HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-07/21/1998 sULY 21, 1998 4 2 1
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JULY 21, 1998
WORK SESSION
Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran, Councilwoman Alice J: Hussie,
Councilman William D. Moore, Justice Louisa P. Evans, Councilman John M.
Romanelli, Councilman Brian G. Murphy, Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville, Town
Attorney Gregory Yakaboski.
9:10 A.M. Appointment - Kevin McAllister, Baykeeper, Suffolk County Health
Department, Office of Ecology appeared before the Board to advise of the new
program for "vessel sewage no discharge zones" which he has been asked to
bring before the townships to make it happen. Mr. McAllister hopes to galvanize
efforts and look at the Peconic Bay Estuary on a whole. The program is actually
a Federal NDZ designation,(Greater Protection 8 Enhancement Certification)
administered by the U.S. EPA. Phase I would cover inner harbors, creeks, and
bays. It would prohibit even treated sewage from going overboard, which' is
currently allowed. Steve Ridler of the NYS DEC said that it will be a benefit to
increasing shellfishing areas, if you can demonstrate that you have cleaned up
your waters. Mr. McAllister said that he hoped that a town such as Southampton
would take the lead and file the application. Supervisor Cochran suggested that
perhaps Mr. McAllister would do a joint application on behalf of all of the
townships in the Peconic . Bay Estuary System. Mr. McAllister said that they had
talked about this two years ago, and it didn't happen. But, he feels that the
time is right now, and he will do the application if necessary. Supervisor
Cochran will work with him to set up a meeting of the towns to initiate a joint
application.
9:40 A.M. Appointment - Frank Murphy and Christopher Smith Re: Proposal for
"Special Needs Education and Job Development in Marine Science and
Horticulture" They explained what they would like to do is provide education
and employment to individuals with special needs. The project they will work
with is water pollution mitigation whereby water quality is improved by
intercepting stormwater runoff with shoreside plants. They do have industry
support from the marine and greenhouse industries. There is a lot of funding
that they could apply for. They do plan on both public and private support in
order to accomplish this. Frank Murphy took Supervisor Cochran to visit the
greenhouses in a working program at Center Moriches. Mr. Murphy explained
that the the whole idea is to try to make the lives of these people more
meaningful. There are kids who live here in Southold and travel to Center
Moriches everyday to work. Their next step is fund-raising, they hope to raise
about a million dollars, then apply for matching funds. Mr. Smith said that a
15,000 sq. ft. greenhouse could generate enough funds to be self-supporting.
The Town Board supported the concept of this program.
10:00 A.M. Appointment - Tim Caufield and Margo Booth of the Peconic. Land
Trust Re: Fort Corchaug Budget. They would like the Town to provide the
leadership through some funds as a starting point to go ,out to other groups for
funding. Items in Phase I for completion are: 1 . site• preparation; 2. moving
into management center; 3. finalizing trails design; 4. Interpretive Center; 5.
Educational Component. A roof is needed on the management center in order to
save the building. Milner Associates Consulting Group will be working on the
management plan with respect to archaeological expertise. Tim Caufield said that
$40,000.00 is needed; but even $20,000.00 would be a start. The Committees
will now be transferring out of the committee groups and into "Friends of Fort
Corchaug" who will be doing the fund raising. Mr. Caufield explained that this
would enable them -to get Phase I moving and get cleaned up so that they can
allow people on the property and hopefully get more public support for funding.
There is money in park and playground funds. Mr. Caufield said that $24,000.00
is needed for Millner Associates for the archaeological work. Councilwoman' Alice
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Hussie was willing to commit only $20,000.00 at this time. Peter Benton -will be
at Town Hall on August 20th to talk about what Milner Associates is doing. The
Peconic Land Trust would like to consider entering into a lease with the Town
for the "Land Management Center", so that they would be on site. - They would
like to propose this and prepare a draft lease for the Town to review. Tim
Caufield will prepare it. The PTL currently has applications into the state for
two properties: (1) Aquafoods at the end of Shipyard Lane, East Marion; (2)
Gazza & Lettieri at Dam Pond.
10:30 A.M. Appointment - Darragh Herlihy, Suffolk County Special Olympics
advised that the Special Olympics will be held the week of August 15th through
August 21st at the Peconic Dunes Camp, Soundview Avenue, Southold. They
expect to have 48 campers on the property and they will be hosting all sort of
extra activities. Ms. Herlihy had three requests of the Town Board: (1) an off
site town parking area for about 50-75 cars; (2) A Public Address. System; and
(3) help to get someone to video the events. On item one, the Board will find a
parking area for her, subject to them presenting the Town with a certificate of
insurance. Item two, there is a PA system in the closet behind the dias. Don
Fisher will be contacted to check out the system. Item 3, video coverage,CATV
has other events scheduled and cannot make it. Supervisor Cochran suggested
that they contact Dick Hilary at the Peconic Dunes Camp. He recently produced
a beautiful video of the camp andother recreation areas on Long' Island.
11:00 A.M. - The Town Board reviewed IV For Discussion Items. Item No. 1
Greenhouses/Ag Buildings was given to the Town Attorney to draft a law.
Councilman Brian Murphy would like to see this pertain to any agricultural
buildings, not only greenhouses. Supervisor Cochran said that the Agricultural
Farm Committee is aware of the greenhouses, but not all agricultural buildings.
She would like the Agricultural Committee brought in and made aware of it-item
No. 2 - Grant Application for Douglas Moore Memorial Concert (see Resolution
No. 17) Item No. 3 - Request of Building Department Head Edward Forrester
Re: amendment to Chapter 45-3 to enable him to write building permits. The
Board needs to see the paper work. Mr. Forrester is on vacation, so this will
be held until he can be present and bring in the paperwork. Item No. 4. Star
Foundation, Re: Millstone Evacuation Planning. Supervisor Cochran said that they
will continue to work on the Fishers Island Evacuation Plan. Item No. 5 - Ethics
Board Member - to be discussed in Executive Session. (see Resolution No. 22)
Item No. No. 6 -Advertise for a full-time mechanic - will be held at this time.
Item No. 7 - Geier property - It will be recommended to the County that they go
ahead and take it down. The Town is concerned with safety. Item No. 8
Request to reduce speed on Leslie's Road, Cutchogue. This will be sent to the
NYS DOT to conduct a speed survey. (See Resolution No. 19) Item No. 9
Scavenger Waste Facility - transfer of employees - Executive Session. Item No.
10 - Water Treatment System at Human Resource Center is no longer needed
because they have hooked into the Suffolk County Water Authority. Councilman
Romanelli will check into whether or not we could turn this system back in for
$5,000.00, return it for a trade-in, or possibly use it at the Landfill to get
potable water. It will have to be determined whether or not it can be moved and
whether it would be approved by the Suffolk- County Health Department. Item
No. 11 - Proposed Local Law for 20 Land Bank (Community Preservation) This
will be set for a public hearing at the next meeting. (See Resolution No. 20)..
Item No. 12 - Moratorium - 9 month period. Past studies should be reviewed
with regard to the Master Plan and the Map. There will be some hard decisions
to make along Routes 48 and 25 and guidelines must be set-up from which to
work. A date will be set for a meeting to review this.
12:30 P.M - The Town Board reviewed resolutions to be voted upon at the
7:30 P.M. meeting. (Supervisor Cochran left at 12:50 P.M. to go to Riverhead)
On motion by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board enter into Executive Session at '12:55 P.M. to
discuss contract negotiations, arbitration, and labor management. Vote of the
Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie. Absent: Supervisor Cochran. Also
present: Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville and Town Attorney Gregory Yakaboski.
Executive Session and Work Session ended at 1:45 P.M.
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on July 21,
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 I have a motion to approve the audit of the
bills July 21, 1998?
Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby are ordered paid:
General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $143,534.36; General Fund
Part Town Bills in the amount of $67,276.12; Highway Fund Whole Town
bills in the amount of $33,227.13; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the
amount of $21,918.08; Capital Projects Account bills in the amount of
$213.88; Ag Land Development Rights bills in the amount of $2,143.75;
Computer System Upgrade bills in the amount of $9,755.47; Employee Health
Benefit Plan bills in the ' amount of $30,915.85; Fishers Island Ferry
District bills in the amount of $19,653.58; Refuse 6 Garbage District bills
in the amount of $70,634.29; Southold Wastewater District bills in the
amount of $3,686.79; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of
$4,762,86; Southold Agency 1; Trust bills in the amount of $8,718.69;
Fishers Island Ferry District Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $261 .63.
Vote of the. Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: A motion to approve the minutes of July 7, 1998,
Town Board meeting?
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the July 7, 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 next Town Board meeting for August
4, 1998, at 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, August 4, 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.
I. REPORTS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: w As you know the Town Board each Board meeting
receives reports from the different committees, and departments. They are
put on file with the Town Clerk. They are public information, so if there is
something on the agenda that seems to strike your fancy, we would be more
than happy to share that information with you.
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1 . Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for June, 1998.
2. Southold Town Justice Bruer Monthly Court Report for June, 1998.
3. HHS Administrators, Town Claim Lag Study Analysis-for June, 1998.
4. HHS Administrators, PBA Claim Lag Study Analysis for June, 1998.
5. Southold Town Program for the Disabled for June, 1998, events.
6. Southold Town Justice Price Monthly Court Report for June, 1998.
7. Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly Report for June, 1998.
8. Southold Town Trustees Monthly Report for June, 1998.
9. Southold Town Planning Board Monthly Report for April, 1998.
10. Southold Town Budget Report for June, 1998.
11 . Southold Town Police Department Activity Report for June, 1998.
II. PUBLIC NOTICES.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Public notices, we have an application to dredge
with ten year maintenance up in the Goldsmith Inlet area, and a notice from
the New York State DOT to lower a speed limit to 45 MPH on County 48 at
Westphalia and Cox Neck Road in Mattituck.
1 . U.S. Corp of Army Engineers, Notice of Application of Southold Town
Community Development Office for a permit to dredge with ten year.
maintenance and upland disposal in Goldsmith Inlet, Southold, New York.
Written comments to be received by August 6,. 1998.
2. New York State Department of Transportation, Notice of Order to
reduce speed limit to 45 mph on County Road 48 between Westphalia and
Cox Neck Road, Mattituck.
III. COMMUNICATIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have some letters of communications, one from
the Greenport Soft League thanking us. for support, a letter from the
facility advisor, Greenport Chapter of the National Honor Society, gratitude
for their support. They went to visit England, and Ireland, and Wales, and
had the opportunity to go to Southwold, so we sent best wishes and a
gift with them -to take over. A letter to myself for the Town's involvement
in the New Suffolk Civic Association Fourth of July parade, which was kind
of fun. Also, we have requested a warning light to be installed near the
renovation site of the Cutchogue East Elementary School, and also, we have
gotten a letter from Mitch Pally, who is Vice-President of the Long
Island Association in relation to tourist centers that they are going to be
constructing probably along the Expressway. I don't think they have made
firm decisions yet, but they will be doing visitors centers. A letter from
Senator Bruno in relation to the Farmland Preservation Program funding.
1 . Greenport Softball League thanking the Town for their support.
2. Tom Rabbit, Faculty Adviser, Greenport Chapter of the National
Honor Society expressing gratitude for' support of their recent vise to
England, Ireland, and Wales.
3. Tom Samuels, New Suffolk Civic Association, Inc. with thank you for
4th of July Parade participation.
4. Senator P. Lavalle's letter to C. Siracusa, Director, Region 1,
New York State Department of Transportation requesting warning lights to
be installed near renovation site at Cutchogue East Elementary School.
5. Mitchell H. Pally, Vice President, Legislative and Economic Affairs,
Long Island Association in regard to visitor centers across Long Island.
6. Senator Joseph L. Bruno in regard to Farmland Preservation Program
funding.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None.
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know the Town Board has a policy. Prior
to the passage of any of our resolutions, if anyone would like to address
the resolutions, or ask any questions in relation to the resolutions, you
have the opportunity to do so now. If you would like to address the Board
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on any other Town business we have a - portion at the end of the meeting
which we would be very happy to accept any of your comments on any
other Town business. Is there anyone who would like to speak on any of
the resolutions? (No response.) If not, we will begin the passage of the
resolutions.
1A•-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
WHEREAS, the Town of Southold is considering the purchase of a parcel
of property from Franklin Rich for public park purposes which . property
is located on the west side of Peconic Lane known as Suffolk County Tax
Map No. 1000-74-5-6 and is approximately 18.58 acres;- and
WHEREAS, the above described action is required to be subject to an
environmental review pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental
Conservation Law, State Environmental• Quality Review Act, and 6 NYCRR
Part 617 et seq., and Chapter 44 of the Code of the Town of Southold;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that pursuant to SEQRA this action is -an Unlisted Action; and
be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Southold has conducted • an
uncoordinated review of this unlisted action and completed and reviewed a
Short Environmental Assessment; and be It
FURTHER RESOLVED AND CONCLUDED that the above described action
will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment and the Town
Board pursuant to SEQRA hereby issues a "negative declaration" with
respect to the above described action.
IA.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. Abstain: Councilman
Moore.
This resolution was duly adopted.
1 B.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Supervisor Cochran,
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NEW
YORK, ADOPTED JULY 21, 1998, AUTHORING THE
ACQUISITION OF THE CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF
LAND CONTAINING 13.85 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,-
SITUATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF PECONIC LANE, IN
THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, AT THE ESTIMATED
MAXIMUM COST` OF $210,000, INCLUDING
PRELIMINARY COSTS AND COSTS INCIDENTAL
THERETO TO THE FINANCING THEREOF IN THE
AMOUNT OF $10,000, SAID LAND TO BE USED FOR
PUBLIC PARK PURPOSES; APPROXIMATING $210,000
THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
$210,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO FINANCE
SAID APPROPRIATIONS.
THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, IN THE COUNTY OF
SUFFOLK, NEW YORK, HEREBY RESOLVES (by the favorable vote of not
less than two-thirds of all the members of said Town Board) AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Town of Southold, in the County of
Suffolk, New York (herein called "Town") , is hereby authorized to
acquire by purchase, the certain piece or parcel of land
containing 13 . 85 acres, more or less, situate on the west side of
Peconic Lane, in the Town of Southold, said piece or parcel of
land being described on the Suffolk County Tax Map as 1000-74-5-
6, said land, when acquired, to be used for public park purposes.
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The estimated maximum cost of said specific object or pQrpose is
$210, 000 , including preliminary costs and costs 'incidental
thereto and to the financing. thereof in the amount of $10, 000,
and the said amount of $210, 000 is hereby appropriated therefor.
The plan of financing includes the issuance of $210, 000 serial
bonds of the Town to finance said appropriation, and the levy and
collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Town
to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as
the same shall become due and payable.
Section 2 . Serial bonds of the Town in the principal
amount of $210, 000 are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to
the ,provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-
a of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (herein
called "Law" ) , to finance said appropriation.
Section 3 . The following additional matters are hereby
determined and declared:
(a) The period of probable usefulness applicable to the
specific object or purpose . for which the $210, 000 serial bonds
authorized pursuant to this resolution are to be issued, within
the limitations of Section 11. 00 a. 21 of the Law, is hereby
determined to be thirty (30) years; however, the maturity of the
bonds herein authorized shall not exceed five (5) years.
(b) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized and any
bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds may
be applied to reimburse the Town for expenditures made after the
effective date of this resolution for the purpose for which said
bonds are authorized. The foregoing statement of intent with
respect to reimbursement is made in conformity with Treasury
Regulation Section 1 . 150-2 of the United States Treasury
Department .
(c) The Town Board acting in the role of the Lead
Agency, after having identified and considered the relevant areas
of environmental concern associated with the acquisition of said
land authorized as hereinabove referred to in Section 1 (the
"Project" ) , has issued a negative declaration for purposes of the
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State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") , Article 8 of
the New York Environmental Conservation Law, and has determined
that the Project will not have a "significant effect" upon the
environment, and has satisfied the requirements imposed by SEQRA.
(d) The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by
this resolution will not exceed five years .
Section 4 . Each of the bonds authorized by this
resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation
of the sale of said bonds shall contain the recital of validity
as prescribed by Section 52 . 00 of the Law and said bonds and. any
notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall be general
obligations of the Town, payable as to both principal and
interest by general tax.upon all the taxable real property within
the Town without limitation of rate or amount. The faith and
credit of the Town are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds and any
notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds and
provision shall be made annually in the budget of the Town by
appropriation for (a) the amortization and redemption of the
bonds and any notes in anticipation thereof to mature in such
year and (b) the payment of interest -to be due and payable in
such year.
Section 5 . Subject to the provisions of this resolution
and of the Law and pursuant to the provisions of Section 21 . 00
relative to the authorization of the issuance of bonds with
substantially level or declining annual debt service, Section
30 . 00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bond
anticipation notes and' Section 50 . 00 and Sections 56. 00 to 60 . 00
and 168 . 00 of the Law, the powers and duties of the Town Board
relative to authorizing bond anticipation notes and prescribing
the terms, form and contents and as to the sale and issuance of
the bonds herein authorized, and any other bonds heretofore or
hereafter authorized, and of any bond anticipation notes issued
in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said bond
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anticipation notes, and relative to executing contracts for
credit enhancements and providing for substantially level or
declining annual debt service, are hereby delegated to the
Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer of the Town.
Section 6 . The validity of the bonds authorized by this
resolution, and of any notes issued in anticipation of the sale
of said bonds, may be contested only if :
(a) such obligations are authorized for an object or
purpose for which the Town is not authorized to expend money,
or
(b) the provisions of law which should be complied with
at the date of the publication of such resolution are ndt
substantially complied with,
and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is
commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication,
or
(c) such obligations are authorized in violation of the
provisions of the constitution.
Section 7 . This bond resolution shall take effect
immediately and the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to publish this bond resolution, in full, together with a notice
attached in substantially the form prescribed by Section 81. 00 of
the Local Finance Law in The Traveler Watchman,, a newspaper published
in Southold, New York, having a general circulation in the Town
and hereby designated the official newspaper of the Town for such
publication.
1 B.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. Abstain: Councilman
Moore.
This resolution was duly adopted.
2.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Kent McCarthy as a member of the Labor Management Committee to replace
Peter Verdon.
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 Councilman Romanelli, 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 E Donations
Other Donations $ 1,026.39
Appropriations:
A.5182.2.500.500 Street Lighting, Capital Outlay
Street Light Fixtures $ 1,026.39
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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 Murphy, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies
the General Fund Whole Town 1998 Budget as'fol lows:
To:
A.1220.1 .200.100 Part Time Employees, Regular Earnings $ 6,000.00
From:
A.1990.4.100.100 Unallocated Contingencies # 6,000.00
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 Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Detective Beth Dzenkowski to attend the New -York State
Police Juvenile Officers Association annual training conference commencing
Sunday, August 23 through Friday, August 28, 1998 in Ithaca, New York
and the necessary expenses for travel, meals and registration shall be a
legal charge to the 1998 JAB Training budget line.
5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
REsolution Amended 8/18/98 resol. #6
6.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, 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: Revenues:
A.2705.40 Other Donations $ 1,100.00
To: Appropriations
A.3120.2.500.100 $ 1,265.00
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 Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it'was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies
the General Fund Whole 1998 budget as follows:
To: Sick Earnings - A.3120.100.400 - $150,000.00
From: Retirement Reserve - A.3120.1 .600.500 - $150,000.00
7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. Abstain: Councilman
Moore.
This resolution was duly adopted.
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8.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Sheniqua Cholson as follows for the remainder of the season:
Playground Instructor $8.00/hour
Beach Attendant (1st Year) $6.00/hour
8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
9.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the closure of one block of Cases Lane in Cutchogue between the
hours of 7:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M., August 8, 1998, as a safety precaution
during the Nineteenth Annual Douglas Moore Memorial Concert to be held on
the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council's Village Green in Cutchogue,
provided there is filed with the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar Certificate
of Liability Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured.
9.-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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10.-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 North Fork Welding E Steel Supply, Inc. of $22,998.00 for the
repair of . the Landfill Truck Scale, all in accordance with the bid
specifications.
10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
11 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, 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 E Donations
Other Donations $ 736.00
Appropriations:
A.5182.2.500.500 Street Lighting, Capital Outlay
Street Light Fixtures $ 736.00
U .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
12.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies
the 1998 Solid Waste District Budget as follows:
Amount From To
$ 27,500 SR8160.4.400.810 SR8160.4.400.600
(CED Removal) (Scale Maintenance)
To cover cost of repairing incoming scale
$ 10,000 SR8160.4.400.805 SR8160.4.100.800
(MSW Removal) (Maintenance Facilities
& Grounds)
To cover overdrawn .line and fund completion of drainage
and slab work for east side of garbage trench.
12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
13.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby amends
resolution no. 30 of the January 2, 1998 Organizational Meeting setting the
compensation of the members of the Southold Town Board of Assessment
Review, effective January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998,,- at $60.00 per
person per .meeting, total compensation not to exceed $1,400.00 and total
compensation for all five members of the Board not to exceed $7,000.00 for
1998.
13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
14.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, 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.2705.30 Gifts E Donations
Tree Committee Donations $ 4,592.50
Appropriations:
A.8560.4.400.200 Tree Committee, C.E.
Trees E Tree Maintenance $ 6,092.50
From
Appropriations:
A.8560.1 .200.100 Tree Committee, P.S.
Part-time Employees
Regular Earnings $ 1,500.00
14.-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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15.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Supervisor Cochran, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby allocates
$25,000.00 to the Peconic Land Trust for phase I of the proposed budget
for Down's Farm Preserve, to be paid from the 1998 park and playground
budget.
15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore,
Supervisor Cochran. No: Councilman Murphy, Councilwoman Hussie.
This resolution was LOST.
16.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following 1998 Budget modification to the General Fund Whole
Town:
To:
A.1355.1 .300.150 Assessors, P.S.
Board of Assessment Review $ 2,000.00
From:
A.1355.4.500.200 Assessors, C.E.
Appraisals $ 2,000.00
16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
17.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, .it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby allocates
$500.00 to the Douglas Moore Memorial Concert, under the 1998 Grants
Program.
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 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 a
full-time mechanic for the landfill area, at a salary of $13.80 per hour.
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 Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby requests
the New York State Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic
survey on Leslie's Road, Cutchogue, for the purpose of lowering the speed
limit from the currently posted 40 miles per hour.
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 Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town ,Board of the Town of
Southold, on the 21st day of July, 1998, a Local Law entitled, "A Local
Law in Relation to Creating and Establishing a dedicated fund for the
preservation of open space with the Town of Southold (to be known as the
"Southold Community Preservation Fund") of the Southold Town Code;
now, therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town - of Southold hereby sets
5:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 4, 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 Creating and Establishing a Southold Town
Community Preservation Fund, which reads as follows:
CHAPTER 6
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUND
ARTICLE I
Community Preservation Fund
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§6-1 Title.
This chapter of the Southold Town Code shall be known and may
be cited as the "Community Preservation Fund. "
§§ 6-2 through 6-6. (Reserved)
§ 6.7 FINDINGS:
The Town of Southold possesses a rich heritage of scenic,
historic and natural resources, which are vital to the Town's sense
of place and to its economic success as a resort community. The
lands which comprise these resources are rapidly being lost to
development, however, and the Town's special identity is in danger
of being damaged forever. In furtherance of its objective of
preserving the Town's remaining natural, scenic, and historiq
treasures, the Southold Town Board finds it necessary to establish
a dedicated fund for their conservation. Such fund is specifically
authorized under § 64-e of the New York Town Law and is necessary
to the enactment of a two percent (2%) real estate transfer tax,
which is also authorized by Town Law § 64-e and Tax Law Article 31-
D and which the Town Board finds to be necessary to effectuate the
Town's community preservation goals.
§§ 6-8 through 6-11. ..(reserved)
§ 6-12 Purposes.
It is the purpose of this Chapter to establish and create.
Community Preservation . Fund for the purpose of Community
Preservation as that term is defined in Town Law section -64-e(1) (b)
and section 6-16 of this Chapter.. Community Preservation includes
protecting and preserving open and undeveloped lands in the Town of
Southold, including wetlands, woodlands, agricultural lands,
shorelands, and the other natural resources of the Town; for the
purpose of protecting historic places and properties within the
Town; and for the purpose of providing the Town's visitors and
residents with outdoor recreational opportunities, all in
accordance with the provisions of § '64-e of the New York Town Law
and as more fully set forth therein.
§§ 6-13 through 6-15. (reserved)
§ 6-16. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
ADVISORY BOARD - shall mean the Town of Southold Community
Preservation Fund Advisory Board to be established and created
by the Town Board pursuant to Town Law section 64-e (5) .
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION - shall mean preservation of community
character which shall involve one or more of the following:
A. Establishment of parks, nature preserves, or
recreational areas;
B. Preservation of open space, including agricultural
lands;
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C. Preservation of lands of exceptional scenic value;
D. Preservation of fresh and saltwater marshes or other
wetlands;
E. Preservation of aquifer recharge areas;
F. Preservation of undeveloped beach lands, shorelands or
shoreline; ..
G. Establishment of wildlife refuges for the purpose of
maintaining native animal epecies diversity, including
the protection of habitat essential to the recovery of
rare, threatened, or endangered species;
H. Preservation of pine barrens consisting of such biota as
pitch pine and scrub oak;
I. Preservation of unique or threatened ecological areas;
J. Preservation of brooks or streams, rivers and river
areas in natural, free-flowing condition;
K. Preservation of forested land;
L. Preservation of public access to lands for public use
including stream rights and •waterways;
M. Preservation of historic places and properties listed on
the New York State Register of Historic Places and/or
protected under a municipal or local historic
preservation ordinance or local law; and
N. Undertaking any of the aforementioned in furtherance of
the establishment of a greenbelt.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PROJECT PLAN - shall mean Community
Preservation Project Plan to be adopted by the Southold Town
Board pursuant to Town Law § 64-e (6) which shall be known as
the Town of Southold Community Preservation Project Plan.
FUND - shall mean the Community Preservation Fund established
and created by this chapter.
§§ 6-17 through 6-19. (reserved)
§ 6-20 Community Preservation Fund established.
A. The Community Preservation Fund is hereby established as
authorized by § 64-e of the New York Town Law.
B. Deposits into the fund may include revenues of the Town
from whatever source, and shall include the revenues
from a real estate transfer tax imposed by the Town
pursuant to Article 31-D of the New York Tax Law.
C. The fund shall also be authorized to accept gifts of any
such interests in land or funds. In accrued by
monies deposited in the fund shall be credited to the
fund.
D. In no event shall monies deposited in the fund be
transferred into any other account.
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E. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to
prevent the financing in whole or in part, pursuant to
the New York Local Finance Law, of any acquisition
authorized pursuant to this chapter. Monies from the
fund may be utilized to repay any indebtedness or
obligations incurred pursuant to the Local Finance Law,
consistent with effectuating the purposes of this
chapter.
F. Since 1980 the Town of Southold has incurred or
authorized bonded indebtedness in the amount of approximately
$11, 000, 000.00 (Eleven million dollars) for open space purposes.
The number of residents of the Town of Southold per the 1990 U.S.
Census was approximately 20, 000. The Town Board hereby determines.
and finds that the Town '' has incurred or authorized bonded
indebtedness since 1980 for open space purposes equal to or greater
than two hundred dollars per. Town resident and thus the Town has
complied with the per resident financial commitment requirement set
forth in Town Law section 64-e (2) .
§§ 6-21 through 6-23. (reserved)
§ 6-24 Purposes of the fund..
A. The purposes of the fund shall be exclusively:
(1) To implement the Town of Southold Commmunity
Preservation Project Plan for Community
Preservation as required by § 64-e (6) of the Town
Law;
'(2) To acquire interests or rights in real property for
the preservation of community character within the
Town, including the portion of any village. therein,
in accordance with said plan;
(3) To establish a bank pursuant to a transfer of
development rights program consistent with § 261-a
of the Town Law, at the sole discretion of the Town
Board;
(4) To provide a management and stewardship program for
such rights and interests acquired by the fund,
consistent with the provisions of this chapter and
in accordance with the Community Preservation
Plan.
B. The acquisition of interests and rights in real property
under the fund shall be in cooperation with willing
sellers.
C. Not more than ten percent (10%) of the fund shall be
utilized for the. management and stewardship program
provided for in paragraph A (4) of this section.
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D. If the implementation of the Community Preservation
Project Plan has been completed, and funds are no longer
required for the purposes set, forth in subsection A
above, any remaining monies in the fund shall be applied
to reduce any bonded indebtedness or obligations
incurred to effectuate the purposes of subsection A.
§§ 6-25 through 6-27. (reserved)
§ 6-28 Acquisition of interests in property; public hearing and
other requirements.
A. No interest or right in real property shall be acquired
by the fund until a public hearing is held as required
by § 247 of the New York General 'Municipal Law.
However, nothing herein shall prevent -the Town Board
from entering into a conditional purchase agreement
before a public hearing is -held.
B. Any resolution of the Town Board approving . an
acquisition of land pursuant to this Chapter shall
include a finding that acquisition was the best
alternative for the protection of community character of
all reasonable alternatives available to the Town.
§§ 6-29 through 6-31 (reserved)
§ 6-32 Management of lands acquired pursuant to chapter.
A. Lands or interests in real property acquired pursuant to
this chapter shall be administered and managed in a
manner which:
(1) allows public use and enjoyment in a manner
compatible with the natural, scenic, historic, and
open space character of such lands or interests in
real property;
(2) preserves the native biological diversity of such
lands or interests in real property;
(3) With regard to lands as open space (as opposed to
lands acquired for active recreation use or public
water access, or improved lands acquired for
historic preservation reasons) , improvements shall
be limited to those designed to enhance. access for
passive use of such open space lands, such as
nature trails, boardwalks, bicycle paths, and
peripheral parking areas, provided that such
improvements do not degrade the ecological value of
the land or threaten essential wildlife habitat;
and
(4) preserves historic properties, historic and
cultural resources in a manner which is consistent
with accepted standards for historic preservation.
B. The Town may enter into agreements with corporations
organized under the New. York Not-For-Profit Corporation
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Law and which engage in land trust activities, in order
to provide for the -management lands acquired by the
fund, including less than fee interests in land. Any
such agreements shall, however, provide that such
corporations shall keep the lands under management
accessible to the public unless such corporations shall
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Town Board that
'public access would be detrimental to the lands or to
any natural features associated therewith.
§§ 6-33 through 6-35 (reserved)
§ 6-36 Alienation of land. acquired using the fund.
A. Rights or interests in real property which are acquired
with monies from the fund shall not. be sold, leased,
exchanged, donated, or otherwise disposed of or used for
other than the purposes permitted by this chapter
without the express authority of an act of the State
Legislature, which legislature is required to provide
for the substitution of other lands having equal
environmental and fair market value and reasonably
equivalent usefulness and location to those to be
discontinued, sold, or disposed of, and such other
requirements as shall be approved by the legislature.
B. In addition to an act of the State Legislature, real
property acquired with monies from the fund shall not be
sold, leased, exchanged, donated, or otherwise disposed
of or used for other than the purposes permitted by this
chapter, except after compliance with the alienation
procedures which are set forth in Open Space
Preservation Chapter of this Code, specifically Chapter
59.
C. This section shall not apply to the sale of development
rights by the Town acquired pursuant to this chapter,
where said sale is made by a central bank created by the
Town and pursuant to a transfer of development rights
program established by the Town pursuant to § 261-a of
the 'Town Law, provided however, that:
(1) The lands from which said development rights were
acquired shall remain preserved in perpetuity by a
permanent conservation easement or other instrument
that - similarly preserves community character as
defined and set forth in the definition _ of
"Community Preservation" in this Chapter; and
(2) That . the proceeds from any such - sale shall be
deposited in the Community Preservation Fund.
§§ 6-37 through 6-38 (reserved)
§ 6-39 SEVERABILITY:
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this
Local Law shall be adjudged by 'any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or
invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its
operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part
thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment
shall have been rendered.
§ 6-40 EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State as provided by law.
JULY 21, 1998 437
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 Supervisor Cochran, seconded by Councilman Murphy,
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the town of
Southold, on the 21 st day of July, 1998, a Local Law entitled, "A Local
Law in Relation to a Temporary Moratorium on the Issuance -of Approvals
And/or Permits for Business Zoned Property Along the County Route 48
Corridor iin the Town of Southold", and;
WHEREAS, the enactment of a temporary moratorium related to zoning .
and land use necessitates referral of the proposed local law to both the
Southold Town Planning Board and the Suffolk County Planning Commission
for comment -prior to the holding of a public hearing on such a local law;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby directs
the Southold Town Clerk to refer the proposed Local Law entitled "A Local
Law in Relation to a Temporary Moratorium on the Issuance of Approvals
and/or Permits for Business Zoned Property Along the County Road 48
Corridor in the Town of Southold" to the Southold Town Planning Board
and to the Suffolk County Planning Commission for recommendation's and
reports, all in accordance with the Southold Town Code and the Suffolk
County Charter. Said Local Law reads as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to a Temporary Moratorium on the Issuance of
Approvals and/or Permits for Business Zoned Property Along the County
Road 48 Corridor in the Town of Southold
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:.
Section 1. PURPOSE
The Town Board finds that increased growth and development within the Town
of Southold are placing pressures on the infrastructure of the Town including
such things as water supply, traffic impacts, and'the necessity to locate
businesses in suitable zoning districts located in areas which are best suited for
the placement of such businesses. To insure that economic activity takes place
in desirable locations thereby maximizing existing character of the Town's
hamlet centers, an examination of the existing zoning along Route 48 from
Mattituck to Greenport would be an appropriate subject for study in detail. This
Local Law is intended to provide the Town Board an opportunity to review the
zoning of properties along the Route 48 corridor, the likely impacts to the
community based upon the existing zoning of properties along Route 48, and to
make ammendments as to the level and nature of business uses that are
appropriate along Route 48 such that these uses complement existing hamlet
economic centers and that businesses uses appropriate outside hamlet centers
are provided ample location in which to be situated.
Section 2. ENACTMENT OF TEMPORARY MORATORIUM
Until nine (9) months from the date of enactment of this Local Law, after
which this Local Law shall lapse and be without further force and effect and
subject to any other Local Law adopted by the Town Board during the nine
month period, no agency, board officer or employee of the Town of Southold
including, but not limited to, the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board
or the Building Inspector issuing any building permit pursuant to any provision of
the Southold Town Code, shall issue, cause to be issued or allow to be issued
any approval, special exception, variance, site plan, building permti or permit for
any of the following property uses listed within the following zoning districts
which are located in the Route 48 corridor: 100-61(B) and (C) governing the
Resort Residential District; 100-71(B) and (C) governing the Residential Office
District; 100-81(A)(2); (3) and (B) and (C) governing the Limited Business
District; 100-101(A)through (11) and (B) and (C) governing-the General
Business District; 100-130(A)(3) through 16 and (B) and (C) governing the Light
Industrial Park/Planned Office Park District and 100-141 (A) (3) -(15) and (B)
and (C) governing the Light Industrial District.
Section 3. DEFINITION OF "ROUTE 48 CORRIDOR"
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The "Route 48 Corridor" is hereby defined and identified as follows: from
a point beginning at the Riverhead/Southold Town Line on Sound Avenue east
along Sound Avenue continuing East along County Route 48 to a point ending at
the.intersection of Route 48 and Route 25. The "Route 48 Corridor" shall extend
one thousand feet (1000') north and one thousand feet (.1000') south
respectively of the the north road edge and the south edge of Sound Avenue
and County Road 48.
Section 4, EXCLUSIONS
This Local Law shall not apply to any person or entity who has, prior to
the effective date of this Locallaw, obtained all permits required for construction
of a building on any property located in the Route 48 corridor including later
applications to repair or alter, but not enlarge, any such building otherwise
prohibited during the period of this temporary moratorium.
Section 5. AUTHORITY TO SUPERSEDE
To the extent and degree any provisions of this Local Law are construed
as inconsistent with the provisions of Town Law sections 264, 265, 265-a, 267,
267-a, 267-b, 274-a and 274-b, this Local Law is intended pursuant to Municipal .
Home Rule Law Sections 10(1)(ii)(d)(3) and section 22 to supersede any said
inconsistent authority.
Section 6. VARIANCE TO THIS MORATORIUM
Any person or entity suffering unnecessary hardship as that term is used
and construed in Town Law section 267-b(2)(b) by reason of the enactment and
continuance of this moratorium may apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a
variance excepting the person's or entity's premises or a portion thereof from the
temporary moratorium and allowing issuance of a permit all in accordance with
the provisions of the Southold Town Code applicable to such use or
construction.
Section 7. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall
be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment
shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Local Law.
Section 8. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary
of State
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This will be a nine month moratorium. It will give
the Board the opportunity, not to study. 1 don't plan on studying anymore.
As I said to the Board this morning I am tired of fortunetellers, and tea
leaves. I think it is time that we look at 48. They studied it for four
years, and changed uses rather than looking at the zones. I think you
have to look at the zones. The Board has been very supportive of this,
and hopefully it will give us some of the answers, and allow us the time. It
does not mean because there is a moratorium that if you want to put in a
permit, you can not still file. It is just that no action will be taken on
that permit until after the nine months has expired. Am I right, Greg? I
just don't want to give any wrong information.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: This is not the vote on the moratorium here
tonight.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No, we are sending it to the Planning Board.
There will be a hearing. We are sending it to the Planning Board, Suffolk
County and to our Planning Board, and that is the first step. _
COUNCILWOMAN ,HUSSIE: I am considering this action '. necessary, because
we have to give the people of Southold an opportunity to. give their input
concerning this, although my mind has not yet been. made up whether there
should be a moratorium or not.
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 Murphy, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Dr: Joseph F. Chiaramonte as a member of the Southold Town Board of
Ethics, effective immediately through May 3, 2001, he to serve without
compensation.
22.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
Rescinded 8/4/99 by Resolution #9
23.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold, pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 59, Open Space Preservation, of the Code of the
Town of Southold, hereby sets 5:05 P.M., Tuesday, August 4, 1998,
Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, for a public
hearing on' the question of the acceptance of the offer of the Estate of
Oscar Bloom, of the following property for acquisition by the Town of
Southold:
SCTM #1000-44-4-3.1, North Road, Southold, New York
74.9 acres, at a cost of $425,000
23.-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 t'he end of our planned resolutions. At
this time if there is anyone that would like to address the Board on any
Town business. Mr. Hanson?
THOR HANSON: My name is Thor Hanson. I am President of Southold
Citizens for Safe Roads, and I am here in that particular role, because
some of us would like to express some concerns, that things we don't
believe are happening. We are in the fourth summer of the operation of the
high speed gambling ferry, and without a proper site plan for it, or a lot
of the increased parking and traffic problems we have had. Last
September, I think most of you recall, that Cross Sound raised a -State Law
constitutional challenge of the Town's zoning law. They did it in form
first. They wanted to' amend their initial response to the 1995 Town suit.
They wanted to amend that. The Town's outside attorney objected, so the
ferry filed a Declaratory Judgement Action, and they based that on State
Constitutional Law at the time. Now, that judgement action has been
pending since last fall, and the Town has not filed a response. If you also
recall in the interim between now, and then, the ferry came in and asked
the Court to say that the Town had missed it's window of opportunity, and
had no right to respond, and I think the court issued a statement saying
that the Town still had a right to respond, and said they had until May the
18th to respond. So, that same thing has been pending since September.
Now, we have gone through since then, I think, five extensions have been
asked for by the Town's outside attorney. The latest was granted last
week until 4, August. So, we just had extension, after extension, after
extension, rather than filing the paper that needs to be filed. Of course,
Cross Sound has to agree on each one of those requests by your attorney,
and they have been willing, and do it very quickly, because it plays into
their hands. It just allows them to continue operating the high speed
gambler ferry without a site plan. They are quite happy about it. The
Judge at the same time that he said the Town could respond, told the ferry
he would not throw them out of the case, yet at the same time he stayed all
proceedings on the town's original 115 suit. He stayed the proceedings on
that until the court has resolved the constitutional. declaratory judgement,
that the ferry raised, the one the town has not responded on. So, our
concern is that if this keeps dragging on we are going to get through the
fourth season of high speed gambler ferry operations without any
meaningful proceedings from the Court on the merits - of this, or ' in the
SEQRA process. That is a lot of our concern, that this is dragging on, and
the Town seems to us. .our question is, Madame Supervisor, or any of the
Councilperson to give us a reason your attorney is delaying like this? Has
this Board told him to do it? Is that why he is delaying? Do you know why
he is delaying, because it troubles us considerably? I would like to get an
answer to that, but then I have a couple more points after that, if I may?
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I don't know why the delays are there, but I will
schedule our attorney, our counselor, to come into our next Board work
session to tell us what the reasons are.
THOR HANSON: There has been five extensions, every two weeks another
one.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I wasn't aware that there had been five.
THOR HANSON: I think that I counted them right. It is all the way from
May 18th.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thor, if you tell. me it is five, I believe it is
five. I don't question your honesty at all.' We will invite him into our next
work session, and find out what. the status is at this point, see if we can
move things along.
THOR HANSON: I would like to ask you to' instruct your attorney, and
ask him whatever the way to do it, that he begin to seek the lifting of that
stay on the '95 action, because whatever the constitutionality of 10 to 50
of the Town Code. It turns out to be when Cross Sound filed their
application for a new parking lot, and when they filed the zoning variance
request it required the town, and your Planning. Board did come through
with a SEQRA request, and a Type I action, and so forth, in the scoping
outline. The Court has a matter of fact since then has said, those were
proper. The Court has agreed to that. There really seems to us no reason
for it to be stalled, because of this constitutionality, so we would really
like you to ask your attorney to go and ask him to lift that stay of '95,
and we also ask you that you ask your attorney, or order him to respond
to Cross Sound's constitutional challenge, the one that has been pending
since September, because we think you ought to get an answer. We think
Cross Sound is wrong in this. We think the Planning Board's application of
your law at this time will be found proper, but even if portions of the
Town Code are found to be unconstitutional, if that is what happens, we
better get on with it, and find out. I think it should be on the table, and
people ought to know. I think it critical that this be done. As long as he
doesn't try and do this, it is going_ to sit around and just fester, so I
would like to ask that you do that. Talk to him about both of those things,
and get him to do it. The point is that the stay of the '95 case, the delay
in resolving this constitutional challenge, and there is kind of a apparent
suspension of the SEQRA process. SEQRA, the ferry has put in a couple of
incomplete site plans, and they have been asked to bring another one.
Nothing has happened, and nobody is pushing them. All of those are
related, all are related, and all of these lack of actions on it are playing
right into the hands of the Cross Sound Ferry as far as we can see, and
we just feel that delay isn't the way to go. That is what I wanted to say,
and maybe someone else would like to add something, too, but I appreciate
the time.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Thor. Is there anyone else like to
address the Board?
FREDDIE WACHSBERGER: Freddie Wachsberger, Vice-President of
Southold Citizens for .Safe Roads. Thor just made a very gentlemanly and
polite presentation. He has only been at this for four or five years.
have been on this issue for about fifteen, and so you'll maybe bear with my
being rather angry and frustrated with all this. This has been the first
real opportunity for the Town to address it's rightful jurisdiction down on
the point in a legal forum. I keep asking myself why there have been all
these requests for delays, for extensions. When you ask yourself
concretely what the reason could be only two appear to me. I can't think
of any others. It can't be simply that your attorney isn't getting around to
it, because extension after extension like this, surely you will stand for
that. So, the only other reason that I come up with is that it 'is
intentional. It is an intentional delay, so that the ferry can go on
operating as it always has, because if you look at cause and effect, and
think you will agree with both action and inaction are governed by the
rules of cause and effect. If you look at the effect of this delay, what it
means is that the ferry goes, on running as usual, and goes on parking as
usual, and even worse. That there is. an apparentness that the town doesn't
care to enforce it's own laws, or establish once and for all it's
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jurisdiction. In fact, with every year that goes by where the Town does
not assert it's rights it makes it easier and easier for any Judge to say,
well, look it's apparent. that the Town doesn't .care, because. the ferry has
now run, three years has now run, four years, and the Town has not done
anything to stop it, and you all know that is the argument they use. So,
when I look at the effect of your action, or inaction, is achieving it seems
clear that has be your intention, because if it isn't your intention, why is
that the effect being achieved, and if it is your intention I would wish you
would just finally say it. You people must have discussed this issue at
great length. That is one of the crucial issues before the town. You, as
government, and I am speaking collectively because some of you are
brand-new on this, and some df you go way back, and some of you have
sat through these issues endlessly, and for some of you it is the first
time. It seems, appears, by the effect that what the action, or inaction is
achieving, appears the Board has chosen to take the side of Cross Sound
Ferry against it's own constituents. When I look at, and try to analyze why
this is happening I have to look at the effect that it is achieving. When
look at the effect it is achieving there is no other reason I can come up
with.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you for your comments. Anyone else like
to address the Town Board?
SCOTT CULLEN: My name is Scott Cullen. I am counsel for Standing for
Truth about Radiation, STAR. We are a East Hampton based non-profit
organization. I am just here tonight. We sent a request to the Town of
Southold asking that you join as co-petitioners in the petition that we
are filing against the NRC to extend their ten mile emergency planning.
just came to night to see if anyone had any questions. Just for your
information State Assemblyman Fred Thiele has signed on.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I got that message_. I delivered that to the Town
Board, and I did bring your letter to the Town Board today, and we did
hold because we wanted to seek more information, then Ruthanne said
that you were coming in this evening. We know nothing about your
organization, or your group, so if you could supply us with some
background information, and what your mission is, and this kind of thing
we would like to see before we draft a resolution.
SCOTT CULLEN: I have some packets.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That will be helpful
SCOTT CULLEN: I also have a lot of news clippings of issues that we have
been involved in the past.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We get these quite often, you know, requesting
the Town Board to pass a resolution to support, and we try to find out
what you are all abut first before we say, yes.
SCOTT CULLEN: If you have any specific questions, I can give you these
packets.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I do have a specific question, and that is
presently it is a ten mile limit, and the idea is to expand it, your group
wants to expand it fifty miles. Is that not correct?
SCOTT CULLEN: What we are trying to do is to see that there is a statute
that sets off the emergency planning, and ask the NRC to do this. The
NRC regulations that sets up the ten mile emergency planning zone, as
they call it, allows for flexibility at different sites. It says that each
one of the ten mile, is supposed to be approximate, and they are supposed
to take into consideration a lot of factors, and we know from organizations
that we work with in DC, that every site around the country all they do
is, is the standard ten mile circle, when in fact what the statute for the
regulation provides is that they are supposed to take into consideration a
lot of different factors, like demography, topography, access through the
jurisdictional boundaries. A lot of them, which are addressed in that
petition are extremely relevant to this situation here. The fact that the
Town of Southold, Fishers Island, is already within this ten mile EPC,
and Orient Point just happens to arbitrarily fall just outside of it, we
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think is quite significant. I have been working on this for about a month
and a half now, two months, getting it ready, and it is just out now to a
bunch of different attorneys that are all looking at it to help me. It is
nearing conclusion. I have some engineering experts who are. going to look
at it, and give us affidavits, and we have got a lot of other attorneys who
are going to give their feedback. It has been an ongoing process, but it is
coming close to being concluded.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Is yours a Countywide effort, State? How much?
SCOTT CULLEN: We are just petitioning for Eastern Long Island, and for
the Millstone Plant. We are saying that the ten mile EPC has been. .we are
making two arguments basically. One that regulation has been inadequately
applied to this present situation, or second, the regulation is just
inadequate to take into consideration the factors that they have already
acknowledged are important.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Is that regulation in place when Millstone was put
into operation?
SCOTT CULLEN: When their emergency plan was complete this regulation
governed that basically. This statute, or this regulation, wasn't around
until the accident at Three Mile Island. The accident at Three Mile Island
prompted all these regulations to come about. My understanding is that
Millstone operated, and then subsequently had to submit this plan as -they
did, and that is where we are now with this.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would appreciate any information.
SCOTT CULLEN: I have packets with me I can give you all before we
leave, and it has our phone number, and all the information (tape change)
BERNARD HEINISCH: My name- is Bernard Heinsch. I live on County
Road 48. At the May and the June meeting, as well I sent the Board a
letter of June 25th regarding the Sound Shore Excavating Company
storage, and equipment, and so on in a zone that doesn't allow this. Can
you tell -me what has taken place?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I believe that the Code Enforcement Officer has
been in touch with people on that piece of property. I don't know where.
he is in his process, but my understanding is that Mr. Forrester has
been in touch with the occupants of that piece of property.
BERNARD HEINISCH: Several weeks ago I spoke to Forrester, and he
said, he was speaking with the Town Attorney. This is several weeks ago.
I was just wondering has anything gone on.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: That was the last thing. Mr. Forrester
unfortunately is on vacation.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: Mr. Heinsch,. I know I spoke to him
before he went on vacation. Sound Shore, which road is that on?
BERNARD HEINISCH: It's on Ackerly Pond and County Road 48.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: Yes. He told me he has been in contact,
and has spoken to the individual, who either represents, or is a principal
in Sound Shore. In addition, he has also sent written notice to them.
BERNARD HEINISCH: He said he was contacting you to see about issuing a
court appearance. I don't know if that has happened.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI : It has not reached. that stage yet. I
believe he is working with the individuals to see what can be done to clean
up the site, which is the ultimate goal. Correct?
BERNARD HEINISCH: Not just clean up the site. What he is doing is not
allowed in that present zone.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: To correct you make sure that the use,
which is being done on the property is proper for that particular zone.
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That is the focus right now, and we have talked about this. He has been in
touch. I said, an individual, he is either a principal or a represents Sound
Shore, and I know there is also written notice .with a dateline attached. in
that written notice. That is where it is at this moment.
BERNARD HEINISCH: Can you tell me where the Latham property is? I
understand he has applied for a rezone. What happens in the meantime? He
is in a residential zone with heavy equipment, and so on. Can you, please,
tell me what happens? Is he allowed to remain?
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: Mr. Heinisch, regarding, I believe, all the
properties that you had brought up, all of them, I believe Mr. Forrester
has been in touch with each one along the same lines of what I just laid out
with Sound Shore Excavating, that same type of concept right down . the
line, with a short deadline in the written letter.
BERNARD HEINISCH: Mr. Forrester told me that it is the system with the
town when anyone applies to rezone the property, he .is allowed to stay in
that zone while this process takes place. Can you respond?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I never heard that.
BERNARD HEINISCH: This is what I got from Mr. Forrester. He said that
he had contacted the town, and this appears to be the way that the Town
reacts with anyone.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: When he comes back from vacation we will correct his
misunderstanding. That is no directive from us.
ARNOLD BLAIR: Good evening, my name is Arnold Blair. I live in
Cutchogue, and I have an office in Mattituck. My office is right across the
street from the Mattituck railway station. It overlooks .a site where some
trees were just planted. Now, this is not a great a subject as Cross Sound
Ferry, or Millstone.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: But it is important to you.
ARNOLD BLAIR: It is important to me, because I look out on it every
day, and I have seen something happening, that I think shouldn't be
happening. Approximately a month ago one of Timothy Coffey's trucks
rolled. This man got out, and planted about two trees in the parking lot
across from the railway station. I thought, that's great, beautifying the
parking lot with some trees. I was very surprised to see the trucks pull
away without ever having watered the trees. I am. a gardener, and I know
you don't plant trees,, especially sizable trees without watering them. The
following day my wife happened to be outside the office. There was a Town
employee doing - some weed-whacking in the parking lot, and she asked him
about the trees. He was apparently aware of it. He made a comment that
he thought the North Fork Bank had planted the trees, or contributed to
planting the trees, wasn't quite clear. We thought the trees would be
watered somehow by the Town. About a week went by, the Town didn't
water, so I called the Highway Department. Mr. Jacobs was out at the time,
and I spoke to a woman that made a note of it, said she would pass the
information on to him, and there is a truck that goes around to water
trees, and it would be taken care of. Well, several more weeks have gone
by, and I don't think the trees have been watered. They haven't been
doing that badly. Well, with the' drought period that we now had the trees
either died totally or on their last legs, and so I called Mr. Jacobs again
early this week, and got a little background from him, and apparently this
is under the auspices of the Tree Committee, and what Mr. Jacobs
explained to me is that the Tree Committee is supposed to advise him when
the trees are planted, so they can get out and water them. He said,
unfortunately, he hasn't heard from Mr. Dart about what trees had been
planted so' far. It was about a month ago these trees were planted. My
concern is this is possibly, apparently, a waste of Town money to plant
trees that are going to die, and instead of beautifying the town we are
kind of making it a little uglier, because dead trees are not as attractive
as no trees. My only request is that :since we are going; through some
effort to beautify the town, and appreciate the job that the Tree Committee
does, I just think there should be a little better coordination between the
landscaper, who plants the trees to notify Mr. Dart that, gee, as of today
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we planted some trees, and that Mr. Dart promptly notify 'the Highway
Department, so they can get out and water them. It is a shame this
happened. It really is. This is one site that I happened to see. I don't
know how many other sites. Mr. Jacobs said he hadn't been notified in
months. This could be happening all over town.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI : I happen to have an office that overlooks the
train station in Southold, and we ended up watering. .) know the story you
are talking about. We ended up watering the bushes at the train station in
Southold, as we water our own landscaping. We weed-whacked there the
other day, also. So, we sort of have taken it on as our own little project.
ARNOLD BLAIR: I am glad you said that because, you know, I would have
been happy to take it on as a project, if I thought it wasn't going to be
taken care of. I would have brought a hose to the 'office, and gone out
there, and watered. It is not a big deal, but if there was some
coordination, and by the way what you suggest is a great idea. Perhaps
the Town would care to notify adjacent landowners.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We are looking for someone to adopt that over by
the railroad station right now. The Girl Scouts do have the road. Watering
is a problem. As you see the scroll back in the foyer, that is part of the
Tree Committee, and it As done by donations in memorial to different
people. Usually when the trees are planted the Highway -is notified. Did
Mr. Jacobs say that he would go down and take care of it?
ARNOLD BLAIR: No, he didn't say he would, he didn't say he wouldn't.
He kind of indicated he is waiting for a list from Ed Dart.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Is the railroad supposed to take care of them?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No, not his. He is in the parking lot. Those are
donation trees from the Tree Program. Over here the railroad landscaped
the station, as they did in Mattituck. I know Mr. Dart and the committee
is working on some kind of watering, whatever you need, because it has
always been a problem with the watering of the trees when they plant them,
but meanwhile we will see that the trees are watered first thing in the
morning.
ARNOLD BLAIR: I think what I am asking for is a little more permanent
solution.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We will. We will look at further than there.
ARNOLD BLAIR: If the landscaper notifies the Tree Committee, who
promptly notifies the town. If this coordinated sufficiently there shouldn't
be a problem.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You are 100% right.
ARNOLD BLAIR: I would also like to recommend that perhaps in the future
the Tree Committee, or the town, or somebody might want. to take it upon
themselves to notify adjacent landowners, when trees are planted, and
would they care to take on the job of watering.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Mr. Dart and Mr. Jacobs will both have calls
tomorrow.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Bring a hose to work with you tomorrow.
ARNOLD BLAIR: I absolutely will. This past weekend was devastating. We
came into work Monday morning, and they were in a Iqt worse shape than
they were.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They will be watered first thing in the morning.
Is there anyone else who would like to address the Town Board? (No
response.) If not, I will call for Board reports starting on left with Mr.
Romanelli.
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COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI : Last week I had the pleasure of getting a tour
of the Down's Farm Preserve. Alice, Jean, and Bill, Peconic Land Trust
took us for a tour. My first tour of the whole property, I was pleased. I
was pleased with the purchase. They have a plan in place, and it is to cut
some trails, and have some ideas for some of structures there, and I was
very pleased with the progress, and it was nice to see where Town money
was spent, and I believe it was spent on a good cause there. Another
thing I want to say, I spent pretty much all of last week in Creenport with
the America Sail of '98. Councilman Moore brought it up at the last meeting,
and told everyone to attend, and it was, I think, a fabulous turnout in the
village of Creenport. We should be pleased with the maritime people who
organized that event, because it was a great event. They are already
talking about something called OpSail 2000, where more tall ships could
come into Creenport. I look forward to it, and I look forward to trying to
make it a town-wide effort when that comes around. You saw what Glen
Cove did in Newsday, and the press they got, and they did a phenomenal
job, and hopefully in the year 2000 Southold Town will be behind it a
little bit, and really build it up even bigger, although I don't know how
many more people we can actually handle in the village or the town over a
weekend like that. I believe that is all I have to say.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you. Councilwoman Hussie?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I went on the journey through the Down's Farm
Preserve, too, and it was very, very interesting. It is one of the perks
because you are a Councilman, because it is not opened to regular citizens
yet. It has to be secured in some manner, so that it is safe for you. The
bond issue that we passed, •or we started tonight, for $210,000 max, it is
to buy the property on Peconic Lane, which Jean and I have a running sort
of. .who's land is this?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I started 12 years, can you match that?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: No, I can not match that, however, I am still
hoping that there is going to be at least five acres for the Center for
Family Activities, and that is the other thing I would like to mention. We
have the RFP, and they are going out this week. One more thing, a
great number of you signed the petitions for the initiative referendum
against the LILCO/LIPA situation, and you have been calling, and asking
me what is happening? Well, we have got 899 signatures. We needed 447,
so 899 people who signed that, and want to know what is going to happen.
They are going to be presented to the Suffolk County Legislature on
August 11th, which is a Tuesday at 5:00 o'clock. You are invited to
come. I don't know what is going to happen, but that is what we have
done.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: In Riverhead, Alice?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: In Riverhead. It is August 11th at 5:00
o'clock, Riverhead, Suffolk County Legislature.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Councilman Moore?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I have a couple of brief ones, and I will keep them
brief. I am glad that everybody enjoyed their walk through the woods at
the Down's Farm Preserve. I was disappointed to see that tonight we didn't
pass a resolution authorizing money to begin with the process of doing the
management plan, and the site review, and the site cleanup that has to be
done over there. We were talking about how much money we were going to
spend, and we didn't seem to find a dollar amount we could all agree upon.
I am sorry to see that happen. I am glad those of you. were in Creenport.
I don't know how many listened to what I said at the last Board meeting.
hope I helped encourage you to go down there, because it was a great
festival of ships, and I got out in the boat, and helped join the parade of
boats coming in, and we all jockeyed to get in position to see Simon
Boliva, and the boats come in, so that was a lot of fun, getting lots of
pictures taken. It was unbelievable. . It was nice and choppy out in
Gardiner's Bay, too, so it was quite fun to watch the boats jumping
around. A great time, and it is thing to bring to town, the village. We
presented to the Town Board today, or the Code Committee, 'some
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recommendations, or comments, for the Board to consider with regard to
greenhouses, and they have now been referred to the Town Attorney to
draft into the necessary legalese, so they then can be put on for public
hearing. Hopefully we have addressed some of the. concerns over the
greenhouse operations. I am sure there are going to be a lot of comments,
and contentiousness about it, but there are a few concerns' on those
operations that, I think, merit the Town Board attention. Our Town
Attorney is going to work on that now. Three short points, and I guess
that is it for tonight.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Bill. Brian?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: The only thing I have is over the past two weeks
we have been working on land preservation plan, that goes along with the
2% Law. Last night we had a public information meeting here, just to bring
everyone up to date of where we are, what has to be done. We have a
number of meetings open- to the public where they add pieces in. We are
flying over to Fishers Island on Saturday to get the Fishers Island
residents input on this, and within the near future. The Local Law, that
we must pass before the referendum will be coming up, and we will -be
moving forward on that. There will be more public meetings, and of
course, a public hearing, so keep posted on those, and anyone who wishes
to come and ask any questions, or do anything, feel free to come.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Brian. I know that committee, the
Planning Department, and Brian, and Dick Ryan, who is Chairman of that
committee, they have been giving it 1000, because we have a very small
window, and we have a lot to do in that short time. I would like to report
some of things that I have been involved in over. and above every day daily
phone calls, and work. I attended the Ten Towns Supervisors meeting on
Wednesday the 8th. We discussed, once again, with Mike Caracciolo
representing the County Legislature, the mortgage tax payments that this
year were held. They were more than late, and by law they have to pay
this money to us, but they felt that it could be used as a wedge in relation
to, they want to see a line of the tax bill changed. Well, one doesn't
relate to the other. They are two separate issues, and I think we finally
got that message across. I did sit down with Bill Klein, who is our
auditor, our. CPA auditor, and I am going to invite him into the next Town
Board meeting, so he can present the audit to the Town Board. I did
review it with :him, and it is a good job. I had the pleasure of attending
the 25th Anniversary of the Wine Council. They had' a dinner up at John
Ross's in addition to the Wine Council celebrating 25 years. John Ross also
celebrated 25 years in the restaurant business, and John has always been
great, because he serves now only all the local wines, but also the local
fare, be it veggies, or what ever, . else is locally grown, and so he is
famous for this. We congratulated him, and also we congratulated the
Hargraves, who were celebrating 25 years, so all and all it was really a
very nice evening. I was very impressed with all of it. 1 had the
opportunity to go with Mayor Kapell in Greenport aboard the ships on
Saturday, and welcome the Captains to the Town of Southold, and the
Village of Greenport. We had our Assemblywoman and our Senator along
with us, and we did go on the Simon Boliva, and had a small reception
there with the Captain, and some of his people. It is a beautiful ship. The
same night the Wharf House had a reunion. I don't know if any of you are
my age, but years ago I used to run a program down the Wharf House,
that was through the Youth Activities through the PTA, and it was
dances for young people in the high school years, and it was along with
Bob Dow, who has since passed away, but these- people, it was such fond
memories still in their minds, that they decided to have a reunion of the
Wharf House, and I felt bac+ y that I wasn't able to make it, but it is kind
of nice to know that young people do cherish some of these thing that
happen to them, that is pretty much what we give to them is what they
take with them. As was mentioned, we did tour Down's 'Farm Preserve, and
Fort Cutchogue's. I won't go into that. . We had another planning meeting
of the emergency plan for Fishers Island. A young man was here tonight
talking about the Millstone plant. We have been working where we have a
draft form. We have been working with the County and the State. Half of
Fishers .Island is in the ten mile zone, not the entire island, just the east
end, but we have always had a concern because the prevailing wind most of
the time goes in ,the direction, and the present plan, the boat comes from
.New London, picks them up, and takes them back to New London, and it is
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my feeling that if the Town of Southold has the responsibility, then so does
the County, and the State, not the State of Connecticut. We wiii be
meeting with Milestone. We had a meeting yesterday which Congressman
Forbes called in Riverhead. Your five east end towns did attend. We had
give and take as to what has been done. We are the only town with
anything, and that is because of Fishers Island sitting that close to
Connecticut. I think everyone on the east end is interested in some kind of
a plan. We will be moving forward with what we have in sharing our
information with the other groups. On Saturday I had the privilege of
attending the Kenny's Beach Association. They had their barbecue down at
Founder's, and I wasn't able to stay all that long, about an hour and a
half, but it gave me the opportunity to chat, and talk to Don Stanton, and
some of the other people that live in that area. On Sunday, as many of
you know, most of the community knows, Bob and Lil White from
Greenport, Bob used to own White's Hardware, and on Sunday the family
and many friends celebrated their Fiftieth Anniversary, so it was my privilege
and pleasure to present a proclamation, and a lot of fond memories were in
that room from the people, and the relatives, and it was just a good
afternoon. We had the meeting in Riverhead about Millstone. I am sure
the five east end towns will be communicating probably through the East
End Supervisors, and see what can happen. I also had the opportunity to
see the Supervisor from Riverhead, and Southampton today, and we talked
somewhat about the pumpout stations, that we had the presentation this
morning, and Supervisor Villella from Riverhead is interested in a joint
application, as is Southampton, so we will probably go in that direction to
try to get a joint application for funding for that project. Last night we
did have a meeting on the community preservation information meeting. I
thought it was nicely attended. Brian explained some to you. They have
had now three setups, where people have come in, and had their input in
relation to the map, so we are scheduled with that. Greg has done his job,
and we are moving along. I would like to share with you something that I
brought to the Board today. I have been working on this with Chris Smith,
who is Marine Program Director down here at Cedar Beach, and Frank
Murphy, who used to be Supervisor here in the Town of Southold, a long
time resident, and he has always worked with young people with special
needs, and .1 have gotten calls from people, are there jobs for my child,
' and so forth in the Town of Southold? Frank saw me one day, and said,
Jean, let's work together on something, and Chris Smith came along to
Cornell, and it is Special Needs Education and Job Development in Marine
Science and Horticulture, which we will now continue, the Town Board gave
it blessings, and we will now continue to go ahead and work ,in relation to
developing this. Any of you if you are going through the Center
Morriches area on Montauk Highway is one of the group, GHLIL, it is
for people with special needs. They started with one greenhouse, and they
are now up to seventeen. I don't want seventeen greenhouses all at once,
but we do feel that we can do training, and job development. We have
checked with the nursery industry. There is a need for employment in
those that we can move through we certainly will, and those that can not
go out into the business world we will certainly maintain within the
program. We look forward to this, and you will be hearing more about it
as we go along. That is all 1 have to report at this time. Anything else
from the Town Board members? (No response.) If not, I will call for a
motion to adjourn. Thank you for joining us.
Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at
8:40 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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Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk