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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 09/15/2003CITY COUNCIL 15 SEPTEMBER 2003 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday 15 September 2003, at 7:30 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset St. Members present: J. Condos, Chair; T. Sheahan, C. Smith, D. O'Rourke, S. Magowan Also present: C. Hafter, City Manager; D. Gravelin, Assistant City Manager; T. Hubbard, Recreation Director; B. O'Neill, L. Bresee; Anna Johnston, The Other Paper; members of the South Burlington Little League All Stars; J. Collins, B. Penniman 1. Approval of Resolution Honoring South Burlington Little League All Stars: Players and coaches were introduced. Coaches thanked the city for providing these opportunities for South Burlington kids. Mr. Condos read the Resolution and presented copies to those present. Coaches cited the effort and dedication of members of the championship team. 2. Comments & questions from the audience not related to agenda items: No issues were raised. 3. Announcements and City Manager's report: Mr. Sheahan: Regional Planning Commission meeting, 22 September, 6 p.m. Mr. O'Rourke: Stormwater Committee meeting, 30 September, 4 p.m. Mr. Condos: MPO Meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mr. Hafter: Thanked Ellen Ward for her efforts in putting together tonight's reception. The Stormwater Steering Committee will meeting tomorrow, 10 a.m. The City Steering Committee will meet on 25 September, 7:30 p.m. The VLCT Town Fair will be held 2 October in Barre. Unicel, a new business in the city is honoring Firefighter Richard Stevens as a "Hometown Hero." The ceremony will be Saturday, 11 a.m. Coming agendas will include an update from the Library Board (6 October) and a presentation from UVM President Dan Fogel (20 October) Mr. Hafter will be attending the International City Manager's Conference in Charlotte, N.C. next week. 4. Consideration of request from UVM for Landscape License Agreement to permit use of Spear St. right-of-way for placement of required landscaping as part of parking garage project: Mr. Penniman noted the request involves a 15 ft. landscape buffer along the property line. It was suggested that there could be a waiver for University property on Spear St. since existing trees are in the right-of-way, and they want to add more in that location. Mr. Penniman showed a plan with the location of the proposed landscaping. Adding 15 ft. of setback would cost a whole row of parking. The proposed license agreement would require that UVM maintain the landscaping. Mr. Sheahan felt the plan makes sense. Mr. Hafter stressed that this agreement is for landscaping only and does not involve coverage requirements or anything else. Mr. Magowan moved to authorize the City Manager to execute a license agreement and hold harmless agreement with respect to placement of final landscaping plan as approved by the Development Review Board. Mr. O'Rourke seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 5. Consideration of approval of FY 04 Municipal Plan Grant Application for development of design guidelines for areas within Commercial-1 District: Mr. Hafter said the application is for $11,000 for design guidelines for Shelburne Rd., I-189 Intersection, Dorset St./Williston Rd. and Kennedy Drive/Dorset St. Mr. Sheahan moved to approve the application as presented. Mr. Smith seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 6. Consideration of Capital Equipment Note for fire department computer network: Mr. Hafter said the note is for $15,000 at 2% for the first year. Mr. Magowan moved to approve the Capital Equipment Note and accompanying resolutions. Mr. Sheahan seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 7. Review agenda for DRB, meeting of 16 September: Mr. Condos and Mr. Sheahan expressed concern with item #7. They noted the original plan had been "sold" to neighbors as a mixed-use development, and now it appears that it will be almost entirely residential. Other members agreed and cited concerns with traffic, school impact and parking. Mr. O'Rourke was also concerned with the "piecemeal" altering of a master plan. He also noted the Council had approved a grant for something else. 8. Sign Disbursement Orders: Disbursement Orders were signed. Executive Session: Mr. Sheahan moved the Council meet in executive session to discuss personnel and contract issues and to resume regular session on to approve a contract and/or adjourn. Mr. Smith seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Regular Session: The Council returned to regular session. Mr. Sheahan moved approval of a contract between the city and the City Hall Association for the period July 1, 2003--June 30, 2006. Mr. Smith seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Smith moved to authorize the Council Chair and Vice-Chair to sign an employment agreement between the City and the City Manager, Charles Hafter. Mr. Magowan seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. O'Rourke moved for adjournment. Mr. Magowan seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.