The Brattleboro Selectboard will be reviewing a number of budgets at their next meeting. FY20 approaches with talk of Utilities, Parking, and Solid Waste budgets.
The contract with Rescue Inc. is up for renewal, a new handicapped parking space is set for approval, the board will continue to discuss goals for the coming year, the battle against knotweed will continue, and you will be asked to volunteer for the Town. You can also bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center. It is anticipated that the Board will enter into executive session at 5:45pm to discuss contracts, labor relations agreements with employees, and the negotiation of a real estate purchase or lease. The Board will reconvene the regular business meeting at 6:15pm. ASL interpreters will be available to assist deaf and hard-of-hearing community members.
NOTE: The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet only once during the month of July. the meeting will be held ON tuesday, JULY 9, at 6:15pm in the selectboard meeting room. The July 2 and July 16 meetings will be cancelled.
Jan Anderson
Executive Secretary
Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
230 Main Street, Suite 208
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 251-8100
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM, MUNICIPAL CENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:45PM
REGULAR MEETING – 6:15PM
AGENDA
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING
2. APPROVE MINUTES – May 7
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
5. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
7. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS
8. WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS
A. FY20 Utility Fund Budget – Presentation and Discussion
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Ordinance Amendments – Second Reading and Public Hearing, Modifications to Appendix C: (i) Designate a Handicapped Parking Space on Main Street (Art. VII, Sec, 16-107 – Spaces for Handicapped Parking) (ii) Designate “No Parking” Zone on Locust Street (Art. II, Sec. 16-100 – No Parking Areas)
B. Annual Goal Setting for 2019-2020 – Continued Discussion
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Financial Report – Monthly Report for April, Finance Department
B. FY20 Parking Fund Budget – Presentation and Discussion
C. FY20 Solid Waste Budget – Discussion and Possible Approval
D. Rescue Inc. – 3-Year Contract Extension
E. Tiny Grant – Accept + Appropriate, Planning Department for the Conservation Commission
F. Town Committees and Boards – Announce Vacancies
11. CORRESPONDENCE/FYI
A. Warrants
B. Department Monthly Reports
12. MEETINGS
See enclosed Town Calendar
13. ADJOURNMENT
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MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: Peter B. Elwell, Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: May 15, 2019
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The Board will meet in executive session at 5:45pm to discuss contracts, labor relations agreements with employees, and the negotiation of a real estate purchase or lease.
The Board will reconvene the business meeting at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room.
7. WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS A. FY20 Utility Fund Budget – Presentation and Discussion Staff will present the proposed FY20 Utility Fund Budget and a 20-year Capital Plan for both infrastructure projects and equipment/vehicle replacement. It is expected
that the Board will consider this matter and hear public comment, but will not act on the proposed budget until the Selectboard meeting on June 4 or June 18.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Ordinance Amendments – Second Reading and Public Hearing, Modifications to Appendix C (i) Designate a Handicapped Parking Space on Main Street (Art. VII, Sec, 16-107 – Spaces for Handicapped Parking) (ii) Designate “No Parking” Zone on Locust Street (Art. II, Sec. 16-100 – No Parking Areas) The Board is asked to hold a second reading and public hearing on two proposed amendments to Appendix C of the Brattleboro Code of Ordinances, as follows: (1) installation of a handicapped parking space on the west side of Main Street in front of 145 Main Street near the River Garden, and (2) installation of a “no parking” zone on the east side of Locust Street from Vine Street to Chestnut Street.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO APPENDIX C OF THE BRATTLEBORO CODE OF ORDINANCES (REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF TRAFFIC), AS PRESENTED.
B. Annual Goal Setting for 2019-2020 – Continued Discussion Staff has updated the proposed list of Selectboard goals for 2019-2020, consistent with the Selectboard’s discussion at its meeting on May 7. It is expected that the Board will consider this matter and hear public comment, but will not act on the proposed goals until the Selectboard meeting on June 4.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Financial Report – Monthly Report for April, Finance Department Finance Director John O’Connor will present the financial report for April 2019.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
B. FY20 Parking Fund Budget – Presentation and Discussion Staff will present the proposed FY20 Parking Fund Budget. It is expected that the Board will consider this matter and hear public comment, but will not act on the proposed budget until the Selectboard meeting on June 4 or June 18.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
C. FY20 Solid Waste Budget – Discussion and Possible Approval Staff presented the proposed FY20 Solid Waste Budget during consideration of the FY20 General Fund Budget in December of 2018, but it was not officially approved by the Selectboard at that time. Staff will again review that proposed budget and will ask the Board if it is ready to approve it at this time.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE FY20 SOLID WASTE BUDGET, AS PRESENTED.
D. Rescue Inc. – 3-Year Contract Extension The Board is asked to authorize Town Manager Elwell to execute an agreement with Rescue Inc. for services from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2022. The agreement provides for a 1% fee increase each year and allows either party to cancel the second or third year of the agreement upon six months written notice to the other party.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO AUTHORIZE TOWN MANAGER ELWELL TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH RESCUE INC. FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 2019, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022, AS PRESENTED.
E. Tiny Grant – Accept and Appropriate, Planning Department The Board is asked to accept and appropriate a $600 Tiny Grant from the Association of Vermont Conservation Commissions for the Brattleboro Conservation Commission’s ongoing effort to manually control Japanese knotweed at West River Park.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE A TINY GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $600 FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT CONSERVATION COMMISSIONS FOR THE BRATTLEBORO CONSERVATION COMMISSION’S ONGOING EFFORT TO MANUALLY CONTROL JAPANESE KNOTWEED AT WEST RIVER PARK.
F. Town Committees and Boards – Announce Vacancies The Board is asked to announce vacancies on various Town boards and committees for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2019. It is anticipated that the Selectboard will make appointments at its meetings on June 4 and June 18.
NO MOTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
