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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 11/18/2013CITY COUNCIL 18 NOVEMBER 2013 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, 18 November 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset St. Members Present: P. Nowak, Acting Chair; R. Greco, H. Riehle, C. Shaw Also Present: K. Dorn, City Manager; T. Hubbard, Assistant City Manager; I. Blanchard, Project Manager; P. Conner, Director of Planning & Zoning; T. Goodwin, Recreation Department; G. Sproul, J. Simson, H. Tremblay, L. Michaels, S. Quest, J. Kochman, K. Epstein, M. Murray, K. McKenny, S. Swanson, D. Cummings, D. White, P. Simon, S. McIntyre 1. Agenda Review: No changes were made to the Agenda. 2. Comments & Questions from the Audience, not related to agenda items: No issues were raised. 3. Announcements & City Manager's Report: Mr. Dorn:  Welcomed the new in­house City Attorney, Jim Barlow. The city received notice that the final order on the Clair Solar project had been issued today by the Public Service Board. The items asked for by the city (including no fencing, the moving of some trackers to widen the wildlife corridor, increased berms, and the details of decommissioning) were included in the order. The outside cleaning up of City Hall, including painting, will be deferred until spring. Upstairs work and carpeting of the City Clerk's office are now complete. All city records have been removed from a storage container. Those that are needed will be kept. The new City Attorney is an expert on electronic filing and will be involved in those decisions. Mr. Dorn recognized John Simson and The Rotary for coming through for the city with the beautification of the City Hall entrance. The Veterans' Memorial is complete except for some plantings. Council members reported on meetings and events they had attended. 4. Consent Agenda: A. Sign Disbursements B. Approve Minutes for 4 November Council Meeting C. Approve Special Events Permit: Magic Hat Brewing Co., 6 December 2013 Ms. Riehle moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 5. Consider and Approve a Resolution Establishing a Committee to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a South Burlington Affordable Housing Trust Fund and Appointing Members: Mr. Simson said that since the result of the committee work may involve funding issues, they would like a City Council liaison on the committee. Ms. Riehle expressed interest, if the meeting schedule does not conflict with other commitments. The committee's work will involve filling a gap in housing for people below the 80% of median income level. Mr. Simson cited a need for the city to be in a competitive position to participate in housing projects with non-profits. The hope is to come to the Council with a recommendation by March. There could then be a ballot issue for the primary of November election. Proposed committee members are: Mr. Simson, Sandra Dooley, Jim Knapp, Kenneth Shatz, Larry Michaels, Gretchen Calcagni and Eric Farrell. Ms. Riehle moved to adopt the resolution, including committee members, as presented. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 6. Consider and Approve Revised Bylaws and Name Change for the Recreation and Leisure Arts Committee: Ms. Kochman noted the Committee has been much more active this year and is looking for bylaws to give them more structure. Ms. Nowak asked that the City Attorney review the proposed bylaws before the Council votes on them. She was concerned with several aspects including the requirement for committee members to be South Burlington residents and the committee's involvement in the hiring of a Recreation Director. Members agreed to take action at the next Council meeting. 7. Review Recreation and Leisure Arts Committee and Natural Resources Committee Recommendation regarding development of a management plan for the Underwood property: Mr. Goodwin said they would be looking for a staff liaison for this work. Mr. Sproul said the committees are considering tours of the property in the summer to get some ideas for its use. Mr. Shaw suggested putting off work for a few months because staff is so busy with Interim Zoning reports, etc. Ms. Quest said some things would have to be done sooner, including putting a cover crop in this spring to help with recovery from corn planting. UVM students will do a study and make recommendations. Members suggested having the staff review committee look at this and bring a recommendation to the next meeting. 8. Discuss Committee Organization Issues and Process for Mid-Term Committee Appointments: Members agreed that if a committee is so short-handed that it can't function, mid-term appointments were OK as long as the notification process was the same as for regular appointments. 9. Consider Approval of a Letter of Intent to Compete for the Georgetown University Energy Prize: Members of the Energy Committee explained that this competition is to see who can reduce energy use the most in 2 years. The prize is $5,000,000. The Committee has spoken with Green Mountain Power, the School District, UVM, and Vermont Gas, all of whom are very excited about this potential. They asked for Council approval to enter this competition. Ms. Greco moved to approve the letter of interest from the City Council to accompany the application for the Georgetown University Energy Prize. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 10. Present City Center Program of Work Overview: Ms. Blanchard said the work includes regulatory changes, outreach, and development agreements. They are now working on a series of initiatives including Market Street, transportation management (in conjunction with CATMA), Garden Street, design for Dumont Park, analysis of reserve at the Sewage Treatment Plant, and TIF District rules. Ms. Blanchard noted that any debt that can be paid with TIF District revenue has to be paid by 2021. This can include: Market and Garden Streets, a City Hall, Library, Recreation Center, Dumont Park, a central green, Williston Road/White Street intersection, and a pedestrian bridge. A public vote will be needed to incur this debt. The first vote could be held in March, 2015 for money to be spent in 2016. The Public Facilities Task Force has met twice and is looking at possible facilities in City Center. They are asking for preliminary cost estimates and are considering various combinations of uses in public buildings (e.g., a combined City Hall/Library and a stand-alone Recreation Center). 11. Public Hearing: Interim Zoning Application #IZ-13-07 of Malone Dorset Street Properties, LLC, to amend a previously approved planned unit development consisting of: 1) a 33,733 sq. ft. gfa building with 31,351 sq. ft. (including mezzanine) of retail food establishment use and 2,382 sq. ft. of short-order restaurant use, 2) a 12,800 sq. ft. building for retail food use, and 3) a 14,000 sq. ft. building for retail use. The amendment consists of: 1) re-subdividing the lots into three lots and 2) site modifications including lighting and architectural revisions to buildings #1 and #2, 200 and 222 Dorset Street & 59 Garden Street: Ms. Riehle moved to open the public hearing. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Simon gave members additional information on changes from the architect, including an additional window on the south façade of the Trader Joe's building and changes to the tops of all windows on the Dorset St. façade. Building #2 will be all retail and second floor windows will be more of a retail style. The subdivision will be as follows: No issues were raised by the Council or public. Ms. Riehle moved to close the public hearing. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 12. Interim Zoning Deliberative Session: Malone Dorset Street Properties, LLC, Application #IZ-13-07: Members had no issues with the application. Mr. Conner read amendments to the printed decision. Ms. Riehle moved to approve IZ-13-07 as presented with amendments. Mr. Shaw seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 13. Public Hearing for Interim Zoning Application #IZ-13-08 of University Mall, LLC, to amend a planned unit development previously approved to: 1) incorporate the 205 Dorset Street parcel into the existing University Mall shopping center Planned Unit Development; 2) raze an existing two-story commercial building, and 3) construct a 6,000 sq. ft. building to be used for shopping center use. The amendment is to modify the sidewalk to the relocated ATM building to be handicapped accessible by extending the sidewalk and relocating the ramp, 155 Dorset Street: Mr. Shaw moved to open the public hearing. Ms. Riehle seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Ms. McIntyre said the changes result in a better design for handicapped parking. No issues were raised by the Council or the public. Ms. Greco moved to close the public hearing. Ms. Riehle seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 14. Interim Zoning Deliberative Session: University Mall, LLC, Application #IZ-13-08: No issues were raised. Ms. Greco moved to approve IZ-13-08 as presented. Ms. Riehle seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 15. Other Business: A. Items Withheld from Consent Agenda No items were withheld. b. Bike Rack: items Council may wish to place on a future agenda: 1. Traffic Lights and Sequencing 2. City Street Lights (adequacy/number) at various locations 3. Taser Policy 4. East Terrace Ordinance 5. Policy regarding landscaping City-owned land and request from Hadley Road Members agreed to put traffic light sequencing on a future agenda and to invite Police Chief Whipple in to discuss Taser Policy as well. As there was no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.