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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-01/19/1999JAI~IU^RY 19, 1999 SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD JANUARY 19, 1999 WORK SESSION Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran, Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie, Justice Louisa P. Evans, Councilman William D. Moore, Councilman John M. Romanelli, Councilman Brian G. Murphy, Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville, Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski. 9:00 A.M. IV. FOR DISCUSSION ITEMS: IV. 1. - Millstone Nuclear Power Plant The Board discussed the possible resolution supporting the immediate shutdown. Supervisor Cochran said that they have broken' their promise and our trust in not notifying the Town of the January Ltth accident in which 800 gallons of radioactive water leaked into Long Island Sound. She learned of the accidental spill through Fish Unlimited. (See Resolution No. 3/~) IV. 2. - Town Historian Fee for Historical Research Town Historian Antonia Booth appeared before the Board to answer questions about the sample letter which she submitted for their approval. Councilwoman Hussie asked Ms. Booth what she expects this form letter to accomplish. Ms. Booth .explained that she receives a lot of requests for research, approximately 350 annually, approximately 60 of which are for genealogical research; She has a procedure which she follows which takes approximately one and one half hours to search the Town Records, the genealogical files and'the Salmon Records. She proposes to charge $25.00 for this first initial search and then advise them if there is further research that she could do, there will be a charge of $20.00 per hour. The State Auditor suggested to her that residents of the .Town not be charged a fee, just non-residents. Supervisor Cochran questioned the percentage of non-resident to local resident requests. Mrs. Booth will research these figures and bring them back to the Board. Mrs. Booth also advised that she gives further suggestions to people as to where to write to obtain further information. The B:oard was divided and tied in their opinions as to whether to charge only non-residents or both local residents and non-residents alike for historical research. Supervisor Cochran, Justice Evans, and Councilman Moore said no charge to residents. Justice Evans added that if a search takes over 1 1/2 hours for a resident, then they should be charged for the additional time. Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Romanelli, and Councilman Murphy though all should be charged alike. The Town Attorney was instructed to prepare the necessary local law and the matter will be discussed at a future meeting. IV. 3. Designation of Official Town Newspaper. This matter was held over from the January 4, 1999 Organization Meeting. The Suffolk Life Newspaper had asked to be considered. The matter was researched and it was found that a newspaper must be a second class paper within the Town. The Suffolk Life was a third class paper. They do have a Suffolk County edition of the Suffolk Life, but it is only distributed on the west end of the county and it was not recommended .to designate them. (See Resolution No. 29) IV. 4 Building Department request for permission for building inspectors to attend annual in-service training. There were two requests: the first for Building Inspectors Gary Fish and John Boufis to attend the Finger Lakes Building Officials Conference in Rochester and the second for Michael Verity to attend a training for school inspections at the Fire Service Academy at Yaphank. The Board questioned as to whether this required annual training wasn't available at a closer location. Building Department Head Edward F0rrester advised that there were other closer training conferences, but none where all of the required tralni~g could be accomplished during one conference. (See Resolution Nos. 30 and 31 .) IV. 5 - Request from Venetia McKeighan to ask for a suggested donation from persons utilizing their transportation program which is used mostly to transport residents to doctorS and hospitals. Mr. McKeighan stated that the Nutrition Program, the Home Delivered Meals Program and the Day Care Program all use this suggested donation for the method of payment. The following amounts for suggested donations were given: $3.00 for a roundtrip within Southold Town; $5.00 for a roundtrip to Riverhead; and $10.00 JANUARY 19, 1999 for a roundtrip to Stony Brook. The Board unanimously agreed to try this out. IV. 6.Marratooka Lake Park Improvements 1999 costs. Supervisor Cochran explained that the Town owns the parcel on the back on New Suffolk Avenue and now the woods to the right, the Mattituck School owns the front on the right side and the Mattituck Park District owns to the left. The Supervisor expressed her desire for the Town, the School, and the Park District to work together to open up the vista. Right nowyou can't see the lake because the phragmites have grown up so high. The last survey was done in 1972 and a lot of the boundary markers are missing. Nothing can be done until such time as the boundaries are determined by a surveyor. On the south end the split rail fence should be replaced and two picnic tables added; on the north end a plaque is to be installed on a rock and plantings added to beautify the area. Two (2) options were presented to the Board. To completely re-survey the property and make a new map the cost would be $7,125.00. To update the survey and place 13 monuments, the cost would be $2,900.00. The Board decided on the staking alternative method at a cost of $2,900.00. (See Resolution No. 33 authorizing a budget modification in order to accomplish these improvements).. I¥..7. Request from Rotary Clubs for permission to erect Laurel k. The Board endorsed the idea ef/bne sign for all the service that all groups were 'included, the Rotary and Kwiar of Commerce. Councilman Moore advised that he Mattituck Chamber of Commerce and he doesn't working together on this. Mr. Moore will B°ard'~ concerns to her about all of the groups Cochran told him to be sure to let Mt. assistance dealing with the New York State Dept. will help out. Supervisor Cochran added that next to the Community Pride Sign on the south side of the sti pu lation the Chambers Crook of the groups are ~nd relay the Supervisor need any the ToWn see the sign The Board concluded the IV. For Discussion Items at 10:05 A.M. Justice Evans questiOned the length of the meeting scheduled' for the next day at 9:00 A.M. on the 2% Community Preservation Fund. Ali of the Board members were not aware of the meeting. It was determined that :a been ,sent out. Supervisor Cochran stated that she Was meeting. There was a meeting of the east end officials had to be cancelled due to inclement weather. Su would., rather attend the officials meeting before for January 20 on the Community PreserVation Fund be rescheduled at a later date. notice had not ready for this led last week that hr~an said that she ,n. This meeting lied at this time to 10:05 A.M. - The Board reviewed Resolution numbers I through 25 to be voted uponr:at the regular ti:30 P.M. meeting. Supervisor Cochran apprised the Board of the Grants Workshop meeting on February 2nd according to a letter from George Prios. The Board would not be able to attend due to the Town Board meeting on that same date. A representative of the Town will be sent to this meeting. Supervisor Cochran excused herself from the meeting at this time. on motion by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the. Town Board enter into Executive Session at 11:05 A.M. to discuss the Police Chief's contract. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Murphy, Justice Evans. Also present: Town Clerk Elizabeth Neville, Town Attorney Gregory Yakaboski. Executive Session and morning work session ended at 12:10 P.M.at which time the Board recessed for lunch. 1:~5 P.M. Appointment with Valerie Scopaz re: ferry workshop. Ms. Scopaz reported that she has made progress on putting together a draft agenda for the upcoming workshop on looking at the issues faced by small communities such as with ferry transportation. We received a grant to look at the impact of the ferry on east end .areas. Ms. Scopaz advised that she attended a conference this past June 1998 sponsored by the Connecticut Regional Planning Board for all of the Connecticut coast. This conference on March 19, 1999 sponsored by ou Town will :be more specific for the east end of Long Island. Ferry Operators, Officials from the State and County from the states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, andi Rhode Island will be present. Technical people who are involved with transportation as well as people who are involved with where the ferry is going will also be attending.Ms. Scopaz described her agenda for the meeting in detail. (See resolution no. 35 authorizing the Supervisor to sign a JANUARY 19, 1999 contract with Vineyard Caterers to serve as the host site for the Ferry Workshop on March 19, 1999.) On motion by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold enter into Executive Session at 2:38 P.M. for the purpose of discussing personnel, contract negotiations, and the East/West Fire Protection District contract. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Moore, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Murphy, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. Also Present: Town Clerk Elizabeth Neville, Town Attorney Gregory Yakaboski. Executive Session and work session ended at ~:10 P.M. JANUARY 19, 1999 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on January 19, 1998, at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Supervisor Cochran opened the meeting at 4:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Present: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie Justice Louisa P. Evans Councilman William D. Moore Councilman John M. Romanelli Councilman Brian G. Murphy Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have a motion to approve the audit of bills for January 19, 19997 Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby are ordered paid: General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $199,505.71; General Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $29,958.35; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $18,[[98.95; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $15,857.58; Capital Projects Account bills in the amount of $100,505.55; Ag Land Development Rights bills in the amount of $569,959.50; Landfill Cap & Closure bills in the amount of $14,809.26; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $10,380.10; E-W Fire Protection District bills in the amount of $25,170.99; Refuse ~ Garbage District bills in the amount of $114,748.41; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of $8,259.88; Fishers Island Sewer District bills in the amount of $2,377.98; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $459.04. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: A motion to approve the minutes of January 5, 1999, Town Board meeting. Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of the January 5, 1999, Town Board meeting be and hereby are approved. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romarielli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: To set the next Town Board meeting for Tuesday, February 2, 1999, at 7:30 P.M. Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the next meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, February 2, 1999, at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Counci Iman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. JANUARY 19, 1999 I. REPORTS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: First, if anyone needs an agenda there are some out in the hallway on the table. As you know each month different committees and departments within Town Hall give monthly reports to the Town Board. They are public information. You are more than welcome to come into the Town Clerk's Office, and request any of the listed reports. 1. Southold Building Department Monthly Report for November and December, 1998. 2. Southold Town Justice Bruer's Monthly Court Report for December, 1998. 3. HHS Administrators PBA Claim Lag Study Analysis for December, 1998. u,. HHS Administrators Town Claim Lag Study Analysis for December, 1998. 5. Southold Town Program for Disabled Events through March. 6. Southold Town Trustees Monthly Report for December 1998. 7. Southold Town Trustees Report for Year of 1998. 8. Southold Town Planning Board monthly report for December, 1998. 9. North Fork Animal Welfare League Shelter Report for November, 1998. 10. Southold Town scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Monthly Report for December, 1998. 11. North Fork Animal Welfare League Shelter Report for November, 1998. 12. Southold Town Justice Evans Monthly Report for December, 1998. 13. Southold Town Justice Price Monthly Report for December, 1998. II. PUBLIC NOTICES. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Public notice, we had one in relation to the DEC for an application for operating off-bottom culture shellfish grow-out activity. 1. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Notice of Complete Application of Timothy Froelich to. place and operate an off-bottom culture of shellfish grow-out activity on public underwater lands in Great Peconic Bay, Laurel, Southold. Comments to be received by February 12, 1999. III. COMMUNICATIONS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have a letter from Ed Schwindt, who is the gentleman that we save our postage stamps for. In the past you have heard me ask if you have any postage stamps, tear them off your envelope, and bring them in to Town Hall, and then we move them on to Ed, and they are sent to Norway, and they help handicapped children in Norway. Also, a letter from Detective Sergeant Marry Flatley, who just returned from the FBI School. It was his letter of thanks, and feels very strongly that much of what he learned will be handy, and help him in his job. 1. Ed Schwindt with appreciation for the saved stamps to benefit handicapped children in Norway. 2. Detective Sergeant Martin Flatley, Southold Town Police Department with thanking Supervisor Cochran for supporting his attendance at Federal Bureau of Investigations School. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 1. 5:00 P.M. on the Increase and Improvement of Facilities of the Southold Solid Waste Management District, pursuant to Section 202-B of the Town Law. 2. 5:05 P.M., on the Acquisition of approximately two acres of development rights in the Agricultural Lands of Sophie Kaloski, Suffolk County Tax MaP #1000-109-1-2~.1, Alvah's Lane, Cutchogue. JANUARY lB, 1999 V. RESOLUTIONS. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know the Town Board has a policy in relation to the resolutions. If you would like to have your input at this time 'on any of the resolution that are printed, we will take your comments now. There is a time later on at the end of the meeting,' where you may address the Board on any Town business. This is just in relation to the resolutions. FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin. Number 4, that sand purchase? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: contrOl. That bid is for the Highway for ice and snow FRANK CARLIN: We don't have no sand down there all the time? we have to go out, and buy it? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Every year we do this. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: You meant at the landfill, Frank? No, we can't anymore. FRANK CARLIN: I remember years ago we had the sand, and we had to sell it. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We are not allowed to mine that anymore. FRANK CARLIN: Okay, that settles that one. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Frank, even now we had the opportunity two years ago to get the sand, that they were taking off the beach down here in South Harbor, on that beach, but different qualities, the size of the grains. Some can be used on roads, some can't, so when we run out of a particular kind that is used for the icing, that is when we have to buy it. I think it has something to do with the granular. Some they call soft sand. Some they call hard sand, and not being a Highway Superintendent. FRANK CARLIN: I was just saying was we used to have a lot of sand. You could take the sand out for your own use, and I wonder why, but now I know. You explained why. You can't do it no more. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Okay. Any others? FRANK CARLIN: Number 20, I see a bond all the time. Is that another bond you are going to be issuing for this here street sweeper? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is equipment for the Highway Department. That is Mr. Jacobs. He has needed a sweeper for a few years. It was in last year's Capital Budget, and we kind of held it off, but it is to the point of where you have to bite the bullet, and buy the sweeper. FRANK CARLIN: You are going to use a bond to do it? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Yes. FRANK CARLIN: There is another one here for $170,000, are you going to use another bond for that one? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: That is for a dump truck up at the Landfill, and also, for the office trailer. That is also a bond, that we had proposed last year. FRANK CARLIN: You don't have that money in your budget, that we have to use bonds, right? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No, we don't have this in the Budget. It is in the Capital Budget,, but most of your items in the Capital Budget are bond items. FRANK CARLIN: One more thing, while I am here, 18, I think I mentioned it once before, and you gave me an answer, number 18, why do you need a resolution to put up a simple stop sign for? Couldn't you just put it in there? COUNCILMAN MOORE: You have to set it up as a Local Law. You put it on the books. That way when someone violates it, the Vehicle and Traffic Law says, you have a Local Law. You sit there, and you pull out the Town Code, and see a whole list of where our stop signs, and yield s|gns are, and speed 'limit signs, that when someone breaks a law, that is the law that justifies putting the sign in, in the first place. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Frank, when it is a State Road, they have to take care of it. When it is County Road they take care of it. If it is a Town road, so that we can enforce the stop sign it has to..be put into the Code. So, you will see any of those traffic things go through the Board. Is there anyone else who would like to address the Town Board on any of the resolutions? (No response.) If not, number one? 1.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of' the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1999 budget as follows: To: Revenues: A.2705.40 Gifts & Donations Appropriations: A.3120.2.500.250 Equipment-Defibrillator COU NCI LWOMAN businessmen has necessary machine. We have, I think, four of them now. few more. $ 3,210.05 $ 3,210.05 HUSSIE: It is really very nice. One of our local given the Police Department $3,200 to buy this very We just need a COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Should we say who donated it? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: We could say, yes. Southold Supermarket, which is IGA, I thank them. I think that is wonderful. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They will get a formal thank you. Councilman Evans, Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussie, 1. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 2.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Moore, WI-mREAS, The Town of Southold is considering the purchase of a parcel of property from El ~oanra~ Coq0., a.k.a. Sack Levin, for open space preservation purposes, the property being located on the south side of Sound Ave. (Rt. 48) and the west sid~ of Chapel Lane known as Suffolk County Tax Map No. 1000 ~.'!. 4 5 and No. 1000-45-1-9, and is approximately 59.4 acres; and WI~-RBAS, Suffolk County has established a County-wide Land Preservation Partnership Program to provide matching funds for conservation purposes, and WI4RRBAS, un December 31, 1997, the Su~olk Co,jn~ Le~dature adopted IR 751- 1997 appropriating five million dollars fmra the capital budget for the Preservation Partnership Program, and WI-~.~, the Town Board of the Town of Southold approved a $2,000,000 Farmland/Open Space Protection Bond Act of 1996, and WHEREAS, the Open Space Committee of the Town of Southold recommended to the Town Board and, in a Town Resolution dated February 3, 1998, the Town Board of the Town of Southold approved and recommended the following Town of Southold Priority Acquisition List A for panidpation in the Suffolk County Land Acquisition Program: JANUARY 19, -1999 SCTM # Acres Owner 6rshomnaque Wet!~nds Preservation Parcels 45-1-9 23 J. Levin (El Joanrac Corp.) 444-5 37 I. Levin (El Joanrac Corp.) WHEREAS, the owners of the subject parcels voluntarily entered into a 2-Year Option Agreemem dated November 5, 1997, to sell a fee simple interest in the property to The Nature Conservancy, and WHEKEAS, the above-mentioned Option Agreement is fully enforceable and assignable to the Town of Southold and/or Suffolk County as the case be, now, Therefore BE IT RESOLVED, That the Town Board of the Town of Southold desires to participate in the Suffolk County Preservation Partnership Program, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that to the best of their knowledge, the Town Board of the Town of Southold believes the above-mentioned parcels are eligible for acquisition under the Open Space/Watershed Protection category of the Suffolk County Preservation Partnership Program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board of :the Town of Southold, in order to participate in the Partnership Program and subject to the Town Board resolving to acquire the two above-referenced parcels of property after proper public notice, public hearing, compliance with the provisions of Chapter $9 of the Town Code of the Town of Southold for the purchase of Open Space land and compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act, agrees to authorize up to a 50% undivided interest in the property to be held by the County of Suffolk subject to a management agreement between the County/Town and other parties; agrees to appropriate funds or has made arrangements for the appropriation of funds from other sources for the acquisition of an amount equal to 50% of the total COst of acquisition including but not limited to survey, appraisal, environmental audit, title insurance, tax adjustment and taxes Wior to exemption and red0mmends management and use of the property for Open Space/Passive Use Preserve purposes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this agreement by the Town of Southold is subject to final negotiation between the Town of 'SOuthold, Suffolk County, the Nature Conservancy, the landowners, and also subject to the requirements and provisions of Chapter 59 of the TOwn Code of ~he Town of Southold for the purchase of Open Space land and compliancerlwith the State Environmental Quality Review Act; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southold requests that the Town Clerk forward this' resolution authorizing participation in the Preservation Partnership Program to the Suffolk County Executive and the Suffolk County Legislature; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Soutnold requests that Suffolk County include all of the above parcels as. part of the Suffolk County Partnersh p Program. Vote of'" the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussie, .:,: ~' JANUARY 19, 1999 3.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Principal Planner Valarie Scepaz to attend meetings related to her job responsibilities during 1999, and travel expenses shall be a charge to the Planning Board's 1999 budget: Technical Advisory Committee/Peconic Estuary Program, Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, American Planning Association and Regional Planning Association meetings on regional transportation issues of concern to Seuthold Town, East End Transportation Council/East End Supervisors & Mayors Asso~:iation. 3. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 4.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town BOard of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for the purchase of 10,000 yards, more or less as may be needed, of Screened Sand for Ice Control and Highway Maintenance for the Highway Department. 4.-Vole of the Town =Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli:; Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councdlwoman Hussie, Supervisor C0chran~ This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans,. it was RE the~i~Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby promotes Theresa Zimnoski to the position of Senior Clerk-Typist in the Southold Town J[ ect~ve January 19, 1999, at a salary, of $30,781.09. Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 6.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that ;the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reappoints the following individuals to the Southold Town Agricultural Advisory Committee~ effective immediately, to expire on August 11, 2000. Robert :VanBourgondien, Chairman Leander B. Clover, Jr. Stephen I. Mudd RalPh Pugliese Howard P. Dickerson 6. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman: Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was 'duly ADOPTED. 7.-Moved by Justice EYans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the ~Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reappoints the following individuals to the Southold Town Parks, Beaches, and Recreation C~o~mi.t. tee, effective January 23, 1999 through January 23, 2000, they to serve~with°ut compensation: SuperviSor Jean W. Cochran Superintendent of Highways Raymond L. Jacobs Assistant James C. McMahon )n Supervisor Kenneth Reeves n, John M. Romanelli Alice J. Hussie Murphy ar¥ Members Timothy Rumph 7.-Vote of the Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelll, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran; This resolution was duly ADOPTED. JANUARY 19, 1999 8.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reappoints the following members of the Loss Control Program Executive Safety Committee, effective February 7, 1999 through February 7, 2000, they to serve without compensation: Supervisor Jean W. Cochran Councilman William D. Moore Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie Superintendent of Highways Raymond L. Jacobs Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville Chief of Police Joseph A. Conway Town Comptroller John A. Cushman III Senior Citizen Program Supervisor Karen McLauglin Solid Waste Coordinator James Bunchuck Town Board:~ Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, 8. -Vote of the Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 9.-Moved by Councilman MOOre, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 19th day of January, 1999, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Plum Island Lane", now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Soathold hereby sets 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, February 2, 1999, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as the time and place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows: A Local Law in Relation to No Parking Signs on Plum Island Lane, E IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of So. uthold as follows: · Chapter 92 (¥el~icles.~, Traffic) Section 92-u,1 (Park.ng Prohibited At All Times) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: Between Name of Street Side Hours of Plum Island Lane Both At all times * Underline represents additions Location In Orient, on both sides of Plum Island Lane, from the intersection of Route 25 southerly to the intersection of Par kview Lane. Strikethrough represents deletions· II.Severability. If any section or subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase or provision of this law shall be judged invalid or held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, any judgement made thereby shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part or provision so adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional. III. This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State. 9. -Vote of the ToWn Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 10.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves the amount of $115,100.00 with an inspection fee in the amount of $6,906.00 for a requisite security for roads and improvements in the proposed major subdivision of Perino-Connelly-Nastasi, Mattituck, all in accordance with the recommendation of Engineering Inspector Richter and the Southold Town Planning Board. 10. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. JANUARY ,19, 1999 11.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of SOuthold hereby appoints Ethel Crigonis as a Part-Time Clerk at the Highway Department to perform transition consulting services, at a salary of $2LL00 per hour, not to exceed 17 1/2 hours per week, effective date January ~,, 1999. 11 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moo:re, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 12.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the establishment of the following Capital Project in the 1999 Capital Budget: Capital project Name: Human Services Vans Financing Method: Transfer from the General Fund ah'd a New York State Grant Budget: Revenues: H.3089.20 H.5031.20 State Aid $100,000 Transfers from Other Funds 25.000 Appropriations: H.6772.2.300.100 Programs for the Aging Capital Outlay Motor Vehicles Vans $125, 000 COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: What this actually does is give us $125,000 to buy some vans and motor vehicles for the Human Resource Center. 12. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Councilman Evans, Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussie, SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would just like to add that these funds started with the Federal government, and then came down through the State, and then to us. 13.-Moved by Councilman'Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for the purchase of one (1) 1999 Dodge Dump Truck for. the Highway Department, all in accordance with the bid specifications. 13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 14.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for the purchase of one (1) Demo Model 1998 Ford /~ X I~ door Utility Vehicle for the Highway Department, all in accordance with the bid specifications. 14.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 15.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, WHEREAS, Stephen Burke, Captain; Mark Easter, Captain and Marine Operations Manager; and Richard Hoch, Freight Agent, employees of the Fishers Island Ferry District, are entitled to longevity salary increases for 15 years of service, effective January 1L[, 1999; now therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants longevity salary increases to Stephen Burke, Captain; Mark Easter, Captain and Marine operations Manager; and Richard Hoch, Freight Agent, employees of the Fishers Island Ferry District, in the amount of 5% effective January 14, 1999. 15. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 16.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans, WHEREAS, Jessee Marshall, Deckhand, Fishers Island Ferry District, has taken the initiative and put forth the effort requisite to successfully test for and be granted a Coast Guard 100 Ton Master[s License, and WHEREAS, it has been the policy of the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District to grant pay increases in recognition of the individual's accomplishment and his increased value to the District; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants an increase in the hourly compensation for Jessee Marshall, Deckhand, Fishers Island Ferry District, to $11.30 per hour, effective January 1, 1999. 16 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 17.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, WHEREAS, Sean O'Meara, Deckhand, was hired on a full-time basis on October 24, 1998, at which time his salary rate was set at $8.25 per hour; and WHEREAS, Sean O'Meara has shown himself to be an excellent worker, has demonstrated a positive attitude toward his duties, and has learned quickly the requirements of his job; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby set the rate of compensation for Sean O'Meara at $8.75 per hour, effective January 1, 1999. 17. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 18.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans, WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 19th day of January, 1999, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in Relation to Stop Sign on Pike Street", now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 8:05 P.M., Tuesday, February 2, 1999, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as the time and place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows: A Local Law in Relation to Stop Signs on Pike Street BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: Chapter 92 (Vehicles & Traffic) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article III, Section 92-30 (Stop intersections with stop signs) is hereby amended by addin~l thereto the following: Direction of At Inter- Location Stap Sign on Travel section with (hamlet) Pike Street westerly Westphalia Avenue MattJtuck 2. Article III, Section 92-32 (Yield Intersections) is hereby amended by deleting the following: Direction At Inter- Location Yield Sign On of Travel section with (hamlet) Pike Street westerly Westphalia Avenue Mattituck 18. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. JANUARY 19, 1999 19.-Moved by Supervisor Cochran, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RI:SOIVFD that the Town Board of the Town of SOuthold hereby accepts the proposal of John M. Collins to conduct a historical and architectural analysis of the Whitaker/Thompson House, located at 52875 Main Road, Southold, New York, at a total cost not to exceed $1,800.00; SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I just wanted to explain this a minute. This gentleman is a forensic architect. He ~will be able. to go in and tell us exactly what is in that building, facade, and so on, and so forth. Of the $1,800, $1,200 is a grant from New York State to help us do this. 19. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was d,uly ADOPTED. Councilman Evans, Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussie, 20.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK, ADOPTED JANUARY 19, 1999, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A STREET SWEEPER FOR USE BY THE TOWN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $130,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFORE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 1130,000 SERIAL BONDS OF-SAID TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION. THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK, HEREBY RESOLVES (by the favorable vote of not less ithan two-thirds of all the members of said Town Board) AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Town of Southold, in the County of Suffolk, New York (herein called "Town"), is hereby authorized to acquire a street sweeper for use by the Town Highway Department. The estimated maximum cost of said specific object or purpose is $130,000, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, and said amount of $130,000 is hereby appropriated therefor. The plan of financing includes the issuance of $130,000 serial bonds of the Town to finance said appropriation, and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real p~oPerty in the Town to pay the principal of sai~ bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and payable. Sectioh 2. Serial bonds of the Town in the principal ~ount of $130,000 are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions .of the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33- a of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (herein called "Law"), to finance said appropriation. Section 3. The following additional matters are hereby determined and declared: (a) The period of probable usefulness applicable to the specific object or purpose for which the $130,000 serial bonds authorized pursuant to this resolution are to be issued, within the limitations of~Section 11.00 a. 28 of the Law, is hereby determined to be fifteen (15) years; however, the bonds .authorized pursuant to this resolution, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, shall mature no later than five (5) years from the date of original issuance of said bonds or notes. (b) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds may be applied to reimburse the Town for expenditures made after the effective date of this resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized. The foregoing statement of intent with respect to reimbursement is made in conformity with Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2 of the United States Treasury Department. (c) The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by this resolution will not exceed five years. Section 4. Each of the bonds authorized by this resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds shall contain the recital of validity as prescribed by Section 52.00 of the Law and said bonds and any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, payable as to both principal and interest by general tax upon all the taxable real property within the Town without limitation of rate or amount. The faith and credit of the Town are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds and any notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds and JANUARY 19, '1999 provision shall be made annually in the budget of the Town by appropriation for (a) the amortization and redemption of the bonds and any notes in anticipation thereof to mature in such year and (b) the payment of interest to be due and payable in such year. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of this resolution and of the Law and pursuant to the provisions of Section 21.00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, Section 30.00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bond anticipation notes and Section 50.00 and Sections 56.00 5o 60.00 and 168.00 of the Law, the powers and duties of the Town Board relative to authorizing bond anticipation notes and prescribing the terms, form and contents and as to the sale and issuance of the bonds herein authorized, and any other bonds heretofore or hereafter authorized, and of any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes, and relative to executing contracts for credit enhancements and providing for substantially level or declining annual debt service, are hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer of the Town. Section 6. The validity of the bonds authorized by this resolution, and of any notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, may be contested only if: (a) such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town is not authorized to expend money, or (b) the provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of the p~blication of such resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or (c) such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Section 7. This bond resolution shall take effect immediately and the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish this bond resolution, in full, together with a notice attached in substantially the form prescribed by Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law in the "Traveler Watchman", a newspaper published in Mattituck, New York, having a general circulation in the Town and hereby designated the official newspaper of the Town for such publication. 20. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Councilman Evans, Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussie, 21 .-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, WHEREAS, the Town of Southold is considering purchasing the development rights on approximately two acres of agricultural lands of the estate of Sophie Kaloski, which acres are part of the parcel of land known as SCTM#1000-109-1-24.1 locate on the west side of Alvah's Lane, be it RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold that this is an uniisted action pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act 6NYCRR 617, et seq. and Town Code Chapter 4u,, be it further RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold that the Town Board hereby declares itself Lead Agency for this proposed project. COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Just a little clarification in this. These two acres we are purchasing, this is part of another purchase of the Kaloski Farm, and what had happened is when the original maps were set they hadn't drawn out the areas where the houses and the barns were going to be kept out, and when that was drawn out from the original map, we ended up..there were two more acres that were available, so we decided to add these two acres in for the whole purchase. It will come up in probably come in the next five or six weeks. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: So, that would mean a total of what? COUNCILMAN MURPHY: It is about 57 acres, I think, now would be the total. I think it is 55, and this two makes approximately 57, somewhere right in there. 21 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Councilman Evans, Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussie, 22 .-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, WHEREAS, the Town of Southold is considering purchasing the development rights on approximately two acres of agricultural lands of the estate of Sophie Kaloski which acres are part of the parcel of land know as SCTM~1000-109-1-2u,.1 located on the west side of Alvah=s Lane; and WHEREAS, the Town of Southold has completed a Short Environmental Assessment Form of the above-referenced project; and WHEREAS, the SEAF showed no potential adverse environmental impacts; be it RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold that t Negative Declaration is hereby issued with respect to the above-referenced project pursuant to the provisions of State Environmental Quality Review Act 6NYCRR 617, et seq. 22.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Coc bran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. JANUARY 19, 1999 23.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie., it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southoid hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Highways Raymond L. Jacobs to purchase one (1) 1999 street sweeper from the Suffolk County Contract (Letting No. 4-98.2.11) at a cost of $126,055.00. 23.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. · . 24.-MoWed ~ussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was Board Of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Rosi gila, as Deputy Receiver of Taxes for the Town of Southold, 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999, to be compensated at $950.00 per annum. COUNCILWOMAN.. HUSSIE: This is something we somehow overlooked doing during our meet~ing at the very beginning of the year. 24.- Vote , of the Town Board: Ayes: Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Super~vlsor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Councilman Evans, Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussle, SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Number 25 will be held until after the hearing. 26A.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby declares that the proposed action to purchase a new building for use as a new scalehouse at the Southold Town Transfer Station, the dimensions of which a~e 7.6' by 22' is a Type II Action pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) set forth in 6 NYCRR 617.5 (c)(2) and/or (7) and Southold Town Code Chapter 4LL 26A. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Cou nci Iman Murphy, Councilman ROmanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 26B.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Southold Town Clerk to advertise for bids for a new scalehouse for the Solid Waste District, all in accordance with the bid specifications. 26B.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 27.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoint~ Anthony V. Sponza, to the position of Auto Mechanic II, at the Southold Town Disposal Area, at a salary of $13.80 per hour, effective February 8, 1999. 27.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochra n. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 28.- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to send two (2) Police Officers to the Defensive Tactics Instructor School and Instructor Development training at Peekskill, New York on the following dates: February 22 to March 5, 1999 and March 10 to March 15, 1999; and two (2) Police Officers on April 12 to April 23, 1999 and April 28 to May 4, 1999, and all expenses for travel, meals and accommodations shall be a legal charge to the 1999 Police Training Budget. 37 6,- JANUARY 19,' 1999 28. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Councilman Evans, Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussie, 29.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Suffolk Times, a newspaper regularly published in the Town of Southold, which has been entered as a second class mail matter, be and the same is hereby designated, effective February 1, 1999, as the official newspaper of the Town of Southold for the publication of notices, r~solutions, ordinances and other matter required to be published~ 29.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman ~Murph¥, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, CoUncilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 30.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Building Inspector Cary Fish and John Boufis to attend the Finger Lakes Building Officials Association Conference at Rochester, New York, on March 22, 1999 through March 25, 1999, and the necessary expenses for travel accommodations, meals, registration, and all seminars shall be a legal charge to the Building Department 1999 budget. 30. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, CoUncilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 31 .-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants per.miss!on to Michael Verity, Building Inspector, to attend required in'~ervlce training for school inspections at the Fire Service Academy at Yap. hank, New York, on February 2, 3, 4, 1999 and February 18, 1999 and all necessary expenses for travel and meals shall be a legal charge to the lBuilding Department 1999 .budget. 31 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Rornanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 32.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to the Southold Town Human Services Resource Center, to suggest the following amounts as donations for providing transportation services to any town residents in need of such services: $ 3.00 trip within Southold Town (round trip) $ 5.00 trip to Riverhead (round trip) $10.00 trip to Stony Brook (round trip) 32.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, CounCilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. 33.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the following modification to the General Fund Whole Town 1999 Budget to appropriate Park ~; Recreation Funds for Marratooka Lake Park(s]: Revenues: A.2025.00 Special Recreation Facilities Appropriations: A7110.2. 500.750 Marratooka Lake Park Improvements 33. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochra n. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Improvements to $ 2,900.00 $ 2,900.00 Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussie, JANUARY 19, 1999 34.-Moved by Supervisor Cochran, seconded by Justice Evans, WHEREAS, it is the daily responsibility of the Supervisor and Town Board to care for the health, safety, welfare, and emergency preparedness of the residents of Southold Town; and WHEREAS, despite persistent safety problems Tn all of the Millstone facilities, but most recently Millstone 3 which has been shut down five times during the last six months, Northeast Utilities refuses to seriously address the concerns of the residents of the East End of Long Island; and WHEREAS, in light of the incident on January ~t during Which more than 800 gallons of radioactive water was accidentally leaked into Long Island Sound without notification to the Southold Town Superviser or to any Long Island official; and WHEREAS, the quest accidents at the fa~ for us to ignore RESOLVED that many Other the immediate nt of Millstone 3 .and the ~ontinuous have made the potential fOr di;saster: imPossible now, therefore be it Board .of the Town of Southold. joins with the .~s ' ca, :ling for 3 and the Mi~l,stone 2 reopening; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Clerk of the Town of Southold be directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to Governor John Rowland, GovernOr George Pataki, Suffolk County Executive Robert J. Gaffney, Congressman Michael P. Forbes, Assemblywoman Patricia Acampora, Senator Kenneth LaValle, East End Town Supervisors, NRC, and N~t~h;east'; Utilities. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I did have a phone call from Northeast Utilities today. I did tell him the action the Board would possibly be taking this afternoon. He said that he understood. He wanted to know if we were going to continue With our evacuation plan for Fishers Island, and I said, yes, I see it as two separate issues. We certainly have to plan for the health, safety, and welfare of our residents, but meanwhile we certainly can support the closing of the plant. 34. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Councilman Evans, Murphy, Councilman Councilwoman Hussie, 35.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southoid hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute a contract with the Vineyard Caterers of Aquebogue, New York to serve as the host site for the Ferry Workshop to be held on March 19, 1999, all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney. 35. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelll, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That ends our planned resolutions. We have a hearing scheduled for 5;00, so we are running just a couple of minutes late. Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED that a recess be called at this time, 5:00 P. M., for the purpose of holding a .public hearing. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Meetin~l reconvened at 5:15 P.M. JIM MULHULL: When is the next Board meeting? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Two weeks from today. JUSTICE EVANS: February 2nd, at 7:30. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We go to a night meeting. We rotate, unless a special meeting. Let's talk with Paul Caminiti, and see where we are. I call JIM MULHALL: We want to move it along. We have one member of the family that is living on, basically, her Social Security. She is kind of hurting. also have a Special Meeting. We can resolution for the Solid Waste SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We can straighten it out tomorrow. Twenty-five, Management purchases we can adopt. Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NE YORK, ADOPTED JANUARY 19, 1999, APPROPRIA;TINC THE AMOUNT OF $170,000 FOR THE INCREASE AND IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES OF THE SOUTHOLD SOLID. WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, IN SAID TOWN, AND. AUTHORIZ'ING THE ISSUANCE OF $170;000 SERIAL BONDS. OF SAID TowN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATIONS. Recital 25.-Moved by WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold (herein called the "Town"), in the County of Suffolk, New York, acting on behalf of the Southold Solid Waste Management District (herein called the "District"), in the Town, has heretofore determined to increase and improve the facilities of the District as hereinafter described and, after a public hearing duly called and held, said Town Board has determined, pursuant to the Resolution and Order After Public Hearing duly adopted on this date, that it is in the public interest to so increase and improve the facilities of the District and ordered such facilities to be thus increased and improved at the estimated maximum cost of'$170,000 and that the Engineer prepare specifications and an estimate of the cost and, with the Town Attorney, prepare a contract(s) for presentation to the Town Board as soon as possible; Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK (by the favorable vote of not less than two- thirds of all the members of said Board) AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Town hereby appropriates the amount of $170,000 for the increase and improvement of the facilities of the District heretofore authorized pursuant to the Resolution and Order After Public Hearing referred to in the Recital hereof and shall purchase (i), at the estimated maximum cost of $132,000, one used, 25 ton capacity, articulating, off- road dump truck for use in hauling sand, dirt, leaves, brush, landelearing debris and mulch to and from processing and staging areas at the Southold Landfill, in Cutchogue, in the District, and (ii), at the estimated maximum cost of $30,000 (including the estimated cost of $9,500 for JANUA.RY I9, 1999 sewer and electrical hookups), one new office trailer approximately twelve (12)feet by sixtY- four :(64) feet, to include three (3) offices and a restroom facility, for use asa central office and break room for all employees at the said Landfill. The estimated maximum cost of said specific object or purpose, i~cluding preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing in the amount of ~,000, is $170,000. The plan of financing includes the issuance of $170,000 serial bonds of the Town to finance said appropriation and such: amount, including installments of principal and interest on such bonds, shall be assessed, levied and collected from the several lots and parcels of land within said District by the Town Board in the manner provided by law, but if not paid from such source, ail the taxable property within said Town shall be subject to the levy of an ad valorem tax, without limitation as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds. Section 2. Serial bonds of the Town are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of $I70,000 pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 3J-a of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (herein called "Law~), to finance said appropriation. Section 3. The following additional matters are hereby determined and declared: 3 7,9 (a) The period of probable usefulness of each item of the specific object or purpose for which said-$170,000 serial bonds are authoriZed 'to be issued, within the limitations of Section 11.00 a. 6-b of the Law, is ten (10) years. (b) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds may be applied to reimburse the Town for expenditures made after the effectiCe date of this resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authoriZed. The foregoing statement of intent with respect to reimbursement is made in conformity with Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2 of the United States Treasury Department. (e) The Town Board, acting in the role of Lead .Agency, has determined and found that pursuant to the applicable provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") no substantial adverse environmental impact will be caused by the increase and improvement of facilities of the District; in connection therewith, a duly executed Short Environmental Assessment Form has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk. Section 4. Each of the bonds authorized by this resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall contain the recital of validity prescribed by Section 52.00 of the Law and said bonds, and any notes issued in anticipation said bonds, shall be general obligations of the Town, payable as to both principal and interest by a general tax upon all the taxable real property within the Town without limitation as to rate or amount. The faith and credit of the Town are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds and any notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds and provision shall be made annually in the budget of the Town by appropriation for (a) the amortization and redemption of the bonds and any notes issued in anticipation thereof to mature in such year and (b) the payment of interest to be due and payable in such year. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of this resolution and of the Law and pursuant to the provisions of Section 21.00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service, Section 30.00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bond anticipation notes, and Section 50.00 and Sections 56.00 to 60.00 of the Law, the powers and duties of the Town Board relative to authorizing bond anticipation notes and prescribing their terms, form and contents and as to the sale and issuance of the bonds herein authorized, and any other bonds heretofore or hereafter authorized, and of any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes, are hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer of the Town. Section 6. The validity of the bonds authorized by this resolution, and of any · notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, may be contested only if: (a) such obligations are authorized for an'object or purpose for which the Town is not authorized to expend money, or JANUARY 19, 1999 (b) the provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of the publication of such resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity, is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or (c) such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Section 7. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 25 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Supervisor Cochran. Thls resolution was duly ADOPTED. Councilman Murphy, Councilman Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That finishes our resolutions. At this time if there is anyone that would like to address the Town Board on any Town business, we would be very happy to take your comments. FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlln from Laurel, ladies and gentlemen of the Board. Tonight I am going to be talking about taxes. Thirty dollars an increase in your taxes, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, forty dollars, well, when you look at it like that as a single tax it doesn't mean as much, but when you add all the numbers together, as an increase in taxes. Are you listening to me? I want to ask two members here to try and explain what I mean. I am going to use the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District, because that is where I live. Assessed value $5,000. You know, that next year's taxes on that expense of $15,000,000 is going to be $125.00 more in our taxes. Write that down there. (tape change) Be another $50.00. Write that down there, another $50.00. Next year's budget comes along. Alright, the Board comes along with a pool, that is another $30.00, so write that down. We are up to a $225. in our tax increase. That does not include what the Town Board increases will be, I mean the Town taxes will be. I am not including the what increase maybe the State tax will be. That is only three numbers here. So, you can see when you say, only $30.00, when you add the other number together it all adds up, and that is out of $5,000.00 assessed value. Now, you go to $6,000 assessed value you are up to about $25~t.00, so I don't need to pay another $30.00 added on to my taxes for something I ain't going to use for no pool. I will tell you that right now, because there won't be enough taxes in the future to start with, and school taxes are never going to be reduced. Remember that. I predict the way we are going here the way I showed you these numbers here in another four, five, or another two, three years down the road our STAR Program isn't going to be worth that. We will be back to square one. We don't need all these extra little $30.00 and SU,0.00 added to what we already have to pay. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Can I reply again, Mr. Carlin, just to that one point? I wish you wouldn't get so upset. This little $30.00, I am not saying 'it is a little $30.00. It would be about $30.00 if the whole project were to go through, but in any event, every voter has to make that decision. There is going to be a vote on that. That is what the referendum is about now. FRANK CARLIN: I am telling you now I ain't waiting for the vote. I setting my case up now, so people would understand what is going on. Don't you understand me? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I understand that. FRANK CARLIN: You are making your case. I am making mine. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: You make it sound like it is fait accompll. It is not. JANUARY 19, 1999 FRANK CARLIN: I didn't say it was complete. I said, in the future, didn't I say that, or adding the $30.00, didn't I say that? Now I want to show you something else being that you brought that subject up. You said in the newspaper it will be $30.00, and after 20 years it goes down to $25.00. That is a ludicrous statement. Do you know what $25.00 is going mean in 25 years down the line? The cost of leaving.. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Frank, I am going to call you out of order in a minute. Let's not get personal, okay? FRANK CARLIN: newspaper. I am not. This is a fact. I am saying what is in the COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: My facts were correct. I would never have assumed to make such a statement if [ didn't have the table from bond counsel on that amount of money for X number of years. The actual payment does reduce as you go along. That is the way this particular bond is proposed. FRANK CARLIN: You have to wait 25 years? Anyway that is what we are looking for when we see these little increases come along like this. I am not saying only you. It could be other things. I am saying it to you. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: You keep looking at me though. FRANK CARLIN: Now, one more thing. What ever happened to the problem that I had on the overweight scale last June at the Landfill being overweight on small quantities of weight. I am going to address the Board, not you, Alice Hussie, the Board. Whatever become of that? It has been seven months. COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: At a Board meeting we determined that we weren't going to get a smaller scale. We were going to deal with the scale that we had. FRANK CARLIN: You mean there is still people being overcharged like I was, a dollar? Every time they go over there, you are still going to let that condition exist? You are not going to try to correct it at all? You are just going to let the thing just go away instead of say like I told you maybe, as an idea, go up and first fifty pounds, no charge, to be fair about it. You still are going to let this continue, and let people go over that scale, keep going over the scale, and overcharge 18 pounds, 20 pounds, at Iow quantities of weight. You are not going to correct that problem? Is that what you are telling me, John? COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Pretty much. FRANK CARLIN: That's a Board for you. You can't solve a problem like that. I am disappointed in this Board. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Frank, the scale that we presently use certainly can't weight such finite amount. We did talk, I believe as we discussed it in relation to buying a smaller scale. This really isn't feasible. FRANK CARLIN: I know that, Madam Supervisor. I am not saying that. You got to do something, what are you doing to correct this problem? People keep going over that scale and are being charged, $1.00, $1.25, everyone going over with the weight that I had, and not doing anything about it. That is ludicrous. It is a simple problem. It is not a big problem. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: What we did was check out the cost of such a scale. As I recall, I don't have the numbers in front of me, it was about $5,000, plus it would need an attendant, which is another $25,000 to $30,000 plus whatever it is. We are adding up to about $40,000, and the point is, though, that this is not going to make you feel better, but we have to make a decision for the best deal for the most people, and I don't think that the Board felt that the expenditure of St~0,000 a year financially justifiable. JANUARY 19, 1999 FRANK CARLIN: I agree with you 100%. It is a lot of money for just a simple little scale. I mean you don't need a big scale. ! can find a scale in the catalog for $250.00 that accurately weighs, if you really want it. But, anyway, that is not solving the problem, though, so you can't' use a scale, so what other route are you going to take to correct this problem? This is what I am saying, correct the problem. How? SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I don't have an answer for you. I don't know about anybody else, but I don't know how we can possible solve it, Frank. FRANK CARLIN: I still having gotten my dollar back from the. town. SUPERVISOR :COCHRAN: I: offered to give it to ting. I did offer yo~ the doll~, and was not trying to be :You know that.. ~1 just thought it was in good fun, becau~' problem that is net easy to solve. We :have to evaluate which way to go~ and we felt we would not do it with this. COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: If we let everyone in with the first fifty pounds free, it would end up probably costing more. It would be another one of those $10.00 items. FRANK CARLIN: There is some way to do this. You just can't just let the people keep going over that scale, and being charged a dollar more, and I onlY' had eighteen pounds, and I was charged over twenty pounds. I only had eighteen pounds, Why does it go up to fifty pounds? I only had twenty pounds, and :1 was overcharged eighteen pounds. I am disappointed in this Board. I will be honest with you. SUPERVISOR C:OCHRAN: Frank, you are the only one that has come in with this complaint, and '1 :would like to, if there are others, would they please come forWard, and share with the Board. FRANK CARLIN: I am the only one who seems to want to speak around this Town Board. I don~t see too many people ever coming up here. Maybe I am' out of place, or maybe I feel that I should say what I want to say. I am sorry if'l do that, but I say it the way it is. SUPERVISOR: COCHRAN: Thank you. I would like to know if there is anyone in town. that feels that they have the same problem. I would like to [<nOw: the extent of the problem. FRANK CARLIN: Maybe I am the only one of 20,000 people who would come up here, and say things like this. Who knows? Let me ask you one more question, one more question. You go in a gas station. You order five gallons of gas. He wants to charge you for ten gallons of gas. You didn't get five gallons, would you pay for it? That is the same way with me. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is rhetorical. Are you finished with your comments? Thank you, Frank. Anyone else like to address the Town Board? (No comments) If not, I will ask for Board reports. John? Alice? COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I have a couple of things to say, yes. Two of them are nice, and one of them isn't so nice. I was very happy to be in attendance at the Eagle Scout ceremony for Brian Witzke on the 10th of January. it was very moving. Of course, parades and weddings make me tear up anyway, and when those little kids were lighting the candles I really felt great, but~ I congratulate Brian once more. I also went to the Martin Luther King celebration, which was sponsored by the Anti-Bias Task Force. Tha~ was Sunday. That was very moving also. I have some information for those of you who wonder why we are doing the office trailer up at the landfill. The office trailer was originally part of the transfer station, the recycling :areas renovation and update, but when PEEMA came ~nd said, thou sh~lt not breathe this air anymore, so we had to do something about it.:., We decided to advance the construction, or the acquisition of an office area. So this office trailer is just in an~i~;ipatlon of doing some of the other work up there at the recycling center. I don't want to take up too much time. On Friday, the 15th, I went to a hearing that was for town officials, and village, from the Long Is and Power Author :y, and they were going to be talking about choice. In other words, you have choices, and you will be able to choose your own electric company, and electric supplier soon. It is supposed to go into affect in August of '99. Don't hold your breath. There are only ~00 megawatts available, and when you divide ti00 megawatts among all the people, and all the industries, and all the LIPA customer base, you know you are not going to get much of anything. But, it was particularly addressed at town officials, and village officials, so that we would let you know what was what. But, one of the things that was very interesting is that it only works for metered customers, and some town officials Who questioned the Highway Department, you know the street lights, and that sort of thing, those things are not on meters; so they would not be able to take advantage of this choice operation, and just for those of you who are curious about what 'it means to the Town of Southold, the highway lights are our biggest electrical expense, and it is a: little less than half of our total $190,000 bill'. So, it~ 'would have been a big difference had we been: able to take advantage of "that, !bUt are pretty' f~r down, as.I said :to the Board this morning,, we are waY. doWn. on the food 'chain.~ We. are not! ever going to get it. Thank you. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Bill? COUNCILMAN MOORE: I will be real quick. I, too, attended the Eagle Court of Honor for Brian. It was a great opportunity. Brian knew how important his day was because everyone remarked they .were missing a Jets playoff game, not yesterday's, but the one before. Unfortunately I couldn't attend Sunday's Martin Luther King's celebration, i was celebrating my daughter's birthday. That is always a very moving ceremony, and a pr0~am done thrOugh the Anti-Bias Task Force. COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: They were worrying about game, too. COUNCILMAN MOORE: I wasn't watching the game. I was playing with my children. In any event, I want to thank our Assessors. We had a very spirited discussion the other day with regard to the Building permit law that we passed here to try and simplify life, and the Assessors made it very clear that in simplifying life for our residents we may have complicated their lives. While we went around, and arOund, we had a very frank discussion. They are going to come back with some more information for =us as far as addressing some of their concerns with regard to making sure that their property rolls are kept up to snuff; So, I applaud the Assessors for their spirit, and I hope they applaud me. for mine. I will pass on that Code Committee. I was going to give some stuff to Greg for the greenhouses. We have a whole agenda list to keep us busy here through the 'winter months on different things beyond greenhouse. There is life beyond greenhouses. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, William. Brian? COUNCILMAN MURPHY: The past two weeks we have closed on two development rights pieces, the Rienhardt piece on Alvah's Lane, and the Ruland piece on Mill Road and Main Road, Mattituck. The Ruland piece probably being one of the nicest pieces in town. As we come through town into just passing the village it kind of starts the farm area, and probably one of the prettiest vistas in town. So, this has been one of our major accomplishments in the past few months, and we have three, or four more pieces that should be coming close to closing in the next month or so. That is all I have. SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Louisa? I would compliment the Land Preservation Committee. As Brian just shared with you, we did close on the RUland piece, which is 6~ acres, and it is one of the loveliest farms-in Southold Town. We have many, but this is one of the loveliest. It is our bicentennial farm, and it is the corner of Mill Lane, in Mattituck, and runs UP Mill Lane. It is really a lovely piece, and then just a day later we closed on the Rienhardt piece. How many acres was that, Brian? Brian is the liaison from the Board to the committee, and the committee deserves a lot of credit because they do all the foot work and all the ins and outs, and working with the people, the landownerS, and so forth, so on behalf of the entire Town Board we certainly salute your committee for bringing these things to a close. I had the Pleasure of attending Phoenix Fire Hose Company ~n the Creenport for the celebration of two of their members, Mr. Hanff, who has served for 52 and Sparky Coyle, and we all know him as Sparky, who has served for 71 years, so we congratulate both of the gentlemen for the years of service they have given to the fire department in Greenport as volunteers. It is a lot of years of volunteerism between the two 'of them. We have been meeting. We have another meeting that was cancelled due to the storm, but it is being held in Riverhead. Our Town Attorney, and our Comptroller, myself, attend with the other five East End towns~ and the County officials, and our attorney, and our financial people were working through the process as a result of the 2% Land Preservation L~aw, which will be in effect very shortly. Our last meeting we had John Cochrane, Treasurer of Suffolk County there, plus other people in the area of finance, and we were working out how the funds are going to come down through the County. So, we will be attending another meeting soon. I also had the honor of attending the Martin Luther King service on Sunday~ and had the opportunity to present a message on behalf of the Town Board. It is a very movlng..it is nice. You have all kinds of people, all races, religions, all joining together, and as I said, What you see and what you hear you tuck in your heart and take home with you. Alisa, I attended the Ten Town Supervisor's meeting. We had a very interesting program in re~lation to the Chambers. Dennis Sneadon is head of the Chamber Association. They have forty-two Chambers that have joined tO date. This is a new group. The Chambers have not had an association before, so they are encouraging all chambers to join. They feel that some of what is important to the business community, the small business committee, certainly can be done with strength rather than individual towns, so I look forward to seeing good things happening there. lso, the other speaker was from the Suffolk County Economic Development ffice. That is about all I have to share with you at ~13is time. No other business to come before the Town Board, I will ask for a motion to adjourn? Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 5:37 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Cochran. This resolution was duly ADOPTED. Elizabeth A. Nevirle Southold town Clerk