Here is the agenda and administrative summary for the June 15, 2004 selectboard meeting. Enjoy!
BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2004
5:00 PM - Interviews
6:15PM -- Regular Meeting
AGENDA
1. 5:00pm - Conduct Interviews for Boards/Committees at Selectboard Meeting Room
2. 6:15pm Convene regular meeting at Selectboard Meeting Room, Municipal Center
3. Confirm Meeting Officially Warned
4. CHAIR'S REMARKS
5. MANAGER'S COMMENTS
6. SELECTBOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS
7. CITIZEN'S PARTICIPATION
8. Adjustments to the Agenda
- Board of Liquor Commissioners
9. Recess to Liquor Commissioners
A. First & Second Class Liquor Licenses -- CSCK, Inc., d/b/a The Corner Store at Elliot and Elm -
B. Tobacco License -- CSCK, Inc., d/b/a The Corner Store at Elliot and Elm -
C. Other Business
D. Adjourn as Liquor Commissioners
10. INTERNAL BUSINESS
A. Brattleboro Substance Abuse Action Team -- Recommendations -- Mike Szostak
B. BCTV -- Update -- Michael Billingsley
C. Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing Corp. -- Request for Use of Unrestricted Funds -- BAAHC Committee members
D. Brattleboro Community Justice Center -- Update -- Ariel Brugger
E. Contract Appraiser -- Renew Contract
F. Parking & Utilities Budgets -- Preliminary Discussions/Set Worksession
G. Maple St. Culvert Replacement -- Approve Application for VTrans Grant Funding
11. OLD/OTHER BUSINESS
A. VY Tour -- Schedule Date/Time
B. DPW Sweeper -- Update on Funding
12. NEW BUSINESS
A. Annual Appointments --
B. Non-Union Employees -- Set Pay Increase
C. Selectboard Summer Schedule -- Discussion
D. FY05 Tax Rate -- Set Date
13. CORRESPONDENCE
A. Jonathan Williams -
14. MEETINGS
Development Review Board
Monday, June 21, 7pm
Selectboard Meeting Room
Planning Commission
Monday, June 28, 7pm
Hanna Cosman Room
Traffic Safety Committee
Tuesday, June 29, 8:30am
Selectboard Meeting Room
HOLIDAY
Monday, July 5
All Offices Closed
Selectboard Meeting
Tuesday, July 6, 6:15pm
Selectboard Meeting Room
15. WARRANTS FOR APPROVAL
16. ADJOURNMENT
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The following will summarize those items on the Agenda for the Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Selectboard Meeting
9A. First & Second Class License. Cindy Stafford & Christopher Kowal hope to be opening The Corner Store @ Elliot & Elm on July 1st. Your approval of their first and second class liquor license is requested.
9B. Tobacco License. A request for a Tobacco License has also been received for The Corner Store @ Elliot & Elm.
10A. Brattleboro Substance Abuse Action Team. (20 min.) This group of citizens, human service representatives and law enforcement personnel was formed in January of 2003 to develop a strategy for improving the health and welfare of the community by reducing the negative impact of drug use by our citizens. The work of the BSAAT, in evaluating existing neighborhood problems and initiatives taken by other Vermont communities, has led to their endorsement of a five-step action plan that BSAAT asks the Selectboard to approve. The five actions recommended by the Brattleboro Substance Abuse Action Team include: 1) encouraging better communications between citizens and Town Officials, 2) increasing landlord involvement, 3) updating and enforcing Town Ordinances, 4) exploring the possibility of establishing a drug court in Brattleboro, and 5) increasing community focus and coordination in addressing drug related problems.
10B. BCTV. (10 min.) Brattleboro's Representative to the BCTV Board, Michael Billingsley, will be updating the Board on our local community access cable TV station.
10C. Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing Corp. (20 min.) BAAHC returns to the Board to request funding for a planned two-year pilot program to increase rental housing in Brattleboro. The purpose of the proposal is to increase the number of apartments, without additional buildings and sprawl, and to allow existing property owners, particularly older homeowners to stay in their homes longer via additional income and improved income to pay taxes. The program seeks to fund the establishment of a maximum of six projects over a two-year period, at a cost of $21,600 or $3,600 per apartment. BAAHC requests that the Selectboard authorize funding from miscellaneous income of program money repaid to the Town from CDGB Loans.
10D. Brattleboro Community Justice Center. (10 min.) Ariel Brugger and Michael Szostak will provide the Board with a six-month update of BCJC progress and activities.
10E. Contract Appraiser. (10 min.) The Selectboard is asked to review and approve a new one-year contract for Contract Appraiser C. Philip Turner. A copy of Mr. Turner's current contract is included for your review.
10F. Parking & Utilities Budgets. (10 min.) Budget preparations are nearly completed for the Town's two Enterprise funds, which are approved by the Selectboard. Staff expects to present draft budgets at Tuesday's meeting and asks that one or two work sessions be scheduled for Board review of the proposals.
10G. Maple St. Culvert Replacement Grant Application –An enclosed memo from Public Works director Stephen Barrett seeks Selectboard approval for a Vermont Agency of Transportation Grant application for funding assistance for the emergency replacement of the failed culvert on Maple St., at the junction of Guilford St. The engineering estimate for replacement of the culvert is currently $170,000 based on the latest estimates from project engineers, SVE and the Public Works Dept.
11A. VY Tour. (5 min.) The Selectboard is asked to schedule times to tour the Entergy Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Vernon. The tours are expected to take two to three hours. Since many staff members have also signed up to attend, we will schedule a minimum of three tours. Given the Board goal of completion the review of the VY Emergency Plan by fall, the preference would be to complete the tours in June.
11B. DPW Sweeper. (10 min.) Following award of the Street Sweeper Bid, by the Selectboard at the last meeting, Richard DeGray raised a concern about the ability to carry line item capital funding forward to the next budget for purchase of the sweeper. Town Attorney Robert Fisher and Finance Director Barbara Vinci will review the concern with the Selectboard.
12A. Annual Appointments. (20 min.) Following interviews conducted prior to the meeting, Selectboard members will fill vacancies for numerous Town committees and positions. Three citizens have applied for the two vacancies on the Planning Commission, Two candidates have applied for the two Recreation and Parks Board vacancies and two names have been submitted for the single vacant SEVCA seat. In addition, appointments are expected for unopposed incumbents for single seats on the Traffic Safety Committee, Tree Warden, and Weigher of the Coal
12B. Pay Increases for Non-Union Employees. (10 min.) The Selectboard is asked to approve the annual cost of living increase for all wage and salary employees not covered by the Town's three Collective Bargaining Units.
12C. Selectboard Summer Schedule. (5 min.) The Board is asked to consider approving a summer schedule of only one regularly-scheduled Selectboard Meeting for July and August.
12D. FY05 Tax Rate. (5 min.) Lister Philip Turner has indicated that he hopes to have the Town's Grand List completed prior to June 18, 2004. Given the complexity of the new tax system and new billing we will be using, it would be preferable to schedule a meeting either on Friday, June 18, or Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, June 21, 22, or 23.