HomeMy WebLinkAboutSH RES 256 & 257 } .3 Southampton Town Board,,,,- 7, Meeting: 02/23/16 06:00 PM
116 Hampton Road Department:Town Council
Southampton, NY 11968 Category: Miscellaneous
Prepared By:Jamie Cunning'ham
` a •` SCHEDULED Initiator: Christine PrestonScalera'-
Sponsors: Councilwoman Christine Preston Scale�a'
TOWN BOARD RESOLUTIOONw20.16,257,,: ,m-r ,-DOC ID: 24309
Memorializing_aResolution in,Support-=of Assembly,,BHIAA 736,8
andSenateBilIS.P 1:8.0 Asp ItRelaesto the Tow;nho,fuEast
Hampton's::Acceptance,.of„FundingJ r.-the EastpHampton
Ai�r,,port-
WHEREAS, pursuant,;to Assembly rBill A. 7368 '_and Senate;Bill S. {5r180LltNew York,,State
Assemblyman,cFred,Thigle,and Senator Kenneth.LaValleshave proposed legislation,to:amend
the;town law,, in `relation-to,makingacceptance of,state or federal;assistance for, the
airport or aviation projects at,a_town airport subject,to permissive referendum;�and
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WHEREAS, the Town of East Hampton is the proprietor and operator of the East Hampton
Airport; and,,-.-
WHEREAS,
nd,.;WHEREAS, excessive aircraft noise from the increasing traffic of jets, seaplanes, and other
propeller craft, ;most especially,.helicopters,r,appropghing .ands-leaving,,,the.,.East,:Hampton
Airport, ,has interfered;-with,the East{End-residents'peacef�li;enjoyment of,theirry,properties,
and-has resulted mole.particularly in�a,deleterious,effect uponthe;quality�of;life.of;many of
the residehts,oflthe Town.of Southampton and.
WHEREAS, the shifting around of aircraft routes and noise impacts, whether invidious or
fair, is;pat-,a permanent.solution,to,the:excessive noise imp}a5 bt4rdens,from said air traffic;
and i'{`.i`. "F,'” ��':;J,1 ` Ai- V f'i iJ: zR .'r70-o"r t�l . .,.'r, cS- ,t
WHEREAS, the Town of Southampton acknowledges that proprietary control of the airport ist,
hindered ,by, ;the,,acceptance 1of, FederalJunds, but—is t pggitional4y „aware;;tha11
t,_capit
pxp,'enditures relative t(?,thq airport,are,tied to,the;budgetary cgnstraints,_of-the Tgwn,of,�ast
Hampton; ,and,
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WHEREAS, with that in mind Assembly Bill A. 7368 and Senate Bill S. 5180,-w' h require
that ;any-- suture state: or.;federal funding t_of, the, East,H An,,top Airport,,be subject,,-oto
permissive referendum,_remains,,stalled•"in both -the,`,Senpte.and,Qssernbly.,,Commjittee,on
Local Governments-,and;.the Town• of;Southampton,,;respectfully.,urges,,the,chairs of,both
committees,to move this,legislation.forward-,now,therefore be,it;, �
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RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the,Town of Southampton hereby fully supports
Assembly BilI,A.,7368, ,sporisoredrby Assemblyman ;Fred T.hiele,,,and,Senate,Bill; S. •5.180,
sponsored by ,5enator Kenneth,LaValle,, in relation to,:the,acceptance;of state or;federel
assistance,for_the,lairpq,rt or, aviation projects;at a,,town (airport:subject to permissive
referendum; and be.it,further
RESOLVED, that the Southampton Totwn Clerk;is.hereby•authorized,and directed to.transmit
a .copy of_;ithis. resolution to.AssemblyJman:Fred Tfiiele,,.Senator Kenneth LaValle, Senator
Kathleen A. Marchione, Assemblyman,William;Magnarelli and,Governor.,Andrew•Cuomo.
Financial:Impact
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Updated: 2/17/2016 11:13 AM by Jamie Cunningham,. Page 1
11'°�'' . Southampton Town Board, _"'c''Meeting: 02/23/16'06:00;PM
116 Hampton Road Department:Town-Council 'a
Southampton,NY 11968 Category: Miscellaneous,`' !
Prepared By: Jamie Cunningham i..
SCHEDULED t` Initiator: Christine Presfo'dScalea
Sponsors:Councilwoman Christine Preston Sca►era
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WHEREAS; pii'rsua�ntAtb Assembly`Bill A: (5245 and Senate"BiIT'S. 4690; -New York=Btate
Assemblyman`Fred;Thiele°and Senator`Kenneth L'avak have proposed legislation to-aritend
the local finance'IaW`in'r'elafion'to`'the issuan'te�of bonds to'firiance 1airp6rt improvetnents'at
the East Hampton'Airport f lofder`to'extend''thebonding''pehod for eir'pori improvements;
and ss
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WHEREAS, the Town of East Hampton is the proprietor and operator of the East Hampton
Airportmoi!
; and
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WHEREAS,-`excessi've'ai'rcraft' 'oise,fr`om,`the;fincrea`singg-t`r'aff'c`:of jets,,`seaplanes, a_rid"other
propeller"craft; niost`'espe'cially{�ielicopters approaching' and' l`eavin'g 'fhe' East Hampton
AirpoFt;'hds`jinterfered1wiflh the'`East`End residents"peaceful enjoyment"of their properties;
and has resulted more particularly in a deletefidug"6ffect'u06h the quality of life of-many of
the residents of the Town of Southampton; and
, e,!:_if)r•. t '}.,r€__.r;, ,x:3`.'3�:!'� .. �1r''!'}!7 ,tf't err'.!" ,..: {, .�.irr )it"� r• "•i Cf'S
WHEREAS,''the'sliifking�arouri'd�of'aircraft routes'x6`nd 'nois6li ipacts,'Whether invidious de
fair, is not a permanent solution to the excessive noise impact burdens from said air traffic;
and
WHEREAS,!the-Town of`South'arrlpton ackn6wle'dges'tfi