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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-08/05/2015 ELIZABETH A.NEVILLE Town Hall,53095 Main Road TOWN CLERK NEVILLE ---------------- PO Box 1179 Southold,NY 11971 REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS o pI Fax(631)765-6145 MARRIAGE OFFICER 'y�101 �ao�r Telephone:(631)765 - 1800 * RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER - ••••'' southoldtown.northfork.net FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ANNUAL FISHERS ISLAND MEETING August 5, 2015 1:30 PM The Annual Fishers Island Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at the Fishers Island School, Fishers Island,NY. I. Call to Order 1:30 PM Meeting called to order on August 5, 2015 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 i Town of Southold Supervisor Present Elizabeth A.Neville Town of Southold Town Clerk Present William M Duffy ; Town of Southold ' Town Attorney Present II.Reports III. Communications IV. Public Notices Pledge to the Flag Supervisor Scott A. Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I am going to ask everybody to please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you. Before we get to the work of the agenda, I am going to read a list of all the people that I would like to thank for making this meeting happen today. And certainly, thank you to everybody who is here. After that we are going to read the list of all the officials that are here today. For the thank you list, first of all, I would like to thank all the officials and guests who took the time out of their busy schedules to make the trip. I also want to make a special Page 1 Southold Town Board Fishers Island Meeting page 2 August 5, 2015 acknowledgment to George Paralemos and Dolores Capace from the Office of the State Comptroller. They are set up to do an online search for any unclaimed funds and they tell me they do have a couple here from Fishers Island, so they are anxious to give you money. Take advantage of it. I want to thank the Fishers Island Ferry District, especially Captain Burns and his crew for providing the transportation, I want to thank Plum Island for the use of their dock and parking facilities. I want to thank the Fishers Island School District for being a gracious host, Chris Dollar, thank you for setting up these microphones and Karen Goodwin, the Superintendent. I want to thank the Fishers Island residents, you are always a gracious host and it's actually great to be here. Fishers Island Highway crew for their assistance in setting up here, the Fishers Island Fire Department for the use of the barbecues. Thank you to Legislator Al Krupski for donating the corn. I want to thank Brauns, Ken Homan, for donating the ice. The Department of Public Works, the custodial staff, special thanks to John Jerome, Nancy Foote, Carol Hydell, Regina Blasko and especially Lauren Standish and Michelle Tomaszewski who coordinated all of the efforts that made this trip possible. I also wanted to thank Elizabeth Read at the Community Center, oh, that's right we had the (inaudible), so thank you very much for hosting that. Jim, do you want to start off? COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: We have our Town Board, Scott Russell, James Dinizio Jr., Bill Ruland, Bob Ghosio Jr., Jill Doherty and Louisa Evans. We have our new Town Attorney, Bill Duffy. The Town Clerk, Elizabeth Neville. From the 375th Anniversary Committee, Gail Horton. From the Accounting Department, John Cushman. From the Agricultural Advisory Committee, Chris Baiz. From the Assessors Office, Rich Caggiano, Bob Scott, Kevin Webster, Michelle Johannssen and Leslie Tasca. From the Board of Assessment Review, we have John Betsch. From our Building Department we have Mike Verity, Roger Richert, Bob Fisher and Gary Fish. From Code Enforcement we have Peter Doherty. And from the Conservation Advisory Council we have John Stein and Peter Young. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: From the Department of Public Works we have Jeff Standish, Director. Timothy Abrams, Michael Eckhardt, Nancy Foote and John Jerome. From the Engineering Department we have Michael Collins, Jamie Richter and Alix Suter, intern. We have our GIS Technician and Land Preservation Committee Chair John Sepenoski. From the Helicopter Noise Committee we have Teresa McCaskie and Lynn Summers. From the Highway Department we have Vincent Orlando, Superintendent of Highways. Bill Gaffga and Tom Smith. From the Historic Preservation Commission, Anne Surchin. From the Housing Advisory Commission, Beth Motshenbacher and Rona Smith. From the Information Technology Department, Lloyd Reisenberg. And from the Justice Court we have Leanne Reilly, our new director. Office of Emergency Management, Tom Martin. COUNCILMAN RULAND: From the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Committee, Arthur Leudesdorf. From the Planning Department, Heather Lanza, Brian Cummings and Mark Terry. From our Police Department, Chief Martin Flatley and Regina Blasko. From the Recreation Department, Ken Reeves. Special Projects Coordinator, Phillip Beltz. The Supervisor's Office, Lauren Standish and Michelle Tomaszewski. The Town Clerk's Office, Carol Hydell. The Trustee's Jim King, Dave Bergen, Michael Domino and John Bredemeyer. We have Robert Cleveland from Allen Video, who is filming this today. From Community Action Southold Southold Town Board Fishers Island Meeting page 3 August 5, 2015 Town, Linda Ruland the Director. From Congressman Lee Zeldin's office, Mark Wooley. And from East End Arts, Patricia Snyder. JUSTICE EVANS: From the Department of Homeland Security, Brian Hasemann. Fire Chief's Council, Edward Boyd. From Governor Cuomo's office, Vanessa Lathal. Labor Counsel Richard Zuckerman. From Legislator Albert Krupski's office, Legislator Albert Krupski and Gwynn Schroeder. From the New York State Comptroller's Office, Dolores Capace and George Paralemos. From the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Ernie Lampro and Debra Barnes. From New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Inspector Michael Nocerino. New York State Department of Health, Andy Tse. New York State Department of Transportation, Richard Causin and Margaret Conklin. New York State Office of Emergency Management, Virginia Archer. New York State Police, Captain David Candalaria. PEP Coordinator, Rachel Gruzen. COUNCILMAN GHOSIO: From Senator LaValle's office, Valerie Avignone. Suffolk County Civil Service, Alan Schneider, the personnel director. Heather Kerr and Gail Aliffi. From Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning, Heidi Kowalchyk and Augie Ruckdeschel. From the Suffolk County Department of Health, Jason Hime, Joshua Mednick, David Mullen, Karol Sarian and Andrea Gabriel. From the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, Timothy Flannagan and Sean MacDonald. From Suffolk County Department of Public Works, Darnell Tyson, the deputy commissioner and from the Suffolk Times, Nicole Smith. I believe that's it. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Okay, what we are going to do is get the agenda done. I know the printed agenda looks rather light but obviously we are here to talk about any concerns and issues you might have, so if anyone would like to address any of the items on the agenda, please feel free. (No response) Okay, let's get the resolutions done. V. Resolutions 2015-705 CATEGORY: Set Meeting DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk Next Town Board Meeting RESOLVED that the next Regular Town Board Meeting of the Southold Town Board be held, Tuesday,August 11,2015 at the Southold Town Hall, Southold,New York at 7:30 P. M. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2015-705 O Adopted Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Adopted as Amended Robert Ghosio Seconder 0 0 0 ❑ O Defeated James Dinizio Jr Voter 0 0 0 0 O Tabled William P Ruland Voter 0 0 0 0 O Withdrawn Jill Doherty Voter 0 0 0 0 O Supervisor's Appt Louisa P Evans Mover D 0 0 0 O Tax Receiver's Appt Scott A Russell Voter El ❑ ❑ ❑ Southold Town Board Fishers Island Meeting page 4 August 5, 2015 ❑ Rescinded ❑ Town Clerk's Appt ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2015-706 CATEGORY: Refund DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk Pore the Core Fee Returns WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of Southold has denied the application of Peconic Bay Winery for the Pore the Core cider Festival, and WHEREAS the Peconic Bay Winery had submitted $350.00 event fee, $250.00 clean-up deposit and$350.00 in tent fees, now therefor be it RESOLVED that Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes a refund be issued in the total amount of$950.00 to Peconic Bay Winery, PO Box 818, Cutchogue,NY 11935. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2015-706 El Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled ❑ Withdrawn Robert Ghosio Voter l l ❑ " l7 D ❑ Supervisor's Appt James Dinizio Jr Mover ll ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt William P Ruland Voter El 0 0 0 ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Seconder El 0 0 ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Voter RI 0 0 ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2015-707 CATEGORY: Close/Use Town Roads DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk Old Arts & Crafts Show Financial Impact: Cost Analysis$181.06 Southold Town Board Fishers Island Meeting page 5 August 5, 2015 RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby granted permission to the Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild to hold its annual Arts & Crafts Show on the Village Green in Cutchogue on August 1, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, applicant has met all of the requirements as listed in the Town Policy on Special Events and Use of Recreation Areas and Town Roads. Failure to comply with policy procedures will result in forfeiture of clean up deposit. Support was for this year only. I Vote Record-Resolution RES-2015-707 O Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled Robert Ghosio Voter 0 0 0 ❑ ❑ Withdrawn ❑ Supervisor's Appt James Dinizio Jr Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt William P Ruland Seconder D ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Mover El 0 0 0 ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Voter El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2015-708 CATEGORY: Budget Modification DEPARTMENT: Land Management Coordination 2015 Land Management Coordination Budget Mod Financial Impact: provide additional funds for software RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 2015 General Fund Whole Town budget as follows: TO: A.1989.2.400.520 Personal Computer Software $7,100.00 Total $7,100.00 FROM: A.1989.4.400.200 Training $6,000.00 A.1989.4.100.100 Office Supplies/Stationary 200.00 A.1989.2.400.100 Plotter 900.00 Total $7,100.00 ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2015-708 O Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent 0 Defeated Robert Ghosio Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tabled James Dinizio Jr Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Southold Town Board Fishers Island Meeting page 6 August 5, 2015 ❑ Withdrawn William P Ruland Mover Q ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Supervisor's Appt Jill Doherty Voter 11 ❑ ❑ ❑ o Tax Receiver's Appt Louisa P Evans Seconder El 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Scott A Russell Voter ll ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt - ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt - ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2015-709 CATEGORY: Public Service DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk Permission for 103Rd Rescue Squadron to Use Laurel Lake for Training Resolved that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants permission to the 103rd Rescue Squadron (Air National Guard)to utilize the East Side of Laurel Lake, Mattituck from August 10th to August 21st, 2015 to conduct Dive Training. Vote Record-Resolution RES-2015-709 El Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled .. _ —. ❑ Withdrawn Robert Ghosio Seconder ll ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt James Dmizio Jr Voter ll ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt William P Ruland Voter ll ❑ 0 0 ❑ Rescinded Jill Doherty Voter li ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Mover ll 0 0 0 ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter ll ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 6. Motion To: Motion to recess to Public Hearing RESOLVED that this meeting of the Southold Town Board be and hereby is declared Recessed at 1:43 PM in order to hold a public hearing. Southold Town Board Fishers Island Meeting page 7 August 5, 2015 RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Ghosio, Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Evans, Russell VI. Public Hearings 1. PH Change of Zone, F I 8/5/15 1:02 Pm RESULT: CLOSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Ghosio, Dinizio Jr,Ruland, Doherty, Evans, Russell Councilman Robert Ghosio,Jr. COUNCILMAN GHOSIO: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Southold is considering the change of zone of the property identified as SCTM#1000-12-1- 1.2 from R-120 to AHD on its own motion; and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the requirements of Section 265 of the New York State Town Law and the Code of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,New York, the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on a proposed Local Law entitled"A Local Law to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Southold by Changi the Zoning Designation of property identified on the Suffolk County Tax Map as Lot#1000-012-1- 1.2 from R-120 to AHD" at the Fishers Island School Fishers Island,New York, on the 5th day of August, 2015 at 1:02PM This was dated June 30, 2015 by order of the Town Board of the Town of Southold. I do have in front of me a signed affidavit that this hearing was published in the New London Day. I also have a signed affidavit that this public hearing has been noticed in the Suffolk Times, also that it was noticed on the Town Clerks bulletin board. I do have a here a State Environmental Quality Review negative declaration notice of determination non-significance. I also have from the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning, a decision of local determination as there is no apparent significant county-wide or inter-community impacts. A decision of local determination should not be construed as either an approval or disapproval. And that is from Andrew Freleng, Chief Planner. And I have here a memorandum from the LWRP coordinator, Mark Terry, that finds that according to the Local Waterfront Revitalization coastal consistency review of the change of zone that this is consistent with the LWRP consistency standards and therefore is consistent with the LWRP. I have a memorandum from the chairman of the Planning Board, Donald Wilcenski, basically that the Planning Board does recommend and support the change of zone based on a variety of issues that they have listed here. Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Okay. Would anyone like to comment on this particular local law? Please? Southold Town Board Fishers Island Meeting page 8 August 5, 2015 Karen Goodwin, Supt F.I. School KAREN GOODWIN: Hello, I am Karen Goodwin, I am Superintendent Principal of the school here and I am a resident of Fishers Island. I want to make sure you know of my strong support for this proposal. I commend Katherine Sanger for her persistence in working through this process so that we would have affordable housing here on the Island. I know through first- hand experience that all of our school housing is full, Walsh Park affordable housing is full, the ferry district housing is now full and we have Connecticut families whose students attend here that want to move here and have been looking for housing, year round affordable housing, and are not successful in seeking what they need. We also have the same situation with some of our staff members. On Fishers Island there are some nine month rentals available but many people need a place to live year round. And so I am very much in support of this program. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. Rona Smith RONA SMITH: On behalf of the Housing Advisory Commission of Southold Town, I would like to say that we strongly recommend this project because it is so apt, so appropriate for where it is going and is should be enacted and it should be built. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you, Rona. Ken Edwards KEN EDWARDS: Ken Edwards, lifelong Fishers Island resident and former member of Southold Town Planning Board and I strongly, strongly support this much needed project. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. Bruce Kinlin BRUCE KINLIN: Hi, my name is Bruce Kinlin. I am a summer resident and homeowner on Fishers Island and an architect. I have been working with Katharine Sanger for the last two years, I think as you all know, the plan started with a piece of property that she wanted to create affordable housing on. And kind of through her efforts and our work with the town, Phillip and Heather and others, we created a new zoning type through legislation that could be applied to different properties and this is the first I believe, circumstance that it is being applied to a piece of property. I strongly support it and want you to know that we appreciate that it is being considered here. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. Would anybody else like to address the Town Board on this particular local law? Gail Horton 375 Anniversary Committee GAIL HORTON: Hello, I am Gail Horton from Greenport and I remember coming here several years ago, I think it was about 10 years ago,to talk to the residents about affordable housing here and it is still needed. Affordable housing is always needed in a community to keep the community vital, to keep people working here and participating in the local affairs, to grow Southold Town Board Fishers Island Meeting page 9 August 5, 2015 wonderful children to go on taking care of the Island afterwards, so I strongly support this. Thank you. Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Would anyone else like to address the Town Board on this particular local law? (No response) Closing Comments Justice Louise P. Evans We don't have the SEQRA findings yet, so we cannot pass it. There is a will on this Board to pass this law today but unfortunately we have to wait until the SEQRA coordination is done. Will that be ready at our next meeting? Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes, it would be defective to pass this resolution without SEQRA being completed so what we are going to do is assure you that it is going to be taken up next week, our next Town Board meeting is only next week within Southold hamlet. And we will be taking the vote up at that time. I will telegraph my vote, obviously I am going to support it 100 percent and I have to tell you, it is different for me and very nice for me to see a community actually come out on a whole and actually embrace an affordable housing community, you don't see that kind of unity very often on proposals that come before the Board. With that, I am going to invite anybody that would like to address the Town Board on any issue to please feel free to come up? Nobody? Justice Evans JUSTICE EVANS: Well, I will tell some people out here, people were very concerned about the Fishers Island roads and I think our highway superintendent, I don't see him in this room because he is out marking the roads. I saw some with white paint, white arrows pointing to spots that needed to be paved, so he has been listening. And I think we will see people out here working on the roads, hopefully fairly soon. Councilwoman Jill Doherty COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: I just want to say I talked to Peter Burr, I am on the Tree Committee, and the Tree Committee is scheduled to have four trees planted on Fishers Island in the fall, October or November, with the help of Jeff Standish and the highway crew over here and Peter Burr will be planting four trees on the Island. Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: And I will tell you, the boat is not leaving for another 45 minutes so I am not going anywhere. Peter Burr PETER BURR: My name is Peter Burr, I don't know whether the Board is aware of it but our Island Community Board is sort of in the process now of being reconstituted and it is going to align a little bit with how our Civic Associations used to run. We are having an election, two Southold Town Board Fishers Island Meeting page 10 August 5, 2015 new members in August and I just think that from my point of view it's a really big thing that we are doing and I think it's great, to sort of come back to bringing the Island community more into the process and we are all looking forward to it. So I just wanted to let you know. Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you, Peter. With that, we are going to adjourn. Adjourn Town Board Meeting Motion To: Adjourn Town Board Meeting RESOLVED that this meeting of the Southold Town Board be and hereby is declared adjourned at 1:56 P.M. * * * * * - / r1.26, Eliz eth A.Neville Southold Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Ghosio, Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Evans, Russell