Safer town roads in Brattleboro will be a major focus of the next regular Brattleboro Selectboard meeting. A traffic calming plan is up for adoption, the intersection at Western Ave will get some attention, and the Safe Streets program will get a small grant.
The board will again take up the issue of the request to reduce the size and scope of the skatepark, and will decide whether to discharge a $150,000 lien between BaBB and the Town for the River Garden. There will be liquor licenses, loans, and grants to deal with, and we’ll get an update on the soon-to-be-ending search for a new Town Manager.
Watch on BCTV or attend in person and participate. You can bring up items that aren’t on the agenda during public participation.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 in the Selectboard meeting room at the Municipal Center. It is anticipated that the Board will enter into executive session at 5:30pm to discuss one personnel and three contract matters. The Board will reconvene the business meeting at 6:15pm.
ASL interpreters will be available for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community members.
Jan Anderson
Executive Secretary
Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
(802) 251-8100
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013
EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:30PM
REGULAR MEETING – 6:15PM
AGENDA
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING
2. APPROVE MINUTES – October 15, October 18, October 24, October 28
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
5. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
7. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS
A. Approve First Class Liquor License – Panda West LLC
B. Approve Second Class Liquor License – ALDI Inc.
C. Approve First Class Liquor License – Milagros Vermont Ltd, d/b/a Milagros Mexican Kitchen
8. WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS
A. Award Bid – John Deere Backhoe Replacement, Nortrax Equipment, Public Works Utilities
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Skatepark (Wheel Friendly Park) – BASIC’s Request to Downsize Design (tabled from the October 1, 2013 meeting)
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discharge Lien – Building a Better Brattleboro, River Garden
B. Approve Plan – Traffic Calming Plan, Traffic Safety Committee
C. Award Bid – Engineering Services for Safety Scoping Study on Western Ave, Department of Public Works
D. Accept and Appropriate Grant – Brattleboro Safe Streets, Town Manager’s Office
E. Approve Restated Priority Agreement – Bagel Works
F. Accept and Appropriate Grant – Swift Water Boat Operations, Brattleboro Fire Department
G. Approve Grant Agreement Resolution – Brooks House/Mesabi, Vermont Community Development Program
H. Town Manager Search – Update
I. Name Private Drive – Just So Lane
J. Schedule Budget Meetings
11. CORRESPONDENCE/FYI
A. Warrants
12. MEETINGS
See enclosed Town Calendar
13. ADJOURNMENT
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TO: Selectboard October 31, 2013
FROM: Patrick Moreland, Interim Town Manager
SUBJECT: Administrative Report
The following will summarize the proposed motions for those items on the Agenda for the Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Selectboard Meeting. It is anticipated that the Board will meet in executive session beginning at 5:30pm to discuss a personnel and three contract matters, and that the regular meeting will begin at 6:15pm.
7. LIQUOR COMMISSIONER
A. Approve First Class Liquor License – Panda West, LLC. The Board is asked to approve a first class liquor license for Jai Guang Wang for Panda West restaurant, located at 911 Western Avenue. Mr. Wang has previously been denied a liquor license at another restaurant, because of the inability of his staff to communicate with the public; he could not demonstrate his staff had the ability to adhere to the law. Mr. Wang intends to remedy this situation at Panda West. There are no outstanding fees or taxes, and he is in the process of applying for a business license. The application has been reviewed and approved by the Police and Fire Departments.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE A FIRST CLASS LIQUOR LICENSE TO JAI GUANG WANG FOR PANDA WEST, LLC, LOCATED AT 911 WESTERN AVENUE.
B. Approve Second Class Liquor License – ALDI Inc. The Board is asked to approve a second class liquor license for ALDI Inc., located at 762 Putney Road. ALDI is a new grocery store, and is located at the site of the old Kipling Cinema. There are no outstanding fees or taxes owed the Town. The application has been reviewed and approved by the Police and Fire Departments.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE A SECOND CLASS LIQUOR LICENSE FOR ALDI, INC., LOCATED AT 762 PUTNEY ROAD.
C. Approve First Class Liquor License – Milagros Vermont Ltd, d/b/a Milagros Mexican Kitchen. The Board is asked to approve a first class liquor license for Milagros Vermont Ltd., d/b/a Milagros Mexican Kitchen, located at 97 Main Street. The owner, Matthew Blau, has had several liquor licenses in the past. There are no outstanding fees or taxes, and Mr. Blau is in the process of applying for a business license. The application has been reviewed and approved by the Police and Fire Departments.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE A FIRST CLASS LIQUOR LICENSE FOR MILAGROS MEXICAN KITCHEN AT LOCATED 97 MAIN STREET.
8. WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS
A. Award Bid – John Deere Backhoe Replacement, Nortrax Equipment, Public Works Utilities. The Dept. of Public Works conducted a public bid opening on 7-24-13 for the replacement of a Utilities Division large backhoe. A total of $175,000 was budgeted in the FY14 Utilities Capital Plan to replace the 1998 710 John Deere. Of the two bids received, only one was able to meet the condition for a demonstration, as indicated in the RFP. As a result, Public Works Director Steve Barrett recommends the Board accept the bid from Nortrax Equipment of Springfield, Vermont. The bid from Nortrax Equipment was $155,745, a full $19,255 below budget.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO NORTRAX EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $155,745 FOR THE PURCHASE OF A JOHN DEERE 710 BACKHOE
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Wheel Friendly Park – Discussion
MOTION ON THE TABLE: TO AUTHORIZE BASIC TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR A PARK OF APPROXIMATELY 5,000 SQUARE FEET AS REQUESTED IN ITS SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 MEMO AT ITS ORIGINAL SITE.
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discharge Lien – Building a Better Brattleboro, River Garden. As the Board will recall, Building a Better Brattleboro (BaBB) gave the Town of Brattleboro a lien on the property known as the Robert H. Gibson River Garden. The lien insures repayment to the Town, in the sum of $150,000, should the property be sold by BaBB, or any future owner, to a for-profit entity. Strolling of the Heifers (SOTH) intends to purchase the building from BaBB, and is securing a loan for that purpose from the USDA, however the Town’s lien would materially affect the loan to value percentage, and would result in a negative decision for SOTH’s loan application. The Board must decide if it wishes to discharge the lien.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DISCHARGE OF THE LIEN BETWEEN BUILDING A BETTER BRATTLEBORO AND THE TOWN OF BRATTLEBORO.
B. Approve Plan – Traffic Calming Plan, Traffic Safety Committee. The Board is asked to adopt the Traffic Calming Plan. Department of Public Works Highway and utility Superintendant, Hannah O’Connell, has taken the lead in working directly with the Traffic Safety Committee to develop a plan for a standardized process to guide the Town’s response to safety concerns that come from the public. The plan has been reviewed and approved by legal counsel and the Traffic Safety Committee.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE TOWN OF BRATTLEBORO TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN
C. Award Bid – Engineering Services for Safety Scoping Study on Western Ave, Department of Public Works. The Dept. of Public Works conducted a public bid opening on 10-2-13 for engineering services in support of a Safety Scoping Study for Western Avenue, near the Academy School. With representatives from Planning Services, Brattleboro Police and the Department of Public Works, a committee using a review criteria employed for all VTrans Local Transportation Facilities grant funded projects, evaluated the four bid packages. DPW Director Steve Barrett will offer the committee’s recommendation that the Board accept the bid in the amount of $32,975 from RSG Inc.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO RSG INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,975 FOR THE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE SAFETY SCOPING STUDY AT WESTERN AVENUE.
D. Accept and Appropriate Grant – Brattleboro Safe Streets, Town Manager’s Office. The Board is asked to accept and appropriate a grant in the amount of $500 from American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Funds from the grant will be used to cover expenses associated with Brattleboro’s participation in the Safe Streets Program with Local Motion. The Town Manager and several dedicated volunteers have worked with Local Motion to develop a safe streets program that involve a variety of efforts to educate and assist the public to improve the safety for cyclists and pedestrians.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 FROM AARP TO SUPPORT THE BRATTLEBORO SAFE STREETS PROGRAM.
E. Approve Restated Priority Agreement – Bagel Works. Bagel Works received a loan from Brattleboro’s Small Business Assistance loan program. As Bagel Works is refinancing their first position loan with Brattleboro Savings and Loan, they are asking the Town to accept the Restated Priority Agreement. The Agreement has been reviewed and approved by legal counsel and the SBA Loan Committee.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT A LOAN SUBORDINATION REQUEST BY BAGEL WORKS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE RESTATED PRIORITY AGREEMENT
F. Accept and Appropriate Grant – Swift Water Boat Operations, Brattleboro Fire Department. The Board is asked to accept and appropriate a grant in the amount of $3,100.49 from the Vermont Department of Public Service. Funds from the grant will be used to cover expenses associated with the training of Fire Department personnel on swift water boat operations.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,100.49 FROM THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO SUPPORT SWIFT WATER BOAT OPERATIONS TRAINING FOR BRATTLEBORO FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.
G. Approve Grant Agreement Resolution – Brooks House/Mesabi, Vermont Community Development Program. The Board is asked to approve a grant agreement resolution between the Agency of Commerce & Community Development and the Town of Brattleboro for Mesabi, LLC. The agreement has been reviewed and approved by legal counsel.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE AGENCY OF COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE TOWN OF BRATTLEBORO TO SUPPORT THE BROOKS HOUSE REDEVELOPMENT BY MESABI LLC.
H. Town Manager Search – Update.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NONE
I. Name Private Drive – Just So Lane. The Board is asked to name a private drive off of Kipling Road. All land owners whose properties are accessed by Just So Lane are in agreement as to the name.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ADOPT JUST SO LANE AS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE PRIVATE ROAD OFF OF KIPLING ROAD.
J. Schedule Budget Meetings – Discussion.
