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00:00:00 Call to Order/Liquor Control Board
00:02:15 Agenda Review
00:02:24 Public Comment
00:02:36 Consent Agenda
00:03:59 Council Reports
00:08:39 City Updates
00:14:49 Operational Overviews
01:02:31 Strategic Vision Area Goal Updates
01:09:14 Ordinance Update - Chpt 28 Fees
01:36:18 FY23 Q3 Treasurer’s Finance Report
01:37:19 Memorandum of Understanding
02:12:32 Arbor Day Proclamation
02:13:44 Winooski Falls East Devel. - Lot 7D
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So
the
entertainment
permits
we
brought
up
last
week
about
four
quarters,
but
we've
had
some
I
reached
out
to
some
who
had
them
last
year,
and
so
they
wanted
the
entertainment
permit
for
the
year.
So
these
are
renewed
on
an
annual
basis
and
they
can
they
don't
have
to
have
set
days.
It's
ones
175
dollars
for
the
year
and
then
the
restaurant
applications
I
just
have
to
add.
If
I
can
that
tiny
Ty
paid
as
well
that
just
came
in
today.
A
Okay,
these
are
all
under
item
a
for
discussion.
Approval
do
I,
have
a
motion
to
approve
so
moved.
Second
motion
by
Brynn
second,
by
Charlie,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
motion
carries
thank
you.
That
is
the
end
of
the
liquor
control
board
agenda.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
adjourn
Charlie's.
Second
by
Aurora,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
motion
carries.
Thank
you.
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B
A
We
have
no
Public
Health
no
public
to
come.
We
have
an
attendee
but
they're
here
for
a
night
consent
agenda.
We
have
our
minutes
from
April
17th
payroll
warrant
accounts
payable,
Memorial,
Day,
Parade
event,
permit
application
and
annual
financial
plan
for
Town
highways.
Any
questions
about
any
of
these
items,
I.
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B
C
A
H
Okay,
so
we
were
able
to
reschedule
April's
inclusion
and
belonging
Commission
meeting.
We
held
that
actually
last
Thursday,
during
which
we
had
a
really
in-depth
discussion
on
what
a
stipend
policy
would
look
like
so
Jenny
and
I
kind
of
wanted
to
wait
until
we
had
that
discussion
before
drafting
the
policy,
and
we
hope
to
have
that
before
the
council
at
our
next
meeting,
with
all
of
the
items
that
the
inclusion
belonging
commission
brought
up,
including
thinking
about
if
members
are
participating
in
interviews
for
commission
members
like
how
does
that
work
under
the
stipend
policy.
H
A
H
G
H
B
So
we
didn't
have
an
infrastructure
committee,
Commission
meeting
in
April
due
to
lack
of
agenda
items
and
anticipate
holding
our
next
meeting.
April
18th
should
have
a
lot
more
to
discuss
at
that
point
in
time.
Greenup
day
is
this
coming
Saturday
I'm
sure
City
staff
will
get
into
more
details,
so
I'll
leave
it
at
that
very
excited
and
hope
to
see
a
lot
of
people
out
out,
cleaning
up
and
greeting
up
Winooski
on
Saturday.
So
that's
it
for
now.
Thank
you.
A
So
we
asked
for
more
information
for
the
next
meeting
to
understand
why
this
individual
is
suggesting
that,
because
that
wasn't
the
intention
of
the
changes
that
were
made,
so
that
will
happen
at
their
next
meeting
on
May
11th,
at
which
time
they
may
move
those
try
to
advance
those
changes
to
city
council.
We
would
hold
a
public
hearing
before
adopting
any
new
regulation
changes
they
canceled
their
second
meeting
in
May.
A
They
also
looked
at
a
map
for
a
potential
design
review
District,
which
would
add
an
additional
layer
of
review
to
the
permitting
process
to
any
properties.
Within,
the
new
District,
that's
going
to
be
I,
I,
think
several
months
of
ongoing
discussion
and
the
borders
of
that
could
change
and
what
exactly
would
get
included
in
design
review
also
will
likely
change
throughout
the
discussion
process
so
more
to
come
on
that
we
had
the
event
permit
application
for
Memorial
Day
Parade
in
the
consent
agenda.
A
Winooski's
annual
Memorial
Day
Parade
has
not
happened
in
four
years.
The
VFW
and
RVA
put
that
on
in
Partnership
and
are
really
excited
to
bring
it
back.
This
year
the
city
city
staff
also
participate.
They
are
looking
for
groups,
Community
groups,
people
with
interesting
Vehicles
businesses
floats
anyone
to
participate.
Anyone
is
welcome.
It
is
Saturday,
May
27th.
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F
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C
E
Buckle
up
a
green
update
is
this
Saturday?
Please
join
your
neighbors
for
Greenup
Dan,
Winooski,
Saturday,
May
6th
you
can
pitch
in
and
then
and
also
enjoy
this
annual
tradition,
which
is
Statewide
by
cleaning
up
public
spaces
in
the
community.
Participants
can
grab
their
Greenup
bags
early
at
Winooski
city
hall
or
the
O'brien
Community
Center,
until
May
5th,
on
bring
up
day
stop
by
the
minuski
senior
center
from
8
30
a.m,
to
2PM
to
get
your
Greenup
bags
and
you
can
enjoy
light
Refreshments
that
are
provided
by
cerome's
Cafe.
E
You
can
also
stop
by
four
quarters:
Brewing
from
12
a.m,
to
12
P.M
to
4
P.M,
to
get
your
bags
and
free
hot
dog
staff
and
volunteers
will
be
available
for
assistance,
feel
free
to
Green
up
any
part
of
the
city
for
full
event,
details
and
guidelines.
You
can
visit
Winooski,
vt.gov
Greenup
day
no
spaces
or
dots
or
underscores
just
green
up
day.
One
word
vacancies.
The
city
of
Winooski
is
searching
for
engaged
and
dedicated
residents
to
serve
on
our
boards
commissions
and
committees.
E
These
opportunities
are
an
excellent
way
to
get
involved
in
the
public
process
if
you're
looking
to
get
connected
to
your
neighbors
or
discover
a
new
way
to
give
back
to
the
community.
Don't
look
any
further
than
this
opportunity.
Applicants
with
related
experience,
skill
sets
and
interests
are
encouraged
to
apply
Council
and
staff.
Welcome,
diverse
voices
if
you've
never
served,
we
will
do
our
best
to
support
you.
E
On
a
similar
note,
the
city
will
have
an
announcement
in
the
coming
weeks:
advertising
our
annual
board
commission
and
committee
term
expirations,
which
are
right
around
the
corner
on
June
30.,
lafountain,
Street
and
down
street
local
concerns.
Meeting
the
China
County
Regional
Planning
Commission
invites
you
to
attend
the
first
public
meeting
of
the
La
Fountain
Street
and
down
street
scoping
study
on
Monday
May,
8th
at
6
30
pm
at
Winooski
City
Hall.
E
The
purpose
of
the
study
is
to
investigate
potential
Street
reconfigurations
along
lafountain
Street
and
the
Dion
street,
spanning
from
Main
Street
to
East
Allen
Street,
based
on
public
feedback.
The
public
is
encouraged
to
participate
in
All
Phases
of
the
study,
starting
with
a
local
concerns.
Meeting
the
goal
of
the
local
concerns
meeting
is
to
gather
input
on
local
concerns,
Transportation
needs
and
ideas
to
develop
alternatives.
E
E
And
finally,
there
will
be
a
blood
drive
at
the
senior
center.
The
winanski
fire
department
is
hosting
a
blood
drive
in
partnership
with
the
American
Red
Cross
at
the
Winooski
Senior
Center
on
Friday
May
19th
from
12
to
5
15
PM,
please
consider
signing
up
today.
Your
donation
can
save
a
life
visit.
The
news
updates
section
on
venuskyvt.gov
to
learn
more.
E
A
I
J
J
Capital
budget,
where
we
are
spending
tax
dollars
directly
on
major
Capital
Improvements,
are
also
called
out.
Basically,
the
state
wants
to
know
that
we're
spending
a
certain
amount
per
capita
on
our
roads.
We
just
have
to
prove
that
we're
spending
a
certain
amount
per
Lane
mile
we've
far
exceed
the
amount
that
we're
required
to
in
order
to
be
eligible
for
Grants.
B
B
A
H
A
A
K
K
Then,
as
the
weather
gets
cool
again
things
quiet
down
for
us
and
we
end
up
with
a
lot
fewer
staff.
One
thing
of
note
here
is
that,
as
part
of
the
budget
process,
we
did
move
from
two
Americorps
members
which
we
are
currently
supporting.
Next
year's
budget
was
going
to
be
supporting
one
we
found
out
about
a
week
and
a
half
ago
that
the
agency
we
get
our
Americorps
members
from
is
not
going
to
be
renewing
their
Federal
grant
next
year.
K
C
K
K
Last,
the
last
season
we
actually
did
that
for
the
first
time
yep
and
that
so
the
YMCA
managed
lifeguards
season
one
and
last
year
they
were
our
employees,
as
were
the
pool
supervisors.
So
that-
and
you
know
nothing
against
the
Y
but
I-
think
that
worked
really
smoothly.
Having
just
everybody
under
one
management
structure.
K
So
it
does
tend
to
be
programmatically,
pretty
Broad
and
pretty
diverse
in
terms
of
the
offerings.
Obviously,
with
the
Esser
influx
of
resources,
we
have
been
very
youth,
focused
the
last
two
and
a
half
years,
just
because
we
had
a
huge
injection
of
resources,
but
our
continuing
to
try
to
look
at
ways
to
expand
opportunities
and
offerings
for
adults
as
well.
K
Also,
here
you
know,
Myers
pool
obviously
is
a
big
left
in
the
summertime.
Managing
our
Parks
is
something
that
we
are
also.
You
know
in
the
context
of
our
Parks
plan,
trying
to
do
more
and
more
of
and
then
seasonal
community
garden
work
as
well
I
put
in
the
bottom
there,
because
I
didn't
really
know
quite
where
else
to
stick
it,
but
the
O'brien
Center.
K
There's
a
lot
of
management
that
goes
on
there,
especially
around
public
usage,
as
we've
seen
since
North
End
Studios
left
a
big
need
that
we're
trying
as
best
we
can
to
fill
with
our
staff,
so
that's
definitely
been
a
lift
as
well
and
I
do
just
want
to
before
I
jump
to
the
next
slide.
There's
that
second
bullet
point
just
note
that
we're
really
focused
across
our
department
and
making
sure
that
folks
basic
needs
are
met
in
terms
of
their
ability
to
just
even
get
to
program
as
a
for
instance.
K
We
start
soccer
practice
tomorrow
for
the
team
I'm
coaching
spent
a
decent
chunk
of
time
today,
figuring
out
what
size
cleats
we
need
to
buy
for
kids,
who
need
shin
guards.
How
are
we
getting
kids
to
and
from
Landry
Park
a
lot
of
things
that
I
think
other
communities
perhaps
are
able
to
take
for
granted
a
bit
more
just
to
get
to
soccer
practice,
starting
there's
a
lot
of
pieces
that
were
kind
of
engaged
with
with
our
participants?
So
it's
not
to
say
that
that's
a
bad
thing.
K
F
K
I'm,
really
trying
to
make
sure
that
in
our
small
space,
the
books
that
we
do
have
on
shelves
really
reflects.
What
patrons
are
interested
in
and
then
increasingly
trying
to
look
at
opportunities
for
off-site
programming
as
well
so
connections
with
child
care
providers
story
times
up
at
Thrive.
People
may
have
seen
the
story
walk
that
just
went
up
in
Richard's
Park
last
week,
so
really
trying
to
get
outside
the
walls
of
the
library
to
connect
with
the
community.
K
K
So
we
do
try
to
maximize
that
across
the
week,
but
I
think
certainly
would
love
to
see
more
hours
down
there
as
we
move
into
the
future
that
are
open
to
the
public
but
Breakfast
Cafe,
coffee,
chats
and
then
at
Barb's
Direction,
we've.
Actually,
the
last
few
years
done
Fridays
at
the
pool
with
the
senior
center,
which
has
been
great,
we've
had
upwards
of
30
seniors
there
every
Friday
morning.
K
We
open
up
for
free
for
seniors
that
during
that
time,
so
it's
a
great
opportunity
for
older
residents
to
get
in
the
water
with
a
cohort
that
is
of
their
variety
and
it's
been
really
cool
and
then
lots
of
Partnerships
too
again,
with
a
part-time
employee
running
things.
We
do
really
try
to
figure
out
how
to
leverage
other
agencies
programming
so
age,
well,
sash
hands!
It's
like
the
all
the
all
the
acronyms
here,
a
lot
of
Partnerships
here
in
support
of
bringing
resources
for
our
seniors
to.
B
K
C
K
I
think
at
that
point
there
was
a
little
bit
more
focus
on
that,
perhaps
just
from
the
smaller
providers.
I
could
certainly
find
out
I'm,
not
sure
it's
a
group,
that's
based
out
of
Rutland
that
produces
the
meals
now
and
then
they
Truck
those
up
every
day.
Okay,
so
yeah
I
can
find
out
it's
a
good
question,
all
right
next
slide
and
then
Thrive
after
school.
So
again,
claudine's
technical
title
is
Children
and
Family.
K
Families
that
are
Income
eligible
are
able
to
receive
state
support
for
subsidy
to
cover
the
cost
of
their
child
care
and
through
us
or
the
last
three
Summers
we've
been
able
to
offer
a
Thrive
summer
for
free
and
have
seen
huge
increases
in
not
only
the
diversity
of
our
population
that
we're
seeing
in
the
summer
program,
but
also
the
numbers.
So
that's
something
I
think
Brenda.
A
question
you'd
asked
a
couple
weeks
ago
we're
really
looking
at
as
we
move
towards
next
Summer's
planning
of
2024.
How
do
we
retain
that
I?
Think?
That's
really.
K
A
goal
of
ours
is
to
figure
that
out,
because
we've
really
seen
in
the
summer,
especially
that's
a
huge
need
and
then
again
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
you
know.
There's
the
the
see
it
touch
it
sort
of
very
Obvious,
Child,
Care,
Program
itself
and
then
a
lot
of
work
behind
the
scenes
to
make
that
go
especially
around
you
know,
retaining
licensure
with
the
state
and
making
sure
that
our
families
are
able
to
navigate
that
system.
K
I
frequently
use
an
example,
but
early
in
the
fall
we
have
a
mother
and
with
two
small
children,
not
an
English
speaker
and
Claudine,
who
shared
a
language
with
this
parent
spent
about
two
and
a
half
hours
just
to
get
the
application
filled
out
and
that's
just
the
initial
application
and
then
there's
subsequent
steps
and
it's
it's
kind
of
a
bear.
So
I
will
say:
I've
been
excited
to
see
at
the
state
level
some
language
in
the
bill
going
through.
That
is
really
focused
on
simplifying
that
process.
K
K
Right
next
slide,
our
youth
interventionists,
which
again
I
know
we
talked
a
lot
about
during
our
budget
process
but
and
sadly,
are
going
to
be
having
a
transition
in
that
position
pretty
soon
Frankie's
last
day
with
us
is
going
to
be
towards
the
end
of
this
month,
but
we
are
about
to
make
an
offer
to
a
really
exciting
candidate
which
are
worth
thrilled
about.
So
this
position
is
really
looking
at
working
one-on-one
with
families
and
children
that
are
that
are
struggling
and
need
some
extra
support.
K
K
H
K
And
I
mentioned
at
the
beginning
this.
This
is
really
a
position
that
works
across
the
department.
So
we've
interdepartmentally
done
referrals
from
the
rec
department
to
the
youth
interventionists.
We
had
a
kid
who
was
struggling
at
soccer
practice
and
was
getting
aggressive
with
teammates
and
referred
that
child,
who
is
now
just
blossomed
and
is
really
flourishing
Frankie.
Our
current
youth
interventionists
often
will
go
and
hang
in
the
library
during
the
after
school
hours
and
connect
with
kids
there
and
she
and
Kirsten
are
in
touch
quite
a
bit.
C
K
H
K
To
list
the
work
plan,
I
can
never
get
that
right,
so
West
Allen,
Park
RFP.
This
is
one
that
I
will
be
honest,
has
been
slower
to
get
going
than
I
would
have
liked.
But
we
are
hoping
to
release
that
in
the
next
week
or
two,
and
that
is
to
build
on
the
parks
plan
and
basically
go
from
a
conceptual
level
plan.
That's
in
our
our
master
plan
to
a
more
Construction
level
plan
that
we
could
Implement
when
funding
becomes
available
and.
K
Was
identified
as
one
of
the
higher
need
parks
in
the
overall
parks
and
open
space
master
plan
and
then,
as
you
probably
are
aware,
there's
been
an
ongoing
discussion
related
to
the
O'brien
Center
and
St
Stephen's,
both,
but
just
you
know,
still
very
much
in
planning
phase
with
those
facilities
and
looking
at
the
future
there,
and
certainly
we'll
keep
Council.
You
know
informed
as
that
moves
along
increased
recreational
program
levels.
K
C
K
G
K
You
know
keep
keep
an
eye
on
what's
going
on
and
interject
where
we
can
and
I'm
encouraged
and
hopeful
about
that
bill
moving
through
and
then
ongoing
work
throughout
this
year,
that'll
I
think
be
leading
to
some
decision
points
in
fiscal
year,
24
related
to
Memorial
Park,
which
for
folks
that
don't
know,
is
the
Natural
Area
down
behind
the
carpet.
Factory
off
of
Elm
Street
and
Forest
Street
about
16
acre
park,
there
lots
of
archaeological
significance
really
ecologically
sensitive
space,
so
trying
to
figure
out
which
is
called
out
on
the
parks
plan.
K
B
K
Sure
I
mean
I
think
like
many
of
our
Parks,
it's
definitely
reactive
management.
I
will
be
honest.
I
think
we
have
pretty
limited
Staffing
through
public
works,
that's
available
for
Park
and
facility
kind
of
management,
so
beyond
sort
of
the
mowing
of
Lawns,
and
if
a
tree
falls
down
kind
of
clearing
a
path
we
haven't
been
able
to
really
bring
a
lot
to
Bear
to
be
more
proactive
and
I.
Think
that's
where
the
parks
plan
felt
really
important
to
us
to
say
we
need
to.
K
We
need
to
know
what
we
don't
know
and
put
it
all
on
paper
and
start
to
work
towards
building
a
plan
for
how
to
implement.
So
this
was
a
parcel
again
given
it's
it's
real
sensitivity
that
we
felt
like
we
may
need
to
explore
some
different
options
for
management
beyond
our
staff,
because
we
don't
have
that
expertise
in-house.
K
K
K
An
ad
is
a
canoe
access
point
that
was
identified
as
an
area
of
like
really
flat
grades,
getting
in
and
relatively
quiet
water
once
you're
to
the
river.
So
that's
an
area
near
the
blue
bridge
that
we
talked
about
adding
a
canoe
launch
at
some
point,
but
beyond
that,
it's
really
just
Trail
maintenance,
making
sure
that
you
know
Bank
stabilization
is
happening
along
the
trail
that
runs
along
the
river,
some
way,
finding
and
signage
in
there,
and
really
looking
at
having
someone
that
can
help
us
manage
that
more
appropriately.
K
K
K
K
K
Certainly,
as
we
await
you
know,
some
decisions
around
the
Winooski,
Senior
Center
and
St
Stephen's
property-
anticipating
there
could
be
some
work
there
as
well
again,
post
Esser
figuring
out.
How
do
we
sustain
all
this
great
growth
that
we've
seen
in
a
way
that
is
accessible
for
the
community
and
is
continuing
to
serve
a
need?
So
that's
I
think
something
we're
really
going
to
be.
K
L
K
Of
revisioning
of
the
way
we're
delivering
our
rec
Services
post
Esser,
continued
progress
on
the
parks
and
open
space
plan
and
again
including
management
of
Memorial,
Park
and
then
last
but
not
least,
dependent
on
what
comes
through
with
s56.
Looking
at
implementing
any
changes
in
supporting
any
efforts
there
around
child
care
in
the
community,
because
that's
been
again
and
again
that
comes
up
as
a
really
high
priority
and
I
think
that's
I,
think
that's
it
so
yeah
questions.
H
C
K
Mean
I
think
what
we're
we've
been
really
committed
throughout
the
conversations
we've
had
in
the
library,
the
expansion
of
the
library
being
a
top
priority,
and
as
we
look
at
any
improvements
or
changes
to
the
O'brien
Center
improvements
to
the
library
are
sort
of
the
non-negotiable
top
option.
As
we
look
at
that,
so
I
think
we
are
a
ways
out
from
knowing
exactly
what
that
looks
like,
but
I
think
we
really
are
feeling
like
that
facility
is
maxed.
K
E
C
I
I
Crew
right
now
we're
basically
in
two
different
divisions,
so
we
have
a
what
we
call
a
streets
crew
which
handles
streets,
obviously
and
then
facilities
grounds,
they're
sort
of
whatever
you
can
imagine
comes
up
during
the
day.
That's
crew
that
handles
it,
and
then
we
have
our
Water
Resources
crew,
that
their
salary
paid
for
by
the
sewer
and
water
rates.
So
typically.
M
I
I
C
E
G
L
B
I
I
K
I
Is
I
I,
don't
know
why
the
union
did
this,
but
we
were
happy
they
did
and
the
current
contract.
It
states
that
once
we
train
them
and
pay
for
that
training,
they
have
to
stay
with
us
for
a
certain
period
of
time.
Otherwise
they
have
to
pay
us
back
for
that
CL
training.
So
we're
pretty
grateful
for
that.
E
I
I
I
I
There
or
your
water's
not
working
or
something
like
that,
so
it's
it's
a
very
seasonal
task,
obviously
like
in
the
winter,
we're
mainly
plowing
and
then
Springtime
it
changes
to
you
know
prepping
for
the
coming
summer
season,
so
it's
sort
of
always
in
flux.
What
we're
doing,
but
it's
it's
on
a
very
seasonal
cycle,
any
any
kind
of
questions
on
day
and
day
out
operations.
I
I
Sits
above
all
this,
but
then
we
have
our
own
sort
of
categorical
Master
plans
for
transportation,
water
sewer,
some
of
those
regulatory.
Some
of
those
are
just
you
know
with
our
CCP
part,
CC
Union,
County,
Regional
planning
partner,
usually
a
grant
funded
exercise
like
the
transportation
master
plan,
and
then
it
it
gets
more
detailed
as
as
sort
of
we
progressed
down
so
from
the
Transportation
master.
I
D
I
I
I
Items
in
our
transportation
master
plan
after
Main
Street,
so
that
will
be
due
for
a
refresh
we
like
to
do
those
every
five
years.
There's
no
statutory
requirement
on
Transportation
Master
plans,
but
we're
getting
through
our
to-do
list
same
thing
with
the
water
distribution
master
plan,
with
the
update
with
the
up
size,
water
main
up,
Main
Street,
you
want
to
just
you.
I
I
I
I
I
We
have
eight
facilities,
nine
I
guess
if
we
count
the
proposed
Abenaki
garage,
the
colors
represent
a
really
high
level,
what
condition
they're
in
good,
Fair
poor
and
that's
really
based
on
our
Capital
asset
needs
so
and
and
I'm
talking
like
really
like
high
level
Capital
assets,
so
roofs
HVAC
equipment,
those
things
that
we
have
programmed
into
the
capital
budget
that
we
know
are
beyond
their
useful
life
and
need
some
investment.
So
as.
I
Is
probably
the
worst
condition?
There's
a
lot
of
needs
down
there.
A
lot
of
the
HVAC
equipment
is
beyond
its
useful
life,
emergency
generators,
kind
of
Beyond,
its
useful
life.
It
find
new
things
that
need
fixed
all
the
time
down
there.
Unfortunately,
it's
an
old
shopping
center,
so
it's
going
to
have
issues
but.
D
I
C
I
Kind
of
the
bigger
infrastructure
categories
you
know
we
obviously
own
a
lot
of
there's
trees.
There's
lights,
there's
a
lot
of
other
stuff.
That's
that's
not
included
with
us
Transportation
there's
a
lot
I
need,
as
you
all
know,
going
through
the
budget
process.
So
we've
got,
we
do
have
a
pretty
large
backlog
of
Street
resurfacing.
I
I
I
C
I
Own
two
other
roadway
Bridges
and
a
ped
Bridge,
that's
connected
to
the
Champlain
Mill,
the
Weaver
Street
railroad
bridge
is
also
over
100
years
old
and
it's
it's
due
to
get
another
evaluation
structurally
looking
at
if
there's
any
improvements
needed.
So
that
will
be
something
you
probably
see
in
the
next
around
I'd
suspect
that
type
of
project
would
be
Grant.
C
C
I
I
D
I
Opportunities
and
trying
to
to
just
get
this
into
McDonald's
plan
and
then
on
the
sanitary
storm
sewer
side.
Sanitary
system
is,
we've
done
a
lot
of
video
inspection
of
the
santry
sewer
network,
no
major
concerns
that
we've
found
we're
currently
doing
storm
sewer,
video
inspections
through
ccrpc
Grant.
So
we've
got
we've
completed
a
phase,
one
we're
doing
a
phase
two
starting
this
summer
with
ccrbc
phase
one
didn't
we
didn't
find
any
major
issues
with
the
network.
There
was
a
couple
spot
repairs
that
came
out
of
that
work.
I
Based
on
that
report.
We
have
about
four
projects
that
would
need
to
be
completed
by.
We
have
a
deadline
of
2036.
The
estimate
for
that
work
is
about
450
000..
That
work
is
I,
would
say
very
Grant
friendly,
so
I
we
would
be
pursuing
grants
to.
You
know
complete
all
those,
but
that's
that
is
ongoing.
Work.
We're
the
phosphorus
control
plan
that
we've
drafted
and
submitted
is
still
in
a
review,
but
we
are
still
waiting
on
some
feedback.
I
I
K
I
I
I
I
I
G
E
Responses
yeah:
it's
such
a
simple
statement.
John
just
made
that
we're
now
been
given
the
green
light
to
a
big
go
out
to
bid
I
can't
tell
you
how
much
I
I
literally
can't,
because
you
know
I'm
not
doing
it,
but
there's
so
much
back
and
forth,
involved
in
the
funders
and
the
environmental
review
and
between
John
and
then,
of
course,
right
away.
Negotiations
before
that
Angela
and
Ryan
and
John
have
been
just
yeah.
It
takes
a
lot
of
time
to
have
gotten
to
this
point,
so
yeah.
E
C
C
I
I
I
I
I
I
There's
some
pretty,
as
you
know,
some
pretty
massive
projects
coming
our
way,
so
obviously
Main
Street,
assuming
we
get
good
bid
numbers
that's
going
to
be
in
construction.
So
that's
that's
going
to
be
a
big
lift,
The
Bridge
Project!
That's
that's
starting
to
creep
into
concept
design,
v-trans,
ccrpc,
Burlington
and
us
are
working
on
that.
I
will
say:
v-trans
is
kind
of
they're
doing
most
of
the
work
with
their
consultant.
C
I
I
So
a
lot
of
funding
coming
into
the
city
over
the
next
few
years
and
besides
the
large
projects
wrapping
up
those
scoping
studies
that
are
currently
underway
that
will
creep
into
fy24
and
then,
as
you
saw
in
the
previous
mapping,
really
trying
to
figure
out
how
we
address
maintaining
our
kind
of
old
infrastructure
100
year
old
infrastructure,
with
a
really
small
pot
of
community
funds.
It's
you
know.
That
is
the
challenge.
So
that's
something
obviously
we'll
be
continuing
to
look
at
through
our.
D
I
C
B
G
A
A
E
Yeah
I'm
Gonna
Keep,
it
pretty
simple,
do
feel
free
to
counsel
to
let
staff
know
if
you
would
prefer
a
different
way
that
we
present
these
we've
been
keeping
them
pretty
short.
So
the
one
thing
I
want
to
highlight
under
the
housing
update
which
members
of
the
public
feel
free
to
follow
along
the
written
report.
Paul,
if
you
could
drop
the
link
in
the
chat,
I'd
appreciate
it.
E
E
A
E
Plan
that
is
a
very
good
question.
So
one
of
the
elements
in
the
language
access
plan
approach
includes
what
are
kind
of
essential
questions
that
need
to
be
addressed,
and
so
I
am
I'm
sure
that
some
of
them
will
be
related
to
housing.
So
we'll
see
as
we
go,
but
that's
the
that's.
The
general
answer
great
thanks.
E
E
E
The
working
Community
challenge
Grant
item.
It's
been
a
while,
since
I've
said
anything
about
it.
So
mostly
reading
from
the
report,
which
again
I
believe
Paul's
dropped
in
the
chat
there.
So
the
goal
of
Winooski
is
working
communities
challenge
Grant
project
which
is
funded
by
the
Boston
Reserve
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
Boston.
That
our
project
here
locally
is
to
build
cross-sectoral
collaboration
to
enhance
Economic
Opportunity
by
advancing
Equity,
especially
for
a
new
American
residents.
E
The
grantor
allows
grantees
a
lot
of
flexibility
to
adjust
to
challenges.
Our
current
challenge
is
the
core
team,
which
sets
the
grant
work
plans
and
is
supposed
to
be
comprised
of
cross-sector.
Stakeholders
does
not
reflect
the
community.
The
grant
is
intended
to
serve
so
I've
paused
spending
more
of
the
grand
until
we
have
a
more
representative
core
team.
E
Is
that
this
grant
is
intended
to
support.
However
much
you
know,
the
city
wants
to
be
that
great
trusted
partner.
I,
don't
know
that
we're
there
yet
so,
rather
than
hold
up
being
able
to
spend
this
money
strategically.
This
was
a
approach
that
we
were
thinking
about,
taking
and
we're
still
working
on
the
details
of
that.
Are
there
any
questions
about
the
economic
Vitality
update
more
generally
or
on
that
specific
item.
B
E
I
asked
for
a
I
I
asked
the
core
team
to
weigh
in
on
that
as
a
use,
and
there
wasn't
consensus
and
that
at
that
time
the
core
team
was
like
three
people
and
again,
not
representative,
and
so
until
we
have
like
a
a
proper
core
team
again
trying
not
to
spend
the
money,
especially
given
that
it's
so
flexible
and
it's
supposed
to
be
cross-sectural
I'm,
not
sure.
If
I
can
you
know
straight
face
make
that
case
that
a
language
access
plan
for
the
city
could
be
good
for
the
whole.
E
E
Okay,
thank
you.
I
will
say
that
Vermont
communities
Vermont
Community
Foundation,
who
gave
us
a
grant
to
out
of
which
we're
paying
the
pilot
stipends
for
the
inclusion
belonging
commissioners
they've
contacted
all
of
their
grand
grantees
to
offer
a
follow-on
grant
and
I
floated
this
idea
with
them
and
they're
amenable.
So
that's
that
would
be
ten
thousand.
C
E
J
So
this
is
pretty
straightforward:
I've
outlined
the
proposed
changes
in
the
cover
sheet
and
provided
a
copy
of
the
track
changes
version
of
the
city
ordinance.
A
lot
of
the
things
that
you
see
in
here
as
changes
are
items
that
were
discussed
during
the
budget
process.
This
includes
adding
fees
for
passport
applications
and
photos
an
addition
of
a
processing
fee
for
sidewalk
permits,
because
currently
the
city
retains
no
money
for
any
of
the
sidewalk
permits
within
the
downtown.
J
We've
added
the
language
from
the
resolution
approved
by
council
at
your
May,
2nd
meeting,
exempting
the
abnaki
tribes
and
bans
from
event
and
facility
fees
that
are
related
to
their
tribal
organization,
and
then
there
are
some
other
minor
clerical
updates
to
alleviate
some
confusion.
That's
been
encountered
with
where
fees
were
placed
in
the
ordinance
or
clarifying
some
shorthand
that
was
used
previously
and.
E
A
H
H
A
J
H
J
H
B
J
Rvs
specifically
campers,
we
tend
to
have
people
who
want
to
park
them
on
the
street
and
and
store
them
on
the
city
right
of
way,
because
they
are
a
large
obstruction.
We
require
them
to
come
in
and
get
a
permit
so
that
we
can
approve
their
placement
and
know
where
they
are,
and
it's
just
a
nominal
fee.
It
has
them
being
charged.
The
fee
is
on
the
current
application
for
parking
a
recreational
vehicle
on
the
street,
but
it
had
not
been
codified
within
the
ordinance,
so
that
one
is
an
administrative
cleanup.
B
J
We
have
had
people
come
in
and
get
the
recreational
vehicle
permit
for
a
boat
trailer
previously
and
specifically,
it
was
like
up
on
Pine
Grove
Terrace,
so
that
has
happened.
I've
not
had
a
tractor-trailer
truck
come
in
for
that
I.
Imagine
because
they
don't
think
it
meets
the
recreational
vehicle
definition
I
think
if
we
wanted
to
add
something
from
that,
probably
going
to
need
a
definition
somewhere
in
the
parking
chapter.
Okay,.
J
J
In
the
past,
we've
had
people
who
wanted
to
sell
things
from
like
a
cart
Peddlers
and
itinerant
vendors
or
people
who
are
mobile
and
will
set
up
a
temporary
space
to
sell
from
I
am
going
to
admit
that
I,
my
ex-husband
received
a
Peddler's
permit
for
a
hot
dog
cart
when
I
first
started
with
the
city.
So
it's
that
type
of
thing
you'll
also
see
like
ice
cream
trucks
technically
fall
under
the
itinerary
vendor.
Permit
interesting.
B
A
So
I
wanted
to
throw
out
a
suggestion
on
the
building
permit
and
Commercial
inspection
fees,
so
they,
the
fee
itself,
goes
up
with
the
cost
of
construction
right
so
up
to
fifteen
thousand
dollar
cost
of
construction
75
fee
1501
to
30
000
hundred
dollar
fee
Etc.
But
when
you
do
the
math
on
that
the
percentage
of
construction
cost
is
going
down
so
like
seventy
five
dollars
is
half
a
percent
of
fifteen
thousand.
A
The
hundred
dollar
fee
is
a
third
of
a
percent
of
thirty
thousand
up
to
the
175
000
250
permit
fee
is
less
than
like
point.
Two
of
a
percent
I
feel
like
there's
an
opportunity
here
for
one
I.
Don't
think
it
should
vary
like
that
right,
like
if
the
fee
is
half
a
percent
of
the
max
construction
cost,
it
should
at
least
Be
Steady
as
you
go
up
the
cost,
but
I
think
there's
also
an
opportunity
here
to
actually
reverse
that
and
do
a
small
increase
as
you
go
up
in
cost.
A
Like
an
impact
fee
to
gain
more
Revenue
to
offset
that
growth,
which
was
pretty
complex
discussion,
we
were
having,
it
seems
like
there's
an
easier
opportunity
here
with
these
permitting
fees
to
sort
of
capture,
some
of
that
or
at
a
minimum
like
equalize.
The
way
that
the
the
so
you're
not
like
getting
a
deal
as
you
build
larger.
A
G
E
N
N
So
we've
done
some
extensive
research
of
before
we
were
contemplating
changing
the
fees
of
what
we
could
apply
to
that.
That
would
give
us
a
basis
to
answer
the
questions
of
a
business
and
through
NFPA
they
have
an
appendix
in
which
you
can
apply
risk
factors.
So
it's
the
type
of
business.
Is
there
hazardous
materials,
the
occupant
load
that
sort
of
thing
that
that
really
matched
up
to
the
square
footage
it
would.
N
It
would
essentially
it
matches
up,
but
it
would
replace
that
square
footage
and
give
us
a
peace
to
be
able
to
defend
what
we're
we're,
having
a
having
a
good
conversation
with
the
businesses,
instead
of
just
what
appears
to
be
an
arbitrary
square
footage
amount,
so
I'll
stop
there
for
just
a
second
on.
That's
that
was
my
goal
of
kind
of
restructuring.
The
commercial
feeds
as
they
existed.
Does
that
make
sense
to
council.
N
N
N
D
N
You
know
the
last
five
year
average
from
the
state
is
85
000
that
that
people
have
already
paid
the
state
they're
already
paying
the
state,
so
so
I
think
there
is
reason
to
pause
and
give
us
a
chance
to
understand
if
we're
going
to
get.
If
we're
going
to
be
awarded
the
mou
I,
don't
think
it's
a
matter
if
we're
awarded
it
it's
system.
The
question
I
have
is
how
much
work
we're
going
to
have
to
do
with
the
state
to
to
be
awarded
it.
N
N
It
further
supports
our
community
risk
reduction
efforts
to
bring
plans
review
to
Winooski
and
be
doing
it.
Keep
that
Revenue
in
the
city
allow
us
to
work
close
close
or
with
our
developers.
So
I
would
ask
that
you
just
pause.
I.
Think
that's
a
good
question,
but
let's
pause
I
suspect
in
the
next
week
or
two.
We.
It
will
be
much
clearer
for
us
of
what
the
nlu
could
possibly
look
like.
A
N
C
N
The
residents
you
know
we
want
that
life
safety
Health
piece,
but
we
are
experiencing
staff
experience
that
today
you
know
where
there's
a
scheduled
inspection
and
we
get
there
and
the
property
owner
hasn't
done
what
he
or
she
needs
to
do.
So
in
this
case
two
staff
members.
You
know
it
was
on
our
schedule
and
they
planned
it.
N
They
got
in
a
vehicle,
they
went
there
knocked
on
a
door
and
the
Tenant
was
was
like
this
inspection's
not
till
tomorrow,
and
our
staff
have
had
that
conversation
with
the
property
owner,
because
we
had
it
on
court
tomorrow
and
the
property
owner
was
very
adamant
that
it
was
today.
So
in
that
instance,
we
should
be
able
to
build.
G
N
J
B
J
B
B
N
A
H
J
F
I
was
going
to
say
this
amount
of
super
a
little
significant,
given
the
larger
economic
scope
that
a
lot
of
families
are
facing.
I
think
that
folks,
coming
from
out
of
town
to
use
our
resources,
I
think
it's
fair
to
ask
a
little
bit
more
from
them,
because
they
may
not
be
contributing
to
the
city
in
other
ways.
But
I
think
that
those
are
a
little
steep
I
was
thinking
more
like
10
or
15
more
than
what
residents
pay
versus
like
so.
K
Just
to
that
point,
so
we
do
have
a
markup
on
non-resident
reads
already:
yeah
it's
about
25
above
the
current
I,
think
20
or
25
I.
Don't
have
it
right
in
front
of
me,
but
it's
consistent
across
I.
Think
one
thing
in
considering
that
now
that
would
be
tricky
is
that
we've
already
begun
past
sales
for
this
year,
so
anything
that
we
consider
I
would
recommend.
We
look
at
that
for
next
season
at
this
point,
because
it
would
be
really
tricky
to
go
back
when
we've
already
sold
over
200
passes
for
this
year.
K
It
is
something
we
talked
about
before
this
budget
cycle
and
I.
Think
given
that
we're
just
two
years
in
really
with
this
pool
I
think
we
wanted
to
give
it
one
more
year
see
what
the
patterns
looked
like.
You
know
two
points,
these
make
a
line
between
two
points,
I
think,
once
you've
got
three
data
points,
you
can
really
start
to
see
what
the
pattern
looks
like
so
I
think
we
wanted
to
give
it
one
more
season
at
the
current
rates
and
then
assess
after
the
season
and
see
where
things
are
at.
J
E
A
B
E
A
E
A
J
A
A
So
this
memorandum
of
understanding
these
are,
as
you
know,
from
other
examples,
these
tend
to
be
operational.
We
don't
necessarily
look
at
them
on
an
annual
basis
unless
there's
a
potential
Financial
change
or
policy
shift
similar
to
how
we
address
like
the
mou
for
how
we
work
with
the
school,
so
this
document
guides
kind
of
our
expectations
from
downtown
Winooski
and
their
expectations
from
us.
A
There
has
also
been
over
the
course
of
the
last
year
expressed
interest
in
a
financial
change
to
the
agreement,
which
is
why
I
asked
to
bring
the
mou
back
to
council.
We
also
received
a
copy,
so
we
can
discuss
this
proposed
Financial
change,
but
if
there
are
other
points
of
interest
in
the
mou
that
anyone
wants
to
discuss,
we
can
do
that
as
well
and
So.
What
had
been
suggested
previously
was
to
add
a
cap.
A
I
also
would
point
out
that
local
options
tax,
so
one
of
the
reasons
that
we
wanted
to
use
some
of
that
money
to
fund
the
organization
is
because
it's
supporting
businesses
who
create
that
tax,
the
local
options,
taxes
also
collected
from
online
sales
and
the
bills
that
we
pay
as
residents.
So
there's
it
doesn't
all
directly
come
from
underground
businesses.
Here.
A
B
B
E
E
E
J
I
think
because
it's
not
just
us
paying
them
for
services,
there
is
a
little
bit
of
mutual
exchange.
They
have
expectations
of
the
city,
in
addition
to
us
having
expectations
of
them.
It's
not
just
us
paying
them
to
do
a
specific
set
of
things.
It's
a
little
amorphous
and
that's
why
it's
a
memorandum
of
understanding,
rather
than
a
specific
contract,
to
provide
service
and
I
believe
Meredith
is
here
and
has
her
hand
up
and
may
have
additional
insight.
O
D
O
Very
first
time
and
the
staff
time
and
time
of
other
experts
in
the
state
that
was
put
behind
this
was
significant,
so
I
do
know
that
it
was
incredibly
thoughtfully
designed
and
executed,
and
we
have
continued
to
utilize
it
as
an
mou,
because
there
haven't
been
significant
changes
into
how
we
operate
and
with
the
city
I
think,
barring
the
pandemic.
Maybe
things
would
have
changed
at
some
point,
but
we're
trying
to
give
everyone
a
little
bit
of
Grace
and
try
to
actually
maximize
this
relationship.
O
I
think
there's
incredible
benefits
to
not
having
it
be.
A
contract
I
think
the
city
would
see
a
decrease
in
Services
if
it
became
a
contract.
I'm
just
going
to
be
honest
with
you
as
I
I'm,
not
currently
employed
by
the
organization
I'm
a
volunteer
speaking
as
a
former
executive
director.
I
just
know
that
the
the
thoughtfulness
and
the
legalese
and
the
financial
decisions
behind
an
mou
versus
contract
were
very,
very
intentional
and
so
I
think
it's
worth
just.
O
If
that's
something
that
the
council
and
the
city
staff
really
strongly
believe
in
exploring
I
think
it
could
be
explored.
But
my
understanding
of
the
differences
is
that
this
is
a
much
better
situation
for
the
city
and
for
the
organization
and
it's
my
understanding
that
initial
that
I
mean
this
hasn't
been
enacted
until
this
wasn't
enacted
until
2019..
O
There
are
across
the
country,
downtown
orgs
that
sit
within
their
municipality,
and
in
that
case
they
have
the
municipality,
has
full
oversight
and
control
over
everything
that
the
organization
does,
and
in
some
cases
there
are
contracts
in
place
for
specific
things
like
you
will
run
this
street
fair
or
you
will
run
these
specific
things.
We
have
looked
at
not
only
state
examples
but
National
examples
of
how
other
downtown
organizations
operate
within
a
municipality.
O
So
it's
my
understanding
based
on
that
research
and
based
on
you
know
the
four
years
that
this
has
been
in
place,
that
the
memorandum
of
understanding
is
the
best
situation
for
both
parties,
but
they're.
Certainly
up
for
discussion,
I
mean
this
is
not
something
that
is
in
place
forever
and
we
were
actually
you
know:
we've
been
given
the
option.
G
O
The
years
to
not
bring
this
to
council
and
have
it
be
public
discussion
I
mean
not
that
it
wouldn't.
You
could
still
discuss
at
any
time
obviously,
and
have
it
be
kind
of
an
administrative
process,
but
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
to
have
it
be
brought
to
council
as
discussion
and
talked
about
so
so
that's
kind
of
where
we're
a
little
bit
more
of
that
context
of
the
mou
is
in
place,
but
I
think
that
the
the
funding
that's
that's.
There
is
also
it's
hard,
it's
very
difficult
to
explain.
O
We
just
rearranged
the
learning
a
little
bit,
so
we
were
already
doing
that
work
in
conjunction,
but
now
we're
the
only
people
doing
that
work.
So
again
there
wasn't
that
expectation
of
your.
You
know
your
commission
of
the
city,
you're
part
of
the
municipality
and
therefore
you
and
you're.
You
know
we're
in
under
contract,
so
you're
providing
X,
Y
and
Z.
This.
C
O
A
give
and
take
this
is
a
we
provide.
We
love
being
super
super
aligned
on
the
economic,
Vitality
master
plan
and
super
aligned
with
what
city
council
is
looking
at
and
also
what
city
staff
members
are
looking
at.
So
again,
I
would
personally
highly
recommend
keeping
it
as
an
mou
versus
moving
it
to
contract,
but
it
certainly
is,
you
know
an
option
and
there's
also
a
great
thing
about
the
mou.
O
Is
that
if
there's,
if
there's
a
reason
and
I,
don't
know
what
the
reason
is
that
councilor
obliv
was
bringing
that
up,
but
if
there's
a
reason
like
well
I
want
it
to
be
a
contract
so
that
we
can
have
more
financial
statements
or
we
can
have
more
frequent
reports
or
we
can
have
I,
don't
know
what
it
would
be.
That
could
also
be
put
into
an
mou.
A
F
Yeah
I
think
for
me,
I'd
like
to
see
just
a
little
bit
more
transparency
and,
like
you
were
saying,
married
at
the
belt
Lake
just
access
to
where
exactly
that
five
percent
is
going
every
year.
We
see
it
in
the
form
of
the
events
that
downtown
hosts,
but
just
as
a
resident
and
a
taxpayer
and
a
counselor
I
think
that
that
would
be
helpful.
I
think
you
know.
Typically
more
transparency
is
better
in
some
cases,
especially
around
money
and
spending.
E
O
C
O
It's
five
at
this
point:
it's
five
percent
and
so
when
we
originally
came
to
council
whatever
a
number
of
years
ago,
so
just
to
give
you
some
context
too
about
we
have
received
I.
Believe
Angela
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
I,
think
we've
received
two
or
maybe
three
local
option:
tax
payments
so
far
so.
J
O
Place
yeah,
so
we've
received
two
of
them,
so
we've
received
half
a
Year's
worth
of
five
percent
local
option
tax
so
far,
so
so
we're
not
very
far
into
this.
To
be
honest,
but
we've
already
seen
an
incredible
help
with
the
sustainability
with
having
matching
opportunities,
and
things
like
that.
So
we
would
like
to
keep
it
at
five
percent,
but
we
understand
that
there
is,
if
five
percent
of
what
it
is
now
is
a
lot
different
than
five
percent
of
what
it
could
be
later.
O
So
I
fully
understand
that
that
discussion
is
very
important,
but
just
knowing
that
we
haven't
even
had
a
full
year
under
our
belt
of
seeing
how
this
funding
kind
of
hits
our
org,
and
so
you
know,
sustainability
and
looking
ahead
to
you
know
what
we
want
to
do
in
terms
of
not
just
events
and
not
just
engaging
with
the
community
but
advocacy
and
getting
deeper
into
expanding
staff,
and
things
like
that.
We
can't
do
any
of
that
if
our
hands
are
tied
behind
our
back.
C
O
O
O
Thank
you
so
I
was
gonna,
say
it's
my
understanding
and
I.
Don't
want
to
put
words
in
the
previous
economic
community
and
economic
development
officer's
mouth,
but
it's
my
recollection
that
we
actually
were
going
to
ask
for
much
more
a
much
higher
percentage
and
maybe
10
or
something
like
that,
and
then
we've
knocked
it
down
to
seven
and
a
half
percent
and
then
Council
ultimately
decided
to
go
with
five
percent
for
the
first
year.
So
we
can
look
back
at
minutes
and
see
what
that
exact
discussion
was.
C
O
Whether
this
should
happen,
it
was
like
wow
this.
You
know
this
is
one
of
those
Revenue
sources
that
makes
sense
in
terms
of
it's
a
local
option
tax.
It's
an
additional
one
percent
tax
on
service
and
fees.
It's
not
a
tax
that
is
on
it's,
not
a
property
tax.
It's
not
coming
from
those
other
pools.
This
is
a
local
option
tax
and
it
is
a
it's
a
great
Boon
for
the
city,
and
so
five
percent
of
that
made
a
lot
of
sense
in
terms
of
a
an
area
to
pull
from
year
over.
C
C
O
For
the
organization
where
it
would
make
sense
for
the
work
and
for
that
mou
to
exist,
but
I
totally
understand,
so
we
would
probably
be
asking
for
that
percentage
to
go
up.
I'll
be
honest
with
you.
So
if
there
is
a
cap
discussion,
you
know
I
think
there
should
also
be
a
percentage
discussion
so
because
the
original
ask
was
I,
believe
seven
and
a
half
percent,
it
might
have
been
seven
or
eight
I
can't
remember
exactly
I'll
have
to
look
feels.
O
And
it
was
brought
to
five,
which
was
something
that
this
the
council
at
that
time
was
more
comfortable
with
at
this
point,
I
think
you
know
the
the
conversation.
What
my
expectation
of
the
conversation
would
be
that
it
would
be
around.
Should
we
cap
the
the
dollar
amount?
Should
we
cap
the
percentage
because
again
I
have
I,
have
a
feeling
that
this
is
going
to
continue
to
come
up.
O
So
if
anything
that
you,
you
know
that
this
Council
wants
to
do
in
with
in
conjunction
with
City
staff
and
certainly
will
you
know
participate,
my
recommendation
would
be
to
discuss
it
around
both
percentage
cap
and
dollar
cap,
because
I
would
imagine
that
we
could.
We
could
also
come
to
council
and
ask
for
a
higher
percentage
too,
and
so
maybe
that's
where
you
know
it's
a
person.
It's
a
I,
don't
know
what
the
math,
what
how
the
math
would
math
but
I
think
it
would
be
interesting
to
have
that
discussion
about.
O
Is
it
only
ever
going
to
be
five
percent,
but
then
there's
a
cost
cap
in
there
or
is
it
a
cost
cap
within
five
percent?
But
then
we
could
come
back
and
ask
for
with
various
you
know,
data
to
back
it
up
six
or
seven
percent,
and
then
that
would
be
a
reopen
of
that
discussion
about
a
cost
cap
at
those
percentages.
B
Yep
yep,
so
I
just
I
have
some
frustration
with
this
agenda
item
because
we
have
a
single
paragraph
to
it.
We
didn't
have
the
mou
included
as
a
link.
Counselors
didn't
have
necessarily
that
much
ability
to
review
the
mou
prior
to
this
meeting.
We
don't
have
a
context
for
impact
of
services
other
than
our
own
experience.
There's
no
report
included
in
this.
We
don't
have
any
Financial
rep
points
of
reference
year
over
year.
We
only
have
this
one
mou
with
this
one
paragraph,
so
it
feels
like
a
disadvantage
to
have
this
discussion.
B
E
So
well,
as
we
were
heading
into
the
discussion,
then
we
could
share
more
information
for
the
decision,
I
again
well,
yeah,
there's
the
operational
piece
that
I
was
trying
to
keep
out
of
the
council
level,
but
anyway,
that's
some
of
the
background
of
how
this
engine
item
came
to
me.
The
way
it
was
yeah.
B
And
I
guess,
usually
it
just
goes
discussion,
meeting
approval
meeting
and
usually
not
discussion,
discussion,
discussion,
approval
so
kind
of
preemptively
being
prepared
for
here's
our
chance
to
discuss
the
next
meeting
we
approve,
we
don't
have
I
I
feel
like
I.
Don't
have
enough
information
to
even
make
an
informed
decision
on
like
I.
Don't
have
a
particular
position
because
I
don't
have
enough
information.
O
H
C
H
E
J
It's
approximately
25
000,
that's
in
the
general
fund
budget
to
go
to
downtown
Winooski
from
local
options
tax.
In
addition,
we
pay
twelve
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
from
our
parking
meter
fund
and
we
pay
all
of
the
sidewalk
fees
that
are
paid
by
downtown
businesses,
which
are
anywhere
between
six
and
eight
thousand,
depending
on
which
businesses
obtain
sidewalk
permits.
O
Those
budget
line
items
were
put
in
many
many
years
ago
to
prove
like
to
say,
like
this
is
directly
related
to
the
work
of
the
downtown.
There
needs
to
be
some
sort
of
Municipal
downtown
connection,
so
those
two
budget
items
have
been
in
place
for
many
years.
Angela
can
tell
you
the
exact
number
of
years
long
before
my
time
and
the
local
option
tax
discussion
pretty
much
started
right
away
when
I
started
just
thinking.
There's
no
such
there's,
not
sustainability.
For
this
or
we've
had
general
fund
balance
requests.
O
O
That
was,
you
know,
going
to
fold
and
going
to
cause
a
lot
more
headaches,
and
so
you
know
we're
just
at
the
point
where
you
know
I
appreciate
the
you
know
the
visibility
of
the
events
and
things
like
that,
but
those
events
are
typically
paid
for
by
sponsor
dollars.
They're,
not
we
don't
touch
the
city
dollars
for
those
and
we
pretty
much
break
even
City
dollars.
Go
towards
lots
of
other
things
that
we're
unable
to
use
other
grant
funding
or
other
much
more
restricted
funding
for
operations.
O
O
Invisible
work
and
then
that's
the
unrestricted
funding
that
goes
to
that,
but
again
those
streams
of
funding,
sidewalks
parking
and
local
option
talks
all
were
discussed
very
intentionally
by
many
people
past
and
present
to
to
make
sense
for
the
sustainability
of
the
organization,
the
sustainability
of
the
relationship
and
to
not
have
it
be
brought
up.
You
know
a
lot
where
it's
like.
Oh
gosh,
like
this.
This
can't
happen
this
year.
If
the
local
option
tax
doesn't
come
through
if
something
changes
and
that
stream,
you
know
cuts
off,
we
don't
get
any
money.
O
So
we
are.
You
know
our
funding
is
based
on
the
success
of
that
our
funding
is
based
on
the
success
of
parking
where
our
big
funding
is
based
on
a
success
of
sidewalk
use.
So
all
of
those
things
make
sense
in
terms
of
the
direct
relationship
to
our
work
for
economic
Vitality,
but
they
also
have
limits
already
so
just
kind
of
wanted
to
put
that
idea
out
there
that
they're,
not
you
know
this
is
part
of
a
you
know.
General
fund
request,
that's
going
to
be
in
the
budget
forever
and
you
know
it.
H
H
Winooski
is
the
only
one
doing
some
of
this
economic
Vitality
stuff
I
can
I
really
feel
like
there
is
that
that
need
and
in
the
grander
grand
scheme
of
things
that
isn't
a
whole
lot
of
money
to
go
towards
what
I
see
is
the
benefit
for
the
city
and
our
residents,
so
I
think
I'm
holding
those
two
things
of
like
I,
see
a
lot
of
benefit
but
I
also
where
the
money
is
going.
However,
I
love
the
action
like
the
transparency
to
connect
those
dots
and
confirmed.
O
O
Like
we
are
doing
the
work
of
a
part
of
the
work
that
was
in
the
ceto
is
part
of
that
is
because
I
don't
want
to
tread
on
a
contract
term,
I
Don't,
Want,
To
Tread
on.
We
do
this
and
we
get
paid
this
because
that
is
a
contract.
So
I'm
I'm
I
hesitate
to
be
very
strong
in
my
wording
about
those
things.
But
yes,
we
were
doing
that
work
and
now
we're
the
only
people
doing
that
work,
and
not
only
that.
We
ramped
that
up
significantly.
O
Have
anyone
that
can
help
you,
here's
Meredith,
so
I
think
I
I
hesitate
in
a
public
place
like
this,
especially
talking
about
an
mou.
That's
not
a
contract
to
say
yes,
we're
doing
that
work,
but
yeah
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that.
Yes,
we
when
I
say
we
aren't
doing
that
work.
It's
only
because
I
don't
want
to
say
that
we're
under
contract
to
complete
those
tests.
It's
it's
in
the
mou
and
we
do
fulfill
those.
But
it's
just
tricky
the
wording.
E
E
B
E
H
J
So
the
the
500
000
number
that
is
in
our
budget
is
my
best
estimate
based
on
the
historical
performance
of
the
local
options.
Tax,
I
I'm,
not
quite
sure
I,
can
give
you
all
of
the
data
of
what
we've
collected
so
far,
but
I'm
not
going
to
be
able
to
come
up
with
a
better
estimate
than
that.
At
this
point,.
E
B
B
A
G
A
B
E
B
C
E
P
Here
I
am
here,
I've
been
listening.
Thank
you
so
much
for
allowing
me
to
be
part
of
this
conversation.
Yeah
finances
are
my
first
in
go-to
was
raised
by
a
CPA,
so
I
will
be
as
transparent
as
you
want
all
of
the
time.
I'm
not
that
money
drives
everything,
but
I
think
that
it
really
drives
smart
decisions
on
how
we're
gonna
figure
out
what
our
programming
is
and
understanding
who
our
sponsors.
D
P
What
they're
going
to
leverage
for
Community,
Partnership,
there's
so
much
tied
to
the
green
paper?
It's
not
just
a
profit
and
loss
statement
which
I'm
always
happy
to
provide
at
any
given
point
in
time,
but
there's
just
a
lot
of
nuances
that
go
into
the
financing
side
of
things
and
you
know:
you've
got
Federal
grant
money,
you've
got
State,
grant
money,
you've
got
municipality,
money,
there's
and
you've
got
obviously
this
local
option,
tax,
there's,
there's
so
much
and
sponsorship,
there's
so
much
that
goes
into
it
and
yeah
finances
in
my
blog.
P
So
you
want
to
know
about
money,
you're
going
to
know
about
money,
I
guess!
That's
my
two
cents
and
I
really
appreciate
everything.
Meredith
said:
I'm
learning
so
much
tonight
from
all
of
you.
Thank
you
so
much
for
giving
so
much
space
and
time
to
your
agenda
for
this
discussion.
It's
really
like
helping
with
my
onboarding.
So
much
and
I'll
stop
talking
now.
A
So
we
annually
Proclaim
May
5th,
as
Arbor
Day
in
the
city
of
Winooski.
Our
tree
Committee
Member
James
Duncan,
submitted
this
Proclamation
and
is
working
to
organize
an
event,
but
no
details
are
available
yet
yeah.
This
is
the
standard
Arbor
Day
Proclamation
that
we
receive
from
the
Arbor,
Day,
Foundation
and
also
I,
think
supports
our
tree
City
USA
designation.
A
C
C
G
G
A
I
G
A
I
I
G
A
I
M
I'll,
let
Bill
speak
about
the
garage,
but
I'll
give
you
a
quick
summary
and
update
on
the
hotel.
As
many
of
you
know,
Marriott
did
approve
and
grant
us
a
franchise
for
a
Marriott
hotel
that
happened
a
few
months
ago.
Since
then,
we've
been
working
through
the
Marriott
process
and
we
recently
they
have
approved
our
branding
proposal
material
for
the
project
and.
M
L
L
Time
we're
not
able
to
immediately
take
the
plans
that
had
been
developed
and
find
a
path
forward
to
construct
them.
You
know
for
that
revised
budget
and
so
I
think.
The
overall
summary
here
is
that
Nettie
is
continuing
to
work
with
do
and
with
the
city
to
sort
out,
hopefully
assume
a
path
forward
to
to
build
the
garage.
You
know
for
this
revised
budget,
which
has
been
kind
of
our
goal.
The
challenges,
I
would
say,
are
twofold.
L
L
L
C
L
Tomorrow
and
that
will
help
us
to
understand,
you
know
whether
what
we've
done
has
looked
at
some
alternative
ways
of
retaining
the
earth
and
the
project.
As
you
know,
the
things
built
into
a
hill.
There
are
several
different
ways.
We
can
go
about
providing
basically
retaining
neurons,
so
you
have
a
a
site
to.
L
Ago-
and
we
had
originally
hoped
to
have
those
bids
at
hand
last
week,
but
in
order
to
get
additional
interest,
the
contractor
agreed
to
extend
the
date
from
last
week
into
this
week.
So
we'll,
hopefully
we'll
have
a
couple
of
new
site
in
pile
numbers
tomorrow
and
that'll.
Tell
us
whether
this
this
direction
that
we're
looking
at.
L
A
L
L
That
we're
having
is
with
cost,
you
know
the
reality
is
that
the
reality
is
that
in
the
last
round
of
pricing
that
we
did,
we
had
only
one
competitive
response
and
a
couple
of
Trades
and
in
those
particular
areas.
The
contractors
were
not
Ultra
comfortable
with
the
scope
of
work
that
they
were
being
given,
and
so
we
were
concerned
that
anytime,
you
only
have
one.
D
L
L
C
C
D
G
L
L
E
E
Selected
for
financing,
so
they
didn't
raise
any
stink
about
extending
it.
That
deadline
is
May
12th,
which
is
before
your
next
meeting.
Now
they
might
be
willing
to
extend
it
again.
However,
some
of
the
you
know
these
are
very
specific
banks
that
are
failing,
but
you
never
know
what's
going
to
happen,
apparently
because
nobody
predicted
those
three
were
gonna
go
so
there's
always
a
risk
that
there's
just
something
that
might
shake
them
up
until
we
sign
they're,
not
obligated.
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League
of
cities
and
towns
has
decided
that
they're
going
to
make
a
similar
type
of
investigatory
of
some
of
their
funds
in
projects
in
the
500
000
to
a
million
dollar
range,
and
we
think
that's
another
program
where
it
could
very
well
be
a
way
for
the
city
to
save
some
money
moving
forward
in
their
their
costs
there,
as
well
and
again,
potentially
as
a
sudden
benefit,
something
that
we
could
help
participate
in
Sharing
there.
So
just
just
so
that
we
don't
scream
gloom
and
doom
here
from
from
the
rooftops.
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A
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B
C
L
They're
not
changes
that
impact
sort
of
a
shape,
and
you
know
view
of
the
buildings
from
the
outside.
If
we
had
I
I
expect
that
as
we
go
forward,
there
will
be.
You
know,
changes
proposed
as
the
design
plans
for
the
hotel
evolve,
but
they
would
be
something
that
would
come
to
you
separately
and
at
a
future
date
right.
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C
B
L
L
L
It
doesn't
mean
that
when
it
doesn't
mean
that
when
we
bring
a
proposal
forward
again
that
the
city
wouldn't
have
another
opportunity
to
confirm
all
those
things,
but
I
guess
my
point
is
there
was
a
lot
of
back
and
forth
that
went
into
a
basis
of
design
for
the
steel
already
and
the
working
assumption
that
we
gave
do
was
you
know
you
can
look
at
alternative
methods
of
structure,
but
you
can't
look
at
anything
that
would
affect
items
of
durability,
maintenance
and
operation
for
the
city
that
have
already
been.
You
know,
discussed
and
agreed
upon.
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I
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L
Few
weeks
and
Boston
we
just
became
uncomfortable
with
the
level
of
or
the
hole
that
they
had
available
on
their
schedule
to
execute
the
project
which
was
really
early
this
summer
and
the
capacity
of
the
project
to
be
ready
for
them
by
then
so
I
I
think
we'll
know
tomorrow,
but
I
think
for
now.
Our
working
theory
is
that
we
aren't
going
to
see
a
fully
responsive
answer
that
involves
an
all
concrete
structure
and
therefore
will
be
focusing
on.
You
know
what
options
we
can
bring
the
council
to
execute
the
project
in
school.
Thank.
I
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C
L
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L
Do
bring
forward
an
idea
that
has
additional
design
costs
in
it.
We
would
also
be
bringing
you
a
plan
about
how
those
costs
would
be
managed,
knowing
that
the
project
is
moving
forward,
so
we'd
be
asking
do
to
effectively
provide
a
guaranteed
price
structure.
We
could
work
with
that
would
include
those
design
costs
and
would
allow
us
both
to
feel
comfortable
with
that
direction.
I
don't
have
that
direction
for
you
tonight,
I
think.
That's
that's
the
the
path
that
we're
trying.
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L
We
didn't
mention
it,
but
I
just
want
to
say
too
that
we're
quite
excited
about
the
progress
of
the
housing
bill
and
the
state
and
think
that
there
will
be
some
interesting
Workforce
initiatives
coming
out
of
that.
That
will
be
able
to
quickly
for
the
project
as
well
to
increase
the
percentage
of
housing.
That's
sort
of
Workforce
eligible
and
I.