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LOCAL LAW NO. 2 2003
A Local Law in Relation to updating the Community Preservation Project Plan
BE IT ENACTED BY TI-[E TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD as follows:
I. Article II entitled Southold Commtmity Preservation Project Plan of Chapter 6 (Community
Preservation Fund) of the Southold Town Code is hereby amended as follows:
§ 6-50. Community preservation project plan adopted.
For the reasons set forth in § 6-45 hereof, the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and
adopts the Commumty Preservation Project Plan prepared by the Town Planning Department, the Land
Preservation Committee, the Peconic Land Trust and Central Data Processing and presented to the Town Board
on August 4, 1998, during the work session portion of the Town Board meeting, said plan being intended to
constitute the Southold Community Preservation Project Plan which is required by § 64-e of the New York
Town Law and Article I of Chapter 6 of the Southold Town Code.
The Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and adopts the January 2003 update to the
Community Preservation Project Plan prepared by the Land Preservation Department and Central Data
Processing Department and presented to the Town Board on January 21, 2003, during the work session portion
of the Town Board meeting. The text of the Plan adopted by the Town Board in 1998 (Plan dated July 1998)
shall remain as adopted in 1998, with an updated Executive Summary, and updated cover pages. The 1998 List
of Eligible Parcels shall be replaced by the January 2003 List of Eligible Parcels presented to the Town Board
during the January 21, 2003 work session.
II. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be
confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the
controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
1II. When effective.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law.
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TOWN BOARD on February 4 ,20 03 , in accordance with the applicable provimons of law.
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ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE; Town Clerk of tho Town of Southold; New York being-duly sworn
says that on the 22~d day of January, 2003 she affixed a notice of adoption of the annexed
p 'rmted resolution which is a tree copy;-in a pro,oar and substantial manner,~in a most. public place
in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, to wit: town Clerk's Bulletin Board, Southold, New
York.- 53095 Main Road; SoutholdyNew York.-
Resolution number 56 adverl/sing-the pubho hearing, on Local Law in Relation to lJpdating, the
Community Preservation Project Plan, To be held at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 4, 2003.
Sworn to before me this
_22nd day of January_ 2003.
L~NDA J. COOPER
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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING
February 4, 2003
5:00 P.M.
HEARING ON "A LOCAL LAW IN RELATION TO UPDATING THE COMMUNITY
PRESERVATION PROJECT PLAN."
Present: Supervisor Joshua Y. Horton
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Councilman William D. Moore
Councilman Craig A. Richter
Councilman John M. Romanelli
Councilman Thomas H. Wickham
Town Clerk Elizabeth A, Neville
Town Attorney Gregory A. Yakaboski
COUNCILMAN WlCKHAM: WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold on the 21st day of January, 2003, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to
updating the Community Preservation Project Plan"; and
WltEREAS, a public hearing was held on this Local Law on the 4th day of February 2003, 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 ENACTS the following Local Law:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2003
A Local Law in Relation to updating the Community Preservation Project Plan
BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD as follows:
I. Article II entitleckSouthold Community Preservation Project Plan of Chapter 6 (Community
Preservation Fund) of the Southold Town Code is hereby amended as follows: § 6-50. Community preservation project plan adopted.
For the reasons set forth in § 6-45 hereof, the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves
and adopts the Community Preservation Project Plan prepared by the Town Planuing Department, the
Land Preservation Committee, the Peconic Land Trust and Central Data Processing and presented to
the Town Board on August 4, 1998, during the work session portion of the Town Board meeting, said
plan being intended to constitute the Southold Community Preservation Project Plan which is required
by § 64-e of the New York Town Law and Article I of Chapter 6 of the Southold Town Code.
Thc Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and adopts the January 2003
update to the Community Preservation Project Plan prepared by the Land Preservation Department and
Central Data Processing Department and presented to the Town Board on January 21, 2003, during the
work session portion of the Town Board meeting. The text of the Plan adopted by the Town Board in
1998 (Plan dated July 1998) shall remain as adopted in 1998, with an updated Executive Summary,
and updated cover pages. The 1998 List of Eligible Parcels shall be replaced by the January 2003 List
of Eligible Parcels presented to the Town Board during the January 21, 2003 work session.
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I1. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this article shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder
thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof
directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
III. When effective.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law.
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: I would like to ask if our Land Preservation Coordinator could
summarize briefly what this law is about and why we are conducting this action. Before I turn to you.
I should point out that this has been duly noticed in the newspaper, it has appeared on the Town
Clerk's bulletin board outside and it has all been done in the proper order.
SUPERVISOR HORTON: Thank-you, Tom. The floor is open to the public and we will start with
our Land Preservation Coord'mator, Melissa Spiro.
MELISSA SPIRO, LAND PRESERVATION COORDINATOR: As noted, the purpose of this heating
is to update the existing 1998 Community Preservation Plan. I'd like to go over some background in
regard to the Community Preservation Fund: In 1998, the citizens of Southold Town approved the
establishment of the Community Preservation Fund, which is also known as the 2% Real Estate
Transfer Tax. In 2002, the voters supported an extension of the Fund to the year 2020. A requiremem
of the Fund is that the Town prepare and adopt a Community Preservation Project Plan. The Plan is to
include a list of parcels that are considered eligible for preservation using the Community Preservation
Fund. 'The Town can use 2% funds only if the parcel is on the list of eligible parcels. Having the parcel
listed on the plan enables the Town to have the potential to acquire the property using the 2% funds.
The list does not require the property owner to sell the property, or require the Town to purchase the
property. It just leaves open the potential for acquisition using the fund. In 1998, the Town Board
adopted a Community Preservation Project Plan that included a list of eligible parcels. The Law
requires that the Plan be updated after 3 years, and tonight's heating is in regard to such an update.
With assistance ~om John Sepenoski, of the Data Processing Department, I prepared an update to the
plan. It is proposed that the text of the 1998 Plan remain as adopted in 1998, with updated cover sheets.
There are 3 new cover sheets; a title page, a page noting the names of the Supervisor and Town Board
members, and a page noting who prepared the update together with a contact person. It is proposed that
the 1998 List of Eligible Parcels be replaced by the 2003 List of Eligible Parcels. The map in front
shows all of the parcels on the proposed Update. Parcels shown in red are being added as part of the
update. There are 161 parcels, totaling 641 acres, being added to the List of Eligible parcels. Parcels
shown in orange were on the original list and will be on the updated list also. The 2003 List of Eligible
parcels (both the red and the orange parcels) contains 825 parcels, totaling 11,503 acres. Parcels shown
in green are considered already protected. There are 765 parcels, totaling 9510 acres, shown as already
protected on the map. I'd like take the opportunity to provide you with some additional statistics in
regard to the Community Preservation Fund. The 2% fund has been used to acqu'rre: development
rights on farmland, open space land and easements for open space purposes, and for trails and passive
recreation purposes; the fired has allowed the Town to conduct outreach efforts, and the fund has
allowed the Town to provide for management and stewardship of properties acquired with the fund.
The 2% fund has been used to partially or totally fund: 23 completed preservation acquisitions on a
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total of 418 acres. Many more on-going projects are earmarked to be acquired using the 2% fired. The
total revenue from the 2 % tax, including interest, is approximately 10.6 million dollars. The Town has
expended approximately 5 million dollars of the fund, leaving approximately 5.6 million dollars
available in the 2% fund. The Community Preservation Fund has enabled the town to continue it's
dedicated preservation efforts. I'm here to answer any questions in regard to the update, and I hope that
the Town Board will approve the proposed Update. Thanks.
SUPERVISOR HORTON: Thanks, Melissa. Would anybody fi:om the public care to address the
Town Board and have input on this public hearing?
MELANIE NORDEN: Melanie Norden, Greenport. Melissa, with respect to the 5.6 million dollars of
current available fimding, is that as of this date and what is the projected revenue, say over the next
five years given the 2% extension?
MS. SPIRO: I don't have the projections with me.
MS. NORDEN: Well, what do you think it would be about?
MS. SPIRO: I think last year we got 3.8 million dollars.
MS. NORDEN: Okay, so each year about 3. some odd million dollars. In addition to the identification
of parcels that are actually slated for possible preservation, what is the role of the Community
Preservation Plan or the Community Preservation Project in terms of actually going out and securing
or preserving these properties? In other words, do we have more than a plan, do we have an actual
interactive effort to find ways of preserving these properties or is much of the preservation initiated by
the property owners themselves?
SUPERVISOR HORTON: Melanie, I think that myself or any member of the Board can address that.
We have an extensive outreach program. The County, in the fall sent out a letter to, I don't know if it
was just landowners or if it was farmers, but I know that it went out to landowners talking about the
County program. The Town has done the same and we have and extensive outreach program. Any
recommendations that you have for improving our outreach mechanism, I would certa'mly welcome.
The Land Preservation Commission, as well as our Land Preservation Deparunent are always geared to
and always open to improvements in our outreach efforts.
MS. NORDEN: And in terms of setting the fee per acre, as you know, presumably property value
have increased dramatically on the North Fork, at least our local real estate would inform us of that.
We seem to still be offering, I don't know this is tree, about the same amount of money per acre we
might have offered two or three years ago.
SUPERVISOR HORTON: That is incorrect.
MS. NORDEN: Well, maybe can you detail that in terms of where our offer per acre sits within the
actual appraised value of land properties here and how we review that process and how frequently the
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process is reviewed to make sure that we are actually in a competitive position to acquire these
properties.
SUPERVISOR HORTON: Certainly. As you know, an offer is made after an appraisal is obtained
from the Town on any piece of property that is being negotiated or is in discussion where you have a
willing landowner. So that process is constantly reviewed and I think, if you track over the past years
the dollar value that is offered per acre has gone up with the market. It has definitely gone up over the
past years. So if you look at 1999 and 2003, you will see a substantial difference in what is being
offered.
MS. NORDEN: And is that price set yearly, or is that negotiable or is it per?
SUPERVISOR HORTON: Actually, it is per appraisal, per property. Because as you know, that there
are variables that are plugged into the appraisal equation that would dictate the price.
MS. NORDEN: Because a lot of people say to me, well, there is a development in my neighborhood
or wherever and they are now getting $250,000 per acre lot, for example. We are offering maybe
$25,000 per acre. If for example, a property owner was remotely interested in preservation but was
interested in the economic impact of preservation i.e. what they could sell the property to, are we, do
we consider ourselves to be in a competitive position to acquire property now?
SUPERVISOR HORTON: I would say that yes, we are. And I would say that the preservation track
record, particularly looking ahead into the year definitely dictates that ....
MS. NORDEN: Because there are many people that, I think, would be willing to spend more, would
be willing to...
SUPERVISOR HORTON: Melanie, there is a legal process, so we can't get into a bidding war with a
property owner.
MS. NORDEN: Right.
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: I would like to just add to the Supervisors comments. The questions
that you are raising are actually critical and very important questions about the future of a very
successful program. The program of saving farmland. You pointed out that really there are two sides
of the equation. Is it being driven by landowners or is there some plan that the Town has in place? We
have a very active Land Preservation Committee, it has a chair, the Land Preservation Coordinator
here is the key executive person in that. They have meetings every week or two that often go until
10:30 or 11:00 PM trying to reconcile the interests of the Town in acquiring property at a fair price and
the interests of the landowner who is offering property at what he regards is a fair price. And there has
to be some framework to negotiate that. Every parcel is specific. The questions that you have raised
get down to the value of the property. The value is done by an appraisal. An arms length appraisal by
an outside firm, so there is no hanky-panky or questions. But what conditions those appraisals and
how are those things set, you have pointed out that there might not be the value in Southold Town that
we would have expected. Interestingly, Riverhead appraisals are showing much higher values than
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those for Southold Town~ We don't really know why. One reason, there are a number of reasons but
one reason is there is actually a difference in the zomng density between the two and we are concerned
to maintain a fair, that is fair to the taxpayers but is also is enough to attract interest on the part of
landowners. Every parcel is negotiated and valued differently.
MS. NORDEN: Right. And we have a variety of different appraisal finns, doing these appraisals. But
it just seems that very often when we have presentations here and we talk about the per acre price, that
seems to be stuck around $25,000 per acre or so. I have been to a lot of the reports in the last little
while and I guess apart from fabulous waterfront property with bluffs extending into oblivion, most of
the per acre prices are just about the same. Leading me to suppose that either A. we could be possibly
be more aggressive in our attempts to get up to date appraisals, I don't know how long the typical
process is before, from the point when the property owner expresses an interest in preservation and the
actual property is purchased, but is there any way that we could actually up the ante and put ourselves
in a more competitive position because we are going around only once now and if it is not five years or
ten years, this property is going to be gone. And if we really have several million dollars up our sleeve
and interest on several million dollars to spend, is there any way that we can become more aggressive
and more competitive because every where I drive on the North Fork now, leaving me, I was just
having my car washed the other day and I looked up and there was a massive development in Laurel,
right on 25. Everywhere I mm in my neighborhood, there is development up the wazoo. People are
amazed by the amount of building that is happening here. Whether they are developments, minor or
major subdivisions, renovations, building expansions, it is all over the~place. If there is any way that
we could even remotely put more teeth into the local law and by teeth I mean more bucks in the
pockets of people that want to preserve their properties so that we are the most aggressive, most
forward reaching and forward thinking town in terms of acquiring this property and have used every
opportunity, I would like to encourage that. Because we are going around once, we have some
wonderful land out there, we also have some very aggressive developers-who can't even wait for the
moratorium to be over to ask for waivers and l am just wondering if we are in the most competitive
possible position to acquire these properties? Thanks.
SUPERVISOR HORTON: Thank-you. Would anyone else care to address the Town Board on this
public hearing?
FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin, Laurel. I just have three questions that I have been wanting to ask
but never got around to it. The process of when you buy a piece of land, you do a appraisal of it,
right7
SUPERVISOR HORTON: That is one step, yes.
MR. CARLIN: Next step is a title searct~?
SUPERVISOR HORTON: That is part of the process, yes.
MR. CARLIN: That takes a while, doesn't it?
SUPERVISOR HORTON: A month to six weeks.
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MR. CARLIN: Well, what I don't understand when you have a piece of farmland, no matter where it
is at, why should the price per acre vary? Farmland is farmland.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: You tell that to the farmers. It is not all the same.
MR. CARLIN: [ am asking you the question, why should it vary? Farmland is farmland, why should
it vary?
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: The sale of development rights is based on the full development
potential of the land, less the agricultural value. That is what a, a landowner selling the development
rights is selling the right to develop the land. He still owns the underlying fee title to the land. Each of
those parcels of land has quite different value, according to its potential for development. Not the
potential for agriculture, as you said is relatively stable but the upper end of that range is quite variable.
MR. CARLIN: How about wetlands?
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: Wetlands are excluded from the whole system, the Town is not
acquiring-almost never-and to my knowledge, does not acquire development rights to any wetland.
MR. CARLIN: Then that 17 acres of wetlands that you sold was one fixed price, right, per acre?
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: I am not going to discuss my private affairs here.
MR. CARLIN: I know you sold 17 acres but that was, what set price, was that a set price on wetlands,
I am asking you.
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: There is .no purchase of wetlands. Under this program.
MR. CARLIN: Oh.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: That is not completely true. Some sense of wetlands have been
purchased or have been looked at to be purchased.
JUSTICE EVANS: But not the development rights.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Not the development rights. Outright purchases of wetlands.
MR. CARLIN: Talk about the building, if we had more affordable housing maybe it would give more
of these senior citizens a better chance of living in a better home, too. So let's not get that upset about
being over built in Southold Town. Look out for the seniors, a little bit more, into some more
affordable housing. You don't like to talk about open space, that can't put a roof over a lot of senior
citizens vcith a decent amount of being able to afford a house, that is not putting a roof over their head.
SUPERVISOR HORTON: Thank-you, Mr. Carlin. Would anyone else care to address the Town
Board on this public hearing?
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MS. SPIRO: I would like to just make a clarification for the record. And that is for the Community
Preservation Plan, the program is for both farmland acquisition, the development rights on farmland
and for open space acquisition. And open space acquisitions can be the fee title, that is that the Town
is actually buying the land or and we have been working on conservation easements, scenic easements
and other things. And the Community Preservation Fund allows us to use many different tools for that
kind of purpose. So this program is for all of that. In regard to wetlands, as I think some of the Town
Board members mentioned, the Town will look at purchasing wetlands for a minimal price, of course,
it is not looked at as a developable lot. And so the program is open to all types of lots within the Town
of Southold.
SUPERVISOR HORTON: Yes, thank-you, Melissa. Is there any other public comment on this public
hearing? (No response) Does the Town Board have any remarks? (No response) We will close the
hearing.
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