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From YouTube: Burlington City Council - 9/19/2022
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00:00:00 Agenda
00:01:30 Network Relocation Project
00:03:48 Executive Session
00:04:07 Worksession: Railyard Enterprise Project
00:27:50 Public Forum
00:52:58 Climate Emergency Reports
00:57:06 Consent Agenda
00:58:27 Burlington Community Gardens Week
01:01:29 Aviation Director Appointment
01:12:51 Local Cannabis Control Commission
01:13:49 Election of Chair
01:16:05 2022 Cannabis Control Applications
01:41:09 1st & 3rd Class Liquor License - J Brewskis
01:42:32 1st & 3rd Class Liquor License - Fatto a Mano
01:43:23 Outside Consumption Permit - Fatto a Mano
01:44:15 1st Class Liquor License - Lazy Lightning
01:45:26 Board of Civil Authority
01:47:41 Staff Structure-Business & Workforce Development/CSM
02:01:07 Indoor Entertainment Permit - J Brewskis
02:02:18 Outdoor Entertainment Permit - J Brewskis
02:04:11 Police Recruitment/Hiring Coordinator
02:07:44 Police Commission Annual Report
02:48:45 Committee Reports
02:49:41 City Council General Affairs
02:50:00 City Council President Updates
02:51:06 Mayor - General Affairs
02:51:55 Adjourn
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A
So
good
evening
today
is
September
19th
2022.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
important
person
and
contrast
Auditorium
and
online
for
the
Burlington
City
council
meeting.
The
time
is:
6
40
P.M
we're
going
to
begin
our
agenda
this
evening
with
a
motion
to
adopt
the
agenda
and
with
that
I'll
go
to
counselor
Hightower
move.
B
A
Paul,
thank
you.
Councilor
hightowers.
There
are
a
second
to
that
motion
seconded
by
counselor
Shannon.
Is
there
any
discussion
of
that
motion,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
to
adopt
our
agenda
as
amended?
Please
say
aye.
If
there's
any
opposed,
please
say
no.
We
have
our
agenda
before
we
get
to
our
deliberative
agenda
and
other
Council
business.
A
It's
our
practice
to
hold
executive
sessions
or
expected
executive
sessions
early
in
the
evening
and
to
that
end
the
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
2.01,
which
is
a
communication
with
an
ex
expected
executive
session.
This
is
regarding
an
update
to
the
network
relocation
program
project
at
Memorial
Auditorium.
We
anticipate
that
the
executive
session
will
last
approximately
a
half
hour
and
we
don't
have
the
administration
or
anyone
else
here
with
us,
so
we
won't
be
getting
any
public
update,
but
with
that
we'll
just
go
on
to
the
Motions
for
executive
sessions.
C
A
C
Upon
that,
finding
I
move
that
the
council
go
into
executive
session
to
receive
confidential
updates
on
contract
negotiations
regarding
the
network
relocation
project
pursuant
to
one
VSA
313
A1A,
and
also
to
go
into
executive
session
for
negotiating
or
securing
of
real
estate
lease
options
pursuant
to
one
BSA
313
A2,
and
for
the
city's
cyber
security
and
Public
Safety.
Pursuant
to
one
VSA
313,
a
5
and
10.
A
D
A
Opposed,
please
say:
no
that
motion
passes
unanimously,
so
we
expect
to
be
in
executive
session
for
about
a
half
hour
and
return
to
open
session,
hopefully
by
around
7
15
and
there'll,
be
a
separate
Zoom
link,
counselor
Freeman
for
the
executive
session,
we'll
be
downstairs
and
then
we'll
come
back
up.
Thank
you.
A
So
the
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
3.01,
which
is
a
work
session
on
the
railyard
Enterprise
project.
For
the
for
this
work
session,
we
have
a
presentation
from
the
DPW
team
that
are
working
on
this
project
that
would
be
director,
Chapin,
Spencer,
senior,
engineer,
Corey,
Mims,
engineer,
Olivia
Darice
and
the
city
engineer,
Norm
Baldwin
and
then
we'll
have
time
for
questions
from
the
council
and
a
discussion
on
next
steps.
So
thank
you
for
thank
you
for
coming
and
thanks
for
the
presentation
we're
looking
forward
to
it.
E
Thank
you,
president
Paul.
It's
nice
to
be
thanks
for
the
presentation
before
we
give
it
I'm
director,
Chapin
Spencer,
really
pleased
to
be
joined
by
the
team
that
President
Paul
discussed
and
Greg
go
yet
our
project
lead
Forum
cons,
stand
Tech
our
Consulting
team.
This
is
a
really
small
project,
geographically,
with
a
remarkably
big
impact
and
we're
excited
to
go
over
where
we
are
with
this
project
tonight.
E
F
So
yes,
we're
here
just
to
give
a
little
presentation
regarding
the
project
background
information
quickly,
as
well
as
kind
of
go
into
where
we
currently
stand,
and
what
we're
looking
to
ultimately
have
Council
input
on
here
in
the
near
future.
So
just
a
little
bit
about
the
project
again
as
you're
familiar
and
as
the
memo
kind
of
addresses,
this
rail
yard
Enterprise
project,
which
is
a
connection
multimodal
connection
between
the
Pine,
Street
and
Battery
Street,
so
project
team
as
Chapin
educated.
F
This
you
know,
cities
team,
as
well
as
our
consultant
stantec
as
well
as
cha
and
RSG,
are
all
on
board
on
this
as
we
move
forward
and
our
analysis
underneath
a
process
so
for
this
project,
general
purpose
you
need.
As
many
of
you
aware,
this
is
looking
to
develop
multimodal
Transportation
infrastructure
improvements
to
that
Pine
Street
and
Battery
Street
Corridor.
F
So
this
project
is
about
a
long
history.
As
many
of
you
are
aware,
we
both
have
the
initial
scoping
study
that
was
performed
back
in
2016
and
then
a
supplemental
scoping
study
which
was
released
in
2020..
This
is
not
all
the
activities,
those
are
just
kind
of
the
main
results
of
many
years
of
coordination
and
work
between
many
members
of
the
community
and
the
government
on
this
project.
F
This
project
is
one
of
many
in
the
South
End
and
we
previously
presented
the
South
and
construction
coordination
plan
to
council.
This
was
a
team
effort
throughout
the
city,
with
many
projects
going
on
down
there
to
minimize
the
impacts
of
any
particular
project
and
try
to
make
it
a
little
more
sustainable
for
the
South
End
Community
to
withstand
this
Monumental
amount
of
construction
and
infrastructure,
Improvement
projects
that
are
going
on
in
the
area.
F
F
F
And
then
you
have
the
Champlain
Parkway
project,
the
initial
Construction
contract,
which
is
currently
underway.
This
is
looking
to
be
a
completion
date
of
October
of
2024..
You
have
the
Main
Street
Great
Street
project,
which
is
also
in
the
design
phase,
which
is
looking
to
start
construction
in
2023.
F
F
We've
done
about
a
num
amount,
we've
done
a
large
amount
of
Outreach
as
part
of
this
phase
of
work.
We've
coordinated
this
Community
managers
with
local
stakeholders.
We've
had
multiple
public
engagement
meetings,
both
with
Duke
commissions,
sit
here
with
you
tonight,
city
council.
We
have
engaged
on
many
occasions
many
of
the
local
businesses,
property
owners,
and
we
have
done
Community
public
meetings
as
well
to
try
to
get
feedback
from
residents
regarding
this
project,
the
Alternatives
and
just
to
hear
what
people
have
to
say
about
this
and
what
their
thoughts
are.
F
Again,
the
property
Outreach
is
both
the
stakeholders,
property
owners
and
the
community
members
for
this
project
and
its
alternatives
again.
The
project
area
as
you're
aware
is,
you
know
here
in
the
South
Bend,
so
we're
looking
to
connect
the
Pine
Street
to
Battery
Street
and
with
the
connection
to
Maple
Street
as
well
or
sorry
to
South
Champlain
south
of
Maple
Street.
F
F
It
is
the
connection
between
Battery
Street,
Pine
Street,
with
a
connection
to
South
Champlain
Street,
it's
the
minimal
footprint,
and
it
is
the
one
that
we
anticipate
to
be
the
preferred
alternative
and
we'll
go
into
more
details
as
to
why
here
in
a
second,
the
second
alternative,
it
has
three
connections
to
Pine
Street.
It
is
more
of
a
grid,
Street
Network.
F
It
has
significantly
more
roadway
infrastructure
installed
as
part
of
this,
as
well
as
it
butts
up
next
to
the
Barge
Canal,
which
we
all
know
is
a
super
fun
site
and
same
with
alternate
5B.
It
extends
further
south
two
connections
and
it
also
creates
that
grid
Street
Network
and
similarly,
it's
larger
footprint,
larger
impacts.
We
would
so
for
the
review
process
of
this.
You
know
we
looked
at
a
few
different
factors.
In
this
phase.
We
solicited
input
from
the
public.
F
We
have
looked
at
environmental
impacts,
we
have
looked
at
historic
resource
impacts,
we
have
looked
at
general
costs
of
the
project
and
we've
looked
at
environmental
impacts,
so
you
know
between
those
things
we
have
evaluated
all
these
Alternatives
we've
solicited
feedback
and
we're
continuing
to
do
so,
but
based
on
that,
the
the
alternative
that
appears
to
meet
the
purpose
and
need
of
the
project
as
well
as
provide
the
least
impacts
to
those
aforementioned
components
and
would
be
the
lower
cost
option
of
to
build
something.
These
three
Alternatives
was
the
1B
alternative.
F
That
is
the
one
that
we
would
look
to
get
council's
input
as
all
Alternatives,
as
well
as
the
one
we'd
be
anticipating
bringing
forward
to
council
if
they
so
see
fit
for
us
to
do
so,
to
have
approval
for
the
NEPA
process,
so
a
little
bit
more
about
the
1B,
so
the
1B
alternative.
Again.
This
is
one
rendering
of
this.
At
this
phase,
we
are
just
looking
at
the
three
Alternatives
as
a
general
connection
and
the
specific
design
details
are
more
going
to
be
refined
and
determined
at
the
next
phase
of
this
project.
F
So,
as
you
see
certain
items
here
that
may
catch
your
eye,
these
things
are
not
set
in
stone.
This
is
just
a
conceptual
drawing
of
what
this
roadway
alignment
would
look
like
and
following
additional
feedback
and
communication
with
all
parties,
we
would
refine
this
and
come
down
and
actually
start
dialing
in
the
inches,
so
to
speak.
F
So
in
this
one
we
have
your
1B
alternative
one,
so
we're
showing
a
y
connection
with
Pine
Street
on
this,
we
show
that
it
would,
in
here
these
orange
are
impacted
structures.
So
this
alignment
comes
through.
It
has
you
know,
hits
impacts
the
former
Street
Department,
with
a
little
Annex
Building
that
is
currently
unoccupied
unused
on
that
facility.
F
It
would
go
through
the
Curtis
Lumber
storage
shed
that
existing
on
the
property
as
it
comes
along
you'll
have
a
connection
into
South
Champlain
Street,
with
a
rail
yard
access,
as
shown
here
at
this
point
in
time
we
would
have.
What
is
one
of
the
larger
impacts
from
a
historic
standpoint?
Is
the
impact
to
the
independent
block
building
through
our
coordination
and
efforts.
We
are
looking
to
minimize
that
impact,
as
it's
shown
here
on
this
alignment.
F
There
would
be
a
demolition
of
a
portion
of
that
which
is
Southern
and
had
been
an
added
feature,
but
as
a
4f
resource,
this
building
still
is
considered
a
4f
resource.
Now
this
roadway
here
at
this
point
really
bottlenecks
and
between
the
rail
yard,
as
well
as
the
buildings
and
these
4f
resources,
both
this
the
historic
Rail
Yard
roundhouse,
as
well
as
independent
block
building.
F
You
know
this
is
just
the
real
bottleneck
of
this
project
we
came
through
and,
as
we
come
up,
we
are
looking
to
in
the
many
back
and
forth
coordinations
and
conversations
that
our
consultant
has
had
with
the
rail
yard
and
vrs.
You
know
this
is
what
is
being
proposed
at
this
point
is
a
relocation
of
what
is
the
horn
track
for
the
rail
yard?
This
currently
runs
along
the
proposed
roadway
and
through
the
city
right
away
here,
south
of
battery,
our
south
of
Maple
and
Battery.
F
This
realignment
would
allow
us
to
get
our
roadway
cross
section
as
we
have,
and
this
conceptual
design
laid
out.
It
would
avoid
impact
to
these
other
businesses
or
avoid
immediate
structural
impact
to
the
Rambler
building.
With
this
alignment,
we'd
have
larger
access
as
well
for
the
rail
yard
vehicles,
and
then
it
connects
into
the
Pine
Street
or
sorry,
then
the
Battery
Street.
F
So
of
these
you
know
of
1B.
We
have
three
Alternatives.
This
one
shows
the
Y
intersection.
Another
alternative
option
shows
a
roundabout
option
at
the
intersection
with
Pine
Street.
The
remaining
alignment
is
showing
as
pretty
similar,
and
the
third
alternative
would
be
a
signalized
intersection
or
signalized
T
intersection
for
this
now,
each
one
of
these
intersection
determinations
would
be
for
determined
later,
but
we're
just
showcasing
what
some
of
the
options
might
be
as
we
look
at
further
into
the
1B
alternative.
F
As
you
get
closer
to
the
pinch
point
and
near
the
rail
yard,
it
was
clear
to
us
from
our
conversations
that
active
usage
of
that
rail
yard
is
not
the
place
to
be
placing
pedestrian
facilities.
So
we
have
the
shared
use
path.
Just
on
the
east
side
still
and
again,
the
same
13-foot
shared
travel,
Lanes,
a
variable
width
of
the
green
belt
here
as
necessary
depending
upon
the
right-of-way
and
our
final
design
limits
and
again
a
10
foot,
shared
use
path
is
maintained
and
two
foot
buffer
with
our
conversation.
F
There
really
are,
you
know
both
the
rail
yard,
as
well
as
local
businesses
felt.
You
know
in
order
to
help
promote
the
economic
development
in
the
area,
put
pedestrians
in
front
of
businesses
and
keep
them
away
from
the
rail
yard.
You
know
we
feel
feel
necessary
that
no
infrastructure
for
pedestrians
should
be
placed
on
that
western
side
of
the
road.
F
Then,
following
that
we've
finalized
documentation
and
submit
to
the
the
EA
document,
the
environmental
assessment
in
November,
and
we
continue
our
stakeholder
engagement
as
well
as
community
outreach
throughout
the
winter
and
into
the
you
know
foreseeable
future
of
the
project.
As
we
continue
to
design
and
detail
down
the
alternative,
as
well
as
the
exact
alignment.
A
G
So
I
would
just
note
that
there
is
significant
property
rights
issues
in
play
here,
particularly
worth
noting
is
there's
a
significant
portion
of
this
right
away,
for
this
roadway
is
within
a
real.
The
rail
yard,
property
rights
that
are
owned
by
the
state
of
Vermont
and
the
city
does
not
have
any
sort
of
condemnation
rights
with
a
state
property.
G
A
Okay,
great,
so
this
is
a
a
very
informed,
very
informative
and
I
had
asked
that
the
DPW
team
come
this
evening,
so
that
it
allow
that
the
council
an
opportunity
to
ask
questions
before
we'd,
have
to
immediately
vote
on
something
of
this
importance.
I'll
go
to
counselor
Hightower
and
then
to
counselor
Shannon.
B
But
if
you
can
talk
more
about
the
relative
costs
and
impacts
of
the
other
models
compared
to
Alternative
one
and
if
there's
anything
that
we're
losing
in
your
perspective,
by
choosing
one
that
has
less
roadways,
I
think
it's
great
to
maybe
not
have
roadways
on
some
of
those
parts
but
yeah,
just
in
your
mind
where
it'll
cost
an
impact
and
if
there's
anything,
we're
losing
I'll
go
ahead
and
say
my
other
questions.
Just
so.
You
know
them
ahead
of
time.
B
I
think
you
kind
of
addressed
this,
but
I
was
curious,
is
how
the
feedback
received
from
various
stakeholders
and
formed
the
choices.
But
it
sounds
like
most:
the
stakeholders
preserve
preferred
option.
One
I
don't
know
if
that's
an
assumption,
but
I
kind
of
thought.
I
heard
that
and
then
yeah
on
the
last
ones,
on
the
alternative,
1B,
1,
2
and
3.
B
I
know.
You
said
that
you
would
be
making
the
decision
early
later
on
but
curious
as
to
what
is
going
to
make
that
decision
and
obviously
I'm.
Not
obviously,
maybe,
if
you've
heard
enough
from
me,
I
have
a
preference
for
two
and
one
of
the
three
but
I.
Don't
know
what
that's
going
to
be
predicated
on.
So.
F
H
Right
address
that
so
there's
not
a
whole
lot
to
gain
with
alternative
two
and
five
b
in
terms
of
the
advantages
they
provide
when
you
compare
that
to
the
cost
of
what
those
Alternatives
wouldn't
entail,
as
well
as
some
of
the
contaminated
soils,
issues
associated
with
the
bars
Canal
Superfund
Site.
So
you
know
the
thought
I
think
the
initial
thought
between
those
two
Alternatives,
when
the
previous
studies
were
done,
was
that
it
formed
a
nice,
crit,
Street,
Network
and
potentially
some
developer
developable
space
in
between
those
grid
streets.
H
But
one
could
look
at
it
and
say:
well
that
could
shoehorn
some.
You
know
it
could
limit
the
development
opportunities
if
you
already
have
that
roadway
infrastructure
in
place,
so
we
don't
see
much
if
any
benefit
to
adding
those
additional
streets
and
going
with
alternative
1B
doesn't
preclude
great
streets
from
being
built
in
the
future.
If
someone
decides
to
redevelop
those
parcels.
G
F
And
then
I
would
say
generally
the
feedback
from
stakeholders
had
been.
You
know
this
Corridor,
a
lot
of
the
close
impacted,
Parcels
I
mean
alternative.
Two
goes
straight
through
the
cursed
Lumber
building,
so
this
was,
you
know
not
really
one
that
they
would
want
by
any
means,
as
well
as
any
of
these
Alternatives
would
be
pretty
much
the
same
way
impacting
the
residents
or
sorry
the
stakeholders,
as
well
as
the
rail
yard,
between
battery
and
South
Champlain.
F
E
Yeah
I
think
the
overall
piece
is
that
we
have
worked
diligently
to
engage
all
these
key
property
owners
and
businesses
and
even
1B
is
going
to
deliver
some
significant
impacts.
There
is
no
current
current
right-of-way
in
this
location.
We
would
be
needing
to
acquire
that
and
I
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
there's
still
significant
concern
among
property
owners
for
alternative
1B.
B
E
A
A
A
We
have
three
speakers
in
conchoice,
so
this
should
be
reasonably
reasonably
quick,
but
we
do
have
a
Time
certain
on
public
forum,
which
is
7
30,
so
we'll
go
to
that
just
for
the
benefit
of
those
who
are
in
con
Choice,
who
are
going
to
be
speaking,
there's
a
a
system
in
front
of
you
when
you
come
to
speak
and
there's
three
lights.
The
first
light
is
the
green
light
that
will
shine
when
you
begin
speaking.
A
The
second
is
yellow
when
you
have
30
seconds
left
and
then
the
red
light
will
shine
when
your
time
is
up.
We
only
ask
that
you,
please
complete
your
last
sentence
when
the
when
the
red
light
shines,
so
that
we
are
giving
the
same
amount
of
time
to
everyone,
and
our
only
request
during
public
forum
is
that
you
please
use
respectful
language
and
direct
your
comments
to
me
as
the
chair
and
not
to
anyone
else
at
this
table,
and
please
do
not
personalize
your
comments.
A
We
are
interested
in
what
you
have
to
say
and
we
will
listen
much
more
intently
if
you,
if
you
do
so
respectfully
and
we
the
decorum
with
that
said,
we
normally
go
to
Burlington
residents,
but
this
evening
we
have
only
Burlington
residents
who
wish
to
speak.
The
first
is
James
Lockridge
to
be
followed
by
Todd
LaCroix
hi
Jim,
hello,
good.
To
have
you
here.
Thank
you.
J
On
October
5,
an
RFP
will
be
issued
that
invites
proposals
for
how
Memorial
Auditorium
will
be
operated
in
the
future.
There's
two
ways
to
look
at
this
one
is
this
makes
it
seem
like
the
Administration
has
quit
from
its
responsibility
for
stewarding.
The
building
lacks
the
administrative
skill
to
manage
the
city's
own
property
and
wants
to
wash
its
hands.
J
The
other
perspective
is
the
city
is
choosing
to
commit
to
the
restoration
of
a
treasured
historic
infrastructure
and
all
the
community
benefits
it
has
given
us
for
a
hundred
years.
The
city
realizes
how
poorly
it
has
performed
and
is
now
committed
to
restoring
the
building
and
repairing
its
own
reputation
for
neglect
of
this
public
resource.
J
The
short
deadline
for
proposals
makes
it
look
like
the
city
is
checking
a
procedural
box
not
pursuing
high
quality,
Partnerships
or
Solutions.
The
short
deadline
makes
the
RFP
process
look
like
it's
meant
for
the
administration
to
receive
a
poor
response
and
to
use
that
as
an
excuse
to
turn
away
from
the
public
process.
That's
necessary
for
us
to
be
true
to
our
commitment
to
democracy.
A
K
K
The
Burlington
Police
took
it
upon
themselves
to
tell
her
that
I
was
helping
prosecute
her.
That
I
had
told
stories.
You
know,
snitches
get
stitches
kind
of
stuff.
Well,
I
didn't
help,
but
they
told
lies
to
her.
They
said,
I
had
told
them
stories
and
they
prod
said
I
was
going
to
help
prosecute,
thank
you
Todd
and
then
they
spread
these
lies
and
for
20
years
I
have
been
dealing
with
the
damage
from
those
lies
from
those
police.
K
L
It's
not
wet
out,
so
this
is
again
about
redistricting
and
not
that
it's
on
tonight's
agenda,
but
we
are
rapidly
closing
in
on
the
moment
of
truth
on
this
and
so
I
thought
I'd
take
some
time
to
talk
about
some
stuff,
so
I
just
want
to
maybe
clear
up
some
misconceptions:
no
new
North
End
counselor
that
I
know
of
opposed
a
seven
Ward
14
map,
I
I
think
maybe
there's
some
old
North
End
consoles.
That
did,
but
no
new,
North
End
councilor
poses
the
714
map
that
I
know
and.
L
Them
and
so
I
checked
about
the
12
word
map
being
taken
off
the
table.
It
never
really
was
on
the
table.
No
one
hasn't
been
able
to
draw
a
decent
12
word
map.
There
are
mathematical
reasons
for
that
problem
is
the
denominator
gets
too
small
and
the
percent
deviation
is
what's
the
limiting
factor.
You
make
the
denominator
small.
You
get
a
problem,
then,
when
one
side
repeatedly
takes
plans
off
the
table
plan,
that's
left
is
really
the
only
plan
that
they
promote.
L
It's
not
really
a
compromise
plan,
it's
one
side's
plan,
and
so
my
recommendation
is
that
we
step
back.
We
put
all
the
viable
plans
on
there
and,
as
far
as
I
can
tell
there's
three
and
a
half
or
four
good,
seven
Ward
14
counselor
plan
a
good
eight
Ward
plant,
how
many
counselors
something
to
slug
out
and
there's
a
good
7
12
map
out
there,
even
though
I'm
opposed
to
that
plan
completely.
L
A
A
There
is
no
one
that
is
online
if
there's
anyone
who's
online
who
does
wish
to
speak
at
this
point,
you
could
just
use
the
raise
hand,
function
and
I,
don't
see
anyone
here
in
contos
with
that,
we'll
close
the
public
forum
at
7,
45
and
return
to
where
we
left
off,
which
was
the
work
session
from
DPW.
Thank
you
for
waiting.
We
do
have
two
counselors
who
have
questions
at
least
at
this
point
that
would
be
counselor
Shannon,
and
then
we
will
go
to
councilor,
Bergman
and
counselor
Travers,
followed.
C
Thank
you
so
much
for
this
update
and
I
know
that
for
a
lot
of
people,
this
oftentimes
these
kind
of
projects,
kind
of
drag
out
for
a
long
period
of
time
and
people
don't
have
the
energy
to
track
them
for
a
long
period
of
time.
So
they
kind
of
forget
about
them,
and
then
it
seems
new
when
it
comes
forward
and
people
are
surprised
so
I
just
want
to
say:
I
am
not
sure
what
year
we
started
this
project,
but
I.
C
Remember
that
initially
we
had
a
very
large
community
stakeholder
group
that
included
myself
counselor
Mason
representatives
from
the
King
Street
neighborhood.
The
stakeholders,
among
all
the
businesses
that
are
impacted
here,
I
think
CHT
was
part
of
that
and
we
started
out
with
I
am
not
sure
how
many
plans
I
think
it
was
more
than
40..
C
It
was
crazy
and
every
plan
had
its
merits
and
it
was
very
hard
to
winnow
that
down
to
something
that
was,
you
know,
minimized
negative
impacts
was
affordable,
was
doable
with
the
impacted
stakeholders
and
I
really
appreciate
the
collaborative
work
of
this
team,
because
without
that
it
doesn't
really
matter
which
one
we
pick.
None
of
them
will
happen
in
our
lifetimes
if
we're
just
fighting
with
everybody,
and
this
is
a
project
which
would
have
been
really
easy
to
see
that
happen.
So
your
work
on
this
is
really
commendable
and
and
I.
Thank
you.
C
I
also
think
it's
really
interesting
when
you
go
from
looking
at
the
three
Alternatives
that
you've
you've
presented
to
the
more
detailed
alternative,
1b1
1b2
in
order
to
get
anybody
to
take
this
road.
I
think
that
you
have
to
create
an
intersection
that
steers
them
to
that
road
and
I.
Don't
know
that
you
could
really
do
that.
You
can't
really
do
that
with
the
the
standard,
City
grid
pattern,
and
so
you've
provided
a
number
of
of
ways
to
do
that.
C
But
what
is
the
process
you're
asking
us
to
in
at
another
meeting
to
approve
alternative
1B
and
I
fully
support
that,
but
then
how
do
we
get
from
1B
to
those
variations?
What's
the
process
for
that,
and
what
about
the
do?
We
have
agreement
on
the
on
the
Curtis,
Lumber
storage
building
and
the
independent
block
that
the
road
runs
through.
F
So,
with
regards
to
the
Alternatives
and
the
agreements
and
the
process,
so
what
we
go
now
is
we're
looking
to
get
the
selection
of
the
alternative
for
an
alternative
to
be
able
to
submit
in
the
NEPA
process
we
get
that
submitted
and
we
have
to
get
approval
back
from
Federal
Highway
that
you
know
they
also.
They
also
concur
that
you
know
that
documentation
has
been
done
appropriately
and
that
this
alternative
is
the
one
that
we
proceed
with
the
design
and
then
that
allows
us
to
get
into
the
right-of-way
acquisition.
F
So
we
won't
know
those
detailed
designs
and
the
exact
you
know
what
is
exactly
going
to
be
needed
to
take
or
compensated
for
until
we
start
getting
that
design
detail
nailed
down
in
the
next
phase
after
you
what
they
said
after
we
get
the
council's
approval
on
the
selected
alternative
and
then
submit
the
NEPA
documentation.
Here.
This
November.
M
M
I
am
interested
in
understanding,
not
necessarily
tonight,
but
the
the
differences
in
both
cost
and
safety
as
it
relates
to
the
the
three
1B
alternatives
and
I
can
tell
you
that
I
am
intrinsically
inclined
to
the
roundabout
approach
and
I.
Don't
just
say
that
to
honor
Tony
I
say
that
because
my
experiences
in
Manchester
in
Montpelier
in
other
locations,
where
I've
gone,
including
in
highways
like
going
down
massachusettsway,
is
leads
me
to
believe
that
it's
just
a
better
way
to
go
about
it
and
I.
M
M
M
You
know
so
you
take
that
and-
and
you
know,
I
would
like
to
hear
some
concerns
and
let
me
just
end
by
saying
it
would
be
helpful
to
hear
how
one
of
the
variations
of
one
b
or
the
you
know
one
b
in
any
of
its
iterations,
your
initial
thinking
on
how
it
is
going
to
deal
with
the
list
of
things
you've
heard
from
the
various
members
that
are
on
your
slide.
Seven.
So
you
get
a
big
list
there.
You
say
it's
premature
to
talk
about
them
now.
M
It
would
be
helpful
to
get
an
indication
of
what
you're
thinking
is
now
based
on
what
you
know,
knowing
full
well
that
things
can
change
so
I.
You
know
you
can
put
all
the
caveats
that
you
need
to
put
in
for
me,
but
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
so
that
we
can
say
you
know
this
thing
actually
makes
some
sense.
We
can
actually
deal
with
circulation
of
delivery
trucks.
We
will
deal
with
the
loss
of
parking.
M
This
is
how
we've
thought
about
this,
and
you
know
I
wasn't
on
the
council
during
the
time
of
the
North
nusky
Avenue
thing
I
want
to
avoid
a
sort
of
after
the
fact
garbage
show,
let's
see
if
we
can
deal
with
this
stuff
up
front,
and
we
start
by
being
clear
about
the
challenges
that
we
have
and
how
we're
going
to
look
to
deal
with
them,
and
if
we
do
that,
I
think
that
you'll
get
my
wholehearted
support.
Thank
you.
A
N
Thank
you,
president.
Paul
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
this
detailed
presentation
and
thanks
as
well
for
the
community
engagement
that
you've
done
on
this
driving
around
Pine
Street
I
see
the
signs
out
there
that
you've
done
for
a
couple
of
these
projects
now
to
invite
Neighbors
in
the
community
to
come
and
and
take
part,
and
perhaps
before
you
all
sign
off.
N
It
would
be
helpful
if
you
could
relay
again
for
any
folks
who
are
tuning
in
if
members
of
the
public
want
to
weigh
in
and
send
comments
your
way
I
know
you
all
are
welcome
to
receiving
that
going
forward.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Thanks
as
well
for
the
effort
that
I
know
your
department
has
gone
through
for
us
to
be
able
to
realistically
consider
this
project
on
the
timeline
that's
laid
out
in
your
presentation.
N
I
know
there
was
some
time
not
long
ago
where
the
common
understanding
was
that
we
couldn't
even
consider
this
until
well
after
the
full
Parkway
project
was
completed.
So
when
I
saw
that
timeline
for
the
first
time
that
that
lines
up
the
completion
of
the
parkway
with
this
project,
it
was
a
great
thing
to
see
and
I
know
a
lot
of
neighbors
feel
the
same.
N
N
N
Is
there
any
reason
or
consideration
on
your
end,
that,
as
we
look
sort
of
way
down
the
line
to
a
future
Burlington
that
going
with
alternative
1B
would
prohibit
us
from
in
the
future
thinking
about
establishing
more
of
a
grid
wrapping
around
a
street
there
there
down
the
line?
Should
we
rezone
that
area
for
other
uses
at
some
point
in
the
future?
No.
F
I
mean,
as
you
see,
that
alignment
for
1B
is
pretty
similarly
held
between
all
three
of
these
Alternatives
if
you're
looking
to
continue
or
extend
for
a
grid
Street
further
south,
this
doesn't
really
prohibit
that
option.
You
know
you,
you
could
reconfigure
the
roadway
to
facilitate
an
additional
spur
if
it
were
so
desired.
N
Okay,
great-
and
this
is
probably
getting
a
bit
more
granular
than
what
you're
looking
for
here,
but
as
I
look
at
the
in
1B
1,
2
and
3
1b1
and
1b2
strike
me
as
being
the
preferable
options,
if
only
because
it
seems
that
1b3
is
going
to
encourage
more
traffic
from
this
non-expert
point
of
view,
to
continue
down
Pine
Street,
as
opposed
to
heading
off
on
the
rail
yard
Enterprise
project
when
it's
time
to
get
into
these
more
granular
details.
Two
questions
that
come
to
mind.
N
For
me,
one
is
between
the
roundabout
and
the
signalized
intersection.
It
seems
to
me
that
there
may
be
a
difference
between
traffic
volumes
on
the
roundabout
as
to
who
heads
further
down
to
the
maple
King
neighborhood,
as
opposed
to
better
Street,
as
opposed
to
the
signalized
intersection,
which
again
non-expert
here
seems
like
that,
would
encourage
drivers
to
more
so
continue
on
onto
Battery
Street.
N
So,
personally,
when
the
time
is
right,
I
would
be
interested
in
seeing
what
traffic
experts
think
the
roundabout
versus
the
signalized
intersection
will
do
with
respect
to
traffic
volumes.
The
other
piece
that
we
heard
about
most
recently
with
respect
to
the
great
streets
project
and
Main
Street,
there's
a
lot
of
folks
in
our
community,
are
very
concerned
and
are
wanting
us
to
have
more
protected
bike
lanes
and
prefer
those
to
Shared
use
paths,
probably
getting
more
into
the
details
here.
N
But
as
I
look
on
your
slide
presentation
here,
I
see
that
we're
looking
at
a
shared
use,
path
and
I
suspect
there
will
be
a
number
of
people
in
our
community
who
will
be
wanting
information
as
to
if
that
is
the
preference.
Why
that's
the
preference
over
our
going
with
protected
bike
Lanes
beyond
that?
But
the
final
thing
I'll
say
is
I'm
very
excited
about
this
project.
A
Thanks
very
much
councilor
Travers
I
don't
see
any
other
questions
from
the
council.
However,
there
may
be
questions
that
come
up
and
just
have
a
request
to
make
of
my
colleagues,
and
that
is
that
over
the
next
month,
there's
a
lot
of
time
now
between
now
and
the
vote
on
October
17th,
please
be
in
touch
with
the
DPW
team.
Ask
them
whatever
questions
you
wish
and
the
way
that
we'll
work.
This
is.
A
The
team
will
then
share
the
answers
with
the
entire
Council
so
that
we
all
learn
from
each
other
going
forward
and
it'll
give
us
a
chance
to
be
extremely
well
informed
when
we
go
to
do
this
vote
in
in
about
in
just
a
just
a
little
bit
shy
of
one
month
so
again,
thank
you.
So
much
and
I
believe
you
have
this
posted.
You
have
this
posted
on
board
docs.
So
is
there
anything
else
you
want
to
add
I'm.
F
Going
to
take
you
up
on
that
offer
yeah.
So
again
we
ask
the
public
if
they
are
interested
in
this
project.
Please
check
out
the
railyard
enterprise.com.
You
can
join
the
mailing
list
as
well
as
you
can
submit
feedback.
You
know
we're
I
am
the
point
of
contact,
Corey,
Mims
project
manager
on
this,
and
you
know
we're
welcome
input
so.
E
A
M
Very
quick,
as
we
know,
Transportation
emissions
are
the
highest
form
of
carbon
emissions
that
we
face
and
katma
is
holding
a
conference
on
the
18th
dealing
with
a
range
of
things
that
and
public
officials
are
given
a
25
discount
on
it.
I
think
it's
really
important
that
as
many
counselors
and
members
of
the
administration,
the
Departments
attend
and
participate
in
this.
This
is
a
place
where
we
can
deal
with
building
the
coalitions
to
have
sustainable
public
transportation,
bus
GMT
and
that's
a
Statewide
issue.
M
This
is
a
place
where
we
can
expand
the
understandings
and
support
for
TDM
and
its
relationship
with
business
development.
This
is
a
place
where
we
get
to
deal
with
all
of
the
the
transportation
issues
that
and
and
the
people
that
are
there
so
I
just
want
to
like
encourage
folks
to
to
take
this
up
and
take
this
opportunity
and
and
build
on
it
because
time
is
ticking.
Thank
you.
O
O
There
was
substantial
turnout,
a
lot
of
folks
there,
finding
out
asking
questions
about
electric
vehicles
and
especially
about
cold
climate,
heat
pumps
and
other
electrification,
options
that
are
available
for
people's
homes,
a
lot
of
interest
in
the
inflation
reduction
act
and
and
how
that
changes
and
the
the
opportunities
that
it
creates.
The
BD
team
was
there
and
force
and
B
Team
also
had
all
basically
just
about
all
of
the
electric
vehicles
that
we've
purchased
together
in
recent
years
assembled
in
one
place.
It
was
kind
of
exciting
to
see
the
electric
Fleet
established.
O
O
They're
continued,
you
know
if
the
counselors
or
others
are
feeling
questions
about
the
festival
and
about
what's
going
on.
There's
a
lot
of
information
on
the
BD
website.
To
look
at
I
also
want
to
point
out
I.
Don't
think
this
is
I
think
this
is
something
that
is
going
to
be
done
on
the
consent
agenda.
We
discussed
it
at
the
board
of
Finance.
A
P
A
P
A
O
Q
O
And
50th
anniversary
of
the
Burlington
Community
Gardens,
we
had
a
great
event
and
years
ago,
I,
remember
and
did
think
was
important
to
tonight.
Note
tonight's
Milestone,
with
a
with
a
proclamation
and
a
reading
of
the
Proclamation.
The
many
City
staff
and
community
members
that
are
involved
in
the
program
are
excited
about.
O
And
this
the
50th
year
of
the
program.
Now,
therefore
I'm,
a
real
Weimer,
the
mayor
of
the
City
of
Burlington,
by
the
powers
vested
in
me
to
hereby
proclaim
the
week
of
September
11th
through
17th
as
the
Burlington
Community
Gardens
week.
And
so
and
encourage
all
citizens
to
support
and
help
improve
Community
gardening
opportunities
for
the
people
of
Burlington.
So
this
was
last
week
of,
of
course,
but
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
note
the
occasion
with
you
tonight.
A
Yes,
I
didn't
realize:
I
have
served
on
the
council
since
you
were
elected
and
did
not
remember
that
it
was
the
when
the
when
the
40th
anniversary
is
and
that
we're
now
up
to
the
50th
I
will
trust
that
the
event
was
celebrated
in
style
and
appreciate
all
the
work
that
was
done
past
president
future
to
encourage
Community
gardening
and
all
the
benefits
that
it
brings
with
it.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Proclamation.
O
Thank
you,
president
Paul.
This
too
is
a
happy
and
positive
communication.
I
am
excited
to
bring
before
you
for
confirmation
tonight
and
appointee
to
be
the
next
permanent
director
of
the
Burlington
International
Airport.
As
we
announced
last
week,
I
have
appointed
Nick
Longo,
who
has
served
as
the
acting
director
for
the
last
year
and
has
been
a
key
member
of
the
airport
team
for
for
nearly
a
decade
Nick.
Why?
Don't
you
come
up
and
have
a
sheet
here
and
we'll
embarrass
you
a
little
further
save
a
few
more
few,
more
positive
things
about
you.
O
We
we
intended
to
be
a
robust
and
rigorous
process,
and
it
was
how
the
council
helped
us
with
that
by
after
and
as
we
got
started,
a
competitive
market
analysis
raising
the
the
the
salaries
so
that
to
ensure
that
we
would
have
a
competitive
pool,
and
we
did,
there
were
four
finalists
that
were
fine.
That
were
forwarded
on
to
me
from
the
committee
that
was
made
up
of
both
members
of
the
airport
team
city
council,
president
Karen
Paul.
O
We
have
representatives
from
Winooski
and
South
Burlington
serve
on
on
the
in
the
process,
as
well
as
key
stakeholders
and
Nick
really
emerged
through
the
process
as
the
right
person
for
this
position
at
the
right
time.
He
has,
despite
being
still
quite
early
in
relatively
early
in
his
career.
He
has
developed
vast
expertise
related
to
this
position
in
a
number
through
a
number
of
roles.
O
In
that
time,
as
an
acting
director,
he
has
done
a
number
things
he's
first,
after
a
challenging
time
for
the
airport
team,
really
steadied
the
ship
there
and
has
built
very
solid
employee
relations
with
with
the
group
of
city
employees
at
the
airport,
they've
been
quite
engaged
in
this
process.
I
met
with
virtually
every
employee
before
we,
we
posted
the
position,
and
there
were
a
couple
employees
that
served
on
the
search
committee
as
well.
O
In
addition,
in
this
interim
period,
when
it's,
you
know
often
hard
as
an
acting
director
to
make
progress
on
long-term
strategic
goals,
Nick
was
able
to
do
exactly
that.
No
most,
notably,
he
was
the
head
of
the
team
that
negotiated
this
long-term,
very
important
lease
with
with
beta
that
should
have
a
an
impact
on
the
airport
for
many
years
to
come.
O
Someone
very
committed
to
the
aviation
industry
has
a
great
love
of
flying
and,
as
I
said
last
week,
I
hope,
with
the
council's
support
tonight,
I'm
very
confident
that,
with
this
joint
action
together,
we
will
be
putting
the
future
of
the
airport
a
organization
that
I
have
been
involved
with
for
20
years
now
or
virtually
20
years,
I'm,
really
very
hopeful
and
confident
in
its
future.
Knowing
that
Nick
will
will
be
at
the
helm,
I
hope
you'll
join
me
in
supporting
him
tonight.
Thank
you,
president
Paul
thank.
A
M
Well,
as
some
of
you
might
have
read,
I
have
publicly
said
that
I
would
support
this
disappointment
and
I
continue
to
I,
had
a
very
good
meeting
with
Nick
and
I
I
think
what
is
at
the
head
of
where
I'm
at
most
importantly,
is
the
support
that
he's
got
from
the
workers
at
the
airport.
That
was
not
too
long
ago
that
we
sat
here
and
watched
something
completely
different.
So
that
is
a
really
positive
thing,
and
this
is
good.
That's
good
good
work.
M
The
the
climate
crisis,
as
I
said
just
a
couple
of
seconds
ago,
is
ticking
and
I
am
happy
that
he
has
also
committed
to
working
to
include
Aviation
emissions
in
the
city's
climate
action
plan.
You
can't
deal
with
our
impact
without
looking
at
all
the
things
we're
doing
and
and
not
turn
a
blind
eye
to
that,
and
there
are
ways
that
we
should
do
that,
and
we
should
look
at
it
honestly
and
make
the
hard
choices
that
each
and
every
one
of
us
is
going
to
have
to
do
for.
M
Well
me
for
a
two
and
a
half
year
old
and
a
one-year-old
that
I
care
for
on
a
regular
basis,
and
you
all
will
figure
out
the
people
that
you
want
to
keep
making
this
world
habitable,
and
so
I'm
really
pleased
that
we'll
work
in
Partnership
on
that
and,
finally,
that
he's
committed
to
working
closely
with
the
toque
on
these
and
other
issues
of
community
concern
and
I.
Think
that
that
connection
is
really
important.
M
B
Second,
to
everything
that
Gene
just
said:
councilor
Bergman
and
also
just
congratulations
to
Nick,
and
it
takes
a
lot
to
start
to
create
a
cultural
shift
and
to
win
the
supportive
workers
as
both
an
interim
candidate
as
an
internal
candidate.
And
it
just
seems
like
you've,
really
done
that
so
interim
job
well
done.
And
congratulations
on
the
next
step.
A
A
A
A
So
before,
as
we
had
mentioned
before,
continuing
with
our
deliberative
agenda
and
the
remaining
items,
we
have
three
other
meetings
that
we
need
to
attend
to
this
evening.
We
have
the
local
cannabis
control,
the
first
actually
the
first
meeting
of
the
local
cannabis,
Control
Commission,
the
local
Control
Commission
and
the
board
of
civil
Authority.
So
we
will
recess
the
city
council
meeting
at
8
20
and
we'll
call
to
order
the
local
cannabis
Control
Commission
meeting
on
the
first
item
on
that
agenda
is
item
1.5
to
go
to
that.
A
A
E
A
A
C
C
We,
the
city
council,
is
sitting
as
local
control
board
for
the
Cannabis
control
board,
and
it
makes
sense
to
me
that
our
council
president
in
perpetuity
really
should
share
this
board,
so
I
hope
we
can
establish
that
so
that
we
every
time
we
have
a
new
council
president.
We
don't
need
to
elect
a
chair,
but
for
now
I
I
will
stick
with
my
nomination
of
you,
president
Paul.
A
Thank
you.
You
know,
I
I
think
we
probably
at
some
point,
do
need
to
figure
that
out,
because
clearly
we
do
not
make.
We
do
not
have
this
go
on
every
year
for
the
local
Control
Commission,
so
it
would
help.
Hopefully
we
can
do
that
so
I'm
I'm
not
used
to
well.
We
should
also
ask
if
there
are
any
other
nominations.
A
I'm
supposed
to
ask
if
there
are
any
other
nominations
twice
so
I
will
do
that
again,
seeing
none
we
will
close
nominations.
Nominations
do
not
require
a
second,
so
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
before
us,
please
say
aye
aye
aye,
any
any
opposed.
Please
say
no.
That
was
really
weird,
so
we
have
a
chair,
for
we
have
a
a
chair
for
the
local
cannabis,
Control
Commission.
A
So
the
second
in
our
last
deliberative
item
is
2.02,
which
is
the
2022
local
cannabis
control
applications
and
I
will
go
to
the
chair
of
the
subcommittee,
which
is
Council.
Commissioner
Shannon,
and
perhaps
you
can
give
us
a
little
bit
of
explanation
about
what
we
are
doing.
We
also
do
have
assistant
City
attorney
Haley
McClanahan
here
via
Zoom.
If
there
are
questions
or
if
you
wanted
to
ask
questions
of
her
or
if
others
do
so
go
ahead,
please.
C
Thank
you
well,
I'll
start
with
the
motion.
Yes,
yeah
I
moved
to
approve
and
recommend
to
the
local
cannabis
Control
Commission
that
it
authorizes
transmission
of
local
approval
of
the
following
local
cannabis
control,
license
applications
to
the
Cannabis
control
board,
upon
satisfaction
of
all
Municipal
operation
requirements,
including
zoning
approval,
and
permitting
compliance
with
signage
requirements
and
passage
of
all
health
safety,
building,
fire
and
water
inspections
and
or
sign-offs
for
series
collaborative
Green,
State
dispensary,
stash
Farm,
LLC
grass,
Queen
Incorporated
and
I
ask
for
the
floor
back
after
a
second.
A
C
I
do
not
see
this
as
a
way
I
I
honestly,
don't
know
why
we
would
have
a
local
control
board
if
we
have
no
way
of
allowing
the
public
to
participate
in
any
process
whatsoever,
because
they
have
no
information
except
the
possibly
the
hours
of
some
business
somewhere
in
the
city.
It
makes
no
sense
whatsoever.
C
The
following
record
shall
be
exempt
from
public
inspection
and
copying
under
the
public
records
act
and
shall
be
confidential,
a
any
record
in
an
application
for
a
license
relating
to
security,
Public,
Safety,
Transportation
or
Trade
Secrets,
including
information
provided
in
an
operating
plan
pursuant
to
subdivision
881
a1b
of
this
title.
This
is
standard
language.
C
We
are
not
we're
advised
by
our
attorney
that
we're
not
allowed
to
disclose
this
information,
but
they
are
and
if
they
would
be
willing
to
come
forward
and
share,
some
information
with
the
with
the
public
I
would
be
grateful
and
far
more
comfortable
in
approving
an
application
that
we
could
identify,
who
they
are
where
they
are,
and
what
they're
doing.
Thanks.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner
Shannon.
So
it
is
my
understanding
that
the
that
all
four
of
the
applicants
that
we
have
just
mentioned
in
the
motion
are
here.
You
don't
all
have
to
run
up
all
at
one
time
and
you
are
under
no
obligation
to
do
so,
but,
as
commissioner
Shannon
did
mention,
it
is
perhaps
a
little
bit
of
good
free
advertising,
and
just
you
know,
we
as
we
as
elected
officials,
do
feel
in
the
interest
of
some
level
of
disclosure
to
the
to
the
to
the
community.
A
R
Yes,
hi
I
am
rust,
Cody
I'm,
the
CEO
of
series
collaborative
I'm,
with
megdalia,
who
is
responsible
for
government
Affairs,
and
we
I'm
happy
to
tell
you
where
we're
going
to
be
we're
hoping
to
open
up
an
adult
youth
store
on
190
College
Street.
We
currently
operate
a
retail
location
in
that
exact
at
that
address.
That
has
been
basically
selling
CBD
products,
so
we
are
looking
to
transition
to
adult
use.
R
A
S
I'm
Brooke
Jenkins
I'm,
the
chief
operations
officer
at
Green,
State
dispensary
and
Upstate
elevator
Supply
Company.
We
are
located
at
699
Pine
Street
in
the
Queen
City
printers
building
the
green
buildings.
Across
from
zero
gravity.
We
have
operated
a
retail
store
on
Pine
Street,
since
2015
Green,
State,
Gardener
selling,
gardening,
hard
goods
and
CBD
products.
S
Green
State
dispensary
will
be
our
THC
facing
business.
We
are
applying
for
retail
wholesale
and
a
tier
one
cultivation
license,
which
is
a
very
small
cultivation
that
will
be
located
at
Pine
Street
as
well
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
other
questions.
You
have
that's
in
a
nutshell:
we've
been
working
really
really
hard
to
get
through
the
Burlington
permitting
process
and
all
of
our
work
is
completed
and
we
feel
ready
to
open
waiting
on
the
Cannabis
control
board
licensure,
but
we're
very
excited
and
I've
been
waiting
a
long
time
to
do
this.
Q
Hello,
my
name
is
jahayla
grass.
Queen
is
an
all
women
owned
majority
queer
owns
cannabis
company.
We
have
a
small
grown
Playing,
Fields
I'm
from
Burlington
and
moved
out
to
Plainfield
a
while
ago
to
get
ready
for
this
and
I'd
like
to
come
home
to
open
a
dispensary
we'll
be
located
between
the
Wallflower
Collective
and
fellino's
pizza.
71
South
Union
it'll
be
a
small
spot,
I'm,
really
trying
to
build
an
inclusive
environment
for
cannabis
users
trying
to
get
older
users
that
maybe
have
not
felt
comfortable
to
use
to
burn.
A
A
C
I
want
to
thank
each
of
these
applicants
for
coming
forward.
You
have
all
acted
like
top-notch
professionals
through
this
difficult
process
and
I,
think
that
which
I
think
everybody
can
see
having
having
you
all
come
forward.
I
I,
don't
think
the
state
is
doing
anybody
any
favors
by
trying
to
shroud
businesses
in
secrecy.
C
A
T
A
T
T
It
seemed
fairly
close
to
Champlain
Elementary
School
I,
actually
drove
down
there
on
Saturday
and
it's
I'm
sure
it's
over
500
feet,
or
we
wouldn't
be
entertaining
this
application
tonight,
but
I
just
wonder
you
know
we
haven't,
as
a
community,
really
had
the
conversation
about
any
additional
ordinance
that
we
may
want
to
shape
around
the
Cannabis
control
in
the
city
and
so
I
guess.
My
general
question
is:
is
we're
approving
license
as
if
we,
if
we
approve
these
licenses
tonight
and
then
we
have?
T
We
we,
for
instance,
extend
the
buffer
zones
from
500
to
a
thousand
feet
like
the
state.
I
I
believe
will
allow
us
to
do
with
these
businesses
tonight
that
might
be
within
a
500
foot
or
greater
than
500,
but
less
than
a
thousand
foot
would
they
be
exempt
from
those
ordinances.
I
guess
it
might
be
a
question
for
this.
The
City
attorney.
U
Paul,
so
also
question
is:
is
it
within
our
Municipal
authority
to
extend
buffer
zones
Beyond,
what's
already
in
state
statute
in
my
response?
To
that
would
be,
is
that
under
Title
VII,
which
outlines
cannabis
control
in
the
state
and
also
our
Municipal
Authority
for
controlling
cannabis
within
Burlington?
U
U
We
can
also
regulate
signage
under
both
state
law
and
our
own
zoning
ordinances
again,
and
then
we
can
also
regulate
public
nuisances,
and
so
we
would,
in
order
to
extend
the
buffer
zone,
we
would
really
have
to
have
a
conversation
about.
Where
does
that
proposed
extension
fit
in
one
of
those
three
silos,
you
know
off
top
of
head,
I
would
say
the
most
likely
place
it
would
fit
would
be
within
public
nuisance.
U
However,
where
this
is
an
arena
where
the
state
has
already
kind
of
spoken
around
buffer
zones,
we'd
really
need
to
have
a
a
sort
of
in-depth
legal
review.
As
to
whether
or
not
we
could
expand
that,
so
there's
a
possibility
there
for
extending
buffer
zones.
However,
I
think
our
office
would
definitely
need
to
do
some
additional
research
as
to
whether
or
not
we
could
come
in
and
supplement
what
the
state
has
already
done
in
that
Arena.
T
U
T
And
I'm
not
asking
that
your
office
do
that
research
I'm
just
suggesting
that
we
as
a
community
are
sort
of
rushing
into
this
cannabis
licensing
business
because
of
the
October
1
opening
day,
and
it
would
be
good
for
us
to
have
a
more
robust
conversation
in
the
community
about
any
additional
regulation
that
we
we
might
want
to
put
on
this.
But
I'll
support
these
tonight,
but
I'm
just
a
little
bit
concerned
about
that
aspect
of
this.
M
So
I'm,
sorry
that
I'm
not
up
to
date
on
the
rigs
and
the
the
statutes
with
regard
to
cannabis.
So
what
is
the
license
term
or
a
year
I
mean,
for
example,
we've
got
in
liquor
control.
It
goes
from
May
1st
to
April
30th
and
that's
generally,
what
the
the
license
goes
and
I
would
say,
based
on
my
past
experience,
acting
as
a
city
councilor
and
not
as
your
attorney
that
when,
if
you
grant
a
a
license
with
certain
conditions,
you
can't
retroactively
take
away
that
right.
M
To
be
quite
honest,
the
the
north
of
the
South
Union
Street
is
on
the
road
to
Edmonds
elementary
and
middle
school
and
I
go
to
the
Y
and
ride
my
bicycle
and
at
early
in
the
morning
and
see
lots
of
children
coming
by
and
although
I
don't
think
that
we're
selling
cannabis
early
in
the
morning
but
I
I
think
that,
probably
in
the
middle
of
the
afternoon,
that's
a
different
subject.
So
it's
it's!
A
Live
question
for
us.
O
Thank
you,
president
Paul
or
commissioner
Paul
for
I
guess
we're
still
in
this
in
this
I
could
serve
as
a
commissioner
with
you
on
this
board
I.
Just
do
you
want
to
remind
everyone
that
you
know
this
is
a
this
is
not
something
we're
rushing
towards
we've
been
the
council
passed
a
resolution
at
the
beginning
of
2020,
asking
the
city
the
administration
to
work
on
this.
O
We
have
given
you
updates
on
that
work
over
time,
and
you
have
recently
you
know
in
recent
months,
gotten
memos
from
the
city
team
and
making
it
clear
that
we
had
considered
the
question
of
additional
regulation
and
we're
not
recommending
further
steps
along
the
the
possible
lines
of
authority
as
as
laid
out
by
the
assistant
City
attorney
a
moment
ago.
So
from
my
perspective,
it
would
be
I
think
we
have
I,
discussed
and
and
and
come
to
this
conclusion
together.
O
M
C
The
forms
that
we
have
for
everybody
look
exactly
like
our
our
liquor
control
license,
forms
which
says
2022,
local
cannabis,
control,
application,
new
application,
there's
also
a
box
for
Renewal,
and
so,
if
somebody
can
from
the
city
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
My
assumption
was
that
this
was
an
annual
licensing,
but
also
this
licensing
has
to
be
done
by
that.
We
make
a
recommendation
to
the
state
and
they
license
them.
U
U
I'll
jump
in
commissioner
Paul,
so
my
understanding
is
that
it
is
an
annual
licensure.
The
workflow
that
we've
been
operating
under
currently
is
that
the
state
sort
of
there
it's
still
in
flux
as
to
kind
of
when
the
materials
are
going
to
be
reviewed
by
the
state
and
by
us
as
the
municipality.
But
the
state
is
actually
the
one
who
is
waiting
on
our
approval
before
they
will
issue
A
license.
They
give
conditional
approval
and
then
they
go
ahead
and
issue
that
license
once
they
get
it
get
the
approval
from
us.
U
So
it
is
an
annual
license,
but,
as
commissioner
Shannon
pointed
out,
it
comes
directly
from
the
state,
so
they
will
be
waiting
on.
You
know.
As
the
renewal
cycle
gets
closer,
they
will
be
waiting
on
that
sort
of
renewed
okay
from
us
in
order
to
reissue
their
license.
Of
course,
pending
you
know
their
review
process
that
occurs
annually
as
well.
M
I
would
advise
the
administration
to
get
absolutely
clear
on
this.
The
workflow,
as
everybody
knows
with
liquor,
is
intense
and
it's
in
a
set
period
of
time
and
if
I
get
a
new
establishment
today,
I
get
a
license
until
the
end
of
the
term.
I
don't
get
a
license
for
a
year
and
therefore
causing
there
to
be
staggered
licenses
all
the
way
around
so
I,
I'm,
I
I
think
that
it
is
going
to
be
worth
my
while
to
vote
in
favor
of
these
licenses
tonight.
C
I,
just
very
quickly
wanted
to
say,
because
I
felt
a
little
bit
like
that.
That
comment
maybe
would
make
people
in
the
city
feel
like
they
hadn't.
You
know
they
have
been
working
so
hard
at
getting
answers
to
so
many
things
and
I
completely
agree
with
you,
commissioner
Bergman
that
you've
identified.
You
know
another
thing
that
we
do
need
to
get
the
answer
to,
but
this
we
have
not
been
given
really
the
tools
that
we
should
have
to
succeed,
and
that
was
not
through
any
fault
of
anybody
in
this
city.
A
A
The
first
item
on
that
agenda
is
item
M
1.01,
which
is
a
motion
to
adopt
the
agenda.
Commissioner
Shannon
move
to
adopt
the
agenda.
Thank
you,
commissioner,
Shannon
seconded
by
commissioner
Travers.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
the
motion
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion?
Please
say
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Please
say
no.
We
have
our
agenda.
There
are
five
items
on
our
deliberative
agenda.
The
first
is
item
2.01,
which
is
a
first
and
third
class
liquor,
license
application
for
Jay
brewskis,
commissioner
Shannon.
A
L
A
A
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Shannon's.
That
motion
is
seconded
by
commissioner
Travers.
Any
discussion
on
the
motion.
Seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
is
made
by
commissioner
Shannon,
please
say:
aye
aye,
any
opposed
police
say
no.
That
motion
passes
unanimously
as
well,
which
brings
us
to
item
2.03.
A
first
and
third
class
liquor,
license
application
for
fatto
eonyo
doing
business
as
pasqualo
restaurant
and
with
that
I'll
go
to
commissioner
Shannon.
A
P
A
C
A
D
A
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Shannon.
That
motion
is
seconded
by
commissioner
Travers.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
that
motion
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
as
made
by
commissioner
Shannon?
Please
say:
aye
aye
aye
any
opposed,
please
say
no,
and
that
motion
and
the
last
motion
on
our
deliberative
agenda
passes
unanimously.
So
with
no
other
business
on
this
agenda
and
seeing
no
objection
will
adjourn
the
local
Control
Commission
meeting
at
8
52,
and
we
will
turn
to
the
mayor
to
preside
over
the
board
of
civil
Authority
meeting
mayor
Weinberger.
O
O
K
O
You
second
by
President,
Paul,
just
making
sure
the
agenda
hadn't
altered
that
any
discussion
of
the
consent
agenda,
seeing
none
we'll
go
to
a
vote.
All
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
please
say:
aye
are
there.
Any
opposed
motion
carries
unanimously.
That
brings
us
to
adjournment,
as
the
deliberative
item
has
been
removed.
So
without
objection,
the
board
of
Civil
Authorities
adjourned
at
8,
52
pm.
A
Great
thank
you
mayor
Weinberger,
so
we'll
re
reconvene,
the
council
meeting
at
the
same
hour
852
we
have
and
we
turning
to
our
deliberative
agenda.
The
next
item
is
7.03,
which
is
a
resolution:
reorganization
and
update
to
Staffing
structure
of
the
office
of
business
and
Workforce
Development,
the
department
of
the
Church
Street
Marketplace
from
the
business
and
Workforce
Development
team.
We
have
with
us
a
director
Cara
al-nazwari,
to
give
us
a
presentation
on
the
plans
for
this
department.
A
A
V
So,
as
you
know,
the
bulk
of
this
work
that
my
team
and
I
have
been
doing,
we've
been
doing
since
covet
hit
and
through
various
resolutions
that
has
expanded
the
budget
for
these
positions
was
approved
in
the
fiscal
year
23
budget
process
and
a
lot
of
the
work
we
are
doing.
Three
of
the
new
positions
I'm
proposing
are
support
level
positions
so
that
actually
you
can
leave
it
there.
That's
perfect
thanks.
V
Let
me
start
by
sort
of
going
through
this
Slide
the
office
of
business
and
Workforce
Development
encompasses
the
Church
Street
Marketplace,
which,
as
noted
here,
has
a
separate
budget
as
per
Charter.
It
also
encompasses
business
support
city-wide.
We
run
the
micro
business
Alliance,
we
are
launching
a
500
000
bypoc
and
women
focused
revolving
Loan
Fund
to
support
our
small
businesses,
and
we
provide
a
lot
of
direct
training
and
Technical
Support,
including
apropos
our
recent
discussion
for
members
of
the
community,
who
are
looking
for
cannabis
licenses.
V
We're
working
to
connect
them
with
the
social
Equity
supports
that
are
available
through
the
state
and
working
with
REI
B
to
give
them
as
much
support
as
possible.
We
run
the
markets
the
summer
Market,
the
Winter
Market
and
the
One
World
Market.
We
use
those
as
business
incubators.
It
allows
people
to
have
access
to
a
customer
base.
They
normally
wouldn't.
We
have
arranged
for
this
summer
Market.
V
Also
in
this
office,
We
Run
The
Early
Learning
initiative.
We've
been
doing
that
for
over
a
year
now
we
just
added
16
new
child
care
centers.
As
you
know,
many
Child
Care
Centers
have
a
reduced
capacity
right
now
due
to
the
labor
shortages,
so
we're
trying
to
expand
our
reach
there
and
we
are
about
to
start
launching
our
second
Workforce
training,
which
is
in
the
child
care
field,
which
we're
really
excited
hoping
to
get
that
off
the
ground.
In
January
we
some
of
the
work
we've
done.
V
We've
dispersed
last
year,
180
000
in
cdbg,
small
business
grant
support
and
we
recently
wrapped
up
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
reopening
an
expansion.
Grant
work
and
90
of
those
recipients
were
bypoc
members
of
our
community,
and
so
some
of
the
positions
that
I'm
creating
are
support
positions
to
relieve
some
of
the
staff
I
have
so
we
can
work
on
more
policy
initiatives
and
have
they
can
have
some
more
support,
especially
with
the
level
of
technical
requests
that
we
receive
in
the
office.
V
Well,
I
would
welcome
questions.
I
will
say
in
terms
of
funding
for
these
positions.
They
were
funded
for
already
under
the
guidance
of
the
mayor.
However,
what
you
don't
see
in
front
of
you
but
I
did
produce
a
four-year
budget
projection,
because
some
of
these
positions
are
partially
funded
through
arpa,
due
to
the
work
that
they're
doing-
and
we
know
that
that
won't
always
be
there
and
there's
also
obviously
a
desire
to
provide
some
Financial
relief
to
the
general
fund
and
not
burden
it
too.
V
Much
on
the
table
for
Revenue
sources
are
obviously
these
markets.
We
definitely
have
corporate
sponsors
who
are
interested
in
our
love
Burlington,
which
is
one
of
the
brands.
We
run
that
work.
In
addition,
we
will
be
looking
at
the
did
the
downtown
improvement
district
as
a
source
of
funds
for
the
work
we
do
to
be
able
to
support
these
businesses.
Beyond
The,
Church,
Street,
Market,.
A
M
Day
for
me,
so
you
and
I
talked
I,
really
appreciated
that
time
and
I
think
that
I
would
like
it's
not
I,
don't
think
appropriate
tonight,
because
I,
don't
think
you
have
the
information
but
the
longer
term
funding
plan
for
this
expanded
office
so
that
that's
critically
important
I
should
let
the
mayor
and
others
know
that
you
know
I've.
Had
you
know
property
taxpayer.
M
You
know
worry
about
the
expansion
of
you
know
more
and
more
positions
in
the
city
and
its
impact
on
the
the
property
tax
and
I
I.
Really
sympathize
with
that,
although
I
believe
that
austerity
kills
and
that
there
is
great
opportunity
to
to
building
Community
wealth
and
a
solidarity
economy
by
doing
these
things.
But
that
requires
us
to
have
real
plans
to
make
sure
that
it's
not
either
temporary,
that
it
is
sustainable
and
that
it
is
to
the
greatest
extent
possible
not
on
a
regressive
property
tax.
M
So
I
look
forward
to
getting
more
details
from
that
to
the
full
Council
as
well
as,
although
I'm
not
on
the
cdnr
committee,
to
work
through
those
things.
The
other
thing
that
I
would
like
to
say
and
I
actually
need
I,
would
like
to
hear
a
response
is
how
this
fits
with
the
remaining
Economic
Development
work
of
ceto.
How
did
just
what
are
the
connections?
What
is
still
there
Etc
sure.
V
M
Thank
you.
It
would
be
helpful
to
have
on
a
more
Global
sense,
something
from
you
and
director
Pine
that
lays
out
the
economic
development
strategy
of
the
City
of
Burlington
and
the
way
that
our
offices
are
interrelating
on
that
it
could
be
in
the
form
of
a
written
communication
from
my
standpoint,
even
on
the
consent
agenda
at
least
initially,
but
I
I
I
think
we're
we're
needing
that,
and
it's
due
thank.
V
You
and
I
do
I
would
like
to
address
that,
because
I
do
understand
the
need
for
that.
Clarity
I
I
do
feel
like
that.
Clarity
exists
internally
and
director
Pine
and
I
did
both.
We
sat
down
for
several
hours
together,
each
of
us
with
a
staff
member
and
a
long
checklist
and
by
each
item
we
decided
who
would
be
the
main
main
entity
responding
to
those
issues
as
well
as
discussing
a
larger
global
vision,
and
we
have
on
the
books
to
do
that
again
to
keep
doing
that.
P
I
just
had
one
question:
that's
sort
of
come
up
to
me
come
to
me
during
our
conversation
at
Board
of
finance
and
our
meeting
now
so
I
apologize
for
not
sending
it
forward
sooner
but
I
don't
know
it
might
be
for
the
mayor
as
well
or
president
Paul,
but
to
the
extent
that
cdnr
would
assuming
I
would
assume.
Cdnr
would
still
be
the
committee
that
would
oversee
the
work
that
you
all
are
doing
and
have
those
conversations
about
items
coming
to
the
council
related
to
that
work.
Yeah.
O
So
councilor
McGee,
you
know
I
think
you
know
that's
a
a
question.
We
should
probably
talk
about
further,
certainly
the
foundation
of
a
lot
of
cars
work
and
it
remains
work
that
there
is
a
great
deal
of
Engagement
Community
engagement
with
through
the
Church
Street
Marketplace
commission
I,
look
forward
to
the
presentation,
I
think.
Certainly
there
should
be
significant
time
in
next
year's
budget
presentation
about
this
multi-year
plan
and
and
how,
because
I
share
the
concern
raised
by
Council
Bergman.
O
The
intent
of
this
department
is
not
to
not
to
put
a
substantial
drain,
drag
burden
on
the
on
the
general
fund,
and
you
know
that's
been
the
history
with
the
tertiary
Marketplace
and
the
car
has
a
plan
that
basically
would,
as
the
arpa
funds
go
away,
replace
them
with
other
revenues
that
are
generated
through
local
activity
or
through.
Potentially,
an
expansion
of
the
of
the
district.
That
is,
is
paying
fees
that
supports
the
Church
Street
Marketplace.
O
So,
in
terms
of
like
the
primary
oversight
of
this
business
and
Workforce
Development,
Department
I've
certainly
seen
that
taking
place
through
largely
through
the
the
marketplace
or
an
expanded
District
to
degree
that
I
do
think.
You
know.
Certainly
there
and
I
think
Cara
has
presented
to
cdnr
with
the
Early
Learning
initiative.
O
That's
something
that
I
I.
You
know
I.
She
and
I
haven't
spoken
in
detail
about
that
recently,
but
it's
I
certainly
think
that
you
know
so
I
think
it's
a
little
gonna
be
be.
As
with
other
departments.
There
may
be
some
some
topics
may
be
addressed
by
different
different
groups.
I
think
a
lot
of
what
B.
What
are
we
call
bwd
is
doing.
A
Thanks
councilor
McGee,
if
there
are
no
other
comments
from
the
council,
we'll
go
to
a
vote
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
made
made
by
councilor,
Traverse
and
seconded
by
councilor
Barlow,
please
say:
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Please
say
no!
That
motion
to
the
resolution
passes
unanimously
and
with
it
thanks
thanks
so
much
director,
El
nazwari
for
being
here
for
your
presentation
and
we're
all
excited
for
the
next
chapter
and
the
city's
commitment
furthering
the
city's
commitment
to
business
and
Workforce
Development.
A
So
thank
you
and
thanks
to
your
team,
our
next
item
7.04
has
been
removed
from
our
deliberative
agenda.
It's
now
consent.
It's
now
consent
agenda
item
6.25,
which
we've
already
approved.
So
we
will
go
to
our
next
two
items
which
are
entertainment
permits.
The
first
is
7.05
in
indoor
entertainment.
Permit
application
for
Jay
brewski
I'll
go
to
counselor
Shannon
for
a
motion.
Please.
C
A
N
A
E
C
C
Just
briefly,
I
want
to
say
that
we
are
reminding
applicants
that,
particularly
when
they
have
an
outdoor
entertainment
permit,
that
they
do
still
have
a
responsibility
to
their
neighbors,
to
making
sure
that
they're
working
with
their
neighbors
to
assure
that
they're
not
creating
any
kind
of
hostile
environment
in
the
neighborhood
and
I'm.
Confident
that
this
licensee
will
will
honor.
That
sentiment.
A
K
A
Any
opposed
please
thank
you,
counselor
Freeman,
any
opposed.
Please
say
no!
That
motion
passes
unanimously
and
again.
Thank
you
very
much
for
being
here
and
being
here
all
this
time.
Through
all
through
all
of
these
meetings,
we
have
just
two
items
left
on
our
deliberative
agenda.
The
first
is
7.07,
we're
being
asked
to
approve
the
hiring
of
a
newly
created
position
that
we
approved
in
the
FY
23
budget,
which
is
for
the
Burlington
Police
Department,
a
police,
recruiter
and
hiring
coordinator,
and
there
is
a
motion
on
that.
A
Thank
you,
councilor
Barlow
seconded
by
councilor
Shannon.
So
with
that
we
do
have
the
CAO
Catherine
Shad,
who
is
here
as
well
as
acting
acting
Chief,
Murad
and
I,
don't
know
if
there
are.
Perhaps
you
could
just
give
a
brief
overview
of
this
for
the
CAO.
If
you
could
do
that
and
then,
if
there
are
questions
either
you
or
the
acting
Chief
could
answer.
Thank
you
sure.
W
We
envision
this
recruiter
and
hiring
coordinator
to
work
not
only
on
helping
us
to
get
more
police
officers,
but
also
to
help
with
community
service
officers,
Community
Support
Liaisons
as
well
as
dispatchers,
and
it's
not
a
person
that
will
work
alone
or
in
a
silo
just
with
BPD.
We've
already
started
working
they'll
be
working
with
HR,
as
well
as
the
reib
department,
but
we
did
feel
like
it
was
important
to
have
one
key
person
who
has
that
main
core
responsibility
at
BPD,
who
can
liaise
with
the
others.
A
Great,
thank
you
very
much.
Are
there
any
questions
we
did
discuss
at
the
discuss
this
at
the
board
of
Finance
meeting
this
evening
and
also
wanted
it
noted
that
there
was
a
this
was
a
collaborative
effort
with
the
Burlington
Police
commission
who
did
offer
input
to
this
process.
Are
there
any
counselors
who
have
any
questions
or
comments
before
we
would
go
to
a
vote?
P
A
D
A
A
We
have
one
last
item
and
a
person
who's
been
patiently
waiting
to
give
up
to
give
us
the
presentation
on
that
item,
and
that
is
7.08,
which
is
a
presentation
of
the
annual
report
of
the
Burlington
Police
commission,
and
we
have
the
one
of
the
co-chairs
of
the
commission.
Commissioner
giulani
Gamache.
X
X
Last
year
we
started
to
update
dd1302
and
dd1003,
which
are
interacting
with
persons
with
disabilities
and
interacting
with
persons
with
diminished
capacities
respectively,
and
that's
ongoing
as
well.
A
couple
resolutions
that
we
passed
last
year,
the
first
one
being
asking
the
mayor
and
city
council
to
Mountain
mental
health
Summit,
and
there
were
the
outcome
of
that
was
we
held,
said
mental
health.
X
Summit
a
couple
weeks
ago,
I
was
able
to
join
for
the
first
day
and
it
was
quite
productive,
but
but
I
was
unable
to
run
for
the
second
day,
but
I'll
be
hopefully
brought
tuning
in
and
seeing
how
that
worked
out.
We
also
like
to
thank
the
reib
office
and
CSL
Lacey
Smith
for
their
all
the
time
and
effort
they
put
into
that.
X
We
also
passed
a
motion
to
advise
the
BPD
to
develop
skills
and
focus
their
to
focus
on
increase
of
diversity
within
BPD,
so
that
the
composition
better
reflects
the
community
or
better
yeah.
What
the
committee
would
like
that
motion
called
for
the
creation
of
a
group
of
community
advisors
to
participate
in
the
networking
effort
to
assure
that
there's
a
diverse
set
of
applicants
and
that
full
motion
can
be
found
in
the
appendix
of
the
report.
X
X
X
We
had
involved
topics
with
mental
health
first
and
Cahoots
campaign
in
Burlington
alternatives
to
arrest
policies
to
reduce
racial
disparities
in
policing,
police,
mental
health,
trauma-informed
police
practices,
BPD
narcotics
operations,
police
training
on
de-escalation
and
several
others
and
I.
Think
with
that
I'll
open
for
our
questions
for
real.
A
B
With
a
comment
and
go
to
a
question
which
I
think
is
just
first
of
all
to
say,
I
think
at
various
times
the
city
council
has
struggled
with
some
of
the
boards
and
commissions
being
somewhat
performative
and
I.
Think
not
that
that
was
true
of
the
police
commission.
But
it
definitely
is
a
radically
different
police
commission
than
it
was
two
and
a
half
years
ago
and
I
just
when
I
joined
the
council
much
less
before
that.
B
The
training
and
everything
else
so
just
want
to
commend
you
on
figuring
that
out
and
moving
forward
on
it,
and
then
thank
you
for
the
report
itself,
which
is
great
to
have
I,
don't
know
when
we
get
anything,
that's
comprehensive
from
any
of
the
other
boards
or
commissions.
So
this
is
very
useful
to
have
and
then
I
guess.
My
questions
are
on
some
of
it
sounds
like
there's
a
lot
of
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
you're
doing.
B
There's
also
work
that
you're
a
little
bit
stalled
on
again,
not
necessarily
through
any
fault
of
your
own,
and
so
one
I
guess.
The
question
is
like
is
what
would
be
most
helpful
from
the
city
council
in
terms
of
your
next
step?
Is
there
anything
specific
and
I
didn't
ask
you
this
question
before
which
I
apologize
for
I
could
have
warned
you
that
you
need
and
then
in
terms
of
stalled
work,
if
there's
anything
that
you
would
like
us
to
address
to
the
administration
in
terms
of
helping
make
that
happen,.
X
More
hours
into
the
day,
four
days
in
the
week,
I
would
say:
I
think
some
of
our
biggest
Hendersons
right
now
is
just
just
I.
Think
the
time
that's
that's
required
to
put
into
this
commission
it's
a
lot
of
hours.
It's
a
lot
of
time,
I'm
struggling
with
that
right
now,
very
much
so,
and
I'll
get
into
I'll
get
into
another
point
after
this
with
that,
but
yeah
it's
just
it's
just
it's
time.
X
It's
it's
a
lot
of
time
and
we
most
of
us
have
a
job
or
two
in,
in
addition
to
families
and
all
that
stuff,
and
so
it's
really
just
time
all
things
considered,
we
do
feel
pretty
well
supported
from
city
council
generally
things
that
we've
asked
we've
received.
I'd
say
that
I
would
Echo
that
for
the
administration
as
well
too
for
the
most
part,
and
so
it's
sadly
it's
time.
B
A
M
M
It
really
I'm
I'm,
particularly
pleased
that
you
were
as
clear
as
you
were
in
the
report
on
the
things
that
you've
asked
for,
and
you
haven't
gotten
and
my
answer
to
the
question
that
wasn't
asked
me
in
terms
of
what
could
you
want
from
us?
Is
you
know
that
there
should
be
responses
and
so
Mr
Mayor?
Let
me
just
say
that
there
are
requests
that
have
been
made
as
identified
here,
and
there
are
allegations.
M
I'll
be
try
to
be
fair
here,
instead
of
starting
with
with
a
big
stick
and
that
indicate
that
there
have
been
no
responses
or
declinations
and
I
think
that's
unacceptable
and
without
belaboring.
That
expect
that
there
be
substantive
responses
to
each
and
every
one
of
them.
So
I
guess
I'm
not
asking
for
one
tonight.
M
You
know
we'd
like
to
hear
I
think
they
deserve
a
response,
and
we
deserve
to
understand
that,
and
so
the
the
plan
to
eliminate
the
missing
data
is
another
item,
the
no
explanation
as
to
why
they
they
declined
the
center
for
police,
equity
and
the
note,
and
then
they
call
training.
Those
are
the
things
that
I
identified
here,
where
there
is
no
response,
silence
is
not
golden
and
they
deserve,
and
all
the
work
they're
doing
is
just
incredible.
O
O
This
lengthy
13-page
report
is
virtually
silent
on
these
dominant
Public,
Safety
and
policing
issues.
Further.
The
commission's
six
goals
for
FY,
23
and
Beyond
do
not
include
any
mention
of
rebuilding
the
department,
reducing
property
crime
and
gunfire
incidents,
reducing
homelessness
already
seen
drug
overdoses,
rebuilding
our
police
department
and
restoring
confidence
in
our
City's
Public
Safety
is
going
to
require
Collective
Community
effort
from
all
of
us,
and
certainly
from
the
body
that
is
appointed
to
help
manage
the
police
department,
which
is,
which
is
what
the
police
commission
is
is
chart
charged
with
doing.
O
I
remain
committed
to
working
closely
with
the
police
commission
to
be
moving.
The
community
forward
continue
I
tend
to
continue
to
personally
meet
with
police
Commissioners
every
month
to
achieve
this
is
something
that
I
don't
do
with
any
other
commission,
but
I've
made
that
commitment
with
this
commission
and
we've
stuck
to
it
for
many
months
now.
M
P
I
think
what
we
have
heard
from
the
community
for
a
number
of
years
is
a
serious
concern
around
racial
disparities
in
policing
and
a
real
desire
for
alternatives
to
status
quo
policing
in
Burlington
and
I
think
we
have
seen
the
pendulum
swing
back
to
status
quo,
policing
as
the
response
to
the
issues
that
we
Face
here
in
the
city.
Without
a
serious
conversation
about
prevention
or
a
serious
conversation
about
the
Alternatives
or
you
know,
we
have
had
plenty
of
conversation.
P
Don't
get
me
wrong,
I'm,
not
trying
to
say
that
we
haven't
had
any
conversation,
but
we
have
gotten
away
from
those
conversations
to
our
detriment
and
to
push
Alternatives
and
prevention
goals
out
of
the
spotlight
in
favor
of
returning
to
things
as
normal,
a
normal
that
was
so
broken
and
was
not
working.
I
think
is
sorely
misguided
and
so
to
the
extent
that
the
commission
has
not
receive
responses
on
these
items
and
continue
to
make
progress.
P
A
C
Thank
you,
president
Paul,
and
thank
you,
chair
Gamache,
for
coming
here
and
presenting
this.
This
very
thorough
report
and
I
do
appreciate
your
work
on
the
commission
and
I
know
the
Commissioners
put
in
extraordinarily
long
long
hours
and
have
been
working
on
a
lot
of
of
different
issues,
as
this
report
demonstrates.
C
E
C
X
With
regards
to
people
come
to
us
about
the
commencement
Community
publicity
in
the
city,
I
mean
I.
I
live
in
I
bartend
right
across
the
street
over
there
then
I
before
my
wedding,
when
there
was
a
shooting
and
those
blows,
went
right
over
myself,
my
fiance's
head
the
one
of
the
shootings
a
couple
weeks
ago
that
struck
my
friend,
who
then
shattered
his
leg.
X
You
know
when
that
happened.
I
was
like.
Do
I
tell
people
my
bar.
Do
what
do
I
do
right
now?
You
know
I
decided
to
lock
the
door
from
the
outside
people
would
still
leave
where
they
wanted
to
and
so
I've.
In
addition
to
hearing
from
the
people
in
the
city,
I
live
it
every
day.
Every
night
I
work,
downtown
I
mean
I,
don't
get
to
know
where
I'm
like
am
I,
going
to
make
it
home
tonight.
X
But
but
there's
always
there's
always
some
concern,
and
so
I
mean
I
mean
so
yeah
I
think
we're
all
pretty
pretty
plugged
in
and
pretty
aware
of.
What's
going
on
around
around
the
city
and
to
counselor
hightower's
point
before
it's,
it's
not
just
Burlington.
The
problems
we're
dealing
with
here
are
happening.
Nationwide
we're
not
used
to
those
problems
here,
but
this
is
where
we're
at.
Unfortunately,
the
pandemic
I
think
sped
up
to
where
we
are
at
right
now.
X
I
think
it
accelerated
that
time
frame,
because
I
think
we
were
trending
in
this
direction
and
then,
depending
on
kind
of
made
that
go
a
lot
faster.
We
why
we
don't
track
resignations
per
se.
Acting
Chief
does
keep
us
abreast
in
his
month
report
of
where
we're
at
with
them
with
officers.
He'll
generally,
let
us
know
how
many
people
are
up
for
how
many
people
are
up
for
retirement
and
things
like
that.
X
It's.
This
isn't
this.
This
isn't
easy.
I
wish
wish
I
had
better
answers
and
easier
answers
for
you,
but
this
is
hard
work
and
we
need
everyone
wrong
in
the
same
direction,
so
I
I,
hope,
I,
hope
you
continue
to
listen
to
your
constituents
when
they
reach
out
to
you
and
I
hope.
You
also
listen
to
us
when
we
give
you
what
we're
seeing
on
the
ground
and
from
what
people
tell
us.
A
I
Thank
you,
president
Paul,
and
thank
you
to
the
commission
for
all
your
work
and
for
this
report
and
I
just
not
to
completely
dredge
up
old
conversations
but
I.
Think,
as
we've
been
having
this
conversation
and
as
I've
been
listening
to
the
commentary
it,
it
does
bring
up
for
me
that
the
conversations
that
we
were
having
about
an
oversight,
board
and
I
think
given
the
mayor's
comments
and
and
some
of
the
counselors
I'm
just
struck
by
how
much
there
to
me.
I
I
I
But
I
did
it
just
really
struck
me,
and
it
really
did
put
a
light
bulb
on
for
me
about
the
need
to
why
there
were
so
much
advocacy,
not
just
on
the
local
level
but
from
National
organizations.
Talking
about
what
an
independent
oversight
would
look
like
and
I
think
it's
because
of
those
comments
that
were
just
coming
back,
where
it's
saying
well,
why?
Why
are
we
looking
at
this,
and
why
are
we
looking
at
that?
I
And
it
just
really
struck
me
as
a
as
a
moment
to
reflect,
but
again
I
really
appreciate
the
work
of
the
commission.
I
understand
that
some
are
feel
that
the
that
the
that
there's
not
enough
you
know
priority
or
emphasis
being
put
on
you-
know
the
the
issues
that
we're
having
in
the
city
right
now.
I
really
think
that
counselor
McGee
put
it
well
in
that
that
that
it,
it
doesn't
make
sense
to
fall
back
and
sort
of
like
rest
on
the
old
status
quo.
I
I,
along
with
a
lot
of
other
people,
are
saddened
and
frustrated
by
by
any
sorts
of
you
know,
sort
of
violence,
or
you
know
the
mental
health
issues
going
on
in
the
community
and
all
these
things,
but
I
don't
think
that
that
it's
too
easy
to
use
that
to
fall
back
on
an
old
system
that
I
think
as
counselor
Ricky
said.
Just
was
really
not
working
and
I
think
we
need
to.
We
need
to
be
really
creative
right
now
and
figuring
out
what
we're
doing
going
forward.
I
T
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
the
report.
Yeah,
you
know,
I
I
wasn't
going
to
speak,
but
I
just
feel
like
I
need
to
respond
to
the
notion.
That's
been
put
forward
about
how
this
is
a
problem,
that's
going
on
everywhere,
and
it's
not
unique
to
Burlington,
but
well
I.
Think
it's
obvious
to
anybody
that
one
of
our
biggest
issues
right
now
is
that
we
don't
have.
We
can't
resource
the
police
department
in
a
way
that
they
can
respond
to
the
the
events
that
occur.
T
We
have
the
priority
response
plan,
which
is
essentially
a
a
triage
plan
because
we
don't
have
enough
officers
and
I
have
to
believe.
If
we
had,
we
had
a
bigger
presence
of
public
safety
personnel
armed
sworn
officers
downtown,
while
many
of
these
events
are
happening.
If,
if
we
wouldn't
have
a
deterrent
effect
and
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
respond
to
things
more
effectively,
we
can't
enforce
the
rules
we
set
for
ourselves
downtown
right
now.
T
T
M
I
just
got
to
say
that
this
Council
has
done
everything
that
we've
been
asked
and
I've
voted
for
it
and
support
it.
You
talk
about
resourcing
more
officers.
Well,
you
know
like
the
money's
there,
the
recruitment
officer
was
just
approved,
you
know
time
is
gonna
take.
What
the
commission
is
really
talking
about
is
what
Joe
was
saying
all
of
the
pieces
that
we've
got
to
build
to
do
it
right,
we've
got
to
be
working
on
and
there
are
a
lot
of
things
that
they're
asking
for
here.
M
That
should
be
done
and
that
we
then
do
them
and
if
we're
gonna-
and
we
could
have
a
good
debate
if
there
are
I
I
I,
anticipate
a
good
debate
around
particulars.
I
can
hear
the
the
inklings
of
them,
but
let's
do
it
with
information,
that's
provided
and
and
and
then
try
to
do
it.
Try
try
to
to
do
the
job
that
that
needs
to
be
done,
which
is
a
very
comprehensive
approach.
A
C
Thank
you,
president
Paul,
you
know,
councilor
Bergman
is,
is
Right.
We've
done
many
things,
and
and
with
support
of
the
full
Council
to
try
to
support
our
Police
Department,
but
I
think
that
we
have
to
recognize
that
we
can't
improve
policing
when
we
have
no
police,
when
our
police
officers
are
constantly
stressed
when
they
are
overworked,
and
their
numbers
continue
to
drop
and
I
think
that
we
have
to
recognize
the
the
work
environment
that
we're
all
providing
and
it's
not
it.
C
It
is
not
just
the
administration,
it
is
not
just
the
police
commission,
it's
not
just
a
city
council,
but
how?
How
are
we
treating
our
Police
Department?
It's
it's.
We've
made
it
extraordinarily
difficult
for
police
officers
to
do
their
job
and
to
be
successful
at
that
job
because,
as
the
CNA
report
pointed
out,
when
police
officers
are
just
running
from
emergency
to
emergency,
they
cannot
do
the
the
we
want
them
to
de-escalate.
We
want
slow
policing.
C
We
want
them
to
be
calm
and
respectful
to
our
community
members
when
they
engage
with
our
community
members.
But
how
are
we
all
as
a
community
all
of
Burlington
working
to
create
that
kind
of
environment
and
I?
Remember
Chief
scherling
talking
long
ago
about
the
Covenant
between
the
the
police
and
the
community
and
that
there
will
never
be
enough
police
to
to
police
everything
that
happens.
C
C
I,
don't
we
know
that
when
people
take
a
job,
it
isn't
just
about
the
money
and
I
think
that
the
the
city
council
has
and
the
you
know,
following
the
lead
of
the
administration
and
the
police
chief
and
working
with
the
unions,
we
have
provided
a
financial
package
that
I
think
is.
It
should
be
attractive,
But,
ultimately,
job,
satisfaction
and
the
reason,
particularly
this
is
an
employee's
Market
and
that
comes
from
job,
satisfaction
and
I.
C
A
N
If
I
could
just
briefly
bring
it
back
to
the
agenda
item,
I
want
to
thank
you,
chair,
Gamache,
for
being
here
this
evening.
You
know
I
spent
I,
think
three
years
as
chair
of
the
Parks
Commission
I
spent
five
years
as
chair
of
the
housing
board
of
review.
We
submitted
annual
reports
like
this
every
year
of
those
eight
years
and
I
was
never
asked
to
come
before
the
council
as
a
deliberative
agenda
item
to
speak
to
it.
N
N
Thank
you
for
your
comments
about
your
own
personal
experience.
You
know.
Yes,
there
are
certainly
some
public
safety
concerns
downtown,
but
most
nights
when
you
come
downtown
I
still
see
a
thriving
Burlington
and
it's
in
large
part
because
of
folks,
like
you,
your
bar
other
Burlington
businesses
that
are
committed
to
our
community
and
are
making
downtown
still
a
great
place
to
be.
N
It
gives
me
a
lot
of
faith
that
you're
the
chair
of
this
commission,
not
only
because
of
your
lived
experience
and
professional
experience,
but
because
of
the
experience
that
you've
had
over
the
last
couple
years
in
in
making
the
commission
what
it
is
and
the
dedication
of
you
and
your
other
colleagues.
So
so.
Thank
you
for
everything
and
and
for
this
detailed
report
and
we'll
look
forward
to
having
you
back,
but
hopefully
not
too
often.
A
Thank
you
thanks.
Councilor
Travers,
so
I
would
entertain
a
motion
to
Simply
wave
the
reading
and
place
the
communication
on
file.
Thank
you,
councilor
Bergman
seconded
by
councilor
Hightower.
So
we
have
a
motion
which
has
been
seconded
we'll
go
to
a
vote.
All
those
in
favor
of
the
motion.
Please
say:
aye.
E
A
X
A
T
Thank
you,
president
Paul.
The
tax
abatement
committee
is
having
our
organizational
meeting
tomorrow.
September
20th
at
5
PM
in
the
Green
Mountain
conference,
room,
we'll
be
discussing
our
mission
statement
and
reviewing
web
page
content
related
to
tax
abatement
and
financial
aid
programs
also
want
to
say.
The
redistricting
working
group
will
be
meeting
on
Wednesday
September
21st
at
10
A.M.
In
a
virtual,
only
meeting
the
zoom
link
and
the
meeting
agenda
on
board
docs
and
on
the
City
calendar.
A
A
A
We
just
met
one
week
ago,
so
we
probably
covered
that
last
week,
but
even
so,
it's
been
a
week
if
there
are
any
who
have
comments
on
General
City
affairs
and
if
not,
we
will
go
to
item
number
10,
which
is
council.
President
updates
I
only
have
one,
and
that
is,
we
received
an
email
from
the
chair
of
the
ad
hoc
reappraisal
committee.
A
So
we
don't
want
to,
we
don't
want
their
work
to
be
delayed
because
they
have
lost
a
member.
So
if
you
know
of
anyone,
please
please
let
us
all
know
with
that.
That'll
bring
us
to
our
final
item
of
the
evening,
which
is
item,
number
11
updates
from
the
mayor
mayor
Weinberger.
The
floor
is
yours.
Thank.
O
You
president
Paul
I,
just
have
one
item
tonight
as
well,
which
is
just
to
address
one
thing
that
was
on
the
consent
agenda
was
discussed
at
Board
of
Finance
the
contract
with
Champlain
Housing
Trust
to
manage
the
Elmwood
shelter
emergency
shelter
was
approved
by
the
spotty
and
I
appreciate
the
council's
long-standing
support
on
the
issue
issue
going
back
for
the
last
year,
as
we've
been
working
on
it
and
by
the
time
three
weeks
from
now
when
this
Council
meets
again,
we
should
be
getting
very
close
to
opening
this.
This
new
important
emergency
facility.