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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB-09/16/1996-SPLANNING BOARD MEMBERS RICHARD G. WARD Chairman GEORGE RITCHIE LATHAM, JR. BENNETT ORLOWSKI, JR. WILLIAM J. CREMERS KENNETH L. EDWARDS Town Hall, 53095 Main Road P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 Fax (516) 765-3136 Telephone (516) 765-1938 PLANNING BOARD OFFICE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD MINUTES SEPTEMBER ~6, '1996 Special Planning Board Meeting Southold Town Hall 4::~0 p.m. Present were: Absent: Bennett Orlowski, Jr. O. Ritchie Latham William Cremers Melissa Spiro, Planner Robert O. Kassner, Site Plan Reviewer Richard O. Ward Kenneth Edwards Valede Scopaz, Town Planner Martha A. Jones, Secretary Mr. OrlowsKi: I'd like to call this meeting to order. This is a special meeting for the lead agency designation for Cross Sound Ferry. This site plan is to add additional parking to a previously approved ferry terminal on Rt. 25 in Orient. At this time I would entertain a motion to take lead agency, since the coordination process time is over, the thirty days are up. No one has objected, and think the Planning Board would like to do that right now. Mr. Cremers: Mr. Chairman, I make the following resolution, Be it resolved that the Southolc~ Town Planning Board, acting under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, assumes lead agency on this Type '1 action. Mr. Latham: Second. Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any qu 9stions on the motion? All those in favor? Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Cremers. Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.. In regards to the declaration, we have correspondence from the Southold Citizens for Safe Roads (SCSR) and also the North Fork Environmental Council (NFEC). I would like to say I appreciate the information and the input. We have also had our consultant worl( on this and it is a Type ~ action. We're going to make that determination today. All this information that has been put together by SCSR and NFEC will be very useful at the scoping session. This date will be set probably some time next week when we get everybody together and it will be an important time for those of you who belong to these organizations who are on your own To prese0t this inform ation. At this time I would like to entertain a motion to do that. Mr. Cremers: Mr. Chairman, I offer the following resolution. Be it further resolved that the Planning Board, as lead agency, finds that the action may significantly effect the environment, and makes a determination of a Positive Declaration. Southold Town Planning Board 2 September 16, 1996 Mr. Latham: I second that motion. Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on that motion? Hearing none, all those in favor? Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Cremers. Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered. Like I said, we will be setting up a time to hold the scoping session, and the scoping session is a very important meeting that everybody will have their in put and I hope at that time you will all be there to be involvec~, and that's all I have on this agenda right now. Unknown: When wJll the meeting be held? In the evening? Mr. Orlowski: We haven't decided that yet. We don't know if it would be better to hold it in the evening or to get all the other agencies involved, we may have to do it in the daytime, or the afternoon, or the morning. I'm not sure. I also would like to wait until we talk to the applicant and Ms. Scopaz to get back, she's on vacation, and set up a time. Do you feel nighttime is better? Unknown: It seems that all the people that work, would be available. Unknown: May I have a copy of each resolution? Mr. Orlowski: Yes. Janet Oeasa: I'm an attorney with Wickham, Wickham and Bressler. We represent the SCSR. We want to thank you first of all for the action taken in the Positive Declaration and indicate our support as we set forth ~n the letter from Mr. Hansen, and just state that we believe the environmental assessment form which was submitted on behalf of the ferry is either incomplete or inaccurate, as set forth in the letter. If you have any questions we'd be happy to answer them anc do in fact plan to attend the scoping session and address those concerns. We believe that the inquiry should involve those additional concerns as raised in our letter and appreciate your attention to them. Mr. Orlowski: Very good. There being no further business 131 entertain a motion to adjourn. Mr. Latham: So moved. Mr. Cremers: Second. Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. All those in favor? Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Cremers. Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered. There being no further business to come before the Board, the m Respectful Martha A. Secretary ~e~ ~j~ t ' '; FILED BY THE SOUTHOLD TOWN CLERK submitted, Town Clerk, To~ of Soured