HomeMy WebLinkAboutLP-07/12/2011LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meetin9 held
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Members Present:
Members Absent:
Also present:
John Sepenoski, Chairman
Ray Huntington
Eric Keil
Maureen Cullinane
Sam McCullough
Allan Connell
Lillian Ball
none
Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator
Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary
Al Krupski, Town Board Liaison
Tim Caufield, Peconic Land Trust
Ruthanne Bramson, Oysterponds Historical Society President (7:15 p.m. appt)
Gwyneth Ketterer, Oysterponds Historical Society member (7:15 p.m. appointment)
Stephen Searl, Peconic Land Trust
Patricia C. Moore, Esq. (8:15 p.m. appointment)
Syma Gerard (8:15 p.m. appointment)
Bob Jenkins, Landowner (8:15 p.m. appointment)
Commencement:
· The meetin9 began at 7:10 p.m. with seven LPC members present.
Adoption of Meeting Minutes:
· ACCEPTANCE OF MEETING MINUTES FROM JUNE 28, 2011
MOTION made by Ray Huntington, seconded by Maureen Cullinane, to accept the LPC meetin9
minutes from June 25, 2011.
Motion carried: 6/0/1 (Lillian Ball abstained as she was not present for that meeting)
Land Preservation Applications and Inquiries:
· SCTM #1000-31-5-6 & 7.1 (Oysterponds Historical Society property f/k/a Stein)
Society requested meeting with Committee (7:15 p.m. appointment)
Gwyneth Ketterer and Ruthanne Bramson, members of the Oysterponds Historical Society, and Tim
Caulfied from Peconic Land Trust, Inc. were present for a 7:15 p.m. appointment with the Committee.
Gwyneth Ketterer gave a visual presentation for the two adjacent properties the Society inherited
from Sonja Stein. They are seeking Town interest in adding part of the property to the Ruth Oliva
Preserve at Dam Pond with adjoins the "Stein" parcels.
As present, the Society is exploring options for the properties; one option may be to retain ownership
to the western improved parcel to sell the eastern improved parcel with considerable frontage on Dam
Pond to a private individual. They would like the Town to consider purchasing the back end of the
western parcel, being approximately 3 ½ acres, but are open to consider other configurations of the
two parcels.
LPC is interested in adding additional acreage to the Preserve and would like the Society to consider
offering the Town more of the Dam Pond waterfront. Three scenarios were suggested for
consideration: l) approximately 3 acres of western parcel being offered to Town; 2) a greater than 3
acre area of the western parcel (line moved to north of building; and 3) take said proposed line in #2
above extended to include waterfront acreage of eastern property also.
Before seeking an appraisal, the Committee will refer this offering to the Town Board at the Town
Board work session scheduled for Tuesday, August 2nd. It was requested that Gwyneth Ketterer
attend the work session to present and discuss offer with the Town Board.
Applications & Inquiries for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property:
· SCTM #1000-20-1-3.7 (Suzanne Egan f/k/a Orville Terry Estate)
Request for fence
LPC reviewed Suzanne Egan's request to install fencing to establish the northeasterly property
boundary line from LI Sound to an existing monument.
MOTION made by Eric Keil, second by Maureen Cullinane, to approve landowner's application for the
erection of fencing for the purpose of indicating the actual eastern property boundary line from LI
Sound to an existing monument located along the property line. The fencing will further establish the
property's boundary line where there is an existing lawn encroachment into the development rights
easement.
Motion carried: 7/0
SCTM #1000-69-1-9.1 (Doroski Family Ltd. Partnership)
Potential Contract Vendee inquiry (8:15 p.m. appointment)
LPC reviewed Patricia Moore, Esq.'s Request for Agricultural Structure Placement on PDR Lands
submitted on behalf of her client, Spyro Avdoulos, potential contract vendee for farmland owned by
the Doroski Family Limited Partnership. Mr. Avdoulos is seeking LPC approval for the construction of
a 20,000-30,000 sq ft barn to store agricultural equipment and repotting of plants and flowers, with a
small office and bathroom. Inside this barn, he requires adequate refrigeration for maintenance of the
cuttings and cold storage of plants/bulbs. In addition, he requests approval for the placement of
approximately $0,000 sq ft of temporary hot houses.
Patricia Moore, Esq., was present for an 8:15 p.m. scheduled appointment with the Committee to
present the application and answer questions. She was assisted by property owner representative,
Bob Jenkins and his real estate broker, Syma doffe Gerard.
Mr. Avdoulos has a wholesale horticultural operation with a LI distribution center for his plants/bulbs
that he would like to expand to property in Southold that is for sale by the Doroski Family Limited
Partnership. Before going to contract, Mr. Avdoulos would like make sure that ag structures can be
placed on this development rights sold land.
After questioning Ms. Moore about her client's wholesale operation, and the information presented, it
appears that the porposed uses would be considered legitimate agricultural production and therefore
allowable; however, the application was found to be incomplete and could not be approved in its
current form. LPC would like to be shown a floor plan of the proposed barn along with proposed
location of the barn and hot houses.
It was suggested the Ms. Moore apply for a Pre-Submission Conference for Planning Site Review for
Planning's input.
A letter will be sent to Patricia C. Moore, Esq. with the Committee's findings, and request for
additional information, including, but not limited to, a floor plan, proposed locations, and additional
details regarding the exact nature of the business, at which time LPC will again review the application
to consider whether or not approval is appropriate.
Stewardship and Management:
None
General Land Preservation Items:
· AG PRODUCTION DEFINITION / EASEMENT
Mary Wilson, Esq., Stephen Searl & Melissa Spiro to present information
HOLD for an upcoming meeting.
Next Regular Meeting:
o The next regular meeting will be held on August 9, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Annex Executive
Board Room.
o Meeting scheduled for July 26, 2011 will be cancelled.
Adjournment:
· The meeting was adjourned at 9:44 p.m. by the seven attending LPC members.
Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary