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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development Block Grant PH SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD PUBLIC HEARING October 20, 201f 4:35 PM Present: Supervisor Scott Russell Justice Louisa Evans Councilman William Ruland Councilwoman Jill Doherty Councilman James Dinizio, Jr. Councilman Bob Ghosio, Jr. * * * * Town Clerk Elizabeth Neville Town Attorney Bill Duffy This hearing was opened at 5:02 PM COUNCILMAN GHOSIO: In April, 2016 the Town of Southold expects to receive approximately $49,164.00 in Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds. These funds may be used, and have been previously used for a variety of projects to be selected by local officials. Eligible activities include: Acquisition and demolition of blighted property Housing rehabilitation Elimination of physical barriers for the handicapped Public facilities and improvements Street Reconstruction Code Enforcement Public Water projects Economic Development Public Services (total allotment limited to 15%) Town Residents are invited to attend this public hearing on Tuesday, October 20, 4:35 P. M. at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, to express citizen views on local housing community development needs to be met with these funds. I do have here a signed and notarized affidavit that this hearing had been noticed and was affixed to the Town Clerk's bulletin board. And I also have a copy of the legal notice from the Suffolk Times which was dated September 22, 2015. That's it. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Would anybody like to address the Town Board on this particular public hearing? Public Hearing-2016 CDBG October 20, 2015 page 2 LINDA RULAND: Good afternoon, Supervisor Russell and Town Board members. My name is Linda Ruland and I am the executive director of CAST, Community Action Southold Town. CAST is a not for profit anti-poverty organization whose mission is to promote self-sufficiency and to provide a safety net for residents in need. CAST serves all of Southold Town from Laurel to Orient and Fishers Island. CAST provides emergency food banks for clients in crisis, also a monthly food bag for those who need it. Other services that CAST provides are referrals and advocacy, housing assistance, education, classes for ESL, tutoring and most recently, computer training for those who wanted to enter the workforce and be able to provide for their own families. We are so grateful to you for supporting CAST over these past years. So far this year, our food pantry has provided over 2,100 bags of food for seniors and families that include over 400 children. We have welcomed 113 new clients since January, so you can see that food scarcity is still a problem for many of our town residents. We are also seeing a rise in our homeless population, who come to CAST for food as well as warm clothing to withstand the cold nights on the streets. Since I have become CAST's executive director, I have witnessed the generosity of our community. From the young students of the Mattituck-Cutchogue and Southold school districts, to the businesses and to the Clubs such as Greenport Rotary, CAST has been the recipient of many food items and donations but unfortunately it is not enough to provide the needed food for our struggling neighbors. Your help from the Community Block Grant is of vital importance to sustain the needed resources for our clients. I am asking you to consider a grant to CAST for our food pantry. Thank you again for your help in the past, and your consideration again this year. We are grateful for any assistance that you can offer to us, as together we continue to be neighbors helping neighbors in this beautiful community we all call home. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you, Linda. Would anybody else like to address the Town Board? MARYANN GENSLER: Good afternoon, my name is Maryann Gensler and I live in Southold and I am the interim executive director of Maureen's Haven Homeless Outreach program. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today in order to request funding for our program, which is operated under the auspices of the Peconic Community Council. the goal of Maureen's Haven is to provide safe, warm, free shelter for homeless individuals from November through March, utilizing volunteer houses of worship and congregation volunteers. The host facilities and supporting organizations provide much more than a place to sleep and a nutritious dinner and breakfast. They provide support through embracing the values of human dignity, respect, service, compassion, teamwork, diversity and love. Now entering its 15th season of service, the program provides shelter and supportive services five nights a week in partnership with 15 houses of worship, 17 supporting houses of worship and community organizations and over 1,500 individual volunteers providing an estimated 20,000 h ours of service each winter season. Peconic Community Council is responsible for screening and transporting the homeless guests to the host facilities each night. Pickup locations are in Riverhead, Hampton Bays and Greenport, as well as various locations in the Hamptons and throughout the North Fork. Last winter we served 242 individuals over 152 nights. Our average number of guests per evening was 50 with a high of 82. Overall, 7,638 beds were made for the season. Of that total, 82 % were male and 18 % were female. It is important to note that due to the ever declining economy, the number of homeless has risen and the working corps are included in our guest list. In an effort to provide Public Hearing-2016 CDBG October 20, 2015 page 3 services to the homeless in Southold Town, we have partnered and collaborated with five houses of worship, Southold Presbyterian, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Greenport who graciously host our guests for the overnight program and also in that was, unfortunately, Southold Unitarian which of course you know burnt down but St. Peter's has graciously offered to host those guests for the evening that they took, so we are very appreciative of the past support we have received from the Town of Southold and are respectfully requesting funding once again in support of our program. Thank you very much for the consideration of this request. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. Would anybody else like to address the Town Board on this particular public hearing? (No response) This hearing was closed at 5:09 PM zabeth A. Neville Southold Town Clerk Foote, Nancy From: Beltz, Phillip Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 2:14 PM To: William Ruland; Bob Ghosio,Jim Dinizio;Jill Doherty - Forward, Louisa Evans; Russell, Scott Cc: McMahon, James; McLaughlin, Karen; Standish, Jeff; Iblackburn@sansimeonbythesound.org; Foote, Nancy; Tomaszewski, Michelle, Standish, Lauren Subject: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS Please be advised that the CDBG Block Grant Reviewing met on Wednesday and have developed the following recommendations of the $49,164 funding allocations: • $5,000 CAST • $5,000 Maureen's Haven • $5,000 Portable Showers for Human Resource Center • $34,164 Renovations and Improvements to Recreation Center(new flooring,chairs, tables, etc.) The committee will meet with you to discuss at next TB work session—Michelle and Lauren, please schedule. Thank you. Special Projects Coordinator Town of Southold Town Hall, 53095 Route 25 Southold, NY 11971-0959 #631-765-5806 1 number of new homeless has risen and the working poor are included in our guest list. In an effort to provide services to the homeless in Southold Town, we have partnered and collaborated with five Houses of worship : Southold Presbyterian, Saint Patrick's RC Church, Sacred Heart, and St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Greenport who graciously host our guests for the overnight program. We are very appreciative of the past support we have received from the Town of Southold and respectfully request funding once again in support of our program. We ask the Town Board to consider an allocation of $10,000 to assist in the cost of transporting our guests to the host facilities throughout the season and to offset the salaries of the program staff. Thank you for your consideration of this request. MAUREEN'S HAVEN HOMELESS OUTREACH Remarks to Southold Town Supervisor and members of the Town Board Community Development Public Hearing October 20, 2015 Good Evening. My name is Maryann Gensler and I am the Interim Executive Director of Maureen's Haven Homeless Outreach. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today in order to request funding for our Program, which is operated under the auspices of Peconic Community Council. The goal of Maureen's Haven is to provide safe, warm temporary shelter to homeless individuals from November through March utilizing volunteer houses of worship and congregation volunteers. The host facilities and supporting organizations provide much more than a place to sleep and a nutritious dinner and breakfast. They provide support through embracing the values of human dignity, respect, service, compassion, teamwork, diversity and love. Now entering its ninth season of service, the program provides shelter and supportive services seven nights a week in partnership with 15 Host Houses of Worship, 17 Supporting Houses of Worship and Community Organizations and over 1,500 individual volunteers providing an estimated 20,000 hours of service each winter season. Peconic Community Council is responsible for screening and transporting the homeless guests to the Host facilities each night. Pick-up locations are in Riverhead, Hampton Bays and Greenport as well as various locations in the Hamptons. Last winter we served 242 individuals over 152 nights. Our average number of guests per evening was 50 with a high of 82! Overall 7,638 beds were made for the season. Of that total, 82% were male and 18% were female. It is important to note that due to the ever declining economy, the (E) 0 411COMMUNITY ACTION SOUTHOLD TOWN, INC. 311 Front Street • P.O. Box 159 • Green port, NY 11944 T. (631) 477-1717 • F. (631) 477-1788 www.castsoutholdtown.org Our mission is to promote self-sufficiency and provide a safety net for Southold Tou'n residents in need. Scott Russell,Town Supervisor Town of Southold P.O. Box 1179 Southold, NY 11971 Dear Supervisor Russell and Members of the Town Board, My name is Linda Ruland and I am the Executive Director of CAST,Community Action Southold Town. CAST is a not-for-profit,anti-poverty organization whose mission is to promote self-sufficiency and provide a safety net for residents in need. CAST serves all of Southold Town,from Laurel to Orient Point,and Fisher's Island.CAST provides emergency food bags for clients in crisis and also a monthly food bag for those who need it.Other services that CAST provides are referrals and advocacy, housing assistance,education classes for ESL,tutoring and most recently computer training for those who want to enter the work force and provide for their families. We are so grateful to you for supporting CAST over these past years.So far this year our food pantry has provided over 2100 bags of food for seniors and families that include over 400 children. We have welcomed 113 new clients since January,so you can see that food scarcity is still a problem for many of our town residents. We are also seeing a rise in our homeless population who come to CAST for food, as well as warm clothing to withstand the cold nights on the streets. Since I have become CAST's Executive Director, I have witnessed the generosity of our community. From the young students of the Mattituck-Cutchogue and Southold School Districts to the businesses and clubs such as the Greenport Rotary,CAST has been the recipient of food items and donations. But, unfortunately, it is not enough to provide the needed food for our struggling neighbors.Your help from the Community Block Grant is of vital importance to sustain the needed resources for our clients. I am asking you to consider a grant to CAST for our food pantry. Thank you,again,for your help in the past and your consideration again this year.We are grateful for any assistance you can offer to us,as together we continue to be"Neighbors Helping Neighbors" in this beautiful community we all call home. Sincerely, Linda W. Ruland Executive Director Board of Directors Denis Noncarrow, President Helen Finnigan, Secretary • Jeanne Kelley, Treasurer Lisa Boyd • Dave Hewitt • Peggy Murphy • Ellen Neff • Marc Sokol Linda Ruland, Executive Director NEIGHBORS NEIGHBORS #12445 STATE OF NEW YORK) ) SS: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) Karen Kine of Mattituck, in said county, being duly sworn, says that she is Principal Clerk of THE SUFFOLK TIMES, a weekly newspaper, published at Mattituck, in the Town of Southold, County of Suffolk and State of New York, and that the Notice of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been regularly published in said Newspaper once each week for 1 week(s), successfully commencing on the 8th day of October, 2015. Principal Clerk (1)Sworn to before me this I a day of 2015. LEGAL NOTICE Chlaarlt ilea.Wmelad On Commumitr Embosses*rowan Aa.e�a.ert d.ltiMc Howhig in April.2016 the'lbws of South- CHRISTINA VOLINSKI old avocet to receive apprdnDe- NOTARY PUBLIC-STATE OF NEW YORK ly $49,1611.00 in Federal Community De- velopment Block Grant Funds. These No. 01V06105050 funds may be used,and havebeenprevi- ously used for a variety of projects to be selected by local officials. My Commission Expires February 28, 2016 Eligible activities include: Acquisition and demolition of blight- ed property Housing rehabilitation Elimination of physical barriers for the handicapped Public facilities and improvements Street Reconstruction Code Enforcement Public Water projects Economic Development Public Services(total allotment lim- ited to 15%) Town Residents are invited to attend this public hearing on Toesdayc October 21L+152.111,at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road,Southold,New York, to express citizen views on local housing community development needs to be met with these funds Dated:September 22,2015 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Elizabeth Neville Town Clerk 12445.1T 10/8 STATE OF NEW YORK) SS: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE, Town Clerk of the Town of Southold, New York being duly sworn, says that on the ls` day of October , 2015, she affixed a notice of which the annexed printed notice is a true copy, in a proper and substantial manner, in a most public place in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, to wit: Town Clerk's Bulletin Board, 53095 Main Road, Southold,New York. CDBG public hearing notice 10/20 lizabeth A. Neville outhold Town Clerk Sworn before me this ls` day of Octobe , 2015. ' rl otary Public LYNDA M. RUDDER Notary Public,State of New York No.01 RU6020932 Cuatified In Suffolk County 8 '4 Commission Expires March LEGAL NOTICE Citizen's Ideas Wanted On Community Development Program Announcement of Public Hearing In April, 2016 the Town of Southold expects to receive approximately $49,164.00 in Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds. These funds may be used, and have been previously used for a variety of projects to be selected by local officials. Eligible activities include: Acquisition and demolition of blighted property Housing rehabilitation Elimination of physical barriers for the handicapped Public facilities and improvements Street Reconstruction Code Enforcement Public Water projects Economic Development Public Services (total allotment limited to 15%) Town Residents are invited to attend this public hearing on Tuesday, October 20,4:35 P. M. at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold,New York, to express citizen views on local housing community development needs to be met with these funds. Dated: September 22, 2015 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Elizabeth Neville Town Clerk PLEASE PUBLISH ON October 8,2015, AND FORWARD ONE (1) AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION TO ELIZABETH NEVILLE, TOWN CLERK, TOWN HALL, PO BOX 1179, SOUTHOLD,NY 11971. Copies to the following: The Suffolk Times Town Attorney Phillip Beltz Comptroller Town Board Members Town Clerk's Bulletin Board Website Rudder, Lynda From: Cerria Torres <ctorres@timesreview corn> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 8.56 AM To: Rudder, Lynda, Beltz, Phillip; Cushman, John; Michaelis, Jessica; Reisenberg, Lloyd, Southold Local, Dinizio, James; Doherty, Jill; Doroski, Bonnie; Ghosio, Bob; Louisa Evans; Neville, Elizabeth; Russell, Scott; Standish, Lauren; Tomaszewski, Michelle;William Ruland; Duffy, Bill; Kiely, Stephen; Silleck, Mary Subject: Re: CDBG PH for publication Importance: High This notice has been scheduled to publish in the Suffolk Times on 10/8/2015. Thank you rMES REVIEW" MEDIA GROUP Cerria Orientale Torres Display Ad Coordinator 631.354.8011 (D) ctorres@ti mesreview.com legals@timesreview.com www.timesreview.com From: <Rudder>, Lynda Rudder<Ivnda.rudder@town.southold.ny.us> Date: Friday, October 2, 2015 8:23 AM To: "Beltz, Phillip"<Phillip.Beltz@town.southold.ny.us>,Times Review<CTORRES@TIMESREVIEW.COM>, "Cushman, John" <John.Cushman@town.southold.ny.us>, "Michaelis,Jessica" <jessicam@southoldtownnv.gov>, "Reisenberg, Lloyd" <Lloyd.Reisenberg@town.southold.ny.us>,Southold Local<lisa@southoldlocal.com>, "Dinizio,James" <iames.dinizio@town.southold.ny.us>, "Doherty,Jill" <fill.doherty@town.southold.ny.us>, "Doroski, Bonnie" <Bonnie.Doroski@town.southold.ny.us>, "Ghosio, Bob" <bob.ghosio@town.southold.ny.us>, Louisa Evans <Ipevans06390@gmail.com>, "Neville, Elizabeth" <E.Neville@town.southold.ny.us>, "Russell, Scott" <scottr(casoutholdtownnv.gov>, "Standish, Lauren" <Lauren.Standish@town.southold.ny.us>, "Tomaszewski, Michelle" <michellet@town.southold.ny.us>, William Ruland<rulandfarm@yahoo.com>, "Duffy, Bill" <billd@southoldtownny.gov>, "Kiely, Stephen" <stephen.kiely@town.southold.ny.us>, "Silleck, Mary" <marvs@southoldtownny.gov> Subject:CDBG PH for publication Please publish in the 10/8 edition of the Suffolk Times and the Town website 1 Rudder, Lynda From: Reisenberg, Lloyd Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 1058 AM To: Rudder, Lynda Subject: RE: CDBG PH for publication Posted Lloyd H. Reisenberg Network and Systems Administrator Town of Southold,New York www.southoldtownny.gov Iloydr@southoldtownny.qov 0: 631-765-18911 M.631-879-15541 F: 631-765-5178 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) Unauthorized interception, review, use or disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication From: Rudder, Lynda Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 8:24 AM To: Beltz, Phillip; Cerria Torres(ctorres@timesreview.com); Cushman,John; Michaelis,Jessica; Reisenberg, Lloyd; Southold Local; Dinizio,James; Doherty,Jill; Doroski, Bonnie; Ghosio, Bob; Louisa Evans; Neville, Elizabeth; Russell, Scott; Standish, Lauren;Tomaszewski, Michelle;William Ruland; Duffy, Bill; Kiely,Stephen; Silleck, Mary Subject:CDBG PH for publication Importance: High Please publish in the 10/8 edition of the Suffolk Times and the Town website 1 Southold Town Board - Letter Board Meeting of September 22, 2015 RESOLUTION 2015-815 Item # 5.24 ' + ADOPTED DOC ID: 11176 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2015-815 WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2015: RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 4:32 PM, Tuesday, October 20, 2015, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York 11971, as the time and place for a Public Hearing to hear citizens views on local housing and community development needs to be met with approximately $49,164.00 in Community Development Block Grant funds the Town of Southold expects to receive in April 2016 and authorizes the Town Clerk to publish an"Announcement of Public Hearing Notice". aja14 'a?"4.114- Elizabeth A. Neville Southold Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Jill Doherty, Councilwoman SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Ghosio, Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Evans, Russell Generated September 23, 2015 Page 36