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Home My WebLink About1974_09_12 Conservation Advisory Commission Minutes • • MUTES O OF • REGULAR MEnTING OF 7'tL TOWN OF 1A rC•E cK CONSERVATION ADVISORY COL aSSION A regular neeting of the Town of Mamaroneck Conservation Advisory Co.m;ission was held on Thursday, September 12, 1974 at the Weaver Street Firehouse, Larchmont, N.Y. CALLED TO ORDER: The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:50 p.m. • ROLL CALL: • • J:.e*:bers present: Yr. Amlicke Mr. Hohberg Mr. Irwin_ • Mts. Kennelley • "Mrs. Johnson firs. Mnnzer Mrs. Fredston Bir. Bijur O Also present: Mr. Erranuelson, Environmental Coordinator firs. Bers, Planned Parenthood yrs. Williams, Trustee, Village of Larchmont Mts. Birnbaum, LIFE Center hrs. P iai.n, Larchmont Garden Club Mrs. :Gutman, League of Women Voters • Yrs. Schirmer, Secretary MUTES: 1. LIFE CEITER DIRECTOR • Mts. Johnson introduced Mts. Birnbaum, new E;:ecutive Director of LIFE. Mrs. Birnbaum will attend each CAC meeting at which time she will give a short review of LIFE'S activities. The report will also be in written form so that it can be attached to CAC minutes. CAC will approve monthly pa.yraent,to LIFE after report. 2. BUDGET Mr.• Emannelson prepared a preliminary budget, showing proposed changes for 1975. Further changes were voted as follows: rdintenance foreman's salary - Mrs. Helwig's recommendation, U3,435 instead of 316,030 (32595. less than in the proposal), ryas accepted as likely to gain_ • Town approval. Additional responsibilities for the foreman include care of shade trees and cemeteries. OWater monitoring eq ui:rent - Mr. Hohberg will ask the school for funds required for equipment for expanded testing and report back at the next CAC meeting. Tools, Lumber and Hardware - All voted to restore 3500. for a roof for the premium Marsh stone pump house and recommended boarding, up windows and doorway if roof is put on. L 173 Services - Deducted 31400. since contract with LIFE has to be approved again for 1976 to Dec. l97'. Plants, Trees and Mosquito Control - Tree rerlacement program is covered in item 402. Mr. Era.nuelson will prepare a revised budget sheet to reflect these changes. 3. PARD AND CE .E SHIES Compostinn - Mr. En .n_uelson distributed copies of a draft to Mrs. Helwig recom- mending. the Court House site for the Town's leaf composting. The cost will be less in transportation and actual operation than continued use of the Taylors Lane area shared with. the Village of Lhnaronecic. Mr. Enani_elson reported that this area vas not big enough for the Village of Larchmont. Larchmont Reservoir - too s_rall and not an environmentally sound area for leaf composting. Mr. Eraa,nuelson will present a preliminary rap and plan at the next CAC meeting for its use as a conservation area. Vanderburg and Flint Parks - Mr. Leddy will report at the next meeting, whether additional fill has been put in the low areas and the status of an additi or .l drain in Vanderburg Park and whether the necessary wood chips have been supplied to Flint lark in the children's playground area in order to fill in the depressions that become flooded during rain storms. Compost has been turned in Flint _Park. Gedney Cemetery - Mr. Leddy will report at the next meeting, whether the cemetery has been cleaned. Quaker Cemetery - Mr. E a.rrael son will ask the town attorney for the law under which the ceretery could be ride an historical site and under which funds could be obtained for its iraintenance. - 2 - III 4• Z0 i NG AT) PLAIDa G BOARDS Et. G nsalus will report at the next meeting. 5. RECYCLING The center is now open until 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Er. E :anuelson will see that a sign is placed on the truck body to identify it as the receptacle for newspapers. Ma. ;azines - Mrs. Munzer will call County Recycling in Ht. Kisco about collection and will report at next meeting. Publicity - Mr. E:ranuelson will see that newspaper pick-up dates are posted at the recycling center and prepare new home mailing, with additional dates, to be sent in November before current listing expires. Glass - Mr. Amlicke is studying the question of the collection of mixed glass. Aluminum - Mr. Emanuelsor_ will ask Mr. Kellogg about adding a bin for aluminum at the center, now that the price is up and collection would be profitable. He will report at the next meeting. County Solid Waste Plan - Er. Irwin will report at the next meeting. • Recycled Paper - Mr. Bijur will call Mrs. Williams with information and coordinate efforts with the Village of Larchuont. 6. WETLANDS AND '.';ATERCO'•,"?SES ,p Premium Marsh - See attached copy of letter from PKC. Spoto and M r. MacDonald `� �' concerning oil pollution problem and action program. Mr. Elfreich has started inspections through a catch basin device installed at the juncture of the New Rochelle and t-amaroneck drainage. systems and recommends that inspections be rade weekly. Mrs. Fredston, Pres. Johnson, Er. Hohberg and ht. Emanuelson will study the New Rochelle proposal and report at the next meeting. Mr. Hochberg will also report on the feasibility of monitoring the water a J&r o-v `�ilet)r'pOL in the Premium c and Mamaroneck River. Mr. Enanuelson, with Er. Kellogg, will examine loose rocks in Pine Brook near I:x, Ir6cDonald's house, and report to CAC their recommendations concerning removal. (3N" h1 Dl a4ori�,wa,Frnr�b E� Tony's Nursery - can do nothing without a perr:at which CAC would be able to review. Best that can be done now is to restrain him from further action. - 3 - • Funding For Restoration_ Of Wetlands - p_rs.. Fredston will call Lam. Fried for • names to contact in regard to funds under the bond act and report at next meeting. Environmental Protection Bureau - See attached copies of letters sent by CAttorney General Lefkowitz's office to Blood Bros., Village Ford and Tony's Nursery. This action was prompted by a request from LIFE Center. CAC will monitor compliance. Oil Pollution in 1h.rnroneck River - ih. Bijur reported that oil is frequently seen on the water at the mouth of the river. Mt. Hohbor; will take a look at it. Mrs. Johnson, in s. Fredston, Er. Bijur, Mr. Hohberg and err. Erm.nuelson will forts g,sub-co ittee to consider the problem and a possible crash program, and report back to CAC. Mr. Hohberg will bring some of his students working on water monitoring to a CAC meeting at an appropriate time. Report by Doctors Utter and Steineck - Yrs. Fredston to brief CAC on report. Meetings - Yrs. Fredston will attend, if possible, September 18 meeting on proposed New York State legislation on fresh water wetlands and October 5 forum-workshop on wetlands, co-sponsored by F.C.C1.C. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY Ca) A i4a`nfAc*Ni d-&auiE Mai1/41art Er. �E*..,anuelson now has tWo senior girl scouts working with him. The project A will be completed this year. . Mr. Amlicke reported that .our ap;:lication for funding of this inventory was ons of three that was submitted to CEAC. He also stated that the CEAC had budgeted funds for these applications. 8. ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR CAC voted to request the services of Lx. Erranuelson two days a week, since funds for a full-time coordinator are not likely to be forthcoming; this year. 9. LONG ISLArp SOUND STUDY COZY ISS ON Mrs. Fredston will write for reports, meeting dates and information available in the near future. 10. SHADE TREE PROBLEM Mr. Ecnnuolson wrote Ere. Kurtz to the effedt that the tree renewal program i has been expanded. — 4 — i c • • SURVEY 11. LWV S Tabled until next meetin . 12. SII LDRAIw • The conservation sign is in place. The footbridge by the big pond has been washed out. Rir. Emanuelson will inves- tigate nves-tira.te and report whether CAC needs to budget for its replacement. 13. W.Y.S. ASSOCIATION 02 COIv ERVATIOI" COlaISSIOP;S Annual meeting to be held in Oneonta on October 19 and 20.' Anyone who can attend, let L . Amlicke know at next meeting. 14. ENVIROd?•ENTAL PLANKING LOBBY CONFERENCE Lr. Amlicke will call I:,r. Gunsalus and Er. Irwin to see whether either can attend the conference Sept. 20-22 in Oneonta. 15. RECYCLING COURSE • Westchester Community College is offering a recycling course by Garret Smith. Anyone interested, contact Lx. Amlicke. 16. VILLAGE OF LARCH HNT -- SEPTEMBER ER 14, 1974 Z STING IUs. Amlicke will rake a report at this meeting concerning the purpose of CAC, current activities and/or problems affecting Village of Larchmont and specific objec- tives of CAC within a one year time scan. 17. BULLETINS CJ�( Pr. Amlicke gave Mrs. Johnson two bulletins to be given to Mrs. Munzer and one to be given to LI- . METING G ADJOURNED 4 NEXT MEETING: Thursday, September 26, 1974 at 7:45 p.m. Cleaver Street Firehouse (One hour to be spent with the Town Planning Board and representative from county planning board, Joseph Po.tenza.) - 5 -