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Announcements & Intros. 00:00:00
Public Forum 00:07:22
Vote on Steering Committee Candidate 00:12:35
CDBG Block Grant 00:15:17
Fletcher Free Library 00:22:47
CityPLace Update 00:51:54
City Council Update 01:11:30
School Board Update 01:33:47
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A
A
So
our
first
order
business
is
to
introduce
the
steering
committee
members.
Tonight
we
have
me
we
have
Molly,
we
have
Shelby
and
Jess
who
are
both
in
the
kitchen
we
have
Erica
and
Charlie
is
around
right
there
and
I
think
that's
all.
We
have
here
tonight
from
the
steering
committee
all
right
and
we
just
want
to
say
we
are
always
welcoming
story.
Committee
members,
especially
word
two-
is
where
we
need
more
from,
but
also
after
redistricting
it'll
be
it's
kind
of
generally
more
downtown
folks.
A
So,
if
you're
interested
let
one
of
us
know,
you
can
always
make
a
request
for
what
we
talk
about
here.
You
can
do
that
online.
At
the
city's
website.
Cetos
website
you
can
email
us,
you
can
talk
to
us
whatever
you'd
like
our
next
meeting,
is
Thursday
June
8th.
Our
meetings
are
always
a
second
Thursday
of
every
month.
A
So
one
thing
we've
been
starting
to
do
at
these
meetings
to
create
a
little
more
Community
is
to
go
around
and
introduce
ourselves.
You
don't
have
to
say
much
just
name,
your
ward
and
yeah.
That's
about
it
feel
free
to
tell
us
a
little
more
so
we're
just
gonna
go
around
the
room
and
Charlie
is
starting
out
with
the
mic.
Hey.
D
G
L
P
R
E
A
H
Indeed,
all
right
so,
as
I
said,
I'm
visiting
up
from
Ward
5,
just
to
make
an
announcement
about
an
event
that
my
organization
is
hosting
at
the
end
of
May,
so
May
31st
6
p.m.
In
City,
Hall,
contos
Auditorium,
it's
a
public
information
session
on
an
idea
called
citizens,
assemblies
and
citizens.
Assemblies
are
basically
a
different
kind
of
democratic
process
kind
of
similar
to
what
npas
are
in
the
sense
that
they
are
a
you
know.
H
This
was
created
and
it's
a
different
way
for
us
to
get
together
and
talk
through
things,
and
it's
done
a
lot
for
our
community
and
citizens.
Assemblies
are
sort
of
in
that
family
of
of
ideas.
So
what
a
Citizens
assembly
is
really
quickly
is
basically,
you
choose
a
panel
of
people
from
the
community
by
Democratic
lottery.
So
there's
no
election,
it's
all
done
by
Lottery,
but
you
make
sure
that
that
group
is
representative
of
the
demographics
and
the
diversity
of
the
community.
H
H
You
know
long
talks
about
how
we,
how
do
we
want
to
deal
with
this
issue
and
then
offer
policy
recommendations
to
decision
makers
could
be
the
city
council
could
be,
could
be
the
state
legislature
or
even
the
federal
government,
so
they're,
a
very
promising
thing
that
has
been
organized
nearly
a
thousand
times
across
the
world
over
the
past
decade,
for
example,
France
just
just
did
a
Citizens
assembly
on
assisted
dying
how
to
deal
with
that.
So
it's
really
good
for
heart
issues.
H
There
was
one
and
recently
in
California
on
what
to
do
with
this.
The
Petaluma
Fairgrounds,
the
community,
couldn't
figure
out
what
to
do
with
that.
So
they
organized
the
citizens
assembly
on
that.
So
so
we're
hosting
the
event
to
kind
of
introduce
this
to
the
community
and
think
about
how
we
might
be
able
to
use
it
in
Burlington.
H
We
think
it's
a
really
awesome
tool
and
real
quick
there's
going
to
be
two
speakers,
so
the
first
speaker
is
going
to
be
the
original
conceiver
actually
of
the
npas
in
Burlington,
which
is
Terry
barricius,
so
back
in
the
80s.
He
helped
create
these
and
now
he's
kind
of
moved
on
to
Citizens
assemblies
as
as
sort
of
a
continued
thinking
about
how
to
innovate
democratically.
H
So
he's
going
to
be
speaking
and
he's
become
like
a
globally
known
theorist
on
citizens,
assemblies,
it's
pretty
cool
and
he
lives
in
Burlington
and
also
we'll
have
another
person.
Alex
Ranieri,
who
is
one
of
the
most
leads
one
of
the
organizations
that
is
the
most
accomplished
in
terms
of
organizing
citizens
assemblies
in
the
U.S.
There
have
been
very
few
citizens
assemblies
in
the
U.S,
but
Alex
Ranieri
has
kind
of
been
involved
in
most
of
them,
so
they're
both
going
to
be
speaking,
May
31st
so
and
this
organization
by
the
way,
is
democracy.
H
I
Oh
I'll,
Stand
hi,
again
I'm
Josie,
really
cool
to
be
here,
I've,
been
meaning
to
come
to
one
of
these
NPA
meetings
for
a
while,
so
I'm
glad
to
finally
make
it
and
I'm
also
here
with
Madeleine,
to
make
an
announcement.
We
recently
got
some
Community
funding
to
put
on
this
Art
Festival
and
it's
happening
in
the
North
End
on
May
20th,
and
it
would
just
be
really
great
to
see
you
all
there.
We
have
some
flyers
that
will
leave
on
this
table.
If
anyone
wants
to
take
some
or
take
a
picture.
J
Yeah
thanks,
so
the
festival
is
called
Plex
like
Josie
said
it's
next,
Saturday
May
20th
starts
at
6
p.m
and
it
goes
till
late
and
we
really
want
to
make
a
space
for
some
weird
experimental,
Oddball
art.
We
have
over
70,
really
awesome
artists,
a
lot
of
who
are
from
words
two
and
three.
So
we're
super
excited
to
feature
them
and
yeah.
Please
do
take
some
posters
very
excited
to
hopefully
see
you
next
Saturday
thanks.
A
A
W
Thank
you
hi
everyone
again.
My
name
is
Lauren.
I
live
in
ward
3
on
North
Ave
I
am
a
newer
resident
of
Burlington
I
in
a
even
newer
resident
of
the
old
North
End
I
was
previously
in
Ward
8,
where
I
served
on
the
steering
committee
there
for
about
a
year,
so
I'm
very
excited
to
be
in
the
old
North
End
and
I
love
the
dinner
that
we
have.
It's
awesome
so
a
little
bit
about
myself.
W
W
So
we
are
business
owners
in
the
area,
but
I
really
love
Community
engagement
and
I
love
coming
to
these
NPA
meetings
and
seeing
the
engagement
that
we
have
and
that's
why
I'd
really
like
to
get
involved
and
do
more
and
see
how
we
can
continue
to
reach
all
the
different
people
in
our
community
I
think
it's
really
beneficial
that
we
have
two
words
together
and
I
love
the
old
North
End
and
seeing
all
the
diversity
in
the
old
North
End
and
how
it
comes
through
in
the
NPA.
So
I'd
love.
A
A
B
A
K
I
J
K
Well,
we
don't
have
slides
for
tonight
sorry
about
that
a
little
new
to
joining
on
Zoom,
but
I
can
just
talk
it
through.
So
I
am
the
ward
to
rep
for
the
Community
Development
block
grant,
and
that
is
a
federal
program
which
is
administered
by
Hud,
which
provides
funding
for
local
communities
to
address
the
roots
and
consequences
of
poverty.
K
So
each
year
Burlington
is
allocated
funds
to
accomplish
that
mission
and
the
city,
so
the
City
of
Burlington
solicits
applications
from
Community
organizations
and
City
departments
that
you
know
can
Target
the
priorities
identified
in
a
notice
of
funding
availability.
So
that's
the
the
kind
of
key
document
of
any
kind
of
grant
program
where
they're
looking
to
accomplish
some
sort
of
set
of
goals
and
it
outlines
what
the
conditions
of
the
grant
are,
what
the
metrics
are
and
spells
out
all
of
the
eligibility
criteria
and
the
application
process.
K
K
So
kind
of
General
timeline
of
that
the
notice
of
funding
availability
is
released
in
December.
So
if
there's
any
Community
organizations
who
are
interested
in
getting
involved
in
that
process
for
next
year,
those
will
be
released,
probably
in
the
December
time
frame.
The
application
deadline
is
in
January.
So
as
a
committee
or
an
Advisory
Board,
we
met
in
March
to
make
those
recommendations.
K
So
cedo
does
kind
of
a
baseline
eligibility
review
just
to
make
sure
that
the
community
organizations
can
actually
qualify
and
be
eligible
for
those
grants
and
then,
as
the
citizens
Representatives,
we
look
at
their
applications
and
we
determine
what
their
what
their
goals
are.
What
the
missions
of
the
organization,
how
well
that
aligns
with
the
goals
and
the
poverty
reduction
measures
you
know
associated
with
the
Community
Development
block
grant
program,
and
we
make
those
funding
recommendations
so
for
this
year,
they're
broadly
broken
out
into
two
separate
groups.
K
So
there's
the
public
service
applications
and
there
are
development
applications
and
the
main
difference
there
is
public
service
tends
to
be
service
oriented,
it
could
be
addressing
people
who
have
needs
related
to
being
unhoused
or
substitute
abuse
issues.
The
development
tends
to
be
infrastructure
related,
so
buildings,
either
building
new
buildings,
renovating
them
reducing
blight
within
the
neighborhood
so
of
I
think
we
had
15
applications.
K
Would
those
Services
just
completely
be
gone,
because
that's
something
that
we
wouldn't
you
know
obviously
want
to
see
happen.
So
all
of
this
information
about
the
process
about
the
applications
and
the
action
plan,
it's
all
publicly
available
on
cedo's
website.
So
if
you
just
search
ceto,
Community,
Development
block,
grant
or
cdbg,
you
should
be
able
to
find
it
pretty
easily
and
it
will
spell
out
all
of
the
application
timelines
if
anybody
is
affiliated
with
a
local
community
organization
who's
interested
in
applying
it
has
the
application.
K
So
you
can
see
what
work
is
done
and
it's
it's
really
interesting,
because
I
think
a
lot
of
people,
especially
folks
I,
think
who
are
going
to
show
up
at
an
MPA
know
a
lot
of
the
good
work
that
this
these
Community
organizations
are
doing.
But
it's
it's
just
nice
to
see
as
much
as
we
kind
of
see
problems
out
there.
People
are
really
working
on
Solutions,
so
yeah
the
the
action
plan
that
we
or
I
guess
the
funding
allocation
that
we
recommended
has
been
approved
by
the
mayor
and
on
the
15th.
K
So
four
days
from
now
there
is
a
public
hearing
associated
with
that.
So,
if
you're
interested
in
learning
more
about
the
the
groups
that
have
been
funded,
what
programs
that
supports
you
can
look
at
the
action
plan
which
is
available
on
ceto's
website
and,
if
you're
interested
in
participating
in
the
public
hearing
where
that
will
be
reviewed.
That
will
be
May
15th
and
my
last
pitch.
So
each
representative
has
a
two-year
term
limit,
so
there's
always
turn
them
over.
K
Like
I
said,
half
of
them
are
nominated
by
the
npas,
so
I'll
probably
stick
on
for
next
year,
but
I'm,
not
sure
ward
3,
where
that
is,
but
I
know
that
the
npas
at
some
point
will
be
kind
of
looking
for
new
volunteers.
So
if
this
was
interesting
for
anybody,
it's
a
really
great
experience.
I
would
recommend
it.
A
N
That's
okay,
I'll
start.
What
I
may
do
is
have
a
little
bit
at
the
beginning
and
hand
it
over
to
you
and
see
what
time
it
is
we
are.
This
is
like
choreography
I
want
to
tell
you
I'm.
My
name
is
Jonathan
Chapel
Sokol
I'm,
the
president
of
the
friends
of
the
Fletcher
Free
Library
a
little
closer
okay!
Thank
you.
N
My
name
is
Jonathan
Chapel
Sokol
I'm,
the
chairman
of
president
of
the
friends
of
the
Fletcher
Free
Library.
The
friends
is
a
private
non-profit,
all
volunteer
organization
dedicated
to
the
support
of
the
Fletcher
Free
Library,
the
friends
receive
received
money
from
donations,
annual
appeal
grants
and,
of
course,
Book
Sales
and
I
hope,
you're
all
familiar
with
Book
Sales
that
we
do
if
you're
not
we'll
get
you
set
up,
because
we
love
to
sell
books
and
we
love
people
to
buy
books.
N
I've
got
I
got
words
here
that
I'm
crutching
on
instead
of
just
vamping
the
money
that
we
raise.
Emer
can
tell
you
more
about
the
money
that
we
raise,
what
what
it
goes
to,
but
it's
used
for
adult
youth
and
teen
programs
exhibits
special
services
and
professional
development.
It
includes
the
early
literacy
outreach
program
which
you
may
be
familiar
with:
Museum
passes
and
there's
actually
a
fund
to
support
Innovation
from
the
library
staff.
N
As
as
a
volunteer
organization.
We're
always
looking
for
more
volunteers
like
the
steering
committee
here
and-
and
we
we
love
to
have
people
join
us
and
help
us
make
the
library
even
better
than
it
is.
We
work
on
a
variety
of
activities
and
the
level
of
commitment
can
arrange
from
an
occasional
hour
or
two
a
month
or
every
six
months
to
working
a
few
hours
a
week.
We
have
stuff
for
everybody,
but
we
really
love
to
have
people
to
get
involved.
N
N
We
would
love
to
have
one
or
two
people
join
our
finance
committee
and
our
finance
committee
we'll
probably
meet
once
a
month,
so
it
might
take
two
hours
a
month,
an
hour
of
prep
and
an
hour
to
be
at
a
meeting,
and
it
may
sound,
like
you,
know,
button
down
with
ties
and
stuff
like
that.
But
all
we
need
is
is
people
who
can
think
a
little
bit
critically
we'll
do
some.
Some
policy
work,
we'll
look
at
the
books
every
month,
but
it's
not
heavy
duty,
accounting
or
or
business
it
just
takes.
N
You
know
a
sensible
mind
which
I
know
you
all
have
we're
looking
for
somebody
to
manage
our
eBay
store,
and
that
would
be
a
couple
hours
a
week.
That
would
be
a
more
serious
investment
of
time.
So
if
you
know
how
to
do
eBay-
and
you
have
a
couple
hours
to
spare
or
you're
incredibly
bored-
we
have
some
opportunities.
N
It's
not
running
the
store
by
yourself,
because
we
have
two
or
three
other
people
involved,
but
it
would
be
kind
of
be
like
the
shopkeeper,
we're
looking
for
support
with
communication,
and
that
might
be
an
hour
a
week.
Something
like
that
and
communication
might
be
writing
a
newsletter.
It
might
be
just
go
Outreach
to
our
front
porch
Forum
senders.
N
We
have
people
in
many
of
the
neighborhoods
for
front
porch,
Forum
that
we
that
we
ask
to
send
out
messages
every
once
in
a
while
I
hope
you
see
some
of
them
and
if
you
can
think
of
something
else
you
want
to
do
for
the
friends
we
would
love
to
talk.
We
just
love
support.
One
other
thing.
One
other
person
we're
looking
for
is
we're
looking
for
a
very
part-time
bookkeeper,
and
that
would
be
somebody
who
would
bill
us
for
time
worked.
N
But
if,
if
you
invoice
us
we'll
write
you
a
check
for
the
time
you
spend
and
I
I'm
kind
of
imagining
that
work
to
be
about
10
non-stressful
hours
a
month
to
do
that
an
hour
or
two
a
week,
and
you
know
there,
there
may
be
somebody
here
who
has
done
it
for
a
career
and
doesn't
want
to
do
it
as
a
career
anymore,
but
might
want
to
spend
a
little
time
doing
it.
Somebody
can
just
help
us
enter
it's
basically
entry,
it's
a
bookkeeping
entry.
N
S
We
haven't
always
been
in
the
same
building.
There
was
an
original
library
on
Church
Street
that
no
longer
that
building
no
longer
exists,
but
we
have
been
in
our
current
building
in
two
different
transitional
time
or
two
different
times
the
Carnegie
building
and
then
the
addition
in
the
80s
we've
been
there
for
over
100
years
for
sure
and
we're
ready
to
celebrate
on
July
15th
from
12
to
3
30.
That's
a
Saturday!
S
The
library's
core
Mission,
as
you
might
know,
is,
is
education,
lifelong
learning,
cultural
education
and
enjoyment
for
all
of
the
members
of
the
Burlington
Community
and
Beyond,
but
we
also
have
an
open
to
all
Community
policy
which
is
or
or
ethic
and
and
value
which
also
kind
of
reminds
me
of
this
space.
So
you
maybe
share
that
value
as
well.
S
We
don't
charge
anything
to
be
in
the
space.
That's
one
we're
one
of
the
last
spaces
you
can
go
and
not
pay
to
play.
You
can
hang
out
there
all
day
as
long
as
you're
following
the
rules
you
can,
you
can
sit,
you
can
work,
you
can
read,
you
can
hang
out
with
your
friends,
you
can
eat
at
the
tables
outside
or
you
can
eat.
On
the
third
floor
on
a
rainy
day.
S
It's
a
great
place
to
be
it's
bright
and
Airy,
and
there's
plenty
of
space
for
all
of
our
citizens
to
come
and
hang
out.
We
also
have
the
new
North
End
branch.
Now
I,
don't
know
if
any
of
you
are
familiar
with
that.
That's
just
over
the
line
in
in
the
new
North
End.
We
identified
that
there
was
a
need
there,
that
there
was
a
gap
in
services
for
folks
who,
for
whom
getting
to
the
library
might
be
an
all-day
Affair,
because
it's
so
much
further
out,
but
that's
your
library
too,
the
branch.
S
S
We
are
a
a
place
where
people
can
come
and
see
other
people.
We
know
we
have
a
plague
of
loneliness
in
our
society
and
we
are
a
place
that
combats
that
that
has
built-in
protective
features
so
that
we
can
become
more
a
more
healthy
and
well-being
aware,
community
and
I
think
that's
probably
something
that
all
of
you
think
about
too,
and
that's
why
you're
here
engaging
in
the
mpa.
S
We
are
always
asking:
what
does
our
community
need
and
trying
to
trying
to
get
there
some
way
or
another?
Currently
we
have
something
called
the
Community
Partners
desk,
which
is
a
great
example
of
this
way
of
innovating
every
just
about
every
Wednesday
in
the
main
reading
room,
Community
Partners
come
in
tables
such
as
agewell
and
the
Howard
Center
and
of
veterans
Outreach
organization.
We
keep
adding
new
ones
all
the
time
and
they,
their
intent,
is
to
meet
people
where
they're
at
and
we
have
the
space
for
that.
S
S
We've
been
giving
out,
of
course,
covid
tests
the
whole
time
we
give
out
harm
reduction
bags
for
folks
who
are
struggling
with
opioid
addiction
and
their
loved
ones,
who
care
and
want
to
have
something
that
might
be
crucial.
In
a
crisis
moment,
we
give
out
gun
locks
for
folks
who
want
to
make
guns
in
their
household
a
little
safer.
So
again
we
are
always
thinking
of.
How
can
we?
How
can
we
engage?
What
more
can
we
do
so
that
we
can
make
our
community
healthier
and
to
make
our
better
future
for
all
of
us
here.
X
S
Always
learning,
of
course
we
reach
out
to
the
community
I
hope
we
do
it
well,
I
think
we
do
it
well
and
ask
what
do
you
need?
What
do
you
need?
What
do
you
need?
We
we
try
to.
We
try
to
guess.
Sometimes
we
heard
Whispers
in
the
early
pandemic
that
folks
were
having
challenges
with
internet
access,
that
there
was.
There
were
certain
folks
who
didn't
get
that
didn't
get
that
support
that
they
needed.
S
Maybe
they
didn't
have
children
in
the
home,
so
they
weren't
accessing
the
resources
that
had
been
identified
for
people
with
children,
and
so
we
started
lending
out.
We
got
grants,
we
put
in
a
program
in
place
and
we
started
lending
out
laptops
and
hotspot
kits.
We've
continued
that
program.
It's
been
a
very
good
success
and
we
now
have
oh
golly.
S
That
is
a
core
ethic
of
the
library
you
can
I,
don't
know
if
I'm
sure
some
of
you
spent
some
time
at
the
library
and
have
seen
our
amazing
staff,
I
kind
of
can't
Rave
enough
about
them.
I
think
we
have
exceptional
Library
staff,
some
of
the
best
Librarians
in
the
country,
I'm
sure,
and
and
we
keep
finding
more
of
them.
S
Recently
we
had
an
African-American
children's
literature
exhibit
where
we
were
able
to
bring
in
the
exhibit
itself,
but
then
also
to
craft
programming
around
it
for
school
children
to
come
with
their
classrooms
and
meet
authors
and
learn
about
children's
literature,
some
beautiful
books
that
we
were
able
to
feature
and
then
loan
out
as
well.
So
things
like
that,
we're
already
planning
for
next
year's
solar
eclipse,
I
know
we.
We
get
started
way
in
advance
when
something's
big,
like
that.
S
We're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
programming
around
that
and
I
hope
that
you
can
engage
with
it
and
your
your
friends
and
families
too.
Of
course
science
is,
you
know
endlessly
fascinating,
so
we
we
get
to
experience
a
really
visceral
represent.
Experience
of
that
I
could
have
said
that
better
I
do
want
to
talk
about
some
other
health
things
that
we
do
in
the
community.
S
So
we're
always
kind
of
opening
ourselves
up
to
these
new
ways
of
serving
the
community
as
as
a
as
we
see
those
things
that
need
to
be
done
and
I
hope
that
I
hope
that
this
is
kind
of
painted
a
little
bit
more
of
a
picture
of
what
the
library
is.
Now.
A
lot
of
us
have
the
old
image
of
the
library,
the
library
as
a
place
where
you
just
check
books
in
and
out.
Of
course,
we
still
do
that.
S
That's
still
all
there,
but
sometimes
you're,
just
checking
a
book
out
an
ebook
out
at
home
or
an
audiobook
out
at
home
or
you're,
using
a
digital
resource
like
a
an
investment
tool
or
upcoming.
We
just
got
a
subscription
for
candid,
which
is
a
tool
that
non-profits
can
use
to
seek
out
grants
and
we'll
be
running
some
programming
to
help
teach
people
to
use
that
tool.
So
a
lot
of
these
things
you
build
all
together
to
creating
a
stronger
and
healthier
community
and
I.
S
Think
you
can
see
that
you
know
we're
we're
deeply
engaged
in
that
work.
I
hope
that
all
of
you
who
haven't
gotten
a
library
card
yet
will
come
on
down
to
the
Fletcher
Free
Library
on
College
Street
or
at
our
new
North
End
branch,
which
is
kitty
corner
to
the
Hannafords
in
the
Hannaford's,
Plaza
and
and
I
hope,
I'll
be
seeing
you
there
we'll
have
time
for
questions.
If
you
would
like
to
throw
any
at
us,
did
I
introduce
myself
my.
S
B
S
Many
things:
what
don't
we
have?
That's?
Yes,
we
have
a
theremin.
We
we
have.
As
you
mentioned
a
telescope.
We
have
many
many
board
games.
So
if
you
want
to
plan
a
board
game
night
with
friends,
we
can
support
that.
We
have
ties
you
can
borrow.
If
you
need
a
tie
to
go
to
some
kind
of
a
job
interview.
We
have
many
baking
tools
like
really
cool
differently
shaped
like
holiday,
you
know
like
birthday
and
holiday
and
sports
shaped
cookie
cutters.
We
have
a
pasta
making
machine.
S
We
have
metal
detectors.
Yes,
we
do.
We
do.
We
have
a
lot
of
fun.
I
I
probably
only
said
about
half
of
the
things
we
have.
Oh
one
thing
we
have,
which
is
really
great.
If
you
have
kids
in
your
household,
are
steam
kits,
and
these
are
like
boxes
with
handles
that
have
a
whole
activity
inside
and
that
you
know,
teaches
kids
about
science
and
art
in
a
sort
of
easy
to
digest
way.
S
That
feels
like
fun,
and
we
also
run
Steam
nights
on
just
about
every
Wednesday
night
during
the
school
year,
where
you
can
come
in
and
do
those
activities
in
a
supported
way
with
a
librarian
with
to
help
you
kind
of
work
through
them.
Not
every
parent
wants
to
try
to
figure
that
stuff
out
themselves,
so
we
figured
out
a
way
to
help
you
with
that
too,
but
we
have
I
think
over
22
of
those
steam
kits,
and
you
can
put
any
of
these
things
on
hold.
S
S
If
you
have
an
organization
that
needs
space
and
in
those
meeting
rooms,
we
also
run
programming
like
in
partnership
with
bed
or
other
organizations
that
might
be
trying
to
educate
folks
about
environmental
concerns
or
ways
that
they
can
take.
Take
steps
to
button
up
their
house.
You
know
have
more
efficient
cars,
that
kind
of
thing
yeah.
We
definitely
have
we
post
on
our
on
our
website
the
events
that
are
happening,
our
calendars
on
our
website,
we
also
Post.
S
O
S
S
We
use
a
software
system,
that's
called
an
integrated
Library
System
libraries
use
those
to
be
able
to
manage
the
relationship
between
materials
and
patrons
right,
patrons
checkout
materials
we
recently
in
the
pandemic.
Everyone
thought
we
were
a
little
a
little
bit
silly
for
doing
this,
but
we
decided
that
was
the
time
to
move
towards
a
consortial
ILS
system,
which
was
one
bringing
us
one
step
closer
to
being
able
to
do
home
card.
So
we
joined
a
Consortium
called
vocal,
many
libraries,
it's
a
it's.
S
A
koha
Consortium
koha
is
an
open
source
software,
which
means
that
we
can
have
more
of
a
say
about
how
it
develops.
We
can
manipulate
it
more
than
we
could
a
proprietary
system
open
source
is
is
very
much
in
line
with
the
ethics
and
values
of
librarianships,
so
it
felt
like
a
good
fit
as
well
in
that
direction.
But
how
that
connects
us
down
the
road
to
home
card
is
a
lot
of
libraries
in
vocal
Consortium
are
on
home
card.
S
We
are
in
a
point
right
now,
where
we
are
working
with
the
open
source
support
system
called
by
water
to
help
us
get
to
technologically
to
the
place
where
we
can
join
home
card
and
it
won't,
it
won't
create.
A
lot
of
problems
with
the
software
is
a
simple
way
to
put
it
because,
especially
because
we
have
a
branch
system
here
and
we're
one
of
the
only
Library,
only
libraries
that
has
that
in
the
state,
but
there
yes
thank
you,
Jonathan,
you
can
get
through
us
just
about
anything
that
you
want.
S
N
S
The
leading
lender
in
the
state,
of
course,
we're
the
largest
public
library,
so
we
have
the
biggest
collection
and
the
wonderful
citizens
of
Burlington
in
the
80s
decided
to
have
a
dedicated
tax
percentage
of
tax.
So
we
have
a
very
robust
materials
collection,
unlike
so
many
other
small
libraries
where
they
they
need
to
ask
for
help
more
and
we're
happy
to
give
it.
D
Is
great
actually,
if
I
could
just
ask
one
thing,
so
we
hear
that
you,
a
lot
of
people
volunteer
there
and
there's
a
lot
and
I'm
just
curious
in
this
in
this
age
of
computers,
where
people
do
a
lot
of
stuff
at
home
and
in
the
covid
age,
how
is
the
library
doing?
Is
it
full
of
people
every
day
or
is
it
a
quiet
place
or
is.
S
It
underutilized,
it
really
depends
on
the
day
in
the
winter
time
we
are
very,
very
full
and
there
are
many
when
the
students
are
here.
For
instance,
there
are
many
times
where
I
look
out
and
I
see
a
person
at
every
table
in
the
library
in
this
work,
there's
always
a
lull
in
May
and
September.
That's
that's!
A
natural
low
I
think
it
has
something
to
do
with
people's
cycles
that
they're
in
and
of
course,
we
did
see
a
change
in
in
our
checkouts
in
in
usage
from
the
pandemic.
I
think
everybody
did.
S
You
know
we.
We
were
one
of
the
first
libraries
to
open
in
Vermont
during
the
pandemic,
because
we
were
really
committed
to
offering
technology
resources
to
folks
who
didn't
have
that
at
home.
Understanding
that
so
many
places
had
suddenly
moved
all
their
services
online,
including
Social
Services
the
DMV,
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
folks
had
equal
access.
You
know
it
was
really
life
or
death
for
some
people
to
be
able
to
to
access
computers.
So
since
then,
we've
you
know
seen
a
steady,
build
up,
build
up
back
to
our
regular
numbers.
S
It's
always
a
little
hard
to
tell
I,
think
I.
Think
libraries
across
the
country
are
are
going
to
look
back
on
these
years
and
go
what
changed.
You
know
what
I
the
biggest
thing
that
I've
seen
so
far
is
that
folks
have
gotten
very
comfortable
with
streaming
movies
and
television.
That
was
a
big
change.
We
our
DVDs,
whether
they
were
of
TV
or
movies,
always
drove
our
circulation.
You
know
that
was
always
a
very
high
circulating
category
and
that
changed
with
the
pandemic,
because
I
think
people
found
some
other
resources
and
and
said.
S
Oh,
this
is
easy.
I
want
to
do
it
this
way,
but
but
books
we
had.
We
had
very
high
circulation
of
books,
both
e-books
and
and
and
physical
books
during
the
pandemic
and
I
think
we
actually
excited
a
lot
of
people
and
introduced
people
to
the
library
in
the
pandemic
in
new
ways.
So
I
don't
know
we're
looking
towards
another
150
years.
Hope
that
doesn't
sound
too
cheesy
but
I
feel
like
the
the
library
is,
is
one
of
the
most
important
things
in
a
community
in
almost
any
Community.
S
N
No,
that's
fine.
I
just
want
to
repeat
what
you
what
you
said
about:
July
15th,
the
100,
the
susque
Centennial
date.
July
14th
was
the
day
that
that
Mrs
and
Miss
Mary
Fletcher
handed
the
check
over
to
the
City
of
Burlington
made
the
offer.
It
was
a
twenty
thousand
dollars
that
was
offered
ten
thousand
dollars
right
away
and
ten
thousand
dollars
that
would
be
used
over
time
and
that
was
July
14
1873.
We
want
to
celebrate
on
July
15th,
which
is
a
Saturday.
N
It's
it's
not
going
to
be
a
huge
party,
but
it's
going
to
be
a
party.
It
will
start
with
a
parade
down
Church
Street
and
we
encourage
everybody
to
dress
as
their
favorite
character
from
a
book
or
their
favorite
author,
and
then
there
will
be
cake
and
people
doing
things
and
music
and
magicians
and-
and
it
should
be
an
awful
lot
of
fun
and
it's
a
great
way
to
celebrate
a
very
important
institution.
N
It
was
in
in
1873
this.
The
the
city,
fathers
were
begging
somebody
to
make
some
donations
to
start
a
library.
It
was
shortly
after
this.
The
the
city
actually
became
established
as
a
as
a
city
but
they're
very
grateful
to
Marion
Mary
Fletcher
to
to
donate
the
money
to
get
it
started.
It
took
a
little
while
longer
to
get
a
building
and
ultimately,
Andrew
Carnegie
gave
the
money
for
the
building.
In
both
cases
the
Fletchers
and
Andrew
Carnegie
said
we
will
make
these
donations,
but
the
city
has
to
also
participate.
N
M
Hello,
everybody,
my
name
is
Patrick
I
work
for
SD,
Ireland
and
I'm,
a
project
manager
for
CityPlace,
and
these
gentlemen
can
do
their
own
introductions,
but
I
just
want
to
say
hats
off
to
the
library.
Fortunately,
a
couple
of
years
ago,
my
hometown,
which
is
South
Burlington,
where
I
was
born
and
raised
and
still
lived.
M
We
passed
a
bond
and
the
library
was
built
in
South,
Burlington's,
downtown
and
I
frequent
that
when
I
go
pick
up
books
to
read
I'm
still
one
of
these
people
that
likes
to
books
instead
of
the
electronics,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say,
Kudos
and
hats
off
I
can
imagine
it's
a
lot
of
work
and
I
have
I
have
been
in
the
library
dozens
of
times
and
it's
it's
a
great
facility.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
hats
off
to
you
and
happy
birthday.
U
My
name's
Dave
Farrington
I'm
partners
with
along
with
Al
Seneca
and
Patrick's
boss,
Scott
Ireland
and
the
City
Place
project,
and
we're
here
tonight,
I
guess:
we've
been
here
before
and
we've
been
to
the
mpas
and
we've
been
through
the
all
the
zoning
meetings
and
stuff
and
just
wanted
to
give
a
quick
reason.
Why
we're
back?
U
We
we
bought
out
our
partner
about
almost
a
year
ago
right
yeah
end
of
end
of
May
2022
kind
of
inherited
this
project
as
it
was
kind
of
warts
and
all
working
with
Freeman's
office.
Over
the
last
year
we
we've
kind
of
dug
in
and
really
looked
at.
What
were
we
allowed
to
build?
What
did
we
want
to
build?
L
I
used
to
be
really
quiet,
but
that
changed
with
this
job
and
this
project-
and
it's
been
an
exciting
seven
years
for
me
working
on
this
and
it's
great
to
see
things
actually
happening
and
to
work
with
this
local
team
of
owners.
So
this
could
almost
be
spot
that
changes,
because
it's
not
a
super
extensive
change.
It
does
require
us
to
go
back
for
through
zoning
and
I'll,
explain
why
and
I'll
try
and
go
through
this
really
quickly.
L
So
if
you
have
questions,
save
them
to
the
end,
just
in
case
I
happen
to
answer
them
in
another
slide,
but
want
to
save
as
much
time
for
questions
as
we
can
so
I
think
everybody
knows
the
site
used
to
be
a
shopping
mall
and
for
a
while
it
wasn't
much
and
now
there's
construction
activity
going
on.
So
we
are
building
things.
What
you
see
in
this
picture
with
the
blue
sky
is
the
first
of
the
pre-formed
sheer
Tower
forms
and
these
are
arriving
on
site.
L
L
Why
are
we
what's
changed?
Why
are
we
here?
You
can
kind
of
see
a
before
and
after
of
the
biggest
change
here.
So
this
is
the
south
building.
This
is
a
long
Bank
Street,
so
it's
actually
shorter
than
it
was
before,
but
the
top
two
floors
are
bigger
and
the
biggest
reason
for
the
for
us
to
be
here
is
because
the
the
zoning
doesn't
count.
A
mechanical
Penthouse
that
has
HVAC
equipment,
heating
equipment,
cooling
equipment,
electrical
equipment
as
an
occupied
floor,
and
they
measure
the
height
to
the
highest
occupied
floor.
L
So
what
we're
doing
is
adding
more
residential
use,
so
right
here
this
was
this
is
level
eight,
and
now
we
got
level
nine,
that's
the
same
footprint
as
level
eight,
and
this
Penthouse
that
you
could
see
up
here
before
that
just
had
mechanical
equipment
is
now
also
more
residential
space,
so
we're
basically
adding
more
residences
the
thing
that
got
us.
There
was
changing
to
an
all-electric
building,
so
we're
trying
to
be
very
environmentally
responsible,
and
we
just
didn't
need
any
of
that
mechanical
space.
L
L
So
there's
where
we
were
when
it
was
14
stories,
it's
come
down
quite
a
bit
and
here's
where
basically,
what
you're
looking
at
without
that
ghost
image
is
where
we
are
now-
and
this
is
actually
the
the
current
image
it's
very
hard
to
make
the
renderings
match
the
software
updates
to
a
point
where
the
images
just
have
to
look
better
than
they
did
five
years
ago.
But
you
can
see
there
is
a
a
penthouse.
You
can
kind
of
barely
see
past
this
cornice
here.
That
was
not
there.
L
That
was
just
stopped
back
here
before.
So
it's
very
subtle:
we've
done
Shadow
studies
and
it
it
it's.
It's
actually.
A
lower
roof
on
this
side
as
well,
so
it's
going
to
be
more
than
400
units
of
housing
for
every
income
range
part
of
it
is
going
to
be
owned
and
operated
by
Champlain,
Housing
Trust
and
the
inclusionary
requirements
are
basically
set
by
the
city.
So
it's
a
percentage
of
of
income
of
the
residents
of
those
spaces.
There's
422
parking
spaces.
L
We're
actually
not
required
to
build
any
parking
now,
but
it's
recognized
as
a
necessity
and
it's
about
720
000
square
feet
with
these
changes.
When
we
got
our
zoning
permit
for
the
current
design,
it
was
705
000
square
feet,
so
it's
15
000
more
square
feet,
but
it's
actually
more
residential
space
because
we
have
less
mechanical
space.
L
So
just
a
basic
site
plan
you
can
see.
St,
Paul,
Street
and
Pine
Street
will
be
reconnected
and
the
interest
is
the
parking
another
version
of
the
site
plan.
This
is
the
technical
civil
site
plan,
but
one
of
the
things
we're
doing
is
managing
all
the
storm
water
from
the
site.
To
help
protect,
Lake
Champlain
will
will
hold
the
water
on
the
site
and
release
it.
When
the
water
department
tells
us
they
have
capacity
in
the
sewer
system.
So
that's
kind
of
cool.
L
L
This
is
kind
of
a
before
and
after
of
the
building
section,
so
you
can
see
this
is
a
little
bit
taller
or
not
not
taller,
just
just
more
spare
more
space
on
these
levels.
So
where
there
was
a
a
restaurant,
you
know
really
what
the
market
told
us
is
it's
a
tough
time
for
restaurants
just
because
they
can't
get
staff,
it's
tough
to
lease
restaurant
space.
So
in
order
to
get
the
project
built,
we
needed
to
provide
what
was
really
needed,
which
is
housing,
and
this
kind
of
just
compares
the
zoning
height.
L
L
L
It
starts
the
two
kind
of
Tower
buildings
start
to
emerge
and
they're
all
basically
excuse
me:
all
housing,
except
the
south
building,
does
have
a
community
space
that
Ceta
will
help
manage,
could
house
things
like
this
NPA
meeting
or
similar
events
and
some
office
space,
and
then
it's
all
residential
moving
up
from
there,
and
this
kind
of
shows
this.
If
you
looked
at
them
side
by
side,
you'd
barely
notice,
but
this
Wing
is
eight
feet
longer.
The
the
project
is
340
feet
by
340
feet.
It's
almost
exactly
the
size
of
two
football
fields.
L
Top
level
has
more
residential
units,
a
community
room
for
CHT
and
there's
actually
two-story
condo
units
at
the
top
of
the
south
building.
So
those
higher
end
units
are
going
to
help
Finance
the
other
units
to
to
help
make
the
building
pretty
much
a
diverse
mix
of
Burlington
and
solar
on
the
roof,
green
roofs.
So
we've
got
some
plants
on
the
roof,
to
support
pollinators
and
and
also
help
with
storm
water,
and
then
there's
just
some
renderings.
So
you
can
see
this
Penthouse
that's
set
back
from
this
upper
roof.
L
That's
really
the
big
change
on
this
side.
This
is
actually,
you
can
see.
Macy's
last
B,
slash
BHS
in
the
corner
here,
and
this
is
looking
down.
Pine
Street
you'll
actually
drive
underneath
100
Bank
when
the
road
is
opened,
so
Pine
Street
will
continue
all
the
way
from
the
south
end
all
the
way
up
to
Pearl
Street.
L
This
is
the
south
building
yep
the
balconies
are
also
a
change.
Those
are
something
we
could
actually
do
by
right
because
it's
approved
by
zoning.
It's
it's
part
of
the
the
form-based
code.
So
really
it's
the
height
change
and
the
occupancy
of
the
upper
levels.
That
is,
is
really
what
we're
asking
for
permission
for,
but
we
have
also
added
the
balconies
I
just
want
to
bring
everybody
up
to
speed
with
what
all
the
changes
are
and
just
some
of
the
public
benefits.
L
We
are
reconnecting
the
streets
providing
some
really
needed
housing
for
the
city
and
going
for
lead
gold
certification
trying
to
use
a
lot
of
renewable
energy,
we're
trying
to
really
watch
the
carbon
footprint
of
the
construction.
So
when
you
see
it
going
up,
it's
a
steel
and
concrete
building,
but
the
exterior
walls
actually
have
wood
framing
and
cellulose
insulation,
which
is
a
carbon
sink.
L
It's
actually
a
the
lowest
carbon
footprint
option
for
private
providing
insulation,
so
some
really
cool
stuff
happening
there,
not
burning
any
fossil
fuels,
providing
the
community
meeting
space
and
bike
parking
and
and
yeah
we're
using
a
locally
manufactured
product
called
glavel.
That's
recycled
glass
for
insulation,
underneath
our
slabs
only
a
second
place
in
the
US
that
makes
it
it
comes
from
Essex
and
here's
some
some
Snippets
and
ready
for
questions.
U
I'm
used
to
hollering,
if
you
go
by
this
site,
there's
a
1-800
number
on
the
fence
and
various
signs.
If
anybody
wants
to
know
anything
more
about
this
or
or
see,
plans
in
detail,
whatever
call
that
number,
it
actually
rings
to
my
my
cell
phone
I'd
be
happy
to
talk
to
anybody
about
it
and
there's
an
email
on
there
that
also
forwards
to
my
email.
So
it's
a
info
at
building,
City
Place
and
the
1-800
number
I.
Don't
remember
right
now.
You.
M
I,
do
not
remember
it,
but
I
just
want
to
put
a
plug-in
for
all
three
companies.
We
need
help
building.
Thank
you.
We
need
help
building
this
thing.
So
if
you
or
anybody
you
know
or
a
relative
is,
is
looking
for
work.
They
can
certainly
visit
Omega,
electric
Farrington
construction
or
SD
Ireland,
and
we
we'd
be
happy
to
put
them
to
work.
U
M
More
specifically,
so
we're
starting
with
the
South
Tower
south
tower
is
going
to
be
going
up
and
then
we're
going
to
be
heading
up,
St
Paul
working
on
the
North
Tower.
So
it
is
it's!
It's
all
going
to
be
happening
at
once,
so
the
South
Tower
along
Bank
Street,
will
open,
probably
hopefully,
six
months
before
cht's
building
is
finally
done.
So
that's
just
the
way
the
occupancy
will
happen
around
the
block.
C
M
M
No,
no,
we
well.
Thank
you
for
asking
that
question.
Originally,
there
was
along
on
the
Restaurant
level
of
the
South
Tower.
There
was
a
community
rooftop
observation
area
we
had
in
there's
in
the
ordinance.
There
is
a
couple
of
pages
that
describe
why
you
need
to
why
you
need
to
have
that
and
there's
are
a
couple
other
options
you,
for
example,
you
could
do
a
rooftop
terrorist
or
you
can
do
street
level
bathrooms.
C
D
D
U
I've
I've
visited
everybody
on
the
streets
from
in
a
lot
of
integration
with
the
high
school
at
Macy's.
All
the
tenants
and
the
business
owners
on
the
other
side
of
Bank
Street,
been
over
to
the
State
Office
Building
outdoor
gear
exchange
met
with
all
those
people
and
100
of
them
are
in
favor
of
it.
There
were
a
couple
times.
Things
were
a
little
disruptive.
We
were
driving
some
sheet
piles
for
a
week
or
two,
and
then
we
were
pulling
them
out.
There
was
a
little
bit
of
vibration.
U
U
The
Ireland
guys
have
been
doing
a
great
job.
We
have
this
I,
don't
know
what
the
technical
term
is,
but
there's
a
a
big
run
of
crushed
stone
before
you
get
out
on
the
street.
That
kind
of
removes
any
dirt
and
it's
a
it's
a
real
clean
site.
It's
it's
a
fine
sand,
so
it's
not
like
clunky
clay
and
and
muck.
So
it
doesn't
stick
to
the
tires
and
they're
really
good
about
keeping
the
sidewalks
clean
and
so
no
no
big
complaints
at
all.
M
And
I
do
have
to
mention
just
you
know
how
committed
Dave
is
right,
so
there
has
been
more
than
one
occasion
where
the
garbage
truck
has
not
been
able
to
make
a
pickup,
because
we've
been
in
the
way
and
Dave
has
gone
and
filled
the
back
of
his
pickup
truck
up
with
the
garbage
and
taking
care
of
it.
So
that's
that's
the
level
of
of
this
team's
commitment.
A
A
R
Hi
everybody,
my
name
is
Joe
I
am
City
councilor
for
Ward,
three,
so
west
of
well
Fountain,
Street
and
South
to
King,
Street
and
North
up
to
just
south
of
Cambrian
rise.
Essentially
so,
and
that's
all
going
to
change.
The
legislature
has
approved
our
new
award
boundaries
so
next
march
those
boundaries
will
change.
So
if
you
have
questions
about
which
Council
District,
you
will
be
in
come
March
2024,
please
reach
out
I'd,
be
happy
to
help
you
out
with
that.
R
R
In
recent
weeks
it's
been
an
ongoing
issue
throughout
the
pandemic
and,
unfortunately,
we're
going
to
see
a
pretty
sharp
increase
in
the
number
of
folks
who
are
unsheltered,
who
are
going
to
have
to
be
sleeping
outside,
as
the
state
is
winding
down
the
pandemic
error
program.
That
right
now
is
Sheltering
around
2
800
people.
R
The
legislature
is
passing
a
budget
that
doesn't
not
continue
funding
for
that
program,
except
for
a
very
small
number
of
of
folks,
and
so
we're
going
to
see.
I
think
probably
around
300
people
in
Chittenden
County,
and
so
you
know
there
are
going
to
be
we're
going
to
see
more
more
tents
throughout
the
city
in
the
coming
months.
The
city
is
working
hard
to
support
folks
in
the
best
way
possible.
R
So
I
just
I
want
folks
to
know
that
I
am
aware
and
we're
aware
and
we're
doing
what
we
can
within
the
limited
resources
that
we
have
to
be
able
to
support
folks
right
now.
The
not
another
thing
that
I
want
to
mention
is
that
we
are
seeing
a
really
sharp
rise
in
overdose.
Calls
that
the
police
department
is
receiving.
R
R
The
legislature
has
passed
a
bill
that
is
going
to
the
governor's
desk,
hopefully
here
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
that
will
increase
funding
and
access
for
Narcan,
making
that
more
readily
available
and
also
permanently
decriminalizes
buprenorphine,
which
is
a
medication.
That's
used
to
treat
opioid
use
disorder
and
the
bill
will
also
authorize
drug
checking
services.
So
these
are
machines
that
are
able
to
check
the
drug
supply
for
contaminants
like
Fentanyl
and
xylazine,
which
are
driving
the
sharp
increase
in
overdoses
right
now.
R
R
I
was
just
at
a
meeting
last
week
where
I
learned
that
we're
at
26
overdose
fatalities
in
Chittenden
County
year.
To
date
we
had
16
this
time
last
year,
so
the
crisis
continues
to
get
worse
and
myself
and
others
have
been
advocating
for
over
those
prevention,
centers
I'm
hopeful
that
the
state
legislature
is
going
to
take
action
to
authorize
those
Statewide
next
legislative
session.
The
conversation
started
in
the
house
this
year,
but
it
didn't
make
it
across
the
Finish
Line.
R
R
The
city
is
in
the
process
of
talking
about
the
fiscal
year
24
budget,
the
board
of
Finance
had
presentations
on
Monday
night
and
last
night
related
to
these
the
budget
conversations
and
we'll
have
the
police
department
budget
presentation
on
Monday,
we'll
have
more
Department
budget
presentations
next
Wednesday
and
more
on
the
following
Monday,
so
I
would
encourage
folks
to
tune
into
those
conversations.
That's
really
where
we
get
a
first
look
at
what
departments
are
looking
at
for
the
year
ahead
and
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
helpful
information
in
there.
R
You
get
to
learn
a
lot
about
what
city
departments
have
been
up
to
in
the
past
year.
What
they're,
looking
forward
to
next
year-
and
you
know,
I-
think
the
top
line
that
I'll
I'll
share
with
you
all
right
now
is
that
the
city
is
looking
at
about
a
five
million
dollar
Gap
between
revenues
and
expenses
in
the
coming
fiscal
year.
R
We
are
looking
at
some
serious
budget
challenges
over
the
next
few
years,
so
we're
going
to
have
to
figure
out
a
way
to
pay
for
those,
and
we
definitely
want
to
do
that
without
impacting
folks
who
are
already
hit
hard
by
the
reappraisal
and
are
having
a
hard
time
making
ends
meet.
So
you
know
we
completely
understand
that
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
being
we're
able
to
fund
the
essential
city
services
that
we
all
rely
on
so
encourage
folks
to
tune
into
the
budget
conversations.
R
P
P
We
definitely
have
people
as
you've
seen
in
the
news
recently
coming
to
our
area,
taking
advantage
of
the
serious
addiction
problem
we
have
here
and
then
we
don't
have
enough
resources
for
harm
reduction,
so
I
think
we're
we're
in
for
another
really
hard
summer
and
fall
the
as
I've
discussed
previously.
The
acting
Chief
Murad
does
a
Chiefs
report
once
a
month.
Everyone
should
be
looking
at
that.
P
It
has
a
lot
of
really
important
information
on
it
and
the
last
one
had
a
year
to
date
for
overdoses,
the
previous
two
years,
where
I
think
in
the
low
to
mid
30s
and
same
time
year
to
date,
we're
at
we
were
at
104.
104..
So
that
is
really
such
a
dramatic
increase,
the
going
into
Community
safety.
There
are,
if
you
have
not
been
downtown
recently,
they
are
starting
to
do
some
patrols,
so
you'll
actually
see
officers
patrolling
downtown.
You
will
actually
also
see
some
of
the
community
service
officers.
P
The
csos
known
for
short
patrolling
downtown
so
I
hope
that
that
will
make
a
difference.
I'm,
not
sure
how
much
I
think
it's
it's
going
to
be
a
wait
and
see
given
the
level
of
the
crisis
and
then
also
what
happens
if
there's
not
some
last
minute
reprieve
to
get
some
of
these
housing
funds
back,
it's
going
to
be
a
wait
and
see,
but
it's
it's
it's
a
start
and
it's
something
that
a
lot
of
people
have
been
asking
for.
So
it's
it's
definitely
a
positive
thing.
P
I
do
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
police.
Officers
have
been
dealing
with
a
lot
they're
first
on
the
line,
but
also
there
are
the
fire
department
and
the
EMS
teams.
Yes,
EMS
funds
ran
out
early
this
year.
That's
that's
a
major
thing
because
they're
responding
to
these
overdoses-
and
you
can't
always
bill
for
some
of
these
responses,
if
someone's
not
transported-
and
they
may
not
want
to
go
to
the
hospital-
and
you
can't
force
them
to
do
that.
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
parks
department.
P
A
lot
of
people
don't
realize
how
much
work
that
they're
doing
they're
dealing
with
a
lot
of
health
and
public
safety
issues
that
they
may
not
be
equipped
for,
but
they
they
are
doing
it.
Last
year
they
dealt
with
a
lot
of
issues
around
the
unhoused
population
and
then
a
lot
of
issues
around
cleaning
up
areas
where
use
was
occurring
and
so
I
anticipate
that
they
are
going
to
continue
to
have
to
deal
with
that
Park
Rangers.
P
We
would
like
to
be
doing
other
things,
but
they
spend
a
lot
of
time
as
well
dealing
with
the
unhouse
population.
So
please,
please
keep
in
mind
all
these
other
people
that
are
working
really
hard
in
our
city
and
when
you
see
a
Parks
person,
please
be
nice
to
them.
I'm
surprised
that
people
are
very
rude
to
them,
so
we
have,
although
I,
couldn't
remember
what
the
acronym
was.
Our
Cahoots
model
that
we've
been
talking
about
for
a
very
long
time
is
now
to
be
called
cares.
P
Do
you
remember
what
care
stands
for,
because
the
city's
website
is
not
mobile,
optimized
and
I
couldn't
get
to
it,
but
I
will
say
that
cares
is
a
significantly
better
name
than
Merck.
So,
yes,
when
we
have
voices
in
the
room,
we
can
make
positive
improvements
and,
let's
not
use
something-
that's
short
for
mercenary
right.
Let's,
let's
use
something
that
that
says
what
we're
trying
to
do.
There
was
a
vote
on
a
senior
level
supervisory
civilian
position.
P
P
I
voted
for
this
position
because
I
think
number
one.
It's
important
that
civilian
employees
be
supervised
by
have
a
civilian
supervisor
who
understands
their
work,
understands
the
root
causes
of
what
we're
trying
to
address
long
term.
I
I
hope
we
can
maybe
come
back
around
with
the
Howard
Center,
but
right
now,
as
long
as
something's
moving
forward,
I
guess
is
the
bottom
line.
P
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
work
that
the
reib
team
is
Juneteenth
will
be
Saturday,
June
17th
the
celebration
Citywide
celebration,
which
is
going
to
concentrate
in
downtown
Burlington
and
in
around
City
Hall
Park
parts
of
Main
Street
will
be
blocked
off
for
activities
for
the
kids.
There's
going
to
be
a
great
performance
inside
of
the
Flynn
theater
later
that
afternoon
can
I
say
what
it
is.
I
think
they've
I,
think
I
don't
know
if
the
papers
I.
P
Arrested
Development
right,
yes,
yes,
they've
still
been
doing
their
thing
and
they're
still
doing
great
music.
So
this
is
a
treat
as
well
as
other
performers
from
our
area.
So
it's
not
going
to
be
in
other
areas
all
over
the
city.
It's
going
to
be
kept
in
the
downtown
area
and
there
are
going
to
be
shuttle
buses,
bringing
people
from
different
areas
back
and
forth
from
where
they
live
in
other
parts
of
the
city
to
the
downtown
area
throughout
the
day.
So
I
think
this
is
going
to
be
a
really
beautiful
event.
P
P
So
I
think
it's
not
just
not
just
me,
I
think
that
it
needs
to
come
from
the
public,
so
I
know
some
people
are
kind
of
exhausted,
but
it's
going
to
be
really
important
that
people
maintain
reaching
out
to
this
different
members
of
the
city
council
and
being
vocal
about
what
they
would
like
to
see
and
then
the
last
thing.
The
last
time
I
was
here.
Someone
asked
about
a
project
that
was
going
to
be
happening
in
Roosevelt,
Park
and
I.
P
Really
hadn't
heard
anything
about
it
and
without
going
into
a
long
story
about
why,
where
the
money's
coming
from
or
why
it
was
chosen,
there
is
going
to
be
a
pavilion
built
in
Roosevelt,
Park
I
think
this
is
fantastic.
It's
going
to
give
a
place
in
the
park
for
people
to
meet,
have
Gatherings,
have
Shelter
From,
the
Sun
or
sudden
bad
weather,
something
like
that.
There
is
a
rendering
and
that
rendering
is
not
any
type
of
final
rendering.
P
It's
simply
saying
this
is
what
the
project
is,
and
this
is
what
the
funds
have
been
allotted.
I
was
very
very
clear
that
Community
input
and
conversation
and
communication
is
very
important
to
us,
so
they
know
that
we
don't
want
to
have
a
Dewey
Park
part
two,
but
I
do
support
the
the
project
and
look
forward
for
future
communications
on
that.
A
V
V
So
if
you've
got
ideas,
if
you
have
had
problems
dealing
with
a
battery
Street,
maybe
you've
tried
to
bike
down
there.
I
won't
bike
down
there.
I
figure
out
every
way
possible
to
not
have
to
bike
to
get
down
there,
but
it's
really
makes
things
inconvenient
for
travel,
get
a
hold
of
either
Barbie
or
myself.
To
talk
about
that.
V
The
mpa
asked
the
city
council
to
name
the
Tony
Readington
round,
to
name
the
roundabout
on
Shelburne
Street,
the
Tony
Reddington
roundabout
and
we've
gotten
a
bunch
of
pushback
despite
the
npas,
not
just
boards,
two
and
three,
but
also
five
to
name
it.
We've
gotten
some
pushback,
we
are
going
to
the
the
transportation
utilities
and
energy
committee
took
passed
a
unanimously,
a
a
motion
to
have
a
plaque
in
honor
of
Tony.
But
there
that's
a
start.
V
There
are
some
technical
issues
related
to
quote
unquote,
naming
it
that
bureaucrats
are
putting
in
the
in
our
face.
So
we
will,
in
my
mind,
do
Best
by
getting
what
we
can
now
and
keep
working
on
it.
So
just
know
that
that
is
not
lost
and
that
we
at
least
will
bring
forward
to
the
the
council
something
for
for
a
plaque
in
honor
of
Tony
and
his
important
safety
agenda.
V
And
the
last
thing
is
that
it's
no
secret
that
North
Winooski
Avenue
and
the
bike
lanes
and
the
removal
of
parking
continues
to
be
an
area
that
we've
got
to
pay
attention
to
for
purposes
of
Transit
Equity.
The
people
who
are
most
affected
are
folks,
who
have
the
least
money
and
the
least
opportunities
to
get
where
they
need
to
go
in
an
affordable
way
and
mass
transit
is
insufficient.
V
So
we
are
continuing
to
look
at
the
impact
of
the
changes
and
continuing
to
evaluate
that
and
continuing
to
press
for
City
Monies
to
to
address
that
so
again
and
I'm
on
that
committee.
And-
let
me
just
and
by
echoing
what
Milo
said
about
the
police
oversight.
We
still
have
the
opportunity
to
do
substantial
oversight
of
our
Police
Department.
Our
Awards
voted
in
favor
of
proposition
seven
and
a
fairly
significantly,
but
obviously
not
enough
numbers.
V
So
the
the
Joint
Committee
of
which
I
am
one
of
the
co-chairs
is
the
the
place
where
voices
need
to
be
heard
and
and
can
be
heard,
so
look
for
opportunities
to
engage
throughout
the
summer,
starting
on
the
23rd.
But
the
next
meeting
after
that
will
be
the
30th
and
there
will
be
many
opportunities
within
those
meetings
to
for
public
comment
and
thank
you
very
much.
Q
Hi,
oh
my
God,
that's
scary.
Sorry,
I'm,
Jeannie,
Waltz
I
am
the
school
board,
commissioner,
representing
the
all
of
the
old
North
End.
That
would
mean
both
the
integrated
arts
academy
and
the
sustainability
Academy.
The
old
North
End
has
two
other
Representatives
one
for
integrated
arts,
one
for
sustainability
and
we
are
three
representing
the
old
North
End
out
of
12
on
the
school
board,
but
I
also
wear
a
different
hat.
Q
If
you
haven't
already
heard
of
it,
it's
called
The
ramble
Jason's,
our
sound
guy
he's
he's
pretty
much
my
everything
actually
and
and
it's
it
is
happening
this
year
it's
July
29th
our
elevator
speeches.
It
is
the
celebration
of
creativity
and
community
for
and
by
the
old
North
End
it's
happening
and
and
I'm
sort
of
I'm
working
with
a
new
person
transferring
we're.
Q
What
do
you
call
that,
like
I'm,
really
we're
transitioning
she's,
really
interested
in
taking
on
the
leadership
role
and
I'm
really
interested
in
her
taking
that
on
and
it's?
But
it's
super
exciting
anyways.
So
back
to
the
school
board,
the
biggest
update
is
we
hired
a
new
principal
for
downtown
BHS,
obviously
going
to
start
July
1st
and
her
name
is
Deb
Dupree,
I,
think
I'm,
saying
it
or
boopri
she's
coming
from
an
associate
principal
position
at
Hanover,
High
School
she
was.
It
was
a
overwhelming
response
from
the
hiring
committee
as
well.
Q
As
you
know,
the
majority
of
feedback
from
surveys,
both
students,
staff
and
community
members,
so
overwhelming
support
we're
really
psyched
that
somebody
wants
to
tackle
this
community.
It's
can
you
imagine
I
want
to
be
a
high
school
principal,
that's
number
one
right,
and
then,
on
top
of
that,
let's
do
it
in
an
old
Mall
and
work
on
creating
this
new
building,
which
I'm
going
to
give
a
short
update
about
anyway.
It's
it's
a
big
job
and
she
seems
really
psyched
and
part
of
what
I.
Q
So
just
the
idea
of,
like
oh
we're,
actually
gaining
a
Community
member
somebody
who
wants
to
put
down
roots
in
our
in
our
town,
not
just
in
our
city,
not
just
oh
I'm,
looking
for
a
position
that
might
lead
to
a
different
position,
which
is
unfortunately
very
common
in
Academia
and
in
addition
to
a
new
principle
at
BHS,
there's
also
going
to
be
a
new
school
counselor
a
guide,
so
the
guidance
department
has
been
really
looking
for
this
position
to
be
filled
for
I.
Think
over
a
year
could
be
as
close
to
two.
Q
Q
So
building
Partnerships
and
signing
leases
and
renting
out
spaces
and
figuring
that
is
out
is
is
in
the
works,
if
not
I
would
say
it's
probably
about
75
cents,
75
decided,
but
there's
still
more
stuff
to
come,
but
the
main
things
they're
doing
right
now
are
figuring
out
all
the
erosion
control.
You
know,
once
you
start
digging
off
the
topsoil,
it's
still
going
to
rain.
You
have
to
figure
out
how
to
make
sure
all
that
stuff
isn't
going
to
go
into
the
lake
as
you're
doing
the
work,
putting
up
a
fence.
Q
I,
don't
know
if
anybody
went
down
to
North
Beach.
The
parking
was
very
creative
and
I
thought
to
myself.
There's
a
fundraiser
for
you,
let's
charge
for
parking,
while
that
parking
lot
was
successful,
but
no
the
fence
is
going
up
and
hopefully,
by
the
end
of
June,
a
building
will
be
no
more.
So
that's
kind
of
that's
a
big
shift.
Q
Probably
the
well
I'm
excited
about
it,
but
I'm
super
serious
about
it.
The
district
is
preparing
for
a
full
rollout
of
what
we
call
or
what
they
are
calling
the
restorative
code
of
conduct,
and
this
would
be
implemented
during
the
the
next
school
year.
20
23
24.
it
it's
still
being
revised
the
actual
wording
or
practices
or
procedures
of
how
it's
going
to
to
be
is
still
being
worded,
but
it
should
be
done
by
the
end
of
June
and
plans
for
implementation
will
also
be
firmed
up.
Q
Obviously,
shortly
thereafter,
but
I
just
want
to
read
to
you
what
this
actually
means.
The
BSD
restorative
code
of
conduct
began
in
27
2017,
with
multiple
District
staff,
members,
students
and
union
leaders,
picking
up
the
work
during
22-23
school
year
to
create
a
comprehensive
Community
guide
that
appeal.
That
applies
to
all
students,
staff,
employees
and
parents
and
family
members.
Q
Q
Everything
about
restorative
processes,
about
avoiding
a
punitive
approach,
but
now
this
is
this
has
in
place
a
process
for
families
and
for
kids
to
ask
for
a
process
in
which
or
to
first
of
all,
be
able
to
have
harm,
acknowledged
and
then
to
be
able
to
opt
into
this.
Hopefully,
restorative
I,
don't
want
to
say
the
word
process
again
experience
I'd,
probably
say
healing
experience.
Q
The
code
of
conduct
is
purposely
designed
to
not
solely
apply
to
students,
but
instead
to
all
community
members,
as
we
believe
in
BSD
or
I
should
say
at
BSD
that
we
all
must
be
accountable
for
our
actions
and
behavior.
And
does
anybody
want
me
to
talk
about
the
goals
of
it?
I
could
go
on,
but
I,
don't
know
how
excited
everybody
is
at
eight
something
at
night
I
am
available.