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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 12/05/2005CITY COUNCIL 5 DECEMBER 2005 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, 5 December 2005, at 7:30 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset St. Members Present: J. Condos, Chair; C. Smith, M. Boucher, S. Magowan, D. O'Rourke Also Present: C. Hafter, City Manager; D. Gravelin, Assistant City Manager; C. Cole, B Wetzel 1. Comments & Questions from the Audience, not related to agenda items: No issues were raised. 2. Announcements and City Manager's Report: Mr. O'Rourke: Police Building Committee meeting, Wednesday, 9 a.m. Mr. Hafter: Steering Committee meetings 8 and 15 December, 7 p.m. Lake Champlain Housing Corp. meeting, Wednesday, noon Route 2 Study Committee meeting with MPO, 8 December, 10 a.m. to review data collection The first 3 chapters of the revised Regional Plan have been received. The RPC wants city comments. 3. Presentation of CCTA FY07 Budget: Mr. Cole gave members copies of the budget and assessment sheet for communities. He noted that South Burlington's increase is .74% ($2158.). Passenger revenue is up 3.3% due to increased ridership on some routes and the unlimited access program with UVM. Advertising and planning revenues are also up slightly. Total revenues are up 5.6%, a lot of which is due to federal grants. Budget savings were accomplished by eliminating the answering service (savings of $9000) and rebidding the cleaning operation. Mr. Cole noted that revenues from Williston had not been included in the 2004-5 budget, and CCTA was successful in securing $300,000 from Williston. 4. Acceptance of Resignation of Liz Isaac from Community Library Board of Trustees: Mr. Smith moved to accept the resignation of Liz Isaac from the Community Library Board and to instruct the City Manager to send a letter of appreciation for her services. 5. Review Agenda for Development Review Board Meeting on 6 December: Mr. Magowan noted the height of the proposed grain silos seems very tall. 6. Review Minutes of City Council Meeting of 21 November 2005: Mr. Smith moved to approve the Minutes of 21 November as written. Mr. Boucher seconded. Motion passed 4-0 with Mr. Magowan abstaining. 7. Sign Disbursement Orders: Disbursement Orders were signed. 8. Executive Session: Mr. Smith moved the Council adjourn and reconvene in Executive Session to discuss litigation and personnel issues and to resume regular session only for the purpose of adjournment. Mr. Magowan seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 9. Regular Session: The City Council returned to regular session. Mr. Smith moved adjournment. Mr. O'Rourke seconded. The meeting passed unanimously. The Council adjourned at 9:00 pm. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.