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Conservation and Sustainability Advisory Committee
DRAFT Minutes of September 20, 2017 meeting
Present: Roxanne Marino, John Hertzler, Bara Hotchkiss, Robert Oswald, Sue Poelvoorde, Brice Smith
Excused: Don Ellis, Andy Hillman
Roxanne called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
Approval of Minutes
Roxanne submitted the draft June 15, 2017, meeting minutes for review and approval. Robert moved to
accept the meeting minutes as submitted. Roxanne seconded. Approved.
Roxanne submitted the draft August 17, 2017, meeting minutes for review and approval. Roxanne
provided edits. Roxanne moved the minutes with changes. Robert seconded. Approved.
Updates on Town issues or Board actions relate to Sustainability/Conservation
l BZA opening
Roxanne reported that there is an opening on the Town’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). The position is
for the Board alternate.
l ZUSC opening
Roxanne reported that there is also an opening on the Zoning Update Steering Committee (ZUSC). She is
not sure what the ZUSC will decide to do about filling the seat.
Old Business
A) Clean Energy Communities grant application
Roxanne updated the committee on the progress of the application the Town will submit to replace the
HVAC system in Town Hall. She and Brice will be providing information to Darby for the grant
application. If other committee members have suggestions for information or wording, please email
them to Roxanne and she will share them with Darby. Input is needed by September 27th.
Brice suggested that they try to work with the contractor that is selected to see if they would be willing
to contribute the monitoring system to the project at no cost to the Town. He noted that it would be the
first installation in the area and it could be a way to educate the public. He would use it for his class at
SUNY Cortland.
Sue suggested potentially adding purchasing new window treatments for the Town Hall. The windows
are drafty and mini-blinds do not provide any insulation.
B) Proposed Glare Standard
Roxanne asked Brice if his class will be able to do the field test of the glare standards for the Town and
what language he would need in a written request. Brice noted that four students are already working
on the project and he just needs confirmation that the Town Board is interested in the students
reporting out directly to the Board. John noted that while he couldn’t speak for the entire Board, he is
interested in the results and he will follow up with the rest of the Town Board to confirm details on the
students presenting to the Board. The presentation would take place in late November or early
December.
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C) Discussion points/issue for the 9-21 ZUSC meeting on Ag/Rural zoning details
Roxanne reported that the ZUSC wants to have a roundtable discussion with the committees that
provided comments on the draft Ag/Rural Zone update regarding the differences. The discussion will
include Bob Howarth, BZA; Rebecca Schneider, Planning Board; Chaw Chang, Agriculture Committee;
and Roxanne, CSAC.
Some of the key differences that remain are lot size (both minimum and maximum), number of
subdivisions, and road frontage. Roxanne will prepare CSAC comments for the meeting based on our
previous written submission and subsequent discussions in the meetings.
Agenda items for next meeting
l Schedule next meeting.
The next meeting of the CSAC is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, October 12th, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
with a backup date of October 26th, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Roxanne will send an email out to members
to see which date works best for a majority of the committee.
Meeting adjourned at 8:54 p.m.