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LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Hall Annex Executive Board Room
Members Present:
John Sepenoski, Chairman
Sam McCullough
Peggy Dickerson
Eric Keil
Members Absent:
Lillian Ball
Anne Murray
Maureen Cullinane
Also present:
Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator
Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary
Bob Ghosio, Town Board Liaison
Tim Caufield, PLT Vice President
Commencement:
The meeting began at 6:59 p.m. with four LPC members present.
Adoption of Meeting Minutes:
Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from January 12, 2016.
MOTION
made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Eric Keil, to accept the 1/12/2016 LPC meeting
minutes.
Motion carried: 4/0
HOLD - Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from February 16, 2016.
No quorum of 2/16/2016 LPC attending members.
Chairman Sepenoski requested revision to 2/16/2016 LPC meeting minutes to quote purpose of “New
Rules as of 2/16/2016” document.
Land Preservation Applications and Inquiries:
SCTM #1000-59.-3-28.5 (PINDAR VINEYARDS, LLC - Southold Property)
PDR Application: Appraisal review and purchase offer determination \[executive session\]
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The LPC members entered into
Appraisal reviewed.
MOTION
made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Eric Keil, to direct Land Preservation Coordinator
Melissa Spiro to extend an offer to Pindar Vineyards, LLC for the purchase of a development rights
easement on a part of the property identified as SCTM #1000-59.-3-28.5 at a cost per buildable acre
as supported by the appraisal. Town’s appraisal report may be shared with landowner. Offer is
subject to Melissa meeting with Town Board and Town Board wanting to pursue preservation as
presented.
Motion carried: 4/0
SCTM #1000-14.-2-29.2, 29.3 & 29.4 and 19.-2-2, 3 & 12.2 (ORIENT POINT LLC a/k/a
Papas/Vasilas)
PDR Application: Appraisal review and purchase offer determination \[executive session\]
TENTATIVE agenda item
HOLD
until next LPC meeting.
END OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
SCTM #1000-78.-1-10.21 (KWASNESKI ESTATE)
Open Space Application: Review new application
LPC favorable to accepting land donation of SCTM #1000-78.-1-10.21 from Kwasneski heirs subject
to Melissa meeting with Town Board and Town Board wanting to pursue preservation as presented.
Applications & Inquiries for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property
SCTM #1000-102.-4-6.1 (NORTH FORK VITICULTURAL SERVICES, LLC)
Request for Agricultural Structure: Review for compliance
LPC members reviewed landowner’s request for agricultural structure placement on land subject to a
Town development rights easement along with materials submitted with the application.
Due to the fact that the “Home in Phase 2” is not proposed within the area subject to Easement, the
did not
Committee review the “Home in Phase 2.” In addition, the proposed “Garage w/ Office
not
Above” was reviewed or approved, as this part of the structure is not part of the current
application since the adjacent lot has not been purchased or merged with the subject property.
The Committee’s review consisted of review of the “L” shaped Agricultural Barn building (estimated
from floor plan as being a building of approximately 96±‘ x 47’ and 41’x 40’) and the separate Pump
House structure (16’ x 20’) shown as including the following uses proposed for agricultural purposes:
Equipment Storage.
Workshop w/ Small Bath
Pump House: Chemical Storage, Fuel Storage & Irrigation System Shed
The Land Preservation Committee members concluded their review and found that the agricultural
uses described above, shown as located within the “L” shaped Barn building and the Pump House,
are agricultural uses consistent with the purposes and other terms and conditions of the recorded
easement.
Letter with LPC findings will be sent to landowner with copies to Building Dept and Planning Board.
Stewardship and Management:
None
General Land Preservation Items:
COUNTY FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Land Preservation Department has been made aware that County will be accepting applications in
March 2016 for review and acceptance into County Farmland Preservation Program and that funding
is available.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PLAN 2016 UPDATE
Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro is working on update to the Community Preservation
Project Plan in anticipation of November 2016 referendum for the CPF extension. Town Board will
address water quality improvement aspect of the Plan.
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
The next regular meeting will be on
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:13 p.m. by the four attending LPC members.
Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary