HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01-29Town of Dryden Conservation Board
2 Tuesday, 29 January 2013
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Dryden Town Hall
5 93 East Main Street, Dryden, NY 13053
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7 1. Call to order (7:30 p.m.) - C. Smith
8 Present: Shermen, Richmond, Beck, Smith, Bissen, Schutt, Munkenbeck
9 Absent: Ryan, Prentiss (excused)
to Ex officio: Nicholson (Planning Dept.), Belcher (Planning Dept.), Goldsmith (Planning Dept.),
I Sumner (Town Supervisor)
12 Liaison; Weinstein (Planning Board), Lavine (Town Board)
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14 2. Completion of Record of Attendance by Members
15 Attendance was recorded.
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17 3. Review and approval of minutes from 27 November 2012 Meeting
18 Beck made a motion to approve the minutes.
19 Jeremy seconded the motion.
20 All approved.
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22 4. Additions to agenda?
23 No additions.
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5. Reports and Updates (briefly, 3 -5 minutes, please)
a. Town Board - L. Lavine
Lavine said that the Town is currently discussing the time /budget of the hiking trails.
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29 b. Town Planning Board - David Weinstein
30 Weinstein discussed what the Planning Board did this past year including; finalizing the new
31 Zoning Laws, Varna Plan, and the Comprehensive Plan.
32 He expresses that he would like to see stream buffer regulations, syndic view presentation and
33 natural landscape preservation, and the need to balance public access to recreation.
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35 c. `1"ompkins County EMC - Steve Bissen
36 Bissen reported that the December EMC meeting was a public meeting about Cornell's lake
37 source cooling.
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39 d. Ad Hoc Agriculture Committee= N. Munkenbeck
40 No report.
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42 e. Other Town Boards and Commissions - Jane Nicholson
43 No report.
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45 6. Old business
46 a. Re- appointments to the Conservation Board approved: Beck, Prentiss, Richmond, Ryan, Smith
47 A`oncy matle a motion to consider changing the rides to allow the existence of associate members
® is ollowed to s1)eak, but not allowed to vote.
Schutt seconded the motion.
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51 Nicholson explained that the meeting is a public meeting and an associate member is u nil ecessary+.
52 Nancy changed her motion to having alternate members.
( 0� C'hari[lLe motions to table this motion,
Six- n7embers approved-
56 One rtbstoi n d.
57 b, Extension of rid Hoc Agriculture �omniitwc through Deccrrmber 2013 - mote requ91 red
58 Charlie makes a motion to extend the colt n ?Wee through December 2013,
59 :frTcr seconds the mptor7.
60 r1it qj. ?Prove.
61 C. S tat Lis of Town Board reviews 0Fpi)oposed CEAs - Mary Ann SLlmller
62 Previously reported_
63 d. Report on updated Sc-hub Trai] signage - Jane; Nicholson {57:00}
64 Nicholson explained that then: will be 12 signs and she has completed 6 of them. She
65 predicts that they %viII be iirnished within the next monill. h€ ale expressed leis excitement in the
66 trail and the possibi[icy or it extending to Ithaca.
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68 7. New business
69 a. Election of Chair for 20 13
70 Discussions and nominations (closed session)
71 Charlie Smith was appointed the Conservation Board Chair flor 2.013.
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73 b. Sustainabilihy Report - Nick Goldsmith, Sustaittahility Nanner
74 Goldsmith handed out and explained the Tour of Dryden Sustainabiliiy Work Plan SWP) Master
75 Timeline,
el Discussion of possible Wks to tackle; for 2013
78 L medication bF Campbcl I Wadow (Suminer 2013)7
79 ii. Developrncmt of Open Space Plan (by December 2013 or sooner ?)
8o iii, Riparian bu1953- 0groundwater prowction?
81 iv, ENIC State of the Envirnnnient
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83 A14a rcy made a m lion lo ehange fhe Februwy meet ing to the 192h,
84 BIssen soconded the moon.
85 Ail. !w favor,
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87 8, Adjourn (9:15)
98 Beck mace a moi ion to of joa rn.
89 B ssen seconded Me morrow_
90 All in favor.