Coastal Resilience committee asks Select Board to view Shannon Holst presentation from Q3 meeting

The Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee voted Jan. 14 to recommend that the Select Board view the Shannon Holst presentation given to the committee last year, saying the segment provides background on flood zones and building-code issues relevant to forthcoming zoning updates.

Leah (staff member) presented the committee's fourth-quarter report and noted that the Q4 information will be wrapped into the Q3 report the committee previously approved and that she will present both to the Select Board the following day. Leah said the Holst presentation “helped you incorporate or come up with ideas to incorporate coastal resiliency into potentially updating our zoning bylaws.”

Committee members who spoke during the discussion said the Holst segment provides useful background that would benefit Select Board members. One member recommended the committee provide the Select Board with the minute number and a link to the portion of the meeting where Holst spoke to make it easier for them to view. Matt Fee said providing a minute mark and link would likely increase Select Board members’ likelihood of watching the segment.

The committee moved to make that recommendation to the Select Board and to include the start minute and link for the Holst segment. The motion was adopted by roll-call vote.

The vote followed Leah’s presentation of the Q4 material and came after committee discussion of several Q4 items, including a previous presentation on potential funding mechanisms (special-purpose stabilization fund and a revolving account) that will need vetting by the finance director.

The committee recorded no dissent during the vote and instructed staff to include the minute reference and link in the recommendation packet to the Select Board. The committee will forward the full Q3/Q4 report package when Leah delivers it to the Select Board.