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 Tuesday, January 17, 2017 5:45 p.m. Winooski Senior Center, 123 Barlow Street I. Call To Order II. Executive Session at 5:45p a. Discussion: City Manager Contract – S. Leonard III. Pledge of Allegiance IV. Public Comment V. Consent Agenda a. Approval: City Council Minutes of January 9, 2017 b. Approval: Accounts Payable Warrant as of 1/17/17 VI. City Update VII. Agenda Review VIII. Regular Items a. Discussion: City Manager Contract – S. Leonard b. Discussion: Introduction of Elsie Goodrich – K. Paschall c. Approval: CLIF Summer Readers Grant Application – K. Paschall d. Discussion: Draft Audit and MD&A – R. Coffey e. Discussion: Winooski Valley Parks District Annual Report – K. Paschall f. Discussion: Budget Presentation – Community Services – K. Paschall g. Discussion/Approval: Assignment of FY16 Operating Surplus – R. Coffey IX. Adjourn MINUTES The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 5:47pm. The meeting began with Council going into executive session to discuss the City Manager contract negotiation. II. Executive Session – Discussion City Manager Contract MOTION by Councilor Mace, seconded by Councilor Sweeney to go into executive session at 5:47p for the purposes of discussing a personnel contract negotiation that would put the City at a disadvantage if discussed in open session inviting Kerin Stackpole to join. Voted and passed 4- 0. Minutes of January 17, 2017 Winooski City Council Page 1 of 4 www.winooskivt.org The meeting reconvened at 6:12p followed by Deputy Mayor Brian Corrigan leading the pledge of allegiance. Members Present: Mayor Seth Leonard Councilors: Brian Corrigan, Brian Sweeney, Nicole Mace, Robert Millar Officers Present: Ray Coffey, Interim City Manager; Angela Aldieri, Assistant City Clerk; Kirstie Paschall, Interim Community Services Director; Heather Carrington, Community and Economic Development Director; John Audy, Code Enforcement Director; Alicia Finley; Recreation Programs Coordinator; Barbara Pitfido, Senior Center Director; Elsie Goodrich, Youth Services Coordinator; Others Present: Paul Sarne; Joseph Diorio; Allison Dame; Elizabeth Perrotta; Lydia Mongeon; Sarah McGowan- Freije; Tyler Dutile; Travis Cunningham; Lorna Gleason; Christopher Curtis; Joseph Zika; Matt German; John Caulo, Champlain College; Trevor Burrall, University of Vermont; Chris Lamothe; James Read; Paul Rabidoux; Janet K. Farrell; Nic Anderson; David Crawford, S. Burlington WVPD trustee; Nick Warner, WVPD; Kerin Stackpole, Paul Frank & Collins; Fred Duplessis, Sullivan Powers; Christopher Jeffery; IV. Public Comment John Caulo, Associate Vice President at Champlain College, addressed the Council regarding the parking for Spinner Place residential. He noted that the student parking had recently been canceled and stated that there is plenty of space, that the garage is not oversubscribed, and that the students are negatively impacted. Mayor Leonard noted that we are working with the parties involved to resolve the situation including current negotiations. Several students stood before Council and outlined how the elimination of parking near their student housing would negatively impact their lives. Council expressed understanding of the situation and noted that the City has been working on parking including hiring a parking consultant to develop long terms solutions. Updates of information will be communicated through Champlain College as negotiations proceed. V. Consent Agenda MOTION by Deputy Mayor Corrigan, seconded by Councilor Mace to approve the consent agenda as presented. Voted and passed 4-0. VI. City Update Mr. Coffey stated that 40-45 people attended the MLK Event held Monday. There was a good discussion in the afternoon. Mr. Coffey expressed thanks to the Peace and Justice Center, the Senior Center, and Paul Sarne for pulling the event together. On Wednesday January 18th at 6:30pm a public meeting regarding parking will be held at the City Hall. Members of the public are encouraged to attend to give their feedback. Minutes of January 17, 2017 Winooski City Council Page 2 of 4 www.winooskivt.org II. Agenda Review There were no changes to the order of the agenda. VIII. Regular Items a. Discussion: City Manager Contract – S. Leonard Mayor Leonard stated that negotiations with Jessie Baker for the position of City Manager are underway and the executive session was to discuss some terms. The final contract will be brought to Council in open session for approval. b. Discussion: Introduction of Elsie Goodrich – K. Paschall Ms. Paschall introduced Elsie Goodrich who works in the library as the Youth Services Coordinator which encompasses the former children’s librarian and tutoring coordinator positions. Ms. Paschall gave a brief outline of what she has accomplished so far. Ms. Goodrich introduced herself and outlined future programming plans including GED tutoring. c. Approval: CLIF Summer Readers Grant Application – K. Paschall Ms. Paschall stated this is a new grant that would sponsor a summer reading program relating to food and nutrition conducted in tandem with the Farmer’s Market. The targeted age group is K-5 but because the event will be held at the farmer’s market it will be open to anyone who wishes to attend. MOTION by Councilor Mace, seconded by Councilor Millar to approve the CLIF Summer Readers Grant Application as presented. Voted and passed 4-0. d. Discussion: Draft Audit and MD&A – R. Coffey Mr. Ticehurst announced that the audit presented tonight is final as of Friday. Mr. Duplessis of Sullivan Powers was present to review the audit with Council. He explained what an audit is intended to do and noted that the City prepares the financial statements. He began his review of the audit noting that it had resulted in a clean unmodified opinion. He went on to review highlights of the reporting specifically discussing the impact of the VMERS reporting. He recommended when asked that Council keep an eye on fund balance on hand and to watch the controls in place. Mr. Ticehurst followed the audit review by going through the list of auditor recommendations and noting how the City plans to address the issue. Consensus by the audit firm and City Treasurer is that the City is on solid financial footing. e. Discussion: Winooski Valley Parks District Annual Report – K. Paschall Mr. Warner, the executive director of the Winooski Valley Park District, gave a presentation on the last year of operations, outcomes, future plans, and town assessment calculations. It was noted that the Winooski position on the WVPD board is currently vacant. Discussion regarding the funding model followed. f. Discussion: Budget Presentation – Community Services – K. Paschall Ms. Paschall presented the Community Services budget. She began by reviewing the 2017 outcomes to date which includes several staff hires and obtaining a 2 star rating for the afterschool program. It was noted during the presentation of funding that in order to maintain level taxes the pool funding was cut. Discussion regarding the pool and local activity offerings followed. Ms. Paschall then reviewed the add requests list. Discussion regarding adult programming and the future potential shortfall that would result from the pool funding being cut followed. g. Discussion/Approval: Assignment of FY16 Operating Surplus – R. Coffey Minutes of January 17, 2017 Winooski City Council Page 3 of 4 www.winooskivt.org Mr. Coffey presented a list of potential uses for the FY16 operating surplus. In addition he noted that pricing for the cruiser tablets came in at $6750. Discussion regarding the possible cost for the fire station roof repair/replacement followed. Mr. Audy stated the vendor was out today but that we do not currently have figures. Discussion regarding the pool and City Hall projects, large scale capital projects being considered, followed. It was noted that there had been a request in the past for Welcome to Winooski signs estimated to cost about $10,000. This item will be brought back to Council on February 6th. IX. Adjourn MOTION by Councilor Millar, seconded by Deputy Mayor Corrigan to adjourn the City Council meeting at 8:17pm. Voted and passed 4-0. ATTEST: ___________________________ Assistant City Clerk Minutes of January 17, 2017 Winooski City Council Page 4 of 4 www.winooskivt.org