HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-09/08/1970 MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1970
The Southold Town Board met at the office of Supervisor Albert M'.
Martocchia on Tuesday, September 8, 1970, at 3 :00 P.M. with the following
present: ,Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; Justices
Demarest and Suter; Town Attorney Tasker; Superintendent of Highways Dean
and ,Town Clerk Richmond. Absent: Justice E. Perry Edwards.
Moved by Justice Suter; seconded by Councilman Valentine;
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting of August 25, 1970 be and they
hereby are approved.
Vote of. Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Suter and Demarest.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Councilman Rich;
RESOLVED: That the next meeting of the Town Board will be held at the ;
office of Supervisor Albert Martocchia, 16 South Street, Greenport,
New York, on Tuesday, September 22, 1970, at 3 :00 P.M:
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Justice Suter; seconded by Councilman Rich;
RESOLVED: That the reports of the Building Inspector, Justice Suter,
Police' Department and Town C1erk .for the month of August, 1970, be accept-
ed by the Town Board and placed on file.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices_ Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Justice Suter;
RESOLVED: That the electricity be turned on at the newly acquired telephone
building in Cutchogue, N.Y. and that the Supervisor be authorized to sign
the contract with the Long Island Lighting Company.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Justice Suter;
RESOLVED: That the Supervisor, Albert Martocchia., be authorized to adver-
tise for bids and to purchase from the lowest responsible bidder 300, 000
gallons of premium gasoline or as much as may be needed for the Town of
Southold. Vote of Town Board: Ayes.'Supervisor
Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Councilman Rich;
RESOLVED: That Justice Suter and the Building Inspector, Howard Terry,
distribute the- House Number Books to the following: Highways Department,
Long Island Lighting Company, Police, New York Telephone Company, Fire
Departments, Post Offices and Supervisor.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Councilman Rich;
RESOLVED: That Detective Henry Stepnoski be and he hereby is authorized
to attend Narcotic School, New York City, Police Academy on Oct. 20, 21,
and 22 , 1970 and that all necessary expenses be a legal charge against
the Town of Southold.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Justice Demarest; seconded by Justice Suter;
RESOLVED: That James Wood be hired by the Town of Southold to make a
speed traffic survey of all town roads in the Town of Southold at a
fee of $450. 00.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by .Justice Suter; seconded by Councilman Rich;
WHEREAS, Captain Kidds Water Company applied to the Town Board for per-
mission to lay a water main under a town road, Mattituck, New York,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That Raymond Dean, Superintendent of
Highways, be and he hereby is authorized to issue a permit to Captain
Kidd;s Water Company, said permit to be drawn by .Town Attorney Tasker.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Councilman Rich;
WHEREAS, Robert W. Vanderbeck applied to the Town Board for permission
to lay a water main under a Town Road (namely, West Creek Drive) in
Cutchogue, • New York,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That Raymond Dean, Superintendent of
Highways, be and he hereby is authorized to issue a permit to Robert
W. Vanderbeck, said permit to be drawn by Town Attorney Tasker.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Justice Suter; seconded by Justice Demarest;
RESOLVED: That Superintendent of Highways Dean be and he hereby is
authorized to attend New York State Highway Superintendent Conference,
Niagara Falls, New York on September 16, 17 and 18, 1970, and that
all necessary expenses be a legal expense against the Town.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia-; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Councilman Rich;
BOND AND CAPITAL ' NOTE RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK,
ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 8, 1970, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF POLICE HEAD-
QUARTERS BUILDING ON LAND NOW OWNED BY THE TOWN, SITUATE ON THE -NORTH
SIDE OF ROUTE 25, IN THE HAMLET OF PECONIC, IN. SAID TOWN, STATING THE
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $130, 000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT
THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $6, 500 CAPITAL NOTES TO PROVIDE
THE DOWN PAYMENT AND $123, 500 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO FINANCE THE
BALANCE OF SAID APPROPRIATION.
The Town Board of the Town of Southold, in the County of Suffolk, New
York, hereby resolves (by the favorable vote of not less than two-
thirds of all the members of said Board) ; as follows :
Section 1. The Town of Southold (herein called "Town") , in the
County of Suffolk, New York, is hereby authorized to construct a police
headquarters building on land now owned by the Town., situate on the north
side of 'Route 25, in the Hamlet of Peconic; approximately 500 feet west'
of Peconic Lane, in the Town,- including grading and improving the site,
all in accordance with plans, specifications and estimates of cost pre-
pared by Donald Brown, a licensed architect of the State of New York,
on file in the office of the Town Clerk and hereby approved. The 'estim-
ated maximum cost of said specific object or purpose, including prelimin-
ary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is
$130, 000 and the said amount is hereby appropriated therefor, The plan
of financing includes the issuance of $6, 500 capital 'notes to provide
the down payment required by law, the issuance of $123 , 000 serial bonds
to finance the balance of said appropriation "and the levy of a tax upon
all the taxable real property in the Town to pay the interest on said notes
and bonds and the principal thereof when due and payable.
Section 2 . Capital notes in the principal amount of $6, 500 and
serial bonds ' in the principal amount of $123 , 500 of th-e Town are hereby
authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Local: Finance
Law, constituting Chapter 33-a of. the Consolidated Laws of the State of
New York (herein called "Law") , to finance said- appropriation:
Section 3. The following additional matters -are hereby determined
and stated: '
(a) The said police headquarters building to be constructed is of
Class "B" construction, as defined by Section ll.-00 a. 11 (b-) of the
Law and the period of probable usefulness of the specific object or pur-
posedfor which said capital notes and serial bonds are to be issued, is
twenty ('20) years and the maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years.
(b) Current funds are required by the Law to be provided prior to
the issuance of the bonds authorized by this resolution 'or any bond antic-
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ipation notes issued in anticipation thereof and such current funds will
be provided from the proceeds' of the capital notes herein authorized to
be issued. The Supervisor is hereby authorized and directed to 'set aside
said current funds and to apply the same solely to the said specific object
or purpose described in Section . l hereof.
Section 4. Each of the notes and. bonds authorized, by this 'res-
olution and any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall contain
the recital of validity prescribed by Section' 52.00 of the Law and said
notes and bonds and any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds -shall
be general obligations of the Town and the Town hereby irrevocably pledges
its faith and credit to the punctual payment of the principal thereof and
interest thereon and there shall be raised annually by tax on all the
taxable real property in the Town a sum sufficient to pay the principal
of and interest on said notes and bonds as the same shall become due. '. .
Section 5 . Subject to the provisions of this r-esolution and of
the Law, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 30.00 relative to the. .
authorization of the issuance of bond anticipation notes .and of Section
50. 00 and Sections 56. 00 to 60.00 of the Law, the powers and duties of
the Town Board relative to prescribing the terms, form and contents and
as to the sale and issuance of said notes and bonds and any notes ,issued
. in anticipation of said bonds , or the renewals thereof, are delegated to
the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer of .the Town.
Section 6. The validity of said notes and bonds authorized
pursuant to this resolution and of. any notes in anticipation of said bonds,
may be contested only if :
(a) such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which
the Town is not authorized to expend money, or .
(b) the provisions of law which should be complied with at the date: of
the publication of such resolution, are not substantially complied with,
and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity, is commenced
within. twenty days after .the date of such publication, or
(c) such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of
the constitution.
Section 7 . This resolution is subject to a . permis.sive referen-
dum.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine.
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Councilman Rich;
RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, IN THE COUNTY OF
SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK, AS FOLLOWS :
Section 1. The Town Clerk of the Town of Southold, in the
County of Suffolk, New York, shall, within ten -(10) days after, the adoption
of the bond and capital note resolution referred to in the form of Notice
hereinafter set forth in Section 3 hereof, cause. to be .published at'-least
once in "THE LONG ISLAND TRAVELER MATTITUCK WATCHMAN" , a . newspaper pub-
lished in Southold, New York, having a general circulation within said
Town and hereby designated as the official newspaper of said Town, and to
be posted on the sign board maintained pursuant to subdivision 6 of .
Section 30 of the Town Law, a Notice which shall set forth the date of a-
doption of said foregoing resolution and contain an abstract thereof .con-'
cisely stating its purpose and effect.
Section 2 . After said bond and capital note resolution shall
take effect, the Town Clerk is hereby directed to cause said bond and
capital note to be published, in full, in the newspaper hereinabove re-
ferred to in Section 1 hereof, and hereby designated the official news-
paper for said publication, together with a notice in substantially the
form as provided by Section 81. 00 of the Local Finance Law, constituting
Chapter 33-a of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York.
Section 3. The Notice referred to in Section 1 hereof shall
be in substantially the following form:-
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on September 8, 1970, the Town Board of the Town
of Southold, in the County of Suffblk(,� New York, adopted a bond and
capital note resolution entitled:
"Bond and Capital Note Resolution of the Town of Southold,
New York, adopted September 8, 1970, authorizing the construction of police
headquarters building on land now owned by the Town, situate on the north
side of Route 25, in the Hamlet of Peconic, in said Town, stating the
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estimated maximum cost thereof is $130, 000, appropriating said amount c
therefor and authorizing the issuance of $6, 500 capital notes to .provide.
the down payment and $123, 500 serial bonds .of said Town to finance the
balance of said appropriation" .
an abstract of which resolution concisely stating the purpose and effect
thereof, is as follows :
FIRST: AUTHORIZING the Town of Southold ("Town") to construd- t a
Police headquarters building on land now owned by the Town, situate on
the north side of Route 25, in the Hamlet of Peconic, approximately 500. -
feet west- of Peconic Lane, in the Town, including grading and improving
the site, all in accordance with plans, specifications and estimates of
cost prepared by Donald' Brown, a licensed architect of the State of New
York, on file in the office of the , Town Clerk; APPROVING said plans,
specifications and estimates of cost; STATING the estimated maximum
cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto
and the financing thereof, is $130, 000; APPROPRIATING said amount there-
for; STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of $6, 500. cap-
ital notes to provide the down payment required by law, the issuance of
$123 , 500 serial bonds to finance the balance of said appropriation and
the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property in the Town to pay
the interest on said notes and bonds and- the ,,principal thereof when- due
and payable; .
SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of $6, 500 capital notes and
$121, 500 serial bonds of the Village to finance said appropriation;
THIRD: DETERMINING AND STATING that the period of probable use-
fulness of the specific object or purpose for which said notes and bonds
authorized are to be issued 'within the limitations of .said-, Local Finance
Law, is twenty (20) years , and that said serial bonds will have, a matur-
ity in excess of five (5) years.; DETERMINING that current funds are re-
quired to be provided prior to the.; issuance of -the bonds -herein authoriz-
ed or any bond anticipation notes issued in . anticipatio.n:-thereof, ,_and
said current funds will be provided from. the proceeds of said. capital ,
notes; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING the Supervisor to set aside said current
funds and to apply the same solely to said specific object .,or purpose; . -
FOURTH: DETERMINING that said notes and bonds and any notes issued
in anticipation of said bonds shall be general obligations of . the Town -
and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Town;
FIFTH: ,DELEGATING to the Supervisor .the powers and duties as to
issuance of said notes and bonds, and any bond anticipation:,notes, includ-
ing renewals thereof; and
sixth; determining that this resolution is subject to a permissive
referendum.
Dated: September 8, 1970 Albert W. Richmond, Town Clerk
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Councilman Rich; seconded by Justice Demarest;
WHEREAS, the Southold American Legion G.T.G. Post #803 , Southold, N.Y.
applied to the Town 'Clerk for a Bingo License, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has examined the application and after investig-
ation duly made findings and determinations as required by law,
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 find-
ings and determinations as required by law, and it is further
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be and he hereby is directed to issue a
Bingo License to the Southold American Legion G.T.G. Post 4P803. Southold, N.1
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Councilman Rich;
RESOLVED: That the Southold Town Board investigate the possiblity of
preserving the Orient Point Lighthouse as one of the historical points
of the Town.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Recess was called at 4 :00 P.M. and reconvened at 5 :00 P.M.
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moved by Justice Suter; seconded by Councilman Rich;
RESOLVED: . That General Bills in the amount of $9, 848. 11; Lighting District
Bills in the amount of $ 4,.649.88; .Fishers Island Ferry District Bi:lls . in
the amount of $41, 770. 81 and Highway Bills in -the amount of $3 , 478.04 be,
and the same are hereby ordered paid.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich-; . Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Justice Demarest; seconded by Councilman Valentine; unexpended
RESOLVED: That' $6, 000 beSandgiereb tiis ansferred from Highway), al4ncery
Item 4 to Fringe Be ff / and �yl , 000 fr u_ .. nde� Highway _ _ _:,_�_:.:�y Item
g Y and 5 , 0 0 . from unexpended balance High
to Miscellaneous Expenses Item 4. .way tem 3 to Repair of Mach. Highway
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine) Item #3
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Justice Demarest;
RESOLVED: That Raymond Dean be and he is hereby authorized to- issue permits
for opening Town roads, said permits to be drawn by Attorney Tasker and
Bonds for opening Town roads, to be set by the Highway. Superintendent.
Vote of -Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter. .
Mr. Bird, Mattituck, N.Y. ,.presented a petition requesting the.. .Town to
open the mouth -of Deep Hole .Creek.
Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Supervisor Martocchia; _
WHEREAS, Mildred Chapman, Greenport, New York, has been a faithful- and
conscientious employee of the Town .of Southold for more than ten years, and
WHEREAS, Mildred Chapman has acted as Clerk to the .Assessors of the .Town
, of Southold.. and has diligently and faithfully performed all . of the
duties in connection with this position,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That it . is with deep regret that,. the
Town Board of the the Town of Southold accepts the resignation of
Mildred Chapman, and wishes her .a most satisfying and happy retirement of
many years, and be it further ,
RESOLVED That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mildred- Chapman
and a copy be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Town Board.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine
and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter.
Adjournment. Albert W. Richmond
Town Clerk