HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-02-2021 CAC Minutes I Town of Lansing
2 Conservation Advisory Council Minutes
3 Thursday, September 2, 2021 6:30 PM
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5 Present via Zoom Excused
6 Robyn Bailey
7 Andra Benson
8 Thomas Butler
9 Karen Edelstein
10 John Fleming
11 John Greenly
12 Carrie Koplinka-Loehr
13 Todd Walter
14 David Wolfe
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16 Other Staff via Zoom
17 C.J. Randall, Planning Director
18 Heather Dries, Code Clerk
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20 Public Present
21 No Public Present
22 Co-Chair Tom Butler opened the meeting at 6:32 pm
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24 Approved the August 5, 2021 CAC meeting minutes.
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26 Public Comments via email to tolcodes@lansingtown.com
27 - No Public Comments by email before or while meeting was live streaming on YouTube
28 at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs2FgU2xFnDyGS8DwXgoJwA
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30 Bell Station lands
31 - The CAC Members reviewed and edited their letter to Sen. Pamela Helming and Assemblyperson
32 Anna Kelles regarding Bell Station.
33 Open Space Index
34 - It could take six to nine months to develop the OSI, including a public engagement period.
35 - The CAC can issue a Request for Proposal or just choose a Firm.The CAC will choose which route
36 they would like to go at the next meeting.
37 - MJ Engineering has worked on the Town of Bethlehem's Open Space Index.They have also done
38 work for the Town on the Parks, Recreation, and Trails Master Plan.
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39 - The Director of Planning will reach out to MJ Engineering to see if they have the capacity to take
40 on this project.
41 - The Director of Planning plans to submit a grant application for the Open Space Index to meet
42 the September 24, 2021 deadline.
43 146 Myers Rd— proposed conservation easement
44 - The CAC is no longer interested in pursuing the proposed conservation easement.
45 - Though the property is small it is worthy of protection; however, it is landlocked and there is no
46 direct path to development.
47 - The Director of Planning will reach out to registered owners.
48 Progress on Town conservation easement guidelines
49 - The Town of Bethlehem has a conservation value score chart in their OSI that could be modified
50 to fit the Town of Lansing's needs.
51 Overlay Districts
52 - The Town Board is looking for progress on the Overlay Districts.
53 - The CAC needs to determine what criteria they will use to determine the districts.
54 - The Director of Planning will circulate a draft map to help CAC make recommendations on the
55 geographic extent of the overlay districts.
56 - Carrie,John F., and Tom will review the map.
57 Co-Chair Tom Butler called the meeting to be Adjourned at 8:34 pm.
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59 Minutes taken and executed by Heather Dries.
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