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Home My WebLink About1992-07-07 Harbor Committee Minutes •c HARBOR COMMITTEE MEETING • JULY 7, 1992 The regular monthly meeting of the Harbor Committee was held in the first floor conference room at 7 :00 P.M. on July 7, 1992. Committee members present were Win Stevens, Chairman, Dave Bickford, Jay Shalhoob, James Blanchette and ex-officio member Harbor Master Ben Glidden. Others present were Jim Ring and Linda Goff. Chairman Stevens called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. The first item of business was the Request for Free Dock Space by Brewer Harbor Master Brad Collins. Win Stevens stated that Mr. Collins had been in to see him. Mr. Collins was unable to attend the meeting tonight. The two reasons Mr. Collins had requested free dock space were (1) that this was going to be a hit or miss summer (he was going to be in and out of the dock a lot) and (2) as the Brewer Harbor Master he needed his boat ready to respond to any problems. Win also stated that after talking with Mr. Collins, Mr. Collins said he had talked with Russ McKenna and Rod McKay and he had no real problem with paying when he was at the dock. There was some discussion among the Committee members, but no support for the request. Win Stevens said that if the City of Brewer had made the request he might give it more consideration. Harbor Master Glidden stated that Mr. Collins kept his boat at Winterport all last year. . Dave Bickford moved to deny the request and Jay Shalhoob seconded the motion. It was passed unanimously. The second item of business was the Crazy Cruiser River Run Event. Harbor Master Glidden said Judy Vardamis, Coordinator for the Event, had planned to attend to update the Committee on upcoming activities . She had called that eve�ling saying she was sorry but could not make it. Harbor Master Glidden also stated that Mrs. Vardamis had requested another meeting with City Staff concerning the events. Chairman Stevens brought up a third item for discussion. Sometime between 8:00 P.M. Sunday and 6:00 A.M. Monday three of the i rubber dinghies on Dock #2 were vandalized, one being Win Stevens. � The Police Dept. was notified and Win Stevens has posted a reward. Dave Bickford asked whether the rubber dinghies could be moved down on the new docks. Harbor Master Glidden said there was not enough room and .tt was really too far away. Signs - Jim Ring notified the Committee that signs were being made numbering the docks. He also had given the Police Dept. a schematic drawing of the docks with the appropriate numbers on them. , He said he would provide copies to the Harbor Master to hand out to the boat owners so they could better identify which docks were having � problems, if and when they had to call the Police Dept. Iie also � -, suggested that perhaps the dock numbers should be stenciled right on � the dock floor. _ _ _ ; •*. ._, - Non actenda item - Win Stevens said he had talked with Councilor Sawyer who was upset over the Delong situation. It was stated that • after Committee and Council approval a letter was sent to Mr. Delong notifying him of the results and suggesting he come in at his convenience to sign the Dock Lease and supply other necessary documents. Mr. Delong proceeded to put his docks in the water and never came in to sign the Lease. Therefore the City Manager notified him that he had until July 2, 1992 to execute the Dock Lease, � pay his fee, supply insurance binder, and provide a signed statement that he would not be coming back next year. Mr. Delong did comply with all the above items and signed the Dock Lease on July lst. There was some brief discussion concerning Mr. Delong and everyone agreed that there should be no further problems. Harbor Master Glidden told the Committee that next year some consideration should be given to putting stipulations on the paying of the mooring fee and getting 3 free nights as was passed by the Committee this year. He said that several boaters used their free nights during the 4th of July weekend and he lost several paying customers due to lack of space. Perhaps it should be stipulated that the free nights can only be used in the spring and fall or at slow times - not during the busy period or on holidays. There being no further discussion, Dave Bickford moved to adjourn the meeting. Jay Shalhoob seconded the motion and t2�.e meeting was adjourned at 7:24 P.M. • NOTE: Win Stevens told the Committee that he would be happy to take them down the river on his boat some evening after work.