Adirondack Park Agency May Preliminary Agenda

5/4/2005 3:00 PM

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

NEW YORK STATE ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY

MAY 12-13, 2005

THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2005

Adirondack Park Agency Headquarters

Ray Brook, NY

FOR FULL AGENCY (9:00 AM - 9:30 AM) (Full Meeting Room)

(1) Call to Order

(2) Pledge of Allegiance

(3) Introduction of Guests

(4) Public Comment

(5) Approval of April 2005 Draft Minutes

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

(7) Recusals

(8) Motion to Adjourn and Convene in Committees

COMMITTEE MEETING (9:30 AM – 11:00 AM)

Regulatory Programs (Full Meeting Room)

Regulatory Programs Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for April 2005

(2) Deputy Director - Regulatory Programs Report (M. Sengenberger)

(3) New Projects

2004-283 Richard Mendrick

(S. McSherry) Oneida: Forestport

Moderate Intensity Use

§809(2)(a)(8)

60-Day Clock: 5/28/05

90-Day Clock: 6/27/05 (unless public hearing)

New commercial use involving modification of existing 900-square-foot structure and installation of 2,000-gallon, above-ground fuel tank for operation of snowmobile fueling station

Staff Recommendation: Direct the project to a public hearing

(4) 2002G-3A – General Permit for Certain Minor Regulated Activities in APA-Jurisdictional Freshwater Wetlands

Amendment to General Permit 2002G-3 to allow for installation of new boardwalks in wetlands.

(5) Old Business

(6) New Business

COMMITTEE MEETING (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

Legal/Enforcement (Full Meeting Room)

Legal Affairs Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for March 2005

(2) Counsel's Report (J. Banta)

(3) Staff Legal Guidance (J. Banta)

(4) Permit Interpretation – Permit 2003-115 (Open Space Institute, Inc. and NL Industries, Inc.) (J. Banta)

Staff seeks guidance regarding the removal of rails in the railroad corridor as a part of the large-scale project covered by Permit 2003-115.

(5) Old Business

(6) New Business

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

COMMITTEE MEETING (1:00 PM – 2:15 PM)

Local/Economic (Full Meeting Room)

Local Government Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for February 2005

(2) Local Government Services Program Report (J. Connolly/B. Grisi)

(3) Town of Lake George Amendments – Definition of Tourist Accommodation (B. Grisi)

For action, pending resolution by Town Board.

(4) Village of Lake George Amendments (B. Grisi)

For action.

(5) Old Business

(6) New Business

COMMITTEE MEETING (2:15 PM – 3:45 PM)

Local/Economic (Full Meeting Room)

Economic Affairs Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for February 2005

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

(3) Presentation and Panel Discussion: Birding as an Adirondack Park Interpretive and Economic Development Opportunity

The planned June 2-5, 2005 Adirondack Birding Celebration at the Paul Smiths Visitor Interpretive Center and the June 17-19 Adirondack Birding Festival in Hamilton County show growing collaboration between naturalists and tourism officials who recognize the economic importance of viewing regional wildlife. The Committee will host a panel to discuss birds of the Adirondacks as well as tourism opportunities and economic activity involving birding. The panel will include Gary Lee, naturalist and retired NYS Forest Ranger from Inlet; Bill Osborne, Director, Hamilton

County Tourism; Rynda McCray, Facility Manager, Newcomb VIC; and Brian McAllister, Coordinator of Volunteer Services, Paul Smiths VIC.

(4) Old Business

(5) New Business

FOR FULL AGENCY (3:45 PM – 4:15 PM) (Full Meeting Room)

(1) Call to Order

(2) Interim Reports

Administration Committee

Park Policy and Planning Committee

Enforcement Committee

Interpretive Programs Committee

Park Ecology Committee

(3) Committee Reports

Regulatory Programs Committee

Legal Affairs Committee

Local Government Services Committee

Economic Affairs Committee

State Land Committee

(4) Old Business

(5) New Business

(6) Member Comment

(7) Local Government Review Board Comment (F. Monroe)

(8) Public Comment

FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2005

Adirondack Park Agency Headquarters

Ray Brook, NY

COMMITTEE MEETING (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

Planning/State Land (Full Meeting Room)

State Land Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for April 2005

(2) Supervisor, Regional Planning Report (R. Weber)

(3) State Land Reclassification (R. Weber)

R2004-6 (DOT Salt Storage Facilities at Gore Mountain)

Warren: Johnsburg (Gore Mountain Ski Center)

Intensive Use to State Administrative

2.1± acres

For Agency action.

(4) UMP for Overview of Public Release Final Draft

(T. Kapelewski, DEC)

C Jessup River Wild Forest

(5) Old Business

(6) New Business

(7) "Roadside Campsites" Discussion (field trip)

ADJOURNMENT

JUNE AGENCY MEETING – June 9-10, 2005, Adirondack Park Agency,

Ray Brook, New York

JULY AGENCY MEETING – July 7-8, 2005, Adirondack Park Agency,

Ray Brook, New York

ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY

AGENCY MEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Regulatory Programs

James Townsend, Chair

Katherine Roberts, Co-Chair

William Kissel

Lani Ulrich

DED

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