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~O~THOLD TOWN BOARD
October 7, 1980
WORK SESSION
10:00 A.M. The Board audfted the bills and began reviewing the agenda.
11:30 A.M. Chief Cataldo presented his September report and briefed
the Board on several police department matters.
12:25 P.M.
1:45 P.M.
2:00 P.M.
The Board recessed for lunch.
The Board resumed reviewing the agenda.
Mr. Philip Babcock and residents of Fairway Farms and
Country Club Estates, Cutchogue met with the Board concerning the
dog kennel on Moores Lane owned by Elizabeth Evans and Barbara Haines.
The barking from the dogs has become a constant disturbance to the
area. Mr. Babcock states that the nature of the area has changed by
the construction of several substantial size homes and the kennel is
detracting from the neighborhood. There is reference to noise and
Mr. Babcock and his attorney Eric Bressler, who was present at ~his
meeting, wer advised to speak with the Building Department and Dog
Warden relative to a resolution of the problem.
2:45 P.M. The Board continued reviewing the agenda.
3:10 P.M. The Board met with Harold Dombeck and Brij Shrivastava of
Holzmacher, McLendon~and Murretl, P.C. concerning their $44,000 fee
for the Southold Landfill Applicatmon engmneering services. The Board
is concerned about duplication of efforts since the County have been
putting in monitoring wells and during private well surveys. Mr.
Dombeck said H2M would not duplicate any county work. The question
of aerial photos was discussed and Mr. Dombeck said they would probably
not be needed ar this time if photos are presently available as of The
winter of '79, however, they would need new aerial photos later on in
the program. Anything they will no~ need ~o do in the area of aerial
photos or wells presently installed by the county will be credited to
the Town against the $44,000. fee.
3:25 P.M. The Board continued reviewing the agenda and Off-agenda items.
5:00 P.M. Adjournment.
7:05 P.M. The Board met with Mayor George Hubbard, Greenpor~ Village,
who requested repayment of the $40,000 borrowed from the Village in
January 1979. The Board had been under the impression this money
would be repaid in in-kind services. Mayor Hubbard stated that the
Village is in serious financial ~rouble and, as provided in the
contract with the Town, they could reques~ payment in cash. Supervisor
Pell will review the budget to. see if he can find the money needed.
At present the Village is only asking for $20,000. The other $20,000
comes due on January 1, 1981.
A regular meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on Tuesday~
October 7, 1980 at the Southold TownHall, MainRoad, Southold, New
York, Supervisor Pell opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag a~ 7:30 P.M~
Present:
Supervisor William R. Pell, III
Councilman Henry W. Drum
Councilman John J. Nickles
Councilman Lawrence Murdock, Jr.
Councilman George R. Sullivan
Town' Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Robert W. Tasker
Deputy Supervisor Marie Bauer Johnson
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Absent: Justice'Francis T. Doyen
On motienof Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of t~e regular SoutholdTown Board meeting
held on SePtember 23, 1980 and Special South0td Town Board meeting held
on October 3, 1980 be and they hereby are approved as submitted.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: ~Councilman Sullivan~ Councilman Mu~dock,
Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell~
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Councilman Su~liyan, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the following~audited hills be and hereby are ordered
paid: General Fund Whole Town hills in the amount o£ $25,494~80;
General Fund Part Town bi~lls in the amount of $9,187~74; Highway
Department bills in the amount o~' $86,732,73: Fishers Island Ferry
District bills in the amounm of $38~140~24; and 2edera! Revenue
Sharing Bills in the amou~ of $291.20~
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan. Councilman
Mu rdock. Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell~
This resolution was declared duly adopted~
SUPERVISOR PELL; Marie~ who is going ~o - do you know the name of
the gold medal winners who are going to come out here?
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR JOHNSON: I~m sorry, ~ den~t The judging for the
On motion ~ Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it wa~
RESOLVED tha~ the Town Board of the Town of South01d se~
Tuesday, October 21, 1980, Southold Town Hall, Ma~n Road, Southold,
New York as time and place~for theft nex~ regular meeting~
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman DrzLm, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
I. REPORTS. SUPERVISOR PELL:
These reports will be'placed ~an file in the Town Clerk,s Off. ice
so anybody can review them that would like ~o.
1. Town Clerk!s monthly'report (September 1980)~
2. Justice Tedeschi~s report (September 1980).
3. Supervisor~s Report (September 1980).
4. Fishers Island Ferry District report (September 1980).
5. Highway Departmenz report (September 1980)~
6. .Building Inspector's reporv (September 1980)~ For information
there was 40 permits issued this past month for a total of $632,287~00
estimate new construction.
7. Assessor's monthly report(September 1980).
8. A meeting that was'held today while the Town Board met to~ay.
There was a meezing in Cutchogue in regards to thms weekends ~activities
throughout Southold Town~ I wil~ ask Marie. Deputy, Marie, to make the
report and tell us about what is going on this weekend.
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR JOHNSON: The meeting with the Long Island
Tourism people was az the~Beachcomber Motel this mroning and they gave
a little report on has gone on in the other weekend festivals which
have taken place already and they have come ~o the conclusion tha~
each weekedn has brought anywhere from 30,000 ~o 50~000 people to the
area involved in the weekend festival and people were coming from all
over. They determined this from chances being sold by groups in the
town and they looked at s~ubs of tickets and people are from New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, all over New England. There have been
a few problems. Not enough parking-provided and that sor~ of thing.
We are going ~o remind our police and hospital the coming weekden and
the fact tha~ we may ha'~e this many people. They are reporting that
many areas are planning to continue this kind of fall festival thing
as a regular each year snf the~tourism people are predicting on the
basis of the kind of program that we have set and the things that have
happened in other areas that we will probably have from 25,000 to
30.000 people. This will be spread our over Mattituck, Southold,
Greenport and Riverhead. ~ have lots of informazion here about the
schedule for each area and some 'other general things about the touris~
bureau if anyone is interested. Thank you.
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Great Hooterville Bicycle Race, the awards are going to be given by
oen of the gold metal olympic bicycle winners and I'm sorry to say
[ don't know the names, and there will also be a CBS sports announcer.
I think the regular announcer for the Giants. I am not a sports fan
so I'm not the one to give you this information. And we may also have--
George, what's his name? From Star Wars. He'll be here if he possibly
can.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Thank you, Marie. This could be a big weekend in
our community.
9. Report from teh Chief of Police who was in today. His monthly
report (September 1980.0
10. Report from the Bay Constable (September 1980).
II. PUBLIC NOTICES - COUNCILMAN NICKLES:
1. Notice of Order from the Department of Transportation and
filed with the Secretary of State, There are five of them and they
pertain to Route 25 in Cutchogue. The first one is an action which
establishes a "One Hour" parking restriction on the south side of Route
25 from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. and is between the center and east dirveway
of Wickham's Fruit Farm Stand.--Number 2 - this action establishes a
"One Hour" parking restriction on the north side of Route 25 from 9 A.M.
to 6 P.M. and is opposite Wickham~s Fruit Farm Stand.--The Third one
is an action establishing a "One Hour'.' parking restirction on the north
side of Route 25 from 20 ft. more or less west of to 20 feet more or
less east of the east driveway of Wickham's Fruit Farm Stand.--Another
action establishes a "No Stopping - Except Bus" restriction on the
north side of Rou~e 25 for 125 feet west from Depot Lane.--A "No Parking"
restriction on the south side of Roui~25 from 20 feet west of to 20
feet east of the east driveway of Wickham's Fruit Farm Stand.--An action
which reduces a "No Parking" restriction on~zhe south side of Route 25
to provide for a "One Hour" pa~king restriction. The new ending point
will be 20 feet east of the center driveway of Wickham's Fruit Farm Stand.
2. A Deparrment of Environmental Conservation notice of a complete
application for non-minor project by Wendy Ehlers to construct a one
family house in Mattituck. The response date is the 15th.
3. From the Corps of Engineers and involves an application by
the Harbor Lights Association to install a 100 ft. by 100 ft. swimming
rope.to outline their swimming area, and you have twenty days from the
date of this letter. The date of the letter is September 22nd.
Ail three of these notices are on file in the Town Clerk's Office.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Thank you. I'd. like To back up a minute if I could
to reports. I have a report that I am going to ask.Larry to give that
we discussed today about H2M and what they are going ~o do and we
questioned some of their feelings. Larry do you want to tell about
that a little bit?
COUNCILMAN MURDOCK: We had a proposal from H2M Corporation to charge
$44,000 for engineering fees associated with capping the disposal area
in Cutchogue. We have to close the disposal area by 1985 and the
Town Board questioned some of the amounts they were charging for services
and questioning the need of some of the services. We~are trying to
prevent a duplication. We believe the County Public Health is testing
some wells and there was an item~in the proposal to charge us for
testing the same wells and there was another item about paying for
aerial photographs and the Town already owns aerial photographs of the
area. One or two other related items. They are going to go back and
refigure their psoposal to us so it will not exceed the $44~000, and
should, in fact, come in less than the '$44,000.
III. COMMUNICATIONS - SUPERVISOR PELL:
1. The first letter the Town Board received I am going to ask
George To colmment on, It was addressed to him.
COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN. This is a letter f.rom Tom Grattan who is the
President of Southold Little League Association and I advised him
that there may possibly be money in our Federal Revenue Sharing
funds for purchase of a field to be used by the Little League. It
has long been a desire of that particular organization to own a piece
of property they don't own as og right now and so this is just a letter
indicating their desire that if it is possible for the Town to acquire
through Revenue Sharing that this, of course, would he desirable by them.
MRS. ANN KNOWLES: What is the field that is there now for?
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COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN: It is most generously leased by the presenv
owner but it could be sold az any time and they don'v have any place
vo play.
MRS. KNOWLES: Oh, this doesn't belong to the Town?
COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN: No.
SUPERVISOR PELL:
2. A letver from a law firm (Catterson & Nolan) requesting
information when we receive it from the svave on the Gull Pond
area where some people would like to put in stakes and some people
would like them not to put in stakes so the Town Board wrote to
Albany, through our Town Attorney, to request additional information
on this and it has not come in yet and when it does we will reply to
the law firm.
3. A meeting called by Mr. Regan, State Comptroller to help
prepare the vowns on the new auditing book work that is going to ~e
done throughout the state and is a one day meeting in Hauppauge.
Somebody from our office will go up vo it.
4. To inform us that the county is considering establishing a
new department, Department of Senior Citizen Affairs with a commi,ssioner
to work in the activities of the senior citizens: This is a proposal
at this time.
MR. HENRY LYTLE: We were at a meeting in Riverhead today when the
subject came up and it was the general concensus, although we didn't
take any formal action at that Point, that we oppose such a department
and such a new establishment. It is something else we would have to
contend with.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Thank you very much for your comment. Were there
many people there on this?
MR~ WILLIAM GRAHAM: There were representatives from all the east end
township senior citizens groups - Southold, Mattituck, Wading River,
Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton, East HamBvon.
SUPERVISOR PELL: May I ask you gentlemen, and I am speaking out of
turn without consulting the Board, but what did the Mattituck and
what did our senior groups think that were there? Mr. Lytle spoke
for his.
MR. LYTLE: It was the concensus of vhe meeting, nov for the group.
I didn't take any position, but just from everybody talking. There
was one gentleman and one lady that presenved this thing as we were
going vo have it and some others, especially from the south shore
took a great deal of exception to it. We went along with the exception.
I believe there is a Title 1880 resolution that is coming up in
Hauppauge on October 23rd it it? It's probably in the same direction
because it's the same title on senior citizens affairs only it seems
that this other thing is going to stretch invo further areas which
there is no need to mention now but they are very skeptical abouv it.
(Councilman Murdock gave Mr. Lytle a copy of proposed resolution 1880.)
SUPERVISOR PELL: Moving on while you review that.
5. Letter on a comment on an appointment to the ninth position
on the Robins Island Advisory Board (From Sherley Ballen Ka~z).
6. A seminar being held on Long Island's Barrier Islands. Any-
body would like to go to~Lt, I have the information.
7. Regards to a traffic safety light, caution light that used
to be on what I am going to call Route 28 now, the new number, on the
North Road and Peconic Lane. It was there til they widened the road.
When they widened the road the light went out. An area resident up
there (Jennie Pupecki) requested the Town Board vo seek and try to get
the caution light back. A couple of weeks ago there was a bad accident
up there and this lady feels the Town Board should try to get the
safety light put back up. On Peconic Lane and the North Road up here.
8. Letter from the North Fork Environmental Council expressing
a strong desire vo be included in the Airpark Committee that is working
on the firm we jusv engaged, the study for feasibility reporv on the
airport in Southold Town, R. Dixon Speas and the Board has taken this
and I am sure we will discuss it in detail later.
9. From our county executive's office and living up vo what he
said he would do in his campaign, is try to cut government down. He
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has suggested that the towns deal directly with the state on state aide
for youth instead of going through the county. In his report he did say
teh county would have a skelton staff to aid the different towns on
this. We did discuss this today at Board and tentatively we are going
to seek more information on this to seahow it would work and how it
would affect our township. I did contact Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones was
going to dig out more information about it and get back to us on this.
There is a formula in there on if the money that the county could save
would be distributed to the towns, if they could cut theri staff down.
So we want to see how many youths we have under sixteen years old and
how it would a£fect each of the:ten towns and how it would affect your
town. Then I will get back to the county exec how we feel about that.
10. A form letter sent out from Dr. Harris~ Department of Helath,
asking for the towns to keep him informed inthe water problems in their
towns and if they are taking on any additional water lines or water
mains or whatever. I did write to him, I am going to say, a month ago
asking specific questions in regards to water in our township. About
Temik, the canisters, and what we would do with them. When this letter
came in I thought it was his reply but I think it was just a form letter
because it addressed none of the questions which I asked him. The only
reply I did get back was about two days after I sent the letter he
received, turn around and Said Dr. Zaki would be handling the questions
we asked and the answers would be forthwith and we are still waiting.
I am sure they will be here in time but that letter was the one that
I had hoped to get.
11. An area thte Town Board is going to move in but we have to
go through certain steps. There is an area in Mattituck--Hank do
you want to comment on it? You're familiar with it.
COUNCILMAN DRUM: We are talking about the Old Main Road which is
Route 25 in Mattituck. Many years ago, fifteen or twenty years ago
there was a slight turn in the vicinity o~ where is now the bowling
alley and Coach Steppe and they, the State, took that turn out and
as a result left a very small parcel of land in front of each of the
businesses--Morchel, the howling alley, Coach Steppe, Wilsbergs,
Mattituck Plumbing and this was given, as is the custom, given to the
individual owners, very small parcels. That area is zone B-l,
Business and at that time when it became part of the owners property
it had no zoning and it remains unzoned at'the present. Unzoned, which
is not in accordance with our zoning of course and it is only natural
that this become the same zoning that exists there now as B-1. That's
adjacent to the new or existing Route 25. Really it's just a matter
of something that hasn't been done in-the past but it does require
Town Board action.
SUPERVISOR PELL:
12. Letter about a detailed freshwater ponds in our township.
A proposal to have a study made and evaluate them and see what they
are. Total cost would be $124,000, Town cost would be $83,000. The
Town Board has instructed me to see what finances is available for
this and report back to them. One suggestion that I made today was
if the Town Board deeided to go with it they would consider federal
Revenue Sharing funds over a two year period. Yet they have instructed
me to find out hwat funds are available for this- if any state aide
is available.
13. Letter from our accountant to audit the books at the end
of the year. (Elaine Kaldor). It will be put on the agenda under
resolutions later on.
14. A request for use of the Town van for Boy Scout Troop No.
6 to go on a camping trip up in Baiting Hollow. This is in accordance
with what the van was used for all summer long. It has been granted.
15. From Fishers Island Garbage District Refuse District. They
have a problem over there and they made a suggestion how to correct
it. We will evaulaute it and wait to hear from Mr. Doyen Who is our
representative from Fishers Island. I spoke to him today and his is
coming up and wanting to review it and study it and perhaps have some
recommendation of his own. The problem we are having there is the
garbage truck in front of somebody's house for extended time
while he goes in for lunch or something and comes out and leaves a
great bid puddle in somebody's front door step and they are complaining
about it.
16. A request from our Planning Board. This is something I want
to comment on if I can. I think they are moving ahead in a very good
way on this. They ask for a member of the Town Board to sit and work
with them to study the creation of a limited number of two-family
housing in Southold Town. A limited number. I understand from talking
to them that they are considering some of the big old farm homes,
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converting them into a different area if this can be done. This is
what they are going to study. 1 know I have one lady come in to see
me about this in February. She owns the farm house an~ she said, "I
just cannot keep it up but it has been mine, I lived here all my life,
my husband passed away, I don'z want to see it go down the.drain. If
I could only fix it up and rent half of it out I-could live here and
it W~Uld help me pay the taxes on it and he~t it~" Under our present
law this cannot be done, of course~ So Mr,; Raynor h~s asked, and !
will assign George Sullivan to work with them on this~
17. Again from the Planning Board, to develop a plan for primary
and secondary highways within the Townsh~p~ I will appoint Councilman
Nickles to work with them on this proposed road System.
18. Last but now least, item number 18, on this communications
list, another request that they had put forth~ They would like to
study a program whereby the township would perhaps buy back or take
tax abatement agreements on town wetlands~ They would like to lock
in to and study this problem area. ~ have assigned Councilman Murdock
to work with them on this.
IV. HEARINGS & DECISIONS
SUPERVISOR PELL: Two weeks agowe held a hearing on a case of applica-
tion of John J. Meisner for a change o£.zone ~ to "B-1~ in Cutchogue~
The hearing was held and now we are ready to move on it~
1. Moved by Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum;
WHEREAS, John J. Meisner, by application dated June 30, 1980, petitioned
the Town Board of the Town of Southold for a change of zone on certain
property situated at Cutchogue, New York, from "'A" Reside~tia! and
Agricultural District to "B-1, General Business District, and
WHEREAS, the said petition was referred to the Southold Town Planning
Board and the Suffolk County Department of Planning for official
recommendations and reports, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board, purusant to due notice, held a public hearing
thereon on the 23rd day of September, 1980 az 8:15 P.Mi~ at which time
ali interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard,
NOW:, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED that John J~ Meisner be and he hereb~
is granted a change of zone UA" Residential and Agricultural
District to "B-i" General Business Distric~ on certain real proper~y
situated at Cutchogue, New York and more particularly bounded and
described as follows: BEGINNING at a point Located at the following
three (3) courses and distances from the.intersection of the westerly
side of Cox~x Lane with the northerly line of Main Stat~ Road:.
(1) S~46'~0~11" W. 85.35 feet; thence (2) N~43'49~50: W. 100.0 feet;
thence (3) N.42'35~20'' W. 100.O feet and from said point of beginning
running the following courses and distances: S.46'10~10" W. 451.18
feet to land now or formerly of !mbriano; running thence N~ 43*32'30" ~.
167.98 feet; running thence N.46'10'10" E. 242.06 feet; running thence
N.51'09'40" E. 212.30 feet; running thence S.42.35'30" E. 149.56 feet to
the point or place of BEGINNING. Containing 1~70 acres.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
V. RESOLUTIONS
1.On motion of Councilman Sullivan, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold accepts the
proposal of Briarcliff Sprinkler Systems, Inc. for winterizing the
sprinkler system and spring hookup of the sprinkler system at the
Southold Town Hall at a cost of $55.00 for each procedure.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pelt.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Number 2 we crossed off the agenda tonight. It
can be handled through the Building Department. We dot need it
on the agenda. Number 3 is a request from Comsewogue School Distric,t
to visit Laurel Lake. The Board did discuss this today at great length
and does anybody have a resolution on this?
3. On motion of Supervisor Pell, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the Gifted and Talented Program in the Comsewogue
SchooI District, Port Jefferson, New York, be and hereby are granted
permission to conduct field studies at Laurel Lake, Laurel on October
20, 1980 and October 28, 1980 from 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. each
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day PROVIDED that School District obtains insurance coverage in the
amount o£ $1,000,000,.00 to hold the Town of Southold harmless.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman DRum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: For information sake to understand why the Town is
doing this, the Town has officially closed Laurel Lake. We own 200
feet up there on the water, this lake. I~ has Been officially closed
to Town residents. We do not have liefguards there like we do on the
other beaches. Some years ago a person did drown in the lake there.
We do not want to deprive the classes from going there and doing a
study but yet we want to make sure we are well protected so the Town
is not liable for additional losses.
4. Moved by Councilman Murodck, seconded by Councilman Sullivan,
WHEREAS, 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 hereby 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.
5. On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Sullivan, it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation
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 that the project will not have
a significant effect on the environment.
DESCRIPTION OF ACTION
Application of James H. Rambo, Inc. for Joseph & Janet Gold
for a wetland permit. Permission is requested to construct a dock,
catwalk, ramp, and float at the north side of Haywater's Road at
Haywaters Cove, Cutchogue, New York.
The proposal 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 adverse effects ~o the environment are liekly to
occur should the project be implemented as planned.
Because there has been ao response in the allotted time from
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation it is
assu~ed that there is not 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.
On motion of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation
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; Dwn Board, as lead agency for the
action described below, has determined that the project will not have
a significant effect on the environment.
DESCRIPTION OF ACTION
Application of Henry Pierce for a wetland permit. Permission is
requested to construct a walkway, ramp and floats at the east side
of Wells Road on Richmond Creek, Peconic, 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 adverse effects to the environment are liekly to
occur should the proposal 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 commen~s 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.
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On motion of Councilman Drum, 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 ma~ter of
the application of Enconsultants for Zahra Benz for a wetland permit
on certain property located at the south side of Westview Drive on
Mattituck Creek, Mattituck, NewYork.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopte.
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 State Environmental Quality Review Act in the matter of
the application of Enconsultants for Ali Agarabi for a wetland permit
on certain property located at the south side of Westview Drive on
Mattituck Creek, Mattituck, 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 9 we took care of in the audit of bills. WE
do no~ need it there, we put it in with all the bills. It is the final
bill for the building on Peconic Lane. The architect's fees.
Number 10 is the appointment to the Robins Island Advisory
Committee. The ninth member.
10.On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Richard Grathwohl as the ninth member of the Robins Island Advisory
Committee.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan: On~Jthe
recommendations of my fellow Councilmen and the Supervisor. I will
vo~e yes on that. Ayes: Councilman Murdock, Councilman Nickles,
Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Number 11 you do not have. To authorize me to
sign a loan agreement for a soda machine to be put up in the Peconic
Lane building. _It will be a Pepsi Cola machine. The cos~ to The
Town will be the cost o£ electricity to run it. Is that correct,
Marie?
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR JOHNSON: And the soda that goes in it.
SUPERVISOR PELL: And the soda that goes in it. They are loaning
the Town the machine at no cos~.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: Are we selling the soda?
SUPERVISOR PELL: Yes, we sell it. I will offer that in resolUtion
form~
11. On motion of Supervisor Pell, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold enter into an
agreement with Meadowbrook Distributing Corp. for the installation
of a soft drink vending machine at the Senior Citizen/Youth Center
in Peconic.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
12. On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Sullivan, it was ~
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold engage the services
of Elaine F. Kaldor, Certified Public Accountant, to audit the books
and records of the Town of Southold for the year ended December 31,
1980, at a fee of $2,400.00
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
13. On motion of Councilman Sullivan, seconded by Councilman Nickles, it was
RESOLVED that Linda Kowalski, Secretary to the Board of Appeals be
and she hereby is granted her third step salary increase in the
amount of $500.00 effective July 1, 1980.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
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SUBERVISOR PELL: Let me explain on that one and the next one to
come. These people were due this step upon recommendation of their
department head. They were due it in July and I did not pick it up
until making the budget when I reviewed everybody's pay in the budget.
This is why we make it retroactive to July when it was due both of them.
14.On motion of Councilman Murdock, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that Curtis W. Horton, Building Inspector, be and he hereby
is granted his third salary step increase in the amount[of $500.00
effective July 1, 1980.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, .Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Petl.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
15.On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Supervisor Bell, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold grant permission
to the Seni~ Citizens Club, Mattituck Unit, to charter a bus for a
trip Zo Montauk Point on November 12, 1980 at a cost to the Town of
$133.00, the balance in the MattituckUnit's accounz.
Vote of the T~wn Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Just to let you know that this wipes out all the
money they have in their account. The bus trip was, I think, $300.00
they are paying the rest with their own funds. The Town allocated just
so much.
16.On motion of Supervisor Bell, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
paymend of the bill of Chas. H. Sells, Inc. in the amount of $1996.38
for engineering services in connection with the renovation of the two
libraries for handicapped facilities.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUBERVISOR BELL: The last one I have for the Board tonight is a
transfer of funds. We have two transfers to make tonight. One
from the Fishers Island Ferry District for them.
17. On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Supervisor Pell, it was
RESOLVED that the amount of $402.11 be transferred from line item
property Taxes to line item Social Security in the Fishers Island
Ferry District account.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilamn 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 authorizes the
following transfer of funds: The amount of $4,804.23 from Contingent
A1990.4 to: All10.4, $459.33 Judges (Whole Town)
A3310.4, $176.57 Traffic Control
A3610.4, $120.00 Examining Boards
A8160.4 $3,766.79 Disposal Area
A8540.4 281.54 Drainage
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
SUBERVISOR PELL: Out of those transfers the big one was for, as you
can recall, the first part of the year our machinery up in The Disposal
Area broke down and we were renting one for quite a few weeks at
$1700 per week until we finally got out new payloader in and you will
hear a transfer every month to the end ofthe year into that contractual
account and it was a $3400 Transfer tonight and next month it will be
another sum and next month until the end of the year. We have to keep
transferring in that. But we paid out a lot of that money at the first
part of the year and now we have to suffer. We did use it up.
Any Board member have anything else to bring up? Larry?
Hank? John? George? (no response).
MRS. ANN KNOWLES; Has anything been done by the Town, by youth
groups, by the school, to use the facilities in the Peconic building?
SUPERVISOR PELL: The other day the facilities was used by, I am
going to say, the Southold Seniors. There were 269 there. They are
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using it in the mornings. They have di~£e~e~t 'gr@up~ there,
right now, I think there is a --they hired a youth coordinator to work
up there, two of them, they are up there right now going through it
I believe. Looking around and seeing how they can get going. Yes,
it is being used. The Mattituck Seniro Citizen group has not met
there yet. I hope they move in in the next few weeks. Yes, it is
just starting to be used now.
MRS. KNOWLES: I mean by the youth groups.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Youth groups, they are up there tonight for the
first time getting sez up.
COUNCILMAN NICKLES: I think you should point ouT, Bill, that the~:~/
cub scou~s are goint/~o be using it on certain nights.
SUPERVISOR PELL: Go~d point. The cub scouts are going to be using
it on certain nights, that was approved. Yes, we hope it will be
used and we are taking each case as they come in. We watch the days
and times. We do not want them to conflict with the purpose the building
was built for.
Anybody else?
MR. HENRY LYTLE: Am I correct in my understanding that the county
has engaged engineers for the survey of teh erosion on the Sound beach,
GoIdsmith and east areas?
SUPERVISOR PELL: I have sent a letter, month, six weeks, two months
ago asking them, as soon as they hire a firm to let us know who it is
and give us a progress report, what's going on. That was, I am going
to say, six weeks ago. Last week I was in Riverhead with the county
exec and five east end sups were there and who walks by but Mr.
Kammerer. I said, "When are you going to hire someone?" He said,
"Oh, we hired them a long time ago. The study is a good part of the
way done.' I said, "Send me a progress report, black and white so I
can give it to the Town Attorney. He has Albany on his back." And
Bob, I'm still waiting for it. And Peter was standing there, Rudy was I
there and I was there and he said, "I'll get it out to you right away.",
So, yes, they have hired, I was told at that time, it was a firm i
Greenman and Pedersen. They are engaged.
MR. LYTLE: That's what I heard, but nothing official, just what I was
told.
SUPERVISOR PELL: I have nothing official either. I have asksd
for it several times. When I get it, Bob, you'll get a copy.
Anybody else?
On motion of Councilman Nickles, seconded by Councilman Murdock, it was
RESOLVED that there being no further business to come before thSs Town
Board meeting adjournemtn be called at 8:30 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Sullivan, Councilman
Murdock, Councilman Nickles, Councilman Drum, Supervisor Pell.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
Judith T. Terry
Town Clerk