SWANTON VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SWANTON VILLAGE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
120 FIRST STREET
SWANTON, VT 05488
REGULAR MEETING
Monday, April 13, 2015
7:00 PM
PRESENT: Neal Speer, Village President; Chris Leach, Trustee; Eugene LaBombard, Trustee; Adam Paxman, Trustee; Reginald Beliveau, Village Manager; Dianne Day, Village Clerk; and Ch. 16.
Unless otherwise noted, all motions carried unanimously.
Neal Speer, Village President, welcomed all to the Regular Board of Trustees meeting and called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
1. Approve and accept Minutes from Monday, March 23, 2015:
Adam Paxman made the motion to approve and accept Minutes from Monday, March 23, 2015 as presented. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Discussion: None. Motion carried.
2. Approve and accept Village Warrants through Friday, April 10, 2015:
Eugene LaBombard made the motion to approve and accept Village Warrants through Friday, April 10, 2015 as presented. Adam Paxman seconded. Discussion: Chris Leach asked about vendor Superior Court of Vermont for $485.00. Village Clerk Dianne Day explained that was for filing small claim cases against individuals who haven’t paid invoices owed to Swanton Village. Eugene LaBombard asked about vendor VT Department of Health for $563.00. Reg Beliveau explained that was for testing at the Water Plant. Neal Speer asked about the Water Line Project payment for $73,757.07. Reg Beliveau stated that was for engineering services on that project. He stated they will be opening bids for that project next week and also said they have a meeting regarding Right of Way easements and permits. Motion carried.
3. Swanton Library Teen Advisory Board Discussion:
Item tabled until next meeting.
4. Any Other Necessary Business:
Chris Leach commented on the water resources video that Reg Beliveau sent the Board. He also mentioned the water retention pond. Reg stated the Village is receiving a $74,000 grant for the Marble Mill project to be completed in 2016. He said the Village can do a lot of the work in house. Chris Leach also asked if the Village heard anything back from the Methodist Church regarding the parking lot. Reg stated he mailed them a letter and hasn’t heard anything back yet.
Any Other Business: Chris Leach stated he went over the Summary of Power Plant Operations and asked if they are in place yet. Reg Beliveau stated yes they are and they also hired Noal Anderson today. Chris asked if the plant was making money because of the high water running. Reg stated yes they were.
Any Other Business: Chris Leach stated that Adam Paxman will be taking his place on the NWSWD board but they are waiting for the next JLB meeting to confirm this. He said he is very happy with this decision. Chris also asked if the Village has heard anything in regards to Scott Rheaume’s request for Art Boards. Reg stated he received a call from the Zoning Administrator and said he would go see him this week. Adam Paxman stated the St. Albans Messenger ran a great article on this topic but eluted to the fact that it may not happen. Reg stated if not then they could do something in Marble Mill possibly.
Any Other Business: Adam Paxman stated he attended the Planning Commission meeting last week regarding the Town Plan and he said this is quite extensive. He said they will ratify the Plan at a future JLB meeting. He said the next Planning Commission meeting regarding this Plan will be on April 29, 2015.
Any Other Business: Eugene LaBombard asked if there was an issue scheduling a JLB meeting? Reg Beliveau stated Cathy Fournier, Town Clerk, asked what the Village had for agenda items. The Board stated they would like to get a JLB meeting scheduled in April if at all possible.
Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau stated he needed to follow up on the “20 Minute Parking Signs” for Merchants Row. He said he also called the insurance company about covering the Memorial Day parade. He also said the Village provided the final inquiries to the Department of Public Service for the Class Cost of Service study.
Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau stated Joe Letourneau completed a Production at the Hydro Plant report and said the information is from 1996 to present. He said this is very informative. Reg also said he talked with different department heads and told them he would like them to come in quarterly to a Board meeting and inform the Board what’s happening in their departments. The Board liked this idea. Reg also said they have a summer intern that will be working at the Waste Water Plant from MVUHS.
Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau informed the Board that he was approached by a couple of skateboarders from Swanton and they are requesting a place to skateboard. He thought maybe there was a place in Marble Mill for this. The Board thought this was a good idea also. Adam Paxman stated the Recreation Department should work on this. Chris Leach asked if they should put this skateboard park issue on the ballot in March 2016. Eugene LaBombard stated the Village Manager should contact the insurance company regarding this also. He also said there are 4 wheelers riding up Spring Street and the police should be notified.
Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau stated he attended the MVU School Board meeting and discussed the sidewalk grant “Safe Routes to School” plan. He said the Village would be painting the Bus Route on the sidewalks for the kids. He said they are still waiting to hear back on the sidewalk grant. He also said bids for the Water Project would be opened at the Village on April 21 at 8:30 a.m.
5. Executive Session (If Necessary):
None.
ADJOURN: Adam Paxman made the motion to adjourn the Regular Board of the Trustees meeting at 7:50 p.m. Eugene LaBombard seconded. There being no further business at hand, Neal Speer, Village President, adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m. Motion carried.
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Neal Speer, Village President Date
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Dianne Day, Village Clerk Date