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2004 Conservation Commission Executive Session Minutes-RELEASEDNorthampton Conservation Commission Minutes of Executive Session January 22, 2004 The Northampton Conservation Commission held a meeting on Thursday, January 22, 2004, at 5:30 P.M., in Hearing Room 18, City Hall, 210 Main Street, Northampton, Massachusetts. Present were Members: Mason Maronn, Mike Reed, Matt Nowak, Reuven Goldstein, John Body, Susan Carbin and Wendy Sweetser. Staff: Conservation and Land Use Planner, Gloria McPherson and Planning Director, Wayne Feiden. At 6:10 P.M., Carbin moved to go into executive session, by role call vote, all members voted to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing land acquisition. Wayne Feiden presented a parcel up for sale, a piece of property in the Meadows, owned by Warren Underwood. About 35-40 acres are in Northampton. He has offered a fair price for the property and is flexible on how to preserve it ($125,000 for 35 acres of farmland). Feiden recommended to sell the parcel to a farmer with an APR, while preserving the floodplain forest, and selling the land in Easthampton to the Easthampton land trust. Feiden asked the Commission to approve an option for one year. Body moved to sign the option for one year, approve $10,000 for the project up front, and sell the 5 acres in Easthampton to the Poscumicut Land Trust. Sweetser seconded, the vote was unanimous. At 6:25 P.M., Sweetser moved to come out of executive session, a roll call vote showed that all member approved to come out of executive session. The Commission discussed only land acquisition. Northampton Conservation Commission Minutes of Executive Session April 8, 2004 The Northampton Conservation Commission held an Executive Session on Thursday, April 8, 2004, at 5:30 P.M., in Hearing Room 18, City Hall, 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA. Present were Members: Mason Maronn, Mike Reed, Matt Nowak, John Body, Wendy Sweetser, Reuven Goldstein and Susan Carbin. Staff: Conservation and Land Use Planner, Gloria McPherson, Planning Director Wayne Feiden. At 5:30 P.M. Maronn opened the meeting. Sweetser moved to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussion land acquisition. The Commission voted unanimously by roll call vote to enter into Executive Session. Wayne Feiden discussed acquiring a parcel adjacent to Sheldon Field. Nowak spoke against removing the parcel from agricultural use. Feiden indicated that the City, through the Recreation Department, will be purchasing the property. He believes that if the Commission contributes funds for acquisition, we could get a Conservation Restriction on the parcel. Sweetser asked how much the Commission would be contributing. Feiden said $1000. Sweetser moved to use Commission funds to contribute to the purchase the parcel with a CR. Carbin seconded. Goldstein, Sweetser, Body and Carbin voted yes. Nowak and Reed voted no. Nowak stated that he felt the land should be kept in active agricultural use and Commission monies could be better spent. Reed agreed. At 6:00 P.M., Sweetser moved to come out of Executive Session. The Commission voted unanimously by roll call vote to come out of Executive Session. Northampton Conservation Commission Minutes of Executive Session May 27, 2004 The Northampton Conservation Commission held a meeting on Thursday, May 27, 2004, at 5:30 P.M., in Hearing Room 18, City Hall, 210 Main Street, Northampton, Massachusetts. Present were Members: Mason Maronn, John Body, Reuven Goldstein and Susan Carbin. Staff: Conservation and Land Use Planner, Gloria McPherson and Planning Director, Wayne Feiden.. The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by Maronn. By roll call vote, the Commission unanimously entered into Executive Session. Feiden passed out a map of the 5.7-acre Morin property, near but not contiguous to the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area. Broad Brook forms the easterly boundary of the property. The property owners agreed verbally to sell the property to the City. Feiden stated that the Broad Brook Coalition would contribute the lion’s share of the cost ($4,600) and the Commission would contribute $1,000. Goldstein moved to use $1,000 of Commission funds to help purchase the property. Carbin seconded. The motion passed unanimously. At 5:50, Carbin moved to come out of Exective Session. Body seconded. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. The sole purpose of the Executive Session was to discuss land acquisition. Northampton Conservation Commission Minutes of Executive Session September 23, 2004 The Northampton Conservation Commission held a meeting on Thursday, September 23, 2004, at 5:30 P.M., in Hearing Room 18, City Hall, 210 Main Street, Northampton, Massachusetts. Present were Members: Matt Nowak, Reuven Goldstein, John Body, Susan Carbin, Paul Wetzel and Wendy Sweetser. Staff: Conservation and Land Use Planner, Gloria McPherson and Planning Director, Wayne Feiden. At 6:40 pm Carbin moved to go into Executive Session to discuss land acquisition. Sweetser seconded. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. The Conservation Commission met with Wayne Feiden to discuss three possible upcoming land acquisition issues: 1) Fluery Chapter 61B Release. (The property owner has since withdrawn their request to remove this land from the Chapter 61B Program). 2) Helen Stewart Coles Meadow Road limited development project- Feiden updated the Commission on the ongoing negotitions on this property. 3) Smith College conservation easement and right-of-way easement possible swap. Feiden dicussed a possible swap with the Commissin. The Commission is going to schedule a site visit and will then discuss this in more detail at a future meeting. At 7:00, Carbin moved to come out of Executive Session. Nowak seconded. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. Body announced that the sole purpose of Executive Session was to discuss land acquisition.