Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda & Notes – November 23, 2021

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The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at 6:15pm over Zoom. The Municipal Center (230 Main Street) will be open to the public with limited seating spaced six feet apart and face coverings will be required. The public is encouraged to 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)

Executive Assistant

Town of Brattleboro

230 Main Street, Suite 208

Brattleboro, VT 05301

(802) 251 – 8115

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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2021
SPECIAL MEETING – 6:15PM


NOTE: The public is encouraged to attend and participate in this meeting using Zoom,
but also can attend and participate in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center. 
The Selectboard and Town Manager will participate in this meeting via Zoom
(from their shared location at the Central Fire Station).
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
or you can access a list of non–toll–free numbers
for locations around the world using this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k2Hdbk6mA
The meeting will be carried live on BCTV:
On Cable TV: Channel 1085 or Channel 10
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/channel–10–stream
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv/

AGENDA
1. CONVENE SPECIAL MEETING
2. APPROVE MINUTES – November 9
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
5. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A. Selectboard Meeting Location(s) and Procedures
B. Potential Consideration of a Local Rule Requiring Face Coverings in Indoor Public Spaces


8. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS


A. High Thai – First Class Liquor License

9. NEW BUSINESS


A. FY23 Proposed Budget –
(i) Fire Department
(ii) Police Department

10. ADJOURNMENT

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MEMORANDUM

To: Selectboard

From: Peter B. Elwell, Town Manager

Re: Administrative Report

Date: November 19, 2021
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Tuesday,
November 23, 2021, beginning at 6:15pm. The Selectboard members and Town staff will participate
in this meeting on Zoom and the public is strongly encouraged to attend and participate on Zoom.
People who choose to attend the meeting in–person may do so in the Selectboard Meeting Room at
the Municipal Center, where everyone will be required to wear a face covering and adhere to social
distancing.

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
or you can access a list of non–toll–free numbers
for locations around the world using this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k2Hdbk6mA
The meeting will be carried live on BCTV:
On Cable TV: Channel 1085 or Channel 10
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/channel–10–stream
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv/


7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A. Selectboard Meeting Locations and Procedures

The Selectboard will discuss the current arrangement in which everyone is connected via Zoom, the Selectboard and Town Manager are physically located at the Central Fire Station (with BCTV), and the Assistant Town Manager and the in–person public are physically located at the Selectboard Meeting Room in the Municipal Center (also with BCTV). The Selectboard will decide whether to continue meeting in this way or whether to direct different location(s) and procedure(s) for future meetings.

POTENTIAL MOTION: TO BE DETERMINED

B. Potential Consideration of a Local Rule Requiring Face Coverings in Indoor Public Spaces
In a memorandum dated November 18, 2021, Town Manager Elwell summarizes three prior Selectboard resolutions regarding the wearing of face coverings. The resolutions are included in the November 23, 2021, backup materials. At this time, because there is no current COVID–19 State of Emergency in Vermont, the Town needs State approval before enacting any additional face covering requirements in Brattleboro. In a special session on Monday, November 22, 2021, the State Legislature will be considering legislation that would authorize municipalities to enact local rules requiring face coverings in indoor public spaces. To be ready for the possibility that State action on Monday and/or Tuesday would enable Selectboard action on Tuesday evening, this matter is being warned on this agenda so that it can be discussed and  possibly acted upon at the discretion of the Board.

POTENTIAL MOTION: TO BE DETERMINED

8. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS

A. High Thai – First Class Liquor License
High Thai (formally Thai Bamboo) located at 7 High Street is seeking a First Class Liquor License. The application has been reviewed and approved by the Brattleboro Police and Fire Departments. There are no outstanding taxes or fees owed to the Town. Staff recommends approval. Mr. Adam Drone will be present at the Selectboard meeting to address any questions the Board might have.

POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE A FIRST CLASS LIQUOR LICENSE FOR  HIGH THAI LOCATED AT 7 HIGH STREET.

9. NEW BUSINESS

A. FY23 Proposed Budget –
(i) Fire Department
(ii) Police Department

Fire Chief Leonard Howard will present the Fire Department’s FY23 proposed budget.
Police Chief Norma Hardy will present the Police Department’s FY23 proposed budget, with particular focus upon a proposed new Civilian Evidence Technician position.

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.

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