall be reviewed and approved by the IWWA Agent prior to the start of any construction activities.
Reason for approval was that the project will not have an adverse impact on inland wetlands and watercourses. Vote was 6-0-1 (Abar).
b. (Cont. to 2/16/10) IW-534- Enfield Properties - is requesting a permit to construct two office buildings and five residential apartment buildings on vacant lots and 153 South Road (Map 55, Lots 80, 93 & 99), within the regulated area. Submitted 12/15/09, received 12/15/09, PPE 12/29/09, MPHCD 2/23/10. This application was continued to the meeting of 02/16/10.
6. Call to Order of Regular Meeting: The regular meeting was called to order by Chairman Maxellon at 7:16 p.m.
7. Public Participation - Issues of concern not on the agenda: None.
8. Correspondence
a. CAWS - Annual Meeting Invitation - "Wetlands: Impaired to Pristine"
9. Commissioner's Correspondence:
a. Site Visit Updates: Several site visits were discussed.
10. Approval of Minutes -January 14, 2010 & January 19, 2010: A motion was made by Agent Camidge and seconded by Agent Szczesiul to approve the minutes of the special meeting of January 14, 2010 as presented. Vote was 4-0-3(Peruta, Abar and Albert).
A motion was made by Agent Peruta and seconded by Agent Abar to table the vote on the minutes of the meeting of January 19, 2010 to the Agency’s next meeting on February 16, 2010. Vote was 6-0-1(Staples).
11. Wetlands Agent Report : A brief verbal report was provided by Ms. Bednaz.
12. Old Business: None.
13. New Business
a. IW - 453.05 - Town of Enfield - Requesting modification to permit IW-453.04 to install rip-rap in defined locations. Project located within channel easement between Meadowlark Road to Yale Drive. Submitted 01/11/10, received 01/19/10, PPE 02/02/10, MAD 3/25/10. A motion was made by Agent Peruta and seconded by Agent Abar to approve IW 453.05 with the standard 17 conditions in addition to the following, numbered 18-27:
19. Channel width is to be revised to 15 feet vs.20 feet. Additional rip rap is to be installed on the northern side of the channel at the bend near #63 Yale Drive to provide additional bank stabilization;
20. Limits of the 100 year floodplain shall be shown on plans along with appropriate construction sequencing notes;
21. Reference to and use of fertilizers is to be eliminated from the plans;
22. The Town shall notify all abutting property owners of the 10 foot riparian management area (or other acceptable management practice) that is to be left to grow in its natural state and mowed once yearly to aid in buffering this watercourse from abutting residential impacts to the watercourse. The purpose and goal of this area is to provide an additional level of protection to the watercourse and abutting residential properties from subsequent erosion and sedimentation that may occur from time to time when this watercourse periodically floods. Educational materials will be provided to residents as part of this notification as well;
23. All required easements shall be in place prior to commencement of construction activity. If modifications in or within 100 feet of wetlands and watercourses are required as a result of easement negotiations or construction laydown areas, the applicant will need to come back to the Agency for a permit modification;
24. In-stream construction activities shall take place only during low flow conditions (June 1 through September 30) to minimize excessive erosion and sedimentation as a result of excessive runoff and heavily saturated soils;
25. Fences removed during this or previous work to be replaced or re-installed so that they serve their purpose.
26. Trees that are not going to be removed, and are near the area of work that may be damaged by the heavy equipment, shall be armored as recommended in the 2002 CT Guidelines for Soil Erosion Control and Sediment Control (5.1.11).
27. To apply to the area between Broadleaf Lane and Meadowlark Drive to allow work to continue beyond the specified stop date of September 30 (for the Broadleaf to Yale section) and only in low flow periods. Work in this area will cease and the area stabilized prior to a significant rain event. The remainder of the work area will be completed only during times specified in the original conditions of approval.
Reason for approval was that the project will not have an adverse impact on inland wetlands and watercourses. Vote was 6-0-1(Abar).
b. XIW-10-01- Town of Enfield - is requesting a permit to replace a drainage pipe within an existing drainage easement to improve the drainage configuration on a portion of Parker Street (Map 37, Lots 4, 5 & 17) within the regulated area. Submitted 01/13/10, received 01/19/10, PPE 02/02/10, MAD 3/25/10. A motion was made by Agent Camidge and seconded by Agent Szczesiul to accept the applicant’s request to withdraw this application. Vote was 7-0-0.
14. New Applications to be Received
a. IW-535 - T.P. Rentals, LLC - is requesting an amendment to the Town of Enfield Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Map for the property located on the south side of Hazard Avenue, immediately east of 150 Hazard Avenue (Map 74, Lot 118). Submitted 1/19/10, received 02/02/10, PPE 02/16/10, MAD 4/8/10. A motion was made by Agent Camidge and seconded by Agent Peruta to accept application IW 535 and, as required by IWWA regulations, schedule a public hearing for the meeting of March 16, 2010. After discussion, Agent Camidge rescinded her motion and Agent Peruta rescinded his second to the motion. The application was received. A public hearing will be scheduled at a later date.
b. Applications to be received after Town deadline for Agenda: None.
15. Other Business
a. IWWA Fines Ordinance
b. IWWA Fee Schedule
c. IWWA Regulation Revisions: A motion was made by Agent Albert and seconded by Agent Staples to remove agenda item 15b “IWWA Fee Schedule” from the agenda. Vote was 2(Albert, Staples)-5-0. Motion failed. A motion was made by Agent Camidge and seconded by Agent Peruta to table agenda items 15a, b, & c to the meeting of February 16, 2010. Vote was 6-1(Albert)-0.
d. Next regular meeting is Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 7:30PM in the Enfield Room.
16. Adjourn: A motion was made by Agent Szczesiul and seconded by Agent Camidge to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m. Vote was 7-0-0.
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