City Council

27 WEST ALLEN STREET WINOOSKI, VERMONT 05404 (802) 655-6410 CITY OF WINOOSKI (802) 655-6414 (fax) RAYMOND S. COFFEY INTERIM CITY MANAGER MAYOR SETH LEONARD DEPUTY MAYOR BRIAN CORRIGAN mayor@winooskivt.org CITY COUNCIL COUNCILOR NICOLE MACE COUNCILOR ROBERT MILLAR COUNCILOR BRIAN SWEENEY Agenda Monday, September 19, 2016 6:00 p.m. Claire Burke Council Chambers I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Public Comment IV. Consent Agenda a. Approval: City Council Minutes of 9/6/2016 b. Approval: Payroll Warrant 8/27-9/10/16, Accounts Payable Warrant as of 9/16/16 V. City Update VI. Agenda Review VII. Regular Items: a. Approval: Grant Proposal – Municipal Planning Grant – H. Carrington b. Discussion: Welcoming City Designation – R. Coffey c. Approval: Request for Transfer of Assigned Capital Funds – Fire Department – J. Audy d. Approval: Request for Additional Assignment of Reserves – Sidewalk Plow – P. Wernsdorfer e. Discussion: Selection of Representative to Airport Mitigation Committee – S. Leonard f. Discussion: Air Guard/BTV Sound Mitigation Strategies – R. Coffey g. Discussion: Delegate City Clerk to Accept Service of Act 250 Applications via e- mail – C. Barrett VIII. Adjourn MINUTES The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 6:00pm. The meeting began with the pledge of allegiance led by Deputy Mayor Corrigan. Members Present: Minutes of September 19, 2016 Winooski City Council Page 1 of 4 www.winooskivt.org Mayor Seth Leonard Councilors: Brian Corrigan, Brian Sweeney, Nicole Mace, Robert Millar Officers Present: Ray Coffey, Interim City Manager; Angela Aldieri, Assistant City Clerk; John Audy, Code Enforcement Director; Heather Carrington, Community and Economic Development Officer; Kirstie Paschall, Interim Community Services Director; Others Present: Michael Mahoney, Eileen Andreoli, Paul Sarne, Robert Arnell, Terry Zigmund, Maura O’Neill (WCP), III. Public Comment No public comment was made. IV. Consent Agenda MOTION by Councilor Millar, seconded by Councilor Sweeney to approve the consent agenda as presented. Voted and passed 4-0. V. City Update Mr. Coffey stated that in light of Friday’s event there is a lot of emotion in the community. It is hard to put into words the empathy for all those involved personally and professionally. He asked to take a moment to reflect and share thanks for all the staff and agencies who responded. They all made the situation as manageable as it could have been. The City will be moving forward working with partners to provide support to the community. Mr. Coffey directed citizens to contact us if they have questions or concerns or need help. Any detailed inquiry should be directed to the Vermont State Police. The press release has been linked on the City website. The case is now in the hands of the State Police. VI. Agenda Review There were no changes to the agenda. VII. Regular Items: a. Approval: Grant Proposal – Municipal Planning Grant – H. Carrington Ms. Carrington stated that this has been reviewed by Mr. Coffey, the planning commission and Maura O’Neill from the WCP. The plan is to hire an economic development consultant to create a development strategy. The application is due by the end of October. The City would have a match requirement of $6000.00. Ms. Carrington recommended that the funds come from fund balance. Once the plan is developed we would have the option to adopt it as an addendum to our current municipal plan but is not required. This section of the municipal plan requires expertise that the commission does not have. This will work to frame a rewrite for the broader municipal plan that is more data and outcome driven. A separate request for the allocation of fund balance will be presented. MOTION by Deputy Mayor Corrigan, seconded by Councilor Mace to approve the grant proposal as presented. Voted and passed 4-0. Minutes of September 19, 2016 Winooski City Council Page 2 of 4 www.winooskivt.org b. Discussion: Welcoming City Designation – R. Coffey Mr. Coffey stated that there is information from Welcoming America in the Council packet. This organization works on resettlement and helping communities resettle refugees. Friday kicked off Welcoming Week. Mr. Coffey is looking to discuss formal designation as a Welcoming City. The requirements are minimal. Mr. Coffey read into record the principles of the organization noting that they seem to mirror the City’s stated principles and the way that we conduct our work. Annual dues are based on the size of the budget and range from $50-$200.00. There are training and hosting requirements that are easily or currently being met. Nationally there are hundreds of members including Burlington. A formal statement or resolution and a request for funding will come to the next meeting. c. Approval: Request for Transfer of Assigned Capital Funds – Fire Department – J. Audy Mr. Audy stated that he is looking to change the course on some previously approved capital funds for a personal protective equipment washer. There is a current piece of equipment that is not overused and is not currently in need of replacement. The equipment is industrial and made to last. The department currently uses it on an as needed basis. He proposes reallocation the funding for gear racks. The department has plywood cubbies for this purpose at the moment. The use of gear racks would give a designated place for individual gear which will extend gear life and provide a morale boost to the firefighters. The cost of the gear racks would not exceed the $8000.00 previously allocated for the PPE washer. MOTION by Councilor Mace, seconded by Councilor Sweeney to approve the transfer of assigned capital funds to gear racks as presented. Voted and passed 4-0. d. Approval: Request for Additional Assignment of Reserves – Sidewalk Plow – P. Wernsdorfer Mr. Wernsdorfer stated that the pricing on the new sidewalk plow exceeded the amount anticipated in the budget. An attachment that is frequently used during clearing was not included in original estimates. A small amount of additional funding is needed for the first year lease payment. The remaining years will be adjusted in the budget. This would come from undesignated funding. MOTION by Deputy Mayor Corrigan, seconded by Councilor Sweeney to approve the additional capital funding assignment for the sidewalk plow as presented. Voted and passed 4-0. e. Discussion: Selection of Representative to Airport Mitigation Committee – S. Leonard Mr. Coffey stated the Airport Mitigation Committee has representatives from surrounding communities. The body plans to hold quarterly public meetings hosted by the Airport. The initial meeting included invitations to the City Manager and the Mayor. Council should formally appoint their representative. It is recommended that an alternate also be chosen. Minutes of these meetings would be the responsibility of the Airport. Discussion regarding an application process for this appointment followed. It was noted that these are meetings open to the public and that any citizens could attend and participate. Mr. Coffey reviewed the purposes of the committee for the public. It was noted that the representative should bring back the recommendation that military flights be considered as part of the purpose statement. Both the Army and Air National Guard are members on the committee. The next meeting is in December. Minutes of September 19, 2016 Winooski City Council Page 3 of 4 www.winooskivt.org The consensus was to appoint the City Manager and a Council member to the committee. A formal recommendation for participation will be presented at the next meeting. f. Discussion: Air Guard/BTV Sound Mitigation Strategies – R. Coffey Mr. Coffey stated that at the last meeting when Council voted not to move forward with the appeal of the lawsuit that they would return with alternatives that the City would pursue. Mr. Coffey read into record the recommendations up for consideration. These are the starting point for a formal resolution of Council that would become the formal mandate for how staff and Council should move forward. Discussion regarding communication of third party information followed with emphasis being placed on our best efforts as the City is not the originating entity. There was some language clarification requested to specify this legal action so as not to preclude any future legal matters that may be unrelated. Discussion regarding the inclusion of an advocacy element in the final resolution followed. The floor was opened to the public. Mr. Mahoney was concerned about working with the Airport and Air Guard as it was his perception that they have not been open to communication in the past. He also inquired about the airport providing noise monitoring equipment. Ms. Zigmund stressed that information should be shared with the community and discussion about the lack of past communication followed. It was recommended that inquiry on the Airport and Air Guard communications policies occur. Ms. Andreoli expressed concern that information used to generate noise exposure maps was inaccurate and should be redone to potentially provide access to grants for noise mitigation. She also recommended an independent noise complaint hotline be established as there is no current mechanism for lodging complaints. Ms. Andreoli submitted into record several documents including a draft resolution from Jim Dumont. g. Discussion: Delegate City Clerk to Accept Service of Act 250 Applications via e-mail – C. Barrett Mr. Coffey stated that this is a technicality. Transfers will be sent electronically in the future. The City needs to approve that the Clerk may receive the information as a point of contact. Currently the Clerk is the point of contact for all mailed information. This item will come back on October 3rd for action. VIII. Adjourn MOTION by Councilor Millar, seconded by Deputy Mayor Corrigan to adjourn the City Council meeting at 7:26p. Voted and passed 4-0. ATTEST: ___________________________ Assistant City Clerk Minutes of September 19, 2016 Winooski City Council Page 4 of 4 www.winooskivt.org