Adirondack Park Agency January Agency Meeting

1/5/2005

3:00 PM

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

NEW YORK STATE ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY

JANUARY 13-14, 2005

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 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 December 2004 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)

Planning/State Land (Full Meeting Room)

State Land Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for November 2004

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

(3) Comprehensive Update on the Unit Management Plan Initiative

(K. Richards, DEC)

(4) Unit Management Plan Updates (K. Richards, DEC)

C Wilmington Wild Forest

C Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest

C Split Rock Wild Forest

C Siamese Ponds Wilderness

For general discussion in anticipation of future final Agency discussion and action.

(5) 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 authorization to proceed to public hearing.

(6) Annual Classification Package (R. Weber)

For authorization to proceed to public hearing.

(7) Presentation on GIS Analysis Tools for UMP Planning (ESF Staff)

(8) Old Business

(9) New Business

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

Ecology/Interpretive (Full Meeting Room)

Interpretive Programs Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for November 2004

(2) Facility Managers Report (M. Brennan/R. McCray)

(3) Ongoing Programs and Initiatives of the Adirondack Collaborative Ecological Educators (ACE²) (M. Brennan/R. McCray)

Participants include Jen Kretser, Adirondack Mountain Club;

Zoe Smith, Wildlife Conservation Society's Adirondack Communities and Conservation Program; Valerie Trudeau, Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks; and Paul Hai, Adirondack Ecological Center, The Roosevelt Wildlife Station at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

(4) Old Business

(5) New Business

LUNCH (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) (Executive Session on Litigation)

COMMITTEE MEETING (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM)

Regulatory Programs (Full Meeting Room)

Regulatory Programs Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for December 2004

(2) Deputy Director - Regulatory Programs Report

(M. Sengenberger)

(3) Projects

2001-135 Marion River Carry Railroad, Inc.

(J. Quinn) Hamilton: Indian Lake

Resource Management

§809 and 9 NYCRR Parts 576 and 578

60-Day Clock: indefinite (by settlement

agreement)

90-Day Clock: indefinite (by settlement

agreement)

New commercial sand and gravel extraction

Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions

2004-273 NYS Department of Transportation (Region 1)

(T. Saehrig) Warren: Johnsburg

Intensive Use (part of Gore Mountain UMP)

§814

30-Day Clock: suspended by agreement to

1/25/05

Construction of salt storage facility/

reload site and 2-lot subdivision

Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions

*2001-245 Saratoga County

(G. Outcalt) Saratoga: Hadley, Day and Edinburg

Low Intensity Use, Rural Use

§§810(1)(c)(1)(b), (1)(d)(1)(b),

(1)(c)(5), (1)(d)(5), (1)(c)(17),

(1)(d)(18), (2)(b)(2)(b), (2)(c)(2)(b),

and 9 NYCRR 578.3(n)(i) and (iii)

60-Day Clock: 1/17/05

90-Day Clock: 2/16/05

Construction of three new emergency communications towers and associated infrastructure, new access road and utility lines

Staff Recommendation: Proceed to public hearing

*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

The Committee will provide conceptual advice

to applicant.

(4) Old Business

(5) New Business

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2005

Adirondack Park Agency Headquarters

Ray Brook, NY

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

Legal/Enforcement (Full Meeting Room)

Legal Affairs Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for November 2004

(2) Counsel's Report

(3) Year in Review

(4) Advice of Counsel Topics

C Boathouse

C State Land Projects

(5) Legislative Program

(6) Regulatory Reform

(7) Old Business

(8) New Business

COMMITTEE MEETING (10:00 AM – 10:45 AM)

Local/Economic (Full Meeting Room)

Local Government Services Committee

(1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for November 2004

(2) Deputy Director, Planning Report (J. Connolly)

(3) Amendments to Town of Horicon Zoning Code (J. Connolly)

For action.

(4) Presentation on Local Government Section of Agency Web Page

(J. Barge)

(5) Old Business

(6) New Business

FOR FULL AGENCY (10:45 AM) (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

Park Ecology Committee

Economic Affairs Committee

Park Policy and Planning Committee

Enforcement Committee

(7) Committee Reports

State Land Committee

Interpretive Programs Committee

Regulatory Programs Committee

Legal Affairs Committee

Local Government Services Committee

(8) Old Business

(9) New Business

(10) Member Comment

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

(12) Public Comment

ADJOURNMENT

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

MARCH AGENCY MEETING – March 10-11, 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

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