Adirondack Park Agency December 2004 Meeting Agenda

12/1/2004 3:00 PM

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

NEW YORK STATE ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY

DECEMBER 9, 2004

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2004

Adirondack Park Agency Headquarters

Ray Brook, NY

FOR FULL AGENCY (9:00 AM - 9:15 AM) (Full Meeting Room)

(1) Call to Order

(2) Pledge of Allegiance

(3) Introduction of Guests

(4) Public Comment

(5) Approval of November 2004 Draft Minutes

(6) Executive Director’s Report (D. Fitts)

(7) Recusals

(8) Motion to Adjourn and Convene in Committees

COMMITTEE MEETING (9:15 AM – 10:15 AM)

Local/Economic (Full Meeting Room)

Economic Affairs Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for October 2004

(2) Special Assistant for Economic Affairs Report (S. Erman)

(3) Status of "Build Now–NY" Business Development Sites in the Adirondack Park (S. Erman)

Four business/commerce park locations in the Adirondack Park have been designated by Governor Pataki as "Build Now-NY" sites. These sites, located in Chesterfield, Willsboro, Harrietstown and Ticonderoga, are in various stages of development. The presentation will discuss the "Build Now–NY" program as administered by Empire State Development and the Governor’s Office of Regulatory Reform as well as the regulatory status of each of the Adirondack Park locations. A photographic tour will be conducted.

(4) Old Business

(5) New Business

BREAK (10:15 AM – 10:30 AM)

COMMITTEE MEETING (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)

Planning/State Land (Full Meeting Room)

Park Policy and Planning Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for November 2004

(2) Planning Division Report (J. Connolly/E. Hood)

(3) Map Amendments (H. Savarie)

• MA2004-6 (Ridge Street; technical)

Essex: Minerva

Low Intensity Use to State Land

50± acres

Determine approvability.

• MA2004-7 (west of Boreas Ponds; technical)

Essex: North Hudson

State Land (Wild Forest) to Resource Management

22.9± acres

Determine approvability.

• MA2004-8 (Russell Road; technical)

Essex: Minerva

State Land (Wild Forest) to Rural Use

189± acres

Determine approvability.

(4) Old Business

(5) New Business

[The public meeting will adjourn at 11:00 AM

for Agency Members and Designees to receive advice

from Counsel, and will resume after lunch.]

LUNCH (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

COMMITTEE MEETING (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Regulatory Programs (Full Meeting Room)

Regulatory Programs Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for November 2004

(2) Deputy Director - Regulatory Programs Report

(M. Sengenberger)

(3) Project

2004-219 Finch, Pruyn and Company, Inc.

(J. Quinn) Essex: Newcomb, Minerva, North Hudson

Resource Management, Rural Use and

Industrial Use

§809 and 9 NYCRR Parts 577 and 578

60-Day Clock: 12/18/04

90-Day Clock: 1/17/05

2-lot subdivision involving wetlands

Staff Recommendation: Approve project with conditions.

(4) Old Business

(5) New Business

COMMITTEE MEETING (2:00 PM – 3:30 PM)

Ecology/Interpretive (Full Meeting Room)

Park Ecology Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for October 2004

(2) Supervisor, Resource Analysis Report (D. Fitts)

(3) Report on DEC's Forest Pest Management Program

(J. Carlson, DEC/S. Buchanan, DEC)

Informational presentation on this problem.

(4) Field Season Year-End Report on the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (H. Oles, AP Invasive Plant Program/

S. Flint, The Nature Conservancy/D. Spada)

Hilary Oles of the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, Steven Flint of The Nature Conservancy, and Dan Spada of Agency staff will provide an update on APIPP's activities over the past year as well as a description of NYS Invasive Species Task Force activities.

(5) Resolution 2004-7 Saluting Robin Ulmer, Executive Director,

Boquet River Association

(6) Old Business

(7) New Business

SPECIAL MEETING

Regulatory Programs Committee

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Tupper Lake High School Auditorium

25 Chaney Avenue

Tupper Lake, New York

2004-251 Preserve Associates, LLC

(G. Outcalt) Franklin: Tupper Lake

(NYS Route 30 and Ski Tow Road)

Hamlet, Moderate Intensity Use,

Low Intensity Use and Resource Management

9 NYCRR Part 572.3(b)

Proposed large-scale project involving 6299±

acres to be undertaken in phases on and near

the Big Tupper Ski Area

Conceptual review of project with

opportunity for public comment.

FOR FULL AGENCY (3:30 PM) (Full Meeting Room)

(1) Call to Order

(2) Pledge of Allegiance

(3) Introduction of Guests

(4) Public Comment

(5) Recusals

(6) Interim Reports

Administration Committee

Interpretive Programs Committee

Legal Affairs Committee

Enforcement Committee

State Land Committee

Local Government Services Committee

(7) Committee Reports

Economic Affairs Committee

Park Policy and Planning Committee

Regulatory Programs Committee

Park Ecology Committee

(8) Old Business

(9) New Business

(10) Member Comment

(11) Local Government Review Board Comment (J. Rota)

(12) Public Comment

ADJOURNMENT

JANUARY AGENCY MEETING – January 13-14, 2005, Adirondack Park Agency, Ray Brook, New York

FEBRUARY AGENCY MEETING – February 10-11, 2005, Adirondack Park Agency, Ray Brook, New York

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2004

Adirondack Park Agency Headquarters

Ray Brook, NY

COMMITTEE MEETING (9:00 AM – 10:30 AM)

Regulatory Programs (Full Meeting Room)

Regulatory Programs Committee (Continued)

(1) Project

*2004-251 Preserve Associates, LLC

(G. Outcalt) Franklin: Tupper Lake

(NYS Route 30 and Ski Tow Road)

Hamlet, Moderate Intensity Use,

Low Intensity Use and Resource Management

9 NYCRR Part 572.3(b)

Proposed large-scale project involving 6299±

acres to be undertaken in phases on and near

the Big Tupper Ski Area

Discussion of content and process of Committee's response to staff comment document and public meeting held the previous evening with respect to the conceptual review of this project in anticipation of the receipt of comments during the public comment period and final Committee advice at the January Regulatory Programs Committee meeting.

Committee Recommendation: To be issued in January.

ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY

AGENCY MEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Regulatory Programs

James Townsend, Chair

Katherine Roberts, Co-Chair

William Kissel

DED

DOS