Selectboard Meeting
October 9, 2006
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Attending the meeting: Rob Bast, Andrea Morgante, Jon Trefry,
Randy Volk, Howard Russell, Jeanne Wilson, Rocky Martin, Wayne Elliott.
Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Work
Session on Wastewater Treatment Fee Structure / Wayne Elliott of Forcier
Aldrich and Associates: As
part of the preliminary engineering for the Wastewater Treatment Facility
Upgrade & Expansion Project, Wayne Elliott reviewed information he had
prepared, which presented various options for wastewater treatment rate
structures. The Board reviewed this
information in preparation for a public meeting scheduled for November 6. Items discussed included changing to an
Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) fee structure, the impact on the user rates for
the upgrade portion of the project, rate structures for Saputo and utilizing
property taxes to pay off a portion of the expansion debt.
FY
2006 – 2007 Budget Meeting Schedule: The
Board reviewed the draft budget meeting schedule for the FY 2006 – 2007 budget
preparation. Jeanne will forward the
schedule to the Hinesburg Record for publication in the November issue.
Correspondence to VTrans / Design
Standards for Route 116 in Village: On October 3 there was a meeting of
VTrans staff and municipal representatives to discuss the issue of
the state road standards and how they apply to Route 116 in our village
area. The meeting was attended by 8 VTrans representatives, Rob, Rocky, Jeanne,
Bill Lippert, Scott Johnston (Executive Director of the CCMPO), David Saladino
and Erik Sandblom (two engineers working on sidewalk projects in
the village area). The Town had previously been advised by VTrans
that it needed to comply with the rural minor arterial road standards (which
call for wider shoulders), and that the village minor arterial road standards
(which allow for more flexibility) did not apply. At the October 3 meeting, VTrans advised
that they "recommend" the wider shoulders, but the more flexible
standards did apply and if the Town requests narrower shoulders VTrans will
support this request. The Board reviewed and signed a letter, requesting
narrower shoulder widths in the village area.
Revised Scope of Work and Budget for
Engineering Services / Erik Sandblom of ESPC:
Rocky
reported that he had received a revised contract amendment and cost proposal
from Erik Sandblom. The additional work
was related to consulting services for the Town regarding the VTrans design
standards ($1,817) as well as design changes pertaining to the technical and
environmental review for the Streetscape Enhancement Project ($4,435). Andrea made a motion that the Board vote to
approve amendment #2 to the professional services agreement between Erik
Sandblom (ESPC) and the Town (dated 11/4/05) and to authorize Rocky to sign the
amendment agreement on behalf of the Board.
Second by Howard and approved.
Meeting for Baldwin Road Drainage
Issue: Jeanne will coordinate a meeting
with Randy and Mike Weisel, so that Mike can draft a scope of work, project
plan and specifications for drainage work on Baldwin Road.
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Hinesburg Hillside Site Visit /
Easement to Lavigne Hill Road: Jeanne advised that Russ Barone had
scheduled a site visit with his engineer to look at possible roadway connections
between the Hinesburg Hillside LLC project and Lavigne Hill Road. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
October 12 at 2:00 pm, and Russ invited Selectboard members to attend. The Board advised that it was unlikely that
they would be able to attend due to short notice, but if any members are
available at that time they will try to attend.
Old Route 116 Culvert
Replacement: Jeanne reviewed information with the
Board regarding the pre-construction meeting with ECI, Inc. for the Old Route
116 culvert replacement project. The
Board gave direction on how to proceed.
Randy moved the Board vote to adjourn at 9:20 p.m., second
by Jon and approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne Kundell Wilson
Hinesburg Town Administrator