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Town of Southold
Housing Advisory Commission
Draft Minutes
Meeting #137
June 20, 2019
Present: Rona Smith, Denis Noncarrow, Patricia Lutzky, Debra O’Kane, Nancy Messer, Mark
Levine.
Eric Dantes excused.
Observers: Bob Hanlon
Meeting began at 4:30 p.m.
1. Approval of March 21, 2019 – Pat Lutzky made a motion to approve March 21, 2019
nd
Minutes, Debbie O’Kane 2 the motion to approve minutes – tabled.
2. Responsibilities of HAC –
a. Pat - leading AirBnB Research
b. Mark Levine – Take on Southampton Housing Trust Fund
c. Rona – work on LI Housing Partnership with Diana Weir – Invite her to next
meeting.
d. Mark Levine – Rona asked Mark Levine to take work on density housing –
multiple housing on site. Halo zones. Back to back, Side to Side houses on a
lot.
e. Debbie – Look at old homes to be broken into apartments or multifamily
homes.
f. Nancy – Rona asked Nancy to look at Wastewater treatment options.
g. Debbie – looking at AirBNB nationally.
3. Review Southampton Housing meeting and resulting ideas
a. No discussion mentioned.
4. Recap, Thiele legislation and timetable – Nothing new to discuss.
Discussion:
5. Components of Comprehensive Housing Plan.
a. Inclusion of NFHA
b. Possibilities for employer-sponsored workforce housing- Talk to George
owner of Hellenic Snack Bar to discuss possibilities of Employer sponsored
employee housing. Employers of the area to buy a house for employee
housing.
c. Grants and loans for home repair
d. Grants and loans for creating Accessory Units – Town of Southold will always
be a place for single family housing – should we use some of money for
creating accessory apartments to help homeowners pay taxes. Look into
creating a fund for loans with low interest rates. Pay loan back with rent
proceeds.
e. Mark Levine – brought up accessory apartment funding options – create tax
abatement if someone wants to create accessory apartment. Further
discussion on how what the “rules” would be.
6. Pat brought up that Town of Riverhead has permit requirement for rentals. Every 2
years the homeowner needs to have the house re-inspected to make sure that
house is up to code, etc.
7. Discussion of AirBnB and requirements – Zoning, compliance, permits, hotel tax, etc.
8. Discussion and Invitation to Vineyard View groundbreaking, June 25, 11:00 am.
9. Discussion – trying to keep commission to 10 members.
Next Meeting Scheduled for July 25, 2019 @ 4:30 pm in the Library of Peconic Landing.
Meeting Adjourned at 5:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted, Valerie DeFio.