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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-12-12Town of Dryden Conservation Board December 12, 2006 Members Present= Craig Schutt, Chair; Timothy Woods; Nancy Munkenbeck, Charles Smith, Milo Richinond,'Dan arig- Members Absent, Stan Marcus, to +e Bissen. Others present; Mary Ann Sumner, Towel Board Liaison, Dan K1,1+asnowski, Environmental Planner, Patty Mi IIard, Recording Secretary. Donna Wass ung, Bob Beck- The ineeting was cailed to order at 7130 pm, Handouts from D Kwasnowski The handouts incCudcd a letter .from D Kwasnowski, a copy of a letter to the town board, the proposal for a Local Law Cominission, a chapter fro in a book ti tied "C ommll nity and the Politics orPIace" and his resume. Debbie Cross will be coming back in fan uary to finish the Stonnwater Ordinance. She'll be here part -time for about 6 months, Proposed Local Law Commission After discussing the Proposed Local Law ComniissIon with each of the hoards and taking their feedback into consideration, the proposal has been put in writing- .During the first }fear, the goal is to develop the policies necessary before the actual Iaws can ire written. The Co nin,ission would be made Lip oFthe Town Supervisor, 2 Town Board M embers, 2 Planning Board Members, 2 Zoning Board Members, and 2 Conservation Board Members. The chairs of the corresponding boards are to appoint the members. The Commission would actually delegate �;onie items to the planning and Conservation Boards. Once the individual boards do the work assigned, the in.fonnation will come back to the LLC for re v iew before going to the Tmvri Board for action. If any confl ict resolution n cod s to be done, it will he dope at the LLC before going to the Town Board, schedule o work for the upcoming year (2007) was inc I uded in this proposal- Question and answer session regarding the details of the proposal and what policies and/or local laws w111 be covered by this work, Some items are ineltided because of state mandate, other because of local issues both present and foreseen that can be prevented, M Sumner suggested wf, help to foci litate this process by ensuring that each of the boards get each other's agendas and niinutes of the meetings over the next year. D Kwasn owski suggested butting this information on a winbsite so they can keep up with the progress of each of these pieces, D Klxasnowski wrked for feed hark to be sent to hint once everyone has had a chance to look the Proposal Over. CB 12 =12 =2006 Fags 2 of 3 Renewable Energy Ordinance N Munkenbeck expressed a desire to propose the alternate version of (lie }Renewable Energy Ordinance to the Town Board in the spring. There was some discussion, There was some feeling that using the existing process for a year first would be bettor. There haven't been any applications submitted yet. T Woods has this in electronic fonnat. T Woods will send it to D Kwasnowski and it will be Forwarded to the rest of the Conservation Board for review, Terms of office Milo Richmond, Charles Smith, Stars Mar,:us and Dan Karig. D Karig will riot' be staying. M.Richmond, C SM ith and S Marcus have all requested that they be appointed to another term, Discussion regarding attendance requirements and the need for a quorum each mornth, P MiIlard will pass this inCorrnation on to Clerk HoIIen beck I Potential Applicants There are four applications to review. These were passed out and reviewed. Each Board mcmber ranked the applications- On a motion. by N Mankenbeck, and seconded by C Schutt, the Conservation Board recommends the Towel. Board appoint B o )Deck to the Conservation Board to fill one of the vacant positions, This motion was passed by unanimous votes On a motion by N Murikenbeck, and seconded by T Woods, the Conservatiorn Board recommends the Town Board appoint Martha Fischer to the Conservation Board to fill one of the vacant positions. This motion was defeated with 1 aye, 4 nays and l abstention, The Board felt strongly that someone with water resources knowledge was needed to replace Ban Karig was necessary, Therefore, no further recoirun end ations for rep Iacernent are. being recommended at this time in order to search for someone with this type of background. Discussion of attendance requirements and the need for a quorum in order to do business, Future Work List Updating the Open Space Inventory is a possible project on the list of future wOrkr Having a list of cemeteries is something N M unkenbeck suggested we couIdlshould Include in this update, Finger Lakes Land Trust and Town Lands Dan Kwasno ski walked the perimeter of the new property we will receive for doing a small parking tat for FLLT- ft's on 366. it's 54 acres and it backs up to Glen Swan 's property. It's a nice wood lot. Part of It has been logged recently, It flattens out on top- roith asked i f D Kwasnowski would be interested in hiring an undergraduate to do a 1Rescurces Inventory. He indicated he would be- Part c the contract eruct udes develop Irig a strategic management plan for the property within 6 moilths. There is more forest management that will be needed on this CB 1242 -2006 Page 3 of 3 property Ili an eve are used to having to deal with, The Town may want to harvest this property someday, The Dabes M emorial Natural Area is the name required by the FLLTI There is also the town land associated with the town hall_ The wetlands will need a management plan as well. Meeting Adjourned at 91 00 Respect fuIIy Submitted, 14V 0 R w