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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-07/08/1997 i� 1.O tJ SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD JULY 8, 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. - Executive Assistant James McMahon and George Weiser met' with the Town Board to discuss the proposal for the Town Board to sponsor grant applications to the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation and the Suffolk County Community Block Grant Program for funding Mr. Weiser's affordable housing proposal for Richmond Shores at Peconic. Mr. McMahon reviewed the history of the Town's Affordable Housing Program, and existing Housing Program. Supervisor Cochran and the Town Board said they would like to look at existing' housing stock I n the Town and the possibility of more senior housing, which would free up homes for young people. The Board declined to. move forward with sponsorship of the Richmond Shores affordable housing proposal. 9:50 A.M. - Neb Brashich, Chairperson of the Transportation Committee, met with the Board to review Ferrandino l; Associates Inc. proposal to prepare a Scenic Byway . Corridor Management Plan (resolution no. 1) . Councilwoman Hussie volunteered to serve on the committee to review the work of the consultant. 10:05 A.M. - Richard Israel met with the Board concerning the Greenport Village Water Franchise. He reviewed,_ in depth, the history of the Village franchise and the former Southold/North Fork Water Franchise. The . Board agreed they should begin to look into their franchise rights and become involved in the negotiations between the Suffolk County Water Authority and the Village of Greenport for the purchase of the franchise. A resolution (20) was placed on the agenda authorizing the Town Attorney to file a Freedom of Information request with the Village for information relating to water rates, reserve funds, and dedicated accounts of the Greenport Water Department. . 11 :30 A.M. - Thomas Maher, P.E. , Dvirka & Bartilucci Consulting Engineers, along with the Town's Solid Waste Coordinator, James Bunchuck, met with .the Town Board to review the DEC's comments with regard to the Town of Southold Closure Investigation Plan for the Cutchogue landfill (DEC letter of June 20, 1997) . At the conclusion of the meeting it was agreed to request a meeting with Anthony Cava, DEC Regional Solid and Hazardous Materials Engineer, who reviewed the Town's plan, to further discuss his comments. If appropriate, Joseph Baier, Suffolk County Department of Health, will be invited to attend the meeting. 12:45 P.M. Recess for lunch. 2 :10 P.M. - Work Session reconvened and the Town Board met with Town Investigator Edward Forrester to discuss the law with regard to the time period for issuing a building permit, and his proposed "Application for a Tent Permit" (resolution no. 23) . 2:20 P.M. - Planning Board Member William Cremers and Senior Planner Valerie Scopaz met with the Town Board to participate in Councilman Townsend's review of proposed changes to uses in "B" zones. At the conclusion of the review, Councilman Townsend set July 29th, 7:30 p.m. for a Planning S Zoning Committee meeting, at which time he will invite the public and Chamber of Commerce representatives to participate in further review of the "B" zones. JULY 8, 1997 09 3:35 P.M. - The 'Town Board took up the following For Discussion items: No bids were received for the construction of stairs and landings at the end of Rocky Point Road, East Marion. Supervisor Cochran ask the Board to inspect the ,si:te, and the question of whether or not to readvertise for bids will be discussed on July 22nd.----A resolution (22) was placed on the agenda to appoint Bret L. Hedges to the Conservation Advisory Council.—-Resolution 23 was placed on the agenda to approve the "Application for a Tent" form for the Building Department.---- Preparation of the 1998 budget for the Southold Wastewater District was discussed and placed on the July 22nd work session for action.----Letter from the Suffolk County Water Authority with regard to acquiring a mailing list for homeowners in Mattituck for the pilot' project for main installations. . The Board determined there should be a charge for the actual cost to produce the list.----Letter. from Save Our Seashore, Inc. asking the Town Board to adopt a resolution requesting congressional delegations to support continuation of federal funding for fiscal 1998 of FEMA, NOAA, and particularly the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain and protect coastal resources and environment. Board would like further information before taking such action.----The Town Board must prepare a position description for the Planning Board office. Councilwoman Hussie and Justice Evans will work on the description.----Town• Board set 8:30 a.m. , Tuesday, July 15th to interview the applicants for Adult Day 'Care Supervisor and Director.of Code Enforcement. 3:55 P.M. - Town Board reviewed the resolutions to be voted on at the 4:30 p.m. Regular Meeting. 4:15 p.m. - Work Session adjourned. Id r 10 REGULAR MEETING A Regular. Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on July 8, 1997, at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Supervisor 'Cochran opened the meeting at 4:30 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: May I have a motion to approve the audit of bills for July 8, 1997? Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby are ordered paid: General Fund Whole . Town bills in the amount of $122,215.43; General Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $1,279.70; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $5,111 .17; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $7,570.98; Capital Projects Account bills in the amount of $7,375.00; Ag ' Land Development Rights bills in the amount of $1,000.00; Open Space Capital Fund bills in the amount of $28,045.10; Seaview Trails Capital Fund bills in the amount of $3,640.00; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $19,373.96; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $19,414.09; Refuse and Garbage District bills in the amount of $7,797.72;. Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of $15,398.15; Southold Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $7,825.49; Fishers Island Ferry District Agency E Trust bills in the amount of $249.28. 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: A motion to approve the minutes of June 24, 1997 Town Board meeting. Moved by Councilwoman. Oliva, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of the June 24, 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: Set the date of next Town Board meeting, Tuesday, July 27, 1997, at 7:30 P.M. Moved by Supervisor Cochran, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, July 22, 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. JULY 8, 1997 I. REPORTS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: For those of you that have- an agenda next on our agenda is Reports. As you may be aware each month the different departments, and different committees, submit their reports to the Town Board, and they are in file with the Town Clerk. They are available to you. If you, have an .interest in any of them you certainly may request same. 1 . Report of Southold Town Employee Leave Time for May, 1997 2. Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly Report for May, 1997. 3. Southold Town Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Monthly Report for June, 1997. 4. Southold Town Building Department Monthly Report for June, 1997. 5. Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for June, 1997. 6. HHS Administrators Town Claim Lag Report for June, 1997. 7. HHS Administrators PBA Claim Lag Report for June, 1997. II . PUBLIC NOTICES. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN:. Public notices from the New York District Corp of Engineers to construct a pier assembly. 1 . Corp of Army Engineers, New York District, application of J.N.C. Holdings to construct a pier assembly and float to provide for vessel mooring in Fishers Island Sound, Southold Town, New York. Ill . COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We had a letter from Stephen Rosario in relation to the Society of Plastic industry. In the past at the Landfill as one of the recyclables taking in the little foam dishes that come under the meat and the egg cartoons, and this kind of thing, and that was a pilot program, but it is now costing more than it would have when it-was a pilot,,- and so we had discontinued that, and this Society of Plastics Industry does support our action in that matter., Also, we have a letter from Vic Pyle from Save our Shores. ltls a group that we are not' too familiar with, and we are going to get more information. 1 . Stephen Rosario, The Society of the Plastics Industry in regard to the .Town's pilot polystyrene recycling program. 2. Vic Pyle, III, Habitat Project Manager of Save the Sound with appreciation for the support provided by Supervisor Cochran- and her, staff. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 1 . 5:00 P.M., on` a "Local Law in Relation to Sleepy Hollow Lane and Locust Lane". V. RESOLUTIONS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know the Town. Board has a policy that we ask for your input in relation to any of the resolutions before the resolutions are passed. So, if there are any resolutions that you would like to address us on, it is done prior to the reading and the passage of the resolutions. I think many of you are here today in relation to the housing project down at Richmond Shores. You are more than welcome to stay, and sit through our entire Board meeting. It's nice to have lots of faces out there, but I would like to share with you the action of the Town Board during their Work Session.. I think each Board member has •had concerns . in relation to this project, be it from citing a third project in the same school district, which is something that we had always said from the beginning of the affordable housing program, that we would look at very carefully, to the existing housing stock that we have in Southold. The Board decided this morning that we would like to take a much longer and harder look. We still support affordable housing. There is a need, not only for our young people, but also for our seniors. The project up at Richmond Shores, as of right now, is not a project. We would like to have the time to look at existing stock, look at options for housing within the town of Southold. The next time that we would have the opportunity to apply for grants wouldn't be until November, and at that time we don't �! 141:2 JULY 8, 1997 know if we will be applying or not, but the present project in Richmond Shores is dead at this point. They can still build. We are not applying for the grant, but what you have to understand is this an already developed subdivision that if someone buys it, or the owner that has it he can go ahead and build on his property. He has the density. It's been zoned this way for many, many years. The only thing we were doing as .far as the affordable housing was applying for the grants, and being able to control the housing that was there, and the people that would be moving Into the neighborhood. So, Mr. Weiss still can proceed with developing that property. Just as long as you understand that. Sir, I think I am going to do it that if you would like to make further comment, and you would all like to stay, at the end of the meeting there is time allotted so you may share and express yourself to the Board anything in relation to Town Board business. We will move along with the resolutions at this point. We do not have that many. We only have twenty-four, so we move along pretty good on these things, because they have all been discussed during the day, and the decirsions have pretty much been determined. So, I will start with the resolutions. is there anyone that would like to address the Board in relation to the resolutions at this time? (No response. ) If not, number one 1 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that 'the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the proposal of Ferrandino & Associates Inc., Planning & Development Consultants, Elmsford, New York, to prepare a Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan for the Town of Southold, at a fixed fee of $55,000.00; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that Supervisor Jean W. Cochran be authorized and directed to execute an agreement between the Town and Ferrandino & Associates Inc. ,to accomplish the aforesaid services, all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney. 1 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice . Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 2.-Moved by-Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 24th day of June, 1997, A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Lot Recognition"; and WHEREAS, this Local Law was referred to the Southold Town Planning . Board and the Suffolk County Department of .Planning for their recommendations and reports; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:07 P.M., Tuesday, July 22, 1997, Southold Town . Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as time and place for ' a public hearing on this Local Law,, which reads as fol lows: A Local Law in Relation to Lot Recognition 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 . Town of Southold Bulk Schedule AA is amended as follows: Bulk Schedule AA Town of Southold Lot Size Width Depth Date of Lot Creation Lsp`Ft-) (ft.) f� Prior to April 9, 1957 Any Any Any Between April 9, 1957, and 29,999 4-99 1-59 December 1, 1971 A Residential Zone: . 12.500 100 Anv B & B-1 Business Zones: 7,500 50 Any B-2 Business Zone:. 40.000 50 Anv Multiple-Residence Zone: 12.500 100 Any C Industrial Zone: 12._Ko 100 Any Between December 2. 1971. 49;999 4-T5 and June 30. 1983 JULY 8, 1997 1 .1 :3 A Residential Zone: 40.000 135 175 M Light Multiple Residence: 40.000 135 Any M-1 Multiple Residence Zone; 80.000 200 Any B-Light Business Zone: 20.000 60 A B-1 General Business Zone: 30.000 150 Any C-Light Industrial Zone: . ' 40.000 200 Any C-1 Heavy Industrial Zone: 200.000 300 Anv 2. The Title of Section 100-24 Lot Creation is hereby amended'as follows: §100-24 Lot Great+en Recognition 11. This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State. * Underline represents additions Strikethrough represents deletions 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 Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute agreements between Harold Cook and the Town of Southold for the Maintenance of the Pump Station of the Fishers Island Sewer District for a period of one year, effective June 1, 1997 through May 31, 1998, for the sum of $4,185.00, AND for the Maintenance of the Grounds of the Fishers Island Sewer . District, for a period of one year, effective June 1, 1997 through May. 31, 1998, for the sum of $2,335.00; said agreements all in ' accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney. 3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,. Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 4.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town ..of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran . to execute Agreements between the Town of Southold and the North Fork Housing Alliance, Counseling Project, Family Self-Sufficiency Project and the Robert Perry Day Care Center Project, as funded by the Community Development Block Grant Program; said agreements subject to the approval of the Town Attorney. 4.-Vote of the • Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 5.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by 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 one-half of a NYNEX refund to finance the fee associated with that refund as per the Town's agreement with Audicom Inc. : To: Revenues: A.2701 .20 Refunds Prior- Year Expenses Other Refunds $ 981 .33 Appropriations: A.1010.4.500.600 Town Board, C. E. Utility Consultants $ 981 :33 COUNCILMAN. TOWNSEND: What this is, a group agrees to come in, and monitor our telephone bill to see - if we are being billed properly to the degree that they save us money. They get fifty percent of it. That is a deal that has worked out pretty well for the Town, and we are getting a small amount back. 1 4 JULY 8, 1997 S.-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 Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussle, It was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute a grant application to the New York State Department of .Justice for a $157,000 grant for the purchase of computer equipment and software for the Southold Town Police Department, which will advance its efforts of community policing by implementing computer and technological enhancement and advancements to institute department-wide proactive problem solving. 6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 7.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund Part Town 1997 Budget to correct line Items that were reversed when the Board' of Appeals 1997 budget was adopted: To: B8010.1 .200. 100 Personnel Services, part-time $ 9,940.00 From: B8010.1 .100. 100 Personnel Services, full-time $ 9,9110.00 7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 8.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby amends resolution no. 20, adopted on April . 15, 1997, to include the following salary scale for the position of Custodial Worker Il : 1/1/97 _ 7/1/97 1/1/98 Entry .26,252.33 26,252.38 26,252.38 1 23,369.48 29,735.56 31,135.56 2 29,300.73 30,694.30 32,094.30 3 -0,671.94 -1,592.10 -2,992.10 4 31,603.24 32,551.34 33,951.34 5 32,534.50 33,510.54 34,910.54 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 Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 8th day of July, 1997, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Parking on Montauk Avenue"; now, therefore, .be it RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:02 p.m., Tuesday, July 22, 1997, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as time and place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows; A Local Law in Relation to Parking on Montauk Avenue BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the. Town of Southold as follows: I_. Chapter 92 (Vehicles 8 Traffic) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: 1 . Article IV, Section 92-41 (Parking prohibited at all times) is hereby amended as follows: Name of Street 'Side Location Montauk Avenue West At Fishers Island, starting=&3=. 559 feet south of the intersection of Crescent Avenue and extending southerly for a distance of -24& 188 feet. it JULY 8, '1997 11 . This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of State. * Underline indicates addition Strikethrough represents deletion COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: As for those of us who don't know where Montauk Avenue is, and most of us on the mainland don't, it is on Fishers Island 9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 10.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town -Board of the Town of Southold, on the 8th day of July, 1997, a Local Law entitled, , "A Local Law in Relation to Sound Beach Drive"; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:05 P.M., Tuesday, Jufy 22, 1997, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as time and place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which read as follows: A Local Law in Relation to Sound Beach Drive BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: I . Chapter 65 (Parking at Beaches) is hereby amended as follows: 1 . Section 65-2. (B) is hereby amended as 'follows: B. The following road end areas are hereby designated as Town of Southold "Parking by Southold Town Permit Only" areas: Sound Beach Drive, Mattituck, north side, from the intersection of Inlet. Drive westerly for a distance of 200 feet. II . This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State. * Underline represents additions. 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 Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Lori Shelly as a Mini-Van Driver for the Humah Resources Center, effective July 14, 1997, for 17 1/2 hours per week, at a salary of $6.46 per. hour. 11 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 12.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of .the Town of Southold hereby appoints Frank Rehm as a Custodian for the Human Resource Center, effective July 14, 1997, for 17 1/2 hours per week, at a salary of $7.00 per hour. 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 Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was -RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for a . Kitchen Aide for the Human Resources Center, 17 1/2 hours per week, at a salary of $6.46 per hour. 13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. JULY 8, 1997 14.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the proposal of Residential Fences Corp., 1760 Route 25, Ridge, New York 11961, to supply and install all labor and materials in accordance with Suffolk County Contract Letting No. 6-95.2.22, for 10 ft. high chain link fence, for the tennis courts at Tasker Park, Peconic. 14.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 15.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 1997 Solid Waste Management District budget as follows: From: SR.8160.4.100.650 Town Garbage Bags $ 4,000.00 To: .1 SR.8160.2.500.600 Misc. Sanitation Equipment $ 4,000.00 To cover cost of new bag vending machine. From SR.8120.2.500.200 Garage & Shop Equipment $ 100.00 To: SR.8160.2.200.500 Misc. Office Equipment $ 100.00 To cover cost of air filter From SR.8160.4.200.6400 Maint/Supply Trailer Fleet $ 4,000.00 SR.8160.4.400.845 HAZMAT Building Maintenance 1,500.00 SR.8160.4.100.700 HAZMAT Training/Supplies 2,000.00 SR.8160.4.450.200 Advertising 1,500.00 SR.8160.4.100.120 Employee Work Gear 1,500.00 SR.8160.4.100.225 Lubricants 2,000.00 SR.8160.4.100.573 Maintenance/Supply Trommel 2,000.00 To: SR.8160.4.100,570 Maint/Supply Payloader #3 $14,500.00 To fund supply and maintenance _line for new payloader purchased from State bid '(delivery scheduled for week of July 21) . 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 appoints John Skabry (3rd year) as a Lifeguard for the 1997 Summer Season, effective immediately, at a salary of $8.00 per hour. 16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 17.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town • Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the establishment of the following 1997 Capital Budget, effective immediately, for the Vault Monitoring System: Capital Project Name: Vault Monitoring System Financing Method: Transfer from General Fund Whole Town Budget: Revenues: H.5031 .70 Transfers from Other Funds $ 750.00 Appropriations: H.1620.2.500.700 Vault Monitoring System $ 750.00 17.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. JULY 8, 1997 1.1 7 18.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for the purchase of a new AS/400 Computer System for Southold Town Hall to replace the existing system. 18.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 1R.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1997 Budget as follows: From A7180.4.100.100 (Lifeguard Supplies) $ 500.00 To: A7020.4.500.440 (Basketball Program) $ 500.00 19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor' Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 20.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Attorney to file a Freedom of Information Request with the Village of Greenport for information relating to water. rates, reserve funds, and dedicated accounts of the Creenport Water Department. 20.-Vote of the • Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. No.: Councilman Townsend. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I would like to say my reasons for voting, no, on this. This morning Mr. Richard Israel came in to discuss his concerns about a variety of things -relative to the franchise to the water district, that Greenport holds for an area running from Peconic to Shipyard Lane in East Marion. His particular areas of interest were what Greenport has done with so called back bone money, and reserve funds, and so, forth. .. .That has been the subject of a Freedom of Information request that Bill Moore has given the Village of Greenport, and is now, I guess, going to 'be in litigation. Given that that has already happened, and given I am not familiar with the issues as to why the Village has resisted giving, that information my concern is that we talk to the Village and the Suffolk County Water Authority. Get a meeting together, and not end up in some sort of antagonistic relationship with either of those entities. Since the outcome of that, the information will or will not be provided to Bill Moore, think we are just spinning our wheels to ask for the same information. We do represent both the people of the Village, and the people that are in the Town, and more specifically the East-West District, and I think it's up to us to try to work out the differences, working hand and hand, as opposed to, you know, in a -potentially acrimonious debate. At least, that should be the first step. We have just got through a suit on the Police Department, where the Village sued us, and I don't want to get ' into another situation where we are suing them. I didn't agree with that, and I think this is sort of the first step towards a suit in the other direction. That why I am voting, no. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would like to add that I think it's important that we pass this resolution, and that the Town Board takes a position in relation to receiving information. I think in order to meet with the Village. Board, and in order to meet with Mr. LaGrande of the *Suffolk County Water Authority that there is certain information that we have to have. In addition to requesting the information from the Village Board, our Town Attorney will, also, be researcing the franchise, the water franchises, which were given by a prior Southold Town Board many years, ago, and, also, we are setting up a meeting with Mr. LaGrande, and with Mr. Kapell, so hopefully this will furnish us with information so that we know what we are talking about when we have the meeting. .� ' JULY 8, 1997 21 .- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that .the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Lori Stoner as a Mini-Van Driver for the Human Resource Center, effective July 9, 1997, 17-1/2 hours per week, at a salary of $6.46 per hour. 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 Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Bret L. Hedges as a member of the Southold Town Conservation Advisory Council, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Robert W. Keith, effective immediately, for a two year term to June 18, 1999. 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 Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves Building Department form "Application for a Tent Permit", effective July 8, 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. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That's the end of our resolutions at this point. We do have a public hearing at five o'clock, so wherever we are in the proceedings I will stop us at that time, and adjourn so that we can take care of the public hearing. I am sure there are still some of you that opted to. stay, and would like to express yourself. I understand from Mrs. Cossmer that some of , you have prepared statements in relation to Richmond Shores, and I will entertain that at this time. RON - ECK: Ron Eck from Peconic. I listened to you, and I heard something. about Richmond Shores. This past Sunday morning I was in Riverhead at a luncheonette, and we were discussing the John Wesley Village, the improvement they have been doing there, and the enlargement. I was discussing it with a dentist friend of mine, and another man, and they can not see it. They said, why don't they split it up and give some to Southold, and I jumped in, and I said, I don't think we want something like that in Southold. The buildings are not being. taken care of now. You want the same thing to happen in Southold? That's the way I feel about it. We don't want a project like that in Southold. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Ron. Yes, ma'am? State your name. MURIEL ANDREWS: I am Muriel Andrews. I live on Indian Neck Lane in Peconic, and I just wanted to say that I feel affordable housing is a real good thing' if it is done properly. Of the ninety-nine homes so far, that are being used as affordables, nine of these homes have billing addresses out of Suffolk County, Queens, New York City, Woodside, Manhassett, and Port Washington. That doesn't account for others, who have Southold addresses where their tax bills can be received. Now, I know you said that Richmond Shores is on the back burner for now, but if it does pass, as you all had said this morning, that would be the third affordable housing complex in the Southold School District, which is already busting at it's seams. Creenport has one. Mattituck will have two. Let's have equal disbursement of these homes. This morning, Mrs. Cochran, you and several of the Board members addressed the idea of using existing affordable homes in our town. It is a great idea. Mr. McMahon quoted the average existing affordable. home in Southold as being $121,000. It seems to be the way to go, but when you pursued this Mr. McMahon said he didn't have time to fill out the applications. Perhaps we should find someone who would have the time to fill out these applications. We could put ads in the, local papers requesting people, who would like to sell their homes in an affordable price range. That way there would be a fair disbursement of existing homes throughout the town, and we would have to JULY 8, 1997 1. .19 put up new developments altering our rural landscape. Ultimately, I feel that there are at least three things that ' we really need to do, and the first one would be to rewrite the affordable housing laws, so that these homes were made affordable houses forever. Number two, make . sure there are no loopholes, so that the homes are only for the people, who live and work in Southold, and thirdly, let's get somebody in there who has no conflicts of interest, and is willing to do as the Town Board and the people of the community request. Thank you. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you. Yes, ma'am? KAREN SUSKEVICH: Karen Suskevich, 600 Indian Neck Lane. We live right across the street from the proposed site, and we are aware of the numerous amount of wildlife that call this site their home. We feel that the Department of Environmental Conservation needs to take an overall look at this site for several environmental reasons. Since this land was subdivided nearly twenty years ago a lot of DEC regulations and standards have change.o. It is possible that endangered species now reside there. An in depth study needs to be reformed to determine the environmental impact this development will have on the community. Since the other side,-.of Richmond Creek was bought back and preserved this might be a viable avenue to pursue. We' were told that in order for impact studies to be done certain agencies have to be the ones to submit the forms for us, so we wondered what the possibility would be to take a look at that, because as I said we live directly across the street from it, and we see all the wildlife that live in there. PAM PARMA: Where would they go? There is isn't really any wooded area around there to disperse to. There is a lot of deer. We have seen the pheasants, ospreys. It's .like an Amazon in there. The trees just go over, each other. KAREN SUSKEVICH: What agency can we use to suggest this? PAM PARMA: Can the DEC come in and take another look? I called there, and they said that it would have to be done through the town. COUNCILMAN MOORE: It's still in the process of going -on, -but that subdivision that you are talking about was approved a long time ago. You used the rule book that was in place at the time. Now, it may well be if someone wants to go in and build a . house has got to comply with the new regulations and setbacks from wetlands, and what have you. If you.; go in and buy a lot from the subdivision you would have to comply with the DEC regulations relative to wetlands, and things like that. r PAM PARMA: They would do another study? COUNCILMAN MOORE: They would do a shorter version one, probably, for your individual use. PAM PARMA: When I called they said it would have to be brought about by the Town, the Building Department, they have the forms to be filled out. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Laury, would you pick up on this? TOWN ATTORNEY DOWD: SEQRA is triggered by a government action. Now, the private person wants to go in, and build a house, that type of action doesn't trigger the environmental review process. Normally when a subdivision is approved, that is the time that the SEQRA process is triggered, because. .you have to go and get an approval from the town, and as has been mentioned, that happened many years ago with this project, and so that checkpoint has gotten past us, and there is no real way at this point to go back to that checkpoint again, and do it again. An environmental review thing could' be undertaken by an owner at any time of their own property, but it is sometimes an expensive proposition, and not too many people want to voluntarily do that type of thing. So, in terms of a way to mandate it at this point there is really not a way for the town to tell the owner he has . to do it, unless the owner wants to come back in, and change the subdivision in some way, or reopen the previous approvals. It's not really an option at this point. �•2;� JULY 8, 1997 PAM PARMA: So, they wouldn't get involved at all? TOWN ATTORNEY DOWD: Who? PAM PARMA: The DEC. TOWN ATTORNEY DOWD: Not in SEQRA necessarily, but in terms of giving a permit for a house to be built they would give approvals in terms of citing it, and where your cesspool, and things like that are. You have to get permits from •a number of agencies as well as your building permit, and they will insure that the setbacks, but they. won't necessarily analyze the species. PAM PARMA: I would think there would be something that we could do. TOWN ATTORNEY DOWD: You could volunteer to do it for the owner, if they wanted you to do it for them, but nothing that you can insist that the Town db, nothing that you can impose on a person. COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I might make one suggestion. In some instances where you have a relatively dense development in an area that has some natural advantages like water, or views, and vistas, it actually works out to the developer's advantage to have a more limited development, because his development costs are reduced, you know, and the property values go way up, because you have rather exclusive lots, and then there may be some advantage to giving up, giving the easement to some entity like the town, or the Peconic Land Trust, or .something, and if people are interested the way you could approach it would be,'talk to the developer, and. see if you could put him together with a representative of, say, the Peconic Land Trust, or something, to develop a less dense development. Show the developer how he could make more money doing that, or as much money doing that. That would be more in tune with' the neighborhood there. That Is one option. SUPERVISOR CO.CHRAN: Is there anyone else that would like to address the Board on Richmond Shores? Let's keep to that topic. ROLAND GRANT: My name is Roland Grant, and I live in Peconic. The question I had was the Health Department with the water descriptions, and setback for sewer. We have residential property that we adhered to 'the 150 foot rule for septic systems and well water, and I was wondering if this, also, is a requirement of this builder, when he puts these homes on half acre subdivision? That particular setback rule would really invalidate a half acre zoning, I mean, with a half acre subdivision there wouldn't be 150 feet from septic to well water. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Does that apply, Jim? JIM MCMAHON: My understanding of it is, it's. obviously a mute point but the Town Board has elected not to move ahead with the application, but my understanding is that if a subdivision is approved in 1980 the rules and regulations . that apply in" 1980, which would probably be a hundred foot separation between well and cesspool would be regulations that they would have to adhere to. But, that is not to say that in- this particular case, if you have to put down individual wells, that you might not find good potable water in that area, or other areas in the North Fork. It might be the only way that subdivision was ever approved, as far as Health Department was. concerned would be to bring in public water. That's probably sometime down the road. ROLAND GRANT: Also, with the SEQRA request, can't the Town require that the builder, as part of their approval process, or the grant money, undergo this search, environmental? Can the Town require that of the builder? As part of, you know, if you are going to actually submit an application for grant money I think that would surely be a requirement, that the Town could press the builder to do. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That's an interesting concept. JULY 8, 1997 1 ROLAND GRANT: You mentioned a couple different things, school district, housing density, and the existing housing stock, and I hope that is pursued especially with the housing stock that is available, and that people get at least a chance to buy some of the existing stock that is there. It seems like the real estate market is overburdened already with existing homes right now. Thank you. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I'm going to call for a recess. Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that a public hearing be called at this time, 5:00 P.M., for the purpose of holding a public hearing. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Meeting reconvened at 5:05 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Since there was no. objection we will take action -in the form of a resolution. 24.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 24th day of June, 1997, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Sleepy Hollow Lane"; aiid WHEREAS, • a public hearing was held on this Local Law by the Town Board, at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby enacts Local law No. 18 - 1997, which reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 18 - 1997 A Local Law' in Relation to. Sleepy Hollow Lane and Locust Lane BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: I. Chapter 92 (Vehicles E Traffic) of the code of the Town of Southold Is hereby amended as follows: 1 . Article IV, Section 92-42 (Parking prohibited during certain hours) is hereby amended by adding the following : Between the Name of Street Side Hours of Location- Sleepy Hollow Lane Both 10 :00 P.M. In Southold, from the and 6 :00 a.m. guardrail at the east- erly terminus wester Ty for a distance of 200 feet. 2. Article IV, Section 92-44 (Stopping prohibited at all times) is hereby amended as follows : Name of Street Side Location Locust Lane Both In Southold, from the southerly curbline of Route 25 southerly for a distance of 60 390 feet. 1-1. This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of State. * Underline represents additions Strikethrough represents deletions 24.- 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- Back to input from the public. Mr. Mullen? 1, 22 JULY 8, 1997 WILLIAM MULLEN: Bill Mullen. I reside in Southold. One, I would be very happy to assist Jim McMahon in regard to the affordable housing. 1 am very interested in it, and I was for eight years when I was on the Planning Board. . I got off the Planning Board, because there was nothing being done on affordable housing. If I have an opportunity to to this would press very hard, and I would put in my time actually without compensation. Secondly, this is going to be a little unique, but I offer, because I enjoy doing it. I believe I can reduce the tax base of the Town of Southold. If you. are interested I would be happy to sit down with any members of the Town Board. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Bill. Bill was a member of our Planning Board for many years, and I can go back to when the first affordable housing project, and the law was being written. We sat through many, many meetings together. So, we certainly do appreciate your offer, and we are going to take you up on it. Thank you, Bill. Is there anyone who would like to address the Town Board? ARTHUR COSSNER: My name is Arthur Cossner. I live in Peconic, _ Indian Neck, across from where these proposed homes would be built. 1 would like to read a copy of my letter to the Town Board. With reference to the 24 lot Richmond Shores affordables, we wish to voice our complete opposition to this proposal. This project does not fit into the rural character of the neighborhood in that the whole area, with the exception of several houses on Indian Neck and Spring Lane, is made up of agricultural properties, such as vineyards, sod farms and vegetable farms. The town keeps promoting the idea of open 'space and has been buying up development rights and property to prevent exactly what is being proposed here. Why hasn't the Town done the same for this piece of fragile property bordering Richmond Creek as is being done on the East side of the creek? While this subdivision was granted in 1980 and lay dormant since that time and the Master changed the zoning to two acres, the Town Board and/or the Planning Board never saw fit to review or re-bond this subdivision or upzone this property even though it had been brought to their attention on numerous occasions by us and others. If the Town Board sees fit to endorse this development, there are a number of questions that must be answered in an attempt to safeguard the rights of the neighboring owners. Being a cluster project means that the houses will be clustered. in a small area, 1/2 acre lots, leaving open space on the balance of the property. Who is going to maintain this open space and keep it from becoming an overgrown eyesore? And who is going to pay the taxes on this open space since a number of park and recreation properties in major subdivisions have been taken over by the County since no one paid the taxes or maintained them? Why does the Southold School District have to be burdened by another large increase of students, since these will be 3 and 4 bedroom homes, surely not for retirees. Please check the other affordable projects in Southold to see the impact on our school population and school taxes. What assurance do we have that none of these homes will become rental units when purchased by some investors. Surely you know that in some of the other Southold affordable projects this is happening to a fairly Large extent. It has come to our attention that there are people' from .down .West who use them as weekend and summer homes. We would appreciate hearing from the Town Assessor as to the effect on property values in the surrounding area as well as whether or not the taxes that might be collected on these 24 units will cover the cost of the services the Town must provide. We have always heard that the open land is the best way to keep down taxes as it requires minimal municipal services. We would call to your attention the fact that there exists in Southold Town a number of houses in the same price ranges as is the affordables. Why can't the state subsidy of $25,000 and the federal grant of $25,000 be used to enable these 86 people on Mr. McMahon's list to purchase homes which are currently for sale thus helping those people who wish to sell as well as the would-be purchasers. It is incumbent upon the Town Board that they investigate this matter and determine if this is what the affordable housing program is meant for. Arid do we really need it? I would also like to say that we need housing for the elderly in this town, who would like to move into a small house, and something should be done to enable them to move out of their large houses, sell them to someone who can use them, and find suitable housing, and still remain in the town. Thank you. F JULY 8, 1997 1.2.3 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Is there anyone else that would like to address the Town Board? RICHARD TYNEBOR: My name is Richard Tynebor. I live over on Indian Neck Lane. First of all, I want to reaffirm what. Muriul said, and what Arthur said. It's very interesting, about a week ago my wife and were siting on our veranda, which is adjacent to the property, and these two young people, who look pretty well-to-do were walking by our home, and they said, gee, we can't wait until we can buy a home over in that property, meaning their second home. I said to wife, I wonder what this is about. Then a week and a half later we read in the paper about this proposal. Secondly, we spent many years over on the South Fork. We loved it very much, but unfortunately we felt that we couldn't live there, we had to escape there, because there were so many people, because the land was very quickly being bought up, and developed. We moved to Southold, and we purposely purchased an older home, fixed it up, because we feel, as has been stated here also, that it is so important to keep our natural resources. I know you know this. Southold Is a very, very beautiful town, and it is very well managed, and I hope that you collocate a way of keeping our town a beautiful hamlet, and whatever we can do as far (tape. change) Most importantly, I would like to thank you for saying, no, this morning to this proposal, and again 1 would encourage you to continue to purchase land, so that we don't have people like us who have to escape Southold. Thank you. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Is there anyone else who would like to address the Town Board? (No response.) If not, I will call for Board reports. Judge Evans, do you have anything to report from Fishers Island? Things are quiet? Everyone is enjoying the holiday? JUSTICE EVANS: Not quiet. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Councilwoman Hussie. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Councilwoman Hussie is perhaps going to put her foot in her mouth by suggesting that we rezone that piece of property. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We talked about that this morning. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: It is sitting in the middle of an R80, AC, and in a sense it's almost spot zoning. But anyway, I just threw that out. The thing that I really wanted to say, I am forever recycling, and I found a new item to recycle. I have been doing some gardening at my place, and I have some evergreens, which I am giving to beautify the dump; the Landfill, and I had this idea. I thought, wouldn't it be a great thing for other people to do, too? It would make. the entrance to the landfill .look a heck of a lot better, and besides it would make us good neighbors. The residents on the east side, we would be able to kind of screen the entrance . off, and people might have evergreens• that they don't know ., what to do with. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This is very true. I have one. My husband just said yesterday, Jean, where do you want this planted? I said, I don't• know but it's beautiful. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: It's recycle and beautify at the same time. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We did talk at one time that possibly letting the employees park outside the fence, and landscaping the front, so kind of look at the total plan and concept before you start digging holes. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I am not going to dig any holes, but I have talked to some of the people up there at the landfill, and we can pick them up, we can dig them out if you have a big evergreen, we will pick them up. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This is part of our Community Pride. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE:. This is part of keep everything beautiful, and make it even more beautiful. 1, 44 JULY 8, 1997 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you. Councilman Townsend, would you like to report? COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Spent some time, since the last Town Board meeting, looking into the issue of this subject which we have just been talking about, and developed some of the same information that some of the other Board members had, and you know, about the concerns on the issue. Worked on the changes to uses in business zones, which we discussed at a Planning and Zoning Committee meeting today, which the results of which you. will see shortly. We are going to have a meeting that will. include the business community on the 29th, and I encourage anybody to come, or anybody that owns business property, because there is some significant changes, that are along the lines of the goals of our Master Plan. I attended a meeting, and Bill will talk about it, over the Code Committee on the towers, which was interesting, informative, and we had the opposition there. .not the opposition but we had people that were interested there. It was pretty productive. I guess that is about it. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Councilwoman Oliva? COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: I would just like to say that I am just delighted that we finally saw the' completion of the preservation of Fort Corchaug. I think many people should be thankful. I thank everyone that was involved in this. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Councilman Moore? COUNCILMAN MOORE: It seems like a long time ago, but that closing was just last Monday. It was terrific event. I am. just going to speak very, very quickly on the lawsuit, which was raised before. I am glad that the Town Board passed the resolution it did to request information. Perhaps with this town's weight behind my request it will be given some attention, and the village will, in fact, provide the information requested. I don't find lawsuits necessarily acrimonious when one has to step up and assert their rights. I am simply asking information. I'm not presuming what the information is going to say, and that is really what it is all about. So, when the Town Board has- thrown it's weight behind it for a similar request for information, I think nothing harmful comes from providing public documents to people who ask for them. Enough said on that. Joe made mention of the Code Committee meeting Last week. We are working through a deadline, which we have not hit yet, which is good, about mid September. We worked on a first very rough. cut draft of the telecommunications ordinance last week, and we did invite people from that industry . to come in, and make their comments, and provide us their critique of it, .which is not to suggest that we are going to roll over, and do what they ask, but it is to get the benefit of their input. We have another meeting scheduled, and let Judy hear this, so I say it publicly for next Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. Anyone interested is invited to attend. We are still working through the draft, but we are getting there. If you are interested, please, come and join us, and •listen up and weight in with your comments. That's really about it. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would like to report that last week we did have our East End Supervisors and Mayors meeting on Shelter Island, and as always we discussed mutual concerns for the five East End towns. 1 would like to thank Hoot Sherman for hosting the meeting, and we will be meeting again in another month. If there is anything that you are concerned with, as far as the East End towns are concerned, I would be very happy to place the . topic on the agenda for discussion with the Supervisors and Mayors. There are many things that concern all of us. Perhaps there is something that concerns you, that we haven't thought of. So, there is always an opening there for things on the agenda. I would like to thank all the groups that were involved in the preservation of Fort Corchaug. It was a long time coming. More than ten years it was worked, more than that, by many, many people, and we were fortunate in bringing together the Land Trust, the Town, the County, the State, the Historical Society in Cutchogue, and everybody played a part. Peconic Land Trust played a big part in negotiating. I would just like to thank Pellegrini. After we signed the final papers, _and we signed most of them here in Town Hall, and then just left one or two for the end up at Fort Corchaug, so the people attending could be part of that: I would like to thank Pellegrini JULY 8, 1997 1.25 Vineyard for hosting. It's opposite the site, and they were kind enough to provide the refreshment. Also, I would like to thank the Seafood Barge, who supplied us with some finger foods to go with the refreshment. .would also like to thank Catapano's for suppling the flowers, that helped decorate the site that day, and make it even more lovely than it is naturally. Also while I'm mentioning flowers, Mr. Catapano did donate all the flowers you see out in front of Town . Hall. It looks quite lovely. We had enough . to . plant, not only here, but Police Headquarters, and some at the Nutrition Center, and some down on Silversmith's Corner here on the Green, so we thank, Mr. -Catapano for that also. It was a busy Fourth of July. I had the opportunity to go down, and take part in the festivities in New Suffolk. I had a good time, because it is real Americana. It was small. It is one of our smallest hamlets, and everybody was in red, white, and blue, and enthusiastic, and they had a parade, and there was a sing-a-long of some of the old favorite songs, and everyone turned out, and the pledge, and it typified the Fourth of July many years ago, I'm sure, how it was celebrated. President Buchanan said at the time that from hence forth Fourth .; of July should be celebrated with fireworks, and parades, and family functions. This was neat. I enjoyed it. A very strong contrast in the afternoon, I was invited as guest of the New York State Department-df Parks, and boarded a . boat in Captree, and rode the length of the wetlands in the Great South Bay, and saw many, many, many species of waterfowl. It was one of the loveliest rides I have ever had. It was a two hour ride, and arrived down at Jones Beach, and we were the guests in relation to Outbackers there. It is a restaurant, and we were fed, and then, of course, we had front row seats when we watched the fireworks. They predicted at least a quarter of a million people being there, and I sat there thinking about this fifty to seventy-five people in New Suffolk, and it was such a contrast, and both were good, but my heart kind of stayed with New Suffolk. It was a good weekend. I, also, had the opportunity to wish the Lions well at .the antique car show. They do a great deal for the community. All of our services clubs do, and it was one of their fund raisers. Following that I had the opportunity to go to Mattituck, and be a part of their wetdown. For those ' of you that do not know what a wetdown is, it's something that has been traditional with the Fire Departments for many, many years._ When any of our departments get a . new vehicle, 'all the other departments come, and they are all rigged out in- their full fire gear from the boots, to the helmets, to the hats, and they open up their tankers, and they spray the new truck. I think it. even had soap bubbles An it. They really did a wash and a wetdown, and they blow all the sirens, and this was televised by Channel 27, and this goes on for fifteen, twenty minutes, both the noise and the water, and then. a few speeches, and we cut a ribbon for the new addition on the firehouse. They, also, had taken the time to restore the old racer, which used to be used by the Mattituck Bulldogs many years ago in tournaments, firematic tournaments. So, it was a weekend of good weather, but it was also a weekend of fun for myself. I don't very often get those kind of breaks, but even attended a pig roast down in Orient over the past two weeks, which is excellent food, so now we are all back to work. But, 1 would like to finish by saying one thing. We, as a Town Board, very strongly support housing for our young people. Although the project that has been presented is not on go, we still are going to be looking at ways to provide housing. We talked this morning about the housing stock that already now exists in the Town of Southold in the different neighborhoods. We will be getting people together and looking at this. We will be reviewing the Affordable Housing Law, and I think it is just time that we look. As was mentioned, and we talked about this this morning, also, there is, a need for senior housing. I think we have to kind of step back, and look at all of it, and see what we can do, and provide where the need is. If that is all, may I have a motion to adjourn? Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 5:25 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