HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-04/16/1996SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
APRIL 16, 1996
WORK SESSION
Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran, Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie, Councilman
Joseph L. Townsend, Jr., Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva, Councilman William D.
Moore, Town Clerk Judith T. Terry, Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd. Absent:
Justice Louisa P. Evans (bad weather prevented travel from Fishers Island).
9:10 A.M. Bob Link, accompanied by Merle Wiggin, Michael Marren, and Bill
Claudio, met with the Town Board to present his firm's proposal, Maraculture
Technologies Inc;, to culture summer founder. The overall project encompasses the
rearing of summer flounder from egg to market Size, including the harvesting,
processing and marketing of the resultant fish products for consumer use. The
proposed project is comprised of three basic components: Hatchery, Growout and
Processing, The Project would be located at Clark's Beach, Greenport, on
Greenport Village property, which the Village has asked the Town to rezone to
Marine District. Mr. Link said he anticipates the project will bring about 150 jobs
to the Town. A DEIS has been prepared and circulated and the Town is in the
process of submitting comments. To date the Village has not submitted a petition for
a change of zone.
9:40 A.M. AsseSsor Chairman Scott Russell met With the Town Board to discuss
(I) hiring a full-time Clerk Typist for the summer season (resolution 22), (2) a
possible year-round part-time Clerk Typist who could possibly be the summer~ season
employee if that person were interested, and {3) hiring a Stenographer for the
Board of Assessment Review (resolution 38).
9:50 A.M. Richard Hilary, Executive Assistant Jim McMahon, and Solid Waste
Coordinator Jim Bunchuck, met with the Town Board to discuss a new program -
S.O.A.R., Stewards of America's Resources, a comprehensive organized and properly
supervised youth program with diversified environmental projects that are "hands
on", and foster a feeling and strengthen the stewardship ethic. The immediate
proposal is a project tentatively named "Kans for~' Kids", whereby aluminum cans
would be collected at the Disposal Area and sold directly to a firm that would pay
5¢ each, and the revenue' used to fund the various programs under S.O.A.R. The
Town Board gave their full support to the program. Mr. Hilary will now approach
the town Boards of Education to gain their support for the program.
10:20 A.M. - Nancy Peters and Margaret Cowden, North Fork Animal Welfare League,
Inc., met with the TOwn Board to discuss the Southold Town Dog Pound and current
controversy concerning the euthanasia of a dog named Yanar which they defended.
Ms. Peters and Ms. Cowden explained some of the new procedures implemented at
the pound for liability and safety purposes. Supervisor Cochran asked them to
submit monthly reports detailing how the Town's $1!8,000, paid to the League to
manage the pound and provide dog Control services, is spent. A meeting will be
scheduled between Councilwoman Oliva, Town Attorney Dowd, and representatives
of the NFAWL to review the expenditure of the money paid by the Town for their
serv ices.
10:40 A.M. - Edward Siegmann, representing the Town senior citizens, met with the
Town Board to request them to increase the senior citizen tax exemption from the
current $21,299 maximum to a $25,900 maximum. He said the Assessors estimate the
increase would be 35¢ per $1,000 of assessment, or an average increase of $2.24 per
year per taxpayer. The Town Board will consider this and discuss it again at the
April 30th Work Session.
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11:05 A.M. - Solid Waste Coordinator Jim Bunchuck and Recycling Coordinator Mary
Mulcahy met with the Town Board to review the upcoming Waste Watch publication.
,.With miho~-cl~ange~;,B~,ard,:~authorized printing of same. Mr. Bunchuck then spoke with
the Board about the need to replace one of the computers in the scalehouse
(resolution 36); requested authorizing to attend a solid waste conference in Saratoga
Springs, N.Y. in May (resolution 27); creation of capital project for recycling area
. improvements (reSolution 28). Plans are underway for the improvement of the
curbside recycling- drop-off area, with initial work for installation of stormwater
drainage Pools arid cement Slab for the commercial area. Mr. Bunchuck submitted
a chart with regard' to recyclables available for youth environmental programs. He
estimates that ,there is a potential value of at least ~15,000 from the 5¢ redemption
on cans. AnOt:he~,/~:sufoject ]for~-' disbus~iod was' the ,puC'~hase '.of a- trommel-/screen -for
the Disp,o, sal Area. The trommel screen would save a considerable amount of money
by screening-out dirt from C&D. Using the rented trommel screen recently showed
a~prOximatel~ 20% of the screened material was ejected as dirt. Secondly, with the
use of a trommel screen, the screened material could be passed over a magnetic
conveyor, extracting the considerable amount of metal in the C&D, for 'which the
Town would ~ substantia'i income. The Town Board authorized Mr. Bunchuck
to secure ,, a bond resolution to go forward with the proposed bid
for a trom . Mr. Bunchuck asked the Town Board to consider the
need for a new transfer station building. He was asked to
first the Solid Waste Task Force for their recommendations.
12:15 P.M. - Town Board discussed decision on a proposed Local Law requiring
parking F 'ound. Councilmen Townsend and Moore are opposed to the
concept. The t to require them year round at road ends, but only from May
15th to October '15th at Town Beaches. The Town Attorney will rewrite the Local
Law so it may be reviewed at the April 30th work session.----Discussion on the
Suffolk County Industrial & Commercial Incentive Board's proposed legislation
whereby the Town Would be able to provide 'partial exemption from full taxation over
a ten year period for new business investments in locally strategic industries located
within geographic ,areas. The Board~. felt they were not fully enough informed at
this til~ ~ ~al~e a c~mmitment. Cduncilwoman Hussie said she opposes targeting
industries and areas. Supervisor Cochran advised the Board she has asked Senior
Planner Scopaz to keep the Board up to date on the progress of this proposed
legislation,----Discussed remarks of F.M. Flynn at the April 2nd Board meeting.
C~uncilwoman Oliva said that the Planning Board and Site Plan Reviewer Kassner
are reviewing Mr. Fl~znn's letter and will report to the Town Board on April
30th.----Town Board reviewed a proposed "Local Law in Relation to Fire Wells", and
placed a resolution (29)~ on the agenda to hold a public bearing on the law on April
30th.----Board discussed a proposed "Local Law in Relation to Fire Lanes", and due
to the number of chan~ges to the proposal, the law will be redrafted by the Town
-Attorney for consideraiion at the April 30th work session.----Letter Crom'theS.tate
Liquor Authoril whether the Town Board has any objection to the issuance
of an ;e to North Fork & Spoon Inc., d/b/a Bagels Yourway,
Route 48, S. Town Board has no objection and the Town Clerk will respond
to the Liquor Authority.
12:50 P.M. - Recess for lunch.
1:30 P.M. Work Session reconvened. Town Board placed a resolution (30) on the
agenda appointing two part-time Public Safety Dispatchers; a resolution [,31-) appoint-
inU three Seasonal Police Officers; a resolution (32) appointing a Scale Ope,"ator,
and a resolution [33) terminating a Scale Operator; and a resolution {3~) appointing
three Home Health Aides for the Adult Day Care Center.----The Town Board placed
a resolution (3~) on the agenda to advertise for resumes for two additional members
for the G'onservation Advisory COuncil, between the ages of 16 and 21, as provided
in the General Municipal Law.----Board set 9:30 A.M., April 25th to interview
applicants for the Transportation Committee and Court Officer.----Town Board set
9:00 A.M., April 29th to interview candidates for Computer Programming Supervisor
and Data Control Supervisor.----Discussion on Fishers Island Sewer District RFP's
for a management contract was held for April 30th when Justice Evans will be in
attendance,----Town Board awarded 1996 grants to three more organizations
{resolution 37).----Board reviewed several policies. Suggestions were made for
changes to some~',oif,,~hose- policies. They will be redrafted and submitted for review
by the Board at their Arpil 30th work session.----Resumption of the Fishers Island
Metal Dump Excavation was held for April 30th when Justice Evans will be in
attendance.----Town Board discussed a letter received from the YMCA stating the
YMCA's Board of Directors has elected to discontinue its financial support related
to conducting a capital campaign, which decision puts to closure the YMCA's
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initiatives forT the proposed facility in Southold Town'.:---Discussion was held~witn
regard to the direction the Town should go with regard to the Scavenger Waste
Treatment Facility. This matter was referred to Councilman Moore's committee which
is rev tter from Cameron Engineer.lng,
on on behalf of the Town of Southold, for a grant
for receiving facility. .... Copy of the State
legisla traffic safety on eastern Long Is and.' Town
Board finds the pertain't0'~outhold Town wl~,reas they refer
to towns With p. 40,000 or more.----Town Board discussed manner of
accountability for income received' by some departments for copies. Town Attorney
Dowd was asked to'draw upa p0Hcy, and Town Clerk,Terry will design a receipt
book; .... Memorandum from Town Attorney Dowd with regard to the H2M ,bid
specifications for long term hauling of scavenger waste, from the Town's facility in
Greeoport.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
4:15 P.M. - On motion of Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
it was Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss a
disciplinary hearing and litigation. Vote of the Board: Ayes,: Supervisor Cochran,
Councilwoman:Hussie, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Moore.
Also present; Town' Clerk Terry and Town Attorney Dowd.
4:25 P.M. - Work Session adjourned.
REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on April
16, 1996, at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York-
Supervisor Cochran opened the meeting at 4:30 P.M. with the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.~
Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran
Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie
Councilman Joseph L Townsend. Jr,
Councilwoman RUth I~, Oliva
Councilman William D. Moore
ToWn Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd
Absent: Justice Louisa P. Evans
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN:
April 16; 19967
May I have a motion to approve the bills of
Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Ollva, it
was
RESOLVED that the following, bills be and hereby ordered paid:
General Fund Whole Town bills In the amount of $199,[t1Lt.65; General Fund
Part Town bills in the amount of $11,923.33; Highway Fund Whole Town
bills in the amount of $10,08[t.7u,; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the
amount Of $18,356.65; Ag land Development Rights bills in the amount of
$1,000;00; Employee Health Benefit Fund bills in the amount of $40,052.97;
Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $16,733.38; Refuse
and Garbage District bills in the amount of $105,243.69; Southold
Wastewater District bills in the amount of $18,011.86; Fishers Island
Sewer District bills in the amount of $123,42; Fishers Island Ferry
District Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $746.41.
Vote of the Town Board: : Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva. Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED,
SUPERVISOR COGHRAN= Minutes of the April 2, 1996 meeting.
Moved by Councilwoman OlJva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it
wa s
RESOLVED that the minutes of the April 2, 1996, Town Board meeting
be and hereby are approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Moved by; Coun( ~ussie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED of' the Southold TOwn Board
will be held 30, 1~996, at the SouthOId Town
Hall, Southold,
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman HUssie, SuperVisor
Cochran.
Th~s resolution was duly 'ADOPTED.
REPORTS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As y.ou see, for those you who have an agenda,
we do havel reports that come In monthly to the Town Board, so they can
review the dlff~rent departments, and keep an eye on the Budgets and so
forth. They are on file in the Town Clerk's Office, and you are free to
see, or review them at any time, and you can request the information from
the Town Clerk~
2.
3.
1996.
5.
Southold Animal Shelter Monthly Report for February, 1996.
Southold Town Trustees~ Monthly Report for March, 1996
Southold Town Justice Bruer Monthly Court Report for March,
Lawrence Healthcare PBA Benefit Claim Report for March, 1996,
Lawrence Healthcare Town Benefit Clai'm Report for March, 1996.
6. Southold Town Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Monthly Report
for March, 1996,
7. Southold Town Recreation Department Report for March, 1996.
II. PUBLIC NOTICES.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Public notices are part of our agenda.
1. Corp of Army Engineers, New York District, application of
Armando and Jacquellne Grassl to install a timber groin in Great
Peconic Bay, Laurel, New York. Comments to be heard by May 9, 1996.
2. Corp of Army Engineers, New York District, application of United
States Department of Agriculture, Plum Island Animal Disease Center to
install a submarine cable crossing Plum Gut, Long Island Sound between
Orient and Plum ~lsland, New York. Comments by May 10, 1996.
3. Corps of Army Engineers, New York District, application of John
La Force to construct a pier and float for recreational use. Project
located in Howard's Creek, Mattituck, New York.
III. COMMUNICATIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Communications, we tend to get quite a few
letters from people, i especially the last couple of weeks with Newsday
hanging the the newspapers on the mailboxes, and I will report to you on
that a little bit later.
I. Phyllis Dillon, Director of Oysterponds Historical Society,
Inc. thanking Supervisor Cochran for the grant to the museum.
2. Catherine H. Lester, Supervisor of East Hampton, announcing
hiring an Executive Assistant.
3. James F. Haag, Jr., asking for Supervisor Cochran's full
support in having a full site plan review and environmental impact study
conducted for any proposed cross sound ferry plans.
~,. Fred W. Thlele, Jr., Member of New York Assembly, relating to
the the Long Island Railroad/MTA plans to make service changes.
5. Arthur NordstrOm to Supervisor Cochran in relation to the
wonderful care given to the victims of Alzhelmers at the Human Resource
Center.
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iV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None.
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We went through many discussion items today.
it's been a long day, and a busy day for the Town Board. At this point
we go into resolutions. As you know there is a Town Board policy, that
covers resolutions. If there's any resolutlon~ on the agenda, that you
ha : this opportunity to speak to the Town
Board on resolutions. If there's nothing under
to share With us~ then at the end of the
to address :the Board on any given
tc Is there anyone that would like to speak to
the '~ he resolutions? You may do so now.-(N0:
response we will commence with resolutions. Before we
get into resolutions, though, I would like to just share with you that
Louisa Evans, our Judge and Councilwoman from Fishers Island, is not
with us today, and that is due to the weather. They stopped running the
ferries this morning, and it wasn't a day for flying, so she stayed on
Fi~. baked an apple pie, or
Ilk done today, but we did i and
I~m sure ~shemll .'be at the next meeting. So, we'll move to
resoIG~c~OnS.
1.-Moved by CouncilWoman HUssie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that '.the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby amends
resolution no. on March 19, 1996, appointing part-tJime Public
Sar, , '
dreletmg the name of Susan Brigham, who declined
the
t .- Vote of · t~ TOwn Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Coc bra n.
This res0iution.i~s duy ADOPTED.
2.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to the Southold Town Tree Committee to place a display ad in
The Long 'aveler and The Suffolk Time~ to promote th~ Memorial
Tree Program; :ceed $500.00 to be charged to the Tree
Committee's 1996
2.-Vote Town Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, man Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
3.-Moved by
RESOLVED that
establishes a ~
Scaven
3.-Vote of the ~T0wn
Oliva, Councilman
Cochran.
seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
Town Board of the Town of SouthoJd hereby
Petty C..a. sh fund for Corinne Bednoski, Southotd
ent Facihty, said charge to be made to SSl.210.
Board: Ayes: Coun~iiman Moore, Councilwoman
Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
4.-Moved by counCilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it
was
RESOLVED that~ t~e Town BOard of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the resignation of Peter Griffin, Aide in the Human Resource Day Care
Center, effective Aprll 5, !996.
4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
5.-Moved -by Councilwoman Ollva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
was
RESOLVED. that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
accepts, with regret the resig.nation of Robert .T.. Bayley, member of the
Lanc~rnark Preser~ation commissmn, effective April 16, 1996.
5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution Was duly ADOPTED.
6.-Moved by Councilwoman.Hussie, seconded' by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southotd hereby
authorizes and. directs the Town Clerk to ad. vertise for resumes for one
member of the Landmark Preservation Commissmn through April 5, 1997, to
fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Robert T. Bayley.
6.- Vote Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwc~man
Oliva, , Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was .duly ADOPTED.
7.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the ..Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and'directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute a Contract
Budget Modification Request to the County of Suffolk for the Nutrition
Program, .f..o.r the perioc~ of January 1, 19~5 through December 31, 1995,
which mod~ficati6n ~esults in a zero net change.
7.-Vote of Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Ollva, C Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
8.-Moved by Councilwoman Ollva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Supervisor Jean W, Cochran to execute a lease agreement
between R0thman's Department Store and the Town for the property
used as a municipal parking field, south of Traveler Street, Southold, for
a two (2) year period from June 1, 1996 through May 31, 1998, at an
annual rent of $150.00; said agreement all in accordance with the approval
of the Town Attorney.
8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
9.-Moved by CounCilwoman Hussie. seconded by Councilwoman Oliva.
WtIEREAS. there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold. on the 2nd day of April. 1996. a Local Law entitled. "A Local
Law in Relation to Certificates of Occupancy"; and
WHEREAS. this Local Law was referred to the Southold Town Planning
Board and Suffolk County of Planning for their recommendations and
reports; now. therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:00 P.M.. Tuesday. April
30. 1996, Southold Town Hall. 53095 Main Road. Southold. New York. as
time and place for a pubic hearing on this Local Law. which reads as
follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Certificates of Occupancy
J. Chapter 100 (Zoning] of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended as follows:
1. Section 100-284(H)(g) is amended as follows:
(g) Copies of certificates of occupancy: -t~ent-¥
~ollar~ ($20-r--) twenty-five cents (25¢)
9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Oliva,
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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10.~Moved b seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the closure of Love Lane and Pike Street, east and west of
Love Lane, Mattituck, from 8:00~' A.M. to 4.30" P.M., Saturday, July 13,
1996, 'to permit the Mattituck Chamber of Commerce to hold their 19th
Annual Streetl Fair, provided they file with the Town Clerk a One Million
Dollar ~.ertiflcate =of Liability Insurance naming the Town of Southold as
an additmonal insured.
10.-Vote of the 'Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, CoUncilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
ll.-Moved by Councilman 'Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it
was
RESOLVED [hat the Town Board of the Town of Southotd hei-eby
declares th.e 'two (1).1990 150 HP Johnson Outboard Motors as surplus,
and 'authorizes and d,rects the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for the
sale of both motors in as-is condition, at a minimum bid of $500.00 for
both motors.
11 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, COuncilwoman
Oliva, : Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervi sot
Cochran.
This resolution was'~duly ADOPTED.
12.-Moved by Councilwoman Ollva, seconded The Entire Town Board, it was
RESOLVED that::the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby goes on
record MEMORALIZlNC The Honorable Ceorgei E. Pataki, Governor of
the State of New' York, to proclaim MAY 7, 1996 as "SENIOR CITIZEN
DAY" in the Town of Southold.
12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, 'Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
13.-Moved by Councilwoman' Hussie, seconded by CoUncilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Martha Jones, Clerk Typist in the Planning Board office, to
attend a c9mputer software training seminar at Melville, N.Y., on Friday,
June 2t, 1996, and the $99.00 tuition, and expenses for lunch and travel
a
shall be legal charge to the. Plann,ng Board 19i96 Budget.
13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Ollva, CounCilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
14.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of 'Southold hereby engages
the emergency services of Don Patanjo )Cesspool Service Corp.,
Brookhaven, N.Y., to transport liquid wastei from the Southold Town
Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility, Greenport, to Bergen Pu;nt, at an
agreed price of $52.75 per thousand gallons, effective April 8, 1996.
14.-Vote of the ~.'Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
15.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
designates Councilman William D. Moore to act as Hearing Officer in a
disciplinary action against a Town employee based on events of March 16,
1996.
15. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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l~6.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it
wa s
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes an advance fee check in the amount of $35.00 to enable
Recreation Supervisor Kenneth Reeves to attend the Long Island Leisure
Services 8th Annual Spring Conference to be held on May 10, 1996 at
Bethpage State Park; charge to be made to AT020.[r.600.200, Recreation
Administratio.n (meetings & seminars), check made payable to Long Island
Leisure Services Association.
16. -Vote of Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Ollva, Councilman Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
17.-Moved by COuncilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the bid of Chemung.Supply Corporation, Elmira, N.Y., for supplying
the Southold TOWn Highway Department with 10,000 linear feet of Snow
Fence (more or,
delivered,
needed
accordance
t ?. - Vote of
Olive,
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
s as. may be' needed) at a cost of $57.97 per 100 ft. roll
studded steel T-Posts (more or less as may be
per post delivered; said items all in
rd; Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
l'8.-Moved by Councilwoman Olive, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
appoints Ann Banks and Susan Horn as School Crossing Guards for
Fish~ ol, effective April 29, 1996, at a salary of $23.39 per
day. Ms. Horn will share the responsibility for the Fishers
Island Sc
t ~.- Vote Of thl Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Olive, Councilman, Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
19.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town 'of Southold hereby accepts
the bid of Paul Corazzin~ Jr. F, Sons Inc., Greenport, N.Y., in the
amount.of $..85 per square yard for surface treatment of Town Roads with
Polymer~ Modifie(~' E..m. ulsified Aspha!t Pavement (Type II Micro-Surfacing),
all in a~:cordance w th the bid spec~flcations.
19.- Vote Of Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Ollva, Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
20.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southotd hereby
requests the New York State Department of Transportation to conduct a
traffic survey of the roads in Laughing Waters, Southold, for the purpose
of reducing the speed limi[ in that residential area.
2D.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Ollva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran,
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Griswold-Terry-Clover Post No. 803, American Legion,
Southold, N.Y., to use the following Town Roads for the annual Memorial
Day Parade to be held on Monday, MaY 27, 1996, beginning at 10:00 A.M.,
provided they file with the Town of Southold as an additional insured:
Boisseau Avenue (south of the railroad tracks to NYS Route 25) for
Hne-up, Hobart Lane (south of NYS Route 25 to L'Hommedieu Lane)
for line-up, Tuckers Lane (south of the railroad tracks), Criswold
Street, Terry Court, and Clover Street.
. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Olive, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
APRIL 1.6, 1996
22.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold authorizes and
directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for a seasonal Clerk
Typist for the Board of Assessors, 35 hours per week, $6.82 per hour,
for the summer season.
22.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Counci]woman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
23.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
wa 5
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following modification to the Solid Waste Management 1996
budget to cover petty cash expenses through the remainder of the year,
which most consist of bridge tolls incurred when trucking recyclables:
23. - Vote
To:
SR.8160.4.600.800
From:
SR.8160.4;~00.820
of the- Town
Oliva, Councilman
Cochran.
Petty Cash Expenses
Plastic Recycling
Board: Ayes: Councilman
Townsend, Councilwoman
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000,00'
Moore, Councilwoman
Hussie, Supervisor
24.- Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it
was
RESOLVED 'that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies
the General Fund Part Town 1996 Budget to appropriate the New York
Planning Federation grant for the business study:
Revenues:
B.2705.10 Gifts & Donations
New York Planning Federation Grant $ 4,000.00
Appropriation s:
B.8020.4.600.900
Planning, Contractual Expenses
Business Study $ 4,000.00
24. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Ollva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
25.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the bid of Stanley Skrezec, 50 Gull Pond Lane, Creenport, N.Y., in the
amount of $2,650.00, to construct concrete slabs for baseball field #3 at
Tasker Park, Peconic, N.Y., all ]n accordance with bid specifications.
25. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
26.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussle, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute a contract
between the ,Town of Southold and Stanley Skrezec, 50 Gull Pond Lane,
Greenport, N.Y., for the construction of concrete slabs for baseball field
#3 at Tasker Park, Peconic, N.Y., at a cost of- $2,650.00, all in
accordance with the bid specifications.
26. ~Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Ollva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
28. - Vote of
Oliva,
Cochran.
27.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Ollva, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Solid Waste Coordinator James Bunchuck to attend a joint
conference sponsored by the New York State Association for Solid Waste
Management and the Solid Waste Association of North America, from May
5-7, 1996, in Saratoga Springs, New York, and the necessary expenses
for registration, transportatlbn, meals and lodging shall be a legal
charge against the 1996 Solid Waste Management District budget.
27.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Rescinded October 1, 1996 by Resolution #3
28.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the establishment of the following Capital Project, effective
immediately, for the improvement of the curbslde recycling drop-off area
at the Disposal Area:
Capital Project Name: Recycling Area Improvements
Financing Method: Transfer from Solid Waste Mana~lement District
Budget: Revenues:
A.5031.60 Transfers from Other Funds $ 25,000.00
Appropriations:
H.8162.500.600Refuse & Garbage, Capital Outlay
Improve Recycling Area $ 25,000.00
the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
29.-Moved by Councilman Moor. e, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold, on the 16th day of April, 1996, a Local Law entitled, "A Local
Law in Relation to Fire Wells"; now, therefore, 'be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:02 P.M., Tuesday, April
30, 1996, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as
time and place 'for a pubic hearing on this Local Law, which reads as
follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Fire Wells
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 92 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Code of the Town
of Southold is hereby amended by adding the following:
92-~7. Fire Wells. The stopping, standing, or parking
of vehicles is hereby prohibited at all times within
fifteen (15) feet of a fire well.
!1. This Local Law ~hall take effect upon filing with the Secretary
of State.
* Underline represents additions.
29.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Moore, Councilwoman
Hussle, Supervisor
30 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
appoints Michael C. Boken and Andrew B". McCa~fery as part-time
Public Safety Dispatchers, effective immediately 17-1/2 hours per week, at
a salary of $8.60 per hour; said appointments are subject to the
candidates satisfactorily passing evaluation by the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service.
30 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
APRIL 16, 1996
31 .-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
appoints Michael Joseph Biehl, Robert B. Boyle, and Robert W. Culver
as Seasonal Police Officers, May 13, 1996 through September 16, 1996, at a
salary of $12.00 per hour.
31 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
32. -Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
appoints Michael Anasagasti, from the Suffolk County Department of (~ivil
Service Certification of Eligibles, to the position of Scale Operator,
effective April 25, 1996, at a salary of $27,1/~I.00 per annum.
32 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
33.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
terminates the employment of Provisional Scale Operator Robert A.
McCaffery, whereas Mr. McCaffery was not reachable on the Suffolk
County Department of Civil Service Certification of Eligibles for the
position of Scale Operator; effective April 24, 1996.
33 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran,
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
34.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded "by Councilwoman Oliva, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
appoints Alphenic E. Martin, Elizabeth Simcik, and Catherine C.
Steadman as Home Health Aides for the Adult Day Care Center, effective
immediately, 17-1/2 hours per week, at a salary of $6.18 per hour.
3~,-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
COUNCILMAN MOORE; This is a special resolution. The Town has a
special interest in seeing young people get involved in what goes on in
government, and by this resolution, what we're going to do is expand the
membership of our Conservation Advisory Council from seven to nine
members. The two additional members are designated for youth on that
Board between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one. So, this. resolution
authorizes advertising for resumes for two new members between the ages
of sixteen and twenty-one for the Conservation Advisory Council. I move
that resolution with great happiness.
35.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Counciilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the 'Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for two
(2) members, between the ages of 16 and 21, for the Conservation
Advisory Council.
35.-Vote of the Town Board= Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
36.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following modification to the Southold Solid Waste
Management District 1996 budget:
To:
SR.8160.2.200.400 Refuse & Garbage, Equipment
From:
SR.8160.4,400.805
Computer Equipment
$ 3,350.00
36.-Vote of the Town
Oliva,
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Refuse F, Garbage, Contr. Exp. $ 3,350.00
MSW Removal
: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor
37.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussle, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it
was
RESOLVED that the Towr~ Board of the Town of Southold hereby
allocates the following funds for 1996 under the Southold Town Grants
Program:
East End Arts Council - $800.00
East End Seaport & Marine F. oundation - $800.00
The NOrth F(~rk Early Learning Center, Inc. - $3,500.00
37.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Huss|e, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
38.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town BOard of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for a
temporary Stenographer for the Board of Assessment Review for the 1996
sessions beginnir~g I~lay 21, 1996, at a salary of $8.50 per hour.
38.- Vote of ~ the ~To.wn Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Ollva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED,
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is the end of our resolutions. At this time
I'd llke to ask if there's anyone in the audience, that would llke to
address the Board at this time? This is your opportunlty. Would you,
please, state your name after you get to the mike, so it can be recorded.
MILDRED BOYCE: My name is Mildred Boyce. ! served as President
of the North Fork Animal Welfare League from 1990 to 1992, and Secretary
from 1990 to my resignation last month, in the past year seven members
of the Board have resigned, all except one, under some sort of duress. In
March of 1995 when the new Executive Board took over certain perimeters
were established early on, that clearly showed the direction in which the
new Board wished to go. Immediately Board members were discouraged
from visiting the Shelter unless they had some specific reason to be
there. The Shelter would now be run by, what they considered, quote,
professionals. Shelter workers were told not engage in conversations with
Board members, and to ,mind their own business. Workers who questioned
orders, or treatment .of animals or in some Way displeased, the Shelter
coordinator, or kennel manager, soon found themselves forced to resign.
Forget about democratic procedures. Letters of complaint were beginning
to be received by the North Fork Animal Welfare League Board of
Directors from former employees, volunteers, and community residents.
Telephone calls of complaints were, also, starting to be received by the
Town. Meanwhile Board meetings were becoming increasing acrimonious.
One by one Board members resigned feeling that their contribution was of
APRIL 16, 1996
little value. It was far more than simple disagreements. I, myself,
resigned the day after the incident. The decision to euthanasia the dog
was not discussed with the full Board, and we were in shock when we
heard what had happened. For me it was the end of a very unhappy
year. Also, the '96 membership cards and checks made out to the North
Fork Animall :Welfare League, and amount~ing to over $t,500 represent
funds, which t Should be using to hellp defray costs of operating
the shelter, and it's animals, yet tl~e present Board refuses to
accept this town residents. It is beyond my
understanding
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you.
llke to address the Board?
Is there anyone else who would
ANNA COSIMANO: My name is Anna Cosimano. I come out there .from
this morning's meeting, number one, yes, they did put new pens, bigger
pens, for the dogs to run around, but they don't. They just sit, and
they look out. There's nobody to claim them, so the pens are really
obsolete;' Yes, Phil WoOd .is wonderful. He's one of the greatest men with
dogs there', but he only walks them four times a week, four hours a day.
That's not getting all forty dogs the exercise and socialization that they
need. Three, if Yana was so unadoptable, why was ! then led to
believe all summer by the shelter coordinator every time I would walk
Yana, your dog, Anna, when are you taking her- home? Again, she was
unadoptable, arid Why did :the Board of Directors take a vote on whether
to give her to me or not? I might add, after two Board of Directors who
would have voted~ yes~ left the meeting. Or.lglnally the vote would have
won five to four in favor of my getting Yana. They adopted a dog out
in 1995 by the-name' of Roe Dog, who was also labeled unadoptable,
because he nipped when he had to be put back in his pen. But, he was
adopted oUt. r Volunteers have been walking the animals since 1980 with no
liability suit against the, shelter, so this just doesn't make sense to me
why they stopped; all these volunteers, because of the liability. Today I
went down to the Suffolk Times. You may make a copy~ of this, if you
want. This was in the Suffolk Times paper, Yana, and nine other dogs
up for adoption, in 1994 this is the unadoptable dog. I have here the
original letter, that had given to The Suffolk Times and The
Traveler-Watchman. This was the night I !got word they euthanasia
Yana. They never printed the letter, but they made the story from it,
but I would like to read, it to you. Dear Editor. This letter is in
regard to the Southold Animal Shelter. There are six people, and I use
that term. loosely, that seem to run the Shelter. These six are probably
having a go. od laugh tonight, March 6, 1996, by killing a perfectly,
healthy, toying dog today. That dog's name is Yana. Yana didn't die
because she was sick, or vicious. She's been at the shelter for two
years She died because the system stinks from what I saw at the Shelter
on September .14, 1995i I saw the Shelter vet, shall ! use names? No?
Okay. Kick the dog in the head as he was being held down by an
assistant, was furious with the doctor, and was asked to come into the
office, where :the Shelter Co. ordinator, a Board of Directors, and the
doctor were. They convince me what the doctor did was
justified so. I now believe the stories I've
heard about theabuse doctor on other animals, i only hope that
the people, whohave seen these abuses will come forward now, that they
don't have to worry about losing their jobs, Needless to say, they d.dn t
convince me, and I br0ught,th~s ~nc~dent to ,the Board of D rectors, Mr.
Wlckham, and the S.P.C:.A, The outcome was, the doctor would not work
on the dogs, only the cats. She likes cats, so she stayed on. After this
incident things weren'~ithe same with the Shelter Coordinator, and myself,
and ! had a feeling they were getting eyen with me for what I did to their
friend, the doctor. The Sheltffr Coordinator toild me later, that the Board
of ,Directors refused the application, when in fact the Board ri, ever
received it. That was the first time. The Shelter Coordinator was using a
ballot to refuse it on her own, So, to be able to walk the dogs, and be
close to Yana, I sent a letter to the Board of Directors asking to be a
Board member, and was refused, again. Let me start from the
beginning. ! was one of many volunteer dog walkers since January 1995.
Some volunteers have been there for five years. This was a wonderful
program, as many of the dogs brought into the shelter were abused, and
neglected. The volunteers not only walk the dogs, the socialize them, and
gave them trust in people again, which made it easier for them to be
APRIL 16, 1996
adopted out. I was one of those volunteers, who did everything a paid
worker did, and enjoyed every m~nute of it. I even gained Yana's love
and trust, and everyone at the shelter knew it. We grew to love each
other very '.he doctor incident I wasn't allowed to walk
Yah ~f the liability" insurance. Then they did
away with the. volunteer program. Being I couldn't walk the dogs any
more ! used to go see Yana, and then I wasn't allowed to touch here.
There are all the Shelter coordinators new rules. On December 17th,
19,95, I heard were ioing to kill Yana, and immediately called a
lawyer to hell.me ! even went to the Town Board for help,
but to no avatl; Six people said she was unadoptable, because She
bites. She's never bitten me from the first day I walked her, and ! was
there ten her, when in fact they adopted out a dog, who
was ~d{ 1995, and that dog's name is Roe Dog. Then
~ the insurance liability reason, and feel they're right,
but morally at they're wrong. The death of Yana was to
s and ing to get away with it. I'm asking for any
to rid of these people. The Shelter should'have
Iovin compassionate people running it, not these people. This is
not the end. This is just the beginning. Yana's death will not be in
vain, and I came only to walk the dogs, and here I am getting more
involved, because you ,have to when you see what's going on in that
Shelteri That's all I have to say. Thank you very much.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Anna. Is there anyone else?
LA
like t(
three
complaint was
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children, a
that, if I
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thee day.
if they had
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US
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mere
name is Laurie Geooino. I'm here today, I'd
on the matter of the Animal Shelter. About
gone down to the Shelter to complain. The
of dogs, that was on our property. I was
me they killing pets, and I have four small
coming very close to our house. They told me
and ~:00, they'd come down, but after
to calli the police. The dogs don't come around during
around at dawn and dusk, and so that's why i asked
we could use, and we could borrow to trap these
didn't have one, that they preferred the loop with
e wlth me. I don't have a problem with that, as
and help us out. The guy said, if it wasn't
going to help us. So, ! asked if there
3s around, that could help us with these dogs.
and there are organizations, and they told
to our :town, and call the Shelter, and tell them to help
I called your office, and spoke to your
gotten hold of the Shelter, and their response to
yes, they do have a trap, and they were
trap, because they were afraid a dog was
ask everybody here today, is a dog's safety
children's safety?
Certainly, not.
LAU
taken thr~
that
I'm heine
concer,ned.
response
this,
trips,
willing to .help
we waited for them t6 call me, to come down.
~ three weeks. I've put in several calls, I
and I finally got a trap. It shouldn't have
to respond. Furthermore this is a problem
t for over a year. My neighbors have had
is a female who has had a litter of puppies
and they never bothered to look for the other dogs.
to be done. This is ridiculous. I'm very
that this has been going on, and the
I'm here to urge you to really look into
chaos over there, and people are on power
lng. If we have a Shelter, and they're not
then why do we have a Shelter?
SUPERVISOR, COCHRAN: What area do you live in?
LAURIE GENOINO: I live in Peconic. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Is there anyone else that would like to address
the Board?
APRIL 16, 1996
JIM BITSES:
situatiOn here.
g~v~ng you
members of
League,
and we are
reasons
$118:000
requires
just as Salw
assistance of. the
institution,
becomit
to do,
member
refused,
you would si
League.
Jim Bitses, resident of Southold. We have a rotten
is rotten in Southold. You've heard people
occasion to speak to one of the
mentioned the fact, that this Animal Welfare
Oh, no, it's a private |nstJtutibn,
, the six of us. Since when? There are 118,000
is a public institution, and the people out here pay
to run that Shelter. It's enough. That Shelter
'. assistance of the public, it requires donations,.
is not a private institution. It requires the
just as the Red Cross is not a private
''.~s the assistance' of the pUbli have
donations by people,
the Anit Welfare LeagUe, which
terms =.of the b~
totally, $1~230. and
10 heref Madame SUpervisor, ~
~ somebody's ;throat oYer
effect
'ight
hope "that
,I Welfare
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: What you're telling me is, they have refused to
accept this membership, and the funds7
JIM BITSES: They refuse to cash the checks that we gave them two
we. eks ago. They think' th.ey.a.re .running a pr~ate ,nst~tutlon. Th y
think they cab wi~ through ir~timidatlon. They intimidated all the humane
members of th:e B°;a, rd right off the,Board, They couldn't take any more
of their gulf. Win thru)ugh intimidation, and they've lowered an iron
curtain, in which no one can determine what they are doing behind the
iron curtain. In any event, it is not a private organization. It is a
public organization, and this establishes that fact, and $118,000 a year
establishes the fact that the people out there are the ones, who are
footing the bill. We should have some feedback. We should have access
to this organization. In fact, you heard other speakers very eloquently.
describe privations of these animals. These animals are ~n solitary
confinement. They are in solitary confinement. A man comes in two days
a week, puts .them in a bigger cage for four hours, puts them back in the
smaller cage, where they stay until the following Tuesday, when the man
comes in, and takes, them out of the smaller cage, puts them in a bigger
cage, and so on. This is an inhumane way to treat people. It's called
solitary confinement in the pen, and an inhumane way to treat animals.
Now, I noticed that they have a trust fund. They turned ~he trust fund
over to a bank, a local bank. Not so bad, one. bank is as good as
another. Th. ey~re ali thieves, but anyway, the thing is one-third of the
trust fund is invested' in common stocks,, two-thirds are inw in
T-bonds with the Federal government backing them, but the [ I'm
talking about are invested ~n common stocks, and thereby 'hangs the
danger. They are hterally gambling with trust funds. No~ on y that, but
this market has been going up and down. It's a poFpolsing market,
typical of the 1929 market, that also did exactly the same thing before it
took a dive. It is a probability that this maEket will also take a dive,
a very good .probability, but anyway, there are economic reasons for 'that
statement, which I won't go into. The only way we can correct this, the
only way we can correct, is to have what ~n Europe they call, a
plebiscite, what we call an election. If you wait until July things will
have happened that are irreversible. !'m going to make a suggestion, that
I made two weeks ago, that a vote be taken On Ma,/ 18th at' high noon in
the Presbytermn Church, that all the people who are former members,. 'and-
former members, and down, and either elect the Board, re-elect the Board
that's in, or elect a new Board. Now, the usual response is that while we
have no control, well, we do have control, there is a lease, and there's a
clause in that. lease. Paragraph two, the Town may terminate the lease at
any time without cause. The town may terminate the lease .at any time. I
don't expect You to invoke. I don't ~/ant you to invoke [hat. It would
disturb the entire situation. But, what I would suggest is that you might
suggest to the six, who are running the Shelter, that either they have an
election on May 18th, Saturday afternoon at high noon in the
Presbyterian Church, with Justice Rudolph ~Bruer running th'e election,
and that's very important. As protean Chairman, he runs
and whoever wins, wins, and we have month for both ir
campaigning..Nothing could be fairer than that. Now, they d~ have to
do what they tell them, except you have an axe, sort of, hanging over
them, or maybe you have a cat of nine tails, that Mr. Moore was going to
use when he disciplines this individual.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Jim, what does their by-laws call for the
election? When? I'm not privy to the by-laws. July?
JIM BITSES: July, any time in July.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Why do you think doing this May 18th is
better than July? Why should anything be done prior to that, rather than
wait until July? (tape change.)
JIM BITSES: So I would suggest May 18th, one month hence.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Jim, they can't build a new Shelter without
coming to the Town Board.
JIM BITSES: I know. You have absolutely veto power, and I'm glad to
see that in the agreement.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: So, I don't see them doing anything in relation
to a Shelter, unless you know something I don't.
JIM BITSES: The condition of the animals .continues. It's deplorable.
Every day that goes by these animals are being kept in solitary
confinement, which .they are. It is a wound to any feeling person. So, I
respectfully request, that this suggestion of a vote on May 18th with
Judge Rudolph Bruer running the election, be held in order to clear the
air of this poisonous situation, and believe me it is poisonous. Thank
you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Jim, I'm going to ask you to take these back~
JIM BITSES: What am I going to do with them? They're not mine.
They are theirs.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They're not mine. I think it's important that
you continue to try to enlist these people as members.
JIM BITSES: We'will continue. We will not cash the checks. What shall
we do?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They have more in addition to these?
JIM BITSES: Another 123, and they refuse to cash the checks, so what
do we do? They need the money to run the Shelter. You can not run
the Shelter on $118,000 a year. You've got to have input from the public.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN.' Bill, do you have a thought?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Mr. Bitses, you are good lawyer, and I'm not
trying to pass the buck here from the Town, but we're being asked to get
pulled into a membership situation, when we have an existing contract with
the corporation, the entity. In my opinion, we -really can't do that, but
there exists mechanisms in the law, that deal with..you know, you look at
your by-laws, and how to handle the elections, and things like that.
JIM BITSES: We don't intend to go to the law. We intend to go to our
Town Board.
COUNCILMAN MOORE:
into the middle..
I understand that, and you're asking us to get
JIM BITSES: It's too litigious, much too litigious.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I don't argue that for a minute.
JIM BITSES: There are too many lawyers in this country, believe me.
~ APRIL 16, 1996
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Two lawyers would not disagree. You know, you
and I, no argument there, Mr. Bitses. What I'm saying is, there are
occasions whe~ the laws there to be used appropriately, and i wouldn't
suggest this is an inappropriate time.
JIM BITSES: You see, Mr. Moore, Counselor, that's their tactic. They
have three or four lawyers lurking in the ba'ckground. Who the hell is
paying them, we don't know. We don't operate that way. We don't
operate. We are not litigious. We are too vain.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Jim, I would think that you want to stay within
the boundaries of their by-laws to a certain point, because if you change
your Board of Directors through a vote, you're certainly going to have to
have some guidelines as far as running the organization. I just can't
understand why..I would continue whether it's legal or not [o see' that
th. ese are accepted a.s members. These are people in good faith that have
given their m~ney, filled out a card, and I W'ould go ~in the direction that
seeing that these are accepted, because that membership is going to the
vote in July.
JIM BITSES: They don't want these people voting against them.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I understand that, but there must a legal. . some
mechanism that forces them to take this membership. I'm not a lawyer.
You already said there's too many. I'm not going to go to law school. But,
I think there has be something, and you as an attorney should look for it.
JIM BITSES: Order to show cause, that's not the way we operate.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I can't understand your reasoning. In all
honesty i can't, why you won't take the legal action to see that these
people accept..in good faith people have g.ven these for membership.
They have no right to refuse them. There's got to be somethi~'.~g there.
JIM BITSES: Mr:,Moore, what action would you take?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I like your order to show cause.
JIM BITSES: In any event, we don't want to'go that way.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: After this morning's meeting, and you were
there, sir, we are sitting down with them, and we are going to review the
contract, and we have asked for financial records, because we would like
to see how the taxpayers $117,000 is being spent. Yes, we, also, have
concerns, and I think we have to all look for answers.
JIM BITSES: Thank you for listening to me.
ANNA COSlMANO: The reason given for not accepting the checks, and
cards, are because we had the cards made up without their permission,
and that doesn't made sense, because all the cards that we had made up,
the checks goes with the cards, and they're all stapled together. So,
this is what they're saying, because they didn't give us permission to
have the cards made. They're not legal. Welt; the checks are certainly
legal. They're made out to the North Fork Animal Welfare League.
JIM BITSES: May i clarify that point? These cards are not membership
cards. They are bookkeeping entries of the North Fork Animal Welfare
League, bookkeeping entries, and nothing more. If they were membership
cards for members, they would have been issued to the members. These
cards go back to the League to let them know .in a concise way, which is
in the file. Who paid the check is the important thing. The check is the
thing that establishes the membership, not the card. The card. is a mere
bookkeeping entry. It's baloney about who is not legal. Of course, it's
legal, because most of these cards are from the original group that we
originally had. It's another ploy that they're using to throw sand in the
air. In any event, you'll keep trying. We'll keep recruiting.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We'll be meeting with some members Joe, you
had something to say?
APRIL 16, 1996
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Just basically what I said to the people that
spoke to us, that are on the Board now. The issue here is the animals,
and I know from my own experience as an animal owner, and also from the
experience of sitting on this Board, and watching from time to time, large
groups of people coming in concerned about the future animals. That
should be the primary focus here. Regardless of what legal things go on,
I would hope that this group would continue to make efforts to work with
the Board there. I know there is a lot of hard feelings, but keep in mind
that the animal, the conditions of the animals, and the future of animal
care in this town, you know, is at stake, and try to work something out
now, or in July. I think it's important to keep the lines of
communication open, not to create a situation that will ultimately blow
the Animal Welfare League out of the water, or create a situation where we
go back to the old system of having a Dog Warden, that comes in, keeps
dogs a few days, and then we put them down. I would hate to see that,
and I see a potential rift here forming. It's formed, that I'm ·very
concerned about. I would hope that if there's any way that you can deal
with the existing Board, that you attempt to do so, maybe get some
meetings together. I ask the same thing of them.
JIM BITSES: I don't want to be pretentious, but you have a good
point. However, this morning I tried to deal with the Board, hand in
$310. They absolutely refused it. Get lost.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Jim, can I ask you a question? If you know,
or perhaps Mildred, are these checks that you have renewal membership,
Are they renewals?
Some are from '94. Some are repeats from
or are these new recruits?
JIM BITSES: Some are.
rather. It's a mixer.
MARY RAKOWSIS: My name is Mary Rakowsls. The thing I don't
understand is the sort of, what would appear to be, the sort of casual
concern to the Board about these cards, and the donations, because it
seems to me as though the donations in themselves constitute a sum of
money, that you ~don't have to pony up at some future point in time.
Let's suppose I gave them a check for a thousand dollars, and they said,
sorry, the current organization that runs the Board, that runs the
Shelter, won't take it. It would then mean, I would think, that you would
have to fill the gap somehow.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Not as long as we have the contract, which has
a specified amount per year, that we have contracted to the Animal Welfare
League to run the Shelter.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Donated funds doesn't replace Town funds.
MARY RAKOWSIS: In other words, it doesn't matter how much is
donated, the Town still has to pony up a certain amount of money.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA:
that ends in 1997.
Yes, by contract· It's a three year contract
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That's why we want this financial report, so we
can see exactly what our funds are doing, but it doesn't change any
donations, anything over and above what we support. They can raise as
much as they want.
MARY RAKOWSIS: I see. So one has no effect on the other. Okay.
Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Is there anyone else, that would like to address
the Board on any topic? (No response.) If not, I will call on the Board
if they have anything to report, or anything they would llke to share with
the public, and I'll start with Alice. Councilwoman Hussie?
APRIL 16, 1996
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I have a question, and that is to whomever is
writing to me, and has over the last six or eight months, and never signs
the letters. Whoever you are, you are talking about a variety of things,
that you don't like that I have either said or done, or not done or not
said, and really, if You're that interested, I would love to be able to
talk to you, and perhaps straighten it out, or maybe you could straighten
me out. So, if ever you write to me again, and let me know who you
are. That's it.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN.' I received a letter from the same person, and if
you ever find him, maybe I could sit in. Councilman Townsend, do you
have anything to report?
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND:
letters,
Only that I haven't been receiving any
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Anything, Ruth?
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA:
letters, either.
I don't think so, but I haven't received any
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN-' Mr. Moore?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Just one last comment on what you've said, lest
you go out the door misunderstanding my concern. I heard three things
today, which are of interest to me relative to the Town's contract with
the Welfare League. One was the hours of operation, that you discussed.
~'d like to go back, and look at the contract, and see whether the
services we're contracting for are being provided. The question you
raised as far as what we had as a contract to deal with. The second one
was raised here, which is the refusal of membership. We have a
contractual obligation to show, what have you spend on the Town's ledger,
and what have you spent on your own. I think that is an interesting
turn of events. I'm glad you brought it to our attention. The third one
is the allocations of inhumane treatment of the animals up there. I think
those three things~are things they get our Board immediately tuned into
looking at the contract it has for the services ,that have been contracted
out to have provided for us. When it comes to your membership, and
they refuse ;to accept Mr. Bitses', I think there is provision. I know
people don't~like lawyers, and don't like to go to court, and things llke
that, but there are processes that you can get your membership
addressed. I can't believe the membership will hold things in the
balance. People do it on scraps of paper, and send a check for $10.00,
and you're a member happily of any organization. I have never heard of
a group decline to accept membership, to try to keep the voting under
control. I think, that's an area that membership, and membership drives
can expand upon, and follow. But,-those are three things that, as is your
matter of the trust money. That's a second one, that you can as members,
deal with. But I see three things this Board can look with resnect to the
contract that we have with the Town. Thank you for bringing that to our
attention in that matter.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I have several things I'd like to share with
you. One I would like to welcome the Red Cross to Southold Town. I
had the pleasure of being a part of the ribbon cutting the other day, and
their office is located in the Human Resource Center in Mattituck. So, we
say to the American Red Cross, welcome to Southold. Also, I would like
to extend a sincere thank you to Bob Bayley. He has been a member of
our Transportation Committee, and Landmark Preservation Commission, and
the United K Commission, and we wish to extend to him happiness in his
new home in the state of Montana. Also, I'd like to just talk to you a
moment about the booth. I'd like to discuss with you a little bit about
the booth that's being built down in Orient. We had many complaints in
this area. There are people that feel that it is being placed too close
to the highway. There are people who support where it's being placed. It
took them a year, almost a year and a half because of the permits from
the DEC. This is in Orient State Park. So, there's been quite a bit of
controver; so what I .have done, I am calling together, and weHI be
meeting this ~ entleman from the State.. Parks, that is responsible
for the p oj.ect~
ager of the State Park in Orient, a State
engineer, a representative from Assemblywoman Pat Acampora's Office,
Councilwoman Oliva, myself, members of the Civic Association from
Orient. We're going to look at the entire problem. Many people feel that
they no longer have access to the park. How the State works is that
seniors can go Monday through Friday from eight to four without any
1 it closes at four o'clock, there
is no .00; that is going to be the charge. The
that you want to have a hamburger
wlth I For people to do. We're going to all
go what. solutions 'can be
reac~ I .ii : you to be aware that I
have had I. acknowledge, those complalnts~ and we'll be
discussl th the State. In addition, another area that We've been
little plastic, bags hangincj
on all the mailboxes
filled Width paraphernalia with, I guess, the ads and. so
forth for 1 We used to get them in the post office.
They have private fikm, and the~ placed on
mail We~ve, had many comptai )n to
put a little ~p asbc hook a;nd ~ hook it on .the
oul riley can not touch the mailbox;, or. put it
insJd;~ not have a Newsday box, or a rriail~x to
be .~r~ .it's thrown in our drivewaysg and irnine, has
been So, we did write a ~letter 'to :Newsday
expr I am not happy. Dear Mr.
is .ct 'itself in advertising by it"s new of
disti-ibl ~lars to reslde,nts in the Town of Sou~ihold.
I~m sort We have many things stapled'together, i
did ", ~he Jove] oflfrustration reached by
the you began dro ~rs.. 'in our
del posits is beyon'd descri i~ce is
I understand yours is, and I 'c:an~ not
reluctance to effectivelY deal with the
through Orient has
popu
old cbculars p: ~ in
[ion to anyone the
fact This combined with the fact ~here
ss re with Newsday's name on it ~veu d seem to
for you. I was told that you sto~pped
delive through the pest office as a cost cutting
measlure, to reconsider this policy, and at the same time
restore the people of Southold. Very truly yours.
We :d from Newsday. I was cited the First
Amen something that is of interest to the pUblic
would it says that a customer service number would
be each bag, so the residents may call VSA,
this is t that deliveries to their homes step, either
'. in addition we will not make repeat
deliw
they .~re the prior delivery was not retrieved. So,
know, papers left there for a week, or two
weeks, Hopefully they will. But, it's already
caused along the highways,, and I talked to the Town
Attorney, see, you know, one ordinance after another
put into
too muc.~ many people feel that government is already
flyers, in lives, but we can legislate against these
books are another big problem, that are
left all over t we just kind of think that they put it there,
they should up. we will continue to try to work with
Newsday, and see tf can have something done in that direction.
Something on a ;ilitt we will be having Ruth Chapman coming from
Southwold, ou:r mother in England. and from time to time people
from Sout~hold go or. er to England to visit Southwold. and every once in
awhile we hav~ vis,tot from Southwold. i think she's arriving eiti~er
today or tomor~row. She'll be staying with Peg Murphy over here, and
April 23rd at 3:00 P,M.. we're going to have a small reception here in
Town Hall. we could say that since she's English we will do High Tea, so
we invite you to join us, and anyone in the public, that would like to
come, and greet Ruth Chapman, and say, hello, we would certainly
would welcome' you. It's going to be at 3:00 P.M on the 23rd here. I
have one other thing to report. Today the program SOAR, you know you
soar like an eagle, you soar like an, osprey.. This is a program that was
presented to th~ BOard tOday, and fs an enwronmental program for youth,
which erica's resources. The Board is very
caln
we
kids
that: Matti
involve kids~
you're instilling
so :we feel t
going t
you get~a
you
can
we're go,,i ng
where you
nonalcoholic
refunds,
like
to have
love to
prot
very m'
· all 'worked Hard in cooperating, so we
ways .we feel 'that this can' be done
'ough this
that 000
'after attending some of the drug programs
;I, and there is a Philosophy that if
~ne in' town~ the a:lumjnUm cans that
andfill. We feel that there ls about
.~ a can, and you tur, n it, in for' the rebate
re squashed, and go throug!h::.the process,
~: ar difference of~ fou~ centS;i :,We feet we
to do a program for ,OUF you~th. So, what
container,, receiving area, up' a~ the. landfill,
~ aluminum cans. Now, you have many
~e all aluminum cans, and they don't g;ive
machine anyhow. We could probably
inum, but my point is that many of you ddn~t
machines zapping in the ~o~ ca~s, we'd love
~.organ~zed we'll be pubhclzmg It, and we~d
to ~:~the Landfill, and throw them in the
too, can soar llke an eagl:e. Thank you
May, i have a motiOn~to adjourn?
Moved
5:[~0 P.M.
Vote of
Oliva,
Cochran.
;, seconded ,by Councilwoman Ohv , it was
:BOard me~tmg be and hereby is adjourned at
B~ard: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilwoman
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor
This resolution was .duly ADOPTED.
(~/ Judith T. Terry
SouthoJd Town Clerk