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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAG-02/26/2026 WS Denis Noncarrow Town Hall, 53095 Main Road Town Clerks s �, P.O. Box 1179 Registrar of Vital Statistics ` Southold, New York 11971 Marriage Officer Fax (631) 765-6145 Records Management Officer Telephone (631) 765-1800 Freedom of Information Officer 4^01wrl, Office of the Town Clerk Town of Southold Agenda Work Session Agenda Southold Town Board February 26, 2026 9:00 AM PUBLIC NOTICE: The Town Board Work Session will be held at the Peconic Community Center Auditorium, 1170 Peconic Lane, Peconic, NY 11958. Only Zoom will be available, there will not be a Live Stream. Please use the Zoom Link below. For this Work Session, and all future Work Sessions, the Town Board will begin with the Open Work Session at 9:00 A.M. PUBLIC ZOOM LINK: You are invited to a Zoom webinar! When: Feb 26, 2026 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Town Board Work Session Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: https://us06web.zoom.us/i/83961813368?12wd=Mdl8ibRp3pseiKbBruM4FktX212Mnx.1 Passcode:668490 I. Discussion Items- Southold Town Board Work Session 1. 9!00 AM- TO BE RESCHEDULED- Carol Brown, Inga Van Eysden, Barbara Friedman and Alexa Annunziata Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) Mission Statement, 2025 End of Year Report and Resident Guide 2. 95 9:00 AM-Denis Noncarrow, Town Clerk Document Storage and Office Updates 3. °:�R- TO BE RESCHEDULED—Beth Doyle, Superintendent of Greenport School Upcoming Greenport UFSD Capital Project 4. 40!00 9:15 AM- Lillian McCullough, Land Preservation Executive Assistant CPF and Water Quality Improvement Projects Page 1 of 12 5. 1045 9:30 AM- Government Liaison Gwynn Schroeder and Community Project Supervisor Andrea Menjivar Establishing a Policy for Partnering with Developers 6. 1045 9:55 AM- Councilwoman Anne Smith Letter to NYS Legislative Partners 7. 11!00 10:00 AM- Town Board Lunch Break S. Executive Session - Contracts 11:30 AM - Heather Lanza, Town Planning Director 12:00 PM - Government Liaison Gwynn Schroeder, Community Development Project Supervisor Andrea Menj ivar and ATA Julie McGivney 9. Executive Session -Labor-Matters Involving the Employment/Appointment of a Particular Person(s) 12:15 PM - EFiek u^^s Tn4'0e^* A-f-pu lie, 1A'^rks Chief Steven Grattan Erick Haas, Director of Public Works 12:45 PM - Councilwoman Anne Smith and Chief Steven Grattan re: Public Safety Task Force 01:00 PM - Councilman Brian Mealy re: Board of Ethics 10. Executive Session - Potential Acquisitions(s), Sale or Lease of Real Property Where Publicity Would Substantially Affect the Value Thereof 1:15 PM- Lillian McCullough, Land Preservation Executive Assistant Page 2 of 12 ,-- Conservation Advisory Council Mission Statement (revised December 2024) Purpose: To ensure the conservation of the Town of Southold's natural resources, and the enhancement and protection of its environment, while fostering unified action on environmental issues. The Council, consisting of Southold residents, with its advisory capacity, will: O Advise the Town Board and other town agencies in the development, management, and protection of the natural resources of the Town of Southold, and to make recommendations on land development affecting the environment. • Coordinate with the Town's Boards, Councils, Committees, and local community groups and organizations which have an impact on the environment. • Assist the Town to attain and retain certification in the NYSDEC Climate Smart Communities certification program; Oversee the CSC Task Force; Develop renewable energy opportunities. • Advocate for the protection of Southold's natural resources, land, and waters through an Open Space Plan, Open Space Index, and Natural Resources Inventory to allow instant comprehension of the environmental impact of permitting decisions with particular attention to wetland and storm water runoff, and fragile and diminishing open spaces. O At the direction of the Trustees, review specific Trustee wetland permit applications for environmental impacts. Page 3 of 12 Southold Town Board 53095 Route 25 Southold, NY 11971 On behalf of the Southold Conservation Advisory Council, the following is an End of Year 2025 Report on the work of the CAC in 2025. In moving forward, it would be beneficial for us to have Town Board input on what you consider most important for us to concentrate on in 2026. We look forward to meeting with you to help us fine-tune our 2026 work plan. Respectfully submitted, Carol Brown Chair, CAC Southold Conservation Advisory Council End of Year Report 2025 • Town Board approved updated CAC mission statement • CAC members attended meetings and submitted responses to Town re: o Town Zoning Update o SCWA Pipeline Project • CAC submitted 2 Climate Smart Communities pledge elements to Town for review o PE5 Action: Residential Organic Waste Program: Compost and Woodchips o PE5 Action: Residential Organic Waste Program: Reuse Area • CAC convened a meeting of Town Trustees and regional Environmental Groups re: Zoning Update and other local environmental issues • CAC completed a draft Residents' Guide and submitted it for Town Board review • CAC researched and completed a letter and supporting documents for restricting the use of gas-powered leaf-blowers. • CAC initiated an Environmental Expo, sponsored by the Town. • CAC began a Youth Environmental initiative • Completed year 1 of Mayor's Monarch pledge • CAC successfully applied for a grant for Native Garden by Town Hall • CAC supported 2 Compost and Rain barrel distribution events at Town Transfer Station Page 4 of 12 • CAC met with Peconic Estuary Partnership (PEP) to prepare a 2026 work plan • CAC members were represented on the New York State Association of Conservation Council's Board • CAC members attended Coastal and Environmental summits for Save the Sound, etc. • Town appointed full Board as of Nov 2025, including new Junior Member • Ongoing attendance at meetings by NFEC representative Page 5 of 12 Southold Resident's Guide This is a practical guide to living in the Town of Southold, with useful and usable information to help you protect and maintain your property so we all may continue to enjoy the beauty and uniqueness of our Town for generations. Southold is a 54 square mile peninsula, approximately 35 miles long and 1-3 miles wide, surrounded by tidah waters on three.sides. Because of this uniquely fragile position, sensitive ecology, and climate change with rising seas, flooding, and fiercer storms, there are steps every' resident and business can take to care for home and property, drinking water, plantings, buildings, wetlands, and shore front. Our environment is fragile and highly sensitive to human activities. Your action or inaction has an impact! Help us make a difference! All residents can help by taking care of their properties in a way that also takes care of the environment. Consider the impact of your actions on the water that you drink. Conserve it and keep it free from pollutants. Protect our wetlands, woodlands and fields so that they can do their job as natural water purifiers, benefiting our aquifer and coastal waters and the wildlife they support. Together, we can all make a difference. The Southold Conservation Advisory Council (CAC), was established in Southold In 1969 to advise the municipality in the development, management and protection of Its natural resources. To ensure the conservation of the Town of Southold's natural resources, and the enhancement and protection of its environment, while fostering unified action on environmental issues. soul dut:a SMART WATER USE STARTS AT HOME PRYOUR DRINKING WATER WELL ET TESTED ANNUALLY! µrip CONSERVE THIS PROTECT THE LIMITED RESOURCE! AOUIFER! Our drinking water comes from one Southold has no sewers(except shallow aquifer. It is replenished by Oreenport). Everything that goes down precipitation and wastewater and is the drain makes its way back into our vulnerable to human induced drinking water or into the bays, creeks, contamination and saltwater intrusion. and Sound. • Install water sense fixtures. • Use safer cleaning and personal • Consider new water saving care products appliances. • Avoid products that contain PFAS • Check for leaks in your plumbing (forever chemicals) and 1,4-dioxane and irrigations systems. • Maintain and update your cesspool • Town Code now limits irrigation-go or septic system even further and let your lawn go • Properly dispose of brown in August! pharmaceuticals and hazardous products. POOL RULES SMARTER POOL USE .0 • All pools require fencing. New and rebuilt pools require a building • Use a cover to cut evaporation. p q • Lower water 2 feet in winter—let permit. rain refill it. • Drain on-site only use drywells. . Refill slowly-no more than 5 • Never drain saltwater into soil. gal/min. • Neutralize chemicals before draining. J n ; Compiled By Southold Conservotion Advisor „ Council—, y Y ,M T NATUM, GCTM, ResouRces WETLANDS MAP" LFE • The Town of Southold is a narrow peninsula with outhold`s wetlands and woodlands 163 miles of shoreline.One is never far f rom a filter water,prevent erosion, waterway,and waterways are easilyimpacted support wildlife. iv s offer human activities. food and shelter r wildlife and pollinators, it iv shoreline vegetation,wi it deep roots, hold soil in place. RVUS OF THE SHM" The Town Trustees are charged it VERY" CAN HaP administration ol ctivit within t of the Town's freshwater wetlands,tidal wetlands,as well s beaches,dunes,bluffs,and banks,and the • underwater lands owned by the Trustees for its • Limit Tree Removal-Trees prevent citizens is "common lands."The codes erosion, vi wildlife habitat,clean that guide the Town Trustees are as follows: the i ,and retain r ci iati . • ChapterBoats, Docks and Wharves • Control runoff-drainage from • Chapter III -Town of SoutholdsErosion driveways n r (and pools!)should Hazardr t runoff ontot street or • Law Chapter 219 m Shellfish and other Marine neighboring pro ,Control runoff Resources with rain rels,bloswales,or drains • Chapter Wetlands Law of the Town o and ls. Southold • Plant nativeor near native drought Consult these codes for any such civi i s within tolerant pi is thatdon't require r stee jurisdiction. pesticides,herbicides or irrigation and ' support wildlife. �f fi1 'RPI��I/11/ Uf( Of�I1WIRx✓�a✓etwrn,�,,,ed�r�iii dP I � ��I I IIIIIIpII u 0 I f Asa � II w f1�7 f �a III II oll THE PROBLEML LAWN CARE THAT HELPS.- ° SouthoWs ®ra0y water ° Use rcorrapost and/or rr Lflch ° V� ni ryiuze irrigated, turru source, a sh ap0ow Instead of rch(azmicaa 7fertaHzers areas. underground aquifer, is ° Over-seed patchy spat. t(D ° Ordy water eaNy threatened by thicken grass naturaH yo rrrarning or Va.te contarninaants and rover- ° Leave grass cHpppng on ijhaa a tarnuon to HrniL p urnprDing. pawn as 1I,`day return nutvian s ev approraflon ° Chemr caps Hite fertiHzers, to the sappy ° Onpy water once a week herbicides, and ° AvoTd p estaaadjes and --amass reeds dust one pesticides can seep into herbicides. They are onchr cl� wa. -tar aperr week. the aquifer the source of prohibited near weHands [by ° Use drip irrigation or our drinking eater. Town dewy onstapp a ro7dn garden or ° Rain washes ° Use native gvasses and pother b9oswape where contarnin ants into nearby � ppants ® they need' pens vvater pposs,ih) e. creeks, bays, and and no chern�ccds. vuetpands. ° Get nBe compost at the Town Trarrstar St atacn Mm Page 9 of 12 //// r r � / / �,( %r�D//r /, � / r� r { I��IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII�IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOYooi7�4��� A VALM TOWN BEACH PARKING .......... /i'////%% ' %���%jam/ /j�i� � //�����/ ........... PERMIT IS REQUIRED...............EVEN FOR .......... SHOR"I" VISITS. ................ HAMIXT I)ARK DIST'RIC"I IIIIiAVE "riiEIR OWN RULES—CHECK ILOCALLY. 4 71DE UNf,,,,' PRIVATE ,14 PUBLIC , )IRY1,f)1;,,A0rf' "rAKE OU"T MiAl" YOU BRING IN AND LEAVE 140 /........... 11"'RASH BEHIND. 'ISHING, CLAIMMING, AND SHELL, I"ISHING T REQUIRE PER II F11014 Tie 'rOWN C1,.ER NEVE11 DU14P OR L,EAVE CHEMICAI.S, I AW14 C11i IPPINGS, OR PE'T' WASTE NEAR "T'liE B inn ACli. ............. r , ! 1 � I I / f � r � , I /� � I �Ir/� /� IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII '�/�% %� �'r l%111 �//1 %' �//,a l ,' I 1 �l%1/�' �/// // � � , J?, ,,//`/�/�!//�✓°r%��/1,/�� �r r � l I , tiled �� � �! �� N� �r o'er //i,✓iiiriic,� ,,,, iac, si AWL � Keep Noise Down # Exterior fighting: e All Share the Keep It Dark 5y Quiet Friendly Excessive noise is an annoyance Town Code requires that to neighbors and can be harmful outdoor lighting follows to pets and wildlife. Dark Sky standards—aim Lights down, shield bulbs, and avoid glare. Bright, Chapter 180 of Town Code exposed fixtures waste limits ALL airborne and energy and harm wildlife. ......... amplified noise traveling across property lines at ALL it arty Starts a times. Consult the code for Home specific times and decibel . Burning of leaves and levels. brush requires a permit Commercial landscapers may and is strongly only use gas-powered discouraged. equipment during certain Go electric! Install heat hours. pumps, induction stoves, Greenport Village does not and use electric power allow the use of gas powered tools and garden leaf blowers. equipment.