Conservation Advisory Council Meeting

Ruth Keeler Library
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Town of North Salem

CONSERVATION ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Time:  6:30PM

In person at Ruth Keeler Memorial Library

Or

Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/7558828866

Meeting ID: 755 882 8866, Dial in: +1 929 205-6099

MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Call to order

Approval of February 2023 minutes

Discussion items:

  1. Welcome Edris Scherer as new CAC member
  2. Tree Ordinance/Tree Communications Plan – Pam, Virginia, Steve, Edris
  3. Earth Day/Collaborating with NSIS on roadside clean up - Edris
  4. Easements – Virginia
  5. NS Climate Smart – Holly and Pam
  6. NSHS Engagement - Junior Member CAC – Virginia
  7. Pollinator Pathway Resolution

Attended or upcoming:

  1. 2/1/2023 Planning Board, 7:30PM
  2. 2/15/2023 Sustainable Westchester via Zoom 10-11:30
  3. 3/13/2023 Landscape Conference - Pam, Andrea, Melissa tbd by Martin
  4. 3/25/2023 NSIS Roadside Clean up Event, from 10AM-2PM
  5. 3/25/2023 Bedford 2030 meeting, the Power of Trees, 9AM-1PM at Fox Lane HS.
  6. 4/21/2023 CSC Tour of Taylor Reed Materials Recovery Facility
  7. 4/22/2023 Earth Day

Active sites/programs for updates as needed (CAC has received docs via email):

  1. Morth Subdivision – pre-application – 324 Hardscrabble Road
  2. 113 Mills Road – Chapter 89/189 Permit Application (site visit 8/11/2022)
  3. 509 Route 22 – Graiff Memo issued 8/31/2022
  4. Little Mountain Road – Hahn and MDRA issued
  5. Lorusso/Castillo – 26 Whittier Hills Drive – Chapter 89 – Fill Permit Application submitted – Hahn Review Memo received; ongoing
  6. DiMaio – 28 Whittier Hills Drive – Hahn and MDRA Review Memo’s received 12/6/2022; Chapter 89/189 Permit Application; soil sample report; ongoing
  7. 2-Lot Subdivision 234 Hawley Road
  8. 3-Lot Subdivision “Hawley Woods” – MDRA and Hahn Memo received by the CAC 01/30/2023
  9. Cell Towers:
    1. Bloomer Road Tower – T-Mobile NE LLC – MDRA Memo and Graiff Report issued 09/22; final plans to be circulated; Dish wireless collocation
    2. T Mobile Northeast – Delancey Road Tower – collocation
    3. NY SMSA Ltd Partnership dba Verizon Wireless – exemption – Sun Valley Drive Tower.  We will not be receiving a Report from Ron Graiff as the Propagation Maps were not submitted.
    4. Hammond Museum Tower – June Road – Homeland Towers

Next Meeting:  April 12, 2023 (second Wednesday)

2023 Priorities

The CAC advises the Town Board on environmental matters and serves as an advocate for the environment.  The CAC reviews all wetland and land disturbance applications as well as all subdivisions and site plan applications before the Planning Board.

  1. Further develop collaboration with the NS Planning Board
  2. Continue Environmental Advocacy and Education e.g. CAC “Did You Know?” Postcard, native plantings)
  3. Schedule and plan for inspections of all easements over [3] year rolling time frame
  4. Maintenance plan for CAC Plantings (Purdy’s, RKML, June/Hardscrabble)
  5. Add a CAC Junior Member