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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992_03_24 Coastal Zone Management Commission Minutes Town of Mamaroneck — Village of Larchmont 414 COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION TOWN CENTER: 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 914-381-7845 APPROVED MINUTES MARCH 24, 1992 A regular meeting of the Coastal Zone Management Commission (CZMC) was held on Tuesday, March 24, 1992 in Conference Room A at the Town Center, 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York. The meeting commenced at 8:10 p.m. Members Present: Phyllis Wittner, Chairman Richard Coico Elinor Freiston Lawrence Lowy � 'E��� Angel Martin MAY ' C. Alan Mason Howard McMichael, Jr. pATmem 992 ToWNnfliCIOCCI Richard Metzner MA,y R!{ Shirley W. Tolley O NECK Others Present: Jeff DeAmario, Westchester County George Latimer, Westchester County Legislator Cheryl Lewy, Mayor-elect, Village of Larchmont Claudia Ng, Environmental Coordinator Ellen Morse, Recorder APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes: Minor changes were made to the previously approved minutes of January, page 5. The minutes for February were approved with minor changes on page 3. CHAIRMAN'S REPOKI'S A. Correspondence - Outgoing: 1. 3/11/92 - To Elaine Price - Terrestrial and Aquatic Resources and Wetlands data for Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) . Steve Coleman will be doing nesting and feeding sites in the GEIS areas in the next few months. After surveying the Reservoir-Sheldrake-Leatherstocking Complex, he would like to do the Hommocks Complex and the Premium Complex. Mrs. Wittner requested that Ms. Ng ask him if he would like to do field work at Winged Foot Golf Club. Printed on Recycled Paper CZMC Minutes March 24, 1992 Page 2 2. 3/13/92 - To George Stafford and Charles McCaffrey, DOS. Hope they will work with New Rochelle on their LWRP. 3. 3/13/92 - Westchester County Legislator George Latimer re: proposing a resolution to "never consider that County awned parks on L.I. Sound be used for other than park purposes". B. Correspondence - Copies: 1. 3/13/92 - Shirley Tolley to Elaine Price - Responses to Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement assignment on open space and LWRP policies. 2. 3/9/92 - Mary Anne Johnson to Elaine Price re: Historical and Archaeological Aspects of the Bonnie Briar and Winged Foot Golf Club properties. 3. Bob Hohberg's "Fast Creek Correcting Coliform Pollution - Summer 1991" document. 4. 3/31/92 - Planning Board Agenda front the City of New Rochelle, Dept. of Development, - Informal discussion on the preliminary subdivision plat for Emerson Point Estates. C. OTHER: 1. Town Council 2/26 - Mrs. Wittner presented CZMC's Annual Report and was also authorized to submit a Federal Small Business Administration Tree Planting grant. There was a presentation by County Legislator George Latimer as well. MEMBERS' REPORTS/MINUTE Angel Martin - CAC: Charles Bernstein is receiving training to do water quality monitoring in the L.I. Sound. CAC would like Steve Coleman to look at an overgrowth of brambles at the end of Hammocks Rd. to see what he would recommend. The storm drain stenciling program will be starting soon. Sandra Marraffino gave a status report on the conservation areas' guidebook she prepared (sponsored by the LIFE Center and the Friends of the Reservoir) . CZMC Minutes March 24, 1992 Page 3 The coliform report given by Bob Hohberg showed areas where there are high coliform and fecal counts in Fast Creek as the latter crosses Post Road. Alan Mason suggested that comparisons be made with studies done in the same areas a few years ago to see what changes, if any, have occurred. Ms. Ng reported that Mr. Hohberg has only been able to do one data base of the entire area, including the Village of Mamaroneck; he finished with Guion Creek in 1987. He is now going back again and has redone Larchmont Reservoir, below the Reservoir to Gardens Lake, and went back to Fast Creek. Mrs. Wittner suggested Mr. Hohberg be asked if a copy of his report can be sent to Jack Taylor who is working on the East Creek boom. Mrs. Wittner questioned whether Mr. Bernstein and Mr. Hohberg will be collecting the same kind of data. Mr. Martin believes there will be same correlation. Mrs. Wittner then asked Mr. Martin to convey to the CAC that it would be helpful if both Mr. Hohberg and Mr. Bernstein were testing for some of the same things. Richard Metzner - Town of Mamaroneck Architectural Review Board: The Volkswagen dealership on Boston Post Rd. will become a Saturn dealership. Richard Coico - VOL - Parks and Trees Commission: He did not attend the meeting but Mayor-elect Lewy canted that they are going to update their tree inventory. Howard McMichael - VOM - Harbour Commission: Re. Chapter 210, Village of Mamaroneck local law: Mr. McMichael will be proposing to the Coastal Zone Commission, Village of Mamaroneck, that two pump out stations be installed in the Village. He spoke to George Latimer at this meeting who suggested he put the information in writing, and Mr. Latimer will pursue it at the County level. Lawrence Lowy - Board of Architectural Review, Larchmont: Nothing to report. Elinor Frcuiston - Planning Board, Larchmont: She did not attend but spoke with Syrette Dym Grant who reported that Mavis Tire is taking down part of their station, expanding another part, and putting in seven more parking planes. They will need a variance. Shirley Tolley - Planning Board, Town of Mamaroneck: She did not attend but Dr. Mason reported on the meeting. They had a series of hearings but did not have a full board attending (five members out of seven) for voting purposes. They responded favorably to the Winged Foot Golf Club gas tanks permit. The draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) was then presented for acceptance for the DiForio property, which was not listed on the agenda. Dr. Mason questioned whether the Board should apt the draft as he found factual errors in it. The DEIS will be presented again for acceptance after further review. CZMC Minutes March 24, 1992 Page 4 ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR'S REPORTS Ms. Ng had noting to report. NEW OR OTHER County Legislator George Latimer spoke and gave an update on the county level of government as follows: 1. Davids Island - Legislator Latimer suggested that the CZMC outline broad principles to the County Board of Legislators that would show the items that CZMC is most concerned about and future developments that would be consistent with the CZMC's guiding principles. He said if CZMC felt strongly about never having a bridge to Davids Island to state as such in the lett-Pr. He felt a reasonable time frame for issuing the letter would be June 15, 1992. Mrs. Tolley suggested looking at CZMC's policies to use as a basis for what the parameters would be. Legislator Latimer suggested discussions be held with Town and Village officials before any correspondence is sent out. He has not as yet spoken with Supervisor Silverstone, Mayor-elect Lewy, or Mayor Curnin. He feels there is very little support for the bridge proposal now, and the Davids Island issue is not dead but will just proceed on a slower track. 2. County Coastal Zone Management Plan - Legislator Latimer has celled for a County Cr stal Zone Management Plan affecting county-owned parcels of land along the Sound. The County would follow the same procedures as was done in the municipalities that already have LWRP's. The County would put together a plan that would govern the County-owned parcels along the Sound (three in Rye and Glen Island in New Rochelle) . Legislator Latimer will keep CZMC informed of any new developments. 3. Dedication of Marsh and Park Lands - Legislator Latimer is making a direct effort to get parkland dedication legislation from the County Board of Legislators to dedicate the Rye Marshlands and appropriate parklands. He must see haw much support there is for this type of resolution and feels the plan stands a greater change by picking a certain n mmber of parcels and getting those passed. He suggested talking with CZMC to identify cutting edge parcels that affect Larchmont/Mamaroneck the most and put them on the list. In the past, CZMC Minutes March 24, 1992 Page 5 Steve Tenore has advocated inventorying County-owned park lands for dedication so he will be sensitive to this legislation. Legislator Latimer knows of only one parcel of land, Read Sanctuary, which is protected by State legislation. He would like to ^m the same type of language used for the Rye Marshlands Conservancy. 4. Jay Estate - Legislator Latimer attended a meeting last week with representatives from Julia Stokes' office (OPRHP) . There was County Board consensus to amppt the State's $4 million for the Jay property. When it is approved, it will require dedicating it as part of the marshlands. This would allow the Jay Heritage Coalition to try to fund raise and rehabilitate the buildings. The only question is how much the County will pay for it and if they go through an extended legal process to get the land or not. He will keep Mrs. Wittner and the Town and Village Boards posted on any new developments. 5. County Board of Legislators Meetings - Legislator Latimer distributed a letter giving the upcoming dates of the County Board meetings. They meet on Thursdays, generally at 3 p.m. , at the County Board. They are open meetings and he invited all to attend and speak and/or ask questions. NEXT MEETING: April 28, 1992. The meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m.