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Mamaroneck, N.Y. 10543 1010040381_6133
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SEPTEMBER 13, 1990
A regular meeting of the Conservation Advisory Commission (CAC) was held on
Thursday, September 13 , 1990 in Conference Room A of the Town Center, 740
West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York. The meeting commenced at
8: 15 p.m.
Members Present: Kevin G. Ryan, Chairman
Susan Cavalieri
Sandy Feldman
Douglas Gould
Edward M. Hinden
Michael Scheffler
Gladys Sherak
Others Present: Claudia Ng, Environmental Coordinator
Maureen Nobile, Mamaroneck Village resident
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Approval of Minutes - The minutes of July 19, 1990 were approved.
Next Meeting - October 18, 1990.
CHAIRMAN REPORTS
Reorganization of Commission - It was decided that the presently
established subcommittees would be reorganized into ad hoc task forces. The
Commission will collectively decide on the projects that it will do. Members
will then be given the chance to choose from among the prioritized projects
as to what they would like to work on. The number of members allocated to
each project will vary according to the size of the project.
Prioritization of CAC Projects - The chairman distributed a short list of
candidate projects (see attached) . The Commission first reviewed the list of
projects needing the attention of the entire Commission. The Environmental
Coordinator was asked to provide the Commission with the status of the
Conservation/Recreation Zone GEIS at its next meeting. It was noted that a
study of the Sheldrake River watershed was included in this GEIS and
therefore was removed from the list as a separate item. Review of the Tree
Preservation Law was reclassified as a project for a task force.
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Ms. Ng was directed to ask Robert Hohberg, the water monitoring
consultant, to provide an overall plan of his work to CAC next month.
Ms. Ng was asked to report on CAC's role in development review. She was
asked to provide a list of enabling legislation from each municipality with a
flow chart.
The items under "Projects for Task Forces" were reviewed and ranked. The
items determined as the most important were: (1) Landscaping/Maintenance
Pamphlet, etc. ; (2) Conservation Areas Work Plan, etc. ; (3) Environmental
Curriculum in Schools.
The Commission decided to work on just the top two projects first. The
members were assigned accordingly:
(1) Landscaping. . . (2) Conservation Areas. . .
Edward Hinden, Chair Michael Scheffler, Chair
Susan Cavalieri Gladys Sherak
Douglas Gould Sandy Feldman
Charlie Bernstein Herbert Calman
The Commission directed Ms. Ng to arrange press releases to announce to
the community that the CAC will be working on these two projects and that it
was forming task forces to which volunteers would be welcome.
Proposed New Town Litter Law - Mr. Ryan requested members to convey their
comments to him and that he would draft a letter for the Town Board.
Earth Day Funds - Members had been considering providing some funds to
the schools for sheds to house paper recycling bins, because their paper
market, Recycling Material Inc. , had increased the requirements from two to
four bins. However, Mrs. Cavalieri expressed her fears that the company may
increase the number of required bins again as the paper market drops and then
the sheds would be inadequate. She reported that the Superintendent of
Schools, Norman Colb, may be receptive in working towards a more permanent
solution. She and the Chairman will contact Mr. Colb. The Commission voted
to allocate the Earth Day Funds to the school recycling program if Ms.
Cavalieri and Mr. Ryan determined that it would be viable. If not, then the
funds would be allocated towards the Conservation Areas Programs, project 02.
ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR REPORTS
Annual Report - Ms. Ng reported that the Chairman's section and L.I.F.E.
Center article were missing from the report. The L.I.F.E Center will submit
their piece soon as they have just opened again. Mr. Ryan will speak to the
Mr. Goldstein, the past CAC chairman, about submitting in an article for the
1989 year.
Historical/Background Pamphlet. - Ms. Ng noted that the Commission should
have received a draft of the historical/background pamphlet for CAC, which
was compiled by Rene' Rathschmidt. She asked for the members to submit
comments as soon as possible.
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NEW OR OTHER BUSINESS
Winged Foot Golf Club - The Chairman requested Ms. Ng to provide him with
information about Winged Foot Golf Club's application to the Town Board which
would result in breaking of the current moratorium. The Commission deputized
the Chairman to speak on the CAC's behalf.
Jay Property - The County Legislature will be voting on whether or not it
should condemn the Jay Property by eminent domain. Maureen Nobile suggested
that people should call their County legislator to encourage this
condemnation.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
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CONSERVATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
Short List of Candidate Projects
September 13, 1990
PROJECTS FOR WHOLE COMMISSION
Conservation/Recreation Zone GEIS
Sheldrake Watershed Study
Water Pollution Prevention (Stencil the Town Storm Drains)
Earth Day Funds
Water Monitoring Projects (Bob Hohberg)
Historical Report
Annual Report
Beautification Day
Tree Preservation Law
PROJECTS FOR TASK FORCES
Letter to Residents Bordering Conservation Areas/Inventory
of Stream Side Properties.
Observations and Recommendations for Conservation Areas
(WORK PLAN)/School Projects: Conservation Area Entrance
Signs/Summer Work Program.
Landscaping/Maintenance Pamphlet, Pest Management; Minimum
Fertilizers; Composting Erosion Control .
Revising Scheduling of Recycling Pickups.
Environmental Curriculum in Schools.
Preserving Remaining Open Spaces.
CAC/PROJ/KGR