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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 03/06/2000CITY COUNCIL 6 MARCH 2000 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, 6 March 2000, at 7:30 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset Street. Members present: Jim Condos, Chair; Joan Britt, David Austin, Terry Sheahan Also present: Charles Hafter, City Manager; Peter Bestenbostel, Asst. City Manager; Tom Moreau, Tricia Dewey, Sonny Audette 1. Comments & questions from the audience not related to agenda items: No issues were raised. 2. Announcements and City Manager's report: There were no announcements from Council members. Mr. Hafter reported on the following: a. The Steering Committee meeting will be held on 16 March at 7:30 p.m. b. The Correctional Center Liaison Committee will meet on 20 March at 4 p.m. c. The Supreme Court will hear the City's case regarding the Correctional Center on 15 March at the Vermont Law College in Royalton. d. Items for the 20 March agenda include a discussion with the State on the Bartlett Bay train station, a CCTA study, an update on National Gardening's plans, and a discussion on ballot items. 3. Consideration of lease with CSWD for drop-off center: Mr. Moreau reviewed the history of this issue. The City of Burlington is required to have a separate drop-off center. If it does not, the Solid Waste District can limit the use of South Burlington's center to South Burlington residents, if South Burlington requests this. Burlington closed its center in 1998 and continues to delay making a commitment to locate a new center because of route changes for the Southern Connector. They say they do not know where the new center will be. The main issue for South Burlington is traffic, especially on Saturdays. There is also a concern that when construction begins on South Burlington's public works facility, the traffic at the drop-off center will conflict with construction trucks moving in and out of the same access. Mr. Sheahan asked why a temporary facility can't be sited in Burlington on Pine St. Mr. Moreau said there is a space problem because of work on Burlington's public work's facility. There is a possibility that Pine St. can be used when the Burlington facility is completed. Mr. Hafter said he didn't see any incentive for Burlington to create a drop-off center. Mr. Condos agreed and felt there has to be a temporary facility set up in Burlington and that a time- line should be imposed. Mr. Hafter will draft a letter to Burlington explaining the city's position. 4. Request for city participation in Fair Housing Project Consortium VCDP Grant Application: Ms. Dewey explained that CVOEO was approached by the community block grant people in Montpelier to apply for this grant. She apologized that this is such a rush job. The grant would cover Chittenden, Addison, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. In order to provide services in those counties, CVOEO had to find a sponsor community in each county. Ms. Dewey said Colchester would be the sponsor community in Chittenden County, but she could not say why the other communities were also listed. Ms. Dewey said the grant would provide workshops on tenants' rights and fair housing. There would be about 25 sessions in various communities. Mr. Sheahan said he was concerned with the city being put in a position of advocating for a particular group. Ms. Dewey said the budget for the project is $98,000, but Council members pointed out that there was another $200,000 indicated on the grant. Ms. Dewey could not say what this was for. Members were concerned that there was no budget attached to the documents. Mr. Austin said it appears that South Burlington would get the same benefits whether the City signed the agreement or not. Mr. Condos said he felt he could support this if more information is provided. He said his concerns were for a specific budget, an organization chart showing where responsibilities lie, a time-line for implementation, and location of workshops. Mr. Austin questioned whether there is a history of rental problems in South Burlington. Ms. Dewey said she would try to get more information for the Council. 5. Discussion of Town Meeting Project Final Report and how to proceed: Mr. Condos suggested the report be passed on to the Planning Commission with a request for their review. Other members agreed. Mr. Austin also asked that the City Manager go through the document to see what issues the Council should be addressing. Mr. Condos suggested a newsletter be sent to participants outlining what has been done so far. He stressed the importance of maintaining the level of interest of the public and also the public's confidence that the Council will act on their concerns. Members also felt the document should be sent to the School Board and City Charter Committee. 6. Consideration of permit for use of public streets for Soapbox Derby on Kennedy Drive, June 11, 2000: Mr. Hafter said the event would run about 12 hours. The sponsor said they will keep Kennedy Drive, between Twin Oaks Drive and Dorset Street, open this year. Mr. Austin moved to authorize the City Manager to sign the permit application for use of public streets. Mr. Sheahan seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 7. Consideration of annual appointment of Town Service Officer: Mr. Austin moved to appoint Mr. Hafter as Town Service Officer. Ms. Britt seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 8. Review agenda for meeting of Development Review Board to be held on Tuesday, 7 March 2000: Ms. Britt asked about the history of the request for change of road width on Nowland Farm Road. Mr. Hafter said the original road was built at the wrong width and Pinnacle at Spear matched that width when they built the extension. 9. Review and approve minutes from City Council meeting of 21 February 2000 and budget work session of 24 February 2000: Mr. Sheahan moved to approve the minutes of 21 February as written. Mr. Austin seconded. Motion passed 3-0 with Ms. Britt abstaining. Ms. Britt moved to approve the minutes of 24 February as written. Mr. Austin seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 10. Sign disbursement orders: Disbursement orders were signed. 11. Liquor Control Board: Mr. Austin moved the Council adjourn and reconvene as Liquor Control Board. Mr. Sheahan seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Hafter presented liquor license renewals from Gracey's Store and Liquor Store, Pacific Gas, and Simon's Store and Deli. He said all applications were in order. Mr. Austin moved to approve the liquor license renewals of Gracey's Store and Liquor Store, Pacific Gas, and Simon's Store and Deli as presented. Mr. Sheahan seconded. Motion passed unanimously. As there was no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.