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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
FEBRUARY 6, 1990
WORK SESSION
Present: Supervisor Scott L. Harris, . Justice Raymond W. Edwards, Councilman
George L. Penny IV (10:20 A.M.), Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva, Councilwoman Ellen
M. Larsen, Councilman Thomas H. Wickham, Assistant Town Attorney Matthew G.
Kiernan, Superintendent of Highways Raymond L. Jacobs, Town Clerk Judith T.
Terry.
9:10 A.M. -• Board of Appeals Chairman Gerard Goehrin er met with the Board to
the ZBA's lead agency coordination request with respect to the application of
Gustave Wade for access under Section 280-A of the Town Law. Mr. Wade is seeking
to building a bridge from East Road in Cutchogue, over Town Trustee property to
his island adjacent to Eugene's Creek. It was determined after review of the
situation that the coordination should be between the Board of Appeals and Town
Trustees.
9.:30 A.M. Charles Voorhis of Cramer, Voorhis & Associates, Environmental
Consultants - to the ,Town Board, met to review cultural resource assessments and
surveys. On; several occasions the issue of cultural resources has 'been raised .with
regard to land use projects .and, environmental review process, and Mr. Voorhis
reviewed his knowledge of the issues and some of the implications which the Town
should consider in the review of applications.
9:55 A.M. - John Baglivi, PBA President, met with the Board to assure them that
the PBX would accept the Lawrence Healthcare "Package 7" benefit plan, which is
mirror image or better of the C.S.E.A. Option 7 Plan.
10:0.5 A.M. - Alan Kaplan, Lawrence Healthcare Administrative Services, Inc. ,
Insurance Consultant William Mullen, Jr. , and Principal Account Clerk John Cushman
met with the Board to discuss the Benefit Package offered by Lawrence for the PBA.
As had previously been confirmed by PBA President Baglivi the plan is acceptable -
see resolution no. 30 authorizing the Supervisor to execute the agreement.
10:25 A.M. - Walter C. Hazlitt, Executive Director, Suffolk County Water Authority,
and associates David Ross, Deputy Executive Director, and Herbert Koehler,
Director of Distribution, and Planning Board member Mark McDonald, met with the
Board to update the Town Board on the activities of the SCWA in Southold Town,
such as the acquisition of the Captain Kidd water system for $87,000, and have since
spent over $300,000 improving it. Water 'shed area development plans for well sites,
Laurel Lake area they have an interest in, and groundwater protection areas was
discussed ast length.
11 :40 A.M. - Frederick Ross, ,Chairman of the Open Space Committee, met with the
Board to advise them there is a two acre parcel of land on the north side of New
Suffolk Avenue, Mattituck, on Marratooka Lake, in the estate of Bruce Norris, which
Wendy Norris has indicated an interest in transferring the rights to the Town. Mr.
Ross said they have an appraisal for $140,000 and would like -the Assistant Town
Attorney to pursue with Ms. Norris' attorney.
10:50 A.M. - Cynthia Kinsella, President, Eastern Lonq Island Hospital, and Donald
Eisenberg, Administrator, met with the Board. Ms. Kinsella explained the
background and philosophy. Mr. Eisenberg stated he hopes to put the hospital on
a sounder financial footing, and he's optimistic about the future of the hospital.
The census a year ago was 35 and is now 75. They requested directional road signs
to the hospital, and security of the hospital grounds by additional police patrols (the
hospital is in the Village of Greenport) .
12 Noon - Gail Horton, Chairman of the 350th Anniversary Celebration Committee's
Educational Project met with. the Board to ask their permission to us the Town :Hall
grounds and close the road in the. Town Hall area on June 5th from 1 :00 P.M. to;
2:00 P.M. for a mural exhibit by local school students, of which approximately 250
would be brought to the Town Hall for the exhibit and dedication ceremony. The
Board will discuss the logistics of the request and advise Mrs. Horton of their
decision in the near. future.
12:10 P.M. - Recess for lunch.
1 :45 P.M. - The Boa_ rd met with Steve Foster, an affordable housing recipient, and
Regine Tuff of Two Bears Builders, Ama ansett, builders of the affordable housing
homes, to discuss correction of certain problems with respect to the construction of
the Foster home. Mr. Foster advised the Board he did not wish to discuss the
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matter, as he had recently 'met with`' T<wo:,:Bears and they said they would correct
all of the problems to Mr. Foster's satisfaction. , Mrs. Tuff concurred, stating they
are normal correctable construction items. She said they are about two weeks away
from completion and C.O. Mr.. Bernard Heinisch, also in attendance, mentioned that
his daughter is also having an affordable house constructed and was interested in
the outcome of this meeting.
2:15 P.M. - For Discussion Items: (1) Authorization for Town Board members and
Assistant Town Attorney to attend a conference on SEQRA (see resolution no. 31) .
(2a.) Policy decision with respect to lateness (see resolution no. 32) . (2b) Policy
decision with respect to Work/Study Student employees (see resolution no. 33) . (3)
Fourteen policy decisions ' to be reconfirmed (see resolution 34.A-N) . (4)
Correspondence relative to the First Annual Recycling Conference to be held at
Liverpool, New York, by the DEC. . . No one from the Town will attend. (5) Position
of Sanitation Inspector - delegated to Code Enforcement Officer (see resolution no.
39) . (6) Request from attorneys for the owner of the Carey Tank Farm for
additional time to review and analyze the Environmental Assessor Report on the
property. Board agreed to hold until February 27th. (7) Installation of a light
in the parking lot adjacent to the Love Lane Shop, Mattituck. Superintendent of
Highways Jacobs advised this will be worked out with Henry Raynor, owner of the
Raynor-Suter Hardware Store. (8) Request the NYS-DEC to reinstate certain
dredging permits for creeks within the Town of Southold .(see resolution no. 35) .
(9). Letter from the NYS-DEC concerning the six month delay granted the Town
with respect to the Hallocks Bay Wetlands properties. Councilman Penny and
-Assistant Town Attorney Kiernan will prepare a letter of response. (10) Application
from Bouton Services, Fishers Island, for a temporary watchman/office trailer .at the
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:site., of ,tl�eir recently burri,�eid business building (see resolutions. no. ;'- . L .
Discussion of using Town letterhead for a Southold Town Promotion Committee mailer
businesses, interested in moving to Southold Town. Councilman Penny will discuss
this further with the Commerce & Industry Committee. (12') See discussion at 1 :45
P.M. with Steve Foster and Regine Tuff of Two Bears Builders. (13) List of
individuals who have requested permission . to attend the Association of Towns (see
resolution no. 37) . (14) Expiration of terms of Farmland Committee members
Cybulski and Lauer. Board is will to appoint if the members are interested. Town
Clerk to contact them for a determination.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
3:30 P.M. - On motion of Supervisor Harris, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was
Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session. Vote of the Board:
Ayes: All. Board discussed personnel matters.
5:15 P.M. - Board reviewed regular meeting resolutions.
5:35 P.M. - Board audited outstanding vouchers.
6:15 P.M. - Work Session adjourned.
REGULAR MEETING
7:30 P.M.
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on Tuesday,
February 6, 1990, at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York.
Supervisor Harris opened the meeting at 7:30 P.M. , with the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag.
Present: Supervisor Scott L. Harris
Justice Raymond W. Edwards
Councilman George L. Penny IV
Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva
Councilwoman Ellen M. Larsen
Councilman Thomas H. Wickham
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Assistant Town Attorney Matthew G. Kiernan
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: A motion to approve the bills as of February 6, 1990?
Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the following audited bills be and hereby ordered paid: General
Fund, Whole Town bills in the amount of $217,102.47; General Fund, Part Town
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bills in the amount of $48,491 .00; Nutrition Fund bills in the amount of $1 ,431 .08;
- Adult Day Care bills in the amount of $100.00; Home Aide Program bills in the
amount of $202.80.; SNAP Program bills in the amount. of $536.07; EISEP Program
bills in the amount of $146.80; Highway Fund, Whole Town bills in the amount
of $11 ,700.15; Highway Fund, Part Town bills in the amount of $2,504.62; Agricul-
tural Land Development Rights bills in the amount of $2,100.00; Scale II Capital
Account bills in the amount of $6,000.00; Computer Capital Account bills in the
amount-of $63,000.00; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $1 ,333.33;
E-W Fire Protection District bills .in the amount of $12,325.00; Fishers Island
Ferry District bills in the amount,of $30,033.66; Fishers Island Sewer District
bills in the amount of $300.00; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount
of $3,730.00; Southold Agency E Trust bills in the amount of $3,678.31 ; Fishers
Island Ferry District Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $734.23.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilman Penny, Justice
Edwards, Supervisor Harris. Nos: Councilwoman Larsen, Councilwoman Oliva.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR ,HARRIS: A motion to approve the minutes of the Town Board
meeting of January 18, 1990, and also, minutes of Town Board meeting of January
23? .
Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was
RESOLVED. that the minutes of the January 18, 1990, and January 23, 1990, regular
Town Board meetings be and hereby approved. -
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This.:resol.ution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: The next meeting date, will be Tuesday, February 27,
1990, regularly scheduled again at 7:30 P.M.
Moved by Justice .Edwards, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was
RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board will be
held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, February 27, 1990, at the Southold Town Hall,
Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman ,Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
I. REPORTS.
-1 . Annual Report of the Recycling. Unit, Suffolk County Department of
General Services: 1989 Activities, 1990 Plans.
2. Building Department Report for January, 1990.
3. Town Clerk's Report for January, 1990.
4. Southold Town Dog Shelter Report for January, 1990
5. Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Report for January, 1990
6. Board of Zoning Appeals Monthly Report for January, 1990.
7. Recreation Department Report for January, 1990.
8. Planning Board Report as of January 31 , 1990
9. Justice Tedeschi Report for January, 1990
II. PUBLIC NOTICES.
1 . New York Department of Envionmental Conservation, Public Notice
of James P. Curren to obtain an off-botton culture of shellfish permit and
associated temporary marine area use, near Robins Island in Little Peconic Bay.
2. U.S. Army Corps of Army Engineers, N.Y. District Reissue Regional
General Permit.
3. U.S. Army Corps of Army Engineers, N.Y. District; Application of
Edward Deutsch for construction of retaining wall, ramp and float in Southold
Bay, Shelter Island Sound, Southold. ' Comments by February 28, 1990.
III. COMMICATIONS None.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
1 . 8:00 P.M. on "Draft Environmental Impact Statement submitted by
Southold Villas, Inc."
2. 8:05 P.M. on "A Local Law in Relation to Garbage, Rubbish and
Refuse".
3. 8:10 P.M. on "A Local Law in Relation to Taxation".
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: This is the public session of our meeting. At this time,
I'd like to start with people out. on the left, that would like to present any views
for any resolutions, that we're going to be acting on tonight. Is there.anyone
who would like to come forth? Please state your name. .
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FRANK CARLI N : Frank Carlin,,<from= Laurel; member of the Southold TaxPac.
have a question on item 2 sand item 23. I see the purchase of a four wheel
vehicle from Oceanside. Do you give the local people an option to bid on these
bids, also when you bid out' for vehicles for the Town?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes. These are all done through the bid process. The
Police cars are done through State contract.
FRANK CARLIN : State contract? In other words, Oceanside wasn't cheaper.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes, it was. Anybody else on the left? Anyone in
the center like to address; the Town Board on any resolution?
JOHN COSTELLO: My name is John Costello from Greenport, and there are two
or three things I'll probably have a question on. I believe Mr. Carlin's question
on the two items, I'll be curious to know who and how they're paying the bids
on the Police cars; and if the local people did bid at- all. I'd be curious to know
that. On item 7, where they have an outboard, curiously I'd like to know who
got the bid, and did local outfits bid on it? Furt ier, I'd like to speak on the
fees at the Town dump,.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS:, John, do you want to address those one at a time?
JOHN COSTELLO: Right now?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes. Absolutely. This is the section on resole-dons,
that we will be entertain passing tonight, and any question that you have on
any of these resolutions, this is the time to bring forth any questions.
JOHN COSTELLO: I just went through the resolutions a few minutes ago, but
did see those two. One of the big things I have a big concern on .is the Town
dump fees.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: That will be the public hearing at 8:00 o'clock.
JOHN COSTELLO: Okay. Who bid on the automobiles in Southold Town?
TOWN CLERK: That is a state contract.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: That's a resolution purchasing 6 Police cars. That is
State contract. The State of New York had obtained low bidders for all cars.
All dealers, at that time,' are asked to participate. The State contract for Police
cars comes out of Warnock, New Jersey. He handles all cars for all the State
of New York, all Police vehicles.
JOHN COSTELLO: My question, again, is, did any local people bid on those
Police cars?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: The specs, that are available, John, for one particular
automoble dealer here, can not be met anymore. They no longer make Police
vehicles. So he can't even possibly bid on it.
JOHN COSTELLO: You're telling me that no local people bid on this?
COUNCILMAN PENNY: We don't know.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: We don't know. It's with the State. That I can't tell
you, John. When the State goes out'to bid for a Police vehicle, that I can't
tell you.
JOHN COSTELLO: Is there a maintenance contract on these cars?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: The maintenance is taken care of by -the Police Department.
COUNCILMAN PENNY: Except for warranty.
JOHN COSTELLO: Is there a maintenance beyond that? ,
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: No. Just standard maintenancethat will be taken care
of by the department.
.COUNCILMAN PENNY: John, would you like an answer to, I think, it's 23, on
the other vehicle?
JOHN COSTELLO: Number 7, the resolution on the outboard.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: That, John, is done by a local bidder here. That is
through the government contract for outboards. It is the,cheapest contract that
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is available to the Town taxpayers. It became available about a year and a half
ago. We found out that through the Governor we can purchase, which is through
a, local dealer here. He has a government contract, and we can purchase outboards
through him.
JOHN COSTELLO: So it was purchased locally?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes, it is.
JUSTICE EDWARDS: At quite a savings.
JOHN COSTELLO: I like to see the money stay locally, if possible. Number
one, these people are paying. They have exorbitant taxes, as it is.
COUNCILMAN PENNY: John, here's a copy of the bidders on that other vehicle
here. You'll see that there were three bidders, who were within $200.00 of each
other, including local bidders. All local bidders.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: State your name again, please.
FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin. Being that we. give out the bids to local or
out-of-town people, is this all through the same process, where we put in bids
for our building materials? • Do we go out of town, also, for lumber yards, and
things of that sort, or do we just stay local for that?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS; I'm not familiar with what building materials you're referring
FRANK CARLIN : Well, say you added on .an extension to the Town Hall there,
and need some supplies, lumber supplies, would you only stay local for bids,'
or would, go outside of town for bids, too, to see which would be cheaper?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: It would depend whether it meets the requirements.
FRAR K CARLIN: If it's over $5,000.00, or below $5,000.00?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: $5,000.00 and under, except for capital expenditures,
which would be $7,000.00.
FRANK CARLIN : This extension that you put on here, cost more than $5,000.00
SUPERVISOR. HARRIS: That was a complete package, that was purchased. That
was a complete package, that was purchased. Those are modulars. They weren't
stick built, Mr. Carlin.
FRANK CARLIN : Okay. Any other building? If you added on to the landfill
building? Whatever? Do you give only local people the opportunity to bid on
it, or do you also go out of town like you do with the cars?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: • Mr. Carlin, I do all the bidding for the Town. They're
advertised in the Suffolk Times, and the Long Island Traveler, and in Dodge
Reports, which gets a large coverage throughout the Island. I just mail them
a copy of the legal notice, which the Town Board had deemed should be done.
So everybody in the Town of Southold has an opportunity to bid. They're in
the local newspapers.
FRANK CARLIN : That's not the answer I'm looking for here. Do you let anybody
know outside of town?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: We don't let anyone know except publishing it in the
paper. I do not have a bidder's list, that• I mail bids to, because I feel that
you can miss somebody that way. Everyone has an equal opportunity.
FRANK CARLIN: How did we get this Oceanside bid?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: They must have read it in the Suffolk Times, the Traveler,
or Dodge Reports. That's the first time we've had them bid on anything.
FRANK CARLIN : Then who decides finally on the bid, the Board or you?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: Yes, the Town Board.
FRANK CARLIN: Okay. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Anyone else at this time? State your name for the record,
please.
WI LLIAM PELL:' Billy Pell from _Greenport. Back on number 2, again, I realize
you went to State contract. Is there any way that could go out, .draw specs up,
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or take these specs., or draw your own ,specs, go out to bid, and if the bid came
in in excess of the State contract, 'r`eject"the bid, and then. go to contract, but
at least give the "local people a chance to bid and then reject it, if they're too
high above the State. Keep your money local, where people pay taxes, and your
parts, perhaps, would be local for warranty work? Just a thought for the future.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Mr Pell, I think the ultimate savings is to the taxpayers
and,obviously, the most responsible way to do anything is whatever the best
cost is to the taxpayers, a,nd certainly if anybody can afford the opportunity
to bid on something, they ..certainly would be given that opportunity. The specs
that are set up for police :cars, obviously now, there are certain companies now
that aren't making police packages anymore, so they no longer can bid through
that process.
WILLIAM PELL: My point was to give them a chance, and then reject it and
go to cheapest for the taxpayers' sake.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I certainly would take that suggestion, thank you. Anybody
else at this time?
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: At this time, we'll move to resolutions. .
1 .-Moved by Councilwoman Larsen, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby rants_ ermission
to Public Safety Dispatchers John Raynor and Claude Kumjian to attend an Advanced
Training Seminar on the "CADD" and "CAPPS" systems for the Police Department
computer system, sponsored .by Business Records Corporation, at Syracuse, New
York, on February 14, 15, 16, 1990, and 'the necessary expenses for travel,
meals and lodging shall be a legal charge against the Police Department's 1990
Budget. .
I .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor .:Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
2.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was.
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
purchase of six (6) 1990 Chevrolet Caprice police vehicles from the New York
State Contract No. P36828, Control No. NYP, from Warnock Fleet, East Hanover.,
New Jersey, at 'a total cost of $83,712.0'0 (five (5) vehicles at $13,753.00, and
one (1) vehicle with a new "Streethawk" lightbar and siren, necessary wiring
and installation at $14,947.00) .
2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman 'Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor 'Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
3.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs the Town Clerk to return the $50,000.00 Irrevocable Proposal Bond Letter
of Credit submitted by Daneco, Inc. with respect to the Town's Final Request
for Proposals for a Solid Waste/Sludge Composting Facility, which program was
defeated by the November 7, 1989 referendum of the voters of Southold Town.
COUNCILMAN PENNY: So moved with an explanation, that this bond clearly
indicates on the back that drafts must be drawn and negotiated not later than
March 20, 1989, so technically it already has expired.
3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
4.-Moved by Councilman Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Larsen, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs the Town Clerk to advertise a rebid for the removal of scrap metal from
the Southold Town Landfill site for the remainder of 1990.
4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
5.-Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded. by Councilwoman Larsen, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission
to Assessor Robert I. Scott, Jr. to attend a mandatory five-day Orientation
Seminar, at Montgomery, New York, on March 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 1990, and the
necessary expenses for travel, meals, lodging, and registration shall be a legal
charge against the Assessor's 1990 Budget.
5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor .Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
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6.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission
to Detective Sergeant Joseph Conway, Sr. and Public Safety Dispatcher James
Fogarty to attend a BRC User Group meeting, at Harrison, New York, on February
15, 1990, and the use of a Town Vehicle and necessary expense for lunch shall
be a legal charge against the Police Department's 1990 Budget.
6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I might add that this resolution for those we're assembling
to,is a new software package, that the Police Department in the Town of Southold
had which is state of the arts software, and these people who will be going up
to Harrison will be trained on that, and then coming back and training the rest
of the dispatchers,and so on,in the Police Department.
7,-Moved by Councilwoman Larsen, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Police
Chief H. Daniel Winters to purchase two (2) 150 hp Johnson outboard motors,
Model No. J150TXES, from the Federal GSA Contract No. GSOF17715, at a cost
of $4,932.00 each (total cost .$9,864.00) .
7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared,duly ADOPTED.
8.-Movi`d by Councilwoman- Oliva, seconded by Justice. Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the'Town of Southold hereby authorizes an
advance fee payment in the amount of $565.75 (47' tickets @ $12.00 + $1 .75 postage
and handling) for tickets to a New York Yankee baseball game, date to be deter-
mined; check made payable to New York Yankees, charge to be made to A7320.4,
Joint Youth, Contractual Expenses.
8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman. Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
9.-Moved by Councilwoman Wickham, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs Supervisor Scott. L. Harris .to execute an acceptance of the change in
Third Party Administrators of the Town of Southold's Self-Insured Employee Healti.
Benefit Plan, from G.C.G. Risk .Management, Inc. to Lawrence Healthcare-
Administrative Services, Inc., effective January 1 , 1990, all in accordance with
'the terms and conditions outlined in the letter from Lawrence Healthcare Administra-
tive Services, Inc. , .dated January 8, 1990-.
9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman . Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
10.-Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
Councilman George L. Penny IV and Principal Account Clerk John Cushman to
attend a Suffolk County Comptroller's Luncheon, sponsored by National Westminster
Bank 8 Fiscal Advisors, Inc. , at the Holiday Inn, L. I . MacArthur Airport,
Ronkonkoma, New York, on February 9, 1990, and use a Town vehicle for travel.
10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
11 .-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded by Councilman. Penny, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
refund of $524.58 to Oliver Campbell, .which sum represents the purchase of sand
tickets in 1982, 1984 and 1988 (1982 - 2 - 1 yard tickets @ $1 .00 ea. + 7.11% tax=
$2.15; 1984 - 4 - 1 yard tickets @ $2.50 ea. + 7µo tax = $10.73; 1988 - 34 - 4
yard tickets @ $14.00 ea. + 7z% tax = $511 .70) .
11 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen, -
-Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
12.-Moved•by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for the construction of obstruction
removal and lighting at the Fishers Island Airport - Elizabeth Field - a project
which generally consists of installation of obstruction lighting, including light
units, cable and associated electrical equipment; removal of specified trees within
airport property .limits;. and removal of terrain in the Runway 25 safety area and
primary surface, including excavation and disposal, grading and site restoration;
all in accordance with the bid specifications prepared by the Town's consulting
engineers, Calocerinos & Spina Engineers, P.C., Liverpool, New York.
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JUSTICE EDWARDS: I might add,.:.that.",,the! money for this project comes out
of the FAA sludge fund at whenever a pilot goes in and gets gas, there's X.
amount of dollars that go into this kitty for projects like this, at different airports,
so the cost of this is very, very minimal to the Town of Southold.
12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
13.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town ;Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
following Budget Modification within the 1990 Highway Budget - Whole Town,
DA.5142 - Snow Removal, to provide the line item DA.5142.2, Snow Removal,
Equipment.
13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
14.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
following modification to the J990 Highway Budget - Whole Town to provide for
new line item DA.5142:2, Snow Removal, Equipment, appropriations:
From: DA.5142.4 Snow Removal, Contractual Expenses $10,000.00
To: DA.5142.2 Snow Removal, Equipment $10,000.00
14.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution .was •declared duly ADOPTED.
15.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was
(a) RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby terminates their
agreement with Holzmacher, McLendon & Murrell, P.C. , authorized by resolution
no. 30 on March 8, 1988, with respect to their preparation of a Part 360 applica-
tion, pursuant to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's
requirements, and conducting a Hydrogeologic Field Investigation for expansion
of the Cutchogue Landfill (1-12M's proposal for this project was dated January
18, 1988) .
15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilman Penny, Justice
(a) Edwards, Supervisor Harris. Nos: Councilwoman Larsen, Councilwoman Oliva.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
15.-Moved by Councilman Wickham, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was
(b) RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs Supervisor Scott L. Harris to execute an Agreement for —
Consulting Services
between the Town of Southold and. Dvirka and Bartilucci, Consulting Engineers,
at a cost not to exceed $287,000.00 for the following: Solid Waste Management
Planning Services and Generic Environmental Impact Statement at an estimated
cost of $142,000.00; Yard Waste Composting Report at an estimated cost of $8,000.00;
Transfer Station Plans, Engineering and Permitting at an estimated cost of $65,000.00;
Hydrogeologic Investigation and report at an estimated cost of $72,000.00; all
in accordance with the Consulting Services Agreement.
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: I might add, that this is the contract for the firm,
that at our last meeting, we authorized.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Just to be consistent, I'm going to vote no, but this
in no way reflects the qualifications of Dvirka and Bartilucci.
JUSTICE EDWARDS: Just add in here, it's the first time I've seen one of these
engineering firms like this, that considered Fishers Island, so I will vote yes
on it.
15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilman Penny, Justice
(b) Edwards, Supervisor Harris. ' No: Councilwoman Larsen, Councilwoman Oliva.
-This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
16.-Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for resurfacing Town Roads on Fishers
Island with slurry seal - 25,000 square yards, more or less, as may be needed,
all in accordance with the bid specifications.
16:-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
17.-Moved by Councilwoman Larsen, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the 'Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the
$50,000.00 Letter of Guarantee submitted by Henry. Arbeeny as a bond for roads
and improvements in his subdivision at Kenny's Road, Southold, all in accordance
with the Town Board's resolution of February 7, 1989 approving the amount of
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$48,262.00 for the bond, as recommended by the Southold Town Planning Board
and Sidney B. Bowne S Son, Consulting Engineers.
17.-Vote of the Town. Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
18.-Moved by Councilwoman Larsen, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
followin budget modification to the General Fund - Whole Town 1989 Budget to
cover overdrawn budget Imes, transfer to Composting. Capital Account for the
Hawkins, Delafield & Wood' corrected November, 1989 billing which is presently
being held:
To:
Appropriations
A1010.4 Town Board, C.E. $7,000.00
A1110. 1 Justices, P.S. 250.00
A1110.4 Justices, 'C.E. 500.00 "
A1220. 1 Supervisor, P.S. 200.00
•A1220.4 Supervisor, C.E. 300.00
A1310.4 Accounting 8' Finance, C.E. 500.00
A1620.1 Building E Grounds, P.S. 300.00
A1620.4 Building E Grounds, C.E. 11,000.00
A3310.4 Traffic Control, C.E. 700.00
A7110.4 Parks, C.-E.• 200.00
A7.180.4 Beaches, C.E. 200.00
A.8160.-4 Refuse E Garbage, C.E. 26,000-.00
A9050'.-8 Unemployment Insurance 200.00
A9060.8 Hospital & Medical Insurance 300.00
A9901 .9 Transfers to: Other Funds 9,583.66**
Revenues
A599 Appropriated Fund Balance $57,233.66
18.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes:. Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
19.=Moved .by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
following budget modification to the General Fund - Part Town 1989 Budget to
provide for overdrawn budget lines:.
To:
B3120.1 Police, P.S. $ 25,000.00
B3120.4 Police, C.E. 7,000.00
B3130.4 Bay Constable, C.E. 4,000.00'
B3610.1 Safety Inspection, P.S. 50.00
From:
B1'910.4 Insurance, C.E. $ 3,000.00
B 1990.4 Contingent 1,405.00
B3120.2 Police; Equipment 4,000.00
B3130. 1 Bay Constable, P.S. 1 ,000.00
B3157. 1 Juvenile Aide Bureau, - P.S. 4;000.00
B3157.4 Juvenile Aide Bureau, C.E. 6,000.00
B3620.2 Safety. Inspection, Equipment 7,000.00
B3620.4 Safety Inspection, C.E. 5,000.00
B8010.1 Zoning, P.S. 1,645.00
B9030.8 Social Security 3,000.00
19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was _declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: At this time, we'll go into a public hearing. Could I
have a motion to recess, please?
Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilwoman Larsen, it was
RESOLVED that a recess be called at this time,. 8:00 P.M. , for the purpose of
holding a public hearing.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly"ADOPTED.
Meeting reconvened at 9:00 P:M.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Is there anyone on the Town Board, who would like
to respond to the last public hearing that we just closed, any statement that was
made?
COUNCILMAN PENNY: I'd just like to comment in regard to Southold being a
follower of other towns. Southold Town is probably going to be the only town
on the east end this year, that is not charging the same fee for garbage. The
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other towns have already gone ahead; and this is. being passed on to the carters.
There is a $45.00 a ton .recycling afee,.in::.Sou.thampton going in right now, just
due to the fact that they are collecting their recycling material co-mingled and
they're passing it on to somebody else to do this. We, in conjunction with our
carters here, have worked out as/stem whereas there will be no increase that
is going to be passed on to the residents of the town. We hope that for the
duration of this year, or I :would hope that for the duration of this year, because
.I can't speak for the Board:`, this could change at any time, that we can continue
.: this, and probably be the.only town on Long Island that is not charging a fee
for the disposal of'garbage. Heaven knows,. that when we come up with a solution
' and we cross the deadline :of December 18, 1990, that is going to change, but
this town has been working very hard to keep everything as low as possible.
Unfortunately, obviously, -there's people that aren't going to agree with that,
and I'm not here to argue; but we have not been a follower. I think we've been
a leader. We've probably been the most conservative town in the particular area.
As far as my comments on where that money is going, that was in response to
j a question that was raised as 'to what is the possible uses of this money, and
can it be into a dedicated fupd? 'One of the uses that we have for this money,
although it is not in a dedicated fund because constraints of budgeting prevent
us from doing-this, is to pay this $287,00.0.00 bill, which we're about to incur.
Unfortunately, this particular money was not fully appropriated in the last year's
_ budget. One of the reasons that I voted against the budget is because there
were a lot of things that weren't addressed in that budget. True, we can save
$500,000.00 this year, but already we're $500,000.00 behind, se we're at a break
even point. We were hoping on having a greater cushion going into this year
from _last'year's funds, but the nature of the bookkeeping, which was recommended
to us for wha.teve;- reason the year bet :re, was that we carry $500,000.0;1 ,rf'h
of consulting ::fees as a capital asset. I did nof find out about that until mid-
year or late year, so we were operating for the most of last year four to five
hundred thousand dollars in the hole, because this money was put in a capital
account. 11 was drawn out and left us a negative balance in a capital account.
completely disagree with this type of financing , and I would hope that the Town
never ventures in that direction again. So at that point .in November, when
was quoted, that was probably a day before or around the same time that we
all of a sudden got hit with a $500,000.00 bill. We had to repay this money into
the budget. So there's been a lot of things that have happened in the last year,
and rather to quote people and take things out of context, I'll be very happy
to talk with anybody at any time, and I'm sure any member of the Town Board
will, really than carry on a public debate on this. I'm available 24 hours a day.
Just call me. If you call too late at night and you get my wife, then God bless
you.
EDWARD SI EGMANN : You know George has a habit of having his say, and then
says, hey, call me, I don't want to get into a debate about something. George, .
you caused us, the taxpayer, more damm money in the last few years, and what
I'm referring to is especially the last one, you know you sat on 'th;s Board'. 'You
want action from this Board all the time, these conversation were going on about
garbage. What do we do with it? You waited. until the last minute and came out
with your objections to everything that this Board spent, close to $600,000.00
on last year. If you were so opposed to all these things, that you're always
opposed to, I can't understand why we don't hear about them'earlier. Why do
we always wait until the last minute. You would have that 200 and some odd
thousand dollars to spend today, if you hadn't spent the $600,000.00 last year
and the year before with all the consultants. If you were to have come out early
and said, hey, this stuff is no good. That it shouldn't be accepted by the public,
but you waited until the last minute to do it, that you could use it for politics.
Who the hell is kidding who? This is why you waited until that time. This is
why is costing the public the money that it's got to cost them. I hope you would
learn somewhere along the line, you know don't always sit back like you weren't '
there when it happened, that everybody else did these things, like this thing
you're .talking about, about the bookkeeping. If you didn't know the bookkeeping
wasn't being done right, then you weren't doing your job by looking into it to
it to see that it was being done right. For once level with us. Don't try to
blame everything on everybody else, and you're the good guy. If you want
some more examples of what you cost us, what you cost the town, I can give
them to you, and go right down the line. You know on the Carrproblem, you
take great pride in today, in fact you stopped me out in the hall one day, and
asked me, don't I appreciate the fact the things you do. If you go back and
look at the Carr problem, that we had, if you'd have voted at the time the vote
came up here, that you make that two acre zoning instead of leaving it HD the
way it was, the way we had three votes on the Board, that was willing to vote
that way. If you had voted as a fourth vote, that Carr problem would have
been settled, but no, you wouldn't go along with that, and now you've got a
law suit on your hands from up at the other area, where the switch was made
for Carr to change the properties. You never would have had to get into the
argument about changing those properties, and you wouldn't be paying legal
fees today for the fact that those people are taking you .to court. You got into '
a argument about the animal shelter, when you came into office, where the work
was being done by people that worked for the Town, and you insisted it be given
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304 out for a bid, which caused the town people extra money. They were doing the
work on the civic center down there. It was the senior citizen center, at that
time, you put a stop to the work, and said it's got to be gone out for bid. You
didn't want town people doing it, which cost us extra money. I can go down
the list of the things, that you've done and cost extra money, and one of the
most ridiculous one, the argument over the Town furniture, which cost us money
in court, because you had fight whether you could bring the town furniture up
out of the cellar, and put it in the office: These are the things I'm talking about.
So if you didn't work in that way, you would be saving us money, but the way
you do it, it always cost the town extra money.
• SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Mr. Siegmann, I let .you speak, though it wasn't in reference
to the public hearing. We, did close that section of the public hearing, and I .
just want j you to know, I did' let you say what you had on your mind.
EDWARD SIEGMANN : I wouldn't have said anything at all, Mr. Chairman, except`-
that George had to add his thoughts to it, and I'm answering the things that
George said.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Mr. Siegmann, Mr.. Penny was answering a question,
that was presented during the public hearing on the landfill fee increase, and
that's what he was responding to. Thank you. Ellen, do you have something.
you'd like to 'add in reference to that?
COUNCILWOMAN LARSEN : ' Only specifically, to the public hearing.' The feeling
that Pm getting from listening to the various comments tonight, when 'we intially
put the one :cent charge in; it was the recommendation of the.Town Board"that
we go to a charge fore dumping garbage' in, the Town of Southold. An overall charge
to raise, perhaps, our landfill permits, and our beach stickers, that are issued.
simutaneously to, say a $10':00 fee, because we needed the revenue for the landfill,
because we knew we would (facing many high upcoming costs. It was my feeling,
at the time,- Ruth's. At was up for discussion, but the thing that the majority
could agree on was impose the dump fees for, and to leave household garbage .
out of it. From the public hearing tonight, I got two clear impressions. One,
is that we're at a point where we really can't single out a single group, and
ask them to absorb the tax burdens of the entire town. It's the entire town's
problem. The second portion is that from the deliberations that the Town Super-
visors have been having together from the east end with the DEC, it seems that
if we banning ;C & D debris from the landfill after December 18, we can have
it there .by law, if we have a double lined landfill. But in order to have a double
lined approved, you have to have,a resource recovery system in place. That's
what the law says. So it's' really giving a double whammy to one particular group
of people, and if I' was a member of that group, that they decided that mothers
with children; for instance,) had to pay $.75 more in the grocery store for a
gallon of milk, because we have to have more cows, I wouldn't think that was
right. - I would be very upset, so I'll be really. . I think it should be looked at
more thoroughly. I think it's the whole town's problem. We should incoporate
the whole town, and thank 'you for your comments.
20.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Larsen, it was
RESOLVED .that-.the' Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
following budget modification to the Highway Fund - Whole Town 1989 Budget
to cover overdrawn budget line:
To: DA5142.1 Snow Removal, Personal Services $ 4,000.00
From: DA5142.4 Snow Removal, Contractual Expenses $ 4,000.00
20.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
21 .-Moved by Councilwoman Larsen, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was,
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
following budget modification to the Highway Fund - Part Town 1989 Bud et to
cover overdrawn budget line:
To: D139055.8 CSEA Benefit Fund $ 200.00
From: DB9060.8 Hospital E Medical Insurance $ 200.00
21 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham,. Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
22.-Moved by Councilwoman Larsen, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of .the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs the Town Clerk to ajdvertise for bid for the sale of two (2) 1986 150 HP
Mercury Outboard Motors, "at a minimum bid of $1 ,000.00; engines may be viewed
on February 18 & 19, 1990, between 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
22.-Vote of the Town Board:, Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva,. Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.'
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
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23.-Moved by. Councilman Wickham, seconded by Justice E& ards, itt. was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of th'e Town of Southold -;;-re'by accepts the
bid of Ocean Lea -GMC Sales Corp., Oceanside, New York, for :uppply'snq the
Town Bay Constable with one (1) GMC', Model TV10516, four-wheel drive vehicle,
all in accordance with the bid specifications, except for the following acceptable
exceptions: (1) Engine is to be 351 cubic inch. Ocean Lea offers a 350 cubic
inch V8 engine with electronic fuel injection. (2) Front Bench seat to'.be cloth,
color tan. Ocean Lea offers front bucket seats, vinyl, color saddle tan_
23.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen, , ,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
24.-Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilwoman ,Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District to accept the bid
and enter into a contract. with Drew Oil Corp. , the only bidder, for furnishing
diesel fuel for the vessels Race Point and Munnatawket for calendar year 1990,
at a price of $.05 per gallon over the posted rack price at Texaco, Inc., Providence,
Rhode Island terminal, said price guaranteed to be fixed for the duration of 1990,
$.01 per gallon 10 days DOI discount, net. 30.
24.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
25.-Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Supervisor Harris, it" Was
-RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby ap2aints Liflie
MI. Ahman as a Commissioner of the Fishers Island Ferry District, effective
February 6, 1990, to fill the unexpired term of Raymond F. Doyen to August
14, 1990, .all in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners
of the Fishers Island Ferry District.
25.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
26.-Moved by Councilwoman Larsen, seconded by Supervisor Harris, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission
to the Village Commons Health S Racquet Club to hold their third annual North
Fork Run and Ride Biathlon, beginning at 8:00 A.M. , May 12, 1990, using the
following Town Roads: New Suffolk Road, New Suffolk Avenue, Grathwohl Road,
Depot Lane, Horton Lane, Soundview Road, Kenny's Road, Mill Road, Bridge
Lane, Oregon Road, provided they secure and file with the Town Clerk a Certifi-
cate of Insurance for at least one million dollars liability insurance naming the
Town of Southold as an additional insured.
26.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman. Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
27.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the application of Frank J. McBride for renewal of his farm
worker trailer located on the north side of Oregon Road, Cutchogue, which permit
expires on February 9, 1990, be and hereby is granted for a six (6) month
period.
27.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
-Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
28.-Moved -by Councilman Penny, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
following budget modification to the General Fund - Whole Town 1989 Budget for
a transfer to the Scale Capital Account to cover H2M Group billing of January
3, 1990 for additional services pursuant to proposal dated November 28, 1989
(Scale bond proceeds have already been used up)
To:
Appropriations
A9901 .9 Transfers to other Funds $ 6,000.00
Revenues
A599 Appropriated Fund Balance $ 6,000.00
28.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. No: Councilman Penny.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
29.-Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
following pay schedule for referees for the Southold Town Men's Basketball League,
sponsored by the Southold Town Recreation Department: $30.00 per game - 2
games per week for 8 weeks = $480.00
29.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
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30.-Moved by Counci!•: oman Oliva, seconded by Supervisor Harris, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of .Southold hereby authorizes and
directs Supervisor Scott L. Harris to execute an agreement between Lawrence
Healthcare Administrative Services, Inc. and the Town of Southold whereby
Lawrence will provide the Southold Town Police Benevolent Association with a-
benefit package equal or better than the C.S.E.A. Option 7 Plan at a total cost
of $12,766.00 (claims, administration, etc.) for the period January 1, .1990 through
December 31 , 1990.
30.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, ,Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
31 .-Moved by Councilwoman, Larsen, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED. that; the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes all
Town Board members and Assistant Town Attorney Kiernan to attend a conference
entitled, "Understanding the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act",
hosted by the Center for. Management Analysis/L.ong Island University at C.W.Post
Campus, Brookville, New York, on Wednesday, February 14, 1990, from 8:30
A.M to 5:30 P.M. , ,and the $'10.00 admission charge (includes conference; working
papers, continental breakfast, and luncheon) per person, and' a Town vehicle
for travel, shall be a legal charge against the Town Board's and Town Attorney's
1990 Budget.
31 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor* Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
32.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby establishes the
following POLICY WITH RESPECT TO LATENESS:
When an employee is absent without authorization for any length of time,
no matter how de minimis , and -where the relevant department head determines
that there is no satisfactory excuse or legitimate explanation, the employee shall
not be compensated for such period of lateness, and a 'corresponding deduction
shall be made against the pay period during which the absence occurs; said
determination shall be reduced to writing by the department head.
32.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
33.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town (Board of the Town of Southold hereby establishes the
policy, which has been- practiced in the past, that Work/Study Students are
excluded from the C.S.E:A. Contract, and shall not be entitled to benefits, or
receive credit for time worked for the Town of Southold:
33.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.-
-SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Over the course of the years, the Town has adopted ,
policies such as those we have just adopted by resolution. What we are doing -
on the resolution is affirming those policy decisions, that were made, which
numbers too many to read tonight. If anybody is interested in any of those
policies, they are on record with. the Town Clerk.
34.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded Councilman Penny, it was
A. RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby REAFFIRMS
THEIR FOLLOWING POLICY DECISIONS:
POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE SUFFOLK COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on June 6, 1989:
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold recognizes the necessity
for an adequate water supply system to the residents of the Town; and
WHEREAS, there presently exists a mixture of water supply to wit: Village of
Greenport Water Franchis Area, Suffolk County Water Authority in Captain Kidd
Area, individual satellite areas being extablished by developers and property
owners and/or proposed expansion of the Riverhead water district into the west
end of the Town; and
WHEREAS, The Town Board of the Town of Southold recognizes the need for
an efficient centralized water system and that the present diverse and uncoordi-
nated water system is not in the best interest of the public health, safety and
well being of the people of the Town of Southold; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board met with officials of the .Suffolk County Water Authority
on May 24, 1989 and discussed the concerns of the Town Board as stated in this
resolution
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT '.RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold
hereby declares in that the sole authority for implementation of any water supply
system in the Town of Southold ourside of the Village of Greenport Franchise
Area, is vested in the Suffolk County .Water Authority; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no `project, site plan or subdivision application
requiring a water supply system be approved by any agency in the Town until
that water supply system is;approved by the Suffolk County Water Authority.; and
• BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that all water supply systems will confirm pursuant
to the rules, regulation and: direction of the Suffolk County Water Authority; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED- that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
goes on record as supporting the attached resolution from the Suffolk County
Water Authority which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
SOUTHOLD WATER SUPPLY RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the majority of Ahe Town of Southold is within the Authority's author-
ized service area; and
WHEREAS, the North Fork has a fragile and limited water .supply which is under
increasing development pressure; and
WHEREAS, contrary to the Authority's mission, builders have constructed poorly-
sited, local water _.supply systems to serve these developments; and
WHEREAS, the Authority's existing system in the Mattituck Inlet area requires
additon supply sources; and
WHEREAS, the North Fork would be well served by a Comprehensive Watershed
Protect and Integrated Water Supply Plan which can be best provided by a coopera-
tive effort between the; Suffolk County Water Authority and the Town; and
WHEREAS; the Authority has identified 125 acres, north of Laurel Lake as a prime
water supply area for both the Mattituck Inlet and Village areas; and
WHEREAS, the Authority supports the proposal, which is consistent with the
.Authority Core Watershed Corridor Protection Plan, currently .being. considered
by the Special Groundwater Protection Area Advisory ComaJttee to extend the
Central Suffolk SGPA to the east to include, at a minimum, the Laurel Lake Area;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Authority request the Town of Southold consider imposing
a moratorium on all development activities in the Laurel Lake area, which area
..will be more specifically defined by the Authority for a period of six (6) months
pending the adoption of a Comprehensive Watershed Protection and Water Supply
Plan;• and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Authority challenge both Suffolk County and the
Town of Southold to join efforts to acquire this area for Watershed Protection
and Supply; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Authority request the Town enact ordinances requiring
new developments to be coordinated with and able to. be integrated into the
Authority's system at such time as the Authority has adequate supply and distribu-
tion facilities.
34.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
B This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on May 23; 1989:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reaffirms its
'Labor Management Policy regarding employment advancement within the Civil
Service system:
1 . Any employee may request a desk audit as provided by, Civil
Service.
2. If an employee passes a higher test, with the recommendation
of the department head, the Town Board will consider the new
position.
34.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO SALARY GUIDELINES
C This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on September 1, 1987,
and reaffirmed on January 10, 1989:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reaffirms their
policy, with respect to SALARY GUIDELINES for part-time employees:
A year-round part-time employee shall be hired at the following rates:
Clerk' $6.00 per hour
Clerk-Typist $6.50 per hour
Stenographer $7.25 per hour
Justice Court Clerk $7.25 per hour
Account Clerk $8.00 per hour
Custodial Worker $6.25 per hour
After twelve (12) months of employment, a per hour percentage increase shall
be given in proportion to the CSEA contract.
Seasonal part-time employees and Work Study emplyees shall be hired at.
$5.00 per hour. ' After 12 months of employment, a fifty (50G) cent per hour
increase shall be given.
These salary. guidelines shall be reviewed once a vear. ,
34.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO DISPLAY OF INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL
D. This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on June 16, 1987:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby adopts the policy
that no informational material from outside organizations or persons shall be
displayed in the Southold Town Hall.
34.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES
E. This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on March 24, 1987:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby establishes .the
policy that-they will not authorize Bond Anticipation Notes. in amounts less than
$50,000.00.
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3.4.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO PRIVATE DREDGING PROJECTS
• F. This resoltuion .reaffirms ,the: Town Board's policy adopted on December 30, 1986:
RESOLVED-that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reaffirms their
previous policy not to contribute Town funds to private dredging projects.
34.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO HIRING EMPLOYEES
G. This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on April 22, 1986,
amended on August 22, 1986 and August 26, 1986:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town. of Southold hereby establishes a
policy that henceforth the ,Town Board shall require advertisments and interviews
for hiring of all Town employees on either a part-time or full-time basis, and
be it further
RESOLVED that resumes fo,r interviewed applicants shall be kept in an active
file in the Office of the. Town Clerk for a period of not more than six (6) months-
from the date an appointment is made for a specific position, should a like position
become available, and be it further
RESOLVED that Commissioner of Public Works Raymond L. Jacobs shall be permitted
to maintain a permanently ,active file for the purpose of hiring Attendants at the
Southold Town Landfill Site, AND Chief of Police H. Daniel Winters shall be per-
mitted to maintain a permanently active file for- the purpose of hiring School
Crossing Guards, and be it further
RESOLVED that rehiring of seasonal employees shall not be subject to the afore-
said policy.
34.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO TOWN BOARD MEETINGS
H. This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy, adopted on June 3, 1986:
RESOLVED that the Town 'Board of the Town of Southold hereby extablishes the
policy that at scheduled Town Board meetings the public attending shall be
allowed five (5) minutes to address the Town Board in relation to agenda resolu-
tions prior to their enactment; and the public 'will also be given time, at the
conclusion of the regularly scheduled business agenda, to address the Board
on any given topic.
34.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BID SPECIFICATIONS
1. This .resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on May 20, 1986:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
Town Clerk to issue, free of charge, plans and specifications for bids, upon the
request of Dodge Reports, ' Melville, New York, or any other interested bid service,
and to mail same if requested.,
34.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO TOWN BOARD WORK SESSIONS
J. This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on May 20, 1986:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the .Town of Southold hereby establishes= the
policy that:henceforth Town personnel shall have priority to address the Town
Board Work Sessions, between the hours of 9:00. A.M. and 10:00 A.M..
34.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO .RECREATION CENTER
K. This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on .Januar.y 8, 1985
and reaffirmed on April 22; 1986:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of_Southold hereby reaffirms their .
policy to .permit only not-for-profit groups to use the Recreation-. Center, Peconic
Lane, Peconic, New York.
34.- POLICY WITH RESPECT TO MEETING WITH PETITIONERS
L. This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on January 3, 1985
and reaffirmed on April 22; 1986: .
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold refuses to meet with
petitioners to discuss proposals which will ultimately.come before the Town Board
for a public hearing and subsequent decision.
34.- . POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BOARD OR COMMITTEE REAPPOINTMENTS
M. This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on March 11 , 1986,
and reaffirmed on April 22; 1986:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold establish the policy
that when reappointments a're considered for vacancies which occur on a board
or committee of the Town, if the incumbent who is to be appointed, and the Town
Board members all agree to' the reappointment, then resumes shall not be sought.
34. POLICY WITH RESPECT TO 7:30 P.M. TOWN BOARD MEETINGS
N. This resolution reaffirms the Town Board's policy adopted on April 8, 1986:
RESOLVED that the Town Board.of the Town of Southold hereby establishes the
following policy: Henceforth all Regular Town Board Meetings shall be held at
7:30 P.M.
34.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,.
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
35..-Moved by Councilman Wickham, seconded by Supervisor Harris,. it was
"RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby requests the
New York State Department, of Environmental Conservation, Department of Regula-
tory Affairs, Region I Office, to reinstates in an expeditious manner, the Suffolk
County Department of Public Works dredging permits, expired on 12/31 /89, for
the following tributaries within the Town of Southold for a minimum of. two (2)
Years: James Creek, Deep 'Hole Creek, Goose Creek, Gull Pond Inlet, Goldsmiths
Inlet, Cedar Beach Inlet, W'Iunneweta Pond, Mud Creek.
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AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that=;the :Town Board hereby requests issuance
of a permit pending since 1987 on the maintenance dredging of Corey Creek;
all of the afore-referenced waterways offer public recreation and navigational
access.
35.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
36.-Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the application of Bouton Services for location of a watchman/office
trailer on their property located on the west side of Central Avenue, Fishers
Island, New York, be and hereby is granted for a six (6) month period.
36.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
37.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justir_e Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
following individuals to attend the Association of Towns 1990 Annual Meeting on
February 18, 19, 20, 21, 1990, at New York City:
Supervisor Scott L. Harris
Councilman Thomas H. Wickham
Justice Raymond W. Edwards
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Assistant Town Attorney Matthew G. Kiernan
Assessor Robert 1 . Scott, Jr.
Receiver of Taxes George R. Sullivan
Justice Frederick J. Tedesch.i
Justice William H. Price, Jr.
Historian Antonia Booth
Board of Appeals member Serge Doyen, Jr.
Confidential Secretary to the Supervisor Ann Marie Soito
Justice Court Clerk Christine Stulsky
Justice Court Clerk Barbara Andrade
Principal Account Clerk John Cushman (day trip)
Recreation Director Kenneth Reeves (day trip)
Board of Appeals Chairman Gerard Goehringer (day trip)
Board of Appeals member James Dinizio (day trip)
Board of Appeals Clerk Typist Doreen Ferwerda (day trip)
37.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
38.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby creates the
position of Data Control Supervisor, sets a salary of $27,000.00 per annum for
same, and authorizes and directs the Supervisor to request a Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service Certification of Eligibles List for said position.
38.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman" Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
39.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded by Justice Edwards,
WHEREAS, the Code Enforcement Officer, whose duties are to enforce the Code
of the Town of Southold, and, the duties of Sanitation Inspector fall within the
purview of Code Enforcement Officer; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Code Enforcement Officer be directed to undertake the
inspection of septic systems as described in the existing statutory code.
39.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
40.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Justice Edwards,
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold has heretofore established
the Kenney's Beach Shoreline Erosion Control Committee to conduct such studies
and investigations of the shoreline erosion along Long Island Sound between Duck
Pond Point and Horton's Point, particularly the shoreline area in the vicinity
of Kenney's Beach which has experienced the most severe erosion damage in recent
years; and
WHEREAS, said Committee has recommended that the Town apply to. the Flood
Protection Bureau. of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
for New York State funding of a study of the methods to alleviate erosion occurring
along the shoreline of Long Island Sound in the area between Duck Pond Point
on the west and Horton's• Point on the east; and
WHEREAS, the Town has applied to the New York State Deparment of Environmental
Conservation for New York State funding of a study of erosion problems and
recommendations for alleviating such problems in the aforementioned area; and
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WHEREAS, a field inspection of the shoreline of Long Island Sound between Duck
Pond Point and Horton's Point was conducted by the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation on January 6, 1987; and
WHEREAS, the Coastal Erosion Reconnaisance Study was received by the Town
of Southold on June 4, 1987; which reconnaissance report outlines certain problems
and recommends a detailed study that would document historical erosion problems
and identify and analyze possible structural and non-structural solutions; which
study would be initiated by the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, upon the assurances .that the Town will. reimburse the State for
300 of the study costs, at which time the Department w.ill prepare a budget request
for the necessary funds and upon receipt of approval of those funds will prepare
a detailed Request for .Proposal (RPF) ; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold, by Resolution No. 8, dated
June 16, 1987, requested the .New York State Department of Environmental Conser�
tion to proceed with. the ,preparation of a budget request for the necessary funds
for the preparation of a detailed Request For Proposals to determine the feasibility
of reducing or arresting erosion through the construction of erosion protection
structures and/or other appropriate measures; and
WHEREAS, the .Town Board'of the Town of Southold, by Resolution No. 40, dated
October 24, 1989, gave the New York State Department of Environmental Conserva-
tion assurance that they will reimburse the .State 300 of the Study costs; and
WHEREAS, certain properties owned by the County of Suffolk fall with. the geogra-
phical locations of-this. study area; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town of Southold hereby requests the Suffolk County Legislature
to, participate in.. funding for this Study by,paying 21 Q of the proposed study
costs of $50,000, as outlined in the reconnaissance: report; and be .it futher
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is directed to transmit a
certified copy of this resolution to' Suffolk County Executive Patrick G. Halpin,
Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature Donald R. Blydenburgh, and
Suffolk County Legislator Michael J. Caracciolo.
40.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
COUNCILMAN PENNY: I would just like to explain that this is basically a repeat
of something we've done before. We've been waiting close to three years for
the State to come in with their funding, and unfortunately the County had put
this money in their Budget in, 'I believe, it was 1988, under capital projects,
and unfortunately that. Budget has gone by the wayside, so we're reapplying
for the County funding on this, in hopes of getting it again.
41 .-Moved by Justice Edwards„ seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
follwoing 1989 budget modification to the Fishers Island Sewer District to cover
overdrawn budget lines:
To: .
Appropriations:
SS2.8160.4 Refuse E Garbage, Contractual Expenses $ 500.00
Revenues:
SS2.5990 Appropriated Fund Balancer $ 500.00
'41 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
42.-Moved by. Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold. hereby authorizes the
following budget modification to the General Fund - Whole Town 1989 Budget to
cover overdrawn line items:
To:
Appropriations
A1620.4 Buildings ',8 Grounds, Contractual Expenses $ 1,000.00
A8160.4 Refuse 8 Garbage, Contractual Expenses 5,000.00
Revenues
A599 Appropriated Fund Balance $ 6,00040
42.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly' ADOPTED.
43.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
following 1989 Budget modification to the General Fund - 'Part Town to provide
for overdrawn budget lines;:
To: I B3157.4 I Juvenile Aide Bureau, Contractual Expenses $ 500.00
B9060.8 Hospital E Medical Insurance 400.00
From:. B8010.1 Zoning, Personal Services $ 900.00
43.-Vote of the. Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, . Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
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44.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seocnded by Councilman Penny,
WHEREAS, a proposed Local Law No. 1 - 1990 was introduced at a meeting of
this Board held on the 23rd day of January, 1990; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held thereon by this Board on the 6th day of
February, 1990, at which time all interested persons were given an' opportunity
to be heard thereon; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that Local law No. 1 - 1990 be enacted as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 1 - 1990
A Local Law in Relation to Taxation
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I . Chapter 85 (Taxation) of the Code of the Town of Southold is amended as
follows:
1 . Section 85-2.A is amended to read as follows:
A. If the income of the owner or the ,combined income of the owners
of the property for the income tax year immediately preceding
the date of making application for exemption exceeds the sum
of twelve thousand six hundred dollars ($12,600.00) . "Income
tax year" shall mean the twelve month period for which the owner
or owners filed a personal income tax return or, if no return
is filed, the calendar year. Where title is vested in either the
husband or the wife, their combined income may not exceed
such sum. Such income shall include social security and retire-
ment benefits; interest; dividends; total gain from the sale or
exchange of a capital asset, which may be offset by a loss from
the sale or ,exchange of a capital assett in the same income tax
year; net rental income; salary or earnings; and the net income
from self-employment, but not including a return of capital, gifts
or inheritances. In computing net rental income and net income
from self employment, no depreciation deduction shall be allowed
for the exhaustion, wear and tear of real or personal property
held for the production of income.
II . This Local law shall take effect upon it filing with the Secretary of State.
44.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Before we go into closing remarks, is there anybody
from the audience, that would like to address this Board on any matter?
CHARLES ZAHRA: Charles Zahra from Mattituck. Once again, I'm before this
Board, requests on a letter of October 16, 1989 to be exact. Anyone?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Charlie, I'd like to just address that quickly, that we
have an Assistant Town Attorney Matt Kiernan, and I think at one time it was
told to you, that are waiting until we have a Town Attorney on board. Until
that time, we're not trying to hold up your request. It's just that we would
appreciate your in this area, and we should have one on board very
soon.
CHARLES ZAHRA: I can't go along with that, Scott. First, of all, the date
is October 16, 1989. Mr. Schondebare was quite capable of answering it. For
one reason or another, he did not. The Town also hires outside counsel.. Do
you think this is such a serious matter hire outside counsel. This is four. months.
You've hired outside counsel to fight me on other matters. Why should this be
any different? Mr. Kiernan is quite capable of handling it. Is he not? If he's
not, fine.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: He's more than capable, Mr. Zahra. . At the direction
of the Town Board, he's been asked to wait until we do have a Town Attorney
on board. At this time, Mr. Schondebare has -not been a hold over. Mr Schonde-
bare has resigned from the Board, as the Town Attorney,. and right now, we're
in the process of selecting a new Town Attorney. That's all I can tell you at
this time.
CHARLES ZAHRA: Okay, then I'll take it one step further. Two meetings prior
to this one, George called down in Mr. Kiernan's office. Did you not?
COUNCILMAN PENNY: I spoke to you in Mr. Kiernan's office, and yes, we told
exactly what was happening.
CHARLES ZAHRA: Who was present?
COUNCILMAN PENNY: I'm not here to play games with anybody, Charles.
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CHARLES ZAHRA: I'm not playing games. I just asked you a question.
COUNCILMAN PENNY: You, asked me a question, and if you want to hinder my
response, I suggest that we :do this somewhere else than inside the public forum
here.
CHARLES ZAHRA: 'I want to do it right here now. Do you want to do it for
the newspapers? You wereipresent. Judge Edwards was present. Mr. Kiernan
was present. Am I wrong, 'Mr. Kiernan?
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN : No. 1 was there.
CHARLES ZAHRA: Was these two other gentleman there?
ASSISTANT. TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN : I believe George was there. Judge
Edwards, I'm not sure about.
JUDGE EDWARDS: I think I was there.
CHARLES ZAHRA: Thank you. You made me privy to a letter from the Building
Departement. Did you not?
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN :, Charlie, that was many weeks ago.
I don't remember everything that went on,. I can't recall- everything that went
on.
CHARLES ZAHRA: I was privy to a letter from the Building Department. Are
you denying that you have ,received a letter from the Building Department?
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN : Charlie, I'll tell you, this situation.
I'm the only attorney down there. I am doing two jobs.
CHARLES ZAHRA.: Answer the question.
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN : I can't answer the question, I have
to give you a background of what is going on.
CHARLES ZAHRA: You can', not answer me, whether or not you made me privy
to a letter?
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN : I don't remember.
CHARLES ZAHRA: You can not answer me the question, as to whether or not
the Building Department sent you an inner office memorandum?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Mr. Zahra, I would respectfully request that if you would
like to carry on this questioning interrogation, you could certainly could do so
after. . . .
CHARLES ZAHRA: I want 'a answer to a question.
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN: Charlie, I have not worked on your
letter, mostly because there are thirty other things I'm working on right now,
and quite .'frankly., in my opinion, your letter does not take precedence over these
other thins. There ,are some more important things going on in Town, which
require my attention now,, and I believe when the Town Attorney is appointed,
which I think the Board intends to do either some time this week, or early next
week, that that matter will be referred to him for action.
CHARLES ZAHRA: Mr. Chairman, are you telling me that I'm not entitled to
an answer to my question?
SUPERVISOR ,HARRIS: Yes, sir. You are entitled to an answer.
-CHARLES. ZAHRA: Could I net an answer to a few questions from Mr. Kiernan?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Please, realize, at this point. . . .
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CHARLES ZAHRA: I want a, yes or no answer right now.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I don't think he's prepared at this time to respond to
that. Mr. Kiernan, are you prepared to respond to that, at this time?
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN: To which question?
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SUPERVISOR HARRIS: To the letter.
CHARLES ZAHRA: Whether or not, there was an inter-office letter sent from
the Building Department regarding this matter, and whether or not you made
me privy to it.
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN: I don't remember that.
CHARLES ZAHRA: You don't remember that?
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN : No.
CHARLES ZAHRA: Okay,. You heard it here.
SUPERVIOSR HARRIS: Thank you, Mr. Zahra.
FRANK CARLIN : Frank Carlin. Southold TaxPac. I have put together six
suggestions here of my own thoughts, food for thought for the Board, of my
own opinion. I'll go through them as quick as possible. Number 1 . Salary
increases for -town employees, elected officials, and police department should not
exceed the rate of inflation. 1 recommend that. I believe, Mr. Chairman, on
your Suffolk Life campaign questionaire, you took a C on that one. You were
opposed to that one. On the Suffolk question there, you took a C on that onF..
You was opposed that question. You opposed it, right?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I think it was a hundred question questionaire, Mr. Carlin.
FRANK CARLIN : I know, and the rest of the colleagues all the B, which showed
they were in favor of. Okay, because I want to get back to that. Number 2.
Town employees including highway department should not be allowed to take town
cars or trucks home at the taxpayer's expense unless it it for official business.
Now, I don't know if they do or not, but I feel that this should be the rule.
This a rule. I don't know if they do or not. I think it should be a rule. I'm
going to give you a copy of this. Number 3. Town employees should be required
to work a 40 hour week. Again, I'm not saying they don't, but it should be
a rule. Number 4. Taxpayers of Southold town should receive their tax bills
no later than December 1 . 1 recieve mineon December 20th, December 27th. That's
no time. You know, with the computer system you've got now, there's no reason
why people shouldn't have those tar, bills December 1 in their house. Gave them
a chance to digest their medicine, and maybe plan, if they have any money left
over, to buy their children some Christmas gifts. There's no reason why we
can't have them by December 1 . 1 can see years ago, when you didn't have
the computer systems you have now. You have a computer system now. There's
no reason why we shouldn't have them by December 1 . 1 get mine on December
20th. Maybe some other people get it later. Not too much time. Number 5.
I don't know if this is right, but when I came here one morning, it was closed.
Building- Inspectors' window in Town Hall should be open at 8:00 O'clock instead
of 9:00. 1 come here one morning, it was closed at 8:30. 1 don't know if it
still is, if it opens at 8:00 or 9:00 o'clock. Nine o'clock. That reminds me of
bankers' hours. People want to come in at 8:00 o'clock to see somebody in the
Building Inspector's office. When -you open at 9:00 o'clock, it reminds me of
a bank. I don't know if that one morning it was closed, but I think I seen a
sign on there, that we open at 9:00 o'clock.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Mr. Carlin, on that one point, Town Hall hours are nine
to five by CSEA contract. Building inspectors, of which there are five, have
contract hours from 8:30 to 4:30. That does not presuppose that the window
is open though,at 8:30.
FRANK CARLIN : It's open at 8:30?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: No, it opens at 9 o'clock.
FRANK CARLIN : Nine o'clock. It reminds me of Dolly Parton, nine to five.
Okay. The last one, the town should reduce the amount of outside consultants.
Now, I'll speak on that in great detail at a future Board meeting. There's a
lot to be spoken about on it. You should be cutting down on consultants. You
spend too,much money and you end up half the time not even using them. All
that money wasted, but I'll speak on that in the future meeting in more detail.
Let me go back quickly, I know it's late, to item number 1 , salary increases.
Now I want to jump from town, state and county. Now Suffolk County's Police
Department, they're the highest paid in the nation. A lot of schoolteachers are
the highest paid in the nation. New York State's average salary for schoolteachers
is $36,000.00 a year. Avera.ge. New Jersey is one of them with $32,000.00, and
nationwide is $29,000.00. Now, again, using the rule of thumb by rate of inflation
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by the rate of inflation going :back to that 4.5%, this shouldn't be happening.
Now go back to the little red :schoolhouse in Laurel there, I'll give you an example.
We're finishing up.a contract there, teachers' contract there in Laurel school,
and we're going to start -a new one this year, and I hate to look at what it's
going to be. The last two years, it was 290. That's almost 10o every year for
school teachers. I'm not saying nobody is entitled to a raise. I'm not saying
that. But how much? We must use a guideline, and I think the inflation rate
is the guideline. Now getting back, again, to the question there is, you just
passed a Town employee's contract, right?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes-.
FRANK CARLIN: You raised it 5.5 0, right?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes, that's what was contracted.
FRANK CARLIN: That's over 4.50. Now, I know you opposed that, but yet
your colleagues when I questioned them where for the 4.5%, and then the next
year 60, right? You don't even know what the inflation rate is going.-to be.
It might even be low. That's a good guideline. I know in Grummans, in Grummans,
if you're ever employed .by Grummans between 15 and 18 months he waits, and
he get a 50. 1 feel that should be the guideline. There's no reason why people
should Aa.ke. . . I remember Town Board. .I've got records home to show you Town
Board raises. In fact, I stood here five years ago, and I proved to the Town
Board, the Town Board was taking 12%, 15% raises. . I proved it to them one
night here.' We had elected officials, the rest of us wasn't here, it was another
building. 1979 to 1985, when I was speaking here. I proved that he took $14,000.00
in this town, in that amount of years. They couldn't believe it. People were
behind me. They said, Oh my God, oh my God. That was it. 4.5 should be
the rule of thumb. As far as the consultant goes, I'm going to speak on that
in great.detail. I'm going right down the line, on different programs, and what
ever, and prove to you on that. Thank you very much.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Thank you, Mr. Carlin. Is there anybody else in the
audience at this time, that would like to address the audience. Yes?
WILLIAM PELL: Just a couple of points. I'd like to bring up tonight, to satisfy
in my own mind, if I could? First of all, I'd like to address the Town Attorney,
and why did he say you were going to have a Town Attorney aboard, he thought?
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN : We hope as soon as possible. I've
been promised one for a long time.
WILLIAM PELL: What was said, a week or two?
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN: We hope.
WILLIAM PELL: The next meeting scheduled is three weeks away. Are you going
to have a special meeting for that?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: If that's what it takes. Yes.
WILLIAM PELL: The next meeting is the 27th, so there will be a special meeting
prior to that. You anticipate one.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I hope so. Yes.
WILLIAM PELL: Thank you. Where are we on the Justice Court out back? Out
back, when did it arrive, last fall?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I'll be glad to turn that over: This morning, I think
we came to a satisfactory conclusion with what is happening with the building
in the back, and George or Matt, either one, certainly had four people this morning
working with Mr. Laducca, who came out, who is the general contractor, and
all the problems, the punch list, the shop drawings that had error on them,
are all going to be corrected. Hopefully by sometime in .the first or second week
of March, all these problems will be put away, and we will at that time hope that
the Justices will be able to move into that building.
WILLIAM PELL: When did they arrive, Scott? How long ago?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: September. October..
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: August.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: It's been quite a few months, I know that
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WILLIAM PELL: Eight months? How much have we paid? So far, we hold $17,000. ,
1 believe?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: We held back $17,000.00.
WILLIAM PELL: How much have we paid so far?
COUNCILMAN PENNY: The contract was about $110,000.00
WILLIAM PELL: We paid approximately $90,000.00? $90,000.00 we paid, and
in eight months we can't use the building? Taxpayers are losing interest on
that money. It will effect your interest account at the end of the year. Eight
months is a long time.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Bill, this is some of the problems that I inherited. I
hope you realize that.
WILLIAM PELL: I realize that, Scott, but I realize the Board has to deal with
it.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: We are correcting them as soon as we can.
. . WILLIAM-. PELL: So it's been eight months. Okay,. thank you. Anything new
on. the-, iu ll .Pond bulkhead? .You appointed someune to do it?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes. We had plans come in today, which we looked over
at the Town Board, and Ellen, would you like to respond to that for Mr. Pell?
COUNCILWOMAN LARSEN : The plans came from New York State Park and Recreation
and Preservation. They had a set of the original plans and specs. Ray Jacobs
was here. He took them back to the Highway Department, although they're on
official file in the Town Clerk's Office.. Tom Samuels has offered to draw the
bid specifications up for the Town.
WILLIAM PELL: I know Tom did.
COUNCILWOMAN LARSEN : That's it. We've got the plans. That's about as
far as we've gotten so far. The original plans.
WILLIAM PELL: One other point, two other points, really, I started on one
before. I've given a lot of thought to, even though we buy cars, your car,
police cars, whatever cars, off of the State contract, have to think about going
to bid. Take the State specs, and go to bid and say, or equal. See if somebody
local could come up with something equal or perhaps within reasonable price,
and keep the money within the township. Just a thought.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Mr. Pell, I've written down your suggestion as previously
stated.
WILLIAM PELL: Thank you. I'd like to go back to the minutes of,perhaps,January
9th., more or less to the 23rd,• the last meeting. 1'd asked about the position .
in the Assessor's Office? You had answered me by saying, it's the position that-
was asked for. I went back trying to find the paper trail-, when it was asked
for. I went to the Supervisors, to the Assessors, excuse me, budget that- was
turned into the Town Clerk's, September 1 . There was no request in there for
additional staff.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Mr. Pell, I'm sorry to inform you, that there was a document
that was provided by the Chairman of the Board of Assessors to this Board,
which we followed up with, asking for that position.
WILLIAM PELL: When? I have here, received September 1 by the Town Clerk,
and it's not in this request for the budget.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS : It was not a budget request. It was in the postion,
as I said, and it had been eliminated and dropped out of the budget. This 'is
not a new position, a new person. This is just a new position. It's done as
a policy of this Board. Those employees, which like to further themselves, as
far as education goes, and those who would like to take civil service test to better
themselves with salary, that is a policy of this Board, and that is what, has happened
in the Board of Assessors.
WILLIAM PELL: Now you've answered my question. You have somebody on staff,
who has taken this test, passed it, and qualified for this position?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes, sir.
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WILLIAM PELL: Might I ask,: what her position is now?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Assessment clerk.
WILLIAM PELL: What work does she do under Civil Service? If she is an assessment
clerk under Civil Service, you already have the position.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: We're asking for assessment assistant, what was asked
for.
WILLIAM PELL:. But my question to you is, what work is she doing now?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: She's doing work well outside of the clerk's work in the
Assessor's Office.
WILLIAM PELL: (tape change) clerk typist, she's working out of classification.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS:. That is why she took the test, and that's why the Town
Board is considering the recommendation.
WILLIAM PELL: Does she do clerk-typist work, or do you plan to replace her
with another clerk-typist?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Not to, my knowledge,,., no.
`WILLIAM PELL: In my mind, from sitting up there when I did, I can't see how
you can have. somebody doing clerk-typist work here, according to Civil Service.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Mr. Pell, you know full well that there are many people
in this Town who are working well outside of the title that is presented by Civil
Service, and that is why, and that is how they better themselves in this town.
That's the only opportunity that they have to do so.
WILLIAM PELL: Back to the point I'm trying to make, Mr. Supervisor. They're
hired under Civil Service to do clerk-typist work, and they're doing some other
work, then they're hiring workers out of their classification, aren't you?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Which they are -allowed to do 300.
WILLIAM PELL: Is she only working 300 outside of her classification?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Mr. Pell, I don't know what the running debate is on
this. There is nothing to be clear about. .This is a position, that has been
asked for: The Town has responded. Civil Service list has been asked for,
and the person will be screened, and asked through civil service rules and regula-
tions.
WILLIAM PELL: I agree, but I can not see how you can sit up there, and be
chief office of this town, and know somebody's doing only 30% here, and 700
there. It just don't jive in my thinking, back and forth as being clearly defined
under civil service law.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Mr. Pell, unfortunately, I'm glad that you brought this
to light. Many individuals in this town, certainly work well beyond the capacity
of the title they're in. Thank Cod, they do, because otherwise there wouldn't
be half the work get done in this town, that gets done. Thank you for your
comments. Anybody else in the audience? (No response.) At this time, we
did the Councilman's reports today at the work session, however the Task Force
Chairman Tom Wickham, and a element of the Task Force, the recycling, Ruth
Oliva has asked to speak at this time. Tom, I'll let you take the floor to tell
the people where we are with the .Task Force, and what's being done up to date.
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: Thank you, Scott. I'll just take a few minutes to recap
very briefly, the work of the Waste Management in the last two weeks. First
of. all, I'd like to bring you up to date on the regional initiative. That is the
efforts of the five east end towns to work together, to try/ to come up with some `
logic of where we're going together. There was a press conference on the subject ,
last Wednesday, and I'll just summarize, briefly, the ten points, which the five
east end towns have agreed to work at together. Point number one, all five towns
have agreed in principal to put together a mandatory recycling program aiming
at a 25% reduction by December of this year, in the DEC specified waste stream
of each town. Two, each -town will put an applications to be submitted for yard
waste composting facilities by June of this year. Three, each town would prepare
it's own invironmental and economical analysis of materials transport by 10/31
of this year. Four, and I might mention, Rich, that it spoke of environmental
and economic analysis of materials transport. Four. C&D waste would be eliminated
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from unlined landfill waste stream by December 18 of this year. Solid waste
management plans would be complete with full SEQRA review of all alternatives
by October 1 . Permit applications' for the operation of the stock facilities would
filed with the DEC by April 1 . Number, seven. Seven is in regard to the Brookhaven
Option, and I'm going to come back to that in a minute, and give a little more
detail. Eight. Working with the East End Recycling Association, the east end
towns will permit to participate with a regional material recovery facility by the
end of the year. Nine. Towns will complete the full SEQRA review for each
phase of this program before implementation. Ten. Public participation, including
further development of this program through combined information meetings for
all east end towns, and individual presentations will be made for each town, citizen
feedback. Those are the ten points, that in principle, the five towns have agreed
to undertake. To put this long term program in place with a sound financial
footing, it will be neccessary for the state, New York State, to make some short
term adjustments, so that taxpayer revenues are not used to cover short hauling
and disposal fees. Implementation, therefor, of this above ten point program .
depends upon the ability of the east end towns to continue to utilize their existing
landfill facilities for those portions of the waste stream not eliminated by the
above measures through July 1, 1992. That is to say, for doing those ten things,
that the five towns have agreed to explore, and to work towards, we are asking
for an 18 month extension of the December 1990 closure. We understand that
the Commissioner is, the regional director, is looking at this, and .there will be
further negotiations between us and him. I'd like to turn now to what we're
calling the Brookhaven option, to be sure that there is understanding,-on t'-J
part of the public, and no confusion on this issue. Brookhaven is in the process
of going to bid on a new system of facilities in Brookhaven Town to take care
of it's garbage. Their facilities will include a MIRF for recycling, a composting
facility,. and a waste to energy plant. That waste to energy plant will most probably
be an incinerator. Brookhaven will be asking the towns, including Southold,
in a written letter, do you wish •to participate in our facility? We expect to get
that letter any day now, and we'll be expected to respond to that, -with a letter
of interest in principle. Not a committment, but simply an expression of interest.
Whether in principal we may wish to participate,' and if so, with how much waste?
We rather expect to get that letter any day now, and we do 'expect to say, yes,
we may be interested at such and such a rate. We're right'now, trying to sharpen
our pencils, establish the minimium possible rate, because obviously there will
be a cost associated with that. Brookhaven will then take these figures- from
Southold, from Riverhead, from whatever towns participate together with their
own, add the all up, and then go to bid, asking vendors to give price 'quotations
based on those figures. When the figures come back to them; they in turn will
get back to us, and say okay, these are the prices. If Southold wishes to partici-
pate, this will be the fee that we'll have to charge for it, and these will be the
various understandings. That will probably come in September or October, and
at that time Town of Southold will be asked to fish or cut bait. At that time,
we'll have to make a commitment. We don't have to make a commitment prior to
that time, and I'm not in any way predicting how I, or the Task Force, or the
Board will go when that time comes. This is an option, that we are exploring
seriously, and it will be made available to the Town to take a decision probably
in October. We had a resolution, tonight, on engaging the services of Dvirka
& Bartilucci. We have negotiated a contract. At no cost to the Town, we have
had excellent professional help- on the Task Force, helping to negotiate this contract.
think it's an excellent contract, and although I wish we could have done it
without it, I feel we have to have had that kind of help from a reputable firm
to get us through all of these requirements. Illegal dumping, which was referred
to tonight by several people, and I think it's a increasing concern, and the Task
Force is taxing this as it's next order of business. There are fines out there.
Stated fines, I believe it's $1 ,000.00 for people who are caught. What I'd like
to say is, anybody in the Town, who can find somebody doing illegal dumping,
just get• the license plate number and tell the Police. We're going to have to
be very serious about this, and really go after them. We don't .want Southold
to be just a dumping ground. I want to make just one comment about the proposed
increase from one cent to two cents a pound. Ladies and gentleman, the Town
of Southold, and the citizens of this town, are going to pay a great deal of money
for the dump sooner or later. These costs are just the beginning. It's going
to cost close to a million dollar an acre to line the landfill, the way the DEC
regulations require it. The costs are going to be very substantial. Everybody
should understand that, right at the outset. These steps, that are being proposed
now, are only the very beginning, and are only small steps. To comply with
this New York law, if it stays on the books, and we have no reason to think
it won't, will be extremely expensive. Everybody should understand that. Recycling,
I'll turn to Ruth, to comment on that. She's chairman of the Recycling Committee.
I would just in conclusion say, that our next meeting of the -Task Force is at
7:30 P.M., next Tuesday. Normally it's Mondays. We welcome observers. Observers,
who are more than observers, but contribute to .those meetings. They have made
real contributions, and we welcome anybody who wishes to participate, professionally,
make professional contributions. . We don't need political type discussions.. We
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do need sincere people from the Town, who want to contribute their professional,
or knowledge expertise, to solve a serious problem. Mr. Chairman, that concludes
my report.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Ruth,would you want your report, and then I'll go back
to the audience.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Just in connection with recycling, I was at a New York
State Legislative conference ion solid waste management, and the opening speakers
were all these so-called big; wigs from upstate. Hirschy. Mel Miller. Senator
Owen Johnson. Tom Jor.iing who's commissioner of DEC, and they all came out
and said we've got bad news. We're creating more garbage. What are we going
to do about it? We sending more of our garbage out of state. Although we're
closing our landfills down, .we're sending it out of state. What disappointed me,
from all of them, there was no real positive suggestions from any of them. We're
creating more garbage. Then why aren't they initiating laws to somehow lessen
the packaging. Put, perhaps, deposits on batteries, on tires, or what have
you. How can we help .fund you to help you with your problems. There are
many small town, not here, just here on Long Island, but upstate New York.
was really very disappointed. Somehow -we are all expected to solve everything
with no help or direction from them whatsoever. I was really very disappointed
in their remarks. As far as our own recycling, I think it's coming along. We
will have voluntary recycling for on the curbside by March 1st. Our carters
have been extremely cooperative, and I really do thank them. I'm working on
I.a,..fl.ier, that will .be given to the carters. I hope very explicit .directions on
what .people, should do, and not do with their` garbage, and they should 'hai'-e
that within the next week. They, also, want labels for their cans, and I hope
we can get those as expenditously as possible. The education committee is working
with the schools. The schools. have been most 'cooperative, and they have sent
representatives here to hear the program, and we have Rob Arner with the E2RA,
and some members of our committee, that have worked very hard with Rob, and
the schools, to really develop `a good program, because I think one of the best
ways to reach everyone in town with recycling, is through our children. They
understand, I think, better than we do. So I think everything is going alone
very nicely on that. Thank you, Scott. I just want to make one other comment,
if I may. The reason I voted -no, I should have really yes, maybe, perhaps
on. the audit, is I don't want to try to be critical, but I saw in the morning,
there was the bill for your car. I have no objection to your car. You're entitled
to, the car, but .we .were never informed, or we passed a resolution to approve
getting that car, and I just feel a little 'badly that we were not informed, that
it was taken out ,of '89 funds, and I was not really aware of it, and that we had
to go 'to New Jersey to pick up the car, and again, this was before you took
office in .1990, and no question I wouldn't even change my vote to a yes, but
I would like to just be informed when these things are going on, because you
have said that you are for open government and what have you. -
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: That was a 6-0 vote at that time two weeks ago. Two
weeks ago, the resolution about the car and so on.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Then I missed it.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes?
EDINARD SIEC;MANN I have two questions in reference to the extension. Number
one, I'm glad to see that it's happening, that there will an extension . I read
the newspaper now, on two different dates about when Brookhaven would have
their plant on line. One says 1993. The other newspaper says 1995. Does anyone
have any idea, that if this thing went through, is there a target date where Brook-
haven would have their plant ready?
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: First of all, I think 1995 is the earliest, but -I haven't
read the papers that carefully, but I would say it would take atleast five years.
Second thing I'd like to say, I would not want to give the impression, that we
have negotiated an extension. We're working on it. We hope it will develop,
but it is far too early to say that we have that extension.
EDWARD SIEGMANN : One thing that concerns me, we're talking about an eighteen ,
month extension. . If it would only be ready in 1995, let's say that everything
goes the way you plan. You give an answer at the end of this year, that you're
going to go into what Brookhaven wants, and they go ahead to have it built.
What happens between the time that that 18 months expires and 1995, if that's
the date that it would be ready, because we see how the DEC acted with us before,
saying this is that, this is it, that's the way it's going to be. Would there be
a door left open, that if they were in the process of building the plant at that
time, that 18 months won't be cast in stone?
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: I' can't answer that question accurately, in fact I'm
not even sure, if we're going to get the eighteen months. The door, that would
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be left open though, at the end, is to enable to landfill our garbage in a lined
land cell. That could be built within that 18 month period, so that's the door
that would be open, and it would not involve trucking long distances and so
on.
EDWARD SIEGMANN: Well, that's what I was concerned about.
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: There -are many options, by the way, and I don't want
to leave the impression, that the town is only looking at this Brookhaven thing.
There are many different possibilities, and the answer to your question is there
are at least four or five options, that need to be evaluated to find the least cost
solution.
RICHARD CAGGIANO: I just want to say, I haven't been able to participate.
in any these waste management things myself because I'm already committed to
some of the other things I do, but I understand you're doing a heck of a job
leading that, and I'd like to congratulate you on that type of job you're doing.
do have a question on, can you define what materials transport is? What are
you talking about?
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: There's the likelihood that this town will want to transfer
some of it's materials to Riverhead, possibly to Brookhaven, maybe to Southampton
to be a transfer material, both the recyclable materials, possibly the compostabie
materials; and maybe a whole range of different materials, also, the C & D material.
We are not legally able under the DEC regulations, again, to just do that vti thout
having an official facility built to specification by which .we can do it. It has
to be a concrete floor. There has a structure, a roof over it. There has to
be weighing scales and so on. We may be able to modify some of what we have
there, but is the material transfer facility.
RICHARD CAGGIANO: I didn't understand the word facility.
COUNCILMAN. WICKHAM: It's a transfer station, is the term that's usually given.
RICHARD CAGGIANO: That's not the way I understood it, and Ed,l guess,brought
up the other question I had, if you were asking for an extension through '92 and
the possibility of the Brookhaven thing not being done until '95, what do you do
with the space in there? You already addressed that.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Is there anyone else?
WILLIAM PELL: The only thing I'd like to ask Tom is, when it comes time to fish
or cut bait, you go with Brookhaven or will you have other alternatives that we
can consider at that time, so we won't have all our eggs in one basket, and you
answered it for me. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Is there any other comments from the audience? (No
response.) Anybody else on the Town Board? Ray?
JUSTICE EDWARDS: I'd like to add a few comments here. Another one on Fishers
Island is Thomas Wall referred *to Fishers Island. They're in the process now of
disbanding the garbage district, that which is over there, which the taxpayers
pay into. People of Southold do .not contribute to our garbage district on Fishers
Island. They're going to disband that district and the Town of Southold will have
to take care of our refuse problems on Fishers Island. We have been paying 80
of the cost of Cutchogue, I mean of the landfill at Cutchogue, for the past probably
six years, eight years, and getting no use from it at all. So now, it's going to
be put into Southold's pocket. It's going to be their control. Now we have started
already.- We've got the engineering done on simple recycling bins, three of them,
like we have up at the landfill area, and we've located a company in Connecticut,
that will come over and drop two roll off containers for number one, glass and
number two,' tin cans. Nothing has been addressed in plastic, yet, and when one
of these bins, these roll offs fill up, they will come over, they'll have a place to
dump an empty one, and take .the full one back to Connecticut. We're starting
a recycling on Fishers Island by the first of April. The plans are already drawn
up on 'that, and I believe the garbage district will be going ahead to. put this in
place, and. the garbage district is going to pay for it, because now the Town of
Southold can not contribute any funds. to our district on the island. One other
thing, Walsh Park, our affordable housing project on Fishers Island is underway
and I expect within a month four of the homes will be ready for occupancy. We
started out by buying 26 acres for $450,000.00. The monies of which, were contri-
buted by people on Fishers Island, and since 'than, 'after second and third appeal,
they've come up with another $550,000.00 for the intra-structures. That's putting
in the water lines, the cul-de-sac, the' telephones, and the power and so forth.
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These people will be' moving into these homes for approximately $80,000.00. It's
a home on a one acre. There's twelve of them in the 26 acres. -. There's a lot of
green belt left around it. There's four people that have been accepted by the
program, and after they're completed, I imagine there will be four or. six more before
the end of the year, people that will be getting in. Then I'm glad to see, also,
this new engineering firm. As I said earlier, the first time I went through one
of the engineering firms, where they definately mentioned Fishers Island, and the
way it looks now, I gave some information to Mr. Wickham to check on a hauler or
a carter in the Connecticut area, and it will probably be to the Town's advantage,
when they take over our refuse problem on the island to haul the garbage to one
of the areas in Connecticut or Rhode Island, and not have to bring it accross the
two boats over here to Orient, and wherever it's going from there. So that is
probably the best option, is to take it off the island. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Thank you. George?
COUNCILMAN PENNY: I just wanted to make a comment. Accusations, or charges,
or other things came up tonight, and in the spirit of the message, which I tried
to deliver last week, that- the election is over. Let's put the campaign stuff behind
us. I really choose not to comment on that type of comment in this public forum.
I'll be very happy to address any member of the press, because I'm sure that they
want to hear what I have to say. However, in the spirit of working together with
the Town Board, and asking that people forget their differences. The campaign
is over. Let's get on with the business, that we have at hand, and I would just
like to close with that. Thank you.
COUNCILWOMAN LARSEN: As far' as my no vote tonight, on the Town bills, as
Ruth briefly stated that before Scott took office, evidently the car was purchased.
There was never a Town Board resolution authorizing the purchase of the car. Is
that correct?.
COUNCILMAN PENNY: No. It was passed unanimously the last week in December.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: It was a 6-0 vote in December, addressing the vehicle for
the Supervisor's Office.
COUNCILWOMAN LARSEN: As far as Dvirka and Ba.rtilucci, the reason that I voted
no, is because at the time I had serious considerations on the directions, that they
were leading and we'll probably need hydrological studies, and I still have some
very grave reservations with that. If they decide to change course on it, it would be
exactly in accordance with the intial recommendations that were made to us by 112M,
and that's all I have to say. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Okay, being the lateness of the hour, someone like to make
a motion?
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjournd at 10:05 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Larsen, Councilwoma
Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was
declared duly ADOPTED.
Judith T. Terry
Southold Town Clerk