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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAG-06/11/2008 ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE Town Hall, 53095 Main Road TOWN CLERK PO Box 1179 Southold, NY 11971 REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS Fax (631) 765-6145 MARRIAGE OFFICER Telephone: (631) 765 - 1800 RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER www.southoldtown.northfork.net FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER AGENDA SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD June 11, 2008 4:00 PM POLICY: At scheduled Town Board meetings, the attending public is encouraged to briefly address the Town Board relating to agenda resolutions prior to their enactment; the public will also be given time at the conclusion of the regularly scheduled business agenda to address the Board on any given topic. CALL TO ORDER 4:00 PM Meeting called to order on June 11, 2008 at Conference Room, 53095 Route 25, Southold, NY. Attendee Name Present Absent Late Arrival ??? Councilman William Ruland ??? Councilman Vincent Orlando ??? Councilman Albert Krupski Jr. ??? Councilman Thomas H. Wickham ??? Justice Louisa P. Evans ??? Supervisor Scott Russell Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville V - RESOLUTIONS 2008-584 CATEGORY: Home Rule Request DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk Home Rule Request to Support Assembly Bill A. 10724-A and Senate Bill S. 8111-A as They Relate to the Community Preservation Fund and Seek to Provide Additional Fiscal Oversight and Controls WHEREAS , the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund (CPF) was enacted by the State Legislature in 1998; and WHEREAS , for nearly ten years, the Fund has been one of the most successful land preservation programs in the nation, collecting more than $500 million in revenue and protecting Southold Town Meeting Agenda - June 11, 2008 Page 2 nearly 10,000 acres of land; and th WHEREAS , upon the 10 anniversary of the program, the Legislature has found that it is important to examine the record of the fund, and seek ways to improve its administration; and WHEREAS , recently, a task force was created in the Peconic Bay region to review the towns’ experience with the law and suggest ways to improve its operation; and WHEREAS , the proposed legislation, to wit, Assembly Bill A. 10724-A and Senate Bill S. 8111-A, as revised on or about June 6, 2008, seeks to accomplish these goals by instituting a series of fiscal oversight measures and financial controls to insure that (i) the original intent of the law is met, and (ii) the CPF revenues are used exclusively to advance the purpose of protecting the character of the community; and WHEREAS , some of the changes embodied in the proposed legislation include a requirement that (i) the Town Board certify, via resolution, that sufficient revenue exists to repay a financed acquisition from the fund, in its entirety, (ii) a full accounting of all preliminary and incidental costs in connection with the acquisition of rights or interests in real property be provided to the Town Board, (iii) management and stewardship plans describe projects for up to a three year period and provide a description and estimated cost for each project, and (iv) the Town annually commission an independent audit of the fund, conducted by an independent certified public accountant; and WHEREASTown Board of the Town of Southold supports the changes to Town Law , the §64-e proposed by Assemblyman Thiele, Assemblyman Alessi, and Senator LaValle ; now therefore be it RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby supports Assembly Bill A. 10724-A and Senate Bill S. 8111-A amending Town Law §64-e in connection with the Community Preservation Fund; and be it further RESOLVED , that the Supervisor and Town Clerk are authorized to sign an appropriate number of home rule requests to amend New York State Town Law, as discussed above; and be it further RESOLVED , that the Town Clerk shall forward this home rule request to Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr., Assemblyman Marc Alessi, and Senator Kenneth P. LaValle. ? Vote Record - Resolution RES-2008-584 ? Adopted Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ?? Adopted as Amended ? ? ? ? William Ruland ?? Defeated ???????? Vincent Orlando ?? Tabled ???????? Albert Krupski Jr. ?? Withdrawn ???????? Thomas H. Wickham ?? Supervisor's Appt ???????? Louisa P. Evans ?? Tax Receiver's Appt ???????? Scott Russell ?? Rescinded