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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 04/04/2016 CITY COUNCIL 4 APRIL 2016 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, 4 April 2016, at 6:30 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset Street. MEMBERS PRESENT: H. Riehle, Chair; P. Nowak, T. Chittenden, T. Barritt, M. Emery ALSO PRESENT: T. Hubbard, Deputy City Manager; D. Kinville, City Clerk; I. Blanchard, Project Manager; C. Shaw, B. Paquette, D. Duell, B. Nowak, B. Melizia, M. Simoneau, S. Dooley, T. McKenzie, J. Kochman 1. Agenda Review: Additions, deletions or changes in order of agenda items: Ms. Riehle asked to add an item following the agenda review for recognition of a former City Council member. 2. Recognition of Former City Council Member: The Council recognized former Councilor Chris Shaw for 16 years of service to the city on the Natural Resources Committee, Planning Commission and City Council. Council members noted his thoughtfulness and willingness to look at all sides of an issue before making a decision. Mr. Shaw said it has been a pleasure to serve and urged other community members to volunteer. 3. Comments & Questions from the public not related to the agenda: Mr. Duell, a Proctor Avenue resident, expressed concern with safety issues related to Rice High School students racing their cars down the street, ignoring stop signs, and creating serious safety concerns. Mr. Duell said he spoke to someone at the school who said “it’s not our problem.” The new Principal has said they “need to become neighbors.” Mr. Duell said he didn’t want to see another incident such as the recent fatal event on Kennedy Drive. Mr. Duell suggested making a one-way street out of the street where the Catholic Charities building is located. He also said more Police presence is needed, and the trees that were taken down need to be replaced by the city as this helps to slow traffic. Mr. Chittenden said he will be going to the area tomorrow to look at what might be done in the area. Mr. Leas spoke in favor of more transparency with money spent on an election campaign to avoid “buying an election.” 4. Announcements and City Manager’s Report: Members reported on meetings and events they had attended. Mr. Hubbard: Noted that the City Manager is on vacation this week. A meeting was held with 3 State Secretaries for the city to give an overview of City Center. This was well received. The Secretary of State will conduct a Public Service Award Ceremony on 16 April at South Burlington High School, 6:30 p.m., for those who have given a minimum of 20 years of service to Chittenden County communities. Following the ceremony, the City will host a special reception for South Burlington recipients at City Hall. All are invited. The Chamberlin/Airport Committee has the Airport re-use plan on its next agenda. 5. Consent Agenda: A. Sign Disbursement B. Approve Minutes for 21 March 2016 Ms. Emery moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Ms. Nowak seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 6. Top Dog and First Feline Drawing: Ms. Kinville thanked sponsors for donations for awards. She noted an increase of more than 91 registered cats and dogs this year and stressed that registrations are done for safety and health concerns. The drawing resulted in winners John LeDuc (for his “top dog”) and Tammy Williams (for her “first feline). 7. City Center Monthly Briefing: Ms. Blanchard reviewed the City’s team and outside services being utilized for City Center work. She showed a map of South Burlington’s relationship to the greater New England area and noted that 23% of sales take place within a 5 mile radius of City Center. Ms. Blanchard also showed the location of the expanded New Town Center and TIF Districts. The first TIF vote is anticipated for November and will include Market Street and Dumont Park. The city has a stormwater permit for Market Street and is preparing an Act 250 submission and is working on a wetland permit. Dumont Park is 50% engineered, and the city is exploring acquisition of a right-of-way at Barrett Street. There will be meetings with adjacent property stakeholders in the spring. There will also be removal of invasive species. Ms. Blanchard showed the Park concept which will include a bridge to City Center over a small wetland. With regard to a future Library, there will be a meeting with the Library Board of Trustees regarding a memorandum of understanding. The agreement will provide a framework for design. The Williston Road streetscape is in scoping as part of the Williston Road network. There will be outreach on this in the spring. Mr. Barritt asked if there will be roundabouts. Ms. Blanchard said not at this time. The possible UVM/City arena is under study, and the results should be known in August. Ms. Blanchard said staff is working with business owners and residents regarding a “Main Street” type of organization for City Center. It is hoped that this will be launched this summer. There will be a report to the City Council in August regarding Transportation Demand Management. The Council will see the TIF policy again when some questions are resolved. Ms. Blanchard then enumerated some City Council “look‐aheads” as follows: a. Library Development Agreement b. Dumont Park Presentation c. TIF Policy d. Transportation Demand Management Recommendations e. TIF District Substantial Change Request f. TIF District Vote Ms. Dooley asked if there will be an extension of CATMA or if the city will be on its own. Ms. Blanchard said there is a study that CATMA did for the City. The City will look to CATMA for recommendations. Ms. Kochman suggested putting information on the website with acronyms spelled out. 8. Continuing discussion of Council priorities, communications and work plan: Ms. Riehle asked Mr. Chittenden to explain his idea regarding communication with the public. Mr. Chittenden said he was reminded of a Google-form survey which he tried and got about 174 responses. He felt this was a good way to communicate with the community. Ms. Nowak asked about people who don’t use computers. Ms. Riehle said there can be multiple ways to reach people. Ms. Nowak suggested making this a “special thing,” maybe once a month, not just a routine that people will get bored with. Members suggested the City Attorney weigh in on this regarding the Open Meeting Law. In reviewing the work plan, Ms. Nowak expressed concern for time with being too specific. She questioned whether some items could be combined rather than scheduled individually. She also noted the City Manager’s admonition to keep in mind staff time, and pointed out that every item on the list will require some staff preparation. Mr. Hubbard said he would let the Council know when that becomes an issue. Members then suggested some combinations of topics. Ms. Dooley asked about the focus of the proposed meeting with East Terrace/Spear St. neighbors and noted they had asked for a “neighborhood forum.” Ms. Barritt asked about “abandoned properties” where they have not been kept up for a number of years. Mr. Hubbard said he would ask the City Attorney about this. Mr. Paquette suggested this might fit under “community beautification/streetscapes.” Ms. Nowak advised that Deputy Fire Chief Francis would like to come in and address residential housing and a possible opportunity to reach out to the community to have potential safety issues pointed out (this would involve a fee). It would not involve fines. Deputy Chief Francis said there have been tragedies that could have been avoided. 9. Discuss Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees, as well as the establishment of a standing Public Lands Umbrella Committee: Mr. Hubbard noted an ad for the opening on the DRB has been in The Other Paper and will be in again this week. Ms. Riehle noted that a potential Public Lands Committee would include members from the Natural Resources Committee, Bike/Ped Committee, Recreation/Leisure Arts Committee and Red Rocks Committee. The concept is to try to have more integration on issues of public land: use, access, etc. There could also be shorter term task forces to look at specific issues that may arise. Ms. Kochman said she didn’t want to lose the sense of what their committee has defined as its purpose/goals, etc. They also wouldn’t want to lose their connection with Maggie Leugers as she considers Recreation/Leisure Arts her main committee. Mr. Hubbard said many of the projects in the city are of interest to several committees, not just one, and the intent is to bring all thoughts together. Ms. Melizia said she has similar concerns to Ms. Kochman. She noted that Natural Resources used to have a role of being consulted on development projects by the DRB for things related to natural resources. The Committee felt they were overwhelmed by this. When that role was taken away from them, they could focus on other projects. She was concerned with losing that if committees are consolidated. Ms. Emery suggested a Public Lands Task Force with members from each group. Mr. Chittenden said the umbrella group could have sub-committees for Rec/Leisure Arts, Natural Resources, etc. They could meet on a regular or irregular basis. Ms. Nowak noted the Council couldn’t find enough people to serve on all the committees, and there are a number of people who wanted a shorter term commitment. Ms. Riehle suggested possible taking a few people from each committee to work on 2 big projects. Ms. Melizia felt the Natural Resources Committee should be connected to the Planning Commission. Mr. Barritt suggested combining the Red Rocks Committee and Natural Resources Committee. Members agreed. Council members were comfortable with creating a task force to include members of the various committees. 10. Liquor Control Board: Ms. Nowak moved that the Council reconvene as Liquor Control Board. Ms. Emery seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Members considered the following Liquor License Applications: Applebee’s (1st class), Aviation Deli (2nd class), Bourne’s (2nd class), Champlain Farms (3 2nd class), Champlain School Apts (1st class/outside cons), chicken Charlie’s (1st class), Cheese Traders (2nd class), Jiffy Mart (2nd class), Doubletree Hotel (1st class), Green Mountain Suites (1st class, 2 outside cons), Growler Garage (1st, 2nd, outside cons), 802 Cocktails (1st class), Finelli’s (2nd class), Guild Tavern (1st class), Hannaford’s‐Dorset St. (2nd class), Hannaford’s‐Hannaford Drive (2nd class), Homewood Suites (1st class, outside cons), Interstate Shell (2nd class), Jolley #107 & #146 (2 2nd class) Kinney Drugs #55 (2nd class), Koto (1st class), Maplefield’s (2 2nd class), Marco’s Pizza (1st class), Mill & Market Deli (2nd class), Moe’s (1st class, outside cons), Night Flight/Lakeview (1st class, outside cons), Olive Garden (1st class), Osaka Hanna (1st class), Outback (1st class), Pour House (1st class), Price Chopper (2nd class), Pulcinella’s (1st class), Rotisserie (1st class), Shaw’s (2nd class), Shelburne Road Variety (2nd class), Sheraton, 1st class, 2/outside cons, ent permit), Short Stop #104/#105 (2nd class-2), Silver Palace (1st class), Simon’s (2nd class), Skinny Pancake (1st class), Sugar House Bar & Grill (1st class, outside cons, ent), Sugarsnap (1st class), Uno’s (1st class), Van Phan (1st class), Waterfront (1st class), Windjammer (1st class, outside cons), Wooden Spoon (1st class), Zachary’s (1st class), Zen Garden (1st class). Members asked to clarify that the Sugar House Bar & Grill hours are 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Ms. Nowak moved to approve all the Liquor License applications with the clarification that Sugar House Bar & Grill hours are 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Mr. Barritt seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Members suggested that applicants for outside service be reminded of the city’s Noise Ordinance. Ms. Emery moved that the Liquor Control Board reconvene as City Council. Mr. Chittenden seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 11. Other Business: A. Items Held from Consent Agenda No items were held. B. Other: Mr. Barritt said a resident asked that the Water Department print out a history of water use as the gas and electric companies do. The resident has asked for this several times and gotten no response. Mr. Hubbard said he would follow up on this. There were no other issues raised. As there was no further business to come before the Council, Mr. Chittenden moved to adjourn. Ms. Emery seconded. Motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m. Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works. South Burlington Water Dept. Accounts Payable Check Register Date: 04/05/16 Date Check No. Paid To Memo Amount Paid 4/5/2016 2959 South Burlington Ace 2.29 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 3/16/2016 VI-13931 789737/3 2.29 2.29 4/5/2016 2960 Aldrich & Elliott, PC 1,665.18 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 3/7/2016 VI-13936 76142 1,352.18 1,352.18 3/7/2016 VI-13937 76156 313.00 313.00 4/5/2016 2961 Champlain Water District 91,867.72 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 3/31/2016 VI-13938 MARCH 91,774.73 91,774.73 3/31/2016 VI-13939 SBWD-305 92.99 92.99 4/5/2016 2962 E.J. Prescott, Inc. 182.28 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 3/10/2016 VI-13933 5057034 146.94 146.94 3/10/2016 VI-13934 5057184 35.34 35.34 4/5/2016 2963 Ferguson Waterworks #590 219.18 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 3/18/2016 VI-13940 0398545 219.18 219.18 4/5/2016 2964 Office Essentials 274.25 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 3/21/2016 VI-13932 32510 274.25 274.25 4/5/2016 2965 Anna Pastula 85.58 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 3/17/2016 VI-13935 REFUND 85.58 85.58 4/5/2016 2966 SoVerNet, Inc. 43.01 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 3/15/2016 VI-13930 3614397 43.01 43.01 Printed: March 30, 2016 Page 1 of 2 South Burlington Water Dept. 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