HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-01/03/2001REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on January 3, 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 Elizabeth 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 A. Yakaboski
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have a motion to approve the audit of bills for January 3, 20017
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby are ordered paid: General Fund Whole Town bills
in the amount of $331,161.80; General Fund Part Town bills in the amount of $23,527.43; Highway
Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $45,566.80; Highway Fund Part Town bills in the amount of
$100,514.89; Capital Projects Account bills in the amount of $12,980.00; Ag Land Development
Rights bills in the amount of $1,500.00; Landfill Cap and Closure bills in the amount of $16,025.51;
Waterway Improvement Program bills in the amount of $2,900.00; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills
in the amount of $2.50; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of $34,210.05; Refuse &
Garbage District bills in the amount of $72,508.10; Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of
$4,951.48; Fishers Island Sewer District bills in the amount of $1,084.96; Fishers Island Ferry District
Agency & Trust bills in the amount of $446.28; General Fund whole Town bills in the amount of
$1,800.00; Refuse & Garbage District bills in the amount of $600.00; Southold Wastewater District
bills in the amount of $100.00.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore, Justice
Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: May I have a motion to set the next Town Board meeting for January 16,
2001. If you will please note that the time will be 7:00 P.M. We have changed from 7:30 to 7:00.
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, January 16, 2001 at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Moore, Justice
Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED
I. REPORTS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know each month different departments and different committee
present to the Town Board reports on their activities, and they are on file in the Town Clerk's Office.
They are public information, so if there is anything or an area that you interested in, please, feel free to
come in and see Mrs. Neville, and they will be supplied.
1. Southold Town Police Department Detective Division/JAB Monthly Report for October 2000.
2. Southold Town Detective Division Report for November 2000.
3. Personnel Leave Time Summary for November 2000.
4. Island Group Administration Claim Lag Report through November 2000.
5. Southold Town Animal Shelter Monthly Report for November 2000.
6. Southold Town Building Department Annual Report for 2000.
7. Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for December 2000.
8. Southold Town Clerk's Annual Report for 2000.
II. PUBLIC NOTICES.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Public Notices, the DEC has a Notice of Complete Application to dredge
at the mouth of Little Creek and deposit the soil behind a proposed rock revetment on Skunk Lane.
Written comments by January 12, 2001. Also, New York State Department of Transportation a notice
of Order to repeal a 45-mph speed on 25 at the Laurel School in the Town of Southold. One from the
New York DOT, Notice of Order to add a 50 mph speed zone on 25 from 1000 feet east of Manor
Lane to 8 miles west of Factory Avenue/Sigsbee in Jamesport the Town of Riverhead. Also, the U.S.
Corp of Engineers, New York Division, Notice of permit application of Stirling Harbor Shipyard and
Marina to maintain existing floats and piles as constructed in Stirling Basin, Village of Greenport.
III. COMMUNICATIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: A letter from Sheila Wuensch in relation to the dog shelter, and also a
letter in relation to the Long Island Railroad Clean Train campaign.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
1. 5:00 P.M., on the purchase of Development Rights, property of John and Sandra Scott,
SCTM#1000-012-2-23.
2. 5:02 P.M., on the purchase of Development Rights, property of John Starkie, SCTM#1000-
96-3 -2
3. 5:04 P.M., on a proposed Local Law in Relation to Parking of Commercial Vehicles in
Residential Districts, Chapter 92, Article VIII, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the
Town of Southold".
4. 5:06 P.M., on a proposed "Local Law in Relation to Storage and Sale of Vehicles on
Highways, Chapter 92, Article IX, Vehicles and Traffic of the Code of the Town of
Southold".
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: As you know we have resolutions as a result of the work that we do, and
we will be going through those and acting on them, but before we do I would like to ask if there is
anyone that would like to address the Town Board in relation to any of the resolutions? I will take
those comments now? Mr. Carlin?
FRANK CARL1N: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the Board. I want to wish you all a Happy
New Year. This is only a comment on item 46, appointment on the Board of Ethics. I can remember
back. Can anybody tell me when was the first Board of Ethics in this town were ever appointed? What
year? I don't think so, but it was 1962 when they appointed Supervisor Albertson, and Judge Tuthill,
and a fellow named John Henry. I remember that well. Number 57, what is a performance bond? What
does that mean?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: When someone is going to develop a subdivision, or let's take Peconic
Landing, and there are certain things, intrastructure, that has to be done as far as roads, and what else?
Drainage, curbing, sidewalks, any of that intrastructure has to be a part of the project. They put up
money to guarantee that that work will be done, and it is given to the town in a performance bond, in
this method. It is a guarantee that these things will happen. Once they are all done and completed and
the Town has inspected it then we release them from that bond, but as long as they have not complied
with what they are supposed to do in relation to roads. They can turn them over to the town, just a
hundred different things, Frank, but it is their guarantee that their performance, and what they have to
do in relation to the intrastructure is done.
FRANK CARL1N: They are guaranteed through the bond that you...Who is paying for this bond?
JUSTICE EVANS: They do.
FRANK CARL1N: That is what I wanted to know. Number 60, you have approve a release of
$100,000 bond for Breakers at Island's End, what does that mean?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: A bond was presented back for a previous project, which never got billed.
It is the same piece of property where Peconic Landing has been built. A different bond was provided
to insure Peconic Landing was constructed, but not fall upon that performance bond.
FRANK CARL1N: It has nothing to do with the Town buying a bond, or issuing a bond, right?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: No.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: No, no, this is all at the owner's expense. Anyone else like to address the
Town Board in relation to any of the resolutions? (No response.) If not, we will move on with the
resolutions. We have a couple of hearings scheduled, so we will stop accordingly. I would just like
bring to your attention in relation to numbers on the agenda for the resolutions. Today starts with #42.
When we met it was actually it was the Organization Meeting yesterday we passed on 1 to 41, so we
started today. We are going to continue this process where we just keep adding on, so at the end of the
year it may be 560, or 5,060, but this will allow us to better find, sometimes we take action, and we
like to verify it, and this by numbering them differently we will be able to more quickly track down
actions of the Board. So, we will start the resolutions, and we will start with #42.
#42
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the following bids for the
sale of the following used vehicles, all in accordance with bid specifications.
International
International
FORD
International
FORD
DODGE
CHEVROLET
CHEVROLET
International
CHEVROLET
DODGE
PLYMOUTH
International
DODGE
CHEVY
DODGE
International
DODGE
F()RD
F()RD
F()RD
F()RD
F()RD
F()RD
F()RD
F()RD
F()RD
F()RD
1967/Sand Spreader
1968/Sand Spreader
1969/Truck Tractor
1969/Dump Truck
1973/Sand Spreader
1977/Dump Truck
1981/Sm. Dump Truck
1984/Sm. Dump Truck
1978/Dump Truck
1984/Sm. Dump Truck
1986/Blue 57,789
1988/White
1974/Dump Truck
1986/White
1989/White
1985/Pickup Truck
1973/Dump Truck
1986/Pickup Truck
1993/White 95,933
1996/White
1996/White 100,000
1996/White 103,354
1996/White 108,998
1996/White 102,012
1997/White 101,049
1997/White 107,861
1997/White 117,183
1997/White 96, 836
211912G229173
12012G278950
FL00LUE25669
717911G329500
N76FYS46164
D81 GR7J001432
1GBJC34M8BV 101386
1GBHC34M3EV127963
D 1222HGB 18/578
1 GBHC34M6EV 127732
1B3B218C8GD 159209
1P3BM18D6JY113867
70721DGB13421
2B4FK41 G2GR775002
1G1BU51E3KA132163
1B7FD14TXFS673951
70721CGB 11058
JB7FP24DOGP 109784
$110.00
$150.00
$350.00
$150.00
$110.00
$175.00 Michael Mujsce Inc.
$50.00 Michael Mujsce Inc.
$75.00 Michael Mujsce Inc.
$200.00 Steve Wolbert
$50.00 Michael Mujsce Inc
$10.00 Donald Grim
$10.00 Donald Grim
$150.00 Michael Mujsce Inc.
$10.00 Donald Grim
$10.00 Donald Grim
$150.00 Steve Wolbert
$150.00 Michael Mujsce Inc.
$10.00 Donald Grim
Michael Mujsce Inc.
Michael Mujsce Inc.
Steve Wolbert
Michael Mujsce Inc.
Michael Mujsce Inc.
1FMEU15H6PLA90175 $1100.00 Greg Scholand
2FALP71WOTX168818 $50.00 Donald Grim
$50.00 Donald Grim
$50.00 Donald Grim
$50.00 Donald Grim
$50.00 Donald Grim
$50.00 Donald Grim
2FALP71W2TX168819
2FALP71W9TX168820
2FALP71WOTX168821
2FALP71W2TX 168822
2FALP71W2TX150539
2FALP71W8VX150540 $50.00 Donald Grim
2FALP71WXVX150541 $50.00 Donald Grim
2FALP71W5VX150544 $50.00 Donald Grim
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#43
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves the performance bond for
the North Bayview Associates minor subdivision in the amount of $81,385.00 issued by XL Specialty
Insurance Company as Surety Bond No.1033936, as recommended by the Southold Town Planning
Board, and which amount was previously approved by the Southold Town Board on June 6, 2000,
subject to the approval of the Town Attorney.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#44
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Theodore Carpluk as a
Member of the Southold Town Architectural Review Committee for the Southold/Peconic hamlet area
to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Edward Dart from this position term of office to expire
on October 17, 2001.
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Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#45
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints the following persons as
Members of the Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force to fill vacancies with the following expiration
dates:
Geraldine Auerbach
Vanessa Craigo
Michael Domino
Daniel Gladstone
Eleanor Lingo
Val Shelby
Lee Carlson
replaces Dorothy Wolf
replaces Reverend Lynda Clements
replaces Linda Tatum Strickland
replaces Peter Strickland
replaces
replaces
replaces
term to expire on October 30, 2002
term to expire on October 30, 2002
term to expire on October 30, 2002
term to expire on October 30, 2001
term to expire
term to expire
term to expire on October 30, 2002
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#46
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reappoints Richard E. Ploth as a
Member of the Southold Town Board of Ethics to a three (3) year term of office to expire on
December 31, 2002.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#47
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by the Entire Town Board, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts, with regret, the
resignation of James Hudson from his position on the Southold Town Board of Ethics, effective
December 21, 2000; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Board send their congratulations and best wishes to
Mr. Hudson in his new elected position as Suffolk County Court Judge.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#48
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Town Clerk
Elizabeth Neville to advertise for resumes for the position of Member of the Southold Town Board of
Ethics.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#49
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Moore,
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District wishes to employ
additional part-time deckhands; and
WHEREAS, Mark A. Chanski, 343 Boston Post Road, East Lyme, Connecticut 06333 and Stephen
R. Pearl, 8 Scholes Lane, Essex, Connecticut 06426 have made application; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Mark A. Chanski and
Stephen R. Pearl as part-time deckhands for the Fishers Island Ferry District at a salary of $8.00 per
hour, effective December 11, 2000.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#50
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
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RESOLVED that the Town Board of the
Management District 2000 budget as follows:
Amount To
$1,500.00 Maint. Ford Pick-up
(SR. 8160.4.100.620)
$ 600.00 Maint. Facilities/Grounds
(SR. 8160.4.100.800)
$ 250.00 Motor Vehicle Glass
(SR. 8160.4.100.500)
$1,250.00 Scrap Tire Removal
(SR. 8160.4.400.815)
$150.00 Misc. Equipment Maint/Supply
(SR. 8160.4.100.600)
$150.00 Travel Reimbursement
(SR. 8160.4.600.300)
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Town of Southold hereby modifies the Solid Waste
Fl'om
Maint/Supply Trommel Screen
(SR. 8160.4.100.900)
Landscaping Supplies
(SR. 8160.4.100.560)
Maint. Cat IT12 Loader
(SR. 8160.4.100.560)
Encapsulator Maint.
(SR. 8160.4.100.607)
Encapsulator Maint.
(SR. 8160.4.100.607)
Meetings and Seminars
(SR. 8160.4.600.200)
Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
#51
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold
Management District 2000 budget as follows:
Amount To
$15.00 Employee Work Gear
(SR 8160.4.100.120)
$100.00 Office Supplies/Stationary
(SR 8160.4.100.100)
$ 3,000.00 Diesel Fuel
(SR 8160.4.100.200)
$100.00 Welding Supplies
(SR 8160.4.100.400)
$150.00 Tires
(SR 8160.4.100.525)
$100.00 Maint. John Deere 744
(SR 8160.4.100.550)
$150.00 Maint. Payloader #3
(SR 8160.4.100.570)
$ 50.00 Maint./Supply Trailer Fleet
(SR 8160.4.100.640)
$2,949.00 Diesel Fuel
(SR 8160.4.100.200)
$1.00 Town Garbage Bags
(SR 8160.4.100.650)
$ 650.00 Maint/Facilities-Grounds
(SR 8160.4.100.800)
$100.00 Drinking Water
(SR 8160.4.200.400)
$ 400.00 Engineering
(SR 8160.4.400.100)
$ 250.00 Tire Repair
(SR 8160.4.400.625)
$12,000.00 Hazardous Waste Removal
(SR 8160.4.400.840)
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
hereby modifies the Solid Waste
Fl'om
Misc. Supplies
(SR 8160.4.100.125)
Pre-Printed Forms
(SR 8160.4.100.110)
Maint/Supply Leaf Shredder
(SR 8160.4.100.575)
Maint/Supply Trommel Screen
(SR 8160.4.100.573)
Maint/Supply Trommel Screen
(SR 8160.4.100.573)
Maint/Supply Trommel Screen
(SR 8160.4.100.573)
Maint/Supply Trommel Screen
(SR 8160.4.100.573)
Maint/Supply Trommel Screen
(SR 8160.4.100.573)
Full Time Regular Earnings
(SR 8160.1.100.100)
Maint/Supply Trommel Screen
(SR 8160.4.100.573)
Maint/Supply Trommel Screen
(SR 8160.4.100.573)
Light and Power
(SR 8160.4.200.200)
Scale Maintenance
(SR 8160.4.400.600)
Mixed Paper Removal
(SR 8160.4.400.830)
Building Maintenance
(SR 8160.4.400.200)
Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
#52
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the General Fund Whole Town 2000 budget
as follows:
To:
Revenues:
A. 2705.30 Gifts & Donations $3,500.00
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Appropriations:
A. 8560.4.400.200 Tree Committee, C.E.
Trees & Tree Maintenance $3,500.00
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#53
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby adopts the
"Town of Southold Flexible Benefits Plan" in order to offer Town employees the health insurance
declination bonus as set forth in the CSEA contract.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#54
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor
Cochran to execute an administrative agreement with Island Group Administration, Inc. in order to
administer the Flexible Benefits Plan (Section 125 Plan).
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#55
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor
Jean W. Cochran to execute a retainer agreement between the Town of Southold Rains & Pogrebin,
P.C., whereby Rains & Pogrebin will provide professional consulting services for the purpose of
negotiating collective bargaining agreements and administering said collective bargaining agreements
with the Town's certified Public Employee Units, for the period January 21, 2001, through January 20,
2004, for the following enumeration as follows:
January 21, 2001 through January 20, 2002 - $18.000;
January 21, 2002 through January 20, 2003 - $19,000;
January 21, 2003 through January 20, 2004 - $20,000.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#56
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Town Clerk
Elizabeth Neville to advertise for a part-time mini bus driver for the Southold Town Human Resource
Center.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#57
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves a one year extension of
the performance bond for the Richmond Shores subdivision and road and drainage improvements in
the amount of $300,000.00 from December 31, 2000 to December 31, 2001, as recommended by the
Planning Board, Town Engineer, and Superintendent of Highways, subject to the approval of the Town
Attorney.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#58
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WHEREAS there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,
New York, on the 3rd day of January 2001, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to adding
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a Stop sign on Fasbender Avenue heading in an easterly direction at the intersection with Mill
Road in Peconic", now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the
aforesaid Local Law at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, on the 16th
day of January, 2001 at 7:00 p.m., at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity
to be heard.
This proposed "Local Law in Relation to Adding a Stop Sign at Fastbender Avenue, Peconic,
New York, which reads as follows:
I. Chapter 92, Section 92-30 "Stop intersections with stop signs." (Vehicles & Traffic) of the
Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows:
Direction At Intersection Location
Stop Sign on of Travel with (hamlet)
Fasbender Easterly Mill Road Peconic
II. Severability. If any section or subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase or provision of this law shall be
judged invalid or held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, any judgment made
thereby shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part or
provision so adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional.
III. This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#59
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans,
WHEREAS there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,
New York, on the 3rd day of January 2001, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in Relation to
changing an existing yield sign to a stop sign on Peconic Bay Boulevard in an easterly direction
at the intersection with Bay Avenue in Mattituck", now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the
aforesaid Local Law at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, on the 16th
day of January, 2001 at 7:32 p.m., at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity
to be heard.
This proposed "Local Law in Relation to changing an existing yield sign to a stop sign on Peconic
Bay Boulevard in an easterly direction at the intersection with Bay Avenue in Mattituck", New
York, which reads as follows:
I. Chapter 92, Section 92-30 "Stop intersections with stop signs." (Vehicles & Traffic) of the
Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows:
Direction At Intersection Location
Stop Sign on of Travel with (hamlet)
Peconic Bay Blvd Easterly Bay Avenue Mattituck
II. Severability. If any section or subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase or provision of this law shall be
judged invalid or held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, any judgment made
thereby shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part or
provision so adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional.
III. This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#6O
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby releases the performance bond No.
NR17688 issued by the North River Insurance Company in 1987, in the amount of $100,000.00 for the
condominium project known as "The Breakers at Lands End." This project was never built and has
been replaced with a retirement community project in the name of "Peconic Landing" for which a bond
in the amount of $3,964,216.00 has been deposited at the Suffolk County National Bank. This release
is made all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#61
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 issues a refund to Joseph and
Chrysanthe LaRosa for a building permit, in the amount of 50% of fee paid, $98.60, for anticipated
renovations on their property at 475 Inlet Drive, Mattituck, New York, which were never commenced.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#62
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Richter, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints the following individuals
to fill vacancies on the Southold Town Land Preservation Commission:
William Edwards, to fill the unexpired term of James H. Pim, to expire on July 3,2001
Raymond Blum, to fill the unexpired term ofNoreen McKenna, to expire on July 3, 2001.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#63
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Moore, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grant permission to Deputy
Receiver of Taxes Nancy Kormendi to represent the Receiver of Taxes at the 2001 New York
Association of Towns Meeting in New York City on February 18, 19, 20, & 21,2001
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#64
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, it was
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Supervisor Jean W.
Cochran to execute an agreement with the firm of Bartlett, Amoruso & Recce- Architects, P.C. for
architectural and engineering services for additions, alterations and renovations to the Southold Town
Hall said services to include all phases including Planning and Design Development; Construction
Documents (including, but not limited to, Architectural, Structural Engineering, HVAC Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Plumbing Engineering and Specifications); Permitting; and Bidding and
Architectural Construction Administration the fee payable by the Town for the services shall be (8.5
%) Eight and one-half percent of the final Construction Contract Amount, subject to the approval of
the Town Attorney.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#65
Moved by Councilman Murphy, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold that the Town's attorney's Corelto &
Associates, P.C. are hereby authorized to file a Notice of Appeal in the matter of Kace, LLC v. Town
of Southold, et. al. Index #00-17060.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#66
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves a budget modification to
the General Fund Whole Town 2000 budget as follows:
TO
A. 1680.4.400.551
FROM
A. 1680.4.100.556
TO
A. 1680.4.400.557
FROM
A. 1680.4.400.555
Central Data Processing
Payroll Maintenance
Central Data Processing
GIS Supplies
Central Data Processing
Court System Maintenance
Central Data Processing
$35.75
$35.75
$480.00
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TO
A. 1680.4.400.552
FROM
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TO
A. 1680.4.400.561
FROM
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TO
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FROM
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TO
A. 1680.4.200.100
FROM
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TO
A. 1680.4.600.600
Dues & Subscriptions
FROM
A. 1680.4.600.200
A. 1680.4.400.560
A. 1680.4.400.555
Vote of the Town Board:
Tax Collection Maintenance
$480.00
Central Data Processing
Financial System Maint.
$469.00
Central Data Processing
Tax Collection Maintenance
$469.00
Central Data Processing
AR Maintenance
$118.56
Central Data Processing
Tax Collection Maintenance
$118.56
Central Data Processing
RPSMaintenance
$50.00
Central Data Processing
Tax Collection Maintenance
$50.00
Central Data Processing
Telephone-Modem Line
$800.00
Central Data Processing
GIS Maintenance
$800.00
Central Data Processing
$386.74
Central Data Processing
Meetings
Central Data Processing
GIS Maintenance
Central Data Processing
Tax Collection Maintenance
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$150.00
$200.00
$36.74
Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#67
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold wishes to purchase the development rights in the
agricultural lands of a certain parcel of property of John and Sandra Scott, said property identified as SCTM#
1000-102-2-23, comprising approximately 22 acres, at the price of $10,000.00 (ten thousand dollars) per acre pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 25 (Agricultural Lands Preservation) and/or Chapter 6 (2% Community Preservation Fund) of the
Code of the Town of Southold; and
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, 6 NYCRR 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 negative declaration pursuant to SEQRA Rules and
Regulations for this action.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#69
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli,
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold wishes to purchase the development rights in
the agricultural lands of a certain parcel of property of agricultural lands owned by George and John
Starkie, identified as SCTM# 1000-96-3-2, comprising approximately 16.9 acres, at the price of
$9,400.00 (nine thousand four hundred dollars) per acre pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 25
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(Agricultural Lands Preservation) and/or Chapter 6 (2% Community Preservation Fund) of the Code of
the Town of Southold; and
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, 6 NYCRR 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 negative declaration pursuant to SEQRA Rules and Regulations for this
action.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have to wait for 5:00 o'clock. It is a scheduled public hearing. We
can start late, but we can't start early, so we will hold for a few minutes. Does the Board have anything
they would like to share? As you may know ! had requested of Councilman Romanelli a report on the
animal shelter, and he did present it to the Town Board this morning, and for anyone that is interested
there is a copies down on the table.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: They are out in the lobby.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: You put them in the lobby? So, if you are interested in the report that
John presented to the Board it is in the lobby.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: ! have something. ! have a couple of things. One is the resolution we
passed earlier on the architectural firm for the renovation and possible expansion of Town Hall is
finally starting to take hold, and this is the first step in Town Hall up to where it should be with the
needs of Town Hall, needs to have to operate. That and this evening at probably about 9:30, anybody
here the TV is not going to catch us, because it will be afterwards, our cheerleaders from Greenport are
going to be on national television on Channel 7 during the half-time show of the Orange Bowl this
evening. So, if you get a chance the cheerleaders from Greenport will be on.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They usually don't show the half time show, do they? We watched the
Cotton Bowl last night because we weren't sure which night it was going to be, and they go to people
behind the desk for the whole half. You don't see cheerleaders. We tried. We will watch tonight also.
We still have six minutes before we can start the hearings that are scheduled. If there is anyone that
would like to share something with the Board in six minutes, and then we have to cut you off. You can
come back later, but this is not in relation to the hearing, but any other Town business you would like
to talk about. ! will share a couple of nice things with you. As you know the Town Hall, we all got
together at Christmastime, and different departments took different children. We adopted fifteen
children, and bought gifts from the lists that they required, and we put them all out in the front hall,
and ! would just like to thank not only the Town Board, but the staff for joining what we felt was
something nice to do, not just holiday time but year round. Also ! would like to share with you there is
a group in town that call themselves Always Hope, and what it is it was started by one of the owners of
a bed and breakfast. It is called, Always Hope Days may not be fair, that is when we will be there,
always that is when we will be there, and what they have done is bring together all the bed and
breakfasts in town, and our local restaurants, and different businesses, and they offer their rooms gratis
to families that have children who have terminal diseases, so if a doctor recommends or verifies the
illness in the family, or the child, that they come out, they spend the day at the bed and breakfast, no
charge, they go to the restaurant and eat, and it is kind of just a nice day out, and ! just think this
absolutely fantastic, because this is what Southold is all about. They show on their brochure one of the
bed and breakfasts, and they show Horton's Point, grapes, and this just give this child a nice weekend
in the country, or a couple of days, and ! just thought that it should be noted, and we think it is kind of
nice.
ARNOLD BLAIR: ! would just like to make just one comment. You passed a resolution having to do
with the Tree Committee. ! am Arnold Blair. ! live in Cutchogue. ! think it was about two years ago !
appeared before the Town Board to comment that some trees were planted in Mattituck outside of our
office, and they failed to ever water them, and they were dying. You brought it to the attention of the
Highway Department, who commenced watering. At that time ! just asked, and you said you would see
if the Highway Department does coordinate with the tree department in future plantings, so that they
are watered, and not just left to wither in the summer in the heat. So, ! am just making a comment that
since this was on today's agenda that you please follow up with this coming spring when planting
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season begins again, and make sure that when trees are planted the Tree Committee at least coordinate
with the Highway Department that follow up watering be done. It is just common sense.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They purchased some kind of a water container thing that goes in the
back of pickup.
ARNOLD BLAIR: They had it at the time, but it wasn't being used to water these trees, so somebody
has to advised the Highway Department where the new trees were planted, and coordinate that they do
get out there and water them. What happened at that time the trees were planted, and nobody advised
the Highway Department. The trees were just dying.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I will see that they are advised. They will begin soon to plant. Thank
you. Let me see what else I can find. I read something here the other day, yesterday, that I thought was
interesting. Let's see if I can find it quickly. This is under agriculture. This is a small informational
type piece that comes through my office, and it under agriculture. Move over bagged salad greens, and
bagged baby carrots. Make room for bagged sliced apples already showing up in many schools and
supermarkets. These refrigerated sliced apples are dipped in powder water mixture that keeps them
from turning brown for up to three weeks. A six story high rise with pigs and chickens, that is what
they are proposing in the Netherlands called the agro-park housing 3,000 pigs, and 1,000,000 chickens.
The Netherlands is the world's largest food exporter after the United States and France, but it is also
small. Sixteen million people live an area one-third the size of North Carolina. Farm output in the
Netherlands is seven times greater per square mile than elsewhere in the world. Each pig will get a
cubicle about five feet square, and smaller cubicles will hold ten chickens. Now you people talk about
agricultural buildings, these are going to be agricultural buildings. Think about it. Interest. Okay. I will
entertain a motion to adjourn for the public hearings.
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Romanelli, 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: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Meeting reconvened at 5:45 P.M.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have 68 to pass and 70.
#68
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Councilman Richter,
WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of Southold held a public hearing on the question of
the purchase of development rights of agricultural lands for a certain parcel of property owned by John
rd
and Sandra Scott on 3 day of January of 2001, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 25 and/or
Chapter 6 (2% Community Preservation Fund) of the Town Code the Town Board, at which time all
interested parties were given the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board deems it in the public interest that the Town of Southold
purchase the Development Rights of these agricultural lands now therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby elects to purchase the
development rights of a certain parcel of property of agricultural lands owned by John and Sandra
Scott, comprising approximately 22 acres, located on the northern most part of a 45 acre parcel located
on the north side of Main Road, Cutchogue, New York, identified as SCTM# 1000-102-2-23, at the
price of $10,000.00 (ten thousand dollars) per acre pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 25
(Agricultural Lands Preservation) and/or Chapter 6 (2% Community Preservation Fund) of the Code of
the Town of Southold; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the parcel is to be purchased either outright by the Town of
Southold, or acquired under the Suffolk County Preservation Partnership Program whereby Suffolk
County may appropriate an amount equal to 50% of the total cost of acquisition; or under the Suffolk
County Greenways Program whereby Suffolk County may appropriate an amount up to 70% of the
total cost of acquisition.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
#7O
Moved by Councilman Romanelli, seconded by Justice Evans,
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WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of Southold held a public hearing on the question of
the purchase of development rights of agricultural lands for a certain parcel of property owned by
George and John Starkie on 3rd day of January of 2001, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 25 and/or
Chapter 6 (2% Community Preservation Fund) of the Town Code the Town Board, at which time all
interested parties were given the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board deems it in the public interest that the Town of Southold
purchase the Development Rights of these agricultural lands now therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby elects to purchase the development
rights of a certain parcel of property of agricultural lands owned by George and John Starkie, located
on the East side of Sterling Lane (r-o-w), in Cutchogue, New York, comprising approximately 16.9
acres of a 18.74 acre parcel identified as SCTM# 1000-96-3-2, at the price of $9,400.00 (nine thousand
four hundred dollars) per acre pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 25 (Agricultural Lands
Preservation) and/or Chapter 6 (2% Community Preservation Fund) of the Code of the Town of
Southold; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the parcel is to be purchased either outright by the Town of Southold,
or acquired under the Suffolk County Preservation Partnership Program whereby Suffolk County
would appropriate an amount equal to 50% of the total cost of acquisition; or under the Suffolk County
Greenways Program whereby Suffolk County would appropriate an amount up to 70% of the total cost
of acquisition.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Richter, Councilman Murphy, Councilman Romanelli,
Councilman Moore, Justice Evans, Supervisor Cochran.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is the end of our hearings, and at this time if there is anyone that
would like to address the Town Board on any other Town business. Sir?
ARNOLD BLAIR: Arnold Blair, again. ! would like to apprise the Board of something that they
might not be aware of that ! only experienced first hand. This has to do with things going into the
Town Landfill. Our business had two full floor size copy machines, one of which we decided not to
spend the money to repair, and so we said, how do we get rid of such a monstrosity? The natural thing
that occurred to us was to donate it to a charity. So, we tried to donate it to virtually every church in
town, the BOCES, the North Fork Housing Alliance in Greenport. We made the rounds. No one was
interested in this copy machine, which ! found surprising because it is fairly expensive machine. !
figured that somebody who was handy with a few parts it might need could have put it into good
working order. We called Minolta, the manufacturer, and asked what they recommended. They said
they had no suggestions, take it to the dump. So, after calling around, calling around, we said, God,
this is terrible to have to throw something like this in the dump, and we called the landfill, and well,
can we put it out somewhere where someone might take it? No, it has got to go into dump. So, we put
it in a pickup truck, and took it to the dump, and paid the fee, and dumped it. Well, about a week or
two later, ! happened to be reading the New York Times, and there was a lengthy article about the
recycling of computers, copiers, and other outdated electronics, and it quoted the organization called
the National Recycling Coalition. ! won't go into details about the article because ! am going to give
this to the Board, but in brief for example it said that in 1998 there were 20 million computers taken
out of service, and only 2.3 million were recycled. It goes on to point out that once in a landfill a
computer monitor can be toxic. Each CRT contains four to six pounds of lead, so ! don't know what is
in a copy machine. ! don't know whether there is anything toxic, but ! said, gee, this is crazy. There
seems to be no system for getting rid of outmoded electronics in town, and we are just putting them in
the dump, and it seems counterproductive. The article also goes on to talk about how there are recycled
parts, the plastics, the glass, and so on. The article doesn't give a list of companies, and organizations,
that are offering recycling information or services, and the article goes on to say some of the municipal
actions, as well as cooperate and manufacture's efforts to assist in recycling. So far these are all
voluntarily. There are a couple of municipalities, ! think one state, that has mandated that these things
can't go into the landfill. ! would like to pass this to the Board and request that the Board undertake a
study to see what alternatives there are for town residents to dispose of unwanted electronics. ! don't
think they should be going into the landfill. At the very least if we can't come up with a way of
disposing them maybe we can inform residents of the town of various organizations that can assist
them in recycling these electronics. ! think it is something, ! felt horrible that ! really had to dump this
in the dump, but there was no other choice.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Our landfill is closed. It acts as a transfer station, so oddly enough we are
not burying it in our landfill.
ARNOLD BLAIR: But, we are burying it in someone else's.
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SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: If I may. I had Jim investigate, because I serve on a board up in Albany,
and when ! go up, and it is other Supervisors and other Townships, and so on, and so forth, and this
topic has been brought to my attention because in Albany they do collect them, and there is a business
there, and they are able to succeed and make money, because of the numbers. When a department in
government says, we need new computers 5,000 go out the window, and 5,000 come in. The company
then is able to handle 5,000. We don't generate enough old computers, and yes, they have some toxins
in them, that was my concern. ! did give it to Jim to investigate. There just doesn't seem to be
businesses in this area that do it, and it is all because of the numbers. So, we are aware of this, and
when we find an opportunity to take these things wherever it may be, when the numbers of right, then
we certainly will.
ARNOLD BLAIR: The other point in the article is that this seems to be a momentum growing to put
pressure of the companies. ! think Hewlett Packard has recently started a program to take back old
computers, so ! am not saying there is a simple solution, but ! would think it would be in the town's
interest to come up with suggestions and alternatives to post as a public record for residents who want
alternatives, if alternatives do exist, just putting them at the transfer station. So, ! would like to pass
this on to the Board.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It has been awhile since he checked on this but we will have him check
on it again, and see if since that time a business has developed in the area.
ARNOLD BLAIR: While ! have the floor, if ! may, ! would like to address another subject. This is
one of recreation. ! have become a recent tennis player, taking it up in my recent years, and ! love
playing as much as ! can. Number one, ! would like to commend the Town Board for the community
fields that exist at Tasker Park. ! think they are terrific. They are maintained well, but there aren't
enough of them.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We know that.
ARNOLD BLAIR: Mrs. Cochran, when you addressed the Nassau Point Property Owners Association
meeting in July you mentioned that in the expansion of Tasker Park with the new fields across the road
there was the intention of putting additional tennis courts.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: ! don't think ! said the intention. It is something we would like to do, but
all of this takes money, money, money, and we have allotted. See, Tasker Park is overburdened. !
mean environmentally it is too much in one location, so we are fortunate that the Town did agree to
buy the property across the street. The football field, we have already planted it. It is being moved
across the street. The rollerblade rink for the kids to set up leagues, which half of our kids go over to
Southampton, and other places, and we have some police officers who are willing to run the leagues,
and set them up. So, we will have that. We will put the track around, because we have had requests
from many, many people to have a place where they can walk, or jog, without doing it alongside of the
road or highway, where it is more dangerous. One thing ! would like to see is more tennis courts,
because we have many tennis players, and they just isn't any place for them to play. So, it is not out of
the realm of possibility.
ARNOLD BLAIR: It is not on the drawing board, it is not budgeted, is that correct?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Not this year. We have got a portion this year for the park. We have got
a portion next year, and the following year we will probably do another portion. We don't' have the
funding to do it all at once. It is expensive to do these facilities. We would like to see lights on those
courts.
ARNOLD BLAIR: That was one of my other comments. Troy Gustafson has an article in his papers
some months back saying that he saw these lights for the football field, and said, why not put them for
the tennis courts. ! think it is a terrific idea, but ! think you will find that there are many tennis players,
and they just aren't enough courts. One of the other problems, for example, is that Shirley Darling runs
the Town program, which is terrific. ! think it is great to get the young kids. So, when she has the
courts no one else can get on the courts, so it creates a bit of a problem. ! also read in the paper that
there is a proposed acquisition of open land in Mattituck, where the Strawberry Festival is held. ! am
not sure whether it is the County or the Town.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: The County is making that purchase, and our obligation is to develop it as
a recreation area, but it also can be used for a fairground. Yes.
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ARNOLD BLAIR: I would like when the time is appropriate, I would like to recommend that in your
development plans you also possibly includes tennis courts. You know to give you an example a
curious thing happened just yesterday. ! am playing in the winter at an indoor league in Quogue, and !
play Tuesday nights with a group of fellows that they put together. It is a round robin league, and !
mentioned to the director last night, ! said, gee, in the following season, which starts in another two
weeks, ! said, is it possible that ! might be able to switch to a Monday nights, because there is a course
at BOCES that ! am interested in taking that is giving on Tuesday nights. He said, well, we will have to
look and work it out, but he said you know we booked up all of Monday night. A whole group of
people from the North Fork they formed their own league, and booked the evening. ! also play
sometimes in Westhampton. ! am told there how many people they get from the North Fork.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Many North Forkers go over to the South Shore for this recreation.
ARNOLD BLAIR: Well, it would be nice to keep us all here.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Make donations. You can send them to Town Hall.
ARNOLD BLAIR: Is that what it takes? Tell me what it takes.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We can take money. We could set up a fund.
ARNOLD BLAIR: ! would like to meet with you sometime, and find out what it is involved.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Come on in.
ARNOLD BLAIR: Okay. On the issue of the recreation ! would like to just ask one other question.
What ever happened to the proposed recreation center that somehow has been passed off to Greenport
to somehow join with their proposal for a Y? There has been no comment publicly about developing it
in quite some time.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We gave the Mayor a certain amount of time, and I think that is just about
up.
COUNCILMAN MOORE: I think it is time to revisit because the time has expired.
ARNOLD BLAIR: Will it be revisited?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Yes. I just mentioned it today.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: He mentioned it today. He really did.
ARNOLD BLAIR: May I ask what is the next step if the Town takes it back? Again it is something
that ! might volunteer to get involved in if you are looking for public input.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We have your name, right? Mr. Blair, may we have your telephone
number? Would you come give it to Betty, please? When the Recreation Committee meets and some
of this will be discussed we certainly will invite you in.
ARNOLD BLAIR: Thank you.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Anyone else like to address the Town Board?
LYNN WENTWORTH: My name is Lynn Wentworth, and I am dog walker volunteer at the shelter. I
got to tell you about a really immediate problem up there. The dogs are standing in ice hour after hour
in their runs, and they are not natural born skaters, and neither are the attendants, and neither are the
dog walkers, and people are sliding all around there, and ! hope that something really immediate could
be done. Here are pictures, which are worth many words. ! don't have anything more. ! am just saying
that it should be immediately attended to, because these animals ! know are suffering there out in the
cold.
JIM BITSES: If the Highway Department has it steamed they could get rid of the ice in no time.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I am going to notify Jake.
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MARILYN SAWASTYNOWICZ:Good evening. My name is Marilyn Swastianowicz, head of SOS,
Save Our Shelter. Since we started our petition campaign in November in support of a new shelter we
have handed in about 2,850 signatures. ! hope these signatures mean something to the Town Board.
They sure mean something to the residents of Southold and to me. ! was also surprised to hear how
many residents watched these televised meetings. There is a real interest in what is occurring here.
Even during the holidays we managed to 745 more signatures. We would like to present these to the
Board. At the last meeting ! was upset about a comment made that the North Fork Animal Welfare
League is in existence solely to run the Southold Animal Shelter. The League was started in 1963, and
did not contract to run the Town shelter until July of 1980. The League was doing humane work, such
as prevention of cruelty to animals, and relief of suffering of animals for seventeen years before
contracting with Southold Town. ! just wanted to clarify that misconception. ! get much feedback
from residents. They are encouraging me to continue this quest, and fight for a new shelter, and ! will
continue until ! finally see results. It surely saddens me to see the shelter still in such disrepair,
especially now with this very cold winter we are experiencing this year. It is hard to explain contracts
to the animals. ! had a couple of questions. It says here that the shelter was inspected recently. It says
on this report that Mr. Romanelli handed out that it was inspected, the dog shelter was inspected by a
town employee. On the second page under fact gathering, number two, inspected the dog shelter.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: I believe that Jamie Richter went down to get some measurements to
size it. We are trying to do an inventory of what is built of what is down there now to see what we
have, how many kennels.
MARILYN SAWASTYNOWICZ: I had heard that Jamie Richter said that it was not repairable. Is that
true?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: He is still making his report. Jamie would have had this all done,
but he was out sick all last week.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: This report isn't in yet.
MARILYN SAWASTYNOWICZ: So you will be getting information for us?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Absolutely.
MARILYN SAWASTYNOWICZ: Where it says further under the agreement the League is
responsible for each and every expense in operating, maintaining, and repairing the shelter except for
structural repairs. I was there quite a bit recently, because I had some time off during the holidays, and
every day the people that were working fixing stuff, so they have constantly every day there is small
repairs being done. They can only do so much. They are fixing things, and they can only do so much,
so that is occurring, structural repairing.
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Yes, some of it has been occurring, some by the Highway
Department. No one is stating that maintenance has been done.
MARILYN SAWASTYNOWICZ:I know because ! go there all the time. The weather has been really
bad for weeks now. We are having a really rough winter, and ! know it is just making everything
much worse. Since ! am there all the time, and ! am a volunteer, ! just wanted to stress that ! do see the
people there constantly fixing things. That's all today.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Thank you. Mr. Carlin?
FRANK CARL1N: Frank Carlin, Laurel. Back in 1992 Marilyn Goldstein from the Newsday did an
article on me. See it here.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: On you, Frank?
FRANK CARL1N: On me. Yeah, see.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: What did you do? The bridge?
FRANK CARL1N: She included that. That was when the McDonald issue was a hot thing then. ! am
not going to be talking about that tonight. She done this article in there, and many people she
interviewed about me, one was George Penny, who spoke nice about me, and different things. ! picked
this up the other night through my files, and ! was reading through it. ! will give you a couple of things
here. George Penny said about me, he said, he never holds back his opinion, which we know right? We
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never know what he is going to say in from of the board. He usually catches us by surprise. Is that
true?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Most of the time.
FRANK CARL1N: You are not listening. What am I talking for? Am I talking to the wall? I will
repeat it. We never know what he is going to say.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Exactly.
FRANK CARL1N: He always catches us by surprise. That is true, right?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Not by surprise, no.
FRANK CARL1N: Okay, we will see. I get down here, I want to cut this short on this letter here. We
get down here, and this thing caught my eye, this one right here. ! want to read this little section here
for you. She included in this, in 1986 Carlin wrote one of his famous letters to the Editor begging the
Board to speed up the new shelter so we can say there is a Santa Claus for the animals after all. That is
what ! wrote back in 1992, so ! have been on this thing, not only today, not only last week, but ! have
been on it also. Now, you know ! think it was November 9th I come up, and ! explained some back
history about this animal shelter, and ! won't repeat that now. ! will do that tomorrow, but anyway back
in 1986 you, Madam Supervisor, was on the Board then. You was a Councilwoman, and you
understood what ! was saying about all this back history about dogs being electrocuted, and putting out
bids what they couldn't get because the bids came in too high. ! don't want to get into that. But, you
understood all this because you were on the Board. You know after knowing all this for those years
when you took office in '94, ten years after, ! would think that this would carry over with you, that you
would realize. You know after ten years nothing has been done at the shelter. We got to get moving on
this thing. Evidently the Board never did in four years so far. We are back to square one after fifteen
years. That is pathetic after fifteen years. Somebody said to me the other day, ! don't think they care
what is going on in the shelter. ! said, no, no, no, no. No way ! don't buy that. They care, but the only
problem is they are all singing the same song but using the wrong lyrics. It doesn't sound right. You
going to tell me that one more bond in this town that you could issue is going to bankrupt this town? !
don't think so. ! don't think so at all. If you don't have the money in the budget, which Madam
Supervisor mentioned, don't even have enough to buy new rugs for the Town Hall.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That has been taken care of. We do a little bit at a time.
FRANK CARL1N: See, it goes to show you when you want to do something you can do it. So, if you
don't have the money ! got a suggestion to you. You got a Whittaker House next door here that you
don't know what to do with. You bought it for $170,000, and you find out it is going to cost over
$500,000 to ever put it in shape. Sell it, and take that money and put it towards these people here for
the animal shelter. If you can't get a bond at least another $170,000 or whatever you can get for it
toward the animal shelter. Where there is a will there is a way. ! was always taught in my life as a boy
you never put off for tomorrow what you can do today. Also, hard work and sacrifice you need to
reach a solution. You people haven't been doing it. Why does it take fifteen years for this animal
shelter for these poor animals here? It should have been done in '94, or '96. If you got a problem get it
out of the way, and continue on with something else. When somebody, and ! hate to use this as an
example, but when somebody goes to a doctor, and he tells them they have cancer, what do they do?
They don't walk away and forget about it. They look for a treatment, and that is what you people failed
to do, look for a treatment. Look for a treatment, and you people are not doing it. There is not excuse
why the animal shelter for these people can't be built. There is no excuse for it. It is a shame. A good
example tonight with the ice. It is a shame, and there is no reason why you can't even issue another
bond. Another bond is not going to bankrupt this town for an important thing like this. No way. No
way. There is no excuse for it. ! got one more thing ! would like to say. ! want to say one more thing. It
indicates to me that when you people make up your mind to something it is hard to change to change
it, once your mind is made up. ! am calling the shots direct tonight because ! don't beat around no bush.
That is what ! am known for in this town. When you make up your mind it seems to me it is hard to
change your mind. It proves it to me on the McDonald issue, not giving the man a little four by five-
foot hole in the wall, and now you are proving this to me on this one. You just won't want to give in
and say, (tape change.) About a month ago ! was having pizza in Riverhead, and ! met this nice lady.
She came in, and was sitting along side of me there. Her name is Zabby. She is on Channel 27. Has got
three shows a week. We got talking about things, and she asked if ! knew you, Madam Supervisor. She
knew you, and she wanted to know if ! wanted to try video taping her the Town Board Work Sessions?
! said, no, ! don't have time, but ! will keep my eyes open, and see who would want to volunteer for
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that. But, she did say to mention to you to give her a call, that she is looking for you to call her. You
got her phone number?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: I speak with her back and forth all the time. It is ongoing. Yes, we have
the number.
FRANK CARLIN: She was a very nice lady, and I wanted to make sure you knew that. So, that is that.
That is all I have for now, but one of the most important things in this town to me right now is the
animal shelter no matter with open space, whatever you got with anything else. Let's just get this
animal shelter done. Get it out of the way, and get marching on to something else, and get it finished
once and for all. I am sick and tired of it. There's no excuse. Let's move. Oh, one more thing, this is
important. In the future, I am going to announce something at this Board here, and it is going to have
you all rocking in your chairs, but I am not going to tell you when I am going to do it. I will pick the
time. Think about that. I am going to have you rocking in your chairs.
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: Good evening. I am Nancy Sawastynowicz from East Marion. I see a
lot of people, and this Board should know what the taxpayers are talking about. The people of this
town are outraged over the Town Board and how they are treating the people that are attending the
Board meetings. I have even heard that feeling from people from the South Fork, and the Brookhaven
that saw the TV monitored on Channel 70. I am not a member of any group. I am here because of the
non-action of this Board to do it's duty and build a new dog shelter. I am really fed up with this Board
calling me, and whoever I am sitting with, the dog people, spoiled children, liars. I am outraged. The
people here pay you to do the work that needs to be done in the town. If there were two petitions, one
for the shelter, and one for the new town hall, what do you think the numbers of the signatures would
be? It might be a good one to check out. At one of the meetings I sat in on this Board passed a
$200,000 bond issue for a payloader in a blink of an eye. What do you have against the dog shelter?
You know the rest. It has been going on forever. Then my other question is, everybody else would like
to know about the plans for the new town hall.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: What would you like to know?
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: I would like to know, has the Board made the information available to
the residents?
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: Which information are we talking about?
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: Any.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: We are just in the beginning stages of the process. We passed a
resolution, the architectural firm that we are hiring for design and construction, construction
management, of the project.
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: Are the transcripts of these work session being available to the
people?
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: Of what meeting?
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: Of the Work Sessions.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: The Work Sessions are open to the public.
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: The budget included 1.5 million. Then the estimates are tripled.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: Who said tripled?
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: That is what I heard.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: Right now there is 1.5 million in the Capital Budget.
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: What are they planning to do that would cost taxpayers nearly five
million? What is this Town Hall project planning to do?
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: I don't know what you are talking about. The five million ....
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: A new Town Hall, or an extension?
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COUNCILMAN RICHTER: Five million?
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: It was in the paper.
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: ! don't know anything about the five million.
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: Okay. Is it going to be a new Town Hall, or is it going to an
extension?
COUNCILMAN RICHTER: More than likely, we haven't come to the final conclusion of what we are
exactly going to do, but more than likely it will be an extension and renovation of the existing town
hall.
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: Are there any plans that we can see for the animal shelter?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: By January BOth. I put a deadline right in the report.
NANCY SAWASTYNOWICZ: You guys, if you are running again you should really be concerned.
They're a lot of people that signed those petitions, and they are really ticked off. That is all ! am going
to say, because ! am ticked off, and ! had better calm down.
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ: Benjamin Schwartz from Cutchogue. Whether or not the Town Board
realizes it ! have been trying to talk to people and tell them the town is trying to do something for the
animal shelter. ! have been surprised myself at how the paper has put the Town Board's actions in a
fairly positive light, or seems to be trying to spin the news towards the Town Board. ! think if you look
at the articles that have come out so far they have taken things you have said, and just repeated them. !
was really hoping that ! would come here, and we would have a happy new year, and things would
different, but the reporter for one of the papers just walked out of here, and said, there is no story here.
There is nothing to write about. This is the first time the Town Board has come in and said what they
are going to do, and we have come in, we have complained, we have made our position known that we
feel we need a new shelter. This is what the Town Board has put forth as their position, and they are
going backwards in here. ! am not going to upset myself anymore than ! have to here, but ! would like
to just point out a couple of things. You got a five step process here. The last step is the action, and
clearly no action has been taken yet. But, starting at the beginning, the goal, according to this
committee report here, it doesn't say how is on the committee but it says that the goal is to meet the
obligations under law. It doesn't say what those obligations under law are. There are a lot of different
kinds of laws. There is command and control, and there is laws that try to encourage people to be more
humane, and do the right thing. The question is, ! would like to know from the committee or someone
on the Town Board, when they say that the goal of this whole thing is to meet the obligations under the
law, does that entail just meeting the minimum standards required by New York State, or does
Southold want to use it's best efforts to do a little more, to perhaps consider not only the safety and
health, but the welfare of this town? But, ! am very disappointed in the first section that the goal
merely states, we are going to follow the law. ! mean, that should be without saying. The problem
identified here is basically says that the North Fork Animal Welfare League is the problem. That is
what this tells me. It doesn't say exactly that, but that is what this means to me. With all due respect my
understanding of this is, that the problem is not what it says here in this report but that there is a lack of
interest and attention to the shelter by the town, and there has been for many years. The fact gathering
section, there really aren't any facts here. It says they have made some inquiries, done this or that, but
there is an engineer's report, and an as built site plan being prepared. If the engineer has inspected the
shelter ! would think he could have given us some idea of what he found there tonight without doing a
full fledged report, a summary. Does anybody on the Board have anything?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: He was sick last week.
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ: But did he look at the shelter? Did have a first impression? Did he talk to
anybody? Did he have a first impression, to did he talk to anybody on the Board?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: ! spoke to him. We don't have our first impressions. First impressions
at this point don't matter. Let's wait for his report. I, also, as stated an engineering firm, one who has
done business with the town for years, has offered to step forward also, and be part of the process of
helping design, and make changes, and come up with ideas.
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ: It looks like you are doing a lot of thinking, and maybe some planning, but
! think there is some problems with this report. The fact gathering basically concludes that the
responsibility of the town is to permit the League to utilize the facility. With all due respect it totally
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misses the point, and this Town Board has apparently missed the point, and I don't know if I can say it
clear enough for you to understand it, but the duty of the town, I don't care if it is with the contract or
what, but there is agreement. You know, what is on the paper in words is one thing, but what you have
to understand that the Town provides the animal shelter facility. Providing the animal shelter facility,
there is a lot of emphasis here under what the obligations of the town are, under the law, or by the
contract, but with all due respect those do not accurately reflect the arrangement, and the agreement,
and the practice, and what has been happening there. The Town has assisted the League when the
League got a new trailer. The Town has been so kind as to prepare the ground, and to do work, and the
Town has been involved there at the shelter in many ways, and I think the Town does know that their
obligation is to provide a facility, not just to let the League use whatever they can find. The Town's
duties under the contract here says, the town is responsible for, quote, structural repairs, unquote. Well,
I don't know it might just be an error, someone's typographical error here, or something, but putting
those structural repairs in quotes what literally that means is that structural repairs means something
specific in this context. I have reviewed the current contract. There is no definition of structural
repairs. It shouldn't be in quotes. You are taking from the contract, but in the contract it is a broad term.
It is used to, in my mind, I think what the intent of the parties, and what it means under the contract is
that the Town is responsible for the structure, for providing a facility, and repairing it. In terms of the
options, is that what you meant by solutions, or were you talking about the action, which I don't see?
The option is very simple, and what it says here can be either repair the shelter or build a new shelter,
but unfortunately in this report there is no mention of the one option, which has been developed by the
town, the existing plans for a new shelter, and that is totally left out of this report. Can you
understand...
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Option to build a new shelter.
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ: But it doesn't mention anything about a plan that exists that the town
developed for a new shelter. I would hope that would be an option, but apparently it is not. I have one
last point to make. In approaching the issue of a shelter I would like to try to make the town understand
that this is an important priority. I have seen these people come in here with petitions, and petitions,
and petitions, and I haven't heard anything from any of the Town members to say that they appreciate
the importance of those petitions, and you know what that means to the Town Board members. With
all due respect I don't think that this Town Board has shown an interest or attention to the dog shelter.
How do I know that? Well, you do something? Maybe you could start with a sign. The sign for the
dog shelter is on Peconic Lane. It is approximately, I didn't measure the sign, but it is approximately
one foot by one and a half foot. It is a plain metal sign with black and white letters all the same letters,
and an arrow pointing saying, animal shelter. It doesn't say Southold Town Animal Shelter. It doesn't
mention the North Fork Animal Welfare League, just animal shelter. The animal shelter is behind the
Police Department. Of course the Police Department is an important things. It needs a sign. They have
a five foot by four foot illuminated color sign. You know the animal shelter has a one foot by one foot
black and white little piece of metal. The Highway Department right next door to the animal shelter,
the Town Highways Department, they have got two signs. One looks like it about six feet by three feet,
and it's got like engraved kind of look to it. The other one is a little simpler. It is only four feet by three
feet but it's got some very nice colored lettering on it, and different shaped letters. You know nothing
against the Police Department, the Highway Department, the Indian Museum, and the Custer Institute.
Driving into town here I noticed the Southold Historical District has a sign. What is the point? I see a
lot of blank looks up there, but you know the shelter should be excessive. The entrance should be
clearly indicated, and I think maybe the Town wants to invest in a new sign. It is not going to cost a
half million dollars, but that might be a start to put up a nice sign, that says we are proud. You got a
sign coming in to Southold that says we working towards a bias-free community, we are proud of our
youth, and celebrate our natural resources, but yet we have a little tiny one foot by one and a half foot
sign that says black and white animal shelter, and if that doesn't tell you how the Town has treated the
shelter, the attitude of the Board, then I don't know. I don't know how to make it clearer to you, but
what has been happening is a lot of thinking and talking, maybe some planning. I will wait to hear the
engineer's report, but you know I do see one ray of hope in here where it says, leaves as is has been
ruled out. So, the Board is going to do something. I would think at this time the Board would have a
little bit further idea of what they are going to do. I hope we will hear from you soon.
STEVEN YOUSIK: I would like to solve one problem with the animal shelter. The ice problem could
be eliminated by buying a $50.00 tool, hooks to the end of a barbecue grill, and melts the ice. There is
no residue on the dogs as from rock salt or any commercial ice melters.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: What is it called?
STEVEN YOUSIK: Any of the heavy duty tool equipment catalogs. I am sure the Town Highway
Department gets them. It is a torch. It hooks to the end of a barbecue grill thing. It melts it. A steam
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genie, as has been mentioned, would only refreeze. This tool is less than $100.00. You can have it in
two days express delivery. They are in the Northern Tool catalog. They are used in places where you
can't put rock salt out because of marble floors, hardwood floors inside the building.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Good, I will pass that on to Jake along with the problem. Thank you.
STEVEN YOUSIK: My wife and I set the Rec. Hall every Saturday night for ballroom dance classes.
The floor in that building is atrocious.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Where is this?
STEVEN YOUSIK: The Rec. Center. Well, that Rec. Center is a lawsuit waiting to happen on that
floor. It is not a major thing. Get that floor stripped, and waxed. In talking to the custodian over there
the feedback ! get from him is the Town believes a shiny floor is slippery. It is opposite. It is true.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is not true. It is under Building and Grounds, and I will pass it on.
One of your cards is still there.
STEVEN YOUSIK: All floor finishes since the mid 1970's have had wax taken out of them. They are
poly plastics, and they have got to meet insurance guidelines. An unfinished floor with dirt ground into
it, which is what in there is just a lawsuit waiting to happen.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: That is supposed to be stripped a couple of times a year and redone.
STEVEN YOUSIK: Once a year we strip them down, buff them out once a month, every six months
scrub them. ! want to finish by saying that ! voted for all of you up here. ! came in mad as Hell at all of
you, but you changed by mind by sitting here, listening to everybody, and deciding to go back, and
rethink all the proposals. ! want to say thank you.
THERESE MCG1NNESS: Good evening. ! didn't get a chance to really review this, but ! just have one
question for the Board. It is Therese McGinness, Vice President of the North Fork Animal Welfare
League. ! think on the last page in the terms of note ! would just have a question for the Board. It states
here that there is a recommendation that a management team be formed by the Supervisor with respect
to the Town Animal Shelter. This management team would consist of residents of the town of
Southold to be appointed by the Supervisor. ! just have a question. In terms of a management team
what qualifications would you be looking for, residents to so call, manage?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Number one, the paper you have is a draft. It is a report that I requested
of John. It came from the committee. It is nothing finalized. It is a working document that is not
complete yet, because we haven't gotten the engineer's report, and we have not acted on this. It was
given to us. We looked at this morning somewhat, but we have not had time. We haven't gotten to that
point.
THERESE MCG1NNESS: Then maybe ! could just ask Mr. Romanelli. ! would just like to ask Mr.
Romanelli, assuming that he has drafted this report, who drafted this management team proposal, and
what qualifications would you be looking for in appointing individuals to manage the shelter?
COUNCILMAN MOORE: Not manage the operation.. We have a contract to operate.
THERESE MCG1NNESS: As I read it, a management team to be formed by the Supervisor. This
management team would consist of residents to be appointed by the Supervisor, so a management team
to do what?
COUNCILMAN MURPHY: Evaluate the proposals.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It an advisory type.
THERESE MCG1NNESS: To advise the Board?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: The proposals on, on the number of proposals that we come together
with repairs, or facilities, if we come together with two or three proposals.
THERESE MCG1NNESS: So, you are looking for electricians and plumbers?
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COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Yes, we mentioned possibly one or two of the local vets. You know
they were the prime people brought up, possibly someone in the construction trades, but the main
people we were thinking about was one or two of the vets, people who deal with animals on regular
basis. We discussed Gillian in the back also. That was part of the conversation that come up, that she
works in the shelter on an everyday basis with the animals, that someone with that kind of a experience
and training we would benefit, a management team would benefit from those kinds of insights from
those people in those situations every single day.
THERESE MCG1NNESS: Okay, so this is only as it refers to building the new shelter, then, this
management team?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: Nothing to do with managing the facility. It has nothing to do with
the operation of the shelter, nothing at all.
THERESE MCG1NNESS: Okay, thank you.
MILDRED BOYCE: Mildred Boyce, Southold. ! just want to follow up on what Therese said. ! think
using the term, quote, management team, is a very poor one. ! think there is a semantic problem here. !
think what really is meant is an advisory committee would consist of residents. You know, because
management right away one's hackles go up. So it is a semantic problem.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We will change the wording. That's it, Frank.
FRANK CARL1N: ! know you all want to go home. About the Town Hall ! mentioned a year ago that
vacant North Fork Bank brick building.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is not for sale. We check every two months.
FRANK CARL1N: How come it is still empty for the last two years? What are they doing with it?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: They use it for storage.
FRANK CARL1N: For storage?
COUNCILMAN ROMANELLI: The people that own it use it, and somebody else.
FRANK CARL1N: They will sell it to somebody else.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: It is not for sale.
FRANK CARL1N: Again, you are doing like you are doing on the animal shelter. You waited too long.
! told you this two years ago in fact.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We didn't wait too long, Frank. You don't know what you are saying.
FRANK CARL1N: When it was for sale and you didn't buy it. That's the trouble with you people. You
let the grass grow under your feet. You got to go to Greenport and get Mayor Kapell's technique.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: ! know better. May ! have a motion to adjourn?
Moved by Councilman Richter, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was
RESOLVED that this Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 7:16 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.
JIM BITSES: May ! speak Madam Chairman?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: We are adjourned, Jim.
JIM BITSES: Identify the goal. There is only one goal and that is to build a new shelter. We have been
paying $150,000 a year every year for the last fifteen years. Are you covering this, pal?
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: And $32,000 for operational expenses.
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JIM BITSES: ! have been cut off, son of a bitch.
SUPERVISOR COCHRAN: Wash out your mouth with soap.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk