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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-09/21/1976 S E P 21 1576 SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD September 219 1976 A regular meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on Tuesday, September 21, 1976 at the- Supervisor's..Office, 16 South Street, Greenport, New_York. Supervisor Martocchia: opened the. meeting at 3:00 P.M.- with. the following present: . .Supervisor Alb'ert_-M. 'Martocchia Councilman James H. Rich, Jr. Councilman James 'Homan Justice Martin Suter Justice Louis'' M: Demarest Justice Francis T. Doyen Town Attorney Robert W. Tasker Highway Superin'tend.ent. Raymond C. Dean Town Clerk Judith T. Terry On motion of Councilman Rich, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of 'town board. meetings of September 7, 1976 and September 13, 1976 be and hereby are approved as submitted. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held- at 3:00 P.M. , Tuesday, October 12, 1976 at the Supervisor' s Office, 16 South Street, Greenport, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice -Demarest, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Justice Demarest, it was RESOLVED that a meeting of the Southold .Towri Board will. be held at 1:00 P..-M. , Friday,- October 1; .1976 at the Supervisor' s ' Office, 16 South Street, Greenport, New York for-the purpose of accepting the tentative budget--from the Town: Clerk and study of same. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Siapervisor 'Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest, Justice Doyen.- This resolution was declared duly adopted. Councilman Homan reported that all of the necessary equipment has. been received and all of the arrangements have been made with LILCO and the contractor who will put up . the lights, therefore the lighting program will begin within two weeks. Highway Superintendent Dean reported they should be finished this week picking-up the debris from Hurricane Belle. They have also been picking up, debris­ from the State roads, and. they should finish the State roads today. Supervisor Martocchia stated they have received the $23,760.00 allocation from the HUD program for the senior citizen-youth center south of the Peconic school on Peconic Lane, Peconic. ' The next allocation should be $529000.00. The town attorney is now preparing the title search as a• step toward going into contract with the owner of the property. The application for a cluster subdivision' to be known as "Richmond Shores at Peconic"- is being returned to the Planning Board with the notation that the Town Board has reviewed the map of "Richmond Shores at Peconic" which is proposed as a cluster zoning. Under Section 100-136 -of the Zoning Ordinance those areas .set aside for 68 SE P 211§76 drainage and subject to flooding are to be excluded from the comp- utation of the gross area for the purpose of compiling the number of lots. It is apparent this was not done and accordingly the matter is referred back to the Planning Board in order that the developer may make these computations and recompute the total number of lots excluding drainage areas and areas subject to flooding. Supervisor Martocchia stated Item #7 on the agenda has been deferred for the purpose of readvertising, advertisement was not made in the legal newspaper of the town. (Fishers Island-hauling of Mystic Isle. ) Supervisor Martocchia reported: 1. Receipt of a letter from St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Greenport, to the Planning Board, stating that while they will qualify for a tax exemption pursuant to the applicable provisions of the. Real Property. Tax' Laws of the State of. New York for their proposed. San Simeon Retirement Community project, they. propose to make an annual contribution to the To of Southold' on such an equitable basis as would reimburse -the Town for municipal services provided to this project, : i. e.- .police protection, fire protection, street lighting and many other essential services. 2. Proposed dredging projects - Long- Creek, Mattituck and Halls Creek, Mattituck, to be sent' 'to the Department of Public Works, Suffolk County, for study, surveys and recommendations. On motion of Councilman _Rich, ' seconded. by Councilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that the `Towri 'of Southold release to The North Fork Bank & Trust Company 100,000 New York State Dorm. Auth. Brookhaven Hospital securities @7.65 due 7/01/82, for which The North Fork Bank & Trust Company will pledge 100,000 U.S. Treasury Notes due 8/15/79. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest; Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Supervisor Martocchia: 3. Letter from the Planning Board relative to the town board reviewing the sale of -single lots in the town. 4. There will be a public hearing at 3:30 P.M. relative to a proposed local law pertaining to games of chance being held by certain non-profit organizations. It will be on the ballot in November for the residents to -"vote upon. 5. . Receipt of a .petition from residents of Hobart Road and Terry Lane, Southold where they feel they have a parking problem. The petition will be referred. to the police department for- study and recommendation. Petition contains 12 names. 6. Letter from the Department of Emergency Preparedness,: County of Suffolk, suggesting that. a 'base. station be leased or purchased .by the town providirig. tvro or.- more channels for use during emergency situations such as was experienced during Hurricane- Belle. This station would provide the town with direct radio- co ommunication day to day with local departments as well as with the County Emergency Operations' Center during. times of: emergencies or disaster. The town does have 'one of 'the aforementioned pieces of equipment: which belongs to the County, but they ,do not ,want to make -it workable; all that is needed is an antenna. 7. Supervisor Martocchia. offered a proclamation declaring October 3 - 9; 1976 as National 4-H Week, the theme .this year being 114-H - Room to. Grow. " 8. Letter from the 'Southold Town Baymen' s Association, Inc. requesting an amendment to Chapter 100, Article III, Section 100-30 of the Town Cod8 and Chapter 100, Article III, Section 100-30 - sub-section (:W laragraph 8 -- 'incorporating commercial. aquiculture and fishing operations in residential districts - following the structure of the agriculture exception to the Code and limiting their uses to the harvest of essentials. The proposal will be looked into very seriously and studied. 9. Letter from. the Greenport Public School requesting assistance from the Town of Southold toward' financing the Orchestra de Camera and the National: Chorale.. ' ' The-..board has the-matter under study. 10. . Letter from the Southold Town Police Benevolent Association, Inca offering the' Town Board' a proposal whereby the members of the P.B.A. would defer payment of holiday pay and overtime pay owed them- until January 15, 1977, enabling the board to continue the services of two patrolmen furloughed as of September 30th.---Supervisor Martocchia explained -the inaccuracy 'of a statement in Suffolk Life. attributed to Chief Cataldo relative to a reduction of 259/6 by the laying-off of the two patrolmen in qquestion.---Supervisor Martocchia stated this is not true, as the population is greatly reduced after Labor Day, and the police department can function with the elimination of the two men. These two men will undoubtedly be rehired as of January 1st. ---They were originally hired .with the anticipation of several officers retiring, but this did not come to pass; therefore there is not enough money in the revenue sharing funds allocated for their salaries for the year. On motion- of Justice. .Suter, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that a recess be called at 3:30 P.M. for the purpose of holding, a public hearing:.on proposed Local Law No. -1976 relative to Games of Chance. (Muriel Brush took minutes. ) Vote of- the Town. Board: Ayes: _.. Superv;isor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, ,Coun,cilman Homan, Justice .Suter, . Justiae. Demarest, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Meeting reconvened at 3:45 P.M. Supervisor Martocchia: 11. Letter from St. Patrick' s C.Y.O. requesting funds from the town to purchase additional equipment in order that they may expand their current programs. The letter and request will be taken under. consideration. 12. Grant from the federal government to reconstruct and realign. New Suffolk Avenue, Mattituck has been approved. Amount of the grant asked- for was $127,255.00; the town will receive '$89,000.00; the town will expend $38,176.50 toward manpower, and equipment which will be in service rather than cash. Moved .by Justice -Demarest, seconded by Councilman Homan, WHEREAS, a Project for the Reconstruction and Realignment of New Suffolk- Avenue, Town of Southold, Federal Aid Project OS-4100(33) funded under the Federal-Aid Offr,.System Roads Program; defined in Section 219 of Title 23.United States Code, calls for the apportionment of costs for the program to be borne at the ratio of 70% Federal funds and 30% State or .local funds; and WHEREAS, the Town of Southold recognizes that State funds are not available for the non-Federal share of the project; and WHEREAS, the Town of Southold desires to advance the project by making a commitment for the 30% nbn-Federal share of the project costs, which costs shall include but .not be limited to . the cost of preliminary _engineering .and right-of=way. .incidental work, including final design of the project, construction . engineer= ing (inspection) costs incurred by the Department of Transportation. NOW, THEREFORE, the Town Board, duly convened does hereby: RESOLVED, that the Town of Southold concurs with the general aspects of the above project and desires that the above-subject project. be administered by the New York State Department of Transportation; and it is further RESOLVED, that it be understood that this statement in no way diminishes the Town' s nights under present procedures to review and comment on specific stages of the project; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the Town of .Southold to provide- the' 30% non-Federal share of the costs of 'the project and hereby authorizes the Town to participate in the cost of the project by providing in-kind services, if the project is to be . performed by local forces, and it is further RESOLVED, that this Authorization shall commit the Town to an amount- not to exceed $38,176.50 for the entire cost of the .project; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Supervisor of the Town of Southold be and it is hereby authorized to execute all necessary agreements on behalf of the .Town with the New York State Department of Transportation approving the above project and providing for the Municipality's participation in the 'cost of the non-Federal share of the project, at a total cost not to exceed $38,176.50; and it is -further RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be filed with the State Commissioner of Transportation, it being understood that upon completion of the above project, - the State Commissioner of Transportation shall transmit to this Town Board .a statement showing .the actual costs and expenses ' of such project and shall notify the Town Supervisor of the amount due from or to be returned to the Town and that any sum due the State of New York shall be paid by the Town within ninety (90) days after .the date of transmittal of said' statement, and the funds therefore- shall be raised according to the statutes in such cases made and provided; subject to the approval of the Town Board. 70 P'= 11976 Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor MartocchA Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice _ Suter, Justice Demarest, Justice. Doyen. This resolution was declared 'duly adopted.- _ . Supervisor Martocdhid: 13. Letter from Helen McIntyre, Chairperson, Suffolk County Comprehensive Youth Services Planning Committee, stating there will be a meeting on, Wednesday, September 29, 1976 at -the Legislative Hearing `Room, County -Center, -Hauppauge, relative .to proposed new rules and regulations for. .Comprehensive Planning which, have .been devisted by the New York `State. Division for Youth.- 14. -There is-' a -problem in,.the subdivision development known s as Sunet Knolls', 'Mattituck, ' relative to a drainage matter. Super- , intendent of Highways Dean will .resolve the problem. 15• Supervisor Martocchia read the following letter from Dr. William E. Zitek: (letter dated September. 16, 1976)---"I met today with Mr. Helf at the Pound to make a 'final assessment of the sanitary practices and to advise further measures to prevent incidents such as occurred this past month.---Our .conversation covered: cage cleaning and disinfection; ward and' run" cleaning and'. disinfection; observation of animals '-for eating and .bowel.1 habits; sanitation of feeding dishes and utensils; isolation room procedures and disinfection and general building disinfection at the end of the day.---On-previous visits we had discussed the. handling of suspected ill or questionably healthy- dogs and 'the' same sanitary procedures which were reiterated today,. in order 'that no misunderstanding or procedure exists. We also .have discussed and given- recommendations for .proper cleansing of the town truck, warden shoes, uniforms etc.---I would suggest that no other persons beside the dog wardens be allowed in the kennel area or beyond the office without your authorization.---I am very much in favor of finding homes ,for unwanted animals from the Pound. However, " I_..feel that for sanitary reasons, all- arrangements .concerning. the.-adoption of animals from..the Pound can be made in the office provided, and.- there is no necessity for anyone other than authorized personnel to enter the kennel or feeding area.---If you have any -further questions .regarding my recommendations, please feel free to ;call- . on me. "----Supervisor Martocchia stated he has up-to-date reports from the two dog wardens 'who' have met with the Town Clerk to' work out their- reports. There is also .a dog redemption report , from, the Town Cle rk:' On motion of' Ju:stice Suter; seconded by Justice .Demare,st, WHEREAS the Marian Council, Knights .of Columbus, .Cutchogue, New York, ' has �applied to- the Town Clerk for a Bingo .License,. .and. WHEREAS the Town Board has examined the application, and after investigation, duly made findings and determinations as required' by 1 aw, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to execute on. .behalf- of _the Town Board the findings and determinations as required 'by law, .and it is further RESOLVED 'that .the .Town Clerk be and she hereby is directed to , issue a Bingo License to the Marian Council, Mzights. of Columbus, Cutchogue, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich-, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly: adopted. On motion of Justice Suter,. seconded by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED that the application of Zdzislaw Mikolajczyk dated August 31, 1976 for the renewal of a single trailer on. his property on the south side of private road, off the east side of Main Road, ;Mattituck, New York be and hereby is. renewed fora _period of six (6) . months. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest, Justice Doyen., . This resolution was declared duly adopted. , On motion .of Councilman Rich, . seconded by Councilman Homan, . it was RESOLVED that the, application of Isidore P. Krupski _dated August 31, 1976 for -the renewal. of a single , trailer on, his property on. the north side -of Main Road,,.approximately 1000 feet east,.of Bay Avenue Cutchogue, .New York be and hereby is renewed fora period of. six (6� months. N�Tote o the Town B araa; A e S pe 'yisor..Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Counciman- Homan, justice u er, us ice Demarest, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. SEP` 211976 :7 : On motion 'of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that the application of Florence Steiner dated . September 14, 1976 for the renewal of a single trailer -on her property on privateroad (John's Road) off east side Main Road, Mattituck, New York be and hereby is renewed for a period of six (6) months. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Supervisor. Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter., .Justice Demarest, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board accepts -the amended amount-.of $26, 760.00 for a proposed bond covering roads and improvements in the subdivision known as "Peconic Knolls, Inc. at Peconic" owned by Steve Tsontakis. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Roch, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter; Justice Demarest, Justice Doyen. this resolution was declared duly adopted. . Moved by Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, WHEREAS the Southold Town Planning Board and Suffolk County Planning Department have prepared official reports and recommendations on the application of the Cutchogue Polish Democratic Club, Inc. for a change of zone from "A" `Residential and Agricultural District to "B" Light -Business District on certain property at Cutchogue, New York, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a public hearing will be .held by the_ Southold Town Board at 7 :30 P.M. , Tuesday, October 12, 1976, at the office of .the Supervisor, 16 South Street, Greenport, New York on the abovementioned petition, and that the Town Clerk be and she hereby -:is authorized• and directed to _cause -_notice .-of -said .hearing to be published in the official newspaper pursuant :to _the :requirements of law. Vote of the Town -Board: Ayes,: Supervisor Martocchia;: . Councilman , Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice =Suter, .:Justice -Demarest, - Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Moved by Justice Demarest, seconded by Justice Suter, WHEREAS the Southold Town Planning Board and Suffolk County Planning Department have prepared official reports and recommendations on the application of Myron Finkle --and­-Philip M., Finkle -for a change of zone from "A" -Residential and-.Agricultural District to " '.'B-1" General Business District on certain property at Orient, New York, NOW, THEREFORE -BE IT RESOLVED ,-that --a public _hearing will be .held by the Southold Town Board at 8:00 P.M. , Tuesday, October 12, 1976 at the office of the Supervisor, 16 South Street, Greenport, New York on the abovementioned petition, and that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and directed to -cause notice of said hearing to be published in the official newspaper pursuant to the requirements of law. . - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest;.--Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing at the .:of-fice of -the Supervisor; ; 16 South Street, Greenport, New York on the 12th ,day,:of =October;- �19.76 at -8:30. P.M; at which time and place all interested persons will be heard upon the following matter :. "A Local Law to amend Chapter 100 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Southold in relation to the exclusion of dwelling units in 'certain use-,'districts and to redefine :the terms Public %ester and Public Sewer". Said local law reads as follows : = 2 11976 I.The, t.,,erms ,"Public ,Water;Public Sewer" :as, .defined. in Section..100-13 Article I, ''Chapter 100 .of the Code .of the Town of Southold is.:hereby amended to read as follows : P-.UBLIC WATER: PUBLIC 'SEWER - Communal . sewage : disposal systems . and communal. water supply systems, approved . by public agencys having jurisdiction.'thereof. , II. Subdivision (1) of Section 100-60A, Article VI, Chapter 100 -of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended to read as follows : ,(l) ,Any permitted uses set forth in, . and -as regulated by the following . provisions of .this chapter : -(a)' Subdivision (2) and (3)-: of Section .100-30A. (b) Subdivision (3) of Section 100-40A.., III. Subdivision (1) of Section.: 10"0.--60 . B, Article VI, Chapter 100. of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended to read as follows : (1) Any special exception use set forth:' in, and as regulated- by., the following provisions of the chapter: (a) .Subdivision (2), to .(13) , 'inclusive of Section 100-30B. (b) Subdivisions (2) (4) and (5.) . of _ Section, 100-50 B. _ IV. Subdivision... (1) .of Section 100-60C, Article .VI, C4apter ,.100 , of the Code of .the Town of Southold .is hereby deleted .and. subdivisions (2) and (3) of said Section are renumbered accordingly. V.' Subdivision (1') -of Section 100-70A, Article VII, Chapter 100 of the Code of the Town of -.Southold is hereby amended to read as follows; (1) Any permitted use set forth .in, and as regulated by the following ,provisions of this, .Cheater : (a) Subdivision (2) ,and (3) of . Section 100-30A. (b) Subdivision (3) of Section 100-40A. (c) Subdivisions (2) to (9) , inclusive of Section 100-60A.- (d) Section 100-62. VI. Subdivision (1) of Section . 100-70B, .-Article :VII, Chapter 100 of . the Code of the Town of Southold is .hereby amended to . read as follows : (1) .Any special exceptiot . use set forth in, and .as regulated . by the following .provisions, of this chapter: (A),. Subdivisions (2) to (13) , : inclusive of Section 100-30Bw (b) Subdivisions (2).-, (4) and (5) of Section 100-50B. VII. Subdivision (1) .of Section 100-70C, Article VII, Chapter 10.0 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby ::deleted .and subdivision (21 is .renumbered accordingly. VIII. Subdivision (1) of Section 100-80A, Article VIII, Chapter 100 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended to read as follows : (1)., Any permitted uses set forth in, and as regulated by. -the . following provisions-of this chapter : , (a) Subdivisions (2) and (3) of . Section 100-30A. IX. Subdivision (17) of Section 100-8OB, .Article VIII, Chapter 100 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby deleted. SER-•211976 73 X. Section 100-90A of Article IX, Chapter 100 of the Code of the Town of Southold •is- Hereby amended.: to read as follows : ' A. In the C-1 Distiict, Buildings and premises may be used for any lawful purpose, except that no building and/or premises shall be used-for-dwelling, boarding and tourist home, hotel, motel ro tourist camp pusposes. and the uses hereinafter set forth are permiteed only by special exception by the Board of :Appeals , as hereinafter provided, and are subject to site plan .approval by the Planning Board in accordance with Article XIII hereof : Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman: Homan, Justice . Suter, - Justice Demarest, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Moved by Councilman Rich, seconded by CouncilmazHoman, WHEREAS a proposed Local Law No. - 1976 was introduced at a meeting of this board held on the 27th day of July, 1976, and WHEREAS a public hearing was held thereon by the Board on the 24th day of August, 1976, at which time all interested persons ,were given - an opportunity to be . heard thereon, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Local Law No. 4 - 1976 be enacted- as ;foll•ows (deleting therefrom any reference to Oaklawn Avenue: -:in Article VI, Article VIII, Article IX) to wit: LOCAL LAW NO. 4. - 1976 A LOCAL- LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 92 OF THE CODE OF 'THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD IN RELATION TO STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS, RAILROAD CROSSINGS AND :PARKING RESTRICTIONS. The Code of the Town of Southold, is hereby amended as follows: I. By amending Chapter 92, Article III, Section 92-30 of the Code of the Town of Southold (Stop Intersections) by adding thereto the . following: Name of Street Direction -- At intersection Location of Travel with (Hamlet) ]Duck Pond --Road South Oregon Road Cutchogue Depot Lane North Oregon Road Cutchogue II. By amending Chapter 92, Article III, Section 92-30 of the Code of the' Town of Southold (Stop Intersections) by deleting therefrom the following: Direction ., At intersection Location Name of Street of Travel with Hamlet Tabor =Road South brchard' Street Orient III. By amending Chapter 92, Article III, -Section 92-32 of the Code of the Town of Southold (Yeild Intersections) by adding thereto the following : Direction At intersection Location Name of Street of 'Travel wrath (Hamlet)',' Tabor `Jcoad ' South Orchard Street Orient '714 N 1 V7 W IV. By amending Chapter 92, -Article III; Section -92-32 of- the-Code of - - the Town of Southold (Yield' Intersections) by deleting therefrom the following _ .. . - Direction At 'intersection - Location Name of Street of: Travel with (Hamlet) . Depot Lane North Oregon Road. Cutchogue Duck - Pond. Road South- Oregon .Road . Cutchogue V. By amending Chapter 92, . Article III of the Code .of.-the Town of Southold by .repealing .Section .92-3.3- thereof (Railroad Crossings) . VI. By amending Chapter 92, Article IV, Section 92-41 .of the Code of the Town of Southold (Parking Prohibited at all times) by adding thereto the following: Name of= Street- Side - Location - New Suffolk- Avenue - - Both- --At_Mattituck. .from. the southerly -Curb line of New-York --Route 2 5 - ..easterly for a •.distance of 500ft. New- Suffolk Avenue '. . .Both .- .At...Halls -.Creek -:Bridge., -Downs _ :.:.Creek-.Bridge-,-and. West- ..Creek -Bridge for a distance of 250 - feet easterly- and westerly from the centerlines of . said bridges. Reeve Avenue a East _ .. _At. Mattituck _from .the southerly curb line of New York Route 25 2 . southerly for a distance of . 500 ft. Peconic Bay_. _Boulevard , Both-_- -._ At. Mattituck .for a distance of 250 feet easterly and-westerly from the center line of Brushs Creek Bridge . Peconic Bay .Boulevard North At Mattituck from New York Tele- phone pole .No., 22 easterly: 656 .feet to New .York Telephone pole no. 16 Jackson Street Both. At .Cutchogue ,from •the southerly curb line of New Suffolk .Avenue southerly for a distance of 250 feet. _ VII. By amending Chapter -92,- .Article .IV, Section _92-42 of the -Code of - the Town of Southold (Parking prohibited during certain hours) by adding . thereto the following: :_-.-- Between the Street Side Hours of Location Bailie Beach .Road Both 10 :00 ,P.M. and In Mattituck from, Long 7 :00 A.M. Island Sound southerly for -a distance of 500 feet. Breakwater Road Both 10 :00P.M. and In Mattituck from Mattituck 7 :00 A.M. Park District north bound- ary line southerly for a distance of 210 feet. P 2. ss -75 Between the Street Side Hours of Location Duck Pond Road. Both • = '1000 P.;M. and In Cutchogue 'from the 7 :00 A.M. •. guardrail at the northerly terminus southerly for a distance of 400 feet. inlet Drive Both 10 :00 - P.M. and In Mattituck from the 7 :00 A.M. northerly curb line of Sound Beach Drive northerly to Long Island Sound Rambler Road - Both 10 :00P.M. and .-In Southold from and ,_including 7 :00 A.M. its intersection with Waters- _ Edge -_Way northeasterly for a c_.-:distance :of 150 :feet. Sigsbee Road , Both --10 :00 P.M. and In Mattituck .from the southerly 7 :00 A.M. : curb line of Peconic Bay Blvd. - southerly to Peconic -Bay. Sound Beach Drive Both 10 :00 P.M. and In Mattituck from Long Island 7 :00 A.M. Sound southerly for a distance of 100•:.feet. Watersedge Way Both 10 :00. P.M. and In Southold from and including 7 :00- A.-M. its; ,intersection -with Rambler = Road northwesterly for a distance of 150 feet. Youngs Road . . Both 110-:00 P.M. and In Orient from the guardrail 7 :00 :A.M:: i at the. northerly .terminus southerly for a distance of = .50.0 ..feet.. VIII. By amending Chapter 92, Article Iv, Section 92-43 of the Code .-of the =Town -of Southold- (Parking :for limited :time::only_) ._by :adding. .thereto the following : =- Between the Time. Name of Street Side . .-. Hour-s :of :- -! .Limit Location Pike Street Both 8:00 A.M. and 2 _hour.s : -Between•'•Westphalia 6 :00 P.M. -Road;-and: a -point 200 feet easterly of the east curb line of Love :Lane IX. This local law shall take effect immediately_ .as _provided, by_ =law., Vote of the Town -Board: Ayes : Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman . _ 1 : Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Dematest, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Supervisor Martocchia: - - 16.. ,-- The 'Town Clerk -is 'still looking 'for a--.dog-.enumerator for the Southold-Cutchogue area: Supervisor Martocchia --opened the: meeting to the general public. Mr. Joseph M. Fanning, a .resident :and taxpayer:-.of -Mattituck,. -.stated he has been ,requested by .the :residents and. taxpayers_:of Mattituck to - . appear before the Board and convey their feelings on the subject of St the reduced, palice force. Mr. Fanning read the following petition containing over 900 signatures, and asked that it be entered in the minutes :of , the Town Board . in its entirety,: . (there :were a number of residentsiof the- Mattituck- area present at ,this meeting to support the petition) --. "The undersigned, residents and taxpayers of the Town of Southold, are vehemently opposed and object .tQ the reduction of the Southold :Town Police Force- --. . . The dismissal. of two police officers from the force would. gravely reduce its effic�i6ncy. Statistics show crime is on the rise in our area as well,-a-s :elsewhere ...and =p.opulatiori ;is -increasing not only. in . numbers-in the .ag& of the residents. as well. This will necessitate a greater.:-number -:of emergencies calling for the police force to be increased rather .than decreased. , According to the September 15,, ,1976,_ edition .of the Suffolk :Life,' Police Chief Carl .:Cataldo was quoted .as .sta.ting that "The lay off of two Southold Police -.Officers could mean a 25/ cut in the number of patrols, a lengthening of response time and a dampering on police At, present there is an average of four patrol cars on the road at onetime and with the lay off there would be three, on some occas 'ions.; only two. In. the event .one or .-two officers on patrol were : engaged in an arrest,, 'investigation of an -accident or other emergency, there .would b.e, one. .of.ficerr to patrol the entire Town. The residents of the Town, particularly the senior citizens, would -'be left with : inadequate, protection. in cases of emergency which could. mean the difference between life and ,death., A .saving of $12, 000. 00 would hardly be worth the risk of endangering life and property. If funds are not available from other sources,_- :a supplemental appropriatiorx :should :be.� madeJ by,-the Town -.Board, -even at the risk of a ' deficit being carried .over to the next fiscal year. " Mr. William Pell III referred to Item No. 19 on the agenda, New Suffolk 'Avenue, the area.•.where the grant was received; where on New Suffolk Avenue will the work be done in relation to the Norris .pr-operty?=--Superintendent' Dean- stated it .-is at Airport Road-east of the :Norris .property. . m Mrs. 'Elaine Anderson, Southold, protested the laying-off of the two police officers, stating the town is presently in need of more policemen, not less, citing statistics of the number of officers, number -.of patrols. _ Mrs. Gladys Csajko stated they, are- 'speaking about a very minute amount. ofmoney .to .ke.ep the _pa-trolmen on. , She -can't understand why they cannot find the money. when _the :town had •in the bank .on - January lst 1974 - $556, 823. 00, on January lst 1975 - $558, 807.00, January lst 1976 - $499, 202. 00; and to run the departments in 1974 -was $102, 735.00 and 1975 was 115, 500. 00. With .'the amount of money in . the .bank,.. :.why can't.:the. money :be found to keep- on the two patrolmen?---Supervisor Martocchia stated the town -officials are entrusted with the good .judgement to operate the town within the budget.-.: _.Ther. are:-watchdog groups; who_, are _good,: _but who are the first to disapprove when the board overruns the budget. Now the board id trying to :live within the -budget and are. being criticized. If they thought for one moment the layoff of those two policemen. :would jeopardize- the police.--d:epartment they would do everything .in their power to keep them on. Those last two people were not supposed to be hired in the first place, but since 77 there were some retirements anticipated, which did . not - come to be, the two :extra, patrolmen were hired hi•red after the board-,was :pressured into doing ti. . The money used for. the patrolmen came, from ,r,,evenue sharing and .it is now running out. --Mr.. Fanning stated the amount of money- is ,pennies for the a-verage taxpayer. Therefore ,he ,-does not agree with ;the Supervisor on that part of his statement.•---Mrs. Marie Johnson asked who brought pressure to bear to hire.- the two., . additional policemen?---Supervi-sor Martocchia stated people speaking in behalf , of the officers interested in,, jobs, : and since they thought there..would be retirements, . they agreed to hire the .two additional men. ---Mrs. Csajko asked why they -would not take the money from the $391, 111.00 they stated the year out with.---Supervisor Martocchia statedithe money is committed for the, town hall and cannot be touched.. The two men will :receive- .unemployment..-compensation. for three months,, and if -someone retires before the ,f.irst- of January one will. be put back on , right away.. No., one , else can be .hired .before; those-two men are put- back on, the job;. ---Mr® .fRob.ert. Seh, Matti tuck:,stated .he .. noticed the -sign on the - job site at the ,new town hall with the- names of the -town- board and the building- contractors,. he thinks the sign should read, "This-,building is erected in ..commemoration of , the . Southold Town Taxpayers of. 1976 , the• year of the- Bicentennial'..--- Supervisor Martocchia stated signs like .that one are placed on all new building sites:. ---Justice Demarest spoke. about surpluses, part- town and .who.le-town. The part-town: budget for the police was set at $1, 052-,.000. 00 and as of. August 31st, the. income .in that part of the budget is $1, 031, 000. 00, therefore there,- is no s.upolus. If .., they did not have revenue sharing used. in this area you could. immediately add :$75 , 000. 00 which ,.has .been expended for the. police: department;.., -$25, 000. 00 for police cars ,and $50, 000. 00 for the four new patrolmen. There is about .$35, 00.0. 00 surplus-- at- the present tine,:in the_ whole-town-- budget,--��Considerab le-.discussion on this subject. (Justice Doyen. left the meeting atr.4:30,,;P.M.). Mrs. Gladys Csajko, read the- following letter: to the Town Board.- . which.,she asked be-.entered_.,in. the., minutes- in.: full : . . - _ "At , the September.- 7th .Town -.Boa-rd meeting.; Supervisor ,Mar.tocchia made a. number-.of statements relative-.:to the Dog Pound:; I would .like to review-.what was said and. make some comments of .my own. , I would• like to start with the construction of the Dog -Pound- itself. . Supervisor Martocchia, stated that- the Pound: was:-build "through no choice, of ours."--meaningthe Town .Bo.ard. . ,Later, .he said: "we,were almost forced into building this .Pound. " Quoti,ng further,: "After al.l, ..we represent the. people of -Southold Town... . the:;.peo,ple. o.f Southold ,Town get enough..muscle on us, - we- have to.mov.e. ". I.wou.ld ,be the,.. first- to. - admit .that many-. Southold Town people camelto -.the Board meetings-7 many, many times--reques.ting :.a-. Dog Pound. . Sure., we•were putting, pressure- on. It--, is sad. that ,something s.o.. basica.11y necessary to the Town could only__be achieved by-: applying ,pres.sure. But-, to- say- that the-,.Board_ had no choice-, that .,they were:: forced into building the Pound, ._ is a little exaggerated. I, have been attending Board- meetings.:and- have been interested-..in.. Town government long enough.. to. :know that pressure alone. from Southold's citizens. is not .the governing . force-. in- Board decisions..,. Public ,opinion - or pressure, if you prefer--has .been ignored before; it- will; be, . ignored: a.t times in the future..- .However, when .the Board refuses-_ to, act., - of takes:,a;..stand which large � segments of- the public- find unap.latable,; then one, of.. the few recourses, left. to the people- is.. public; pressure. - Supervisor ,Martocchia. .al,so stated: that ,quite.-.a--.few members of the Board were .opposed to the project. He claimed -that;.they: said_: "we are furnishing.. the .be.s.t possible service.,now. - . Who can do better? We can't do better than to take them to. a. p.rofessio.nal p.erson. '-' Members-.of::;the. board: . to--whom were. you providing the best- possible service? _ Certainly not to- the -poor- animal who.-.was.-. stashed away for the necessary 5 .days • and then destroyed-. What service did, you-. provide for that animal? Did you give it a chance to -find a � home? Did you give - it a chande to -find someone who would feed; °-shelter 'and,: most important, love ­it;? " -You -know yourself, ' that except for the few animals that Adam Johnson managed to find homes for, your -"best possible, service" was- a,"one=way:•-ticket , to death. Dr.- Zitek didn't' want any 'part ofit.' Hi-s- business is- to '-help anima-ls, -not kill 'them. That 's why you had to truck..them down-to --Riverhead: �I hawe - a: dog "now 'that would -have 'been 'destroyed over two years ago if it were not that the.. North Fork- A-h-imaI Welfare .League -became involved in capuuring it and therefore knew it was impounded.,, Today I have �a happy, -healthy,- slightly overweight dog ' that only" a few years ago was 60 pounds-underweight,-,had been badly mistreated, and 'was so terrified of men that only the girls -*working: for- Dr-. Z-itek cou-ld get near her: By 'the way, she 's also no longer afraid -of men: How many other dogs were destroyed that might have had, a -°chance if they- had been somewhere where people could have seen,-them?'.- No,' gentlemen, your "best" possible 'service ,-was nothing but a cop-but'-' ' , - - a way of shovel-ing a problem under the dog. This Town needed .a Dog , Pound ..then and -it needs one- now:_ Supervisor Martocchia, your -'.threat to abandon the Dog Pound has been duly noted. Also noted is, that . you appear to have finally read A-rticle 19, Section 326; .as- I.-suggested. You claim that you are going to be pressured into turning the Dog Pound-, into a shelter. : You- s'ay: "the people are -not going , to'-be- satisfied- with a dog pound--they wan't a shelter-- and we're going to be pressured' and- pressured until--we -give' "in.'" Well-; whoever is, supposed -to be �goi-ng to pressure you - in-to 'turning "the Pound into. a shelter might. as--well save his -breath because the Town turned the Pound into a shelter the day the blackboard in the front ro'oni of the Pound announced that a charge 'of ; $1. 00 per day would be placed 'on any animal kept over -the legal time limit. = Let's stop playing games with the words Pound and-•Shel-ter:- Just about every_ Pound keeps animals that they believe are adoptable as long as they can. A lot of Pounds even call themselves "shelters. " There is no reason in the world why=-if th-ere-;'is the room--a' rigid" interpretation of the time limit has to be made. You know that and I know that:` of course, there will, be -animals" which- for. one reason or another haven' t got a chance' of being adopted: And the -most-humane thing you- -dan do -for- "that anima-1 is -"to put it to sleep. But=--is the pound going to -shake, is Southold going to 'fall "apart at the---seams, if a few highly adoptable dogs are kept a ,few-days -longer in--order-- to try to find a home for them-? And :while we`re talking' about, adoptable' dogs, might I -po'in't out that; of- the 29 dogs which were available for adoption from the time the Pound opened through the first week in August; the, North Fork. Animal Welfare League- foundhomes for 27 of them With a few exeeptions, these dogs were adopted out at the -end of or within a few days of the time limit . You're so worried ,ab-out money -add that one, 'up.' If you had had-.to destroy. those 27. dogs, -it would have coxt the Town $540. 00 In addition, every one of those • dogs were paid out of- the Pound. 'At- $5 .00 a head, you also had an income 'of $135. 00 Surely these kind of figures should prove the wisdom of a little f-lexibility in the'.�time rules. ' Now, - as long as we..-are talking money, let's go to another state- ment made°by the Supervisor. • At one point,-he asid that when-the, Board set up -the "expense"--by which I assume he, meant- the- estimated budget--for the, pound, .it was triple what it was. .Accordin-g to the publ`ished-,Annual Report of Southold Town, the year 1975 showed expenses of a'•lmos_t $8, 200 for salary and more than $6; 0'00. - for expenses for Dog Control. This was before the Pound was- opened- and.. you only had one warden. Your total 1975 expense was about $14, 225. Now, let '"s look at your-,estimated budget for 1976. This shows $15 , 550 for salaries for two wardens and $7, 500 for expenses or a total of $211-000. Now, don ' t claim to be "a mathematical 'genius, but $23, 000: is in no way= possible three timest $14, 225 It- Is not- even twice as much. Further, although you budgeted salaries- of $15, 500, the dog wardens and actually being paid" a combined salary " : ,,SEP Z! 1976 79 of $13,'000 which..lowers .your estimated costs another .$2, 500. You also stated that. the expense of running the Dog Pound was three or four times .higher..than, .it:,was. Acco'r.ding -to your own Town, figures; the cost for Dog..Control as of -August 30th was $6, 366' in salaries.-and $2, 914. :in expenses.. This. is a..,total:.of $9, 280.. The salaries should;- of, course, be slightly higher and will -beat this •time nest. year, since the dog wardens were not hired- until.-early Spring. . 'But .your 8 ,months. of expense is less than 40/ .of your- estimated-expense with only four months left in the year. How can you possibly- reconcile your own figures with your statement that the Pound is costing .three of four times as• much as before... It :is just not true. Let-s go on to another statement that- was -made. Supervisor Martocchia` saidi "'if :it is brought to our attention that we .are doing something wrong, I want to correct it. Well, things that :were :wrong• were brought to 'your attention an(I _they. were not. corrected. . ' Among them was a detailed letter which 1 -handed the _:Town Clerk .on August 23rd reporting discrepancies in the Pound' s records-. It is my under== standing that every member of this Board received a copyy .of that . letter. . .'It is also-my understanding .that the wardens were ordered to meet with Mrs. Terry to resolve the 'discrepancies. As of September 17th-almost a ,,-whole month later- the .wardens had--still- not met with-. Mrs. Terry nor .had they straightened out their .records. Why not? In refer.ence.:to -the distemper -at -the Pound:- I was :very disturbed when I '.found a .story. was .to appear in the. Suffolk; Times about the situation. --My., rea-soning was that such a story might affe.ct. potential adopters.. - 1 went 'so' far as to request two different people-at the Times not to .run =the story. The story quoted three people: : John Helf, one of the dog wardens, Dr. Zitek .and myself. - Since I -read not only the Suffolk: Times, but also the Mattituck Traveler, Suffolk Life, News- Review,- _thee :L•ong :Is'land Press, and the Daily News.,.. and since only, one of those papers reported .the story., i.:.would .like to- know where- you read the article which you stated that charges were made that one of your wardens- "went bad=:on _us"..and .that your . "choice..wasn' .t ;too:t.good all of -a sudden: Since*- Warden Helf obviously, would not:.-have .made:-any such- 'remarks and since Dr. Z,itek'.,s::quotes were­:all):directed to. the: question of distemper:, .that _leaves:-'only ..me:�As the -one..who-could have- made: any . such statement:-, I 'enclose: a-:photostat, of tee article and ,I ,think;: it would be.:very :interesting �if�-you could. find any such statement :. made by-me. -The ;-closest:-.You- can come to it is my statement .that the wardens had! not had sufficient .training :`in the: operation :of -a Dog Pound. And I stick by that statement. The wardens were:;.put::on . - the job with almost a complete lack of any instructions. In fact when one of -them mentioned to .me, that there. wasn 't. .much ,to do,.: :I., suggested: that .picking .up., stray ,dogs:,might be -a. good idea.. Hard . as it i.s• -to believe;: that warden•.-did-not. know, that. part, of the job. . was picking: up strays..: .That warden _beliveed :the only animals.,that could be -picked: up: had to :be.:via,- a-:complaint. The .ward-ens also- had not been. .instructed .in proper .record keeping-.-: .Eventually they were sent to, of all; places, -.Brookhaven Pound for training. ; There they... . learned.•tho6se of: a =tranquilizer.. .gun, -which,- by. the. way, should .be used only as a last resort: . -.What .e:lse --they;,learned is :pure- conjecture. Obviously they were not taught proper record keeping. - Obviously, since Dr.:.; Zitek .had: to:.come:.'in.-and.:instruct.-them .on .basic. sanitary and health procedures, .they -could: have 'not learned -much, of, that at Brookhaven-! Since it-,was confirmed ;at the -.last;.Board.;meeting that .,-,. , not one .ticket had been issued. by the wardens .under .the..Leash Law,,..-I can onlyr_wonder .if they :had ;even been... given, _a copy of;,that, Law._ Why::don;' t :we, see: what .the. article actually ,said.._. -Warden:;Helf is quoted as saying that "the dog who carried the, _virus -did, ,not­ catch it at the Pound. " According to the records, the dog that was at the-,Pound: that:.was:,diagnosed as .having. distemper, had_ been.-.,-.,,-. adopted at the.iend of July. , -The next- da-yJt was brought_ back . because the wife of the man who adopted it did not want it. The League found another person who was willing to adopt this dog. Due to Hurricane Belle, we requested. an extension of 3 or 4 days over the time limit before picking up the dog. On August 13th one of .80SEP 11976 the. League members, -.Mrs.-.-Tej--o-,,.! went :to 'the Pound with- the. 'potential adopter-to -pick up the. dog...;-, ,. The� dog ati 'that point. had--beenin., the Pound -some. 133. -to­l4­,da:ys;. ;I% When' they, arrived; the-warden- -tol&­them the dog- was -s i ck--and- wa-s going- to.. ham to 1.be- -I ooked- ,at by 'a:,veter" inarian before it: could -b_-e .-r.e1-eased., --Supervisor. Mar-tocchia,-' both, Mrs.- Tejo,-and.,myself- -sa-sittingin' your !offide: talking: to' you when, you spoke to -Dr.. -Zitek 's office- arfd were informed: the dog - had distemper- and.,wotild have- to2-be- destroyed.-- Now, th-ere-..is--:no - way that tli�e:­doggy.coul-d have -gotten-.:distemper..anywhere'-, but, in ,_the Pound becuase. of the-. time -factor: -You-, know- it, and; Warden He-Lf .-knows- it. Why try to cover up the facts? It happened-.. It- wa-s -a tragedy that might: or- might not have been*. avoided--.,: -- Le:t- us: -Just hope that- a les'son -had. .-been-. learned and that -this. terrible -experiehcbm-will never ,occur- again`.-, Supervisor-,.Maxtocchia-, on:-the- -Frida-y -before. the- September �7th:* Board meeting-. I told: you, I was preparing:,a -report. for-the: Board :re- garding: the Pound- The -report -I -had plann6d: to-,make- wa;s one :con- . taining suggestions as to-- how.---_to -.preveftt- another-recurrence- :of dis- temper.,- -some-, recommendations on -a. better- -system-, of- record keeping.;. a brief- -review of the -meeting•-held between, -Dr.-, Zitek,-,., Dr..- Wa­itz.; - - Mr. Homan -and mysel-f -where, some- :very %-concrete plans- and procedures were produced., and_• 'finally, I had :planned to-:offer--the ;services, of the League to:--g-et peop le with experience, -.to -he 1p set -up: -a -record keeping -system and- supplement: Dr,i.: Zitek,'-s- -instructions-, with other , bits- of---experience-- which these- people- had, -acquired- over, -the years. I had planned- to ,offer help' ,from` the- League in- providing as .-many-,., volunteers- as we- could :to work-,-in the .o f--f ice in order; to,-free the wardens. to-.-work on the road.' : 1-f-the—reffiarks made. --by- -the-. Supervisor- at the S.eptemb6r.-7th- meeting hadz�never,been made, that was: the. -report I would: have: be'en -reading now rather than the-- .statement I. have just been f orciad:-to- make --S interely,Isl Gladys. Cs--ajk'o-!'-- Supervisor,-Mart-occhia..stated ,.the'- statements he made at the previous -. meeting do not vary, when his employees tell him they are getting too much -.interference�-into the -operation of -the pound, they ..,look into it.-- It: -appears' the town -is; ,not xunning> the pound--any more,- outsiders:- have.- come into­the. picture,picture:- -Too- much' -,,valuable -time of: the town! board has b'e-en—taken up­i wi-th-� -dog ppob.lens,-they haw_ employees h-ired= to, do -that job,.. they have been -approved by--.-.,civil-. service,- !they have been­trained at the- Brookhaven• pound,- they, ,had, meetings with- Dr--.- -Zitek, and .-ax:& 's-till learning- th-e j-ob and, do: the best they can Mrs. Maria Te j-o-, Mattituck: spoke,-about dog warden Helf -stating that at 9.:-25 A...M.. , each- morning he -called asking -her, to find -a., home for different -dogss.­ They called -upon ,her, ­she -d-id not cal L them. They are wrong if- they said she went there to- interf ere.- .;-When. -. - .- Miss Mell-as was on -duty., the pound was spotless; not-: so, when-..Mr.- - Helf -was- th-ere. Mr.- Helf -even accused,-her ,:of- opening up --the, cages and let-ting- .thei- dogs :rUn- .out. - They -also, charged her -$5. 0:0 for. bringing :i-n, a- puppy whe found on ..th'e. ..streelt,- and. then- charged�..her -$5.-00 again for -taking- the-dog out-for -adoption-. Mrs. - Csajko asked who wasibeing '-accu'sed of interfering in.,.the: dogi pound?---Supervisor Martocchiaa -stated she- should talk .to .Mr.. Helf -­ about the situation: The Town Board 'is *.going to try to runthe. , dog -pound themselves without any. outside help: other .than the. dog : wardens.---Mrs. Csajko stated she hopes it works -because she; cares about those'animals, and she .is ,going to, find out- how- manyof them are being -put to sleep.,,' Mr. Charles Hickey stated that from personal observation in -his:. neighborhood evidently the leash law is not strong enough.- : CEP 21-1976 Supervisor Martocchia asked if anyone lese wished to speak? (No response. ) On motion of -Councilman Rich, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that there .be.ing.''-n.o. .f_ur:ther-:business to come before this Town Board meeting, adjournment be called at 4:50 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : . Sup"ervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homaiti, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. - This resolution was declared duly adopted. Judith T. Terry Town Clerk