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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993_01_07 Conservation Advisory Commission Minutes r /1 D4 ae_4p- C C Town of Mamaroneck RECEIVED Conservation Advisory Commission PATRICIA FB A1D 1993 740 West Boston Post Road TOWN 914-381-7845 Mamaroneck, N.Y. 10543 Ar.1` APPROVED MINUTES JANUARY 7, 1993 A regular meeting of the Conservation Advisory Commission (CAC) was held on Thursday, January 7, 1993 in Conference Roan A of the Town Center, 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York. The meeting catmenced at 8:10 p.m. Members Present: Louise E. Perez, Chairwoman Charles Bernstein Martha Gershun Edward M. Hindin Martha Kaufman Martin Luskin _n Lynn Reichgott Others Present: Robert P. Hohberg, Water Monitoring Consultant Mary Anne Johnson, Emeritus Virginia Ne.mieister, Village of Mamaroneck Trustee Judy O'Gorman, Larchmont Village Liaison Richard Ward, CZMC Liaison Claudia Ng, Environmental Coordinator Ellen Morse, Recorder ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Minutes - The minutes of December 3, 1992 were approved after a minor change was made on page 4. Next Meeting - February 4, 1993. Chairman Reports 1. Community Recycling - Chairwoman Perez reported on Embassy Cleaners' new recycling garment bag. When a customer brings their clothing to the cleaners in the recycling bag, the dry cleaner will launder that one and return the clean clothes in another clean reusable bag. The back of the bag contains a pocket to store the hanger. This bag can be used for coats, dresses and suits. Claudia Ng reported on Westchester County's preliminary figures for recycling based on the past four months. The average tonnage collected per person was .015 which is equal to about 30 Am pounds per person. Larch¢mont/Mamaroneck is leading with a count cif Village of Larchmon41.4nrporated area of the ToN‘n of Mamaroneck • Village of Mamaroneck CAC Minutes January 7, 1993 Page 2 Ms. Ng stated that the Town and Village plan to reevaluate the use of the blue bag system. Options include recycling every other week as opposed to every week and/or providing residents with a sticker to place on a recycling container of their own choosing. Mr. Hindin suggested eliminating the bags and recycling every other week by alternating the newspapers and recyclables. In conclusion, it was decided to write a memo to the Sanitation Commission (Mayor Cheryl Lewy and Supervisor Caroline Silverstone) and request that the Sanitation Superintendent Stephen Altieri appear at a CAC meeting to report on the status of the recycling program. OLD BUSINESS Long Island Sound Water Monitoring Update - Tabled until next month. CORRESPONDENCE Incoming: 1. 12/3/92 - From Phyllis Wittner re: Naturalist Consultant's projects. 2. 12/8/92 - From Ellen Stoutenturgh, NYS DEC re: receipt and approval of 2nd quarter vouchers. 3. 12/15/92 - Fran Ellen Stoutenburgh, NYS DEC re: LEAP budget and workplan. 4. 12/16/92 - Fran Town Clerk Pat DiCioccio re: SEQR Notice of Draft Supplemental EIS on Westchester County Long Term, Land Based Sludge Management Plan. 5. 12/23/92 - From Steve Altieri re: Hilltop Road. Outgoing: 1. 12/6/92 - To Town Administrator Steve Altieri re: Hilltop Road entrance to Sheldrake River Trails. 2. 12/16/92 - To Town Council re: sale of Town-owned property on Jason Lane. 3. 12/16/92 - To Town Council re: written comments on Golf Course Rezoning SEIS. 4. 12/20/92 - To Mary B. Shaifer, Ferrandino & Associates copy of CAC convents on Golf Course Rezoning SEIS. Copies: 1. 12/21/92 - Fran Town Clerk Pat DiCioccio to Martin Luskin, Martha Kaufman and Edward Hindin re: appointments to CAC. CAC Minutes January 7, 1993 Page 3 ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR REPORTS 1993-94 Workplan & Budget for LEAP - This workplan must be submitted to the DEC in order to be reimbursed for same of CAC's expenses. The workplan was drawn up by first having each member identify those areas that they wanted or they felt should be addressed. After completing this list it was rewritten with same items being combined and all the items being prioritized. The final major list and the members working on each item include: 1. Recycling: Martha Gershun, Martha Kaufman and Lynn Reichgott. 2. Storm Drain Stenciling: Martha Kaufman and Louise Perez. 3. Long Island Sound: Charles Bernstein, Ed Hindin, Mary Anne Johnson and Martin Luskin. 4. Water Quality and Sediment: Charles Bernstein, Bob Hohberg, Mary Anne Johnson, and Virginia Neumeister. 5. Management of Conservation Area: Ed Hindin, Martha Kaufman, Louise Perez and Lynn Reichgott. 6. Open Space Conservation: Advisory only. 7. Conservation of Trees: ongoing project. 8. Wetlands Planting Guide and sea walls: Mary Anne Johnson. CONSULTANT/LIAISON REPORTS Water Monitoring Update - Mr. Hohberg reported that he has retired frau teaching and that there will now be five teachers involved in the water quality and monitoring. Mr. Hohberg will remain as a liaison between CAC and the teachers. Mr. Hohberg reported that the research students would like to present the results of the work they did last summer to the CAC. It was agreed to have the students cane before the CAC in February. Mrs. Johnson requested that these students or other volunteers might remove the Japanese knotweed and phragmites and that there might be a grant available for this work. Chairwoman Perez requested that Mrs. Johnson obtain more information about this grant for further discussion. 1993 Budget - Ms. Ng distributed copies of the CAC budget and Steve Coleman's proposal for the Hammocks Salt Marsh Plan. She noted that Mr. Coleman is willing to reduce his fee by $500. It was questioned why Mr. Coleman's project is so important and it was requested to have someone from the CZMC, specifically, Phyllis Wittner, and Steve Coleman came to explain the importance of his project. Ms. Ng will schedule their visit for the February meeting. The new budget reflects $2,000 under the "Consultant's" line. CAC Minutes January 7, 1993 Page 4 NEW OR OTHER BUSINESS Chairwoman Perez announced that the DEC is sponsoring a water symposium to be held on March 16 in Valhalla at Westchester Community College. Registration is $25 and it will be from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. Chairwoman Perez also received a letter frau the Department of Agriculture requesting comments from CAC on the gypsy moth control efforts for their Taskforce. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m.