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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLP-09/27/2016 LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Town Hall Annex Executive Board Room Members Present: Anne Murray Will Lee Sam McCullough Doris McGreevy Eric Keil Lillian Ball Members Absent: John Sepenoski, Chairman Also present: Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary Bob Ghosio, Town Board Liaison Tim Caufield, Peconic Land Trust Vice President Commencement:  The meeting began 7:06 p.m. with six LPC members present. Committee Minutes and Administration:  Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from September 13, 2016 MOTION made by Anne Murray, seconded by Sam McCullough, to adopt the 9/13/2016 LPC meeting minutes. Motion carried: 6/0 Land Preservation Applications and Inquiries:  SCTM #1000-107.-10-9 (MILL LANE ONE, LLC) PDR Application: purchase offer extension request MOTION made by Eric Keil, seconded by Doris McGreevy, to grant an additional thirty (30) day time extension to Mill Lane One, LLC (SCTM #1000-107.-10-9) to consider proposed purchase offer that was last due to expire on September 15, 2016. Motion carried: 6/0 Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro and Tim Caufield of Peconic Land Trust gave status update on project.  SCTM #1000-107.-10-8 (MILL LANE TWO, LLC) PDR Application: purchase offer extension request MOTION made by Eric Keil, seconded by Doris McGreevy, to grant an additional thirty (30) day time extension Mill Lane Two, LLC (SCTM #1000-107.-10-8) to consider proposed purchase offer that was last due to expire on September 15, 2016. Motion carried: 6/0 Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro and Tim Caufield of Peconic Land Trust gave status update on project. Applications & Inquiries for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property  SCTM #1000-95.-1-5.2 (BUSTAMANTE (Warren’s Nursery) a/k/a Badenchini) Request for Agricultural Structure within property subject to Town Dev Rights Easement Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro informed committee members of monitoring inspectors’ recent discovery of a Quonset Hut now under construction within the Town’s purchased development rights easement toward middle of farm on the Bustamante property f/k/a Badenchini. Building was in location significantly different from that reviewed by LPC in 2008 and there was no record of current building permit. A stop work order was issued by the Town Code Enforcer due to lack of building permit. On September 14, 2016, Landowner d/b/a Warren’s Nursery, submitted to LPC a Request for Agricultural Structure Placement on PDR Lands for a 120’Lx40’Wx18’H agricultural building for the storage of farm equipment and fertilizer. MOTION made by Eric Keil, seconded by Will Lee, finds that the corrugated steel Quonset Hut currently under construction on Town PDR Land (SCTM #1000-95.-1-5.2) for the purpose of farm equipment and fertilizer storage is consistent with the terms of the recorded easement and does not exceed the 2% lot coverage limitation restriction. Motion carried: 6/0  SCTM #1000-102.-4-6.1 (NORTH FORK VITICULTURAL SERVICES, LLC a/k/a Ackermann) Request for Agricultural Structure within property subject to Town Dev Rights Easement Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro gave background information on previous LPC review of proposed agricultural structure use and placement on Town PDR land as detailed in a letter dated 3/7/2016. LPC review on March 1, 2016, had found proposed building and use consistent with the terms of the recorded easement. The pending site plan application for an Equipment Barn was referred for review by Planning. The building location and size differed significantly from that reviewed by LPC in March 2016. LPC reviewed current proposal for equipment barn. MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Lillian Ball, finds that the proposed use (agricultural equipment storage barn) is consistent with the recorded easement; therefore, provided all proposed uses remain for agricultural production as defined within Chapter 70, the proposed use is consistent with the recorded easement. The committee did not review the size or location of the proposed building. Motion carried: 6/0 Stewardship and Management: None General Land Preservation Items: ADDITION TO AGENDA – per Town Board Liaison Bob Ghosio  Town Board Liaison Bob Ghosio asked to address the committee concerning Chairperson appointment process. He found that 1) most Committee Chairs were nominated by the committee members for which they serve and some are required to be presented to the Town Board for appointment with Town Board making final decision as to Chairperson appointee, 2) these Chairperson positions are appointed during Town Board Organizational Meetings held each year in January, and 3) that he was looking into possibility of Town Board appointment of Vice-Chairperson for the Land Preservation Committee to conduct LPC meetings during absence of LPC Chairperson. Bob recommended that LPC members address LPC Chairperson recommendation at 2017 Town Board Organizational Meeting. MOTION made by Anne Murray, seconded by Lillian Ball, to nominate LPC member Sam McCullough to serve as the Land Preservation Committee Vice-Chairperson. Motion carried: 5/0/1 (LPC member Sam McCullough abstained) Next Regular Meeting:  Tuesday, October 11, 2016. The next regular meeting will be held on Adjournment:  The meeting ended at 8:45 p.m. with six LPC members in attendance. Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary