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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-03/17/1998 169 1 SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD MARCH 17, 1998 WORK SESSION Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran, Councilwoman Alice D. Hussie, Councilman William -D. Moore, Justice Louisa P. Evans, Councilman John M. Romanelli, 'Councilman Brian C. Murphy, Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville, Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd. 9:00 A.M. - The Board met with Barry Pendergrass, NYS Department of State regarding the Sound Shore Erosion Study. Mr. Pendergrass stated that he was here to pass on some information regarding the erosion study in the Mattituck: Inlet to Kennys Beach area.Contracts have been awarded for the (1) ; Environmental Inventory; (2) Geophysical Investigation; (3) Historical Shoreline Analysis; and (4) Shoreline Monitoring. At the same time these contracts were issued, a request for proposals went out. for a Benefit Analysis to determine how resource values would be reduced due to the erosion problems over a ten (10) year period and then to determine how . those losses can best be mitigated. The erosion mitigation proposals are;: (1) beach nourishment; (2) sand by-passing; and (3) acquisition of property. This benefits analysis study will review the- results of the current studies and give us a direction of what the optimal measures to be taken would be. Only one proposal came back and the work group reviewers felt that it was not enough. It was re-advertised and two good RFP's came back. Five persons were appointed to review them, among ; them were Fred Endres, well known economist, and George Parsons. The Reviewing Board was divided at first, but then they agreed that they all preferred URS Greiner Corporation of Paramus, New Jersey at a cost of $50,000.00. The other proposal was for $75,00.00 and could not compare with URS Greiner. The Board questioned the funds available. Mr. Pendergrass said they initially received a grant to do all four of the studies. The original. grant was for $297,000, and there is $160,000. in the Environmental Protection Fund Grant. He said that he felt that there will be enough money to do all of the studies, including this fifth one. They will be doing their survey over the :Memorial Day week and week-end provided the weather is good. They "will be interviewing people on the beach from Kenny's Beach to Duck Pond Point Road. The Army Corps of :Engineers will be doing a study in Mattituck. The Town Board asked ..Wheni the studies are expected to be completed. Mr. Pendergrass said that the Geophysical should be the end of :April, the Environmental Inventory the end of May, the Historical Shoreline Analysis is April 30, and the Shoreline•. Monitoring- they are doing the surveying right now. (Resolution No. 22 was placed on the agenda to enter into a contract with URS Greiner Corporation.) 9:30 A:M. - This appointment with Assessor Scott Russell was reserved for the executive session. The Board reviewed the For Discussion Items on the Agenda. IV.(1) Navy Request regarding Battery 215 at Fort Wright, Fishers Island. They would like to get out of their lease with the Town. This would be advantageous to the Town because then we would not have to maintain it, but only secure and barricade it. The Board said that they would inspect it at their annual August Fishers Island Town Board meeting. Justice Louisa Evans suggested that perhaps the Board:- could review it on their July 5th trip to Fishers Island. Supervisor Cochran said that the Town will take their insurance agent to look at it also. The site has to be cleared up, then boarded up. Superintendent! Jacobs will be asked to have his man on Fishers Island look at it. Town Attorney Dowd will oversee and coordinate this matter. IV. (2) Board of Ethics Pamphlet. 17 0 MARCH 17, 1998, The. Board would like to see a more simplified and concise pamphlet. The Town Attorney suggested that perhaps the Ethics Board Secretary Ruthanne Woodhull could look at it with a fresh eye and put it into perspective in a more concise format for a pamphlet to be done in house that the general public could more easily understand. IV. 3. Grants will be discussed at a later. time. IV. 4. Diversified Technologies Consultants Addendum to their contract with the Fishers Island Sewer District. Justice Louisa Evans approved of this and recommended that a resolution be put on the agenda to approve Items II 6 III to their contract. (Resolution No. 23 was added.)IV. 5. Ryder Landing was reserved for the executive session.IV.6. Procedure for assignment of topic to committees. Supervisor Cochran said that she would like to see the Town Board have an out of Town Hall Retreat to have a "meeting of the minds on philosophy" and to help develop policies. The Town Attorney will check this matter out with the Attorney General. Town Attorney Dowd will also check on the Town's No-Smoking Policy. IV. 7. Receiver of Taxes request for a Full=Time Clerk. Receiver of Taxes Marilyn Quintana was present. The Town Board asked if she had the money in the budget. Ms.. Quintana said that there is money in the STAR Program that she understands from the Association of Towns, the Receiver's Office should be getting a share of. She said that a bookkeeper is needed in. the department. Right now, she is doing both the Receiver of Taxes job and the bookkeeping job. The allocation of the STAR funds will be discussed with the Assessors Office.For Discussion Item IV 8. Change of name of the Swimming Pool Committee to the Center For Family Activities Committee: (See Resolution No.24) 10:00 A.M. The Town Board met with Tim Caufield of the Peconic Land Trust to continue the discussion of the management of Fort Corchaug from the last meeting. Supervisor Cochran stated that every town property should have a maintenance plan so that it may be preserved in the right way for years to come. The park and playground money is there to purchase and maintain parks. We should not buy property that we are not going to maintain. She feels that the Fort Corchaug property should have a good basic preserve management plan. Mr. Caufield met -with Town Attorney Dowd and the Fort Corchaug Management Committee since , the last meeting. He cited several changes in the management document that they agreed upon, and it will be revised as such. Item No. 1 . e. will be changed to 1 :a.; b. will be deleted, item d., will become b.; b will be deleted; the word liaison will be added in item c. The Board was concerned about the funding. Mr. Caufield said that the Bond Act funding can be retroactive, and Executive Assistant Jim McMahon has advised that there is other. funding that will be available too. Changing the name of the Fort Corchaug Management Committee to another name was discussed. They are an advisory committee, so as not to confuse them with the actual management, they are contemplating a name change. Mr. James Grathwhol of the Fort Corchaug Management Committee said that the committee is working on a "Master Plan" which will include a' number of things. . . . among them; Friends of Ft. Corchaug for developing and raising funds. There is $160,000.00 in the capital budget for Fort Corchaug, from park and playground funds. A resolution to authorize the Supervisor to sign the management agreement with Peconic Land Trust was placed on the agenda (Resolution No. 25) . 10:45 A.M. The Board took a short break at this time. 11:00 A.M. The Board met with Jim Bunchuck, Solid Waste Coordinator with regard to landfill issues. Mr. Bunchuck presented his report on landfill quantities and explained what the numbers meant. They also discussed the hiring/transferring of a laborer employee from the Scavenger Waste Facility to the Disposal Area with the stipulation that he cannot be used in the scalehouse. Resolution No. 26 was placed on the agenda. The use of screened C .E D in the landfill cover was discussed. For Discussion Item IV. 9 The Board met with the Cesspool Disposal Contractors in Town to discuss the future of the Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility on Moores Lane, Greenport. The Town is currently being charged .044 by Patanjo Cesspool remove and transport scavenger waste, then an additional .034 at Bergen Point to dispose of the waste, a total of .074. The fee the Town is currently charging the contractors is .044, thereby experienc?ng a loss of .034 at this time. It will be necessary for the Town of Southold to raise their fees, but they will. wait rviiARCH 17, 1993 171 until after the opening of the bids which will take place at 10:00 A.M. tomorrow morning. A special meeting of the Town Board was set up last week for tomorrow March 18, 1998 at 3:45 P.M.to address this issue and also ,purchase of bankrun sand for the landfill cover. The cesspool carters voiced their displeasure with the Towns billing system for scavenger waste. For Discussion Item 10. will be addressed in the future, as the time period that it might be necessary to cover is not until May. Item No. 11 Supervisor Cochran stated that she is waiting to confer with Assemblywoman Pat Acampora on this, before making any appointments.., to the Cablevision committee. Item No. Concerns for covering the landfill were discussed.A meeting will be set-up between the Landfill Committee,Tony Cava of the DEC, and DEB Consultants. Dvirka E Bartilucci Consultants billing must be more clearly defined. The Town Board broke for lunch at 12:30 P.M. The Town Board reconvened at 1:40 P.M. The Board continued For Discussion Items, No. IV 13 The 20 sales tax threshold was discussed. Supervisor Cochran said . that she is being asked for the opinion of the Town on this matter. The Board would like to see more flexibility in the law, but not at the expense of being excluded from it entirely, by not giving any opinion at this time. The Board was all in favor of it. Item IV 14. Site Plan. The Board discussed site plan vs. certificate of. determination. There was no action taken on this item. It will go back to committee. Item IV. 15 Agreement between the Town and Police Officer Dennis Bannon regarding retirement pay. Assessor Scott Russell appeared before the Board to discuss the sharing of the STAR Program funds between the Receiver of Taxes and the Assessors. There was some question about the answering of the Receiver of Taxes telephone by the Assessors in August when there is no one in the Receivers Office. This matter will be worked out between Ms. Quintana and Mr. Russell. The Board reviewed the resolutions on the agenda. Resolution No. 27 had been added by Executive Assistant James McMahon to authorize and. direct the Supervisor to sign a project amendment to extend the Local Waterfront Revitalization Project Agreement to March 31, 1999. The Board. discussed For Discussion Item No. IV 3 Fishers Island Conservancy request for $5,000.00 grant towards the substantive sediment testing program at the New London Disposal Site. This is' a town wide concern that the Board is in support of. (See Resolution No. 30) . Supervisor Cochran advised the Board that the Peconic County group would like an appointment on the next agenda to talk about Peconic County. The Board will set-up a date for interviews for Clerk-Typists. 3:05 P.M. on motion by Justice Louisa Evans, seconded by Councilman Brian G. Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss Purchase E Sale of Property; Employment History, Negotiations, and Litigation. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Cochran, Councilwoman Hussie, Justice Evans, Councilman Moore, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Murphy. Also present: Town Clerk Elizabeth Neville, Town Attorney Dowd. Resolution No. 28 Settlement of the Silver Sands, Inc. Certiorari proceeding was placed on the agenda; and Resolution No. 31 Sale "of town property at Ryder Landing, Orient and purchase of the Thompson property by the Town was also placed on the agenda as a result of the executive session. Supervisor Jean W. Cochran and Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville left the Executive Session at 3:45 P.M. 172 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on March 17, 1998, 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 Justice Louisa P. Evans Councilman William D. Moore Councilman John M. Romanelli Councilman Brian G. Murphy Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have a motion to approve the audit of bills .. for March 17, 1998? Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby are ordered paid: General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $412,489.82; General Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $18,664.21; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $59,554.34; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount $30,146.85; Capital Projects Account bills in the amount of $1,990.00; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $62,710.92; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $47,804.47; -Refuse E Garbage District bills in the amount of $65,305.05; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of $4,102.43; Fishers Island Sewer District bills in - the amount of $135.76; Fishers Island Ferry District Agency 8 Trust bills in the amount of $158.85. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: A motion to approve the minutes of March 3, 1998, Town Board meeting? Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of March 3, 1998, Town Board meeting be and hereby are approved. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. . SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Setting the date of the next Town Board meeting for March 31, 1998, at 7:30 P.M. Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the next meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, March 31, 1998, at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: At this time I have the distinct pleasure of presenting a proclamation, which will designate the month of March as AMERICAN RED CROSS in the Town of Southold. l Y MARCH 17, 1998 17 3 Moved by Supervisor Cochran, seconded by the Entire Town Board, WHEREAS, the AMERICAN RED CROSS founded in 1881 and presently led by 1 .2 million volunteers, has provided relief to victims of disaster and - has helped people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies, and WHEREAS, the AMERICAN RED CROSS stands ready to come immediately to the aid of people stricken by flood, fire, storm or tragedy and ,provides health agencies, physicians, volunteers, staffing and relief to those unfortunate individuals; and WHEREAS, the SUFFOLK COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS,founded in 1905, with a current enrollment of more than 4,700 volunteers, has played an integral role in providing relief after hurricanes, wildfires, disasters, Nor'easters and most recently, the ice storms in Upstate New York, and WHEREAS, the volunteers of the SUFFOLK COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS can be found feeding hundreds.. of Suffolk County senior citizens through their Nutrition. Program, teaching residents CPR, First Aid, and Water Safety through their Health and Safety Services program and offering shelter to victims of single family house fires; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the month of MARCH, 1998 be known as "RED CROSS MONTH" in the Town of Southold, and the Southold Town Board urges all residents to join in the support of our local RED CROSS chapter, . with volunteer service, monetary contributions and blood donations. DATED: March 17, 1998. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman , Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED.. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would like to add just a little bit more•. Maybe it was six months ago we had a drill in relation to our emergency preparedness plan. Up in Mattituck it was held, and we had many groups, volunteers, ham radio operators, the ROTC, and everyone .that would be available during a disaster, be it from Millstone, the nuclear plant across the water, or something more direct as a hurricane.. I was very impressed with the involvement of the -Red Cross, and the services they provide in that kind of a setting, which we hope we never see, but we know they are there, and people of sincere involvement, and on behalf of the Town Board we would like to thank you for the .part played, and present this with our deep appreciation for the involvement the Red Cross has in Southold Town. I . REPORTS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know each month the different. committees and the different boards are responsible for presenting the Town Board with their monthly reports. It is quite an extensive list this month. If there is anything you feel you are interested in or would like to know more about, feel free. It is public information, and it is available through the Town Clerk's Office. 1 . Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for February, 1998. 2. Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly Report for February, 1998. 3. - Southold Town Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Monthly Report for February, 1998. 4. Southold Town Justice Bruer's Monthly Court Report for February, 1998. 5. HHS Administrators Town Claim Lag Study Analysis for February, 1998. 6. HHS Administrators PBA Claim Lag Study Analysis for February, 1998. 7. Southold Town Trustees Monthly Report for February, 1998. 8. Southold Town Program for the Disabled February Events 1998. 9. Southold Town Personnel Leave Time for January, 1998. 10. Southold Town Personnel Leave Time for February, 1998. 11 . Southold Town Police Department Monthly Report for January, 1998. 12. Southold Town Planning Board Monthly Report for February, 1998. 13. Suffolk County Health Department Quarterly Wastewater Treatment Plant Report. 174 _ ►MARCIH -17, 1998 14. Southold Town Justice Evans Monthly Court Report for February, 1998. 15. Southold Town Justice Price Monthly Court Report for February, 1998. II . PUBLIC NOTICES. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have two public notices from the U.S. Corp of Engineers, one of which is to construct a pier assembly at East Creek, Great Peconic Bay in Cutchogue, and the other one is to amend a permitted aquaculture activity with shellfish on public underwater lands. 1 . U.S Army Corp of Engineers, NY District, Notice of Application of Peter Bell to construct a pier assembly at East Creek, Great Peconic Bay, Cutchogue, Southold. Comments to be received by April 2, 1998. 2. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Notice of Complete Application of Richard Cantwell to amend presently permitted aquaculture activity involving the culture of shellfish on public underwater lands, to reduce the size of the Gardiners Bay site and add two new sites in Orient Harbor in order to protect shellfish from storms and wave action. Written comments to be received by April 16, 1998. Ill. COMMUNICATIONS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We had a thank you from Mike Forbes in relation to being allowed to use the Peconic Center for his town meeting. I did go up and welcome the Congressman to Southold, and from those there, the feedback I got that it was worthwhile, and many of their questions were answered. 1 . Congressman Michael P. Forbes thanking Supervisor Cochran for use of the Peconic Center for a public forum. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 1 . 5:00 P.M., on a proposed "Local Law in Relation to Illegal Dumping on Fishers Island". V. RESOLUTIONS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know the Town Board has a policy, that if you would like to address the Town Board on any of the printed resolutions-, that we would be very happy to take those comments at this point. If. you would like to address the Town Board on any other topic, that is not on the agenda but is Town business we would be very happy to entertain your comments at the end of the meeting. We do have to stop at five o'clock for a public hearing. Is there anyone that would like to address the Town Board, or have a question in relation to any of the resolutions? We have been at work all day today, since nine o'clock. We have taken a goodly amount of Town business, all of which requires a resolution for passage by. the Town Board, and if you have a question on any of this we will be more than happy to share it with you. Yes, Mr. Gold? JOE GOLD: . Joe Gold, Cutchogue. There are two resolution I would like explained me, so I know whether or not I want to comment on them. One is resolution 21, appointing Town Attorney. Was that decided? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No, it wasn't, because we just did the interviews yesterday, and we are going to let them settle in a little bit, and then we will be making the determination and discussing it at our next Board meeting on the 31st. t IV.,A NCH 17 1998 175 JOE GOLD: Can I request .that the information goes to the public? When a resolution disappears it is meaningless. We don't know if the Town Attorney is going to be John Mitchell, or James Dean, and we also don't know whether it is going to be one attorney and a part-time, like it used to be, or whatever. So, if someone wants to comment about this resolution we have to know what it means. So next time we would appreciate if it had more information. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Until it is discussed in ,full by the Town Board we also do not know what direction we will be taking. JOE GOLD: When it appears as a resolution at the next Board meeting you appear to vote on it. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: When it appears as a resolution at the next Board meeting we will have discussed it, whether it will be one attorney or two, and who it will be. So, it would appear on the agenda, or on the resolution with names inserted at that point. JOE GOLD: That is all it is. When it ready, it appears ready? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is how it will be. JOE GOLD: Okay. Resolution 28, settlement of certiorari proceedings, which certiorari proceedings? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Laury, would you like to answer that? TOWN ATTORNEY DOWD: It is a certiorari proceedings that we have done, I believe. it is in regards to the Silver Sands Motel, and I could give you a copy of the resolutions afterwards, but, as you can see, it. is like a big list of numbers. I guess there is eleven properties, and each one of them is being reduced to different amounts. JOE GOLD: These are taxes? TOWN ATTORNEY DOWD: Yes. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Mr. Carlin? FRANK CARLIN: Number four, this comes up quite often, the three weeks to take stuff down there at no charge. Why can't we also at least once a year have it for heavy metal and stuff. Give the people a break instead of spending six cents a pound. If we do it for leaves, why can't we do it at least once a year where they can clean up around their house the heavy metal, instead of going down there and spending six cents a pound. I don't know now, but one time, I think it was twice a year heavy metal pickup, I am not looking for the pickup. I am looking for at least the open period of time, at least once a year, that if you have some heavy metal around you could take it down there free of charge like we do with the leaves, because it gets quite expensive when somebody has stuff to take down there. I think that is no more than fair. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: When Jake and I discussed about the leaf allowing three weeks, there has always been a leaf and brush clean-up in Southold. It's kind of traditional thing, and when we discussed it we were finding that there was, more and more, but not only that, it was being piled up for weeks ahead all along the highways, which isn't really a scenic compliment to the village or the towns, so we felt that maybe if we allowed them for three weeks prior to Jake's clean-up to come in with the brush and the leaves that it might alleviate some of the unsightliness, and so on, and so forth. I know what you are saying, Frank. I don't think it has ever been recommended before that we do a metal cleanup, not in my time. FRANK CARLIN: I know years back we used to be able to have everything thrown out there, and the Town would pick it up, but at least have it once a year, even if it is only a week. Give the people a break for God's sake instead of paying six cents a pound to lug the stuff down there, and there would be less thrown out at the highways, too. It is not going to make or break the town I will tell you that right now. 176 MARCH 17, 1998 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I think, too, that we have many citizens in Southold that are elderly, do not have a pickup, or the type vehicle to take this stuff to the landfill themselves, so I don't know if you then have to provide a way for them to have the same, opportunity. I mean it is something that we can certainly. . FRANK CARLIN: Let's have it, you have it or you don't have it. They can't get down, maybe they would have a friend or a neighbor who will take it down. Where there is a will there is a way. Even if it is one week a year. Give the people a break. Think about. It is not going to make or break the town. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Alice, did you have something to add? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I was going to suggest, Mr. Carlin, that with the leaves and ,the brush we use that, and anticipate using it for the landfill cover, so we were interested in having that come in. If we were to do it with metal we have pay to get rid of the metal, in which case all of that stuff that came in free would be paid for by the townspeople, in other words, and it is not quite the same. To talk about the leaves, and talk about the metal both coming in free, is not the same thing, because we have to pay to get rid of the metal. FRANK CARLIN: You get paid for when you recycle stuff, don't you? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: It comes out to about 15 cents. . FRANK CARLIN: How about the newspapers that are taken down the dump when you sell them? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Sometimes yes, and . sometimes no, because it depends on the market. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Also, it depends on your goal. If your goal is to clean the community, and keep it clean, then it has value. FRANK CARLIN: What I am saying is give people a little break here for God's sake once a year if it is going to cost you, or what is it going to cost you. Six cents a pound is a lot of money now. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Let us look at it, Frank. FRANK CARLIN: Number seven, is that the tower that you were talking about that they want to put up by the police' station? That's going to go up? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Yes. FRANK CARLIN: One hundred forty foot tower is going to go up? COUNCILMAN MOORE: A lease on a existing tower. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This is Bell Atlantic. The one that is there. FRANK CARLIN: The other one, you hadn't decided. yet on the other one? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I think we have given the go ahead. The one that Sprint has offered to build, yes. FRANK CARLIN: You are going ahead with the 140 foot tower? It is 140 foot, isn't it? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is big. FRANK CARLIN: What I was saying is it is a good thing, because you really need that for the police and for the fire department. If you don't need anything else you need one there for communication for. safety. Very good. MARCH 17, 1998 177 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is taller than what the Town Code allows for towers, but the feeling is that it serves a different purpose than other towers. It relates to all our police, fire, emergency, communications. We can justify. FRANK CARLI N: What I read in the paper there is some hassle about this thing like it was going to end up .being another Bell Atlantic over there on Westphalia Road. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you. I think the average person expects to see a tower at a highway department, a police ,department, places where communications are necessary for the functioning of that particular department. FRANK CARLIN: Like General MacArthur, `I shall return. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Is there.. anyone else that would like to address the Town Board in relation to any of the resolutions? (No response.) If not we will proceed with the presentation of the resolutions. Number one? 1 .-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, WHEREAS,' it is the policy of the Town of Southold to preserve prime agricultural soils and to protect the scenic, open space character of the Town; and WHEREAS,the Town of Southold's Master Plan of 1973,amended in 1986 and 1989, has taken the following actions to clearly define,delineate and implement its policy to preserve prime agricultural soils and to protect the scenic,open space character of the Town,specifically by the adoption of; 1. Section 272-a of the code of the Town of Southold,for the preservation of prime agricultural soils,the protection of the scenic,open space character of the Town and to preserve the Town's resort and agricultural economy. 2. Section 59-10 through 59-60 of Local Law No.2-1988 adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Southold on 3-22-88 known as Open Space Preservation legislation,finds that the acquisition of open space in the Town of Southold,if preserved and maintained in their present open state,is in the public interest and a proper purpose of the Town in accordance with the findings and determination of the New York State Legislature,as set forth in Section 247 of the General Municipal Law. 3. Sections 97-10 through 97-33 of the Code of the Town of Southold known as Wetlands,to preserve,protect,and to maintain the Town's wetlands for the protection of its citizens. WHEREAS,Raoul J.Witteveen,residing at 368 Daniels Lane,Sagaponack,New. . York 11030,is the owner in fee simple of 98.8 acres land situate southerly by the Main Road, easterly by Dam Pond,northerly by Long Island Sound,and westerly by lands of others,in East Marion,New York;further identified as Suffolk County Tax Map Parcel#1000-022.000-03.00- 15.1 and 18.3.; and WHEREAS,the soils on Raoul Witteveen's property have been identified by the United State's Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service's Soil SuMy of Suffolk County. New York as prime agricultural soils of Class I and Class H quality;and WHEREAS,portions of Raoul J.Witteveen's property contain pristine woodland areas that offer the public scenic vistas of the same;and WHEREAS,significant portions of Raoul J.Witteveen's property include pristine saltwitter wetlands and approximately 650 feet of undisturbed pristine frontage on Long Island Sound; and WHEREAS,the Town Board wishes to encourage other methods of open space and farmland preservation including the voluntary granting of conservation easements by private landowners to private conservation organizations;and 178 MARCH 17., 1998 WHEREAS,Raoul Witteveen has granted a Conservation Easement to the Peconic Land Trust on December 23, 1995,and recorded in the County Clerk's office on December 25, 1995 in Tiber 11756 cp 282 which reduced the density of the Property from 34 to 26 lots and which Easement was amended on December 12, 1996 and recorded on December 31, 1996 in Liber 11808 cp 661,which further reduced the density of the Property from 26 lots to not more than 17 lots; and WHEREAS,Raoul Witteveen has granted a second Conservation Easement to the Peconic Land Trust on December 29, 1997,recorded in the office of the Suffolk County Clerk on December 29, 1997,in Liber 11869 cp 975,which further reduces the density on the Property to not more than 10 lots;and NOW,THEREFORE,BE TT RESOLVED,that the Town Board hereby determines that the Conservation Easements conveyed by Raoul Witteveen to Peconic Land Trust are pursuant to the Town's clearly delineated public policy to preserve prime agricultural soils and to protect the scenic,open space character of the Town,and that said conveyances will yield a significant public benefit,and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Southold Town Clerk.forward a copy of this resolution to Mr.Raoul J.Witteveen c%Interpool,Inc.633 Third Avenue,New York,NY 10017; and to the Peconic Land Trust,P.O.Box 2088, Southampton,New York 11969. 1 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran., This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 2.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, 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 two (2) 1998 Pick-Up Trucks for the Superintendent of Highways. 2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 3.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, 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 Superintendent of Highways for the purchase 150,000 square yards (more or less as may be needed) of Polymer Modified Asphalt Pavement Type 11 Micro-Surfacing. 3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie,. Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 4.- Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of. Southold hereby authorizes the acceptance of residential leaves and brush at the Southold Town Landfill, free of charge, for three (3) weeks prior to the scheduled Highway Department Clean-Up Weeks In 1998. 4.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 5.- Moved Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to sign the 1998 Contract for Services Agreement with Family Service League of Suffolk County. 5.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. i• T16A 2CH 17, 1998 179 6.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Raymond Cleaves Post No. 861 American Legion, Mattituck, New York to use the following town roads for a Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25, 1998, provided they file with the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured: Wickham Avenue, Pacific Street, Marys Road, Maple Road, Pike Street, Westphalia Avenue, and Sound Avenue, Mattituck, New York. 6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 7.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of ' the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor .. Jean W. Cochran to execute a lease agreement between New York SMSA Limited Partnership, d/b/a Bell Atlantic Mobile and the Town of Southold for the installation of Telecommunication Antennae on a Tower and Equipment Building at the Highway Department • site, Peconic Lane, Peconic, for a term .of 20 years at a rental fee of $22,000.00 per annum, to be paid to the Town of Southold, all in accordance with the lease agreement as approved by the Town. Attorney. 7.Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 8.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED. that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to the Southold Village Merchants Croup to use the Municipal Parking Field on the south side of New York State Route 25, Southold for their 3rd Annual Craft Fair, on Saturday, May 23, 1998, from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 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. 8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman . Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 9.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold. hereby accepts the resignation of Patti Coodale, an aide with the Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP), effective January 30, 1998. 9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman " Murphy, Councilman. Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 10.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Code Enforcement Officer Edward Forrester to attend the New. York State Mandated Training Seminar Course No. 41 Inspection of Existing Structures on April 7, 8 E 9, 1998 from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. each day. No travel or accommodation expenses are required for attendance. ,10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 11 .-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Nina Schmid as secretary to the Fishers Island .Harbor Committee, at a salary of $8.50 per hour, effective immediately. 11 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 180 R%.ARCH 17, 1998 12.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Herbert Adler a member of the Southold Town Landmark Preservation Commission, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation- of Erich Haesche, effective immediately through April 5, 1999. 12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 13.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold- hereby, declare* the following list of equipment as surplus equipment; and 'be It FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise this surplus equipment for sale by bid: IBM AS/400 D45 computer system(various asset numbers the'old'system) Panasonic KX P1080i printer asset number 1899 Fortis DM2010t Dot Matrix Printer asset number 1900 OkWata Microline 192 Plus Personal Printer asset number 20 Quimax DM-14 Monitor(this and the following items are not listed in the Fixed Asset System) Zenith Data Systems Monitor IBM 5151 PC Display Tandy Color Monitor Cordata Monitor AT&T 476 Printer 13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Just as a clarification for those that will watching this on 'television, the surplus equipment relates to their computer related items. So, if you are interested in any second hand computer type stuff watch for the ad in the paper. 14.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute an extension agreement between the Suffolk County Office for the Aging and the Town of Southold for the IIIC Nutrition Program, for the period January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998, at a total cost of $101,432.00; said agreement all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney. 14.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie,. Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 15.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute an agreement with the Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center at Cedar Beach, Southold to implement the 1998 Shellfish Hatchery Program, for the period March 1, 1998 through February 28, 1999, at a total cost of — $17,600.00, all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I think because I made such a fuss this afternoon I am going to share with everybody why I was concerned that the amount went to $17,600.00, and I discovered that it is because now at Cedar Beach we are not only going to be growing clams from seed, but we are also going add scallops and oysters. That sounds good to me. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is an increase of $1,600. 15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. MARCH 17, 1998 181 16.- Moved by Councilman Romanelli, 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 a part-time account clerk for the Human Services Department, at a salary of $8.00 per hour. 16.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 17.- Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Sheila Klos as a Permanent Public Safety Dispatcher I at the Southold Town Police Department, at a salary of $31,04M2; effective immediately. 17.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 18.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Frank Lyburt and Thomas F. Saladino as Seasonal Police Officers for the 1998 Summer Season, at .a salary of $12.77 per hour. 18.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 19.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints the following individuals to the position of Traffic Control Officer for the 1998 Summer Season, at a salary of $9.76 per hour: William Clark, Marc Conrad, Roman Wilinski, Vincent Loria, John Skabry, Steven Grattan, Robert Geehreng (Part Time) . 19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanel.li, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 20.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board . of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Ruth D. Oliva as a Member of the Anti-Bias Task Force Committee to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Elizabeth Serkin, term to expire on October 30, 1999. 20.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Number 21 has held until we discuss it at our next meeting. 22.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the proposal and authorizes Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute a contract with URS Greiner, Inc. of Paramus, New Jersey for the Duck Pond Point to Horton Point Benefit Analysis economic shoreline study, at a cost of $50,000.00, all in accordance with the . approval of the Town Attorney. , 22.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, 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 authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute an Addendum of Items II and III to the agreement with. Diversified Technologies Corporation for engineering services for the Fishers Island Sewer District, all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney. 182 , (MARCH 17; 1998 23.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 24.- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby changes the name of the Swimming Pool Feasibility Committee to the Center For Family Activities Committee. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: The reason that we are doing this is it encompasses more of what we doing, because when we started out it was we were looking just at a pool, but it turned out, as I mentioned when we did our report in November of '97 if it. is going to be anything at all it will be more than a pool. 24.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussiet Supervisor Cochran. I This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 25.- Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that -the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and cjirects Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute a management and service agreement with the Peconic Land Trust for Fort Corchaug, at a cost of $30,000.00, for a one year period from March 18, 1998 to March 18, 1999, subject to the review of the Town Attorney. 25.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 26.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby transfers Laborer Robert McCaffery from the Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Plant to the Southold Town Disposal Area, effective March 26, 1998. 26.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 27.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran' to sign a project amendment to extend the Local Waterfront Revitalization Project Agreement #C005757 (Natural Resources Implementation Plan) to March 31, 1999. 27.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman. Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 28.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Special Counsel Richard J. Cron to accept the settlement in the Silver Sands Mote, Inc. certiorari prcceeding, all in accordance with the .recommendation of Mr. Cron and the Southold Town Board of Assessors, as follows: Amount of Original Reduction Final Description Assessed in Assessed Assessed • Tax Year of Property Value Value Value 1995/96 473810 1000/45/6/1 $ 1,700 $ 510 • $ 1,190 n . 1000/45/6/2 4,700 1,410 3,290 1000/45/6/8 3,500 1,400 2, 100 1000/47/2/1 200 60 140 f'. R 1 MARCH 17, .1998 1 v 1000/47/2/8 ' 100 40 60 1000/47/2/9 3, 000 1, 200 1, 800 . 1000/47/2/11 $23, 100 $ 9,240 $13, 860 �r 1000/47/2/12 7, 200 2, 880 4,320 u 1000/47/2/13 9, 700 3, 880 5, 820 1000/47/2/14 14, 900 5,960 8, 940 u 1000/47/2/15 8,400 3,360 5, 040 . 1996/97 473810 1000/45/6/1 1,700 510 1,190. of 1000/45/6/2 4, 700 1,410 3,290 If 1000/45/6/8 3,500 1,400 2, 100 1000/47/2/1 200 60 140 11 1000/47/2/8 100 40 60 1000/47/2/9 3, 000 1, 200 1, 800 1000/47/2/11 23, 100 9,240 13, 860 u 1000/47/2/12 7, 200 ' 2, 880 4, 320 u 1000/47/2/13 9, 700 3, 880 5, 820 • n 1000/47/2/14 14, 900 5, 960 8,940 n 1000/47/2/15 8,400 3,360 5, 040 1997/98 473810 1000/45/6/1 1, 700 510 1,190 If 1000/45/6/2 4, 700 11410 3,290 u 1000/45/6/8 3,500 1,400 2, 100 u . 1000/47/2/1 200 60 140 u 1000/47/2/8 100 40 ' 60 • ,r -1000/47/2/9 3, 000 1,200 11800 n 1000/47/2/11 2-3,100 9,24Q 13,860 1000/47/2/12 $ 7,.200 $ Xf880 $ 4,320 u 1000/47/2/13 9,700 3,880 5, 820 1000/47/2/14 . 14, 900 5,960 8, 940 rr 1000/47/2/15 8,400 3,360 5, 040 28.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 30.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded' by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby allocates the funds for a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to the Fisher Island Conservancy, Inc. for a substantive sediment testing program at the New London Disposal Site. 30.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 184 ��"iARCH 17. 1998 a SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: . That is the end of our prepared resolutions as a result of today's business. I will now ask for a motion to adjourn for the hearing. Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that a recess be called at this time, 5:00 P. M., for the purpose of holding a public hearing. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman * ' Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Meeting reconvened at 5:07 P.M. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Now we can go to resolution #29. 29.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, WHEREAS, there was presented .. to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 19th day of February, 1998, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Illegal Dumping on Fishers Island", and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this Local Law on the 17th day of March, 1998, at which time all interested person were given an opportunity to be heard thereon; now, therefore; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby enacts Local Law No. 3 - 1998, which reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 3 - 1998 A Local Law in Relation to Illegal Dumping on Fishers Island BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: I. Chapter 48 (Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: 1 . Section 48.3 (Town refuse disposal area) is amended as follows: A. No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in or on any refuse disposal area maintained by a waste district in the Town of Southold, any substance of any kind except in the areas designated by and under the direction of the attendant in charge, whether such direction is given personally or by another person by his authority or by a sign or signs erected in the refuse disposal area by the authority of the Town Board or attendant. II This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State. * Underline represents additions. 29.- Vote of . the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli., Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is the end of our resolutions for today. Is there anyone that would like to address the Board at this time on any topic? Mr. Siegmann? ED SIEGMANN: Ed Siegmann. Before I get into what I really want to talk about, I see under discussion today under number 11 it said add members to the Cablevision Committee. What was the outcome of that? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Number one, right now it is now a committee. It is Alice who with the Town Attorney negotiates the contract. What I want to do is have the opportunity to check with Pat Acampora, because she is the one what had said that she would set up a task force, and I think it is important to see what direction she is going in, then we certainly will have representation on that force. I am aware of that. ED SIEGMANN: Are you aware of the fact, that the other towns have appointed committees? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I think they have had committees right along, haven't they, Ed? ED SIEGMANN: Some of them have. MARCll 17, 1198 185 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We talk about this through the five East End Town Supervisors and Mayors Association, because I think we all kind of hung together in relation to some decisions, and then there are some that each individual town makes, and so that is why I didn't feel that it was necessary for a committee at that point. ED SIEGMANN: Since we are all going to work together with the five east end towns, I would think it would be remiss of Southold not to have a committee if the rest of them are sitting in there with a committee. I went to the last meeting. There were some people there that were not officers of the town, but were on the committee from the Cablevision Committee. You know, I don't like to feel like a gypsy, when I am in a meeting. I like to feel I have some authority to be there, not to be just sitting there, and listening to what goes on, although I was permitted to talk at that meeting. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I don't know what meeting you are referring to. ED SIEGMANN: A meeting of the five towns, which Alice was present at. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That. hasn't been reported to us as a happening. I am only becoming aware of this now as you explain it to me. ED SIEGMANN: All I can say is Alice did a good job at that meeting. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: But it hasn't been reported to the Board, so I can't make any decisions or comments at this time:. ED SIEGMANN: I am waiting for another meeting date, because we found out at that meeting that contracts in 'the five towns have different things, and different quotes in them, and that. We intend to have another meeting to try and iron out what the differences are that when we go into a meeting with Cablevision under Pat Acampora, I know she is setting it up, that the towns will be uniform. I just want to make the comment again that I think it would be a mistake for Southold Town to be the only one without a committee sitting in there. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Again, Ed, when it is reported back to the Board we will discuss it, and make a decision. Thank you. ED SIEGMANN: My intentions of coming down today was, when we were notified originally by Cablevision that we couldn't make any complaints until after January 1, after we actually received the bill. They told us we would have to have two people to make a complaint. We decided that they ought to know there-is more than two people making the complaint, so when we first started getting out petitions we were sending them into the Public Service Commission. After you passed your resolution stating that you were going to get into this thing, we stopped sending them to the Public Service Commission, and the committee in Riverhead and our committee decided that we would save them, give them to our Town Boards, that when the Town Boards go in they could be uniform in saying, look, we are representing these people that told us, we 'don't like the way you are running cable television. In Southold here it was collected by TaxPac, and it was collected by the East End Seniors. In Riverhead they were collected by the East End Seniors, and by the Mobile Home Association. I have a package of 2,622 names of people who signed our petitions in Southold, and you will find that there are some people who signed the. petitions that don't live in Southold, because we can't stop a person who lives in Riverhead from going into the A&P, seeing our petition, and signing it. The same in Riverhead. They will have some people, I am sure, from Southold that will signing their petition. So, I would like to turn over the petitions for the FCC with 2,622 names to the Board, and these petitions have to be mailed or given to those Boards prior to the end of this month, because the rule says that you have ninety days to complain, and ninety days would be up the end of the month. 1 have another package here for the Public Service Commission, and that has 1,862 names in it, and the reason it is not 2,622 is because we started to mail them in, so they have the balance of them in there that would make 2,622. 1 found the address on the PFC where that goes to. I don't ,have the address on the FCC where that is supposed to go to, but I am sure you can find that out. Alice, you are committee of one? 186 MARCH 17, 1998 COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I am a committee of one. ED SIECMANN: : So, I will turn these over to you with the hopes that they get there before the end of the month. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: The Town Clerk will accept them. Is there anyone else who would like address the Town Board? FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin. Before I start on the main issue I have just a few things I want to, mention here. I haven't forgotten about the A6P traffic light, that we talked about that one meeting there. Some letters in the mail go up to some important people. We are going to start from there, and see what happens. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Can I just say something for a minute, Jean? Mr. Carlin, you weren't here at the last meeting as I remember. We did pass a resolution asking for a study on that. I wasn't sure you were aware of it. FRANK CARLIN: Even if I was in Florida, somebody was. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That has been sent, a certified copy of the resolution, and we will get .a file letter back that says you are now file number such and such, and it takes us many months to do this. Hopefully the request is all the way along, where the rumors are you are going to have a 7-11, which I don't think we . need, and next either AEP, and down by the Hess station, so all three areas are covered to try and do it as a broader flow of traffic than just one corner, so we will see what they do, Frank. FRANK CARLIN: That's good. I joined your club, and when I finish you will .know what I am talking about: Madame Supervisor, I joined your club. A year ago this time I flew out of MacArthur Airport on Carnival Airlines. We were supposed to leave at 3:00 o'clock. We didn't get off the ground until 8:00 o'clock. Had trouble with the airplane. Engine fuel transfer valve stuck open at the safety of the flight, so we stayed on the ground for five ,hours. That wasn't bad. We got down there anyway. The 26th of February this year, the 26th, I flew out of MacArthur on Pan Am. Everything went normal. I had a nice flight. That evening my wife and I was out having dinner, and got talking to somebody there, and they mentioned to me there, did you hear this afternoon Pan Am went bankrupt? That is pretty good. You fly the same day the company goes bankrupt. think the good Lord is trying to tell me something. He is trying to tell me I need you to stay here in Southold Town, Frank. I am not going to hold my breath to try to get back my return ticket, because Lord knows when you are going to get it back, because I paid for a round trip. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Is it on your charge card? FRANK CARLIN: Paid by check. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I have a better chance of getting mine back on a charge card than you do with a check. I think yours is gone. Thanks to Brian Murphy, actually I was home and I was packing to leave the next morning, and I wanted to go down and spend a few days with my daughter, Jeanine, who lives Cocoa Beach, and I hadn't seen for quite some time, so I am busy packing. I didn't have a radio on, or a TV, and the phone rings, and Brian says, Jean, I don't like to be the bearer of poor news, but Pan Am just went belly up, and I said, no, and he said, yes. So, of course, calling .the travel agent immediately, but. by the time we worked through even that much the tickets were up to $900., and there was no way so just said, jump in the car and drive, so that is what I did. FRANK CARLIN: On my way back, Delta wanted $400 a piece to bring us back. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Just for one way? FRANK CARLIN: One way, one person. We managed to connect with an airline, which I never heard of before was Air Tran, which was ValueJet, the one that went into the Everglades. Anyway, we made out. t: .4/tRCH 17, 1998 187 <P .ijf SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You better stay home, Frank. Back to town business. Do you have something for us? FRANK CARLIN: This is Town business. Councilwoman Hussie, I had chance to read your Pool Committee report. I tell you it is something. Really. I tell you it's really .nice. I think so. I sound like Columbo now. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is a Center for Family Activities Committee now. You have to remember that, Frank. FRANK CARLIN: It is a beauty. I tell you, that is a beauty. It reminds me of Jack Lalanne. How nice it is. It is beautiful. The lobby, the lounge, all those couches, and leather chairs, and everything, that is like the Taj Maha in Atlantic City, and the basketball court is like Madison • Square Garden. Beautiful. Beautiful. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Frank, would you make the point. FRANK CARLIN: I going to right now. I haven't changed my mind, we need that in this town like a hole in the head. If we are going to spend $4,000,000 for this pool, or whatever you want to call it. now, you talked about a while ' back you need a new town hall. You are going to spend $4,000,000 for this pool, why not build a new town hall? Get the people out of the cellar. Bring them up to see daylight for a change. They say in here we are surrounded by water, both sides, gives the children an opportunity to learn how swim. That is what you have the Red Cross for in the summertime, kids classes on how to swim. Safety. Six hundred and twelve students voted. Out of six hundred and twelve, 158 voted for it, and no was 54. That is only 1/6th of the students we have in our schools here in Southold between high school and elementary. That is 1/6th of the children were polled. They don't have to pay the bill, though. It's always the parents that pays the bills. You took this from St. Josephine's College. In other words you are trying to compete with this facility here to compare to a college. It doesn't make sense, that Mayor Kapell has plans on having one only eight miles away, or seven miles away, in Greenport. don't know , why it would be reasonable if he has one why we need one here. What I said before, my opinion is move Town Hall. You have been talking about that. If you are going to spend $4,000,000 1 would rather see this look like the town hall. The trouble with this Town Board is, and the Board before this, is you sometimes can't get priorities in order. You need that like a hole in the head, Alice. Hussie. I ain't afraid to tell you so. You can have your comments all you want. I want to keep it short, because I want to go for corned beef and cabbage tonight, but you want to debate this further, I will debate it for you. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I am not interested in debating it, Mr. Carlin. Not now. I just wanted to let you know that the pictures that you see there are suggestions. They are not anything that the committee, or the Board. . FRANK CARLIN: What did you set.them for then? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: In order to give you an idea of what we are talking about. All of this has to be voted upon by you and others. We present a few ideas to you. After that it falls in your court. FRANK CARLIN: The prices of this stuff, too. We have the average working people in this town, you know. They are not all rich. Five hundred family member's share $350.00 a piece. Three hundred senior memberships $175.00 a piece. Five hundred separate memberships, $200.00 a piece. I mean, everything looks good on paper. I don't know. We don't need it in my opinion. You are wasting your time. I would rather see a town hall, and you have talked about that town hall several times already. In fact, I suggested it at one time that you look at the building over here that was vacant from the North Fork Bank on Youngs Avenue there, and you let that go through. That would have been a nice spot. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We investigated that. FRANK CARLIN: You investigated it, but too late. 188 10ARCH 17, 1998 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: The bank sold it out from under us. I won't take the responsibility for that one. FRANK CARLIN: Anyway, I would rather see a town hall here where you need. It is a disgrace that people have to work down in the cellar. Bring them up for some air. One more thing while I am hot here. ED SIECMANN: The corned beef is getting cold. FRANK CARLIN: I got one more thing. I can't let this go by. It will be a short one. Suffolk Times had a couple of weeks ago in here, in the newspaper, about farmstand supposed to be selling golf balls. I think that is real cute. That is an odd sense of humor there, you know? That's really nice. I guess he is trying to compete with the cartoons we have on Sundays in the Newsday, but there are three things missing here. I have to tell Troy there are three things missing. He don't have a pipe in the guy's mouth, and not only golf balls, you could sell golf carts; and gol - accessories, too. Very good. I enjoyed that. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Anything else, Frank? FRANK CARLIN: No, that's all. Now, you can get your corned beef and cabbage. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Frank. I have to backtrack a little bit. There is a piece of business that was overlooked as a resolution in relation to the sale of property. 31 .-Moved by Supervisor Cochran, seconded by Councilman Moore, WHEREAS, the Town of Southold. acquired a parcel of land in 1964 located at Ryder Landing as shown on the map of Orient By The Sea, Section Two, filed on October 25, 1961 in the Suffolk County Clerk's Office as Map No. 3444, in said Town; WHEREAS, it is no longer necessary for the Town to retain said property; and WHEREAS, Janet T. Swanson is the owner of property on the west side of said parcel, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED AND DETERMINED,pursuant to the provisions of Town law Section 64 and subject to a permissive referendum, that the Town Board of the Town of Southold in regular session duly convened does hereby authorize and direct the Supervisor of said Town to execute and deliver to said purchaser, Janet T. Swanson a deed conveying the Town property in exchange for the payment of $190,000.00 to the Town, subject to a permissive referendum as permitted by law. RESOLVED that pursuant to Sections 82 and 90 of the Town Law that within ten (10) days from the date of this resolution the Town Clerk shall post and publish a notice which shall set forth the date of the adoption of the resolution, shall contain an abstract of such resolution concisely setting forth the purpose and effect thereof, shall specify that this resolution was adopted subject to a permissive referendum, and shall publish such notice in the Traveler Watchman, a newspaper published in Suffolk County having general circulation in the Town of Southold, and in addition thereto that the Town Clerk shall post or cause to be posted on the sign board of the Town of Southold, a copy of such notice within ten (10) days after the date of the adoption of this resolution. Said resolution shall not become effective until 30 days after adoption. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: What this is all about is, we have a piece of surplus property down in Ryder Landing in Orient. It has been there for many years. Twelve years ago I had recommended to the Board that it be sold, and the money used to fully benefit the entire township rather than a small nucleus of people. It is in a developed subdivision. They have their own beach access and so forth, their picnic area, beach access. I think what happened years ago when they developed this subdivision is that one lot was requested by the Town to have it, as I would say, an access to the Sound. Now, we support as many access to the Sound as we can. We support those kind of things. We think that the public has every right to access both the Bay and the Sound. But, this is in a subdivision. The Highway Superintendent has found that it would not qualify for a road in, the sense of that. A road is not really build-able there. It's a bluff kind of thing. We have also found that the adjoining property owner is �A Q ' AP,rh 17, 1998 189 interested in buying it for her protection on that side of the property. The price negotiated has been $190,000. We would like to take these funds, and use them in another manner that would avail the Town of perhaps future planning. Frank, you just spoke up that we have outgrown Town Hall a long, long time ago. We have people in the basement. We have people on both sides. It is all illegal. We shouldn't be breaking these laws, but we have no place to put these people. It has been my feeling for awhile, and hopefully the support of the Town Board as far as votes are concerned, that we purchase the property on the corner. I have to be completely up front with you. The building that is presently on the property is not usable. If the corner lot is purchased that would add to squaring off the property. I feel that it is a good business decision anyhow, because you are squaring off the Town's property. We have a lot back here that we have never utilized. It may not be this Town Board. It may not be a Town Board for ten years from now, but in the future somewhere we have to have adequate property to perhaps do an annex for Town Hall. It could be done in good taste. It could be done in the vein of appearing much like our present Town Hall. There was some opposition to us moving Town Hall. Many people feel that this is a gateway into the community, that we have the cemetery, residential homes, you see Town Hall which has a country atmosphere. I have had people stop in from up island, and say, gee, this is the kind of town hall you see in the movies, because it is quaint. . It does fit into the community. The last time around the town hall moved was back in Let Albertson's day, when it was in Greenport, and if any of remember the fight that ensued in relation to moving the Town Hall out of Greenport, but not only that, in relation to location. At that time the Town Board had thought in terms of buying the property opposite Triangle Park, as you come into town here. They went to buy the farmland back there. That would have given the town, it was really visionary, it was planning with a vision for the future. If they had purchased that property years ago, and built the town hall in that location you would have had your town hall, you would have had adequate parking, you would have all your ball fields. I mean you wouldn't be looking for parks and property now. Everything would have been on the same site, I believe, because it was a large enough parcel. We do not have the funds to just go out and buy land. We do not have the funds .to just go out and build a town hall, but if we can buy the corner property, and have it in our pocket for, maybe not tomorrow, but maybe two tomorrows from then, to be able to provide adequate working environment for the people that work in Town Hall. You are right. They shouldn't be in the basement. Not only is it illegal, but it is not the best working conditions. We felt one of the best ways we could do this, be able : to purchase the corner, was to sell this piece of surplus property, so that we can take that money when it comes in, and purchase the corner. That way that will be no added tax burden to the public. It will give us a piece of property that has some value to us. It squares off the property. It is there for future use. If you want to build an annex, it makes good sense. It makes good sense. That is where we are at, and that is why this resolution is on to sell the property in Orient. We will be looking at when we can purchase the property here, and this is what it is all about. If there is anyone that would like to know more, or have any questions, I certainly, as your Supervisor, I am available. You can call my office, or you can speak to, I would say any of the Town Board members, but I think this is the direction we will be going. It is part of planning for the future, which most Town Boards don't do. Most Town Boards work from two weeks to two weeks. We have a two week cycle. You get papers in your box. You review them. You read them. You execute what has to happen, .and then two weeks later there is another batch. So, we rely on committees to help us move things along over and above what is in your box every two weeks, but you tend to fall into a two week pattern without always discussing the future. I asked the Town Attorney this morning to check on if the Town Board. could go away for a day out of Town Hall, and have a retreat, 'a retreat so we can sit and discuss philosophy, which develops into policy, which develops into the direction that government might possibly go or desires to go. So, it is very important that government doesn't just plan on a two week cycle, but they look at long range planning also. This is important. It affects all of us. As a way of explanation, that is the reason we are selling the Ryder's Landing property. 190 MARCH 17, 1998 31 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I apologize for it being overlooked. It was not intentional. Is there anyone else that would like to address the Town Board? Frank? FRANK CARLIN: Just one thing. You said here you don't have the money to build this town hall, you just don't have it right now. You don't have the money to build a town hall, what are you spending $4,000,000. to build a pool here? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Your point is well made. FRANK CARLIN: You go into a $2,000,060. bond issue. SUPERVIS0R C0CHRAN : Anyone else like to address the Town Board? (No response.) If not, I will quickly call for Board report starting on my right with Mr. Murphy. Do you have anything to report at this time? COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Just quickly, on one of the resolutions that was passed today on the Sound Shore study for the mitigation survey, this is part of a study' that is going on. If you go up along the Sound right now you will see survey markers, and everything else, people working up there making these studies to look at the erosion problems up there, and hopefully come up with recommendations of how we may be able to stop this. So, this was the last resolution in a series of five resolutions for contracts for these studies. We should have the total study pictures probably around the middle of September, so just so you know where those came f rom. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN; Thank you, and once again, thank you for the boutonnieres, even though John wore his backwards all day. Louisa? . JUSTICE EVANS: I want to thank the Board for giving the money from the Grant Program to the Conservancy. We are testing the waters, because don't know how many from over here hear about it, but it does affect you. It is the Navy dumping off Race Point at Fishers. They plan to continue dumping there, and the Town today granted $5,000 so the Conservancy could test the water, because it is their belief, and the belief of people on Long Island, too, that have joined the lawsuit that the water has been polluted by the dumping. So, I thank the Board for passing on that letting us contribute to the testing program. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: On behalf of the Board, and on behalf of the Town, . you are welcome. I think it is important, and you people are watching out for the benefit of all of us. JUSTICE EVANS: I think it should be made clear that it is not just a Fishers Island issue. It is a Long Island Sound issue. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No, thousands of dollars have been donated. It is Long Island Sound issue, so with our blessing. On my left, John Romanelli? COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: The only thing I would like to do is remind everyone about the Scenic Byway Committee's contest for the most beautiful, and the ugliest contest they have. They have, a cash prize of $250. They have to be pictures of either the Main Road, or the North Road, and they all have to be submitted by April 30th. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Okay, I had that on my list also just to remind people, because the committee has already started receiving entries, and think it is going to be kind of fun. I might enter, and take a couple myself. COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: The barn on the North Road fell down, so that is out of the contest. MARCH 17.,. 1998 191 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: My son has pictures of the day before, and the day after, so we have been taking a series of picture for the last two years watching this barn, and we knew the minute it got soaked he came home, and said to his father, Dad, it's going tonight, and it went. You would be surprised, as you rode along the North Road how many people stopped taking a picture of that barn. Alice Hussie? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: In relation to the Cablevision meeting that we had on March 2nd, it was the five towns. Riverhead was the host. We did come to some agreement on some points, such as, since we are in the time of telecommunications towers, I brought to the groups attention, that the way the contract read now that Cablevision could put up all the towers, whatever they needed , in order to continue to provide electronic services. So, that was one thing. We also agreed on the length of the contract. At least that the one proposed was too long, but nevertheless during the meeting we got a call from Pat Acampora's office, where she was discussing with us the fact that she did' want to have. some. sort. of a joint meeting with the Attorney General, so we kind of left everything in I I abeyance. We are scheduling another meeting as soon as .all the other people get back from vacation. This .is obviously vacation time, so I am hoping it is going to be next week. Also, Congressman Forbes' name was brought up recently. He wrote to thank you that he was able to use the center. I was at that meeting, and getting back to LILCO and LIPA, I was asking the Congressman if he couldn't possibly do something. As you know the LILCO shareholders asked the IRS for a letter that said, that they would be absolved of $2,000,000 worth of capital gains tax, when this deal goes through, and I was hoping at that time, which I don't remember what day that was, it wasn't too long ago, that the IRS would not have made their decision, and I was asking Mr. Forbes to, please, do something. He was a little bit, yes do it, or no, he wouldn't. He didn't really give an indication. But, in the interim the IRS did grant LILCO shareholders not having to pay the $2,000,000. 1 found that very sad, very sad. I also went to the . .LILCO/LIPA thing is on my list. Last Tuesday I went to Hauppauge again to request the Suffolk County Legislature to do whatever they can, whether it be the pursuit of the law that they have in Albany at the present time, or to have a referendum on the LILCO/LIPA deal. I went on your behalf. I kind of figured that everybody in town is not happy having this . LILCO deal go through, so I went as a representative of the Town, not necessarily of the Board. I was going to talk, too, about the Fishers Island Conservancy, and the $5,000. 1 am very glad that we did that. The Navy when they were dredging out the Thames River in New London in order to be able to manufacture the Sea Wolf they had to have a much deeper area to launch it, and to do some work' on it. So, they have been putting a lot of that contaminated stuff out in the Sound, and they have been saying, the Navy and their Army Corp of Engineers, have been saying, don't worry about it, because it will all just stay there, and nothing bad will happen, and the Fishers Island Conservancy has been fighting this. We have been joining them. We joined them last year in the suit, because after all the area affected belongs to Southold Town, too, and affects Southold's fisherman, the people who do that both commercial, and also who do a recreational sort of thing. I am very glad that we gave them the $5,000. We gave them the $5,000 last year to pursue the law suit. The law suit is winding down, and it is up to the judge to say, well, okay, Navy and Army Corp of Army Engineers, we are going to take your list of things, and you promising never to do this again, and they promised, but a lot of little things that they can do. I don't feel like talking anymore. I have gone on and on. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Mr. Moore, do you have anything to report at this time? COUNCILMAN MOORE: At this point I am going to be really brief. We had a very long day. You couldn't tell we are all punchy up here, so I will be real short and to the point. The Code Committee was meeting last week on business uses, and for two years plus we have waded through, and waded through, and all of a sudden, I don't know how you guys felt about it, but we hit a new idea, and it was like someone turned the light on, and said, ah, what a better way to do things. In an effort to simplify our Code and simplify life for business people we are 'going to start looking at a way to reduce the listed uses in a given zone, and roll them all into one, so that if you are a business person, and you want a piece of commercial property 192 MARCH 17, 1998 downtown in Southold, or Mattituck, or Cutchogue, and you are renting it out to the shoe store, and the shoe store wants to' go out, and you want to rent to somebody else, if the uses are within a framework that is similar and compatible, you don't have to come to town and get a new site plan, or a site plan waiver, or be processed, and having sat on that committee for all this time, and waded through the way we did it to come to this new idea to me was, I won't say, exciting. That's overstating it, but it was interesting, and eye opening, and I am somewhat excited about the prospect for simplifying our Zoning Code, and making life a Kittle easier around here when it comes to dealing with the Code as local merchants and business people have to. Tomorrow the Code Committee is back on greenhouses, and j we had Melissa Spiro working. She went all over town on the weekend taking photographs of greenhouses, so the committee can get an idea of what is out there, and she is going to make some recommendations to us on setbacks and things like that. Hopefully, if not tomorrow than two weeks thereafter we will have some final recommendations to the Town Board on what we can or should do with greenhouses. Thursday the Affordable Housing Committee is meeting, and we are working on a list of recommendations to the Town Board in how we can address certain flaws in our existing Code, and where the Town's effort should be spent with regard to that. We have been busy, and will be busy for the rest of this week, and I have talked enough. It's a long day, so I will call it quits now. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I agree with Bill. Retail is retail. It's the same kind of shop, and why do you have to go through another whole process? As Bill explained this morning, if it goes from a restaurant to a shoe store there is a difference. There is a difference in the parking, and the impact, and so forth, but when somebody owns a store, and' you are selling shoes, and the next week you are going to sell sweatshirts it is still retail, so I compliment the committee for finally reaching this point. Good job. I would just like to quickly, since everyone is saying, quickly, quickly, I would just like to share a couple of things with you. Of course, I also would like to encourage people sending in their entries for the photo contest. I think it is going to be very interesting as you see the worse and best, and I have only seen a few. The other day, myself, Dick Ryan, Brian Murphy, Chuck Hamilton, Ray Cowan of the DEC, Senator LaValle, and Pat Acampora, and Tim Caulfield from the Nature Conservancy, we met in Senator LaValle's office, because as you know the bond act for the Governor is coming down. Now, because you didn't get a grant, the first time doesn't mean it won't be there the second time. There is going to be a wave, wave of grants. At this point, the only one we have received is the one for landfill for the transfer station, and the recycling. We still feel very strongly that we have some good environmental projects that should be looked at. Arshamomaque, and Dam Pond, which is down in Orient, it is the beautiful piece of land you see over to the left as you go across the causeway. It is very important to us as a property, that should be saved. So, we went up to talk to the Senator, and Patty, and the DEC, in relation to perhaps finding funds in a different direction. The property down there, the property behind it is sixty acres, that the Peconic Land Trust has been working with the owners, and it is already into easements, and so forth, but the point of the land is in threat of being developed, so we are trying to work to see just what we can find where to try purchase this in addition to Arshamomaque, and some of the other pieces we see as valuable to, not only Southold's past, but their future. I can't say that I felt the meeting was that successful, although when we were leaving, and said, why am I going home so depressed, the Senator said, Jean, this was a good meeting, and I said, yeah, but my hands are empty. I want something right here. So, we were not successful with Dam Pond, but hopefully we are going to continue looking, and see where else we can find funding. The County is' still available for partnerships for Bob Gaffney, I shouldn't say, Bob, but I call him, Bob, County Executive Gaffney, and his partnership program. We still have the opportunity to match funds with them, so we are getting together people from the Nature Conservancy, from Peconic Land Trust, myself, John Halsey from the Peconic Land Trust, George Praus ,from Gaffney's Office, he is in charge of the environment, we are bringing together a nucleus of people. We are going to sit down, and any Board member is more than welcome. Brian Murphy is the liaison. Brian was at the meeting, also, as was Dick Ryan, but we are going to bring these people together, and we are going to sit down, and just roundtable, and discuss what our possibilities are, what direction we should go in to try and preserve these 193 properties. The County is sitting there with money waiting to partnership with Southold. They have obligated themselves to us, so we want to look and ' see what is the best direction to go. Also, I had a notice in the office from the County in relation to senior citizens, that the con games are rampant again in relation to repair people, so they wanted us to once again say to our senior population, and Ed, maybe you can help spread the word that the con men are out in full force again trying to bilk the senior citizen out of their funds in relation to repairs, fixing your driveway, this kind of thing so the more word we can spread the more perhaps we save one heartache by spending money that they shouldn't have spent. As you know we have been talking about a town wide cleanup. Mr. Ristuccia is a part of the Community Pride Committee, and we finally have set up a meeting for March 24th at 4:00 P.M. with representatives from the schools. It would be very nice if anyone from the committee could attend. We are going to send them out -the notice. We are to the point where we have been working towards this goal through the Community Pride Committee to try to get our young people involved as much as we can. The meeting will consist of anyone from the Community Pride Committee in addition representatives of the three schools along with their counselors to sit and discuss how we can do this. Mattituck School is even to the point next year of possibly making a commitment of the senior graduating class to the community in a community project as their curriculum, as a part of being able to graduate. My feeling, and I think you know it, in working with young people is that if you give them ownership they become involved, and they also take the responsibility therein. So, it is very important that we do get them involved, and that we do plan.' I had a young person come in from the Southold School, and say they were very interested, and he put up a list in the hallway, and he has got over 30 young people signed up on his list. We will be doing the same in the other schools, and this isn't just to get high school, or lower involved in cleaning up the litter. It is more than that. What I would like to see them involved in is the planning of the operation, you know as Save the Bays has done every year, and groups volunteer to do this beach and that beach. We want to grid the whole town. We want then to do the planning. We want them to help get the involvement of your service clubs, be it Rotary, Lions. It is important that they learn some of these skills, because they are skills that will last them the rest of their life. Their role in life isn't just picking up litter, because adults throw litter out, too. It is not just young people, so if we can bring together a partnership in young people and some of us older citizens working together to get the job done and spruce up and clean up Southold before the summer season. In addition, I know some of the merchants in Southold have gotten together. We have been working with the merchants from Mattituck as far as beautification in the Mattituck village. I had a call from the Southold Village the other day, some of the merchants, and they want to do the same thing, and wanted to see how the Town could work together with. them, also, so, Joe, it is beginning to become contagious like we felt it would, that if someone starts, others will than also begin to look at the beautification and take pride in Southold, which we all love dearly, but it instills in people not to throw that piece of paper on the ground. So, this is where we are with the spring cleanup, and I would urge any of you out there that is interested in being a part of this, working with our young people, please, notify my office. Mr. Siegmann? ED SIECMANN: Since the corned beef is cold anyway, I want to ask you a question, something I think you should take a look at. You know we pay taxes on these private roads, but when you have a cleanup the private roads don't get a bit of attention as far, as cleanups are concerned. I think the people that live on those private roads, and any extra taxes for those roads, ought to at least get some kind of service when the clean up comes. 194 h;ARCH 17, 1998 SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: In my mind, part of the planning operation, that we would put into effect is we will encourage. . usually -on a private road it is an association, so what we want to encourage our people within an association to take care of their area. Everyone is going to have to work together on this. May I have a motion to adjourn? Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 6:00 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: . Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. t Elizabeth A. Neville Southold Town Clerk