TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON
Brownfields Redevelopment Agency
Monday, September 28, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Town Hall Annex
MINUTES
Present: Chairman Scott Bristol, Vice-Chairman William DeMore, Ron Buccilli, Dan Wolfram, Public Works Director Keith Hayden, Carla Sylvester, Mary Ann Dostaler. Absent: Kay Willson.
Also Present: Judy Pogmore, Recording Secretary
1. Call to Order:
Chairman Scott Bristol called this meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
a. Adoption of Agenda/Added Agenda Items:
Chairman Scott Bristol requested motion to adopt agenda absent any changes or added agenda items. Vice-Chairman William DeMore moved to accept the agenda, seconded by Dan Wolfram. Vote unanimous.
2. Approval of Minutes—7/27/09 Meeting:
Chairman Bristol requested motion to approve minutes from the 7/27/09 meeting. He stated (from procedural standpoint) some changes needed to be made to motions. Motions were on the table but no votes were made. Vice-Chairman William DeMore requested corrections be made under #2, Approval of Minutes--6/22/09 meeting. Ron Buccilli moved to accept the minutes, seconded by Vice-Chairman William DeMore. Vote unanimous, motion passed. Also, #4, Staff Reports: (Follow-up to 6/22/09 Minutes) and 6a. Committee Reports, second page, Ron Buccilli moved that we accept Invoice #7059676 from AECOM for payment. Dan Wolfram seconded the motion. Vote unanimous. Under Item #10, Adjournment, Vice-Chairman William DeMore had
requested motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:07 p.m. Ron Buccilli so moved, seconded by Dan Wolfram. The vote was unanimous. Ron Buccilli moved that we accept these changes. With those changes, Vice-Chairman William DeMore requested vote of those in favor. Vote unanimous. Mary Ann Dostaler and Chairman Scott Bristol abstained as they were not at last meeting.
3. Public Comments: None
4. Staff Reports and 6b—Update New grant Applications:
Ann Faust of Community Consultants will write up new assessment grant for Brownfields. Because Watrous Street used up the previous assessment grants money, we are left with unfinished work, and EPA thinks we can get a grant to continue community-wide work. This would be our third grant. Meeting is to be held September 29, 2009 with Ann Faust, Jeff O’Keefe, and Dan Wolfram to apply for grant application, talk status of current grants and identify where monies would be spent. Chairman Bristol requested a motion for his, Chairman Bristol’s, drafting of the letter in support of the application for the current Brownfields community-wide assessment grant to better the village center, namely EPOCH Arts, and whatever else the
committee deems necessary, and circulating it for comments. Ron Buccilli moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mary Ann Dostaler. Vote unanimous. Vice-Chairman William DeMore made amendment that the stated approval process be done by e-mail. Dan Wolfram requested a letter be written by Carla Sylvester, Chairman Scott Bristol, and himself pledging for professional support.
5. Liaison Reports: None
6. New Business:
a. Update 13 Watrous:
Dan Wolfram stated our consultant was out there today starting the investigation and will be out there the remainder of the week. Mr.Wolfram has meeting tomorrow with Kropp Environmental to look at stuff inside building. Previously, Chairman Bristol, Dan Wolfram, Public Works Director Hayden, and Kay Willson toured the building to assess possibility of Public Works utilizing building for the town’s seasonal equipment storage. Building needs to be cleaned up inside. Dan Wolfram is talking with KROPP Environmental of clean up of petroleum from cars, etc. Also, AECOM will take top inch or so of six random concrete cores for PCB’s testing. In addition, door needs to be secured and operational and need to get electricity in
there for lighting inside and outside of building. The neighbor at 1 Watrous will have to move cars/stuff off our property so building can be utilized temporarily by Public Works Director Keith Hayden. Chairman Bristol states, to his knowledge, the town has no long term vision for building.
b. Update New Grant Applications: Discussed previously under #4.
c. IHZ: Chairman Bristol met with Glen Chalder of Planometrics. Planometrics has been hired by the town for evaluating parcels community-wide for an incentive town housing zone. Their search was narrowed down to possibly utilizing the village center—Watrous Street area. They did a walk-through with Town Manager Jeff O’Keefe and Planning and Zoning and others. They contacted Chairman Bristol for some fact finding. Chairman Bristol doesn’t expect to hear from them until later this year on refinement of in-town housing zone.
7. Old Business:
a. Goals Review:
i. Public Handouts of Current, Identified Redevelopment Areas:
Public Works Director Hayden to follow up with Town Manager Jeff O’Keefe with most recent draft of the handout for redevelopment agency, which was modified to reflect the combination of Brownfields with Redevelopment.
ii. Tentative Prioritization of Same Areas for Development: No discussion.
iii. Charrette for Public Input:
Mary Ann Dostaler shared charrette outline from town of Simsbury as an example we could follow. She also spoke of National Charrette Institute she found on-line. This organization could possibly be utilized for funding. Chairman Bristol requested Keith Hayden contact Andrew Tierney of Midstate to ask him to join us at the next meeting to find out what has transpired (an update on activities) with Midstate Planning and how they can help us as a redevelopment agency. Midstate could possibly help with funding.
8. Public Comments (Pertaining to Current Agenda Items Only): None
9. Confirm Next Meeting: The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2009, at 7:30 p.m.
10. Adjournment: Dan Wolfram moved to adjourn the meeting. Ron Buccilli seconded. Vote unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith L. Pogmore
Recording Secretary
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