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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
December 2, 1980
WORK SESSION
8:35 A.M. The Board met with Sanford Friemann of Pinewood
Landscaping, John Pietrodangelo of First Towne Florist and Harry
Jaquillard of Mattituck Garden Shop concerning the legality under
the Zoning Ordinance of operations of McGuires Greenhouses, Main
Road, Cutchogue. After considerable discussion relative to the
stock sold by McGuire!s, it was decided to await the opinion of
Town Attorney Tasker,as requested by Building Inspector Hindermann,
relative To the interpretation of the Zoning Ordinance concerning
greenhouses.
9:00 A.M. the Board met with Building Inspectors Fisher,
Hindermann, and Horton to discuss the operations of their office.
9:20 A.M. Chester A. Sussman representing the State Insurance
Fund and Mr. Willian Mullen, a retired insurance broker conferred
with the Board conoerning Workmens CompensaTion for the Town of
Southold. It was pointed out by Mr. Sussman that the Town of
Southold has a very good experience rating and receive the maximum
discount. At Mr. Mul~ens suggestion, Mr. Sussman will present a
safety program To Town employees. It was the final determination
of the Board to change the anniversary date on the Workmens Comp-
ensation policy to January 1st and institute monthly provisional
billing which means 25% down on March 1st and nine 8-1./3 monthly
payments, which would give the Town a cash flow advantage. In the
past the Town has been making the entire payment on March 1st.
10:05 A.M. Mr. Hugh Freund of Sandsport Data Services, Inc.
met with the Board to discuss his bid for computerization of tax
rolls and tax records for the Town. Mr. Freund presented his
financial statement for study by the Board. Mr. Freund indicated
that he has a staff of 20 people working for him and has done and
is doing work for other municipalities, banks and the City of New
York. However, this would be his first experience with computerization
of Tax rolls. The Board advised Mr. Fruend they would make their
decision at their regular meeting.
11:05 A.M. - Gail Wickham, representing Richard Mohring, Jr.,
son of the principle of Highland Estates , spoke to the Board relative
to an extension of the bond of Highland Estates for one year. They
have a proposal to sectionalize the subdivision off at the northerly
lines of Lot 9 and Lot 32 and complete approximately 600 ft. of road-
way. It was determined that the Highland Estates bond expired on
July 28, 1979, therefore a three year extension would be more in
line. Councilman Nickles met with members of the Planning Board,
Councilman Sullivan, Town Engineers Davis and Tuthill and Highway
Superintendent Dean on November 20th and Highland Estates was
discussed au that time. It was ~he opinion of the group that the
bond should be extended for three years from the expiration date
and raising the amount of the bond from $200,000.00 to $370,000.00
Town Attorney Tasker advised the Board that this matter should be
referred back to the Planning Board for their recommendation as
only the Planning Board has the power to extend bonds.
11:35 A.M.- The Board discussed the Highway Committee's report
concerning other subdivisions with expired bonds--Paradise By The
Bay, Soundview Acres At Orient and Syloret Estates. Paradise By
The Bya, Soundview Acres At Orient will be referred back to the
Planning Board for their reocmmendation of bond extension. Consider-
ation will be given to calling the bond on Syloret Estates which
expired on February 24, 1979.
11:45 A.M. - Mr. Barry Kirschner, President of Compu-Pressure
of New York, Inc. and Mr. Tomaselli fo the same firm addressed The
Board, at the request of Councilman Nickles, concerning the lease
of a Vita-Stat Automatic Blood-Pressure Computer by the Town of
Southold for one year at the sum of $250.00 per month. Councilman
Nickles felt such a machine would serve as a public service to the
residents of the Town of Southold and be located at the Southold
Town Hall. Mr. Kirschner said his firm would provide booklets on
the care and treatment of an individual with high blood pressure
and record cards for monitoring an individual, s blood pressure.
They would also run a seminar rel&~i~e to this subject. They
advised that if the Town wished to purchase the machine, the
rental price would apply to the purchase price. The Board will
study the proposal and make a decision intthe near future.
12:_35 P.M. - Recess for lunch.
2:05 P.M.
the agenda.
Work session reconvened and the Board began reviewing
(It w~s determined that the Robins Island Advisory Committee's
final report is due six months from October 9, 1980-(April 9, 1981).
A regular meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on Tuesday,
December 2, 1980 at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold,
New York. Supervisor Pell opened the meeting at 7:30~P.M. with
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Present:
Supervisor William R. Pell III
Councilman Henry W. Drum
Councilman John J. Nickles
Councilman Lawrence Murdock, Jr.
Councilman George R. Sullivan
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Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Robert W. Tasker
Deputy Supervisor Marie Bauer Johnson
Absent: Justice Francis T. Doyen
On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the regular meeting of the Southold Town
Board held on November 18, 1980 be and hereby are approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Councilman NIckles, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the following audited bills be approved for payment:
Whole Town General Fund bills in the amount of $16,964.45; Part Town
General Fund bills in the amount of $5,785.42; Fishers Island Ferry
District bills in the amount of $29,091.56; and Division of Youth
bills in the amount of $183.91.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayss: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman NIckles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Councilman Sullivan, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board
will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 1980 at 3:00 P.M. at the
Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York .
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman NIckles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: At this time I'd like to break into the agenda.
We have some distinguished guests with us tonight. Some honored
guests. I was fortunate enough just to have dinner with them and
their coaches. Had a very nice time and at this time I'd like to
ask Councilman Nickles to address them.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Thank you, Bill. On behalf of the Supervisor
and the Southold Town Board members, I'd like to welcome the
Southold Soccer Team, the principal Walter Cain, Mr. DeLong from
456 .DECEMBER a,
the school board, Coach Osmer, Coach Maiorana. I don't think it's
necessary, but I'll say it, we are all very proud that you fellows
went out and had such a successful year and won the state championship
for the second year in a row. I would also like to point out that
this is the third year that this team has won the League A Champion-
ship with a record this year intthe league of 11 wins and one loss.
Overall they had 18 wins, four losses and a tie. It's really an
outstanding bunch of young men and the Town is certainly very proud
of you all. I would loke to note that there are tri-captains this
year and introduce them- Dave Palladino, Steve Pawlik, and Henry
Santqcroce. Cowch Osmer and his staff have done an
excellent job. Many of us on the To~n Board are aware of the
summer programs and building that he and his staff have done over
the years. It has certainly padi off. I understand, I don't know
if it is true, that the coaches recognition of the outstanding
season that he had is going To be invited to be the Ail Star Coach.
Is that right?
COACH DICK OSMER: Yes.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES. On behalf of the Board, we congratulate you
and at this time I would like To ask the coach to introduce the
balance of the team and maybe he might add some of the highlights
of the season.
COACH OSMER: First of all I would like to thank you gentlemen for
having us here. It was great representing the Town of Southold and
Southold High School in particular and these fine gentlemen are a
credit not only to the school but the Town and their families on
the trip to Rochester and whereever we wenT. It was a very successful
season and they made it that way and I would like to take this
opportunity to introduce the team. Starting with Doug O'Brien who
is Rocky by the way, Tom Gallagher, Mike Stankewicz, Henry Santacroce,
Bill Grigonis, David Palladino, Billy Boergesson, Joe Conw~y, Jim
Conway, John McGonegal, Eric Schlachter, Ed Williams, Eric Osmer,
Todd DeLong, Steve Foy, and representing Brazil Eduardo Vieira,
Scott Robelen who had an unfortunate--he had a broken leg au the
game up in Spencerport, just outside of Rochester in the second
half and he'll be coming along, I guess, in a couple of months or
so. Henry Stepnoski, Vince Wieczorek, Jim Santacroce, Tom Scalia,
Steve Pawlik, Mark Van Bourgondien. Just some add recognition.
We had five of our players make Ail League, first team and second
team and the first team members are Doug O:'~Brien, Rocky's taking
a count, Dave Palladino, Steve Foy, Henry Santacroce and Billy
Grigonis. Dave will be honored December 14th au the Colony Hill
in Hauppauge when Suffolk County has their banquet. We aldo had
other honors, one being intthe Eastern Regional Finals up in
Concordia College where we had a real tough game in the finals
for the Eastern Region. Dave Palladino was voted the Most Valuable
player on the offense and he's not that offensive but David got that
award. I might add also that David was the leading county scorer
this year with 23 goals which contributed greatly to our success.
In the final game we had two of our players that got Most Valuable
Player, one on offense which was Steve Foy and the defense stand
out for that particular game against Chattaguay which we won, I'm
sure you realize 7 to a, was one of our greatest games as far as
the score indicated and that was Billy Grigonis, was the outstanding
defensive player. On behalf of the Soccer Team, the School and
myself and Mr. C~in, the Superintednent, Mr. DeLong, member of the
board o~ education, ~gain ~ w~ld like to thank yo~ on behalf o~
al/ of us.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES; Thank you~ Coach~ ~ would like ta turn the
meeting back over to the Supe.r~isor who ~ould like ~o p~esent a
resolution.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Thank you, John. I'd like To introduce the
following resolution and present ti ~o the District Prin6ipal
Walter Cain. Would you come up, Walter, please.
It says:
WHEREAS, The Southold High School Soccer Team has achieved
a high standard of recognition in winning the New York State
Class D. Soccer Championship, and
WHEREAS, this Championship would not have been achieved without
a program of character building, citizenship training, personal
fitness, teamwork, sportsmanship, spirit and dedication , and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold wishes to
publicly recognize this fine a~complishment, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the week of December 7 through December 13, 1980
be and hereby is declared SOUTHOLD SETTLERS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK.
Walter, Congratulations.
DISTRICT PRINCIPAL CAIN: Congratulations, gentlemen. We'll have
this along side of the one we received last year and we invite you
all Monday evening to the school to kick off the Soccer Week
program for the boys.
SUPERVISOR PELL: We have the rest of the Town Board meeting to go
through. 1 know, Mr. Cain has another meeting to go to, he spoke
to me before about it. If you honored guests would like to stay
we would love to have you, if you want to be excused, we can
understand. The meeting will last about one hour. We thank you
for coming. ( The soccer team departed.)
Just for information sake, something I should have said when
the boys were here, but in Southold Town last year we had 601 young
boys and girls playing in the summer recreation program in soccer.
It's a town-wide thing and 180 came from Southold right here. The
rest were in Mattituck to Orient Point.
I. REPORTS - SUPERVISOR PELL:
1. The first report is the Police report fo~ the month of
October (1980).
2. Suffolk County Tax meeting was held. Councilman Drum will
report on it.
COUNCILMAN DRUM: Very briefly, a meeting was held on November the
20th concerning the Suffolk County Tax Act and there had been a
proposal and the proposal contained the creation of a four payment
system of collecting real property taxes and a change in the
schedule ~or assessing, billing and payment of real property
taxes. Now, this came about--the school system at present--their
fiscal year commences in 1 July. As a result they must borrow
money, as our fiscal year begins-~and the calendar year--begins
1 January, so they must borrow money for six months in order to
start their--pay their bills and start their school year and so it
had been proposed by a group of educators that we take a look at
our present tax collection system. It would mean to the Town, to
the Towngovernment, that we would have to probably double our tax
collecting force here in our tax collecting office. It would mean
an increase of ~Pproximately from $40,000.00 to some $80,000.00 or
$85,000.00 We have got to look at this real close. I am not ready
to make any recommendations, Mr, Supervisor, at' this time. We have
got to look into it a little bit further.
3. The next report is the report for the month (October 1980)
from the Trustees. Amount of fees and applications.
4. Report from a meeting I asked CoUncilman Murdock to attend.
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: This is a meeting of the Suffolk County Board
of Health held in Hauppauge on NOvember 19th. The reason that we
were interested, on the agenda, the notice they sent out, was storage
and handling of toxic and hazardous materials and we were hoping that
we would have some input or direction in terms of what we'll do with
our Temik cartridges when they start becoming filled up. This was not
to be. What they were discussing was the new gasoline storage and
fuel oil storage, the underground tanks. It's what they call Article
12. Goes into great detail about the types of tanks, the type.of
venting that'S required, the penalties involved with allowing an
underground tank to leak and discharge gasoline or fuel oil into
the ground which may get into our wells. It was an interesting
meeting but it wasn't very pertinent ~or the Town of Southold.
Thank you.
5. The next report is the Highway Committee report. Councilman
Nickles.
COUNCILMAN N~CKLES: On november 20th the Highway Committee of
Nickles, Sullivan and Dean met with the Planning Board, Chairman
Raynor and member Orlowski, also the two Town Engineers Davis and
Tuthill. The purpose of this meeting was to review four subdivisions
DECEMBER 2, 1980
for which the improvements bonds have expired and recommend to the
Town Board whether to extend the bonds or call them. After discussion
of each individual case this committee makes the following recommenda-
tions: On Highland Estates in Cutchogue we recommended either (1) the
bond be extended for one year ro (2) for three years. Three extension
be increased $1790,000.00, from $200,000.00 to $370,000.00. Syloret
Estates in Cutchogue we are recommending that the bond be put in
default and called. The bond is $20,000.00. Paradise By The B~y
a subdivision in Southold with a passbook up for improvements of
$53,000.00 and no work has been done and no lot has been sold we
recommend an increase of the~three year extension of the bond~
Soundview Estates in Orient we recommend a three year extension of
the bond in that case also, and in all instances where the bond has
been extended we are recommending that inspections be at 4% of the
increase. At the Town Board meeting earlier today in discussions
withthe Town Board and Town Attorney, this Committee will wr~te
back to the Planning Board and point out to them that it's their
obligation either to extend or not. The Town Board has made a
decision. I think at this point it will probably be pursued further
at the next meeting on the one particular subdivision on which we
probably will call that bond and put the road out to bid and use
the bond to pay for it. Thank you.
6. Report from the Bay Constable, (October 1980).
7. Assessor report (Suffolk County Assessors Association
meeting of November 17, 1980.)
8. Preliminary report of the Robins Island Committee.. It
was distributed. The Board will review it and make recommendations
and comment at the next Town Board meeting to go back to the
Committee on its progress.
9. Monthly report from my office, Supervisor's Office.
(November 1980)
10. Monthly report from the Highway. (November 1980).
11. Report from Fishers Island Ferry District. (November 1980).
These report will all be placed on file in'~the Town Clerk's
Office ia anybody cares to review them.
t2. Report coming from George Sullivan.
COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN: A meeting of the T~.xation and Finance CommitteeL~
was held on November 11, 1980 at 8:00 A.M. in Town Hall. In attend-
ance was myself as Chariman, Councilman Murdock, Supervisor Pell and
Mr. William Mullen. In reference to the Town Insurance, I have the
following recommendations: (1) Medical Insurance: That the Supervisor
contact the Associated Hospital Service to request the loss figures
for the prior three years and give the Town a possible alternati've
program. When the loss figures are obtained, several local companies
will be contacted to see if better rates can be obtained; (.2) ~ire
Insurance: That the sprinkler system be corrected to meet ISO criteria.
Thtat the Supervisor contact the insurance broker when the work begins
so that on completion of the alterations, the favorable rate can be
immediately obtained. Thsi was recommended by this Committee on July
7th. You will see in one of our resolutions today that we are retain-
ing the architect to draw the specifications to go ahead with that
sprinkler system correction. (3) Umbrella Policy: That upon renewal
the primary limits be dropped to $500,000.00 from $1,000,000.00 if
possible, with a view to seeking other companies who may be receptive
to this arrangement. This option is being pursued by the Town's
agent; (4) Workmen's Compensation Insurance: That the Supervisor
contact the State Insurance FUnd to request additional coverage ,under
the United State Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation
Act, as well assecure the aid o£ it's loss prevention unit for
instructional purposes. This was recommended by this Committee on -~
July 7th. We found out today, we had a representative from the
State Insurance Fund at the Town Board, that the agents or workers ~J
of municipalities are exempt ~rom this Longshoremen's and Harbor
Workers compensation act, in eclsusion under this police. (5)
Public Officials and Liability Insurance: That this coverage be
obtained to the extent of $1,000,000.00 A short-term policy be
obtained imme~dately To cover the insured to year-end; (6) Personal
Injury Insurance: A current premium quote should be obtained to
include the Police and other employees of the Town with a possible
reduction in total premium cost. In summary, it is impreative that
the areas of medical and workmens compensation insurance be
pursued by the Supervisor's office and it is the recommendation of
this Committee that if the remaining insurance goes To competitive
bidding, a local office in Southold Town be maintained. It is my
DECEMBER 2, 1980
understanding today that there are several companies that are
bidding on the Town insurance. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR PELL: This is all through the same agents that we've
had. We have contacted--McMann-Price handles the town insurance
and he informed us he contacted seven companies. One of them was in
the Town Hall today and went all over the Town property to give a
price, bid through McMann-Price Agency who is the one that handles
the Town's insurance now.
13. Report from Marie, Deputy Supervisor Marie Johnson.
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR JOHNSON: I have two or three things to report on.
I have been representing the Supervisor on the County Executive's
Energy Task Froce and our last meeting was at the State University
of New York at Farmingdale and we learned there that the State
University at Farmingd~le has been reducing its-fuel use by 28%
percent ~as a result of a very serious watching their oil use
program and this is going to be put in printed form what they are
doing and exactly how they are watching it and I hope to be getting
a copy of it and very possibly we could benefit by their experience.
I've also been representing the Town on the Inter Agency Council,
A Southold organization and our speaker the last time was Mr. Ed
Kirbin who is the juvenile officer on the Riverhead Police Force
and he has some very interest'lng things to say about the problems
they're having with young-people in Riverhead Town and I think a
great deal of what he says can be applied to what we are doing here.
He brought out one very interesting fac.t and that is::that the
statistics usually given for juvenile delinquency, juvenile crime
and so forth are based on the west end and people had assumed that
because they're all based on the west end we have no problem here
on the east end, Actually when the group started looking into this
they found that the problem was worse on the east end so we have a
lot to do here.
My third report is a~out a call we had from the County Trans-
portation Department about a program they are sponsoring. I don'T
have any details about it but think it's something our senior
citizen~ Mill be interested in. It sounds like a kind o£. defensive
driving p~ogram that will be' a course given through the end of March
and the successful participants in the course will be eligible for
a reduction in thei~ liahii~ty insurance. As soon as we get the
~n~o~ation'we~ll' be passed i~ along to the senior citizens.
My last ~eport iS the November report from the Winterization
Prog~a~ we hate go~ng in Southold Tow~.' To date..w~ have twenty-five
applications on which 23 were eligible for funds. Seven of these
h~ve been completed, two a~e still in process and four are going to
be processed Soon~ Thank Y~u~
SUPERV!50R PELL:
14. ~epoFt from m~sel~ ~ h.~e a couple of things 1 would
like to c~'mment on. The £irs~ one is that ~ will be recommending
to the Town ~oard some co~rse of action to take on Bridge Lane
in Cutchogue~ Mr. Dean and ~ h~ve been' up there several times and
looked at this water hole that goes across the road. I will be
making recommendations the next time the Town Board meets on how
to correct this. Sometimes you h~ve to do things you don~t like to
do but sometimes the Town Board will have to move in this direction.
The next one is that Mr. Blass, County Legislator will be with
us at the nexz Town Board meeting, He will be with us from 2 o'clock
to 3 o~clock and then out here at 3 o':clock to address the crowd.
His main interest is addressing us on proposed Suffolk County Bottle
Bill, one of the main topics he wants to talk about along with the
Charge Back System in the county police and he~'s going to come out
and discuss it with the Town Board and with the public at that date.
T~m a little bit disappointed in a meeting 1 asked Lar~y to
attend on w.aste~ W~ th0ugh.~' we were going to h~ve some reports on
what tO do with Temik canisters whe~ they,re filled~ Next month
some of them~ by ~ule of thumb, should be filled in Southold Town
and we ~itl haye to find a place to dispose of them. ~ have written
to everybody under the sun and everyb0dy~s passing the buck on it.
~t cannot go in the landfill because it will.go back into the water.
The DEC says~ no~ Department of Health says, we're working on it.
Union Carbide sayS, we have hired an engineering firm to make a
study. But next month Southampton Town, Southold Town and other
towns will hate a problem what to do with these things. The East
End Supervisors will meet on Thursday of this week. This is one
of the things we are going to talk about and I would like to see
DECEMBER 2, 1980
come out of this, when we bring it up, some sort of class action suit.
Get all the east end towns who are involved and perhaps start a suit
against the problem that we have at hand. We seem to get nowhere on
this. This will be discussed Thrusday of this week.
The last report I have is something that I ha~e in my hand.
Southold,Town was given an award by the Southold -Peconic Association.
The Town Board was invited. It is a merit award for the year 1980.
It is for recognition of this building of the Town Hall and the beauty
it adds to our community. So you do have some good nights out when
you receive things like this. I was very proud of it and I will send
a letter thanking them for this.
II. PUBLIC NOTICES - COUNCILMAN NICKLES:
1. The one and only notice tnoight is from the Department of
the Army, New York District, Corps of Engineers regarding an appoica-
tion of John Jazwa, Route #2~ Box 193A~ So~th01d, NewYork. The
location of this work site is No~th Sea Road and the work is to
maintenance dredge with beach nourishment~ A more detailed description
reads as follows: The applicant proposed to maintenance dredge the
intertidal zone in front of his property to remove approximately 300
cubic yards of sand and gravel initially, with future dredging
operations to be conducted annually over the life of the permit,
10 years, if is~u.ed~ Thi~ m~teri~l wiill be placed in ~ont of the
grassline o~ an existing asnd dune~he~e~'it will be graded to assume
a gradual slope to the waterway~ The purpose of this work is to
protect the grass line and dune from ~urther erosion. If you wish
to respond to this, the response date is December 26, 1980, and the
information, including a map of the project, is on file with the
Town Clerk's Office where you may pursue it a~ your leisure.
SUPERVISOR PELL: We are going to recess the Town Board meetings for
the length of time it ~ill take to conduct four public hearings that
are scheduled to start at 8:00 P.M. I will ask for a recess.
~V. HEARINGS & DECISI'O'NS
Moved by Councilman Nickles, seconded bM Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED tha~ a recess be ca~led at this ti-me, 8:00 P.M. for the
purpose of holding the following public hearings; meeting ~o reconvene
following the public hearings.
8:00 P~M. upon application of Paradise Point Corporation for
a wetland permit.
8:05 P.M~ proposed Local Law to Amend Chapter 92 of the Code
of the Town of Southold in ReIation mo ~raffic Regulations.
8:10 P.~. proposed contract between the Villageof Greenport
and the Town of Smuthold for the East-West Greenport Fire Protection
~istrict~
8:15 P.M. proposed Local Law to Provide for the Regulation and
Use of Recreational ~reas in the Town of Southeld.
Vote Of t~e Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, CoUncilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution Was declared duly adopted.
Town Board meeting recon~ened at 8:55
COMMUNI.'CA. TIONS - SUPERVISOR PELLi
1. Letter from Cablevision saying they will give credit on
the December bills and g~¥~ng zwo t~leph0ne numbers that are supposed
to be toll free b~t they are not toll free, there is a message unit
charge. The toll numbers are 734-5600 or 477-2500 for area complaints.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: The Supervisor is talking about a letter that
we received from the generaI manage of Cable TV in response to the
meeting we had on the 18th and one o£ the queszions we asked is why'
is it they don't have a toll free number for consumer complaints.
In this letter back ~o the Supervisor he indicates that according
to the telephone company it is impossible ~o get a toll free number~
in this area, 516 area, but before the meeting I picked up my mail
and [ had a letter from one of the local banks and they are in
Southold and they have an 800 number you can call seven days a week,
twenty-fours a day so I would suggest that we write back to
Cablevision general manager and indicate zo him that if the Southold
Savings Bank, a local establishment, could get an 800 number, certainly
the Cable TV people could get an 800 number, inas much as that is
required in the conzract.
DECEMBER 2, 19S0
SUPERVSIOR PELL: Thank you ver. y muoh,. John This is ~h~t Cablevi~on
said they can't do and yet a lo~ai' ~k can'do it' We Will pu~ue
it. Because in the contract it says they shall, so they must.
2. A request from the American Lung Association to fly the
christmas banner at the Town Hall.
3. From Legislator Gregory Blass saying that~he will introduce
a Local Law for the county for the--investigate the homes that will
be rented for social services before they are rented.
4. A senior citizen, Mr. Moyle, volunteering his services to
the Town Board, if he can help the town out at all. we do from
time to time have people volunteer to help the Town Board out.
His letter will be placed on file and if we do have a use for him
we will definitely call upon this gentleman.
5. From the Office of the Aging saying preliminary plan to
acquire a mini-van, 15 passenger mini-van for use in the senior
citizen's program throughout the Town. This will have a wheelchair
ramp, has been approved and we can go to bid, but it also said noz
to award the bid ter because the county legislature must take one
more step in appropriating the funds. We will have a resolution to
go to bid later on inthe evening.
6. From a gentleman who has a piece of land up on the North
Road ( William Nedoszytko Jr.) adjacent to where the Fanny Behlen
Health Center will be. The application is before the Zoning Board
of Appeals. He just expresses his displeasure with it.
7. A petition with 275 names on it turned in to the Town
Board asking the Town to prepare and pass a local ordinance to
prohibit the sale o!nd distribution of any and all pornographic
materials in Southold Town, X~Rated movies and the male damcers
that have been in our Township. The Town Board did discuss it
today and I will seek counsel's advice in reply to it.
RESOLUTIONS
1.On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman NIckles, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board declares itself lead agency
in regard to the Staze Environmental Quality Review Act in the
matter of the proposal of the Southold Town Board to place certain
property on Main Road (Route 25)., Mattituck, New York in the
B-1 General Business District.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman NIckles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
2~On motion of Councilman N!ckles, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board declares itself lead agency
in regard to the State Environmental Quality Review Act in the
matter of the application of Carol Galgano for a wetland permit
on certain property located at right-of-way off north side of
Westphalia Road on Mattituck Creek, Mattituck, New York.
Vote of the_Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Poll.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
3~On motion of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the South~ld Town Board declares itself lead agency
in regard zo the State Environmental Quality Review Act in the
matter of the application of Norman C. Boos for a wetland permit
on certain property located at Broadwaters Cove off Bay Avenue/
Skunk Lane, Cutchegue, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes; Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Poll.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
4~On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Sullivan, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and
directed to advertise for bids for the purchase of hearing fuel
oil for the building of'the Town of Southold for the calendar
year 1981~
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilm~n
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly~adopted.
8UPE~¥I~OR PELL: Number 5~ the To~n. has t~ appoint somebody to
represent the Towm, on tke CAST Boa:rd of Directo~s.~ ~e did discuss
this in the work session today and 1 ~i'11 rec'omme~'d the name of
DECEMBER 2, 1980
Frank Murphy to represent the Town on the CAST Board for the year
1981-1982. I will offer that.
On motion of Supervisor Pell, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Francis J. Murphy as Southold Town Board's representative on the
CAST Board of Directors for the 1981-1982 term.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold register their
objection with the Suffolk County Legislature relative to the
centralization of court facilities of Suffolk County, citing hard-
ship and inaccessibility by Eastern Suffolk residents if such a
move should take place.
Vote of the Town Board; AyesI Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: We offered the following resolution before, I
would like to reof£er it at this time and have a second to it and
put in on the Town records.
7. Moved by Supervisor Pell, seconded by Councilman NIckles,
WHEREAS, the Southold High School Soccer Te~m has achieved a
high standard of recognition in winning the New York State Class
D Soccer Championship, and
WHEREAS, this Championship could not have been achieved without
a program of character building, citizenship training, personal
fitness, teamwork,sportamanship, spirit and dedication, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of theTown of Southold wishes to publicly
recognize this fine accomplishment, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the week of December 7 through December 23, 1980 be
and hereby is declared SOUTHOLD SETTLERS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
8(a. ~n motion of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED tRat $104.30 be and hereby is transferred from Highway Item
III, DM9010.8 State Retirement to Highway Item III, DM9050.8 CSEA
Welfare Fund.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan,Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
8(b.)On motion of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that $8,000.00 be and hereby is transferred from Highway
Item III Unexpended Balance to Highway Item III, Personal Services.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman NIckles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Petl.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Number 9, to do with the Rec Center up on Peconic
Lane. Anybody care To offer it?
COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN: Would you explain it, Bill?
SUPERVISOR PELL: It is for--a committee was formed to look at and
go out and select a piano to put up in the building on Peconic Lane.
There was one offered to the Town sometime ago but it went through
the Town's hands and somebody else purchased it before the Town did.
This committee has engaged a gentleman from Shelter Island by the name
of Wes SMith who is an expert in this field and they went around and
they looked and they zeroed in on one that they would like to buy
very much. The price of the one they would like is~$650.00 plus
$50.00 delivery charge. They looked at several of them and this is
one from Stony Brook. Mr. Smith recommended it, the Committee
recommended it and at this time it is up To the Town Board ot make
the proper financial arrangements to buy it.
COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN: Bill, were any of the youth represented on
the committee?
SUPERVISOR PELL: I don't think so, Goerge. They sort of worke~ it
BECE BE 1 S0 4:63:
out among themselves and came in with ~his. Anybody care to offer
it, if not I will.
On motion of Supervisor Pell, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold purchase a
Baldwin Acronsonic Piano from Fred Haymen, Stony Brook; New York for
the Senior/Youth Center, Peconic at a cost of $650.00 plus $50.00
delivery charge.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
lO.On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was
pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation
RESOLVED
that
Law State Environmental Quality Review and 6NYCRR Part 617, Section
617.10 and Chapter 44 of the Code of the Town of Southold, notice
is hereby given that the Southold Town Board, as lead agency for
the action described below has determined thatthe project will not
have a significant effect on the environment.
Description of Action
Application of Enconsultants, Inc. for Paradise Point Corp.
for a wetaldn permit. Permission is requested to construct a timber
bulkhead and backfill behind the bulkhead at a man made basin off
Briar Lane, Paradise Point, Bayview, Southold, New York.
The Project has been determined not to have a significant
effect on the environment for the following reasons:
An environmental assessment has been submitted which indicated
that no significant effect to the environment are likely to
occur should the project be implemented as planned.
Because there has been no response in the allotted time from
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, it is
assumed that there is no objection nor comments by that agency.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum; Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
ll.Moved by Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Murdock,
WHEREAS, Shirley Satand, as Executor under the Last Will and
Testament of Joseph Saland has made application to the Town Board
of the Town of Southold to dedicate certain roads and a recharge
basin in Mattituck, NewYork, to be known as TABOR ROAD and RACHEL'S
ROAD as shown on subdivision map entitled "Map of Elijah's Lane
Estate, Section One", filed in the Suffolk County.Clerk's Office
on February 13, 1974, as Map No. 6065, together with release executed
by the owner thereof, and
WHEREAS, the Southold Town Highway Superintendent ahs inspected the
said highways and has advised the Town Board that said proposed high-
ways comply in all respects with the specifications for the dedicated
of highways in the Town of Southold,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in accordance with Section 171
of the Highway Law of the State of New York, consent and the same
is given to the Superintendent of Highways to make an order laying
out the aforesaid highways, to consist of lands described in said
application as shown on certain maps attached to said application, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she. hereby is
authorized and directed to forthwith cause the dedication, release
and deed to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of
Suffolk, New York, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing shall be subject to the
approval of the Town Attorney Tasker.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Supervisor Petl. Abstain: Councilman D~um.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
12. On motion of Councilman Sullivan, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs Supervisor William R. Pell III to execute
an agreement between the Town of Southold and Wiedersum Associates
as Architects for the preparation of the necessary c~act documents
including plans and speci£~cations for the alterations and additions
to the existing Town Hall Sprinkler System at a fee of ten percent
(10%) of the cost of the work, and be it further
RESOLVED that ~foresaid ~g~ee~ent ~h~!! be p~epa~ed a~d approved by
Town Attorney Tasker.
Vote of theTown Board: Ayes: Councilman Smllivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nlckles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor PeI1.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
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13.On motion of Councilman Sullivan, ~econded b~ Councilman Drum, ~t was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of South01d set 3:30 P.M.,
Tuesday, December 16, 1980 as time and place for hearing upon applica-
tion of Carol Galgano for a permit under the provisions of the Wet-
land Ordinance of the Town of Southold for permission to construct a
catwalk, ramp and floating doek on her property located on a right-of-
way off of the north side of Westphalia Road, on Mattituck Creek,
Mattituck, New York.
Vote of the~-Tewn Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
14.On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold set 3:35 P.M.,
Tuesday, December 16, 1980, Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold,
New York as time and place for hearing upon application of Norman C,.
Boos for a permit under the provisions of the Wetland Ordinance of
the Town of Southold for permission to dredge and bulkhead the west
side of an existing marina, Broadwaters Cove Marina, at Broadwaters
Cove, Skunk Lane, Cutchogue, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Couniclman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles~ Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
15.Moved by Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum,
WHEREAS, the Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Cutchogue, New York has
applied to the Town Clerk for a Bingo License, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has examined the application, and after
investigation, duly made findings and determinations as required
by law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby
is authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the Town Board
of the Town of Southold the findings and determinations as required
by law, and it is further
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she herehy is directed to issue
a Bingo License to Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Cutchogue, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman DRum, Supervisor Pell~
This resolution was declared duly adopted,
SUPERVISOR PELL: Number 16, to repay a ~debt that the Town has.
COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN: Explain that, Bill.
SUPERVISOR PELL: In 1979 the Town Board entered into an agreement
with the Villageof Greenport for the sum of $40, 000~00 of funds
to £inish the building on Peconic Lane~ Under this agreement the
Town was to pay back $20,000.00 this year and $20,000 next year.
We have a contract with the Village of Greenport that pays us $6,000.00
this current year for the use of the police radio~ In this resolution
we will pay $14,000.00 out of surplus funds going into the end of our
year to the Village of Greenport and ~they are not going to pay $6,000.00
radio bill which we will send them at the end of this year. That will
make our $20,000.00 payment for this year. Next year we have $20,000.00
~o repay them again. This is our obligation for this year. Under the
agreed contract this should have be.e~ paid in the first part of the
year but we had to wait until we go~ into surplus funds ~o pay it and
makd sure we would have enough money to pay them. Anybody care to
o£fer it.?
16.On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Supervisor Pell, it was
RESOLVED that th~ To~n Board of the Tow, n of South~id authorizes and
directs the paymen~ of $14,000.00 ~o the ¥illageof 6reenpor~ in
repayment of half of the funds borrowed f~om the Villageof Greenport
by agreement dated January 30, 1979; said funds no be p~id £rom Whole
Town Surplus Funds.
Vote of the TownBoard: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: The VillageofGree~port has asked the Town Board
of the Town of Southold to enforce a re~o!ution they h~ve and I will
ask Councilman Murdock to explain it and perhaps offer
DECEMBER 2, 1980
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: I'll do both. The $1,000,000.00 price of
refurbishing the railroad dock in Greenport has been proposed by
the Suffolk County Legislature in the Capital Budget and we would
like to offer our support to the Village of Greenport in recommend-
inthat the County approve the money and get the money. The Village
of Greenport is hoping to start a rehabilitation program by Offering
better docking and overnight facilities to fishing boats and fishing
fleets. They anticipate there's one fleet that has 37 boats that
would like to come in periodically. They anticipate hiring up to
1500 people because of utilizing this dock for off-loading and trans-
ferring to trucks and the repacking facilities and fishtng boats and
they hope that ti will be the start of a big rehab~itation program
for Greenport and I will read the resolution.
17. Moved by Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Nickles,
WHEREAS, the County of Suffolk is considering an appropriatiOn of
$1,000,000.00 zo finance the reconstruction of the Greenport Railroad
Dock for use as a berthing facility forc:cOnmmercial fishing vessels, and
WHEREAS, the Villageof Board of Trustees of the Village of Greenporz
fully supports said action by the County, and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that substantial positive economic
impact will result on the Village, Town and County as a result of
sais action,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of
Southold hereby declares its full and enthusiastic support for the
proposed Suffolk County Project to reconszruct the Greenport'-Railroad
Dock, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the To~vn Clerk is hereby directed to
forward a certified copy of this resolution to each member of the
Suffolk County Legislature as well as the Suffolk County Executive.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
18. On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Supervisor Pell, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold fixes the
bond amount of $78,000.00 as recommended by the Southold Town
Planning Board and Town Engineer Tuthill ~or roads and improvements
in the subdivision to be known as "Honeysuckle Hills" located at
Mattituck, New York.
Vote of theTown Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
19. Moved by Supervisor Pell, seconded by Councilman Drum,
WHEREAS, the Southold Town Board has elected to join with the Suffolk
County Consortium to apply for Fiscal year t981 Community Development
Block Grant Funds, by resolution dated September 23, 1980; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for each municipality that participates in
the Suffolk County Consortium zo hold a public hearing to gather
suggestions from its residents for projects to be included in the
appl. ication; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that a public hearing for the Town of Southold Community
Development Program is hereby scheduled for December 16, 1980, at
7:00 P.M. at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly admpted.
20. On motion of Councilman Murd~ck, seconded by Councilman Drum, itwas
RESOLVED that the following transfers be made within the General
Fund Whole Town Budget:
From: A6220.4 CETA Fringe $83.34
To: A9059.8 CSEA Benefit $83.34
From:
To:
From:
To:
A1910.4 Insurance $5,500.00
Al010.4 Town Board, Contractual $408.00
A1620.4 Buildings, Contractual $1,500.00
A3510.4 Examining Boards, Contractual $20.00
A5650.40~f Street Parking,Contactual $771.53
A5182.4 Street Lighting, Contractual $2,800.47
A1990.4 Contingent $2,625.00
A6772.1 Programs for the Aging
Personal Services $2,625.00
DECEMBER 2, 1980
COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN: Is this going to be reimbursed, on ~e second
one, programs for the Aging?
SUPERVISOR PELL: Yes, that's reimbursed to us.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivam, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickle~ .Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
21. On motion of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVEDthat the following Transfers be made within the General
Fund Part Town Budget:
From: B1910.4 Insurance $5,900.00
To: B3120.4 Police, Contractual $5,900.00
From: B3130.2 Bay Constable, Equipment $550.00
To: B3130.4 Bay Constable, ContraCt. $550.00
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Poll.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
22. On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was
RESOLVED that the following transfers be made within the Fishers
Island Ferry District Budget:
From: Repairs, Ferry $8,000.00
To: Repairs, Docks $7,300.00
Theatre $681.23
Bonded Indebtedness $18.77
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
23. On motion of Supervisor Poll, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that The Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and
directed to advertise for bids for the purchase of one 15 passenger
1980 Voyager Maxi-Wagon or equivalent with szeelchair ramp
and steps.
Vote of theTown Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Poll.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
24. On motion of Supervisor Poll, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board declares itself lead agency
in regard to the State Environmental Quality Review Act in the matter
of the proposal of the Town of Southold for the reconstruction of bulk-
head at Mill Road, Mattituck, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Poll.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
25.On motion of Councilman Sullivan, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and
directed to advertise for bids for'the purchase of gasoline for
the ToWn of Southold Police Department and Highway Department for
the calendar year 1981.
Vote of_:the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Counci'lman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Poll,
This resolution was declared duly adopted~
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I'd like zo make one comment before someone
wants to volunteer zo offer this resolution (bid for computerization
of tax rolls, tax bills and tax records -.Agenda Item 26)~ Today we
had the President of the Sandsport Data Services, ~nc~ in to meet
with the Town Board. Prior this month we had received bids f~om
several different contractors and Sandsport Data Services was
$4,000.00 less than the next lower bidder. There was some apprehension
and concern in the Tax Assessors Department and among the Town Board
members as to whether these people were so far below the other bidders
that they could usccessfully complete and honor their contract with
the Town. Consequently, the gentleman was invited to meet with the
Town Board and at one point we brought the members of the Tax Assessorts
Office in also because they have a little bit more expertise than we
do in asking maybe the proper questions to find out whether these
people really understood what they're bidding on. I would say this,
that there is offer for bids on a one year basis and a three year
basis and the recommendation of the people 'in our Assessor,s O~fice
is that we accept the bid on a ~hfee year basis, in this cas~
$11,000.00, or less than $4,000.00 for each year. Our present
contract is, I believe, in excess of $7,000,00 or $8,000.00 per
year. One of the problems that the Tax Assessing Office has is that
every time we enter into a new computer service to handle our tax
rolls it takes them about a year to find out--get a good working
relationship with the Town and I'm in agreement with the Tax Assessors
that if we accept this gentleman's bid, that we should accept it for
three years so at the endof 1981 we're not going out to bid again
and possibly getting somebody else that's going to come with a low
bid and they're going to have to go through this whole adjustment
process, so I would ask the Town Board once more if they would not
reconsider awarding this bid on a three year basis as opposed to a
one year basis as recommended by our Tax Assessors unit which is the
prople that will work with this outfit.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Thank you, John. Councilman Drum wishes to address
that same point.
COUNCILMAN DRUM: I do not entertain the same confidence that Mr.
Nickles does and we discussed this at great lengths. I would like
the Sandsport Data Services Inc. to prove themselves. They are a
new corporation to us and it is my opinion that a trial basis or a
one year contract at this time would be more appropriate and I will
offer the resolution that the bid for computerization of tax rolls
and tax bills and tax records o£ the Town o3 Southold for the 1981
fiscal year be and hereby is awarded to the lowest bidder Sandsport
Data Services Inc. at a total cost og $4,000.00 for one year.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I would like to make one additional comment in
response to my brother Councilman. I share initially some o~ the
apprehensions but when I find out that this outfit is working for
Barclay Bank, they're working on two projects for the Town of
SouthampTon, various school districts across Long Island, and the
fact is that if they go into default we don't have to continue on
a three, year period, in other w~rds, if they don~t perform in the
contract it is possible to discharge them and hire someone else.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Only one contract in Southampton right now.
Southampton is in the process of awarding the second one.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: That's right. SouthampTon has none business
with them for a year or two and they have enough ~confidence in
this outfit that they are going to give them a dif£erent job in
the future which they have just accepted their bid on that.
COUNCILMAN DRUM: I don't-share the same confidence.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Any other Councilman wish ~o address the point?
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: I'll second the motion.
COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN: Discussion. Just on the point of awarding
a low bidder all the time. It doesn't always work and we have here
a letter and maybe this was discussed prior to my arriving this
morning. We awarded a bid back in August to the lowest bidder and
so far he has not complied with any of the paper work to get the
job doen. We are talking about three or four months later and
the work has not yet begun. Whereby. we had a second bid that was
fairly close from a local reputable firm that from ny experience
with them, that the work would have been completed ~y now. So it
doesn't always pay to accept the low bid. We met this gentleman
this morning for a period of 15 minu~es, 20 minutes. He's a one
man firm and has only been in business for less than two years ~
and the only basis we had to make a judgement as far as his ability
was a financial statement that was partly prepared by one accounting
firm and partly by another and we don't have, mn a sense, a cnrrnet
one up to date so it doesn't always pay to go with the lowest bidder
and sometimes it's better to go with a reputabl- more established
firm. So I'm not pleased with the fact that have to accept
this but apparently we don't have any choice.
COUNCILMAN MURDOC~i~ I'd like to clarify.~ene thing. This Mr.
Freund, while he is a one man firm, he owns the firm, he has
20 employees, not that he has nobody working for him. He happens
to own his own business and has no partners other than himself.
In that respect he's a one man firm.
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SUPERVISOR PELL: Anybody else wish to address it?
26. On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED_that the bid £or computerization of tax rolls, tax bills
and tax records for the Town o~ Southold for the I98t Fiscal Year
be and hereby is,awarded to the lowest bidder Sa~dsport Data Services,
Inc. at a total cost of $4,000.00 for one year.
Vote of the Town Board: .Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles,'Councilman Drum)-~Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: One more item I have to bring up before I ask
the Town Board. This month we have in Southold Town two people
who will reach the age of 100 years old. We have on December 5t~
z Mrs. Christine King. We have prepared a little resolution for
her which will be delivered to her on the appropriate time. On
December 21st we have a Miss Sarah Riley who will also be 100 years
old and so the Town Board will sign and I will deliver on these
terrific days for these folks a resolution on behalf o£ the Town
Board.
Gentlemen of the Board is there anything I left out? Larry?
(Nothing) Henry? (Nothing) George? (Nothing) John?
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Today during the working session I invited
down a company called Compu-Pressure from the metropolitan area.
Some o£ you who have been in the Riverhead Savings Bank might be
familiar with what they do. They have a blood pressure machine
which is called a Vita-Stat and it looks kind of like a console
you sit at and it provides a digital read-out o~ your blood
pressure and the Riverhead Savings Bank has had it in their bank
some time and running quite a £ew people through it and the reason
I brought it down--these folds down to meet with the Town Board
we would like to consider offering this to the people of Southold
here in the Town Hall. They have the ability, if they are on let's
say doctor.'s orders to keep track of their blood pressure. We are
not trying to put the doctors out.of business but it would eliminate
a visit to your doctor or to the hospital or some clinic to have your
blood pressure read. This gives very accurate readings. There
isn't any chance of giving a ~aulty reading if ~or some reason
someone talks or kicks the machine or'you have your child with
you and he is raising the dickens, the machine, rather than give
a wrong answer, will give a zero read out. Along with the machine
if t'he Town Board considers it, or goes along w~th it, there would
be a little card they provide where you can keep track of your blood
pressure and if it is necessary you can mail it in to your doctor
and as we all know, blood pressure ms, ~ think they c~ll it one
of the silent killers, it's very dnagerous. At any~rate, this
month the Town Board will be giving this further review and the
cost is $250.00 a month to lease the machine and I~m hopeful
that the Tow~ Board ~ill see the benefits of it for the people
here in our community and see fit to take on the obligation.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Thank you. Anybody from the f~oor wish to
address the Board?
MR. ED SCHWINN, Peconic: Yes, Bill, I'd just like to ask, has
the Town done anything ~n the way of decorating the Town for
Christmas? Is there anything going to be done, any recommendations
been made?
SUPERVISOR PELL: You mean the Town Hall property?
M~. SCHWINN: No, I mean tha Town. Last year there were an awful
lot of comments that it was the~only Town out in this area that
didn't have any Christmas decorations az all.
SUPERVISOR PELL: In Mattituck the Mattituck Chamber takes care 0£
it. The villages usually do their own. I know the Mattituck
Chamber---
MR. SCHWINN: They didn't have anything in Southold Town~ I think
htat--Southold H~mlet. And as far as you nothing is going to
be done?
SUPERVISOR PELL: Nobody approached me about anything. I know I
had a Brownie troop call me about doing some tree somewhere the
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other day, I don'T know, but~a's f2~:AS the villageof Southold7 I
know of nothing at this time.
MR. SCHWINN: Did you get any letters within the past week because
it seems everybody was up in arms, they were all going mo write
letters.
SUPERVISOR PELL: I don't remember. If they did they came over--
MR. SCHWINN: You know, it is so disappointing, You ride through
Mattituck and I think Greenporm has decorations and you ride
through Cutchogue who even had a few small little Christmas trees
lit up and you ride through here and it was just like, forget
Christmas, it's not here.
COUNCILMAN DRUM: It has been the village merchants, you know, the
business men doing this in all the villages~.
MR. SCHWINN: I didn't know how it came about but is it possible if
we don't get it this year that the Town could make some sort of
recommendation?
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I don't see how the Town can decorate 'Southold
hamlet without taking on the obligation of decorating all the hamlets
and unfortunately in Southold there was a Southold Businessman,s
group, SAM, Southold Merchant's Association, and I guess they've
kind of fallen by the wayside, but they used to decorate the
village of Southold, prior to that the Rotary Club did it for,
I guess, as long as I can remember, 20-25 years and of course
one of the objects of the Rotary is to start a program and Turn it
over to somebody and it took them 25 years and they never got
anybody to take it over and it got to be that the Rotary Club
is not as young and vibrant as they used to be and they find it
difficult to find volunteers to do the work and I think they
tried the fire department and various other things and ultimately
they had SAM take it over. SAM, I don't know where SAM went, but
SAM's not here and nobody is putting up any decorations.
MR. SCHWINN: Okay, fine, that explains it. Thanks very .much.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Anybody else wish to address the Board?
I hope your concern will get out to--perhaps SAM might come
back to life. Once he know it was brought up here maybe people
might reju~inate somebody.
Marie?
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR JOHNSON: I might .say that 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning au the Recreation Center we are having representatives
of various senior groups to talk about decorating the Recreation
Center for Christmas and one of the major reasons~to decorate it
for is the youth program, the program they are going to be giving
Sunday afternoon the 14th of December at 2 o'clock. This will be
a presentation of Dicken's Christmas Carol. There is no charge
for admission and everybody is welcome to come and-there will be
refreshments served.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Anybody else wish to address the Town Board?
In closing, I would like to just make one further remark.
Again., to Mr. Henry Lytle who is sitting in back of the room, I
thank you on behalf of the Town Board for this award you did
present to us and we thank you and your association 'very much
for it and please express our thanks to them.
MR. HENRY LYTLE: We are very glad we are able To do it and we
are very happ about the building.
On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that there being nc further business to come before this
Town Board meeting adjournment be called am 9:45 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivaa, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This motion wasdeclared duly adopted.
Terr
Town Clerk