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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLP-05/25/2004LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes of Regular Meeting held Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Members Present: Members Absent: Also present: Ray Blum, Chairman Craig Arm John Sepenoski Michelle Zaloom Ray Huntington Eric Keil Fred Lee Bill Edwards (liaison to Town Board) Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator Melanie Doroski, Secretary to LPC Tim Caufield, Vice President of Peconic Land Trust Commencement: The meeting began at 7:07 p.m. MOTION to accept minutes held amendments. until next meeting as Melissa suggested The members entered into EXECUTIVE SESSION. Applications: · REESE PROPERTY SCTM #: Location: Total Acreage: PDR Acreage: Zoned: 1000-45-5-5 s/s NYS Route 25, Greenport +47.314 acres +47.314 acres (open space purchase) LIO Reviewed status update. Melissa gave a report from information she received from Randy Parsons of The Nature Conservancy. Randy will be going before the Town Board on Tuesday, June 1st to present the land acquisition proposal. Bill Edwards discussed banking the flow credits from this potential open space purchase. END OF EXECUTIVE SESSION Inquiries: · TUCCIO/PATTERSON PROPERTY (formerly LaColla) SCTM #: Location: Total Acreage: PDR Acreage: Zoned: 1000-56-4-19 63935 Main Rd, Greenport .40 acre M-II SCTM #: Location: Total Acreage: PDR Acreage: Zoned: 1000-56-4-24 64175 Main Rd, Greenport 28.0 acres R-80 Discussed Tuccio's proposal for selling property to the Town. LPC interested in pursuing; however, it appears that Tuccio's asking price and LPC's prior offer are potentially far apart. Melissa to discuss further with landowner. KRUPSKI PROPERTY SCTM #: Location: Total Acreage: PDR Acreage: Zoned: 1000-95-4-9 8900 Oregon Rd, Cutchogue 6.3 acres A-C SCTM #: Location: Total Acreage: PDR Acreage: Zoned: 1000-95-4-10 7155 Depot Lane, Cutchouge 20.4 acres A-C Reviewed status as presented by Tim Caufield of Peconic Land Trust. There may be an opportunity for private preservation of property. If private preservation option does not work out, PLT may facilitate preservation by purchasing property and, in turn, selling development rights to the Town and restricted land to a potential purchaser. Tim discussed possible plans of actions such as preserving the entire lot as PDR and sell farm acreage if Town's PDR offer is high enough, or leaving one or two reserved areas and selling PDR to Town and selling restricted farm acreage. MOTION was made by Ray Blum, seconded by Craig Arm, to direct Melissa Spiro to commission an appraisal as discussed with one (1) building envelope and remaining parcel for development rights for agricultural purposes but only after Melissa is contacted by Tim Caufield to continue with this action. Motion carried 4/0. ORIENT PROPERTY SCTM #: Location: Total Acreage: PDR Acreage: Zoned: 1000-27-1-2 2195 Orchard St, Orient 10.0 acres R-80 SCTM #: Location: Total Acreage: PDR Acreage: Zoned: 1000-27-1-3 2595 Orchard St, Orient 13.3 acres R-80 Discussion was led by Tim Caufield of Peconic Land Trust as potential purchasers asked him to find out if committee is interested in the parcels. Purchaser would be contract vendee. The committee showed interest and recognized that the price per acre in Orient could be higher in comparison with other hamlet farm acreage but any purchasing price offered would have to be justified by an appraisal. No further action will be taken by the committee at this time. General: · STATUS UPDATES Tim Caufield discussed status of Moffat properties. This matter is on hold as property owners may have another interested party. Tim is to keep the alternatives moving ahead. As for the grant, this property, if purchased, is expected to receive federal grants funds and possible wetlands grants funds. Melissa's Status Update discussed. Forestbrook (Hurtado) Zoumas Webber report was handed out and some projects were subdivision approval expected 6/16. Tentative closing date scheduled for Thursday, June 17th. subdivision approval not far behind Forestbrook closing confirmed for Thursday, June 3 at 9am (may be canceled as Mr. Webber is having concerns with funds received are to be considered ordinary income tax or treated as capital gains tax. VreelandNVills closing confirmed for Thursday, June 3 at 1 lam Informational: Tim Caufield extended an invitation to the committee members from Peconic Land Trust, that together with Peconic Bay Winery, are hosting a cocktail brunch on Sunday, June 6th from 12 noon to 2pm at a small cottage on Oregon Road. This is a very Iow-keyed, by invitation only, event to honor the neighbors in the Oregon Road area that have participated in the County/Town preservation programs. RSVP by May 28th. Melissa Spiro outlined her meeting with John Erwin and Tom Henske that have packaged an Open Land Project Solution Plan (possibly to be patented) that has met with approval from the Southampton Town Board and Mary C. Wilson, Community Preservation Director of the Town of Southampton. It was decided that a sub-committee of the Land Preservation Committee that includes Michelle Zaloom, John Sepenoski and Craig Arm to meet with Mr. Erwin and Mr. Henske to hear the presentation before bringing their plan to the attention of the Southold Town Board. Next Regular Meeting: · The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 8, 2004, in Conference Room, at 7:00 p.m. Adjournment: · The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Secretary