Barnstable County Annual Report  Fiscal Year 2013 Barnstable County is... Cape Cod is...Cape County Barnstable www.BarnstableCounty.org Barnstable, MA02630 Barnstable, Post Office BoxPost Office 427 3195 MainStreet 508.375.6600 Barnstable County Annual Report  Fiscal Year 2013 Elaine Davis, ChiefProcurement Officer Barnstable County Angela D. Hurwitz,Barnstable CountyITDepartment The Barnstable County Fiscal Year13AnnualReport The Barnstable CountyFiscal Kalliope Egloff,Kalliope Cooperative Extension Cod Cape Project Management&CommunicationsProject by: Editing andAdditionalContributions by: Editing Janice O’Connell,Janice AssemblyofDelegates Cover by: photos&Graphic Design Barnstable CountyITDepartment Stacy Gallagher, Children’s Cove Craig Hurwitz BARNSTABLE COUNTY Annual Report FY2013 - 1 moving forward together. for the fiscal June 30, 2013 year ending for There’s so much going on right here in Barnstableon in muchgoing County. right here so There’s Barnstable County is... 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We here at Barnstable County value and respect our regional at Barnstable County here our regional value and respect We and services. our programs Please Report and see all the Annual within these pages of the outstand- contained enjoy remain at the forefront of technology and regional advances, while protecting our rich our while protecting and of technology advances, at the forefront remain and regional County departments, enabling us to provide the greatest community contribution through community contribution through the greatest enabling us to provide County departments, Barnstable County pride great in our forward takes to movement thinking and progressive BARNSTABLE COUNTY Annual Report FY2013 - 2 B Barnstable County Departments, our communities arecommunities our Departments, County strong,Barnstable informed sup and novation emergency and preparedness. 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Narrow This narrative historical the national place in a unique has Land and managed protection services cooperatively for special and benefitthe of com- each special place, requiring culture, anda shared is County aspecial Barnstable vision. raphyof beautifulthis asharedtheyTogether peninsula. celebrate history, a shared B ported aswe share andrewarding intherich,historical life here onCape Cod. resources thatimpact waters,environment, and coastal our health public and government County arnstable proudis focusto regionalon attention and issues US.of communities 15 These are Cape Cod by connected more geogthe than was County arnstable foundedin the County oldest is thesecond in 1658and always hadonefoot andoneinthefuture. in thepast - - BARNSTABLEBARNSTABLE COUNTYCOUNTY AAnnualnnual RReepportort FY2013FY2013 -- 33 ...... 145 ...... 157 ...... 35 ...... 129 ...... 31 ...... 111 ...... 27  ...... 141 ...... 117 ...... 15 ...... 61 ...... 11 ...... 5 ...... 163 Table of Contents Table ...... 215 ...... 7 Fiscal Year 2013 Year Fiscal ...... 167 Barnstable County Annual Report Annual County Barnstable Barnstable County Dredge Cape Cod Commission Barnstable County Facilities Barnstable County Child Advocacy Center / Children’s Cove Barnstable County Child Advocacy Center / Children’s Barnstable County & AmeriCorps Development Resource Cape Cod Barnstable County Registry of Deeds Barnstable County Information Technology Barnstable County Information Barnstable County Human Services Barnstable County Fire Training Academy Training Barnstable County Fire Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Cape Cod Cooperative Barnstable County Department and Environment of Health Barnstable County Association Retirement Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates Barnstable County Commissioners Barnstable County Purchasing Barnstable County Finance Barnstable County Treasurer BARNSTABLE COUNTY Annual Report FY2013 - 4 BARNSTABLE COUNTY TREASURER - 5  County Treasurer County Report of the Barnstable the Barnstable of Report BARNSTABLE COUNTY TREASURER - 6 Barnstable County TreasurerCounty Barnstable E. Mark Zielinski submitted, Respectfully isonaudit report fileattheofficeofCounty Treasurer forinspection. andisavailable Public inBurlington,fied Accountantslocated Massachusettsand werefound tobein goodorder. The financial All records through June30, 2012haveSullivan, beenexamined by Rogers &Company,- Certi and alistingofthetaxassessmentstotownsCounty. ofBarnstable ances atyear-end Fund, intheGeneral theCorrections Fund, andtheEnvironmental Protection Fund, statement of receiptsandexpenditures, a preliminary followinclude that The financial reports thebal- 30, 2013. is This publication onehundred andsixteenintheseries. I hereby ofthe submit theAnnual Report Treasurer thefiscal year endingJune for County ofBarnstable To County: ofBarnstable theCitizens REPORT OF THE TREASUREROF THE REPORT COUNTY OFBARNSTABLECOUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2013 FISCAL YEAR of the BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE - 7  Statement of Receipts and Expenditures Report from the Department of Finance Department the from Report BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE - 8 tory. facilities andequipmenttheHealth andEnvironment for Department’s Water Testing Quality - Labora 1997. The bonds, beissued inFY2014, will which capital improvements provided needed toCounty beganpreparationsfor theCounty’s firstobligationFinance Department general bond issuesince The improvements.Cod townssepticsystem for Water Pollution Abatement Trust. providesloans tohomeowners betterment 15Cape inall This service Program Loan andissuebonds Betterment through tomanage the theCommunity Septic Department YearAlso in Fiscal 2013, Health and Environment worked County withtheBarnstable theDepartment Commissioners.County Treasurer alsoacts astheCVEC Treasurer andisamemberoftheCVECBoard asappointedby the isresponsible managingthefinancial Department for records andfundsofCVEC.the Finance The operative, Inc. FY2013. (CVEC)during Agreement withCVEC, UnderanAdministrative Services continued Co- Vineyard to manage Electric Finance Department the for the Cape andaccounts The the software, andpreparedinFY2014. schedules setuptraining system implementation for ofthenew management system. IncooperationwiththeInformation Technology Department, reviewed Finance Year Fiscal During 2013, began theprocess ofupdatingtheMUNISFinancial Department theFinance services. include Treasury Services, Accounting, Payroll, Purchasing, Accounts Payable, and Group Insurance is responsiblefor thefinancialmanagementThe Department oftheCounty. activities Department Fiscal Finance herebyfor of submits its Annual Report Department County The Barnstable Year 2013. [email protected] Telephone: (508)375-6640 Patricia Rogers, Assistant Treasurer [email protected] Telephone: (508)375-6640 Joanne Nelson, Director ofAccounting [email protected] Telephone: (508)375-6643 E. MarkZielinski, Director/Treasurer BARNSTABLE DEPARTMENT COUNTY OF FINANCE P.O. Box 427, 3195MainStreet Telephone: (508)375-6648 Barnstable, MA02630 Superior Courthouse Superior Fax: (508)362-4136 Telephone: (508)375-6647 Cushing,Nancy Payroll &Group Insurance Telephone: (508)375-6639 Mahoney,Kara Accounts Payable BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE - 9 Report of the County Treasurer Report of the County Officer Report of the County Procurement E. Mark Zielinski Mark E. County Administrator/ of Finance/Treasurer Director Respectfully submitted, • • The following reports are submitted by the County Treasurer, and the Chief Procurement Officer for Procurement the Chief and Treasurer, by the County reports submitted The following are the Barnstable of County divisions Departmenttheir respective of Finance. The County’s careful fiscal management continued to ensure that the books were closed on fiscal year were fiscal on closed books the that ensure to continued fiscal County’s The management careful Fund. Protection Cod Environmental and the Cape in the General balance Fund, a positive 2013 with approximately year to the previous fiscal 20% from over up were revenues Tax Registry of Deeds Excise preserving thus Barn- 8.3% to $3.04 million, the Registry’s$8.1 million and increased Business revenue at the end of FY2013. position financial strong stable County’s During Fiscal Year 2013, Barnstable County’s long-term general obligation bond rating continued to rating continued bond obligation long-term general Barnstable County’s 2013, During FiscalYear be Aa2. BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE Barnstable Town Bourne Brewster Chatham Dennis Eastham Falmouth Harwich Mashpee Orleans Provincetown Sandwich Truro Wellfleet Yarmouth Totals Fiscal Year Fiscal 2013 Tax Assessments ofBarnstable County County TaxCounty 2,900,050 505,455 160,748 137,883 233,847 239,737 106,011 411,570 181,535 175,992 143,773 143,426 208,557 89,728 80,028 81,760 Environmental Protection Tax Commission Cape Cod 3,033,414 528,700 168,140 144,224 244,601 250,761 110,886 430,498 189,883 184,085 150,384 150,022 218,148 93,854 83,708 85,520

BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE

20,484,536.73 20,484,536.73 3,950,871.46 0.00 16,533,665.27

TOTAL BUDGETED REVENUES BUDGETED TOTAL

Cape Cod Commission Grants Commission Cod Cape 732,059.95 732,059.95 732,059.95

Cape Cod Commission Misc Revenues Misc Commission Cod Cape 13,732.44 13,732.44 13,732.44

Cape Cod Commission Regulatory Fees Regulatory Commission Cod Cape 171,665.07 171,665.07 171,665.07 171,665.07

CC Environmental Protection Tax Assessments Tax Protection Environmental CC 3,033,414.00 3,033,414.00 3,033,414.00 3,033,414.00

Interest Income Interest 31,799.04 31,799.04 31,799.04 31,799.04

Miscellaneous Revenues Miscellaneous 29,040.90 29,040.90 29,040.90 29,040.90

County Tax Assessments Tax County 2,900,050.00 2,900,050.00 2,900,050.00 2,900,050.00

Other

31,881.80 31,881.80 31,881.80 31,881.80 License Plate Revenue-Rest Area & & Area Revenue-Rest Plate License

Fire Training Academy Training Fire 184,999.50 184,999.50 184,999.50 184,999.50

Health & Environmental & Health 440,625.61 440,625.61 440,625.61 440,625.61

Registry of Deeds Deeds of Registry 3,044,933.73 3,044,933.73 3,044,933.73 3,044,933.73

County Excise Taxes Excise County 8,072,364.15 8,072,364.15 8,072,364.15 8,072,364.15

Cooperative Extension Service Extension Cooperative 66,516.17 66,516.17 66,516.17 66,516.17

Courthouse Rental Courthouse 1,626,072.73 1,626,072.73 1,626,072.73 1,626,072.73

Building Rentals Building 17,381.68 17,381.68 17,381.68 17,381.68

Information Tech Support Services Support Tech Information 87,999.96 87,999.96 87,999.96 87,999.96

BUDGETED REVENUES BUDGETED

Total Fund Balances 7/1/12 Balances Fund Total 4,487,019.82 (4,359,388.10) 1,810,962.33 1,810,962.33 (4,359,388.10) 4,487,019.82 20,246,759.45 22,185,353.50 22,185,353.50 20,246,759.45

6,876.24 (6,208,708.11) 493,573.73 493,573.73 (6,208,708.11) 6,876.24 Undesignated and Unreserved 20,246,759.45 14,538,501.31 14,538,501.31 20,246,759.45

Reserved for Other for Reserved 1,786,190.15 0.00 0.00 1,786,190.15 1,102,237.00 1,102,237.00 2,888,427.15 2,888,427.15 0.00

Statutory Reserve Statutory 290,005.00 0.00 0.00 290,005.00 0.00 0.00 290,005.00 290,005.00 0.00

Reserved for Continuing Appropriations Continuing for Reserved 1,335,029.32 976,022.07 0.00 0.00 976,022.07 1,335,029.32 2,311,051.39 2,311,051.39 0.00

Reserved for Encumbrances for Reserved 1,068,919.11 873,297.94 215,151.60 215,151.60 873,297.94 1,068,919.11 2,157,368.65 2,157,368.65 0.00

Fund Balances: Fund

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All Other All Cape Cod Cod Cape General General 7/1/12 Capital Proj- Capital

Statement of the Receipts and Payments of the Treasurer of Barnstable County for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013 30, June Ending Year Fiscal the for County Barnstable of Treasurer the of Payments and Receipts the of Statement

Department of Revenue-Division of Local Services-Bureau of Accounts of Services-Bureau Local of Revenue-Division of Department The Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Commonwealth The BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE

APPROPRIATION EXPENDI- TURES

County Commissioners Office 466,496.66 466,496.66 Information Technology Services 737,879.73 419,252.24 1,157,131.97 Resource Development Office 754,393.43 10,320.00 764,713.43 Cape Light Compact 113.12 113.12 Assembly of Delegates 268,115.63 268,115.63 Department of Finance 549,816.65 549,816.65 Department of Facilities 2,796,435.71 306,961.66 3,103,397.37 Cooperative Extension Services 1,502,505.11 1,502,505.11 Registry of Deeds 2,501,844.29 2,501,844.29 Regional Services Initiatives 11,320.22 11,320.22 Health & Environmental 1,793,749.92 646,581.13 2,440,331.05 Human Services 369,961.20 369,961.20 Children’s Cove 464,148.24 464,148.24 Grants for Human Services 81,250.00 81,250.00 Fire Training Academy 393,133.62 393,133.62 Water Quality Initiatives 316,331.62 316,331.62 Retirement-Retired Sheriff ’s Employees 1,009,386.00 1,009,386.00 Retirement-Early Retirement Incentive 104,048.00 104,048.00 Group Hlth,Dental & Life Insurance-Retirees 804,494.10 804,494.10 Other Fringe Benefits 29,860.43 29,860.43 Non-Contributory Pensions 3,070.32 3,070.32 Miscellaneous & Contingent 449,849.55 449,849.55 Unpaid Bills 3,968.70 3,968.70 Cape Cod Commission Programs 3,901,095.86 3,901,095.86 Workers Comp Premiums/Claims 80,759.74 80,759.74

TOTAL APPR EXPENDITURES 15,492,931.99 1,383,115.03 3,901,095.86 20,777,142.88

OTHER FUNDS

0025 Dredge Operating Fund 1,171,087.79 958,911.43 598,856.58 1,531,142.64 8004 Life Insurance Fund 262,068.87 173,341.64 54,875.37 380,535.14

BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE

D R s d ee f o y r egist

8080 Household Hazardous Waste Hazardous Household 8080 28,036.88 28,036.88 17,203.42 11,193.46 11,193.46 17,203.42 360.00

8078 Buy Fresh/Buy Local Program Local Fresh/Buy Buy 8078 19,530.35 19,530.35 19,887.89 19,887.89 403.96 761.50

8058 Municipal Shade Tree Nursery Tree Shade Municipal 8058 8,837.59 8,837.59 5,918.18 13,059.68 1,696.09 1,696.09 13,059.68 5,918.18

8057 Lyme Disease Administration Disease Lyme 8057 39,067.00 39,067.00 21,009.25 18,057.75 18,057.75 21,009.25 0.00

8056 Fin Fish Services Fish Fin 8056 5,900.21 5,900.21 5,900.21 5,900.21 0.00 0.00

8055 Aqua Disease Diagnosis Disease Aqua 8055 18,529.81 18,529.81 5,501.00 13,028.81 13,028.81 5,501.00 0.00

8054 Coastal Explorer Program Explorer Coastal 8054 104,637.71 104,637.71 7,900.00 5,168.97 107,368.74 107,368.74 5,168.97 7,900.00

8052 Food Sanitatn Courses Sanitatn Food 8052 26,781.85 26,781.85 15,307.55 10,167.02 31,922.38 31,922.38 10,167.02 15,307.55

8051 Calendars/Books/Posters 8051 20,316.23 20,316.23 1,931.50 1,500.00 20,747.73 20,747.73 1,500.00 1,931.50

8050 Natural Resources Courses Resources Natural 8050 48,789.06 48,789.06 32,536.72 43,762.75 37,563.03 37,563.03 43,762.75 32,536.72

8024 Groundwater Guardian Program 10,816.73 10,816.73 Program Guardian Groundwater 8024 4,956.00 9,855.80 5,916.93 5,916.93 9,855.80 4,956.00

E C xtension ative r oope

8016 Court Renovations Court 8016 2,1.5 (27,660.15) (27,712.15) 0.00 0.00 0.00 52.00

F acilities

8075 CLC Green/MTC CLC 8075 127,420.91 127,420.91 112,510.01 85,134.70 154,796.22 154,796.22 85,134.70 112,510.01

8074 CLC Operating Fund Operating CLC 8074 60,629.57 60,629.57 988,920.00 1,029,108.05 20,441.52 20,441.52 1,029,108.05 988,920.00

8046 Power Supply Reserve Fund Reserve Supply Power 8046 1,058,076.70 1,058,076.70 1,671,827.88 1,367,668.00 1,362,236.58 1,362,236.58 1,367,668.00 1,671,827.88

8038 Energy Efficiency Reserve Fund 106,600.50 106,600.50 Fund Reserve Efficiency Energy 8038 47,841.75 58,758.75 58,758.75 47,841.75 0.00

0027 Energy Fund 2012 Fund Energy 0027 929,741.39 929,741.39 ,6,3.1 780193 (9,141,473.17) 17,840,149.37 7,768,934.81

0026 Energy Fund 2013 Fund Energy 0026 0.00 0.00 15,622,361.60 6,119,494.16 9,502,867.44 9,502,867.44 6,119,494.16 15,622,361.60

L C C ight ape ompact

6/13

0.00 0.00 8200 5,2.0 (12,075.00) 50,325.00 38,250.00 8086 Human Services Grt Management Management Grt Services Human 8086

6/12

11,100.00 11,100.00 0.00 0.00 11,100.00 0.00 0.00 11,100.00 8070 Human Services Grt Management Management Grt Services Human 8070

8043 Grant Writing Grant 8043 772.41 772.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 772.41 772.41

8039 AmeriCorps Grant Match Match Grant AmeriCorps 8039 0.00 0.00 182,255.00 182,255.00 0.00 0.00 182,255.00 182,255.00

8029 AmeriCorps Donations AmeriCorps 8029 1,909.26 1,909.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,909.26 1,909.26

D R evelopment ce r esou BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE

8002 Revenue Stabilization 421,661.53 3,200.85 0.00 424,862.38 8003 Technology Fund 383,530.24 0.00 76,906.27 306,623.97

Health & Environmental

0029 Septic System Repair Loans 6,900,818.43 6,985,519.15 4,390,863.20 9,495,474.38 0031 Septic System Repair Loan Admin 1,302,063.34 747,070.72 306,553.84 1,742,580.22 8009 Influenza Clinic 4,517.71 23,966.98 28,586.07 (101.38) 8010 Lab Analysis 0.00 188,956.61 187,552.18 1,404.43 8011 Alternative Septic System Test 172,474.92 122,614.00 131,158.39 163,930.53 8037 Beach Monitoring Program 55,392.19 12,682.00 10,111.58 57,962.61 8065 Environmental Journal 4,101.00 0.00 0.00 4,101.00 8079 Innovative Altern Septic System 110,537.00 38,800.00 59,884.98 89,452.02 8087 Tank Removl/Replac Loan Program 0.00 70,000.00 6,460.00 63,540.00 8088 Emergency Sheltering Fund 0.00 (33,826.00) 0.00 11,904.00 21,922.00

Human Services

8014 Community Education 3,872.23 8,162.26 7,455.44 4,579.05 8062 Elder Services 1,845.14 0.00 0.00 1,845.14 8071 Information Service 4,475.76 0.00 400.00 4,075.76 8072 Human Right Commission 2.10 0.00 0.00 2.10

Children’s Cove

8012 Conferences 1,500.00 53,611.27 55,111.27 0.00 8013 Child Advocacy Center (0.01) 7,536.16 7,363.20 172.95

Cape Cod Commission

8017 General Forums/Meetings 11.86 0.00 0.00 11.86 8021 Flushing Studies 2,975.00 0.00 0.00 2,975.00 8022 Underground Utilities 1,428.06 0.00 0.00 1,428.06 8023 Mitigation Funds 3,313,951.34 4,134.86 372,342.07 2,945,744.13 8061 Affordable Housing/Home Program 80,357.79 1,000.00 173.76 81,184.03

EDC-0004 License Plate 183,141.29 397,672.76 415,804.18 165,009.87

Miscellaneous

8005 Work Comp Res-Grants 416,818.76 39,608.53 998.95 455,428.34

BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE

2,000.00 4,000.00 0.00 0.00 4,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 Units Decontamination MA 2108

182,196.00 170,507.26 11,688.74 11,688.74 170,507.26 182,196.00 0.00 6/13 Control Disease Comm 2120

33,959.34 33,959.34 8/12 Control Disease Comm 2041 33,959.34 0.00 0.00 33,959.34 0.00

E & H onmental r nvi ealth

2213 Coastal Geologist 7/13 Geologist Coastal 2213 0.00 0.00 3953 (63,985.31) 63,985.31 0.00

2189 Coastal Geologist 1/13 Geologist Coastal 2189 (33,093.38) 0,9.7 8727 (3,107.26) 78,712.75 108,698.87

2087 Wildfire IV USDA IV Wildfire 2087 1,150.00 1,150.00 1,150.00 0.00 0.00 1,150.00 0.00

2068 Nutrition 9/13 Nutrition 2068 0.00 0.00 ,6.4 (4,265.84) 4,265.84 0.00

2047 Lyme Disease Lyme 2047 0.00 0.00 9447 2,4.8 (9,279.54) 28,744.28 19,464.74

0101 Nutrition 9/12 Nutrition 0101 (2,614.68) 7,284.90 4,670.22 0.00 0.00 4,670.22 7,284.90

E C xtension ative r oope

2161 Energy Audit/Renewable Energy 4,500.00 4,500.00 Energy Audit/Renewable Energy 2161 ,0.0 (1,600.00) 6,100.00 0.00

C L C ompact ight ape

2129 Martin Luther King Day Project 0.00 0.00 Project Day King Luther Martin 2129 4,500.00 4,500.00 0.00 0.00 4,500.00 4,500.00

2003 AmeriCorps 8/13 AmeriCorps 2003 0.00 0.00 8,2.5 3,7.8 (141,747.83) 330,876.28 189,128.45

2002 AmeriCorps 8/12 AmeriCorps 2002 (101,007.08) 4,7.6 0702 (0.00) 40,770.28 141,777.36

O D R ice ff evelopment ce r esou

TRACTS

FEDERAL GRANTS/CON- FEDERAL

Subtotal Subtotal 16,429,053.24 (61,486.15) 0.00 0.00 (61,486.15) 16,429,053.24 35,237,984.68 33,074,375.60 18,654,148.47 18,654,148.47 33,074,375.60 35,237,984.68 0.00

8082 Health Reimb Arrangement Reimb Health 8082 15,628.14 15,628.14 2,836.37 12,791.77 12,791.77 2,836.37 0.00

8077 Cape Cod Compassion Cod Cape 8077 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 0.00 0.00

8048 Wellness Fund Wellness 8048 (20,014.70) 3160 3,8.1 (10,032.95) 33,184.31 43,166.06

8045 MWRA/Bays Legal Legal MWRA/Bays 8045 6,208.34 6,208.34 6,208.34 6,208.34 0.00 0.00

8044 Professional Development Professional 8044 10,214.13 10,214.13 1,534.75 8,679.38 8,679.38 1,534.75 0.00

8041 Statue Fund Statue 8041 1,000.49 1,000.49 825.00 825.00 506.76 506.76 1,318.73 1,318.73

8040 Airplane Fund Airplane 8040 4,008.26 4,008.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,008.26 4,008.26

8028 Oil Spill Cleanup Spill Oil 8028 103,102.28 103,102.28 0.00 0.00 96,501.82 6,600.46 6,600.46 96,501.82

8027 Abandoned Property Abandoned 8027 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

8026 Insurance Reimbursmts Insurance 8026 (0.00) ,7.3 ,7.3 (0.00) 9,474.33 9,474.33

8006 Unemp Comp Res-Grants Comp Unemp 8006 343,523.61 343,523.61 25,200.39 0.00 0.00 25,200.39 368,724.00 368,724.00 BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE

2132 Nat’l Assoc Cnty/City Health Off 261.75 0.00 261.75 0.00 7/11 2185 Nat’l Assoc Cnty/City Health Off 4,110.68 0.00 1,530.57 2,580.11 7/12 2211 Nat’l Assoc Cnty/City Health Off 0.00 4,000.00 0.00 4,000.00 7/13 2215 Nat’l Assoc Cnty/City Health Off 0.00 7,000.00 710.63 6,289.37 7/13 2198 FEMA Tropical Storm Irene 7,113.14 0.00 5,156.06 1,957.08 4009 Test Center IX (21,701.97) 12,600.00 10,088.38 (19,190.35) 4010 Test Center X (4,669.05) 3,069.00 51,643.13 (53,243.18)

Human Services

2183 Mass in Motion 9/12 17,251.22 15,000.00 32,251.22 0.00 2205 Mass in Motion 9/13 0.00 44,951.22 42,935.77 2,015.45

Children’s Cove

0100 S.A.I.N. 0.00 75,400.00 75,400.00 0.00 2196 Nat’l Children’s Alliance (4,795.19) 10,000.00 5,204.81 0.00 2217 Nat’l Children’s Alliance 12/13 0.00 0.00 1,188.90 (1,188.90)

Fire Training-2186 Tech Rescue Train- (107,930.10) (210.00) 107,720.10 0.00 0.00 ing

Cape Cod Commission

2023 HUD/HAC Flow through 3,500.00 324,359.45 321,359.44 6,500.01 2168 Economic Devel Admin (1,098.95) 11,965.39 45,612.02 18,010.04 14,537.64 2180 Public Transportation Plan 16,057.72 53,565.96 81,448.41 32,266.66 11,673.51 2201 Joint Land Use Study 0.00 61,584.00 40,043.49 21,540.51 2209 Cap Plang/Design-208 Plan Update 0.00 0.00 80,127.06 (80,127.06)

Total Federal Grants/Contracts (187,006.55) (210.00) 0.00 65,531.35 1,447,794.52 1,490,419.47 (294,952.85)

STATE GRANTS/CONTRACTS

Resource Development Office

2212 Orleans Green Week 0.00 4,490.00 4,490.00 0.00

Cape Light Compact

BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE

TRACTS

OTHER GRANTS/CON- OTHER

95,128.56 1,185,019.60 1,357,694.38 221,260.54 221,260.54 1,357,694.38 1,185,019.60 95,128.56 0.00 0.00 489,063.88

Total State Grants/Contracts State Total

8069 MA Housing Partnership Housing MA 8069 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

2202 Wastewater SmartMap Wastewater 2202 0.00 0.00 9,0.2 0,8.5 (10,482.83) 207,987.55 197,504.72

2193 Comm Innov Challenge Innov Comm 2193 200,000.00 200,000.00 2,0.0 7,1.3 (50,512.43) 475,512.43 225,000.00

12Cpwd ulotWseae (20,083.49) Wastewater Buildout Capewide 2182 73,637.61 93,721.10 0.00 0.00 93,721.10 73,637.61 0.00 0.00

2177 MA Geographic Info System Info Geographic MA 2177 (254.88) 7,583.75 1,710.00 0.00 0.00 1,710.00 7,583.75 5,618.87

2208 Tech Asst to Municipalities 12/13 0.00 0.00 12/13 Municipalities to Asst Tech 2208 155,837.00 7,077.72 148,759.28 148,759.28 7,077.72 155,837.00

2184 Tech Asst to Municipalities 12/12 139,938.29 139,938.29 12/12 Municipalities to Asst Tech 2184 139,938.29 0.00 0.00 139,938.29 0.00

2171 Tech Asst to Municipalities 12/11 15,872.08 15,872.08 12/11 Municipalities to Asst Tech 2171 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 15,872.08

C C C ommission d o ape

2076 Mass Children’s Alliance Children’s Mass 2076 0.00 0.00 21,250.00 21,250.00 0.00 0.00 21,250.00 21,250.00

0104 DSS Child Advocacy Center Advocacy Child DSS 0104 0.00 0.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 0.00 0.00 100,000.00 100,000.00

C ’ C ove s en dr hil

2197 Ask a Nurse-MAHB a Ask 2197 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00

2204 Medical Reserve Corps 6/13 Corps Reserve Medical 2204 0.00 0.00 24,995.48 24,556.17 439.31 439.31 24,556.17 24,995.48

2125 Medical Reserve Corps 6/11 Corps Reserve Medical 2125 149.97 149.97 0.00 0.00 149.97 0.00

2119 Medical Reserve Corps 6/12 Corps Reserve Medical 2119 6,606.70 6,606.70 6,606.70 0.00 0.00 6,606.70 0.00

2086 Hazmat Emergency Preparedness 0.00 0.00 Preparedness Emergency Hazmat 2086 ,8.6 (2,281.66) 2,281.66 0.00

0103 Tobacco 0103 22,413.02 22,413.02 8,7.0 1,3.6 (9,742.34) 213,333.36 181,178.00

E & H ealth onmental r nvi

2210 Hidden Hazards in Art Studios 0.00 0.00 Studios Art in Hazards Hidden 2210 ,0.0 ,0.0 (500.00) 2,000.00 1,500.00

2195 Buy Fresh/Buy Local-SEMAP 12,000.00 12,000.00 Local-SEMAP Fresh/Buy Buy 2195 8,679.25 3,320.75 3,320.75 8,679.25 0.00

2188 Pay As U Throw U As Pay 2188 (13,066.97) 0295 7,2.8 (15,628.40) 72,820.98 70,259.55

2216 SEMAC 06/14 SEMAC 2216 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 550.00 550.00 50,000.00 49,450.00 49,450.00

2049 SEMAC 12/13 SEMAC 2049 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 24,469.80 25,530.20 25,530.20 24,469.80 50,000.00

2048 SEMAC 12/12 SEMAC 2048 43,780.50 43,780.50 0.00 0.00 43,780.50 0.00 0.00 43,780.50

E C xtension ative r oope

2006 Solarize Our Schools Our Solarize 2006 81,208.66 81,208.66 1,200.00 0.00 0.00 1,200.00 82,408.66 82,408.66 BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE

Resource Development Office

2137 AmeriCorps Week 0.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 0.00

Cooperative Extension

2099 Operation Military Kids 580.00 0.00 0.00 580.00 2194 CC Drug Initiative 23,680.00 0.00 0.00 23,680.00

Health & Environmental

0030 Orleans Sanitation (19,083.38) 42,858.10 30,059.00 (6,284.28) 2190 Bladder Cancer Screenings 4,992.00 0.00 4,026.53 965.47 2191 Health Screening Fairs 15,775.00 0.00 9,510.69 6,264.31 2199 Safe Sun Initiative 1,600.00 0.00 1,600.00 0.00 2207 CC Hoarding Task Force 0.00 5,000.00 2,852.47 2,147.53 2214 Ask a Nurse-United Way 0.00 1,000.00 857.14 142.86 8064 Wellfleet Sanitation 0.00 5,682.32 10,418.74 (4,736.42) 8081 Emergency Management Fund 1,403.35 646.44 646.44 1,403.35 8089 Falmouth Alternative to Sewering 0.00 25,000.00 183.00 24,817.00

Human Services

2164 Reg Netwk to End Homeless-One 547.95 0.00 127.85 420.10 Family 2187 Reg Netwk to End Homeless- 20,000.00 0.00 4,380.00 15,620.00 Yarmth 2192 CHNA Navigator Project 34,223.15 0.00 33,546.55 676.60 2203 CHNA Navigator-CC Healthcare 0.00 10,000.00 1,898.23 8,101.77

Cape Cod Commission

2101 2nd Homeowners Survey 5,634.04 0.00 0.00 5,634.04 2146 Reg Economic Strategy Exec Team 297,886.94 138,902.69 290,000.00 119,009.32 329,974.93 2175 Bike Map Project 0.00 0.00 1,088.89 (1,088.89) 2179 Water Quality Info Office 33,136.25 0.00 18,116.25 15,020.00 2200 Rte 28 Corridor Project 0.00 10,000.00 13,160.00 (3,160.00) 2206 Rte 132 Study 0.00 0.00 4,370.22 (4,370.22) 8083 Ready Renters Program 14,360.10 1,503.45 5,750.00 5,049.32 13,557.33 8085 Permits/Licenses/Inspections 2,073.00 0.00 0.00 2,073.00

BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE

Bonds Payable-MWPAT Bonds 11,085,789.00 11,085,789.00 12,000,000.00 614,211.00 22,471,578.00 22,471,578.00 614,211.00 12,000,000.00

Interim Loan Notes Payable-MWPAT 10,600,000.00 10,600,000.00 Payable-MWPAT Notes Loan Interim 3,400,000.00 12,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 12,000,000.00 3,400,000.00

MWPAT

(21,685,789.00) 1,1.0 ,0,0.0 (24,471,578.00) 3,400,000.00 614,211.00 Amnt To Be Provided-Obligations- Be To Amnt

316,896.57 316,896.57 Deposits Escrow 5,660.31 33,341.61 289,215.27 289,215.27 33,341.61 5,660.31

Accrued P/R & Deductions & P/R Accrued 737,009.44 737,009.44 7,569,729.40 7,512,239.33 794,499.51 794,499.51 7,512,239.33 7,569,729.40

Accrued Expenditures Accrued 1,750,368.72 1,750,368.72 1,675,915.79 1,750,368.72 1,675,915.79 1,675,915.79 1,750,368.72 1,675,915.79

Warrants Payable Warrants 368,505.39 368,505.39 2,658,197.64 368,505.39 2,658,197.64 2,658,197.64 368,505.39 2,658,197.64

Deferred Revenue-Septic Loans Revenue-Septic Deferred 14,877,969.26 14,877,969.26 2,933,536.28 2,819,539.78 14,991,965.76 14,991,965.76 2,819,539.78 2,933,536.28

Septic Loans Receivable Loans Septic (14,877,969.26) 055016 3,7,0.8 (14,991,965.76) 30,679,008.18 30,565,011.68

BCRA & CVEC P/R & Dedctn Reimb 0.00 0.00 Reimb Dedctn & P/R CVEC & BCRA 3,4.5 3,6.3 (8,120.68) 738,263.63 730,142.95

Accounts Receivable Accounts (1,527,096.30) ,2,9.0 ,5,2.8 (2,655,320.68) 2,655,320.68 1,527,096.30

OTHER ACCOUNTS OTHER

TOTAL REVENUES/EXPEND TOTAL 59,886,525.46 57,617,264.92 57,617,264.92 59,886,525.46

TRANSFERS 0.00 0.00 (1,307.77) 1,307.77 1,307.77 0.00 0.00

18,601,075.63 (61,696.15) 0.00 0.00 (61,696.15) 18,601,075.63 301,066.05 39,401,988.73 36,840,122.04 20,923,572.42 20,923,572.42 36,840,122.04 39,401,988.73 301,066.05

TOTAL OTHER FUNDS OTHER TOTAL

436,808.40 0.00 0.00 436,808.40 0.00 0.00 140,406.14 398,936.86 263,900.64 431,438.48 431,438.48 263,900.64 398,936.86 140,406.14 Total Other Grants/Contracts Other Total BARNSTABLE COUNTY FINANCE

TOTAL FUND BALANCES 6/30/13 20,246,759.45 5,464,749.18 (5,742,503.13) 2,163,111.75 23,677,959.27 25,563,317.07

Statutory Reserve 297,255.00 0.00 0.00 Encumbrance Reserve 860,447.80 369,210.13 89,478.15 Continuing Appropriations Reserve 1,800,244.02 1,470,335.19 0.00 Capital Fund Debt Offset Reserve 0.00 0.00 0.00 Fire Training Capital Reserve 0.00 0.00 0.00 Vehicle Replacement Reserve 200,000.00 0.00 13,000.00 Insurance Reserve 121,305.15 0.00 0.00 BANK ACCOUNT BALANCES AS OF 6/30/13 RECEIPTS RESERVED FOR APPROPRIATION: TD Bank - NOW 524,446.40 Appropriated for FY14 Budget 0.00 0.00 615,814.00 TD Bank - Governmental Investment Account 11,790,320.90 Supplemental Reserve 223,000.00 0.00 0.00 TD Bank - Payroll 26,033.74

STABILIZATION FUND: TD Bank - Septic Loans/Conferences 101,122.84 Legal Reserve 450,000.00 0.00 500,000.00 TD Bank - Escrow Accounts 189,215.27 Insurance Reserve 300,000.00 0.00 0.00 TD Bank - Lockbox 1,183.32 Unfunded Pension Liability Reserve 540,000.00 0.00 0.00 TD Bank - Escrow-CVEC 100,688.87 Early Retirement Liability Reserve 150,000.00 0.00 0.00 TD Bank - Court Rental 6,969.46 Project Stabilization Reserve 500,000.00 0.00 0.00 TD Bank - Money Market 1,341,343.12 Other Post Employment Benefits 22,000.00 0.00 0.00 TD Bank - Mitigation Fund-Money Market 3,011,498.49 Reserve CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS RESERVE: TD Bank - Energy Fund-Money Market 4,504,364.42 Building Reserve 0.00 0.00 225,000.00 TD Bank - Registry of Deeds Cash 2,548,975.31 Unassigned Fund Balances 497.21 (7,582,048.45) 719,819.60 Cape Cod 5 Cents Savings Bank-Money Market 1,003,072.93 Investments 414,007.00 Petty Cash 75.00 Total Treasury 25,563,317.07

I HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE ENCLOSED STATEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES ARE TRUE ACCOUNTS OF ALL SUMS OF MONEY WHICH HAVE IN ANY WAY BEEN RECEIVED BY ME, OR TO MY USE, BY REASON OR ON ACCOUNT OF MY OFFICE, OR IN MY OFFICIAL CAPACITY, AND OF ALL PAYMENTS MADE FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2013.

E. Mark Zielinski Director of Finance/Treasurer BARNSTABLE County Purchasing Department - 11  Report of the Purchasing Department the Purchasing of Report BARNSTABLE COUNTY Purchasing Department - 12 Division organized a collaborative bid for the bidfor acollaborative Division organized ofFuel Oil: andDelivery Purchasing The Supply and services: in the coordination goods the following of bids for Year 2013, Division thePurchasing took thelead tosolicitbidscollectively.Purchasing InFiscal withCounty partner County of Barnstable bidder offering thelowest price.bidder offering as bids are awarded to the responsive, responsible prevent “favoritism” intheawarding ofcontracts unfair methodsofcompetition. alsohelpto They competition and discrimination andtoavoid price foster effective were to enacted inaneffort Laws.Massachusetts General These regulations 30B, through Chapter the MassachusettsLegislature procurement governments setby local policiesfor Purchasing DivisionThe adheres tothe volumes. inlarge the procurement ofgoods andservices take advantage ofthecostsavingsinvolved with bids, are ableto departments town andcounty County.Barnstable Through thecoordination of departments,by county aswell as thetowns within purchasing system,a centralized isutilized which services. 1979, Since hasmaintained theCounty areprices obtainedwhenpurchasing goods and toensurewith towns thatthebest anddepartments continues Purchasing towork County Barnstable Email: [email protected] (508) 375-6637 ProcurementChief Officer Elaine Davis COLLECTIVE BIDS: Chapter 30,39Mand149ofthe B Website: http://purchasing.barnstablecounty.org/index.php arn Many of the towns ST a BLE CO P.O. Box 427, 3195MainStreet Barnstable, MA02630 S uperior Courthouse uperior un T y P ur highest discount which was highest discount which WB Mason. This the responsive, responsible the bidderoffering The contractfor office supplies was awarded to Supplies, SuppliesandOffice Janitorial Toners: topdressing andseed. as such regulators andinsecticidesservices asfertilizers, such materials fungicides, growth receive on alistofover 100 discountedprices golf coursesandothermunicipal departments Municipal andServices: Golf CourseMaterials previous year asallowed inthebiddocuments. items wereConstruction renewed from the at $4,705,871.00. for other RoadwayThe bids bids all atanestimatedvaluefor Resurfacing Crack-filling,Public Miscellaneous Works and Roadway inthesebidsfor Materials,participated been dividedinto5different bids. Twelve towns grown years, solarge over thepastfew thatithas Materials: has Thiscollaborative Construction and Roadway Roadway Construction cost ofover $5million. gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel at an estimated 1,861,882 bid for in acollaborative participated districts, Dredge andtheCounty waterdistricts Fuel: Various municipal entities, schools, fire of Gasoline andDiesel and Delivery Supply of 126,000gallonsheatingoil. municipal atotal buildingsacrossfor theCounty forty-five offueloilfor anddelivery supply C ha SI n G DIVISIO n BARNSTABLE County Purchasing Department - 13 Aside from the collective the collective Aside from Finish Electrical Work for Renovations at the Finish ElectricalWork House of Correction Former Fire Alarms Lab at the New Health House Firethe Former Alarm at Replacement of Correction Related to the Assistance Project Technical Quality Wide Water of an Area Development PlanManagement to Tool Web-based of a Development Developing in Participation Encourage Solutions Wastewater Related to Development Management Project Quality Management Wide Water of an Area Plan Analysis Market Regional Gap Assessment and Data Data Inventory, PlanManagement ServicesAuditing Wastewater to Assistance related Technical and Nutrient Management Management, Assessments Related Environmental and Maintenance Programming Computer Services for the Registry of Deeds Correction, Online Verification, Index Printing and Binding for the Book Microfilm, Registry of Deeds Service Desk and Analytical Services for the DepartmentInformation Technology Fire Alarm System at the Second Replacement COUNTY BIDS: for towns to establish a contract for on-call a contract to establish for towns electrical services and plumbing than that cost less participated towns the with along Four $10,000. County in this bid. CountyThe signed a Memorandum Cotuit Bids: with the Cotuit Fireof Understanding District to help with procurement. Committee Prudential assisted them with bids The Division Purchasing to performfor a consultant treasury services and Hall in Cotuit. rewiring Freedom of bids, the Purchasing also solicited bids Division bids, for county departments for a variety of items but not limited to the following: including, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Six towns This bid is for the lease and On-Call Electric and Plumbing: allows bid This Remote Set Oysters, Clam Hard (Quahog) Seed and Single Oyster These bids are Seed: behalf of the Barnstable on County procured of MarineDivision Fisheries Municipal Shellfish is distributedThe product Program. Propagation to participating within the county. towns maintenance of portable toilets for use at special and other applications areas in beach or park events, temporarywhere or permanent portable units may Five participated towns in this bid. be required. Portable Toilets: Toilets: Portable Elevator Repair and Maintenance: ElevatorMaintenance: and Repair participated in this bid for elevator maintenance services. and inspection Bulk Purchase Paper: The of Copy Purchasing of 10,120 solicited bids forDivision the purchase paper forcases bulk delivery of copy to schools in By and Nantucket. Wareham Barnstable County, $14.21 per case the schools save in bulk, purchasing the cases the cost of purchasing over individually. SupplyDelivery and of Caustic-Potash water Nine – KOH): (potassium Hydroxide departments participated in this bid for chemicals water departmentscommonly used by with an estimated value of $440,253.00. contract provides a 67.77% discount on most most discount on a 67.77% provides contract Catalog, Unitedsupplies in the office Stationer’s basket a market on a substantial discount as as well A separate supplies. office frequentlyof purchased sixty-one toners hundred solicited forbid was one by countymunicipal brands used of different and bids for a list of Also solicited were departments. paper products janitorial such items as cleaners, toners and Alloffice supplies, liners. and plastic published these bids are janitorial from supplies in the Barnstable County Supply Catalog which and is the Purchasing Division by is produced distributedelectronically to all county and town departments. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Purchasing Department - 14 (CCAPPO) in wasestablished by theCounty Officials Purchasing Cod Association ofPublic Cape PURCHASING OFFICIALS: The CAPE COD ASSOCIATION OFPUBLIC http://purchasing.barnstablecounty.org this fiscal year. at: canbeviewed The website were placed through theonline orderingsystem town suppliesfor departments toners andjanitorial Approximately 736orders officesupplies, for efficient and dependable method of ordering. the online orderingsystem, creating amore their office, and toner suppliesthrough janitorial out expensive mailings. Towns are abletoorder and download, thuseliminating theneedtosend are postedon thewebsite vendors for toview way ofpostingbidsandorderingsupplies. Bids website hasproven tobeacostsavingandefficient WEBSITE: Year Fiscal during departments County 2013. Division processed 4,215purchase orders for purchasesfor over $100.00. Purchasing The torequest purchase departments orders County PURCHASE ORDERS: requires policy County • • • • • • • Closing CostProgram (DPCC) HOME Consortium’s Down Payment and Administration County oftheBarnstable TechnologyInformation Department the for Support Network System Operating andDevelopment, Support Server Windows Technical Support, Web Support, Database Implementation Assist with Wastewater and Planning Education Public Web-Based toolto Management Plan (208) Updating theArea WaterWide Quality toassistin andRelatedServices Engineering Management Plan Development ofanArea-Wide Water Quality Facilitation AssistanceRelatedtothe Water Management Plan Quality Related totheDevelopment ofanArea-Wide Assistance Communications andOutreach a Develop Triple Model Bottom LineSystems Courthouse District Purchasing County The Barnstable Chief Procurement Officer Elaine Davis Submitted, Respectfully towns save moneythrough collective purchasing. and tohelpthecounty ways new and exploring are involved inthepublicprocurement process, ofpublicfunds,accountability thosewho educating obtaining best value, the ongoing ensuring continue itsgoalsfaircompetition, ofencouraging In conclusion: Purchasing DivisionThe will to travel toBoston. Complexthanhaving rather Room attheCounty Conference videoconference intheHarborview three each. days 50peopleattendedvia Over to provide thesethreewere which trainings and the Inspector General’sDepartment Office coordinated withtheInformation Technology inBoston.General Purchasing DivisionThe with theMassachusettsOfficeofInspector designation thoughvideoconferencethe MCPPO alsohostedtrainings requiredThe County to receive topics ofinterest toprocurement officials. CCAPPO withpresenters metbi-monthly on designation through attendance atthesemeetings. Purchasing Official(MCPPO) Public Certified towardfor theMassachusetts re-certification in theirtowns. Participants are credits abletoearn officials who are involved inthe procurement duties 2006 toprovideandnetworking local education for BARNSTABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - 15  Commissioners Report of the Barnstable County County the Barnstable of Report BARNSTABLEBARNSTABLE COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS - -16 16 bursement; ofrevenue collectionandfunddis- Supervision property; Care ofCounty ofDelegates; sembly Preparation ofbudgetssubmittal for totheAs- agencies;Director ofCounty include: Responsibilities staggered terms. four-year basisfor elected atlarge on apartisan There are Commissioners. three County They are and supervision.” Sec. Charter County 3-2. agencies underitsdirection County the several ercised by eitherdirectly board, such orthrough CommissionersBoard andmay ofCounty beex- inthe bevested shall solely powers oftheCounty County. Barnstable Body for executive “The Commissioners areThe County theExecutive [email protected] 508-375-6648 Commissioner County Barnstable R. LyonsSheila [email protected] 508-375-6648 Commissioner County Barnstable Doherty, William Vice-Chair [email protected] 508-375-6648 Commissioner County Barnstable Chair Pat Flynn, Mary B arnstable www.barnstablecounty.org Barnstable, MA02630 Phone: 508-375-6648 C Superior Courthouse Superior Fax: 508-362-4136 3195 MainStreet oun P.O. Box 427 ty trator and all County employees. County andall trator Adminis-Appointment andremoval ofCounty Power toveto ordinances; Proposal action; ofmeasures Assembly for tion ofCounty; on financialand administrative condi-Reporting [email protected] 508-375-6646 Administrative AssistantI Marczak Justyna [email protected] 508-375-6636 Administrator Assistant County T.Margaret Downey [email protected] 508-375-6643 Administrator County E. Zielinski Mark C ommissioner s BARNSTABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - 17

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or Fiscal Year 2013 revenue, the County the 2013 revenue, or FiscalYear Entered: April 9, 2013 April 9, Entered: transferred to the All papers in this case were of request at the in Boston Board Tax Appellate Wellfleet. of Town of Assessors, the Board 7663 and Regina McCarthy John 2013 April 23, Entered: transferred to the All papers in this case were of request at the in Boston Board Tax Appellate of Sandwich. Town of Assessors, the Board Georgiy K 2012 July 13, Entered: to the transferred All papers in this casewere of request at the in Boston Board Tax Appellate of Harwich. Town of Assessors, the Board 7656 Rober F Tax County the to increase voted Commissioners as permitted Massachusetts under 2 ½ percent by Budget Ordinance The approved General Laws. for expenditures 2013 allowed 12-04 for FiscalYear approved with additional and, of $23,580,850 a total year, the fiscal Ordinances throughout as approved was $24,220,200 of Appropriation indicated following the pages. on PursuantSectionArticle to Branch; 3-Executive Commissioners the and Duties), 3-3(e) (Powers report a with basis, on a semi-annual at least file, the Assembly informing of Delegates them of of the condition administrative the financial and update the the Commissioners Also, County. Assembly County of Delegates on issues at their regularly scheduled meetings. ABATEMENTS TAX and/or entered were The following petitions during period:completed this 12-month 7628 and Department Revenue. of The County Budget process is now detailed in The County is now process Budget the Charter under Article 5 - Fiscal Procedures. municipalityvote of each is proportionate The is to the total of its population to the percentage of the Countypopulation the most based on or decennial census estimate. federalrecent census, equalized towns’ on the is based Tax The County the State as determined valuation by Legislature Barnstable County Government became the Cape as Barnstable known Government, Cod Regional County. to the existing revenue made changes were No for Barnstable stream County and no new taxes created. Existing services and the ability regional to deliver services will to towns be maintained. In the November 7, 2000 election, voters voters 2000 election, 7, In the November overwhelming passed a ballot that asked question “Shallthe Barnstable to County the revisions the AssemblyCharter of Delegates by proposed Government be establishing a Cape Cod Regional With its passage: adopted?” On July 16, 1988, the Governor executed the the Governor executed 1988, On July 16, It was Barnstable County Rule Home Charter. of Barnstable County the voters by then accepted State Election. 1988, 8, at the November All taxes due from the fifteen within All due from (15) towns taxes the County paid to date. are The County of BarnstableCounty Commissioners the of affairs the following the report upon submit with SectionCounty 26 of Chapter accordance in met The Commissioners 35 of the General Laws. such other and on Wednesdays adjournment on by necessary. days as were For the Period July 1, 2012, and Ending June 30, Ending June 30, and 2012, July 1, the Period For 2013 REPORT OF THECOUNTY OF REPORT BARNSTABLE OF COMMISSIONERS COUNTY BARNSTABLEBARNSTABLE COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS - -18 18 EEOC/HUD No. 16C-2012-01427 MCAD No. Docket 012-BEM-01013 etal. Department v. Pina ’s Sheila Sheriff County Barnstable C.A. Court Superior Bristol No. 2011-499A Frye etal.Kimberley v. etal. County Barnstable 2011-00373 C.A. Court Superior County Barnstable No. Dept. etal Jonathan Perry v. ’s Sheriff County Barnstable OSHA CaseNo. 1-1270-12-013 Health andEnvironment Ania Kilianv. of Department County Barnstable BARNSTABLE COUNTY LITIGATIONPENDING FOR the Board ofAssessors, Town ofBourne. Appellate Tax Board inBoston atthe request of were papersinthiscase All transferredtothe Entered: 23, April 2013 C 7675 the Board ofAssessors, Town ofBarnstable. Appellate Tax Board inBoston at the request of were papersinthiscase All transferredtothe Entered: May 1, 2013 Rober 7664 C VenturesInc. t JHurley

BARNSTABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - 19

$216,476.00* $300,954.00 $3,146,420.00* ______$375,217.00* $1,099,900.00 $1,691,593.00 $1,252,394.00* $667,100.00 $1,919,494.00 $890,025.00* $7,937,551.00* $274,555.00* $1,069,500.00 $6,404,271.00* $5,190,328.00* $5,664,097.00* $2,587,153.00* $625,140.00* $683,498.00* $112,991.00* ______

$13,619,005.00 $58,578,770.00 ______$20,081,200.00 $41,348,678.00

mmission Offices (contents Offices (contents mmission

ce Development Offices ce Development

ludes contents mplex land, old Rte. 132 land, land, 132 old Rte. mplex land, lint Rock Rd. land with adjacent lint Rock Rd. ther Structures/Flag Pole and (assessed value 70.34 acres) and (assessed value 99.89 acres) and (assessed value 26.25 acres) 26.25 acres) and (assessed value irst District Court House Court District Building Administration ire irst arm Superintendent’s residence olice Services Center/Antenna Services olice ormer County Hospital Site (Pocasset) ormer County Site Hospital (Pocasset) Helms House/Human Service Functions Land (assessed value 11.06 acres) * Inc

only) property and Fire land Academy Farm Buildings Farm L L House Court District F F Second Cape Cod Co F F AmeriCorps and Other Related Buildings

and marshland north of Rt. 6A) 6A) and marshland north of Rt. Deeds and Probate Building Probate and Deeds House of Correction Jail and housing (Barnstable)and other inmate P Release Building East Annex-Work Resour O L Co F Superior Court House Court Superior VALUE OF COUNTY PROPERTY VALUE BARNSTABLEBARNSTABLE COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS - -20 20

Princ

Issue Maturity Original Rate 6/30/2012 New Debt FY13 06/31/13 Payable

Purpose of Loan Date Date Note/Bond % O/S Princ Issued Retirements O/S Princ in FY14

T5-05-1685

Community Septic Mgt Program Bond 3/18/2009 7/15/2027 2,850,000 0.00% 2,400,000 150,000 2,250,000 150,000

T5-05-1685-A

Community Septic Mgt Program Bond 11/22/2010 7/15/2029 2,550,000 0.00% 2,415,789 134,211 2,281,578 134,211

T5-05-1685-B

Community Septic Mgt Program Bond 11/22/2010 7/15/1930 3,600,000 0.00% 3,420,000 180,000 3,240,000 180,000

T5-05-1685-C

Community Septic Mgt Program Bond 7/8/2010 7/15/1930 3,000,000 0.00% 2,850,000 150,000 2,700,000 150,000

T5-05-1685-D

Community Septic Mgt Program Bond 5/22/2013 1/15/1933 4,000,000 0.00% 4,000,000 4,000,000 200,000

T5-05-1685-E

Community Septic Mgt Program Bond 5/22/2013 1/15/1933 3,000,000 0.00% 3,000,000 3,000,000 150,000

T5-05-1685-F

Community Septic Mgt Program Bond 5/22/2013 1/15/1933 5,000,000 0.00% 3,600,000 1,400,000 5,000,000 250,000

T5-05-1685-G

Interim Loan Note from MWPAT 8/15/2012 8/15/2015 5,000,000 0.00% 0 2,000,000 2,000,000 0

21,685,789 3,400,000 614,211 24,471,578 1,214,211 BARNSTABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - 21 Bid #7632 Invitation for Bids issued from MA forBids issued from Invitation Bid #7632 Certified oyster- virgin (Crassostrea Suppliers of said of bulk shipment to provide ica) singles seed, of the County for summer the Town seed to the Research to Aquacultural awarded Bid of 2013. bidder offer- responsible as the responsive, Corp. price. ing the lowest MA for Bids issued from Bid #7633 Invitation oysterCertified hatcheriesregional a to conduct for the participating set program remote towns Re- to Aquacultural Bid awarded of the County. bidder responsible as the responsive, Corp. search offering price. the lowest MA for from Bids issued Bid # 7634 Invitation Certified of hard Suppliers clam/quahog (Mer- a bulk ship- to provide cenaria mercenaria) seed, of the County for Towns ment of said seed to the Aquacultural to awarded Bid 2013. of summer the bid- responsible as the responsive, Corp. Research der offering price. the lowest for for course Bids issued golf Bid #7635 Invitation materials and services cours- golf for the municipal es and other political in Barnstable subdivisions 2013 through County for the period 1, of March follow to the - Bid awarded 2014. February 28, bidders responsible as the responsive, ing vendors Turf Solutions, Matrix offering prices: the lowest Hornungs Golf Products, Turf, Golf & Atlantic Agrium- Ad Aquaturf Irrigation, LLC, Harrell’s Helena Chemical Company, Technologies, vanced Turf New England Charles Hart Seed Company, Green, Valley Inc., Cardinals, & Soil Solutions, Landscapes. Deere John Inc., for behalf Bids issued on Bid #7636 Invitation Chatham, Bourne, of Barnstable, Towns of the Orleans, Harwich, Falmouth, Eastham, Dennis, Yarmouth for crackfill - and Wellfleet Sandwich, 2013 through ing items for the period of April1, to renew for with the option one 2014, 31, March Inc. to Cracksealing, Bid awarded year. additional - re responsive, as the as the Inc. and Sealcoating, bidders offering prices.sponsible the lowest ch ch alendar year $14,178.60 / ea $14,178.60 $1,000.00 / ea per c $123,081.09

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Bid # 7630 Invitation for Bids issued for fire alarms forfor Bids issued fire Bid # 7630 Invitation existing to the of and addition forthe renovation gymnasiumsteel pre-engineered Former the at Elec- to M-V Bid awarded House of Correction. - respon trical as the as the responsive, Contractors sible bidder offering price. the lowest Delegates for Bids issued for Bid #7629 Invitation the finish electrical of and addition for the renovation work steel gymnasiumto the existing pre-engineered at to Bid awarded of Correction. House the Former - re Electrical as the responsive, Contractors M-V bidder offering price.sponsible the lowest Bid# 7627 Request for Quotes the issued through Advisory- (CC Committee Cape Cod SolidWaste solid waste transportation to provide and/ SWAC) proposed: were 2 contracts or disposal services. Towns SolidWaste. and New Bedford SEMASS vendors. with will contracts enter into their own COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE Register of Deeds EXECUTED AND OTHER CONTRACTS OF AN AS A RESULT TAKEN ACTIONS FOR FOR BID OR REQUEST INVITATION YEAR DURING (RFP) FISCAL PROPOSAL 2012 Commissioners Commissioners Assembl Chair FLYNN, PAT MARY Vice Chair DOHERTY, WILLIAM County Member - Commis LYONS, R. SHEILA of Barnstablesioners County County SALARIES OF ELECTED SALARIES COUNTY OFFICERS BARNSTABLEBARNSTABLE COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS - -22 22 the CapeCodCommission web-based todevelop Bid #7641Invitation Bidsissued on for behalfof proposal. Inc. themost advantageous asthebidderoffering solutions.wastewater Bidawarded toOffshoots, the CapeCodCommission inaddressing regional managementarea plantoassist widewaterquality project assistance related to the development of an the CapeCodCommission to provide technical Bid #7640Invitation Bidsissuedon for behalfof Inc.,Fine Grading. Rafferty ration, Consolidated, Bartlett BTB Construction, Co., Inc., Fence DeLucca Co., Inc., Truax- Corpo Lynch Corp.,Lawrence Construction RJ Gabriel thelowest prices:bidders offering Markings, Inc., lowing vendors astheresponsive responsible onefor additional year. Bidawarded- tothefol through March 31, 2014, withtheoption torenew ofApril1,public works theperiod itemsfor 2013 Dennis, Eastham, and Wellfleet for miscellaneous wich, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Bourne, Chatham, the Towns of Falmouth, Harwich, Orleans,- Sand Bid #7639Invitation Bidsissuedon for behalfof Construction,Lopes Inc., Asphalt. States All Inc., Edwards,TL Inc., Lynch, Lawrence Inc., G. Inc., Region,Aggregate Industries-Northeast thelowest prices:bidders offering Childs, Robert ing vendors astheresponsive, responsible onefor additional year. Bidawarded- tothefollow through March 31, 2014, withtheoption torenew ofApril1, theperiod for materials struction 2013 Dennis, Eastham, and Wellfleetfor roadway con- wich, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Bourne, Chatham, the Towns of Falmouth, Harwich, Orleans,- Sand Bid #7638Invitation Bidsissuedon for behalfof lowest prices. as theresponsive, responsiblethe biddersoffering Bid awarded Lynch and PJ to Keating Lawrence ofApril1,period 2013through March 31, 2014. road for resurfacingthe for Dennis andSandwich of the Towns ofHarwich, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Bid #7637Invitation Bidsissuedon for behalf stable County Department of HealthandEn- Department stable County Bid #7648Invitation Bidson- for behalf ofBarn ing thelowest price. House astheresponsive, responsible- bidderoffer table unitsmay berequired. Bidawarded toBouse por- and/orpermanent wherecations temporary events, in beachorpark areas and/or other appli- useatspecial toilets for maintenance ofportable Truro and Wellfleet toprovide theleasing and the Towns ofEastham, Harwich, Provincetown, Bid #7647Invitation Bidsissuedon for behalfof Commission. withoutawarding. Bidclosed ment anddatamanagementCapeCod planfor datainventory, tosupport ing services gapassess- Bid #7646Invitationconsult Bidsissuedfor - for lowest price. as theresponsive, responsiblethe bidderoffering maintenance. Bid awarded to BBE Corporation a contractelevator for for Schools and Sandwich wich, Wellfleet, Barnstable, County Barnstable of the Towns of Provincetown, Brewster, Har- Bid #7644Invitation Bidsissuedon for behalf posal. the most advantageousas the bidder prooffering - palities on CapeCod. Bidawarded to TishlerBise impactforuse model afiscal by develop munici- ing to conduct a regional and to market analysis Bid #7643Invitationconsult Bidsissuedfor - for was canceled. in addressing regional solutions. wastewater Bid agement plantoassisttheCapeCodCommission man- development ofanarea -widewaterquality and project management assistancerelated tothe the CapeCodCommission to provide technical Bid #7642Invitation Bidsissuedon for behalfof advantageous proposal. themost Emerson Collegeasthevendor offering wide. Bidawarded at toEngagement GameLab addressing for solutions Cape- narios wastewater planningsce- indeveloping courage participation toen- effort tool tobeusedinapubliceducation BARNSTABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - 23 as the responsive, responsible bidder offering bidder the responsible as the responsive, proposal. most advantageous for Bids for Computer Invitation Bid #7654 Services and Maintenance Programming for the - Bid award Barnstable County Registry of Deeds. responsible the responsive, as ed to Browntech bidder offering price. the lowest for forissued Bids Index Invitation #7655 Bid Book Microfilm, Correction, Online Verification, for & Binding the Barnstable CountyPrinting Enter- to ACS Bid awarded Registry of Deeds. bid- responsible prise Solutionsresponsive, as the der offering price. the lowest behalf on issued for Request Bid #7657 Proposals Department to Technology of the Information assist IT service in providing desk and analytical services augmenting the services to related - pro Angela to awarded Contract the IT staff. vided by bid- responsible Hurwitz most responsive, the as der offering proposal. advantageous the most for for Bids issued the sup- Bid #7658 Invitation plydeliveryand cartridges toner of Countythe to in- of Barnstable and other political subdivisions, Vineyard forpe- the cludinglocations in Martha’s Bid awarded 2014. 2013 – June 30, riod of July 1, as the and Kenmark House Tree WB Mason, to offering bidders the lowest responsible responsive, prices. for Bids issued for Bid #7659 Invitation the bulk delivery paper for schools in and towns of copy WB Mason to Bid awarded Barnstable County. bidder offering responsible as the most responsive, price. the lowest for alarm Bids issued for Bid #7660 Invitation fire at the 2nd Districtsystem Court replacement - MA. Orleans, 237 Rock Harbor Road, house, Inc. Electrical Contractors, to M-V Bid awarded bidder offering responsible the as the responsive, price. lowest Bid #7653 Request for Proposals issued on behalf issued on Bid #7653 Request for Proposals Collaborative Protection Water of the Cape Cod technical to provide implementation and project to wastewaterassistance related management, environmental nutrient and related management within Barnstable assessments to towns County. Associates Resource Water to awarded Contract Bid #7652 Invitation for for Bids issued the sup- Bid #7652 Invitation ply and delivery of office supplies County for the in- of Barnstable and other political subdivisions, Vineyard for the cluding locations Martha’s on 2014 with the 2013 – June 30, period of July 1, peri- year one of renew for additional two option as the responsive, WB Mason to Bid awarded ods. bidder offering responsible the highest discount. Bid #7651 Invitation for for Bids issued the supplyBid #7651 Invitation and delivery of janitorial supplies for the towns, schools departments and governmental within to Bid awarded Counties. Barnstable and Duke’s WB Mason, Cape Cod Paper, MSC, HT Berry, Banner Systems New England Office and Supply bidders offering the responsible as the responsive, price. lowest Bid #7650 Request for Proposals issued for quali- forBid #7650 Request Proposals to licensed Certifiedfied Accountants, Public having of MA and practice in the Commonwealth and auditing accounting sufficient governmental experience in performing an audit in accordance request for with the specifications in this outlined and Rogers to Sullivan, Bid awarded proposals. - ad the most submitting as the vendor Company proposal. vantageous Bid #7649 Invitation for for Bids the supply Invitation Bid #7649 and delivery fuel to Barnstable gasoline and diesel of Subdivisions for the pe- county other Political and Bid 2014. June 30, 2013 through riod of July 1, and MJT Petroleum Brothers to Noonan awarded bidders responsible Enterprisesresponsive, the as offering prices. the lowest vironment for the supplyvironment and delivery an Ion of Bid was canceled. System. (IC) Chromatography BARNSTABLEBARNSTABLE COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS - -24 24 the mostadvantageous proposal. tute astheresponsive, responsible bidderoffering Contract awarded toConsensus BuildingInsti- sion in addressing regional solutions. wastewater management plantoassistCapeCodCommis- ed todevelopment ofanarea-wide waterquality to ified firm provide facilitation assistance relat- ProposalsBid #7669Requestfor aqual- issuedfor solutions.wastewater proposals All rejected. sist CapeCodCommission inaddressing regional managementarea-wide plantoas - waterquality outreach assistancerelated todevelopment ofan to qualified firm provide communications and ProposalsBid #7668Requestfor a issuedfor rejected. tion on CapeCod. proposals All submitted were planningandimplementa- assist withwastewater the Cape Cod Commissionmodel for systems to bottom line atriple todevelop sulting services ProposalsBid #7667 Request for con issued for - bids rejected. Tradespersons andPlumbing. Electrical for All Bid #7666InvitationOn-Call Bidsissuedfor for project budget. Barnstable, MA. Bidrejected asitwasover the Courthouse, Superior County 3195MainStreet, attheBarnstable system heating distribution theheatingand overhaul projectscale tofully Bid #7665Invitationalarge Bidsissuedfor for lowest price. as theresponsive, responsiblethe bidderoffering Peterson’s OilServices, dbaCapeDiscountFuel 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Bid awarded to ofJuly subdivisionstheperiod for other political and County Barnstable offueloilfor and delivery Bid #7662Invitationthesupply Bidsissuedfor for ing thelowest prices. ington as theresponsive, responsible- biddersoffer NBC Distributors, UnivarandBorden &Rem- by waterdepartments.chemicals Bidawarded to Bid #7661Invitationwater Bidsissuedfor for Bid #7672In awarded to20MileInteractive astheresponsive, ning andimplementation on CapeCod. Contract Cod Commission plan- toassistthewastewater a publiceducation Web-based theCape toolfor ProposalsBid #7676Requestfor issuedtodevelop thelowest price. der offering ABC Disposalastheresponsive, responsible bid- the Towns County. inBarnstable Bidawarded to disposal ofconstruction, demolition wastesfrom Bid #7674Invitation Bidsissuedtoprovide for themost advantageous proposal.der offering astheresponsive, Flaherty thew responsible bid- County.to Barnstable Contract awarded toMat- andhelpdesksupport support system operating and development,port Network Server Windows support,ing technical web support, databasesup- Information Technology inprovid- Department ProposalsBid #7673Requestfor issuedtoassist advantageous. cially asitismoreTechnical finan- Services Support underthecontractI.T. for videography services mation Technology consolidate will Department 1, 2013–June 30, 2014. Bidsrejected- astheInfor ofJuly and CapeCodCommission theperiod for Commissioners,County ofDelegates Assembly publicmeetingsheldby for the raphy services complete theproject within thetimeline. Cape Cod. Proposal rejected asthevendor cannot planningandimplementation onwith wastewater theCapeCodCommissionbased toolfor toassist web- apubliceducation todevelop sulting services ProposalsBid #7671 Request for con issued for - themost advantageous proposal.offering Services, Inc. astheresponsive, responsible bidder plan. Contract awarded toAECOM Technical managementing thearea wide(208)waterquality vices toassisttheCapeCodCommission inupdat- and to ified firm engineering relatedser- provide ProposalsBid #7670Requestfor aqual- issued for vitation for Bids issued for videog- vitation Bidsissuedfor for BARNSTABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - 25 Bid #7679 Invitation for for Bids issued the supplyBid #7679 Invitation deliveryand fordoors metal Barnhollow the of - stable County Health Lab at the former House of Bid MA. Barnstable, 3195 Main St., Correction, Door. to O’Connor awarded Bid #7678 Invitation for behalf of Bids issued on Bid #7678 Invitation Barnstable Truro, Eastham, of Bourne, Towns the Countyand the Sandwich Public Schools for a call on for and repair maintenance tradespersons Plumbing and Electriin the following trades: - through 2013 for the period of July 1, Work cal to renew for 2014 with the option one June 30, to B&B Electric and Bid awarded year. additional Inc. Irvine & Sons, W. Robert Bid #7677 Request for Proposals issued for issued a qual- Request forBid #7677 Proposals the Barnstable administer ified firm County to and Clos- Payment Down HOME Consortium’s to awarded Contract (DPCC). ing Cost Program CorporationHousing Assistance sole bid- as the der. responsible bidder offering bidder advantageous the most responsible proposal. BARNSTABLEBARNSTABLE COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS - 26 Robert Robert Troy, Esq. GE Paul Niedzwiecki, Executive Director John D. Harris, Representative &Chair Minority CAPE COD COMMISSION David B. Murphy, AssistantRegisterofDeeds John F. Meade, Register REGISTER OFDEEDS Joanne P. Nelson, Accountant County Patricia D. Rogers, Assistant Treasurer E. Mark Zielinski, Treasurer/Director ofFinance DIRECTORS/COUNTY TREASURERSFINANCE Margaret T. Downey, Administrator AssistantCounty E. 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MBLY OF DELEGATES MBLY PARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT OF HEALTH PARTMENT hard Anderson hard RECTOR OF FACILITIES RECTOR EGIONAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE EGIONAL Teresa Martin. Deputy Speaker Martin. Teresa Ric Ronald Bergstrom, Speaker Bergstrom, Ronald Elizabeth Albert, Director of Human Services Director Elizabeth Albert, Extension of Cooperative Director Clark, William F. Superintendent Dredge Jaedtke, F. Wayne DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT SERVICE EXTENSION COOPERATIVE R Director Development Resource Johnson-Morris, Darlene R. PROGRAM DREDGE CENTER ADVOCACY THE CHILD ISLANDS & COD CAPE Cove of Children’s Director Stacy Gallagher, ASSE DE of Health and Environment Director Heufelder, R. George DI of Facilities Director Tebo, Stephen C Janice O’Connell, County Clerk Janice O’Connell, COUNTY CLERK BARNSTABLEBARNSTABLE COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS - 28 Harry Martin Falmouth Martin Harry Kieffer Scott West Hyannisport James Gray Centerville Daniel Tambascia West Yarmouth Centerville Ronald Chevalier F Bil R.Thomas Pennypacker,II Jean Marshall Kennedy-Murphy Kerry Jon M. Hunt Brad Parker, ChiefDeputy CivilProcess All Serving SHERIFF’S DEPUTY E. Ned Suzanne Deborah Hitchcock McAuliffe James McCutcheon Cheryl J. Christopher Andrews Killion Marcia W. Leo King Kanaga Julia G. John C. Cakounes Anthony Ohman Taylor Patrick F. Princi Scalese rancis M.rancis Welby l Dalton

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and Janice O’Connell continued as the Assembly and JaniceO’Connellcontinued as theAssembly Speaker, (Eastham)waselectedDeputy Martin Bergstrom (Chatham)waselectedSpeaker, Teresa ofDelegates.– 2014)oftheAssembly Ronald session (2013 their dutiesandbeganthe thirteenth 2, andon January elected toserve 2013assumed On Tuesday, November 6, 2012, delegateswere

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9.15% 4.55% 2.30% 6.49% 9.58% 2.73% 1.27% 5.67% 2.84% 1.36% % Weighted Vote BARNSTABLE COUNTY Assembly of Delegates - 29 Committee at a public hearing Committee committee the a report the Assembly to compiles with a the full Assembly. by for a vote recommendation appointed to serve are Delegates the Standing on list of A complete Assembly. of the Committees appointed to each committee individual delegates be viewed at www.barnstablecounty.org/ may assembly-of-delegates/committees. six of the are Committees Standing There Assemblyof Delegates: economic addresses Economic Affairs: in Barnstabledevelopment County Finance:at every reviews and looks the budget the Barnstable County by rendered major decision implications that has financial government including fiscal inter-governmental policies and procedures Governmental all matters Regulations: address Plan (committee Policy to the Regional relating all of the Chairs of other consists composition Standing Committees) Health and Human Services: matters addresses social services and to public health, relating housing to relating matters addresses Natural Resources: matters environmental Public Services: to matters relating addresses public services Members of each Standing will Committee ordinances review of all proposed the components each by assigned to and under consideration priorappropriate committee to issuing a report to the full Assembly. important An responsibilitysignificantand of the Assembly is the review of the and adoption the to is submitted that budget year fiscal proposed of CountyAssembly the Board of Delegates by branch of Barnstable (executive Commissioners Standing meet Committees County government). review their budgets with department managers, and effectiveness at the goals look and programs, information is that consider and program, each of

www.barnstablecounty.org/assembly-of- Ordinances are brought forward brought Ordinances are to the Assembly for review and then referred and Delegates of to a Standingdiscussion of the Committee The public has the Assembly the Speaker. by opportunity to participate when in the process is scheduled for ordinance a public a proposed the appropriate Standinghearing by Committee. the Standing reviewed by are Once ordinances The legislative powers of county government powers are The legislative and except in the Assemblyvested of Delegates, in the Barnstable as provided County Rule Home of the Assembly the acts of Delegates are Charter, Barnstable County ordinance. to be by required RuleHome Charter the county be viewed on may at www.barnstablecounty.org/assembly- website of-delegates/home-rule-charter. . Meeting videos, Business Calendars (agendas), (agendas), Business Calendars videos, Meeting . for (meeting minutes) and Journals of Proceedings the County be viewed on previous meetings may at www.barnstablecounty.org/assembly- website of-delegates/past-assembly-journals-minutes- meeting-videos-calendars-agendas. The Assembly regular meetings of Delegates holds at month each of Wednesday third and first the on in the Chamber Hall the Assembly of of 4:00 p.m. Barnstable, First District Courthouse, Delegates, weighted a is delegate each of vote The MA. Decennial Census. S. the 2010 U. based on vote of vote weighted Barnstablehas the largest vote has the smallest weighted Truro 20.92% and Business Calendar The Assembly’s of 0.93%. Countythe viewedbe on may website (agenda) at delegates/upcoming-calendar-of-business-agenda Clerk. Contact information for the Speaker Contact and Clerk. Deputy Speaker the County be viewed on may www.barnstablecounty.org/assembly- at website www.barnstablecounty. and of-delegates/speaker org/assembly-of-delegates/deputy-speaker. the informationother and regarding Contact of the Assembly Clerk duties and responsibilities the County be viewed on may at www. website . barnstablecounty.org/assembly-of-delegates/clerk BARNSTABLE COUNTY Assembly of Delegates - 30 13-03 adopted byon 5/1/13. Assembly budget:2014 operating $27,875,846. –Ordinance Year Fiscal Appropriations County Barnstable for 13-02 adopted byon 5/1/13. Assembly Dredge for salaries: $12,000.Services –Ordinance equipment, andsupplies: $45,160andCounty Fire for Training Safety budget Public for salaries, Year appropriation toFiscal Supplemental 2013 by on 3/6/13. Assembly $494,190.laboratory: –Ordinance13-01adopted (jail’s to health facility of County gym) former tocontinue conversion Services budget County for Year appropriation toFiscal Supplemental 2013 on 9/19/12. $88,000. – Ordinance 12-08adopted by Assembly / Technical Services budget IT for Support: Year appropriation toFiscal Supplemental 2013 Finance: minutes. assembly-of-delegates/committee-reports-and- website atwww.barnstablecounty.org/the County andmeetingminutesmay onreports beviewed Year Fiscal during Assembly 2013. Committee by thecommittees andordinances adopted by the ordinances andsubjectmatterthatwere reviewed Committees,Special ofthe andadescription Committees and Below isalistoftheStanding of-delegates/ordinances. website atwww.barnstablecounty.org/assembly- upon request or may on be viewed the County adopted byofDelegatesisavailable theAssembly through #13-04). Acompleteordinances listofall ordinances (#12-07through #12-09, and#13-01 2013), ofDelegatesadopted seven theAssembly 2012through June July Year Fiscal During 2013( of-delegates/upcoming-committee-meeting. website atwww.barnstablecounty.org/assembly- each committee may on beviewed theCounty Notices andmeetingsheldby ofpublichearings andMayplace ofeachyear. between February avote.for takes This budgettypically process to makingarecommendation Assembly tothefull gathered throughprocess thepublichearing prior Clerk.contact theAssembly ofDelegatesplease oftheAssembly or structure If you have any questions about the operation on 5/1/13asOrdinance13-03. proposed budget operating –adopted by Assembly Year CommitteeFiscal for to theFinance 2014 andrecommended budgets Reviewed department Services: Public Natural Resources, and Health &HumanServices, Economic Affairs, by on 5/15/13. Assembly byhearing member(s) – Ordinance13-04adopted one missed after qualifications for to add arule Regulations oftheCodeCapeCodCommission To 7(vii)ofChapter A, amendSection Enabling on 12/5/13. Assembly Commissioners andre-passedof County by by on 11/7/12, Assembly rejected by Board –Ordinance12-09adopted andFinance Services To create the position of Director of Administrative 7/18/12. – Ordinance12-07adopted byon Assembly 8HofChapter716theActsSection of1989 Amendment oftheRegional Policy per Plan Regulations:Government on 6/19/13. failed topassAssembly process: $20,000. –AsProposed Ordinance13-06 review Charter Counselfor Special for Services Legal &Contingency budget Miscellaneous for Year appropriation toFiscal Supplemental 2013 BARNSTABLE COUNTY Retirement Association - 31  Report of the Retirement Association the Retirement of Report BARNSTABLE COUNTY Retirement Association - 32 MARY PAT FLYNN: An electedCounty Board. Treasurers Councilto the astheAdvisory serve theAssociation. comprise which 51Unit All by the Treasurers thegovernmental units ofall the COMM District, Fire Ms. is elected Sprague C.JUDITH SPRAGUE: Asthe Treasurer for members ofthesystem. to beelectedtheBoard by theactive andretired Department,Fire Mr. Foley isthesecond member MARK ChiefoftheEastham FOLEY: Deputy members ofthesystem. is electedtotheBoard by theactive andretired the Yarmouth Department, Fire Mr. Sherman C. RANDALL SHERMAN: Retired Chiefof Chairman. ofBarnstable,County Mr. istheBoard Zielinski of Finance. the for AstheDirector ofFinance E. MARK ZIELINSKI: Chairman/Director BOARD MEMBERS Lane,Attucks Hyannis, MA. at the office of theRetirement Association at750 the provisions ofsaidstatuteandmay beexamined Administration Commission inaccordance with Director Employee of the Public Retirement 2012. hasbeenfiledwiththe The Executive report Association theyear for endingDecember31, Retirement County oftheBarnstable Report ofthe Annualyou are provided with a summary Laws, 20(5)oftheMassachusettsGeneral Section In accordance withtheprovisions ofChapter32, Shadan, Assistant Staff Martha Puntonio,Kristen Assistant Staff Atherton, Administrative Assistant Sue Patricia Sprague, Administrator Holmes,Susy Administrator Denise Mulligan,Administrator Senior L.Debra Cohen, Executive Director FOR 2012 FOR SUMMARY OF ANNUALTHE REPORT BARNSTABLE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION COUNTY 508-775-1110 or800-553-5569 Hyannis, MA02601 750 Attucks Lane 750 Attucks 12/31/2012 assetsandliabilities summary. of theutmostimportance. On thereverse sideisa tobe ofcapital andpreservation considers safety obligations,to meetthestatutory theBoard rate of ahigh to return achieve In theirefforts the fund, continue tomonitor theinvestments. The Retirement Board members, of asfiduciaries the Association’s totalassets. $391,883,077. This fundnow represents 57.3%of The balance ofthis account as of12/31/2012is pension costs. offundingfuture thepurpose established for The Pension Reserve Fund isthe account ofreturnthe annualrate gross of13.88%. offees Fundthe PRIT assetstotaled$51.975billionwith FundPRIT -$672.9million. Asof12/31/2012 Intercontinental Fund -$1.74millionreal estate; Allegis Value Trust –$5.8millionreal estate; asfollows:of yearend wasallocated theportfolio Pension Investment Reserve Trust (PRIT). As Retirement Association’s isinthe portfolio cash, County oftheBarnstable themajority term theexception andshort ofoperating With 4.2%. respectively. The broad fixed income market rose emerging markets were up16.7%and19.2% 16%, whiletheequitiesofforeign and developed S&P500indexfinishedthe year up US equity the system’s was13.38%. assetsnetoffees The $89.58 million. rate of The of return reported $683,553,671.00 reflecting anetgaininassetsof The system’s totalassetsasof12/31/2012are memberoftheBoard.as thefifth hasbeenappointedby theCommissioners Flynn ofBarnstable,Commissioner theCounty for Ms. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Retirement Association - 33 0.00

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Main Line: 508-375-6613 Barnstable, MA02630 Email: Telephone: 508-375-6888 Baumgaertel, Brian, B.A. Environmental Project Assistants Email: Email: Telephone: 508-375-6618 O’Brien, B.S.,Sean R.S. Email: Telephone: 508-375-6676 Lynn Mulkeen, B.A., R.S. Email: Telephone: 508-375-6620 A.Lee Mannillo, B.S., R.S. Email: Telephone: 508-375-6619 Brock,Marina B.A., R.S. Environmental Specialists Environmental HealthDivision Email: Telephone: 508-375-6675 Specialist/Billing Howard Weigel, B.B.A., Information Email: Telephone: 508-375-6674 Assistant Doherty,Jennifer A.A., Laboratory General Email: Telephone: 508-375-6605 Assistant Elna Hughes, Laboratory

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t Collett, B.S., Program Director B.S., t Collett, atricia Lindauer, M.S., Tobacco Control Tobacco M.S., atricia Lindauer, Rober P Telephone: 508-375-6621 Telephone: Email: General Info Line: Compliance Inspector 508-375-6622 Telephone: Email: Health Educators Stanley Lukas Justyna Marczak Sonja Sheasley StaffNurses R.N. M.S., Cheryl Cates, R.N. M.S.N., Corbett, Patricia L.P.N. DeBonville, Margaret R.N. SANE-A, B.S.N., Denise Galvin, R.N. B.S.N., Sandra Galvin, R.N. B.S.N., M.P.H., Diana Gaumond, R.N. B.S.N., Seanna Gretchen, R.N. B.A., Judy Griffin, B.C. R.N. Linda Iafrate, R.N. L.N.C., Carolyn MacDonald, R.N. B.S.N., Virginia McCabe, R.N. Rita Mitchell, R.N. B.S.N., Deborah Patellos, RN Belcher, Pelham Valerie R.N. Melanie Phinney, R.N. Ellen Pulsford, R.N. Ruspantine, Patricia Control Tobacco Cape Cod Regional Program [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Deirdre Arvidson, B.S.N., R.N., Public R.N., Health Arvidson,Deirdre B.S.N., Nurse 508-375-6617 Telephone: [email protected] Email: Public Division Health Nursing Medical Consult/ M.D. Collins, Mark E. Director Cinthia L. Wallace, B.S., Billing/Collection B.S., Wallace, Cinthia L. Specialist 508-375-6855 Telephone: Email: Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps Program APRN-BC, M.S.N, Roma, Jean M. Director 508-375-6641 Telephone: [email protected] Email: M. Angela DoCarmo, Administrative Assistant Administrative DoCarmo, Angela M. 508-375-6877 Telephone: Email: Community Septic Loan Management Program Division Program Administrator B.A., Ayers, T. Kendall 508-375-6610 Telephone: Email: Alternative Septic System Test Center AlternativeTest Septic System Center Operator Test B.S., Keith Mroczka, 508-563-6757 Telephone: Email: Emergency Preparedness Project Assistant Project Emergency Preparedness M.R.P. B.G.S., Wallace, Amy L. 508-375-6908 Telephone: Email: Lindsey Wright Alternative SepticWright Lindsey System Program Tracking 508-375-6901 Telephone: [email protected] Email: Bethany Sadlowski, B.A., R.S. B.A., Sadlowski, Bethany 508-375-6844 Telephone: Email: BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 38 Department’s budgetDepartment’s andprograms andprovides The Administration Divisionoversees the ADMINISTRATION County’s 215,888residents. and mentalhealthwell-being ofBarnstable the environment andtopromote thephysical istoprotect publichealth and the Department resources.and federal mission of The primary thatare grants fundedthrough state security of environmental, publichealth, andhomeland Additionally, manages anumber theDepartment Tobacco Control &Compliance PreparednessEmergency Program Management Loan Community Septic Water Testing Quality Laboratory Environmental Health&Safety HealthNursingPublic HealthAdministrationPublic health: aspectpublic of every innearly services of diversity the that reflects division structure following inthe theseservices provides Department The repair andreplacement. ofprovidingsepticsystem application loansfor disease prevention thepractical andeven groundwater nearlandfills, indoorairquality), planning, toenvironmental (beaches, monitoring rangesfromhealth which publichealthemergency are a efforts result of the expanding role of public upon as needed. be called that can Many of these boardsof local healthandmaintainingexpertise County, theautonomy whilecontinuing tosupport throughout the15townsBarnstable comprising toregionalneed thatlendthemselves efficiencies assessesspecificareas routinely of Department in Act1926. of the Legislature then, Since the & Environment underaSpecial (BCDHE) ofHealth Department County the Barnstable wisdom ofourCapeforefathers whoestablished the Commonwealth, thereby confirmingthe in initiatives toregionalizehealthdepartments hasestablished Health(MDPH) of Public In recent years, theMassachusettsDepartment also conducted at the Barnstable County Fairalso conducted County at the Barnstable health inspectionswere andmonitoring Public up andrepeat inspections whennecessary. inFY2013,County complaint follow- including swimming poolinspections across Barnstable 1,100 restaurant/retail establishmentand food inspectors conducted approximatelyDepartment demandsof CapeCod’ssafety summertourism. boards of health in meeting the public health and inspectors who worked to assist local full-time provided tothree annualtraining seasonal health Lynn Mulkeen,Specialist theDepartment Environmental ofSenior Under supervision basis. with additional provided days on anas-needed works withthe Town of Wellfleet once per week a week throughout theyear andLynn Mulkeen supplements Mannillo Towntwice staff ofOrleans and Wellfleet.Orleans Lee Staff member Senior are annualcontracts withthe services Towns of contribution of direct andcontinuous sanitation the public. Two examplesoftheDepartment’s their agents seamlessto makesanyevent such communication boards withlocal ofhealthand reason. close and regular The Department’s needs require any immediateassistancefor health agent responsibilities inany town whose to assume readiness necessary and certifications Environment fieldstaffmembersmaintainthe ofHealth and Department County Barnstable Inspectional Services ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH emergencies. thetowns ofpublichealth intheevent serves Corps, Reserve the CapeCodMedical which preparedness and public healthemergency efforts populations,public healthscreening at-risk for Center (MASSTC), efforts, homeland security System the MassachusettsAlternative Septic Test the following:support bathing beach monitoring, Administrative Division prepared to grants several health andtheenvironment. InFY2013, the relative andinformation topublic obtain services andtownsan avenue can through citizens which BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 39 conditions. Alternative onsite septic systems at MASSTC are tested under all weather are tested at MASSTC systems septic onsite Alternative research, development and testing of onsite septic of onsite and testing development research, is also Test Center The system technologies. equipped to perform a number of internationally recognized and standardized test protocols. Although initial effortsremoval of on the focused at the facility research as a contaminant, nitrogen has expanded to include of phosphorus, removal bacterial and a class pathogens of compounds to as Contaminants collectivelythat are referred Pharmaceuticalsof Emerging Concern (CEC) or (PPCP). Products Care and Personal to performingIn addition standardized five over of a and assisting in the development protocols the during FY2013, number of other technologies, review an extensive of completed Center staff Test The CEC. septic systemonsite studies regarding paper can at: http://www.masstc. online be accessed org/library/2013/08/TheFinalWhitePaper.pdf. report the on a completed also staff Center Test use of shallow soils-based drip dispersal systems whichcan be accessed for of CEC, the removal http://www.masstc.org/library/2013/08/ at: online ).AttempttoIndex1.pdf efforts these two outline important Collectively, CEC and begin the process issues regarding of determining practices and strategies to limit such receptors to sensitive their introduction at work The surfaceand water. groundwater as Center overall to identify the continues Test the efficacyprofile dispersal shallow additional of systems CEC and other contaminants in removing to furtherand is working determine the effects type CEC of soil rateon loading hydraulic and and instruction regarding alternative onsite septic systems and instruction onsite alternative regarding regulators, officials and the general public have received tours of the Test Center Test Center tours of the received public have general officials and the regulators, Department Director George Heufelder gives a tour of MASSTC. A number of A number of MASSTC. a tour Heufelder gives George Department Director The Test Center is one of onlyone of Test Center is a few in facilities The the United States opportunities that provides for Onsite septic systems are the primaryOnsite septic systems are means of wastewater utilized treatment in Barnstable shown studies have recent Unfortunately, County. nutrientsof source major a systemsseptic that are and marine sensitive our environments impacting indicateThese studies a need ponds. freshwater to develop new technologies capable of treating As a setting. various in an onsite contaminants third-party verification facility for technologies that purport wastewater, nutrients from to remove Test Septicthe Massachusetts Alternative System in 1999 and began operation Center (MASSTC) Center Test The to that need. to respond continues and Mroczka staff member Keith is operated by with Heufelder, Department George Director AmeriCorps assistance from Cape Cod. added Massachusetts AlternativeMassachusetts SepticSystem Center Testing which serves approximately 90,000 people. In In which serves 90,000 people. approximately the eventemergencyhealth public of a such as our order, water boil or outage power storm, a education and provide available to are inspectors and local to the public businesses. communication Other services inspectional hazardous cover retail housing, systems/perc tests, septic materials, locations. and rental BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 40 treatment systems, must I/Asystems beregularly More complex thanstandard onsite wastewater a meanstocontrol human-produced nutrients. inmanyinstalled instancesacross CapeCodas (I/A)have been Innovative/Alternative Systems advanced treatment onsite septicsystem unitsor shared groundwater, ponds, andestuaries, bays nitrogenthe flow ofwastewater-based intoour to reduce with the necessity As towns struggle and Tracking Education System Septic Innovative/Alternative Test Centerare availableatwww.MASSTC.org. reduction. research All andtestingactivities ofthe Each technology at MASSTC is provided with a daily source of wastewater of withadailysource at Each atMASSTC technology isprovided Box-whisker mediantotalin-field diagrams single-familyinnovative/alternative of for results systems nitrogen wastewatertreatment its designloadingrate. over 9,000individualdata-points. the Since were reports submitted,water quality representing performance.system In FY2013, 1,300 nearly compliance, thedatabaseisalso usedtotrack In additionoperationandmaintenance totracking asrequired.maintain theirI/Asystems failurecompliant FY2013for ownersto during compliance actions takenagainst130non- regulationsstate andlocal are notablewith515 to ensure compliance efforts with Department’s web-basedvia theDepartment’s system. The 35 different I/Atechnologies were beingtracked By FY2013, representing over 1,685I/Asystems system. compliance ofevery tomonitorregulators inreal-time theability results.monitoring The database also gives inspectional findingsandeffluentsample meansofsubmitting maintenance) apaperless who are contracted by homeowners system for treatment (state-licensed wastewater operators operators toprovidedeveloped I/Asystem I/A septicsystems. Andatabasewas Internet program toassisttownstheir inmonitoring In 2005, institutedaregional theDepartment standard. monitored toensure meetanestablished thatthey BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 41 station at the Orleans landfill. at the Orleansstation landfill. measures soil gas readings frommeasures soil gas a monitoring Senior Environmental Specialist Lee Manillo Lee Manillo Specialist Senior Environmental http://www.barnstablecountyhealth.org/ia- developed. Performance data from single-family, single-family, from data Performance developed. I/A technologies multi-family and commercial format to box-and-whisker in presented are graphically summarize of data for the multitudes on in” “drill can Users system. each individual technology type performance fordata town, each The underlying data is updated and building use. periodically to includesamples and the latest accessible The application is new technologies. at systems/information-center/data-and-statistics/ . ia-box-whisker-diagrams Landfill Monitoring for the Consistently stringentrequirements surveillance plumes beneath of groundwater and sampling resulted in the continued landfills maintenance of locationswell in towns multiple the Cape across the last year. over Cape Cod Twelve currently towns depend on Department staff for post-closure or operational monitoring of their remaining The landfills. in stay towns continuous communication with landfill monitoring/ sampling staff sampling regarding parameters, and supplies and with the Barnstable procedures County Laboratory sample analysis. regarding staff well samplings annually. 600 results in over This The Department in the also assists six towns specialized as monitoring of soil gases required This necessitates part of the landfill process. closure the use of specialized instrumentation and trained innovative/alternative wastewater treatment wastewater systems innovative/alternative Box-whisker diagrams of median total nitrogen results of for diagrams single-family in-field Box-whisker median total In an effort to make I/A technology performance data and information easily to the accessible charting online an interactive system was public, Beginning in FY2013, the Department began to in FY2013, Beginning develop a new I/A tracking database that would Accountability to the next level. take the program of all parties in I/A maintenance and involved of more reporting and the implementation are processes workflow efficient business and The the focal database. point of this improved process— compliance faster much result—a end ability more will to an increased lead to address more Additionally, issues. compliance in-depth data will be publicly and individual I/A accessible reportsthe to for systemaccess will have owners The newrolled database is set to be their systems. out mid-FY2014. program’s inception in 2003, 16,674 water quality 16,674 in 2003, inception program’s in 107,950 resulting been submitted, reports have data These water qualityindividual data points. include various parameters sucheffluent total as demand biochemical influent oxygen nitrogen, Water others. and readings meter water (BOD), Brian by real-time qualitydata is monitored Assistant, Project Environmental Baumgaertel, database and has enabled the who administers abilitythe to quickly poorlyflag and identify performing systems follow-up and execute Reports system on performance and measures. been the database have and use of the creation conferences. at national presented BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 42 (beaches thathave common access and/orcommon Massachusetts regulations. beaches Semi-public operational town basisper beachon aweekly every 14 towns Cape-wide; one from sampleiscollected The BathingBeachMonitoring Program serves on thesamples collected.analysis the labwhere have toperform they beentrained Upon accomplishing theirmissionreturn they to questionsand answering from onlookers. curious before the analysis bacteriological for laboratory and fresh watersamplesanddeliver themtothe upto30marine four beachsamplerscollect fleet of Day,Between lateMay andLabor theDepartment’s Bathing Beach Water Monitoring Quality Environmental Specialist, Mannillo. Lee this program withtheassistanceofSenior Specialist, Lynn Mulkeen continues to supervise towns.to participating Environmental Senior beneficial hasbeenfinancially the Department staff. through ofthisservice Theavailability prepare for routine sampling and surveillance of the groundwater plume beneath thegroundwater of sampling routine andsurveillance for prepare Senior Environmental Specialist Lynn Mulkeenpurges amonitoringto well down valuableobservations, samples,collecting taking from one beachtothenext conditions, samplersdrive weather sometimes inclement work day.end ofevery In the landfill. beach operators to permit their beaches and install their beaches and to install permit beach operators amendments required towns all andsemi-public Bathing Beaches, wasamendedin2010. which The Codefor Sanitary with theMassachusettsState tomaintain compliance necessary and reporting Analysts, Ms. coordinated thesampling Sadlowski Sampler/ a seasonalfourbathingBeach staffof Environmental Project Assistant. Supervising program wascontinued by Bethany Sadlowski, In 2013, thetaskofoverseeing thisextensive week. Cape Codbeachesevery responsible samplingbeachwateratover 350 for results are favorable. Collectively, thesamplers are ensure thatthebeachmay bere-opened assoon as gatherre-tests to beach andsamplersimmediately close their aresemi-public operators notified to allowable limits, the town health agents and/or inanylevels one ofthesesamplesexceeds the intheprogram aswell.participate bacteria When withtheregulationscomply andmanyto choose association orhotel/motel)alsoare required to use by asahomeowner’s such anorganization A beach samplertakes asample atalocal beach. The samples taken are to the Water Laboratory Quality where they are tested are they the basiswhere during onaweekly bathing season (Memorial Daytobathing season(Memorial Labor Day)to monitor bacterialevels in towns that public beaches semi- permit to offering byoperators semi-public towns and assisted Department and 2012, the 2010, 2011, dates. Asin and sampling number,permit operator, the thebeach for information contact operation, dates of indicating signs permanent BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 43 Yarmouth Natural Resource Division, Amy von Hone, Yarmouth Health. Yarmouth Amy Hone, von Resource Division, Natural Yarmouth BCDHE, Monte Chandler, Brian Bjorklund, USDA-WS, Karl von Hone, Karl Hone, von USDA-WS, Brian Bjorklund, Chandler, Monte BCDHE, Cape Cod Rabies Task Force Committee Members from left: Lee A. Mannillo, from Members Mannillo, Committee Lee A. left: Force Task Rabies Cod Cape The Cape Cod Rabies Task Force (CCRTF), (CCRTF), Force Task The Cape Cod Rabies Department by member staff co-chaired Lee A. Yarmouth of the Hone Mannillo and KarlVon to meet continues Resources, of Natural Director regularlylocal with directors, health coordinate to officers resource officers and natural animal control efforts, these coordination Through Cape-wide. Rabies Awareness and the Cape Cod Oralthe Cape Cod and Rabies Awareness Program Vaccine The Barnstable County Department of Health Cape with the conjunction in and Environment, towns to assist continues Force, Task Cod Rabies of terrestrial raccoon control with maintaining strain of The rabies raccoon Cod. Cape rabieson in allhas been identified fifteen throughout towns Barnstable County. http:// Summary results sample for County Barnstable beach of bathing 2013 public www.barnstablecountyhealth.org/bathing-beach- water-quality. For more information regarding the Bathing information regarding more For please visit Beach Monitoring Program, Routine monitoring of public and semi-public beaches was performed with follow-up assistance were bacteria of standards violations where Over collected samples were 4,400 observed. during the summer bathing season and processed beaches on 249 marine 107 freshwater and from real- published were results Testing Cod. Cape time and daily the Department on as website as the state Departmentwell of Public Health During off season, the statewidewebsite. beach the Department a yearly maintains summary of information for all beaches and issues public of boards town annual reports to the respective for follow-up Recommendations measures health. rendered riskshealth public were reduce to order in when necessary. chose not to require a permitting fee. Furthermore, Furthermore, a permitting fee. chose not to require that signs the Department replacement provided produced and commissioned, been designed, had to meet the newin 2010 regulatory requirements utilizedwere The signs cost. possible at the lowest Cape-wide for a fourth year. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 44 Mannillo coordinates townMannillo for police trainings CCRTF isactive inotherareas aswell. Ms. representative County The Barnstable ofthe andChatham. Harwich Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Brewster, Orleans, stations inthetowns andhanddistribution of Close to50,000baitswere viabait distributed Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet andEastham.towns. Therefore, baitingwasnotconducted in Cape results from theOuter favorable surveillance dueto some majorchangesinthebaitzone This fiscal year(FY2013), USDA-WS made control nationwide. rabies longest running, successfulprojects increasingly to (USDA-WS),Services asone ispraised ofthe ofAgriculture Department Wildlife United States Vaccine Program, (CCORV) overseen by the Cape-wide.rabies Rabies Oral The CapeCod eliminate disease to reduce andthenhopefully year. against this The goal is to vaccinate wildlife was breeched in 2004, baiting continues a twice barrier.natural Althoughtherabies-free barrier Cape Codrabies-free, asa usingthecanal theprograma decade wassuccessfulinkeeping government rabies.in the fight against overFor in conjunction withfederal, stateandlocal 1994, Since hasworked theDepartment Rabies Vaccine oftheOral distribution (ORV). and procedures andcoordinate thesemi-annual inorder toimplementtownCounty policies of residents andvisitorsthroughout Barnstable the CCRTF works tofacilitate theeducation Two oral types of rabies distribution: vaccinationbaitsasachet for andabait block. Bothcontain vaccine thesameamountof presented afree at the Cultural community event over 50specialists. 17th, OnApril theCCHTF Issues and Hoarding,Legal was attended by which held anaccredited professionals for training on events.educational In November, the Task Force In FY2013, successful CCHTFheldtwo very services. andprivate organizations arrangement among county, town, community coordinated response andtoforgeacooperative Cod Hoarding Task Force a seekstodevelop accessible tools, referralsandresources. The Cape thoseaffected for by hoarding throughsupport compulsive hoarding andprovide education awareness raise of the CCHTFistosensitively town Cape-wide.from every The mission of professionals andfiredisasterspecialists andprivate organizers, seniormove specialists, mentalhealth employees,elder services professional home animal control officers, employees, socialservices Force public health officials, members include A.Environmental Lee Specialist Mannillo, Task committee.member steering Chaired by Senior in2010andconsists ofafour was formed The CapeCodHoarding Task Force (CCHTF) The CapeCodHoarding Task Force controlrabies program. ofastatewide aspart vaccinationcost rabies clinics ofthe the efforts CCRTF through annuallow addition, communities continue tobenefitfrom employees exposure aboutrabies prevention. In public works station staff, andtransfer educating departments, healthdepartments, of departments three-week period three-week periodically checked a over block baits andwillbe contain 62-63ORV station willoriginally themid-Cape.of Each deployed much throughout ORV BaitStations are BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 45 and safety compliance in the workplace and and safety workplace in the compliance to push the envelope seeks This program beyond. holistic to focus on approaches traditional of more with associated problems the many of prevention our within awareness compliance a lack of EHS Specialist Senior Environmental community. and Public Health Sanitarian Marina Brock and assistance to municipal site based provides of Cape private as residents as well businesses aspects of comprehensive addressing Cod, environmental through protection environmental Health and Safety Occupational code compliance, Association Fire Prevention National (OSHA), and integrated facility specific approaches (NFPA) operations. to EHS Specific varies offered assistance the with individual facility/individualneeds. and their might OSHA assistance regarding example, For writing include processes, an evaluation of work identifying Personal correct procedures, safe work worker providing (PPE), Equipment Protection grievances worker/union reconciling training, and writing facility compliant OSHA plans. Department the may Program, EHS the Through process and implement work also recommend and burdens compliance to reduce alternatives hazards. riskpotential mitigate workplace and the Department as an informal acts On occasion, branchcompliance for state and federal both enabling health and safetyoccupational agencies, of resolution resources, of consolidation the of helpful assistance and improvement complaints, and costly enforcement of unproductive reduction and fines. actions focus the Program’s arena, In the environmental hazardous materialis on and waste management. Agency Protection Applicable Environmental standards OSHA and NFPA local, State, (EPA), compliance integrated to eliminate redundant are it is possible issues, By evaluating all EHS activities. the overall compliance and reduce to streamline preserving thereby available facilities, on burden The primary focus is safe hazardous resources. incorporating of all areas material management, The primary Health and goal of the Environmental collaboratively is to work Safety Program (EHS) health and enhance environmental, to promote Environmental Health and SafetyEnvironmental Center of Cape Cod. The event, entitled Buried entitled in The event, Cape Cod. Center of to a scientifically the audience introduced Treasures, on centered program self-help effective based and Help Treasures: Buried book the in material from Hoarding. and Saving, Acquiring, for Compulsive by hoarding affected 80 people Approximately the event, Cape Cod attended across from disorder including disorder, hoarding sufferingthose from clinicians treat who their friends and family, CCHTF The responders. and first the disorder also identified two Cod who on Cape clinicians support Treasures runto Buried in agreed future suffering hoarding to localgroups residents from activelyworking is Force Task The disorder. training for town developing an accredited on additional and an attorneysresponders, and first training joint service on plans for professionals Finally, interfacehoarding. who of issue the with website, the CCHTF maintains their hoarding which includes an , www.hoardingcapecod.org services. and list of localever-increasing resources awarded was Force Task Hoarding Cod Cape The Area Network a $3,500 Community Health Cape (CHNA) grant grant and a $5,000 from in work their to continue Cod Health Care disorder, educating hoarding the public about the joint service promoting plan model for community the in disorder hoarding managing the of effectiveness the collectingand on data the CCHTF Currently, joint serviceplan model. is partnered with the Massachusetts Chapter of Foundation the Obsessive Disorder Compulsive and the Statewide Steering Hoarding Committee the As a member of these goals. to accomplish Statewide Steering Hoarding and Committee Mannillo as a acted Ms. Chair of the CCHTF, in the Commonwealth towns to three consultant in forces task hoarding grow and establish help to their communities. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 46 analysis andresource lead assistance for paint,analysis provide realcan timeassessment, identification, environmental illnesses. Additionally, theProgram radon, lead paint, insects, andvarious allergies mold,including hazardousmaterial, asbestos, receivedcalls by EHS ofIAQ cover thespectrum hundredMost oftheseveral annualresidential claims. related anddisability injuries therefore protection adding further against work workersWorks (aswell asstudentcadets), (DPW) Public to of regional Department certifications basicOSHA conferring centerfor OSHA training Municipal Insurers groups aregional to develop authorities, Academy and MassachusettsMaritime withregional apartnership publicworks fostering environment. Further, iscurrently theDepartment towards aunifiedsafer,goal encouraging cleaner when existingresources come together asateam program underscoresbeaccomplished whatcan waters, andsurface drinking landandair. The premium andinsurance costs,claims orcleaner ofreducedthe form Workman’s Compensation resulted costsavingswhetherin insignificant (air, waterandland). have oftheseefforts All of environmental degradation through media all and negligence liabilities) and injuries prevention avoidance (occupational illnesses/ disability loss prevention ofaccident and intheform risk reduction and significant results include of improved EHS attheworkplace. Program encourage continued awareness andpromotion The IAQ program works tofacilitate and town across County. Barnstable 1,300 workers andaddressing EHS issuesinevery of119audits/sitevisits,the form over for training tojoband were workallocated sitesin staff efforts environmental healthandsafety. In201280%of toassure oftheseapplications all worker and (IAQ) programs workIndoor AirQuality through appropriate disposalifnootheroptions exist. Our andlastly, ofmaterials/wastes re-use orrecycling use ofnon-hazardous orlesserhazardmaterial, the reduction through ofhazards andrisks the this prevention focus, theProgram encourages storage, useanddisposal. inlinewith Staying Alternative Septic System System Alternative Septic Test Center, swimming samplesfromwastewater the Massachusetts area samples,harvesting pond andlakesamples, samples (over 4,000 samples processed), shellfish bathing beach FY2013 including during analyses ofenvironmentalconducted awidevariety In additionwater, todrinking theLaboratory Eastham, Brewster, Falmouth andMashpee. in samplepick-up Wellfleet,and weekly Truro, waterwells drinking toowners ofprivate services bacteria. alsoprovides analytical Laboratory The astheseasonaloccurrencessuch andtransient of problems toassistwhenperiodic arise,laboratory benefitfromofthe water departments theflexibility standards. waterquality to stateandfederal The adherence for requirementsmonitoring necessary on CapeCodinmeetingthe water departments water.drinking Accordingly, assists the Laboratory contaminants in ofvarious analyses high quality istoprovide directive oftheLaboratory primary residentsprivate andmunicipalities alike. One County’s toBarnstable services provides analytical Protection’s Officeand Certification Laboratory ofEnvironmentalthe MassachusettsDepartment by iscertified Laboratory County The Barnstable WATER LABORATORY QUALITY programs. andtraining safety and thedevelopment ofwritten and special projects in the areas audits of facility EHS internships, independentstudyprograms assistance to22municipal entitiesthrough applied Community Collegehave provided direct service from and Cape Cod Massachusetts Maritime andemployees.operators Atotalof51students tofacilities, ofdirectthe form program service effective, providing appliedfieldassistancein institutions educational has provedwith local partnerships activities by service forming agencies. Increasing thedimensions ofProgram relationship withnumerous stateand federal Finally, theEHS Program hasaworking issues. hazardous material asbestos, moldandnumerous otherhousehold BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 47 The Community Septic Loan Management Program aimed at upgrading (CSMLP), septic systemsfailed residential was made Title 5 standards, to Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Program Monitoring Program Contaminant Unregulated can be found at http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/ rulesregs/sdwa/ucmr/index.cfm. which has Barnstable County Laboratory, Finally, Barnstableof basement the Superioroccupied will move soon Courthouse for twenty over years, to its new location old Barnstable in the County The building has been completely Jail gymnasium. and will increase and renovated redesigned allowing about 50%, by workspace the Lab’s opportunities for new analytical capabilities in the The Laboratory is planning to officially future. relocate in FY2014. COMMUNITY SEPTIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM LOAN of the Open Space the enactment Bond possible by This law appropriated $30 million to Bill of 1996. the Massachusetts Department of Environmental to assist qualified (MassDEP) Protection in defrayinghomeowners the cost of complying used MassDEP turn, In Title 5 regulations. with the to fund loans through this appropriation Trust Abatement Pollution Water Massachusetts (MWPAT). the Barnstable County decade, a over For Department of Health and Environment Receptionist Ellie Hughes assists a customer with a routine drinking water sample analysis kit in the Water Quality (right). Laboratory Water analysis kit in the with a routine drinking sample assists a customer water Receptionist Ellie Hughes Ken Ni, an Organic Chemist and Instrumentation Analyst in the Water Quality Laboratory, performs Quality analysis of (left). Laboratory, a drinking sample water Chemist and Instrumentation an Organic Water Analyst in the Ken Ni, In FY2013, the Laboratory a new purchased ion In FY2013, (IC) instrumentfor analyzingchromatography chloride and sulfate in fluoride, nitrite, nitrate, This 300.0. Method EPA using samples aqueous new been used for routinely IC had analyzing samples. aqueous the Laboratory was successfully In FY2013, EPA newfor two methods: EPA certifiedby analyzedThe contaminants 300.1. 524.3 and EPA under EPA’s monitored using these methods are Monitoring Contaminant RuleUnregulated to while known The contaminants, (UCMR). are Systems (PWSs), Water occur in Public the Safe by currently Drinking unregulated Water pose a potential health and may (SDWA) Act the purpose of the UCMR is Therefore, risk. which monitoring within the PWSs, to require will a determine whether or not to regulate 2015 the and 2013 Between contaminant. given Monitoring Program Contaminant Unregulated monitoringof entitled round willthird the begin the Laboratory During that period, UCMR 3. by to serve PWSs will be prepared Cape Cod’s analyticalproviding capabilities to fulfill new the the information regarding More requirements. pool and spa samples, and samples associated pool and spa samples, such as special projects with town-requested of nitrates assessment town-wide continuing effortmajor Another of Truro. and in Eastham the Laboratory analyses is to provide associated beneath samples taken from with groundwater These analysesconducted at are sanitary landfills. collected significant and are savings to the towns field staff. Health Division the Environmental by BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 48 BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 48 totaled 271. into$2.9millionin This translates hook-ups sewer completedFY2013 for including of borrower needs. repair system projects Septic conducting a survey after orquarterly) (monthly plans flexiblepayment incorporated recently 20-year repayment term. Further, the Program charged tohomeowners remains at5%asdoesthe repairs. septicsystem loans for The interestrate To date, CSMLP has provided $27millionin systems. replacing for theirseptic County in Barnstable the Program’s tothecitizens service uninterrupted funds byofDelegatesprovides for theAssembly a town meetingvote. Presently, appropriation of occurred to whentownsoutofmoneyprior ran of this legislation eliminated funding lapses that Fund. Revolving State Moreover, the passage homeowners loanrepayments tothe ortrack required regular and collect fromto bill payments borrowings, thismeanttowns nolonger were the needtosecure town meetingapproval for the MWPAT. In addition to relieving towns of allowing CSMLP toborrow from moneydirectly secured special legislationCounty in2006 As away ofstreamlining theProgram, Barnstable installation ofapproximately 1,400septicsystems. This providedforthe revenue financialassistance of2006. part upgradesthroughsystem theearly was borrowed by Cape Cod towns septic for maximum 20-year term. More than$8.5million obtain loansata5%interest payable rate over a appropriation, allowingqualifiedhomeowners to $200,000 town meeting approvalatypical for Cape towns. thattimeCSMLP secured During administered thisprogram onfifteen behalfof all Kendall Ayers, CSMLP Administrator, AngelaDoCarmo, CSMLP Assistant, Cinthia Wallace, CSMLPAssistant, McKenna, Marissa CSMLPAssistant F.A.A.N., R.N., LindaIafrate, R.N.B.C., Rene Judy Griffin, B.A., R.N., GailHarkness, DrPH, B.S.N., R.N., Gretchen, Seanna B.S.N., R.N., Galvin, B.S.N., R.N., DianaGaumond, M.P.H., Denise Galvin, B.S.N., SANE-A, R.N., Sandra M.S.N., R.N., DeBonville, Margy L.P.N., R.N., Cates, Cheryl M.S., R.N., Patricia Corbett, caretotheregion:quality Valerie Belcher, B.A., A staffof22contract nursesassistsinproviding services. ofhealthandcommunityrelated a widevariety in years totheDepartment ofnursingexperience R.N., B.S.N. Ms. over twenty brings Arvidson underthedirection operates ofDeirdre Arvidson Public Health NursingDivisionThe Department’s PUBLIC HEALTH NURSINGDIVISION website: www.barnstablecountysepticloan.org. For abouttheprogram information pleasevisitour ofDeeds. recording attheRegistry fees astitlesearchesassociated legalexpensessuch and McKenna. all Additional savingsinclude Angela DoCarmo, CinthiaMadden andMarissa Administrator, Ayers, Kendall andAssistants for the staffsalaries operationcostsincluding all loan program enrollment, thussavingtaxpayers through interestself-supporting from earned to note that that the CSMLPIt is important is requirements. cost-prohibitiveoften yet essentialsepticsystem efficient meansofassisting area residentswith CSMLP tocontinue providing aneffective and available intotheforeseeable future, allowing project costs. Program funds from thestate remain BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 49 use in this age particular group. particularuse in this age group. to be a continue These screenings as it has educationalpowerful tool, been realized that prevention long is the key health and well- to both as well as community the of being overall insurance-cost for savings individuals and municipalities. In collaboration with the Municipal offers the Division Health Group, allto biometricvital screenings through employees municipal the Municipal Health Group Biometric Screening Program. includeBiometric screenings and waist measurement, weight Barnstable County skin of a UV the aid with analyzer unobservable damage sun that reveals to was invited the Program In FY2013, eye. the naked schools includingto five one high schoolsfour and participated. students 367 of total a middleschool; to using 22 admitted those participants, Among cancerwith practice a risks that tanning, indoor to equal cancer risks proven forare cigarette glucose, pulse, blood pressure, body mass index, analysisskin and density, bone cholesterol, include All screenings health hearing tests. informativecounseling and up-to-date literature. The County nutritionist Extension Cooperative eating, educationof healthy provides and samples while a Good Health Gateway representative for “heart a utilizes age” data to provide screening participants. initiated program, health screening A preventative in offered to be continues in December 2011, collaboration housing authorities with town to in subsidizedresidents housing developments. scheduled 2–3 over were Health screenings hour periods building. in their own for residents includedThe screenings with consultations readings, blood pressure/pulse a nutritionist, density bone glucose/cholesterol/HDL testing, skin cancer screenings, hearing tests, analysis, a varietydistribution on of informative literature of other important topics and health-related towns six of total A illness. chronic on resources Disease and Prevention Program school students as part of the Tick Borne students as part of the school Public Health Nurse Dierdre Nurse Public Arvidson Health teaches Lyme awareness and prevention to elementary awareness to and prevention Lyme The Program Sun Safety/SkinAwareness Cancer of its success in educatingcontinues the youth As the incidence rates of Lyme disease and other disease As the incidence rates of Lyme the need to tickborne to rise, illnessescontinue In educate a necessity. the public has become Arvidson her tick costume wore Ms. FY2013, into six schools to educate 1,302 elementary age She also developed a tick and Lyme children. 45 and teachers towards geared presentation Ticktickand borne schooleducators participated. illness as part education was also presented of a department training in four for towns the DPW education staple is a Outreach staff. and facilities and programs of all health screening Division health fairs. Programs of the Public Health Programs include Division Nursing the Tick Borne Disease Prevention influenza other and Program, sun safety clinics, immunization and cancerskin and awareness public safety personnel prevention, health group municipal services, subsidized biometric screenings, disease housing health screenings, clinics blood pressure surveillance, a Public Nurse” Health “Ask and the Division in foodprogram pantries. effortsoutreach include also speaking health fairs, conducting and taking to community groups part in localWindmill events such as Weekend, the Festival, Rounder’s Year the Provincetown Elementary Stony Brook Fair, SandwichWellness school high wide and a science fairs Expo, Wellness variety of human service organization meetings. Lessard, R.N., Carolyn MacDonald, L.N.C., R.N., R.N., L.N.C., Carolyn MacDonald, R.N., Lessard, Rita Mitchell, R.N., B.S.N., VirginiaMcCabe, Melanie R.N., B.S.N., Roberta Nunheimer, R.N., R.N., B.S.N., Deborah Patellos, R.N., Phinney, R.N., Ruspantine, Patricia R.N., EllenPulsford, Wiehe, Janice R.N., F.N.P., M.S.N., Russo, Terry N.C.S.N. B.S., R.N., BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 50 offering free blood pressureclinicsattownoffering halls HealthNursingthe Public Division hasbegun maintenance” with regards tochronic disease, awarenessIn anattempttoraise for “preventative (MIIS). System Information entered intotheMassachusettsImmunization as well. immunizations All administered are now are provided state-suppliedvaccine free-of-charge program,(VFC) through eligiblechildren which and isenrolled inthefederal Vaccine Children for state-supplied vaccineadults for withoutinsurance companies directly. The Division alsooffers free insurance toward to bill havingtheability only,been cash theDivision working iscurrently of vaccinations. theimmunizations have While collegestudentsinneed to thepublicandlocal The Division continues toprovide immunizations community healthresources. prevention andmeansoftappinginto valuable regarding materials of relevanteducational illness to provide bloodpressure screenings, distribution receivednever aflushot. The Program continues whoparticipated,Of the172clients 38(22%)had winter free flushots were offeredfoodpantries. in7 of glucosetestingtotheProgram’s offerings.Last FY2013, this fundinghasenabledtheaddition from theHunger Network ofCapeCod. In fromgrant theUnited Way andongoing support program’s expansion hasbeenduetoagenerous WIC officeandtheBaby CenterinHyannis. The program, lunch Army theSalvation including the clients, pantries in 10 food and now participates provides valuablehealthresources pantry tofood continues togrow anddevelop. The program justover onehas beeninoperationfor year and The Division’sPublic Health Ask a Nurse Program Network Area 27. bygrant the Cape&IslandsCommunityHealth This programundera wasoperated generous inthescreenings. housing took part subsidized total, and disabled residents of over 155 elderly Falmouth, Mashpee, Orleans, andHarwich. In participated, Hyannis, including Sandwich, can go on livercan todevelop disease andliver cancer. have nocurrent butwithoutdetection symptoms population of48to68-year-olds, many ofwhom target HCVtestingwill themost affected for and therefore helptostemtransmission. Outreach detect the presence of antibodies in 20 minutes pursuing funding topurchase testthat can a rapid treatable, illness. Further, theDivision iscurrently on HCVtoincrease awareness on thisserious, yet and presentationsproviding material educational end, HealthNursing thePublic Division hasbeen than any otherage group tobeinfected. To this HCV infection, are asthey five timesmore likely between 1945and1965getthe born testedfor Control and Prevention recommends that anyone 2007.fatalities for The U.S.for Disease Centers disease,asymptomatic in HIV surpassed which example,for andoften infectious is ahighly outbreak ordiseasecluster. HepatitisC(HCV), event towns ofan inthe nursing stafftosupport and communicable diseases, enables which time access infectious toincidencesofreportable towns. provides real- ofsurveillance type This Cape&Islands all for disease surveillance boardslocal ofhealth, theDivision reviews and Health(MDPH) ofPublic Department health. In cooperationwiththeMassachusetts individuals,risk aspect of public is an important inorder to efforts reach high- shape educational Finally, diseasesurveillance, beusedto can which byrisk 21%andstroke by risk 37%. blood pressure in systolic attack reduce can heart hypertension, whenamere 12–13pointreduction with controlled inover 70%ofAmericans poorly Disease Directors (NACDD), blood pressure is according to the National Association ofChronic $5,300 perperson intheU.S. eachyear. Further, aggregate healthcarespending–oranestimated accounts approximately for 75%ofthenation’s DiseaseControlfor (CDC), chronic disease health carecosts. Infact, according totheCenters been proven health, toaffect oflife, quality and throughout theCounty. Chronic diseasehas BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 51 local community service includingproviders clergy. CCMRC year the This also participated in an that simulated exercise shooting event an active The at a local school. was able to CCMRC obtain a competitive grantto enhance MRC of development ongoing service.this pivotal CCMRC year the This to several responded to open requests The emergency shelters. first was in anticipation The Hurricaneof Sandy. opened shelters were and medical and non- medical were volunteers 4) describing the role of the CCMRC in public in the CCMRC of 4) describing the role 5) describing emergencyhealth and response; of the mental health of an eventon the impact 6) and others; responders, members, CCMRC ability to member’s the CCMRC demonstrating and reporting, for activation, follow procedures and 7) identifying limits to their own deactivation; as they and abilities pertain to knowledge, skills, CCMRC year the This fiscal role. their CCMRC Leader not only to Team a Behavioral Health hired of all volunteers Competencies” “Core the address but also to develop a specialized behavioral health team. Team has been preparing The Behavioral Health eventsto impact that trainingand respond to trainings Ongoing our psychological health. Six Toomey. Beth team leader planned by are Firstintroductory Aid (PFA) Psychological been have offeringcourses CEU’s Nursing 2.4 These held in various Cape Cod. locations on and volunteers attended by been well courses have The to meet the community need. deployed during place took the shelter deployment second Over the course of blizzard of February 2013. shelter client during Hurricaneshelter Sandy A Cape Cod Medical Reserve Cod A Cape assists a Corps volunteer Since an effective response to any emergency any to or Sinceresponse effective an a well-trained not team requires situation disaster only for to provide the safety of others but also it is for safety, personal the CCMRC that pivotal trainingprovide for the purpose of ensuring the safedelivery servicesof to This past our community. trained CCMRC we year “Core in the volunteers which Competencies”, or by a core defined are that of activities standard each member should be such as perform, to able the health, 1) protecting safety and overall well- being of themselves, the team their families, and the community; 2) and personal having a plan family preparedness 3) describing the chain of command in place; System the Incident Command through and how incident; integrates into a given the CCMRC Throughout Cape Cod, 335 medical and non- Cod, Cape Throughout medicalcarry volunteers CCMRC’s the out a from come Volunteers a daily on mission basis. variety with and enter the program of backgrounds capabilities and professional varying credentials, Jean by Director is led CCMRC The experience. Roma. The blizzard of February 2013, Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane FebruarySandy, of The blizzard 2013, remind bombings Marathon Boston the and to respond to need to be prepared we us that of the Cape The mission a localevents on level. Cod Medical Reserve is to Corps (CCMRC) public health strengthen to volunteers engage and build community and emergency response resiliency. CAPE COD MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS RESERVE MEDICAL CAPE COD BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 52 a donation from The GlennaKohl Foundation through andwassupported to teachingsunsafety Officials (NACCHO) forits innovative response Health National andCity Association ofCounty received thePromising Practice Award from the process ofbeinganalyzed. InitiativeSafe Sun The were and data are collected in the 975 surveys perceived toUVradiation. susceptibility Over programeducational tomeasure any changein followed dissemination ofthesunsafety survey exposureultraviolet on teensandadults. Apost- perception risk for from conducted apre-survey and tanningisperceived tobedesirable. We also behaviorsdecrease substantially age sunsafety of PediatricsJournal that at reported this particular in gradesthree through six. 2012 The February initiative’s target population thisyear waschildren in13popularlocations.1,512 participants The of theCapeCod. Participation washighwith Initiative on thebeaches its three Safe year Sun thesummerof2012,During CCMRC completed 2013.blizzard ofFebruary of volunteers, the wasidentifiedduring which expandingthenumber needfor due toacrucial is being conducted Cape-wide effort recruitment health requirements. Further, amajorCCMRC response ofshelterclient tomeetingthediversity have beenupdatedtoreflect acomprehensive needs. theCCMRC oftheshelterplansfor All of specialized been purchased to meet these types care). endoflife for Equipment andsupplieshave poor vision, diabetes, oxygenorneed dependency assistance (with issuesthat include, example, for clients, all thosethatneedspecial for particularly has beenworking onplan improving thesheltering 2013theCCMRC theblizzardofFebruary Since shelter. equipment tothe ormedical their medications functional needs. Many individualsdidnotbring years assistancewith ofage orneededspecialized wereas approximately over 80 90%oftheclients 1,153clients.served Challengeswere numerous four 25 nurses)staffed regional sheltersand five days, CCMRC volunteers (including medical in thebasementofone teen’s home. Inthesummer The vegetables were grown from seed underalight andplanting. system irrigation soil, beds, buildingraised andan buildingfencing of thesite. This involved obtainingmanure and thelogistics theplantingsbutalso for for only totarget obesity.effort Theteensplannednot in goal choices food was to provide nourishing withinthe Hunger Network. pantries food The Garden fresh toraise vegetables donation for to Reserve group aJuniorMedical beganplansfor health issues. 2012, BeginninginFebruary the emergencies for andrespondingtraining topublic students, highschool 10 local hasbeenactive in Corps, Reserve The JuniorMedical composed of training. a restaurant employee inour whoparticipated that one person had beensaved thissummerby costs.in training Ahealthagent reported recently of chargeandsaved communitymembers$17,850 skills.Choke Saver was providedThe training free seats are required in tohave astaffperson certified staff.over inMassachusetts with 25 Restaurants again offered inCapeCodtowns to357 restaurant was training CPR andHandsOnly Choke Saver sun messages. the purchase ofneon withsafe colored teeshirts Health Care alsodonated $2,000, funded which positions.two publichealthintern CapeCod of Hopeintheamount$2,000, funded which Shelter clients take refuge during Hurricane Sandy Shelter Hurricane during clientstake refuge BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 53 about the Cape Cod Regional Tobacco Control Control Tobacco Cape Cod Regional about the (CCRTCP). Program CCRTCP of Robert Collett, direction Under the is supporteda state grant administered through the Department behalf of allby on Cape Cod Plymouth, Nantucket, Vineyard, Martha’s towns, Marion, Middleborough, Kingston, Carver, Wareham. and Acushnet Mattapoisett, Rochester, education and enforcement stresses Program The services and local with state compliance to assure and technical support for local boards regulations, The issues. control to tobacco of health relative pertain to the accessibilityregulations of tobacco in public indoor and smoking to youth products and workplaces. areas education efforts includetwo annual Program’s The in all communities merchants 29 visits to tobacco and totaling 1,100+ visits, within the service area, promulgation assisting local of health with boards regulations. control of tobacco and implementation sales compliance tobacco of two A minimum checks with youth (utilized compliance assure to the within in each town conducted laws) are access service total of 1,132 checks. fora minimum area found to illegally that are retailers sell Tobacco follow-up subject to a to minors are tobacco check. compliance 16 also conducted the Program During FY2013, to public in response of workplaces inspections and ensured smoking, regarding complaints random conducting by law compliance smoking a history had that have of workplaces inspections of CCRTCP The laws. with smoking non-compliance Substance Abuse the Falmouth on was represented educational and provided seminars Commission, of selectmen and boards to local of health, boards Tobacco “Other police departments showcasing wraps, blunt items suchcigars, little as Products”; and the like whichdissolvable products tobacco people. young be easilymay and used by concealed front- two in efforts featured were Program’s The articlespage of the Cape Cod in the same edition Times in February 2013. There are few tragic are than watching things more There a disease that can risk be death from our youth Lung cancer cause is the leading of prevented. in the United death in both men and women formStates it is the most preventable of and yet brought facts These cancersocietyour in today. CAPE COD REGIONAL TOBACCO TOBACCO REGIONAL CAPE COD PROGRAM CONTROL The Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps continues United units in the of the most active to be one participating throughout in 180 activities States, activities includeThese first conducting FY2013. teaching emergency aid services races, at road staffing health to community groups, preparedness and supporting activities of health board fairs, more. much Two CCMRC members received recognition for recognition received members CCMRC Two Significant recognition during FY2013. their work R.N. Tierney, Gerry volunteer, to one was given Gerry Out volunteers, MRC 205,000 of over the Outstandingreceived Volunteer Public Health and for his contribution to the CCMRC Award Jean Roma, D.C. Washington was recognized in New the received of the CCMRC, Director for Outstanding I Milner Award England Region Leadership unit. of an MRC of 2012 the garden yielded 10 large donations of of yielded donations 10 large the garden of 2012 The food to pantries Cape Cod. vegetables on to a collaborative possible due was made garden effortthe Barnstable between County Department small and a amount and Environment of Health the Barnstable Countyof funding from Human attracted garden The ServiceDepartment. Washington in our leaders from attention national in the summer 2012 edition and was featured Medical the national Reserve of IN FOCUS, can view this article with You Corps newsletter. at www.naccho.org/topics/emergency/ pictures AllCape the of members . MRC/newsletter.cfm MedicalCod Reserve Corps members (junior included) who participated project in the garden the Barnstable County from recognition received Human Services Department for this effort. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 54 free most or all policies for have adoptedIslands housingauthorities smoke- of theseentities. Asaresult, CapeCodand several residentsFY2013 toseveral andmanagement staff CCRTCP hasprovided guidancethroughout free publichousingandcondominium complexes, In response toaheightened interest in smoke- and Nicotine Delivery Productsand Nicotine Delivery regulations, and towns strengthened local Youth Access to Tobacco adolescents. FY2013,particularly During eight making themquiteappealing toyoung people, fruit,and come inseveral oralcohol flavors, candy for as littleas 49cents These productscan sell the samesalesrestrictions ascigarettes andcigars. Products”) level, on the local subjecting them to Products” (alsoreferred toas “Nicotine Delivery impose tighterrestrictions on “Other Tobacco pharmacies.including The regulations would also tobacco salesfrom healthcareinstitutions, health topromulgate regulations thatprohibit working CapeandIslandsboards withseveral of arena,In anotherpolicy theCCRTCP hasbeen than 1,000tenantswithsmoke-free housing. adopting smoke-free policies, providing more Program entitieswith such hasassistedseveral smoke-freeoffer multi-unit housing. To date, the developments thatwishto of theirfacilities, eliminating second-hand smoke exposure for thousandsof for residents. The Program has also extended technical assistance, education and support and support to private to private landlords and corporate- owned this region. matters andregional issuesthataffect sheltering security, meteorologicalevents, publichealth hazards” planningtoaddress emergency homeland the role oftheCommittee expandedintoto “all response withemergency developed stakeholders, demonstrated itssuccessandrelationships were also known asSARA III.Title Astheprogram Act, Amendments andReauthorization Superfund approach tomunicipal compliance withthe advantage ofhavingaregional coordinated arose municipalities the whenlocal realized (BCREPC). for theCommitteeThe initialimpetus Committee Planning Regional Emergency County oftheBarnstable cooperative efforts throughNantucket happenscohesively the to disastersandemergencies on CapeCodand and implementing a regional responsePlanning Committee Planning Regional Emergency DIVISION EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS makesmokinghistory.org. Tobacco Control Program, pleasevisitwww. For more regarding information theMassachusetts make tobacco-use related anddeathararity. illness national level. The goal oftheprogram issimple; program that is held in the highest regard on a within Massachusetts, boastsastate-level which The asamodel CCRTCP serves consistently is prohibited. electronic cigarettes inareas where tobacco smoke three adopted language toprohibit theuseof “Other “Other Tobacco Products” which maybe easilyconcealed and usedby young people BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 55 drills, grant endeavors and tabletop exercises exercises and tabletop grant endeavors drills, foundation a solid provided have years the over and of partnerships our region throughout able to are We in Southeast Massachusetts. call our colleagues Massachusetts at the upon EmergencyAgency Management (MEMA), Departmentthe Massachusetts of Public Health Massachusetts Department the of (MDPH), the (MassDEP), Protection Environmental Department Security of Homeland (DHS), Emergency Agency Management the Federal Protection and the Environmental (FEMA) to form or a to ask for assistance, Agency (EPA) service disaster planning, partnership to address and questions compliance trainings, exercises, effortsresponse in a collaborative and effective partnership with these The Division’s manner. redundancyin the world does not create agencies it strengthens Rather, preparedness. hazards” “all of developing informed by and resources our region’s we with agencies relationships work professional defer to in times of crisis.must Planning the BCREPC by and implementation wide emergency and during is a before a region through each year on shaped and improved process hazardous of a simulated the annual tabletop exercise was exercise year’s This chemical spill/incident. The scenario of Dennis in May. Town held in the the Emergency was developed Management by Department Maritime at the Massachusetts fire It focused a complex on (MMA). Academy Sesuit on marinaa at yard boat and release fuel and This training scenario Harbor in East Dennis. expanded into a mass casualty incident and large in the coastal resources that threatened fuel release and planned was written, exercise The community. the senior MMA cadets working implemented by under the supervision of their instructor and the this exercise in towns Participating BCREPC. Yarmouth, Barnstable, Harwich, included Dennis, Wellfleet. and Chatham, Brewster, Eastham, Multi-level agency participation included town police local departments, health departments, fire the Barnstable County Sheriffdepartments, ’s Cape and MassDEP, MEMA, DHS, Office, AllCod and in on Cape fifteen communities the on represented are Nantucket addition which regularly meets their to hone BCREPC skillsand strategize all typesaddress to of of these response The coordinated emergencies. private many partners and by supplemented is on membership have that agencies public sector includingthe committee the Barnstable County Sheriff the CountyBarnstable Resource ’s Office, Commission, Cape Cod Office, Development Americanthe of Chapter Islands and Cape Red Hospital, Falmouth Hospital, Cod Cape Cross, Guard, Army National American Red Cross, Cape Wing, Intelligence 102nd Coast Guard, Transit Cape Cod Cod Medical Reserve Corps, the Massachusetts Maritime NSTAR, Authority, Emergency and the Massachusetts Academy Baker of the Chief George Agency. Management Mashpee Fire Department and Chief Michael DepartmentWhalen serve as Dennis Police of the the chair and vice chair respectively. members Cape Cod and Nantucket community planning educated emergencyare on preparedness the by public education provided ongoing through community events such example, For BCREPC. Safetyas Halloween at a local department, Day fire Open House at the County Preparedness Family Emergency Kit and Building a Family Complex Elementary Coombs School provided have at KC education and resources emergency preparedness In FY2013, of families and children. to hundreds of the BCREPC Group Task the Social Media www. website, the BCREPC to re-create worked new adding shelter maps and by , BCREPC.org needs functional and senior pet, family, to links partners Emergency and preparedness resources. cooperatively work in this region groups volunteer newproduce resource to the BCREPC with projects educational and research activities guides, in responders of our first to supplement the work hazards” “all for and storm seasons preparation planning. response benefits Division Preparedness The Emergency numerous with relationships work ongoing from Emergency mitigation state and federal agencies. meetings, BCREPC efforts, and response BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 56 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional HighSchool, Cape HighSchool, Sandwich included Locations were Sandy. openedinresponse toHurricane In October2012, five ofthesix regional shelters disasters. in response toemergenciesthe lasttoclose and bethefirstto open and and Mid-Capethatwill placed shelters on the Upper,strategically Lower County. Barnstable for Plan The planestablishes Sheltering Regional Emergency completed adraft IncidentManagement County Barnstable Team Cod DisasterAnimal Response Team andthe Red Cross, CapeCod, AmeriCorps Cape the CapeandIslandsChapterofAmerican emergencies, BCREPC including andpartners ofaregionalAs apart response to “all hazard” regional collaboration. resources, thusreinforcing our theneedfor across recovery Massachusettsandstrained asdamage occurred wassignificant event storm response. County’sin Barnstable emergency This disasters, making BCREPC anessentialelement continuing torespond toimprove itsability tolarge assetidentification,and emergency the region is communication,and encouraging resource sharing BCREPC toprepare bothstorms. for Byfostering responseand local agencies were coordinated by coast. and meetings with Conferencestate calls surgeand storm damage on along properties the power loss, ofsnow, upto24inches winddamage 2013. February in early had extensive The County Additionally, theCapewasbattered by ablizzard anddurationofthestorm.Cape Codduetothesize south, high winds andcoastalflooding affected Jersey. 150milestoour Sandy hit roughly Though New madeincentral landfall Sandy Hurricane ourregionfor untilOctober. OnOctober31, 2012, season did not become The 2012 Hurricane active Disease Control (CDC). PoliceMassachusetts State and the Centers for Transit Authority, theMassAirNational Guard, Team, theC&IRedCross, theCC Regional NE, USCG-MSD, CC DisasterAnimal Response Rehab Hospital, BCDHE, theUSCG-Sector SE Islands EMS, CapeCodHospital, Spaulding and logistical support.and logistical Inaddition support tolocal Queens, New York efforts toassistwithrecovery IMT memberswere deployed in toCiti Field assets. Following Sandy, Hurricane nine ofthe with themovement anddeployment ofresponse responseemergencies toassistlocal agencies timesofwidespreadduring cross-jurisdictional its own Type 4IMT. The IMTisdeployed The BCREPC continued andtrain todevelop communicationexternal withtheMACC. coordinated sheltercommunication internal and (ARES) also Service Amateur Emergency Radio manner.opening thesheltersinatimely The playedfire departments key andschool roles in management,agencies asemergency such police, Reservation.Massachusetts Military Municipal CoordinationAgency Center(MACC) atthe Management Team establishedaMulti- (IMT) and theblizzard, Incident County theBarnstable 2013.the blizzardofFebruary bothSandy During during County ofBarnstable thecitizens support ofthevolunteersall whogave countlesshoursto appreciation andaccoladesHeartfelt go outto were alsostretched duetothelengthofstorm. shelters. ofsuppliesandequipment Shortages agencies thatstaffthe ofthepartner capabilities thisstorm,during thevolunteer challenging Authority. shelters utilized 1,000clients Over the assistanceofCapeCodRegional Transit were transferredwith shelterclients Sandwich shelter wasopenedatFalmouth and HighSchool In response tothisequipment failure, afourth shelter.the generatorpowering theSandwich used by facilities failed including emergency was withoutpower andmany ofthegenerators the blizzardwassignificant; of theCape much andMid-Caperegions.Lower The impact of were this event, openedfor one eachintheUpper, region. Initially, three of the six regional shelters the 2013whenablizzardstruck again inFebruary The planwasimplemented regional sheltering region inaddition toscatteredpower outages. caused windandwaterdamage tothe The storm approximately for 36hours. andoperated arrived School. were Shelters openedbefore thestorm andFalmouthRegional HighSchool High Cod Regional Technical High School, Nauset BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 57 2005. The bulk of this work is done in a one- a in is done work of this The bulk 2005. instructional for setting on-one facility each provided Assistance is emergency representative. reporting facility to any of charge in need. free 202 phone 64 participants, with workshops Two directions/consultations, 94 Email consultations, at place office visits took site visits and 39 three December to Mid- late from pace a non-stop All 333 chemical inventory reports were March. quality checked for control accuracy and to ensure the locally information requirements requested of gallons of hazardous Millions being met. are chemicals and extremely hazardous substances Tier II inventoryfor in the accounted and are reportingprocess The can identification process. the compliance and as such, be overwhelming, aim to and training options assistance program and Nantucket guide local Cape Cod on facilities the complications of reporting online through needed guidance this much Providing each year. privateand municipal businesses our region’s saves of dollars in report filing hundreds facilities 80 facility over It also empowers fees each year. to understand their responsibility representatives potential the reduces emergencyin preparedness, lessens a fines, and of costly actions enforcement more liabilitya safer, accident facility’s and ensures environment. work prepared, Hazardous Materials Trainings A primary of the Emergency function innovative, is to provide Division Preparedness trainingsand promote that programs cost-free safetypersonal preparedness and regional Many health. environmental enhancing while by provided programs emergency preparedness Barnstable County Department of Health & Title use the mandatory IIIEnvironment SARA as a foundation to assist our process compliance hazardous chemical reporting facilities. region’s routinely seek counsel and assistance on Facilities hazardous materials and issues numerous questions Tier II this service, Through the year. throughout awareness of hazmat taught concepts are facilities new chemical training, Right-to-Know through Emergency Preparedness Project Assistant, Assistant, Project Emergency Preparedness Tier II has been providing Wallace, L. Amy and hazardous materials reporting coordination and private 330 municipal assistance to over and Nantucket since Cape Cod on businesses WhenCape on municipalities and businesses hazardous or Cod and Nantucket use OSHA extremely hazardous chemicals that meet or exceed they are at their facilities, established thresholds to comply with the Emergency Planningrequired and file (EPCRA) Act Community Right to Know a hazardous materials inventory with emergency This federally 1st. March information by contact be to allows our communities mandated process chemicals in dangerous being used/stored of aware reportinghazardous of these Annual their towns. work who responders materials first also protects as the facility as well to mitigate spills or releases, of Cape property and the environment workers, vital has been assisting in this The BCREPC Cod. an processing by for years eight past the process Tier II Hazardous Chemical number of increasing Inventory in Barnstable facilities Reports from and Nantucket Counties. As a continued effort to increase the communication effortAs a continued the communication to increase capabilities for public safety in the region, agencies Task formed the 911 Dispatch Study BCREPC consistently met This committee to Group. of a single multi- discuss the implementation jurisdictional emergencycall center for Barnstable a grant submitted to the Task Group The County. State to further 911 Board by develop this concept fiscal support policies and governance, addressing and procedures. Tier II Program provided duringprovided Hurricane Sandy the blizzard and IMT deployments other of February 2013, Yarmouth included of to the town assistance Marine the to manage 2012 Corpsin August support ConcertBand command Marching and Town of the Mighty Race Meehan Road in the 2012. in August place which also took of Dennis, BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 58 that Tank”! program providesThis new discreet Storage Tank Program 0%Loan –or “Yank way todoso, theUnderground offers BCDHE sound afinancially but offer the end of its lifecycle understand theirobligation toremove aUSTat To owners reach who need to those property orconversionproperty ofrecord keepingsystems. records atdifferent departments, of thetransfer USTs behardduetolost can tolocate copy ongoing. records Specific with offuel properties four,down toonly theprogram’s are still efforts any leakage. thenumberoftankstestedis While soilvapor testingateachsitetodetect performs tanks thatneedtobetestedandremoved and age. tothetowns, Asaservice tracks BCDHE times, whenthetankreaches 30years of typically tested andremoved from theground atspecified regulations requiringthatUSTs beperiodically boards ofhealthon CapeCodhave implemented underground storagetanks(USTs). local All protect groundwater resources from leaking & Environment to continues existing efforts ofHealth Department County The Barnstable Storage Underground Tank Program worker.facility protection routine ofa withinthedaily 2 Tier awareness,chemical response, andenvironmental These teachings address comprehensive aspectsof (EHS)Environmental Division. Health&Safety promotedcooperatively withourBCDHE’s basis,daily are trainings updated, added and on a chemicals of thesefacilities whohandle at nocharge. To reach theemployees successfully provided inafull-dayconference to44attendees (CHASE)was Education Hazmat andSafety response emergency plan.facility Commercial Protective to formulatinga Equipment (PPE) sessionsfrominformation ranging Personal whopresented experts andfeatured several School was held at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High regional conference education hazardousmaterials andreleases. spills chemical planning for InApril, a emergency andfacility (GHS)training System throughidentification theGlobalHarmonization public healthnursefrom BCDHE, each town theassistanceoftheir assignedcontracted With location. eachmonthCapeCod training atacentral a new staff time, travel, and conferencefees by providing of towns intheC&IHAC hundreds in of dollars professional certifications. Thissaves themajority unitstowardseducation themaintenanceoftheir have approximatelywill earned 13continuing ofBCDHE,Through theefforts theC&I HAC existing planners.regional emergency or local preparedness withother emergency efforts further and bestpractices, to andtocoordinate efforts representatives toshare knowledge, lessons learned is well attendedandenablesboard ofhealth Project Assistant. Eachmeeting/workshop by Amy L. Wallace, Preparedness Emergency and facilitation ofthemeetingsisconducted the publicandtakeplace monthly. Planning distribution. Coalition meetingsare opento options topublicKI (potassiumiodide) clinic range from regional shelterinputtoregional flu response needsinrelation topublichealth. Topics and monitor regional planningand emergency 2006,Since theC&IHAC hasworked toassess diseases.terrorism andoutbreaks ofinfectious public healththreats andemergencies, including ongoing thatprepare trainings ustorespond to toshareBCDHE resources, and information public healthcoalition with work collaboratively Agents Coalition (C&I HAC). Members of this take place within the Cape & Islands Health preparedness inemergency collaborations Other Cape andIslandsHealthAgents Coalition expensive environmentalpotentially problem. referrals soourregion’s homeownersmediatea can that Tank! provides information, soundadvice and tore-pay timeframe payback theirloans. Yank expired USTs andnow work withina10-year removing by their began participation successfully their compliant UST. In 2013, two homeowners remove theirold USTorrepair thefuellinesto beusedto aloanthatcan for guidance toapply counsel tothehomeowner abouttheirUSTand BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 59 ClinicACE not only gives town health departments health only not town gives ClinicACE number of participants the over on based control allowing for pre- by of doses available the number also automatically but each assigns registration, them time and allows appointment an registrant formsto pre-print consent to be filled ahead out provides for a smoother-functioning This of time. Furthermore, clinic service. customer improved and virtually bottlenecks eliminates causedClinicACE fill having to out registrants forms duringby lines long reducing therefore their appointment, typicaland wait times style of walk-in clinics. has been used successfully four by ClinicACE in Barnstabletowns County and handled over saving towns in FY2013, 1,325 pre-registrations is The program time and money. and taxpayers Assistant Project Environmental by administered When clinics for open are Brian Baumgaertel. can at http:// be accessed ClinicACE registration, www.ccmedicalreservecorps.org/vaccination- clinics. In 2010, the Department a need in identified In 2010, Internet- for comprehensive, a communities many This system. pre-registration based vaccination the abilityapplication allowed to pre-register citizens for yearly influenza and also assisted clinics means of distributing a controlled in providing duringvaccine a pandemic event such the 2009/10 this “ClinicACE”, as known Now H1N1 flu. system Environmental was developed in-house by Assistant Brian Baumgaertel in 2010. Project The Department website, http://www. The Departmentwebsite, to has continued barnstablecountyhealth.org, and is intended to as a public resource grow better inform of the Department’s the community Aside from servicesregional activities. and including basic information about each of the within the Department, and divisions programs features also boasts a host of useful the website 1) an events calendarincluding: to synthesize a list the variousof all public events programs held by of the Department; of Really2) a compliment Simple Syndication 2) beach water quality news(RSS) feeds; information; and monitoring sample results pertaining data and statistics 3) interactive to 4) a resource septic systems; innovative/alternative library featuring information about the various videos print and digital media such as reports, Department; the through available pamphlets and library downloadable and 5) a comprehensive of allowing papers and presentations professional documents spread quick of the many to any access the site. throughout UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLIC TECHNOLOGYUTILIZINGPUBLIC FOR OUTREACH representative of the C&I HAC submits a submits C&I HAC of the representative Public Health Emergency Plan for the review by DepartmentMassachusetts Public of Health’s Each (CEP). Center for Emergency Preparedness of health with local awards boards the CEP year, CDC for the and holds them accountable funding use of these grants. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Health and Environment - 60 BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 61  Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Cod Cooperative Cape BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 62 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6696 Extension Educator Judith Vollmer 4-H YouthDevelopment Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6882 resigned Administrative Assistant(part-time) ToddMegyne Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6690 Administrative Assistant(part-time) St. Pierre Christine Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6697 Designer Administrative Assistant: Web andGraphic Tasha Ramos Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6882 resigned Administrative Assistant(part-time) McMahon Laura Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6698 (part-time, M&F) Administrative Supervisor Egloff Kalliope Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6701 Director F.William Clark Administration Telephone: 508-375-6690Facsimile: 508-362-4518Farm Facsimile: 508-362-4923 www.facebook.com/pages/Buy-Fresh-Buy-Local-Cape-Cod/152621631464082 Main Website: www.facebook.com/pages/Cape-Cod-HazMat-and-Resource-Recovery www.capecodextension.org www.buyfreshbuylocalcapecod.org 3195 MainStreet/Post Office Box 367 Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Cape CodCooperative Field Office-3675 Main Street Office-3675Main Field Deeds andProbate Building Hours: 8:00am–4:30pm Barnstable, MA02630 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6702 Resource Specialist Marine FranklinAbigail Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6950 Specialist Program Marine Joshua Reitsma Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6953 &Aquaculture Specialist Fisheries Diane Murphy Resources andAquacultureMarine Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6694 Extension Educator Eileen Sonnenberg Education Marine Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6884 Extension Educator Concra Kimberly Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6693 Extension Educator Bourque Seward Susan &Food Education Nutrition Safety Email: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6695 Extension Educator Bickford Kerry BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 63 Horticulture/Agriculture/Natural Resources Clark William F. and Educator Director Extension 508-375-6701 Telephone: [email protected] Email: Russell Norton Extension Educator 508-375-6692 Telephone: [email protected] Email: Lawrence Dapsis Tick Coordinator Project Deer 508-375-6642 Telephone: [email protected] Email: Organization Board of Trustees County Extension Cooperative County by Commissioners Appointed Robert Bloomer Mr. Carlson Jeffrey Mr. Sheila Lyons Ms. Michael Neath Mr. Caia Conrad Mr. Albino Edward Mr. Grant program to generate and communicate communicate Grant to generate and program methods, approaches, while creating knowledge links the Extension and tools for solving problems. Massachusetts land grant university with a larger community of people in collaborative partnerships issues of fundamental importance to to address the people of Barnstable County. formed Extension Cooperative Congress of Act An partnership. nationally in 1914 as a three-way the land-grant partners universitywere The three in each state (such in as UMass Amherst the federal (through government Massachusetts), and the United States Department of Agriculture), Barnstablelocal County). (through government is advised Extension Cape Cod Cooperative of local a group County trustees, by Extension citizens the Barnstable County appointed by The mission of Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Extension of Cape Cod Cooperative The mission and security well-being the health, is to improve conserve communities; and families youth, of strengthen and naturalenhance and resources; fulfill our We agriculture and food systems. and teaching utilizing the research by mission capacity of the University of Massachusetts SeaOceanographic Hole Woods and Amherst Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, established Extension, Cape Cod Cooperative is the education in Barnstable County in 1916, Extension’s department for county government. marine educational focus agriculture, programs on shellfish aquaculture, horticulture, resources, tick-borne disease, natural resources, management, household hazardous recycling, water quality, development youth food safety, nutrition, waste, education the issues facing and environmental county. David Quinn Reduction Coordinator RegionalWaste 508-375-6974 Telephone: [email protected] Email: Kalliope Egloff Program Assistant (part-time: Waste Hazardous W, T, & Th) 508-375-6698 Telephone: [email protected] Email: Recycling Household Hazardous Waste & RecyclingWaste Household Hazardous Quality Education Water Michael Maguire Extension Educator 508-375-6699 Telephone: [email protected] Email: Gregory Berman Specialist Processes Coastal 508-375-6849 Telephone: [email protected] Email: BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 64 Academy, Laboratory, Biological theMarine Program,Grant the MassachusettsMaritime Fisheries,of Marine the Woods HoleSea Resources Program with the Division cooperates Cape CodCooperative Extension’s Marine and agencies. industries,to marine municipalities, individuals fact sheets, bulletins, ofinterest andpublications To research, write, develop, pertinent anddistribute appropriate usergroups. issues, andtoprovidethe thisinformation To conduct appliedresearch on coastal resource protection, andcoastalwaterquality. management, aquaculture, environmental resource development, asshellfish such resource To conduct workshops relevant to marine aquaculture, issues. andothermarine the Wetlands Protection Act, shellfisheries, coastal waterquality, theimplementation of beach anddunerestoration andstabilization, assistanceconcerningcoastallandscaping,technical To asaresource reference for and material serve ResourceMarine Development resource andmarine educators usergroups. topublicofficials, materials and informational innovations, technological transfer educational and themanagement ofcoastalresources, andto assist withproblems concerningcoastalindustries resourceprograms inmarine development, to To establish, outeducational andcarry develop Goals Programs Marine day toimprove theirlives. useevery people can objective, research-based andcredible information television, andmore, theInternet Extension brings field demonstrations, assistance, technical radio, Through the use of workshops, conferences, toExtensionCounty. inBarnstable and expertise and extendstaffefforts, theirtime contributing Commissioners. 400volunteers complement Over to streamline thesemunicipal propagation efforts. acquire and time, seed at a setshellfish size helping remote setoysters. The program also helpstowns (quahog) seed andapproximately 2,800 bags of with thepurchase ofover 7.8million hard clam in FY2013. These fundsassisted municipalities MunicipalShellfish PropagationCounty Program provided Grant $40,000 toward Sea aBarnstable Cod Cooperative Extension and Woods Hole program going, Program theMarine ofCape was eliminatedin2008. To keepthisvaluable the $100,000/year this program funding for by Fisheries, theDivision ofMarine however, Program. funded The program was previously Bid MunicipalShellfish County Barnstable ProgramMarine staffcontinuedoversee to the Propagation Program MunicipalShellfish County Barnstable or complement one another. Aquaculture Center); thus, activities may overlap SEMACalso serves Massachusetts (SouthEastern Coastal Explorer. Extension staff Marine Some Programs Science the MobileMarine and4-H directs (EileenSonnenberg) Extension Educator implementation, as well aspublicrelations. analysis, demonstration projects andfield were responsible research for assistance, data (AbigailFranklin) ResourceMarine Specialist Berman),Processes (Gregory Specialist and JoshReitsma), Coastal Program ( Specialist projects, programs. andeducation The Marine research, assistance, technical demonstration/field programfor administration, directing theapplied Specialist,Fisheries Diane Murphy, is responsible at professional meetings. The Aquaculture & assistance, programs, education and participation issues andtheincreasing requests technical for a teamapproach toaddress both research The Marine Program staff continued touse listed below. those ofprograms including in providing avariety constables, shellfish local industry as asprivate well Management, commissions, conservation local Resources, NOAA, Massachusetts Coastal Zone ofAgricultural the MassachusettsDepartment BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 65 will be carried into FY 2014. Ninety percent of the of the Ninety percent will carried be into FY 2014. industry for direct has provided funding assistance Network Farm supportingby a shellfish Research public perception, improving marketing, (RFN), shellfish and hard disease clam investigating shellfish testing, disease increased mortality issues, with long and continuing industry mini-grants, term marine water quality monitoring. was mini-grant proposals A call for SEMAC to of 2012 forannounced in October projects of A total 2013. November by completed be over requesting received 31 applications were With the $14,500 available in SEMAC $114,000. funded and range from were 11 projects funds, including newdesigned to test gear, projects and constructiondevelopment of improved shellfish sorting to developing machines effective to shellfish crab trappinggreen methods adjacent Final are these projects reports on areas. growing 2012-2013 SEMAC (see: 2013. 15, due November Final Report) (RFN) Network Farm Research Farm aside foralso set was the Research Funding yearly an ongoing program (RFN), Network in 2005 which continues SEMAC established by shellfish to generate valuable data regarding on the RFN is based The methodology. culture MA Cranberry Experiment Station concept farming to the issues relevant which addresses 2013 FY through FY 2012 in Funded region. involves the network grant, within the SEMAC with shellfishregions farmers in eleven coastal The presently participating. twelve growers quality, high provide 1) to are RFN the of goals 2) relevant data to local shellfish farmers, for demonstration ‘platforms’ multiple provide and communities, in different and outreach shellfish among communication 3) increase In FY 2012 twelve the County. farmers around chosen to were participating shellfish growers the and conduct areas specific growing represent experiments FY2013. same controlled through twelve participantswere in the 2012- There water eleven different representing 2013 season Barnstable Harbor (Onset), Buzzards Bay bodies: SouthEastern Massachusetts Aquaculture Center SouthEasternAquaculture Massachusetts (SEMAC) Office of Extension Barnstable The Cooperative County the administrator of the remains Center SouthEastern Massachusetts Aquaculture the Massachusetts funded through (SEMAC), The center Department of Agricultural Resources. and of directors a 13 member board by is directed cutbacks state budget due to continued has received in the Funding years. in recent contracts reduced to the center by amount of $50,000.00 was awarded Department of Agricultural and projects Resources In addition, the Marine Program provided funding provided the Marine Program In addition, from forrelayed the testing of shellfish (quahogs) to severalMassachusetts the waters of southeast within Barnstable County. communities Recent reports from the MA State Recent reports Division from of Marine Fisheries the (DMF) underscore to Barnstableimportance resources of shellfish Illustrative combined their are of this County. forestimates shellfish dollar values for Barnstable and wild harvest:= $12 2009 aquaculture County’s = $20 and 2011 2010 = $16 million+, million+, million+. Since have 166 million quahog seed over 1999 and since this program through been purchased been have set oysters of remote 2003 27,000 bags 13 million oysters over representing distributed, Conservatively, 50% survival(based on estimates). million) quahog if half of the 166 million (=83 since this program through received seed towns (@$.19/clam) the value 1999 survived harvest, to of the $16 million and the value approach would surviving$7 approach would set oysters remote million (@.50/oyster). This municipal propagation effort propagation municipal both benefits This shellfisheries of and recreational the commercial commercial than 1,200 with more all fifteen towns, permits within permitsrecreational and 17,347 forbid winning the years, recent in As region. the to awarded was set oysters remote seed and quahog Research Aquacultural the local shellfish hatchery, in Dennis. Corporation (ARC) BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 66 designed to field test floating gear (Oyster-Gro designed to field test floating gear study, inanew participated inJune2011, started Nantucket. FY13, During growers intheRFN Provincetown (Provincetown), Harbor and PondOyster (Chatham ), Bay (Yarmouth), Lewis (Wellfleet),Harbor Nauset Marsh(Eastham), Bay (Falmouth), Bay (Orleans), Pleasant Wellfleet (Barnstable), BuzzardsBay (Wareham), Buzzards mortalities. with Roger Collaboration Williams disease(s) responsible continued for quahog project toidentifyandbetterunderstand the was targeted withanextensive diseasemonitoring SEMAC for focus research inFY2013. Wellfleet within Wellfleet continued tobeanarea Harbor of the field. clams of hard Theincreased mortality growers assessments in and allow accurate farm These visitsprovide valuableinteraction withthe grower(s) before andtheirfarm(s) proceeding. testing, Program Marine staffvisitwiththe cropshellfish management. toany disease Prior onvaluable information diseaseandhelpsguide slow growth.or unusually This testingprovides mortalities unexplainedshellfish experiencing available totowns andgrowers whowere diseasetestingwasmade shellfish Emergency DiseaseResponse Shellfish at publicmeetingsandconferences. disseminated and presented to growers as well as data/samples.collect Resultsofthesestudieswere to deliver/exchange gear, monitor procedures and not have. visitsthefarms ona regular basis Staff would they otherwise an alternative specieswhich with toexperiment growers opportunity alow-risk commandwhich good valueatthemarket provide followed through 2013. twoThese ‘new’ species of 2012,) seed later in the fall ovalis be and will subset also receivedand a small bloodark (Anadara received they ) seedwhich insummer,directus 2012 (Ensis clam maintained and monitored razor the gear types. Nine oftheRFN growers also Disease testing revealed no difference between advantages infloating gear atsome sites.survival growth and results oysters experience indicate from 2011 through 2012 and growth and survival inbothsetsofgear were monitored for Oysters against traditionaloysters. bottomfor cages TM ) stations were established. Three farms were the2012fieldseasontwelve(12)DRN During from in Maine. KennebecRiver BiosciencesLab thisprogram diseasetestingservices for paid as ‘disease carriers.’ The fundsSEMAC received each DRN, avoiding individualgrowers perceived per site(growing comprise area) toanonymously more alternative, neutral 3growers were chosen from diseaseinfo all their farm.sharing As a individual growers shouldertheresponsibilityof Research Farm Network, but were hesitant to have thisintothe existing considered incorporating their standing crop. staff had originally Marine management decisionsbetter-informed about tomake growersgiving shellfish anopportunity region andhelpidentifypendingoutbreaks, inthe better understandingofdiseasedynamics region. The istoprovidegoal ofthismonitoring intensity, throughout andseasonality theSEMAC oninformation diseaseoccurrence, prevalence, Disease Research Network, wasdesignedtocollect program. The establishmentoftheDRN, or akin tothesuccessfulResearch Farm Network initiated anetwork stations, ofdiseasemonitoring Program Marine stocks staff, through SEMAC, may they have effect on devastating municipal in addition tothe andviability profitability farm diseases shellfish remain alarge factorSince on ifseedsourcedetermine orgenetics play arole. situ. Results from thisgrow-out help study will difference intheir response todiseasepressures in- were hatcheries plantedtomonitor anyseveral growers,with local quahogseedobtainedfrom and economic loss.best avoid mortality Working ofthisconditioncomplexity andhow growers can research tounderstandthe but further iswarranted QPX) are tothequahogmortalities contributing diseases(neoplasiaand two primary indicate adjacent tothe Wellfleetzone(s). mortality Results hasremained instrument monitoring quality aquaculture plotsisongoing. Additionally, awater report, ofshellfish diseasetesting and monitoring location, abundance, andseverity. Asofthisannual and providedtogrowers information aboutdisease Smolowitz, ofdiseaseagents ledtoidentification pathologist, veterinary University Dr. Roxanna BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 67 outside lab at Roger Williams outside lab at Roger University was to performcontracted Vibrioanalysis MPNusing This study was the forand PCR detection species. $190,360 impetus forthe recently 2-year funded are staff grant whichof Marine Program NRAC collaborators. (SHA ShellfishPrograms Assessment Habitat and ShORE) Shellfish of quantitative A tenth year Habitat shellfish on Assessment (SHA) was conducted and survival growth at 4 long-term sites in Wellfleet. and Orleans, Brewster, Barnstable, Shortweather term effectsevents such as extreme term as long as well and harmful algal blooms, from climate effectson pH and water temperatures or ecosystem change effectson water temperature, effects such as the populations cycling of predator can affect and survival the growth of commercially Habitat data value important shellfish species. shellfish projects, dredging affects dock permitting, fisheries and help management efforts, restoration shellfish farmers dynamics understand growth and tool This maximizeshellfish. yields cultured of and survival the growth measures of quahog and term at 4 long sites using a seed deployed oyster utilized Results are by standardized methodology. to managers resource and natural shellfish growers it also provides identify optimal sites for shellfish; as well the region a comparison within and across Data collected in 2012 shows years. as among Graph of DRN monitoring results from fall, 2012. fall, of from Graph DRN monitoring results Map illustrates the spatial distribution illustrates Map of DRN sites. have the potential to become more stringent more potential to become the have staff Marine Program due to Vibrio concerns, and temperatures exploring seasonality, are how An handling affect the levels of Vibrio in oysters. Marine Program staff staff MarineProgram initiated a new study to growing in response concerns about Vibrio in examine the potential goal was to The shellfish. levels or of that influence the presence factors parties in shellfish so that interested Vibrio sp. Vibrio species have informed. could be more for shellfish increasingly problematic become the response in US and the farmersthroughout Marineof Division MA Fisheries of Dept and Publicnew implemented have Health harvest and dealers for growers both oyster requirements Since harvest restrictions the State. throughout chosen from each cultured each cultured chosen from 3 and each of the site oyster oysters 30 submitted growers for oysters total of 90 a round The first per site. disease sampling of DRN duringwas conducted fall, 2013. in 2012 and repeated testing Results of the disease with growers shared were at and presented and towns informational meetings. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 68 those experiments. Program Marine staffprovided constables agreedthe participating toconduct designed protocols toaddress thoseconcerns, and think neededanswers. Program Marine staff then constables,shellfish questions they selectedseveral and with Extension. Staff, with incollaboration among constables shellfish withintheCounty while atthesametime increasing communication askedquestions, tocommonly of information Assessment Program, andprovidessource aneutral Research Farm Habitat Network andShellfish program isbuiltupon theconcepts oftheshellfish OfficerResearch &Education group.Shellfish The Program staffcontinues to work withShORE, the Committee meetings, Advisory Shellfish Marine As anoutgrowthCounty oftheBarnstable Harbor” conference inNovember, 2012. these siteswasmade atthe Wellfleet “State the of of thefindingsfrom 10 years ofdatacollection at DVDtraining tointerested parties. Apresentation the Massachusetts coastline and is available on a across sites. all This toolhasbeenusedalong a trend indecreased growthofquahogs rates SHA graphaverage of quahog shell lengths2003 –2012. SEMAC support, continues its10 the region. Inresponse, Program, the Marine with related issues, andcoastaleutrophication within disease, issues, growth andmortality bacteria Vibrio asresearchimportant continues intoshellfish Water datahasbecome increasingly quality Water Monitoring Quality propagation program. areasthis program tohelpevaluate expandtheir tooyster propagation isnew andused Sandwich (5 sites), Chatham (2 site), (3 sites). andHarwich years. Participating towns inFY13were Sandwich long-term, dataare compared across towns and temperature loggersthedata. andcollected Inthe asoyster seed, such materials necessary all racks, a request by growers shellfish in during Wellfleet and Wellfleet Harbor/Wellfleet. In response to Cotuit Bay/Barnstable, Bay/Orleans, Pleasant Harbor/Barnstable, Barnstable include Cod which record water conditions on at 4 locations Cape deployment of YSI instrumentation. Instruments program monitoring usingthelong term quality th year ofwater BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 69 pH. This archived data will data provide This archived pH. an important to help benchmark significant any document changes New time. occur over that may put were in FY2013 funds SEMAC of a new purchase instrumenttoward for Duxbury of at the request Bay instrument this will be in growers, in FY14. place and Nutrient Problems Growing Shellfish about excess Recent concerns and the in coastal waters nitrogen need for wastewater infrastructure several lead local have municipalities the use of shellfishas to explore unique opportunity to potentially help alleviate and also generate economic problem a growing staff are Marine Program In response, activity. removal examining the potential value of nitrogen harvestrestoration. or shellfish culture, through importancethe Recognizing locallyof derived (Crassostrea virginica oysters ) and information, a bioremediation tool. Marine Program staff staff Marine Program tool. a bioremediation technical consideringprovided towns to advice burdens, alleviateto oysters of use the nitrogen onlycautioning may augment N that oysters means traditional not replace goals, reduction With Cod’s Cape problem. this addressing of historythe propagation long of shellfish harvest, a of filter represents feeding bivalvesor culture Example of salinity and temperature data from YSI in Barnstable Harbor in 2012. Harbor YSI in Barnstable from data Example of salinity and temperature ShORE graph of oyster average daily growth rates in 2012. daily growth rates average of graph oyster ShORE 2010, the Wellfleet Harbor instrument was moved Wellfleet the 2010, closer area shellfish to the Egg Island growing closely more there conditions and to monitor In addition, FY13. through there has remained a project has continued Wellfleet of the town to evaluate water quality due to improvements have staff beds and Marine oyster town Program equipment to use allowing the town cooperated by to transmit Extension data to the Cooperative parameters Water website. salinity, such as temperature, chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, everyand turbidity recorded are of the sites, Two 15 minutes. Harbor Wellfleet and Cotuit Bay (featuring collected data town an have above), as mentioned able to are and feature additional transmit this data to the website data (online for the public to use. www.ysieconet. viewed at: may com/public/WebUI/Default. ) Data aspx?hidCustomerID=88 schools, towns, useful to be may growers, shellfish fishermen, and historic Live data recorded etc. boaters, these instruments routinely utilizedthrough are of Marine Division Fisheriesby and MA DPH monitoring needs. their temperature assist to in also used to help explain differences Data are survival and shellfish growth well providing as as and water temperature long-term data sets on BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 70 volunteers who assistthemwith maintenance and Massachusetts,and southeastern aswell asthe wardens herring to in river the County information ProgramMarine staffhave beenproviding Network River Herring out. andareanumbers ofshellfish requiredfor grow and prospective growers andvisualize calculate on tooltohelptowns aGIS mappingapplication are working withtheirCoastalProcess Specialist vs. floating). In addition, Marine Program staff orgrowlocation outmethod(i.e. bottom grown by season andtoalesserextentby values didvary weight (about0.22gN/animal). However, these quahogs average 0.67% nitrogen by total dry weight (about0.28gN/animal)and by totaldry oysters havelocal an average of 0.69% nitrogen if harvested. Results(seetablebelow) showed would represent anetremoval from awaterbody nitrogenfor content stored intissues which Cape Codarea sources were FY13 testedduring ) from various mercenaria quahogs (Mercenaria Summary chart of nitrogen values chart of foroysters andquahogs.Summary industry. Basedon bestmanagement practices, Quality’ standards theshellfish aquaculture for withstafftohelpdevelop ‘Commonwealthclosely ofAgriculture worked State Department The (CQP) Program Commonwealth Quality arise. maintenancequestions wardens run whenherring questions, andfacilitate communication among a resource passage wardens for herring withriver Committee meetinginMarch,Steering as serve towns. Program Marine staffalsocoordinated a andthenearby County issuesinBarnstable herring river about anduptodatenotifications material topics. The website isa resourcefor reference management andscientific blog postson timely ,riverherringnetwork.com informational and write email contact list, maintain the website Alliance, Program Marine staffmaintainan and theCapeCodCommercial Fishermen’s Fisheries, Program, theMassachusettsBays withtheDivision ofMarine and working closely counting efforts. Buildingupon existingefforts The combined assessed valueof banks, anddunerestoration. revetment on construction coastal erosion for grass control, proposed to coastalbankstabilization, beach on reports) issues relating written andfollow-up GIS analysis withassociated site visits(typically oftwenty been provided intheform assistance on coastalprocesses has thelastyear technical Over Technical Assistance Town Organization andRegional implemented inFY13. The program hasbeguntobe aquaculture,to include aswell. this program seeksexpansion agriculture inMassachusettsand CQPfor terrestrial has been effect standards.practical Asimilar underthehighest tooperate farms benefits and encourage industry this program aimstoelevate www. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 71 perception. Marine Program staff have responded responded staff have Marine Program perception. local some from of oysters testing providing by give to help question practices in waters and industry risk. the to manage of how a better idea staff are the need for Recognizing information, to educatepreparing materials and presentations harvesters at all about levels as consumers as well rawrisksthe potential consuming with involved is planned, A project or lightly shellfish. cooked partnering with MA State and industry, officials educational materials targeted get to to produce shellfish handlinginformation about proper out to various audiences. Workshops and Lectures, Courses, Education: Marine Program Subtidal Aquaculture Workshops: staff collaborated Marine with Biological Laboratory Center for (MBL) and Provincetown workshops two to present Coastal Studies (PCCS) for the newly subtidal aquaculture on developed Development Aquaculture Provincetown/Truro a new being is area The ADA (ADA). Area for area an to provide both towns developed by in the final area is The shellfish farms to develop. of permitting gear/techniques phases and the discussion, the final are available for use in the area species especially protected to potential in relation subtidal on a workshop In 2012, interactions. in the newly aquaculture formed aquaculture and in presented was (ADA) area development marineon animal a follow-up workshop 2013, for shellfishentanglement mitigation subtidal were workshops The was given. aquaculture town regulators, local many growers, attended by and other stakeholders. officials, Certification Course Shellfish Massachusetts for State Officers: Collaborating with the Massachusetts Shellfish Division the Massachusetts Officers Association, Marineof Fisheries Massachusetts the and Marine Program CCCE Maritime Academy, for a training for lectures program helped provide course The intensive shellfish officers. the state’s participants varietyprovides training in a broad Staff developedtaught the section and of areas. well as as shellfish on disease and management, this program To date, shellfish pests and predators. has been present Vibrio or Vp has been present parahaemolyticus raw but increased in local waters for years, many and reporting of several consumption oyster Vp illnesses tied to locally harvested has led oysters harvest to increased and concern from regulation harvestersoyster safety over and market of product Increasing nitrogen loading to local loading estuaries and nitrogen Increasing the highlighted warm summers have recent some in Southeasternissues eutrophication and MA to as a whole grappling how with the region have associated plans and handle reduction nitrogen Bivalve shellfish and their filter feeding costs. capabilities up as a means to to come continue to coastal waters. stress the eutrophication reduce removal The potential use of shellfish for nitrogen Program so Marine has its benefits and limitations, local officials requests from to responded staff have has led to response This information. for more in locally scalelarge testing of nitrogen harvested real shellfish tissues to better define what the while highlighting the limitations. numbers are Additionally, direct outreach has been provided provided has been outreach direct Additionally, in the formcoastal of fifteenon presentations 2,800 (over 880 people total to over processes been A wide range of audiences have since 2009). to town Conservation from reached commissions, to Harvard, to NOAA, to Audubon, to officials, associations. to homeowners high school students, 20 minutes to an range from Presentations and maps, hour and include of graphics, a mix and location. specific to each audience animations typically are PDFs of the presentations requested canhost the that so distribute informationthe via the internet. the properties that were provided information provided the properties that were over was decisions sound management to make 2009). since $275,000,000 (over $120,000,000 in eight Barnstable conducted Site visits were Chatham, Brewster, County (Barnstable, towns & Provincetown, Orleans, Mashpee, Dennis, well as several as throughout other towns Wellfleet) and graphics advice, Information, Massachusetts. and homeowners to individual also provided were the press. as as well associations, BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 72 and scientists researching the razor clam culture clam and scientists researching therazor from tolearn growers one another an opportunity culture thespeciesinNortheast. This gave in August, recent 2012reviewing attemptsto ProgramMarine staffco-hosteda workshop ClamCulture Workshop:Razor aquaculture.marine network online develop resources inthearea of Program staffhave beenhelpingtheeXtension growersto prospective clam near andfar. Marine November 2012through theeXtension network clam cultureThis wasgivenwebinar in on Extension Presentation: A Virtual insight astohow toimprove results. from inattendancemightprovide some experts done withfreshwater sothatfeedback prawns aquaculturistpresentingon behalfofalocal work potential. In addition apresentation wasmade nitrogen shellfish andlocal mitigation clams razors two talks and a poster outlining work done with 2013,In February Program Marine staffpresented World Society meeting, Aquaculture Nashville, TN: theapproach.officials considering nitrogenpotential for town mitigation tolocal results nitrogen of the shellfish testing and waters.”in local twoThese talkspresented the ofoyster aquaculture N-removal for “Visualization considerations aquaculture for projects” and two talks: “Nitrogen andkey inshellfish In 2013CCCE Program Marine staffpresented Waquoit, MA: Cape Coastal hosted by Conference WBNERR, lesson. to enhancetheanatomy/biology hands-on dissections ofclams, oysters andscallops predators. The day’s workshop also included growers onbiology, shellfish diseases, pests, and provide a workshop on shellfish Nantucketfor to University with Roger collaborated Williams In March, 2013, CCCE Program Marine Shellfish Biology Workshop: science-based decision making by these managers. has awarded over 40 statecertifications, promoting presentations andguestlecturers. individuals attended and staff helped provide WHOI inFalmouth, MA. 40interested Over Updated Shoreline Change inSeptember, 2012at ProgramMarine co-sponsored aworkshop: WGBH/PBS. WKPE, &WOCN), andone on appearance TV WQCR,(WBUR, WGBH, WCAI, WFCC, blogs, quotes innews radiointerviews fourteen Gazette),Falmouth and Vineyard Enterprise four (CapeCod in newspaper Times, Boston Globe, of the staff in eight quoted interviews expertise thecoastal mediacontinues toutilize The local the internet. via the information distribute so that the host can requested ofthepresentationsPDFs are typically animations specifictoeachaudienceand location. amixofgraphics,hour andinclude maps, and Presentations rangefrom 20minutestoover an students,school tohomeowners associations. to town officials, to Audubon, to NOAA, tohigh Commissions,been reached from Conservation 650 peopletotal. Awiderangeofaudienceshave ten presentations related tocoastalprocesses toover Direct outreach of hasbeenprovided intheform volunteers. on CapeCodtoincoming Ameri-Corps Delivered courseon training shellfish aquaculture Training: Ameri-Corps change/july-dec12/acidification_12-05.html http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/climate- bivalves. Newshour on oceanacidificationandeffectson In 2012,PBS with staffprovided interview PBS NewshourInterview: joint conference. projects aswell as nitrogen testingresults atthis presented recent results ofResearch Farm Network In December, 2012, Program Marine staff Mystic, CT: Restoration, Seminarin Aquaculture andtheMilford NACE, onShellfish InternationalConference techniques. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 73 Group (MOGG) of the Woods Hole Sea Hole Woods (MOGG)the of Group Ocean Massachusetts the Grant Program, Ameri-Corps the Advisory Partnership(MOP), Barnstablethe County Resources Coastal Board, the Barnstable County Committee(CRC), the ShellfishAdvisory Committee(BCSAC), Association(MAA), Massachusetts Aquaculture Shellfishthe Massachusetts Officers Northeast the USDA Association(MSOA), Extension Center Aquaculture Regional Foundation, Goldenrod Network(NRAC), Group, PleasantWorking Alliance Bay Coastal Dennis Team, Beach and Harbor Provincetown Taskforce, AdvisoryBeach Management PlanningAdaptation Steering in North Atlantic the state Rapid Coastal Response Committee, Taunton the Team, Storm Assessment Damage the StateWellfleet of MarineNWS Advisory Board, and the Harbor Planning Conference Committee, - American Fish on hoc Committee Ad Passage Water Society Environmental of Civil Engineers Americanand Institute Resources Fisheriesand Society Bioengineering Section. Publications Processes Specialist was a contributing The Coastal of The Association State author forFloodplain How Impact “No Adverse (ASFPM) Managers The Guides and Infrastructure”. for Mitigation To outlined in the report canapproaches encourage the anticipated long-term planners to address This effects of local strategies. mitigation hazard and costs, causemay benefits, revisit the them to or replace and overall strategy, the of effectiveness the strategyremove altogether. publication Processes The major Coastal Homeowner’s the was year this accomplished for Coastal Hazards. to Prepare Handbook get families is intended to help Then handbook as hurricanes, and covers and properties ready coastal hazards for common as the more well and flooding. including nor’easters Massachusetts, first made were 5,000 copies of the handbook Week available during Hurricane Preparedness half of them were 26 – June 1) and over (May 1st allAugust As of distributedweek. that first

and the other is a $190,360 2-year grant: grant: and the other is a $190,360 2-year t of the development of a newt of the development Cape Cod Subtidal oyster aquaculture: creating safe aquaculture: and Subtidal oyster Committees state with local, Marinework staff members and of, members and are and federal agencies, input to a wide range of committees provide includingand subcommittees but not the Marine Outreachlimited to: Guidance efficient production techniques through sustainable through sustainable efficient techniques production staff also submitted innovations. Marine Program to Seaa grant proposal Grant with cooperation Assoc. Aquaculture MA the and DMF MA from shellfish handling improved to produce and safety educational materials. The Marine Program also collaborated on Program two The Marine One funded grant projects. NRAC additional Genetic marker- grant: is a $277,318 3-year of selection hard Northeastern clams for assisted QPX resistance ofDevelopment more efficient sp. methods of Vibrio abundance and identification of detection Vibrio sp. farms and fromin cultured oysters U.S. Northeast Marine addition, In from post-harvest sites . retail a staff assisted an individual with Program successfully Farmer funded $13,222 NE SARE grant: As par Marine Program website, Extension Cooperative by pages reorganizedProgram staff the Marine writingnew developinga simpler menu system, links adding narratives, and project program and updating signs, to reports and outreach photographs. Marine Program Outreach Coastal Coastal a training: co-sponsored Marine Program WHOI 2013 at CommunityResilience in August, Over individuals 60 interested MA. in Falmouth, presentations provide helped staff and attended and guest lecturers. Marine Program co-sponsored a conference: a conference: co-sponsored Marine Program Most The Dynamic Systems one of Chappaquiddick, Over MA. Edgartown, 2013 at In MA in June, and staff helped individuals attended 80 interested and guest lecturers. presentations provide BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 74 is now equipped with a new computeruse is now for equippedwith anew 1998.since September The Coastal Explorer vehicle,science educational andhasbeeninuse motor coach that was custom-built as a marine The CoastalExplorer Class isa31-foot “A” Center Education Science Marine mappingcoastalma.com/). into theweb map(http://www. incorporation for erosion,storm submit andeven theirown images layers stratigraphic looking atvarious exposedby aroundUsers navigate and zoom Cape Cod can of an interactive web map.was theincorporation received. An exciting addition tothisbulletin SEMCO many requests hardcopies for were theinitialmailingandannouncementon After the questionwhile answering posed by the title. beach migration and SLRto teach about barrier to adegree seenandcreate rarely theopportunity recent have storms revealed ancientlandscapes out through thebeachsandanddunes. These peatlayer smelly pokingof thebeachandablack ancient past-theexposure ofstumps “growing” out waves havethe scouring revealed a scene from the UMass, WHOI, and WBNERR), explains that conjunction Maio(affiliatedwith withtheChris ofthisyear.in July The bulletin, produced Is OfOut That StickingSand?wascompleted The Additionally, anExtensionentitledWhat Bulletin theupcoming beingplannedfor year.is currently run andanotherprint copies have beendistributed 2013 Municipal Propagation Program 2013 MunicipalPropagation Oyster remoteOyster setbags destinedforthe 2013 school year2013 school had atotalof17Barnstable program had anothersuccessfulyear. The 2012- The CoastalExplorerscienceeducation marine participants, aslightdecrease from lastyear. thesummerprogramfor had atotalof2,058 the “Coastal Connections” programs. Attendance additional in 238children andadults participated adults and children visited the “Explorer,” while an youth andmuseums camps in2011. Atotalof1,820 Provincetown. The“Explorer” visitedlibraries, from Falmouth toEasthamand andBourne towns insummer, County Barnstable ranging scienceprograms tookmarine place in10 The “CoastalExplorer” and “Coastal Connections” format. discovery-learning environmentages about ouruniquemarine ina ofall participants program isdesignedtoeducate handicapped-accessible. The CoastalExplorer hands-on exhibits. Furthermore, is thevehicle skulls, life marine interactive games, andother anatomy,internal specimens, preserved shark jaws, dolphinand both external models displaying aquariums.saltwater There are blueshark and on life the marine viewing for screen,TV and videos, microscope withvideo-flexattachment VCR/DVD player life showing for marine with interactive CD-ROMs, a withnew TV RFN –collecting data onalternative species, razor clams BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 75 Collecting oysters for N-analysis Collecting oysters ShORE – monitoring 2012 oyster remote set in Sandwich set in remote – monitoring 2012 oyster ShORE RFN – alternative species blood ark seed and adult specimen which illustrates origin of illustrates common name specimen which seed and adult ark species blood RFN – alternative experiencing mortality quahog YSI deployment in secure mooring in secure YSI deployment Technical assistance to shellfish to shellfish grower assistance Technical BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 76 erosion, andevensubmit theirownimagesforincorporationintotheweb map. can navigateandzoomaround CapeCodlookingatvariousstratigraphic layers exposedbystorm the title. An exciting addition to this bulletin was the incorporation of an interactive web map. Users opportunity to teach about barrier beach migration and SLR while answering the question posed by year. These recent storms have revealed ancient landscapes to a degree rarely seen andcreate the An ExtensionBulletin entitled What isthatstickingoutofthesand?wascompleted in Julyofthis Participant intheCQP program proudly displays sealonwork vehicle Evaluating modifications at fish passage structure Evaluating atfishpassagestructure modifications at cranberry bog in Santuit River boginSantuit at cranberry BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 77 As a part of the state Rapid Response Coastal Storm Damage Assessment Team the Coastal Processes the Coastal Processes Team As a part of the state Rapid Coastal Storm Response Assessment Damage dur- that followed extensively afterSpecialist was deployed Hurricane Sandy Nor’easters and the many emergency to make allowed managers in Framingham, “bunker” Reports back to the ing the winter. Many radio as being incorporated as well flood forecasting models. in to the NWS informed decisions, Specialist during this time for the Coastal Processes contacted as newspapers as well and blogs, stations, information and interpretation of the storm impacts. “on-the-scene” The major publication on Coastal Processes accomplished this year was the Homeowner’s Handbook Handbook year was the Homeowner’s this accomplished Processes The major publicationon Coastal available during first made Hur- were 5,000 copies of the handbook for Coastal Hazards. to Prepare As distributedweek. that first half of them were 26 – June 1) and over (May Week ricane Preparedness distributedbeen all1st print another have and copies run August of for currentlyplanned is being the year. upcoming BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 78 section oftheNov. 9 wasmentioned thefall in during “Education” The “CoastalExplorer” visittoChathamElementary “Explorer” aquariums. of Natural History, alsoprovided some specimensfor below. DougSmith, theCapeMuseum for aquarist Explorer astheoyster toadfish such pictured aquariums theCoastal again assistedinobtainingspecimensfor (MBL) in Woods Laboratory Biological Marine Hole added.artifacts EdEnosandDavidRemsenofthe photos, new with several books, models, andshark and/orrevised,within theExplorer have beencleaned (NGSS). Standards Next GenerationScience Exhibits requiredscience frameworks area for schools, andthe sharks around theCape. follows the The curriculum added was additional about great information white scienceresourcemarine theirclassrooms. for Also teacherswithacurrentadded to provide participating again updatedover thewinter, information withnew K-5. Guide was The Coastal Explorer Curriculum were conducted4,723studentsingrades classes for course of19weeks. science Atotalof259marine intheprogram over the participating schools County approximately the45-minute mark on the videoat beginning at 18, interview ashort included which onsegment about the event Brewster’s Channel Boy ParkDay atDrummer inavideo wasincluded “Coastal Explorer” visittoBrewsterConservation in acolorflyer availableintheMuseum lobby. The August 2013issueoftheirnewsletter, “Tidings,” and summerwere in the Museum’sduring publicized July- inBrewster Cape CodMuseumofNatural History visits on theirwebsites, photos. including tothe Visits Participating alsopromoted libraries “Coastal Explorer” for “Coastal Explorer” visits throughout the summer. Cod Day,” afree publication, listings alsohad several Cape Codder” andAugust. inJuly newspapers “Cape “Cape Cod Times,” and “Calendar” section of “The “Cape Week” todo and “Things Today” sections ofthe and “Coastal Explorer” visitswere mentioned inthe 2 ofbrochure below). ofthesummerprograms Some sent to libraries, museums and youth (see page camps Connections” programs were promoted in a brochure The summerprogramfeaturing “4-HCoastal Cape Codder” newspaper. School District News” District School of the May 10 wasfeatured inthe spring during “Nauset Regional newspaper. Stony BrookThe visitto Elementary th issue of “The CapeCodder” issueof “The th issue of “The issue of “The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension’s Household Education Recycling Household Hazardous Waste, Water Quality, and (pictured below). whale modelthatunzipstoreveal anatomy theinternal intheClassroom”“Whale pilot features alife-sized activities andresourceswith further aboutwhales. Guide”Curriculum teachers provided 19 participating and Yarmouth. intheClassroom “Whale The 33-page schools, the towns ofBarnstable, including Mashpee took place inthree County Eight classes Barnstable in theClassroom” winter, program during ingrades3-5. inthe A totalof402studentshad participated “Whale from theCoastalExplorer. also borrow bookslife and/or videos about marine towns aboutgreat whiteshark safety. Teachers may information, flyer and a new provided by Cape Cod flyer, resource bibliography, and tick disease Lyme to CapeCodSeashores” flyer, club/recruitment 4-H Programs 2013” brochure, “Beachcomber’s Guide in theClassroom,” “4-H CoastalConnections Summer fact sheet,jellyfish “Whale programabout information visitors, anupdatedfact sheetaboutsharks, including resourceswith further teachersand/or availablefor on board theCoastal Explorer isalways A display rack conservation-day-2012. viewvideo/315/events-a-other-programs/brewster- www.town.brewster.ma.us/channel-18-video-archive/ Oyster ToadfishOyster BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 79 the environment by protecting Cape Cod’s sole Cape Cod’s protecting by the environment public awareness aquifer and increasing source HHW waste. and solid posed by of the threats Collections are Waste Household Hazardous all reporteddata basis, calendara operatedon year information year 2012. reflects for below calendar Education and Waste 1.) Household Hazardous Disposal disposal options to all m disposal options Cape Cod unicipalities for difficult-to-manage towns Cod and hazardous wastes issues to children and protection and adults recycling, management, waste solid and composting. HHW outreach, education and • HHW outreach, solutions for Cape • Cost-effective • Public education water quality on in and residents • Assistance to towns The program’s focus is to provide: The program’s are of the programs The outcomes public health and focused improving on Hazardous Waste, Water Quality, and Recycling and Quality, Water Waste, Hazardous Education in staff operate array of programs an waste hazardous household 1.) sevenfocus areas: (HHW) 2.) mercury education and disposal, and 4.) road 3.) sharps collection, collection, medication 5.) unwanted marine collection, flares and 7.) solid waste festivals, WET 6.) disposal, and recycling municipalities. assistance to BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 80 seasonal residents (1 out of every 6).seasonal residents (1outofevery were collectionparticipants and17%ofall participants collectionswere2012 CapeCodHHW firsttime waste. Additionally, tothe 44%ofpeoplethatcame drums of gallon or the equivalent of 1,002 fifty-five hazardous waste removed was 55,121 gallon of waste, in actual disposalcoststotowns. The total volume of from CapeCod’s wastestream atacostof$139,642 amounted to 147 removedtons of hazardous materials disposal. for average of56poundsmaterials This from 5,117householdsin2011), an each bringing in the collections (up 2.5% households participated yearcollections heldincalendar 2012show 5,242 The cumulativeHHW totalsofthe22CapeCod Caperesidents andhomeowners. Outer for Cape collectionsthusproviding three disposaldates inany oftheOuter those three participate towns can in Provincetown, Truro, and Wellfleet. Residentsof year thecalendar Cape collectionsoccuronce during with towns within the region. For example: Outer Cape, Cape, Lower Cape)andare reciprocal andOuter (Upper Cape, Mid- broken intoregions Collections are (Cape Cod). County Barnstable conducted within collections were total of22HHW collection period, a Hazardous Waste Household In the2012 brochures to every brochures to every and mailingof the design, printing to towns, including collection expenses the costofHHW todefray allocated $32,000 dollars the impact ofthe beseenin can County Barnstable provided by services streamlined regional The impact of Cod towns the waste paid $20,000 less for contract price. Asaresult ofthe2012bid, Cape and well belowcontract theprevious price below structure thestate provided aprice on CapeCodin2012. The winningbidder collections regional 22HHW a new all bidfor Cod Commissiontosolicit staffcollaborated Department, Purchasing County andCape Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, Barnstable programs.public education household hazardouswastecollectionsand exchange for programsdigital thermostats at digital thermometersand92programmable Cape towns. alsoprovided Covanta 83 to residential andbusinessaddresses in Hazardous Products Collectionbrochures mailing the2012and2013Household was reimbursedand the cost of printing for Waste-to-Energy Facility, County Barnstable SEMASS withCovanta Through apartnership the public. questions to answer for hazardous material an800-Hazmattelephone hotline also staffs collection. every for Cooperative Extension atcollections;participants and datacompilation andeducate set-up fees; personnel tosurvey residentsfor businesses; andsmall of payment materials ofeducational design andprinting announcements;releases andpublicservice of promotional signs, ads, newspaper news household on CapeCod; designandprinting BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 81 pump float switchespump float of mercury and 53 pounds All mercury and mercury state. in an elemental by devices collected and processed containing are and permittedlicensed mercury vendors. processing 3.) Sharps Program Collection & Disposal The Barnstable County sharps collection program Massachusetts and fulfills is a model throughout General of Massachusetts Law the requirement mandating sharpsfor all collection programs Cape 2012. July by 1, Massachusetts communities distributes sharps Extension Cod Cooperative free as sharps use as well forcontainers residential through and in each Cape Cod town brochures Funding out-patient medical the region. in facilities of used and disposal for of containers purchase Barnstable County. by is provided containers a are etc.) syringes, lancets, Sharps (needles, Improper and difficult to manage HHW. common disposal of household sharps can to accidental lead for and disease transmission transfer station “sticks” members of the public, staff, municipal other staff, practice was to A common and waste haulers. collect sharps in laundry bottles or similar detergent in household and dispose of them plastic containers these makeshift sharps Once compacted, trash. protection adequate provide no longer containers to staff dealing with crushed waste. in the sharps has steadily program Participation increasing in 2005, since its inception increased 2010 to 2011 calendar 22% between year by In 2011 and 2012. 19% between and again by five-quart and two-gallon 4,740 one-quart, 2012, distributed to collection locations were containers and 367 thirty-gallon of sharps boxes containers medicallicensed a waste through of disposed were disposal contractor. year includedThe 2012 collection the installation Fire sharpsFalmouth a the of in box kiosk and maintained Department that is monitored the Falmouth Fire Department, the Falmouth by Cod Cooperative and the Cape Health Department, Mercury devices collected containing by are Barnstable County at all HHW events and are collected every at alltransfer day Cape Cod and at many facilities, waste management stations, heating supply (thermostats)home and stores A total marinas (float switches pumps). in bilge of 81.3 pounds of mercury through was removed the Barnstable County in calendar program year Collected mercury items included containing 2012. 29 bilge 434 thermometers, 2,404 thermostats, 2.) Mercury & Disposal Program Collection The health effects of mercury to humans exposure documented including well are health risks to Mercury exposure and children. women pregnant the to damage severe can to birth lead defects, central Disease) and nervous system Hatter’s (Mad Because of mercury’s unique properties even death. it has temperature), (a metal that is liquid at room practicalmany been and applications that have items. household to be used in common continue thermostats the glass ampoules on Most notable are float and electric heating systems, in home relays blood old-fashioned pumps, switches bilge on and older style thermometers. gauges, pressure Outreach to small hazardous businesses that generate the HHW collection by materials promoted is mailing to businesses that a mass through program encourages small businesses to participate in town- focuses This project HHWcollections. sponsored pesticide applicators, and contractors, painters, on participation in the of 22 smalland resulted Businesses paid businesses in HHW collections. Small Quantitywaste disposal costs of $2,885.Very Generator (VSQG) to allowed businesses are participatecountyat collections the in pricing, bid disposal cost for the entire to pay required but are their waste. collected they in 2012 than ($139,642 did in 2011 while collecting $159,841 in 2011) over vs. in 2012 146 tons vs. in 2012 (147 tons waste more a ton This renewed2013 in HHP was contract in 2011). forand is eligible in 2014. renewal BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 82 shotgun-style, 340rocket, and336smoke flares. 2,413handheld, disposalincluding for 1,026 from fire stations, marinas, centers and recycling (up 10.5%from 3,685in2011)were collected For year calendar 2012, atotalof4,115flares Department.with approvalFire oftheBarnstable complex flares for wassetupintheCounty locker 2005. inJanuary program wasstarted Astorage androad stations amarine transfer flares collection Working with19town and fire departments water.drinking perchlorate in testingfor to institutemandatory Massachusetts wasthefirststateincountry inhibitor andin2006theCommonwealth of flares. Perchlorate isaknown humanthyroid used as an accelerant in the a salt-like chemical orgreater.16 feet Many flares contain perchlorate, vehicles, andare required oceangoing for vessels in carried flaresRoad and marine are often Collection&DisposalProgram4.) Flares Falmouth Department. Fire collectionsites, atall distributed the including towns on CapeCod. Free containers are sharps 15 operational in all program to be fully sharps program andhasallowed County theBarnstable providesthe location anothercollectionpointfor Extension. The addition ofthe Falmouth sharps station on CapeCod(withtheexception of inasecuremedications fashion. police Every to residents wishing to dispose of unwanted toprovide anadditionaldepartments option droppurchase boxes drug 10CapeCodpolice for received from agrant the Tower Foundation to In 2012,wrote Cooperative Extension staffand to date. copies ofthe It,“Crush Don’t It” Flush brochure more andhasdistributed than10,000 destruction in a crushed,trash immediate for unusableform place theirunwantedinhousehold medications brochureeducation in2009, urgingresidents to Extension a developed It,“Crush Don’t It” Flush epidemic proportions. CapeCodCooperative hasbecomeor unusedmedication aproblem of Cod. Additionally, diversion illicit ofunwanted andon Cape contamination across thecountry throughout theUnitedStates, andhasledtowater recommendationwas atraditionally practiced down oldorunusedmedications thetoilet Flushing 5.) UnwantedCollectionProgram Medication contaminated by perchlorate. wells fromhelps keeppublicandprivate being to benefitingboatersand residents, theprogram flares program amounted to$2,523. Total year thecalendar 2012 disposalcostfor Extension staff remains committed use.illicit groundwater for orbeingdiverted frommedication contaminating approach to preventing unwanted strong multidisciplinary, regional programeducation demonstratea It,the Crush Don’t It Flush policedepartments,at local and programs take-back DEA drug boxes, yearly coupledwithtwice unwanted medications. The drop people wishing to dispose of their unwanted drop medication box for nowBarnstable) provides an

In addition BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 83 provides a direct line of communication between between of communication line a direct provides solid discuss to towns Cod and Cape DEP MA challenges and initiatives. waste management assistance ongoing provided has RWRC The to several evaluating in towns a pay-as-you- solid waste model for municipal (PAYT) throw pricing is a unit-based program PAYT management. and recyclingthat incentivizes by waste reduction The charging participants a fee of trash. per bag waste committees with solid worked has RWRC Brewster, in Chatham, and DPW officials and Eastham to Dennis Barnstable, Wellfleet, waste solid a detailed reviewconduct of each town’s including cost analyses to program, management assess the feasibility of a PAYT impact budget and has also assisted with planning RWRC The model. effortsand outreach as a part of the transition to which will both Wellfleet, in Brewster and PAYT in late 2013. start PAYT with grant assisted six towns RWRC The Sustainable DEP MA the applicationsthrough which Materials Recovery (SMRP), Program included for transfer funding requests station a feasibility recycling education efforts, equipment, and PAYT study for transferupgrades, station for grantthe applications Awards start-upcosts. In fallthe in 2013. announced of be to expected are to awarded grants were MA DEP 2012, November Cape Cod totaling $197,070. on eight projects municipal officials and provided RWRC’s The with educational opportunities to residents related recycling, reuse, best practices for waste reduction, organized the RWRC In FY2013, and composting. grant a DEP workshops, composting home three and recycling workshops, regional two workshop, In addition, several tours of solid waste facilities. the public from to questions responded the RWRC frequentlyand localofficials and attended meetings recycling with local solid waste advisory boards, and selectmen to of health, boards committees, recyclingand waste solid of range a guidance provide effortIn an recycling encourage to topics. related developed RWRC the visitors, seasonal among Guide to RecyclingVisitor’s a with detailed information about recycling in all options 15 towns also publishes a monthly RWRC The Cape Cod. on – th grade students on Cape Cod the Cape on grade students th - 6 th grade school children. Cooperative Extension Extension Cooperative grade school children. th 7.) Solid Waste & Recycling Assistance to 7.) SolidWaste Municipalities applied for Extension Cape Cod Cooperative the grant from a continuation and received Massachusetts Department of Environmental for fulla pay staff time to DEP) (MA Protection member to assist all 15 Cape Cod municipalities needs. and composting recycling, with solid waste, Coordinator Waste Reduction The Regional as the Cape Cod is also known (RWRC) and (MAC) Municipal Assistance Coordinator Over the course of the 2013-2014 school year, Overof the 2013-2014 school the course year, 12 festivals for will 14 Cape Cod be conducted participating. schools with a total of 2,135 children WET festivals The major learning blocks of the groundwater and to focus hydrology continue on biology aquatic and sustainable fisheries, dynamics, and physical and solutions, water pollution sources concepts. updates and maintains twentymaintains and updates education different and each station Festival WET at each stations while and standards requirements meets MCAS wastewater, educating groundwater, students on students In small groups, and the water cycle. a series stations through of hands-on progress Students a take home exploring and learning. their impacts practical water about how message daily and learn new lives and protect ideas to save actions. simple personal water through fundamentals of water and the impacts of water water and the impacts fundamentals of Each and health. environment Cape Cod’s on in partnership with Extension, Cooperative year one 10 – 12 provides AmeriCorps Cape Cod, education of 2,000 4 day seminars to a total 6.) WET 6.) WET Festival method of an interactive water festivals are WET 4 teaching to assisting localto assisting and in collection officials medication unwanted education community on to evolve continues and state law Federal disposal. resources act as educational staff and Extension to distribute the changing information federal on local on disposal impact statutes and their laws and and programs. options 6 BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 84 related resource natural tocontinue firms tobe businessesand toassist greeninformation industry To provide andresearch-based educational Goals ProgramHorticulture Commonwealth. museums andteachingfacilities, throughout the healthagents, for material municipal employees, educational anddistribute fundingtodevelop grant withanadditional $20,000in County Barnstable as continuewill intoFY’14, TURI hasawarded stationsrebroadcast.television for This project throughoutdistributed CapeCod’s publicaccess Town ofChatham) and those recordings were andone by department the IT County Barnstable Two oftheworkshops were recorded (one by the Cape Cod’s solesource aquifer. and how toprotect the artists, their workspace, and themostcommoncovering hazardsinthosefields mediums (oilpainting, pottery, metalwork, etc.), ofthemajor workshops all on focused covering theirjobresponsibilities.performing The artists workshopsencounter artist’s andstudioswhile other public employees for information who may creditseducation healthagents for andgeneral The municipal workshop provided continuing studios. inart on hazardousmaterials and artists provide three workshops municipal for officials studioandto to discusshiddenhazardsintheart from anexpert KingCounty,to bring Washington waste streams. Specifically, thefundingwasgiven an emergingarea ofconcerninartist-generated the Provincetown Council to address Cultural andfrom UMASSLowell Institute (TURI)– of2013fromthe spring the Toxic Use Reduction The CCCEHHW program received fundingin 8.) HiddenHazardsintheArts and assistancetomunicipalities astheirneedsarise. Cape Codcommunityandadapt toprovide service needs of the solid waste and recycling the evolving diversion. The RWRC continue will tomonitor insolid waste management and and opportunities solidwastegroups ofcurrentlocal appraised topics electronic tokeepmunicipalities newsletter and Pest at the MNLA/MFGA Identification professionals attendedaprogram on Landscape Approximately one hundred green industry concerns. that takes into humanandenvironmental account that usesaholistic approach to pest management Management (IPM). IPM is a management strategy the practical implementation Integrated of Pest revolves thiseducation of around The majority latestresearch scientificandunbiasedinformation. about the informed properly professionals industry way to is a crucial education keep Professional Professional Education ProgramsEducational areas related tohorticulture. as well as to the public, clientele Industry in the ofinterest andpublications bulletins toGreen To research, fact sheets, anddistribute write program. theMaster Gardener oversee andsupervise tothepublic,to assistinprogram delivery to To MasterGardener andtrain recruit volunteers use tomaintainpestsbelow economic thresholds. control andbiological cultural toreduce pesticide on focuses Management which isatechnique PestIntegrated Management. Pest Integrated grounds maintenanceemployees inthearea of To professionals landscape and public educate lands. andagricultural water useon landscapes producers toreduce inputsoflabor, and chemicals commercial andagricultural landscapers would which enablehomeowners,materials To teachpractices, andproper principals plant employees. requirements professionals for and municipal with pesticideinformation, regulations and plant selection andmaintenancepractices, and assistanceconcerningappropriate and technical To asaresource reference for materials serve Objectives andgardens.decisions abouttheirlandscapes in makingsustainableandenvironmentally sound to the general public to assist information them To provideandresearch-based educational andenvironmentally sustainable. economically BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 85 Eight interns for Heritage and Gardens Museums educationabout identifyingon hands received identificationplant of Proper plants. with problems is crucialproblems and for successful management is a crucial IPM. step in hands on received employees municipal Four The demonstration to prune. training how on pruning equipment, typescovered of pruning cuts, is Pruning and practical pruning practices. extremelyan important part a maintaining of plant vigor, plant size, landscape controlling and shrubs and and keeping trees healthy. Composting is a composting about public Educating the general priority within the Horticulture Program. Composting reduce of the amount being is an easy trash way to is Compost system. waste the municipal handled by also a crucial that improves amendment important as a soil amendment Compost soil characteristics. nutrient holding capacity, holding improves water All these aggregation and biological diversity. capacity, are crucial which soils Cod’s for characteristics Cape lack these characteristics. generally than sixty taught More a program people attended composting on McGovern of MassDEP Ann by was program The to coordinate run in Sandwich. and Horticulture to Waste Management efforts in efforts composting improve technique. and than fortyMore attended an educational people of Chatham. in the town composting on program was designed to teach the audience The program troubleshooting procedures, composting proper The to use the finished product. and how issues, and viewable online was also recorded program than twenty-five attended an educationalMore The Truro. of town the in composting on program was designed to educateprogram the audience what can and procedures, composting proper on properlyto how and the use cannotcomposted, be finished product. Horticulture horticultureEducational programs for focus general More than seventy industryMore green professionals Pest Current titled presentation a attended at the Cape was given The presentation Problems. winter seminar and Cod Landscaping Association’s attendees provided The presentation trade show. lifecycle with information about the identification, of severaland management insect and disease pests The presentation concern to Cape Cod. of current recertificationalso qualified creditsfor pesticide for certified and licensed applicators. Approximately fiftyApproximately industry green professionals Disease Diagnosing titled presentation a attended at given was presentation The Landscape. in the LandscapesWinter Deere John Seminar Series for provided presentation The industry professionals. properly to procedure with the proper attendees of landscape plants. identify diseases and disorders identification is a crucial partProper of IPM and necessary and appropriate use the proper to ensure qualified pesticide for program The pesticides. of recertification certifiedfor credits licensed and applicators. Thirty industry green a attended professionals Meeting at Heritage Twilight Management Pest The meeting twilight and Gardens. Museums including education forprovided professionals lifecycle identification of pests, topics such as; and an update strategies, management information, to be able to professionals For pests. invasive on practice IPM the be able to identify they must the lifecycle know of the pest, correctly, problem the appropriate cultural practices of the know management host and understand the different qualifiedprogram for The strategies for control. pesticides recertificationfor certified credits and also provided The program licensed applicators. forthose certified education continuing credits of Landscape the Massachusetts Association by Professionals. Summer a in which update on an Conference affecting localizedWasp) issue (Cynipid pest Gall was given. and the Islands Cape Cod BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 86 attended an educational presentationattended an educational on vegetable Garden Clubmembers Sandwich More thanthirty developed atourLandGrant Universities. produce food using unbiased research based information the public toprograms focus on on how reeducating andhomefoodcommercial production. Educational has losttheskillsandknowledgeassociated withboth produce. A large percentage fresh the populationof of as people focusonlocal produced andhealthbenefits Food production has become hot topic an increasingly Food Production gardens.pollinator gardens inpollinator found andplantselection for insects by gardens, pollinator thebeneficial insects onfocused theresources providedbeneficial for beyond theresources honeybees. for The program gardensbeekeepers aboutthebenefitsofpollinator gardens. The presentation was designed to educate presentation on theotherbenefitsofpollinator Beekeepers Association attendedaneducational membersoftheBarnstable More thanthirty usingcover crops.including pest management, practices and soilconservation maintenanceofturf,fall generalgarden cleanup, on thebestmanagementeducated practicesfor take a soil sample.properly The audience was also ofsoiltestingaswell ashow to the importance and Orleans. on The audiencewas educated Mashpee,different including locations Barnstable, winter. The program wasconducted atthree programeducational on preparing gardens for peopleattendedan More thanseventy-five useplantidentification resources. able toproperly shrubs. tobe The attendeesalsogainedtheskills deciduoustrees,including coniferous trees and ofnative plantmaterial andornamental a variety and Gardens. Attendeeshow learned toidentify Museums heldatHeritage plant identification Nine courseon woody peopleattendedathree class environmentally sustainable. in managingthelandscape whileremaining the public to for is crucial beeducation successful plant selection andbest management practices. This on practicalsuch researchbasedasproper information Floral Notes Newsletter 24, 4: Norton, R., 2013. Annual InjectorMaintenance. Publications PestIntegrated Management. practicesassociatedwiththosefruits,cultural and presentation offruit, coveredtypes many different homeowner aswell ascommercial growers. The theinterested for designed tobeeducational Fruiton Small in Harwich. The workshop was peopleattendedapresentation More thanforty trees. offruit types different andtraining on demonstration ofpruning commercial grower. hands The program included homeowner thecausal and for be educational in Sandwich. The workshop was geared to Pruning demonstration held at Crow Farm peopleattendeda More thanforty Tree Fruit maintenance andIPM. productionaspects oftree on fruit focusing low growing tree fruits. The presentation covered all growersgeneral publicandfor thinkingaboutor The presentationfor the wasdesignedtobeuseful presentationeducational on Tree Fruit inMashpee. peopleattended an Approximately eighty management. soilfertility,included practicesandpest cultural associated withvegetable gardening. Topics increased their knowledge on numerous topics presentation on vegetable gardening. Attendees’ Farm attendeda CommunityGarden inOrleans gardenersApproximately fromCall twenty Sea management. soilfertility,included practicesandpest cultural topics associatedwithvegetable gardening. Topics Attendees’ increased theirknowledge on numerous presentation on vegetable gardening in Orleans. peopleattendedaneducational More thanthirty practices andpestmanagement. gardening. Topics soilfertility, included cultural on numerous topics associated with vegetable gardening. Attendees’ increased theirknowledge BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 87 These repeated defoliation repeated events These damage by ovipositing into soft new twig tissues, ovipositing into soft by damage new twig tissues, the larvae then develop in the twig disrupting tissue The disruption the to system. vascular the trees system vascular to lack causestrees trees the oak in the springfoliation or causes flagging of shoots in the summer. concerning as they oftenare to significant lead and possibly dieback tree of the mortality. ceropteroides and even about B. is known little Very year This it. to manage how about less is known trialat conducted being is smalla investigative about the insect to learn more StateNickerson Park trialresearch is being The it. to manage and how TreeCare in collaborationconducted with Rainbow and MADCR to determine the efficacy of several hope is that the study The insecticides. different and for in a possible method control will result enough informationconstructprovide to a larger about the insect and to learn more project research its management. Program Master Gardener GardenereffortThe Master Program is a cooperative Cod the Cape and between community volunteers The Program is designed Extension. Cooperative horticulturethe meet County ofto needs Barnstable citizens through education outreach and of unbiased information.research based the coordinates Horticulture Educator The Extension GardenerMaster Program and the recruiting and oftraining new Gardeners. Master and Education for Master Gardeners Training recruited and Sixteen were Master Gardeners This is the largest class in the programs trained. receive Master Gardeners year history. twenty-five sixtyapproximately hours of technical training and sixty to provide are hours of volunteering in return The extensive for Extension. Cape Cod Cooperative training is necessary to be able for the volunteers BarnstableCounty and answer to advise citizens’ horticulture questions. than forty More received Master Gardeners This course was training soil testing. on additional Master as a train provided the trainer exercise. Hort Notes 24, 2: 24, Notes Hort B. ceropteroides causes Bassettia ceropteroides. B. Norton, R., 2013. Winter Injury. 2013. R., Norton, Assistance Technical to industry assistance is provided Technical in various ways and municipalities professionals phone/email including services, diagnostic Diagnostic services and site visits. consultations, at no cost for provided identification of plants, are This problems. plant other and diseases insects, information is crucial for industry and professionals management to make proper employees municipal Diagnoses also include unbiased research decisions. unique to the that are based recommendations Extension. of Cooperative mission fifty than More conducted. were farm/site visits a unique offer visits professionals Farm/site opportunitythe at look outsiders an get to visits Farm/site advice. operation and unbiased learning valuable hands on experiencesare that Visits oftenare opening to the professional. eye typicallyare up with technical followed assistance and supporting for documentation the topics Site also valuable visits are during the visit. covered for educators extension for developing future educational programming. Research tree native a common Quercus, velutina Black Oak, a small Cape Cod is suffering from on damage severe wasp, 2-3 Pollinator The Other of Benefits 2013. R., Norton, 1,3 : 6 24, Notes Hort Gardens. Backyard Training and Pruning 2013. R., Norton, 2-4 1: 33, Garden Clippings Trees. and Pear Apple to…. April . Garden is the month 2013. R., Norton, 2: 1 33, Clippings . Garden the Home for Potatoes 2013. R., Norton, 3: 2 33, Garden Clippings Sheet Fact . Cynipid Gall Wasp 2013. R., Norton, published in the data are updates and Weekly Agricultural National Statistics Service, USDA, Publication Condition & from Progress Crop Occasional and data are updates – October. May published in University Vegetable of Massachusetts Publication.Notes BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 88 education. The programby theMaster isorganized isanall-dayprogram ofhorticulture Seminar Seminar. the Spring attendees for Spring The The MasterGardeners had more than one hundred gardener. tothehomecovers alarge arrayoftopicsapplicable andtaughtby MasterGardenersis organized and consists ofeightweeks ofeducation. The program and This program isheldin Falmouth andHarwich theBackyard Program.attendees for Horticulture The Master Gardeners had more than sixty Master Gardener Programs philosophies were covered. and shrubs. Training, cuts, pruning andpruning oftreestypes different for techniques pruning shrubs. The program went intodepththeproper programeducational on oftrees proper and pruning MasterGardeners attendedan More thanthirty strategies. management andintegrated lifecycle also included pestissueson CapeCod.important The program Master Gardeners; andbeaware torecognize of Cape Cod. the This programfocused oneducating programeducational aboutCurrent Pests effecting Master Gardeners attendedan More than forty pH soiltestingequipment. The MasterGardeners were also retrained on new sampling procedure andthebenefitsofsoiltesting. soil testing, oftests,types thedifferent proper Gardeners were tobeknowledgeable trained about Black legged Black Deer Ticks gardening questions. The garden ismaintained by a tohelpanswerExtension thepublic’s Educator was staffed by MasterGardeners andHorticulture Fair. County the Barnstable during The Garden visit theMasterGardener Demonstration Garden to More than 60,000 people had the opportunity Outreach diagnosis oradvice given. offactany sheetsfor intheform based information The MasterGardeners provide unbiased research and more than132plant/diseaseidentifications. conducted, more than 70 insect identifications, fiscal year 2013. More than 200 soil tests were clients in clinic assistedmore than1100 The testing. identification, diseaseidentification, andsoilpH email. plantidentification,clinic offers The insect gardeners bereached can viaphone, walk-in, or County. the general public ofBarnstable for The provides unbiasedresearch basedinformation 600 – 1200 volunteer hours to operate. clinic The hours.a week four for clinic requiresThe between is open in March and November twoclinic days for Octoberthree aweek sixhours. days for thru The Extension office. clinicisopen April from The intheCapeCodCooperative Clinic located The MasterGardeners theHorticulture operate Technical Assistance otherorganizations. and various requestedare by often garden clubs, libraries local speakers tospeakon topics. horticulture Speakers program. This programMasterGardener’s offers as Speaker’sThe MasterGardeners a operate Bureau value ofgardening andlead toalifelonghobby. Gardener. the instill The programhopefully will towork alongside aMaster opportunity learning providing children withahandsonto September yearstwelve ofage. runs fromThe garden May children twelve between eightand for education Garden inBrewster. The programgardening offers The MasterGardeners aChildren’s operate Gardens,Country andDiseaseIdentification. Flowers, topicssuch GardenersWild andincluded BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 89 Three train- Three - ing work shops were held for Conservation - and Natu ral Resource officials throughout the - work These county. Lone Star Tick Adult Female Lone Star was decided to developwas decided a county wide wildfire and Fire was Management Northeast Forest plan. advisory An to writehired countywide this plan. managers includingresource natural and board fire county the throughout to guide the was appointed this plan. on content are county of the plan The objectives wide wildfire to: Identify allwildland hazard possibilities fire Barnstable County;throughout Develop a county map displaying areas hazardous in Barnstable County; forguide a Establish ranking priority propertiesfor WildfirePreparedness Plans; developing Develop a countywide system for rating risk of wildfire; information various on strategies appropri- Provide ate for Barnstable County wild- that will address hazards and serveland fire as a guide for future WildfirePreparedness Planning; wildlandcapacities; Assess current suppression fire of effectiveness needed to increase Identify areas wildlandcapacities. suppression fire of requirements exceeded the The final document WildfireProtection Plan Community the Federal which Barnstable County should position to be eli- The plan gible for federal funds. implementation was distributed departments to all fire and natural The departments the County. throughout resource PlanRegional Extension the Cooperative is also on Severalimplementing begun have towns website. in the plan. recommendations 4-Poster Deer Feeding Station Deer Feeding 4-Poster After eighteen individual wildfire completing it Bourne to Eastham, plans from preparedness Yarmouth, Barnstable, Brewster, Chatham, Or- Chatham, Brewster, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Sandwichand departmentsleans natural resource grantsfrom implementation wildfire received highest implemented the Each town the county. priority plan. determined in their wildfire areas the from for grantsthe received was Funding Service Forest and the county. USDA Barnstable County Land Grants Management - Fal Barnstable, of towns the to awarded were Sandwich and Or- Wellfleet, Harwich, mouth, $500 to $4000 ranged from Grant awards leans. included- the res Projects for a total of $18,580. blueberriestoration of a pick farm your in Dennis Main Streetin Hyan- on of a park to renovation of a establishment via the access providing nis to lot to and a conservation/ area parking recreation county In most instances, in Mashpee. a pond on - the mu than half matched by more funds were nicipalities. The Master Gardeners also provide outreach thru outreach also provide The Master Gardeners efforts other community many farmers including; and tours, garden beautification projects, markets, staffing displays at localevents. group of Master Gardeners to showcase sustainable to showcase Gardeners of Master group harvested the Produce from practices. gardening The to local is provided food pantries. garden during Gardeners Master by staffedalso is garden which to has the potential the Harvest Festival nearlyreach 4000 people. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 90 Photo: Hemlock Wooly Adelgid andForest Damage and Islands. inthestateoccurredBabesiosis cases on theCape the increase aswell. Specifically,over halfofthe well belowofLyme therate are infectionthey on diseases vectored by deerticks. theseare While Note, BabesiosisandAnaplasmosis are two other Counties.the statebehindNantucketandDukes were tiedatthethird ofincidencein highestrate to Hepatitis C. County and Plymouth Barnstable diseaseinthestate,prevalent infectious second only components. Lyme diseaseisthesecond most program contains bothresearch andoutreach disease tick-borne County The FY2013Barnstable Program DiseaseandEntomology Tick-borne members.the Americorp maintained by theExtension staffwiththehelpof tion areas throughout theCounty. is The nursery streets, locations- a variety schools, parks,- conserva Municipal Shade Tree have beenplantedin nursery the lasttenyears, trees from County theBarnstable mouth, Barnstable, andMashpee. Bourne During wereshrubs purchased by Orleans, Yarmouth, Fal- themunicipalities. all for sale prices Trees and to beasource atbelow oftrees whole- andshrubs Farm County attheBarnstable continues nursery Shade Municipal County The Barnstable Tree issues. land management andregulatory and insome instancestakearegional approach to cials toexchange ideas, from andlearn eachother, foroffi- officials andanopportunity public for opportunities vide training andpro- shops are heldperiodically Photo: Hemlock Wooly Adelgid andHemlock Forest Decline ies, centersaswell asgarden information tourist of literature were totown halls, distributed - librar cards andbookmarks. Approximately 50,000pieces Winter Moth: Adult, Larva and Damage than tenretail out- available atnoless ters. Product isnow ber ofgarden cen- anum- including of potentialoutlets contacted anumber product.stocked We two storesago only up untiltwo years wasanissue;ability that product avail- clear tactic itbecame the benefitsofthis public more aware of tension made the As Cooperative Ex- bites.preventing tick effective at highly ing are known tobe - andcloth footwear products appliedto Permethrin-based ture on theirown our extension- litera continue toreprint County Barnstable townseral outsideof goods stores.- Sev centers andsporting let cards, rack include wal- include Life”. These Change Your Bite Can themed “One tension are erative Ex- Cod Coop- vided by Cape erature pro- lit- education Printed tick BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 91 Cooperative Extension provided technical provided Extension Cooperative support was Park The (Brewster). Stateto Nickerson Park closed earlier summer of 2012 in the late than usual received also Park The tickdue to high populations. as well Lyme that contracted people from complaints 10,000 people hosts about Park The as Babesiosis. fall in the of staff used leaf blowers Park annually. 2012 to clear camp leaf litter further sites. from away rooms for posting in rest signage provided Extension stock to permethrin recommendation a made and on (they product in the camp did and also had store at check-in). people to show display . to determine if research to sponsor continues EPA to way an effective Stations are Deer Feeding 4-Poster has EPA wide basis. tick an area reduce abundance on to De- out to support $150,000 provided project the This was performed with accordance in cember 2013. the Massachusetts issued by 049.13LP Letter Permit was Division The Fisheriesof Division Wildlife. & report. of the 2012 interimprogress issued a copy nymph tickon stage obtained abundance The data 2009-2013 2007-2008 and from baseline years from statisticallybut modest a show in reduction significant to the MA Results will be presented tick populations. This agency ultimately is of FishDivision Wildlife. & in the for the use of 4-Posters approving responsible State. remotelyactivated surveillanceThe use of cameras was through continued fall the has in and initiated 2011 of is to document and quantify This the spring of 2013. Significant with wildlife. of stations the interaction was ob- squirrels and grey with raccoons interaction 400,000+ frames of imagery (night and day) served. has been acquired. Deer Tick Testing A significant collaboration was developed with Dr. Laboratorythe of Director Medicalof SteveRich, Amherst. Zoology at the University of Massachusetts, Ticksanalyzedbeen have sites sample 14 the from for - and Ana Babesiosis that causethe pathogens Lyme, - associated with the 4-Post The 14 sites are plasmosis. The distributionand infection rates of the er Study. is wider than previously pathogens latter two thought; foundBabesia infected at 13 of the 14 sites ticks were ago. years 5 of the 14 sites three up from in 2012,

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Bourne Public Library Brooks Free Library Free Brooks Woods Hole Library Woods Dennis Memorial Library Truro Library Truro West Falmouth Public Library Falmouth West Woods Hole Summer Science Camp Woods MA Association of PublicMA Association Health Nurses Irrigation Association of New England Association Irrigation Brewster Conservation Day Sandwich Health Fair Sandwich Health Fair Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Gardeners Master Extension Cape Cod Cooperative Orleans Health Department Bourne Community Center Sandwich Club Garden Cape Cod Mosquito Control Cape Cod Mosquito Control Mashpee Senior Center Health BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 92 works outto$5/tree/year, asignificant ROI. that five years ofcontrol could be achieved. This to monitor. Basedon current research itispossible 2013. wasachieved. 100%control We continue will inApril wasperformed evaluation A follow-up waters. andsurface on wildlife createsapplications negative potentialfor impact ates agroundwater contaminationwhilefoliar risk applications; useofsoildrenches on theCapecre- ventional treatments assoildrench such orfoliar ternative from anenvironmental compared tocon- March 2012. improved al- This wasasignificantly wasappliedin ing acombination ofMerit/Safari us- sprayapplication atrunk Station Experiment Based on research attheConnecticut Agricultural were atrisk; some trees had already beencutdown. At approximately Heritage 200specimenhemlocks up intoNewEngland. have from beenkilled theGreatMountains Smoky enemies.natural Hundreds ofthousandsacres invasive destructive tremely species, of due to a lack scale. adelgid andhemlock wooly This isanex- Museums&GardensHeritage tocontrol hemlock A demonstration project was initiated withthe meat. response anallergic toredbeen linkedtotriggering Fever, MountainSpotted sis andRocky andhave - vector Erlichio thepathogens can thatcause Ticks Zoology,of Medical UMass – Amherst. Star Lone attheLaboratory sofararecollected underanalysis have thatthey seenthisspecies.who believe Ticks Cod from calls residents generatedseveral Times Neck.to Sandy Newspapercoverage by theCape thathave similarhabitatstructure of theCounty beincreased, will lance efforts otherareas including toPark- support providing technical Staff…surveil on the MA mainland. Cooperative Extension is ofthefirstestablishedpopulation beevidence sibly hunk Island. Sandycouldpos- Neck The findingin - point ithadtobeestablishedon beenfound Cutty change. inresponseing north toclimate Uptothis Neck BeachPark. - mov hasbeensteadily This tick Star wereSandy atfive found sitesin Lone Ticks To person- increase consumer service and food habitsinchildren and adults. etary To increase knowledge nutrition andimprove di- Objectives Nutrition andFood Education Safety etables. - and management ofthemajorpestsfruits/veg cycles oftheidentification/life areview included oped andpresented totheMasterGardeners. This - coursewas devel An Introduction toEntomology illnesses.bites andtick-borne in-depth withpeopleabouttheprevention oftick tospeak also provides anumberofopportunities useofapesticideifwarranted.ing tothesafe This sion ofmanagement optionsfrom ranging noth- lawn pests, and discus- identification This includes from ticks, waspsand antstopantry, and structure vided on anongoing basis. ranges inquiries Public to thepublicispro- support entomology General vegetableIPM program. worm andFall oftheUMass aspart Armyworm) of sweet (European corn Borer, Corn Ear- Corn wasalsoconductedthethree for majorpests Scout ofMassachusetts. all ofanetwork covering as part efforts surveillance erative Extension issupporting continues. andsurveillance farms out offour Coop- Brown on stinkbugwasfound three Marmorated asstrawberry,such blueberry, andgrape. raspberry Falmouth to Truro. fruits small This isapestofall ted wingdrosophila theway all from was found ofNewEnglandin2011.were inpart found - Spot twofor invasive speciesthat efforts monitoring thesummerof2012,During Extension conducted Surveillance Invasive Species asblueberry.such a majorpestofmany tree fruits speciesandsmall message system. Landscape IPM mothis Winter tion, thegeneralpublicaswell astotheUMass plied togrowers, Associa- CapeCodLandscape in March/April 2013.hatch These dataare sup- wasconductedwintermothegg for Surveillance BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 93

The Cook Well, Eat Well, training Cook the utilizing Volunteer nutrition education program Well and Live Well, to 35 pantryfood was offered in volunteers cooking and 13 in Bourne to promote Falmouth use of the educational and effective demonstrations Handling, Safe Food the program. tools from Dietary Health and Challenges Eating, Healthy cooking to the three all discussed in addition were pantry to offered demonstrations and volunteers clients. ServiceFalmouth Eight Clients of attended Center Eat Well, Well, Cook introducing a presentation and to observe and portions DVD of the Well Live a and tastings from with cookbooks provided were demonstration. cooking educators Nutrition participated fairs health in and Yarmouth, held at senior centers in Mashpee, Barnstable with a focus nutrition for on the older Over 250 demonstrations. as cooking as well adult these events. through reached were older adults for 30 staff and was presented “Rate MyPlate” a community members at Baybridge Clubhouse, illness mental . for people who suffer from focused the importance on of each of presentation and ways better dietarythe food to make groups choices within a budget. girls adolescent and women adult older 30 of total A participated separate two in nutrition reading label focused snack preparations healthy and activities calcium through on health offered intake and bone the Harwich intergenerational Aging’s Council on Program. Girl Power was Desserts” Healthy “Living the Sweet Life: separate three through 36 people of total a to offered to introduced were Participants presentations. of meal planning utilizing the main concepts ChooseMyPlate.gov offered materials and were dessertfeaturing recipes and samples fruit a as main ingredient. trainings were trainings were Well Live Eat Well, Well, Cook to 14 offered food pantry of Cape Cod directors of the Family as volunteers as well Network Hunger the Cape Pantry of Cape Cod and 9 staff from nutrition pantries received Twelve YMCA. Cod education materials sheet resource and fact highlights and cooking of program DVDs binders, demonstrations. Cook Well, Eat Well, Live Well, a nutrition Well, Live Well, Eat Well, Cook food pantryeducation targeting program clients funding through and staff has been extended via collaborations with and continued Mass in Motion Over2000 Cod. Cape of Network Hunger the distributedbeen have over cookbooks additional including income year past the low to copies 150 Service Summer Food YMCA’s the families through have paraprofessionals two Additionally, Program. and are Network the Hunger by been contracted nutrition a educator extend by to overseen being of these educational materials the reach throughout Barnstable County and the Islands. Nutrition educatorsNutrition participated in seven health housing developments income at low screenings in collaborationBarnstableoffered with County education Nutrition Environment. and Health conversations, one-on-one a display, through and educational materials demonstration, cooking health with available in conjunction was made screenings. Nutrition educatorsNutrition participatedin fifteen by the Cape Biometric Screening events offered education Nutrition Group. Cod Municipal Health conversations, one-on-one a display, through educational and materials demonstration, cooking health with available in conjunction was made screenings. nel’s knowledge of safe food handling practices. of safe food handling knowledge practices. nel’s the risk of food-decrease practices and change To non- and residential borne illness in households, and food service operations. programs, residential food improve and awareness consumer increase To economical and for practices a more purchasing healthful diet. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 94 Bill Clark, Director Extension; of DevalPatrick, Governor; KimConcra, Extension Educator; Tasha Ramos; Program Scenes from theBuyFresh Meeting Annual BuyLocal State Day Agricultural Coordinator Buy Fresh Cape BuyLocal Codsponsored agiveaway holiday dinner! holiday dinner! BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 95 “Y.E.A.H (Yummy, Easy, Active and Active Easy, (Yummy, “Y.E.A.H Nine food safety workshops entitled, Food Food food safetyNine entitled, workshops held for a total were HandlingRisky Business, is a of 143 foodservice volunteers. and employees at the conducted were programs youth Four with food safetyBarnstable County and Fair and demonstrations, nutrition information, Additional Building. Youth in the 4-H activities at for conducted youth were nutrition activities seasonal healthful focusa with Harvest the on Fair produce. a collaboration with project, The‘Snacktivities’ Harwich EarlyAdvisoryChildhood funded Council continues Cape Cod Fivethrough Foundation, monthlyto provide snack activity and calendars to Harwich as a programs and preschool daycare to incorporateway snacks and exercise healthy into everydaysuggestions classroom experiences. attended a workshop and providers parents Ten entitled, kicking off the 2012-2013 for Families!!” Healthy) Easy School forDistrict. program the Monomoy ‘off ’ season the in meal ideas and ways to be active Ninety children highlights of this workshop. were participated trail mix nutrition activity in a healthy event Children Young as part of of the Celebration in Harwich. an electronic Thought, for Food issues of Twelve nutrition newsletterbeen distributed have to The newsletter and elementaryparents school staff. subscribersprovides with up-to-date nutrition and friendlykid and clips, video foodsafety articles, 183 are there Currently, each month. recipes subscribers to this newsletter. afterschoolA healthy snack activity conducted was “Lights After on and families as partfor 96 youth of events at Cape Cod Child Development’s School” as in as well Yarmouth in School-Age Programs Falmouth. part-time nutrition educators been have Two Program Nutrition the Family through contracted to teach elementary (SNAP-Ed) students in an after-school entitled Kids in the Kitchen. program participated children in the seriesForty-two of The Nutrition Education Program was includedProgram Nutrition Education The tour as part of the 2012 County Commissioners’ focusing the food on pantry of in the town projects Harwich. Nutrition educator led the Eating Well round table table round Well educatorNutrition led the Eating as partdiscussions Aging Serving of the Councils on forum for entitled, older adults (COAST) Together Building Resiliency in Aging”. Well: Life Your “Live participated 50 older adults in this Approximately Aging. Council on Truro held at the program Through SNAP-Ed grant funding, five nutrition five grant funding, SNAP-Ed Through been conducted for have older adults presentations Bag Brown as part of Barnstable Senior Center’s Well, The talks include Cook material from program. demonstrations. and cooking Well Live Well, Eat programs. the attended adults older 53 of total A copies of the monthly Notes Nutrition In addition, available to all made seniors to Go newsletters were visiting the Barnstable Senior Center. Eight drop-in nutrition and food safetyEight drop-in activities as part conducted of the Summerwere Baker Service held at Ezra H. Food Program Elementary School making a total of 209 contacts 300 Ezra H. Additionally, with school-aged youth. Baker Elementary students and family members which includedattended the Open House activities simple nutrition highlighting display an interactive kid-friendly afterschool snack ideas. Two hundred twenty hundred and refrigerator thermometers Two educational materials food on safety and nutrition participating to families sent home in the were Service2012 Summer Food delivery home program Hyannis, in YMCA Cod Cape the by sponsored food safety Additionally, and Mashpee. Bourne, for provided 35 Summertraining materials were Servicevolunteers. staff and Food Program “Easy, Affordable Summer Meals” was offered to offered was Affordable Meals” Summer “Easy, Development’s of Cape Cod Child 8 teen parent preparing planning, Meal Program. Parent Teen servingand sit in a and culminated covered were family-styledown dinner. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 96 Additional outreach efforts included a children’s a Additional included outreach efforts Celebration plusaFallevents Harvest Tour. marketsfarmers andother food-related community throughhave beendistributed attendance at area Healthy recipes andover 10,000memberguides display,educational recipes, andmemberguides. markets visitsto farmers withan activities included and seaproducts. BuyFresh CapeCod BuyLocal grown farm businesses on theCapewithlocally Cod withthemission ofconnecting peopleand coordination ofBuyFresh Cape BuyLocal in haveNutrition participated educators were mainthemesofthenight. Healthy foods, recipes andcooking demonstrations 14parentsfor andpreschool teachersinBrewster. “Healthy Holiday CookingFamilies” for washeld andgardenboth thenutrition themestogether. classroomaffordable totie activities todointhe the garden connection, tonutrition andeasy, resources, ChooseMyPlate.gov covered included staff asa Professional Development course. Topics was offered to21CapeCodChildDevelopment intheClassroom:“Nutrition From Farm toFork” of theFamilyAs part Nutrition Program, staff with40employees inattendance. School’s Public Barnstable for training service food waspresentedand Beverages asanin-service Competitive Nutrition for Standards FoodsSchool on focused thestate’s mandated primarily newly Day School JustGotHealthier”, apresentation“The School.Elementary Baker atEzra events oftwo school-wide part activities in nutrition conducted as participated site inFalmouth. Atotalof160youth andparents sampling ofhealthy baggedideasataseparate lunch display celebrationwithanutrition and to-school inaback- children andtheirfamiliesparticipated summer program in Yarmouth. Additionally, 20 of 4lessons eachatCapeCodChildDevelopment’s intwo series school-aged children have participated Centers inFalmouth andHyannis. Atotalof16 and CapeCodChildDevelopment’s School-Aged School,lessons BakerElementary held atEzra table. recipes were ofthe display made availableaspart Parents/families. andvarious materials Educational Head Start a low-income audienceincluding use of WIC-issued Farmer’s among Market checks at theHyannisFarmer’s Market to promote the inconjunctionA displaywith wasorganized WIC Company.Oyster fromshellfish Dennis Brewster toapproximately 45people, highlighting promotion shellfish local program wasoffered in oftheBuyFresh project,As part BuyLocal a ingredients possible. whenever grown themeofutilizinglocally with anunderlying tomatoes, givingideas andhomemade holiday gift techniques, onfocused freezing anddrying canning Fresh project. BuyLocal two-hourThe workshops workshops offered throughpreservation theBuy food peopleattendedsixseparate A totalofsixty-one and healthfulrecipes. productsvaried aswell aspreparation techniques over 600 consumers were and exposed to new Resources. Through tastingsatdemonstrations, from ofAgricultural MassachusettsDepartment project wasmade possiblethrough funding grant Market throughout thesummermonths. This FarmersSandwich Market, Farmers and Orleans River Farmers Market, Falmouth Farmers Market, markets:demonstrations farmers atfour Bass conductedcookingNutrition twelve Educators ofthe Buy Fresh project,As part BuyLocal to 114members. Membership inBuyFresh hasclimbed BuyLocal individuals through socialmediaplatforms. in addition ofapproximately toafollowing 1237 electronic hasreached newsletter 2697subscribers group.advisory of the monthly Distribution been accomplished by working withanappointed of program objectives andplannedactivities has annual membernetworking meeting. Coordination Nationalduring Farmers Market Week, andthe Cod magazine, andradioonline advertisements aquaculture, inEdibleCape advertisements four sponsorship offiveraw barshighlightinglocal contest,coloring WQRC Shop Local Promotion,WQRC Local Shop BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 97 teachers in ten separate classrooms. Classroom Classroom in ten separateteachers classrooms. materials materialsprovided and take-home are both in the nutrition the messages to reinforce classroom and at home. was educational exhibit, an interactive Walk, Body Walk Body elementary at eight conducted schools. from body, the of tour eleven-station an features heart, small intestine, stomach, brain to mouth, skin with a focus and on muscles, bones, lungs, Approximately the way. of nutrition along the role Follow-up experiencedstudents 1,177 exhibit. the to provided forclassroom the in use were activities take home Additionally, each participating teacher. to every developed and provided materials were with the messages allowing them to share student, parents. educator Nutrition planning activities assisted in forfair at Riverviewannual health the Schoolfor learning and cognitive students with language, reading on activities focused The disabilities. nutritionchoosing as labels as well healthier safe food safety by followed beverage options hand washing. practices and proper educatorNutrition participated in the Healthy sponsored Day Wellness Community Together and the Sandwichfor Families by Partnership A healthy Sandwich Human Services Association. activity was conducted display and youth breakfast in and children 500 adults for approximately attendance. educatorNutrition participated in the Live cooking healthy Two Mashpee health fair. Well partas conducted of for were kids demonstrations this community-wide event. 60 families includingApproximately nearly one participated children in a build- young hundred nutrition activity as partyour-own-breakfast of the by sponsored Yarmouth in Day Fun the Family Program. United Network Families “Snacktivities” entitles, nutrition workshops Two the Child at conducted were Fork” to “Farm and “Building Healthy Bones” a series nutrition of two “Building Bones” Healthy milk fat of low consumption emphasizing lessons and other calcium-rich 148 foods has reached StartHead and classroom children aged preschool Healthy dessert options were the focus of a cooking the focus of a cooking dessert were Healthy options than one for conducted more demonstration doctors attending a Cape Cod Preferred hundred meeting. Physician’s A presentation on Farmers Market Food Safety Food Market Farmers on A presentation for to Cape and Islands health agents was presented the Health through education continuing credits Coalition. Agent Six food safety certificationrecertification and classes for the been offered food service have industry certification in resulting of 106 individuals. certificationfood a sanitation ServSafe, program Restaurant fulfills Association the National through forthset the by requirements Code Food 1999 the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Fifty-one food pantry been trained have workers This SafetyWorkshops. Pantry two Food through for food statewidea is requirement workshop the foodsthrough pantries to receive in order Cooperative to Prior Bank. Food Boston Greater volunteers offeringExtension this on the Cape, class for to Boston this training. to go had As part of the Buy Fresh, Buy Local project, a Buy Local project, As part the Buy Fresh, of nutrition educator a kid-focused food conducted activitylocallyusing strawberriespart grown as of Fitness Family Night. ME Small’s Twelve healthy cooking demonstrations and and demonstrations cooking healthy Twelve of 176 clients a total reached displays have and Family Service the Falmouth at volunteers Center, Chapel Grace Wellfleet’s and Pantry of Cape Cod, and displays provide Demonstrations Pantry. Food income to low methods cooking and healthy recipes Program. Nutrition families as part of the Family to Notes Nutrition 3600 copies of Additionally, a monthly newsletter focusing healthful, on Go; nutrition and topics has been economical recipes distributedto food pantry clients and volunteers. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 98 and tenth grade health classes at Sturgis Public Public atSturgis and tenthgrade healthclasses ninth wasaguestspeakeratfour Nutrition educator School. Falmouth Elementary oftheFun aspart lunches Family Night at East were presented healthy with ideasfor and snacks Approximately 20 preschoolers and their families talks. approximately 30-35olderadults attendedthe inOrleans. Series An audienceof Learning presentations oftheLifetime nutrition aspart offour conductedNutrition aseries educators a totalof17municipal employees. Food: Parents” for Strategies Summertime reached ofFamily Mealtime”,“Importance and “Families & Municipal HealthGroup. “Good MoodFood”, offered through series a lunchtime CapeCod Three nutrition workshops of were heldaspart were covered.variety ‘stations’. Healthy beverages, and lunches safe food from ofhealthy offered aseries choices atvarious made abrownday thefollowing for baglunch program.Countdown toKindergarten Children ofthe at KCaspart School Coombs Elementary parent workshop andchild 50children washeldfor “BYOL: Build Your Lunch”, Own aninteractive from theon-site communitygarden. onfocused low sodiumcooking andusingherbs andcookinghands-on demonstration activity Mashpee Village. a The presentation included Essentials”“Eating waspresented toagroup at at aBenefits meeting.Administrators 25municipalwas conductedroughly for employees Municipal HealthGroup’s screenings biometric A cooking demonstration highlightingCapeCod Wellness Program. withtheCapeCodMunicipal in collaboration municipal employees and spouses in Falmouth Improvement Program have beenconducted for Two pre-program screenings theHealth for Chapter. teachers andmembersoftheCapeCodAEYC childhood Care Network atotalof21early for quality and safety ofourprogram bothyouth for andsafety quality The ensuresSystem the Volunteer Management Volunteer Management volunteers througheducation. experiential To provide programs to4-Hmembersand 4-H Volunteer Management System. To strengthen, recruit, maintainand manage the Readiness, and Teen Issues. Environmental Stewardship, Communication, Job and areas ofScience Technology, Skills, Life activities, programs and courses inthecontent To andpromoteevents offer and educational youth. emphasizing outreach County Barnstable to all To maintainandbalanceexisting4-Hprograms, Objectives members ofsociety. and contributing need tobecome engaged citizens community service, and communications will they youth inleadership, skills withlife citizenship, Building strong communities by providing Goals 4-H YouthDevelopment on the MassinMotion initiative. Human Services Network County withBarnstable andcollaborate WellnessSchools Committee, and The Hunger Cod ChildDevelopment, Public theSandwich Health and Wellness Cape Councilfor Advisory asamemberon the serve Nutrition educators DiseaseControlCenters for andPrevention. National by the InstitutesofHealth andsupported model health program based on research led by the theNationalfor DiabetesPrevention Program, a Coach asaLifestyle wastrained Nutrition Educator establishments. purchasinginnearby food for lunch aswell ashealthieroptions alunch when packing School.Charter focus was The on good nutrition BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 99 numerous other community eventsthe community other showcasing numerous various media. through public the to Program 4-H to pick up information stop by people or talk Many as prospective alumni, either as program about the children their about getting inquire or to volunteers, Mailings and news releases with 4-H. involved information. additional provided The Barnstable CountyAdvisory 4-H Council and the Barnstable County Advisory 4-H Horse meet regularly to invite continuing Committee’s and teens to join parents volunteers, club leaders, Collaboration is them during their meetings. enriching programs and encouraged to plan future has been response The expanding the 4-H program. in qualityenthusiastic resulting volunteer/parent involvement. Programs Development Youth Over participated 120 4-Hers at the Barnstable participants experience hands-on Fair County Fair. learning opportunities food safety include: that and hands- exhibits, action consumerism, preparation, leadership, public speaking, demonstrations, on and their 4-H projects 4-Hers showcase Many etc. or Building Youth exhibiting in the club by work 4-H Animal participatingDog Show, in the 4-H 4-H of Horses. World Wonderful or the shows, and also participatefamilies and volunteers Fair at to support side-by-side mentor their and working club members. Barnstable County 4-H launched a new 4-H teens to provide last year Program Ambassador needed to become with the skills and resources promoting while spokespeople effective and active Training of the 4-H program. image a positive held for teens to learn are techniques sessions setting up 4-H giving speeches, including writing, communicating displays, exhibits and promotional and with other leadership along with social media’s skills. communication Some also decided to organize of the Ambassadors Ball a 4-H Holiday in December and promote Church for our 4-H teens held at the Federated They dancing and learned ballroom in Hyannis. learned about all the behind the scene effort it takes Recruitment duringefforts held Barnstable the were and Harvest and Ag Fair Festival Truro County Fair, To gain an understanding of accountability, the gain an understanding of accountability, To and Member Management Volunteer statewide 4-H System with process to be an ongoing continues Barnstable County Clubs and Advisory Councils. into practice goals 4-H puts these management closely working teachable seeking by with groups and for both adults moments life skills needed by Program, 4-H the registering through By youth. clubs learning issues and about compliance are policies for use of the 4-H name and emblem. regarding encourages communication The process club and leadership and quality activities control opportunities. The re-enrollment process 4-H for the 2012/2013 process re-enrollment The is underwayyear clubs 20 enrolled with consisting meet To volunteers. of 187 members and numerous and Barnstable State, of National, the requirements to required participating are youth County 4-H, packets include that registration completed submit and codes of conduct, health, updated enrollment, Copies of all forms are permission/liability forms. forwarded to all 4-H club so that they leaders may the and up-to-date information on complete have by rolled out The Data Base theychildren service. 4-H Council still offers challenges but National for the most part the new designed data base is a web plus to the 4-H program. and volunteers. This is a criticalThis and mandatory and volunteers. presentlyhave We program. our of requirement successfully have who volunteers screened 150 over check as occasional, and others a CORI completed guidance the under short-termwork who volunteers Other or staff member. volunteer of a screened includevolunteers educators agency and youth check (a criminal a CORI had who have workers their by screened and/or check), background as collaborators with the 4-H and work employer responsibility and This is a continuing Program. time and accountability patience, diligence, requires Follow- the integrityto ensure of the 4-H Program. which time a is includesup orientation training, and mandatorybut consuming mentoringin process volunteers. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 100 “To MaketheBestBetter” Scenes from 4-H and Operation Military from 4-HandOperation Scenes BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 101 “I my head pledge to clearer think- ing, My heart to loyalty, greater My hands to service,larger and my health to better living, my coun- my community, for my club, and my world.” try, Kids from around the county around from Kids the state. and BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 102 and tothe Truro Fair. Agricultural Fair County the Barnstable asa4-HClub Exhibit Garden. from Selections theexhibitthentravel to of thechildren’s basedon theChildren’s artwork 4-Hhostsanexhibition County and Barnstable bloom. theThen in February Public Library Truro sculptures andmixed-media work comes intofull an abundance of beautiful paintings, drawings, slower brings garden growth.Winter However wintergreens.beds for andawards. ribbons for We thenseedandhoopthe produce intothe Truro Contests AgFair Harvest end, theChildren’s Community/4-HGarden enter bodies aswell astheirenvironment: At summer’s sustainable, learn they healthy their practicesfor and Goodie Bag dinnercontributions. Inaddition, grown snacks, for about whatthey’ve lunches school production &demand, andteach theirfamilies food children increaseThe themselves local Program.Lunch theSchool excess for produce school totheir local their families. The young gardeners alsodeliver them home toshare have whatthey grown with Goodie Bags are in high demand – children take connection toagriculture. popularGarden Our resulting inimproved early healthandaformative where children plant, cultivate, eatvegetables – Garden Club grows year-round organic produce CAPE’sSustainable Children’s Community/4-H andmany different programs offered.4-H clubs successfulwithfour Capehasbeenvery the Outer tocontinue toexpand4-Hprograms Anon effort efforts. recruitment further for 4-H program andanopportunity County is a wonderfulthe Barnstable showcase for providing funhands-on activitieschildren. for This by 4-HClubstoparticipate encouraging activity organizes, thisfamily coordinates andsupports event. popular affordable family The4-H program The annualHarvest Festival heldinOctober, isa to sponsor anevent. retirement andassisted livingcenters. residents for ofareawho provide entertainment withagroup ofseniorcitizens effort a collaborative nursing homes and/orassistedliving homes. This is to spread holidaytoresidents cheer offourteen Service”to Larger made hundreds ofholiday pins puttingthose Once againour4-Hclubs “Hands teensaffected for by domestic violence. enjoy, thenwere donated toIndependenceHouse DVDs, itemsteens cardsandothervarious gift passes, movie baskets)thatincluded (gift buckets donations were they abletoassemble24popcorn projects.community service Through generous 4-Hmembersworked together holiday on several of helpingothers. ourcommunityaswell asanawareness for of food incredible that generated 3,850 pounds experience thatwerepantries onpickup. handfor Itwasan Fairgrounds food readytolocal food todistribute togetherCounty volunteers attheBarnstable came donations. food tocollect county OnDecember8th Drop offstations were designatedaround the thepublicaboutthisopportunity. toinform displays 4-H Food County the Barnstable and made Drive Food Drive. We bagsfor 4-Hgrocery distributed 4-H CommunityService annual State/County forour off The Harvest Festival wasthekick Service 4-H HandstoLarger Power makingminiwindturbines. of Wind & JumpsusingBalls Ski Tracks andthe curricula Bots, heads, minirobots outoftoothbrush created the Truro Library. farchildren have made So Eco ofworkshops /Roboticsseries at a 4-HScience toincrease programsAnother hasspurned effort funwaytheharvest! was anincredibly tocelebrate madedesign theirownofazucchini! racecars This atthe Race Truro AgFair children for tomakeand This year 4-Halsosponsored500 Zucchini the timeless craft. animal vegetable etc. washandmade through this working felting. andthekidslearned farm Each This year thekidscreated anentire sustainable BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 103 at the Pool at the Crosswinds Recreation Center Center Recreation Crosswinds at the at the Pool 200 participants! over and attracted “Get our 4-H Crafters also continued Club We that 12 children preparing exhibits for Fair” Ready Barnstable in the County and entered on worked the 4-H generosity from Thanks to the Fair. Military the resources had we Grant Program a end of the summer The featured needed. we which provided Celebrate Back to School event, They could fill back to school supplies for children. notebooks crayons, backpackstheir pencils, with rulers and more. erasers, 4-H Community Service Base on activelyThe 4-Hers collected for our annual 4-H and base on kept Drive were all donations Food to the Chaplains office for distribution. donated for at the veterans placemats the Also 4-Hers made and a local Hospital in Brockton nursing home; VA bags for House theythey book Independence made fleece pillows made for a local Hospice House and a 4-H Community Service received we Grant from again for once the Massachusetts 4-H Foundation 2 place 4-Her’s where Memorialour project Day on American the 50 monuments on each of flags Cemetery at the National on Trail the Memorial base in Bourne. and Opportunities Workshops Trainings, educational to provide continue we In addition able were and opportunitiesVolunteers for 4-H the Massachusetts 4-H a grant from to receive teen one and train to volunteers 11 Foundation are we Now ServSafein the 4-Her Program. with Statecompliant 4-H policies and MA Health of the public we the well-being code to ensure trained Food 22 4-Hers on we In addition serve. Handling is Risky Business thanks to the county’s Educator. Nutrition Camping 101” “4-H a Due to popular demand, for in October 4-Hers and their families Program participateto held was overnightin an camping were Workshops experience at 4-H Camp Farley. Saturday includingheld all on day Backpacking, Trail, Survival Exploring the Nature Skills, The Barnstable County helped filled 4-H program hours this summer for many kids and families Club hosting the Otisthrough 4-H Adventure when Santa “Christmas in July” such programs as “Olympiccame in flip flops and sunglasses to an medals, gold even had we Swimfor Gold”, 4-H the FlipNational Flop and a 4-H Baseball Day Day the great favoritepastime, exploring America’s the and a Pirate Hunt with theme, Treasure 4-H lots of covered we ever popular Hawaiian Luau, territory! held outside all summer were Programs The 4-H Junior Chef Club for 9-12 year olds The 4-H Junior Chef Club for 9-12 Club make nutritious snacks. helped the Adventure and cranberry making pumpkin They enjoyed learning to make breakfast, learning how recipes, to how manners, to set the table, how to measure, trail nutritious made smoothies, a menu, create as gifts they could give treats mix and holiday to They helped make snacks for the their family. they partyHalloween celebration; and the Holiday dessertsmade they servedguests to their invited clean how and up learnedand kitchenabout safety, to properly hands! wash your Barnstable Countyoffer to 4-H continues two Military 4-H clubsat Air Station on Cape Cod year olds Adventure club for 5-8 The 4-H OTIS. they grew Sunflowers for learned recycling, about and planted a garden, the 4-H Sunflower contest Hatched chick eggs for the embryology program, made Bugs, Bugs and more learned about Bugs, centerpieces created for nutritioustrail mix, they painted the the Junior Chef Desertparty, Crosswinds and the at the Base Exchange windows They highlighting a 4-H activity project. or season based hunts outside scavenger Storyenjoyed Walks, Rodeo A Bike Pumpkin decorating, story, a on and featuringsafety checks rulesand road, the of activities! lots of other hands on Program Collaborations and DeliveryProgram Modes Barnstable County to teach after 4-H continues the locations around in numerous school programs the in Several are and taught were courses Cape. for year. of being planned the upcoming process BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 104 project-writing letter to service membersoverseas. lettertoservice project-writing group completed a holiday community service project.community service Inaddition tothis, this horses, for and caring lessons and aholiday riding summer of 2013. education The program included for scheduled with theupcoming OMKcamps of 2013. members alsovolunteered tohelp Several December of2012, andresuming againinMarch Farms, attending through participants with7local atSmithfield horseclub continued aweekly tothesuccessofsummerprogram,Due OMK going intothetraining. was “absolutely amazed” at what she didn’t know, answered questions. One of the volunteers said she attended thetraining, provided examples, and one fromincluding the Veteran’s Administration children undergoing adeployment. Two clinicians, of staff memberscharacteristics on theneedsand Camp,Saddles 4-Hspentsome8 timetraining In preparation the 2012 Stars, for and Stripes week looked like, visitcapecodextension.org/4-H. we lastalifetime. hopewill For apeekatwhatthe most inthedeployment cycle, that inanexperience were families, abletohost14children from military andthe Youklis School Elementary Foundation, we Development Council, thestudentsatHarwich Kids, the Cape &Islands Youth Community MA. Thanks toMassachusettsOperationMilitary atSmithfield equine day camp in Farms Falmouth, andreceivedfor funding toconduct aweeklong KidsCapeCod(OMK)applied Operation Military Kids Operation Military endeavors. were anddecisions were distributed made future for paperwork, forms, ofevents policiesandcalendar 4-Hyear thenew offwithconfidence.start All 4-H for all volunteers to September Off Night in a4-HKick- Camp Farleyfor alsowasthelocation spookywith thecampfiretelling stories. and, ofcourse, dark lightingtheircreations after Cooking over thecampfire. food Pumpkin Carving hiddentreasures, usingGPStolocate Geocache were the holidays. beingmailed overseas for Aweek where were they upcarepackagesthat packing the Troops on Thanksgiving weekend inBourne, holidays. that, After we joinedCapeCodCares for who were adeployment over the experiencing focused children on20 specifically wasvery which project,began withour5thannualholiday stocking andtheirfamilies. ourcountry women serving This themenand tohelp support organizations local approached,As the holidays OMK/4-H partnered alittlehomespuncheer.to offer cardsandotheritems oforigami cards andavariety Afghanistan. Inaddition tothis, volunteers made in menandwomen serving our CapeCodservice blankets, and assembleover 150carepackagesfor 75heroable tofill backpacks, makeover 50fleece andover 200volunteers,of AmeriCorps we were inHyannis. School Intermediate Thanks to thehelp event, 21stattheBarnstable Service on January project their annual MLK for application Day of had accepted ourservice thatAmeriCorps learned the New Year off with a bang when we started care went intotakingofoursoldiers… efforts huge of2013!Several their return home inJuly connection tothisunitremained intact until Our young membersinattendance. family blankets, kits and more to almost 200 teen survival carepackages,and toddler hero backpacks, fleece Reservation.Military We helpedhandoutinfant theirsend-offceremony during atMass.September Unitinearly the familiesof181stEngineering 4-H/OMKwasindeedhonoredBarnstable tomeet ofus!(photo) dayall for make every these families, they theefforts andhelpedrecognize parents! More importantly, we connected with children inattendance, aswell assome oftheir festivities. We buttons with made over 100military recognitionfood, with that is filled funandother Family Day at the 102nd Wing, is a day which of event. Inaddition tothis, we were againon back festive family programs school inavery about after in August, provides which resources tofamilies Reservation cream socialatMassachusettsMilitary intheannualice OMK/4-H once againparticipated BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 105 with the military horse club, much to our delight! our to much militarythe with club, horse the holidays this is that behind reason can be The was and our intention difficult for military families, of the which one is new some memories, to create described in the lecture coping strategies suggested An to survive how on in the lecture the holidays. gingerbread for step planned future additional of our some will also share is that we workshops who might be having a hard with others goodies especially in military families. time, Cape effort, Day Afterlearning about our MLK event hold a second us to contacted Volunteers Cod again, Once April 13th. on Library, the Mashpee at filled zip lockwe items that the troops bags with granola gum, Tarts, such as Pop requested had all etc., sunscreen, lip balm, hand sanitizer, bars, the public, from donations thanks to generous Cape Cod Medical as BMC Healthnet, as well Volunteers CC Mashpee Library, , Reserve Corps. who 15 youth) (about and almost 100 volunteers were boxes up to lend a hand! Eight showed filled a packages and with (photo) care packedup, They faces. the happy disposable camera to record really were and prettymailing the quickly, received thrilled to be remembered Cod OMK Cape During spring the of 2013, separate funding for three and received applied for, the summer over camps to take place projected The first camp willconcentrate on of 2013. with an immediate familyyouth member in the Operation by and was funded cycle, deployment The second camp Military Kids/Massachusetts. and in local children will Air Guard families, reach the 4-H/Air by grant administered is a competitive Military Kansas through State Partnership Force grant pilot innovative is an The third University. for program military families and was fully funded Star gold by managed Transition, in Heroes by was Eric, whose son, Ken and Cyndiparents Jones, of this The mission killed in Afghanistan in 2009. support to is veterans families. their and non-profit A full camps report of all three will appear in the 2013-2014 annual report. In December, Pat Taylor (otherwise to know Taylor Pat In December, spent lady” “the gingerbread Cape Cod locals as a magical afternoon barns making gingerbread Another event, “How to Survive the Holidays” “How to Survive the Holidays” event, Another and Girls and was funded though the boys Club, Collaboration between early in offered December. OMK/4-H and GirlsBoys of Cape Cod, Club this Program, Hospice Bereavement VNA and the focused techniques individuals on to help workshop holidaysthe a with through get families and at ironically, It was, familybeloved member absent. StarGold to introduced were we eventthis where Heroes whose non-profit, Cyndi Jones, mother, OMK to do a presentation invited Transition, in offerto idea our family a on summer the in camp that This particularreminded us, event of 2013. effortswell not of these outreach although some are it is the ripple effect out from radiating attended, that makes everythe initial contact appearance that It is that those present. make valuable to more we and experiences voices these collective that through to offer that the able to continue programs are we families specifically need. later, we were at the Gus at the Canty were we Memorial Center later, care helped pack up more we where in Falmouth, including made that were 250 cards over packages, local service in a community students by project. Barnstable United, Barnstable Intermediate School, Southeast School Alternative and the Stars and SaddlesallfootClub best Horse their put forward letter writing/cardin the most successful campaign Students ever conducted! have we in 7th grade English classes at Barnstable Intermediate School Afterschool Program Nickerson’s in Dale and that were wrote formal white lined paper, letters on later incorporated into beautiful and original cards recycled afterschool cards by from created students One student at the Southeast at Barnstable United. SchoolAlternative embellished each card with (Photo)Some a colorful and uplifting drawing. mothers and other family members of the wives, cried openly they the cards before were seeing upon with paused to take photos and many shipped out, their cell phones! BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 106 For the5 of aloved one. home thedeath visitsfollowing during delivery for given tothe VNA HospiceBereavement Program gorgeous, baskets(see photo), colorful were which project.on acommunityserve created 60 Students school, after hands on experiments andpartnered our Science Teachers whoconducted numerous May 2013. provided resources 4-HAfterschool to kids from Monday and Thursday –Oct. 2012thru year.school program reached 60 The afterschool the2012-2013 for through grants anumberoflocal Judge Joseph Reardon, theprogram wasfunded ofanumberpeople,efforts Retired including of funds.unavailability Through the relentless of years, and was in danger of being cut due to anumber for Grant funded by the21stCentury This wasasuccessfulprogram thathad been School’sIntermediate Program. RAP Afterschool theBarnstable $54,000.00infundsfor for apply and Cape Cod Justice for Youth to Collaborative Schools 4-H alsoworked Public withtheBarnstable that were hosted staffattheUniversity.Students mapping activity, otherworkshops andseveral Foodsome experiential activities, Science aGIS Making.Movie Participants in alsoparticipated (Conducted by Children’sMysteries Hospital), and like in tracks Veterinary Science, Medical Solving inlateJuneof2013,two day camp andparticipated leader) attendedthe Science a 4-HAfterschool teacherand aBISScience chaperones (including Camp inAmherst, MA. Eightstudentsandtwo of Massachusetts’ (SOS) of Science Summer year totakeagroup ofstudentstotheUniversity the3rd and4-Hteamed upfor consecutive School ofwhich,Speaking Intermediate Barnstable resume of2013. againinthefall a monthmet twice until June of 2013, and hopes to is initsthird year ofscientificexploration! club The Program Science Baker, atEzra afterschool which inDennis.Baker School This projectoff the kicked and30studentsatEzra HighSchool at Barnstable also wasmetby 12studentsintheRoboticsClub onfocused an Ecobot Challenge. challenge was The in the2012NationalExperiment 4-HScience th consecutive year, BISalsoparticipated volunteer inthissuccessful summerprogram, along embellishments. Two mothersassistedour4-H bag,makeup/toiletry abeachcover-up, andhair program, makingapincushion, included which a Altogether, inthis eightstudentsparticipated of2012.offeredfor thefirsttimeinlateJuly Many Choices,Sew a4day Sewing “camp”, was of2013. fall andtheprogramcontinue school will inthe after program inthis Exemplary students participated to commemoratetheirfriendships. Atotal of45 markers fabric traded pillowsandusedcolorful pillows. thelastweek ofschool, During participants thefinalopeningstuff andhandstitch ontheir pillow. helpedmeasure, Students cut, baste, sew Another well-received project wasanautograph (photos) their story! asthey thestudentsfelt excitement andpride “told” as thereader toldtostory. You imaginethe can it wastoassemblethevelcro pieceson theapron assigned areader andanapron wearer, whosejob adhesive Velcro. Eachofthe7groups thenwere andattachedtotheaprons felt on tocolorful with scenesinthebook,important were they transferred had reproduced andother themaincharacters byand sewn machineby 4-Hstaff. Oncestudents were cutandbastedby anothergroup ofstudents, wanted to workthat they with. The denim aprons beginning witheachgroup agreeing on abook Aprons.Storybook usedagroup process Students of2013,in thewinterandspring including 2013. projects were Several plannedandconducted of component beganinJanuary 4-H afterschool were notmade untillateOctober of2012, sothe Center. The awards, competitive, are which highly Education’s CommunityLearning 21stCentury andSecondary ofElementary the Department to application Grants intheExemplary partner 4-H waspleasedtobeaninvitational grant ourkids!” for wonderful opportunity for this you all of Principal KarenStonely: “Thank Extension shared thecost ofthebus. Inthe words and 4-H/Cooperative School and the Intermediate and theMA4-HFoundation, inorder toattend, received from scholarships theBISPrincipal’s Fund BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 107 events related to youth, and over 100 parents and parents 100 and over to youth, events related a Each year attended. members also community for his/her is honored of the community member the year this and families, and dedicationyouth to who is a Brown, Perreira Valerie to went honor Cape on families and for advocate children tireless WIC and Summer the by Cod and is employed Programs. Food peer strong its 13-year Barnstable continued 4-H at Cape Forward partnershipleader with Project (Youth Weir Maura College. Cod Community Educator and a 4-H Project) Suicide Prevention Bullying on did a presentation to about 60 students Peer Leadership The 13) in the spring. (see photo has been evolvingprogram since its inception the subject years, and in recent ago, about 12 years of bullyingto deal with it to be relevant and how received. and well annual Infant 4-H conducted to this, In addition and Child CPR students training 5 Child Care with certificatesAmerican the who received Heart from Program Care The Child 2nd. May on Association Curriculum, our Babysitting pieces from uses many are their certificate, receiving upon and students, care or day at a preschool able to seek employment of the three Interestingly, 14). center (see photo management and program animal care, childcare, allby occupied are Forward Project at programs ( 4-H volunteers long-time McCarthy, Joanne It is no and Nancy Judith Dow McDermott). coincidence that they their exemplary connected model with our triedschool and true to work based learning approach. project & Girls of the Boys Director Club asked Barnstable County 4-H for help with her members this past She to a program wanted to put together winter. such help them learn to perform how the basics, and a meal, cooking as sewing or hem, a button performing a variety of other life skills that were Our classes. Economics taught in Home once teacher, former Economics Home not-so-retired an amazing put together Nancy McDermott, plan and participantslesson a lot of fun had learning to perform how a number of activities The Lights On After School/Alliance for Youth’s Youth’s The Lights On After School/Alliance for those who keep their of recognizing Day Annual afterlights on school for and families children and Girlswas again graciously the Boys hosted by Development Youth with 4-H Club of Cape Cod, local Many organizations set serving as a co-host. up tables in October of 2012 to highlight activities/ The Ezra Baker School After Program school science hands-on in Dennis is also enjoying experiments in a after-school club designed for 3rd students – 30 15 from Anywhere graders. 4th and usually in working to station, station from rotate solar and experimenting with wind power, teams, energy transfer and more. electrical circuits, energy, This After-school kicks science program offevery Youth October beginning with the 4-H National Science experiment. Day We decided to offer another workshop on during workshop to offer decided another We Februaryschoollovelythe on at vacation 19th joined Six ladies young Mashpee Senior Center. 4-H for a really sewing of fun day and were fuzzy a finished delighted to take home fleece The octogenarian and former 4-H pillowcase! whose Lorraine Fraser, Clothing Revue winner, this offered energy endless, and ideas are creativity, sewing workshop! A half-day sewing project was completed on on was completed sewingA half-day project which at time 8 Barnstable December 4th, Intermediate School students sewed fleece scarves, of neck a ½ day on warmers(photo) and hats creativity was The student each of evident school. alland eight each project uniqueness of in the asked to be informed next sewing of the project Photo this winter. with two new volunteers, one of whom was a was of whom one newwith two volunteers, Cape Cod! on teacher Economics Hone retired the Cape Cod of a program Force, Youth Cape kicked Barnstable and County 4-H, Foundation partneringby years 10 collaborativeoff our with We Main Street in Hyannis. west on SturgisWest, participating students who are eight currently have students where program, in this philanthropic prioritydevelop their own areas. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 108 us in 2008 when Barnstable County won the3 County us in2008whenBarnstable Promise went to (Stefanie Washington with DC community andaboutourwork withAmerica’s office. StefanietalkedaboutCaringAdultsinthe Coxe, representing Congressman Keating’s the award from lastyear’s recipient, Stefanie 2013 recipient! (photo) Ms. received Bickford washonored Bickford tobenamedthe Kerry children, youth andfamilieson CapeCod” and award isgiven to “a advocate for dedicated truly identify theCommunityChampion. This annual event, beeninvolved inhelping andhave always involved intheplanningofthis 4-H hasbeenvery Cod CommunityCollegeon March 15, 2013. The 9thannual Summit convenedYouth atCape . capecodfoundation.org on the Cape CodFoundation website the spring, and there ismore detailedinformation agedschool youth! The funds were administered in alcohol/drugs, andhigh middle andtheireffect abandonment; andprevention andeducation of and children; domestic animalabuse, neglectand needyfamilies pets)for access (including to food and awareness;lifestyle hunger and increasing education, nutrition image issues including healthy onstudents decidedtofocus addressing body makingprocess.grant ofmonths, aperiod Over who were interested more inlearning aboutthe toengage studentsfromcampus over theCape all program. This year,Sturgis we went tothe West Cod Foundation on this youth grant-making with the Cape This was the tenth year partnering invited along to learn withtheirchildren! the nearfuture, some andperhaps parents be will asthese.such The programbeoffered will againin Local partnerships: Local who live on CapeCod. youthhelping tochangethings for andfamilies this collective andwidespread thatis partnership thatmany areAction helpingtoshape. Plan Itis Foundation, who are overseeing a Cape wide Youth People) and the current work with the Cape Cod designation as100BestCommunities for Young www. rd pantries, parent/parenting teens, andHead Start theFoodfor Program, Stamp food including thebenefitofthoseeligible for education nutrition The Nutrition Family Program (FNP) provides Programs programs. to conduct education nutrition received from UMassExtension Family Nutrition Nutrition Project: Education $6,864.00 was surveillance. Martha’s andNantucketdeertick Vineyard Four Poster DeerStations, County, inBarnstable allowustocontinue will researchgrant usingthe Projects. and Surveillance Intervention The from theUSEPA tocontinue ourDeer Tick Lyme DiseaseGrant: $73,484.00wasreceived at leastJune30, 2013. berenewedwill toprovide thisposition through municipal solidwastefrom disposal. This grant and regional cooperationtoincrease diversion of recycling, Pay-as-you Throw, waste reduction, municipalities with County Barnstable assists all reduction coordinator position. The position of Environmental Protection asolidwaste for wasawardedgrant from theMADepartment Solid Waste Reduction Coordinator -A$58,500 Extension awarded Grants toCapeCodCooperative FY’13 the Governor) Grandchildren,Raising (appointedby vicechair Commission ofGrandparents on the Status Youth Board Council/Advisory Cape &Islands Workforce Investment Board’s Cape CodJusticefor Youth Collaborative/Board (Cape CodFoundation) Cape wide Youth Committee Action Plan/Steering ofChildren andFamilies/AreaDepartment Board Board Advisory Coalition/ Cape CodNeighborhood Support Community Network ofCape Cod BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 109 public on the ‘Hidden Hazards in the Art Studios’ ‘HiddenArtthe in Hazards Studios’ the on public source sole Barnstable County’s protect to and heavy disposal of solvents, improper aquifer from materialshazardous other and commonly metals, found in art studios. collaborated with UniversityMarine Program Williams of Maine and Roger University a on Optimizationof hatchery $93,616 grant proposal: cultureclams through and technology for razor Center) Aquaculture Regional (NE NRAC hatchery investigating technology culture and for in 2011. This grant was awarded razor clams. Water Quality Program: $500.00 was received received $500.00 was Quality Program: Water Cultural Council to Provincetown the from and the general educate employees municipal Water Quality Program: $2,000.00 was received $2,000.00 was received Quality Program: Water Reduction Use Toxics UMass/Lowell’s from and the Institute to educate employees municipal ‘Hidden Hazards in the Art the general public on Barnstable sole County’s and to protect Studios’ disposal of solvents, improper aquifer from source and other hazardous materials heavy metals, commonly found in art studios. Household Hazardous Waste Collections: Collections: Waste Hazardous Household American ReFuel’s from $32,000.00 was received for printingthe the of mailing and SEMASS Collection 2013 Household Hazardous Products in and business addresses to resident brochures Barnstable County. Buy Fresh Buy Local Buy $8,500 A Cape Cod: Fresh Buy DepartmentMA the of from grantreceived was locallyAgricultural to promote Resources cultured good nutrition through shellfish and to promote locally fruits sold at farmers’ and vegetables grown markets. Woods Hole Oceanographic Sea Grant Program: Oceanographic Sea Hole Grant Program: Woods Barnstable as a match $158,795 County received Coastal Processes Specialist, for the Aquaculture Specialist and Marine Program Specialist, positions. University of Massachusetts Extension: Through Through University Massachusetts Extension: of with the University of agreement a cooperative Barnstable County Amherst, Massachusetts in $57,600.00 for salaries and $1,300 forreceived postage. Southeastern Massachusetts Aquaculture Center: Center: SoutheasternMassachusetts Aquaculture the MA from grantA $50,000 received was Department of Agricultural to conduct Resources and to projects research several aquaculture water qualityconduct monitoring in aquaculture areas. preschoolers, parents, and staff. and parents, preschoolers, BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Cooperative Extension - 110 BARNSTABLE COUNTY Fire Traiinng Academy - 111  Fire Training Academy Training Fire BARNSTABLE COUNTY Fire Traiinng Academy - 112 Thermal Imaging:Thermal two -1day Swat Team Tactic: one -1day Cadets:Sea two -1day class Live Burn: 1day class fourteen- ICS-300: one- 1day class -1day four class Flashover: OfficerI&II:Fire class one-5 day I: Instructor Fire one -5day class class two -1day Survival Firefighter Skills:Fire class Firefighter Non one -1day FIRE ANDRESCUE CLASSES HELD Haz MatPrograms Sylvester Norman 508-375-6979 [email protected] Programs: Live Fire Dennis Macedo 508-375-6984 Rescue Programs: Thomas Kenney 508-375-6987 [email protected] Director: Deputy FoleyMark 508-375-6980 [email protected] Director W.Lee Pareseau B arnstable F ire Website: www.bcfrta.org Email: [email protected] Barnstable, MA02630 Fax: 508-790-3082 Tel: 508-771-5391

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BARNSTABLE COUNTY Fire Traiinng Academy - 113 the individuals personnel file and we keep a record record we keep a and file personnel the individuals at the academy. Academy FirefightingMassachusetts now of FIT months six within test current a demands is If there the recruitnew attending training. hires a FIT quicklya need to get test done contact please at 774-212-2408 cell phone my personal me on and I will arrangements to accommodate make request. your You, Thank Scott Smith Coordinator TEST MASK FIT FIRE FOR AFTER REPORT ACTION DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL 2013 PROGRAMS Development Programs Professional (ICS) ProgramIncident Command System 300 & ICS Academy to deliver continued The for400 programs county as off as well personnel effort in a joint personnel Cape management with Massachusetts Emergency Agency. Management very were These programs well attended and still Our plan for the appear to be in high demand. these programs to deliver is to continue near future basis. a regular on Fire Instructor Our instructor to be continues fire program successful in not onlyon Cape fire benefiting fighters but also building an instructor base for this Academy Fire Officer I & II programsSince into officer the two combining It and attended. received it has been well one allows Fire Fighterscomplete and and Officers to to test for both certificationsone prepare in class. Fire Programs well year fiscal this attended were programs All fire Our plan is without incident. delivered and were years the next two through programs update fire The test process only takes about 5 min compared only takes about 5 min compared The test process Also the new test the older machine. to 15 min on the use of turnout does not require equipment pack which or Helmet makes it less of SCBA gear, really I believe testing. fora hassle the firefighters the new is a win for equipment all saving time, When the is complete test the hassle. money and report of the for a copy departmentreceives fire This was a veryThis was a year for the Barnstable successful of the purchase The Program. Test County Fit the Countynew by Fire test equipment Chiefs benefit to all countywas a great departments and were tested using 407 Firefighters its firefighters. equipment. the new precise faster easier and more into running116.5 man hours went the machine the Barnstable County staff by Fire Academy’s the 100 man hours from members a saving of over previous year. SELF CONTINED BREATHING BREATHING CONTINED SELF TESTING (SCBA) MASK FIT APPARATUS 2013 Off Departments Cape Fire DepartmentBrookline Fire Department Foxboro Halifax Fire Department FireHanson Department Marion Fire Department Mass Department Public Health Mattapoisett Fire Department FireNew Bedford Department Norfolk Fire Department Fire DepartmentNorth Attleboro Plainville Fire Department Plymouth Fire Department Rehoboth Fire Department Rochester Fire Department Somerset Fire Department Bridgewater Fire Department West Fire Department Wrentham Harwich Fire Department Sandwich Fire Department Barnstable Fire District West BARNSTABLE COUNTY Fire Traiinng Academy - 114 In the spring of2012we conductedIn thespring aFirefighter adultas well asfor education. cadets increasefor boththe significant intraining contract renewed 2013-2014andwe for expecta of thesuccessourtraining, we have had the among otherdisciplinesoffirefighting. Because Advancement, Communication,Space, Confined Contained Breathing(Self Apparatus), HoseLine in the aspects 923 of cadets SCBA for training Training Academy. We instructed successfully &Rescue Fire Academy County andatBarnstable ofMassachusettsMaritime both thecampuses and Watch keeping). We conductedat training STCW for (Standards Training, Certification Regiment ofCadets infire suppressionfor their Academytheir toprovidefor Maritime training This year we received acontract withMassachusetts PROGRAM ACADEMY ANDFIREFIGHTER I&II MARITIME MASSACHUSETTS Program Coordinator Thomas Kenney provided toFalmouth Public Works Department. Spacethe dangersOperations ofConfinedwere In addition, multiple in of training deliveries Provincetown participated. Eastham, including Departments Wellfleet and were delivered on thelower Cape. from Students Awareness Rescueclasses andOperationalLevel Water ofSurface Overview Rescue, Water Rescue continues withanemphasis on Water Rescue. ofThe Delivery Rescue Technical Programs RESCUE PROGRAMS Program Coordinator Dennis Macedo maythey have thecurrent for andnextfiscal year. any special requeststo review training for Chiefs planistoonce againmeetwiththeCounty Our and tactics. to technologies keep up with changing Maritime Academy.Maritime we continue tobethe Training Facility the for thisprogram andamhappy that toreport handled the instructors. proud oftheway they Iamvery high staffingdemands onthecoordinators and revenues have almostdoubled. This program put Academy our with theMassachusettsMaritime in FY2013. program training ofthenew Because again shows theprograms anddelivered developed submittedThis report by theprogram coordinators Counties astheneedchangesyearly. the Towns ofBarnstable, Nantucket, andDukes continueall will for training Management System) andNIMS(National Incident Command System) training. Federally mandatedICS(Incident Committee,Planning andPolice specialty Management Team, Regional Emergency Rescue, Services, Medical Incident Emergency Fire,a vitalregionalfor facility training Technical be will The continuesAcademy tobeandalways DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS Program Coordinator Diamond Eric the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts. Firefighter with Pro-Board I/II for Certification On graduation eachstudentisready totaketheir intensive live firebuilding. intheburn training in3weeks of with thestudentsparticipating CompanyLadder Operationsandculminates Management, EngineCompany Operations, Ladders, Communication, HazardousMaterials and Rescue,Search Proper use ofGround Breathing Apparatus), HoseLineAdvancement, aspect offirefighting from SCBA(Self Contained Chatham and Wellfleet. every focuses on Training from thetowns of: Bourne, Yarmouth, Brewster, Academy. We 20students providedfor training &Rescue Fire County at theBarnstable Training employed here withCapeCodfire departments firefighters level who are entry for education programprovide which thebasicfirefightingI/II BARNSTABLE COUNTY Fire Traiinng Academy - 115 needs before as in Firefighting overse they deploy The Fire Academy has come a long way since 1959 Academy has The Fire The Fire Academy has been supporting our militaryThe Fire with their training behavior of flashover. The Academy training now uses a more environmental friendly method with 0% impact on the environment. environmental now uses a more The Academy training In 1969 open pit fires were used which are no longer in use. no longer are used which were In 1969 open pit fires The Flashover in the Prop Military used to add Firefighters was recently Yours in Service; Yours Pareseau Lee W. Training of FireDirector Please report at this closely look and see for yourself typeand amount the with provide trainingof we you willthe find it amazing I feel a parttime staff. very a by produced volume dedicated and to be an underpaidhonest staff. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Fire Traiinng Academy - 116 BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 117  Human Services Human BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 118 framework thatties togetherframework thework of the Healthy Connected CapeCodistheconceptual HEATHLY CONNECTED CAPECOD website. on theHumanServices Plan. copy befound Afull Service oftheplancan areas Human identifiedintheDepartment’s and encouragegrowth/improvements inthefocus exchange for of information provide opportunities evaluation. role is to primary The Department’s identified through community-based research and mobilizing a community response to needs populations by underserved and wellness for regional approaches thatpromote health hasa recordThe Department oforganizing services. thatimproveregional coordination efforts of residents throughsocial well-being ofCounty and promote County the Barnstable health and in ofhuman services delivery enhance theoverall is toplan, develop, andimplementprograms which Service ofHuman The mission oftheDepartment OVERVIEW 508-375-6629 [email protected] ProjectSenior Manager Vaira Harik 508-375-6626 [email protected] Director Albert Elizabeth DEPARTMENT SERVICES OFHUMAN Website: www.bchumanservices.net Telephone: (508)375-6628 Barnstable, MA02630 TTY: (508)362-5885 P.O. Box 427 in Monitoring the HumanCondition,in Monitoring aswell as from over afiveDrawing datacollected year period hopeandenjoyment. incorporate and accessible topeoplewith disabilities; and appropriate implement activities that are culturally practices thatresonate withcommunitymembers; and needs; basedactivities and implementevidence qualitative andquantitative dataregarding assets areasPyramid; identifyfocus basedon local prevention guidedby focus theHealthImpact community basedhealthpromotion anddisease individual, andcommunitywellness with a family Cape Codconceptual are framework to: strengthen oftheHealthy ConnectedThe underpinnings engagement andsocialconnections. health andwell-being through community to planandimplementactivities thatpromote networks throughout CapeCodincollaborations organizations,human service and coalitions and connectedness by engagingresidents, healthand (HHSAC). aimistofacilitate The principal Council Advisory its HealthandHumanServices in2009and2010with undertook the Department Department. The concept beganwithplanning 508-375-6628 [email protected] Administrative Assistant Callahan Kathie BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 119 by the County Commissioners, in the areas of in the areas the Countyby Commissioners, serviceshealthcare including, human services, and to: but not limited Barnstable County Commission Human Rights (HRC) Office DistrictCape & Islands Attorney’s Violence Domestic Regional Cape & Islands Council (CIRDVC) to Address Network Regional Cape & Islands Homelessness Coalition SuicideCape & Islands Prevention (CISPC) Vineyard Community Health Cape & Martha’s Center Network Human Services Cape Cod Community College, Program Cape Cod Council of Churches Cape Cod Grant Makers Collaborative Benefits Cape Cod Healthcare Community Network Cape Cod Hunger SupportCape Cod Neighborhood Coalition (CCNSC) Collaborative CAREER Cove Children’s Islands of Cape & Committee Community Action (CACCI) 27 (CHNA) Area Community Health Network of Cape Cod (formerlyCommunity Network BCCCYF) (COAST) Aging ServingCouncils on Together Elder Services of Cape Cod & Islands Disability Network HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis Consortium of Cape and Islands Oral Health Excellence Collaborative (OHEC) South Coastal Counties Legal Services Substance Abuse Coalition Health Agents Town Upper Cape Human Services Health Center Tribal Wampanoag to the A full listing of appointed representatives ServicesHuman and Health Advisory Council can be found the Human Services on website. In order to achieve broad representation on the on representation to achieve broad In order County- from representatives Advisory Council, and collaborative networks, wide associations appointed are and task forces groups, working Assembly of Delegates, the Department convened the Department convened Assembly of Delegates, of an advisory up of representatives made group Countynumerous health and human services The Barnstable County consortia and networks. ServicesHuman and Health Advisory Council with the Barnstable in conjunction (HHSAC), County is Department of Human Services, concerning the for advice providing responsible human service needs of Barnstable County to County administrators. elected officials and In 2004, pursuant to an Ordinance proposed by by an Ordinance proposed pursuant to In 2004, the by the County and adopted Commissioners from other reliable data regarding the health and the health and regarding data other reliable from severalclear residents, of Cape Cod wellbeing The following diagram priorities emerged. have for fourhighlights Healthy focus main areas Cape Cod. Connected AND COUNTYHEALTH BARNSTABLE COUNCIL ADVISORY HUMANSERVICES BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 120 “Navigators” advocacy provide term intensive short and peoplewithdisabilities. Two trained highly ProjectPilot toaddress this problem seniors for of CapeCodispilotingtheNavigator (VNA) Human Services, Nurse Association the Visiting of Department funding from County Barnstable intake, processes. assessmentandeligibility With using complex, fragmented, duplicative andoften streams, andisadministered by multiple agencies (LTSS) involves numerous system funding andsupports The current longservices term NAVIGATOR PROJECT PILOT slated totakeplace inFY14. systems.and supports are Additional forums covered longservice term local The secondforum and services. on aging supports and other experts oftheExecutive OfficeofElderAffairs Secretary systems,support the Assistant speakers included and andstatelongservice term of thefederal 400 people. an overview provided forum The first Forumstwo AgingandDisability attendedby over andhosted organized In FY13theDepartment FORUMS AGING ANDDISABILITY AGING ANDDISABILITY Rights Commission, Foundation. andthe Kelly Administrators,Delegates andCounty Human Commissioners,to theCounty of Assembly waspresented which byReport theDepartment wascompiledcollected intoanEmerging Trends trends, needsandpolicies. The information from HHSAC representatives to assess emerging tooltogatherinformation asurvey developed the public, Liaison theGovernment Subcommittee needstoelectedofficialsand and humanservices toimprove communicationIn aneffort on health promotion initiatives. Term andSupports, health andstatewide Services Health,Behavioral Long AgingandDisability including: Plan Strategic tied totheDepartment’s on in-depth presentations topicarea on particular October, andJune. April Eachmeetingfocused In FY13theHHSAC heldmeetingsinAugust, FY14. a majorresource commitment fromin the County this project as it involves is under currently review Cape. on the Outer interviews The workfor plan stigma questionnaire, informant andholdingkey conducting aliterature review, aresident reviewing Group,convening HealthAdvisory aBehavioral toaddress stigma.on astrategy Activities include: Preventionand CapeIslandsSuicide Coalition work inthisareatheDepartment hasbeentoinform Mental HealthandStigma, our theimpetus for multi-faceted research projecton focused which ProjectIn FY13theSenior a manager undertook Prevention, AbuseandMental Health. Substance Plan, our work Suicide in this area includes HumanService As outlinedintheDepartment’s BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LANDSCAPE FY15. the project andrelease itsfindingstothepublicin a 12month period. evaluate will The Department assist85individualsover the Navigatorwill Pilot adults, regardlessofincome. We anticipatethat chronic healthissuesordisabilitiesandolder of CapeCod, aged 18years ofage andolder, with by thispilotisresidents population tobeserved existing programs andservices. The target andintensive term anddoesnotduplicate is short independent andhealthy aspossible. The program inorder toremain as connect toneededservices ‘navigate’ toaccess and systems multiple service and assistancetoindividualsfamilieshelp BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 121 MASS IN MOTION the Massachusetts Department of Public In 2011, Health (MDPH) a Community was awarded Department of the U.S. grant by Transformation Centers for Disease Health and Human Services, (CDC) to take a prevention-based Control in health and wellness to improving approach Massachusetts. across cities and towns MDPH awarded process, a competitive Through year Mass in Motion the Department a five and Leadership Wellness (MiM) Municipal based systems and prevention Grant to promote eating and active strategies to encourage healthy addition, the Department to the funds provided addition, print and distribute to all Crisis Cards Response departments and police on Cape Cod. fire SUICIDE POSTVENTION RESPONSE TEAM Department of the works The Director closely with Department of Mental Health to coordinate following response postvention a community While each community a suicide completion. the Department a will convene differs, response meeting of key community members if services are of follow up coordination and provide requested Clinical services and psychological first activities. DMH. by coordinated aid are PROMOTION HEALTH Finally, the Department has been responsible for the Department has been responsible Finally, a county-wide information strategy dissemination which includes for the maintaining a website Public producing Service Announcements CISPC, and TV stations, for(PSAs) local access distributing thousands of pieces of printed suicide The Department completed materials. prevention available scalea large mailing of CISPC brochures, to a wide Spanish and Portuguese, in English, towns, organizations, human and health of array In and schools in Barnstable. libraries, churches, The Department significant staff support invested efforts of suicide prevention in the area to regional analysis A comprehensive of data on data analysis. suicide deaths in Barnstable County (and Dukes periodand Nantucket counties) for the 5-year the Department2005 – 2009 was published by in 2012. Department staff have been active in the planning the in active Department been have staff of the Behavioral Health Summit and promotion scheduled for October 2014. SUICIDE PREVENTION the Department of SuicideIn the area Prevention, collaboratively to work with the continued Massachusetts Departments of Public Health and the (DPH) (DMH), Mental Health and on Coalition Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention In activities. a wide range of suicide prevention as co- continued FY 13 the Department’s Director chair Suicide of the Cape and Islands Prevention the Massachusetts (CISPC) and was on Coalition Department Committee. Executive Coalition analysisstaff provide data and statistics regional of supportand administrative the CISPC. to In FY 13 the DepartmentIn FY analyzed on data for Barnstable County. abuse treatment substance Statistics 2007 to Treatment Substance Abuse a summary 2011 contains of and discussion DepartmentMassachusetts Public of Health/ of SubstanceBureau Abuse Services admission for Barnstableabuse treatment substance data on County foryears 2007 to 2011. fiscal residents BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 122 safe routessafe program toschool - incollaboration be enrolled withanactive7th gradewill inaschool to minimum of50%studentsinkindergarten so that a schools public Barnstable the Townof program to Routes toSchool Safe (DOT) Transportation of Department the Massachusetts 4) Promotion of Extension. Cod Cooperative with theCape in collaboration dining options - promote healthier Town and offer thatthey such ofBarnstable service,18% offull non-chainrestaurants inthe dining program guidelinesby aminimum of 3) Adoption established healthy oftheMDPH with theCapeCodCooperative Extension. -incollaboration throughout County Barnstable andmealprograms located pantries member food Cape CodHunger Network’s approximately 30 options ofhealthierfood atthe increase availability 2) Implementation ofestablishedguidelinesto Cape CodCooperative Extension. the Town with the - in collaboration of Barnstable in Nutrition withintheninepublicschools Bill regulationsguidelines intheMDPH oftheSchool 1) Implementation ofthebasicnutritional are: County MiMobjectives forBarnstable primary The five Cape CodCommission. Extension, Health and Environment, and the –HumanServices,Departments Cooperative amongcounty collaboration four departmental chronic diseases. inter- The MiMproject supports andassociated living tohelpreduce obesity Shelve initiative PartneredShelve withtheCapeCod the Healthy FoodsSupported on Pantry model andcookbook, two nutrition MiM supported Building on theCook Well, Eat Well, Live Well District. School K-3 gradestudentsinBarnstable delicious Vegetable Recipecookbooks to1,250 Provided simpleand anddistribute fundstoprint MiMHighlights:Selected District.School Use Division, YMCA ofCapeCod, andBarnstable representative from the Town Land ofBarnstable departments,from County otherBarnstable a Group. The members represent partners key MassInMotion Advisory County Barnstable establishedandconvenedThe Department a Commission. County’s withBarnstable CapeCod collaboration CapeCod-in for infrastructure and pedestrian plantoenhancethebicycling transportation in theCapeCodCommission’s comprehensive ofone ormore5) Inclusion specifichealthelements Coordinator. with theregion’s RoutesOutreach Safe DOT project beds raised sized expansion ofpatio through the available toclients fresh produce toincreasePantry FoodBourne the Supported clients. demonstrations to conduct cooking volunteerstrain to to pantries food volunteers at6 totrain educators BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 123 risk households. The Department’s Director is a is The Department’s Director risk households. and Policy Committee of the Executive member and the Department’s Network of the Board administrative Assistant provides Administrative support to the Network. the Department funded a part time In FY2013, In Coordinator. Network Regional contracted the Department a $10,000.00 awarded addition, grantthe writer hire to contract for Continuum the On an annual basis, (CoC) Application. of Care the CoC brings $1.6 million dollars federal of for permanent supportive region funding into the housing and shelter plus care. the Network, behalf of on the Department, In FY13, Yarmouth of Town the to administer continued Motels. Moving from Support for Persons Program response a coordinated provides This pilot project from displaced to assist eligible households being of of enforcement as a result motels Yarmouth the pilot In addition, zoning by-laws. town’s the assistance to up to $2,000.00 in financial provides organizations eligible households and reimburses case stabilizationproviding and to management these households to avert homelessness. Plan Regional year to Address of the three A copy servesHomelessness as a blueprint for a coordinated The homelessness. to address approach regional populations: specificallyplan target five addressed Chronically Families, Veterans, Adults, Young and OlderHomeless Adults. SERVICES INFORMATION AND EVALUATION RESEARCH, DATA, Manager the Department’s Senior Project In 2013, to build a repositorycontinued of synthesized local of: data in the key topic areas Socio-demographics Natality and mortality including Physical well-being, and emotional mental health and substance abuse to health care and health insurance Access Housing security REGIONAL NETWORK TO ADDRESS ADDRESS TO NETWORK REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS on behalf of Barnstable The Department, agency for the as the convening acts County, to Address Network Cape and Islands Regional created were Networks Regional Homelessness. the Massachusetts Departmentin 2009 by of to better Housing and Community Development deliverycoordinate of services and at- to homeless HOMELESSNESS For more information, visit the Department’s information, more For website. Mass in Motion Department’s Director is a member of the State is a member Department’s Director MiM Leadership Team. The Superintendent of Barnstable Schoolsadopts Safe Routes to Schools. Supportedthe Cape Cod Medical of two year Reserve Corp garden. Commission on the spring 2013 Cape Walk, Walk, the spring on Cape 2013 Commission particularly to the assisting with outreach funds for and provided population’ ‘disparities and t-shirt printing. brochure Walk Cape BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 124 2010 Public Health’s of The MADepartment 2008– website include: on datafound theDepartment’s Examples oflocal PreventionCape andIslandsSuicide Coalition Cape Cod -Demographic Times Data Cape Cod Abuse Substance Times Treatment Falmouth Councilon Aging Mashpee HumanServices Commission Chatham Disability nonprofits, towns andmedia. Examplesinclude: requests fromDepartments, County residents, researcher responded toanumberofspecific fromDrawing thisrepository, theDepartment’s provide guidance on content andpresentation. Councilto Advisory theHumanServices utilizes dashboards to improve electronic and accessibility ofdata asaseries is redesigning thisrepository ethnicity, andtown ofresidence. The Department asgender, such population variables age, race/ presents topic-area data This by repository Transportation Safety Public Income/earnings tocost-of-livingratio Employment and Training Education Food security System Risk FactorBehavioral Surveillance The Department’s The Department’s website http://www. SERVICES HUMAN WEBSITE region. elected officials, funders, and nonprofits inthe to anddistributed publicized waswidely report communities.health andhumanservices The relevancetothe thatare ofparticular County ofBarnstable and socioeconomic characteristics a broad on thedemographic rangeofindicators provides which County ofBarnstable Landscape Focus: The DemographicandSocioeconomic In June2013, publishedIn theDepartment referenced. project previously on Shelves Pantry andenhancingtheHealthy evaluating Foodsfor improvement;program quality e.g., theprocesses for andstrategies methodology and evaluation assistanceonManager research provides technical acquisition, Project Senior theDepartment’s assistanceonIn additiondata totechnical gender and age details. and Towns, totalhouseholdsandpopulation with 2013 Poverty Databy Town: County Barnstable residents Massachusettsasawhole. withthosefor to 2010, contrasting results County Barnstable for theyears for 2008 indicators health andbehavioral more than70 of theBRFSS andsummarizes prepared bystaff, Department providesoverview an BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 125 . With permission from website. RESOURCE DIRECTORIES RESOURCE the DepartmentIn FY13 launched four local directories of on-line health comprehensive servicesand human of Aging the topic areas on Housing and Utility Assistance, and Disability, Directories Resource The Eating. Happy Healthy web based directories searchable offer user friendly, populated with local data. ACTIVITIES OTHER NOTABLE WITH DISABILITES AMERICANS COORDINATION Americans is the The Department’s Director with Coordinator Compliance Disability (ADA) Act complaints no ADA were There for the County. Director the On an annual basis, in FY 2012. and grievance public notices reviews existing ADA procedures. The Departmentroutinely training provides materials to all County Departments and the Assemblyuse of the MASS of Delegates on 711 system for with hearing people RELAY TTY/TDD. a to use impairments how and on information about properly posting In addition, and use meeting notices to comply the ADA with of accessibility symbols was distributed to County Department the also available on and is Heads Department’s the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Department published and disseminated accessible guidance on providing handbooks Visit our on-line meetings and print publications. Center for links to ADA Accessibility Resource and Procedures County Policies information, and accommodations, reasonable regarding text and accessibility symbolsrequired for use on all print materials and meeting notices. TTYThe Department maintains a line for people of hearing deaf or hard (508-362-5885) who are by audio amplifiers available and has two for use all County Departments. Department and the Cape and Islands United In an effort to develop a comprehensive Way. health and human servicedata base of regional non-emergency calls informationreduce and to 911 the Department has supportedpromotion the based web a is 2-1-1 2008. since 2-1-1 MASS of health and human servicesalso database and call-in24/7 a trainedby features I&R staffedcenter Mass 2-1-1 is the Commonwealth’s specialists. primary information call telephone center during times of public safety emergency and disaster accessible to confidential, 2-1-1 is free, response. people with disabilities and multilingual. MASS 2-1-1 of the MASS 2-1-1 is a collaborative project HUMAN SERVICES NEWSLETTER HUMAN SERVICES The Department a wide of disseminates range publication of a bi-weeklyinformation through e-newsletter and agencies. 1300 individuals to over The e-newsletter informs the health and human trainings, services events, of upcoming community and opportunities resources, grant opportunities, for capacity building. bchumanservices.net/ is a clearinghouse for health website The serviceand human information. organized is sevencontent areas: major around Directories; Resource Accessibility Resources; Department Local Reports Publications; and The Mass in Motion. and Statistics and Data; for pages severalweb site also hosts of our the Human community partners – CHNA 27, and Islands Suicide the Cape Rights Commission, Network and the Regional Coalition, Prevention Homelessness. to Address BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 126 Human Rights Commission including support support Human Rights Commission including County totheBarnstable administrative support providesand organizational The Department RIGHTSCOMMISSIONHUMAN over 50providers intheregion. manualto Appropriate Services Linguistically and Health Culturally of Public Department theMassachusetts distributed The Department been adopted by theCounty. and translationresources. The planhasnot yet employees interpreter of local and identification component atraining County for plan includes Limited EnglishProficiency (LEP). The LEP are availabletoresidents with services ensuring policy aCounty drafted In FY13theDepartment LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICENCY andpresentations.writing data, ofsecondary analysis writing, grant report activity.physical assistedwith They acquisition and substance abuseprevalence, andhealthy eatingand and insight specific tostigma, suicideprevention, students produced aconsiderableamountofwork student.of aUMassmedical These accomplished management andtheinternship human services publichealthand Massachusetts Amherst studying of of anundergraduatestudentatUniversity thesummerinternship Manager supervised In FY2013, Project Senior the Department’s INTERNSHIPS Prevention Coalition. Response Team, andtheCapeIslandsSuicide Islands, theHunger Network, Postvention Suicide Committee, ofCapeCodandthe EldersServices Cape CodHospitalCommunityBenefits Regional Network toAddress Homelessness, Forum Committee, Steering theCapeandIslands Health Network 27(CHNA), Cape Lower Commission, CapeCodandIslandsCommunity HumanRights County theBarnstable including regional toseveral groupssupport andcoalitions staffprovide leadership and Human Services ofitsmission,In support of theDepartment PARTNERSCOMMUNITY helping them be more effective in their service helping them be more effective in their service providers humanservice assessment datatolocal as possibleinproviding coordination andneeds goal andefficiently isto function as effectively Our activities.human service needed for guidanceinsetting priorities County of datafrom thecommunityprovides Barnstable inconjunction withthecollection human services providers on CapeCod. The coordination of collaboration, andcoordination ofhumanservice role infacilitating acrucial communication,plays ofHumanServices Department County Barnstable CONCLUSION PreventionSuicide $15,000.00 from theMassachusettsCoalition for PreventionCape andIslandsSuicide Coalition: funds: grant the following Additionally, assistedinsecuring theDepartment Health. ofPublic Massachusetts Department of afive (totalof$300,000.00)fromyear grant the Mass inMotion: $60,000.00awarded, year three FY2013 IN DEPARTMENT SERVICES OFHUMAN GRANTS RECEIVED BY THE Administrator.County the programstoNACO andprovide feedback and monitor continues toperiodically The Department Dental andPrescription discountprograms. Drug (NACO) Organizations Association ofCounty theNational for ofmarketingdistribution materials staffcontinues toassistwiththe Department PROGRAMS NACO ANDDENTAL PRESCRIPTION accounts payable. reports, andprocesses purchase all orders and the HRC website, prepares budget monthly Administrative Assistantmaintains Department Commissioners.to theCounty Inaddition, the commissioners, andrecommending nominees andnominationthe recruitment process new for to theChairandCoordinator, assistanceduring BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 127 Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth Albert provision. We are pursuing this goal by helping to helping by this goal pursuing are We provision. to responsive that are communities build healthy of allthe needs living in Barnstable people County. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services human rights violations andhelpingtobuild human rights communityawareness for of opportunities complaints;mediating discrimination providing and outreach programs; investigating and ofeducation mandate by providing avariety The HumanRightsCommission meetsits insurance, banking, credit, andhealthcare. accommodations, Town services, andCounty in housing, employment, education, public where exists unlawfuldiscrimination disability status, source ofincome, or neighborhood sexual orientation, marital, ormilitary family religious creed, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, regardlessofrace, County in Barnstable color, personspopulations all and for opportunity Rights Commission istopromote equal Human The MissionCounty oftheBarnstable diverse populationsCounty. ofBarnstable ofthe toall andsupport and toprovide services Rights Commission continues togrow inscope 2005 byofDelegates. theAssembly The Human The HumanRightsCommissionin formed was Jacqueline Fields, Sandwich, officio ex Dr. Nancy Wiley, Forestdale Dr. Roskos, Laura Eastham Alan Milsted, Bourne Murray, Muzy Ingrid Brewster Rev. MalcolmMcDowell, Harwich Paul Houlihan, EastSandwich Dr. Freedman, Robert Cotuit Rita Ailinger, Hyannis John L. Reed, West Yarmouth, Chair Commissoners: H Website: www.facebook.com/BCHRC uman Annual Telephone: (508)375-6912 [email protected] Barnstable, MA02630 R ights P.O. Box 427 R eport C Yarmouth: Zepernick Mary Sandwich: KathyFelt Orleans: G. Thomas Ryan Mashpee:Gail Wilson Falmouth: Rhodes Scoba Dennis: Joseph Quigley Chatham: Rev. Edmund Robinson Santos Barnstable: Theresa Town RepresentationCouncil: Elenita Muñiz, Coordinator information about County humanservices. about County information The received 23calls. Two oftheserequested FY13,During theHumanRightsCommission town representatives. commissioner aswell asto provided toevery guidelines, andmore. The notebook hasbeen work: elderlaw, housing, equalemployment resources areastheCommission’s for offocus Massachusetts lawsaswell asagencies and Notebook, containson which information aCommissioners’assemble andformat Resource the Commission andcoordinator chair to Commission. worked Asummerintern with thework for oftheHumanRights publicity was covered Patriot intheBarnstable , providing of Brewsterbeganwork inJuly. Herappointment coordinator theCommission. for Elenita Muñiz FY-13 ofanew beganwith thehiring and statelevels. communities, andgovernments atlocal, county, asaliaison between individuals,serving their communitiesmore inclusive on CapeCod; and ommission FY 2013 : BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services . , presented presented , Cornerstone and Rosenthal Awards of the Assemblyto the County Delegates and of Commissioners. vacancies administrators about to town Wrote • requesting Council, Representation Town the on representatives. recruitingtheir assistance in town Elenita and Coordinator Reed • Chair John “Sunday Cod Media’s Cape on Muñiz appeared Malcolm and with Commissioner Journal” cable access Churches’ Council of on McDowell, “On Good Faith.” television program, for nominations inviting releases • Issued press the at the annual celebration of Human Rights Day announced the Cornerstone A subsequent release winners. Award the of the work • Placed promoting ad a large Times to mark in the Cape Cod BC HRC ad was This International Human Rights Day. of Barnstable County the Friends funded by Human Rights Commission. and a number of The Coordinator • at table staffed an outreach commissioners the Shelter the Storm from concert and the at Cape Cod Community Multicultural Fair College and distributed information at the “Human Rights United Women annual Church Breakfast.” Breakfast • Held the Human Rights Day with over (postponed due to blizzard) in March, Concerned Black by Co-sponsored 100 guests. T. Keynote Julian speech by Men of Cape Cod. Against Massachusetts Commission chair, Tynes, presented Cornerstone Awards Discrimination. and educator activist to peace Barb Steinau of retired Eastham and to Kathleen Schatzberg, of Cape Cod Community College. president , a War of Invisible a presentation • Cosponsored military, U.S. film detailing sexual assault in the with information table. The Human Rights Commission The Human Rights Commission • Redesigned and published Human Rights in three rights,” have “You brochure, Commission Portuguese (4,000 copies), English languages: Distributed brochures Spanish (1,000). (3,000), social service churches, libraries, halls, to town The stores. convenience health facilities, agencies, distributed also to all members were brochures • Acquired a new county number (508- • Acquired telephone announcing releases 375-6912) and issued press number. change in phone STRATEGIC GOAL: Public and Relations GOAL: STRATEGIC Information: in the its public presence will increasing continue County. In September, commissioners undertook a review commissioners In September, originallyand update of their Strategic Plan, work This plan guided their written in 2010. FY 13. throughout Early in FY 13, it became clear the HRC that Early in FY 13, need the serviceswould of trained interpreters for The Coordinator assisting in in-take interviews. list has a now and the HRC options investigated and of capable interpreters for both Portuguese Spanish. others were inquiries about how the HRC might might inquiries the HRC how about others were calls of these All but three related caller. help the for or for elders with people issues, to housing The other related calls issues. mental health living and in assisted care of a parent to health a dozen addition, In care. to general health walked in to our temporary of Hyannis residents Heritageoffice in the Union Museum, Zion elder bringing rights, about veteran concerns issues. and employment immigration, housing, signed all of these callsNot evolved into formal, the time to hear each required yet complaints, and learn situation, about the concerns, caller’s on time spent The minimum options. investigate often but more the hour, is one each complaint The highest time rises to twelve hours. to three a single complaint amount of time spent on housing issues) was 32 hours. (regarding BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services production offered training atCape Cod and Coordinator Muñiztook theaccess television and June). Inaddition, Commissioner Roskos and town representatives(February) (February appointedcommissioners program newly for revisions andatraining/orientation Meeting Law General’sAttorney presentation on Open attendanceatthe Representatives included Commissioners for • Education and Town Academy. sessions oftheHuman Rights andspring fall hostedboththe inSandwich School • Riverview (teenandpolicerelations).Hall Lisa McNeil (volunteering), andOfficerReid (homelessness), Brown (youth Steve programs), (citizenship), Skidmore Lemuel Paul Bradstreet Judge Joseph Reardonincluded (keynote), presenters HRAsession• Guest atthefall Tech. -- West School Charter Campus, UpperCape --EastCampus, School Charter Public Sturgis School, School,Middle Public Riverview Sturgis School, MashpeeHighSchool, Nauset Regional School, HighSchool, Middle Harwich Harwich School, Falmouth Academy, Falmouth High (spring),High School Dennis-Yarmouth High Cape CodAcademy, CapeCod Tech, Chatham HighSchool,Barnstable HighSchool, Bourne were schools. two middle include Participating schools students, highschool for expandingthisyear to • HeldthesixthannualHumanRightsAcademy Academy throughout theCounty. thegrowth oftheHumanRights support Rights Commission continue will toactively STRATEGIC GOAL: Education: the Cape, findinghousing, and getting around. regarding incoming towork theirexperience on ofJ1workers conducted interns asurvey Summer workers inOrleans, withtableofinformation. J1summer for • Co-sponsored awelcome party andpromotehuman rights discussion. questions designedtoincrease knowledge of Commission itemsand onispostednews which • created aFacebook pagetheHumanRights for The Human The immigration law. implementing anywith plansfor changesin proceed asthey continuing for thisgathering haveassisting immigrants takenresponsibility • Ashoped, agencies withamore direct role in aimedatundocumentedimmigrants. advertising and news, offraudulent theappearance including Rights Commission met. sharedThey concerns Health, CouncilofChurches, andtheHuman Wolf, Sen. Therese Murray, Community Harbor Commissioners, County Barnstable Sen. Dan andILEAP), Services (Citizenship Services Islands, Church Women United, CatholicSocial Community Action Committee ofCapeand HumanServices,from County Barnstable UnionMuseum.Zion Heritage Representatives • washeld on June27,The gathering 2013atthe the meeting. • APortuguese wasretained interpreter toattend potential funders. agencies, members of thelegalprofessions, and community,immigrant healthandhumanservice and federal), churchesandsocialgroups inthe electedrepresentativesincluded (county, state changes intheimmigrationlaw.” The invitation about how besttoprepare coming tosupport wasdesignedas gathering “an initialconversation work communities. withourimmigrant The which agencies andgroups County in Barnstable the Partnerships of Committee hostedagathering • Given thepotentialreformofimmigrationlaw, the HRC mightresume orbeginpartnerships. potential agencieswithwhich andorganizations 2013byFebruary compiling alistofpastand • The Committee began workPartnerships in range ofprojects theCounty. andissuesaffecting on a partner asacollaborative HRC operate will STRATEGIC PLANGOAL: Partnerships The : Community MediaCenter. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services elders, especially with regard to housing and and to housing especially regard with elders, and rights and families, of veterans employment, discrimination and strengthen education to reduce our community.

The As the Barnstable County Human Rights into FY its work continues Commission paramount issues include rights of 14, storyteller Tom Friends hosted storyteller of BC HRC The Tom • The event Lee at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. was publicized in local print and radio media. goal The for the was to supportevent expansion to middleof the Human Rights Academy school students. The HRC will increase and diversify its financial and diversify will The increase HRC support to better carry in order out its mission. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Fundraising: PLAN GOAL: STRATEGIC • Summer school interns researching began and district to locate websites resources for in preparation outlined there procedures duringmeeting with school administrations FY 14. • After discussion, the Projects Committee Committee the Projects • After discussion, the ways schools are decided to investigate implementing the state anti-bullying to law determine ways can in which the HRC provide support for mandate. this unfunded • A letter signed by HRC Chair John Reed Chair John HRC by • A letter signed clerk town was mailed to each in the County, voter summarizing the state law regarding two result, As a requirements. identification for phone by clerks the HRC town contacted to the Reed was invited clarification Mr. and Mashpee training to explain the for poll workers identification guidelines. voter STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Projects: Projects: GOAL: PLAN STRATEGIC to a media report of inappropriate • Responding for a primaryrequirements identification voter undertook the HRC a survey of all town election, offices in Barnstable County to determine clerks’ regarding given what instructions are poll workers The surveysome revealed identification. voter provided. variation instructions in what were HRC will identify projects that respond to respond that will identify projects HRC County. needs in the identified BARNSTABLE COUNTY Human Services - 128 BARNSTABLE COUNTY nformation Technology - 129  Barnstable County County Barnstable Information Technology Information BARNSTABLE COUNTY Information Technology - 130 software, andprovides day-to-day troubleshooting improvements, andtestshardware installs and ommends, designsandimplementstechnology maintains computer hardware andsoftware, rec- acrossregionally CapeCod. staffThe BCIT and departments County both withinBarnstable andcommunications,ship infieldsoftechnology advice,with highquality and leader- support Barnstable of the staffandofficesofCounty istoprovide The mission ofthisDepartment of2005. inJuly wasformed (BCIT) Department Information County The Barnstable Technology & Mission History Department [email protected] (508) 744-1251 IT Technical Specialist Support Brown Laura [email protected] (508) 744-1253 DeskAnalyst Service PetersKeri [email protected] (508) 744-1252 Manager Solutions IT Burt Chris [email protected] (508) 744-1244 Director, IT Interim Network Administrator TraverseWilliam B arnstable C o http://it.barnstablecounty.org unty Barnstable, MA02630 3195 MainS Old JailBuilding Old P.O. Box 247 I nforma [email protected] (508) 744-1254 IT Technical Specialist Support Mike Bottomley [email protected] (508) 744-1262 IT Technical Specialist Support Harmon Earl [email protected] (508) 744-1255 IT Technical Specialist Support Ryan Johnson support to all Barnstable County municipalities County Barnstable toall support provide inturn thenecessary can ments sothey - depart toourlocal by providing robust services support aswell asinoverall intechnology County ment tostrengthen theregional role ofBarnstable - Depart IT is thegoalCounty oftheBarnstable maintained inasuitablefashion. Additionally, it the County’s dataandnetworks are secure and ments. istoensure that The goal oftheseservices - Depart toCounty website management services and also provides databaseadministration services networks andmulti-user systems. The department manages and administerspartment the County’s and support. The Information De- Technology treet tion

T ech nology BARNSTABLE COUNTY nformation Technology - 131 Design of a town-wide fiber optic and wireless wireless and optic fiber town-wide a of Design offices Town’s all of the to connect network Planning of servers the consolidation and In- ternet connections ser- email hosted of implementation Began the Countyvices by physical audit of cablingComplete - and plan ning for rewiring Some FY13 Town of Wellfleet initiatives by BCIT initiatives Wellfleet of Town Some FY13 were: • • • • in upgrades and projects many to the In addition daily IT servicesafter and Wellfleet, of Town the Fire and other hours support for critical Police, necessary departments also began with FY13. On-site IT services 4 days provided per week were IT Support Spe- Wellfleet a team of dedicated by The department proved team approach cialists. per- initiatives break/fix successful with multiple of formedaddition the as simultaneouslywell as which opened up faster services, IT procurement and needs. projects customer times on turnaround off-hour emergency technical servic- Additionally, successfully added emer- average with the es were less to approximately gency issue being responded than 10 minutes after initial Help Desk call and same day. also resolved most were services of scope and termsThe agreement the of to addition in contract Wellfleet of Town for the needs of the department and Countythe growing the hiringnecessitated another full-time of IT Support Specialist and a full-time Service Desk Analyst beginning FY13. - Longtime KeriBarnstable County Pe employee ters joined the BCIT team in July 2012 as the de- partment’s first official Keri Analyst. Service Desk came of ex- to BCIT 25 years with approximately Keri’s all served in Barnstable County. perience, ex- with her procurement fiscal paired knowledge - MUNIS skills advanced and unequivo perience, cal experience her the perfect administrative made Keri immediately im- to the BCITaddition staff. procedure, the department’s procurement proved Town of Wellfleet Regional ServiceWellfleet of Agreement Town July 2012 opportunityA major regional arrived at the end between contract of FY 2012 when a landmark the Barnstable County IT Department and the The agreement was signed. Wellfleet of Town IT was forcontractual services to to be provided begin to slated BCIT, by Wellfleet of Town the began move regional The exciting 2012. July1st, became an- Wellfleet of Town the planned and as focusother customer for Barnstable the County IT the single town the replacing IT Department, With an en- with previously. contracted had town of Town the department tire their service, team at was immediatelyonlyto not able begin Wellfleet but was able to projects repair overdue multiple, utilize higher scale services such as IT planning, infrastructure assessment administration, network Barnstable County IT Department and design. a full provided scale assessment of IT health and to meet the Town a servicecreated plan for the technological growing demands of a municipality. plotted out to fit with- and upgrades were Projects scope of services and needs, budget, in the town’s fiber network to align with advanced additionally, OpenCape. initiative, Regional Development & Initiatives Fiscal Year (FY) growth of year strong 2013 was a FiscalYear for Barnstable the and advancement County IT With the technology ex- growing Department. opportunities for paired advancement ponentially, and challenges issues appear complex with more BarnstableThe County IT De- at every turn. partment the changing to answer has continued over Barnstable of needs County grown has and year, growth being a larger with FY2013 the years ad- the With in opportunity. both in staff and well as leadership changes staff as of more dition BCIT main- the Fiscal through midway Year, support role regional its tained and strengthened in Barnstable Cape Cod. Countyand across through their programs and services. programs their through BARNSTABLE COUNTY Information Technology - 132 time in the BCIT office time intheBCIT Desk, half of his serving theHelp for Specialist Support IT as afull-time Mike Bottomley was hired Department. IT County board with the Barnstable coming on them officially with each of internships completed theirextended tomley andMattFlaherty MikeBot- interns gram sults inFY13. FY12pro- doublestaff yielded re- Program’s Internship Department second year Information County the Barnstable Technology as More toBCIT strengthcame andexperience as assistingwiththeneedsofcounty. the complexities of Wellfleet’sIT network, as well facing” inadministrating tasksnecessary support facilitates thewiderangeof “backend” and “user systems.Desktop operating experience This prior andMacintosh and Windows systems of both Server support configuration, maintenance and His background encompasses AT&T; datasystems. andNTT USAF; / Cingular Wireless for (DOD) at Hanscom Field gained experience IT with prior Wellfleet. came toBCIT Earl the serving TownSpecialist of Support IT well as the primary oftheHelpDeskteamas as part atthebeginningofFY13 BCIT Harmon. Earl came joined Earl Specialist Support IT full-time anadditional theneedfor With before. thanever a fasterrate at County ogies intoBarnstable - technol thenewest ing tobring andhelp- departments County relatedIT purchases across all streamlining theprocess for Service Desk Analyst contractor Angela Hurwitz & contractor AngelaHurwitz Analyst Desk Service IT Support Specialist Earl Harmon joined BCIT in SpecialistjoinedBCIT Harmon Support Earl IT Former MikeBottomley &MattFlaherty Interns joined the BCIT teamjoined theBCIT inFY13. FY13 and offering higher level support services within services support higherlevel and offering standards In additionservice toexceeding technical ment andcontinued todosothroughout FY13. - Depart IT County totheBarnstable tributions abletoprovide strong conimmediately - support experience,internship bothMike&Matt were provided by inFY14. BCIT Building upon the slatedtobe main provider ofvideography services to laterbeingdesignatedasthe theHelpdeskinadditionfor services Specialist Support IT contractor position toprovide wasawarded a Matt Flaherty departments.County same concept throughout other ofthe variations for prototype beusedasa successful andwill level. modelproved This service involvement anddaily rience to theconsistent on-site expe- a fasterresponse time thanks needsaswell as technological deeper understandingoftheir Cod Commission facilitated a intheCape located Specialist Support cept ofhavingaBCIT to Help Desk services. The con- inaddition support on-site IT Cod Commission providing and theotherhalfinCape newsletters &public newsletters analysis,cal marketing, &statisti - assurance tor providing quality contrac- as a part-time served Angela Hurwitz program design.service consulting and nology - features astech such client Desk Analyst to buildupon Service contractor resources also expandedtheir the department, BCIT BARNSTABLE COUNTY nformation Technology - 133 through FY13 IT Support Specialist Ian RobertsIT Ian Support continued Specialist their contributions BCIT to BCIT Contractors: Special Projects Coordinator Dave Hastings, left, and left, Projects Special Dave Hastings, Coordinator BCIT Contractors: CATMAN (Cape & Islands Technology Man- Technology (Cape & Islands CATMAN 2013 March Group) agers The Barnstable County IT Departmentrevived effort a former Cape Cod technology managers’ - Tech (Cape & Islands called the CATMAN began initiative The nologyGroup. Managers) forwith BCIT the need Cape-wide recognizing technology infor- to share collaboration in order the technology and strengthen resources mation, of Barnstable County uniting the presence by of the prior Knowing exis- in the effort. towns the Barnstable County inspired tence of the group ITallto & Cape Departmentout the of reach to them to and invite IT Directors Islands 15 towns’ the Barnstable County for Complex a meeting. was response overwhelmingThe - and represen IT Vine - Martha’s every from tatives town, Cod Cape (2013) cameNantucket & March in together yard officially. Group the CATMAN and reestablished Barnstable County IT Department serves as an the or- but provides equal member of the group, pieces for ganizational the and communications basis and a regular to meet on to continue group technology regional discuss share as well as issues IT Support Specialists Ryan Johnson (left) and Laura Brown collaborating with Interim IT Director Billy Traverse. with Interim IT Billy (left) Director Brown Johnson IT collaborating Ryan and Laura Support Specialists A major leadership change cameA major leadership to the depart- originalThe longtime IT ment in January 2013. Traverse and Billy resigned Morse, John Director, as Interim position stepped into the ITDirector served Billy already had leadership in a in March. for Barnstable Administrator as the Network role His tech- County at the time. for seven over years nical expertise of County knowledge and intimate were Departmentsyears the over growth their and - the Direc his transition into and made invaluable transi Billy’s - a naturaltor position progression. with a paired to Interim was also tion Director department, change for in the another leader role Barnstablethe in Chris worked had ChrisBurt. CountyDepartmentHealth 2005 priorsince to joining BCIT as an IT Support Specialist in Chris became the IT Solutions Manager 2008. for BCIT technical to focus advanced his skills tim- The and initiatives. level higher projects on and both Billy been better have and ing couldn’t able to utilizeChris understanding and their were technical expansive of the high level, anticipation department needs of the County apply and daily, in supportlevel solutions of those overall goals. role staff result of a newThe end Interim Director, in- with an informal, along changes and additions, ternal immediately reorganization and notably af- fected the forward of BCIT. reach relations servicesrelations for BCIT County & other de- partments assistance such as fo- as project as well sur- digital cused department service consulting, and County-wide design vey training initiatives. to a full-time contract awarded was also Angela furtherprovide support services in FY14. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Information Technology - 134 mote offices. rolled additional outfor coverage aswell astore- office space. Wireless accesswill continuetobe meetingspaces,all aswell asmostoftheCounty tent wireless in accesscomputers for anddevices was asuccesswiththeendresult providing consis- wireless network rollout enterprise centralized complexstaff, for County andforguests.one The building one wireless network across themain unmanaged wireless withcommon hardware that The wireless network department replaced legacy wireless project. enterprise campus ed theCounty complet- IT Department County The Barnstable 2013 Project Wireless January Enterprise Technical Projects &Initiatives all.ment for leading project to steady IT growth and advance- gains and best practice initiatives,technological Throughout FY13there were many County-wide in FY14. fied progressinitiative ofthis regional technology tothe continued, looks forward Department uni- IT tendance isstrong County andtheBarnstable ongoingdollar project. The CATMAN Group at- resources on andcollaboration themultimillion in addition questions toanswering andseeking the fiber networkplan for project of the service County Barnstable to inform Town Directors IT theCATMANutilized Group asanopportunity CATMAN Group. BothOpenCape&CapeNet tothe planinformation andservice technology sentation by OpenCape. CapeNet alsopresented cial CATMAN meetingsandone additional pre- March through Junethe group 3offi- metup for with. tocollaborate otherorganizations for From force vancement buthasalsobecome atechnology proved individualtown invaluable ad tonotonly - challenges.technology The CATMAN Group has solutions between towns tocommon municipality laborative effort between BCIT and theCapeCod between BCIT laborative effort soil temperatures, windspeedsandmore. The col- about current weather conditions, moisture levels, information ing datasiteprovide round theclock at The Farm. The weatherstation andcorrespond- Cooperative Extension’s Weather Station, located installation andimplementation oftheCapeCod completed the successfully department IT County many years inthemaking,After theBarnstable 2013 April tion Extension Cape CodCooperative Weather Sta- Compact commercial workflow. andindustrial task assignmentsusingthestandard CapeLight workflow andtoolsfor reports management and customer communications, project tracking, status tor. provides:The CRMsystem management of Compact theircommercial for sec- andindustrial byCapeLight serviced program efficiency energy theprogramcesses involving administration ofthe Light Compact inorder toimprove businesspro- toCape Relationship Manager (CRM)software completed therollout ofMicrosoft’sCustomer successfully Department IT County Barnstable Managerlationship (CRM)Software CustomerRe- Cape LightCompact Microsoft time andwithinbudget. powerful business solutions todeliver projects on mission while providingto enhance productivity FY13. enablestheCapeCodCom- The software completed theCape Cod Commission for in 2010was The ofMicrosoft rollout Server Project 2010 Cape CodCommissionProject Server service. andwithminimalimpact toemail successfully delicate, andlengthy process, butwascompleted communications infrastructure. This project wasa unified of theunderlying as part also serves which 2010 andupgradedtheCounty’s emailsystem, Exchangepleted theimplementation ofMicrosoft com- IT Department County The Barnstable Upgrade Exchange 2010 Microsoft County Barnstable BARNSTABLE COUNTY nformation Technology - 135 ganize a regional trainingganize effort a regional with the Inspector access provide online to in Boston Office General’s Cod. Cape trainings on right here to Procurement and technology the WebEx Utilizing by provided Barnstable Countyable was BCIT support staff, Generalto host the Inspector trainingpart with of partand Boston in the trainingof the place taking the Barnstable on Countytraining place taking municipali- from officers Procurement Campus. Barnstable Countyties across came on together our campus and to participate in the hybrid LIVE the certification course and take online with- exam day The initial three Cod. Cape out having to leave training suchwas additional course an success a was also held allowing participants to gain further certifications in Barnstable in their field right here Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the County. Finance Department and Barnstable County IT train- brought initiative this regional Department, ing opportunities towns to multiple back home Barnstable County a suc- throughout and proved offerings. cessful model for future 2010 Microsoft SharePoint - to the Cape Cod Com was deployed SharePoint and the Barnstablemission County IT Depart- fullment for before County pilot use and testing and collaboration document The complex rollout. software a central location provides for different col- on to be worked and projects business groups creating BCIT began also lectively and efficiently. forCounty-wide workspaces regional SharePoint as as well Group such as the CATMAN groups cen- to provide MUNIS users group a regional tralized and information sharing communication Barnstable County. across Initiatives Paperless the throughout deployed were iPads Numerous configuration County with all procurement, the Barnstable by taking place and deployment furtherto order sup- In CountyIT Department. port the need for mobile technologies and cloud Barnstable County IT Depart- access, computing to deployments supportedment iPad multiple successful All proved other County departments. Station located at The Farm The at located Station Sample website data from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension’s Weather Weather Extension’s Cooperative Cod from the Cape Sample data website State Webinar Trainings State Webinar The Barnstable County Finance Department’s worked Officer Elaine Davis Chief Procurement with the Barnstable County IT Department to or- WebEx and Meetings, WebEx of deployment A limited in (instant messaging) began Connect WebEx can be used WebEx services, many Among FY13. meetings and collaboration to facilitate as needed events hosting online trainings, such as webinars, to upgrade Cisco initiatives Future and more. systembased phone will allow for usage advanced services. WebEx of Registry of Deeds Workstation Project March Project RegistryWorkstation of Deeds 2013 The Barnstable County IT department in worked concert- with the Registry of Deeds and BROWN tech to perform dur- deployment workstation a 15 were workstations 15 The of FY13. ing March with complete and deployed configured procured, to match monitors the new- comput widescreen software- installed ad and two BROWNtech ers, - worksta of 5 a total were There scanners. ditional in Landtions Court 10 for and the main office of much needed upgrade to This was a the Registry. the Registry and no doubt Deeds equipment of - to their invalu strength overall regional increased able Barnstable County-wide services. Cooperative Extension provided yet another suc- another yet provided Extension Cooperative benefitting all of Barnstable County. cessful project BARNSTABLE COUNTY Information Technology - 136 Barnstable County IT Department designedand Department IT County Barnstable FY13 BCIT Training Efforts in asecure environment. multi-tenancy services, aswell asoutsideparties, departments for and tohostawidearray ofsystems of thesystem futurefor growth. capabilities extendthe This will inlateFY13orderplatform toaccommodate ourvirtualization Licensing wasexpandedfor Expansion Software Virtualization • • • FY13 were: County.Barnstable notabledeployments in Some and are for justanotherprogressive stepforward sites. aswell ason-site atmultipleCounty collection and collection volunteers ahead of time at the to CapeCodCooperative Extension staff alsoprovided iPad Department IT training Collectionsites.Recovery County Barnstable lection attheirCape-wideHazardous Waste data col- totransitionpaperless an effort in lection sitesthroughout County Barnstable useatmultiple thedepartment’s for col- cases were configured anddeployedrugged with Cape CodCooperative Extension -2iPads of othertowns. Agents Coalition totheHealthDepartments as well as communicating about theHealth mation aboutpublichealthissueson theCape way- ofdisseminatinginfor them auniform are healthagents usedby toallow County of public health materials.tribution The iPads 30 iPads were configured anddeployedfor dis- Health&Environment County Barnstable - officialmeetings.live during SharePointcampus and both off application on SharePoint andaccessed usingamobile and linkstomeetingvideosare alsohosted Commissioners’ agendas, meeting minutes, meeting documentsandinformation. County approachmissioners to toprovide apaperless figured anddeployed Com- totheCounty Commissioners –3iPadsCounty were con- cedures including a Microsoft Outlook overview, Outlook aMicrosoft cedures including IT pro - provide understanding ofCounty afirm 101– abasicbaselineusercoursedesignedto IT BCIT Trainings March–June2013 for staff reference.County with course documentation made availabletoall Conference room laptops, and individual training View staff inagrouputilizingtheHarborformat were by trainings BCIT department instructed All resenting County-wide. 11different departments FY13 from withapproximately 57attendeesrep- months atotaloffive sessions training were heldin needs.answer individualdepartment short Infour ofprograms to awidevariety andincluded levels staff.ty ranged fromTrainings basicto advanced wasprovidedtoCoun- on campus of opportunities andabreadthestablished throughout theCounty feedback, survey department needswere training thusfar.department Following and needanalysis thestrongestsupported program training ofthe BARNSTABLE COUNTY nformation Technology - 137 WordPress trainingBarnstable enable to designed WordPress County to department managers content website - Word site. WordPress out of their the most get the County is and the for websites standard Press course will include site as as well design elements train- Additional organization optimization. and ing opportunities also scheduled for in- are FY14 offerings. cluding MUNIS and SharePoint Department Advancement BCIT Service Satisfaction Survey 2012 the BarnstableCounty IT De- In early FY13, partment internal designed and launched its own Not County-wide department survey. satisfaction ratingsadditionally but satisfaction just to gauge - and sugges to collect needed comments much survey the was designed in-house and deliv- tions, - Wu digitallyered survey via the online software, by a The survey and delivered prepared was foo. Participation via email to Countycontractor staff. was both voluntary and anonymous. The data yield was primarily av- with an positive The rate of almost 90%. erage total satisfaction Service, Customer surveyof: the areas covered Email, Setup; Workstation Help Desk Response; and Applications & Telephone; & Webmail Equally as valuable as the satisfaction Equipment. by made and suggestions the comments rate were software, in needs future to Countyregard in staff services. training and improved hardware, True to real department needs based training, department to real based training, needs True Barnstable County IT Department- also regis 23 county an additional staff tered for the FY14 Advanced Excel – a more intermediate- to ad – a more Excel Advanced course to in this was covered vanced use of excel forneeds department greater the in assist data a This course was offered twice and is analysis. to individual department trainpre-cursor Excel - reportinging for specific data needs. SmartBoard/Conference Setup Room – designed Countyto provide staff a firm grasp of the features Viewand operation of the Harbor Conference to strengthen technicalRoom order in equipment A basic overview their County use. presentation allof this course is also available to County staff a BCIT an individual basis as needed with on staff operamember runningequipment - the through - confer before presenters their and staff with tions live. ences go webmail usage, file sharing protocol and Help file sharing protocol usage, webmail twice was offered This course desk procedures. and also became FY13 partthroughout of a new for County hires. user procedure BARNSTABLE COUNTY Information Technology - 138 partment successes with the rest of the County successeswiththerest oftheCounty partment approach, department all andde- events sharing departments. wascreatedThe newsletter withan information, andotherwise, technology between aswell asshare issues acrossdepartments County letter’s related istocommunicate IT mainpurpose newsletter,monthly Event Log. BCIT - The news itsfirstofficialCounty-wide launched Department ofFY13,In February IT County theBarnstable NewsletterEvent Log Monthly BCIT atmospherenew ofcooperationandcollaboration. across departments, all services of IT a fostering inassistingwith theongoing review instrumental AssessmenttheITWGan independentIT was opinions. The group and during meets monthly needsand initiatives department aswell asgarner toshareand information BCIT current technical aswell asfor concernsandissuestoberaised IT the County. ITWGfor department The forum isa affecting topics in technology and discuss various meettoshare information Departments County ment. Representatives from oftheBarnstable all Year Assess- anIT underwent whiletheCounty a much larger oftheFiscal role inthelaterpart ITWGThe continued strong inFY13andplayed Group) TechnologyWorking(Information ITWG initiatives planned.and hasfuture survey needs and satisfaction department researchfurther intendstoconduct Department IT stable County improvements.and customer service - The Barn more initiatedeven program changes the survey through expressed officially needs oftheCounty issues by on morethe bringing staffsohearing inthedirectionbeen moving ofaddressing these In expectation oftheseresultshad already BCIT Our first survey was a great success with overall successwith great responses positive was a firstsurvey Our and comments across every category every and commentsacross provide this type of service across theCounty. ofservice provide thistype andledtoagreater needto ticipating departments the instantaneous results were par- for staggering processes. For municipality, paper-driven atypical tostreamline implemented inotherdepartments designthatcouldbe began toformulatesurvey andonlineregistrations, training surveys BCIT used toconduct theirown ing thesamesoftware services. Utiliz andsurvey - need withonline form answered andBCIT the analysis ual department was identified through individ- tion andanalysis Departments. for improvedThe need - datacollec specific processes throughout individualCounty toimprove services centralized velop department 2012tode- Survey Satisfaction of theirBCIT theresults had utilized Department IT County goal inmind, delivery and service theBarnstable amore customer focused communications With Initiatives tion &Implementa- Design Online Forms, Survey program togrow much larger inFY14. and we expectthe by bothdepartments joint effort funding. This hasbeenafantasticand resourceful and themoneygeneratedisreturned toCounty is takenoffthepremises by thewinningbidder auction. theauction ends, After theequipment process, theequipment bidinan isthenputup for hasgone declaration throughpartment thesurplus departments.County eachindividualde- After equipment across disposalofoutdatedIT timely tions in order toanswer proper theneed for and equipment auc- ITsurplus official vis organized andChiefProcurementBCIT OfficerElaineDa- EquipmentAuctions Surplus IT County. thingsBarnstable the successesofall more from tocelebrate news other departments is herenewsletter to stay and growing to include other departments, monthly Event Log theBCIT read andshare format. by Metwithrave reviews related and gains department relayed in an easy to theCounty,for providing current and relevantIT asapublicrelationsleveraged andmarketing tool and beyond.Departments is also The newsletter BARNSTABLE COUNTY nformation Technology - 139 Barnstable County Livestream Barnstable County YouTube Cod Cooperative Extension produced a regional a regional produced Extension Cod Cooperative effect across everyfelt in Barnstable County. town Medical Reserve Corps Digital Collec- Data tion of professionals data collection current Accurate, training and availability for the Medical Reserve Corpsnecessity a is for Department Health the & team Response Disaster Emergency Preparedness to support Barnstableto be ready County during Medical Reserve Corps Cape Cod emergencies. with the Barnstable consulted Jean Roma Director CountyIT Department a better way finding on - profes qualified to collect this informationfrom BCIT Cape Cod & the Islands. across sionals forms data collection the traditional converted to allowing them to be sent instantly digital format, - Addition and mailing lists. resources to multiple - web multiple posted across the forms were ally, is resulting data The exposure. sites to increase to program the allowing instantaneously, provided truly avail- resources see the various professional reportingof Ease where. and from them to able within the software easy graphics of the provides format to spreadsheet as conversion data as well keeps the information easily importable to any The MedicalReserve Corps very was database. utilizeresults and plans to satisfied with the this collection format further in the future. High-Definition Live Video Streaming The Barnstable County IT Department added quality valuable ser- high-definition to the already Barnstable County streaming vice of Live meet- BCIT internet. the over presentations and ings setup the original services them along and manages In accounts. with the Barnstable CountyYouTube Streaming of County to the Live - addition Com and Assemblymissioner of Delegates meetings, Countyother Departmentsutilizeto continued a wider audience to reach option the Livestream the topics while awareness regional and increase Official Barnstable current. are and discussions County meetings can be seen on: on-site in Barnstable for the Hazardous Waste Collections Program in Barnstable forWaste the Hazardouson-site Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Hazardous Extension Materials Environmental Cooperative Cod Cape Specialist Mike Maguire and BCIT’sSpecialist Angela Hurwitz collecting data digital Cape Cod CooperativeCape Cod Extension Hazardous Digital Data Collections Waste The Barnstable County IT Department and the and began Extension Cooperative Cape Cod full servicecompleted collec digital data - online Waste Hazardous the longtime to improve tion run Hazardous Materi- by Collections Program The Specialist Mike Maguire. als Environmental County-wide performed collections are at various all of Cape Cod with data sites throughout station volunteers. by collectedpencil being and paper via BCIT analyzed of the collections as well the needs data and came as the use of collected spreadsheet survey online the Using servicea with up plan. collection form the became digi- Wufoo, software, the volunteers tal and was collected with on-site instant Ease of entry, of paper. instead using iPads reporting and data availability was a complete them game changer for and allowed the collections and pace but the collection see not only the results to easilyaddition finer details in capturingaddi- Ex- Cape Cod Cooperative information. tional is also able to instantly collection tension present BCIT links. via online data to individual towns finished up the serviceby to writing plan a macros the newconvert data format into the traditional the County kept by to allow already spreadsheets This data transition. continuity for the collections’ type of specialized service and effort the between Barnstable County IT Department and the Cape BARNSTABLE COUNTY Information Technology - BARNSTABLE COUNTY Information Technology - 140140 Barnstable County IT Department: (left to right) Chris Burt, to Harmon, Chris Earl right) (left Department: Laura IT Brown,Barnstable County MikeBottomley, andIan Angela Hurwitz, Ryan Johnson, MattFlaherty category. Email, phone, issues andconnectivity ing issues, and wirelessmakeupthis connectivity phone system, networking connectivity, web host- accessinternet andconnectivity, theCiscoIPT requests. ofsupport a variety Issues with email, requested.port covers Communications support of sup- quests (33%) were the most popular type Throughout FY13, Communicationsre- support Hardware: 29% Software: 32% Communications: 33% Types Requests ofHelpDeskService This figure represents a9%increase over last year. (FY12=247) *Procurement RequestsCompleted: 274 This figure represents a64%increase over last year. (FY12=1300) *Help Desk Completed:Tickets 2019 Statistics: ClientsServed DeskStatistics Service FY BCIT Roberts. (Missing: Peters Keri andBilly Traverse) it.barnstablecounty.org. Further athttp:// befound can info Departments,County ofCapeCod. toall offered Barnstable by all of thevaluableservices al growth, collaboration, promotion andsupport region tofurther - FY13strong andlooks forward finished IT Department County The Barnstable visual issues, issues. andperipheral issues,network printing/scanning/copying audio/ egories: desktopissues, laptopissues, issues, server stant. cat- following the These requests include Hardware requests (29%)remained support con- increase. requests toequally number ofsupport we continues wouldapplications torise expectthe as (such WordPress). ofsoftware Asthediversity ucts), systems, operating andweb applications as MUNIS, Office, Microsoft and Adobe prod- (such desktopapplications for support application throughout FY13. include Issues in this category requests (31%)remained support high Software was thetrendFY2012. during months over thepasttwelve as category support oftherequests inthis again made upthemajority BARNSTABLE COUNTY Registry of Deeds - 141  Barnstable County Registry of Deeds Registry County Barnstable BARNSTABLE COUNTY Registry of Deeds - 142 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: Ext. 6934 Assistant Finance Paula Esmond E-mail: [email protected] Tel: Ext. 6933 Executive Administrative Assistant J.Kathleen Grenier, E-mail: [email protected] Tel: Ext. 6932 ofDeeds Assistant Register David B. Murphy, Esq. E-mail: [email protected] Tel: Ext. 6931 ofDeeds Register John F. Meade, Esq. Administration: Recording Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:00pm Research Hours: Monday through Friday 7:45am-4:15pm B arnstable www.barnstabledeeds.org Barnstable, MA02630 C Fax: (508)362-5065 Tel: (508)362-7733 Post Office Box 368 o R unty ailroad Ave. R Tel: Ext. 6939 Coordinator R.Theodore Monteiro Tel: Ext. 6938 Coordinator Helen A. Gould Recorded Land: Tel: Ext. 6941 Coordinator Janet Sisson Tel: Ext. 6940 Supervisor Pamela Smith Land Court: egist ry

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BARNSTABLE COUNTY Registry of Deeds - 143 Massachusetts General Laws Ch.188 gives other projects that towns deem necessary. Some necessary. deem towns that projects other begun have Yarmouth departments and in Dennis of data and images download to utilize electronic registry the directly from their need minimizing We to print data. indexing or re-key out copies departments willanticipate more and towns show years. in the coming interest Declaration Forms of Homestead registryThe provide valuable and its staff in Barnstable assistance to all homeowners declarationCountyof preparation the with available These forms are forms. of homestead The cost to counters. of charge at our copy free land is $36.00 in our recorded a homestead record (Landland registered in our $35.00 and section DeclarationThe of Homestead Court) section. under their on up to $500,000.00 protection persons canIt of line last valuable a be primaryresidences. to all homeowners defense and it is recommended in Barnstable County. Capeview Access registryThe use of our internetaccess provides Capeviewsystem Barnstablewithin allto towns The towns the that fees Countycharge. of free $50.00 annual fee and $1.00 are from exempt are Capeview enables remote fee. copy per page can Users the registry’s users to access database. records for search liens or find do title rundowns, within the estate transaction pertaining real to any The system users the ability also provides county. documents printed to have their own directly on printers without the use of registry personnel. all Assessors offices and town several Currently, departments cost free in the county active have save to them enabled has This us. with accounts dollarstax valuable canthat for earmarked be Fiscal Year 2013 FiscalYear a volume from a solid year 2013 was FiscalYear As Calendar 2012 came standpoint. and revenue to a close activity due to concern saw increased we Overall, that new take effect. tax rates would historically rates contributed to a steady interest low Technologically, of sales and mortgages. volume the registry strides in using new great made and waysinnovative for resulting handling recordings in quicker times for document filings. processing for documents presented Under our new system, scannedthe to returned and indexed, are recording we In the past within minutes of filing. presenter print labels, address, need to index return would net The documents. out mail and envelopes stuff leaner registry of deeds! is a faster, result Registry of Deeds The Registry for maintaining responsible of Deeds is propertyof transfers records the Barnstablewithin plans mortgages, This includes all deeds, County. instrumentsand other which purport to affect the registryThe is used Cod. Cape estate on title to real title examiners surveyors, daily local attorneys, by trying the general public who are and members of to determinethe status of particular of parcels Our of providing to be one continues goal land. efficient and courteous service to all those prompt, who visit our facility. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Registry of Deeds - 144 BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 145  AmeriCorps Cape Cod AmeriCorps Resource Development & Development Resource Barnstable County Department of Department County Barnstable BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 146 [email protected] (508)-375-6872 CoordinatorProgram Marshall Christin [email protected] (508)-375-6869 Administrative Assistant Ellis Priscilla [email protected] (508)-375-6879 Resource Officer Development Julie Ferguson [email protected] (508)-375-6873 Resource Officer Development Garofoli Katherine [email protected] (508)-375-6902 Resource Officer Development Burt Philip [email protected] (508)-375-6868 Director CapeCodProgram AmeriCorps Resource Manager Development Johnson-Morris Darlene E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] B arnstable Website: www.rdoac.org, www.americorpscapecod.org C o Barnstable, Massachusetts02630 unty A meri Phone: (508)375-6869 Fax: (508)375-6887 R C P e .O. Box 427 or source ps [email protected] (508)-375-6905 WellfleetSupervisor Residential Program Quaglieri Brittany [email protected] (508)-375-6871 Supervisor Program Residential Bourne Adam DeVito [email protected] (508) 375-6975 Supervisor Program Corps Fire Boyer Erik [email protected] (508)-375-6863 Specialist Program Mike Sousa [email protected] (508)-375-6864 Specialist Program Amy Henderson C ap D e evelopment C od O ffice BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 147 The 56,000 vol- The 56,000 unteer hours in logged FY2013 brings - the total of vol unteer hours served since 1999 to 612,092. That translates into an esti- mated program value of nearly - $17,000,000 ac cruing to Cape state and towns, federal- agen and non- cies, organizaprofit - in engaged tions natural resource management (land and water conservation), di- conservation), - saster prepared response, and ness and environmental and community education. and community education. and environmental AmeriCorpsThe volunteers contributed their energyand talents wide remarkably a to time, includingrange of projects shellfish propagation, wildland reduction, fuel herringrun clearing, for programs environmental strandings, dolphin - and inva control, coastal erosion school children, cated in full-time service adults criticalto address in the areas needs and environmental community en- volunteer management, of natural resource education disaster and environmental gagement, and response. preparedness the Cape by Housing for members is donated these Seashore and Barnstable County. Cod National Year 14 Corps of is the latest in a succession The served have and men who women Cape young on Cod since 1999. recovery from and other mass casualty events. place crashes at Hyannis Airport (Oct. 2012). The drillbody included victim rescue and 2012). Airportat Hyannis (Oct. Collage fromCollage AmeriCorps drill preparedness & response with disaster assistance Cod’s Cape AmeriCorps individual and members provide servicegroup 150 service with over organizations. AmeriCorps 32 college-edu- Cape Cod engages The AmeriCorpsThe - pro Cod Cape gram is a collab- oratively funded grant program devel - created, op- and oped the eratedby De- Resource Of- velopment Year Fiscal fice. 2013(FY2013), AmeriCorps Cape Cod began three a of one year grant cycle year totaling $425,600 the by ($1,276,800) provided year per program CorporationSerCommunity and for - National Massachusetts Servicevice through Alliance with Barnstable County. matching by funds provided The mission is achieved through Grant Adminis- Grantachieved is through The mission Grant & Out Development - tration & Operation, The and Education. Assistance Technical reach, over $1.2 Office obtained Development Resource million in grant funds for community projects - and over development provides in FY2013 and sight for several projects regional including the implementation and management of the Ameri- Corps Cape Cod program. The Barnstable County Development Resource and strengthen, to build, (RDO) works Office of Barnstablethe capacityexpand and resources County departments the fifteen and of towns Cape Cod. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 148 and Orleans. Municipalprojects thatreceived mouth, Falmouth, Mashpee, Harwich, Sandwich tothetowns of Yartion andoversight services - RDO provided regional writing, grant administra- Health Nurse Division. ofHumanServices, Department andthePublic ofHealthandEnvironment,Department the Committee, Planning Regional Emergency the Corps, Reserve Medical County theBarnstable Cape CodCooperative Extension, theCapeCod CapeCod program, theAmeriCorps cluding the in- departments County toseveral services writing assistance and grant RDO provided technical Provided Services Office Development Resource Regional COUNTY-WIDE/REGIONAL SERVICES national sites. andrehabilitation ofthetwo assist inthecleanup Islandto were IslandandLiberty assignedtoEllis bers were deployed to New York where they City Sandy, ofHurricane landfall mem- theFireCorps Management Team ledby DavidCrary. the After ship withtheCapeCodNational Fire Seashore - partner FireCorps—in tive—the AmeriCorps Additionally, theprograminitia- rolled outanew blizzardof2013.and theFebruary in2012 Sandy Hurricane nation Center during Coordi andtheCounty’s Multi-Agency - system invaluable resource assistingintheregional shelter operationsasvolunteers andwereemergency an activities, thevolunteers rose of tothechallenge sive speciesremoval. Beyond theusualplanned The AmeriCorps Cape Cod FireCorps members pose on the ferry ride Island, to Liberty New members Cape ferry pose onthe CodFireCorps Sandy AmeriCorps York The to assistwithstorm clean-upafter hurricane organizations acrossorganizations theregion. to15humanservice thatprovidesGrant support the tration for Town ofHarwich’s HumanService Development Officealsogrant adminis- provides for theCounty. fiscal responsibility TheResource futurecouraging awards, grant andstrengthening compliance, management ensuring ough fiscal en- The Resource Development Officeprovides thor- cial burden on taxpayers. withoutincreasing thefinan- County Barnstable toresidents of with themeanstodeliver services FY 2013. The funding provides regional programs over $3millionin fundsworth 36grant sight for Administration-Grant over - RDO provided fiscal activities. writing andgrant fund-raising memberswith RDO staffassisted AmeriCorps cation, anddisasterpreparedness. agement, waterconservation, environmental edu- on focused landman- thatprovidesgram services CapeCodpro- and operationoftheAmeriCorps RDO staffprovided supervision, administration, public use. that is available for resourceRDO grant library publications, andonline databasestoenhancethe RDO staffmaintainedandupgradedofficetools, in Yarmouth.Area Pondand therenovations theFlax for Recreation Programs policedepartments inlocal Violence Domestic funding withRDOassistanceinclude BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 149 County Tree Nursery Rehabilitation assisted with Members pruning, planting, at the and other tasks Nursery. County Tree 725 Main Street Clean- up Members served with Barnstable of Town the Management Growth Department to weed cleanupand - com the munity at 725 space StreetMain in Hyan- nis. Herring Run Cleanup Members helped the of Barnstable Town debris and to remove herringbrush runsfrom Mills in the Marston’s and the SantuitRiver River. Protective Shorebird Fencing Members assisted Mass Environmental Affairs with shellfish propagation propagation with shellfish Affairs Environmental construction. and maintenance and gear with in- Program Waterbird Coastal Audubon’s fencing. plover stalling protective Mitigation NurseryCoastal Maintenance Coastal Town’s Members cleaned the and weeded NurseryMitigation in Centerville and transplant- in the nurseryed beach grass from to Estey Ave. Cotuit. Clearing Trail members With the Cape Cod Commission, cleared trails the Barnstable along Pathways. Halloween Safety Day and Hal- Members educated about fire children safety. loween CommunityLong Garden Pond Cleanup clearingMembers assisted in tree and garden cleanup. Hyannis Airport (Oct. 2012) AirportHyannis (Oct. mock place wreckage during preparedness drill & response mock the disaster at AmeriCorps Cape Cod member Jason Ross poses after being “rescued” from being AmeriCorps after Jason Ross poses member Cod Cape en’s Cove Holiday Cove Holiday en’s arnstable B party Members assisted with Holi- Cove Children’s the party. day Removal Invasive Meetinghouse Farms the trail plants along invasive Members removed species to grow. to open the trail and allow native EducationTree Blitz 4th Grade Barnstable The entire Hor- class from Mann Charter fields ace on School brought were Barnstable West in trips to Meetinghouse Farm AmeriCorpswhere educational members gave organic to trees, related tours and taught lessons and the natural resources composting, and worm farm. at the town-owned School Barnstable Intermediate Festival, W.E.T. Members educated about groundwater children activities. Cape Cod using hands on topics on Oyster and Quahog Propagation Members assisted the Department of Marine and Childr In FY 2013, Barnstable FY 2013, In AmeriCorps County’s Cape Cod members 53,604 completed hours of service- ad - naturalre dressing management, source disaster preparedness educa- and response, - gen and volunteer tion, Service hours eration. include group 127 the by completed projects Over their 11 the group. serviceof months the 550 members engaged community volunteers who served hours 1,099 with AmeriCorps Ser- vice Partners. AMERICORPS CAPE COD SERVICES SERVICES COD CAPE AMERICORPS COUNTY-WIDE PROVIDED BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 150 Canal Cleanup Reserve. Military invasiveMembers cleared speciesfrom theMA Invasive Removal Beach fire road toallowbetter access. vegetationMembers cutback on theScusset Road Scusset Beach Fire about seaturtles. the community Members assisted in educating Center Life National Marine ofEngineers. Corps with theArmy inBournedale run aherring Members cleared Clearing Run Herring heathland habitatandreduce erosion. on MashneeDiketoassistwiththerestoration of removed beachgrass andinstalled woody material ofEngineers Corps Members andtheUSArmy Heathland Restoration ceremony. dedication ration oftheRolandDupont inprepa- to improve at3MileLook thepathways withthe Aptuxcet Garden Club Members served 3 MileLook one. anew walk andinstalling Members assistedwithremoving theoldboard- Scusset Bea ing lot. the park- andcleanup thetrails Members cleared TrailsDanforth B ourne ch Boardwalk AmeriCorps Cape Cod member Megan attheregistrationAmeriCorps tables Quirk shelter inanemergency by setup the Red Cross atD-YHighRed Cross School, Yarmouth, MA, super-storm during NEMO. Town Beach Cleanup roads through park tomitigate hazards. Members removed diseasedred pinesalong access StateNickerson Park grass. and plantedbeach sandfencing Members installed Breakwater andLittleBeach restore habitat. grassland Members removed saplingsatbothsitesto small Mother’s BogandHawk’s Nest Farm from run. bris theherring Members and removedde- branches overhanging Clearing Run Stony Brook Herring oyster cull. spring Members assistedtheBrewsterDNRwith Cull Oyster Spring oyster cull. Members assistedtheBrewsterDNRwithfall Fall Cull Oyster reduce thethreat ofwildfire. Members removed downed andchipped trees to ParkNickerson Fuel Fire Reduction Cape Children’s Garden. Members lessonstaught worm farm at the Lower Cape CodCanal. paint walkways, mural along andpaintanew the volunteersMembers recruited toremove trash, Envir B re wster onmental Education BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 151 wide

along with the rest of the AmeriCorps FireCorps Cod Cape e tin Luther King Day of Service hatham ap .E.T. Festival, Chatham 4th and 5th Grades at Chatham 4th and 5th Grades at Festival, .E.T. AmeriCorps Cape Cod member Matt Spears chipping fallen treesAmeriCorps chipping on Liberty Matt Spears member Cod Cape Island, New York. He was assisting with storm clean-up after hurricane clean-up after was assisting with storm He Sandy, York. New Island, C C W Harwich Middle School Members taught students about the importance of water conservation activities. using hands on and Media Swap Chatham Recycles Book Members helped to staff a Chatham Recycles Kingsbury/Matthews Property species control. Members assisted with invasive Mar to rehabilitate Members recruited 149 volunteers beds build garden organize food drives, homes, rooms, paint community and food collection bins, and assemble fleece blankets. super-storm NEMO super-storm AmeriCorps Jared member Dearth escorting Cod an elderly client from Cape a Red Cross emergency shelter setup at D-Y High School, Yarmouth, MA, during MA, Yarmouth, School, setupRed Cross at D-Y High emergency shelter Members worked with community volunteers to to volunteers with community worked Members beach cleanup. do a town-wide Maintenance Trail Dream Day Camp the accessibility of trails improved Members and camp. at the playground Restoration Eddy Sisters the Brewster ConservationMembers assisted site. on invasives and DNR with removing Trust Rail Trail Maintenance that came on fallen trees down Members removed Nemo. bike path from Fire Road Maintenance Park Nickerson State fallen the had onto that trees Members removed retaining walls to control and built roads two fire roads. runout of the fire and wash off into pond Wing Island species for habitat invasive Members removed Prescribed for future area and prepare restoration Burn. Land Punkhorn Park Members assisted with trail clearing and invasive species control. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 152 tripping hazards on trail. tripping Members laiddown wood tohelpcover chips Field TriangleTraining shoreMembers postedsignsfor bird nestingareas. Monomoy Posting Sign andcomposting tochildren. cling lessons- Members taughteducational aboutrecy Recycle-fest census. tern yearly Members assistedMonomoy NWRstaffwiththe Tern Census upweller trays. float bagsandbuildnew cages.broadcasted quahogsandcleaned Repair andbroadcastMembers raked oysters, dugand Chatham Aquaculture trails. build on existingproperty Members helpedtoremove invasive plantsand Sylvan Restoration Gardens abook andmediaswap. featuring event AmeriCorps Cape Cod members AmeriCorps Tyler andMattSpears Cross serving on Liberty Island, onLiberty New York,serving assistingwithstorm lean-up after hurricane Sandy lean-up after hurricane collection. Members helpedtofacilitate ahazardouswaste WasteHazardous Collection ration withtheDennisConservation Trust. toaidindunerestoMembers plantedbeachgrass - RestorationDune beach inDenniswiththeDNR. from andtrash debris Chapin Members cleaned C residentssessments for ofChatham. Members assistedinthecompletion ofhouseas- Assessment Community FireWise borhood. thinned asection oftheforest thatabutsaneigh- of a fireAs part mitigation project, members Town Forest (Upper) Hole. in Lab Woods Biological samples attheMarine Members weighed, measured, andcountedoyster Sampling Oyster SEMAC structures. weeding, transplanting, soil, tilling andrepairing of the community garden, doing tasks including cleanups andspring infall Members participated Falmouth Center Garden Service usinghandson activities. water conservation of Members taughtstudentsabouttheimportance Schools W.E.T. Festival, MullenHall andMorsePond on WashburnIsland. treestrails upfallen andcleared Members cleaned Washburn Island dents from MorsePond atBeebe Woods. School lessons to6thgradestu- Members taughtgeology Envir High School. habitat restoration tostudentsatNauset Regional Members taughtlessons aboutnative plantsand Envir E D F almo OASTSWEEP –Chapin Beach CleanUp astham ennis onmental Education onmental Education uth BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 153 Hopkins Garden Hopkins Members removed and as- invasives sisted with garden maintenance. Sea Call Farm Members removed plants from invasive property- and re a historicstored viewshed. Beach Nauset Members planted - beach grass to re dune habitat. store Ewald Gift Members removed his- from vegetation toric rock wall and cut back invasive species. Dry Swamp Bog Farm - Members con ducted a Prescribed Burn to maintain a local cranberry bog. De- Orleans Water partment Members partici- pated in a prescribed Putnam Farm Restoration Putnam Farm debris and species, invasive removed Members property. the trashfrom Maintenance Trail Pond Twining’s trails and laid from clearedMembers vegetation erosion. chips combat to help wood White Gift in the and assisted invasives Members removed of this propertyecologicalrestoration with the Orleans Conservation Trust. burn to reduce fuel loading. burn to reduce Regional Middle School Nauset Festival, W.E.T. Members taught students about the importance of water conservation activities. using hands on her back to her home her back to Govern client during Duval shaking hands with an emergency shelter Patrick super-storm NEMO, while AmeriCorps Cape Cod member Michael Sousa waits to escort while AmeriCorps Sousa waits to Michael member Cod Cape NEMO, super-storm den Bed Cre- rleans O ation Members served with the Orleans Elementary School - Club to cre Garden beds. ate garden Middle Nauset School Members planted plant gardens native with students. Ed- Environmental ucation Members taught plant and native habitat restoration to Harwichlessons High School stu- dents at Uncle Har- Landing. vey’s Or - Festival, W.E.T. leans Elementary School Members educat- about ed children Cape Cod using hands on topics on groundwater activities. Landing Restoration Town Uncle Harvey’s Town at the plants invasive Members removed plant populations. native Landing site to restore Gar Sea Vegetable Farm Sea Vegetable at the MBL. samples seaweed measured Members Removal Invasive Cardoza Farm re- to Committee 300 The served Members with at the Farm. invasives move Beach Menahaunt Members served- Beach De with the Falmouth partment of to plant beach grass the dunes on Menahaunt Beach. SantuitCleanup Pond Members removed trashdebris and the pond. from BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 154 Envir Pondthe Oyster Environmental Trust. Members removed phragmitesandknotweed with PondOyster landsaround Provincetown.kiosks atconservation informational Members assembledandinstalled Conse Oyster and Quahog Propagation andQuahog Oyster usinghands on activities. water conservation of Members taughtstudents abouttheimportance W.E.T. Festival, School Elementary Quashnet RedCross.can - withtheAmeri Scouts Boysons tolocal andGirl andpreparednessMembers delivered safety les- Scout F topics on CapeCodusinghandson activities. children aboutgroundwaterMembers educated W.E.T. Festival, MiddleSchool Harwich ing, tree supports. fruit paintingandinstalling Members helpedinthegarden, weeding,- harvest The Family Pantry erty. Members removed invasive plants from theprop- Baldwin Woods Lee from run. bris theherring Members and removedde- branches overhanging Clearing Run Herring heathland restoration project Members removed invasives andworked on a FieldThompsons Live Wolf communitymembers. for Show ofthe Members assistedwithset-upandrunning Live WolfShow community members. for Show Live Owl ofthe Members assistedwithset-upandrunning Show Live Owl woodysmall plantstorestore heathlandshabitat. Members helpedwithmanagement andremoved Bogs Bank Street School. students atCapeCodRegional Technical High andsoillessonsMembers taughtworm farm to H M OVINCETOWN P r arwich ashpee rvation Land Kiosks Land rvation onmental Education air beach cleanup for Provincetown. for beach cleanup Members worked withvolunteers todoageneral Beach Cleanup Provincetown tion areas throughout town. - Members removed from debris multiple conserva Cleanup Area Conservation trees. Members removed invasive plantsanddowned Cleanup Cemetery Street Winthrop the Fairgrounds. andgardensMembers revampedthelandscape of FairgroundsCounty lands. on trails Mashpeeconservation toclear partment De- with Mashpee Conservation Members served Trail work Department. Conservation River withtheMashpee River andQuashnet attheMashpee runs herring Members cleared Run Herring tion. propagationvarious projects - and gear construc Constable with Members assistedtheShellfish Members cleared a new trail atJoe’s trail anew Members cleared woods. Trail clearing at the futurevation Lands site of a Town dog park. asection oftheRyderMembers cleared Conser- Ryder Invasive Lands Removal Town Neck Beach. signage onMembers installed andbeachfencing Beach Installation Signage dron gardens MuseumandGardens. atHeritage Members mulched paths, trails,- andrhododen Path Reconstruction ofNatural Resources. Department the Sandwich with Creekrun theMill herring Members cleared Run Herring usinghandson activities. water conservation of Members taughtstudentsabouttheimportance W.E.T. Festival, Forestdale andH.T. Schools Wing and composting. and UpperCape Tech on farming, invasive species School Members taughtlessons totheRiverview Envir S andwich onmental Education BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 155 eashore S tional a N uth od C onmental Educationonmental e ighlands Center Cleanup ighlands Center ap armo C Y Members cleared trails and did maintenance at the Highlands Center. Light Highland a scenic plants along Members planted native overlook. ProjectPonds Members installed erosion, jute netting to combat Envir farm and worm les- Members taught gardening Small School. to students at the M.E. sons EducationEnvironmental bird species, invasive farm, Members taught worm ecology to students at and photosynthesis lessons Mattacheese Middle School. l Schoo Mattacheese Festival, W.E.T. Members educatedabout groundwater children activities. Cape Cod using hands on topics on Farm Bray Taylor the farm to clear throughout Members worked in- plant species. vasive Clearing Trail Members cleared at the Cal- trails and invasives Park, lery-Darling Pagoda Conservation area, and Ray Srjyla conservation area. James Pond, H the Mass Audubon to help restore the property to to help restore the Mass Audubon grassland. native ConstructionBird Box volunteers with boxes constructedMembers bird Wellfleet. for conservation around areas llfleet uro e r ull Pond own Cleanup Beach AmeriCorps Cape Cod members serving at the MACC (Multi-Agency Coordination Center) during super-storm NEMO, providinglogistical and support phone AmeriCorps serving members NEMO, Cod during (Multi-Agency super-storm Center) Cape Coordination at the MACC W T G Members cleaned up the area around Gull Pond Gull cleanedMembers around Pond area the up beach. RackCanoe Construction Members built canoe racks kayak and for the and Conservation Beach Dept. Wellfleet of Town Oysterfest Recycling Team festival attendees to recy Members helped direct - cling stations. Collection Hazardous Waste a hazardous waste Members helped to facilitate collection. SEMAC Oyster Sampling and counted oyster measured, Members weighed, - samples for the Marine BiologicalWell Lab in fleet Harbor. ConferenceHarbor Wellfleet of the State Members helped with set-up and clean-up of the conference. Restoration Grassland plants with and woody Members cleared invasive T to with community volunteers Members worked beach cleanup. do a town-wide Corn Conservation Hill area - Con Truro with the invasive Members removed servation Trust. Tree clearing Tree in Shawme trees Crowell dead removed Members State Forest. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Department of Resource Development & AmeriCorps Cape Cod - 156 in the vicinity oftheHighlandCenter.in thevicinity responded toawildfireMembers oftheFireCorps e Highlands Wildfir area toreduce fuels. Prescribed in several intheDoaneRock Burns Members removed hazardtrees andparticipated RockDoane fuels. Members conducted Prescribed toreduce Burns Heights Pilgrim Road. KingsHighway Fire Old vegetationMembers cut back encroaching onto Old Kings Highways tomitigatehumanimpact.grass andplantedbeach fencing Members installed Horseleech andSloughPonds treatment research for chanical plots. Members conducted Prescribed and me- Burns –ParadiseLombard Hollow Research Area pilesinorderplants andburned toreduce fire fuel. andinvasiveMembers removed andpiledbrush Penniman House meadow habitatandreduce fire fuel. and invasive pilestorestore plantsandburned oak,Members removed andpiledscrub pine pitch Skiff Hill Restoration pilestorestorepine andburned meadow habitat. oakandpitch Members removed andpiledscrub Fort Hill Restoration reduce thefuelloading. projects around theMarconi area inanattemptto cut,Members conducted several pileandburn Area TreatmentMarconi burns. scribed tat. pre inseveral - Membersalsoparticipated pilestorestorepine andburned heathlandshabi- oakandpitch Members removed andpiledscrub SiteMarconi Heathlands tion theHighlandsFest for Celebration. Members completed maintenanceandprepara- Highlands Fest Preparation ponds in various Wellfleet fences,built splitrail andplantednative plantsat BARNSTABLE COUNTY Children’s Cove: The Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center - 157  Child Advocacy Center Advocacy Child Children’s Cove: The Cape & Islands & Islands The Cape Cove: Children’s BARNSTABLE COUNTY Children’s Cove: The Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center - 158 [email protected] Program Coordinator Seppala Brianna [email protected] TreatmentClinical Specialist Tamara Hillard [email protected] Coordinator Network (SAIN) AbuseIntervention Sexual FontesLenny [email protected] Director Gallagher Stacy STAFF of MentalHealthand Cape CodHealthCare. ofChildren andFamiliespartment , Attorney’sCape andIslandsDistrict Office, , County Barnstable agencies including partner County, between effort isauniquecollaborative Children’s Cove, withinBarnstable adepartment the healingbegin. to stop and the trauma and make it possible for treat with respect, each child care, and compassion who have made ittheirlife’s work tohelp. We togetheroftheprofessionals all bring inthisfield abused,cally orwitnessed domestic violence. We abused, haveif they beensexually physi- severely We asafe, offer welcomingchildren placefor to go C hildren ’ s C o ve : T h website: www.childrenscove.org e C Department Department ap Barnstable, MA02630 Fax: 508-375-0409 Tel: 508-375-0410 e P

& I .O. Box 427 De- the slands [email protected] (SANE)Program) Examiner AssaultNurse Pediatricthe statewide Sexual (employed throughHealthcareand Cod Cape AssaultNursePediatric Practitioner, Sexual Hebenstreit Sandy [email protected] Family Advocate Partin Katie [email protected] Forensic AbuseConsultant Sexual Beth Biro [email protected] Administrative Assistant Raymond Nancy Children’s in Alliance Washington whose DC CenterwiththeNationalited ChildAdvocacy Children’s operationalandaccred- Cove isafully that hasbeenreplicated on abroader scale. al attention, withprograms amodelorganization Children’s andnation- Cove hasgainedstatewide a groundbreaking regional collaborative approach, and theprosecution oftheoffender. Aspioneers of of the victim involved intherecovery agency every vulnerable, thebestoutin abusedchildren brings years thattakingaregional approach tohelping Children’s Cove has proven over the past sixteen (CAC) inMassachusettsandover 700nationally. We Centers are one Child Advocacy of eleven C hild A dvocacy C enter BARNSTABLE COUNTY Children’s Cove: The Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center - 159 The alleged victim may be from the age of two of the age two from be victim may The alleged cognitive the child’s upon depending old, years of seven- to the age abilities, and developmental of the child guardian The legal old. teen years Based upon to the interview. also consent must referrals received Cove Children’s protocols, these fifty-fouron the Department of Chil- cases from and seventy-two referrals from and Families, dren police. During the twelve-month period of July 1, 2012 – During the twelve-month period of July 1, seen for services were 180 children 2013, June 30, forensic with provided 180 were 126 of the and SAIN protocols Cove. interviews at Children’s form some made have the victim must mandate, and that the alleged abuse is thought of disclosure, of within the jurisdictional area occurred to have Vineyard Cape Cod and the Islands of Martha’s and Nantucket. Children’s Cove continues to plan and implement to plan and continues Cove Children’s news including radio ads, campaign, its awareness and public servicearticles, as part announcements child to the community regarding of its outreach dedicated the are to reaching We sexual abuse. that comprise the Cape and various communities to educateIslands in order the public about child sexual abuse. Children’s Cove strives Cove to help educate- com the Children’s In this child abuse. surrounding munity issues on were 3166 individuals over year alone, past fiscal prosecutors, including law enforcement, trained, and firefighters emergency medicalproviders, Ninety-one indi- professionals. child protection the throughout administered vidual trainings were to hu- made were Presentations Cape and Islands. schools, community groups, man service providers, in the past fiscal Additionally, and organizations. a permanent been given had Cove Children’s year, providing Registryslot in the National for EMS, First Sexual to Child Responder Abuse and Child curriculum. Trafficking components includecomponents the Sexual Abuse Interven- (the investigatory , Team (SAIN) Network tion with a medical the exam, the program); piece of Sexual which Examiner (SANE) Assault Nurse utilizes the art a state of to uti- med-scope video lize evidentiary case in court images proceedings; tracking team review; family and advocacy; spe- education and train- cialized therapeutic referrals; and family assist in rebuilding to program ing; family such once a tragic values eventoccurs. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Children’s Cove: The Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center - 160 and gender classifications. isbroken intoage theallegedperpetrators cerning For the88allegedperpetrators, con information - swere asfollows: services,for thegender andtheage ofthevictim- For the126children referred toChildren’s Cove Specialized clinical treatmentchil - is offered toall clinical Specialized in284sessions.dividual treatment to78clients Children’s Cove’s component provided in- clinical suite. the medical by the Nurse Practitioner/Pedi SANE on site in their parents atnocost. These examsare provided examinations withtheconsent medical of timely dren referred totheChildren’s Cove are offered victimsandtheirfamilies.care tochild - chil All SANE toprovide comprehensive, compassionate dren. Itisthegoal oftheNurse Practitioner/Pedi examinations wereMedical - provided19chil for of thefiscal year. membersthroughoutcontacts thecourse tofamily Family Advocate provided 469individual Our are anessentialpieceoftheprogram.and family ofthechild restraining orders support andoverall side referralsandresources, accompaniment, court process atChildren’s Cove. Assistancewithout - familiesthroughout theentireassists andsupports The Advocacy Family Program ofChildren’s Cove elsewhere. The breakdownfollows: isas reside or at thetime of disclosure and permanently well astochildren whowere visitingtheseareas consumers from Capetowns andboth islands, as covered 2013interviews tucket. year (FY) Fiscal Cod, thesixtowns on Martha’s andNan - Vineyard Families. towns ofCape thefifteen This includes ofChildrenthe area and officeoftheDepartment Attorney’s as that of the District Office and zones Children’s thesamejurisdictional Cove serves BARNSTABLE COUNTY Children’s Cove: The Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center - 161 All Children’s Cove services Cove of charge. free are All Children’s The Family Program seeks to heal the family from family seeks to heal the Program from Family The - out in the com activities introducing within by the familygoal of The is to program munity. family between mem- relationships strengthen and exercises activities special events, bers through child and sib- offendingwhich parents, allow non- rebuilding together time” “quality lings to spend support and acceptance. trust, dren who are referred to Children’s Cove. These Cove. to Children’s referred who are dren short in term assist children therapeutic sessions the in families the guide and process healing the for childthe the make to in order rightdirection of treatment. most out BARNSTABLE COUNTY Children’s Cove: The Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center - 162

BARNSTABLE COUNTY Facilities Department - 163  Barnstable County Facilities Department Facilities County Barnstable BARNSTABLE COUNTY Facilities Department- 164 Custodian Robert Leite Custodian Michael Lally Repair/Custodian (temp) Parker Kelley Custodian David Hoeft Custodian Brian Hayes Custodian Jose Couto Equipment Specialist Dana Cook Journeyman Plumber/EquipmentSpecialist Thomas Butler Maintenance Staff Custodial Supervisor Deborah Weekes Equipment Specialist Facilities FieldCoordinator/ Donald ReynoldsJr. Maintenance SupervisionStaff E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6602 Administrative Assistant Eileen O’Connell E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 508-375-6603 Director C. TeboStephen Administration 3195 MainS treet/Route 6A, P.O. Box 427, Barnstable, MA02630 D Telephone Number: 508-375-6603 epartment Fax Number: 508-362-8758

of Telephone: 508-375-6600 On CallOperator Florence Roberts Karen Boduch On CallOperators Mary Alvezi Anita Amaral Portia Rivers Telephone SwitchboardOperators Telephone: 508-375-6754 On CallMailClerk Joy Potter On CallMailClerk Richard Creedon Dave Eaton Mail Clerks Custodian Cynthia Weekes Maintenance/Repair Jason Pratt Maintenance/Repair Frank Tavano General Maintenance/Locksmith Kevin St.Pierre Custodian Richard Pacheco Custodian Jairo Oliveria Custodian Aurelio Lima F a cilities

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watersheds.capecodcommission.org Web: www.capecodcommission.org Her V Jo Mar Jack Roger P McCormack O’Keef Putnam Austin Jr. Leonard Ernest Knight May Short Rober Virgilio V 203, Joy Richard then Vacant Brookshire Elizabeth Roy Jacqueline Michael Royden Taylor Etsten Blanton Richardson Richard Ja Jo Roy (Dennis) eter Graham until April 2013, untilApril eter Graham thenvacant acant untilDecember2012,acant thenAndrew Putnam Phone: (508)362-3828 ck McCormack Jr. McCormack ck (Yarmouth) hn D. Harris hn D. Representative) (Minority Harris www.statscapecod.org Fax: (508)362-3136 bert Olsen untilmid-March 2013, Olsen bert thenvacant y Pat Flynn t Bradley until mid-September 2012, untilmid-September t Bradley until thenvacant e until April 2013,e untilApril thenvacant BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 169 Deputy Directors Daley Patty 744-1212 (508) Telephone: [email protected] Email: Kristy Senatori (508) 744-1216 Telephone: [email protected] Community Relations Specialist Anne McGuire (508) 744-1227 [email protected] DEVELOPMENT: ECONOMIC Economic Development Officer Leslie Richardson (508) 744-1223 [email protected] Data Center Research Analyst Ryan Ellison LEGAL: Commission Counsel Jessica Wielgus (508) 744-1207 [email protected] Commission Clerk Gail Hanley (508) 744-1204 [email protected] PLANNING AND COMMUNITYDEVEL- OPMENT: Chief Planner Sharon Rooney (508) 744-1218 [email protected] Senior Community Design Planner Phil Dascombe (508) 744-1211 [email protected] FY2013 STAFF OF THE OF STAFF FY2013 COMMISSION COD CAPE ADMINISTRATION: Communications Coordinator Nancy Hossfeld (508) 744-1205 [email protected] Applications Implementation Manager David Sullivan (508) 744-1231 [email protected] Administrative Assistant Administrative McIntyre Taree (508) 744-1208 [email protected] Administrative Assistant Administrative Lisa Dillon (508) 744-1209 [email protected] FiscalOfficer Michelle Springer (508) 744-1224 [email protected] Paul Niedzwiecki Paul Director Executive 508-744-1203 Telephone: [email protected] Email: FiscalOfficer Maria McCauley (508) 744-1230 [email protected] Fiscal Manager Gail Coyne (508) 744-1202 [email protected] BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 170 then vacant then vacant May Enos(until 2013) Elizabeth II Officer Regulatory [email protected] (508) 744-1210 Andrea Adams Planner Regulatory Senior [email protected] (508) 744-1260 Jonathon Idman Officer Regulatory Chief REGULATORY: [email protected] (508) 744-1225 Paul Ruchinskas Specialist Affordable Housing [email protected] (508) 744-1217 Heather McElroy Natural Resources/Land Protection Specialist [email protected] (508) 744-1215 Korjeff Sarah II Planner [email protected] (508) 744-1213 Hevenor Martha II Planner [email protected] (508) 744-1221 Ryan Christenberry II Planner [email protected] (508) 744-1249 Tabitha Harkin Planner Design Community [email protected] (508) 744-1229 Malakhoff Lev TransportationEngineer Senior [email protected] (508) 744-1242 Goulet then Shawn August (until 2012) Armstrong Kate GIS Analyst [email protected] (508) 744-1241 Prahm Gary GIS Analyst [email protected] (508) 744-1238 Detjens “Jay” Phil Administrator II/Database GIS Analyst [email protected] (508) 744-1240 Anne Reynolds GIS Director [email protected] (508) 744-1232 TupperSteven Technical Planner Services [email protected] (508) 744-1226 Glenn Cannon Technical Director Services SERVICES:TECHNICAL [email protected] (508) 744-1219 Driscoll then Kerri October2012) Rempel(until Jessica II Officer Regulatory BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 171 In preparation for the release of the RWMP, the of the RWMP, for the release In preparation staff also: Commission a guidance document for agency’s the - prepared regulatory review of local Comprehensive Plans Management (CWMPs); Wastewater analysis Cape-wide buildout a - conducted to support planning; local and regional MVP application for Watershed - developed the technical experts to explore and municipalities various scenarios; potential management tool as a siting infrastructure” “green - developed a and, MVP; Watershed to the companion to better understand green - pursued pilot projects wastewater to treating and stormwater. approaches In late Januaryof the Commonwealth 2013 to prepare the Commission Massachusetts directed Quality Water an update to the 1978 Area-wide a requirement Plan Management forCod, Cape under SectionWater 208 of the federal Clean of the “one Calling nutrient contamination Act. challenges facing environmental most pressing (see FOOTNOTE 1 at end of report) Cape Cod” “address the state called for the updated plan to a critical of Cape degradation problem—the nutrients, excessive from water resources Cod’s Hydrologist James Sherrard Jr. (508) 744-1214 [email protected] Coordinator Special Projects Erin Jackson (508) 744-1236 [email protected] Coordinator Special Projects David Still II (508) 744-1261 FY2013 PRIORITIES 1. Wastewater Management Management Wastewater 1. Wastewater a Regional prepared The Commission 2012, throughout PlanManagement (RWMP) 31 (www. December on publishing it online ).capecodcommission.org/regionalplans/RWMP a framework and a set of RWMP presents The tools for identifying several wastewater solutions created Commission The for each watershed. decision the region’s to advance the RWMP water Cape Cod’s improving making toward quality sustainable and affordable through online document describesThe the approaches. a baseline provides wastewater problem; Cape’s land use and water assessment of the region’s regulatory and the existing quality environment, reviewswide variety a environment; and planning and including conventional of potential solutions, infrastructure alternatives; and innovative green to the costs for various related questions explores and makes a preliminarysolutions analysis of the affordability of various solutions for Cape on and reviewsresources and tools the residents; pursues further wastewaterhand as the region planning. management The Cape Cod Commission pursued the pursued following The Cape Cod Commission 2013: priorities in FiscalYear Hydrologist Scott Michaud (508) 744-1237 [email protected] Water Resources ProgramManager Resources Water Cambareri Tom (508) 744-1234 [email protected] Transportation Engineer PE Transportation Clay Schofield SeniorPlanner Transportation Priscilla Leclerc BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 172 - achieve economies- achieve ofscale. - allowmore diverse solutions; and, by facilities inareas sharing ofgreatest need; - limittheamountofneededinfrastructure - facilitate aholistic, watershed-basedapproach; considers tobe aregionalone thatwill: effort to prepare the208Updatethisyear it because The statedesignatedtheCapeCodCommission comes fromestuaries on-site septicsystems. flowand intothoseembayments of thewastewater percent of the Cape’s estuaries, and that 85 percent ofmore than90 thewaterquality has affected Protection thatnitrogen conclude contamination ofEnvironmentalMassachusetts Department ofMassachusetts-Dartmouth,University andthe thelastdecade,during theCommission, the ProjectEstuaries Massachusetts prepared the for scientific analyses Following the resources.natural protect theregion’s Cod inorder to ofCape geology the hydrology and understanding of region abetter officials inthe planners and togivedecades for and analyses planning quality organizations, andscientistshave pursued water The Commission’s staff, technical partner underground, intowaterbodies. anddischarging stormwater leachingintothegroundwater, flowing systems, treatment wastewater plants, lawns, and nitrogen contamination from”primarily septic Cape Cod CommissionExecutive Director Paul Niedzwieckidiscussedwater andCape quality Cod’s wastewater management challenge theyear. throughout

org/resources/initiatives/208workplan.pdf online: bereviewed can www.capecodcommission. infrastructure.” The entire 208 Program Plan Work solutions whilemaximizingtheuseofexisting implemented andaffordably and themosteasily “focusing impaired on themostseverely waters actions oftheUpdate istoprioritize principle A key scaled, andphased solutioneachwaterbody. for provide themostcost-effective, appropriately eachwatershedto explored for andcustomized solutions are being and management/regulatory of costs.and evaluation A range of technologies issues, needs assessments, ofalternatives, evaluation watershed-orbasin-specific stakeholders for planning, andimplementation issues, aswell as theprogram’sfor policy, affordability, financing, 208 Updatesimultaneously, engagingstakeholders the out 208 an Update ambitious that set for lays The Commission a developed Program Plan Work Trust totheCapeCodCommission thisspring. the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement entail, thestatealsocommitted $3.35millionfrom To 208Updatewill thework thatthedraft support requirements the for public participation public participation financial, and analyses, planning, the technical are tackling and its consultants The Commission document.level wide planning- to produce anarea- YearFiscal 2014) to becompleted in bulk ofthework years, with the (threetimeframe of tasksinatight BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 173 opportunities and to recommend potential opportunities and to recommend for solutions servicesregional that and products efficiency government costs increase decrease and to taxpayers. Engagement Game Lab. It can experienced be Game Lab. Engagement time, any at and access location web with any from be for who may individuals it convenient making wastewaterthe in qualitywater and interested difficulty have issues but or participating attending and workshops. in public meetings 208 information about the Commission’s For Plan during Fiscal Update work 2014, year watersheds. site: can the web one monitor capecodcommission.org Information Strategic 2. Office the Cape Cod 2013, DuringFiscal Year governance helped establish a Commission Strategic forcommittee the regional Information “SmarterGovernment The Steering (SIO). Office a data-sharing executed agreement Committee” with others, working The SIO is with Cape towns. including Development Economic the Cape Cod to collaborate digital regionalization on Council, Finance the previous for year software for and customization pilot towns. nity from Innovation grant Challenge Office and Executive of Administration the Massachusetts project during a meeting in May to provide an update on the regional collaboration with the Cape with the Cape on the regional collaboration project provide during a meeting in May to an update Cod Commission and Cape municipalities. The e-permitting project received a $500,000 Commu- The e-permitting project received municipalities. Commission and Cape Cod Ed Senteio of Yarmouth walks former Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray through the e-permitting Gov. walks former Lt. Massachusetts Yarmouth of Ed Senteio In preparation for an August 2013 for an August In preparation staff also the Commission launch, an online to create this year worked activity to build public awareness of the wastewater/water quality challenge and to in effortsthe general public engage identify to www. (online: “game” The Cape2O solutions. communityplanit.org/capecod ) was developed by College’s Emerson with working staff Commission - accommodate an “adaptive “adaptive an - accommodate approach management” - propose implementation planning implementation - propose and performance/compliance monitoring for individual watersheds and Cape-wide - identify watershed-based watershed-based - identify wastewater alternatives management a range of technologies, that consider infrastructure including “green” options - evaluate preliminary financial and affordability assessments - summarize water quality impairments and create a prioritized of needs list - assess and redefine the baseline condition for the baseline condition - assess and redefine natural systems and for built systems - use a workshop approach to engage stakeholders engage to approach - use a workshop Cape-wide and watershed-by-watershed - rely on previously- rely on water-quality completed data-collection effortsassessments and - be watershed based (57 total watersheds across (57 total watersheds across - be watershed based the Cape) - focus primarily for nutrients excess (nitrogen on marine waters) waters and phosphorus for fresh The 208 Plan Update will: The 208 Update will: Plan BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 174 Strategy Executive Strategy Team) assistance toFalmouth this year involved RESET (Regional Economic communitydesignprojectAnother noteworthy planning/design/route28visioning) www.capecodcommission.org/departments/ considered by thetown andthepublic. (Online: andotherstreetscapeimprovementscorridor tobe alongenhance orchangedevelopment patterns the to identify potentialopportunities ultimately will the roadwayto but not including itself. The project examining landuseandstreetscapeissuesadjacent development along theroadway. The studyis and layout concerns about the form local of future town linetoaddress Crowell Road totheHarwich fromplanning studyalong theRoute28corridor “visioning.” alanduse The project includes with the Town ofChathamon Route28area ongoing project workOne noteworthy includes municipalities thisyear. toCape provided communitydesignservices of complex planningprojectsthestaff which for The CapeCodCommission managed anumber Services 3. Design Community buttailoredregionally toeachtown. adopted and software infrastructure technology andcontractors, citizens for usingacommon licenses, and inspections, withaweb-based portal Cod municipalities toissueandmonitor permits, implemented, allowCape will theonline system vendor (Accela) on theseinstallations. fully When this year towork withcommunities andthe hired implementation anapplications manager Provincetown Year inFiscal 2014. The Commission and add ePermitting inHarwich capabilities beableto Officewill Information Strategic Technical Assistance(DLTA) program, the state fundsfrom Local leveraging theDistrict andbuilding/healthpermitting.services By and Inspection System, withinspection starting Yearin Fiscal 2013on anePermitting, Licensing, working withChatham, Yarmouth, andNantucket Innovation Challenge Grant, the SIO began fundsfrom a2012stateCommunity With Fiscal YearFiscal 2013. anew bring 2014will Spring Economic attheendof Development Agency the CEDS for annual report Year 4totheUS The Commission approved andsubmitted activities inthe Town ofBourne. economic issuesstrongly affect transportation Rotary.and alternatives totheBourne These area, improvements planningfor andpreliminary inthedowntownto Belmont Circle BuzzardsBay bridges,associated withthecanal improvements issues majorcongestionconsidering andsafety Canal study,area transportation includes which - initialwork on acomprehensive CapeCod and, toknowledge-based; fromevolve service-based tohelptheregion’sinfrastructure economy to topromoteSummit theuseoftechnology co-sponsorship ofthethird annualSmarterCape Initiative and - continuation oftheSmarterCape Sandwich; area of Village Sandwich in theproposed South area andGrowth Incentive ofBourne, Zone and centers, inthe downtown BuzzardsBay especially management planning in - economicwastewater on: process.subsequent yearly This focus was year the (CEDS) andwere reevaluatedthroughStrategy a 2014) Comprehensive Economic Development Five-yearthat were (2009- identifiedinthe projects pursue theimplementation ofpriority The CapeCodCommission continued to 4. EconomicDevelopment capecodcommission.org/initiatives/RESET ) area, report.and prepared a draft (Online: broader in the land use issues and opportunities housing project there, of made ananalysis ofaproposed 30-unitrentalviability affordable needs associatedwiththeproperty, thefinancial andtransportation theinfrastructure analyzed andthesurrounding area.property The team BarsRoad ofitsSpring aplanninganalysis for www. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 175 collaboration process resulted in a proposed term a proposed in resulted collaboration process with terms major sheet outlining negotiated and Cod behalf of Cape on Covanta/SEMASS Through SWAC. via the communities off-Cape as the newyear fiscal negotiations additional regional this 2013), (August beginning was collaborativeeffort from options two secured Covanta/SEMASS choose, which could towns Services/ZeroWaste Waste and New Bedford for competitively pricedlong-term Solutions, (Online: disposal contracts. solid waste municipal www.capecodcommission.org/departments/ www.capecodcommission. planning/waste and ) org/departments/technicalservices/DLTA work example of the Commission’s good Another efforts to is this year’s consensus regional toward Study LandJoint 2005 the update Use ( JLUS) to the Massachusetts Militaryrelated Reservation to Joint Base Cape recently renamed (MMR), The US Department of Defense/Office of Cod. the Commission awarded Adjustment Economic for Update JLUS the grant$140,000 a complete to communities the installation and the surrounding and Sandwich. Mashpee, Falmouth, of Bourne, The Army the installation for this nominated effortplanning cooperative because significant of changes in military to and land use related mission (BRAC) Closure the 2005 Base Realignment and need for about the policy and procedures process, potential alternative-energy on development between interests mutual and base, the off and the military to investigate and communities A program opportunities utility for shared services. to preserve is goal the sustainabilitythe military of ensuring community growth that future by mission with training is compatible and and development planning process the JLUS In addition, operations. community dialogue can and resulting help reduce of militarythe impacts the adjacent operations on information JLUS the about Additional land. Services section Town in the provided Update are Falmouth, reportof this for of Bourne, the towns www. (Online: and Sandwich. Mashpee, capecodcommission.org/departments/planning/ MMR) Culminating a multi-year effort, the Commission Commission the effort, multi-year a Culminating effortsregional advanced – and staff coordinated options cooperation – that explored multi-town locally and crafted a regionally consistent, long-term contract for the disposal beneficial, of In 2015 many solid waste. of Cape Cod’s the previously established long-term contracts the off-Cape waste- Covanta/SEMASS, between to-energy facility to which nearly all municipal will and Cape towns solid waste is delivered, the Cod Cape the of formation Through expire. Advisory (SWAC), Committee SolidWaste to discuss the future together come have towns regional identify to and waste disposal solid of In keeping to solid waste and recycling. solutions quality, to environmental with the commitment efforts the group’s has facilitated the Commission regional the earlyIn 2013, May forseveral years. 5. Regional Consensus 5. number a coordinated The Cape Cod Commission planning and policy-making of ongoing endeavors region. the across that seek to achieve consensus the past includeExamples from the Five-year “Economic under (see above process CEDS and coordination Development”) and this year’s support consensus for of regional advancement services for of ePermitting the implementation (see government and the regional municipalities “Strategic Information Office”). under above Economic development will development also be enhanced Economic that is just beginning project a RESET through partially District Local by funded in Sandwich, the state. funds from Assistance (DLTA) Technical will be a partnerThe Commission town with the development/redevelopment and to guide growth the industrial of the South SandwichVillage area, YMCA and parcels, town-owned other park, to staff has begun Commission The property. pursue a regulatoryanalysis and strategy that will expedited permitting benefit this and involve to other communities. five-year review planning and consensus-based five-year make to continue region the help to process progress. economic BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 176 is continuing towork witharea plannersand 28, andRoute132. The CapeCodCommission along Iyannough Road,district of Route portions connect downtown Hyannistothecommercial Cod Hospital. The new roadway would also providers totheCape emergency travel timesfor from HyannistoRoute6(atExit7)andreduced roadway would provideandefficient safe access long-term solution. The preferred for anew plan 2013,January the task force identified apreferred and stakeholders.among interested all parties In extensive publicoutreach andconsensus building bicyclists, riders. andtransit The project required automobilesthose operating pluspedestrians, access toandfrom users, all Hyannisfor including along sections ofRoute132. focused The studyon taking intoconsiderationdevelopment large-scale totheBarnstable/YarmouthRotary town line, thedesignofRoute28fromevaluated theAirport representatives, andmore, theCommission staff, business representatives, community of 45electedofficials, andtransportation municipal Implementation project. Working with a taskforce this year oftheHyannisAccess Study regional for consensus isthefinalization priority Another good exampleoftheCommission’s impacts from hazards. to to mitigation fundingtoreduce vulnerability hazards. MHMplansalsoopenavenues Certified of associatedwithimpacts from types risk certain ofhazardsfacing of CapeCodandthelevel types regionalof these plans elevates awareness to the Dennis, Provincetown, and Truro). Development MHMplans(Barnstable, local certified Chatham, andthefive existingFEMA- County Barnstable currentfor Plan FEMA-certified Regional MHM Sandwich, and Yarmouth) inaddition tothe Bourne,(for Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Commission sixmoreplans tohelpdevelop local has recommended the approval the offundsfor (FEMA) Management Agency Emergency Hazard Mitigation (MHM)Plans. The Federal toward development ofregional Multi- andlocal regionalhelping achieve consensus isitswork Another exampleoftheCommission’s role in ) technicalservices/transportation/hyannisaccess www.capecodcommission.org/departments/ planning andfundingprocesses. (Online: advance theproposal through transportation governmental agencies state to and federal from across the country and the globe to review andtheglobetoreview from across thecountry The conference andpresenters brought participants Water and CommunityBenefit, inOctober2012. Cape Cod: New Tools andPractices Clean for a two-day well-attended conference, Sustainable The Commission cosponsored andstafforganized understood.more easily models thattakecomplex dataandmakethem environmentalsolving problems, anddeveloping andnew, technology new holisticapproaches to management,quality of successfulapplications on focused landuseand water most ofwhich and national conferences andprograms thisyear, local and presented atanumberofhigh-visibility The CapeCodCommission staffbothcoordinated zones - pursuingtheconcept of “expedited permitting” Regional Policy Plan - initiating the five-year update of the Cape Cod Cod and move towards “smarter government” on Cape explore digitalOffice tofurther regionalization Information - continuing theStrategic todevelop Commission communications plan Cod County/Cape ajointBarnstable - developing Area-wide Water Management Plan Quality 208 UpdatetotheSection - completing thedraft YearCommission Fiscal during 2014include: tobepursued by theCapeCod The priorities PRIORITIES FORPRIORITIES NEXT FISCAL YEAR FY2013HIGHLIGHTS

BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 177 Cape Cod Economic Development Council Development Economic Cape Cod Association SelectmenCape Cod and Councilors’ StateCape Cod Legislative Delegation Council Technology Cape Cod Times newspaper Cape Cod Managers Town Cape Cod Collaborative Protection Water Cape Cod Professionals Young Cape Cod Cape Community Business Partners CapeNet of SelectmenChatham Board and of Cape Cod Committee Community Action Islands Community Leadership Institute of Cape Cod and the Islands of SelectmenEastham Board College Emerson Enterprise newspapers of Selectmen Board Falmouth Wastewater Comprehensive Falmouth PlanningManagement Planning Board Falmouth Unitarian Fellowship Universalist Falmouth A Leadership Forum Governing Massachusetts: Harvard University Graduate School of Design – Urban Design for Planners Cape Cod Environmental Summit and Cape Cod Environmental Building Process Consensus Cape Cod Community Development Partnership Partnership Cape Cod Community Development Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce Cape Cod Business Round Table Table Cape Cod Business Round Buzzards Bay Coalition Coalition Buzzards Bay Brewster Chamber of Commerce Brewster Chamber of Commerce Bourne Wastewater Advisory Committee Wastewater Bourne Boston SocietyBoston of Civil Engineers Barnstable Town Council Town Barnstable Barnstable County Commissioners Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates Barnstable Citizens Advisory Committee Association to Preserve Cape Cod Association The Commission’s Executive Director and Deputy Director Executive The Commission’s closely remained Directors with Cape involved and governmental state, regional, communities; and chambers of business groups partners; of Some organizations. and nonprofit commerce; workshops and seminars, their FY2013 meetings, included (alphabetically listed): wastewater management, focusing extensively on wastewater management, Severalmembers staff approaches. nontraditional Cod Cape of presentations made and attended also technology geospatial Commission-developed GIS the Esri MVP) at Federal (Watershed Summit. Geodesign ESRI and the Conference American at the Staff presentations made also Meeting, Annual Planning (APA) Association at the and participated in the Zofnass Program Harvard University School Graduate of Design infrastructure sustainable and promote to explore and solutions. approaches BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 178 OpenCape Corporation OpenCape Corporation Office ofBoston Mayor’s -City New UrbanMechanics New England Water Environment Association Nauset Universalist Fellowship Unitarian Council Metropolitan Area Planning CommunityCouncil Military-Civilian (MMR) Reservation Massachusetts Military Massachusetts DigitalSummit Protection (DEP) ofEnvironmentalMassachusetts Department Agencies (MARPA) Massachusetts Association ofRegional Planning Martha’s Commission Vineyard Laboratory Biological Marine Managing Uncertainties Workshop (Saturday communitydiscussions) CapeCod:WastewaterLosing Our Challenge Inter-municipal CooperationCommittee Housing AssistanceCorporation Cape Cod Home Builders andRemodelersAssociation of Management Planning Comprehensive WastewaterHarwich Board ofSelectmen Harwich ProgramZofnass ofDesign– GraduateSchool University Harvard Advisory Council (monthly) Council(monthly) Advisory HOMEConsortium County Barnstable Workshop: Preparing theFuture for Preservation Annual Cape-wideHistoric listed):(alphabetically as follows public meetingsandspecialevents of theCommission’s staffalsocoordinated matters,(DRIs) andotherregulatory thebalance proposed Developments ofRegional Impact required of public hearings thereview for In addition tothe70±publicmeetingsand Yarmouth Board ofSelectmen Workforce Investment Board Wellfleet Non-Resident Taxpayers Association Program WCAI/WNAN Radio/The Public Point Reserve Waquoit Bay National Research Estuarine US Environmental Protection (EPA) Agency ofMassachusetts-Amherst University NewEnglandPartnershipSoutheast Committee Steering Government Smarter 3(2013) Summit Partnership andtheSmarterCape SmarterCape Board ofSelectmen Sandwich ofDesign Rhode IslandSchool Regionalization Toolkit conference Provincetown Bannernewspaper Board ofSelectmen Orleans BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 179

REGIONAL PROGRAMS PROGRAMS REGIONAL FY2013 PROGRAMMATIC GOALS AND AND GOALS PROGRAMMATIC FY2013 ACTIONS To increase capacity increase water and to manage To Goal 1: wastewater infrastructure planning FY2013 Actions: and published prepared staff The Commission Plan Management Wastewater the Regional document” “guidance a draft completed framework, regulatory review of local for the Commission’s Plans, Management Wastewater Comprehensive technicaland provided about water assistance (See Eastham. of Town the to supplyprotection in the FY2013 Management” “Wastewater also of this report.) Priorities section and coordinated consistent increase To Goal 2: and Barnstable towns data among geographic County FY2013 Actions: web-mapping made 24 staff The Commission its Geographic applications available through encouraged Information System (GIS), Cape- the among coordination and cooperation and organized Group three wide GIS Users 2013, duringmeetings of the group FiscalYear expanded the GIS to seven SQL databases for access non- and improved with 501 layers, departmental use of the SQL servers. Section 208 Area-wide Water Quality Advisory Water Section 208 Area-wide Board SmarterCape Summit 3 (annual) and Shorelines Waters Changing State Cape: of the National Bay Waquoit the by conference (two-day sessions) with poster board Reserve, Research Regional Ready Renters (RRR) Program Program Renters (RRR) Ready Regional Provincetown-Truro-Wellfleet Bicycle and Provincetown-Truro-Wellfleet Master Planning Pedestrian Massachusetts Department of Transportation Transportation Massachusetts Department of Our Future” Vision, (MassDOT)“Your Living Streets Planning Project in Yarmouth Yarmouth in Living Streets Planning Project Living Streets Planning Project in Brewster and Living Streets Planning Project Orleans Hyannis Access Study Implementation Task Task Study Hyannis Access Implementation Force Harvard University Graduate School of Design – Landscape III Architecture Studio Good Development in Small Packages: Cottage Cottage in SmallGood Development Packages: (workshop) Housing Housing and Affordable Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program Program Improvement Transportation Cape Cod (TIP) Cape Cod Solid Waste Contract Advisory Contract Cape Cod SolidWaste Committee Cape Cod Smart Transportation Week (annual) (annual) Week Transportation Cape Cod Smart Cape Cod Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian BicycleCape Cod Regional and Pedestrian Committee Cape Cod Rail Trail Proposed Extension Extension Proposed Trail Cape Cod Rail Cape Cod Pathways Fall 2012 Walking Weekend Weekend Walking 2012 Fall Cape Cod Pathways Weekend and SpringWalking 2013 Cape Cod Metropolitan PlanningCape Cod Metropolitan Organization (CCMPO) Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee Committee Transportation Joint Cape Cod monthly) (CCJTC; Bay State Bike Week (annual) Week StateBay Bike BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 180 ) departments/planning/design/sustainabledesign Year 2014. (Online: www.capecodcommission.org/ The Fiscal projectYarmouth iscontinuing into ofRoute 28 in portion Yarmouth in March 2013. 2012 and projectinitiated a Living Streets along a inDecember 6A between BrewsterandOrleans projecta LivingStreets ofRoute along aportion multi-use pathsandsidewalks. The staff completed roadwayregion andincludes improvements with respects theuniqueenvironmental resources ofthe planning that an approach totransportation Streets”Streets/Living projects thisyear todesign twothe Commission staffundertook “Complete theregion. for capital infrastructure Inaddition, securedandstate federal $23.6millionof efforts Organization.Metropolitan Planning These Transportation Committee and the Cape Cod coordinate theactivities oftheCapeCodJoint The Commission staff continued tohelp FY2013 Actions: andscenicresourceshistoric that are consistentand withcommunitycharacter encourage roadway construction/modifications promote alternatives toautomobile travel, and program toimprove safety, relieve congestion, Goal 4:To coordinate aregional transportation ). departments/planning/housing/renters to theprogram (www.capecodcommission.org/ Renters Program applicants andadded 17new nine rental unitsthrough theRegional Ready were made. The Commissionfilled staffalso down-payment loanstofirst-timehomebuyers 210 affordable units were completed, andeight Four rental Consortium-funded projects totaling HOMEProgram.Development (HUD)-funded ofHousingandUrban the USDepartment HOMEConsortium,County administered The Commission staff, through theBarnstable FY2013 Actions: inhousing housing andequalopportunity Goal 3: To promote thecreation ofaffordable provide technical assistancetotowns towardprovide technical The CapeCodCommission staff continues to FY2013 Actions: development large-scale and useofrenewableresources plansand inlocal Goal 1: To conservation, increase energy efficiency, network.the bicycle andprovidemany mapsfor segmentsof describe of20,000brochures theprinting that supervised Network signs,Cod Bicycle anddesigned and produce consistent 300-plusregionally Cape Cape CodRegional Transit to design Authority In addition, theCommission withthe partnered and Dennis-Yarmouth-Barnstable connections. on Provincetown-Truro-Wellfleet connections committees andmunicipalwith local staffthis year ).initiatives/bikeped The staff worked most actively path connections (www.capecodcommission.org/ network plantoadvance cross-borderbicycle bicycle The staffalso continued to work onaCape-wide ) departments/technicalservices/transportation online:information www.capecodcommission.org/ the annual projects list. (More transportation Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), roadway through infrastructure theCapeCod 71 percent ofavailablefundswere for allocated projects. priority and pursuefundingfor About toidentify Organization Metropolitan Planning Transportation Committee, andtheCapeCod with Capemunicipalities, the Cape CodJoint The Commission staff continued to work FY2013 Actions: and policies regional, state, plans transportation andfederal that are consistent County withlocal,Barnstable Goal 5: To policiesfor implementtransportation PROGRAMS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 181 Streets/Living Streets: Streets/Living Streets: forA Design Manual and shared Cape Cod, it with local boards. staff is The planning with currently working of Chatham Town the a visualization and on for planning project a portionland use along 28 corridor. Route the of staff historicThe preservation specialist with coordinated also University’s Boston Preservation Studies Graduate Program to inventorythis year and map “heritage Falmouth in landscapes” severaland gave public on presentations historic the region’s and effortsarchitecture The to preserve it. historic preservation organizedalso specialist the Fifth Cape- Annual technical assistance to towns and town committees technical committees and town to towns assistance as they developed localthis year guidelines design reviewedhistoricand to alterations buildings. technical and staff members design, Planning, Complete finalizedguidance document, the wide Historic Preservation Workshop (online: (online: Workshop wide Historic Preservation www.capecodcommission.org/departments/ planning/historic/workshops). in the coastal zone, limit development To Goal 4: the to protect particularly high-hazard areas, resources of coastal beneficial functions natural, FY2013 Actions: provided and presentations made The staff technical severalyear to this assistance towns Cape and restoration protection about coastal resource students from Boston University and the Town of Falmouth. Town students from and the University Boston This report cover illustrates a “Heritage Landscape Inventory Report”by Landscape prepared “Heritage a This coverreport illustrates the Cape Cod Commission’s Historic Preservation Historic working with graduate Specialist Commission’s Cod the Cape The Commission staff continued to provide continued to staff The Commission FY2013 Actions: FY2013 Actions: To protect historic/cultural resources and historic/cultural protect resources To Goal 3: community character The Commission staff staff The Commission to supportcontinued effortsregional that prioritize areas land and needing protection local efforts that protect wetlands, species, rare and potential wildlife habitat, pools, vernal Cape Cod towns Ten water supplyfuture areas. local Open Space state-approved currently have have Cape towns and 11 Plans, and Recreation and prioritiesactions identified acquisition for land in their Local Plans. Comprehensive FY2013 Actions: FY2013 Actions: To protect the protect To Goal 2: natural most sensitive resources adoption of local of energyadoption progress policies and federal/stateon energy renewable initiatives. of Barnstable and HarwichThe towns have incorporatedenergy into their Local policies adopted have 15 towns and Plans, Comprehensive criteria for siting renewal energy locally facilities overlay solar (all have All large- districts). scale developments regulatory undergoing the reviewby for energyCommission incorporatedthis year renewable energy, and energy efficiency, energyconservation in their initiatives proposals. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 182 and 14towns toward development watersupply toward theprotection watersupplies ofdrinking The Commission staff assisted 13 towns this year FY2013 Actions: watersupply drinking Goal 6: To andsustainable maintainahigh-quality (AMPs) management. wastewater for onBarnstable theiradaptive management plans worked this year with the towns of Chatham and implementation ofnitrogen limits. The staffalso Protection (DEP) issuesrelated on to technical ofEnvironmentaland thestateDepartment Commission staffcontinued to work withSMAST the ongoingProject, MassachusettsEstuaries the of CapeCod’s ponds andlakes. Inaddition, for tomonitor andtestthewaterquality (SMAST) and Science Marine for TechnologySchool ofMassachusetts-Dartmouth and theUniversity volunteers (Pond Stewards, andLake orPALS) resources, andcontinued towork withcitizen toassessandprotect freshwatertowns intheirefforts The Commission staff continued tohelpCape FY2013 Actions: fresh waterresources andmarine Goal 5: To protect and restore the Cape’s sensitive considered strategies. climate-adaptation plans.local MHMplans The five existinglocal to helpwiththedevelopment ofsixadditional Years Fiscal for has beengranted 2014and2015 2010.) Through the Commission’s efforts, funding County’sBarnstable regional MHMplaninMarch MHM plans.local (FEMA had already certified Cape Codtowns have currently FEMA-certified planning.to encourageclimate-adaptation Five and Multi-Hazard Mitigation (MHM)Plans and assistdevelopment andadoption oflocal The Commission staffalso worked to promote Commission.Ocean Advisory on theMassachusetts also continued toserve proposals. The staffSpecialist Resources Natural successfully negotiated options.successfully committee’sare continuing toconsider theadvisory Solid Waste Management Facility. towns Other agreement withthe Town Integrated ofBourne or NewBedford Waste Falmouth Services; hasan already entered intocontracts witheitherCovanta towns (Brewster, Sandwich, and Wellfleet) have fromterms towns which may choose. Cape Several Waste Solutions, and favorable rates securing SEMASS andNewBedford Waste Services/Zero SWAC negotiations had with Covanta/ finalized fiscal year began.as thenew By August 2013, the Cape communities. Negotiations were continuing Massachusetts) on behalfofCapeCodandoff- in Rochester, facility of the waste-to-energy with Covanta/SEMASS Partnership (operators 10-year sheetfor term contracts negotiated processcollaboration had resulted inaproposed beginning in2015orearlier. ByMay 2013, the negotiated,benefit ofa regionally rate favorable contract thattowns couldoptintotoreceive the along-termmunicipaldevelop solidwastedisposal Committee throughout theyearAdvisory to to work withtheregional Solid Waste Contract The Commission’s Director continued Deputy FY2013 Actions: anddisposalofhazardouswastes handling andensure properwaste management efforts Goal 7: To coordinateandregional local solid locate, on-site for septicsystems. andissuepermits contractors, andmunicipal stafftodesign, properly the measurements are usedby routinely engineers, ).technicalservices/water/wells Among other uses, www.capecodcommission.org/departments/ throughout theyear thatpurpose for (online: each month andmade 240well measurements height of thewatertable(groundwater level) the wells thattrack network of observation The staff continued to monitor theCape-wide themintotown projects andproposals.incorporate stormwater management and techniques understand low-impact development (LID) and management. The staffalsohelped towns BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 183 and more. Twelve Cape Cod towns currently have currently have towns Cape Cod Twelve and more. Several that support LID. regulations or bylaws currentlymulti-use pursuing are communities has also The Commission sidewalks. paths and approaches inter-municipal to promote continued infrastructureand equipment needs. shared to (Chatham and Harwich) Cape towns have Two to explore a memorandum of agreement executed a In addition, wastewater infrastructure. shared was developed for infrastructurescope of work as the Center known Economic in the planned Southproposed SandwichVillage Center through a public-private partnership. use planning and implement land To Goal 10: to to guide growth programs management growth appropriate areas FY2013 Actions: toward work continued to staff The Commission Plan’s Policy of the 2009 Regional implementation areas toward guide growth “To policy:growth adequately supported infrastructurethat are by for be protected that must areas from and away The staff reasons.” other or historical, ecological, analyses a Cape-wide buildout has completed to under potential development estimate additional and local which will assist regional existing zoning, efforts. management land use planning and growth has also permitted 25,000 newThe Commission in Economic feet space of development square Impact of Regional Development Centers through Agreements. and Development decisions (DRI) towns continued to help The planning staff has re-certify or their Local update, either develop, or completed eleven are Plans; Comprehensive towns help to continues also staff The updated. with their zoning to make amendments and bylaws regional with consistent more regulations those For programs. management land use and growth planning staff began the Commission example, land use of Chatham on Town with the work a portionconcerns along of the Route 28 corridor this year. The Commission staff worked to worked develop staff The Commission baseline assessments of existing infrastructure water, energy, for telecommunications, and public safety. stormwater, transportation, GIS department has partially The Commission’s The mapped 28 different types of infrastructure. development, economic planning, Commission’s and transportation to promote staff also continued “livableinfrastructurecontributethat to solutions to approach a multifaceted communities,” low- incorporate sidewalks and bicycle amenities, for stormwater management, design (LID) impact FY2013 Actions: FY2013 Actions: To promote efficientfacilities and capital promote To Goal 9: infrastructure The Commission’s staff also continued to staff also The Commission’s data center online enhance the STATScapecod data sets and ) providing (www.statscapecod.org analyses demographic statistics and of economic Currently 20 and information forregion. the available are forbenchmarks a balanced economy up- eight data tables presenting as are the site, on basis. to-date information a town-by-town on The Commission continued to work with work to continued The Commission partners suchregional as Barnstable County’s Council Development Cape Cod Economic to Chamber of Commerce and the Cape Cod fourthimplement the of the 2009 Five- year Development Economic Comprehensive year ElevenCEDS Strategythis year. (CEDS) region The priority actively under way. are projects the US Economic from $60,000 this year received the of a result as Administration Development reports are CEDS (Annual certification. CEDS www.capecodcommission.org/ available online: ) departments/economicdevelopment/CEDS FY2013 Actions: FY2013 Actions: To promote a balanced regional economy economy regional a balanced promote To Goal 8: wage livable capablesupportingof year-round to the region; and attract income retain to jobs; opportunities economic and to increase BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 184 Priorities section ofthisreport. Office” Information “Strategic intheFY2013 astheePermittingsuch under described system project management andinformation technologies, toimplement to pursuetheresources necessary approaches). The Commission alsocontinues protection management quality andwastewater professionals compareand technical water various year’s Watershed MVP, helps municipalities which anddecision-making example, (for policy- last municipalprocess) anddatasetsthatsupport review undergoing theregional regulatory searchable example, databases(for aboutproposals todesignanddevelop resources necessary The Commission staffalso continues topursue might notbeabletoafford otherwise. workaccomplish thatthey planningandtechnical (or establish contracts studies and to for) perform and regional projects tohelpthosecommunities DLTA fundsare thenawardedtown tovarious (DLTA) years. programseveral for Eachyear’s from Local theDistrict Technical Assistance example, theCommission hasreceived statefunds staff to pursue targetedfor Cape towns. tasks For totaled more than$2.4millionandallowed the grants andexternal funds from services fee-based to town andregional projects. Year InFiscal 2013, and othersources ofrevenue thatare thenapplied towns, theCommission alsopursues outsidegrants providing additional, to cost-effective services the region. To broaden for theagency’s capacity Commission work supports which throughout the Cape Cod Environmental Protection Fund, a proportional assessmentfrom itstaxpayers for On behalfoftheCommission, eachtown collects ofsources toaccomplish itsobjectives.a variety The CapeCodCommission receives fundingfrom FY2013 Actions: to towns services toprovide planningandtechnical capacity Goal 1: To increase theCapeCodCommission’s INTERNAL OPERATIONS Works Association Public New EnglandChapterof theAmerican Home BuildersAssociation Massachusetts HousingPartnership Citizens’ Association Housing&Planning ofCities National League (ESRI) –GIS ResearchEnvironmental Institute Systems –ProcurementGeneral Commonwealth ofMassachusettsInspector example,by: offered staffattended training opportunities.training Year InFiscal 2013, for provided professional fundingfor affiliations and professional skills, the Cape Cod Commission To andto maintain their keepstaff informed well FY2013 Actions: Cape CodCommission staffandmembers Goal 2: To increase professional development of are underdevelopment. that materials andreview inevents and participate of government levels to follow makers at all policy residents, seasonal homeowners, visitors, and progresses; thesiteallowsmunicipal officials, capecodcommission.org) astheplanning Update(www.watersheds.Management Plan 208Area-widethe Section Water Quality its web presence to thisyear aportal tooffer visitors.and new The Commission alsoexpanded dividedbetween returning visitors equally is nearly more than200,000pages were viewed. Visitation by morewhich than29,000uniquevisitorsduring purposes. Year InFiscal 2013, thesiteenjoyed use resources and municipal public information for of information, documents, maps, andother capecodcommission.org) provides awidevariety The Commission’s web site(www. primary BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 185 The Cape Cod Commission oversees budgeting, budgeting, oversees Cod Commission The Cape and accounts procurement, grants management, The operations. for its own payable/receivable to proposal agency budget a balanced submitted Barnstable County Government for Regional with no county general funds 2014, FiscalYear The budget foryear. the fifthrequested consecutive $225,000 for includes $500,000 for legal reserves, unassigned and $719,819 as the capitalreserves, Fund Protection Cape Cod Environmental balance. EDUCATION PUBLIC community strong to build continue To Goal 1: relationships FY2013 Actions: Director Executive Commission’s Cod Cape The of Selectmenvisited six Boards meetings this Cape Cod Selectmen one Councilors and year, of Cape Cod meetings two meeting, Association and six other meetings with Managers, Town list of public/ extensive A more officials. town Director, the Executive by community outreach and other Managers, Program Deputy Directors, Highlights” “FY2013 the in above offered are staff section. education to provide to local continue To Goal 2: areas of Cape Cod officials and the public in the expertiseCommission FY2013 Actions: continues to participate The staff working in basis to regular a on staff with municipal sessions regulatory, discuss significant management, growth and planning issues. to continued a major initiative The staff also information wastewater about provide and gather outreach extensive planning through management engineers, effortsmunicipal and other officials, to FY2013 Actions: FY2013 Actions: To manage the Cape Cod Commission the Cape Cod Commission manage To Goal 4: reservesadequate to ensure and resources financial Barnstable Countyzero funding from Regional Government The Cape Cod Commission prepares informational prepares The Cape Cod Commission development jurisdictional determinations, Impact of Regional Development agreements, technical modification decisions, decisions, (DRI) Forms Notification Environmental on comments and and Chapter 40B permitapplications, certificates for DRI-permitted of compliance Commission the 2013, In Fiscal Year projects. applications project 11 DRI on issued decisions minor modifications 1” “Type and 20 requested minor modification to 2” “Type requested and one former(the reviewed previouslyDRIs approved the latter Director; Executive the agency’s by standing Regulatory the Commission’s reviewed by of this section Services” The “Town Committee). details about these more annual report provides regulatory activities. FY2013 Actions: FY2013 Actions: To ensure compliance with statutory compliance ensure To Goal 3: while coordinating and regulations requirements DCPCand GIZ and proposals reviewDRI of nominations Baystate Roads Program Baystate Program Roads American Public Transportation Association Association Transportation American Public Institute of Transportation Engineers Transportation Institute of Graphics, Desktop Publishing training at Cape Graphics, College Cod Community New England Water Environment Association Association Environment Water New England American Planning Association Barnstable County Public Works Association Association Barnstable CountyWorks Public BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 186 ------Year 2013follow. Fiscal highlights oftown-specific activities during andprograms.Cape-wide regional services The specific needs, in addition tobenefitting from Commission thatistailored tothatcommunity’s of direct assistance fromvariety theCapeCod Each ofthe15towns on CapeCodreceives a 19,536 uniquevisitorsinFY2012. capecodcommission.org) inFY2013, upfrom use oftheCommission’s web site(www. primary earlier, more than29,000 unique visitors enjoyed newspapers. anddaily weekly Asmentioned Commission work isaregular feature oflocal mediaoutlets.local Mediacoverage ofsignificant to 10 press releases andone op-edcommentary relevanttotheirwork.events The staffalsoissued about regional activities, decisions, actions, and many municipal offices,including informed web site this year. keeps The newsletter readers, wished todownload itfrom theCommission’s and tothosewho 400emailsubscribers to nearly REPORTER newsletter, eachissue distributing compiled, andpublishedsixissuesofthe The CapeCodCommission staffalso wrote, wide publicengagement. update presents, requires region- the208Plan engineering, financial,challenges this andpolicy this report). In addition to the planning, technical, Management” intheFY2013Prioritiessection of Update(see Management Plan “Wastewater regional 208Area-wide Section Water Quality the for about support the issue and garner intensify inFY2014toincrease publicawareness engagement activitiescontinue will and citizen and public stakeholders this year. and Stakeholder SERVICES DEVELOPMENT,AND TECHNICAL PLANNING, COMMUNITY TOWN OF BARNSTABLE FY2013SERVICES TOWN representatives, and leaders to identify “preferred a taskforce ofcommunitymembers, business June 2013. Bothprojects involved working with Implementationthe HyannisAccess in Study for inDecember2012andthefinal report Study for the the final report RoadYarmouth Corridor - The Commission’s staff completed transportation Transportation capecodcommission.org/initiatives/RESET ) town’s non-residential taxbase. (Online: www. andthe and toincrease economic opportunity the redevelopment majorretail ofthefour centers inthearea.permitting The goal istostimulate plan, toexpedite aswell as proposedzoning new andalong-termconcept redevelopment strategy Plaza). The project lead will toashort-term Plaza, theFestival Plaza, andtheSouthwind corridor: theCapeCodMall, theCapetown commercial/retailof four areas on theregional Incentive Project. analysis The project includes 132) Regional RetailCenterRedevelopment (RESET) project the Iyannough Road for (Route ExecutiveRegional Economic Strategic Team - The Commission’s staffiscoordinating a Economic Development ) departments/planning/housing/renters program. (Online: www.capecodcommission.org/ units through theRegional Ready Renters - apartment The Commission three filled accessory Coach Road. 12-unit affordable Stage rental development on its way for by HousingAuthority theBarnstable isunder of HOMEfundsandtheconstruction - closed a$200,000loan The HOMEConsortium first-time homebuyers. costloanstotaling$17,642tolow-income closing housing staffspecialist, madetwo down payment/ coordinated by theCommission’s affordable - HOME Consortium, County The Barnstable Affordable Housing BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 187 www.capecodcommission.org/resources/ including automatic traffic recorders (ATRs) and including recorders traffic automatic are data Traffic turning (TMCs). counts movement www.capecodcommission.org/ online: available departments/technicalservices/transportation/ counts in Barnstable intersections segments and Roadway Route includedAirportthe of east 28 Route Rotary, Route 28 at the Mashpee/ Way, 28 east of Bearses 28 east of Old Route Stage line, Barnstable town town Barnstable/Yarmouth Route 6 at the Road, Route 6 at the Sandwich/Barnstable town line, town Route 6A at the Barnstable/Yarmouth line, Route 6A at Road, Route 6A east of Hyannis line, Airport Road the Sandwich/Barnstable line, town north south and Way Bearses north132, Route of Bridge Street east of the drawbridge, of Route 28, of Lumberteast Road River Bumps Mill Road, Road Fuller StreetCenter north Street, Main of Huckins Neck Road Drive, Wedgewood of east south of Route Hyannis Road of Route 132, west Drive north of Route 132, Independence Park 6A, Lewis Kidds Hill east of Phinneys Road Lane, LumbertMill north Road Bay of South Street, Main Street Road, Westminster south of Road Main Street of Cedar Street, (Hyannis) west north Road Nye Winter of (Hyannis) west Street, Old north Road of Colony of Lumbert MillRoad, South Street of South and south Street and Ocean Old Mill at the Mashpee/Barnstable Road Street, (3rd) Third of south Road Parker line, town Phinneys Lane south of Kidds Hill Road, Avenue, Race Lane at the Sandwich/Barnstable line, town Service at the Sandwich/Barnstable Road town Main Street south of Route 28. West and line, the transportation staff also - In January 2013, established a permanent at the counting station of Route 28 and Lumbertintersection Mills this from counts Traffic in Barnstable. Road updated monthly available location and made are online: transportation/counts/pdf_count/bar_28_ Lumbert.pdf www.capecodcommission.org/resources/ - The Commission’s transportationconducted staff The Commission’s - annual summer traffic counts in Barnstable, - The Commission’s transportationprovided staff The Commission’s - traffic technicalimprove to town the to assistance Transfer and Station within the Barnstable flow Street in Hyannis. near Pearl - Commission staff transportation- Commission planners to supportcontinued to extend the local work through Dennis from Trail Cape Cod Rail The staff hosted an Barnstable. and Yarmouth informationalFebruaryin meeting 2013 for As project. the public to discuss the proposed extend the may project the proposed envisioned, House Road Town Old from Trail Cape Cod Rail (Route to Iyannough Road Yarmouth in Park such as with improvements 132) in Barnstable, shared-use paved the construction of a continuous, also may The project path with grassed shoulders. stops, rest include areas, construction of parking at public and private crossings and pedestrian road funded, and if approved The design, roadways. conform to allwould Massachusetts Department (MassDOT) design guidelines Transportation of and engineering directives. transportation/hyannisaccess/HASI_2013_final_ report06282013.pdf The Hyannis Access Access The Hyannis Study Implementation of Route 28 from the design addressed project the Airport Rotary to the Barnstable/Yarmouth large- consideration taking into line, town of Route 132; scale sections along development online: alternative” concepts for heavily segments of those concepts alternative” into leading intersections and travelled roadways project Yarmouth Road The of Hyannis. and out Road/Willow Yarmouth of the design addressed and developedimprove to alternatives Street area foraccess allmodes of transportation this along www.capecodcommission.org/ online: corridor; resources/transportation/Yarmouth_Road_2012_ report_12272012.pdf BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 188 plants to clean upsoils.plants toclean In2012, thestaffinstalled potential green-infrastructure solution thatuses The process involved “phytoremediation,” a trees tomitigateexcess nitrogen ingroundwater. student toconduct aresearch project on theuseof company (Ecolotree) andworked withagraduate and a consultingBarnstable and engineering - The Commission with the partnered Town of options.sustainable wastewater othertownsattempttoimplement for asthey watersheds may result inacost-effective model costestimates.preliminary The initiative inthese benefits;quantify water-quality and(3)identify and mappinganalyses, andwatershedmodelingto from siteinventories, photography, aerial GISdata the target locations; conceptual (2)develop designs in identify suitablegreen techniques infrastructure the Commission, andthe towns worked to(1) nitrogen-impacted watersheds. An EPA contractor, on a “green infrastructure” pilot project in thetwo year with the towns and of Barnstable Yarmouth Protection Agency, theCommission worked this anaward from theUSEnvironmentalWith Bay andParkersin theLewis River watersheds. and topursuemeasures torestore thewaterquality management inacomprehensivewastewater way thetown’scontinued tosupport work toaddress - The Commission waterandplanningstaff watershed approach. EIR, thetown which must for engage inatargeted- MEPA hasrequired thepreparation ofaFinal withfive alternative plans. concluded reports Analysis Assessment andAlternatives Screening (MEPA)/DRI inMay 2012. review The Needs joint MassachusettsEnvironmental Policy Act Environmental Notification (ENF)Form for Environmental (EIR)/ Impact Report Draft submitted Analysis anAlternatives Screening Wastewater Management Plan. The town planandComprehensivenutrient-management management, ofBarnstable’s review including thetown initspursuitofwastewater support - The Commission’s waterstaff continued to Water Resources local Multi-HazardMitigation Plan.local andupdateofthe to municipalfor staff review hazard areas assessment andregional vulnerability Implementation project, mapsofwildfire anddraft totheHyannisAccess Study mapping support of 3Dimagery. The GISstaffalso provided the possibledevelopment for surfaces to develop LiDARCommission isusingthecounty dataset the NRCS and is beinghosted by MassGIS. The LiDARNortheast Project, wasfundedby which LiDAR County using Barnstable datafrom the Incentive (RESET) Project, the GIS staff is 132) Regional RetailCenterRedevelopment above asnecessary. For theIyannoughRoad (Route - The Commission’sall ofthe GISstaffsupported (GIS) System Information Geographic lakes; Elizabeth. andLake Shubael, andMystic ponds; andStoney Crystal Round, Rushy Marsh, Schoolhouse, Shallow, Middle, Mill, Muddy, Neck, Parker, RedLily, Long, Lovell, Mills, Lumbert Dunn, Mary Micah, Hathaway, Hinckley, Joshua, Lewis, LittleParker, Auntfor Betty’s, Bog, Eagle, Garrett’s, Hamblin, freshwater samplingsnapshot ponds water-quality annual Pond (PALS) Stewardship andLake - The Commission’s waterstaff conducted the targeted-watershed approaches for Three Bays. use ofthe Watershed toevaluate MVPapplication - the The Commissiontown’s waterstaffsupported wastewater/phytoremediation online: System Test Center. More isavailable information County’s toBarnstable Alternative Septic facility the staffmoved theproject from Barnstable’s and Science Marine for Technology. InJanuary, School ofMassachusetts-Dartmouth University effluent atthe facility. Samples were testedatthe nitrogen, phosphorus, andheavymetals from the howsamples todetermine well thetrees removed roots thecells, filled water thestafftook periodic species oftrees. Asthesaplingsgrewandtheir Control Facility. plantedthree they Inthecells attheBarnstable test cells Water Pollution www.capecodcommission.org/initiatives/ BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 189 1/30/13, and another 2/14/13 another 2/14/13 and 1/30/13, approved one – (HDEX12031) Expansion and another 5/29/13 1/25/13 7/19/12 on (TR11016) 11/7/12 – Issued on Project Sports Murphy’s T. (TR96025) for – Issued 1/29/13 Bar on (TR11017) 4/5/13 on – Issued (TR11014) – Issued Project Transmission 8/23/12 on – Issued on (HDEX12031) Expansion 1/29/13 - Cape Cod Hospital Emergency Cod Hospital - Cape Center Type #2 Minor ModificationsDRI – Regulatory Committee Commission’s The - modification minor to the a requested approved forpreviously decision the Rose Motel approved (CU- Redevelopment/Lakeside Commons 9/13/12. on HDEX07018) CertificatesDRI of Compliance - Final Certificates of Compliance: Stop - Atlantis & Shop ( JR20035) – Issued Photovoltaic Trust Nominee - AirportWay - Cape Cod Mall and Expansion Renovation Linen Service - Cape Cod Commercial - Preliminary Certificates of Compliance: 345kV Lower SEMA - NSTAR - Cape Cod Hospital Emergency Center End Year at ReviewsDRI Pending Wastewater Barnstable- Comprehensive Barnstable’s of Town Plan Management –The evaluate wastewaterassess to needs, proposal Tower/Barnstable (TR20069) – one Tower/Barnstable another another 10/3/12, 10/2/12, approved Improvements Project (DRI/EIR06011) – (DRI/EIR06011) Project Improvements 9/5/12 and another 3/25/13 approved one (TR96025) 8/30/12 and approved – one another 1/15/13 Expansion ( Expansion approved one – JR99013) and another 3/28/13 another 1/3/13, 8/9/12, Commons (CU-HDEX07018) – approved – approved (CU-HDEX07018) Commons 7/2/12 REGULATORY ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES REGULATORY - Industrial & Electronics Communications - Barnstable Municipal Airport - Cape Cod Mall Renovation and Expansion - Cotuit Landing and Redevelopment - Rose Motel Redevelopment/Lakeside - The Commission’s executive director approved approved director executive The Commission’s - modificationsminor the to following requested previously decisions: approved DRI Minor Modifications – Type #1 Minor ModificationsDRI – - Cape Cod Healthcare/Cape Cod Hospital Cod Hospital - Cape Cod Healthcare/Cape Emergency Department – On Expansion approved Commission Cod Cape the 10/11/12, of Community Exemption/Project a Hardship Benefit (POCB) application for the proposed single-story to the Cape expansion 26,500-sq.ft. Cod Hospital for emergency an enlarged center the lots within parking with new and reconfigured main hospital campus on at several and parcels Street. Park DRI Decision in Fiscal Year 2013 Decision in FiscalDRI Year - The Commission provided $40,000 to support $40,000 provided The Commission - and construction of the Bearses design, planning, project. Multi-Modal Path Way DRI Mitigation Funds in Fiscal Year 2013 2013 in Fiscal MitigationDRI Funds Year BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 190 by the end of September 2013.by the endofSeptember Online: www. a model agreementdevelop will and a final report potential sharedseveral services, andthestaff are studiesfor now completing initialfeasibility opportunities.services Commission staffmembers workshopsseveral toidentifypotentialshared- partnerships,community-military andheld committees,advisory completed on areport staff convened andtechnical meetingsofpolicy andbuildout analyses.and landuse/zoning The data, plans, studies, agreements, shared-services JLUS), andanalyzing collecting including ( Study Use (MMR) Joint Land Reservation Military staff pursuedanupdatetotheMassachusetts - The Commission’s planningandtechnical Planning ------8/14/12. (Marstons Mills). Comment lettersubmitted on Form the proposed for Pond Mill Improvements (MEPA) office onan Environmental Notification to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act - The Commissioncomments provided technical Assistance Regulatory Other MasterPlan. MunicipalAirport Barnstable a Development Agreement the Applicationfor Commission’sFile filing of a Notice of Intent to approved MunicipalAirport theBarnstable - On11/29/12, theCapeCodCommission Agreements Development for anEnvironmental Impact Report.certificate Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) plan. The DRIispendingtheissuanceofa review mitigation measures, arecommended anddevelop SERVICES DEVELOPMENT,AND TECHNICAL PLANNING, COMMUNITY TOWN OF BOURNE (ITS), real-time traveler information, and “smart” coordination ofIntelligent Transportation Systems andimplementation/ collection andanalysis activities hasalsoidentifieddata transportation WorkPlanning Program (UPWP) for - The CapeCod Commission’s annualUnified Transportation departments/economicdevelopment/CEDS) this year. (Online: Cape CodCanalArea asone ofthetoppriorities improvements in the potential transportation (CEDS) identified anassessment andstudyof Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy - The annualplanningprocessfor the region’s Planning and Economic Development Transportation assistance of$150,000inHOMEfunds. withthe the HousingAssistanceCorporation units ofaffordable age-restricted rentals done by at Clay Pond Cove, adevelopment with45 wascompleted- Construction andunitsoccupied first-time homebuyer. costloantotaling$9,000toalow-income closing housing staff specialist, made one down payment/ coordinated by theCommission’s affordable - HOMEConsortium, County The Barnstable Affordable Housing Upper Cape Water oftheMMR. Reserve Supply ofthe thedefinedboundary matched closely base’s GISstaff resulted inaGISlayer thatmore study area. Cooperative work withthemilitary of40Baffordablelocation housingsitesnearthe projects,space and energy buildoutpotential, and ofCampEdwards,the boundary protected open features asowners/occupants such andlanduse, theJLUSmaps for Updateproject showing The Commission’s GISstaffhas locus provided MMR capecodcommission.org/departments/planning/ www.capecodcommission.org/ BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 191 Road, Route 3A south of the Bourne/Plymouth south of the Route 3A Road, Margaret, Bypass6 Route St. of east line, town ScenicRoute 6 under the Bourne Bridge, Highway Route 6A Margaret, of St. and 28 west Route 6 Street Adams at the Bourne/Sandwich line, town Olivia Andy south Road south of Sandwich Road, west Road Pond Clay of Route 6 Scenic Highway, County north Road 28A, of Route of Route 28, County south of BarlowsRoad Landing Road, Countyof Old south Road and south Road Dam north Road of the Bay Head Bars Road, Valley of Lane Meetinghouse of west Circle, of Belmont Road Pond Nightingale Old Plymouth Road, Sandwich Road north of the Scenic Highway, Road Trowbridge and of Sagamore Bridge, west of the Bourne Rotary. west Resources Water recently of Bourne a Town completed The - wastewatertargeted effort planning for the Commission’s The area. downtown Bay Buzzards and technical staff supported planning, water, Advisory as it Committee Wastewater the town’s wastewater the proposed management prepared The supplywater and plan reportFY2012. in of the needs, a detailed assessment report provided costs of and estimated facility siting, alternatives, wastewaterproviding infrastructure to support the made a The staff also revitalization of Buzzards Bay. to the Bourne Sewer presentation Commissioners voted to has since The town early in FY2013. pursue to recommendations report’s the approve the appropriate next steps. Geographic Information System (GIS) GIS staff supported all of the The Commission’s - analysis some and provided and as necessary, above map clarificationsNew proposed related to the project. DRI WindGeneration Venture Joint The staff is also a varietydeveloping concepts of supportto effortsthe Commission’s the of transportation department to improve in its work the Bourne Rotary. www.capecodcommission.org/ Roadway segments and intersections in Bourne segments and intersections Roadway town included Route 28 at the Bourne/Falmouth Route 28 Route 28 south of the Bourne Rotary, line, Bourne/the at 28A Route northOtisthe of Rotary, north28A Route Countyof line, town Falmouth - The Commission’s transportationconducted staff The Commission’s - including trafficannual summer counts in Bourne, (ATRs) and turning recorders traffic automatic are data Traffic counts (TMCs). movement www.capecodcommission.org/ available online: departments/technicalservices/transportation/ counts Although not managed by the Cape Cod the Cape by Although not managed the agency supports the trial Commission, CapeFlyer summer weekend passenger-train which launched successfullythis year, service, Fridays, on Boston attracting riders to and from effort as one to alleviate and Sundays, Saturdays, Area. in the Canal trafficcongestion travel initiatives aimed at congestion management management aimed at congestion initiatives travel activities as significant program Area in the Canal (Online: year. this in management congestion One study will address of the most one of the Bourne Rotary, the area serious Cod. Cape on traffic areas safety problem includes to the roadways leading The study area the MacArthur including the Bourne Bridge, rotary, Trowbridge and Sandwich Road, Boulevard, transportation study will address Another Road. safetyCircle at the Belmont in Buzzards Bay. queues affect the andvillage can back- Traffic Scenic up onto 6 north (Route Highway the of the Circle, at Belmont This study will look Canal). the Route Scenic Highway, Bourne Bridge ramps, of Head Main Street Route 6 and 28, 6 Bypass, of Nightingale and the intersection Road, the Bay The staff is analyzing and ScenicRoad Highway. “no-build” including a at least four alternatives, “build” any scenario against whichto compare scenarios for areas. study these two departments/technicalservices/transportation/ UPWP) BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 192 11/28/12. facility.apartment Comment lettersubmitted on building into a 58-unit a affordableschool rental Redevelopment/Residences, theredevelopment of the Chapter40Bproposal theCoady for School - The Commission provided acomment letter on Boulevard. Comment lettersubmitted on 9/24/12. Form Arrayon theproposedMacArthur for Solar (MEPA) office onan Environmental Notification to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act - The Commission comments provided technical on 9/19/12. Improvements project. Comment lettersubmitted Form Range theproposed for MMRSmall-arms (MEPA) office onan Environmental Notification to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act - The Commissioncomments provided technical Assistance Regulatory Other -Hydroid, Inc. (HDEX/EX11018) –Issued -NSTAR SEMA Lower 345kV ofCompliance: Certificates - Preliminary ofCompliance: DRI Certificates -Hydroid, Inc. (HDEX/EX11018) on -ICE Tower/Sagamore Beach (TR99016) approved decisions: requested tothesepreviously minormodifications - The Commission’s executive director approved –DRI MinorModifications #1 Type REGULATORY ACTIVITIES on 9/20/12 on 8/23/12 Transmission Project –Issued (TR11014) 9/19/12 on 9/12/12 ------Water Resources 137, Road west ofRed andSatucket Top Road. west ofRoute6, ofRoute MillstoneRoad north at theDennis/Brewstertown line, Freemans Way Brewster town line, Road atthesouthend Airline town lineandattheDennis/ Brewster/Orleans Route 6Aeastof124, Route6Aatthe line, town line, Route 6 at the Brewster/Orleans town of Route124andattheHarwich/Brewster town line,the Harwich/Brewster Route137west ofRoute137andat Route124 north included Roadway segmentsandintersections inBrewster counts departments/technicalservices/transportation/ available online: www.capecodcommission.org/ movement counts(TMCs).turning Traffic data are automatic traffic recordersincluding and (ATRs) countsin annual summertraffic Brewster, - The Commission’s staff conducted transportation Transportation ) livingstreets_brewsterorleans departments/planning/design/sustainabledesign/ area. (Online: www.capecodcommission.org/ considerations, in that and community character uses, and bicycle pedestrian for safety historic wetfor weather conditions, and accessibility address safety, traffic stormwatermanagement designs andmanagement practices”“best to inDecember.report The study identified conceptual and BrewsterinOctober2012issuedafinal throughsegment of the Route 6A corridor Orleans completed the Streets”“Living studyofa1.7-mile - The Commission’s staff planningandtechnical SERVICES DEVELOPMENT,AND TECHNICAL PLANNING, COMMUNITY TOWN OF BREWSTER

BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 193 www.capecodcommission.org/ TOWN OF CHATHAM CHATHAM OF TOWN COMMUNITY PLANNING, TECHNICAL AND DEVELOPMENT, SERVICES ------planning and technical staff Commission’s The - use planning/visioning a land conducting are the Crowell 28 corridorstudy of the Route from the Harwich to intersection Road line to town local about the form concerns address and layout The the roadway. along development of future streetscape issues study is examining land use and itself. to but not includingadjacent the roadway The study is identifying opportunities potential to the patternsenhance or change development along corridor improvements and/or other streetscape Local Comprehensive with Chatham’s consistent and the public. the town for by consideration Plan, workshops conducted two The Commission workshop third a with supportto study, this information More planned for September 2013. online: available is departments/planning/design/route28visioning Transportation transportationconducted staff The Commission’s - annual summer traffic in Chatham, counts (ATRs) and including recorders traffic automatic are data Traffic turning counts (TMCs). movement www.capecodcommission.org/ available online: departments/technicalservices/transportation/ counts in Chatham segments and intersections Roadway included Route 137 south of Middle and Road of 28 east Route of Queensouth Road, Anne norththe 28 at Route west and BarnHill Road, Route ends at the Harwich/Chatham lines, town of Street Main west of Stoney28 west Hill Road, Morton north Road of Chatham Bars Avenue, Old of Route west Road Comers Charles Street, Old Queen north Road Anne and south of 28,

REGULATORY ACTIVITIES REGULATORY - The Commission’s executive director approved approved director executive The Commission’s - modificationsminor previously a to requested Golf for decision Cape Cod National approved and 10/12/12. 9/19/12, (TR95022) 9/13/12, on DRI Minor Modifications – Type #1 Minor ModificationsDRI – - MP Renaissance LLC – The Cape Cod Cape The – LLC Renaissance MP - for a DRI with conditions approved Commission which will facilitythe proposed off Route 124, building with 132 units 131,877-sq.ft. one have 65 assisted-living units, (66 memory-care units, 8/2/12. unit) on manager’s and one - The Commission’s GIS staff supported the The Commission’s - and provided as necessary, project “Living Streets” analysis some discussion to promote and maps at local citizensconcerned meetings with and staff. municipal 2013 Decision in FiscalDRI Year Geographic Information System (GIS) - The Commission’s water staff conducted the conducted water staff Commission’s The - and Lake Stewardship (PALS) annual Pond water-quality ponds sampling snapshot freshwater Cobbs, Cliff, Canoe, Cahoon, for Blueberry, Little Higgins, Griffiths, Greenland, Flax, Elbow, Seymour, Schoolhouse, Pine, Myricks, Mill, Cliff, and Upper Mill, Sols, Smalls, Slough, Sheep, ponds. Walkers - The town produced a Draft Integrated Water a Draft produced The town Integrated - Plan Management Resources (Phase II) report in alternatives which recommended 2012, November Pleasant in the reduction for nitrogen coastal to continues Commission The watershed. Bay efforts drinking protect to support town’s the Water and the Brewster its bylaws water through District of Critical PlanningProtection Concern. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 194 regionally buttailoredregionally toeachtown. adopted andsoftware infrastructure technology andcontractors, citizens for usingacommon licenses, andinspections, withaweb-based portal Cod municipalities toissueandmonitor permits, implemented, allow Cape will theonline system Yearbecome involved inFiscal fully 2014.) When andProvincetownthe system; also will Harwich were thefirsttobeinvolved indevelopment of towns ofChatham,(The Yarmouth, and Nantucket E-Permitting, Licensing, andInspection System. Grant, beganworking withthetown on an a 2012stateCommunityInnovationChallenge - The CapeCodCommission, withfundingfrom Office Information Strategic Bay watershed.shared Pleasant ofthe portion theeastern for treatment capacity oftheChathamplant’s usingaportion to evaluate signed anagreement withthe Town ofHarwich watershedsystem. Harbor Stage The town also stage expansion ofsewer inthenitrogen-sensitive Fund Loan thenext fundingfor Revolving State in2012andisseeking construction trunk-line completed thetreatmentandmainsewer facility andAdaptive Management Plan.Plan The town range Comprehensive Wastewater Management thetown’ssupport work toimplementitslong- - The Commission’s waterstaff continues to Water Resources of theRoute28corridor. the landuseplanning/visioningaportion studyfor Commission’s as it pursues planning department the for andbuildoutanalysis mapping support above asnecessary, providing continued including - The Commission’sall ofthe GISstaffsupported (GIS) System Information Geographic Road. ofMiddle north and west ofRoute137, Ryder Road andSam Road, Stones Stepping Anne Road east Queen 6/13/12 for the 6/13/12 for Verizon Installation Tower Extension (HDEX10003) –Issuedon ofCompliance: Certificates - Preliminary issued on 8/3/12. Chatham Revetments, was 1(TR92055) Phase ofCompliancefor the Certificates - Final ofCompliance DRI Certificates on 5/8/13.Array (TR04012) Solar approved decisiontheChathamAirport for a requested tothepreviously minormodification - The Commission’s executive director approved –DRI MinorModifications #1 Type Accela for toaccess.maps on theirOnlineServer access in theirOnlinemapservice. GIShoststhese on standardizing theGISlayerseffort that Accela implemente-permitting.as they GISalsospent automation processbeappliedtoothertowns can anddelivered format standardized toAccela. The Yarmouth. feeds are processedThose weekly intoa assessing vendors inthetowns ofChathamand procedure from receiving feeds for bi-weekly the contractor,with athird-party GISstaffcreated a Accela, thevendor theproject. for Working datasetsto timestandardized providing right the regional projectsupport e-permitting by The Commission’s GISstaff continues to

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BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 195 annual summer traffic counts in Dennis, including trafficannual summer counts in Dennis, (ATRs) turning and recorders traffic automatic are data Traffic counts (TMCs). movement www.capecodcommission.org/ online: available departments/technicalservices/transportation/ counts in Dennis intersections segments and Roadway north of included Route 134 south of Route 6A, south of Setucket south of Exit 9, Airline Road, and north and south of Upper County Road, of Sea Route 28 west Street and east of Road; 6 at the Dennis/Harwich Route Road; Telegraph line; town Yarmouth/Dennis the at and line town east line, town Route 6A at the Dennis/Brewster Yarmouth/ at the and of OldRoad, Bass River Airline 134 east of Route Road line; Dennis town town and at south end at the Dennis/Brewster Market of Main Street; west Highbank Road line; Place of Route 134; of Main Street and west west north Old of Route 6A, south Road Bass River and north of Main of Highbank/Upper Road, Old 134; east of Route Chatham Road Street; SetucketScargo of Route 6A; Hill south Road South line; town Yarmouth/Dennis at the Road and Trail; north of the Cape Cod Rail Way Gages south of Route 28. Road Park Trotting Resources Water continued to water staff The Commission’s - and Sewer Water support of the Dennis the work District wastewater on planning management Swan especially for the Herring River, issues, watersheds and to support and Bass River Pond, needs of Dennisport. redevelopment the economic conducted the water staff The Commission’s - and Lake Stewardship (PALS) annual Pond water-quality ponds freshwater sampling snapshot N. Fresh, Flax, Eagle, Coles, Cedar, for Bakers, ponds. White’s and Run, Scargo, Simmons, Geographic Information System (GIS) GIS staff supported all of the The Commission’s - including map analyses related as necessary, above PLANNING, COMMUNITY PLANNING, TECHNICAL AND DEVELOPMENT, SERVICES TOWN OF DENNIS DENNIS OF TOWN - The Commission’s transportationconducted staff The Commission’s - Transportation - The Commission filled one accessory filled one The Commission apartment - Renters Ready the Regional unit through www.capecodcommission.org/ (Online: program. departments/planning/housing/renters) - The HOME Consortium made a conditional The HOME Consortium a conditional made - of $175,000 in HOME funds to the commitment Housing Assistance Corporation to assist in the new land of its 27- town-leased construction on known familyrental project 100% affordable, unit, as Route 134 Community Housing. - The Barnstable County HOME Consortium, The Barnstable County HOME Consortium, - affordable the Commission’s by coordinated payment/one down made staff specialist, housing closing $8,853 to a low-income cost loan totaling first-time homebuyer. Affordable Housing - The Commission’s planning and technical planning and Commission’s The - technical provided staff support town’s the for (DRI) Impact of Regional Development (“Chapter H”) relief application for the threshold VillageDennisport Center. Center/Economic on 6/26/12, the application submitted The town mixed residential, to revise commercial, proposing Pending center requirements. economic and use, information, of additional compilation the town’s the application in will process the Commission FY2014. Planning ------on 9/11/12. 9/11/12. on BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 196 - The planning staff continues to technical provide (LCP).Comprehensive Plan town’s Local work toward ofits recertification - The Commission’s the planningstaffsupported Planning ------sent 2/6/13. project at98Merchant Avenue. Comment letter Form theproposed for Ramp/Float/Dredging (MEPA) office onan Environmental Notification to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act - The Commissioncomments provided technical Assistance Regulatory Other on information 5/13/13.additional transportation proposal on 5/6/13, butthenresubmitted itwith Dennis.134 in South withdrew the The applicant intersection of Theophilus F.Smith Road andRoute an adjacent 28,000-sq.ft. garden center near the ft. retail Lowe’s Home Improvement with Store proposed ofanapprox. construction 100,000-sq. Commission received the for an application - Lowe’s ofDennis–On2/5/13, theCapeCod Year Ongoing atFiscal DRI Reviews End on 12/13/12. (TR90037) Drive Longest Range/ decision theCrowell for GolfDriving approvedrequested to thepreviously modification - The Commission’s Executive Director approved a –DRI MinorModifications #1 Type application for the Dennisport area. theDennisport for application to thetown’s DRI threshold relief/Chapter H SERVICES DEVELOPMENT,AND TECHNICAL PLANNING, COMMUNITY TOWN OF EASTHAM REGULATORY ACTIVITIES

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Road; Road west ofRoute6; Samoset and West Route 6; Orchard Road southofGlacier Hills Old andsouthendsof Nauset Roadthe north eastof Eastham Rotary, Road; andsouth of Samoset BeachRoad,Kingsbury oftheOrleans/ north town line, southofHemenway Road, of north Route6attheEastham/Wellfleetincluded Roadway segments and intersections in Eastham counts departments/technicalservices/transportation/ available online: www.capecodcommission.org/ movement counts(TMCs).turning Traffic data are automatic traffic recordersincluding and (ATRs) countsinEastham,annual summertraffic - The Commission’s staff conducted transportation Transportation Prence Road intersection. roads andattheRoute6/Governor View/Cable at theintersection ofNauset Trail andOcean activated beacon, warning signage, andacrosswalk the National aself- planstoinstall Seashore CentertoCoastGuardBeach.Visitor Inaddition, theNausetoverhaul Bike Trail fromPond theSalt working tocorrect hazardsandtoredesign and area. Pending funding, theNational is Seashore amenitiesinthe andpedestrian improve bicycle towns and the Cape Cod National to Seashore Outer Cape the workstaff continue of tosupport - The Commission’s planningandtransportation and Planning Transportation Easthamarea. theNorth for assistance tothetownissues, on zoning particularly BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 197 and land use/zoning and buildout analyses. The The use/zoningand land analyses. and buildout meetings of policy technical and staff convened a report on completed advisorycommittees, and held community-militarypartnerships, shared- potential to identify several workshops staff members Commission services opportunities. feasibility initial completing now studies forare and the staff services, several shared potential report final a and willdevelopagreement model a www. Online: the end of Septemberby 2013. capecodcommission.org/departments/planning/ MMR provided locus GIS staff has The Commission’s showing Update project maps for the JLUS and land use, suchfeatures as owners/occupants open protected the boundaryof Camp Edwards, and buildout potential, and energyspace projects, sites near the location housing of 40B affordable with the military work Cooperative study area. that more resulted in a GIS layer GIS staff base’s closely matched the defined boundary of the Supply Reserve of the MMR. Water Upper Cape (Regional RESET provided Commission The - assistance Team) StrategyEconomic Executive analysisplanning a conduct to its of Falmouth to Spring property Bars Road and the surrounding includedwork The an assessment of the area. infrastructure and transportation needs and the financial viability affordable rental-unit 30 of a the property on proposed and an housing project analysis land use issues and opportunities of broader www.capecodcommission. (Online: in the area. ) org/initiatives/RESET historic preservation and The Commission’s - with the GIS departmentworked planning staff in to help map heritage landscapes in Falmouth Boston cooperation with graduate students from The graduate student interns identified University. not be designated a that may “pockets” historical Falmouth-designated the of Maps historic district. heritage landscapes communities and seasonal completed. were PLANNING, COMMUNITY PLANNING, TECHNICAL AND DEVELOPMENT, SERVICES TOWN OF FALMOUTH FALMOUTH OF TOWN REGULATORY ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES REGULATORY - The Commission’s planning and technical The Commission’s - staff pursued an update to the Massachusetts Military ReservationLand Joint (MMR) Use Study ( including collecting and analyzing JLUS), shared-services agreements, studies, plans, data, Planning ------The Commission provided technical provided The Commission comments - Act Policy Environmental Massachusetts the to Notification Environmental on an office (MEPA) Stairway Beach Association forproposed the Form letter sent 3/5/13. Comment project. Other Regulatory Assistance - The Commission’s GIS staff supported of all The Commission’s - draft and provided maps as necessary, the above vulnerabilityregional and hazard areas of wildfire review staff for update municipal and to assessment of the local Plan. Multi-Hazard Mitigation Geographic Information System (GIS) - The Commission’s water staff conducted the conducted water staff Commission’s The - and Lake Stewardship (PALS) annual Pond water-quality ponds sampling snapshot freshwater Little Jemima, Herring, Great, Depot, for Bridge, and Schoolhouse, Muddy, Molls, Minister, Depot, Widow ponds. 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Dalayers were acquired from the Town of Falmouth GIS and MassGIS. and GIS Falmouth of Town the from acquired were Dalayers E N R E C U L Plan (CWMP) and Plan Wastewater Management its Comprehensive town’s todevelop effort the water staff supported Commission’s- The Water Resources Pond.south ofOyster and Woods HoleRoad east of ElmRoad;Drive Road; of Whittier Surf north Drive Shoreview Mashpee town line; Road at the Falmouth/ town line; Sandwich Falmouth/Mashpee Red Brook Road atthe Street;west ofHewins Road; Palmer Avenue Shop south of Carriage 28; Road Barnstable Old Extension southofRoute of Route 28; Maravista AvenueMaravista east southofRoute 28;Street east ofRoute28; Locust BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 199 .W. Webb (TR12020) –Issued on Webb .W. almouth Self Storage (CU07012) – almouth Self Storage (CU07012) on eacoast LP/Falmouth Monopole Monopole LP/Falmouth eacoast Issued for Phase 9/18/12 One on 9/28/12 – Issued on (HDEX12018) 9/19/12 9/27/12 on (HDEX12018) 7/3/12 Issued on 2/21/13 (TR02019) 1/31/13 on WHOI LOSOS Building (TR11001)WHOI LOSOS – Teledyne Instruments, Inc., Expansion Expansion Inc., Instruments, Teledyne Teledyne Instruments, Inc. Expansion Inc. Instruments, Teledyne - - F - F - - S - - F - Preliminary Certificates of Compliance: - Preliminary Certificates of Compliance:

CertificatesDRI of Compliance - Final Certificates of Compliance: the proposed demolition of an existing block-and- of an existing demolition the proposed and the constructionsteel building 24,652-sq. of a and warehouse retail, building fora wholesale, ft. facility. plumbing The Vineyard – Hybrid Cable Project - Martha’s 5/23/13 a on approved Cape Cod Commission forthe proposed conditions with Limited DRI submarine of a 4.5-mile hybrid installation fiber- Cape on optic/electric cable Falmouth between The Vineyard. TisburyCod and Martha’s on reviewand was limited to coastal Commission’s issues. marine resource Type #1 Minor ModificationsDRI – approved director executive The Commission’s - minor modificationsseveral to previously requested decisions: approved

REGULATORY ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES REGULATORY - F.W. Webb – The Cape Cod Commission The Cape Cod Commission – Webb - F.W. 9/13/12 on on with conditions a DRI approved - Green Cove, LLC, and Falmouth Airpark and Falmouth LLC, Cove, - Green The Cape Cod – Association Homeowners on Exemption a DRI approved Commission modification of a 8/30/12 forthe proposed re-divide and Permit to Definitive Plan/Special of land. than 52 acres more re-combine - Teledyne Instruments Inc. Expansion of 49 Expansion Instruments Inc. Teledyne - The Cape Cod Commission Edgerton Drive – 7/19/12 for on Exemption a Hardship approved of construction of up to 44,850 sq.ft. the proposed to an existing to be added space new commercial facilityNorth in Falmouth. 27,750-sq.ft. - The Commission provided $137,551 toward $137,551 toward provided The Commission - constructionintersection and of design the Court/Jones Road Worcester at improvements to and $50,300 and Davisville 28; Road/Route work support Estuaries the Massachusetts Project Wildat Harbor. 2013 Decisions in FiscalDRI Year DRI Mitigation Funds in Fiscal Year 2013 in Fiscal MitigationDRI Funds Year - The Commission’s GIS staff supported all of Commission’s The - including the heritage as necessary, the above analyses for project RESET and landscapeswork departmentThe GIS the Spring area. Bars Road support to also continues the Massachusetts GIS analysis providing (MEP), Estuaries Project watershed to the UMASS- of the Salt Pond Dartmouth School for Marine Science and this year. Technology Geographic Information System (GIS) watershed. The Commission staff also supported also staff Commission The watershed. evaluation Massachusetts the of additional the Military Reservation regional a potential shared as facility the town’s for one Upper Cape as the alternatives. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 200 The Commission provided a comment letter on on 9/19/12. Improvements project. Comment lettersubmitted Form Range theproposed for MMRSmall-arms (MEPA) office onan Environmental Notification to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act The Commission comments provided technical submitted on 8/23/12. Road (ChapoquoitIsland). Comment letter Form theproposed for project at85Associates (MEPA) office onan Environmental Notification to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act The Commissioncomments provided technical Comment lettersubmitted on 8/14/12. OpticCableproject.the proposed Fiber Comcast (MEPA) office ona Noticeof Project Changefor to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act - The Commissioncomments provided technical Assistance Regulatory Other Vineyard, Authority. andNantucketSteamship parcel within the park to the Woods Hole, Martha’s a tosell Corporation Development Industrial Agreement toenabletheFalmouth Economic to theFalmouth Technology Park Development - On12/13/12, CCC approved amodification Agreements Development for theDEIR. certificate Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) The DRIispendingtheissuanceofa review andnitrogenwastewater management methods. demonstration projects non-traditional for management andseveral wastewater for scenario West Falmouth watershedidentifiesapreferred coast watershedsandrecommendations the for The Town of Falmouth’sfor thesouth plan draft Environmental (DEIR) Impact Report – Draft Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan/ - Falmouth Coast South Watersheds PendingDRI Reviews at Year End joint MEPA/DRI theproposed for review in planning andanticipates participating the town’s work toward management wastewater - The Commission waterstaff continues tosupport Water Resources Street, andeastofOakStreet. Route 137, eastandwest ofRoute39, eastofMain Anne Road west ofRoute124, eastandwest of town line; andQueen 6 attheDennis/Harwich (Route 39); Route39west ofRoute137; Route Chatham town line; Road Route28eastofSisson andwest endsatthe Harwich/ 28 atthenorth town line; Route 137 attheHarwich/Brewster Drive, Anne Road; ofQueen Route andnorth town line,Harwich/Brewster Pond ofLong north ofRoute39, Route124north included atthe Roadway segmentsandintersections inHarwich counts departments/technicalservices/transportation/ available online: www.capecodcommission.org/ movement counts(TMCs).turning Traffic data are automatic traffic recordersincluding and (ATRs) counts inannual Harwich,summer traffic - The Commission’s staff conducted transportation Anne Road.intersection ofRoute124andQueen the intersection ofRoutes137and39atthe continued at toconductcounts traffic remotely - The Commission’s staff transportation Transportation ------submitted on 5/31/13. house.rehab ofasingle-family Comment letter Lane,a Chapter40Bproposal 55Stephens for a SERVICES DEVELOPMENT,AND TECHNICAL PLANNING, COMMUNITY TOWN OF HARWICH BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 201

REGULATORY ACTIVITIES REGULATORY MASHPEE OF TOWN COMMUNITY PLANNING, TECHNICAL AND DEVELOPMENT, SERVICES DRI Decisions in Fiscal Year 2013 2013 in Fiscal Decisions DRI Year - Harwich Landfill – (ANR) Land Division a DRI approved Commission The Cape Cod division for 2/14/13 the proposed on Exemption capped landfill/recycle center into of the town’s is parcel the larger As proposed, parcels. three use (as for its current the town by to be retained and the Meeting), authorizedTown Harwich by be sold or leased or used to are smallertwo parcels and with abutting commercial in conjunction industrial properties. Type #1 Minor ModificationsDRI – approved director executive The Commission’s - modificationsminor previously a to requested Golf for decision Cape Cod National approved and 10/12/12. 9/19/12, (TR95022) 9/13/12, on End Year at ReviewsDRI Pending - HarwichWastewater Comprehensive of Town The PlanManagement – (CWMP) CWMP for a town-wide proposed Harwich’s systemwastewater treatment collection and wastewater with a traditional program involves 30 pumping stations, about 92 miles of sewer pipes, be to centralizedand two facilities, treatment review The DRI is pending 40 years. over phased the issuance of a Massachusetts Environmental certificate for a Draft (MEPA) Act Policy Report Impact (DEIR). Environmental ------Planning The Commission’s GIS staff continues to GIS staff The Commission’s by e-permittingsupportproject regional the rightproviding time standardized datasets to Working for the project. the vendor Accela, a GIS staff created with a third-party contractor, the bi-weekly for feeds receiving from procedure of Chatham and in the towns assessing vendors into a weeklyThose processed feeds are Yarmouth. The to Accela. standardized format and delivered can process be applied to other towns automation GIS also spent as they implement e-permitting. Accela that effort the GIS layers on standardizing GIS hosts these in their Online map service. access their Online Servermaps on to access. for Accela - The Cape Cod Commission, with funding from with funding from The Cape Cod Commission, - Challenge a 2012 state Community Innovation an E-Permitting, on began working Grant, for the towns System. and Inspection Licensing, in Fiscal and Nantucket Yarmouth, of Chatham, Harwich will also and Provincetown 2013. Year When fully 2014. in Fiscal involved become Year system the online will allow Cape implemented, permits, to issue and monitor Cod municipalities portal with a web-based and inspections, licenses, using a common for citizens and contractors, technology infrastructure and software adopted to each town. regionally but tailored Strategic Information Office - The Commission’s GIS staff supported all of Commission’s The - draft and provided maps as necessary, the above vulnerabilityregional and hazard areas of wildfire review staff for update municipal and to assessment of the local Plan. Multi-Hazard Mitigation Geographic Information System (GIS) Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Management Wastewater Comprehensive infrastructure, forOptions regional (CWMP). are of Chatham, Town for with the example especially such watersheds for shared encouraged, as Pleasant Bay. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 202 - The Commission’s staff conducted transportation Transportation Mashpee HousingAuthority. Acresknown asBreezy on landleasedfrom the its 10-unit100%affordable rental development way for by theHousingAssistanceCorporation is under of HOMEfundsandtheconstruction - closed a$225,000loan The HOMEConsortium first-time homebuyer. costloan totaling $7,337toalow-income closing housing staff specialist, made one down payment/ coordinated by theCommission’s affordable - HOMEConsortium, County The Barnstable Affordable Housing Upper Cape Water oftheMMR. Reserve Supply ofthe thedefinedboundary matched closely base’s GISstaff resulted inaGISlayer thatmore study area. Cooperative work withthemilitary of40Baffordablelocation housingsitesnearthe projects,space andenergy buildoutpotential, and ofCampEdwards,the boundary protected open features asowners/occupants such andlanduse, theJLUSmaps for Updateproject showing The Commission’s GISstaffhas locus provided MMR capecodcommission.org/departments/planning/ 2013.by theendofSeptember Online: www. a model agreementdevelop will and a final report potentialsharedseveral services, andthestaff are studiesfor now completing initialfeasibility opportunities.services Commission staffmembers workshopsseveral toidentifypotentialshared- partnerships,community-military andheld committees,advisory completed on areport staff convened andtechnical meetingsofpolicy andbuildoutanalyses.and landuse/zoning The data, plans, studies, agreements, shared-services JLUS), andanalyzing collecting including ( Study Use (MMR) Joint Land Reservation Military staff pursuedanupdatetotheMassachusetts - The Commission’s planningandtechnical for Santuit Pond. Santuit for freshwater samplingsnapshot ponds water-quality annual Pond (PALS) Stewardship andLake - The Commission’s waterstaff conducted the the shared for Popponessetopportunities Bay. responsibilities andpotentialnutrient-trading between Mashpeeandsurrounding towns on addition toapotentialinter-municipal agreement long-term regional solutions arein beingevaluated the MMRtreatmentanddisposalsiteas facility preferred alternative. Newconsiderations include project asthetown proceeds withselectinga and has an in-house coordinator the wastewater for Commission its Sewer Wastewater Committee management planning. The town has reformulated thework ofthetownsupport on itswastewater - The Commission’s waterstaff continued to Water Resources line. Road attheFalmouth/MashpeeSandwich town Road atthe Falmouth/Mashpee town line; and line; Orchard Road southofRoute28; RedBrook Roadtown Mill attheMashpee/Barnstable Old ofRoute151;151; Road Barnstable north Old Barnstable/FalmouthOld Road southofRoute Avenue; ofRoute28; MeetinghouseRoad north Mashpee Neck Road south of Quinaquisset Road west ofGreatLowell NeckRoad North; southoftheMashpeeRotary; Neck Road South Great oftheMashpeeRotary; Road north North town line;the Sandwich/Mashpee Great Neck townMashpee/Barnstable line; Cotuit Road at Road; Barnstable east of Old Route 28 at the town line, west oftheMashpeeRotary, and town line; Route151attheFalmouth/Mashpee Route 130 at the Sandwich/Mashpee included Roadway segments and intersections in Mashpee counts departments/technicalservices/transportation/ available online: www.capecodcommission.org/ movement counts(TMCs).turning Traffic data are automatic traffic recordersincluding and (ATRs) countsinMashpee,annual summertraffic BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 203

DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL AND DEVELOPMENT, SERVICES Planning staff community design Commission’s The - the Orleans with involved Villageremained work Center Subcommittee in their ongoing 2011 Orleansto implement the Village Center provided assistance with The staff Streetscape Plan. applicationa cultural and continues designation Department the Massachusetts with work to (MassDOT) furthering on Transportation of of the streetscape plan. components technical planning and staff The Commission’s study of a 1.7-mile “Living Streets” a completed segment of the Route 6A corridor Orleans between The study identified planning and Brewster. to improve for a retrofit and design approaches bicycle and pedestrian accommodations, safety, transportation between connections and increase management stormwater enhance to and modes, and State Nickerson 6A between along Park held Commission The Orleanscenter. village several finalizedpublic meetings and report a details, standard design plans, with conceptual (Online: 2012. and plant lists in December www.capecodcommission.org/departments/ planning/design/sustainabledesign/livingstreets_ brewsterorleans) Affordable Housing With- the assistance of $150,000 in HOME funds Barnstablethe County from ConsortiumHOME Commission’s the by (whichcoordinated is Preservation the housing staff specialist), affordable Housing organization of Affordable completed a of RockVillage, Harborthe rehabilitation preservedthat project age- affordable of units 100 restricted rentals. Transportation transportationconducted staff The Commission’s - PLANNING, COMMUNITY PLANNING, TOWN OF ORLEANS ORLEANS OF TOWN REGULATORY ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES REGULATORY ------The Commission provided technical provided comments The Commission - Act Policy Environmental Massachusetts the to Notification Environmental on an office (MEPA) MMR Small-arms for the proposed Range Form letter submitted Comment project. Improvements 9/19/12. on Other Regulatory Assistance - Final- Certificates Mashpee the for Compliance of was Community Health Center (HDEX11009) 9/17/12. issued on DRI CertificatesDRI of Compliance - Holland Mills Well and Pumping Station – Well - Holland Mills previously installation of a proposed the town’s The DRI new water supply station. well/pump review of a Massachusetts is pending the issuance certificate. (MEPA) Act Policy Environmental End Year at ReviewsDRI Pending - The Commission’s executive director approved approved director executive Commission’s The - minor modificationsseveral to the requested Tower/ forpreviously ICE decision approved and 2/14/13, Echo (TR02013) Road 1/31/13, on 5/7/13. DRI Minor Modifications – Type #1 Minor ModificationsDRI – - The Commission provided $1,500 toward toward $1,500 provided The Commission - Nitrogen Watershed a of development PlanManagement Estuaries and Massachusetts Cove for and $60,389 the Great work; Project housing project. Community affordable 2013 in Fiscal MitigationDRI Funds Year BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 204 lakes. Seth’sand Uncle ponds, andPilgrim andCrystal Shoal, Twinings, Harvey’s, Uncle Israel’s, Uncle Gould, IceHouse, Meadow Bog, Reuben’s, Sarah’s, Bakers,for Bolands, Cedar, Critchett’s, Deep, freshwater samplingsnapshot ponds water-quality annual Pond (PALS) Stewardship andLake - The Commission’s water staff conducted the about implementation oftheCWMPisongoing. towns ofBrewsterandEastham. debate Local the town’s withtheneighboring facility wastewater approval conditions contained sharing several for cluster treatmentproposes systems. five The DRI and accommodates and sludge sewage handling and Nauset Marsh/Town Cove. The CWMP Bay, Pleasant for toCapeCodBay, embayments in Fall 2011, aimstomeetnitrogen-loading limits CWMP, approved by theCommission asaDRI management planning.wastewater The six-phase thetown’ssupport for comprehensive efforts - The Commission’s waterstaff continued to Water Resources Old Tote Road. Road; Colonyeast ofLocust andOld Way eastof west ofRoute28, east andwest ofRoute6A, and Road southofEldredge Parkway; MainStreet Eldredge Parkway east of Route 6A; Hollow Lots Route 28; Brewster Cross Road east of Route 6A; town line;Brewster/Orleans Routes6A/28eastof Route6Aatthe Rotary; the Orleans/Eastham town lineandwest of at theBrewster/Orleans Route 6A, andsouthofMainStreet; Route6 ofRoute39, Route28north included southof Roadway segments and intersections in Orleans counts departments/technicalservices/transportation/ available online: www.capecodcommission.org/ movement counts(TMCs). Traffic data are automatic traffic recorders andturning (ATRs) Orleans, countsin annual summertraffic including ) capecodcommission.org/initiatives/bikeped with downtown Provincetown. (Online: www. plans toconnect theProvince Lands Trail amenities within andnearthe park, including Seashore’s work andpedestrian toimprove bicycle theThe staffalso Nationalcontinue tosupport of the Cape Cod Rail Trail in South Wellfleet. connections between Provincetown andtheend addresswill and pedestrian improved bicycle andPedestrianCape Bicycle MasterPlan, which the CapeCodNational on Seashore theOuter Capetowns and continued work withtheOuter - The Commission’s staff planningandtechnical Planning ------on 5/6/13.(TR98019) Bank Operations Center Cents Savings Five approved decisiontheCape previously Cod for requested tothe several minormodifications - The Commission’s executive director approved –DRI MinorModifications #1 Type John P. Jr. Hinckley affordable housingproject. - The Commission provided $82,600toward the Year FundsDRI Mitigation inFiscal 2013 municipal staff. and meetingswith concerned citizens at local andmapstopromote discussionsome analysis Streets”“Living project asnecessary, andprovided - The Commission’s the GISstaffsupported (GIS) System Information Geographic SERVICES DEVELOPMENT,AND TECHNICAL PLANNING, COMMUNITY TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN REGULATORY ACTIVITIES

BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 205 TOWN OF SANDWICH SANDWICH OF TOWN Strategic Information Office from with funding Commission, The Cape Cod - Innovation Challenge state Community a 2012 E-Permitting, an on working began Grant, for the towns System. and Inspection Licensing, Nantucket in Fiscal and Yarmouth, of Chatham, Harwich will also and Provincetown 2013. Year When fully 2014. in Fiscal involved become Year system the online will allow Cape implemented, permits, issue and monitor to Cod municipalities portal a web-based with and inspections, licenses, using a common for citizens and contractors, technology infrastructure and software adopted to each town. regionally but tailored to supportcontinues GIS staff The Commission’s providing by e-permitting project the regional the right time standardized datasets to Accela, a third- with Working for project. the vendor a procedure staff created GIS party contractor, assessing the bi-weeklyfor feeds receiving from Yarmouth. of Chatham and in the towns vendors into a Those bi-weeklyprocessed are feeds The to Accela. standardized format delivered and can other towns process be applied to automation GIS also spent as they implement e-permitting. Accela that effort layers the GIS on standardizing GIS hosts these in their Online map service. access their Online Servermaps on to access. for Accela Regulatory Activities Other Regulatory Assistance technical provided comments The Commission - Act Policy Environmental Massachusetts the to Notification Environmental on an office (MEPA) Pier 131A Commercial for the proposed Form letter sent Comment Boat Shop)(Flyer’s project. 1/8/13. ------The Commission’s water staff continued to support water staff The Commission’s - Comprehensive its phased on work the town’s presently Phase Plan, Management Wastewater whichincluded sewer expanding and lines 3, facility to its upgrading the water pollution control recently has applied to The town planned capacity. permits the state for sewer extension/connection which will expand to Phase related 4, and actions servicecurrent end of town. to the west Resources Water Roadway segments and intersections in segments and intersections Roadway Truro/ included the Route 6A at Provincetown Street between Bradford line; town Provincetown Road, of Shank west Painter and Alden, Ryder and Conwell Winslow and between and Prince; Street north of Route 6A. - The Commission’s transportationconducted staff The Commission’s - Provincetown, annual summer traffic in counts (ATRs) and including recorders traffic automatic are data Traffic turning counts (TMCs). movement www.capecodcommission.org/ available online: departments/technicalservices/transportation/ counts Transportation - With the assistance of $100,000 in HOME funds, With- funds, assistance of $100,000 in HOME the organization Housing Resources the Community of 83 Shank Painter the rehabilitation completed affordable of 100% 15 units has The project Road. occupied. all now rentals, - With- in HOME of $125,000 the assistance Barnstable the Countyfunds from HOME the Consortium by (which is coordinated housing staff specialist), affordable Commission’s the completed Inc., Builders, The Community has The project Landing. construction Province of all now familyrentals, affordable 50 units of 100% land. town-leased on occupied, Affordable Housing Affordable BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 206 Strategy Executive Strategy Team (RESET) project that work withthetownaRegional for Economic - The Commission’sdeveloped ascope of staff Economic Development first-time homebuyer. costloan totaling $6,343toalow-income closing housing staff specialist, made one down payment/ coordinated by theCommission’s affordable - HOMEConsortium, County The Barnstable Affordable Housing Upper Cape Water oftheMMR. Reserve Supply ofthe thedefinedboundary matched closely base’s GISstaff resulted inaGISlayer thatmore study area. Cooperative work withthemilitary of40Baffordablelocation housingsitesnearthe projects,space andenergy buildoutpotential, and ofCampEdwards,the boundary protected open features asowners/occupants such andlanduse, theJLUSlocus mapsfor Updateproject showing MMR The Commission’s GISstaffhas provided capecodcommission.org/departments/planning/ 2013.by theendofSeptember Online: www. a model agreementdevelop will and a final report potentialsharedseveral services, andthestaff are studiesfor now completing initialfeasibility opportunities.services Commission staffmembers workshopsseveral toidentifypotentialshared- partnerships,community-military andheld committees,advisory completed on areport staff convened andtechnical meetingsofpolicy andbuildoutanalyses.and landuse/zoning The data, plans, studies, agreements, shared-services JLUS), andanalyzing collecting including ( Study Use (MMR) Joint Land Reservation Military staff pursuedanupdatetotheMassachusetts - The Commission’s planningandtechnical Planning SERVICES DEVELOPMENT,AND TECHNICAL PLANNING, COMMUNITY approved theconcept, pendingfunding. village.into Sandwich Selectmen The Board of path/route frombicycle theCapeCodCanal staff helpedpromote work local toestablisha - The Commission’s andplanning transportation Transportation Planning, EconomicDevelopment, and org/initiatives/RESET ) in FY2014. (Online: www.capecodcommission. analysis.regulatory isexpectedlater Afinal report resources,natural andtheregional economy, anda transportation, for an impact analysis waterand of taxpayers affected. also include The study will to betterpredict taxes, ofservices, levels andtypes for eachscenario impact analysis afiscal include first basedzoning.on current also Thestudywill future bepresented, will landusepatterns the retail andofficespace. ofpossible Three scenarios existingand futureto determine demandfor complete baselineresearch andamarket analysis and the YMCA property. The Commission will Sandwich,the town-owned inSouth properties park,industrial area, Village Sandwich theSouth the options within astudyarea thatincludes ofdevelopment/redevelopmentan evaluation Year begininFiscal will 2014. The project involves waste/recycling theMassachusetts JointBaseCapecalled Mili- between Cod (formerly sultants, workshop came inMay2013 officials fora together todiscuss andmilitary potential shared services for public works, for wastewater,potential services shared energy,andsolid renewable Cape Cod planners, Commissionregional members, community local officials, con- tary Reservation) and the Upper Cape communities surrounding it. andtheUpper Cape communitiessurrounding Reservation) tary BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 207 freshwater ponds water-quality ponds snapshot sampling freshwater ponds. Triangle for Lawrence and Geographic Information System (GIS) GIS staff supported all of the Commission’s The - project including the RESET as necessary, above Barnstable the use of Countythrough LiDAR which Project, the Northeast LiDAR data from is being hosted and the NRCS was funded by using the countyThe GIS staff is MassGIS. by data set to develop surfaces for the possible LiDAR is this work Currently, imagery. of 3D development so- in supportin projects development potential of area. Triangle” “Golden called ACTIVITIES REGULATORY 2013 Decisions in FiscalDRI Year The Cape Cod – Meadows - Greenwood with a Limited DRI approved Commission large-scale 1/31/13 for on the proposed conditions on more field solar photovoltaic ground-mounted in Forestdale. than 16.5 acres Western Project, - Sagamore Line Reinforcement The Cape Cod Phases I and II – Segment, on with conditions a DRI approved Commission of 23,000 installation 2/28/13 for the proposed the feet of 20-inchgas pipeline from diameter across Spectra Energy Station 130, of Route west Service and along to Quaker Road Route 130, Meetinghouse Road. Type #1 Minor ModificationsDRI – approved director executive The Commission’s - minor modificationsseveral to the requested forpreviously decision Olde approved Harbor 10/26/12. on Estates (HDEX05006) End Year at ReviewsDRI Pending - Sandwich Beach Nourishment Dredging – a beach nourishmentproposed and maintenance - The Commission’s water staff conducted the conducted staff water Commission’s The - and Lake Stewardship (PALS) annual Pond - The Commission’s water staff continues to water staff The Commission’s - wastewater on planning work supporttown’s the including plans that accommodate and solutions, in the South development economic Sandwich private 50-acre a proposed Village Center, that includesdevelopment a public-private is moving The project wastewater component. the Massachusetts Environmental through and the Cape process (MEPA) Act Policy regulatoryCod Commission and development staff also The Commission’s process. agreement with the discussions has supported the town’s Massachusetts Military Reservation about the wastewater infrastructure potential use of the base’s with other Upper Cape towns. option as a regional Water Resources Resources Water Roadway segments and intersections in Sandwich intersections and segments Roadway included Route 130 north of Quaker Meetinghouse Sandwich/Mashpeethe at and Road line; town Route 6 at the Exits 3 and 4; Route 6 between 6A at the Route Sandwich/Barnstable line; town Bourne/Sandwich line and at the Sandwich/ town of Route 6A east and west Barnstable line; town of south Road Cotuit Road; Tupper east end of the Quaker and at the Sandwich/ Road Meetinghouse Main Street east of Route 130; line; Mashpee town Quaker east of Cotuit Road, Road Meetinghouse Drive; Pond and east of Peters Way, south of Kiah’s Race Lane at the Sandwich/Barnstable line; town and Service east of Quaker Road Meetinghouse and at the Sandwich/BarnstableRoad line. town - The Commission’s transportation conducted staff The Commission’s - summer trafficannual in counts Sandwich, (ATRs) and including recorders traffic automatic data Traffic turning counts (TMCs). movement www.capecodcommission. available online: are org/departments/technicalservices/transportation/ counts Transportation Transportation BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 208 on 9/19/12. Improvements project. Comment lettersubmitted Form Range theproposed for MMRSmall-arms (MEPA) office onan Environmental Notification to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act - The Commission comments provided technical Assistance Regulatory Other anotheryear.Application for filinga Development Agreement for the period 2013,In July theCCC approved anextension to Environmental on 11/14/12.Final Impact Report (MEPA) on the project’s officeissuedacertificate The MassachusettsEnvironmental Act Policy redevelopment ofthree existingshoppingplazas. complex,sports andalibrary, involve andwill the and residential buildings, a communitycenter, a Cotuit Road. The proposalretail, includes office, acre mixed-use villagecenteroffRoute130and Village, Sandwich theSouth for aproposed 50- aDevelopment Agreement Application File Realty Trust’s filingofa Notice ofIntentto - On7/19/12, CCC approved the Tsakalos Agreements Development Project wasissuedon 8/23/12. (TR11014) NSTAR SEMA Lower 345kV Transmission ofComplianceforthe Certificates - Preliminary ofCompliance: Certificates - Final ofCompliance DRI Certificates Act (MEPA) certificate. issuance ofaMassachusettsEnvironmental Policy dredging project. The DRIispendingthe review

- O - Ba Issued on 10/26/12 Issued on 7/18/12 lde Harbor Estates(HDEX05006) – lde Harbor y View Farm Estates (TR05015) – Farmy Estates(TR05015) View Road; Route6AsouthofPond Road/Highland Truro School, Central andsouthof Union Field Route6southof6A,included of north Roadway segmentsandintersections in Truro counts departments/technicalservices/transportation/ available online: www.capecodcommission.org/ movement counts(TMCs). Traffic data are automatic traffic recorders andturning (ATRs) countsinannual summertraffic Truro, including - The Commission’s staff conducted transportation Transportation ) capecodcommission.org/initiatives/bikeped amenities withinandnearthepark. (Online: www. Seashore’s workandpedestrian toimprove bicycle theThe staffalso Nationalcontinue tosupport of the Cape Cod Rail Trail in South Wellfleet. connections between Provincetown andtheend addresswill and pedestrian improved bicycle andPedestrianCape Bicycle MasterPlan, which the CapeCodNational on Seashore theOuter Capetowns and continued work withtheOuter - The Commission’s staff planningandtechnical and Planning Transportation as Sally’s Way on town-owned land. 100% affordablerental development known family by CommunityHousingResource its16-unit for HOME funds is and under the wayconstruction housing staffspecialist,closed a$125,000loanof coordinated by theCommission’s affordable - HOME Consortium, County The Barnstable Affordable Housing ------SERVICES DEVELOPMENT,AND TECHNICAL PLANNING, COMMUNITY TRURO OF TOWN BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 209 Planning and Transportation technical planning and staff The Commission’s - the Outer with work continued and Cape towns the Outer Seashore on Cod National the Cape which Master Plan, Cape Bicycle and Pedestrian bicycleimproved pedestrianand willaddress and the end Provincetown between connections Wellfleet. Southin Trail Rail Cod Cape the of to supportcontinue National The staff also the bicycle to improve pedestrian work and Seashore’s www. (Online: and near the park. amenities within capecodcommission.org/initiatives/bikeped) Transportation transportationconducted staff The Commission’s - Wellfleet, annual summer traffic in counts (ATRs) and including recorders traffic automatic are data Traffic turning counts (TMCs). movement www.capecodcommission.org/ available online: departments/technicalservices/transportation/ counts Wellfleet in intersections and segments Roadway includedat the Eastham/Wellfleet Route 6 Lecountof south and line town Road; Hollow Duck south of Chequessett Neck Road Harbor Lecount of Route 6; west Road Cove Road; Lieutenant Island east of Route 6; Hollow Road east of Road Long Pond of Route 6; west Road of Route 6 and Main Street west Lawrence Road, at the Road West and at the Methodist Church; line. town Eastham/Wellfleet Resources Water water staff supportedtown’s the The Commission’s - to its Comprehensive related work continued Plan Management (CMWP) Needs Wastewater The Analysis. Assessment and Alternatives those reports in June 2012 with completed town and enhance the ecosystem to protect objectives aquaculture-based promote Harbor, Wellfleet of identify low- water quality solutions, management develop least-cost cost and sustainable remedies,

PLANNING, COMMUNITY PLANNING, TECHNICAL AND DEVELOPMENT, SERVICES TOWN OF WELLFLEET WELLFLEET OF TOWN REGULATORY ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES REGULATORY ------The Commission provided technical provided comments The Commission - Act Policy Environmental Massachusetts the to Notification Environmental on an office (MEPA) at 596 Shore Road project for the proposed Form letter sent 6/4/13. Comment (Unit 4). Other Regulatory Assistance - Herring River Tidal Restoration Project – the Tidal Restoration Project - Herring River the to of tidal flow reestablishment proposed Herring estuary River 1,100-acre and floodplain. review issuance of a The DRI is pending the (MEPA) Act Policy Massachusetts Environmental certificate. - The Commission’s water staff conducted the water staff The Commission’s - and Lake Stewardship (PALS) annual Pond water-quality ponds snapshot freshwater sampling Pond. for Great End ReviewsYear DRI at Ongoing - The Commission’s water staff supported the Commission’s The - Wastewater its Comprehensive on work town’s The town begun in 2012. Plan, Management and developingis assembling data a program historic septic- water data, land and to compile key and areas systeminformation, management analysis. for additional Water Resources Resources Water Road and at the Truro/Provincetown town line; line; town Truro/Provincetown at the and Road Road; OldValley Countyof Prince south Road north Road Center Road. of Castle Truro and BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 210 - Herring River - Herring RestorationProjectTidal –the Ongoing at DRI Reviews Year End was issuedon 2/21/13. Chequessett Yacht Club(TR12037) andCountry ofComplianceforthe Certificate - Final ofCompliance DRI Certificates 11/1/12 and3/28/13. Monopole, on Gross Road Hill (TR98047) approved decisionstheNextel for Tower/ requested topreviously minormodifications - The Commission’s executive director approved –DRI MinorModifications #1 Type of a1.1-acre lotfrom alarger 106-acre parcel. conditions ontheproposed 11/29/12for division Cod Commission approved a LimitedDRI with - Chequessett Yacht Club– andCountry The Cape Year Fiscal DRI Decisionsduring 2013 site itsmicrowave technology. in Wellfleetof-sight analysis tohelpOpenCape land. Inaddition, theGISstaffconducted aline- acquisition for of undeveloped matrix priority Conservation Trust inthedevelopment ofa the above asnecessary, andassistedthe Wellfleet - The Commission’sall of GISstaffsupported (GIS) System Information Geographic Ryder ponds.for and Snow freshwater samplingsnapshot ponds water-quality annual Pond (PALS) Stewardship andLake - The Commission’s waterstaff conducted the increased harvest. theshellfish implemented pilotaquaculture solutions thathave solutions.structured The town haspursuedand alternatives and, asafinal only resort, engage in REGULATORY ACTIVITIES initiated a Streets”“Living project atwo-mile for - The Commission’s staff planningandtechnical and Planning Transportation ) departments/planning/housing/renters (Online: through theRegional Ready Rentersprogram. - units The Commission fourapartment filled age-restricted rentals. beaffordable,of those 65 units will Fifty-eight Residencesdevelopment project. School Simpkins way CapitalGroup by its65-unit for theStratford isunder loan ofHOMEfundsandconstruction - closed a $150,000 also The HOME Consortium first-time home buyers. costloanstotaling$17,921tolow-income,closing housing staffspecialist, madetwo down payment/ coordinated by theCommission’s affordable - HOMEConsortium, County The Barnstable Affordable Housing ------9/11/12. Shorefront.Street Comment lettersubmitted on Form theproposed for project at150and160 Third (MEPA) office onan Environmental Notification to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act - The Commissioncomments provided technical Assistance Regulatory Other certificate. Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) The DRIispendingtheissuanceofa review andfloodplain.1,100-acre River estuary Herring proposed reestablishment oftidalflow tothe SERVICES DEVELOPMENT,AND TECHNICAL PLANNING, COMMUNITY TOWNOF YARMOUTH www.capecodcommission.org/ BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 211 development along sections of Route 132; see of Route 132; sections along development http://www.capecodcommission.org/resources/ transportation/hyannisaccess/HASI_2013_final_ report06282013.pdf transportation staff - Commission planners to supportcontinued the to extend local work Dennis through from Trail Cape Cod Rail The staff hosted an and Barnstable. Yarmouth informationalFebruaryin meeting for2013 As project. the proposed the public to discuss extend the may project the proposed envisioned, House Road Town Old from Trail Cape Cod Rail (Route Road to Iyannough Yarmouth in Park such as with improvements 132) in Barnstable, shared-use paved the construction of a continuous, also may The project path with grassed shoulders. stops, rest include areas, construction of parking private at public and crossings and pedestrian road and funded, if approved The design, roadways. conform to allwould Department Massachusetts (MassDOT) design guidelines Transportation of and engineering directives. transportationconducted staff The Commission’s - Safetya Road segment of Route 6A in of a Audit area. Port Yarmouth the transportationconducted staff The Commission’s - Yarmouth, annual summer traffic in counts (ATRs) and including recorders traffic automatic are data Traffic turning counts (TMCs). movement www.capecodcommission.org/ available online: departments/technicalservices/transportation/ counts Yarmouth in segments and intersections Roadway west Drive, includedLong of west Route 28 Pond east of east of North Main Street, Lane, of Lyman and east of South Sea Avenue, Seaview Avenue, Route 6 at the Barnstable/ Road; Wood east of and Exits 7 and 8, between line, town Yarmouth Route 6A line; town Yarmouth/Dennis at the of west line, town at the Barnstable/Yarmouth town Yarmouth/Dennis and at the Setucket Road, Road; Abells east of Higgins Crowell Road line; of PumphouseBuck Lane west Island Road and The Hyannis Access The Hyannis Study Implementation the design of Route 28 from addressed project the Airport Rotary to the Barnstable/Yarmouth large-scale taking into consideration line, town - The Commission’s transportationcompleted staff Commission’s The - Yarmouth Corridor Road report the final for the Studyreport and the final in December 2012 for Study in the Hyannis Access Implementation with working involved Both projects June 2013. business of community members, a task force “preferred identify to leaders and representatives, for concepts segments of those heavily alternative” into leading intersections and travelled roadways Yarmouth project Road The and out of Hyannis. Road/Willow Yarmouth of the design addressed and developed to improve alternatives Street area for access all modes of transportation this along see http://www.capecodcommission.org/ corridor; resources/transportation/Yarmouth_Road_2012_ report_12272012.pdf Transportation section of Route 28 (from West Yarmouth Road to Road Yarmouth West 28 (from of Route section exploringThe study is Yarmouth. in Road) Forest transportation that alternatives improvement and flow, traffic improve conflicts, will reduce incorporate transportation multi-modal options It aims to further creation the the corridor. along pedestrian- and bicycle-oriented of vibrant, study The corridor. the along centers mixed-use land proposed of impact potential the willexplore use and zoning by changes under consideration for roadway recommendations and make the town volumes and traffic changes that accommodate will establish project The all roadway. users of the that incorporates redesign roadway a preferred design strategies and low- Streets” “Complete techniques to mitigate (LID) development impact staff will Commission The runoff. stormwater make presentations, public workshops, conduct (Online: Fall 2013. reportand develop a final in www.capecodcommission.org/departments/ planning/design/sustainabledesign/livingstreets_ yarmouth) BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 212 Mitigation Plan. Multi-Hazard and updateofthelocal review assessment tomunicipalfor staff vulnerability maps ofwildfire hazard areas and draft regional project.Living Streets The GISstaffalso provided the above asnecessary, the supporting including - The Commission’sall of GIS staff supported (GIS) System Information Geographic options.sustainable wastewater othertownsattempttoimplement for asthey watersheds may result inacost-effective model costestimates.preliminary The initiative inthese benefits;quantify water-quality and(3)identify and mappinganalyses, andwatershedmodelingto from siteinventories, photography, aerial GISdata the target locations; conceptual (2)develop designs in identify suitablegreen techniques infrastructure the Commission, andthe towns worked to(1) nitrogen-impacted watersheds. An EPA contractor, on a “green infrastructure” pilot project in thetwo year with the towns and of Barnstable Yarmouth Protection Agency, theCommission worked this anaward from theUSEnvironmentalWith Bay andParkersin theLewis River watersheds. and topursuemeasures torestore thewaterquality management inacomprehensivewastewater way thetown’scontinued tosupport work toaddress - The Commission waterandplanningstaff Water Resources south ofRoute6A. 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BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 213 FOOTNOTE IN “FY2013 PRIORITIES PRIORITIES “FY2013 IN FOOTNOTE - 1. WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT” MANAGEMENT” WASTEWATER - 1. THIS BEGINNING TEH OF SECTION IN REPORT: ------letter from 2013, the January 30, 1 From DepartmentMassachusetts of Environmental Ken Commissioner (MassDEP) Protection the Cape Cod Commission Kimmell directing http://www. See: the 208 Planto prepare update. capecodcommission.org/resources/initiatives/ KimmellDEP_013013CapeCodLetter.pdf - The Commission provided a comment letter on letter a comment provided The Commission - a two- for Labanthe Chapter 40B proposal Lane, Habitat for two-house Humanity affordable lot, letter submitted Comment project. ownership 10/18/12. Other Regulatory Assistance - Parker’s River Marine Park – a proposed marine – a proposed Marine River Park - Parker’s site of the former drive-in a 22-acre on park review The DRI is pending issuance of a theater. (MEPA) Act Policy Massachusetts Environment certificate. DRI Reviews Pending at Year End End Year at ReviewsDRI Pending - Preliminary Certificate of Compliance for the Simpkins School (TR/ Redevelopment 10/3/12. was issued on HDEX10008) - Final Certificate of Compliance for the Owl (TR08026)Club/CulturalCod Cape of Center 1/14/13. was issued on DRI CertificatesDRI of Compliance - The Commission’s executive director approved approved director executive Commission’s The - minor modifications to the previouslyrequested for the Simpkins decision Schoolapproved (TRHDEX10018)Redevelopment 8/9/12. on DRI Minor Modifications – Type #1 Minor Modifications DRI – Road in West Yarmouth. The project will construct project The Yarmouth. West in Road in the northwest building wing connected a new, portion of the campus 50 independent to house The apartment. caretaker’s one plus living units will also constructproject a memory building care southeast portionin the expanded of the campus to house 75 memory care units. BARNSTABLE COUNTY Cape Cod Commission - 214 BARNSTABLE COUNTY Dredge - 215  “The Codfish” “The County Dredge Dredge County BARNSTABLE COUNTY Dredge - 216 the Capetowns, except Brewster, hasno which The Committee has representation from of all Committee was establishedinOctober of 1994. Dredge County Advisory The Barnstable Cape. municipalfunding for dredge projects here on the replacesprovision grant of a capital the state Agreement,stipulated inthegrant the accomplished. basis or was never a timely As much ofthedredge work wasnotcompleted on meant that funding constraintsatthestatelevel responsible theremaining for 25%. However, of municipal dredge projects andthetown was state wasresponsible funding75%ofthecost for equipment.and ancillary Prior to this grant, the the purchase for of grant a dredgemillion capital requested ofa $1 form financial assistance inthe of Environmental Management (DEM) and approached theMassachusettsDepartment anditslegislative delegation The County beneficial tothetowns andcosteffective tooperate. maintenance-dredging program would beboth operated documentedthataCounty This report municipal dredge program on behalfofthetowns. a ofoperating assessment andcostbenefitanalysis conducted aneeds County In 1993Barnstable Jason Bevis, Deckhand E.Christopher Armstrong, Leverman Bradbury,Stephen Captain Staff: [email protected] 508-375-6634 Superintendent Wayne Jaedtke I.INTRODUCTION: C Barnstable, MA02630 Superior Court House Court Superior o unty P.O. Box 427 DR cubic yard. the costoftown dredge projects at$16.00per This amountisbased75% of on thestatepaying of thetowns on theCapeandIslandsinFY2013. hascompletedprojects on behalf thattheCounty additional $867,972 to complete the dredge program, itwould have costthetaxpayers an If there dredge were County noBarnstable isover $16.00percubicyard. services cubic yard. The averagefor dredge marketrate was between $7.00 and $11.00 per this material the market rate. The costpercubicyard todredge approximately atarate 65%below these waterways and Islandtowns. dredged County Barnstable in15Cape yards from ofmaterial thewaterways To hasdredged datetheCounty 1,504,215cubic dredge eachfiscal year. rate the dredge andrecommending schedule the Committee isresponsible developing for Advisory navigable harbors, DEM staff. andCounty The II.COMPLETED DREDGE PROJECTS: EDGE BARNSTABLE COUNTY Dredge - 217 III. FISCAL STATUS: FISCAL III.

The operating budget for FY 2013 was $835,284. The operating 2013 was $835,284. budget for FY enterprise 2013 the dredge account As of June 30, The has a reservebalance of $453,042. fund purpose of the reserve fund balance is to establish the dredge. a fund to replace In addition to a reduced rate for dredging services, rate services, for to a reduced dredging In addition the County after and surveys before conducts dredge to per project $6,000 at a savings of approximately These surveys in records invaluable are the towns. the event of a major hurricane to for submission Emergency Agency Management as the Federal of stormdocumentation damage. Harwich-AllenHarbor Channel – MillChatham Creek Mashpee –PopponessetBay1916Channel Pier Barnstable-Cotuit Town Inner Harbor Channel Inlet Falmouth Harwich- Herring River Harwich-Allen Harbor Mooring Basin Channel Bay Mashpee- Popponesset – Eel River Falmouth River - Pamet Truro Bass River Dennis/Yarmouth- River Parkers Yarmouth- Dennis – Sesuit Harbor The following projects were completed this fiscal completed were The projects following of material: cubic yards totaling 72,331 year 3195 Main Street Post Office Box 427 Barnstable, MA 02630 508.375.6600 www.BarnstableCounty.org

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