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CONRAN Baseline Documentation Suffolk County Tax Map 303-112-2-8.1 85 Bull Path Area 2.895 Acres Town of East Hampton, New York The Community Preservation Fund Law was enacted to help protect and preserve open and undeveloped lands in the Town of East Hampton and the Incorporated Villages, including wetlands, woodlands, agricultural lands, shorelands and the other natural resources of the town; for the purposes of protecting historic places and properties within the town; and for the purpose of providing the town’s visitors and residents with outdoor recreational opportunities. ---PAGE BREAK--- CPF PROPERTY TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON SCTM #300 - 112.000 - 0002 - 008.001 Conran Property 85 Bull Path East Hampton School District CARTOGRAPHY - RONN PIRRELLI - 09/14 4 SCALE: 1" = 300 FEET Sufolk County Real Property Tax Service COPYRIGHT 2014, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, N. Y. Real Property Taxmap parcel linework used with permission of Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service Agency (R.P.T.S.A.) Prepared by Suffolk County, New York THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON C:\rrpirrelli GIS-Projects\Land Acquisition\Land Steward\SCTM #112-0002-008.001\Conran_Location Map LOCATION MAP Recreational Open Space BULL PATH CROOKED HWY (N ot Open) (T rustees Rd) ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- RESOLUTION 2014-658 Conran, CPF Projet Plan Addition Authorizing Resolution WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton on May 15, 2014 at 6:30 p.m., regarding a Local Law adopting a revised "Community Preservation Project Plan," pursuant to Section § 64-e of the New York Town Law, which provides for the preservation of open space, historic places, and recreational areas within the Town of East Hampton, including the incorporated villages therein, to include lands reputedly owned by John Conran , and identified on the Suffolk County Tax Map as 300-112-2-8.1, all as more fully set forth in the text of the Local Law; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has considered the comments of all persons regarding this Local Law, both as submitted in writing and as presented orally at the public hearing; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has prepared and considered Environmental Assessment Forms which evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Local Law; and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the adoption of this Local Law will not have a significant negative impact upon the environment; and WHEREAS, the acquisition of this property is considered an unlisted action pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and chapter 128 Environmental Review, of the Town Code; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a negative declaration is hereby made pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said Local Law is hereby enacted to read as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 12 OF 2014 INTRODUCTORY NO. 15 OF 2014 A Local Law providing for the adoption of a revised "Community Preservation Project Plan," pursuant to Section § 64-e of the New York Town Law, which provides for the preservation of open space, historic places, and recreational areas within the Town of East Hampton, including the incorporated villages therein, to include lands reputedly owned by John Conran , and identified on the Suffolk County Tax Map as 300-112-2-8.1, all as more fully set forth in the text of the Local Law, said Local Law to read as follows: BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton as follows: SECTION I. - FINDINGS AND OBJECTIVES: This local law adopts a revised "Community Preservation Project Plan" pursuant to Section § 64-e of the New York Town Law. The revised plan supplants the Community Preservation Project Plan which was first adopted by the Town Board on August 4, 1998 and adopted as revised on July 7, 2011 and which continues to list all properties whose preservation is necessary to the preservation of the community character of the Town of East Hampton. The Town Board would like to amend the plan as most recently adopted on July 7, 2011 to add approximately 2.9 Acresof land reputedly owned by John Conran located on 85 Bull Path, East Hampton and identified on the Suffolk County Tax Map as 300-112-2- ---PAGE BREAK--- 8.1 for the following reasons: The property is vacant woodland containing a portion of the last remaining white pine forest on Long Island. The parcel contains steep slopes forming the side of a kettle hole, a unique geological formation that straddles the easterly property line. The parcel adjoins protected open space and currently abuts the Paumanok Path. The parcel has the potential to allow for a partial reroute of this trail to a significantly better location. The parcel is located in the Water Recharge Overlay District, the Pine Barrens and the South Fork Special Groundwater Protection Area. This parcel meets the criteria set forth in Town Law 64-e that establishes and helps define what the preservation of community character involves. SECTION II. - COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PROJECT PLAN ADOPTED: For the reasons set forth in Section I hereof, the Town Board hereby approves and adopts the addition of approximately 2.9 Acres of land located at 85 Bull Path, East Hampton, and identified on the Suffolk County Tax Map as 300-112-2-8.1 to the list of Open Space Recommendations in the "Community Preservation Project Plan" prepared by the Town Planning Department and dated July 7, 2011, said plan being intended to constitute, in its revised form, the community preservation project plan which is required by Section § 64-e of the New York Town Law and Article I ("Community Preservation Fund") of the East Hampton Town Code. SECTION III. - SEVERABILITY: Should any part or provision of this Local Law be decided by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this Local Law as a whole nor any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION IV. - EFFECTIVE DATE: This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, as required by Town Law Section § 64-e the Town Clerk is directed to forward copies of this resolution together with copies of the revised Community Preservation Project Plan dated May 15, 2014 to the following State agencies: Commissioner, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 20th Floor, Agency Bldg. Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12238; Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-1010; and Commissioner, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, 1 Winner's Circle, Albany, New York 12235. DATED: May 15, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK CAROLE BRENNAN, TOWN CLERK ---PAGE BREAK--- RESOLUTION 2014-741 AUTHORIZE CPF ACQUISITION AMEND THE 2014 MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP PLAN Purported Owner: John Conran Location: 85 Bull Path, East Hampton SCTM 300-112-2-8.1 WHEREAS, the Town of East Hampton authorized the sale of its portion of the Poxabogue Golf Course to the Town of Southampton pursuant to Resolution #2011-891 and thereafter, the State Legislature authorized the alienation of Poxabogue subject to certain conditions, as set forth in Assembly Bills 9237-A of 2012 and #357-A of 2013 and Senate Bill #6451-A of 2012 and #2920-A of 2013; and WHEREAS, the Town of East Hampton wishes to comply with the requirements of the State legislature as set forth in the aforementioned bills by acquiring replacement parkland equal to the revenues received from the transfer of $2,200,000; and WHEREAS, the acquisition of the Conran property will allow for a reroute of part of the Paumanok Path which constitutes a passive recreational use; and WHEREAS, this is one of three transactions to equal the required replacement value of $2,200,000; and WHEREAS, pursuant to § 247 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, the Town Board held a public hearing on June 5, 2014 to consider the acquisition of approximately 2.9 Acres of land located on 85 Bull Path, East Hampton, Which land is identified on the Suffolk County Tax Map as SCTM #300-112-2-8.1, and to amend the 2014 Management and Stewardship Plan to add this property; and WHEREAS, the purported owner has expressed a willingness to sell the above referenced property in fee simple to the Town for the proposed purchase price of $1,100,000.00, plus survey, title, prorated tax, and recording charges; and WHEREAS, the purpose of said acquisition is the preservation of Open Space and Parkland; and WHEREAS, the acquisition of the subject property is classified as a Type II Action pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); and WHEREAS, the Town Board finds, pursuant to § 64-e of the New York Town Law, that acquisition of the subject property by purchase is the best alternative, of all reasonable alternatives available to the Town, for protection of the community character of the Town of East Hampton; and WHEREAS, on February 6, 2014, the Town Board adopted the 2014 Management & Stewardship Plan (M&S Plan) for CPF properties pursuant to Town Law 64-e which requires a property to be included in this Plan in order to expense any management and stewardship costs to the Community Preservation Fund; and ---PAGE BREAK--- WHEREAS, said M&S Plan shall be in effect for calendar year 2014 with updates permitted from time to time at the discretion of the Town Board after a public hearing; and WHEREAS, this interest in real property may require management and stewardship activities; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Supervisor is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract of sale with the record owner of the subject property, reputedly John Conran , For the purpose of acquiring said property at a cost to the Town of East Hampton not to exceed $1,100,000.00, plus reasonable survey, title, prorated tax, and recording charges; and be it further RESOLVED, that pursuant to contract the Supervisor is authorized and directed to execute any documents and the Town Budget Officer is directed to pay the purchase price and any and all reasonable survey, title, prorated tax, and recording charges, as may be necessary to effect the transfer of title; and be it further RESOLVED, that the 2014 Management and Stewardship Plan is amended to include the above referenced property; and be it further RESOLVED, that pursuant to § 64-e of the New York Town Law, the acquisition of subject property also includes the acquisition of development rights and the right of the Town Board to transfer such rights at a future date; and be it further RESOLVED, the monies to be expended for purchase of the foregoing property shall be drawn from the Town of East Hampton Community Preservation Fund Budget Account. ---PAGE BREAK---