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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-08/06/2014 ELIZABETH A.NEVILLE r Town Hall, 53095 Main Road _4SUFF0j,t TOWN CLERK PO Box 1179 Southold,NY 11971 REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS Fax(631)765-6145 MARRIAGE OFFICER Telephone: (631)765 - 1800 RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER south o Idtown.n orth fork.net FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ANNUAL FISHERS ISLAND MEETING August 6, 2014 1:30 PM Annual Fishers Island Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the Fishers Island, Fishers Island,NY. Call to Order 1:30 PM Meeting called to order on August 6, 2014 at Fishers Island, Fishers Island School, Fishers Island,NY. Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Robert Ghosio Town of Southold Councilman Present James Dinizio Jr Town of Southold Councilman Present William P. Ruland Town of Southold Councilman Present Jill Doherty Town of Southold Councilwoman Present Louisa P. Evans Town of Southold Justice Present Scott A. Russell Town of Southold Supervisor Present 1002 Town of Southold Town Clerk Present Lori Hulse Town of Southold Assistant Town Attorney Present 1. Reports 11. Public Notices 111. Communications IV. For Discussion Opening Comments Supervisor Scott A. Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Please rise and join in the Pledge of Allegiance. I want to thank everybody for being here. I also want to thank Fishers Island for always being a wonderful host. There are some other thank you's I want to be able to read right now. The Fishers Island Ferry August 6, 2014 Page 2 Southold Town Board Meeting District for providing transportation. Plum Island facility for the use of their dock. Fishers Island school for being a host of this meeting. Fishers Island residents for always welcoming us. Fishers Island highway crew, Fishers Island fire department for use of the barbecues, Legislator Al Krupski for donating the corn. Louisa Evans for helping coordinate. All of the officials that have made the trip. The department of Public Works and custodial staff. The individuals who have worked hard to make this day happen are Philip Beltz, John Jerome, Nancy Foote, Carol Hydell, Regina Blasko and especially to Michelle Tomaszewski and Lauren Standish for coordinating all this effort and there is quite a bit of work involved in advance of that. I want to thank each and every one of them. Before we get to the regular business of the meeting we just want to read off the names of the people who have made the trip today. We have the Southold Town Board members, of course, myself, Jim Dinizio, Bill Ruland, Bob Ghosio, Jill Doherty and Louisa. The Town Attorney Lori Hulse is here today, Town Clerk is Betty Neville. From the Accounting Department, we have John Cushman who is the Town Comptroller. We have Chris Baiz who serves as chairman for the Agricultural Advisory Committee. From the Anti-Bias Task Force we have Loretta Hatzel-Geraci, Eleanor Lingo. Architectural Review Committee we have Steven Geraci and Nicholas Planamento. We are going to take turns here. COUNCILMAN GHOSIO: From the Assessors we have Rich Caggiano, Bob Scott and Amy Burns. From the Building Department we have Mike Verity, the chief building inspector. Gary Fish and Roger Reichert. From the Conservation Advisory Council, Peter Young, Chairman. From the Department of Public Works, Jeff Standish, the director, Tim Abrams, Rusty Ackryoyd, Michael Eckhardt, Nancy Foote, John Jerome and Bill Zebroski. From the Engineering Department we have Michael Collins and Jamie Richter. From the Highway Department we have Vincent Orlando, the superintendent of Highways, Tom Smith and Steve Wolbert. From the Historic Preservation Commission we have Robert Harper. From the Human Resource Center Karen McLaughlin, the director. From Information Technology Department we have Lloyd Reisenberg and from the Land Preservation Committee, John Sepenoski, chairman. JUSTICE EVANS: From the Land Preservation Department, Melissa Spiro, Coordinator and Melanie Doroski. Parks, Beaches and REcreation Committee, Arthur Leudesdorf, chairman. Planning Department and Board members here are Heather Lanza, the Planning Department director, Brian Cummings, Alyxandra Sabatino and Mark Terry. Police Advisory Committee, William Ryan. COUNCILMAN RULAND: From the Police Department we have Chief Martin Flatley and Regina Blasko, the secretarial assistant. Ken Reeves from the Recreation Department. Our Special Projects Coordinator, Phillip Beltz. The Supervisor's office Lauren Standish and Michelle Tomaszewski. From the Town Clerk's office, Carol Hydell. From the Tree Commmittee, Dave Cichanowicz, chairman. From the Trustee's Jim King, Dave Bergen, Michael Domino and Charles Sanders. From the Zoning Board of Appeals George Horning. From Allen Video, Robert Cleveland and our Arts Consultant, Sara Evans. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: From Cornell Cooperative Extension, Chris Pickerell. East End Arts, Patricia Snyder. FEMA region 2, Department of Homeland Security, Brian Hassemann. Film and cultural affairs, Michelle Stark, director. Fire Chief s council Edward August 6, 2014 Page 3 Southold Town Board Meeting Boyd and Tom Martin. Legislator Albert Krupski's office, Legislator Krupski and John Stype. From Newsday we have Will James. North Fork Promotional Council, Joan Bischoff. North Fork Volunteer Fireman's memorial committee, Samuel Bail Jr. From the New York State Archives, Lorraine Hill-Campbell. COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: From the New York State DEC Ernie Lampro, Division of Material Management, Nick Acampora, Field response supervisor. Ajay Shah, regional engineer. Debra Barnes, Shellfishery head section. From the New York State Department of Ag & Markets, Inspector Michael Nocerino. From New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, James Sherry, Deputy Commissioner. New York State emergency Management office, Charles Wright, Lt. Gary Ryan and Lauren Hill. Plum Island, William Donahue, fire chief. From Senator Schumer's office Kyle Strober, Long Island regional director. From Suffolk County Community College, Benjamin Zwirn. Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning, Carolyn Fahey, coordinator of inter-governmental relations. From Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Jason Hime, Joshua Mednick and Rober Hessner. Suffolk County Department of Social Services Laura Minicozzi, adult services bureau. From the Suffolk County District Attorney's office Sean Buckley. Suffolk County Fire Rescue Andrew McCaffery. From the Suffolk County Water Authority Tim Kilcommons and from the Suffolk Times, Grant Parpan and Cyndi Murray. And from the Suffolk county police, Harold Jensen. And that does it. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: We also have someone here who is your Fishers Island representative to the Planning Board, Pierce Rafferty. What we are going to do is get some business out of the way and right after the agenda we will go to the portion where you can ask any questions about any subject. Before we get the agenda done, I would like to invite anyone that would like to comment on any of the issues that are on the agenda, to please feel free. Ken Edwards Inaudible. Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes, he is asking about the public hearing for the affordable housing and how you can show your support. What I would strongly recommend is that everything can come in writing. We had you know, problems. We had to notice the meetings 30 days prior but I would strongly recommend any words of support or opposition should be brought to Betty Neville's office and distributed to the Town Board. What we will do is at the end of the agenda, if you want to speak to that issue we will make sure that's part of the minutes today. V. Resolutions 2014-666 CATEGORY. Set Meeting DEPARTMENT.• Town Clerk Set Next Regular Meeting August 6, 2014 Page 4 Southold Town Board Meeting RESOLVED that the next Regular Town Board Meeting of the Southold Town Board be held, Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at the Southold Town Hall, Southold,New York at 4:30 P.M.. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2014-666 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled Robert Ghosio Seconder 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Withdrawn ❑ Supervisor's Appt James Dinizio Jr Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt William P.Ruland Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P.Evans Mover 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A.Russell Voter D ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2014-667 CATEGORY.• Employment-Town DEPARTMENT. Accounting Appoint Lori McKiernan Clerk Typist RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints Lori A. McKiernan to the position of Clerk Typist for the Planning Department, effective August 7, 2014, at a rate of$35,766.63 per year. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2014-667 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled Robert Ghosio Voter D ❑ 11 ❑ ❑ Withdrawn ❑ Supervisor's Appt James Dinizio Jr Mover 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt William P.Ruland Voter El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Seconder El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P.Evans Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A.Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2014-668 CATEGORY.• Budget Modification August 6, 2014 Page 5 Southold Town Board Meeting DEPARTMENT: Police Dept Police Department-Budget Modification Financial Impact: To alleviate an over expended line in the 2014 PD budget RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 2014 General Fund Whole Town budget as follows: From: A.3130.1.300.100 Bay Constable, P.S. Seasonal Employees/Regular Earnings $200 TOTAL $200 To: A.3130.1.300.200 Bay Constable, P.S. Seasonal Employees/Overtime Earnings $200 TOTAL $200 ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2014-668 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled ❑ Withdrawn Robert Ghosio Voter El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt James Dinizio Jr Voter El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt William P.Ruland Seconder 13 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Mover 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P.Evans Voter R1 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A.Russell Voter 10 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2014-669 CATEGORY: Bid Acceptance DEPAREVENT: Engineering Accept Bid of H&L Contracting RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the bid of H & L August 6, 2014 Page 6 Southold Town Board Meeting Contracting LLC in the amount of$682,970.00 for the reconstruction of the Bay Avenue culvert located in East Marion and be it further RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Scott A. Russell to sign a contract with H & L Contracting LLC for same, subject to the approval of the Town Attorney. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2014-669 El Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled ❑ Withdrawn Robert Ghosio Voter p ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Supervisor's Appt James Dinizio Jr Voter El ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt William P.Ruland Mover p ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Voter p ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P.Evans Seconder D ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A.Russell Voter El ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2014-670 CATEGORY: Local Law Public Hearing DEPARTMENT. Town Attorney PH 8/26/14 @ 7:32 PMLL/Chapter 280 Amendments,Affordable Housing District WHEREAS,there has been resented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,New York, on the 6' day of August, 2014, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 280, Zoning, in connection with the Affordable Housing District" 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 26th day of August, 2014 at 7:32 p.m. at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 280, Zoning, in connection with the Affordable Housing District" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 2014 A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 280, Zoning, in connection with the Affordable Housing District". August 6, 2014 Page 7 Southold Town Board Meeting BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: I. Purpose. The purpose of these Amendments is to allow more flexibility in the design of Affordable Housing Districts in order to expand the opportunities for the creation of moderate income housing within the Town. II. Chapter 280 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: &280-25 Definitions. For-the puTese of thi S affiele, the following tefms, phfases and words shall have the following Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the purpose of this Chapter, have the meanings as herein defined. Any word or term not noted below shall be used with a meaning as defined in Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, unabridged (or latest edition). ASSET - Includes real property holdings and equity, personal property (car, boat, etc.)valued in excess of$10,000, savings, cash, IRAs, 401k, and any federally recognized tax-deferred vehicles. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX- The consumer price index as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the New York Metropolitan area. CONVEYANCE -The transfer or transfers of any interest in real property by any method, including but not limited to, sale, exchange, assignment, surrender, mortgage foreclosure, transfer in lieu of foreclosure, option, trust indenture, taking by eminent domain, conveyance upon liquidation or by a receiver, or transfer or acquisition of a controlling interest in any entity with an interest in real property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, conveyance of real property shall not include a conveyance made pursuant to devise, bequest or inheritance; the creation, modification, extension, spreading, severance, consolidation, assignment, transfer, release or satisfaction of a mortgage; a mortgage subordination agreement, a mortgage severance agreement or an instrument given to perfect or correct a recorded mortgage; or a release of lien of tax pursuant to this article or the Internal Revenue Code. HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - The adult member of the family who is the head of the household for purposes of determining income eligibility and rent.. HOUSEHOLD - The family and live-in aide, if applicable. MODERATE-INCOME FAMILY - A family registered with the Town of Southold Housing Registry whose aggregate annual income, including the total of all current annual income of all family members (excluding the earnings of working family members under age 18) from any August 6, 2014 Page 8 Southold Town Board Meeting source whatsoever at the time of application for the purchase or lease of an affordable housing unit or the purchase of an unimproved affordable lot, does not exceed 120% of the HUD median income for the County of Suffolk. MODERATE-INCOME FAMILY DWELLING UNIT - A dwelling unit reserved for rent or sale to a moderate-income family and for which the maximum monthly rent (excluding utilities) or the maximum initial sales price does not exceed the maximum rent or maximum sales price set forth in § 280-30D hereof. MODERATE-INCOME FAMILY UNIMPROVED LOT -An unimproved lot reserved for sale to a moderate-income family and for which the maximum initial sales price does not exceed the maximum sales price set forth in § 280-30D hereof. Said "unimproved lot" shall mean a vacant parcel of real property designated as a lot on a filed map, inclusive of all utilities brought to the property line. NET WORTH-The net worth of an applicant shall include all liquid assets less debt. Liquid assets shall not include sheltered assets, trusts, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), 40lKs and all other federally recognized tax-deferred vehicles. PERMANENT FIXED IMPROVEMENT - An improvement to a lot or a moderate-income family dwelling unit which cannot be removed and which provides value to the property above and beyond repairs done to maintain the property in good condition. A permanent fixed improvement must be approved in advance of construction or installation in writing by the Special Projects Coordinator. PRIMARY RESIDENCE - The address listed on a person's federal income tax return. SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR- The employee of the Town who is responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of the Housing Registry and affordable housing initiatives for the Town of Southold. §280-27. Use regulations. In the AHD District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any use except the following: A. Permitted uses. (1) Owner-occupied Moderate-Income Family Dwelling Unit ("MIFDU"), in accordance with the following requirements: (a) An owner-occupied MIFDU shall not be leased, except one time for up to a two-year term, subject to the written approval of the Special Projects Coordinator. (b) Owner-occupied MIFDUs may either be attached or detached, or any combination thereof. (2) Tenant-occupied MIFDU, in accordance with the following requirements: August 6, 2014 Page 9 Southold Town Board Meeting (a) A tenant-occupied MIFDU must be leased for a term of not less than one-year. (b) Tenant-occupied MIFDUs may either be attached or detached, or any combination thereof. / (]� O family detachedeetache,l dwelling,,.1,ietheshall be ed by the eviner-of the y dwelling, or-may be leased ene time by the ey,%er- fer-a period net greater-th—an, (2-) iieh xha 1 be eeeupied by the of the dwelling, may be le.,-se.l o a t:,,..e by the ., f ., periodnot greater-than two years ,;tl, Multiple dwellings. (4) Row er al4aehed dwellings (5) Apai4ments are pefmWed within the pr-ineipal building only, subjeet to the (a) The weesso ..,,+ I shall be 1,,e te,l i the pr-pal building, inn (b) The�.ner of the exist' dig shall ny a-dig �n mg-dwelling c�tp�-or dwelling unit-S as the aner-'s pr-ine r-esidenee. The other-dwelling unit shall leased years.for-year-round eeeupaney to an eligible per-son as defined by this legislation and as evide -itten lease for-a tem of one or-mer-e (E) The apartment shall contain not less than 350 square feet and shallzno emeeed ., squafe footage e „1 to one half tl,e total a elose.l square footage ef the pr-ineipal dwelling and shall not eentain more than ene batlifeem. (d) A minimufn of one og street parking spaee shall be„ ;.lea (ee)Not mor-e than one-aeeessor-yapaFtment shall be provided per-since family dwelling, (f) N^vtmor-e than GfiO% of ppr-eved A 14D sha4l have-aeeeSse.FT apartments B. Accessory uses. (1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by §280-13C(1), (2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) of this chapter. (2) Accessory apartments are permitted only within owner-occupied MIFDUs, subject to the written approval of the Special Projects Coordinator, the issuance of a rental permit in accordance with X280-13(1)) and the following conditions: a) The accessory partment shall be located within the MIFDU. b) Only one accessory apartment shall be permitted in a MIFDU. C) The owner shall occupy either the principal dwellingor r the accessory apartment as the owner's primary residence. d) The accessory apartment shall only be occupied by an eligible family or individual as defined by §280-30 (C). e) The term of the lease for an accessory apartment shall be at least one year. f) The accessory partment shall be at least 350 square feet and shall not exceed a square footage equal to one half of the total square footage of the MIFDU. g) The accessory apartment shall have only one bathroom. August 6, 2014 Page 10 Southold Town Board Meeting h) A minimum of one off-street parking space shall be provided. i) Not more than 50% of the dwelling units in an approved Affordable Housing District shall have accessory apartments. §280-28. Bulk, area and parking regulations. No building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected or altered in the AHD District unless the same conforms to the following Bulk, Area and Parking Schedule: Bulk,Area and Parking Sehedule Single Family Two Family Multipl-e Minimum Requirements -Dwellings Dwellings Dwellings Total lot area(square feet) 10,000 nn nnn 40,000 Lot width (feet) 80 inn i 5o Let depth (feet) i0o 140 200 Font yard (feet) 35 4 side ,meet) 15 ,5 20 Bath side yards-(feet) 25 30 40 Re; rd(f 5 35 45 Livable able fl.,.,,.area (square feet 850 600 600 per-dweUin-g) Off street par-king spaees 2 2 2 —(per dwelli* Land I n nnn I n nnn I n area(square p >nnn dwel l inunit) Let eeveFage (persent) 20% 25;% 25% Building height _-9 _5 3SR NuFnbeK el-st9F*es 2114 2�4 2�4 Bulk,Area and Parking Schedule MIFDU MIFDU Minimum Requirements Owner-Occupied Tenant-Occupied Total lot area (square feet) 10,000 10,000 Lot width (feet) 80 80 Lot depth (feet) 100 100 Front yard (feet) 35 35 1 side yard (feet) 15 15 Both side yards (feet) 25 25 August 6, 2014 Page 11 Southold Town Board Meeting Rear yard (feet) 35 35 Minimum livable floor area 850 450 (square feet per dwelling unit) Off-street parking spaces 2 2 (per dwelling unit) Land area for yield 10,000 10,000 (square feet per dwelling unit) Land area density bonus for n/a 5,000 small rental units in a MIFDU Tenant occupied development. (sq.ft. /dwelling unit<850 sq.ft. up to 50% of the total # of units in the development) B. The Planning Board shall have the authority to reduce or amend yard setback requirements, lot dimension requirements, parking requirements, and highway specifications. In making this decision, the Planning Board shall take into consideration the benefit to the applicant, as weighed against the detriment to the health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood or community. In making such determination, the Planning Board shall also consider: (1) whether an undesirable change will be produced in the character of the neighborhood or a detriment to nearby properties will be created by the granting of the amendments; (2) whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by some method, feasible for the applicant to pursue, other than the sought variance; (3) whether the variance is substantial; (4) whether the proposed variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the physical or environmental conditions in the neighborhood or district; and (5) whether the alleged difficulty was self-created, which shall be relevant to the decision but shall not necessarily preclude the proposed amendment or variance. This provision supersedes and amends New York State Town Law §§267, 267-a, 267-b and 267-c insofar as these sections give such authority to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Any amendment to highway specifications shall meet with the approval of the Highway Superintendent. §280-29. Application procedure. A. Application and fees. The application for rezoning shall be filed with the Town Clerk, in a form approved by the Town Board and available in the office of the Town Clerk. Fees applicable to the AHD zoning application shall be set by resolution of the Town Board. B. Application procedure. The procedure for approval of any future development in a proposed AHD District shall involve a three-stage review process as follows: (1) Approval by the Town Board of a preliminary development concept plan. (2) Approval of the final, detailed subdivision plat or site plan by the Planning Board. In an AHD zone, &280-137(A)(5) is inapplicable and the allowable density of MIFDUs shall be determined by the following_yield calculation: (a) Buildable land (square feet) divided by the minimum land area per dwelling unit = number of MIFDUs. August 6, 2014 Page 12 Southold Town Board Meeting (3) The zoning classification by the Town Board of a specific parcel or parcels of land for development in accordance with that plan.* §280-30. General regulations and requirements. H. If more than one MIFDU exists on a single lot, the dwelling units must either all be owner occupied or tenant occupied units. III. SEVERABILITY If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid. IV. EFFECTIVE DATE This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2014-670 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled .. .. ❑ Withdrawn Robert Ghosio Mover ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt James Dinizio Jr Voter El ❑ ❑ ❑ William P.Roland Voter a ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt ❑ ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P.Evans Seconder, 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A.Russell Voter a ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2014-671 CATEGORY. Legislation DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney LL/Chapter 280 Amendments, Affordable Housing District to SCPC&PB RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to transmit the proposed Local Law entitled"A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 280, Zoning, in connection with the Affordable Housing District"to the Southold Town Planning Board and the Suffolk County Department of Planning for their recommendations and reports. August 6, 2014 Page 13 Southold Town Board Meeting ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2014-671 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled - Robert Ghosio Seconder El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Withdrawn ❑ Supervisor's Appt James Dinizio Jr Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt William P.Ruland Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P.Evans Mover 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A.Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2014-672 CATEGORY. Budget Modification DEPARTMENT: Planning Board 2014 Planning Board Budget Modification Financial Impact: expenditure for equipment purchase; expense to be reimbursed by the NYS DOS Hamlet II Grant RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 2014 Planning Board budget in the General Fund Part Town as follows: From: B.8020.4.500.500 Planning Consultant $9,000 To: B.8020.2.200.400 Computer Equipment $9,000 ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2014-672 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled ❑ Withdrawn Robert Ghosio Mover 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt .lames Dinizio Jr Voter El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt William P.Ruland Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P.Evans Seconder 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A.Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action 0 Lost August 6, 2014 Page 14 Southold Town Board Meeting 2014-673 CATEGORY. Budget Modification DEPARTMENT: Accounting Create Capital Budget for Police Dept. Fencing Financial Impact: Formally establish capital budget for Police Dept. Fencing WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of Southold adopted a 2014 Capital Budget which includes a$9,500 appropriation for Police Department Fencing, and WHEREAS the Town's Capital Budget process requires a resolution to formally establish Capital Budget items in the Capital Fund, now therefore be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the establishment of the following Capital Proiect in the 2014 Capital Fund: Capital Project Name: Police Dept. Fencing Financing Method: Transfer from the General Fund Whole Town Budget: Revenues: H.5031.70 Interfund Transfers $9,500 Total $9,500 Appropriations: H.1620.2.300.375 Buildings & Grounds Capital Outlay Police Dept. Fencing $9,500 Total $9,500 ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2014-673 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated ❑ Tabled Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Withdrawn Robert Ghosio Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt James Dinizio Jr Mover 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt William P.Ruland Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Seconder 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P.Evans Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A.Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action 0 Lost August 6, 2014 Page 15 Southold Town Board Meeting Closinu Comments Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That completes the agenda for the Town Board meeting today. What I would invite now is anyone that would like to bring up any issue, ask questions or discuss any topic, to please feel free. I would just remind everybody to please use the microphone so we can have your comments transcribed as part of the minutes and state your name, too,please. Ken Edwards KEN EDWARDS: Good afternoon, I thank the Board for coming to Fishers Island again. My name is Ken Edwards, lifelong resident of Fishers Island and I would like to support this project, the affordable housing project that's on the agenda today and ask the Town Board to support it also. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. Who else would like to address the Town Board? Peter? Peter Brinckerhoff,Fishers Island PETER BRINCKERHOFF: Good afternoon, I am Peter Brinckerhoff. I was under the impression that the right of way along the Navy fence was going to be on the agenda today. Can you comment? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes, we actually have, in January we voted to engage the services, we got the survey I believe the beginning of June. We have already started discussions on at least two occasions with a Navy representative to discuss possibly relocating the fence and trying to gain easement language so that we could use that property. MR. BRINCKERHOFF: Thank you very much. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Sure. Who else would like to address the Town Board? Please. Karen Goodwin, Principal F.I. School District KAREN GOODWIN: Hi, I am Karen Goodwin, I am the principal of the school here, superintendent as well and a resident and I would also like to echo the sentiments expressed for the affordable housing modifications. It is a critical need here on Fishers Island. Harry S. Parker, III HARRY PARKER: Good afternoon, my name is Harry Parker. I am a resident of the Island, registered voter and a supporter of the town. I wanted to ask a general question which relates to the bonding capacity of Southold. To what extent are we, do we have remaining capacity in the town's bonding level? If we do have, what are the procedures that would lead to having capital projects considered for the next time bonds are going to be issued. How does that work? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: We actually establish the capital project first and then we go to bond markets. There is always potential to borrow more money from the bond markets. As you borrow more money, the rating agencies get a little nervous, if you are taking too much debt August 6, 2014 Page 16 Southold Town Board Meeting service on and it might affect future bond ratings. For the time being, I think our debt is well managed. If there are capital projects specific, then what we need to do is we need to look at the capital project, we need to cost estimate it and then we go to the bond markets after we establish how much we need to bond. MR. PARKER: Is the process is one year,two year, three years? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: It depends on the project but we should be completed well within one year. MR. PARKER: And you initiate it through the departments? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes. It comes through the departments, usually presented to the Town Board,the Town Board then decides if we want to move forward with the capital project. MR. PARKER: Do you attempt to allocate it according to the property, taxpayers contribution to the .... SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: You mean apportion out debt service hamlet by hamlet? No. MR. PARKER: So it is going on a merit judgment? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Exactly. MR. PARKER: Because it seems to me Fishers Island has had relatively little participation in this kind of capital funding in the past and yet we are identifying needs now that would require significant amounts, ferries that need replacement and schools, well school I guess is a separate issue, road discussions and so on that would require perhaps millions to be spent and we are so far out of the zone that it would be hard for us to get.... SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Some of those projects wouldn't be town projects. With respect to the ferry district, all ferry district bonding and borrowing is done on the full faith and credit of the Southold Town Board, Southold Town government. Any interest rates, any bonding rates that come in lower is because they are backed by the town government. With respect to investments in the school, they are a taxing entity and would need to undertake their own bond. With regard to infrastructure investments such as the utilities, again, that would need to be an entity that would undertake the bonding. A few years ago, I know we did go out to bond for road improvements, curbing, sidewalks and drainage improvements. T hat was estimated to be about $1.4 million, I believe the number came in about $1.1 million. We are discussing now some capital projects that may or may not need bonding, in particular we looked at the theatre this morning which is in desperate need of repair, how much and what the cost of that repair is, we still need to evaluate. We are also looking at expanding the exercise or bike trail, that might require bonding. It would be my hope that we could allocate those resources in house depending on the cost. If it does need bonding, we could do that rather quickly. MR. PARKER: Thank you very much. August 6, 2014 Page 17 Southold Town Board Meeting SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Sure. Who else would like to address the TB? Chris Finan, President, F.I. Utility Company CHRIS FINAN: Hi, Chris Finan, president of the Fishers Island Utility Company. I would also like to support the affordable housing initiative. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you very much. Who else would like to address the Town Board on any issue? Ken Edwards, Fishers Island KEN EDWARDS: Ken Edwards again. I would like to address this question to the Superintendent of Highways, Vinnie Orlando. I am just concerned, is Fishers Island in the budget to have some road repair? We seem to be getting left out. The street right in front of my house was half done about 8 years ago and was told it was going to be completed the next time you came. Well, the time came and it wasn't done. I talked to Peter Harris last year about some very diseased street trees which I believe are in the right of way of the town road that needed to come down. He discussed it with the two employees on Fishers Island, the trees are still there. I direct that question to our Superintendent of Highways. Vincent Orlando, Supt. of Highways VINCENT ORLANDO: I have been on some tours of the island. I will be glad to meet with you later you can show me some of the spots you are talking about right now though, my resurfacing budget is full but I am hoping for next year there might be more money to try to do some of these things (inaudible). MR. EDWARDS: In answer to my question, there is no more money in the budget next year for Fishers Island for highway resurfacing or repair? MR. ORLANDO: Well, it is not specifically for Fishers Island, it is just the resurfacing in general budget number there, where it is appropriated (inaudible) right now, I have $150,000. A lot of it was used for other projects, for the bridge temporarily but I should be receiving it back hopefully once it is bonded, to use for resurfacing. So next year in my preliminary budget I put some more money in, hopefully it will be approved and we can do some resurfacing over here as well. Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Who else would like to address the Town Board on any issue? Peter Burr, Fishers Island PETER BURR: I will ask one quick question. My name is Peter Burr. I am just curious if the Board has had the opportunity to read our Yale study that has been circulated around for the last year or two and if you have an particular comment you would like to make on that in terms of what it says. Thank you. Supervisor Russell August 6, 2014 Page 18 Southold Town Board Meeting SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I will tell you, I actually read the Yale study and I read it a few times. The study is very comprehensive, I think it does a very good job of outlining the challenges that Fishers Island faces. Affordable housing, infrastructure investment, meaningful employment, I recognize all those issues. And it provides a good historical context of those challenges. And I said in this room before that those challenges are not unique to Fishers Island. They are a challenge everywhere. We have a difficult time trying to create meaningful employment in Southold Town. Southold's biggest export is young people and it is becoming a real crisis. The schools populations are shrinking, the mainland has difficulty. We have tried to create meaningful employment. We have an Economic Advisory Council, we have difficulty and we are only 20 minutes from a major thoroughfare, the Long Island Expressway. Fishers Island is even more isolated, you are not 20 minutes, you are 20 knots away. It becomes very difficult. But we would certainly work with this Island on how to create vibrancy here. To try to solve those affordable housing issues. I do know it covers in great detail, the second part of the study, the issue of incorporation as a village, that whole section starts with a statement that says for Fishers Island to control its future, it needs to establish its own governance. Then it goes into a great deal of detail on how you create a village and it provides a lot of mathematical calculations on what the costs of that village would be. But you know, I have read it many times, it never really answered the question to that first whole statement which is that you need to create a village, it never really answered why. I don't want to see bias because I have to be candid, as a Supervisor, can I be more attentive to the needs of Fishers Island? Yeah, you bet I can. I can say that any hamlet I sit in, whether it is Orient, whether it is Mattituck, whether it is Southold and when you run for office you actually try to develop a long range vision of where you want to see the town to go but it becomes difficult and I get sidelined by the hundreds of little things you have to do on a regular basis. But ultimately, you have to decide as a community, I am not a resident, I am certainly not invested personally in the island and it is not for me to say whether you should create a village or not, that's a decision you need to make. You need to evaluate this Board, the people that are sitting here and decide whether you can better represent the interests of Fishers Island whether you can do it more efficiently, more economically(tape ends here) Motion To: Adjourn Town Board Meeting RESOLVED that this meeting of the Southold Town Board be and hereby is declared adjourned at 1:57 P.M. ElizabA A. Neville Southold Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:Robert Ghosio, Councilman AYES: Ghosio, Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Evans, Russell