فيما يلي بنود جدول أعمال اجتماع اللجنة العادي لشهر نيسان/أبريل الذي عقدته اللجنة يوم الثلاثاء الموافق 26 ، 2005 في مقر اللجنة. وقد اتخذت اللجنة إجراءاتها بالخط العريض.
1. MINUTES of previous meeting. The Commission voted, 8-0, to approve the minutes.
2. PERMITS (Projects over $50,000 with no objections and with staff recommendation for approval). The Commission voted, 8-0, to approve permits 2-A and 2-C through 2-F. Regarding item 2-B, the Commission voted, 7-0, with Mr. Cowart abstaining, to approve it.
3. CLOSED SESSION. The Commission held a closed session to discuss with its legal counsel the status of several cases that have been appealed to higher state courts, the Code of Virginia 28.2-1203, and agenda item No. 13.
4. J. CARTER LUCK, ET AL, #04-1745. Commission review on appeal by the applicants of the March 21, 2005, decision by the Virginia Beach Wetlands Board to approve in modified form a permit to construct and backfill 357 linear feet of bulkheading and mechanically dredge approximately 6,700 cubic yards of material at their properties situated along the Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River in Virginia Beach. The Commission voted, 6-1 with Mr. Garrison abstaining, to uphold the Virginia Beach Wetlands Board decision.
5. INDIAN CREEK YACHT AND COUNTRY CLUB, INC., #04-2444, requests authorization to construct a 148-foot long by 8-foot wide, commercial pier extension with an 80-foot long by 8-foot wide T head, seven tending piers and associated mooring piles to create 15 additional wetslips at their marina situated within a cove of Dividing Creek in Northumberland County. Numerous property owners protest the project. The Commission voted, 8-0, to approve the project with modifications to the original requested permit.
6. RON BLACKBURN, #05-0020. Commission review of the Gloucester County Wetlands Board's March 9, 2005 decision to approve a permit to construct an 18-foot wide by 200-foot permanent roadway across vegetated tidal wetlands for access to property situated along Kings Creek along State Route 653. The Commission voted, 8-0 to remand the case to the Gloucester County Wetlands Board.
7. GWYNN'S ISLAND BOATEL, #04-2050, requests authorization to hydraulically dredge 1530 cubic yards of subaqueous material to provide maximum depths of minus six (-6) feet at mean low water, and to maintenance dredge the area on an as-needed basis, to add finger piers and mooring piles to create five (5) wetslips at the channelward end of an existing L-head pier, and to construct a new T-head pier with ten (10) wetslips extending 180 feet channelward of an existing bulkhead at their facility situated along Milford Haven in Mathews County. Two nearby property owners protests the project. The Commission voted, 8-0, to approve the project with staff recommendations.
8. THOMAS HINKEL, JR., #04-2296, requests authorization to construct a 6-foot by 50-foot floating T-head extending 20 feet channelward of his existing private, noncommercial pier at his property situated along Put-in-Creek in Mathews County. The Commission voted, 6-2, to approve the permit.
9. JEFFREY B. KELLY, #04-2520, requests after-the-fact authorization to retain a six to eleven foot wide by 26-foot long armor stone groin, extending 15 feet channelward of mean low water and into Public Oyster Ground No. 1 (Baylor Survey), adjacent to his property situated along Lower Machodoc Creek in Westmoreland County. The Commission voted, 8-0, to approve the after-the-fact work and noted that the contractor would be contacted and reprimanded for doing the work without a permit. The Commission added that the Baylor Ground in question was not productive.
10. ROBERT LIVENGOOD, #04-2584, requests authorization to replace an existing pier and boathouse with a new 5-foot by 148-foot open-pile private, non-commercial pier including a 16-foot by 26-foot intermediate L-head; one (1) 4-foot by 74-foot catwalk pier; one (1) 4-foot by 22-foot crossover pier; one (1) 4-foot by 64-foot catwalk pier which will include a 10-foot by 12-foot L-head; and a 77-foot by 24-foot open-sided, two-slip boathouse at the applicant's property situated along Cypress Creek, a tributary to the Pagan River in the Town of Smithfield. The Commission voted, 7-0, to approve the permit.
11. DALE SPRENKEL, #04-1976, requests authorization to construct a 150-foot long private, open-pile pier with a 684 square foot open-sided, non-commercial boathouse at his property situated along the York River in James City County. An adjacent property owner protests the project. The Commission voted, 6-0 with Mr. Cowart abstaining, to approve the project.
12. JAMES L. WHITSON, #04-1023, requests authorization to add a 10-foot by 19-foot deck, a 19-foot by 5-foot finger pier, a 32-foot by 5-foot finger pier, and a 32-foot by 16-foot open-sided boathouse adjacent to his property situated along the Hampton River in Hampton. An adjacent property owner protests the pier and boathouse. The Commission voted, 7-0, to approve the project with modifications to the original permit request.
13. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, #02-0523, requests after-the-fact authorization for the overboard disposal of 9,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand material by the sidecast dredging vessel Fry in its recent removal of a shoal in the entrance channel portion of the Rudee Inlet Federal Project Channel in Virginia Beach. The Commission voted, 7-0, to approve the after-the-fact permit because of the emergency nature of the dredging work.
14. DISCUSSION: Habitat Management Advisory Committee (HMAC) update - Changes to the Commission's Wetlands Mitigation/Compensation Policy: 4 VAC 20-390-10 ET SEQ., to achieve a no-net loss of wetlands in the tidal wetlands regulatory program and Subaqueous Guidelines revisions. A public hearing on the policy changes will be held at the Commission's May 24th meeting.
15. PUBLIC COMMENTS.
16. BRIEFING: Dr. Rob Wittman, Department of Shellfish Sanitation, Virginia Department of Health, will present a briefing pertaining to condemned Shellfish Area 7A (Hampton Bar Area). Dr. Wittman explained that tests would be conducted this year in the area and hopefully portions of Area 7A can be opened for next year's clam relay season. The Commission will receive an update later on the progress of the tests.
17. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed regulations pertaining to the use of gill nets in Virginia waters for the conservation of bottlenosed dolphin and sea turtles. The Commission voted, 7-0, to make the following emergency regulations permanent: 4VAC20-170, 4VAC20-252, 4VAC20-430, 4VAC20-320 and 4VAC20-1080.
18. REQUESTS: Consideration of three requests for Black Sea Bass quota under the hardship provisions of Regulation 4VAC20-950. The Commission voted, 5-0 with Mr. Robins abstaining, to approve the requests as per staff recommendation.
19. PUBLIC HEARING: Mr. Keith Like proposed a change in the location of a pound net with the new location, in Chesapeake Bay, 1000 feet north of the concrete ships off Kiptopeke State Park. The location was protested during the 30-day public comment period. The Commission voted, 6-0, to approve the request.
20. FAILURE TO REPORT: A watermen faced an issue of failure to report commercial harvests in accordance with Regulation 4VAC20-610. The Commission was told the item was withdrawn since the waterman brought in the bulk of his reports.
21. REQUEST FOR A PUBLIC HEARINGS: a) VIMS request to deploy Crassostrea ariakensis oysters in Virginia waters for experimental purposes, b) Proposed amendments to Regulation 4VAC20-110 to adjust size limits for lobster, c) Establishment of the summer period (May 1 through October 31) quota for Scup. The Commission voted, 6-0, to set public hearings for all the items at the May 24th meeting.
الصفحة 2 البنود (المشاريع التي تزيد قيمتها على50 ،000 بدون اعتراضات وبتوصية من الموظفين بالموافقة؛ تمت الموافقة عليها في البند 2)
2A. مدينة نورفولك ،04-2358، يطلب الإذن ببناء منحدر قارب مجتمعي خرساني 64بطول قدم وعرض 30قدم مع 30 قدم طولي من الحماية من التمزق واثنين (2) أرصفة وصول مفتوحة من الخوازيق, 75قدم في 8قدم في قدم و 90قدم في 10قدم، ومنحدر قارب 67قدم في 26قدم خرساني مجتمعي مع 26 قدم طولي من الحماية من التصدع المتاخم لممتلكاتهم الواقعة على طول خليج ويلوبي في نورفولك.2تطلب شركة B. COWART SEAFOOD CORP.، رقم05-0707 ، الحصول على تصريح لبناء نظام تجاري عائم بطول 60أقدام وعرض 25أقدام بجوار عقار يقع على طول نهر كوان في مقاطعة نورثمبرلاند.
2C. تطلب شركة BAYMARK CONSTRUCTION CORP., #04-2843، ترخيصًا ببناء حاجزي أمواج حجريين (2) 250بطول قدم مع تغذية الشاطئ بمحاذاة ممتلكاتهم على طول خليج تشيسابيك، شمال حواجز الأمواج الستة (6) المسموح بها سابقًا في مدينة كيب تشارلز.
2D. تطلب إدارة الأشغال العامة في مقاطعة أرلينغتون98-0357، ترخيصًا لإنشاء معبر مرتفع للمشاة/الدراجات الهوائية؛ وتركيب 1603 قدم طولي من خط الصرف الصحي 48بوصة مغلف بالخرسانة على طول 2700 قدم طولي من طريق فور مايل ران. يرتبط المشروع المقترح بمشروع ممر الدراجات الهوائية "فور مايل رن" ومشروع الصرف الصحي في المقاطعة.
2E. TOLL ROAD INVESTORS INVESTORS PARTNERSHIP II, LP, #05-0197، يطلب الإذن بتوسيع كلا المعبرين الحاليين لطريق جسر غوس كريك بحوالي 18 قدم لكل منهما، في منتصف طريق دالاس غرينواي الحالي الذي يتوسط طريق دالاس غرينواي، ويعبر حوالي 255 قدم طولي من غوس كريك في مقاطعة لودون.
2F. WASHINGTON GAS، #04-1576، يطلب الإذن بتركيب خط غاز طبيعي 12بوصة بطريقة الحفر الموجه تحت جزء 670قدم من خزان أوكوكوان في مقاطعتي برينس ويليام وفيرفاكس.
2ز. تطلب شركة U.S. HOME CORPORATION، رقم04-0690، ترخيصًا ببناء جسر خرساني مسبق الصب بعرض 66 قدم وطول 96 قدم فوق كاتوكتين كريك لتوفير إمكانية الوصول إلى العقارات السكنية في تقسيم مزرعة رايت في مقاطعة لودون. وسيمتد الجسر على مسافة 17 قدم تقريباً من الأرض المغمورة المملوكة للدولة وسيبقى على ارتفاع 5 قدم كحد أدنى فوق المياه العالية العادية. أثناء الإنشاء، سيتم تحويل ما يقرب من 140 قدم طولي من الخور مؤقتاً للسماح بتركيب قواعد الجسر على ضفاف الخور. ستُستخدم حواجز جيرسي، إلى جانب الأغطية البلاستيكية وأكياس الرمل لإنشاء التحويل، وسيقوم نسيج الترشيح ومواد التمزيق بتبطين قاع القناة المؤقتة.
2H. FAIRFAX COUNTY PARK AUTHORITY، رقم02-0869، يطلب الإذن ببناء ثلاثة (3) معابر جسور، يتراوح عرضها من 45 إلى 55 قدم، فوق الأراضي المغمورة المملوكة للدولة داخل أكوتينك كريك، وهو رافد لخليج بوهيك، كجزء من بناء ممر ترفيهي بالقرب من أناندال في مقاطعة فيرفاكس. سيتم وضع سدود تجويفية مؤقتة في الخور للسماح بتركيب دعائم خرسانية داعمة وسيتم تركيب حواجز خرسانية على طول الضفاف والقناة باتجاه المياه العالية العادية لتثبيت الخط الساحلي.
الاجتماع القادم 5/24/05
