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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-11/23/1976 a SO.UTHOLD. TOWN,,BOARD November 23., ..-1976 A regular. meeting of'_the.,Southold `Town Board. was held .on Tuesday.-,` ,November_ 2.3,--.197. ..at. the office; of .the Supervisor.., 16 South .Street, Gre' enport, ;New York..:, ,Supervisor ;Martocchia, opened..the meeting„4t.-3:00„P.M..,.with' ;the following -present: Supervisor,. Albert :Martocchia , Councilman. James H. ..Rich, Jr.. , . Councilman James Homan.. .. Justice- Martin. Suter _ Justice ,Louis; M'. Demar,est Town: Attorney. Robert. W., Tasker Highway Superintendent Raymond, Dean Town Clerk Judith T. Terry Absent.: Justice,.Franc.is ,T: , Doyen On motion of: Justice .Suter, seconded by„Justice,.Demarest, it was RESOLVED .that the minutgs of November 99 197.6. be and ,hereby are approved._ as. -submitted,.,..,,,,,, ,. Vote. of-, the Town Board:. . Ayes; `Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, ..Councilman .Homan, Justice .Suter, Justice Demarest. . This resolution was declared. .duly,.adopted. On motion of Justice Demarest,. seconded by -Councilman Homa. , it ,was RESOLVED that the next regular,meeting. of..the , Southold Town- Board will be held at 3:00 P.M'. , Tuesday, December 7, 1976 at the office of the..Supervisor, 16 South. Street, .Greenport, New York. Vote of the Town...Board:... Ayes:,.. S.up.er"visor Martocchia; Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice , Suter, . .Justi.ce..Demarest. . This resolution :was ,de;cl,ared -duly,. ,adopted. Reports of committees: 1. Supervisor Martocchia reported that the new town hall is coming along very well, building is all enclosed, windows are in, roof is on, and considerable work has been done on the inside. 2. Councilman Homan reported that the street- lighting transition is well under way. Southold village has been fairly well completed on the change over from 400 watt mercury vapors. Councilman Homan added that to anyone who,-thinks the lights look a little yellow, he would like to think they look a little green, because that is the color of dollar bills and there is a considerable savings by putting up those lights.--Mr. William Pell III asked, since this is phase I, how many more phases do you expect to go through and when do you expect your completion date to be?---Councilman Homan stated phase I was the replacement of the 400 watt lights with the 150 watt lights, the 150 watts giving out the same amount of lumins on each light. There will be an $11,000.00 a year savings on that one series alone. The next step will be then to go -in on the 189's and 921s.; and the last step, when it comes :ebbut, will be the 175 's and the reason they are last is because of a certain agreement with the lighting company. There is no completion date, it depends on money, how soon we get money. You have to spend money to get money Mr. Pell asked if we didn't pass a $50,000.00 bond?---Councilman Homan stated that money was for the purchase of the truck and its equipment, the purchase of the 400 and some lights for the initial stage. When that is done, supplies are bought so we can maintain not 6nly the existing lights we are taking from LILCO, it will be about $509000.00.---Justice Demarest stated that since we took over the leasing and maintenance of the lights we have been paying what we paid before, but we now have a credit of $8,100.00 through the first of November; this is what we saved already since the first of November by paying $16,000.00 for truck so we could take over the maintenance. That is a period of less than six months; so we will ave at that rate $16,000.00 a year and that is the° purchase price of the truck. N®V, 2 1976;- 1`33 Supervisor Martocchia reported: 1: Notice from Hospitalization that there will be another 11% to 15%,' about the 33% increase we got on July, lst, 1976. We have also had a study made by Equitable Insurance and their figure came .out higher than the one we are presently unhappy with. How- ever their figure is higher because there are two things that are not presently .in our contract, life insurance and small amount of a dental program which we do not have. 2. Notice has been received from the Suffolk CouAt—y Department of Public Works stating all of the necessary permits have been received for the dredging in front of' th:e New Suffolk Ramp and it is' believed the Board of Legislature might have voted last week to allow the money for the project which it is believed is in the area of $6,500.00. Moved by. Councilman Homan; seconded by Justice Suter, WHEREAS-, 'the Town of Southold has requested the County of Suffolk to dredge a navigation channel at the New Suffolk Boat Ramp, Town of Southold; and WHEREAS, the County of Suffolk proposes to do said dredging of New Suffolk Boat Ramp., in, the Town of Southold at the nominal cost- to to the Town of. Southold; and WHEREAS, in order to accomplish said dredging; plans, specifications, agreements and other documents must be executed on behalf of the Town. of Southold; now,' therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to execute, on behalf of the Town of Southold, all necessary plans and specifications, spoil area agreements, assurances to the County of Suffolk, license -and/or dredging permit applications to the Federal and State Agencies and all other documents that may be required to accomplish said dredging work. Vote of the Town Board: ' Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich; : Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Dem' arest. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Sup.ervisor`. Martocchia: 3. On Item 6 on the agenda, the purchase of communication' system for. the new .town hall, ,and-.the old ,building; -many plans have been studied, including the telephone company-, but they were out of range, and Executone of Suffolk and Progressive. , Our attorney is now...reviewi)ng, last 'minute- details ,for awarding the bid. This item will be returned to later in the meeting: On motion of Councilman Rich ,seconded by Councilman Horan, it was RESOLVED. that a 15 minute or a ess recess be called at 3:30 'P.M. for the purpose of holding a hearing on proposed amendments to the town Peddling and- Soliciting Ordinance. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: - Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich;- Councilman -Homan, Justice Suter, Justice' Demarest. This. resolution was'� declared' duly adopted.. . ' Meeting :.r-e.convened at 340 P.M. Supervisor Martocchia: 4. Receipt of a letter from Custer Institute, Inc. and The Incorporated Long Island Chapter of the New York 'State Archaeological Aasociation. requesting_fundso Each' year toward the -end of the year, if we: have, a .c-ushion remaining in the budget's we usually give them $500.00 ea_ch;.:, and this- year -we ;can-. afford such' a donation. On -motion- of Councilman Rich-, seconded- by Councilman' Homan, it was RESOLVED that the Custer- Institute, Inc. ; Main Bayview Road, Southold, New York, be and hereby are allocated $500.00 from surplbs funds. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, C uncilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice"Demarest. ' This resolution was declared duly adopted. Supervisor Martocchia: .-5. .The. Custer Institute has also requested support of a new, program, an. operetta for the Christmas- season, but the board has discussed it and feel 'we are not ready -at -this- time to support that program. On motion_­o-f_ Councilman Rich; seconded by Councilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that The ,Incorporated 'Long Island Chapter 'of the New York - State Archaeological Association, Bay View Road, Southold, New York be and hereby -are allocated $500,00 fromisurplus funds. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman ' Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice. Demarest. T'hi C! rQgr)I II+i n-n Urges r1Qn-1 tnT egr7 rl,.l tr nr7nr,+earl 24y �lO�f 2,,31976 Moved by Councilman Homan, seconded :by ,Justice Suter-, . WHEREAS...the .Cutchogue Polish Demo.cratic -Club, .Inc. , by amended application dated. July 2$, .,197.6 petitioned the Town Board of,. 'the Town ,of�.-Southold .for . a change of zone on ;certain property ,situated at. Cutchogue from "A" Residential-. and Agricultural -District to "B" Light Business District, and WHEREAS the said petition was referred, to the Southold Town Planning Board and Suffolk County Department of Planning for official recommendation on and. report, and WHEREAS_ the Town ,Board,. pursuant to due notice, held a public , hearing thereon on the, 12-th day of. October, 1976 at 7:30 P.M.;. at which time. all interested persons._were given an opportunity to be heard, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cutchogue Polish Democratic Club, Inc. be granted a change of zone from "A" Residential and Agricultural. District to "B" Light .Business :Districct on property situate at. Cutchogae, New- York, and more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the easterly line' of Depot.. Lane with the southerly -line of land of Long Island Railroad Company; running thence along said, land.. of -Long Island Railroad - Company N. 550 09' 20" E. 416.60 feet to land of Sacred Hearti ' Cemetery.; , thence. along said- land, 5. , 43°- 54! 10" E�. , 191.80 feet to land of Fred Kaelin;. thence along -said land, S.. 46° 23' -.30" W. 411.18 feet to the easterly:-line of:Depot Lane; thence along said easterly line, .N. 430 57`10" W. 255,28 feet,to the point of beginning. Containing. 91,938. square feet. Vote of. the Town -Board: Ayes:,; Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, . Councilman Homan, Justice. Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was. declared duly adopted. Moved by Justice. Demar.est., seconded by Councilman Rich, - WHEREAS Myron Finkle-and Philip:-M. Finkle, by- application dated February 24, 1976 petitioned the Town Board of the Town :of Southold for a change of zone on certain property situated at Orient, from "A" Residential and Agricultural District to "B-1" General Business District, : and WHEREAS the said petition was referred -to• the, Southold' Town Planning Board and. the Suffolk County Department of Planning for official recommendation; and report.,- and ' --,- WHEREAS, the Town Board, pursuant to .due notice, . held a public hearing thereon on the.-12th,.day -of: October, 1976 at 8:00 P.M. , at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be .heard, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT-RESOLVED that Myron .Finkle and Philip M. Finkle be and hereby are denied the relief demanded in said petition for the following reasons : This proposed change of zone from "A" Residential and. Agricultural District -to "B-111 - General Business District ,would.•be -considered spot zoning. Further, the ' relief requested is available -through application to the Zoning ' Board of Appeals. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor -Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Supervisor Martocchia: 6. Letter from the.-Suf-folk .County Department of Environmental Conservation relative to a. study made -at- the- disposal area concerning methane gas monitoring. conducted. by- Holzmacher, McLendon and Murrell. Since that study was made, the DEC has requested the town consider putting in testing wells. There should be about four installled at approximately..$50.00 per -well - for -materials and a map of the site. On motion _of Justice..Suter-„ seconded by.-Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED that-permission- is hereby given -to the Suffolk County Department of Environmental -Control :to install four methan gas monitoring wells around the 'Southold landfill site at a cost of $50.00 per well for materials and a map. Vote of the, .Town .Boar.d:. Ares:, Supervisor, Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman .Homan, Jui§tice Suter, Justice Demarest. . . This resolution was declared duly adopted-. Supervisor Martocchia: 7. Letter from Bay View Oaks Association, Inc. , Southampton attempting to enlist the support of all-, the east end towns for the purpose of purchasing the Suffolk County dredge. The Town .of' Southold must study this further as it 'concerns a major expense to the .town. 1976 On motion of Councilman Rich, seconded by Councilman Homan,' it was , RESOLVED, that_ the mapiof Edward Booth fora cluster concept on his -property on .Soundview .Avenue ,to Long Island; Sound, Southold be and hereby is approved by the Southold Town- Board and referred to the Southold Town -Planning Board for their further study. Property contains 18.7 acres; ;with• 400+ ft. . on Soundview Avenue, 465 ft. on Soundview Avenue, 1750 ft. in depth on one -side and 1710 ft.* on the other. .. I . U Vote of the Town Board: . Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, justice Suter, , J.ustice Demarest. - - This resolution was declared duly adopted. Supervisor .Martocchia: 8. With relation, to- the: "Games, of Chance Licensing Law" , the :Department -of. Audit- and Control have assigned the Town code number.s..that. must ,be: used for the bookkeeping, and there is one further step the town must .take before going to final approval, whibh •is another referendum -due to the time element. involved. 9: Letter from :the Suffolk County Police Department relative to .the town' s dog ordinance; they feel our ordinance should be amended to state the County Canine Dogs do not need to be leashed. However, the Town Attorney -states the ordinance indicates the dog must not be leashed if it is -under .the owner'•s control, and the County dogs- are-under their control at all times:- 10. Item' 14 on the agenda refers to property the town is in hopes. of purchasing for drainage purposes- from Kull & Pontino at Peconic. - It is in discussion stages with ,the .property owners. On motion of Councilman Rich, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that 3:30- P.M: , Tuesday, December 21, 1976, office- of -the Supervisor, . 16• South Street, Greenport, New, York, be set 'as date, time,,and: place fora hearing �:n the matter of the application of Henry J. Smith for a permit under the provisions of the Wetland Ordinance of the Town of Southold for the installation of a drainage -ring_-.and attached outlet pipe.�•to,•run into the e southwest branch of Corey Creek, Southold,, New-York. Vote ;of. the Town;:Board: :--Ay.es: : Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, . Justice Demare_st: _ - _ This resolution,was:- declared duly adopted. Supervisor Martocchia: 11. Application has been received for alwetland permi-t, application-427, - from the .attorney. for- Leo Kinrasneski at Sleepy Hollow subdivision, Southold. It has been referred -to the Southold Town. Trustees .and SoutholdiTown Conservation Advisory Council for their study.:and-.recommendation: 12. Item- 17 on the agenda•,..letter , from- R-ichard Cron, pertains to the disposition , on . a tax cer_tiorari,�case•'in`iMattituck, Boha'ck Village; and in the_ December audit there will- .be a' bill from attorney who handled the ,case.:for--the--.town, Richar-d-.Cron, -in the amount of $2,400.00.. ,-;.This case :was.,in courti forl four. years 13:. Notice from the -New York State Department of Environmental Control that .a hearing will beheld upon the application of Mobil Oil Corp., Fourth Street, � Greenport, for installation of two 19-pile dolphins_, on December 30, ; 1976: at `2:OO P.M. ;! objections -by December 23, 1976. 14. ,-, Through:the Suffolk- Co:unty Department of Emergency Preparedness. .the town secured .a -boat last year for' the people on Fishers Island who. had a problem when the Coast Guard vacated Fishers Island, and the town was able to supply them with another boat-on. a. loan: basis from- the Department 'o.f Emergency Preparedness; and since, they have no.: ,-further need--for :-it :the town 'is ' taking it over here, and there.- is a studyiibeing made-•as to whether the boat will be used at Mattituck Inlet patroling• the- Long 'Island -Sound where ,ther,e. has. ,been,trouble. in response time from -the Coast Guard. The Supervisor.. has been trying to get a coast-guard 'boat '•in the Inlet for over a year, provisions .have .been •made- with the '-Mattituck Inlet Marina to keep the boat there. It is possible the boat from Fishers •Island. will :be: used at,cthe Inlet.-' =Mr.�•Pell asked if the coast guard •does;. come, ,where•.will.,th.e'•boat be! placed then?-'- Supervisor Martocchia :statedi,they would really•not need it.-- Mr. : Pell asked if! there. isn.'-t .some other place- ito could be' used in Southold: Town?•:.-=Supervisor Martocchia stated it- is a matter of;,finding someone who will 'take care of it.. The boat is not owned by the town; it-fis,-merely on a. loan from. the! Federal -government to the County. - _ .126 NO.y 31975 On, motion -of Councilman Homan; seconded, by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED that the' Supervisor ,be and ,he hereby is authorized to- sign a. l:oan' agreement on behalf of': the Town- 'of Southold with- the- Suffolk County Department ofEmergency Preparedness for -the loan of a 37 ft. Chris=Craft Twin Grey Mar:ine' V-8 Engines Serial Number T 7708 & 7718 NYS#' 4064 EP(74)OCD#NY-063-EX=74 Hulls#'45-T-004, and insure. said boat, if necessary. ' . . ' Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich,' Councilman Homan, Justice. Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Supervisor Martocchia: 15. Letter from Holzmacher, McLeondon and Murrell relative to a wastewater .facility study. There are some possible grants involved and they indicate how much they will charge us 'for our share of the study in conjunction with 'the joint effort with the. Village of Greenport. The. town will. study-: this- report epd talk with Mr.. McLeondon for further details.---Mr. Dan Rubin asked ::- : how many people the facility would .serve?--=Supervisor Martocchia stated it is merely a study and must be made before a deterrmination could be made. 16. R'eceipt. of a memo from the Town of East Hampton ,containing a resolution they adopted relative to Tri-State Planning. This is being turned over to the Plannin.g, Board for their study. 17. Letter -from Elizabeth S. Zegzula, Youth Committee Chairperson of 'the. Inter-Agency Council, stating .they have grave reservations about the :proposed Senior-Citizens-Youth Center - at Peconic, since mention has been made that the senior citizens would use die building during the day-time and the-youth from late .afternoon..to possibly •ll PM.---Much 'of the details have not been worked .out as yet. for' the time, schedule.--=They further feel it is not central enough for the youth.---The :Supervisor will discuss it further-with Ms. Zegzula. On motion: of- Councilman Rich'; seconded .by Councilman Homan, ; it was RESOLVED that the Southold Senior Citizens be and hereby are authorized to contract for one bus to take them to .'Stony Brook, New York on December l7; 1976. c Vote of the Town Board: Ayes Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. Supervisor Martocchia: 18, Item, 23 concerns..a letter from Edward Lademann, ' Jr. requesting' a :job. 1g. ." Item 24 concerns a parking lot' the Town has agreed to lease from the Mattituck Park District' -in Mattituck, and - representatives of the -park district have agreed to, but the Town Attorney advises the Board, before it can be done legally, a hearing .must be held by the Mattituck Park District. 20. The Board ..is- int_erested..in-- r-eceiving names from individuals interested in serving, on ,th.e Southold Town Conservation Advisory Council: As of January lst_' the town would like to restructure the council; and, the board would like to have' the names by the middle of December.---Mr. Pell asked what the Supervisor meant by re- structure?_--Supervisor ,Martocchia stated that there are members- on the council now, but not too many of them are active. 21. Item- 27 on the agenda pertains" to a hearing held "this morning, November 23rd at -10:00 AM, relative to a possible violation of the wetland ordinance; a decision will be made shortly. On motion of Councilmari,Homan, ::secohded by Justice Demarest, it was RESOLVED that Supervisor Alberrt 'M. Martocchia be and hehereby is authorized to prepare specifications -and advertise for bids 'for drapes for the town hall. Vote- of the Town Board: ' Ayes.: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, . Justice Demarest. This resolution-.-was declared duly adopted. V. On motion of Just.ice ,Demarest,_ seconded 'by Justice Suter, it'was RESOLVED that Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia be -and he hereby- is authorized to prepare, specifications and 'advertise for bids -for . a contract for the preparation: of the tax .rolls' and tax bills for the Town of Southold. - Present contract .'expires mid-December. Vote o-f. the Town- Board: -Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was declared duly adopted. OV '? 31976 On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED: that $628:94 be and hereby 'is transferred from 'Gener_ al Fund unexpended balance to Street Lighting. , Vote of the Town Board fires : Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was declared duly -adopted. On motion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Councilman Rich, ' it was RESOLVED that *$3,041.66 be and hereby ,is transferred from Whole Town unexpended balance to- Hospitalization. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was declared duly. adopted. Mr. Pell asked if this increase in hospitalization did not include all new .employees who were added on during the year?---Supervisor Martocchia stated only ono was added on; ' and JusticeDemarest -said as many were dropped as added on:---Mr. Pell said that in January of last year they indicated they planned to add six on during this current year.---Supervisor Martocchia stated the federal employees did not cost the town anything; however, there were about four added to the Highway Department, which would make Mr. Pell' s first statement correct.---Mrs. Csajko asked who handles the hospitalization?--- Supervisor Martocchia stated it is the State Plan. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that $1,372.69 be and hereby is transferred from Part Town unexpended balance to Hospitalization General Fund. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: ' SuperVisor Martocchia, Councilman , Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED that $2,500.00 be and hereby is transferred from Highway Item I, Workmen' s Compensation to Highway Item I, Hospitalization. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan; Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that $100.00 be and hereby is transferred from Highway Item III, Workmen' s Compensation to Highway Item III Hospitalization. Vote of�the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board approves the action of the Fishers Island Ferry District in hiring Mrs. Cynthia Oliveri at $3.00 per hour as reservation clerk until the 31st of .December, replacing Mrs. Elizabeth McCloskey who is leaving the Island. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchiai;;. Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. .This resolution was declared duly adopted. Supervisor Martocchia: 22. - Receipt of an application from Walter Gatz for a cluster concept. This application will be reviewed by the Board. 23. Item 6 on the agenda is still open and will be acted upon before the meeting is concluded---bids on a communication system for the new town hall. Supervisor Martocchia opened the meeting for comments and questions from the public.---There was no response. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED that a recess be called at 4:15 P.M. , meeting to reconvene at 4:45 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Meeting reconvened at 4:45 P.M. 128, 4V<<2-3197.E On motion. of Justice •Suter,, seconded by, Justice Demarest, it .was RESOLVED that the Town Board- of the ;Town of Southold accept the- bid proposal from Progressive- Phone Systems, Inc,.- for -the - installation of a complete -telephone -communication system- in- the Southold Town Hall for a contract price of $11,264.00 which includes the cost of the equipment and the first year -service , contract. There will be an annual charge of $528.00 for the service contracts- for the, next -9 years. Vote of the Town-Board:- Ayes: -Supervisor 'Marto,cch.ia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter•, Justice Demarest. . - This- resolution was declared :duly adopted. On motion of Justice Suter, -seconded by Justice Demarest, it was RESOLVED that there being no further business to come before this town board meeting,- adjournment be called at 5:50 �P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes:: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman- Homan, Justice Suter, - Justice Demarest. This- resolution was declared duly adopted. Judith. ,T.- Terry Town: -Clerk,