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Selectboard Meeting
January 17, 2005
Attending
the meeting: Lynn Gardner, Andrea
Morgante, Jon Trefry, Randy Volk, Rob Bast, Jeanne Wilson, Mike Anthony, Rocky
Martin, Jean Isham and Stewart Pierson.
Meeting
called to order at 7:00 PM
Budget Planning Session
Final
Review of Budgets:
Finalize
Capital Budget: Road Construction
appropriation for FY 05 – 06 changed from $100,000 to $62,700.
Finalize
Expenditure Summary: Summary will be
updated to represent changes made above.
Finalize
Revenue Summary: Property Tax will be
updated to represent changes made above.
Final
Review of Growth in Grand List:
Projected growth of 2.14%
Final
Review of Tax Rate Projection: Tax Rate
will be updated to represent changes made above.
Finalize
Warning & Articles: Rob moved that
the Board vote to include an article in the Warning for Town Meeting Day 2005,
asking whether general obligation bonds of the Town of Hinesburg in the amount
of $145,000 be issued for the purpose of financing the purchase of a new tanker
truck for the Hinesburg Volunteer Fire Department. Seconded by Randy and approved.
A draft warning was reviewed and discussed. A final copy will be prepared for Board signature at the January
24 meeting.
Other Business
Approve Minutes of January 3,
2005: Randy moved that the Board vote to approve the minutes of January
3, 2005. Seconded by Jon and approved.
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Green Community
Technologies: The Board received a memo from Melissa Levy of Yellow Wood
Associates, summarizing a meeting she had with Rocky Martin and Alex
Weinhagen. During the meeting, six
issues were identified as potential projects for the Green Community Technologies
Program. The top priority was a scoping
study of an upgrade for the existing wastewater system. At the January 3 meeting, the Board decided
it was not interested in proceeding with Yellow Wood Associates on these
projects.
Rocky
Martin spoke in support of the grant proposal for a scoping study of an upgrade
for the existing wastewater system. The
scoping study would explore alternative as well as standard technologies and
would be a broad overview. Randy voiced
his concern that this project would be a waste of funds, and that the Town
should hire an engineering firm to complete an engineering study. Rocky was under the assumption that hiring
an engineering firm would be part of the scoping study. Rob spoke in favor of researching
alternative technologies. Rob moved
that Rocky confirm that the proposed scoping study includes the utilization of
an engineering firm, and if it does the Board authorize Rocky to spend up to
$2,250 from the wastewater account for the Green Community Technologies program. Seconded by Andrea and approved, with Randy
voting against.
Update on Nextel Communications
Facility: Rocky reviewed the current proposal for the Nextel
Communications facility at the wastewater treatment site on Lagoon Road with
the Board, and advised that the draft lease agreement with Nextel
Communications allowed for three additional users, without additional lease
fees to the Town. The Board suggested
it had no issues with the site plan which allows for additional users. The lease would need to be renegotiated if
additional users were added and the lease fee adjusted accordingly. The Board discussed average lease fees.
Update on Recreation Path
Project: Jon Trefry reported that the committee had met with VTrans
on January 6. Greg Bakos of VHB, Inc.
has revised the plan based on decisions made at the previous meeting, which
reduced the wetland impacts on CVU Road and Mechanicsville Road. There are still property owner issues to be
resolved. For instance, allowing room
on CVU Road for a right-turn lane at Route 116 would require a larger easement
from the property owner. The project is
currently undefined on Ballard’s Corner Road.
Jon reported that it would help move the design forward if the
Selectboard made a decision to take over Ballard’s Corner Road between
Shelburne Falls Road and the Carpenter Carse Library drive. The Board instructed Jeanne to look into the
procedure for taking over a private road and move forward with the process.
Revisions to Town Plan: The Board had previously been provided with a copy of the
proposed Town Plan, which included all suggested changes made by individual
Board members. The Board reviewed these
suggested changes, and agreed on which changes should be included in the final
draft. Andrea made a motion to warn a
public hearing on the revised Town Plan as soon as reasonably possible. Seconded by Jon and approved.
Appointments to Planning
Commission: Terms of appointment to the Planning Commission for Carrie
Fenn, Fred Haulenbeek and George Bedard expired this month. All three had expressed an interest in a
re-appointment in writing. A notice of
expiring terms had been posted. Jon
moved that the Board vote to re-appoint Carrie Fenn, Fred Haulenbeek and George
Bedard to the Planning Commission for four-year terms, which will expire on
January 1, 2009. Seconded by Randy and
approved with Andrea abstaining.
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Appointment to Development Review
Board: Terms of appointment to the Development Review Board for Tom
McGlenn, Ted Bloomhardt and Howard Russell expired this month. All three had expressed an interest in a
re-appointment in writing. A notice of
expiring terms had been posted. Jon
moved that the Board vote to re-appoint Tom McGlenn, Ted Bloomhardt and Howard
Russell to the Development Review Board for three-year terms, which will expire
on January 1, 2008. Seconded by Randy
and approved.
Appointment to Recreation
Commission: Term of appointment to the Recreation Commission for Anne
Frost expired this month. Anne had
expressed an interest in a re-appointment in writing. A notice of expiring terms had been posted. Jon moved that the Board vote to re-appoint
Anne Frost to the Recreation Commission for a three-year term, which will
expire on January 1, 2008. Seconded by
Andrea and approved.
Resignation of Alternate to the
Development Review Board: Andrea moved that the Board vote to accept the resignation
of Carrie Fenn as Alternate to the Development Review Board. Seconded by Rob and approved.
Resignation from Recreation Commission: Andrea
moved that the Board vote to accept the resignation of Kevin Francis from the
Recreation Commission. Seconded by Rob
and approved.
Correspondence from Town of
Shelburne / Dispatch Costs for FY 05-06:
A letter had been
received from the Town of Shelburne, outlining dispatch costs for FY
05-06. The cost per call is $28.50 (a
3% increase over the rate of $27.67 for the current year). For the Police
Department, they had estimated a call volume of 1000 calls annually, for a cost
of $28,500. The actual call rate for
the past two years for the police department has been 700 – 800 calls
dispatched by Shelburne. The Board
signed a letter to the Town of Shelburne, stating that the Town has
appropriated $22,000 for police dispatch fees, which is the appropriate amount
for the normal call volume.
VTrans 2005 Certificate of
Highway Mileage: Randy moved that the Board vote to sign the VTrans 2005
Certificate of Highway Mileage.
Seconded by Rob and approved.
VTrans 2004 Bridge Inspection
Reports: Inspection Reports were received for Bridge #10 (Silver
Street over Laplatte), Bridge #11 (Silver Street over Lewis Creek), Bridge #6
(Charlotte Road over Laplatte), and Bridge #9 (Hollow Road over Hollow
Brook). The Board signed a letter to
VTrans, acknowledging the Town’s receipt of reports, but disagreement with the rating
for Bridge #10 (Silver Street over Laplatte).
The report rates this bridge at a 6 (six) or satisfactory for deck,
superstructure and substructure. This
rating is contrary to previous bridge inspection reports for the same bridge.
Correspondence from Lt. Alan Buck
of Vermont State Police / Citizen Advisory Board: The Town received a
letter from Lt. Alan Buck of the Vermont State Police regarding establishment
of a citizen’s advisory board and requesting recommendations of interested
citizens (1 – 3) to represent the town on the advisory board. Chris Morrell had previously suggested
Landon Dennison as a possible representative.
Other suggestions made at the meeting were Kathleen Patten and Val
Spadaccini. Jeanne will contact all
three to see if they are interested.
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Correspondence from David Emmons
/ Noise Complaint: Mr. Emmons had written a letter to the Selectboard on behalf
of his father, Paul Emmons, regarding noise generated by vehicles (audio
systems and exhaust systems), as well as vehicle speeds on Birchwood Drive. The Board is not generally in favor of
enacting a noise ordinance, due to the limited number of complaints. The Board directed Jeanne to prepare a
response letter for the next meeting, to investigate noise regulations in other
towns and to request the police department be proactive in addressing speeding
vehicles.
Outgoing Correspondence
The
Board signed a letter of appreciation to Holly Russell for 25 years of service
as recording secretary to Planning Commission and Development Review Board.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Jeanne
Kundell Wilson
Hinesburg
Town Administrator