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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
J U N E 23, 1998
WORK SESSION:
Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran, Councilwoman Alice J . Hussie,
Councilman William D. Moore, Councilman John M. Romanelli, Councilman
Brian G. Murphy, Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville, Town Attorney Gregory
F. Yakaboski.
Absent: Justice Louisa P. Evans.
9:00 A.M. Appointment - James McMahon, Executive Assistant and Jamie
Richter, Town Engineer appeared before the Board to discuss the proposed
construction of the new Greenport Tourist Information Booth. Town
Comptroller John Cushman was also present. The Town has received a
grant for $25,000.00 from New York State for the construction of this
booth. The lowest bidder was American Exteriors at $38,500.00, at least
$13,500.00 is needed to make up the difference. This item has gone out to
bid at least three times. Councilman Romanelli suggested keeping the same
cesspool and electric service, pouring a slab and putting it in exactly the
same spot. This should make the price come in a lot closer. The New
York State DEC is going to be putting in two (2) sumps on or next to the
property. They had planned on putting them across the street, but rather
than have them destroy the vista, there was an option to put the ponds on
the Tourist Booth property. Mr. McMahon stated that the town is supposed
to be providing a 50o match, so perhaps the town could provide the
cesspool and electric through the Highway Department. It will have to be
re-bid excluding the septic and electric. Supervisor Cochran will ask
Superintendent Jacobs if he has the ability, manpower, and time to do the
cesspool and electric. Mr. Cushman asked to see the contract for the
grant, and . said that it should be revised by the Town Attorney. (See
Resolution No. 37 to re-bid.)
9:15 A.M. Craig Geier Re: property at County Road 48, Greenport. The
Suffolk County Water Authority is going to sink a well, and if they find
water they will purchase the property. They will be sinking the wells
within three (3) weeks. Gerard Goehringer confirmed that Mr. Greco of the
County has written it into his book that they have until the end of
December. Mr. Geier said that even if the Suffolk County Water Authority
or the County doesn't buy it, he is going to get the money from somewhere
to pay off the taxes. He is not going to let his mother lose everything and
not get anything out of this property. Supervisor Cochran advised that
the County Engineer is going to Shelter Island tomorrow. John Austin,
Clerk of the Works promised to stop on their way and look at this
property. Our Town Building Inspector will meet the County there on the
property and make sure that the building is secure. The Board agreed to
give him another two to three weeks in the hope of finding water and
selling the property to the Suffolk County Water Authority.
9:30 A.M. - Appointment - Chief of Police Joseph Conway appeared before
the Board to discuss the problem on Fishers Island regarding constables.
At present there are two part-time constables on the job and one is
retiring. ' In addition to this, they have been asking for a third constable
for several years now. They have two State Police there during the summer
months. They are also looking for radar enforcement on the east end.
However, it cannot be done because it is in an area which is private
property. They were told that the police would drive through there, but
they cannot actually do enforcement. The Civil Service job description was
made up especially for Fishers Island, but no one has ever had the
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training. Chris Edwards was interested in the job a year ago, but Chief.
Conway is not sure that he is 'still interested. They would be eligible to go
into a part-time academy week-ends .and nights, etc. Councilman Murphy
asked about the possibility . of hiring someone from Connecticut to take the
job. Councilman Moore asked about providing them with a week or so of
intensive "in house training". 'Chief Conway said that it was an option, abut
not the way things should be done. Councilman Murphy asked if' they=could
advertise the job with the requirement that the person must move to Fishers
Island. Chief Conway will copy the Civil Service job description for the
Board.
9:50 A.M. The Town Board reviewed IV. For Discussion Items as follows:
IV. 1 . Request for support of Assembly Bill A.9211/S.6168 amending the
uniform district court act with regard to returning towns to an exempt
status regarding filing fees. The Town Board did not wish to support or
take any action on this. IV. 2. - Emergency Repairs to generator and
pumps at Fishers Island Sewer District. Justice Evans called and said she
spoke with the engineer and that the estimate for the work is a good
price. (See Resolution No. 28.) IV. 3. Dvirka E Bartilucci letter re:
Landfill Closure. East Chester Bay i.s being dredged and they are offering
us the material, 2,000 yards of glass sand and they will deliver it at no
charge. This material could be used to fill the lagoons at the n/w corner of
the landfill. How the landfill is capped and the materials used will dictate
what it can be used for after it is completed. The Board must discuss and
decide upon that use in the near future. Approval for engineering services
by D E B and geotechnical engineering services by Tectonic Engineering
was requested. (See Resolution No. 44). IV. 4. Refund of Zoning Board of
Appeals filing fee for unnecessary application. (See Resolution No. 29).
IV. 5. Set date for public hearing for " Local Law in Relation to Retirement
Incentive". (See Resolution No. 31). IV. 6. C.A.S.T. Summer Recreation
Program request for funds. (See Resolution No. 29). IV. 7. Request
from Fishers' Island for position' on the Community Preservation Fund
Committee. There are several vacancies on the Land Preservation Committee.
The deadline for submission of a resume is July 2nd, the announcement will
be sent to Justice Evans to post in the Fishers Island post office to get
people to apply for the position. IV. 8. (taken care earlier in meeting at
9:15 A.M.) I V. 9. Review of Board of Trustees "Schedule of Fees".
Councilman Moore said that our Code does not cover the fees that they have =
been charging for a number of years. . This item will be held . for AI Eid,
New York State Comptrollers Office, who is reviewing codes under the
SMART AUDIT. Policies and Employee Handbook will be on the next
agenda. IV. 10. Proposal of Nelson, Pope, 6 Voohris for Environmental
Review of Power Authority legislation. Discussion was held as to where
the funds will come from. (See Resolution No. 32).
10:12 A.M. - The Town Board reviewed Resolution Numbers 1 'through 28 to
be voted upon at the 7:30 P.M. meeting.
The Board recessed at 10:45 A.M. for a short break.
10:.55 A.M. Appointment - Edward Heller, President East Hampton Power
and Light. Mr. Heller had hoped to bring his representative from General
Electric with him, but he had other commitments. They contracted GE to
build a 80 megawatt generating plant and have received approval from New
York State. They are considering locating it at Calverton and supplying
power to the five east end towns. They are hoping to reduce their
electrical rates by $.50. They are planning underground equipment and
lines to enhance, the beauty of the area. Mr. Heller read his presentation,
copies of .which were made available to each Town Board member.
11:40 ` A.M. - The Bid for the Removal, Transport and Disposal of
Scavenger Waste from the Scavenger Waste Plant was discussed. (See
Resolution:No. 35 ).
11:45 A.M. - Richard Ryan, Chairman of the Land Preservation Committee
appeared before the Board to present his ideas on management of town open
spaces. He has created some . signs which he would like to see placed on
the properties which read "Preserved Agricultural Lands or Open Space
Lands". He would like to see them of waterproof materials and placed on
posts or poles with fasteners. Supervisor Cochran was very supportive of
the idea and said that she would like to see it done. About $500.00 would
be needed to start off with. Comptroller John Cushman was contacted to
see if this money could be taken out of the bond for this purpose. Mr.
Cushman will check on it with bond counsel. These signs would be
permitted according to Edward Forrester, Building Department Head. Mr.
Ryan was directed to go ahead with the signs, a resolution is not necessary
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at this point, perhaps in the futur6'"tb riove `some money around it may be.
Mr. Ryan presented the map that will be used at the public hearing tonight
on. the Kaloski property.
On motion by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it
was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold enter into
Executive, Session to discuss personnel, property acquisition, litigation and
contract negotiations. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore,
Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Murphy, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran. Also present: Town Clerk Elizabeth Neville, Town Attorney
Gregory Yakaboski.
Resolution Number 44 was placed on the agenda as a result of this
Executive Session.
This Executive Session and Work Session ended at 2:00.
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on June 23,
1998, at the Southold Town Hall,' Main Road, Southold, New York.
Supervisor Cochran opened the meeting 'at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran
Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie
Councilman William D. Moore
Councilman John M. Romanelli
Councilman Brian G. Murphy
Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville
Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski
Absent: Justice Louisa P. Evans
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May have approval of the audit of the bills for
June 23, 1998?
Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, .it was
RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby are ordered paid:
General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $166,169.35; General Fund
Part Fund bills in the amount of $9,010.49; Community Development Fund
bills in the amount, of $40,000.0.0; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the
amount of $11,578.05; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of
$22,506.20; Capital Projects Account bills in the amount of $4,000.00;
Landfill Cap and Closure bills in the amount of $30,119.89; Computer
System Upgrade bills in the amount of $8,389.90; Employee Health Benefit
Plan bills in the amount of $34,901 .80.; Fishers Island Ferry District bills
in the amount of $17,337.30; Refuse and Garbage District bills in the
amount of $70,673.36; Southold Wastewater District ' bills in the amount 'of
$7,366.59; Fishers Island Sewer District bills in the amount of $3,161 .51;
Fishers Island Ferry District Agency 9 Trust bills in the amount of $201 .08.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED. '
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have approval of minutes of Aine 9, 1998,
Town Board meeting?
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of June 9, 1998, Town Board meeting, be and
hereby are approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Setting the date for the next Town Board meeting
for July 7, 1998 for 4:30 P.M.
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the next meeting of the Southold Town. Board will be held .
at 4:30 P.M., Tuesday, July 7, 1998, at the Southold Town Hall, Southold,
New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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I. REPORTS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know each month the Town Board
receives reports from the different committees, and the different
departments within town hall. They are all placed orb file in the Town
Clerk's Office, and ,they are public information, so if there is anything in
particular that you have an interest in you can certainly come in and
request the information. Minutes of the different committee meetings,
including the Trustees, budget reports, stats, anything, we share with
you, the public.
1 . Southold Town Justice Bruer Monthly Court Report for May, 1998.
2. Southold Town Program for the Disabled Events Schedule for May,
1998.
3. Southold Town Justice Price Monthly Court Report for May, 1998.
4. Southold Town Justice Evans Monthly Court Report for May, 1998.
5. Southold Town Board of Trustees Monthly Report for May, 1998.
6. Personnel Leave Time Report for May, 1998.
7. Southold Town Police Department Report for May, 1998.
8. Southold Town Budget Report through May 31, 1998.
II. PUBLIC NOTICES
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have Public Notices. There is one from the
Army Corp of Engineers for a permit to dredge with a ten year maintenance
in the Town of Southold.. Request written comments by July 17, 1998.
1. U.S. Corp of Army Engineers, Notice of application of R. James
Royer for a permit to dredge with at an unnamed lagoon off Shelter
Island Sound. Written comments to be received by July 17, 1998.
III. COMMUNICATIONS
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We received a thank you from the DOT, and a
memo to myself, and Jim McMahon from John Greene in relation to Fort
Corchaug. One thing that we will be doing tonight, as I mentioned Fort
Corchaug, is that the namet, is going to be changed to' the property that
the Town. acquired, and from hereon it will be known as the Downs Farm
Preserve at which Fort Corcaug is located on the Downs Farm Preserve,
so it takes us back into history in two different directions. We will be
passing that resolution later.
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1 . David Faser, New York State Department of Transportation with
thank you to Supervisor Cochran.
2. John Greene, Landmark Preservation Commission to Supervisor
Cochran, and Jim McMahon in regard to a visit to Fort Corchaug.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
1. 8:00 P.M., on the proposed "Local Law -in Relation to No Parking
Signs on Carroll Avenue".
2. 8:05 P.M., on the question of acquisition by the Town of Southold of
the development rights in the agricultural lands of the Estate of Sophie
Kaloski.
3. 8:10 P.M., on the proposed "Local Law in Relation to Public
Hearings".
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 proposed
resolutions, that we give you that opportunity now. If you have anything
you would like to share with the Town Board in relation to Town business
that does not appear as a resolution; we certainly welcome that, but that
will be at the end of the meeting, later in the meeting. At this time, if
there is anyone that would like to address the Board in relation to any of
the resolutions, please feel free now. We welcome your comments. Mr.
Carlin?
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FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin, Laurel. Number 18, is there any indication
of a salary on that?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Yes.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: All we are doing is changing the title of a
position. It is an existing person in a position.
FRANK CARLIN: It says salary here.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: The Senior Citizen Program Supervisor does not
exists as a position.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I am sorry. I was looking at number 19. Right,
Frank. Number 18 is, it is creating a position.
FRANK CARLIN: And salary it says.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This is a change in position only, no change in
salary. Her job description does not fit her present title, so we are
changing the title. We have sat and discussed this with the Union, and
there is no payment. It is not seen as a promotional move. It is seen as
correction of a title.
FRANK CARLIN: Number 20, is there any price on that? Is it a used
tractor, or a new one? What is the price?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I think it is $5,500.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: It is a used tractor, Frank.
FRANK CARLIN: Number 32, environmental study of the Southold Utility
Company, Gas Company, any idea how much that is going to cost?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: $950.00.
FRANK CARLIN: $950.00?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Yes.
FRANK CARLIN: Get that at a discount?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is the going rate for this kind of an
environmental review.
FRANK CARLIN: Number 36, rejected all of the bids for the information
center in Greenport.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Once again, Frank, all the bids have come in
higher than we have. ' We have a grant for $25,000. The Board chooses
not to add to that figure, so we are trying to put up a booth for $25,000.
We scaled it down. We started with hoping it would.- be the same as
Mattituck, and we have scaled it down, down, down. I think we have done
three bids. This is the fourth time and what they are looking at now when
they present the bid, people will bid with the electricity cut out, or the
plumbing cut out, and just different parts of the building cut out, that
perhaps we ourselves can do. So, this is what we are looking at this time
around.
FRANK CARLIN: Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Is there anyone else who would like to ask any
questions in relation to the printed resolutions? (No response.) If not we
will commence with the passing of the resolutions.
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1 .-Moved by Councilmani Romanelli, 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 rfor bids for the
purchase of 10,000 linear feet (more or less as may be needed) of Snow
Fence, and 500 (more or less as may be needed) of a 6 ft. studded steel
"T" Posts for the Southold Town Highway Department.
1 -- Vote of the Tov n Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2.- Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold thereby appoints
the following 1998 Summer .Recreation Department personnel:
LIFEGUARDS
Bernard Cassidy (6th year)............................................... $8.75/hour
John Cassidy (5th year).................................................... $8.50/hour
Ryan Claire (1 st year)....................:................................. $7.50/hour
Eric Dantes (2nd year)...................................................... $7.75/hour
Kim De oliti 6th ear $8.75/hour
Joyce Dumas (2nd year).................................................... $7.75/hour
Courtney Gallagher(2nd year)............................................ �$7.75/hour
Caroline Gallagher(4th year)............................................. $8.25/hour
Kim Hespos (3rd year)....................................................... $8.00/hour
Kiara Hotte (1 st year)........................................................... $7.50/hour
Alison Jackson (3rd year).....................................:............ $8.00/hour
Marie Kayton (5th year)...................................................... $8.50/hour
Erin Kutner (2nd year)......................................................... $7.75/hour
Kristie Lynch (3rd year)..................................................... $8.00/hour
Jennifer MacDonald (1 st year).......................................... $7.50/hour
Kathryn Magill (1 st year).................................................... $7.50/hour
Lauren Markowski 1 st ear $7.50/hour
Lisa Martilotta (2nd year).................................................... $7.75/hour
Jed Meade (4th year)......................................................... $8.25/hour•
Sara Meirowit;t(1 st year)..... . ......................................... . $7.50/hour
Alyssa Moor (2nd year)........................................................ $7.75/hour
Erin Quane (4th year)......................................................... $8.251hour
Maureen Rabbitt (2nd year)................................................. . $7.75/hour
Rachel Reich (2nd year)........................................................
................................................. . : $7.75/hour
BEACH ATTENDANTS
Kerry Dal 1 st ear .................................. $6.00/hour
Michelle Falco 4th ear .................. $6.45/hour
Cynthia Girards (3rd year)...:................:............................ $6.30/hour
Brendan Jordan (1 st year)................................................. $6.00/hour
Tara Quane (3rd year)....................................................... $6.30/hour..
Kristin Tuthill (1 st year)...................................................... $6.00/hour
2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
3.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Romanelli,
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold has determined that
H.T.E., Inc., is the sole provider of the software package that meets the
needs of the Southold Town Police Department, and
WHEREAS,. H.T.E., Inc. will provide professional services requiring
special technical skill and expertise with respect to the software package,
not therefore, be it
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RESOLVED that the Town Board . of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute a software
license and services agreement between the Town of Southold and H.T.E.,
Inc. for the purpose of obtaining a new software package for the Southold
Town Police Department, installing and setting up the package, converting
existing Police filei to the new package, training users and future
technical support, all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney.
3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
4.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts,
with regret, the resignation of William J. Evans, assistant cook for the
nutrition program at the Human Resource Center, effective July 11, 1998.
4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
5.-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 resumes for an
Assistant Cook for' the Nutrition Program at the Southold Town Human
Resource Center, 35 hours per week at a salary of $8.59 per hour.
5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, ' Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
6.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold accepts the
proposal of J.P. Hunter, Inc. to repair and replace the highway department
storage roof in accordance with specifications submitted on May 28, 1998, in
an amount not to exceed $16,400.00 for labor and materials to be funded
through 1998 Capital Budget.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Just a little explanation, I think Brian you
raised the question, I think it ought to be answered. The question that we
had before was the, fact that there is some asbestos involved with tearing
down the roof, and doing the work here, and we were worried about
accepting the asbestos at the Landfill; but we found out; that using correct
and careful procedures it would possible to do it, and I the carter will be
able to take it away.] So, that was a little problem. a
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is shingles.
6•-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
7.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the establishment of the following Capital Project in the 1998
Capital Budget:
Capital Project Name: Highway Roof
Financing Method: Transfer from General Fund Whole Town
Budget: Revenues:
H.5301 .10 Highway Roof $ 16,400.00
Appropriations:
A.1620.2.400.100 Buildings & Grounds
Capital Outlay
Contracted Services
Highway Roof $ 16,400.00
7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, .Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
8.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town .of
Southold, on the 28th day of April, 1998, a Local Law entitled, "A Local
Law in Relation to Revising the Definition of Freshwater Wetlands", and
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WHEREAS, this Local Law was referred to the Southold Town Planning
Board and the Suffolk County Department of Planning, all in- accordance
with the Southold Town Code and the Suffolk County Charter, now
therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 5:00
P.M., Tuesday, July 7, 1998, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road,
Southold, New Yorke, as the time and place for a public hearing on this
Local Law, which rears as follows:
A Local Law in Rela ion to Revising the Definition of Freshwater Wetlands
BE IT ENACTED, by. the Town Board of the Town of South old as follows:
I. Chapter 97 (Wetlands) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended as follows:
1. Sectio ' 97-12 (Exceptions) is hereby amended a follows:
(7) The ordinary and usual maintenance or repair of a
man-made pond that is created by using an artificial
seal to prevent water from seeping into the ground and
activities disturbing the bottom lands of, and wetlands
adiacent thereto.
2. Section 97-13 (Definitions) is hereby amended as follows:
BOUNDARIES OF A WETLAND OR WETLAND BOUNDARY-The
outer limit of the vegetation specified in the definition of freshwater,
brachis or tidal wetland The wetland boundary is to be defined and
flagged at the point where existing wetland indicator species no (onger
have a competitive advantage over upland species. Wetland and
upland plants will mix together at this transition zone. The methodology
used to determine this boundary shall be the same methodology
utilized in the N Y S D E C Technical Methods Statement relating
to the Freshwater Wetlands Act: to wit if the innermost portion of
a wetland is effectively 100 percent wetland plants, the next
concentric ring shows an area of 75 percent wetland species, and
the outer ring is a 50 percent mix where the competitive advantage
of upland species is demonstrated the boundary line will be drawn
at the mid-point of the outer ring Where a site is dominated by
facultative species which are characteristic of Long Island wetlands,
such as red maple'(Acer rubrum) and black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica),
a community approach shall be used in determining the wetland
boundary. The test of what constitutes a wetland community will be
satisfied if the species are those included in the dec,;criotion of natural
wetland community types as documented by the New York Natural
Heritage Pro-ram in the March 1990 manual entitled "Ecological
Communities of New York State."
WETLANDS [Amended 8-26-1976 by L.L. No. 2-1976; 3-26-1985 by L.L.
No. 6-1985]:
A. TIDAL WETLANDS:
(3) All land immediately adjacent'to a tidal wetland as defined in
Subsection A(2) and lying within seventy-five (75)feet landward
of the most landward edge of 6uGh a tidal watiand wetland boundary
of such tidal wetland.
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B. FRESHWATER WETLANDS:
(1) "Freshwater wetlands" as defined in Article 24, Title 1, §24-0107,
Subdivisions 1(a) to 1(d) inclusive, of the Environmental Conservation
Law of the State of New York; or
IQ: All lands and waters in the town which
contain any or all of the following:
(9) lands and submerged lands commonly called marshes,
mkamos, sloughs, bogs, and flats supportind aquatic or semi-
_aguatic vegetation of the following tvves:
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(1) wetland trees, which.depend upon seasonal or permanent
_f§ooding or sufficiently water-lodged soils to give them a
ompetitive advantage over other trees: including, among
others. red maple (Acer rubrum). willows (Salix spo.). black
spruce (Picea mariana): swamp white oak(Quercus bicolor). .
red ash (Fraxinum pennsvlvanica), black ash (Fraxinus nigra),
silver maple (Acer saccharinum). American elm (Ulmus
americana), and larch (Larix laricina): or
(2) wetland shrubs, which depend upon seasonal or
Permanent flooding or sufficiently water-logged soils
to give them a competitive advantage over other shrubs;
including, among others, alder (Alnus spp,). buttonbush
f Ceohalkanthus occidentialis), boo rosemary (Andromeda
glaucophylla). dogwoods (cornus sop.). and leatherleaf
(Chamaedaphne calyculata): or
Q) emergent vegetation, including, among others cattails
(Typha sppA. pickerelweed (Pontederia cordate) bulrushes
(Scirous spp.). arrow arum (Peltandra.virginica) arrowheads
(Sagittaria spD.), reed (Phragmites communis) wildrice
(Zizania aguatica):.bur=reeds (Sparganium sop ) purole
loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) swamp loosestrife (Decodon
verticillatus), and water plantain (Alisma plantagoaauatica)-
or
(4) rooted, floating-leaved vegetation: including among others
water-lily (Nvmphaea odoratal water shield (Brasenia schreberi)
and spatterdock (Nuphar'spp.): or_q ,f
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(6) free-floating vegetation: including amoeig others, duckweed
(Lemna sop.), big duckweed (SDirodela oolyrhizal, and
watermeal (Wolffia sr)p.): or
0) wet meadow vegetation, which depends upon seasonal
o f permanent flooding or sufficiently water--lugged soils to
give it a competitive advantage over other open land
vegetation: including, among others sedges (Carex spo )
rushes (Juncus sop.), cattails (Tvpha spD ) rice cut-grass
(Leersia orvzoides), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)
swamp loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus) and soikerush
(Eleochans spb.): or
(7) boo mat vegetation: including, among others sphagnum
mosses (Sphagnum sop.), bog rosemary(Andromeda
glaucoDhvlla), leatherleaf(Chamaedaphne calvculata)
pitcher Dlant (Sarracenis Durourea) and cranberries
(Vaccinium macrocaroon and V. oxvcoccos)• or
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submer ent vegetation: including, among others
ondweeds Potamo eton s naiads alas s
'ladderworts Utricularia s 211d ce a allis eria
americans coontail Cerato h de a sum water
milfoils (Myriophyllum spp.) muskaress (Chars spp.).
stonewort (Nitella snp.), water weeds (Elodea spp.).
nd water smartweed (Polycionum amphibium): or
(b) lands and submerged lands containing remnants
of any vegetation that is not aquatic or semi-aquatic
that has died because of wet conditions over a
sufficiently long period, provided that such wet conditions
do not exceed a maximum seasonal water depth of six
feet and provided further that such conditions can be
expected to persist indefinitely, barring human intervention:
(c) lands and waters substantially enclosed by aquatic or
semi-aquatic vegetation as set forth in paragraph (a) or be
dead vegetation as set forth in paragraph (b). the regulation
of which is necessary to protect and preserve the aquatic
and semi-aquatic vegetation: and
(d) the waters overlying the areas set forth in (a) and (b) and
the lands underlying (c).
(2) All land immediately adjacent to a "freshwater wetland," as
defined in either Subsection 6(1) or Subsection 13(2) and lying within
seventy-five (75) feet landward of the most landward edge-o€a-
" " wetland boundary.
II. This local IaviV shall take effect upon filing witH the Secretary of
State. G
* Underline represents additions l
Strikethrough rel'resents deletions
8.- Vote of the Tox n Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, . Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.,
This resolution was ;�tluly ADOPTED.
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9.- Moved by Councilwoiiian Hussie, seconded by Councilman lomanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes an expenditure not to exceed $410.00 for expenses incurred. by
individuals from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to travel
to Fishers Island to process the renewal of drivers licenses for Fishers
Island residents.
9--Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, 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 appoints
Melanie Doroski -provisionally to the position of Clerk-Typist in the
Office of the Supervisor, effective June 15, 1998, at a salary of $22,658.42
per annum.
10.-Vote. of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN:, I would like to add this is a replacement. This is
not a new position.
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11 .-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it, was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the recommendation of the Fort Corchaug Management Committee that the
site formerly known as the "Baxter property" be known forthwith as
"Downs Farm Preserve".
11 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore., Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This next resolution I am going to read is in
relation to affirming the commitment to the Farmland Preservation Program.
As you have been reading in the papers the Talmage family have
requested that part of the properties that were in the program be removed
for the possibility of building a golf course. I understand that they have
withdrawn their request, but I choose to leave this resolution on, because I
have been getting phone calls from people asking what kind of faith can we
place in the purchase of- these Farmland Development Rights, and so this
administration, and this Board has no problem with reaffirming their
position in this area, because we look forward to the community supporting
us, especially now that the 2 o transfer tax has been signed by the
Governor yesterday. We look forward to purchasing many more acres of
development rights in the Town of Southold.
12.-Moved by Supervisor Cochran, seconded by Councilman Moore,
WHEREAS, the residents of the Town of Southold have expressed a
long-standing and abiding desire to preserve the quality of life on Long
Island's North Fork; and
WHEREAS, this quality of life is made possible in large measure by the
continued presence of a thriving agricultural industry in the Town of
Southold and in the other East End towns; and
WHEREAS, the residents of the Town of Southold and • residents
throughout all of Suffolk County have spent millions of dollars acquiring
development rights from properties through the County to 'preserve forever
the natural beauty of open spaces and agricultural properties; and
WHEREAS, the pt{+rchase of development rights to promote and protect
farming and open spaces is a covenant that residents have made with the
past and the future; and
WHEREAS, the integrity of open space and farmland preservation
programs rests upon the solemn and inviolate covenant vowing that these
properties will remain forever open and in agricultural production; and
WHEREAS, public confidence in farmland preservation programs through
out Suffolk County will be undermined if properties can be released from
the covenant restricting development; now, therefore, be it I
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town. of Southold on behalf of the
Town does hereby affirm its unwavering commitment to the farmland
preservation program in the Town of Southold; and be it further
RESOLVED that the Town Board opposes any efforts to release properties
from any farmland or open space preservation programs including both town
and county sponsored' programs; and be it further
RESOLVED that the Town Board does further affirm that no property in
the Town of Southold participating in the farmland or open space
preservation programs shall be released from the commitment made between
the property owners and the residents of the Town and these properties
will remain forever undeveloped; and be it further •
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to forward a certified
copy of this resolution to Suffolk County Executive Robert Gaffney, the
Suffolk County Executive Robert Gaffney, the Suffolk County Legislature,
the Suffolk County Planning Commission, and the Town Supervisor of the
ten towns comprising Suffolk County.
12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
14.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED than the i,Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reaffirms
June 30, 1988 as "Fort Corchaug Day" in the Town of Southold.
14.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilmap Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was .duly ADOPTED. I
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would just like to say that I !believe it is on the
27th is the clean-up day for Fort Corchaug, so we invite anyone that
would like to give us a hand. They have had one clean-up day, and a
great deal was accomplished. We have even found some interesting. artifacts
on the property in relation to the farm, and we would ask for any support
from the public, orl the community to help us with clean-up. Number 14,
terminating a Fishers Island Ferry District deckhand, is out.
'I*-Moved ,by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Moore,
WHEREAS, the Fishers Island Ferry District must solicit proposals from
qualified vendors relating to trust service, administration and/or funding
of a deferred compensation plan for their employees; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the Fishers Island Ferry District to publish a notice in the New
York State Register and the local newspaper for the Fishers Island Ferry
District to solicit proposals for trust service, administration and/or
funding of a deferred compensation plan for employees of the Fishers Island
Ferry District meeting the requirements of Section 457 of the Internal
Revenue Service Code and Section 5 of the State Finance Law.
15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
16.- Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry
District wishes to adjust wage rates for part-time personnel to better
reflect the existing labor market conditions in addition to providing annual
incremental pay increases, and
WHEREAS, wages Nwill reflect the establishment of a base rate of $6.32
per hour for new hires as deckhands; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that they' following rates of pay for the employees or new hires
shown below be esttiblished effective with the pay period beginning June
" 25, 1998:
Name Hourly Rate
Alter, William $ 6.82
Clarke, Shane 7.90
Davis, Robert, 9.61..
Easter, Brenton 6.58
Easter, Eric 6.50
Foley, Paul 11.25 '
Gelman, Michael 8.58
Gural, John S. 12.28
Henderson 111, William 12.28
Keating, Lawrence 7.26
Keating, Timothy 9.61
Kopij, David 7.09
Kopij, Henry 12.28
Lemedin, James 11.20
McGinley, Brendon 6.32
McGuire Jr., James C. 6.58
Mirabelli, Anthony . 9.61
Morgan, John 6.50
Niedojadlo, Richard 8.08.
Pellegrino, Peter 7.09
Reybum, James 8.58
Rianhard, Stephen 7.09
Smith, Stephen D. 11.25
Sullivan. Joseph 6.58
16'.-Vote of the Tourn Board:. Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Superpvisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
384 _CUNE 23, 1998
17.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WHEREAS, the _ Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry
District wishes to engage the services of additional part-time vessel
personnel and one Fishers Island Community Theater employees; and
WHEREAS, the following persons have made application:
1 . Kevin P. Gallagher, 1075 East Lake Rd., Oakdale, CT 06370 -
Deckhand
2. Sean P. O'Meara, 3 Joval Road, East Lyme, CT 06333 Deckhand
3. Wesley V. Walters, . P.O. Box 171, Fishers Island, N 06396 - Theater
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
appoints the following individuals to be employed by the Fishers Island
Ferry District: (1) Kevin P. Gallagher as a part-time dockhand at a rate
of $6.32 per hour; (2) Sean P. O'Meara as a part-time deckhand at a rate
of $6.32 per hour; and (3) Wesley V. Walters as a ' seasonal theater
employee at a rate of $85.00 per week.
17.=Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
18.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby creates
the position of Senior Citizen Program Supervisor and establishes the
following salary scale:
1/1/98
Entry 19,900.00
1 30,624.91
2 31,138.44
3 31,655.25
4 33,304.02
5 35,068.61
18.Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
19.-Moved by .Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED tha the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
appoints Lynda M. Bohn provisionally to the position of Clerk-Typist in
the Office of the Town Clerk, effective July 6, 1998, at a salary of
$22,658.42 per annum.
19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
20.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the purchase of One (1) Oliver 1850 Tractor from Northeast
Nurseries at a cost of $5,500.00 to be a charge to the Southold Solid Waste
Management 1998 Budget.
20.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
21 .-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following modification to the Solid ' Waste District 1998
budget:
To:
SR 8160.2.400.550 Farm Tractor $5,500.00
From:
SR 8160.4.400.100 Engineering $5,500.00
21 .Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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22.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
commences the Lead Agency Coordination process with regard to the State
Environmental Review Act in the matter of the petition of C. Terry Latham
for a change of zone from Residential Low Density District (R-80) to Limited
Business District (LB) on the south side of County Road 48, Peconic, New
York, SCTM#1000-69-4.1 .2 > 1 .4. Consisting of approximately 2+ acres.
22.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
23.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
WHEREAS, a petition has been received from C. Terry Latham for a
change of zone from Residential Low Density District (R-80) to Limited
Business District (LB) on certain property located on the south side of
County Road 48, Peconic, New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and
directed to transmit this petition to the Southold Town Planning Board and
the Suffolk County Department of Planning for their recommendations and .
reports, all in accordance with the Southold Town Code and the Suffolk
County Charter.
23.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.'
24.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies
the General Fund Whole Town 1998 budget as follows: '
To:
A.1220.1 .100.100 Supervisor, P.S.
Full Time Employees
Regular Earnings $12,500.00
From
A.1010..1 .100.100 Supervisor, P.S.
Full Time Employees
Regular Earnings $12,500.00
24.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran:
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
25.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold her modifies
the General Fund Whole Town 1998 budget as follows:
To:
A.1410.1 .100.100 Town Clerk, P.S.
Full Time Employees
Regular Earnings $11,500.00
From
A.1990.4.100.100 Contingent, C.E.
Unallocated Contingencies $11,500.00
25.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Ccuncilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
26.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby transfers
Stenographer Carol A. Kalin to the office of the Town Attorney
(A1420.1 .100.100) effective June 11, 1998 at an annual salary of $28,782.56.
26.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman , Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
27.-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 the necessary
documents to accept a grant from the New York State Department of
Education, Local Government, Records Management Improvement Fund in the
amount of $24,200.00 for an inactive records management project in the
vault for the Town of Southold, all in accordance with the approval of the
Town Attorney.
386 JUNE 23, 1998
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would like to say as a. word of explanation, that
this item to preserve our records appears in the Capital Budget. Jim
McMahon from Community Development did submit a grant. We were
fortunate that we received half of the amount, $24,200.00, and so Mrs.
Neville can see that the records are properly maintained, and it saves us
$24,200.00 in our Capital Budget.
27.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
28.- Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the emergency repairs to the generator and pumps at the Fishers
Island Sewer District Plant caused by a short in the system at an estimated
cost of $9,338.00.
28.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
29•-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded .by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold authorizes the
refund of $400.00 to Anne Marusevich, which sum represents a filing fee
to the Board of Zoning Appeals, which application was found to be
unnecessary.
29•-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, - Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED:
30.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby allocates
$500.00 to C.A.S.T., . Greenport, N.Y. for their summer recreation
program, under the 1998 Grants Program.
30.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
31 .-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Murphy,
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold, on the 23rd day of June, 1998, a Local Law entitled, "A Local
Law in Relation to Retirement Incentive", now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold -hereby sets
5:05 P.M., Tuesday, July 7, 1998, ' Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road,
Southold, New York,- as the time and place for a public hearing on this
Local Law, which reads as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Electing a Retirement Incentive
as Authorized by Chapter 47, Laws of 1998
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
1 . The Southold Town Board hereby elects to provide all of its
eligible employees with a retirement incentive program authorized by
Chapter 47, Laws of 1998.
2. The commencement date of the retirement incentive program shall be
October 3, 1998.
3. The open period during which eligible employees may retire -and
receive the additional retirement benefit, shall be ninety (90) days
in length.
4. The actuarial present value of the addition retirement benefits
payable pursuant 'to the provisions of this local law shall be paid as
one lump sum, or in five annual installments. The amount of the
annual payment shall be determined the the Actuary of the New York
State and Local Employee's Retirement System, and it shall be paid by
the Town of Southold for each employee who receives the retirement
benefits payable under this local law.
5. This act shall take effect August 15, 1998.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: As a way of explanation, New York State allows
municipalities to participate in incentive programs if it can be shown that
there can be a 50% savings in 'a position by allowing certain employees that
meet certain criteria to participate in an early retirement incentive plan.
This local law, if adopted, would authorize us to offer that to certain
employees.
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31 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
32.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
.RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the proposal of Nelson, Pope 8 Voohris, LLC to perform an
Environmental Review of the legislation for the formation of a public
utility service for electric and gas in the Town of Southold, at a cost not
to exceed $950.00, all in accordance with the approval of the Town. Attorney.
32.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
33.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the proposal of Nelson, Pope & Voohris, LLC to perform an
Environmental Review of the "Local Law in Relation to Revising the
Definition of Freshwater Wetlands", at a cost not to exceed .$950.00..,...all in
accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney.
33.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
34.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie; it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies
the General Fund Whole Town 1998 budget as follows:
To:
A.1010.4.500.300 Town Board, C.E.
Fee for Services, Non-employee
Environmental Consultant $1,400.00
From
A.1990.4.100.100 Contingent, C.E.
Unallocated Contingencies $1,400.00
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: This, as way of explanation, is to cover the
environmental assessment projects.
34.-Vote of. the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
35.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the bid of Electrol Environmental Technologies, Inc. to remove, transport,
and dispose of scavenger waste from the Southold -Town Scavenger Waste
Treatment Facility, Greenport, at a price of $.0589 per gallon, . subject to
the review of the bids by the Town Attorney.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: A quick explanation, we went out for rebids on
the transportation of the Scavenger Waste. We all know the controversy the
last time around with- the bids that came out high. This came in a little bit
lower, so it .was worth going out again, and I am sure the Town Board will
discuss and look forward to lowering the rates down the line.
35.-Vote of the . Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
36.-Moved •by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby rejects
all of the bids received for the construction of the Tourist Information
Booth at S. Wentworth Memorial Park, NYS route 25, • Greenport, New
York.
36.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
'Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
388 JUNE 23, 1998
37.- Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to re-advertise for bids for the
construction of the Tourist Information Booth at S. Wentworth Memorial
Park, NYS Route 25, Creenport, New York.
37.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I need a motion to recess.
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that a recess be called at this time, 8:00 P. M., for the
purpose of holding a public hearing.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman.
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran:
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Meeting reconvened at 8:15 P.M.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We will go back to resolutions: We have
resolutions in relation to the acquisition. We will do Carroll Avenue first.
38.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold, on the 9th day of June, 1998, a Local Law entitled, "A Local
Law in Relation to No Parking signs on Carroll Avenue" and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this Local Law on the 23rd
day of June, 1998, at which time all interested persons were given an
opportunity to be heard thereon, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby enacts
the following Local Law:
LOCAL LAW NO. 9 - 1998
A Local Law in Relation to No Parking Signs on Carroll Avenue
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 92 (Vehicles E Traffic) of the Code of the Town of Southold is
hereby amended as follows:
Between
Name of Street Side Hours of Location
Carroll Avenue south 8 east at all times In Peconic, along the south
side of Carroll Avenue when
heading in an easterly
direction from Peconic Lane to
where Carroll Avenue turns
to the north at which point
No Parking Signs will be on
the east side of Carroll
Avenue to the railroad tracks.
II . This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of
State.
38.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
39.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation
Law, State Environmental Quality Review Act, and NYCRR Part 617.10,
and Chapter 44 of the Code of the Town of Southold, notice is hereby
given that the Southold Town Board, in conducting an .uncoordinated review
of this unlisted action, has determined that here will be no significant
effect on the environment.
DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: Acquisition of development rights in the
agricultural lands of the Estate of Sophie Kaloski, west side of Alvah's
Lane, Cutchogue, New York, SCTM No. 1000-102-04-006.1 and 109-01-024.1,
comprising 55 acres at $9,075.00 per acre. The . proposal has been
determined not to have a significant effect on the environment because an
Environmental Assessment form has been submitted and reviewed and the
Town Board has concluded that no significant adverse effect to the
environment is likely to occur should the proposal be implemented as
planned.
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39.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, . Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
40.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Moore,
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold wishes . to purchase
the development rights in the agricultural lands of the Estate of - Sophie
Kaloski, west side of Alvah's Lane, Cutchogue, ,New York; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board held a public hearing with respect to said
acquisition on the 23rd day of. June, 1998, pursuant to the provisions of
the Southold Town Code; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board deems it in the public interest that the Town
of Southold acquire the development rights in the agricultural lands set
forth in the proposed acquisition between the Town and the Estate of
Sophie Kaloski; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby elects to purchase the
development rights in the aforesaid, agricultural lands owned by the Estate
of Sophie Kaloski comprising 55 acres, at a sale price of $9,075.00 .per
acre; said property located at west side of Alvah's Lane, Cutchogue, New
York, SCTM No. 1000-102-04-006.1 and 109-01-0224.1; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is
authorized and directed to give notice of such acceptance to the Estate of
Sophie Kaloski; and
FURTHER - RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and hereby is authorized
and directed to execute any all required documents for the acquisition of
said development rights.
40.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
41 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby engages
the services of Stanley J. Isaksen, Jr., PLS to prepare a survey to
separate the active farmlands from the non-farm area to determine the exact
area for a development rights easement of the Estate of Sophie Kaloski
SCTM #1000-102-04-006.1 and 109-01-024.1, at a cost not to exceed $900.00.
41 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This next resolution is in relation to the third in
relation to public hearings, number 42.
42•-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of theTown of
Southold, on the 9th day of June, 1998, a Local Law entitled, "A Local
Law in Relation to Pubic Hearings" and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this Local Law on the 23rd
day of June, 1998, at which time all interested persons were given an
opportunity to be heard thereon, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby enacts
the following Local Law:
LOCAL LAW NO. 10 - 1998
BE IT ENACTED, by -the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
Chapter 100 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 100-275 (C) of the Code of the Town of Southold is REPEALED.
Chapter 100, Section 275 (C) Notice of Hearing.
al;y ar-ati-10-R. taken by the -Ree-ard- of Appeals.
II. This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with"the Secretary of
State.
*Strikethrough represents deletions.
42.,Vote * of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
390 JUNE 23, 1998
43.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
establishes the following benefits for the Town Attorney in lieu of any
payment for compensatory time: A reimbursement payment of $3,000.00 in
lieu of no waiting period on health insurance benefits; three (3) weeks
vacation and fifteen (15) sick days per year. .
43.-Vote of. the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
44.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby engages
the services of Dvirka E Bartilucci, Consulting Engineers to perform
engineering services, and Tectonic Engineering Consultants, P.C. to
perform testing services for the Southold Town Landfill Closure.
44.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
45.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the .Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies .
the General Fund Whole Town 1998 budget as follows:
To:
Revenues:
A.2705.40 Gifts 8 Donations
Other Donations $14,636.00
Appropriations:
A.5182.2.500.500 Street Lighting, Capital Outlay
Street Light Fixtures $14,636.00
45.-Vote, of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, .Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That, is the end of our resolutions. At this time
according to Town Board policy you have the opportunity to address the
Town Board on any Town business that you would like to share with us, or
any' input that you may have. Yes, sir?
<BERNARD HEINSCH: My name is Bernard Heinsch. I live on County
Road 48. 1 would like to know if the Town would publicize public hearings
such as what the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Town meetings related to
new town zoning, as well as the Planning Board. They now put up a slip
of paper, and stake, which is no larger than this. Could the Town come
out with a town sign with the town logo approximately 24 by 36? Anyone,
passing that property would know that there is an action on that
property. At the present time the only way that residents have of knowing
of any changes whatsoever is by legal notice. I would guess if you asked
a hundred people, did you read the legal notices you wouldn't find one out
of a hundred.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: There are signs presently, but you are right, they
are woefully small. Signs are posted.
BERNARD 'HEINSCH: The signs there now are no larger than this. You
can't read it. It is impossible. This is a riding community, not like New
York City where you put it up in electric lights, and people pass. But,
the town could purchase signs with the town logo right on it, and then fill
it in with magic marker whatever is necessary. It would give more of the
town cooperation with the residents of the town. Hey. This is what X,Y,Z
is asking for. If you want to attend the public meeting the date is on
there, the time is on there. Give the residents an opportunity to voice
their opinion. I think it would be greatly appreciated.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Bernie, we will discuss that. I will put that on
the next agenda.
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BERNARD HEINSCH: The other thing I would like to discuss is at that
present time, such as for your Planning Board, and your Board of Zoning
and Appeals, the only residents that have to be notified are those
adjourning. Many towns have a radius, that they set up, a five or a six
hundred foot radius. This way here you have more of the adjourning
people pay attention to what is going on in their backyard. At the present
time the people across the street might be in an open farmland, but you
take a radius of all points of the property, as many towns do, some towns
have a 600 foot radius. It is not unreal.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: So it is the neighborhood rather than just
contiguous. '
BERNARD HEINSCH: Right, and you get a good percentage of the people
to pay attention to what is going on in the town. The other thing I would
like to ask of the last month's meeting, I asked the Town Board about the
present zoning on Ackerly Pond Road located by South Shore
Excavating. Is there anything that has been done? That is in limited
business. That particular business that he 'is running is not allowed • in
limited business. I did raise an objection, but I do see where they are
asking for a change of zone on the other property, which is just west of
Southold Floor Covering, I believe owned by Latham. Has anything been
done about the Ackerly Pond Road, or is that under investigation?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI : I don't think we followed through with it at
this point to be honest with you.
BERNARD HEINSCH: Would you want a formal letter sent to you?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We will make a note right now. I directed our
Code Enforcer. I will see what the status is. Mr. Carlin? I saw you sitting
out in your easy chair in front of your yard the other day. You have your
McDonalds shirt.
FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin, Laurel. Before I start on my main agenda
tonight I would like to applaud the Town Board for choosing our Town
Attorney. I have been watching him very closely. I like the way he
operates. He rolls up his sleeves, does his homework, and knows how to
use logic, common sense, and reasoning, and that is important. You are
doing a good job so far, young man, keep it up.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI : Thank you very much, sir.
FRANK CARLIN: I like to give credit where credit is due. Alice Hussie,
three questions, and I' believe you should be able to answer these after
twelve years of research on your super utility company here. If you give
me a price of one utility pole that would cost today, not including the
insulating, the cost of the transformers, whatever, one pole?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: The pole and it's. .
FRANK CARLIN: No, just the pole.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I happen to know that it is a thousand dollars
for the pole put in the ground.
FRANK CARLIN: Including labor.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Yes.
FRANK CARLIN: How much for a ' foot does the high tension wires cost,
that carry the 13,000 volts, and the 26,000 volts cost per foot?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I have no idea.
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FRANK CARLIN: In my opinion you are batting one out of one. You
should know. You should know what the equipment is going to cost, and
the miscellaneous. It is not cheap, because it is covered now with rubber
insulation, but years ago it was bare wire. This is high gauge wire. It is
not cheap. I don't know myself here, but that is what I am asking you.
figured that you are involved in this that you would be able to give me the
answer.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: At no time when I have been suggesting this
over the last twelve years did I ever suggest that we were going to put in
new poles, and redo the whole intra-structure.
FRANK CARLIN: That goes automatically. LILCO has been doing that for
years. They have been replacing the old wires with new wires. There is
still old wires in this town. Someday they will have to be replaced, be
updated. There is some poles that will never stand up for a lifetime. .They
are going to rot. They are going to have to be replaced. Those are the
things you have to take into account in the future, when you are looking
for a utility company, you know, and everything isn't rosy about running a
utility company. It is all this overhead. Question number three, how many
men, linemen, now, nobody else, linemen, the people that would out there
on the poles maintaining this equipment or whatever?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Seventeen.
FRANK CARLIN: Seventeen men total linemen. That will be 24 hours a day.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I imagine that they would be working 'a
particular number of hours per day, and then a certain number of those
people would be on call for emergencies.
FRANK CARLIN: You have one on 24 hours a day, right, like they have
now, in case of any accident, a pole is down twelve o'clock at night.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: That is the on call.
FRANK CARLIN: The old LILCO rides on the truck all night long on call.
That is what I am talking about, not calling him out of bed, or on vacation,
right? Seventeen, do you guarantee with seventeen if we have a
hurricane, or a tornado, or a disaster, or northeaster, can you guarantee
that seventeen linemen will handle the job within an adequate reasonable
amount of time?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: ' No, I can not guarantee that, but then on the
other hand, though, LILCO in times of great storms can not handle it by
themselves, and they call in and contract with other neighboring companies.
FRANK CARLIN: Are you assured of that then? Can you call in other
companies? What other company is going to come in here? You are not
going to have LILCO no more. LIPA, they going to come in here?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I don't see any reason why ConEd, or
Northeast Utilities, or some of the other people wouldn't come in.
FRANK CARLIN: That is because they have their own problems to handle.
They are not going to drop their. own customers, Ms. Hussie, and come to
little old Southold town.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I have to remind you that during Gloria we had
people coming from as far away as New Hampshire and North Carolina, and
I would imagine the same sort of thing would work. LILCO is not entirely
self-supporting.
FRANK CARLIN: You know, I know when the State takes over something,
but now that they took over LIPA we have to give them a chance. They
claim they are going to save us 19.1% of our rates. What more are you
going to do?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Save you another 20%.
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FRANK CARLIN: Oh boy, you going to save us another 200. You
guarantee that?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: With my faith and good will, yes. Full faith and
credit, I am going to change my will.
FRANK CARLIN: You are not always going to be on this Board in the
future if this program of us goes through, that this thing folds, and have
the answer to this, either, you know.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I do value my reputation whether I am on the
Board or not.
FRANK CARLIN: Well, Councilwoman Hussie, I don't beat around the bush.
You have been on this thing since 1986. In 1986 we spent over $30,000
pumping the money out of the people's pockets for research. Lord knows
between '86 and '98 what we spent. We spent another $950 towards an
environmental study on the one resolution tonight, which I don't know what
the environmental effect has anything to do with having a utility company.
It don't make sense.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: If we had done this in 1986 it would only be at
a cost of $23,000,000. Now it is up to $47,000,000.
FRANK CARLIN: Of course; but I am not talking about that now. I am
talking about the money you spent so far. This has been going along for
twelve years now. In 186 it was a proposition that was voted down by 350
votes. A lot of people didn't even vote on any of this, so there was only
350 it lost by. You make it sound so great that, we are going to save 190
and 200, and you are going to save the company. Tom Wickham, I don't
agree with a lot things ' of Tom Wickham, either, but he said in June 30,
1994, News Digest there. in the Traveler, when you brought it up to the
Town Board meeting in 1994, you wanted to start this program up, again,
about the utility company, and he didn't go along with it. He says here,
Southold Town is too small for that kind of risk. Right in the paper here,
and he is right. I agree with him on it.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: That's his opinion, and that is your opinion,
and my opinion is that it is something that we should try and ultimately the
people are going to vote on this in a referendum. So, although you say it
is my electric company, believe me, it is not my electric company.
FRANK CARLIN: But you have been one this thing for twelve years.
Anyway, do you know the old song? Ever hear the old song, Impossible
Dream?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Yes, from the Man of La Mancha. You are
telling me I am tilting at windmills.
FRANK CARLIN: It is an impossible dream. Another thing, while we are
on the subject, I am not pulling any punches tonight, as far as your pool
goes, forget it, in my opinion. We don't need a pool here in Southold
Town. Mayor Kapell is going to have one only eight miles away, a YMCA
pool. It don't make sense to spend $4,000,000 for a pool here, when Mayor
Kapell is going to have one only eight miles down the road.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I agree with you, 100%. . However, it doesn't
mean that we are going to stop looking into it.
FRANK CARLIN: You are wasting time. Do you know what you should be
looking to do? You know the problem with you, Ms. Hussie, you put all
your energy into things . that in my opinion doesn't matter, doesn't amount
to a hill of beans. Here's what you should be doing. I am going to read
you off four items now. Just four things, but they are important as a
Councilperson. Eliminate the $15.00 yard sale permit. Don't charge. the
people $15.00, litt':e things like that. Don't charge these people $15.00 for
a yard sale permit. They only have one a year anyway. Give them a
break. Let them have it for nothing. Why charge them $15.00. Eliminate the
beach permit for $6.50 for local people, that are local residents that pay
taxes here. Why should they have to pay $6.50 to go to their own beach
where they pay taxes in their own town? Want to give them the permit,
394 JUNE 23, 1998
fine. When they come to pay their taxes, if they so •desire, give them the
permit. Eliminate the yellow bags. I mentioned this before that people who
have their garbage picked up privately, it's not fair to make them pay for
the yellow bag if they don't use the landfill. Get rid of your garbage
system you have in this town. In my opinion, it stinks.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It usually does. Very apropos.
FRANK CARLIN: That landfill down there should have been closed down
there year ago. We are so far behind on our system here, the garbage-
system in this town, it's pathetic.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: On the other hand there are people coming from
other states to look and see what we are doing, and they are copying our
bag system.
FRANK CARLIN: They want to look at something, they come and look at
this operation we got here in our landfill. I tell you, a white one here,
cans there, bottles over here. I went down there one day, and accidentally
dropped a plastic razor in with the bottles, and the guy; oh, Mr. Carlin,
you can't do that, you dropped in a plastic razor, and you thought I was
dropping an atomic bomb in there.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN- Did you take it out, and put it in the right
container?
FRANK CARLIN: No way. Those are only some of the items that you
should be thinking about instead of having the impossible dream about a
utility company, and this pool of yours. Those are the things. Then there
is more. I got so many I could stand up here for hours, and mention, but
those are small things, but they mean something. Give the people a break
once in awhile here. Don't keep pumping money out of the local pockets
here all the time for these permits. I mean give them a break. Years ago
finished my dinner, more than once, I would finish my dinner; I would
grab my fishing pole, I would go down to the Mattituck Inlet in the
summer, and I would go fishing. You didn't need no permit. At that time
you didn't need a permit. Now, and many times we would go fishing at
night. Now, you can't go fishing at night down there. The gates are closed
, nine, ten o'clock. Again, forget the utility company. Know how Southold
operates? I said this before. I am going to say it. again. We can't handle
it. We are looking for trouble. I'll take a break now, and let someone else
come back. I'll be back for round two.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Frank, just one thing in relation to fees. We did
have, it's a service by the State, that they come in, and they review all
your fees_. It's a SMART audit. It's by the State Comptroller's Office, and
they will be reviewing all fees that the Town of Southold charges, so that
the 1 Board can sit and look at some of what is there, and how it all
happens, so that at that time we will be doing a review process. Just for
your information, Mr. Carlin. You are going to come back for your second
shot,' but this is your first. Thank you. Anyone else like to address the
Town Board?
DONNA DZUGAS-SMITH: I am Donna Dzugas-Smith. I live on Tuckers
Lane, Southold. There is just a few things. I couldn't help the yellow
bags. Just' so you know, before this 1 used to live . in Bellport, which is
Brookhaven Town, and I don't want the yellow bags either, but the thing
is one of the things I think you manage -is you keep the garbage prices
down, and people pay for the garbage that they use, which I think is good.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is the whole idea, and it encourages
recycling.
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DONNA DZUGAS-SMITH: There is good and bad parts. to 1t, and yes, it
is a pain in the neck to sort it all out, but if someone picks up your
garbage for you, if you don't do it that way, you are going to have it in
your taxes. and people need to realize that, because most private carters
take care of everything. Just a few things I want to know. I am going to
try to stay away from those issues that you don't particular like, but you
were very kind to me about getting the Master Plan. I got a Master; Plan
Update when I went to your office. The only thing that is confusing to me,
_9UNE 23, 1998 395
I went around asking a few questions to the Planning Board, they are
mentioned a lot here, and it seems they dealt a lot with it, and they said
nothing was ever really officially adopted. They said, this is a plan, yes,
and it was worked on for ten years, and it effected some code changes.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Huge Code changes, it was all melded together,
the old Code, and the new Code at the time. Bob Tasker was the
attorney.
DONNA DZUCAS-SMITH: There were a lot of things mentioned in the
Master Plan, that I don't see; and I looked at the Code inside and out, that
don't see in the Code. Some of the things which we have addressed in a
particular issues in front of you, and one of them was Special Exception. It
was actually suggested, and it was under other changes. Okay? It said,
Special Exceptions draft reflects a proposed shift of responsibility for
special exceptions from the Zoning Board of Appeals to the Planning Board.
Special Exceptions generally involve planning decisions in that they are
concerned with land use relations. The ZBA can focus on: appeals,.
variances, and matters of interpretation. I think that is a really important
thing, that maybe someone over the years, not just you, have overlooked.
Did you see the way the Planning Board runs itself, especially since I am
quite involved in different areas now as far as having an application in
front of them, and the other one that is growing up near us. The Planning
Board. .) am very pleased with them. The are very professional. They stay
by the citizen that has the land, wants to develop it to the zone it is
zoned for, but also to the neighbors and the citizens of the community.
This is saying right that this would fit in more under their job description
than the ZBA. I think it is something that should be considered. They
seem to make it sound like it is something that the Town Board could
change not. .
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Definitely, it is a legislative act of the Board, but
yet there are some different theories of the Zoning Law out there, and one
is that in some towns the Town Board itself retains special exception use.
don't happen to think that is a suitable place to have it, because it
politicize what should be pursuant to land use, zoning, and planning uses,
but other towns keep that authority with the Town Board. The Planning
Board just deal with traffic. flow, the site plan, parking, layout to make
the parcel work, and that the Town Board through the zoning map dictates
where properties are going to be zoned for business, for residences, for
industrial, and that kind of stuff, and it is ' the blended on, which is a
special exception which is the Zoning Board prerogative, that the Planning
Board should not be deciding, gee, this parcel ought to be used that way.
Somebody should could in and say, you got a business piece of property, it
is suitable for business. The Town Board is legislated that point. It is
zoned LB, it is zoned RO, whatever it is zoned it is already decided that
parcel is suitable for business, and the Planning Board shouldn't concern
itself with, gee, does this use belong here or not. It should deal only
with the site issues, drainage, parking, lighting, landscaping, and how it
relates.
DONNA DZUCAS-SMITH: The special exception in Jimbo property we
have this monstrosity of storage buildings going up, and he got a special
exception to build a caretaker's quarters, quote, unquote, that is a family
residence. It is bigger than some homes in Southold.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI : Along your line about that the Planning
Board should be involved with the special exceptions, correct? When you
review the Town Code in all different zones they are permitted uses, and
special exception uses, for example 131, which I believe is AC, yes, the
ZBA deals with special exceptions, however, a site plan approval by the
Planning Board is also required. We have actually both. It is actually a
higher degree in one respect of review.
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DONNA DZUGAS-SMITH: I understand. The point of view we are
dealing with right now in that the ZBA has given him this special
exception, and every time we address it at a Planning Board meeting , they
are like you need to go to the Town Board, and you need to go to the
ZBA. But, actually they don't tell us to go to. the ZBA, you tell us to go
to the ZBA. They tell us to go to you. They are saying they can not do
anything about this, because special exceptions are granted through the
ZBA.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: That goes back to the theory of who should have
what responsibility. The Town does not have to formally adopt a Master
Plan. It can do an entire series of studies, which when the court looks at
it says, hmm, you got all this, stuff you have done, and the work you are
doing tries to be consistent with, and in accord with that. You don't have
to formally adopt that document: That became the basis by which the huge
zone changes were done back in .'89. The map was redone.
DONNA DZUGAS-SMITH: That the main thing that was accomplished, but
to keep referring to a Master Plan, and saying, like this is our Master
Plan. There is a lot of this that is not addressed in zone changes. You
spent ten years and lots of money on this, and there is a lot of issues that
are not addressed, especially since now we are dealing with this. A lot is
coming to my eyes, and saying, oh, wait a minute, and some one is looking
from the outside, saying, this is what you need to consider, and it is not
considered. The next step you should do is adopt .another plan with or
without modification from the Town Board. There is not a plan adopted.
Once again, I know you said zone changes were made, but why don't you
have a Master Plan in place. Why don't we have a Master Plan that someone
can look at, leaf through, match it up with a map, and then we know what
we are dealing with. There is just no rhyme or reason to it, and it is
very frustrating to see the ZBA do one thing, the Planning Board do
something else, you guys saying, well, whatever everyone is doing.
attended an Architectural Review Committee today, and it is like you are
listening to what they are saying, and I am like, why don't you have a
public hearing with the Planning Board, because what you are deciding
right now was already represented at the public hearing. There is too
much still not meshing together right. You have a lot of people's energies
going, but not adding up to positive results. Perhaps if you had a real
Master Plan, and we looked at this, and we said, you know, let's look to
really develop our Master Plan. It did a lot of good. It spelled out a lot
of things, but there is a lot of things, like I would love to sit down with
one, two, all of you someday, and some places that are highlighted, saying,
how can we address this, how can we protect it, and that brings me to my
next issue. I am not going to go on and on. The Jimbo Reality which
you know, the Grey property up there on the North Road, you won't
hear too much about. There is a real concern here. I don't know if you
guys are aware, but the Town was given notice on May 7th, that he was
going into bankruptcy on four properties in Southold, and one in
Amityville. It was sent to the Town. Assessors Office, which normally is
the normal process, but the lawyer did send it to them. It let them know
that there is a public auction on the 25th of May, or the 27th of May in
Westbury. Okay? Now, there is four major properties in the Town of
Southold that are now owned by outsiders. Major properties are going to
make a major difference in our lives here, and this one, the Grey
property going up now, happens to be adjacent to one of the properties,
that was just lost, which is on the corner of Horton Lane and North Road.
The one that where he is building, that we keep bringing to your
attention, is adjacent to that. It is right on the North Road, okay? If he
gets through with this building with the way it is now, two stories, three
buildings, we are going to have the World Trade Center of Southold, three
instead of two of them. Okay? Then he had this property now owned by
an outsider next door, that is going to use that as a precedent, and say,
well, he built that, and I have a quarter piece so I can get access to
Horton'.s Lane, and access to the North Road, why can't I build dah
dah dah? There was one person on the Architectural Review committee
that did express that today. What this looks like to me is why would °
something like this, something so valuable to Southold, comes to anyone's
office? Why can't it become public information immediately, so that whether
it is one citizen of Southold, one resident, or a group of residents,
because it is a neighboring property, or just because they care about that
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piece of land, why can't they try and get ownership of it? Some of those
pieces might be kind of cheap, and that other thing that brings to light is
that it happened when I was in Bellport, you had people from other
communities, buying the pieces of Land, building whatever, they don't live
there, they don't care what they do there. They are living somewhere else
in their little exclusive communities making sure that they are getting
something else that they wouldn't want in the community put in Bellport,
and that is what happened. That isn't what I want to happen in Southold
as a resident. So, I am asking the Town Board to address this issue of
whether it is bankruptcy, foreclosure, somehow to make it so that these
outsiders don't come in, and ruin our town, because this is what is going
to happen. It was the Cox Lane Industrial Park, that went 'up. The storage
building right behind this building, that went up for 1 .2 million dollars.
Went to Liberty Storage up in Buffalo. These are people that are not going
to care. They don't live here. They are not going to care what happens to
Southold when they are living in their comfortable homes in whatever
community they live in.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Just one comment. You . recognize that zoning
applies, whether you live in the town and own property here, or you live
elsewhere, so however the property is zoned, whether it is the piece back
here, the zoning rules apply regardless, - and by the way, one of the
biggest industries, if you want to call it industry in town, we have a
second home ownership, which are folks who don't live here year-round.
DONNA DZUGAS-SMITH: But they are owners. They do live here part
of the year.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: The zoning rules apply regardless of where you
live. It is not that there are no rules that apply out there to the
outer-towners can come in and I appreciate the attitude with which they
come to things. That I understand what you are saying.
DONNA DZUGAS-SMITH: The other thing you have to realize, Burger
King fought with you guys for all those rights to build in Mattituck. They
did a pretty good job with that. It's a building that is a little more
acceptable than most McDonald's, but they fought for it all, and then they
sold it to McDonalds, and this is what could happen to Jimbo, three story
World Trade Center that is going up in Southold. Okay? He can get all this
through. You can get whatever landscaping you want around it. It could
die. According to our Code this landscaping could die a year later, and
nothing will be done about it. There is nothing in the Code that after a
year they have to do anything about this landscaping. These are things
we need to protect ourselves. We have a great community, we need to save
it. I am bringing to your attention' of ways when something comes to notice,
maybe there are more people out there, they felt they could do something.
There are people that don't show up at this meeting, because they say,
yeah, yeah, nothing is going to happen. Well, something did happen
tonight. We got a Code change, and that was from us coming here. So,
am just bringing these things to your attention, so that perhaps -you can
think, hey, that not such a bad idea. It is just a generic thing. You can
get more specific about it. There is something to think about here. You
can still save Southold. Otherwise it will end up looking like the rest of
Long Island. It is just a matter of time it is going to come to the east,
and you have to take it seriously, and. this Master Plan this is not a real
Master Plan, as you said, was not adopted. There is no Master Plan. This
is a Master Plan summary. We do need a Master Plan.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you for your comments. Is there anyone
else like to address the Town Board? Yes, ma'.am?
DANIELLE ARAIAN: My name is Danielle Araian. I live on the
North Road. I am a new face. I have never been to a Town Board
meeting. I felt compelled to come, because I have been reading the
newspapers what has been going on with Jim Gray. I am from the South.
just moved here seven years ago, .and I can tell you after getting over the
initial shock of. moving to the northern states from the southern states.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: What southern state?
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DANIELLE ARAIAN: Virginia. When I got settled here, and got more
involved in the community, you know Southold is a gorgeous town, and I
have a son that I brought with me, and he so far he loves. (tape change)
I love the schools here. I have nothing to complain about with the town
per se. This I have to complain about. I really think it is going to be an
injustice to this town, and I think once it is up, and everybody really goes
by it every day they are going to be like, oh Cod, why did we do this?
So, I am definitely for that not showing up on that corner. That is
basically what I want to say about that, and number two, as the gentleman
brought up the issue of if you are Town of Southold resident you should
not have to pay for the park permits. Now, you know, we have some of
the most beautiful parks here I have ever seen in my life, and I love
them. Up until a year ago, my son just turned eight, I flatly refused to
get a parking permit, because I felt I didn't have to pay for them. We
don't do it down south. I was not used to it. I come here, and they say,
you can't go to the park, you don't have a special permit. Then I find out,
well, if you go down to this park down here Founders Landing. You have
got to get a special permit from them to go use that park. So, then I -got
all confused, and I said, the heck with it, I won't go to none of them.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We put out a booklet, that explains to you the
difference between Town property parks, and park district parks. You
have different park districts within Southold Town. You have Mattituck,
you have Cutchogue, you have Southold, and you have Orient, and those
parks are supported by the people in that hamlet, so they are the only
ones allowed to use them. The Town itself has been park poor. We are
trying to add to some of our parks. We do charge for beach permits, but
the Town parks, and you can use them, there is no permit for a town park.
DANIELLE ARAIAN: I am talking basically about the ones where you
have to buy the permit.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is a different district. It is a different
taxing entity, than the Town, yes. That is why we put a booklet out,
because there are many people .that move into Southold, and don't realize
why you can't use one park, like I can't use East Marion. I can't use
Mattituck Park District property, but they can't use Founders Landing.
That is the district I live in. So, it is kind of hodgepodge. I would love
to see it all one someday, but that doesn't mean it is going to happen.
DANIELLE ARAIAN: At the time I didn't understand what it was
about, and things like that. Can you still get that booklet?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It should be right out on the ledge in the
hallway. Okay?
DANIELLE ARAIAN: The other thing was is the permits for the dump.
I feel that if you have to pay for the garbage bags, which I personally
think is a good idea, you shouldn't have to pay for the permit also to dump
it there, as long as you are keeping up with your recycling, and you are
buying the bags, and you are doing the best that you can do, like we do
at my house. Everything goes in a separate bin. Whatever, but you get
the point. That all I have say.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you for your input. Anyone else like to
address the Town Board? Ziggy, Mr.' Helinski?
ZICMUND HELINSKI : Just one statement referring to the beach
stickers. I feel it is an injustice to the residents, the taxpayers, that we
should pay for a beach parking for 365 day beach sticker, and yet after
Labor Day anybody and his brother can go to the beaches free.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: In a sense that is true, because we do not have
coverage that we have during the summer months, when we have the
greater numbers of people. Fishermen, we try to leave them alone. They
fish all hours of the night. You will even see them up there at one o'clock
in the morning fishing.
ZICMUND HELINSKI: After Labor Day the locals can't even get there
to go fishing. It is so crowded with outsiders without beach stickers.
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COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: That's true.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have bounced around from time to time a
permit, and we really should get serious about it, and discuss it, but a
special permit for fishermen. We really should. A free special permit for
fishermen.
ZICMUND HELINSKI: I understand this was brought up last year, or a
petition was put in last year.
SUPERVISOR -COCHRAN: Not a petition, but I chatted with Duzer, and
some of the guys about it.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: It was on how late to keep. the roads open. It
became a whole ball of string that got rather complicated, as we sat there
and talked about where you park, and where do you get access to the
property up in East Marion we are talking about.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Make a note, we will look at it again.
ZICMUND HELINSKI: Then, again, I understand the reason there was
no action taken on this was some of the local businessmen put in a
complaint about it, saying that we are driving business away by not letting
these fishermen come in.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No.
ZICMUND HELINSKI: Most of the fishermen that come here, they bring
what they want with them, and all they do is leave the trash here.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It was just a matter of it, as we talked about it
it got more and more involved.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: We didn't find a easy solution. Every time we talked
about putting a 10:00 P.M. parking limit somewhere, the baymen got upset
because we were precluding parking at a road end. It wasn't a simple
problem. Every time you talked about one issue three more popped up, so
we said, take two steps back. You brought it back to our attention. We will
look at it again.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Do you still fish, Ziggy? You know if you
have any ideas come on in and see me. Is there anyone else who would
like to address the Town Board besides Mr. Carlin? You are going to have
the last say, Frank.
DONNA DZUCAS-SMITH: Just one thing. Something that I brought up at
the Town's Transportation attention last year. At the North Road at
Tucker's Lane, . where you go from four lanes to two lanes, there is a big
drainage thing, and the road is kind of sinking in there. I. brought it to
their attention. I wrote a letter to them. The Supervisor, I forgot his
name, came to my house, and he was there, and he said, oh yeah, that's
on our agenda, that is going to be worked on. Now, this is over a year
ago, and it still is bad. I called the office again, and they said that the
Town needs to push this a bit, too, because the road is becoming a danger
there.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: When you send a letter like that give me a copy,
so this office knows, and we can check out this situation and enforce it. We
can support it.
DONNA DZUCAS-SMITH: I did bring it to his attention, when you are
going to four lanes to two lanes there we have many tractor-trailer trucks
zipping by there, and the pictures on the walls kind of go swish, swish.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They do that here in Town Hall.
DONNA DZUCAS-SMITH: The thing is, you also have a traffic light
coming out of Horton's Lane, and you have a little further back a speed
thing, just like you do in Mattituck, where you have it lowered down to
forty-five miles from 55 to 45 or whatever. Perhaps you could consider it 'in
that area. They said that is something the Town has to request.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Yes, we would request it by letter.
DONNA DZUGAS-SMITH: They did say it was a possibility.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: A traffic study. So, a traffic for the head of
Tuckers Lane coming off of the two lane highway lowering of speed. We
will go up there and look at it, and see when we can send the letter, and
request. Yes, ma'am?
DANIELLE ARAIAN: She brought up a very good point. I live on the
North Road, also. My house is right on the corner of Tuckers and the
North Road. A lot of times you will hear people. They are so scared
coming out of that road, that they will stop. It took me the longest time
to figure out what they are doing. They are beeping. They are sounding a
horn, so hopefully the people that come around that curve.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It's a bad exit. I try not to use it.
DANIELLE ARAIAN: It's absolutely awful. We had a man killed in our
backyard. I am sure .you remember that. My son sleeps right there. If, we
had been home, thank God we weren't, he would have gotten a front row
view.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I am glad you weren't home, and that he didn't,
but we will. .
DANIELLE ARAIAN: Drop it down ,to forty.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Their, engineers do a traffic study of the
conditions, and what we are requesting, and then they will let us know if
they approve or disapprove, and if they approve then they will make the
changes, but we will request it. Thank you. Mr. Carlin?
FRANK CARLIN: I come about every other Board meeting, so you still
know what I am thinking. Frank Carlin, Laurel. I don't know what I do to
Mr. Gold. Every time I get up he takes off.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: He left a long time ago.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: He went the first time you got up.
FRANK CARLIN: I am going to mention this just one more time, because I
don't want to harp on this, but it bothers me when this happened. Just
awhile back the Zoning Board denied a McDonalds there drive through
window, and what bothers me, too, I was told and understand that they
weren't even given a hearing. They just denied them. You know, it is a
shame. We have one of the nicest facilities we have in whole Southold Town.
The man went out of his way to confirm and build that place to satisfy the
Board, or the Town Hall, or the Planning Board's requirements, building it
back off the road which McDonalds normally don't do, put 'up a little sign
there which you can hardly see, put all kind of landscaping around there.
In the beginning he was denied the flagpole, so I had to go here, and
speak on about putting up the flagpole. I am not blaming this entire Board
now on this. I am blaming the administration before this. I am going to be
honest. Alice, you were on the Board, and so was the absent Louisa Evans.
Incidentally, was she present at the special utility meeting you had the
other night? No, she wasn't there either, was she?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I explain? Councilwoman Evans is not with
us, Judge Evans, because she is expecting a baby momentarily. The doctor
suggested she not come over here for this meeting today, and the trip,
because she is too far from Connecticut where she goes to the hospital. So,
she is going in on Thursday, and I am sure she would appreciate a
congratulations card from you, Frank. Thursday she will be going in to
have her baby.
FRANK CARLIN: Anyway, like I was saying, the man went out of his way
to build such a beautiful place. He wanted a window 'of about ten foot. .hole
in the wall about ten foot wide by three foot. The only fast food restaurant
we have in the whole north fork, over thirty miles, and it was denied.
They do so much for the town. You have to drive in anyway. This is what
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I mean when I mention, Mr. Yakaboski, by using logic, common sense, and
reasoning, which you can do. You have to drive in anyway, even if you
take your food out, or not. The only difference is it is convenient for
some people who don't want to get out of the car like senior citizens, or a
mother and child, or whatever. It is no big deal. It was too bad that they
had to reject this request. McDonalds do so much throughout the world,
and I am sure they do so much in this town here. I don't understand it.
We never have to worry about another fast food restaurant being built in
Southold. You will never see another one, not when you see what they had
to go through. Burger King and McDonalds, it was five .years before they
could get one fast food restaurant here. People come to me from other
towns. They say, my God, why won't they let them have one drive through
window there? It is only one fast food restaurant. What kind of town you
live in? I don't understand it. The problem is with this town is you get
something nice in it, and the Town Hall don't know how to handle it.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Frank, he did a lovely job on the building. He
did.
FRANK CARLIN: He did. He went out of his way. The only thing the man
wanted was a simple drive though window to, make it convenient for other
people. You denied him on that, and he is so far back. ' How many places
we have in this town has a business that requires to have their building
that far back? If they were all required in this town, if we all went to
the Town Planning Board, or the Zoning Board,., or the Architectural Review
Board, or whatever, and say, I ' want to build a house. Well, you got to
have it 300 feet back. If you hail a business you wouldn't like it either.
Thank you, Madame Supervisor.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Is there anyone else that wants to talk to the
Board? (No response.) I'll call for Board reports starting on my left. John,
anything to report?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Unfortunately tonight I have nothing to report
to the Board about.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Alice?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I wanted to tell the Board this. I went to a
Cablevision meeting yesterday, and the five towns were there. It is
interesting because they each had different problems, and I got the
impression that they would prefer to solve them on their own. But, one
thing was decided pretty much, and that was to investigate an attorney who
is a specialist in dealing with the FCC, so they are- going to look into
that. I don't know what the cost -is or anything like that, but at least he
will look into it. The other thing we decided was to have each town list
whatever it is that we want particularly. That is one thing. The other
thing, the tractor again, this $5,500 tractor, Mr. Carlin, you will see that
in operation. It has to do with our Ag-Bag. It is the piece of equipment
that will help stuff the Ag-Bag.
FRANK CARLIN: What is that, ice bag?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Ag-Bag. You haven't seen that yet? Go. We
don't charge for it either. It is a farm tractor that feeds the stock, or
the leaves and stuff into these long 200 foot long, 10 foot diameter bags,
so that it composts.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is plastic tubing like.
FRANK CARLIN: The make of the truck, Oliver, that sounds like an
antique.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: It's model 1850, not the year.
FRANK CARLIN: There was a tractor years ago named Oliver, too. What
are talking about now, model or Oliver? I better go home.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I think I better quit.
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COUNCILMAN MOORE: I will be real short. This is also for the Board.
You got in your box this afternoon a fax from the New York State
Association of County Planning Directors regarding a piece of State
legislation, that was being contemplated. We spent a better part in Code
Committee last year in the summertime working on a telecommunications
ordinance trying to direct the siting of these cell towers in. different
parts of town, and a couple of wisenheimers in the State Assembly, and
the State Senate, think the State ought to have the authority, and surf
local zoning authority on where these things ought to be cited. I just got
this thing yesterday afternoon, and they said, call, call, call. So, I
called up to the Association of Towns, and as of right now as you all know
that legislation has been put into the comatose, they didn't say dead, they
said comma. I said, we will watch for it this fall. He said keep an eye out
in the fall, but the State in, many instances tries to take back authority
that it has given it's towns for zoning. This was an instance where they
are going to try and sidestep local prerogatives.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: Bill, the Legislature has something called
a cleanup day at one point in the year, and I, also, spoke to the
Association of the Towns on this, and that is when they are afraid when it
is coming back up. The sponsor has already gone on record as saying that
is his top priority to get it in on that one day.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: We spent a lot of time last year working on that
local law. We spent a year of Wednesdays.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Who did, you talk to in the Association of Towns?
Kevin?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: The lawyer staff was not available at the time, so I
just wanted to get the word to get immediate action.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I wanted to do what they were doing in the-
towns and villages.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: They are the ones that all say, contact them, the
Association of Towns Conference of Mayors. It is just pulling zoning power
in a particular area involving a site and stuff, and it just is not
appropriate.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI : In the letter that you got did they also
say contact your local State representatives?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: They gave us some names of people that were
sponsoring this thing, but we will contact. .
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: I talked to one the attorneys up there on
that.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They keep trying, don't they? On my right, Mr.
Murphy?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: One of the things I was going to say, but I see
by your props in front of you, I won't mention .that. I will leave that for
you. I have something else. This we talked about today, and we have
decided that we are going to produce some signs like this to put on the
properties that are acquired under the Agricultural Open Space Law, and
the Development Rights. We have quite a number of questions- from people,
Well, where are the . properties that we have? Fine, you come into the
hearing tonight, and we show this. Well, a year from now people don't
remember this because there is no physical change in it. So, on these
properties we are going to put one sign like this in an area where it will
be visible, not in the farmers way, . or anything else, and that of course
being unobtrusive to the point of being an eyesore, but it would just
identify the property as property that has been preserved by Southold
Town, so this is one of our projects we are .working on.
BERNARD HEINSCH: Is this in a moisture proof container?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Yes, this is just a mock-up right now, but will be
waterproof.
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BERNARD HEINSCH: So, it could be fixed permanently to a tree or
otherwise?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Not a tree. We will probably do a short stake,
maybe about two and a half feet above the ground, so that it is visible, in
that manner, but it won't be an eyesore.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I think it is important for people to know where
this property is, because it is theirs, you know the rights are there.
Myself, I would like to thank Mrs. Dickerson's class, the fifth grade,
Mattituck-Cutchogue. They did a project, which is No Butts About It, and
it is about cigarette waste on the beach. Many times you go to the beach,
and you see cigarette filters. They just never seem to ever disappear.
They are with us till the end of time, and this grade decided to do a
brochure about it working in partnership with the Cutchogue-New Suffolk
Park District. So, I think this is a good plus for them. I would like to
thank our Highway Superintendent Ray Jacobs. This year for the spring
cleanup in the community, and the total number of tons that was picked u.p,
and brush and leaves was 1,177 tons were carted off the highway, and
carted up to the town landfill. I had the opportunity to be a guest on 'the
WLNG radio this past week. . I was part of an hour show on hurricanes.
They seemed to do a show each year in relation to hurricanes, and it not to
panic or upset anyone, but to try to give good solid information. It is
being done in a two part program, and I would like to say that last year,
and . I am sure we will be doing the same thing this year, if there aren't
any left out there, we did do a mimeographed piece giving hints in relation
to preparing yourself for any kind of severe storms, so please, watch for
•that also. I had the opportunity to attend, and as did Mrs. Hussie, the
Southold Historical Society volunteer luncheon. Tommy Maine was honored as
the volunteer from that group. It was certainly well deserved, and we
would like to congratulate her once again. All of us were up on the viewing
stand up front for the American Legion convention was held, Suffolk
County was once again here in Southold Town, and the entire Town Board
was asked to review the parade, and we were pleased that we were included
and the rain held off on either side, so they were able to have their
festivities without being rained upon. As you may have seen in some of
the media today, and on the TV last night the Governor did come down to
Water Mill to sign the 20 Transfer Tax Bill. It is exciting when a Governor
comes to your area, and we had a nice turnout, and that is what Brian was
referring to. Brian did go over with me, or we met there. But, we now
have our next job to try to continue to have the support of the public.
Now that he has signed this into law it will be on for a referendum. The
Board has like a six week window to put certain things in place. We have
to put a law in place, have a hearing, list all the properties that we want
to purchase as a part of this program, because the next time we can add to
the list would be three years. It should bring into the Town of Southold
around a million dollar mark, which would allow us to continue to purchase
development rights, and open space. It covers everything from historical,
to wetlands, to, development rights. It is a broad spectrum, but I was very
pleased yesterday. So, you will be hearing more as we go along. We have a
lot to do, but we are going to continue to ask for your support at the
voting booth in November in relation to this referendum. We did have the
opportunity yesterday. .l stood right behind the Governor as he signed the
bill, and he signs with four pens. We toasted with local champagne from
Lenz, and clams on the half shell, and snow peas, and produce from our
area. I was fortunate enough, he gave away the first pens, and he said, I
have one pen for a Supervisor, and I was right behind him, and I said,
thank you. So, I am quite pleased that we have a pen, at least one on the
North Fork, and it will probably be given to the Historical Society someday
after we reach a million. I am a collecter. of things, and I always believe
they should be preserved and put somewhere, so I will make sure that the
pen does not get. .it has the Governor's name on it. So, that was exciting.
That's about all I have. There is many things in between, meetings and
problems that we solve from day to day. One last thing I would like to just
share with you, though, Fishers Island is having a celebration Fourth of
July weekend, and it is in relation to Fort Wright. Now, Fort Wright is on
the island. It is one hundred years old. The bunkers are still there. I
mean it is really an interesting concept and place to see. Fishers Island
is very unique in that half of it is owned by a private land company. The
other half is where all year round residents mostly live. There are these
bunkers which from time to time have . .some are rented for use for
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business and other things, so they have a celebration celebrating Fort
Wright Centennial, and they have a complete program laid out. If you are
at all interested, I know I am going over, and Mr. Murphy is going over,
we are going to take the boat across from here, and then pick up the ferry
over in Connecticut. There will be a bu.s available for dignitaries or
people from the mainland, that hopefully will be able to use in relation to
touring the island, so you can see what Fishers Island looks like. So, if
you are at all interested contact my office. I would be very happy to
share this with you, and I know they would be very happy to have some
people from the mainland. It should be in the Board's boxes in the
morning. That's all I have. Bernie?
BERNARD HEINSCH: I would like to make a recommendation of what do
with the pen. You should sign the first checks you receive with that pen.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Nice. I like things like that. Right now I am
going to get a frame that it can be framed, or the copy of bill behind. it,
and put behind glass so that it is not scratched, or you know, abused,
because it is nice to have a little piece of history. Nothing else to come
before the Board? (No response.) If there is no other business, may.
have a motion to adjourn?
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at
9:25 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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ElizalSeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk