HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-04/28/1997 SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
APRIL 28, 1997
WORK SESSION
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.
9:10 A.M. , Director of Human Services Venetia McKeighan and Neighborhood Aide
Karen McLaughlin met with the Town Board to present a proposal from Met Life for
developing ' the garage at the Human Resource Center into a Wellness Center. Met
Life has offered to provide funding for the project through the Metropolitan Life
Foundation. They.propose a media room, community conference room, and a gym
utilizing modified equipment. Med Life Foundation would.- donate the renovation and
'the equipment to Southold Town in the event the partnership was terminated: The
Town Board enthusiastically endorsed this public/private partnership and authorized
Mrs. McKeighan to #hove forward with the project.
9:35 A.M. - Senior Accountant John .Cushman met with the Board to clarify the
Lawrence Healthcare bankruptcy matter. He said at the present time our accounts
are being maintained as usual by Lawrence, but the court is looking into assignment
of the assets of the agency.----On another subject, the Board discussed with Mr.
Cushman the advantages/disadva'ntages of full-time vs. part-time Clerks and Clerk
Typists.
10:20 A.M. - Chief of Police Joseph Conway and Lieutenant Carlisle Cochran met with
the Town Board to discuss the need for additional" police officers. The Chief
advised the Board they are in need of a Training/Accreditation Officer, and three
Crime Control officers, in addition to three additional officers. The Town has
received a grant for five new officers, but seven are needed. It appears there may
be six retirements before the year is out. The Board took the request under
advisement, but placed a resolution (22) on the agenda authorizing the Supervisor
to execute the Universal COPS Hiring Grant which would fund new police officers.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
10:50 A.M. - On motion of Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss the possible
purchase of the Fort Corchaug property. 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.
11 :30 A.M. - The Town Board met with Charles Cuddy, attorney for Peconic
Landing, the owners of the Brecknock Hall property, Bill Thompson the President
of Peconic Landing, James Rich, and John May, .members of the Board of Directors,
a representative of. Bridgehampton National Bank, and John Dussling and Terence
Lewis, Project Coordinators for US Retirement Communities. Mr. Thompson advised
the Board that Peconic:Landing is in contract with US Retirement Communities to
construct 130 cottages, 120 apartments, 24-30 nursing home beds, and all the
amenities for an assisted living facility. They have applied to the State of:New York
to begin a marketing program to take applications for 70% of the units, and when
that is met construction will begin. Mr. Thompson assured the Board they fully
expect to pay real estate taxes on all of the project, with the exception of the
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nursing home portion. They expect to employ 125 to 175 people at this cooperative
type development, with an assisted living health care facility and nursing home care.
They have an existing water and sewer contract with the village. Mr. Dessinger
and Mr. Lewis displayed artists renderings of the proposed project. They explained
that they were before the Town Board to attempt to dispel the damaging rumors
that have been circulating, and the Board was pleased to hear about the project
first hand.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
12:35 P.M. - On motion of Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
Resolved that ; the Town Board enter into - Executive Session to discuss PBA
negotiations with . Chief of Police Conway and Labor Management Consultant Vito
Competiello. Supervisor Cochran recused herself from most of the discussion. 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.
1 :20 P.M. - Recess for lunch.
2:30 P.M. - Work Session reconvened. The Board met with Executive Assistant
James McMahon to discuss the Suffolk County Community Service Sentencing
Program, which would like to use the Town of Southold as a placement site for
people sentenced in the Suffolk County Court System. The participants would be
covered by the County's insurance, and would be placed through the Town's
program and subject to space availability. The Board asked the Supervisor to
discuss this with Superintendent of Highways Jacobs and Solid Waste Coordinator
Bunchuck before committing them selves.----The Town Board placed resolutions 26
and 27 on the agenda to take. action on the proposed "Local Law in Relation to Light
Industrial (LI) and Light Industrial Office (LIO) Zone Uses" . Another resolution
(28) was placed on the agenda to appoint Director of Human Services Venetia
McKeighan as Americans With Disabilities Act Coordinator.' '---Town Board designated
the Town Clerk and Supervisor's Secretary to interview applicants for part-time
Clerk Typist.----Resolutions 29 and 30 were placed on the agenda to refer "A Local
Law in Relation to Lot Creation and Structures" and "A Local Law in Relation to Site
Plans" to the Southold Town "Planning Board and Suffolk County Department of
Planning.
3:15 P.M. - The Town Board reviewed the resolutions to be voted on at the 7:30
P.M. Regular M'eetling.
3 :35 P.M. - The Board reviewed the applications for 1997 grants, and placed a
resolution (31) ' on the agenda awarding $16,450 worth in grants to 24 groups. A
total of $18,450.00 has been awarded for 1997 from the $20,000 Grants Program.
budget.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
4:50 P.M. - On motion of Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
it was Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss
employment history. 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.
5:30 P.M. - Work Session adjourned.
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on April 28,
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.
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: Can we have a motion for the approval of audit
of bills. April 28, 1997?
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the following bills be and here are ordered paid:
General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $99,139.23; General Fund
Part Town bills in the amount of $978.49; Community Development Fund bills
in the amount of $6,621 .63; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount
of $6,621 .63; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $6,588.92;
Ag Land Development Rights bills in the amount of $11,440.74; Fishers
Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $19,066.69; Refuse & Garbage
District bills in the amount of $47,215.32; Southold Wastewater District
bills in the amount of $4,544.95; Fishers Island Sewer District bills in the
amount of $580.84; Southold Agency E Trust bills in the amount of
$7,204.82; Fishers Island Ferry District Agency E Trust bills in the amount
of $77..65.
Vote of theTown Board: . Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Approval of minutes, April 15, 1997, Town Board
meeting?
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the April 15, 1997, 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?
Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board
will be held at 4:30 P.M., Tuesday, May 13, 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: At this time I am pleased to be presenting a
proclamation, the Long Island Postal Employees Food Drive, which is going
to be held on May 10, 1997. We have the Postmaster from Southold here,
Frank Bracco. We would like to present this to you. I know this is a
worthwhile effort. Last year, how much food did you collect?
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FRANK BRACCO: On. the Island, one point million pounds, and in
Southold over a ton. That doesn't include Greenport and those places. The
carriers do' it on their own. They pick it up, separate it. It goes to all
the food banks. It goes to Food Care, United Way, and break it up among
all the food banks in the area.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN:' That is wonderful. That is lot of food. With
pleasure we' would ,li.ke to present this.
Moved by Supervisor Cochran, seconded by the Entire Town Board,
WHEREAS, the LONG ISLAND DISTRICT POSTAL EMPLOYEES, in
conjunction with the United State Postal Service, Long Island's United Way,
Long. Island Federation of Labor, Island Harvest and Long Island Cares
Regional Food Bank will sponsor a nationwide one day FOOD DRIVE on
SATURDAY; MAY 10, 1997: and
WHEREAS, every day, millions of adults and children throughout our
nation are in need of assistance in order to avoid the pangs of hunger.
Last year, ! letter carriers throughout the country collected a record of 45
million pounds of non-perishable food donations in the one day drive to help
stock local food pantries- for the summer months, and Long Islanders led the
nation by donating more the 1 .8 million pounds of food; and
WHEREAS, ! Local letter carriers, through this nation FOOD DRIVE, • will
strive to make a major positive impact on the supply of food -available to
the community through the Long Island Cares Regional Food Bank in
Suffolk County, helping to feed their neighbors in need and demonstrating
postal volunteerism and service to their Town; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
recognizes ,the significant and important contributions of letter carriers
and the United States Postal Service and hereby proclaims SATURDAY,
MAY ; 10, 1997, as POSTAL EMPLOYEE'S FOOD DRIVE DAY in the Town
of Southold. I call upon all citizens to join with letter carriers in
working to 'aid those in need in our neighborhoods. by participating in the
annual Food Drive by placing non-perishable food items beside their
mailboxes on SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1997.
DATED: April •28, 1997.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman I Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
FRANK BRACCO: Thank you. We appreciate your support.
I . REPORTS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: - . As you know we have monthly reports submitted
by the different departments and agencies, and they are displayed on the
Town Clerk's Bulletin Board. If you would like a copy of any of them, you
would obtain them from the Town Clerk's Office at a nominal charge.
Anything we have there is certainly for you to share and peruse.
1 . Southold Town Community Development Office Monthly Report for
March; 1997.
2. Southold Town Justice Evans' Monthly Court Report for March, 1997.
3. Southold Town Justice Price's Monthly Court Report for March, 1997.
II . PUBLIC NOTICES.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have public notices. If you have a copy of
-the agenda you will notice that.
1 . Corp of Army Engineers, New York District, application of John
Kramer for authorization to place shellfish cages under an existing fixed
pier and floats for shellfish cultivation at Harpers Point, Jockey Creek,
Southold, New York. Comments to be received by May 2, 1997.
2. Department of Environmental Conservation, application of Joseph
Castelli to close off and. fill in. an existing boat slip by constructing a
bulkhead and to reconstruct a bulkhead and to reconstruct a bulkhead at
Wells Road, Peconic, New York.. Written comments to be received by May
16, 1997.
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III . COMMUNICATIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We did get a letter from Ed Petrou, New York
State DOT in relation to Community Pride, and they said they would be
very happy that any of the bridges, or walkways, or walls, or anything on
their roads, they ,certainly would be very happy to clean up, and take care
of. So, 1 think the first letter Is going to be In relation to the bridge
in Mattituck. We, also, got a thank you from the Red Cross for the
proclamation they received.
1 . Edward J . Petrou, Regional Director of New York State Department
of Transportation in regard to Southold Town's Community Pride.
2. Marvin Broitman, President of Temple Beth Torah . inviting
Supervisor Cochran to the ceremony paying tribute to Raoul Wallenberg.
3. Lucy Dunne and Anne T. Dixon of the American Red Cross of the .
Eastern Suffolk Region thanking Supervisor Cochran for the proclamation.
IV. PUBLIC HEARING. None.
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN:' You know we have a policy, the Town Board
does, if there is anything you wot.ild like to address to the Board in
relation to the resolutions that are listed on tonight's agenda, please,
feel free to do it at this time. If you have something other than relating
to the resolutions as proposed, we will certainly take your comments at the
end of the meeting. Is there anyone . who would like to address or have
any comment or input on any of the resolutions? Yes, Mr. Carlini
FRANK , CARLIN-: Frank Carlin. Item 22, Madame Supervisor, on that
funding from the COPS, how much was that?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: $375,000.
FRANK CARLIN: That's good. Last time it was only $75,000.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Wo' got $75,000, and this is in addition to that,
and $375,000. I We did have the Chief of Police, and Lieutenant in this
morning, and we discussed how we can utilize these funds for the future.
FRANK CARLIN: Hire four more cops.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Is there anyone else, that would like to address
the Board in relation to any of the resolutions? (No response. ) If not, I
will call for resolutions to be passed.
1 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, It was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Deputy Town Clerk Linda J . Cooper to attend a NYS-DEC
Seminar on new and proposed changes for 1997-98 conservation licensing, to
be held at Stony Brook, N.Y. , on Wednesday, May 7, 1997, from 9:30 A.M.
to 12:30 P.M., -and the necessary expense for meal and travel shall be a
legal charge --to the Town Clerk's 1997 budget.
1 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby-
e"stablishes the following 1997 pay schedule for Lifeguards and Beach
Attendants:
STEP NUMBER LIFEGUARD SALARY BEACH ATTENDANT
PER HOUR SALARY PER HOUR
1 $7.50 $6.00
2 $7.75 $6.15
3 $8.00 $6.30
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4 $8 25 $6.45
5 $8.50 $6.60
6
$8.75 $6.75
7 $9.00 $6.90
$ $9.25 $7.05
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
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold, on the 15th da.y of April, 1997, a Local Law entitled, "A Local
Law in Relation to Parking Pleas by Mail"; now, therefore, be It
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 5: 10 P.M. , Tuesday, May
13, 1997, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as
time and place for a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law, which reads
as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Parking Pleas by Mail
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 92 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Code of the Town of Southold
is hereby amended as follows:
1. Section 92-60 (Penalties for offenses) is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Every person convicted of a traffic infraction for a violation
of an,
,y provision of this chapter which is not a violation of any provision
-of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York shall, for a
first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than fifty
dollars ($50.) or by imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment: for a second such conviction
within eighteen (18.) months thereafter, such person shall be punished
by a fine or not more than one hundred dollars ($100.) or by
imprisonment for not more than forty-five (45) days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment: upon a third or subsequent conviction within
eighteen (18) months after the first conviction, such person shall be
punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.)
or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
(8) All persons cited on a town parking summons for a
violation of this chapter, oermit parking or vehicle-related violations
shall be subiect to a fine of thirty-five dollars ($35.) and shall answer
and/or appear on or before the designated return date. Persons
failing to appear on or before the designated return date shall be
subiect to the following surcharges in addition to the prescribed fines:
(1) For failing to answer and/or appear within three (31
months of the return date twenty dollars (520.).
(2) For failing to answer and/or appear within six (6)
months of the return date an additional twenty dollars
($20 ) in addition to the surcharge imposed in subsection_
1) above.
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II . This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of
State.
* Underline represents additions.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: What this will Local Law will do is enable people
who get parking tickets from our officers and TCOs to submit a plea by
mail, and have a fixed •fine on there,, hoping to reduce some of the backlog
that shows up on Friday morning here in the'Courts.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: This will also increase our revenue, because a
lot of people don't bother to come in.
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 Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
establishes the following Capital Budget for the Human Resource Center
generators, effective immediately:
Capital Project Name.: Human Resource Center Generators
Financing Method: Transfer from General Fund Whole Town
Budget: Revenues:
H.5031 .10 Transfers from Other Funds $ 33,840.00
Appropriations:
H.1620.2.500.100 HRC Generators $ 33,840.00
4.-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: Just as an. explanation, this is for a generator
for the Human Resource Center. We found in reviewing the Emergency
Preparedness Plan for the Town -of Southold, that something that was not in
place was different levels where certain people would go for their care. We
know that the majority of the public goes to the school. We know that the
most severe b�dridden in the home would go to the hospital, but we had
this middle level of people that could perhaps need assistant care, but not
to the extent of a hospital, and they certainly- wouldn't survive in the
environment of the high school with many people. So, ..we felt that we would
utilize the Human Resource Center, and this is one of the reasons. In
order to function up there, and make that a useful part of any emergency
preparedness plan it had to have a generator, so we now have a generator.
Thank you.
5.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes James McMahon to submit an Application for Permit, on behalf of
the Southold Highway . •Department, to the NYS Department of
Environmental Conservation for the Hummel Pond Drainage Project.
5.-Vote of the Town Board:. Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
6.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby rejects
the bid of Brackenbuilt Homes, Inc., in the amount of $56,483.84, for the
construction of a Tourist Information Booth at the S. Wentworth Horton
Memorial Park, NYS Route 25, Greenport, New York.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: This was a little higher than we expected,
actually a lot higher than we expected, so we will try again.
6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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7.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to readvertise for bids for the
construction . of a Tourist Information Booth at the S. Wentworth Horton
Park, NYS Route 25, Greenport, New York.
7.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
B.- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to the American Diabetes Association to use the following Town
Roads for their sixth annual Tour de Cure cycling event on Sunday, June
29, 1997, from 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., provided they file with the Town
Clerk a One Million dollar Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the
Town of Southold as an additional insured: Peconic Bay Boulevard, Bay
Avenue, Wickham Avenue, Grand Avenue, Mill Road, Oregon Road, Bridge
Lane, Mill Road, Soundview Avenue, Lighthouse Road, Village Lane, King
Street, Orchard Street, Tabor Road, Cox Road, Mill Lane.
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 Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED ithat the Town Board of the Town of Southold - hereby
authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for the sale of
used Town vehicles and boats, in as is condition.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: These are all the boats, and the cars, that are in
the compound area behind the Police Station, and near the Animal Shelter,
and it will be nice to get this whole mess cleaned out.
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 Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby engages
the services ' of David C. Wimpelberg to conduct appraisals on behalf of
the Land Preservation Committee, of the following properties for possible
acquisition of development rights, at a total fee of $2,000.00: William &
Theresa Ackermann, 13936 Middle Road, Cutchogue, Tax Map
#1000-108-3-7, approximately 57 acres; George Young Jr. & Barbara Young,
main Road & Narrow River Road, Orient, Tax Map #1000-19-1-1 .2;
approximately 30 acres.
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 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 to conduct appraisals on behalf of the
Land Preservation Committee, of . the following properties for possible
acquisition of development rights, at a total fee of $2,000.00: Christian F.
-Baiz, Ackerly Pond Lane, Southold, Tax Map #1000-69-5-4.1,
approximately 10.8 acres; Christian F. Baiz, Main Road & Bay Home
Road, Southold, Tax Map #1000-56-5-1 .3 approximately 22.3 acres.
11 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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12.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts,
with regret, the resignation of Helen Browning, back-up Kitchen Aide for
the Weekend SNAP Program, effective April 18, 1997.
12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
13.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves
the amount of $404,861 .00 for a bond for roads and improvements in the
major subdivision of Rockcove Estates at Greenport, N.Y. , all in
accordance with the recommendation of the Southold Town Planning Board
and Engineering Inspector Richter.
13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
14.-Moved by Justice Evans; seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Venetia McKeighan, Director of Human Services, to place an
ad in The Suffolk Times publicizing the Elder Forum IV, to be held on
Saturday, May 10, 1997, from 9:30 A.M. 'to 2:00 P.M. at the Human
Resource Center, Mattituck, N.Y.
14.-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 might say, that any of you who have not
attended the Elder Forum up at the Human Resource Center it is really a
worthwhile thing. I went up there last year just to give some remarks,
and say hello to everyone, and ended up staying for the whole conference.
I learned a great deal, and they have different attorneys and people that
are able to giyb you answers in relationship to the age some of us have now
reached. It was an excellent thing. If you have the opportunity give Ve
a call, I'm sure you will be more than welcome.
15.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman-Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the establishment of the following Capital Budget, effective
immediately:
Capital Project Name: Human Resource Center Van
Financing Method: Transfer from General Fund Whole Town
Budget: Revenues
H.5031 .20 Transfers from Other Funds $ 18,437.00
Appropriations
H.6772.2.300.100 HRC Vans $ 18,437.00
15.-Vote of the - Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
16.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies
the General Fund ' - Whole town 1997 Budget to' appropriate Park &
.Playground funds for the fence and rail around the tennis courts on
Fishers Island:
To:
Revenues:
A2025.00 Special Recreation Facilities $ 7,456.00
Appropriations:
A7110.4.500.325 Park 8 Beach Facilities $ 7,456.00
16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
496 APRI L 28, 1997
17.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves
the reduction of the performance bond for Pheasant Run Estates (formerly
known as Mooresland) Phase I, from $156,000.00 to $107,559.00, . and upon
recommendation of the ...Southold Town Planning Board and Engineering
Inspector ' Richter, who advises that many of the improvements have been
completed or partially completed for Phase I , Phase II and Phase I11,
approve the $107,559.00 as a total bond amount for the outstanding
improvements for the entire project.
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 Justice Evans,. seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the issuance of a refund in the amount of $17.20 and a credit of
$22.40 to the account of Dave Creato, d/b/a North East General,
Mattituck, N.Y., inasmuch as Mr. Creato was erroneously charged when
he brought, brush from his own property to the Disposal Area on Monday,
April 21, 1997 during the Spring Leaf and Brush Clean-up Week.
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 Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold has not received the
renewal Letter., of . Credit for the $156,000.00 performance bond for major
subdivision of Moore's Lane at Greenport (Pheasant Run), Phase I, which
Letter -of Credit expires on May 11, 1997; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town
Attorney to draw upon the $156,006.00 Letter of Credit issued by The Long
.Island Savings Bank if the renewal Letter of Credit is not received by 4:00
P.M., Friday, May 9, 1997.
19.-Vote of the - Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman ' Hussie,
Supervisor Co�hran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Listen very carefully, because I think this is a
real sweet thing this man .is doing.
20.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the volunteer services of Robert Pettit, Maple Lane, Southold, who will
.spruce up the skateboard area at the Recreation Center, trim and prune
some trees, replace the basketball hoops, and paint the backboard, through
the assistance of Superintendent of Highways Jacobs who will take the
brush and debris to the Landfill, and supply the necessary paint.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: That is the resolution, but, Jean, I think you
should explain how this came about, and I think it's appropriate during this
week of volunteerism.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Volunteerism and Community Pride, and just that
this gentleman wants to take the time to clean up. How did this come
about? Alice, I think he gave you a call.
"COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Mr. Pettit called me last week. He had been
up at the Rec Center with his grandchildren at the skateboard rink, I
guess you can call it, and while they were skateboarding he was just
mossing around, and he found things that needed attention. So, he called,
and said, would the Town mind if lie pruned some trees, and cleaned up
some of the debris, that was there, and painted the backboards of the
basketball court. So, I checked with Ray Jacobs. He said, be my guest,
and so we are doing it. I think it is wonderful .
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Give him one of those blue ribbons we got for
kindness things. I have one in my car.
APRI L 28, 1997 4 97
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: It is very nice, but it's an indication of the way
people in Southold feel about the town, and do more than just complain.
You know we get an awful lot of complaints, then there are people like Mr.
Pettit, who do things for us. My hat is off to. him.
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 Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby promotes
John H. Jerome to the position of custodial Work II, effective immediately,
at a salary of $30,671 .94 per annum.
21 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
22.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it .was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute the
acceptance -of the Universal COPS Hiring Grant Award #95CFWX5776 S-1,
all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: This is the one that lists for $375,000.
22.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This .resolution was duly ADOPTED.
23.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the resignation of Marvin Knight, back-up driver at the Human Resource
Center, effective April 28, 1997.
23.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
24..-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to Article IX of the Constitution, the Town
Board of the Town of Southold hereby requests the enactment of Senate Bill
No. S.5125, and Assembly Bill No. A.7660, entitled "AN ACT to amend the
town law, in relation to increasing the number of, and the length of the
terms of office of, district commissioners of the Fishers Island garbage and
refuse district, an improvement district located in the Town of Southold,
Suffolk County:" It is hereby declared that a necessity exists for the
enactment of such legislation, as the Town Board does not .hay.e the power
to enact such legislation, as the Town Board does not have the power to
enact such ;legislation by local •law.
24.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
25.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman Moore,
WHEREAS, the residents of the Town of Southold that own homes or
businesses on or near the shore are no longer able to obtain hazard
insurance .from the many insurance companies doing business in the State of
New York; and
WHEREAS, for many of these residents, The New York Property
Insurance Underwriting Association is the insurer of last resort; and
WHEREAS, the New York State Legislature has not authorized the renewal
of funding for the New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association
and has, therefore, left many property owners without the ability to insure
their largest assets'; now, therefore, be it
4 0,8 APRIL 28, 1997
RESOLVED that. the Town Board notify the New York State Legislature
that many of our residents are in great economic peril and that we request
the immediate refunding of the New York Property Insurance Underwriting
Association.
COUNCILMAN TCWNSEND: If I could explain a little bit about this. We
did this last year. I am in the business, so I am very aware that it is
very difficult to get fire and windstorm insurance if you are right on the
coast. It � is difficult here, and also very difficult on the South Shore.
That doesn't represent a large. percentage of our, population in New York,
so it hasn't gotten a lot of attention, -the legislation, but this
organization is sponsored by New York State, and it provides fire and
windstorm coverage for these property owners, who can not get it anywhere
else. Many of them tie. it into another kind of policy, a tenant's policy,
but this is what protects their main asset. This is the second year in . a
row, that the Legislature had let this funding expire, which means that not
only we will not be ' able to write new insurance through this organization,
but the houses that are covered this way when the policies expire they will
be out of luck. All of those mortgages that were dependent . on this
insurance will now be in jeopardy, if the Legislature does not renew this
funding.
25.-Vote of the ' Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
26.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation
Law,, State Environmental Quality Review Act, and 6NYCRR Part 617.10,
and Chapter 44 of the Code of the Town of Southold, notice is hereby
given that the Southold Town Board in conducting an uncoordinated review
of this unlisted action, has determined that there will be no significant
effect on the environment.
DESCRIPTION .OF ACTION: Proposed "Local Law in Relation to Light
Industrial (LI) and Light' Industrial Office (LIO) Zone Uses", which
amends Chaptel 100 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Southold. This
modification' would delete accessory residential uses, bars, restaurants,
retail sales of boats, sauerkraut factories and museums. It adds tourist
and RV camps, recreational facilities, golf courses, machine workshops
and food catering facilities to the LIO zone. It adds repair, machine and
custom workshops to the LI zone. It changes boat yards, servicing - and .
storage, light manufacturing and printing plants from special exception uses
to permitted uses in both zones.
The proposal has been determined not to have a significant effect on
the environment. It emphasizes the industrial nature of the LI and LIO
districts by removing residential and retail uses. The LIO zone will have
a greater emphasis on family-oriented recreation activities.
An Environmental Assessment Form has been submitted and reviewed
and the Town Board has concluded that no significant adverse effect to the
environment is likely to occur should the proposal be implemented as
planned.
26.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
27.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Moore,
.WHEREAS, , there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold, on the 18th day of March, 1997, a Local law entitled, "A Local
Law in Relation . to Light Industrial (LI) and Light Industrial Office
(LIO) Zone Uses"; and
WHEREAS, ' this Local Law was referred to the Southold Town Planning
Board and the Suffolk County Department of Planning for recommendations
and reports, all in accordance with the Southold Town Code and the Suffolk
County Charter; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this Local Law on the 15th day
of April, 1997, at which time all interested persons were given an
opportunity to be heard; now, therefore, be it
APRI L 28, 1997 499
RESOLVED that the. Town Board hereby enacts Local Law No. 6 - 1997,
which reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO, 6 - 1997
A Local law in Relation to Light Industrial (LI)
and Light Industrial Offices (LIO) Zone Uses
BE IT ENACTED, ,by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I . Chapter 100 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Southold as
follows:
1. Section 100-13 (Definitions) is hereby amended as follows:
AUTO REPAIR SHOP -A c0mmercal use involving the adiustment.
tainting. reolacament -if :.arts or other reoair or restoration of motor
Vehicles.
F000 CATERING FAC;LITY - A 'cod orecaration coeration
that orecares food for ccnsumotion at a specific off-site location and/or
event distinct from the restaurant trade.
F-000 PROCESSING FACILITY - A wholesale oceration where
food is crecassed from a raw or semi-crocessed state to a finished
:,rcduc; suitabie for resale at retail cutlets or to restaurants. A food
crccessina faGliri shall not include an outlet store. whether
acc;essory or crindoal.
GOLF COURSE STANDARD REGULATION - A golfing
facility open to the general public for a olay greens fee. which
is at least 125 contiguous acres of oropertv and contains a
regulation eighteen (1 S) hole golf course. The following accessory
uses may be included providing sufficient land is available:
practice tees for instruction purposes pro shop and school. driving
range snack bar'or restaurant catering and banquet facilities, club
houses course offices vehicle maintenance shed. employee
facilities locker rooms and showers swimming pool and tennis courts.
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES - are uses which involve fabrication.
reshaping reworking assembly or combining of products from
previously prepared materials and which do not involve the synthesis
of chemical or chemical products other than for pharmaceutical or
research purposes or the processing of any raw materials except
agricultural raw materials. Such uses may include industrial operations
such as electronic, machine parts and small component assembly, as
opposed to heavy industrial operations'such as automobile assembly or
milling activities.
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES - recreational uses characterized by
predominately outdoor activities by oatrons including but not limited to
stables and riding academies, regulation golf courses and golf related
activities tennis and racquet sport clubs. olatform sports, baseball
batting and pitching capes and swimming 000l facilities. It shall not
include such activities as racing, Jai-alai and amusements oarks.
'5..0 0 APRI L 28, 1997
2. Section 1015-131 A and B (Use Regulations in the LIO Zone) is
amended as follows:
In the LIO District, no building or premises shall be used and no building
or part of a building shall be erected or altered which is arranged,
intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any purpose
except the following:
A. Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted uses and,
except for those uses permitted under Subsection A(1) hereof,
are subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board:
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1. The agricultural operations and accessory uses including
irrigation, the raising of field and garden crops, vineyard and
orchard farming, the maintenance of nurseries and the seasonal
sale of products grown on the premises, the keeping, breeding,
raising and training of horses, domestic animals and fowl, barns.
storage buildings. greenhouses and other related structures to the
same extent and subject to the same conditions allowed in the
AC zone.
2. Buildings, structures and uses owned or operated by the Town
of Southold, school districts. Dark districts and fire districts.
13. Wholesale businesses, warehouses and building material
storage and sale, but excluding storage of coal, coke, fuel oil
or iunk..
4. Building, electrical and plumbinq contractors' businesses or
yards.
5. Cold storage olants, baking and other food processing and
packaging plants that are not offensive, obnoxious or detrimental
to neighboring uses by reason of dust, smoke, vibration, noise,
odor or effluent.
6. Office buildings for businesses, governmental and professional
uses, including administrative training, data processing,
publication, financial and sales offices.
7. Telephone exchanges.
8. Wineries as regulated by §100-101A(11).
9. Tourist camp.
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10. Recreational Facilities which meet--the conditions:
a Miniinum parcel size shall be three (3) acres.
(b) There shall be three (3) acres for each use.
11 Standard regulation golf course..
12 Food catering facility.
13. Machine and eguuioment workshoo.
14 Boat building boat servicing and boat storage facilities._
excluding retail sales of boats and accessories.
15 Light industrial uses subject to the following conditions.
(a) No such process or operation shall involve the
handling storage or discharge of explosives or
permit upon the premises any virus or other type
of infectious organisms identified with diseases
of animals or humans.
(b) No offensive noises gases fumes smoke. odors.
dust effluent or vibrations shall emanate from such
use and no waste products shall be discharged
therefrom of a character to create a nuisance or to be
iniurious to health or to negatively impact groundwater.
( (c) Such processes shall involve the use of only oil,
gas or electricity for fuel.
16 Printing and publishing plants.
B. Uses permitted by special exception of the Board of Appeals.
The following uses are permitted as a special exception by the
Board of Appeals as hereinafter provided, subject to site plan
approval by the Planning Board:
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of he-Geeeral-gdsiaee&9ie<rist-
1 Research design or development laboratories. orovided
that anv manufacturing shall be limited to prototype and
products for testing.
2 Laundry or dni-cleaning plants subject to the following
conditions:
(a) All processes and storage shall be carried on
within an enclosed building.
(b) all fluids used in processing shall be recycled,
and the overall facility shall be designed, located
and operated to protect surface waters and the
groundwater reservoir from pollution.
502 APRI L 28, 1997
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I 5. Conference facilities, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Where rooms are provided for conference
attendees, said rooms are permitted as set forth
and regulated by §100-61 13(4) of the Resort
Residential (RR) District.
6. Public utility structures and uses.
7. RriRtiRg-sr--pHblishing-plants-
8. Truck or bus terminals (garages, parking facilities, loading
docks, etc.-).
9. Food processing and packaging plants, not including fish
processing plants.
10. aA/helesale-arid-retail-salesand Repair of boats and marine
items.
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14. Basic Utility Stage 11 airport, subject to the following conditions:
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(a) Minimum parcel size shall be one hundred (100) acres.
3. Section 100-141 A and B (Use Regulations in the LI Zone) are amended as
follows:
In the LI District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or
part of a'building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended
or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any purpose except the
following:
A. Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted uses and,
except for those uses permitted under Subsection A(1) and
Subsection A(2) hereof, are subject to site plan approval-by the
Planning Board:
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1 The agricultural operations and accessory uses_
including irriaation the raising of field and garden croos.
vineyard and orchard farming the maintenance of
nurseries and the seasonal sale of products grown on
the oremises the keeping' breeding raising and training
of horses domestic animals and fowl. barns. storage
buildings greenhouses and other related structures
to the same extent and subiect to the same conditions
allowed in the AC zone.
2 Buildings structures and uses owned or operated by
the Town of Southold school districts oark districts and
fire districts.
3 Wholesale businesses warehouses and building
material storage and sale but excluding storage of
coal. coke. fuel oil or iunk.
4 Building electrical and plumbing contractor's_
businesses or yards.
5 Cold storage plants baking and other food orocessina
and packaging olants that are not offensive. obnoxious
or detrimental to neighboring uses by reason of dust.
smoke. vibration. noise odor or effluent.
6 Office buildings for businesses -governmental and
professional uses including administrative training,
data processing publication financial and sales offices.
.7 Teleohone exchanges.
8. Wineries as regulated by §100-101 A(11).
9 Auto repair shoo.
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10 Repair shoo (not including auto and marine).
11.-Custom workshoo.
12. Machine and equipment workshoo.
13. Light industrial uses.
14 Publishing and orinting olants.
15. Boat building. servicing and storage. excluding wholesale and
retail sales of boats and accessories.
B. Uses permitted by special exception of the Board of Appeals. The
following uses are permitted as a special exception by the Board of
Appeals as hereinafter provided and subject to site plan approval by
the Planning Board:
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by §1 gg— ' `e- -e i~e-t;igbt Indu&tFial-Rar WaaRed
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1. Research. design or development laboratories
provided that any manufacturing shall be limited to_
Prototypes and oroducts for testing.
2' Laundry or drv-cleaning olants. subiect to the
following conditions_:
(a) All processes and storage shall be
( carried cn within an enclosed building.
(b) All fluids used in processing shall be
recycled and the overall facility shall be
designed located and operated to protect
surface waters and the groundwater
from pollution.
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4 Light industrial uses subiect to the following conditions:
(a) No such process or operation shall involve
the handling storage or discharge of explosives
or permit upon the premises any virus or other
type of infectious organisms identified with
diseases of animals or humans.
(b) No offensive noises gases fumes. smoke
odors. dust. effluent or vibrations shall emanate
from such use and no waste oroducts shall be
discharged therefrom of a character to create
a nuisance or to be injurious to health or to
negatively irnpact groundwater.
(c) Such orocesses shall involve the use of only oil,
gas or electricity for fuel.
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5 Conference facilities subject to the following conditions:
(a) Where rooms are provided for conference
attendees. said rooms are oermitted as set
forth and regulated by §1oo-613(4) of the
Resort Residential (RR) District.
6' Public utility structures and uses.
�fl#-i�}c�-ef-aubiisl3ine-elan-
8. Truck or bus terminals (garages narking facilities,
loading docks. etc.)
9 Food orocessina and oackagina olants not including
fish orocessina olants.
10 'P/1*lesa4e-aad4etai1-a1es-and Repair of boats and
marine items.
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fasi-Ii�4e>?-e�sluding-r-etail--sala�ef-begts-a�ssesse�ies= .
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11 . This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of
State.
* Underline represents additions
Strikethrough represents deletion
27.-Vote of the (Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
28.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold accepts the
resignation of Executive Assistant James C. McMahon as Americans with
Disabilities Act Coordinator for the Town of Southold; and be it
FURTHER . RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby appoints Director of
Human Services Venetia McKeighan as Americans with Disabilities Act
Coordinator for the Town of Southold, effective immediately, she to serve in
this position without compensation.
28.-Vote - of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
29.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold, on the 28th day of April, 1997, a Local Law entitled, "A Local
Law in Relation to Lot Creation with Structures"; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and
directed to transmit this Local Law to the Southold Town Planning Board
and the Suffolk County Department .of Planning, all in accordance with the
Southold Town Code and the Suffolk County Charter. Said Local Law reads
as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Lot Creation with Structures
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
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APRIL 28, 1997
I. Section 100-24 of the Southold Town Code is amended as follows:
§100-24. Lot creation. (Added 11-28-1995 by L.L. No. 23-1995]
A. A.lot created by deed or tcwn approval shall be recognized by the town if
any one (1) of the following standards apply and if the lots have not merged:
(1) The identical lot was created by deed recorded in the Suffolk County
Clerk's office on or before June 30. 1983, and the lot conformed to the minimum
lot requirement(s) set forth in Bulk Schedule AA' as of the date of lot creation.
(2) .The lot(s) in question is/are approved by the Southold Town Planning
Board.
(3) The lot(s) in question is/are shown on a subdivision map approved by
the Southold Town Board prior to June 30, 1983.
(4) The lot(s) in question is/are approved and/or recognized by formal
action of the Board of Appeals prior to June 30, 1983.
(5) The lot(s) in auestion have residential or commercial structures which
have obtained a certificate of occucancy frcm the Building Department as of the
date the develooment entitlement is sought.
B. All lots which are not recognized by the town pursuant to the above
section shall not receive any building permits or other development entitlements.
C. All lots are subject to the merger provisions of §100-25.
11 . This Local Law shall takb effect upon filing with the Secretary of
State.
* Underli"ne represents additions
29.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman "Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
30.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Moore,
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold, on the 28th day of April, 1997, a Local Law entitled, "A Local
law in Relation to Site Plans"; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and
directed to transmit this Local Law to the Southold Town Planning Board
and the Suffolk County Department of Planning, all in accordance with the
Southold Town Code and the Suffolk County Charter. Said Local Law reads
as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Site Plans
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 100 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended as follows:
1. Section 100.252.1 (Waiver of Site Plans) is hereby added as
follows:
The Planning Board is authorized to waive site plan approval if it
determines that:
1. The oroiect involves no change in an existing structure: and
2 The oroiect use will not cause any chance in use or intensity of
use of the site which would effect the ctiaracteristic of the site in terms
of oarking loading, access. drainaae. open space or utilities.
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The decision on waiver will not reauire a ublic hearing and ruav be
granted upon maiority vote of the board at a oublic meeting.
2. Section 100-255.5 (Violations of conditions) is hereby added as
follows:-
Failure of the lot owner or other person responsible for a project or
proposal to apply for and obtain site p1bn approval or to follow the layout_
or configuration shown on an approved site plan or failure to comply with
any limitation or condition of site plan a proval either during construction
or subsequent thereto shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
3. Section 100-255(A) (Duration of plan) is hereby amended as
follows:
A. An approved site development plan shall be valid for a period of
three (3) years from the dale of approval provided the site plan is Ir
conformance with zoning. All work proposed on (lie plan shall be
completed within three (3) years from the date of approval unless a
longer period was appr-ovec:l or (lip applicant obtains an extension
from the Planning Board.
4. Section 100-255(R) (Duration of plan) is hereby deleted as '
follows:
1=3- All-site-fllans-which-have-recPiVPd-final--approval prier-to4he-enactment
ef-this-Article-shall-rernain..valirf fer a-period-of-three--(-3)-years-from-the
date-e�-GWGh-enaclment—This-peried-wiIkbegin-when-all-geverRmental
approvals-have-been-ebtained-
11 . This Local +Law shall take effect upon filing with the 'Secretary, of
State.
* Underline represents additions
Strikethrough represents deletions
30.-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: Number 31, the allocation of funds from our
Grants Program.
JUSTICE EVANS: It was a very difficult late afternoon discussion doing
this. It was .finally resolved today, but it has been months and months to
try to come to. this . conclusion, and I don't think everyone Is happy with
everything, but It was the best we could do to get us all to agree, and go
ahead with this.
31 .-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby allocates
the following funds under the 1997 Grants Program:
Community Action of Southold Town, Inc. $2,000.00
East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation 800.00
Loaves B Fishes Food P.int.ry 500.00
North Fork Chorale, Inc. '100.00
The Arts in Southold Town, Inc. 600.00
Archaeological Association ( Indian. Museum) 1300.00
American Legion, Burton Prater- Past No. lily 350.00
American Legion, Raymond Cleaves Post No. 861 In Kind Services
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North Fork Environmental Co►inc-il (Solid Waste Conference) 500. 00
Save tale Peconlc 1.3ays Inc. (Children's C:onferelic'e) 1 , 000. 00
North Fork Parish Outrearh 1 ,000. O0
Orient Com►nunity Activities4U0.0(1
Douglas Moore Memorial Collc:eri '100.00
I slnnd Peoples Project 1 ,000. 00
East End Arts Council 1100.00
Spay, Alter, Vaccinate, Every Stray Inc. 200.00
Ducks Unlimited Inc. - Greenwing 500.00
PeconIC Youth Football 300.00
Henry L Ferguson Muset.lm 800.00
Railroad MuseLnn of 1_01- 9 Island 800.00
Stirling Historical Society 800.00
Oysterponds Historical Society 800.00
First Night Greenport 1 ,000. 00
Mattituck/North Fork Soccer- Club 300.00
Mattituck Historical Society 800.00_
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would like to make a statement. I have to
recluse myself Jrom this. I am involved in several of the organizations
that are receiving their funds, and we have $20,000 to try give some of
these services support. Most of there are things that the Town can not
afford to do, but they do this in the .community, so we try to give them a
stipend to help them' with their budget. I certainly do support each and
every one. This is. a resolution as a total, and I can not pick and choose,
so I am going - to recluse,. because I serve on the Board of the Indian
Museum, I work with Ducks Unlimited, I started the Greenwing Program,
and I have a $grandson that plays. Peconic Youth Football, so I won't be
voting on this. There are enough votes to carry it, and we congratulate
those that have' received it.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: I have to recuse myself, because I am also on the
Board of C.A.-S.T.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSE,ND: I am going to vote, yes, on this, but I would
like to talk about it. I am voting yes on this, because I think we have to
go forward with it, but many decisions were made in this process, that
wasn't happy with, and I know that is true of a lot of people. We had very
significant differences of opinion, but we had to, to get it done. But, my
basic underlying problem with the program was that when we went to this
new format, which was a glance type format, from a prior one which was
admittedly almost under the table with the few people that got it, made
requests and got It, expectations were raised. A lot of people spent a lot
of time preparing requests, and there were a lot of very needy projects out
there, and I am disappointed that the Town Board didn't fund of them. As
pointed out to the Town Board. .
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You were sitting there.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I said this.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Say it. clearly.
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COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: When we consider how much money we spend on
this, it really comes down to not too much money. Fifty thousand dollars,
for instance, which was originally suggested, I think. Then it .was reduced
to thirty, because some money was moved in the budget process, and then
cut down to twenty, is not too much; when 'you consider it is not really
even one employee- in town, and I think next year when we consider this we
really should consider funding more, of this sort of thing. I think that it
is not a large expenditure, as far as the town is concerned, and it benefits
a lot of people.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thirty thousand dollars was put in the budget
this year, because it was $30,000 last year. I believe, that you were 1000
in favor of cutting it to $20,000 when we cut tl-ie budget, Joe.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I voted for the budget, but when we discussed
this particular item. .
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We'll have a few months down the road to get
into this, so let's not do it now.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND.: On most every issue you are correct.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I am going to vote for this, but I will have a
few things to say, too. One of them being that we devised this form that
we had, that we sent out to various organizations to make their
applications. The idea was that we would fund those situations, which the
Town would ordinarily have to do, and- instead a charitable organization, or-
volunteer organization is going to do it. 1 have had a little bit of a
problem with this. Joe has a problem. I have a problem. My problem is
that these are public funds, and in a sense we are asking the taxpayers to
contribute to organizations that they may, or may not wish to contribute
to. So; ,there is another piece that we have to put into the puzzle, but,
yes.
JUSTICE EVANS: On another note, there are many worthy organizations
here that applied. Some 'we didn't give money to, some we did give money
to. There are a lot more organizations out there, and we hope that the
community itself, will contribute the needed funds, and make their choices.
where they think that money should go.
31 .- 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: You car) see why it took us so long to make this
determination. This is really one topic that goes in all directions. Now,
to the Board this morning, I did present a letter, because I feel that
perhaps the best thing to do is to dissolve the Grants Program, and at
budget time sit down, and try to work up something that is workable, and
fair to all. When this program originally started, it was started I am
going to say ten, fifteen years ago by supporting the libraries in town,
and then it' kind of went to the historical societies, and your veteran
organizations, and then we began to give bits and pieces to groups,
volunteer and non-profit groups within the community, that supplied
services that the Town could not afford to give, but if they were serving
the community, and they were valid, and had something to offer to service
the whole, and then we began to support, and it just kind of mushroomed,
and rolled, and rolled, and rolled, so that we are getting more and more
requests. The budget was cut . to $20,000. On the other hand we have
-taxpayers, that want their taxes lowered. It was cut to $20,000.. Twenty
thousand dollars is not very much to disperse to the community,. and we
had 35 applications. So, you can see by our give and take tonight we have
been doing that for the last couple of months, and finally today we said,
we have to bring this to a conclusion, and hopefully we will come up with a
better system at budget- time. Thank you. At this time finishing the
resolutions, we will go to comments from the audience. If anyone has
anything they would like to share with us now is the time to do it. Mr.
Richter?
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CRAIG RICHTER: First of all, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This
is the first Town Board meeting I have ever made. My name is Craig
Richter. I watch it on TV once in awhile. I am from Greenport, actually in
the great town of Southold. It is a beautiful village, the hamlet of
Greenport, and probably the .greatest school district in New York' State.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: He is on the School Board in Greenport.
CRAIG RICHTER: There are -a couple of things I have. First of all, I
would like to thank you for .waiving the landfill charges for our community
cleanup. We had two tons worth of trash picked up this Saturday by
approximately. fifty people, and with Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, so it was
great. Now, the: other concern I have, I talked to most of you up there,
taxation. We know that San Simeon just came off the tax roll, and that
Mitchell Park has just come off the tax roll . The talk that I hear in
Greenport, being on the School Board, is that there is a possibility of a
nursing care facility on the Brecknock Hall property. The word is
buzzing around Greenport, that there is a possibility of land coming off the
tax rolls, or a reduction in taxation. Our assessment in Greenport is
extremely low. We keep our budgets within line under the inflation rate,
but we seem to be losing assessment. Our assessment is under $13,000,000
in Greenport School District. Southold is double that, and Oysterponds I
not real sure, but I think it is around eighteen or nineteen million. I ask
you, and urge you to really watch for our tax dollars. Greenport houses a
number of entities that are off the tax roll, such as the hospital, which I
am thankful is there, the nursing home, which we are going to lose unless
we can fight it, and help get it back on the tax rolls. We can not afford
in Greenport to lose any more tax dollars. It is real important to us, so I
urge you, please, make sure you make the right decisions when that comes
to be, whatever it is.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We certainly will give every consideration and
concern. We did have the gentleman from Peconic Landing, that is the
group that is doing, or looking at, wlio are before the Planning Board now,
the development down at Brecknock Hall. There housing would remain on
the tax rolls. They would have .a small nursing facility. I believe it was
twenty-four to thirty patients, and that would not be taxable, but the rest
of the project is all taxable.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: It is not a nursing home. It's life care, so
there will be a nursing component. It's primarily 250 units, that can be
bought in a co-op situation. That is all taxable, but the nursing part is
not, possibly.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I would just like to say it is a very small
percentage of the overall part of the property would be off the tax roll,
even it was determined the nursing facility was off the tax rolls. As you
know we are still contesting the other nursing home, that recently just won
the first round in the court. But, I think it would be substantial tax
source for the school district in Greenport, if it happened, and I don't
think you have to worry about it being off the tax roll.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We are looking for guarantees that it isn't going
to be.
CRAIG RICHTER: A few of us have discussed that, and some of the things
I. hear are that some of the property will be donated to the Peconic Land
Trust. I don't know if that is correct or not.
- COUNCILMAN MOORE: It wasn't discussed today.
CRAIG RICHTER: That is the only reason I am here, is to make sure that. .
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Craig, this is why they came in today, because
there are so many misconceptions floating throughout the community, that
they came in, they explained the whole project to us. Their attorney was
with them also, and we are satisfied that they are headed in the right
direction, and we will be watching very carefully as far as the taxes are
concerned. Bill even brought up the point of pilots, which to those of you,
it's payment in lieu of taxes, is what they are referred to, is pilots.
Sometimes there are other guarantees, so we will be watching this very
closely, because we realize we need these pieces on the tax rolls.
CRAIC RICHTER: Especially in Greenport. We definitely need the taxation
dollars. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Would anyone else like to address the Board on
any topic relating to Town Board business?
FRANK CARLIN: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Frank Carlin from
Laurel. Before I start I think, but I am not sure, but on resolution 25 1
think you made a mistake there. That resolution involves insurance, right?
You voted on it. You are an insurance agent. That is conflict of interest.
You should have abstained your vote. I hate doing this, but knowing me it
must be done. Somebody said to me the other day, why do you go to the
Town Board meetings, Frank, so many time for? Well, I come. here to
express my thoughts. This is the way I have to express my thoughts. I
don't have that option after the Board meeting for the newspaper people
come up to me with their pad and pencils, and ask me all kinds of
questions. So, this is a way of expressing my thoughts. I want to
straighten out one more thing, that I mentioned awhile back. I am not a
mouthpiece for -the Republicans. That I was accused of awhile back. I say
it the way it is, and I call the shots the way I see it. I let the chips ,
fall where they may. (Tape change) I said this,. also, once before. When
are we going to go back to the . old system of voting? Democrats,
Republicans. You are getting so that you pick up the paper, you don't
who you are going to be voting for anymore, Democrat, United Southold,
Republican,- United Southold. Yo.0 are going through two parties at one
time. This is town business, Madame Supervisor, because this is voting for
the Town peoplg on the Board.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Please, don't get into the political realm. You
can say what you have to say, but this is not the forum for that opinion.
FRANK CARLIN: I got to vote for you, or whoever runs. I have the
right to express my opinion, what I think is right. Twenty-two thousand .
people can think I'm wrong, but this is my thought.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Frank, let's do it this way. Do it without being
personal. Can you do that?
FRANK CARLIN: This isn't personal. It's a party line. This is not
personal.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: We are not supposed to get into a political forum.
FRANK CARLIN: You are not getting into it. I'm the one that is
mentioning the controversy. I'm not asking you to horn in on it.
TOWN ATTORNEY DOWD: I don't see that there is a prohibition against
it. I can't think of any prohibition against him speaking.
FRANK CARLIN: Freedom of speech, that's number one, unless you want
to change it.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I don't think I am going to change it. Not from
here. Frank, let's not make it personal.
FRANK CARLIN: This missile I'm going to have to be involved in it, too.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Who is?
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FRANK CARLIN: This missile I'm going to fire off next is going to be
involved in it, too. My opinion is, now, it may be not as critical as you
think the other one was.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I'll let you finish.
FRANK CARLIN: , Okay, you may have your comments. You never want to
have six member Board, for one reason, too much grid lock. Riverhead has
five. Southampton has five. Creenport has five, and I know what you are
going to say to me. You are going to say to me, . it's necessary because we
.have Fishers Island.
JUSTICE EVANS: Frank, I have said before that I think Fishers Island
would be happy to secede; if we could take our taxes with us.
FRANK CARLIN: You may talk all night if they want to. Madame
Supervisor may comment, please, let me finish. Don't get nervous. I tell
you why. There are things, resolutions that are voted on have nothing to
do with Fishers Island. I have nothing against you Judge Evans. The
things that are voted on have nothing to do with Fishers Island. Police,
hiring the police, had nothing to do with Fishers Island. They have their
own Constable and State Police. Land Preservation has nothing to do with
Fishers Island. They have no farmland over there. You were giving
away, or possibly almost, giving away two acres our land in Laurel, our
precious land for the YMCA. That had nothing to do with Fishers Island.
Our landfill had nothing to do with Fishers Island. They have their own
landfill. Last but not least the McDonalds issue for five years. My Cod,
they don't travel two boats across the water ten miles, and wanting to come
to. McDonalds. Fine. I say, vote, fine, but vote on the budget, and vote
on things that have to do with Fishers Island. That is what I am saying.
I want ,to ask you one question, Judge Evans. How much time do you really
spend over here?
JUSTICE EVANS: Quite a bit, and 'I spend a lot of time doing Town
business on Fishers Island. But, I would like to respond to our involvement
in the Police issue, and things like. that. We pay quite a bit of monies to
support the police force over here, which we do get benefits from, but not
quite the same ibenefit everyone gets here, and there are a lot of things we
spend. . l come over to provide services over here, like the Human Resource
Center, which we don't enjoy over on Fishers Island. So, that's what I said
before, I think that many people on Fishers Island would be happy to not
be involved with Southold as much as they love this town, because it cost
them a lot of money for a lot of services, that we do not get.
FRANK CARLIN: Right, and I do agree with you. You might get them
when you vote on the budget, so you got that one under control right
there, so I wouldn't—you know. You will catch that on the budget, that's
why I mentioned you vote on .the budget.
JUSTICE EVANS: We also pay for the Open Space Program, and for the
Farmland Preservation, even though there is no farmland preserved on
Fishers Island, because we don't have any, but it does help in the long
run to keep our tax dollars down, because the more land that is preserved
is that the less services that have to be offered to those if it was
subdivided.
FRANK CARLIN: That's possible, but there is, like tonight's issue here,
probably two issues on this whole resolution that said Fishers Island on it.
There are some things that don't even—this was mentioned to me by several
people in town already about this. Nobody wants to come up here, and
mention it, so, I'm doing it. You wanted to give away two acres of our nice
precious land in Laurel for the YMCA two years ago. I mean almost gave it .
away. The YMCA. would have went up, you would have gave it away
without even the people in Laurel having a chance would have anything to
say about it. That's what I'm saying. Nothing against you, Judge Evans,
this is what I feel, that there is issues in this resolution time and time
again, that had nothing to do with Fishers Island, should either abstain, or
no contest, and that's the way I feel about it.
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JUSTICE EVANS: My only comment is that on almost every issue we deal
with involves money, and money spent, and money received, and since we
pay tax dollars we have a right to have. .
FRANK CARLIN: I don't know why you get involved in Land Preservation
for. You don't have any farmland anyway, so why should they get involved
in the money for farmland preservation over there. We spend enough
money on farmland preservation over here now. I mean it's all funded,
$175,000,000 bond we voted for, but it's all coming out of taxpayers
money. It all ends up with the taxpayers no matter who is funding the
thing. Let's be honest with ourselves. Now, we got another Farmland
Preservation 28 acres. Joe, I wasn't here but you said, I can't understand
why nobody is standing up here, and saying anything about that Farmland
Preservation resolution, speaking on being a public hearing on that
farmland 28 acres. Remember you said that? I can't understand why
nobody stood up, nobody is here speaking on it. Do you know why? I got
the answer for that, Joe. Man, if I was getting $6,000 an acre selling 28
acres, I won't have anything to say either. You wanted to know why, and
that's why.
'SUPERVISOR COCHRAN:, Frank, direct your questions or your remarks to
the Chair, and then I will call on these people if they would like to
respond, please.
FRANK CARLIN: I got one more thing while I'm up here. This is food for
thought. I'm sorry if I hit some sensitive spots tonight, but that'-s .the
way I operate. I say it the way it is. You don't have to .think I'm right
or wrong. I don't care what people think. It's what I think. It's my
opinion. But, I have lived in the town long enough to know what's going
on. Can I just ask Judith Terry one question, please? Get off this subject
for one second. I remember Judith, if you remember, I'm going to show
you how long I'm in this town. Do you remember back in 'the late '50's I
think we had a Supervisor, a young fellow called Brown. Do you remember
him? We had a Supervisor way back in the the late '50s called Brown.
TOWN CLERK .TERRY: No. a
FRANK CARLIN: He lasted about one year.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: A Town Supervisor?
FRANK CARLIN: Brown. He was killed in a fatal accident.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: No, that was Henry Tuthill from Greenport.
FRANK CARLIN: 'You remember way back then?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: Oh, yes, I do. I was here then. I was here
before that, too.
FRANK CARLIN: Then Martocchia.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: Norman Klipp, Lester Albertson.
FRANK CARLIN: All the good boys, Bill Pell, Frank Murphy, and Scott
Harris.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: Homan.
FRANK CARLIN: I don't want to forget Tom Wickham, and Madame
Supervisor.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: Everyone you mentioned, and then some more.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Judy . has been here over thirty-five years, I
believe.
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FRANK CARLIN: I seen her tonight, and I said to her, Judy, it's going to
take you six months to gear down when you retire. 1 see her in here
sometimes on a Saturday, working, and overtime, very conscientious. You
deserve it, and I tell you one thing I worked with you a long time, and
never worked with a nicer person than you. You do a good job, and I
know that the Town Board is going to miss you, and the people in Town
Hall will miss you, but there is a lot of people in the town will be missing
you.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: Thank you. I am going to miss everybody, too.
FRANK CARLIN: Food for thought. I submerged my. submarine. I'm up.
throwing out life preservers. I'm looking for survivors.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Open the hatch, and let's have the finale here.
FRANK CARLIN: Last spring Suffolk County Water Authority ripped up
part of the north side of the road there just east of Suffolk Times, and
that new medical building that was built there across from McDonalds, a
clinic being built there. It's very strange it going up quick, because, it
took McDonalds five years, but anyway, they tore that up. They put the
water mains in there, and for about 200 feet there was never no sidewalk
there. So, I see when they filled it back up, we planted grass. Can't the
Town at least for 200 feet, can't the town complete that series of sidewalk
there, and have a sidewalk from the Laurel Post Office all the way down to
the village? Are we that low in money that we can't replace 200 feet of
sidewalk for the convenience of the children on bicycles, and people
walking? It's right across from McDonalds.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It's my turn. It's New York State, and we
certainly can send a letter, and request that a sidewalk be put in.
FRANK CARLIN: Well, send a letter or do 'something.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You just brought it to our attention, so can I
send the letter tomorrow morning?
FRANK CARLIN: I can see it all the time, why can't other people see it. I
mean the town people see it, or whoever?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You say it's 200 feet?
FRANK CARLIN: About 200 ,feet. It could be less, could be more.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Okay, I will contact Superintendent of Highways
Ray Jacobs, and have him contact the state.
FRANK CARLIN: Years ago, way back in the 20's, all the. sidewalks were
put in years ago by the people. All the work was' done with the taxpayers'
money, and it all got done, all these sidewalks, all these tunnels, all
these . bridges.' - in New York. The last one that was built was the
Verr.azanno' Bridge in '62. The tunnels were built back in the 20's, but
nothing can get done now. Where is our money going? I could sit here all
day and explain where it's going, but I won't. So, this is it. You have
your comments. I appreciate you letting me have this time.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Frank. I used to ride my bicycle
from Aqueboque to Mattituck on sidewalks all the way years ago.
FRANK CARLIN: They are all the way from Laurel. In fact, they are
putting brand new in, because they ripped up that main line to put the
sewers in. They, are putting brand new sidewalks in there, and Riverhead.
is putting in the mains. But it's funny they getting the sidewalks put in,
though. You say it's from the State, right?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Yes, we shall contact them.
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FRANK CARLIN: I think if you contact them, and talk nice to them maybe
they will complete that whole length all the way to the Riverhead line. Do.
you have comments about what I said before? You said. you were going to
comment on what I was saying before. Then I won't bother waiting for it.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I don't remember, Frank. Is there anyone who
would like to make a comment to Mr. Carlin?
FRANK CARLIN: You want to wait until after the meeting, Joe, because I
ain't going to walk out this time?
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Frank, this is not a debate. You mentioned
1920. It sounds like that is when you started. Let someone else have a
speech, or have their say. This is one of the few meetings where we have
a few people, let them speak.
FRANK CARLIN: Joe, I know when I talk to you, though, it goes in one
ear, and out the other anyway. Next time don't vote on something that you
are involved in. It's a conflict of interest.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN•: Frank, you are out of order. Is there anyone
else who would like. to address the Board?
JAMES DINIZIO, JR. : James Dinizio, Jr. Sound Road, Greenport. I
am here mostly in support of Craig, and Greenport School Board, because
of the taxes in my district, the Greenport School District. It is no
secret, I complained two years ago to do something in my school district. I
could name off probably every piece of non-taxable land in our district. If
you colored it red you would cover more than half of the Village of
Greenport. I don't see it getting any better. I see LIPA wants_ to take
over LILCO, and they don't want to take the plant, but as soon as
enough people complain that their .electricity is too high, it's going to off
the tax roll. That's $60,000 in my district. That's , a few years down the
road, I'm looking at that. I look at the nursing home, that we lost just
recently. I look at the Mitchell property. Now, I'm looking at the east end 1
building. I know it wasn't' part of the Mitchell property, but it was part
of the purchase. It is off the tax rolls. I mean about a year ago I stood
here before you, and asked you to consider taking the Geyer property,
perhaps let the Village take that. It could build some type of business
industry there. The reason why we gave it up. was that the Town doesn't
want encourage businesses on the North Road. Now, we have 250
condominiums going in at Brecknock Hall. I find that rather curious.
Louisa, I can certainly agree with your feelings on Fisher Island, because
my school is the same, if not in more dire need. Yeah, we have industry.
You know industry is supposed to produce taxes. Look towards Riverhead.
That is supposed to be a production for the taxes for their school. I got a
hospital. I got a ' power . plant. As a matter of fact I've got two power '
plants. One pays. taxes. The other one doesn't. I don't see the. savings in `.
that. The people in the Village do. The sewer district is the same thing.
The water district is the same thing. I've got to pay $5,000 to hook up to
that water. I am getting to the end of my rope. . It's getting where it
doesn't look good at all, over., for the School District in Greenport.
Months ago, about fourteen months ago to be 'exact, I went 'to a Southold
School District meeting. They were discussing how they have an overload
of children in their school, and that they need to do something concerning
that. Their main suggestion was to build another school. My suggestion
was, well,• we have plenty of room in our school . Their answer was, sorry,
we can't merge with you, because our taxes will go up. I can't blame these
.people. Who wants their taxes to go up? But; my district keeps getting
the brunt of this. Yes, it benefits Southold Town. Yes; it benefits the
Village of Greenport, but it doesn't benefit my school district, not one
iota. My children will be out of school in two or three years. Well, what
do I do? Move out? Am I going to watch the death of my school district,
and then where do these kids going? I got a fire district, the East-West
Fire District. Guess what? I can't vote. I could vote, but everyone of
those people from the East-West Fire District, who vote for budget, prepare
the budget in the. East-West Fire District, do you know what? Not one of
them live in our district, not one. East Marion, Orient, Mattituck,
Southold, do you understand what I'm saying? Listen, it's not your fault,
but something has to be done. Many years ago, I would say eight or -nine,
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the Chamber of Commerce came up with an idea concerning laws and how
they come about in Southold Town, and one very wise gentleman came up
with an idea about an economic impact statement, concerning the laws that
you make, and what impact it would have on the town, on the people of the
town. I always thought it was a great idea. It somehow seemed to have
gotten lost. Tonight when I was walking in someone handed me a sheet of
paper from Concerned Citizen of Southold Town, of which I am not. It kind
of just gives an overall view of the Brecknock Hall project. I was
wondering if somehow the Town, your Board, could perhaps look this over,
and tell me just how accurate it really is.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I don't know what you are talking about, Jim.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : I can give it to you. What I would like. . l mean this
is what Craig is talking about. You know, there is a lot of talk around
town. You hear a lot of things. You have got thirty-one? Well, I was
upstate three days this week, there is no way I could possibly understand
a quarter of these, let alone all of these. - This is going to effect me for
the rest of my life, if what this says, which is the total revenue from
Peconic Landing is $175,000,000, and if this other project went through,
350 town houses .we would' get $4,000,600. Now, what I would like is for
someone, please, to tell me how accurate this is, and put in some type of
record.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: We haven't seen it.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : I'll give .it to you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: If you would give it to Judy, so she can copy it
for the Town Board, and then we will try.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : It says here it was taken from the Assessors Office.
Let say I read in the legal notices concerning this proposal, this
particular law. I read on the bottom that my taxes would be raised in such
and such a bill, and my taxes would lower in such and such a bill, don't
you think I would be up here saying, hey, this is what I want you to do.
Well, this isn't what I want you do. I just think that the people have to
be more informdd. That would be a step in the right direction.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Jim, there is no opportunity. The Town Board
does not having to make a choice between this alleged proposal, and
whatever has appeared before us today, and we don't have anything to say
about that anyway. The point is, though, as a matter of just business,
the Peconic Landing people evidently have gotten into some sort of a
preliminary contract with the owner of the property before the other group
has.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : It's a responsibility to me who builds on this piece of
property.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: How could we interfere with it?
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : I don't want you to. I don't want you to interfere
with it. I would like someone , to come to the realization that decisions that
you make effect me a lot more than they effect the person in Mattituck,
when this type of project is being built. What is going on up there you
are going to have to deal with. I .sure that is going to be a subject of
whatever, lawsuits, or whatever happens there, site plan, subdivision.
Whatever -is going to happen there_ I'm sure that is going to happen. What
I am looking for- is, hey, at least I see problem, at least let's try to
correct this particular problem, which is, hey, if , you make a law, I want
you should know all the consequences, and the people should know all the
consequences. This is one that may have been a law. I don't know, but
someone is telling me here, that I can get three million more dollars. I
would just like .to know.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: May I just have a comment on that real quick?
Understand something, in doing the law change that allows the life care
community up there, it simple adds a use to a zoning district. It did not
take away the opportunity for someone to use a site plan, and do luxury
condos. That did not go away. Whatever the present owner wants to
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do, contract negotiation rights, picking up what Alice said, they can do.
We didn't say, oh no, we don't want condos, we don't want luxury
townhouses. That is not the case at all. Now, the number one issue, that
was on this entire— I'm going to be presumptions, at Board meeting this
morning we were all dying to jump at these guys, talk to us about taxes.
We listened very politely to all the rest of the presentation, but we were
all jumping out of our chairs to make sure taxes was number one issue,
that got raised, because that was the question that was coming up from the
community.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : Let me ask you this. question. I don't really mean to
put you on the spot. I didn't come here for that. The Town takes care of
lawsuits, that people have, or grievances that people have concerning
taxes. Am I, correct? San Simeon Nursing Home had a litigation concerning
a similar type of use. Okay? A nursing home. They had a suit against
the town pending while this law was being discussed. We all know how I
know that. This law was passed. In my opinion, at least, with someone
knowing that there was a law soon concerning taxes in this type of use. I
am somewhat upset about that, simply because .it affects me more. Listen if
it were in Mattituck, Bill, I don't know that I would be here in all
honesty. I mean, I'd read about it in the paper, and say, gee, you know
I think he's got a problem, but I don't know that I would be here either.
All I'm saying is, I wish maybe learn `from it, if that is all you are going
to do when you make a law how it affects people, because I have seen in
the past two years, a year and, a half.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Let's get something straight. You are assuming two
things. One, there has been an appeal of the San Simeon lawsuit. That
fight is not over, because one judge has said something doesn't mean the
Town Board agrees with it. Item #2, as I said before, the vast majority of
the use to which they propose to use the Brecknock will be taxable.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : I am not concerned about that, though. What I need
is revenue. That is what my district needs.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: That is what taxable status is about.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : Brecknock Hall gets taken off.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: You see you are assuming something. . You jumped
right to that conclusion. That is a mistake.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : I'm not. Someone is telling me that.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is wrong.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : I read these things in the paper. This is were I get
them from.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This could go on forever.
JIM DINIZ:10, JR. : What I am saying, I am upset. You can bet I am
upset about this, because someone is telling me that. I'm asking you to
verify that information basically. Okay? San Simeon aside, if that is going
to get taken off the tax rolls in any manner, shape, manner or form, that
hurts my district.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Jim, may f say something, and then we are going
to cut this off. I can tell you what I know, and understand, and what was
told to us today, and these are respectable people from the community who
are involved in this project. Then you can have someone else give you this
piece of paper, and explain to you, but you have to make the decision who
you want to believe, who is telling you the facts about the project itself.
don't think we can sit here, and go back and forth. We know you are
unhappy. We are all concerned about the tax base of Southold Town, not
just in Creenport but throughout the whole town. When Mattituck starts
building, and Southold starts building everybody's taxes are going to go
up, and everyone is concerned about it. We, as a Town Board, certainly
are not going to do anything that erodes our tax base if we can help it.
We have been told in good faith, that, and they are not condominiums, they
are individual cottages, will remain on the tax roll. This is this Town
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Board's first priority. We need that tax base. You have to believe me, or
not, Jim.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : I never said I don't believe you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: But you believe this?
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : No. I am merely bringing that in to you, and saying
that someone is telling me this. Understand, please.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You have to make the decision of what you want
to believe.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : I will. believe what I see. Thank you very much.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Jim, please, come in. I will try to share as
much information as possible that I have with you.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : It should just be public.
SUPERVISOR "COCHRAN: I can do it public, too. That is what we've been
trying to do. You have got to understand.
JIM DINIZIO, JR. : . One people, say one thing. Some people say something
else.
SUPERVISOR' COCHRAN: , Again, you have to make your decision as to-
what you .would like to believe. I can't do that for you. That is not even
signed. It says concerned citizens. Give me .a name. Give me someone we
can talk to. Please, common sense. Is there anyone else who would like to
address the Town Board.? (No response. ) If there is no one else who
would like to. address the Board I will call on the Board for reports, or any
comments. I will start on my left with Joe.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I have been waiting for awhile to respond
tonight. The conflict of interest. charge has been thrown out on several
fronts, and it is sort of " ironic, because I just finished filling out the
disclosure form, which we instituted a couple of years ago, where we put
down all our sources of income, and all the sources of income of our close
relations, and property we own, trusts we may be involved in, all those
things. I would encourage anybody that wants "to see my situation to do
that. Frank, I. am in the insurance business.. I -have said that. This
organization that I was talking about is a quasi public group, that provides
a last resort for people who can't get insurance. The State is letting it
expire. You don't need an agent to use that even. You can go into New
York, and write insurance from them directly. I have no relationship with
them. I have no agency agreement. I don't know how much income my
agency gets from that public organization, but I don't believe it
constitutes a conflict. I believe it constitutes a service to me. The rest
of the Board members were not aware of this. It came out from the
organization that they were about to lose their funding, and I thought it
appropriate that we respond. I think many other towns are going to do the
same thing. I am just trying to protect the property owners in this town.
More disturbing to me than that particular charge of conflict is - something
that relates to. . observation, I'm sorry, it relates to, I suspect it is the
concerned citizens. A few weeks ago I got a call from the papers about
some sort of relationship I had with Peconic Landing, that encouraged me to
pass on one part of a zone change. Now, I am the head of the Planning
and Zoning Committee. I was sort of mystified as to what it was about,
and then I got a call from the other paper, I talked to the other paper
about it, and they had also been informed, that somehow there was sort of
collusion, and a couple weeks ago, to . and behold, I get a deposition, one
person that was opposing wants to depose me, and .now, Ruth, for the same
supposed conflict, or whatever. I asked the people when they came in
today from Peconic Homes, I knew a couple of them, because as Jean said
they are members of the community, but the people that are developers I
never laid eyes on before. I think other members of the Board have met
them, but I had never seen them, and purposely did not want to know
anything about anybody, that was making application for this sort of thing,
when we were contemplating a change in zone. I am concerned that these
accusation get thrown around. I mean, you see it in the newspaper all the
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time, and
people think where there is smoke there is fire, but I have no idea why
Ruth and I were picked out on this thing. I know now it's the tax issue.
Before it was the conflict of interest issue. I do know there is another
group of people that want to develop that property. They want to develop
in what . it .also is zoned for, which is traditional multi-family housing,
luxury housing. ' It's been zoned for that since 1970. In fact there is one
proposal. There is foundations from the prior condominium project that
went bust. They. have had an opportunity to deal with the element. This
Town Board has never gotten in the way of any private initiative to develop
that property. It is zoned that way. This is irresponsible in my opinion
- to start throwing these charges around. I think it is something we should
look at carefully, because they have not only raised it with me, now, they
raised it with the school board. They got everybody frightened about
taxes, it's going to be off the tax rolls, and frankly, I think it is a
bunch of garbage. I think they should compete in a fair manner, and
compete, you know, for the acquisition of the property. I don't mean to
get carried away with this, but I have had it up to here with this
particular issue. Having said that, I'm sorry to vent all that on you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It had to be said, Joe.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: I, again, would like to reiterate what Joe has
said with these allegations, that we had something to do with this whole
Peconic Landing is just absolutely full of baloney. The first time I laid
eyes on these people was this morning. I have never had a conversation
with them on the phone. I have never had any written correspondence with
these people. The only person that I knew there that is now on the Board
of Directors is Jim Rich. Otherwise, I have never laid eyes on these
people, and I really resent saying that I would do anything, that would be
a conflict of interest to anything in this town. I never have done it. I am
a very honorable person. I will continue to be so, and I resent it. On a
different note, we had a very good Anti-Bias Task Force meeting last
Thursday. We had a Detective from the Anti-Bias Crime Unit from Suffolk
County here. The head of it his name is Sergeant Joe Savata. He gave
us some really. wonderful information. Our Police Chief was here. I think
we are starting to see some trend of our own police officers, so that they
will treat everybody courteously and with respect. You will get the same in
return. 'We will be having a very wonderful evening, tentatively on May
19th at the Mattituck High School.. They will be showing a film, Not in
Our Town, and this has to do with the prejudices of ethnic, race, religion
and so forth, and I think you will find it very informative, and I hope
many people will come. We will be having a panel to interpret this, and we
hope to get a lot of input from the townspeople at large. I, also, attended
the Code Committee meeting, that Bill chairs. We started to do some
research on the moratorium for cellular towers. This is a problem that is
all over the country, that we are looking for answers. I, also, attended
the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, because specifically of the tower in
Orient. It is still not resolved, and it's a difficult issue. We all want
these cellular phones. It is the biggest booming business going, but
unfortunately they have to put up these towers shorter and shorter
distances in order to receive it. That is something we are going to have to
work out. Then the other 'day I went with Supervisor Cochran, and Jim
McMahon, down to Goldsmiths Inlet right by the jetty, and we saw this
whole area corded off, because there are a pair of Piping Plovers there.
This is an endangered species, and . Jim walked around it, and we actually
-did see a pair of Piping Plovers, and wish them well, and hope they get
their nesting season over quickly, so we can get back and use our
beaches. It was just interesting, because I have see them. I live in
Orient, and I have seen them down at our beach, and I was speaking to
somebody upstate New York, and they said, oh, you saw a Piping
Plover? I said, yes, on my beach all the time. It's good to have them.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: These two little tiny birds have the whole
beach. Councilman Moore?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I will be real brief. Just following up on the Code
Committee, the session last week, two resolutions on for tonight, the
Merger Law, and Site Plan Waivers were topics .in discussion last week, and
led to resolutions tonight. As Ruth said we worked on telecommunications.
We have on May 13th the public hearing, whether or not we should impose
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a 120 day moratorium, but I wanted . the committee to get to work on
discussing issues . anyway. We can't be accused of dragging our feet. We
will work on them right now. We began to discuss what zoning districts we
should try and encourage these uses. You can't stop them from coming to
town. We don't want to stop them from coming to town, because you
can't. We are working on that. It is coming to our attention that there is
a seminar. Part of that seminar includes drafting of ordinances, addressing
exactly this issue of siting of cell sites, and telecommunication towers.
At the May 14th Board meeting I am going ask the Board's permission to
allow me to travel to beautiful Newark, New Jersey, wear my attorney's hat
and Code Committee Chairman hat to attend a two day seminar on drafting
telecommunication tower zoning ordinances. '
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Judge Evans, do you have anything to report
from the Island?
JUSTICE EVANS: I have done my talking for the evening.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Councilwoman Hussie?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I only want to point out something. I hear a
sub-text vis a vis the property at Brecknock Hall and the Peconic
Landing area. It seemed to me that it sounded as if you were talking about
laws and codes, Mr. Dinizio. We didn't change the zone. There was no
zone change. What we did was add a use, and it doesn't only apply to that
place. There are seven other hamlet density spots in town, so it is a
broad part of the town that, that Code addition effects. Non-controversial
we had a combined sort of Arbor Day celebration on Friday. The Arbor
Day celebration happened up at the Landfill. We had classes from the
fourth grades in Southold School, who came up to the Landfill in buses,
and went on a whole tour. They saw the tub grinders grinding, and they
saw the screeners screening, and saw the whole operation. One .of the
people, who was there was Peter Mokalus. from Marcel paper to whom we
send our office paper, and who also buys the office paper from us, who
made a donation to the Tree Committee, so that we can plant a beautiful,
beautiful tree up there; and then we have some more money for some more
trees. It was a rainy day, but that was sunshine in everybody's hearts.
just thought ll would tell you that.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It was a rainy day, and there was sunshine in
everybody's heart, and I just congratulate Alice and Ed Dart, Chairman of
the Tree Committee, on the nice program that you had planned with the
young people. I would like to report that I am serving as Chairman of the
East End Supervisors and Mayors Association for this year, and I had my
first meeting as Chairman last week held over in North Haven. We
discussed .the E911 system, which as you may or may not know, on every
bill there is a 354 surcharge. These funds were used mai.nly for the
operation for equipment, then the New York State Legislature passed a law
that changed that. Said the surcharge could also be used for salaries.
Now, - there is two kinds of salaries. There is the salaries of the people
that operate the system, and then there is the salaries of the people from
the County and E911, that develop this system. The County is now
allowing all those 35(ts to pay for the operators, the people that man the
phones, but they do not pay for salaries in the five east end towns, only
Suffolk County, so we feel that this is unfair and unjust, although
admittedly we do receive our fair share, but we not think it is fair that
the County can pay salaries out of that 354 surcharge; and we can't. So,
the Five East End Towns Mayors and Supervisor voted to send a resolution
stating the fact- that we are against using salaries in this manner. The
second thing that took place at the meeting was a report of the five east
end towns. A year ago I had recommended to the group that we do a
regional study using our planners in the five east towns. They have been
working for a year, and they did an absolutely ' fantastic job, not only
looking at rail, and air, and ferry, and car traffic (tape change) They
adopted one resolution endorsing the Regional Plan Association's call for
better integrated linkages between rail and bus with air transportation hubs
throughout the New York Metropolitan area. Another resolution they agreed
to support, ISTEA is about. to run out, so that was to adopt a resolution
supporting the re-authorization of the ISTEA Grants. Also,, we had a
discussion on Cablevision. I checked with Laury, who is our Town
Attorney, and Cablevision has a right to schedule their programming as
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they see, but there has been a call from WLNC, who has always on the
channel given the 24 hour news service in addition to the menu that rolls,
and gives shows. The five East End Towns Supervisors and Mayors
thought it was important, that this continues. Now, they can not dictate to
Cablevision to do this, so they have sent a strong request to Cablevision to
continue to supply this to the entire east end. On the 24th I traveled
up to Riverhead, and there was an update on Peconic County. Channel 27
did film it, so I don't know when it's airing. Paul., do you know when it's
airing? No. If you watch the schedule you can pick it up. It's an update
on Peconic County. Assemblywoman Acampora, and Assemblyman Thiele
were there to explain the New York State Legislation that they are trying
to get past. It is to allow the people to make the decision in relation to
Peconic County. That we would like to be able to make our own decision of
our destiny, and our future. There will be a lobbying bus going up. I
believe it's on the 6th of May, and they will be going up to Albany once
again to lobby for this legislation. If you can catch it on TV you really
should watch it, so you can bring yourself up to date as to what is going
on. I had the pleasure of attending several Fire Department Ladies Nights
in Mattituck. It was a very lovely affair, and also, down in East Marion.
It's been busy. Saturday, it was a fun thing, Mattituck decided that they
would make it Pete Sabet Day. I think many of us know Pete Sabet.
He has worked and organized the baseball Little League in Mattituck area
thirty some years ago. He has been working with the program ever since,
so they had the red, white and blue bunting, and a P.A. system set up,
and a sign that. said, Pete Sabet Day, and he threw out the first baseball
in the town. On behalf of the Town Board members I presented a.
proclamation for his volunteer services to the community all those years.
Every once in awhile you go to some of things, and it's kind of
heart-warming and it was a nice affair to . attend. Tomorrow many of the
Town Board members, and our reason for having our meeting today on
Monday, many of our Town Board members will be heading up to Danfords
in Port Jeff tomorrow to attend the Management and Protection Estuary and
Coastal Water, and it is tools for local government, so we can better
understand this problem, and 'find the best ways possible to protect and
preserve. So, we will be off tomorrow most of us. If anyone has anything
else. If not I will ask for an adjouPnment.
Moved by. Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at
9:05. 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 Clerk