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Southampton Town Board
Sundy A. Schermeyer Town Clerk
116 Hampton Road Telephone: (631) 287-5740
Southampton, NY 11968 Fax: (631) 283-5606
Hampton Bays Annex: (631) 723-2712
July 13, 2016
Honorable Elizabeth Neville
Town of Southold
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
Dear Honorable Elizabeth Neville:
Responding to this letter will serve as an acknowledgement of receipt of the attached
copies of resolutions adopted by the Southampton Town Board. Please sign this letter and
return it to the Town Clerks Office via standard mail, by fax at 631-283-5606 or you may
scan and email it back to townclerk@southamptontownny.gov.
Signature: ____________________________ Date: __________________
Please be advised that the Town Board, at a meeting held on July 12, 2016 1:00 PM,
reviewed the following resolution(s):
Town Board Resolution RES-2016-756 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending Southampton Town Code Chapter 140
(Community Preservation Fund) to (i) Extend the Effective Date of the Community
Preservation Fund Real Estate Transfer Tax, Imposed Pursuant to Article 31-D of the State
Tax Law, Until December 31, 2050, and (ii) Authorize the Use of a Portion of the Community
Preservation Fund, Not to Exceed 20%, for Water Quality Improvement Projects
Town Board Resolution RES-2016-757 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending the Community Preservation Fund Project
Plan to Include Water Quality Improvement Projects
Sincerely Yours,
Sundy A. Schermeyer
Town Clerk
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Southampton Town Board
Sundy A. Schermeyer Town Clerk
116 Hampton Road Telephone: (631) 287-5740
Southampton, NY 11968 Fax: (631) 283-5606
Hampton Bays Annex: (631) 723-2712
July 13, 2016
Honorable Elizabeth Neville
Town of Southold
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
Dear Honorable Elizabeth Neville:
Please be advised that the Town Board, at a meeting held on July 12, 2016 1:00 PM,
reviewed the following resolution(s):
Town Board Resolution RES-2016-756 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending Southampton Town Code Chapter 140
(Community Preservation Fund) to (i) Extend the Effective Date of the Community
Preservation Fund Real Estate Transfer Tax, Imposed Pursuant to Article 31-D of the State
Tax Law, Until December 31, 2050, and (ii) Authorize the Use of a Portion of the Community
Preservation Fund, Not to Exceed 20%, for Water Quality Improvement Projects
CC: Sandra Cirincione
Clare Shea, Principal Planner
Kerri Meyer
Jacqueline Fenlon, Senior Planner
Janice Scherer, Principal Planner
Patricia Boudreau-Sullivan
Linda Marzano
John Capone, Network Admin
Kim Myers
Kathleen Murray
Cindy Guerriero
Kim Ottati
Sundy A. Schermeyer, Town Clerk
Michael Baldwin
Dorota Godlewski
Russell Kratoville
Christine Preston Scalera, Councilwoman
Leonard Marchese
Stan Glinka, Councilman
Jay Schneiderman, Supervisor
John Bouvier, Councilman
Julie Lofstad, Councilwoman
James Burke
Elizabeth Lindtvit, Village Clerk - Treasurer
William B. White, Community Preservation Advisiory Board Member
Patricia Fallon
Robert Anrig, Community Preservation Chair
Scott Wilson, Director of Land Acquisition and Management
Mayor Mark Epley
William Sickles
Hank Kraszewski, CPF Advisory Board
Mary Wilson
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Adam Halsey
Kevin McDonald, Community Preservation Advisory Board
John V. H. Halsey, Peconic Land Trust
Bruce Doscher
Adlin Auffant
Beth Kamper, Village Clerk
Christopher Lubicich
Brenda Prusinowski, Deputy Comm. of PELM
Lori Riccardi, ZBA Head Clerk
Patricia Ryan, Chief Deputy Town Clerk
Helen Burgess, ZBA Member
Michael Benincasa, Chief Building Inspector
Dennis Finnerty, Chairman
David Wilcox
William H. Rogers, Deputy Commissioner of PELM
Jason Richberg, Clerk
Honorable Diane Wilhelm, Town Clerk
Michael Romero, Brookhaven Town Clerk's Office
Thomas J. Schiavoni
Herb Phillips
Stephen Funsch, Village Clerk/Treasurer
Rosemarie Cary Winchell, Village Clerk
Donald Louchheim, Mayor
Carole Brennan, Town Clerk
Janice Scherer
Sarah Lansdale, Director
Denise O'Brien
Tullio Bertoli, Commissioner of PELM
Brian DeSesa
Keith Tuthill
Adam Grossman, Vice Chairman
L.I. State Park Commission
Laura J. Dalessandro, Village Cerk
Kathryn Garvin
Laura Tooman, Zoning Board Member
Honorable Dorothy Ogar, Town Clerk
Kandice Cowell, Confidential Secretary
Kyle Collins
Georgia Welch, Village Clerk
Daniel Dresch, Director of Traffic Engineering
Andrew Freleng, Chief Planner
Deborah Dillon
Anne Algieri
Thomas Rickenbach
George Heine, Conservation Board Member
Sunshine Gumbs
Harry Ludlow, Chairman
Dolores Miner
Terence Flanagan
Jeremiah Collins
Marty Shea
Janice Wilson
Town Board Resolution RES-2016-757 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending the Community Preservation Fund Project
Plan to Include Water Quality Improvement Projects
CC: Sandra Cirincione
Clare Shea, Principal Planner
Kerri Meyer
Jacqueline Fenlon, Senior Planner
Janice Scherer, Principal Planner
Patricia Boudreau-Sullivan
Linda Marzano
John Capone, Network Admin
Kim Myers
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Kathleen Murray
Cindy Guerriero
Kim Ottati
Sundy A. Schermeyer, Town Clerk
Michael Baldwin
Dorota Godlewski
Russell Kratoville
Christine Preston Scalera, Councilwoman
Leonard Marchese
Stan Glinka, Councilman
Jay Schneiderman, Supervisor
John Bouvier, Councilman
Julie Lofstad, Councilwoman
James Burke
Elizabeth Lindtvit, Village Clerk - Treasurer
William B. White, Community Preservation Advisiory Board Member
Patricia Fallon
Robert Anrig, Community Preservation Chair
Scott Wilson, Director of Land Acquisition and Management
Mayor Mark Epley
William Sickles
Hank Kraszewski, CPF Advisory Board
Mary Wilson
Adam Halsey
Kevin McDonald, Community Preservation Advisory Board
John V. H. Halsey, Peconic Land Trust
Bruce Doscher
Adlin Auffant
Beth Kamper, Village Clerk
Christopher Lubicich
Brenda Prusinowski, Deputy Comm. of PELM
Lori Riccardi, ZBA Head Clerk
Patricia Ryan, Chief Deputy Town Clerk
Helen Burgess, ZBA Member
Michael Benincasa, Chief Building Inspector
Dennis Finnerty, Chairman
David Wilcox
William H. Rogers, Deputy Commissioner of PELM
Jason Richberg, Clerk
Honorable Diane Wilhelm, Town Clerk
Michael Romero, Brookhaven Town Clerk's Office
Thomas J. Schiavoni
Herb Phillips
Stephen Funsch, Village Clerk/Treasurer
Rosemarie Cary Winchell, Village Clerk
Donald Louchheim, Mayor
Carole Brennan, Town Clerk
Janice Scherer
Sarah Lansdale, Director
Denise O'Brien
Tullio Bertoli, Commissioner of PELM
Brian DeSesa
Keith Tuthill
Adam Grossman, Vice Chairman
L.I. State Park Commission
Laura J. Dalessandro, Village Cerk
Kathryn Garvin
Laura Tooman, Zoning Board Member
Honorable Dorothy Ogar, Town Clerk
Kandice Cowell, Confidential Secretary
Kyle Collins
Georgia Welch, Village Clerk
Daniel Dresch, Director of Traffic Engineering
Andrew Freleng, Chief Planner
Deborah Dillon
Anne Algieri
Thomas Rickenbach
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George Heine, Conservation Board Member
Sunshine Gumbs
Harry Ludlow, Chairman
Dolores Miner
Terence Flanagan
Jeremiah Collins
Marty Shea
Janice Wilson
Sincerely Yours,
Sundy A. Schermeyer
Town Clerk
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TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION 2016-756
Item # 6.23
ADOPTED DOC ID: 25212
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending Southampton
Town Code Chapter 140 (Community Preservation Fund) to
(i) Extend the Effective Date of the Community Preservation
Fund Real Estate Transfer Tax, Imposed Pursuant to Article
31-D of the State Tax Law, Until December 31, 2050, and (ii)
Authorize the Use of a Portion of the Community
Preservation Fund, Not to Exceed 20%, for Water Quality
Improvement Projects
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby directs that a public
hearing shall be held on August 9, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., at Southampton Town Hall, 116
Hampton Road, Southampton, New York, to hear any and all persons either for or against a
proposed local law entitled, “A LOCAL LAW to consider amending Southampton Town Code
Chapter 140 (Community Preservation Fund) to (i) extend the effective date of the
Community Preservation Fund Real Estate Transfer Tax, imposed pursuant to Article 31-D of
the State Tax Law, until December 31, 2050, and (ii) authorize the use of a portion of the
Community Preservation Fund, not to exceed 20%, for water quality improvement projects,”
which provides as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. OF 2016
A LOCAL LAW to consider amending Southampton Town Code Chapter 140 (Community
Preservation Fund) to (i) extend the effective date of the Community Preservation Fund Real
Estate Transfer Tax, imposed pursuant to Article 31-D of the State Tax Law, until December
31, 2050, and (ii) authorize the use of a portion of the Community Preservation Fund, not to
exceed 20%, for water quality improvement projects.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southampton as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendment.
The Southampton Town Code is hereby amended by adding the underlined words as
follows:
ARTICLE VI
Water Quality Improvement
§140-29. Purpose
.
A. The purpose of this Article shall be to implement the authority delegated by the
State to the Town of Southampton pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Laws of 2015.
B. Specifically, this Article shall permit the Town to use up to 20% of the Community
Preservation Fund’s annual revenues to undertake water quality improvement
projects, as defined herein, in order to preserve community character by improving
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water quality. The Town shall use the prior calendar’s year revenue to determine the
maximum amount available for water quality improvement project allocations
pursuant to the state-mandated limit of up to 20%.
C. Projects eligible for funding shall include: (1) wastewater treatment improvement
projects, (2) non-point source abatement and control program projects developed
pursuant to section 11-b of the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Law, section
1455b of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act, or Article 42 of the Executive
Law, (3) aquatic habitat restoration projects, (4) pollution prevention projects, and
(5) the operation of the Peconic Bay National Estuary Program, as designated by the
United State Environmental Protection Agency
.
D. Eligible projects shall also include those undertaken by the Town through a
watershed protection improvement district, created pursuant to Article 12 or 12-A of
Town Law.
E. No monies from the fund shall be expended for a water quality improvement project
by the Town unless such project has first been certified by the Town Board pursuant
to §140-33 herein.
§140-30. Authority
.
Pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Laws of 2015, the Town Board is hereby authorized to utilize
revenues from the Community Preservation Fund to implement water quality improvement
projects in accordance with a plan to preserve community character, pursuant to Article III
of this Chapter. A maximum of twenty (20) percent of the Fund’s annual revenues may be
utilized for the implementation of water quality improvement projects, provided that where
such water quality improvement funds are utilized for the operation of the Peconic Bay
National Estuary Program, the use of such funds shall only be utilized to match federal,
state, county, or other public or private funds on a dollar for dollar basis, not to exceed ten
(10) percent of the annual amount appropriated for water quality improvement projects.
§140-31. Definitions
.
As used in this article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
AQUATIC HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT - planning, design, construction, management,
maintenance, monitoring, reconstruction, revitalization, or rejuvenation activities intended
to improve waters of the state of ecological significance or any part thereof, including, but
not limited to, ponds, bogs, wetlands, bays, sounds, streams, rivers, or lakes and shorelines
thereof, to support a spawning, nursery, wintering, migratory, nesting, breeding, feeding, or
foraging environment for fish and wildlife and other biota.
POLLUTION PREVENTION PROJECT - planning, design, construction, improvement,
maintenance or acquisition of facilities, production processes, equipment or buildings owned
or operated by municipalities for the reduction, avoidance, or elimination of the use of toxic
or hazardous substances, or the generation of such substances or pollutants so as to reduce
risks to public health or the environment, including changes in production processes or raw
materials. Such projects shall not include incineration, transfer from one medium of release
or discharge to another medium, off-site or out-of-production recycling, end-of-pipe
treatment, or pollution control.
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN - a water quality improvement plan
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adopted pursuant to state or federal law, which has as its purpose the improvement of
water quality in all or part of the Peconic Bay region, including, but not limited to, (i) the
comprehensive conservation and management plan (CCMP) for the Peconic Estuary Program
pursuant to the National Estuary Program (P.L. 100-4) under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-
500), (ii) the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the Long
Island Sound Estuary Program, pursuant to the National Estuary Program (P.L. 100-4)
under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500), (iii) the South Shore Estuary Reserve
Comprehensive Management Plan, pursuant to 46 of the Executive Law, and (iv) the Long
Island Nitrogen Management and Mitigation Plan, pursuant to Chapter 53 of the Laws of
2015, including any amendments or updates to such plans.
STORMWATER COLLECTING SYSTEM - systems of conduits and all other construction,
devices, and appliances appurtenant thereto, designed and used to collect and carry
stormwater and surface water, street wash, and other wash and drainage waters to a point
source for discharge.
VESSEL PUMPOUT STATION - the planning, design, acquisition, or construction activities in
furtherance of a permanent or portable device capable of removing human sewage from a
marine holding tank.
WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - (i) wastewater treatment improvement projects,
(ii) non-point source abatement and control program projects developed pursuant to section
11-b of the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Law, section 1455b of the Federal Coastal
Zone Management Act, or Article 42 of the Executive Law, (iii) aquatic habitat restoration
projects, (iv) pollution prevention projects, and (v) the operation of the Peconic Bay
National Estuary Program, as designated by the United State Environmental Protection
Agency. Such projects shall have as their purpose the improvement of existing water
quality to meet existing specific water quality standards. Projects which have as a primary
purpose to permit or accommodate new growth shall not be included within this definition.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - the planning, design, construction,
acquisition, enlargement, extension, or alteration of a wastewater treatment facility,
including alternative systems to a sewage treatment plant or traditional septic system, to
treat, neutralize, stabilize, eliminate or partially eliminate sewage or reduce pollutants in
treatment facility effluent, including permanent or pilot demonstration wastewater
treatment projects, or equipment or furnishings thereof. An incentive or rebate program
established by the Town Board for the upgrade of existing septic systems or cesspools shall
constitute an eligible project within the definition of a wastewater treatment improvement
project. Stormwater collecting systems and vessel pumpout stations shall also be included
within the definition of a wastewater improvement project.
§140-32. Community Preservation Fund Project Plan
.
A. Preservation of community character shall include the protection and improvement of
the quality of all water resources.
B. Before any revenues from the Community Preservation Fund may be spent on water
quality improvement projects as defined in this Article, all such projects shall first be
approved by the Town Board as part of the Community Preservation Fund Project
Plan, adopted pursuant to §64-e of Town Law and Article III of Chapter 140 herein.
C. Said plan shall prioritize each project to be undertaken pursuant to this Article. In
setting such priorities, the Town Board shall consider the most prevalent pollutants
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affecting water quality in the Town and which projects will maximize the removal of
such pollutants in the most cost effective manner. The plan shall provide a detailed
written elaboration for the cost benefits in setting such priorities on a project by
project basis.
D. Said plan shall list every water quality improvement project which the Town plans to
undertake pursuant to the Community Preservation Fund, and shall state how such
project will improve existing water quality, and the estimated maximum cost of such
project.
E. The proposed water quality improvement project shall be for the planning, design, or
implementation of a capital project with a probable useful life of at least five (5)
years, pursuant to the state local finance law.
F. The proposed water quality improvement project shall be consistent with one or
more regional water quality improvement plans.
G. Such projects shall advance measurable water quality improvement for the Peconic
Bay region.
H. Such projects shall comply with specific existing or proposed state or regional water
quality standards or targets.
I. In the case of aquatic habitat restoration projects, the project shall promote aquatic
habitat restoration.
J. In the case of pollution prevention projects, the project shall reduce, avoid, and/or
eliminate the use of toxic or hazardous substances, or the generation of such
substances.
K. Projects which have as their purpose and effect the accommodation of new growth,
as opposed to the remediation of water quality, shall not qualify for funding under
this Article.
§140-33. Certification
.
A. No monies from the Community Preservation Fund shall be expended for a water
quality improvement project by the Town unless such project has first been certified
by the Town Board, by resolution, pursuant to this Article.
B. In making such certification, the Town Board shall find as follows:
1. The proposed water quality improvement project is for the planning, design, or
implementation of a capital project with a probable useful life of at least five (5)
years, pursuant to the state local finance law;
2. The proposed water quality improvement project is consistent with one or more
regional water quality improvement plans;
3. Such project advances measurable water quality improvement for the Peconic
Bay Region;
4. Such project complies with specific existing or proposed state or regional water
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quality standards or targets;
5. In the case of aquatic habitat restoration projects, the project will promote
aquatic habitat restoration; and
6. In the case of pollution prevention projects, the projects will reduce, avoid,
and/or eliminate the use of toxic or hazardous substances, or the generation of
such substances.
C. The Town Board shall not certify projects which accommodate new or additional
growth.
§140-34. Water Quality Advisory Committee
.
A. A Water Quality Advisory Committee shall be established pursuant to Town Board
resolution to review and make recommendations on proposed water quality
improvement projects using monies from the Fund.
B. Such Committee shall consist of (five or seven) members who shall be residents of
the Town and who shall serve without compensation. No member of the Town Board
shall serve on said Committee, nor shall any member have a direct interest in any
project for which funding is sought.
C. The members shall include individuals with demonstrated expertise in water quality
issues, estuarine science, civil engineering, shellfish restoration, or similar relevant
credentials.
D. The responsibilities of such Committee may include, but not be limited to, assisting
in the development of the project plan, drafting requests for proposals to implement
water quality improvement projects, reviewing and prioritizing proposed projects,
and offering such further advice and recommendations as the Town Board may
specify and deem necessary.
SECTION 2. Amendment.
Town Code §140-27 is hereby amended by deleting the stricken words and adding the
underlined words as follows:
ARTICLE IV
Real Estate Transfer Tax Repeal Date
§140-27. Expiration date extended.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the real estate transfer tax
imposed by Local Laws No. 22 and No. 39 of 1998 shall expire and be deemed to be
repealed after December 31, 2030 2050
.
SECTION 3. Mandatory Referendum.
This local law is subject to a mandatory referendum pursuant to §23(1) of Municipal Home
Rule Law, as provided for by Chapter 551 of the Laws of 2015.
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SECTION 4. Ballot Proposition.
Pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Laws of 2015, and §23(1) of Municipal Home Rule Law, the
following proposition shall be placed before the electors of the Town of Southampton at the
general election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016:
“Shall a Local Law entitled, ‘A LOCAL LAW amending Southampton Town Code
Chapter 140 (Community Preservation Fund) to (i) extend the effective date of the
Community Preservation Fund Real Estate Transfer Tax until December 31, 2050,
and (ii) authorize the use of a portion of the Community Preservation Fund, not to
exceed 20%, for water quality improvement projects,’ BE APPROVED?”
SECTION 5. Authority.
The proposed local law is enacted pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law §§10(1)(ii)(a)(11)
and (12), §10(1)(ii)(d)(3), and Chapter 551 of the Laws of 2015, amending Town Law §64-
e.
SECTION 6. Severability.
If any section or subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase, or provision(s) 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.
SECTION 7. Effective Date.
This local law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State and upon approval at
the general election to be held on November 8, 2016, by the affirmative vote of the
qualified electors of the Town of Southampton upon the proposition set forth in Section 4 of
this local law.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to publish the
following Notice of Public Hearing:
Notice of Public Hearing
TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby directs that a
public hearing shall be held on August 9, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., at Southampton Town Hall,
116 Hampton Road, Southampton, New York, to hear any and all persons either for or
against a proposed local law entitled, “A LOCAL LAW to consider amending Southampton
Town Code Chapter 140 (Community Preservation Fund) to (i) extend the effective date of
the Community Preservation Fund Real Estate Transfer Tax, imposed pursuant to Article 31-
D of the State Tax Law, until December 31, 2050, and (ii) authorize the use of a portion of
the Community Preservation Fund, not to exceed 20%, for water quality improvement
projects.”
Summary of Proposed Law
The purpose of this local law is to implement the authority delegated by the State to the
Town of Southampton pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Laws of 2015. Specifically, this local
law allows the Town to use up to 20% of the Community Preservation Fund’s annual
revenues to undertake water quality improvement projects, as defined herein, in order to
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preserve community character by improving water quality. Projects eligible for funding
include: (i) wastewater treatment improvement projects, (ii) non-point source abatement
and control program projects developed pursuant to section 11-b of the Soil and Water
Conservation Districts Law, section 1455b of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act, or
Article 42 of the Executive Law, (iii) aquatic habitat restoration projects, (iv) pollution
prevention projects, and (v) the operation of the Peconic Bay National Estuary Program, as
designated by the United State Environmental Protection Agency. Importantly, no monies
from the fund may be expended for a water quality improvement project unless such
project has first been certified by the Town Board pursuant to the provisions of said law.
Copies of the proposed law, sponsored by the full Town Board, are on file in the Town
Clerk’s Office, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK
SUNDY A. SCHERMEYER, TOWN CLERK
Financial Impact:
None.
RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Jay Schneiderman, Supervisor
SECONDER: Christine Preston Scalera, Councilwoman
AYES: Schneiderman, Lofstad, Scalera, Bouvier, Glinka
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TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION 2016-757
Item # 6.24
ADOPTED DOC ID: 25218
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending the
Community Preservation Fund Project Plan to Include Water
Quality Improvement Projects
WHEREAS, pursuant to Town Law §64-e(6), on November 10, 2015, by Local Law No. 28 of
2015, the Town Board of the Town of Southampton approved and adopted the “Town of
Southampton Community Preservation Project Plan 2015,” which lists every project the
Town plans to undertake pursuant to the Community Preservation Fund (“CPF”); and
WHEREAS, thereafter, legislation was enacted by the State, that is, Chapter 551 of the Laws
of 2015, amending Town Law §64-e to (i) extend the effective date of the Community
Preservation Fund Real Estate Transfer Tax until December 31, 2050, and (ii) authorize the
use of a portion of the Community Preservation Fund, not to exceed 20% of the annual
revenues, for water quality improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the introduction of the expenditure of CPF monies for water
quality improvement projects, said Community Preservation Project Plan must list every
water quality improvement project the Town plans to undertake with CPF monies, and must
state how such project would improve existing water quality; and
WHEREAS, this newly drafted “Part B” of the Community Preservation Project Plan,
attendant to water quality improvement projects, has been compiled with the participation
of the Community Preservation Fund Manager, the Department of Land Management, the
Environment Division, the Department of Municipal Works, Geographic Information
Systems, the Town Attorney’s Office, and Councilman John Bouvier and Councilwoman
Christine Scalera; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board seeks public comment on Part B, that is, the water quality
improvement component of the Community Preservation Project Plan; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby directs that a public
hearing shall be held on August 9, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., at Southampton Town Hall, 116
Hampton Road, Southampton, New York, to hear any and all persons either for or against
“Part B” of the Community Preservation Project Plan, that is, the Water Quality
Improvement component of said Plan; and be it further
RESOLVED, that said Water Quality Improvement component of the Community
Preservation Project Plan shall not become effective unless and until the Town of
Southampton’s local law enacting Article VI of Town Code Chapter 140, entitled Water
Quality Improvement, is approved by a majority of the voters at a mandatory referendum
to be held at the general election on November 8, 2016; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish the following
Notice of Public Hearing:
Notice of Public Hearing
TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby directs that a
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public hearing shall be held on August 9, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., at Southampton Town Hall,
116 Hampton Road, Southampton, New York, to hear any and all persons either for or
against the adoption of “Part B” of the Community Preservation Project Plan, that is, the
Water Quality Improvement component of said Plan.
Copies of “Part B” of the Community Preservation Project Plan, addressing Water Quality
Improvements, are on file in the Town Clerk’s Office, Monday through Friday, from 8:30
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK
SUNDY A. SCHERMEYER, TOWN CLERK
Financial Impact:
None.
RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: John Bouvier, Councilman
SECONDER: Christine Preston Scalera, Councilwoman
AYES: Schneiderman, Lofstad, Scalera, Bouvier, Glinka
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