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Home My WebLink AboutLP-02/20/2024 LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. This Regular Meeting was held in the Annex Executive Board Room, located on the 2nd floor at Southold Town Hall Annex, 54375 Route 25 (Main Road), Southold, New York. The public had access to view and listen to the meeting as it was happening via Zoom. If an attendee did not have access to a computer or smartphone, there was an option to listen in via telephone. Comments from the public may not be solicited nor received without an appointment. It is expected that the Committee will enter into Executive Session* at some point after opening the Regular Meeting for the purpose of discussing applications regarding proposed acquisitions of real property where publicity would substantially affect the value thereof. The public is not allowed to attend, view, or listen to Executive Session. 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Committee Minutes and Administration • Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from February 6, 2024 MOTION made by Eric Keil, seconded by Anne Murray, to accept the February 6, 2024 LPC meeting minutes as amended. Motion carried: 5/0 • Next LPC Meeting Date: March 5, 2024 General Preservation • None Inquiries/Applications for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property • Vines on Mill SCTM# 1000-115.-2-2.3 &2.4—Lot Merger& Porous Asphalt Driveway The Committee reviewed the Planning Board's referral of(1) a proposed winery (processing only) on the Development Rights Intact reserve area (Lot 2.3) and Development Rights Sold easement area (Lot 2.4), and (2) a proposed merger of Lots 2.3, 2.4, and 3.2. Anthony Pasca, Esq., attorney for Vines on Mill, was present to answer the Committee's questions. The Committee determined that the proposed porous asphalt driveway and processing facility are related to agricultural processing, not agricultural production. Accordingly, the Committee determined that access to the processing facility and any portion of the processing facility located on DRS land is inconsistent with the Easement's terms.They clarified that,while the Easement permits transporting grapes from the easement area to the processing facility, processing- related traffic may not cross over the Easement area. The Committee proposed possible design changes that would accommodate the applicant's needs while conforming to the Easement. Mr. Pasca disagreed with the Committee's interpretation of the Easement. The Committee also determined that the proposed lot merger was not inconsistent with the terms of the Easement, but inquired about the reasoning for merging Lot 3.2 in addition to Lot 2.3 and 2.4 and noted that merging all three lots would reduce the per acre value of the resulting lot. MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Anne Murray: The Land Preservation Committee has reviewed the recorded Development Rights Easement, the February 8, 2024 Planning Referral, the February 9, 2024 Structure/Use Application, and related site plan materials at its February 20, 2024 regular meeting. The Committee finds that the proposal to use and make improvements in the Easement area for the access to the processing facility and portions of the wine processing facility are not consistent with the terms of the recorded easement. The Committee finds that the proposal to merge tax lots 2.3, 2.4, and 3.2 are consistent with the terms of the recorded easement. The Committee directs Land Preservation Coordinator Lilly McCullough to send a letter to the Planning Board, copying the Applicant, outlining the reasons for these findings. Motion carried: 5/0 Stewardship and Management • Pangari SCTM# 1000-112.-1-8.2— Potential Easement Violations The Committee received a complaint that the owner erected several unpermitted structures, has been dumping RCA, and has engaged in commercial composting on the Easement area. Lilly reviewed prior complaints on the property, as well as a related DEC investigation and remediation order. Lilly confirmed that, per Town Records, there should be no structures on the Easement area. The Committee decided to conduct a site visit and directed Lilly to send a notification letter to the owner. • Henry L Ferguson Museum SCTM# 1000-4.-5-5.10— Proposed Walking Trail Lilly advised that she was still waiting to receive feedback regarding trail specifications, and the Committee tabled this item pending further internal review. Land Preservation Applications & Potential Applications: • EXECUTIVE SESSION- Proposed Acquisitions of Real Property Where Publicity Would Substantially Affect the Value Thereof MOTION made by Eric Keil, seconded by Anne Murray, to enter into EXECUTIVE SESSION. Motion carried: 5/0 The LPC members entered into EXECUTIVE SESSION at 8:11 p.m. Meeting locked. o Lillian McCullough, Land Preservation Executive Assistant, gave updates on inquiries, new applications, appraisals and current applications. MOTION made by Eric Keil, seconded by Anne Murray, to exit Executive Session. Motion carried: 5/0 EXECUTIVE SESSION ENDED at 9:12 p.m. Land Preservation Applications & Potential Applications -OPEN SESSION None Adjournment: MOTION made by Anne Murray, seconded by Doris McGreevy, to adjourn this meeting. Motion carried: 5/0 The meeting ended at 9:13 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Cathy Kreshon, Land Preservation Committee Secretary