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Home My WebLink AboutTB-08/14/2018 ELIZABETH A.NEVILLE �gUFFDCTown Hall, 53095 Main Road TOWN CLERK ��e may PO Box 1179 Southold,NY 11971 REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS o Fax(631)765-6145 MARRIAGE OFFICER y'3'O! �a�� Telephone: (631)765 - 1800 RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER southoldtown.northfork.net FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING August 14, 2018 4:30 PM A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at the Meeting Hall, Southold,NY. Call to Order 4:30 PM Meeting called to order on August 14, 2018 at Meeting Hall, 53095 Route 25, Southold, NY. Attendee Name , Organization :i _ Title mmStatus Arrived James Dinizio Jr 1. Town of Southold Councilman Present William P. Ruland i Town of Southold Councilman Present Jill Doherty _ Town of Southold Councilwoman Present _._._..._. _._... o ._ Robert Gho_sio Town of Southold_ _ CouncilmanPresent Louisa P_._Evans Town of Southold Justice _ Present Scott A. Russell Town of Southold Supervisor Present I. Reports 1. Justice Court Reports 2. Zoning Board of Appeals Monthly Report 3. Land Tracking Report 4. Planning Board Monthly Report 5. Trustees Monthly Report 6. Town Clerk Monthly Report Page 1 Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 2 II. Communications III. Public Notices IV. Discussion Motion To: Motion to Enter Executive RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby Enter into Executive Session at 9:00 AM for the purpose of discussing the following matters: Labor RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: William P. Ruland, Councilman SECONDER:Louisa P. Evans, Justice AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION -Labor-Matters Involving the Potential Employment of a Particular Corportation Motion To: Motion to Exit Executive RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby Exit/Recess from this Executive Session at 9:49 AM. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell 2. OPEN SESSION 9:30 AM Jeff Standish with Michael Collins 3. 9:45 AM Denis Noncarrow,Jeff Standish,Michael Collins and Jamie Richter 4. POSTPONED - 10:00 AM Jamie Richter and Michael Collins 5. Town Attorney 6. Town Attorney Motion To: Motion to Enter Executive RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby Enter into Executive Session at 11:05 AM for the purpose of discussing the following matters: Labor Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 3 RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell 7. EXECUTIVE SESSION- LABOR-Matters Involving the Employment of a Particular Person(s) 8. LABOR-Matters Involving the Employment of a Particular Corporation Motion To: Motion to Exit Executive RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby Exit/Recess from this Executive Session at 12:02 PM. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell Opening Comments Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Please rise and join in the Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you. I would invite anybody that would like to comment on any of the agenda items to please feel free? (No response) V. Resolutions 2018-745 CATEGORY.• Audit DEPARTMENT. Town Clerk Approve Audit RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves the audit dated August 14, 2018. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2018-745 Q Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended E Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Defeated James Dmizio Jr Voter Q ❑ T ❑ ❑ ❑ Tabled William P Ruland Voter Q El ❑ ❑ Withdrawn ❑ Supervisor's Appt Jill Doherty Voter I Q I ❑ ❑ 11ElTax Receiver's Appt Robert Ghosio SecondeT Q ❑ 1 ❑ 1 ❑ ❑ Rescinded Louisa P Evans Mover Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Scott A Russell Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt ❑ No Action Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 4 ❑ Lost 2018-746 CATEGORY.• Set Meeting DEPARTMENT. Town Clerk Next Town Board Meeting RESOLVED that the next Regular Town Board Meeting of the Southold Town Board be held, Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold,New York at 7:30 P. M.. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2018-746 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstainr Absent I V ❑ Tabled ❑ Withdrawn James Dmizio Jr Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P.Ruland Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's pt Jill Doherty Voter 0 ❑ � 0 ❑ [I Rescinded Robert Ghosio Seconde 0 ❑ ❑ ( ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Mover D ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter 1 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2018-747 CATEGORY.• Refund DEPARTMENT. Town Clerk Refund of Disposal Permit RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes a refund to the following individual(s) in the amount of$30.00 for the purchase of resident disposal permit: Jennifer Murray PO Box 288 Peconic NY 11958 ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2018-747, 0 Adopted Yes/Aye N /N oay Abstain Absent ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated James Dimzio Jr Mover 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 5 ❑ Tabled William P Roland Voter ( RI I ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Withdrawn Jill Doherty Voter D El ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt Robert Ghosio Voter D ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Louisa P.Evans Seconde 0 ❑ 1 ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Scott A Russell Voter 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2018-748 CATEGORY.• Surplus Equipment DEPARTMENT: Human Resource Center Decommissioning HRC Fleet SCOFA Vehicle N-9 RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby decommissions the following HRC fleet SCOFA vehicle: 2003 Chrysler Voyager—VIN#1 C4GJ25333B237715 Asset#2891 Be it further RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes the vehicle be returned to the Suffolk County Department of Public Works facility in Yaphank upon notification from Suffolk County Office for the Aging. .✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2018-748 CSI Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended –– -- - — ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye I No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled ❑ Withdrawn James Dmizio Jr Voter D I ❑ - ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P Ruland Secondee 21 ! ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Mover RI i ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Voter El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Voter D ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter D l ❑ ❑ ( ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2018-749 CATEGORY: Grants DEPARTMENT.• Justice Court Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 6 Authorize Submission of a 2018 Justice Court Assistance Program (JCAP) Grant Application by the Southold Town Court Director RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes the Justice Court Director to submit an application to the Justice Court Assistance Program (JCAP) of the New York State Unified Court System, requesting a grant not to exceed $30,000.00, the maximum amount available, for the purchase of specific court related items. ✓-Vote Record-Resolution RES-2018-749 Q Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye i No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled — --- ❑ Withdrawn James Dmizio Jr Voter Q ( ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P Ruland Mover Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Voter Q ; ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Seconded Q ( ❑ ❑ 1 ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - --- 2018-750 CATEGORY. Budget Modification DEPARTMENT.• Accounting 2018 Budget Modification-Assessor's Financial Impact:Fund budget line for summer interns RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 2018 General Fund Whole Town budget as follows: From: A.1990.4.100.100 Unallocated Contingencies $11,000 Total $11,000 To: A.1355.1.300.100 Assessor, Seasonal Regular Earnings $11,000 Total $11,000 ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2018-750 Q Adopted Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated James Dmizio Jr Voter Q I ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Tabled William P Ruland Voter Q 5 5 ❑ Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 7 ❑ Withdrawn Jill Doherty Voter ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt Robert Ghosio Mover I Rl 0--7 ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Louisa P Evans Secondee{ Q i ❑ 1 ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Scott A Russell Voter Rl j ❑ 1 ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2018-751 CATEGORY.• Contracts,Lease &Agreements DEPARTMENT. Town Attorney US Army Corps of Engineers Rights of Entry RESOLVED the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute Rights of Entry allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to enter onto various sites that were part of the former Fort H.G. Wright at Fishers Island, in connection with environmental recommendations, subject to the approval of the Town Attorney. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2018-751 2 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled ❑ Withdrawn James Denizeo Jr Voter El [I [10 ❑ Supervisor's Appt -William P Ruland Voter I D j ❑ I ❑ 11 ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Voter D j El ❑ ❑ � El Rescinded Robert Ghosio Mover El ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans —Seconded D i ❑ El ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter Rl j ❑ ❑ L ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2018-752 CATEGORY.• Close/Use Town Roads DEPARTMENT. Town Clerk Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council Annual Antique Car Show Financial Impact: Total Police Department Cost for Event =$434.08 Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 8 RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby Lrants permission to the Cutchnue-New Suffolk Historical Council to hold its Annual Antique Car Show on the Cutchogue Village Green, Cutchogue on Sunday October 7, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM provided they file a Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the Town of Southold as addition insured for two million dollars and comply with all the conditions of the Town's Policy for Special Events on Town Properties. All fees with the exception of the clean-up deposit shall be waived. ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2018-752 m Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled - ❑ Withdrawn James Dmizio Jr I Mover iz 7�— ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P Ruland I.Seconded 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Voter I D i ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Voter ❑ ❑ ` ❑ ❑ El Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Goter ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell _-_- Voter ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2018-753 CATEGORY: Budget Modification DEPARTMENT: Highway Department 2018 Budget Modification-Highway Financial Impact: transfer of funds RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby modifies the 2018 Highway Fund Part Town budget as follows: From: DB.5110.1.100.100 Full Time Regular Earnings $90,000.00 DB.5130.4.400.300 Equipment Rentals 3,000.00 TOTAL $93,000.00 To: DB.5140.1.100.100 Brush/Weed Regular Earnings $90,000.00 DB.5130.4.100.550 Tires 2,236.00 DB.5110.4.100.960 Drain Pipe/Rings/Covers 11.00 DB.5140.4.100.100 Office Supplies 451.00 DB.5140.4.400.600 Office Equip Maint/Repair 302.00 TOTAL $93,000.00 Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 9 ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2018-753 Q Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated -----------------�------- --Yes/A--------•------------- ye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled ❑ Withdrawn James Dinizio Jr Voter Q i ❑ 11 � ❑ El Supervisor's Appt William P Ruland Seconde Q j ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Mover I Q j 11 � ❑ � 11 11Robert Ghosio Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Voter Q j ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A.Russell Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2018-754 CATEGORY.- Committee Appointment DEPARTMENT. Town Clerk BOAR Re Appointment-Dantes RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby re-appoints Julie Dantes to serve as a member of the Board of Assessment Review effective October 1, 2018, term to expire September 30, 2023. ✓Vote Record:Resolution RES-2018=754 Q Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ❑ Tabled ❑ Withdrawn James Dimzio Jr Voter Q i 11 ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P Ruland Mover 1 Q i ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Voter Q ❑ ( ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisal? Evans Seconde Q ; 0 1 ❑ 1 ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter i Q i ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2018-755 CATEGORY.• Local Law Public Hearing DEPARTMENT.• Town Clerk PH 91114:31 Pm- Chapter 280 LIO District Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 10 WHEREAS,there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,New York, on the 14th day of August 2018, a Local Law entitled"A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 280, Light Industrial Park/Planned Office Park(LIO) District" now, therefore, be it 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 11th day of September 2018 at 4:31 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 280, Light Industrial Park/Planned Office Park(LIO) District" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 2018 A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 280, Light Industrial Park/Planned Office Park(LIO) District". DE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: Article XIV. Light Industrial Park/Planned Office Park (LIO) District § 280-60. Front yard setbacks. [Added 8-22-1995 by L.L.No. 18-1995] A. Structures shall be set back at least 100 feet from the right-of-way. B. There shall be an exception to Subsection A if the adjacent parcels are developed, in which case the minimum front yard setback shall be the average of the setbacks of the adjacent parcels. C. A project shall be divided into separate structures so that no single structure shall have more than 60 linear feet of frontage on one street, except that this requirement shall not apply to parcels located outside a designated hamlet locus (HALO)zone. Where buildings are permitted to have greater than 60 linear feet of frontage on a street, the building anust be set back MO feet (or at least 50 feet in cases where there are adjacent buildings providing an average setback) from that street and screened with a vegetated buffer a �fer�ta�ierr. G.D. The setbacks of multiple structures on a parcel may vary, provided that the average setback of the structures meets the setback required above U. —astv 715 feet ffom ,.iRht of w [Amended 5-22-2007 by L.L. No. 13-20071 Article XV. Light Industrial (LI) District § 280-64. Front yard setbacks. [Added 8-22-1995 by L.L.No. 18-19951 Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 11 A. Structures shall be set back at least 100 feet from the right-of-way. B. There shall be an exception to Subsection A if the adjacent parcels are developed, in which case the minimum front yard setback shall be the average of the setbacks of the adjacent parcels. C. A project shall be divided into separate structures so that no single structure shall have more than 60 linear feet of frontage on one street, except that this requirement shall not apply to parcels located outside a designnatcd hamlet locus (HAL®) zone, Where buildings are permitted to have greater than 60 linear feet of frontage on a street, the building must be set back 100 feet (or at least 50 feet in cases where there are adjacent buildings providing an average setback) from that street and screened with a vegetated buffer. E D. The setbacks of multiple structures on a parcel mai vary, provided that the average setback of the structures meets the setback required above and all bu ldinRs are a"east 75 ✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2018-755 Rl 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 I fZ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jill Doherty Voter R ❑ 1 0 LI Robert Ghosio Seconded D ❑ ( ❑ 1 ❑ El Rescinded ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Mover Z ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter 0 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ No Action ❑ Lost 2018-756 CATEGORY: Enact Local Law DEPARTMENT. Town Clerk ENACT Local Law- Chapter 161 Street Trees WHEREAS,there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,New York, on the 3rd day of July,2018, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 161, Street Trees" and WHEREAS that the Town Board of the Town of Southold held a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard,Now therefor be it Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 12 RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby ENACTS the proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chanter 161, Street Trees" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 10 of 2018 A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chanter 161, Street Trees". BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: I. Purpose. To allow for more flexibility in the authorizing of trees to be planted and to clarify the role of the Town Engineer in the process. II. Chapter 161 of the Code of the Town of Southold are hereby amended as follows: § 161-44 Street trees. Prior to planting, the Planning Board shall be notified as to a time and place where the trees may be inspected. Any trees that are deemed to be unacceptable, which have been planted without proper notification, will be subject to rejection and removal. On large subdivisions with multiple streets, serious consideration shall be given to planting more than one species of tree. A. All trees shall be of freshly dug nursery stock and shall have grown for a period of at least two years, under the same climatic conditions as the location of the development. They shall be of symmetrical growth, sound, healthy, free from insect pests, disease and suitable for street trees. The average trunk diameter at a height of four inches above the finished ground level shall be a minimum of 2 1/2 inches to three inches, depending on good practice, with reference to the particular species to be planted. B. Trees shall be planted at intervals of 30 feet to 40 feet depending on the species, and the trees shall be located five feet outside the right-of-way on private property. The street trees shall be planted on both sides of the street and the spacing and locations of all trees shall be approved by the Superintendent of Highways and the Planning Board. In order to provide visibility for traffic safety, no trees shall be planted within a minimum length of 20 feet from the ends of the right-of-way curve radius at intersections. [Amended 12-12-1995] C. Planting. The size of tree pits shall be as follows: Depths of all pits shall not be less than three feet. In no case shall the distance from the ball to the side of the pit be less than six inches. All pits shall have vertical sides unless otherwise directed. The soil shall be made loose and friable for a depth of one foot below the bottom of all pits. D. Where, in the opinion of the Town Engineer, the subgrade material is unsuitable, the size of Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 13 the pits shall be dug wider and deeper than normally required. The bottom and sides shall be backfilled with topsoil and thoroughly worked into place. E. Backfill for tree pits shall consist of topsoil and manure mixed in the proportions of 75% topsoil and 25% manure. Trees shall be handled so that the ball will not be loosened. After the backfill has been firmed under the ball and around it in six-inch to eight-inch lifts, it shall be thoroughly settled with water. F. Staking of trees shall be done immediately after planting and maintained until final acceptance. Trees shall stand plumb after staking and shall be supported by two stakes, eight feet or more in length, driven into the ground for three feet and fastened securely with double strand No. 12 steel wire through reinforced black rubber hose at the trees. G. Trees shall be wrapped with new six-inch plain burlap bandage when directed by the Town Engineer. The bandage, when used, shall cover the entire surface of the trunk to the height of the first branches. H. Pruning of any badly bruised or broken branches shall be done as directed and the cuts painted with an approved tree paint depending on the size of the cuts. All trees shall be sprayed with an approved antidessiccant, using a power spray to apply an adequate film over trunks, branches and/or over the foliage when directed by the Town Engineer. I. At the time of planting,the soil around the trees shall be thoroughly saturated with water and as many times thereafter as seasonable conditions require during the period to final acceptance. J. Trees shall be planted from March 1 to May 1 and from October 15 to December 1, or at such other times as the Town Engineer may direct. K. Only trees contained in a list adopted by the Town Board by resolution based upon recommendation of the Tree Committee shall be are acceptable for planting.: Nor-way maple 40 Aeer saeehar-um Sugar maple 40 White h 30 Green ash 49 Quer-eus borealis Red-oal40 Qe Pin oa 49 Tilia eor-data Little leaf linden 30 Silver linden 30 Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 14 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-2018-756 0 Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended ❑ Defeated Yes/A e No/Na Abstain Absent �--� ❑ Tabled - ❑ Withdrawn James Dmizio Jr Voter I 0 J ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supervisor's Appt William P Ruland Secondee{ Rl I ❑ 1 ❑ 1 ❑ ❑ Tax Receiver's Appt Jell Doherty Voter 0 1 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Rescinded Robert Ghosio Voter z ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Town Clerk's Appt Louisa P Evans Mover ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Supt Hgwys Appt Scott A Russell Voter ❑ ❑ I ❑ ❑ ❑ 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:William P. Ruland, Councilman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell PH 8/14 4:31 Pm - Chapter 161 Street Trees COUNCILMAN GHOSIO: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,New York, on the 3rd day of July, 2018, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 161, Street Trees" and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN 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 14th day of August, 2018 at 4:31 p.m. at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 15 The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 161, Street Trees" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 2018 A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 161, Street Trees". BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: I. Purpose. To allow for more flexibility in the authorizing of trees to be planted and to clarify the role of the town engineer in the process. II. Chapter 161 of the Code of the Town of Southold are hereby amended as follows: § 161-44 Street trees. Prior to planting, the Planning Board shall be notified as to a time and place where the trees may be inspected. Any trees that are deemed to be unacceptable, which have been planted without proper notification, will be subject to rejection and removal. On large subdivisions with multiple streets, serious consideration shall be given to planting more than one species of tree. A. All trees shall be of freshly dug nursery stock and shall have grown for a period of at least two years, under the same climatic conditions as the location of the development. They shall be of symmetrical growth, sound, healthy, free from insect pests, disease and suitable for street trees. The average trunk diameter at a height of four inches above the finished ground level shall be a minimum of 2 1/2 inches to three inches, depending on good practice, with reference to the particular species to be planted. B. Trees shall be planted at intervals of 30 feet to 40 feet depending on the species, and the trees shall be located five feet outside the right-of-way on private property. The street trees shall be planted on both sides of the street and the spacing and locations of all trees shall be approved by the Superintendent of Highways and the Planning Board. In order to provide visibility for traffic safety, no trees shall be planted within a minimum length of 20 feet from the ends of the right-of-way curve radius at intersections. [Amended 12-12-1995] C. Planting. The size of tree pits shall be as follows: Depths of all pits shall not be less than three feet. In no case shall the distance from the ball to the side of the pit be less than six inches. All pits shall have vertical sides unless otherwise directed. The soil shall be made loose and friable for a depth of one foot below the bottom of all pits. D. Where, in the opinion of the Town Engineer, the subgrade material is unsuitable,the size of the pits shall be dug wider and deeper than normally required. The bottom and sides shall be backfilled with topsoil and thoroughly worked into place. Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 16 E. Backfill for tree pits shall consist of topsoil and manure mixed in the proportions of 75% topsoil and 25% manure. Trees shall be handled so that the ball will not be loosened. After the backfill has been firmed under the ball and around it in six-inch to eight-inch lifts, it shall be thoroughly settled with water. F. Staking of trees shall be done immediately after planting and maintained until final acceptance. Trees shall stand plumb after staking and shall be supported by two stakes, eight feet or more in length, driven into the ground for three feet and fastened securely with double strand No. 12 steel wire through reinforced black rubber hose at the trees. G. Trees shall be wrapped with new six-inch plain burlap bandage when directed by the Town Engineer. The bandage, when used, shall cover the entire surface of the trunk to the height of the first branches. H. Pruning of any badly bruised or broken branches shall be done as directed and the cuts painted with an approved tree paint depending on the size of the cuts. All trees shall be sprayed with an approved antidessiccant, using a power spray to apply an adequate film over trunks, branches and/or over the foliage when directed by the Town Engineer. I. At the time of planting, the soil around the trees shall be thoroughly saturated with water and as many times thereafter as seasonable conditions require during the period to final acceptance. J. Trees shall be planted from March 1 to May 1 and from October 15 to December 1, or at such other times as the Town Engineer may direct. K. Only the following sn varieties for street trees contained in a list adopted by the Town Board by resolution based upon recommendation of the Tree Committee shall be are--acceptable for planting.: Aeer platan Norway maple 40 Aeer saeehanira40 Fraxinus White ash -3-0 Td,«,:,,o L, .,,a., 1 ,,st 310 Quereus borealis Red e 40 Quereus palustris k 40 III. SEVERABILITY If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 17 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. I do have a copy of the announcement that was printed in the Suffolk Times and that's it. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Would anybody like to address the Town Board on this particular local law? ROBERT DUNN: They are all crossed out. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: What that means, that is the current list that we have in the code, some of them can't be planted anymore due to DEC regulations, so that list is kind of obsolete, so instead of coming up with a new list for the code, we are crossing all of them out and then by resolution, with help from the Tree Committee and other people in town, they will come up with a new list. Instead of having it in the code, it's just easier. MR. DUNN: Inaudible. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: Right. Right. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: 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 Closing Comments Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That concludes the business of the agenda. Would anybody like to address the Town Board on any issue? Robert? Robert Dunn ROBERT DUNN: Robert Dunn, Peconic. Scott, you may recall recently emails that went between me and the police Chief regarding garbage being placed at the beach? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes. MR. DUNN: Because you are working on this rental law now, there was something that didn't come up. I know there is some mention in the rental law that they need to provide some place for garbage and I think even in the multi-use buildings they have to have sanitation service but the problem around a lot of the cans is short-term rental people and weekenders, one solution for the short-term rental people that you might consider adding is that if you have a short-term rental Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 18 less than a period you decide, the owner is responsible for seeing that his tenant get a pass for the dump and yellow bags. Inaudible. Don't forget, these are people that put their garbage out twice a week, they turn their water on, they flush their toilets and they don't think about it. Where it's like it's different out here. So to first tell them that you are responsible for your trash and that it's a $1,000 fine, if you (inaudible) that I saw last Sunday, I said to her, you know you can be fined for that. She said I didn't know that. Read the sign, it was right there. So these people don't know. If the onus was on the rentor to inform their tenants and provide them a sticker, let them buy a, maybe they can even buy multiple day passes so that people would not only know but have the way to take care of it. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. MR. DUNN: It's just a thought. And then also, give out a couple of those $1,000 fines so they stop. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I agree 100 %, yes. And that was my, that was in the back of my mind when I read the email of Benja's, all you need is one. MR. DUNN: You need one and you need her to write about it. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That's right. MR. DUNN: Inaudible. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I agree 100 % and that was an opportunity. A missed opportunity. MR. DUNN: What's that? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: What we were emailing about. MR. DUNK: Oh, yeah. You know, some guy that didn't know and the Chief responded as he should (inaudible),but the second thing is, I talked to you about this a couple of times. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes. MR. DUNN: Inaudible. One of them is a real pest and unfortunately for him, I heard his truck broke down so he hasn't been around for a couple of days. In talking and listening to our friend Benja, who isn't here, I came upon this 197 for Peddlers and on, and if you go down to 197-5, it says the sale of ice cream (inaudible), if you go down to 197-10 line e, not call attention to his goods by blowing a horn, ringing a bell other than the house doorbell, by shouting out or by any other loud or unusual noise. So the bells are just not allowed 100%. I find that to be a little draconian. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I do too. I actually talked to one of the two vendors that I am aware of. I talked to them directly, personally myself and I said to them, look, the couple of seconds Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 19 when you get there because that's what they do to make sure people know you are there but this rampant unending.... MR. DUNN: If you are talking about the Softee guys, they are pretty good. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes. He is very good. MR. DUNN: But not all of them. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I am aware of one more, I don't eat ice cream, so I know of the two. The other one I have not been able to find yet. But I will talk to them directly when I can. MR. DUNN: Okay. I mean, so what I am saying (inaudible) SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That's right. MR. DUNN: But I do agree, I see no reason (inaudible) let people know they are here and then turn it off. Okay. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Sure. Pete? Peter Harris PETER HARRIS: Good afternoon, everyone. Got a couple of issues I need to bring up. One, the first issue, the parking situation on Main Street in Greenport starting at the intersection of Wilmarth Avenue going north, people are parking vehicles right up to the intersection and my mom lives on Wilmarth and I am there every day checking on my mom but the fact that when I come down Wilmarth to Main Street, I can't see. I can't see to the north because there are so many vehicles that are parked there to be worked on by the garage. I am not looking to stop the gentleman from making a living but there's cars, trucks, vans, mini-busses and I don't know how many close calls I have had going to pull out and there's a small car that I didn't see coming. it's just totally ridiculous that they are parking right up to very end of the sidewalk and I am here to request a 50 foot buffer at that corner, going back, to make that a no parking area so that people like myself, that are trying to pull out, we can see because it is just totally ridiculous. We had, back when I was in office, I came before the Board about making no parking on Champlin because they were parking on both sides of the road and a big truck trying to make the swing onto Champlin couldn't. Well, we compromised, we made no parking on the south side but they still park there at times, breaking the law but for the most part it works. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: Pete, let me just clarify, you are talking you want no parking on Wilmarth or Main Street. MR. HARRIS: On Main Street. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: Okay, so that's the state highway. MR. HARRIS: Well, no. That's the town. It's the town. Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 20 COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: It's town? MR. HARRIS: That area is town owned. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: Okay, I thought it was still state, that far... MR. HARRIS: So you are not having to ask permission from the state because it is, you have to go quite a ways down yet before you get back to that state/county/town issue. COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: Okay. MR. HARRIS: Like I said, also across the street in between the two aprons going into the mini- mart itself, there's enough room for two cars. Trying to pull out and trying to see, it's bad. It's bad there and again, I am not trying to put the gas station out of business, mini-mart or the repair, just have a little courtesy and be able to make it for someone that is just trying to get out of the street to get home. Okay. Second issue, I watched with great interest this past week of the Town Board meeting on Fishers Island and how the town is going to do a $600,000 capital bond sidewalk project on Fishers Island. Having been superintendent, I know what the situation on Fishers Island is, sidewalks play a big role on Fishers Island. However, sidewalks in the main part of the town play a big role, especially in the area in Greenport north of where the Village of Greenport ends. The sidewalks are in atrocious condition. I am 65 years old and those sidewalks were all there before I was born and as we know, sidewalks are no different than a road, after a period of time they deteriorate. I have got all kinds of people in my neighborhood that walk, they walk on the road because they can't walk on the sidewalk because they are in such terrible condition. And I have to laugh, about 2 '/z weeks ago, the highway department sent a crew with a concrete planer to do two joints in front of a vacant lot on my street. And I got other places where the concrete is this high, pushed up. And we are doing two joints in front of a vacant lot. I am not blaming the crew, they are only doing what they were told to do but the bottom line is, it's, I will give you a list of the names of the street Main Street, Knapp Place, Champlin Place, Sterling Place, Bailey Avenue, Washington Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, take any one and go down and you will find, some streets are not as quite as bad as others but on every one of those streets there's deficiencies that all you have got to do is have a couple of persons fall and go to court and this town loses, for what you have got to pay out in damages, you could have fixed a lot of sidewalks. Now, the fact of, I don't know if there's any money in sidewalk restoration in the budget of the current superintendent but somebody needs to get down there. on part of Main Street, the sidewalks were pitched up this much, like that, well, they just came and took the sidewalks out and put some hot mix in its place. That's not the answer, that's not the answer. I mean, we pay taxes, we have sidewalks and all's we want is the sidewalks to be the way they should be. And quite honestly, I would have no problem going door to door getting signatures to verify what I am here talking about because it's a shame. It's a damn shame, the condition of these sidewalks and that people have to walk in the road because I stopped some people, ladies from the hospital, I have got a question for you,just talking out of the top of my hat, I said, how come you are walking in the road? Would you walk on those sidewalks? I said, fair answer, fair answer. I know what you are saying. So again, I am kind of want to put you Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 21 people on notice that there are other areas in this town that have severe deficiencies and the area north of the Village of Greenport and Greenport is one of them. And the last question I have to ask is, the Highway Department office, are we back up to full staff in that office? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: In terms of management and support staff? MR. HARRIS: Yes. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: No. MR. HARRIS: I find it hard to believe how an office can operate without having the amount of staff that normally does its job. And I don't know, I have no idea why, what the reason is but to me, I don't know of any other department in this town and you take somebody out and for an extended period of time when that person had a very viable inter-working duties to do. so, I am just, you answer my question no, I am not going to ask any.farther. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you, Pete. Who else would like to address the Town Board? Hugh? Hugh Switzer HUGH SWITZER: Hugh Switzer, Peconic. Scott, I guess I will start off with a question. Has the town sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers requesting their study at Goldsmiths Inlet? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes. Yes. MR. SWITZER: And when did that go out? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Last week. I would have to talk to Lauren but I think she did it Thursday or Friday. MR. SWITZER: Excellent. So, could we get a copy of that? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes. MR. SWITZER: Thank you. I was going to speak to how bad things are at the inlet, I think I will just for a minute because I am not sure we have done,a good job of communicating to you all how bad things really are. When we speak of Goldsmiths Inlet, the part that most you know I think, is when you go down to the end of Mill Lane and you stop at the parking lot and you look at the jetty and you look at all that sand that has filled in at the entrance to the channel, that, the jetty and that sand, the cause of all the problems is the jetty and all that sand is an example of what is happening, the jetty trapping all that sand and then pushing it down through the channel into the pond. The net effect of that is what I really would like to communicate to you. things are just getting worse and worse and worse. The back half of the pond, the south part is now basically a swamp. I mean, it smells, there is no dissolved oxygen. So about half of the inlet now is a swamp. Starting out at the sound, almost the whole channel is blocked, there's a little Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 22 bit of a flow, tidal flow instead of being three or four feet is now around one foot, normally. And the sand just keeps getting pushed in, trapped and pushed in. So moving on this Army Corps of Engineers project is extremely important, on the assumption they do have the expertise and we all think they do to come in and actually, finally getting the right kind of expertise coming in and looking at it and recommending solutions. So I guess the point that I would make know is, we, the community will do anything that we can to support that effort and we also offer to do anything we can with you all so that you understand better the issues. It is very instructive to walk down the channel, where it used to be four, five, six feet deep, now you are on a sandbar except for the little bit of water that is going down one side. I can walk across the inlet, where it used to be 15 feet deep, I can walk right across and I would not walk in the southern part because it is so swampy. So thank you for, Scott, you recommended to Congressman Zeldin to bring in the Army Corps two years ago. It took him two years ago to get to the point, Bill, you and Jim were at the meeting here on June 28th when they came in and said we are finally ready to do it, so it is encouraging and we thank you all very much for supporting getting them going. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Hugh, I will just go over a couple of things I raised with them in terms of they asked for a brief scope of the problems and part of the request was to look at the inlet for navigability or lack thereof, in other words, if they are going to identify solutions, navigability of the inlet not just the interface, the inlet itself but also the accumulating sand in the pond and I mention that look, there's circumstances where there's zero to one foot of depth if that. look at that, look at the environmental consequences of no flow, not adequate flow. Also look at, ask them to look at the erosion component, whether that the profile to the east can be restored or protected or both. Obviously all of that brings the jetty back into the discussion. MR. SWITZER: Yep. It's the cause of the problems. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: One thing I would say is I would like to see Suffolk County get more onboard since they have such a vested interest, what with them owning that property. I don't know if they sent the letter, the request was made on behalf of the town so we did it but I also would like to see the county take a similar measure in terms of if not for any other reason than a statement of endorsement and support. So we are working on that. MR. SWITZER: In all my conversations with Al... SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: He is very good. MR. SWITZER: He is very supportive. He says he is ready to do it, he was ready to write the letter when you recommended that until he found out the Corps wouldn't take a letter from the county. So he is supporting.. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes, he is supportive. I would like to see him rally the troops at the county level, DPW and others. MR. SWITZER: I see. Beyond his office in the county. Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 23 SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes. MR. SWITZER: Well, public works says,they spent $200,000 on that dredging in the channel that lasted a few months. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Right. And by the way, the dredging is their fiscal responsibility, we took it over years ago because like most things, we make bad deals, including taking that jetty but it's not like they don't have a role in this, they have substantial real estate holdings right to the east. MR. SWITZER: Absolutely. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: But no, (inaudible) MR. SWITZER: Yes, most of the erosion to the east is on their property. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Yes, it is their property. Their property in the not too distant future is going to become part of the pond if they don't do something to protect it. MR. SWITZER: Well, thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. George Aldcroft GEORGE ALDCROFT: George Aldcroft, Peconic. Inaudible. I apologize, I only made four so you are going to have to share (inaubible). What I have been primarily concerned about for years in there is the quality of the water and the changes and when that one lady mentioned at the one meeting at the American Legion hall that we don't have any reasons for what we are doing, I can't believe she said that, we are all in disagreement. I don't believe we are in disagreement about the inlet, we have been disagreeing sometimes about the jetty part but there are no disagreements about that inlet. The inlet (inaudible) is amazing. What I have been trying to do and I did give that flash drive to the Board here with 100 pictures that I went around and took about how much (inaudible) were still left in that inlet (inaudible) cleaning on the 29th out, I don't know if we can get it all out or part of it out and part of it gets to be is how do you get into some of these spots to get to it. But did that USB drive get copies made? Did Krupski get a copy, did a copy also go to the Army Corps of Engineers, it was supposed to go there and I don't know if people on the board, okay, people that have not had a chance to get around that inlet have had a chance to see that USB drive. I took 100 pictures for that reason to show just how much you can't see from the road unless you go around on the inlet or walk into people's yards or take a look all the way around it. So I am hoping that those pictures got out and people have been able to see,them because again, the Army Corps of Engineers wants some information ori why we are concerned about this. now what I am also giving you, okay, is United States Environmental Protection Agency, this is from the waterbody quantity assessment report for Goldsmiths inlet and I will kind of give a fast summary and explain a couple of things. In 2002, you know you can look at it later, the overall status of the water inlet was impaired and basically Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 24 was degenerated use for shell fishing for aquatic life harvesting. In 2004, basically stayed the same. 2006 still impaired, however, they now added fish, shellfish and wildlife protection and propagation impaired. 2008, 2010 the same. 2012, same as 2010 however, they did have a couple of notes which I didn't see before they never had them, primary contact for recreation and secondary contact was good however, 2014, now everything is impaired. The aquatic life is impaired, fish consumption life harvesting is impaired, public bathing is impaired, recreation is impaired and shellfish fishing and water supply of aquatic. Now, when you read what does impaired mean according to the environment, it's (inaudible) cannot support one or more of the designated uses. And when you look at the final two sheets, if you look all the way to the back, and I gave you copies each one so you didn't think I was just putting numbers together for the heck of it, the last two sheets when you look at the last one, you will see a red line that,goes completely around the inlet and also to the west of the inlet across the .you know, Goldsmiths inlet car park and farther beyond. Now, the tide as we know sometimes goes from east to west but there's also littoral tide but it is showing that part of that could also be affected or impaired. So I am trying to give you them or reasons we need to fight for this particular area even if you want to protect your park. That this is something that we have got to take care of and it's gotten so bad that I don't even know what it would be like if we had not through the years taken over 100 tons of stuff out of that inlet. We are doing this because we believe in the inlet, I hope you believe in that particular space and we believe in the environment and you know, we have to fight for this or nothing will get done or that will end up being a swamp and maybe won't even have a park there anymore. I don't know what will happen. But I hope you care as much as some of us do, that we are willing to do whatever we can to try to save this as an environmental thing. That's all I want if for. So that we can get back the fish, the birds, everything we had back then becomes a beautiful sight for us to have. Because that's what we believe in nature here. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. BiII Higgins BILL HIGGINS: Good afternoon, Bill Higgins, Peconic. I have a question concerning Goldsmiths Inlet. A year or two ago,the town put up a sign no swimming, okay. A lot of people think that was a CYA sign. You know what CYA is, right? Okay, now was that CYA because the town is concerned there's no lifeguards there and swimmers may be in danger or was that put there because those waters are polluted and the town is concerned about having people swim in polluted waters? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: First the town would not get involved in the issue of whether or not the waterbody is impaired, that would be a function of Suffolk County Department of Health. They have given us no indication that it is impaired for swimming. That's something you can address with them but we certainly haven't been notified that it's not suitable for swimming. We wouldn't be presumptuous enough to say you can't swim there, it's just not our charge. We just don't have the expertise, the knowledge or the authority. With regard to issues of liability, I will dish that over to my Town Attorney. Ultimately it's not a designated swimming beach and we have to publicly make it clear to people that they are not allowed to swim here. We don't have the lifeguards, we just can't provide for your safety there. Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 25 MR. HIGGINS: Okay. Thank you. COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: Scott, I think that was the result of an audit by our insurance company. Supervisor Russell SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That's exactly right. that's why, the insurance, we have a risk management company who went out and did an audit of all of the sites and give us a series of recommendations on what they want to see in terms of maximizing both public and employees safety and that was high on the list of recommendations. MR. ALDCROFT: Can I ask a question, the 2014 report says that public bathing, recreation etc. is impaired and I (inaudible) SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That would be the Suffolk County Department of Health. MR. ALDCROFT: Inaudible. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That's the Suffolk County Department of Health. MR. ALDCROFT: Inaudible. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: They have their own testing protocols. MR. ALDCROFT: Inaudible. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I just want to quickly address the speaker at the Southold VOICE meeting, I have to be candid, to an extent I agree with her in trying to identify answers is, part of the problem, part of the issue is identifying the questions to begin with. And there's a lot of different competing interests there, some are complimentary, some might not be. The idea is to have the Army Corps consider everything globally and try to see if there are solutions that can address all of, you know, some people care, they are fueled by environmental issues, some by navigability, some by erosion. The idea of the Army Corps is to come up with something comprehensive enough to apply options to address all of them, rather than to just pick one over the other two or three. MR. ALDCROFT: Inaudible. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Would anybody else like to address the Town Board? COUNCILMAN RULAND: I would like to comment to that, for those of you that have been involved with the Congressman himself or one of his aides, I find it encouraging that we have his support and the support of his staff moving forward. Rome wasn't built in a day and this project has been talked about for a long time but we do have the ability to move it forward and prior we Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 26 did not have the ability to move it forward, so I think as it moves, to you gentlemen, yes we are going to need your support and the support of that community to help in the push, because it would take some concerned people, to George's comments, people who really care to make it happen and I think we all would agree that the health of that eco-system is what is the primary concern. And with the health of that eco-system comes a whole lot of benefits but if we truly believe the eco-system is what needs to be restored to thrive and once something is thriving, a lot of it is taken care of by itself as long as the environmental conditions are favorable and don't change to unfavorable. That's all I have to say about that. to the gentleman's comments about beaches, the Department of Health services is very stringent about what a bathing beach is and if you designate it a bathing beach you have committed the town to a list of things that you will provide that when we look at the number of bathing beaches that we have and the number of people that we need to support the bathing beaches and that decision and the encouragement from the insurance carrier to say no, it's not a bathing beach. that puts us where we are today. a lot of people, myself included, would like to have something maybe more but when you look at it globally, you can't, I can't imperil the rest of the people of the Town of Southold to a liability that we could avoid. That's all I have to say. MR. ALDCROFT: Inaudible comments. COUNCILMAN RULAND: One of the things I think we would all agree with is that when the target is moving, there is never enough information because you need more. Because the target moved from here to there, what caused it, what do we do about it, all the what if's that need to be asked as it goes forward, it's kind of like well, we'll just make a decision and that's good enough. Well I am not sure that that's the case because whether it's science or common sense that information and people who assimilate the information and distribute it in a form that's understandable to the average person, extremely important. In my humble opinion. MR. ALDCROFT: Inaudible. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: If you have anything you want to get in the mail make sure they get. But like I said, Albert has been very supportive. We have been in regular communication trying to figure out a plan of action that would be more of an inter-agency. MR. ALDCROFT: Inaudible. COUNCILMAN RULAND: And we appreciate your efforts because without them, we wouldn't be where we are today. MR. ALDCROFT: Inaudible. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. Who else would like to address the Town Board? (No response) Southold Town Board Regular Meeting August 14, 2018 page 27 Motion To: Adjourn Town Board Meeting RESOLVED that this meeting of the Southold Town Board be and hereby is declared adjourned at 5:14 P.M. Lynda M Rudder Southold Deputy Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER:Jill Doherty, Councilwoman AYES: Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Ghosio, Evans, Russell