The first of a series of necessary repairs to the Municipal Center will be approved at the next regular Tuesday meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard.
Goals will be adopted, Police will be sworn-in, and the Planning Services Department will give a presentation about changes to Brattleboro’s district boundaries. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation. Watch on BCTV, and read about it here.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 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 and pending or probable civil litigation to which the public body is or may be a party, and 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 5, 2015
EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:45PM
REGULAR MEETING – 6:15PM
AGENDA
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING
2. APPROVE MINUTES – None
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
5. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
7. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS
A. Special Event Permits – Strolling of the Heifers Friday Night Street Festival (1) Appalachian Gap Distillery, Inc. (2) Champlain Orchards, Inc. (3) Go America Go Beverages, d/b/a WhistlePig Whiskey (4) Saxtons River Distillery, LLC (5) Vermont Distillers, Inc., d/b/a Vermont Distillers (6) Vermont Spirits Distilling Company, d/b/a Vermont Spirits
8. WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS – None
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Selectboard Goals – Final Approval with Timelines
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Police Department Swearing-In Ceremony – Police Department
B. Municipal Center Life Safety Improvements – Fire Alarm System Bid Award
C. Presentation of Proposed Zoning Code/Land Use Regulation Amendments – District Boundaries and Protecting Rural Character while Planning for Growth
D. Town Committees and Boards (1) ADA Advisory Committee – Set number of seats and length of terms (2) Regional Economic Hub Study Group – Replace Appointment of Interim Town Manager with the Town Manager
11. CORRESPONDENCE/FYI
A. Warrants
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: April 30, 2015
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. The Board will meet in executive session at 5:45pm to discuss contracts and pending or probable civil litigation to which the public body is or may be a party, and will reconvene the business meeting at 6:15pm in the Selectboard meeting room.
7. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS
A. Special Event Permits – Strolling of the Heifers Friday Night Street Festival (1) Appalachian Gap Distillery, Inc. (2) Champlain Orchards, Inc. (3) Go America Go Beverages, d/b/a WhistlePig Whiskey (4) Saxtons River Distillery, LLC (5) Vermont Distillers, Inc., d/b/a Vermont Distillers (6) Vermont Spirits Distilling Company, d/b/a Vermont Spirits.
The Board is asked to approve six special event permits for vendors at the Friday Night Street Festival at the River Garden, located at 157 Main Street, sponsored by Strolling of the Heifers on Friday, June 5, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. The sponsor has agreed to enforce the Fire Department’s occupancy requirement not to exceed 378 people and to ensure that all exits be clearly marked, clear of any obstructions, and unlocked during the event. No further requests for liquor vendors will be made for this event.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS FOR APPALACHIAN GAP DISTILLERY, INC.; CHAMPLAIN ORCHARDS, INC.; GO AMERICA GO BEVERAGES, D/B/A WHISTLE PIG WHISKEY; SAXTONS RIVER DISTILLERY, LLC; VERMONT DISTILLERS, INC., D/B/A VERMONT DISTILLERS; AND VERMONT SPIRITS DISTILLING COMPANY, D/B/A VERMONT SPIRITS
FOR THE FRIDAY NIGHT STREET FESTIVAL SPONSORED BY STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS AT THE RIVER GARDEN ON FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015, FROM 5:30PM TO 8:30PM.
8. WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS – None
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Selectboard Goals – Final Approval with Timelines. The Board is asked to provide final approval to the Annual Selectboard Goals as tentatively approved at the April 28 Selectboard meeting, with the addition of timelines for applicable goals.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL SELECTBOARD GOALS AS PRESENTED.
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Police Department Swearing-In Ceremony – Police Department. The Police Department will swear in three officers. Officer Jason Hamilton is the department’s most recent graduate from the Vermont Police Academy, Sergeant Carl Warner has been promoted from patrolman, and Lieutenant Penny Witherbee has been promoted from the rank of Sergeant. It is anticipated that most of the Police Department will also be present and repeat their oath.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
B. Municipal Center Life Safety Improvements – Fire Alarm System Bid Award. The Board is asked to award a contract to J. King Electric of Vernon, Vermont, in the amount of $36,800, and to approve an overall project budget of $52,785 for replacement of the fire alarm system in the Municipal Center to comply with the requirements of the Vermont Division of Fire Safety.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO AWARD THE MUNICPAL CENTER FIRE ALARM PROJECT BID TO J. KING ELECTRIC OF VERNON, VERMONT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $36,800; TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH J. KING ELECTRIC FOR INSTALLATION OF THE NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOWN’S SCOPE OF WORK AND THE COMPANY’S BID; AND TO APPROVE A TOTAL OVERALL BUDGET OF $52,785 FOR THIS PROJECT.
C. Presentation of Proposed Zoning Code/Land Use Regulation Amendments – District Boundaries and Protecting Rural Character while Planning for Growth. At the March 3 Selectboard meeting, representatives from the Planning Commission and Planning Services Department spoke about the need for and process to revise the Land Use Regulations (LURs). The representatives said that the current LURs were outdated and that land use regulations were contained in two separate documents, being Zoning Ordinances and Subdivision Regulations. Revising the LURs would bring them current and combine all of the regulations into one document. The Board asked the Planning Department to present the proposed LURs to the public at upcoming Selectboard meetings. Planning Services Director Rod Francis provided the Board with a memo suggesting that the LURs be presented in two sessions: Session 1 – District Boundaries and Protecting Rural Character while Planning for Growth; and Session 2 – Design and Performance Standards and Development Review Procedures. The Board will hear Session 1 at this meeting and Session 2 at the June 2 meeting.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
D. Town Committees and Boards (1) ADA Advisory Committee – Set number of seats and length of terms (2) Regional Economic Hub Study Group – Replace Appointment of Interim Town Manager with the Town Manager
(1) ADA Advisory Committee – Set number of seats and length of terms. The Board is asked to establish the number of seats and length of terms for the ADA Advisory Committee. At the April 10, 2015, ADA Committee meeting, the committee proposed a membership of 7 seats, with 2 three-year seats, 2 two-year seats, and 3 one-year seats. The committee also proposed that Elizabeth Snyder be appointed to a three-year seat, Bob Sisler and Gary Snyder be appointed to two-year seats, and Missy Boothroyd, Candace Stoumen and Whitney Nichols be appointed to one-year seats. It is noted that at least two members are not Brattleboro residents and the Board is asked to establish whether non-residents may be appointed to the committee.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SEVEN MEMBER ADA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WITH 2 THREE-YEAR SEATS, 2 TWO-YEAR SEATS, AND 3 ONE-YEAR SEATS.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ALLOW NON-RESIDENTS TO BE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPOINT ELIZABETH SNYDER FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM, BOB SISLER AND GARY SNYDER FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS, AND MISSY BOOTHROYD, CANDACE STOUMEN AND WHITNEY NICHOLS TO ONE-YEAR TERMS.
(2) Regional Economic Hub Study Group – Replace Appointment of Interim Town Manager with the Town Manager. The Selectboard established the Regional Economic Hub Study Group on August 19, 2014 “to investigate the impacts on the Town of Brattleboro of its role as engine of the local economy and host of local businesses and service providers, and to look for potential solutions to those issues.” At that time, the Interim Town Manager was appointed to the Study Group due to the absence of a Town Manager. The Study Group will hold its first meeting on May 7, and the Board is asked to appoint Town Manager Elwell as a member of the Study Group to replace the previous appointment of Interim Town Manager Moreland.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPOINT TOWN MANAGER PETER ELWELL TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC HUB STUDY GROUP IN REPLACEMENT OF THE PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT OF THEN INTERIM TOWN MANAGER PATRICK MORELAND.
