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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 08/01/1977CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 1, 1977 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, August 1, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, Municipal Offices, 1175 Williston Rd. Members Present Paul Farrar, Chairman; Frank Armstrong, William Burgess, Michael Flaherty Member Absent Martin Paulsen Others Present William Szymanski, City Manager; Catherine Neubert, Karin Larson, William B. Farley, Jr., Roy Bushey, John Brennan, Lenard Perkett, Lubomir Dellin , Pauline Dellin, Scott MacKay Additions to Agenda 7. Country Club Estates sewer problem 8. Discussion of Pyramid Mall 9. Williston Road - Dorset Street intersection 10. Warrent to destroy unlicensed dogs Minutes of joint meeting July 14, regular meeting July 19, and special meeting July 20, 1977 On page 5 of the July 19 minutes, the names of Sylvia Smith and Beverly Rutherford should be exchanged. Mr. Flaherty moved to accept the minutes of July 14. 19 and 20, 1977 as corrected. The motion was seconded by Mr. Armstrong and passed unanimously. Disbursement orders Disbursement orders were signed. Review of Planning Commission and Zoning Board agendas The Council briefly discussed the airphoto work on the Planning Commission agenda. Adopt two resolutions. Mr. Farrar read a resolution expressing sympathy on the death of Malcolm Vosburgh (see attached copy). Mr. Flaherty moved to sign the resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Armstrong and passed unanimously. Mr. Farrar then read a resolution setting a procedure for submitting E.D.A. applications. The Council was not happy with the language and the resolution was tabled. Discuss letter re: Southern Connector Impact on South Burlington Mr. Farrar asked Mrs. Neubert what she wished done about the proposals she has made and she replied that she had still to write her report. Mr. Farrar suggested that she file her letter formally and send a copy to the Highway Department. He said that the draft of the Environmental Impact Study should have her letter attached. Mr. Armstrong felt that Mrs. Neubert should submit her protest about the Environmental Impact Statement and he said that he would like to have the Council sign it. Mrs. Neubert said that she would like a cover letter for the report. Mr. Farrar said that she should submit her comments in writing and that if the next draft of the Statement is not different, then when it is formally released, they would react as the City. She said that she hoped that the final statement did not come out and be inadequate and that they would have to spend a lot of time getting it corrected. Mr. Farrar felt that she was taking the proper steps. Mrs. Neubert said that until they applied for project status she was afraid they would find it hard to correct anything that they did not like, such as the proposed ramp ending at K-Mart. The Council also needs to be prepared to pay 15% of the cost. She said that she wanted the Council to say that they wanted slip ramps built near Queen City Park Road. Mr. Flaherty suggested that the Council talk with a member of the Highway Department about this. Mr. Armstrong said that he would like to know what the Recreation Committee thought about bike paths to Red Rocks through this, etc. Mrs. Neubert thought that it should be the Transportation Committee that looked into it and said that she did not like the idea of bike access through it all. Ms. Karin Larson said that she spoke as a member of the Transportation Committee and not for them, but that she felt that the charge to the Committee was too broad and that they were not getting enough done. There are too many intertwined issues, she said, and the Committee is down to 4 members. She said that she would like to see a larger joint committee from the Council and Planning Commission. She recommended a minimum of 10 members on the Committee. Mr. Farrar said that he would discuss the matter with the Commission. Discussion of letter of resignation from the Transportation Committee submitted by Mrs. Neubert Mr. Farrar asked Mrs. Neubert if she would stay on the Committee until it was reformed at least and she said that she would. Discussion of Country Club Estates sewer problem Mr. Farrar read a petition from the residents (see attached copy) asking for priority in sewer hookup. Mr. Pat Brennan, a resident, said that occasionally a house will have sewage running over the bank or into the street and that there have been problems even though the development is less than 10 years old. Mr. Farrar said that the Council would look into the problem and see if it made economic sense and fit in with the sewer capacity to move the time up. Discussion of Pyramid Mall Mr. Farrar said that at the water quality hearings two weeks ago, South Burlington had presented their concerns about allocation of the capacity of the Winooski River to the State Water Resources Board. He also said that he would like to have Regional Planning do studies on the traffic impact and the general economic impact Pyramid is likely to have. He felt that it would cost money and that South Burlington should be willing to pay for it. If Regional Planning is not willing to undertake such a project, he suggested joining with other communities to do it but said that he would prefer that Regional Planning did it. Mr. Farrar said that the studies should be undertaken fairly soon. Mr. Flaherty moved that the Council request the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission to 1) undertake a study of the impact of traffic due to the Pyramid Mall on South Burlington roads, particularly Williston Road and Shelbune Road,-2) undertake an economic impact study of the Pyramid Mall on existing business in South Burlington. 3) The City of South Burlington realizes that the Regional Planning Commission has limited resources and South Burlington is willing to contribute such aid as is reasonable and necessary and 4) if the Regional Planning Commission is unwilling or unable to undertake these studies South Burlington indicates its willingness to join with like-minded communities to undertake these studies unilaterally. The motion was seconded by Mr. Burgess and passed unanimously. The Council agreed that $5,000 or less constituted a reasonable amount. Williston Road - Dorset Street intersection Mr. Szymanski told the Council about negotiations with the people leasing Howard Johnson's for some road to widen Dorset Street in return for some space behind the restaurant. The people are concerned about their entrance, which will be moved south. Mr. Armstrong asked when construction would start if the meeting was favorable and was told that it will be done this year if at all possible. Warrent to destroy unlicensed dogs Mr. Farrar read the statement authorizing the killings. Mr. Flaherty moved to sign the warrent. The motion was seconded by Mr. Armstrong and passed unanimously. Mr. William Farley said that he felt that the present situation with unlicensed dogs does not seem to work in his area, Country Club Estates, and he asked that the dog-catcher patrol there more often. The meeting was declared adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.