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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 02/06/1968BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING February 6, 1968 The South Burlington Board of Selectmen held a regular meeting at the Town Office Building, 555 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on Tuesday, February 6, 1968 at 7:30 P.M. Mr. D'Acuti, Chairman, called the meeting to order. MEMBERS PRESENT Vincent J. D'Acuti, Chairman; Robert K. Ashley, Frederick G. Blais, Augustus T. Stannard and Stephen M. Whittlesey. MEMBERS ABSENT None OTHERS PRESENT Henry LeClair, Town Manager; Roger LeCours, Free Press Reporter; Mr. R. H. Barr and Mr. Richard Weimann, Architects; Charlotte Marsh, Mrs. Barbara Bull, Mrs. Marjorie Hill, Mrs. Guilford, Mrs. Neubert, Mr. William Kellner, Professor Frederick Sargent and Mr. Robert Burnell, Recreation Director. READING OF THE MINUTES The minutes of the January 23 and January 30, 1968 meetings were approved as read. FIRST READING OF BERARD ORDINANCE Mr. D'Acuti, Chairman, read the proposed ordinance requesting a change of land use from Industrial District A to Residential District B. Mr. LeClair pointed out the location of the strip of land in question on the map. Mr. Whittlesdy moved the first reading be approved as read and the proposed ordinance be forwarded to the Planning Commission for their recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Blais and the Selectmen voted unanimously to approve the first reading. REVIEW OF TOWN MANAGER'S FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN Mr. D'Acuti, Chairman, read the items as listed in the Town Manager's Capital Improvement Plan. There was a general discussion on the items, priorities, and method of financing the different improvements. The Chairman announced that the Capital Improvement Plan will be discussed at the Budget Hearing to be held February 13, 1968. MUNICIPAL BUILDING - PRELIMINARY PLANS Mr. J. H. Barr, Architect, showed what he called very preliminary plans for a municipal building that included the Administrative Offices, and the Police, Fire, and Water Departments. The Chairman said the general impression of the Board was to have two buildings, one for the Administrative Offices and the other for the Police and Fire Departments combined. The Selectmen also advised Mr. Barr to place the Town Clerk's and Town Manager's offices where they would be most accessible as they generated the most daily traffic. There was a general discussion and question and answer period. Mr. Weimann, Architect, had spoken with Mr. Fred McGibney, Chairman of the Municipal Mall Committee and with the Chairman of the Water Commissioners on the needs of the Police and Water Departments. Mr. Barr said he felt that the discussion had given him a good idea of how to proceed with the planning. The Chairman suggested that the architects confer with Mr. Roland DesLauriers, and the Selectmen thanked them for their presentation. CEMETERY COMMITTEE REPORT - CHARLOTTE MARSH Charlotte Marsh read a report from the Cemetery Committee in which the committee requested additional funds in order to erect a fence around the Shelburne Road Cemetery. The Chairman explained that he and Mr. Stannard had inspected the present fence at the site, and Mr. Stannard's recommendation was to erect a good 4' chain-link fence across the front of the cemetary this year and complete the project in the next year or two. Miss Marsh felt that the fence should be completed this year and asked if the additional funds could be put in the budget. The Chairman explained that the Cemetery Account had already been increased by $2,000 over the previous year, but that she could ask for the increase at the Budget Hearing to be held February 13, 1968. Miss Marsh thanked the Selectmen for the opportunity of presenting the report. VERMONT LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS The Selectmen unanimously agreed to pay the $10.00 registration fee to the Vermont League of Cities and Towns as a token of the town's interest in the organization. SOUTH BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT CORP. AND G.B.I.C. After considering the $1,000 budgeted for the G.B.I.C and South Burlington Development Corporation the Selectmen decided to leave both organizations named in the budget without any amount designated for either organization as they felt each organization should work and cooperate with the other. NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE - REQUEST FOR FUNDS Mr. Burnell, Recreation Director, and several members of the Natural Resources Committee made a request that the Selectmen appropriate 20¢ on the Grand List for land acquisition for a town park and recreation center. Mr. Kellner, Chairman of the Planning Commission, made a formal request for the appropriation. The Selectmen agreed that the request seemed excessive because the committees did not have a specific site in mind to purchase, and felt that before it could be added to the budget the townspeople should be informed as to location, size, price and method of developing the land in question. The Chairman announced that the question could be brought before the voters at the Budget Hearing. SETTING DATE OF BUDGET HEARING On a motion made by Frederick G. Blais and seconded by Stephen M. Whittlesey the Selectmen voted unanimously to hold the Public Hearing on the Proposed 1968-1969 Budget on February 13, 1968 at 7:30 P.M. in the High School Auditorium. The meeting adjourned at 10:15 P.M. APPROVED Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.