[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Union Vale 5-11-1970; amended 12-10-1979 by L.L. No. 2-1979
(Ch. 4 of the 1983 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Inasmuch as Article 12-F, § 239-x,
of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York provides for
the creation of a local conservation agency by any city, own or village,
with said agency being considered as advisory in its relation to the
local legislative body, the Town Board hereby recognizes and supports
the need for such an agency in order to ensure the wise use of the
Town's natural resources and the enhancement and protection of its
environment.
[Amended 2-4-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010[1]]
On the basis of powers granted to it in Article
12-F, § 239-x, of the General Municipal Law of the State
of New York, the Town hereby decrees the establishment of the Town
Conservation Advisory Council. The Council shall consist of five members,
each to serve a term of two years beginning on January 1 and expiring
on December 31, which terms shall be staggered such that the terms
of not more than three or fewer than two of the members of the CAC
shall expire annually. The Town Board shall further annually designate
a Chairperson from among the members of the CAC.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided that, to the extent
required to establish staggered terms as established by this amendment,
the Town Board shall act by separate resolution to extend by one year
the term of a sufficient number of present CAC members to provide
that the terms of not more than a minimum majority or fewer than a
maximum minority of the CAC's members terminate on December 31 in
any calendar year.
Within its advisory capacity, said agency shall
have the responsibility to:
A.
Advise the Town Board on matters affecting the preservation,
quality and use of the natural resources and environment of the Town
of Union Vale.
B.
Develop and conduct, with the Town Board's approval,
a program of public information designed to foster in the community
an understanding of environmental problems and issues.
C.
Conduct studies, surveys and inventories of the natural
and man-made features within the Town of Union Vale and such other
studies as may be necessary to ensure the wise use of natural resources
and to enhance and protect the environment.
D.
Maintain an up-to-date inventory or index of all open
land and wetland areas in public or private ownership and other important
environmental resources, both naturally occurring and man-made, within
the Town so as to provide a base of information to the Council and/or
other Town agencies for recommendations as to their preservation or
use.
[Amended 2-4-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
E.
Recommend to the Town Board liaison with public agencies
and private groups whose programs and activities have a beneficial
impact on the quality of the environment within the Town or who can
provide needed technical or financial assistance to the Town in carrying
out its efforts to protect and enhance the community's environment.
[Amended 2-4-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
G.
Respond,
upon specific referral from the Town Planning Board, to requests for
input concerning the environmental setting and potential environmental
impacts of proposed projects before the Planning Board within the
subdivision plat, site plan and/or special use permit review and approval
processes.
[Amended 1-8-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004; 2-4-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
H.
Carry out such other duties consistent with the objectives
of Article 12-F of the General Municipal Law or which may be assigned
from time to time by the Town Board.
I.
Maintain accurate records of meetings and activities
and submit an annual report of such activities to the Town Board by
the 31st of December of each year.
