Intro. Res. No. 1318-2008                                                                  Laid on Table 4/29/2008

Introduced by Legislators Browning and Horsley

RESOLUTION NO. 369   –2008, DIRECTING THE SUFFOLK COUNTY SEWER AGENCY TO PREPARE REPORTS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS NECESSARY TO FORM A SEWER DISTRICT AT MASTIC/MASTIC BEACH/SHIRLEY

WHEREAS, the creation of a sewer district in Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley  has the potential to increase business investment, increase workforce housing opportunities and provide greater environmental protection in these communities; and

WHEREAS, the Montauk Highway Business District in Mastic/Shirley, the Neighborhood Road Business District in Mastic Beach and the Mastic Road Business District in Mastic Beach and Mastic would benefit from the creation of a sewer district; and  

WHEREAS, the presence of sewers would allow for greater building density and the creation of affordable, workforce housing in these communities; and

WHEREAS, the prevalence of cesspools and septic tanks in the Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley communities has contributed to the depletion of oxygen and the increased levels of nitrogen in the Forge River; and

WHEREAS, cesspools and septic tanks also threaten the extensive wetland areas in the Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley communities; and

WHEREAS, the Suffolk County Sewer Agency has entered heretofore and will hereafter enter into agreements with various subdividers, developers and sponsors to make provisions for sewage collection and disposal facilities in and about subdivisions, condominiums, commercial, industrial and other areas, as well as the formation of districts to implement such intentions; and

WHEREAS, it has previously been determined to be in the best interest of all residents of the County of Suffolk for small sewage treatment facilities to be incorporated into the oversight of the Suffolk County Department of Public Works to ensure the quality of ground water and the health and comfort of surrounding communities; and

WHEREAS, the Suffolk County Sewer Agency should study and make recommendations necessary for the formation of a County Sewer District in the Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley communities; now, therefore be it

1st                   RESOLVED, that the Suffolk County Sewer Agency, with the assistance of the Suffolk County Department of Public Works, be, and is hereby authorized, empowered and directed within the limitations of their budget, to undertake the preparation of appropriate reports and make recommendations necessary to initiate the process which may ultimately result in the formation of a County Sewer District in and about the Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley communities; and be it further

2nd RESOLVED, that the boundaries of the subject sewer district shall encompass the William Floyd Parkway from Montauk Highway south to the Neighborhood Road Business District, and as far east as the Forge River; and be it further

3rd RESOLVED, that the Suffolk County Sewer Agency shall, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this resolution, provide members of the Suffolk County Legislature with its written schedule/timeline for the subject sewer district study; and be it further

4th RESOLVED, that the Suffolk County Sewer Agency shall give a written status report on the subject sewer district study to the members of the Suffolk County Legislature within one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this resolution; and be it further

5th RESOLVED, that the Suffolk County Sewer Agency shall issue their final report and recommendations to the members of the Suffolk County Legislature and to the Suffolk County Executive within two hundred forty (240) days of the effective date of this resolution; and be it further

6th RESOLVED, that this Legislature, being the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) lead agency, hereby finds and determines that this resolution constitutes a Type II action pursuant to Section 617.5(c)(20), (21) and (27) of Title 6 of the NEW YORK CODE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS (6 NYCRR) and within the meaning of Section 8-0109(2) of the NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW as a promulgation of regulations, rules, policies, procedures, and legislative decisions in connection with continuing agency administration, management and information collection, and the Suffolk County Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is hereby directed to circulate any appropriate SEQRA notices of determination of non-applicability or non-significance in accordance with this resolution.

DATED: May 13, 2008

                        APPROVED BY:

                        /s/ Steve Levy

                        County Executive of Suffolk County

                        Date: May 28, 2008