HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Natural Resources Committee - 01/17/2013South Burlington Natural Resources Committee
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
7:00 pm
South Burlington Municipal Offices,
575 Dorset Street
MEETING MINUTES for Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting:
Present: Peter Jones (Cmte Chair), Russell Agne (Cmte Member), Patrick Clemins (Cmte
Member), Mark Dupuis (Cmte Member), Betty Milizia (Cmte Member), Laurel Williams (Cmte
Member), Cathy LaRose (SB Staff), Helen Riehle (City Council), Barbara Benton (Planning
Commission), Jennifer Kochman (Rec and Leisure Arts Cmte)
Meeting called to order at 7:13pm.
1/3/2013 Minutes: Cathy LaRose’s last name is spelled wrong in a few places as LeRose. All
references to LeRose actually refer to LaRose. Motion to accept the 1/3/2013 minutes with the
above edit was made by Riehle and seconded by Milizia. Minutes were approved.
Updates: Kochman reported that the Rec and Leisure Arts Cmte discussed the following items
at their meeting last Tuesday:
Kimberly Murray from the South Burlington City Planner’s Office led a discussion about
the various projects being undertaken by the various Interim Zoning (IZ) Committees;
The Cmte likes the progress being made on our Open Space Committee vision
statement;
The Cmte has released a survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5755S3F - to
determine what people want in terms of recreational programming, space and
facilities; and
the Cmte will proceed with an inventory of recreational resources across the city and
start on the development of a scorecard to assess the fitness of potential recreational
parcels.
LaRose reported that the joint Planning Commission / City Council meeting next Tuesday
(January 22) will focus on a discussion of how the four IZ Committees will coordinate and
collaborate to achieve common goals. IZ Committee members are encouraged to attend. Other
future events include a Vermont Environmental Consortium (VEC) Legislative Breakfast on
February 5 in Montpelier and a local SB Legislative Breakfast on Monday, February 28 at
7:30am.
South Burlington Natural Resources Committee
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LaRose updated the committee on the progress being made in determining the future use of
the Wheeler Park Homestead Parcel. Stakeholder letters are going out on Friday, January 18 to
request information on the past use of the parcel and what they hope to do with the parcel in
the future. Responses will be due in about one week. The committee expressed concern about
the building being vacant for an extended period of time and suggested the designation of an
interim occupant to keep an eye on the building. Concern was also expressed about the future
of the out-building next to the main building and the proposed method of demolition of the
out-building.
Open Space IZ Committee: The Cmte worked on refining their Vision, Goals, Priorities and
Strategies in preparation for their presentation at the joint Planning Commission / City Council
meeting on January 22.
Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Natural Resources Committee / Interim Zoning Open
Space Committee will be Thursday, February 7 at 7:00pm and will continue on the first and
third Thursdays of each month at 7:00pm until needed to expedite the work on the products
for the City Council. It was agreed that future meetings will begin with IZ Open Space
Committee business and end with Natural Resource Committee (NRC) business so that those
Open Space Committee members which are not part of the NRC do not have to sit through NRC
business. In addition, an effort will be made to address most NRC business at first meeting of
each month, leaving the second meeting of the month for IZ Open Space Committee business.
Meeting adjourned at 9:08pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Patrick Clemins