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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
FEBRUARY 15,2000
WORK SESSION:
Present: Deputy Supervisor Brian G. Murphy, Justice Louisa P. Evans, Councilman William D.
Moore, Councilman John M. Romanelli, Councilman Craig A. Richter, Town Clerk Elizabeth A.
Neville, Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski.
Absent: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran
9:00 A.M. -Appointment—Eugene Doherty appeared before the Town Board on behalf of his
application for a temporary trailer permit. He is building a new house and acting as the general
contractor and.will be doing most of the inside work himself. So,he would like to be right there
to be able to work on it. It is a five acre wooded parcel and would not be visible from the street.
The Board checked the"Town Policy" file and found that it would fit under item number 2
"during construction". A resolution was added to the agenda to approve this trailer application
for a six (6)month period. (See Resolution No. 28).
9:05 A.M. —Appointment - Gerard Goehringer, Chairman, Zoning Board of Appeals appeared
before the Town Board on behalf of two of his board members who asked him about health
insurance, and also Ken Edwards on the Planning Board. He said that these people work very
hard on these boards and if they could make certain benefits available to them it would be good.
He feels that a precedent has been set by the Trustees receiving health insurance benefits.
Councilman Murphy said that the only precedent that has been set is that the Trustees had it
before and a former Town Board took it away, and now they are giving it back to them. Mr.
Goehringer said that he had benefits since 1/2/80 until the Wickham administration, at which
time they were taken away and then he received them back too. So, he would like the rest of the
board to have them. Charles Grigonis, Serge Doyen and a variety of the older members on the
Zoning Board all had health insurance from the inception and it did help them tremendously. He
said that the Trustees and the Zoning Board and Planning Board have always received the same
salaries. Mr. Goehringer said that since he is the senior member on the Board, it was their request
that he talk to the Town Board. He explained that it is not something that they expect the Town
Board to make a decision on today, but they would like them to ponder on it. Deputy Supervisor
Murphy asked if it was contributory when they received benefits? Mr. Goehringer answered no,
that it was not, and stated that it was paid by the Town in full. Deputy Supervisor Murphy said
that the Town Board will see what can be done. The first thing they will do is get a full list of
covered employees to study. Mr. Goehringer reported that the Zoning Board is quite busy. They
thought that they would get a little break this winter, but it did not happen. They have been
really busy. Mr. Goehringer advised the Board that he may be seen driving a town car on
Saturday because of inspections that he has to do. He will be borrowing Ed Forrester's car and
replacing the gas.
9:20 A.M. —Executive Administrator James McMahon appeared before the Town Board with
regard to the 2000 Affordable Housing Program. Mr. McMahon advised that they have been
doing this particular HOME Program for about three years. The County grant is $10,000. and
the Town is $5,000., a total of$15,000. in available funding to each applicant. The lottery was
held last year during a work session of a Town Board meeting. All 26 names were pulled out,
and they gave an opportunity to the first 10 people to secure a mortgage, find a home, and close
on it. Out of the first ten, they closed on just one home. Out of the next group they closed on
another three, and there are a couple more that they hope to close on. Mr. McMahon said that
the County does it a little different and maybe we should examine how we go about it. Suffolk
County gives "Certificates of Eligibility"to 350 people. Mr. McMahon suggests that we give
out similar certificates to the first 25 persons. The criteria for the program is as follows: 1.
family size; 2. income; 3. living and working in Southold Town is a#1 priority. He suspects
that what happened is that most people could not find a home they could afford. It is suggested
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that the first 25 names be given the"Certificates of Eligibility" and then it will be a first come,
first serve basis. Mr. Mahon hopes to roll back the unspent funds and encumber the balance left
into the 2000 program. Councilman Murphy asked if there was a price ceiling on the homes.
Mr. McMahon answered that it is based on a Nassau-Suffolk County 1999 ceiling of$187,500.
The income limit is $58,600. for a family of 6. But he usually cannot find families with this
income, it is usually at least$10,000. less. The Town Attorney questioned if this will affect the
Federal guidelines and if a resolution is needed. Mr. McMahon answered no it will not affect
them and no resolution was needed originally,therefore, none is needed now. The Board all
agreed that the 2000 HOME program should be implemented as suggested by Mr. McMahon.
Mr. McMahon also questioned authorization for the Peconic Lane Park topographical
map which is needed. It doesn't seem to be in anyone's budget. It is in the Capital Budget,but
not in any department budget. Right now, it is just sitting in the General Fund. The cost for the
topographical map is $750.00. Mr. McMahon offered to handle it, if they put it in his budget.
The Board appointed Mr. Mahon as the responsible persons to handle this matter.
9:30 A.M. —The Board reviewed IV. For Discussion Items: IV. 1. Refund to Habitat For
Humanity of withdrawn ZBA application in the amount of$400.00.The Board agreed to this
refund. (See Resolution No. 29) IV.2. Attendance at NYS Association of Towns Meeting
request by James Richter. The Board approved this request. (See Resolution No. 36). IV. 3.
Increase in Town Clerk's petty cash fund. The Board agreed to this increase. (See
Resolution No. 32). IV. 4. Changes in Transportation Commission Local Law. The Town
Board asked Planner Valerie Scopaz about these changes. Ms. Scopaz said that there were some
minor changes but they really had a significant impact on the law. It was necessary to make
these slight changes a word here and a word there to make it more understandable. Councilman
Murphy asked her if she felt it was ready to be advertised for a public hearing . Ms. Scopaz said
yes, it was. She advised that there are a lot of issues coming down the pike, a lot of hot spots
which she doesn't have the time to address, so the Transportation Commission needs to be in
place to address them. The Board directed that a resolution be placed on the agenda to set 5:07
P.M., March 14, 2000 as the time and date of public hearing. (See Resolution No. 30). IV. 5.
Attendance at NYS Associations of Towns Meeting request by Assistant Town Attorney
Mary Wilson. The Town Board approved this request. (See Resolution No. 31). IV. 6.
Request to permit students in Mattituck/Cutchogue School to do Peconic Bay Estuary
projects. This will be sent to the Town Trustees for their review and input. IV. 7. 2%
Community Preservation Questions. The Board placed a resolution on the agenda authorizing
the Supervisor to execute any and all documents to make application for these loans. (See
Resolution No. 33). IV. 8. Greenhouses. Councilman Brian Murphy said that we have been
going back and forth and around and around with this at the Agricultural Committee and the
Code Committee. It is a going industry and things are going to be changing. We are trying to
predict and plan for what will happen in 25 years. It will be a change to the zoning chapter. It
will be woven into the definitions and the bulk&parking schedule. The Board directed that it be
advertised for a pubic hearing on March 28, 2000 at 8:00 P.M. and referred to the Suffolk
County Planning Commission and Town Planning Board. (See Resolution No.'s 34 & 35.)
IV. 9. Laurel Links site plan. The Board authorized a refund for duplicate site plan
application fee paid twice by the applicant. (See Resolution No. 39.) IV. 10. Appointment of
PSD II. To be discussed in Executive Session. IV. 11. Set date to interview Clerk/Typists.
Councilman Richter set Thursday, March 2, 2000 at 2:00 P.M.
The Town Board asked Comptroller John Cushman for a report on the status of Barbara
Andrade's promotion in the Justice Court. Mr. Cushman said that they are waiting for the
classification from Civil Service before they can call for the list and make the appointment.
On Motion by Justice Louisa P. Evans, seconded by Councilman William D. Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold enter into Executive Session at
10:10 A.M. for the purpose of discussing contracts,litigation,property acquisition, and
personnel.Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans. Also present: Town Clerk Neville and
Town Attorney Yakaboski.
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The Town Board recessed for lunch at 12:15 P.M.
1:00 P.M. The Town Board reconvened their Executive Session to complete discussions on
designated matters. Executive Session ended at 2:25 P.M.
Resolution No. 37 appointing Lois Atkinson to the position of Public Safety Dispatcher II
was placed on the agenda. Resolution No. 38 granting benefits to Assistant Town
Attorney Mary Wilson was placed on the agenda.
2:30 P.M. The Town Board reviewed the resolutions to be voted upon at their regular
meeting at 5:00 P.M. Resolution numbers 28 through 39 were added to the agenda,with
the exception of Resolution No. 8 which was held for further investigation and review.
This work session ended at 3:10 P.M.
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on February 15, 2000, at the
Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold,New York. Deputy Supervisor Murphy
opened the meeting at 4:30 P.M.
Present: Justice Louisa P. Evans
Councilman William D. Moore
Councilman John M. Romanelli
Councilman Brian G. Murphy
Councilman Craig A. Richter
Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville
Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski
Absent: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR MURPHY: I would just like to let you all know that the
Supervisor is home with a bout of the flu, and hopefully she will be back with us rather
quickly. I would like a motion to approve the audit of bills of February 15, 2000.
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby are ordered paid: General Fund
Whole Town bills in the amount of $78,767.81; General Fund Part Town bills in the
amount of $1,433.76; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $13,992.84;
Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $7,116.45; Open Space Capital Fund
bills in the amount of $435.20; Computer System Upgrade bills in the amount of
$5,065.00; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $75,303.23; Refuse and
Garbage District bills in the amount of$72,868.88; Southold Wastewater District bills in
the amount of $5,628.74; Fishers Island Ferry District Agency and Trust bills in the
amount of$133.55.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Make a motion to approve the minutes of the February 1,
2000 Town Board meeting.
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the February 1, 2000, Town Board meeting be and
hereby are approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I would like a motion to set the next Town Board meeting
for Tuesday,February 29, 2000 at 7:30 P.M.
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the next meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at 7:30
P.M., Tuesday, February 29, 200 at Southold Town Hall, Southold,New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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I. REPORTS.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: As you know we get Board Reports from different departments,
and these are all on file at the Town Clerk's Office, so if anyone wishes to see them go to the
Town Clerk's Office and get those.
1. Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for January 2000.
2. Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly Report for January 2000.
3:- Southold Town Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Monthly Report for January 2000.
4. Southold Town Budget Report for Month Ended October 31, 1999.
5. Southold Town Justice Buer's Monthly Court Report for January 2000.
6. North Fork AnimalNelfare League, Inc. Shelter Report for January 2000.
7. Southold Town Budget Report for Month ending November 30, 1999.
8. Southold Town Police Department Report for December 1999.
9. Southold Town Police Department Report for November 1999.
10. Southold Town Bay Constable's Yearly Report for 1999.
11. Landfill Monthly Material Report for January 2000
12. Southold Town's Program for the Disabled Events for January 2000.
13. Southold Town Justice Evans Monthly Report for January 2000.
14. Southold Town Justice Price Monthly.Report for January 2000.
Il. PUBLIC NOTICES.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We have some public notices for this meeting. New York State
Depazhnent of Conservation Notice of Complete Application of John Larsen for construction of
a dwelling with decks on 15 Lake Drive in Southold. Written comments by the 25th of February.
A Notice of another Complete Application of Kimberly Mueller on Deep Hole Creek and
Bungalow Lane in Mattituck. Written comments also by February 25. 2000. -A Notice of
Complete Application of Frank Murphy to construct a single family dwelling and septic systems
forty feet from freshwater and 260 feet from tidal wetlands on Ole Jule Lane in Mattituck.
Written comments on those by February 25, 2000. _
1. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Notice of Complete
Application of John Larens to construct a dwelling with decks;`previous driveway and
J septic system approximately 75' from DEC regulated freshwater wetland at 175 Lake
Drive in Southold-Written comments to be received by February 25, 2000.
2. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Notice of Complete
Application of Kimberly Mueller to remove-and reconstruct bulkheading in Deep Hole
Creek, Bungalow Lane, Town of Southold. Written Comments by February 25, 2000.
3. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation of Frank Murphy to
construct a single-family swelling and septic system 40' from a freshwater and 260 feet
from the tidal wetland boundary of Ole Jule Lane, Mattituck. Written comments to be
received by February 25, 2000.'
III. COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Communications, a,letter to the/Supervisor from the Secretary of
State, Alexander Treadwell, regarding a$90;000 Southold Erbsion Mitigation Project grant and a
$53,000 Eelgrass Culture Facility grant, and 'a,,letter to the Supervisor from the Board of
Elections regarding the Presidential Primary that will be held using the Recreation Center for that
purpose.
1. Secretary of State Alexander Treadwell inyegard to $90,000 Southold Erosion Mitigation
Project grant and$53,000 Eelgrass Culturk Facility grant.
2. Board of Elections letter regarding usee"of Recreational Center for Presidential Primary
2000 February 24th and 25th
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 5:00 P.M., on Change of Zone Application of Stephen King, SCTM #1000-122-3-6, from
R-40 Residential District to General Business District.
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V. RESOLUTIONS
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: As you know we have policy. Anyone who wishes to address the
Town Board regarding the resolutions that are printed in the agenda may do so at this time.
Anyone who wishes to address the Town Board with any other business we will take that after
the resolutions. At this time, is there anyone who wishes to address the Town Board on any of
the printed resolutions? (No response.) If not we will start.
1 .-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund
Whole Town 1999 budget as follows:
To:
A.8560.1.200.100 Tree Committee,P.S.
Regular Earnings $ 220.00
From:
A.8560.4.400.200 Tree Committee, C.E.
Trees &Tree Maintenance $ 220.00
1 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Supervisor Jean
W. Cochran to sign a Project Amendment for the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program —
Road End Public Access & Stormwater Control Improvements Grant, all in accordance with the
approval of the Town Attorney.
2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
3.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the Solid Waste
Management District 1999 budget as follows:
To:
SR.1420.4.500.100 Legal Counsel $ 2,000.00
SR.8160.4.100.200 Diesel Fuel 2,000.00
SR.8160.4.100.995 Signage 100.00
From:
SR.8160.4.400.840 Hazardous Waste Removal $ 4,100.00
3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
4.-Moved by.Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund
Whole Town 1999 budget as follows:
To:
A.1010.4.500.600 Town Board, Utility Consultant $ 650.00
A.1410.4.100.100 Town Clerk, Office Supplies 50.00
A.1620.1.200.100 Bldgs &Grounds, PT Personal Svc 10.00
A.1620.4.400.600 Bldgs & Grounds, Equip Maintenance 500.00
A.1620.4.400.700 Bldgs & Grounds, Bldg Rental 3,100.00
A.3020.4.100.550 PSD, Equip Parts & Supplies 200.00
A.3120.4.400.400 Police, Laundry&Dry Cleaning 4,000.00
A.3120.4.600.200 Police, Officer Training 500.00
A.3130.4.100.200 Bay Constable, Gas & Oil 500.00
From:
A.90.10.8.000.000 NYS Retirement, ERS 9,510.00
4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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5._Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund
Whole Town 2000 budget as follows:
To:
Revenues:
A.2705.40 Donation $ 75.00
Appropriations:
A.3130.4.400.600 Dues & Subscriptions $ 75.00
5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
6.-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appropriates the sum of
$500.00 toward secretarial staff, postage, minutes, room rental and .incidental administrative
expenses incurred by the East End Transportation Council; said item to be a legal charge to the
Town Board's 2000 budget(A.1010.4.600.700-Transportation Committee).
6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
7.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to
Building Inspectors Gary Fish and John Boufis to attend the Finger Lakes Building Officials
Conference at Rochester, New York, on March 20 through 23, 2000, to satisfy their required
annual in-service training, and all necessary expenses for registration and travel expenses shall
be a legal expense of the Building Department 2000 budget.
7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Number 8, a contract with Lighthouse Security for fire alarm
system,we are holding for bid comparison.
9.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the bids of Rob's
Food Service to supply food under group "A", `B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "I", "J", "L", "M"; and
Landmark Foods to supply food under group "B", "G", "K" during the 2000 calendar year to the
Nutrition Program of the Southold Town Human Resources Center, all in accordance with bid
specifications and the approval of the Town Attorney.
9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
10.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, 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
as the Regional Representative of Suffolk and Nassau Counties at Ithaca, New York, on
Thursday, March 2, through Friday, March 3, 2000, expenses for meals and accommodations to
be covered by the Juvenile Officers Association, the expense of transportation of approximately
$30.00 to be a legal charge to the Juvenile Aid Bureau 2000 budget.
10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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11 .-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Supervisor Jean
W. Cochran to execute a contract with Pitney Bowes for the renewal of the lease agreement for
the postage meter; at a cost of$279.75 per month_ for a period of 36 months, all in accordance
with the approval of the Town Attorney.
11 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
12.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, 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 in the vicinity of North Bayview Road
and Goose Creek Lane, Southold, New York, for the purpose of lowering the speed limit from
the currently posted 35 miles per hour.
12--Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
13.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves the revised amount
of$105,085.00, with an administration fee in the amount of$6,305.10 for a performance bond
for roads and improvements in the minor subdivision of North Bayview Associates at Southold,
New York with the recommendation of the Engineering Inspector Richter and Southold Town
Planning Board.
13.-Vote of the Town .Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, `Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
14.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
WHEREAS, the Board of the Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District wishes to
transfer funds within the 1999 budget to balance overdrawn expenditures lines; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the Fishers Island
Ferry District 1999 budget as follows:
From:
SM.9010.8 Town Attorney $ 3,004.58
SM.1420.4 Town Attorney 3,574.71
To:
SM.5610.4 Elizabeth Airport 437.38
SM.5708.2 Terminal Project 4,326.95
SM.5710.4 Ferry Operations 1,298.03
SM.7155.4 Theater 516.93
14.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
15.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold, as part of the Town of Southold landfill
closure plan must pre-qualify sand and soils to used for landfill capping pursuant to DEC
regulations; and
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold declares this action be classified as a
Type 1I Action pursuant to the SEQRA Rules and Regulations, 6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(25); and
therefore this action is not subject to further review under SEQRA; be it further
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby selects the professional
services of Uni-Tech Drilling Company, Inc. to sample sand and soils stored at the landfill for
use in the landfill capping project, pursuant to DEC pre-qualification testing regulations; be it
further
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RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby authorizes Supervisor Cochran to execute any and all.
documents with Uni-Tech Drilling Company all in accordance with the approval of the Town
Attorney.
15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
16.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the rental to the
Town of East Hampton of the Solid Waste District's R-Tech Trommel Screen for a period of six
(6) weeks at a charge of$25.00 per hour of operation, all in accordance with an Inter-Municipal
Agreement as developed by the Town Attorney and executed by the Supervisor.
16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
17.-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Supervisor
Cochran to execute any and all documents related to the agreement between the Town of
Southold and the Long Island Developmental Disabilities Service Office for 100% Day Training
all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney.
17.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
18.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Solid
Waste Coordinator James Bunchuck to attend the Federation of New York Solid Waste
Associations Solid Waste and Recycling 2000 Conference at Lake George, New York, on April
30 through May 3, 2000, and all necessary expenses for registration, travel, meals and lodging
shall be a legal charge to the Solid Waste District 200 budget.
18.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
19.-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans,
WHEREAS, bids were advertised for the sale of surplus used computer equipment on February
10, 2000; and
WHEREAS,no bids were received; now, therefore,be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby donates this surplus used
computer to C.A.S.T.
19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, .Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2 0.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the resignation of
Florence Smith as Assistant Cook for the Weekend Snap Program, effective December 19, 1999.
2 0.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
21 .-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the resignation of
Mary Bajek as Kitchen Aide from the Weekend Snap Program, effective January 1, 2000.
21 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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22.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the resignation of
Shirley Rollinson as Kitchen Aide from the Weekend Snap Program, effective January 1, 2000.
22.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2 3.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Harriet Upton as a
week-end assistant cook for 10 hours per week, at a salary of$11.64, effective immediately.
23.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2 4.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of-Southold hereby appoints Daniel Bisbee as a
part-time kitchen aide for the Snap Program for 10 hours per week, at a salary of$8.11 per hour,
effective immediately.
24.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2 5.-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Lynda Bisbee as a
part-time kitchen aide for the Snap Program for 10 hours per week, at a salary of$8.11 per hour,
effective immediately.
2 5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
26.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the bid of Mullen
Motors, Inc., in the amount of$31,416.00, for one (1) 2000 Dump Truck, all in accordance with
bid specifications, and the approval of the Town Attorney.
2 6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2 7.-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans,
WHEREAS, the retail price of home heating oil has recently risen to heretofore unprecedented
heights; and
WHEREAS,this increase in price was more than one dollar($1.00)per gallon of.oil, and
WHEREAS, this price increase occurred between January 21, 200 and February 10, 2000 a.
period of only two weeks time, and
WHEREAS, during this two (2) week period, the Town of Southold experienced the coldest
Weather of recent memory, and;
WHEREAS, this rise in price coincided with a shortage of natural gas which caused an
unprecedented demand for fuel oil and a fuel oil shortage in the tri-state area, and
WHEREAS,many of the citizens of Southold Town heat their homes with fuel oil; and
WHEREAS, the drastic price increase has caused a financial burden for many of the residents of
Southold Town, most notably the senior citizens, individuals on a fixed income, and low income
residents, and
WHEREAS, the cause and effect of such drastic price fluctuations in home hearing oil, as it
affects the citizenry and the economy of
Southold Town is not yet known, and
WHEREAS, the Southold Town Board has been solicited by its citizenry to seek ways to
influence major oil suppliers to bring prices of oil back down to "normal" levels, and;
WHEREAS, the United States Congress is already coordinating efforts to investigate and to act
to lower fuel oil prices; now, therefore be it
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RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board urges and supports all Federal, State, and County
officials to expediently determine the cause of the recent natural gas shortage in New York and
unprecedented rise in fuel oil prices and to develop policy and procedures to deter this type of
shortage and price fluctuation from happening in the future; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Clerk of the Town of Southold is hereby directed to
forward a copy of this resolution to all relevant Federal, State and County Officials.
27.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans. Abstain: Councilman Romanelli.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2 8.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Eugene
F. Doherty to place a trailer on his property located on lot #8 Mill Lane, Mattituck, New York,
for period of six (6)months.
28.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
29.Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the refund of
$400.00 to Habitat For Humanity, which sum represents a filing fee to the Board of Appeals,
which application was withdrawn by the applicant.
29.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
30.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore,
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk
County, New York, on the 15th day of February 2000, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in
Relation to establishing Transportation Commission of the Code of the Town of Southold";
now,therefore,be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 5:07 P.M., Tuesday,
March 14, 2000, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York s the time and
place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Establishing a Transportation Commission of the Code of the
Town of Southold.
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
CHAPTER TRANSPORTATION ACCESS MANAGEMENT
& -1. TITLE.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Transportation
Access Management Law of Southold Town".
& -2. PURPOSE.
The Town Board finds that each year thousands of seasonal residents and
tourists visit the North Fork of Long Island seeking to enjoy coastal waters,
beaches, and the pastoral landscape of agricultural lands, gardening centers,
wineries and horse farms. Tourism provides a stimulus to local business
economy which increases the quality of life for local residents. Over'the past five
years, however, appreciation as well as concern for local resources and rural
ambiance has grown among 'the majority of citizens. People are anxious to"sea
their rural way of life preserved,'but at the same time allow for growth in the local
economy.
,6s locally-targeted: tourism: becomes a more important industry, there. is
substantially increased need for more efficient, convenient, cost-effective.forms
of tran1portation. With a 3-fold increase in the population base during`six months
of the.year, North Fork roadways are moving toward the saturation point.
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Therefore, it is the purpose and policy of this chapter to establish a
Transportation Commission to assist Southold Town and its residents in finding
It 1.
solutions to increase transportation efficiency and create attractive alternatives to
individual automobile travel while preserving the scenic and historic attributes of
the Town's State, County and Local roadways.
& 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
COMMISSION -- The Transportation Commission established pursuant to this
chapter.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE -- The quality of a place, site, building, district or
structure based upon its identification with historic persons or events in the Town
of Southold.
SCENIC SIGNIFICANCE The quality of viewsheds from State, County and
Town roads based upon its identification with unique attributes in the Town of
Southold.
RURAL SIGNIFICANCE — The quality of environment based upon its
identification with open space, farming, fishing and quaint hamlets.
& -4. TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.
A. The purpose of the Southold Transportation Commission is to develop and
implement a Transportation Access Management Plan which addresses
the use and protection of local resources for recreational and economic
benefit through an innovative road-rail-trail-ferry network while maintaining
the scenic, historic, and rural characteristics of the Town as well as guide
their subsequent implementation. The Commission shall consist of nine
(9) members to be appointed by the Town Board, to serve without
compensation.
B. The term of office of each member appointed to said Commission shall be
two (2) years. If a vacancy occurs other than by expiration of a term, it
shall be filled by the Town Board by appointment for the unexpired term.
In developing and implementing a Transportation Management Strategy,
the Commission will work with the Planning,. Highway, and Police
Departments, but shall report to the Town Board.
C. The Commission shall consist of representatives of the Planning,
Highway and Police Departments; civic groups, residents. and different
sectors'of the business-community.
& -5. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall advise the Town Board with respect to the
following:
A. Create a framework-to 'coordinate transportation plans and programs for'
the Town among all related local and regional transportation' agencies,
groups, service providers and the private sector.
B. Develop innovative transportation strategies through improvements in
transit options; linkages between transportation modes; travel demand
management techniques; enforcement mechanisms; public and private
transit operations; and, vehicle occupancy.
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C. Improve transportation service and efficiency within the Town through
improvements in traffic flow; speed: limits; traffic safety; pedestrian and
bicycle safety; parking design and location; and, roadway lighting, signage
and traffic signals.
D. Maintain and improve the rural quality of life through reductions in impacts
on water.quality and noise; vehicular trip generation; and, excessive
lighting, signage and roadside'litter while keeping NYS Route 25 a "scenic
route" and County Road 48 a "through-route" within the Town.
E. Develop a fiscally feasible, acceptable integrated capacity/mobility/safety
plan for the Town as well as formal evaluation monitoring and update
procedures to 'be presented to the Town Board for incorporation in the
Town Master Plan and funding by related agencies.
.F. Promote use of alternative transportation solutions through educational
activities and solicit public input on an ongoing basis in discharging the
above duties.
G. Coordinate these alternative transportation solutions with other East End
towns and villages through the East End Transportation Council to effect a
unified regional transportation strategy.
H. Perform such other duties and functions as may, from time to time, be
directed by the Town Board.
& -6. WHEN EFFECTIVE.
This chapter shall take effect immediately.
30.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
31 .- Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter; it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to
Assistant Town Attorney Mary Wilson to attend the Annual Meeting of the Association of
Towns in New York City on February 21, 2000 a day trip basis, and expenses for travel and
meals shall be a legal expense to the Town Attorney 2000 budget.
31 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
32.-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby increases the petty cash fund
of Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville from$200.00 to $500.00.
32.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
33.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute any and all necessary documents in connection with
making an application pursuant to the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act to submit an application
for Offering Subsidized Loans for Land.-Acquisition and Farmland Preservation, all in
accordance With the approval of the Town Attorney.
33.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice!Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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34.- Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter,
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk
County,New York, on the 15th day of February 2000 a Local Law entitled"A Local Law in
Relation to Greenhouses of the Code of the Town of Southold"; now, therefore,be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 8:00 P.M., Tuesday,
March 28, 2000, 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 Greenhouses of the Code of the Town of Southold
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
(Will be printed in its entirety in the Minute Book when it is available) (see Next Page)
34.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
35.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby directs Town Clerk
Elizabeth Neville to refer a copy of the proposed"Local Law in Relation to Greenhouses: to the
Southold Town Planning Board and the Suffolk County Planning Board and the Suffolk County
Planning Commission for their determination and recommendations.
35.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
36.- Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to
Inspector James Richter to attend the New York State Association of Towns Meeting on
February 20, 21, 22, &23, 2000 to attend the continuing education seminars on behalf of
Building Department Head Edward Forrester.
36.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
37.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Lois Atkinson,
provisionally, to the position of Public Safety Dispatcher II, at a salary of$42,448.14, effective
February 17, 2000.
37.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
38.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold that Assistant Town Attorney Mary
C. Wilson shall have the following benefits effective starting her first years.
VACATION DAYS — 15 DAYS
SICK DAYS— 15 DAYS
PERSONAL DAYS —4 DAYS
38.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
39.- Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes a refund to Laurel
Links LTD in the amount of$23,700.00 for overpayment of a site plan application fee.
39.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
COUNCILAM MURPHY: That is the end of our printed resolutions. We have a few minutes
before we open the public hearing, so if anybody wishes to address the Town Board about any
subject I will take them now,but just,please, remember at 5:00 o'clock I will have to cut you
short, and you will be able to continue after the public hearing. Mr. Williams?
86 FEBRUARY 15, 2000 SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JACK WILLIAMS: Jack Williams from East Marion. Councilman Romanelli has been very
helpful in giving dollar figures for all the resolutions which involved monetary transfers, and he
neglected to do so, I am sure inadvertently,when it came to the dump truck, so I am simply
asking.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: How much? $31,416.00.
JACK WILLIAMS: I just didn't want to see you fall into bad habits.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Anybody else like to address the Town Board?
VITO GENOVESE: My name is Vito Genovese, and I just moved into Southold about two
months ago. I just hope not to defend anybody, dog owners, but I was just wondering what is the
law in the town as far as a Lease Law or anything? On my way over here I was, you know, I was
literally chased on my bicycle by two dogs. I have a Golden Retriever. I can't walk the dog
without being surrounded by packs of dogs. I had to go down and buy some pepper spray,
because the dogs literally just, when you are walking your dog on a lease the loose are
magnetized to your dog, when they want to come together or something. They surround me. I
can't get them away. I am just wondering. I mean, is there a lease law in this town? Every time I
call the Dog Pound the dogs are gone, or the drivers are out, so nothing can be done. I was
wondering what can I do,what can be done?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: There is a Leash Law.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Enforcement is through the Animal Shelter.
JUSTICE EVANS: I think you are supposed to call the Police first, and then shunt you over to
the Animal Shelter.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: It is the responsibility of the Animal League to respond to the
complaint, and like you said, though, the chances are by the time you get to the phone, you call
and someone responds the dog is long gone unless you are feeding in your front yard. I have a
dog, too, so I know what you are talking about.
VITO GENOVESE: Just the other day a 140-pound Black Labrador was sniffing around my
house. I mean, my dog was going wild, made me go look outside, and here's this huge dog. I
mean if frightens, and my girl friend refuses to walk the dog, because she has been surrounded-
by these dogs, so now she refuse to even to take the dog on a leash for a walk, and it seems every
time I call up.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Do they seem like the same dogs in the same neighborhood, so
it is probably neighborhood dogs?
VITO GENOVESE: So,what do I need to do, follow these dogs find out where they live?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: I hate to put it that way. You call the Police, at that time
anyway, but by the time they get I am sure you will run into the same problem until they catch
one of the dogs with a tag on it, and they can bring it back to the owner.
VITO GENOVESE: Am I the only one that has had this problem,brought it up?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: This has been brought up before.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: It is just the Animal Control only has two drivers, and that is it, and
it is a big town to cover.
VITO GENOVESE: They are always out every time I call. It is usually hours before they even
come down to the Main Road. I hope something else can be done here. I can't walk the dog. The
dog is never not on a leash. I can see (tape change) I just wanted to say my piece.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We have two minutes. Frank, can you hold it to two minutes?
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD FEBRUARY 15, 2000 86A
I. Chapter 100 entitled ZONING of the Town Code of Southold is hereby amended as follows:
ARTICLE I, General Provisions
§ 100-13 (B)Definitions:
GREENHOUSE-A structure for growing plants.
Agricultural Greenhouse: Agricultural Greenhouses are Greenhouses that are used solely
for wholesale agricultural operations. No retail sales, except as permitted under the
Town's farm stand law are permitted.
Personal Greenhouse: Personal Greenhouses are greenhouses that are for-personal use
only. Personal greenhouses shall not exceed 250 square feet.No wholesale or retail sales
are permitted except as permitted under the Town's farm stand law.
Retail Greenhouses: Retail greenhouses are greenhouses where retail sales are permitted.
II. ARTICLE III,Agricultural-Conservation(A-C)District and Low-Density Residential R-80,
R-120,R-200 and R-400 Districts
§ 100-31.Use regulations.
In A-C,R-80,R-120,R-200 and R-400 Districts,no building or premises shall be used and no building
or part of a building shall-be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in
whole or in part, for any uses except the following:
A. Permitted uses.
(2) [Amended 5-23-1989 by L.L. No.8-1989] The following agricultural operations and
accessory uses thereto, including irrigation,provided that there shall be no storage of manure,
fertilizer or other odor- or dust-producing substance or use, except spraying and dusting to
protect vegetation,within 150 feet of any lot line:
(c) Barns, storage buildings,greenhettses Agricultural Greenhouses (including plastic
covered)
and other related structures,provided that such buildings shall conform to the yard
requirements for principal buildings. Retail Greenhouses are not permitted.
Q The following additional requirements apply to Agricultural Greenhouses
in the A-C: R-120: R 200: R-400: LI: and LIO Zoning Districts:
a) Minimum Lot Size- 5 acres
d) Maximum Lot Coverage- 60%: if the lot is nonconforming
maximum lot coverage is 20%.Lot coverage includes all structures
on the parcel not just greenhouses.Ex. Farm Stand storage
buildings, support buildings, etc.
c) Setbacks:
i) Frontward-If no screening the frontward setback shall be 300
ft. If there is screening than the setback shall be 200 ft.
ii) Rear yard-If there is no screening the setback shall be 50 ft.
If there is screening than the setback shall be 25ft.
W) Side yard-If there is screening than the setback shall be 50ft.
combined 100ft. If there is screening than the setback shall be
25 ft. combined 50 ft.
d) Outdoor Storage: All outdoor storage of materials associated with
the Agricultural Greenhouse(s) must be located in the rear yard or
screened. Screening is defined in this section.
e) Screening: The criteria for screening is that the screening must be
natural screening and must reflectively screen year-round. There
can be three(3)years of growth to accomplish the screening. Along
Route 25 and County Route 48 the screening must be at least 60 ft
back from the road to avoid growth on top of the road and
elimination of openness of these roadways. Planning Board
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approval is required if an applicant seeks to substitute some other
type of screening for natural screening.
ii) The following additional requirements apply for agricultural greenhouses
in the R-80 zoning district.
a) Minimum Lot Size- 10 acres
b) Maximum Lot Coverage- 60%
c) Front Yard: 300 ft
d) Rear Yard: If there is no screening than the setback shall be 100 ft.
If there is screening than the setback shall be 50 ft.
e) Side Yard: If there is no screening than the setback shall be 100 ft.If
there is screening than the setback shall be 50 ft.
f) Outdoor Storage: All outdoor storage of materials associated with
the Agricultural Greenhouse(s) must be located in the rear Yard or
screened. Screening is defined in this section.
g) Screening: The criteria for screening is that the screening must be
natural screening and must effectively screen year-round. There can
be three(3)years of growth to accomplish the screening.Along
Route 25 and County Route 48 the screening must be at least 60 ft
back from the road to avoid growth on top of the road and
elimination of openness of these roadways. Planning Board
approval is required if an applicant seeks to substitute some other
type screening for natural screening.
B. Accessory uses, limited to the following uses and subject to the conditions listed in § 100-33
herein:
12. Personal Greenhouses
III. ARTICLE IIIA, Low-Density Residential R-40 District
§ 100-30A.2.Use regulations.
In an R-40 District,no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be
erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any uses
except the following:
A. Permitted uses:
(1) Same as § 100-31A of the Agricultural-Conservation District, except that wineries and Retail
Greenhouses are excluded. [Amended 11-29-1994 by L.L. No.26-1994]
IV. ARTICLE IV,Hamlet Density {HD)Residential District
§ 100-42. Use regulations.
C. Accessory uses, limited to the following:
(1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by§ 100-31C(I)through(7), (9),and(11) and 12
of the Agricultural-Conservation District, and subject to conditions set forth in § 100-33 thereof
V. ARTICLE V, Affordable Housing(AHD)District
§ 100-52. Applicability.
§ 100-53.Use regulations.
B. Accessory uses. Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by§ 100-31C(1), (2), (3), (4), (6)
and(7) and(12), of this chapter.
VI. ARTICLE VI,Resort Residential(RR)District
§ 100-6 1. Use regulations.
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In the RR District,no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be
erected or altered which is arranged,intended or-designed to be used,in whole or in part, for any use
except the following:
A. Permitted uses.
(1) Any permitted use set forth in and as regulated by § 100-31A of the Agricultural- Conservation
District, except that wineries and Retail Greenhouses are excluded.
C. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L.No.6-1989] Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as
accessory uses and, except for residential accessory uses and signs,which are governed by
Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Any accessory use set forth in and as regulated by § 100-31C(1)through(7) of the
Agricultural-Conservation District. Personal Greenhouses are also a permitted accessory
use and are not subject to site plan review.
VI. ARTICLE VII,Residential Office(RO)District [Added 1-10-1989 by L.L.No. 1-1989EN;
amended 5-9-1989 by L.L.No.6-1989; 11-28-1989 by L.L.No.22-1989; 12-12-1989 by L.L.No.23-
1989; 2-7-1995 by L.L. No.3-1995; 10-19-1999 by L.L. No. 15-1999]
C. Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as accessory uses and, except for residential
accessory uses and signs,which are governed by Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-31C(I)through(7)of the Agricultural-
Conservation District and subject to the conditions set forth in § 100-33 thereof Personal
Greenhouses are also a permitted accessory use an not subject to site plan review.
VII. ARTICLE VIII, Limited Business (LB)District
§ 100-81. Use regulations.
In the LB District,no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be
erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any uses
except the following:
A. Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted uses. All permitted uses except single-family
and owner-occupied two-family residences require site plan approval.
(1) Any permitted use as set forth in and regulated by § 100-31A of the Agricultural- Conservation
District except wineries, which shall be as set forth in Subsection A(9)below and except
Agricultural Greenhouses which are not permitted and Retail Greenhouses which are
permitted subject to site plan and the bulk schedule of the LB Zoning District.
C. Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as accessory uses and, except for residential
accessory uses and signs,which are governed by Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Any accessory use as set forth in and regulated by § 100-31C(1)through(8) and(10) of the
Agricultural-Conservation District, and subject to the conditions set forth in § 100-33 thereof.
Personal Greenhouses are also a permitted use and are not subject to site plan review.
VIII. ARTICLE IX,Hamlet Business (HB)District
§ 100-91. Use regulations.
In the HB District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be
erected or altered which is arranged,intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any uses
except the following:
A. Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses and, except for those uses permitted under
Subsection A(1 ),A(2)and A(19)hereof, are subject to site plan approval by the Planning
Board:
(1) Any permitted use set forth in and regulated by§ 100-31A(I) and(3) of the Agricultural-
Conservation District except that Agricultural Greenhouses are not permitted and Retail
Greenhouses are permitted subject to site plan approval and the bulk schedule of the HB
Zoning District.
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C. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No.6-1989] Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as
accessory uses and, except for residential accessory uses and signs,which are subject to Article
XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-31C(I)through(7) of the Agricultural-
Conservation District, and subject to the conditions set forth in § 100-33 thereof. Personal
Greenhouses are also a permitted accessory uses and are not subject to site plan approval.
IX. ARTICLE X, General Business (B)District
§ 100-101. Use regulations.
In the B District,no building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected
or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any uses except
the following:
A. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L.No.6-1989] Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted uses
and, except for those uses permitted under Subsection A(1)hereof, are subject to site plan approval by
the Planning Board:
(1) Any permitted use set forth in and regulated by § 100-31A(2) and(3) of the Agricultural-
Conservation District except that Agricultural Greenhouses are not permitted and Retail
Greenhouses are permitted subiect to site plan approval and the bulk schedule of the B
Zoning District
C. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L.No.6-1989] Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as
accessory uses and, except for residential accessory uses and signs,which are governed by
Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses set forth in and as regulated by § 100-31C(I)through(8) and(10) of the
Agricultural-Conservation District, subject to the conditions set forth in § 100-33 thereof.
Personal Greenhouses are also a permitted accessory use and not subject to site plan
approval.
X. ARTICLE XI,Marine I(MI)District [.Added 1-10-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989EN]
§ 100-111. Use regulations.
In an MI District,no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be
erected or altered which is arranged,intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any uses
except the following:
C. � [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L.No.6-1989] Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as
accessory uses and, except for residential accessory uses and signs,which are governed by
Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by§ 100-31C(I)through(7) of the Agricultural-
Conservation District, and subject to the conditions of§ 100-33 thereof Personal Greenhouses
are also a permitted accessory use and are not subiect to site plan approval.
XI. ARTICLE XII,EN Marine II(MII)District [Added 1-10-1989 by L.L. No.1-1989]
§ 100-121. Use regulations.
In the MII District,no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be
erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used,in whole or in part, for any uses
except the following [one(1)use per eighty thousand(80,000) square feet of land above mean high
water,unless otherwise specified]:
C. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No.6-1989] Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as
accessory uses and, except for residential accessory uses and signs,which are governed by
Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
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(1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by§ 100-31C(I)through(7) of the Agricultural-
Conservation District, and subject to the conditions of§ 100-33 thereof Personal Greenhouses
are also a permitted accessory use and are not subiect to site plan approval.
XII. ARTICLE XIII, Light Industrial Park/Planned Office Park(LIO)District [Added 1- 10-1989
by L.L.No. 1-1989EN]
§ 100-131. Use regulations.
In the LIO District,no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be
erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any
purpose except the following:
A. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L.No.6-1989; 11-29-1994 by L.L.No.26-1994; 4-28- 1997 by L.L.
No.6-1997] Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted uses and, except for those uses
permitted under Subsection A(1)hereof, are subject to site plan approval by the Planning
Board.
XIII. ARTICLE XIV, EN Light Industrial(LI)District [Added 1-10-1989 by L.L. No. 1- 1989]
§ 100-141. Use regulations.
In the LI District,no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be
erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any
purpose except the following:
A. Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted uses and, except for those uses permitted
under Subsection A(I)and Subsection A(2)hereof, are subject to site plan approval by the
Planning Board.
(1) The agricultural operations and accessory uses, including irrigation,the raising of field and
garden crops, vineyard and orchard farming, the maintenance of nurseries and the seasonal sale
of products grown on the premises,the keeping,breeding,raising and training of horses,
domestic animals and fowl,barns, storage buildings, greenhouses and other related structures to
the same extent and subject to the same conditions allowed in the AC Zone. With respect to
Greenhouses,Agricultural Greenhouses are permitted and Retail Greenhouses are
prohibited.
C. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No.6-1989] Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as
accessory uses and, except for residential accessory uses and signs,which are governed by
Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any permitted or special
exception use and not involving a separate business.
(2) ENAccessory uses as set forth in and as regulated by§ 100-131C(5)through(8) of the Light
Industrial Park/Planned Office Park District.
(3) Personal Greenhouses are also a permitted accessory use and are subiect to site plan
approval.
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FRANK CARLIN: This is only a warm-up. Frank Carlin, Laurel. Don't we have a Dog
Ordinance Inspector in the town here? What do you call it?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: We contract that through the Dog Shelter.
FRANK CARLIN: Don't the Town have one on their own?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: No. We contract the service through the Shelter, but something like
this you have to call the Police. If it is the same dog perhaps the Police can investigate a little
more fully. Get the name and address.
FRANK CARLIN: What is the Shelter doing? Are they really affective? Do they have the
authority to do this or what?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Oh, yes. A couple of years ago my dog escaped.
FRANK CARLIN: What is the problem?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Inadequate number of officers apparently.
. FRANK CARLIN: It probably isn't only a problem where he lives. It probably is all over the
town.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I am sure it is.
FRANK CARLIN: You got a law. You got to enforce it. You got to find somebody that will
enforce it.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I paid twenty-five bucks to get my dog back, when he got free once,
and the dog guy picked him up and took him to the pound.
FRANK CARLIN: You have all kinds of ordinances in this town. Things like this you should.
have more enforcement. I will be back for my main event.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I would like to recess the public meeting, and open the public
hearing.
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 5:00 P.M., for the
purpose of holding a public hearing.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Meeting reconvened at 5:15 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We will reopen the regular meeting. We are not going to vote on
your application tonight for the simple reason the SEQRA Report is not back yet, so it will be
two weeks tonight when our vote will take place. Does anyone wish to address the Town Board?
Jack?
JACK WILLIAMS: Jack Williams, East Marion. With due respect to the Kings, and Wickhams,
and others, and to the R-Tech Trommel Screen I would submit to you that the amount of
business that the Town Board has transacted today, this evening, has been somewhat under
whehning. The newspaper reporters seemed to need to go to smoke a cigarette in order to stay
awake. Other people have remarked at the sparsety of materials that have been covered by the
Town Board this evening. Everything seems to be such routine, all miniscule matters, and I
wouldn't worry about this except that it seems to me there is major iceberg floating around under
the water. That is the Jones Report. It has been some months now, and there has been a report
commissioned to examine the report, which is called Voorhis Report, and we have heard nothing
from that. There was to be a revisiting of Route 48, which I presume was to precede any
discussion of the Jones Report. We haven't heard that anything has been done on that, and I
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would submit to you that the Jones Report is an important document paid for by this Town Board
and therefore by the citizens. It was submitted timely, and Steve Jones made an offer to submit a
simplified version, and that offer was turned down by the Town Board in favor of the Voorhis
Study. Time has gone by. There has been an inordinate amount of time with no discussion of the
Jones Report and the very significant findings and recommendations therein. Now, It may be
intended that the Planning Board is the opportune agency here, because the Planning Board was
the one to which the Jones Report is directed. But, my father always said to me, follow the
money, and it is the Town Board buying the services of Steve Jones, and whoever else is using
that, it is the Town Board which is buying the services of Voorhis making use of Mike
LoGrande's money, and therefore I call upon you to move expeditiously towards starting the
process of reviewing the Jones Report by getting the Voorhis Report out here so we can look at
it., and by doing whatever, if anything, you plan to do about revisiting Route 48.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Thank you, Jack. Yes, sir?
PETER HARRIS: Good afternoon, Board members, and ladies and gentlemen residents of
Southold Town. My name is Peter Harris, and I am here today to explain and elaborate about
something that happened on the 20th of January. I had fellow employees State Department of
Transportation, they staged a job action sick out that day. I am a Highway Maintenance
Supervisor in charge of clearing on New York State Route 25 in the entire township of Southold.
As well as being the lead person in charge I also am a snowplow operator with twenty-seven
years of experience of service on the job. Being the person in charge means having responsibility
of making sure that New York State Route 25 from Orient Point to the town line in Laurel are
plowed, salted, open to the public. I do take a great deal of pride as to the effort that is put forth
by my men and I to make the highway as safe as possible for the traveling public. To give you an
idea as to the task at hand of doing the job of snow removal, I have only two snowplow trucks
and three men to handle the job. I was hired by the Department 27 years ago. Clearing snow on
Route 25 in the Town of Southold was not only done by the Department of Transportation of
New York, but rather it was an effort of snow plow contractors, as well as the Department
supplying equipment. Robert Douglas of Orient supplied men and equipment, and cleared snow
on Route 25 from Orient Point to Greenport (tape change) Cox Lane in Cutchogue, we got there
and June Glover took over and cleared snow to the Town line with his.men and equipment. A
total of seven snowplow trucks were used then, but today it is done with only two. This I feel
says a lot for my men and I in our dedication to making the road as safe as possible to the
residents of Southold Town. On Wednesday afternoon January 19th I received a phone call. I was
informed that a sick out of all State Highway workers on Long Island was being called for the
following morning. To the best of my knowledge this was the first time that a job action had
been proposed. I went home that night, and wrestled with that it, that I believed what was being
proposed was right, and that the plight of the State Highway workers had to be heard, but also
the fact that I had a responsibility to report to work, and do my job as a professional snowplow
operator. I chose the later of the two. The fact that so many of my fellow workers chose to stay
home tells you something though. The job action was not meant to hurt the taxpayer, John Q.
Public, but rather finally draw attention to the fact that the Governor has not, and will not address
the needs of State Highway workers that live on Long Island. However, I can say though on
Thursday, January 20th, that the talk of the town was whether the State Highway crew working
out of Greenport was on the job with inquiries from the Supervisor's Office, the Police
Department, Southold Highway Department, as well as all the local schools in the town. Well,
we went on the job. We did the best possible job we could do,just like every other time when it
had snowed. I guess though every other time it was assumed and taken for granted that the job of
snow removal would get done. The Governor will tell you, how dare the State workers put the
citizens of Long Island safety in jeopardy? Their answer to that is that he is putting our family's
health and well being in jeopardy. They had exhausted all possible ways to come to a mutual
agreement on our now expired contract. Some might say however, that this was in poor timing,
and in poor judgment on our part. Well, my answer to that is,who listens to a snowplow operator
in July? The membership has tried to bargain in good faith, but to no avail, plus it is very hard
for an employee to swallow the fact that the Governor received a 46% wage increase, and your
State Law makers voted themselves a 38% wage increase, and last but not least they rewarded
their appointed plums an 18%wage increase. This was lump sum raise effective as soon as it was
passed by the Legislature. We do not have that luxury. This is compared to an 11.5% raise for
State workers, which to some may sound good. This is over four years, not a lump sum raise,
however the wage increase was not retroactive back to April 1st when the State fiscal year starts,
but rather the yearly raise would be lagged six months, each of the four years, and not take effect
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until October 1", thus depriving the workers six months each year of a pay increase. Also, the
Governor failed to tell you that our health insurance contribution would also increase which
comes out of that proposed raise. I seriously doubt that your employees would ever agree to a
contract like that, so that when the voting membership voted down the proposed contract, this, in
fact, was the first time in my 27 years on the job that a contract ever was defeated, because we
are dealing with the entire state not just Long Island. The Governor came back with a new four-
year contract proposal with a wage increase of 000 and 0 with the health insurance contribution
to come out of your existing salary, and that has happened already. Would you call this
bargaining in good faith? The State Police, State hospital workers on Long Island received a
$3;000 to $5,000.00 pay adjustment last year, because they are essential services personnel, but
yet the highway workers are not. It seems tome that on Thursday January 20th the Highway
workers who stayed home went from being non-essential to being very essential. Imagine that?
The last point I would like to make is that while having been gainfully employed for the last 27
years with 24 of those years as a supervisor with a tremendous amount of responsibility of
making New York State Route 25 safe for the traveling public, and also the fact that I had to pass
a Civil Service examination, and score high enough to be in the top three scores to be considered
for my position. With all those facts it is hard to accept that an employee with seven or eight
years of service with the Town Highway Department as a truck driver is learning a larger salary
than me. This point is not to begrudge the Town employees, but rather to bring attention to the
fact that the State of New York has a lot of catching up to do. Anyone who thinks the State of
New York that you are going to make the big bucks you are in for a-big surprise. I always told
my wife that I would never get rich working for the State of New York, but I can honestly say, I
wish I had been wrong.
FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin, watchdog of Laurel. Before I start I would like to welcome
you, John Romanelli. I missed your face during the Board meetings for a while. I was sorry to
hear that your mother passed, and you have my condolences.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: It was my grandmother. Thank you.
FRANK CARLIN: I have three questions, but before I start on the three something came up
tonight that wasn't planned. I live on the Main Road on 25 in Laurel. Lived there for forty-six
years. I want to tell you something. This man he has done a terrific job keeping the roads open
during the wintertime. I know because I live on the Main Road. Does a terrific job. They are out
there. They don't wait until the snow gets ahead of them. They keep ahead of the snow by
plowing. They don't wait until the snow builds up, and'then try to go out there. They are out
there keeping it open, and as far as salt goes they see if we have black ice, they are out there
putting the salt on. They don't wait until it gets that slippery. They use 100% salt. That melts
right away, not a mixture of sand. They do a terrific job. For many years I have been there as
many years as he has been in the Highway. Does a terrific job. I will vouch for him any day.
They are out there all hours of the night, too. Believe me, I know. I always said, I give credit
where credit it is due.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I lived for twenty-five years right down the block, Frank, and I
know exactly what you are talking about.
FRANK CARLIN: I want to make sure that I am saying it, because I say it the way it is, and I
give credit where it is due. Question #1, I believe sometime last year, I think it was you, Brian,
spoke on a resolution involving organic fertilizer. I believe you passed that evening a resolution
for organic fertilizer to be used on Town property only..
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: It was not a resolution. It was a policy, Frank, that we would try to
use nothing but organic fertilizers on the Town properties, yes.
FRANK CARLIN: On Town owned property?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: On properties we own in town, yes.
FRANK CARLIN: It wasn't property throughout the town.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: No.
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FRANK CARLIN: That what I am trying to figure, but so far there is nothing on the Zoning
Code, or in the Ordinance Code, as of this date that says we must use organic fertilizer
throughout the town. Right?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Correct.
FRANK CARLIN: So, if I were to come to Town Hall to build a house, or buy a new farm say,
or something,nothing says I have to use organic fertilizer, right?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Right.
FRANK CARLIN: That is all I want to know at this time. I have a reason to ask these questions,
but for now I will leave it like it is: I think you will know what I am trying to drive at here,but I
won't mention that right now. Mullen Motors, you had two public hearings about four months
ago in October. What is the outcome of that? Have you made any decision on this issue? Are
you going to give the man an opportunity to use his parking lot, or not?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Frank, I can answer your question.
FRANK CARLIN: I am not done. To get the cars off Cottage Place, what is your decision?
Have you made one yet?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: They have not submitted all of their submissions to us for us to be
able to make a decision. After those hearings Mr. Mullen's attorney actually temporarily
withdrew his application to complete some necessary paperwork that he felt was necessary after
those hearings, and they have not completely resubmitted those to us yet. So, until they are
resubmitted to this Board we cannot take action, and this was on his choice.
FRANK CARLIN: Do you know why?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: No, I don't.
FRANK CARLIN: Last August agreed to work along with Mayor Kapell on the pool in
Greenport, work along with him. I don't think financially, but work along with him, raising
funds, and stuff. It has been eighteen months, and they haven't come up with the pool. Since
then have you communicated with him to find out how this program is proceeding along on
funding? Have you been communicating with him at all? Has he given some kind of report?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: I have, Frank. I spoke to him a couple of times. The Village
had a plan on going about and raising some money from some large donors, again, to kick start
it. The plan has not taken hold yet. I know the Greenport Pool Committee has not gone forward
with their mass mailing like they wanted to, but I think their plans are still going forward. They
haven't done their mass mailing. I believe that the Mayor has spoken to one of large donors, and
that is really I think the main issue. He is looking for one or two large donors to really give the
fundraising effort a large kick-start, and I don't think that has happened yet as.far as getting a
kick-start. So, I know the Village and the Mayor are working towards that. So, there is really no
report to give you as far as money raised.
FRANK CARLIN: The main thing I am looking for is are you communicating with them?
Keeping up with the progress?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: I do.
FRANK CARLIN: If you communicate that is what counts. You know what I mean?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Right, that is the only way to handle it.
FRANK CARLIN: I got one more. This is going to be a technicality. We have public meetings
on Fishers Island here. I don't recall ever seeing anybody here, maybe I am wrong, I don't recall
seeing anyone here from Fishers Island at the public meetings. I come to the conclusion why
they don't come here, because of the area they live,just ten miles south by the water, the Sound,
and it would be inconvenient for them to come here, because they would have to come over on
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the ferry, and if it is held at night at 8:00 o'clock chances are they wouldn't be able to make the
last ferry, and have to stay overnight. I can understand it. So, if they can't have that opportunity
to make a public hearing what use is a public hearing? Ninety-nine percent not able to
communicate over here to make it if they wanted to address an issue. It would be inconvenient,
put it this way then. However, I have a solution for that. When you have a public hearing
scheduled for Fishers Island let the people on Fishers Island know ahead of time, so they can
write their comments or questions on a piece of paper, and present it to Councilwoman Louisa
Evans.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: We beat you to it. That is how it is done here.
FRANK CARLIN: Then why don't you read them off at the public hearing?
JUSTICE EVANS: It is generally when there is a Local Law to do with Fishers Island. The
thought had been generated from Fishers Island as something that Fishers Island has brought to
the Town Board, and asked to be made into a Local Law, and it is posted out there, and people
have a chance to make opportunity, opportunities to make comment. It usually happens before
the final law is written, so the Law is actually crafted the way the people out there have asked it
to be. They do have opportunity, once the law is a legal form, it gets posted out there, too, and if
they have problems with the final version of the law they would write letters in.
FRANK CARLIN: Write the letter to you.
JUSTICE EVANS: To the Town Board.
FRANK CARLIN: Let me ask you a question. Have they'ever wrote any letter to the Town
Board?
JUSTICE EVANS: Yes.
FRANK CARLIN: I don't ever recall seeing it read. Do you read them at the public hearings?
JUSTICE EVANS: That wasn't a public law, but when we bought a piece of property that was
posted, and they wrote some letters that were read out at the meeting.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: And anytime, Frank, whether it be a Zoning Board hearing, or
even a Planning Board hearing, those letters are included in their file, in the file for the particular
subj ect.
FRANK CARLIN: Now, I am suggesting next time I have a Fishers Island Board meeting, and
you read, does anybody want to address this issue, make one statement, it did not say, no
comments, that we know there was a letter sent, or there wasn't a letter sent. Just don't stay
silent, because we won't know, nobody will know if there was any ideas or suggestions, or
questions submitted. One simple sentence. No comments from Fishers Island residents.
JUSTICE EVANS: Many of the letters come in before the final version is published. We will
take the comments into account at that point, but those letters aren't made part of the public
hearing, because they are before the actual published law. They help us craft the law.
FRANK CARLIN: That all I have to say. My friend left again. Next time I am going to come
up before him, then he will have to stay.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: You start out, you will have to do it all in the beginning. Would
anybody else like to address the Town Board?
PETER HARRIS: Peter Harris, again. I do have one other thing, pertaining to Dam Pond. .
Working on the DOT, and traversing that road back and forth to Orient at least once a day, it has
become quite reverent the fact that the erosion problem in the channel on the north side of the
bridge. Years ago that channel was dredged like every three years. I don't know when the last
time the channel was ever dredged, and the fact that it is actually, there's like a new channel. The
new existing bog, however you want to call it, with the grasses with the mussels, and the little
crabs live in on the east side as the water enters Dam Pond under the bridge, instead of by.a
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straight course it now bellies to the east. I know that the Town is acquiring a lot of the land
surrounding Dam Pond, and it is quite a picturesque setting of Southold Town. Many times
artists, photographers, they can use that. But, the fact that is so much silt has built up in the
existing original channel now the water has found another source as far as to make egress in and
out of Dam Pond, and I feel from the Town standpoint it needs to be addressed. If anyone that is
familiar with the area I am talking about, there is a big like berm of gravel and sand on the west
side of the channel,just east of Joe Townsend's property. That is where the crane that used to go
there and dredge that channel, that is where the spoils used to go, and the fact that the Bay side in
the State waters side, that needs to be dredged. As a young boy I used to be able to go in and out
of Dam Pond at any time, low tide, high tide. It was probably high at high tide trying to get so
you can get clearance from the bottom of the bridge. To me, in some places in Dam Pond it has
become stagnant for the fact that you don't get the proper flow of water in and out of there, and I
think as many different creeks and harbors that we have in Southold Town here is one that needs
to be addressed, and I would just like to bring it to your attention. Thank you.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Peter, we will turn that over to the Trustees.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: They were just asked to put together a whole list.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: I just saw a correspondence from the County on dredging projects
for next year that they are looking for a list of creeks.
PETER HARRIS: I happened to have a conversation with someone that works for the County on
their dredging projects, and I brought this particular site to his attention, and he said, you know
you are right. He said something to me the fact that you had to have X amount of boats or
something that use that channel for navigation. Well, nobody is going to use that channel for
navigation right now. I mean you might use a john boat, and pull yourself along but like I said, I
can remember the days when you could motor in and out of the there with a boat loaded with no
problem,but it is not going to happen today.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Anyone else like to address the Town Board? (No response.) If
not, I will take reports from the Board members?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: In the continuing saga, working on Merit Badges, I have in the
audience tonight, two more young Scouts I am working with on their Citizen Merit Badges. The
Begardis boys, and their dad, Skip, is here. Stand up and take a bow,boys, men. It is nice to have
you here. I had occasion to go to the Blue and Gold Dinner, pack night up in Mattituck, a week
or so ago. At least they found my number in the phone book now, because I have a good number
of guys I am working with on this series of Merit Badges. It is a lot of fun working with them. It
is part of the process of going to a Town Board meeting, listening to public input. Most people
have something to say, and what they do. So, thank you for coming.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I'll take that motion to close.
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 5:44 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
�Elizabeth A Nevi le
Southold Town Clerk