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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-10/09/1990SOUTROLD TOWN BOARD 107 OCTOBER 9. 199o WORK SESSION ~Present: Supervisor Scott L. Harris, 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 'Attorney Harvey A. Arnoff (10:05 A.M.), Town Clerk Judith T: Terry. 9:25 A.M. - Michael Zwei9 and Joseph Fischetti met with the Board to report on the North Fork Planning Conference held at the Southold School on September 15th. (Report on file in the Town Clerk's Office.) After reviewing the report, the Board requested the Organizing Committee to sit down with the Town Board's Zoning and P!anning Committee to continue a review of the planning needs of Southold Town and to meet with the Town Board's Zoning and Planning Committee to discuss the direction they will take in this respect. 10:05 A.M. - Georgia Frohnhoefer, President of Sea Spill Services International, Inc., Southold, along with Charles Rand, Marketing Manager, and Bob Danzer, Chief Fiscal Officer, met with the Town Board to submit their proposal for a $40,000 annual contract for rapid response to and containment of oil and similar hazardous product spills on the Town's waters. Town Attorney Arnoff questioned the use of the services by the fire district~ and the Village of Greenport and whether those entities would- be. entering into contracts, which would then be an overlapping of services. He will .discuss this with the Village and Southold Fire District and meet with the Sea Spill representatives. 10:40 A.M. - Richard MacMurray, Manac. ler of Cross Sound Ferry met with the Town Board. Mr: MacMurray i.nformed the Board that the company has been pursuing .~:.~alternate ferry routes for the past eight years, and are presently working on a Shoreham to New Haven route with the Town of Brookhaven, and attempting to secure a site in Amagansett in the Town of East Hampton. He offered to have his attorneys draft legislation to authorize the New York State Parks Department to lease Cross Sound a parcel at Amagansett. As far as the Orient Point site, he said he would be open to suggestions for breaking up the traffic flow which has come to be a serious problem for Orient and East Marion residents. 11:10 A.M. - Jean Cochran, Chairperson of the Town's Substance Abuse Committee met with the Board to kick off the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program. Mrs. Cochran introduced Kat. hy Simpson, also of the Substance Abuse Committee, Jim McMahon, Youth Services, Dick Hilary from the Southold Scholl, Charlie Wosnick from the Oyster Ponds School, Jim Gilary, Mattituck-Cutchogue School, Lieutenant Stanley Droskoski, Juvenile Aide Bureau Officers Kevin Lynch and Beth Wilson. Officer Lynch spoke about the DARE classes he teaches at the local schools, soon to be joined by Officer Wilson, and informational packets and T-shirts were distributed to the Town Board members. 11:20 A.M. - Richard G~-eenfield appeared before the Town Board to request a final six month extension for his temporary trailer permit (see resolution no. 15). He said the house he has been constructing .will be finished in the spring. 11:50 A.M. - Mary Ann Fleischman met with the Town Board to submit her proposal for the formation of a Southold Town Youth Board for the purpose of addressing the needs of the youth population in Southold Town and provide the base for a structured long range activities program. She suggested that such a board would have about wenty-eight members, comprised of from the school districts, area resid~nts, youth. ep,resentatives of the school system, Juvenile Aid-Bureau, Family Service League, -L~CAST, BOCES I, HUGS, Community Development, civil group, church group, ~)usin~ss group, and Town Board. The Board placed a resolution (no, 16). to create the Southold Town Youth Board and authorize the Town Clerk to advertise for members. of the board. 12:25 P.M. - Recess for lunch. 1':30 P.M. - Work Session reconvened and the Board reviewed For Discussion Items: (1) Action on the minutes of September 25th. (2) Creation of a Dog Shelter Relocation Committee, The Board placed a resolution (no. 18) on the agenda to create the committee, and will make appointments at the October 23rd meeting. (3) Reappointment of the individuals on the Kenny's Beach Shoreline Erosion Control Committee (see resolution no. 19). (4) Request for refund of a building permit fee will be discussed at the October 23rd meeting. (5) Function of the Southold Town Board. standing committees will be discussed on October 23rd. (6) Letter from the Superintendent i 0 8 OCTOBER 9, 1990 Lanier, Fishers Island School requesting a school crossing guard will be discussed on October 23rd. f?~ ~'ussibie increases in fees will be discussed at a special meeting to be ~:[c; on October 10th. reference to the Dog Pound. EXECUTIVE SESSION (8) Letter to Town Board from Garrett A. Strang in 3:05 P.M. - On motion of Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was Resolved to enter into Executive Session. Vote of 'the Board: Ayes: All. The Board met with Special Attorney Barry Warren to discuss litigation. 4:00 P.M. Planninq Board members Orlowski, Chairman, Latham, Ward and McDonald met with the Board to submit their proposal for a new chapter to the Town Code: "Buildings: Design of Exterior Appearance", which calls for the creation of an Architectural Review Board. The Planning Board members said they feel very strongly about the formation of such a board. The draft law will be referred to the Zoning and Planning Committee. EXECUTIVE SESSION 4:20 P.M. - On motion of Councilwoman Oliva, Seconded by Justice Edwards, it was Resolved to enter into Executive Session. Vote of the Board: Ayes: All. The Board again discussed litigation. 4:45 P.M. - Discussed the tank farm at Luther's Road, Mattituck, where the tanks are presently being removed.--The Robert Pfluger (B.P. Wreckers, Ltd.) application for a refuse disposal area/junk yard.--Audited outstanding vouchers. S:15 P.M. - Work Session adjourned. REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on Tuesday, October 9, 1990, 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: SUPERVISOR HARRIS: October 9, 1990. Supervisor Scott L. Harris Justice Raymond W. Edwards Councilman George L. Penny IV Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva Councilwoman Ellen M. Latson Councilman Thomas H. Wickham Town Clerk Judith T. Terry Town Attorney Harvey A. Arnoff We need a motion to approve the audit of the bills of Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was RESOLVED that the following audited bills be and hereby ordered paid: General Fund, Whole Town bills in the amount of $32,487.31; General Fund, Part Town bills in the amount of $16,475.05; Nutrition Fund bills ih the amount of $4,617.13; Adult Day Care bills in the amount of $51.41; SNAP Program bills in the amount of $1,754.96; EISEP Program bills in the amount of $9.90; Community Development Fund bills in the amount of $130.00; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount , of $8,044.15; Highway Fund, Part Town bills in the amount of $13,916.82; CHIPS (Highway Part Town) bills in the amount of $3,888.00; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $17,385.97; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $19,320.08; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of $11,557.28; Southold Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $800.28; Fishers Island Ferry District Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $440.43. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I have a question. I called John, and as far as Rodney, he thinks it has to do with the STOP Program. It came from Ray Jacobs, ': ;' 'OCTOBER 9, 1990 and he thinks it's something..my question Wa~ ~ohn, why are we paying for a physical, if we have either Worker's c°mP~; 6~~:~e h~e our own self-insurance. He seems to think that it had something to do with the STOP Program, and that it came from Ray Jacobs, but he had to think about it. TOWN CLERK TERRY: It did come from Ray Jacobs. He okayed it. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: There will probably be a reimbursement then later. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: No, it was just going to be right out of the general fund, but it's required. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Something to do with where he works up there, as a requirement. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: Right. The other question, that I had, and I spoke with you about it today, Scott, and although it may seem rather minimal, in lieu of the fact that every Town Budget has been cut 10%, I came across an audit of yours for additional reimbursed expenses, a minimal amount $94.13, not a lot, but I spoke with you privately in your office, because I didn't want to make an issue out of it, but there was a funeral expense for flowers attached for $40.00, which you know, I said to you, who's Muller? What's the Muller funeral? You said, I think it's the Gordon funeral. 109 SUPERVISOR HARRIS: It's the Gordon funeral. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: Yes, but we passed a hat around for that, and that has never come out of the Supervisor's Budget before. I don't think it's something that the taxpayers should be paying for. Watermelon $6.00, watermelon, this type of thing. I know I've dug into my pocket many times, and sure everybody here has. SUP. ERVISOR HARRIS: That was for the trip to Fishers Island. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: There was no receipts attached. It would be fine, if there were a receipt attached. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I'm sure Paddy has all those receipts. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: It should be attached to the audit though. It should be attached to the audit. Every other department is required to attach it to the audit. There should be ~ receipt for everything. That's Town Board procedure. We wouldn't approve five cents for anything else, unless there was a receipt attached. No receipt, wrong name, that was the other question I had on the audit. The other thing that I brought up was the Hope newsletter, which cost the Town $100.00 a month. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Apparently, the Town Board before this had put that in place, which I was never aware of. That was something that the Town had approved, so now we're going to do away with that cost, because obviously that's something that the Town should definitely not have to pay for. That should be something that they provide to the taxpayers, to the municipality. COUNCILMAN PENNY: Am I reading this wrong, or are you questioning the pro- priety of spending Town funds for funeral wreath for an elected official? COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: it didn't say that, George. That's not what I'm questioning. It said Muller funeral. There's no receipt attached. JUDGE EDWARDS: If you talked it over with Scott, why bring it out again? You're making an issue out of it. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: a re~:eipt. Okay, that's my questions on the audit, not without Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Wickham, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. No: Councilwoman Latson. Abstain: Councilwoman Oliva. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: The approval of the minutes Town Board meeting September ' 28th, I need a motion. Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Latson, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of the September 28, 1990, regular Town Board meeting be and hereby approved. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris. Abstain: Justice Edwards. 110 OCTOBER 9, 1990 SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Approval of the minutes of the Special Town Board meeting of October 2, 1990. Moved by Councilman Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of the October 2, 1990, Special Town Board meeting be and hereby approved. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: A motion for the next regularly scheduled Town Board meeting is Tuesday, October 23, 1990, 7:30 P.M. Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, October 23, 1990, at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Tomorrow we're going to have a Budget meeting, and then we're going to have a Special Town Board meeti.~g right after it at 7:30 P.M., so I need a motion. Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was RESOLVED that a Special Meeting of the South01d Town Board will be held at 7:30 P.M., Wednesday, October 10, 1990, at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, . Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. I. REPORTS. I. Southold Town Planning Board Monthly Report for August, 1990. 2. Southold Town Building Department Monthly Report for September, 1990. 3. Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly I~eport for September, 1990. 4. Southold Town Dog Shelter Mionthly Report for September, 1990. 5. Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for September, 1990. 6. The 350th Committee Financial Activity Monthly Report for September, 1990.. 7. Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Report for September, 1990. 8. Southold Town Planning Board Monthly Report for September, 1990. 9. Southold Town Justice Tedeschi Monthly Report for September, 1990. 10. Southold Town Investment Quarterly Investment Activity Report for September, 1990. 11. Lawrence Healthcare Benefit Analysis Report for the month of September, 1990. 12. Councilmen's Report. 13. Supervisor's Report. II. PUBLIC NOTICES. 1. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Notice of Complete Application of Mark LaRosa to construct a 400 square foot addition to an existing single family residence. The proposed addition is adjacent to a fresh- water wetland located at 695 Albo Drive, Laurel, Town of Southold, New York. Comments no later than October 19, 1990. 2. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Notice of "Complete Application of Richard Oliveri to construct a single family residence, sanitary system, decking and twelve foot culvert under existing dirt drive. The decking, house and septic system are 67 feet, 76 feet, and 101 feet respectively from the freshwater wetland line. The project is located on Crescent Avenue, Fishers Island. Comments no later than October 19, 1990. III. COMMUNICATIONS. -None. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None. V. RESOLUTIONS. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Before we go into resolutions, are there any members of the audience, that would like to address any resolutions, that we will be entertaining in just a few minutes? MILDRED BOYCE: Is it appropriate for me to ask for clarification of number 107 OCTOBER 9, 1,9o 11 1 SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Number 10, that is a fee increase, we have to advertise for a public hearin9, for the licenses, which we hope will pay part of the Shelter. Before we go into resolutions, the gag is here to present awards to the student winners of the poster contest. I hope everyone can come in. STEPHEN 'ANGELL: The CAC wishes to thank the Town Board for allowing us to come and do these presentations to these fine young citizens tonight. Back in June the CAC ran a poster contest on environmental issues, as part of our educa- tional campaign for this year, and over eighty entries came in for various topics in environmental concerns in the town. One was, don't feed the swans. One was, beware of leaking oil tanks, and the other one was on recycling. These are our three winners here tonight. For don't feed the swans, Meridith Rose, age nine, from Laurel won. For beware of leaking oil tanks, Casey Coradan, age ten, from North Fork Catholic School won, and for recycling, Jesse McCambridge, age ten, from Southold Elementary School. Some of the local newspapers will be running the posters in the newspaper with a story. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: We hope next year, that you'll try again, and hopefully be successful one more time, that's if the CAC has it, again, next year, which hopefully they will. Thank you. We will go into resolutions, if there is no one else, that have any questions. (No response.) 1.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Town Justice Raymond W. Edwards to attend Justice Training School at the Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, New York, on October 15 and 16, 1990, and the necessary expenses for registration, meals, lodging and travel shall be a legal charge against the Town Justice 1990 Budget. 1.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Supervisor Harris. Abstain: Justice Edwards. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 2.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to the Southold Parent Teachers Association to use Oaklawn Avenue, Southold, 2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. -on October 31, 1990, between the hours of 4:00 P.M. and 4:30 P.M. for the purpose of holding their annual Halloween Parade, provided they secure and file with the Town Clerk a Certificate of Insurance for at least one million dollars naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured. Latson, Harris. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Resolution #3, we're going to hold based on was provided to us this morning by the attorney in conjunction with from the occupants. Number 3 is going to be held. (Application of for a change of zone.) a letter, that permission Russel Mann 4.-Moved by Councilwoman Latson, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of So'uthold hereby 9rants a trailer permit renewal to Joseph F. Barszczewski, Jr, for a storage trailer located on the west side of Kerwin Boulevard, Greenport, which permit expired on October 7, 1990. 4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 5.-Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Wickham, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Police Sercjeant Joseph Conwa¥ and Senior Bay Constable Donald Dzenkowki to attend an Environmental Crime Seminar, sponsored by the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, on October 10, 1990 from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., and October 11, 1990, from 8:00 A..M. to 12:30 P.M., at the Legislative Building, Hauppauge, New York, and the use of a Town vehicle, expenses for meals and $10.00 per person registration fee shall be a legal charge against the Police Department and Bay Constable 1990 Budget. 5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 6.-Moved by Councilman Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby cjrants permission to Data Processin9 Supervisor Jeanne Cullen to attend IBM's Office Vision/400- Today seminar at the IBM Customer Center, Jericho, New York, on Wednesday, October 17, 1990, from 1:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M., and the use of a Town vehicle for travel. 6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 112 OCTOBER 9, 1990 7.-Moved by -Councilwoman Latson, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Melanie Fetzko as a Brief Respite Aide, effective October 2, 1990, 20 hours per week, $5.00 per hour. 7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 8.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Supervisor Harris, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves the amount of $193,595.00 for a bond for roads and improvements in the major sub- division of Lonq Pond Estates, Section 2, at Southold, all in accordance with the recommendation of the Southold Town Planning Board. 8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oiiva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, iSupervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 9.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Board of Ethics members Barbara A. Rudder, Edward J. Boyd V, and Rudolph H. Bruer to attend the Ethics in Local Government Conference at Babylon Town Hall, Linden- hurst, New York, on Wednesday, October 10, 1990, from 1:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M,., and the use of a Town vehicle and necessary expenses for travel shall be a legal charge against the 1990 Budget. 9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 10.-Moved by Councilwoman Latson, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, WHEREAS, there has been pre_sented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold a proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Doqs"; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 23, 1990, Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York as time and place for a public hearin9 on the aforesaid proposed Local Law which reads as follows, to-wit: A Local Law in Relatior~ to 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 38-11 (License Fee) is hereby amended to read as follows: A. Commencing on October 1, 1979, and until November 30, 1990, the license fee for dogs. inclusive of other statutory charges, is hereby set as follows: (1) Five dollars ($5.) for a spayed or neutered dog. (2) Ten dollars ($10.) for an unspayed or unneutered dog. B. Commencing on December 1, 1990, the license fee for dogs, inclusive of other statutory charges, is set as follows: (1) Ten dollars ($10.) for a spayed or neutered dog. (2) Fifteen dollars ($15.) for an unspayed or unneutered dog. II. This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of State. 10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 11.-Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the followin9 budget modification to the General Fund - Whole Town 1990 Budget for 'the transfer of monies from the 350th Committee's Donated Funds held in Trust & Agency: To: Revenues: ;&2705 Donations $ 221.75 Appropriations: A755(~.4 Celebrations, Contractual Expenses $ 221.75 11.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 12.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Supervisor Harris, 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 Town of Southoid and the Town of Shelter Island whereby the Town of Southold will receive and dispatch radio transmissions to and from the Shelter Island Town police vehicles and keep a proper record of all such radio transmissions, effective January 1, 1991 through December 31, 1995, at an annual fee of $30,000.00 to be paid to the - OCTOBER 9, 1990 Town of S°uthold; all terms and cOnditions i~ acCOrdance with the approval of the Town Attorney. 12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice EdwardS, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 13.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by SuperVisor Harris, it was RESOLVED that the. application of George A. McCarthy for renewal of his single family house trailer permit, for trailer located on private road (1900 Any Street), Laurel, New York, which permit expires, on November 10, 1990, be and hereby is 9ranted for a six (6) month period. ~ ~q3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, ~-~'~-~c--~-w-~-a~ ~v~, -C-~ncilman Penny, Justice Edwards, SuPervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 14.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Supervisor Harris, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Police Sergeants Sidor and Ship, and Police Officers WilSon and Sawicki to attend a seminar on Family Violence and Orders of Protection, sponsored by the New York State Crime PreVention Coalition, on October 16, 1990, at Riverhead, New York, and the use of a Town vehicle and $25.00 registration fee, which includes lunch, shall be a legal charge against the Police Department's 1990 Budget. 14.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 113 15.-Moved by Councilman Wickham, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was RESOLVED that the application of Richard and Sophia Greenfield for renewal of their temporary single family house trailer permit, for trailer located on a private right-of-way off of the north side of North Road (C.R. 48), Peconic, New York, which permit expired on October 5, 1990, be and hereby is 9ranted for a six (6) month period. 15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 16.-Moved by Councilwoman Latson, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby creates a Southold Town Youth Board whose objectil/~ shall be to undertake an investigative study of the needs of youth in Southold Town; and be it further RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for members of the Southold Town Youth Board, specifi- cally two (2) youth from each of the following school districts: Southold, Mattituck, and Greenport, two (2) adults from each of the following hamlets: Mattituck, Cutchogue, New Suffolk, Southold, Peconic, Greenport, East Marion/Orient, one (1) representative of a community church group, and one (1) representative of the community business group. 16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 1?.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was RESOLVED that the applications of Wolf Pit Nurseries, Inc. for renewal of their two (2) trailers: (1) office and employee break area trailer, and (2) office trailer, both located at Wickham 'Avenue, Mattituck, which permits expired on October 7, 1990, be and hereby are 9ranted for a six (6) month period. 17.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. "~18.-Moved by Supervisor Harris, seconded by Councilman Penny, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby creates a Dog Shelter Relocation Advisory Committee, consisting of seven (7) members. COUNCILWOMAN' LARSEN: We are voting for this with'the discussion, that we held today is that they 'would have the results of their investigation made available to the Town Board within one month. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes, once we appoint the members, which will have to be at the next meeting. We have to appoint members yet. COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: It's really six weeks. It's going to be six weeks, thirty days after their appointment. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I have some members, who have a'lready volunteered to fill the other positions. 1 1 4 OCTO.E 18.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wic.kham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 19.-Moved by Councilman Penny, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reappoints the followincj individuals to the Kenn¥'s Beach Shoreline Erosion Control Committee: effective September 23, 1990 through September 23, 1992: George L. Penny IV, Town Councilman Raymond L. Jacobs, Superintendent of Highways James C. McMahon, Community Development Administrator Jay Tanski, Sea Grant Extension Program Representative of Suffolk County Legislator, 1st Legislative District Representative of New York State Assemblyman, 1st Assembly District Representative of New York State Senator, 1st Se~.~t.o.~ial District Representative of New York State Department of Env:iro~mental Conservation President, Kenny's Beach Civic Association Monroe Sonnenb0rn, Town resident Stanley Possess, Town resident Donald J. Stanton, Town resident Donald G. Witschieben, Town resident John M. Appelt, Town resident, Marine Consultant Irving C. Latham, Town resident, Marine Construction Charles L. McCormick, Director, Natural'Science Division, Southampton College 19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: That's it for resolutions. Is there anybody in the audience that would like to discuss any matter with the Town Board before we entertain a motion to adjourn? MILDRED BOYCE: How long will it take to appoint a committee? . SUPERVISOR HARRIS: We have five people already, the volunteers that you have from your organization, and the other two or three people, or two people, including myself will be on the committee. I think we have two positions to fill out of the seven; yet, that we're going to look for further names, and we'll do that within this next two weeks, and then I'll present those other two members to the committee to vote on a full seven people, that will actually be appointed to the Relocation Committee. MILDRED BOYCE: SUPERVISOR HARRIS: TOWN CLERK TERRY: People from the Town Board already appointed? Just myself. N0body's appointed. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: There's nobody appointed yet, it's just a suggestion that l'm going to be on there. You wanted yourself, and Bill Cremmers, and Bob Harrington, and hopefully we can get a balance on the board, so that 'we can all work together in a short time, because the' Town Board would like to have it done in a month, because they'd like to move ahead on this, as you well know. Then we will go to the next step. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: Can I ask you, as a president, you are going to serve on this committee, and you obviously support the investigation of an alternative site? MILDRED BOYCE.' Yes, I do. I have an open mind. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Is there any member of the audience, who would like to address us on anything that may be of importance to us, as a Board, other than those that we've already talked about tonight? Ruth? COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Yes, Scott, I had two more phone calls tonight, and I would really appreciate if you would explain to everybody edification, the whole thing with the antenna, and the fire district in Orient. If you could explain the whole thing, because I've had a couple more calls, couple more questions, and I'd appreciate it, if you would explain the whole situation. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: ! would rather have Pete Luce come in here, and the attorney for the district to really fill you in, or John Raynor, who negotiated this. We can cer:tainly bring them at the next meeting, if everybody would like to hear. Basically, Metro One has contacted the Town, and is looking for an expanded site of the service, because the whole area out here on the North Fork is a real bad area. It's a dead area for celular phone systems. They had a site picked out in Orient, which they have concentric circles, that basically, say this is a zone OCTOBER 9, 1990 of influence, that they would like to put an antenna, that would take care of the area, that they need to cover, and ! told them, two parcels in Orient, one of them being the Orient Fire Department, had brand new fire department out there. They need a new antenna, anyway, for the fire district, and they proceeded ahead. The other location was recommended was the Highway Department, where our antenna is now for the Police Headquarters, as an alternative location, but that is not in the area, that they needed, so they contacted the district, and the commissioners out there met with Metro One, and their attorney, and they have struck a deal where the district is now going to rent a piece of property from the Orient Fire District. It's going to be revenue producing. I don't know what the number is, they get a month. It's somewhere around $2,000.00 a month, they get in as a rental. Metro One is going to put this tower up with no charge at all to the district. The Fire Department is then going to put all their antennas on this tower, and the same time the Town of Southold has poor communications on the east end with their Police Department, and of course, with the fire services. It has been a concern of myself, and other people in P.D. since ! took office, and this was a perfect opportunity for the Town of Southold to locate an east er~d antenna, because we also, supply service to ail the fire departments, including those on Shelter Island, and the Village of Greenport, public dispatch. We have entered into a contract with the Orient Fire District, and for a dollar a year, the Town of Southold will now have an east end antenna, and we are now leasing from the Orient Fire Department, the Orient District, for $1.00 a year. The paperwork is still forth- coming. I think Harvey is working on that, or Matt is, with the paperwork. It's in the works. 115 JUSTICE EDWARDS: How high are they talking, Scott? SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Seventy foot, or something tower. JUSTICE EDWARDS: How far is that from Rose field? Somewhere in there. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: It's quite a ways. It's right in the Tabor... SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Two miles, three miles, something like that. TOWN ATTORNEY ARNOFF: It's right next to the fire department, right next to the new building. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: So the Town of Southold, now, will have a brand new antenna to use. They're going to put all their Police antennas up there, and also, fire antennas, so they will have now an east end antenna, besides from enhancing the communications systems now, if for some reason the antenna at the Peconic site goes down, or something happens to it, they can automatically switch to the east end antenna now, and still continue with the emergency services through that tower, which is a tremendous benefit to the town. We've never had that opportunity of a fallback. So, for a dollar a year, we certainly have really, I think, gained a 10t. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Scott, the question that was brought to me. I didn't have an answer. My understanding is that we're leasing the piede of property from the Fire District? SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Harvey can tell you. TOWN ATTORNEY ARNOFF: We're all leasing it. We're leasing the use of the tower. The final way it',s been worded has not been agreed upon. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Th~ question, that was brought to my attention is that, if we're leasing, you know , part of it as a town project, and the district is getting the money,, shouldn't..~if we're leasing the property from them shouldn't we get the money, i just need a clarification. TOWN ATTORNEY ARNOFF: The district is leasing the property to Metro, who's erecting the tower. It's a cooperative venture, where Metro going to permit us to keep a tower on there for which we pay, also to the district because they own the property, a nominal amount. ,. COUNCILWOMAN OLVIA: How much are we going to pay Metro? TOWN ATTORNEY ARNOFF: Nothing. There's no payments to Metro. is structured in such a way, so that it's only beneficial to the Town. no negative part of it at all. ' The deal There's COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA.' Some of the residents of Orient, i think were just a little taken aback, that they hadn't heard anything about it. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: The commissioners, when they get to that point with Metro One, and they're ready to execute it, and come with leases and all this. 116 OCTOBER 9, 1990 TOWN ATTORNEY ARNOFF: need the standard? Are there any building permits? Are they going to COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: They are going to need. That's another thing, because when I spoke to someone in the Building Deparment, they said that the Fire Depart- ment did not need building permits, because they were exempt, so when this company comes in they're going to have to go through-the process of a building permit. They will have to go to the ZBA for a variance, because it's going to be a specific height. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I don't know about that. I know that the Town of Southold, because we are going to lease the antenna space on there, because all the Metro One people are putting up is that little cellular thing, whatever it is, and this antenna, which is $75,000.00, $100,000., whatever it costs to construct this whole facility is being done for nothing. It actually belongs to the Orient Fire District and I think it's a tremendous benefit to the Town. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: I'm not saying, that it is, or it isn't, it's iust that these questions were brought to me, and I'd like to have answers for them. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Until the district does everything formally with their documentation, and then we formally get our end of it, which is being worked on right now, and what we're going to have to put out there as far as antennas, which we're working on right now with John Raynor, and the Police Department. Then we'll go to the next step. But this is what's in the proposed stage right now. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: This would then be 'brought before the Town Board, when the lease or what have you come up? SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Absolutely.. Have to at that time. JUSTICE EDWARDS: it would definitely have to go before the ZBA, because of the height. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Because of the height, because I looked it up when I got the first call, and then I got two more calls tonight. ~---~ SUPERVISOR HARRIS: That's part of whatever they have to do to obtain whatever Il is neccessary. [ J.~ COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: It kind of takes me aback, when I'm not informed of what things are in process, especially my own district. COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: I'd like to bring up two items to the attention of the people tonight. One of them has to do with the garbage front. You'll recall at our last Town Board meeting, we accepted the report of the consultants, who've been preparing a solid waste management plan for the Town of Southoid. There will be a hearing on that plan on, I believe, it's the 30th of October. We thought that although the report will be available to everybody to read in the various libraries in the town, and also, here in the Town Clerk's Office, it might still be valuable to hold a public information meeting on the report, so that people in town would know as much about it as possible, and be better educated, and better able to make their comments at the night of the hearing. Consequently, at it's last meeting the Town Board passed a resolution authorizing the holding of a public information meeting on the Solid Waste Management Plan, as it's been prepared by our consultants. That public information meeting will be held one week from tonight, 7:30 at the Peconic Recreation building on Peconic Lane. The Task Force will take on the responsibility for that on behalf of the Town Board. The second thing I'd like to bring to the attention of the people tonight is, that you will recall that about three weeks ago, or three to four weeks ago, there was held here in Southold High School, a conference on planning for the North Fork. Recently, a report on that conference was made available. It was handed out today to members of the Town Board. I have a copy of it to people who would like to see it further. Basically, there were two sort of thematic issues, that came out of the conference. One of them was a proposal to try to curtail, what is known as strip zoning along the major arteries, and the other is a proposal, that would 'try to concentrate develop- ment more in the village, or so called hamlet centers, and not simp':l.y have two acre or even five acres lots proliferate throughout the whole town. Those were two of the initiatives, that came up. Today they were discussed in the work session by the Town Board, and I think with quite a bit of interest, and it was agreed, at the end, that the organizers of the conference, and ! would present their findings, and recommendations to the Planning and Zoning Committee of Town Board for further consideration by the Town government, i might conclude by saying that the organizers of the conference represent a wide range of individuals, and organizations, and to my knowledge is the first time, that there's been a really selective grouping from both the business communities, and *the sort of environmental concerned communities towards a common objective, and so I'm quite interested in it, and i think it is a very favorable step towards the future of the Town. OCTOBER 9, 1990 SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Is there anybody else? (No response.) In closing, the last Town Board meeting we did a resolution putting on referendum a $2,000,000. proposal bond referendum for the Town, for open space, parkland, and so on. At that time, I think somebody had questioned, would the cost be out the roof? Late this afternoon, John Cushman dropped off the projected cost for the bond, and I think he started it for 25 years, starting in 1992, I think is when he proposed that the bond was sold in 1992 for twenty-five years, and it works out to five cents a day per person on an average assessed value of $6,000.00. That what it would be household, per day. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: For 25 years? SUPERVISOR HARRIS: It slides down. It's twenty five years. Open space bond, it's a twenty-five year bond. COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: So that's five cents per day on an assessed valuation of $6,000.? 117 SUPERVISOR HARRIS: And it's on a sliding scale, so as you further go into the amorization schedule, of course it drops, and it becomes less and less. COUNCILMAN PENNY: And that's assuming that the entire proceeds of the bond were sold. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: That's saying the $2,000,000. was sold in one shot, all at once, and I don't think that's going to transpire, but you never know, it may. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: Are you going to make that available'to the Town Board through copy, a breakdown on it. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Yes. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I have something to ask. When we review the budget tomorrow, will we be going through on a line by line item, because you said a budget review? Is that the intent of the meeting? -SUPERVISOR HARRIS: It will be strictly on fees tomorrow night. We can certainly entertain anything else the Town Board would like to do, but it would be on fees. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I think we should go through the whole budget tomorrow. I think we should start to orientate ourselves with it, and start to go through it on a Iine by line item. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I think the main concern was, if there's any fee structure changes that has to be done, so that the local laws can get advertised, and that they can get public hearing in place, get approved, and then go out to the printers, because we're talking about changing the actual form, and so on, that Judy has to have by December 1st. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I'm aware of that, but we haven't set a date for the budget review, and whenever the budget has been presented through my two years on Town Board, when the budget was presented we set .dates for the complete budget review, and we have gone through the budget line by line item, and what I can frankly say, today, is that I am a little bit scared, because whenever we had a budget proposed in the past, we never had the revenue based on fee increases, that were not discussed by~the Town Board. The revenue-was always based on the existing fee, and what was coming, and the Town Board, or the Supervisor, brought, this is where we are today, and my proposal is to increase the fees to bring it up to a certain point, and we have the attached local laws, and regulations for fee increases, that was on discussion for today, but because of our agenda we weren't' able to get to it, but I have found out today, that all these fee increases are already included in the revenue lines. So, in addition to the tax increase, that we'll be looking at in our tax bill, your revenue is based on these additional tax. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Some revenues. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: So that is some. So, until we know as a Town Board where the revenues are going, and where these appropriations, we can't even entertain discussing this. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: i think you can, and I think you're wrong. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: It's never been done, not while I've been on the Town Boa rd. COUNCILMAN P~ENNY: The Town Board has agreed in the past to put certain revenues in. This is the Supervisor's proposed budget. He has proposed that we put in certain revenues. 1 1 8 OCTOBER 9, 1990 COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: But these revenues are figured into the revenue line. COUNCILMAN PENNY: He has suggested revenues to reach the appropriations, which he has put in the revenue lines, and if the Town Board agrees, or doesn't agree, they still have. to deal with, number one, this, and number two, the budget. So there's nothing here that's struck in stone what so ever. The Supervisor has the right to put up. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: i'm aware of that. COUNCILMAN PENNY: You're questioning his right to'do it. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I didn't question any rights. COUNCILMAN PENNY: And we always go through the budget line by line. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: But we went through other budget hearings, where we were told, there was a half a million dollar surplus in the budget. Last year, you voted against the budget based on the fact, that there was surplus in the budget. I am looking at this budget now, and then today, it came to my attention, that these fee increases are included in the revenue line of the budget. COUNCILMAN PENNY: The proposed budget. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: They have not been included. . fee increase have not been included ir~ the revenue line in the past. The Town Board has looked at the revenue lines, and asked for, and the Supervisor has requested of the Town Board to increase a fee increase. That is my experience. We had $775,000.00 surplus going into the budget last year, if I recall correctly, and it was used to -offset taxes, and the budget was passed. It was a strict budget. We are being told now, that the budget today, we are $6,000.00 in the hole, because of the past Town Board. COUNCILMAN PENNY: More than 600. Actually it's $775,000.00, that was anticipated in the surplus, that was put in the budget. (tape change.) COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: Which you encouraged to vote down. COUNCILMAN PENNY: Is this some sort of political' mumble jumble? COUNCILWOMAN LATSON.' It's not political mumbl~ jumble. COUNCILMAN PENNY: We turned it down, Ellen. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: Yes, which you encouraged, so now we're facing a $600,000.00 deficit, which you have said to us, look, we'll come into office, and we'll straighten it out. We have a $600,000.00 deficit, which we had said from the beginning was going to be passed in the bond. Now, we're looking at a 16.9 percent tax increase. COUNCILMAN PENNY: 14.9 COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: A 16.9, 17%, the budget increase. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: The tax increase is 14.9. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: A 16.9, 17% the budget increase. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: .T. he tax increase is 14.9..has nothing to do with what is real in tax dollars. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I'm talking about budget. I'm not talking about tax dollars. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I'm talking tax dollars. That's what counts. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, 14%, and this is on top of it, a $2.00 resident permit fee, from $2.00 to $15.00, a local law zoning appplication, change of zone from..you know, we're looking at 100,200% increases in everything, so where is the leadership? SUPERVISOR HARRIS: This is your perogative COUNCILWOMAN LATSON now. Where is the plan? is it? Of course, I can say it, and where is the leadership What's the-contingence plan for December 18th? Where OCTOBER 9, 1990 SUPERVISOR HARRIS: If you wouldJike~,to start on,this, ~Ellen,'l'd be gla~lto take you on. You're obvio'~J~i~ in ~ ~n0°d, 'tl~/'~U W0~u'id like to be in an. adversarial position, so I would be glad to take you on, one by one. Let's; ~ with last year with your $650..000.00, that was actually $750,000.00 was bud~;.~ to pay for engineering, and to pay at the same time for bond counsel. The~ m~u~e¥ was in the budget. Somebody decided, we're not going to take $750,000.00 at, mi pay for this. We're going to put it in a bond, that may or not be passed ~ ~e taxpayers. COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: That you encouraged not to pass. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: I had nothing..wait, please let me finish. You ha~l ~ur chance. I have the floor. $750,000.00 was budgeted in '88 for '89 for en~i~ring and bond anticipation counsel. That $750,000.00 somebody decided, we're~ ~ going to pay for the engineering of the bond counsel. They took that mon~, and they put it away somewhere else in the budget,, and decided to pay four ~ out of a bond referendum, that may or may not have passed, when it failed there no contingency, no backup plan to then pay for that engineering. You s:~ll I~ad two months. The Town Board still had two months, November and Deceml~e~r, to take care of what was spent already, spent money of, at least, $650,000.00. Town Board decided not to do anything. Certain members decided, we're not going to worry about it. It's not our problem anymore, and so then it carried over into 1990, which I inherited. 119 COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I think an amendment could have been done. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: But you didn't do it. You had the opportunity. You had November and December. Then on top of that, there was no engineering budgeted,. which is another thing. How do you budget for 1990 without putting in any engi- neering? Again, where is that coming from, the bond referendum that faile~? -So, there's another $300,000.00 that was not anticipated, and then let's get into 1990, when we come to the 1/60th bill, where in September of 1989, this Town Board negotiated a contract with the PBA, and they never honored that contract in January, never paying the 1/60th bill, which they negotiated, and honored, and said, this is it. This is what we're 9iving the PBA. They.never put it i~ place, so not only did you have $650,000~00, plus $300,000, $287,000. at that time for engineerin9, then you had another $122,000.00 for 1/60th, plus another $90,000.00 that was still owed from 1989, which the Town Board hadn't paid. So now, you're over a million some dollars, that this Town inherited, I inherited as Supervisor, and left to say, how are we going to pay for this, already spent? Where does it come from? Do you pull it out' of the sky? How do you do it? COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: It was going to be done over a period with the bond issue. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: Which is not the issue. The issue is, that that bond didn't pass by the people, and there was no backup plan. Where was it going to paid from? COUNCILWOMAN LATSON: I have told them, that's were it was coming from. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: And let's get back to the $750,000.00, while we're talking about that. It was budgeted in '88 for '89. Not only was the $750,000,00 budget for engineering, and for bond counsel, there was another $750,000.00, that was left in there, also, for sur. plus in 1989. A million and a half dollars was used in one year, to offset the amount to be levied by taxes, which created a deficit, or a decrease in the tax rate. A million and a half dollars, never was that kind of money put in place before to eleviate, or reduce the amount levied in taxes. A million and a half dollars in one year, that incredible, that that was done. So, I mean, if you want to know what's going on, I'm telling you what's going on, and why we're in the position that we're in right now. COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: Mr. Supervisor, I move:adjournment of the meeting,' and-we can carry on with discussion. SUPERVISOR HARRIS: We certainly will tomorrow night. Moved by Councilman Wickham, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 8:20 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Wickham, Councilwoman Latson, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Penny, Justice Edwards, Supervisor Harris. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. ~' Judith T. Terry~ Southold Town Clerk