HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-08/27/1991SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
AUGUST 27, 1991
WORK SESSION
Present: Supervisor Scott L. Harris,l Justice Raymond W. Edwards, Councilman
George L. Penny IV, Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva, Councilwoman' Ellen M. Latson,
Councilman Thomas H. Wickham, Assistant Town Attorney Matthew G. Kiernan, Town
Clerk Judith T. Terry.
9;45 a.m. - The Board met with Peg Murphy who,reported on the Summer Showcase
Concert Series. The total cost for the series was $3,340.00 for seven concerts,
which were huge successes. Of the $31,340.00 cost, $1,600.00 was contributed by
the Town and majority of the remainder of the money was from donations. Mrs.
Murphy asked the town Board if they would consider a $2,000.00 grant in the 1992
Budget, which would ensure eight concerts next summer.-
9:50 'a.m. - Ed Siegmann, representing the senior groups, and Joseph Ristuccia of
Tax Pac, appeared before the Town Board to express support for a Human
Resources building. The groups feel it should be done now and not put off. He
further advised they do not think it should be put to a referendum.
10:00 a.m. - For Discussion- Items: (I) Reappointment of John Sullivan to the Board
of Assessment Review was held to Executive Session. (2) Notification .of seminar
entitled, "Environmental Issues: Long Island's Future", has been received.
Resolution no. '10 was placed orr the agenda granting permission to attend. (3) Jem
Commons & Southold Commons - Draft ElS with respect, to these change of zone
petitions. The Board would like to meet with their consultant, Cramer & Voorhis,
at the next work session on September 10th to discuss the next steps to be taken
under the environmental guidelines.
10:30 a.m. - Donald Stanton, member of the Kenney's Beach Civic Association, as
well as the Town's Kenny'.s Beach Shoreline Erosion Control Committee, met with the
Town Board ko appeal them to take firm action to correct the beach problem. He
said this appeal has been presented for the past ten years and nothing has
happened. He said he has spoken to Robert Greene of the DEC, who suggested the
Town apply directly to remove the spoil stored at Goldsmith's Inlet and transport
it to Kenney's Beach. Councilman Penny advised that Superintendent of Highways .
Jacobs has made that application' and has had no response. He is currently in the
process' of refiling. Mr. Stanton said the Association proposes to the Town Board:
(a) activate ~he DEC application to truck the sand to Kenney's Beach; (2) consider
application to modify, or alter or remove a poi~tion of the jetty at Goldsmith's Inlet;
'(3) apply for technical assistance to, for instance, Sea Grant, or to the DEC
themselves. Councilman Penny advised that Town Attorney Arnoff, who is on
vacation, has done considerable research into aspects and ramifications with respect
to the jetty and will soon submit a written opinion to the Town Board. He asked
Mr. Stanton to be patient for a short while longer.
11:20 a.m. - For Discussion Items continued: (4) Application for the part-time
Records Management Clerk position with the Town Clerk's Office. Applicant has re-
cently graduated from law school, and is certainly qualified_ for the position (see
resolution no. 11). (5) Board discussed placing a referendum on the ballot at the
general election for a $1,750,000 to acquire development rights in agricultural lands.
Bond counsel will be asked to prepare the necessary bond resolution for the
AUGUST 27, 1991
September 10th meeting. (6) Supervisor Harris asked the Board
extending to September 10th the acceptance, without charge, the
Hurricane Bob (see resolution no. 12).
to consider
debris from
12:05 p.m.
meeting.
Board reviewed resolutions to' be voted ~pon at the 7:30 p.m. regular
EXECUTIVE SESSION
'12:10 p.m. On mbtion of Councilman Wickham, seconded by Justice Edwards, it
was Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session. Vote of the Board:
Ayes: Supervisor Harris, Justice Edwar.ds, Councilman Penny, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Latson, Councilman Wickham. Also present: Assistant Town A.ttorney
Kiernan, Town Clerk Terry .---The Town Bo'ard discussed on-going litigation,
personnel, and possible purchase of property.
1:05 p.m. - Board audited outstanding bills.
1:20 p.m. - Work Session adjourned.
REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Me~ting of the Southold Town Board was held on Tuesday, August
27, 1991, at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Supervisor
Harris opened the meeting at 7:30 P.M., with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Present:
Absent:
Supervisor Scott L. Harris
Councilman George L. Penny IV
Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva
Councilwoman Ellen M. Latson
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Assistant Town Attorney Matthew G. Kiernan
Justice Raymond W. Edwards
Councilman Thomas H. Wickham
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I hope everyone is faring well after the disaster that hit
the east end on Monday. I hope that things are coming back to normal a little
bit in your lives. At this time it's distinct honor to have a presentation made by
our Chief of Police Stanley Droskoski. This will be the first time in the history
of Southold Town that a woman detective will actually be made tonight with a badge.
At this time, Chief, would you like tO bring up Detective Wilson and we shall
proceed.
POLICE CHIEF DROSKOSKI: It gives me great pleasure to promote and assign
Detective Wilson to her new position. She certainly has earned and deserves the
position through her efforts with JAB, and what she's done with the DARE Program.
She certainly is our first female Police Officer, our first Detective in Southold Town,
and an article I read she says, the position of Chief of Police is not out of reach.
Beth, congratulations. The very best to you.
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SUPERVISOR HARRIS: On behalf of the Town Board, and maybe each member
may have something to say, but it is a distinct honor to be Supervisor, and this
is his history that's being made tonight. Beth has really been above the rest in
many things, that she's endeavored to tackle, JAB League being her latest, and
she has done such a marvelous job. ] think the kids are already asking her, when
do we start, when do we start? The program say no to drugs. You can't say
enough about the importance, of course, of drugs awareness in Southold Town,
and Kevin, who before her, was head of JAB, and taking over that role Beth has
certainly done a tremendous job this year, and I know that she will next year,
and being a De~ective just gives you a little bit more prestige-, and certainly a little
more respect amongst the children of our community, because when they think of
Kojak many times, they think of Detective Kojak, and I'm sure that in your case
they're going to say Detective Wilson. When you have that honor of Detective in
front of it, it gives some special meaning to an officer, that gives instructions to
our youth, and certainly saying no, and being aware of the drug problem that
exists in Southold, but on behalf of Southold Town people congratulations and many,
many years of luck ahead, and we hope that :lAB funds continue in the State of
New York, because we have been cut back this year due to State funding for the
JAB, which to me is a disaster to strike in the very essence of drug awareness.
I'm sure there are other members, Beth, while you're here maybe would like to
say a few words.
COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I'd just like to congratulate you.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Congratulations, Beth. The best of luck, and keep
going for the Chief of Police.
COUNCILMAN PENNY: Congratulations. Keep up the good work.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: I don't know if everybody knows, that's watching us tonight,
but JAB is Juvenile Aid Bureau, and you might want to tell them what the DARE
Program is, because that's so important, and you're working so hard with the schools
on that, aren't you?
DETECTIVE WILSON: Yes, I am. DARE is Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program
to teach children how to say no to drugs, and teach them self esteem, and a sense
of self worth, so that they are very confident in being able to say no to drug
abuse, and lead a drug free live, which we are striving for.
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIERNAN: And knowing that they always have
a friend in the blue.
DETECTIVE WILSON: That's right. I already see that coming. The kids are
very comfortable in going up to the Police cars, going up and say hi, waving to
everyone.' So, just within one year, we've already made a very good start, l'm
looking forward to this year.
POLICE CHIEF DROSKOSKI: I might want to add, that the position of detective
that also assumes the head of our Juvenile Aid Bureau.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: We have one member of our Board tonight is absent. This
afternoon he had an emergency meeting called by his family down south, and Council-
man Tom Wickham will not be here tonight joining us for a Town Board meeting,
and Judge Edwards will be here, hopefully he probably will be a little late, but
he will be joining us shortly. Before going to the resolutions, we'll do the audit
of bills for August 27, 1991. I need a motion.
Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Latson, it was
RESOLVED 'that the following audited bills be and hereby ordered paid: General
Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $50,160.52; General Fund Part Town bills
in the amount of $4,825.19; Nutrition Fund bills in the amount of $1,101.75; Adult
Day Care bills in the amount of $100.00; SNAP Program bills in the amount of
$2,159.52; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $1,241.06; Highway
Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $3,729.85; Hydrogeolic Landfill Study bills
in the amount of $16,190.93; Computer Capital Account bills' in the amount of $659.00;
Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $8,389.55; Fishers Island Ferry
District bills in the amount of $83,298.78; Southold Wastewater District bills in the
amount of $20,520.6~); Fishers Island Sewer District bills in the amount of $806.00;
Southold Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $7,063,69; Fishers island Ferry
District Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $348.17.
Vote of the Town Boari:t: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
AUGUST 27, 1991
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: A motion to approve the minutes of the Town Board meeting
held on Fishers Island August 7, 1991.
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Latson, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the Southold Town Board meeting held on Fishers
Island on August 7, 1991, be and hereby approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: A motion approving the minutes of /~ugust 13, 1991, at
the regular Town Board meeting.
Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Latson, it was'
RESOLVED the the minutes of the regular meeting of the Southold Town meeting
of Augst 13, 1991, be and hereby be approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: We need a motion approving September 10, 1991, 4:00 P.M.
to be our regularly scheduled Town Board meeting.
Moved by Councilwoman Latson, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that a rec~ularl¥ scheduled meeting of the Southold Town Board will
be held at 4:00 P.M., on September ~0, 1991, at the Southold Town Hall, Main
Road, Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
I. REPORTS.
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3.
4.
PUBLIC
Southold Town Board of Trustees for the Month of July, 1991.
Southold Town's Developmentally Disabled Recreation Program report of
for August, 1991.
Supervisor's Report.
Councilmen's Report.
NOTICES.
1. New York State Department of Transportation, Traffic and Safety
Division, Notice of Order filed with the Secretary of State whereby a "Stop" control
for a new street on the north side of Route 25 between Bayview Road and Tucker
Lane in Southold, the street will serve the Southold Villa development.
2. County Executive's 1991 Budget Hearing public forum, Wednesday,
August 28, 1991, 6:30 P.M. in the Riverhead County Center.
III. COMMUNICATIONS. None
IV PUBLIC HEARINGS.
1. 8:00 P.M. on "Local Law in Relation to Parking."
2, 8:02 P.M. on "Local Law in Relation to Impounment of Dogs".
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: On there any members of the audience, that would like
to address this Board on any resolution, that we will be entertaining in the next
few minutes?
PAUL SZPARA: Paul Szpara. Mattituck. I have two questions. One, I'd like to
know, it says, direct Supervisor to execute an agreement with the Family Service
League. That's the first one, and tt~e second one is, I'd like to know what the
Town is going to do about pick up of brush?
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: The second question I'll take after we do resolutions, because
that will open up the floor to anybody that wants to address anything to this Board,
that may be of importance. To the first one, Fam!ly Service League is, you know,
the Town enters into a contract with. It's been our understanding that this contract
has not been signed, and certainly when we looked into it, we found out that this,
indeed, the contract had not been signed, and so with the Town Clerk's awareness
of this, and bringing it to our attention, we are now going to be executing this
contract with Family Service League through our Community Development Director,
or Program Coodinator, as his new title is, Jim McMahon.
PAUL SZPARA: A contract that provides services to the Town of Southold.
COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: It went into effect in January, and expires in December,
but for some reason it just went through, and was never signed~ but technically
it's been in effect.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: It is in effect. The first resolution of the evening, grant
permission to Principal Buildinq Inspector Victor Lessard, Senior Building Inspector
Curt Horton, and Building Inspector Gary Fish to attend a COde Enforcement Seminar.
.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby c~rants permission
to Principal Building Inspector Lessard~ Senior Buildinq Inspector Horton, and
Buildinc~ Inspector Fish to attend a Code Enforcement Seminar, sponsored by the
Fire Inspectors Association of Suffolk County, on "Above Ground Flammable Liquid
Storage", at the Suffolk County Fire Training Academy, Yapank, New YOrk, on
Wednesday, September 18, 1991f from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and the use of a
Town vehicle for travel, registration fee of $10.00 per person, and lunch expense
shall be a legal charge against the Building Department's 1991 Budget.
1.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
2.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Latson, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby requests the
Suffolk County Department of Public Works to designate a "No Stopping" zone on
the north side of County Route 48, from the extended curb line at the intersection
of Cox Neck Road and County Route 48, Mattituck, easterly for a distance of 475
feet; said request is needed as vehicles are currently parking at the curb line
on County Route 48 to gain access to the new business complex on that side of
the road, rather than parking in the parking areas provided for the complex; said
request is in accordance with the recommendation of Police Chief Droskoski and
Superintendent of Highways Jacobs.
2.-Vote of the. 3'own Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: An explanation for this, there is a problem up there with
traffic, and it's been impeded apparently because of the curb cut, that has been
taken off of County Road 48, and tractor trailers, and the like are actually stopping
in the shoulder, impeding people from turning in off of County Road 48 through
that one curb cut, which is one way, and because of traffic has been slowing down,
actually in the speed lane to make that turn. The Chief of Police, and the Superin-
tendent of Highways have requested that we ask the Department of Public Works
in SUffolk County to designate and put up signs no stopping in the curb, and
that whole area, to curtail any traffic fatalities that may occur.
3.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was
RESOLVED that the application of Martin Sidor for renewal of his farm worker
house trailer permit, for trailer located on the south side of Oregon Road, Mattituck,
which permit expires on September 23, I991 be and hereby is c~ranted for a six
(6) month period. '
3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
4.-Moved by Councilwoman Latson, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold that James C. McMahon,
Director of P~ogram Evaluation, is hereby authorized to execute for and in behalf
of the Town of Southold, a public entity established under the laws of the State
of New York, an application and to file it in the appropriate State office for the
purpose of obtaining certain Federal financial assistance under the Diaster Relief
Act (PUblic Law 288, 93rd Congress) or otherwise available from the President's
Disaster Relief Fund; and befit further
RESOLVED that the Town of Southold, a public entity established under the laws
of the State of New York, hereby authorizes James C. McMahon, Director of Program
Evaluation, its agent, to provide to the State and to the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment AgencY (FEMA) for all matters pertaining to such Federal disaster assistance
the required assurances and agreements.
4.-Vote of thel TOwn Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, ·
Councilman Penny~ Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
^uous- 1991
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I may add, if everyone would, please, write to your Con-
gressman, George Hockbrueckner,.and to your Senator, Alfonse D'Amato, not to
mention the President of the United States', George Bush. Please, urge them to
declare this a disaster area on the East End of Suffolk County. It's very important
that we have that declaration, because otherwise we never can get reimbursed for
the amount of monies, that we've all had to spend to clean up this disaster after
hurricane Bob has struck us. The tremendous amount of equipment, and personnel,
and overtime has been spended to help in this cleanup, and without the_ Federal
government declaring this a disaster area, even though we locally have done it
as Supervisors, and the County Executive has done it, declared an emergency,
and so has the Governor of the State. Without the Federal government declaring
it a disaster area, we can not get reimbursed for funds. They are so badly needed
at this time, and we're all working on marginal budgets as it is. Thank you.
5.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the bid
of Eastern Wholesale Fence Co., Inc., Medford, New York, for supplying the Highway
Department with 10,000 linear feet (more or less as may be needed), of Snow Fence,
at $44.45 per 100 ft. roll, all in accordance with the bid specifications.
5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
6.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded b~/ Councilman Penny, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for the purchase of 10,000 yards
(more or less as may be needed) of soil to be used for covering purposes at the
Southold Town Landfill.
6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
7.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Supervisor Harris, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts Irrevocable
Letter of Credit No. 910823, in the amount of $67,560.00, as a bond for roads and
improvements in the major subdivision of Orient Park Estates, ali in accordance
with the Town Board's resolution of December 27, 1989, approving said amount
as recommended by the Southold Town Planning Board and Sidney B. Bowne &
Son, Consulting Engineers.
7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
8.-Moved by Councilwoman Latson, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the application of Frank Sawicki for renewal of his farm worker
house trailer permit, for trailer located on the north side of Old North Road,
Southold, which permit expires on September 23, 1991, be and hereby is granted
for a Six (6) month period. ~
8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
9.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs Supervisor Scott L. Harris to execute an agreement between the Family
Service League, Inc. and the Town of Southold, whereby the consultant will
provide individual and crisis intervention counseling plus alcohol and substance
abuse prevention/education services for the Southold Town Youth Services Program
at an agreed sum not to exceed $30,396.00, for the term of January 1, 1991 through
December 31, 1991, all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney.
9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
10.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Supervisor Harris, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission
to all Town Board Members, Town Attorneys, and Solid Waste Manaqement Task
Force Members, to attend a seminar entitled, "Environmental Issues: Long island's
Future", on Tuesday, October 1, 1991, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Hunting-
ton Hilton, Melville, New York, and the use of a Town vehicle, necessary expenses
for travel, and $35.00 registration fee, which includes luncheon, shall be a legal
charge against the 1991 Budget.
10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
11 .-Moved by Councilwoman Latson, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold I-3_ereby appoints Russell
R. Kassner as a part-time Clerk in the Town Clerk's Office to work on the Records
Management and Inventory Planning Program, effective September 3, 1991, 17-1/2
hours per week, at a salary of $6.00 per hour; said salary to be paid from the
Records Inventory & Planning Grant received by the Town Clerk's Office.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: It has been brought to my attention, that it should be
added paid by a grant.
COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: Paid for by a $17,000 gran~t that was received by the
Town Clerk's Office for this purpose.
11.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
12.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the
Southold Town Landfill to accept, without charge, brush, leaves, trees, and stumps
from the destruction caused by Hurricane Bob until September 10, 1991.
12.-Vote of the Town f3oard: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Just for a clarification, earlier when Hurricane Bob hit
I was on the radio advising the people of Southold Town, that we were going to
open the landfill for two weeks at no charge, and it was going to end on September
3rd at five o'clock. However, due to the massive debris, and destruction that has
taken place more so than we entailed when we first offered this free entrance into
the landfill for two weeks, we've extended it one more week to September 10th,
and at that time the Town Board will make a decision, which happens to be a Town
Board day, whether we should even extend it for another week after that. I think
we'll have a better opportunity to see exactly how much brush has been cleaned.
The Highway Department has done an exceptional job, considering that they have
twenty-two men for four hundred lane miles of roads in Southold Town to clean
up, and they haven't even finished doing any work part of the whole town yet,
once around. So it will be months before Highway Department has had an opportunity
to clean up the massive debris and destruction that has taken place in Southold.
I~d like to add further that the amount of debris received so far at the landfill
by the latest figures, as of yesterday, was over two thousand tons, have been
brought into the landfill to date, and this is just the beginning of the clean up
of the disaster after Hurricane Bob I~as hit.
COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: Can I add on a different note, that also partly under
the purview of the Highway Department, that we met on last Thursday, and we
decided that the bayside beaches in the town could be reopened through Labor
Day. So, Gull Pond, Goose Creek, and New Suffolk were opened this Monday,
and the beaches will be opened, and beach attendants, and life guards will be there
through Labor Day weekend to provide a place to bathefor not only our local residents,
but for our summer residents, and our tourists as well.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Thank you. Councilwoman Latson is Chairman of Parks,
Recreation 'and Beaches standing committee.
13.-Moved by Councilwoman Latson, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs the Town; Clerk to advertise for resumes for one (1) member of the Board
of Assessment Review.
i3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
14.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs the Supervisor to execute a grant application to the New York State Office
for the Aging for the Recreation Program for the Elderly grant for the period
of April 1, 1991 to March 31, 1992.
14.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duty ADOPTED.
AUGUST 27, 1991
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I would just like to take this time. We do have two public
hearings tonight, which are scheduled for 8:00 o'clock, and while we do have a
few minutes I'd just like to make a few statements to our audience. I'd like to
thank, to begin with, with Hurricane Bob Southold Town Highway Department under
Ray Jacobs, who did a marvelous lob cleaning up, making access for emergency
services to all homes in Southold Town within the first twelve hours after the storm
hit. Their Highway crews working until midnight that night, and h~ve been working
ever since. So, I'd like to thank them. ] would also like to thank LILCO. They
did an exceptional job compared to 1985, when Gloria hit. I think most people
had power restored within three days after Hurricane 13ob came throuc3h, and with
the amount of crews that they brought in from outside. I'd like to thank them,
also, because certainly they made a sacrifice to their families, not being home
during that period being here helping us on the East End. Of course, I'd like
to continue with all the volunteer fire departments from Orient all the way through
Mattituck. They did a tremendous job, opening up their doors to the people,
helping them, providing showers. The schools, that opened up their doors for
shelters during this time period. All the people from the Telephone Company,
who made sure our phones were working. They certainly were, as far as I was
concerned, a model utility, because the phones are an ultimate necessity when lights
are out,' and there is no electricity. These people at least had security to know
that they had phone communication, in case there were problems in their own home.
In an emergency medical situation, they could have contact on the outside. So,
I'd like to thank them, and of course everyone else, who chipped in, who's been
working together towards this common goal of bringing together the pieces of
Southold Town after this hurricane and this destruction that it left. I really can't
say enough about how everybody has worked together. Suffolk County Department
of Emergency Preparedness did a wonderful job. They were in contact with me
every hour, as was LILCO. Pat Halpin, the County Executive, did a great, j9b.
We were in contact on and off many times, and the first call that came Jn that I
had with Pat Halpin, he asked me is there anything I can do for $outhold at this
time2 Fishers Island was hit very hard, because it was very close to the eye,
much closer than we were on the East End. I asked him to, please, get equipment
and personnel over there as soon as possible to help them uncover the massive
destruction that took place, the trees and wires over there, and the next day,
and this is on Monday, when I talked to the County Executive, on Tuesday there
was a crew, a number of people, crews that came down with equipment from Albany,
that went right to Fishers Island through New London Ferry to help them with
their destruction over there. So, I want to, of course, thank him personally for
his intervention and help. Of course, not to end it, I'd like to also thank everyone
on Southold Town Police Department, who did a marvelous iob making sure that
the people were safe, those who needed evacuation, those who were in trouble with
wires after the storm. They were a tremendous asset to this town. So, this
destruction, that we've all learned from this storm, we had great coordination,
and I hope that next time, if there is~, and hopefully there won't be a next time,
but if there is a next time, that we'll have a little bit better understanding of how
to deal with the destruction, that can take place from a hurricane in 1990's. I,
also at this time would like to go out to the audience, otherwise the Town Board
has a few statements to make, to entertain anything that you may have of importance
to bring before us. Paul, you had a question before, if you'd like to present that
question at this time, and see if we can answer that for you. You asked about
the debris along side the road. I think that's been answered. The Highway Depart-
ment has gone through part of the town already with clean up. Of course, as
the Highway crews go through more and more people clean up debris, and they
bring it out to the road, hoping the Highway will come back. With the amount
of destruction, that has taken place, and the limited number of personnel the High-
way has, there may not be a possibility for them to go back a second time, so
the $uperentendent of Highway Ray Jacobs has asked me to ask everyone here,
that if you can possible get to the landfill yourself, it would certainly help alleviate
the pile up of debris that is taking place right now. He will make all efforts to.
try to get back a second time, but it will be months before he can get through
one time the entire mass of cleanup that he has in front of him. So, he has asked
me to mention that, and I hope that answers your question about the debris, Paul.
Are there any people from the audience, that would like to ask us any questions
at this time in reference to any subject before we go into our public hearings at
8:00 o'clock? Councilwoman Oliva?
AUGUST 27, 1991
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: I would just like to make a public statement of thanks
for myself, and my neighbor's mother, to the Orient Fire Department, and the Ladies
Auxilary. for their gracious hospitality on the day of the hurricane. It was most
comforting to my neighbor's mother, who is in her eighties, to be at the Fire House
where she felt far more safe and secure, than say in my house, or her house,
with trees probably bending in half, and they gave us lunch, and they just treated
us so beautifully, and I do want to publically thank them. They are a credit to
the community. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Are there any other members of the Board? Councilwoman
Latson?
COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I think one of the interesting things about the hurricane,
Scott, is that it came on so rapidly. When we went to bed that night it was only
moving at twelve miles an hour. We thought it would get here Monday, late Monday
afternoon, and when we woke up that morning, it was moving north-west at thirty
miles an hour, and it was really blowing quite heavily by 10:30 in the morning,
and raining.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I had a call at 4:00 o'clock in the morning from Emergency
Prepa~redness n Suffolk County saying that the storm had been tracked to go across
the twin forks at that time by the computer modulethat they have, and they said
get everything prepared so we of course went into action, and got everybody called,
and got everything prepared, and thank goodness, we're on the west side of the
eye when it do come through, and it;didn't come across the twin forks as had
been projected, and as everyone knows the eye of the storm actually went over
Block Island, and at Iow tide. As Ellen had mentioned if moved at 35 miles an
hour, when it did come through, and thank goodness it came at Iow tide
otherwise it would have been total destruction, certainly on all the East End towns.
Are there any members of the audience, that would like to address this Board on
any issues at this time? Councilman Penny?
COUNCILMAN PENNY: I think that many of us have a new respect for LILCO after
this hurricane. We waited about four days the last time, before we saw any LILCO
trucks on the North Fork, and this time they were out almost immediately. I saw
trucks from Pennsylvania, from Connecticut, Massachusetts. I mean it was just
absolutely amazing. There were groups of trucks just about everywhere you went,
where there was a lot of devastation, and also, repeat what Scott said about the
many town, state, and local groups, that got out and did the amazing job, that
they did of cleanup. I mean it's really outstanding. I'd like to mention at this
time, that our first fall meeting of the Legislative Committee will be next Wednesday
at 7:30. Our topic on the agenda will be considering the addition of a Home
Business Office to our Home Occupation Law. This is something that we started
in July, and we haven't done anything on that through the month of August,
because it's really tough to get people to come out in the middle of summer, but
we're going to start up again, so we hope that we have some participation. Thank
you.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: On that, which I failed to mention earlier, certainly the
County of Suffolk Department of Public Works, and the State Highway Department
has done a tremendous .iob, and still are out there working, and the Chairman of
LILCO, Bill Cataco$inc~s~ artd._[, and Joe Janoski, and Pat Halpin met on Monday,
and I'd like to thank him personally, because he made a committment to all of us
on the East End, that whatever he could do, that money was no expense, whatever
it took to get electricity back to all the residents, that he would do that, and he
did keep his word, and certainly got the electricity back to many people on the
East End.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: And you saw how many trucks were in Orient.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Two hundred and forty-nine crews to be exact, that were
sent out to Southold. There were three hundred and eighty thousand people without
power after Hurricane Bob came through, most of it on the East End.
COUNCILWOMAN LATSON:
were without water.
They were not only without power, but most of them
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: At this time, I'll need a motion to recess for public hearings.
Moved by Councilwoman Latson, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that a recess be called at this time, 8:00 P.M., for the purpose of
holding public hearings.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
Meeting reconvened at 8:25 P.M.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Would the Town Board like to entertain the first public
hearing, a "Local Law in Relation to Parking'.
15.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, a proposed Local Lsw No. 22 - t991 entitled, "A Local Law in Relation
to Parkincj", was introduced at a meeting of this Board held on the 13th day of
August, 1991; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the aforesaid proposed Local law on the
27th day of August, 1991, at which time all interested persons were given an
opportunity to be heard thereon; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby enacts Local Law
No. 22 - 1991, which reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 22 - 1991
A Local Law in Relation to Parking
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 65 (Parking At Beaches~) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended as follows:
1. Section 65-2.A, is hereby amended by addincj the following:
(11) Youngs Road, Orient, from the guardrail at the northerly terminus
southerly for a distance of 500 feet.
II. This Local law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of State.
15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Would the Town Board like to entertain the second public
hearing of the evening?
16.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, a proposed Local law No. 23 - 1991 entitled, "A Local Law in Relation
to Impoundment of Docjs", was introduced at a meeting of this Board held on the
13th day of August, 1991; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the aforesaid proposed Local law on the
27th day of August, 1991, at which time all interested persons were given an oppor-
tunity to be heard thereon; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby enacts Local Law
NO. 23 - 1991, which reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 23 - 1991
A Local Law in Relation to Impoundment of Dogs
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 38 (Dogs) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended as follows:
1. Section 38-7 (Confinement; redemption; disposition) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Any dog impounded under the provisions of this Article shah be
confined in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture
and Markets Law of the State of New York and may be redeemed
by the owner or harborer thereof upon payment to the Town
Clerk or Dog Control Officer of the sums set forth below:
(a) Ten dollars for the first impoundment of any docj
owned by that person;
(b) twenty dollars for the first twenty-four hours or part
thereof and five dollars for each additional
twenty-four hours or part thereof for the second
impoundment, within one year of the first
impoundment, of any docj owned by that person; or
(c) thirty dollars for the first twenty-four hours or part
thereof and five dollars for each additional
twenty-four hours or part thereof for the third and
subsequent impoundments, within one year of the first
impoundment, of any docj owned b~/ that perons.
AUGUST 27, 1991
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~ ~he Ag~s-cH~t~e and Met-Net-s l-~v. Any dog not so
redeemed shall, at the option of the DoD Control Officer, be
made available for adoption or be destroyed or given to a
recognized society for the care and welfare of dogs. All
proceedings shall be in accordance with the provsions of the
Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York. The fee
for the adoption of a dog shall be in such amount as may be,
from time to time, established by Town Board resolution. The
Dog Control Officer may, as a condition to an adoption, require
that the dog shall be spayed or neutered within one (1) year
after such adoption and may require a deposit of twenty dollars
($20.) to assure that such dog is spayed or neutered within
such time.
This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of State.
* Overstike represents deletion(s)
** Underscore represents addition(s)
16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR HARRIS: If there is no other discussion at this time, I'd like to
thank everybody for your participation. I'd like to thank the Town Board, and
certainly I'd like to thank the people of Southold Town. This is a great town.
It's been around for 350 years, and this isn't the first hurricane, and we'll be
around another 350 years, so with th~at, may God Bless, and I entertain a motion
to adjourr¥,
Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Baord meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 8:28 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
--Judith T. Terry (/
Southold Town Clerk