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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 07/02/2001CITY COUNCIL 2 JULY 2001 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, 2 July 2001, at 7:30 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset St. Members present: J. Condos, Chair; D. O'Rourke, T. Sheahan Also present: C. Hafter, City Manager; D. Gravelin, Finance Director; J. B. Hoover, Director of Planning & Zoning; B. Hoar, Public Works Director; Rep. F. Mazur; Rep. S. Audette; A. Johnston, The Other Paper 1. Comments & questions from the public not related to Agenda items: No issues were raised. 2. Announcements and City Manager's report: Mr. Sheahan: At the last meeting of the Regional Planning Commission, there was a vote to release the updated draft of the proposed new Regional Plan to the public. The first public hearing will be held in August. Mr. Condos: There will be a reception on 9 July in connection with the new Delta non-stop service to Cincinnati. There will be a public meeting on 9 July, 6 p.m., relevant to public transportation needs in the CCTA area. The meeting will be at Union Station in Burlington. The MPO Executive Committee will meet tomorrow. Mr. Hafter: There will be a meeting tomorrow with the fund-raising and educational groups working on the Community/Aquatic Center project. Mr. Hafter will also be meeting with the General Manager of Twin Oaks. The City has been awarded a $10,000 grant for traffic calming on Old Farm Rd. and Dumont Avenue. Work will be done this summer. The City had 2 celebrations last week: the dedication of the Public Works building to Sonny Audette, and the opening of the new phase of the bike path. Governor Dean attended the latter. 3. Approval of Proclamation for South Burlington's National Night Out: Mr. Condos read the proclamation. Mr. Sheahan moved to approve the Proclamation as read. Mr. O'Rourke seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Condos noted that the event will include a parade and other activities at Dorset Park. 4. Update on Kennedy Drive improvement project: Mr. Condos noted that the city is managing this project. It involves a major reconstruction all the way through. Mr. Rowe said they have been proceeding with a conceptual plan. They are doing some redesigning to make the intersections more pedestrian friendly. There will be a 4-foot shoulder in addition to the bike path. There will also be a sidewalk on the south side of Kennedy Dr. Intersections will have raised or textured cross-walks, and lights will have pedestrian phasing. The timing at Twin Oaks presents problems as it is an uncontrolled intersection with 4 lanes of traffic for pedestrians to cross. This poses unique safety concerns. A median is being included as a "refuge." Mr. Hafter felt this might give a false sense of security. He felt it would be beneficial to look at a pedestrian signal. Mr. Sheahan agreed and noted there are always people crossing there, especially kids from the high school. Mr. Condos noted that on Shelburne Road bus pullouts are after an intersection; the design for Kennedy Dr. has them before the intersections. Mr. Rowe said this is because of the pump stations. Mr. Rowe said there will be a public information meeting on the project in mid-August. He noted there are about 14 property owners involved. Mr. Audette said he thought the work would be done in 2003. Mr. Rowe said the total project cost is $5,600,000. $900,000 of this is to underground the utilities. The city must be half of the undergrounding costs but only 10% of the remaining project cost. The project will include repairing the existing bike path. Members agreed on the need for some safety provisions for the pedestrian crossing at Twin Oaks. 7. Consideration of appointments to City boards & committees: Mr. Hafter presented a list of incumbents who are interested in serving again. He also noted that Len Gluck and Eileen Brady have expressed interest in serving on either the Recreation or Natural Resources Committees. Mr. Condos said that appointments will be discussed in Executive Session. 8. Consideration of Request from IDX Systems Corporation for Reconveyance of Unused Easement: Mr. Hafter reviewed the history of the easement. He said that the City has no need for this small piece of land. Mr. Sheahan moved to authorize the City Manager to sign the quit claim and tax transfer documents. Mr. O'Rourke seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 9. Consideration of Amendment #2 to Cooperative Agreement for Rec Path Phase 3: Mr. Hafter noted that in reviewing records, Mr. Gravelin discovered that the city is entitled to reimbursement in connection with the project. The state has drawn up the appropriate documents. Mr. O'Rourke moved to approve the Amendment as presented. Mr. Sheahan seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 5. Public Hearing: Amendment to Sign Ordinance; calculation of sign area and appeals process; second reading of same: Ms. Hoover said the amendments clarify existing policy and make some small changes. These include: The base area of a sign shall not exceed 100 sq. ft. Cladding will be included as part of the basis for calculation of a sign's area If paint is used to increase the area of a lettered sign, the paint counts as part of the sign's area. "Planning Commission" is changed to "Development Review Board" throughout the document. Mr. Sheahan moved to close the public hearing, waive the second reading, and approve the amendments as presented. Mr. O'Rourke seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 6. Public Hearing on Amendment to Impact Fee Ordinance; recommendation to continue hearing to 16 July: Mr. Hafter said the continuation is to allow this to be discussed at the same time as the capital budget. Mr. Condos opened the public hearing. Mr. Sheahan moved to continue the hearing until 16 July. Mr. O'Rourke seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 10. Review and approval of minutes of 4 June and 18 June 2001: This item was postponed due to a lack of a quorum of those present at the meetings. 11. Sign Disbursement Orders: Disbursement Orders were signed. Executive Session: Mr. Sheahan moved that the Council adjourn and reconvene in Executive Session to discuss personnel and contract issues and appointments to boards and committees, and to resume regular session only for the purpose of approving a contract, making appointments, and/or adjourning. Mr. O'Rourke seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Regular Session: The Council returned to regular session. Mr. Sheahan moved the following appointments: Development Review Board Roger Farley (2005) Design Review Board Frank Clark (2003) Tim Duff (2003) Natural Resources Committee Lani Ravin (2004) Recreation Committee John DeLucco (2004) Ernie Lemay (2004) Liz Robitaille (2004) Leisure Arts Lois Nial (2004) Red Rocks Larry Kupferman (2004) Lisa Yankowski (2004) Library Board of Trustees Chris McCandless (2004) Ron Savitt (2004) Correctional Center Liaison Committee Danyl Meunier (2004) Charter Committee Dale Kleppinger (2004) Rec Path Committee Lenny Gluck (2004) Barry Carris (2004) Lou Bresee (2004) Ed Darling (2003) George Sporzynski (2002) Dan O'Rourke seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Terry Sheahan moved approval of a three-year contract with the Firefighters Association. Dan O'Rourke seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Dan O'Rourke moved adjournment. Terry Sheahan seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.