*Second REVISED Conservation Commission Monthly Meeting Notice April 20, 2021

City of Salem

CONSERVATION COMMISSION

*Second REVISED Notice of Meeting

You are hereby notified that the Salem Conservation Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 6:30 PM via remote participation.

Gregory St. Louis, PE, Chair

Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §20, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Salem Conservation Commission will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the city’s website, at www.salem.com.

For this meeting, members of the public who wish to watch, listen or provide comment during the meeting may do so in the following manner:

• Follow this link or enter into your browser to join the meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87241837332?pwd=ZWhoak9Pb2xPTTZneEZrbkp6dTFrZz09
• Follow this link or enter into your web browser to open the Zoom website at: https://zoom.us/join. Enter meeting ID # “872-4183-7332” as directed on the webpage and click “Join”. Follow the on-screen instructions to join the meeting. Enter password “533220”.
• Participants may dial a toll-free phone number at 877-853-5257 to join the meeting. When prompted, enter meeting ID # “872-4183-7332” and the follow the instructions to join the meeting. Password is “533220”.

The meeting will be opened at 6:15pm to allow members of the public to test their audio. During portions of the meeting in which public comment is permitted, members of the public who have “raised their hand” in Zoom will be called on to offer comment.  In order to raise a hand, members of the public using the Zoom computer of phone application may click the “Raise Hand” button; members of the public dialing in may press “*9” to raise their hand to speak.  Members of the public can alternatively email their comment before the start of the meeting to kkennedy@salem.com.

No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the city’s website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting.

Application materials can be accessed using the Salem Conservation Commission website at https://www.salem.com/conservation-commission.

MEETING AGENDA

I. ROLL CALL

II. REGULAR AGENDA

A. 462 Lafayette Street – Public Hearing – Request for Determination of Applicability - for Helen Sides, 462 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the proposed renovation of an existing house within an area subject to the Wetlands Protection Act MGL c131§40 and Salem’s Wetlands Protection & Conservation Ordinance.

B. 21 Hemenway Road – Public Hearing – Notice of Intent – for Ana and Sean M. Monahan for property located at 21 Hemenway Road, Salem, MA. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the proposed repairs of existing seawalls, site work, and landscaping, within an area subject to the Wetlands Protection Act MGL c131§40 and Salem’s Wetlands Protection & Conservation Ordinance.  

C. Bridge Street and North Street Intersection – DEP #64-719 – Continuation of a Public Hearing - Notice of Intent - for Linda Calnan, SiFi Networks, 55 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the proposed construction of a telecommunications shelter and diesel backup generator within an area subject to the Wetlands Protection Act MGL c131§40 and Salem’s Wetlands Protection & Conservation Ordinance. 

III. OLD/NEW BUSINESS

A. 117 Marlborough Road – DEP #64-363 – Request for Certificate of Compliance
B. 20 Colonial Road – DEP #64-699 -Request for Certificate of Compliance
C. 50 Fort Avenue - SESD - DEP #64-576 - Request for Certificate of Compliance
C. Request for funding for consultant services to support the update of Salem’s wetland’s policy, and funding for staff and member training
D. National Grid- Boston Gas Company – Notification of exempt public utility maintenance

IV. APPROVAL of MINUTES

a. February 16, 2021 Minutes
b. March 16, 2021 Minutes

V.  ADJOURNMENT

Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator as soon as possible and no less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event.