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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-01/07/1997 2,955 SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD JANUARY 7, 1997 WORK SESSION Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran, Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie (9:35 A.M.) , Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr. , Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva, Justice Louisa P. Evans, Councilman William D. Moore, Town Clerk Judith T. Terry, Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd. 9:10 A.M. - Edward Siegmann, representing the senior citizens of Southold Town and TAXPAC, met with the Board to request their support of New York State legislation to amend the Education Law, the Tax Law and the Public Authorities Law in relation to school property tax relief and school budget reform. Inasmuch as the Town Board does not have a copy of the Senate bill, and the Assembly bill is in the ,process of being written, they will await that paper work before taking action. 9:25 A.M.' - Ann Lowry, President, and Howard Meinke, Vice President for Southold Town, of the North Fork Environmental Council, met with the Town Board to present their plans for preserving the North .Fork. As a start, they would like the Town -=� Board to review the Stewardship Task Force document and adopt it as 'a formal planning document. Supervisor Cochran said she would distribute copies of the document for the Board's review. 9:45 A.M. - Town Trustees Albert Krupski, President, Peter Wenczel, Jim King, Senior Bay Constable Don Dzenkowski, and Executive Administrator Jim McMahon, met with the Town Board to discuss several items of concern. First, the Trustees asked the Board to consider granting them sole jurisdiction over the fresh water wetlands, separate from the powers of the State. This was referred to the Code Committee. Secondly, they discussed . a proposed .amendment to the Shellfish Ordinance with regard to oysters. It was agreed the Trustees should have the power to set limits on the number of oysters which may be harvested, and the Town Board agreed. A resolution (11) was placed on the agenda to set a public hearing on a proposed local law to accomplish this. Lastly, they discussed the need to change the shellfish regulations with regard to the taking of scallops that have an annual growth line. A resolution (12) was placed on the agenda setting a public hearing on a local law to accomplish this. 10:40 A.M. - Bruce Cadman and his associate from General Code Publishers Corp. , made a presentation to the Town Board on PC/Codebook for Windows, which allows instant display of information on-screen, and to quickly print sections or entire chapters of the Town Code. The program allows for the search, in a matter of seconds, for words, numbers or dates, highlighted material, phrases or' word groups. Mr. Cadman will submit a written proposal to the Board for their consideration. 11 :30 A.M. - Senior Accountant John Cushman met with the Town Board to discuss the creation of an exempt Legislative Secretary position for the Building Department, to be filled by ZBA exempt Secretary Linda Kowalski. Mr. Cushman will send the position description to CSEA President Atkinson, in accordance with the CSEA contract. As part of the proposed implementation of this position, the Board made several personnel moves within Town Hall (see resolution 13) . 12 :15 P.M. - Recess for lunch. JANUARY 7, 1997 1 :30 P.M. - Work Session reconvened, and the Board discussed a request from former Planning Board Chairman Richard Ward to promote Senior Planner Valerie Scopaz to Chief Planner. Supervisor Cochran advised the Board that inasmuch as the money was not placed in the budget for this promotion, and the new Chairman, Bennett Orlowski said the proposal was not discussed with the entire Planning Board, the matter will be held until this can be accomplished.----Letter from Harry Katz, Lighthouse Road, Southold, asking if the Town would consider a portion of the property they purchased at Hummel's Pond, so he can make a garden. The Board agreed they were not inclined to sell any of that property, in fact, they are proposing to develop it as a passive recreation site.----Letter from Superintendent of Highways Jacobs asking if the Board would like him to install a light fixture on the Nassau Point Road causeway. Councilman Townsend, Chairperson of the Street - Lighting standing committee, will discuss the proposal with Mr. Jacobs, and have his recommendation for the January 21st work session.----Resolutions were placed on the agenda for appointments to the Anti-Bias Task Force (16) , appointment to the Architectural Review Committee (17) , and Conservation Advisory Council (18) .----Town Board agreed to the Fleet Bank proposal that the Town hire Fleet to act as the Town's agent in a third party custodial agreement, in which the Town swaps its cash for securities owned by Swiss Bank.----A resolution (19) was placed on the agenda to hire a part-time Account Clerk for the Accounting S Finance Department.----Town Board reviewed a proposed contract submitted by Receiver of Taxes Quintana to engage the services of Jeanne Ruland to provide the technical support needed to maintain her computer programs and data files. The proposal was placed on hold for the present time.----Date to interview candidates for a temporary Clerk Typist position in the Building Department will be set by Councilman Moore once he has determined the length of time of the position.---- Letter from Assemblyman Fred Thiele, Jr.. advising the Town that there is a balance owing for the Southold's share -of the services of Public Financial Management, who conducted a comprehensive study to determine if the formation of Peconic County would be financially feasible. Supervisor Cochran will determine where the money can be found in the budget for this expenditure, and report back at the January 21st work session.----Supervisor Cochran presented a proposal to increase the Senior Citizen's Exemption, based on the newly legislated income levels. Town Attorney Dowd will prepare a local law on this for discussion on January 21st.---- Letter from the North Fork Environmental Council citing the dangers at the intersection of Route 25 and Love Lane, Mattituck. The Board placed a resolution (20) on the agenda to request the NYS-DOT to conduct a safety evaluation of this intersection. 2 :15 P.M. - The Town Board reviewed the resolutions to be voted on at the 7:30 P.M. Regular Meeting. EXECUTIVE SESSION 2 :35 P.M. - On motion of Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss the Greenport Village v. Town of Southold litigation negotiations. Vote of the Board: Ayes: Supervisor Cochran, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Oliva, Justice Evans, Councilman Moore. Also present: Town Clerk Terry, Town Attorney Dowd. 3 :15 P.M. - Work Session adjourned. JANUARY 7, 1997 2 9;7 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on January 7, 1997, at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Supervisor Cochran opened the meeting at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Boy Scout Troop 51 from Greenport presented the Colors. . Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie Councilman Joseph L. Townsend; Jr. Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva Justice Louisa P. Evans Councilman William D. Moore Town Clerk Judith T. Terry Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have approval of the audit of the bills for January 7, 1997? Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby was ordered paid: General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $194,379.44; General Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $11,231 .13; Community Development Fund bills in the amount of $23,145.91; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $20,041 .06; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $45,531 .67; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $14,678.27; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $15,020.36; Refuse E Garbage District bills in the amount of $65,309.39; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of $19,160.02; Fishers Island Ferry District ` bills in the amount .of $952.02. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This. resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Approval of minutes of December 23, 1996 Town Board meeting. Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of . the December 23, 1996, Town Board meeting be and hereby are approved. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Setting the date of the next Town Board meeting for Tuesday, January 21, 1997 at 7:30 P.M. Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the next meeting of the Southold Board will be held at 4:30 P.M., Tuesday, January 21, 1997, at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor �..� Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I am very delighted this evening that we have Troop 51 from Greenport with us. These young men are earning their Citizenship Badge, I believe it is, and I would like them to come on up front, and introduce yourselves to the audience, and the Troop Leaders. It takes a lot of good volunteers to keep Girl Scouting and Boy Scouting moving along, so I think it's important that people know that you are earning such a thing as a Citizenship Badge, and we are pleased and honored that you joined us this evening. So why don't you tell the watching 2 9 JANUARY 7, 1997 audience what your name is, speak nice and loud and say who you are. (Boy Scouts and Leaders of Troop 51 introduce themselves.) Thanks again for coming and joining us, and I know you are going to sit for awhile, and you are free to leave at whatever time you have to. Everybody is. Thank you for doing our Pledge this evening. I . REPORTS. SUPERVISOR . COCHRAN: As you see on your agenda the Town Board � . receives reports each month, and they are listed. They are available from the Town Clerk's Office. �= 1 . Southold Town Planning Board Monthly Report for November, 1996 2. Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly Report for December, 1996. 3. Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for December, 1996. 4. Southold Town Investigator's Monthly Report for December, 1996. 5. Southold Town Recreation Department's Annual Receipts and Disbursements Report for 1996. 6. Southold Town Trustees Monthly Report for December, 1.996. 7. Southold Town Planning Board's Monthly Report for December, 1996. 8. Southold Town Building Department Monthly Report for December, 1996. II . PUBLIC NOTICES. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Public Notices, there are not any this month. III . COMMUNICATIONS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have had some communications. We get many more than this, but I like to at least list some that I feel are important to get into the record. I . Barbara Cohen, New York State Coordinator International Coastal Cleanup of American Littoral Society with results of Cleanup. ` 2. Peter Wenczel of the Southold Town Trustees expressing opposition to the Mariculture Technologies application for a 200 acre Net Pen Site of Plum Island. 3. Jim King, Southold Town Trustee with concern over Mariculture Technologies. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None. V. RESOLUTIONS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have a policy that you are permitted to address the Town Board prior to the passing of the resolutions, on any of the resolutions, so at this time if there is anyone here with , us this evening, that would like to address the Board in any way in relation to resolutions, please, feel free_ to do so now. (No response.) If not, we will proceed with the resolutions. 1 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute the 1997 Suffolk County Youth Bureau Agreement, between the County of Suffolk, the Town of Southold, and Family Service League, Inc. for the Southold Youth Services Program of individual counseling and crisis intervention services, for the period of January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997, at . an agreement cost not to exceed $10,000.00; all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney. 1 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. TJANUARY 7, 1997 2 9'9: 2.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Town Justice Rudolph H. Bruer to attend a series of five seminars entitled, "Fresh Perspectives on Handling a Criminal Case in New York", to be held at the Suffolk County Bar Center, Hauppauge, New York, on January 7, 1997, February 4, 1997, March 4, 1997, April 1, 1997, and May 6, 1997, and the $250.00 tuition for the series, and necessary expenses for travel shall be a legal charge to the Town Justice 1997 Budget. 2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 3.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby engages the services of Andrew D. Stype, Certified Real Estate Appraiser, at a fee of $300.00, to appraise the Thompson property located on the corner of NYS Route 25 and Horton Lane, Southold. 3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 4.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1996 Budget and the Hashamomuck Drainage Project Capital Budget to appropriate the grant and an additional amount needed from the Trustee's 1996 budget: General Fund Whole Town: To: A.9901 .9.000.200 Transfer to Capital Project Fund $ 4,129.75 From: A.8090.4.100.900 Trustees, Contractual Expenses Drainage Projects $4,129.75 Hashamomuck Pond Drainage Project Revenues H4.5031 .00 Transfers from Other Funds $4,129.75 H4.3089.00 NYS Grant 15,006.00 Appropriations H4.850.2 Hashamomuck Pond Drainage Proj. $19,135.75 4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 5.- Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute an agreement between the Town of Southold and Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers for engineering services with regard to the construction of a municipal solid waste transfer -at the Town's collection center at Cutchogue, New York; said agreement all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney. COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: For the benefit of the citizen students out there, this is a significant move, because we have to build a new facility, because the Department of Environmental Conservation requires that we have a better transfer -station. In other words, everybody brings their garbage into us, and we have to* have a facility that is going to make sure that the area doesn't get polluted, and that is in accord with their specifications. So, we have hired this group who are engineers to. help us with the Sorlid Waste area, formerly known as the dump, and we're about to undertake this, and we don't exactly know how much it is going to cost, but it ain't going to be cheap. That's the reality of the solid waste industry today. 5.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. o',(o . JANUARY 7, 1997 6.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 1996 General Fund Whole Town Budget to appropriate donated funds for the new Tasker Park playground sign: Revenues• A.2705.70 Gifts E Donations Tasker Park Donations $ 250.00 Appropriations: A.7110.2.500.800 Parks, Equipment Tasker Park Playground $ 250.00 6.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 7.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby increases the price for the disposal of Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D) at the Southold Town Disposal Area from $90.00 per ton to $120.00 per ton, effective January 8, 1997. 7.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 8.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Lawrence Healthcare Administrative Services, Inc. to pay the medical bill of Chester Skwara, which bill was submitted by the medical provider more than 90 days after the date of service. 8.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 9.- Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the release of the $40,000.00 bond being held as a guarantee for completion of the roads and improvements in the major subdivision of Farmveu Associates at Mattituck, all in accordance with the recommendations of Engineering Inspector Richter and the Southold Town Planning Board. 9.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 10.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby rescinds resolution no. 36, adopted on January 2, 1997, appointing Claire Glew as a Stenographer for transcribing the public hearings of the Board of Appeals, whereas Mrs. Glew has declined the position. 10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 11 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 7th day of January, 1997, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Modifications in Shellfishing Restrictions"; now, therefore,, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 5:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 21, 1997, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as time and place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows: A Local Law in Relation to Modifications in Shellfishing Restrictions BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: `JANUARY 7, 1997 3'01 BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: I. Chapter 77 (Shellfish) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: 1. Section 77-206 (Oysters) is hereby amended by deleting and adding the following: 1). A-peR:naiaeRt-r4sidei4 ayeF,a-temperapj-r-esideat er-a-guest-assempaRied-by-a-per-maR eRt-resident-Mays take-Ret-mere haR-ene-half-(1/2) e�eysteFs#r-em-tewR-waters-iR aRy Re (may-feF-ether4haRGaFRr-ReFsial-P(AFPeses. E—Not ner-e-thaR-+ve45)-bushels-a€�ysteFr, may-be-takeR-f G4 tawR-waters-€eF-semmeFsial-puFpeses-!R GRe Fey-eR9 %04-peFseR,-:we (2)-er-r eFe-pefir-GRG, eesdpy+ag he same-beat raay-take;+fl-the aggFegate;Ret-mere4han4eR-(10) bushels-e# eysters4R-eRe `may-fer-senar-nersial-purposes. D. The Trustees of the Town of Southold may establish by resolution, the limits on the number of oysters which may be harvested for commercial purposes and non-commercial purposes. A permanent resident a taxpayer, a temporary resident or quest accompanied by a resident may harvest oysters for non-commercial purposes in the quantities set by resolution of the Trustees. 2. Section 77-211.1 (Dredges and scrapes) is hereby amended by adding the following: Except as permitted by §77-204C of this Article, the use of al dredge, scrape, ell dredge or similar device towed by a boat operated by mechanical power or other means is prohibited in in town waters except by special permission of the Trustees for scientific study proiects. II . This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State. * Underline represents additions Strikethrough represents deletions. 11 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 12.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 7th day of January, 1997, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Scallop Size Regulations"; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 5:02 P.M., Tuesday, January 21, 1997, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as time and place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows: A Local Law in Relation to Scallop Size Regulations BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: I. Chapter 77 (Shellfish) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: 1. Section 77-204 (Scallops) is hereby amended by deleting and adding the following: H. Only scallops hav4RgaR-aRRba4Fewth liRe�F measuring meFe-than- two and one-fourth (2-1/4) inches from the middle of the hinge to the middle of the bill may be taken from town waters. J 0 2 JANUARY. 7, 1997 I . Scallops with an annual growth line may be taken from town_ water only by resolution of the Southold Town Board of Trustees. 11 . This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State. * Underline represents additions Strikethrough represents deletions COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Both of these laws tend to give our Trustees, who are given the charge of governing all the underwater lands more control over the shellfish that come out of it. We feel it is appropriate, because they are ones that have expertise in that area, and they are charged with overseeing the wetlands, and the bay bottoms. So, that is the focus of these two laws. 12 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. ' This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR .COCHRAN: On number 13, 1 would just like to call to the attention of the Board the second resolve, that the employee was changed to make the move on Monday after discussing It with her, so she can finish up some 'of the things she is in the middle of here, and then Monday she'll go up. Ken is caught up on work up at the Rec Center, so I made this change. 13.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that effective January 8, 1997, the town Board hereby transfers part-time Board of Appeals Clerk Typist Noreen Frey to the Southold Town Police Headquarters, and full-time Justice Court Clerk Typist Patricia Conklin to the Board of Appeals. office; pind be it FURTHER RESOLVED that effective January 13, 1997, the Town Board hereby transfers full-time Trustees Clerk Typist Diane Herbert ' to the Recreation Department in Peconic. 13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hustle, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 14.-SUPERVISOR'S APPOINTMENT Supervisor Jean W. Cochran hereby appoints Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr. as Chairperson to the Town Board Personnel Committee for 1997. 15.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town. of Southold, hereby modifies the General ' Fund Whole Town 1996 budget as follows: To• A.7020.1.100.100 Recreation,Personal Services(Fill-time) S 650.00 A.7020.4.100.100 Recreation, Office Supplies/Materials 250.00 A.7020.4.500.420 Recreation, Youth Program Instructors 500.00 A.7020,4.600.600 Recreation, Dues&Subscriptions 50.00 A.7180.4.400.200 Beaches, Water Testing 200.00 From: A.7020.4.400.600 Recreation,Equipment Maintenance/Repairs $200.00 A.7180.1.300.100 Beaches,Personal Services (Seasonal) 250.00 A.7180.4.100:100 Beaches,Lifeguard Supplies/Training 200.00 A.7180.4.200.100 Beaches,Telephone 500.00 A.7180.4.200.400 Beaches, Water 500.00 ' M COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Basically we are cleaning up the books, and so we are going to have a lot of' these things where we readjust one line to another line, so everything comes out even. 15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 303 J"ANUARY .7, 1997 16.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints the following individuals as new members of the Anti-Bias Task Force, effective immediately through October 30, 1997, they to serve without compensation: Joseph Mellender, Elizabeth Serkin, Ethel Singleton, Cynthia Kumelos-Smith. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I was going to ask you to explain to the young gentleman with us this evening, in fact everyone with us, what the Anti-Bias Task Force is. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: We are set up to help provide some education for people to be non-discriminatory to anybody, whether it's race, religion, sexual orientation, or women, or men, or what have you. We have been meeting, and we are going to be presented with some educational tools to present to the School Board so they can incorporate it into the school program. We are also going to be working with the police. We are going to bring out several different programs, that we are going to review, and present them to the Chief of Police, that he can give these for training for the police people here, so they understand that everybody has to be treated the same, that you have to use just pleasant language. The main thing is don't use the profanity. This way if you treat people with respect you are going to get respect back. We hope to do that with everybody in town. 16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 17.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Sanford Hanauer as a member of the Southold Town Architectural Review Committee as a Hamlet member for Mattituck/Laurel, to replace Gayle Sturniolo, effective immediately through October 17, 1998, he to serve without compensation. COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: The Architectural Review Board is a group that is an advisory board to the Planning Board. When somebody comes in with a site plan, or a plan for a building, that the Planning Board is going to look at, the Architectural Review Board, which has some expertise, because they tend to be architects, and landscape architects, gives them advise as to the appearance of this new building, the kind of materials that might be used in it that might help it blend into the community, or keep it from becoming an eyesore. It has no power other than to advise. We have a member from each area in the town on that Board. It was just formed last year. We hope it will be a real help to the Planning Board, and to keeping the town looking as nice as it can. 17.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 18.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Melvyn Morris as a member of the Southold Town Conservation Advisory Council to replace Alan S. Connell, effective immediately through June 18, 1997; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby appoints Mary Griffin as a member of the Southold Town Conservation Advisory Council to replace John J . Hagerty III, effective immediately through June 18, 1998. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: To explain to you gentlemen out there -the Conservation Advisory Council is an advisory board to the Trustees, which oversee our wetlands, and our bottom lands, our docks, bulkheads, coastal erosion on the bluffs, and they are a. very important part of the Town. We hope that when you get into high school, and we have some positions open on the Conservation Advisory Council we are encouraging young people to apply for this, so that you might get an interest in town, and see just what is going on. By the way, you do get paid a little bit for it, too, so I think it's a very important organization. 304 JANUARY 7, 1997 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It looks good on your resume, too, when you go off to college. We presently have two high school students serving on the board, thanks to Mr. Moore. It was his suggestion that we open it up to young people, and so we interview, and we do it the same way we do for any adult person. They are doing a nice job, so we are pleased. Perhaps you will submit your resume at some point. It is a good experience. 18.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 19.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Janice L. Smither to the position of part-time Account Clerk in the Accounting S Finance Department, effective immediately, 17-1/2 hours per week, at a salary of $8.40 per hour. 19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 20.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby request the New York State Department of Transportation to conduct a safety evaluation of the intersection of Love Lane and NYS Route 25, Mattituck, for the purpose of mitigating this dangerous intersection. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Now it's my opportunity to instruct you. I wonder if you really wanted to come tonight to hear all of this. However, New York State Route 25, as many of us know as Main Road or Main Street, is a road that is sort of ruled by New York State, not by the Town. In Mattituck where it's that curve that comes in by Love Lane, it is very dangerous. It is very difficult to cross there, and we are by this resolution requesting that the New York State Department of Transportation come take a look at that, and see what they can do to make it less dangerous. 20.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 21 .-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby increases the fee for transporting to and disposing of scavenger waste at the Southold Scavenger Waste Pretreatment Facility from $.03 to $.04, effective January 8, 1997. JUSTICE EVANS: I am not going to instruct you on this. If Ruth would like to, she can explain. 21 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That's the end of our printed resolutions. I would just like to say- to the Board, after the meeting I may have you just five minutes. Ray Cowan from the DEC called, and I have some information to pass along, because I have to call him back in the morning. At this time we will entertain comments or remarks on Town business for anyone in Our audience this evening. If there is anyone that would like to address the Town Board on any given topic, we would be pleased to hear it now. Mr. Hickey? JANUARY 7, 1997 3 0 5 JIM HICKEY: Jim Hickey. This is in reference to the gas compressor station. Should I call it the ZBA LILCO charade? In reference to a newspaper article evaluation. What are they building, a nuclear plant? Are they going to store radioactive material there? It's natural gas. There won't be any meltdown. There will be just a quick flash, and it will be all .over. Maybe a high jet three hundred feet of flame until the flow is shut off. There will be no radiation, none of that. Evacuation plan is nothing but a farce. Does LILCO have a plan for the compressor station on West Main Street in Riverhead? I doubt it. I suggest the. Supervisor take the ZBA and the Planning Board by the hand, and lead them to the rear of the LILCO site. Maybe you could, also, bring the rep from LILCO. I don't think there, was a physical inspection of the site. I asked the question before, and was refused an answer. Maybe some of this will have to be answered. It makes me very suspicious who has interest in this property. It is obvious that the site has all sorts of rubble buried there. It's protruding out of the ground in the rear of the site. Apparently the two hundred, the three hundred cubic yards of clean sand and loam, that was removed from the McDonald site, and placed at that site in April and May of 1995 was a goof up. They forgot to cover the rear of the site. I invite anyone in the Town of Southold to come to my residence, and see for themselves, including Mr. Kelly here of Suffolk Times. Why is the ZBA Planning Board approving this kind of operation next to a residence? Why was my home permitted to be built at that location in the first place? Business Residential, does it actually have a permit? If that was planning then it is obvious this town does not need such Boards. Maybe they should be abolished by the elected officials of this town. Take over the responsible of these boards. Do away with the political patronage. It's much too sensitive a position to appoint people to. Once they are on these Boards it seems to be a lifetime job. Who are they, local committeemen, etc.? A little too much pork. Take a look at LILCO compressor station on West Main Street, Riverhead. Why was it manned? Because they had ten large tanks of propone gas in the back on the Southampton side of Riverhead behind the containment tank, the sphere contains the natural gas. Approximately fifteen, sixteen years ago, there was a tanker, a railroad tanker, that caught fire by Middle Road. I was advised that the man at that site received a phone call, and was told get ready to throw all switches, and clear out. I am just wondering if the Town of Riverhead was advised of that. They no longer store the natural gas, the propane gas at that site. I don't know, maybe they'll store it in Mattituck. If you look at that sphere, it's covered with rust. It needs paint. Does LILCO always look for the cheapest way, not the safest? • Now, we come to a location. The Riverhead compressor station, where is it put? Predominately in a minority neighborhood, which I happen to be a minority within the minority. Southold Town Dump, 1938 hurricane, predominately minority neighborhood, they condemned two houses on the North Road, when they could have just put the entrance off Cox Lane. No. The North Fork Bank complex, the increased shopping center, Mattituck hamlet district predominately minority neighborhoods. This Board has the character and qualities it takes to make the difference in this town. Maybe it needs a woman's touch such as this Board has, that turned this Town around. After all we're going into the 21st Century. I'm sorry to say, Southold seems to be still living in the 17th Century, especially when it pertains to minorities. Thank you. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Mr. Hickey. I would just like to share with you that the Town Inspector has been calling the DEC weekly. We're keeping an eye on this once a week. JIM HICKEY: They were at my house today. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That's what we were told, that this is an ongoing investigation with the DEC. They are the lead on this, and that they were going to be contacting you for depositions. So, they have contacted you. That's the only comment I will make at this time. Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to address the Board? (No response. ) Now, I will call on Board - reports, or if the Town Board has anything they would like to share or say. I'll start on the left with Councilman Townsend. COUNCILMAN T.OWNSEND: Nothing at this time other than we had a busy and active holiday. I'm glad to be back in the saddle, so to speak. 3 Q,6 JANUARY 7, 1997 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You were way up north for a few days. COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I was. It was no colder there than it, was down here. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Councilwoman Oliva? COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Just to wish everybody a Happy New Year. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Councilman Moore? COUNCILMAN MOORE: No, other than to welcome you all again. Nice to have you here. I hope you learned a little bit from the shorthand conversation. We take for granted what we do up here on these resolutions, and things, so I hope that some explanations you got were helpful. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Mr. Moore has his Eagle Badge, too. He just thought you should know that. We have one Councilperson from Fishers Island. She has to fly back and forth, or take the ferry back and forth to come to the mainland for the Board meetings, and she also serves as a Judge, Councilwoman Louisa Evans. JUSTICE EVANS: I think you should all realize, too, that what you see tonight really isn't the major work that we do. We are here all day discussing what we are going to do with these resolutions as well as a lot of other work, and resolutions as well as a lot of other work. Resolutions are really the result of what has happened during the day. You are just listening to us repeat, and everybody is going, yes, yes, yes, but there is a lot of work and thought that has gone behind the resolutions. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Councilwoman Hussie? You know what, I'm going to give you this, Alice. Councilwoman Hussie is Chairman of the Landfill, and we have received a rather impressive notification from the Governor, that we have received an award, and since Alice is the Chairperson we will let her share it. It's three pages. There were only three towns. I haven't really read it. We just got it this afternoon. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: The one thing that I did want to say was, Joe, I have to do a little bit of a footnote to your remark that we don't know what it is going to cost yet, when we were talking about the engineers, and the transfer station. If I were a citizen of Southold 1 might worry a little bit about that. This particular resolution we have, we do know what it is going to cost. It's going to cost us about $7,900. We have the money, and all is well, and we are going to start part of an eight step procedure in order to put up this transfer station. So, this resolution was for us to do the first two parts. We do know what it's going to cost. That's all. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I will share this with you. It's the Governor's First Waste Reduction Recycling Award, and there were three winners for the Achievement of Excellence Award. One was a small town upstate, and then Southold Town, and the Town of Southampton. These were the only three presented this award within New York State in relation to recycling. This is something that has always been supported by Town Board members, be they Democrats, Republicans, United Southold, Independents, Conservatives. I think all of us support the recycling effort that is done in Southold, and we have been most successful, so we are quite pleased. We just .got this notification, and I'm sure we will will probably be invited to travel up to Albany to accept this award, which someone certainly will attend on behalf of the Board to accept this. Also, we had some other good news today. The Governor listed grants for parks and historic structures, and Southold was awarded a $200,000 grant toward the purchase of Fort Corchaug in Cutchogue. So, you know that we are trying to preserve this fort. The town themselves have in reserve a million dollars toward "the purchase. We are working with the County, and we are still working with the State to see if this can be worked out, and we can preserve it, because it is a very important part of our heritage. Also, I had a meeting last night, which Boy Scouts should be interested in. We _have a committee here, which is graffiti and vandalism, and we want to add litter to that, too, . as part of the title. But, we have been meeting, and trying to develop a campaign, which we are going to call Community Pride, and involve the entire community. We have problems at the end of our roads, and at some JANUARY 7, 1997 3 Q 7 of our beaches with young people drinking, breaking the bottles all over the asphalt, tearing out telephone booths, you know, pulling them right out of the black tar, graffiti all over the bathhouses, and this not only is an eyesore, but it is a cost to the Town, and that cost comes from your pocket, the taxpayer. So, it's a terrible waste of money. It is not pleasant to look at, and people that live in these areas become very upset. So, this committee was formed, and we are approaching it. We're developing this whole campaign. But, one of the first things we are going to do at the week of kickoff, we're going to holding meetings in all the hamlets on this community pride. We're going to ask each hamlet to plan a project, which would began to beautify more than we feel Southold is beautiful, but there is always room for improvement. So, we are going to ask each hamlet to become involved, and I know each year up at the Town Beach I have the Girl Scouts come up, and they plant all flowers up there, but there certainly must be something that you can get involved in your own community to help instill in people the importance of keeping Southold lovely, and attractive, and something that we are all proud to live in, so hopefully you will get involved in that at the time when it comes along. It has been busy. We have gotten through the holiday, and many meetings, many phone calls, but that is all I will report to you this evening. I'd like to thank you all for joining us, and another special thank you to Troop 51 from Creenport for being a part of our meeting this evening. Thank you very much. May I have a motion to adjourn? Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town .Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 8:07 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Judith T. Terry Southold Town Cler