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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 09/06/1977CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 6, 1977 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 6, 1977 at 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Room, Municipal Offices, 1175 Williston Rd. Members Present Paul Farrar, Chairman; Frank Armstrong, William Burgess, Michael Flaherty, Martin Paulsen Others Present William Szymanski, City Manager; Chris Jensvold, Nelson Russell, John Reilly, Free Press; Stephen Page, Planning Assistant Minutes of August 15, 22, and 26, 1977 Mr. Armstrong moved to approve the minutes of August 15, 22, and 26, 1977. The motion was seconded by Mr. Burgess and passed unanimously. Disbursement orders Disbursement orders were signed. Zoning Board and Planning Commission agendas The Council briefly discussed the Larkin and Nesti appeals to the Zoning Board. Presentation on planned Zoning and Subdivision Amendments Mr. Page said that the Commission wanted to give the Council a preview of what they were doing and that they would like the Council's reactions and comments early in the process of drawing up these amendments. He said that the Commission has worked up proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, and the Subdivision Regulations, and explained that the Plan amendments came from the work of the Williston Road Task Force, that the Zoning amendment is a clustering proposal for the AR district which would not change the density, and that the subdivision amendments are the result of practical experience with the new regulations. These would streamline the process. Mr. Farrar said that it would be better to give the Council separate amendments than to put them all together for approval, since they have to approve or disapprove the whole, and if they are separate, one only can be singled out for disapproval. Mr. Page said that could be done. Mr. Farrar asked why, on the Zoning amendment, there was a 3 acre maximum lot size. Mr. Page replied that this was to encourage clustering. It would encourage different possibilities for the use of the open space and would make the land more attractive to more people. The Council felt that it was basically a good idea but that it would close out certain options. Mr. Farrar suggested that the Commission be able to waive it. Mr. Farrar also suggested strengthening (g) of Section 5-405 of the Zoning amendments to leave it as flexible as possible for other uses of the land. Mr. Page asked them to contact him or Bill Wessel about the amendments and the Council decided to discuss them at the next meeting. Report on upgrading Bartletts Bay Treatment Plant Mr. Szymanski said that the city is required by its pollution permit to upgrade this plant by the end of the year and that he has met with 3 representatives from Shelburne. The reason for meeting with Shelburne is that both empty into Bartlett's Bay and they can plan jointly. The two towns can process their own sewage separately or they can get together and ship one town's to the other for processing of all of it. He said that he had met with the State and that it recommended hiring a consultant to study the feasibility of these plans. It may be better to dump the effluent another place. Mr. Flaherty asked how much the consultant would cost and Mr. Szymanski did not know. He said that one disadvantage to doing it together was that if it was done that way, it would be in one name and if one community defaulted on payment, the other would have to pick up the tab for the whole thing. Mr. Flaherty moved to empower the City Manager to continue negotiation with the Shelburne selectmen and Fire District people and to present to the City Council the final contract for preliminary study on upgrading the sewage treatment plant at Bartlett's Bay. The motion was seconded by Mr. Burgess and passed unanimously. Meet as Liquor Control Board Mr. Paulsen moved that the Council adjourn and meet as the Liquor Control Board. The motion was seconded by Mr. Armstrong and passed unanimously. The first application was from Arthur's, which is undergoing an ownership transfer and will now be Gambri's. Mr. Szymanski said that in his routine investigation, the Police Chief had found a discrepancy in the application. Mr. Jensvold was here to correct that. He said that he had put on the application that he had never been convicted of a crime, but that he had forgotten one time when he was convicted of disorderly conduct for squealing his motorcycle tires. It had just slipped his mind. Mr. Flaherty moved to approve the Liquor License for Gambri's based on the testimony and the Police Chief's recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Armstrong and passed unanimously. The second application was for Bonanza on Shelburne Road and this was a similar problem. One of the three directors had a 1957 conviction in Rutland. He now lives in Plattsburg and he came in and told Mr. Szymanski that it had been a conviction for disorderly conduct when he was in college and he had been fined $5.00. This had slipped his mind, too. He wrote a letter explaining all this and telling why he should be granted the license. The letter was read to the Council. Mr. Burgess moved that the Liquor License for Bonanza be granted. The motion was seconded by Mr. Flaherty and passed unanimously. Sewer project land acquisition Mr. Paulsen moved to adjourn the Liquor Control Board. The motion was seconded by Mr. Armstrong and passed unanimously. Mr. Paulsen then moved that the Council meet in executive session for the purpose of discussing item 7 on the agenda. The motion was seconded by Mr. Armstrong and passed unanimously. When they came out of executive session, Mr. Burgess moved to authorize the City Manager to negotiate with the property owner for the lease of the property on Central Avenue for right of use. The motion was seconded by Mr. Paulsen and passed unanimously. The meeting was declared adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.