Selectboard Minutes
Regular Meeting of August 14, 2017
South Hero Town Hall, Monday 7:00 PM
Board Members Present: Jonathan Shaw, Skip Brown (also Board Secretary), Anne Zolotas, David Carter, George Rice
Board Members Not Present: none
Others Present: Sharon Roy, Town Clerk and Martha Taylor-Varney, Admin. Assistant. Also see sign in sheet.
1. Called to Order:
-The meeting was called to order by Chairman Shaw at 7:00 pm.
2. Adjustment to Agenda:
-none
3. Minutes:
– Anne Zolotas made a motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of July 24 and July 31, 2017 as written. The motion was seconded, George Rice abstained, the others in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
4. Public input:
A. Roland Dubuque and Barbara Patnow of 580 Route 2 were present to discuss a clogged ditch in front of their house that is up to the State to maintain. The maintenance has been deferred and flooding has occurred on their property. They asked for a letter of support from the Board to send to the State. David Carter made a motion to send a letter to Senator Mazza asking the State to maintain this ditch on Route 2. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
5. New Business:
A. South Hero has a current dog ordinance. VLCT has an updated template for a dog ordinance. The Board members are asked to review the new template, and to discuss at the next meeting if our ordinance should be updated. The template will be posted on the Town website so that residents can review it and comment.
6. Administrative Assistant Report:
A. A written report was submitted. A hard copy with discussion points can be seen in Town Hall filed with these minutes or on www.southherovt.org.
B. David Carter made a motion to appoint Brigitte Kerr to complete the 3 year term of Terry Delano on the Planning Commission and to appoint Liza Kilcoyne from alternate to full time member due to the resignation of Paula Delano from the Development Review Board. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
C. David Carter made a motion to amend the South Hero traffic ordinance to recognize that the State has changed the speed limits and have installed no passing signs on a section of Route 2. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
D. The following people have agreed to be on the fire/rescue current buildings study committee: Joy Gess, Bob Krebs, Peter Gregg, Alayne Rabow, Joe Frank, Kathy Magill, Ross Brown, Carol Tremble, Gretchen Patterson, Kim Julow and David Carter. Jonathan Shaw made a motion to appoint all of the above volunteers to said study committee. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
E. George Rice made a motion to allow Martha to attend the State municipal workshop on September 15 and to pay the $25.00 registration fee. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
7. Old and Ongoing Business:
A. South Street reconstruction project from Landon to Martin Roads updates:
-The section from Martin to West Shore Rd. has been paved with a base coat and has temporary lines painted. Final paving and line painting will be done when the base coat is finished on the section from West Shore to Landon Rd. Frank W. Whitcomb Construction was the paving contractor and will repair any defects and in the base coat before the final coating is done. Stephanie O’Rourke questioned why the width of the road was not wider and why the height of the hill was not lower. The entire project was voted on by the Town in 2006, and the road has been made to the specifications in the plans per the Town’s vote.
8. Other Business:
A. David Carter made a motion to sign orders 18-03 and pay the bills associated with this order. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
9. Announcements and Communications:
A. Island Arts sent a letter of thanks for the $500.00 donation for the fireworks display at Knight Point Park on July 4.
10. Adjournment:
-Anne Zolotas made a motion to adjourn 7:55 pm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
Respectfully submitted, Approved by,
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Graham Brown Jonathan Shaw, Chair
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TOWN OF SOUTH HERO
Administrative Officer’s Report to Selectboard August 14, 2017
Discussion Items:
1. Due to the resignations of Terry Delano from the Planning Commission and Paula Delano from the DRB, there are positions open on each Board. Ads were placed in the August 1, 2017 issue of the Islander with an application deadline of August 14. I have received one application for the open position for the Planning Commission for a 3-year term – Bridget Kerr. DRB Alternate Liza Kilcoyne agreed to become a full-time member of the Board. Have received no applications as of today for the open DRB Alternate position.
2. Have received 10 responses for the study committee for the FD building/Rescue building/Town Hall. Volunteers include Joy Gess, Bob Krebs, Peter Gregg, Alayne Rabow, Joe Frank, Kathleen Magill, Ross Brown, Carol Tremble, Gretchen Patterson, Kim Julow, and David Carter (representing the SB). Tentative organizational meeting scheduled for August 29 at the Town Office.
3. The Grand Isle Sheriff’s Department requested an amendment to the Traffic Ordinance to reflect the changes in the speed zone and no-passing zones on US RT 2 in order to be able to enforce the changes to the traffic laws in these specific areas. I have included a draft of the proposed amendment for the Selectboard’s approval. Once it is approved a copy will be forwarded to Sheriff Allen.
4. I would like to attend the Sate Gov’t Municipal Day workshops in Montpelier on Friday, September 15. I am particularly interested in the computer labs in reference to the various ANR mapping data. There is a $25 registration fee.
-Planning Commission: Continued discussion with the SB and DRB re the draft updates to the Development Regulations. Next meeting scheduled for August 23, 2017 at 7PM. Public hearings have not yet been scheduled.
-Development Review Board: The next scheduled hearing will be September 13, 2017 with Camp Ta-Kum-Ta for additional site plan review requested by the DRB as part of the previous Site Plan and Conditional Use approval in March of this year.