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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990_06_26 Coastal Zone Management Commission Minutes • Town of Mamaroneck — Village of Larchmont 41) COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION TOWN CENTER: 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 914-381-6133 MINUTES JUNE 26, 1990 • A regular meeting of the Coastal Zone Management Commission (CZMC) was held on June 26, 1990 in Conference Room A of the Town Center, 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York. The meeting commenced at 8: 10 P.M. Members Present: Phyllis Wittner, Chairman Elinor Fredston Larry Lowy C. Alan Mason Howard McMichael Dick Metzner Shirley Tolley Richard Young 0 • Others Present: Wallace Irwin, Jr. , LWRP Consultant Elaine Price, Liaison, Town of Mamaroneck • Cheryl Lewy, Liaison, Village of Larchmont Mary Anne Johnson, Emeritus • Claudia Ng, Environmental Coordinator •• Rene' Rathschmidt, Recorder ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Appointment - Richard Metnzer, the newest appointee to the Commission, was introduced by Phyllis Wittner. Ms. Wittner by way of introduction mentioned that Mr.. Metzner holds a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering and a.Masters in both Business Administration and Architecture. She also noted that he is a practising architect. Approval of Minutes - The minutes of May 22, 1990 were approved pending a minor correction on page 4. CZMC MINUTES 6/26/90 LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM (LWRP) In the fall of 1989, Wallace Irwin Jr. , former Co-Chairman of the CZM Committee and former member of the CZMCommission, was retained to work with the CZMC and write revisions of the LWRP. Mr. Irwin was in attendance on June 26 and requested input from all members regarding issues which they felt required attention. Ms. Wittner informed the Commission that she had spoken with Randy Lanza, of the Department of State (DOS) , and he suggested a page amendment to the document rather than a whole rewrite. Mr. Irwin agreed stating that the LWRP in and of its self is a historical document and therefore should be amended rather then altered. Ms. Wittner then referred to a memo she sent .to all members on February 16 which contained a preliminary revision list. After discussing the contents of the memo and additional concerns, Mr. Irwin stated that he felt the task of revision consisted of 2 steps. 1> listing the topics requiring amendment (see Feb. 16 memo) with an outline of resolutions; 2> the actual writing. Ms. Wittner noted than all substantive revisions of existing policies required approval of both Boards. Also during this discussion C. Alan Mason noted that the • Army Corps of Engineers will be returning with a scaled down project for the • Sheldrake River. Since the Commission felt that the Feb. 16 memo was fairly complete in its assessment Mrs. Wittner asked Mr. Irwin to begin writing so that a specific topic could be discussed at the next scheduled meeting. CHAIRMAN REPORTS III Smoke Testing - Mrs. Wittner noted that the study of storm water ltrating into the sanitary sewer system has been completed for the Town and Village owned properties. The problem areas concerning individual property owners has not been addressed. Historic Preservation - Mrs. Wittner informed the Commission that she had scheduled two speakers to address the issue of historic preservation for this meeting. She said that they requested a postponement to August. The CZMC requested that the talk be scheduled for September. Correspondence: Davids Island RiverWatch statement of 5/4/90 - Echo Bay Study (Barbara Dexter). Silverherg, Steven to DOS - Complete statement 5/3/90. Silverberg to Office of General Services (OGS) 5/16/90. Silverherg Issues Brief 5/25/90. Silverberg Reply Brief of Intervenors 6/18/90 Cuddy & Feder for New Rochelle - environmental findings 4/25/90. C OTHER Archeological Survey - St. John's subdivision - Mrs. Wittner noted that very little was found. -2- A CZMC MINUTES 6/26/90 UPDATES SListen to the Sound - National Audubon 6/14/90. Mrs. Wittner noted that she and Mrs. Tolley attended the Conference and had both testified. Mrs. Wittner also responded, at a later date, to remarks made about oil in the Premium which were not based on fact. She stated that they had heard excellent testimony and cited Barbara Dexter's advocacy of regional, close to shore water quality testing. County Critical Environmental Area (CEA) Recommendations - Mrs. Wittner thanked Shirley Tolley for researching and drafting comments. Mrs. Wittner wrote Diane Keane again on 6/15/90 referencing her letter of 4/23/90, requesting County CEA Designation for the entire Hampshire Country Club and procedures for an intergrated review of inter-municipal CEA's TOM Proposed Conservation-Recreational Zone - The TOM Board held a scoping session on June 6, 1990. Mrs. Wittner thanked Mr. Mason for his "unequivocal statement" and requested that he submit it to the office for the files. CZMC members have received a copy of Mrs. Wittner's statement. She also noted that the consultants, Ferrandino & Associates, were hired. Premium Project - An update meeting (Gary Trachtman and Anthony Russo representing Malcolm Pirnie with Stephen Altieri and Phyllis Wittner) was held on 6/20/90. Landowners in the area were notified of the impending surveying required before dredging. Mrs. Wittner also noted that the proposed disposal site for the dredged material fell under the Connecticut S Department of Environmental Protection and the New England Corps of Engineers. She said that 3 foot cores of soil samples had been taken and it would be determined at a later date if more is required. Also the Tidal Wetlands permit should be submitted by the end of July. State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) recommendations are to be made by the Town Board at their next scheduled meeting (July 16). She noted that it will be referred to the CZMC for consistency review at the July 24th meeting. The preliminary concept and bidding process will he prepared for the 7/16 meeting with subsequent review by the Board. The proposed schedule is as follows: bids advertised Oct. 15, received Nov. 15, with the contract awarded by 11/21, and the project commencing by Dec. 1. Waterfront Zoning - On 6/18/90, the Village of Larchmont Board of Trustees received a draft local law implementing the CZMC's recommendations re: Waterfront Zoning. Mrs. Wittner distributed copies to all those present and requested that they attend the Board's July 2, 1990 meeting to be present during the discussion and respond to questions if necessary. She noted that a public hearing would not occur before September. Stencil Storm Drains - A proposal was received by Mayor Curnin and Supervisor Silverstone from Mary Anderson and Melissa Baristain of the Cornell Cooperative Extension on behalf of the Long Island Sound Study to have storm drains painted with a appropriate slogan to deter people from illegally pouring oil or other pollutants into the storm drains. Mrs. Wittner proposed endorsing the program because "pollution prevention works; IIpollution control is sometimes second best that often does not work". The CZMC agreed to an endorsement with the following recommendations: 1 . Use of -3- CZMC MINUTES 6/26/90 visual as well as written message for stencil with something to indicate that Sleaves and grass clippings do not belong in the drain (Alan Mason) 2. Better publicity and education regarding law requiring establishments that generate 500 gallons of oil annually to accept used oil for recycling (Richard Young) . MEMBER REPORTS Town Planning Board - 26 Bonnie Way - Shirley Tolley noted that the property located at 26 Bonnie Way is a narrow lot which contains a tremendous rock. Her suggestion was to elicit the help of a consultant before making recommendations and Ms. Wittner agreed stating that the property contains a "impossible rock situation", a valley which must be a water collector. Claudia Ng was asked to alert Steve Tomecek to the possible need for his services. Village of Larchmont Planning Commission - Mrs. Wittner and Larry Lowy both covered the June Meeting for Elinor Fredston. The following was discussed: 1) a request for removal of 3 trees at 30 Park Avenue, a site which had restrictions placed on it; 2) the archeological study commissioned by St. John's Church was accepted. The Planning Board questioned the depths of pits dug and whether or not water was found. The Board will be requesting rock & water testing to see if a dry well will work. Mr. McMichael interjected and said that, as of yet, no rock has been found but, water has been encountered. Town Council Meeting - The Chairman stated that she questioned the Town • Council about the status of the Hommocks Boom Project to catch trash and oil and was told that the item would have to wait until next year's budget. ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR REPORTS Proposed New TOM Litter Law - Claudia Ng informed the Commission that the Town proposed to eliminate the registration process for distribution of notices by individuals. The proposed law does not include the recommendations of the CZMC. She said that enforcement of the law would be left to the Building Inspector. She also noted that the law is targeted towards ad litter and not garden dumping because the Town already has a dumping law that was passed in December of 1987. The Town Board expects to hold a public hearing some time in September. This gives the CZMC additional time to make recommendations. The chairman asked Shirley Tolley to review the half a dozen or so existing Town laws touching on the subject of litter for further discussion. NEW OR OTHER BUSINESS Davids Island - Elaine Price said that she will be in Washington on Thursday addressing the Davids Island issue. Elinor Fredston informed members that there is a demonstration flotilla scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. in opposition to Davids Island. She noted that they hoped to attract 800 boats or more and said to contact Nick Rey if the weather was questionable. 41:1 Next Meeting - The next meeting has been scheduled for July 24, 1990 in the Town Center at 8:00 P.M. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:15 P.M. -4-