Shellfish Commission

REGULAR MEETING – SHELLFISH COMMISSION AGENDA APRIL 3, 2025, 6:30 PM BY ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING To allow public access, anyone may access a meeting by telephone and/or Zoom, or a recording in the City of Norwalk YouTube channel. Specific instructions and links can be found at norwalkct.gov/meetings. Members of the public may call in to participate. Callers will not be able to see the meeting participants. All participants will be muted upon entering the meeting. To speak, dial *9 on the phone and you will be called on by the host of the meeting during the public comment section. All speakers must state their name and address. Comments must be on a topic on the agenda, and are limited to three minutes. Anyone disrupting the orderly conduct of the meeting, including by using threatening, hateful, or sexually-explicit language, will be removed. Please find the information using the link above. Members of the public who wish to provide "live comments" may also use the Zoom meeting platform. All participants will be muted upon entering the meeting. To speak, click the “raise your hand indicator” and you will be called by the host of the meeting during the public comment section. All speakers must state their name and address. Comments must be on a topic on the agenda, and are limited to three minutes. Anyone disrupting the orderly conduct of the meeting, including by using threatening, hateful, or sexually-explicit language, will be removed. Please find the information using the link above. Members of the public who wish to provide public comment are encouraged to submit those via email in advance of the meeting. For these comments to be included into the record, they must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Please email William Mooney at wmooney@norwalkct.govwith the subject line “Public Comment” to provide written public comment prior to the meeting. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES A. Regular Meeting: March 6, 2025 IV. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION V. REPORTS A. Treasurer B. Secretary Page 1 of 6  C. Health Department D. Wastewater Treatment Plant E. Water Quality F. Permits G. Police H. Advisory I. Harbor Management VI. OLD BUSINESS A. 26 SHOREFRONT PARK VII. NEW BUSINESS VIII. DISCUSSION IX. ADJOURNMENT UPCOMING MEETINGS A. MAY 1, 2025 Page 2 of 6  CITY OF NORWALK NORWALK SHELLFISH COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MARCH 6, 2025 ATTENDANCE: Steve Bartush, Chairman; Jonathan Pageler; Nick Sacchinelli; Jordan Saxe OTHER: Bill Mooney; Geoff Steadman; Glenn Perschino; Alan Kibbe, Norwalk Harbor Management; John Hilts; Jim Bajek; Sgt. Justin Bisceglie; Clyde Mount CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bartush called the meeting to order at 6:35 P.M. There was a quorum present. ROLL CALL A roll call of those present was performed. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES REGULAR MEETING: FEBRUARY 6, 2025 ** MR. SACCHINELLI MOVED TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 6, 2025 AS SUBMITTED. ** MR. SAXE SECONDED THE MOTION. ** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There was no Public Participation at this time. REPORTS TREASURER Mr. Mooney came forward to deliver his report. He said that the balance remained the same as the prior month. There have been no transactions. SECRETARY Chairman Bartush came forward to deliver his report. He said there wasn’t much to report. Many of the members had attended the Manresa Island presentation the prior night. He reviewed what had happened at the presentation. City Of Norwalk Norwalk Shellfish Commission Regular Meeting March 6, 2025 Page 1 of 4 Page 3 of 6  HEALTH DEPARTMENT Mr. Mooney came forward to deliver his report. He provided an update on the rainfall. There have been two closures. There were two bypasses which he reviewed. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT There was no report at this time. PERMITS Mr. Mooney came forward to deliver his report. He said there was nothing to report at this time. POLICE Sgt. Bisceglie came forward to deliver his report. He said there was nothing to report at this time. A small workboat had sunk recently which he provided information on. ADVISORY There was no report at this time. HARBOR MANAGEMENT Mr. Kibbe came forward to deliver his report. He said that most of their work had been preparation for transit moorings as well as rental of harbor moorings. They are expecting similar numbers to last year. He provided updates on recent meetings as well. They also have received a new drone. Mr. Steadman said there were a number of matters with common interest to both commissions. He brought up the grant for rebuilding the Veteran’s Park Marina. They have also recently had discussions with commissions in New Haven. He provided more information regarding the meetings. He also brought up the Norwalk River Watershed Initiative and reviewed the history of it. Further discussion regarding the Initiative followed. He also wished to bring up the response from DEEP in January regarding their letter expressing concern about the way the public hearing was operated on the Eversource project. He reviewed their concerns for those present such as the inadequacy of the presentation by Eversource during the public hearing. Further discussion followed. ** MR. SAXE MOVED TO ACCEPT THE REPORTS AS PRESENTED. ** MR. PAGELER SECONDED THE MOTION. ** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. City Of Norwalk Norwalk Shellfish Commission Regular Meeting March 6, 2025 Page 2 of 4 Page 4 of 6  OLD BUSINESS 46 SHOREHAVEN RD. Mr. Hilts came forward to discuss this item. He said he had nothing more to add. Chairman Bartush has had a chance to visit the site since the last meeting. ** MR. PAGELER MOVED TO MOVE FORWARDS WITH THE APPLICATION FOR 46 SHOREHAVEN ROAD WITH THE STANDARD LANGUAGE. ** MR. SAXE SECONDED THE MOTION. ** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 26 SHOREFRONT PARK Mr. Hilts came forward to discuss this item. He reviewed the reason for the application. The Club still has an agreement with 132 Water Street for leasing slips at that property. He provided further information regarding the property. He said that the only issue was that the 9-foot set-back of the corner of the transient float should be 10 feet. There will not be a new document for this as they have not discussed this with the Harbor Management Commission yet. ** MR. PAGELER MOVED TO MOVE FORWARDS WITH THE APPLICATION FOR 26 SHOREFRONT PARK WITH THE STANDARD LANGUAGE. ** MR. SAXE SECONDED THE MOTION. ** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. NEW BUSINESS 138 WATER STREET Mr. Bajek came forward to discuss this item. Copies of the plan were distributed to the Commission Members. This is an ongoing application with DEEP. He reviewed the history of the application for those present. They are looking for non-dredging options. This application is for one of those options by extending an existing figure float 20 feet further. DEEP feels this is a good plan and has moved the application forward. A piece of the main float is also being removed and some of the float anchor piles are being moved as a result. There have been talks with the neighboring clubs regarding concerns about them getting close to their docks. Mr. Bajek reviewed how those discussions had gone. Mr. Perschino also provided further information regarding the reasoning behind the decision and more information regarding the marina. He listed his concerns regarding the expansion. Further discussion followed. City Of Norwalk Norwalk Shellfish Commission Regular Meeting March 6, 2025 Page 3 of 4 Page 5 of 6 Chairman Bartush said that this would be difficult to approve due to the substantial complaint from the neighbor. He felt it would be best to allow some time to pass and to allow the Harbor Commission to give their opinion first. It was decided to table this item till next month. ADJOURNMENT ** MR. PAGELER MOVED TO ADJOURN. ** MR. SAXE SECONDED THE MOTION. ** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 7:17 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, Ian A. Soltes Telesco Secretarial Services City Of Norwalk Norwalk Shellfish Commission Regular Meeting March 6, 2025 Page 4 of 4 Page 6 of 6