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GROSSMAN Baseline Documentation Suffolk County Tax Map 300-159-1-2.5 (formerly 159-1-p/o2) 204 Cedar Street (9 Roberts Lane) Area 7.273 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--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- (630) AUTHORIZE ACQUISITION Property of JONATHAN GROSSMAN 201 Cedar Street, East Hampton SCTM #300-159-1- p/o 2 The following resolution was offered by COUNCILMAN JOB POTTER, seconded by Councilwoman Pat Mansir, and adopted: WHEREAS, pursuant to § 247 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, the Town Board held a public hearing on April 14, 2005 to consider the acquisition of approximately 7.273 of land located at 201 Cedar Street, East Hampton, which land is identified on the Suffolk County Tax Map as SCTM #300-159-1- p/o 2; and WHEREAS, the proposed purchase price for fee simple acquisition of the subject property is $218,190.00, plus survey, title, prorated tax, and recording charges; and WHEREAS, the Town of East Hampton’s obligation to purchase the above-described property is subject to and conditioned upon Seller obtaining Town of East Hampton Planning Board approval of the specific map labeled Preliminary Map of Jonathan Grossman, prepared by Saskas Surveying Company, P.C. and dated Revised September 13, 2004; and WHEREAS, the Owner has agreed to clear, at his sole cost, the Agricultural Reserve of brush and cedars, to allow farming activities to resume on the property, as permitted after site plan approval by the Town of East Hampton Planning Board; and WHEREAS, the purpose of said acquisition is preservation of open space, including agricultural lands; 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 that such acquisition would be in the best interests of the Town; 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 JONATHAN GROSSMAN, for the purpose of acquiring said property at a cost to the Town of East Hampton not to exceed $218,190.00, plus reasonable survey, title, prorated tax, and recording charges; and be it further RESOLVED, that pursuant to the 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, 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; and be it further RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to: Assistant Town Attorney Elizabeth L. Baldwin; Planning Department; Mr. Scott Wilson, Peconic Land Trust, 296 Hampton Road, P.O. Box 1776, Southampton, NY 11968; and John MacLachlan, Esq., 241 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, NY 11937. Adopted 4/15/2005