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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 05/02/1977SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL MAY 2, 1977 The City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, May 2, 1977 at 8:00 in the City Hall Conference Room, City Offices, 1175 Williston Road. Members Present Paul Farrar, Chairman; Frank Armstrong, Catherine Neubert, John Dinklage, Michael Flaherty Others Present William Szymanski, City Manager; Bill Burgess, Dick Ward, Zoning Administrator Reading of minutes of April 25, 1977 On page 3, line 5 up from the bottom, the word "if" should be struck. The sentence should read; "equal to 2% per annum compounded, or the County Growth Rate. . ." Mrs. Neubert asked for clarification on one other point and then moved that the City Council accept the minutes of April 25, 1977, as corrected. The motion was seconded by Mr. Flaherty and passed unanimously. Disbursement orders Disbursement orders were signed. Adoption of resolution honoring Municipal Clerks Mr. Dinklage moved that the Council waive the reading of the proclamation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Flaherty and passed unanimously. Mr. Armstrong felt that all except the first "municipal clerk" should be struck and the name of the South Burlington Clerk substituted. Mrs. Neubert further said that the "he" in the last line should be removed. Mr. Dinklage felt that they should specifically recognize the services to South Burlington of Helen Paquin. Mr. Dinklage moved that the Council accept the proclamation and authorize the Chairman to sign it and attach a cover letter under his signature thanking our city clerk in particular for her services. The motion was seconded by Mr. Armstrong and passed unanimously. Proclamation re: Green Up Day Mr. Flaherty moved that the Council dispense with the reading of the Green Up Day proclamation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dinklage and passed unanimously. Mr. Flaherty then moved that the City Council accept the proclamation declaring Green Up Day. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dinklage and passed unanimously. Mr. Dinklage moved that the City Council 1) appoint Richard Ward as Green Up Day Chairman, 2) allow the use of the highway department equipment and personnel, 3) allow free use of the landfill area to anyone involved with cleaning up the streets, parking lots and their own property, and 4) allow the use of the Fire Station as Green-Up headquarters. The motion was seconded by Mr. Flaherty and passed unanimously. Disposition of the remaining camp at Red Rocks Mr. Szymanski explained that when South Burlington bought Red Rocks, it had 18 camps and they left one standing. Because vandalism is rampant on the lot, which is isolated, the Red Rocks Committee and the State have requested that it be removed. Mr. Flaherty moved that the Council empower the City Manager to advertise for the sale of the camp in Red Rocks and if he feels that the price offered is reasonable, to sell it. If he feels that the price is not reasonable, he should have it torn down. The motion was seconded by Mr. Armstrong and passed unanimously. Review of Zoning Board and Planning Commission agendas. The Board members asked for clarification on several of these items and Mr. Ward explained them. Review of Waiver of Tax Penalties Mr. Szymanski said that he had letters substantiating the reasons given for failure to pay. The Board looked over the list and Mrs. Neubert said that she objected to the phrase "fixed income" being used in the reason. She pointed out that many people have fixed incomes and still pay their taxes and she did not want this to become an excuse for not paying taxes. She asked that the clerk not use the expression. Discussion of Growth Policy Mrs. Neubert had asked that this item be placed on the agenda at the beginning of the meeting. She asked for further explanation of the estimated numbers of building permits to be approved in the next years in accordance with the growth policy. After giving an explanation, Mr. Farrar added that they were getting good cooperation from the Environmental Board on this. Mr. Dinklage then said that he would like to go over what he and Mr. Woolery have been doing on this. He said that this policy sets a cumulative number of units that can be built in any one year and that the data is backed up in tabular form. The Planning Commission will request developers who have had projects approved as of a certain date to submit a phasing schedule, and thereafter they will not be allowed to get building permits in excess of what they have projected for each year without Council approval. When the City Engineer says that the sewer capacity is at 90%, then the Council must approve any building over that level. Mr. Armstrong said that he was worried that the large developer might have an edge on the single unit builder. Mrs. Neubert pointed out that even if there were no more room, one house would hardly make an impact and the Council probably would not give them a hard time. Mr. Flaherty felt that that should be written into the policy. Mr. Farrar said that the policy has made provision for 5 single lot developments per year, and since that is more that they usually have, he did not see any problem. Mr. Dinklage said that they were going to ask every developer to submit a new phasing schedule and tell them that they would have to stick to it. If a developer did not submit one, the City Council would make one out for him, with the help of the Zoning Administrator. The meeting was declared adjourned at 8:50 pm. 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