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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
March 10, 1981
WORK SESSION
9: 00 A.M. - Mr. Richard G. Ward of Ward Associates, -P.C. , who is
working on a recreation and Darks program grant for the Town, met
with the Board to discuss their progress. Mr. Ward stated that
they will do one half of the project. by making an inventory of. all
recreation areas in the Town and make a recommendation to. the Town
Board. A grant application will not be. made at this time.
9: 15 A.M. - The Board audited the outstanding bills.
10: 15 A.M. - Began reviewing the agenda.
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10: 35 A.M. - Mr. William Price of McMann-Price Insurance Agency
met with the Board to discuss whether police assault and battery
insurance is covered under the .basic policy issued by Utica Mutual
pertaining- to bodily injury. If there is coverage under Utica in
this area, the Sheriff' s policy, which costs the Town approximately
$8, 200. 00 per year, could be dropped.--Mr. Price left the meeting
and checked with Utica Mutual by telephone. He was informed by
Utica Mutual that assault and battery is .covered under the bodily
injury clause of their policy.
10: 50 A.M. - The Board resumed reviewing the agenda and off-agenda'
items.. ' Supervisor Pell 'informed the Board that",there.=.was considerable
discussion at the 10-Town Supervisor's meeting concerning the -telephone
rate structure: on Long Island. The counties of Nassau and Suffolk
propose to join forces to initiate a petition to the New York State
Public Service Commission. There will be a resolution on the evening
agenda concerning Southold Town' s part in this action. The use of
the Senior/Youth Center was also discussed by Supervisor Pell.
11 :20 A.M_ - Chief Carl Cataldo met with the Board to discuss his
February, .1981 monthly report , hiring of matrons for the Police
Department, the cost tb .refurbish a boat and motor which have become
property of the Town and" could 'be. used by the Bay Constable, an-d
a letter from the Department of Civil Service inquiring as to whether
the Town would like their police officers to take a sergeant ' s test.
The Board decided to reply in the. affirmative in that respect .
11:40 A.M. - Mr. James McMahon, Director of Southold Town' s Delinquency
Diversion and Prevention Program..met with the Board to discuss grants-
manship seminars which he is interested in attending. The Criminal
Justice Coordinating Council, Riverhead, has reviwed the budget for
the DD&PP grant and put in an additional $900. 00 to cover a seminar,
but asks that the Town pick up an additional $375 .00, if needed, to
cover the expenses . of a 5 day seminar. The Board .agreed .to: such a
proposal and placed a resolution on the evening agenda.
12: 00 Noon - Recess for lunch.
1: 30 P. M.- The Board resumed reviewing the agenda.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
3: 15 P.M. - Discussion of personnel and possible land acquisition.
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A regular meeting of the Southold- TownYBoard' was held on , Tuesday,
March 10, 1981 at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New,
York. Supervisor Pell opened the meeting at 7: 30 P:M, with the .
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by two local Girl Scouts.
Present: Supervisor William R. Pell, III
Councilman Henry W. , Drum
Councilman John J. Nickles
Councilman Lawrence Murdock, Jr.
Councilman Francis J. Murphy
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Robert W. Tasker
Absent: Justice Francis T. Doyen
SUPERVISOR PELL: We are going to jump put- of order tonight for a
minute, if we can, while the two girls are here., This is Girl .
Scout Week and Sunday up at the rec center on Peconic Lane, the
entire Southold Town Girl Scouts and .Brownie Troops put, a -program
on. They were joined by Shelter Island .Girl Scouts and .there were
close to 400 people there, adults .and girls . It was very well done,
the theme was International .Week and each scout troop did a little
act or sang a song in French, Spanish or Spanish dance. It was very
well done- and I want to congratulate the girls and their leaders who
are here with us tonight . Mrs. Carol Bauman and Mrs . Conte who did
a very good job up there. We have a proclamation which .I will ask
Councilman Nickles to read, then we will present it to the girls .
V-1. Moved by Supervisor Pell, seconded by Councilman Murdock, .
WHEREAS, Girl Scouting has exemplified and enhanced those qualities
of womanhood most admired, and
WHEREAS, the Girl Scouts of America have fostered the growth of
character, self-reliance, integrity and a live of -God and Country,
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the. Town Board of the Town of Southold proclaim `'the
week of March 8 - 14, 1981 as American Girl Scouts .Week. .
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.,"
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Girls, take this back to your troop. I ..think
:Girl Scouting is 69 years old and I also. think it is your -birthday
(Mrs . 'Bauman) : Thank you very much, girls.
We will return to the regular order of the agenda. :
On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the February 24, 1981 meeting of the
Southold Town Board be and are hereby approved as submitted.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Councilman Dlurphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On.-motion of . Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the following audited bills be and hereby are ordered
paid: General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $74, 709. 65;
General Fund Part Town bills in the amount. -of $41, 278. 77.; Highway
Department bills in the amount of .$39,652. 55; Fishers Island Ferry
District bills in the amount of $27, 742 . 71; Federal Revenue Sharing
Fund bills in the amount of $6, 702. 98; and .Delinquency .D.iversion and
. Prevention Project bills in the amount of $954. 17.
Vote of the Town Board': Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of .Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the next -regular meeting of the Southold .Town Board. will
be held at 3: 00. P.M. , Tuesday, March 24, 1981 at the Southold Town
Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: - Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell,
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
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I-. REPORTS
1. COUNCILMAN MURDOCK:. We have a report-.-a study done by the League
of- Women Voters of. Riverhead-Southold on a Five Town East End Solid
Waste Management Study which was prepared by Holzmacher, McLendon, . :
and it in general is not really in .agreement with the recommendation
of Holzmacher, McLendon. They would like to see a little more effort
at recycling and source separation, . but the major thrust being that
the Holzmacher, McLendon suggestion is much too expensive for. the
type of service and what. the Town would get out of it. . They recommend,
that we look for an alternative alternative and they suggest a few
things of their own. Of course, the Town Board would have to consider
them before they would adopt anything.
SUPERVISOR PELL: These reports, are all placed on file in the Town
Clerk' s Office._ Anybody who wishes to review them can go there to
review them.
2. Building Inspector' s_ monthly report (February 1981) .
3. 69Lperyisor' s ,monthly financial report for the Town (February
1981) .
4. Town Clerk' s monthly report (February 1981). .
5. Police Departmeat ' monthly report (February 1981) .
6. North Fork Animal Welfare League' s monthly report (February
1981) .
. 7. Judge Tedeschi' s monthly report (February 1981) .
8. Fishers Island Ferry District ' s monthly report (February 1981).
9. Highway Department ' s monthly report (February 1981).
'10. Judae Rich' s. February (1981) monthly report.
11. .° Board of Trustees' . monthly report (January, February 1981) .
12. On the Councilmen' s reports, I will ask the Councilmen if '
any of them care to make any reports on any committees? Larry, I ' ll
start with you.
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: I would make 'a comment, Bill, about the meeting
that you and also* the Board attended with County Executive Cohalan
and his aide Mr. Brotherton and had -.to do with the 7th' Squad and the
problems arising.'therefrom and' I know we' haven' t sat- and- -talked as a
group about it, we were busier today, maybe, but I for one was very
pleased- with the meeting, the tone of the meeting. It 'has been my
position-. since. we started this discussion back in April that it is
covered in the County Charter that detective service shall be available
to the five towns as an all-county expense. Mr. Brotherton is the first
person that I have heard come up with a definitive discussion about the
7th Squad and what has evolved in the type of service the 7th Squad
has been providing. If you recall; Mr. Brotherton quoted to us the
intent of the County Charter and told us that it was and is and will
be the purpose of the county to provide detective service in the terms
of the specialized fields- murder, arson, and it was his opinion that
the 7th Squad had evolved into a squad that was used more for general.
detective work in aid and .assistance- to the five east end towns- and
I agree with him wholeheartedly that. that was not the intent of the
charter and while I can appreciate very fully the help that the county
has given us it is really not the intent of the County Charter the way
the 7th Squad is constituted today and' I think you and the four of us
that were there feel very fortunate..that the County Executive is not
in the mood to just lop everything off and stop all the services and
leave us hanging in . mid air: This use of the 7th Squad has evolved
over the last ten or twelve years . and 'all of the towns have availed
themselves of the services--without -making"provision on our own and
I think .it is the intent of our Town Board to rectify the way ,we
handle our own police services and handle our own day to day detective
work and as I say. I was very pleased that Mr. Brotherton had made this
assessment and his explaining it' in -a way that I hope will put to rest
all the hard feelings. There' s a lot of talk about the east is paying
too little and . the west is going to 'do away with it, that they are
going to saddle us. with the whole 450 detectives that the six precincts
have, because it has been my feeling all along that neither the legis-
lators as individuals, nor-_ the County Executive' s Office as -individuals
really bears any ill feeling towards the east end and Mr. Brotherton,
to me, delineated all of the problems and the cause of the problems.
The effective course has to be very simply that the east end towns
must get more active and take care of their own in-town problems
and I think we all will address that. I was very very pleased with
Mr. Brotherton' s attitude and, of course, he deeply reflects the
attitude of our County Executive and -. I think in a matter of due time
all of our little differences:i.are going to be resolved very amicably.
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SUPERVISOR PELL: Any other reports, ; Larry?
COUNCILMAN 'MURDOCK: Not now, thank you.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Councilman Drum?
COUNCILMAN DRUM: I might say while Larry was speaking on the 7th-
Squad 'and in relation to the meeting with the County Executive and his
Deputy .Mr Brotherton�., the Co:unty 'Executive- could give us no guarantee
that the Legislature would approve. of the plan whereby we would actually
pay for the services receiving this year through taxes next year, which
would-be the ideal way. We currently are using the 7th Squad. It is
my opinion and my feeling and I feel very strongly that we 'should phase
out the 7th Squad and thereby giving our Police Department, our own
Police Department advancement opportunity. We have stagnation at the
top at present, but this would mean we would have our detectives or
some of our senior policemen becoming plain clothesmen -or detectives.
Where we would replace them would be with the youth. coming in, and I
feel this is the way we should definitely, go. Now, how we pay for this
, cost is something that we haven' t decided, and as Larry brought out,
and I bring out, Mr. Cohalan can give us no guarantee that that would
be the ideal way to pay for what we are receiving in services this
year through taxes next year.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Any other report, Hank?
COUNCILMAN DRUM: We did discuss C dar Beach to a certain extent
concerning the dreding and considering putting jetties out . I might
say there is a-- the Legislature has before it a motion whereby they
appropriate $35, 000. 00 and they have discussed it today,. $35, 000. 00
for the dredging of Cedar Beach.
SUPERVISOR 'PELL: You are going to bring that up again next.. Town Board
meeting, right? The 24th that will be on the agenda in' resolution -
form. Councilman Nickles?
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I ' d just like to add to that on this meeting
with Mr. Cohalan and Mr. Brotherton, that the Town does have this.
situation where we can 'enter into a contract for the services of the
7th Sauad this year for approximately $25, 000. 00 to .$27, 000. 00°'and
I would like the record to reflect and the people to be aware of--
the Town Board did inquire as to how many years they would provide
the service at this fee because I am sure everybody on- the Town 'Board
is aware, and the people might not be aware, for that- fee it' is far
less than to hire one patrolman. So, as Mr. Drum stated, I think the
Town Board or.. the Police Committee is certainly going. to •make the
final recommendation to the Town Board. It is our feelings we are
leaning to the direction of going on our own. We are investigating
the avenue of continuing with the 7th Squad and certainly at $25, 000. 00
or $27, 000. 00 a year we would not produce the number of men that they
provide us. But the County Executive made it quite clear that this is
a one year offer. I think we started out sometime in December or
January at $871, 000. 00 as a cost to the five east end towns and
miraculously that has come down to $171, 000. 00, so I think we are at
a point now where we probably cannot procrastinate too much longer
and. are probably going to move ahead with entering into some kind of
agreement with the County relative to the 7th Squad.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Thank you. Councilman Murphy? Something besides
the .7th Squad, maybe? .
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I think we better get off that subject. Last .
night we had a meeting here of the Ferry Advisory Commission.- and it
was a public forum where people came to present input into .the State.
We had Austin- Emory here who is the Regional Director of the Department
of Transportation and Mr. Wilson Campbell who is the Director of .Planning
for the State DOT. We had about 75 people that spoke. They were people
who were interested in the environment; they .were people who were inter-
ested in tourism, restaurant trade, horticultural industry,: florists,
nursery, vegetable farmers, f armers . and. there was a tremendous amount
of input given to the Department of Transportation. It was one of
their better. hearings. They appreciated coming out here. and hearing
from the. people on the type of service that we do have, what it ' s. like,
are there needs for improving, should we improve, should new- service
be adopted and all. Very good input -and I think it will. help this
area, the whole . east end .economically. It think .it will be a great
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benefit for us and it looks very good.. The final meeting of this
Commission is .Thursday and reports will be going up to the two governors
of the State of Connecticut and New York. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Deputy Supervisor Marie, Johnson? Anything but the
7th Squad.
13. -. DEPUTY SUPERVISOR JOHNSON: The County Legislature' s Health
Committee which met last Friday. The. greater part of the meeting
was devoted to problems of families :in Yaphank who' s wells have
been found to have carcinogens which came from the County Public
Works Department laboratory. , The County is probably going to have
to pay to bring the County water into the homes but the families
will be burdened with paying for their water from then on. There
was a great deal of discussion about what other towns are doing . to
locate and deal with those business and industries which dispose
of polluting materials into the ground and therefore down into our
ground water. There' s a great deal to 'be done to improve the
procedures here. Most towns in the County do have seem to begun
programs to map these offenders but this is in kind of the beginning
stage and I think perhaps Southold should get in to it. Our own
ground water situation, whether we- realize it or not, is just about
the most fragile in all of Suffolk County. We ' re in a worse position
for finding water when our shallow aquifer becomes polluted, than
any other town in the County. . - It was reported that an alarming number
of people and businesses are mixing waste oils with their number two
oil and burning it and this is creating considerable air pollution
which the County has no means of detecting or check on. However,
it is probably going to be helped somewhat with a laboratory van
which is going to be out for the County Health Department
and will be used to detect air pollution. It ' s in the current
Capital Budget and will probably be coming into use very shortly.
Thank you.,
SUPERVISOR PELL: Thank you, Marie. ' The Supervisor' s Report., number
14. , The Supervisor has been at many meetings, and there are many
things going on and I was to go into each one we, would be here all
night long. I will tell 'you just one real short one. The Towns
books are being audited by_ New York State. - This is the first time
in six or seven years it has been done. This gentleman will be
here for four months auditing the Town records. If I don' t end up
in jail. I feel I done a good job. This is a-.four months audit .
Just for the information sake of the girls, we are going- to go
through this rather. quickly, a lot of this. We started at 9 :00
o' clock . today and every one of these line items you see in your
agenda we discussed during the day time so if we move along a little.
rapidly, -we did discuss and give each item a lot of time during the
daytime.
II . PUBLIC NOTICES- COUNCILMAN NICKLES :
We have nine public notices tonight asyou can see on your
agenda. They , are all on file with the Town Clerk. You will notice
that on each item you are allowed to make comments to the respective
agencies that. are handling the application on the date by when you
must respond. All these are pretty much the'- same. They involve
piers, ramps, floating docks.
1. (Department of the Army., New York District Corps of Engineers
re: application by Carol Galgano to construct. a pier, ramp, float '
with mooring piles, Mattituck Creek. - Written comments by March 19,
1981. ) ___
2. This is a little different,, this involves an. inlet on
Nassau Point and they wish to extend existing jetties a little bit
further out in the Bay. - (New.--Yor-k.--State Department of Environmental
Conservation re: notice of public hearing on application of George A.
Burrel (fo,rmerly Charles Hammer) to _extend -two timber jetties,
entrance to south .Lagoon off Cutdhogue Harbor, Cutch.ogue. ' Meeting
on May 8, 1981 at 10: 30 A.M. at the Southold Town Hall. )
3. Also a floating dock. (Department of the Army, New York
District Corps of Engineers re : application of Frank T. Weber to
install a platform, ramp .and floating pier at Jockey Creek, Southold.
Written comments by March 10, 1981. ) ,
4. Floating piers or floating : docks at a non-conforming -marina
.. .in Cutchogue off of Skunk Lane. . (Department of the Army, . New York
District Corps of Engineers re : application of Carl F. Boos to : install
floating piers, East Creek., Cutchogue. Written comments by March 30,
1981...)
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5. Another non-conforming marina in Orient . They are applying
for maintenance dredging. (Department of th.e Army, New York District
Corps of Engineers re: application of Raymond Pluschau for maintenance
dredging, Narrow River, Orient. Written comments by March 30; 1981. )
6 . Appli.cation for a deck, catwalk off of Nassau Point on Broad-,
waters Cove. (Department of the Armv, New York. District Corps of
Engineers re: application of Eugene Bolter to .construct a deck,
. catwalk, hinged ramp and float, Broadwaters Cove, Cutchogue. Written
comments by March 30, 1981. )
7. I' ll let the Supervisor explain that as he is a little bit.,
more familiar with it than I am.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Number 7 is the Winterization (Weatherization).
Program in Southold Town. If you qualify for it, if your income
is below a certain amount, I have it back on my desk, you can get
UP to $1, 000.00 to winterize your home, such .as insulation, storm .
windows, storm door; anything for your home, The Village of Greenport
has received $112, 000. 00 to do this to help people out. If you qualify.
There are certain stipulations: They anticipate they will use' half of
that amount of money, the other half they have received permission. to
use- in Southold Town' s jurisdiction and the Village of Greenport has
agreed to administer the program. I have the qualifications on my
desk if anybody cares to look at them,
COUNCILMAN NICKLES:
8. Letter to the Supervisor and Town Board inviting .them to a
meeting at 8: 00 P. M. , March 19, 1981 here. at the Town Hall: This
letter indicates that Mr. .Obenauer, of of our DEC officers will
present a talk and slide show on his responsibilities and what- the
public can do to assist the Department. However; Mrs. Oliva, who
is the President (North Fork"Environmental Council, Inc. ) was present
at our work session today and it is really a bit more involved than
that. As she explained to the Town Board today, it ' s .not so: much
what the public can do to assist. the Department, but really what the
Department can do to assist .the public. In other words,• if. you have
any intentions of putting in a bulkhead or jetty or dock you might
start with them to get their input. before you get involved .with a
contractor who might tell you you need 150 foot. jetty, whereas the
DEC might get you off on the right foot. ' So there will be three
people from the DEC present at this meeting. and the public is- invited.
9. Again an open pile pier and floating .dock and I don' t think
there is any -need to go into that any further. Thank you. . (New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation re : , notice of
complete application by Patrick Carrig for Frank L. Weber to construct
a ramp, open pile pier and floating dock at Jockey Creek, Southold.
Written comments by March 25, 1981. )
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: May I make one correction, . please. On number
4 which was the application of Mr. Carl Boos. This is the brother
of the man that has the marina on Broadwaters Cove. This brother' s
home is just a private dock, not a marina, in Cutchogue. Unless.
somebody comes down and tries to rent dock space. This is just for
a private dock.
III . COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR PELL:
1. From Mary Fiedler pertaining to Founders Beach and.-Park. -
She has a lot of good ideas and -she did suggest to me one time '
about a separation recycling plant in New Brunswick; Maine. We
have wrote for information and it has not come back yet .
2. Resolution from the Riverhead Town -Board opposing the
_ 24 hour sale of liquor_. The Town Board has instructed me .to. writ_ e
a letter opposing this to, even though the governor has said he
is going to veto it if it came to his desk.
3. A letter from Brookhaven Town Supervisor t-o our County
Exec requesting financial aid to help solve the water problem; .
drinking water problems they have. If this was to be adopted,
Southold Town woul.d receive $60, 000. 00'.
4. From Mr. Brush in reference to the asphalt tanks in
Mattituck to the''Towri Board.
5 . This is a County resolution trying to .be . introduce:d to
have pre-inspections of rental homes that are going to be rented
to welfare recipients. It ' s a resolution before the County:
Legislature in it ' s committee. They have. not come out of."committee
yet.
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6. From Suffolk Community Development Corporation reference
what we call Section 8 Housing Program. The Town might have to get
involved with this slightly to a very limited number because of the
federal block grant that we have received through the County of
$220, 000. 00. .
7. Again a letter from Babylon supporting the pre-inspection
of welfare homes.
8. Something that affects all .of us in the Town, throughout
the State. The Association of Towns have recommended against a
certain proposal when we were in New York. Now they ask us to
write to our Congressman and our Senators asking them to vote
against the proposed ruling that would take the interest from the
banks. In regards to the interest. that the. banks„ make on money
and it would affect our Town because -we wouldn ' t get the interest
money. We will send a letter out on that one. (.IRS Ruling 8055) .
9. Request from our ' County Executive .asking each of the ten
towns in Suffolk' to apprise him of the extent of damage done to
our .piers and docks because of the ice this past winter and see
if he should ask for federal disaster area. Your Town Board, each
of us, reviewed our own areas and it ,is our view perhaps you can say,
that we do not consider Southold Town to be in a critical stage to
ask for disaster relief. I will so inform the County Exec.
IV. HEARINGS AND DECISIONS -
SUPERVISOR PELL: There are no. hearings or ab cisions . We move to
resolutions .
.V. RESOLUTIONS
1. On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation
Law State. Environmental .Quality Review and 6NYCRR Part 617, Section
617. 10 and' Chapter 44 of the Code of the Town of Southold, notice is.
hereby given that the Southold Town Board, as lead agency for the
action described below, has determined that the project, which. is
unlisted, �'will not have a significant effect on the environment .
DESCRIPTION OF ACTION
Application of Enconsultants, Inc. for Eugene Bolter for a wet-
land permit. Permission is requested to construct a timber dock
consisting of a 14 ft . by 14 ft ., deck, 60 ft. by 4 ft . fixed catwalk,
12 ft. by 4 ft. hinged ramp, and 16 ft. by 6 ft. float plus associated
pilings at north side of Broadwaters Road on Broadwaters Cove, Nassau -
Point , Cutchogue, New York.
The project has been determined not to have a significant
effect on the- environment for the following reasons:
An environmental assessment has been submitted which indicated
that no significant adverse effect to the environment are likely . to
occur should the project be implemented as planned.
Because there has been no response in the allotted time from
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, it is
assumed that there is no objection nor comments by that agency.-
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Councilman Murphy, Councilman
- Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Supervisor Pell: Abstain: Councilman
Drum. "
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR. PELL: Number 2 we already did at the beginning of the-
- program. We move ahead to Number 3 to declare the month of March
as American Red Cross month in, their. 100th year.
3. Moved by Supervisor Pell, seconded by Councilman Drum,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross have
designated the month of March as ,American Red Cross month to honor
those men and women for their professional achievements and humanitarian
work; and
WHEREAS, the Suffolk County Chapter of the American Red Cross gives
notice to the residents of Southold Town that the American Red Cross
is honored this month, for they have -indeed made an import.ant . and
everlasting contribution toward. the betterment of all people; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross is deeply . committed to serving
mankind and is attempting to expand its services to all factions
of this .Town, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold does hereby
proclaim March 1981 as Southold Town American Red Cross Month and
1981-: :,as the American Red. Cross Centennial Celebration Year and urge
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all citizens to join in support of our Red Cross with money, blood
.donations_ and-volunteer . service.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
4. On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded' by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold notify the
New York. State Legislature that they favor the enactment of the
bill entitled "An act to amend the town law in relation to the
deposit of moneys collected by tax collectors and receivers of
taxes and assessments in day of deposit... to day. of withdrawal
savings.- accounts" .
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell... .
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
5. On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold allocate $375.00
from the General Fund Whole Town Contingent Account toward the
expenses of James McMahon, Director of the Southold Town Delinquency
Diversion and Prevention Pro ram to attend a Grantsmanship Training
Program; $900 .00 toward this Grantsmanship Program to be funded by
the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Riverhead, ' New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly. adopted.
6. On motion of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman ,Drum,_ ,it' was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold..grant Christine
Stulsky, Clerk to Justice Frederick Tedeschi, her Step I salary
increase in the amount of $500. 00. effective January 1, 1981.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman-
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted'.
7. On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Murdock,- it 'was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold grant Communications
Officers Gary Charters and John Raynor their Step III salary increases
in the amount of $500. 00 effective March 16, . 1981.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pella
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
8. On motion of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that Supervisor William R. Pell, - III be and he hereby is.
authorized and directed to execute a contract' between the Town of
Southold and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,
Bureau of Shellfisheries, for the 1981 Shellfish Transplant Project,
to be partially funded through the DEC' s federal funded Grant-In-Aid
Program (50% reimbursement to the Town) .
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor. Pell..
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR Pell; For information sake, this is $4, 000. 00 that will be
put -out and we will get 50%. or' $2, 000. 00 back from the federal. govern-
ment. This is a program the Town has been in for a number of yoars.
Last year the Baymen themselves gave $500. 00 to increase it . The
Baymen feel ' it is very worthwhile.
9. On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold approve the
_amount of $20, 000. 00 for a bond for roads and improvements in the
subdivision to be known .as "Mount Beulah Acres" located at Southold,
as recommended by the Southold Town Planning Board and Town' Engineer
Lawrence M. Tuthill.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
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10. On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded. by Councilman Murphy, it was .
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold grant permission
to the Southold Fire Department, Racing Team to use . Ma n Bayview Road,
Akerly Pond Lane and Jockey Creek Drive as staging areas for their
Annual Fireman' s Parade, and Old Fashioned Tournament to be held on
Saturday, July 4, 1981; provided they secure the necessary insurance
to hold the Town of Southold harmless.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
11. On motion of Councilman Murphy, 'seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and directed
to advertise for bids for furnishing the Southold Town Highway Depart-
ment with 150, 000 gallons, more ' or less. as maybe needed, of Grades
RC-2 and MC-2 Asphalt road materials, furnished and applied.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Dell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
12. Moved by Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Murdock,
WHEREAS, The American. Legion was formed for the purposes of upholding
and defending the Constitution of the. United States of America; to
maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate one hundred per cent
Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of their associa-
tions during the Great Wars; and
WHEREAS, The American Legion instills a sense of individual obligation.
to the community, state, and nation and promotes peace and .good will
on earth and safeguards and transmits to posterity the principal s of
Justice, Freedom, and Democracy; and
WHEREAS, the fine work. of The American Legion is visible throughout
the community and world .through their various proggrams;. .including the
Boy' s State Program and other junior activities, now; . therefore, .be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board -of the Town of Southold proclaims the
month of .March, 1981 as "American Legion Month" in recognition of the
American Legion' s 62nd Anniversary which is being celebrated inter-
nationally during the month of March.-.1981.
Vote of; the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman:.Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
13. On motion of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold set 3: 45 P.M. ,
Tuesday, March 24, 1981, Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New
York as time ,and place for hearing upon. application -of Eugene Bolter
for a permit under the provisions of the Wetland Ordinance of the
Town of Southold for permission to construct a timber dock consisting:
of a deck. fixed catwalk. hinw-ed ramp, float and associated pilings
at the north side of Broadwaters Road.' on Broadwaters Cove, Nassau
Point , Cutchogue, New York.
Vote of the Town _Board:. Ayes: ..- Councilman Murphy,. Councilman
.Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Supervisor Pell. Abstain; Councilman Drum.
This resolution was declared dilly adopted.
14. On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it- was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold approves the .
action• of the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry
District in hiring Evelyn Clarke as. a Reservation Clerk for automobiles
leaving Fishers Island, effective April 10, 1981, ..at a salary of -$4. 00
per hour, and an average of 15 hours Per week.
Vote of, the Town Board: 'Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell ..
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
15. On motion of Councilman Nickles; seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold approves the
action of the Board of Commissioners of' the Fishers Islandd Ferry
District in awarding the. bid for. dr..ydocking the MJV Munnatawket
to Thames Shipyard & Repair Co. 'at"a bid of' $6, 366. 0O plus $35°00
each for sacrificial anodes, plus accomplishment of sandblasting
and tarset the open area of the vessel' s freight dock (approximately.
1000 sq. ft..) , and be it further,
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RESOLVED that the Board of Commi'., ers be and hereby are granted
permission to accomplish the following supplemental work depending"
upon conditions found at the time of drydockin
A. Inspect and renew, if required, ..strut bearings at
$350. 00 each.
B'. Pull both shafts for inspection and. gauging at $850. 00
each.
C. Platework at $18. 00 per hour, plus $. 30 per- pound.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Number 16; I guess I 'm elected on that one. I ' d
like to just---16 through 19 you do not -have. I ' ll try to explain
. them. Two weeks ago the ten town 'supervisors met in Northport, of
the county. One person came a little bit. late. He was up with the
county exec in Nassau County meeting with County Exec Purcell up
there. The two county execs are asking all the towns in their
county to join with them in forming a group to fight the telephone
company' s new rate increase.. The County of Nassau will spearhead
this. They have asked all of us when we pay our phone .bills of'
the municipalities to write "paid under protest" on them. At this
time I will offer a resolution to join with Suffolk County and
. Nassau to fight the telephone rate increase and at no cost to the
Town at this time.
16. Moved by , Supervi.sor Pell., seconded by Councilman Nickles , .
WHEREAS, Suffolk County Executive Cohalan has advised the Town of
Southold by letter dated February 19, 1981, that the- County of
Suffolk as well as the County of Nassau have jointly agreed. .to file
a petition with the New York,,State Public Service Commissioner- to
request that said Commission`�take such action. as will provide for
a more equitable telephone charge to subscribers in Nassau and
Suffolk County, and
WHEREAS, the Suffolk County Executive has requested the Town of
Southold join in said proceeding .as a named party, and .
WHEREAS, the. Suffolk County Attorney' s Office has assured the Towne
Board that in joining in 'said proceeding as a named party, the Town
of Southold will incur no expenses, -
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the Town of Southold does hereby
agree to join with the Counties of Nassau and. Suffolk as named
parties in a petition to the New York State Public Service Commission
seeking an adjustment of telephone rates to subscribers in Nassau
and Suffolk Counties, it being distinctly understood that the Town
of Southold joins in said proceeding at no cost to the Town of
Southold.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Number 17, Councilman Murphy will explain it.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: This resolution is concerning the County is
considering lifting the -ban on the sale of detergents and what
we' re doing ,is asking the County not to remove the ban on the .
sale of detergents in Suffolk County until they come up with
better solutions and more important solutions. They' re talking
of the soft detergents, biodegradable as acceptable. Until this
is proven-, let ' s keep the ban on.
On motion of. Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold register their
objection with the Suffolk County Legislature. relative to the proposed
amendment. (In,tro. Res . No. 1008A) of Local Law No. .21-1970, which
would remove the ban on "soft" biodegradable deterLzent compounds;
. but continue the ban on "hard" detergent compounds. The Board
strongly recommends the continuation of the ban prohibiting .the.
sale and, therefore, bhe use in. Suffolk County of all laundry and
hand diswashing detergent compounds in order to protect the county's
precious natural resources and improve the aesthetics of its environ-
ment, as set forth in .Local Law No. 21-1970.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was . d.eclared duly adopted.
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SUPERVISOR PELL: Number 18 ,is on _street lights. Again- it goes
back to Councilman Murphy.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: At the present time there ' s a federal grant
that we' re working under and this is to fill in until -this, gr.ant .
is-- we ' re doing an inventory. of all the lighting the Town to.
replace inefficient lights with ones that don' t belong,, there;p_-
replace them with lower energy bulbs that are much brighter• and
putting them only where they' re really needed'.. This resolution
covers many request that have been made and -gone over by the
safety engineer from H2M Corporation that drew up the original
grant and it' s to cover us on there so the paper work can get
started on these lights and then as the whole program is developed
then we' ll come along with a complete list of lights- to be removed,
replaced or changed. The resolution will read:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold authorize the. .
installation of the following street lights. :
1 . Main Road to Hobson Drive in Mattituck. (4 lights on the north
side from Bergens to Hobson Drive. Poles NYT 34, LILCO 339, LILCO
337, LILCO 333. )
2. Main Road in Laurel. This is down on . a bad curve there where
there was a lady killed about two weeks ago and three children were
illed about two years ago on this corner. . (South side, 5 lights,
LILCO 339, 337) 334, 332, 330) .
3. Hide-A-Way Estates, Mattituck. (Cox Neck Road, north of Break-
water Road. 5 lights, NYT . 37. 5, LILCO 40, 42, 44, 51) .
4. Charles Watts' request on Bay Avenue in Cutchogue between Sterling
and Haywaters. (3 lights, NYT 52, NYT 54, NYT 58).
5. Fleets Neck Property Owners down at the east end of East Road.
(Cutchogue - 2 lights, NYT 22, NYT 108) .
6. Donald Frederick' s request on May Bayview Avenue, Southold..
(Corner of Glenn Road, 2 lights, Poles _NYT 26 and 29) .,.;
7. Request on Main Road, Mattituck, `in the middle of an' area
where . there are lights on both sides of it and we have . 'a blank
space in there. (1 light . .LILCO 64) .
8. Hickey request on Oakwood Road and Wesland Road, down by
Kenney' s Beach. (,Southold, l light, Pole No. LILCO 3) .
9. Knights of Columbus Hall, Depot Lane. (Cutchogue new Town
light to LILCO Pole 17, at the entrance to club house from pole
to the south) .
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I offer that resolution.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Second.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES : Discussion.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Discussion.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Can the Street Light Committee tell us what
the financial impact of these 24 lights are?-
COUNCILMAN DRUM: I can' t .
COUNCILMAN NICKLES : How much are they going to cost to install
them; how much is the energy cost?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We would have to get the breakdown.
COUNCILMAN .NICKLES: Well, I think to---
COUNCILMAN DRUM: The fixtures we do not have as yet, of course,
John. As far as the fixtures are concerned.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We have fixtures but no bulbs. The bulbs are
ordered. This has to be done, John, to get the necessary permits
from the light company so that these lights can be installed..
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: But we don' t know what it is going to cost
us yet
COUNCILMAN DRUM: I have no idea.
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COUNCILMAN NICKLES: How can we . vote in 24 lights and nobody' on the
Town Board has any idea what it costs? I would suggest we table
this until such time as the Street Light :
Committee should -tell- us,
as -any other committee when they make reports and want the Town. to
do something, we should know what it is going to cost .us. I 'm not.
saying that these 24' lights aren' t justifi.ed, . but .I. .t.hink to justify
them we at least should know what the' Town is going to pay in terms
of installation; in terms of the annual energy costs, pole.. rentals
and so forth.
COUNCILMAN DRUM: Good point:
SUPERVISOR PELL: Do you want to :make a motion to table..'it? •
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We have a motion.
.SUPERVISOR PELL: The motion to table can supersede. a motion on
the floor to vote on. Is there a second to your motion, John? ..
COUNCILMAN NICKLES : There is a motion on the floor.: . I made a =-
I called to have it tabled,
COUNCILMAN DRUM: I ' ll second it,
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We have a motion seconded.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I made a motion. I called to. have it tabled
until such time as. the Committee .can provide the dollar impact;c
SUPERVISOR PELL: We will votd on the"motion to table the, resolution
on street lights.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I think you have' to vote on the one -that -was
made and.seconded.
SUPERVISOR PELL: No, 'the motion to ' table- supersedes the motion there. '
To table, you vote on the one to table; Robert Rules. ,
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Is that right?.
SUPERVISOR PELL Before -I came tonight, I 'figured you would do,
this.. Call the roll. -
Vote of the Town Board: Councilman Murphy: No. Councilrria.n Murdock:
Yes . Councilman Nickles: Yes. Councilman Drum: Yes . Supervisor
Pell: Yes, to table until we get the information. It will be on
the agenda on the 24th.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: It is tabled.
19. On motion of 'Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of .Southold allocate $1,400. 00
for the North Fork Little League and $1, 400.00 for the Ala i k
Cutchogue Little League, toward their expenses for. the 1981 season,
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, . Councilman .
Murdock,, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, . Supervisor .Pell,
This resolution was declared duly adopted—
COUNCILMAN DRUM: I'`d Pike to say that we do--the Town' Board' does
provide other funds for other athletic facilities in. -the summer
months and they will be forthcoming at a, .later date. .They money has
been allocated. anyway.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Right. We' will open the floor to the Board members..
Anything else the Councilmen wish to bring up?
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK I ' ll just comment that last Thursday' Councilman
Murphy, Frank. Bear of th-e North.- Fork' Environmental Council and myself
traveled to Mt . Laurel. New Jersey to watch some people-burn- garbage.
It was a facility that was recommended to us by an engineering firm
and it was probably the first ray . of hope we've •seen in terms of' what
looks like it could be an acceptable method. . We; in general, in the.
Town feel that as long was we have to .do something in terms of closing.
our landfill, we would like to do something- that .is both economical and .
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ecologically acceptable and so far this fellow seems to have the first
program that looks half way acceptable on both counts and we will .be
going up. to the University of New. Hampshire, . hopefull.y., on the 20th
- of March to look at another system for burning garbage, or I should,.
say municipal solid waste. Thank you,. Bill.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Councilman Drum? Councilman Nickles?
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I have nothing further but,.I have -not seen any
reports from the Robins Island Committee in some time and I was
wondering if the Chairman might bring us up to date.
SUPERVISOR PELL: The Chairman missed the last meeting, he. was out
of town to another meeting and I have not reviewed it, . John.
Councilman Murphy? (nothing),. Any members of the audience
wish to address the . Board?
MR. ED BAUMAN, Indian Neck Lane, Peconic: Councilman Murphy, I think.
this might apply.. to you. We live down on IIndian Neck and use the
facilities of the small boat ramp and beach at the end on Indian
Neck. I was just wondering what was possible there. I read something
to the effect that the- Town was in the process of adopting some type
of codes as far as town beaches are .concerned. I don' t `know what the
status of that code is and if .something like that is adopted on
beaches , how residents who live. or border on a park district or
something that would be .similar to a park district, if. possible to
get a town ordinance for that park district.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: It' s up to the individual park district, . if they
want to incorporate the Town rules and regulations as their-- a park
district is like a= private owner. I '.m involved in Mattituak Park
District for years. You' re the same as a private owner of property.
If you want to have the rules--and regulations that the. Town adopted,
the park, district themselves- has to vote on it and it' s very easy to
do. Then everybody---and I strongly- recommend it .,- because then every-
body will have the same rules and regulations and.make it a heck of ' a
lot easier for the police if they are. called out on occasion to enforce
the law.
COUNCILMAN DRUM: I think that' s a Town ramp.
MR. BAUMAN: I was wondering.
SUPERVISOR PELL: That 's a Town area.
MR. BAUMAN: . . 'What is it, a park or a. Town or what?
SUPERVISOR PELL: Town ramp.
COUNCILMAN DRUM: It ' s a road end.
MR. BAUMAN: Does that mean that would or would not be under the
ordinance?
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: We did pass a law-. . It was the Beach and
Recreation Law, Local Law .No. 1 and- it would apply to any road
ending within the Town or town. beach. It is already adopted,
COUNCILMAN MURPHY. I thought you were talking about a park district .
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Is there any particular reason why you are asking
the question?
MR. BAUMAN: No, I was, just curious about it.. . I always kind of wondered
what _it was . Whether it was a park. Some. people, had indicated that
it was a park.. I wasn' t .sure myself.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I think we consider road ends and the Trustees
take the jurisdiction below the- high water and the right of exercising
the privileges of our Town where we own a, bottom acid giving onshore and
offshore stakes and various moorings off of that road end.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Thank you. Anyone else wish to address the Board?
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MRS. LEE CONTE: Councilman Drum said that the county is going to
finance Cedar Beach dredging. for $35.,000.00?
COUNCILMAN DRUM: There is at present before the Legislature, ..I.
understand, today. There was a motion. made: I don' t know how the
Legislature acted. I assume it went through, but they appropriated
$35, 000. 00. Now, the County. will let a 'contract to do it.
MRS. CONTE: Are they just going to dredge or .are' they going to put
jetties out?
COUNCILMAN DRUM: No, this;.is only concerning the dredging at this
particular time, -
SUPERVISOR PELL: Anybody else wish to address :the .Board?
On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Murdock-, it was
. RESOLVED that there being no further business to come before this
Town Board meeting adjournment be called at 8: 35• P. M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman .
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, . Councilman Drum, Supervisor. Pell.
This resolution -was declared duly adopted.
udth T.. Terr
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Town Clerk.