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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974_07_18 Conservation Advisory Commission Minutes • :- -"'.''T S • OT REGULAR rE TI7G OF THE TOaN 01? KA ARC= C073_RSIATI O''T ADVISORY CMI SSI ON A regular ..e.'.ti.n o: the T is O' �... ok +t^:� v � 1 ) :i _ t=-......�21' ,..,_t V... corvat7.0:' .iL. ..__.4G:L0n held on Thursday, July 18, 1974 at the Weaver Street .Firehouse, cleaver Street, Larchmont, N.Y. CALLED TO ORDER: The Chairman#called the meeting to order at 7:25 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members present: Mr. A,:licke Mrs. Fredston Mrs. Munzer Mr. Gunsalus Mr. Bijur Mrs. Kennelley Mrs. Johnson © Also present: Mr. E: anuelson, Environmental Coordinator Mr. Leddy, Ranger Custodian Mr. Eric Fried, N.Y.S.D. .C. Mrs. Brau. en, Larchment Garden Club Mrs. Williams, Larch:cont Villa e Trustee •:rs. Lieber, Larchmont Harbor Conservation Association Mr. Lieber, Larc'huont Harbor Conservation Association Mr. Schoenberger, Little Harbor Sound Association ' Mr. Hinerfeld, Horetocs Property Owners Association Mrs. Hinerfeld, Ho'Lmocrs Property Owners Association Mrs. Schirmer,er, Secretary �.tNUTrtS: 1 H0:'2'.03I:5 FILM L.•�M �� • Schoenberger showed his Inn of the InarSh and s'!;ans in to Ho 1:'0o':3 Mrs. Elinor r redston has been appointed to the CAC end will ta'..re over the © wetlands and h'atercourses assiF.n:.eiIt fro.. i'.r. Nir-'kin, who has resi ned. 5. PR SENTATI07. BY PROF SSCR 'ERIC FRIED CO`.TCERNI:SIG n;".'DT.7G U' .=? THE ENVIRON- =AL N v RON- 'TAL BO`•;D ACT -- __._._.`.--------- ---_ MY'. Fried, Bureau of 'iI id l i._'e ul Ol gist, viewedi the H _ -s and areae e h _.:. said a.. .?i' '_.`,or a''u'i t% a&: he considers the:i iivaa_.,able• areas that G .:3'✓._ Lt:. _ires:._vcd: it is i%r_t..i.^_1,;".ble to do anythine en area a.- :tti school, $:•S:!: ..s 1.'{i.... 'o&:s; that the; co.Ibination o ' e vez, t._ .: ce tli...1,_!tif'- 'J . ed 1.'e. _oo re eiud. flats a... .l.o:z 'hide .is. eery 't? _ �:...... foe .._id•._..2E4 area at r. "'1L%:.. 7.:.,.r•,h is at a hifeer level t w._ it should a. end --L- L _ J-O%. .. told be w nePici,_:.1. In answer -to a oucation on value. of lo;;orin the weir, hr. Friedsaid that it might be of value in additional flush_in, of the area but that dredging and bulkheading would finish -off the area. If these measures could be avoided by more water moving in and out, he would recommend them. He said that more water flow and a catch basin ought to be considered to deal with siltation but t7 a.t basins to catch sealffe...1,--;ht t ._ . afro f ;.1-_er_� and oil r;._.-c__ 1�0,, be needed where there is a fairly free tidal flow. Funding - There is no money for scientific studies in the wetlands part of the anvi ronmental quality Bond Act, but there is money for restoration, improvement, and acquisition. Mr. Fried stated that the CAC should qualify under the program IF of state aid. to municipalities for restoration. U- ?• ec - C The rocedur� is to do an e�4an..,.r ink; study, send it to the rez,ional office fro_:1 which it is sent to the central office, where it is edited and evaluated. Priorities are established and the CAC project would be weighed against requests for restoration funding from other munici- palities. Mrs. Fred'ston will keep in touch with Mr. Fried and will got from him names to contact in New Pa.ltz. L. L.I .F.E. The Town has appropriated funds for LIFE through the end of 1974, which might be continued, pending the hiring of a full-ti:_e envirc i-ental coordinator. LTF E is to be paid $350.00 per month, :1.f? c:njunation with C_iC, under the :cn - rct for a nc '.;ale'tter, infon melon center an•'- slide file. The new executive director of LIFE must be acceptableto CAC, and CAC must approve the monthly payments. Mr. pdoi: • Additional money will have uC re• 'i."�teC :Ler next year. - 2 Lc. c'.:r-ont V_llr. c: ` © L_..._. _ Y.(' 7,1 C servicv9 a,._ • :�T].r'Jnt?.'e?113.1 Protection Bureau. •.. Mrs. Munson from Attorney General Le.'KOw- itz's office has premised to send LIFE copies of correspondence with local firms but has not yet done so. 1,1rs. Schirmer will contact her again. 5. FLINT A=te VAZDER$,;RGH PARKS AND QUAKER ri:4ET."~+RY Vanderburgh Park - There are two drains here and plans for a third at the other end, eventually. Additional fi:11 will be put in low areas. Flint Park - Mr. Leddy has agreed with Yr. Kellogg to -turn the compost. TO date, a shorty e of men and machiner:r has delayed this. Mr. 1dl e� r L will Superv�,, v a se •Lh 4,,xt-c'1. .;uaker Cemetery - Mr. Arnli c'ke met with Mr. Lowy, Yrs. Sterbenz, Mr. Young, and Mr. Griffen, Society of Friends, to discuss clean up of Quaker enc}, possibly, Barker ce,,eteries. Plans were made for a selective clean up, leaving the important growth; planned plantings and a trail to be maintained by the Town BeautificationQ Committee; and a stone wall to be built, with gravestones cemented into it, dividing the cemetery and parking lot. $120.00 a year is available fro:. Quaker funds. State law permits use of town funds if cemetery is declared an historical site. Mr. Lowy would like to speak to Mr. Emanuelson regarding funds, the law and Village cf Larchn•ont property at the reservoir. There is a proposal to turn this into a conservation area. 6. PP.E''•:IUM I ARSH The new sign is up. 7. oLD MILL SITE -- COQ.SERVATI OY AR,A Tabled until next meeting. Mr. Emanuelson has asked the engineer to write a formal letter to Mr. garner, who is out of the country. 8. NATURAL RESOURCES I':'i T TORY _ 0 Mrs. Johnson will delay Mrs. Lapham to do the Pi - ' griduntil• T asking _ lar^ ui„l I a c ccirion has been reached 0-i ucins aerial photos, as suggested by Mr. Fr?ed, who will - 3 - 1 • cc taco his L•o:"2; Island associates about their availcbilit: . Fred:7te will s information fr t 0 Funding - Mr. Anilicke sent the proposal for '1,500.00 he had prepared to Mrs. Helwig and Mrs. Munzer, who delivered it to the appropriate county committee. Mrs. Kennelley will look for an article written by Charles Morrison, given to o hGr by Mr. r.1ieke. • RECYCLING J9-. Truck body is now at the recycling center and signs are up. A nailing has gone out. Mr. Ledaz : ill look into batter clean_ng of the upper area of the center, which is a Town and Village responsibility. Mrs. Williams will find out whether the center can be kept open longer on Saturdays. Glass - Town and Village are not ready to start to pick up on alternate Wednesdays because of the danger of having glass at curbside. The problems: are pos- . Bible breakage and the need for separation by color. Mr. A. lice will investigate the market for mixed `lass. C Magazines - Tabled in the absence of Mr. Irwin. Aluminum -- Tabl,.ci until the glass pro_:le:: is solved. l0. 1ETLfTg3 ANT WATERCOURSES Ro-er Spoto of the New Rochelle Conservation Advisory Commission has re- guested cooperation on the continuing oil prOble::1 in Premium Marsh. Mrs. Fredato: will set u.2 an initial meeting, to include Mr. Amlicka and Mr. E icnuelson. Mrs. Fredston has the FCWC statement on freshwater wetlands mana.gOment and a copy of Mr.. Ni'::i:in's report on exi stint- end )r olJo•sed federal, st<;to and local laws relating to the reguleti n of wetlands and watercourses. She r:1i_ auelicate the latter anc. return it to r. Allic a. Flood plain problem - Meeting with Zoning and Planning 3oards will be held in Ste _'!: ) . One rro"occI r`;co::_. e._ded ly,. .r. Elfreiet: is the J Idin' o.' four . large catchbas:i ns, at a cost of .f20,000.00 each, at Homnocks field, Tony t s Nursery, 0 the L'archmont Diner and the railroad station. . Larchmont Harbor Ccnserveti0n Association - This i0 or. association ci' rep re- s ntati4 s from each of the . 5soc;a: ioiQ adjacent ie he harbor end based onther• common interest in protecting; the area end educating the:-:seives. :'r. Lieber said that the group will :�i ire a reular subsidysubsidyto the SU`iZ faculty for a graduate student to do a project in harbor ecology. Siltation is the sub;,ect this summer. Oopiee of the report will be sent ,-; ';,Lo Liobero to CAC and to Mr. Fried. Of special concern t0 the association is the Long Island Sound Study Co.":nisei0nt s proposal for a launch- ing ramp for boats in the Flint Par's area. Little Harbor Sound Association - Mr. Schoenberger said thirty homeowners . sii.rronndi: _; Little Harbor have formed this association. Their c j s;;ives in caneer- vation are the same as ours. i0'_n_yt$ Nursery .. Kr. 'manuelson reported that at the back 0`' Tonyts property there is less then a third o:. an acre where theret s a marsh which Mr. Rodrigues said he intends to fill in. He must have a state permit to do this. 1 C 11. PAL R AVENUE CO; S ,RVATI O`r AREA • iTfteen plants have been put in. The orison ivy is to be sprayed with 2-4 D. TN e..• Cq`a'rci-...t;:1,'Ni :'i'j an 1) (loose-4-N)G"ai1.0ti \- c\ i'... e l C:i`i 'a;u.,- y •-'a.,.t... '.. >:i .' 1 It' ..,+..�I ti.. i'.i c t i I f d 12. COUNT :i?O_'•_:E,_JTAL AT)VISORL v .:JiL Mrs. Munzer attended the June 11 meeting in Harrison on newsprint separation. n.. A clicke attended the June 11 meeting on the countyf s solid waste t ecy— j cling prc ram and our wasteshed. The aro:yrs?; is well accepted. Mr. Irwin recon: ended approval of the elan, in spite of certain .'eservation_s. Incineration is not the best _:etl":od and this is a patchwork sy'otee. of recovery, because the county is erh—i with exi;tin r„c _1Vi n�� n0t o{ .^ in - .. ..'. CAC -voted to r•eco. `:end approval of the county plan to the Town and include a statement of reservations. (:) D_C 'Re7ipnal eetin7 vt ei� ?Ritz - Mrs. . . .... and 1�_. , 3tOc` .l.3.nu0�.3oe1 8.t,.@_1':el 1 1Y^ - Mr. Gunsalu.s .:i?l attend the next :'sti':i^ of the Plannin:e Board. M . • 'M :. `e n'` ' est i , !l u s r e `-. • 'Mrs. . -- _....,_ a.t-.. ._ ..� v. -.esti .. o-- ..o .�- =- for t�... elderly wit'. 1::... . .- - ..;i., and repre3 entati es of the three unj i pr-.! tl`es. A cemittee with re • fro:" each -.111nicipa.!ity is studying possible locations, 2s well 8 explorinm, nO . and other possible funding sources. The committee feels that much can be accori- pli sh`d but only with municipal govern_ ent support. 14. T.T RO -TAL coc-:= ToR Funds for a full-time coordinator must be in the budget proposal in 3eptembor-October for the 1975 budget. Mr. E raan;:zel£on will work on the pr:senta- tion. Top pay would be $13,000. 20, 000, including fringe benefits. Through P the intern program, an individual vidual is hired for three moat 13, and . CAO would have to ,:) _ -_ i :t ed Mr. F,•,nn'.:. lco._. will look for local talent first, contacting F WC, Cornell and names supplied by CAC members. It might be best to hire someone 4/5 time and keep Mr. Er enuelson one day a week. r T _ aT The report was presented June 5, 1974 to the Town Beard and filed with the CO..-.issioner of Environmental Conservation. Mrs. Williams will oresent the reportC r to the L arc'hr..ont Village Board. 16. v"Dv.,y :..lERY Dead . branches and debris will be cleared out this surirer. t 17. PRI ORITI S FOR OO?P\TT;r GOV='R?• -ETT FOR 1975 Tabled. 13. r EDER•.TED CaSSERVATIONISTS OF .;. STC7 ST:R COU:'.Tmv . M -rs. 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