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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-11/09/2016 ELIZABETH A.NEVILLETown Hall,53095 Main Road TOWN CLERK OS�FFO(,�coGy PO Box 1179 co Southold,NY 11971 REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS o Fax(631)765-6145 MARRIAGE OFFICER y?101 ya°� Telephone: (631)765- 1800 RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER southoldtown.northfork.net FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING November 9, 2016 7:00 PM A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held Wednesday,November 9, 2016 at the Meeting Hall, Southold,NY. Call to Order 7:00 PM Meeting called to order on November 9, 2016 at Meeting Hall, 53095 Route 25, Southold,NY. Attendee Nam_e i Organization Title Status " Arrived James Dinizio Jr Town of Southold _ _ Councilman µPresent William P. Ruland ; Town of Southold m Councilman _ Present Jill Doherty _ Town of Southold ; Councilwoman 3 Present Robert Ghosio Town of Southold Councilman Present Louisa P. Evans Town of Southold i Justice Present Scott A. Russell ; Town of Southold Supervisor " Present I. Reports 1. Zoning Board of Appeals Monthly Report 2. Monthly Report- Judge Hughes 3. Monthly Report-Judge Price II. Public Notices III. Communications IV. Discussion 1. 9:00 AM -Denis Noncarrow & Michael Collins 2. 9:15 AM -Denis Noncarrow & Damon Hagan Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 2 3. No Parking Signs on Sunset Lane, Greenport 4. Hiring Surveyor for Subdivision Application Motion To: Motion to Enter Executive RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby Enter into Executive Session at 10:00 AM for the purpose of discussing the following matters: Proposed Acquisition of, Sale or Lease of Property Labor RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:James Dinizio Jr, Councilman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell 5. Executive Session 6. Executive Session Motion To: Motion to Exit Executive RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby Exit/Recess from this Executive Session at 11:58 AM. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell Motion To: Recess 9:00 AM meeting RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby Recess this 9:00 AM meeting of the Town Board until the Regular 7:OOPM Meeting of the Southold Town Board. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: William P. Ruland, Councilman SECONDER:Jill Doherty, Councilwoman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell Pledge to the Flat Opening Comments Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: The formality of this is, this is the input and then we have the vote on the 15"' of November at the scheduled meeting. It should be already noticed in the paper and that's where the formal vote would take place as to whether this budget goes into effect or not. Any change to it would have to be made before that. Now, on the regular agenda, would anybody like to address the Town Board on any of the agenda items? (No response) Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 3 V. Resolutions 2016-1003 CATE,GORY.• Audit DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk Approve Audit RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves the audit dated November 9,2016. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2016-1003 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled _ _ ❑ Withdrawn James Dmizio Jr Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P Ruland Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Seconder 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Mover D ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2016-1004 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,November 22, 2016 at the Southold Town Hall, Southold,New York at 4:30 P.M. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2016-1004 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled James Dmizio it Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Withdrawn William P Ruland Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt Jill Doherty Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Robert Ghosio Seconder 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Louisa P Evans Mover 2 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Scott A Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt ❑ No Action 0 Lost Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 4 2016-1005 CATEGORY. Fmla DEPARTAIENT: Accounting Grant FMLA Leave to a Town Employee RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants a leave of absence for up to 12 weeks to Employee #1683 effective October 17, 2016 pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2016-1005 lZ Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated -- - - —- - — - Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled ❑ Withdrawn James Dimzio Jr Mover LI ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P Roland Seconder Rl ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Voter Rl ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Voter lZ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Voter lZ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Acton ❑ Lost 2016-1006 CATEGORY.- Contracts,Lease&Agreements DEPARTMENT: Recreation Hire Winter Recreation Program Instructors Resolved that the Town Board of the Town of Southold authorize and direct Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute an agreement with the following individuals and businesses for the winter 2017 recreation programs, all in accordance with the approval of the town attorney. Funding for the instructors listed below has been budgeted for in the recreation department's 2017 instructor line A.7020.4.500.420. Thomas Boucher(Guitar Lessons) $30/hour Heather Cusack (Herbs for Health/The Art of Tea) $30/hour Martha Eagle (Aerobics & Pilates) $35/class Martha Eagle (Pilates Extra Session) $27/class Suzzanne Fokine (Understanding Abstract Painting) $30/hour Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 5 Bill Gatz (Youth Basketball) $30/hour Denise Gillies (Tai Chi) $30/hour Huck Hirsch (Mah Jongg) $30/hour Kevin Izzo (Youth Basketball) $30/hour Jennifer Kane (Singing) $30/hour Marilyn LoPresti (Walk 15 Exercise Program) $30/hour Rosemary Martilotta(Hatha& Chair Yoga) $62/class Judy McCleery (Photography Basics) $30/hour Linda Nemeth(Watercolor) $30/hour NF School For Dogs (Dog Obedience) $90/person Dr. Jeffrey Poplarski (Golf Fitness) $55/class Theresa Pressler(Arts & Crafts) $30/hour R&C Agency Management(CPR Course) $55/person R&C Agency Management (Defensive Driving) $30/person Laurie Short (Circuit Based Workout/Drop Set Training) $30/hour Steve Smith(Weight Training Adults) $85/person Steve Smith (Weight Training Youth) $35/person Jocelyn Suglia(Youth Basketball) $30/hour Lisa Tettelbach(Greeting Cards) $30/hour Touch Dance Studio (Ballroom Dancing) $65/person Christine Watts (Children's Theatre) $30/hour Ryan Wesnofske (Youth Basketball) $30/hour U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (Youth Boating) Free Kerri Zablotny (Little Scholars Reading Club) $30/hour ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2016-1006 2 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled __ , —_ _ _ ❑ Withdrawn James Dimzio Jr Voter Rl 11 ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P.Ruland Voter IZI ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Mover 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Voter El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Seconder 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A.Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2016-1007 CATEGORY. Local Law Public Hearing DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney PH 12/6/16 7.31 PMAmendmews to Chapter 17 Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 6 WHEREAS,there has been resented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,New York, on the 91 day of November, 2016, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 17, Community Preservation Fund, in connection with First Time Homebuyer Exemption." 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 61h day of December, 2016 at 7:31 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 17, Community Preservation Fund, in connection with First Time Homebuyer Exemption" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 2016 A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 17, Community Preservation Fund, in connection with First Time Homebuyer Exemption". BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: I. Purpose. The Town Board has determined that in order to promote the affordability of home ownership within the Town for first-time homebuyers, certain first-time homebuyers may be exempt from the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund transfer tax in accordance with the recent amendment to New York State §1449-ee(4). II. Chapter 17 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: §17-25. Additional exemptions. A. There shall be allowed an exemption of$150,000 on the consideration of the conveyance of improved real property or an interest therein. B. There shall be an exemption of$75,000 on the consideration of the conveyance of unimproved real property or an interest therein. C. There shall be allowed an exemption for a first-time homebuyer where the purchase price of the primary residential property is within 602/6 80% of the purchase price limits defined by the State of New York Mortgage Agency Low Interest Rate Mortgage Program (SONYMA) in the non-target one-family categories for Suffolk County in effect on the contract date for the sale of such property and the homebuyer's household income does not exceed the income limits defined by SONYMA's Low Interest Rate Mortgage Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 7 Program in the non-target, one- and two-person household category for Suffolk County in effect on the contract date for the sale of such property. 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-2016-1007 Rl Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated .._-- Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled ----- -------- --- --- ❑ Withdrawn James Dmizio Jr Voter 2 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P Ruland Mover lZ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Voter CEJ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P.Evans Seconder 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2016-1008 CATEGORY.• Budget Modification DEPARTMENT. Solid Waste Management District SWMD Budget Mods Financial Impact: To cover additional needed repairs on grinder shaft; troubleshoot of electrical prohlems with Volvo loader; 4th qtr groundwater monitoring(due to some of 2015 costs billed in 2016); scrap tire removal due to more than expected volume in 2016. RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 2016 Solid Waste Management District budget as follows: From SR 8160.4.400.805 MSW Removal $9,785.00 Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 8 Total $9,785.00 To: SR 8160.4.100.580 Maint/Supply Ford Tractor $ 200.00 SR 8160.4.100.596 Maint/Supply CBI Grinder 470.00 SR 8160.4.100.800 Maint-Facilities/Grounds 50.00 SR 8160.4.400.250 Computer Software Support 15.00 SR 8160.4.400.651 Repairs Volvo Loader 300.00 SR 8160.4.400.665 Repairs CBI Grinder 4,405.00 SR 8160.4.400.815 Scrap Tire Removal 900.00 SR 8160.4.500.150 Groundwater Monitoring 3,445.00 Total $9,785.00 ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2016-1008 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated -" Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled James Dinizio Jr Voter lZ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Withdrawn ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P Ruland Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Mover lZ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P.Evans Seconder lZ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter 121 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2016-1009 CATEGORY. Contracts,Lease&Agreements DEPARTMENT. Town Attorney Extend Lease Agreement with Glover Brothers LLC RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Scott A. Russell to enter into an extension of the lease a;;reement between Town of Southold and Glover Brothers, LLC for the use of a storage facility for the purpose of providing winter storage for equipment used by the Southold Town Highway Department and Public Works Department located on Cox Lane, Cutchogue, at a cost of$750.00 per month, on a month-to-month basis. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2016-1009 0 Adopted Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Adopted as Amended ,lames Dimzio Jr Voter 2 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Defeated William P Roland Voter lZ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tabled Jill Doherty Voter 2 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Withdrawn Robert Ghosio Mover 0 0 0 0 Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 9 ❑ Supervisor's Appt Louisa P Evans Seconder 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Scott A Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded ❑ Town Clerk's Appt ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2016-1010 CATEGORY.• Authorize to Bid DEPARTMENT. Town Attorney Advertise for New Flooring at the Senior Recreation Center RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for bids for the construction of new flooring at the Senior Recreation Center in Peconic. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2016-1010 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated — — — ❑ Tabled Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent -__- ❑ Withdrawn James Dinizio Jr '—Mover0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P.Ruland Seconder 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost VI. Public Hearings Motion To: Motion to recess to Public Hearing RESOLVED that this meeting of the Southold Town Board be and hereby is declared Recessed in order to hold a public hearing. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:Robert Ghosio, Councilman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell 11/9 4:00 Pm & 7:00 Pm - 2017 Budget Hearings Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 10 This hearing was opened at 4:00 PM SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: There's actually a copy of the budget outside, there's quite a bit of information on there. It's not the most readable format, it's the best we can do but certainly we are here to answer any questions that you might have and listen to any comments you might make. COUNCILMAN GHOSIO: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Preliminary Budget and Preliminary Capital Budget of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2017 has been prepared and approved by the Southold Town Board and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, where they are available for inspection and where copies may be obtained by any interested person during business hours. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will meet and review said 2017 Preliminary Budget and 2017 Preliminary Capital Budget and hold a public hearing thereon at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, in said Town at 4:00 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, and at such hearing any persons may be heard in favor of or against the 2017 Preliminary Budget and 2017 Preliminary Capital Budget as compiled, or for or against any item or items therein contained. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 108 of the Town Law, the following are proposed yearly salaries of members of the Town Board, the Town Clerk and the Superintendent of Highways: SCHEDULE OF SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS (ARTICLE 8 OF TOWN LAW) Officer Supervisor $ 106,506 Members of the Town Board (4) @ $ 35,078 Town Justice and Member of the Town Board, Fishers Island $ 53,492 Town Justices (2) @ $ 71,755 Town Clerk $ 102,624 Superintendent of Highways $ 106,506 Tax Receiver $ 40,041 Assessors (3) @ $ 76,707 Trustees (5) @ $ 19,371 SUMMARY OF TOWN BUDGET 2016 PRELIMINARY Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 11 Appropriations Less: Less: and Provisions Estimated Unexpended Amount to be Code Fund for Other Uses Revenues Balance Raised by Tax A General $ 30,591,587 $ 4,562,808 $ 2,500,000 $ 23,528,779 B General-Outside 2,287,486 1,491,058 590,000 206,428 Village DB Highway Fund 5,942,010.44 443,580 250,000 5,248,430 CD Community 49,165 49,165 - - Development CM Community Pres. 12,711,500 6,507,500 6,204,000 - Fund CS Risk Retention Fund 542,000 542,000 - - Total-Town $ 52,123,748 $ 13,596,111 $ 9,544,000 $ 28,983,637 DB 1 Orient Rd Improve. $ 3,190 $ - $ 440 $ 2,750 Dist SF E-W Fire Protect. Dist 759,191 285 6,000 752,906 SM Fishers Island Ferry 4,080,900 3,000,250 276,772 803,878 Dist SR Solid Waste Manage. 4,138,507.00 1,902,700 250,000 1,985,807 Dist SSI Southold Wastewater - - 17,155 (17,155) Dist SS2 Fishers Island Sewer 31,500 31,500 - - Dist F.I. Waste Manage. 614,871 52,150 - 562,721 Dist Orient Mosquito 88,430 - - 88,430 District Subtotal-Special Districts $ 9,716,589 $ 4,986,885 $ 550,367 $ 4,179,337 Orient-East Marion $ 54,000 $ 10,000 $ - $ 44,000 Park District Southold Park District 327,726 - - 327,726 Cutchogue-New 140,000 - - 140,000 Suffolk Park Dist. Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 12 Mattituck Park 535,756 34,435 80,930 420,391 District Subtotal-Park Districts $ 1,057,482 $ 44,435 $ 80,930 $ 932,117 Fishers Island Fire $ - $ - $ - $ - District Orient Fire District - - - - East Marion Fire 599,337 89,928 - 509,409 District Southold Fire District 1,896,950 24,190 - 1,872,760 Cutchogue Fire 1,389,650 1,000 - 1,388,650 District Mattituck Fire District 1,904,854 - - 1,904,854 Subtotal-Fire Districts $ 5,790,791 $ 115,118 $ - $ 5,675,673 Total-All Districts $ 16,564,862 $ 5,146,438 $ 631,297 $ 10,787,127 Grand Totals This Page $ 68,688,610.00 $18,742,549.00 $10,175,297.00 $39,770,764.00 I do have a copy of that, this has been posted on the Town Clerk's bulletin board and the Town's website. I do have an affidavit that this was also advertised in the Suffolk Times. That's all I have. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Would anyone like to address the Town Board on this particular hearing? Comments, questions? (No response) Okay, what I will do is just quickly run over some information for everybody here and certainly for anybody at home. The proposed tax increase is 7.63%. That is for the average home about $135 in new taxes. It would be less for people who qualify for a seniors exemption or veteran's exemption. Although that savings would vary depending on what you qualify for. Anything else? COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: I would just like to add that it includes about a 75% increase in Highway funds, they are re-doing a lot of roads and hopefully, that will be an ongoing thing for the next five or six years. COUNCILMAN RULAND: Well, certainly Mr. Supervisor, I would say to you that this budget, I have been here nine years and this budget seems to have been a lot more difficult to come to some conclusions about the proper funding for the different categories because it seemed like there was a never-ending supply of increasing costs beyond our control. I think that everybody is aware of the state of the health care system in our country and the Town of Southold is not immune to anything that had to do with its healthcare program even though it's a statewide program that we're a member of. The increase in costs was such that that alone had us increase the levy beyond the tax cap. I also think that our town which many people quickly point to as Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 13 the last of a lot of things on the north fork, has done what needs to be done to keep our town fiscally healthy and we talked about that before especially the maintenance of a proper fund balance. We have a stellar bond rating and that is important because those savings, which you don't see unless the town borrows money and we borrow a lot of money, equates to substantial savings over time that it is our job no doubt about it that we are to look at those things and determine the value of whether it be refinancing bonds that we have or controlling and reviewing all the spending that we do, the budget that we have does not include a whole lot of new stuff. We are trying to maintain, as Jim said, our roads which is a difficult task and it is going to go on into the future, there's no question about that but I think that we have the ability now to develop a longer term plan based on costs that we know of for our current year that we project for the next year and then those issues will allow us, especially the Supervisor who is the Chief Financial Officer of the town, to develop a long term multi-year budgeting process with regard to highway resurfacing. It is easy to talk about and it's hard to make come to fruition. That's a long way to say, Mr. Supervisor, that I appreciate your efforts in developing this budget and there's been a great deal of angst and heartburn, I appreciate the efforts of the Town Comptroller in helping us deal with the angst and heartburn that comes with so many of these issues that some of them are monumental in scope and yet they are not big compared to others, I sit here as one of six. The weight that's on your shoulders to make a decision to provide for the needs of the all the residents of the town and I would stress all because many people do not come to our meetings, many people only come when there's a crisis and the rest of the time they are expecting us to do the right thing. And that's a long way of saying that I think this budget is a really good indication that we are on the right track and we are going in the right direction. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Would anybody else like to address the Town Board on this? Questions or comments? Board members? (No response) This hearing was recessed at 4:08 PM until the 7:00 PM Budget Hearing This hearing was re-opened for the 7:00 PM Budget Hearing at 7:00 PM SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: This is a continuation of a hearing that we started today, with regard to people that want to comment on the budget that is proposed. We have copies outside. I know that there is quite a bit of information, I am happy to answer any questions you might have and certainly listen to any comments you have. Would anybody like to address the Board? MARYLOU PALMER: Marylou Palmer, 85 Mesrobian Drive Laurel. I guess I have my own budget which I have to adhere to and I know how much I have to make to, I guess, pay my bills, to pay my taxes. And I guess I am concerned I guess because we all pay heavy taxes and it just seems that we are putting out a lot of money that maybe should be readdressed. And I am not an accountant, I look at those numbers and I said, wow. You are talking about highway repairs, Laurel Lane has been blacktopped many times and they keep doing it and doing it and doing it and I feel that why is that happening? Shouldn't it be done right? And maybe if we do more things right, we won't have to redo them. I guess I am just upset because I am a widow, I am Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 14 working two jobs to keep my house. I live on the water, I pay my taxes, we don't get dredged, we haven't gotten dredged in three years and I guess it's just time to just come down and say something, maybe I am in the wrong audience but I am talking for myself, I am talking for my neighbors, I don't understand, I just don't understand. If you take all the families and all the families that are paying taxes and all that money, I don't understand what the deficit is. I move from Peter to pay Paul, sometimes I have to do that, sometimes I can't eat what I want to eat because I have to pay a bill. So if I eat spaghetti for three nights but I pay my bills. I don't understand but maybe you can help me understand. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Sure. MS. PALMER: Why an increase of 7 percent? Do you know what that's going to do to my budget? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: The average increase would be about$135 per home. MS. PALMER: Alright, well, it's still a bill that I could be paying. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I would agree. MS. PALMER: One hundred dollars to me is a lot of money. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Laurel Lane, is that the one that runs up by the Laurel Post Office? MS. PALMER: Schmitt's farm. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Okay, that's actually the Town of Riverhead, so that would be for them to address with regard to paving. But you see Peconic Bay Boulevard was just done, I know you live, Mesrobian is right off that. MS. PALMER: Right. Right. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: There are roads in Southold Town that are in far worse shape than that was and they need to be done and I want to mention, we are not actually in a deficit. The budget is sound and its whole, the increase was the result of adding new spending. Largely, to get the roads done because of the decimation we have seen because of a couple of bad winters. And then of course, there was a substantial increase in medical costs. MS. PALMER: Alright, like I said, I can only talk for myself. 1 didn't even know that was Riverhead, but again, too,they should do it right first. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Understood. Thank you. KATHLEEN KNAPP: Kathleen Knapp, 2260 Peconic Bay Boulevard. I too am a widow. What's happening to the senior citizens and being able to pay these crazy taxes and we are not Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 15 getting what we are paying for? Brushes Creek has not been dredged in how many years? We can't get our boats out? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: This is outside the scope of the budget hearing but since you are here, I would like to at least give you the chance to talk about it. I think Jill has an answer. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: The Suffolk County makes up the list of dredging. Southold Town Trustees give the county, when I was a Trustee we used to call it the wish list, we give them a list of the creeks that need to be dredged in this town and then the county dredges in all the eastern towns. So not every creek gets dredged every year. MS. KNAPP: Or every three years. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: Or every few years. So it's kind of out of the town's h ands. We push it as much as we can and I suggest that you call the Trustees office.... MS. KNAPP: We have. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: And just keep doing that and then they will hopefully push the county. I know we had to do that, it took several years and they finally came and dredged it and Suffolk County does that list. MS. KNAPP: May I interject? I had called and they told me the town doesn't make the decision, so I went to another, I can't even remember at this point because I was so mad and they said no, what happens is that they start on the south side and then they work their way around which is unfair. We pay as much taxes as the rich people on the south side but every year they start on the south side and then we are told oh, the dredge broke, oh, we can't do it. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: If you want, after, I can discuss details about all that, because as Scott said, it's outside of the scope of the budget. But I can explain more of how it works. MS. KNAPP: I appreciate it. Well, are you going to take into consideration all the seniors that the 7.6 % is going to affect? Young people are not coming in because they can't afford the taxes. Old people, not old, the senior citizens have to make adjustments or move or god forbid, move in with their children. None of you would like that. COUNCILMAN GHOSIO: Actually, my father lives with me. MS. KNAPP: God bless you. You are lucky you have him. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Look, I agree and every year, we are very tight with the budget and we keep the increases to a minimum. We have had no problems complying with the tax cap year after year, we even come in below the cap but what happens is, these unique set of circumstances, two winters that absolutely decimated the infrastructure. And I get the calls, I have to tell you, there was a time where deer where the number one issue, then helicopters were. Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 16 Now it's the condition of the roads. The public's calling me constantly, we are getting letters, we are getting emails, fix these roads. That's new spending and that's why we have to raise the taxes. We had no choice, if we were going to get the roads done. MS. KNAPP: Has that vote been put in, is that gospel now? That 7.6 or are you looking to raise it? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: The 7.63 is what's proposed. MS. KNAPP: So it's not voted on yet? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: No, this would have to be a vote of this board on November 15. Tonight's the public hearing, so we take in public comment and the board considers or reconsiders any aspect of the budget they want. MS. KNAPP: So I can look at all your faces and I know how you are going to vote. Okay, thank you. PATRICIA CATO: My name is Patricia Cato, I live on Crown Land Lane in Cutchogue. I am also a widow. What are you going to give me with this increase? I work full-time, so I just about get home, I raced home to come here. You have the meeting after daylight savings time, I wear glasses, I don't like to come out at night, fortunately, my son brought me here. I called at lunchtime to make sure it was here. Having this increase, you are forcing the baby boomers which I am and the millennium group which is my son's group, out of here because they are not going to be able to stay. Fortunately, my son lives with me, so he can help me because he can't afford his own apartment, so he is living with me. And he is living with me so we can keep the house for future generations. What do I get? I have to pay for the garbage permit, the beach permit and I am paying for everything and I have to watch my budget. What are you going to help us with? And I am a senior. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: One thing I do want to re-emphasize, the actually increase of the 7.63, if it is adopted, isn't an increase on the whole tax bill, it's just on the town portion which would work out to be about$135 per home. MS. CATO: I know but if I didn't have my son to help me and I am working full-time, it's hard. I mean, I have to make sure my car is taken care of and everything that has it, so I can stay. So it's hard. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: It's tough. I mean, I am in a house by myself as well and I am in the same situation, I have to work four jobs and it's hard. It's hard to live here and this budget, Scott and our comptroller have done a wonderful job in holding line on almost every item. And we have the medical expenses that go up, we don't have a choice with that, we have to pay them. And just with that alone, if we didn't do any, if we take out the budget of the million that we proposed for the roads, we would still be raising taxes. It's very difficult and we have tried to keep it down as much as we can. Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 17 MS. CATO: But it's really hard, what if my son decides to live, what do I do? COUNCILMAN GHOSIO: These are important points that are made, of course, it's never, at least for me, it's never easy. When we start talking about the prospect of raising taxes as high as we may have to this year, I know that there have been budgets passed in the past that were in double digits in terms of how much the budget would be increased and I know that in the past several years, this Town Board as long as I have been on it and I believe prior to my being on the board, has had a great eye and done everything that they could to keep taxes down. In fact, I pride myself on being a fiscal conservative, so this doesn't make me happy either but that being said, I will tell you and I know everybody here went through the budget line by line and got into many debates with folks in Town Hall and department heads in the different departments in our town government in trying to pare off as much as possible and there are some unhappy people. Unfortunately, this is a year and that we are ;seeing it not only in the public sector, your town government, but also in the private sector, we are dealing with increases on health care and insurance that defy imagination. Increases that I have never seen before in my career. And on a municipal level, it's occurring as well. Unfortunately, having an infrastructure we have to take care of as well, I think that leads to some of the concerns that we have and some of the money that's been budgeted in that raise of 7.6 percent. I am not saying that I necessarily believe that we need to go that high but it remains to be seen and I appreciate your points, I just wanted to let you know that the Board scrutinized every line'. MS. PALMER: Can I just say one other thing? I mean, we have the STAR program, things like that, is there any way that there could be a: one-time exemption for this for the senior, for somebody like myself who is over 75 and working two jobs, making minimum amount to pay my bills. Is there any way that we can initiate some kind of process where there would be an exemption? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: The exemptions that are available are defined by New York State, there is a senior citizens exemption, 65 and over to qualify. And there's an income threshold, you know, the less you make the more you, save. The problem is real property taxes are governed by New York State Real Property Tax Law and we don't have the legal jurisdiction to create what we would call in-house or in-town,exemptions. We wouldn't be able to do that as a matter of law. And I know that this is very difficult, I really do. MS. PALMER: It's, you know, maybe make:it 6 percent, rather than 7.whatever. I am just speaking for myself and that lady and my neighbor. You know, getting older is not all it's cracked up to be, I am sorry. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: We also have a safety issue. The roads aren't, it's not a convenience, it's a safety issue. If we let these,roads get any worse, we can probably have some expensive costs down the road with people who aren't happy with them and god forbid something happens. There's a real safety component to this as well, we have obligations here. Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 18 MS. PALMER: No, I see both sides of the coin but you know, there are wealthier people that maybe could afford a little bit more but I know that you are governed by rules and regulations but if we didn't speak up, you wouldn't know what we are facing. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I am glad that you did actually. JOE CATO: Joe Cato, Cutchogue. I am just kind of interested to see why maybe $3,000,000 is being allocated towards the roads? It just seems that with this increase, a lot is going towards the medical costs but not a lot is going towards the infrastructure. It's definitely really difficult to live out here, I am fortunate enough to stay here with my mom, to defray some of the costs but it's definitely going to be harder and harder to live out here and the reality is, people my age can't even afford to buy a house. So if we are going to increase taxes, maybe we can increase infrastructure and not just manicure some of the preexisting infrastructure because really want to try to generate more towards dollars to kind of slow down the amount of tax hikes that we have to push because right now, last year it was 3 %, this year 7 %. What's it going to be next year? or the year after that. I just don't know if it has to be so drastic. I know that you guys have done a good job of analyzing the budget and realizing that it is hard for people to live out here but at the end of the day, it's a really, really farfetched reality of being able to own a home out here and that's a scary reality, especially growing up out here. I just think that there's hopefully some time that you guys can really look at the budget closely and think about what's going to happen with resurfacing the roads. We've had some bad winters but if we are going to repave few roads, what's that really going to do with $44 million when less than $4 million is going towards the infrastructure costs? I know that a lot of it is covering employee costs but there just doesn't seem like there's that same amount of transparency that needs to exist, I know that maybe it's invasive to know what the health coverage is of these employees but are we really choosing the lowest cost one to provide the tax breaks to the people that live here? I just really hope that we can try to lower this number, I know that it's only $135 but still that's a lot when you think of the cost of living here and I know because I lived on the other side of the country but I love it here. I am trying to do something with the wine industry which is why I struggle to stay out here but we really do need to look at this number and maybe we can bring it down just a little bit more. I mean, 7.6 % looks pretty drastic when you look at what the percentage hike was last year. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: you are right about the infrastructure 100 %. The need to invest in the infrastructure, you are 100 percent right. The infrastructure of this town needs to be updated to handle what it just wasn't designed to do with regard to the traffic and everything. And that should take a three party effort which would be New York State, Suffolk County and Southold Town. You are 100 percent right. MR. CATO: Alright. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thanks. Would anyone else like to comment on the budget? COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: Well, I would just like to say that as far as the roads are concerned, yes, we had, we have been trying to grapple, I have been anyway, of how, what the process is, has been, in preparing our roads. And I found that we were using a lesser grade of topping, if Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 19 that's what you want to call it and that, the amount of time that you got out of that was minimal compared to what we are proposing now which is about a 20 year surface. The other was a 6 or 7, the stuff you just kind of pour down on the road and it dries. And you know, certainly I grappled with that. I just think that roads are here to stay, they have been here, we intend to have them into the future. We need to have a process every year to ensure that that 20 year span just continues which hasn't happened and basically what we have been spending is about$250,000 to $300,000 a year on roads but you were getting 2 percent increases. You know, they weren't just 2 percent, they were staying under the cap. We are breaking the cap this year because we are going to put $1,000,000 in there instead of$300,000. Okay? That's going to give us a better quality road and now we have, we are working on a schedule of you know, which roads are good, which are bad. The information that we got two weeks ago, in my mind is only the beginning of how we have to work on this because you know, it has to be a process and everybody has to know that every year these things are going to get done and they are going to continue to get done and when the Town Board has to commit to it, I am committing to a seven year kind of thing, what we propose now is four years but we talked about bonding these, this stuff and that's not good. It will lower your rate but in the end it's still going to raise it, you are borrowing money to pay for something that you are supposed to have, that we are supposed to be supplying. It's like the lady said, you can cut back. You can eat spaghetti but if you eat spaghetti all your life, that's not good for you. And the same here, you know,you can't just keep putting down the junk and keep going back with junk. You have to start committing to roads that are good, paint that's good on it, it will, in the end, help us down the road. Yes, you spend more money but we have been dealing with a police station, a small dispatch room that's 24/7 there's somebody in that room and that room needs to be updated. We are lucky this year we got some money to put that in, $300,000 and some odd dollars. The ergonomic chairs, the whole nine yards, it's going to be a very nice radio system. We had an incident right here, this year, right before me with a cop that could have been very serious and part of that was the radios, so we are investing in that this year, too. That's another expense. But can we leave our police officers out there, knowing that we have problems with one of the most important pieces of equipment that they have, i.e. pressing a button and calling for help? No, I can't, I am faced with that, I can't do it. That's why we are raising this money. I know it's a lot, I think if you cut back on what you cut back on, there's things in that budget that I don't like, that I don't think we need but it's all a compromise. You know, different people have different things. I met with every department head. Okay, and some of those discussions were uncomfortable to say the least but I think that in my mind, I settled that I have to compromise too, I can't get everything I want. It would be less but it wouldn't be less because I am taking money out of the road or out of the radios. I am not going to do that. We need that stuff. Thank you. MR. CATO: I just want to address a few things. But that doesn't actually talk about the minimal percentage of that increase going towards the roads. It's only maybe $3,000,000. I guess one of my concerns and I think that the infrastructure needs to change and I do feel bad that the police are operating out of old headquarters and it's below standards, I know that needs to change too and that's one of the things that's really being addressed in this budget, so that's going to have to be addressed in another budget, so that's going to be another increase that's going to happen down the road. And I think that that does need to happen but what we are Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 20 talking about is this budget and we are talking about the $3,000,000 I believe, I think it's like $2,400,000, like 2 and change that's actually going towards the roads. COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: No, sir, that's not true. The amount of money we are putting towards the material is what the raise is, okay, and it's $1,000,000. MR. CATO: I think that that's great that you guys are increasing the quality of the roads and the material, so we don't have to put these costs into it later on, I think that's the right direction to go but I think that what is the series of roads that's going to be addressed, what's going to be the transparency in this? I guess my concern is on my way here tonight, I hit a few pot holes on my road, is my road going to be counted as one of the roads that's deemed necessary to repave? How are you going to prioritize what roads need to be repaved? COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: Well, that's again, we received a list two weeks ago, okay? I am not in any way satisfied that that list is something that we can work off of. That's a very, very preliminary as far as I am concerned, it just helps me to learn how the process works because I am not in road repair. That's the highway superintendent. I looked at what he suggested, I am talking about the highway superintendent, and you know, I am going to ask more questions and firm that up this year and next year have a better idea, a better plan that will be worked on the year after that and the year after that to the point where it's just taking pushpins and moving them on a map at some point in time, but it has to start somewhere. We can't keep just putting the minimal amount on our roads to keep under a cap that you know, the roads are just going to crumble underneath you. MR. CATO: I completely agree with you, I don't think that's really addressing the bulk of the budget that is the medical costs and I just think if there could be some transparency, understanding the health coverage that's carried, are they really the lowest cost option? So the taxpayers aren't having to pay for any excesses. COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: Well, two years ago we went to a different carrier. We saved a lot of money. MR. CATO: And that's what we like to see. COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: But now that carrier, okay, and along with some laws that have come into play, that cost increase is about $300,000. And you know, under contracts with our two unions, we have to supply an amount of insurance... COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: Standard. COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: Standardized for them. It's not something you can, we can try another carrier but we just did it two years ago. MR. CATO: I got you. I understand. Thank you. Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 21 SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Actually, you asked some very good questions and usually I have a budget seminar every year I come here and I present the budget and try to talk about all those different issues. We didn't have it this year because I am basically here Wednesday nights anyway for open hours, so I referred people to those hours but those questions are 100 percent correct. Medical is a good example. We actually used to be self-insured and we had concerns about the long term risk particularly with the affordable care act, I am not drawing judgements, I am just saying the fiscal reality. So we rolled over to the state's NYSHIP, what they call the Empire plan. It was the cheapest and probably still is but it really is costly, so what this town has done, what this board has done is said look, we can't carry this burden any longer,the employees are going to have to carry some of the burden. So we did stand firm with one of the unions and we got a 5 percent contribution. We are in the process now, negotiating hoping to get more. We stood firm on the hiring of 8 police officers which was big news at one point. The reason we did that was we needed to basically, we couldn't hire under the old contract because we wouldn't have gotten any medical contribution, now that the issue was forced to an arbitrator, we actually got 15 percent on new hires. That savings isn't immediate but with the turnover of new employees, over the course of a couple of years, you are going to see more and more contributing to that. And we are still looking for contributions. That's probably the best way we can mitigate those increases. But you are right, regarding whether it's the fairest or not, the most affordable, you are 100 percent correct and I would love to explain that stuff to the public, all the time. MR. CATO: Well, we appreciate it. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. Would anyone else like to address the Town Board? (No response) RESULT: CLOSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell Motion To: Meeting Reconvened Meeting reconvened at 7:27 P.M. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell Closing Comments Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That concludes the agenda. I would ask anybody that would like to address the Town Board to please feel free? Any item under the sun. Robert Dunn ROBERT DUNN: Robert Dunn, Peconic. This is kind of something that's gnawing at me for a while and I think it's gotten worse. There's some businesses in Mattituck and Cutchogue, I Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 22 guess, probably some other areas. I am going to make reference to the cans that are in the parking lot, the Mattituck municipal lot. There's some dumpsters. You are actually working on a law about regulating dumpsters at people's houses. We have a couple of businesses there that have decided that the parking lot is the appropriate place for their dumpsters. I would like to question, are we getting paid for that? Is the town getting paid for that? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Currently no. MR. DUNN: Okay, so, to me that's wrong. That's a subsidy to those businesses. And I will make reference to the little old lady that Jim spoke about when we were discussing the bag issue and she couldn't afford to wash her reusable bag, I am certain she has trouble paying her taxes and I will bet you money she can't afford $19 a pound chocolate or $5 bread or Appletinis on Love Lane so, to have her directly or indirectly or by default subsidizing those businesses is flat wrong and that.... SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: You are right. You are right, Robert. We had actually been negotiating leases, the sticking point right now is where to put them because we don't want (inaudible).... MR. DUNN: That's not your job. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes, you are right. MR. DUNN: That's not your job. It's the cost of doing business. It's not, it's your job to pay your bill when you go into anyone of those businesses and I am not going to point the finger because I don't know which businesses they are. I assume there are some restaurants because there are grease cans, that's a liability. I addressed that once before in the courtroom but having those open grease buckets in the middle of a parking lot is a liability that the town should not be undertaking. If we are looking for revenue, there's some revenue. If we are going to give it to them, then let them store it right, let them put a grease bin in there and do it right and let them pay. Going along on the same issue, as I ride through Mattituck and Cutchogue, I noticed there are a number of businesses using the street signs for advertising, has anybody been asked about that or do they pay for that use? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Years ago, under a former supervisor, there was an effort to try to standardize, basically signs that would direct you off the main arteries onto those side roads where the businesses where because they wanted to do away sandwich boards and all those things. So if you see those signs, those little white signs.... MR. DUNN: Yeah, they look like street signs. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes, they do. That was actually instituted by a Supervisor some years ago. My understanding is the highway superintendent charges them for the signs, to erect them but they are put up as a courtesy to businesses. Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 23 MR. DUNN: There are some businesses that have five or six of them. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes, it's been a bone of contention for years. MR. DUNN: I mean that's, not only that but it's confusion to someone that's looking for the street that the post, that the town erected to identify and now you have got to, you are driving a car and now you have to sift through three or four separate signs. And the signs that I am speaking of are not old. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: No, they get replaced from time to time as they become weathered but I think it's a business the town should go out of. it was created years ago. It might have served its purpose then but with GPS at your fingertips on your phone, you don't need the town to tell you where the business is. that's between the business and the customers and patrons. MR. DUNN: I agree there. okay, we will leave that one alone, I have made my point. You and I had a discussion two years ago, then one morning I was woken up by some construction equipment appearing in the parking lot and after the long night that we all had last night, I again got woken up this morning by construction equipment appearing in the parking lot. I thought we had had an agreement that there would be a notification to the neighborhood when this was going to happen. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: My understanding is, I presume they did and if they didn't, then it's my mistake. But we went over this, yes, two years, and it had worked. Everybody met on site and there was a general understanding of what was going to take place and if they didn't do that, then I will chastise them for that because they knew they were supposed to. MR. DUNN: That didn't happen. I kind of ran around this morning. I came to your office, you weren't in yet but then I ultimately located Jamie and I understand what he is doing and I understand his constraints and I think he is doing the best he can, there's no criticism at all of him. I just think if the community had been given a heads up as to what was going to be done, maybe we could have all sat down and, the community is very active there on, for those that don't know what Scott and I are talking about, we are talking about Goldsmith's Inlet. The community is very active and this past weekend they dragged out another couple of tons of stuff out of there, and to give a heads up, you guys run the town so you have got the right to do what you do as you see it and just on that note, I will put my two cents in on the budget. These guys are about as cheap as you can get, so don't fault them for the budget. Believe me, they went through some worrying to get there. I am one of the people who is here as much as anyone else, I know there's a big struggle on spending money by the people that sit up there. It would just be, there might have been some different approaches or maybe discussing some more money or less money... SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That was the protocol that we put in place and I am very disappointed.,.. MR. DUNN: Surprise, surprise. Southold Town Board Meeting November 9, 2016 page 24 SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes, I am very disappointed that they didn't take the time to implement that. MR. DUNN: It was 6:30, it was a machine backing up that woke me up. I had no idea... SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: They knew what to do because we had been doing it and I told them, that's the protocol, you have got a community that's so heavily invested in that inlet, you have a couple of engineers and others there, we need to sit down with them prior and avoid situations that had taken place a few years ago, which was people were unhappy after the fact. MR. DUNN: Right. Right. Thank you. Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I will take that up with them. Would anyone else like to address the Town Board? Motion To: Adjourn Town Board Meeting RESOLVED that this meeting of the Southold Town Board be and hereby is declared adjourned at 7:40 P.M. Lynda M Rudder Deputy Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:James Dinizio Jr, Councilman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell