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Votes at a glance: committee approves minutes and two letters of support
Summary
The Block Island Coastal Resilience Committee approved amended minutes for May 6 and voted to forward draft letters supporting full federal funding for the National Estuarine Research Reserve and supporting NERACOOS. Votes were taken by voice; no named tally recorded in the minutes.
The Block Island Coastal Resilience Committee recorded the following formal actions during the meeting.
Approval of minutes
The committee moved to approve the minutes of its May 6 meeting, including minor grammatical corrections and an added list of marshes of interest suggested by a member. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.
Letters of support
The committee voted to forward two draft letters to the town for consideration and potential transmission:
- A letter requesting full federal funding for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, noting the Reserve’s role in establishing and training local volunteer and monitoring groups.
- A letter of support for the Northeast Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) acknowledging their installation of an optical water-level sensor at the dock and requesting continued support.
A motion to approve forwarding the two draft letters was moved and seconded; members voted “Aye” by voice and the chair declared the motion approved. The committee noted the town will decide whether to adopt and send the letters as-is.
Notes on votes
- Votes were recorded as voice votes in the meeting; the transcript does not show individual vote records or numeric tallies.
Ending
No opposed votes were recorded for the items above; the committee moved on to agenda items about summer outreach plans.
