| | MINUTES COLCHESTER SELECTBOARD MEETING Colchester Town Offices 781 Blakely Road, COLCHESTER, VT Outer Bay Conference Room, 3rd Floor __________________ |
1. Call Meeting to Order / Roll Call – 6:30 PM
Selectboard: Nadine Scibek, Chair; Herbert Downing; Tom Mulcahy; Marc Landry; Jeffrey Bartley
Staff: Dawn Francis, Town Manager; Aaron Frank, Deputy Town Manager/CFO; Sarah Hadd, Director Planning and Zoning; Warner Rackley, Public Works Engineer
Others in attendance: Pam Loranger and Taylor Craven of Planning Commission, Maureen Dakin, Michaela Halnon, Colchester Sun
2. Possible Executive Session
None.
3. Reconvene meeting / Pledge of Allegiance
4. Citizens to be Heard
None came forward.
5. Public Hearings
a. Public Hearing on Amendments to Chapter 12, Traffic – Warner Rackley 6:35 PM
Warner Rackley, Public Works Engineer, reviewed the traffic signage and no parking zones for the soon to be completed Collins Farm Road. No public comment was received.
MOTION was made by Herb Downing and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to close the hearing.
The MOTION carried 5-0.
b. 2nd Public Hearing on Amendments to Town Five Year Plan – S. Hadd (6:40 PM)
Sarah Hadd, Director of Planning and Zoning, reviewed the amendments to the Town Five Year Plan which were designed to allay public and state concerns with growth that may be stimulated by a proposal to extend a wastewater system that would extend from Burlington down Heineberg Drive to Prim Road and along Lakeshore Drive to Goodsell Point. No public comment was received.
MOTION was made by Tom Mulcahy and SECONDED by Herb Downing to close the hearing.
The MOTION carried 5-0.
c. 1st Public Hearing on Amendments to Town Charter – D. Francis (7:10 PM)
Town Manager Dawn Francis presented the amendments to the Town Charter. A request was made by Marc Landry to change Section 304 to add a reference to drawing from fund balance to cover the emergency appropriation. Staff will review the request and present new language and a recommendation for Board consideration on 1/24. Rep. Maureen Dakin indicated a willingness to shepherd the amendments through the Legislature, but cautioned that it may not be this session given the changes in leadership and that they would not be finalized until after the mid-session break.
MOTION was made by Tom Mulcahy and SECONDED by Herb Downing to close the hearing.
The MOTION carried 5-0.
d. Public Hearing on Proposed General Fund Operating Budget for FY 2018 – D. Francis & A. Frank (7:20 PM)
The Proposed General Fund Operating Budget for FY 2018 was presented and reviewed.
MOTION was made by Tom Mulcahy and SECONDED by Herb Downing to close the hearing.
The MOTION carried 5-0.
6. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes of Selectboard Meeting of December 13, 2016
MOTION was made by Tom Mulcahy and SECONDED by Marc Landry to approve the minutes of December 13, 2016.
The MOTION carried 5-0.
7. Special Business Items
a. Action: Adoption of Town Five Year Plan Amendments
MOTION was made by Tom Mulcahy and SECONDED by Marc Landry to adopt the amendments to the Colchester Town Five Year Plan per the attached Certificate of Amendment and a memo from Sarah Hadd, Director of Planning and Zoning, dated October 18, 2016.
The MOTION carried 5-0.
b. Action: Approve FY 2018 General Operating Budget for Town Meeting Warning and March 7, 2017 Vote
MOTION was made by Tom Mulcahy and SECONDED by Marc Landry to approve warning of the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 general fund budget in the amount of twelve million, four hundred fifty- two thousand, three hundred twenty-five dollars ($12,452,325), of which ten million, two hundred twenty-one thousand, eight hundred seventy dollars ($10,221,870) shall be raised by taxes and two million, two hundred thirty thousand, four hundred fifty-five dollars ($2,230,455) by non-tax revenues; to be warned for vote by Australian ballot at the 2017 Annual Town Meeting under Article 13.
The MOTION carried 5-0.
c. Action: Adopt Amendments to Chapter 12, Traffic
MOTION was made by Tom Mulcahy and SECONDED by Marc Landry to adopt the amendments to Chapter 12. Traffic per the attached Certificate of Amendment.
The MOTION carried 5-0.
8. Monthly Report
a. Town Manager’s Report for December 2016
Dawn Francis, Town Manager reported highlights of Town work from December 2016.
9. New Business
a. Review Draft of Town Meeting Warning with Budget and Charter Amendments
The Warning was reviewed and times for Annual Community Dinner and Town/School Annual meeting were set, 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM, respectively.
10. Additional Business – Manager’s Recommendations
LCATV will tape an interview with two of the Selectboard members in February to discuss items on the ballot before the Town Meeting.
Tom and Nadine are scheduled to meet with the Auditors on 1/24 in private session at 6:00 p.m., prior to the auditors’ public presentation at the regular warned meeting.
11. Informational Items
a. For the week ending January 6, 2017
12. Future Agenda Items
January 12, 2017
· Work Session (5-7:00 PM)
January 24, 2017
• 2nd Public Hearing: Charter Amendments
• Finalize and Warn Town Meeting Articles and Charter Amendments for Vote at Town Meeting
• Executive Session for Conservation Commission Interview, 6:15 PM
• Planning and Zoning S40 First Reading and Warn Public Hearing
• Highway Certificate
• Meeting with two members of Selectboard and Auditor, 6 PM (Not executive session)
13. Announcements
1. January 31, 2017 7:00 PM, DeltaWRX Regional Dispatch Presentation
2. Nadine announced that Richard Wise, long-time Colchester resident and past Zoning Board member passed away last week.
3. There will be a public informational meeting on the Malletts Bay Initiative on Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 PM in the Outer Bay Room at the Town Offices.
14. Warrants
a. Warrants 17-19 and 17-20
MOTION was made by Tom Mulcahy and SECONDED by Herbert Downing to approve Warrant #17-19 in the amount of $792,400.03 and #17-20 in the amount of $245,075.71.
The MOTION carried 5-0.
15. Adjournment
At 8:08 PM MOTION was made by Tom Mulcahy and SECONDED by Herbert Downing to adjourn the meeting.
The MOTION carried 5-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 PM.
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