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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 01/27/1969BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING JANUARY 27, 1969 The South Burlington Board of Selectmen held a public meeting at the Town Office Building, 555 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on Monday, January 27, 1969. MEMBERS PRESENT Vincent J. D'Acuti, Chairman; Robert K. Ashley, Charles H. Behney, Walter Nardelli and Augustus T. Stannard. MEMBERS ABSENT None OTHERS PRESENT Henry LeClair, Town Manager; Julian Goodrich, Architect, Arthur Rock from Modern Septic Tank Service and Mr. Burnell and Mr. Bartlett from the Park and Recreation Committee. SPECIAL MEETING Mr. D'Acuti, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. and the Board went over the plans for the proposed municipal buildings with Julian Goodrich, Architect. REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the January 20, 1969 meeting were approved as read. MODERN SEPTIC TANK COMPANY - ARTHUR ROCK, PROPRIETOR Mr. Rock told the Board he was having trouble getting paid for work done on South Burlington sewer lines for Mr. Munson, contractor of the sewer project. MODERN SEPTIC TANK COMPANY, CONTINUED He also said he was having trouble collecting bills for charges caused by waiting time on house connections where the tye's were not located as shown on plans, as well as one case where the main line was not at proper grade, causing extra expense for labor and time. Mr. Rock said he was not asking the town for payment, but for help in collecting what was due him, and asked if final payment for the contract could be withheld from Mr. Munson till such matters were settled. Mr. LeClair said his feeling was that the contract included such a clause. Mr. D'Acuti read from a letter from Webster-Martin, Inc., dated May 15, 1968, in which Webster-Martin said they could not recommend payment of invoices for repairs to our sewer line that were undertaken without written authorization by them or the town, or for delays caused by trouble in locating the tyes. After discussion the Board instructed Mr. LeClair to forward letters to Webster-Martin, Inc., the Town Attorney and Munson Earthmoving Corp., with copies to Mr. Rock, stating the situation in an effort to clear up the matter. SWIMMING POOL After a general discussion on the feasibility of placing a bond issue on the warrant at the March Meeting for approval of a swimming pool, the Board voted unanimously to recommend that the matter be postponed till a special or later election for the following reasons: 1. The location for the proposed swimming pool is not definite. 2. Availability of Federal or State money has not been determined. 3. The timing is not good as the school is seeking approval for additions to three grade schools and the town is seeking approval for two municipal buildings. VERMONT GAS SYSTEMS, INC. Mr. D'Acuti, Chairman, read letters from the Park and Recreation Committee, the Town Engineer, the Town Assessor and the Town Manager, in which each stated, in essence, they could see no objection to the installation of a cathodic protection system in the entrance to Farrell Park. Mr. Behney made a motion to grant the Vermont Gas Systems permission to install the system underground and maintain it for a period of five years, with consideration given them at the end of five years for renewal, and in lieu of payment the Vermont Gas Systems would donate to the Recreation Department, two (2) 1962 Studebaker, one-half ton, pickup trucks, state inspected and in running condition. The motion was seconded by Mr. Stannard and passed unanimously. RESOLUTIONS RE: BOND ISSUES FOR MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS Upon motion made by Mr. Nardelli and seconded by Mr. Ashley, it was unanimously resolved to adopt a resolution authorizing the submission to the voters of a bond issue in the amount of $185,000 for a Town Administration Building, the original of said resolution being attached to these minutes and made a part thereof. Upon motion made by Mr. Nardelli and seconded by Mr. Ashley, it was unanimously resolved to adopt a resolution authorizing the submission to the voters of a bond issue in the amount of $90,000 for a building to house the Police and Fire Departments of the town, the original of said resolution being attached to these minutes and made a part thereof. JAMES CRESSEY REQUEST After considering the Town Attorney's legal opinion on the James Cressey request, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to uphold the Town Manager's decision of last June not to grant Mr. Cressey the increase. RENE BERARD - QUESTION ON RELOCATION OF SEWER LINE - WILLISTON ROAD Because the proposed location of a sewer line on property on which Mr. Berard plans to build a motel would apparently interfere with such construction, Mr. Behney made a motion to instruct the Webster-Martin, Inc. people to do a feasibility plan for the Williston Road site and inform the Board of any changes that could be made in the location of the line so the Board can make a decision. Mr. Nardelli seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. The Board went into Executive session at 9:30 P.M. Approved Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.