Minutes, 1991 November 21

 
 
 MEMBERSHIP MEETING 
CALL TO ORDER: The special membership meeting 
of the Schoharie Land Trust was called to 
order by Ken Hotopp at 7:28 PM at the 
Cooperative Extension Office in Cobleskill 
on 21 November 1991 
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: 
 
Elliott Adams 
            Ken Hotopp 
 
Eugene McCaffrey             
Dan Schuppel 
Sandra Scouten-Ford           
John Townsend Karl Westphal 
MEMBERS PRESENT: 
 
Steve Larson 
            
John Mauhs 
AMENDMENT: The membership having been duly 
notified of  
this meeting to consider an amendment to the 
bylaws and having had a copy of the proposed 
amendment and all other requirements of the 
bylaws being met, it was 
in order to consider amending the bylaws. 
John Townsend moved, it was seconded and 
passed unanimously that the bylaws be 
amended with: 
 
ARTICLE IV. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
Section 9. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) The 
corporation may indemnify each of its 
Directors and Officers, whether or not then 
in office (and his/her executor, 
administrator and heirs), against all 
reasonable  
expenses actually and necessarily incurred by 
him/her in connection with the defense of any 
litigation to which he/she may have been made a 
party because he/she is or was a Director or 
Officer of the Corporation, Directors and 
officers shall have no right to reimbursement, 
however, in relation to matter as to which he/she 
has been adjudged liable to the Corporation for 
negligence or misconduct in the performance of 
his/her duties. 
The right to indemnity for expenses shall 
also apply to the expenses of suits which 
are compromised or settled if the court 
having jurisdiction of the matter shall 
approve such settlement. 
(b) The foregoing right of indemnification 
shall be in addition to, and not exclusive 
of, all other rights 
to which such Director or Officer may be 
entitled. 
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:43 
pm. 
*NEW PAGE* 
REGULAR MEETING 
CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the 
Schoharie Land Trust Board of Directors was 
called to order by Ken Hotopp at 7:43 PM at 
the Cooperative Extension Office in 
Cobleskill on 21 November 1991 
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: 
Elliott 
Adams 
Ken Hotopp 
Eugene 
McCaffrey 
Dan Schuppel 
Sandra 
Scouten
-Ford 
John 
Townsen
d 
Karl 
Westphal 
BOARD 
MEMBERS 
EXCUSED
: 
Catheri
ne 
Harwood 
Mary Jo 
O'Donne
ll 
Robert 
Smith 
MEMBERS 
PRESENT: 
Steve Larson 
John Mauhs 
IROQUOIS PIPE LINE: The LPEP proposal has been 
submitted and received, but, no response 
will come until the middle 
of December.  The Board unanimously thanked 
Gene McCaffrey for conceiving of and putting 
together this proposal. 
COBLESKILL ROTARY: Ken Hotopp gave a presentation 
about the SLT to the Cobleskill Rotary. 
PICKETT PROPERTY: There have been no new 
developments on this property. Ken Hotopp is 
keeping in touch with Mrs. Pickett.  Dan 
Schuppel will contact SUNY to have a 
proposal for Educational Research be drawn 
up as another option.  The Pickett property 
will not be the last marginal dairy farm we 
see. Therefore it would be useful to review 
what can be done with them. 
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE: Mike Welsh will 
be invited by Sandra Scouten-Ford to give a 
15 minute presentation at our next meeting
 
. 
TOWNSEND PROPERTY: Dan Schuppel reported that 
there seemed to be no function for the SLT 
in the Townsend property transaction.  The 
Board unanimously thanked Dan Schuppel for 
following this project from start to 
conclusion. 
DOZEL PROPERTY: As reported before the owners 
would like some organization to pay the 
taxes on the property ($3,500 to $4,000 per 
year) for from 4 to 14 years. At which time 
they would turn the title over, with 
restrictions that it be maintained as a farm 
with preservation of the buildings, etc.  
They have had a national organization offer 
to do what they want.  Perhaps SLT could 
take a role in holding the easements. 
PROPERTY COORDINATORS: To address the concern 
that, with several possible properties 
before the SLT at once, we might lose track 
of them, it was proposed that one person be 
responsible for coordinating each property. 
Their responsibility would not be to do the 
project, or even to do any particular part 
of the project. Rather their responsibility 
would be to be sure it doesn't fall through 
the cracks and get lost or be forgotten. As 
part of that process of having one person 
responsible for keeping track of each 
project, Ken Hotopp will ask Catherine if 
she will take responsibility for the Dozel 
property. 
501 c 3 : John Townsend reported that the IRS had 
had several questions about SLT's 
application. He had written back to them and 
is waiting for a reply. 
INDEMNIFICATION: Dan Schuppel reported that D&O 
insurance for SLT had been denied by 3 
companies and a 4th has not responded yet.  
He further, generously, donated to the SLT 
an instrument that bonded the account 
signers for $100,000. 
LTA SEMINARS: Elliott Adams gave report on 
another seminar from the LTA Rally.  Sandra 
Scouten-Ford offered to report on the last 
tape. Karl Westphal will report on a tape at 
the next meeting. 
COMMITTEES: John Mauhs submitted a proposed list 
of committees and there responsibilities. 
The Board members are to review this for the 
next meeting. 
MINUTES of the 17 October 1991 and 19 September 
1991 meetings were approved. 
NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be on the 
third Thursday as usual, 19 December 1991, 
from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Cooperative 
Extension Office in Cobleskill. 
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 
pm. 
 
 
Elliott D. S. Adams 
 
 
Recording Secretary