HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/26/2012Southold Transportation Commission
Southold Town Hall
November 26, 2012
Present: Neboysha Brashich, Margaret Brown, Frank Field, Jamie Richter, Brian Cummings, Planning
Department
Approval of August 20, 2012 Meeting Minutes: On a motion by Margaret Brown, seconded by Frank
Field, the Minutes of the August 20 meeting were approved. There were no meetings in September and
October.
EETC Update: Margaret attended the meeting representing 5TRT and reported that Geoff Lynch,
President of Hampton Jitney and operator of the Sag Harbor-Greenport "Peconic Jitney" water taxi gave a
detailed report of the summer service. While the ridership was good, a larger participation will be needed
for the operation to break even, and additional boats with better fuel efficiency will also be needed. As it
was, about 15,000 passengers used the service, all recreational and tourism related. There were no work
related commuters. The service was well received in both Greenport and Sag Harbor, and was popular
with the riders. For future success, there needs to be private/public sector support.
Other EETC agenda included:
The SCT Sunday and Holiday bus service ran through October 7th this year;
The LIRR "scoot train" equipment purchase and service planning is underway. The proposal
now is for 3 two-car units but no decisions have been made for placement or actual vehicle models.
Supervisor's Requests:
1. Reducing "No Parking" signage at Mill Lane After considerable discussion, Jamie
suggested that the signs be removed from Soundview Ave south to Rte. 48, leaving the others
in place, but it was ultimately decided to leave the decision to the Town Board.
2. Stop Sign Request - Main Bayview Road & Jacobs Lane Neb will ask Pete and Chief
Flatley for an accident report of the intersection. In the mean time, the commission suggests
possibly adding caution signs such as "Dangerous Intersection" to the area.
3. Stop Sign Request - Baywater Avenue & Main Bayview Road Neb will refer to Pete.
Jamie would support a "Stop" sign there.
4. East Marion Crosswalk Request A recently blind person has requested a designated
crosswalk at Gillette Drive and Rt.25 in East Marion. Neb will write a memo to the DOT to
find out it there could be a special crossing installed.
NYDOT Advisory Design Phase: The DOT will be resurfacing the road from Tuckers Lane to Chapel
Lane beginning in the Fall of 2013.
Planning Board Requests: We should receive the Transportation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan by
our next meeting and will then have 2 or 3 meetings to discuss and revise it.
Current Transportation Issues Updates:
Southold/Greenport Bus Shelters Neb talked to the DPW person in charge of bus shelters and
was told funding is in place. Work should start in the spring to install 2 shelters.
Orientation/Interpretive Signage Project - RBA- Phase II - Neb has received the proofs of
the 3 signs and four of the 3-sided kiosk signs. He will show them to us when he has all of them. The
project will then go into RFP mode and Steve Normandin will publish it in trade papers. Jamie advised
that a Town Board Resolution is necessary in case money needs to be spent for this advertising. $90,000
is available for signage, but we may need to prioritize which signs to do if the estimates come in too high.
Neb will also ask to hold an additional $20,000 in reserve left from the old Greenport Moore's Woods
project. He will check with John Cushman to see that that fund is sequestered.
Old Business: None
New Business: None
Public Comments: None
The next meeting is scheduled for 10 AM, Monday, December 17, 2012.
Respectfully submitted, Margaret H. Brown