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Why this matters: Officer continuity affects committee leadership, agendas and staff coordination during the year. Members discussed the option of reducing meeting frequency in the summer because of attendance and workload considerations and agreed on a temporary schedule change.

Votes and schedule details

- Chair: The committee voted unanimously to keep Peter Brace as chair. Recorded roll-call ayes included Hillary Hedges Rayport, Gary Beller, Tim Brain, Doug Rose, Jen Carberg, Liz Phelps, Christy Kickham, Joanna Roche, Matthew Fee and the chair.

- Vice chair and secretary: Sarah Boyse was reappointed vice chair by roll call (chair abstained). Tim Brain was reappointed secretary; he abstained from his own vote. All other members present voted aye on those positions.

- Meeting schedule: The committee voted to meet once a month in July, August and September (the August and September meetings to be held the second Tuesday at 10 a.m.) and to return to two meetings per month beginning in October. The motion passed by roll call with one abstention on a single scheduling item. Members noted that it is easier to cancel a scheduled meeting than to add meetings and that smaller working groups could advance work between regular meetings.

Procedural notes and follow-up

- Staff noted that meetings can be increased if the Select Board requests CRAC input on a time-sensitive item.

- Members discussed using task-focused working groups to maintain momentum on priority items while holding fewer full committee meetings during the summer months.

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Why this matters: Retreat and relocation are policy- and resource-intensive efforts that involve zoning, planning, finance and public engagement. Committee members flagged procurement delays as a potential bottleneck to moving the program from concept to funded project and asked whether the Select Board could help by making the Finance Department aware of the committee’s priorities.

Key points from the meeting

- Procurement and OpenGov: Leah explained the procurement workflow: scopes must be entered correctly in OpenGov, Finance reviews scopes (Finance has a backlog), and once approved the project can be released for proposals or bids. She said that procurement is often slower than desired but that there is no straightforward way to force it to move faster: \"Procurement takes just generally takes a while. There it there's no really way to speed it up. It just is what it is,\" Leah said.

- Committee response: Members expressed concern that the retreat/relocation effort is a high-priority item and asked whether CRAC could ask the Select Board to intervene or otherwise make the town aware that Finance review of the OpenGov scope is needed. Matt Fee, a Select Board member present, suggested CRAC could make a request to the board asking staff to prioritize the scope review; Leah and others acknowledged the committee can request—but not direct—town staff actions.

- Timing and dependencies: Leah said the OpenGov scope is under Finance review; depending on Finance’s timing, the procurement and consultant-selection steps could take months. Members emphasized that retreat and relocation will require multi-department coordination (planning, finance, legal) and substantial public engagement once scope and finance approvals are in place.

Next steps

- CRAC members agreed they could request that the Select Board communicate the committee’s priorities to the Finance Department to help move the OpenGov scope along, but acknowledged the board cannot compel Finance to a particular schedule.

- Leah will monitor the OpenGov status and report back. No formal motion was made at the meeting to direct the Select Board, but members discussed drafting a request for the Select Board to consider, if the committee chooses to pursue that path.","Leah reported the strategic retreat and relocation program scope is in OpenGov and waiting for finance review; committee members discussed procurement delays and suggested the Select Board could be asked to help expedite approvals.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6177507,"Committee weighs outreach strategy, local tide-gauge data and use of Article 10 funds for videos",1473,2796000,4269000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5336660-5eabd82445195708c87ce575ddde179b&start=2796&end=4269","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5336660-5eabd82445195708c87ce575ddde179b/thumbnail_2796000.jpg","/articles/6177507/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Committee-weighs-outreach-strategy-local-tide-gauge-data-and-use-of-Article-10-funds-for-videos","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6177507-3a2625956c3007970edcf4f00b5cd6cf/orig.mp4?Expires=1773666929&Signature=KSrmxsPqrPgEc00Q8Tzzb2M~o9AjIBz9WmchIxPy1q3JmhMRdiqV9qHFvN0SJ3dGjGXr0l4pyTsrtavW9Kik1pjrDq4mgBCgsVPhad6Rom56SM-NsTDEFpEJq5GXyAGnZwshzEZFw~FNut4zu6-tKsE1rh9hBWjVY791DXeOfQI6Miepul9YBEy5qnWBWVC9L1R-vFBMmNbB5aPEGy1oe7SHmvkJevqiNSif-KiZLnZrB0mbg8j5eMmgtfeAlKMKhXpcuP4pvMT~dMnYx2hC1gKiQnPupbKivCszmdHpdbml5ZmiD-Zoy4i2xM0cVxhRe6uZDriLwQYMSmr5LJfLlg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Coastal Resiliency Advisory Committee spent substantial time discussing public outreach and communications goals, including use of Article 10 funds for short videos, where to show them (social media snippets, Dreamland theater, ferry/steamship screens) and what audiences to target. Members emphasized the need to define a clear call to action and to use professionals to produce sustained messaging.

Why this matters: Committee members said public understanding of coastal risks and of what the committee and town are doing is essential to build long-term support for funding and policy actions. They debated whether outreach should target general awareness, homeowners, town staff and elected officials or specific audiences ahead of town meeting votes.

Discussion highlights and recommendations

- Outreach funding and purpose: Leah told the group that Article 10 coastal-resiliency planning funds could be used for videos and outreach and reminded members that CRAC is the champion for recommendation 1-1 in the coastal resiliency plan — community outreach and property resiliency. Members suggested multiple formats: short social media clips, 30–60 second Dreamland spots and a more general \"what is coastal resiliency\" piece to build baseline awareness.

- Audience and call to action: Members repeatedly asked \"what do we want the public to do?\" before committing to specific content. Gary Beller emphasized the need for a concrete ask (for example, vote support at Town Meeting or requests to engage with specific town processes). Several members proposed a phased approach: general awareness now, targeted calls to action before specific votes or projects later.

- Use of local data in outreach: Committee members urged using locally developed data in any outreach. Joanna Roche and others pointed to Chuck Larson’s tide-gauge analysis as an example of locally relevant evidence that had not been widely disseminated beyond the committee and staff. Leah said she would follow up with Chuck about the status of a scientific paper and noted the presentation is recorded and in the meeting packet.

- Production approach: Members recommended hiring professionals to ensure consistent messaging and to produce multiple cutdowns (longer explanatory pieces and shorter social-media-friendly clips). Leah said the Article 10 funds do not expire and could support a multi-part campaign.

- Measurement: Hillary Hedges Rayport suggested pre- and post-campaign polling to measure awareness and to strengthen any follow-up reporting; several members supported the idea to quantify impact.

Decisions and next steps

- No formal vote was taken; members asked staff to draft a short work plan with proposed audiences, goals, sample messages and an estimated budget so the committee can review and prioritize options at a future meeting.

- Staff (Leah) will contact Acclamy/Ava (communications contractor mentioned in the meeting) to clarify the status of member interviews and to collect any outstanding materials and will follow up with Chuck Larson about sharing local tide-gauge data and any forthcoming publications.

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The committee was updated on several town coastal-resiliency projects and next steps, including the Francis Street beach-improvement collaboration with the Land Bank, three design options for the Easy Street project and a downtown neighborhood flood-barrier concept that will need coordinated public and private efforts. Committee members were told the Easy Street grant period ended June 30 and that the town now has funding to advance the chosen design to the next technical stages.

Why this matters: The projects discussed are intended to protect downtown infrastructure and low-lying neighborhoods from recurring coastal flooding and rising groundwater. Committee members pressed for additional technical studies and more outreach before the Select Board selects a final design.

Committee briefing and key details

- Funding and next steps: Leah said the town has funding—approved at Town Meeting—to move the Easy Street project from concept to full design, permitting and bid-ready documents, and that a Select Board decision will determine which of the three design options moves forward. She also said the project will include a pump-station feasibility study and updated hydraulic and groundwater modeling to check for adverse impacts on neighboring properties. \"With whatever design is chosen by the Select Board, we now have funding to move that to full design and permitting,\" Leah said.

- Scope and timeline: Leah told the group the grant for the concept phase closed June 30 and that permitting can take \"a couple years\" if all goes well; construction could be about three years out under optimistic assumptions. She said final permitting timelines vary widely and that more data—such as groundwater elevations—was needed to refine models and answer Select Board questions.

- Related projects and coordination: The report summarized work on the Francis Street beach-improvement partnership (town, Land Bank and partners), dune-stabilization pilots in Dionys and Madaket, and presentations from outside experts including NOAA tide-gauge analysis and a Boston road-raising project (Bennington Street/ Fredericks Park) offered as a reference case. Private-property owners in the proposed downtown barrier area (for example, members of the Brandt Point Association) shared experience raising homes and navigating permitting; CRAC voted to invite property owners to dedicated meetings to coordinate efforts.

- Technical and permitting needs: Leah said the design scope will include expanded public outreach and pump-station feasibility because pump capacity is necessary to remove stormwater and any coastal overtopping. She flagged that updated modeling will check for impacts to abutting properties and the town will gather more ground and groundwater data to feed tidal and groundwater models.

What the committee decided and asked the Select Board

- The committee asked that community feedback and the additional technical data be presented to the Select Board before it chooses among the three Easy Street options. Sarah Boyse, vice chair, urged a clear outreach plan and more open houses to allow residents to review designs prior to Select Board action.

- Members noted the town’s capital appropriations approved at Town Meeting for multiple natural-resources/coastal projects and asked staff to track dependencies and timelines so the Select Board and public understand permitting and procurement constraints.

Background and context

- Committee members heard a presentation by Chuck Larson on long-term tide-gauge data and were told the town is preparing a final Easy Street project report, which Leah will post to the project website. The committee also discussed the need to update zoning and floodplain regulations in line with state 2020 mandatory floodplain requirements (that update must go through Town Meeting) before the committee pursues higher local standards.

Looking ahead: The committee requested that staff include milestone dates and dollar amounts in future quarterly summaries to make it easier for members and the public to find recorded presentations and to show the scale of funding requested and approved. Leah said she will add dates and appropriation amounts to the next report and continue outreach and data collection for the Easy Street project.

","The Coastal Resiliency Advisory Committee reviewed progress on Francis Street, Easy Street and downtown flood-barrier planning, heard that $2.4 million was authorized for design and permitting work, and asked the Select Board to choose a design after further community outreach and technical modeling.","actionData","errors"]

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