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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 01/18/2005CITY COUNCIL 18 JANUARY 2005 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, 18 January 2005, in the Conference Room, Audette Public Works Building. Members Present: T. Sheahan, Acting Chair; C. Smith, S. Magowan, D. O'Rourke Also Present: C. Hafter, City Manager; D. Gravelin, Assistant City Manager; T. Hubbard, Recreation Director; L. Bresee, B. Cimonetti, D. Senecal- Albrecht 1. Comments & Questions from the Public, not related to Agenda Items: No issues were raised. 2. Announcements & City Manager's Report: Mr. Hafter reminded members of the Council Retreat on 24 January, at the Clarion. The first cut of the budget has been done. In the next weeks, work will be done to pare it down to address a $260,000 shortfall. Two main contributors to the problem are inadequate pension contributions and a 14% increase in health insurance (over $100,000). The Burlington Community Land Trust annual meeting will be on 15 February, 5:30 p.m., at the Leahy Center. Mr. Condos will receive an award at that time for his contributions to addressing affordable housing. The MPO will meet on 19 January, 7 p.m., at S. B. High School. The main item on the agenda will be the Transportation Plan. There will be a press conference on 21 January to announce the Clarion Hotel's new national affiliation. A public hearing is needed to complete work on the Senior Center planning block grant presented at the last meeting. This will be held on 28 January, 10 a.m., at City Hall. Mr. Hafter will attend a meeting on the "offender re-enter" program to help set criteria and determine resources needed. Members would like this item on a future agenda. The Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Plant had a surprise inspection and got an excellent rating. The next Council meeting will include the first reading on amendments to the Sign Ordinance and a discussion on roads in the city. UVM is holding a campus Master Plan Town Meeting, 20 January, Noon-2 p.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Marsh Dining Hall. 3. Consideration of approval of update to Mission & Duties of Recreation Path Committee: Mr. Hubbard noted that things have changed since the original committee was formed, so the Committee has rewritten its charge. Mr. Cimonetti said they first cleaned up the original statement and added some items. Changes include: 1. Expansion of the potential size of the committee 2. Allowing the committee to have input regarding sidewalks (to make them more "user friendly") 3. Continuing the quarterly meeting with Public Works and annually with Police Chief 4. Making formal the way the committee makes a decision (this will be reflected in the Minutes). Minutes will be provided to: City Council, developers involved, and the DRB. Mr. Hafter said the City needs to know what to put aside each year for the Rec. Path. Mr. Cimonetti acknowledged that the city's infrastructure is quite significant. Path users marvel at how well the path (Phase I) has held up. Phase 2 is not so good and Phase 3 has significant issues (not yet fully in the City's control). Chair Barry Carris has put together a list of priorities and will give recommendations to the Council regarding maintenance, budget, etc. Mr. Bresee said he was glad to hear of the City's interest in maintenance. He noted the Committee rarely has "formal" votes and usually acts by consensus. Mr. O'Rourke moved to approve the update as presented. Mr. Smith seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Consideration of Adoption of Resolution Adopting the Chittenden Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazards Mitigation Plan and Annex D-14 the City of South Burlington All-Hazards Mitigation Plan: Mr. Senecal-Albrecht reviewed the history. He noted that the bulk of the document is the multi-jurisdictional part, which includes some mitigation strategies. There is an Appendix for grant sources and also for examples of different strategies. There is also an Annex for each municipality to indicate what they are doing regarding mitigation. Then there is a chapter on what more can be done and an outline of strategies, if funding is available. The main reason for adopting this resolution is eligibility for grand money. Mr. Senecal-Albrecht noted the importance of public awareness and suggestions of ways to do accomplish this (through schools, etc.). After the RPC gets recommendations from the communities, they will finalize the document. Mr. Smith moved to approve the Resolution contingent upon the City Manager's review and comments. Mr. Magowan seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 5. Consideration of Adoption of Amendment #2 to City Of South Burlington Retirement Income Plan: Mr. Gravelin said the chief drivers to the amendment are changes resulting from the last contract negotiations. With the Public Safety Group, there is an increase in compensation for determining benefits, also a shortened normal retirement age (from 55 to 50 over a period of years ending 2011), and an increase in their contribution (from 4% to 6.5%). Mr. Hafter added that the Group also gave up the city's 5% match. There will be an attempt to make that Public Safety contributions pre-taxed, as well. With the Non-Public Safety Group, the benefit goes from 1.5 to 1.75. Other technical corrections will bring certain provisions into compliance with past practice, he said. On motion by Mr. Magowan, seconded by Mr. O'Rourke, the Council voted unanimously to adopt the resolution authorizing Amendment #2 to the City of South Burlington Retirement Income Plan, as presented, and authorized the City Manager to sign the amendment. 6. Consideration of acceptance of the Calendar Year 2004 Bridge Inspection Reports. The Council reviewed the VTrans inspection and appraisal sheets on two bridges, Patchen Road bridge over I-89 and the Lime Kiln bridge over the Winooski River, located in the City of South Burlington. Mr. Smith made a motion to acknowledge receipt of the bridge reports, seconded by Mr. Magowan, and voted. 7. Review agenda for Development Review Board meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2005. The City Council reviewed the agenda for the January 18 DRB meeting. 8. Review and Approve Minutes from a regular City Council meeting held on January 3, 2004. The City Council voted, on motion by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Magowan, to accept the minutes of January 3, 2005, as written. 9. Sign Disbursement Orders: Disbursement Orders were signed. There being no further business, on motion duly made and seconded, the Council adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.