The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Land Use Committee met on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in the offices of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy at 543 Union Street.
CAG Members present: David Briggs, Marlene Donnelly, Rafael Gomez de Luna, Katia Kelly, Andrea Parker, Debra Scotto, Mark Shames
Item 1
Review of April 5, 2016 meeting minutes.
Action
Minutes approved with comments.
Item 2
A draft resolution was presented and reviewed. The resolution addressed concerns raised in the previous meeting about the construction of a compost facility and salt storage shed at the Salt Lot, which is the planned site of a retention tank.
Action
After some revisions, the committee unanimously accepted the resolution and agreed to present it to the CAG for approval.
Item 3
A resolution was discussed for addressing concerns raised by the draft EPA/DEP agreement for siting of the retention tanks.
Action
After much conversation, all agreed that Dave will forward a couple of comments drafted by the committee to Andrea, Marlene, and Katia for possible inclusion in a resolution that will be drafted by the Water Quality/Technical Committee.