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Town of St. Albans Selectboard Meeting Minutes Monday, May 15th, 2017 6:30 p.m.

On Monday, May 15th, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall the Town of St. Albans Selectboard met.

Officials and staff present: Chair, Bruce Cheeseman, Vice Chair, Sam Smith, Brendan Deso, Al Voegele, Town Manager, Carrie Johnson, Town Clerk, Anna Bourdon, and Recording Secretary, Jenn Gray. Bill Nihan arrived at 6:35 p.m.

Chair, B. Cheeseman called the meeting to order at 6:30pm.

Public: Bob Fairbanks, Peter Blouin, Dave Hardy, Clarence Morris, and St. Albans Messenger reporter, Elaine Ezerins.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Agenda The Board added a discussion on the warrant process to the agenda.

MOTION: S. Smith made a motion to approve the agenda to include a discussion on the warrant process. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.

General Warrant MOTION: B. Deso made a motion to approve the general warrant dated May 15 th , 2017, in the amount of $51,101.62. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.

Payroll Warrants MOTION: A. Voegele made a motion to approve the payroll warrants dated May 5 th , 2017 in the amount of $15,132.81 and May 12 th , 2017 in the amount of $16,154.07. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.

Industrial Park Warrant MOTION: B. Cheeseman made a motion to approve the Industrial Park warrant in the amount of $892.94. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.

Minutes B. Deso stated that Tim Camisa’s name needed to be added to the minutes of Monday, May 1st as appearing with Wilder Solar and Cypress Creeks Renewables.

MOTION: B. Deso made a motion to approve the Selectboard meeting minutes for Monday, May 1 st , 2017 as amended. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.

Vermont Flight Academy Vermont Flight Academy (VFA) is an education based, non-profit corporation that is the exclusive supplier for Vermont Technical College’s Profession Pilot Program. They would like use the Bay Dock for their sea plane operation on July 14th, 15th and 16th.

B. Deso raised the question of a fee that is associated with the Town’s Public Festivals and Assemblages Ordinance and suggested waiving this cost. The fee is $500.

MOTION: B. Deso made a motion to waive the $500 assemblage’s fee for Vermont Flight Academy. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.

Town residents, Bob Fairbanks stated concerns about landing a sea plane at the dock and nearby boats already in the water and questioned how experienced the pilots were. S. Smith asked C. Johnson if they would sign a Hold Harmless Agreement. C. Johnson said we would require a Certificate of Insurance and include a Hold Harmless Agreement.

Tony Speranza, Director of Operations for VFA arrived at this time in the conversation and explained that they carry all the appropriate commercial insurance policies and would be willing to sign a Hold Harmless Agreement. He also explained that VFA has currently outgrown its current facility with only 3 student instructional areas and they need 6. They also do not have a classroom facility, examination room or meeting space.

Town of St. Albans Selectboard 1 Mtg. of 5.15.2017 VFA is looking for local partners to support the growth of their flight programs and is looking to raise $60,000. The event in July would offer flights boarding from the dock flying over Lake Champlain on a donation basis to help with the fund raising.

Mr. Speranza went on to explain that they would conduct the flights for three days and each evening, the sea plane would fly back to its base in North Hero, where it will also be refueled. The Board agreed to the event.

Liquor Control Board MOTION: B. Cheeseman made a motion to recess the Selectboard meeting and convene as the Liquor Control Board. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.

S. Smith stated there was an application for GC Pizza Hut, LLC. for a First Class Liquor License. Town Clerk, Anna Bourdon explained that the Board had approved a license a few weeks ago and since Pizza Hut is reorganizing and has a new owner, they must apply for a new liquor license.

MOTION: S. Smith made a motion to approve the First Class Liquor license for GC Pizza Hut, LLC. as presented. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.

MOTION: B. Cheeseman made a motion to close the Liquor Control Board and reconvene as the Selectboard. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.

Town Manger’s Report Franklin Park West Draft Sign License C. Johnson explained that the Board was provided a draft sign license. The sign is on a piece of land that is on a Town owned road. We needed to be held harmless and allow the owner access to and maintain the sign and its surrounding area. The Town Attorney worked with Zoning Administrator, Becky Perron and they recommended the Revocable license.

MOTION: A. Voegele made a motion to authorize Town Manager, Carrie Johnson to sign the license on behalf of the Town. All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.

Municipal Infrastructure Steering Committee This committee is made up of citizens, employees and a couple of Board members to look at our existing studies for municipal needs. Meetings will start at the beginning of June. So far, we have 4 confirmed names; Dave Allerton, Brent Brigham, Rachel Smith, and Tim Hurlbut. B. Cheeseman would like to see a drop dead date for a report from the committee of late 2017, with plans to ask for voter support in 2018.

2017 Paving Contract Awarded Director of Public Works, Alan Mashtare and C. Johnson evaluated the 2017 paving bids. Cold plaining wasn’t a viable option this year. Pike Industries was chosen to do the 2017 Town’s paving. They have verbally agreed to repair areas from last year’s paving work.

Warrant Procedure Town Clerk, Anna Bourdon, Assistant Town Clerk, Lisa Roque and C. Johnson work with a warrant procedure that has the bills in by Thursday prior to the Selectboard meeting. They are reviewed by C. Johnson and she gives her approval to A. Bourdon. A. Bourdon will then send the warrant to Board. The Board agreed to keep the procedure as is and if they have questions, they will contact A. Bourdon or C. Johnson prior to their meeting. The packet procedure was also reviewed and will remain unchanged.

Public Comment Bob Fairbanks came before the Board to ask what was with all the rocks at the Bay Park. B. Deso explained it was for Phase 3 of the walking path that will eventually be paved and that DPW was placing stone in parking areas over the existing stones.

Peter Blouin came before the Board to tell them a friend of his was pulled over by the police and they are now asking for a birth certificate and social security cards.

Town of St. Albans Selectboard 2 Mtg. of 5.15.2017 Schedule The next regular Selectboard meetings are Monday, June 5th and Monday, June 19th.

Other Business None.

Internship C. Johnson explained she will be interviewing someone tomorrow for an Intern position at the Town to help with her workload as well as Director of Administration, Ned Connell’s. The position would last 10-12 weeks and the candidate would be paid minimum wage. Next year, if the program is successful, we will consider requesting an increased budget for FY’18.

Adjournment MOTION: S. Smith made a motion to adjourn the Selectboard meeting at 7:26 p.m. All in favor, none opposed, motion carries.

Respectfully submitted, Jenn Gray, Recording Secretary

Town of St. Albans Selectboard 3 Mtg. of 5.15.2017