As the budget process gets going, Town staff will ask the Brattleboro Selectboard to approve a $700,000 police substation at a special meeting on November 12. The board will also be asked to put the Esteyville Gazebo project out to bid, and will tinker with the Parking Ordinance.
You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 6:30pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and 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. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town Website Brattleboro.gov/Selectboard by the end of today.
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, NOVEMBER 12, 2024
SPECIAL MEETING – 6:30 PM
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
The physical location for this meeting will be the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center at
230 Main Street.
Selectboard Meeting materials can be found on the Town’s website, Brattleboro.gov/Selectboard.
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 265
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)
AGENDA
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
(please note that all times are approximate)
1. CONVENE SPECIAL MEETING (6:30 PM)
2. CHAIR’S REMARKS
3. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
4. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (6:40 PM)
6. NEW BUSINESS (6:45 PM)
A. Parking Ordinance Amendment – First Reading (6:45 PM)
B. Esteyville Gazebo – Approve (7:00 PM)
C. Police Substation at the Transportation Center – Approve (7:15 PM)
7. ADJOURNMENT (8:00 PM)
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MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: John Potter, Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: November 8, 2024
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the regular Selectboard meeting on
Tuesday, November 12, 2024. The Board will convene the regular meeting at 6:30 pm 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. NEW BUSINESS (6:45 PM)
A. Parking Ordinance Amendment – First Reading (6:45 PM)
In a memorandum dated November 7, 2024, Planning Director Sue Fillion discusses potential changes to the Parking Ordinance, Chapter 16 and Appendix C based on recommendations from the Traffic Safety Committee. Included in the Board’s materials is a copy of Appendix C. The Board is asked to consider these changes and make recommendations.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
B. Esteyville Gazebo – Approve (7:00 PM)
In a memorandum dated November 6, 2024, Recreation and Parks Director Carol Lolatte discusses the Fuller Park/Esteyville Gazebo project and recommends revisiting layout options. She also recommends that the Board approve this project to go out to bid with option three of the renderings. Included in the Board’s materials are the renderings.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO REVISIT THE LAYOUT OPTIONS OF THE FULLER PARK / ESTEYVILLE GAZEBO AND APPROVE THE PROJECT TO GO OUT TO BID IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPTION THREE OF THE RENDERINGS, AS PRESENTED.
C. Police Substation at the Transportation Center – Approve (7:15 PM)
In a memorandum dated November 7, 2024, Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland discusses considerations for the Police Substation at the Brattleboro Transportation Center. He discusses several options and recommends the Board proceed with Option 3.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO DIRECT THE TOWN MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH A POLICE SUBSTATION AND PUBLIC BATHROOMS AS PRESENTED IN OPTION 3 AT THE BRATTLEBORO TRANSPORTATION CENTER, USING FUNDS FROM THE TOWN’S REVOLVING LOAN FUND, WITH A NOT-TO- EXCEED COST OF $707,444.
