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Town of Southold
Housing Advisory Commission
Meeting #150
December 8, 2020
Present: Co-Chairs Pat Lutzky and Eric Dantes, Commissioners Cheryle Amara, Debra O’Kane, Marilyn
Sierra, Nancy Messer, Mark Levine, Assistant Town Attorney John Burke, Government Liaison Denis
Noncarrow.
Absent: Councilwoman Jill Doherty
Meeting began at 4:30 p.m.
1. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a. November 10, 2020 Meeting Minutes – Eric made a motion to approve the meeting
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minutes. Cheryle – 2. Approved unanimous.
2. Pat Lutzky – Year in Review
a. Commission accomplished a lot despite pandemic.
b. Vineyard View up and running.
c. Fuerstein Parcel moving forward.
d. Others in progress.
3. Denis Noncarrow – Affordable Housing Updates
a. Vineyard View is almost fully occupied. Going well despite initial hiccup.
b. Fuerstein – Moving along.
c. Depot Lane – No Further Discussion.
d. Sullivan – Land costs are so expensive. Pat mentioned that there is about $800,000
put aside for affordable housing; maybe it’s time to use some of it.
i. Mark is in favor or using money for affordable housing.
ii. Cheryl agrees it can help a developer move forward.
iii. Marilyn agrees in using HAC funds.
4. Eric Dantes - Mattituck Cottages
a. Eric drafted a form for future requests of improvements.
b. Policies and procedures for improvements.
c. Put a cap on percentage of cost of improvements.
d. Repair and maintenance is not a factor in value of cottages. Only improvements.
e. Debbie – Need to come up with an approved list of improvements. What is routine
maintenance and what is an improvement.
5. Denis Noncarrow – Registry
a. Send an email to registrants asking them if they are still interested in staying on the
affordable housing registry.
6. Pat Lutzky – New Business
a. What is HAC interested in doing in 2021 as a Committee.
i. Outreach Education – HALO District Seminar.
ii. Maybe Heather Lanza and Mark Terry can assist.
Next Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, January 12, 2021 @4:30 pm VIA Zoom.
Respectfully submitted, Valerie DeFio