11/1/18 9:30 am PRELIMINARY AGENDA NEW YORK STATE ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY NOVEMBER 8-9, 2018 Adirondack Park Agency Headquarters Ray Brook, New York THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 FULL AGENCY 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM (1) Call to Order (2) Pledge of Allegiance (3) Welcoming Remarks (Karen Feldman, Acting Chair) (4) Public Comment The Agency encourages public comment that will assist us in improving our practices, procedures and our responsibility to the public. However, to promote fundamental fairness, and in consideration of the substantial time available for written comment, the practice of the Agency is to exclude public comment on matters pending decision until the conclusion of Agency business. This includes: (1) any matter which is before the Agency for action at this meeting; (2) any enforcement case which is before the Agency; (3) any matter for which an adjudicatory public hearing has been convened. Conduct of the meeting is always at the discretion of the Chair or Committee Chair. (5) Approval of September 13, 2018 Draft Agency Minutes (6) Recusals (7) Motion for Executive Session (8) Executive Director’s Report (Terry Martino) P.O. Box 99 • 1133 NYS Route 86 • Ray Brook, NY 12977 • Tel: (518) 891-4050 • Fax: (518) 891-3938 • www.apa.ny.gov (9) Approval of 2019 Agency Meeting Schedule (Karen Feldman) (10) Motion to Adjourn into Committees COMMITTEE MEETINGS 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Regulatory Programs Committee (1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for September 2018 (2) Regulatory Programs Report (Rick Weber, Deputy Director) (3) P2017-149 (Ariel Lynch) Karen and Peter Fardelmann Franklin: Franklin County Resource Management Use §806(1)(a)(2) of the Adirondack Park Agency Act The project involves a variance request to replace/ expand a single-family dwelling located within the shoreline setback. Action: Approve with Conditions (4) P2015-119 (Devan Korn) K&C Land Holding, LLC Fort Ann: Washington County Rural Use §809 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act The project involves the establishment of a new commercial use excavation contracting business, including the construction of a new 6,000 square foot building with on-site wastewater treatment system and well water supply, use of an existing storage building, storage of construction equipment and materials, and site improvements for stormwater management, noise control and mitigation of off-site visual impacts. Action: Approve with Conditions 2 (5) Old Business (6) New Business 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM BREAK 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM State Land Committee (1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for September 2018 (2) Planning Division Report (Kathy Regan, Supervisor, Natural Resource Analysis) (3) Eagle Point Public Campground UMP (Josh Houghton, DEC and Walt Linck, APA) • Proposed Final UMP/ For Action: Board Adoption of Resolution on APSLMP Conformance (4) Brown Tract Pond Public Campground UMP (Josh Houghton, DEC and Walt Linck, APA) • Proposed Final UMP/ For Action: Board Adoption of Resolution on APSLMP Conformance (5) Generic Campground UMP Amendment (Josh Houghton, DEC and Kathy Regan, APA) • Proposed Final UMP Amendment/ For Action: Board Adoption of Resolution on APSLMP Conformance 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM LUNCH 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM State Land Committee Continued (6) Grass River Wild Forest UMP (Walt Linck, APA) • Proposed Final UMP Amendment/ For Action: Board Adoption of Resolution on APSLMP Conformance 3 (7) Blue Ridge Wilderness UMP Amendment (Nick Addison, DEC) • Public Draft (8) Hammond Pond Wild Forest UMP (Corrie Magee, DEC) • Public Draft (9) Old Business (10) New Business 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM BREAK 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Public Awareness and Communication Committee (1) Public Awareness and Communication Report (Keith McKeever) (2) NYSDEC Overview of Adirondack Park Conservation Easements (Rob Davies, Jim Sessions, Sean Reynolds, Peter D’luhosch, DEC) • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) staff will detail the current status and value of sustainable forestry management on New York State Adirondack Park Conservation Easement Lands. DEC staff will provide an overview of the ongoing success of DEC’s conservation easement programs including conservation easement agreements, compliance and economic benefits to local economies. The goals, management and monitoring of the program will be discussed. (3) Questions and Answers (4) Old Business (5) New Business 4 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Park Policy and Planning Committee (1) Approval of Draft Committee Minutes for September 2018 (2) Town of Westport/ Consolidated Mortgages, LLC Map Amendment (Matt Kendall) • (3) For Action: Board Review and Acceptance of the DSEIS Renewable Energy Production, Supply and Conservation (Dr. Chad Dawson) • For Action: Board Authorization to Proceed to Public Comment on the Policy Update (4) Old Business (5) New Business 10:30 AM FULL AGENCY (1) Committee Reports Regulatory Programs State Land Public Awareness and Communication Park Policy and Planning (2) Interim Reports Administration Economic Affairs Enforcement Legal Affairs Local Government Services Park Ecology (3) Old Business 5 (4) New Business (5) Public Comment (6) Local Government Review Board Comment (Gerald Delaney, LGRB) (7) Member Comment DECEMBER AGENCY MEETING – December 13-14, 2018 Adirondack Park Agency, Ray Brook, New York. 6 ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY AGENCY MEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Karen Feldman, Acting Chairi Regulatory Programs Dan Wilt, Chair John Ernst Art Lussi Lynne Mahoney, DOS Legal Affairs Art Lussi, Acting Chair Brad Austin Lynne Mahoney, DOS Dan Wilt Enforcement Art Lussi, Chair John Ernst William Thomas Brad Austin Park Policy and Planning Chad Dawson, Chair Dan Wilt John Ernst Bradley Austin, ESD State Land John Ernst, Chair Chad Dawson Arthur Lussi Robert Stegemann, DEC William Thomas Park Ecology John Ernst, Chair Dan Wilt Bradley Austin, ESD Robert Stegemann, DEC Art Lussi Local Government Services Dan Wilt, Chair William Thomas Bradley Austin, ESD Robert Stegemann, DEC Lynne Mahoney Economic Affairs Art Lussi, Chair Chad Dawson Bradley Austin, ESD Robert Stegemann, DEC Public Awareness and Communication William Thomas, Chair Dan Wilt Bradley Austin, ESD Lynne Mahoney, DOS Administration Karen Feldman, Acting Chair Lynne Mahoney, DOS Dan Wilt i The Agency Chair may serve as a voting member of any of the above committees. 7