Advisory Boards
Advisory Boards
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Budget and Finance Advisory Committee
Community Preservation Advisory Board
Planning Policy Advisory Committee
Police Department/Labor Relations Advisory Committee
Solid Waste Advisory Committee
Sustainable Southampton Green Advisory Committee
Technology Advisory Committee
Town Business Advisory Council
Trails Advisory Board
Wind Energy Conversion Systems Advisory Committee
Budget and Finance Advisory Committee
1 (one) year term
MEMBERS:
Jenice Delano
Richard Halverson
Michael Kelly
Edward Moneypenny
Thomas Loreto
Ex-Officio:
Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst
Councilperson, To Be Determined
Frank Zappone, Deputy Supervisor
Tamara Wright, Comptroller
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Community Preservation Advisory Board
1 (one) year term
MEMBERS:
Robert Anrig
Mark Epley
Patricia Fallon
Victor Levy
William Sickles
Scott Wilson
William B. White
John v.H. Halsey, Peconic Land Trust - ex officio
Kevin McDonald, The Nature Conservancy - ex officio
Sally Spanburgh, Confidential Advisor - Landmarks and Historic Board
PURPOSE:
State enabling legislation requires the Town Board to establish a Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board. This Advisory Board reviews recommendations on proposed acquisitions of interest in real property using monies from the Peconic Bay Region Transfer Tax, commonly known as the Community Preservation Fund. As required, this Board consists of seven town residents who serve without compensation. This Board acts in an advisory capacity to the Town Board.
MEETINGS:
Meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month at 8:00 a.m. in the Hampton Bays Senior Center in Hampton Bays.
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Planning Policy Advisory Committee
1 (one) year term
MEMBERS:
Anna Throne-Holst, Town Supervisor, Chairperson
Town Council Member, to serve on rotating basis by meeting date
Frank Zappone, Deputy Supervisor
Town Planning and Development Administrator
Town Attorney, or designee
Member of the Southampton Town Housing Authority as appointed by future resolution of the Town Board
Dennis Finnerty, Planning Board Chairman
Eve Houlihan, Community Representative, Hampton Bays
Andrea Spilka, Community Representative, CAC-West
Rachel Verno, Community Representative, Water Mill
Stephanie McNamara, Community Representative, North Sea
Aram Terchunian, Development Representative
James Hulme, Development Representative
Jennifer Garvey, Legislative Secretary
Representatives of Established Hamlet Civic / CAC Organizations as nominated by said groups and as appointed by future resolution of the Town Board;
Representative of an Environmental Advocacy Organization as appointed by future resolution of the Town Board; and let it be further
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Police Department/Labor Relations Advisory Committee
1 (one) year term
MEMBERS:
Community Representatives:
James Drew
Dennis Suskind
Todd Granger
Terence McCabe
Police Department Representatives:
Chief William Wilson
One Additional Member - Superior Officers’ Association
President, PBA
One Additional Member - PBA
Town Officials:
Anna Throne-Holst, Supervisor
Frank Zappone, Deputy Supervisor
Councilperson James Malone, Town Council Liaison
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Solid Waste Advisory Committee
1 (one) year term
MEMBERS:
Priscilla Ciccariello
John DiStefano (Co-Chair)
Lucille Dunne (Co-Chair)
Dan Gebbia
B. Kay Jones
Stephanie McNamara
Virginia Morris
Emil "Skip" Norsic
Councilman Bridget Fleming, Ex-officio
Councilman Christopher R. Nuzzi, Ex-officio
Ryan Horn, Secretary, ex-officio
Christine Fetten, Director of Municipal Works, ex-officio
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Sustainable Southampton Green Advisory Committee
1 (one) year term
MEMBERS:
John Barrows
Glorian Berk
Scott Carlin
Bill Chaleff
Robert DeLuca
Elizabeth Haile
Sheryl Heather
Kathryn Magee
Fred McEwan
Mary McPartland
Tony Panza
Dieter von Lehsten
Ann Reisman
Janice Scherer
Ex-Officio
Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst
Councilperson to be determined
Lisabeth Plouff, Sustainability Coordinator
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Technology Advisory Council
2 (two) year term
MEMBERS:
Paula Pobat, Director of Information Management and/or designee
Ross Baldwin, Geographical Information Systems Manager
John Capone, Network Systems Coordinator
Russell Kratoville, Town Management Services Administrator
Tamara Wright, Comptroller
Sundy Schermeyer, Town Clerk
Linda Marzano, Land Management Administrative Assistant
Town Attorney or designee
Martin Knab, Network Systems Administrator, Police Department
Robert Florio, citizen member
Linda Riley, Esq., citizen member
Lynn Arthur, citizen member
Acting Land Management Administrator, or designee
David Wilcox, Town Planning Director
Audit Committee Liaison:
Anna Throne-Holst, Supervisor, ex-officio
James W. Malone, Councilman, ex-officio
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Town Business Advisory Council
1 (one) year term
MEMBERS:
Dag Haraldson
Jane Held
Nancy McGann
Isabel Sepulveda-de Scanlon
Shane Smith
Robert J. Strebel, Jr.
Heather Wright
Kristen M. Tuffy, Legislative Aide, Secretary
Ex-officio
Councilman Christopher R. Nuzzi
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Trails Advisory Board
1 (one) year term
MEMBERS:
Barbara Bornstein
Ken Bieger
David Wilcox
Eric Woodward
Glorian Berk
Chip Dineen
Dai Dayton
PURPOSE:
Pursuant to Town Board resolution, Chapter 295 of the Southampton Town Code, dated February 25, 1992, there is hereby established in and for the Town of Southampton a Trails Advisory Board consisting of seven (7) members to serve without compensation and to be appointed annually by the Town Board in a manner that reflects an effort to balance geographical representation of the town and encourages participation from a diverse group of resident trail users. The Trails Advisory Board shall have a Chairman, who shall be appointed by the Town Board annually. The Trails Advisory Board may designate an Acting Chairperson. The Natural Resources Director shall serve as an Ex-Officio member of the Board.
Duties and Responsibilities of Board:
The Trails Advisory Board shall advise and assist the Town Board and other town agencies in the following tasks.
- Identify existing and potential trails.
- Conduct advisory reviews of subdivision proposals and make certain planning recommendations regarding trails.
- Assist the Planning and Natural Resources Director(s) with the inventory and analysis required for the development of a Trails Overlay Map.
- Provide policy recommendations for the types of trails being preserved, developed or maintained, including recommendations regarding limitations on acceptable uses for specific trails or trail segments.
- Monitor the concerns and interests of residents of the Town regarding the preservation, development, maintenance and use of trails.
- Assist the Town with the development of "good neighbor" policies regarding trails, including those related to stewardship, illegal dumping, trails education and trail easements.
- Interact with other municipalities and agencies regarding the regional aspects of trail networks.
- Promote the use of trails throughout the development of a Trail Guide for Southampton Town.
Meetings are held the 1st Tuesday of every month at 4:00 pm in the Main Floor Conference Room
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Wind Energy Conversion Systems Advisory Committee
1 (one) year term
MEMBERS:
John Barrows
Edson Brolin
Al Harsch
Peter Sabbeth
Chuck Schwartz
Ric Stott
Michael Benincasa, Chief Building Inspector, ex-officio
Kathryn Garvin, Assistant Town Attorney, ex-officio
Bernadette Giblin, Sustainability Coordinator, ex-officio
Janice Scherer, Principal Planner, ex-officio
Marty Shea, Chief Environmental Analyst, ex-officio
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Note: Dates following all names indicate end of term.