HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-03/25/1975BOUTHOLD TOWN BD~ARD M.tNUTES
Meeting of March 25, 1975
The Southold Town Board met at the office of Supervisor Albert
M. Martocchia, 16 South Street, Greenport New York, at 3:00 P.M.
Tuesday, March 25, 1975, with the following present:
Deputy Supervisor Louis M. Demarest
Councilman James H. Rich, Jr.
Councilman James Homan
Justice Martin Suter
Justice Francis T. Doyen
Highway Superintendent Raymond C. Dean
Town Attorney Robert W. Tasker
Town Clerk Albert W. Richmond
Absent: Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia
On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Justice Doyen, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the Southold Town Board meeting of
March 11,1975 be approved as submitted.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich,' Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
On motion of Councilman Rich, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was
RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board
will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 8, 1975, at the office of
Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia, 16 South Street, Greenport, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Bep~ty Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman-Rich, Councilman H~man, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
On motion of Councilman Rich, seconded by Justice Suter, it was
RESOLVED that the police report for the month of February be accepted
and placed on file.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice ~oyen.
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Suter, it was
RESOLVED that Supervisor Albert M. Mattocchia be and he hereby is
authorized to sign the contract for the lease of a Zerox copy
machine for the Town Clerk's Office, Southold.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman ~man, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
Moved by Councilman Rich, seconded by Councilman Homan,
~qEREAS, a proposed Local Law No. 1- 1975 was introduced at a
meeting of th~s board held on the 25th day of February 1975, and
WHEREAS a public hearing was held thereon by this Board on the
llth day of March 1975 at which time all interested persons were
given an opportunity to be heard thereon,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Local Law No. 1 - 1~75 be
enacted as follows, to wit:
LOCAL LAW NO. 1 - 1875
A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 65 (PARKING AT BEACHES)
OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD IN RELATION TO
RESIDENT PARKING PERMIT FEES.
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Southold
as follows:
I. The first sentence of Section 65-3 A. (1) of Chapter 65,
of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended to read
follows:
(1) A resident parking permit shall be issued by the Town
Clerk or a person designated by him to all persons who are qualfieid
residents of the Town of Southold.
II. The last sentence of Section 65-3 A. (2) of Chapter 65
of the Code of the Town of'Southold is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Upon payment of the permit fee, a resident shall be entitled
to a permit for each vehicle owned by him f~f such vehicle is
registered to an address within the Town of Southold.
III. Section 65-3 A. of Chapter 65 of the Code of the Town
of Southold is hereby amended to add a new paragraph thereto, to be
paragraph (4), to read as follows:
(4) The fee for the issuance of a re~dent parking permit-
shall be such fee as shall be prescribed by a resolution of the
Southotd Town Board.
IV. This local Aaw shall take effect immediately upon filing
with the Secretary of State of the State of New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman Homart, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich,
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore invited applications for a
cable television franchise to be granted by the Town of Southold
in the territory of the Town exclusive of the Village of Greenport,
pursuant to public notice published in the official newspapers of
the Town in Two different calendar weeks and also in the "Television
Digest" and "The Wall Street Journal", and ~ '
Wt{EREAS, in response to such published notices an application was
filed with the Town by Long Island Cablev±sion Corporation on or
about May 15, ~974, and
WHEREAS, this Board has heretofore reviewed said application and
finds that the same complies with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing upon said application~ of Long Island
Cablevision Corporation and the proposed form of franchise agreement
~as held by this Board on the 18th day of March, 1975, pursuant to
public notice published in the official ~own newspapers in which
interested persons were invited to participate in said hearing and
to comment upon the qualifications of Long Island Cablevision
Corporation to construct and operate a cable television system
in the Town, and
WHEREA'S, by reason of the foregoing this Board finds that Long
Island Cablevision Corporation possessed the necessary legal,
technical, character, financial and other qualifications to construct
and operate a cable television system in the Town,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Long Island Cablevision
Corporation be and it hereby ~s granted anon-exclusive franchise
to construct and operate a cable television system in the Town of
Southold in accordance with and subject to the form of franchise
agreement heretofore prepared by the Town Attorney and submitted
to this Board, and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Supervisor or Deputy Supervisor
of the Town be and he hereby is authorized and directed to execute
said franchise agreement on behalf of the Town of Southold.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilma~
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Doyen. Nay: Justice Suter.
On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was ~
RESOLVED that the Supervisor or Deputy Supervisor be authorized i ~
and directed to execute on behalf of the Town of Southold, the ~ ....
1975-76 conhract with the Southold Town Police Benevolent Association, Inc.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Beputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman~oman, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
Moved by Justice Suter, seconded by CoUncilman Homan,
WHEREAS Sam-.Brown applied to the Town Board for a single traile'r
r~newal permit dated March 13, 1975,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the application of Sam Brown
to locate a single trailer on his property on the west side of
Tuthill Lane (town road to disposal area), Cutchogue, New York
be and hereby is granted for a period of six (6) months.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, councilman ~oman, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Homan,
WHEREAS Oscar Goldin has applied to the Town Board for a single
trailer renewal permit ~ated March 13, 1975,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED that the application of Oscar Goldin
to locate a single trailer on his property at Lot 69, Greenport
Driving Park, south side Linnet Street, Greenport, New York, be and
hereby'is granted for a period of six (6) months.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Doyen.
Moved by Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Rich,
WHEREAS, the Town of Southold has requested the County of Suffolk
to dismantle a unidentified sunken hulk in Mattituck Inlet,
Town of Southold; and
WHEREAS, the County of Suffolk proposes to have its contractor do
said dismantling, in the Town of Southold at a nominal cost to the
Town of Southold; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish said dismantling, plans, ~pecifications,
agreements and other documenss must be executed on behalf of the Town
of Southold; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to
execute,=on behalf of the Town of Southold, all necessary plans and
specifications, temporary disposal agreements, assurances to the
County of Suffolk, license and/or dredging permit applications to
Federal and State Agencies and all other documents that may be
required to accomplish said ~ismantling work.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was
RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to
purchase on behalf of the Town of Southold $1,000,000.00 liability
insurance (less $1,000.00 deductable) for the streets and sidewalks
within the Town of Southold. Estimated cost to be $2,832.00.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board accepts the $36,000.00 bond
for the SubdiviSion known as ,Inlet East Estates."
V~t~ of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
On motion of Council~mn Rich, seconded by Councilman ~oman, it was
RESOLVED that the Town of Southold purchase from Altha S. Molle
a parcel of vacant land on the east side of Peconic Lane, Peconic,
for the sum of $10~000.00, said premises being described as follows:
All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land situate,
lyingand being in the Hamlet of Peconic, in the Town of
Southold, County of Suffolk, and more particularly bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a concrete monument set on the easterly si~e
of Peconic Lane distant ~67 feet southerly from the inter-
section of the easterly line of Peconic Lane and the southerly
line of Carroll Avenue as measured along the easterly side
of Peconic Lane and from said point of beginning running
north 30 degrees 29 minutes west along the easterly line of
Peconic Lane 129 feet to a point and land formerly of
the seller and conveyed by her to Walter F. Luce; thence
running along said lands now or formerly of Luce north
57 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds east 250.09 feet to a
p~pint and lands of the Peconic School; thence south 30
degrees 17 minutes 40 seconds east 101.44 feet to a
monument; thence still along school property south 51
degrees 05 minutes west 252.2 feet to the point or place
of beginning.
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized
and directed to execute a contract for such purchase in a form
approved by the Town Attorney.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Souncilman Homan, Justice Suter, ~ustice Doyen.
On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was
RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to
sign a contract with the lowest bidder for the dry cleaning of
police uniforms.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, JuStice Doyen.
A recess was called for ten minutes at 4:35 P.M., at which time
Justice Doyen returned to Fishers Island.
Meeting recon~ened at 4:45 P.M.
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board approves the Consortium
agreement b~tween the County of Suffolk and the federal g~vernment
for a grant under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Sute~
Mr. William Gibbs, repreSenting Petty's Bight Association, protested
signing of the Cablevision contract which he deems unreasonable
and wished to commend Justice Suter for voting against the franchise.
Mrs. Gladys Csajko questioned the purchase of land on Peconic Lane,
and commented on the service of the New London ferry.
Dr. Dorothy Bauer expressed her concern about the crime rate in
SOuthold Town. She asked cen questions regarding the Town police
and court procedure, which were answered by Justice Demarest.
Mr. Robert Ward and others of Cutchogue opened a discussion about
the dog leash law.
On motion of Councilman Homan, Seconded by Justice Suter, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be adjo~rn~d~at 5:10 P.M.
Vote oi the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest,
Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter.
Albert W. Richmond
Town Clerk