The Brattleboro Selectboard will adopt their annual goals at the next regular Tuesday meeting at the Municipal Center on Main Street. They’ll also take up committee appointments and vacancies, hear about new ownership of the Colonial Motel, get the latest on the Waste Water Treatment Plant Project, and revisit the decision to allow a Selectboard member voting rights on a committee.
You can bring up other issues that aren’t on the agenda during public participation if you attend. If not, watch the full proceedings on BCTV and read about it hear the next day.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, April 16, 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 two contractual matters. The Board will reconvene at 6:15pm for the regular business meeting.
Jan Anderson
Executive Secretary
Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
(802) 251-8100
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS ANTICIPATED – 5:30PM
REGULAR MEETING – 6:15PM
AGENDA
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING
2. APPROVE MINUTES – April 2 and April 11
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
5. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
7. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS
A. First Class Liquor License and Outdoor Consumption Permit – Vivek Ayaan LLC, d/b/a The Tavern
8. WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS
A. WWTP – Monthly Report from Hoyle Tanner
B. WWTP – Monthly Financial Report
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Financial Report – Monthly Report
B. Selectboard Goals – Adoption
C. Police-Fire Committee – Selectboard voting
D. Committee Appointments – WSWMD, CPCC, DRB, Skateboard Park
E. Committee Vacancy – West River Park Committee, Arts Committee
11. CORRESPONDENCE/FYI
A. Warrants
B. Department Monthly Reports
C. Vermont Yankee Quarterly Report
12. MEETINGS
See enclosed Town Calendar
13. ADJOURNMENT
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TO: Selectboard April 11, 2013
FROM: Barbara Sondag, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Administrative Report
The following will summarize the proposed motions for those items on the Agenda for the Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Selectboard Meeting. The meeting will be convened at 5:30pm when it is anticipated that the Board will enter executive session to discuss two contractual matters. The regular meeting will begin at 6:15pm.
7. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS
A. First Class Liquor License and Outdoor Consumption Permit – Vivek Ayaan LLC, d/b/a The Tavern The Board is asked to approve a first class liquor license and outdoor consumption permit for Vivek Ayaan LLC, d/b/a The Tavern. The Colonial Motel and restaurant is being purchased by Vivek Ayaan and this change in ownership requires a new license. There are no outstanding fees or taxes due and the Police and Fire Departments have signed off on the request. Mr. Shamir Patel will be in attendance at the meeting.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE A FIRST CLASS LIQUOR AND OUTDOOR CONSUMPTION PERMIT FOR VIVEK AYAAN LLC D/B/A THE TAVERN AT 889 PUTNEY ROAD.
8. WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS
A. WWTP – Monthly Report from Hoyle Tanner The Board is in receipt of the monthly report from Hoyle Tanner on progress of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The memo contains one change order requests in the amount of $1,042 and will add two additional contract days.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE PROJECT CHANGE TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY UPGRADE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF A $1,042 AND TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO SIGN ANY SUBSEQUENT CHANGE ORDERS.
B. WWTP FINANCIALS – The Board is in receipt of the monthly financial report for upgrades to the WWTP and associated upgrades.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NONE
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Financial Report – Monthly Report – The Board is in receipt of the monthly financial report for the period ending March 31.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NONE
B. Selectboard Goals – Adoption It is anticipated that the Board will approve goals that were discussed at a special meeting on April 11.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE SELECTBOARD GOALS FOR 2013.
C. Police-Fire Committee – Selectboard voting At the Board’s meeting of April 2, the decision was made to allow the Selectboard representative to the Police-Fire Facility Committee to vote at meetings. It later came the my attention that Board members are prohibited from voting on committees in which all committee members are appointed by the Selectboard. The Board is asked to correct the motion made by the April 2 meeting.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO REMOVE THE VOTING PRIVELEGE OF THE SELECTBOARD MEMBER LIAISON TO THE POLICE FIRE FACILITY COMMITTEE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BRATTLEBORO TOWN CHARTER.
D. Committee Appointments – WSWMD, CPCC, DRB, Skateboard It is anticipated that the Board will appoint new members to the WSWMD, CPCC and DRB. Board member David Schoales has expressed interest in serving as the Representative to WSWMD and Dora Boubolis has expressed interest in continuing to serve as alternate.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO BE DETERMINED.
E. Committee Vacancy – West River Park Committee, Arts Committee Due to recent committee resignations there are now vacancies on the West River Park and Arts Committee. While the final decision is up to the Board, as it is close to the annual reappointment period (beginning May and ending June) I recommend that these vacancies be filled during the annual reappointment period.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NONE
