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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUNE 1~. 199~
EXECUTIVE SESSION
9:05 A.M. - On motion of Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it
was Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session. Vote of the B - .
oat d.
Ayes: Supervisor Wickham, Councilman Lizewski, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman
Townsend, Councilwoman Oliva, Justice Evans. Also present: Town Clerk Terry,
Town Attorney Dowd, Chief of Police Droskoski.---The Town Board conducted
interviews of three Traffic CSntrol Officer Candidates - Kimberly Bridge, Jason Luhrs,
Ryan Springer. The decision was made (resolution no. 27) to hire Bridge and Luhrs.
Mr. Springer will be considered .during the next round of interviews on June 21st.
9:30 A.M. - The Town Board met with Daniel Karpen, Engineering Consultant, to
discuss the results of the bids for the Energy Conservation Program at Town Hall,
Police Headquarters, and Human Resource Center. (Please refer to resolution no. 28
which fully explains the results.) In accordance with the bid results, resolution no-.
29 as placed on the agenda authorizing Supervisor Wickham to execute the grant
application. Mr. Karpen recommended that the Town readvertise for bids for energy
conservation improvements at Town Hall (see resolution no. 30). Mr. Karpen advised
the Board that he anticipates th'e grant funding will be available for several months,
offered to prepare a detailed analysis of the ~eeds for energy improvements at the
Recreation Center and Highway Department Garage. He will gather the information and
submit a wr.itten report to the Board.
10:20 A.M. Supervisor Wickham and Justice Evans brought the Board up to date on
progress with the Fishers Island Metal Dump. The decision was made that they.would
consider a $200,000 bond resolution to finance complete removal of all metal from the
dump. Supervisor Wickham will ask Fagan Engineering to submit a proposal for their
services to prepare bid specifications.
10:55 A.M. Solid Waste Coordinator James Bunchuck met with the Town Board to
discuss the proposed yard waste composting operation. Supervisor Wickham asked the
members whether there would be any interest in the Town going into partnership with
one or more private firms on a yard waste composting operation. The Town would
supply material, the site, some equipment, and perhaps some manpower. The firm
would supply management of the process, and marketing of the product. Supervisor
Wickham will discuss this further at the next work session.
11:00 A.M. - Councilwoman Hussie reported the results of the bids for hauling and
disposal of solid waste and construction debris. She and members of the Solid Wast~
Task Force analyzed the bids and the Iow bidders were Tully Construction Co. for the
solid waste (resolution no. 31), and Star Recycling Inc. for C&D (resolution no. 32).
11:10 A.M. Letter from the Land Preservation Committee recommending a referendum
on the November ballot for a $2',000,000 bond for the Farmland Preservation Program.
Senior Accountant John Cushman will request bond counsel to prepare the required
documents.
11:20 A.M. There was a lengthy discussion with regard to the proposed legislative
in~ent for bed and breakfast facilities, and for wineries. Councilman Lizews]<i
expressed his objection to minor bed and breakfast as described in a proposed "Local
Law in Relation to Bed & Breakfast Facilities". He is against them entirely.
Supervisor Wickham explained that a minor - one or two rooms - is an attempt at
reducing application fees and red tape. Three or more requires action of the Board
of Appeals, and a $250 fee. Also discussed at this time was a proposed "Local Law
in Relation to Wineries", which generated a few questions with i~egard to the definitions,
and a proposed "Local Law in Relation to Public Entertainment and Special Events",
Chapter 27, which would add an application and fee to the Board of Appeals for a
winery to hold an outdoor event for profit. These items will be discuss~:l by the Town
Board among themselves over the next two weeks.
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11:55 A.M. - Thomas Conoscenti met with the Town Board to discuss his proposed role
of project leader for the upcoming business study. Mr. Conoscenti is Senior Economic
Research Scientist at the Center for Regional Policy Studies at the State University of
New York at Stony Brook. He submitted a proposal, at a cost of $43,832, for
professional services and research for the business study. Supervisor Wickham said
he does not expect the Town to pay for the study, he expects there will be prospective
donors in the business community. However, he does not want to solicit donations until
he has the Board's approval. The Board reviewed the scope of work, which would
include a survey of the economic base of Southold Town, an analysis of the economic
composition of the Town beginning in 1980, an evaluation of the economic mix of each
sector of the Town's econom¥~ an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the local
economy, and an analysis of the local economy with respect to the tourist industry.
Councilman Lizewski said he does not want iust statistics. He wants identified and
concrete recommendations. Justice Evans agreed. Councilman Townsend said that he
had envisioned a larger scope to the study. Supervisor Wickham .said ~that over the
next two weeks he will met with Councilmen Lizewski and Townsend and go over their
criteria 'for the study.
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12:30 P.M. - Recess for lunch.
2:05 P.M. - Work SessiOn reconvened and Board discussed the proposal to lower the
parking fees at the Norman Klipp Marine Park, Greenport. Due to the contract with
the State of New York in 1971, whereby the Town accepted funds to build launching
and bulkhead facilities at the park, the State feels the non-resident parking fees are
too high. The Board agreed it would not be possible to revise the fee schedule this year,
but will discuss it again in September during the 1995 Budget preparation process.---
The next items are personnel matters: Placed a resolution (no. 33) on the agenda to
advertise for a temporary Clerk Typist while the Trustee Clerk Typist is on maternity
leave.---Placed a resolution (no. 34) on the agenda to appoint three new members, and
and an alternate, to the Transportation Committee.---Placed a resolution (no. 35) on
the agenda to appoint two EISEP Aides and a temporary Day Care Aide.---Asked the
Town Attorney to work with Lawrence Healthcare to develop an amendment to our self-
insurance medical contract to provide coverage for elected Town Trustees~ and
appointed Planning Board and Board of Appeals members, provided they pay the
premium, agree to submit to a medical examination, and there is a one year pre-existing
condition clause.---Placed a resolution (no. ~36) on the agenda to reappoint two members
~o the Land Preservation Committee.---Placed a resolution (no. 37) on the agenda
to advertise for resumes for a new member of the Land Preservation Committee to
replace Iongtime member Bud Cybulski who declined to be reappointed~---L~tter from
Director of Human Services Venetia McKeighan asking for ~he Board's recommendation
on implementation of the new handicapped equipped van. Mrs. McKeighan suggested
that a driver could be hired and paid through the Town, to expand senior
transportation for handicapped residents as an additional program, or to raise the fee
for the Senior Adult Day Care Program to pay for a driver who would work only a few
hours per week. The Board concluded that the implementation of a user fee might be
the solution. Mrs. McKeighan will be asked to prepared a suggested user fee
schedule.---Placed a resolution (no. 38) on the agenda authorizing Police Chief
Droskoski to attending a training conference in Albany in July.---Councilman Townsend
reported on the June 4th Youth Expo. The event was highly successful in attracting
about 50 participating organizations~ and about 450 families. Supervisor Wickham said
that the Expo was successful in conveying ~he range and diversity of the many
activities available in the Town and thanked Councilman Townsend who promoted the
idea ~nd chaired the committee that brought it off so well. Supervisor Wickham said
he would like to see the creationo~a Youth Suppor~ Committee to recommend to t~e
Board policies and actions it deems to ~upport youth activities in the Town~ and to
serve a clearing house function in helping locate resources and financial support
important to the success of youth activities provided by clubs, groups and individuals
~n the Town. The Town Board agreed to the proposal, but Councilman Townsend asked
that this be held in abeyance until he can wrap up the Expo Committee.---Justice Evans
reviewed her vision for conducting the Town Board's Fishers Island meeting this year.
She would like to see the meeting in the school gym, as had been the practice some
years ago, with areas set aside prior to the meeting for the various departments and
agencies to make themselves available to the residents. She will make the necessary
arrangements.
3:30 P.M. - Lauren Grant, Supervisor Wickham's secretary, and Chairperson of the
Site Selection Committee for an alternative site for a home for the Aide to the
Developmentally Disabled, reported that ADD has notified the Town that the previously
selected sites are not satisfactory, and invoked the 15 day clause giving the .Town a
two week time period in which to locate an. alternaUve(s). She convened the Site
Selection Committee and they located two houses which they wish to recommend, one
in Indian Neck, Peconic, and one in Oregon View Estates, Cutchogue. The Board
approved the proposal, and put a resolution (no. 39) on the agenda to withdraw
recommendation of a house on Pacific Street as an alternative site, but included it in--,
the next resolution (no. 40) as an alternative site to the ones in Indian Neck and
Oregon VieTM Estates.
3:45 P.M. - The Town Board reviewed the resolutions to be voted on at the 4:30 P.M.
Regular Meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
4:00 P.M.' - On motion of Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Townsend,
the Town Board entered into Executive Session to discuss the-Zahra litigation. Vote
of the Board: Ayes: Supervisor Wickham, Councilman Lizewski, Councilwoman Hussie,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Oliva, Justice Evans. Also present: Town Clerk
Terry, Town Attorney Dowd.
4:10 P.M. - Work Session adjourned.
REGULAR MEETING
A Re.c/ular MeetincI of the Southold Town Board was held on June 14,
1994. .at the Southold Town Hall. Main Road. Southold. New York,
Supervisor Wickham opened the meeting at 4:30 P.M.. with the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag~
Present: Supervisor Thomas H. Wickham
Councilman Joseph J. Lizewski
Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie
Councilman Joseph L. Townsend. Jr.
Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Would anyone like to move the approval of the
audit?
Moved by Councilman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans. it was
RESOLVED that the fotlowin.cj bills be and hereby ordered paid: General
Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $68,556.35; General Fund Part
Town bills in the amount of $77,131.76; Nutrition Fund bills in the amount
of $5,169.24; SNAP Program bills in the amount of $3,116.10; Highway
Whole Town bills in the amount of $26,448.69; Highway Fund Part Town
Bills in the amount of $99,479.8,8; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills
$26,760.52; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of
$59,178.92; Refuse and Garbage District bills in the amount of $38,491.48;
Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of $773.00; Fishers
Island Ferry District Agency E; Trust bills in the amount of $587.27.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: ' We've reviewed the minutes of May 31st.
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie. seconded by Councilwoman Oliva. it was
RESOLVi~D that the minutes of May 31. 1994. Town Board meetinq be and
hereby approved. '
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Oliva.
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Widkham.
This resolution was duly.: ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We've set the next Town Board meeting.
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie. seconded by Justice Evans. it was
RESOLVED that ular meetin,cj of the Southold Town Board will
be June 28, 1994. at the Southold Town Hall.
Sou'
Vote Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Oliva.
Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski.
SuperviSor Wickham. ~'
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
I. REPORTS.
1. Southeld Town Program for ~the Disabled Events for May 1994
2. Southold Town Building Inspector Monthly Report for May. 1994,
3. Southold Town Community Development Office Monthly Report for
May. 1994;
4. Southold Town Office of the Engineer Monthly Report for May. 1994.
5. Southoid Town Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Monthly Report
for May. 1994.
7.
8,
9,
1994.
10.
11.
Lawrence Healthcare CSEA Monthly Report for May. 1994.
Lawrence Healthcare PBA Monthly Report for May, 1994.
Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for May, 1994.
Southold Town Justice Tedeschi's Monthly Court Report for May,
12.
13.
Southold Town Board of Trustees Monthly Report for May. 1994.
Southold Town Police Department Monthly Report for May. 1994.
Southold Town Dog Shelter Monthly Report for May. 1994.
Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly Report for May. 1994.
II. REPORTS.
1. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Notice
of Complete Application of Marqaret V, Braatz to remove and not
replace three sides of an exiting timber bulkhead, remove a total of
existing timber bulkhead and replace with jetty style bulkhead, dredge and
deposit spoil's on applicant's property and grade. The property is located
at 5250 Vanston Road. Cutchogue. Southold Town, Suffolk County.
2. Corp of Army En,qineers. New York District application of Louis
Bacon to reconstruct an existing 'deteriorated fixed pier and fixed
L-shaped section, and reconstruct a filled pier. replace two floats.
install mooring piles and dolphins. Project located at Robins Island. Town
of Southold. New York.
3. Corp of Army Engineers. New York District. application of Cleaves
Point Villa,cie to modify' an existing pier. install pilings and wave
curtains. The site is located in Gardiners Bay at East Marion. Town of
Southold, New York.
III. COMMUNICATIONS; None.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None.
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We have before us a agenda of resolutions to be
taken up this afternoon. They are at the moment a new set of agendas
being photocopied. They'll be brought in in a few minutes. The agenda is
being revised in view of the work, that we took up, during the discussion
portion of the day, the Work Session. That Work Session mater~al will
appear, much of it. as the later resolutions after we finish the ones that
.are already scheduled, for which we have the written material. The public"'
is welcome to address the Board on matters related to these resolutions
before we take them up, and at the end of our meeting we welcome
comments, and discussion on other items, anything that you wish to bring
to our attention. Here come the agendas right now. As you'll see in
looking at the agendas, there's a lot of material that we took during the
Work session. That material has to be reworked into the fo~m of
esolut!ons.: and ~s put on to our agenda, and that's the reason for the
fact that it was dor~e only at a,:15,. 4:30 this afternoon. Are there any
comments from the audience?
FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin. The supplements I think is wrong.
Every time I come to a Board meeting in the afternoon, the Board meeting
starts, and the agenda is only coming in being updated. I could only read
twenty-six, and I didn't have time to study the rest of these fourteen.
whatever it is, To me it doesn't seem like something is organized here. I
would suggest that either when you have a Board meeting in the afternoon,
that you have your Work Session the day before, or if you don't want to
do that. i'd suggest have both of them in the evening, because when the
people come here they have an ample amount of time to be able to read
these resolutions. You can't be reading the resolution, when you say
anybody want to speak, come here. and.be able to read them at the same
time. When you start the Board meeting they're coming off the press here.
It's not organized. Tom. I can see. when I reviewed this so far. I have
two of them. I have two resolutions i want to question. It's not right.
Having a meeting, and not even having an updated agenda, so people can
tell you before anybody want to speak on it. It's annoying. Have it the day
before, or have the both of them. like we used to. at night. It ain't
going to hurt anybody to work a little extra. Resolution #8. what d° we
need to pay a man for Insurance Consultant for $21.000.007 What do we
need that for?
SUPERVISOR WlCKHAM: Frank. the Board also had some questions about
that, and we decided not to take up that resolution tonight. We're going
to hold that one back,
FRANK CARLIN: Eliminate it for tonight, right?
SUPERVISOR WlCKHAM: Number 8 will not be under consideration this
afternoon.
FRANK CARLIN: I'm not asking. I'm asking you the question. Tom. why
do we need to spend $2i.000.00 for a Insurance Consultant?
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Frank. the Insurance Consultant..
FRANK CARLIN: You're an insurance man. too. arenJt you. Joe?
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: That's right.
FRANK CARLIN: Are you going to vote on this resolution? You better
not. It would a conflict of interest.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Why. because I'm in the insurance industry?
FRANK CARLIN: That's right.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: If I were a consultant it would be a conflict.
since I'm not a consultant...
FRANK CARLIN: You're still in the insurance business. Same as you
consult people, and you go to their houses. Don't you consult them. how
much life insurance to take. or what you should do with your house.
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COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Do you vote in national elections?
FRANK CARLIN: Huh? Yes.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: If you're an expert on politics, why do you
vote ~n the nabonal electrons.
FRANK CARLIN: Why does anybody vote in the national election? Okay?
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Let me just explain what the Insurance
Consultant does. In this instance, he reviews the policies annually. He
keeps himself abreast of what s happening in the insurance' industry to find
oUt Whether there might'be an advantage in going to bid on the insurance,
to see if he can reduce our premium. Mr. Mullen, over the years, has
saved .the Town hundreds of thousands of dollars, so I'm told, in various
suggestlons~ going,.to bid at the appropriate time, and so forth. He's also
invotved in risk management. Every time there's a new program, he
evaluates it. In the Rec Department, for instance, he evaluates that
program to dete. rmlne ~he~ther we re liable to law suits from something that
.might happen, m :relat~ior~- to exposure to the town, so that we don't have
increases in our insurance premiums, because of the fact that we have a lot
of claims, we don't become an uninsurable, because we have a lot of
claims· ~going. I do have some question on this, also,
and that the Board hold the resolution. It's quite
uite a few hours.
FRANK CARLIN: He probably does, but don't tell me you we've never
seen the effect on that In obr taxes every year.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: You did. When they went to Lawrence
Healthcare, how much did you save on that?
COUNCI:LWOMAN HUSSIE: A quarter of a million dollars.
FRANK CARLIN: What I'm saying is, you don't understand what t'm
saying, when I get my tax bill every year I don't see much of a difference
in it. Number 19, what does that mean that 1/4% sales tax? What does that
mean the :County wants to do here, Tom? What are you talking about?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Under provisions of County law a quarter of one
cent of alt sales tax monies accrue into an environmental trust fund, and
that fund is turned over for purchases, and for work in the various towns
of the County. The Town of Southold has a right to it's quota of that
fund. Our quota can be used for two purposes. The smaller amount can be
used for landfill reclamation, recycling, work at our Landfill. The larger
amount can be used for the acquisition for open space and farmland. The
County of Suffolk in the next few days, or the next week, is due to take
up a resolution duly authorizing the disbursement of these monies to the
various towns. The purpose of this resolution is to endorse the County to
do what it should do.
FRANK CARLIN: One final thing, again, you change some kind of
system, where we don't have to go through this every time. Go back to
both meetings in the evening, especially in the summertime. Give the
people a chance to read the agenda, and know what's going on.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Frank. I think we'll be more prompt
next time. Any more questions from the audience?
HARVEY ARNOFF: Good afternoon. Mr. Wickham. You all know me. I'm
Harvey Arnoff. I live here in Southold. I'm here to address Resolutions
14 and 27 as they appear on your agenda, and more particularly as they
relate to one individual, a young man who was supposedly considered under
both of those resolutions at one point, Ryan Springer. I would like to
address that from several points of view. He happens to be my stepson.
Okay? Let us all know the relationship, and why I'm here. He spent two
years as a Beach Attendant for the Town. At the conclusion of last year.
he said. yes. I'll come back. He has to this date never received any
communication from anyone in the Town saying, do you want to come back?
I spoke to Mr. Reeves personally this afternoon, and he said. oh. I guess
I forgot. The records down here are terrible, and I guess we just didn't
get around to Ryan. So. here was a young man. and I think you know
from what went on this morning, who had two applications in before this
municipality, or so he thought. Now. the other application involved the job
as a Traffic Control Officer. and I think it's interesting to note that
this is probably the first time in my recoilection, that the Police Chief
hasn't had the ~bility to Select, them. and, he not only told this young man
he had' job. he had this Young man fitted for a uniform, which han~s in
our home as of this moment, specially fitted with taxpayers' money, with
ali the other accoutrements of the job. So. 'here I now have a young man.
who has no employment, and do you know what I was~,told by Ken Reev, es?
Well.. tough., too bad. he says.maybe we'll consider him if somebody quits.
Now. here's something that's rotten in the State of E)enmark. or if you
prefer, in the state o~ South°Id. the Town of Southeld. for this to happen
to this young man. Now.'~l don't want to say that. because !' was the~To~n
Attorney wil~ another administration, that there's a spin-off here to' this
young man. I don't want to imply that. but I don't know. and we, have
done our best in the last two or three hours this afternoon to' call all the
other Beach Attendants. that Ryan 'knew. some of whom are returning from
college, and some. of them got letters, that said. we don't want you back :at
all. don~t bother applying, and I'd be glad to furnish the name of that
person, who .got that letter, and others who said. do you want to come
back or not? Yet. we're' still waiting for that letter. Now. under the
circumstances. I would ask this Board to not pass on these resolutions, and
reconsider them. or caucus, because I feel that it is not the purpose of
government to single out an individual in this manner. I might point out.
he was also an original member of the Southold Town Youth Board. who is
active in that. I don't think-he missed a day of employment in two years as
a Beach Attendant. and there was never a shortage in the box. when he
turned it in. I think this is a Hell of a rotten reward for a youn, g man.
who is a life long resident, born and raised in this town. I'm asking you
to not pass on these resolutions this evening, or reconvene, and reconsider.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I would like to address briefly one of the two
positions, that he has applied to. and I think it will explain what the
Board is doing: and why we're doing it. I'm going to address the question
of his application as a Traffic Control Officer. I don't know the facts
and the comments you made about his dealings with the Recreation
Department.
HARVEY ARNOFF: Those are the facts direct from Ken Reeves. I think
you all know 'that. when I say something I'm on relatively firm ground. I
don't come up with statements...
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I don't doubt that. but I need to look into it a
little bit on my side. and find out why this lapses have occurred, and how
we can keep them from occurring in future, and how we can deal with it.
because occasionally there are time when we don't respond properly. We
need to get on top of that. I want to address the Traffic Control Officer
question. As you said in the past the Police Chief has made these
appointments, it is the view of this Board. and not every Board member
agreed with it. but the consensus of this Board was that if the Board is
going to make an appointment the Board had ought to interview people, and
we really in interviewing people had ought to go to advisement for it. and
we shouldn't just lead this to just somebody.
HARVEY ARNOFF: Shouldn't someone have told the Chief this at some
point early on. before he went through this process?
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uniform, that's
given a, fair
Situation,
SUPERVISOR WlCKHAM: Why don't you let me speak now? There has been
a change of policy in the last few months with this new Board. and the
Police Chief came to know it. and now he understands it. and there was a
period of a shift where the policies haven't fully caught up with the
shift. They have now caught up with the shift. In that process the Chief
went ahead, and made his designations. This Board when it found out
said. wait a minute. We're not quite comfortable With that. and we'd at
least lik. e to go to advertisement, and we'd like to interview the people.
The Chief said. gee. we got to have our people on deck quickly. So. this
morning we met.' and we interviewed the people, and we did. in fact. as
you see in resolution 27. we have. tentatively we have for resolution, the
appointment of two people, but not al of the people, and we are still at
the same time in advertising in the newspapers, we will be interviewing
peopte, including Mr. Springer. and others, and will take them under
consideration. There are still openings available for them. He will be
There is still an opportunity to use the
for him. There is every reason to think he, will
uitable treatment before this Board in an interview
HARVEY ARNOFF: Well. Tom. although you say that. it seems to me that
if someone has interviewed somebody today in an interview process with
others~ that are going to take place in a week. and tell them. oh, by the
way. you have to come back for another interview, that makes nonsense.
First of all. it's not something that the Board members won't remember.
He~s not someone you'll forget about, and certainly I would hope your
powers of retention extend beyond a week or two. so for purposes of why
would~ he be back in =fox 'another interview process a w~ek or two fro~
toda~iWhen yob,re :nOw going to interview a few other People agair~st, his
qualifi~ati°ns. J m~,an. I dor~'t think people..l don't think itJs Customary
in ar industry when one~ goes for an inte.r,v ew. and the, n he come.s
You' this as ' .~ws, .that s when they re narrowing :the
riel the field. When someone comes ;n ~ith a
resur
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that
who
thank you. they talk to them. we're keep y~our
job is available, or if there's a jqb available.
; back in for another time. But. it seems to ,me.
~ings happening to this young man today. Okay? I
think there's something missing, and it's called justice, but I guess
justice doesn't apply 'in the political spectrum.
SUPERVISOR WlCKHAM: This is not a political issue, and I think it will be
dealt with justly.' Joe?
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I'd like to address the issue only because
think yoU'd 'be Surprised who was pushing.
HARVEY ARNOFF: No. I think I know.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: My feeling is that on the overall issue, once
again. I'm just going to address the Police thing, because I wasn't aware
of the Recreation Department's relationship. I feel that the Town Board.
especially on temporary help. should not have to interview every temporary
employee, t feel that Department heads are perfectly adequate, if we
provide them with policy. Basically. testifying there's no conflict of
interest on their part. and so forth. For temporary help it seems to me
that the 'efficient way to run it. I'm the minority on the Board. The other
issue, as far as your stepson is concerned, frankly I think it may have
been mentioned to me. that your stepson was applying for that position.
but I had no idea that the person that was not chosen today was your
stepson. I don't think most of the Board did either. The reason they
chose to go with the other two people first was they were four years older.
and two years older. They were out of high school. They had experience in
Police justice. That was the reason I came up with it. It had nothing to
do With politics, or your involvement with the administration that may have
opposed my election, or whatever. I can honestly say that. If it was up to
me he would have been hired because it's a process that doesn't serve the
Town in my opinion, but given the fact that we were doing that. they
needed these two people for emergency purposes, mainly for this weekend.
and that's why they hired those first two.
HARVEY ARNOFF: I'm also aware that his name was mentioned as my
stepson at an earlier meeting, and so it wasn't a question today
about..everyone knew before today.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I can honestly say, I did not know.
HARVEY ARNOFF: Then you weren't at the last meeting, that's my only
comment, when they discussed this with the Chief
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Are there any other questions from the audience?
(No response.) I'm ready for the first resolution.
1.- Moved by C~uncilman Lizewski, seconded by Counci woman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute an extension agreement
between the Su~f°lk county Office for the Aging and The Town of Southold
for the Expanded In-Home Services 'for the Elderly [EISEP)
Housekeeper/Chore Program, for the period of April 1, 1994 through March
31, 1995, at a total bu~lget not to exceed $23,904.00, all in accordance
with the approval of the Town Attorney.
1.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend,~ Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was
resolved ,that ~he Town Board of the Town of Southoid hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute an extension agreement
between. ,the Suffolk County office for the Aging and the Town of Southold
for the Community Services for the Elderly (CSE) Housekeeper/Chore
Procjram.:for the period of ,April 1. 1994 through March 31, 1995, at a total
budget not exceed $19.713,00. all in accordance with the approval of the
Town Attorney.
2.-Vote o~-the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman HusSle. Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duty ADOPTED.
3.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for the sale of the Series III,
Model 50, IBM Copy Machine, located in the west wing of the Town Hall.
3.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
4.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham: seconded by Councilwoman Oliva. it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants Jill
Doherty~ Clerk Typist in the Office of the Town Trustees. a six (6}
month maternity leave-of-absence, effective September 19. 1994 through
March 20. 1995.
~,,-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva.
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Wickham,
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
5.- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the closure of Love Lane and Pike Street. east and west of Love Lane,
Mattituck, from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M~, Saturday, July 9, 1994, to permit
the Matt[tuck Chamber of Commerce to hold their 17th Annual Mattituck
Street Fair. provided they file with the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar
Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the Town of Southold as an
additional insured.
5,-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva.
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman H'ussie. Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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6.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva. seconded by Supervisor Wickham. it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to the Cutchogue Fire Department to use Moore's Lane. Alvah's
Lane. and New Suffolk Road. Cutchogue. as staging and parade route for
their 27th Annual Parade and Drill to be held on Saturday. July 16.
1994. at 6:00-P.M. (rain date: Sunday. July 17. 1994. at 2:00 P.M.).
provided, they file with the Town Clerk a One Million Dollar Certificate of
lab,hty insurance naming the Town of Southold as an additional insured.
6.-Vote ~¥ the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Ol[va.
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duty ADOPTED.
7,-Moved by Councilman Lizewski. seconded by Councilwoman Oliva. it was
RESOLVED ~that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute an agreement between
the TOWn of So~i~hOid' and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County's
Marine Program. whereby Cornell Cooperative Extension will provide
technical support for the~establishment of a shellfish hatchery and nursery
Town. using the Suffolk Marine Environmental Learning
Cente~ lity. for the period of January 1. 1994 to December 31. 1994. at
a total at a total fee of $16.000.00.
7.- Vote Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Oliva.
Cou, Councilwoman Hussle. Councilman Lizewski.
SuPerviSor ~ickham~
This res°lution was duly ADOPTED.
Resolution ~8~ renewing agreement between the Town of Southold and
William F. Mullen. Jr as the Town's Insurance Consultant. was put on
hold.
9.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute an agreement between
the Family Service League, Inc. and the Town of Southold, whereby the
Family Service League, Inc. will provide individual and crisis intervention
counseling, plus alcohol and substance abuse prevention/education services
to the Southold ToWn Youth Services Program, at a sum not to exceed
$32,988.00. for the term of January 1. 1994 through December 31. 1994. all
in accordance witl~ the approval of the Town Attorney.
9.-Vote of ,the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
10.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was
RESOLVED ~hat the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the foilowin~ budget modification to the General Fund - Whole Town 1944
Budget to transfer' funds for laser printers for the Town Clerk, Board of
Appeals, and Recreation Department, and a personal computer for the
Records; Management Program:
To:
A'1680.2 Central Data Processing, Equipment $ 5.000.00
FrOm:
A1680.1 Central Data Processing, Personal Services $ 5,000.00
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend. - Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
1. TL.-Moved by Councilman Lizewskb seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it. was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for a Custodian for
the Human Resource Center, 17-1/2 hours per week, at a salary of $7.00
per hour.
~l.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, ' Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
12.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oily. a, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute Partial Payment Request
No. Two to the Federal Aviation Administration in the amount of
$475,063.00, and Partial Payment Request No. One to the New York State
Department of Transportation in the amount of $25.477.26, with regard to
the Fishers Island Elizabeth Field Runways 7-25 and 12-30 Overlay
[Construction) Project, all in accordance with the approval of C&S
'Engineers, Inc., the Town's consu rants for the project.
~:~.-Vote 6f the Town Board: Ayes: Just ce EvanS, Counciwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
~3:.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVI~D that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts.
with regret, the resignation of Andre Cybulski, Jr.. member of the
Southold Town Land Preservation Committee, and extends their sincere
thanks and appreciation to "Bud", who was appointed Chairman of the
original Farmland Preservation Committee when it was created in 1984, for
the ten years of faithful service he devoted to the Town of Southold.
lJ.-Vote .o.f the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councllman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
la.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
the following 1994 Lifeguards. Beach Attendants, Playground Instructors,
Swimming Instructors, and Beach Manager. at the following salaries, for the
summer season:
LIFEGUARDS
Kate Andresen (2nd year) .............................. $7.69/hour
Kyle Andresen (2nd year) .............................. $7.69/hour
Stevan FiCkeiseen (2nd year) .......................... $7.69/hour
Kira Gallagher (3rd year) ............................. $7.95/hour
James Hi,es (2nd year) ................................ $7.69/hour
Marie Kayton (lst year) ............................... $7.42/hour
Sarah Kutner (lst year) ....... $7.42/hour
Jeremy Mc~Cavera (6th year). ~[~~[~[~[~$8.75/hour
James McLaughlin (2nd year) ........................... $7.69/hour
Jonathan Pultz (4th year) ............................. $8.22/hour
Andrew Rtdlf (lst year) ................................ $7.42/hour
Victor Santaga~o (3rd year) ........................... $7.95/hour
Jill Schneider (2nd'year).~ ............................ $7.69/hour
Mary Kate Toner (2nd year) ............................ $7.69/hour
BEACH ATTENDANTS
Jennifer Cherepowich (2nd year) ....................... $5.99/hour
Dawn Falco (lst year) ................................. $5.83/hour
Colleen Finnerty (3rd year) ........................... $6.15/hour
Elizabeth Jaeger (lst year) ........................... $5.83/hour
Jonathan Pearlstein (4th year) ........................ $6.31/hour
Amy Pilles (3rd year) ................................. $6.t5/hour
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WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTORS
Klm Deppoliti (2nd year) ............................. $12.00/hour
Gretchen Tuthill (lst year) .......................... $12.00/hour
PLAYGROUND INSTRUCTORS
Tammy Har~ed (lst year) ............................... $8.00/hour
Theresa Pressler (3rd year) ........................... $9.00/hour
BEACH MANAGER
Arthur Quintana (6th year) ................. $10.00/hour + mileage
14.-Vote of,.the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilman Townsend,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham. Abstain: Councilwoman
OIiva, Councilman Lizewski.
This resolution was duly.~ADOPTED.
15.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold a proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to Parking
at Indian Neck Lane": now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED 'that the Town Board hereby sets 7:55 P.M., Tuesday, June
28, 1994, Southoid Town Hall, Main Road. Southold, New York, as time and
place for a public hearin, g on this proposed Local Law, which reads as
follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Parking at Indian Neck Lane
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
]. Chapter 65 (Parking At Beaches) of the Code of the Town of Southold
is hereby amended as follows:
1. Section 65-2.A(15) is hereby amended as follows:
(15) Indian Neck Lane. Peconic. from the guardrail at the
southerly terminus northerly for a distance of 250
500 feet.
II. This Local law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary
of State.
* Overstrike represents deletions
** Underscore indicates addition
15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman LizewskJ,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
16.- Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs the Town Clerk to. advertise for bids for the purchase of one
[1) used 1987 Ford Dump Truck for the Superintendent of Highways, all in
accordance with the bid specifications.
16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman
Councilman TownSend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
17.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts,
with regret, the resignation of Frances Shahbazian, part-time Clerk
Typist for the Recreation Department.
17.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duty ADOPTED.
18.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for a part-time Clerk
Typist for the Recreation Department, 17-1/2 hours per week, at a salary
of $6.82 per hour.
18.-Vote of' the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Olive,
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewskl,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED,
19.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, Section 12-5[D) of the Suffolk County Charter established a
Suffolk County Environmental Trust Fund {Fund 76) and provided that the
pertinent one-quarter per cent (1/4%) sales tax revenues allocated to this
trust fund be made available to the towns for the purpose of capping and
closing municipal solid waste, landfills, identifying, characterizing and
remedying toxic and hazardous waste landfills, and for other purposes as
provided in Section t2-5(D) (4) of the Suffolk County Charter based upon
a. per-capita formula subject to the availability of funds in this residuary
component of the water p, rotection program; and
WHEREAS, the Suffolk County Drinking Water Protection Program provides
that the Suffolk County Legislature may transfer funds to the Suffolk
County Environmental Trust Fund in an amount not exceeding forty percent
(40%) in any year of the total sales and compensating tax collected; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12-5(D) (b) of the Suffolk County Charter.
the Environmental Trust Fund Review Boards. which consists of the County
_ Executive. Ten Town Supervisors. Director of Pta nning and i~he
Commissioner of Health Services held a meeting on May 12, 1994 and
formally adopted the reports submitted by the Ten Towns related to
capping and cloSing landfills; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Southold Plan was submitted on May 6. 1994 to the
Suffolk County Legislature for review and approval; now. therefore be it
RESOLVED by the Town Board that based upon the foregoing, the Town
Board requests the members of the Suffolk County Legislature and the
Suffolk County Executive to approve and to adopt the attached proposed
resolution introduced by the Presiding Officer at the request of the County
Executive;
"Intro. Res. No 1644 Laid on Table 6-7-94
Introduced by the Presiding Officer at the Request of the County Executive
RESOLUTION NO. 1644 - 1994. AMENDING THE 1994
OPERATING BUDGET AND ALLOCATING REVENUE
SHARING FUNDS FOR CAPPING AND CLOSING
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUFFOLK COUNTY
DRINKING WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM
W~. Se¢=~on !2-5 (DJ of '=h~ SUFFOLK COUNTY CW~T~.~ established a Suffolk
~y ~r~t~ ~s~ ~ (F~d 76} ~d provided ~t =he ~ar:~ one-
1un.ills, i~=if~, ~h~c~erizing ~d r=~dying toxic ~d hazardous wasEe
l~ills, ~a fo= other p~oses as province ~ sec=ion 12-5 (D} {4) of ~= S~F0~
in t~s residua~ co~= of ~ wa:er prouec=ion~rosr~; ~d
~P-~S. =he Suffolk County Drinking W~ter Pro=action grogram provides
of =he to=al sal~s and. comp~nsating u~a =~ coilcc=cd; ~d
~a~a~. ray.ua s~rin~ related =o =he capping ~d closing of ~icipal solid
accumulated in a =~se~e acco~u ~su~!ishad by =hu C~rol!er, ba~ed on
~H~-~ta. =he revenue-sharin~ co.on=n= of ~he Suffolk Co~Uy Dr~g wa=er
rcv~ues ~vail~le a~=er firs= or ~ghur priority c!ai~, ~a=es. ~d ~ar~=ees.
Dr~ Water Pro=ac=ion Pro~am (~=i¢le XII of =ha S0~'FOLK C0~ ~)
JUNE 14, 1994
359
a ~=~g On May 12, 1~S4 ~ foully a~=ed :he r~po~s s~tted by =he T~
Sou~ton ~4 Sou~old pl~ d=t~l ~h~t ~e are 1~ s=ill
or ~e Suffolk Co~y Water Prataction pr~.e~e as defied
W"~, ~m TO~ of B~ylon, Islip, Shel~er Iml~, ~a E~a~. plus
of ei~ ~u Suf~o~ Cowry P~ ~ep~ Prese~e or ~e Su~fo!k Cu~y ~ater
~, :he To~s of B~lon. Br0o~h~v~, East ~a~u~, H~=~, Islip%
1~iI1 ~--t to Section 12-5(D)(6) of the S~O~ CO~ ~TER;
~EOL~, =ha: =~ Co~Cy co~troller ~d Co~Cy Treas~r be ~d chey hereby
NurSeK Ti~l~
Revenue Fund
Tr=~£er to ~uffolk Co~l~Cy Environmanta!
TrUsC Fund (Fund 7~)
$8,397,151
.76-2861
TraI~sfer from Suffolk Cou~cy E~viror~ental
Trus= Fund {Pun~ 76)
76-81~3o4~ Town Of Babylon
~-8~-~SE ~o~ of ~o~h-v~ 1,032,701
76-81~3-4H6 TO--of Ea;c ~con 73,~2~
76-B1~3-~56 To~ of Islip 3,087,720
76-8~3-456 To~ O: Sou=~ld
19.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is diuected to send
a copy of this memoriallzin9 resolution to the Presidin9 Office of the
Suffolk County Lecjislature and to the Suffolk County Executive.
-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
20.- Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
an advance fee check in the amount of $463.00 (41 adults at $6.00. 29
seniors at $5.00, 24 children at $3.00) for the Wednesday~ June 29, 1994
family bus trip to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty; said charge to
be made to A7320.4, Joint Youth; check made payable to Circle Line Statue
of Liberty Ferry.
20.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
21.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the Town Clerk to issue free Beach Parking Permits to the following summer
employees: Water Safety-Instructors. Beach Attendants, Lifeguards, Beach
Manager.
21.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Super¥isor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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22.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Soutlnold hereby authorizes
the Southold Town Beach Attendants to be supplied with a petty cash fund
in the amount of $34.50 per Beach Attendant, to enable them to make
change due to tax that is charged for each permit; check in the amount of
$207.00 to be made payable to Recreation Supervisor Kenneth Reeves;
charge to be made to A210, Petty Cash.
22.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
23.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK
YORK, ADOPTED JUNE 14, 1994, AUTHORIZING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWN,
APPROPRIATING $25,000 THEREFOR, AND AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF $25,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID
TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION.
Recitals
WHEREAS, following submission of a petition for the
improvement of the Town highways in The Town of Southold, Suffolk
County, New York (hereinafter referred ~o as the "Town"), known
as Albacore Drive, Blue Marlin Drive and Dolphin Drive, and shown
and designated on a certain map entitled "Map of Southold
Shores", surveyed by Otto W. Van Tuyl, Greenport, New York, and
filed in the OffiCe of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on
August 29, 1963, as Map number 3853, and filed in the Office of
the Southold Town Clerk, usinG a permanent pavement on such
portions of said highways as shown on said Map, and the
construction of such curbs, Gutters, catch basins and drainage
facilities as may be necessary; and such petition has been duly
signed by the owners of real property owninG a5 least one-half of
the entire frontage or bounds on both sides of said highway; and
such petition was also duly signed by resident owners owninG no5
less than one-half of the frontage owned by resident owners
JUNE 14, 1994
residing in or along such highway, and after a public hearing
duly called and held, the Town Board of the Town determined on
October 19, 1993 that it is in the public interest to construct
such improvements described in the petition, and ordered that
such highways be so improved;
Now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, IN
THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK, (by the favorable vote of not
less than two-thirds of all the members of said Town Board) AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. ~he Town hereby authorizes the improvement
of Albacore Drive, Blue Marlin Drive and Dolphin Drive, Town
highways in the Town, by the paving thereof using a permanent
pavement and the construction of such curbs, gutsers, catch
basins and drainage facilities as may be necessary, all as more
fully referred to in the Recitals hereof. The estimased maximum
cost of said specific object or purpose, including prelimlnary
costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof,
is $25,000 and hereby appropriates said amount therefor. The
plan of financing includes the issuance of $25,000 serial bonds
of the Town to finance said appropriation, and the assessment,
levy and collection upon the several lots and parcels of land
within the Town which the Town Board shall determine and specify
to be especially benefited by said improvement, so much upon and
from each as shall be in just proportion to the amount of benefi5
which the improvement shall confer upon the same, to pay the
principal of said bonds and the inserest thereon as the same
shall become due and payable.
Section 2. Serial bonds of the Town in the princlpal
amount of $25,000 are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to
the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constitutin~ Chapter 33-
a of the ConsQlidated Laws of the State of New York (herein
called "Law"), to finance said appropriation.
Section 3. The followin~ additional matters are hereby
determined and declared:
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(a) The period of probable usefulness of the specific
object or purpose for which said $25,000 serial bonds authorized
pursuant to this resolution are to be issued, within the
limitations of Section 11.00 a. 20 (c) of the Law, is fifteen
(15) years.
(b) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized and any
bond anticipation nones issued in anticipanion of said bonds may
be applied to reimburse the Town for expenditures made after the
effective date of this resolution for the purpose for which said
b6nds are authorized. The foregoing s~atemen5 of intent with
respec5 to reimbursement ms made in conformity with Treasury
Regulation Section 1.150-2 of the United Stanes Treasury
Department.
(c) The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by
this resolution will exceed five (5) years.
Section 4. Each of the bonds authorized by this
resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation
of. the sale of said bonds shall contain the recital of validity
as prescribed by Section 52.00 of t~e Law and said bonds and any
notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall be general
obligations of the Town, payable as ~o both principal and
interest by general tax upon all the taxable real property within
the Town without limitation of rate or amount. The faith and
credit of the Town are hereby irrevocably.pledged to the punctual
payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds and any
notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds and
provision shall be made annually in the budgen of the Town by
aPPropriation for (a) the amortization and redemption of the
bonds and any notes in anticipation thereof to manure in such
year and (b) the payment of interest to be due and payable in
such year.
Section 5. Subject no the provisions of tkis resolution
and of the Law and pursuant to the provisions of Section 30.00
relative to the authorization of the issuance of bond
anticipation notes and of Section 50.00 and Sections 56.00 to
60.00 of the Law, the powers and duties of the Town Board
relative to authorizing bond anticipation nones and prescrlblng
the tezms, form and contents and as to the sale and issuance of
the bonds herein authorized and of any bond anulcipation noues
issued fn anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said
notes, are hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal
officer of the Town.
Section 6. The validity of the bonds authorized by this
resolution and of any notes issued in anticipation of the sale of
said bonds, may be contested only if:
(a) such obligations are authorized for an object or
purpose for which the Town is not authorized to expend money,
or
(b) the provisions of law which should be complied with
at the date of the publication of such resolution are nou
substantially complied with,
and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity, is
commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication,
or
(c) such obligations are authorized in violation of the
provisions of the constitution.~
Section 7. This bond resolution shall take effect
immediately.
23.- Vote of the' Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
24.- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie. seconded by Supervisor Wickham. i~ was
RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD. IN
THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Town Clerk of the Town of Southold. in the County of
Suffolk, New York. is hereby directed to publish the foregoing bond
resolution, in full. in "THE SUFFOLK TIMES" and "The LONG ISLAND
TRAVELER-WATCHMAN", a newspaper published in the Southold. New
York. having a general circulation within the Town and hereby designated
as the Official newspapers of the Town for such publication, together with
the statutory notice in substantially the form as prescribed by Section
81.00 of the Local Finance Law of the State of New York.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
24.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva.
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
25.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman OIvia, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold, in accordance
with Chapter 65.1.D(3), of the Code of the Town of Southold, hereby sets
the following permit fees for vehicle parking permits for Race Point and
Wilderness Point, recreational areas on Fishers Island:
Resident Permit - $6.00, plus $.51 tax
Lessee Permit - $6.00, plus $.51 tax
Guest Permit - $6.00, plus $.51 tax
25.- Vote of the Town ' Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, CouncilWoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
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26.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the Town Clerk to designate the following individuals to issue vehicle
parking permit for Race Point and Wilderness Point, recreational areas on
Fishers Island: Robert P. Knauff, Manager-Secretary of the Fishers
Island 'Ferry District, and Evelyn Stepanek, Charles Stepanek, and
Monica Doucette, employees of the Fishers island Ferry District.
26.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
27.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Kimberly Bridge, Jason Luhrs, and Thomas Cassidy as Traffic Control
Officers for the summer season, effective immediately, at a salary of $8.03
per hour.
27.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
Abstain: Councilman Lizewski.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
28.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the following bids for the Energy Conservation Program at Town Hall,
Police Headquarters, and Human Resource Center, subject to the receipt of
the grant application by the New York State Energy Office, and subject to
acceptable references for the bidders:
Duct Cleariinq
R.C.S. Air Duct Cleaning Inc., 380 Florida Avenue, Copiague, N.Y.
Town Hall: $3,900.00; Police Headquarters: $1,600.00; Human
Resource Center: $2,300.00. Total: $7,800.00
Electrical
Avey Electric. Inc,. P.O. Box 1429. Patchogue. N.Y.
Town Hall: Exit Signs - $940.00; Electric Hot Water Heater-
$1.360.00. Police Headquarters: New Exit Sign - $325.00; Exit
Signs - $370.00; Electrical Lighting - $12.760.00. Human Resource
Center: Exit Signs - $595.00; Electrical Lighting - $14.370.00
Accoustical Tile Restoration
Efficiency Contractor. 104 Middleville Road. Northport. N.Y .
Police Headquarters: $7,998.00
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Supervisor Thomas Wickham be and
he hereby is authorized to enter into a contract between the Town of
Southold and R.C~S. Air Duct Cleaning Inc.. subject to the approval of the
Town Attorney. to accomplish the duct cleaning at the Town Hall. Police
Headquarters. and Human Resource Center;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following bids for the Energy
Conservation Program be rejected:
Avey Electric. Inc.. Town Hall Lighting at $48,600.00
Efficiency Contractor. Town Hall Acoustical Tile Restoration at
$11,985.00.
28.- Vote of 'the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
29.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute a New York State
Energy Office Grant Application for the Southold Town Police Headquarters
and Southold Town Human Resources Center, ali in accordance with the
approval of the Town Attorney.
29.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend,- Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
30.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs the Town Clerk to readvertise for bids for energy
conservation improvements at Southold Town Hall, under a grant application
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be submitted to the New York State energy office; all in accordance with
the bid specifications as prepared by Daniel Karpen. professional
Engineer & Consultant. P.C.; and subject to the approval of the Town
Attorney.
30.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Olive,
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
31 .- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie. seconded by Supervisor Wickham. it was
RESOLVI~D that the TOwn Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the bid of Tully Construction Co.. Flushing. New York. at a unit bid
price of $66.53 per ton. to provide equipment and labor for hauling solid
waste and disposing Solid waste at the Contractor's Solid Waste Disposal
Site. for~ a te~m of' thr~ee (3) years, commencing on July 9. 1994. If the
Town enters into an intermunicipal solid waste haul/disposal Agreement.
the Town may terminate the Agreement at any time during Agreement years
two (2) and three [3J by giving six (6) months written notice to the
Contractor. The TOwn at its sole discretion, shall have the option of
renewJr 'or two [2) additional one (1) year terms by giving
Cont. of its intention to renew at least thirsty (30)
days of the term; and be it
FURTH. ER RESOLVED that Supervisor Thomas W ckham be and he hereby is
authorized and direCted to ~xecute an Agreement between th.e Town of
Southotd and Tully 'Cbnstruction Co. for the aforesaid services, ali in
accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney.
31.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Oliva.
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski.
Su pervis0r Wickham.
Th~s resolution :was duly ADOPTED.
32.- Moved by Councilman Lizewski. seconded by Councilwoman Hussie. it was
RESOLVi~D, that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts
the bid 0f.Star ReCyCling Inc.. Brooklyn. New York. at a unit bit price of
$18.43 Pe~ cubic y~rd.~ to provide equipment and labor for hauling and
disposing construction and demolition debris at the Contractor's
construction and and demolition debris disposal site, for a term of three
(3) yea~s, commencing on July 9, 1994. If the Town enters into an
intermun~cipal construction and demolition debris haut/disposal
Agreement, the Town may terminate the Agreement at any time during
Agreement years and three (3) by giving six (6) months written
notice to the The Town. at its sole discretion, shall have the
option ~t~ renewing the Agreement for two [2) additional one [1) year terms
by giving' Conl~ra :to~ written not[ice of its intention to renew at least
thirtyl ['~) .days ~i iort° the expi.ration of the term; and be it
FUR~HE~ RESOE~/ED that Supervisor Thomas Wickham be and he hereby is
authori; and to execute an agreement between the Town of
So~ Recycling Inc. for the aforesaid services, all in
accorda with )roval of the Town Attorney.
32.-Vote of the To~n Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Oliva.
Councilman Towrisend. CounciJwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
33.-Moved by Justice Evans. seconded by Councilwoman Oliva. it was
RESOLVI~D that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for a full-time
temporary Clerk -[yplst for the Office of the Town Trustees. to replace Jill
Doherty While she is on a maternity leave-of-absence from September 19.
1994 through March 20. 1995. a a salary of $21.786.94 per annum.
33.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Otiva.
Councilman Towflsend. Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski.
Su pervisc~r Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED~
34.-Moved by Councilwoman Oiiva. seconded by Supervisor Wickham. it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
the following individuals to the Southofd Town Transportation Committee.
effective immediately through April 5. 1996. they to serve on said
committee without compensation: Mike Acebo. Robert W. Brown (Christa
Brown - al[ernste), and Barba. ra Michelson.
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34.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham,
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
35.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Gertrude Bauer and Jonathan D. Shelby as EISEP Aides (Expanded
In-Home Services for the Elderly Program), and Renee D. Simchick as a
temporary. Bay Car,e Ai,de, to fill in while an employee is on sick leave, all
appointments 'effective ~mmediately, 17 1/2 hours per week, at a salary of
$5.50 per hour,
35.-Vote ,of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Otiva,
Councdman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.'
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
36,-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southotd hereby reappoints
Michael L, Croteau and Douglas McGahan as members of the Southold
Town Land Preservation ~.Committee, effective July 3, 1994 through July 3,
1996, they to serve on said committee without compensation,
36,-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
37.-Moved by supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town 'Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for one (1) member of
the Southold Town Land Preservation Committee to fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of Andre Cybulski, Jr.
37.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
CounCilman Townsend, Counci Iwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resotution was duly ADOPTED.
38.-Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of $outhold hereby grants
permission to Police Chief Stanley Droskoski to attend the annual Lraining
conference of the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police, to be
held at Albany, New York, on July 28 through August 1, 1994, and the
necessary expenses for meals, lodging, registration and transportation,
not to exceed $600.00, shall be a legal charge to the Police Department
1994 Budget; Chief Droskoski to submit a report of the conference to the
Town Board upon his return.
38.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
39.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board rescinds resolution number 32 adopted on
March 22, 1994 recommending the Pacific Street house as an alternative site
for the Aide to the Developmentally Disabled lADD).
39.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham,
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
40.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, on June 6, 1994 the Aide to the Developmentally Disabled lADD)
notified the Town of Southold that the previously suggested sites are not
satisfactory and invoked the fifteen day clause giving the Town a two week
time period in which to locate an alternative site(s); and
WHEREAS, the Site Selection Committee was reconvened in order to locate
an alternative site(s);and
WHEREAS, the committee has narrowed the search down Lo two (2) houses
which it recommends for submission to ADD; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby accepts the Site Selection
Committee's .recommendations, and hereby~ submits houses in Indian Neck
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Peconic. and Oregon View Estates.' Cutchogue. as first choices, and the
house on Pacific Street. Mattituck. as a second choice as alternative sites
for 'the proposed residential facility of the ADD.
40,-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman OIiva.
Councilman Townsend. Councilwoman Hussie. Councilman Lizewski.
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: That completes the resolutions for this afternoon.
We are open to comments from the audience. Yes, sir.
FRANK CARLIN: - Frank Carlin, Laurel, Carlin Watchdoy Group.
One .question, and I'll get into my other agenda. The North Fork Animal
League is having some kind of building fund, or something, where they're
going to build a new animal shelter in 1995, Tom, i believe it is. They're
planning on building another animal shelter. You're aware of that, right?
SUPERVISOR WlCKHAM: That is the proposal.
FRANK CARLtN: Does the Town have any plans on giving them any kind
of financial support?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: The proposition is that the Town would undertake
a long term lease of a portion of the property behind the Police Station
for that. The Town would still consider annual contracts, as we have now,
by which the League would undertake the day to day maintenance of the
animals.
FRANK ~CARLIN: You have no plans on giving them any kind of financial
support, donation, or whatever? Right?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: For the construction of the work..
FRANK CARl_IN:
building.
Construction of the shelter I'm talking about, the
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: At the moment that is not planned. There may
be some work such as provision of water, or well. or a cesspool that's
connected with existing buildings, that might come from the Town. But
there is no plan at present for the Town to finance any part of the
structure itself.
FRANK CARLIN: You know why. back in 1986 when they started to
build that animal shelter, and it fell through the tubes, when they got
done there was about $54,000.00. that the Town had floating around
towards that animal shelter. I suppose it's got blown away with the wind.
but it's a shame that the Town can't give them a little financial support.
where you spend some much money on these other things, studies, and
whatever. you have. I want to recommend today that I believe that North
Fork Animal League is doing a wonderful job on the animals, and I give
them all the credit there is. There are doing a wonderful job with those
anima~ls.i 'and they have my full support, one hundred percent. ! feel if we
can Sp,,end money on other things, we can give them a little bit of support.
when' it comes to'the financial end of it. Now, for my main agenda. I'm
going to be addressing Councilwoman Hussie. and Councilman Lizewski.
I hate to chew on the same bone all the time, I'm 9oin9 to do it one more
time tonight. This should be the end of it. unless it's necessary.
Councilwoman Hussie. you said the cost of the studies back in 1985 for
the Southold Utility Company. Southold power takeover, the study cost
$15.000. You're off $15.000. It was $30.000. The study was done by R.
W. Beck and Associates. tf that would have went through, it would have
been by a general obligation bond. Why are you tellin9 me cable
under, ground from Northeast Utilities in Connecticut. Block Island. or Plum
Island. or whatever you did. there's more to it then just runnin9 a cable
under the Sound. and pulling a switch. There's a lot more involved in it.
Councilwoman Hussie. you said that the study in maybe almost completely
done. Well. what do we need another one for? Why we got to spend the
taxpayer's money again for? Here's one I don't figure out. May l lth,
Suffolk Times, you said it would cost around $24,000,000 for transformers,
and power lines. A month later in the Suffolk Times, June the 8th
issue, you said it would cost $20,000.000. Now. what are you talking
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about? Which is right? There's more to a utility company than meets the
eye. I'm going to name them off to you what I believe is the run of a
utility company. Supposing we had a disaster, a hurricane, and the power
lines went down. Some of them were down from Laurel to Orient Point.
With the crew you're going to have. how are you going to maintain those
lines, and get them back up? You wouldn't have lights in this town for
two weeks. You think LILCO is going to drop their people, and
customers, to come here. and put our lights up for us? No way. Think
about it. TO run the line in to. say Connecticut. you need distribution.
You need a substation. You need people-people to operate the the
substation. Think about it, How about the personnel? You need
personnel. You need computers. You need meter readers. All money,
trucks, cherry pickers, you need money, You need a lot of money. They
don't cost $5.00. believe me. I've been checking on 'this already. It cost
a lot of money. Substation, I mentioned that. , Salaries, how about
salaries? These people will be union people usually. They're union
people. They don't work for cheap. You don't expect people to climb
utility poles, and work with 13.000 volts for $10.00'an hour. Union.
that's part of the union. Medical? How about your medical expenses? You
ever figure out your pension funds for these people, the cost of living
increases? Those are a~l the things you have to take into-consideration.
and don't say there that. well. we can get half of the price of the rate.
that we can provide the people with half of the rates they're paying
LILCO now. So. take these facts into account, and you'll see what you're
going to do. I don't know what you people, what kind of crystal ball, that
you people are watching, that crystal ball, that you people are gazing
through sometime when you come up with these ideas. I say to the Board.
forget this study. Please, don't spend the taxpayers' money anymore. We
can't handle a utility company. We got other more important things to do.
May. 1995 is coming mighty close for the Landfill to be closed. That you
probably should be working on right now. That's what you should be
doing, and I say this. too. if it ever happened that we have utility
company..l'm going to say something, youJre going to laugh at me. If we
had a utility company, but funny things do happen in the town. I suggest
you sell Fishers Island. and we use Fishers Island to pay for the utility
company. That way the taxpayers won't have to pay for it. How does
that sound? Believe me. don't even put the taxpayers' money into a
study. It would be useless. We can never support a utility company
here. We'll never do it. You're wasting your money, and you're wasting
the taxpayers' money. Believe me, think of all the items, that I've said
to you right here. this alone, these five items, salaries, union, medical.
pension, cost of living alone. You don't get these lineman to work for
$10.00 an hour. I'il tell you that right now. I know. You need all round
the clock, and emergency standby people. You need people in the office.
You need all this involved kind of operation. People ride. you got to
supply a car for the people to read meters. There's more to it than meets
the eye. There's more to it than just laying a cable under the the Sound.
into Plum Island. pulling the switch, and that's it. boy, we got lights. I
lust hope if we ever have it. that we don't a disaster, because some people
will be out of lights here for two weeks, because we'll never have enough
crew to support it. and when the crew gets done on the west end, they'll
be out here. and it will be two weeks before we have electricity. This is
the last time I'm going to speak on this. unless it's necessary. Do you
have any comments, the lady and gentleman there?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Yes. I do. I don't want you to be unhappy or
worried.
FRANK CARLIN: I'm not worried about anything.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I don't want you to be unhappy, or worried, to
think that all of these things that you mentioned were not considered.
Number one. the number that were reported in the paper, were not
numbers that came out of my mouth. The number that we talked about,
the 1996. was $23.000,000. That's what it was going to cost then. If I'm
correct. I think that I brought into account the fact that it wouldn't cost
much more because money was so much tess.expensive now. but some of the
things that are considered. Mr. Carlin. were the purchase of the
property, the cost of getting the whole thing started, the office work. and
all of that. the cost of severance, working capital, initial cost. legal
engineering, and financing, and a certain amount. $2,000.000 for reserve.
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and contingencies.
thought of.
So, everything that you have mentioned has been
FRANK CARLIN: Mrs. Hussie. $20.000.000 for the complete takeover.
I'm talking about the statement that you made in the Suffolk Times on May
11th on page 3. $24.000.000 for power lines, and transformers, not the
complete takeover. I'm not talking about that. and in the June 8th page
3 of the same newspaper, you said it was $20.000.000. Now. which ,s
which? Make up your mind. please. Do you really know what's going on?
Do you really know the responsibility of a utility company in the Town of
Southold? You don't know do you?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE:
now. Mr. Carlin.
I do know.
I'm not going to argue with you
FRANK CARLIN: What do you want to spend the taxpayers' money for?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Are you finished Frank? t'd like Alice to respond
when you're finished. Are you finished? Are you finished with this topic?
FRANK CARLIN: No, until she responds.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I'd like to wait, if you don't mind, until you
finish this topic. If you want to address a different issue, that's fine.
I'd like her to respond when you're done on this topic.
FRANK CARLIN: Well, I want to say one more thing, then I'm finished.
I keep coming up here, and every time I say something about what's in the
newspaper, don't believe what the newspapers say, it's misprinted, don't
belie~;e it. Well, I'm telling you what. The next time when youse are all
running for election, when you put your resumes in the campaign notices in
the newspaper, I'm not going to believe everything I read in that in the
newspaper either. Now, you can continue with what you want to.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: As far as the numbers are concerned, Mr.
Carlin;' the only number that 'm using s the twenty-three in this book
that-was given to us orig. inally. There is no way-that I, or you, ca~
project how much that's going to cost today. If the paper said twenty, or
the paper said, forty-three, I have. no control over that. That's not a
numbe~ that came from me. The number that I'm using is the one from the
previous study.
FRANK CARLIN: Right. and that was $23.500.000. but what I'm trying
to say here is. you don't realize what you're trying to take on. I'm
adding it '
m one nutshell. Running a utility company is not easy. and it's
not cheap. Just because you can get the rates cheaper, doesn't mean you
can maintain the company at the cost that it would be for a bigger company
to maintain. That's all l'm trying to say here. and I don't think you
understand how a utility company works. That's what I'm trying to say.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Frank. Is there anyone else in the
audience, that would like to address the Board on any subject? Mr.
Flynn?
F.M.FLYNN: F.M. Flynn. a resident of Southold. I hadn't intended to
mention, this. but with respect to public utility companies. I've had some
experience with them. and this question of whatever the range is. 20. 23
million dollars, whatever it cost. there are certain base costs. There's
going to be a cost of obtaining LILCO's transmission and distribution
equipment, and their stationary sites, and this is based on their rates.
and the public utility company have a public service that actually
determines that. so I'm just curious how much of that figure is represented
by LILCO's rate base for the Town of Southold?
COUNCILWOMAN. HUSSIE: I don't know the answer to that.
F.M.FLYNN: Because I suspect that, that would be a very large
percentage of this projected figures, and the difference to LILCO's
stockholder, they can't sell for less than their rate base, and actually
are permitted by Public Service Commission to sell for up to 10% more than
their rate base, so I think that's really the basic figure that you would
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have to ascertain before you even consider going forward with this. Now.
the other question ! would like to ask, would you please repeat for me the
exact reading of Resolution 167
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Resolved that the Town Board of the Town of
Southold hereby ~authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for
bids for the purchase of one (1) used 1987 Ford Dump Truck for the
Superintendent of Highways, all in accordance with the bid specifications.
F.M.FLYNN: if I may, I think this constitutes a bid for a specific
truck, and hence no bid at all. The specifications are tailored for a
seven or eight year old truck, and how many seven, or eight year old
trucks meeting those specifications are available, and further, were this
more broadly worded, perhaps somebody could come along with a 1989 truck
for the same price. I think this is wrong to, as I say, slant this toward
a specific year truck, and that's the extent of what I have to say. Thank
you.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Frank. We'll look into that. Any
other questions from an'¥one in the audience? (No response.) I'd like to
turn to the Board.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: One thing, i would just like to thank Joe and his
whole committee for the Youth Expo. I attended it. It was extremely
well attended, and I thought they all did a terrific job, in fact people
like it so much, people were telling me that this is the first hopefully of
many. It was really excellent, and from that we did receive a lot of good
information, and we'll be putting it to good use in the next few weeks.
But, congratulations to you and your committee. It was great.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I'd just like to respond very briefly to the
questions about our personnel policies. This is a period of adjustment. I
can'l~'-pretend that the Town has handled every application properly of
every person. We will look into questions about our procedures. My office
will be lOOking into it beginning tomorrow, and I believe everything has
been done properly, and I want to reassure myself, and the Board that it
has. i'd like to turn Very briefly to a couple of items, that were on our
Work Session agenda. One of them of them was the proposition of
considering a Farmland Preservation bond issue, and putting on for a
referendum this November a item for a 1.75 million dollar bond. The Board
took that under consideration today. There was active discussion, and we
wilt be preparing for a resolution to consider in two weeks time. We
haven't taken that decision yet, but it's under active consideration at
this time. Yes, Frank, would you like to address the Board?
FRANK CARLIN: When you float a bond, you have to pay that back,
and you pay interest on that bond.- By paying interest on that bond,
you're using the taxpayers~ money. Why would you want to float a bond to
support a Farmland Preservation for? What good is that going to do me?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: There are many things, that a Farmland
Preservation purchase does for you, and for the Town, not just for the
farmers, it is a 'recommendation of the Stewardship Task Force. It's a
recommendation of a number of other planning groups, and it's consistent
with attracting i~usiness, and tourism, and retaining the quality of life,
that many people feel is important for this town. That's what is in it for
us. But, also, in the long run pays for itself by keeping taxes down,
because open space requires much less in the way of government
FRANK CARLIN: I don't see why the taxpayers should support this
bond, and pay this kind of interest out.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Frank, you'll have ample opportunity to discuss
this to bring it to the attention of the Board. The purpose of my
commenting on it tonight is to get it out in the open, since it wasn't a
part of our adopted resolutions tonight, and to encourage you and others
to give thought to it, to convey to us your feelings, to let us know how
you think about it, so that the Board can take an appropriate decision on
this at future meetings.
JUNE 14, 1994
FRANK CARLIN: What you said about the Stewardship Task Force
Committee. forget it. because to me they're running this town. not the
Town Board. i told you that before.
SUPERVISOR, WICKHAM: Now I'd like to turn very briefly to a couple of
other meetings that I've had in the last few weeks. One was a meeting
that was with the New York State Department of Transportation. in which
the New York State Department of Transportation in response to requests
from Southold Town. and Southampton. and other towns, have put together
a package of support for the various East End towns here. The primary
element of this package is support for dealin9 storm water runoff from
State roads, mainly Route 25. In the Town of Southold there is about
eight or ten key points, where storm water is running off of Route 25 into
our creeks. Jockey Creek is a prime case. James Creek in Mattituck. and
a series of six .or eight other ones. The cost of remediatin9 a of these
key crossing points, where storm water runoff is contaminating our creeks.
and reAulting in Closure of our creeks to the normal shellfishing, and
fishing. :occupations. The cost of all those improvements is on the order of
one n~illi0n dollars, and at a meeting late last week the State of New York
has agreed to finance that improvement effective immediately to the extent
of in Southold Town. and roughly comparable figures
in Ri and some of the other East End towns. In
addition ~o that ~he Town of Southold has been askin9 for support also
from the Department of Transportation two other initiatives',
One-is :for a that the Town feels, that I 'feel~ and many 'of us
in the town )een promoting it. we feel that there is a potential
problem: in this town. All one has to do is go to the
South Fork. effect of traffic over there, particularly on
weekends in A traffic survey financed by the State of
New York to help the Town of Southold deal with an incipient traffic
congestion here i,s. I,think. an important priority for this town. and I
believe the State. while not committed to it yet. has gone a long ways
towards finding funds to help us finance that study. Finally. also before
the New York state DePartment of Transportation is a proposal to finance
aPlannin for bike trails. There would be one bike trail alon9 the Sound.
nd another one albn9 the Bay with some interconnecting links, and a
planning survey for that bike trail has also been put to the State for
support, and we believe that our prospects of support in that are quite
good. That is one meeting. The last one I'd like to refer is a meeting
this noon today with the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of New
York. and the first Board meetin9 of the East End Economic and
Environmental Institute. which is an umbrella organization pulling the
various towns on Eastern Long Island together, so that we can act in some
reasonable harmony. Amon9 other things the East End Institute has put up
a proposal for funding also from the State, 9overnment of $500.000. which
was inclUded dget that was passed last week by the State. That
budget calls for other things, support for a Peconic County study.
and at today's the East End Institute met with it's directors, and
each Supervisor East End towns is a Director of that Institute. A
resolution was introduced, taken up, and unanimously endorsed to go ahead
with the study of the feasibility of Peconic County. Now, that doesn't
mean that Peconic County is necessarily going to happen. It means that a
study will be undertaken, and the Town of Southold has appropriated
$10,000 to finance that study. The State of New York has appropriated
$50,000, and the other towns have appropriated various amounts to make up
that total $100,000 figure. In addition to that there will be an
international wines symposium financed out of this here in Southotd Town
on the dates of July 31st, August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of this year.
It will be a very e×citing event. Gristina Vineyards is coordinating it,
but the other vineyards will also be involved, and it will help to put the
North Fork on the map for an international competition, and tasting, and
expertise of all the different facets of great production in wine. There
are many other aspects of this East End Initiative. I'm not going to take
more time to do it tonight. It will be in the paper I imagine, but to me
it's an important reflection of working together among the different towns
of Eastern Long Island where I think we can achieve more than each town
wOrking independently. Yes, sir. one comment.
FRANK CARLIN: Is the wineries sponsoring it?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: The wineries will be financing a part of it.
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FRANK CARLIN: One more question. Talk about the Department of
Transportation, has the Board ever considered about trying to request from
the Department of Transportation for a traffic light at the A&P Shopping
Center, and King Kullen Shopping Center, where the both are needed~. I
know you did a study there two years ago, and the State said it wasn't
feasible, but can't the Town write something, type a letter to the
Department of Transportation, because there are fender benders in that
area.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you for that suggestion, Frank. The
Town has pursued it, and we will continue to pursue it, and I think there
is some prospects for something.
FRANK CARLIN: There's one thing I don't understand. You can have
nine traffic lights, approximately, on Route 25, and no walk sign, no walk
light sign on Route 25 here I guess for the raccoons across the road, why
can't you have at least one, or a couple of them in the King Ku|len, you
have nine of them on the Main Road 25, and the secondary road Cox Road,
Cutchogue. Something don't look right to me there.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM:'~ Are there any other comments from the Board?
[No response.) Is there a motion to adjourn?
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town E~oard meeting be and hereby is adjourned at
5:45 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans. Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
'Judith T. Terry ~
Southold Town Clerk