HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-08/06/1996SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
AUGUST 6. 1996
WORK SESSION
Present: 'Supervisor Jean W. Cochran, Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie, Councilman
Joseph L. Townsend, Jr., Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva, Justice Louisa P. Evans,
Councilman William D. Moore, Town Clerk Judith T. Terry, Town Attorney Laury
L. Dowd.
9:00 A.M. - Charles Cuddy, Attorney for Flower Hill Building Corporation, met with
the Town Board to appeal their decision not to accept Flower Hill's petition for a
change of zone. He cited the provision of the Town Code which directs that the
petition be referred to the Town and County Planning Departments, and a public
hearing held. He also advised the Board that under federal, state and town law
the applicant has the right to due process. The Board agreed to accept the petition
and placed resolutions (18, 19, 20) on the agenda to commence the process.
9:05 A.M. - Justice Evans presented the Board will a letter from Walsh Park
Benevolent asking the Town Board to adopt a resolution professing its interest in
having the County convey title to a home which the County has foreclosed on for
reason of.. non-payment of taxes. (See resolution no. 1, August 14, 1996, at the
annual Fishers Island Town Board meeting.) .... Supervisor Cochran reported that
she contacted the North Fork Environmental Council with regard to a letter from the
American Littoral Society concerning the 1996 International Coastal Cleanup. The
NFEC is meeting today, and they will discuss the cleanup and provide her with a
report,----Town Attorney Dowd discussed some issues that need to be decided
before she can proceed further with a proposed Local Law on Visitor Parking Passes.
The Town Board agreed that only those individuals whose property fronts on the
500 ft. area by Town Beaches designated as "No Parking" should be issued annual
passes.----The Board revieWed the proposed Local Law with regard to a Retirement
Incentive and placed a resolution (21) on the agenda to proceed, and a list will be
dra~n up of the targeted employees. .... A resolution (22) was placed on the agenda
appointing Roxana L. Cruz as a Seasonal Clerk Typist for the Police Department.----
Executive Assistant Jim McMahon met with the Board to discuss a letter from the
Office of the County Executive asking the Town Board to pass a resolution agreeing
to commit 10% of the cost of the dredging projects in Southold Town costing more
than $100,000 (resolution 23).----Mr. McMahon explained the need to authorize a
budget modification to provide ~Park and Playground funds for the 50/50 match to
the grant for the Mattituck Inlet Park improvements (resolution 24).----Lastly, Mr.
McMahon asked the Board if~, they would consider a swap of property adjacent to
Tasker Park with Mr,. and Mrs. Combs. The proposal would be beneficial to both
the Combs and the Town, and has the endorsement of Commissioner of Public Works
Jacobs. The. proposal will be referred to Engineering Inspector Richter to provide
a plan of the land to be exchanged.----Councilwoman Hussie asked the Town Board
to consider placing another display ad' in the newspapers with regard to the Lot
Creation and Merger Law. This was done last winter, and again around Memorial
Day this year, but she feels it would be beneficial to put it in the paper one more
time while the summer people are here (resolution 25).----The Board reviewed a
proposal of Harold's, Fishers Island, for preventative maintenance of Fishers Island
Sewer District equipment. Justice Evans will go over the proposal with the
contractor, Harold Cook, submit the conditions to the Town Attorney to draw an
agreement, and then it will be brought back to the Town Board.
10:00 A.M, - John Sullivan, Chairman of the Board of Assessment Review, met with
the Town Board to report on the activities of his board for 1996. He was ioined
by Assessor Chairman Scott Russell who explained the implications of real property
assessment complaints and certioraries.
10:30 A.M. Senior Building Inspector Tom Fisher met with the Board to request
the Board to hire another full time Clerk Typist, Building Inspector, and Fire
Marshall for his office. He said top priority is the additional clerical help.
AUGUST 6 1996
10:55 A.M. - The Board set 9:00 A.M., August 16th for interviews of part-time
Clerk Typists I~or the Building Department.----Councilwoman Hussie asked the Town
Board to consider ~contacting four or five engineering firms to prepare a conceptual
for use of the landfill. The Board authorized her to have her Solid Waste Committee
work on this project.
11:00 A.M. Town Trustee President Albert Krupski met with the Town Board to
inform them that the Trustees would like to acquire the property offered to the
Town at Angel Shores, and undertake management of it. (Councilman Moore excused
himself from the discussion as Mr. & Mrs. Laoudis~ owners of the Angel Shores
property, are former clients.) The Board ask Mr. Krupski to prepare a proposal
of the manner in which they would manage the property, and to cite the provisions
of law under which they would, in their capacity as Town Trustees, be able to
acquire upland agricultural land.
11:20 A.M. - Senior Accountant John Cushman met with the Board to discuss
staffing the Data Processing Department. It was decided r after pursuing severa!
alternativesr that the Board would not fill the Computer Programming Supervisor
position they had created~ but would advertise for a Data Processing Equipment
Operator (resolutions 32 & 33), since at the present time there is no civil service
list I~or the position.
11:35 AiM. - Rudolph Bruer, Jr.0 Chairman of the Greenport-Southold Chamber of
Commerce, and Neboyab BraShich, Southold Promotion Committee, met with the Board
to discuss the future of the Greenport~Southold Chamber Tourist. It was agreed
the Chamber would give the building to the Town and the Town would lease the
building to the Promotion Committee, and will assume responsibility for the
maintenance of the building in 1997.----Neb Brashich advised the Town Board (in
his capacity as Chairperson of the Transportation Committee) that tl~e North Fork
Bank has. agreed to lease their parkin§ lot, opposite the SouthoId Rail Road Station,
to the Town for $1,706~00~ which is the amount of the annual taxes on the lot. This
will now become a mini t~ansportatlon hub, and Bob Brown of Sunrise Coach Lines,
has agreed to move their b~s stop from N¥S Route 25 to this new area, so his
riders can park and ride without any inconvenience.
12:05 P.M. -~ Supervisor Cochran reported on a recent meeting with regard to the
process to place the Peconic County issue on the ballot in November. She said she
is not opposed to the concept of Peconic County~ but wants the process to go
through the NYS l~egislature. Councilman Moore concurred, saying ther~ would be
a problem if one T~wn were to vote no. COuncilpeople Townsend and Oliva urged
those Board members to placed a resolution on the agenda (26) to ad~pt a local law
for the referendum, which was done.----Town Board discusse~l the fuiture direction
of the Scavenger W~iste Treatment Plant. ~his will be placed on tl~e agenda for
discussion again on ~August 20th.---~Board Placed a resolution (27) on the agenda
reappointing members to the Agricultural ~dvisory Committee, and one (28) to
advertise for one new member .to ~rep!ace Martin Sidor who~failedto, de~cla~e~ln interest
in being reappointed.
12:50 P.M. - Recess ~for' lun~h.
2:05 P.M. ~Steve Riddler and Fr.ed Anders, NYS Department of State,~ met with the
Town Board to review the Goldsmith Inlet Workshop Summary, and discuss what
steps the Town should take next. The~ Board decided that the creation of a Working
Group to further examine the problems would be the most logical direction
(resOlution 29), and Mr. Riddler said they should consider starting an ElS as soon
as possible. He told~the Board there is a possibility they can get FEMA funding
to assist them witl~ their study.
3:05 P.M. - Solid Waste Coordinator ~im Bunchuck met with the Board to discuss
(1) the appointment of Gate Attendants (resolution 30), (2) the purchase of a
methane gas monitoring machine for the Disposal Area (resolution 31), and (3)
responded to questions concerning the duties of Mary Mulcahy Jackson, Recycling
Coordinator, whose appointment expires on August 19th. S~Uper~isor ~3och~n will
invite Ms. Jackson to the August 20th work session to discuss her duties.
3:30 P.M. Th~ Town Board reviewed the resolutions to be voted on at the 4:30
P.M. Regular Meeting.
AUGUST 6, 1996
EXECUTIVE SESSION
3:40 P.M. - On motion of Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it
was Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss personnel
and purchase of property. Vote of the Board: Ayes: Supervisor Cochran,
Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Oliva, Justice Evans,
Councilman Moore. Also present: Town Clerk Terry, Town Attorney Dowd.
4:15 P.M. - Work Session adjourned.
REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on August
6, 1996, at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York.
Supervisor Cochran opened the meeting at ~: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 D. Oliva
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Councilman William D. Moore
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have a motion to approve the audit of bills
of August 6, 19967
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Otiva, it was
RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby ordered paid:
General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $126,045.09; General Fund
Part Town bills in the amount of $4,125.55; Community Development Fund
bills in the amount of $13,35Lt.79; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the
amount of $3,621.96; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of
$13,916.15; Capital Projects Account bills in the amount of $16,5Lt0.00;
Ag Land Development Rights bills in the amount of $23,185.84; Open
Space Capital Fund bills in the amount of $32,155.~,5; Fishers Island Metal
Dump Capital bills in the amount of $354.00; Employee Health Benefit Plan
bills in the amount of $30,835.53; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in
the amount of $11,502.32; Refuse and Garbage District bills in the amount
of $L[0,931.98; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of
$17,212.14; Southold Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $15,576.30;
Fishers Island F. erry District Agency & Trust bills in the amount of
$1,272.46.
Vote of" the ToWn Board~ Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
SuperviSor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.'
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Approval of the minutes of July 23, 1996.
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussle, it
was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the July 23, 1996, Town Board meeting
be and hereby are approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Setting our next meeting at Fishers Island.
AUGUST 6, 1996
Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the next meeting of the Southold Town Board will be
held at 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, August 14, 1996, at Fishers Island, 'New
York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resOlution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN:
mainland.
Setting the next Town Board meeting on the
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it
was
RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board
will be held at u,:30 P.M., Tuesday, August 20, 1996, at the Southold
Town Hall, Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
I. REPORTS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: In the back on the outside on a table you will
find an agenda, and as you see by the agenda that we receive reports
each month from the different departments. They are available to you,
the public, through the Town Clerk's Office, also Public Notices and
Communications.
-1. Southold Town Planning Board Monthly Report for June, 1996.
2. Southold Town Investigator's Monthly Report for 'June, 1996.
3. Southold Town Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Monthly
Report for July, 1996.
4. Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly Report for July,
1996.
5. Southold Town Building Department Monthly Report for July,
1996.
II. PUBLIC NOTICES.
t. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Notice
of Complete Application of D.aniel Mooney to locate a dwelling and
construct a septic system and driveway with the 100 foot regulated
adjacent area of freshwater wetland. This project located on Marion Lake,
Rabbit Lane, East Marion, New York. Comments to be received by August
23, 1996.
2. U.S. Corp of Army Engineer~ New York District, :Notice of an
extension of: comment period for proposed Nationwide Permits. All written
comments to be ~eceived-I~y September 9, 1996.
III. COMMUNICA~'IONS.
1. James O. Frein, N~w' York State Department of Transporta(ion
in regard to the request for a traffic light at Route 25, Factory Avenue,
Sigsbee Road.
2. Richard Czark, Suffolk Home Delivery Manager from Newsday
regarding Newsday Plus 'deliveries throughout the town.
3. Margaret Regan, Assistant Administrator, Department of Social
Services with notification of closure of their Mastic Social Services
Center;
4. Sharon G. Grosser, Manager of Community Support Programs,
Northrop Grumman Corporation in regard to their brochure, "Partners in
caring for Long Island".
$. Assemblywoman Patricia L. Acampora informing Supervisor
Cochran of the increase in the Orient Mosquito District's annual budget.
6. Tony LoCasicio, Assistant General Manager of Cablevlsion on
tl~e East End in regard to his recent appointment.
7. Allen Hartvik, Principal Personnel Analyst Examinations
Division of Suffolk County Civil Service in regard to local preparation of
civil service exams.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None.
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V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: At this time I would like to repeat a policy, that
is the Town Board's, that anyone attending a Town Board meeting may
speak at this time in reference to the any of the resolutions that are
listed on the agenda. If this is something other than is carried by the
agenda, then we will give you every opportunity at the end of the meeting
to address the Board with your concerns. At this time we will be going
into resolutions. Is there anyone who would like to address the Board on
any Of the resolutions? Welcome Supervisor Sherman from Shelter Island.
SUPERVISOR HUSON SHERMAN: It's a pleasure to come before the
Board., and I come here as a representative of the Board of Directors for
Peconic County Now, and not as an official from another town. Again, I
wouid thank you for letting us come over and talk to you about the
proposed referendum, the non-binding referendum, that Peconic County is
now ~attemp mg to. get oh the November 5th General Election. We have
been trying for the better part of two years to have a non-binding
referendum. ~so that the people of the East End of Suffolk County, would
be Peconic: County, can have their say on whether they want to break
away from the rest of Suffolk County, and establish Peconic County.
There has been about 150 or so people working on this project. We started
in 1991t. A lot of those people are from the Town of Southoid, and we have
gone through a very extensive feasibility study, which I believe
everybody on the .Boar~ has, or we can get it for them.
That feasibility s~tudy~ going into a
anybody Who has r~d
their Budget ReView
made up of the
that,- because I thi
to the No~ember
I would llke to ( ', ju
they wou~ld,, passi
referendum to be;Put
of Whethe~
Peconic I
idea,
general pOpuhice is
favor of the, new
ha.s proven to
ng the SL egislature.~ and
that is feasible to. establish a new county
ist~ end towns. I~m not here to real talk about
through an education up
that will all come.out .~ar. ~at
isk the Board, the persons on rd~ if
Town law that allow ng
lot in November, sO that we can
the East End reall~
er it's just a few of
)lis over the years,
from sixty~five,
Peconlc County of ~
in a
it's a good
that the
· fiv~e percent in
It
goes to a variety of reasons, anything from quality of to g
our independence, to having a voice in government. ~here's a whole
gambit of good reasons Of .why we think Peconic is the way. we think we
should govern ourselves
have this
whether
resolution i~
blocks in~
non,binding
tied Pec°nic
and he i
his
Yor:k, ~
Peconic
belleves th
the future.
~endum so that the people ca~
or, not, The reason
to two issues. We
for having the
s everybod'
;n Island.
anything come 'to fl
land should not breakl
Jn the Catch
to the floor, bobcat
his stance on thee
What we need to do first off
and ,say
non-blndlng
are ag; st
3is
has
~ew
let ~hat
that he
resolution.
The other ~o have each town
that each would put on the ballot in iN,
~ says :t~at the people
resoJut on,
particular town are ~either~ for or against the
What we really think will happen is that a large.
when they I~arn all the. facts, .will come and sa~f tha~,
the future ibf thee East End ts Peconic Coun{y, and
governed b Of' the East End~ by
East End, officials of
place, that happen, we
that establishes the
:al Law, and then
it~ on the ballot, and
;bt some small majori~
people ~; P, econic County
will because if a large
that: .a~!ow
~ non-binding
o[ that
Count, y.
of people will,
h, we think that
should be
s of the
or some other
ask the Town
'e for having a
We
,he
AUGUST 6, 1996
End are not in favor of Peconic County, then we really don't have the
ground swell or the base to go forward. We think that with the proper
education campaign between now, and the 5th of November. that most of
the people, or the large majority of the people will feel that this is the
way they want to be govern.ed over the next century, or whatever, and
that they wOUld vote for this non-binding resolution. Then what would
happen after that, you would still have to go through the' State process of
golr{g to a binding resolution, have the State LegislatUre vote on it, and
all that. What we to do now is very simply to just get a feel
fr( their say On Wh&ti~e~ Or not we should
move fo Pecon|c County before the' people. We fear
that if we don't do it this fall, we're going to lose eighteen months to
two years. We are going to lost a lot of momentum'. A iot Of people have
been .working very'hard on this, and if we lose that mdme.ntum We may
never get it back again. We just think that the time is right; that~ w~
can't get from.where we are lto where we Want t0 be through the 'normal
process of State slature, so= we have another
to do il
is [he East End
and alloW :the to ha~e their ye r any
questions, or, er.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you. Is there anyone else' wh° Would
tike to address the Board on this resolution?
RONNIE WACKER:
is that we are
wonder, becau~ stack
representatives I
Corcl~aug 10ng
because it Was all set. ~
million dollars lot~ .oui are, and th
dollar, and tl~en th,
we can't effort
how it can ,be
significant Indian ~slte~'(
just think there are
because We h~
had a Peconic
referendum.
I'm R0nnie Wacker'from i'Cutchogue, and my feeling
short stripped from SUffolk County, and it's no
up tl~t way. We've got two
think! we. would have had Fort
figures !'had been more balanced~
we'll vote a
wo million
west end said, no,
price is high. Well, I'-don't know
for What Ralph. ? Soleckl says is the most
the Whole seacoastr; Eastern' seacoast. So, I
decisions that ut of our court simply
numbers, and be a lot fairer if we
!So, I hope that you for a non-binding
BETTE ROSS: I'm Bette Ross of Cutchogue. Madam Supervisor, and
members of the Southold Town Board, I urge you to vote in favor of a
public-hearing to schedule a non-binding advisory referendum concerning
Peconic County on ~he November ballot. The purpose of such a
referendum is to request the State LegislatUre, and the Governor, to
authorize a binding referendum on the ballot, next fall. Twelve thousand
dollars of SoUthOld Town' ta'xpayers was spent to help pay for the
feasibility study. Th~. ',.~f'gUres used for the study were ba,sed on 1993'
data. Ti3ey showed" tl~ '.taxPaYers in Peconic~' CoUnt~ could expect t~ have
their Cogn~:y propertY! taxes reduced by fiffy percent.' Th& Board has
had 'the Study' for: alm~st~ia year; Last January a' public hearihg WaS held
to explain tl~e . findings iof t.h.e .study. :ThOr;e: Was~'overwh.elming' pUblic
support displayed at !l~a[ meeting...The propbnents of Pecomc;ICot~nty now
are ready for the challenge to educate the voters before the Novembrer
election. The future~ of the East End towns will be determined, not' by
paid expertS, not bY special interest groups, nor by !..profession.al
politicians. It will :~e determined by the people of the~ five pecomc
towns. Your duty is ~lear. Let the people speak.
JOHN RUSCH: John Rusch, 5outhold. I guess it won't come as much
of ~a surprise to any ,of you here, that I'm [for Peconic County.. Almost
e erythmg which i'Ve 'been involved for the last twenty years has'been
pro-~nvlronment, and 'way of life activist. Peconlc County itself is an
issue which few of us here have any disagreement. Many of us have run
on environmentally drive, n tickets. Others have ardentl.y supported
environm&ntal Platt~orm?, initiatives, and candidates. Pecomc County is
arguable the most significant envlronmental initiative for the east end.
it cuts a~cro~s all poli[ical lines. Today's TOWn ;Board resolution iS just
the first' le~islati~,e ~tep to permit sentiments of our townspeople to
registered via a h°n~binci'ng referendum th's 'Nov&mber. The meetings on
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Peconic County and the independent financial feasibility study, that has
positively concluded that Peconic County is a win, win situation for all
five East End towns. Southold meeting was far and away the most
enthusiastically and heavily attended. Today's action will determine
whether or not our voices will be heard. One man in Albany has turned
this issue into a political game using it for his own advantage. Peconic
County is an environmental issue. I call upon our Town Board to let the
collective voice of fellow townspeople be heard. Don't be the Town Board
that blocks it. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, John.
would like to address the Board?
Is there anyone else who
DONALD STANTON: Good afternoon. My name ~s Donald Stanton, and I'm
here 'this afternoon on behalf of the Kenneys Beach Civic Association,
and I'd like to address Resolution 29, which has to do with the Goldsmith
Inlet. Those of you on the Board who don't know me, or have never seen
me, might be interested in knowing that you are the sixth Southold Town
Board to be addressed on this issue over the last twenty years. You
should also know that you have the best set of conditions for resolving
this issues that have ever existed. You presently have the support of the
New York State Department of State in both their administrative and
technical support. Our contacts with our Legislative at the State level,
the Assembly'and the Senate indicate that they are simply awaiting a
request from the ToWn to add their support to your efforts, and finally
for the first time in twenty years is a rational plan devised by
nationally renowned exper~ts, who were brought in to a workshop in the
middle of June, and th:.e.y have come up with a plan, that is very fair, and
one that should defi~ii[aly go forward. The members of the Kenneys
Beach Civic are encouraged by these events. We, also, have a
long history of ting to get a solution to this problem, over twenty
years. At the pres, :ime we now have four more homes, 'that are on the
verge of and when I say that I'm not talking about
damage from ;a I'm excluding that type of a.storm, but if any
member of ,the care to go down to Kenneys Beach, walk the
equivalent of se' cks to the east, they can obser:¥e firsthand, it
doesn't take knowledge or anything to see wh. at is going on
there. In likely that these four homes Will not survive
without even one more season. I want to make the .point that
the critical and I was present at the working-' Session of the
Board earlier, I was present at the workshop in June, and I've
participated in other diSCUSsions regarding this issue. The critical
issue here is not the ' on the area west of C;oldsmith!s Inlet jetty.
It is the impact,~, the impact, on the homes east of the jetty.
Now, for some tsons this has received very little attention. I
hear words like, we's move a grain a sand without studying this,
when the fact of the I that the most casual observer can see the
impact of that j, try. It does not take a study. It does not take any
'special knowledge 6~ the .D_art of the observer. What you !:may not know is
at the expense ~at~ ther people east of the jetty have incur[ed over th.e
last thirty~tW0. ~eal-s, I~cause of that jetty. It is net tJime to do
now, but I cou[ go 13[o some of the prior in,tat.ye to correct
problem~ .and the-,~ have! been-many, and .t s in the pubhc record that the
problem was i3o?[[;, in tl~el'1960'sl I don't think that any~od~ can accuse
me of not Wo:rk,n: :tow~rbls a solution to this problem, I ~ar~Jcipated in a
Citizen's AdVis0r~ Committee of Local Waterfront Revltalii~a{ion for over
five years. I: have bee~ on committees. Kenneys Beach .,.Erosion Control
committees, a~nd as a ~nember of the Kenneys Beach Civi~ A~sociatlon
have continued ire work' with Town Board members rd' t~y to get a
resolution to this problem, But I have to remind you t~his Town of
$outhold. for better or worse, owns this problem, and you people are the
only ones who can ,inltiat, e an action, and a series of actions, that will
lead towards res01ution bf the problem. I would also like to urge you to
treat this pi . one; that has a sense of urgency to i~: related t.o the
homes that I ri er, that are currently in jeopardY. It ~s not
the kind of prol a ts for some laid back approach teat m~ght ta. ke
years to devi is a problem right now. It has been continuing
for a tong time. a long history, and there's a lot at stake. I
won't go into any data but some of the issue.s, flood~ insurance for
people east hazaFd area boundary hne, which can prevent
people Who are seriously damaged, are rebuilding them,
'28 AUGUST 6, 1996
and the issue that has received a lot of publicity in the last six months
or so, homeowner's insurance. If you can get it the prices have doubled
and tripled. That's the' gist of what I might get across that this issue
requires action. We have the opportunity, and the time to move on it is
now. I'd like to provide a couple of answers, that weren't available at
the work session of the Board. YoU were told by the New York State
experts, that 25,000 cublc yards of sand have been blocked by the
Goldsmith jetty, and diverted offshore for the last thirty-two years. The'.
arithmetic there comes out to 800,000 cubic yards, if you spread that
800,000 cubic yards over the beach east of Goldsmith Jetty to Horton Point
it would add over a hundred feet of beach. You wili find in the record
an aerial photograph that, that is about the amount of beach that has been
lost to these people. I'd like to ask you, how many of you could stand, to
lose a hundred feet of frontage on your present homes? Another question
that was raised, that wasn't answered 'the effectiveness of
~0,000 cubic of sand that might be Goldsmith jetty is
shortened:. '! it's abOut equival . five or six feet.
of addition to the beach, and lj0~,0 Cubic -yardS' truck loads
of sand.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE! I should have asked you~
DONALD STANTON: If you have any questions, I~d be glad to answer.
RICHARD GREEN: I am Richard Green. Are the people here on the Board
ready for an explosion df information?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN': How long is .this going to take, Rich?
RICHARD GREEN: I'll do it fast. This is an explosion of information. A
long time ago the Board was approached, that crash right.there, ,a jet out
of fu~l, On the Western end of the island. NOW, you can e~ther be
open-mlnded,~ open ear, look for yourself, look at what the experts have
to 'look at wliat's wron~ with what the experts have done, and
take approach. You can leave the jetty in place. Very
simpl dm the water, so the water doesn't take the
Nay. If you do that, you will keep your !beach in place.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN.: Excuse me. Rich, Would you please address the
Boa:rd, and not the aUdiience.
RICHARD'GREEN: During a high energy storm, when the waves come in
the 'beach; the.y, dislodge the beach. During that storm the waves came
in, and Were d~sturbed, and kept calm, you would have no loss. In fact
you may, have a gain of material from the depths of the water where the
waves pmk'ed it up due to ,the, severe c, hurning effect, esp. ecially,during a
Iow tld~ situation. N~w, this is very~ sImple, what I've sa~d. This can.be
done'.~ I~· .canl be mo~ed'. It'ca~, be altered. An expert says, I .donUt like
what'~ happehingl he~e~ I.thlnk you ought to do thisi Well, this system
can be adjusted.' It "cab be moved. You take care of an area, and you
want rd;move 'it to another; th. at can be done. I~m just giving you some
information. My phor~e'number ~s 765-929~. i have a ~ape i would be glad
to g~ve to the town again. You ye had many of them. if you d hke another
one !'11 .give it to you. Here's another tape. There's a little bit of
information for you.. It will work.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you. I have a lady back here~ Do you
still Want to speak? Is it on the same subject as Goldsmiths? Do we
have anyone else whO'would like to address Goldsmiths? Let's kind of
stay with that topic, and then we'll go back to Peconl¢.
DAVID EVANS: Thank you very much for allowing me to address you. I
would like first, Madame Supervisor, to commend a general statement of
principle you made for speaking on the issue of the Cross Sound Ferry.
When you pull.ed in the heart of the matter, and said, this is not an
Orient matter. It is a TOwn matter, and I think as an attitude and a
principle it is really ~xcellent. Here we have something that coUld be
paralleled in that we h~ve a Town matter, and' the background report page
one, second sentence states that the area of study is from Duck Pond
Point to Horton~ Polht, period. You yourself in the session 'this
afternoon with one of the two reporters made this comment. Secondly,
AUGUST 6, 1996
Mrs. Oliva, I want to ~hank you for sharing the principle of complete
and open data. I certainly enjoyed the pertinent questions that other
members of the Board asked this afternoon. I want to focus very
precisely on the sixth recommendation of the report, and the five
findings, and to relate those five to the sixth, recommendation. Now, the
sixth finding states in it's final part of these coastal structures, and
note the plural, control the orientation of the shoreline to the east.
Now, this map, as Mr. Anders said yesterday evening, is limited. First
of all, it's generalized and limited. As to the limited aspect, it does
not address the whole area which you, yourself, focused on, Duck Pond
Point to Hortons. If you walked that beach, as I have, it is extremely
inaccurate:. Now, back to the sixth of the finding. It says that all the
structures act as a domino effect. Now, you start with Goldsmith, when
you go east, there is then the Bitner groin. Beyond that there are three
other groins, and beyond that is the Lockman groin, whiCh, is attached
to a very large-rectangular concrete seawall on the beach, which is
approximately, out. because some of it is on private
property, but I would assume it between 100 and 150 yards long. It is
one yard jutting abutments
and ~ ninety degree;~
which is w
there i As
~theasters.
does not have th~
There ;
the Bitne
vail
considerat'ion. . It
c~a se.
he said
also
jetty is ;3
Ion,
vague on
can't, tel I;
to me is
Hussie,
abou
meeting,
150,Q00 ¢
between
he
asked him,i, at~d I
but it was
be Eiu
150,(]
was
the mos
when ask
groin,
seawall,
Kenneys,
way
hap
wh ai lowed
to take. seriousl3
wide,
~it; If you
lins,
rom the last five
.,nt
is
en i.nto consl
; first ~cond
orr the five
that
today
be. s
you hii~
hoTM
notes.
~nd dum
lust 5,th, ,and
to grips with,
very clear about it. and
[alk about trucks.
vaguer. Nowl, he also
sound shores.
part of the
was to dr,
on to Kenneys
ever it's a very
f.i~/e recommendatic
to consider the
the very large
the west of
~ theFe so many times
:n f0~J twent3
cuts deeper
est of the concrete
Now, finding six, if
needs to take into con
one, and ignore the'
rhatever you care to'
on this afternoon
it
s
cor~
i
rational, and
these stru, not
silence, it dso
said, for Id have offered.
think, as you, SUpervisor Cochran stressed, to look at the whole area,
Duck Pond POint, Horton. He didn't. His came at the tail end. Another
element that causes me to doubt that scientific veraci~:y of this study,
that limited training tells me that you collect data~ assess and evalua{e
it first, and then Seek to draw conclusions. What have We here7 We have
heard a conClusion~ Is it called Duck Pond Point to Horton~s Point? No.
It is Called the Goldsmith Inlet project. It doesn't even stress all of
the structures to the east. He said yesterday that they-had taken a walk
in the rain. Well, we've had films made in Creenport recently, i~erhaps
Mr. Anders is going to make his own film, not sitting in the rain, but
talking in the rain, because obviously all those structures on the beach
were obscured. He stated, that, 'quote, unquote, this afternoon that
there is a lot of data not available. As someone who is interested in
property, and as a taxpayer, I~m very concerned that my taxes,are spent
carefully, and ! was So interested this afternoon to hear all these
inducements to proceed. We will touch this 'organization, this~ that and
the the other. NoW, that strikes me as pie in the sky. Unless~ you have a
commitment from A,B, and C equally X dollars, and unless, there has been
a ~ obi c assessment of data, which is collected~ and
then ts can be drawn,;'to my training it strikes me-.
as fund ~o present conclusiOns, and 'they to say, '~ oh
yes~ we still need 'a lot"of data. Are you going to choose.~the data only to
support a limited ConclUsio. n~ and exclude the rest? Thank you.
ELIZAB
but I'm
addressed by
spoke of th~
prop~
is
coastl
you
generi
that
info
And.
name is EI. izabeth Allen;= and heaven knows why~
in .Peconic; One::matter that~was
construed, he
L~rance..: Indeed, I I~ave
~ lem ~that
,Beaich:'' I~ndeed, ~1 of
~. a 'coaStal
~to be =effected! by
e
n; Howeyer, ~iMr,
yes
this
pos
we
plan
wor
for s
DONALD STANTON~:
earlier, v~e
'It
Now,
The~ length
reseat
Bittn~
And~
to
has
do
Gold~mi
bro[
to
SUPERVISOR COCHRt
conf;r6ntation ' baCk l
the Board.
It~ or
ess
to
he
until
Jt
the
'.:'! the
basis
rs or so, as 'l';=|ndlcated
objections!go out to
problem.
~'s to
. = ~The
as Mr.
. 'lt
has ~to
do with
'OU
don't want thi~: to be a
remarks, :and direct it to
AUGUST 6, 1996
JOSEPH MARCACCI: My name is Joseph Marcaccl. I live on 155 Sound
Avenue, Peconlc. I think you have a little bit of a focus of this
situation. As Mr. Evans eluded, the fact is there is a study, an erosion
study, from Duck Point to Hortons Point. ! feel for Mr. Stanton, and
the people at Kenneys Beach, and Town Beach. It is a study of Duck
Pond, and Hortons Point. It's the total erosion. It's not a focus on
Goldsmiths Inlet. With the projection proposed by all the experts on the
Goldsmiths Jetty stud.y, calling it the Goldsmiths Inlet project, that's
not the focus. That is not the focus. The total focus is the erosion
problem between Duck Point, and Horton Point. As the coastal expert said
last night, he wasn't aware of the flooding that has incurred. But because
the environmental action that occurred after the jetty had been put in.
what .has happened to that inlet, it has the environmental people tell you
how much sand to take out .of the inlet, tell you where to dig, and tell
you where to take it out. Over a accumulation Orr a number of years silt
has built up from the draining~ of one lake into the inlet
wlth the silt that has built up in there, and causing of the higher
water .table. That's where you're having the flooding, and it's progressed
over "the years. So,
a portion
the flooding, wi
Stanton's Point. (tape change) 'Do yourself proud as members of the
community. Okay? Niake the right decision, doing
this, way. I just h pe th.e~ Town the
wron proPOsal you gave with the: in~
that' 'was done on a whim. Thank you.
JANE TAYLOR S~.~RWOOD: This is very brief. I'm Jane Taylor
Starwood from Matt~%uCk.,. and I just wanted to say~ as I've been listening
here;- It strikes me ;that you people on the Board have a great opportunity
here to ~make a .round around politics as usual, just going on, with one
powerful man standing in the way of hearing the voice of people. I hope
that you rise to that occasion, and let us be heard on the Peconlc' County
issue.
JOHN FIFE: John Fife, Cutchogue. I'd like to add my voice in support of
Peconlc County. As a matter of fact it sort of reminds me of motherhood,
virtue, the flag, and all of the things that are good. Today the
difference is in the problems in western Suffolk, in eastern Suffolk are
significant. But they are not as significant as they will probably be in
the decades to come, because you're all aware that there have been
several attempts in the past to create a Peconlc County~ Usually they
fail the political issues that existed at that time. Someone thought he
had a better chance of becoming Governor. But that's neither here or
there. I think it would be absolutely tragic to the Board not to permit
us, the citizens, to at least vote either our significant interest, or
lack thereof in this proposal for Peconic County. Thank you.
LARRY CANTWELL: Thank you, members of the Board. My name is
Larry Cantwell.. 'I'm the .Village Administrator in the Village of East
Hampton, .and I'm also the Chairman of the Directors of Peconic County
Now. In 'my role as Village Administrator, I was asked by Mayor Paul
Rickenbach, who could not be here today, to advise you that when the
Mayors met to discuss this issue a few weeks ago, the Mayors from the
· e
Village of East Hampton, Vdlag of Sag Harbor, Village of North Haven,
Village of Quogue, the Village of Westhampton, and the Village of
Southampton, unanimously agreed with this approach, and I believe all the
Village Boards were passing resolutions that will be sent to various Town
Boards urging them to move forward with this Local Law. As a Chairman
of the Peconic County Now, i don't have to tell you this, you know,
trying to push Peconic County is klnd of like trying to Push a rock up a
mountain. I just want to focus on this issue for a minute. I know you've
had a long day today. The reason why it's important we do it now, you
know a $100,000 study has been done. There's been a two year effort
that's gone into this. Hundreds of citizens from all over the North and
South Fork have been involved in this issue. Unless we can keep that
momentum going by having a public vote on this in November, and giving
AUGUST 6, 1996
Peconlc County Now, and everyone who supports it, an opportunity to
educate the public, and give the public an opportunity to voice their
expression on this. We will lose momentum, and I fear if we lose that
momentum that rock is going to fall back to the bottom of the hill. I'm
here today to ask you to lean on that rock with us. Thank you.
MARGARET BROWN': M.y name is Margaret Brown, and I would llke to just
urge you on for Pecomc County. I realize this is just the first step,
and it's a long process but it's something we can do in allowing the
people of Southold to get up speak for or against the idea of-pecon!c
County would be ver;y welcome. So, I hardily urge you to adopt this
resolUtions. Thank you.
JOESEPH MARCACCI: My name is Joe Marcacci, and I'm a part time
resident, a 'full time taxpayer~ though. I llve in an incorporated village
in Nassau County, and weir haver the numbe.r one school distrlct in the
state; We have ~he :nu~nber one school d~strlct, and we.;live., in an
ye. our own private police. We don't =have
Nassac I ~thihk it affords you an 'opportunlt¥~to, control
schools, I think the main issue to ~pu~t ~n place' AP
course's into all ~hools right now:to compete~ with' the o~her
I think it allows ~o so
counties,
much to east end, You are~talking
the year r ~children oW citizens to be ~otal led
to meet the d. o' AP courses in your item.
if you haven't got a way for them to succeed toe'move. ~and you ,are
~ you are getting the short end of it. I
you
thing for
1~ :be~au se
~chool
be 'able'~ to u ~,
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you.
DON STANTON: I just like to make you aware, that the Kenney's Beach
Civic Association recently Passed a resolution in favor of the non-binding
referendum for Peconlc ~ounty this November.
TOM WICKHAM: Tom Wickham. I'm, also, a Board member of Peconic
COmmittee that helped work
the Steering
count ,ow'i . ! Wa, a member of
on the Feas~b,lity Report that all of you had a chance to read. I'd like
to restrict my comments, not to the desirability of Peconic County. I
think that's clear. I think that is very clear, that the great majority of
people would like to see it. That's not the point. We're not here to vote
today on Peconic CountY. We are here to move along the process. The
process has already been 6st~bllshed. It's gotten started, and a process
which, if it can co. nti.n, ue step by step will continue to make some
progress.. The' fea~slbihty report' will several years out of date if we
don't 'c0nt,nUe 'to 'make sonde' progress'. The Town of Southold has already
invest, ed some $5,000 in .that study. It would be a shame to just.drop ~
at th~s"'~tage~ 'and tO slgn. al ~'to- the peop. le of the town, that, hey, we
reall~ don't ~are. This iS an opportunity for all six members of the
Board to show that for what the people of the town want,
and you are not ba hand of people at the County level, who
really don't want th ppen. Thanki you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Tom. Is there anyone else who
would like to address the. Board on .a. ny resolUtio, n, including this one?
(No response.)~Than:k yo~J. Then we wdl proceed With resolutions.
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1 .-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute an
Extension Agreement between the Suffolk County Office for the Aging and
the Town of Southold for extension to the term of the Expanded In-Home
Services for the Elderly Housekeeper/Chore Program (EISEP) for the
term of March 31, 1996 to March 31, 1997, at a cost not to exceed
$23,90u,.00, all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney.
1.-Vote .of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2.-Moved. by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold accepts the bid
of StateWlde Installations, Amityville, New York, in the amount of
$16,600.00, for supplying' the Southold Town Highway Department with one
(1) new Heavy: I~uty i~ydraulic Hoist, all in accordance with the bid
specifications:.
2.-' the wn Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
CouncilWoman Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resoluti~On was duly ADOPTED.
3.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby amends
resolution no. 8; adopted on July 23, 1996, granting permission to
Computer Programming Supervisor Mary Serafino to attend IBM
workshops, by deleting permlssJon for the workshop to be held from
September 30, 1996 tl3rough October L[, 1996 at the IBM Education
Training Center, New York, N.Y.
3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Coch~-an.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
4.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
terminates probationary employee Mary Seraflno, Computer Programmlng
Supervisor, effective 12:00 Noon, Friday, July 26, 1996.
4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, CoUncilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
5.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town 'Board of the Town of Southold hereby
'authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute an extension
agreement between the'~New York State Department of State and the Town
of Southold to extend the Local Waterfront Revitalization Project grant to
evaluate options and implement a solution to erosion downdrlft of
Goldsmith Inlet, to December 3-1, 1996.
5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Ollva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
6.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following modification of the following Capital Project for
the pickup truck for the Collection Center, effective immediately;
AUGUST 6, 1996
Capital Project Name:
Fi,ancifig Meti~od:
Budget:
f[evemleS:
H. 5031.40
Transfers from Other Funds .,x; 40.00
Appropriations:
H.8160.2.300.200 Refuse & Garbage, Capital Outlay
Motor Vetficles
Trucks
6.-Vote 'of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, JusUce Evans.
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
7.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
appoints Chief of Police Joseph A. Conway to the Loss Control Program
Executive Committee, effective immediately through February 7, 1997
(replaces former Chief of Police Stanley Droskoski).
7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Ollva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle,
Supervisor Cochran.
Thls resolution was duly ADOPTED.
8.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussle~ seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the - Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the release of the $58,750.00 performance bond for major
subdivision of Henry Appel, Mattltuck, all in accordance with the
recommendation of the Southold Town Planning Board and Engineering
Inspector' Richter.
8.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
9.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the closure of Case's Lane, Cutchogue, from 6:00 P.M. to 10:00
P.M., Saturday, August 10, 1996, as a safety precaution during the
Douglas Moore Memorial Concert, to be held on the Cutchogue-New Suffolk
Historical Council's Village Croon, provided the Douglas Moore Memorial
Committee files with the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar Certificate of
Liability Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured.
9.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
'Councilwoman Otiva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochr. an.
Tills resolution w~s'duly ADOPTED.
10.-Moved b.y Councilwoman Oliva, .seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes Supervisor Jean W. CoiJhran to file an application for funds
from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic
Preservation, in accordance with the provisions of Title 9 of the
Environmental Projection Act of 1993, ~n an amount not to exceed $200,000.
and upon approval of said request to enter into and execute a project
agreement with the State for such financial assistance to the Town of
Southold for the Fort Corchaug Park grant project.
10.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: .Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Olive, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
AUGUST 6, 1996
11--Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of South old hereby
appoints Marvin Knight as a Van Driver for the Human Resource Center,
effective immediately, 17-1/2 hours per week, at a salary of $6.18 per
hour, to fill-in during the illness of a regular Van Driver.
11.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Ollva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Huss|e,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
12.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following modifications to the Solid Waste Management
District 1996 budget:
Amount _From To
S i, 000.00
~intenance Truck .~2
(SR 8160.4.100.590)
Mainten~nc~ Truck
(SR 8160.4.100.580)
I'0 cover S!07.i8 ovsrdraf~ and allow for additional
maintenance expenses this year.
S 385.21
Leaf Shredder Maintenanc~ Trommel Screen Maintenance
(SR 8i60.4,100.575) {SR 8160.4.100.573)
To pay for maintenance on Screener rented earlier in year.
SI0,000.00
~eason:
MSW Removal
(SR 8!60.4_400.~05~
Misc. Equip Maint/Supplies
(SR 8160.4,%00,600)
To cover overdrawn line and allow for addigiona! exmenses
Ehrough end cf year. Overdrawn line is due co une;<_mecl~d
major ~ngine worx on suee!-wi]ee!~ landfill ccm?acu~r and
damage to ~ain .;_andfil! ga Ee.
300.00
Pre-Printed Forms
(SR 81~0.4. i00.it,')~
Office Supplies/Stationary
[SR
Pr~-Printed ~orms
(SR 8'160.4,i00.i10
Miscellaneous Supplies
~SR 8!60.4.!00.!25~
Odor Control
'SR 8!~0.4,400.305
Misc. Supplies
:$R 3160.4.100,!£5~
195.00
Computer Hardware Maint.
(SR 8160.~I.~00.500i
Computer Software Support
(SR 8160.4.400.250)
12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes:
Councilwoman 01ira, Councilman
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans.
Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle.
13.-Moved by Councilwoman Ollva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the T6wn of Southold hereby grants
permission to Commissioner of Public Works Raymond L. Jacobs to install a
street light at the intersection of Bayberry Lane and Wild Cherry Way in
the Shorecrest subdivision, Southold, N.Y.
!3.-Vote of the Town Board; Ayes; Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle,
Supervisor Cochran,
This resolution was duly ADOPTED,
AUGUST 6, 1996
14.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby .amends
resolution no. 10, adopted on April 16, 1996, granting permission for the
closure of certain roads in Mattltuck for the annual Mattltuck Chamber of
Commerce Street Fair, to read as follows: RESOLVED that the Town
Board of the-Town of Southold hereby authorizes the closure of Love Lane
an~l Pike Street, ' east : and west of Love Lane, Mattituck, from 8:00 A.M. to
L~:30 P.M., Saturday, ,August 10, 1996, to perm!t the Mattituck Cha.m. ber of
Commerce to hold ~helr 19th Annual Street Fair, provided they file with
the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar Certificate of Liability-Insurance
naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured.
14.-Vote of the Town Board:: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor Cochran.
Abstain: Councilman Moore.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
15.-Moved by Justice Evans, 'seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute agreements
between Harold Cook and the Town of Southold for the Maintenance of the
PUmp Station of the Fishers Island Sewer District for a period of one
year, effective June 1, 1996 to May 31, 1997, for the sum of $~,635.00,
AND for the Maintenance of the Grounds of the Fishers Island Sewer
District, for a period of 'one year, effective June 1, 1996 through May 31,
1997, for the sum of $2,335.00; said agreements all in accordance with the
approval of the Town Attorney.
15.-Vote of the Town B0ard: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justlce Evans,
Counc. ilwoman Otiva, ' , Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor Cochran.
Abstain: Councilman Townsend.
This-resolution was duly ADOPTED.
16.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
was
RESOLVED that .the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute an extension
agreement between the Suffolk County Office for the Aging and the Town
of Southold for the extension of the Community Services for the Elderly
Program (CSE N/C) Housekeeper Chore Servlces Program from March 31,
1996 through March 31, 1997 at a cost not to exceed $19,713.00, all in
accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney.
16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Su perv Jsor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
17.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Ollva, it
wa s
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs Lawrence Healthcare Administrative Services, Inc.
to pay .the medic~! bill-of Greg Tyler, which bill was submitted for
payment by the provider more than 90 days after the date of service.
17.-Vote of the' Town Board: 'Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
18.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
commences the Lead Agency Coordination process with regard to the State
Environmental Quality Review Act in the matter of the petition of Flower
Hill Building Corporation for a change of zone from
Agricultural-Conservation (A-C) District to Iow-Density Residential R-I~0
District on certain property located on the north side of Main Road (NYS
Route 25) and east side of Ackerly Pond Road, Southold,
SCTMJ~000-69-03-010.001, consisting of 27.15 acres.
18.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Superv Jsor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
AUGUST 6, 1996 ;37
19.-Moved. by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby engages
the services of Charles J. Voorhis ~, Associates, Inc., at a cost not to
exceed $500.00, to review the Long Environmental Assessment Form with
respect to the petition of Flower Hill Building Corporation for a change
of zone from Agricultural-Conservation (A-C) District to Low-Density
Residential R-it0 District; said review to include applicant's Part I,
prepare a ,Part II and Part III, draft a proposed declaration, including a
field inspection; the cost of said review to be paid by the applicant
prior to the commencement of the review.
19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Ollva~ Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This.resOlution was duly ADOPTED.
20.-Moved :by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
WHEREAS, ,a petition has been received from Flower Hill Building
Corporation ,for a change of zone on certain property located on the north
side of Main Road (NYS Route 25) and east side of Ackerly Pond
Road, Southold, New York, from Agricultural-Conservation (A-C) District
to Low-Density Residential R-tO District; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED ,.that the, Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and
directed to transmit this petition to the Southold Town Plannlng Board and
the SUffolk County,'Department of Planning for their recommendations and
reports,' all in accordance with the Southold Town Code and the Suffolk
County Charter.
20.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Ollva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
21.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
WH,EREA~, "that has been presented to the ToW. n Board of the Town of
r · Southol'd a Local Law entitled, "A Local law ~n Relation to Electing a
Retirement Incentive Program as Authorized by Chapter 30, Laws of 1996,
_ . for the' Eligible Employees of the Town of Southold"; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:00 P.M., Tuesday,
August 20, 1996, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New
York, as time and place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which
reads as follows:
A Lof~al Law in Relation to Electing a Retirement Incentive
Prbgram as Authorized by Chapter 30, Laws of 1996, for
the Eligible Employees of the Town of Southold.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
Section 1. The Town of Southold hereby elects to provide all of its
eligible employees with a retirement incentive program authorized by
Chapter 30, Laws of 1996.
Section 2. The commencement date of the retirement incentive
program shall be October-3, 1996.
Section 3.' The bpen period during which eligible employees may
retire "and: receive the additional retirement benefit, shall be ninety (90)
days in length.
S~Ction ¢. The actuarial, present value of the addition retirement
benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of this local law shall be
paid as one lump sum or in five (5) annual installments. The amount of
the annual payment shall be determined by the Actuary of the New York
State ,and Local Employees~ Retirement System, and it shall be paid the
Town of Southold for each employee who receives the retirement benefits
payable under this local law.
Section 5. This act shall take effect August 20, 1996.
21.- Vote :of ~the: Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman, Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
AUGUST 6, 1996
22.-Moved by Justice EvanS, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
appoints Roxana L. Cruz as a Seasonal Clerk Typist for the Police
Department, effective immediately through August 31, 1996, 36 hours per
week, at a salary of $6.82 per hour.
22.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussle.
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
23. -Moved by COuncilWoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby agrees
to commit 10% of the cost of any Suffolk County Dredging project in
Southold Town that costs more than $100,000.
23.-Vote of the' Town ' Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice' Evans,
CoUncilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2q.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the' Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following budget modification to the Ceneral Fund Whole
ToWn 1996 budget to establish the budget for the Mattituck Inlet Park
improvement project:
To:
---~ppropriations:
A.7110.2.500.700
Revenues:
A.2025,00
A.3089.~0
Parks, Equipment
Other Equipment
Mattltuck Inlet Park Improvements $ 14,912.00
Special Recreation Facilities
NYS 1987 EQBA Revenues
$ 3,706.00
11,206.00
24.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
25. -Moved by Councilwoman Ollva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to the Town Clerk to place a display ad in The
Traver-Watchman and The Suffolk Times publicizing the new "Lot
Creation and Merger Law'.'.
25. -Vote of the Town Board; Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie.
Supervlsor Cochran.
This resolution was duly-ADOPTED,
26.-Moved by~ Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of
SouthOId, on the 6th day 'of. August, 1996, a Local Law entitled, "A
Local Law Requesting the New York State Legislature to Approve
Legislation Permitting a Binding Referendum on the Creation of Peconic
County in the Town of East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island,
Southampton, and Southold and Requiring a Four Fifths Vote of the Town
Board of the Town of SouthOld in Approving Any Actions Relating to the
Creation of Said County"; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:05 P.M., Tuesday,
August 20, 1996, Southold Town Hall, 53095-Main Road, Southold, New
York, as time and place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which
reads as follows:
A LOCAL LAW REQUESTING THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATI/RE TO
APPROVE LEGISLATION PERMITTING A BINDING REFERENDUM ON THE
CREATION OF PECONIC COUNTY IN THE TOWNS OF EAST HAMPTON,
RIVERHEAD, SHELTER ISLAND, SOUTPIAMPTON, AND SOUTHOLD AND
REQUIRING A FOUR FIFTHS VOTE OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN
OF SOUTHOLD IN APPROVING ANY ACTIONS RELATING TO THE
CREATION OF SAID cOUNTy.
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold, as
follows:
Section 1. Legislative Findings. It is hereby found by the
Town Board of the Town of Southold that the creation of a
new county in the State of New York from the Towns of East
Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton, and
Southold is an issued that has been long discussed among the
residents of these East End Towns. It has been the ultimate
goal to achieve the passage of state legislation which would
create the new county, to be known as Peconic County,
subjec% to the final approval of the people of these East
End Towns through a binding referendum.
To that end, a Financial Feasibility Study was
completed in 1995 to investigate whether the creation of
Peconic County was financially feasible and no provide East
End residents with the necessary information to make an
£nformed decision on the creation of the new county. Said
Study was funded through the joint efforts of tile State of
New York and the five East End Towns. The ~Stud¥ was
completed by an independent and objecnlve municipal
~inancial management firm under the auspices of the East End
Economic and Environmental Task Force.
Said Study concluded that not only was the creation of
Peconic County feasible, it was fiscally desirable. In
summary, the study found that due to the strong second home
economy on the East End, tile Eas'n End genera~es 14.4% of all
Suffolk general fund tax revenues despite having only 8% of
the year round population. Further, that because of this
strong revenue base and the level of services provided by
Suffolk to the East End, each year East End residents pay
about $20 million more in naxes than the cost of providing
county services to the East End. The result is tha~ the
creation of Peconic County would result in a reduction in
the County portion of the rea! properly tax burden of over
50%.
In addition, the study provided for a division that
would be fair to the remainder of Suffolk County. While the
nax savings to the. East End would be substantial, the loss
of tax revenue to Suffolk would represent only about 1.25%
of all its to~l revenue. Further, Suffolk would be
cQmpensate~ .for the Easn End's share of existing county
liabilities in an amount equal to the East End's current tax
contribution for suck liabilities. Today, Peconic County's
share of these liabilities would be about $75 million. In
addition, Suffolk would continue to share in tile use of such
assets as parks, open space, the jail and community college.
Said Feasibility Study has been subject to intense
public scrutiny over the last year, including numerous
public hearings and intergovernmental reviews. The
conclusions of the study have withstood such review.
The Town of Southold now wishes to proceed with the
next step towards the creation of Peconic County. Through
this local law the Town Board of tile Town of Southold hereby
requests that the New York State Legislature adopt
legislation establishing a procedure by which Peconic County
may be created, subject to final approval of the voters of
the East End Towns.
AUGUST 6, 1996
Further, this Town Board believes that the creation of
the new county shall require clear and convincing support
from its constituent towns if it is to be successfu%'. To
help insure that such clear and convincing support exists,
it is also the purpose of this local law to require that any
action taken by the Town of Southold to advance the creation
of Peconic County must be approved by a four fifths vote of
the Town Board.
It is understood that subjecting actions of the Towu
Board advancing the creation of Peconic County to a four
fifths vote instead of a simple majority will curtail the
power of the Town Board under Section 23(2)(f] of the
Municipal Home Rule Law, thereby subjecting this local law
to a mandatory referendum (See Comptroller's Opinion 78-
~35). The Town Board wishes to Subject this local to a
referendum, not only to permit voters to-decide on the issue
of requiring a four fifths vote of the Town Board on actions
advancing the creRtion of Peconic County, but also to allow
voters to express, their position on the Town's request that
the State Legislature create Peconic county subject to the
approval of~ voters of the East End in binding referendum.
Finally, it is understood that Section 63 of' the Town
Law requires ~that actions of the Town to advance the
creation of Peconic County be apgroved by only a simple
majority of~ the Town Board. Pursuant to Section 10[1)(d)(3)
of the Municipal~ Home Rule Law, the Town Board expressly
supersedes the application of the Town Law in such
instances.
Section 2. Request for State Legislation. The Town Board of
the Town of Sour'hold hereby requests that the New York State
Legislature adopt legislation establishing a procedure under
which the ~voters of the Towns of East Hampton, Riverhead,
Shelter Island, Southampton, and Southold, in a binding
referendum, can decide the question of creating a new
county, to be known as P~conic County, from the Towns of
East Hamptcn, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton and
Southold.
Section 3- Four Fifths Vote Required for Town Board Votes
to Advance Peconic County. Actions by the Town Board of the
Town ~of Southold which advance the creanion of Peconic
County shall require a four fifths vote of the Town Board.
For the purposes of this section, "action" shall include any
resolution which authorizes the appropriation of money, the
institution of legal action, directs a Town officer or
employee to take an action, or any other activity designed
to advance the creation o~ Peconic County.
Section 4. Fo~m or Proposition. Pursuant to Section
23(2)(f) ~f the~ Municipal Home Rule Law, this local law
curtails the powers'of the Town Board requiring a mandatory
referendum. Therefore, the following proposition shall be
submitted to the electors of the Town of Southold at the
general election to be held November 5, 1996:
"Shall L~CAL LAW NO. OF 1996, ENTITLED 'A LOCAL LAW
REQUESTING THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE TO APPROVE
LEGISLATION PERMITTING A BINDING REFERENDUM ON THE CREATION
OF PECONIC COUNTY IN THE TOWNS OF EAST HAMPTON, RIVERHEAD,
SHELTER ISLAND, SOUTHAMPTON, AND SOUTHOLD, AND REQUIRING A
FOUR FIFTHS VOTE OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
IN APPROVIN~ ANY ~ACTIONS RELATING TO THE CREATION OF SAID
COUNTY' be approved?"
Section 5. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph,
section or part of this local law shall be adjudged by any
court Of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment
shall not affect, ~mpair, or invalidate the remainder
thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to tire
clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof
directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment
shall have been rendered.
AUGUST 6, 1996 41:
Section 6. Effective Date. This Local Law shall take effect after
approval at the general election to be held November 5, 1996 by the
affirmative vote of the qualified electors of the Town of Southold upon
the proposition.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I just want to comment before I cast my vote on
this. It was said earlier in the comment section that this is not about
the appropriateness .or the feasibility of Peconic County. This is all
about the process by which you get there. Regimentals have been
provided, and I don~t think the process is being promoted with five
separate votes of five east end towns is in the best interest of the Town
of Southold citizens. That's my opinion. Simply put with five separate
votes you have provided an opportunity for any one town to say, no.
You'v.e granted greater voting weight to that town in this non-binding
advisory referendum~ that otherwise be the case. The true focus, and
the true source of the problem has been identified here this afternoon,
and that is an individual in Albany who is holding this process up. My
recommendation to contiriue to put the process to bear. We haven't
questioned feasibility. ~The issue of a vote ~s still out there, but I
think the process has to be done in a way it's the best interest of the
town. I don't think this is the way to go, so I vote, no.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I'd like to address that. The same number
of people are going to vote on this whether the legislature has an
advls~ry referendum two years from now, or whether we have it now. The
same number of districts, the same number of peop. le are going to have an
opportun!ty on it. if one town happens to vote ~t down, and the towns
vote 95% in favor of it, well, I think we still have a case. My feeling
is, this is what it's all about, to find out who is in favor of it, and
who isn't. If there's not enough interest, if someone said out there,
let's not fool ourselves, and forget about. BUt, the iron is hot. Let's
strike. ! vote, yes.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: It's time for everybody to make a remark. I'm
going to make a few, too. We had a discussion this morning about this
non-binding referendum. At the time I mentioned my concern about a
referendum so soon. ! recall, as Mrs. Ross mentioned, in January 25th,
1996, we had a public meeting on Peconic County. As: many questions were
raised, as were answered, and then again in June [[th, "HoOt" Sherman
and I, and a bunch of other people went up to Albany to lobby,, to try to
have this put on to get it through the Assembly. MY worry is that if we
have this on the agenda as a referendum in November perhaps those same
people who have all of their doubts are still going to, have the doubts. I
am going to vote, yes, for this, but I certainly hope that the education
program that goes on is a good one, or else we are going to all lose.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I will make my comments at this time also. '1
made them this morning, IJut I will repeat them .for ,those attending 'now.
This resolution has just passed, but I am going to ,express my position,
and my feelings.' O~e of'my questions when Supervisor Sherman called the
emergency meeting a week or so ago in relation to Peconic County was the
fact of five east end towns voting, which would in a sense give, as. Bill
has salid; a partlcular town Veto power. We keep talking about strike
while the iron is hot. If this is a good idea now my philosophy ! truly
believe it's a good idea a year from now. My feeling is that there isn't
a person on this Board that objects to the concept of Peconic County.
What was discussed today and is being discussed is the process. I still
believe that the process should go through the front door. May I say,
that I continue to support the resolution that was passed bY the Board on
May 1L~th, which declares it's support for a referendum on the creation
of Peconic County. I still believe that we should work through the State.
This is my thinking, and my decision, although this has passed. I hope
that I hear something different in the future, that might change my mind
as to the process, not, and I want to make this very, very clear, I am
not for or against Peconic County, as an individual. I am voting, no.
26.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie. No: Councilman Moore,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
AUGUST 6, 1996
27.-Moved by CouncilWoman Oilva, seconded by CounCilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board .of the Town of Southold hereby
reappoints Robert Van Bourgondien, Ralph Pugllese, and Leander
Clover Jr. to the Southold Town Agricultural Advisory Committee,
effective August 11, 1996 through August 11, 1998, they to serve without
compensation.
27.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, 'Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
28;-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of- the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for one new member
for the Southold Town Agricultural Advisory Committee to 'rePlace Martin
Sidor.
28.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle,
Su?ervlsor Co~chran.
This resolution' was duly ADOPTED.
29.-Moved by Councilwoman Ollva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby creates
a Working Group to further examine the shoreline erosion problems and
proposed solutions in the Vicinity of Goldsmith Inlet and Kenneys Beach,
Southold; said group to consist of Councilwoman Oliva, a Town Trustee,
representatives of the New York State Department of 'State,
representatives~ of the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, ~epreSentatives of the Suffolk County Department of Public
Works, a representative of Kenneys Beach, and a representative of
Peconic Shores; said individuals to serve without compensation for a one
year term, effective August 6, 1997.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I just say before we take the vote on that,
that this is the result of the presentation this morning on Goldsmiths
Inlet from ~he people, from the Department of State. It is felt by all,
that there i~s mu~h reformation that still has to be investigated, and
Iooked~ at. Wa'feel that an ad hoc group is capable of doing the 'job. We
have included a member Of the: Kenneys Beach Association, and member
of the Peconic Shores worklng on this ad hoc committee~ There are
answers that we still do not have. This committee will also be
responsible, because the town certainly does not have two million dollars
for' th'is project,, but we'll be looking at funding. They Will monitoring
some of the n]on,to~ing alOng the Sound for additional data, so there is
still a great d.eal ~f work that can be done by this committee. The public
will. be ~kept' 'info,mad every step of the way. You, as~the public, or
residents of t[~e "Community? this will be a working group, but you
certai a door .law, you certainly have a right t° attend, any of
the; listen. So, we're hoping this will be put us in a
direction, .and a.nd':for all ,as Mr. Stanton has said it"s been many,
many years, and~ it's time that this was put to bed one way or the °that.
29.-Vote of the ToWn Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oli¥a, Councilman Townsend, CouncilWoman H~ssle,
Supervi'sor Cochran ~
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
30.-MoVed by Councilwoman Hussle, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
app0ints Klm M; NOrman and Mary B. Rakauskas as Cate Attendants at
the Disposal= Area; effective immediately, 20 hours per' week; at a salary
of $6.96 per hour.
30. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Ollva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
AUGUST 6, 1996
31 .-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussle, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the purchase of a monitor for the Southold Town Disposal Area,
capable of detecting methane gas and hydrogen sulfide gas, at a cost of
$2,513.00.
31.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
32.-Moved by Justice ~Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby amends
resoluti.on no. 30~ adopted on May 14, 1996, creating the position of Data
Process,ng Equipment Operation, and setting the salary scale, by
increasing the salary scale to read as follows:
Entry Leve~l
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
32.-Vote of the Board: Ayes:
Councilwoman Councilman
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
$ 36,472.70
$ 37,432.37
$ 37,979.90
$ 38,670.84
$ 39,043.94
$ 39,562.55
Councilman
Townsend,
Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Hussie,
33.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that ~thf~ Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and ~dir~e~ts the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for a
full-time provisional Data Processing Equipment Operator, at a starting
salary of $36r472.70.
33.- Vote of the Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
Councilwoman .Oli Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussle,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That's the end of our prepared resolutions. At
this time we will take comments from members of the audience, that would
like to address the Board. Is there anyone who would like to address the
Board? (No response.) If not, I will call on Board reports starting on my
left with Mr. Townsend.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND; The Town Planning and Zoning Committee
met after a hiatus of a couple of months. We've been trying to put
together the final recommendations to bring to the Town Board for changes
of use in primarily comme, rc[al zones. They are extensive changes, and
hopefully we have ithem wlth.d the next couple of weeks. The goal is to
make the commercial zones correspond with the uses that are occurring
there now, and ~that we~'hope will occur there in the future. We want to
strengthen our. hamiets, and try to protect our open spaces, and hopefully
these changes of uses will accomplish that.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Joe. Ruth?
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: I just want to say that I am glad that the
Peconlc County resolution passed, because I think it's so important. The
momentum |s now. We have built up to this point, and I think it's up to
us, and the people that are involved, to get the rest of the information
out now to the people in September, and October, and then let's hear
what the people have. to say. I don't feel that just because one town may
negate it, it dissolves the whole thing. I think we should go for it.
Also, I'm just so Pleased with this whole workshop that we've done from
Duck Pond Point to Horton's Point focussing in on the problems in that
area. I think we have a good working group to continue the study.
There's is a lot more data gathering to be done, and I think we will be
doing it, and I look forward to working on it. Thank you.
4--4. ' AUGUST 6, 1996
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: On the first of August I went to a press
conference held by the American Red Cross in relation to the disaster of
the Flight 800. One of the things that they mentioned was that there were
1,700 volunteers from Suffolk County helping with this, not 1,700 from our
town~ but at one town there were 1,700. I wondered if anybody came
from Southold Town, and I was told, yes. Ve McKeighan from our
Human Resource Center got together twelve or fifteen people, who helped
in this sad situation. That's one of the things that I want to talk
about. The other one was, you heard the Board authorize the publication
of an advertisement in the paper about the lot creation and merger Law,
and ! exhort everyone to look at the situation you are in~ especially
those of you who llve in those subdivisions, like Goose Bay Estates,' and~
Nassau Point, and all those places. You have until January 1st of next.
year, really considered.' December 31st of this year; to - take care of ~
those lots. They might be merged, but there will be an ad,in the paper.
That's it.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: i would just like to say that I don't think one
town voting it down is going to negate it happening. I th!nk it s a
negative that does not all0w~ for a momentum, and people Ioining in
support, so I would just like to clarify that. In addition.:t~ my work as
Supervisor of Southold Town I have busy times when I am invited out,
and try to attend as many invitations as possible. The,/asr two weeks
have been quite busy. I spoke to the Greenport Rotary at:which I do at
every place I speak, I hand out 'copies of the summary'bf 'Peconlc County,
so that those can be more informed, and I've given out many, many
copies. I stress it is important to ki~ow :about Peconic
)rmed decision. Ribb&n cutting, as you
know
community, that put ~
larger since the old one was ready to fall apart, this now also serves as
a tourist information spot.
hello. There's all sorts of
the ribbon we did 'have our',fit
bicycle looking for ;a mar
will serve, as yoU know, on
information, and th,isA' will
Saturday morning I had the
Human Resource Center.
interesting. They
shared with them as far
forth, and it was yE
just go for a shot
what my husband
'it we've done, but some
supporting Ve, and he~-~
attended- the .East" End -Su
Peconic County, and we've
also, attended Cutchogue
Members of the Town Board
District, so Bill and I went
Cutchogue Firemen~ and :sat
privilege last .week of
Baptist Church. We had
Riverhead. We had. a .lot
again congratulate them
past week a meeting
As one gentlemen said, and its
in Southold Town is . a
problem. I felt this way
maintained, that if we are
much as we can with the
have to begin to
been hamlet. We
school districts. We have lib~
another, but if a problem
township should become
are at the Town BeachI ~stop and say,
and things. While we were cutting
customer, and it was a~.gentleman on a
3Id Town, so that was kind of fun. It
orth ROad we do not hav~ anyplace for
; as an information spot; Also, on
~leasure to join Ve Mcl~e~lghan at the
had an Elders Forum, Which was very
rs, one of which wa~s an '; attorney, and
and living wills, and~ ~so on, and so
was well done. I had Planned to
up staying because ! was learning
for the future also. Some of
so it was well worth 'Wh~ile, not only
I learned at the same time. Also, I
special meeting which dealt with
gh that, so we'll put 'that aside. I,
t as the East-West Fire District.
Commissioners o'fl the East-West Fire
to Cutchogue, and we had' dinner with
h the meeting. !,. also, had the
the 75th Anniversary of Shiloh
It was up at the POlish Hall in
It was a nice evening,~ and we once
75th Anniversary. Also, iwe :had this
wtO Cross Sound Ferry, and the traffi.c..
ays been my philosoi~hy tl3at the traffic
pre{blem, not just an .Orient-Point
long time, because I've always
Southold, and save Southold as
ire in the way that we llve, we
not just hamlet. We've always
'icts. we have park districts. We have
and 'they are all independent of one
along, and it effects Orient, the entire
If it's a problem in Mattltuck, the
entire township should become involved, and until we begin to think as a
whole we're going to lose bits and pieces of Southold Town. So, I am
pleased that..not pleased of the traffic problem, but pleased that people
from the entire.township are beginning to become involved, and looking at
this as a problem that is facing all of us. That's a positive. That
really is a positive. As a result of that meeting, it was with the
Planning Board, the ZBA, and myself, Frank Yakaboskl, Special
CounSel, Laury Dowd, our Town Attorney. We tried to disseminate, and
gl'ye as much information as possible, so that people would understand the
process, and the Town Board, and what it's role in the entire picture is.
I called, and the letters went out today, for a meeting on August 21st
for a roundtable discussion. As the public you are welcome to attend,
and observe, and- listen, but this will be a roundtable discussion of
State,~ County, and Federal officers, members of the DEC, the' DOT,
Suffolk County Department of Public Works. I have also included on this
two people from the Safe Roads group, and a representative from the
ferry. I think if this had been handled differently right in the
beginning the problem wouldn't be as it is today, and it's. my feeling that
no lawyers will take part in this. I think it is important that we talk,
because ! see distinct pieces. One is the site plan in Orient,
and that's the planning process with the ZBA. The other
is the itself, affects all of us. We were sadden to hear of
two tragic deaths last weekend in Southold Town along Route 58, and !
just think that we have to begin to look at some Of these problems, and
begin to make some hard fast decisions. That is the end of my report.
I'II have a motion to adjourn.
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussle, it
was
RESOLVED that this meeting be and hereby is adjourned at this time,
5:50 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, 'Justice Evans,
Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie,
Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
~//' Judith T. Terry
Southold Town Clerk