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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 03/11/2013CITY COUNCIL 11 MARCH 2013 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, 11 March 2013, at 5:00 p.m, in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset Street. Members Present: R Greco, P. Mackenzie, H. Riehle, P. Nowak, C. Shaw Also Present: R. Rusten, Interim City Manager; P. Conner, Director of Planning & Zoning; J. Rabidoux, Director of Public Works; J. Ladd, City Manager’s Office; Chief D. Brent and Deputy Chief T. Francis, and other members of the South Burlington Fire Department; B. Bull, B. Goldberg, S. Dopp, J. Knapp, B. Cimonetti, P. Taylor, L. Ventriss, M. Simoneau, R. Nowak, J. Simson, S. Dooley, P. Engels, B. MacDonald, L. Michael, J. Henning, R. O. Cleary, others 1. Executive Session: Ms. Riehle moved the Council meet in executive session to discuss personnel, contract negotiations and litigation. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Following the executive session, Ms. Mackenzie moved the Council exit executive session. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Regular Session: 1. Election of City Council Officers: Mr. Rusten presided over the election of a City Council Chair. He opened the floor for nominations. Ms. Nowak nominated Mr. Mackenzie. Mr. Shaw seconded the nomination. There were no further nominations, and Ms. Mackenzie was elected unanimously. Ms. Mackenzie presided over the remainder of the meeting. She first opened the floor for nominations for Vice Chair. Mr. Shaw nominated Ms. Nowak. Ms. Mackenzie seconded. There were no further nominations and Ms. Nowak was elected unanimously. Ms. Mackenzie then asked for nominations for Clerk. Ms. Nowak nominated Mr. Shaw. Ms. Mackenzie seconded. There were no further nominations and Mr. Shaw was elected unanimously. 2. Agenda Review: No changes were proposed. 3. Comments & Questions from the Audience, not related to the Agenda: A) Hadley Road area residents updated the Council on green space/parking issues in their neighborhood. B) Ms. Bull raised issues concerning the East Terrace area. C) Mr. Henning spoke to comments by a Council member following the election. D) Rev. Cleary thanked past and present Council members. E) Ms. Goldberg congratulated new Council members. Ms. Mackenzie thanked outgoing Councilors Dooley and Engels for their service. 3. Announcements & City Manager’s Report: Mr. Rusten: Noted the resignation of Bill Stuono from the Development Review Board and Planning Commission. He also updated members on the progress of work at City Hall. Ms. Mackenzie: Asked Lisa Ventriss to bring a process to the City Council for interviewing candidates for city positions. Other Council members updated the Council on their activities and meetings attended. 5. Consent Agenda: A. Sign Disbursements Ms. Riehle moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Ms. Nowak seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 6. Discuss and possibly decide any issues concerning recent public records request: Members agreed to put this on a future agenda. 7. Set Dates and Time for Regular Meeting Being Held March 2013-February 2014: Members agreed to held executive sessions, when needed, at 6 p.m. and regular meetings at 7 p.m. This will not apply to the 18 March meeting which has already been warned. They also agreed to add a special meeting on 26 March at 6:30 p.m. 8. Annual appointments: Ms. Mackenzie read the following list of annual appointments and noted that all incumbents are willing to serve another year. She asked that the City Attorney be pulled from this list. Mr. Shaw then moved to make the following one year appointments; City Treasurer Bob Rusten Zoning Administrator Ray Belair Assistant Zoning Administrator Cathyann LaRose First Constable Deputy Captain Paul Edwards Second Constable Sgt. Andrew Chaulk Grand Juror Bob Rusten City Agent & Trustee of Public Funds Bob Rusten Ms. Riehle seconded the motion which then passed unanimously. Ms. Nowak then moved to retain City Attorney Stitzel, Page & Fletcher through June, 2013 and to have a plan in front of the City Council by April to review their performance. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 9. Designate Official Paper of Record: Mr. Shaw moved to continue The Other Paper as paper of record with Seven Days and the Burlington Free Press as alternates. Ms. Riehle seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 10. Designate Official Depositories: Ms. Riehl moved to designate Merchants Bank as Official Depositories. Ms. Nowak seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 11. Discuss whether to appoint a Council Representative to the following committees, and if yes, into what position (Chair, member, liaison, etc.). Discuss whether to appoint someone other than or in addition to a Councilor to the following committees and if yes, into what position: IZ Committees (SusAg, Open Space, Form Based Code, Affordable Housing: Following discussion, Mr. Shaw moved to appoint John Simson as Chair of the Affordable Housing Committee, Vince Bolduc as Chair of the Sustainable Agriculture Committee, Chris Shaw as liaison to the Form Based Codes Committee, Pat Nowak as liaison to the Affordable Housing Committee, Ms. Greco as liaison to the Sustainable Agriculture Committee, Paul Engels as member of the Form Based Codes Committee, and Sandra Dooley as member of the Affordable Housing Committee. Ms. Nowak seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 12. Appoint a Town Service Officer, which will assist residents in the Community with Reach Up, Food assistance, and health care programs: Mr. Shaw moved to appoint the City Manager as Town Service Officer for one year. Ms. Nowak seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 13. Appoint Council Representative to Pension Advisory Committee; Mr. Shaw moved to appoint Ms. Nowak as Council Representative to the Pension Advisory Committee. Ms. Riehle seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 14. Appoint a City Health Officer: Ms. Riehle moved to appoint Justin Rabidoux to a 3-year term as City Health Officer. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 15. Discuss and Possibly Approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and the City of South Burlington Firefighters Association: Mr. Rusten outlined the basic provisions of the agreement. Ms. Greco moved to approve the tentative agreement as presented. Ms. Riehle seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 16. Discuss and possibly approve a one-year extension to RHR & Company contract to audit the City of South Burlington financial statements for fiscal year 2013: Ms. Nowak moved to approve a one-year extension to RHR & Company to audit the City of South Burlington financial statement for fiscal year 2013 and to authorize the City Manager to sign the contract. The Council will look at the contract for the next term. Ms. Riehle seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 17. Discuss training for City Council: Members agreed to an open training session. 18. Discuss setting a date for Council to determine its priorities: Members agreed to have a moderator for this process. 19. Review and Approve Council Meeting Procedures: Members reviewed and made changes to meeting procedures. 20. Review and Confirm Interim City Manager Interview Schedule: Members agreed to review candidates in an executive session to follow this meeting. 21. Other Business A. Items held from the Consent Agenda: There were no such items. B. Bike Rack - items Council may wish to place on a future agenda i. Traffic Lights & sequencing ii. City Street Lights (adequacy/number) at various locations iii. Dorset Park Solar Array iv. Advertising logos or names on City Property v. Taser Policy Members reviewed the bike rack but took no action. C. Other: Mr. Shaw proposed the following future agenda items: a) a recognition of Roger Farley’s service on the DRB; b) a look at the Resolution slimming down Minutes. Ms. Nowak asked to add to a future Agenda adding Paul Engels to the Pension Committee. Members added the East Terrace issue to the Bike Rack. 22. Executive Session: Mr. Shaw moved that the Council meet in executive session to discuss personnel issues and to resume regular session only for the purpose of adjournment. Ms. Nowak seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 23. Regular Session: As there was no further business to come before the Council, Mr. Shaw moved to adjourn. Ms. Mackenzie seconded. Motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned. ___________________________ Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.