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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984_02_07 Coastal Zone Management Commission Minutes (2) VILLAGE OF LARCHMONT - TOWN C7 Mr,^+ RCNFCu C COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT CO=ITT EE MEETTN Village Center, Larchmont, February 7, 1984 PRESENT: Sydney Astle, Co-Chairman Wallace Irwin Joseph Vandernoot Dr. Leo Wilson Dr. Alan Mason James Lotto Mary Anne Johnson June Allen Robert Schoenberger Elinor Fredston Robert White Miriam Curnin, Trustee Mr. Astle called the meeting to order at 8 :15 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion duly made and seconded , the minutes of the meeting of January 10, 1984 were approved as amended . T Ta. REVITALIZATION n �OC�.� ,P.TERF ;T' PRO�RAP," Mr. Astle reported that he had received a letter from the State acknowledging the receipt of the Committee' s draft of Task 1 of the LT,rRP, Mrs . Johnson suggested, and the Committee agreed , that Committee communications to local or County authorities or other interested parties should be written. on CZM stationery and kept in the record for possible inclusion in the draft I.':RP . The Committee approved the general content of Cr. Mason' s revised boundary proposal (Task 3) with an amendment limiting the boundary to the Village of Larchmont and the Unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaroneck. Discussion was held on the Mamaroneck and New Rochelle sewer districts as they affect our area. It was suggested that Mrs . Kathryn Clarke be asked for further information on the Mamaroneck sewer district at the next meeting. Mr. Irwin stated his view that if the Tlork Program was to be satisfactorily completed without undue delay, the Committee would C need to engage a paid consultant. After discussing the matter with Mrs. Curnin, he had contacted five or six consulting firms . He urged that the matter be pursued and a consultant be selected as soon as possible. In the ensuing discussion, Mr. Astle suggested that a sub-committee be formed to interview potential consultants and make a selection. Mr. Lotto felt that Task 2 must be written by the Committee itself, since it requires decisions on policy. He suggested that the Committee , rather than a consultant, act as "general contractor" for the entire IPTRP, using paid consultants only for very specific areas of information. Mrs. Curnin advised that she had spoken to Charles r"cCaffrey in Albany regardingge.�..a con�n-ssA sultant, and he recommended hiring a consultant for the policy sec'tio n n policy tt She further suggested that where legal advice is needed , an important Qsource might be the Village Attorney, James ]taudt. Discussion was then held on how best to organize the planning process, bearing in mind the July 31 deadline for the entire LWRP and the need for the Committee--whether or not a consultant is used-- to play the leading part in the process . Mr. Astle proposed that each of the existing subcommittees supply the necessary policy pro- posals for Task 2, and that the chairmen of the subcommittees meet to coordinate the drafting process. Mrs . Fredston agreed , and urged that the subcommittees circulate proposed policies within their respective areas before the next meeting. Mr. Irwin offered a motion (copy attached ) to create a "work program committee" (1) to make recommendations on how best to complete the work program, including the question of engaging one or more consultants, and (:) - 2 - (2) to write a preliminary draft of Task 2 . Mr. Astle then proposed that a "committee of committees" be 4:) formed , consisting of the heads of the functional subcommittees . This new body would undertake the tasks described above, drawing on the resources of their respective subcommittees, and report to the next meeting of the full Committee . On motion of Mr. Irwin, seconded by Mr. Vandernoot, and carried, Mr. Astle' s proposal was adopted. Mr. Astle further proposed, and the Committee agreed , that Mr. Irwin would serve as chairman of the new group. NEXT MEETING The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday, !'arch 7, 1984 at 8 p.m. in the Village Room of the Village Center. ADJOURNMENT CThere being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 9 :45 p.m. Mary Ban jamin CZM, February 7, 1984 Draft Motion submitted by Mr. Irwin The Coastal Zone Management Committee decides as follows : 1. A Work Program Committee (WPC) is established, consisting of one representative from each of the Subcommittees established in July 1983. 2. The tasks of the WPC will be : a. To consider, and recommend to the full Committee, how the remainder of the Work Program (including necessary revision of tasks already completed) can be accomplished most effectively and expeditiously. In particular, the ''';PC may consider whether the CZM should engage one or more professional consultants to work with the CZM on particular tasks. b. To write a preliminary draft of Task 2 ( "Local Policies Cand Applicable State Policies" ) in order to identify the most important local problems that are likely to require new policies , programs, projects, or other commitments , financial, legal, or other- wise, by the Village and Town. c. If the WPC believes that a consultant or consultants should be engaged to help with one or more of the CZTJI' s tasks , it should set tentative terms of reference for such consultant(s) and obtain proposals from potential consultants as soon as possible. 3. The CZM at its March meeting will consider the report and recom- mendations of the WPC on the above matters , and make the necessary decisions. 4. The WPC will elect its chairman and will keep a written record (:: of its proceedings .