HomeMy WebLinkAboutCB Minutes 2022-05-02 Town of Ithaca Conservation Board Meeting
May 5, 2022,5:30 pm
(via Zoom Video Conference)
Final Minutes
Members Present: Lori Brewer, Lindsay Dombroskie, Mike Roberts
Staff: Michael Smith, Senior Planner
1. Persons to be heard: (none)
2. Member concerns:
o Crossing at Game Farm
3. Environmental Review Committee:
o Two proposals for this past month. Both subdivisions:Coddington and Sheffield Roads. Neither
had details that raised concerns.
o For next month,there are two proposals in front of the committee at the moment that are under
review.
o Lindsay-the Environmental Impact Statement for Holochuck is extensive and the whole
committee should look at it. May 18t"there will be a meeting that all members of the committee
should be present for. Lori will send assignments to the committee.
4. Chair and Coordinator reports:
Lori (none)
Mike Smith
o Open gov.—application is getting push off another month.
o The website is going to go online when the open gov end is complete.
o Lori mentioned that she has been using the OneDrive account, but can't delete or move files. Mike
will check on options/settings.
5. Approval of minutes: no quorum—wait until next month
6. Fischer award ceremony will be May 25t"at 6:15 at Tareyton Park. Burr Oaks will be planted.
o Mike is working on the press release.
o Plaque is getting engraved.
o Lori will determine if Joe will be staking where the trees will go.
7. Invasive Species Awareness Week:
o James suggested by email that we hold an event on June 9t", 5-7 p.m. at East Shore Park.There's a
good location with the pavilion.
o There are plenty of handouts still available to use left over from previous events.
o Social media posts could be recycled from previous years.
8. Regular reports and updates:
o Scenic Resources Committee-The lease for the next sign is in process with the Town attorney and
a draft was sent to Cornell Real Estate.
o Communication Committee-JoAnn has been in communication with the Wednesday Farmer
Market coordinators and secured a table. We could attend once a month to let the public know
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about the conservation board, and to provide education information and potentially recruit. Elise
expressed interest in helping with this once-a-month effort.
o Tompkins County EMC-The group has been having regular presentations by guest speakers.Their
most recent was on green burials. Green Springs (h_ittp://www.riatraralbrarial.org/) is a NY-based
ecologically-friendly burial ground that is also a nature preserve.The EMC is trying to garner more
information from the municipal representatives but has had trouble engaging with them due to
lack of interest.They will visit the Durfee Hill UNA as apart of their effort to prioritize them. Also
see this resource for more information on the county climate action plan:
http://tompl<inscountyr�yoov/plar�r�ir�;/climate-adaptation.
o Six Mile Creek Volunteer Monitoring Program—(none)
o Cornell Botanic Gardens Natural Areas Program—(none)
9. Other Business:
o The Board discussed scrapping the August meeting since some were likely to be present
elsewhere.We can discuss this at the June meeting.
o We do not yet know if we will be able to meet virtually by Zoom next month.We will have a Zoom
meeting in June and work out later if we can do so again for future months.
10. Review 2022 Work Goals/Discuss June Agenda: (none)
11. Adjourn: 6:18 pm
Minutes respectfully submitted by Mike Roberts
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