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Home My WebLink AboutLP-07/26/2005LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes of Regular Meeting held Tuesday, July 26, 2005 Members Present: Members Absent: Also present: Ray Blum Craig Arm Fred Lee (7:16 p.m.) Ray Huntington John Sepenoski Eric Keil (7:47 p.m.) Michelle Zaloom; Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary Bill Edwards, Town Board Liaison (left 7:30 p.m.) Tim Caufield, Vice Preseident - Peconic Land Trust Commencement: The meeting began at 7:05 p.m. with four LPC members present. Applications: · RULAND PROPERTY SCTM #: 115-10-1 Location: 4180 New Suffolk Avenue Total Acreage: +15.21 acres PDR Acreage: + acres Zoned: R-60 CPF: Yes FWet: 0 MWet: 0.19 Property is for sale. Discussed possible preservation. In the event the landowner is interested in selling the development rights, LPC members showed an interest in buying the rights at current price per acre as determined by an appraisal with a possible one building lot scenario. If more than building lot was to be established, members would need to discuss this issue further. Melissa Spiro to inquiry further with broker involved in the sale of the property. JOHNSON PROPERTY (PLT easement): SCTM #: 18-4-1.3 Location: 27153 Route 25, Orient Total Acreage: +16.89 acres PDR Acreage: + acres Zoned: R-60 CPF: FWet: 0 MWet: 0 Discussed potential for additional preservation. Tim Caufield made presentation for a possible option to be considered on the Johnson property. Peconic Land Trust already holds an easement that previously extinguished the development rights on farmland but allowed for a two acre buildable lot in the northwest corner. Landowner would like to expand preservation to eliminating the two acre building area. Peconic Land Trust is proposing a three-way split of a bargain sale purchase price on the two acre lot between the Town and neighbors and, perhaps other private funding. In addition, Tim is proposing to add the Town to the existing easement held by the Peconic Land Trust. Peconic Land Trust would continue to be a steward of the property and plan to re-vegetate with native plantings the clearing that was done on the 2- acre lot by an adjacent homeowner. The Land Preservation Committee directed Tim Caufield to proceed on this project. The Land Preservation Committee would be in favor of contributing in the range of other current per acre values towards the easement purchase. · CAMPBELL/CHARLES JOHN VINEYARD SCTM #: 55-1-9 Location: 3340 Horton Lane, Southold Total Acreage: +16.00 acres (GIS 15.61 acres) PDR Acreage: + acres Zoned: A-C CPF: Yes FWet: 0 MWet: 0 SCTM #: 55-1-8.3 Location: 5455 Youngs Avenue, Southold Total Acreage: +22.56 acres PDR Acreage: +22.56 acres Zoned: A-C CPF: FWet: 0 MWet: 0 Property is for sale. Discussed possible preservation. Landowner met with Planners for lot line change to add approximately 3 acres with 125' of road frontage from property with development rights intact to the property with development rights already owned by the Town. This additional land would allow room for the existing encroachment of planted grapevines, a storage shed and, as proposed by landowner, future building of a winery near the center of the added land and a home on the back hill beyond. Land Preservation Committee members directed Tim Caufield to proceed with further discussions with landowner and Planning in regard to potential to purchase both parcels for Town to acquire development rights on parcel with rights intact. ADDITIONS TO AGENDA: HUBBARD PROPERTY: SCTM #: 59-4-8 & 9; 63-1-1.6 Location: Horton Lane, Southold Total Acreage: 5.73 acres PDR Acreage: 5.73 acres Zoned: RO CPF: Yes FSNet: 0 MWet: 0 Discussed existing residential use on property. Tim Caufield discussed existing and future use of the existing residence that is located on the property when the Town accepted the previous gift of a development rights easement on the property. Tim Caufield to review the issue further and will bring back his findings to the Land Preservation Committee for further discussion. SCHWARTZ PROPERTY: SCTM #: 56-4-17.1 Location: Main Road, Southold Total Acreage: + 0.33 acres PDR Acreage: Zoned: Mil CPF: Yes FSNet: 0 MWet: 0.01 House and property listed for sale. This parcel adjoins the former Aurichio property that is now the entrance to the trail system located within the Arshamomaque Pond Preserve. The Schwartz driveway is an encroachment on Town property as well as part of the mowed area and bulkheading located along the pond behind the homestead. Melanie instructed to research the Schwartz encroachment issue from the Aurichio closing file and the possibility of the Town's having been given the right of first refusal for this parcel. Adoption of Meeting Minutes: · Adoption of minutes from July 12, 2005. MOTION made by Ray Huntington, seconded by John Sepenoski, to accept minutes of the July 12, 2005 meeting. Motion carried 4/0. (Ray Blum & Craig Arm abstained) The members entered into EXECUTIVE SESSION. General: · Melissa Spiro's status report [executive session status of offers] Confidential status report handed out and discussed with LPC members. END OF EXECUTIVE SESSION 2006 Budget Melissa Spiro made a request to LPC members for any additional expenses the committee may anticipate in the upcoming year. Informational: · Update re: July 19th County Farmland Committee Melissa gave report on meeting that she attended along with Ray Huntington. It was noted that Reid Jarvis that represents the Town of Southold on this county committee has not been in attendance at these meetings. It was suggested that the Supervisor be made aware of this and Mr. Jarvis contacted as to his interest/intentions to continue serving on this committee. Annual Fishers Island Town Board Meeting: August '10, 2005 from '10:-00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. RSVP is required. Contact Ruthanne Woodhull in Supervisor's Office (765-1889) if you plan on attending. Fred Lee plans on attending and Ruthanne has been notified of such. NOFO Associates (McFeely) property - closed on July 20, 2005 Discussed potential for property stewardship. John Sepenoski gave report of his field inspections of the property. · Manzi (Oregon Landing I) - anticipate an August closing date Paradise Point Holding Corp. Vincent Orlando and his attorney, Bill Goggins, have met further with the Planning Department and the possibilities for this property. Tax Map Books The yellow 2004 Suffolk County Tax Map books need to be collected and returned to the County and will be replaced with the new 2005 issue. Melanie will contact all those who were given a book just prior to County return date. All members holding books will need to drop their book off directly to the Land Preservation Department. Next Regular Meeting: · The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2005, Conference Room, at 7:00 p.m. in Adjournment: MOTION made by Ray Huntington, seconded by Fred Lee, to adjourn this meeting. Motion carried 5/0. · The meeting was adjourned at 9:07 p.m.. Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Secretary