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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 04/07/1997CITY COUNCIL APRIL 7, 1997 The South Burlington City Council held a meeting on Monday, April 7, 1997, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street. Members Present: William Cimonetti, Chair; James Condos, Terry Sheahan, Robert Chittenden, David Austin Also Present: Charles Hafter, City Manager; Peg Strait, Asst. City Manager; Margaret Picard, City Clerk/Treasurer; Albert Audette, Highway Department; Anna Johnston, The Other Paper; Channel 17; Maureen Leahy, Mac Campion 1. Comments & questions from the audience (not related to agenda items): No issues were raised. 2. Announcements & City Manager's report: Mr. Cimonetti announced that there will be a meeting of the Passenger Rail Steering Committee on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. The discussion will include the siting of the South Burlington station. Mr. Cimonetti will attend with Mr. Hafter and Mr. Weith. The site being considered is in the area of L&M Park. Mr. Cimonetti also noted that the MPO Interim Management Committee will meet on Friday. The MPO is hiring a Transportation Director and hope to have one on board by early May. Pat Garahan in the Interim Director. Mr. Hafter reported on the following: a. Recreation Director Bruce O'Neill celebrated his 25th year in that position. b. The new Fire Dept. tower truck will be dedicated on April 19 at 2 p.m. The truck will be in service by the end of the week. The old truck will be inspected in mid-May for recertification. c. At the Legislative breakfast this morning, members of the School Board suggested a meeting with all school boards in the county regarding property tax reform. This has been set for April 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Tuttle Middle School cafeteria. d. There will be two public hearings on the Charter changes to appear on the May ballot. The first of these will be a special meeting on April 17 at 7:30 p.m. e. Eight individuals have been invited to interview for the Fire Chief position. f. A meeting was held this week with the people from Microdata who are doing the renumbering of the city for E-911. g. Act 250 applications were submitted this week for the Route 7 improvement process. The hearing will be on May 1 at 9 a.m. in Shelburne Town Hall. The Phase III Bike Path project was also submitted to Act 250 this week. h. Mr. Hafter gave members a communication from the Town of Dover regarding property tax reform. 3. Consideration of resolution honoring the University of Vermont Rescue Squad on the occasion of their 25th Anniversary of Service: Mr. Cimonetti read the proposed resolution. Maureen Leahy, a member of the squad, noted the unbelievable effort put in by squad members and said the honor will make them all very proud. Council members praised the outstanding relationship that has continued to exist between the city and the Rescue Squad. Mr. Cimonetti moved that the Council approve and sign the resolution as read. Mr. Austin seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. The resolution will be presented at the Squad's banquet on April 19. 4. Request for approval of Capital Equipment Note, Resolution/Capital Equipment Borrowing and Non-Arbitrage Certificate for purchase of computer hardware and software for Community Library: Mr. Hafter noted the bid price is $48,000. The Library will cover $9,000 of this from gifts, and the balance will be jointly funded by the city and schools. The system will automate the Library. Mr. Condos moved that the council approve and sign the Capital Equipment Note, Resolution and Non-Arbitrage Certificate for purchase of computer hardware and software for the Community Library. Mr. Austin seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 5. Consideration of approval of annual City meeting warning, public hearing schedule for Charter change and resolution authorizing bond vote for Route 7 water main relocation on May 20, 1997 ballot: Mr. Cimonetti said the warning will be amended if any petitions are submitted within the timeline for inclusion on the ballot. Mr. Hafter said public hearings on the proposed amendment will be held on April 19 and April 21. Mr. Austin moved to approve the proposed Annual Meeting Warning as presented. Mr. Sheahan seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. Austin moved to schedule public hearings for the proposed Charter change amendment on April 17 and April 21. Mr. Condos seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. Austin moved to approve the resolution authorizing the bond vote for Route 7 water main relocation on the May 20, 1997 ballot. Mr. Condos seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 6. Request for Council member to be appointed to Personnel Rules Advisory Committee: Ms. Strait said there had previously been Council membership on the Committee. Mr. Audette reviewed the history of the Committee noting that it is a link between employees and the Council and provides a good avenue of communication. He noted that a lot of employees feel alienated and not part of the city. Ms. Strait noted her frustration with working on something and then finding out that the Council had no interest in that project. Mr. Austin said he would be happy to serve. He noted the opportunity he and Mr. Sheahan had to meet with employees after they were elected to the Council and found them to be proud of the work they do. He said he would like to help maintain that pride. Members agreed to appoint Mr. Austin until the City Council organization meeting. 7. Request for approval for one year legal services agreement with Stitzel, Page & Fletcher, P.C.: Mr. Cimonetti explained that this contract will be put out to bid in 1998. Mr. Chittenden moved to authorize a one year extension of the agreement with Stitzel, Page & Fletcher with the current retainer being maintained and the hourly fee being increased by $5.00 and the extension to run from July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998. Mr. Condos seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 8. Request for approval of Certificate of Opening Highway for Public Travel in the City of South Burlington (Muddy Brook Bridge): Mr. Audette said the road is ready for acceptance and will be there for a long time. Mr. Sheahan moved to approve the Certificate of Opening Highway for Public Travel for Muddy Brook Bridge as presented. Mr. Austin seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 9. Review Zoning Board agenda for April 14, 1997: No issues were raised. 10. Review minutes of 2/24, 3/4, and 3/17: Mr. Condos moved to approve the minutes of February 24, March 4 and March 17 as written. Mr. Austin seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 11. Liquor Control Board: Mr. Condos moved the Council adjourn and reconvene as Liquor Control Board. Mr. Austin seconded. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Consider first and second class beverage license renewals: Mr. Hafter presented license renewals from the following establishments: Bourne's Service Center Burlington Billiards Cactus Pete's Steakhouse Champlain Valley Sunoco Cheese Traders Colonial Mini-Mart Cork & Board Deli Cork & Board Restaurant Dorset Street Beverage Franny O's Hannaford Food & Drug (2 locations)Interstate Shell Jake's Bar & Grill Junior's of So. Burlington Net Result Night Flight, Inc. Orchid Restaurant, Inc.Pacific Gas Station Pauline's Restaurant Peck's Mini-Mart Perry's Fish House Pizza Hut Pizzeria Uno Ramada Inn Shelburne Road Exxon Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center Short Stop (2 locations)Simon's Store & Deli Mr. Hafter said all have approval of police, fire and tax people. He also noted that the Fire Department has inspected all buildings this year. Mr. Sheahan raised the question of Champlain Valley Sunoco having been denied in their application to operate a convenience store. Members agreed to pull that one out of the group of renewals so this can be checked on. Mr. Condos moved to approve the list of First and Second Class Liquor License renewals as presented with the exclusion of Champlain Valley Sunoco. Mr. Sheahan seconded. MOTION PASSED 4-0 with Mr. Austin abstaining from signing the Pizza Hut renewal due to a conflict of interest. As there was no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.