For their fourth weekly meeting in a row, the Brattleboro Selectboard plans to formally adopt the enterprise fund budgets discussed at their previous week’s meeting. The annual contract with Rescue, Inc., a conversation with the Arts Committee, a Town Plan public hearing, and approval of grants will also be topics of conversation and/or action.
You can participate in person at the Municipal Center, and bring up items that aren’t on the agenda during the scheduled public participation portion of the program.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 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 contracts, labor relations agreements with employees, confidential attorney-client communications made for the purpose of providing professional legal services to the body, and negotiating or securing of real estate purchase or lease options, after which the Board will reconvene the business meeting at 6:15pm.
ASL interpreters will be available for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community members.
Jan Anderson
Executive Secretary
Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
(802) 251-8100
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:30PM
REGULAR MEETING – 6:15PM
AGENDA
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING
2. APPROVE MINUTES – April 28 and May 5
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
5. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
7. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS – None
8. WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS
A. FY16 Utilities Budget – Approve
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. FY16 Budgets – Approve (1) Parking (2) Solid Waste
B. Financial Report – Monthly Report for April, Finance Department
C. Rescue, Inc. – Approval of Annual Contract
D. Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing – Apartments in Homes Program
E. Town Plan Amendment – First Public Hearing, Planning Department
F. VLCT 2015 PACIF Equipment Grant – Accept and Appropriate Grant
G. Town Committees and Boards – Announce Vacancies
H. Our Town Grant – Discussion
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 14, 2015
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. The Board will meet in executive session at 5:30pm to discuss contracts, labor relations agreements with employees, confidential attorney-client communications made for the purpose of providing professional legal services to the body, and negotiating or securing of real estate purchase or lease options, after which the Board will reconvene the business meeting at 6:15pm in the Selectboard meeting room.
7. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS – None
8. WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS
A. FY16 Utilities Budget – Approve. The Board is asked to formally approve the FY16 utilities budget. At the special meeting of the Selectboard on May 12, staff presented this budget and it was discussed and tentatively approved by the Board.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE FY16 UTILITIES BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. FY16 Budgets – Approve (1) Parking (2) Solid Waste.
The Board is asked to approve the FY16 parking budget and FY16 solid waste budget. At the special meeting of the Selectboard on May 12, staff presented these budgets and they were discussed and tentatively approved by the Board.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE FY16 PARKING BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE FY16 SOLID WASTE BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
B. Financial Report – Monthly Report for April, Finance Department. Finance Director John O’Connor will be present to discuss the April 2015 financial report.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
C. Rescue, Inc. – Approval of Annual Contract. The Board is asked to approve the contract with Rescue, Inc., for FY16 in the amount of $203,335.12, for emergency medical services.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE (AND AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO SIGN) AN AGREEMENT WITH RESCUE INC., FOR FY16 IN THE AMOUNT OF $203,335.12 FOR EMEGERNCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
D. Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing – Apartments in Homes Program. The Board is asked to approve continued support for the Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing (BAAH) Apartments in Homes program. BAAH requests a $27,000 grant from Brattleboro’s Program Income to assist homeowners to develop nine new apartments within the next three years. These are the same terms as the prior grant, under which the grant objective of creating nine new apartments in three years was achieved.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE A GRANT OF $27,000 FROM PROGRAM INCOME TO BE PAID TO BRATTLEBORO AREA AFFORDABLE HOUSING (BAAH) BETWEEN JULY 1, 2015, AND JUNE 30, 2018, FOR CREATION OF NINE (9) NEW APARTMENTS IN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
E. Town Plan Amendment – First Public Hearing, Planning Department. The Board is asked to hold a first public hearing on an amendment to the Town Plan. The current Village Center Designation for West Brattleboro expires in July 2015. To renew the Village Center Designation, the Town Plan must be amended to comply with new mapping requirements imposed by the State of Vermont. Planning Director Rod Francis will be present to discuss the amendment.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
F. VLCT 2015 PACIF Equipment Grant – Accept and Appropriate Grant. The Board is asked to accept and appropriate the sum of $1,732.14 from the Vermont League of Cities and Towns 2015 PACIF Equipment Grant for safety equipment.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $1,732.14 FROM THE VERMONT LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS 2015 PACIF EQUIPMENT GRANT FOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
G. Town Committees and Boards – Announce Vacancies. The Board is asked to announce vacancies on various Town committees and boards. Term expiration dates on the committees and boards are staggered to allow for continuity within each committee/board. Currently expiring terms will expire on June 30. The list of vacancies will be released for publication on May 20 and people interested in serving on a committee or board will be encouraged to submit applications to the Town Manager’s Office. It is expected that the Board will make appointments at the June 16 and July 7 Selectboard meetings.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
H. Our Town Grant – Discussion. The Board is asked to consider the history and current status of this grant and to provide any direction the Board deems necessary and/or appropriate for further action(s) by Town staff, the Town Arts Committee, or others.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TBD
