The first regular meeting of the new Brattleboro Selectboard will feature discussions of possible opioid lawsuit settlements, tax increment financing, loose ends from Representative Town meeting, and more. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during Public Participation.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 5:30pm and is expected to enter immediately into executive session to discuss contracts and labor relations agreements with employees. The Selectboard will reconvene the business part of the meeting at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center at 230 Main Street. The public may also participate in the meeting over Zoom. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” ASL interpreters will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
230 Main Street, Suite 208
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 251 – 8115
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2023
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:30PM
REGULAR MEETING – 6:15PM
The physical location for this meeting will be the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center at
230 Main Street.
If you join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone, please use this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86067892659
The “Meeting ID” for this meeting is:
860 6789 2659
Passcode: 12261753
You also can call in using your telephone
by dialing any of these toll-free numbers in the United States:
833-548-0282
877-853-5247
888-788-0099
833-548-0276
(*6 Mute/Unmute – *9 Raise Hand)
The meeting also will be carried live on BCTV:
On Cable TV: Channel 1079
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/channel-1079-livestream
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv
AGENDA
(Please not that all times are approximate.)
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING
2. APPROVE MINUTES – March 21, 2023 and March 27, 2023
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
5. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
7. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Archaeological Services at 250 Birge Street – Authorize Contract
8. NEW BUSINESS (6:35pm)
A. Potential Action Involving Opioid Litigation – Town Attorney
B. Vermont League of Cities and Towns Project Based Tax Increment Financing (TIFs) – Presentation & Discussion
C. Windham Regional Commission – (7:00pm)
(i) Brattleboro Commissioners’ Annual Report to Selectboard
(ii) Appointment of Brattleboro Commissioners for 2023-2024
D. Hazard Mitigation Plan Progress Report and State Mitigation Plan Feedback (7:15pm)
E. RTM Follow-up (7:30pm)
F. Selectboard Housekeeping (7:30pm)
(i) Rotation Schedule for Reviewing and Signing Warrants
(ii) Annual Selectboard Assignments – Board sand Committees
(ii) Selectboard Goals- Discussion
G. Parking Ordinance Change at Community Schoolhouse and Municipal Center – First Reading (8:15pm)
H. Tri-Park VCDP Authorize Application and Public Hearing (8:25pm)
I. Announce Committee Vacancies (8:25)
9. CORRESPONDENCE/FYI
A. Warrants
10. MEETINGS
See Town Calendar
11. ADJOURNMENT
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MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: John Potter, Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: March 30, 2023
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the regular Selectboard meeting on
Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The Board will convene the regular meeting at 6:15pm in the Selectboard
Meeting Room and on Zoom. All times listed below are approximate, and interested parties should
monitor the meeting if they do not want to miss an agenda item.
Join the meeting from a computer, tablet, or smartphone, using this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86067892659
The “Meeting ID” for this meeting is:
860 6789 2659
Passcode: 12261753
You also can call in using your telephone
by dialing any of these toll-free numbers in the United States:
833-548-0282
877-853-5247
888-788-0099
833-548-0276
(use *6 to Mute/Unmute, *9 to raise Hand)
The meeting also will be carried live on BCTV:
On Cable TV: Channel 1079
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/channel-1079-livestream
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv
7. CONSENT AGENDA (6:30pm)
A. Archaeological Services at 250 Birge Street – Authorize Contract
In a memorandum dated March 27, 2023 Planning Director Sue Fillion discusses the redevelopment plan for the floodplain restoration of 250 Birge Steet, the RFP process for this bid and possible sources of funding. She also requests that the Board approve the bid for consultant services for Archeological Monitoring to Hartgen Archeological Associates, NC. for a lump sum cost of $69,5000.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED.
8. NEW BUSINESS (6:35pm)
A. Potential Action Involving Opioid Litigation – Town Attorney
Town Attorney Robert Fisher will update the Selectboard on new developments involving opioid litigation.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO BE DETERMINED.
B. Vermont League of Cities and Towns Project Based Tax Increment Financing (TIFs) – Presentation (6:45 PM)
Karen Horn, Director of Public Policy & Advocacy for the Vermont League of Cities & Towns (VLCT) will join the meeting via Zoom to describe legislation that would provide municipalities in Vermont with a new tool, a project-based Tax Increment Finance District (TIF). The project based TIF is a simplified version of the existing TIF program and one that VLTC is eager to promote. VLCT has encouraged all towns in Vermont to join them in advocacy of the pending legislation that will enable the new program.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO BE DETERMINED.
C. Windham Regional Commission – (7:00pm)
(i) Brattleboro Commissioners’ Annual Report to Selectboard
(ii) Appointment of Brattleboro Commissioners for 2023-2024
In a memorandum dated March 17, 2023 Planning Director Sue Fillion presents her annual report to the Selectboard regarding the Windham Regional Commission. The Board is also asked to re-appoint Sue Fillion and Ralph Meima as Brattleboro Commissioners for 2023- 2023.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPOINT SUE FILLION AND RALPH MEIMA AS BRATTLEBORO COMMISSIONERS TO THE WINDHAM REGIONAL COMMISSION.
D. Hazard Mitigation Plan Progress Report and State Mitigation Plan Feedback (7:15pm)
In a memorandum dated March 20, 2023, Zoning Administrator Brian Bannon discusses the Hazard Mitigation Plan. The current plan was approved by FEMA on April 19, 2023 and outlines natural hazards faced by Town residents, ranks the relative threat of these hazards, and identifies projects that address those threats. The Board is asked to review the Annual Progress Report for the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and provide feedback, if necessary.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
E. RTM Follow-up (7:30pm)
The Board will discuss any ongoing and timely matters related to the 2023 RTM.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
F. Selectboard Housekeeping (7:30pm)
(i) Rotation Schedule for Reviewing and Signing Warrants
(ii) Annual Selectboard Assignments – Boards and Committees
(ii) Selectboard Goals- Discussion
(iv) Selectboard Rules for Conduct of Meetings and Hearings – Annual Re-Adoption
The Board is asked to assign individual Board members to review, and sign warrants for designated periods throughout the year.
The Board is asked to assign individual Board members to various board and committee positions for 2023-2024.
The Board is asked to discuss their Selectboard Goals for the 2023-2024 term of office.
The Board is asked to review and possibly adopt the Rules for Conduct of Meetings and Hearings.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE RULES FOR CONDUCT OF MEETINGS AND HEARINGS FOR 2023-2024, AS PRESENTED OR MODIFIED.
G. Parking Ordinance Change at Community Schoolhouse and Municipal Center – First Reading (8:15pm)
In a memorandum dated March 6, 2023, Planning Director Sue Fillion discusses the background and proposed changes to Chapter 16, Appendix C in the Code of Ordinances. The Board is asked to hold a Public Hearing for a First Reading of changes to the Brattleboro Code of Ordinances Chapter 16, Article VI, Section 2 Parking Meter Areas, Bicycles, Article 1 in General and Article II, Operation and Appendix C, Article 1 Loading and Unloading Zones and Article II, Parking.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
H. Tri-Park VCDP – Authorize Application and Public Hearing (8:25pm)
In a memorandum dated March 24, 2023 Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland discusses the history behind the Tri-Park Cooperative Housing water and sewer improvements, the current water and sewer project at Tri-Park, indirect beneficiaries, and the project budget. The Board is asked to hold a public hearing regarding this matter, approve an application to the Vermont Community Development Program (VCDP) for an Implementation Grant for the Tri-Park Cooperative and to adopt the resolution from the VCDP for grant application authority.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION TO THE VERMONT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (VCDP) FOR AN IMPLEMENTATION GRANT FOR TRI-PARK COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $450,000 FOR THE TRI PARK INFILL-RESOLUTION PROJECT. TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FROM THE VERMONT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (VCDP) FOR GRANT APPLICATION AUTHORITY, AND TO IDENTITY ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER PATRICK MORELAND AS THE CONTACT PERSON AND THE AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL.
I. Announce Committee Vacancies (9:25)
The Board is asked to announce vacancies on various Town Boards and Committees.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
