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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Wheeler Conservation Easement Task Force - 09/12/2016 Wheeler Nature Park Conservaon Easement Task Force 575 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 (802) 846-4106 www.sburl.com Monday, September 12, 2016 Meeting Minutes Members Present: Jennifer Kochman, Mike Simoneau, Donna Leban, Bey Milizia, Cathy Frank, Sarah Dopp, Michael Miag Staff and Consulng Team: Cathyann LaRose (City Planner), Maggie Leugers (Recreaon and Parks) The meeng began at 7:05 PM. Agenda Review: Addions, Deleons or Changes in Order of Agenda Items None. Comments and Quesons from the Public Not Related to the Agenda None. Review July 21 Meeng Minutes Meeng minutes inadvertently were not distributed to all members. Members agreed to connue the minutes to the next meeng. Review Dra Report Ms. LaRose stated that the consultants had provided a revised dra an hour earlier which reflected many of the comments that had been submied by several of the members of the Task Force. The consulng team also provided a memo addressing which comments were not [yet] incorporated and why. Some required clarity and others were substanve and deserved a group discussion before incorporaon. Ms. LaRose also provided hard copies of the new Execuve Summary, which was in response to member concern that the document may appear too cumbersome for someone with only a few minutes. As members were just receiving it, they agreed to read and provide comments at the next meeng. Members discussed the report and made several changes over the course of several hours. The following are highlights of what was discussed- or decided- as noted: 1. Several minor changes to words or sentences. 2. Map changes. The taskforce felt that the bulge area was odd and not representave of where they saw the line. Staff will follow up. The TF agreed to send out a few people to visit the site and try to communicate where they believe the line should be. 3. There was consensus to move the word cloud and list of features to an appendix, and which would include an asterisk or very obvious statement that it was not a scienfic or all-inclusive inventory but rather that it was the brainstorming session and represented quick responses from those in aendance. 4. Small change to dra purpose statement. 5. Members discussed and quesoned the line between MP and CE designaon. Staff will follow up. 6. There was a lengthy discussion regarding the future of structures on the property: Members were unanimous that there should never be any on the natural area, but there was disagreement with some undecided as to the Homestead area. Discussion included elements such as permanency, types and sizes of buildings, and definion of ‘structure’. Members asked if there was a good reason this can’t be a CE element? Staff to follow up on the laer with SE Group. 7. Regarding consultant recommendaons: members asked staff to strongly recommend that consulng group remove “potenally more urban” from bullet 1, and remove item number 6 completely. Staff will convey. 8. Quesons and discussion arose regarding the treatment of the historic building. Aer lengthy discussion, members agreed to address this with a new bullet 7 under NEXT STEPS: Engage City Council to develop and appoint a Historic and Cultural Resource Task Force with their first task being the consideraon of the Wheeler building. Next steps Staff will follow up on stated quesons, work with GIS staff, and send doodle poll for next meeng. Members will organize a small group to visit the property. Ms. Leban will begin work on a transference memo to accompany the final report to the City Council. Adjourn Meeng adjourned by common consent at 9:40 pm. Approved October 18, 2016.