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Home My WebLink AboutLP-09/02/2014 LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Town Hall Annex Executive Board Room Members Present: John Sepenoski, Chairman Lillian Ball Anne Murray Peggy Dickerson Maureen Cullinane Members Absent: Sam McCullough Eric Keil Also present: Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary Luke McKay, Peconic Land Trust Commencement:  The meeting began at 7:05 p.m. with five LPC members present. Adoption of Meeting Minutes:  Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from August 19, 2014. HOLD – no voting quorum Land Preservation Applications and Inquiries:  SCTM #1000-22.-3-5.1 (SINATRA) Inquiry re: potential land donation Melissa Spiro, as Land Preservation Coordinator, presented Sinatra land donation inquiry to the Town Board in executive session held on August 26, 2014. Town Board asked for additional information pertaining to the property. They asked that Melissa return to Town Board with further information and photos of the property. Melissa showed LPC the recent photos she had taken and described the property to LPC members which she will be presenting to Town Board members. LPC supports the donation. The LPC feels strongly that the property provides an opportunity for passive recreation, potential deer management, and potential future trail connections from the Stars Road residential area/school property and if future trails established on the properties subject to PLT easement, to the heavily used Town/County Ruth Oliva Preserve at Dam Pond.  SCTM #1000-97.-1-12.8 (CALABRESE) Appraisal review \[executive session\] EXECUTIVE SESSION The LPC members entered into LPC members reviewed Calabrese appraisal and discussed a potential purchase offer. END OF EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION made by Maureen Cullinane, seconded by Peggy Dickerson, to direct Melissa Spiro, as Land Preservation Coordinator, to present to landowners John & Joanne Calabrese an offer for the purchase of a farmland development rights easement on approximately 16 acres (subject to survey) of property identified as SCTM #1000-97.-1-12.8 at a price per buildable acre as supported by the appraisal. Motion carried: 5/0 Applications & Inquiries for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property:  SCTM #1000-69.-1-9.1 (TREIBER FARMS LLC f/k/a Doroski Family Partnership) Request for deer fencing and gates LPC reviewed request from new landowner, Peter Treiber of Treiber Farms LLC, for the installation of deer fencing and gates on the development rights easement identified as SCTM #1000-69.-1-9.1. MOTION made by Maureen Cullinane, seconded by Lillian Ball, to approve the installation of deer fencing and gates as sketched on survey map submitted with landowner’s request letter provided to the Committee on August 22, 2014. A formal LPC approval letter will be sent to Peter Treiber. Motion carried: 5/0 LPC approval letter will be sent to landowner with copy to appropriate Town Departments.  SCTM #1000-96.-5-13 (GLOVER FARM f/k/a Scott) Request for new office trailer LPC reviewed request from landowner, Jim Glover of Glover Perennials, for the placement of a new office trailer upon the development rights easement area identified as SCTM #1000-963.-5-13. The new office trailer is in addition to an existing trailer which will be converted to use for storage and office overflow. MOTION made by Lillian Ball, seconded by Maureen Cullinane, to approve the placement of a new office trailer as shown on aerial map submitted with landowner’s request via e-mail dated August 26, 2014. Motion carried: 5/0 LPC approval letter will be sent to landowner with copy to appropriate Town Departments. Stewardship and Management:  DEER MANAGEMENT 2014/2015 SEASON Update re: additional properties and program John Sepenoski, LPC Chairman, gave the Committee members an overview of the Town’s Deer Management Program and the properties involved. The LPC supports the program and expressed multiple times how much good work Jeff Standish as the Program Manager has put into this program. LPC supports the expansion of the program and had positive comments on the map created by John Sepenoski and Jeff Standish that showed the open space property involved in the program, location of the hunting zones, etc. LPC requested that Melissa Spiro pass on the following LPC comments to Jeff Standish re: Marratooka Preserve – that the new hunting trails/zones should not be established near the o lake frontage to preserve the view shed. Signage – LPC noted that last year some of the signs had “Sharpie” cross-outs in regard to o the hunting dates that made it somewhat confusing to readers as to the property hunting timeframe. It was noted that new signs had been recently ordered and asked if this issue had been dealt with.  MONITORING REPORTS The following Town development rights easement were monitored by Land Preservation Committee member Eric Keil and passed inspection as no easement violation were found: SCTM #1000-84.-1-12.6 (Federal) Demchak 14300 Oregon Rd, Cutchogue Report dated: 8/27/2014 SCTM #1000-84.-1-13 (State) Demchak 7810 Oregon Rd, Cutchogue Report dated: 8/27/2014 SCTM #1000-86.-1-10.12 (Federal) ZIP Peconic Wells, LLC 2350 Wells Rd, Peconic Report dated: 8/28/2014 SCTM #1000-95.-1-5.2 (Federal) Bustamante f/k/a Badenchini 6375 Oregon Rd, Cutchogue Report dated: 8/27/2014 SCTM #1000-96.-2-10.2 (Federal) LIV2MAX, LLC f/k/a Macari 4735 Cox Lane, Cutchogue Report dated: 8/27/2014 SCTM #1000-100.-4-8.2 (Federal) Dorset Farms, Inc. f/k/a Carroll/Dorset Farms 4100 Oregon Rd, Cutchogue Report dated: 8/27/2014 SCTM #1000-108.-2-3 & #1000-115.-2-10.2 (Federal) Rutkoski 1117 CR 48 & 18005 Rt 25, Mattituck Report dated: 8/28/2014 SCTM #1000-112.-2-1.2 & 2.2 (Federal) Macari Farms, LLC 950 & 1350 Bergen Ave, Mattituck Report dated: 9/2/2014 SCTM #1000-115.-8-3.5 (Federal) Walker/McCall, LLC f/k/a Elak 21140 Main Rd, Mattituck Report dated: 8/28/2014 MOTION made by Anne Murray, seconded by Maureen Cullinane, to accept Monitoring Reports on properties inspected by LPC member Eric Keil between August 27, 2014 and September 2, 2014. Motion carried: 5/0 Melanie Doroski will send out letters to landowners to report on monitoring and provide copy of reports to USDA-NRCS and NYS Ag & Markets, as required.  STEWARDSHIP PROPOSAL (as per John Sepenoski, Chairman) John Sepenoski, LPC Chairman, presented to LPC a proposal in which he would take on an after- hours part-time position as a Stewardship Facilitator in overseeing projects on Town open space properties. LPC had several comments and concerns regarding the implementation of these stewardship projects and how reporting would be brought back to committee. It was suggested that John Sepenoski set up a written plan as to what he proposes to do and discussed the potential for this to proceed on a trial basis. Committee members decided to hold this matter over for further discussion th at their next meeting to be held on September 16. General Land Preservation Items: None Next Regular Meeting:  Tuesday, September 16, 2014. The next regular meeting will be on Eric Keil will not be able to attend this meeting. Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. by the five attending LPC members. Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary