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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
APRI L 18, 1995
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 P.
Dowd.
9 : 10 A.M. - Supervisor Wickham presented a report on the Peconic County Financial
Feasibility Study draft, prepared for the East End Economic and Environmental
Institute, Inc. , and funded by the east end towns. Each Board member received
a copy of the report, and one is on file in the Town Clerk's office.
9 :45 A.M. - Solid Waste Coordinator James Bunchuck and Recycling Coordinator Mary
Jackson met with the Board to review the rough draft for the Waste Watch newsletter
due to be printed shortly. Ms.. Jackson reported that Marcal Paper has agreed to
extend the date on a purchase rebate to August so the Town can participate, and
the information will be included„ in the newsletter.- -Mr,. Bunchuck discussed the
proposed Consent Order to the Suffolk County Department of Health Services with
regard to the two oil storage tanks at the Disposal Area. He and Town Attorney
Dowd met with a County representative recently to explore ways to correct the
problem, and Mr. Bunchuck proposes to remove the existing tanks and replace them
with pre-approved tanks and the"Ibbunty agreed. See resolution no. 25 authorizing
the Supervisor to execute the Consent Order.----Mr. Bunchuck explained to the Town
Board his proposed modifications to the recycling drop-off area at the Collection
Center.
10:40 - William Boylhart, President of Land's End Property Owners Assodiation,
Orient, met with the Board to request . a waiver of landfill tipping fees for brush
and vegetative matter to be brought to the Disposal Area once they have formed a
road improvement district and begin work bringing the roads up to the Town
specifications. It is anticipated' the cost to do the entire road improvement project
will be over $90,000, and the association is petitioning the Town Board for a
reduction in cost by way of a waiver of the tipping fees for brush. A resolution
(26) was placed on the agenda to grant the waiver provided the district is formed.
10:55 A.M. - The Board discussed the bids received for the clean-up of the Fishers
Island Metal Dump. Councilwoman Hussie and members of the Solid Waste Task Force,
William Cremers and Councilwoman Oliva, analyzed the bids and Tri-S (Ensa) and
Action Remediation Co. are the two lowest bidders. Before a decision is made,
Justice Evans will discuss the 'work plan of each bidder with the Fishers Island
Ferry District.
11 :00 A.M. - Personnel: Town Board set 3:00 P.M. , Tuesday, April 25th to
interview applicants for part-time" 'Ordinance Inspector, Tax Receiver Clerk, and
Town Investigator, and 3:00, April 27th to interview part-time Data Processing
Equipment Operator, and Planning Board member.----Appointed Joseph Fischetti
(resolution no. 27) as Southold Town's representative to the Calverton Joint Planning
& Redevelopment Commission.
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APRIL 18, 1995
11 : 10 A.M. - Linda Fletcher, representing the North Fork Environmental Council
addressed the Board concerning the proposed construction of a McDonald's in
Mattituck. Ms. Fletcher asked that a Stop Work Order be placed on the project until
a full investigaton can be conducted. She asserted that a Code violation exists,
since the Board of Appeals issued a Special Exception, good for six months, and
only permits a six month . extension. Other NFEC representatives expressed their
concerns as well. During the discussion a letter was received from William Esseks,
attorney for Cofam Realty Co. , stating that approvals were granted by the Board
of Appeals, Planning Board and Building. Inspector for the construction of a
McDonald's restaurant and subsist for said parcel. He ask that the Town Board not
take any action until his office ha`s' had further opportunity to review the Town files
and be present at a Town Board meeting and appropriately present his client's
position. The Town Board declined to discuss the matter further and entered into
Executive Session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
11 :40 A.M. - On motion of Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Lizewski,
it was Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss possible
litigation and personnel matters. ' Vote of the Board: Ayes: Supervisor Wickham,
Councilman Lizewski, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman
Oliva, Justice Evans. Also present: Town Clerk Terry, Town Attorney Dowd.----
The Board met with Board of Appeals members Lydia Tortora and Robert Villa to
discuss possible litigation.----The Board met with Assessor Chairman Scott Russell
to discuss personnel matters.
12 :45 P.M. - Recess for lunch.,
2 : 15 P.M. - Work Session reconvened and the Board discussed a recommendation of
the Board of Appeals for a change in the Zoning Code under the bulk schedule
pertaining to the minimum front,,:y.,ard setback requirement in the R-120, R-200 and
R-400 columns to be 75 feet instead of 60 feet. The proposal was referred to the
Code Committee-----Supervisor Wickham reviewed his notes from a meeting with
school officials on March 13th, which was called to explore the needs of youth in
Southold Town and how to best address those needs. Among the suggestions offered
at the meeting were: (1) Consider having specialized consultants review the
community over a short perod of time; (2) consider working directly with families;
(3) consider a coordinator who would help a school address the issue. - It was
agreed that Supervisor Wickham will sit down with a few key people and come up
with a formal proposal for the Board's consideration.----Request from .the Greenport-
Southold Chamber of Commerce to use the parking field in the business section of
Southold for a craft fair on May 27th - Board-agreed :(resolution 28) .
2 :55 P.M. - John Sullivan, Chairman of the Board of Assessment Review, met with
the Town Board to request an increase in the board's compensation this year. After
considerable discussion, it was agreed to increase the budget from $3, 120 to $4,000,
which would mean an increase from $624 to $800 for each member (resolution no.
29) .----Town Board agreed to the appointment of Jonathan Wiggins and Jess Wolf
to the Board of Assessment , Review to fill two . yacanci.es (resolution no. 30) .----
Senior Accountant John Cushman met with the Board to discuss . a proposed Local
Law electing a retirement incentive program for certain targeted Town employees.
The purpose of the law is strictly to reduce payroll costs. At the present time
there appears to be three possible retirements as a result of the incentive
(resolutions 31 & 32) .
EXECUTIVE SESSION
3 :40 P.M. - On motion of Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
it was Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss
personnel and possible litigation. Vote of the Board: Ayes: Supervisor Wickham,
Councilman Lizewski, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman
Oliva. Also present: Town Clerk Terry, Town Attorney Dowd.
4:25 P.M. - Work Session adjourned.
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REGULAR MEETING
The Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on April 18,
1995 ,at the Southold Town . Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York.
Supervisor Wickham opened the meeting at 4:30 P.M., with the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
Present: Supervisor.Thomas H. Wickham
Councilman Joseph J. Lizewski
Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr.
Councilwoman Alice J . Hussie
Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: The Town Board has been occupied today at the
Work Session since 9:00 o'clock' this morning. We just finished a few minutes
ago. I hope you had a chance to pick up an agenda outside. I see some,
copies of it, -so it's probably there. The last-page is the order of business
of the items for discussion, that we took up during the day. Some of them
have turned into resolutions that we'll be taking up and considering this
afternoon. Anyone like to move the audit of bills?
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby ordered paid: General
Fund ' Whole Town bills in the amount of $152,847.47; General Fund Part
Town bills in the amount of $7,630.53; Community Development Fund bills in
the amount of $163.96; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of
$18,186.22; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $23,824.74;
Tractor & Payloader Capital bills in the amount of $67,555.00; Employee
Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $50,471 .14; Fishers Island Ferry
District bills in the amount of $8,613.44; Refuse & Garbage District bills
in the amount of $8,172.11; Southold Wastewater District bills in the
amount. of $21,791 .67; Fishers Island Sewer District bills in the amount of
$87.78; Southold Agency 8 Trust bills in the amount of $109.07; Fishers
Island Ferry District Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $751 .34.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie; seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the April 4, 1995, Town Board meeting be
and hereby are approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was 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 held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, May 2, 1995, 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 duly ADOPTED.
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I . REPORTS.
1 . Southold Town Program for the Disabled for March, 1995.
2. Southold Town Trustees Monthly Report for March, 1995.
3. Southold Town Justice Tedeschi's Monthly Court Report for
March, 1995.
4. Southold Town Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Monthly Report
for March, 1995.
5. Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for March, 1995.
6. Lawrence Healthcare Town of Southold Monthly Report for March,
1995.
7. Lawrence Healthcare Southold Benefit Plan Monthly Report for
March, 1995.
8. Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly Report for March,
1995.
9. Southold Town Solid Waste District 1994 Solid Waste Summary.
10. Southold Town Police Department Monthly Report for March, 1995.
11 . Southold Town Supervisor's Budget Report for the year ending
December, 1994.
12. Southold Town Executive Summary 1995 Budget as of March 31,
1995.
II . PUBLIC NOTICES.
1 . Public Notice for the Army Corp of Engineers, New York District,
proposing to issue a ._ new,,..,, .nationwide permit for the development of
single-family homes and attendant features.
2. Army Corp of Engineers, New York District, application of Susan
Norris to construct a fixed pier and extend under authority of the general
per1nit program, reconstruct timber jetties and rock jetties in-kind and
in-place, located in Great Peconic Bay, Mattituck, New York.
III . COMMUNICATIONS. None.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None.
RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We have no public hearings this afternoon. We do
have a series of thirty some resolutions in front of us, and rather than my
taking any time to summarize the discussions of the Work Session today, I
think we'll move directly 'into -the resolutions, so we'll have some time left
over at the end to have discussions, and comments from the audience, or
from other Board members,. It's an opportunity before we move into the
resolutions for members, who come to attend meetings to address the Town
Board on any one of the resolutions, that is in front of us. We allocate up
to five minutes per person per comment, that you would like to make on any
of the resolutions before us. The resolutions are listed there in the
agenda. Yes, Mr. Carlin?
FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin. Number 21, what kind of investigator?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: The Town Investigator, is this?
FRANK CARLIN: What kind?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: You ,will recall that the Town Board...has followed a
rather torturous path in the last six months to find an Ordinance Inspector,
or a Code Enforcement Officer, and this is the latest iteration of that
particular route that we're taking.
FRANK CARLIN: You mean as Ordinance Inspector?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: It's like that, yes. Are there any other questions,
or comments about any of the resolutions that the Board is about to take
up? (No response.) If.,not,, I'll launch into th_e first one.
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1 .-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
.RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Joyce M. Wilkins as Secretary for the Southold Town Landmark
Preservation Commission, effective immediately through December 31, 1995,
at a salary of $7.50 per hour, not to exceed five (5) hours per week in
addition to her regular 35 hour work week, regardless of the number of
committees she serves.
1 .-Vote of the- Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Lizewski, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute a Contract Budget
Modification Request to the Suffolk County Office for the Aging for a change
to the Expanded In-Home -Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP), which
modification results in a zero net change.
2 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, .Councilwoman Hussie; Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
3.-Moved by Councilman Lizewski; 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 a Contract Budget
Modification Request to the Suffolk County Office for the Aging for change
to the CSE Home Chore Program, which modification results in a zero net
change.
3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
.Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
4.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the following modification to the- General Fund Whole town 1995 Budget to
appropriate funds in addition to the grant for the Document Restoration
project to accomplish the.required treatment of historical books:
To:
A1410.4.500.200 Town Clerk, Contractual Expenses $ 425.00
-Record Archive Contractor
From:
A1990.4.000.000 Contingencies $ 425.00
4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, . Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
5.- Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute agreements between the
Northeast Document Conservation Center, Andover, Massachusetts, and the
Town of Southold, for conservation treatment of four (4) volumes of
historical Town records, at a cost of $7,395.00, . to be paid through the
Town Clerk's Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund grant.
5.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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6.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
.RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the closure of Love Lane and Pike Street, east and west of Love Lane,
Mattituck, from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Saturday, .July 8, 1995, to permit
the Mattituck Chamber of Commerce to hold their 18th Annual Mattituck
Street Fair, provided they file with the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar
Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an
additional insured.
6 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
7 .-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes,
the following modification to the 1995 Solid Waste Management District
budget:
To:
SR8160.4. 100.550 Vehicle Maintenance, #1 Payloader $ 1 ,000.00
From:
SR8160.2.500.900 Capital Reserve $ 1 ,000.00
To cover routine maintenance costs for new payloader not covered in
other budget lines.
To:
* SR8160.4.100.580 Vehicle Maintenance, 91 Truck $ 1 ,000.00.
.From:
** SR8160.2.500.900 Capital Reserve $ 1 ,000.00
To cover routine maintenance costs for new truck not covered in other
budget lines. -
To:
SR1490.1 .200. 100 Administration, Personal Services $ 5,600.00
Part-Time
From
SR8160. 1 .200. 100 Refuse & Garbage, Personal Services $ 5,600.00
Part-Time
To cover salary of part-time office assistant.
To:
SR1490. 1 . 100.200 Administration, Personal Services $ 2,500.00
Full Time - Overtime
From
SR8160.1 .200. 100 Refuse E Garbage, Personal Services $ 2,500.00
Part Time
To cover anticipated overtime of Solid Waste Coordinator.
To:
SR8160.4.100.350 Pest Control $ 390.80
From:
SR8160.4.100.300 Odor .Control $ 390.80
To cover overdrawn pest control line. Will cover 1995 pest control costs
in full.
To:
SR8160.4.100.150 Scalehouse, Paper 8 Supplies $ 500.00
From:
SR8160.4.100.300 Odor Control $ 500.00
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To cover greater than anticipated paper costs.
To:
SS!1060.4.400.200 MSW Pit Drainage $ 46.58
From:
SR8160.4.400.805 MSW Removal $ 46.50
Unexpected expense related to last year's drainage project. No funds
were budgeted in fy95.'
to:
** SR8160.4.100.590 Vehicle Maintenance, #2 Truck $ 2,000.00
To:
** SR8160.2.500.900 Capital Reserve $ 2,000.00
To cover repair costs of truck rear.
7.-Vote of the Town Board:. Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
B.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas- Wickham to execute Spring 1995 Recreation
Program agreement with James Mikelbank, Friday Night Gym Program,
$17.00 per hour; and Glen Stegner, Basketball Workshop, $17.00 per
hour, and Teen- Nights, $15.00 per hour; all in accordance with the approval
of the Town Attorney.
B.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
9.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, It was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Lawrence Healthcare Administrative Services, Inc. to pay a
medical claim for Highway Department employee Michael Gaydosik, which
claim was received by Lawrence more the 90 days after the date of service.
9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
10.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, It was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the following modification tot•,:he General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to
provide funds for code updates, utility study, and Parks E Beaches
brochure-
To:
A1010.4.100.125 Town Board, Contractual Expenses
Code Updates E Law Books $ 7,415.50
A1010.4.500.600 Town Board, Contractual Expenses
Utility Consultant $ 4,545.00
A7020.4.400.300 Recreation Administration
Printing - Brochure $ 600.00
From:
A1990.4.000.000 Contingencies $12,560.50
10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
1 1 .-Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town •Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
'the following pay schedule for the 1995 Lifeguards and Beach Attendants:
YEAR NUMBER. LIFEGUARD 'PER HOUR BEACH ATTENDANT PER HOUR
1 $7.42
2 $7.69 $5.99 ,
3 $7':59 $6. 15
4 $8.22 $6.31
5 $8.48 $.647
6 $8.75 $6.63
7 $9.01 $6.78
8 $9.28 $6.94
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11 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
12.- Moved by Councilman Townsend; seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
a reimbursement fee of $.20 per mile for Southold Town Lifeguards acting
as rotating Lifeguards (Lifeguards who .drive from beach to beach giving
other Lifeguards a 15-20 minute break).
12 .- Vote of the Town Board,: . Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
13.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the issuance of free beach parking permits to the following summer
employees: Water Safety Instructors, Beach Attendants, Lifeguards, Beach
Manager.
13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
14•-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
Southold Town Beach Attendants to be supplied with a petty cash fund in
the amount of $34.50 (2. rolls quarters, 2 roll dimes, 2 rolls nickels, 1
roll pennies) per Beach Attendant, to enable them to make change due to
tax that is charged for each permit; check in the amount of $207.00 to be
made payable to Recreation Supervisor Kenneth Reeves; charge to be made
to A210, Petty Cash.
14.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
15.- Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board- of the Town of Southold hereby commences
the Lead Agency Coordination process with regard to the State
Environmental Quality Review Act in the matter of the petition of Strong's
Marine, Inc. for a change of zone from R-80 Low Density Residential District
to M-1 Marine District on certain property located on James Creek, west of
Camp Mineola Road, Mattituck, New York.
15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
16.- Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
WHEREAS, a petition has been received from Strong's Marine, Inc. for a
change of zone on certain property located on James Creek, west of Camp
Mineola Road, Mattituck, New York, from R-80 Low Density Residential
District to M-1 Marine District; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and
directed to transmit this petition to the Southold Town Planning Board and
the Suffolk County Department of Planning "all- in accordance with the
Southold Town Code and the Suffolk County Charter.
16 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman . Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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17.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, It was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby engages the
services of Cramer, Voorhis & Associates, at a ' cost not to exceed $500.00,
to review the Long Environmental Assessment Form with respect to the
petition of Strong's Marine, Inc. for a change of zone from R-80 Low
.Density Residential District -to .M=1 Marine District; said review to Include
applicant's Part I, prepare a Part II and III, draft a proposed declaration,
including a field inspection; the cost of said review to be paid by the
applicant prior to the commencement of the review.
17.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
18.-Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for 150,000 square yards,
more or less as may be needed, of Latex Modified Emulsified Asphalt
Pavement Course (Microsurfacing) for the Superintendent of Highways.
18•-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
19.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the
General Fund Whole town 1995 Budget as follows:
To:
'A10t,0.4.500.400 Town Board,Medical Consultant $ 550.00 (1)
A1910.4.300.100'Insurance, Commercial Package 17,000.00 �2)
A3120.1.100.300 Police, 'Full' Time Vacation Earnings 22,000.00 3)
A6772.1.100.200 Prog. for Aging, Full Time Overtime 200.00 4)
A6772.1.100.300 Prog. for Aging, Full Time Vacation 2,900.00 4)
A6772.1.100.400 Prog. for Aging, Full Time Sick 8,200.00 4)
A8090.1.300.100 Trustees; Temporary Regular Earnings 5,500.00 (5)
From
A1010.4.600.300 Town Board, Travel Expenses $ 550.00 1)
A1910.4.300.400 Insurance, Police Professional 4,000.00 2
A 1910.4.300.600 Insurance, Umbrella 1,500.00 2
A3120.1.100.100 Police, Full Time Regular Earnings 33,500.00 3)
A6772.1.200.100 Prog .for Aging Part Time Reg Earnings 8,900.00 4)a
A6772.4.400.110 Prog. for Aging, East End Comm Svc 2,400.00 4)b
A8090.1.100.100 Trustees, Full Time Regular Earnings 4,300.00 (5)a
A8090.4.500.300 Trustees, Environmental Consultant 1,200.00 (5)b
(1) Budget for Medical Consultant presently is overexpended by $545. To
date, $509 has been expended from the Travel Expense budget of $5,000;
$550 should be available.
(2) Reallocate insurance budgets.,..
(3)) No provision made in 1995 budget for payment of unused vacation; to
date, $21,978 has been paid. $60,530 budgeted for Police Detective who
retired late 1994 is available.`
(4) No provision made in 1995 budget for accumulated leave time payable to
an employee who retired in February.
a. $4,000 of $11,000 budget for part time replacement is available.
Additional $4,900 should -be• available for unused hours. and unfilled
positions.
b. $2,400 of $6,400 budget for grant to East End Community Services is
available.
(5) No pro,13
on made in 1995 budget for Trustee's temporary employee.
a. available M—Full Time Regular Earnings line (employee out on
maternity leave not paid for entire period) .
b. $1,200 available as Environmental Consultant not yet retained for
1995; nwisigui icant amount of work presently available.
19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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20.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the
resignation of Jeanette Sgsnows,ki as a Home Health Aide, effective April
12, 1995.
20.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie; Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
21 • -Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby creates the
position of Town Investigator, and sets the following salary scale:
Entry Level $ 32,750.42
Step 1 $ 34,221 .09
Step 2 $ 35,340.28
Step 3 $ 36,445.17
Step ,4 $ 37,593.11
Step 5 $ 38,723.17
21 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham. No:
Councilman Lizewski.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I would just like to point out that, this creation of
this position, although a new position, would take- the place of a position
that we already have budgeted• for, that is the Code Enforcement position.
22 .-Moved by Justice Evans, -seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby creates the
position of Data Processing Equipment Operator.
22 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: J.ustice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I would just like to point out that this one is a
part-time position.
23.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts,
with regret, the resignation of Steven H. Maxheimer, Scale Operator at
the Southold Town Landfill, effective May 24, 1995.
23.-'Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
24.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs the Town ,Clerk to advertise for resumes for a full-time,
provisional Scale Operator for the Southold Town Landfill site, at a salary
of $13.05 per hour.
24.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
25• - Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute a Consent Order to the
Suffolk County Department of Health Services with regard to the removal of
two existing oil storage tanks at the Southold Town Disposal Area, and the
replacement with pre=approved tanks; said Consent Order all in accordance
with the approval of the Town. Attorney.
25.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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26.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the waiver of the tipping, ,fees for the dis.ppsal of brush and vegetable
matter from road areas in the' subdivision of Land's End at Orient Point,
conditioned upon the creation of a Road Improvement District by the Land's
End Property Owners Association.
26.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
27.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Joseph Fischetti as Southold Town's representative to the Calverton
Joint Planning and Redevelopment Commission, effective immediately.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: This is taking the place of Mark McDonald who
resigned the position. He had been appointed.
27.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: . Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
28.-Moved by Justice_ Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town" Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to the Green port-Southold Chamber of Commerce to use the Town
parking field located on the south side of Route 25, Southold, on Saturday,
May 27, 1995, from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. for a Craft Fair, provided they
file . with the Town Clerk .a., - One Million Dollar Certificate of Liability
Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured.
28.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
29.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the following adjustment to the- compensation of the members of the Board of
Assessment Review: $57.20 per meeting per person, total compensation per
person not to exceed $800.00, and total compensation for all five members of
the Board not to exceed $4,000.00 for 1995.
29 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
30.-Moved by Councilwoman- • Huss,ie, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
the following individuals as members of the Southold Town Board of
Assessment Review, to fill unexpired terms, for the following terms:
Jonathan Wiggins, effective immediately to September 30, 1995.
Jess Wolf, effective immediately to September 30,. 1997.
30.-Vote . of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
31 .-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva; it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation
Law, State Environmental Quality Review Act, and 6NYCRR Part 617.10,
and Chapter 44 of the Code of the Town of Southold, notice is hereby given
that the Southold Town Board, in conducting an uncoordinated review of
this unlisted action, has determined that there will be no significant
effect on the environment.
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DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: Proposed "Local Law in Relation to Electing a
Retirement Incentive Program as Authorized by Chapter 12, Laws of 1995,
for Eligible Employees of the Town of Southold". This proposal has been
determined not to have a significant effect on the environment because an
Environmental Assessment Form' has been submitted and reviewed and the
Town Board has concluded that no significant -adverse effect to the
environment is likely to occur should the proposal be implemented as planned.
31 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
32.- Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, there was presented' to the Town Board of the Town of Southold,
on the 18th day of April, 1995, a Local - Law entitled, "A Local Law in
Relation to Electing a Retirement Incentive Program as Authorized by
Chapter 12, Laws of 1995, for Eligible Employees of the Town of Southold";
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:15 P.M., Tuesday, May 2,
1995, Southold Town Hall, , 530.95 Main Road, Southold, New York, as time
and place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Electing a Retirement Incentive
Program as 'Authorized by Chapter 12, -Laws of 1995, for
Eligible Employees of the Town of Southold
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
Section 1 . The Town of Southold hereby elects to provide all its
eligible employees with a retirement incentive program authorized by Chapter
12, Laws of 1995.
Section 2. The commencement date of the retirement incentive program
shall be May 31, 1995.
Section 3. the open period during which eligible employees may retire
and receive the additional retirement benefits, shall be ninety (90) days in
length.
Section 4. That the employer will fund the Retirement Incentive
Program provided by Chapter 12, Laws of 1995, by paying to the New York
State and Local Employees' Retirement System in five (5) annual payments,
the amount of which shall be determined by the Retirement System Actuary,
the first payment for which is due December 15, 1996.
Section 5. This act shall take effect May 2, 1995.
32.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: That's: all the regularly scheduled items. Joe?
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: This resolution does not appear on this
agenda, but I promised I would bring it forward this week, and I intend to
do so. Last meeting I stated., all the reasons I thought we should hire
policemen for the Town of Southold. This week, once again, we got a letter
from the Chief pointing out how far down we are in personnel. We have not
yet replaced officers, that are working in Creenport, and so I'm going to
put that resolution before the Board, even though I don't think I'm going to
get it passed. I won't go over all those reasons, that I said again, but I
would to propose the following officers from the preferred list. All
officers in the order have not been included. Some we have asked Civil
Service to set aside, and others have gotten other employment, and I have
indicated that they're not available for hire.
33.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Cary Charters, Stephen Ryan, and Andrew Ficurilli as Southold Town
Police Officers, from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service Police
Officer Preferred List,. effective May 1; 1995, at a salary of $21,652.00 per.
annum.
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COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE,: . , „Qvr advisors, both our Labor Management
Advisors, and our legal advisors, have asked us to wait. We have not yet
received the definitive word from Civil Service, and there are other matters
that are unresolved. There was a discussion about doing a pending certain
other things happening. Whatever the certain other things that are going to
happen are, they have not been accomplished. I- have seen nothing in
writing. I've heard a lot of things, but I've seen nothing in writing. I
think it's precipitous. This does not mean to say that I don't think that we
need to add to our Police Force. I definitely do. Have for .a long time, but
I think we have to be careful.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Anybody else on the Board like to address this
issue?
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Week after week it's been one thing or
another, and each week it keeps changing, and I just feel that we have to
address the issue, because -we • have a public safety issue, and that's my
position. I know that some of the other Board members are doing this, and
I'm not doubting their. motives, but I just feel just that the safety issue
outweighs the other, and I think that waiting does not help any of the other
issues.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We have a motion on the table, is the Board ready
to vote?
FRANK CARLIN: Being as this is a resolution, can't I speak about it? It
wasn't on the agenda.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Let's wait until we finish voting on it, please.
33.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Townsend, Supervisor
Wickham. No: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilwoman Hussie,
Councilman Lizewski.
This resolution was LOST.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: That completes the resolutions that the Board has
taken up this afternoon. It wasn't clear to me, that this one was going to
be on the docket, and that's why it wasn't there before, but we have no
hearings for this afternoon. . The Board is at the disposal of the audience,
would be pleased to hear any comments within a five minute time frame. Mr.
Carlin?
FRANK CARLIN: I'm coming up again, Tom, maybe three times if
necessary. I'm not here to speak for the Southold Police Department, I'm
here to support it. I can't speak for everybody, but I can support it.
You know, back in 1990 we 'had forty-two Police Officers. We had nine in
Creenport, plus five part-time in Creenport. A total of fifty-one officers
in 1990. Now we have thirty-five. I come from a long family of Police
Officers. I'm not here speaking because they are a part of my family way
back, my grandfather, my brother-in-law. My uncle was an ex police
commissioner of New York City back in the '40's, my brother in Maryland,
some are retired. Sometimes we get to discuss cases, ex cases, that
happened. One of the most critical one, believe it or not, is to respond to
a house, domestic dispute, between a husband and wife. It doesn't seem
much, but it can be critical, because I'll tell you why, because sometime
when the officer goes to arrest the husband, the wife she turns on him. She
don't want him to go. So, the officer alone can have a problem. That's one
case where a back-up man comes in handy. Many a times a back-up men
come in handy on the Police Department, many a times. I'll give you
another example. This is back in 1950, late '60s, I'm not sure, I'm not
going to mention the Police .Officers name, but I will tell you if you want
to know, and I'll tell the Chief. You probably know who I mean. A Southold
Police Officer responded to a labor camp dispute in Cutchogue, and they
ganged up on him, and '"he was in trouble:- Lo 'and behold, before he
responded in called for a back-up man, and that one back-up man came, and
he survived. Without the back-up man he would have been in a lot of
trouble, and serious trouble. That goes to show you how important it is to
have enough police officers, and what we're going to do here is, we're going
to wait till the summertime, until fire starts going here, in Creenport when
people start moving in, and all the action is spots. We're going to realize
that we do need police officers, but we might not get them. There might not
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be any from the academy. It takes sixteen weeks to train them. You just
can't find them from the sky sometime. That's what might happen, and
another thing is, I want to .mention too, is Lord forbid if a disaster
happens, or a police officer gets injured due to lack of policeman, the Town
Board is ,going to have some explaining to do. It ain't easy being a
policeman. There a lot of pressure. I don't want to get into that right
now. But, I take my hat off to the policemen, but they need more, and my
number set. We need seven at ' least to bring us up to. .and that's only
giving us forty-two without even the nine we had in Greenport. We need
seven. Tom, when I was in the service, and remember the time we would get
paid every payday, you'd see groups, I never done it though, only time I
gamble is when I play Lotto, but in the Army they used shoot the dice. I'd
hear seven, keep that in mind, seven, seven, seven. We want seven, we're
going to have seven. Get what I mean? Anyway, we're waiting too long for
the cat to get out of the bag, and we ain't going to catch him. We need
seven, at least seven to do the job right. We had, forty-two in 1990. We had
nine in Greenport. We can't do it with no less than forty-two. I'll tell
you're taking a. chance, and if you gamble, what you're doing is you're
gambling with money on people's lives. Don't do that. You are an intelligent
Board, and I give you credit when it's due. I want to give you credit to see
if you hire policemen, but hire 'enough, and do it now, because if you wait
it might be too late, and you're going to be in trouble.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Mr. Carlin. Anyone else like to
address the Board on any matter of your concern.
WILLIAM SWISKEY: William Swiskey, 184 Fifth Street, Greenport. I
happen to be a Town taxpayer, too, and I've seen a couple of things in the
papers the last couple of weeks, and I think this Town Board is heading for
a serious lawsuit. The gentlemen on the Grand Jury didn't indict anybody.
There wasn't enough evidence to prove anything. Most of it was hearsay.
Some of it came from people that were dead. So, let's live within the realm
of facts. You can't exclude somebody unless you've got something specific
that you can prove. If you can't prove it, don't invite a $5,000,000.
lawsuit. So, the list is one, two, three, four, as far as I'm concerned, as
far as Civil Service is concerned right now, and that's the only way to go,
unless you've got something you can prove against somebody. Otherwise,
shut up and don't put it in the paper, please, because I find that
disgusting. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Is there anyone else who would like to address the
Board on any topic this afternoon? Mr Capon?
CEORGE CAPON: This has nothing to do with the proposed budget, it's
something I'd like to bring up today. My name is George Capon. I live in
Greenport. I am resident of the East-West Fire District. In 1994, the
Southold Town Board past the Service Award to the Greenport Fire
Department of paying 460 of the whole thing. Am I right there?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Approximately.
GEORGE CAPON: The Village Board voted on August 16, 1994, that is the
Village people voted to pay 54% of the Creenport Fire Department Award
System. In the Suffolk Times on April 13, 1995, Mayor Kapell is proposing
to take $86,000. out of the East-West Fire Protection to pay for .the
Greenport Award. System, which would mean that the people that live in the
East-West Fire District would pay 1000 of the Award System. I think it's
time that the Town Board get a.. .hold of Mayor, set down the rules. There's
too much going on that the Town Board is favoring everything, I shouldn't
say everyth.ing, Kapell is, but a lot of things that Mr. Kapell. I'd like
to give you the paper, 'if 'everybody has not read the Suffolk Times.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We'll look into it, George.
GEORGE CAPON: You said Pyou would look into it. I think it should be
looked into before the youth start to work on to it. I realize, that maybe
the Village can..take that money, and do what they want with it, but still
don't think the 'people that live in the East-West Fire District should have
to pay 100% where the Village taxpayers did vote on August 16th to pick
up the 56% of it. Thank you.
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SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We'll look at that. Anyone else like to address the
Board on any topic of your interest? Yes, sir?
PHIL VANBOURGONDIEN: My , name is Phil VanBourgondien from
Southold. Coming back from vacation I find it very depressing to see so
many empty stores in the town of Southold. They weren't that way when I
left. I have also noticed that there are hundreds of homes for sale,
including four in my own small neighborhood, and there were three
additional that were sold just during the winter, and last fall. So, there
seven houses in just the small little neighborhood, that I live in. The
realtors that I talk to sa,y, that home sales are very slow. Empty store,
what's wrong here? What's going on, that this town is becoming such a
depressed area? First of all, I might add that in today's Farm Bureau notice
I got, the tax burden on, New Yorkers we rank number one in the nation.
As a state, we are taxed number one out of fifty states. We are raising
taxes. We're raising fees. We're increasing spending. We're hiring all the
time. We're having new committees. Our only solution is going to be to lower
taxes, reduce the spending;,.�,and shrink local government. In Washington,
Governor Pataki, they're all trying to do just that, and we should be
doing that also. Let's start with some suggestions I have. A hiring freeze
in all departments' of the Town. Reduce the budgets of all of the
departments. Unilaterally reduce the budgets five percent, or ten percent.
Don't say it can't be done. I just spent several months in Sarasota,
Florida, Bradenton. They are in the same boat we are, and they just said,
everybody, every department 100, and they've made it work. They got
along with it. Why not hire a working full time Tax Receiver? Not have a
political appointed one, but a full time working Tax Receiver? I don't
always agree with Dr. Lizewski, but he is correct. It is almost
impossible for any good commercial light industrial, or small business to
get. started. in Southold. I just recently heard, after I came back, of a
company that couldn't wait the six to twelve months to get all the permits
together in Southold, and so they went to Brookhaven, and set up their
company, a nice clean industry, employed one hundred fifty people. They
wanted to come to Southold, but when they were told by a lawyer in this
town, that is was lengthy, long, process, they said, we can't wait, and
they went somewhere else.. e ,Permits are too ...complicated. They're too time
consuming, and they are too expensive. Every time you turn around it's a
different permit for something else, and the fees keep going up. Water
hookups, I know two people who built homes. They were told they had to
pay $5,000.00 to Greenport, to put in the water main, to hook up. They
bargained down some, but it was still thousands of dollars. One man couldn't
move into his house for over six months, because he was fighting that.
That's an astronomical amount of money, and they tell you, the Department
of Health says you can't put your own well in, you must hook up to
Greenport for a $5,000.00 fee. There's something here. Environmental
problems, zoning and planning, Health Department, DEC, every time a
person wants to do anything in this town, they turn around and they're
socked with something else. Another department, another group has to put
there two cents into everything, and it just delays, and . makes it so
complicated, that there is no one who wants to live here, move here, build
here. Just a further note on this public safety issue, that was just
mentioned, and the Civil Service, isn't . it pathetic that we have a Civil
Service Law that makes it mandatory that you have to take the people on the
top of the list all the time? I'm not trying to fault with the situation
with the Greenport Police, or with Southold Police, but it's a shame for the
whole State, when that •law. was put through. The other thing, that
surprises me is, I'm under the impression that we're so thin on Police that
the sector cars at night,,.,there's one car to .a, sector. Am I correct in that
matter? And I come home from `the west end frequently at night from visiting
my children, and I find it positively unbelievable that every Police car I
see, there's not one, there's two, sitting together talking. Now, how can
they be in their sectors, if there's only one car?
-If,, .
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I'd like to address that.
PHIL VANBOURGONDIEN: I'm finished, Tom. I just put that out as a
thought. I will add that in Sarasota, Florida, they have the Sarasota
Police, they have the Sheriff's Department, and they have the Florida
Patrol. All three departments circulate throughout the city, and the County
of Sarasota, I have not yet to see, I have yet to see two cars of any
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department chatting away. They are always on the move. They're traveling
around. I think they're getting good service for their buck. I thank you.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: This issue of having two Police cars coming side
by side, the occupants talking, has. . l think you've .mention it a couple of
time, and other people have picked up on it, and I have explored this with
our Chief of Police, and the reason for is, that you're right, we have one
Police patrolman in each sector.,.. .but we also have one Sergeant who's job it
is to supervise, and keep in touch with all these people, and this Sergeant
is in one car, and it's a roving car. His job is to touch base with each of
these patrolman in the 'different sectors, and keep in touch with them. You
can identify the Sergeant's car, it has yellow stripes on the side, unlike
the patrolmen's .car, which just has a normal Town insignia. So, the next
time you see these two cars, see if one of them has yellow stripes on the
side, which is the Sergeants • who's doing the job of supervising the
patrolman. I can't say how much time they spend doing that, and the value
of it, and all of that, but it is a legitimate, and an important part of the
police function, the supervisory function.
PHIL VANBOURGONDIEN: I agree with you. If that's the reason I think
that's perfectly acceptable. If it isn't then I think there's something
wrong, when they are out of their sector.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I was very interested in your comment about this
firm that relocated in Brookhaven. I'm surprised. I'm not surprised (tape
change) I'd like to help the firm. I'd like you to share with me, if you
would, the name of this firm, and afterwards I'd like to know a few more
details about it. Are there any more questions from the people in the
audience today? Mr. Carlin?
FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin, ' 'Laurel. A few of my comments will reflect
back on this gentleman's last comments here. Before I start, as far as I'm
concerned I'd like to see -the whole North and South Fork become all Suffolk
County Police. Do away with all the towns, all Suffolk County Police. I
don't know what you're thoughts are on this. I can't read your mind, but I
review last week's newspaper about the McDonald's from the NFEC. You
know it's so strange that we.,,have all winter to come up with one of these
ideas, and now that the fire is starting to blaze now, they're trying to
come along with a fire extinguisher, and put it out, with my opinion an
empty fire extinguisher. You know, we had the okay from the Zoning Board
of Appeals originally. I. don't want to go into all this. I'll just briefly
bring myself up to date with it, too. We 'went through this a few years
back with the Zoning Board of Appeals, with McDonald's. Okay, but no
drive-through window. Okay, that was that one. Then Burger King came
along last year, and it was approved by the Planning Board. Everything was
all right. They did start to dig ground a month after. There's one picture.
There's another picture. They did try to do some work. They had a
bulldozer. Here's another picture here. I got three of them here. Here's the
foundation being put in. They just started to do work there. They tried to
anyway. You know, that's the reason why. . one of the reasons is exactly
what this man said here. We have something that wants to come into this
town, but we don't it. Now, I don't know if you don't want it, but seems to
me that NFEC doesn't want it. I don't . know what that got to do with any
environment here. But, I'll tell you another thing, McDonald's has got some
good lawyers, and if something .were to 'happen.,.her.e, and something changed
here, and it goes to litigation, don't use an outside lawyer at $125.00 an
hour to fight this thing in court, like you did to Charlie Zara's case,
to the cost of $140,000. We've got a . Town Attorney here, that can give
legal advise for the NFEC. She. could fight that in town, but don't use my
money, and don't use the taxpayers' money, as a habit. I don't know what
your thought is on this latest thing that was in the newspaper here.
Another thing do you realize what good McDonald's, what they do for
children, or don't we care? The Ronald McDonald Foundation, they support
sick and homeless children. They give to Little League baseball teams.
What's wrong with that? What do we want in this town? We have a chance to
have a business, and we don't want it. I'll challenge Mr. Goldman, NFEC,
if he wants to debate me on this issue, we'll go on public television, one
on one, and we'll have it out .once and for all, because I'm sick. and tired
of it. I want to know who's running this town, they or you? If they think
they got a case, let them get their own lawyers. Don't use our taxpayers'
money, in case this thing goes to court. Our taxpayers' money at $125.00 an
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hour, let them buy their own. I'm getting tired of it, and I ain't giving
up. I'm not a weakling. I don't give up easy. I don't know what your
opinion of that last letter in the newspaper was, but I want to leave you
with one thing, Tom. I could say more, but I don't want to. But, I want to
refresh your mind, and that,'s it. I got other stuff I'd like to talk about,
but I won't tonight. I just want to refresh your mind, Tom. Last year what
you said in the local newspaper right here, and I want to read it to you,
and I read it to once , before. This wa-s - in November 18, 1993.
Supervisor-elect Tom Wickham has said, that he would not have a problem
with a fast food outlet. Now, it says a fast food outlet. Doesn't say
McDonald's or Burger King. Being built in Southold providing it conforms
with Planning and Zoning Board requirements. I'm sorry to say, it does,
and it did. Tom, remember that.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I still feel that way.
FRANK CARLIN: Good. I'll take my hat off to you, if you stay that way,
because then you show me that you're a man who can make a statement, and
stick by it.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Anybody else who would like to address the Town
Board on any matter of your concern this evening? (No response.) If not,
I'd like to turn to the Board. Sometimes Board members have things on their
minds.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: This Board member does, and I've got my voice
back, again. Isn't everybody happy? I know that two studies came out in
the last week. One was 'on Peconic County. The other one was the
feasibility study of the five towns breaking away from LILCO. We
disci4ssed Peconic County. .this morning, but we didn't have an opportunity,
I guess, to discuss LILCO, but. I do want to tell those of you who are
interested in this, those of you who are interested in bringing costs down.
You mentioned Mr. Van Bourgondien about the taxes, I tell you, if you
could reduce your LILCO by, 300, that would be a considerable sum. You
might even be able to stand the taxes. Nevertheless, for those of you who
are interested, Thursday, this Thursday, day after tomorrow, at 4:00
o'clock in. the Ramada Inn in Riverhead, everybody is getting together with
the experts, the lawyer, the engineers, and whoever else there are, who
wrote this feasibility study, to answer any questions that you might have, I
might have, we might have. You are all invited. That's one thing that I
wanted to say.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Joe, do you have any comments?
COUNCILMAN LIZEWSKI: No.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Alice referred briefly to the Peconic County study.
I have a copy of it. It was just released about a week ago. It's a draft
study about the feasibility of a reformulation of the County structure on
Long Island, that would produce a new county, namely Peconic County,
including the five East End towns, up to Riverhead, but not including
Brookhaven. I don't want, to . go into a lengthy discussion about it, but
would just let people know that, this was study that the Town of Southold
financed $10,000 towards. It was a $100,000 study. The State of New York
put up $50,000, and the towns combined, in proportion to population, put
up the other $50,000. The bottom line of this survey, and study, is that it
appears that a new formula"ion of county structure, establishing a new
county for the five East End towns, is financially viable. It looks as if
the towns out here, who currently contribute about 150 or so, would make a
significant savings in the tax revenues that we send for County government.
At' the present time those funds are something on the order of, I think,
$34,000,000.00, and they would be about $28,000,000.00 if Peconic County
were established. There would be a significant reduction due to the
formulation, about a 15% reduction in taxes of that portion that goes to the
County. The proposal that the people who drafted reported, and the firm is
called Public Financial Management. The proposal, that they have made, and
recommended, is that the governing structure of the County would be a
Board of Supervisors with a paid professional County manager, so as to
avoid a lot of the political patronage, and a lot of the costs, that have
been associated with Suffolk County over the years. It would be a real
savings in part, because there would be somewhat of a reduction in
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services. A Peconic County would presumably be a more spartan or bare
bones affair. There would 'be reduced salaries and benefits, because it would
be basically run on the level of towns, rather than the County. It would
also be cheaper, because. it's. anticipated that Peconic County, if it were
ever established, would contract with towns for some of the services, for
example the Highways, or the Police would be continued as a Town function,
and not at. the level of a County Police Department. There would also be
the restructuring of debt, and other things that would be result in the
cost. There are a lot of things in this report. It's rather thick and heavy.
The Town Board got a copy of the report today. Next week there will be
further meetings. It's still in draft. There will . be a hearing here in
Southold Town in the future, probably this summer, as we look carefully at
the possibility of Peconic County. My own view is, there was a time when
almost all of Suffolk County, from one end to the other, was more or less
homogeneous, and most of the people in the county shared a kind of common
interest. I'm not sure if that's true anymore. It seems to me there is a
difference in point of view from East End from the rest, and I think the
likelihood of the East End people, in some sense, reformulating or changing,
the way that Suffolk County operates is negligible. There is virtually no
hope of that. As difficult as it may be to establish a new government, I
suspect there is more likelihood of bringing about the changes we want that
way, rather than to try make a change in Suffolk County. So, I'm quite
enthusiastic about it. I hope you'll have a chance to read it. There is a
copy of it with the Town • Clerk's Office, and .also the Supervisor's Office.
Are there any more comments from the Board? (No response.) If not, I
think we're open for a motion to adjourn.
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 5:25
P.M.
Vote of the Town Board:-" Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman ' Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
/J4udith T. Terry
Southold Town Clerk