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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-02/23/1971The Southold Town Board met at the office of Supervisor Albert Martocchia, 16 South~Street, Greenport, New York, at 3:00 P~M. on February 23, 1971 with the~_,following present: Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and~Rich;~ Justices Suter and Demarest; Town Attorney Tasker; Superintendent of HighWays Dean and Town Clerk Richmond. Movedby Justice Suter; seconded by Councilman Rich; RESOLVE~: That the next meeting of the Town Board will.be held at the office o~f-Supervisor Albert Martocchia, 16 ~outh Street, Greenport, New. York~, on T.uesday, March 9, 1971 at 3:00 P.M. Vote~of Town Board: Ayes-~upervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Demarest; Justices Demarest and Suter. Move~by~.Councilman Valentine; seconded by Justice Suter; RESOLVEDi:. That~the minutes of the meeting of February 6, 1971 be and they hereby are approved. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter. Moved-by Justice Demarest; seconded by Councilman Valentine; RESOLVED~: That William McGonegal be and he hereby is appointed Police Patr©~man oftthe~Town of,Southold, Suffolk County, New York, for~a pro- bati'on~r.yperiod ending March 1, 1972, and be it further RESOLV~D: That William McGonegal will serve in the capacity of Police PatrO'l~an~at the pleasure of the Town Board, and RESOLVED: That the compensation during this probationary period be fixed at $8,250.00 payable biweekly,'effective~as of March 1, 1971. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervmsor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and ~icb; Justice Demarest. Noe-Justice Suter. Moved ~3Just~ce Suter; secomded%by. Justice Demarest; WHERE~S~ .~o~ice~officers Edward Sidor, Theodore~Bokina,~.Hemry Stepnos~i, Jr. Robe~t~C~n~ay,~Robert~White a~d-Frederick Fiddler, ~Jr~'~.were heretofore~em~- ployed~a~-3police officers off-the ~Town~of Southcld with the understanding that they would reach the top salary grade upon completion of three RES0~D~ That notwithstanding the current contract-between~theuTown~~. of SO~th~ld.~and.the Patrolmen%s Benevolent Association~ .that the~afore~ said police officers be paid the top salary grade upon their completion of three,years-of services in~the~Town of Southo~d~PoliceDepartment, commencing with their permanent appointment from the Civil Servmce list~ Vote off,Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocdhia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter~ ' ~ ~ Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Justice Demarest; RESOLVED: That this Town Board opposes the following ACT; AN ACT to amend the county~law~ ink_relation to the assessment of costs of sews~.~districts in the county of~Suffolk. The People of the State of New York, ~represented-in3Senate3. and Assembly do enact as fcllows: Section 1. The County Law.is hereby~amended3by~.adding-~thereto~a new ~ ~eCtlon, to be--section~two hundredS'seventy-a, to read_as follows: ~ Section ~70-a~ Assessment~of costs.of sewer districts in~.Suffolk County, Notwithstanding the provisions of this article or 8f any general~ special or local Iaw, the county of Suffolk may, by a resolution of its legislature body, provide that part of the cost of any sewer district constructed or operated within the county be a charge against the entire county and a~sess the cost thereof as a county charge. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and ~ich; Justices Demarest and Suter'~ .... ~ ~ ~- ~ .. ~ Moved by Councilman Rich;~.se¢onded~by JusticemSuter~? s~ a ~ ~ .... n~ ?t RESOL~D:~That~Security National Bank of Long Istandaas~aadesignatedYde- positary of this corporation be and it (including its correspondents) is ~ereby~requested, auth~rized~and directed-to%~honor all checks, drafts or~other~orders for the payment ~of moneyadrawnainathis corpomation~s name on ~ts accounts (incl~ding~those dmawn~.to~the~indi~idmalaorder~of ~ny~ perSOn Or: pers'onsswhose~names appear~thereon as_~signer or~signe~srth~of) when bea~i~'g or'-purp~rting~to'b~ear~t~e facsimilessign~u~e~._th~ f~lowing: 380 ALBERT M. MARTOCCHIA AND SAID Bank (including~its correspondent banks) shall be entitled honor and to charge this corporation~for all such checks, drafts or~ other orders for the payment of money, regardless of whom or by what means the actual or purported facsimile signature thereon may have-been .affixed thereto, if such facsimile signature resembles the facsimile specimens from time to time filed with said Bank by the Secretary or other officer of this corporation, and FURTHER RESOLVED: That all previsou.authorizations for the signing and.. honoring of chaecks, drafts.or other orders for the p~yment of moDe~drawn on said Bank by this corporation are hereby continued in full for~ce and effect as amplified hereby. ~_ . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said corporation this 23rd day of February, 1971. Albert Richmond, Secretary Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter. Moved by Councilman Rich; seconded by Justice Suter; ~ RESOLVED: That Valley National Bank as a designated depositary of this corporation he,and it (including its correspondent banks), is hereby re- quested, authorized and directed to honor a~l checks,~ drafts or. otherc orders for the.payment of money drawn in,this corporation's name Qn ~its accounts (including those drawn to the individual order of any~:pers~n or persons whose names appear thereon as signer or s~gners thereof) when bearing or purporting to bear ~he facsimile signature of tbs following: ALBERT M. MARTOCCHIA AND Said Bank (including its correspondent banks) shall be entitled to honor and to charge this corporation for all such checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of meney, regardless of whom or by what ~means the actual or purported facsimile signature thereon may have been affi~ed~- thereto, if such facsimile signature resembles the facsimile.specimens from time to time filed with said Bank bya the Secretary or ~ther~off~icer of this~corporation; and FURTHER RESOLVED: That all prevzous authorizations for the signing and~_ honoring of checks, drafts.or other'.orders for the payment of money.~n on said Bankby this corporation are hereby dontinued in full force.and effectas amplified hereby. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said corporation this 23rd day of February, 1971. Albert Richmond Secc~ Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor.Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter Moved by Justice Demarest; seconded by Councilman Valentine; ~ RESOLVED: That David Gillisp~e of East Marion, New York,~be and_~he he~eb~y is appointed to represent the Town of SouthQld in. CAST program. 3 Vote of Town Board: Ayes-S~pervzsor Martocchia; Councilmen Vale~tine-~ ~ and Rich;-Just±ces~Demarest and Suter. - ~ Moved by Justice Suter; seconded by Justice Demarest; WHEREAS, bids have been submitted to this Board on January 29, 1971 pursuant to,public notice for the construction of a police building for-the Town. of Southold~ and -~ WHEREAS, the amount of said bids exceeded the amount of funds autho~ized.~. for said project, ~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE.IT RESOLVED: Thatalt of said bids be and they,hereby are rejected ........ Vote of Town Board: Ayes,Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen ~ale~tine, and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter. ~ - Moved by Justice Demarest; seconded by Councilman_Valentine; ~ WHEREAS, this Board heretofore advertised for bids for the constriction-of the police building for the Town of Southold, and ~ ~ WHEREAS, all of said bids were rejected for the reason that the~amoun~ts therefore exceeded the amount of the appropriation for said proj~ect; and~ WHEREAS, thespians and specifications for said police building have been revised and it is nc~ desired to advertise for bids for the said police building in accordance with said revised.plans and specifications~2 88i N~W~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Supervisor be and he hereby is aU~ho'rized~and directed to advertise for bids for the construction of a police building for the Town of Southold ~n. accordance with said revised plans and specifications therefore. Vote of Tdwn Board: Ayes-~upervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; J~stices DemareSt and Surer. Moved by-Justice Demarest; seconded by Councilman Valentine; RESOLVED: That a fee of $5.00 be charged for the Master Plan Map and Text. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; Justice Demarest. Noe-Justice Suter. Moved by' Councilman~Valentine; seconded by Councilman'Rich; RESOLVED: That the outhold Town Board accept a Bond of $42,000 as recommend- ed by the Southold ~own Planning Board for roads and improvements in the subdivision known as SHOR~ RES. T~, located at south side of Middle Road (CR 27) Greenport, New York, subject to the approval of the Town Board in writing` by the Highway Su~er'intendent and the Town Eng%neeri Vote ~ Town Board: Ayes- upervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and.'Rig~; JuStices DemareSt and S~ter. Moved by Justice Suter; seconded by Councilman Rich; RESOLVED: That George'Fisher, Building Inspector, be and he hereby is authorized to purchase cards and files '.for all information on roads in the Town of Southold, the sum not to exceed $100.00. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and 'Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter. Moved'by Councilman Rich; seconded by Councilman Valentine; WHEREA~, the Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Southold by order dated'F~bruary 23, 1971, changed the location of a portion of a-certain highway k~own as Nassau Point Road, and WPLEREAS~the lands lying to the east of said town highway as relocated have been discontinued and closed as a town highway, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby· is authorized and directed to issue and deliver a quit claim deed to the owners' ~f-the lands lying to the east of said Town highway as relocated. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilman Valentine and R~ch; 'Justices Demarest and Suter. Recess was called at 4:00 P.M. by the S~pervisor to reconvene at 7:30 P.M. Moved by Justice Suter; seconded by Councilman Rich; RESOLVED: That the-Superintendent of ~ighways of the Towh of ~outhold be auth'~rized~to advertise for bids and to purchase from the lowest responsible bidder, 2 - 10 ft. Box Type Sand Spreaders. Vote of own Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and'R~r~ Justices Demarest and Suter. Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Councilman Rich; W~EREkS, this Board has heretofore authorized the construction,of the Grand Avenue Bridge at Mattituck, New York, in the Town of Southold, jointly with the County of Suffolk, and WHEREAS, as a part of such project, the Town of Southold' is required to acquire'the necessary lands for the approaches to said bridge, and WHEREAS, a portion of the lands required to be acquired for said project must:'~elacquired by condemnation, NOW, ~HEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That Joseph Lite be and he hereby- is retained' as Special Town Attorney for the p~rpose of conducting all proc:eedings necessary for the acquisition'of the necessary lands for the cons~truCtion of the Grand Avenue Bridge at Mattituck in the Town of Southo~d including the commencement of condemnation proceedings for said ~Pose. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocch~a; Councilmen Valentine ot' ~ .: and Rich; Justice Demarest. No~us%l~e Martin Surer. Moved b~ Justice Demarest; seconded by Councilman Rich; Upon~Reading and Filing the application of the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Park District and the Nassau Point Causeway Association, dated and acknowledged Decal, er:4, 1970, and the consent, dedication, and release of the Cutch- og~ew-~u~folk Park District and the ~assau Point Causeway Association dated DeCember 4, 1970, and duly acknowledged, consenting that the location 382 of ~he'~b0ve.ment$ondd road be &hanged~in the'manner therein set forth, and dedicating and reI&asing the neceSSary lands therefor, to which apPllc~ti~n a~d ~i~ea~e'iS a~tac~ed~.'~ma~.~how~g't~eiis~ ~i~hway and the new location to which it is-de~i~9~ to~m0ve ~he~same, ' · RESOLVED: That consent be and the.~e ~reby_~ .giv~n.~t~t thej~0w~' Superintendent of Highways of th~6Q~ 6~'S06~h01d m~e out as a public highway that parcel~first described in the said consent .... and release.and~discQn~in6~ng'~s~a_~b~i6['high~ "61d highwa~'secona~'.'desa~ib~d in"Ehe~aid~'app~i~£68~ ance with the provisions of Section 171 of the Highway,Law of the State of New ¥or~. Vote of Town. Board: AyesrSuperv~sor Marto~chia~ Councilmen Valentine and Rich;.Justices Demarest and Su~er Moved ,by Justice Demare~;'se66nded~-by'c66nci!m~n Valentine; WH~RE~S~ Pro~0sed'Local~Law NOL' LLYe~r 197E was heretofore on'the .2nd day'of Fe~ruary,"1971'duLy £ntroduced~an4~-.: .-=- - ~" ' WHEREAS, a publiclhearLng'~0n~&id.Locai ~E~_.N6~%2197!~was held ~ the day of February, 1971, at which time all interested ~&rs6n~ .....~' , and WHEREAS, this Board deems.it in the public interest that said proposed Local Law No. 1-1971 ~e enacted, now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED that the'following local law be enacted: .LOCAL LAW NO 1 - 1971. ~ Local law to provide that the 6ffices of assessors in ~he town of Southold shall continue to be elective. Be it enacted by .the town board of the town of Southold as follows: SECTION 1. The offices of assessors in the town of Southold Shall con- tinue to be elective, as provided by the law in effect immed~a~eiy- ' prior to the effective date of section 1556 Of the Real Property Tax Law, as added by chapter.957.of the Laws of nineteen hundred seventy. ~ . ' t SECTION. 2. This lo,al law shall be s~bjec. %o_~an~atory r~fere~m and shall be submitted f6r the approval of th'~ ~le6%or~. 6f Southold at a..special election to be held at a time not later ~han. July ~,~ 1971 ~ .. . Vote of Town Bce rd: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia[.Councilmen Valentine _and.Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter. Moved by Justice Demar~st; seconded by Justice Suter; : ~ _~- - WHEREAS, proposed Local Law No. 2 Year-1971 was heretofore on. the 2nd day of February, 1971, duly introduced, and WHEREAS, a.public, hearing on said Local Law No. 2 Year-1971'was held at the Supervisor's Office, 16 South Street, Town of Southold, ~ew York, on the 23rd day of February, 1971 at which time all interest~ p~sons were heard,.and WHEREAS,.this Board. deems it in the public interest ~hat posed Local Law No. 2-Year 1971 be enacted, now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED that the following locai law be enacted: LOCAL LAW_NO. 2 -YEAR 1971 A local law to provide that. the number of assessors in the .own of. SQutho!d be reduced from six.to three~ Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as.~oii~w~:' SECTION 1.. Sections one and two of chap&~r sixty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and fiftYTsix entitled "An Act t0'author~z~,.the i~ habitants of. the Town of Southold, in the County of Suffolk, to elect six assessors for said town" as amended by Chapter thmee hqDctred~ seventy-fo=r of the laws of eighteen hundred ninety-eight and chapter eight hundred twenty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-one, are hereby, amended to.read, as follows: SECTION ~. On and after the. thirty-f~r'st day of December, ninetee~ hundred seventy-one, there shall be four assessors for the town of Southold, On and after, the thirty-first day ,~f.De~ember nineteen ~ndred seventy-three,, there shall be three assessors.for the tovrn of.~o~thold. SECTION 2. At a biennial town election for the year nineteen hundred seventy-one, one:assessor shall be elected for a term 0'f fgur,:.~a~s and one assessor shall be elected at every second biennial.tgwn~ion held thereafter; At the biennial town election for the year nineteen hundred seventy-three, two assessors shall be elected for a term of ~ four years and two assessors shall be elected at every second biennial town election held thereafter. SECTION 3. The provisions of this local law shall not become effective unless the town board of the town of Southold, prior to April 30, 1971, ~dopts a local law, subject to a mandatory referendum, providing that the offices of assessor of the Town of Southold shall continue to be elective and such law shall be approved by the electors of the town of Southold at a special town election held not later than July 1, 1971. SECTION 4. This Local Law s~all be subject to mandatory referendum and shall be submitted for the approval of the electors of the town of Southold at a special town election. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter. Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Councilman Rich; WHEREAS, Dr. John Hansen, Cutchogue, New York, has been a faithful and conscientious member of the Local Narcotic Guidance Council since his appointment in 1968, and WHEREAS, Dr. John Hansen has diligently and faith~.ully performed all of the duties in connection with the Narcotics Council, and has been of great service to the people of Southold Town, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That it is with deep regret that the Town Board of the Town of Southold accepts the resignation of Dr. Hansen,and be it further RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Dr. John Hansen and a copy be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Town Board. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-~upervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; Justices Demare~t and Suter. Moved by Councilman Valentine; seconded by Councilman Rich; W~EP~AS, James Mulhall, Southold, New York, has been a faithful and conscientious member of the Conservation Advisory Council since his appointment in May of 1969, and WHEREAS, James Mulhall has diligently and faithfully performed all of the duties in connection with the Conservation Council and has been of great service to the Town of Southold, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: ~hat it is with deep regret that the Town Board of the Town of Southo~d accpets the-resignation .of James Mulhall, and be it further RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to James Mulhall and a copy be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Town Board. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and ~ich; JUstices Demarest and Suter. Moved by Justice Suter; seconded by Councilman Rich; RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk of the Town of Southold be and he hereby is directed to request the Long Island Lighting Company to install the following lights: Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Martocchia; Councilmen Valentine and Rich; Justices Demarest and Suter. Vincent Bialecki and Henry Stepnoski complained of horses trespassing on private property, also the possibility that they may spread golden nematode. Mrs. Lytle, Mr. & Mrs. Pospisil and other members of the Senior Citizens appeared to request the Town approve of raising the benefits in taxes for Senior Citizens from $3000 to $5,000 as the State and County have done. Irving Latham, Orient, N.Y. requested that the map and text on the Master Plan be made available to the public. The Supervisor assured him they would be available very soon. Edward Latham reported that he was not happy with the Master Plan in relation to the wetlands. Adjournment. Albert W. Richmond, Town Clerk