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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 03/26/2013CITY COUNCIL 26 MARCH 2013 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, 26 March 2013, at 4:30 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset St. Members Present: P. Mackenzie, Chair; R. Greco, H. Riehle, P. Nowak, C. Shaw Also Present: R. Rusten, Interim City Manager; D. Kinville, City Clerk; P. Conner, Director of Planning & Zoning; J. Rabideau, Public Works Director; M. Lyons, Assessor’s Office; R. Fletcher, City Attorney; K. Murray, Planner; L. Murphy, Librarian; J. Louisos, T. Harrington, T. Riehle, B. Benton, S. Quest, Planning Commission; S. Dopp, P. Engels, V. Bolduc, M. Simoneau, J. Simson, L. Michael, B. Goldberg, G. Calcagni, S. Dooley, T. Bailey, L. Williams, 1. Executive Session: Ms. Nowak moved the Council meet in executive Session to discuss personnel, contract negotiations and litigation. Ms. Riehle seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Regular Session: Mr. Shaw moved to exit executive session. Ms. Riehle seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 1. Agenda Review: No changes were made to the agenda. 2. Comments and Questions from the Audience, not related to agenda items: No issues were raised. 3. Announcements and City Manager’s Report: Mr. Rusten: The School District will not pursue the PEP grant Ms. Mackenzie has been appointed as voting member of the Airport Strategic Planning Committee. Council members reported on meetings they had attended. 4. Consent Agenda: A. Sign Disbursement B. Approve Minutes of 11 March 2013 C. Review February Financials D. Approval of the Land Swap Between Lewis Family Partnership and City of South Burlington Ms. Nowak moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Ms. Greco seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 5. Discussing Public Records: Mr. Fletcher updated members on a request for information from the former City Manager. 6. Discuss what Council wants to do at Homestead at Wheeler Park regarding Burlington Garden Club and possibly other entities wishing to use grounds for gardening: Mr. Conner and Mr. Rusten updated Council members on requests for use of the area. No action was taken. 7. Interview Candidates for Planning Commission and Development Review Board: The Council interviewed Bernard Gagnon who indicated his preference for the Planning Commission. 8. Discuss Council’s Position on the Three Components of the Voter’s Approved Clerk’s Office Charter Changes in preparation of testimony before the House Government Operations Committee. Discuss and possibly approve the Resolution regarding keys to the City Clerk’s Office: Mr. Rusten reviewed the history and updated members regarding a tentative agreement with the City Hall Workers bargaining unit. (Items 9 & 10 were delayed until members of the Planning Commission could be present) 11. Interim Zoning Deliberative Session: A. #IZ-13-01, Perkins Smith Design Build for Conditional Use review to construct a 768 sq. ft., 2-story addition to a single family dwelling, 15 Mayfair Street: Ms. Nowak moved to adopt the written decision as presented. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 12. Presentation on Final Intercept Facility Scoping Study: Mr. Rabideau reviewed the background and updated members on the findings of the scoping study. No action was taken. 9. Joint Meeting with Planning Commission to hear reports from the 4 Interim Zoning Committees: Members heard reports, including recommendations, from the Affordable Housing, Form Based Codes, Open Space, and Sustainable Agriculture Committees. No action was taken. 10. Discuss the Role of the Liaison with Interim Zoning Committees and how the Committees will report back to the Council: Members heard from Planning Commission, From Based Codes & General Public how to best handle this issue. No action was taken. 13. Discuss date for the VLCT Training (April 22 or 29): Council discussed the date to schedule the VLCT training. Decision was made for April 29th at 7:00pm – 9:00pm. 14. Discuss when to schedule the final Legislative Breakfast: Members discussed when/if to have the next Legislative Breakfast. Decision was made to wait to hear from school. 15. Other Business: A. Items held from the Consent Agenda B. Bike Rack – items Council may wish to place on a future agenda: i. Traffic Lights and sequencing. ii. City Street Lights (adequancy/number) at various locations. iv. Advertising logos or names on City Property v. East Terrace Ordinance vi. East Terrace Ordinance vii. Policy regarding landscaping City-owned land and Request from Hadley Road. C. Other: Time and date for Ribbon Cutting was discussed. No action taken. Members asked that a discussion regarding the Claire Solar Farm be put on the next agenda. 16. Consider entering executive session for discussion of personnel matter, negotiations, real estate and litigation: Chris Shaw made the motion to enter Executive session and to include Bob Rusten. Pat Nowak seconded the motion. Vote to pass was unanimous. Meeting was adjourned. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.