HomeMy WebLinkAboutLP-09/17/2024 LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held
Tuesday, September 17, 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.
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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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Members Present: Anne Murray
Eric Keil
Doris McGreevy (via ZOOM)
Kim Krupski
John Simicich (via ZOOM)
Members Absent: Sam McCullough
Will Lee
Also Present: Lillian McCullough, Land Preservation Executive Assistant
Cathy Kreshon, Land Preservation Committee Secretary
Present as Attendee: None
Commencement
• All "Attendees" will be dismissed from this meeting upon the Committee's Motion to enter into Executive
Session.
• The meeting began at 7:07 p.m. with 5 LPC members present.
Committee Minutes and Administration
• Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from August 6, 2024
Tabled until a quorum of Committee members eligible to approve these minutes is achieved.
• Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from September 3, 2024
MOTION made by Anne Murray, seconded by Eric Keil, to accept the September 3, 2024 LPC meeting
minutes.
Motion carried: 5/0
• Next LPC Meeting Date: October 1, 2024
General Preservation
• Proposed Code re: Easement Violations [continued from 9/3 meeting]
The Committee reviewed the draft comments on Code language imposing penalties for violations of Town
development rights easements. The Committee discussed the need for a clear pre-penalty process that
would give the landowner ample opportunity to avoid the penalty phase, similar to the County Code. The
Committee also discussed what constitutes a reasonable timeline for curing easement violations, and the
importance of being able to adjust that timeline where circumstances beyond the landowner's control
warrant it. Where violations proceed to Justice Court, the Committee members believed that the Land
Preservation Coordinator, in consultation with the Committee Chair, should provide input on the severity
of the violation and resulting penalty to ensure that penalties are proportional to the violation. The
Committee noted that there is difference between accidental violations that have no long-term impact on
farmland and ongoing uses that are inconsistent with agricultural production and threaten agricultural
viability.The Committee also emphasized the need to require restoration, as the primary goal is protecting
agricultural and the agricultural economy. The Committee directed Lilly to draft comments summarizing
the Committee's discussion for review and submission to the Town Attorney.
Inquiries/Applications for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property
0 None
Stewardship and Management
• None
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 7:48 p.m. Meeting locked.
o Lillian McCullough, Land Preservation Executive Assistant, gave updates on inquiries, new
applications, appraisals and current applications.
MOTION made by Anne Murray, seconded by Eric Keil, to exit Executive Session.
Motion carried: 5/0
EXECUTIVE SESSION ENDED at 8:23 p.m.
Land Preservation Applications & Potential Applications -OPEN SESSION
Adjournment:
MOTION made by Anne Murray, seconded by Eric Keil, to adjourn this meeting.
Motion carried: 5/0
The meeting ended at 8:23 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Cathy Kreshon, Land Preservation Committee Secretary