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From YouTube: Winooski City Council - 12/12/2022
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Call To Order
Consent Agenda 00:01:35
Council Reports 00:02:04
City Updates 00:12:08
FY24 Budget - Community Svcs. 00:18:01
VNR Rec. Rec. Trails Grant 02:03:18
Vt. Dept of Education 21st Century Learning Ctr. Grant 02:05:05
COVID-19 Recovery Nonprofit Grant Pgm. 02:07:18
Political Sign Procedure 02:12:05
Housing Initiative Dir. Position 02:31:58
Housing Trust Fund App. 03:00:36
2023 Legislative Priorities 03:01:33
Airport Commissioner Appointment 03:14:42
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E
That
addresses
incentives
is
more
inclusive,
both
additional
incentives.
So
no
concerns
from
the
commission
on
on
what
was
proposed
there
and
we
moved
into
talking
about
shared
parking
incentives
and
right
now
it's
set
for
10
000
square
feet
and
the
Commissioners
said
that
they
were
interested
in
seeing
what
a
tiered
approach
might
be.
E
E
E
And
then
this
week
we
have
a
municipal
infrastructure
meeting,
since
historic
preservation
is
actually
one
of
the
items
underneath
the
infrastructure
portion
of
the
master
plan
will
be
offering
an
opportunity
for
Commissioners
to
provide
some
feedback
on
that.
The
proposed
incentives
from
a
Planning
Commission
we're
going
to
go
over
the
work
plan
because
we've
actually
been
talking
mostly
about
the
budget.
The
last
two
meetings
we've
had
in
October
and
November.
E
So
we're
a
little
behind
in
that
and
then,
if
we
have
time,
we
might
talk
about
some
multi-family
and
renter,
based
Energy
Efficiency
incentives
and
and
opportunities
that
the
city
might
be
able
to
support
as
part
of
housing
quality.
So
we'll
see
how
far
we
get
again
a
packed
agenda
and
lots
of
discussion
for
each
of
those
items.
So
hopefully
we
have
some
public
interest.
Welcome
everybody
that
wants
to
comment
ahead
of
time
to
email
me
or
to
join
in
person
at
the
pool.
This
Thursday
at
6,
30.
A
C
Yes,
thank
you
so
to
start
I'm
going
to
share
that
I
won't
be
seeking
re-election
this
year
and
to
have
meeting
days
so
I
wanted
to
let
the
community
know
that
so
that
there's
plenty
of
time
for
folks
who
might
be
interested
to
step
up.
This
is
a
fantastic
job
and
a
hard
one
to
leave.
But
it
is
a
time
for
me
to
stop
running
for
city
council.
C
So
I
wanted
to
share
that
news
for
folks,
so
that
they're
aware
I
was
four
and
I'll
have
more
to
say
at
another
time
so
I
attended
the
Housing
Commission
meeting
last
Thursday.
It
was
off
cycle
unusual
meeting
because
we
had
technological
challenges
and
I
apologize
to
members
of
the
public
that
weren't
able
to
join
our
Zoom
meeting,
but
I
will
provide
a
very
full
update
to
the
community.
C
Through
our
Council
liaison
update
the
council,
the
commission
discussed
down
payment
assistance
application
that
we'll
review
in
a
little
while
we
looked
at
timelines
for
other
activities
such
as
just
cause
eviction
and
other
policy
priorities
and,
in
particular,
spent
some
time
talking
about
what
information
the
count
the
commission
would
like
on
Just
Cause
evictions.
There
was
a
quest
for
legal
language
that
fits
the
charter
and
what
that
might
look
like
exploration
of
what
the
city's
responsibilities
would
be
in
enforcement
or
staff
costs
specific
data
for
Winooski.
C
C
Continuing
to
discuss
the
security
deposit
being
held
an
interest
bearing
account
and
housing
board
of
review
and
those
items
also
so
similar
to
what
Burlington
has
a
housing
board
of
review
and
what
that
could
look
like
for
when
you
ski
so
those
were
other
interests
shared
by
commission
members
and
could
be
brought
up
in
the
future.
If
we
have
additional
housing
capacity
come
on
staff
to
support
that
policy
work,
we
spent
the
bulk
of
the
time
talking
about
the
changes
to
the
housing
quality
ordinance.
C
This
is
a
multi-meeting
effort
by
the
Housing
Commission
to
address
several
sections
of
ordinance
and
fees
that
relate
to
how
we
inspect
for
building
for
housing,
quality
and
life
and
health
safety
issues.
The
commission
walked
through
one
of
the
relevant
chapters.
The
public
building
registry
and
talked
in
depth
about
the
some
staff
recommended
changes
to
resolve
issues
of
subjectivity
issues,
around
inspection
cycles
and
issues
around
Equity
between
the
different
types
of
properties
and
how
we
can
kind
of
bring
all
of
our
properties
up
to
the
same
inspection
standard.
C
C
So
that's
our
housing
chapter.
Sorry,
thank
you.
Elaine
there's
also
a
discussion
about
the
Housing
Initiative
director,
which
I'll
save
for
our
conversation
later
in
the
meeting,
and
our
next
meeting
is
our
next
two
meetings.
Conflict
with
holidays
are
existing
City
Council
meetings,
so
the
Housing
Commission
will
be
meeting
sometime
in
January,
not
on
a
Monday,
probably
not
on
a
Wednesday,
and
we
will
be
figuring
that
date
out
soon,
but
that's
that
will
make
sure
that
meeting
date
is
noticed.
D
Last
week
we
had
our
meeting
of
the
inclusion
and
belonging
Commission,
which
was
a
really
productive
meeting,
in
addition
to
the
ambassadors
kind
of
checking
in
with
each
other
and
sharing
updates
from
the
commissions
they
are
ambassadors
to.
The
commission
talked
about
thinking
about
its
own
ground
rules
such
a
community
agreement,
because
it
is
a
slightly
different
structure.
D
A
F
Thank
you
so
City
updates
for
today
December
12
2022.
As
you
know,
we
are
continuing
the
fiscal
year,
2024
budget
committee
meetings
tonight
or
I'm
sorry
budget
meetings.
Tonight,
community
members
are
encouraged
to
get
engaged
in
the
process
to
see
the
full
budget
and
meeting
schedule.
Please
visit
Winooski
vt.gov
fy24.
If
you
have
questions,
please
contact
us
at
802-655-6410
or
budget
at
winooskievt.gov
or
get
in
touch
with
me
or
New
York
counselors.
F
As
we
head
into
the
holiday
months.
The
city
Winooski
encourages
our
residents
and
visitors
to
do
everything
you
can
to
prevent
the
spread
of
Copa
19.,
more
covid-19
illnesses
to
be
expected,
as
people
are
spending
more
time,
Gathering
indoors,
to
learn
more
about
vaccines,
testing,
masks
and
other
resources.
Please
visit
winooskievt.gov
cover
19.
F
The
date
is
December.
7
dates
are
December
17th
and
January,
7th
from
9
to
11,
A.M
and
the
site.
Is
the
cathedral
search
church
of
Saint
Paul
at
2,
Cherry
Street
in
Burlington
updates
from
the
Winooski
School
District
that
might
be
of
interest
for
folks
bus
transportation
to
and
from
school
for
students
living
0.75
of
a
mile
from
the
campus
kicked
off
this
week.
Actually
last
week,
drivers
and
Riders
are
still
adjusting
to
the
roots,
and
the
district
is
hopeful
for
consistent,
pickup
and
drop-off
times.
F
So,
and
it
appears
of
as
of
late
today,
that
the
owner
does
not
have
insurance.
Nor
does
do
they
have
resources
to
mitigate
the
risk.
Therefore,
the
city
will
likely
move
forward
with
demolition
to
protect
public
health
and
safety,
which
will
require
use
of
fund
balance.
However,
we
do
not
have
those
quotes
available
to
make
that
request
today,
so
we'll
be
likely
using
our
emergency
procedures
to
approve
that
work,
timely,
and
you
would
see
the
the
actual
request
after
the
fact
to
affirm
that.
Just
so
you
know
the
gospel,
and
so
you
have
some
sense.
F
The
cost
will
include
for
a
demolition
demolition
contractor
disposable
waste,
which
might
include
consideration
that
it
is
all
asbestos.
We
don't
know
that
for
a
fact,
but
we
might
assume
that
are.
We
might
have
to
do
it
that
way,
and
environmental
assessment
and
or
supervision
of
removal
plus,
as
well
as
state
and
local
demo
permits.
E
I
heard,
if
I
might
mention
something,
so
we
do
have
a
community
cleanup
fund
that
we
have
access
to
through
tunitz,
always
District,
so
for,
depending
on
the
expense
of
the
disposal
fees.
We
likely
have
some
money
to
pull
from
in
our
balance
to
offset
the
revenue
that
would
otherwise
Reserve
funds
that
would
otherwise
be
needed.
F
G
G
G
Well,
not
quick
context,
I'm
trying
to
answer
a
number
of
questions
that
have
come
in
kind
of
preemptively
from
counselors
around
some
details
about
Staffing,
who
does
what
what
our
programming
levels
look
like
and
then
we'll
dive
into
highlighting
some
recent
Investments
that
the
city's
made
in
our
community
and
subsequent
outcomes
and
then
get
into
the
fiscal
year
24
budget.
So
I've
got
a
few
scheduled
pause
points
here.
G
I
love!
What
I
do
and
can
talk
ad
nauseum
about
it.
So
if
at
any
point
I'm
banging
on-
and
you
need
me
to
stop
I
trust,
this
group
will
throw
something-
or
let
me
know
but
excited
to
present
tonight.
So
as
mentioned
I,
do
want
to
give
my
staff
a
quick
shout
out.
This
is
not
everybody,
but
is
a
great
photo
of
a
good
chunk
of
my
team.
G
Again
they
make
the
work
possible
day
in
and
day
out
and
go
out
of
their
way
to
serve
this
community
and
make
it
a
great
place
to
live
and
recreate.
So
I
just
want
to
really
appreciate
that
as
a
group,
they
make
my
job
really
also
an
easy,
so
appreciation
to
them
for
that
and
in
terms
of
who
those
people
are
and
what
they
do
so
I'm
going
to
go
in
through
each
section,
but
I
wanted
to
kind
of
show
a
quick
overview
of
the
department
and
the
org
chart.
G
This
is
largely
unchanged
from
last
year
there
have
been
a
few
iterations
of
this
over
time,
in
particular
around
the
recreation
and
parks
area,
where
we
had
briefly
tried
to
tease
out
Recreation
at
parks
separately
into
two
part-time
roles
and
found
the
hiring
retention
for
part-time
positions
was
really
challenging
there,
and
we
were
also
having
some
difficulties
with
Recreation.
Most
of
our
operations
were
going
to
be
happening
in
those
facilities,
and
so
that
disconnect
was
actually
creating
some
inefficiencies.
So
these
are
those
two
positions.
G
G
You
know
we
are
running
a
regulated,
State,
regulated
licensed
Child,
Care
Program
through
a
lot
of
regulatory
oversight
and
expectation,
and
so,
in
addition
to
the
sort
of
day-to-day
of
just
being
prepared
to
manage
the
number
of
kids
that
we
do.
There's
a
lot
of
nuance
around
people
work
documentation
and
even
you
know
little
things
like
how
we
take
kids
to
the
bathroom
that
have
to
happen
in
a
very
particular
way,
based
on
state
regulations.
G
You
know
throughout
the
year
lots
of
training
and
support
for
staff.
We've
been
really
fortunate
and
thrive
in
a
knocking
wood
to
have
a
very
consistent
staff
team,
but,
as
new
folks
have
come
on,
this
fall.
We've
had
quite
a
bit
of
training.
That's
how
to
go
into
supporting
the
staff
to
get
up
to
speed
and
again
they
have
to
be
ready
to
help
us
Implement.
Those
regulations
as
well
so
as
much
as
Claudine
was
responsible,
ultimately
for
making
sure
it's
happening.
G
So
every
day
we
try
to
have
activities
scaffolded
and
set
up
for
kids
and
there's
time
and
energy
that
goes
into
making
sure.
We've
got
a
plan
about
the
supplies.
We
have
staff
that
are
ready
to
run
those
programs
and
then,
in
terms
of
the
direct
service
staff,
the
program
assistance
they're,
really
the
boots
on
the
ground,
working
with
kids
playing
with
kids,
making
sure
that
we
are
keeping
kids
happy
safe
and
enjoying
their
time
with
us
and
thrive.
G
Oversimplify
what
they
do,
because
they
do
really
fantastic
work,
and
this
is
an
interesting
place
where
I
am
not
only
a
manager
of
this
program,
but
a
customer
of
it
as
well,
and
it's
really
cool
to
see.
You
know
my
my
own
children
enjoying
this
and
on
those
staff,
I
think
they're
knighting,
my
wife
trying
to
go
pick
up
my
oldest
early
and
she's,
like
for
our
family.
It's
a
great
kind
of
believe
Confidence
from
the
customer.
G
G
The
rec
and
Parks
team
is
running
programming
that
you
might
look
at
on
the
surface
and
say
that's
a
senior
program
or
shouldn't
Claudine
and
Thrive
be
running
that
early
childhood
piece.
But
it's
really
trying
to
add
capacity
and
flush
out
our
offerings
across
the
board
and
again,
they
kind
of
Robin
and
her
team
really
do
kind
of
like
ebb
and
flow
between
a
lot
of
different
spheres,
so
within
Robin's
role
as
working
perks,
manager,
certainly
planning
and
implementing
a
year-round
calendar
programming,
making
sure
that
that's
meeting
Community
needs
and
interests.
G
In
that
regard,
we
are
going
to
be
coming
out
in
the
early
end
of
the
new
year
with
the
community
needs
and
interest
survey
around
programming,
as
we
start
to
look
towards
future
program
planning
we're
about
four
and
a
half
years
removed
from
our
last
one.
So
it's
time
for
us
to
re-up
that
again
lots
of
training
and
management
of
Staff.
G
So
they
can
get
a
wider
array
program
access
for
all
of
these
staff.
Lots
of
work
and
support
around
registration
and
I
will
say.
This
is
something
we've
really
leaned
into
here.
In
terms
of
the
amount
of
time
and
effort
we're
putting
into
that
process,
we
could
very
easily
open
registration
online.
G
So
it's
something
that
we
put
a
lot
of
energy
here.
I
also
want
to
mention
again
we'll
get
into
more
details
the
Myers
pool.
That's
not
an
insignificant
amount
of
the
rec
team's
work
over
the
course
of
the
Year,
obviously
Consolidated
in
the
summer
months,
but
it's
a
summer
is
a
really
busy
busy
time
for
wreck
I
mean
the
pool
is
a
big
part
of
that
and
then
the
other
piece
that
I
think
you
know.
G
Recreational
parks
is
intentionally
titled
in
that
order,
because
we
did
really
want
to
emphasize
Recreation
and
programs
and
the
opportunities
for
people
to
engage.
Parks
is
also
part
of
that,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
work
there.
You
know
daily
operations,
everything
from
Trail
maintenance
to
cleaning
up
encampments.
That
may
happen
to
dealing
with
identified
safety
issues.
B
G
Right
is
that
better,
excellent?
Okay,
thanks
Marielle
all
right,
so
senior
programs
manager
again
largely
managing
the
operations
of
the
Winooski
Senior
Center
through
programming,
so
that
includes
both
drop-in
hours.
That
are
there
three
days
a
week
where
we're
kind
of
open
to
the
public
folks
can
come
in
get
a
cup
of
coffee,
there's,
often
sort
of
coffee
chat,
type
programming
there
a
lot
of
support
around
partner
programs
as
well,
so
the
bone
Builders
Group,
which
has
been
really
super
active
and
growing,
which
is
awesome.
G
G
What's
going
on
make
sure
that
we
have
touch
points
with
community
members
as
well
and
then
a
fair
bit
with
Building
Maintenance
around
just
kind
of
set
up
break
down
preparing
for
the
various
programs
that
are
happening
in
that
space,
and
then
there
are
those
larger
events,
pumpkins
voting
where
we
kind
of
come
in
and
take
over
and
so
Barb
kind
of
works
to
help
support
those
pieces
as
well
and
as
a
reminder,
Barb
is
a
28-hour
employee,
not
full-time,
so
she's
the
loan
employee.
There.
G
And
then
the
library,
so
collection,
development
and
circulation,
you
know
weekly
open
hours
for
the
community
reference
support,
a
regular
schedule
of
programming
happening
there
and
increasingly
youth
programming.
Kirsten's
done
a
fabulous
job
of
growing
that
program
slate
for
us
and
then
a
lot
of
Outreach
work
to
neat
and
Kirsten
have
been
great
about
connecting
with
housing
authority,
Our
Lady
of
Providence.
They
go
up
to
thrive
once
a
week
for
A,
Story,
Hour
and
then
with
working
with
various
child
care
centers
in
the
community
as
well.
G
So
that's
that's
another
piece
that,
depending
on
our
staffing
levels
and
what's
going
on,
can
be
not
an
insignificant
portion
of
what
I'm
doing
and
then
two
positions
here,
one
of
which
I'll
talk
about
in
detail,
one
of
which
I'm
going
to
wait
to
talk
about
a
little
bit
further
down
the
line,
our
admin
and
Outreach
coordinator,
which
is
a
position.
That's
come
on
board
through
the
Esser
contract.
G
I
can't
say
enough
about
how
valuable
this
position
has
been
to
our
department
as
a
whole.
This
is
in
addition
to
me
the
one
other
person,
that's
really
working
across
the
department
every
day
and
providing
support.
So
there
are
the
basic
admin
functions
of
having
a
person
to
answer
the
phone
for
us.
You
know
return
phone
calls
schedule,
meetings,
make
sure
our
supply
levels
are
there,
but
I
think
there's
so
much
more.
Those
are
as
doing
week
to
week,
she's
played
a
really
critical
role
in
terms
of
our
Outreach
and
Connections
in
the
community.
G
She's
been
working
recently
with
Paul
to
help
us
develop
a
city-wide
approach
to
using
Whatsapp
we've
started
in
our
community
in
our
department
to
dabble
there,
but
really
working
to
help
create
a
better,
broader
approach.
That's
consistent
and
and
valuable
in
terms
of
reaching
people
where
they
are
lots
of
work
supporting
especially
multilingual
clients
with
registration.
Zara
has
multiple
languages
herself
and
that's
been
hugely
helpful.
There.
G
The
other
piece
that
Zara
is
really
going
to
be
stepping
into,
and
this
is
sort
of
burgeoning
coming
and
I,
don't
want
to
say
out
of
covet
because
we're
not
out
of
covet
but
into
this
next
phase,
is
kind
of
re-establishing
our
volunteer
program,
which
had
really
gone
pretty
dormant
during
the
covid
early
covid
years.
So
Zara's
position
is
also
going
to
be
responsible
for
overseeing
a
lot
of
the
volunteer
Management
program
for
us,
which
historically
had
been
managed
by
an
Americorps
member.
G
No
I
did
not
thank
you
yeah,
so
Zara
has
also
been
our
point
of
contact
for
rentals
and
space
usage
at
the
O'brien
Center,
which
we're
seeing
start
to
grow
again
since
the
departure
of
North
End
Studios
from
that
space.
So
that's
that's
also
a
big
one.
Thank
you
all
right,
I'm
gonna
pause.
There
were
definitely
questions
about
sort
of
who
does
what
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
laid
that
groundwork.
It
was
probably
a
little
bit
thick,
but
any
questions
on
the
Staffing
levels
or
who
does
what.
G
Yep,
so
later
on,
there
is
a
slide
that
specifies
which
of
those
positions
is
were
are
were
and
currently
are,
as
are
funded,
but
I'm
happy
to
update
that
org
chart
and
I
can
send
that
through
Elaine
yeah
yeah.
So
speaking
of
programs,
you
know
a
couple
things
to
mention
here
and
again
in
response
to
some
questions.
We
got
in
advance,
first
and
foremost,
I
want
to
remind
counselors
and
the
community.
G
You
can
always
go
on
to
the
city's
website
and
find
the
current
slated
programs
on
the
city
website
and,
in
addition,
I
mentioned
Barb's
kind
of
unique
population
in
terms
of
Outreach.
She
also
does
a
regular
monthly
newsletter
that
goes
out
to
the
community
Through
various
channels
that
has
sort
of
a
print
copy
of
what
she's
got
going
on.
One
thing
I
will
say,
is
that
Civic
Rec,
which
is
our
platform
where
we
do
our
online
Rec
management
and
and
that
plugs
into
our
website.
G
The
senior
center
programming
is
not
all
captured
there
and
that's
been
slow
to
pick
up
partially
because
our
audience
there
has
not
historically
been
hugely
focused
on
getting
information
online.
We
are
trying
to
move
forward
with
that
and
that's
a
place
too,
where
Zara
is
actually
going
to
be
helping
work
with
Barb
to
get
more
of
our
programs
uploaded
there
so
stay
tuned.
G
Obviously,
you
know
regular
hours
at
the
library,
our
meals
programs
through
the
senior
center
camps
during
vacation,
our
youth
soccer
program,
which
has
been
really
popular,
Community
Gardens.
Some
of
those
things
we
know
are
going
to
be
sort
of
steady
and
static
and
so
I
think,
as
we
start
to
talk
about
potential
staff
reductions,
it's
the
extra
new
different
stuff.
That
is
probably
going
to
be
where
you
see
that
impact
I'm
really
going
to
try
to
stay
focused
on
those
core
programs
and
making
sure
that
we
can
keep
those
going.
G
G
G
F
F
F
60
hours
per
per
week
for
many
weeks
in
a
row
so
dirt
throughout
the
season,
so
that
means
Ray
and
Robin
are
not
doing
leadership.
They're,
not
planning
they're,
not
being
strategic
they're,
not
trying
to
get
ahead
of
you
know
issues
they're,
not
planning
ahead.
So
when
we've
tried,
this
is
an
example
of
where
we've
subsidized
less
funding
in
the
past,
through
leadership,
sacrificing
a
leadership
role,
so
I
just
wanted
to
use
that
as
an
illustration,
so
I
explicitly
told
him
we're
not
doing
that
this
year.
Let's
try
that
out
and
see
what
happens.
F
A
A
G
All
right,
I'm
going
to
keep
keep
moving
on
so
I
do
want
to
highlight
before
I
get
into
the
proposed
budget.
This
community
has
made
some
significant
investment
in
the
community
services
realm
over
the
last
number
of
years
and
wanted
to
really
I
think
number
one
acknowledge
and
appreciate
that,
but
also
you
know
really
kind
of
spell
out
the
that
we're
delivering
outcomes
for
the
community
based
on
those
Investments.
So
there's
a
number
of
things
here
that
I
wanted
to
kind
of
go
through
and
just
kind
of
highlight
in
that
Realm.
G
G
You
know
the
Astro
program
has
injected
a
significant
amount
of
resource
into
our
department
in
the
last
two
years
and
I
think
as
a
snapshot.
Last
summer,
during
the
months
of
June,
July
and
August,
we
ran
81
programs,
served
700,
700,
individual
youth,
nine
weeks
of
summer
camp
96,
kids
signing
up
for
those
camps.
G
All
that
programming
was
delivered
for
Winooski
residents
for
free
and
as
as
a
comparative,
that's
a
a
three-fold
increase
over
2019,
which
was
the
last
sort
of
pre-covered
Summer
that
we
had
so
yes,
we
got
a
lot
of
resource
brought
on
board
financially
and
we
cranked
out
a
lot
of
programming
and
served
a
ton
of
folks
with
that.
So
I
think
the
point
being
those
Investments
are
being
put,
you
know
to
good
use
and
are
showing
outcomes
for
the
community
again:
2500
enrollments
for
Esser
programs
and
I.
G
Think
I
can't
remember
if
I
shared
this
data
point
with
you
all,
but
this
one
really
struck
me
is
that
for
the
programs,
where
we're
tracking
registration,
preemptively,
86
percent
of
our
seats
are
filling
up
so
I
know
brain
you've
asked
before
about
like
program,
success
and
things
that
are
working
and
not.
You
know.
G
This
tells
me
that
we're
we're
hitting
some
chords
with
the
community
and
putting
things
out
there
that
they
are
responding
to
and
again
when,
when
there
are
programs
that
are
not
working,
we're
not
going
to
continue
to
try
to
push
that
through.
You
know,
usually
we'll
give
it.
Maybe
two
goes
and
if
it's
really
not
working,
then
we'll
move
on
and
try
something
new
and
then
also
just
I
think
this
is
a
good
data
point
too,
but
94
of
respondents
we've
started
doing
for
every
program.
G
C
G
G
We're
doing
with
the
community
and
the
equity
work
that
we're
doing
with
the
community.
I
think
this
is
the
I,
often
say
the
front
door.
That
brings
a
lot
of
folks
into
the
fold
for
us,
and
so
you
know,
I
could
see
very
easily
looking
at
oh
soccer,
whatever,
like
kids,
kicking
a
ball
around
no
big
deal.
This
is
where
we
are
making
those
connections
and
getting
those
kids
to
sign
up
then
for
the
next
program
or
connect
with
that
family.
G
So
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that,
because
I
think
some
of
the
other
pieces
are
a
little
bit
more
specific
and
Rec
sometimes
is
kind
of
again
that
center
fielder
right
it's
kind
of
floating
all
over
the
place,
but
you
know
I,
think
a
day
at
the
pool
will
show
you
that
this
is
where
Community
is
happening.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
point
here.
G
Speaking
of
the
pool,
these
are
some
data
points
that
were
shared
with
the
commission,
just
as
a
season
summary
and
also
with
you,
through
the
the
quarterly
update
on
safe,
healthy
connected,
so
I'm
not
going
to
belabor
these
but
I.
Think
overall,
big
jump
in
usage
this
summer
in
terms
of
day
use
and
and
swimmers
there
open
swim
and
pass
sales
were
up
which
is
really
encouraging
and
exciting
to
see
in
year.
G
Two
so
and
I
think
I
mentioned
the
program
numbers
being
lower,
really
I
feel
confident,
saying
hiring
your
Rec
director
two
weeks
before
the
pool
opens,
makes
it
really
hard
for
programs
to
launch
and
run
successfully.
So
I
think
that
we
will
see
those
numbers
bounce
back
this
coming
summer
with
Robin
having
the
luxury
of
more
than
two
weeks
to
do
all
that
work.
So.
A
G
A
premium
yeah,
that's
a
great
question,
so
we
actually
do
work
with
the
winanski
school
district
and
have
meals
available
free
meals
available
on
site
for
kids
under
18..
So
those
are
there.
We've
got
a
refrigerator
behind
this,
the
desk
and
like
as
kids
and
families
are
coming
in
we're
asking
if
they
would
like
a
meal
so
yeah
great
great
observation
and
absolutely
correct,
and
that's
something
we
try
to
adjust
to
by
having
that
available.
There.
G
All
right,
I
also
need
to
give
my
wife
photo
credit
for
this,
because
she'll
be
mad
at
me.
If
I
don't
so
thrive,
this
one
I
think
you
know
in
a
lot
of
ways
speaks
for
itself
again.
Enrollment
numbers
have
jumped
a
lot
since
the
beginning
of
covid,
but
obviously,
with
the
first
summer
of
covet,
I
think
being
sort
of
a
suppressed
programming
time
I
wanted
to
have
that
pre-covered
comparative
and
so
we're
up
about
200
percent
from
pre-covered
levels
in
terms
of
our
summer
program.
G
So
we've
seen
a
big
jump
and
I
think
a
big
part
of
that
has
been
the
ability
to
make
that
program
free
for
Winooski
residents
through
our
support
with
Esser,
so
I
think.
That's
really
told
us
something
that
free
making
that
program
free
has
really
eliminated
a
significant
barrier
for
some
of
the
participants
that
we're
seeing.
We
averaged
about
63
kids
per
week
this
summer
in
program
there,
which
our
our
Max
is
64..
G
So
we
were
basically
right
up
at
the
the
cap
pretty
much
every
week
and
Thrive
summer
Thrive
after
school,
we
have
not
actually
tapped
any
Esser
funding
to
support
other
than
a
small
portion
of
claudine's
hours
over
the
course
of
the
year.
That's
a
program
that
has,
for
the
most
part,
been
running
sustainably
for
us
in
terms
of
dollars
in
meeting
the
Staffing
costs
and
programming
costs
during
the
course
of
the
school
year.
G
So
Thrive
summer
is
the
place
where
largely
because
of
the
length
of
the
day
and
the
amount
of
staff
time
that
goes
into
that
we've
we've
not
been
able
to
financially
float
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
note
that
thrive
after
school
has
not
been
us
or
supported
and
I.
Think
you
know,
Thrive
is
a
critical
program
for
Working
Families,
single
family
or
single
parent
families.
You
know
folks
that
really
need
that
Continuum
of
Care
after
school
again
I
can
say
as
a
as
a
working.
G
G
G
G
And
one
I
guess
one
note
there
too.
So
when
I
say
free,
we
are
a
state
licensed
program,
so
any
family
that
is
looking
for
financial
support
is
asked
to
apply
for
subsidy
as
a
first
step.
So
we
families
can
draw
support
from
the
state
to
cover
the
costs.
So
we
are
trying
to
bring
in
that
outside
resource
and
then
backfill,
where
the
families
are
either
not
eligible
or
partially
eligible
for
State
support.
G
You
know
I
think
some
exciting
data
here,
I
gotta
make
sure
there
we
go
I've
been
seeing
these
data
points
kind
of
month
to
month,
but
it
was
neat
to
see
it
in
a
Continuum
so
again,
725
new
library
cards
since
the
beginning
of
July
2021
about
42
a
month
which,
for
a
community
of
our
size,
is
a
pretty
awesome,
number
average
of
about
600
visits
a
month
in
person
and
then
I
think.
The
other
thing
that
I
wanted
to
really
highlight
here
is
the
reference
question
piece.
G
G
I
think
that
the
type
and
complexity
of
reference
questions
that
we're
getting
has
really
increased
over
time,
and
you
know
Nate
was
saying
that
in
the
past
it
would
have
been
what's
the
capital
of
Kazakhstan
or
you
know,
what's
the
average
rent
in
the
you
know
very
data,
specific
things
which
I
think
in
the
age
of
Google
is
like
much
easier
for
folks
to
get,
and
so
now
these
reference
questions
are
more
complex,
I'm,
a
person,
who's
unhoused.
What
resources
are
available
to
me?
I
think
a
great
example
of
this.
G
The
other
day
that
Kirsten
shared
was
a
CCB
student
who
was
trying
desperately
to
finish
their
end
of
semester.
Work
English
was
not
their
primary
language
and
Kirsten
spent
two
afternoons
one-on-one
supporting
that
person
in
the
library
space
to
help
them
achieve
their
their
kind
of
work
first
for
their
end
of
semester,
stuff.
G
That's
that's
the
type
of
example
where
that
was
multiple
hours
of
very
Hands-On
support
for
a
patron,
not
Hey,
where's,
the
newest
Louise
Penny
book.
So
reference
questions
is
kind
of
a
funny
Library
term
that
both
of
those
things
would
be
considered
a
reference
question,
but
anyway,
I
wanted
to
share
that
example.
G
Just
another
kind
of
shout
out
so
Kirsten
has
been
also
taking
courses
to
learn,
Swahili
and
just
shared
with
with
Elaine
and
our
HR
manager.
Myself.
A
really
cool
update
on
just
some
of
the
very
early
ways
that
she
started
to
see
that
manifest
building
connections
with
kids
that
are
coming
in,
who
have
that
as
a
primary
language
and
comically
I.
Think
it
seems,
like
they're
concerned
about
swearing
in
front
of
her
now
in
Swahili,
which
is
also
sort
of
an
unintended
benefit
of
that.
G
I
I
Too
I've
seen
as
as
you
were,
giving
Kirsten's
example.
The
kind
of
help
in
one-on-one
sport
that
Librarians
give
to
members
of
the
community
absolutely
are
what
I
would
call
Equity
and
inclusion
work
yep.
That's
a
lot
of
what
goes
on
there
and
I.
Just
I
I
put
the
library
in
with
the
rec
department
is
a
place.
That
really
does
that
Frontline
work.
B
I
D
G
Number,
two
and
you'll
see
this
later,
as
an
emerging
issue
like
this
is
something
that
I'm
keeping
an
eye
on,
because
I
think
that
this
this
demand
is
going
to
grow
as
we
revert
to
some
fee
based
programming
and
also
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
this
there's
been
a
lot
of
questions
about
like
fundraising
and
sort
of
outside
fun.
Seeking.
G
We
are
definitely
doing
that
at
the
moment,
are
funneling
those
resources
directly
into
the
scholarship
fund
and
are
planning
in
January
a
more
coordinated
campaign
around
sort
of
preempting.
The
pool
pass
sales
that'll
start
likely
in
February,
so
you'll
see
and
ask
more
formally
in
the
community
right
after
the
new
year,
there's
also
a
pickleball
tournament
coming
up
January
28th,
which
will
be
a
fundraiser
for
the
scholarship
pool,
so
I
think
at
the
moment.
G
G
All
right
onward,
all
right
so
here
it
is
so
a
few
things
that
are
included
in
this
budget
that
I
wanted
to
specifically
call
out,
so
we
are
proposing
to
move
the
senior
center
program
budget
into
the
general
fund.
This
is
similar
to
what
we've
done
in
recent
years
for
both
the
Thrive
program
and
the
recreation
program.
They
had
been
managed
previously
in
special
Revenue
funds
outside
the
general
fund
and
I.
G
Think
what
we're
finding
is
that
our
ability
to
keep
those
programs
sustainable
in
terms
of
dollars
in
meeting
dollars
out
has
been
challenged
by
our
ability
to
charge
for
programming,
and
so
we
are
proposing
to
bring
the
senior
center
fully
into
the
general
fund
right
now.
There's
a
small
amount
of
programming,
money
and
staff
that
are
in
the
general
fund.
G
G
E
A
G
G
G
G
All
right
and
then
again,
Christine
to
your
earlier
question.
A
number
of
Staff
positions
that
had
been
funded
by
Esser
thus
far
are
being
proposed
to
be
retained
in
the
general
fund
moving
forward
and
again
in
response
to
the
great
success,
the
strong
response
from
the
community.
This
was
something
we
felt
like
was
level
service
that
we
wanted
to
continue
forward,
despite
the
Esser
contract
winding
down
after
this
coming
summer.
G
B
A
This
these
pieces
are
reflected
in
that
the
Excel
sheet
we
received
for
modeling
and
for
being
what
I
want
to
think
about
from
what
you
share
and
I'm,
not
sure
it
will
probably
not
continue
any
of
these
as
well
and
I
call
out,
because
this
came
up
in
last
week's
meeting,
that
the
user
intervention
position
also
was
partially
was
expanded
through
necessary.
So
when
we
say
that
we're
we're
reducing
the
hour
or
like
reducing
that
staff
position
is
back
to
pre-essaries,
it
I,
don't
know
it's.
It's
not
really
interesting
that
that's
a.
F
F
Some
is
level
Services,
because
we
didn't
see
that
10
to
12
well
I
ultimately
decided
that
10
to
12
hours
to
support
one
to
two
people
at
a
time
compared
to
what
that
money
would
be
paying
for
supporting
Recreation
programs
that
would
serve
more
people
and
serve
some
sort
of
level
of
intervention
role
for
more
people
that
it
wasn't
worth
it.
So
I
actually
cut
the
entire
position
in
the
recommended
budget.
Just
to
be
clear
about
that
information,
correct.
G
And
that's
that's
the
next
slide,
so
I'm
I
don't
know
if
I'm
happy
to
jump
to
that.
If
that
would
be
a
helpful
transition
to
the
youth
interventionist
piece,
because
these
were
sort
of
the
two
big
pieces
that
were
and
I
guess,
your
point
Christine
these
are.
These-
are
sort
of
the
new
pieces,
new
and
different
pieces
that
I
wanted
to
call
out
in
this
budget.
G
G
D
A
A
We
need
to
be
really
thoughtful
about
those
decisions,
because
here
we
are
reaching
the
end
of
this
grant
period
and
now
there's
a
lot
of
we've
sort
of
set
an
expectation
on
this
level.
So
it
is
when
it
wasn't
to
begin
with.
But
so
we
just
need
to
make
sure
that
if
this
light
is
helpful
like
when
we
say
level
service,
these
are
actually
additions
to
the
general
funds
and
they're
going
to
be
increases
to
the
tax
rate.
C
C
Think
that
I
I
agree
with
your
Point
counselor
hurt
and
I
also
think
that
that's
true
across
other
departments
that
add
in
2.5
FTE
is,
is
a
lot
for
any
department
and
that
those
needs
impact,
Public,
Safety
and
Municipal
infrastructure
and
housing
as
well,
and
our
community
and
economic
development
needs.
So
I
think
it's
I
think
if
we
were
to
put
this
alongside
all
the
other
pieces
that
we're
having
to
weigh,
for
example,
I
need
a
grant
funded,
Equity
director
position
as
well
like.
Where
is
the
greatest
need
for
new
positions
and
I?
C
Don't
disagree
that
there's
need
here
and
it's
clear
that
the
impact
matched
the
resources?
It's
actually
wonderful
to
have
the
experiment
of
what,
if
we
added,
and
what
do
we
get
I
think
it's
been
clear
that
this
is
not
only
brought
us
more
of
it's
been
done
really
effectively
and
I
want
to
applaud
that,
and
it's
really
hard
to
think
about
where
this
reduction
needs
to
come
from.
C
But
it
is
hard
to
see
this
kind
of
expect
they're,
trying
to
accept
the
expectation
with
the
community
and
with
ourselves
that
we're
going
to
maintain
these
positions
only
during
the
grant
period
and
we're
at
the
end
of
the
grand
period
and
that's
going
to
be
hard.
So
I
think
it's
hard
in
this
case.
It's
hard
for
any
con
Grant
funded
positions
that
we
add.
D
I
wonder
the
community
members
who've
been
engaged
through
these
programs
who
weren't
engaged
in
that
initial
discussion,
though
so
thinking
about
the
equity
and
inclusion
part
of
it
too.
That
we've
brought
in
a
lot
of
folks
through
these
positions,
to
trust
the
city
and
to
be
a
part
of
the
city
and
to
be
able
to
receive
services
and
get
the
support
that
they
need
so
I
feel
like
that
should
be
considered
as
well.
G
G
E
If
I
might
say
something
given
the
conversation
and
comments
that
we
just
had
I
do
think
it's
very
important
moving
forward
that,
if
we're
creating
program
that
is
Grant
based,
that
does
have
a
certain
timeline
on
it.
That
part
of
that
plan
is
how
are
we
going
to
fund
this?
So
part
of
the
initial
conversation
is
when
the
grant
ends.
How
are
we
going
to
fund
this?
Not
so
we
get
through
the
end
of
the
Grant,
and
then
it's
like.
Oh,
how
are
we
going
to
fund
those.
G
E
That
part
of
the
conversation
and
part
of
the
planning
is
that
kind
of
built
up
and
and
granted
like
some
of
the
programs
are
pilot
programs,
but
I
still
think
it
doesn't
hurt
to
have
that
built
into
you
know
where?
Where
would
we
pull
from
this?
What
type
of
additional
tax
rate
would
be
needed
to
continue
this
if
it.
E
G
And
I
think
to
be
clear.
You
know
looking
at
like
I
mentioned
this
earlier,
I
think,
moving
or
kind
of
reverting
to
a
more
fee-based
programming
model
is
definitely
something
we've
known
was
going
to
be
a
reality
of
the
sort
of
post-esser
time
period
for
us,
I
think,
what's
tricky
and
and
what
I'm
still
trying
to
wrestle
with
is
I've
been
frankly
flabbergasted
by
how
much
of
a
response
we've
seen
by
reducing
cost.
You
know
I
knew
that
pricing
was
a
barrier
in
this
community
and
I.
G
Now
these
are
all
really
good
questions
and
I
think
things,
certainly
things
we're
wrestling
with
for
sure
and
so
in
terms
of
things
that
are
not
included
and
I.
Guess
to
your
point,
Christine
this
this
title
may
be
a
misnomer,
because
it's
it's
things
that
are
not
included.
I
guess
is
how
I
should
say
this
versus
versus
cut
in.
B
G
G
As
you
can
see
here,
the
types
of
interventions
that
we've
provided
over
time
are
really
varied,
could
be
as
simple
and
I
shouldn't
say:
simple
as
straightforward
as
academic
support
or
the
need
for
a
weekly
mentoring
meeting
with
a
kid
all.
The
way
up
to
you
know,
working
on
pretty
complicated
truancy.
Interventions
with
family
systems
and
dynamics
that
are
causing
challenges
for
kids
to
get
to
school
in
one
in
one
particular
case,
went
so
far
as
helping
navigate
the
Housing
Authority
system
to
get
a
family
connected
and
onboarded
into
new
housing.
G
That
was
a
really
critical
stress
point
for
that
child.
So
it
really
it's
one
of
those
positions,
that's
kind
of
your
Swiss
army
knife
of
intervention,
and
it's
been
really
incredible
to
see
the
work
that's
happening
here,
the
depth
to
which
it's
happening
and
the
way
that
it's
making
impacts.
You
know
two
stories:
I
want
to
share
one,
so
this
is
going
to
tie
everything
kind
of
together,
but
we
had
a
child
come
on
board
through
scholarship
into
our
soccer
program,
unfortunately,
was
having
some
real
challenges:
behaviorally
at
soccer
Jenny.
G
At
the
time
who
was
the
rec
director
and
the
coach
brought
Francine
into
the
mix,
had
a
meeting
with
this
child
kind
of
tried
to
work
through
what
was
going
on
worked
with
that
kid
to
do
restorative
processes
with
his
teammates
supported
the
coach
and
our
staff
in
keeping
this
kid
in
program.
This
is
a
child
who
is
now.
You
know
at
soccer.
Every
week
shows
up
with
a
smile
ready
to
go
and
what
was
really
cool
is
recently.
G
G
That's
the
type
of
full
circle
work
that
I
think
our
department
is
doing
and
that
I
think
this
position
specifically
helped
facilitate.
Another
example
is
a
recently
hired
Thrive
assistant,
actually,
who
is
a
senior
at
Winooski,
High
School,
that
all
started
from
a
conversation
on
the
basketball
court
behind
the
O'brien
Center?
G
Where
a
kid
came
up
and
said,
you
know,
I
want
to
get
plugged
into
something
positive.
I
really
would
love
to
find
work,
I'm
trying
to
move
towards
College
like
help
me
out-
and
here
we
are
six
months
later
with
this,
this
person
on
staff
as
a
city,
employee,
working
with
younger
kids
and
doing
a
fabulous
job,
so
that
type
of
like
depth
of
service
and
support
would
not
have
been
there
to
get
that
kid
from
point
A
to
point
B
in.
B
C
G
I
get
I
wanted
to
make
sure
too,
to
really
iterate
or
make
make
a
point
like
this
is
not
a
cut.
We
like
this
is
a
budgetary
move
and
it's
an
attempt
to
get
that
number
down.
So
to
be
clear,
this
is
not
a
an
operational
decision.
That
is
one
we
feel
great
about.
This
is
in
response
to
a
need
to
get
a
budget
number
lowered
and
I
know
that
that's
the
challenge
we're
all
up
against,
but
I
just
I
wanted
to
make
that
really
clear.
H
H
B
G
Of
course,
so
I'll
start,
maybe
with
the
youth
interventionist
position
and
then
back
up
to
the
the
other
kind
of
more
programming
focused,
you
know,
I
think
what's
lost
here
is
I,
think
our
ability
to
really
get
in
and
do
a
deep
dive
when
we
are
coming
upon
or
connecting
with
youth
that
are
struggling,
which
we
are
on
a
regular
basis
in
our
programs.
You
know
we
Again
by
the
number,
by
virtually
the
number
of
kids,
we're
surveying
and
the
variety
of
ways
that
you
know
we
are
serving
them.
G
You
know
a
spectrum
Center
Point,
Howard
Center,
so
I
do
think
that
some
work
will
have
to
happen
there
so
that
we
continue
to
have
a
place
to
send
referrals,
but
I
think
you
lose
that
when
you
ski
touch
you
lose
that
localness
and
that
sort
of
familiarity
that
again
I
think
those
stories
about
the
kid
that
went
from
soccer
to
incentive
day
at
the
library
like
those
are
going
to
be
fewer
and
farther
between
is
what
I
would
say
and
in
terms
of
the
support
positions
for
programming.
You.
F
Know,
oh
yeah,
please.
So
the
another
point
is
that
those
34
that
caseload
of
34
people
in
the
last
year
that
was
or
since
the
beginning
of
fiscal
year
2022
that's
at
28
hours
a
week
correct.
So
we
can't
we
don't
have
28
hours
a
week
after
us
or
Grant
ends.
It
would
be
10
to
12
hours
a
week.
So
what
we,
what
we
would
be
losing
from
cutting
the
position
altogether
as
I've
recommended
with
great
dislike,
is
that
is
10
to
12
hours
worth
of
caseload
in
fy24
yep.
G
Yeah
and
I
think
the
consensus
there
was,
you
know
more
or
less
one
or
two
clients
at
a
time,
I
think
hiring
for
that
position
becomes
really
challenging
and,
unfortunately,
the
work.
The
work
requires
a
degree
of
flexibility
that
10
to
12
hours
a
week.
I'm
not
sure
supports.
You
know:
you've
got
to
be
ready
to
meet
clients
when,
when
they're
ready,
where
they're
ready
and
if
you're
trying
to
do
this
as
a
side,
hustle
I
think
it's
really
it's
a
challenging
hire
for
sure
not.
G
But
difficult
and
then
I
think
on
the
programming
side.
So
one
thing
I,
think
and
and
this
is
some
work-
that
we
need
to
do
internally
as
a
department.
We
don't
currently
track
Democrat
demographic
data
when
we're
doing
registration,
and
that
was
a
conscious,
Choice,
initially
as
a
means
of
reducing
perceived
barriers
to
enrollment,
where
it
has
left
us,
unfortunately,
is
in.
C
G
App
with
an
absence
of
that
data,
so
I
want
to
do
some
work
with
some
thought:
Partners
around
that
and
figure
out
some
some
ways
that
we
can
start
to
track
that
and
form
more
formally
what
I
can
say,
informally-
and
this
is
being
a
resident
having
kids
in
the
school.
Having
been
around
the
block
for
a
little
bit,
the
the
diversity
of
participants
in
our
programs
under
Esser
has
ballooned.
G
We
are
seeing
tons
of
new
American
Kids
tons
of
families,
for
whom
English
is
not
a
primary
language,
a
ton
of
kids
that
we
weren't
seeing
before
enrolled.
We
were
seeing
them
a
lot
in
the
community,
but
we
were
not
seeing
them
engaging
and
enrolling
in
formal
programming,
and
so
this
these
changes
and
these
updates.
The
reduction
of
that
fee,
has
really
allowed
us
to
do
work
directly
with
a
lot
more
kids
and
that's
been
awesome.
So
I
think
that
you
know
Andy
to
your
question.
G
G
All
right
so
again,
I
think
this.
This
will
be
a
similar
song
here
we
are
proposing
the
reduction
of
one
of
our
two
Americorps
positions.
Typically,
given
that
those
positions
are
working
towards
a
set
number
of
hours
and
have
a
degree
of
administrative
work
through
Americorps
that
is
required.
We're
estimating
it's
about
30
hours
of
service
time
to
Residents
per
week
that
would
be
lost
and
that
represents
about
21
of
our
rec
team
staff
hours
in
a
given
week.
I
think
back
to
the
earlier
pointer
on
program
planning.
G
It's
it's
hard
to
say:
that's
going
to
be
a
straight
line:
reduction
of
20
of
programs,
because
I
do
think
that
we
will
try
to
get
creative,
build
Partnerships,
find
ways
to
supplement.
But
the
reality
is
that
when
you
take
away
staff
doing
direct
service
work,
there
will
be
a
reduction
in
in
direct
service
programming.
I!
Think
that's
just
a
reality.
It's
again
it's
a
little
hard
for
me
to
say
directly
like
these
are
the
programs
that
are
going
away,
or
this
percentage
of
our
programming
will
be
going
away.
G
G
E
G
G
G
A
great
question
so
on
so
one
of
the
requirements,
requirements
of
Americorps
and
something
that
we
structure
and
departmentally
is
an
hour
a
week
of
direct
supervision
time
so
I
think
obviously
up
front.
There's
more
kind
of
training.
Hand-Holding
support,
that's
needed
over
time
that
diminishes
as
folks
get
more
comfortable,
learn
the
ropes
learn
the
communities
but
I
think
that
hour
a
week
of
of
supervision.
Time
is
a
pretty
safe
estimate
of
of
savings
of
Staff
time
over
the
course
of
the
year.
G
I
will
say
it
really
depends.
Quite
honestly,
on
the
the
person
coming
in
we've
had
years
with
the
Americorps
members
coming
in
from
the
local
community
who
know
the
area
have
housing.
You
know
have
worked
in
some
cases
and
in
neighboring
schools
the
amount
of
upfront
work.
There
is
way
different
than
somebody
who's
moving
here
from
out
of
state
trying
to
find
housing,
trying
to
figure
out
the
community
and
the
culture
trying
to
build
connections
with
people.
G
G
G
This
year
has
been
really
I've,
been
it's
terrifying
to
say
this
out
loud.
This
is
my
18th
year
supervising
Americorps
members.
This
is
hands
down
the
worst
recruitment
year,
I've
ever
seen.
We
finally
now
have
two
offers
out
and
I
think
they're.
Both
gonna
stick
for
folks
to
begin
in
January,
but
typically
by
now
our
Americorps
members
have
three
to
four
months
of
service
time
under
their
belt.
So
it's
a
really
weird
recruitment
environment
for
Americorps
I,
don't
know
how
much
of
that
is
a
blip.
How
much
of
that
will
adjust?
G
You
know
we're
seeing
them
make
some
adjustments
to
living
stipends
that
they're
paying
out,
which
I
think
is
part
of
the
issue
with
recruitment
right
now,
but
so
I
guess
to
your
question,
though,
that
the
busiest
times
for
us
are
not
the
times
when
we're
putting
in
the
most
labor
around
training
and
I.
Think
the
flip
side
of
that
is.
G
D
Can
I
ask
kind
of
going
off
of
that,
and
apologies
is
going
almost
back
a
little
bit,
but
how
much
of
your
say?
You're
in
Robin's
time
is
saved
by
having
an
admin,
an
Outreach
coordinator
by
having
someone
who's,
able
to
update
the
website
and
able
to
help
register
and
able
to
do
all
of
that
heavy
lifting.
So
you
don't
have
to.
G
It
it's
significant
I
mean
I.
Think
if
you
lump
and
again
this
is
not
something
we've
done.
A
formal
like
desktop
audit
of
so
I
just
want
to
like
this
is
me
speculating
a
little
bit,
but
if
you
lump,
you
know
Outreach
to
thinking
about
website
management
calendar
and
when
I
say
calendar
I
mean
out
facing
calendars,
not
internal
calendars.
G
Coordination
of
space,
use,
van
use,
Supply
purchasing,
help
with
registration
which
again
dependent
on
the
family,
can
be
a
pretty
Hands-On
process.
I
would
say
easily
a
day
a
week
if
not
more
between
the
two
of
us
is
is
saved
again
again.
Unfortunately,
those
tend
to
be
the
tasks
that
get
pushed
to
the
end
of
the
list
at
the
end
of
the
day.
And
so
then,
suddenly
it's
been.
You
know
three
weeks
and
we
haven't
put
anything
out
on
social
media.
D
C
G
So
every
two
years
now
we're
having
to
go
back
and
renew
those
digital
licenses
for
that
material,
and
then
new
material
that
comes
on
to
keep
the
collection,
current
and-
and
you
know
fresh
and
relevant
for
patrons-
is
getting
kind
of
added
on
top,
so
there's
definitely
a
lot
of
weeding.
That
happens.
You
know,
neat
and
and
Kirsten
do
a
ton
of
work
around
looking
at.
What's
what's
the
community
responding
to?
Where
can
we
go?
You
know
through
in
our
library
loan
for
things,
but
the
cost
of
Library
materials.
G
So
I'm
going
to
pause
here
before
I,
get
to
the
numbers
slide
and
to
see
if
there
are
any
questions.
Christine.
Thank
you
for
continuing
to
keep
an
eye
on
the
digital
space,
okay
onward.
So
before
again
numbers
come.
This
is
just
a
slide.
I
wanted
to
put
up
quickly.
These
are
items
that
weren't
included.
G
They
were
things
that
were
in
the
stretch
budget,
but
are
not
in
the
proposed
budget
and
I
share
those
because
partially
they
were
shared
during
the
liens
and
I
wanted
to
just
highlight
the
pieces
of
that
that
impact
our
operations
and
that
are
not
being
funded
or
not
proposed
to
be
funded
and
to
see.
If
folks
had
any
questions
about
any
of
these
as
excluded
items.
E
B
E
G
F
F
H
E
E
E
B
D
F
I've
been
talking
to
a
lot
of
potential
partners,
the
school
district,
St
Mike's,
vsac,
Vermont,
Student,
Assistance,
Corporation,
Vermont,
Community,
Foundation,
uscri,
ALB,
Mercy
connections,
Vermont,
adult
learning-
and
it
wasn't
just
me
so
Vermont
state
St
Mike's
has
had
a
student
Team
working
on
trying
to
do.
A
needs
assessment
and
they
also
talked
to
some
of
these
Partners.
Some
with
me,
some
without
me.
F
So
what
we're
coming
around
to
is
the
need
for
as
those
of
you
who
are
in
the
listening
sessions,
around
arpa
heard
with
her
our
Multicultural
liaison
Partners
at
the
school
there's
a
need
for
more
Intensive
English
classes
to
get
to
proficiency,
which
would
also
mean
that
probably
people
need
like
a
stipend
or
I've,
been
thinking
about
it
like
basic
income,
in
order
to
be
able
to
afford
to
spend
more
time,
learning
English
so
I.
Obviously
we
don't
have
you
know
space
to
spare
in
our
budget,
for
this
I
would
say
so.
F
F
They
thought
it
would
be
easy
to
fundraise
for
if
we
were
working
with
an
existing
employer,
because
Department
of
Labor
has
a
lot
of
Workforce
Development
funds.
What
would
be
harder
and
what
I'm
more
interested
in
frankly
is
I
mean
that's
that's
good
and
important
and
good,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
talent
in
our
new
American
Community,
which
is
locked
up
behind
having
to
work
for
someone.
So
why
couldn't
they
start
a
business
on
their
own?
F
F
F
F
Staff
has
been
working
hard,
as
you
can
hopefully
see,
but
there's
more
that
we
think
that
we
could
do
if
we
had
more
money,
and
so
we
wanted
to
give
you
a
flavor
of
some
of
those
ideas
for
a
future
context
and
context
for
this
year's
budget
as
well.
So
that's
why
we've
proposed
them
without
any
dollar
amounts
attached
to
them
for
context.
B
H
G
G
All
right
so
on
to
the
numbers,
so
this
is
the
community
services
department,
roll
up
for
Council,
looking
at
a
proposed
budget
of
one
million
one
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars
599
and
89
cents.
Thank
you
Angela
for
that
level
of
detail
overall
for
our
department.
It
represents
a
3.1
percent
increase
over
the
fiscal
year.
23
budget,
Staffing
and
and
benefits
which
represents
about
83
percent
of
our
budget,
as
proposed
here
year
over
year,
is
about
a
one
percent.
It's
one
point:
zero.
G
000.
yep,
so
we
we
had
a
15
passenger
vehicle
that
was
in
The
Wiz
the
words
of
our
fleet
manager
dubbed
unsafe
at
all
speeds,
so
that
has
been
moved
on
through
auction
and
we're
in
the
process.
Right
now,
I
have
quotes
in
hand
and
hoping
to
make
a
purchase
in
the
next
week
or
two
for
a
new
15
passenger
vehicle.
G
G
G
Exactly
yeah,
yeah
and
so
I
think
I
do
think
you
know
current
year,
actuals
too,
just
to
be
clear.
These
actual
numbers
are
from
pretty
early
in
the
fiscal
year
so
that
actual
for
fiscal
year,
23
again
is
probably
going
to
look
pretty
high,
but
there's
offsetting
Revenue
through
Esser
and
again
once
we
get
that
purchase
vehicle
on
board,
we
can
stop
renting
minivans
and
that
will
be
a
lot
cheaper
thanks.
G
G
You
know
you'll
see
a
lot
of
small
numbers
here
and
that
is
sort
of
the
nature
of
the
Beast
a
little
bit
when
you're
dealing
with
Human
Service
grants,
but
again
just
wanted
to
reflect
that
we
are
out
there
trying
to
get
grants
trying
to
support
the
work
outside
the
general
fund,
where
we
can
and
also
that
point
at
the
bottom
I
think
again
for
fiscal
year
22,
which
is
the
last
year
we
have
closed
about.
37
percent
of
our
budget
was
offset
by
either
grants
coming
in
or
program
fees.
G
E
G
So
we
I
guess
what
I
would
say
there
is
so
I'm
a
member
of
the
vrpa
executive
board
now
at
the
state
level.
So
there's
a
lot
of
work.
There
happening
to
start
to
figure
out
shared
training
across
Rec
departments,
regionally,
because
right
now,
as
a
for
instance,
you
know
every
spring.
I'm
training,
lifeguards,
Ali
and
Essex
is
training.
Lifeguards,
Brad
and
Essex
Junction
is
training
lifeguards,
so
trying
to
find
a
way
to
consolidate.
G
Some
of
those
for
efficiency
is
definitely
one
thing
we're
looking
at
and
then
we
definitely
work
with
and
talk
to
our
neighbors,
a
lot
and
more
I
would
say
for
us
it's
like
if
Burlington
is
running
the
Killer
well,
this
is
not
an
example.
That's
real,
but
like
youth
football
program,
we're
probably
not
going
to
try
to
go
and
try
to
compete
with
that,
because
we'd
be
better
to
partner
and
send
our
kids
there.
E
B
B
E
B
G
G
So
and
Angela
you
can
help
me
if
I
misspeak
here,
but
as
I'm,
remembering
there's
about
184
of
that
184
000
of
that
which
comes
through
Thrive,
and
so
we
are
projecting
a
return
to
fees
for
thrive
in
totality.
But
with
this
I
think
a
concerted
effort
for
summer
to
create
a
really
robust
scholarship
program.
So
then
we
were
carrying
I
believe
about
16
for
recreation
programs
and
I'm.
Looking
at
the
screen
at
you
at
you
Angela
in
case
that
number
is
off
and
then
the
rest
is
I.
G
H
G
Again
mentioned
earlier
Christine
this
Reserve
fund
for
the
department,
so
these
are
vestiges
of
when
program.
Special
Revenue
budgets
existed
for
a
lot
of
our
programming.
So
these
this
bottom
line
number
is
what
we
track
within
our
accounting
that
56
000,
but
because,
like
Christine
mentioned,
some
of
these
funds
had
some
strings
attached.
We
also
track
them
independently,
so,
for
instance,
the
library
funding.
G
Again,
we've
tracked
separately
in
deference
to
funds
that
came
on
board
when
we
took
the
senior
center
on
as
a
city
program,
officially
probably
gosh
about
eight
years
ago
now,
I
think
it
was
that
we
did
not
so
and
then
the
community
services
went
up
front
just
because
that
number
is
ugly
and
I
just
want
to
mention
what
it
is.
So
that's
we
used
to
run
our
Recreation
Department
through
a
special
Revenue
fund.
It
never
cash
flowed,
and
so
that's
where
that
big
negative
number
comes
from
so
for
years.
G
The
special
Revenue
funds,
with
the
exception
of
the
senior
center
and
the
library
that
were
flowing
positively,
were
essentially
supplementing
that
that
line
item.
So
that's
where
that
big
negative
number
comes
from
I,
don't
know
Angela
if
I
did
a
adequate
job
of
explaining
the
financial
side
of
it,
but.
H
C
G
G
And
then
the
the
remaining
special
Revenue
fund
is
the
community
garden.
This
one
has
historically
in
my
10
years,
been
really
reliably
self-sustaining.
You
will
see
a
negative
number
at
the
bottom
presently.
Unfortunately,
last
year
someone
helped
themselves
to
our
Greenhouse
heater
over
the
course
of
the
winter,
and
so
when
we
went
in
in
the
spring
to
turn
it
on,
it
was
not
there,
and
so
we
had
to
replace
that
to
the
tune
of
about
three
thousand
dollars.
So
that
was
a.
B
G
G
Similarly,
the
Saint
Stevens
and
Winooski
Senior
Center
properties
and
just
kind
of
having
some
uncertainty
about
what's
happening
there
for
for
City
functionality
is
something
we're
definitely
working
on
and
spending
quite
a
bit
of
time
on
right
now,
our
return
to
fee-based
programming
and
anticipated
challenges
that
are
around
need
for
support
for
scholarships
and
then
continue
to
make
progress
on
the
parks
and
open
space
plan
and
the
absence
of
a
formal,
Parks
capital
budget.
That
is
a
tricky
one.
G
G
And
that
is
it
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
the
attention
and
the
time
and
the
community
for
the
ongoing
support
of
our
work.
It
is
truly
a
privilege
and
a
pleasure
to
work
here
for
this
city
and
for
this
community
and
yeah.
Hopefully
the
answered
questions,
but
if
there
are
any
lingering
ones
happy
to
do
that
now
or
as
they
pop
into
your
Brian
brain
over
the
next
couple
weeks,.
C
Yes,
mayor
I'd
like
to
just
kind
of
come
back
to
one
point
that
are
thinking
about
the
positions
and
the
question
that
you
had
asked
and
how
to
frame
that,
for
a
future
conversation
I
think
Ray.
You
really
touched
on
the
we
saw
some
of
the
core
programs
that
you
feel
like
in
retrenchment
like
these
are
the
ones
that
you
want
to
deliver
on,
because
they've
been
a
rock
like
a.
G
B
C
B
C
E
H
F
Yes
sure
thing
so:
I
wanted
to
respond
to
a
counselor
herd's,
grant
writer
idea
to
the
extent
that
I've
got
some
information
today.
So
first
I'll
note
that
whether
a
grant
covers
a
position
or
program
expenses,
it's
still
not
guaranteed
in
the
future,
as
we
were
discussing
today.
So
if
you
want
stable
Services,
you
really
do
need
stable,
Revenue.
Generally,
that's
property
taxes
in
this
case
we're
lucky.
We
actually
have
local
options.
F
Taxes
as
well
Community
Services
Grants
often
do
require
new
programming
and
also
don't
tend
to
raise
a
lot
of
money
as
Ray
was
just
describing
so
to
me,
that
would
be
back
to
needing
stack
capacity
to
implement
so
Grant
support
for
that
department,
wouldn't
necessarily
the
play
out
the
way
we'd
want,
which
would
be,
you
know,
increase
capacity
basically
for
public
works
and
economic
development.
Some
Grant
word
work.
We
could
contract
out,
so
it
might
be
a
minimal
staff
lift,
so
it
might
make
more
sense
some
of
the
time.
F
For
that
it
does
depend.
However,
overall
we
came
up
with
a
limited
list
of
services
that
would
make
sense
for
Winooski
to
have
grant
writing
support.
For
one
example
is
charging
stations
we
would
need
extra
capacity
to
apply
for
an
electrical
electric
vehicle
charging
station
Grant,
so
transport
grant
writing
support,
for
that
would
be,
though,
would
be
better
suited
to
a
contracted
Service,
as
opposed
to
an
ongoing
paid
staff
physician,
because
we
just
didn't
come
up
with
a
lot
of
examples.
F
That
would
you
know
that
we
could
just
contract
out
the
work
and
it
would
be
fine,
so
councilor
Oakleaf
gathered
a
bunch
of
feedback
from
residents.
There
was
a
few
comments
about.
Basically,
you
know
around
confusion,
confused
confusion
around
the
budget
process,
how
I'm
going
to
engage?
Why
your
voice
matters,
if
you
aren't
close
to
the
work
and
don't
have
enough
insight
to
direct
priorities,
I'm
glad
you
asked
this
question
I'm
glad
councilor,
Oak
Leaf
brought
had
raise
this
opportunity
to
discuss
that
so
there's
three
types
of
responses
to
that
question.
F
Generally:
first
staff,
Council
I'd,
say
commission
members
as
well.
We
always
welcome
resident
feedback
any
time
of
year
on
what's
important
to
you
and
what
you
think
winuski
should
be
doing
as
I
mentioned.
Briefly
in
my
presentation
last
week.
That's
really
the
big
role
role
for
the
community
is
to
set
Vision.
So
just
telling
us
what's
important
to
you
is
a
way
to
give
us
feedback
on
the
budget
once
we
get
to
that.
F
I
have
been
trying
myself
to
meet
everyone
and
I
know
Council
stepped
up.
You
know
re
started
back
in
their
Community
engagement
processes,
so
we're
trying
to
get
out
there
as
leadership
to
meet
with
folks
we're,
especially
trying
to
to
meet
with
folks
that
traditionally
have
been
marginalized.
So
please
feel
free
to
reach
out
at
any
time.
At
any
point,
don't
feel
like
you
need
to
have
the
perfect
type
of
feedback
just
engage
with
us,
so
we
can
start
to
understand.
F
Second,
at
the
same
time,
anyone
who
really
wants
to
dig
in
as
a
Stern
alludes
you
on
why
we
are
or
are
not
recommending
a
specific
position
cost.
What
have
you
you're
welcome
to
set
up
a
meeting,
especially
with
me
and
the
finance
director?
We
can
review
those
with
you
so
that
you
understand
more
clearly
on
the
the
specifics.
F
This
was
my
first
year
through
this
budget
process,
so
I
wanted
to
see
as
the
manager
what's
been
done
in
the
past
before
I
went
about
trying
to
propose
anything
really
really
new
or
different
or
disruptive.
Next
year
we
are
hoping
to
provide
earlier
engagement
opportunities,
we'll
see
how
that
works
out.
But
that
said,
don't
feel
like
you
have
to
wait
for
us
to
figure
it
out
to
offer
those
opportunities
reach
out
to
us
and
I
recognize
that
a
staff
job
to
provide
opportunities
to
make
sure
that
people
understand
that.
F
Why
have
the
non-property
tax
revenues
gone
down?
Those
have
decreased
by
a
total
of
317
thousand
dollars,
965
cents,
oh
I'm,
sorry,
317,
965
dollars,
there's
three
reasons:
there's
the
loss
of
Esser
funding
as
we've
been
discussing
today,
reduction
from
the
working
communities
challenge
grant
for
fy24,
and
that's
because
if
we
don't
fill
the
equity
director
position,
we're
assuming
we
can't
provide
the
programming
that
would
draw
down
enough
programming
to
draw
down
the
full
amount
of
that
Grant
and
then.
F
Finally,
the
last
year,
Council
approved
the
use
of
just
hover
over
88
thousand
dollars
in
fund
balance
to
nut
the
O'brien
Community
Center
to
zero
impact
on
the
tax
rate.
So
since
we
weren't
able
to
fill
the
vacancy
left
by
North,
End
Studios
and
the
future
of
the
building
was
uncertain,
that
shows
up.
F
There
was
a
question
on
how
much
will
you
ski
businesses
pay
into
new
ski
infrastructure?
It's
hard
to
break
down
exactly
the
share
their
share
for
infrastructure,
but
there's
a
lot
of
numbers
and
I
can
share
that
if
you're
interested,
but
it
comes
down
to
they
actually
pay
more
proportionately
in
taxes
than
homeowners
do
and
that's
those
are
the
yeah.
A
F
A
G
C
A
A
G
Am
still
here
so
I
think,
hopefully
a
fairly
straightforward
project
scope,
we're
looking
at
doing
both
Trailhead
and
on
trail
signage
improvements
in
a
number
of
our
city
parks,
where
we
have
recreational
trails
and
looking
to
apply
for
funds
to
support
that
there's
about
a
20
match
not
about.
There
is
a
20
match
for
this.
That
can
come
either
through
in-kind
or
cash,
and
so
the
cash
requirements
could
be
covered
through
the
current
Parks
capital
reserve
fund.
Should
we
be
awarded
the
the
grant
so
happy
to
answer
any
questions
folks
might
have.
C
I
just
want
to
start
by
disclosing
a
potential
perceived
conflict
conflict
of
interest
in
this
item.
Employee
of
the
agency
of
Natural
Resources,
however,
do
not
have
any
role
in
reviewing
awarding
decision
or
making
awarding
decisions
on
this
grant
program.
So
I
don't
believe.
I
actually
have
a
personal
financial
conflict
of
interest
and
I'll
continue
to
vote
on
this.
Unless
anyone
has
any
questions
or
concerns.
G
This
is
a
grant
that's
carried
through
the
school
district
but
of
which
we
are
a
sub-grantee
and
a
co-writer.
So
our
we
essentially
bring
match
to
the
project
to
allow
us
to
draw
down
as
a
community,
more
funds
from
agency
of
Ed.
So
our
mat,
our
drawdown,
would
be
up
to
26
000
and
then
we
are
required
to
do
a
one-to-one
match
there,
which
we
typically
cover
Through
existing
expenses
related
to
the
Thrive
program,
and
then
the
Thrive
attendance
is
can
allocated.
A
F
A
E
A
C
A
F
B
A
C
F
So
again,
at
your
November
7th
meeting,
you
discussed
conditions
or
restrictions
for
political
science
and
public
rights
of
way
that
staff
would
apply
in
managing
political
science
in
the
rights
of
way
in
the
future.
You
agree
to
postpone
a
decision
to
a
later
date
to
give
candidates
at
that
time,
since
they
were
running
the
next
day.
Time
to
provide
input,
I
actually
have
not
received
any
additional
input.
Since
then,
you.
B
A
I
also
want
to
suggest
how
we
had
heard
from
one
of
our
previous
Mayors
Michael
Brian
about
someone
sorry
stop.
Okay,
he
hit
sharing
was
that
hosting
in
any
public
rights
of
way
was
privated,
and
that
is
right,
but
that's
historically
weekend
before
there
was
no
enforcement.
So
essentially
it
was.
You
can't
do
it
at
all
the
weekend
before
an
election.
You
can
put
them
on
your
mind
as
many
as
you
want.
E
I
think
it's
it's
where
it
becomes
a
nuisance
to
the
community
I
think
after
the
election
and
if
there's
a
burden
to
City
staff,
to
clean
up
the
signs
or
to
me
like,
if
there's
any
impact
to
our
water,
our
waterways
or
our
landscape.
You
know
trees
Parks
things
like
that
like
if
it
if
it's
should
warrant
some
type
of
fee
or
fine
for
not
picking
up
your
signs
after
the
fact
to
whomever
they
belong
to
again.
F
Right
so
currently
we
have
that
Authority
provided
by
ordinance.
Okay,
and
we
haven't
to
my
understanding
from
the
past
two
city
managers.
We
haven't
chosen
to
enforce
that
generally,
you
know
we'll
remove
the
day
after
store
them
here,
so
that
you
know
some
people
are
running
perennially,
so
they
could
pick
it
up
for
a
future
year
and
then
at
the
end
of
about
a
week,
then
we
dispose
of
them
all
together.
So.
B
E
E
E
C
I
I
will
share
I'm,
also
comfortable
with
allowing
them
in
rights
of
way
during
to
find
window
period
defined
period
of
time,
to
create,
to
create
predictability
for
candidates
and
to
create
predictability
for
staff.
About
what
they're
supposed
to
do,
I
think
it's
a
reasonable
policy
decision
to
formalize
I
would
not
want
to
see
them
in
parks
and
I.
Think
there
could
be
I
also
would
encourage
the
staff
to
have
a
clause.
I
would
think
that
we
should
have
a
clause
that
allows
staff
to
remove
it
if
it
conflicts
with
another
Community
interest.
C
Is
going
to
be
run
by
the
city
and
it's
going
to
be
Complicated
by
signs
like
that?
Should
I
don't
want
you
to
have
to
not
remove
signs,
because
you
can
and
then
not
be
able
to
hold
a
parade
or
whatever
it
is
like.
I
can
coming
up
with
bad
examples,
but
that
might
be
worth
considering
too
that
the
city
could
choose
to
remove
signs
during
that
window.
For
other
reasons,
if
it
serves
a
community
interest,
so
that'd
be
something
else
to
consider.
D
D
Does
it
see
his
endorsements?
Sometimes
nonprofits
are
promoting
specific
things
that
are
on
a
ballot.
How
does
that
all
balance
out
too
so
I
think
I
agree
with
the
no
advertising
for
any
businesses
is
prohibited,
but
I
see
yeah
kind
of
some
not
quite
sure
how
to
handle
the
non-profits
in
the
various
ways
that
might
appear.
F
Yeah
I
could
see
a
knot
in
Parks
sort
of
a
thing,
and
you
know
I
could
I
I
feel
like
there's
enough
well,
at
least
for
me,
there's
enough
Direction
provided
in
this
conversation,
assuming
that
it
continues
into
emotion
that
I
could
exercise
some
discretion
and
then
build
up
a
body
of
practices
that
could
then
be.
You
know,
communicated
consistently
over
over
subsequent
years.
Okay
sounds
good
because
some
of
them
are
like
they're
sports
teams.
F
I
mean
it
would
be
good
to
have
visibility
for
those,
because
there
are
opportunities
for
the
community
or
you
know
other
Recreation
programs
like
there
was
the
Vermont
Symphony
Orchestra
had
you
know
signs
out
this
year
and
we
had
to
take
them
out,
which
seemed
a
little.
You
know
too
bad,
but
right.
If
you're
endorsing
it,
then
it's
moral.
If
you're
endorsing
a
a
particular
item
on
the
ballot,
then
that's
linked
to
an
election,
and
so
then
it
could
be
treated
more
like
campaigning
and
yeah.
H
H
F
H
A
A
I
think
the
question
the
question
that
remains
is:
do
we?
What
is
the
timing
will
preceding
the
election
that
we
are
comfortable
with,
and
do
we
want
to
delineate
what's
in
the
cover
sheet
here
right
within
50
people
know
each
other
in
public,
right-of-way
or
just
being
loose
about
the
weekend
before
it's
kind
of
weird.
D
D
And
I
think
I
appreciate
it
both
being
a
way
of
free
expression
for
campaigns,
but
I
also,
you
know
worry
sometimes
that
campaigns
with
more
funds
are
able
to
then
get
out
more
signs,
and
that
can
lead
to
its
own
inequity
too.
So
I
think
that's
something
I
have
in
mind
too,
with
kind
of
this
conversation,
but
I
wonder
if
tying
it
to
something
that
is
already
in
place.
Stay
with
the
state
roads
might
make.
It
feel
more
comfortable
to
folks
as
well.
A
D
C
B
F
F
Staff
felt
that
this
what
was
proposed
here,
which
would
mean
that
we
would
only
be
acting
if
there
was
a
complaint,
not
that
they
have
to
go
out
and
measure
every
day.
You
know
anytime
one
pops
up,
but
if
there
was
a
complaint,
then
we
would
have
a
very
clear
metric
on
a
block
to
block
basis
of
what
our
action
was.
F
You
know
weighing
that
idea
of,
like
campaigns
with
more
money,
could
put
out
more
signs,
and
is
that
really
what
we're
trying
to
do
here?
So
it
was
a
balance
of
those
two
things
of
manageability
for
staff
and
also
trying
to
allow
the
point
of
the
advertising
to
function,
which
is
awareness
of
the
public
of
candidates
and
issues.
F
A
A
B
A
C
A
E
E
A
Public
rights
in
a
way
so
campaign
science
related
to
candidates
or
two
matters
on
the
back
of
the
background
of
more
than
two
weeks
prior
to
an
election,
and
no
more
than
one
day
after
an
election
science
for
non-profits
may
be
approved
by
the
city
manager.
Any
advertising
for
businesses
is
prohibited.
A
C
C
Discussion,
okay,
I
just
want
to
verify
just
because
I
was
looking
at
the
Vermont
Secretary
of
State
rules
that
town
officials
could
not
summarily
remove
signs
that
violate
local
ordinances,
because
our
signed
ordinance
provide
for
the
removal.
Yes,
I
just
want
to
make
sure,
and
that's
that
was
the
question.
Okay,.
F
Goal
update
so
we've
made
progress
on
some
of
our
must
do's.
The
policy
work
support
is
a
little
delayed,
the
recommended
items
we
have
not
made
any
progress
on
and
new
ideas
are
a
mixed
bag.
So,
as
Deputy
Mayor
Duncan
mentioned
earlier,
the
public
building
registry
ordinance
work
is
finally
underway.
Staff
presented
proposed
changes
for
chapter
17.
The
public
building
registry,
which
really
meant
is
how
the
primary
way
that
the
city
helps
support
quality,
safe
housing
for
our
community
staff
presented.
F
The
proposed
changes
for
that
chapter
to
the
Housing
Commission
on
December
8th,
the
Housing
Commission
was
generally
supportive
of
the
proposed
changes
during
their
January
meeting.
They'll
discuss
further
those
changes,
anything
else,
residual
from
chapter
17
and
then,
as
councilman
Duncan
mentioned
start
reviewing.
Staff
proposed
changes
to
chapter
9
housing
which
have
to
do
enforcement.
One
serves
a
violation
found
so
that
that
is
a
significant
piece
that
has
been
on
the
on
the
to-do
list
for
some
time,
and
the
staff
is
relieved
that
we're
finally
able
to
make
some
progress
there.
F
The
other
items
are
are
would
be
advancing
more
quickly
if
we
had
filled
the
Housing
Initiative
director
position.
As
I
mentioned
last
week,
I
decided
to
pause
that
once
it
became
evident
that
I
would
be
recommending
a
reduction
in
hours
to
make
sure
that
we
knew
what
we
were
advertising
and
the
reappraisal
which
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
Housing
Initiative
director
is
going
as
planned.
The
assessors
assessor
team
is
making
progress
on
schedule,
and
you
know
the
complaints
so
far
wait
for
your
mail
to
find
out
when
you
will
be
next.
A
I
recently
hosted
staff
from
the
Champlain
Valley
office
of
an
Economic
Opportunity
on
the
terminated
TV
in
the
role
of
show,
so
they
have
programs
for
housing,
supports
for
tenant
and
landlord
education
and
having
follow-up
conversations
with
them
about
how
to
get
them
connected
to
groups
in
our
community.
So.
A
About
the
plan
and
post
City
Oregon
housing
Summit,
we
discussed
this
at
the
commission
chairs
meeting
earlier
this
year
and
it
was
clear
to
me
that
there
wasn't
a
strong,
Vision
or
or
and
I
I,
don't
know.
My
feeling
from
the
conversation
was
that
this
actually
should
have
been
removed
from
our
list.
D
I
I
think
I'd
push
back
against
that
from
the
meetings
I've
had
where
I
was
discussing
the
safe,
healthy,
connected
people,
as
well
as
the
combined
meeting
with
the
safe,
healthy
connected
people
and
housing
Commissioner
of
General
Degree,
but
I
think
there
is
definitely
an
interest
to
explore.
I
could
agree
that
maybe
there
isn't
a
strong
vision,
and
that
is
probably
due
to
the
fact
that
we
don't
have.
You
know
a
housing.
C
Yeah-
and
my
recollection
of
that
item
is
that
it
came
up.
The
idea
of
having
a
summit
came
up
at
a
particular
time,
with
particular
staff
resources,
and
when
the
equity
director
departed
and
Heather
departed,
we
did
not
have
the
staff
to
drive
that
agenda
and
it
was
clear
that
the
commissioned
chairs
did
it
well,
it
seemed
clear,
as
music
commission
chairs
didn't,
feel
they
could
drive
it
from
their
seat.
C
So
I
think
it
is
a
staff
capacity
issue
that
then
made
it
less
relevant
because
there
were
other
things
that
were
going
to
be
done
specific
to
housing.
We
had
the
equity
audit.
We
had
this
long-standing
need
for
dealing
with
housing,
quality
ordinances
and
I
personally
felt
that
we
made
the
right
decision
to
move
away
from
prioritizing
a
housing
Summit
at
this
time,
because
we'd
have
the
staff
and
we
didn't
have
the
exact
need,
and
we
had
some
things
we
could
do
to
make
Headway
on
those
needs
without
doing
a
summit.
C
So
I
think
when
we
talked
about
it
at
our
policies
and
priorities.
I
remember
it
was.
It
was
still
potentially
of
Interest
down
the
road,
but
very
much
a
like
if
there's,
if
the
conversations
with
the
community
and
the
evolving
nature
of
staff
and
commissions
leads
to
that
being
advantageous,
that
still
might
be
worth
revisiting,
but
I,
don't
think
it's
a
thing
that
we
need
to
be
like
getting
to
because
I
don't
like,
we
don't
have
a
vision
for
it
and
I,
don't
think
we
have
a
use
for
it
right
now.
F
So
the
one
other
thing
that
elaborate
on
from
the
memo
that
I
provided
in
the
packet
and
it
is
available
online
Paul
if
you
could
post
a
link
to
that.
Thank
you,
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
program,
so
opportunities,
Credit
Union
manages
this
program
for
the
city
and
I
met
with
them
recently,
and
they
suggested
the
city
Explorer
an
interest
rate
buy
down
grant
program
in
lieu
of
the
current
down
payment
assistance
program,
which
is
mostly
alone.
F
So
the
reasons
include
a
there's
now,
a
lot
of
down
payment
assistance,
programs
available
from
other
lenders
and
a
five
thousand
dollar
loan,
with
only
up
to
one
thousand
dollars
of
that
as
a
grant
for
qualified
applicants
is
not
really
enough
to
help
right
now
in
an
environment
where
interest
rates
have
really
grown
and
the
pass
down
payments
might
have
been
the
big
barrier.
Now.
Currently
it's
interest
rates
and
to
that
end
see
you
know,
interest
rates
are
the
current
barrier,
so
the
Housing
Commission
is
interested
in
discussing
that
further.
F
D
F
E
I
do
want
to
say,
like
I,
recently
reviewed
the
housing,
trust
funds,
single
family,
home,
homeowner
incentive
that
we,
that
was
designed
and
I,
think
there's
a
there's
years
and
years
of
work
that
was
put
into
it
and
an
immense
number
of
meetings.
Community
meetings,
housing
staff,
City
staff,
members
of
the
community
and
just
it's
one
of
those
things
where
you
look
at
it
with
fresh
eyes
and
you're
like
who's.
How
like
at
this
point,
it
feels
like
there's
such
a
demand.
E
B
C
E
In
that
it
doesn't
it
broadens
up
our
degree
of
comfort
with
some
more
risk,
but
at
the
same
time
it
doesn't.
You
know,
put
us
at
any
degree
of
concern
with
our
legal
counsel,
I
guess,
but
I
wanted
to
mention
that
I've
I've
already
mentioned
that
to
to
the
mayor.
Another
housing
element
that
I
do
can
I
comment.
F
On
that
yeah,
of
course,
okay,
so
I
I
took
one
call.
So
it's
just
anecdotal
at
this
point,
but
it'll
be
interesting.
Now
that
we're
publicizing
my
name
more
broadly
as
the
contact
for
this,
if
I'll
have
more
opportunities
for
these
conversations,
also
I
think
opportunities
is
probably
getting
some
of
that
direct
feedback
as
well.
Also,
when
problem
comes,
he
can
talk
to
those
the
the
anecdotal.
F
The
anecdote
that
I
have
is
I,
went
through
the
whole
program,
they're
like
oh
great
great,
oh
it's
alone,
I'm,
not
doing
this
and
I
said
oh
well.
Why
is
that
and
he's
the
the
person
said
that
it's
so
expensive
to
do
these
improvements?
Now
it
they
just
can't
afford
it.
You
know
I'm
not
saying
that's
literally
the
case,
but
they're
they're,
just
not
interested
and
alone,
because
it's
already
it's
just
not
quite
enough
help
and
it
the
whole
thing
is
they're
looking
to
produce
their
cost
as
much
as
possible
materials
cost
a
lot.
F
So
to
your
point
about
balancing
risks,
the
other
piece
of
it
is
like.
Are
we
what
where's,
The
Sweet
Spot
between
enabling
more
activity
in
the
community
without
completely
depleting
the
fund,
because
we're
not
feeding
money
into
it?
Right
now,
that's
noted.
As
a
stretch
budget
item
I
referred
to
it
last
week,
right
there's
no
way
to
replenish
that
fund,
which
is
why
it's
designed
mostly
as
a
loan
program
right
now,.
C
And
I
think
it's
important
to
remember
to
recognize
that
this
has
been
a
tiered
rollout
where
down
payment
assistance
has
received
the
most
attention
and
advertising
for
the
longest
period
of
time.
How's.
The
Improvement
has
really
been
advertised
to
selective
advertise
primarily
through
the
village
registry,
as
I
understand
it,
the
public
building
registry
and
not
broadly
advertised,
and
then
we
haven't
been
advertising
the
core
loans
that
was
Freedom
last
time.
So
as
I
remember
progression
of
rollout
in
the
lane.
C
Please
correct
me
if
I've
got
any
of
this
wrong,
but
we
start
with
the
VP
with
the
down
payment
assistance
program.
We
then
started
out
promoting
the
hip
through
the
housing
Improvement
part
through
our
existing
connections
with
landlords,
and
then
we
started
talking
more
broadly
about
the
construction
Rehabilitation
grants
which
were
larger
pockets
of
money.
So.
B
C
F
C
E
Also
on
housing,
I
do
want
to
emphasize
a
program
that
was
just
announced
to
the
media.
This
week
is
the
weatherization
repayment
assistance
program,
which
will
be
managed
by
the
Vermont
Housing
Finance
Agency.
It
basically
allows
for
weatherization
of
renter
occupied
homes
and
ensuring
that
the
reducing
the
barrier
that
often
comes
up
where
a
renter
might
want
to
make
some
Energy
Efficiency
improvements,
but
the
requirement
of
access
to
the
incentive
programs
is
by
having
the
landlord
basically
pursue
those
opportunities
themselves.
E
F
F
You
approved
what
was
plan
to
be
a
40
hour
per
week,
position
at
your
November
7th
meeting.
A
lot
of
things
happen
that
meeting
with
10
of
the
hours
paid
from
the
general
fund
and
30
from
the
Community
Development
Fund,
not
to
be
confused
with
the
community
services.
Department
staff
posted
this
position
and
received
a
few
applications.
F
Then,
as
I've
been
mentioning,
the
fy24
budget
picture
became
clearer
and
I
thought.
Oh
we're
going
to
have
to
try
and
find
Cuts
anywhere.
We
can
especially
from
currently
unfilled
positions.
Some
inspection
exceptions
anyway,
so
we
we
take
had
taken
the
job
posting
down,
so
we're
proposing
this
and
wanted
to
formalize
it
here
at
least.
Even
though
you
haven't
made
decisions,
if
you're
ready
to
allow
this
posting,
then
we
could
fill
it
earlier.
If
it
turns
out
that
you
want
to
increase
the
hours
that
could
complicate
matters.
F
F
And
I'll
mention
that
the
Housing
Commission
was
consulted
about
the
change
Jim
can
chime
in.
If
he
disagrees
with
my
summary
here
that
you
know
they
felt
it
was
certainly
better
than
what
they've
got
now,
which
is
nobody
dedicated,
of
course,
they're
not
thrilled
about
it,
but
it
would
be
worth
doing
at
30.
A
B
H
E
H
C
H
Yeah
fy23
grade
5
Step
1
is
28.83
per
our
non-union
Personnel
policy
that
was
approved
by
Council.
We
generally
hire
somebody
needing
the
bare
minimum
qualifications
for
a
position
at
a
step
one
if
they
have
additional
experience
or
education.
That
applies
to
the
position.
We
can
increase
them
in
the
pay
scale
up
to
a
grade
five,
which
is
what
or
step
five,
which
is
why
I
budgeted
for
step
six
next
year.
If
we
hire
that
position
this
year
before
April,
it
would
be
eligible
for
a
step
increase
next
to
a
school
year.
C
H
Is
that
does
come
in
at
a
higher
pay
rate
that
that
could
be
a
savings
to
the
budget
next
fiscal
year,
but
we
don't
want
to
budget
or
something
yeah
less
than
the
most
that
we
could
send
that
way.
We
have
that
ideal
candidate.
That
needs
all
of
those
things
that
we
can
afford
to
bring
them
on
board.
C
B
C
C
C
A
Be
willing
to
move
forward
at
30
and
I
would
actually
ask
I,
don't
know
if
you
have
any
anecdotally
to
Sherry
Angela,
but
at
my
time
it
seems
like
there
have
been
a
number
of
positions
of
positions
that
have
started
in
the
30
range
and
then
eventually
worked
up
to
40,
and
that
has
been
successful.
Keeping
people
yeah.
H
Going
from
say
a
28
hour
a
week
position
up
to
a
benefited
position,
it's
that
jump
to
benefits.
That's
really
been
the
major
hurdle
adding
in
a
couple
of
hours
every
year
is
incrementally
a
way
that
we
could
potentially
increase.
The
40
hours
of
our
time
is
much
more
affordable
and
absorbable
within
the
tax
rate
increase,
that's
still
affordable
to
this
community.
F
At
this
time
we
could
be
committing
the
community
to
a
disproportionate
tax
rate
increase
in
FY
25,
because
there's
no
there's
not
a
lot
of
room
left
over
in
Tiff
to
pay
for
so
it's
like,
we
could
absolutely
make
a
case
each
of
us
for
all
those
things
that
we're
cutting
and
then
there
they
don't
make
sense.
So
just
want
to
remind
folks
about
the
tax
potential
tax
complications
next
year.
H
E
B
F
F
A
C
D
Ken
sorry
I'm
trying
to
organize
all
these
thoughts,
and
it
does
seem
very
uncomfortable
to
have
to
do
this
now
on
the
flip
side.
I
agree
that
this
is
urgent
and
we
kind
of
needed
it
like
a
year
ago.
So,
the
sooner
we
can
get
someone
in
there,
the
better.
However,
it
I'm
worried
that
we're
gonna
spend
time
and
money
trying
to
recruit
for
a
position
that
we
can't
fill
and
I
do
appreciate
that
this
is
a
benefits,
eligible
position
which
makes
it
more
interesting.
Is
there
a
chance
I?
No,
no
I'm,
trying
to
think.
F
C
D
F
Yes,
so
very
exciting,
gosh.
What
do
I
have
here,
so
the
Housing
Commission
voted
to
recommend
you
approve
this
loan.
They
are
not
eligible
for
any
portion
of
this
as
a
grant.
They
meet
all
the
criteria.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have
about
this.
Second,
ever
down
payment
assistance,
application,
the
first
one
that
is
still
live
because
the
first
one
was
was
withdrawn.
B
A
A
We
talked
about
not
wanting
the
rental
registry
support
to
be
a
priority,
necessarily
because
we
don't
need
anything.
You
know
we
have
an
annotes.
Even
we
would
like
to
support
it
for
others.
So
I
am
a
language
about
it.
If
you're
connected
to
the
organization
priorities
versus
having
it
stand
out,
you'll
see
that
and
number
two
on
page
two.
A
We
wanted
to
add
more
content
related
to
substance,
use,
disorder
and
opioid
treatment.
Most
of
this
language
came
from
all
of
this.
Language
came
from
my
meeting
with
the
mayor's
coalition
and
efforts
that
they
might
be
getting
behind
and
I
just
realized.
This
last
name,
I
was
also
supposed
to
implement
a
statement
about
supporting
the
legislative
study
on,
say,
insights
I
didn't
want
to
put
that
in
here,
so
I
can't
have
them
out
so
at
the
bottom
of
page
two,
these
are
edits.
A
D
A
H
B
H
H
B
H
Know
that
income
is
a
really
significant
predictor
of
development
of
substance
use
disorders.
It's
also
a
predictor
of
agencies,
adverse
childhood
experiences
which
are
predictors
of
substance
use
disorders
in
the
first
CNC
recommended
Dragon
you
minimize
Aces,
is
to
increase
household
economic
stability
and
with
the
recommended,
this
kind
of
position
in
space-time
income
considerations
or
wealth
considerations.
H
I
did
have
another
point.
Two
more
points
in
the
library
switches
that
we
know
canvas
has
a
negative
mental
health
impact
on
the
population
and
when
I
say
that
I
really
don't
need
an
individual
books,
but
the
population
at
large,
when
we
look
at
large
studies,
receive
the
development
of
heightened
anxiety
and
Drug
disorders,
especially
among
adolescents
and
young
adults.
H
Those
under
25
and
I
would
encourage
legislators
to
engage
with
the
CCP
because
of
this
control
board
to
model
Public
Health
impacts
of
Canada's
retail
density
limits,
so
that
would
be
more
consideration
and,
lastly,
on
substance,
use
disorders.
I
would
encourage
legislators
to
consider
a
state
line
pilot
squatter
testing.
So
what
substances
are
Wastewater.
B
H
H
I
H
In
terms
of
you
know,
substances
interacting
with
each
other.
That
may
not
be
specifically
in
consideration
for
both
cannabis,
but
it
is
sadly
something
that
we
would
see
in
autopsy
reports
of
overdoses
in
our
region.
Frequently,
we
can
see
THC
levels
so
I'm
just
throwing
that
out
there.
It's
one
among
many
public
health
interventions
that
could
be
considered
for
mitigating
Canada's
impact,
but
we
haven't
talked
with
you,
maybe
outside
public
meeting
about
other
potential
strategies
to
consider
yeah.
H
H
A
H
And
it
may
also,
in
terms
of
economic
equity,
be
a
concern
for
the
state
at
large
of
you
know
how
how
to
evenly
distribute
can
as
tax
dollars
give
this
impact
across
the
state,
and
so
if
there
were
something
like
a
density
limit
which
is
by
population,
you
don't
have
the
same
impact
across.
You
have
to
have
an
equitable
impact
across
towns
and
municipalities,
but
again
happy
to
talk
more
about
that.
B
A
H
A
So
we
had
an
item
on
here
that
I
removed
in
last
year,
legislative
session.
In
the
last
two
years
there
was
a
lot
of
advocacy
from
communities,
so
the
state
collects
like
14
excise
tax
on
retail
cannabis,
that
they
do
that
they
they
do
not
posture
that
with
or
they
give
us
I,
don't
know
if
they're
giving
us
anything.
It's
like
one
or
two
percent,
and
there
was
advocacy
and
then
here
I
want
to
save
this
year.
A
H
H
A
A
E
C
D
A
F
Yeah,
so
at
your
last
meeting,
you
discussed
wanting
a
member
of
council
to
represent
the
city
on
the
Burlington
Airport
commission,
but
the
meeting
time
didn't
work
for
most
of
you,
because
it's
during
regular
work
hours
vice
mayor,
James,
Duncan,
offered
to
serve
for
a
couple
of
months.
Until
hopefully,
a
different
solution
could
be
found,
meaning
some
ideas
that
were
floated
were.
F
Perhaps
the
airport
commission
could
change
its
meeting
time
or
if
the
Winooski
representative,
rotated
among
council
members
I'm,
recalling
the
mayor
said
that
you
would
try
to
get
more
information
from
the
airport
director
about
meeting
times
at
the
time
of
day
doesn't
change.
You
might
discuss
the
second
idea
or
direct
staff
to
advertise
for
a
Community
member.
This
is
in
addition
to
appointing
tonight
yeah,
so
I
did
reach
out
to
the
commission,
chair
and.
A
Aviation
director
and
shared
with
them,
our
challenges-
I,
haven't
heard
back
yet
the
potential
to
do
the
type
change,
and
so
we
can't
avoid
Jim
for
now
so
that
we
have
representation
there.
We
know
he'll
be
off
come
day
so
the
two
months,
but
we
may
have
more
information.
We
could
decide
if
we
want
to
appoint
I,
do
remember
a
council
if
we
can't
do
that
or
we.