HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984_03_06 Coastal Zone Management Commission Minutes VILLAGE CF LARCHI"fNT - TOWN OF MAMARONECK
CCOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COMiMITTEE MEETING
Village Center, Larchmont, March 6, 1984
PRESENT : Sydney Astle, Co-Chairman Joseph Vandernoot
June Allen Bruce Allen
Robert White Elinor Fredston
James Killilea Dr. Alan Mason
Wallace Irwin Mary Anne Johnson
Howard McMichael Lawrence Lowy
James Lotto Miriam Curnin, Trustee
Charles McCaffrey, Coastal Resources Specialist, NY State
Mr. Astle called the meeting to order at 8 p.m. At his request,
the Committee stood for a moment of silence in tribute to its lately
deceased Co-Chairman, Paul M. Miller.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion of Elinor Fredston, seconded by Joseph Vandernoot,
Cand carried , the minutes of the meeting of February 7, 1984, were
approved as amended .
MEETING WITH MR . McCAFFREY
The Committee noted that Dr. Mason had prepared , as requested
at the February meeting, a revised draft of Task 3 giving reasons
for the proposed boundary change. The draft will be further revised
to i nclturie the entire Larchmont Reservoir property (minus the two
lots slated to be sold ) , since this property will continue to be
owned either by the Village or by the Village and Town together.
Mr. Irwin reported that the "Committee of Committees" formed
at the February meeting had met on February 13 and had concluded
that a professional consultant is necessary to assist not only with
the policy section but on the entire scope of the program. Since
4: then, he and other members of the group had interviewed the firms
of Raymond , Parrish, Pine, and Weiner; Dan Shuster; Schmidt and Co . ;
and Edward Bogdan.
The Committee then discussed various considerations that should
determine the choice of a consultant; how much the Committee can
afford to pay; and how the consultant and the Committee should work
together.
Invited to comment, Mr. McCaffrey recommended that the Committee
not delegate all of the work to be done to a consultant. He offered
a contract which the Committee can use as a model when hiring a con-
sultant. Mr. McCaffrey recommended that the Committee not spend
more than $10,000 for a consultant. He reminded the Committee that
the State must first approve its choice of a consultant, but said
this can be done in a few days . He offered to meet with the person
chosen as consultant and, if necessary, explain the LWRP process.
CConcerning the LWRP deadline (July 31) , Mr. McCaffrey advised
that the Committee could extend the deadline to as late as March,
1985, but only money spent during the preceding 12 months can be
counted as matching funds.
Mr. Irwin noted that one firm remained to be interviewed before
a choice is made. The question was raised whether the Committee of
Committees should make the choice, or merely make a recommendation
to the full Committee . In the latter case , to save time, a special
meeting of the Committee in mid-March might be necessary.
Bruce Allen made the motion, seconded by Joseph Vandernoot,
and carried , that the Committee of Committees be empowered to choose
the consultant at its discretion, and negotiate a written contact
to be signed by both the Village and the Town. Only if an impasse
C occurs in the smaller Committee will the question be brought back to
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the entire Committee for a decision. Monday, March 19 at 8 p.m.
4:) was agreed on as the date for such a special meeting should it prove
necessary ( in which case members will be informed by telephone) .
The Committee was informed of the resignation of Mary Benjamin
as secretary and expressed appreciation for her services.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING
The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 3 at
8 p.m. in the Senior Room of the Village Center.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee,
the meeting was adjourned at 9 :32 p.m.
Mary Benjamin
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