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A
A
Okay,
council
members
all
right
no
need
to
approve
the
agenda
that
will
move
us
into
item
four,
which
is
public
to
be
heard,
and
so
this
is
the
portion
of
tonight's
meeting
where
there
are
members
from
the
public
who
wish
to
bring
anything
to
the
board's.
Attention
is
not
on
the
agenda.
Now
was
the
time
to
do
so.
If
there's
anybody
in
the
room
who
wishes
to
address
the
board,
if
you
could,
please
raise
your
hand
so
that
someone
could
identify
you.
C
Thank
you,
Mr.
Council
members.
My
name
is
Will.
Dodge
I
sit
on
the
Essex
energy
committee,
which
up
until
I
guess
I
guess
you
should
say
still
at
least
until
July
of
next
year
is
a
committee
that
has
been
devoted
to
covering
the
energy
needs
of
both
the
town
and
what
is
now
the
city
and
by
covering
what
I
mean,
is
we're
a
volunteer
committee
that
look
at
things
like
Municipal
energy
usage,
trying
to
help
members
of
the
community
with
things
like
weatherization,
electric
vehicle
adoption?
C
Right
now
we
have.
We
have
almost
a
full
committee,
and
that
includes,
among
the
members
at
least
one
Essex
Junction
resident,
as
well
as
the
one
of
the
the
the
building
manager
for
town
of
Essex.
He
was
really
you
know,
as
as
part
of
his
employment
is
focused
on
on
Essex
town,
but
has,
at
least
in
the
past,
provided
some
advice
and
assistance
to
Essex
Junction.
We
understand
from
what's
happening
with
the.
C
I
had
thought
of
maybe
something
along
the
lines
of
an
of
a
memorandum
of
understanding
so
that
if
in
the
future,
if
there's
some
reason
within
city
government
as
I
know,
I
think
it
makes
sense
to
have
our
own
committee,
then
it
maybe
at
that
point.
We
we
do.
We
dissolve
it,
but
that
at
least
for
the
time
being,
and
particularly
in
light
of
all
of
the
focus
on
funding.
That's
coming
in
that
could
be
helpful
to
a
large
number
of
Transportation
related
energy
related
building
related
projects.
C
A
B
Yeah,
so
what
you've
got
in
your
packet
talks
about
the
municipal
ordinances?
We
talked
about
this
at
the
last
meeting
when
you
set
the
public
hearing
warning.
This
is
essentially
rescinding
a
number
of
components
in
the
existing
Municipal
ordinances
that
are
now
redundant
based
on
the
new
public
nuisance
ordinance
that
was
passed
so
you've
got
this
section
on
your
agenda
for
a
public
hearing,
and
then
we've
got
the
documents
itself
down
on
the
business
item
for
Action.
If
you're
ready
to
do
that.
A
B
A
D
D
E
D
He
was
a
member
of
the
operations
team
called
sewer
Marines
representing
Vermont
and
New
England
at
Regional
and
National
Wastewater
operation
challenge
competitions,
placing
in
several
categories,
whereas
Bernie
received
the
wastewater
operator,
Excellence
award
from
Green
Mountain,
Water
environment
Association
for
outstand
outstanding
service
in
water
pollution
control
in
2020,
whereas
Bernie's
sense
of
humor
teamwork,
leadership,
passion
for
doing
a
job
thoroughly,
teaching
others
and
historical
knowledge
of
the
facility
will
be
tremendously
missed
now.
They're
be
resolved,
therefore,
be
it
resolved.
D
On
this
day,
Wednesday
December
14
2022,
the
Essex
Junction
City
Council,
expresses
its
appreciation
to
Bernie
for
his
dedicated
career
at
the
Essex
Junction
Wastewater
facility.
We
thank
you
for
your
time
and
your
service
to
our
community
and
and
I
I.
Simply
just
one
of
these
he's
like
he's
an
institution
and
I,
don't
know
how
he's
gonna,
how
we're
going
to
replace
them,
but
we're
going
to
try,
but
he
he
is
certainly
an
Irreplaceable
person
and
I
think
we're
all
extremely
appreciative.
What
he's
done?
D
A
Absolutely
thank
you,
George
very
well
said,
and
certainly
his
impact
will
be
felt
or
has
been
felt
for
for
years
and
will
continue
to
be
felt
for
many
years
beyond
that,
given
the
amount
of
training
and
impact
he's
had
in
our
community
and
the
staff
here
greatly
appreciate
all
of
all
of
Bernie's
work.
Are
there
any
more
comments
from
the
council
members.
A
D
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved.
On
this
day,
Wednesday
December
14
2022,
the
Essex
Junction
City
Council,
expresses
its
appreciation
to
Jerry
for
his
dedicated
Service
as
a
health
officer.
We
thank
you
for
your
time
and
service
to
our
community
and,
let
me
add,
Jerry
you
have
earned
a
well-deserved
rest.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
B
A
D
F
A
A
A
I
A
I
I
A
D
I,
don't
have
any
I
I'll
just
observe
for
for
both
the
candidates.
I've
I've,
just
I've
been
a
substitute
for
that
board
for
many
times,
and
it's
it's
actually
it's
a
great
board.
It's
very
Lively.
Every
single
community
in
Chittenden
County
is
represented
on
it
and
they
actually
do
some
really
good
stuff.
I
A
I
D
A
K
I
might
have
gotten
that
wrong.
Oh
I
do
I
do
believe
they're
Wednesdays,
but
they
might
be
I,
might
have
gotten
the
the
weeks.
That's
mixed
up.
I,
don't
usually
attend
them,
as
is
pretty
obvious
from
the
fact
that
I
don't
even
know
when
they
meet
half
the
time,
but
they
I
do
know.
They
are
Wednesday
meetings.
K
F
I
A
A
I
A
A
H
I've
managed
to
pull
away
briefly
so
I,
yes,
I've
been
listening
along
and
have
a
similar,
similar
Drive
as
Mike
to
contribute
to
the
community.
My
family
and
I
just
actually
moved
to
Essex
after
residing
around
different
communities
in
Chittenden,
County
and
growing
up
in
Vermont,
and
we're
also
looking
for
ways
to
just
kind
of
get
involved.
H
A
H
A
A
Well,
John
appreciate
your
your
time
and
we
will
be
sure
to
let
you
know
so
as
a
for
the
council,
members
and
Regina,
something
that
I
missed
when
we
were
going
over.
This
agenda
is
typically
we
would
have
these
conversations
in
executive
session
about
the
two
candidates
and
unless
I'm
missing
something
I'm
not
noticing
an
executive
session.
For
this
conversation.
B
J
A
B
A
M
M
You
can
go
ahead
to
the
first
slide.
Thank
you.
So,
when
the
Housing
Commission
was
created
in
2020,
one
of
the
main
topics
we
were
given
to
consider
was
the
potential
for
developing
an
Essex,
Housing,
Trust
Fund.
So
tonight
I'm
here
to
provide
some
initial
information
about
what
this
could
look
like
and
how
we
could
consider
funding
one.
But
this
is
purely
informational
and
just
meant
to
give
kind
of
an
update
on
our
progress
and
hopefully
allow
us
to
get
some
feedback
from
the
the
count.
M
The
city
council
on
Direction,
on
kind
of
any
sort
of
questions
that
we
can.
We
can
answer
as
we
continue
a
Housing
Trust
Fund
is
typically
a
dedicated
source
of
funding
or
subsidies
dedicated
by
a
local
or
state
government
body
for
affordable
housing
projects
and
many
other
potential
activities.
As
we'll
discuss
later.
In
addition
to
providing
funding
for
Approved
projects,
it
would
potentially
provide
a
source
of
local
match
funds
to
leverage
larger
funding
sources.
M
If
our
community
were
to
establish
inclusionary
zoning
or
set
up
a
payment
and
lieu
option
for
density
bonuses,
such
payments
could
potentially
be
directed
to
a
Housing
Trust
Fund
as
well,
while
not
meant
for
large
endowment
funding
sources.
Many
local
communities
do
receive
a
number
of
private
donations
to
increase
the
availability
of
funding,
often
times
there
there's
people
who
will
bring
private
donations
that
are
almost
connected
to
some
of
what
those
private
donors
and
organizations
might
do
in
Grants
for
other
funding
Awards.
M
The
advantage
of
a
Housing
Trust
Fund
is
that
it
creates
a
flexible
funding
Avenue
that
allows
for
creative
and
Innovative
resources
to
address
a
number
of
varied
purposes
related
to
the
housing
needs
of
our
community.
Specifically,
they
are
proven
to
be
effective
across
the
country.
47
States
currently
have
a
Housing
Trust
Fund,
as
well
as
more
than
750
cities
and
counties.
By
researching
various
models,
we
can
create
a
structure
that
fits
the
needs
of
our
local
community
and
allows
for
the
appropriate
Municipal
control
of
how
resources
are
allocated
next
slide.
Please.
M
Okay,
sorry
excuse
me:
access
to
stable
and
safe
housing
is
one
of
the
central
needs
for
every
member
of
our
community
and
plays
a
pivotal
role
in
the
quality
of
life
people
may
have-
and
this
has
only
gotten
worse
since
the
pandemic
started
when
you're
forced
to
spend
significant
portions
of
your
income
on
your
housing
alone.
It
can
cause
issues
with
finding
Child,
Care
employment,
accessing
health
care
and
education,
as
well
as
limit
someone's
ability
to
participate
and
engage
in
Civic
discussions.
M
Vermont
housing,
Financial
vhfa
estimates
that
up
to
two-thirds
of
households
in
Essex
and
up
to
three
quarters
of
those
in
Essex
Junction
who
qualify
for
rent
assistance
are
not
receiving
it.
This
is
largely
due
to
limited
amount
of
funding
available.
Not
only
are
limited
funding,
resources
a
barrier
but
accessing
those
programs
and
resources
can
be
challenging
for
those
seeking
help.
M
There
are
lengthy
applications
and
steps
in
the
process,
in
addition
to
many
requirements
for
eligibility
that
cannot
over
not
only
be
overwhelming
but
difficult
on
those
attempting
to
access
the
support
and
resources
necessary
for
dignified
housing.
One
barrier
we
don't
often
realize
is
the
stigma
that
comes
from
accessing
these
resources
and
having
to
continue
to
seek
the
support
housing
costs
for
both
renters
and
homeowners
have
skyrocketed
and
in
our
community
the
demand
has
far
outpaced
the
supply.
M
M
In
specifically
in
Essex
Junction
or
assets,
a
Housing
Trust
Fund
would
potentially
increase
the
housing
stock
available
in
our
community
by
addressing
or
supporting
the
the
changes
or
work
that
would
be
needed
to
use
some
of
the
most
underlined
housing
stocks
that
could
look
like
creating
accessory
dwelling
units.
It
could
look
like
renovating
spaces
or
potentially
bringing
buildings
up
to
code
if
they
wanted
to
rent
to
somebody
that
might
be
on
Section
8
I'm,
a
local
Housing
Trust
Fund
would
also
have
less
limitations
on
the
funding
and
who
it
can
receive
it.
M
Most
federal
funding
comes
with
a
number
of
requirements
and
restrictions
in
a
Housing,
Trust
Fund
locally.
The
the
city
council
would
be
able
to
dictate
and
set
the
parameters
and
the
requirements
which
often
are
are
more
flexible
and
able
to
serve
more
of
the
community
than
the
restrictions
in
place
for
federal
funding.
This
would
also
potentially
allow
the
municipality
to
leverage
other
funding
Avenues.
As
we
mentioned
before,
the
private
funding
some
grants.
M
Some
grant
funding
requires
that
there
be
a
Housing,
Trust
Fund
or
an
agency
in
our
community,
specifically
dedicated
to
the
the
funding
and
providing
the
the
Staffing
and
the
support
needed
to
make
sure
that
all
of
the
paperwork
was
done
as
required,
and
that
there
was
also
somebody
checking
the
different
steps
more
so
than
in
some
of
the
bigger
Federal
funding
programs.
Next
stop
or
next
slide.
M
Efficient
options
like
solar
panels
could
be
potentially
now.
All
of
these
are
are
definitely
options.
None
of
them
are
necessarily
a
requirement
of
having
a
Housing
Trust
Fund.
It
can
look
any
number
of
ways
and-
and
that
would
really
be
dictated
by
the
group.
Your
group,
as
you
consider
kind
of
what
priorities
our
community
is
facing
and
what
does
seem
appropriate.
M
The
one
piece
of
this
that
we
have
started
to
realize
and
talking
to
other
groups
or
other
people
who
are
in
involved
in
creating
housing
trust
funds
for
their
communities,
was
that
it
is
sometimes
two
complicated
I
guess
would
be
the
right
word
for
groups
to
choose
all
of
the
options,
because
that
would
require
a
lot
more
capacity
to
be
able
to
ensure
all
of
the
requirements
and
eligibility
pieces
and
the
follow-up
afterward
are
in
place
and
met
next
slide.
Please.
M
A
new
tax
of
one
cent
on
the
dollar
of
assessed
value
would
have
generated
about
270.,
270
974
000
and
would
have
increased
the
average
taxpayers
bill
by
about
23.
Now.
Some
of
these
are
pre-separation
figures,
so
full
disclosure
we
have.
We
have
not
necessarily
reworked
those
numbers
since
post,
knowing
all
of
that,
so
an
increase
of
the
tax
rate
is
not
the
same
as
an
increase
in
the
overall
budget,
which
might
include
other
Revenue
sources
other
than
property
taxes.
M
So
the
next
part
would
be
to
kind
of
talk
about
process
and
timeline.
The
first
step,
which
we
have
been
focusing
on
for
a
while
now,
which
which
this
has
definitely
been
one
of
our
priorities,
I
think
as
we've
also
kind
of
had
to
at
some
points,
kind
of
focus
on
separation
and
those
conversations
and
membership.
M
M
If
there
are
questions
that
would
be
helpful
to
have
somebody
with
experience
in
this
answer,
our
next
step
is
really
to
take
all
of
that
information,
and
we
have
begun
a
set
of
recommendations
for
creating
a
Housing,
Trust
Fund,
both
here
and
also
in
Essex
town
and
at
the
the
time
we're
trying
to
really
get
clear
on
what
information
would
be.
The
most
helpful
to
the
city
council
in
considering
a
proposal
like
this.
M
Would
it
be
information
related
to
different
funding
options,
oversight,
more
clarity
on
the
different
options
that
we
could
utilize
the
funding
for
and
what
that
would
look
like
in
terms
of
impact
to
our
community.
Those
are
all
places
that
we've
begun
to
really
focus
on,
but
would
love
any
feedback
on.
The
idea
would
be
to
once
we
have
more
information
and
a
little
bit
more
clarity
on
a
scope.
M
We
would
want
to
bring
those
forward
to
the
community
Through
stakeholder
interviews
and
other
Outreach
opportunities
that
we
would
like
to
have
and
be
able
to
hear
directly
from
the
community
in
terms
of
the
barriers
or
specific
needs
we
are
facing
here
in
Essex,
Junction
or
beside
the
city
of
Essex
or
really
in
terms
of
what
fund
what
would
be
helpful
to
fund?
Is
there
a
need
for
for
first-time
homeowner
support,
or
is
there
more
a
need
for
looking
at
providing
funding
to
improve
the
current
housing?
M
So
would
be
really
helpful
to
hear
We've
also
actively
been
engaging
with
non-profit
agencies
like
Champlain
Housing
Trust,
as
well
as
finding
opportunities
to
hear
from
other
developers
and
land
owners
we're
hoping
to
create
several
Avenues
to
get
a
community
engagement
and
input
as
we
move
forward.
Creating
this
proposal
next
slide.
Please
I
will
not
read
this
entire
list
as
as
I
think
done
enough
talking.
M
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
present
this
in
this
kind
of
beginning
stage
of
the
housing,
trust
fund
and
I
also
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
say
how
excited
this
opportunity
or
potential
discussion
has
been
for
me
personally,
as
somebody
who
has
experienced
homelessness
in
our
community
and
struggled
with
with
accessing
resources,
for
a
number
of
reasons,
to
know
that
this
is
something
that
was
a
priority
or
or
a
question
from
the
beginning
from
from
our
officials
really
means
a
lot.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
Katie,
and
please
pass
a
thanks
on
to
the
rest
of
the
Housing
Commission
members.
It's
greatly
appreciated
that
you
all
have
done
this
work
in
terms
of
just
trying
to
answer
some
of
your
questions.
I'll
go
ahead
and
start,
and
then
we
can
just
go
around
to
everybody
else,
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
that
opportunity
absolutely
in
support
of
of
a
local
Housing,
Trust
Fund.
A
Some
things
that
would
be
helpful
to
know
are
just
some
examples
as
to
what
some
other
communities
are
doing
and
how
they
have
used
their
money
and
specifically,
what
type
of
impact
that
had
on
their
on
the
community.
So,
whether
that's
going
towards
funding
and
well
that's
going
towards
leveraging
funds
of
other
units,
such
as
how
many
units
did
that
help
to
fund
if
it's
Ada
rehabs,
what
types
of
rehabilitations
and
how
many
rehabilitations
I
wanted
to
go
towards.
A
M
M
L
M
I
would
say
is
what
we've
researched
and
what
we've
found
in
terms
of
kind
of
best
practices
or
common
practices
is
really
that
there
is
a
clear
kind
of
list
of
potential
options
and
then,
through
the
process
of
approval,
there's
more
flexibility
in
the
specific
requirements.
But
again
that
is
something
that
we
could
provide.
Some
of
those
specific
examples
of
of
some
of
what
that
looks
like,
and
what
that
potential
scope
is
from
some
of
the
local
housing
trust
funds
across
Vermont
too.
If
that
would
be
helpful.
G
M
G
G
H
M
M
My
vice
chair
on
the
Housing
Commission,
who
are
both
city
appointees,
are
very
involved
and
have
been
involved
in
this
since
the
beginning.
So
we
we
are
very
much
looking
at
this
from
a
city
and
a
town
perspective
in
terms
of
the
the
options,
because
we
do
recognize
the
difference
between
the
the
lay
of
the
land
for
lack
of
better
terms
between
the
two.
K
F
There
it's
a
holistic
approach,
I
think
we
have
to
take
at
this.
Just
the
funding
alone
is
not
going
to
be
enough.
My
opinion
is,
as
raj
brought
up
we're
built
out:
Community
we're
a
small
community,
we're
a
very
small
City,
we're
going
to
have
to
look
at
zoning
and
Land
Development
code
and
look
at
changing
that
I
mean
we.
F
M
I
can
just
briefly
say
that
we
have
been
looking
at
the
zoning
piece
of
it
in
terms
of
beginning
to
think
about
and
understand
the
aspects
of
it
related
to
the
housing
stock
that
we
currently
have,
and
how
do
we
get
creative
and
think
about
what
our
limits
currently
are
in
our
zoning
and
and
what
can
we
think
about
for
for
changes
in
the
future?
So
I
think
we
can
definitely
be
of
any
support
in
that
conversation
in
the
future.
D
Foreign
Katie,
I'll
I'll,
finish
up
and
say:
I
agree
with
we're
all
I
think
we're
all
of
One
mind
on
the
city
council.
All
the
all
the
comments
I've
heard
in
Andrew
Raj
Amber
Dan,
said
all
the
things
that
I
had
in
mind:
I
think
I'm,
generally
speaking,
I
think
for
the
council.
It
would
be
good
if
you
actually
came
back
to
us
with
recommendations
and
priorities
that
you
find
in
your
survey.
D
M
Absolutely,
and
and
just
to
to
share
with
you
briefly,
we
have
begun
looking
for
the
the
different
ways
that
we
can
engage
with
that
population,
especially
in
terms
of
is
it
better
to
you,
know,
provide
different
locations
and
opportunities
for
face-to-face
connecting
with
agencies
that
that
serve
and
help
those
populations,
as
well
as
making
sure
that
it
is
posted
or
shared
in
various
methods.
That
would
be
likely
to
be
accessible
to
them.
A
B
B
B
A
G
G
A
K
I
had
I
had
a
number
of
comments,
but
that
was
my
first
one
as
well,
generally
speaking,
if
you're
starting
you're
starting
off
you're,
going
to
start
where
the
old
contract
ended,
so
it
would
be
15,
200
or
whatever
happens
to
be,
and
then
two
percent
increases
each
year
thereafter
there
were
I,
guess
I.
My
one
of
my
questions
that
I
had
was.
We
had
traditionally
been
doing
a
three-year
contract
and
we,
this
is
switches
over
to
a
five
year,
which
I,
don't
necessarily
have
an
issue
with,
but
I'm
just
curious.
Why?
A
B
Yeah,
the
last
time
that
we
talked
about
this
there
are
the
other
Agreements
are
off
schedule.
So
if
we
get
this
one
to
go
to
the
five
years
next
year,
when
we
update
those
agreements,
we
would
get
them
all
aligned
at
the
same
time,
so
we
wouldn't
at
that
point.
We
wouldn't
necessarily
need
to
do
it
for
a
five-year
time
period.
You
could
potentially
do
them
all
for
a
shorter
time
period,
but
this
would
at
least
get
them
kind
of
lined
up
collectively,
together.
K
I
think
we
had
some
discussion,
though
correct
me,
if
I'm
wrong,
about
removing
the
donation
use
section
and
allowing
us
to
be
able
to
determine
ourselves
what
we
wanted
to
use
this
this
money
on
and
then
my
last
comment
and
I'm
just
gonna
throw
these
out
here.
Andrew
you
can
comment
after
is:
there
is
a
reference
to,
in
section
nine,
the
notice
section:
that's
that
had
a
unified
manager,
just
a
just
a
legacy
left
over.
K
F
K
K
K
K
A
D
E
E
D
So
I
I
would
finish
my
comments
by
saying
I'm,
I'm,
very
I,
I
see
the
fifteen
thousand
dollar
and
with
the
two
percent
increases
is,
is
fine
I'm
fine
with
that
I
I
see
it
as
as
just
a
portion
of
all
the
other
things
that
cve
does
for
our
community
and
I
I.
Don't
want
I'm
not
going
to
try
to
get
into
them
here.
I
think
we've
had
a
very
good
working
relationship
with
them.
So
I'm
generally,
very
supportive
of
this
contract.
A
E
No,
we
support
all
those
and,
in
my
mind
too,
we
I
should
have
caught
that
myself
too,
and
seen
the
draft
we'd
pick
up
where
we
left
off.
As
far
as
the
the
15
000
plus
I
think
we
had
two
adjustments
of
the
CPI,
since
we
originally
did
this
in
my
head.
If
we'd
start
it,
it's
like
15,
5
or
15
6,
whatever
that
number
is
we'd
start
there,
and
this
this
agreement
would
pick
up
where
that
left
off.
A
A
F
A
B
F
B
A
We
appreciate
it
Regina,
so
we
we
have
the
motion.
We
have
the
second
any
further
discussion
hearing,
none
all
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
those
opposed,
please
say,
nay,
great,
so
that
passed
unanimously.
Thank
you
all
Tim
I
appreciate
you,
you
being
here
and
I'm,
sorry
that
you're
gonna
have
to
talk
about
it
again
at
your
next
meeting.
B
Minus
the
pergola
Shades,
shade
sales
lighting
and
soil
work
and
then
some
of
the
project
management
work.
So
if
you
sort
of
put
all
of
that
together
we're
coming
in
pretty
high
almost
as
much
as
650,
depending
on
how
how
this
kind
of
all
shakes
out,
we
are
going
to
apply
for
a
grant
a
downtown
Grant,
which
it
seems
like
it's
a
really
great
fit
for
that
grant
program.
B
A
L
So
yeah
this
is,
this
is
David
and
yeah.
That's
there
are
definitely
things
that
we
could
do
in
phases,
in
particular
like
the
the
pergola
could
be
something
where
we
could
set
up
the
the
footings
for
and
then
potentially
have
it
be
purchased
and
constructed
at
a
later
date,
and
and
then
you
know
some
of
the
other
items,
whether
we
talk
about
the
the
fencing
or
you
know
other
other
things
like
that,
I
think
could
be.
L
You
know,
kind
of
phased
in
to
achieve
I
think
there
will
be
some
things
that
will
need
to
go.
You
know,
go
in
at
the
initial
construction
things
like
I
mean
I.
I
would
like
to
see
all
the
planting
going
in
the
trees
going
in
the,
and
you
know
if
we
do
silver
cells,
which
is
one
of
the
drivers
for
the
the
the
cost
and
that's
a
that's
a
sort
of
a
subgrade
way
of
installing
trees
and
allowing
for
decreased
compaction
and
healthier
trees
long
term.
A
L
I
I
think
we
could
I
think
we
could
probably
yeah
figure
that
out
I
think
we
could
work
work
that
in
I
think
it
would
probably
be
the
fence
structure
as
and
the
pergola
I
would
imagine.
Would
you
know
just
looking
at
the
budgets
and
and
just
yeah
a
comment
on
the
budgets
too?
Are
they
they
are?
They
are
rough,
so
they
are
based
on
lack
of
you
know,
conceptual
drawings.
So
in
that
process
you
know
we're
kind
of
airing
on
the
on
the
high
side
because
of
the.
E
L
E
A
Yeah
I
greatly
appreciate
that
and
it's
a
general
practice
of
plan
and
budget
conservatively
and
then
hope
for
the
best
we
we
have
in
our
consent
agenda
a
a
culvert
replacement
that
we
had
estimated
to
cost
over
a
million
dollars
and
the
project
is
coming
in
at
about
900.,
so
we'd
much
rather
be
in
that
kind
of
a
situation
than
played
on
500
000
and
have
it
come
in
a
700.
yeah
much.
D
D
I,
look
at
this
as
pure
Economic
Development
I'm,
going
to
get
a
little.
Maybe
digress
a
little
bit
here
and
look
at
our
grand
list.
Our
grand
list
has
been
hovering
right.
Around
11
we
have
a
fraction
of
a
percent
growth
every
year.
Most
of
that
growth
has
come
from
improvements
of
properties
in
the
Village
Center
or
the
the
city
center
and
on
the
Pearl
Street
Corridor.
D
D
I
I
I've
been
one
of
the
old
platitudes
that
former
manager
Pat
scheidel,
always
said.
You
cannot
expect
investors
to,
and
developers
and
investors
to
invest
in
you
if
you
don't
invest
in
yourself,
particularly
when
you're
trying
to
renovate
an
older
little
old
downtown.
So
this
is
a
very
worthwhile
investment.
I
think
it
will
go
well
towards
in
hopefully
becoming
a
focal
point
of
the
community.
If
we
look
at
other
little
cities
around
the
state,
Saint
Albans
has
the
space
for
great
big
Park
in
their
downtown
Winooski
has
their
their
water
walkway.
D
We
don't
have
the
space
we
have
traffic.
We
have
a.
We
have
a
great
big
traffic
jam
in
the
middle
of
our
community,
and
this
is
one
way
of
visually
mitigating
that
and
at
the
same
time,
making
a
wonderful
space
for
the
people
who
actually
live
in
our
city
center
to
Common
to
congregate,
I
I
know,
I
could
go
on
and
on.
I
could
probably
go
on
for
about
a
half
an
hour.
How
much
I
support
doing
this,
but
really
I.
Think
it's
money
well
spent.
D
But
we
got
nothing
but
compliments
and
praise,
because
I
think
people
saw
have
have
pride
and
people
who
live
in
Essex.
Junction
saw
this
building
as
the
kind
of
the
set
piece,
the
Cornerstone
that
that
that
helps
Define
our
community
and
I
think
this
park
will
be
exactly
the
same
thing.
I
I
think
there
may
be
a
few
naysayers
but
I.
Think,
generally
speaking,
even
people
who
are
just
commuting
through
will
really
appreciate
the
effort
and
the
statement
this
that
this
makes
so
I'm
fully
supportive
of
going
ahead
with
it.
K
K
K
If
there
are
some
concerns
about
the
money
piece,
then
I
I
think
phasing
makes
sense.
I
would
just
say
that
when
we
we
decide
what
we're
going
to
face
just
be
mindful
of
the
Grant
in
any
particular
retirement
requirements.
If
there
are
any
that
would
preclude
us
from
getting
that
based
on
the
facing.
G
Yes,
the
only
thing
I'll
add
to
this.
The
only
question
I
have
is
timeline
I'd,
like
to
finish
I'd
like
to
have
our
second
conversation
around
the
budget
before
I
commit
to
this
at
this.
At
this
level,
I
support
the
park.
I
think
we
can
do
it
I
think
it's
going
to
be
vital,
as
George
said,
agree
with
everything
it's
a
lot
of
moving
Parts
I,
just
kind
of
want
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
where
we're
at
before.
G
We,
for
instance,
make
a
decision
to
just
go:
go
for
it
or
or
to
phases
so
I'm
generally
in
agreement
with
it.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
have
a
really
clear
picture
for
myself
as
to
what
how
everything
else
is
going
to
come
together,
but
judging
from
the
fact
that
it's
almost
definitely
coming
from
The
Economic,
Development
Fund,
as
Amber
said,
if
we
can
be
assured
that
we're
in
good
shape
and
then
I'm
behind
it
does
that
make
any
sense
it
made
sense.
Does
it
no
I,
don't.
J
No
I'm
I'm
here
to
support
the
project
as
a
part
of
the
design,
team
and
I
think
the
concept,
if,
if
the
part
does
need
to
be
phased,
has
many
components
that
would
readily
lend
themselves
to
phasing
in
a
way
that
was
efficient,
so
I
think
if
phasing
is
is
desired.
There
are
I,
think
a
couple
different
ways
of
addressing
that
and
and
bringing
the
elements
in
a
piece
at
a
time
like
I,
say
in
in
an
efficient
way.
J
A
Though
it's
fantastic
really
appreciate
that
Richard
Rick
one
of
the
things
that
I
I
think
that
it's
pretty
clear
is
we
all
want
this
park
to
be
done.
We
want
to
be
done
as
soon
as
possible.
It's
taken
a
long
time
to
get
here,
and
so,
let's
not
delay
it
any
longer
than
necessary.
So
I
think
the
general
consensus
from
our
our
board
is
yes,
let's
move
along.
A
Let's
get
this
built,
we
do
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
enough
funds
to
take
care
of
Amtrak's
the
Amtrak
station
and
the
other
needs
that
we've
talked
about.
So
having
that
conversation
at
our
next
meeting,
I
think
will
be
beneficial
and
I
hope
that
is
enough.
Clarity
for
for
those
of
you
who
Regina
David
and
Rick.
L
Can
I
say
one
thing:
yeah
I
guess
the
one
thing
that
I
would
just
put
out
there
from
a
timeline
standpoint?
Is
we
talked
about
kind
of
Ideal
timing
for
when
to
when
to
go?
To
bid
for
a
project
like
this
and
February
is,
is
would
be
ideal
if
we
could,
if
we
could
get
have
our
kind
of
our
ducks
in
a
row
to
be
able
to
do
that.
That's
kind
of
prime
time
where
we'll
get
a
lot
of
good
good
attention
and
and
interest.
L
J
A
B
H
A
J
B
J
A
N
N
So
let's
go
ahead
and
get
started
with
the
home
page.
As
you
can
see,
it
has
an
entirely
new
look
with
brighter
colors
and
some
new
features
such
as
larger
and
higher
contrast,
fonts,
which
will
improve
readability
and
accessibility.
One
of
the
new
features
is
the
quick
answers
button
which
is
in
the
right
hand
corner
over
here.
When
you
click
on
it,
it
will
take
you
to
some
of
the
more
frequently
asked
questions
in
the
city,
and
this
list
of
questions
will
continue
to
be
updated
throughout
the
year.
N
As
you
can
see,
we
have
our
utility
bill
question
and
the
winter
parking
ban
has
been
recently
added
to
the
list
of
questions.
Some
of
these
will
stay
on
for
the
remaining
of
the
year
and
others
will
come
off
as
different
things
arise
throughout
the
city,
I'm,
going
to
go
back
to
the
home
page,
our
main
navigation,
which
is
this
up
at
the
top.
It
has
changed
some
with
some
rearranging
of
where
some
of
the
pages
are
located,
but
for
the
most
part
it
has
stayed
the
same
underneath
the
main
photo.
N
N
The
next
section
is
our
news
section,
which
is
similar
to
what
we
had
on
the
previous
website,
but
it
now
has
a
cleaner
look
and
feel
to
it
under
that
is
one
of
our
newer
sections,
which
is
our
meeting
information.
On
the
left
hand
side,
you
will
see
all
the
most
recent
city
council
minutes.
It's
also
take
you
to
the
city
council's
page
on
the
right.
It
has
all
the
upcoming
many
meetings
of
all
the
boards
commissions
committees
and
you
can
go
to
the
full
meeting
calendar
there
as
well.
N
So
let's
take
a
look
at
this
meeting
section,
because
this
is
one
of
the
newer
features.
That
was
one
of
the
main
reasons
why
we
needed
to
redesign
our
website.
The
current
calendar
that
we
had
on
the
old
website
was
no
longer
going
to
be
compatible
any
longer.
We
couldn't
make
any
more
updates
to
it,
so
this
is
echopixel's
revised
revision
to
the
new
meeting
section.
N
So,
let's
take
a
look
at
our
city
council,
which
is
the
meeting
that
we're
having
right
now
when
you
click
on
one
of
the
meetings,
it
does
take
you
to
the
meeting
page
where
you'll
see
the
date
and
time
of
the
meeting
when
you,
when
the
agenda
has
been
posted,
it
will
be
under
agenda.
You'll
have
the
printable
packets
that
we
had
on
the
previous
website,
but
then
it
lists
the
agenda
out
in
a
web
view,
which
is
great
for
people
who
are
using
a
screen
reader
and
for
accessibility.
N
So
when
you
click
on
that,
you'll
see
the
most
recent
meetings
and
in
the
upcoming
meetings-
and
this
was
their
last
meeting
and
you
can
see
the
minutes
with
the
draft
version,
because
those
haven't
been
approved
once
those
are
approved,
it'll
say
approved
on
there
and
then
you
can
still
go
back
and
see
their
agenda
in
any
packet.
So
it's
all
right
in
one
central
location,
instead
of
It
kind
of
being
in
multiple
places
that
you
would
have
to
click
in
the
previous
website.
N
The
last
update
that
I'm
going
to
show
you
guys
is
the
ejrp
website.
They
also
got
a
redesigned
look.
It
has
been
updated
to
look
similar
to
The
Branding
of
the
city
website,
but
they
now
have
their
own
website
in
the
past.
When
you
clicked
on
their
website
are
the
city.
Navigation
was
at
the
top
and
then
the
city
information
was
at
the
bottom
of
the
page,
which
is
confusing
for
a
lot
of
people,
especially
when
they're
trying
to
contact
ejrp.
N
D
I
I
think
it's
terrific
I,
I
I've
said
that
already
one
thing
I
think
is
even
most
especially
terrific
is
how
the
city
council
gets
its
own
great
big
box
with
all
of
our
stuff
in
it
right
on
the
front
page.
I
really
like
that
part,
can
I
make
one
small
really
nitpicky
editorial
comment,
though
totally.
N
D
G
A
N
O
Problem
I
was
just
going
to
run
through
some
stuff,
real,
quick
and
then
just
open
it
up
for
questions.
If
that
works.
For
you,
that'd
be
great.
Thank
you.
Great
I
mean
I
know
you
all
are
familiar
with
with
the
JRP
and
our
Parks
and
Recreation
system
here
in
the
city,
but
I
thought
I'd
just
run
through
some
of
the
things
we
do.
O
You
know
we
just
a
few
months
ago,
wrapped
up
Summer,
we
offer
summer
day
camps.
We
have
about
400
kids
in
in
care
every
day
from
7
30
a.m,
to
6
o'clock
P.M.
We
run
camps
for
nine
or
ten
weeks
of
the
summer
this
year,
which
is
pretty
unique.
Most
communities
most
of
the
things
I
talk
about
are
different
in
other
communities.
Either
they
start
those
camps
later
they
end
them
earlier
in
the
day
or
they
end
them
earlier
in
the
summer.
O
It's
very
rare
if
you
look
around
at
some
of
the
other
folks
who
are
providing
similar
services
to
us,
that
you'd
find
that
they're
doing
all
of
those
things,
starting
at
7
30,
ending
at
six
o'clock
going
for
nine
or
ten
weeks,
and
then
you
always
look
at
the
price.
Our
summer
day,
camp
last
summer
was
190
a
week.
The
other
camps
around
us
204
40
a
week
275
a
week,
so
we're
you
know
constantly
trying
to
provide
the
best
care,
as
well
as
the
most
the
least
expensive
care
that
we
can.
O
We
can
provide,
while
also
you
know,
competing
with
a
very
significant
increase
in
wages
over
the
past
couple
of
years
and
and
also
trying
to
find
staff,
and
so
certainly
the
demand
for
care
has
not
changed.
You
know
we,
we
saw
a
little
bit
of
change,
I,
think
post
covid.
When
you
know
families
were
working
at
home
more
and
had
more
flexible
work
schedules,
but
overall
our
numbers
just
are
not
down.
O
We
have
kids
in
the
wait
list
that
we
can't
get
in
mostly
due
to
staffing
issues
and
and
not
being
able
to
provide
that
full
say
to
staff
every
day.
Swim.
Lessons
at
the
Maple
Street
pool
are
obviously
a
huge
important
part
of
the
summer.
People
come.
You
know,
I
think
over
and
over
I'll
try
not
to
say
regionally,
but
but
we
are
a
regional
attraction
for
outdoor
pools.
Most
communities
don't
have
an
outdoor
pool,
we're
fortunate
enough
that
we
do.
O
O
Our
specialty
camps,
things
like
tennis,
basketball,
baseball
football
art
we
do
lots
of
different
art
camps
are
all
extremely
well
received.
We
just
found
a
couple
of
summers
ago
that
you
know
coming
out
of
covid.
People
were
just
really
hungry
to
get
back
into
the
swing
of
things
and
be
with
people
and
learn
and
grow
and
that
hunger
really
hasn't
stopped.
O
So
the
community
is
seems
to
be
really
yearning
for
those
kinds
of
programs
and
opportunities,
and
and
that's
great
because
the
more
we
get
you
know,
people
interested
the
more
programs
we're
able
to
offer
and
fill
and
the
more
fulfilling
they
are.
So
we've
been
really
fortunate
and
and
happy
to
see
that
happening.
O
Sometimes
we
forget
that
we
do
Community
Gardens
and
we
have
Community
Gardens
at
West
Street
and
at
Meadow
Terrace.
They
are
always
full
with
a
wait
list.
We
did
expand
those
a
couple
of
years
ago
and
so
that
just
continues
to
be
an
important
Avenue
again
thinking
about
as
I
go
through
this
list
of
things.
O
O
We
have
a
preschool
a
three
four
and
a
four
five
classroom.
We
serve
34
families
there
each
day
at
the
rec
kids
after
school
program,
we
serve
all
of
ewsd,
so
that
includes
the
town
in
Westford.
We
have
375
a
kids
day
a
day
in
care
from
dismissal
until
6
PM
for
179
school
days.
We
offer
vacation
camps
on
20
of
the
days
that
there
are
no
school
again.
O
O
If
you
look
at
the
surrounding
areas,
if
you
live
in
any
Community,
that's
touching
us
or
near
it's
95,
93
or
96
dollars
a
week
so
again
we're
fortunate
that
we're
able
to
to
work
those
numbers
and
keep
them
down
the
cost
down
for
families.
Community
events,
Regional
comes
up
again.
We've
talked
about
this
recently
July
4th
moving
to
cve
because
of
such
a
large
event
and
and
I'm
glad
our
partners
from
cve
were
there
tonight.
O
They
are
extremely
helpful
and
were
throughout
covid
and
finding
us
programming
space
and
also
now
July
4th
seems
like
it's
going
to
be
an
annual
event
there
with
6
000
plus
people.
We
saw
Junction
Jam
back
this
year,
Construction
Junction
the
Pumpkin
Palooza
over
3000
attendees.
Recently
The
Return
of
the
train
Hop
was
a
great
success.
If
anybody
was
able
to
make
it
out
last
week,
I
know
my
kids
were
out
and
I
was
out
with
them
and
it
was.
O
It
was
a
lot
of
fun
and
it
was
nice
to
see
just
a
lot
of
people
and
a
lot
of
people
in
businesses
that
they
may
not
normally
be.
You
know
we
we
had
great
feedback
from
Nomad
that
he
was
seeing
lots
of
people
going
to
get
their
train
stamps
that
that
were
saying,
they've
never
been
in
there
and
had
that
experience.
O
I
was
in
reclaimed
on
on
Railroad
and
I
was
in
Vermont
hockey
paint
two
places,
I've
not
been,
so
it
was
a
good
experience,
I
think,
and
hopefully
you
know,
our
local
businesses
were
happy
with
it
as
well.
Winter
Lights
in
the
park
I'm
looking
at
them.
Now
you
know
we're
working
on
getting
some
people
counters
to
really
quantify
this
over
the
course
of
the
month.
I
can't
tell
you
we
we're
definitely
over
ten
thousand
I.
O
Park
lights
were
on
that
list.
So
but
pretty
unique
and
cool
thing
that's
happening
here.
We're
also
doing
letters
to
the
North
Pole,
where
kids
can
drop
off
letters
here,
and
we
have
a
Giving
Tree,
where
we
work
with
Essex
Pediatrics
and
social
workers,
from
our
local
schools
to
provide
gifts
for
families
in
need
and
that's
supported
through
donations
from
from
our
community
Paul
Pro.
You
know
our
our
running
series
programs
has
really
have
really
gone
off.
O
Well,
we
would
do
one
in
the
fall
and
the
spring
we
do
a
variety
of
runs.
The
Halloween
hustle
you
know
most
recently.
Youth
basketball
is
a
huge
program
that
we're
operating
right
now,
with
200
plus
participants
in
all
of
the
gyms
throughout
the
district.
Adult
basketball
is
actually
really
big
for
us
as
well
and
we'll
be
taking
two
buses
again
of
8th
graders
to
DC
in
April
a
trip
that
we
we
thoroughly
enjoy.
O
You
know
I
think
you
all
recognize
you
know.
All
of
these
things
are
are
contributing
to
offering
people,
recreational
and
educational
opportunities,
exposing
them
to
new
things,
but
really
when
you,
when
you
start
to
look
at
you,
know
some
data
from
nrpa
and
such
it's
speaking
to
the
quality
of
life
in
a
community,
and
you
know,
the
value
of
of
homes
that
are
closer
to
public
parks
is,
is
higher
by
by
the
sheer
fact
that
people
desire
to
be
near
public
parks
and
and
access
those
amenities.
O
So,
just
as
we
have
good
schools
in
our
community
and
and
so
many
other
things
that
that
we
have
a
strong
library
and
a
great
you
know,
public
works
department,
I
think
Parks
and
Recreation
also
greatly
contributes
to
the
quality
of
life.
Here
you
know
some
of
the
feedback.
We
we
often
do
survey
feedback
some
summer
camp
feedback.
You
know
about
a
girl
participating
she's
having
the
time
of
her
life
seriously.
O
I've,
never
seen
this
kid
so
happy
Maddie,
a
counselor
has
been
a
blessing
for
my
son
to
see
every
day
the
change
of
my
daughter
after
summer
camp
last
summer
was
astounding.
She
was
much
more
independent
and
willing
to
try
new
things,
so
that's
feedback
from
three
different
people,
the
Winter
Lights.
You
know
it's
so
beautiful.
O
We
recently
had
budget
day
so
I
won't
bore
you
all
with
the
budget,
but
just
as
a
reminder,
we
have
a
1.4
million
dollar
general
fund
budget
and
a
3.2
million
dollar
program
fund
budget.
The
program
fund
is
an
Enterprise
fund.
It's
funded
completely
by
program
fees
and
pays
for
the
program
expenses
from
those
fees,
and
we
are
we're
the
inverse
from
what
the
industry
standard
should
be.
O
So
you
know
we
have
31
general
fund
money
and
69
program
fund
industry
standard
is
that
60
of
our
money
should
be
coming
from
the
general
fund.
So
again
we
we
are
extremely
conscientious
about
our
programs
and
quality
of
programs
and
also
keep
an
eye
on
the
dollar
to
try
and
make
all
those
things
work.
O
We've
we've
been
very
fortunate
receiving
over
a
million
dollars
in
child
care
Grants
from
covid
that
helped
cover
Staffing
during
covet
times,
which
means
some
of
that
money
that
was
budgeted
was
we
were
able
to
keep
aside,
and
we
really
need
some
additional
space
here,
we're
almost
to
a
place
where
we're
going
to
be
able
to
offer
all
of
our
vacation
camps
here
at
the
park
or
at
just
one
school
instead
of
throughout
the
schools
and
I.
Think
everybody's
happy
about
that.
O
Both
we're
happy
in
in
schools
to
to
let
those
schools
have
a
break,
so
space
is
a
premium
for
us.
That's
our
hardest
thing
is
indoor
space
and
in
Vermont
that's
pretty
important.
Even
in
the
summertime,
you
know
to
run
a
full
day
summer
camp.
You
can't
just
stick
kids
in
Pavilions
and
Tents
in
the
event
you
have
thunder
and
lightning
you
need.
You
need
quality
cover,
so
we're
constantly
looking
for
more
indoor
quality
space.
O
We
will
see
in
this
budget.
That's
coming
forward.
Some
price
increases
next
year
for
some
of
our,
in
particular
our
licensed
Child
Care
programs
preschool
After
School
summer
day
camps.
You
know
we
had
to
increase
our
wages
by
11.
Just
this
fall.
You
know
just
to
try
and
get
people
to
work.
We
were
starting
at
14
an
hour.
We
had
to
bump
that
to
15.50
to
be
competitive
in
the
marketplace
and
that's
still
just
barely
competitive.
You
can.
O
You
know
you
can
work
at
most
gas
stations
or
McDonald's
for
18
to
20.,
so
we're
we're
we're
needing
to
increase
our
fees
to
offset
some
of
those
increases
in
in
pay.
Lastly,
I
was
just
big
picture.
Big
ticket
items
up
for
conversation,
hopefully
in
the
near
future,
gym
space
is,
is
really
important
to
us.
O
I
cannot
tell
you
the
last
time
that
and
when
I
say
lifespan
I'm,
not
talking
about
top
coding
I'm
talking
about
ripping
up
all
of
the
blacktop
and
replacing
with
new
blacktop
is
25
years
and
and
certainly
I
cannot
remember
in
the
last
25
years
that
we've
torn
up
completely
any
of
our
courts.
We
just
kind
of
keep,
keep
resurfacing
them
and
and
that's
not
working
if
you,
if
you
came
and
saw
some
of
our
courts.
O
That's
that's
not
a
good
solution,
so
that's
a
really
significant
expense
to
a
several
hundred
thousand
dollars
just
to
to
have
those
courts.
Our
skate
park
has
been
around
for
quite
a
long
time
and
at
some
point
it
needs
to
be
addressed
as
to
what
our
community
wants
to
do
in
terms
of
offering
that
amenity
and
then
lastly,
we
need
to
have
offer
year-round
outdoor
bathrooms
at
Maple
Street
in
Cascade
or
at
least
case
Cascade,
seasonal
ones.
O
There
are
no
permanent
bathrooms
at
Cascade,
Park
and,
and
it's
been
a
very
busy
pickleball
Haven
for
the
last
few
years.
Although
those
are
part
of
the
court
system
that
needs
to
be
addressed,
and
with
this
hopeful
addition
to
Aspire,
we
are
going
to
try
to
get
some
outdoor
year-round
bathrooms
for
Maple
Street.
The
ones
we
have
in
the
pool
house
are
just
seasonal,
so
we're
not
able
to
keep
those
open
in
the
winter
months.
A
Thank
you
Brad.
It's
always
nice
to
hear
about
the
amazing
ways
that
ejrp
is
helping
to
create
the
community
that
we
we
do
love
so
much.
You
mentioned
briefly
about
The
Giving
Tree
to
those
who
might
be
listening
either
live
or
later.
Can
you
just
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
giving
tree
and
how
people
can
learn
more.
O
Yeah,
so
thanks,
if
you
visit
our
website
our
new
website,
you
will
be
able
to
find
Giving
Tree
on
here
if
I
click
on
the
right
places,
it's
under
events
and
it's
the
giving
tree
and
there's
a
link
to
donate
and
it's
an
opportunity
to
purchase
some
items
through
us,
and
so
you
know
sometimes
a
traditional
Giving
Tree.
At
least
what
I
remember
is
that
you
would
pick
it
off
the
tree
and
go
buy
those
items
and
bring
them
in
this
one.
O
You
get
to
buy
online
the
items
and
we
actually
go
then
and
make
the
purchases
wrap.
The
gifts
through
volunteer
helpers
from
the
high
school
and
then
deliver
them
to
Essex,
Pediatrics
and
and
social
workers
at
schools
who
get
them
to
families.
So
it's
a
different
opportunity
to
help
families
in
need,
and
so
it's
a
real
easy
one
to
click
and
offer
up
some
support.
A
O
O
Again,
you
know,
wages
is
one
thing
license.
Child
care,
licensing
standards
is
another
high
schoolers
do
not
qual
unless
you're
18,
you
don't
qualify
as
somebody
who
can
be
alone
with
kids,
and
so
we
have
some
really
competent,
wonderful
kind,
caring,
16
and
17
year
olds,
who
I
would
happily
trust
with
all
three
of
my
children
who
cannot
be
alone
with
children.
O
Here
in
our
program
we
have
so
licensing
standards
catches
up
a
few
times
actually
I
just
learned,
I
was
I,
was
working
at
one
of
the
after
school
sites
after
the
first
snow
and
learned
that,
due
to
after
school
licensing
standards
after
school
programs
are
not
allowed
to
use
the
playgrounds
when
there's
snow
on
the
ground,
but
the
kids
use
the
playground
all
day
during
the
school
day.
So
it's
just
another
example
of
some
folks.
O
O
Yeah
well
I've
been
talking
to
to
the
child
care
team
about
how
we
can
have
some
influence
in
that
we
we're
an
influencer
in
particular.
Maureen
is
pretty
involved
in
Statewide
after
school
stuff,
but
I
I've
been
having
the
same
conversations
that
we
have
a
lot
of
feedback
on
the
existing
regulations.
O
You
know,
I'll
just
give
you
one
other
example:
Staffing
wise
we've
really
been
trying
to
get
teachers
from
the
school
or
para
Educators
to
try
and
stay
after
school,
even
just
for
45
minutes
and
help
us
out
get
through
get
get
us
started.
So
we
can
get
some
high
school
and
college
kids
there
and
we've
had
some
success
doing
that.
But
there
are
all
sorts
of
Licensing
standards
that
you
need
to.
O
You
need
to
attend
10
hours
a
year
of
educational
components,
and
you
have
to
you
have
to
get
specific
fingerprints
and
background
checks
and
all
sorts
of
other
things
when
these
people
are
already
working
in
our
school
buildings
all
day
a
lot
of
them.
You
know
at
some
point:
if
there
was
an
audit
during
the
year,
they
wouldn't
meet
all
of
the
criteria
to
actually
serve
as
staff
when,
when
they're
actually
teaching
kids
during
the
day,
so
there's
certainly
some
some
work
to
be
done.
There.
A
J
F
G
D
I
agree
with
Raj's
comments,
it
totally
and
again
to
go
back
to
Economic
Development
to
the
fact
that
that
both
parents
can
work
and
know
that
their
kid
is,
their
kids
are
in
some
quality
programs
after
school
I.
Think
it's
great!
It's
it!
It's
it's
great!
It's
a
great
service.
We
provide
appreciate
it.
G
G
O
Yeah
and
and
we've
been
having
the
conversation
here,
Raj
and-
and
it's
I
think
the
the
hardest
thing
about.
We
all
know
about
winters.
Everybody
wants
indoor
space
and
wants
gym
space
and
they
all
want
it
at
the
same
time,
and
so
you
know
and
we're
we're
providing
after
school
care
in
our
in
our
in
our
gymnasiums
until
6
PM,
so
the
first,
the
first
practices
or
the
first
opportunities
start
at
6,
15
p.m,
and
it's
It's
Tricky.
O
You
know
when,
when
are
you
going
to
put
first
and
second
grade
practice?
You
know
not
not
at
8pm,
and
so
it
it's
It's
Tricky.
It
is
it's
a
very
big
puzzle,
piece
that
we
do
with
basketball
alone
and
I
agree
with
you.
You
know
more
opportunities
are
necessary.
It's
simply
a
supply
and
demand
of
physical
space,
so
I
I,
you
know
the
long-term
solution
is
we
need
more
physical
space?
Of
course,
when
we
do
that,
it
will
you'll
have
the
same
challenges
but
we're
we.
O
O
A
O
Yeah
no
problem-
and
you
know
I
I'm,
obviously
the
one,
the
one
sharing
the
news:
I'm
I'm,
not
the
one
who
does
all
this
stuff:
I,
don't
mow,
The,
Lawns
I,
don't
provide
after
school
care;
I,
don't
teach
film
lessons.
I
have
an
amazing
staff
of
23,
full-time
people
who
manage
and
oversee
and
supervise
all
of
those
things.
We
have
250
part-time
and
seasonal
people
who
actually
are
boots
on
the
ground,
providing
those
Services
so
I'm
happy
to
share
it
all
and
I
I
didn't
create
it
all.
A
B
So
each
of
those
require
a
representative
so
thought
we
would
have
this
conversation
here
tonight
with
the
council
and
see
where
you
folks
would
like
to
go
with
it,
either
add
more
hours
to
your
volunteer
service
or
look
for
some
community
members
for
this.
These
positions,
and
the
only
caveat
is
for
the
communications.
A
Four
Green
Mountain
Transit
I'll
go
ahead
and
say
that
personally
I'm
interested
it's
one
that
I'm
Green
Mountain
trains
is
very
critical
to
our
community.
It's
something
that
is
critical
to
our
our
broader
Community.
Also
given
just
budgetarily
the
amount.
That's
the
requests
are
in
the
something
that
person
they
would
love
to
help
be
a
part
of
so
I'm
happy
to
continue
to
volunteer
some
time
and
and
be
a
part
of
that.
A
G
D
B
K
A
D
I
will
move
that
we
appoint
Andrew
Brown
to
the
Green
Mountain
Transit
Board
of
Commissioners
with
who's
the
backup
with
Raj
Chala
councilor
Raj
Chala,
as
the
backup
and
I
will
move
that
we
appoint
George
Tyler
myself
to
the
nusky
Valley
Park
District
Board
of
Trustees,
with
councilor
Dan
Karen
is
the
Backup
backup
and
I
will
move
that
we
appoint
city
manager,
Regina
Mahoney
to
the
Chittenden
County
communications.
Union
district,
be
our
representative
to
the
Chittenden
County
communications
District.
Second,.
D
Those
opposed,
please
say,
nay,
I
only
want
to
ask
one
question:
can
I
it.
Was
it
appropriate
for
me
to
appoint
my
to
make
the
motion
that
it
points
me
to
a
board
with
someone
else.
I
mean
is
someone
yes,
some
it
was.
Was
it
appropriate?
Was
that
okay
I
mean
yes
six
months
from
now,
we're
not
going
to
be
find
ourselves
in
in
a
in
a
civil
suit.
Okay,
good
all
right.
A
A
G
A
I
will
go
ahead
and
move
I
move
to
find
that
premature
general
public
knowledge
regarding
contracts
associated
with
the
tree
farm
recreation
facility
would
clearly
place
the
city
at
a
substantial
disadvantage,
because
the
council
risks
disclosing
its
negotiation
strategy.
If
it
discusses
the
contract
terms
in
public.
That
would
further
move
that
we
go
into
executive
session
to
discuss
contracts
under
the.
D
A
Supposedly
say:
nay,
right
past
unanimously.
Thank
you,
I
would
then
move
at
the
city
council
make
specific
finding
that
general
public
knowledge
of
confidential
attorney-client
Communications
place
the
city
and
a
substantial
disadvantage.
I
would
further
move
that
the
city
council
entered
into
executive
session
to
discuss
confidential
attorney-client
Communications
pursuant
to
one
BSA
session.
Three
one,
three,
a
one
F
to
include
the
city
council
and
city
manager.
D
A
Thank
you
any
further
discussion
hearing,
no
no
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
supposedly
say
nay
pass
unanimously.
Thank
you
all
round.
Three
I
move
at
city
council
make
specific
finding
that
general
public
knowledge
of
confidential
attorney.
Client
communication
is
a
place
of
the
city
at
a
substantial.
This
advantage
and
I
would
move
that
the
city
council
enter
into
executive
session
to
discuss
confidential
attorney-client
Communications
for
students,
one
BSA
section,
313
a1a2
through
the
city,
council
and
city
manager.
A
Second
beat
me
all
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
I
was
supposed
to
be
saying:
hey
so
that
passed
unanimously
and
last
but
not
least,
I
moved.
The
city
council
enter
into
executive
session
to
discuss
a
Personnel
evaluation
pursue
into
one
BSA
section
three
one
three
A3
to
include
the
city,
council
and
city
manager.