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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 07/17/1989CITY COUNCIL 17 JULY 1989 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, 17 July 1989, at 7:30 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset Street Members Present Paul Farrar, Chairman; James Condos, William Cimonetti, John Dinklage Also Present Charles Hafter, City Manager; Margaret Picard, City Clerk/Treasurer; Sonny Audette, Street Dept; Sid Poger, The Other Paper; Lisa Scagliotti, Free Press; Bruce O'Neill, Recreation Dept; Steve Crowley, Chris Cavin, Bud Yetto, Tom Matthews, Bill Baltz, Paul Joppe-Mercure, Sally Hughes, T. Jamieson, Douglas Boyce, Eric Ottum, Cindy Warren Comments & Questions from the Audience (not related to items on the Agenda) Chris Cavin presented a petition to the Council on the Recreation Path Review & discuss noise reduction plans of Martin's Food Store Mr. Baltz said he felt the proposed plan was very nice and felt it would also help from an aesthetic point of view. He added that Mr. Laravee and Fr. St. James also agree. Mr. Matthews said they may lose a few trees. The fence will be 25 ft. high. He added they will have to go through the building permit process. Mr. Cimonetti asked that action taken tonight be mailed to the neighbors. Mr. Dinklage moved to accept the proposal of Hanaford Brothers for noise reduction as presented this evening. Mr. Cimonetti seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Review and authorize the following permits a) Burlington International Airport Charity Airshow, 9/10/89 b) Vt. Children's Aid Society "Weekend of Fun for Children and Families," 8/12-13 Mr. Cimonetti said the latest letter from the Airport says they will not serve liquor. He added the Airshow hopes to sell 13,000-15,000 tickets at $10/each. It is locally sponsored, and those sponsors will choose the charities to be beneficiaries. Traffic and parking are concerns and will be a burden on law enforcement people. Mr. Hafter noted that Burlington is running their Triathalon the same day which will be a bigger problem. He said he is trying to get the Triathalon moved up timewise, so they are through before the Airshow starts. Mr. Cimonetti moved to approve the Airshow permit conditional on seeing proof of insurance. Mr. Dinklage seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Dinklage moved to approve the permit for Vt. Children's Aid Society for the Weekend of Family Fun, 8/12-13, assuming concurrence from appropriate school representatives. Mr. Condos seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Discussion of LWCF (Federal Funding) grant for Recreation Path construction Mr. O'Neill said that Mike Frazier, State Liaison with LWCF will be at a meeting Thursday to set out groundrules and give specifics. The Committee will have to work to get offers of easements. It appears all of the money will be sent through the Recreation Dept. and then to the City Treasurer. Checks will be made out to the South Burlington Recreation Path Fund. He suggested going for a smaller piece of the path as money is hard to get and smaller amounts are easier to pin down. Mr. Cimonetti said he learned today that UVM is going forward with their bike path connection within the University and are paying particular attention to land near upper Main St. They are ready to interface with the Bike Path Committee to discuss this. The contact is Mr. Pennaman, or the office of Ray Lavigne. Acceptance of a portion of Stonehedge Drive Mr. Audette said all City standards are met. Mr. Condos moved to accept dedication of a portion of Stonehedge Drive located in Phase 2, as indicated in the City Manager's letter of 7/12/89. Mr. Dinklage seconded. Motion passed. Consider a Special Meeting on 31 July to review the model for Overlook Park Members agreed to the special meeting on 31 July. Consideration of items involving Regional Solid Waste District Mr. Cimonetti said he felt the City should underfund rather than overfund. Mr. Condos noted that as serious a problem as this is, nobody seems to know where they are going. He asked what the engineering study will cost. Mr. Audette said between $30,000-40,000. Mr. Hafter said that cost may escalate with the number of communities becoming involved. Mr. Dinklage asked what will be studied? Mr. Audette said basically hydrology studies and a closure plan. He noted the City may be able to continue the landfill for tree stumps and demolition materials. Mr. Cimonetti said he wants to be sure the City controls its own destiny as long as possible and does not relinquish control to the District Authority until it's better organized with more evidence of authority. He noted if $100,000 of the $200,000 for Solid Waste is taken, the remainder could be used as other surpluses are used to reduce debt. Mr. Cimonetti moved that of the surplus accumulation in the just ended fiscal year the amount of $100,000 be escrowed for land fill closing and that during the current fiscal year that monthly installments of $8000 go into the same landfill closing account. Mr. Dinklage seconded. Mr. Audette suggested that the motion include that a park be put on the landfill site after closure. Members agreed and this was added to the motion. The motion then passed unanimously. Mr. Cimonetti felt the City should create a local group to specialize in the landfill question as it will have a lot of public and political implications. Mr. Cimonetti then moved to create a Solid Waste Management Study Committee comprised of 2 City representatives to the Chittenden Regional Solid Waste District, City Engineer, City Manager, 2 City Council members. Mr. Dinklage seconded. Motion passed unanimously. The Council selected Mr. Cimonetti and Mr. Farrar as its representatives to the Committee. Regarding cooperative ventures with other communities, Mr. Cimonetti said he didn't want to affirm a sharing policy now but wants to proceed with discussions. Mr. Dinklage moved that the Council affirm its willingness to continue discussion to find a short term plan for handling solid waste in the district. Mr. Cimonetti seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Review Planning & Zoning Agendas Mr. Cimonetti suggested the Council attend the Planning meeting to hear the presentation of Terry Boyle on the interim zoning study. Sign Disbursement Orders Disbursement Orders were signed. Minutes of 6/19 and 6/26/89 Mr. Cimonetti moved the Minutes of 6/19 and 6/26/89 be approved as written. Mr. Condos seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Information Items Mr. Hafter noted the Airport is doing a study on the size of pumps and is doing a new study on removing all drainage from this system. There will be quarterly testing of soils to make sure levels have gone down. A 50-50 cost split between the Airport and City was suggested. Mr. Szymanski says that the City has already incurred $12,000-15,000 in expenses. Mr. Condos didn't feel the city should foot the bill for half of the soil testing. Mr. Farrar agreed. Items from City Attorney Members reviewed the settlement agreement between the City and Merlin, Inc., for the Dorset St. project. Mr. Farrar said the State has approved it and Merlin has tentatively accepted it. Mr. Dinklage moved to authorize the City Manager to sign the Agreement with Merlin, Inc. Mr. Condos seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Members reviewed the property dedication for the Williston Rd. widening. Mr. Dinklage moved to authorize the City Manager to sign the letter of assurance as outlined in the City Attorney's letter of 7/14 regarding University Mall/Williston Rd. improvements. Mr. Cimonetti seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Members also reviewed the revised agreement between the South Burlington Realty Corp and the City. Mr. Dinklage moved to accept the changes to the agreement with South Burlington Realty Corp. as outlined in the memo of 7/14 from the City Attorney. Mr. Cimonetti seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Old Business Mr. Condos questioned the reclassification of Lake Champlain reviewed in the Free Press and noted that Burlington has asked the Water Resources Board to reclassify a portion of the Lake. Mr. Farrar explained that S. Burlington and Shelburne are having the same problem. A few years ago the Legislature changed the definition in Class B as to what can be discharged into Class B waters. He noted that S. Burlington has applied for the same thing as Burlington has. Mr. Cimonetti noted Burlington is moving its mixing point further offshore and asked if S. Burlington should do this as well. Mr. Farrar said S. Burlington has been told it doesn't have to. Liquor Control Board Mr. Hafter presented the following catering permit requests: 1. A wedding catered by Wetherbees at K of C Hall, 7/15, 1-8 p.m. (already approved by the City Clerk) 2. A wedding catered by Nectar Rorris Restaurant, at K of C Hall, 8/5, 3:30-10:30 p.m. 3. A wedding catered by Wetherbees at K of C Hall, 8/12, Noon-8 p.m. 4. A wedding catered by Wetherbees, at K of C Hall, 8/28, Noon-7 p.m. 5. A wedding catered by Wetherbees, at K of C Hall, 9/9, 1-8 p.m. 6. A wedding catered by Wetherbees, at K of C Hall, 9/30, Noon-8 p.m. 7. A wedding catered by Wetherbees, at K of C Hall, 10/28, Noon-8 p.m. 8. A Christmas party catered by Wetherbees, at K of C Hall, 12/9, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. 9. A Christmas party catered by Wetherbees, at K of C Hall, 12/16, from 7 p.m.-1 a.m. 10. A wedding reception catered by BU Pub, at Chappell's Florist, 8/5, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mr. Dinklage questioned item #10 in terms of parking, restroom, amplified band music, etc. in a residential neighborhood. Mr. Dinklage moved to approve items 1-9 as presented. Mr. Cimonetti seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Dinklage moved to authorize the City Manager to grant item #10 if he is satisfied provision have been made for parking, traffic control, rest rooms, noise control, etc, and that the code officer be requested to see if this and similar uses are suitable for this property in this residential zone. Mr. Condos seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Executive Session Mr. Condos moved the Council adjourn and reconvene in Executive Session to discuss the following: 1) Review Highway Association Contract; 2) Review Consultant Contract for Classification Study; 3) Personnel Issues and to resume regular session only to approve two contracts and adjourn. Mr. Cimonetti seconded. Motion passed unanimously. The Council came out of Executive Session and by motion of Mr. Condos and seconded by Mr. Cimonetti the Council signed the two contracts and adjourned immediately. 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