HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-06/20/2000REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on June 20, 2000, at the Southold
Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Supervisor Cochran opened the meeting at 7:30
P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Town Clerk Neville.
Present:
Supervisor Jean W. Cochran
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Councilman William D. Moore
Councilman John M. Romanelli
Councilman Brian G. Murphy
Councilman Craig A. Richter
Town Clerk Ehzabeth A. Neville
Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have a motion to approve the audit of bills for June 20,
2000?
Moved by Councilman Murphy, 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 $227,930.87; General Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $11,143.71;
Community Development Fund bills in the amount of $30,000.00; Highway Fund Whole Town
bills in the amount of $44,345.95; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $25,090.84;
Capital Projects Account bills in the amount of $62,385.08; Landfill Cap & Closure bills in the
amounl of $13,300.00; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $4,620.00; Fishers
Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $127,629.82; Refuse & Garbage District bills in the
amount of $703,589.09; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of $10,547.32; Fishers
Island bills in the amount of $635.60; Southold Agency & Trust bills in the amount of
$10,169.11; Fishers Island Ferry District Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $170.24; Open
Space Capital Fund bills in the amount of $229,730.00; SCNB Accounts payable Checks bills in
the amount of $229,730.00.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May [ have approval of minutes of June 6, 2000, Town Board
meeting?
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of June 6, 2000, Town Board meeting be and hereby are
approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Setting the date for the next regular Town Board meeting for
Thursday, July 6th at 4:30 P.M.
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the next meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at 4:30 P.M.,
Thursday, July 6, 2000 at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have several Special Presentations this evening. They are both
important to the community. One is saying thank you to a volunteer. He has given many, many
years to the Town as Chmrman of our Tree Committee, and if you notice out in the foyer we
have a tree and memorial plaque with the names on, and Ed has been a part of this. I think started
Arbor Day and kids in school, and giving away trees. Why don't you join me up here, Ed? We
would like to honor you for work you have done.
ED DART: Thank you, Jean.
Moved by Supervisor Cochran, seconded by the Entire Town Board,
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold wishes to recognize Edward Dart for his
commendable service to the community in the Town of Southold, and
WHEREAS, Edward Dart has given generously of his time and expertise serving as chairman of
the Southold Town Tree Committee for many years; and
WHEREAS, under ED DART'S direction, a Tree Memorial program was established which not
only beautifies our township but is also a way to establish a living. ED was instrumental in
obtaining grant monies for tree restoration and the planting of new trees; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the behalf of the residents of
Southold town, hereby expresses its appreciation to EDWARD DART, for his unselfish,
wholehearted commitment to his service as a member of Southold Town Tree Committee, and
his untiring efforts to a job well done.
Dated: June 20, 2000.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supermsor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We thank you for the many years, what, ten, fifteen?
EDWARD DART: Twelve or thirteen at least.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Would you like to say something?
EDWARD DART: Well, I am very grateful to the Town Board for this acknowledgement, and it
really has been an honor and privilege to serve the town that I love so much, and it is nice that
over the years I will be able to see the growth of trees, and I have been watching them over the
past few years, and they are really, really getting noticeable now, and I know they are going to
make a big difference to our town in the long run. So, thank you very much.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Now, we have another presentation I would like to introduce to you
John Greene, who is Chairman of the Landmark Preservation Committee. I think John has two
presentations.
John Greene made Special Landmark Designation Presentations to Melvin and Ruth Phaff, and
Mattituck Historical Society.
I. REPORTS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know the Town Board receives reports from the different
departments, committees each month. They are on file with the Town Clerk's Office, and they
are public information, so if there is an area that you are interested in, please, feel fxee to come in
and see our happy little Town Clerk, and she will certainly assist you.
1. Southold Town Justice Bruer's Monthly Court Report for May 2000.
2. Southold Town Justice Price's Monthly Court Report for May 2000.
3. Southold Town Justice Evans' Monthly Court Report for May 2000.
4. ' Southold Town Building Department March, April and May 2000 Monthly Report.
5. Southold Town Budget Report for May 2000.
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6. Southold Town Animal Shelter Monthly Report for May 2000.
7. Southold Town Board of Trustees Monthly Report for May 2000.
8. Leave Time Summary Report for May 2000.
II. PUBLIC NOTICES
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Public Notices, there is one in relation to the Orient Mosquito
District in the freshwater wetlands in Orient, and that is from the DEC. There is one from the
US Corp Of Army Engineers in relation to an application for bulkheading in James Creek, written
comments June 23rd, 2000. New York State DEC Notice of Complete Application Fishers Island
Country Club to install gravel golf cart path at East End Road, written comments by June 30th,
2000. US Corp of Engineers in relation to removing an existing pier, construct a new walkway,
and to install a float ramp, and that is in the Village of Greenport. The comments for that is June
27th, 2000.
1. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Notice of Complete
Application of Orient Mosquito District to apply insecticides in and adjacent to NYSDEC
regulated freshwater wetlands in Orient, Town of Southold. Written comments to be
received June 23, 2000.
2. US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, Notice of application of Christopher M.
Conklin to replace bulkhead in James Creek, Great Peconic Bay, Town of Southold.
Written comments by June 23, 2000.
3. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Notice of Complete
Application of Fishers Island Country Club to install a gravel golf cart path at East End
Road, Fishers Island, Town of Southold. Written comments to be received by June 30,
2000.
4. U.S. Corp of Engineers, NY District, Notice of application of Arthur Stroem to remove an
existing pier, construct a new walkway, install a ramp to a float, install mooring piles and
floats, and dredge in Stirling Basin, Shelter Island Sound, Village of Greenport, Town of
Southold. Comments by June 27, 2000.
m. COMMUNICATIONS
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Received a letter from Peg Murphy, who does our Summer
Showcase Series down at the Green on the comer in relation to the schedule of the summer
concerts, and thanks the Town Board once again for their support. Again, these are volunteers
that organize and nm the concerts all summer long on the Wednesday evenings down at the
Green. Everyone once in awhile if you run into Peg Murphy on the street or IGA just say, hey,
thanks for providing this service, because again, we depend on volunteers to be able to provide to
the community many of these nice things that happen. Also, received a letter from Debbie
O'Kane of the North Fork Environmental Council a thank you for the support of the Town Board
in Go Organic 2000 Program. A letter to Valerie Scopaz from Tommmara Van Ryn, Land Trust
Alliance a thank you for the presentation of workshop at New York Land Conservation
Conference, also, a letter to the Supervisor from Patricia M. Favreau, in relation to Betty Neville.
Betty Neville is our Town Clerk, bul she has been elected to serve as a District Director of the
Association for New York State. So, the Town Board congratulates you. We are very pleased.
We have a lot of our, not only elected people, but staff people that are asked to take part and
serve on different boards, and become involved in panels. Jim McMahon had one for housing
the other day. Valerie served on a panel. I recently served on a panel in relation to quality
communities, and you have a dam good town here, and you have a lot of good people in it that
serve the community as far as government is concerned, and we are very pleased when one of
our own ~s invited to serve on the next level of government. So, congratulations, Betty.
1. Peg Murphy in regard to the Summer Showcase Concert Series schedule of summer
concerts and thank you for support.
2. Debra O'Kane, North Fork Environmental Council thanking Supervisor Cochran for
support of"Go Organic 200" program.
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3. Tammara Van Ryn, Land Trust Alliance thanking Valerie Scopaz for presentation of
workshop at the New York land Conservation Conference.
4. Patricia M. Favreau, New York State Town Clerks Association in regard to Town Clerk
Elizabeth Neville being elected to District Director of Association.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
1. 8:00 p,m., on a proposed "Local Law in Relation to Restricted Truck Traffic on Love Lane,
Mattituck, Chapter 92 of the Code of the Town of Southold".
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know the Town Board has a policy, that prior to the
passing of the resolutions we ask for your input or comment on the resolutions. There is a period
of time after this business is done that the Town Board has scheduled for you to address the
Town Board on any town business. So, is there anyone that would like to address the Board in
relation toany of the printed resolutions? Mr. Williams? Please, speak clearly. We only have one
mike tonight, because the other one was breaking up at the last meeting, and in order for the girls
in Betty's office to transcribe just speak a little louder.
JACK WILLIAMS: I am Jack Williams from East Marion, and I am inquiring about resolutions
#30 and 31, and I would like to make sure that sometime during the evening there is some
discussion about what the word policy means. I would take it that it is not as strong as having the
fome of law, and something stronger than the individual depending on the member of the Town
Board, or anyone else. But, since as far as I know what was said this morning there is one copy
on this planet of the map. I hope it will be carefully guarded.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We are sending through more, Jack.
JACK WILLIAMS: That's fine. Can I be reassured that there will be some discussion about the
word as policy sometime during the evening?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You did it.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: It is not a law. It is a guideline. It is a loose word. I agree with
you.
JACK WILLIAMS: What are you doing then by this resolution then or these resolutions?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: We are adopting this policy. Then from that point on we will look
at possible laws, or changes of laws, that will bring this policy into law.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: At this point we are passing it as a policy. I think most people
understand the word policy. It is not written in stone as legislation would be, but as we go
through this is to help set the town in a direction in relation to water, and the plan that has been
developed. As we go through, and the Town Board will use the plan, they will begin to pick out
things that they feel are important to the preservation of the water in Southold, At that time
legislation will be drawn and it will enacted by the Town Board. Then it is in stone.
JACK WILLIAMS: Any timetable for any of this?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As fast as we can move along.
JACK WILLIAMS: Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You are welcome. I think Mr. Lizewski had his hand up.
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JOE LIZEWSKI: Just a comment on 30 and 31, adopt Water Strategy as policy and Water Map
as policy, I think that the discussion on Water Map is excellent. I think most of us would like to
see that map put into play as quickly as possible. It does a lot of things. It basically does enhance
the hamlets that we want to enhance, because it supplies people who need water who are already
there, and not wanting to build or develop anymore with water, which is very important to a lot
of the people who are akeady there in some of these areas. I think that, as soon as possible the
Water Authohty would like to see it also, because they only have so much going, and they can
always increase later on, always change it, but we think that the Water Map is a very excellent
tool, and even though it really isn't a zoning tool and water tool, it really will put an anchor in to
stop some growth, or have people at least think about some growth in some areas that maybe we
don't want to see grow too rapidly. On the other hand the entire Water Strategy does belong does
belong to policy, because it has country inns, and TDRs, and a lot of things in it that should go
through a pretty thorough hashing out. There is an awful lot in there that I think the public should
be made aware of. I think there should be many meetings on the use of TDRs, and some of the
things that are in there, that really belong in a public forum before they are adopted. I think there
is alot of people, who want to know more about them. I think there should be a lot of discussion
about the country inns and how some of the stuff works, and I think that part of these two things,
the policy and the map, are very different to us. l ltfink the policy is one thing, but I think the
water map is pretty much concrete the way it really sits on it's own merits. There is only so
much. There is only so much water that they can do, and I do think, like I said, it doesn't hurt
any of the people who are here. It enhances the areas that we want to enhance. It gives people
what they really need, and I think that should be adopted as a law as soon as possible, because I
don't think there is much you are going to do with that. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Would you go to the mike, please, and give us your name?
HOWARD MEINKE: Ho~vard Meinke, President of the North Fork Environmental Council,
presently of Cutchogue. Adopt Water Strategy as policy, I guess I just am really asking is the
Water Strategy ~s another name for the Nelson, Pope and Voorhis report, because that has been
in the libraries. We have all studied it. If this is just another name for it, that is good. If there is
some sublimely leading out to changing, we want to know about it. It seems to me that we all
talked about Nelson, Pope, and I would rather you keep its name through the negotiations.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is the original name, and that is the name that was given to
report, and I think everyone in the world shortened it to Nelson, Pope, because this is the Town
of Southold Water Supply Management and Water Shed Protection Strategy. You can see why
we went to Nelson, Pope, but this is the same report,
HOWARD MEINKE: Okay, fine, thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Paul?
PAUL SPARZA: Paul Sparza, Mattituck, seventeen, authorize consolidation and merger of the
services, blah, blah. How is that going to affect the workers? Are they going to all be updated to
now laborers, or?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They keep their same rating· Yes. Anyone else like to address the
Town Board?
PHIL MILOWSKI: I don't know too much about it, first of all, there is one word familiar with
Phil Moss in Southold? Is the Town Board familiar with the Water Quality Monitoring Program
in Nassau-Suffolk County dated June 9th, 19997
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is not included in any report that you have?
PHIL MILOWSKI: June 1999.
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COUNCILMAN MOORE: What is the name of the one you just cited?
PHIL MILOWSKE Water Quality Monitoring Program to Detect Pesticides Foundation in
Groundwater of Nassau and Suffolk Counties New York.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: What is the year?
PHIL MILOWSKI: June 1999. Mr. Trent was the author.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I don't see that referenced in this report by that name.
PHIL MILOWSKI: Well, is there anything about pesticides in this report?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Yes.
PHIL MILOWSKI: What exactlY is it? What report is referenced?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: We have an area Waste Treatment Management Study, Special
Groundwater Protection Area Plan.
pHIl. MILOWSKI: That was in 1982, wasn't it?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I am just telling you what is in the report, yes. Peconic Estuary
Program, the Suffolk County Comprehensive Water Resource Management Plan, the North Fork
Water Supply Plan, Community Preservation Project Plan, and the LWRP.
PHIL MILOWSKI: So, the most recent report isn't in the plan, of which shows that 50% of the
wells tested in Southold, both communities, public and private, tested over the maximum limits
on algibar. One of them is Peconic Dunes' well. Most of the areas are north of the highway. Has
the Town done anything to inform the people that their water was undrinkable basically, because
it is a very bad percentage? It is documented. It causes cancer. I think as a Town Board you have
an obligation. I talked to Mr. Trent about this. He said Suffolk County is under no obligation to
tell his position, and he said that you have this report.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: It is not in this report.
PI-Ill. MILOWSKI: I think before you do this Water Map, or whatever, you have to read the
most recent report on pesticides, because you have the obligation here. Let me just read one
paragraph in here. Special projects, this is done with Suffolk County Water Authority and
everybody's government. Money for continuing site monitoring of public water main extension
programs in impacted areas service by private wells is needed. That is the represented agent from
the Suffolk County. That is not in your report?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I don't know if the findings of the report you referred to is
referenced in here
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: They try to identify the area.
PHIL MILOWSKI: I think your idea is not give any water to these people as far as bringing in
water mains. Is that correct?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: No, it is spelt out water mains, where water mains should go,
where potential water mains should go in this town, and where they have the water mains on the
map are mostly areas where it is already developed, the Bayview section, Nassau Point. They
had a potential one up on Soundview Avenue on the map. I mean, there are no mains there now,
but this is where we are saying.
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PHIL MILOWSKI: What about on Duck Pond Road?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Duck Pond Road, I don't believe, Oregon Road, no.
PHIL MILOWSKI: That's where the highest.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: That is in an agriculture water belt area. We are not looking to
run one of these. There is not enough water. That is the gist of it.
PHIL MIlOWSKI: Are you aware that the US Geological survey of the Suffolk County Water
Authority, and Suffolk County Department of Health Geological mile of the aquifer on Long
Island, which should probably be done by the end of this year, pesticides, we have in so much
water Riverhead to Orient.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: If I may, the report does show that there is a conflict between the
toxic chemicals that were used years ago in our water supply. That is acknowledged: Okay? We
have been working with, and this has not really happened before, but we are meeting and
working ~vith the Water Authority, and the Health Department, and we are coordinating these
different things. The Health Department still has concerns about certain areas be it around the
landfill and so forth that has to be looked at. They are looking at such things as what do they call
them, skimmer wells, or shallower wells, skimmer wells and different ways, because in meeting
with different agencies the Health Department, yes, is very concerned about certain areas in the
town.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: The study is referenced in here.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is, Bill? Good.
PHIL MII.OWSKI: Nobody remembered it. There was just a recent paper report that said, I
think Mr. Trent himself said, that there were only traces of pesticides in the system in Southold.
It was in Suffolk Life last week, and I think it is sort of implying, I think even the Town Planning
Board member said that, that the pesticide situation is a lot better, and there are only traces in the
system.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You can talk to Mike LoGrande with the Water Authority. There is
many, many, many problems with finding water in the Town of Southold, and the wells.
PHIL MILOWSKI: I am not interested in that problem. I am interested in the problem that the
pesticides are there. The people are led into false sense of security that there is only traces there,
when there are actually limits that cause cancer.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I don't believe I have only said there is only traces because there is
more than traces, and the Health Department and the Water Authority feels it would be ten to
twenty years before the water supply cleanses itself. It is going to be a while. That is why this
map, even though we are passing it, not all areas are going to have water tomorrow morning. It is
going to take awhile, but what we looking to do, is to protect not only now, but for the future,
and the places that will have priorities are like around your landfill, or down Paradise Point. That
well is not as great as they thought it was. Up on Mill Lane, the top of Peconic Lane, they built a
facility there, that is beginning to show different chemicals, so, no, we have a big job in trying to
find decent clean water, but we believe that everyone should have good water.
PHIl. MILOWSKI: Don't you think at the very least the medical community should be notified;
that people who are expecting children, or having children should have their water tested to be
sure there is no Temik in it. I mean does someone have some obligation to the people of the town
for their help?
COUNCiLMAN MOORE: The Health Department.
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PHIL MILOWSKI: No, they said they don't. They said there are under no obligation to tell the
people. That is not their job. If someone calls and has your well tested, and it is bad then they can
tell the people, but they have no obligation to inform the Health Department to ask people to
have their water tested.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have encouraged people to do it, you know, when they have a
concern that their water is not as it should be. We certainly can put out a press release, and tell
the people: It is kind of your own responsibility to test your water. I test mine.
PHIL MILOWSKI: That is true, but I read in the newspaper, and it says there are only traces of
pesticides. Nobody is saying there are wells in some areas that are above the limits.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you. Anyone else like to address the Town Board?
JOHN KERBS: John Kerbs of Southold. I don't know if this is the time or the place to say what
I am going to say. I will say it, and you can tell me whether I am right or wrong or whatever.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Is it in relation to a resolution?
JOHN KERBS: It is in relation to the water. As some of you may know I live up here on the
North Road on 48. We have a house, property and three building lots around it. We bought this
almost fifty years from Bob Hyatt. I will be 80 in six months, starting to think about the time
frame, we put the property up for sale. We got a couple of good bites. It looked pretty good. I
was asked, how about the water? So, we checked it out, because there is a main right in front of
the house where this property sits. So, we checked it out, and we find out we can't get water
from the Suffolk County Water Authority. We can't go to the Health Department, because the
main is outside, so here we have three pieces of property. I can't live too much longer.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: This map that we are going to talk about tonight, that is part.
Up to this point there is sort of a quasi moratorium that you situation couldn't tap into it. By us
adopting a map, and the Water Authority adopting a map, the Health Department getting on
board, that should ease that. The water main out in front of your house you should be able to tap
into that water main.
JOHN KERBS: It doesn't look like it now.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: After we do this call the Water Authority tomorrow morning, and tell
them. They are familiar with your piece. I am sure you made an application to that.
JOHN KERBS: I did make an application.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Get back to them, and say, the Town just did this last night. I am
speaking very presumptuously, assuming for a second we get that map. Tell the Water Authority
tomorrow morning that is what we did. See what they tell you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We are going to be adopting the same map.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: It can't hurt to make that phone call.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: You are not the only person in the town in this situation.
JOHN KERBS: I am sure I am not.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Call first thing tomorrow morning. They only have seven hundred
people.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: They are going to agree to the same map we are going to agree to.
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JOHN KERBS: Thank you very much.
SUPERVISOR COCI-IP~AN: Is there anyone else that would like to address the Town Board in
relation to any of the resolutions? (No response) If not, we will start the resolutions.
1.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to the
Southold Village Merchants Committee to use Boisseau Avenue, Hobart Road, and Tuckers
Lane, Southold for their "Home Town Parade" on Tuesday, July 4, 2000 beginning at 11:00
A.M., provided they file with the Town Clerk a One Million DOllar Certificate of Liability
Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured.
1 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli~ Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have a motion to adjourn for a public hearing?
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is recessed at 8:00 P.M. for the
purpose of holding a public hearing.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Meeting reconvened at 8:10 P.M.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We will resume adoption of the resolutions. Number two?
2.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to the
Knights of Columbus, Marion Council No. 3852, Cutchogue, New York, to use Deport Lane
from the New York State Route 25 north to the Sacred Heart Cemetery for a Pro Life March to
the Shrine of the Unborn at Sacred Heart Cemetery, on Saturday, October 14, 2000 beginning at
approximately 11:30 A.M., provided they file with the Town Clerk a One Milhon Dollar
Certificate of Insurance naming the Town Southold as an additional insured.
2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
3.- Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to Total
Training, Inc. for the use of town roads for the "North Fork Triathlon" for the benefit of the
North Fork Promotion Council, Save the Bays and Rick Shalvey's Row for a Cure (Breast
Cancer Research), on Sunday, July 16, 2000 from 6:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. for an "Adult
Triathlon, at Cedar Beach Park, Southold, New York, provided they file with the Town Clerk a
One Million Dollar Certificate of Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an additional
insured. The following town roads will be used:
Run
Cedar Beach Road
Paradise Point Road
N. Bayview Road
Jacobs Lane
Main Bayview Road
Cedar Beach Road
Total: 3.3 miles
Bike
Cedar Beach Road
Paradise Point Road
N. Bayview Road
Brigantine Drive
Harbor Lights Drive
Windjammer Drive
Anchor Lane
Dayton Road
S. Harbor Lane
Hiawathas Path
Nokomis Road
Mirmehaha Blvd.
Hiawathas Path
Nokomis Path
Baywater Ave
Main Bayview Road
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N. Parish Drive
N. Bayview Road
Pine Neck Road
Main Bayview Road
Baywater Ave
Longview Lane
Watersedge Way
Rambler Road
Main Bayview Road
Cedar Beach Road
Total: 11 miles
3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Murphy, Councilman
-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 2000
Community Preservation Fund as follows:
To:
Revenues:
H3.1189.10 2% Land Transfer Taxes $1,500.00
Appropriations:
H3.8660.2.500.200 Appraisals $1,500.00
4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
R0manelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
5.-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Scan Bowden, to
the position of Student Intern in the Records Management Department of the Office of the Town
Clerk, at a salary of $8.00 per hour, effective May 30, 2000.
5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
6. ,-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, 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. 1355.2.200.200 Assessors, Equipment $2,000.00
From:
A. 1355.4.500.400 Assessors, Contractual Expenses $2,000.00
6.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
7. -Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, 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.2705.40 Other Donations $ 20.00
Appropriations:
A.3157.4.600.150 D.A.R.E Student Supplies $ 20.00
7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
8. -Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to
Elizabeth Stathis, to attend the New York State Library Conservation/Preservation Program on
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Disaster Preparedness, at the Suffolk County Library at Bellport, New York on Tuesday, June
27, 2000 and $12.00 registration fee, meal and travel expenses shall be a legal charge to the
Town Clerk 2000 budget A1410.4.600.300.
8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
9 .-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
Southold Yacht Club, Inc. to use the Goose Creek Beach parking lot during their following listed
regattas, provided they file with the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar Certificate of Liability
Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured:
July 8, 2000, Saturday
July 9, 2000, Sunday
July 22, 2000, Saturday
August 12, 2000, Saturday
9.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran. Abstain: Councilman Moore.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
10.-Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reappoints J. Reynolds
duPont, Jr., representing Goose Island Corp. and Pirates Cove Marine; and appoints Geb Cook,
representing the Fishers Island Conservancy to serve on the Fishers Island Harbor Committee for
a five (5) year term of office, effective May 14, 2000 through May 14, 2005, they to serve
without compensation.
10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Number 11 engaging services of Fishers Island Ferry District part-
time personnel is being held.
12.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WltEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District wishes to engage
the services of additional part-time personnel; and
WHEREAS, Matthew B. Lynch, 22 Prindville Avenue, Waterford, Colmecticut ~5385 and
Geoffrey Veitch, 9 Spinaker Road, Waterford, Connecticut 06385 has made application for the
positions; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Matthew B. Lynch
and Geofl~ey Veitch to the positions of part-time deckhands at a salary of $7:25 per hour,
effective May 18, 2000.
12 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
13. -Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WltEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District wishes to set wage
rates for part-time personnel; and
WHEREAS, the current job market and prevailing wage rates require upward adjustment to
remain competitive within that market; and
WltEREAS, Brenton Easter has taken the initiative to become licensed and qualified to operate
Ferry District vessels which is normally accompanied by $1.00 per hour increase over the set
wage; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the following personnel of the Fishers Island Ferry District be compensated at
the rates shown effective with the 6/8/00 pay period which occurs 6/22/00:
Eric Easter $8.25 William Henderson $13.16
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Brenton Easter 9.25 Eugene Henson 19.96
John Morgan 8.25 Henry Kopij 13.16
Brendan McGinley 8.25 Charles LaCour 9.36
IM Walker 8.25 James Lemerlin 12.00
Kyle Davis 8.25 Anthony Mirabelli 10.31
Stephen Russo 8.25 Richard Niedojadlo 8.64
Josh Sawyer 8.25 Peter Pellegfino 8.25
Kevin Gallagher 8.25 John Picenza 13.16
Joseph Sullivan 8.25 Carl Roth 8.32
Shane Clarke 8.47 John Stanford 13.11
Deborah Dixon 8.57 Charles Stepanek 10.04
Michael Gelman 9.20 Evelyn Stepanek 10.04
John Gural 13.16 Claus Wolter 9.36
13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Murphy, Councilman
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby engages the services of
Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, LLC at a cost not to exceed $1,400.00 to review the Part I
Environmental Assessment Form submitted by the applicant, provide environmental planning
review letter, prepare recommended draft determination of significance, and perform field
inspection with respect to the application by Mattituck Sanitation to the NYSDEC for the
establishment of a transfer station.
ltd.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
15. - Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Murphy,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 9th day of
May, 2000, A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Parking on the Anchorage",
Chapter 92 of the Code of the Town of Southold;
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this Local Law on the 6th day of June, 2000, at which
time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard thereon, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby enacts the following Local
Law:
A Local Law in Relation to Parking on the Anchorage
BE 1T ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 92, Article IV, Section 41 (Vehicles & Traffic) of the Code of the Town
of Southold is hereby amended as follows:
Te install No Parking signs as follows:
Between the
Name of Street Side Hours of
The Anchorage Both 6:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M.
Location
in the hamlet of Mattituck on
both sides of the street in an
Easterly direction for a
distance of 465 feet.
11. 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 part
thereof other than the part or provision so adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional.
II. This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of
State.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: I have to vote no on this, and I need te make an explanation. I think
that the road end sign should be the same signs and consistent to the rest of the Town of
Southold, which I believe is 10:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. I think we should stay consistent.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I think you all understand how dear we hold our road ends. We
have always tried to proteet them, whether it is this Board or past Boards, because it provides
access for our people to the bays and the creeks. We think it is important that we continue to
protect them, and to begin to change one then the others are going to request a change, and
sooner or later you are going to erode the times that people can use this frontage of the creek, so
I also vote, no.
15,-Vote of the Town Board: NO: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
ROmanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor COchran.
This resolution was LOST.
16.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the Solid Waste
District 2000 budget as follows:
To:
SR.8160.4.100.150 Scalehouse Supplies $ 2,500.00
From:
SR.8160.4.400.810 C &DRemoval $ 2,500.00
16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
17.-Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WHEREAS, the Town of Southold has separate departments and budgetary appropriations for
Buildings & Grounds and Parks & Beach Facilities under the Department of Public Works; and
WHEREAS, in the interest of offering the best possible services to the citizens of the Town of
Southold and for administrative efficiency, these departments and separate budgetary
appropriations should be consolidated to achieve these means; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby consolidates and merges the
services and budget of Buildings and Grounds (A. 1620) and Parks & Beach Facilities (A.7110)
into the department entitled "Buildings and Grounds" (A. 1620) effective retroactive to January 1,
2000.
17.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
18. - Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 5:00 P.M., Tuesday,
July 6, 2000, at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York 11971, as the
time and place for a public hearing upon a proposed amendment to the Community Development
Block Grant Program Budget as follows:
DESCRI?TION BEFORE AFTER CHANGE
Home Improvement
1003-A-98 $97,800.00 $85,800.00 -$12,000.00
' Rental Improvement -0- $12,000.00 +$12,000.00
18 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
19.- Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Island
Group Administration, Inc. to pay the medical bill of Gregory Yakaboski to Central Suffolk
Hospital in the amount of $513.92, which bill was submitted by the provider more than 30 days
after the service were provided.
19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
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This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
20.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints the following staff
to seasonal positions from June 3, 2000 through September 4, 2000, at the salaries and titled
indicated below:
ST1LLWATER LIFEGUARDS
Kerry Daly (1st year) ............................... $ 9.52/hour
Melissa Malkush (1st year) ........................... $ 9.52/hour
Peter McKee (1s~ year) ............................... $ 9.52/hour
Kaitlin Ross (1st year) ............................... $ 9.52/hour
BEACH ATTENDANTS
Jordan Doroski (1s~ year) ............................. $ 7.02/hour
RECREATION AIDE (Pla/ground Instructor)
Abby Cochran (1s~ year) .............................. $ 8.77/hour
20.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanel!i, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
21. - Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Island
Group Administration, Inc. to pay the medical bill of Karen McLauglin to North Fork Radiology
in the amount of $1,132.80, which was submitted by the provider more than 30 days after the
services were provided.
21 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
22.- Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans,
WltEREAS, THE Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District wishes to engage
the services of an additional part-time deckhand; and
WItEREAS, Kyle A. Gorra, 21 Pepperidge Drive, Quaker Hill, Connecticut 06375 has made
application to the position; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Kyle A. Gorra as a
part-time deckhand for the Fishers Island Ferry District at a salary of $7:25 per hour, effective
June 16, 2000.
22 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
23.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the proposal of
Pirate's Cove Marina, Fishers Island, New York, in the amount of $1,900.00 for repair and
replacement of channel markers and instructional floats to be placed in both West Harbor and
Hay Harbor, Fishers Island, New York, as well as repairing and replacing, or returning missing
markers that are lost during the season, at a rate of $40.00 per marker, under the supervision of
part-time Bay Constables Michael Conroy, and Luis F. Horn' buoys and floats to be prepared
and placed by May 23, 2000, and removed and stored by October 15, 2000; foregoing all in
accordance with the bid proposal; Pirates Cove Marine to be paid 50% on July 1, 2000 and 50%
on November, 2000.
23. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2ti.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WHEREAS, the enabling legislation of the Fishers Island Ferry District permits in Town Board
to increase the expenditure of funds, which may be borrowed for the cost of acquisition,
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construction and equipment of the ferry to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the sum
of five million dollars, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby increases the amount it may
borrow and for which obligations may issued, for ferry district purposes to a sum not to exceed
five million dollars, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby increases the amount it may
borrow and for which obligations may be issued, for ferry district purposes to a sum not to
exceed five ~million dollars and upon adoption of this resolution it shall be subject to a permissive
referendum by the owners of taxable real property situate within the Fishers Island Ferry District
as shown by the latest completed assessment roll of the Town of Southold all in accordance with
the local finance law and the Fishers Island Ferry District enabling legislation, Chapter 699 of
the Laws of 1947 as amended.
24.- Vote of the ~rown Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, COuncilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resoluti0n',vas dulyADOPTED.
25.- Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Student Interns
James Reitman to work in the Building Department and Chris Westgate to work with the
Landmark Preservation~Commission on the Landmark Inventory, at a salary of $8.00 per hour,
effective immediately.
25.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
26.- Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Diane Ravitch to
the position of Southold Town landmark Preservation Commission to file the vacancy on this
board created by the resignation of Richard P. Boardman, to complete a two (2) year term of
office to expire on April 5, 2001, effective immediately.
26. - Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
27. - Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby provisionally appoints Craig
Turner to the position of Planner in the Planning Department, at a salary of $34,135.46 per
annum, effective July 19, 2000.
27.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
28.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
RESOLUTION NO. - 2000, IMPLEMENTING
GREENWAYS PROGRAM IN CONNECTION WITH
ACQUISITION OF ACTIVE PARKLANDS OF PARCELS IN
THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
WHEREAS, Local Law 27-1998, "Resolution No..559-1998, a "Charter Law Adding Article
XII-A to the Suffolk County Charter to Provide Suffolk Community Greenways County Fund" was
approved under the electorate on November 3, 1998, thereby makihg $20 million available for land
acquisition under the Suffolk County Active Parklands Acquisition Program; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Southold has adopted Resolution No.30 dated June 6, 2000, wherein
it requests the County of Suffolk to purchase certain parcels under the Suffolk County Community
Greenways Program for active parklands, including a fair ground, soccer fields and baseball fields (See
attached Exhibit 1): now therefore, be it
1st RESOLVED, that the Director of the Division of Real Estate, or his deputy, is hereby
authorized, empowered, and directed pursuant to Section 16-3(ti) of the SUFFOLK COUNTY
CHARTER, to acquire fee title to the parcels listed herein below from the reputed owners for inclusion
in the Suffolk County Active Parklands Acquisition Program, the funding for which shall be provided
under ~he Suffolk Community Greenways County Fund i.e. Section 12-A(A)(2) of the SUFFOLK
COUNTY CHARTER:
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~PARCEL:
SUFFOLK COUNTY
TAX MAP NUMBER:
ACRES:
REPUTED OWNERS AND ADDRESS:
No. I District 1000 37.3
Section 113
Block 12.00
Lot 015.0
Anthony Pirrera
239 B East Main Street
Patchogue, New York 11772
No. 2 District 1000 71.4
Section 121
Block 05.00
Lot 004.1
Michael & Mary Adamowicz & Others
195 Marine Street
Farmingdale, New York 11735
be it further
2nd RESOLVED, that the Town of Southold will execute a written binding agreement with the
County of Suffolk to improve and maintain the properties as active parkland prior to their acquisition
by the County of Suffolk, be it further
ara RESOLVED, that this proposed acquisition shall be consummated in accordance with, and
subject to, the provisions of Sections 12-A(A)(2), (5) and (6) of the SUFFOLK COUNTY CHARTER
in accordance with such active parklands acquisitions; and be it further
4th RESOLVED, that the County Department of Law, the Division of Real Estate, the County
Planning Department, the County Department &Public Works, and/or the County Department of
Parks, Recreation and Conservation are hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to take such
actions as may be necessary and appropriate to consummate such acquisition, including, but not limited
to, securing appraisals, obtaining surveys, obtaining engineering reports, securing title insurance, and
executing such other documents as are required to acquire such County interest in said lands; be it
further
ah RESOLVED, that any encumbered, unallocated funds are available at the conclusion of the
consummation of the acquisition &these proposed parcels shall be appropriated to future and
subsequent Active Parklands Acquisition Program acquisitions as such funds may be necessary under
the Suffolk Community Greenways County Fund; and be it further
aa, RESOLVED, that the above activity is a Type I action pursuant to the provisions of Title 6
NYCRR, Part 617 because it is within a critical environmental areaas designated by the County of
Suffolk; be it further
7th RESOLVED, that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment for the
following reasons:
2.)
the site, if not acquired for active parkland purposes, will most likely
be developed for residential purposes incurring far greater environmental
impact that the proposed acquisition and preservation of the site;
the site abuts wetlands.
DATED: June , 2000.
APPROVED BY:
County Executive of Suffolk County
Date of Approval:
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This is we are working with the County on acquisition of a piece of
property in the category of parklands, and at our last meeting we passed a resolution and our
representative, Mr. Carracciolo, felt that it should have some additional information, so that is
what we are doing tonight. We are passing it, then it goes on to the County. They have already
got a plan for the development of the park and we will see what happens, see if they purchase it
for us. So, that is why we need this passed, so it can go to Mike Carracciolo.
28.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
20.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT & WATER PROTECTION STRATGY SEQR
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
DRAFT RESOLUTIONS
I.
WHEREAS the Water Supply Management & Water Protection Strategy has been reviewed in
accordance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act, and the Town Board is the only
entity involved m approving the specific action of endorsing the Water Supply Management &
Watershed Protection Strategy,
It is HEREBY RESOLVED That the Water Supply Management & Water Protection Strategy is
an unlisted action; and
It is RESOLVED that, based upon the Full Environmental Assessment form, Parts I. II and m,
and the Town's independent review of the information available, independent deliberation, as
well as consideration of feedback received at public information meetings, and informal
discussions/coordination with health and water utility agencies, the proposed action will not have
a significant adverse environmental impact and a Negative Declaration is hereby adopted.
29.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
30. -Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans,
WltEREAS, the Water Supply Management & Watershed Protection Strategy was prepared as
pan of the Southold Township 20000 Initiative, the purpose of which was to provide the Town
with a set of strategic planning policies to guide daily decision-making activities,
And
WHEREAS, the Town Board adopted a Farm & Farmland Protection Strategy in January of
2000, wherein the Town targeted the preservation of key agricultural acreage in a joint venture or
partnership with the landowners and the public sector,
And
WHEREAS THE TARGETED AGRICULTURAL ALND AREA COINCIDES CLOSELY
WITH THE FOCUS OF THE Water Supply Management & Water shed Protection Strategy,
thus requiring a closely coordinated set of strategies,
And
It is HEREBY RESOLVED that the Town Board endorses the Water Supply Management &
Watershed Protection Strategy of June 2000 as a guiding policy document to be used in the
preparation of legislation or operating procedures (as may be needed) for Town Board
consideration and possible adoption pursuant to standard legislative procedures.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: We had a great discussion at the work session about this, and the
most important piece that we are doing is the map, which is the next vote, but the map is tied
hand and glove to the Water Strategy Policy, so you have one even though you may not agree
with all the stuff in the Water Strategy Plan and the need for this legislation we certainly have to
have a semblance of order out there, so people know where they can get water while they can't
get water for the time being. One of the things, to ad&ess the comments made before, we have
been told, and whether this accurate or inaccurate, we were told there is only seven or eight
hun&ed available new hookups for the present supply of good water, and one of the things the
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policy talks about is identifying areas of bad water, and we know the areas of bad water, and see
what solutions are available out there, without getting the wholesale growth and development of
the town, and part of the strategy is to deal with those problems, but the real recognition is we
only have 700 hookups, and this moratorium has been in place for the last, how long? Two
years, has just created such confusion, and inconsistency of who gets water, and who doesn't.
This is very important.
30.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran. Abstain: Councilman Romanelli.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
31.-Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans,
WI-IEREAS, the Town Board wishes to begin implementation of the aforesaid policy by setting
clear limits as to the future distribution of public water supplies into agricultural lands targeted to
remain in agricultural production, as well as to guide the provision of needed public water
supplies to existing residential development,
And
WHEREAS, the Town and the Suffolk County Water Authority have agreed to abide by a
defined map outlining existing and proposed locations for public water main extensions, subject
to minor revisions upon consultation with the Suffolk County Department of Health Services
should public health issues warrant them, and
WltEREAS, adoption of this map is not to be construed as a guarantee of the provision of public
water supply within a specified time frame or in a specified order of priority,
THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in conjunction with the above-noted
endorsement of the Water Supply Managemem & Watershed Protection Strategy, that the Town
Board adopts a Map entitled "Location of Existing Water Mains and of Future Water Mains
Relative to Protected Lands Within Southold Town" and dated June, 2000.
31 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran. Abstain: Councilman Romanelli.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
32. -Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Assistant Town
Attorney Mary Wilson to execute a Stipulation of Discontinuance in the litigation Metropolitan
Casualty Et, al. v. Town of Southold as the third party defendant.
32.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
33. -Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Town
Clerk Elizabeth Neville to re-advertise for Members of the Southold Town Landmark
Preservation Commission.
33.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
34. -Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, 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. 1355.4.500.200 Assessors, Contractual $1,883.00
Appraisals
From:
A. 1355.4.500.100 Assessors, Contractual $1,883.00
Appraisals
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34.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Murphy, Councilman
35.-Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Supervisor Cochran, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby engages the R.D. Geronimo
Ltd. Real Estate Appraising & Consulting for the preparation of an appraisal for the Eastwind
Shores tax certiorari, at a total cost not to exceed $4,8000.00.
35.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
36.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 23rd day of
May, 2000, A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Restricted Truck Traffic on Love
Lane", Chapter 92 of the Code of the Town of Southold; and
'WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this Local Law on the 20th day of June 2000, at which
time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard thereon, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby ENACTS the following
Local Law:
LOCAL LAW NO. 14 of 2000
A Local Law in Relation to "Restricted Truck Traffic on Love Lane" Chapter 92, Article
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
§92- Restricted truck traffic
I. Purpose
The Town Board of the Town of Southold finds that with the increasing
development and population of the Town of Southold, transportation
activities are increasing and impacting the local streets. Regulation of
truck usage on local streets is necessary so as to provide for the safety and
welfare of the Town's citizens and for the orderly flow of vehicular and
pedestrian traffic on busy local streets. There are numerous other alternate
local streets linking state and county highways in the area.
II Trucks, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations, tractor-semitrailer
combinations, or tractor-trailer-semitrailer combinations in excess of a
registered weight of 10,000 pounds are prohibited from traveling upon he
following streets. Such exclusion shall not be construed to prevent the
delivery or pickup of merchandise or other property along the streets from
which such vehicles or combinations are otherwise excluded:
Name of Street Location
Love Lane At the intersection of Love Lane and State Road 25 northerly to the
intersection of Love Lane and County Rotue 48.
llI. Severability. Should any provision of this chapter be adjudged by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of
this chapter, but shall be confined to its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or
part thereof directly involved in the litigation in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
36.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is the end of proposed resolutions, and at this time we would
be very happy to hear from anyone that would like to address the Town Board in relation to any
Town business, and I will take Paul first.
PAUL SPARZA: Paul Sparza from Mattituck. I want to thank you, Supervisor Cochran, Town
Board, Mr. Yakaboski, for the diligent work and effort you have done for the pubhc so far with
the franchise agreements and public access, your letter and the other letters from the Town
Boards of Riverhead and Southampton. Cablevision have at least opened their eyes to the fact
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Southold and the East End would not be treated with the same arrogance, and disregard, and lack
of consideration they have treated the rest of the island, when unfortunately Cablevision has
systematically disregarding the Town's notice as evidenced by the blatant lies and attempts to
discourage the users of pubhc access. As an example, at the meeting that Cablevision had m
Riverhead Cablevision wanted to disregard your letter to cease and desist, and sought to
intimidate us at the meeting to sign the contracts anyway, and note that this meeting exchange is
documented by broadcast on both public access stations. When I reminded them of your letter I
believe they were actually surprised that we knew about it. So, what have they done? Well, they
have instituted the rules and policies anyway. How is that for a slap in the face? I have asked
specifically of Cablevision management tapes and applications were having been submitted to
Hauppauge or anywhere out of the Riverhead facility now or in the future, and the reason for this
inquiry has to do with local control and timely broadcasting access user commumty
programming. Tapes are sent out of the local service area. This places an unfair step to getting
shows to air and access the discouragement of an public access users and viewers seeking to
have the broadcast of local community events in a timely fashion. Mike O'Neill responded that
this was not going to happen. This is also on the tape for all to see. Cablevision lied to us again.
Tapes are now being sent out of the area for what they call QC, or quality check. This quality
check is another level of red tape, and it is totally unnecessary. Shows produced by access users
are now having to go through a lengthy waiting process before they are aired, that is if they pass
the Cablevision quality check. In addition Cablevision is exercising editorial control by limiting
the length of programs to a maximum of one hour. This again is in direct violation of the intent
in the letter of the law that states the cable operator may not exercise editorial control over public
access programming. Remember the slap in the face? By instituting their rules and policies
regardless of what you said in your letter, they have affectively limited the amount of programs
being done. Currently they only have slots for two programs per day. This cuts in half the
amount of programs that can be produced out of the studio. There again they have affectively
limited or discouraged public access use. By closing facilities around the island, such as the one
in Brookhaven, such as the Brookhaven access studio, and requiring our east end facility to host
these displaced access users, the east end now has to share it's already limited resources to the
detriment to the local producers, now problems scheduling studio, editing, field equipment,
because of the increased usage by the other access users from out of our service area. This is in
direct violation of our franchise agreement. In essence we are now paying for Brookhaven's
public access out of our contract agreemem. In addition to the difficulties of now being able to
schedule Cablevision, the technology giant here, has taken a step backwards in time by no longer
using an efficient way of scheduling programming that implemented via computer data base, but
has resorted to a hand paper entry method that only limits and discourages scheduling. As you
can see the administration of our public access now takes on the Three Stooges skit type of
atmosphere. I feel bad about insulting the Stooges by saying that. Let me point out in the
franchise agreement it says, that Cablevision at it's own expenses shall operate and maintain a
studio, editing, and field equipment, and staffing. This is an in-kind benefit and a stipulation that
has monetary value to Us. As in 1994 with a subscriber base of 45,000 the budget for the east end
facility was $250,000. Since then Cablevision subscriber has risen to 70,000 east end
subscribers. So the current cost to subscribers has decreased from $5.55 per subscriber per year
to $3.55 per subscriber per year. Should have been getting more, not less, but the thing here is
since the franchise agreements have not been signed Cablevision only has to maintain the current
level of services provided under the old agreements. I submit that they have not only not
maintained the level of service, but in fact have decreased them. Another slap in the face. I
respectively submit these recommendations. First, that Southold should contact the leaders of the
other towns with regard to setting up an advisory board of community members, that can advise
the towns with regard to the shared aspect of the franchise agreements, specifically the public
access portion. Second that through cooperation between each of the towns that a committee to
advise the Town Board, or Boards, to be able to implement that represents and encompasses the
three townships of Southold, Southampton and Riverhead with regard to our shared public access
facility. Or that a Southold Town Cablevision Franchise Committee is formed to advise the town
with regard to the findings of the consultants hired by the town. At Southold, along with
Southampton and Riverhead require as a preliminary to removing Cablevision from its conflict
of interest with regard to administering East End's public access placing administrative
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capacities someone knowledgeable to administer public access, scheduling the program, studio
time, field equipment, and maybe in addition to overseeing local east end. As always I thank you
for letting me come before the Board with our concerns and I am always available if you need
any help. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you, Paul. I thought in relation to the rules and regs, that
they were backing up a point, because they were going to ...
PAUL SPARZA: They are not required. What they are doing now is they are not requiting
anybody to sign them, but they are still instituting the policies that are on prior to, and this is a
reduction of services. As an example of scheduling, the way it was done before when I was there
was that each half hour show was scheduled in two-hour blocks starting at 9:00 o'clock. So it
was nine to eleven, eleven to one, etc. Well, now you can only schedule the morning and the
afternoon. That effectively cuts down the availability of scheduled programming. Okay? That is
the way they have it written in their policies and procedures, so even though nobody has to sign
it what they have done is reduce our services, and instituted policy anyway, I mean that is just
one example. So, there is nothing signed, yes, but it is still cutting our serVices. There are so
many examples. I mean I have presented the Board before with all of these thingS, you knoW,
tape not being provided, etc., operating, editing, equipment being thrown out. I mean with
people's projects on it, all the openings I made, including yours, gone.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is gone.
PAUL SPARZA: Yes, I mean, that was a lot of work on my part for the access producer. Why
did they throw them away? That is uncalled for. That shows you their arrogance. Why? Get rid
of every trace of me?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Paul, I understood that they were backing up, taking a few steps
backwards, and they were going to, as far as the rules and reg. were concerned they were going
to have them reviewed by the Public Service Commission.
PAUL SPARZA: The Public Service Commission has no authority there. They will tell you that.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I thought it was FBB, F something, FCC maybe.
PAUL SPARZA: As far as rules and regulations, policies, we can do that. That is for us to do. It
is our local public access. We need to formulate these.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Paul, what we will do is send this down to our attorney, that we
hired in Florida, and have him review this, and in addition I have my East End Supervisors and
Mayors meeting on Wednesday, and although the agenda is filled and then some, I will at least
present this to the group, some of your recommendations.
PAUL SPARZA: Anytime you talk to the group as a whole fortunately I rescheduled my trip. I
am supposed to be in Virginia. I have to go tomorrow.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I wouldn't be able to put you on the agenda this meeting anyhow,
but our next meeting we probably could.
PAUL SPARZA: I will be there.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: But I could give them this meanwhile to have them think about it,
look at it.
PAUL SPARZA: Please, keep in mind my recommendations.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: When are you going to be back?
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PAUL SPARZA: Ten days.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You shouldn't say on TV you are leaving town. You do know
better because I used to tell you that. Yes, sir?
JAY THORNE: I have a short follow-up on his. Jay Throne. I met with the Public Service
Commission this morning, and you are right. They said that they had met with Cablevision, and
that Cablevision has suspended the rules and regulations, particularly for the east end, because of
what was shown by our board, and the interest in public access. I asked what suspended meant,
did it mean a week, two weeks, or three weeks. Well, they did admit that there were violations of
their laws, and they led me to believe not by words, but by actions, and little body signals that we
were kind of safe at least for awhile out here, that they would not implement their laws their way,
but what Paul says is actually true. They have not rescinded some of their actions. They
continued to do what he said they are doing, and this is blatantly a slap in our face. But, I have
some good news. The Vice President resigned last week, of Cablevision. The man, who caused
all of this problem~ did all of this, you can be proud, we got our frrst kill, he resigned. I expect
that some of the others will. We are also informed by the Public Access Committee that
Cablevision, Mr. Dolan is in his late 70's, and we are all following that, and he would like to
currently get rid of Cablevision the way it is, and sell it to AT&T, and so some of his actions that
are going on, if we don't sign the franchise agreement they really don't have a business. You
can't sell something that isn't run, so they are concerned about that. [ also asked them this
morning about how franchise fees, because I know I spoke to a number of you here to some
degree. They didactically told me that they are not taxes; they are actually fees that we collect.
They do not pass this on to our public, and that they have not raised the prices, okay, to 3% that
we collect on these fees. This is coming from the Public Service Commission themselves,
because if you look in our agreement it really says that, and that is it. I don't see where, you
know, where some of us feel that...it is a tax. They say it is not a tax, it is against the law to be a
tax. They broke it out that way by the way. They are tuned to the government, and the way they
broke it out on the bill it appears like it is a tax, but it just isn't. I hate to feet like that, you know,
the town, that our town is going be like you are charging us a tax, and it is not true. I feel that we
should do this. This is important. Southampton has a Cablevision Committee by just regular
people like ourselves. We are going to have a Cablevision Committee. We had one, but We don't
have one now. It is, I think, extremely important that Paul and myself, or someone else, actually
come to the Board, be part of a little committee, and tell people what is going on and
recommendations. If this is not done there is no way in the world that you are ever going to know
what is really going on. We will have to come here every month and tell you, this is going on and
that is going on. So, a Cablevision Committee comprised of a couple of producers, and some of
the board, or whoever you want to do, just come and inform, and see what is happening, and
show our strength. Nothing big, but just to show that we are together. That is extremely
important we think. That you very much.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you. Anyone else like to address the Town Board?
HOWARD MEINKE: Howard Meinke, North Fork Environmental Council. Another thing
slipped through here. Number 14, transfer station, Mattituck Sanitation, where is that? What is
that about? So, it is just an enlargement of his facility that he currently has in Mattituck?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: He is already there. On the north side of track on Wickham.
HOWARD MEINKE: It is not as glorious as a transfer station at the present time? This will
ultimately bring buildings or what have you that will go through the necessary procedures
obviously.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: This is just the environmental part.
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HOWARD MEINKE: Okay. I just wanted to just finish up our comment on we are pleased with
the action of the Board ro approve the map of the current and future lines of Suffolk County
Water. Approval of this map is a major step in organizing the residential growth in Southold in
the near future. We are also pleased to see Nelson, Pope & Voorhis Report taken to heart, and
adopted as policy. The citizens who declared for preservation in all those thirty or so reports that
are in the basement of Town Hall have declared for preservation with the overwhelming passage
of the passage of the Town Board issue, Town bOnd issues, the 2% Real Estate Fee for
preservation, the $64,000,000 Greenways County Bond Issue, and the same folks that voted for
this Board and their preservation platform will see this is a long overdue step in the right
direction. The point that we are unanimous on, however, is that accepting as policy is too weak.
The Water Distribution Map in Nelson, Pope & Voorhis Report should be enacted as something
of meaningful weight of legislation and Code. In any case we certainly do approve both the
Water Map, and the Nelson, Pope & Voorhis' policy. We would like to see them given added
weight, and importance, and stature as soon as possible. We think mediately the Board should
start to move on the enabling legislation that is called for in Nelson, Pope & Voorhis to describe
the Water Shed Protection Zone, immediately move on the enabling legislation that ~s required to
reduce the development potential in the Water Shed Protection Zone, move immediately on other
initiatives that serve to move development off the open areas, and then increase the efficiency of
our preservation dollars. We need to be sure that the specter of 62,000 population cannot happen
here. When we think about what this population surge and accompanying tax increase would do
to us, we know this cannot be allowed to happen. So, it is ~mportant to follow up what we have
done here with more. This is good, but by itself, it ain't much. It needs more. Thank you very
much.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That was a left-handed compliment. Thank you, Howard. Anyone
else like to address the Town Board?
ROY LACASCIO: Roy Lacascio, Southold. Two weeks ago I came to the To~vn Board in
reference to the situation of signs on Hobart Avenue, and I have two questions. I was wondering
if anything had come of that?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Not as of this date.
ROY LACASCIO: I also wanted to say a couple of things that I hadn't brought out at that time. I
don't understand, and I tried to figure out why the signs were Changed on Hobart Avenue being
that it is only one way. I am not sure how many one-way streets, but I believe there is only one
or two in the entire County. I have gone through now the entire business district, and there is not
one area that has fifteen minutes anytime parking. In fact, there are very few to no fifteen
minUtes in the entire town, so that is a fifteen minutes anytime parking area on a one-way street
with residential buildings around it. So, as of now nothing is being done on it, and I would like
to know what is going to be done on this? Why in the first place this was done is still a mystery.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: I actually think it was done because recently a new business
opened on the comer. He was looking for a fifteen minute parking for his customers to come and
out. He was not looking to ask for overnight parking. We did not pass a no parking on the
Anchorage, because we wanted to keep all our road ends a consistent time. You brought up a
point, if you have no other fifteen minute parking nowhere else it town should that be consistent
also? What are you looking for there?
ROY LACASCIO: I don't understand if it was new business then why didn't they follow the
guidelines of parking procedures in the Town of Southold? I had to do that, so I was told when I
called the Town Hall that was not a new business, that was a business that had been there since
the dawn of time. Now, I have pictures of my building in 1937 with no buildings around it, so if
that is the case what is good for the goose should be good for the gander, but that didn't happen.
What I am trying to bring out is, if this was an existing business, and it existed for those years
with no parking signs on Hobart Avenue is there a reasoning for the Town Board to create
parking using public spaces to create a business, and not take into consideration the other
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businesses in the area. I don't get it. Fifteen minutes parking, which is ridiculously stringent,
plus the fact of a one-way street, which you are now forcing cars down a one-way street. Cars
can stand there all day long. Tracks come in, empties are brought in, the tracks turn around, they
go back out up a one-way street.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: That one-way street has been there a long time.
ROY LOCASCIO: I am not disputing the one-way street.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I understand, but what you are characterizing is traffic is being
funneled down there purposely. It is not. It is recognizing the traffic. Let me just finish. I am
saying, the traffic going back up the block. It wasn't done to funnel traffic going in that direction,
but to keep it back. There is a slight difference in what the purpose of it was.
ROY LOCASCIO: Okay, but by creating a parking area for a business you are telling me you
are not funneling traffic down a one-way street, but you are saying you can park here to
patronize this business. You are saying, go do~vn this street to park.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Or you could put no parking on the side, no parking whatsoever,
which is done over on Locust.
ROY LOCASCIO: In the case of the residential people there if they want to have somebody
park there?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is only two spaces, approximately.
ROY LOCASCIO: It is over 100 feet. It is like 125 feet, but my question is again, when I came
to the Town Board, actually I didn't come to the Town Board, because I was fomed to go
through the Planning Board procedure, the whole bit. I mean, I had to go through the whole nine
yards. I didn't have the luxury of coming here, and saying, excuse me, I would like you guys to
create parking for me. I didn't have that luxury. I had to create parking, and I have a parking lot.
Okay? I still had to create more parking, and now some of that parking has been taken away
from me. Now, a simple thing that would have helped this whole matter is, A, you want to make
it so that people can't park there all the time. Do they park all the time on Main Street in
Southold? There is two hour parking s!gns there, so that will stop people from parking there all
the time. But, to turn around and sayl that only people can park there for fifteen minutes is
discriminating against me, a business owner that is already there. So, you got to say to yourself,
you have to take into consideration that there is a business there already.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: I think you bring up some good points because fifteen minute
parking doesn't help Your business, because your customers need more than fifteen minutes. It
needs consistencies of the fact that you had to go through the full cycle.
ROY LOCASCIO: It doesn't help my business at all, and that is one of the reasons why I am
here. Let's not fool each other. I am here because it doesn't help my business, but I can tell you
there is people who live on that street that are not happy that there is fifteen minutes there, and
there are cars having to come down that street. It is increasing traffic. I don't see how you can't
even think of that.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: There was a public hearing on it. That is why we have a
public hearing so people on the street can come down and voice their opinion.
ROY LOCASCIO: I also came up and I expressed that I hadn't known that, that Tuesday that
this thing was passed.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: You brought up some good consistencies, though. I mean in
my eyes at least of how some of the parking signs have gone up, and why they are up. I mean,
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there are obviously inconsistencies, that the Planning Board and Town Board should direct. We
should have those consistencies.
ROY LOCASCIO: You are telling me that the Planning Board made this decision?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: No.
ROY LOCASCIO: This is what I am saying, who made this decision? Who decided that this
was a good idea to change parking for existing business? Remember I was told that, that it was
not a new business. I was told from this town that is not a new business. That was an existing
business. So, if it existed there with no signs in the past, why shouldn't it now?
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: I have got to jump in, because I think we had the same discussion
we are having right now. It may be a win-win situation. I think we also discussed at that time the
possibly that a fifteen minute parking is definitely used by the business on the comer to get his
people in and out of the road in a short period of time. It does effect you, and I don't appreciate
the point you are making. I hate to get inconsistent, because we voted on a dead end, but this is
two businesses competing for people. I think this was touched on. Maybe we could fifteen
rmnute parking until six P.M., or five P.M.
ROY LOCASCIO: My question is, why fifteen minutes parking? What is the reason for that?
All I am asking for is a simple answer to this question. Why fifteen minutes?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Here's one of the attempts to try and juggle somewhat competing
interests. When we had the Site Plan, this is people who had the ability are required to do on site
parking. I had a client back in my prior life, who owned the building you are in, wanted to keep
the bar, and wanted to add a restaurant, expand the building to were your parking area is. The
Planning Board said, no, can't do it, because at the time the owners of the other establishments
weren't willing to enter into a formal share parking agreement. That is an ideal scenario. If you
can do a shared parking arrangement. There are shops down on Main Street. There are shops in
Greenport, which we have no jurisdiction over by way of example. Lots of shops have no
parking whatsoever, so the fifteen minute idea, and granted it came through, it was given public
notice, how the process works, doesn't always work great. We know some people don't read
their legal notices. That is how the process works.
ROY LOCASCIO: You keep saying the process. I need to be educated on the process, because I
don't understand.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: The recommendation for parking comes from the Highway
Department, yield sign, or a stop sign, or a traffic control sign. It came from Highway. That is
where it came from.
ROY LOCASCIO: So, I have to go to the Highway Department.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: No, what we really rather do, rather than sit here and point blame
and say, oh, gees, who did this to whom is find a solution here, and had suggested two weeks
ago, we suggested is there a five P.M., or a six P.M., after six P.M. the fifteen minute will drop.
ROY LOCASCIO: I said I didn't see what the objection is to anybody here, why they would
have any objection to one hour parking from nine to five, right? One hour parking from nine to
five, and I said I thought that was being said to me because that was something that you guys
would discuss.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I think you offered to compromise but you chose not to. You didn't
give an indication. Let me say several things.
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ROY LOCASCIO: I can alliterate on what I said last week. From nine to five, one hour parking
would be a great idea. One hour parking from nine to five.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Sir, may I? I beheve when you were doing your parking and they
pull in against your building they go down a one-way street. That is encouraging one-way traffic
also down that way. I have seen many times people pull out of your area, and come up the one-
way street, because I come out of there all the time, and I stop and I say, you are going the wrong
way. This is part of people not realizing it is a one-way going down. The sign is down the first
block down on Hobart, and so on, and so forth. Number two, I believe when you had your
parking that I believe you were asked to guarantee additional parking for your business. Is that
right?
ROY LOCASCIO: Yes.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: And I know Scott at Wayside allows parking in their parking lot in
the evening for your customers. I think you also park in Thompson's.
ROY LOCASCIO: They have no objections to it.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No, they don't, and some of your customers park there also, as
they do for, used to be Ross' over here. They also park in those two parking lots to be able to go
to Ross's restaurant. It is the kind of comer that has always kind of shared and supported one
another, and I would like to see that continue. The beverage place has just opened. They do need
some parking for quick run in and run out customers. It was recommended to us by the Highway
Department. We passed it. It is unfortunate you didn't see it in the newspaper as a public notice,
so you could have been here to put in your input, but I would think at this point we could work
some kind of a compromise, but you don't seem to be open to a compromise. It is all the same
neighborhood with businesses. You are saying one hour. We are trying to say maybe perhaps the
change in hours would be beneficial to both. If you are agreeable...
ROY LOCASCIO: So, what you are saying to me is we should all go down Main Street right
now, and change it to fifteen minutes, or one hour. You said that my parking lot is traffic going
down the street. That is a private parking area. That is not public parking. Do you understand
what I am saying? I mean, you can say what you are saying, and I can understand it, and listen,
like I said last week, my words last week were totally sympathetic to the new business that
opened up.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I would like to see you as businesses and neighbors...
ROY LOCASCIO: We have no problem with each other.
COUNCiLMAN ROMANELLI: We are sitting, and realizing that maybe some errors were
wrong with fifteen minutes time. You brought up a point. We are agreeing with you, and now we
saying, maybe one hour is okay. Let's relook at this.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Can there be a compromise?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Maybe we change the no parking sign to two hours to certain
hours to satisfy your needs, satisfy Wayside's needs. You are here again, and we are saying to
you, this is something that maybe we need to relook at, and change that fifteen minutes, and look
at those 25 feet a little closer. No one is arguing with you.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: Probably the most effective way you can do, with all due
respect, if you could just submit a simple letter in writing that your solution to this issue would
be extremely helpful and that way that is how a lot of these Local Laws or ideas are addressed,
just a simple little something in writing. You send it to Highway, Ray Jacobs. You could send it
to my office, and I could distribute it to the Board. Also, ifI could address one quick issue on the
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site plan for your property, you and I spoke a lot on that piece. That piece was in litigation. There
had been zone changes on that property. There had been non-conforming uses had been lost on
that property, I think your knowledge between that piece and Polywoda Beverage Distributor,
and your business, I don't think was a fair analogy to some of the emphasis involved given a lot
of the facts in that case. I don't want to get into a debate on it, but Ithink, again, your solution I
respectively...
ROY LOCASCIO: I want to know why it was changed, what the reasoning was, and I never got
that answer~ and I can't seem to get that answer. That was question.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: The reason was, it was recommended by the Highway Department.
We felt it was a good idea, and we passed it.
ROY LOCASCIO: I found that out tonight.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Your building used to be a firehouse. It was years ago. We will
take your comments into consideration. We will put it On for discussion. Anyone else like to
address the Town Board?
JAY THORNE: Not on Cablevision, this is probably something everyone is aware of. I think it
is. Do you know the moorings in the creeks? If you want a mooring in a creek even though there
are no moorings, and there are very few boats in that creek, you have to go on a waiting list. That
is extremely wrong. In my inquiries it appears that many people just renew their moorings every
year, and don't put boats on them.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is tree in part.
JAY THORNE: Now, people that want to do that and want to use the boating this seems to be
unfair. First, they are probably doing it because it is very inexpensive. They are also doing it to
reserve it for their grandchildren. This is what I heard.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It stays in the family through generations sometimes this way, and
may I suggest that you take this to the Trustees, the Town Trustees, they are responsible in the
Town of Southold for all the moorings, bulkheads, docks, and so forth.
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: Jay, I believe if you talk to the Trustees, if the boats are
not on there for a certain period of time they revoke them. (Tape change)
PHIL MILOSKI: Phil Miloski. I apologize for my earlier recitation but I only had five minutes
notice, and my blood pressure was about 305. My only intent is to make the Town Board aware
that there still is a problem with pesticides. I believe the Board is under the false impression that
there is this cleansing going on within the water table, and it is not the case at all. When you have
other chemicals being introduced, some slow down the degradation of the (unintelligible). These
are all cancer-producing agents well documented. There are six of them present over the level.
Not too many people know. Mrs. Cochran thinks that there isn't a problem with the dripping.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I didn't say that.
PI-III; MILOSKI: I am saying, whatever the problem it is not substantial enough to warrant
further investigation by Town Board.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I didn't say that either.
PHIl, MILOSKI: This is my feeling. What do you think? I care about the health of people in the
Town of Southold, but I think that you don't understand exactly what is going on with pesticides,
and pesticide cycle is forming cancer with people in Southold as we sit here. There is no doubt
about it. Everybody will tell you. The County Health Department will tell you, but I just wish
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that some way that someone would be obligated enough to warn the people to at least have their
water tested. If they bought a house within the last year it has already been tested. It is mandatory
by the Health Department, but anybody from nine to ten years ago they don't know
(Unintelhgible)
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I understand the County Legislature; I just saw something in passing
only in the last week or two they are comemplating putting into place, demanding the purchaser
of the property have (unintelligible) It currently isn't a law. I saw the article in Newsday a
month ago, a whole big thing about farming adversely affecting the drinking water supply in the
community. As Jean said, we are working on this water thing with the Health Department. We
would be happy to look into it further. If there is something really there, I am not saying there is
or isn't, I haven't seen a report other than what was reported in the paper. We will work with the
Health Department.
pFIII. MILOSKI: I don't know if you should work with the Health Department. I think you
should work from here. You are intelligent people.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: If they did a report that was supposed to provide the results, that they
just don't make public, or share, or notify we will look into it.
pHI1, MILOSKI: Why do you think they don't want to notify people?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I wouldn't begin to guess.
PHIL MILOSKI: Would you find out for us, find out why they aren't obligated to notify people?
Like I said, as we are contemplating this, and think about it, people are getting cancer, and the
longer you delay, I mean, there has been up until three weeks ago (unintelligible). Now, all of a
sudden it's banned, and that all happened how long, three weeks they banned it? I don't think
so. It is probably seven to three years, and then you know they issued a report. This is a serious
problem. This is pretty serious. It is a stressful time. Stress adds to forming cancer, things that go
on in the town, you know, are stressful. I think that somebody should be obligated to let the
people know, not that there is a problem, that they be aware. Get your water tested. If your water
is bad, get a filtration system, do whatever you have to, but at least know that there could be a
problem.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Anyone else like to address the Town Board? (No response.) If
not, I will call for Board reports. Craig, anything to report?
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: Just about the first six months in the Councilman position and the
Town Hall evaluation, space study, moving along with that. Interviews we did this past week for
student intern, had some very good, capable young people, who are going to work this summer
for us. The amount of reading I have been doing this was, I never thought I would say this,
probably one of the best reading materials we have had in awhile. I like the water study along
with the map. Ithink the map is a great thing. I think it gives us direction, it continues with the
quality o£water in the town, which we need to continue with.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you. Councilman Romanelli?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: I have no report.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Councilwoman Louisa Evans? (No response.) Brian Murphy?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Actually Craig stole my thunder. I was going to say the same thing
on this water report. I was quite involved in this all the way along, and I think what we did
tonight in adopting the policy, and adopting the map, is quite a step forward in the overall good
for the town, and as we continue on in putting some legislation and things I think Southold Town
will be a much better place for it. So stay tuned. We are still working on it.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I have nothing to report at this time.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Real quick, the Town Board has in front of it a law that it worked on
regarding the off-road vehicles. It is not just an issue of concern to Orienters, although they
certainly made their concerns known. The Board is going to look at it. It is going to be on for
discussion. The Board has suggested language changes and things like that. They are going to
give them to us, so we can incorporate them, and be up for public hearing shortly. The Water
Study took up a big chunk of today's time. It is very interesting, and the one observation that I
want to share, I shared this morning, was that this is no substitute for zoning. The day will come
somehow, someway. Right now we are addressing a very limited water supply, and this study is
supposed to address that problem, but I think there is ~vater out there, and when the time and the
money is right we will have to put other protective measures in place, because then water will no
lOnger be an excuse or a reason why development can take place in town. So, this is not the end.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Only the beginning.
Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 9:12 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman
Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution ~vas duly ADOPTED.
Southold Town Clerk