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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 12/30/1969BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING DECEMBER 30, 1969 The South Burlington Board of Selectmen held a regular meeting at South Burlington High School in Cafeteria No. 1, Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on Tuesday, December 30, 1969 at 7:00 P.M. Mr. Behney, Chairman, called the meeting to order. MEMBERS PRESENT Mr. Charles H. Behney, Chairman; Vincent J. D'Acuti, Walter Nardelli, and Raymond E. Stearns. MEMBERS ABSENT Gregory L. Premo OTHERS PRESENT Town Manager LeClair, A1 Reynolds, Chairman of the Zoning Board; Code Officer Ward, Town Engineer Szymanski, and John Jucas, Business Administrator of the School District. TOWN MANAGER APPOINTMENT Chairman Behney opened the meeting with the appointment of Mr. D'Acuti and Mr. Stearns as a Committee of two to review the applications for the position of Town Manager, and arrange for interviews. SET DATE OF BUDGET HEARING Mr. LeClair, Town Manager, said that the School Department felt that the set date of February 9, 1969 for the budget hearing was a little early for the amount of work they still had to do on the school budget. Mr. D'Acuti made a motion to set the date of Monday, February 16, 1969 as the date of the budget hearing. Mr. Nardelli seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Mr. Lucas thanked the Board for its action and left the meeting. APPROVAL OF USE VARIANCE FOR TELEPHONE COMPANY BUILDING AT FARRELL AND SWIFT STREETS Town Manager LeClair presented the request for sanction of a use variance granted to the New England Telephone Company for a terminal type building to be constructed at Farrell and Swift Streets. The Zoning Board of Adjustment had approved the request at its meeting of Monday, December 29, 1969. Mr. D'Acuti made a motion to sanction the Zoning Board's approval. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nardelli and passed unanimously. ACCEPT SAN REMO AND FIRESIDE PARK SUBDIVISION STREETS Town Manager LeClair reported that these two subdivision had been inspected by the Town Engineer, and the streets were acceptable except for the correction of a few easements and several small items to be completed on Logwood and Forest Streets. Town Engineer Szymanski said he had contacted the developer of the streets and pointed out the corrections to be made. Mr. D'Acuti made a motion to accept the streets in San Remo subdivision and Fireside Park subdivision as recommended by the Town Attorney, Town Engineer, and South Burlington Planning Commission, subject to the corrections to be made being set off in writing by the Town Engineer. Chairman Behney asked Mr. Szymanski to prepare the list of corrections and Mr. Szymanski said he would do so. Motion seconded by Mr. Nardelli and passed unanimously. SEWER OPERATING ACCOUNT The Board of Selectmen reviewed a proposed budget for the sewer operating accounts as prepared by the Town Manager. Mr. LeClair explained the items that made up the revenues and the make-up of the Area List. RE-CAP OF SEWER PHASE IV PROJECT AND SEWER SURPLUS There was a general discussion as to when to sell the bonds for the construction of Phase IV sewer system. Mr. LeClair said the Board could consider going to the voters for authorization to use the sewer surplus fund for Phase IV. Chairman Behney read from a letter from Mr. Moore of the Chittenden Trust Company which stated in part that the bank would be willing to loan construction funds to the town since the town has been authorized to bond for $340,000. After further discussion on the most advantageous way to finance construction for Phase IV and possibly Phase V, Mr. Stearns made a motion to instruct the Town Attorney to draw up a warning requesting permission from the voters to use the sewer surplus funds for Phase IV and any surplus from that for Phase V, and to further instruct the Town Attorney that the wording of the ballot be clear as to intent. Mr. D'Acuti seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Mr. Behney, Chairman, said he would contact Mr. Ewing, the Town Attorney, about the wording of the warning. PAYMENT OF PAYMENTS #15 and #17 OF MUNSON'S SEWER CONTRACT Mr. LeClair, Town Manager, explained that though there are still some minor claims against Mr. Munson in regard to sewer construction clean-up, these two bills were for work performed and we are obligated under the contract to pay as the work is completed. He said both bills were o-kayed by Webster- Martin, Inc. sewer construction engineers. Mr. D'Acuti made a motion to pay both bills, noting that there was still a balance of approximately $6,000 retainage after these payments. PAYMENTS #15 AND #17 OF MUNSON'S SEWER CONTRACT ACCOUNT, CONTINUED Mr. Nardelli seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The Board voted unanimously to adjourn at 8:10 P.M. to meet with the School Board. Approved Gregory L. Premo, Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.