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Home My WebLink AboutLP-05/25/2010LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: John Sepenoski, Chairman Ray Huntington Monica Harbes Maureen Cullinane Chris Baiz Members Absent: Eric Keil, Lillian Ball Also present: Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary Al Krupski, Town Board Liaison Philip Beltz, Special Projects Coordinator Barbara Shinn, Shinn Vineyards David Page, Shinn Vineyards Commencement: ?? The meeting began at 7:10 p.m. with five LPC members present. Adoption of Meeting Minutes: ?? ACCEPTANCE OF MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY 11, 2010 MOTION made by John Sepenoski, seconded by Maureen Cullinane, to accept the Land Preservation Committee meeting minutes from May 11, 2010, as amended. Motion carried: 4/0/1 (Monica Harbes abstained as absent from that meeting) Land Preservation Applications and Inquiries: ?? SCTM #1000-54-7-21.1 (Estate of Julia Conway) Contract Status [executive session]. John Sepenoski, LPC Chairman, was not present for a discussion on this project due to a family relationship. The members entered into EXECUTIVE SESSION. Town Attorneys are working on contracts. Landowner has requested to revise his offer to Town in that he wishes to retain 3.459± acre area extending behind his existing residential lot. He intends to apply to Planning board for lot line change to add 3.459± acre area to his existing residential lot. Melissa reviewed with Planning staff and determined that concept still meets or exceeds the conservation subdivision requirements. LPC favorable to revised purchase area. ?? SCTM #1000-55-2-10.1 (Moffat-Wolfe) Appraisal Review [executive session]. Appraisal reviewed and property discussed. This parcel is located on the northerly side of CR 48, adjacent to existing preserved farmlands. The acreage has remained fallow for the past 3 years but still in a condition to be farmed. Since the property is for sale, the realtor has made an application to the Town for a proposed sale of development rights in order to market the sale of the farm. MOTION made by Chris Baiz, seconded by Maureen Cullinane, to direct Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator, to present an offer to Tom McCarthy, Real Estate Broker acting as an agent for the landowners, Moffat-Wolfe, for the purchase of a development rights easement on approximately 23 acres of buildable land. The proposed offer of 23± acres to the Town included a Reserve Area of 3± acres on the easterly side of the property with the farm retaining road frontage on the westerly side. The westerly side is above grade level of CR48. Due to this, the LPC is requiring that the farm retain legal access (right-of-way acceptable) on the easterly side of the property. This offer does not restrict the location or allowance for agricultural structures, other than those restrictions imposed by the Town Code. The purpose of the acquisition is for farmland protection as the parcel is located within the A-C zoning district. The Committee’s offer is subject to approval by the Town Board after a Town Board public hearing on the project. Motion carried: 5/0 END OF EXECUTIVE SESSION ?? SCTM #1000-86-1-10.9 (ZIP Peconic Wells, LLC) Status Update. Landowner is pressuring to close on this project; however, several outstanding issues need to be resolved prior to closing. Planning Board needs to approve drainage plan. USDA-NRCS has still not granted approval of the supplemental appraisal, easement language, or soil sampling results in order for the Town to received federal awarded grant funding. Melissa to send copies of recent soil report prepared by a USDA-NRCS federal agent to Land Preservation Committee members for their review. Applications & Inquiries for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property: ?? None Addition to Agenda (7:30 p.m. – 8:14 p.m.): ?? DAVID PAGE & BARBARA SHINN of Shinn Vineyards attended meeting. Told LPC that they received permit from ZBA for tent and then a letter from ZBA Chairwoman, dated 5/21/2010, revoking the permit. David Page requested that LPC reverse its prior position and conclude that wedding use is an allowed use. John Sepenoski, Chairman, recommended that David Page and Barbara Shinn and/or their attorney make a formal written request to the Town Board for an appointment with the Town Board to discuss this issue. John will personally ask Supervisor Russell to have this matter placed on the June 1, 2010 Town Board agenda for a discussion regarding the 2010 wedding events that require a Special Use Permit on which Shinn Vineyards have accepted good faith deposits based upon past 6 to 7 year practice of Town Departments in issuing permits for such events on this Town-owned easement acreage; however, the issuance of these past permits was in violation of the recorded easement language that does not consider providing tents for wedding affairs to be “agricultural production” as defined by NYS Agriculture & Markets law. John will remind the Town Board about Town’s past practice of permitting non allowable usages on other Town-owned property that was purchased with CPF funds. Stewardship and Management: ?? MILL ROAD PRESERVE STEWARDSHIP MANAGEMENT PLAN John Sepenoski is waiting for plan language from Town Attorney re: prohibiting vehicles within preserves that will be made a part of Stewardship Management Plans for all preserves. ?? PIPES COVE, HOG’S NECK & ARSHAMOMAQUE POND PRESERVES: STATUS UPDATES ON STEWARDSHIP MANAGEMENT PLANS John Sepenoski reviewed plan language received from Jen Angaloro, Assistant Town Attorney re: prohibiting vehicles within preserves. John suggested change in language and is waiting for Jen’s response of acceptable language. Will discuss in more detail at a future LPC meeting once input from Town Attorney’s office is received. ?? BITTNER: UPDATE ON TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION re: CLEAN UP, STATUS OF CLEAN UP AND NEXT STEPS FOR PLANTING PLAN Horse shed has been removed. Existing pit filled and graded. Cesspool has been removed by contractor; however, concrete casting & cover are still on site and large pit remains that needs to be filled and graded. Once Dirtworks (contractor) vacates site, John will map area using GPS. Maureen has agreed to provide a Planting Plan once John has created map. Addition to Agenda: ?? LAUREL LAKE PRESERVE – RFP TO REMOVE CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING (garage) AND DOCK Melissa questioned purchase order received from Jim McMahon, DPW, regarding awarding bid for demolition work at Laurel Lake Preserve that was not in keeping with task list prepared by Land Preservation Committee. RFP information was incomplete as no start/finish dates had been requested, nor were other tasks listed on the RFP that should have been included in the project. st Al Krupski agreed to take matter to Town Board for discussion at their June 1 work session. General Land Preservation Items: ?? PHILIP BELTZ RE: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (7:00 P.M. APPOINTMENT) Philip Beltz (Special Projects Coordinator/Deputy Town Supervisor) is meeting with each Town Committee to discuss “Southold 2020 – The New Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Southold”. Handout including Vision Statement, 2010 Timeline, and Chapters for Comprehensive Plan was distributed to committee. Philip’s committee is working to create goals, objectives and the implementation to achieve said goals and objectives in fourteen proposed chapters of comprehensive plan for 2020. The chapter on Land Preservation and Open Space is due to start in August and finish by the end of October 2010. Philip is the lead writer for Land Preservation and Open Space chapter and will meet with Melissa and John, and will return to the Committee for further discussions in August, until concluding draft of Land Preservation chapter in October. Committee members asked to be included in discussions relating to chapters on “Parks and Recreation” and “Agriculture”, as both chapters will relate to the Land Preservation Department. Philip advised all members to keep updated by visiting Town website: http://southoldtown.northfork.net/ and click on link to 2020 Comprehensive Plan. Next Regular Meeting: ?? The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., in the Annex Executive Board Room. (Eric Keil will be unable to attend this meeting) Adjournment: ?? The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. by the five attending LPC members. Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary