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Home My WebLink AboutLP-11/26/2024 LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held Tuesday, November 26, 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 August 6, 2024 Tabled until a quorum of Committee members eligible to approve these minutes is achieved. • Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from November 12, 2024 MOTION made by Anne Murray, seconded by Sam McCullough, to accept the November 12, 2024 LPC meeting minutes. Motion carried: 4/0 • Next LPC Meeting Date: December 10, 2024 General Preservation • Review Draft Definitions for Agricultural Uses [Continued from 11/12 meeting] The Committee discussed proposed definitions for"Farm Store" and "Tasting Room." The Committee discussed the value of maintaining a definition of"Farm Stand" because it's a well- understood term that can define a simple direct farm marketing operation with limited intensity (e.g., no sanitary flow requirement, minimal parking, transient customers). While the Committee recommended that a "Farm Store" should represent a more intense use, further discussion is required to determine what delineates a stand from a store (e.g., inviting the public to stay and consume products on-premises). The Committee also discussed delineating Farm Stands' and Stores' required percentage of raw agricultural products. The Committee proposed maintaining the existing requirement that Farm Stands sell predominantly raw agricultural products, while allowing Farm Stores to sell less raw agricultural product so long as any processed products are predominantly made from that operation's agricultural products. In other words, the priority should be ensuring the retail goods' source is the Southold farm operation, not whether those goods are raw or processed. The Committee agreed that a minimum of 60% of products sold in Farm Stores and Stands must come from that farm operation, but the Committee debated whether calculating that percentage by dollar value or square footage of display is more practical from an enforcement perspective. The Committee also agreed that special events on farm operations should be limited, and landowners must demonstrate they can safely handle crowds and parking. The Committee proposed that a tasting room use should require that the operator grows at least 10 acres of the relevant crop (i.e., a farm owner must have 10 acres of vines planted to build a wine tasting room). The Committee also suggested that at least 75%of products sold in the tasting room be produced from crops grown on that farm operation, with an exception for catastrophic crop loss, which would help scale the tasting room to the operation's size. The Committee also considered whether the tasting room must be located on the parcel where the relevant crops grow, or whether the tasting room could be sited on any parcel within the farm operation, but this requires further discussion. Inquiries/Applications for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property • None Stewardship and Management • 2024 Monitoring Summary (to date) Lilly reminded the Committee to review the list of properties due for monitoring and requested volunteers for monitoring in December. Land Preservation Applications & Potential Applications: • EXECUTIVE SESSION- Proposed Acquisitions of Real Property Where Publicity Would Substantially Affect the Value Thereof MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Anne Murray, to enter into EXECUTIVE SESSION. Motion carried: 4/0 The LPC members entered into EXECUTIVE SESSION at 8:33 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 Sam McCullough, to exit Executive Session. Motion carried: 4/0 EXECUTIVE SESSION ENDED at 8:53 p.m. Adjournment: MOTION made by Anne Murray, seconded by Sam McCullough, to adjourn this meeting. Motion carried: 4/0 The meeting ended at 8:53 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Cathy Kreshon, Land Preservation Committee Secretary