HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-01/03/1984SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
January 3, 1984
WORK SESSION
Present: Supervisor Francis J. Murphy, Councilman Joseph L. Townsend,
Jr., Justice Raymond W. Edwards, Councilman Paul Stoutenburgh, Councilman
James Ao Schondebare, Town Clerk Judith T. Terry, Superintendent of High-
ways Raymond C. Dean, Town Attorney Robert W. Tasker.
3:40 P.M. - The Board reviewed, briefly, the Regular Meeting agenda. Supervisor
Murphy announced that future work sessions would be held for scheduled appoint-
ments and audit purposes only. The agenda will be openly discussed for the
first time at the public meetings, unless a Councilman asked that a specific
resolution be discussed at the work session.
The Board again discussed the proposed 1984 salary of Confidential Secretary
to the Supervisor Christina J. Hogan, and could not reach an agreement.
REGULAR MEETING
7:30 P.M.
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held at 7:30 P.M.,
Tuesday, January 3, 1984 at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold,
New York. Supervisor Murphy opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag.
Present:
Supervisor Francis J. Murphy
Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr.
Justice Raymond W. Edwards
Councilman Paul Stoutenburgh
Councilman James A. Schondebare
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Robert W. Tasker
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: I'd like to welcome everybody here to the first
meeting of this new Town Board. We look forward to your participation
over the next two years in helping us make decisions and see what help
you could be for us. I would like to set the next meeting date at January
17, 1984 at 3:00 P.M.
Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Stoutenburgh, it was
RESOLVED that the next Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board will
be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 17, 1984 at the Southold Town Hall,
Main Road, Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY:. Moving on to the first item on the agenda, the
Reports. This is a short agenda tonight, being that we took care of most
everything right before the end of the year.
I. REPORTS.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: The only report we have on file with the Town Clerk
is the November Cablevision report. These reports--normally there's eight
or ten of them given each month by the various departments in the Town and
they are on file with the Town Clerk for anyone who wants to see them.
JANUARY 3, 1984 - Regular Meeting
2. Councilmen's reports. Councilman Townsend? (Nothing right now.)
Councilman Schondebare? (Nothing.) Justice Edwards? (Nothing, thank you.)
Councilman Stoutenburgh? (Too early in the game.)
We just had a Work Session this morning and our Organizational Meeting.
We will be setting up committees. We set up two that had to be set up right
away, and we've got quite a bit of work ahead of us.
II. PUBLIC NOTICES.
JUSTICE EDWARDS: 1. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Applicant is New
York Power Authority. Activity is a power line crossing of navigable waterways
and a docking pier. All comments regarding the permit and application must be
prepared in writing and mailed to reach this office before the expiration date
of this notice, which is 31 January 1984. What this is is they are bringing a
power line down and it doesn't really affect us here in Southold. I believe
it's crossing the Hudson River about half way up. Ail comments to the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers by 31 January 1984.
2. Complete application to the N.Y.S.-D.E.C. by applicant Joan Harris,
East Meadow, New York. Tital Wetlands, Protection of Waters, Water Quality.
It's to construct a 50 ft. timber bulkhead at high water. The project is located
approximately 100 feet south of the intersection of Manhasset Avenue and Champlin
Place in the Village of Greenport. Contact person is Daniel J. Larkin, and all
comments no later than January 20, 1984.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Thank you, Ray. I'd like to comment on that first
public notice. Environmentally it has very little to do with us in one way, but
this is the start of the Marcy-South transmission line that the New York Power
Authority would like to have go through so presently there is no way to bring
the cheap hydroelectric power to the lower part of the state, mainly Long Island,
New York City, south of Albany, and this will start the ball rolling to allow us
to buy the cheap hydroelectric power from Canada, enter into a contract with
them, and eventually, hopefully, lower or maintain our rates with LILCO, and
this is what we're trying to do. We will have a little publicity out on this. The
Assembly--on Long Island--the members are petitioning and getting together
petitions for various people to talk to the Public Service Commission to make sure
that they approve this line, and there will be more coming in over the next two
months.
III. COMMUNICATIONS.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: 1. Letter from Scott Sutcliffe, Director of The Nature
Conservancy, concernin9 the acquisition of the Madowitz property. Would you
want to comment on that, Paul?
COUNCILMAN STOUTENBURGH: Nature Conservancy is a national organization
that's goal is to preserve open space. We own--and I say we, happening to be
a member of that organization--own about five properties now in Southold Town.
We've just acquired two of them out in Orient. The purpose of the ones in
Orient is to preserve the great marshes of Orient. If you know anything about
Orient, the Long Beach State Park--think of across on the mainland, all those
beautiful marshes along there--the hope would be that people would contribute
these pieces of land to a block that would be kept forever in its natural state,
and slowly but surely we're working on that, and this happens to be a parcel
which we've just gotten and it goes right along side of another one which we
have. So we have two right down there on that particular area and they'll be
kept forever open space.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Thank you, Paul. Number 2 is from the Greenport-
Southold Chamber of Commerce concerning the dog problem in Greenport. We
are working towards, we hope, a solution by the addition to additional pens
in the Dog Pound in Peconic.
3. From the Greenport-Southold Chamber of Commerce also, concerning a
trailer truck that was selling furniture from a restaurant's parkin~ lot. This
has been stopped and we have the assurance of the owner of the property that
this violation will not happen again.
4. From the General Services Administration notifying the Town that the
government's acceptance of our offer to purchase the waterfront and housin9
tracts on Fishers Island. This is $695,000.00, all of which has been donated
to the Fishers Island Ferry District, which turns it over to the Town for us
to buy. It's not costing the taxpayers on the mainland anything and it is
allowing the Ferry District to pick up a very valuable piece of property.
We should be very proud of those people over there.
JUSTICE EDWARDS: Thank you.
5. Information on Social Security. These letters are file also in the Town
Clerk's Office for anyone who would like to read them.
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SUPERVISOR MURPHY: IV. is Public Hearings which we will hold at 8:00 o'clock.
We'll move on to the few resolutions we have tonight before we recess for a public
hearing.
V. RESOLUTIONS.
1. Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Stoutenburgh, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
John Talbot a member of the Southold Town Board of Housing Appeals,
effective January 10, 1984 through January 9, 1987.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
2. Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman Schondebare, it was
RESOLVED that the application of Oscar Goldin for renewal of his single
family house trailer permit, which expires on January 22, 1984, for trailer
located on Lot No. 69, Greenport Driving Park, south side Linnet Street,
Greenport, New York, be and hereby is granted for a period of six (6)
months.
Vot--~['~-'~ the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Councilman Stoutenburgh asked me to explain these
trailer permits. They are good for--these renewals are good for six months.
There has been very very few trailer permits--I think two in the last three
years that I can remember of new permits. These are renewals that had been--
most of them had been in existence I guess since before zoning.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: But, Frank, the reason we have to bring it up
every six months or so is because they were outlawed by our zoning and
not grandfathered in by a lot of other pre-existing uses, so consequently
the Town Board has to vote on them every six months because the trailers
are not included as a pre-existing use, whereas a grocery store in a residential
district, or a factory in a commercial district wouldn't normally be allowed, is
grandfathered in and doesn't need any special permission.
3. Moved by Councilman Schondebare, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was
RESOLVED that Supervisor Francis J. Murphy be and he hereby is authorized
and directed to execute the agreement between the Town of Southold and the
Southold Town Police Benevolent Association, Inc. for the terms and conditions
of employment for the period of two (2) years, effective January 1, 1983, and
terminating on December 31, 1984.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
4. Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman Schondebare, it was
RESOLVED that the application' of Bauer Farms, Inc. for renewal of a single
family house trailer permit, for trailer located off south side of North Road
~CR48), Peconic, New Yrok, which permit expires on January 4, 1984, be and
hereby is 9ranted for a six (6) month period.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
5. Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Stoutenburgh,
WHEREAS, the Fishers Island Ferry District will be operating its ferry vessels
and terminals with District employees, effective January 15, 1984, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners desires to organize its operation utilizing
the following ten (10) full-time positions as the core:
Position Salary or Pay Rate
1. Manager-Secretary .................... $38,000.00 per year
2. Marine Operations Manager ............. 538,000.00 per year
3. Chief Engineer ........................ $25,000.00 per year
4. Captain (Operator) .................... 5 8.35 per hour
5. Senior Purser ......................... 517,347.52 per year*
6. Deckhands (2) ......................... 5 5.00 per hour
7. Bookkeeper ............................ 5 7.87 per hour
8. Freight Agent-Fishers Island .......... $16,000.00 per year
9. Freight Agent-New London- ............ 5 8,300.00 per year
*wage determined by CSEA contract
and supplemented by the following part-time personnel as needed:
1. Pursers (5)- ........................... $ 6.50 per hour
2. Deckhands (7) ......................... 54.25-4.75 per hour
3. Terminal Assistant (1) - New Londor~--5 4.25 per hour
4. Reservation Clerk (1) - Fishers Island-5 4.50 per hour
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5. Freight Agent (1) - New London- ...... $ 5.10 per hour
6. Captain (Operator) (2) ................ $ 8.00 per hour
WHEREAS, effective January 15, 1984 the Fishers Island Ferry District wishes
to organize its operation by the establishment of positions as enumerated above
other than those of Manager-Secretary, Senior Purser, Bookkeeper, and
Reservation Clerk which have been previously established, and
WHEREAS, effective January 15, 1984 those persons hired into newly created
positions and those incuments in existing positions not affected by other
contractual considerations (see * above) shall be compensated in accordance
with the salary scale or pay rate established for each positions, now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves
the organization and remuneration as presented above, and grant the Board
of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District the authority to proceed
with the hiring of personnel in vacant positions.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
JUSTICE EDWARDS: What this is is the Fishers Island Ferry District has been
runing its operation since it began, probably thirty years ago, on a contract
basis. It is now going "civil service", whereas the Ferry District itself will
hire the men. They're more or less going to take over the men that have been
working as a contract. It will make it a lot easier for the District to run its
operation.
SUPERVISOR MIJRPHY: Okay, at this time we've finished the resolutions
that we had planned for today. We still have---
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Frank, I do want to offer one more resolution on
the letter to the Governor. Remember I spoke about that this morning?
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Oh, okay, yes, I'm sorry, Joe.
Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman Schondebare, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sends a
request to Governor Mario Cuomo to schedule a special election for the vacant
Councilman positionr said special election to be held at the time of the
Presidential Primary on April 3, 1984.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I believe April 3rd is Primary Day and would
eliminate the extra expense of polls and so forth.
Vote of the Town Board: COUNCILMAN SCHONDEBARE: Yes.
COUNCILMAN STOUTENBURGH: I would prefer it at a different date, no.
JUSTICE EDWARDS: Yes.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Yes.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: I would vote, Joe, if you're sure of this date. I
don't think---
TOWN CLERK TERRY: There ~s a Presidential Primary on April 3rd.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Why don't we leave the resolution to say the date of
the Presidential Primary?
COUNCILMAN STOUTENBURGH: I'll buy that. Yes.
COUNCILMAN SCHONDEBARE: As amended, I'd second that.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: Councilman Stoutenburgh, do you care to amend your
vote ?
COUNCILMAN STOUTENBURGH: Yes.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: Supervisor Murphy, how are you voting on the amendment?
SUPERVISOR MIJRPHY: Yes.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Is there anyone who would like to address the Board
before we recess for a few minutes? Sir?
MR. TOM FLURRY, New Suffolk: I think I understood Joe Townsend to say
Governor Carey.
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COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Did I say Carey? Sorry, I'm living in the past.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: We'll have the right governor.---Okay, would anyone
like to address the Board? I realize most everybody is here tonight because
of the two public hearings, and would like to address the Board on anything
but the two public hearings at the present time? (No response.) If not, I
would move that we recess this Town Board meeting. We did have a snag in
some negotiations on some salaries that the Town Board would like to continue
the negotiations, now maybe we can have this resolved, or after the public
hearings we can have two more resolutions.
Moved by Supervisor Murphy, seconded by Councilman Schondebare, it was
RESOLVED that a recess be called at 7:55 P.M., meeting to reconvene following
the two public hearings (Hodor-Stalle~' Relief Petition, and Marine Associates
Change of Zone Petition.)
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
WORK SESSION
7:56 P.M. - Supervisor Murphy addressed the Board and the public on the
comparisons of salaries of civil service clerks in the Town Hall and the salary
of Confidential Secretary to the Supervisor Christina J. Hogan. He outlined
the CSEA Contract for 1983-84 giving an 8% and a 7% salary increase. 7% effective
1/1/84, as well as the one hour increase in the workday, which meant a 16-2/3%
increase in salaries to compensate for a 7 hour workday. Supervisor Murphy
said that he has always felt the starting salary for the Confidential Secretary
to the Supervisor was too Iow and feels she should be compensated a little better,
and would like to see the salary at $1fi,000.00.--Councilman Townsend stated that
for someone with four years of experience, no clerical employee is making more
than what he suggested as a compromise with the additional hour. He objects
to a $5,000.00 raise in a period of two weeks, which included the 18% raise
retroactive to January 1, 1983. When he compromised on that raise he did not
have in mind another $4,000.00 raise at this time, however, he modified his
position to $13,000.00 when the extra hour was discussed. He feels it is
unfair to other people who have been working in Town Hall for a longer period
of time to give the Confidential Secretary a substantial raise higher in a much
shorter period of time. He is agreeable to $13,600.00, which represents a
substantial increase, and hardly a reason to hold the whole Town hierarchy
captive or hostage, and is not a reasonable position.--Supervisor Murphy stated
that, rather than delay the public hearing, the discussion will be continued
after the hearings.
(Public Hearings - 8:00 P.M. - Hodor-Staller Relief Petition, and 8:10 P.M. -
Marine Associates Change of Zone Petition.)
(Following the close of the Marine Associates hearing, at which time the Petition
was withdrawn,Supervisor Murphy asked if there was anyone in the audience,
before reconvening the Regular Meeting, would like to address the Board.--
The following individuals addressed the Board in opposition to the Marine
Associates Petition: Joseph Fenton, Danny Lyon, Tom McGowan, Floyd D.
Houston, Jean Tiedke, F. R. Schrieber, Cai Grathwohl, John Sitera, Mary
Ferguson, Laura Avent. In favor: Nancy Wickham.)
WORK SESSION
8:35 P.M. - The Board again discussed the 1984 salary of Confidential
Secretary to the Supervisor Christina J. Hogan, and reached an agreement
of $14, 000. 00.--They then discussed the 1984 salary of Community Develop-
ment Administrator James C. McMahon and reached an agreement of $25,500.00.
REGULAR MEETING - reconvened at 8:55 P.M.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: This was a very long day. Before we go into these
last two resolutions, for those who missed this morning, I came in about 7:30
and the first thing that was put on my desk was a check for one million
dollars to Frank Murphy, Supervisor, so it was really worth campaigning.
I didn't even mind coming in early. If he does that every day it will be
fine. Okay, we move on to Resolution No. 7, which is revised Resolution
No. 12. Who would like to make it?
7. Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Schondebare, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets the
following per annum salaries, effective January 1, 1984 through December
31, 1984, and the same shall be paid in reqular semi-monthly payments:
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Deputy Superintendent of Highways Raymond Jacobs ....... ~$27,027.00
Confidential Secretary to the Supervisor Christina J. Hogan-S14,000.00
Community Development Administrator James C. McMahon .... -$25,500.00
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Okay, Resolution No. 8 which is revised Resolution
No. 13.
Moved by Supervisor Murphy, seconded by Councilman Stoutenburgh,
WHEREAS, it is required by Section 27, Subdivision 1 of the Town Law that
the Town Board fix, from time to time, the salaries of all officers and employees
of the Town, whether elected or appointed, and determine whent he same shall
be payable and that the salaries of the members of the Town Board, the elected
Town Clerk and an elected Superintendent of Highways shall not be fixed in an
amount in excess of the amounts respectively specified in the notice of hearing
in the preliminary budget published pursuant to Section 108 of the Town Law,
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the annual salaries for the followin9 elected town officials shall
be as follows, to wit:
Supervisor Francis J. Murphy .......................... $35,000.00
Councilman Joseph I_. Townsend, Jr.- .................. $10,000.00
Councilman Paul Stoutenburgh .......................... $10,000.00
Councilman James A. Schondebare ...................... $10,000.00
Justice Raymond W. Edwards ........................... $11,000.00
Justice Frederick J. Tedeschi- .......................... $14,190.00
Justice William H. Price, Jr.- ........................... $14,190.00
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry- ........................... $28,000.00
Superintendent of Highways Raymond C. Dean .......... $37,000.00
Receiver of Taxes George Mellas ........................ $I 3, 513.00
Assessor Charles C. Watts .............................. ~;21,621.00
Assessor Frederick E. Gordon .......................... $21,621.00
Assessor Scott L. Harris ............................... $21,621.00
Town Trustee Henry P. Smith .......................... $ 2,432.00
Town Trustee John L. Bednoski, Jr.- .................. $ 2,432.00
Town Trustee Frank A. Kujawski, Jr.- ................. $ 2,432.00
Town Trustee Jean W. Cochran ......................... $ 2,432.00
Town Trustee John M. Bredemeyer III .................. $ 2,432.00
Town Trustee President ............. additional- ......... $ 900.00
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the aforesaid salaries shall be paid
in regular semi-monthly payments, and the Town Clerk be and she hereby
is instructed to file such certificates with the proper parties as are required
by Section 30, Subdivision 3 of the Town Law.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
Moved by Supervisor Murphy, seconded by Councilman Schondebare, it was
RESOLVED that the annual salary of the Southold Town Attorney be and
hereby is set at $30,437.00, effective January 1, 1984, and the same shall
be paid in regular semi-monthly payments.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: Does anyone--any member of the Town Board like to
comment? Anything further?
COUNCILMAN SCHONDEBARE: Are all Board meetings like this?
SUPERVISOR MURPHY: No, Jay, this was one of the better ones though.
Anyone in the audience like to make a comment? (No response.) If not,
I would like to have a motion to adjourn.
Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Schondebare, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board be and hereby is adjourned at 9:02 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Schondebare, Councilman
Stoutenburgh, Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Murphy.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED.
udith-T. Terry
Southold Town Clerk