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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-02/24/1994 129 SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD FEBRUARY 24, 1994 WORK SESSION Present: Supervisor Thomas Wickham, Councilman Joseph J . Lizewski, Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie, Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr. , Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva, Justice Louisa P. Evans, Town Clerk Judith T. Terry, Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd. 9:10 A.M. - Superintendent of Highways Raymond L. Jacobs met with the Town Board to discuss the . possible. termination of the contract with All American Fuel --- Company --for. supplying- gas- and diesel products- to the -Town.- -.They- have---failed.- to_____ _. meet the eight hour delivery requirement in each instance an order has been placed. Supervisor Wickham and Town Attorney Dowd met with the owner of the company, Ivan. Kovac, prior to this meeting, and Mr. Kovac would like to amend the response time to 24 hours. Town Attorney Dowd said the bid specifications do specify eight hours, but they could take the position that it would not be a breach until 24 hours. Some of the Board members, having reviewed the facts of the situation as Presented by Superintendent of Highways Jacobs, expressed the opinion that the contract should be rebid, and no further considerations given to All American. Supervisor Wickham asked Mr. Jacobs to give them a trial of eight to .24 hours and provide a set delivery schedule, and if that is breached, rebid. The Town Attorney will send All American a letter setting forth these conditions.---Superintendent of .Highways Jacobs then discussed the need for an equipment bond for the purchase of a payloader (to replace a 14 year payloader) , and a street sweeper (to replace a 27 year old street sweeper) . Mr. Jacobs advised the Board that the bond would not increase his budget. A resolution, no. 16, was placed on the regular meeting agenda authorizing the $185,000 Equipment Bond. 9:30 A.M. - Jeanne Ruland, Data Control Supervisor, met with the Town Board to bring them up to date on the proposed Building Department new computer software upgrade. The new software will have more fields to store information, the ability to computerize records that are currently manually recorded, the ability to produce permits and_ other, _forms,- calculate fees, as well as the entry_ and _maintenance of subdivision' .information, variances, construction information, a reminder file and reports for follow-ups, to name a few. The funds for this upgrade has already been established in the 1994 Budget. Senior Building Inspector Tom Fisher, also in attendance during this presentation, indicated that he is anxious to see the system installed. Ms. Ruland also presented to the Town Board a breakdown of the Central Data Processing 1994 Budgeted Expenditures, a copy of which is on file in the Town Clerk's Office. 9:45 A.M. - Councilwoman Hussie led a discussion on a proposed resolution to 'approve the Updated Solid Waste Management Plan, and submit same to the DEC for approval. The Board reviewed parts of the Executive Summary and agreed that they would be satisfied to transmit the plan with one or two modifications which will be drafted by Supervisor Wickham (resolution no. 17 to approve the SWMP was placed on the regular.. meeting agenda) . The Board then discussed the possibility of having the transfer station plans of Ovirka E Bartilucci reviewed by other engineers to determine if there is a less expensive direction than the one proposed by D&B. Supervisor Wickham will look into the cost of obtain the services of other engineers and report back to the Town Board on March 8th. 1 o• FEBRUARY 24, 1994 10:25 A.M. - Discussion on a proposed new "floating shopping center overlay zone" within the general business district, and provisions for formula food restaurants; - - both proposals of Supervisor Wickham. -Senior Planner Valerie- -Scopaz;--also in - - attendance during this discussion, said the shopping , center zone must be carefully defined, and distributed information from a "Shopping Center Development Handbook". Councilwoman Hussie stated that she feels left out of the process, and would like to be included in on the process from the beginning. Supervisor Wickham said what the Town Board has before them is his proposal. There have been no meetings with other people, and his proposal is an initial step to bring the issues to .the Town Board and get things moving. In -reviewing the proposal, the -Board members agreed that yes, the three steps: (1) Definition of formula-food restaurants, (2) New zoning district, (3) Zones for Formula-food restaurants, is the direction they would like to go. Councilman Townsend said that this should be taken up by the Planning & Zoning Committee, and he will be calling a meeting very shortly.---The Board next discussed a slight change in the specifications for the generic directional signs, agreed to the amendment, and placed resolution -no. 18 on the regular meeting agenda. 10:55 A.M. - Discussion with regard to the possible purchase, from the County of Suffolk, of a parcel of park and playground property on Bridge Lane, Cutchogue. Councilwoman Hussie objected to the purchase of the property, citing 15 other County owned parcels in the Town of Southold, and questioned why they have not been offered for sale. It was believed that the taxes on this parcel have not been paid for so many years, and it has now reached the point where 'it is to be auctioned, and _-_ the Town.. has been offered.. the parcel for -the unpaid taxes. Councilman Townsend said he feels the Town should acquire it, as it abuts a parcel where the County has acquired: the development rights. Resolution no. 19 was placed on the agenda to purchase. 11 :10 A.M. - Supervisor Wickham presented a proposal to the Town Board for the reduction of the number of Stewardship Task Force hamlet meetings. Initially five separate meetings were proposed. Now the Task Force has advised him that they feel unequal to the task of putting on five separate events; it would put a serious burden on relatively few shoulders. They would like to hold one meeting instead. Supervisor Wickham proposes two meetings, one in Mattituck and one in Greenport, and Tom Samuels, Chairman of the Task Force feels that would be manageable and a good compromise. - Councilman Lizewski expressed the opinion that all hamlets are different and due to the magnitude of the survey, he feels the five meetings that were planned initially should still be held. Councilman Townsend suggested having the two sites, but setting aside specific times for discussions on the different hamlets. Councilwoman Hussie said that the Stewardship Task Force started out with 19 members,. and that has been reduced to about 11 people who actually attend. She said she.would agree to two meetings, but if in the conduct of the meetings . it is found there is a need for additional meetings, that should be addressed immediately. 11 :25 A.M. - Councilman Lizewski brought before the Town Board a discussion on the abolishment of strip malls. He said strip malls have stripped hamlet business areas of a certain amount of.- business. He asked when -does a -strip-.-mall become a" shopping center? It was agreed that this subject should be put on the Planning S Zoning Committee meeting agenda for discussion. 11 :30 A.M. - Supervisor Wickham brought before the Town Board proposals with regard to Youth: (1) Move to carry out a Youth Activities Exposition, (2) Move to establish a committee structure; (3) Move to create a part-time position of youth coordinator. Councilman Townsend advised the Board that with regard to the Youth Expo, he has a group of people who are providing an inventory of youth activities in the Town. On the subject of committees, Supervisor Wickham stated he is now having reservations about the need for two committees. Councilwoman Hussie stated that youth has been an ongoing subject since the beginning of the year. Why not let it sit for a while instead of trying to nail it down so quickly. Councilman Lizewski told the Board that there are people in the community who have formed youth groups and leagues and stuck with them. These are the base of the structure. Councilwoman Oliva said she still believes there is a need for an Expo to get things off the ground. It was the consensus of the Board to move ahead with the Expo, and eventually the formation of only one committee which would fall into place as a result of the Expo. With regard to the part-time youth coordinator position, Supervisor Wickham explained his proposal for the terms of the position, and the need to move ahead. Councilwoman Hussie said she would like to look at the position after the Expo. Councilman Lizewski said he agrees with the concept, but believes - the position can-be- -filled- by someone who is already -running -a--league-or- activi-ty"-- - in town, and would work for less than the proposed $500.00 a month. Supervisor Wickham suggested that a committee be formed who would put on the Expo, and by March 8th would like to discuss progress on the Expo, and the formation of a committee. He asked that Town Board members submit suggested members to him as soon as possible. FEBRUAR'Y 24, 1994 1. 31 12:25 A.M. - Recess for lunch. 1 :45 P.M. - Personnel matters: (1) Request from Scott A. Russell, Chairman of the Board of Assessors, for a $25.00 raise, from $100.00 a day to $125.00 a day for John Sherwood, Consultant to the Board of Assessors. It was discovered the proposed increase. was not included in the 1994 Budget. Mr. Russell will be asked to provide the Board with justification for the raise. (2) The Board agreed upon the promotion of Building Inspector Thomas Fisher to Senior Building Inspector (see resolution no. 20) . (3) Board agreed to the creation of the position of Personnel Assistant (see resolution no. 21) . ' (4) Discussed with Senior Building Inspector Fisher the need for additional full-time clerical help in the Building Department. The concept of a full-time temporary Data Entry Clerk was considered. However, it was discovered that it would probably be six to eight months before there would be a need for such a person. It was finally decided that Supervisor Wickham would call for a Clerk Typist civil service list. (5) Proposed resolution establishing a minimum annual salary base of $20,000 for all newly elected or appointed officials to be eligible for coverage under the Town of Southold's Employee Health Benefit Plan (see. resolution no. 22) . Supervisor Wickham asked the Board to consider permitting employees with a lesser base to pay the premium themselves and be included in the Town's plan. (6) Proposed resolution to adjust the number of days worked as reported for former Town Justice Raymond W. Edwards (see resolution 2:40 P.M. - 'The Board had a lengthy discussion on current policy decisions, -and after making certain amendments, placed four of them on agenda for reaffirmation (see resolution no. 24) . 3:15 P.M. - Receipt of the environmental review, from Cramer, Voorhis S Associates, of the Roy A. E Joanne K. Schelin application for a transfer station on Cox Lane, Cutchogue. The Board agreed an appointment should be ' arranged on other than a Town Board day to meet with Mr. E Mrs. Schelin and their agent.---The Board re- viewed the request of Detective Beth Wilson to attend a conference, and placed resolution no. 25 on the agenda to approve same. They. also placed resolution no. 26 on the agenda granting permission to Building Inspectors Gary Fish and - John Boufis to attend a conference. 3:30 P.M. - The Town Board met with Mr. Donald L. Rieb, Aid to the , Developmentally Disabled, Inc., to discuss the proposed group home on Greton Court, . Mattituck. Mr. Rieb advised the Board that it would be a home for four mentally retarded adults. It is a beautiful home on beautiful grounds, with the need for minimal amount of rehabilitation as determined upon examination by an architect. He said the fact it is not .near the hamlet shopping center is not a problem, nor a factor. The residents are provided with transportation, they go to shelter workshops- during-the--day- --have -24 hour -supervision, a--resident- manager--with an----- - - awake staff person during the night. Eric Bressler, Esq. , representing residents on Greton Court, made a presentation to the Town Board, indicating that residents of Greton Court are ready to assist the Town Board in finding another site, and think they can make superior suggestions. Supervisor Wickham reviewed his proposal for forming a site selection committee, and outlining. a proposed charge (see resolution no. 27) . The first meeting was scheduled for 10:00 A.M. , Tuesday, March 1st, and it was agreed the committee should have a report by March 18th. 4:15 P.M. - The Town Board reviewed the proposed resolutions to be voted on at the 4:30 P.M. regular meeting. 4:25 P.M. - Work Session adjourned. 132 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on February 24, 1994, at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Supervisor Wickham opened the meeting at 7:30 P.M. , with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Present: Supervisor Thomas H. Wickham Councilman Joseph J . Lizewski Councilwoman Alice J . Hussie Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr. Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva Justice Louisa P. Evans Town Clerk Judith T. Terry Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I'd like to briefly summarize the policies, and you'll be hearing them later on, that the Board operates under, and one of those policies calls for an opportunity for the public to address the Board on any issue, or. issues that are of concern to on the resolutions that we will be enacting. I think you have a copy of the agenda that lists all those resolutions. We're asking people to keep their comments within five minutes on those comments. Similarly, after the meeting, opportunity is also there for people to comment on any other matter, that they wish to bring to the attention of the Board after the resolutions have been adopted. We'd also like to keep those comments brief, and to the point. Having gone over that, we have some regular business to undertake tonight in connection with the routine things, that the Board does. We have a series of resolutions, that are up for a vote, and we have some comments from the Board, and from the public at the end. So, if I can begin with some of the regular business that the Board undertakes. There are no public hearings this afternoon. Joe, would you like to begin with the audit of the bills? Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby ordered paid: General Fund Whole Town bills- in-the ainount-of $267,406.09 General--Fund---Part- Town--bills in - -the amount of $58,765.95; Nutrition Fund bills in the amount of $4,156.19; EISEP Program bills in the amount of $348.00; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $49,014..19; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $24,688.87; Open Space Capital Fund bills in the amount of $17,535.85; Waterfront Revitalization bills in the amount of $3.41 ; Scavenger Waste Facility bills in the amount of $1 ,282.00; . Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $26,504.59; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $11 ,478.78; West Creek Estates Road Improvement bills in the amount of $8,510.00; Refuse & Garbage District bills in the amount of $105.,273.69; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of $34,891 .66; Fishers Island Sewer District bills in the amount of $122.68; Southold Agency E Trust bills in the amount of $3,265.12; Fishers Island Ferry District Agency E Trust bills in the amount of $382.15. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of the February 8, 1994 Town Board meeting be and hereby approved. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. - - This resolution -was- declared duly ADOPTED. _ Moved by Justice Evans, 'seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board will be at 7:30 P.M. , Tuesday, March 8, 1994, at the Southold Town Hall, Southold., New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. FEBRUARY 24, 1994 133 I . REPORTS. 1 . Lawrence Healthcare CSEA Health Benefit Report for January, 1994. 2. Lawrence Healthcare PBA Health Benefit Report for January, 1994. 3. Southold Town Trustees Monthly Report for January, 1994. 4. Southold Town Police Arrest Report for January, 1994. 5. Southold Town Community Dvelopment Monthly Report for January, 1994. II. PUBLIC NOTICES. III . COMMUNICATIONS. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. V. RESOLUTIONS. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We have no other public hearings, and no communications to bring to your attention, and we have twenty-nine resolutions, and perhaps, Joe would like to begin with the first one. Are there people in the public, who would like to comment on the resolutions, that are before us this afternoon? Yes, Frank? FRANK CARLIN: . There's no resolution going to be voted on this afternoon on the formula restaurants, is there? That was on for discussion, right? SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Yes, that's right. It was.on for discussion. There are no resolutions on that subject tonight. Any other questions, or comments? (No response.) If" not, Joe, would you like to 'start? 1 .-Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board. of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Recreation Supervisor Kenneth Reeves to' attend the New York State Recreation and Park Society Conference to be held from April 17 through 20, 1994, at The Nevele Resort and Country Club, Ellenville, New York, and the actual expenses for meals, lodging, registration, using' a town vehicle for travel, shall be a legal charge to A7020.4, Recreation Administration, Contractual Expenses. COUNCILMAN LIZEWSKI : I'd like to say, that we are expecting a report from any- body who goes on any of these conferences, or anything that pertains to Town business. I .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 2.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes an advance fee check in the amount of $342.00 for hotel accommodations for the upcoming New, York State Recreation and Park Society Conference to be held from April 17 through 20, 1994; said charge to be made to A7020.4, Recreation Administra- tion, Contractual Expenses; check made payable to The Nevele Resort and Country Club; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes an advance fee check in the amount of $95.00 for registration fees for the New York State Recreation and Park Society Conference; said charge to be,made to A7020.4, Recreation Administra- tion, Contractual Expenses; check made payable to the New York State Recreation — and- Park Society- 2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Li'zewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 3.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to the American Diabetes Association, Long Island Chapter, to use Town roads, as described in full in their. letter of February 6, 1994, for their third annual Tour de Cure bicycle ride, on Sunday, May 15, 1994, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M., provided they file with the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar Certificate of Liability . Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured. 3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 13 4 FEBRUARY 24, 1994 4.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby terminates the provisional appointment of Sheila Klos as a Public Safety Dispatcher I effective January 28, 1994 (Ms. Klos was appointed a part-time Public Safety Dispatcher on February 8, 1994.) 4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 5.-Moved y -Supervisor Wickham, seconded -by Councilwoman Oliva,--it- was - - - -- RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the following 1994 Budget modification to the General Fund - Part Town to transfer donated funds for D.A. R.E. bumper stickers: To: Revenues B2705 Gifts S Donations $ 32.00 Appropriations B3157.4 Juvenile Aide Bureau, Contractual Expenses $ 32.00 S.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 6.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the following. budget modification to the General Fund - Whole Town 1994 Budget to appropriate anticipated tuition for after school "Latch-Key" program: To: Revenues: A1310 Day Care Tuition $ 4,500.00 Appropriations: .A6055.1 Day Care, Personal Services $ 4,000.00 — A6055.4 ------Day. -Care, Contractual Expenses ___ ._____ __ _-5-00_.-00- - 6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 7.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the following .budget modification to the General Fund - Whole Town 1994 Budget to transfer appropriation for 1994 grant to the North Fork Women's Resource Center to provide direct services to women in need: To: T4010.4 Public Health, Contractual Expenses $ 4,600.00 From: A1990.4 Contingencies $ 4,600.00 7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This. resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 8.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes an advance fee check in the amount of $540.00 for the Saturday, March 12, 1994 Circus/Magic Show; check made payable to National Circus Project; charge to be made to A7320.4,. J_oint Youth, Contractual Expenses. 8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 9.-Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the bid. of East Coast Mines E Materials Corp. ,. East Quogue, New York, in the amount of $5.98 per yard, for supplying .10,000 yards, more or less as may be needed, of Screened Sand for Ice Control and Highway Maintenance. 9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. FEBRUARY 24, 1994 1 3 5 10.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the $97,070.00 certified check from The Freidberg Partnership as a bond for roads, and improvements in the major subdivision of "West Mill", Mill Road, Mattituck, _-- which amount was approved -by the Town Board on April 20, 1993; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and - directed to place the check in an interest bearing savings account. 10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 11 .-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute FY 94 Final Application for Federal Assistance for the proposed Environmental Assessment for Airport Development for Elizabeth Field Airport, Fishers Island, all in accordance with the approval of the Town's Consultants CES Engineers, Inc. 11 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 12.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and confirms the attendance at the Association of Towns, between February 20 and 23, 1994, at New York City, New York, by the following Town officials and employees, and approves their registration, lodging', meals and travel expenses: Supervisor Thomas Wickham, Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie, Councilman Joseph L. -� Townsend, Jr.-, Justice--Frederick- J. Tedeschi, Justice -Louisa-P --Evans;--Solid - - Waste Coordinator James Bunchuck, Engineering Inspector James Richter, Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd. 12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 13.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District to accept the bid of A. John Gada General Contracting,. Inc., in the amount of $8,300.00, and authorizes them to enter into a contract with said firm to accomplish interior painting and selective refastening of ceiling panels at the Fishers Island Theater, all in accordance with the bid specifications. 13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: . Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 14.-Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it, was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the following '1993 Budget modification to the Fishers Island Ferry District to cover overdrawn appropriation: --- - To: - - SM9060.8 Medical Insurance $ 100.00 From: SM9010.8 New York State Retirement $ 100.00 14.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 15.-Moved by. Councilman Townsend, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Sotuhold hereby authorizes the following 1993 Budget modification to the General Fund - Whole Town to cover overdrawn appropriation for electric usage at Human Resource Center: To: Al620.4 Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses $ 6,000.00 From: Al620.2 Buildings & Grounds, Equipment $ 3,000.00 A1640.4 Central Garage, Contractual Expenses $ 3,000.00 15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 136 FEBRUARY 24, 1994 16.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, .BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 24 , 1994 , AUTHORIZING, FOR USE BY THE TOWN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, THE PURCHASE OF (1) A THREE YARD PAYLOADER AT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $78 , 500 AND (2) A STREET SWEEPER AT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $106, 500, STATING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST THEREOF IS $185, 000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $185 , 000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION AND AUTHORIZING THE PROLE="s OF SALE OF THE TOWN' S EXISTING PAYLOADER AND STREET SWEEPER TO BE APPLIED TO SAID COST. 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 Town Board) AS FOLLOWS : Section 1 . The Town of Southold, in the County of Suffolk, New York (herein called "Town" ) , is hereby authorized to purchase, for use by the Town Highway Department, (i) a three yard Payloader at the estimated maximum cost of $78 , 500 and (ii) Street Sweeper at the estimated maximum cost of $106 , 500 . The estimated total cost of both items of said specific object or purpose, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof, is $185, 000 and said amount is herebv appropriated therefor, including the appropriation of the proceeds of sale of the Town' s existing Model 60 International Harvester Payloader and Mobile Street Sweeper hereby authorized to be applied to such costs . The plan of financing includes the issuance of $185, 000 serial bonds of the Town to finance said appropriation, the application of such proceeds of sale to payment of such costs , or to payment of the principal of and/or interest on said bonds or any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Town to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and payable . FEBRUARY 24, 1994 137 Section 2 . Serial bonds of the Town in the principal amount of $185, 000, 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 declared: (a) The period of probable usefulness of each item, of said specific object or purpose for which said $185 , 000 serial bonds authorized pursuant to this resolution are to be issued, . within the limitations of Section 11 . 00 a. 28 of the Law, is hereby determined to be five (5) years . ---------- - - - ---- (b) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds may be applied to reimburse the Town for expenditures made after the effective date of this resolution for the purpose or purposes for which said bonds are authorized. The foregoing statement of intent with respect to reimbursement is made in conformity with Treasury Regulation Section 1:103-18 of the United States Treasury Department . (c) The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by this resolution will not exceed five (5) years . Section 4 . Each of the bonds authorized by this resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in-'ariticipation of the sale of said bonds shall contain the recital of validity as prescribed by Section 52 . 00 of the Law and said bonds and any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, shall be general obligations of the Town, payable as to both principal and interest by general tax upon all the taxable real. property within the Town without limitation of .rate or amount . The faith and credit of the Town are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds and any notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds and provision shall be made annually in the budget of the Town by appropriation for (a) the amortization — - and redemption, -of -the- bonds and any notes in anticipation the-reo- - to mature in .such year and (b) the payment of interest to be due and payable in such year. 1 3 Q V FEBRUARY 24, 1994 Section 5 . Subject to the provisions of this resolution 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 authorizing bond anticipation notes and prescribing the terms , form and contents and as to the sale and issuance of the bonds herein_ authorized and of any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes, are hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer of the Town. Section 6 . The validity of the bonds authorized by this resolution and of any notes issued in anticipation of the sale 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 - bond resolution shall -take effect immediately and the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish the foregoing resolution, in full , together with a Notice attached in substantially the form prescribed by §81 . 00 of the Law, in "THE LONG ISLAND TRAVELER-WATCHMAN, " a newspaper published in I Southold, New York, and the "SUFFOLK TIMES, " a newspaper published in Mattituck, New York, each having a general circulation in t:he Town and hereby designated the official newspapers of said Town -for such publication. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: I just want to add that the payment for these bonds was in the Highway Department's Budget. 16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend,-Councilwoman- Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor--Wickham: - This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. — - -- - - FEBRUARY 24, 1994 3 17.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby adopts the November 1993 Solid Waste Management Plan Update, as prepared by. Dvirka & Bartilucci, and authorizes and directs Supervisor Wickham to submit same to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, with minor modifica- tions as discussed and approved by the Town Board. 17.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 18.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,. it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves the following amended conditions with regard to temporary directional signs, which signs were approved by the Town Board on June 29, 1993: "In a move to accommodate tourist-related businesses (hotel, motel, marina, restaurant) which are located beyetrd the haiMet eenters anti/or off the principal thoroughfares of County Road._48 or-State Route 425, the Town Board of the Town of Southold, June 29, 1993, proposed a temporary and experimental measure, to wit, directional signs of principal generic nature may be installed according to specifications and conditions stated, except where prohibited by state and county regulations." 18.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 19.-Moved by Councilman Townse.nd, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that' the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the purchase, from the County of Suffolk, a parcel of park and playground property (1000-84-1-6.18) , for the unpaid property taxes in the approximate amount of $480.00. COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: That resolution is slightly misleading, because since the County has bought it, and stripped it, basically there is no park or playground use of the property. Anybody that buys it could put a house on it. The original intent was that it be park and playground property, but it went for taxes, because the Board's policy was not to accept dedication of that kind of property, property that was set aside for park and playground from developers at that time. That's created a problem in that the taxes don't get paid sometimes, and the County sells the property to the bidder after offering it to the Town. We've been offered this property for $480.00, and' it looks like it's. something that we should control. It's adjacent- to a-farm;-. than has the development rights preserved; -provides a buffer- - - between a series of houses, that are adjacent to that farm, and it may well be a good location for part of a bike path, because it's seems to connect a couple of main streets. So, that's basically the story behind this resolution. 19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. No: Councilwoman Hussie. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 20.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Thomas J. Fisher a Senior Building Inspector, from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service Certification of Eligibles, effective March 3, 1994, at a salary of $38,224.65. 20.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 21 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby creates the position of Personnel Assistant, sets a salary of $27,597.60 for said position, and authorizes and directs the Supervisor to post the position, notify the President ----- of the C-SEA,- and--call for a -Suffolk County Department of Civ-il---Service--Cer-tification-- of Eligibles for Personnel Assistant. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: A bit of explanation at this point. This does not mean we're hiring another person, but actually giving the title to a job that is being done. This is' somebody in the Accounting Department, who does more work for personnel than anything else, and it more closely describes her duties here in Town Hall. 21 .-Vote' of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 1 `t 0 FEBRUARY 24, 1994 22.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby establishes, effective February 25, 1994, a minimum annual salary base of $20,000.00 for all newly elected or appointed officials to be eligible for coverage under the Town of Southold's Employee Health Benefit Plan. 22.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 23.-Moved by Justice. Evans, seconded by Councilman Townsend, WHEREAS, Raymond W. Edwards- has served in a dual capacity as Fishers Island Town Justice and Councilman from January 1 , 1982 through December 31 , 1993; and WHEREAS, Raymond Edwards was "a member of the- New York-State Retirement System for the same period; and WHEREAS, days worked reported to the Retirement System do not appear to reflect Mr. Edwards' dual role as Fishers Island Town Justice and Councilman for the period of January 1 , 1982 to December 31 , 1986; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has reviewed a typical month of service to determine the number of days per month which should have been reported for Raymond W. Edwards and has determined that said days reported should have been 18.67 per month for the period of January 1 , 1982 to December 31 , 1986; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the Accounting &- Finance Department to adjust the number of days worked as reported for Raymond W. Edwards to 18.67 days per month for the period of January 1 , 1982 to December 31 , 1986. 23.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: It's the practice of the Town Board to adopt a series of policies that govern the procedures, and the way in which the Board operates. We normally do this from the Organizational Meeting of the year. This time we are adopting these policies from time to time throughout the year. This afternoon we - have four of these-policies to be adopted-, and I would--just-like--to read- them over.- -- - quickly. First is the policy on discussions with other Boards of the Town. This is substantially the same as it was last year. The policy with respect to Town Board Work Sessions, this is a modest change in that formerly a particular time of day was given for Town officials to do that, Town employees to do that. The third policy with respect to speaking at public hearings, there is no change in that policy. Lastly, with respect to domicile in the Town of Southold, this has a modest change in that formerly we would require the person to relocate to the town within 60 days. Now, we are encouraging it. 24.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reaffirms and/or amends the following Town Board Policy Decisions: POLICY ON DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER BOARDS OF THE TOWN RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby establishes the policy that the Town Board will not discuss matters which are properly in the province or the discretion of the Planning Board, Board of Appeals, or Town Trustees concerning applications pending before those boards, unless the Supervisor shall decide, after consulting with the Town Attorney, and the applicable board, that special circumstances exist which justify a waiver of this policy. POLICY WITH RESPECT TO TOWN BOARD WORK SESSIONS RESOLVED that the Town Board of. the Town of Southold hereby establishes the - policy--that- henceforth Town- personnel shall have priority in.-addressing- the Tow_ n_ Board Work Session. POLICY WITH RESPECT TO SPEAKING AT PUBLIC HEARINGS RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby establishes the policy that individuals shall be allowed a maximum of ten (10) minutes to address the Town Board at a public hearing; written comments of any length, in response to a public hearing, will be accepted by the Town Board at the hearing and shall be made a part of the hearing file. FEBRUARY 24, 1994 141 POLICY WITH RESPECT TO DOMICILE IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold considers it in the best interests, economic. and otherwise, of both the Town and its employees, for the employees of the Town of Southold to live within said township; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that .henceforth any employee hired by the Town of Southold who is not at the time of employment a resident of the Town of Southold, is encouraged to establish his/her domicile in the Town of Southold within sixty (60) days, and that, as a condition of employment, said employee should maintain his/her domicile -- in the -Town -of Southold--for- the--period of his/her employment.- - -- 24.-Vote of the Town Board:: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 25.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the .Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Detective Beth Wilson to attend the 1994 New York State D.A. R.E. Officers in Training Seminar and Conference to be held at Albany, New York, on April 21 , 22, 23, 1994, and the necessary expenses for registration, meals, lodging, and travel shall be a legal charge to the 1994 Police Department Budget. 25.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. , 26.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Building Inspectors Gary J. Fish and John M. Boufis to attend the Finger Lakes Building Officials Association Conference at Rochester, New York, from April 18 through 21 , 1994, and the actual expenses for meals, lodging, registration, and travel shall be a legal charge to the Building Department's 1994 Budget. COUNCILWOMAN_ H,USSI-E: This, is a required twenty-four hour_ training period, that the Building Inspectors have to go through. 26.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 27.-Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby creates a Site Selection Committee for a potential community residence for the Aid for the Developmentally Disabled, Inc. ; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the charge to the Site Selection Committee is: To list, visit and review various sites for a proposed Aid for the Developmentally Disabled home; priority shall be given to finding a site in Mattituck; due consideration shall be given to factors such as proximity to hamlet center, services, traffic, etc. ; and finally, to recommend to the Town Board an optimum home, taking into consideration the foregoing criteria; and be it further .RESOLVED that the members of the Site Selection Committee shall be: Councilman Joseph J. Lizewski,' representing the Southold Town Board One Aid for the Developmentally Disabled member One Mattituck Chamber of Commerce member One Mattituck-Cutchogue Clergy Association member One parent in the field of the developmentally disabled One worker--in -the field -of the developmentally disabled - -_-- One Southold Town employee Two volunteers from the Greton Court, Mattituck, neighborhood AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this committee shall serve without compensation. 27.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,. Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We have one more resolution, that is not on the agenda. This was put together at the last minute. It's a difficult problem, when we have to have the afternoon meeting, to get everything on. This is one to relate to the Land Preservation Committee, who's committee is down two people, and we're advertising for. positions. We advertised. We got one name, and there's still one more opening. The time to submit resumes has ended. So, whereas, the responses to the ad _are insufficient to fill the number of vacancies on this Land Preservation Committee, now, hereby extends for a period of one month the time .within which applicants from within the town are invited to submit their resumes for service on the Land Preservation Committee. 14 2 FEBRUARY 24, 1994 28.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold recently advertised for resumes for Land Preservation Committee members to fill two vacancies on said committee; and WHEREAS, the response to the advertisement was insufficient; now, . therefore, be it _ RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to readve-rtise for resumes for'Land Preservation Committee- members-, showing a- four week response time for receipt of the resumes. 28.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: That completes our business for this afternoon. What would the public like to speak to the Board about tonight? Yes? FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin, Laurel, representing the Carlin Watchdog Group. I changed it from Committee to Group. I seen this in the paper, formula to limit fast food restaurants. My comment this evening is to Councilwoman Oliva. Someone told me about this, and I looked into it. I called Carmel , and I checked it out, and I passed 'it1hrough the Planning Board. We got to travel 3,000 miles across the country to listen to what somebody else is trying to tell us, an area where there's rich people, very small, and try to compare that to Southold Town. Come on, let's be reasonable about this issue here. I think it sizing up when a woman said, a Planner out there, when she said Burger King,. or McDonald's will not want to come into this town. We're very tiny. We have no strip zoning. We're only one square acre, one square mile, and one square mile, if you look at it, is 640 acres. Behind my house there's only 350 acres, and it's not very much. When you look at it in square feet it's 43,560 square feet, so comparing the Town, and you get the-Planning Board -on there, the people--on the- Planning -Board- must be the amount of people living in town. How can you compare Carmel to Southold Town and try to pass something like this through the people? Drive-in restaurants will be changed to take-odt restaurants, according to Councilwoman Oliva, and that leaves Burger King and McDonald's out of that category, because they, also, offer eating on the premises. Well, if you're going to pass that rule only t6ta-ke:ou food, then you're going to have to look at a lot of restaurants in Southold Town, because there's lot of restaurants in Southold Town, where you can take out food and also eat it there. So, let's be fair out it. Councilman Townsend said something here. He said, I don't think we can keep them out of the town. It's a constitutional issue here, but we can make it so that they won't want to come in, and he, also, said in here, that put it in a shopping center, there will be no parking space, which he's right. How can you put a fast food restaurant in the ASP Shopping Center, especially in the summer months, when you have a movies? You have a drive-in bank. You have ASP. You have no traffic lights. You have no turning lane. How can you want to say you want to have it rather in that area, rather than have it isolated away? It don't make sense to me. We have enough fender benders in there now, and accidents. You better use common sense on this issue here. It's been going on now for three years. I'll be glad when it's over with, one way or another. But to call California, using my tax money, speaking to some- body that probably you never even seen. You don't understand what the area is, and listening to them, to use that as a crutch to come up with something when final.ly_ we'.re _so-_far_despera.te,_ _we're going to the ,bottom of the__barrel-on this thing, we're got to go to California. I'm concerned now in the future, that when we want to make decisions here we're going to calling all over the country, and listen to everybody. else. Let's step up to the plate, make a decision, and live with it. It's awful. You can't have it in a shopping area. There's no way you can have it in a shopping area. I don't care what LaGrande says, or anybody else. It don't work in this town. You even said so yourself. I listened to you at the Work Session here, about we can't compare other areas with Southold, because every areas unique. It's different. You can't make a comparison here. There's no way you can do this, and let's limit it to 20,000 feet, 20,000 square feet, excuse me. Twenty thousand square feet is not even a half acre. We require to build on a residential lot two acres zoning. Let them rent or buy two buildings, so you come in, and you want to open up a fast food, or whatever restaurant in a shopping center, you're going to have to be required to rent two buildings,which is expensive. I don't know what it is about this issue here. I'm beginning to think, are we afraid of the competition here? That if this one facility opens up, are we afraid of the competition? What are we afraid of here? What is it going to do, this area? You going drop an atomic bomb here, or some- thing? Don't use things like this, please. Don't go travel 3,000 miles, and try to compare, because Clint Eastwood lives there. He doesn't make my day. FEBRUARY .24, 1994 143 SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Frank, would you like one of us to respond? FRANK CARLIN : Yes, I know you're trying to keep me to five minutes. I know you passed that new_law. Now_ you have a reason to pass it, and I know why you're_ passing it, because you don't want to listen. You think it's too hot. Like President Truman once said, if you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen. One more thing I want to say to you, Tom, if you don't mind. Give me another three seconds. A while back you said, you had no problem with a fast food restaurant provided it meets the Planning Board, and the Zoning Code rules. But, now all of a sudden, you're for changing it to eliminate it here. Now, you're changing it around, now. Before through the rules we have, you were quoted, providing it met the Zoning Code, and the Planning Board, which in my opinion it does. But, now you want to pass a formula restaurant bill, that will change that .around, if you won't be here. think you're flipping over, Tom. You're changing. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Frank. Does anyone from the Board like to respond? COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: We would just encourage Mr. Carlin. There will notification in the paper, that Mr. Townsend is having a Planning and Zoning Committee meeting, and this whole subject will be discussed very thoroughly, and I think you'll better understand where we're coming from, Frank. I don't think we're trying to outlaw fast food restaurants. I think we're trying to put them in the proper prospective of what Southold Town should look like. But, we're not going to outlaw them, but I'd like to explain it to you at another time, when we can sit down at the table, and talk about it, and I think you'll understand. FRANK CARLIN: Mrs. Oliva, I'm saying that, putting it in a shopping center is not the best thing. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: I didn't say where we .were going to put it. I said in the best area, Frank. Come and talk to us about it, when we can sit down at the table in a conversational tone. FRANK CARLIN: It seems to me everytime we run into a problem, the1 easy way out is let's change the Zoning Code, instead of facing the facts, and making a decision, and live with it. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Maybe we'll have to do both. FRANK CARLIN: You'll probably have to. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Frank. Is there anyone else who would like to address the Board on any subject? WEST RUROEDE: My name is West Ruroede. i've-resided in this township for quite some time. 'In case it's news to any of you I suffer from a mental disorder of some sort. Thirty-two different psychiatrists are at a loss to figure out what my latest diagn..osis: _is, and: b.a.ck when: 1 wa.s carted off to Green port H.osp_ital back on _November 9th, I went there because the hospital is always there when I needed it. I, after a week without sleep, troubles, gee, . I just tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep for ' a week. If you can believe that one. I went to the hospital, they sent for the Town Police. I'm not a sick man. Ask those thirty-two psychiatrist who have heard the story of what I survived in Riverhead Correctional Facility eleven years ago. The fact of the matter is, I was tortured beyond belief. At the end of four days without food, and three days without .water, I succumbed to the wishes of the guards, and I consumed my own feces out of self survival. It was not a very pleasant circumstance, and because I lived through it, each and every psychiatrist I've seen since, has just passed the football. You're crazy. That never happened. Come down to my office. I'll call the cops. Well, I've used the Freedom of Information Laws as best I can, and I've written to Mr. Droskoski, the Chief of the Town Police numerous: requests. I've lost track of them. Perhaps Mrs. Terry could have an accurate number of the number of times I've walked in there and bothered her .personnel for Freedom of Information. Well, my Freedom of Information to Chief Droskoski is a number of tapes with Police radio transmission, and incoming calls to the Police, and I'm sick and tired of it. I'm standing up here, not because I'm crazy. I don't take their drugs anymore. Therefor I have no pseudwsanity, or any other catch words for those who are mentally inclined. Anyway, dear Chief Droskoski asked me to come in when I had a large number of Freedom of Information requests, and, gee, he said, what's the problem? I said, hey, gee, it's people like you stepping on me_every chance you can, and never defended me _when I try to file 144 FEBRUARY 24, 1994 reports, when it's a report against a man, who assaulted me in Joanthony's, pulled my back out, send me to the hospital .the next day for shots and xrays, when dear Chief of. Police Droskoski -is sitting on his hands as far as West Ruroede is concerned, and always will. My request for twenty some odd tapes., useless. Chief Droskoski is earning $90,000.00 to sit on his hands. He's doing a damn good job of it. I, for one, Avv_e this area comparable to anyone in here, and I wasn't even born here. I'd .love to. be a taxpayer some day. I'd like to sail on my license to work on any ship in the free world,but.-until-.I- can conduct myself on land, I don't have a chance. I'm here because the new Town Board has promised politics out the window. People will come first. I'm hanging on by my toenails as best I can. I've never hurt anyone other than myself. I'm not a threat to myself, or the general public. I just stand up for what's obviously right, but, . when the Police cart me off in straight jacket up to King's Park six times, like they have, oh well, West is out of mind, out of sight, he won't bother you again. Well, I made it out in record time. I've had it. I'm sleeping fast. Will someone from this Town Board, please, acknowledge that Chief Droskoski has a responsibility to provide me with those tapes that I've requested in the time to review these tapes. I'm not running off, or running out of state, or running from justice. I'm going to stay here, and I'm going waste your tax dollars, and I'm going to get some justice in one way or another, and if I don't, well, I'll have to take a little boat ride. I'll sit here, and see if anyone can give me a answer for this one, aside from the Town Attorney, aside from- the -Tow-n--Cler.k. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Anyone from the Board like to address that? TOWN CLERK TERRY: I know you don't want me to answer, West, but you do know that we responded each time, and the Chief just said, he's put them aside. Now, I don't know what happens when you talk to him, but you know that we've done our end of it, and he writes back, and says that they're set aside. WEST RUROEDE: Oh,wonderful. I'm not allowed. TOWN CLERK TERRY: This is another part of it. WEST RUROEDE: Chief Doroski claims that, you're not allowed to listen to these. This is priviledged information. The Chief has written , so much Crap , spelled with a c, that I got all these letters, and jumble, and proof, and foil, and freedom. There's no freedom. He's covering up the corruption, the white collar corruption, that's prevalent, not just Greenport, but dear little Southold, too. I'll leave you alone, unless you can think of something better. COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I don't know if it's better to say, but I'll be happy to act as intermediary, or talk to you and the Chief, if you want to stop by my office. WEST RUROEDE:1 I stopped by your office last week, and we discussed this very matter. You weren't the least bit helpful COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I must not have understood. You made some vague references about the Police—being unhappy with the Police. We didn't talk about this. WEST RUROEDE: I don't just have delusions of persecution. It is clear cut record. The Town Attorney here wanted to go to Southold P. B.A. , and ask for my prolific record, ever since I survived Riverhead Correctional Facility, I was a maritime graduate (tape change.) I need a job. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Any other comments from anybody else in the public? If not I'll turn to members of the Board, if they have anything they'd like to comment on. Joe, do you have anything? COUNCILMAN LIZEWSKI : No. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Alice? Joe? COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: What we did on the agenda was a resolution authorizing us, somewhat belatedly, to attend the Association of Towns, and I think it's possible somebody may--be�-interested in- what went-on there, and we might- run -through-the members that attended it to ask them what they learned, and I'll be happy to start. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Go ahead. FEBRUARY 24,- 1994 14 5 COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: It's been awhile since I've been to that, and I only had one day to go, on Monday, but I found it fascinating. I attended the sessions on Planning and Zoning. I attended a couple of sessions, as I said, primarily on Planning and Zoning, and I went because I'm head of the the Planning and Zoning Committee, and we didn't have anybody from our Planning Board, or Zoning Board there, and thought it would be interesting to get an update, as to what is going on. Basically I was interested to note that the first speaker was William A. Sharp, who comes from Southold Town originally. He's the son of Becky Sharp, and he's an attorney for the Department of State, and he ran through all the latest case law on Planning and Zoning matters to show changes in the way these cases have been judiciated recently, and it was fascinating. Also, he discussed in some detail the new Z. B.A. laws, that were enacted in '93, or I guess not enacted, but went into effect in 1993. That was fascinating to me, because I was familar with the old basis for granting variances, and now they're dramatically different, and in some respects the Board have a lot more latitude, which reflects a general trend in planning and zoning. There's been a lot more latitude in the way Planning Boards can review site plans. They can work for positive changes in the Town. There's another fellow in that same meeting, a guy named Sheldon Damski, who talked about things like incentive zoning f-which--is one- of things --1'm talking about, -where--you can--give--some - body maybe a greater density for accomplishing certain goals of the town. We had done that a little bit in our affordable housing districts. The afternoon session was pretty interesting, also. They talked about a new form of development called neo-traditional development. It's one of those fancy names for going back to basics, where you look. at your human villages, what we call our hamlets, but basically which start out with a small shopping area, and was gradually integrated into residential areas, and there is usually a central square of open space, and the spaces were all human. There were sidewalks. There was on-street parking. You didn't have to drive everywhere. It's an interesting concept. It was expressed in sort of utopian terms, but to a degree we're working towards that same goal here. We're trying to figure out how to focus our growth in the hamlets, how to make the spaces, you know the commercial spaces more interesting, more productive, and so it was very valuable information, to see the kinds of tools that they were employing. They talked about changes in the environmental impact statements, and the SEQRA process. There was an interesting session. The last session was on a loan. .an agency, I'm trying to remember the name, that provides very low interest loans based on a very low interest bond rate, or sewer and storm runoff projects. The Trustees are con- sidering some road runoff projects, and the funding that's available under these loans would make it much more affordable for the Town to accomplish an awful lot. So, I got some valuable information there. Basically, it's called the Environmental Facilities Corp. Anyway, I felt it was valuable. I was glad I was able to attend, - and 1'd like to--hear-from-some- of the other people. JUSTICE EVANS: I attended Monday and Tuesday. As a Justice I'm required to take twelve hours of recertification per year, and Justice Tedeschi, and myself, sat through our twelve hours, and learned some interesting updates on the law. Unfortunately, it meant that I couldn't go to any of the other Association of Town meetings, but I did fulfill my educational requirements for the year. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Ruth? COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: I wasn't there. I stayed here, and minded the fort. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Ruth, as you all know, is the Deputy Supervisor. I did attend .two days of those meetings, and she looked after the shop, as she said. I just wanted to briefly comment on two things. One is, the last resolution of the afternoon calls for continuing to look for people, who would like to serve the Town on the Land Preservation Committee. If you think you know of people who could make a contribution to the town, this is a very important committee, there is still roughly a million dollars left of bonded money to finance. acquisitions of open space for the Town's Open Space Program. We need qual.ity people, who can assist the Town Board in making important decisions as to where and how open space should be maintained in this town. I'd, also, like to mention that at 8:30 tomorrow morning we're having .a_..meetin.g .of- the Town Board. It's a specially scheduled meeting to continue the Work Session that we had this morning, specific to the review of hamlet density parcels . You know that the Board has undertaken this review. We have , a report, and tomorrow we'll begin reviewing that report, and seeking a consensus of views on the part of the Board. Frank, another couple minutes comment? FEBRUARY 24, 1994 FRANK CARLIN: Just a quick comment. I hope that the Town Board would take this gentleman more seriously, becuase he's asking for help, and somebody on the Town Board should look into it, and help him out, make phone calls, whatever. But, anyway, help the guy out. He's asking for help. I put my faith in the Town Board, that they will try to help the guy out. He came up here, as a citizen asking for help. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you. I'm sure something will be done. Any -other comments from the Board? Joe? COUNCILMAN LIZEWSKI : I want to say, I'm glad to see that the criticism to Town Board members attending this Association of Town has come to a halt. People realize people can go to this thing with a benefit in mind. I can remember two years ago, when I went for the first time, I received a good slap on the wrist from the taxpayer's association, TaxPac, and the newspapers, for trying to better myself as a new Town Board member, and I'm glad that that hasn't happened this time around. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: While we're talking about Association of Towns, I'm going to pick up Joe's gauntlet, so to speak, and talk about what I found out, and I was thinking about things you might be interested in. I spent most of my time, not at the Association of Towns section of it, but in my area of expertise, which is, as you all know, is solid waste', and so I attended the solid area of this, and one of the first things, that we discovered was, something that we know, of course, and that is that Thomas Jorling has stepped down as the Commissioner of the DEC, and the designate Commissioner is Langdon Marsh, who made a very interesting announcement, and one that I think is going to be important to us, and that is, that many more of the decisions, and the handling of applications, etc. , are going to be done-on a more local level, than they have been in the past. I found that refreshing, and I think it's also hopeful. The other thing, that I found out, this is a general way, is that Southold is in pretty good shape . Compared to some other towns, who are still floundering around, we're doing okay. SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Alice. A motion to adjourn? Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 5:30 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. - This- resolution -was .declared duly ADOPTED. Judith T. Terry Southold Town Clerk