HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-10/09/2001SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
OCTOBER 9, 2001
Present:
Supervisor Jean W. Cochran, Justice Louisa P. Evans, Councilman William D. Moore, Councilman
Brian G. Murphy, Councilman John M. Romanelli, Councilman Craig A. Richter, Town Clerk
Elizabeth A. Neville, Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski, Assistant Town Attorney Mary C.
Wilson.
9:10 a.m. (9:30 a.m. Appointment) Peconic Baykeeper Kevin McAllister appeared before the
Town Board to apprise them of an incident of a fish kill that he was called to investigate on 8/12/01 at
Priests Pond, Flanders, N.Y. He arrived on the site at midday and found 50-60 juvenile flounder 1"-4"
and approximately 1,000 small shrimp dead on the shore of the pond. The property owners reported
that the Vector Control had been there several days before spraying. We had dry weather for a while,
and then we had a substantial rainfall on Sunday the day the event occurred which caused a drift and a
run-off to occur. Baykeeper McAllister also reported that in speaking to a number of crabbers on the
east end they have experienced crab kills in areas that were sprayed with helicopter insecticides. The
Bellport Bay area had a big crab kill. He said that he has grave concerns about the Vector Control who
are spraying lethal chemicals which are getting into our water supply. The toxicity of these sprays is
so high that it is killing off the low level life fish and crustaceans. He took a sample for testing and
found 22 parts per billion of piperonyl butoxide technical, a common ingredient of many pesticides,
including Scourge. One part per billion can kill fish and crustaceans, seven parts per billion can kill
grass shrimp and summer flounder. Mr. McAllister said that he hopes that this Town Board will share
his concerns and convey that concern to the Suffolk County Legislature as they have charge of
approving the Vector Control programs. He said that there are alternative sprays out there. What they
are using is destroying our water supply. Councilman Moore asked if there were any reports on how
effective the spray has been to West Nile disease. Mr. McAllister said that is a spray for a fresh water
mosquito, not salt water. In the Metropolitan area there were 4-5 people who came down with the
disease, and one on Long Island in Northport. However, there were no deaths, just illnesses. He said
that things were beginning to recover in the ecology of the bay waters, then Vector Control began
spraying for West Nile. Councilman Romanelli asked if they have finished spraying for this year. Mr.
McAllister answered yes they have. Councilman Romanelli asked if a letter is all that is necessary, or
if it should perhaps be a resolution? Councilman Murphy mentioned that there are other sprays that
are less evasive. Mr. McAllister stated that Stamford, CT is using a garlic spray without the harmful
chemical impacts. However, most of their spraying was done in a trenching method which is
conducive to that type of spray. Councilman Richter advised that earlier in the spring Pipes Neck
Cove was sprayed. There were immediately a lot of dead crabs and no crabs at all this summer season.
He recently went in there after not going there for two months and only caught a few crabs. Mr.
McAllister warned that the situation is becoming very serious and is reaching surface waters and it is
time for independent biological monitoring. Justice Evans asked if a pesticide analysis was ever done
on lobsters?, and suggested that perhaps this was part of the problem with the lobsters. Mr. McAllister
said that he is also suspect of this. The Town Board promised to send a very strong supporting letter to
the Suffolk County Legislature, County Executive Gaffney, the Suffolk County Dept. of Public Works
and the Dept. of Environmental Conservation, together with a Scourge Insecticide Brochure.
9:39 a.m. The Town Board discussed IV. For Discussion Items as follows: (3) Fundraising for
animal shelter. Councilman Romanelli presented the Town Board with copies of a "Draft Proposal"
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which was given to him by volunteers Dr. & Mrs. Geiss and Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Morrelly offering
their services raising money for specific items such an automatic watering system amongst other items,
in case the bid comes in too tight. They will be set-up with an appointment for the next meeting on
October 23, 2001. IV. 1. Public Airport in Calverton (Grumman) It was noted that the public
referendum is off for this year because of improper wording. IV. 2. Appointment to Land
Preservation Committee. The Town Board added Resolution No. 704 appointing Martin Sidor to
this committee.
Before going into executive session the Town Board announced that they have a 11:00 a.m.
appointment with Solid Waste Coordinator James Bunchuck. Following that they will be working on
the budget all afternoon.
On motion by Councilman John Romanelli, seconded by Justice Louisa Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby enters into Executive Session at
9:49 a.m. for the purpose of discussing labor contracts and land acquisition.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
On motion by Justice Louisa Evans, seconded by Councilman Craig Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby exits from this Executive Session
at 11:16 a.m.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
11:22 a.m. (11:00 a.m.) Appointment with Solid Waste Coordinator James Bunchuck & Tom
Maher, Dvirka & Bartilucci Engineer re: landfill issues. Bob Terry of Terry Contracting also
appeared before the Town Board with a proposal to build a driving range on top of the capped landfill.
He has built several before and has come up with a plan for one in Southold. Tom Maher, D & B
Engineers has worked out the changes in order to make this happen and what the estimated costs
would be. It would be the only public driving range in Southold Town and he thinks it would be
popular with the residents and give a more active use to the landfill. The estimated cost is from
$700,000.00 to $500,000.00 depending on the amount of grading and type of tees whether natural or
synthetic grass. There is about 120,000 yards of fill to be moved at approximately $4.50, but he will try
to bring it down to $4.00 per yard. It was felt that it could be done without going over the bond
money. Tom Maher will call the State to see if some bond money would be available for this, if it
were needed. Councilman Romanelli stated that the recharge basin will have to be moved further
north. The drainage will have to be re-routed to the back. It will cost about $180,000. to re-route the
piping with a couple of man-hole covers to allow for clean-out. Councilman Romanelli was of the
opinion that this area is very valuable, a one acre parcel directly behind the main operations and the re-
charge basin should be moved out anyway. The Board asked Tom Maher what type of impact it would
have on the project time-wise? He said that only half could be done this season and the other half in the
spring, it would add about two months to the completion of the capping project. He added that the
Town would just have to let the DEC know they are doing it and get their approval. The Town Board
questioned the landfill cover and how much weight it will hold. Bob Terry stated that it is designed to
hold 18 inches of soil on top of it with a 30 year guarantee which is with 18 or 24 inches on top. It
would support limited access to the cap, but you could hit a golf ball on it. The Town Board liked the
idea and felt that now was the time to develop it, as excavating contractors are at work, and the future
contours of the landfill cap are being decided. Councilman Romanelli and Solid Waste Coordinator
Jim Bunchuck will pursue the project. The new permanent road to the pit was discussed. There will
not be room for the berm along side of the houses. Supervisor Cochran asked Mr. Bunchuck if the
property owners were notified. He said that he had tried, but was not able to speak to Reverend
Fulford. Supervisor Cochran asked him to be sure that all residents were notified. Mr. Bunchuck also
asked the Board to consider limiting yard waste for the fall clean-up to non-commercial vehicles.
However, Supervisor Cochran said that she had contacted the Supt. of Highways and the advertising is
already out for this clean-up. The Board advised him to make arrangements with the new
superintendent for next year program.
On motion by Councilman John Romanelli, seconded by Justice Louisa Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby enters into Executive Session at
12:15 P.M. for the purpose of discussing land acquisition and contracts.
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Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
On motion by Councilman William Moore, seconded by Councilman Craig Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby exits from this Executive Session
at 12:45 a.m.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
The Town Board recessed for lunch from 12:45 P.M. to 1:45 p.m.
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. the Town Board reviewed the Town Budget and met with several
department heads regarding changes in their budgets.
On motion by Justice Louisa Evans, seconded by Councilman William Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby enters into Executive Session at
2:47 p.m. for the purpose of discussing contracts, litigation, and a particular person - personnel.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
On motion by Councilman John Romanelli, seconded by Justice Louisa Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby exits from this Executive Session
at 3:40 p.m.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
As a result of this executive session, resolution numbers 705 through 711 were placed on the agenda.
This Town Board work session ended at 3:40 p.m.
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GENERAL MEETING
OCTOBER 9, 2001
4:30 P.M.
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on October 9, 2001, at the Southold
Town Hall, Southold, New York. Supervisor Cochran opened the meeting at 4:30 P.M. with the Pledge
of Allegiance led by Town Clerk Neville.
Present:
Supervisor Jean W. Cochran
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Councilman William D. Moore
Councilman John M. Romanelli
Councilman Brian G. Murphy
Councilman Craig A. Richter
Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville
Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have a motion to approve the audit of bills for October 9th?
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby are ordered paid: General Fund Whole Town bills
in the amount of $149,781.92; General Fund bills in the amount of $24,625.71; Community
Development bills in the amount of $22,700.00; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of
$11,811.52; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $245,547.88; CHIPS (Highway Part
Town) bills in the amount of $61,018.45; Capital Project Account bills in the amount of $54,710.00;
Capital Projects Account bills in the amount of $100.00; Community Preservation Fund (2% tax) bills
in the amount of $16,517.94; Computer System Upgrade bills in the amount of $7,772.52; New
London Terminal Project bills in the amount of $68,802.65; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the
amount of $6,700.34; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $65,245.03; Refuse and
Garbage District bills in the amount of $19,845.51; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of
$16,101.80; Southold Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $11,887.29; Fishers Island Ferry District
bills in the amount of $1,050.01.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: To set the next regular Town Board meeting for Tuesday, October 23,
2001, at 7:00 P.M.
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at 7:00 P.M.,
Tuesday, October 23, 2001 at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have several special presentations today, and I am very pleased to be
a part of both of them, and may I ask Barbara Kelly to join us, and Chief Cochran. Bobby, do you want
me to tell them I have known you since you were a little girl? I am so proud of you, as we all are. We
are acknowledging the role that Barbara played in a fire last week, and the patient, the client was
handicapped, and not able to get out of the building. This little 100-pound lady literally dragged him
out, and saved his life. We have acts of heroism like this around Southold once in awhile, but this is
really a major one, and we would like to present to you, Barbara, a Certificate of Appreciation. With
no regard to her own personal safety unselfishly came to the aid of another human being who was in
desperate need of assistance during a fire that occurred on October 3,2001. Thank you.
CHIEF COCHRAN: Likewise the Southold Town Police Department would like to present you with a
Certificate of Recognition, and it is presented to Barbara Kelly in acknowledgement of her heroic
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response to the emergency situation when a smoke detector in the home of Joseph Smith activated. Ms.
Kelly located the fire in Mr. Smith's bedroom, rolled his hospital bed away from the flames, and called
911 for help. She then ran to the fire room a second time, pulled Mr. Smith out of the house. Ms.
Kelly's quick actions putting herself in harm's way to save Mr. Smith makes her one of our local
heroes.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This is a pleasure to meet with you also. It is a little on the lighter side.
Mr. Noncarrow, come up here Dick. Dick was in the office one day, and I said, it would be nice if the
bank did such and such. Write me letter. As you know the Suffolk County National Bank has always
been a part of the community in support and in other ways, which we appreciate. We can't always take
things out of the Town Budget, and sometimes the things we would like to have, so we look for places
where people are community minded to give it to us. This is a hat, and we are going to give one to all
of our workers that come up to Downs Farms Preserve Fort Corchaug. It has the Indian feather on
there. On the back it says, Suffolk County National Bank, but we are having people up there, and Jim
McMahon can tell you more than I because he is up there a lot of time. Bill Moore goes up and helps.
Everyone that has worked at Fort Corchaug come on up we would love to give you a hat. You are the
backbone of what we are doing up there, and you can see that we have gotten to the point of where the
one building has been renovated and redone. I think it looks great. We will be putting an office in
there. We are going to do a press release kind of thing, but a gentleman who has been very involved
with parks on a County level and so forth has offered to help us in drafting and drawing up plans in
relation to all the property. As you know we know we buy farmland development rights, we buy open
space, we really don't have a good inventory, and these things should all be inventoried. They should
all be checked once a year. Some of the properties, like Dam Pond, or Fort Corchaug, they should have
management plans, so all of this is going to be done by a park person, who used to do this as a living.
He is a planner, and we will let you know a little more about that. So, come up everybody that has been
working. I want everyone up here that has worked on Downs Farm. Sometimes we have had as many
as 40 people up there on a weekend. Come up and get your hat from Mr. Noncarrow. Jim is the
Chairman of the Fort Corchaug Committee. Jim, would you like to say a few words?
JIM GRATHWOHL: Of course we are never at a loss for words, but we want to thank you especially
and the Town Board, and the bank for this recognition. I would just like to thank everyone. Many of
you may realize there are really two generations of the Fort Corchaug Committee. We started this
effort in 1987, and finally came to the fruition of saving the property in 1997, and the first committee
was co-chaired by Ronnie Wacker, and Stan Rubenstein, and they kind of retired, and Jean, appointed
our current committee, which I chair, about a year ago, and we are very fortunate to have some of the
first generation committee on the second generation committee, and we are extremely fortunate to have
a lot of the new blood on the second generation committee. You read in the paper from time to time we
are doing great things up there with the assistance of the Peconic Land Trust. So, stop by and get
involved. If you have the time stop by and see what we are doing, because we have preserved, as you
probably know 152 acres, or 126 acres whatever there is, of the finest woodland, farmland, and
wetlands in the Town of Southold, in fact in the United States, because the Nature Conservancy has
said this property on the eastern end of Long Island is one of the last great places in the world. They
have identified twelve, and we are one of them. So, that is why we are so dedicated. I want to thank
you all again, and we will see some of you on Saturday morning. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you for coming in, and thank you Suffolk County National Bank.
I. REPORTS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know the Town Board receives Reports from the different
committees, and different departments each month. They are on file in the Town Clerk's Office. They
are there for your availability. If there is any particular area that you would like to know more about.
1. Southold Town Code Enforcement Monthly Report for September 2001.
2. Southold Town Clerk Monthly Report for September 2001.
3. Southold Town Scavenger Waste Treatment Monthly Report for September 2001.
4. Southold Town Employee Leave Time Summary Monthly Report for August 2001.
5. Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly Report for September 2001.
II. PUBLIC NOTICES.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Public Notices, an application in relation to Zoumas to construct a
dwelling with 85 feet of freshwater wetlands on Sunset Lane, Cedar Beach, Town of Southold, and
that is the New York Department of Conservation, and they will accept written comments up until
October 19th.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Notice of Complete Application of
Zoumas Contracting Corp. to construct a dwelling within 85 feet of regulated freshwater wetland
at Avenue of Trees (a/k/a Sunset Lane), Cedar Beach, Town of Southold. Written comments by
October 19, 2001.
III. COMMUNICATIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We had a letter from our Assemblywoman Pat Acampora in relation to
historic markers in the Town of Southold.
1. Assemblywoman Patricia Acampora in regard to historic marker request to New York State
DOT.
IV.PUBLIC HEARINGS.
1. 5:00 P.M., on proposed changes to § 100, Affordable Housing District, accessory apartments.
2. 5:02 P.M., on accepting 20+ acres of woodland from H. Damianos, SCTM #1000-59-3-28.4.
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know the Town Board has a policy. Before we act on any of the
resolutions we will take input from those attending. If it is on any other Town business there is a
portion of the program towards the end of the program where we are more than happy to have your
input, ideas, suggestions, anything you might want to share with the Town Board. At this time is there
anyone that would like to address the Board in relation to any of the resolutions? Mr. Carlin?
FRANK CARL1N: Frank Carlin, Laurel. Number 689, what kind of equipment?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We got a new fax machine in the office. We are utilizing the old one in
another office.
FRANK CARLIN: #694, what kind of construction agreement with the Suffolk County Water
Authority?
TOWN ATTORNEY YAKABOSKI: That was simply some housekeeping. That was the construction
off of Depot Lane, Frank, down to the homes on the south side of the landfill. That was to provide the
public with safe drinking water.
FRANK CARL1N: One more, the bond resolution, was that part of the $2,000,000 bond issue you are
looking for?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We are looking, Frank, as you know the Town Board has been
discussing for several years the added space that we need, and we rented over here at Feather Hill, and
we tried to do Stop Gap things, and we looked at the possibility of putting an addition on this building,
and trying to do something next door, and it goes on and on and on. We got to the point where we had
a particular building offered to us for sale, and the Town Board has decided to go that way. ! don't
know if in my Budget, my Budget message for this next year ! took out the million point half that we
were looking at for a new building or an addition, and we are bonding for $600,000, and you know the
building over on Boisseau Avenue that the Water Authority just renovated? That is the building that
the town is looking at buying. A million five out of the Capital
FRANK CARL1N: Why are bonding for that?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Because
Capital Budget you put an amount, and
sits there. What we are doing is bonding
we never bonded for that either. When you put it into the
until you bond it you don't begin to pay the debt service, so it
$600,000 for the purchase ....
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FRANK CARL1N: This is a bond for $6,000,000, right?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No. We are bonding for $600,000 to purchase the building on Boisseau
Avenue that belongs to the Water Authority. We feel there are at least three departments we can move
over there. At least we are looking at this tentatively. We are looking at different ways to utilize that
space. It is being bonded, $600,000. Thank you, Frank. Anyone else like to address the Town Board in
relation to any of the resolutions? (No response.) If not, we will commence with the action thereon.
#678
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Michael A. Sleights to
be employed as a part-time deckhand for the Fishers Island Ferry District~ at a wage rate of
$8.00 per hour effective September 13~ 2001.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#679
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the resignation of
Richard B. Smith as a member of the Southold Town Conservation Advisory Council effective
immediately; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and
directs Town Clerk Elizabeth Neville to advertise for a member of the Southold Town
Conservation Advisory Council~ to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Richard B. Smith,
for a term of office to expire on June 18, 2002
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#680
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves a paid leave of absence
for Town Engineer Inspector James A. Richter, commencing on his last day of work on or before
October 1,2001, while utilizing his sick leave time; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the effective date of James A. Richter's leave under the Family Medical
Leave Act (FMLA) is the day after his last day of work and will continue his group health insurance
benefit for six weeks from the day after his last day of work.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#681
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Island
Group Administratiom Inc. to pay the past due medical bill of Town retiree Frederick Tedeschi,
in the amount of $56.54 to East End Eye Associates in Ridge, NY, for services provided to Esther
Tedeschi on June 22, 1999, which exists due to insurance transition.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#682
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Christina M. Dinizio to
the part-time position of School Crossing Guard, on an "as-needed" basis, for the Southold Town
Police Department at the Oysterponds School post, at the rate of $27.31 per day, effective October 10,
2001.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
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#683
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the Capital Budget for
the New Suffolk Bathroom:
Budget Increase: Revenues:
H.5031.65
Appropriations:
H.7110.2.200.300
Transfers from Other Funds
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
$1,898.00
Parks
Equipment & Capital Outlay
New Suffolk Comfort Station $1,898.00
Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
#684
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Board
of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District to advertise for bids for the drydocking of
the M/V Munnatawket and work thereon in accordance with the bid specifications.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#685
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the Town clerk to
advertise for bids for the following items for 2002:
Milk for Human Resource Center
Police Department Uniform Clothing
Cleaning Uniforms of the Members of the Police Department
Gasoline for Town Vehicles
Heating Fuel Oil for Town Buildings
Diesel Fuel Oil for Highway Department and Disposal Area
Bulk Ice Control Rock Salt for the Highway Department
Removal and Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste from Collection Center
Removal of Scrap Tires from Disposal Area
Removal of Scrap Metal from Disposal Area
Town Yellow Bags
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#686
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute a proiect amendment for the GIS Implementation grant
from New York State Department of State, Contract No. CO05961, to extend the contract expiration
date from March 31,2001 to March 31, 2002.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#687
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 4:05 P.M. Thursda¥~
November 8~ 2001~ Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, as the time and
place for a Public Hearing to hear citizens views on local housing and community development needs
to be met with the approximately $148,000 in Community Development Block Grant Funds the Town
of Southold expects to receive in April, 2002. These funds may be used and have been previously been
used in a variety of projects to be selected by local officials. Eligible activities include:
Acquisition and demolition of blighted property
Housing rehabilitation
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Elimination of physical barriers for the handicapped
Street reconstruction
Code enforcement
Public water projects
Public services (limited to 15%)
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#688
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund
Whole Town 2001 budget as
To:
A.9901.9.000.100
follows:
From:
A. 1990.4.100.100
Vote of the Town Board:
Transfers to Other Funds
Transfer to Capital Fund
$20,000.00
Contingency
Unallocated Contingencies $20,000.00
Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#689
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund
Whole Town 2001 budget as
To:
A. 1220.2.200.200
From:
A. 1010.4.500.100
A. 1220.4.100.100
A. 1220.4.200.100
A. 1220.4.400.600
A. 1420.4.400.600
Vote of the Town Board:
follows:
Supervisor, Equipment
Fax Machine
$1,969.00
Town Board, C.E.
Employee Assistance Program
Supervisor, C.E.
Office Supplies & Stationary
Supervisor, C.E.
Telephone
Supervisor, C.E.
Equipment Maintenance & Repairs
Town Attorney, C.E.
750.00
100.00
200.00
519.00
Equipment Maintenance & Repairs 400.00
Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: It gives me great pleasure to read this resolution.
#690
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 25 and/or Chapter 6 (2% Community
Preservation Fund) of the Town Code, the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets Tuesday,
October 23, 2001, at 7:05 P.M., Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York as the
time and place for a public hearing for the purchase of development rights of agricultural lands for a
certain parcel of property owned by Barney Sidor.
Said property is identified as SCTM #1000-115-2-9.1. The property is located on the north side of
Main Road, approximately 1650 feet east of Mill Lane in Mattituck. The development rights easement
comprises approximately 18 acres of the 20.136-acre farm. The exact area of the development rights
easement is to be determined by a town provided survey, acceptable to the Land Preservation
Committee, prior to the contract closing. The purchase price is $20,000.00 (twenty thousand dollars)
per acre.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
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This resolution was duly adopted.
#691
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans,
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold wishes to accept the offer of the gift of
property owned by Herodotus Damianos, comprising approximately 20 acres located on the northerly
portion of a 54.4 acre parcel, located at the end of Jennings Road in Southold, New York, identified as
part of SCTM# 1000-59-3-28.4, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Code of the Town of
Southold. The exact area of the property to be gifted is subject to a survey; now therefore be it
RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold that this action be classified as an Unlisted
Action pursuant to the SEQRA Rules and Regulations, 6NYCRR 617.1 et. Seq.; be it further
RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold that the Town of Southold is the only
involved agency pursuant to SEQRA Rules and Regulations; be it further
RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold that the Short Environmental Form
prepared for this project is accepted and attached hereto; be it further
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby finds no significant impact on
the environment and declares a nee[ative declaration pursuant to SEQRA Rules and Regulations
for this action.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Before ! vote ! would just like to say that when ! received the letter from
Dr. Damianos telling us about his twenty acres, he has been kind of back and forth for the last couple
of years, and he said, Jean, ! have twenty acres of woodland, would the town like to have it? ! said, of
course we would. ! said, we don't have enough woodland in the Town of Southold, and you have to
place for all those creatures to go for their habitat, so it is being offered to us, and we are going to
accept it. It is up by the old Jennings Farm up on the North Road, so Dr. Dan we thank you.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#693
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Drew E. Dillingham to
replace Kenneth J. Meskill~ as a member of the Conservation Advisory Council~ effective
October 9, 2001, to complete the balance of his term of office to expire on June 18, 2003, at the rate of
$50.00 for one meeting per month (which includes field inspections).
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#694
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold authorizes and directs Supervisor
Cochran to execute a construction agreement with the Suffolk County Water Authority to install
water mains and appurtenances in order to supply water to the residents in the vicinity of the
Cutchogue Landfill all in accordance with the Town Attorney.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#695
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the resignation of
Theresa VanEtten from her position as a part-time account clerk at the Southold town Human
Resource Center, effective October 19, 2001.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#696
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
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RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Town
Clerk Elizabeth Neville to advertise for the position of part-time account clerk at the Southold
town Human Resource Center.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#697
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the bid of Ronald B.
Grilli in the amount of $5~105.50~ the highest bidder~ for the sale of the 1986 Steigercraft Board
with 1999 Johnson Outboard Motor and trailer~ as recommended by Chief of Police Carlisle E.
Cochram Jr. , all in accordance with bid specifications, and subject to the approval of the Town
Attorney.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#698
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes that all materials
delivered to the Southold Town Solid Waste Transfer Station that require disposal with any
portion of the C&D or MSW waste stream be charged the appropriate tip fee as determined by
the Town Board.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We are holding #699, #700 and #701, resolutions in regard to the Solid
Waste District.
#7O2
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 2001 Solid Waste
District budget, as follows:
TO:
SR. 8160.4.400.820
SR 8160.4.400.825
SR 8160.4.100.575
SR 8160.2.100.600
SR 8160.2.500.100
FROM:
SR. 8160.4.400.150
Vote of the Town
Plastic Removal
Glass Removal
Maint/Supplies Leaf Shredder
Miscellaneous Sanitation Equip.
Bag Storage Shed
$1,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$10,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
Easements $27,000.00
Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#7O3
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute a proiect amendment for the Plum Island Study grant
from New York State Department of State, Contract No. TM00958, to extend the contract expiration
date from March 31,2001 to March 31, 2002.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#704
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Martin Sidor as a
Member of the Southold Town Land Preservation Committee for a term of office to expire on July
3, 2003, to serve without compensation.
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Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#705a.
Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans,
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold finds that pursuant to the SEQRA rules
and regulations the purchase of approximately eighteen (18) acres of Development Rights from
the property identified as SCTM # 1000-115-2-9.1~ located on the north side of the Main Road~
approximately 1650 feet east of Mill Lane in Mattituck and currently owned by Barney Sidor
will not have a significant adverse environmental impact.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#705b.
Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Jean W. Cochran to
execute a contract to purchase the development rights on approximately (18) eighteen acres from
the parcel identified by SCTM # 1000-115-2-9.1 (currently owned by Barney Sidor) such
contract subiect to and conditioned on a public hearing and a subsequent affirmative vote of the
town board.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#7O6
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves a paid leave of absence
for Town Highway Automotive Equipment Operator (AEO) Craig J. Geier, commencing on his
last day of work on October 12, 2001, while utilizing his sick leave time, through October 26, 2001;
and be it further
RESOLVED that the effective date of Craig J. Geier's leave under the Family Medical Leave Act
(FMLA) is the day after his last day of work and will continue his group health insurance benefit for
the duration of his said leave of absence.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore,
Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran. Abstain: Councilman Richter.
This resolution was duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I know I have a public hearing scheduled for five o'clock. ! can start
later, but ! cannot start earlier, so ! am going to finish the five or six resolutions that we have before we
move to go into a public hearing.
#7O7
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby declares the following as surplus
equipment of the Southold Town Solid Waste Management District:
10,000-gallon fiberglass, in-ground water tank
and be it further
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorize and direct Town Clerk
Elizabeth Neville to advertise the same for sale at a minimum bid of $500.00.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye:
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans,
This resolution was duly adopted.
Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Supervisor Cochran.
#7O8
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
WHEREAS, pursuant to their performance under the terms of its contract agreement with the Town of
Southold to provide the Town with landfill closure engineering and oversight services, it has become
necessary for Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers to conduct activities in support of the Town's
need to incorporate various materials from the adjacent compost site into construction of the landfill
cap; and
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WHEREAS such costs must be properly assigned to the development of the compost site and not
landfill closure, now therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves application of D&B
engineering consultin~ fees in support of compost site development to the compost site proiect~
and that such costs shall be considered through an increase to D&B's March 2000 contract with
the Town for development of a compost site in an amount not to exceed $30~000.00.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#7O9
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute an agreement with the Suffolk County Office of the
A~in~ for the Daily Con~re~ate Midday Meals as part of the Nutrition Pro~ram, IFMS No. SCS
EXE 0000000, No. 011-6790-4980-95284.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#710
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NEW
YORK, ADOPTED OCTOBER 9, 2001, AMENDING THE
BOND RESOLUTION ADOPTED MARCH 27, 2001.
Recitals
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold, in the County of Suffolk, New York,
has heretofore duly authorized the acquisition and installation of a computer system network, including
hardware, software and appurtenant equipment, machinery , apparatus and furnishings in the Town
Clerk's Office at the estimated maximum cost of $184,000 and in the Town Tax Receiver's Office at
the estimated maximum cost of $38,000, the estimated total cost thereof, including preliminary costs
and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof in the amount of $8,000, being $230,000,
which amount was appropriated therefor pursuant to the bond resolution adopted by said Town Board
on March 27, 2001; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has now determined that due to an increase in cost of such computer
equipment for the Town Clerk's Office, it is necessary to increase the appropriation therefor by
$20,000 and to amend said bond resolution to reflect such increase;
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 members of said
Town Board) AS FOLLOWS:
Section (A) The bond resolution of said Town duly adopted by the Town Board on March 27, 2001,
entitled:
"BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD,
NEW YORK. ADOPTED MARCH 27, 2001, AUTHORIZING
THE ACQUISITION AND INSTALLATION OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM NETWORK, INCLUDING HARDWARE, SOFTWARE
AND APPURTENANT EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, APPARATUS
AND FURNISHINGS, IN THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE AT THE
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $184,000 AND THE TAX
RECEIVER'S OFFICE AT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF
$38,000; STATING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST THEREOF, INCLUDING
PRELIMINARY COSTS AND COSTS INCIDENTAL
THERETO IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,000, IS $230,000; APPROPRIATING SAID
AMOUNT THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
$230,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO FINANCE THE SAID
APPROPRIATION,"
is hereby amended to read as follows:
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NEW
YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 27, 2001 AND AMENDED
OCTOBER 9, 2001, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION AND
INSTALLATION OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM NETWORK,
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INCLUDING HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND APPURTENANT
EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND
FURNISHINGS, IN THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE AT THE
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $204,000 AND THE TAX
RECEIVER'S OFFICE AT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST
OF $38,000; STATING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST
THEREOF, INCLUDING PRELIMINARY COSTS AND COSTS INCIDENTAL
THERETO IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,000, IS $250,000; APPROPRIATING SAID
AMOUNT THEREFOR, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 AVAILABLE IN
THE CURRENT BUDGET OF
THE TOWN FOR PAYMENT OF THE COST OF SUCH NETWORK
IN THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE AND AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF $230,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO FINANCE THE
BALANCE OF SAID APPROPRIATION.
THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW
YORK, HEREBY RESOL YES (by the favorable vote of not less than two-thirds of all the members
of said Town Board) AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. The Town of Southold, in the County of Suffolk, New York (herein called "Town"),
is hereby authorized to acquire and install in the Town Clerk's Office, at the estimated maximum cost
of $204,000 and in the Town Tax Receiver's Office, at the estimated maximum cost of $38,000,
respectively, a computer system network, including, but not limited to personal computers, software,
equipment, machinery, apparatus and furnishings required for the purposes for which each network is
to be used, in order to provide for more efficient operations of each of the said Town Offices. The
estimated total cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the
financing thereof in the amount of $8,000, is $250,000 and the said amount is hereby appropriated
therefor, including the appropriation of $20,000 now available for payment of a portion of the cost of
providing such computer system network for the Town Clerk's Office, in the current budget of the
Town. The plan 'of financing includes the issuance of $230,000 serial bonds of the Town to finance
that portion of the appropriation not provided by said amount of $20,000, and the levy and collection
of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Town to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest
thereon as the same shall become due and payable.
Section 2. Serial bonds of the Town in the principal amount of $230,000 are hereby authorized
to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-a of the
Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (herein called "Law"), to finance a portion of said
appropriation.
Section 3. The following additional matters are hereby determined and declared:
(a) The period of probable usefulness applicable to each item of the specific
object or purpose described in Section 1 hereof for which said serial bonds authorized
pursuant to this resolution are to be issued, within the limitations of Section 11.00 a. 32. of the Law, is
five (5) years.
(b) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized and any bond anticipation notes issued in
anticipation 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 bonds are authorized. The foregoing
statement of intent with respect to reimbursement is made in conformity with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.150-2 of the United States Treasury Department.
(c) The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by this resolution will not 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 the Law and said bonds and any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall be
general obligations of the Town, payable as to 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 budget of the Town by appropriation for (a) the amortization and redemption of the
bonds and any notes in anticipation thereof to mature in such year and (b) the payment of interest to be
due and payable in such year.
Section 5. Subject to the provisions of this resolution and of the Law and pursuant to the
provisions of Section 21.00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bonds with substantially
level or declining annual debt service, 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 notes and prescribing the terms,
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form and contents and as to the sale and issuance of the bonds herein authorized, and any bonds
heretofore or hereafter authorized, and of any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said
bonds, and the renewals of said bond anticipation 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, or a summary thereof, are not 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, and the Town Clerk is hereby
authorized and directed to publish a summary of this bond resolution, together with a Notice attached
in substantially the form prescribed by Section 81.00 of the Law in "THE SUFFOLK TIMES," a
newspaper published in Mattituck, New York, having a general circulation in the Town and hereby
designated the official newspaper of said Town for such publication.
Section (8) The amendment of the bond resolution set forth in Section A of this resolution,
shall in no way affect the validity of the liabilities incurred, obligations issued, or action taken pursuant
to said bond resolution, and all such liabilities incurred, obligations issued, or action taken shall be
deemed to have been incurred, issued or taken pursuant to said bond resolution, as so amended.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#711
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans,
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NEW
YORK, ADOPTED OCTOBER 9, 2001, AUTHORIZING (A) THE
ACQUISITION OF (1) THE CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF
LAND DESIGNATED AS 700 BOISSEAU AVENUE, IN SAID
TOWN, AT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $82,000,
AND (2) THE EXISTING BUILDING SITUATE THEREON, AT
THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $418,000, AND (B) THE
RECONSTRUCTION, IN PART, OF SAID BUILDING, AT THE
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $100,000; STATING THE
ESTIMATED TOTAL COST THEREOF IS $600,000;
APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $600,000 SERIAL BONDS
OF SAID TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION.
THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK,
NEW YORK, HEREBY RESOLVES (by the favorable vote of not less than two-thirds of all the
members of said Town Board) AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Town of Southold, in the County of Suffolk, New York (herein called the
"Town"), is hereby authorized to (a) acquire (i) the certain piece or parcel of land containing 1.2 acres,
more or less, designated as 700 Boisseau Avenue and described on the Suffolk County Tax Map as
Section 63, Block 3, Lot 2, at the estimated maximum cost of $82,000, including administrative and
other expenditures arising there from, and (ii) the existing building situate thereon, at the estimated
maximum cost of $418,000; and (b) reconstruct said building thereon to be used as the Town Hall
Annex, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery or apparatus and all ancillary work
required for the purpose for which said building, as reconstructed, is to be used, at the estimated
maximum cost of $100,000. The estimated total cost of such acquisitions and reconstruction, including
preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $600,000 and the said
amount is hereby appropriated therefor. The plan of financing includes the issuance of not to exceed
$600,000 serial bonds of the Town to finance said appropriation and the levy and collection of taxes
upon all the taxable real property in the Town to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest
thereon as the same shall become due and payable.
Section 2. Serial bonds of the Town in the principal amount of not to exceed $600,000 are
hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting
Chapter 33-a of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (herein called "Law"), to finance said
appropriation.
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Section 3. The following additional matters are hereby determined and declared:
(a) The period of probable usefulness applicable to the specific object or purpose for which
$82,000 serial bonds are authorized to be issued, within the limitations of Section 11.00 a. 21 of the
Law, is thirty (30) years.
(b) The period of probable usefulness applicable to the specific object or purpose for which
$418,000 serial bonds are authorized to be issued, within the limitations of Section 11.00 a. 11 (c) of
the Law, is fifteen (15) years.
(c) The period of probable usefulness applicable to the specific object or purpose for which
$100,000 serial bonds are authorized to be issued, within the limitations of Section 11.00 a. 12 (a) (3)
of the Law, is ten (10) years.
(d) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized and any bond anticipation notes issued in
anticipation 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 bonds are authorized. The foregoing
statement of intent with respect to reimbursement is made in conformity with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.150-2 of the United States Treasury Department-
(e) The Town Board, acting in the role of the Lead Agency, after having identified and
considered the relevant areas of environmental concern associated with said acquisition of land and
building situate thereon and the reconstruction of said building, as hereinabove described in Section 1
(the "Project"), has heretofore determined that the Project will not have a "significant effect" upon the
environment, and has satisfied the requirements imposed by the State Environmental Quality Review
Act ("SEQRA "), Article 8 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law, and has issued and
filed a Negative Declaration.
(f) 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 the Law and said bonds, and any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, shall be
general obligations of the Town, payable as to 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 budget of the Town by appropriation for (a) the amortization and redemption of the
bonds and any notes in anticipation thereof to mature in such year and (b) the payment of interest to be
due and payable in such year
Section 5. Subject to the provisions of this resolution and of the Law and pursuant to the
provisions of Section 21.00 relative to the authorization of bonds with substantially level or declining
annual debt service, Section 30.00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bond anticipation
notes and 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 notes and prescribing the terms, form and contents and
as to the sale and issuance of the bands
herein authorized, and of any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bands, and the
renewals of said bond anticipation 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, or a summary thereof, are not 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 is subject to permissive referendum.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter.
Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli, Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
#712
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore,
THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK,
NEW YORK, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. The Town Clerk of the Town of Southold (the "Town") shall, within ten (10) days
after the adoption of the bond resolution authorizing the issuance of $600,000 serial bonds of the Town
for the specific objects or purposes described therein and heretofore adopted by the Town Board on
this date, cause to be published in the "SUFFOLK TIMES," a newspaper having a general circulation
within the Town and hereby designated the official newspaper of the Town for such publication, and
posted on the sign board of the Town maintained pursuant to the Town Law, a Notice in substantially
the following form:
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD.NEW YORK
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 9, 2001, the Town Board the Town of Southold, in
the County of Suffolk, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled:
"BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK,
ADOPTED OCTOBER 9, 2001, AUTHORIZING (A) THE ACQUISITION
OF (1) THE CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND DESIGNATED AS 700
BOISSEAU AVENUE, IN SAID TOWN, AT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM
COST OF $82,000, AND (2) THE EXISTING BUILDING SITUATE THEREON, AT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $418,000, AND
(B) THE RECONSTRUCTION, IN PART, OF SAID BUILDING, AT THE
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $100,000;
STATING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST THEREOF IS $600,000;
APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $600,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID
TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION"
an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows:
FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Town to (a) acquire (i) the certain piece or parcel of land
containing 1.2 acres, more or less, designated as 700 Boisseau Avenue and described on the Suffolk
County Tax Map as Section 63, Block 3, Lot 2, at the estimated maximum cost of $82,000, including
administrative and other expenditures arising therefrom, and (ii) the existing building situate thereon,
at the estimated maximum cost of $418,000; and (b) reconstruct said building thereon to be used as the
Town Hall Annex, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery or apparatus and all ancillary
work required for the purpose for which said building, as reconstructed, is to be used, at the estimated
maximum cost of $100,000; STATING the estimated total cost thereof, including preliminary costs
and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $600,000; APPROPRIATING said amount
therefor; STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of not to exceed $600,000 serial bonds
of the Town to finance said appropriation, and the levy and collection of the taxes upon all the taxable
real property within the Town to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon;
SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $600,000 serial bonds of the Town
pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York {the "Law") to finance said
appropriation;
THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the
specific object or purpose for which $82,000 of the serial bonds are authorized is thirty {30) years, the
period of probable usefulness applicable to the specific object or purpose for which $418,000 of the
serial bonds are authorized is fifteen { 15) years and the period of probable usefulness applicable to the
specific object or purpose for which $100,000 of the serial bonds are authorized is ten { 10) years; the
proceeds of the bonds herein authorized and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said
bonds may be applied to reimburse the Town for expenditures made after the effective date of this
resolution for the purposes for which said bonds .are authorized; the Town Board, acting in the role of
the Lead Agency, has heretofore determined that the Project will not have a "significant effect" upon
the environment and has issued and filed a Negative Declaration for purposes of the State
Environmental Quality Review Act {"SEQRA "), Article 8 of the New York Environmental
Conservation Law; and the proposed maturity of said serial bonds will exceed five (5) years;
FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in
anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations
of the Town; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Town;
FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Supervisor the powers and duties as to the issuance of said
bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and
SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to permissive referendum.
DATED: October 9, 2001. Elizabeth A. Neville, Town Clerk
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have a motion to adjourn for a hearing?
Moved by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is recessed at 5:00 P.M. for the purpose of
holding public hearings.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
Meeting reconvened at 6:00 P.M.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: ! believe we have resolutions to pass. Number 692?
#692
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by The Entire Town Board,
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold held a public hearing on the question of
acquisition by gift of approximately 20 acres of property owned by Herodotus Damianos on the 9th
day of October 2001, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 6 (Community Preservation Fund) of the
Town Code, at which time all interested parties were given the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the approximately 20 acre wooded area is part of an approximately 54.4
acre parcel, and a subdivision will be completed to separate the approximately 20 acre area from the
remaining 34.4 acres of agricultural land; and
WHEREAS, the approximately 20 acre area contains a 50' right-of-way that includes an
improved road and cul-de-sac, as shown on the minor subdivision for Herodotus Damianos approved
by the Planning Board on August 31, 1982; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board deems it in the public interest that the Town of Southold accept
the offer of the gift for open space preservation purposes, which may include the establishment of a
park, nature preserve or passive recreational area, in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Town Code;
now therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby elects to accept the offer
of the ~ift of property owned by Herodotus Damianos~ comprisin~ approximately 20 acres
located on the northerly portion of a 54.4 acre parcel~ located at the end of Jennin~s Road in
Southold, New York, identified as part of SCTM# 1000-59-3-28.4. The exact area of the property to
be gifted is subject to a survey. The total price will be costs associated with transfer of title of land to
be gifted.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have concluded the work that had to be done today, so at this time
would be very happy to take comments from the audience on any town business, and following that
will ask for Board reports, and then we will go have dinner. Mr. Carlin, then Jim ! will take you.
FRANK CARL1N: It is surprising ! am not the last one this time.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Do you want to wait until last?
FRANK CARL1N: No. ! was in church the other night, and a woman said to me, why does the
Supervisor always make you, or let you speak last. Why? She could understand why. ! said, ! will tell
you why. Back when the Brooklyn Dodgers had Leo Dourochia, the manager, he was saying, nice guys
finish last. Today ! feel good. ! am not last. Two issues, one for John Romanelli, and the other one for
Madame Supervisor. John, you amaze me (tape change.)
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Four or six people at a time with the engineer, and myself, and
people from the League up until ! would say...! finally said, that is it. We can't make any more
changes. We need to nail down a specific single plan. After trying to appease everyone and get
everyone's right opinion into the new design and the new shelter it took longer than we wanted, but we
tried to work with everybody.
FRANK CARL1N: ! understand, but back in last November when we had the meetings here we had
some hot discussions about it. Remember? Even at that time we had opportunities, or at least get idea
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of what we wanted in the plans. There is no way you can build an animal shelter right now before the
winter. What this means is these poor animals are going to have to suffer another cold winter.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: We knew that.
FRANK CARL1N: If you knew it why did we wait so long?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: The League has known about this all along that it wouldn't be done
by this winter. It was part of our ongoing discussions on design was a timetable. Everyone was fully
aware that they wouldn't be out of this building by this winter, so it is no surprise to you, me, or the
League. The goal is to start the project probably the end of this winter in March, construct in the
summer, by a year from now they will be moving in. The League is well aware, and the volunteers at
the League have been part of the negotiation discussion the whole way along, so they are well aware of
this, too. This is not a secret to any of them.
FRANK CARL1N: Once again the animals suffer for another year. They have been suffering now for
fifteen years, but ! guess if that is the way you want it.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: ! think it is more the workers that are having a hard time than the
animals to be honest with you.
FRANK CARL1N: You know in 1931 they built the Empire State Building. Do you know how long it
took to build the Empire State Building? A year and a half to build 103 stories. You can't build an
animal shelter for sixteen years. There is one more thing. ! don't agree on something you said. It was
mentioned in the paper. ! am going to finish with you.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Then you are going to move on to Jean?
FRANK CARL1N: Yeah. The Town has committed $250,000 more than has been raised from private
donations. Well, wasn't Mr. Raynor a private donator. He gave $250,000.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: ! think it is supposed to read more as. While you are on that private
donation we had a group of people who are going to be at our next Tuesday's Work Session to start
their own additional fund raisings. So, it has all been positive for the last few months.
FRANK CARL1N: ! was hoping that Santa Claus would come to these animals this December, but !
guess they have to wait another year. Okay, John. Okay, Madame Supervisor? Looking for another
$2,000,000 for preservation. This will be the six year in a row you are doing this. Why when you have
$4,000,000 sitting in the kitty? Please answer that.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: If everything the committee is working on, and Melissa has a list, which !
am sure she can give you. If everything we are working on came to a final decision ! think we are in
the hole $3,000,000. Didn't it come in around $7,000,000 as ! remember, and what we are negotiating,
and what is in the hopper? We really don't have enough to cover all of that, Frank. So, yes. It is an
opportune time, and ! did put a $2,000,000 bond issue back on. We have been fortunate that the people
in the Town of Southold for the last six, seven years as you said, support this, and it is on for a ballot.
You choose how you want to vote, and so will the rest.
FRANK CARL1N: ! want to comment on that. Are you aware that Suffolk County Legislation has got
in mind to bond $75,000,000 for open space? ! don't know if they voted on it, or not, but it is in the
County Legislation stage right now to be voted on, and Southold and Riverhead will be included in
that. Are you aware that there is $400,000 and $500,000 will be coming into the Land Preservation
Committee what they are waiting for with a total of $900,000 that they should have got last year. But,
it was held up by the State for application problems. Also, what is happening to this real estate 2% tax?
How much did we collect on that since it went into affect for open space? Do we know?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Melissa, do you have total? It was about one and a half. Four, now?
Three a half and four. As far as the County is concerned as much money as they allot it is usually a
matching fund same as your State grants. We usually have to match the amount. Don't forget that.
FRANK CARL1N: They are going to offer you some more money, too. ! understand that they passed
the legislation for more money for open space.
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COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Frank, they may have passed the legislation, but it has not been funded
as yet, and with what just went on I think there might be some curtailments on funding.
FRANK CARL1N: That is still money that will be coming in.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: No, they have to appropriate it. They can pass anything they want but
then it must be appropriated.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: And they haven't yet.
FRANK CARL1N: I know but, then you say that, well, this bond gets passed this is all going to be on
a $6,000 home value assessment. Then you say it is only going to cost the average homeowner $50.00.
Well, you know you look at that and it is not too bad. But I want to prove to you how a molehill can
become a mountain. Fifty dollars. Mattituck Library budget is 5.7% increase. At $6,000 assessed value
that is another $10.74. Add that to the bill. Now, the big one, school, I am taking Mattituck again.
$6,000 will be about $165.00 on a $6,000 valuation increase. Now, all those four with your bond issue,
the library, the school, and the town come to $240.00. Now, that does not include what the County
will finally vote on because his budget I understand Gaffney's budget is going to increase his budget.
They are going to have an increase in that. You are talking about maybe $275.00 for the homeowner,
taxpayer that has an assessed value of $6,000. You know not everybody can afford that. We live in a
recession right now since the World Trade Center disaster, September 11th. In New York City and
Long Island there is 14,000 people looking for work. The average senior citizen in this town that is
living on a budget sees $240.00 to them it is a lot of money. Maybe to somebody else it isn't, but it is a
lot of money. The other day I was in the drug store. A woman came in, a senior citizen, she came in
and ordered prescription drugs. It came to $140. She was so proud when she took out her medical card.
She gave it to the pharmacist. He said we can't take that. She said, what am I going to do? I don't have
the money. I don't know what the outcome was. I walked out, because I seen enough. You said also in
your budget you increased your budget because due to simple reasons like insurance costs are going
up. You said that in here.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I said, unknown.
FRANK CARL1N: Unknown, well, everybody's insurance is going up. I am sure that they are now
going to go down this year. As far you said you knocked off two police cars I don't see why you need
them anyway. You got six brand new ones still parked behind the police station since last November
that I know of with the price tag of $24,000 a piece, and that is not including the equipment installed,
the electronics installed, which would be another $5,000. There is still six of them sitting there, not
even being used yet. So, you don't even need to consider buying two new police cars. I want to ask
you a question. Is this true? We have two brand new vans parked over there belong to the Nutrition
Center. Is that true? Why are they parked there for? Why are they not being used?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Because we are waiting for people who are taking the test for a certain
type of driving. I am not sure how long they have been there. Jim McMahon could tell.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Yes, but Frank, those drivers of those vans must have CDL's.
FRANK CARL1N: So what?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Frank, anybody with a CDL license can go out and drive with a HazMat
endorsement can drive an oil truck, a big trucks. Normally these are volunteers, or they work, you
know, for little bit of money to drive people around. So, it is someone retired like yourself, who might
have the CDL, who could help drive it, but there is not many of these people around, but it is required
you must have a CDL.
FRANK CARL1N: As long as they are sitting there they could be driving senior citizens.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: These came from the Federal government. Congressman Forges got the
vans for us, and that is how long it was in getting them, and these are different than most of the vans
we get. Most of the vans we get are from Suffolk County, and they can only be allowed to used for the
Nutrition Program. These we are going to be able to utilize not only for the Nutrition Program during
the day, but perhaps recreation or other things in the evening to transport not just seniors, but all ages
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of people so we are as anxious as you are to get them on the road, Frank. Believe me, because I can use
them for the Recreation Department.
FRANK CARL1N: ! want to finish this up. Can ! ask you though? You should know this answer. With
all these bonds that you seem to vote on, million dollar bonds, and stuff, as of this date how many of
them do you have out as of this date that the taxpayers are going have been paying for?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: On Land Preservation?
FRANK CARL1N: Any bonds. Total.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: ! have to get that worked up for you.
FRANK CARL1N: None of you on the Board know this? You know you remind me of somebody that
has a credit card and cash, but he runs out of cash. Oh, ! can always fall back on my credit card.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Not me.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: Not me.
FRANK CARL1N: You use your bonds like you do a credit card. People are going to start realizing in
this town here, that these bonds they have to pay for, and then you are going to pay them back with
interest. They have to pay for them. They might get the interest on them, but they have got to pay them
back. Maybe they are callable in twenty or thirty years they are still going to be called back.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: That is why we put them up for referendum to let the public decide do
they want to spend this money or not.
FRANK CARL1N: If they want to spend it, be my guest. Then don't complain about taxes.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They have in the past, so we will see.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: ! just want to share a piece of information. Out of bad news is good news
sometimes. John Cushman told us that the interest rate on money borrowed right now for a
municipality is 2 ~A%. That is the kind of interest rate that the Town gets when it goes to borrow
money for these projects.
FRANK CARL1N: How much does the people get that buy these bonds?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: These are tax-free bonds. ! really don't care how much they get. It costs
the town, what we have to pay back principal and interest, we are getting 2 ~A%.
FRANK CARL1N: So, then you buy a bond for $2,000,000 it is cost the Town more than 2 ~A% right?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: No, no. You said yourself that when you pay something back, and you
borrow money you pay interest on it, right? You go buy a car you have to pay what? Seven and a half,
eight, eight and a half percent? We go out and pay 2 1/2 % interest.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Last week anyhow.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: So an opportunity to borrow if the Town has a project now would be good
time to do it.
FRANK CARL1N: But still the taxpayers are paying. Hate to do this, but ! have to say it the way it is.
The flag is on the wrong side of the podium.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: My husband argues that all the time.
FRANK CARL1N: The flag should be on the right side, and that over there should be over here, and to
prove it to you here is your manual. Read it.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have a manual. It was from the Marine Corp.
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FRANK CARL1N: It belongs on the right side of the sticker the same way. Now, check it out before
you argue with me on this one.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Frank, it is on your right if you are standing there, right?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Jim?
JIM D1NIZIO: ! spoke about this concerning the affordable houses. The same program that ! was
watching Mr. McMahon there were two people who wanted to affordable housing. This basically the
affordable housing in Greenport in my school district. The reason why it was given, and ! have heard
this from the Board that you split these up is because you didn't want to burden a single school district
with this much affordable housing. ! do agree. ! would think that we can make the assumption then that
affordable housing is not so good for school districts. Okay? You get more children, yadda, yadda, and
all that. ! have spoken many times on taxes. As you know this is not a NIMBY kind of thing. ! honestly
could care less. ! live in a house on a lot that you are proposing right now. Okay? But, what ! am
trying to say to you is that using that reasoning you have to understand that Greenport School District
is different from any school district within the town in that it has additional governing body that can
also make decisions concerning affordable housing, and has done so in the past. Would it be thinking
that the reason you divided these was that you didn't want to burden one school district, ! am asking
you to consider not having your affordable housing proposal in my school district for that very same
reason. If you go through Southold through the Village of Greenport right now you will see at least
three brand new affordable single-family homes being built. ! know one person's sign is up. They are
working on this. They have done a fabulous job of putting people in affordable homes, and all ! am
asking is that, please, allow this particular lot that is proposed to be sold at the market for the amount
that most of us up in that area have planned on, and ! think you will make them immensely happy !
think that if you follow your own reasoning you could come to that conclusion. Just recently in the
paper a couple of weeks ago we had Dr. Kozora, our Principal, up there stating that he felt that he felt
that Peconic Landing because they are going to hiring a lot of people that our taxes will be going up.
Even though we have the amount of money that is going to come in, and ! agree that is going to be a
huge amount, he is suggesting that because people are going to want to move to Greenport, they are
going to have kids, and the people that they are going to hire. This what the newspaper article said, so
this is scaring me again, just as the nursing home thing did. Okay? ! tell you that has all been worked
out, but now suddenly we see some rumbles from people who should know. Okay? What should be
planning in the future, Dr. Kozora, telling us, suggesting that, our taxes may go up, or for the very
reason that ! had always thought they would go down, and holding municipal over our head kind of
thing, the application not being treated...! think that all that unnecessary word of putting upon the
people in my community. It is just that. Unnecessary, if you follow your own reasoning, which is
exactly what Joe McCarthy has said. We put them up in the different areas because we didn't want to
burden the school district. ! am just saying that you have to understand that. My particular school
district has an entity that we have no control over. Okay? Is doing a perfectly fine job of affordable
housing, and ! just ask you that you allow this particular development ! don't care if you put it
somewhere else. Okay? ! urge you too, because the Town does need affordable housing, but my
particular school district has, we just have enough. We are getting more and more each day. There are
houses being built in the village that we have no control over. Thank you very much.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Jim, can ! ask you a question just out of curiosity? ! know the positive side
of the tax impact from Peconic Landing. Dr. Kozora's comments are interesting. ! would like to talk to
him more about it.
JIM D1NIZIO: ! just read that in the paper, Bill.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Here's my question. ! think it was a hope or a belief that some of the
employment opportunities would be available to the people that already live out here. It wouldn't
necessarily be a draw for others down in other towns to come out, and say, a great place to live and
work.
JIM DINIZI0: I agree but this is from a man who is thinking about these things. I know Dr. Kozora is
predicting the future, and that was his comment. I don't think he would make that lightly. I can see he
has no reason whatsoever to make a comment like that. He may have been misquoted.
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COUNCILMAN RICHTER: I need to jump in, if I may. Dr. Kozora and I are very good friends, and
we talk all the time, especially about School Board. The impact that could potentially have Peconic
Landing, talking about the employment of using local people for employment at Peconic Landing, all
you need to do is in the spring look at eight or nine pages in our local paper, the help wanted ads,
which ! counted this past spring at one time was 287 different people, different people for positions on
the North Fork. You take Peconic Landing has a potential of well in assess of 140 employees once it
goes on line. It is not going to all local people. They are going to be pulling from elsewhere, but they
are going to tag, you know the housing opportunities first and foremost ! believe also will be Greenport
in that area. ! also know that the School District since ! have been close for many years with it. It might
have a definite impact.
JIM DINIZIO: I asked you to consider that.
PRISCILLA HARAN: My name is Priscilla Haran, and I also live in Greenport in the same
community. We are all concerned in my area about the proposal of ten houses, and now with the
affordable apartments property being included on it, and to rezone it into the Affordable Housing
District. Believe me, we are not against affordable housing. You know, we would welcome people, but
we want the number of homes that are being put in this area to be minimized from the original. Now, !
know they had revamp all their plans, and ! don't know if they have come in yet or not. The best part
about this is we would like to see it left as it is, open land. ! mean there are a lot of admirable features
that are in this area. ! don't know if the proposal has come in or not. Before anybody even thinks about
it we as a community would like to invite the whole Town Board to come and see why we are upset.
You have Peconic Landing. We have the Shady Lady. You want to put this development in. The
possibility of over on McCann or Pasture, plus recently ! read the paper last week that the gentleman, !
know it was turned down, but he has available east of San Simeon. ! know he was allocated okay for
condos, and ! know there is no public hearing on it. But, that is not too far from our area. So, we are
saying that it is becoming over.., we feel there is too much density there, and the traffic. We only have
a blinking light, so even before come and see what are situation is and where we live, why we feel that
this has got be looked at very carefully.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: ! have been down to look at it. Anyone else like to address the Town
Board? (No response.) If not, ! will call for Board reports.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: Not yet. Nothing on the renovation expansion.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Anything on personnel?
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: The answer is no, but let's put it this way, we are trying real hard.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Well, we have got to move on. Mr. Romanelli?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: The only thing ! would like to talk about is the proposed driving
range we talked about at the Work Session for the golf course. That was proposed by Jim Bunchuck at
the landfill, the driving range. ! thought it was a nice proposal. ! know we need more research and the
dollar numbers, but it was definitely an interesting use of land.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I think I will save for tomorrow and announce the first date for a Code
Committee meeting because ! want to get back onto what we are doing.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: The only thing I want to say is reiterate a little bit of what I said before
about the farmland purchase of Mr. Sidor's property, the development rights. ! think the appraisals and
the offers have caught up now finally to the true price of farmland, and ! think it is a millstone we just
hit. Of course, it makes us spend more money for it.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Hopefully more people will come in and sell it to us.
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Right, but it certainly has helped the farm equity. The other thing I want
to mention, too, all through this whole controversy, ! guess you would call it on the five acre, and the
negotiations, North Fork Environmental Counsel has really carried the ball for this, and not only for
the five-acre concept but concepts of doing a reduction of density, and ! just would like to extend my
personal thanks for standing up for density reduction in town.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: ! think what people have to realize, Brian, is we all looking for the same
thing, and it is not just density we are concerned about. We are concerned about our water supply, so
there are numerous things that tied together are infrastructure, more schools, more children. You know
as you develop and put rows of houses instead of crops. So there is a lot that we are concerned with. If
we can find other ways or better ways we certainly would do that. We are getting a better yield in five
acres now, and we are open suggestion and working with the Farm Bureau, and farm environment
groups. A couple of announcements, sixty-seven is under construction as of today, and they should be
finished by the weekend. Football at Peconic Lane Park is up and running. They had their first home
game this past weekend. You know we moved them from the Tasker side over to the Peconic Lane
side, and they have got a nice new football field, so they are quite happy. Little League is still playing
at Tasker, because we put in lights for that ball diamond, so they are able to get an extended season.
We had almost 200 girls last year that couldn't play, because we didn't have a diamond for them, so
there has been equal treatment of both sexes, and the lights are working out very well. Also, the trail
work has been completed at Arshamomaque Pond Reserve. The trails are cleared and the signs are up
for those of you that passive recreation in trail walking. As John mentioned the driving range we are
just investigating on the landfill to utilize that property. It is shame that after we cover it we have this
great big beautiful green space not providing anything. So if we can manage this, and it doesn't
increase what we borrowed because we have come in underbid so far. We borrowed that money last
week at 2~A %, so we are in pretty good shape on that. ! would like to thank the Board. It has been a
long day. We are in the middle of working on the budget. ! presented my budget to them, and Frank, !
have got a nice pie chart you would be interested in. ! thought ! had a copy here with me, but ! don't. !
have a pie chart ! will share with you. ! will entertain a motion to adjourn.
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 6:37 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Aye: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly adopted.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk