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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 02/20/1968BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING FEBRUARY 20, 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 20, 1968 at 7:30 P.M. Mr. Whittlesey, Vice-Chairman, called the meeting to order. MEMBERS PRESENT Mr. Whittlesey, Vice-Chairman; Robert K. Ashley, Frederick G. Blais, and Augustus T. Stannard. MEMBERS ABSENT Mr. Vincent J. D'Acuti, Chairman. OTHERS PRESENT Henry LeClair, Town Manager, Mr. Tony Socinski, Charlotte Marsh, Lisbeth K. Stouch and Mrs. Christopher Terrien from the Visiting Nurses Association. READING OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS The minutes of the February 6, 1968 regular and February 13 special meetings were approved as read. VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION - PRESENTATION BY LISBETH K. STOUCH Mrs. Lizbeth K. Stouch, Community Coordinator of the Visiting Nurses Association presented the Selectmen and those present with a service report, statistics, and proposed budget for nursing and related services for the Town of South Burlington. She explained that Burlington. Winooski and Williston have contracts with the Association based on services rendered for nursing care and said that the Association had made 256 visits for nursing care, 52 office visits plus visits for speech, occupational theraphy etc. in South Burlington in the past six months. VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION, CONTINUED In answer to many questions from the Selectmen, Mrs. Stouch said that visits are made at the request of Doctor Gluck and other physicians who treat South Burlingtonians, that services include bedside care, baths, teaching diabetics to give themselves insulin shots etc., well baby clinics and prenatal care. She said towns could save on hospital bills as many cronically ill patients could have an early discharge if nursing care was made available to them at home. Visits are figured at the rate of $6.00 each, many patients pay for them and others are paid for under Plan A and Plan B of Medicare. She asked for a $3200 appropriation from South Burlington which is the estimated cost for a year's service. A copy of the report is filed with the minutes of this meeting. Vice-Chairman Whittlesey noted that the timing of the request was very awkward as the 1968-1969 budget was already finalized. Mr. Blais suggested that the Welfare Budget be reviewed to consider the possibility of obtaining funds from that department. Town Manager LeClair said that Welfare funds were primarily for pending hospital bills for which the State holds the town liable. He felt that there should be some system whereby the patient who was unable to pay for the service would sign a statement of services rendered to him, so that some charges for welfare patients might be reimbursed by the state. He also noted that the Association reviewed the cost of services each year and made adjustments to the community. Vice-Chairman Whittlesey said that if the appropriation were approved the Town Manager should use his discretion in appropriating the amount from the Selectmen's budget. Mr. Stannard made a motion that we commit the $3000 figure from Welfare accounts. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ashley and so passed. ZONE CHANGE REQUEST - FIRST READING - ROBERT COLLINS - BARTLETT BAY AREA Vice-Chairman Whittlesey read the proposed ordinance and noted that the zone change request was for a piece of property that surrounds our disposal plant on two sides. The Town Manager explained that Mr. Collins was making the request as he had a purchaser who wanted to buy the land and erect a warehouse with offices. Mr. Whittlesey said that the town needs the land in order to enlarge the Bartlett Bay Plant. Mr. LeClair, Town Manager, explained the capacity of the present plant saying he felt that it will have to be enlarged in two years and that there is a pressing need to acquire more land. Mr. Whittlesey instructed Mr. LeClair to contact Mr. Collins about the Town purchasing the land. Mr. LeClair asked for a figure from the Board so that he could get an option. Mr. Whittlesey suggested trying to get a figure out of Mr. Collins. The Board unanimously approved the first reading and instructed Mr. LeClair to forward the request to the Planning Commission for their recommendation. APPROVAL OF BUDGET REVISIONS Vice-Chairman Whittlesey explained that at the Budget Hearing of February 13, 1968, $10,000 was requested by the Natural Resources Committee for land acquisition and an additional $1,000 was requested by the Cemetery Committee for additional fencing for the Shelburne Road Cemetery. Mr. Stannard made a motion that these amounts, $10,000 and $1,000 be added to the proposed budget. Mr. Ashley seconded the motion and it so passed. GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CO. REQUEST TO ERECT POWER POLES ON KENNEDY DRIVE Mr. Blais made a motion that the Green Mountain Power Company request for permission to erect power poles on Kennedy Drive between Hinesburg Road and Dorset Street be denied, and also that the Planning Commission be instructed to incorporate in the proposed new subdivision rules and regulations the item that future utilities be constructed underground. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ashley and so passed. WEBSTER-MARTIN, INC. - MUNSON EARTHMOVING CORP. - TOWN OF SO. BURLINGTON SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS Mr. LeClair, Town Manager, read a letter from Joel Billado, Sewer Project Engineer, citing differences in fulfilling sewer contract requirements, especially in Work Order Change #1, the Hinesburg Road-Kennedy Drive crossing construction. He also read a second letter which stated the contractor, Mr. Munson, was fulfilling the requirements in that specific Work Order Change. Mr. Whittlesey instructed the Town Manager to set up a meeting with Webster-Martin personnel, Mr. Munson and the Selectmen for Monday, Feb. 26, 1968 at 12 noon to discuss the mutual problems. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 P.M. APPROVED Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.