HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-04/25/2000REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on April 25, 2000, at the Southold
Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Supervisor Cochran opened the meeting at 7:30
P.M.
Present:
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN:
2000?
Supervisor Jean W. Cochran
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Councilman William D. Moore
Councilman John M. Roman Elh
Councilman Brian G. Murphy
Councilman Craig A. Richer
Town Clerk Ehzabeth A. Neville
Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski
May I have a motion to approve the audit of bills for April 25th,
Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED, that the following bills be and hereby are ordered paid: General Fund Whole
Town bills in the amount of $181,328.08; General Fund Part Town bills in the amount of
$2,768.06; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $7,357.57; Highway Fund Part
Town bills in the amount of $4,036.36; Landfill Cap and Closure bills in the amount of
$9,198.99; Mattituck Creek Stormwater Capital bills in the amount of $12,000.00; Open Space
Capital Fund bills of $15,732.10; Computer System Upgrade bills in the amount of $743.36;
Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $71,338.40; Refuse and Garbage District bills
in the amount of $54,233.45; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of $7,579.95;
Fishers Island Sewer District bills in the amount of $634.75; Southold Agency & Trust bills in
the amount of $15,101.05; Fishers Island Ferry District Agency & Trust bills in the amount of
$183.06; General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of 5186,506.25.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Approval of the minutes of April 11, 2000, Town Board meeting?
Moved by Cotmcilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the April 11, 2000 Town Board meeting be and hereby are
approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: To approve a Special Town/Village Board scheduled for May 1,
2000, at 8:30 A.M. This is setting a meeting with Greenport.
Moved by Supervisor Cochran, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that a Special Town/Village Board Meeting be held at 8:30 A.M., Monday, May
01, 2000, at 8:30 A.M., at Wharf House, Founders Landing, Southold.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Set the next regular Town Board meeting for Tuesday, May 9th at
4:30 P.M.
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
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RESOLVED that the next meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at 5:00 P.M.,
Tuesday, May 9, 2000 at Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As always from time to time we have special presentations, and I
am very pleased tonight that ~ve will be recognizing Older Americans Month. I am afraid that
includes me now, too, Arbor Day, and we also have presentation to the North Fork
Environmental CoUncil. Would the Board like to help me with this? Why don't you come
down? You can help with proclamations. I always get all the fun. Craig, how would you like to
read this one? Can we have Ed Siegrnann?
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by the Entire Town Board,
WHEREAS, one of the Town's greatest and Underutihzed natural resources is our Seniors, and
WHEREAS, these citizens are a bridge to our heritage and an invaluable segment of our society
wherein they contribute their knowledge, experience, service and economic benefit to our
commumty, and
WHEREAS, these citizens are an indispensable part of our lives with their sense of community
spirit and willingness to give back through volunteering, mentoring and sharing of their life
experiences, now therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold in recognition of the important role
that these citizens play in our community proclaim the month of May 2000 to be "OLDER
AMERICANS MONTH".
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes:' CoUncilman Richter, CoUncilman Murphy, CoUncilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is presented on behalf of the Town Board. Would you like to say
something?
ED SEIGMANN: I think we talk enough.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I didn't ~vant you to miss the opportunity. Thank you for all that
you do. Brian, you can present this one, Mike, is co-chairman, both Mikes, these gentlemen are
co-chairman of our Tree Committee. Perhaps some of you have noticed the lovely carving out in
the hall. That is our tree memorial, and with Arbor Day coming up we felt that it was appropriate
to recognize the Tree Committee.
Moved by Councilman Murphy, ~seconded by the Entire Town Board,
WHEREAS, a special holiday, to be known as ARBOR DAY, was set aside in 1872 to
recognize the value of trees in the lives of Americans; New York State celebrates Arbor Day on
the last Friday in April. Today not only is Arbor Day celebrated in the United States but in many
other countries of the world; and
WHEREAS, with the daily destruction of our rainforests, the Town recognizes that it is even
more imperative that we do everything ~n our power to preserve and protect our natural
resources; and
WHEREAS, the Town Southold, recognizing the importance of trees for both beautification and
utility, established a Tree Committee in 1987 to care for and preserve the trees of the Town; and
WHEREAS, of eight trees on Long Island listed in the New York State Historic Registry, one of
these trees, the Great Buttonwood, is located in the Township of Southold; and
WHEREAS, there was a time when the sidewalks of all Southold hamlet were dotted with
classic trees such as American Elms, but over the years many of these trees succumbed to
disease and were destroyed. Recognizing the need to replace the lost trees Town of Southold
Tree Committee established a Memorial Tree Program as a way to replenish street trees; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold, in conjunction with the Southold
Town Tree Committee, hereby proclaims April 30, 2000 to be celebrated as ARBOR DAY.
Dated: April 25, 2000.
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Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Congratulations. You are doing a good job. You were all over
town this past week planting trees. Thank you very much. We have one more presentation. As
you may or may not be aware the Town Board just received a water plan, which we had put out
to a consultant to do in relation to preservation of our water supply. Part of that, which is very
important to the communi .ty is the education, and the informational process, and the North Fork
Environmental Council presented what they felt could be a good series of programs, and the
grant from the Water Authority paid for this, and there was enough funding that it was approved
by the Water Authority and also approved by our Board that we ~vould give a check to North
Fork Environmental Council to help them with the ongoing education of the community. We
thank you very much. Is there anything you would like to say, Deb? You might as well do a
commercial.
DEBBIE O'KANE: I just want to say we are very, very grateful to the Town and to you, Madam
Supervisor, also to the Suffolk County Water Authority, and we are hoping that with this
program we can get a lot of people in town on board, and understand there are alternatives to
pesticides that are applied to lawns, applied in their landscaping practices, and we can contribute
to keeping our groundwater drinkable, and you know, it is a wonderful, precious natural
resource. We have an Organic Resource Directory. Your funding has certainly helped us produce
that, and I understand that they are kind of flying out of Town Hall. We keep getting calls from
the Town Clerk's Office asking for more, and more, and more. We do have them available at the
local libraries, from our office and here in Town Hall. Anyone that would like them we certainly
have them available. Thank you again.
I. REPORTS.
SUPERX)ISOR COCHRAN: As you know the Town Board receives Reports from the different
departments and the committee heads each month. They are listed on the front of your agenda.
They are public information. You can obtain a copy of any of these reports from the Town
Clerk's Office:
1. Island Group Administration Claim Lag Report through March 2000.
2. Prescription Benefit Reports Executive Summary October 1999 through December
1999.
3. Prescription Benefit Reports Executive Summary January 1999 through 'December
1999.
4. Southoid Town Justice Price Monthly Court Report for March 2000.
5. Southold Town Justice Evans Monthly Court Report for March 2000.
6. Southold Town Justice Bruer Monthly Court Report for March 2000.
7. Southold Town Program for the Disabled March 2000 Events.
8. Suffolk County Public Safety Revenue Audit for January 1998 through December
1998.
9. Southold Town Board of Trustees Monthly Report for March 2000.
10. Personnel Leave Time Sunm~ary Report for March 2000.
11. Southold Town Police Detective Report for March 2000.
12. North Fork Animal Welfare League Shelter Report for March 2000.'
II. PUBLIC NOTICES. None.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have no public notices.
llI. COMMUNICATIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have had some communications. We had a letter from Paul
Calabro from the North Fork Italian-American Club, a thank you, and we had a letter from
Tracey Lutz, The Retreat, re programs and services. We also had a letter from New York Marine
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Trades Association in relation to the Water Boat Show, a letter from Geraldine Sheridan in
relation to the Census, and while this mentions the Census I would like to also bring attention to
the residents of Southold Town that those of you that have not returned your forms they will be
beginning this week to go door to door to all of those persons. I can only stress once again how
important it is for you to fill out your census form, so when they comeback the second time,
please, if you deposited it somewhere, or feel that you don't want to, it ties into funding with the
Federal government for our schools, for your municipal government, and we certainly would
appreciate it. The information you give is confidential, and it certa'mly makes a difference when
people are looking at the town, and their statistics, so we encourage you as they come back to
you to, please, cooperate. Also, we have a letter from Stanley Klimberg, LIPA, in response to a
FOIL request, and a letter from John Wiltse, Connecticut Office of Emergency Management, and
we just recently had a Millstone test run for Fishers Island, and they will be doing a recap on
that. We just got the information in today.
1. Paul Calabro, North Fork Italian-American Club thanking Supervisor Cochran.
2. Tracy Lutz, The Retreat, in regard to programs and services.
3. Christopher Squeri, New York Marine Trades Association in regard to Long Island
In-Water Boat Show April 27-30, 2000.
4. Geraldine Sheridan, Census 2000 in regard to Complete Count for Census 2000.
5. Stanley Klimberg, LIPA in response to FOIL request.
6. John Wiltse, Connecticut Office of Emergency Management, in regard to success of
Millstone Nuclear Power Station Exercise.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have no public heatings.
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: At this point we go into resolutions, which, many times are a result
of the work we have done during the day, and as always we ask if there is anyone that would like
to address the Town Board in relation to the resolutions. After the passage of the resolutions we
also give time at the end of the meeting for you to address the Town Board on any Town Board
business. At this time we will just take comments in relation to any of the printed resolutions.
Sir, go to the mike, and state your name, and address the Board, because we have to be able to
record it, and transcribe it. We need your name, because all voices sound the same.
FRANK SCHIRALLI: Thank you, Supervisor Cochran, and the Board. Thank you for this
opportunity to speak. My name is Frank Schiralli. I am a Suffolk County Attorney from
Northport, New York, and I am here on behalf of Resolution # 29, and I support the resolution to
hold a public hearing on the acquisition of the property of John Kowalski, the six acres of land
that surround Custer Institute in Southold. I respectively request, however, I see that the meeting
is set for 5:07 P.M. Is that an actual time?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Yes, it is. We alternate every other two weeks our Board
meetings. Tonight happens to be 7:30. Two weeks from now it will be at 4:30.
FRANK SHIRALLI: Is it possible then to schedule the meeting at such a time and place where
other interested parties might find it a bit more convenient. A number of people I know, in fact I
represent close to 130 interested parties, none of which can be here tonight because of time
constraints involved, and the distance to come at 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon. It is rather an
inconvenient time to want the most input with respect to your decision in regard to this property.
If it is inconvenient I understand.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would say I prefer not to change the time, and I don't want to
hold it any longer than two weeks. I would hke it to be on the next Board's agenda. What you
can do is have those that can not appear put something in writing, and they will be entered into
the record along with any oral positions we may get from the public, so at least it gives them still
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the oppommity to respond and the Board reads them. They do. They are pretty good people.
Thank you. Yes, sir?
DOUGLAS GILLEN: Good evening. My name is Douglas Gillen, and I am Secretary to the
Board of Custer Institute. I understand that resolution 29 is to acquire the property, the property
thai exists around the Custer Institute. I am not sure if the Board recognizes that the Custer
Institute is a national treasure in the fact that it has some very, very rare telescopes. We think we
also have the east coast's largest pair of binoculars, and every Saturday night we are open to the
public, and we draw sometimes hundreds of people to come out to Southold, and to enjoy the
beauty of the sky that we have, because of our dark skies. If housing is permitted to be built in
the land surrounding the Custer Institute it will seriously curtail the effectiveness of the
equipment that we have. I think that I am very pleased that this Board will consider purchasing
this property, and I think you are going to have the oppommity to have a tremendous political
legacy as being known as the people who saved Custer Institute, and not as the people who
allowed Custer Institute to be destroyed, so I urge you all as you go forward I am going to start
notifying the people in the community that I know to telephone and to ~vrite, and I hope that you
would also all come out on a clear Saturday night, or if you would like, we try to schedule some
alternative nights, and have you see the equipment, because if you haven't seen it you can't truly
appreciate what a treasure the institute is, and what it does for the community. We are having our
Astronomy Jamboree coming, and we are partnering ~vith the vineyards to have a wine tasting,
and we have also sent our members of our institute out to the vineyards to do astronomy lectures
for the people who come out here. So, in addition to being an educational institution it is also an
economic generator for the Town of Southold. I hope that you all will realize how important this
is, and you won't take this resolution lightly, so thank you very much for the opportunity tot
speak.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Anyone else like to address the Town Board?
DEBBIE O'KANE: I just have a quick question about resolution #1 regarding the Orient
Mosquito Control District. I notice that the legislation doesn't include a proposal for increasing
the budget from $50,000 to $80,000, the maximum annual budget for the Mosquito Control
District, and I was just wondering how will be increase be funded, the $30,000 increase.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: By the specific tax district.
DEBBIE O'KANE: So, it is funding by the residents of Orient. I see.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: This piece of legislation you have to go to Albany to get it
approved each year, because the towns have no authority.
DEBBIE O'KANE: Does that go to a vote then in Orient, for the Orient residents to vote on the
tax increase?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I am quite sure they are working with our Assemblywoman on
getting more funds. I believe the funds come from New York State, do they not? Who can
answer me? It tells us right here that when A4883 S2760 is enacted it will increase from
$60,000 to $80,000 annual budget appropriation. They support it in the legislation. I know Pat,
our Assemblywoman is helping them with something. This is at the request of the Orient district,
and the only two places in town we have mosquito districts is Orient and Fishers Island.
JUSTICE EVANS: Actually ours is the Conservancy.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Yes, because I don't think you ever had the law by the State
enacted.
JUSTICE EVANS: The Conservancy does it.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Right, so Orient is the only one that is enacted by a special law of
New York State.
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DEBBIE O'KANE: I know we do pay taxes in Orient for the mosquito d/strict, but I was
wondering if that tax will increase as result of the increase in the budget.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would say to the district it would. If there is an increase in the
budget you have to have to get the money somewhere.
JUSTICE EVANS: What this is doing is allowing them to budget up to $80,000. Then it would
probably have to be approved by the voters.
DEBBIE O'KANE: That was my question.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I am sorry I can't help you with anymore than that. Like I say
Assemblywoman Acampora is working with them on funding somehow, but that is the State.
Anyone else like to address the Town Board?
GEORGE DELAUGIS: I am George Delaugis from Mattituck. I would like to speak to the issue
of item #29. How certain are you that resolution will pass, that we would be able to have a
hearing? The only reason I address that is because we have a lot o£members here, and I want to
be certain that we will have an opportunity on that day.
SUPERVISOR COCHAN: We will be voting tonight on whether or not ~ve should hold a public
heating.
GEORGE DELAUGIS: Are there questions the Board members might have of us, so we could
have a favorable vote for that Tuesday?
JUSTICE EVANS: I think everyone is ;villing to have a heating.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I think so too.
GEORGE DELAUGIS: That is my concem.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: To go this first step to give the public and community the
opportunity for input.
GEORGE DELAUGIS: The concern is I don't want to take your time tonight, and Doug spoke
up, and Frank spoke. There are a number of members that can not make it tonight, because it was
a short notice. I would just hke to make you, Jean, aware of one item. Your son went through
my program, was my student and he did attend Custer Institute. I teach at Suffolk Community
College, so the benefit is, I would just like to make a point. Dark skies are a rarity. Educationally
they are hard to find so I hope at least everyone has the opportunity to listen to us on Tuesday.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Was it my son or my husband?
GEORGE DELAUGIS: Your son. He did very well. I was wondering if he had a telescope of
his own now.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Wtfich son?
GEORGE DELAUGIS: The policeman.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I feel comfortable that the Board will support having a hearing, and
allowing me to sign an option of purchase. At least it will give us the time ~ve need to investigate
some other direction.
GEORGE DELAUGIS: I think we should all be aware, as Doug said, what we have out here,
and if we could preserve it, it would be great. Thank you.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Would anyone else like to address the Town Board? (No
response.) If not, we will begin the resolutiOns.
l. -Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to Article IX of the Constitution, the Town Board of the Town of
Southold hereby requests the enactment of Senate Bill No. S. 2760-A and Assembly Bill No. A.
4883-A, entitled "AN ACT to amend Chapter 246 of the laws of 1916 relating to the
extermination of mosquitoes and the establishment of districts therefore, in relation to
authorization for the amount of the annual appropriation by the Town of Southold for the Orient
Mosquito District," It is hereby declared that a necessity exists for the enactment of such
legislation, whereas the Town Board does not have the power to enact legislation by local law.
1.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evansi Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
2. -Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the TOwn Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the Solid Waste
District 2000 budget as follows:
Amount T___qo
$800.00 Computer Software Support Contract
(SR 8160.4.400.250)
$2,500.00 Overtime Earnings
(SR 8160.1.100.200)
$2,500.00 Glass Removal
(SR 8160.4.400.825)
$12,000:00 Engineering
(SRT 8160.4.400A00)
From
Newspaper Removal
(SR 8160.4.440.835)
Regular Earnings
(SR 8160.1.100.100)
C & D Removal
(SR 8160.4.400.810)
C & D Removal
(SR 8160.4.400.810)
2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
3. -Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the
Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville to advertise for Beach Attendants, Lifeguards, and Water
Safety Instructors.
3. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the ToWn Board of the Town of Southold authorize and establish the
following pay schedule for the 2000 recreation department's summer staff:
STEP NUMBER LIFEGUARD BEACH ATTENDANT
1 $8.50 $6.25
2 $8.75 $6.50
3 $9.00 $6.75
4 $9.25 $7.00
5 $9.50 $7.25
6 $9.75 $7.50
7 $10.00 $7.75
8 $10.25 $8.O0
PLAYGROUND INSTRUCTORS WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTORS
$8.50/HOUR $14/HOUR
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I have a question. I seem to recollect that at budget time we
discuSsed the possibility of starting Life Guards at $10.00 an hour, because we were having
difficulty in getting them.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: And all the jurisdictions around us were up in that area.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They were all $10.00 or better. It is more than I make today, so lets
not dissect all of this2 Let's go ahead and advertise but may I have a motion to table for t~vo
weeks?
t~a. -Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that Resolution #4, authorizing and establishing a pay schedule for the 2000
Recreation Department's summer staff be HELD.
4a. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
5. -Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to the
Griswold-Terry-Glover Post #803, Southold American Legion, Southold, New York, to use the
following to;vn roads for a Memorial Day Parade to begin at 10:00 A.M., Monday, May 29,
2000, provided they file with the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar Certificate of Liability
Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured: Boisseau Avenue and Tucker's
Lane, Southold, New York.
5 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
6. -Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund
Whole Town 2000 budget as follows:
To:
A.9901.9.000.100 Transfers to Other Funds
Transfers to Capital Fund $ 50,000.00
From:
A. 1680.2.400.440
Central Data Processing
Equipment
Personal Computers $ 50,000.00
6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
7.- Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, May
9, 2000, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as the time and place for
a public hearing on the question of acquisition of certain parcel of property from Ann Marie
Goerler, for purchase of development rights in agricultural lands under Chapter 25 and Chapter 6
of the Town Code. Said property is identified SCTM# 1000-96-3~5; 1000-96-2-11 comprising
approximately 56.9 acres, at a price of $11,600.00 per acre. Said property to be purchased either
outright by the Town of Southold, or acquired under the Suffolk County Preservation Partnership
Program whereby Suffolk County may appropriate an amount equal to 50% of the total cost of
acquisition; or under the Suffolk County Greenways Program whereby Suffolk County may
appropriate an amount up to 70% of the total cost of acquisition.
?.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
8.- Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby terminates the employment
of Harold Walters from the position of School Crossing Guard, effective April 11, 2000.
8.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
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9.- Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Lieutenant Carlisle
E. Cochran, Jr. to the Suffolk-County E-911 Commission to serve as the representative/agency
member of the Southold Town Police Department, effective immediately,
9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
10.- Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to
Principal planner Valerie SCopaz to attend the Land Trust Alliance 8th Annual New York Land
Conservation Conference at the State University of New York at New Paltz, New York on June
2 & 3, 2000, and the necessary expenses for registration, transportation, accommodations, and
meals shall be a legal charge to the Planning Board 2000 budget.
10.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman RiChter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evansi Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
11. - Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the Marine
Division 2000 budget as follows:
To:
A.3130.2.400.250 Radar $ 635.00
From:
A.3130.2.300.100 Automobile/Light Trucks $ 635.00
11. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
12. - Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the To~vn of Southold hereby modifies the Marine
Division 2000 budget as follows:
To:
Revenues:
A2705.40 Donation to Police Dept. $ 500.00
Appropriations:
A.3120.4.100.900 Misc. Supplies $ 500.00
12. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
13.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, 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 acquisition of a new Payloader for the Solid Waste
District, all in accordance with bid specifications provided by the Solid Waste Coordinator.
13.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
1 ti. - Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to the
Raymond Cleaves Post 861, American Legion, Mattituck, New York, to use the following town
roads for a Memorial Day Parade to begin at 8:00 A.M., Monday, May 29, 2000, provided they
file with the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the
Town of Southold as an additional insured: Wickham Avenue, Pike Street, Westphalia Road,
Sound Avenue, and Love Lane, Mattituck, New York.
1 ti.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
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5.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund
Whole Town 2000 budget as follows:
To:
Revenues:
A.2705.30 Gifts & Donations $ 3,000.00
Appropriations:
A:8560.4.400:200 Tree & Tee Maintenance $ 2,000.00
A.8560.1.200.100 Personal Services/reg. Earning $1,000.00
5.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
16.- Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts, with regret, the
resignation of Nicole Miller, Part-Time Student Intern II in the Building Department, effective
April 19, 2000.
16.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
JUstice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
t 7.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the
Town Clerk to advertise for two (2) Part-Town Clerks or Student Interns for the Receiver of
Taxes Office, to fill vacant positions due to recent resignations.
t 7.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
18.- Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the To~vn of Southold hereby sets 5:05 P.M., Tuesday,
May 9, 2000 as the time and place for a public hearing on the conveyance of a term scenic and
conservation easement from the John B. Tuthill Family Limited Parmership to the Town of
Southold pursuant to General Municipal Law 247. The parcel of land consists of approximately
(34) flfirty-four acres of farm and meadowland adjacent to Orient Harbor in the Hamlet of Orient,
Town of Southold consisting of part of SCTM #1000-17-6-13, and 1000-17-6-14. The cost of the
conveyance to the Town to be ($1.00) One Dollar is hereby waived.
18. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
19. -~ Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute an agreement with the Peconic Land Trust to assist the
Town in identifying and implementing preservation programs to acquire development rights to
agricultural lands, fee interest to open space and other lands; the Community Preservation
Project Plan; and other planning, acquisition, and negotiations services, all in accordance with
the approval of the Town Attorney.
t 9. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
20.- Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED [hat the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves the brochure "A
Property Owners Guide to Preserving Farmland and Open Space" and authorizes the Southold
Town Land Preservation Committee to print and distribute it, and all associated costs in amount
not to exceed $440.00 shall be a legal charge to the Town 2000 Budget.
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20. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
21 .-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute a Stipulation of Settlement with the CSEA regarding the
promotion of Justice Court Clerk Barbara Andrade to the position of Senior Court Clerk.
21.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
22. -Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby promotes Justice Court Clerk
Barbara Andrade to the full-time position of Senior Justice Court Clerk at a salary of $37,288.86,
effective April 27, 2000.
22.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
23. -Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Town
Clerk Elizabeth Neville to advertise for a part-time intern to work in the Building Department.
23.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
24. -Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans,
WltEREAS, the Town of Southold is committed to acquiring farmland development rights with
Suffolk County in the "Suffolk County Greenways County Fund" Program; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Southold shall provide at least th/rty percent (30%) of the actual cost
of acquisition and the County shall provide (70%) of the actual cost of acquisition; and
WHEREAS, the County has requested a resolution from the Town listing the potential parcels
for farmland acquisition within the Town of Southold; be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby directs the Town Clerk to
forward the attached documentation, the list of parcels for the County of Suffolk to consider for
acquisition under the Suffolk County Greenways (70/30) County Fund Progran~ and any
additional documentation to Suffolk County.
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6.36 SGPA 85.-2-1.1 ZANOWSKI FRANK 3155 BRIDGE LA
33.47 SGPA 85.-2-7 VANBOURGONDIEN C J.INC 39395 MAIN RD
70.41 8GPA 85.-2-9.2 DAMIANO8 HERODOTUS 39935 MAIN RD
35.31 8GPA 85.-2-14 PINDAR ASSOCIATE8 37325 MAIN RD
36.98 ~GPA e5.-2-15 PINDAR vINEYARDS LLC' ' 37645 MAIN RD
30.79 SGPA 85.-2-16 KEIL OTTO FLORISTS INC 38145 MAiN RD
27.65 8GPA 86.-1-15 DAMIANO8 HERODOTUS," 4195 MAIN RD
54.9 SGPA 95.-3-8.1 8CHMITT ANTHONY J JR &.ORS 5780 OREGON RD
12.14 8GPA 95.-4-.1 8CHMITT ANTHONY & ORS 7040 OREGON RD
26.13 8GPA 95.-4-3.1 KAUNECKAS LOUISE 8500 ALVAHS LA
4.95 SGPA 95.-4-5.2 MA'I'rlTUCK FARMS HOLDINGS LLC 8820 ALVAHS LA
8.49 SGPA 95.-4-6 FICNER S'I'AClA 7990 OREGON RD
6.09 SGPA 95.-4-9 KRUPSKI ANN MARIE : 8900 OREGON RD
19.58 SGPA 95..4.-10 KRUPSKI ANN MARIE 7155 DEPOT LA
12.77 SGPA 95.-4-11 KRUPBKI JOHN P JR & SUZANNE M 6005 DEPOT LA
6.55 SGPA 95.-4-12 GANCARZ BERTHA & ORS 19285 CR 48
6.58 SGPA 95.-4-13 MATRICK THOMAS J 19155 CR48
3.16 SGPA 96.-2-2 STRAUBING REBBIE 4900 DEPOT LA
2.19 SGPA . 96.-2-3 EAST END REALTY, LLC .4880 DEPOT LA
35.68 SGPA 96.-2-7 RHX CORP 21200 CR 48
27.67 8GPA 96.-2-10 PIETREWICZ ALBIN · 4735 COX LA
9.23 SGPA 96.-2.11 GOERLER REVOCABLE TRUST 3975 COX LA
39.!8 SGPA 96.-3-4.1 ',GO, E ,RLE.R R,EVOCABLE TRUST 3175 COX LA
11 SGPA 96.-3-5 GOER, LER REVOCABLE TRUST '!400 COX LA
14.92 SGPA 96?. ~..3 BIDWELL FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0'HE) 18910 CR 48
23.59 SGPA 100...4-2 SIDOR JOHN JR & ORS AS TRUSTEES 1250 OREGON RD
60.27 SGPA 100.-4-4 81DOR MARTIN JR & FRANcEs 2010 OREGON RD
33.09 SGPA 100...4-8 DORSET FARMS INC 4100 OREGON RD
21.07 BGPA 101.-1-2,3 DEERKOSKI FELIX & ANO 4600 ELIJAHS LA
14.12 SGPA 101.-1..4.1 L & R VINEYARDS A$$OC 13934 CR 48
94.75 SGPA 101.-1-5.2 L & R VINEYARDS ASSOC , 3790 OREGON RD
31.51 SGPA 101.-1-3.1 WICKHAM WILLIAM H EST ,, 15325 CR 48
12.2 SGPA 101.-1-14.3 SCHNEIDER ERNEST & WF 7645 ALVAHS LA
5.23 8GPA 101.-1-14.4 WESL, EY HALL VINEYARDS INC 7490 ALVAHS LA
14.5 SGPA 101.-1-19.1 sAMOLEVVSKI ROBERT;R & RI:TA J AS TRUSTEES 7800 ALVAHS LA
6,.78 SGPA 101.-2-1 STE~=LE DAVID L & SHERRY · 13200 CR 48
8.94 SGPA 101.-2-3.1 TUTHILL JoHN C 13400 CR 48
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2ti. -Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
25.-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it ~vas
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor lean W. Cochran to execute the Declaration and Agreement with Peconic Landing at
Southold, Inc. with regard to the payment of real property taxes.
COUNCiLMAN MURPHY: Before I cast my vote on this I would like to just say that the
Supervisor really deserves a lot of credit for this one. This was something that was going back
and forth for quite awhile, and you brought the parties together, and I think beat the two heads
together, and they came up with an agreement, that protects not only the school district, but also
the town in receiving tax payments on this, and it will not become tax exempt m any point, so I
want to thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you for those kind words. I know we haven't finished the
vote, Betty, but we have a project that is taking place in Southold down at the old Brecknock
Hall property, that was slated for, I believe, five hundred houses, condominiums in a subdivision
kind of thing, and then a health service organization came along, where it is supported living or
life care, and it cut the density down to three something, I think it is three, and these people will
be building this in the Town of Southold. When they first came to see me I felt very strongly that
it was good for Southold, and still believe that, but there ~s some question because we had a
ruling against us as a township in relation to the nursing home that is here, that is that is put in
the category of a hospital, so we lost that decision by a Judge. We have never felt that it is a
hospital, but many residents were concerned that this would happen also in this instance. It
would effect more than the town, but it would also affect the Greenport School District, so they
were very concerned, and from day one the gentleman doing this project said they would pay
PiLOTS. PILOTS is Payment In Lieu of Taxes, so if they are not paying income tax they are
obligated to still pay an amount. We have worked. We have been negotiating back and forth. It
has been a long hard row, but we have reached the point now where this resolution gives me the
authority to sign the agreement with Peconic Landing, and they will forever henceforth pay taxes
for PiLOTS, which are payments in lieu of taxes. So, we are delighted. We are pleased. We think
it is good for the community, and it will add to our tax base.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I just want to say one thing. This is like wearing the belt with
suspenders. We were given assurances by Assessors that this project is taxable, and to allay any
concerns this is the belt that goes with the suspenders. If the law changed or something changed
down the road these folks have lived up to an agreement that they made to the community which
is that they would continue to pay taxes, but from the get-go this was a taxable project, and that
was what it made it kind of exciting for the town. It is one of those taxable projects that brings
revenue to the community, aids the school district, and in this kind of community is a senior
community, so we don't expect the residents there to be providing children to the school district.
It is a win-win situation, and it is great that they kind of wrapped it up with PiLOTing, so that is
terrific.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We are delighted.
25.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
26. -Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby increases the salary of the
Town Attorney's confidential Secretary, Melanie Doroski JSom $29,202.75 to $31,702.75,
effective April 13, 2000.
26.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran2
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This resolution was ADOPTED.
27. -Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Dennis R. Long to
the position of Provisional Building Inspector for the Town of Southold at a salary of
$35,665.02.
27.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans~ Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED,
28. -Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Supervisor
Cochran to execute any and all documents related to the lease agreement between the Town of
Southold and the North Fork Bank for a park on the bank owned property located at Pike Street,
Mattituck, New York, all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney.
28.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
jUstice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
29.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans,
WHEREAS, the Land preservation Committee has reviewed and recommended the parcel of
property lcnown as SCTM #1000-70-8-1 for acquisition under the 2% Community Preservation
Program; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 5:07 P.M., Tuesday,
May 9, 2000 as the time and place fore a public hearing on the purchase of the parcel knows as
SCTM #1000-70-8-1, which consists of approximately 6.0 acres, located at the intersection Pine
Neck Road and Main Bayview (adjacent to the Custer Institute) in the hamlet of Southold. The
purchase price of $199,990.000. The purchase funds to come from the 2% Community
Preservation Fund; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby authorizes Supervisor Jean W. Cochran
to enter into a conditional purchase agreement for the parcel known as SCTM #1000-70-8-1
prior to the public hearing as authorized by Southold Town Code Chapter 6 Section 6-28 (A).
29 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
30. -Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Southold Town Clerk Elizabeth 'A. Neville to advertise for a part-time intern to complete the
Landmark inventory.
30.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is the end of our resolutions this evening. I would like to take
a moment to thank the Board for the work and the support through working with Peconic
Landing at Southold. Also, I do have to express thanks to Assessors. They have also worked on
this. Our Town Attorney has given it a great deal of time, and once again I have never done this
at a Board meeting, but I am going to sign the contract right here and now, so here we go. It has
already been signed by Mr. Thompson. The Town Clerk will now notarize my signature. Then it
is all legal.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Do you give out pens?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I was going to give a pen to Charlie Kozora, the Superintendent of
Greenport Schools, and I thought when I signed it I would give him the pen, so I am sorry he is
not here. At this point we will accept comments from anyone who would like to address the
Town Board on any town business.
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COUNCILMAN RICHTER: I would like to say a few words about Peconic Landing. Over the
the last two years on this project with the payment for the taxes, I would just like to say that first
of all Peconic Landing, as Tom said and the others, the gentlemen were very nice people. I think
the project is great for Southold Town, and I really appreciated what they have done. The
Assessors, they also, have put a lot of time in on this, and they did a good job. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is a big step. It is great. Anyone like to address the Town
Board? Mr. Williams?
JACK WILLIAMS: Jack Williams from East Marion. I would like to commend the Board for
it's work over the months in preparing, and getting in better shape the Jones Report, now the
Voorhis Report, now the Water Preservation Strategy, and I think that we are moving on toward
a point where there can be significant discourse on the subject. I wanted to bring to the Board's
attention two questions, which as far as I can tell are not yet resolved in any of the documents
that have been brought forth up until now. You may recall that at the dog and pony show two
Weeks ago there was a section where Mr. Voorhis said that there were two options for bringing
water to Southold; and one of them was bring it from the west, and the other was to pump it up
out of the groUnd. Then he kind of dismissed the first idea, and said, let's talk about the second. I
know that there are opponents of the Jones Report ~vho are going to be vocal in this situation,
and one of the questions they will ask, I believe, is who says you can't get water from up west? If
you can, then there is certainly a good deal less urgency to the subject matter of the Jones Report,
and the strategy. If Pine Barrens water, in deed, is available then it can just flo~v up the North
Fork all the way to my house in East Marion, and we need not concern ourselves about the
aquifers to such a great extent. Now I happen to believe that not much Pine Barren water will be
available for the North Fork, but that is just my feeling about it. I haven't seen anybody who has
said authoritatively that the option of bringing water from the Pine Barrens to the North Fork is
not a viable alternative, and I believe that the opponents of the Jones Report are going to ask that,
and ask it, and ask it, and the Board, I would hope, would have some sort of answer, and some
sort of authority that they can say on that subject. The second question is, how soon does the
crisis come? We are all talking about now, we are all saying, well, the aquifer will support a
population of 30,000, and if we build out on the current zoning we will get to a population of
63,000, but it is always left up in the air as to when will that happen. What is the flash date on
this catastrophe? I don't think that any of us can answer that exactly, but I would recommend to
you a procedure by which it might be possible to get somewhere near an answer to that. The
amoUnt of draw on the aquifer is directly related to the population. The population, it seems to
me, or at least the expansion of the population is more or less directly related to the number of
building permits that are issued. It seems that it ~vould:be possible to erect a kind of a matrix, or a
curve, which would show that if there are 500 building permits issued every year for the next
five years, that at the end of nine years we will have exhausted the ability of aquifer to support
itself. On the other hand, if there is a lower number of building permits it might take longer, and
if there were even less than that, even longer. What I am saying is we can't get to an exact
enumeration of when the catastrophe will come. The catastrophe, of course, is when even with
the recharge that we ordinarily get here in winter, fall and the spring, when those times are not
sufficient to recharge the aquifer. When we reach that point that is the other side up towards the
63,000 figure. So, what I am saying is that if it is possible to chart a kind of a time line on this
stuff then I think it should be done, because that is probably as close as you get to an
approximation of when the crisis will occur. Now, there are two other factors that you could put
into it, and one of them is the weather that nobody knows anything about, and the other of the
availability of mortgage money, and those both of those do enter into the equation, but I don't
know exactly how you put that kind of a term together. What I do know is that the closer you can
get to having a specific answer, and the answer may not be just one date, you know. You will
say, when is the catastrophe going to occur? Well, say, 2009. If you say at the current rate of
building permit issuance the catastrophe may occur in 2023, and/or something of that type. If the
number of building permits increases then sooner. Now, the Suffolk County Water Authority is
a major utility, and as a major utility I am sure it has planning people on it's staff, who do a lot of
this kind of consumer projection, and it may be that what I am suggesting here is akeady
available to you, or at least available to Mr. LoGrande, and if that is the case I would hope that
before we get too deeply into the debate over this thing, if we had that information available to
us. Thank you very much.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Mr. Williams. Anyone else like to address the Town
Board? (No response0 If not, I will call on the Board anything they might have to share with
the pubhc.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I will share with the Board. We had a good Code Committee on
Monday morning nice and early. Brian was there. The main topic of discussion being on Orient
involving the ATV and off road vehicle, the nmse, and whatnot. We had a good turnout, because
the school was closed, so we had some young people here, and their families, and we had some
of the affected neighbors there, and we actually had quite a good dialogue and some good idea
sharing, so we may have some solutions that are not ideal, but we are heading in the right
direction. We took more time with the agenda than we expected, but that was okay. We set aside
other items. We have some th/ngs to bring to the Board to talk about. I was just happy to see that
we did agree with Peconic Land Trust, two important resolutions today. We don't always explain
what we are doing here. We get criticized for that, but in doing that agreement with them for
$30,000, and doing the property owners guide in trying to make known, and better known. A lot
of good stuff is going on here. We want to get the word. There are programs for conservation
that are out there. Good stuff
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: I would just like to, as you say, many times we don't explain some
of our resolutions, but on resolution 18 today, where we accepted and approved a conservation
easement for the Tuthill Family Limited Partnership on thirty-four acres along Orient Harbor.
The very interesting thing about this piece, not only is it a piece that is very valuable to the town
in that this piece of property has been in the same family since 1640, has not changed hands, and
the family is committed to keeping it that way, and this is why they have asked us to go into this
easement agreement with them. I think it is one of the most important pieces we have, and one
thing I have asked of them, and they supposedly had it, is a copy of that original deed.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I know we have to find proof that we were here before 1640, so I
said I want a copy of his deed, a map. Maybe we can finally prove to Southampton, Supervisor
Cannuscio that we can finally prove that we were here first. I have a few things I would like to
share. May 13tn at 9:00 a.m. is clean up for the entire town, so we are looking forward to people
coming out, and helping us. We will collect ar each of the three schools at 9:00 o'clock in the
morning, Mattituck School, Southold School, and Greenport School, and go from there. We have
been getting some complaints, and we get them this time of year before the greenery comes back
on the trees, and the bushes, and the weeds, and you can see the ugliness of the litter along the
highway, and we are hoping to pull the plastic bags out of the trees up by the Landfill one way or
another. Number two; we are going to begin to enforce the house numbers. This law you had
kind of grace period, and I believe that ended January 1, 2000, so we implore you to please put
your house numbers out on the front of your house where they are visible. This is very important.
This is requested by your fnce departments and your emergency people. Southold Fire
Department alone last year had over 500 emergency calls. They can't find you if you don't have
your house number out there. I understand it is on your tax bill, so that if you check your tax bill
you should see your house number. But, we would like compliance. If not we are going to begin
to begin to enforce. Another thing you notice in Town Hall, if you have been in the building, that
we have a display of artwork. If you haven't been in the building, please, stop and come in and
see because it is done by young people. It is sponsored by the Long Island Woman's Agenda.
They have displays in all the Town Halls throughout Suffolk County possibly Nassau, too, but I
know at least through Suffolk County, so we encourage you to come in and see what the young
people have painted or drawn. Also, on Wednesday at 4:15 we are fommate that the Health
Department will be coming out to do a meeting. At 4:15 they will be doing a meeting on the
West Nile Virus. We feel, and the Health Department feels that one of the key things is
information and education in relation to the possible disease affecting our residents. There are
some dos and don'ts that you can do. In addition on April 29th, which is this Saturday, we have a
Youth Conservation Jamboree, which is sponsored by Southold Town. It is from 10:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. Nine o'clock is registration. It is for ages 7 through 16. The activities and exhibits
include construction of bird and bat houses, fishing, archery, kayaldng, canoeing, fly tying.
Southold Indian Museum will be showing crafts, nature crafts, and Cornell Cooperative
Extension will have a touch tank exhibit.
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Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 8:35 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: COuncilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice EVans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was ADOPTED.
Southold Town Clerk