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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-01/04/1983SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 4, 1983 WORK SESSION 9:00 A.M. - The Board began reviewing the Organizational Meeting Agenda and Regular Meeting Agenda. EXECUTIVE SESSION 9:30 A.M. The Board mez with Charles Graves to discuss P.B.A. and C.S.E.A. negotiations. WORK SESSION 10:25 A.M. The Board resumed reviewing the agenda, and audited Fishers Island Ferry District outstanding bills. During the review of the Organizational Meeting Agenda Item 10, authorizing the Super- visor to invest moneys of the Town, Councilman Nickles suggested that Supervisor Pell look into investing moneys in money marked funds. A review of Regular Meeting Agenda Item V-7 from December 28, 1982, the Board decided not to enter into a maintenance agreement for the Olivetti typewriter purchased for the Tax Receiver's office, due to the high cost of such an agreement. 12 Noon Off-Agenda items were discussed. 12:15 P.M. - Mr. John Epidy, Mattit~ck, appeared before the Board to make them aware that a petition is being circulated in opposition zo a feasibility study and the formation of a water district in the Captain Kidd area of Mattituck. 12:45 P.M. - Recess for lunch. 2:30 P.M. - Work Session resumed. EXECUTIVE SESSION 2:50 P.M. - Mr..Victor Lessard, Executive/Administrator met with the Board to discuss various violations of the Zoning Code and the New York State Fire Code, as well as pending litigation. REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeti,~g of the Southold Town Board was held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, January 4, 1983 at The Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Deputy Supervisor Murphy opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Present: Councilman Francis J. Murphy, Deputy Supervisor Councilman John J. Nickles Councilm~n Lawrence Murdock, Jr. 415 JANUARY 4, 1983 - REGULAR MEETING Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr. Justice Raymond W. Edwards Town Clerk Judith T. Terry Town Attorney Robert W. Tasker Absent: Supervisor William R. Pell, III (death in the family) COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Supervisor Bill Pell will not be here tonight, he had a death in the family, in his wife's family~ and he will be in ~omorrow morning so that we can continue with the rest o£ the business. This is the fourth death in his wi£e's family in 20 months, and so needless to say she's quite upset. Moved by Councilman Nicktes, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was RESOLVED that audited bills in the amoun~ of $26,125~87 for the Fishers Island Ferry District be and hereby are ordered paid. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Edwards,"Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman ~iurdock, Councilman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. Moved by Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was~ ' RESOLVED that the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Sou, hold Town Board held on December 28, 1983 be and hereby are approved. Vote of the Town Bodice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. ~oved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Nic~les, it was RESOLVED that the next Regular Meeting of the SoutholdTO~n Board will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, January.lB,' 1983 at ~he SoUr'hold Town HalI, Main Road, Sou~hold, N~w York. ~ ' Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nickies. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. t. REPORTS 1. Building Department's December 1982 monthly reporm. 2.(~) Town Clerk's December 1982 monthly report. 2.(b) Town Clerk's 1982 Annual Report. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: These reports are on file in the Tow~ Clerk's Office for anyone who is interested and they are open for inspection ac all times. 3. Councilmen's reports - Councilman-Townsend (nothing). Councilman Murdock? COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: The Southeld Town Youth Projections did have a meeting last Wednesday night and some of the newer members of the Board expressed a little impatience with work in getting the parking field and hopefully a basketball back court built. Those are under Year VIII Community Development Funds and they still haven'~ come through as ye~. Between Jim McMahon and myself we tried to make them understand how much time it takes for that fund to be~moved. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Statement? COUNCILMAN~MURDOCK: COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Have they applied for the Environmental Impact Yes. Councilman Nicktes? COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Yes, just a follow-up on that matter of the telephone booth at the 7-Eleven Store, I went back and saw ~he gentleman who operates the 7-Eleven and he is not really interested in having that phone-~ooth removed'. He would like to keep i~-~h~- it is where he can keep an eye on it and hopefully we can have a letter from the Supervisor on hand for him tomorrow before the phone company comes and rips it out. He has to resolve this with the Southland Corporation and he's amenable to any clause to be p~t in there, such as we reserve the right at anytime if we decide that it's not satisfactory there, either to eliminate it or to place it over on the w~ll, but I would take his recommendation and JANUARY 4, 1983 - "~'"'?'~TREGULAR ~MEET-.I~G 416~,~ not place it on th~,wall~wh~m~t~ut of his eyesight. He took me behind his counter and showed me how you could see the phone booth where it is now and whether Southland had agreed previously with this kind of informal committee we had tha~ it would be out of his sight. COUNCILM~N MURPHY: We'll have that letter tomorrow. Justice Edwards? JUSTICE EDWARDS: We.had our second load of cement come over from New London today on Fishers Island ~o repair the sidewalks, and these sidewalks have been down for, some of them, for over fifty years and it's jus~ the broken pads that we're replacing. This is our second load and a total of abou~ almost 50 five by five squares. People on the Island are very ~ppy that they're getting the sidewalks fixed and it's beLn'a ±ong time. Secondly, two weeks from tomorrow I'll be going up vo the shipyard a~ Rhode Island with the Fishers Island Ferry Commission and we're going to start to lay the plans down for a new ferryboat ~o replace the little Olinda that makes the trips back and forth when the Town fathers come to Fishers Island. That timeframe is maybe a year from this June we should have a new ferryboat. Thank you. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Thank you, Ray. The only thing further I have is the clam program we have the final report in from Paul Flagg. The results were fantastic. They'll be passed out to the Councilmen. Paul Flagg will be at the next Town Board meeting in the Work Session for anyone who's interested to hear his actual report and his recommendations for next year. We would like to expand--the recommendations are to expand it quite a bit and we're looking also to go over to Fishers Island with it. II. PUBLIC NOTICES 1. New York State D.E.C. Notice of Complete Application of William H. Price, J~. for Karen Bakke to conszruct one family dwell- ing and associated sanitary system approximately 22 ft. and 75 ft. from tidal welands respectively. Applicant requests setback variances of 53 ft. and 25 ft. from Tidal Wetlands Land Use Regulations. The projecv is located on the north side of Bayshore Road bordering Pipes Creek on SCTM No. 1000-053-3-11. Any comments to Dan Larken by January 14, 1983. 2. New York State D.E.C. Notice of Complete Application of William H. Price, Jr. for Antonio and Eleanora DeMarco ~o construction of a one family dwelling and associated sanitary system approximately 11 feet and 50 feet from tidal wetlands respectively. Applicant requests setback variances of 64 ft. and 50 feet from the Tidal Wet- lands Land Use Regulations. The project is located on the north side of Bayshore Road bordering Pipes Creek, Southold on SCTM No. 1000-053~' 3-12. Coments to Dan Larkin at the D.E.C. by January 14, i~83, III. CO~5IUNICATIONS 1. From County Legislator Ferdinand J. Giese concerning the Rent Stabilization Law. The Town Attorney is going to look into it and get some information on this to the Town Board for our next meeting. 2. From the New York State Archaeological Association, The Incorporated Long Island Chapter in Southold for help'from the Town Board on project of theirs for 1983. 3. An offer for some assistance from Roger L. ~nz who works for the Department of Real Estate in the County and we would like to see if he could help us on the farmland acquisition. He's offered on farmland preservation, but we'd also like to pick his brains and see if he could help the Town on 5he new appraisals for the~Farm Program. 4. An Audit of the Local Public Works Grant for the Town of Southold by Elaine F. Kaldo.r, C.P.A.,.P.C. This~ is also on file with the Town Clerk for anyone who would like any information on it. 5. A letter from Boris T. Shaskin in the Captain Kidd Water District who is opposed to the Town or the residents up'there taking over the wazer company. We also, az the Work Session, heard from another man who had a small list of people who-also were opposed to this and we are going to study it. 6. Letter concerning the Tercentenary Commission and an exhibit tha~ will be here in the Town Ha'il in August. 417 JANUARY 4, 1983 - REGULAR MEETING 7. A group of students for Environmental Quality from~Bellport High School concerning the Bottle Law that we have in the.County and the State and would like to make a"Federal Bottle Law. We will replY to her. IV. HEARINGS COUNCILMAN MURPHY: There was a public hearing held today at 3:00 o'clock. We will act on this in resolutions tonight. -- Wetland application of Enconsultants, Inc. on behalf of Strong,s Harine Center. V. RESOLUTIONS 1. Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman. MurdOck, it was~.J RESOLVED that the Town Board of the .'Eown of Southold hereby aames Bessie E. Swann as Southold Town's representative on the Board of Trustees for the establishment of a Black History Museum by the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission. ' Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Edwards, Councilman TownSend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nicktes. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 2. Moved by Councilman Nickles, seconded by Justice Edwards, 'it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby establishes a Southold Town Tercentenary Committee ~nd appoints Historian Magdaline Goodrich Chairperson and the entire Town Board to serve as Ce-Chairmen on the Committee. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Counciitman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Number 3 is being withdraw. It' was a request from the County for dredging in'an area that the Tow~ has~ao~control of and it has been resolved~today. (At the Greenport R~i.tr~ad Pier~-~ 4. Moved by Justice Edwards, Seconded by Councilman Murdock, ~t was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southoid authorizes the following transfers within the Highway Item I~and ~away~ CHIPS Budget for 1983: From: DR3501 Consolidated Highway Aid (CHIPS)---~I02;632.00 Into: CHIPS 3501 ................................ ~$'!02~$32.00 From: DR5112.2 Highway Improvemenz Aid (CHIPS)---il02,632.00 Into: CHIPS 5112.2 ................... ~ ..... ~102,632.00 Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 5. Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants Pamela McCaffer~ her Step 1 salary increase in the amount of $500.00 effective January 1, '1983, ~ ' Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Number 6 is being held. (Agreement with Myrtle Kiefer, Certified Court Reporter.) ' 7. Moved by Justice Edwards, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District to amend: the Commodity Rate struct'ure effective March 6, 1980 for the Fishers Island Ferry District,' by changing Item 170, Bicycles, each from $1.50 to $5[O0, and be it furt,her RESOLVED that the Board of CO~missioners of the Fishers Islaind Ferry District be auzhorized to submit aforesaid rate change.to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval. vote of the To%~ Board: AyeS: JuSt~ice ~dwards, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. JANUARY 4, 1983- REGULAR MEETING 41'~- 8. l.[oved by Councilman ~iurdock, secgnd~d by Councilman Murphy, it was _RESOLVED that Supe~V~-~or Wi~'~?~:~[~'~'~i~, II~ be and he hereby is authorized and directed to execute an agreement between the County of Suffolk and the Town of Southold to participate in the Suffolk Count~ 1983 STOP-DWI Plan, effective November 1, 1982 through October 31, 1983, at an entitlemen5 amount of $2,700.00, for the purpose of enhancement of its enforcement services, in the area of drunk driving enforcement. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 9. Moved by Councilman Nickles, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was RESOLyED that the Town Board cf the Town of Southold accept the donation of two metal desks, three metal framed chairs and one 4-drawer file cabinet for use by the Neighborhood ~h Program at Southold Town Police Headquarzers, and a Letter of appreciation be forwarded to Mr. William A. Bannon for this contribution. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. · - ''~ -- 10. Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilman Murdock, WHEREAS, Enconsultants, Inc. on behalf of Strong's Marine Center applied ~o the Southold Town Board for a permit under the provisions of the Wetland Ordinance of the Town of Southold, application dated December 1, 1982, and WHEREAS, said application was referred to the Southotd Town Trustees and Southold Town Conservation Advisory Council for their findings and recommendations, and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Town Board with respect to said application on the 4th day of January, 1983, at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that Enconsuttants, Inc. on behalf of Strong's ~!arine Center be granted permission under the provisions of the Wetland Ordinance of the Town of Southold to install a 45 ft. "I" beam on pilings ~o create a travel-lift slip; dredge approximately 66 cubic yards from the area to be used as the slip and deposit the spoil on adjacent upland at James Creek, off Camp Mineoia Road, Mattituck, NewYOrk, PROVIDED the spartina grass be removed until the work is completed and then replaced. This permit shall expire on January 4, 1984; there shall be two inspections required; and the Town Clerk shall be notified when the project is completed. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. 11. Moved by Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Frank Cichanowicz III a member of the Southold Town Conservation Advisory Council, effective January 11, 1983 through January 11, 1984. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Edwards, Councilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: That's the end of the resolutions and prepared agenda. Is there any Councilman who has anything further to say? Larry? Joe! John? Ray? JUSTICE EDWARDS: Thaz resolution regarding the Fishers Island F.erry District raising the rates from $1.50 to $5.00for bicycles-- the reason for it is ia the summertime the traffic on the Is].an~ is so congested and these bike riders only being able to use on-e- third of the Island, the other two-thirds being private property, 419 JANUARY 4, 1983 - REGULAR ~ETING it has just been too hectic on the weekends over there because the bicyclists will come over mn groups of thirty or so and they had to do something and they decided to put the razes up on bicyclists to discourage them and that's the only reason for that bike change from $1.50 to $5.00. They have been becoming a nuisance on the Island and actually in using the public beaches over there, the Town owned beaches, the people can actually use those by walking from the ferryboat. They don't need bikes, and that's the reason for the change. Thank you. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: The Island got good publicity in a couple of the papers about this, how it was such a good deal, sO it really worked I guess. It worked too well. i ' Is there anyone in the audience who would like to say inything .here is a meeting tomorrow of the League of Women ?oter~' for anyo~ - . here who is interested, to discuss the three wa~er studies that have been going in and to try to enlighten the people about the potential water problems that we do have here and tha~ will be az 7:30 at the CUtchogue Presbyterian Church. Anything else? MR, HENRY LYTLE, Peconic: Might you tell us the name o£ the appointee of the ~lack Museum? COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Bessie Swann. Anyone else care 5o make any comments? (No response.) If not, I exrend my wishes and the entire Town Board's to everyone to have a happy and healthy New Year. Thank you. Moved by Councilman Murdock, seconded by Justice Edwards, it was RESOLVED tha~ this Town Board meeting be adjourned at 7:53 P.M. Vote-of the Town Board: Ayes.: Justice Edwards, CounCilman Townsend, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Murdock, CoUnCilman Nickles. This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. Southold Town Clerk