Town Board Meeting July 05, 2017
Town Board Meeting, Public Hearings, Resolutions, Town Business
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TOWN OF RIVERHEAD
TOWN BOARD MEETING
AGENDA
SEAN M. WALTER, Supervisor
July 5, 2017
John Dunleavy, Councilman James Wooten, Councilman
Timothy Hubbard, Councilman Jodi Giglio, Councilwoman
Diane Wilhelm, Town Clerk
Robert F. Kozakiewicz, Town Attorney
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Laverne Tennenberg Chairwoman Board of Assessors
Paul Leszczynski Board of Assessors
Mason E. Haas Board of Assessors
George Woodson Highway Superintendent
Laurie Zaneski Receiver of Taxes
Lori M. Hulse Town Justice
Allen M. Smith Town Justice
DEPARTMENT HEADS
William Rothaar Accounting Department
Jefferson Murphree Building/Planning Department
Dawn Thomas Community Development
Drew Dillingham Engineering Department
Chief David Hegermiller Police Department
Ray Coyne Recreation Department
Judy Doll Senior Services
Michael Reichel Sewer District
Mark Conklin Water Department
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CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF
Town Board Meeting of June 20, 2017
Councilperson___________________________________ offered to accept the minutes,
seconded by Councilperson_________________________________________________
INVOCATION
Bishop Emil Wcela, St. John the Evangelist RC Church, Riverhead
GUESTS
Sue Lingenfelter of the New York Blood Center will be discussing the emergency blood
shortage in our area and urge all communities to donate blood
REPORTS
· Tax Receiver total tax collection to date as of June 26, 2017 - $148,744,646.52
· Tax Receiver total tax collection to date as of June 28, 2017 - $148,744,685.14
· Police Department monthly report April 2017
APPLICATIONS
CORRESPONDENCE
· Nassau & Suffolk Taxi Owners Association – letter describing negative news
articles about Uber and those associated with the company
· IGHL-New establishment of Individualized Residential Alternative at 312 Oakleigh
Avenue, Baiting Hollow
· Letter from Heppner & McLaughlin Realty-Sidewalks in front of the funeral home
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2:05 P.M. The Consideration of a Local Law to Add a New Chapter 250, Entitled
“Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking” of the Riverhead Town Code
2017 TOWN BOARD MEETING DATES
MEETING DATE MEETING PLACE MEETING TIME
January 4, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
January 18, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
February 7, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
February 22, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
March 7, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
March 21, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
April 4, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
April 18, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
May 2, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
May 17, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
June 6, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
June 20, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
July 5, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
July 18, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
August 1, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
August 15, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
September 6, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
September 19, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
October 3, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
October 17, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
November 8, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
November 21, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
December 5, 2017 Town Hall 2:00 p.m.
December 19, 2017 Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
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Public Hearings for Riverhead Town Board Meeting
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 2:00 P.M.
2:05 P.M. The Consideration of a Local Law to Add a New Chapter 250, Entitled
“Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking” of the Riverhead Town
Code
TOWN OF RIVERHEAD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board of
the Town at Riverhead at Riverhead Town Hall, 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, New York, on
the 5th day of July, 2017 at 2:05 o'clock p.m. to add a new Chapter to be designated as Chapter
250 and entitled, "Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking" of the Riverhead Town Code.
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead as follows:
CHAPTER 250
MUNICIPAL BUILDING ENERGY BENCHMARKING
§ 250-1. PURPOSE.
Buildings are the single largest user of energy in the State of New York. The poorest
performing buildings typically use several times the energy of the highest performing
buildings—for the exact same building use. As such, this Chapter will use Building Energy
Benchmarking to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by making available good,
actionable information on municipal building energy use to help identify opportunities to
cut costs and reduce pollution in the Town of Riverhead.
Collecting, reporting, and sharing Building Energy Benchmarking data on a regular basis
allows municipal officials and the public to understand the energy performance of
municipal buildings relative to similar buildings nationwide. Equipped with this
information, the Town of Riverhead is able to make smarter, more cost-effective
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operational and capital investment decisions, reward efficiency, and drive widespread,
continuous improvement.
§250-2. DEFINITIONS
(1) “Benchmarking Information” shall mean information generated by Portfolio Manager,
as herein defined including descriptive information about the physical building and its
operational characteristics.
(2) “Building Energy Benchmarking” shall mean the process of measuring a building’s
Energy use, tracking that use over time, and comparing performance to similar
buildings.
(3) “Covered Municipal Building” shall mean a building or facility that is owned or occupied
by the Town of Riverhead that is 1,000 square feet or larger in size.
(4) “Department” shall mean Office of the Town Engineer.
(5) “Energy” shall mean electricity, natural gas, steam, hot or chilled water, fuel oil, or
other product for use in a building, or renewable on-site electricity generation, for
purposes of providing heating, cooling, lighting, water heating, or for powering or fueling
other end-uses in the building and related facilities, as reflected in Utility bills or other
documentation of actual Energy use.
(6) “Energy Performance Score” shall mean the numeric rating generated by Portfolio
Manager that compares the Energy usage of the building to that of similar buildings.
(7) “Energy Use Intensity (EUI)” shall mean the kBTUs (1,000 British Thermal Units) used
per square foot of gross floor area.
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(8) “Gross Floor Area” shall mean the total number of enclosed square feet measured
between the exterior surfaces of the fixed walls within any structure used or intended for
supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
(9) “Portfolio Manager” shall mean ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, the internet-based
tool developed and maintained by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to
track and assess the relative Energy performance of buildings nationwide, or successor.
(10) “Town Engineer” shall mean the head of the Department.
(11) “Utility” shall mean an entity that distributes and sells Energy to Covered Municipal
Buildings.
(12) “Weather Normalized Site EUI” shall mean the amount of Energy that would have
been used by a property under 30-year average temperatures, accounting for the
difference between average temperatures and yearly fluctuations.
§250-3. APPLICABILITY
(1) This Chapter is applicable to all Covered Municipal Buildings as defined in Section
250-2 of this Chapter.
(2) The Town Engineer may exempt a particular Covered Municipal Building from the
benchmarking requirement if the Town Engineer determines that it has characteristics
that make benchmarking impractical.
§250-4. BENCHMARKING REQUIRED FOR COVERED MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
(1) No later than December 31, 2017, and no later than May 1 every year thereafter, the
Town Engineer or his or her designee from the Department shall enter into Portfolio
Manager the total Energy consumed by each Covered Municipal Building, along with all
other descriptive information required by Portfolio Manager for the previous calendar
year.
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(2) For new Covered Municipal Buildings that have not accumulated 12 months of Energy
use data by the first applicable date following occupancy for inputting Energy use into
Portfolio Manager, the Town Engineer or his or her designee from the Department shall
begin inputting data in the following year.
§250-5. DISCLOSURE AND PUBLICATION OF BENCHMARKING INFORMATION
(1) The Department shall make available to the public on the internet Benchmarking
Information for the previous calendar year:
(a) no later than December 31, 2017 and by September 1 of each year thereafter
for Covered Municipal Buildings; and
(2) The Department shall make available to the public on the internet and update at least
annually, the following Benchmarking Information:
(a) Summary statistics on Energy consumption for Covered Municipal Buildings
derived from aggregation of Benchmarking Information; and
(b) For each Covered Municipal Building individually:
(i) The status of compliance with the requirements of this Local Law; and
(ii) The building address, primary use type, and gross floor area; and
(iii) Annual summary statistics, including site EUI, Weather Normalized
Source EUI, annual GHG emissions, and an Energy Performance Score
where available; and
(iv) A comparison of the annual summary statistics (as required by Section
250-5(2)(b)(iii) of this Chapter across calendar years for all years since
annual reporting under this Chapter has been required for said building.
§250-6. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS
The Department shall maintain records as necessary for carrying out the purposes of this
Chapter, including but not limited to Energy bills and other documents received from
tenants and/or Utilities. Such records shall be preserved by the Department for a period
of three (3) years.
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§250-7. ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
(1) The Town Engineer or his or her designee from the Department shall be the Chief
Enforcement Officer of this Chapter.
(2) The Chief Enforcement Officer of this Chapter may promulgate regulations necessary
for the administration of the requirements of this Chapter.
(3) Within thirty days after each anniversary date of the effective date of this Chapter, the
Chief Enforcement Officer shall submit a report to the Town Board of the Town of
Riverhead including but not limited to summary statistics on Energy consumption for
Covered Municipal Buildings derived from aggregation of Benchmarking Information, a
list of all Covered Municipal Buildings identifying each Covered Municipal Building that
the Town Engineer determined to be exempt from the benchmarking requirement and the
reason for the exemption, and the status of compliance with the requirements of this
Chapter.
§250-8. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Chapter shall be effective immediately upon passage.
§250-9. SEVERABILITY
The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
provision, or phrase of the aforementioned sections, as declared by the valid judgment of
any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision, or
phrase, which shall remain in full force and effect.
· Overstrike represents deletion(s)
· Underscore represents addition(s)
Dated: Riverhead, New York
June 6, 2017
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BY THE ORDER OF THE TOWN
BOARD OF THE TOWN OF
RIVERHEAD
DIANE M. WILHELM, Town Clerk
July 5, 2017
TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION LIST:
Reso. #496 Ratifies Preston House Fire Line/Water Service Installation Water
Capital Project Budget Adoption
Reso. #497 1375 Old Country Road, Riverhead Water Capital Project #30138
Closure
Reso. #498 2016 Skate Park Improvement - Stotzky #70161 And 2016 South
Jamesport Basketball Court #70164 Capital Project Closures
Reso. #499 Jamesport Ambulance Gas Conversion Budget Adoption
Reso. #500 Wading River Elementary School Service Stub Installation Water
Capital Project Budget Adjustment
Reso. #501 Authorizing Removal of Fixed Asset Records from System
Reso. #502 Authorizing Removal of Fixed Asset Records from System
Reso. #503 General Fund – Police Budget Adjustment
Reso. #504 Authorizes the Acceptance of Donation from Village Lawn &
Landscaping, Inc. for Arborvitae Tree Spraying at Grumman
Memorial Park
Reso. #505 Ratifies the Appointment of a Seasonal Park Attendant II to the
Recreation Department (Robert Godfrey)
Reso. #506 Ratifies the Appointment of a Seasonal Park Attendant II to the
Recreation Department (Julia Thomas)
Reso. #507 Increases Hourly Rate of Traffic Control Officers
Reso. #508 Accepts the Retirement of Maintenance Mechanic II (Frederick
Marsland)
Reso. #509 Grants Addendum to Excavation/Exportation Permit as Provided by
Chapter 229 for Brixmor Riverhead Development LLC (The Shops at
Riverhead)
Reso. #510 Grants Special Permit of Saulius Trucinskas Escape Quest at 120
West Main Street
Reso. #511 Authorizes the Town Clerk to Publish and Post Notice for a Public
Hearing for a Site Plan and Special Permit Application known as
Riverview Lofts Submitted by Georgica Green Ventures, LLC on a
Certain Parcel Located at the Corner of 221 East Main Street and 31
McDermott Avenue. Identified as SCTM No’s 600-129-1-21 and 22
Riverhead, New York
Reso. #512 Authorization to Publish Advertisement for Automotive Parts 2017
for the Town of Riverhead
Reso. #513 Appoints Seasonal Assistant Beach Managers to the Recreation
Department
Reso. #514 Appoints Call-In Bus Drivers to the Recreation Department
Reso. #515 Appoints a Lifeguard to the Recreation Department (Katherine
Opiela)
Reso. #516 Appoints a Call-In Recreation Specialist to the Recreation
Department (Michael O’Hara)
Reso. #517 Appoints a Water Safety Instructor to the Recreation Department
(Madison Santoro)
Reso. #518 Appoints a Call-In Recreation Specialist to the Recreation
Department (William Sperl)
Reso. #519 Appoints a Call-In Assistant Recreation Leader to the Recreation
Department (Bette Trojanowski)
Reso. #520 Amends Resolution #426
Reso. #521 Appoints Seasonal Recreation Aides to the Recreation Department
Reso. #522 Awards Bid – Removal and Disposal of Liquid Sludge – Riverhead
Sewer District
Reso. #523 Authorizes the Supervisor to Execute Addendum to Agreement with
VHB Engineering, Surveying and Landscape Architecture, PC for
Preparation of New or Revised Subdivision Map
Reso. #524 Authorizes the Supervisor to Execute Addendum to Agreement with
L.K. McLean Associates, Inc. for Survey of Epcal for Purposes of
New or Amended Subdivision Map and Metes and Bounds
Description of Southern and Northwest Portions of Recreational
Bicycle Path
Reso. #525 Authorizes the Town Clerk to Publish and Post Public Notice of
Public Hearing to Consider a Proposed Local Law for an Amendment
to Chapter 289 “Vehicles, Traffic and Parking Regulations” of the
Riverhead Town Code (§289-16. No Parking Certain Hours: Roads
Leading to Water. – Meetinghouse Creek Road)
Reso. #526 Resolution to Correct Bid Awards for Work Clothes
Reso. #527 Resolution and Consent Approving the Dedication of Highways
known as Mastro Road, Mastro Court, the Preserve and Drainage
Areas (Subdivision Map of Mastro Realty)
Reso. #528 Ratifies Settlement of Legal Action by Thomas Economou against
the Town of Riverhead
Reso. #529 Extends Bid for Annual Diesel/Generator Maintenance for the
Riverhead Water District
Reso. #530 Authorizes the Acceptance of Donation of Spruce Trees from
Schneider Transportation Management
Reso. #531 Ratifies the Appointment of an Unpaid Intern to the Engineering
Department (John Vail)
Reso. #532 Authorizes the Acceptance of the Resignation of William Andes, Jr.,
Esq., as a Municipally Appointed Director in the Riverhead Business
Improvement District Management Association, Inc.; Further
Authorizes the Appointment of David Barczak, as a Municipally
Appointed Director in the Riverhead Business Improvement District
Management Association, Inc.
Reso. #533 Ratifies the Appointment of a Call-In Assistant Recreation Leader-
Parks to the Recreation Department (Melissa Muller)
Reso. #534 Pays Bills
Reso. #535 Appoints a Provisional Code Enforcement Officer (Spanish
Speaking) (Jorge Garcia)
Reso. #536 Supports and Endorses Proposed Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)
Weekday and Weekend Train Service Schedule
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