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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-07/21/1998SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD JULY 21, 1998 WORK SESSION Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran, Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie, Councilman William D. Moore, Justice Louisa P. Evans, Councilman John M. Romanelli, Councilman Brian G. Murphy, Town Clerk Elizabeth. A. Neville, Town Attorney Gregory Yakaboski. 9:10 A.M. Appointment - Kevin McAllister, Baykeeper, Suffolk County Health Department, Office of Ecology appeared before the Board to advise of the new program for "vessel sewage no discharge zones" which he has been asked to bring before the townships to make it happen. Mr. McAIlister hopes to galvanize efforts and look at the Peconic Bay Estuary on a whole. The program is actually a Federal NDZ designation, (Greater Protection & Enhancement Certification) administered by the U.S. EPA. Phase I would cover inner harbors, creeks, and bays. It would prohibit even treated sewage from going overboard, which is currently allowed. Steve Ridler of the NYS DEC said that it will be a benefit to increasing shelifishing areas, if you can demonstrate that you have cleaned up your waters. Mr. McAIlister said that he hoped that a town such as Southampton would take the lead and file the application. Supervisor Cochran suggested that perhaps Mr. McAIlister would do a joint application on behalf of all of the townships in the Peconic Bay Estuary System. Mr. McAIlister said that they had talked about this two years ago, and it didn't happen. But, he feels that the time is right now, and he will do the application if necessary. Supervisor Cochran will work with him to set up a meeting of the towns to initiate a joint application. 9:q0 A.M. Appointment - Frank Murphy and Christopher Smith Re: Proposal for "Special Nccds Education and Job Development in Marine Science and Horticulture" They explained what they would like to do is provide education and employment to individuals with special needs. The project they will work with is water pollution mitigation whereby water quality is improved by intercepting stormwater runoff with shoreslde plants. They do have industry support from the marine and greenhouse industries. There is a lot of funding that they could apply for. They do plan on both.public and private support in order to accomplish this. Frank Murphy took Supervisor Cochran to visit the greenhouses in a working program at Center Moriches. Mr. Murphy explained that the the whole idea is to try to make the lives of these people more meaningful. There are kids who live here in Southold and travel to Center Moriches everyday to work. Their next step is fund-raising, they hope to raise about a million dollars, then apply for matching funds. Mr. Smith said that a 15,000 sq- ft. greenhouse could generate enough funds to be self-supporting. The Town Board supported the concept of this~program. 10:00 A.M. Appointment Tim Caufield and Margo Booth of the Peconic Land Trust Re: Fort Corchaug Budget. They would like the Town to provide the leadership through some funds as a starting point to go.out to other groups for funding. Items in Phase I for completion are: 1. site. preparation; 2. moving into management center; 3. finalizing trails design; ~,. Interpretive Center; 5. Educational Component. A roof is needed on the management center in order to save the building. Milner Associates Consulting Group will be working on the management plan with respect to archaeological expertise. Tim Caufield said that $40,000.00 is needed; but even $20,000.00 would be a start. The Committees will now be transferring out of the committee groups and into "Friends of Fort Corchaug" who will be doing the fund raising. Mr. Caufield explained that this would enable them to get Phase I moving and get cleaned up so that they can allow people on the property and hopefully get more public support for funding. There is money in park and playground funds. Mr. Caufield said that $2~,000.00 is needed for Millner Associates for the archaeological work. Councilwoman Alice Hussie was willing to commit only $20,000.00 at this time. Peter Benton.will be at Town Hall on August 20th to talk about what Milner Associates is doing. The Peconic Land Trust would like to consider entering into a lease with the Town for the "Land Management Center", so that they would be on site..They would like to propose this and prepare a draft lease for the Town to review. Tim Caufield will prepare it. The PTL currently has applications into the state for two properties: (1) Aquafoods at the end of Shipyard Lane, East Marion; (2) Cazza & Lettieri at Dam Pond. 10:30 A.M. Appointment Darragh Herlihy, Suffolk County Special Olympics advised that the Special Olympics will be held the week of August 15th through August 21st at the Peconic. Dun~s Camp, Soundview Avenue, SouthOld. They expect to have u~8 campers on the property and they will be hosting all sort of extra activities. Ms. Herlihy had three requests of the Town Board: (1) an off site town parking area for about 50-75 cars; (2) A Public Address System; and (3) help to get someone to video the events. On item one, the Board will find a parking area for her, subject to them presenting the Town with a certificate of insurance. Item two, there is a PA system in the closet behind the dias. Don Fisher will be contacted to Check out the system, item 3, video coverage, CATV has other events scheduled and cannot make it. Supervisor Cochran suggested that they contact Dick Hilary at the Peconic Dunes Camp. He recently produced a beautiful video of the camp and other recreation areas on Long' Island. 11:00 A.M. - The Town BOard reviewed IV For Discussion Items. item No. 1 Greenhouses/Ag Buildings was given to the Town Attorney to draft a law. Councilman Brian Murphy would like to see this pertain to any agricultural buildings, not only greenhouses. Supervisor Cochran said that the Agricultural Farm Committee is aware of ~the greenhouses, but not all agricultural buildings. She would like the Agricultbral Committee brought in and made aware of it. Item No. 2 -Grant Application for Douglas Moore MemOrial Concert (see Resolution No. 17)~ Item No. 3 - Request of Building Department Head Edward Forrester Re: amendment to Chapter ~;~S-3 to enable him to Write building permits. The Board needs to see the pap&r work. Mr. Forrester is on vacation, so this will be held until he can be present and bring in the paperwork. Item No. 4. Star Foundation. Re: Millstone Evacuation Planning. Supervisor Cochran said that they will continue t~o work on the ~ Fishers Island Evacuatio. n Plan!. Item No. 5 - Ethics Board MemberI - to be discussed in Executive SesSion. (See Resolution No. 22) Item No. No. 6 -Advertise for a full-time mechanic - Will be held at this time. Item No. 7 - Geier property~- It will be. recommended to the County that they go ahead and take it down. The Town :is concerned with =safety~ Item No. 8 Request to reduce speed on Leslie's Road, Cutchogue. This will be sent to the NYS DOT to conduct a speed survey. (See ResOlution No. 19) Item No. 9 Scagenger 'Waste Facility ~ ti-ansfer of employers - Executive Session. Item No. 10 - Water Treatment SyS~tem at' Human!ResOurce Center is no longer needed because ~heY have hooked ihto the Suffolk COuntY Water Authority. Councilman Rom~anellil will che~k into whether or not we could !turn this system back in for $5,000.0d, return;:it for a !trade-in, or possibly USe it at the Landfill to get potable ~ater. ~lt will have to be determined whethe~ or not it can b~ moved and Whether qt Would be approved by the Suffolk-. Co Health Department. Item No.~'11 - will~ be Item ~1o. with to work. A for 2% Land Bank at the next m 9 month the Master Plan ~8 and 25 and gui be set' for ~a meeting to r thiS. · Preservation) This ReSolutiOn No. 20). should be reviewed will be some hard decisions be set-up from Which to 12:30 P.M - The Town Board reviewed resolutions to be voted upon at the 7:30 P,M. meeting. (Supervisor Cochran left at 12:50 P.M. to 'go to Riverhead) On motion by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board enter into Executive Session at '12:55 P.M. to discuss contract negotiations, arbitration, and labor management. Vote of the Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie. Absent: Supervisor COChran. Also present: ToWn Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville and Town Attorney Gregory Yakaboski. Executive Session and Work~ Session e~ded at 1:~t5 P.M. REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meetin9 of the Southold Town Board was held on July 21, 1998, at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Supervisor Cochran opened the meeting at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie Councilman William D. Moore Councilman John M. Romanelli Councilman Brian C. Murphy Town Clerk;Elizabeth A. Neville · Town Attorney~ Gregory F. Yakaboski Absent: Justice Louisa P: Evans SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have a motion to approve the audit of the bills July 21, 19987 Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby are ordered paid: General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $1~3,53[t.36; General Fund Part Town Bills in the amount of $67,276.12; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $33,227.13; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $21,918.08; Capital Prdjects Account bills in the amount of $213.88; Ag Land Development Rights bills in the amount of $2,1u,3.75; Comp.u. ter System Upgrade bills in the amount of $9,7557t7; Employee Health B.enef~t Plan bills in the' amount of $30,915.85; F~shers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $19,.653.58; Refuse & G.arba. ge District bills in the amount of $70:.63[t.29; Sou.~hold Wast. ewater District bills in the amount of $3,686.79; Fishers Island :Ferry District bills in the amount of $[t,762,86; Southold Agency ~, Trust bills in the amount of $8,718.69; Fishers Island Ferry District Agency~ Trust bil!s in the amount of $261.63. Vote of the. Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Council~man Hussie, Superwsor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: A motion to approve the minutes of July 7, 1998, Town Board meeting? Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of the July 7, 1998, Town Board meeting be and hereby are approved. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Setting the next Town Board meeting for August 4, 1998, at ~,:30 P.M. Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the next meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at /J,:30 P.=M., Tuesday, August u~, 1998, at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. I. REPORTS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN:~ As you know the Town Board each Board meeting receives reports from the different committees, and departments. They are put on file with the Town Clerk. They are public information, so if there is something on the agenda that seems to strike your fancy, we would be more than happy to share that information with you. 1. Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for June, 1998. 2. Southold Town Justice Bruer Monthly Court Report for June, 1998. 3. HHS Administrators, Town Claim Lag Study Analysis.for June, 1998. HHS Administrators, PBA Claim Lag Study Analysis for June, 1998. 5. Southold Town Program for the Disabled for June, 1998, events. 6. Southold Town Justice Price Monthly Court Report for June, 1998. 7. Southold Town Recreation D&partment Monthly Report for June, 1998. 8. Southold Town Trustees Monthly Report for June, 1998. 9. Southold Town Planning Board Monthly Report for April, 1998. 10. Southold Town Budget Report for June, 1998. 11. Southold Town Police Department Activity Report for June, 1998. II. PUBLIC NOTICES. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Public notices, we have an application to dredge with ten year maintenance up in the Goldsmith Inlet area, and a notice from the New York State DOT to lower a speed limit to u,5 MPH on County ~,8 at Westphalia and Cox Neck Road in Mattituck. 1. U.S. Corp of Army Engineers, Notice of Application of Southold Town Community Development Office for a permit to dredge with ten year maintenance and upland disposal in .Goldsmith Inlet, Southold, New York. Written comments to be received by August 6, 1998. 2. New York State Department of Transportation, Notice of Order to reduce speed limit to ~t5 ~mph on County Road /~8 between Westphalia and Cox Neck Road, Mattituck. III. COMMUNICATIONS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have some letters of communications, one from the Greenport Soft League thanking us for support, a letter from the facility advisor, GreenPort Chapter of the National Honor Society, gratitude for their support. They went to visit England, and Ireland, and Wales, and had the opportunity .to go to Southwold, so we sent best wishes and a gift with them to take over. A letter to myself for the Town's involvement in the'~New~Suffolk CiVic Association Fourth of July parade, which was kind of fun. Also, we hav;e requested a warning light~ to be installed near the renovatiOn Site of thei Cutchogue East Elementary School, and also, we have gotten a letter f~om Mitch Pally, who is Vice-President of the Long Island Association iR relation to tourist centers that they are going to be constructing probably along the Expressway. I don't think they have made firm decisions yet, but they will be doing visitors centers. A letter from Senator Bruno in relation to the Farmland Preservation Program funding. 1. Greenport Softball League thanking the Town for their support. 2. Tom Rabbit, Faculty Adviser, Creenport Chapter of the National Honor Society expressing gratitude for' support of their recent vise to Englarid; Ireland, and Wales. 3. Tom Samuels, New Suffolk Civic Association, Inc. with thank you for ~,th of July Parade participation. 4. Senator P. Lavalle's letter to C. Siracusa, Director, Region 1, New York State Department of Transportation requesting warning lights to be installed near renovation site at Cutchogue East Elementary School. 5. Mitchell H. Pally, Vice President, Legislative and Economic Affairs, Long Island Association in regard to visitor centers across Long Island. 6. Senator Joseph L. Bruno in regard to Farmland Preservation Program funding. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None. V. RESOLUTIONS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know the Town Board has a policy. Prior to the passage of any of our resolutions, if anyone would like to address the resolutions, or ask any questions in relation to the resolutions, you have the opportunity to do so now. If you would like to address the Board on any other Town business we have a portion at the end of the meeting which we would be very happy to accept any of your comments on any other Town business. Is there anyone who would like to speak on any of the resolutions? (No response.) If not, we will begin the passage of the resolutions. 1A.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, WHEREAS, · the Town of Southold is considering the purchase of a parcel of property from Franklin Rich for public park purposes which property is Ioca~ed~ on the west side of Peconic Lane known as Suffolk County Tax Map No. 1000-74-$-6 and is approximately 13.58 acres;' and WHEREAS~ the above described action is required to be subject to an environme.ntal review pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law,: State Environmental' Quality Re, view Act, and 6 NYCRR Part 617 et seq., and Chapter L~ of the Code of the Town of Southold; now, therefore, b& it RESOLVED that pursuant to SEQRA this action is an Unlisted Action; and be it FU ~VED that the Town of Southold has conducted ' an iiew. of this unlisted action and completed :and ~evlewed a iai AssesSment; and be it . ~E~; AND C(~NCEUDED that the above described action wil ignifi~ant adverse 'impact on the'environment andlthe Town ~nt ;to SEQ~A here. by ~ isSues a "negative declaration" with res : described action. lA.- ;ouncilman :ouncilman _Board: Ayes: .Councilman Murphy, an Hussie, Superwsor Cochran. Abstain: y adopted. lB.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Supervisor Cochran, BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTBOLD, YORK, ADOPTED JULY 21, 1998, AUTHORING THE ACQUISITION OF THE CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL LAND CONTAINING 13.85 ACRES, MORE OR LESS~ SITUATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF PECONIC LANE, THE TOWN OF SO.UTHOLD, AT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $210,000, INCLUDING PRELIMINARY COSTS AND COSTS INCIDENTAL HERETO TO THE FINANCING THEREOF IN THE MOUNT OF $10,000, SAID LAND TO BE USED FO I~UBLIC PARK PURPOSES; APPROXIMATING $210,0( THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $210,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO FINAN~ SAID APPROPRIATIONS. THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, IN TH SUFFOLK, NEW YORK, HEREBY RESOLVES (by the favorable v less than two-thirds of all the members of said Town B FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Town of Southold, in the CouI Suffolk, New York (herein called "Town"), is hereby au acquire by purchase, the certain piece or parcel of la NEW OF N COUNTY OF 0re of not 0ard) AS ty of thorized to nd containing 13.85 acres, more or less, situate on the west side of Peconic Lane, in the Town of Southold, said piece or parcel of land being described on the Suffolk County Tax Map as 1000-7~-5- 6, said land, when acquired, to be used for public park purposes. The estimated maximum cost of said specific object or ~arpose is $210,000, including preliminary costs and costs 'incidental thereto and to the ~inancing. thereof in the amount of $10,000, and the said amount of $210,000 is hereby appropriated therefor. The plan of financing includes the issuance of $210,000 serial bonds of the Town to finance said appropriation, and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Town to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon.as the same shall become due and payable. Section 2. Serial bonds of the Town in the principal amount of $210,000 are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the.provisions of the Local Finance Law, cOnstituting Chapter 33- a of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York {herein called "Law"), to finance said appropriation. Section 3. The following additional matters are hereby determined and declared: (a) The period of probable usefulness applicable to the specific object or purpose for which the $210,000 serial bonds authorized pursuant to this r~solution are to be issued, within the limitations Qf Section 11.00 a. 21 of the Law, is hereby determined to be thirty (30) years; however, the maturity of the bonds herein aUthorized shall not exceed five (5) years. (b) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds may be applied to reimburse the Town for expenditures made after the effective date of this resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized. The foregoing statement of intent with respect to reimbursement is made in conformity ~ith Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2 of the United States ~reasury Department. (c) The Town Board acting in the role of the Lead Agency, after having identified and considered the relevant areas of environmental concern associated with the acquisition of said land authorized as hereinabove referred to in Section 1 (the "Project"), has issued a negative declaration for purposes of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), Article 8 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law, and has determined that the Project will not have a "significant effect" upon the environment, and has satisfied the requirements imposed by SEQRA. (d) The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by this resolution will not exceed five years.- Section 4. Each of the bonds authorized by this resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds shall contain the recital of validity as prescribed by Section 52.00 of the Law and said bonds and. any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, payable as to both principal and interest by general tax upon all the taxable real property within the Town without limitation of rate or amount. The faith and credit of the Town are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds and any notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds and provision shall be made annually in the budget of the Town by appropriation for (a) the amortization and redemption of the bonds and any notes-in anticipation thereof to ~ature in such year and (b) the payment of interest .to be due and payable in such year. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of this resolution and of the Law and pursuant to the provisions of Section 21.00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, Section 30.00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bond anticipation notes and'Section 50.00 and Sections 56.00 to 60.00 and 168.00 of the Law, the powers and duties of the Town Board relative to authorizing bond anticipation notes and prescribing the terms, form and contents and as to the sale and issuance of the bonds herein authorized, and any other bonds heretofore or hereafter authorized, and of any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes, and relative to executing contracts for credit enhancements and provi.ding for substantially level or declining annual debt service, are hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer of the Town. Section 6. The validity of the bonds authorized by this resolution, and of any notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, may be contested only if: (a) such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town is not authorized to expend money, or (b) the provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of the publication of such resolution are ndt substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting suc~h validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or (c) such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Section 7. This bond resolution shall take effect immediately and the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed co publish this bond resolution, in full, together with a notice attached in substantially the form prescribed by Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law in T~e Traveler Watchm-%: a newspaper published in Sout~ol4, New York, having a general circulation in the Town and hereby designated the official newspaper of the Town for such publication. 1 B. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilwoma~ Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. Abstain: Councilman Moore. This resolution was duly adopted. 2.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Kent McCarthy as a member of the Labor Management Committee to replace Peter Verdon. 2. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 3.-Moved .by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was . RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1998 budget as follows: To; Revenues: A.2705,~0 Appropriations: A.5182.2.500.500 Gifts S Donations Other Donations $ 1,026.39 Street Lighting, Capital Outlay Street Light Fixtures $ 1,026.39 3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 4.--MOVeTCl by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1998 Budget as follows: To: A.1220.1.200.100 Part Time Employees, Regular Earnings $ 6,000.00 From: A. 1990.4. 100.100 Unallocated Contingencies # 6,000.00 -Vote ~of the Town Board: ' Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 5.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the 'Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Detective Beth Dzenkowski to attend the New .York State Police Juvenile Officers Association annual training conference commenc!ng Sunday, August .23 through Friday, August 28, 1998 in Ithaca, New York and the necessary expenses for travel, meals and registration shall be a legal charge to the 1998 JAB Training budget line. 5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelll, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. REsolution Amended 8/18/98 resol. #6 6.-MoYed by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVI~D that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund Whole Town '1998 budget as follows: To: Revenues: A.2705.40 Other Donations $ 1,100.00 To: Appropriations A.:~.120.2.500. 100 $ 1,265.00 6.-Vote of .the iTown: Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilmalq MoOre, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 7.-Moved by Ceuncilman Murphy, seconded by CounCilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund Whole 1998 budget as follows: To: Sici [ngs -A.3120.100.400 - $150,000.00 From: - A.3120.1.600.500 - $150,000.00 7. -Vote of own. Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Supervisor Cochran. Abstain: Councilman Moore. This resolutiOn was duly adopted. 8.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED I that .the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Sheniqua Cho[son as follows for the remainder of the season: Playground Instructor $8.00/hour Beach Attendant (1st Year) $6.00/hour 8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, C~0unc~lman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. Th~s resolution was duly adopted. 9.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the closure of one block of Cases Lane in Cutchogue between the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M., August 8, 1998, as a safety precaution during the Nineteenth Annual Douglas Moore Memorial Concert to be held on the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council's Village Green in Cutchogue, provided there is filed 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 Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman MOore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 10.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the bid of North Fork Welding & Steel Supply, Inc. of $22,998.00 for the repair of the Landfill Truck Scale, all in accordance with the bid specifications. 10. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 11.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Boated of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the Ceneral Fund Whole Town 1998 budget as follows: To: Revenues: A. 2705.40 Appropriations: A. 5182.2.500.500 Gifts & Donations Other Donations $ 736; 00 Street Lighting, Capital Outlay Street Light Fixtures $ 736;00 11. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 12.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 1998 Solid Waste District Budget as follows: Amount From To $ 27,500 SR8160.4.400.810 SR8160.4.400.600 (C&D Removal) (Scale Maintenance) To cover cost of repairing incoming scale $ 10,000 SR8160.4.400.805 SR8160.4.100.800 (MSW Removal) (Maintenance Facilities & Grounds) To cover overdrawn .line and fund completion of drainage and slab work for east side of garbage trench. 12.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussle, SupervisOr Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 13.-Moved by Councilman Murphy~ seconded by Councilman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town' Board of the Town of Southold hereby amends resolution no. 30 of the January 2, 1998 Organizational Meeting setting the compensation of the members of the Southold Town Board of Assessment Review, effective January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998, at $60.00 per person per meeting, total compensation not to exceed $1,11~0.00= and total compensation for all five members of the Board not to exceed $7,000.00 for 1998. 13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution wasduly adopted. 14.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1998 budget as follows: To: Revenues: A.2705.30 Appropriations: A.8560~4.400.200 From: Appropriations: A.8560; 1.200. 100 Gifts & Donations Tree Committee Donations Tree Committee, C.E. Trees F~ Tree Maintenance 4,592.50 6,092.50 Tree Committee, P.S. Part-time Employees Regular Earnings $ 1,500.00 14. - Vote of the Town BOard: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 15.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Supervisor Cochran, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby allocates $25,000.00 to the Peconic Land Trust for phase I of the proposed budget for Dowries Farm Preserve, to be paid from the 1998 park and playground budget. 15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Romanelli,-Councilman Moore, Supervisor Cochran. No: Councilman Murphy, Councilwoman Hussie. This resolution was LOST. 16.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the following 1998 Bridget modification to the General Fund Whole Town: To: A.1355.1.300.150 From: A. 1355. [~. 500.200 Assessors, P.S. Board of Assessment Review $ 2,000.00 Assessors, C.E. Appraisals $ 2,000.00 16. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 17.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby allocates $500.00 to the Douglas Moore Memorial Concert, under the 1998 Grants Program. 17. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman ROmanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 18.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of 5outhold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for a full-time mechanic for the landfill area, at a salary of $13.80 per hour. 18. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 19.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby requests the New York State Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic survey on Leslie~s Road, Cutchogue, for the purpose of lowering the speed limit from the currently posted ~,0 miles per hour. 19. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 20.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 21st day of July, 1998, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Creating and Establishing a dedicated fund for the preservation of open space with the Town of Southold (to be known as the "Southold Community Preservation Fund") of the Southold Town Code; now, therefore be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 5:00 P.M., Tuesday, August ~, 1998, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as the time and place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows: A Local Law in Relation to Creating and Establishing a Southold Town Community Preservation Fund~ which reads as follows: CHAPTER 6 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FuND ARTICLE I Community Preservation Fund ~6-1 Title. This chapter of the Southold Town Code shall be known and may be cited as the "Community Preservation Fund." 6-2 through 6-6. (Reserved) 6.7 FINDINGS: The Town of Southold possesses a rich heritage of scenic, historic and natural resources, which are vital to the Town's sense of place and to its economic success as a resort community. The lands which comprise these resources are rapidly being lost to development, however, and the Town's special identity is in danger of being damaged forever. In furtherance of its objective of preserving the Town's remaining natural, scenic, and historig treasures, the Southold Town Board finds it necessary to establish a dedicated fund for their conservation. Such fund is specifically authorized under § 64-e of the New York Town Law and is necessary to the enactment of a two percent (2%) real estate transfer tax, which is also authorized by Town Law ~ 64-e and Tax Law Article 31- D and which the Town Board finds to be necessary to effectuate the Town's community preservation goals. 6-8 through 6-11. _(reserved) 6-12 Purposes. It is the purpose of this Chapter to establish and create Community Preservation Fund for the purpose of Community Preservation as that te=~L~ is defined in Town Law section 64-e(1)(b) and section 6-16 of this Chapter.- Community Preservation includes protecting and preserving open and undeveloped lands in the Town of Southold, including wetlands, woodlands, agricultural lands, shorelands, and the other natural resources of the Town; for the purpose of protecting historic places and properties within the Town; and for the purpose of providing the Town's visitors and residents with outdoor recreational opportunities, all in accordance with the provisions of § 64-e of the New York Town Law and as more fully set forth therein. 6-13 through 6-15. (reserved) 6-16. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings indicated: ADVISORY BOARD - shall mean the Town of Southold Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board to be established and created by the Town Board pursuant to Town Law section 64-e (5). C(kMMUNITY PRESERVATION - shall mean preservation of co~,munity character which shall involve one or more of the following: A. Establishment of parks, nature preserves, or recreational areas; B. Preservation of open space, including agricultural lands; Eo Preservation of lands of exceptional, scenic value; Preservation of fresh and saltwater marshes or other wetlands; Preservation of aquifer recharge areas; F. Preservation of undeveloped beach lands, shorelands or · shoreline;. Establishment of wildlife refuges for the purpose of maintaining native animal ~pecies diversity, including the protection of habitat essential to the recovery of rare, threatened, or endangered species; Preservation of pine barrens consisting of such biota as pitch pine and scrub oak; I. PreservatiOn of unique or threatened ecological areas; Je Preservation of brooks or streams, rivers and river areas in natural, free-flowing condition; K. Preservation of forested land; ne Preservation of public access to lands for public use including stream rights and Waterways; Me Preservation of historic places and properties listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and/or protected under a municipal or 'local historic preservation ordinance or local law; and Undertaking any of the aforementioned in furtherance of the establishment of a greenbelt. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PROJECT PLAN - shall mean Community Preservation Project Plan to be adopted by the Southold Town Board pursuant to Town Law § 64-e (6) which shall be known as the Town of Southold Community Preservation Project Plan. FUND _ shall mean the Community Preservation Fund established and created by this chapter. 6-17 through 6-19. (reserved) § 6-20 Co~Lunity Preservation Fund established. A. The Community Preservation Fund is hereby established as authorized by § 64-e of the New York Town Law. Deposits into the fund may include revenues of the Town from whatever source, and shall include the revenues from a real estate transfer tax impQsed by the Town pursuant to Article 31-D of the New York Tax Law. The fund shall also be authorized to accept gifts of any such interests in land or funds. Interest accrued by monies deposited in the fund shall be credited to the fund. In no event shall monies deposited in the fund be transferred into any other account. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the financing in whole or in part, pursuant to the New York Local Finance Law, of any acquisition authorized pursuant to this chapter. Monies from the fund may be utilized to repay any indebtedness or .obligations incurred pursuant to the Local Finance Law, ,consistent with effectUating the purposes of this chapter. F. Since 1980 the Town of Southold has incurred or authorized bonded indebtedness in the amount of approximately $11,000,000.00 (Eleven million dollars) for open space purposes. The number of residents of the Town of Southold per the 1990 U.S. Census was approximately 20,000. The Town Board hereby determines and finds that the Town' has incurred or authorized bonded indebtedness since 1980 for open space purposes equal to or greater than two hundred dollars per Town resident and thus the Town has complied with the per resident financial commitment requirement set forth in Town Law section 64-e (2). 6-21 through 6-23. (reserve~) 6-24 A. Be Ce Purposes of the fund., The purposes of the fund shall be exclusively: (1) To implement the Town of Southold Commmunity Preservation Project Plan for Community Preservation as required by § 64-e (6) of the Town Law; (2) To acquire interests or rights in real property for the preservation of community character within the Town, including the portion of any village therein, in accordance with said plan; (3) To establish a bank pursuant to a transfer of development rights program consistent with § 261-a of the Town Law, at the sole discretion of the Town Board; (4) To provide a management and stewardship program for such rights and interests acquired by the fund, consistent with the provisions of this chapter and in accordance with the Community Preservation Plan. The acquisition of interests and rights in real property under the fund shall be in cooperation with willing sellers. Not more than ten percent (10%) of the fund shall be utilized for the management and stewardship program provided for in paragraph A (4) of this section. JULY 21; 1998 4 35 If the implementation of the Community Preservation Project Plan has been completed, and funds are no longer required for the purposes set forth in subsection A above, any remaining monies in the fund shall be applied to -reduce any bonded indebtedness or obligations incurred to effectuate the purposes of subsection A. 6-25 through 6-27. (reserved) 6-28 Aoqui~ition of interests in property; public hearing and other requirements. A. No interest or right in real property shall be acquired by the fund until a public hearing is held as required by ~ 247 of the New York General 'Municipal Law. However, nothing herein shall preven~ .the Town Board from entering into a conditional purchase agreement before a public hearing is held. B. Any resolution of the Town Board approving an acquisition of land pursuaqt to this Chapter shall include a finding that acquisition was the best alternative for the protection of community character of all reasonable alternatives available to the Town. 6-29 through 6-31 (reserved) 6-32 Management of lands aoquiredpursuant to chapter. ~ands or interests in real property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be administered and managed in a manner which: (1) allows public use and enjoyment in a manner compatible with the natural, scenic, historic, and open space character of such lands or interests in real property; (2) preserves the native biological diversity of such lands or interests in real property; (3) With regard to lands as open space (as opposed to lands acquired for active recreation use or public water access, or improved lands acquired for historic preservation reasons), improvements shall be limited to those designed to enhance access for passive use o~ such open space lands, such as nature trails, boardwalks, bicycle paths, and peripheral parking areas, provided that such improvements do not degrade the ecological value of the land or threaten essential wildlife habitat; and (4) preserves historic properties, historic and cultural resources in a manner which is consistent with accepted standards for historic preservation. The Town may enter into agreements with corporations organized under the New York Not-For-Profit Corporation Law and which engage in land trust activities, in order to provide for the.management lands acquired by the fund, including less than fee interests in land. Any such agre. aments shall, however, p~gvide that such corporations shall keep the lands under management accessible to the public unless such corporations shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Town Board that · public access would be detrimental to the lands or to ~ny natural features associated therewith. 6-33 through 6-35 (reserved) 6-36 A. Alienation of land. acquired using the fund. Rights or interests in real property which are acquired with monies from the fund shall not be sold, leased, exchanged, donated, or otherwise disposed of or used for other than the purposes permitted by this chapter without the express authority of an act of the State Legislature, which legislature is required to provide for the st~bstitution of other lands having equal environmental and fair market value and reasonably equivalent usefulness and location to those to be discontinued, sold, or disposed of, and such other 'requirements as shall be approved by the legislature. In addition to an act of the State Legislature, real property acquired with monies from the fund shall not be sold, leased, exchanged, donated, or otherwise disposed of or used for other than the purposes permitted by this chapter, except after compliance with the alienation procedures which are set forth in Open Space Preservation Chapter of this Code, specifically Chapter 59. This section shall ~ot apply to the sale of development rights by the Town acquired pursuant to this chapter, where said sale is made by a central bank created by the Town and pursuant to a transfer of development rights program established by the Town pursuant to § 261-a of the 'Town Law, provided however, that: (1) The lands from which said development rights were acquired shall remain preserved in perpetuity by a permanent conservation easement or other instrument that similarly preserves community character as defined and set forth in' the definition of "Community Preservation" in this Chapter; and (2) That. the proceeds from any such' sale shall be deposited in the Community Preservation Fund. 6-37 through 6-38 (reserved) 6-39 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, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. 6-40 EFFEOTIVE DATE: This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law. /ULY 21, 1998 43'7 20.- Vote of the .Town Board: A.y. es: Councilman Murphy, CoUncilman Romanelli, CounCilman MOore, Councilwoman Hussie, SUpervi~m; Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 21.-Moved by Supervisor Cochran, seconded by Councilman Murphy, WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the town of Southold, on the 21st day of July, 1998, a Local Law entitled, "A LoCal Law in Relation to a Temporary Moratorium on the Issuance-of Approvals and/or Permits for Business Zoned Property Along the County Route Corridor in the Town of Southold", and; WHEREAS, the enactment of a temporary moratorium related to zoning and land referral of the proposed ~local law to both the Southold Suffolk County Planning Commission for comment 'pr~ of a public hearing on such a local law; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that t.he Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby directs the Southold ToWn Clerk to refer the proposed Local Law entitled "A Local Law in )rum on the Issuance of Approvals and/Or perry Along. the County.Road 0,8 Corridor to the Southold Town Planning Board lanning Commission for recommendations and reports., all. i with the Southold Town 'Code and the Suffolk County Charter. Said LoCal Law reads as follows: A Local to a of Approx. ~als own of SouthOld BE IT ENACTED, Of Southold, aS follows: g[o~vth and develop~ment within .the Town on the infrastructure of:the Town iincluding supply, traffic impacts, and'the necessity toJocate coning districts located in areas which am, best suited for To insure that economic activity takes place existing characterof the Town's from Ii This the / the and to SL mol incl or the Distr Ct; Indu situated. }nters of enactment of this ,Local Law, after effect and the nine : Southold Planning:Board issued site plan, building permti or permit for districts the lential Office Light and (B) CORRIDOR" 4 3 8 JULY :21, 1998 The "Route 48 Corridor" is hereby defined and identified as follows: from a point beginning at the Riverhead/Southold Town Line on Sound Avenue east along Sound Avenue continuing East along County Route 48 to a point ending at the .intersection of Route 48 and Route 25. The "Route 48 Corridor" shall extend one thousand feet (1000') north and one thousand feet (1000') south respectively of the the north road edge and the south edge of Sound Avenue and County Road 48. Section 4. EXCLUSIONS This Local Law shall not apply to any person or entity who has, prior to the effective date of this Local Law, obtained all permits required for construction of a building on any property located in the Route 48 corridor including later applications to repair or alter, but not enlarge, any such building otherwise prohibited durin, g the. period of this temporary moratorium: Section.5. AUTHORITY TO SUPERSEDE To the extent and degree any provisions of this Local Law are construed as inconsistent with the provisions of Town Law sections 264, 265, 265-a, 267, 267-a, 267-b, 274-a and 274-b, this Local Law is intended pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law Sections 10(1)(ii)(d)(3) and section 22 to supersede any said inconsistent authority. Section 6. VARIANCE TO THIS MORATORIUM Any person or entity suffering unnecessary hardship as that term is used and construed in Town Law section 267-b(2)(b) by reason of the enactment and continuance of this moratorium may apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a variance excepting the person's or entity's premises or a portion thereof from the temporary, moratorium and allowing issuance of a permit all in accordance with the provisions of the Southold Town Code applicable te Such use or construction. Section ~7. SEVERABILITY If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be ~ by' any ~court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall, not ~inder of this Local Law. Section~ .This ,Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: 'This will be a nine month moratorium, it will give the Boar. d the opportunity~ .not to .study. I don't plan on studying anymore. As I sa~d to the Board this morning I am tired of fortunetellers, and tea leaves. I think it is time that we look at Ir8. They studied it for four years, and changed 'uses rather than looking at the zones. I think you have to look The Board has been very supportive of this, and hopefully some of the answers, and allow u~ the time. It does not mean is a moratorium that if you want to put in a permit, you can not file. It is just that ,no action Wil. I be taken on that permit .Until after the nine months has expired. Am I right, Greg? I just don't want;!to, give any wrong information. TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: This is not the vote on the moratorium here tonight. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No, we are sending it to the Planning Board. There will be a hearing. We are sending it to the Planning Board, Suffolk County and tO iOur~Planning Board, and that is the 'first step. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE:, I am considering this action"necessary, because e have to g, we ,the people of Southold an opportunity to give their input concerning th~; althoughm mind has not : , y yet been. made up whether there should be a moratorium e~ not. 21 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. 22.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Dr. Joseph F. Chiaramonte as a member of the Southold Town Board of Ethics, effective immediately through May 3, 2001, he to serve without compensation. 22. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. Rescinded 8/4/99 by Resolution #9 --' 23.-Moved bY Councilman Moore, secbnded by Councilwoman Hussle, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 59, Open Space Preservation, of the Code of the Town of Southold,. hereby sets 5:05 P.M., Tuesday, August 4, 1998, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, for a public hearing on the question of the acceptance of the offer of the Estate of Osca~ Bloom,~ of the following property for acquisition by the Town of So ,t o d SCTM #1000-44-~-3.1, North Road, Southold, New York 74.9 acres, at a cost of $425,000 23.-V~ the Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli~ Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly adopted. S U PERVI SOR , COCH,RAN: this time if there is anyone, that would like to address the Boa Town buSineSs. Mr. Hanson? That is the end of our planned resolutions. At ~rd on any THOR H~NrSON: MY name is Thor Hanson. I am President Citizens for Safe Roads, and I am here in that particular ro some of= u like to express some concerns, that thing= We are in the fourth summer of the oper~ hi( ferry, and without a proper site plan for of' th, and traffic problems we have f Southold a, because ~ .we don't tlon of the t, or a lot id. Last pendi fecal the, ( had that 18th Now ex1 Cross and th~ Ju that that COt thi he ~k most of you recall, .that Cross Sound raised ~ State Law :hailenge of the T.own~s. zoning law. They did it in form amend their initial response to the 19.95 ~l'own suit. that.' The Town's. out~ide attorney objecl~ed, so the Judgement Action, and they based that on State the time. Now, that judgement action has been the Town has not filed a response. If you also between now, and then, the ferry came in and asked had missed it's window of opportunity, and and I think the court issued a statement saying right to respond, and said they had until May the same thing has been pending since September. ih since then, I think, five extensions have been by the T0wn"s outside attorney. The latest was granted last we just had extension, after extension, after the paper that needs to be filed. Of course, has to agree on each one of those requests by your attorney, been I~illing, and do it very quickly, because it plays into allows them to continue operating the high speed a site plan. They are quite happy about it. The ti~e~ that he said the Town could respond, told the ferry t~hem out of the case, yet at the same time he stayed all original '95 suit. He stayed the proceedings on red the constitutional declaratory judgement, one the town has not responded on. So, our dragging on we are going to get through the speed gambler ferry operations without any ~from the Court on the merits of this, or in the a lot of our concern, that this is dragging on, and ~s to us..ou~ question is, Madame Supervisor, or any of the us a reason ;your attorney is delaying llke this? Has =d0 it? Is that why he is delaying? Do you know why .~ it troubles us considerably? I would like to get an have a couple more points after that, if I may? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I don't know why the delays are there, but I will schedule our attorney, our counselor, to come into our next Board work session to tell us what the reasons are. THOR HANSON: There has been five extensions, every two weeks another one. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I wasn't aware that there had been five. THOR HANSON: I think that I counted them right. It is all the way from May 18th. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thor, if you tell me it is five, I believe it is five. I don't question your honesty at all.' We will invite him into our next work session, and find out what the status is at this point, see if we can move things along. THOR-HANSON: I would like to ask you to' instruct your attorney, and ask him whatever the way to do it, that he begin to seek the lifting of that stay on the ~95 action, because whatever the constitutionality of 10 to' 50 of the Town Code. It turns out to be when Cross SoUnd filed their application for a new parking lot, and when they filed the zoning variance request it required the town, and your Planning Board did come through with a SEQRA request, and a Type I action, and so forth, in the scoping outline. The Court has a matter of fact since then has said, those were proper. The Court has agreed to that. There really seems to us no reason for it to be stalled, because of this constitutionality, so we. would really like you to ask your attorney to go and ask him to lift that stay of '95, and we also ask you that you ask your attorney, or order him to respond to Cross Sound's constitutional challenge, the one that has been pending since September, because we think you ought to get an answer. We think Cross Sound is wrong in this. We think the Planning Board'~s application of your law at this time will be found proper, but even if portions of the Town Code are found to b.e unconstitutional, if that is what,happens, we better get on with it, and find out. I think it should be on the table, and people ought to know. I think it critical ~that this be done. As long as he doesn't try and do this, it is going to sit around and just~ fester', so I would like to ask that you do that. Talk to him about both of ~hose things, and get him to do it. The point is that the stay of ~95 ~se, the 'delay in resolving this constitutional challenge, and~here of a apparent .suspension of. the SEQRA process. SEQRA, the ~erry has put in a ¢ )le of incomplete site plans, and they have been asked to !:bring one. Nothing has happened, and nobody is them.. All are r.elated, all are related, and all of these actidl~s on playing right into the hands of the Cross Sound as fa~ I~as see, and we just feel that delay isn't the way to is Wl~at ted to say, and maybe someone else Would like to add.something, too, but I apprecia~ce the time. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Thor; Is there anyone else like to address the Board? FREDDIE WACHSBERGER: Freddie Wachsberger, Vice-President of Southold Citizens for Safe Roads. Thor just made a very gentlemanly and polite presentation. He has only been at this for four or five years. I have been. on this issue for about fifteen, and so youql~maybe bear with my being rather angry and frustrated with all this. This has been the first real opportunity for the Town to address it's rightful jurisdiction down on the point in a legal forum. I keep asking myself why there have been all these requests for delays, for extensions. When you ask yourself concretely what the reason could be only two appear to me. I can't think of any others. It can't be simply that your attorney isn't getting around to it, because extension after extension like' this, surely you will stand for that. So, the only other reason that I come up with is that it 'is intentional. It is an intentional delay, so that the ferry can go on operating as it always has, because if you look at cause and effect,~and I think you will agree with both action ~and inaction are governed by the rules of cause and effect. If you lOok at the effect Of this delay, what it means is that the ferry goes. on running as usual,' and goes on parking as usual, and even worse. That there is an apparentness that the town doesn't care to enforce it's own laws, or establish once and for all it's jurisdiction. In fact, with every year that goes by where the Town does not assert items rights it makes it easier and easier for any Judge to say, well, look it's apparent.., that .the Town doesn't care, .because. the ferry has now run, three years has now run, four years, and the Town has not done anything to stop it, and you all know that is the argument they use. So, when I look at the effect of your action, or inaction, is achieving it seems clear that has be your intention, because if it isn't your intention, why is that the effect being achieved, and if it is your intention I would wish you would just finally say it. You people must have discussed this issue at great length. That is one of the crucial issues before the town. You, as government, and I am speaking collectively because some of you are brand-new rOn this, and some df you go way back, and some of you have sat through these isSues, endlessly, and for some of you it is the first time.., it ,:'by the effect that what the action, or~ inaction is acf oard haS ~hOsen to take the side of CrOss Sound Ferry constituents. When I look at, and try. to. analyze why this is happening I have to lo.ok at the effect that it is achieving. When I look at the~ effect ,it. is achieYmg there is no other reas0n. I:can come up with. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you for your comments. Anyone else like to .address the Town Board? SCOTT CULLEN: My name is Scott Cullen. I am counsel for Standing for Truth about Radiation, 5TAR. We are a East Hampton based non-profit organization. I am just here tonight. We sent a request to the Town of Southold asking that you join as co-petitioners in the petition that we are filing against the NRC to extend their ten mile emergency planning. I just came to night to see if anyone had any questions. Just for your information State Assemblym~n Fred Thiele has signed on. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I got that message. I delivered that to the Town Board, .~nd I did bring your letter to the Town Board today, and we did hold because we wanted to seek more information, then Ruthanne said that yo;u were coming in this evening. We know nothing about your organization, or your group, so if you could supply us with some background information, and what your mission is, and this kind ef~thing we would like to see before we draft a resolution. SCOTTiCULLEN: I have some packets. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That will be helpful SCOTT CULLEN: I also have a lot of news clippings of issues that we have been involved in the past. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We get these quite often, you know, requesting the Town Board to pass a resolution to support, and we try to find out what you are all abut first before we say, yes. SCOTT CULLEN: if you have any specific questions, I can give you these packets. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I do have a specific question, and that is presently it is a ten mile limit, and the idea is to expand it, your group wants to expand it fifty miles. Is that not correct? SCOTT CULLEN: What we are trying to do is to see that there is a statute that sets off the emergency planning, and ask the NRC to do this. The NRC regulations that sets up the ten mile emergency planning zone, as they call it, allows for flexibility at different sites. It says that each one of the ten mile, is supposed to be approximate, and they are supposed to take into consideration a lot of factors, and we know from organizations that we work with in DC, that every site around the country all they do is, is the standard ten mile circle, when in fact what the statute for the regulation provides is that they are supposed to take into consideration a lot .of different factors, llke demography, topography, access through the jurisdictional boundaries. A lot of them, which are addressed in that petition are extremely relevant to this situation here. The fact that the Town of Southold, Fi. shers Island, is already within this ten mile EPC, and Orient Point just happens to arbitrarily fall just outside of it, we think is quite significant. I have been working on this for about a month and a half now, two months, getting it ready, and it is just out now to a bunch of different attorneys that are all looking at it to help me. It is nearing conclusion. I have some engineering experts who aregoing to look at it, and give us affidavits, and we have got a lot of other attorneys who are going to give their feedback. It has been an ongoing process, but it is coming close to being concluded. CO'UNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Is yours a Countywide effort, State? How much? SCOTT CULLEN: We are just petitioning for Eastern Long Island, and for the Millstone Plant. We are saying that the ten mile EPC has been..we are making two arguments basically. One that regulation has been inadequately applied to this present situation, or second, the regulation', is just inadequate to take~ into consideration the factors that they ,have already acknowledged are important. COUNCILMAN MOORE: into operation? Is that regulation in place when Millstone was put SCOTT CULLEN: When their emergency plan was complete this regulation governed that basically. This statute, or this regulation, wasn't around until the accident at Three Mile Island. The accident at Three Mile Island prompted all these regulations to come about. My understanding is that Millstone operated, and then subsequently had to submit this plan as .they did, and that is where we are now with this. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would appreciate any information. SCOTT CULLEN: I have packets with me I can give you all before we leave, and it has our phone number, and all the information (tape change) BERNARD HEINISCH: My name is Bernard Heinsch. I live on County Road 48. At the May and the June meeting, as well I sent the Board a letter of JUne 25th regarding the Sound Shore Excavating Company storage, and equipment, and so on in a zone that doesn=t allow this. Can you tell me what has taken place? COUNCILMAN MOORE: I believe that the Code Enforcement Officer has been in touch with people on that piece of property. I don~t know where_ he is in his process, but my understanding is that Mr. Forrester has been in touch with the occupants of that piece of property. BERNARD HEINISCH: Several weeks ago I spoke to Forrester, and he said, he was speaking with the Town Attorney. This is several weeks ago. I was just wondering has anything gone on. COUNCILMAN MOORE: That was the last thing. unfortunately is on vacation. Mr. Forrester TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: Mr. Heinsch, I know I spoke to him before he went on vacation. Sound Shore, which road is that on? BERNARD HEINISCH: It's on Ackerly Pond and County Road TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: Yes. He told me he has been in contact, and has spoken to the individual, who either represents, or is a principal in Sound Shore. In addition, he has also sent written notice to them. BERNARD HEINISCH: He said he was contacting you to see about ~ssuing a court appearance. I don~t know if that has happened. TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: It has not reached', that stage yet. I believe he is working with the individuals to see what can be done to clean up the site, which is the ultimate goal. Correct? BERNARD HEINISCH: Not just clean up the site. What he is doing is not allowed in that present zone. TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: To correct you make sure that the use, which is being done on the property is proper for that particular zone. That is the focus right now, and we have talked about this. He has been in touch. I said, an individual, he is either a principal or a represents Sound Shore, and I know there is also written notice with a dateline attached in that written notice; That is where it is at this moment. BERNARD HEINISCH: Can you tell me where the Latham property is? I understand-he has applied for a rezone. What happens in the meantime? He is in a residential zone with heavy equipment, and so on. Can you, please, tell me what happens? Is he allowed to remain? TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: Mr. Heinisch, regarding, I: believe, all the properties that you had brought up, all of them, I believe Mr. Forrester has been~ in: touch ~with each one along the same lines of what I just laid out with Sound Shore Excavating, that same type of concept right down.the liner with a short deadline in the written letter. BERNARD HEINISC,H; Mr. Forrester told me that it is the system with the town 'when anyone applies to rezone the property, he is allowed to stay in that zone while this process takes place. Can you respond? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I never heard that. BERNARp HEINIS(~.H: This is what I got from Mr. Forrester. He said that he ~had ~ontac~ed ~[he town, and this appears to be the way that the Town reacts with anyone. COUNCILMAN MOORE; When he comes back from vacation we will correct his misunderstanding. That is no directive from us. ARNOLD BLAIR: Good evening, my name is Arnold Blair. I live in Cutchogue, and I have an office in Mattituck. My office is right across the street from the Mattituck railway station. It overlooks a site where some trees were just planted. Now, this is not a great a subject as Cross Sound Ferry, or Millstone. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: But it is important to you. ARNOLD BLAIR: It is important to me, because I look out on it every day, and I have seen something happening, that I think shouldn't be happening. Approximately a month ago one of Timothy Coffey~s trucks rolled. This man got out, and planted about two trees in the parking lot across from the railway station. I thought, that's great, beautifying the parking lot with some trees. I was very surprised to see the trucks pull away without ever having watered the trees. I am a gardener, and I know you don~t plant trees,, especially sizable trees without watering them. The following day my wife happened to be outside the office. There was a Town employee doing some weed-whacking in the parking lot, and she asked him about the trees. He was apparently aware of it. He made a comment that he thought the North Fork Bank had planted the trees, or contributed to planting the trees, wasn't quite clear. We thought the trees would be watered somehow by the Town. About a week went by, the Town didn't water, so I called the Highway Department. Mr. Jacobs was out at the time, and ! spoke to a woman that made a note of it, said she would pass the information on to him, and there is a truck that goes around to water trees, and it would be taken care of. Well, several more weeks have gone by; and I don~t think the trees have been watered. They haven't been doing that badly. Well, with the drought period that we now had the trees either died totally or on their last legs, and so ! called Mr. Jacobs again early this week, and got a little background from him, and apparently this is under the auspices of the Tree Committee, and what Mr. Jacobs explained to me is that the Tree Committee is supposed to advise him when the trees are planted, so they. can get out and water them. He said, unfortunatelY, he hasn't heard from Mr. Dart about what trees had been planted so far. It was about a month ago these trees were planted. My con, cern is this is possibly, apparently, a waste of Town money to plant trebs that a~e going to die, and instead of beautifying the town we are k nd of mak ng it a little uglier, because dead trees are not as attractive as no trees. My only request is that since we are going; through some effort to beautify the town, and appreciate the job that the Tree Committee does, i just think there should be a little better coordination between the landscaper, who plants the trees to notify Mr. Dart that, gee, as of today we planted some trees, and that Mr. Dart promptly notify the Highway Department, so they can get out and water them. It is a shame this happened. It really is. This is one site that I happened to see. I don~t know how many other sites. Mr. Jacobs said he hadn't been notified in months. This could be happening all over town. COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: I happen to have an office that overlooks the train station in Southold, and we ended up watering..I know the story you are talking about. We ended up watering the bushes at the train station in Southold, as we water our own landscaping. We weed-whacked there the other day, also. So, we sort of have taken it on as our own little project. ARNOLD BLAIR: I am glad you said that because,~, you knoTM, I would have been happy to take it .on as a project, if I thought it wasn't going to be taken care of. I would have brought a hose to the 'office, and gone out there, and watered. It is not a big deal, but if there was some coordination, and by the way what you suggest is a great idea. Perhaps the Town would care to notify adjacent landowners. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We are looking for someone to adopt that over by the railroad station right now. The Girl Scouts do have the road. Watering is a problem. As you see the scroll back in the foyer, that is part of the Tree Committee, and it is done by donations in ~memorial to different people. Usually when the trees are planted .the Highway is notified. Did Mr. Jacobs say that he would go down and take care of it? ARNOLD BLAIR: No, he didn't say he would, he didn't say he wouldn't. He kind of indicated he is waiting for a list from Ed Dart. COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Is the railroad supposed to take care of them? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No, not his. He is in the parking lot. Those are donation trees from the Tree Program. Over here the railroad landscaped the station, as they did in Mattituck. I know Mr. Dart and the committee is working on some kind of watering, whatever you need, because it has always been a problem with the watering of the trees when they plant them, but meanwhile we will see that the trees are watered first thing in the morning. ARNOLD BLAIR: solution. I think what I am asking for is a little more permanent SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We will. We will look at further than there. ARNOLD BLAIR: If the landscaper notifies the Tree Committee, who promptly notifies the town. If this coordinated sufficiently there shouldn't be a problem. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You are 100% right. ARNOLD BLAIR: I would also like to recommend that perhaps in the future the Tree Committee, or the town, or somebody might want to take it upon- themselves to notify adjacent landowners, when trees are planted, and would they care to take on the job of watering. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: tomorrow. Mr. Dart and Mr. Jacobs will both have calls COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Bring a hose to work with you tomorrow. ARNOLD BLAIR: I absolutely will. This past weekend was devastating. We came into work Monday morning, and they were in a Iqt worse shape than they were. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They will be watered first thing in the morning. Is there anyone else who would like to address the Town Board? (No response.) If not, I will call for Board reports starting on left with Mr. Romanelli. COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Last week I had the pleasure of get of the Down's Farm Preserve. Alice, Jean, and Bill, Peconlc I took us for a tour. My first tour of the whole property, I was was pleased with the purchase. They have a plan in place, and some trails, and have some ideas for some of structures there, very pleased with the progress, and it was nice to see where was spent, and I believe it was spent on a good cause there thing I want to say, I spent pretty much all of last week in Cre~ the America Sail of ~98. Councilman Moore brought it up at the la and told everyone to attend, .and it was, I think, a fabulous tut village of Creenport. We should be pleased with the maritime organized that event, because it was a great event. They ~ Cove did in Newsday~ job, press they got, and they. did a year 2000 :~Southold Town will ting a tour _and Trust pleased, I [t is to cut and I was: own money Another :nport with st meeting, ~out in the people who re already hips could ) trying to en momena I [¥ build it up that. I bigger, alt. h0ugh I hOw the village or the t.)wn over a that is have to say,, SUPERVISOR C,OCHRAN: Thank you. Councilwoman HUssie? COUNCILWOMAN HU~SlE: I went on the journey through the~ PreserVe, too, ~and ~t was very, very interesting. It is one ouncilman, because it is not opened to regu yet.: It be secured ,in some manner, so that :it is safe for bond passed~ or we started tonight, ;for $210,000 on~PecOnic Lane, which Jean and I have a r~ of..wl nd'ts th SUPERV:ISOR~'COCHRAN: I started 12 years, can you match that? COt hop me so ISSIE: No, I can not match that, however, going to be at least five acres for the that is the other thing I would like to n they are going out this week~ One mot ned the petitions for the initiative IPA situation, and you hav.e been calling, we have got 899 signatures. We r that, and want to know what is .going be presented to the Suffolk County. Leg is a Tuesday at 5:00 o'clock. You are what is going to happen, but that is Wh done. SUIPERVISOR COCHRAN: In Riverhead, Alice? CQUNC!!~WOMAN HUSSIE: In Riverhead. It is August 111 o'~l°ck,' Riverhead, Suffolk County Legis ature. SU!PERVliSOR COCHRAN: Councilman Moore? COUNCILMAN MOORE: I have a couple of brief ones, and I wil briefi.. II am glad that everybody enjoyed their walk through tP the Dev~n'.s Farm Preserve. I was disappointed to see that tonigl~ pass a ~esolutiOn authorizing money to begin with the process o' ma~ plan, and the site review, and the site cleanup thai We were talking about how much money we we spend In't seem to find a dollar amount we could all I see that:happen. I am glad those of you were in I ~ow~ many listened to what I said at the I~st Board encourage you to go down there, because it ~ and I got out in the boat, and helped join th~ and we all jockeyed to get in position to B boats come in, so that was a lot of fun, get1 It .was unbelievable. It was nice and ChOl so it was quite fun to watch the bo~ and it is thing to bring to town, the Board 3wn ~s Farm the perks lar citizens you. The max, it is tuning sort I am still Center for ~ention. We .~ thing, a referendum and asking ~eeded to happen. slature on invited to ~t we have h at 5:00 keep them woods at we didn't doing the has to be re going to gree upon. Greenport. meeting. I as a great parade of see Simon ng lots of ~py out in ts jumping illage. We today, or the Code Committee, some recommendations, or comments, for the Board to 'consider with regard to greenhouses, and they have now been referred to the Town Attorney to draft into the necessary legalese, so they then can be put on for public hearihg. Hopefully we have addressed some of the. concerns over the greenhouse operations. I am sure there are going to be a lot of comments, and contentiousness about it, but there are a few concerns on those operations that, I think, merit the Town Board attention. Our Town Attorney is going to work on that now. Three short points, and I guess that is it for tonight. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Bill. Brian? COUNCILMAN MURPHY: The only thing I have is over the past two weeks we have been working on land preservation plan, that goes along with the 2% Law..Last night we had a public information meeting here, just to bring everyone .up to date of where we are, what has to be done. We have a number of meetings open'to the public where :they add pieces::in. We are flying over to Fishers ISland on Saturday to .get the Fishers Island residents input on this, and within the near future. The Local Law~ that we must pass before i~he referendum will be coming up, and we will .be moving forward on that. There will be more public meetings, and of course, a public hearing, so keep posted on those, and anyone who wishes to come and ask any questions, or do anything, feel free :to come. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Brian. I know that committee, the Planning Department, and Brian, and Dick Ryan, who is Chairman of that committee, they have been giving it 100%, because we have a very small window, and we have a lot to do in that short time. I would like to report some of things that I have been involved in~ over and above every day daily phone calls, and work. I attended the Ten Towns. Supervisors meeting on Wednesday the 8th. We discussed, once again, wltl~ Mike Caracciolo representing the County Legislature, the mortgage tax payments that this year were held. They were more than late, and by law they have to pay this money to us, but they felt that it could be used as a wedge in relation to, they want to ~ see a line of the tax bill changed. Well~ one doesn't relate to :the other. They are two separate issues, and :1 think we finally got that' message across. I did sit down with B!Ii ~.Klein, who is .our auditor~ our CPA auditor, and I am going to invite h~m into the next Town Board meeti~g~ so he can present: the audit to the Town I did review it With him, and it is a .good job. I had I~he ng the 25th ~Anniversary ef the Wine Council, !They ,had a at John Ross' to the Wine Council celebrating 25 yea~s,;:, also in the restaurant business~ and Iways been g serves now only all the! local wines, so the local fare reggies, or what ever else is locally so he is famous for this. We congratulated him, and also we congratulated the Hargraves, who were celebrating 25 years, so all and all it was really a very nice evening. I was very impressed with all of: ttt.~.i I. had the opportunity to go with Mayor Ka.pell in Greenport aboard the ships on Saturday, and welcome the Captains to the Town of Sbuth,~ld, and the Village of Greenport. We had ~ur Assemblywoman and 10Ur :~n~tor along with us, and we did go on the Simon Boliva, and there with the Captain, and some of his people. It is same night the Wharf House had a reunion. I don~t know my age, but years ago I used to run a program dowrn~t that was~ through the Youth Activities through dances for young people in the high school years, and Bob Dow, W~h0 has since passed away, but these.i~eople~ it memories 'still in their minds, that they decided tO Wharf House,. and I felt bad:y that I wasn't able to of nice to ~.kno,w that young people do cherish some happen t° t~em, that is pretty much what we give to raise with th~m. As was mentioned, we did tour Dcnvn~s"Earm Fort Cutcho~ue~s. I won't go into that. We had another pla of the e.merg.ency pl.a.n for Fishers Island. A young talking aboU~ :t~he Millstone plant. We have been wot d.raft form..We~have~l been working with the County F~shers islai~iis in the ten mile zone, not the entire end, but =we ~have always had a concern because the the time goqs in~.the direction, and the present plan, New Lond°n~; picks them up, and takes them back to reception The Of you are House, it was along With such fond of the ~t it is kind thing that ,hat they .rye, and meeting tonight have a Half! of the from and it~ ~is my feeling that if the Town of Southold has the responsibility, then so does the County, and the State, not the State of Connecticut. We w|H be meeting with Milestone. We had a meeting yesterday which Congressman Forbes called in Riverhead. Your five east end towns did attend. We had give and take as to what has been done. We are the only town with anything, and that is because of Fishers Island sitting that close to Connecticut. I think everyone on the east end is interested in some kind of a plan. We will be moving forward with what we have in sharing our information with the other groups. On Saturday I had the privilege of attending the Kenny's Beach Association. They had their barbecue down at Founder's, and I wasn't able to stay all that long, about an hour and a half, but it gave me the opportunity to chat, and talk to Don Start,on, and some of the other people that I|ve in that area. On Sunday, as many of you know, most of the community knows, Bob and Lil White from Creenport, Bob used to own White's Hardware, and on Sunday the family and many friends Celebrated their Eiff~th Anniversary, so it was my privilege and pleasure to present a proclamation, and a lot of fond memories: Were in that room from the people, and the relatives, and it was just a good afternoon. We had. the meeting in Riverhead about Millstone. ther.:.flve east will be communicating probabl~ End Su what can happen. I also had the o see the Supervisor from Rlverhead, and Southampton toda3 somewhat about that we had the from Riverhead so we will probably for funding for that community preservationil il Brian explained some to people have come in~. and we are scheduled with that. Gregl I would like to share I have been working down ~here at ;upervisor here in always worked with calls from people, are ~ of Sou,hold? Frank saw on Something, and Ch,iS Needs Education and will now cOntinul continue to go ahead you if you are going Highway is one of tl~e They started with I dOn~t want seventeen can do training, and industry. There is a we certainly will, we will certai~ to this, and you will as we go from the motion to can into the We look 'hat is all I have to report at (No response. ) you for joining us. If I am sure East to Iked this joint to ht we I ~ut in S job, that' I Smith, iFrank Id, :said, to [ne to it is they 13ce, in the else .M. of the IlS reso TOWn was duly seconded by Councilman MurPhy~ it was Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. Elizabeth A. Neville Sou,hold Town Clerk