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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 12/26/1973SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 26, 1973 The South Burlington City Council held a Special Meeting on Wednesday, December 26, 1973, in the City Hall Conference Room at 7:00 P.M. Chairman Nardelli called the meeting to order. MEMBERS PRESENT Chairman Nardelli, Michael D. Flaherty, Paul A. Farrar and Catherine M. Neubert MEMBERS ABSENT William J. Cimonetti OTHERS PRESENT William J. Szymanski, City Manager, Free Press Reporter Tabaka, George Hart and Andre Germain from Iby Street, Virginia Kelleher, Secretary; Ruth Poger, Arlene Krapcho, School Board Chairman Nolting, C. Harry Behney, ViLuginbuhl and Bruce O'Neill, Recreation Director. SALE OF QUEEN CITY PARK ROAD PROPERTY City Manager Szymanski explained the location of the city property on Queen City Park Road which was the site of the former Queen City Park Sewerage System (septic plant). Councilman Farrar made a motion to sell the property at a price of 25 cents a square foot with the stipulation that the property could be purchased by the city for the selling price if it needs the property in the future. The motion was seconded by Mr. Flaherty and passed unanimously. DUMONT PROPERTY OPTION Councilman Flaherty made a motion to approve obtaining an option for two years at a price of $5,000 on the Dumont property on lower Iby Street. Councilwoman Neubert seconded the motion which passed unanimously. DEGRAFF PROPERTY City Manager Szymanski reported that he has been negotiating with Mr. DeGraff for purchase of the DeGraff property on Duval Street. He said that a method of payment still has to be resolved. At 7:30 the meeting recessed to go into a joint session with the Planning Commission. CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT MEETING The joint meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission was called to order at 7:30 P.M. Along with the City Council members present the following Planning Commission members were present: Chairman Maher, Frederic Sargent, William Robenstein, Ernest Levesque, Ronald Schmucker, Sidney Poger and William Wessel. DISCUSSION ON SWIMMING POOL SITE Council Chairman Nardelli opened the meeting and called upon Mr. Szymanski to describe the three proposed sites for a swimming pool location which were sketched on a map and posted on the board. The locations were: 1. Farrell Park 2. The Dumont property at the westerly end of Iby St. 3. Property adjacent to the Airport Parkway Sewage Treatment Plant. In discussing locating a pool on the Iby Street property there were objections to the traffic access to the site. A resident of Iby Street stated that he favored the east end of the Middle School where a pool was planned when the plans were first drawn for the school building. School Board Chairman Noiting stated that the School Board was against any School District site because it felt land would have to be used for school expansion, the need for which was pointed out in the Nadworny report which projected an increased school enrollment. Commissioner Levesque favored the Iby Street site, the Dumont property, stating it was close to the Middle and Central Schools and could be utilized for the schools' physical education programs. Arlene Krapcho asked several questions regarding the extent of B.O.R. funding. She wondered if it would cover all the site work required and all work such as widening approach streets, etc. Also she asked how the operating costs would be taken care of. Councilmen Flaherty, Neubert and Commissioner Schmucker felt there was not enough imput as to cost of operations, etc. Mr. Schmucker then stated that more planning regarding the pros and cons for a City Center should be undertaken, and it should be contiguous with the school system. He felt the project should be delayed a year so that this research could be done. Councilman Farrar made a motion to form a committee of one member of the City Council, 1 Planning Commissioner, the Recreation Director, 1 person from the Kiwanis Club and a member of the School Board to work with the Kiwanis in selecting a site. All were in agreement. The Joint Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M. and the Planning Commission continued as a Work Session to work on the Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance. Paul A. Farrar, Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.