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Home My WebLink AboutCAC-06/04/2025 ��o�OgUFFO�,�-COG s Carol Brown,Chairperson CIOTown Hall,53095 Route 25 Lauren Standish,Secretary 0- P.O.Box 1179 • `F Southold,NY 11971 4-4 �' ,Telephone(631)765-1889 Fax(631)765-1823 Conservation Advisory Council Town of Southold MINUTES Wed., June 4, 2025 4:30 PM Conference Room and Zoom Online Platform A meeting of the Southold Town Conservation Advisory Council was held Wed., June 4, 2025 in the Town Hall Conference Room and via Zoom. Present were: Carol Brown, Chairperson Maggie Merrill, Member Inga Van Eysden, Member Nancy May, Member Burke I_iburt, Member Barbara Friedman, Member Yan Albaladejo, Student Member Brian Mealy, Town Board Liaison Lauren Standish, Secretary Guest: Anne Murray, NFEC Absent: Liz Gillooly, Trustee Liaison John Chandler, Member Jocelyn Kaelin, Student Member CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Carol Brown called the meeting to order at 4:30pm. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Peconic Estuary Program is hosting a Sea Grant Shoreline Summit Event on June 5tn in Riverhead. Carol Brown and Barbara Friedman will attend. 2 On June 12t" there will be a SCWA Pipeline Scoping.Session at 6pm at the Peconic Recreation Center. This scoping session is to decide what will be included in the SEQRA review. The public is free to get up and speak and written comments will be accepted until June 25t". All are encouraged to attend and comment. On June 13th there will be a dedication of the Monarch Butterfly Garden at 11 am at Custer Preserve. On June 14t" Re-Wild is hosting a food scrap drop off at Golden Acres Farm and Deep Roots Farm. Inga Van Eysden will share the Press Release from Mary Morgan with the CAC. The Re-Wild Garden Visit Day is being held on June 21St. Details are available on the website. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Burke Liburt, seconded by Inga Van Eysden, to Approve the Minutes of May 7, 2025. REPORTS Nancy May attended the Board of Trustees meeting held on May 14, 2025. The proposed project on Ackerly Pond Lane in Southold was not on the agenda, and the proposed project on Laurel Lake was denied. CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES Maggie Merrill is working on an event for the Spring co-sponsored by the Town, promoting recycling and reuse, featuring a Repair Cafe. Carol Brown suggested the CAC Table the CSC submissions until Gwynn Schroeder has had a chance to review them. The food scrap program and education are growing. The Dept. of Solid Waste is working on obtaining discounted home units for residents. Barbara Friedman drafted a memo to the Town Board regarding the proposed Police Dept./Justice Court, for consideration to incorporate green building features, which will meet several goals of the Climate Smart Communities Program. Moved by Barbara Friedman, seconded by Maggie Merril, it was RESOLVED to finalize the memo and send to the Town Board. Vote of Council:Ayes:All Motion Carried 3 UPDATES ON OTHER TOWN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEES The draft Irrigation Code is scheduled for a Public Hearing on June 24t" at 4:30pm. Moved by Maggie Merrill, seconded by Inga Van Eysden, it was RESOLVED that the CAC will submit comments to the Town Board to be included into the record. Vote of Council. Ayes:All Motion Carried Yan Albaladejo will draft a statement and send to Carol Brown for review. ZONING CODE UPDATE REVIEW Members of the CAC attended the detailed review of the proposed new zoning code and maps on May 12t". They will work with Heather Lanza to convene environmental groups most concerned and have community input. Together they will organize a roundtable discussion for a date the last week in June, early July. The CAC agreed to identify the groups, provide their contact.information, and assist the Town at the event. The CAC compiled the following list of items missing from the plan: . • Aquifer Protection • Coastal Resiliency Overlay District • Consideration of a full build out and will the Zoning Update prepare a full buildout analysis, not just infrastructure but also the natural resources? • Is there consideration to hire an Environmental Analyst? • Who, how and when will the missing items be addressed, if not through zoning? • Does the Zoning Update include an analysis by an Environmental Engineer? • Zoning Update should take house size into consideration, greenhouse gas emissions and water usage. OTHER BUSINESS Carol Brown announced that the work session appointment with the Town Board for the purpose of discussing leaf blowers has been delayed until further notice. The CAC agreed to send a memo to the Town Board. Carol and Burke will work on talking points, then draft a memo for review by the CAC members at the next monthly meeting. Carol distributed the draft resident guide to the CAC members, and suggested a small committee to work on the language. Carol, Yan and Barbara will meet to review the draft. Nancy May will attend the Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for Wed., June 11, 2025. The next meeting of the Conservation Advisory Council is scheduled for Wed, July 9, 2025 at 4:30PM in the Conference Room. 4 There being no further-business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 6:20PM. Respectfully submitted by, 0�akup, L-M, -kNa�-A t) Lauren M. Standish, Secretary Conservation Advisory Council