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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-06/20/1978J 38 0 tg7 SOUTHOLD TOWN' BOARD June 20, 1978 Executive Session 10:30 A.M. - Mr. Charles Rand and Robert E. Aclerno, Vice-President and General Manager of walter Industries,., Incorporated made,a presenta- tion on a _compactor,and baling fac-ility to the Town DiSposal Area. This is a facility custom-tailored~for Southold Town, designed to serve the Town for 20 to 25 years. 1:00 P.M. -.Mrs. James Delehanty and a delegation of 20 .residents from Mattituck known as the Ad-Hoc AsSociation of Mattituck Inlet Watch Dogs, Browers Woods Association, et al, and their representa- tive Mr'. James Bitses, Southold, spoke to the Board relative to the Matt--A-Mar Marina. Mr. Bitses asked the Town Board to pursuade the:Board of Appeals to rehear a previous granted appeal to Matt-A-Mar Marina upon the introduction of new evidence. The Town Attorney and Supervisor advised Mr. Bitses ,that the Board of Appeals is an independent body and they would not interfere. Fir. Bitses was advised, the group has 30 days to appeal to the Board of Appeals for a rehearing and if the answer is no, they may then go to'the Supreme Court. A,regular meeting of the Southotd Town Board was held'.on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 at the'~Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southotd, New York. Supervisor Martocchia opened the meeting at 3:00 P.M. with the following present: Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia Justice Martin Suter ~ Councilman James Homan Councilman Henry W. Drum . Councilman William R. Pell III -~- 3 . Town Attorney Robert W..Tasker Highway Superintendent~Raymond,C. Dean - Town Clerk Judith T'. Terry Absent: . Justice Francis T. Doyen On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman. Drum,vit was RESOLVED that themi~utes of. the;Southold Town,-Board-meeting held on June~6,~197~ be and hereby are approved as submitted~ Vote ,of'the~TOwn~Board: -Ayes: aCou~ci~man'Pell~.,Councilman, Drum, CoUn~i~man. Homan, Justice Suter~ S~perviso~ Martocahia~ Absent: Justice Doyen~ - ' This resolution was declared adopted. ' On motion~ of~.Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Dr~m; it was RESOLVED that the next regular meeting:'of the Southold Town Board will be held at ,3:00 P.M., Tuesday, July 11, 1978 at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, ~-Co~cilman Homan, Justice Surer, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice-Doyen. _ - ~ ..... This resolution was declared ado~ Committee Reports: Councilman Homan reported that he has met with Highway Superintendent Dean and Deputy~Highway Superintendent Jacobs JUN 2 and the beaches are pretty well shaped up and should be in good condition when they are opened for the season. Councilman Drum reported that~he bas had six or seven volun- teers to serve on the airport committee and hopes to hold a first m~eting within the next two weeks. Supervisor Martocchia: 1. Notice has been received there will be two public hearings held on the matter of the Long Island Lighting Company ~lectric-rate increase and gas rate increase. A meeting at the Suffolk County Cooperative Extension Services Building., Riverhead, on Tuesdayl July 18, 1978 a% 1:00 P.M. and at 7:00 P.M., and at the State ,Office Building, Veterans. Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New YOrk, on wed- nesday, July 19, 1978 at 1:00 P.M.~and at 7:00 P~M. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Pelt, it was RE$OLVED~,~ha.t the To_wn Board of the Town of Southold set 3:3_ 0 ~"~clock P..M., July 11~, 1978, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Street, Southold, New York as time and place for a public hearing for the~purpose of considering a proposed contract with the Uillage Q.f Gre~enport, Suffolk County,~New York., for the furnishing of water for fire protection purposes, by said Village to the Fire Protection. District establi:shed in said Town and known as ,"East-West Green~ort Fire ~Protec~ion District, Town of Southold, N. Y." upon the following general terms, to wit: (a) The contract shall be for a term of five years. (b) ~For such service the Town of Southold shall pay the~ Village of Greenport the annual sum of $70.00 for each fire hydrant. (c) Such other incidental terms as may be necessary or proper in connection with such contract. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman ~oman, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent:~ Justice~Doyen. ~. This resolution was declared adopted. Supervisor Martocchia: 2. There will ~e a Runaway Forum held at the end of September 1978, sponsored by the Suffolk County Conference on Juvenile and criminal Justice, with the co-sponsorship ~f the Suffo~k~County YO~tlT~ Bureau and the New York State Division Youth. A representative of~ the Town Board will at~end this meeting when a~final date is set. 3. A request for a repr~esentative of the Town Board to be present at a meeting of the Steering commltte9 on June 2tst, 2:00 P.M. at Hauppauge, with relation to the afore~said~Suffo-lk Runaway Forum.---Justice Suter will attend if he can fit it into his schedule, he has civil work in court on the 21st. 4. Letter from~atholic ,Charities, community Life Center stating they are establishing an Advisor~ Board to facilitate communication between~the age~y and the community. They would like a representative of Southold Town to serve on this board~ Their initial meeting will be held on September 12, 1978, at 10:00 A~M. at their Laurel office. 5. Letter from Susan L. Rosenstreich,, Fecon~c Soccer Leaque, req~eSting~fund~ for their summer program for 9-12 year olds,---All recreation~ funds have been spoken for. for 1978, but 'they will be sent a letter stating they will be con'sidered for 1979. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice surer, it was RESOLVED that $385.00 ~e paid to Boatmen'~rbor Marina_as a reim- bursement for ~ne-half of the cost of their dredging project in Cutchogue. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: CoUncilman Petl, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. Supervisor Mar~occhia: .. 6. ~.Letter from CAST, Greenport, where they are~planning on buildi~g,,a wheelchair ramp at their complex. Highway Superintendent Dean and Fir. Herzog from the Village of Greenport will study t~e . planned ramp to determine the cost and present the figures to the Town Board to determine whether the Board will support ~he project. 7. Notice .from the N.Y.S. Department of EnvirOnmental Conser- vation upon application of ,Henry p. Smith, Robinson Lane, Peconic, for permissio~n. _ to sub-divide a parcel .of ,land into two lots and construct a one family dwelling and construct a timber dock with floating section on the west side Hobart Road, Southold. The,DEC does not object as it,. in their opinion, does not have any signi- ficant impact on the ~environment. Public objections may be sub- mitted until July 6, 1978. Moved by Councilman Drum, seconded by Justice Suter, WHERE~S,' the Town of Southold, herein called the "Applicant,"after thorough consideration.of the various aspects of the problem and study of available data, has hereby determined that the construction of certain works, required for the treatment of sewage, generally described as FISHERS ISLAND, ~EWAGE C~T.T.~OmT~_ m~A,m~N~ AND DISPOSA~ SYSTEM, Consists of studying the Island and existing collection system in FORT WRIGHT area whereuntre~ted sewage is discharged into Long Island 'Sound, designing and constructing appropriate treatment and disposal facilities, and identified as Project Number C-36-1149-01-0, herein called the "Project," is desirable and in the public interest, and to that end it ms necessary that.a~iqn preliminary to the const~uc~i0n of said Project be t~ken immed~tely; and WHEREAS, under Public Law 92-500, the United States o~ America has aut~grized the making.of grants to aid in financing the cost<of con- struction_°f necessary tr~eatment works:,~o~prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage or other waste into any waters and_fo~ .the ,purpose of reports, plans, and~specifications in connection therewith; ~_%, augho~ized in~!~ding all ~nders~andings ~nd assura~ces contaihed in said a.pp~ication; ...... 2. That S~per~isor Albert M. Martocchia is directed and authorized as the_offic_ial_~eP~esentative of the applicant to act iD connection with the application ~and to provide such additional information as m~y be required; ....... 3. That three (3) certified copies of this.Resolution be prepared and sent to the New York State Department of Environmental Conser- vation,_ A!bany~ New York together with the Federal application; 4. T~at this Resolution take effect zmmediately. Vote of_the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilma~ Drum, Councilman.,H0man,..Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchial~ Absent: JusticeD0yen. This resolution was declared adopted~ Supervisor Martocchia: .-8. Notification_from ~N.,Y.S.. Department of Envir0~'e~ta'i ' ' Conservation upon application ~of Matt-~A,Mar, Inc. for permission to ~uild timb_eJ.bulkhead~ing, in~s~tall boat lift slip and dredge at .t-he marina ~facilities on Mattituck Creek.. Public comments .will be accepted until July 6, 1978. Notice from the Department of the Army, Corps of Enqineers upon application of Matt-A-Mar for permission to construct bulkhead, lift pit, dredge and fill. Objections by July 13, 1978. JThe Board- received a letter~from Brewer's Wood Ass. ociation, Mattit~ck, James H'~ Klein~ President,-'o~posin~-"the'~wo~'at Matt~-Mar Marina.~. ~ ...... 9~; Lett'er from the:'League'of women'Vo'ters~o~ Rive~hS~d/' Southold,-Mar.ie Bauer'~ohnson; President, protesting'the"ma~er of ~ssurance.of af~er-the-fact~-permitp by~th~ corps'of Engineers. The League.'is-interested in.'-heari-ng what the Town Board's' reactibn is"to~ the letter they received from-the corps~of~Engineers: The Corps'~of Engineers letter stated that their regulations,r33 CFR 326~5, permits 'a property owner~ to"aPpty"for an after-th-e-fac% permi%'in those ~ instances:where: the District Engineer ha's determined that the~"uh-~: ' authorized work does not'warrant legal action,---Supe~viSor~'Mar'to~chia stated the matter was discussed in the morning session for about fifteen minutes and there, wa~ a variety of opinion:s from the Board members, no-solid~feeling~of the Board.-=-Cou~cilman~ Pell confirmed that the Board'did di.scu~'s the matter but had mixed emotions on it',' no. fixed stand:.----Councilman Homan stated that it is a federal ~atter, and not a matter for the Town Board to decide what they should d° or .not do~---MrS~ Marie'Johnson stated she feels the-Board should have an opinion on the ma~ter.---Councilman Homan stated t~e rules set by the Corps of Engineers ShOuld be'abided by, ~and'it'iS not right to_ask the Town Board to'comment or criticize the Corps~0f Engineers~ On m~tion of Councilman Homan, 'seconded'~by councilman P~ll., it was- RESOLVED that the Town Board-of'the Town 'of So~thOld register 'their oppositiion with the New York State Senate to the passage 6f__Ass'embly .Bill 8987 (Senate Companion 6859) and Assembly Bill 12945 (Senate Companion 10166) which-dangerously weake~ the enforceability of t~e TaylOr Law.- Assembly Bi'll 8987 would repeal, the existing provision' placing atrikin~public e'mployees'~on probation for One year. Assembl~ B'i~l 12945 re'q~ires prior no'tice .to be given'a' public'' employee~--union~:be'fore an i~junction ca~ be' obtained 'against an illegal strike. · ....... ~ Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Counci.lma5 Hogan,- Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchi~ 2 Absent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. Mrs. Marie Johnson said it appears the~ Town 'BOa~d'draws ~the't~ne on opposing only'Federal 'legislation, but don't mind opposing State bills.---Councilman Homan said that if the decision she asked of this Board is going to make a drastic change in what the federal government did then helthin~s the Board would be very very much remiss if they did not consider and debate it, but since this Board is not going to change the position of the federal government one bit, he thinks Mrs. Johnson is doing a disservice to the Town~ Board to ask them to comment on it. That is Mr. Homan's Qpinion and his only. Justice suter stated that these are bills affecting the TOWn' of Southold because the Town is bargaining Under the Taylor Law. Those changes in the Taylor Law is weakening it and the Board is opposing those changes, so it does affect the Town and he thinks they are involved and have a right to ob3ect.--~-Justice Suter ~ said the federal .rules affect navigation, not the Town of Southold, the Town h~s their own rules under the Town Trubtees. if they were trying to take r~ghts of the Town Trustees away, they'.would oppose it. Supervisor Martocchia: 10. Letter from the U.Si Department of Agriculture, J.J. Callis, Director of %he plum'Island, Animal Disease Cen%'er, appr0~ing the use~of~the federal boat bgs%9 at Orient Point for the purpose of loading a vessel for movement~of ma'terials ~to Fishers Island JUN 2 0 1978 39 on June 14th, However~ there hasbeen a change of date and they will he in touch with Dr. Callis~ -,- 11. .Letter,of acknowledgement from the Department-of Housinq and Urban:Development~ Federal tnsurance-AdministratiQn re'lative to receipt of the appeal of, the Fede~a~t Insurance Administration"S. proposed Floo_~_ In~_~e~_Stud~a~n~__.~99~.~nsurance Rate Map of the- Town. The information in the appeal ~has been forwarded to FIA"s engineering con%ract~ for evaluation. 12. Request' f~om two citiz'ens.,o'f Southold Town involved in Chambers of,'Commerce,relative to a pro~ee~ %hey would like to under- ~ake~invoi~ing ~he memberships of the Chambers of,Commerce,, to pro- duce' a ,directory Df:services,in Southold.Town. The Supervisor will discuss-the matter further with the individuals involved.---Mrs. Barbara Schriever~stated that is one. of the-proposals that came out of the-Town-meeting las% year,, in which, she was invol~ed, .and she would,'like to 'support ~uch a proposal.. On motion of Justice 'Suter, seconded by Councilman Drum, i~ was RESOLUED that Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia be and he hereby is authorized, on behalf of the Town of Southold, :to sign a lease agreement with ~enry Herfurth for rental'of~the Southold Town Beach refreshment-stand and other facilities set forth in the agreement, at the Southold Town Beach adjacent to Long. Island Sound at Arshamomaque for 'the months of June, July, August and September of the year 1978, terminating on the 30th:day ~f September, 1978, at a rental of $500.00,' $250.00 of which is payable on the first day of July, 1978 and $250.00 payable on the first day of AuguSt, 1978. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Doyen. Thi~:~e,solution' was: declared adopted. SupervisO Marto¢chia - r: :- - : "13~ The'~Board has received, from the New York State'Commission On Cable Television a Preparation and-Evaluation of,Rate~IDcrease Applications, The, Supervisor had a~telephone call from the Chief, Accountant' of C~btevision, Les Dryden, Albany, who will send him the guidelines of the changes taking place,---He also learned that Long Island Cablevision did not get permission from the N.Y.S. Cable Television Commission to put homebox on Channel 2~ a matter they neglected to do with the Town either.---Mr. David Driscoll asked what the position of the Board is on the change back to channel 12?---supervisor Martocchia stated that Mr. Jones indicated to the Board that the reason they took 2 away and put 2 on 12 .was that 12 was not strong enough to use for home box office, bu~ ~hey must get permission' to ~o that. There was a very heated'discussion at the last meeting and both Mr. Jones and the Board walked away annoyed. The figures Mr. Jones gave the Board for the increase is 80¢ plus the cost, pro~ated out :to everyone;,-~of any new section they develop. Mr. Jones said the line extension policy is not working, the people do not want to pay the cost as it' is running too high. They will have to get back together again on this matter.--- Mr. ~Driscotl asked if the first step wouldn't be to demand they respect the franchise which was granted to them and they should put 2 back on 2.---Supervisor Martocchia stated that Mr. Jones told the Board they failed' to get the permit from the Board, what is the penalty for not doing it? Supervisor Martocchia said he felt the fair pena]'~y .w~uld be to do th~ new areas without any cost t~-the subscribers, which, of-course, he'~dn'-t'buy.---Mrs. Gladys Csa~ko'stAted"that in' the originai'fra~chise it stated the franchise could 'not'he transferred or assigned without-Town approval, and she never found anything to indicate that the Town gave approval when it was changed over to the Times-Mirror.-r-Justice Suter stated that Mr. Jones' answer '~.0 the BOard on thg~t was that. Whe~ they go~t..the new f,ranc~ise it Was under the new name, they did it inbetween.----Mr-s.. Csajko stated- the-originaT~.'monthly hook-up w~s '$5.00, and somewhere along the line it went to $6.00, but there's nothing to indicate a hearing was held on it, could this have been-in between:whenothere was.no' contract? Town Attorney Tasker stated'that he believes it started at $5.00 and the original, cable company applied for.'a rate i-ncrease and-he is pretty sure they~he, lda hearing on.that .... -Mrs. Csajlko said she could not~find..where.lt went-from.$5~00-to $6.00 in the files, and if they possibly'l-did~-that, il~egatly, v~-Mrs~ Csajko ~asked how the Board knowswhow many actual:~subscribers-~CA_TUha-s?+-rSupervisor Martocchia said Mr. Jone's 'stated at.~the last meeting th~re~_were~ 'approximately 4,00~0 Subscribers. Theymust file with the Cable Commission the~.number of actual subscribers.---Mrs. Csajko stated that_in 1976 CATV_~stated~they. had-3184 subscribers, at $7~00,~they _ grossed approximately $252,.000.. ~They only~pay~he.Town~.on t~e ~ross revenue: from. the actual~ monthly · charges ~ ~,3% of ..that~is $75'60. less 1% which is ~paid -to~the·-'State ~and~ that ~brings it~down'to $5., 000. The annual· report shows·~hat ~the Town only received $4., 000..O0,.~-~- Supervisor Martocchia stated that~this year~.they~received a~¢heck! for $10,000.---Town Attorney Tasker stated that they are entitled to deduct from this franchise fee. they pay~the Town the real property franchise.taxes they pay to Southold Town, the state taw requires this, it requires that CATV be:<given~he credit for- 'thereal~Proper~y taxe's~aga~nst the franchise tax they pay.and the fr'anchise tax which they%pay, the upper'limihs fixed.by,the State which they-take:l%~ off the top, so the Town-really doesn't have much flexibility: in what'~they.-get~paid. ·.The:~Town is cbar~ing th~m~the maximum-and-~hey. are entitled under~the~ law to deduct the-real'property tax.~' ~14. Received from the New York Telephone Company·~a tist~of ~ole numbers for Councilman Homan and his committee to use'on the street lighting committee. Moved by Councilman Pell, seconded by Justice Suter, W~IEREAS a proposed Local Law No..4 .... 1978 ,w~s introduced a~.a, meeting of this board held on the 9th day of May, 1978, and WHEREAS a public hearing was held thereon by the board on-the 6th · day-of June, 1978, .at which time all interested persons were~given an opportunity to be heard~thereon; ~ ' ~ ~ --~ - . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT .RESOLVED that Local Law-No., 4--, 1978 be ~nacted as follows: _. - . . LOCAL LAW NO. 4 i97.~ ~ ~ ' A Lo~i ~aw'p~ov~din~ for the ~tablishmen~ and Op~ratioh o~ ~ _ ~ - .... Recreatidnal'VehlCl~ ~a~kS in, ' '" %he ~own'of So~th6id~, ' I. chapter .88 0f_ the code of the TgWh_of Sou~h0~d iS hereby "amended b~ adding a new A~tlcle thereto, to be A~ticte Ii to read as - - RECREATIONAL,VEHICLE ~PARKS ~ . Section~88-20. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the terms used herein a~e RECREATIONAL VEHICT~ A portable vehicular unit designed'~nd built to be used for temporary living,quarter, s for recreational, camping, or travel uses, which either has its own motive power or is mounted On or drawn by another power driven vehicle, including travel trailers, motorized hom~s, PiCkUP ~oaches and camping ~raiters, registered and licensed for normal-use on ~the high'rays-of the State of New York. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK - A parcel of land under single ownership~ designed and imp~ed for ~he _placem~n~ of_ tents~ .and re- creational vehicles as temporary liyin~ quarters for recreat~ionat,: or vacation uses. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SITE - A pi0t ':~f ~round withi:n' ~a~ recreation- al veh-icle park in'tended ·fo.r the accommodation. Of a recrea~i0'nal CAMPSITE -~A plot of ground within a recreational Vehicle park in'tended for the 'accomodation of a tent ~for recreational and vacation uses. Section 88-~1. _ 'Site requireraents Each recreational vehicle site and campsite shall be well- defined-and permanently marked and' shall meet the fOllowin~ require- Rents: A. Each site Shall have 'a m~nlmum area of tw~ thoU~a~hd'' five hu~dr, ed~ (2,500i' square feet. -B. .ReGreati_on vehicles" 'and ten[s placed'~p0~n'a site shall have min~mura front yard and side yard set'backs of fifteen (15) feet and a minimum rear yard set-back of ten(10) feet. - C. The area of each site within' fi~e '(5) fe~t of t~e street or roadway shall at all times remain unoccupied and u~obstructed; D. Each site shall have a miBimum of fifty (50) feet frontage on a street or roadway.~ E. A recreational vehicle or tent placed'~pOn a site shall not occupy an area i~ excess Of fifteen (15) percent Of ~he 'total' area of the site. Section 88-222 Roadwaysand driveways A. All two-way roadways and drlvewa~S within the park shall be not less than twent~rfocr (2'4) feet in width, and all one-way roadways and driveways ~hall be.not less than fifteen (15) 'feet in w!dt~ and shall b~ conStructed in ac~ordance with the Southold Town Highway. Specificahions as to·'bas~, surfacing and'drainage facilities. B. There shall be at least one exteriDr two2way roadway or driveway extending'around the perimeter of th~ park. ' Section 88-23. Other requirements A.~ Recreational Vehicle Parks shall be in operation on a seas°n~l}bas.i~-.q~y,, during the pe~iod''fr~m April' ls'~ to NOVember 30th .in each year. ~. No rec~eati0nal vehicle of tent shall'be accommodated in a park for raore than t~irtyl (30) days in any calehdar year C. No..recreational vehiCle or tent shall b~ permitted to remaim .ina park durin~ the perio~ from December iS~ to March '31st nor during any other period when such ~rk is hot in operation. Section 88-24. Compliaffce Wi'th other' law~ The establishment, maintenance and operation of a Recreational Vehicle Park shall comply with and be suboect to all of the Provi-sions of Sections 88-1 ~nd g8-19, inclu'siv&,~O~"fhis CHaPter; 'not"i~conL -sis~e~t with-~this Article II. This local law shall tak~ 'effect immediately. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Surer, Supervisor Martocchia~. g2bsent: Justice Doyen. This r~solution was ~ecla~ed 'adopted. Supervisor Mar~occhia: 15. Letter· of ihformation - Captain Kidd Water Company, Inc. Mattituck is for sale, they are negotiating with the Village' of Greenport. They presently have 162 services with a 'gross income of approximately $15,000. annually.. _ .... 16. Letter from John J. Jerni~k, P~stm~ster', Southold-Post Office, sta~in~ they are presently c~nd'ucting a stud¥"to establish requirements for ponstruction of a new ~ostB1 facility,to serve the needs of the Southold service area. They are soliciting local input rega~ing'project i~da'~ion and:definiti~on and would like' to have comments in Wri'~i~g from the Towh Board: 17. Letter from the Town Trustees authorizing the'~of Mill Creek (Arshamomaque Pond) and Hallock's Bay (Pete's Neck) for a period of thirty days for the purpose'of, tran~plantinq 600 bushels of polluted clams. 18. Letter from the Town Trustees supporting the movement for a part-time summer patrolman in Mattitudk'Creek. as they consider it the.largest creek in Southold Town and has a large transient popu- lation.---There were some problems on Sunday~, there is a ba~ge Parked at one of the corners belonging to Howard Petersen, where Mr. Petersen was denied p~rmission for the placement of pilings. He has~been directed to move the,pilings. This matter will now be handled by the Town Trustees.--=The Board is prepared to put a patrolman in Ma~i~Uc~ ~Creek-f6r the summer m~nths. On motion Of C6uhciima~ ~oman,~ Seconded ~Y Justice' suter, it was RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she here~y is-a~thoriz~d to advertise f0rbids'f6~-~he.dump body'and:~hoist f~r'the Highway Department. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman'Drum Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. On motion of-Councilman'Homan, ~edohde~ bY C0uncilman Pell,'it~ was RES©LVE~D that' the Town clerkbe and she hereby is-authorized to advertise for sealed bi~s for surfacin~ 50 ft. by 110 ft. Tennis .court on ~ish~rs-I'Slandi New Y0~k,wi~h Black~ TOp., apply lines, install posts, net} and 10 ft. chain link fence with gate% Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman pell, Councllman°Drum, Councilman Homan~ ~usti~e Sute~, Supervisor Martocchia. Absen't: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared ad~pted. On motion.of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Homan~ it was RESOLVED that J, Bi~drim inc.~ East Farmingdale,-New York be and hereby i.s,aw~rded.the bid, as the lowest responsible bidder, f0r two short block assemblies for Waukesha, Engines in walter Snow Fighters at $2145..00 each; Core charge-$450.00 each. Vote of the Town Board:' Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman~Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice suter, Suptervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. On motion, of Justice surer, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that Fleet ~ardwar~ Service,~-Inc-, We-stbury, New York, be and hereby is ~warded,~he bid~ ~ the on~ly responsible bidder, for the purchase and installation bf one new diesel engln~ to re'power walter Snow Fighter at the installed pri~e of $13,600.00 - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pet!, Councilman Drum, councilman 'Homan, '~ustice sute~, supervisor MartoCchia. A~sent: Justice Doyen. This resolution '~as d%clared-adopted. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded.by Councilman Pet-~, it Was RESOLVED that upon recommer~ation of the Commissioners of th-~ Fishers Island Ferr~ District, Town Attorney Tasker, and sparkman & Stephens, Technical Representatives of the Fish~rs Island Ferry District, the final payment of $29,450.00 be and hereby is authorized to be paid to Bloun~, Marine Corporation for the new ferry "Munnatawket~" Vote of the ToWn Boar~:- Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan,~Justice surer, Superw~sor Martocc~ia. Absent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was d.eclared adopted. Supervisor Martocchia: 19. Upon the request of Anita Quinn,~ Leeton Drive, Southold, Supervisor Martocchia requested Chief Cataldo and members of his staff to make~ a S~udy-of the traffic conditions at Leeton Drive. Just prior to the mesti~g the Board received Chief Cataldo'.s report. The Chief indicated that he has talked to the 'pe'ople in the ne~glfo~rhood and thEey have had additional enforcement., and two tickets have been g~ven out, one to a resident of the'raadl. The Chief;p~oposes to make further improvements in. the area~ .... A copy of the l~tter will be S~pptied to Mrs. Quinn. followin~ ,the meeting. .... ~Lr. Quinn asked if the Board has taken any action on the speed limit?---Supervisor Martocchia ~tated, Chief C~taldo-'indicated the Town could not change it.---Mr. Quinn said he realized that, but the residents of the area are prepared to go to the,New York State Depa~r~'~ment of Transportation in Albany to petition for a reduced spee~ limit, but feel their position would be. greatly strengthened if the Town Board a~nd Chief of Police would agree that there isa need for the reduced speed limit. The Chief was the~e one day and ther~ was an unmarked~.car there which g.ave out two tickets on a rainy nlght~, which ~ives the Board some idea of the problem. Informally., just looking out the Quinns saw 16 violations and told ~he Chief about them. There are children running across the street, ped- estrians using the public beach, and the road itself ~s simply a loop from Kenny's Road and the kids strip race :on that~--Alt. _~ ...... twenty-five homes on Leeton Drive have ~een contacted~n'2this matter'a~nd, twenty-three 'subscribed ~to the~petition.'~=~Councilman Pell stated that he went down to Leeton Drive the past weekend, and they have a unique problem there with the loose sand on the road which is-another problem. The Board jus~ received the Chief's repo~t today and none, of the Board members have had a chance to~ read ~'t or digest it. It is his ~oPinion that ~the.~request ta~the State contain the items mentioned, speed~, kids, loose sand,. ~whether it be from~the,~toWn ~each or private property,~.he thinks,, personally, they have a unique~.situation on~.Leeton~'Dr~ve.----Sup~visor Martocchia said he spent a half a day there on Saturday morning, but did not see any speeding problems, but the street does have a problem, kids in the road who refuse to move, throw things at the ~ars. The Board will ~study the report. If stop signs are~required, t~ey cannot be put up:~overnight. They must be incor~porated~ in~o the Vehicle and Traffic Ordinance and a hearing must be held before ~ they can-be erected.---Mrs. Barbara Sc~riever~suggested macadam b~mps~eing placed in the road to slow traffic.----Supervisor Martoc6hia,-stated~ this~,can be done an private roads,-trailer park roads,~but on p~btic roads, it would only be ~a possible cause~of, . accidents ~and~the Town would ~be liable.~for damage~-~Councilman~.~ Homan ~sta~ed~that ha~fng~ been in,that area.,for ~a ~considerabte_. amount of time when they ~were~aving~'the~.er0sion probtem¥.~i%._is~his observatiOn that Leeton. Drive ~shoutdl ne~er ha~e ~become. 'a Town road. ~ On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Drum,~it was. RESOLVED that the spplica-tion of William P~,Ruland,.~dated June 7, 1978~ for psrmission to maintai~ a single family trailers'on .the corner of~Rou~te 25 and'~Mill Lane, '~attituck, be and~hereby _is ~re-~' newe~fo~'a period of ~six months .... ' .... ~:~. . '::-_--_.,: :":: Vote of~-.the:-Town 'Board,: ~.Aye~ ~Councilman.:Pell,.:~Counc~tman~D~um, Councilman Homart, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice~Doyen :~ . Tbisires-oluti.enlwas~dectared ~adopted .... '- On · motioni-of CouncilmanDrlrm, seconded b.y~-ustice Su-~er,~,mt was-- 44 JUN 0 978 RESOLVED.that:~the~a-pplication of Sophie-Saunder~s~ ~dated June~14, 1978 for permission'-to mainta-in.a single family..t~railer,~on, the north side .of Rain Road, Laurel,~ New Yonk, be and .hereby.~is ~re-,- newed, for a period of slx months. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: .Councilman Pell, Councilman .Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Doyen. . This resolut~on.'~as-dec.lared adopted. - On motion of Counci.lman Drum, seco.nded.by-~Justice surer, it was RESOLVED that the ,applicatio~no.f Madd~e Mile~-, d'z~te~ June" t7,'.~978 for permis'sion to maintain-a s.ingle family, tra~ileT on private road off north side Main Road, Mattituck, be~,and h.ereby is renewed, rom a period of~six months~ ........... ~ Vote.of the, Town.~Board:~~ Ayes:. Counc'ilm-an Pell, Councilman~-D~um~,, Councilman.Homan, Justice Suter,' Su-pervisor~ Martocchia.' Absent: Justice Doyen. · This~reSolution was declared adopted~ .... . On motion' of Councilman Homan, seconded by Cou'ncilman Pel!, it was RESOLVED that the application of Samuel Brown, dated 'June 20, 1978, for' permi.ss~lon to maintain a single family, trailer on the 'west side Tuthil-l~s-Lane (road ~to Disposal Area'), ~Cutchogue, New York, ~be and hereby .is renewed for a period of-six_ months... - - Vote'of the 'Town~-Board: -'Ayes: Councilman Petl, Councilman Drum, Councilman-Homan, Jus:tice ~'Suter, SuperviSo~-_Martocchia. Ab~se. nt: Justice Doyen. -.- . . ..... This resolutio~ was. declared adopted. Supervisor -Ma rtocch ia: .... 20. Item 34 on the agenda,-application for dedication ~f roads in "Oreqon-~iew.Estates.", is being held for' the Ju-ly~ltth meeting~ On motion-of ~ccuncitman ~um, sedonded by Councilman 'Homan, it was RESOLVED .th'at the Town~Boa~d-of.the ToWn of Southold will, hold-a public he.arin~-on-the %tth day ~f July, 1978,-at 3:45 o'clock P.Mz in the-matter of~-the ~anrt'of scenic ~an~/or conservation easement. by Roy Latham to the Town of Southold to effect four parcels-Of-~ real property owned~by .the said Roy Latham and d'e-scribed-as follows: PARCEL I .... 28.~2 acres-described-a's follows-: Beginning at a poin~t~on the westerly line of~tand of Lou~s Tuthill Estate and. the easterly ~line of land of Roy Latham, said point being about 1974,~feet southerly along said land of Tuthill Estate-from the southerly line of ~.Main Road;.~ running ~thence along sa~id- land of Tuthill-~Es~a-te, three courses: (1) Southerly, 980 feet, more or less; thence (2) - Westerly and southerly, 325 feet, more or less; thence (3) Easter!y, 210 feet, more or~-less, to a certain gutter, leading to Long Beach Bay; Thence~along said gE~tter, three courses: (t) Southerly,-about 450 feet, more or less;-thence (2).Southw~ste~ly, 300'fee't, more or less;' thence (3) Southeasterly, 200 feet, moreor-less, to-Long~_~ Beach Bay; thence along Long Beach Bay, two courses: (1) South- westerly, 300 feet, more ~or'lesS, ~thenoe (.2)--Northwesterly, 450 feet, mo~e' or less., to land of J. Droskoski; t~ence-alon~ said land of J. Droskoski, eight' courses: (I) Northeasterly, 175 feet, more or less; thence (2) NorthWesterly, 58 feet, more or leMs~ thence (3) Northeasterly, 140 feet, more o~ less; thende (4) Northwes-te~ty, 76 feet, more or less.; thence (5) Northeasterly, 107 fee't,..more or less;- thence (~') Westerly, 99 feet, more or less; thence (7) North-:~ westerly, 102 feet, more or less; thence (8) Westerly, 159 feet, more or less, to land of S. Droskoski; thence along said~land of S. Droskoski, two courses: (1) Northwesterly, 252 feet, more or less; thence (2) Westerly, 160 feet, more o~ less, to land of Lloyd Terry; JUN 2 0 1978 .. thence ~along said land 0f Lloyd Terry, northerly t010 feet%;-moTe or less, to ~othe~ land of Roy Latham; the~c~ east'erl~ along ~'said Oth~r land' of Roy La'tham, 580 feet, more less, 'to the point,of'beginning. Containing approximately ~14.9-a'Cres of' far-m,- 4.8 acre's~':0f weo~s, and 8.-5 acres Of mead~w~ 8.9 acres of meadow described as follows: Northerly by ~'e-:w~s~e~ly branch of Tom Brown's Creek-adjoi~ing'lands~of~Tuthill, La,ham and Demarest; Easterly by Tom Brown's Creek; Southerly by ~ng Beach Bay, a~ wes%e~ly b~ a gutter lea-d~ing'': t~o T0~ Br{~wn S:'~'Cr~ek, :~s:aid parce'~:~of me, adow ~ein~ -known as P~CEL III~ ~-' · ~i3.-acres of meadow described as f~l'Iows~ ~ortherly by D~emar~e'st about 105 feet; Easterly'by Demarest about 720 feet; Southerly by Tom-B~'Own's c.reek~Bbou't~7:0: fe~t~:~we-Sterly by Tuthill E~tat~e about 690 feet; P~CEL IV 2.0'-acres of"mead'°W~d%scribed as' follows-: North'erly .by 'Marg'o'lin about 188 ~fe~t; East%'rly by Tom Brown's creek ~about-560 feet; South- erly'by Tom'Brown's Creek about 160 feet; Westerly by Demare'~'t ab'out 550 feet. '~ The proposed grant-~f easement Containing ~the terms~an~ conditic~s-'thereof, and'the land~effected thereby, is 0n-fi'le in the Southold-'Town-Clerk~s office; T0w~:Hall;' Main-Road, South01d, New~YOrk,.-~nd-may~.be~-examined bY any person interested therein~ Vote'.Of-~h'e~Town Board: Ayes:~ '~Councilman Pell; Councilman-~um, Counci-~ma~ 'Homan,'Justice Suter, Sup~rvisor,~ar~occhia. Absent: J~'stfce Doyen. - This r~So~uti'on Was declared' a~0pted. On motibn 'of Councilman Homan0 ;~s-econded RESOLVED that supervisor Albert M. Martocchia :be -'and 'he her%by:is authorized to. enter into an aqreement with Mr. and Mrs. John Fellinger-Ihar .fOr. the purchase of pne:.ac~e ~f-tand off~ Road,:'~utchogue: f0r'the'S~ of $t,500~.00,-for~use 'as-a ,drainaqe sump. The'fill to be removed ftom:;t~ sump ~ill~-~e-r~lea,~ed %o Mr~'and:~4rs.-Fetlinger'Ihar'~h:d placed on their property'-by the Town. Vote Of the Tow~ Board: Ayes: -C~uncilma~ :pe~l, Council~a:n Drum, ~Cou~cilman-Homan¥ Justice surer, Supervisor Martocdhia. Absent: Justice Doyen. Thf~'reso~uti~n'wa's-ded'la~e~ adOpted. ': ~ ':": ~" : superviso~ ~artocch'~a: 2r.- The Town h~s b~en ~llocated $891,00O,. 'for the purpose of realignm%nt land reconstruction of New Suff0~k: AVenue, near the airport in Maftituck:~':The-project:runs a..littte-o~e'r'$100,'000. but the Highway Depa'rtment-wil~l have inkind-services~ihvolved in' the 'project'i 7To allow Mr i-~Dean to have' money aVailable-to-draw from to~p~ovide the necessary equipment, drainage material, oil, sand, e~c.-~e ~eeds; front mon'ey which he'does 'not have in the budget. -TherefOre~ the Town BO~rd-wout~d'-like-to ~otd a beari.ng to release from the Federal Revenue Sharing Funds $50,880';i:for:this project. The money will be returned:~as the project-proceeds'-and will be reimbursed. On~otiO~of-.Councitman~Ho~an/-seconded~by COuncilman Pell~-i%~-was RESOLVED~tbat pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reven~e Sharing Law, a public hearing will be held by the Town ~oard of the Town o~ Southold on the matter.of transferring $50,000.-'-of Federa~ g 0 Revenue-Sharing-Funds from~ the Capital Fugd (Corn .~actor DisP0Sal). to .~ig~way~R.ea!igrm!ent-.and aeconstruction,. Sai~ .hear%ng will ~e~held.at_§:0.O of:clock p~,~. On..the.l.!th day o~Ju~y, 1978 at - the Southold~To~n~.Hall,: Main Road,, $outhqld,-New .York. ~ At,this hearing, citizens of the community will be given~-a~n oppgrtun~it to Provide written and oral comments on the ~fo~e~entioned p~oposai. .~,~o~e of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Justic_~Dgyen.~ . ...... This r~so~.~i0n was'd~clared....adopte~ ......... ~: .- . On motion o~0u~cil. H~ma~, Seconded-~by. Cqunciima:n Dru~, i~ was RESOLVED that the S~t-h~ld~:Town Justices and..JuS.t$ce. Co~r~ Clerks be and they hereby are authorized to attend the Judicial Conference Training Program at St. Lawrence University, Canton, New Yo~ from quly 25 through July 28, 1978, and that actual and necessary ei~enses to tra~,:~,me~,_-l~_,_, an~10~ing incurred wh~'!e attending said:~ses.si~-ns be a ~lega%..cl~rge.D~ains.t the.Town.of Southo!d. Vote..o,f.:th~ TQ~n.Board.~ Ayes:~.,-:CQuncilman ~Pell,~ Councilman DU~m, councilman Homan, Justice suter, supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. . Miss Jody?.Ada~$~, p~c.gaic,` asked why qer%~,in,~~e, n~t. ag.enda?-T,SUP~vi~or .~artocchia stated things came in lat~., t.he agend~as..prepared on Monday and ~theTe are last minute.add-ons. tn deference to Mr. Pell, h'e thinks the Town is operating very nice, but he doesn't get his agenda on time. -Most of the items that ar~ .on..th~ a~g. enda a~e.:put in.~o .th~ Board, memb. e~Is. bgxes :prior to the m~eting,.~--Miss. Adams s~u9gested..a c~t-off da.te.-~TMr$,,~ . Schriev, er said there.is a quektion, ~n.her.mind.wheth ,e~:~ instant gover~men%_is th~bes,t .kind~,of,.go~ernmesk,,.and if:items,.~.re put.~on._ the agenda,at .the. last'minute that is ~ns.,t~nt ,government.vcTMiss. Adams ~9~I~s thg. age~da.::s~ou!d.be .ava~!a:ble to the publicbe:fpre Tuesday morning.,_Highway Superintendent Dean reported on:a h~ghway vision problem reported by ,.Mr. william Schrievep at' Orient: He. .examined the property, and there is a bush half on Town property and half On ~he Sch~iever_prop~rty. ,He will send a highway emp!oyee~ down to. cut. back the bush. , · . ~.c Highway superintendentDean ~epo~ted that he visited B~yside ~e~race, Southql~d.~0K:the:pur. pose;of a rqad i~provement district? Tuthill,..Engineer s:ubmit~ed .a prDpo.sed estimate of $6,000.._.f~r the cost. ~f b~in~9~the road~ to hi,gh~ay sp%cif~cations fom 4~d:~a~i~on. It ~s ~ow.up to.-%he property, owners-_in-th~, area..t~ determine whether they .wish :to e~p~nd tha~ sum Qf :~oney ~or.-a ready,improvement dist~ic~ On motion of Councilman Homart, second.ed RESOLVED that Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia be and he hereby is -authorized to sign a contract on-behalf of the Town ~f S9,uth~ld with Kenneth-E~ard~, ~sh~s Irsl.an~, New York,.as .a ~ar.t-time Bay Constable foA~::pu~pgs~.o~ :patrolling..~he waterways in.and about_E%s:he~:~s:l~nd for the su.~n)~.er seas~n:b~gin~i~g July: and ending September.4,..i978 for the total s,um .O$ .$950.0G; .~aid Kenneth.~Edwa~ds agre~n~ t~ ~'upp~-a s~itable boat'f'equi~e~t~ fuel, and be .~e~pon~.ib~e, fo.~:::t~e~rep~i~,:~a~d maintenance al said .equipment. Vote of~e :Town Board: Ayes: counc%~man p¢.ll, Counci!..~an~DzUm, CoUnc~lm~.n Homan,"J. usti~e surer, Supe~isom:Marto~chia. A30se~t: Justice. Doyen .......... This resolution..was.declared adopt,ed .... On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was RESO~VE~ that A~bert~Lan, g; Southold.,. New york, be and he her:gb~i~ employed as .a.tempo~ary..Bay Constable effective June 27, 1978~.at a:sala.ry O~t~$5..0~..per.hour. Vot~ ~.~he.TQw~ Bo,a~d:- Ayes::- -Councilman p~l~:, Couhcil~h JUN 2 0 19'78 Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, SUpervisor ~Martocchia.' Absent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. Miss Jody..Adams asked what the ~ualifications are. for a bay constable? ---Supervisor Martocchia stated the full-time bay Constable must be civil_service. Mr.-Edwards is highly qualified, has'been a~und boats for many years. Most of the appointments today are repeats from pre~ious years-and the Board is Satisfied with their pas. t per formance's. On morion of councilman Homan, seconded by C~unCilman DrUm, it was RESOLVED that ~Sup~rvlsor Albert M. Mart0dchia be and 'he' hereby 'is authorized-to sign a Contract on behalf ~f the Town of Southold with Bernard J'. A~ab~i, Cutchogue, New York,"~-s a' Dart'time Bav'C0nstabie, for the p~rpo~e of pa~roling the Waterways ~in and about the Town of Southold f~r t~e ~ummer season beginning July 1, 1978 and ending September 4, 1978 for a total sum Of $800.00; Said Bernard J~ Annabel agreeing to suppl~ a suitable'boat,' ~quipment, and be responsib~e'£~r the repair and maintenance of said equipment; the Town of SOuthoid'to S~pply a gas credit card. Vote Qf the Town Board:~ Ay~s:~'Councilman/PeI1, 'Councilman 'Dru~, councilman Homan, Justice suter, supervisor Ma~toCchia. Absent: JusticeDoyen. This resolution was declared adopted. On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by 'councilman Drum, it was RESOLVED that Joseph Merrill be and he here~y is employed as a ~em~orary. Custodian'f0r the Town of S0uthold effective June 20, 1978 at a salary of $4.00 per hour. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman 'Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. Mr..David Driscoll asked what Mr. Merrill is'custodian of?'~-- Supervisor Martocchia stated Mr. Merrill works in this build~ing' On motion ~f Councilman Pell, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that Robert A. Jackson be and be'hereby is employed as a temporary C~stodian for the Town of Sout~old effective June 20, 1978 at a s~lary of $3.50 per hour. ~ ' ' Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, 'councilma~ Drum, Councilman Homart, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. AbSent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adoptedl Supervisor Mar~occhia stated that Mr. Jacksoh does all the sani- tation facilities at the beaches, part of the police depar3tment' and highway department buildings, and works at town areas where flowers and shrubs are planted. Supervisor Mart0cchia stated he would like to have a resolution, without submitting names, for beach attendants and life guards. He receives the names from the beach manager Robert"Muir of Mattituck and he picks them from the civil service list. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by 'Councilman Drum, it was RESOLVED that Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia be and he hereby is authorized~to~hire the necessary .life quardsand beach attendants for the 1978 suramer season. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Doyen ~ This ~r~eSglution was declared adopted. 47-¸ Super.viso~ Martocchia stated_the lifeguards_ start a 15¢ raise ~each year for'four y~ars. ~ $2.65 with Supervisor Martocchia: 2~ Item 40 on the Agenda,~appoint to zo~in~ Board_ of._ a~pe~is is being held at the~B6ar_d's re~q~est for the~nexf mee'~ing. Several ggo~ names have~b~e submitted and the BDard fS of miXed emotion a~u~ '~e ~p~olntmen~.' ' ', ~ ~ -' 2~..Not~fica~'ioh ,fro~America~ Termite Con'tro'l Co. stating their r~te for extermination Service .at the two town pits has in- creased from $20.00 to $25.00 per pit effective July 1, 197!8'.' 24. Le.tter ~rom ~h~ GoQse Neck Pr0per~yOwner's A~So~iation Inc. 'requesting the"'S~pe~isor 'to do everYthing h~'c~n to ~ave the ban on leaf, burning lifted. i The Supervisor tr~ed f0~ thr~e :week~ to haue the_ban, lifted in South01d, To~n but was unsuccessful~_ 25. Letter from RTJD relative to ~he contract conditions on Year fi~ funding. ,~ne~e.~ ~ey are Working with the Town~ .of' Southold in an effort to reshape ~utstand~ng problems. 'Th~_ projedt for Y~ar YV ..has"b~n t~rn~d ~0wn completely 'to the Town of'Sou~h6~. 26. The C~Uh'~ 0f~ s~ffolk has notified Sou~hb!d .~ha~'t~Y are conducting a 'waste water management 'study, S~ffolk Project. The town has ha~ several pre:~e~atiohs t~'~ay, ~ith ~other for a qo~pactor proposa~ thi~ ,m0~ning. In the ne_ar future there will be a ~oin~ meeting with the e-astern towns for a presenta'~io~ by Grumman. 27. Receipt of Shellfish 'sanitation Regulations f~om the New York Sta~e Departm~n~ of, Environmental Conservation. 28. Letter from General Appraisal transmitti'~g a"sampie 'of their proc. edure~ ~or' setting up a'~rop~rt~. record instal~ati0n in Connectioh with the D~pafcme~t of'Audit'a'hd-". Control regulations. They will be ~nvited to make a..presentation to the Board.---They have~3ust comp!eted this Pro3e.~t for .the ~own of Babylon. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that Carolyn Grossenbacher., Mattituck, New York, be and she hereby is appointed A~tendahce ~Office~ ~sub~.eet ~to the ~wr±-t'ten approval of-the District Superintendent Of Schools, throughout the Town of Southold, except SUCh schools as ar~e otherwise provided for by S~ction 3113 of the Education Law? and be it furthe~ RESOLVED,. that. the 'compensation for 's~ch AttendanCe officer '~e fixed at $1,200~00 per ~ear Payabl~ in~g~lar semi-monthly i~-' stallments, she to pay her own expenses, and be it furthe~~ ' RESOLVED that the T~wn Clerk be and she h-ereby 'is i~structed -to'- notify carolyn G~ossehbacher"a nd" the D'is~rict ' Superi~tende~n~ of Schools of the appointment. , Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pel~l, councilm~h~D~urn, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Do.yen: This rescisSiOn wa's declared adopted. ~ .Supervisor Martocchia: 29. There has been a problem with the new police cars and the matter must be discussed following thi~ meeting' The'~'ca'rs'~d0- not meet the Specifications in the bid, there are no rear wheel d~-S'C brakes. The Board cannot rebid'~for Cars as ~here "are no 1978 cars being built, the faCtories have shut down and are~ r~t0oling for the 1979 cars which will be smaller. On motio~ Of Councilman HOme'n, secohd'ed by Justice Suter, 'it waS~ RESOLVED '%hat ' Supervisor' Albe'rt M. Mar~oCch'ia' be and ~he hereby- ~s authorized to execute a deed with Margery D. Burns for the_acquisition at n6 Cost, 0f'~ .~a'rcei ~nd ~n t~e rear of the Town ~_ai_l:, whlc~ will pro~id~ access 'to Traveler stre~ti ..... Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homart, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. This acquisition of property was questione~ by Miss Adams .... Town Atto~ney'Tasker stated that-the Town purchased a parcel of~land just south of Traveler. Street, Mr..Edson gave the Town another strip, and Mrs. Burns is giving the Town another parcel 46 ft. in width, which wilt.-complete the 'access to Traveler. Street. On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Homan, it.was,.~ RESOLVED that Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia be an_d he h¢:reby.is. . authorized to enter into an agreement with Mr. william Schriever for the exchange of property for a drainage, s~mp on the-e~st side of Tabor'Road~ Orient. Vote of. the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Counei-tma,n Homart, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent:. Justice-Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. Supervisor_Martocchia stated there are two salary adjustments that must be..mDde; George Fisher, Senior Building Inspector and Edward Hindermann, Building Inspector. They are both in different categories than when their salaries were set in January 1978'. Mr. Hinder,mann was a Housiag Inspector at the ~ime-and Mr. Fisher was a Building Inspector. Both have qualified under civil service for the promotions which were made-a short time ago, a:nd have not been compensated for new positions. It is recommended Mr. F.isher's salary be raised to $.14,700.00 and Mr. Hindermann's salary-to $13,681.00.---Mr~."Pell said this is the first he has heard of this and asked that the Supervisor wait on these-salary increases until the next meeting and make it retroactive-to July lst.---Town Attorney Tasker stated they c~nnot make them retroactive.---Supervisor Mar- tocchia stated he had discussed the matter at length with Mr. Fisher and Mr. ~indermann .and they stated they would be willing to stay until mid-year at the salaries set in January. The supervisor pointed out that-the Building Inspectors are working more hours than other depa~rtments and~ receivin~ 1.ess pay, They are very good public relations wise,.they are strict and flexible and the Super- visor ~oe~_not feel _the_y,.are overpa-id at, the recommended salaries, as they are putting in 7~~ hours a day, whereas the other .... department in this.same room ,is,pu~t±ng in 6 hours a ~ay and .receiving a larger sa_la~y..---Miss Adams asked who works 6 hours a day3--=.~ Supervisor Martocchia stated all of the clerical staff-is 9 to 4, five days a week.---Miss Adams asked when this happened?--.- . Supervisor Martocchia stated it has been that way for years and years, the Town Hall is open from 9 to 4.---Mrs. Johnson asked if this couldn't be changed?---Supervisor Martocchia said it must be, negotiated in-%he contract, and could be increased, but the salaries would be pro-rated for the. additional hour of.work.. The- new ~eopte that have been hired in the last-six, months have been hired ~t .longer, hours.-~-~Mis.s Adams asked i.f the Building_ inspectors get mileage:or, use. town cars?~-~-Supervisor Mar~occhia stated they use ~own c~rs.-~-Mr..~D~iscot,l-ask.ed why .this wasn't Dn .th~ agenda if suPervisor-.Mar%occhia had known,this..for .some time, but. Mr. Pell was not infor-med, o~ it? .... Supervisor Mar.tocchia s~ate~ he discussed this with the members of the Building Dept. during the course .of the .last-three or four.months-, ~ut just b~ough~ it up for d&~s-cussion at thi's meeting.. Neither Mr...-Homart, Mr. Suter,. Mr; ~rum. or-,.Mr, Pelt knew,.about it until ,jus~ now.---Miss Adams asked what the building .inspectors are..curren,tly paid.---Supervisor Martocchia stated Mr. Fisher received $14,000.00 and Mr. Hindermann receives-$12.,681.00. -Mr. Fisher has. been, with the Town almost ~en years and Mr. 'Hindermann, about-six yea-rs.~-~Miss Adams. asked what thei~,b~-ckgrounds are?---Mr. Fisher was a.~eneral, contractor and Mr. -Hindermann was a cabinet maker; very good background for ~oth of them.~---Mr:. Pe~l asked that the.~ecision be delayed un%il July~ llth. On n~Dtion-of Counoi, lman-Homan, seconded b~us'ti~ ~S~ter, i-%' was RESOLVED that GeOrge Fisher, senior Building Inspector, be given a salarY, incr~ase,~to $14,'700.00-effecti~e July 1, 1978, Hinde~annl, Building ins~ector~ be given a slary increase t~~ $13,68'~.00 effective Juty~l, 1978. Vote of the Town Board:-~No: Councilman pell. Ayes: Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. AbSent: Justice Doyen~ This resoi~ion wa~'de~lared adopted% Counciim~n Pell s~ated~'h~ wished the record to show that he ~ted". "no" due to the lack of time given for notice of the recommendation for th~ r~ise-and lack of time to do research on it. It 'is nOt against the job or performance ~he two,men are doing.---Supervisor Martocchia stated he wished it noted Mr. Pell had the same no~ti~ that the rest of the members have-had'. Mr. Quinn~ 0~f Lee'ton D~.ive, requested 'that before the 'meeting is' brought'~to~a ~lo-se, they would like' to know what action, if any~ is to be taken bn the problem at ~'.eeton~ Dri~e'~. They would a~ least like supp~r~% "of t~e Board whe~-t'hey petition Albany fora change in the s~eed limit.---Councilman Homan stated that a coup~ie of y~'ars' a~, the people of So~thold ~igh School area, requested a 15 ~ph ~spee~ limit'-in front of SouthoId High School on Oaklawn Avenue. HoWever, the S~%e~ ~refused tO red'u'ce the speed l'imit to 15 mph ' If Mr. Quinn Qould= like' a resolution f~om the Board - supporting'a 15 mph'speed 'l~imit on Leeton D~i~e he wi'il-be glad~- to~ make the resolution, but feels it is fruifl'ess.---Mr. Quin~ stat~ed he ris''a professor~ of law, he has 'w6-rked ~with the governor ih Albany and he is nbt thee ieaSt bi't ~eluctant to move on this~ in Albany, but 'feels the position is much stronger if the people' in the community say it is necessary and with~' that support he is more o than prepared to go ~o A~lbany. On motion~ Of C0un6ilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Pell, it Was RESO~V~b that ~he TOW~"Board of the Town~of Southold supports the' residents of-~e~ton D~i~e, Southoid'in theirrequest fo~ a s~eed .reduction'oh ~&et~oh Drive. ' ~ Vote of the Town ~0ard:~ Ayes': 'Councilman Petl, Councilman Drum~, Councilman Homan, Supergisor M~rtocchia. Not Voting~ Justice Suter. Absent: Justice Doyen. ' ' · This resolution was ~eclared adopted. ~iss Jody Adams asked ~ha~ Item 26 on the ~genda, polluted clams refers to?---Supervisor Martocchia explained that the Town-has been involved for the '~ast several ~e~rs' in- dlam transplants~ $1500.0'0 is budgeted for this purpose and a matching amount i~,- received from the State of New ¥0r'k. $3,000.00 worth of clams is orde~?d ~nd' relying~u~on· the Sou'thold Town Baymen's Associat:ion, sites ~are selected for planting the clams. This year the Baymen selected Halleck's Bay and Mill Creek. In turn, t~e Town Trustees are aske'd 'fora ~es01u{ion that these creeks be closed for 30'da~s as they-~re ~ot~Uted clams and it takes that long for th~m to clear. Mr. wi'ilia~ weinhe~imer asked if someth~n~ iS going to be done a~out ~the ruts~'and holes in the.parki~ area ~e~c~inam?---superv~sor Martocchia stated that th~ Highway Superintendent be taking care tha~"~rea soon, it was discussed ~his morning. Mrs~ Csajko~asked'-whether there weren't provisions for a special meet~qg of the Board, which could he'called at a later date, to avoid the hassle they had on the building ~ins'pe~tor's salaries?--- Supervis0r'Martocchia said there is such a provision, but sometimes it costs a day's work. The Board members come in more than he ever expected them to.---Councilman Homan stated that the request for the salary increases is not news to the Town Board, it was discussed at the first off,he year when Mr. Fisher. was appointed Acting B~ilding Inspector. It was discussed again when Mr. Fisher was appointed senior Building Inspector and Mr. Hindermann was appointed Building Inspector. It was also discussed again when Mr. Horton was appointed a replacement Building Inspector. The only thing new about it was it was not on the agenda and no one here knew it was going to be on the agenda.----Mrs. Barbara Schriev~r said she does not think it is in the best interest of the Board to have it seem as though it w~s to be a ru]~ber stamp, she does not think it is/n the best expected interest of the Supervisor, and she realizes that things can come up at the last minute, but with a little consideration and forethought something like this could be-avoided.----Supervisor'Martocchia stated that he believes the Supervisor is closer to things in the Town Hall than anyone ~else, and he has been evaluating this for at least three months and he did indicate to the-two building inspectors that he would try to effect the change for them on July tat, and then it occurr.ed to him around 2:45 that there will be no meeting before July let, and decided he should move on it today. He does not feel what he 'as-ked for is unfair to the taxpayer, the taxpayer is getting their money's worth from these two people and he has no shame in recommending that salary. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that a recess be called at 5:00 P.M., meeting to reconvene at 5:30 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. Absent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. Meeting reconvened at 5:30 P.M. The Board discussed the police car bid which was awarded to J~J.~. Hart Ford, Riverhead; the cars arrived without rear disc brakes which was part of the specifications. The Board asked Supervisor Martocchia to check on the availability of cars through the state Contract as soon as possible. On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Pell, it was RESOLVED that'there being no further business to come before this Town Board meeting adjournment be called at 5:45 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Supervisor Martocchia. A~sent: Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared adopted. ~/-~udith T~ Terry Town Clerk