Would you please all join and rise with me in reciting pledge of allegiance First item on the agenda is the agenda Councillor Bushard To note PowerPoint slides for agenda item 2.01 report Jane no Dale chair of senior city senior study committee regarding report of the senior study committee per Jane no Dale no email from Robert Pooing to Alden Finney regarding consent agenda item 4.04 communication Alden Finney regarding crosswalk at North Avenue and poor your place pedestrian death per COS Raidell amend the action for this agenda item to waive the reading accept the communication place it on file and refer it to the Transportation Energy and Utilities Committee per Councillor Busher amend the action for extent consent agenda item 4.05 Communication David Howard regarding City of Burlington explores bringing East scooters to waive the reading accept the Communication place it on file and refer it to the transportation Energy and Utilities Committee per Councillor Busher note final document for agenda item 5.03 communication Robert Goulding DPW regarding sustainable infrastructure a generational investment in Burlington per Robert Goulding remove from the agenda item 5.04 resolution reports an ongoing communication on UVM's progress towards its housing undergraduates on their Trinity campus Councillor Paul per Councillor Paul note written communication from Darren the Springer general manager BED regarding agenda item 5.05 resolution energy efficiency and rental housing Councillor Hanson per CAO Right COS Raidell note communication from Councillor Hanson to City Attorney Blackwood regarding this agenda item note word document with track changes with proposed amendments regarding this agenda item note revised version of this agenda item and additional co-sponsors Councillor Tracy pine and Freeman per City Attorney's office per Councillor Hanson I so move Moved by councillor busher seconded by councillor Paulino any discussion All those in favor of the agenda as amended please say aye the opposed Passage unanimous me we have our agenda for the evening item number two is a report of the senior Center study committee and we have The chair of the senior center study committee and former city councillor Jane no dell and gail morrow First of all before you start I want to thank the entire group for the incredible amount of work you put in on this really important topic of delivering Services to our seniors in the most efficient way we possibly can So thank you to the entire group for I know many of them are here tonight and with that I'll turn it over to you Thank you very much president right good evening Brunnington City Council and Mayor Weinberger I'd like to just introduce members of the committee who are here tonight, and then I have a you know PowerPoint presentation then we're happy to take questions Gail morrow is here from the Heinerberg Community Senior Center board and then We have Beth Hammond who was on the committee and is the executive director at Heinerberg Kirby Dunn who's executive director of home share was on the committee Candace Holbrook who is? Recreation program manager with our department of parks recreation waterfront and she staffed our committee and we really appreciate the great work She did for us Jesse what Jesse Bridges who is an ed at United Way? Next to him is Martha Mopas who is on the board of the Heinerberg Community Senior Center and attended many meetings And and lent us her insights and advice behind her of course is Cindy white director of parks recreation waterfront not on the committee, but worked as if she was on the committee and worked hard with In ways that I'll explain a little bit later and then next to her is Gary Rogers Who is? Recreation superintendent and very involved with the old north end with the Champlain Senior Center in the old north end So and rich is going to help here with the presentation. So here we go. Thank you. So the senior study committee was created by Resolution of the city council back in September To review and or might have been August to review and make some recommendations on two fronts one is the long-term provision of senior services and programming across the city and Secondly Regarding the long-term financial Sustainability of the Heinerberg Community Senior Center The we've gone over the membership in addition counselor Hartnett was on the committee and Kelly started poor with AARP We met six times we met either at the Champlain Senior Center or at the Heinerberg Senior Center so that the Community of folks who are actively engaged, you know who attend the senior center programs would be informed about our work We held two public forums in March One at the in the old north end one out in the new north end before we finalized our recommendations to kind of See make sure that we were kind of in tune with what what people would like to see So we need to go back one. All right so we first dived into the issue of the Sustainability of the Heinerberg Community Senior Center because that was a little bit more of a kind of time-sensitive issue Senior Center out at Heinerberg, which is located at 14 Heinerberg Road is Flourishing in terms of the number of participants with over 500 people annually either coming for a meal taking Tai Chi class or You know playing bridge and This their activity is growing at the center But they are not on financially sustainable footing. So in the current fiscal year They had a budget gap that is filled by them drawing down About $25,000 from one of their savings account and one and with a one-time grant from the city of Burlington that this council Approved in the budget last year that we're now coming to the close So that was a solution for FY 19 But we still have a challenge in terms of the years to come in terms of how they will be sustained and if they will Be sustained They do have assets They own their their building and it's actually owned by an organization called Senior Citizens Alliance Inc. Thank you very much Very interesting history. They have some savings not huge But they do have some savings that and they have a great volunteer base And we took all this into consideration and coming up with our recommendation next. Thank you Okay, so our proposal is that we create a two campus model for the senior city's senior programming So under this this idea the city would enter into a partnership with the heinerberg community senior center And essentially the city would take on the responsibility of the operations day-to-day operations of the center The two positions there are two current positions at heinerberg that would be replaced with two new city positions Unlimited surface position and a kind of part-time position kind of very flexible position positions in order to Allow us to kind of see how things go and to make adjustment over time So those two the people in those two jobs would work with the city employees at the old north end community center At the champlain community center and they would become kind of the city team For senior programming Throughout the city of burlington So the the city right now is very is very on Kind of has developed some expertise because we are currently operating the champlain senior center so ideas that your staff would work with the heinerberg And do programming that both can't both places that would be open to any senior And would also work on enhancing access And and outreach so that people were aware of these of these programs and could actually Get there The city would also assume responsibility for minor building and grounds maintenance and custodial services And the budget that was developed does Provide budget for that those functions And the but the senior center would maintain The insurance on the building And would also continue taking responsibility for major building upkeep So while the city would take on the operations The heinerberg community senior center would continue having responsibility for the building itself And importantly Burlington parks recreation and waterfront will be able to use The space at the senior center For programming outside of senior center hours, which are 10 a.m. To 10 to 3 So these buildings just kind of sit unused and Parks recreation and waterfront people think that there's see a lot of potential for programming that space um, and Let's keep going Okay, so the report that we submitted has an appendix with a That includes a budget proposal from a subcommittee. So we we asked Gail and beth To work with the team at parks recreation waterfront to come up with a budget plan for the next three fiscal years And that's what's in the appendix one so the How does how do we create sustainability in this budget? First of all the city's contribution Would continue at 50 58 thousand dollars kind of as an understood to be an ongoing Commitment versus what it was this year, which was a one-time commitment and then we'll talk about it Which is what we're doing now In the appendix one heinerberg senior center would continue drawing down its savings account It has a cd and a savings account. It draws down the savings account um, it uses net rental income on the space To just to pay for operations And is budgeted at a relatively modest level because we just don't know And we may we may do a lot better than what you think is there, but it's It's a conservative budget and there's a little bit of additional fundraising Which is very modest and attainable And um, we had good advice that it's it's not a good idea To over rely on fundraising and this in in in a very challenging Philanthropic environment that we have in burlington So importantly, so this this proposal came to the senior study committee And we decided and this was not a unanimous vote Our but it was a strong majority Recommended that This budget proposal to the city, but with one amendment Namely that in fiscal year 20 That instead of heinerberg drawing down its savings account that the city would contribute an additional $26,000 seven twenty six thousand seven hundred and thirty one dollars So that heinerberg would not have to again draw down its savings account Okay, so now turning to the other Charge about what do we do to better provide? senior services across the city our idea Our recommendation is to create a council on aging So the rationale is that we we know That there will be that the number of burlington residents over the age of 60 will grow steadily Overcoming decades Now the number of younger people may also grow, but we know the number of older people will grow And the council on aging would bring focus and coordination of services and programs for older residents So the concept is that this is not like a commission or a board of the city Which is created by through a charter change But rather something that we believe could be created simply by a city council resolution We made up of older residents and representatives of organizations that serve older residents in a variety of ways And the report has a long list of you know groups that we came up with For the council and administration to consider So the council would be kind of self organizing self directing But would require modest support from the city in terms of part-time staff support to help Which is organizing meetings and getting agendas out and also meeting space So to wrap up we we see thanks rich A council on aging is really a resource for the city of Burlington and a way to draw on the lived experience of older residents And people who work are working every day to improve their quality of life in a variety of ways Council will keep the mayor and the council informed on needs and gaps and services figure out ways To kind of fill those gaps and cost effective ways respond to requests for information And work to reduce social isolation and foster greater participation by older residents in recreation lifelong learning health services civic affairs and so forth so that concludes the Presentation gail. Did you want to add anything and we can we can go to? I'm not putting on his on the spot here. I didn't I Do well with being put on a spot, but I can't think of anything that I would add I think One thing we're very very grateful that jane o'Dell has done an excellent job as chair of this committee Okay, can you pull the microphone out a little closer? There you go I'm just saying that jane has done an excellent job as chair of our committee and I think has Really put together all of our thoughts into this well rounded report That I'm really happy That we are submitting to you tonight All right, thank you. Let's open it up to questions from the city council counselor pine first Thank you, mr. President the question I have is I I read my packet. I believe I read this report, but what I didn't see is a A clear articulation of the population served and some information demographic information about Who's served? What are their income levels? You know, what is it that the if you will if the public is I I know the senior senator does great work But I think we need to tell our story a little better to know what we're getting for the public in exchange for that money, so I'd like to just Ask if that could be Elaborate a little bit more. Maybe you could do it right now because you know probably but it'd be helpful for us because I think the community might wonder What we're doing that's all Is anyone on the committee want to take that? Well, you'll have to come up for channel 17 purposes And for all of us to hear you'll have to be on the microphone Okay, identify beth Identify yourself for the record. Beth Hammond executive director at the heinenberg senior center So from a grant report that I prepared in 2017 2018 as well the general numbers I can tell you our center serves every Residents over 50 plus so in the large I would say over 50 percent is 75 plus As far as income it was roughly 35 percent as below poverty significantly below poverty level Another 30 percent was poverty moderate was 40 and then just just a handful I think eight percent I mean I'm talking roughly because I remember but was above Above moderate higher income So again aged was 50 plus A great majority is 75 plus I also think that we have some good data that was actually researched by two board members from the heinenberg And they took the latest census report and divided it by wards and I think the off the top of my head. I believe wards seven will have 24.7 percent of our population will be 65 or older That's just in wards seven and ward four I believe the percentage is a little bit less but cumulative wards four and wards seven Was about 33 percent of the folks that live out So third of the people that live out in the new north end are over the age of 65 And a great majority of those are people who live alone Which in itself doesn't mean anything doesn't mean anything bad But when you think about the word loneliness This is the statistic that I like to throw out because I think it makes an impact when you hear it The negative health impacts of someone who is lonely It's the same as someone smoking 15 cigarettes a day The impact on our community because of this statistic can be quite large I'll set councillor pine councillor tracy Thank you very much and thank you so much to the committee very much appreciate your work on this and bringing some concrete Ways that we can support the ongoing work that's happening at the center One of the things that i'm curious about in terms of the conversation was that you know We've been hearing quite a bit about how boomers are sort of redefining the aging process and how If in your conversations you had Any discussion around how you keep the the senior center model relevant to this new generation Of seniors who are coming up and and what kinds of changes you're foreseeing being necessary to really Serve these populations well That is an excellent question max because it's something that I pondered for many years Our senior center is relevant in this day and age Well, i'm here to tell you that I now attend the senior center that I worked at for many many years Because it is relevant. I go to that center to take a yoga class or to take a tai chi class I teach bone builders there are multiple ways that a Senior center that is really doing good programming Stays relevant for the 90 year old that we serve Who still likes to come together and have a meal of meat potatoes and gravy But it also a good programmer will also program for those newly retired people 50 plus So if a senior center is being relevant It is answering the needs of our community and if it isn't it needs to go away Great. Thank you so much. Thank you councillor tracy councillor freeman Thank you. Thank you so much for this report So this was essentially like a It's privately owned and publicly Managed or publicly supported. I'm just trying to get exactly And is that is it essentially the first sort of model for the city to undertake in this capacity? In this in this in this style. Is it the first? Okay, so we've had similar Correct So the heinerberg community senior center is a private nonprofit and The champlanes There's a Long-standing Champlain senior center that operated downtown and also A north nuski avenue the multi gen center and it actually was unable to sustain itself And the city rescued the Champlain senior center and moved it to the old north end Which is how the city has become acquired some expertise and And kind of gone in seen that as part of its agenda and that you know I think that we did a lot of that under the former director of Parks rec and the waterfront jesse bridges and cindy white has really continued that in her team Very well, okay, and that the 58,000 From the Because i've seen 40,000 Is it but is it 58,000 that went to heinerberg and then that's just would be continued yearly essentially Because I know it was a one time, but I thought that it was around like 40,000, but I wasn't sure I think the it was 58,000 this year and the Proposal is to continue that okay, and then just I so there's is there any change in terms of The the Folks who are to manage the there isn't any change in terms of like Then becoming city employees or any sort of changes along that lines it would sort of maintain Yeah, so when we create the new positions They're going to have to be posted because that's the city policy and so if Existing people want to continue they will apply and they'll compete for the jobs Okay, cool. Thank you. Yeah, and some of the interesting. I was curious about that aspect Perfect. Thank you so much. Yeah, thank you councillor freeman councillor busher Then councillor jang and then councillor shannon councillor busher Thank you So I I'm really pleased that the city Is looking at the senior centers Collectively I know I was going to say councillor nodel Jane reference that But I think this is for the mayor. I think we should be talking about Cradle to grave care in burlington And so we've put a lot of energy and rightly so into Early education And child care And I wouldn't take a penny from it But I don't think we've done as well In looking at people that we want to stay in our community that want to age in place And I think that's what we're talking about here. So This is really important And probably it's really important to me because I think I know I'm the oldest member of this council And I am a baby boomer also who just retired at the age of 72, but I did retire And so I just you know, I just want to disclose that you know This is relevant for me and for some of the people that I know and work with So I do have some questions At the Heinenberg, how many people do you serve? Do you know how many people actually use that center? Over the course of a year 500 different people 500 different people. Okay And um at the um, I'm going to say the multi gen are The Champlain senior center. Did we know how many people were served there? The number is close to 800 that account that counts for special events as well So around 800 individuals. Okay. Okay.  Okay. Thank you Um, I'm well aware that um, some of the people that come to our senior centers Don't live in Burlington. So I I do know that um, they have in the past because they've come for the meal The meal is really important for people It's a it's really difficult if you live alone to cook for yourself. It's not impossible But it's difficult to get motivated to do that and the and the Isolation and the need for socialization is really key Um families come together at mealtime People tend to want to come together at mealtime. So the meal is important. Um, I wanted to understand A few of the costs In the projection the utilities at at the center Stay constant. Do you think that's realistic? Councillor busher, this is this is kind of a rough draft. Okay. It's now going to be in your hands And if the council administration choose to move forward There would have to be an mo you and you would kind of nail nail down these kinds of details at that At that level that that's okay. You know me. I'm a new chef. I do know you. Yes I'll just you and love you and you and you know me councillor busher. We have a limited amount of time It is so your question I'm going to speak in support of the direction that's being put forward by the committee I I think that there it makes a lot of sense to have The two senior centers really have coordination have shared staffing. I think that is um cost effective ultimately, and I think you You speak about better programming and I also see the opportunity for that Time downtime at at your center to actually generate some money to cover some costs And that's unknown as was stated I I understand I Understand that this year in fy 20 you're proposing 58,000 plus 24,000 approximately is that true plus 27 561 26 7 or 31 sorry Okay, so you are being precise there. Okay So that would be the total of what would that be Total would a little we can't have different counselors jumping in it's sorry a little shy of 90,000 dollars Okay, okay, so that's the request in order to transition to this new model Um president right I do have one question um Can the director of parks and ret can can is it possible for her to give the nod to say that she's in support of this No, no, no let's not put i'm not going to put her on the spot here So I told you that the the vote at the committee was not unanimous. Oh, okay So the park's recreation waterfront vote on the committee was no on the additional 26,000 dollars. Okay. Okay. They are on board with what's independence one Which was the kind of joint recommendation what the two groups could mutually agree on Okay, that came to the committee. All right. Okay. All right. Thank you. Thank you councillor Thank you councillor butcher councillor jang then shannon and mason So I have three questions and before I want to make a comment And the first comment was I attended the january 16 committee meeting And was impressed reason why I invited gail Geno del and sindy to alis corner cctv channel 17 to talk about this further Thank you for doing that too and for all you do. Thank you so When I attended that meeting january 16, I asked the question about the legality Of the city of burlington taking over the work of our organization Maybe the city attorney can look into this because to me I don't know when people say The city will operate the senior center Many people don't have that clarity that the city is not taking over The senior center will still be its own entity On board of organization But the city will take some aspect such as the outdoor groundwork Such as programming indoor for seniors. Is that correct? That's good. Yeah, that's exact But is it legal for the city to take That action Is what are the legalities around this between a municipality organization and Non-profit organization. Let's have the city attorney give us an answer So Yes, the city can enter into partnership with with other entities to do We do public private partnerships of different kinds the nature of this I think there's a lot to that still is to be talked about and that's kind of what they're suggesting is that There will there will need to be a lot of discussion about what the status of employees are and who's doing what But yes, I think we could do all that and then one of the other questions Fundamentally, we always have to look at is whether or not This kind of project is one in which the city for which the city can spend tax dollars and I think And and obviously that question hasn't formally come to us yet, but but I believe our general sense is yes that That the city is authorized to use tax dollars for things that better the health and welfare of citizens and even subgroups Even it doesn't necessarily have to benefit all citizens every single expenditure. So this is a subgroup of citizens And I believe our answer is probably going to be yes That this kind of an expenditure would be fine Thank you and The last question to the committee is If the city accept as it is and we move it forward to a committee, you know What will be the cost saving for that organization? On top of your head a rough number other chair Certainly be a savings in the efficiency of taking over right now. We do all taxes all maintenance in Custodial insurance and just the efficiency of merging The savings the exact number I I couldn't Confidently say but it's significant enough to make this a very viable sustainable option Just when you when you merge and more efficient And my last question for parts and rec. Maybe if someone can come 50 50 one of us will get it right revolving chairs Yeah, your work with the hampland shouting is inspiring But do you think both models are the same What we're trying to do with the heinsberg is will be the same model as the shamblen housing Well the the way it's come about is different the shambling senior center Disbanded their 501c3 right and left they had partial ownership of the building Very small ownership of the building and so when they disbanded their 501c3 We um the city Parks foundation actually received some money to help with Getting that program off the ground. We still have reserves for that So this is a different model, right? This is the Heineberg senior center will keep their Private non-profit status right keep ownership of the building right and so that that's how it differs in a financial sense the I would say the two centers differ in The lunch the meals program at the shambling senior center is very strong as far as a regular Attendance every day for that piece whereas the Heineberg senior center is really strong in activities and volunteerism so I think they're you know, there's a little bit more of Really assisting seniors on a daily basis of the shambling senior center and more seniors who want to do activities and get together at the Heineberg senior center. I think that's a fair assessment of The way the two operate the only other thing I'd add to that is that when the first proposal that came from the Heineberg senior center was In giving their building and right now we're struggling with a lot of the facilities in our city And so taking on an old building at this time was not something that we were interested in as far as from a risk standpoint And so the sense was we could start with the programming end of it. We felt that that's something that we Gary and his team would work hard to include in with the work that they're already doing In addition to the staff but with the building For phase one was kind of a not quite yet The only other thing I'd add is the other piece is that when we took the shambling senior center project on we actually Changed up our staffing and so I actually had staff on that were not new hires, but were part of our team and Rearranged their responsibilities and put one and a half full-time people In charge of the shambling senior center To take on Heineberg, there's no more shifting available for us to add more staff in our existing On our existing team to do one and a half more jobs Thank you Thank you councillor jank We're gonna have to take a break in this for a couple more minutes a couple minutes because I've got to go to the public Forum or 15 minutes over time certain And I have more counselors lined up So we need to take a break for a couple minutes And I need to go to next item on the agenda, which is the public forum I apologize to the public for being a few minutes late 15 minutes late. So I'll open the public forum at 7 45 I have two speakers right now if anyone else wants to speak there are sheets over here in the corner table Bring them up to lori over here and she'll get them to me So we'll open it up with mark hughes to be followed by steve marshal Good evening. Mr. Hughes welcome, and I think you probably know but there's a timing system in front of you and when the middle light goes on here Down about a minute. Maybe and then the red light you have to conclude. So with that you have the floor Thank you, mr. President Good evening, mr. Mayor Mr. President city council, thank you for having me tonight. I just had some comments relating to the burlington police department's Pattern of racially disparate practices that were was brought to our attention over the last number of weeks and months And I wanted to offer to you tonight just some An official statement from justice for all we did support The statements of in demands of black lives matter, but we did want to stand independently with our own Statements as well and you get it. Sorry mark.  Let's go a little better. Yep. Perfect So in the next two minutes and 11 seconds what I'll do is is I'll give you give you that statement The the latest tragedy in in the pattern of racially disparate practices of burlington police department is a symptom of a larger problem The inability or unwillingness to effectively address overt and systemic racism in burlington That would also include obviously across the state as well as The nation african-americans are still engaged arrested convicted and incarcerated at disproportionate rates in vermont The data tells us that the burlington police department and the chitin county states attorney are leading contributors to this unfair truth In addition to the this the destruction of lives the breakdown of trust Diminishing public safety posture unconstitutional policing distracts us from the problem Of which it's only a part the vermont attorney a general in the human rights commission task force act 54 2017 racial disparities in the state systems report act 54 state systems report indicated that quote in addition to the like the likely related I beg your pardon in addition to and likely related to The income disparities racial disparities have been documented in each of the areas identified in act 54 education labor employment housing health care and economic development So last year vermont adopted act nine A law creating a racial equity director and a panel with the cabinet level authority The state legislative intent and the general of the general assembly was to promote racial Uh racial justice reform throughout the state by mitigating systemic racism in all systems of state government and creating a culture of inclusiveness Burlington is the largest city in in vermont with the largest number of african americans Let's face with a unique responsibility and that is uh Burlington must take decisive steps to dismantle systemic racism and aggressive and aggressively respond to all forms of overt racism And Mr. President if I could just have one additional minute, I will finish this statement can finish your sentences the Weinberger administration's efforts towards uh equity and diversity seem largely perfunctory and have been relegated to initiatives buried in the community economic development office with no individual accountability and The 2018 equity report with no mention of diversity or the diversity and equity strategic plan It fails to communicate vitally important disaggregated race demographic information required to measure progress towards equity and diversity Also, the equity and inclusion committee was disbanded It's time now just for us to take this conspicuously courageous leadership that was referred to in the strategic report five years ago It's time for for elected officials to give consideration to expanding the quote hard-earned political capital Spoke of in the report and to bring about change through meaningful community engagement as the report suggested This engagement must encompass residents from historically marginalized communities Who see themselves and are are seen as partners as full partners in the decision-making Program planning and policy making processes that that impact our lives in significant and sustained ways Act 54 the state systems report explains addressing these issues also further other state goals to the extent that people of color are the fastest growing demographic in the state Taking steps to be more inclusive in all Aspects of our state systems were further economic growth in a time our workforce is rapidly aging in other words Equality and opportunity is good for everyone White black brown A little over a year later governor scott He explained in his 2019 budget address that we need more taxes We need more taxpayers not more taxes Maybe the governor was trying to tell us something when It was within this context that he reminded us How we treat each other in our communities is important and to reject hate and anger Uh in our interactions and to have courage to do What is right as opposed to what is easy Now's the time for burlington to do our part history has taught us that racism doesn't just go away The privilege always finds safety and silence. So today We need a concerted effort of community and elected appointed officials and organizations to bring about change to enable us to dismantle systemic racism in vermont and in burlington So we call on the weinberger administration To bring about the full bear of the city's resources to address these efforts and these are the three things That we're asking for Establish Are you almost done? I am Establish a diversity equity and inclusion committee as a standing committee of the city council charged with oversight In the implementation of an equity strategic plan Create an office of racial equity and civil rights charged with addressing matters surrounding systemic racism mitigation and civil rights And create an inclusion and racial equity commission comprised of impacted community members Appointed by the city council to ensure stakeholder ownership. Governor scott concluded in 2019 His speech with these words The best comes when we are guided by our core beliefs It's our hope that our collective core beliefs enable us to make burlington a place where african americans are not just safe Burlington vermont should be a place where african americans Just as all people thrive and prosper And there's justice for all. Thank you mr. President. Thank you mr. Hughes And just to be clear I gave you know, I was able to give you a little extra time because we don't have two people speaking if it was 40 people speaking I wouldn't have been able to let everybody do that Um, Steve marshal is up next. Good evening, mr. Marshal and We now have one additional person jf. Carter new bizer Good evening. Good evening. Welcome mr. Marshal. Thank you um It's kind of an emotional moment for me because I wanted to speak to you about something that i'm very passionate about Um as everyone in the council is aware I represent I'm sort of a self-appointed representative of the homeless community and What i'm hearing in the homeless community is That They feel under siege They feel um Unwelcome And I would like to take a few minutes and mr. President I hope you'll indulge me if it takes me more than three minutes because I can let you go a little over but we do have a lot of people waiting that are here for another issue So I can I can let you go over a little but I can't it can't go a few minutes over so um the community is uh We we we have a little problem with that There are folks who hang out in city hall park and like the drink and smoke and that is the community impression of the homeless community it's um an unsettling and Unfortunate impression. I would really like to remind everybody that The members of the homeless community are human beings and the vast majority of them Are good citizens. They want to be members of the community in good standing I'm really amazed at the The remarks that have been made before in front of me the senior center Is really interesting because uh Attorney blackwood has mentioned that the city is willing to spend money That is only to the benefit of a particular group of people Because they are members of the community I and then uh, mr. Hughes Gets up here and talks about perhaps creating a commission He's got a series of proposals Uh to address issues of racial equality Well, I would like to ask you To very seriously consider Writing policies and writing ordinances Which make it possible For homeless people who cannot live in shelters To find a way to be a legal resident As it is now A human being who does not have a home. It does not have a house does not pay rent does not pay mortgage Can't afford a motel room Cannot find any place where the police cannot say you have to move along Now the city is very tolerant and the main the city does not want To move people if they are not disturbing the rest of the community, but there remains this this Dark dark shadow over the life of a homeless person living in camp Because they are afraid That they're going to be Removed from their where they live what I want for the homeless community Is to have a way to say This is where I live I am I'm following the laws and I'm a member of the community And I'm not going to be moved along I provided I remain within the law Thank you. Thank you mr. Marshall Wrap it up tonight with the public forum with jf carter newbizer Good evening. Mr. Newbizer welcome. Thank you for having me and for letting taking the time to let me speak I just wanted to speak in support of the microphone a little closer, please I just want to take time tonight to speak in support of energy efficiency in our city I know that councilor hanson. I believe is is introducing a bill That's going to be kind of a crucial first step and actually making sure that we weatherize every home In burlington every rental property For me, it's definitely an issue of climate change I think most folks in this room and in this community are aware that And I think my generation specifically is acutely aware Of the fact that we have You know less than 10 years to adequately address climate change on a massive level and And we're going to see the impacts over time and especially folks of color and marginalized communities and the poor folks are are going to be most impacted by The coming climate crisis It's also an issue of economic justice. I know dozens of young people and renters who You know will enter into a lease where they're responsible for utilities And because of how inefficient and leaky a lot of the rentals are Because landlords aren't willing to Put money into their properties and keep them up to date. I know like just anecdotally three different folks Who i'm pretty good friends with who regularly pay in the winter over 200 a month just in heating costs And that's when you're on a tight budget a college budget. That's extremely difficult to deal with And then obviously, you know Even if you're not a young person or you're not You know low income necessarily It's a quality of life issue. I know that my landlord in particular You know my my back door is held together with a couple nails that are bent And and is definitely an extremely leaky inefficient building and and uh, you know, my roommates and I can't afford to to To just increase the heat exponentially. Um, and so we end up, you know at Very, uh uncomfortable temperatures during the winter time So I think it's a a super important issue and I hope that the council will will support it And it's my understanding that the resolution tonight is really more of a fact-finding mission and and kind of getting all the information So we can move forward uh in the most cost effective and uh kind of comprehensive way possible So I hope that the council will will support that tonight. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Newbeiser And with that we will close the public forum and go back to the senior center study committee issue Representatives come on back up and we'll go back into the queue Thank you for waiting for a few more minutes. Um, I have councillor shannon Then councillor mason and then councillor paulino councillor shannon Thank you, um, I'd like to thank president right and uh, councillor nodell and councillor hartnett for um, initiating this this effort and I I Do agree. It's very important and we have a lot of seniors in our community and we Uh, want to provide the best service to them that we can I had I had two questions one is about the um If if you I realized the focus was kind of the heinerberg senior senior center, but um Maybe gail you can share how that is servicing south end seniors and you kind of quoted some data about words four and seven, but we have a senior center in the old north end and we have uh a senior center in the new north end and I'm wondering um, what we know about the demographics of seniors in the south end and How well they're being served and what the barriers are to um Accessing those facilities Uh, I you brought up a very important question one that we talked a lot about in this committee in our meetings because what we realize is and what this opportunity Of joining forces is going to give us is the manpower to really program and get the word out Especially with with an establishment of a council on aging really to get the word out to all We're concerned about all older adults in our community and we realize that there's no Site in the south end of our town So it's not as easy to identify um And bring programs because one of the big barriers is transportation So what we envision is really looking at our city holistically what we can do for all older adults Even the ones that live no matter where you are in the city of berlington. So our our goal Was yes, heinerberg was on an unsustainable path in three years. We would have had to close the center There's just no way that we could have sustained the operations there. So that was the most immediate concern maybe But not any less Important is the realization that we're not also doing All we can for the residents of the south end of our city So I think we have an opportunity with Joining forces with parks recreation and waterfront to and adding more staff to create more programming to think about how We can get the programs to the south end of town or Bring seniors from the north end from the south end. Maybe there's a great program at champlain But with transportation people might be able to access more programming. So I think this gives our city A really good opportunity I don't have all the answers tonight because I really have high hopes that when we establish a council when we have more sustainable at the two sites that we Have now that we're really going to do much better for older adults in our city Was there another part to that question that I didn't know the second question I haven't asked yet Which is that You mentioned that this was not unanimously supported and I wondered kind of what the Descenting view was or what the reservations were About that or maybe I misunderstood. Yeah, so there is unanimous support for the the budget proposal in appendix one What did was had one dissenting vote Was the additional about 27 000 dollars in f y 20 And the reason for that was that that the um the voting rep from the city Felt that they wanted to they thought that it was Best to leave it at the 58 000 dollars that the city currently Contributes and it is meaningful if that becomes more of a kind of an ongoing Obligation that is you know a meaningful step forward for the city. So that was their position Okay, thank you Thank you councillor shannon councillor mason and then councillor pollino Thank you president right Thank you former councillor nodal and to all the members of the committees for sort of bringing this issue for more of a public discussion Um, I have a specific question Jane knowing on the budget I'm it's unclear to me looking at the payroll expense Is that at the nonprofit or is that city expense? It's it was sort of unclear to me whether the nonprofit continues to and exists and if it has employees or if this was a shift of I think that would have to get worked out. I think those positions be moved on to the city's okay That's what I thought so this is not correct and the accompanying benefits and overhead Thank you In my next question, I'm not sure why they're directed to you or to the administration I was not at thursday's budget presentation on parks and rec. I'm wondering sort of Is this in this year's budget and if not I guess then the question comes back to councillor or former councillor nodal like It's may like where are we in your budget cycle and what happens if these this contribution does not Work its way into this year's budget director white do want to speak to what? Transpired at the budget hearing and So if the so the additional the city's committed the 58,000 that's in the budget Okay, so it's the additional 27 It's 26 or $7,000 and change if that doesn't make it in and the Heinerberg is still Ready in the senior committee says we still want this to happen Then the first year would have to come out of the Heinerberg savings account For this to happen, so they'd be tapping into their their account, but it would be one where likely to have to work with the Ct office because it would be the the revenue coming in would equal the expense So it would be a sort of a net neutral budget Just to add to that. I mean the the f y 20 budget is in the hands of the council and administration and presumably this could be factored into all the decisions that You will be making in coming weeks about next year's budget great. Thank you Thank you. Councilor Mason. Councilor Paulino Thank you president, right? I want to thank you for all the work you guys have done. I think it's pretty impressive And i'm using my time here to speak in favor of this council I think it's an ongoing issue that certain demographic Maybe doesn't feel as informed and as engaged as they as they could And this is an easy way to draw attention to that as well as provide great engagement of seniors For and part of the reason that I think this really important is because Right now this program it only operates monday through thursday 10 a.m. To 3 p.m. And and has part-time staff And so when I first met beth I was interested in using the space and she informed me that's not possible So I think what we should look at this is like councillor del said it's a roadmap To go into partnership with a program that has done so well with so little The fact that Kirby Dunn is on the board. I think speaks volume to the the bench you guys have and united way And and martha as well couldn't be a more engaged community member From the heinerberg senior living center next door. So I want to thank you for and I think that this is a great start To something that could be we could five years from now say, you know, this was a great idea Thank you very much. I mean we I just wanted to to add and Kirby mentioned this that when the city rescued the champlain senior center the numbers were Were not great at the senior center because but once it became a city program the numbers really picked up And there's 30 to 50 people daily in there for a meal And 800 different people are using that that program over the course of the year So I think if we do go down this path We can expect to see similar benefits and participation and outreach I mean, this is we became convinced as we studied the issue that there's a hugely Huge amount of unmet need out there in the city of brollington among older residents Is that it president right? cancer polio you're all set Jane can I ask you one so one section in here it says, um, that there'll be continued buy down from the Heinerberg senior center account or savings account and And then but you're replacing that with a request for 26 000 this year's budget Obviously, I'm just assuming with the idea that this savings account is going to run out and is not sustainable And in two or three years will be depleted and If we don't do something we'll basically be punting that question down the road I would not disagree with that statement. Okay. That's what I was looking for Thank you. I think that was the thinking behind the committee's amendment Right appreciate and and the amendment though is just for the one year's funding and would leave open the question of whether we can continued that On an ongoing basis correct Thank you Appreciate that any other questions before we wrap it up. Yeah, is there councillor plan No, we're going to discuss this as a council after this Mr. President Not tonight, but we will be we will be discussing a path forward Which part of this is in the budget process? And then part of it is in another way for us if we're going to create for example The council on aging which I personally am as councillor polio. I think just said he was I'm a big supporter of But we will not be it's not on the agenda for a further discussion on this tonight We we will be There will be actions that need to be taken. Of course one possibly during the budget discussions And and then there would need to be some action taken to create a council on aging if that's what we want to do But not tonight Um, if I'm going to just ask if there's anybody else That served on the committee who would like to say anything to us tonight Okay I would like to move to refer this report to the finance board for the budgetary component to be discussed Regarding whether we will be whether we are going to What amount of funding will be dedicated to the honenberg club? All right, councillor busher has moved to To move the councillor jang, you're seconding this councillor jang seconds this is there any discussion on the motion Hearing none all those in favor, please say aye Aye Any opposed There is unanimous support for moving that budgetary item to the by board of finance for discussion and mr. Mayor Thank you president right. I just wanted to thank the the committee for its work and I think this the concepts that you engage have been kind of kicking around and Needing a group like yours to engage them for some time. I appreciate the hard work that went into it. I appreciate councillor nodell's For councillor nodell's framing as a rough draft We're just been starting to dig into the rough draft in recent Days in terms of kind of here at the central administration And you know, I think there's still some work to do to get to the point where we can have a full conversation But we'll we'll be doing that and And I appreciate you teaming it up for the next step Thank you, mayor. Thank you council and I want to thank the committee great great to work with you all and look forward to hanging out with you somewhere And again, thank all of you Um for giving a lot of your personal time on this and for the two everybody residents jesse Everybody including two city councillors who served past their time on the council Being willing to continue to complete the work. So we really appreciate it great job We will move back councillor jang point of information And I think this report has two components one of them is the financial part and the second one is the creation of that committee So I wanted to move to make a motion to move The creation of the committee to the cdnr Is it something we should be able to do today? I mean we technically have actually moved on from this item We've referred the budgetary item to the board of finance There is a second component into the report. There is I mean technically we have moved on from this subject I'm about to move on to the next time Okay, city attorney blackwood I think it's your discretion as the president whether you entertain a second motion on On the matter and declare that the that the matter wasn't finished. So I think it's your okay I will I will allow it then councillor jang has a motion on the table to refer the second component of this Which is the commission on aging? Or council on aging I should say to the cdnr committee. Is there a second? Seconded by councillor polino any discussion on this Hearing none all those in favor of the motion. Please say aye Any opposed Thank that passes unanimously and we have referred the second part of this to the committee on cdnr With that we'll move back to The consent agenda councillor busher. Yes. I'll move to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated Councillor busher moves the consent agenda is seconded by councillor paul any discussion Hearing none all those in favor. Please say aye Any opposed And we have passed the consent agenda I'll move on now to the deliberative agenda item 5.01 a special event outdoor entertainment permit Councillor roof Thank you president right. I'll move Approval of a one-day only special event outdoor entertainment permit application for smithy's pub On north avenue suite 20 5 26 19 from 12 p.m. To 9 p.m. For a cornhole tournament Cornhole tournament is there You've heard the motion as they're second second by councillor tracy. Is there any discussion on this councillor mason. Thank you Commissioner right. I'm just I'm looking at the application Commissioner roof and it says proposed hours 12 to 8. Is that is there Leave that to nine But it also looks like It's supposed to be a nine, but it looks like an eight Okay Looks like it was a nine and got turned into an eight, but I'll go with you It was this is it meant is it meant to be is it intended to be an eight or a nine So the motion has been made uh from from noon till nine p.m. The motion is from noon to nine Thank you for that clarification. So we um any other questions or discussion Hearing none all those in favor of the motion. Please say aye Any opposed that passes unanimously item 5.02 Is an umbrella entertainment permit application councillor roof. Yeah, I'll move approval of A 10 day only umbrella entertainment permit application for burlington discover jazz festival At various locations around the city outdoor from 12 p.m. To 10 45 p.m And indoor 12 noon to 2 a.m Mesh motion made by councillor roof seconded by councillor tracy any discussion Hearing none all those in favor. Please say aye Any opposed that passes unanimously 5.03 is a communication from robert goulding dpw regarding sustainable infrastructure and generational investment in burlington Good evening. Welcome. Good evening president right and the council chief and spencer director public works here with robert goulding our public information manager And thank you for the opportunity to give a brief overview on our 2019 construction work plan This is a presentation. We had the pleasure of giving to the dpw commission and the transportation energy and utilities committee This generational reinvestment In burlington's aging infrastructure as a result of your support and in the voter support In 2016 the sustainable infrastructure bond votes And a number of other Supporting moments along the way What we're going to do here is give a very quick overview and then allow opportunity for questions Please always remind your residents that the construction portal is available for information And just go to the city's website slash construction and there is a map view a list view It's a great way to stay on top of all the projects and plan for the disruptions that this Construction provides in the short term We have a list here a map here of the work that has been done over the last two years of the sustainable infrastructure plan And then in 2019 the planned work on the right When you go to the portal you can notice the different investments are in different colors click on them and find out what they are Thanks to your support We've been bending the trends of investment as you can see here over the last two years where Traditional investment levels and paving sidewalks water lines have been substantially increased with this additional funding next As many of you know our breath of responsibility is quite wide and as you see highlighted here some of the key Pieces of infrastructure that the sustainable infrastructure plan has been helping us address on the left You'll see highlighted the miles of sidewalks roads and water mains on the right You'll see highlighted the 2,500 or so c-click fix requests we get each year So we're seeking to balance the proactive with the reactive Requirements of maintaining our infrastructure So we thought we would Kind of dive into some of the nuts and bolts of the current plan construction season As you may have noticed we did get an early start this year and started storm water relying in early march Whether traditionally doesn't play as much of an impact for storm water relying So we tend to get out pretty early. It's a fairly non disruptive project, but certainly very healthy for the The overall system We also made sure to visit with the community in a variety of ways We tried to reach I think every npa at least once a couple more than once As well as a couple other community groups just to make sure we advanced the notification of some of the key projects An overall work plan for the year We're trying to use a variety of formats to reach To reach everybody so certainly let us know if the message is not getting out We wanted to talk a little bit about our paving approach On the left here, you can see what director spencer just mentioned about about doubling the average of paving over the last Two calendar years. Normally we were doing about three miles a year as a department now We're averaging a little over six this year. We do have Another pretty robust season planned. We'll talk a little bit more about what that list looks like Here you can see the visualization of what about 12 miles looks like on the left And a little over four miles looks like on the right We had been working on our original paving list along with our kind of long-term capital planning for our roads Based on where they fell on the list and where they were with respect to the evaluation of the road conditions Certainly by the middle of winter or late winter We realized we needed to pivot and add additional segments Of additional roads on that list knowing that for about the second or third straight year We did see some advanced deterioration very much linked to the weather So you can see about 12 additional segments of roads on the right here I'll quickly go through these maps. These are available in the presentation and certainly happy to send them around You can see what the 2019 paving Contract looked like as well as the 2019 winter deterioration paving additions looks like Kind of broken out by neighborhood and by ward One thing we certainly are aware of additional freeze thaws in burlington and additional freeze thaws nationwide, especially northern climates Are adding to disruption of our infrastructure freezing thawing condensing expansion of Water certainly creating a lot of ground movement and that adds a lot of stress to pipes and to roads Certainly something we're aware of and I think something that more and more municipalities are increasingly aware of So while this plan the sustainable infrastructure plan and the work the city has been doing Is important to combat that we're certainly mindful of the fact that potholes And other utility damages are you know, certainly potential when the ground is moving a lot more On the left here, you can see what director spencer already articulated with about a nearly triple average of sidewalk reconstruction We've been doing as a city on the right. You can see what nearly three miles of sidewalk reconstruction in 2019 will look like And what you don't see on these maps are about a thousand additional segments of Sidewalk that was shaved down during some really aggressive preventative maintenance Diamond cutting over the last few years. You would really see a sea of red all over the city About a thousand segments. We calculated all across the city of kind of shaving down heaved sidewalk slabs Certainly we want to make sure we make note of the ongoing water quality progress of the last few years Again on the left, you can see what the investment across the city looks like in with respect to water sewer and storm water reinvestment and on the right with that water and storm water reinvestment looks like this year The underground pipes are not the only thing that the city has planned and really over the last three or four or five years There's been a very assertive effort to make sure that we're building Sustainability and resiliency into additional projects So we try to factor storm water work into some of these projects on the left. You can see some Upcoming traffic calming work, especially on booth and ward street In the middle there, you can see a subsurface storm water infiltration system That'll be installed in advance of next season's paving on allen street And really in the words of our water resources team This is going to capture or slow a really meaningful amount of storm water down before it reaches our system On the right here, you can see the work that's planned for the Manhattan avenue outfall Probably the highest risk of failure of the outfall system and the first that will be funded under the clean water resiliency plan And speaking of the clean water resiliency plan, which voters approved in november There's quite a bit of work planned and quite a bit of Work that has been underway since the passage of the plan You might recall last week at city council Voting to authorize a couple key contracts to continue that work In addition And upcoming for additional information will be a one million dollar award in non matching money that the city has received To construct 12 really critical green storm water infrastructure projects across the city Really focusing in one of the more problematic areas with half of those projects planned in the pine street cso area and we want to make note of some of the You know really positive transportation safety and connectivity Projects that have been planned or have been implemented and where the implementation stands with some of the key projects You can take note of the 23 increase in bike lane miles Since adoption of plan btv walk bike a couple additional segments are either planned or planning processes underway right now Also nine quick build projects to enhance pedestrian and bike safety Speaking of quick build we will be Transitioning from our first quick build to construction project this year Planned at the five corners intersection with curb extensions curb ramps and a crosswalk To take a kind of permanent hold in that location Additional implementation of long-term plans that have been in the in process You heard a little bit about the north that have crosswalks earlier tonight during the communication segment of tonight's meeting Five crosswalks are planned many of which are currently underway We will be pausing construction at a certain point to await delivery of some utility Some lighting poles which point the construction Will wrap up with line striping later this summer for full installation of five rrfb of the flashing beacon crosswalks on north avenue Additional work that's being planned from kind of long-range planning and implementation another rrfb project in curb extension at chase and coal chester And might have left a couple slides off there, but those are some kind of key Highlights of the transportation program Just very quickly. There are two Really significant transformative projects planned for the downtown St. Paul street a two-block transformation of the streetscape It'll be far more pedestrian friendly ecologically balanced A lot of key upgrades to The entire kind of asset class of st. Paul street underway right now And city hall park certainly renewing a key public space one of the most if not the most visited public space Construction is currently scheduled and is being planned by the park's recreation waterfront department with help from us But is underway to be kicked off sometime in mid july and i'm sure they are planning Many additional communications for you about that And in advance of work at the wastewater treatment plants, we do want to make note Of uh some tours we are giving at our wastewater treatment plants on the third thursday of The month in uh every month up through october So we really encourage you or your residents to come by to see what the plants look like You'll get some detailed information about what the voters voted on in 2018 and what work is being done Thank you very much for the opportunity Thank you questions council mason Thank you president right um first i want to Publicly thank both of you um I know Your job is not an easy one uh given when we're in construction season Then i want to personally thank you for not only getting back to me, but all of my constituents inquiries in a timely Um efficient manner. It really does go a long way. I know it it helps Information is key. You know, there's a lot of frustration based on just not knowing what's going on And I I know you both work whether it's ten at night five in the morning Um, you guys always get back very quickly and I really appreciate that Um, can we talk for a second about the saint great saint paul? I mean or maybe an update in terms of timing that's been obviously a big source of Frustration, I think we're we're behind schedule And i'm wondering if you might be able to tell us in the public sort of where we are And when we think we might be wrapping that up, you know, like I said, this project will bring quite a bit of Benefit to the public to the businesses the commercial vibrancy and just the sustainability of that infrastructure There's a meaningful amount of stormwater Work being done on that street that brings a benefit to everybody There have been some key challenges on that project as I think everybody's aware of Some existing conditions on the soil uh some underground storage tanks We found some coordination with utilities just to make sure that everything's lined up properly to be able to advance to next phases of work Right now that project is planned through the end of august With a potential minor extension beyond that We had a fire service break at the northern block some as I mentioned some additional coordination We learn more and more every week. We meet very extensively as a City with our project team, which includes an inspection service that we keep on site as well as the contractors So I'll have a better update this thursday, but right now we are planned through the end of august Um on that project soil cells recently have been installed sub base work is being done at the intersection of Um maple street right now in advance of paving maple street, but also in advance of finishing paving the southern block of st paul st paul between king and maple And uh sidewalk demolition has been going on and that will slowly be rebuilt through uh through august Which will be the you know arguably the most disruptive part of the project is your Uh demolishing concrete and then rebuilding the concrete Thank you for the update. I guess if and to the extent anything else unexpected comes up if You might just inform the council. So we're not again I don't want to hold you to the end of august even if it slips But I think again information is key and if we find out it's I'd rather I think it's better to get that out then Just not hit that date. Thank you Yeah Thank you councilor mason point well taken on that councilor busher um Just a quick um going back to your winter list Of segments of the following That were not in the plan Am I to understand that these are will be addressed this? This year nothing's happened yet, right? That is correct. And these are extensive patches. These aren't complete curb to curb Repaving the of these streets. So the reason I asked is you know went down to gardener supply Almost lost my car again So in the and the and so I just wanted to make sure that That you hadn't patched and it hadn't washed away or anything like that And I I can't tell you about the other Components. I was just identifying that first street um What am I going to ask you um In this presentation and I couldn't really pull it out how much How much money do we dedicate for curb? Is curb curb is not done when you do sidewalk sidewalk is separate So how much money and and I know you've got that listed somewhere, but um I feel like you know, I I always tell people that the curb is actually a protection for the pedestrian From the vehicle because it defines the roadway And sometimes there are tree belts and sometimes there aren't um or very what I mean some tree belts are of size and others are almost non-existent so um Is some some curbs are worn down so that You see the remnant of a curb. So how do you determine In these plans how you do curbs? Do you look at do you look at those that are that did exist and are almost gone or What do you do? I know um this year to better coordinate kind of investments A lot of the curb work that we do have planned for this year will be done in conjunction with paving So I think where either curbs don't exist or where there are worn down curbs A lot of that a lot of the curb work this year will be kind of advanced along with paving So is that how you approach it when you're doing paving you look at the curb work, but I mean if somebody was To say that their curb was disappearing Is that is that something that you put in a queue or how does that work? So we look at a number of factors Resident concern obviously especially when it relates to stormwater erosion People parking on green belts To coordinating this with a walk bike enhancement where there needs to be curb line adjustment paving is certainly one Prior to the sustainable infrastructure plan. We didn't have any dedicated curb funding and additionally we were also Often layering additional layers of pavement on top of old layers of pavement which narrowed the curb reveal Now the common practice is mill and fill Or at least milling off One top layer of asphalt. So when you put the asphalt back on you don't lose curb reveal So now we've gone from not having dedicated funding to having a couple hundred thousand dollars of curb funding each year and We flex usually between the sidewalk work and the curb work The same contractor is usually doing that concrete work depending on what the needs are for that given year So one last thing um, I learned from a house going for sale in my neighborhood that um they had Off-street parking for two cars, but it was tandem And what they did was got approval to widen their driveway or parking area And I was told that that meant that they could they also widen the curb cut That doesn't go through any process really And so if you do that if if all of us looking at your streets that you live on if people did that You would have you would put pedestrians at pretty at risk And so I was surprised to hear that there's no process That identifies that and what this particular house did was they The curb wasn't removed. They just drive over it So Can is can you speak to that? We do have a curb cut permit. I can research the specifics of what happened. I'm not looking specific I'm looking more generically right in this uh scenario We do we the commission did uh, about two years ago approve curb cut specifications That limit the max width that is allowed. I believe it's 20 or 24 feet in width And I can get you more detail is a technical question. I'd love to get uh, either city engineer Norm baltman or someone else to help out with the detail So I you know One last just comment about that when you go before the drb There's a lot of discussion about the size of curb cuts where they're placed And the safety for the pedestrian or the bicyclist This is an insidious way of eroding that safety without any real kind of review It just happens and so I think it needs a little more attention than what it's getting It really surprised me And I don't know how frequently it happens, but I on colchester avenue. I know you're looking at that You can see parking that it's expanded which once was tandem and now is parallel And that access is now very wide and so it's really cut into the safe Passage for pedestrians. So that's it. Thank you. Thank you councillor busher councillor freeman to be followed by councillor hanson Thank you president right and thank you for the presentation. I had a Um quick question based on um, some of the comments by councillor mason regarding the construction on st Paul street and perhaps I'm not sure if this is a question around your budget or just sort of the city's general sort of practices but Or your work, but I'm just curious because there have been businesses that have expressed loss In financial loss, and I didn't know if the city has a any sort of process for Deal like addressing that or if there if there is a plan going forward just because that is something that's come up And and you're making this presentation and I'm curious That's a comment that we hear when we do projects all across the city And it is an area where What we can do is we can educate the public that businesses are open We can set up traffic control plans To maximize vehicle and pedestrian connectivity To help people get to those destinations on st Paul street as you've seen we've moved the sidewalk location multiple times to accommodate Access to those businesses the city does not have a program in place to Compensate for any business losses, but we do look to Structure the projects and to educate the community on Access to the area as best we can to accommodate needs during construction Short-term impacts for a long-term gain We try to let people know that this is necessary work so that we don't disrupt people with water main breaks On a february for a week on end that we are doing proactive not reactive work And I should add um, we did We did try to work in concert with champlain college to at least advance some free parking and reduction in rate parking at the Two covered lots accessible on king and um king and maple right off the st paul corridor We heard that we heard from businesses that was important to them to make sure we found You know parking made sure we advert advertised parking so that was kind of one You know more tactical thing we did try to work on to be able to allow residents customers and other kind of Easy access to these businesses Our colleagues and cito are attending a meeting with some of these businesses tomorrow morning To talk through you know, what else can we coordinate on to me at cito? Sorry Yeah, our colleagues from cito will be going To a meeting with these businesses in champlain college to try to See what what other what other adjustments are possible this season? Okay, thank you for that Thank you councillor freeman councillor hansen Thank you both um so much for for all of your work and for the presentation um, I had one kind of specific question it was the The curb extension on chasing coal chester that was presented tonight. I didn't remember that In the presentation prior. I don't know if I missed it. I thought it was odd and more recently um, but I had heard about I had heard about this one at the um, the coal chester avenue bike lane public forum discussion back in april and Myself and a couple others had kind of brought up some some concerns around this one. So i'm wondering What's going on with this at the time of that meeting it seemed like it was You know, you all were soliciting some feedback on it or maybe that just happened naturally, but um Just wanted more info on what's going on with this with this one So I think the design and and some of the uh, some of what's being installed here the curb extension the rfb Some of that came out of a 2011. I think it was a corridor study Where you know engaging with the community and folks who use that corridor saw saw that as a pretty important kind of Upgrade, uh, I don't have key details on the curb extension so much as the rfb that would be installed Be one of the I think seven or eight that we are installing this year But certainly happy I think to get you further detail details on that The design team was looking at this to see whether it was feasible given sight lines curvature of the hill and the like And uh in the technical team is telling us that it is able to be done The rfb is a necessary component given uh the curvature of the road And we look forward to advancing this along with some other Cultist or avenue improvements Okay, yeah I don't know if it's like if it's too late or How set in stone this is but There myself and some others had just some safety concerns with extending that just due to the difficulty of making that right turn on a on a bicycle specifically With the speeds and this would make it a sharper turn So that was kind of what came out at that meeting a few folks brought up and a concern that I have that I just wanted to Raise again. I don't know if that has an impact at this point if it's already set in stone But just wanted to raise that concern. We're happy to follow up and discuss Thank you councillor hanson any other councillor Hearing none. Thank you very much for that presentation Thank you very much appreciate it Item 5.04 has been removed item 5.05 is resolution on energy efficiency and rental housing councillor hanson Thank you councillor right or president right? Um So this this item You'll you'll notice that today there were some additions There is a revised version At the bottom the bottom attached document. So I would move adoption of that revised version city energy efficiency and rental housing requests to BED and code enforcement revised councillor hanson moves it councillor tracy seconds it and do you want the floor back? Yes, please So this Doc this this proposal is around gathering information Um mainly from burlington electric department on existing policies That relate to energy efficiency. Um in our buildings and particularly in in rental Um rental properties in burlington. So it focuses a lot on The what's known as the time of sale ordinance That was created in 1997 and to my knowledge there hasn't been much of a report back on that ordinance and how it has played out Over these 22 years and so this is an opportunity for us to understand How that policy has worked? What shortcomings there may be and and how we can build upon that to really expand Weatherization in in burlington So and I I collaborated with with darren springer of bd to Put this together to make sure that The department had enough time to gather the The information laid out in the proposal and that's kind of reflected in some of the changes that that were made I'll leave it at that right. Thank you councillor hanson councillor busher. Um, yes, um I um will be supporting this but President right may I ask um You can lay out whatever question you have then I can go back to councillor hanson to well I would like to see if the um, the head of bed would come up and just Um, just speak to us Certainly mr. Springer Thank you Good evening. Good evening. Um, thank you Uh, I had read your communication which was a task attached to the original resolution And I just want to make sure that you are in sync now with the amended version Yes, uh, we had conversations with councillor hanson Change the reporting date change some of the items and we're comfortable that we can provide an effective report based on the current revised resolution Good, so I just wanted to note that um, the time of sale ordinance and the energy efficiency actually Was rooted in ward one With beth sacks and blare hamilton And they were really ahead of their time really looking at energy efficiency and and so I was really pleased to see this come forward Because I wondered myself a while ago, but not recently Thank you councillor hanson You know what if it was effective and there was debate at the time that this came forward whether we would Whether we could do it During inspections as opposed to time of sale and you can imagine the rest of the council can imagine that there was real push back at at doing this, um Any other time besides when a property Changed hands, um, which is unfortunate, but that was a different time and um climate change although occurring Was not a topic that people discussed on an on a regular basis So i'm really interested once we get this information if If you and others who know more than I If you would see any way that we could Be more effective with a different type of scenario that would include other times besides just time of sale So I just want to be really clear there that i'm very interested in and how we can get greater compliance I was just talking to a property owner um An investment property owner who told me that he just bought a property that had 20 units and and um Or 18 units and six of them Didn't really have any heat That the residents were given space heaters to heat their unit and um And so you know, he was he was talking himself up saying that you know, I've made them better, which is fine Which thank you for making them better, but you know, I'm I'm well aware that there are lots of places In burlington and throughout the state that are in similar situations Worked with someone at the hospital who just knew employee Who lives up in milton once again the same scenario She slept in her kitchen with a space heater all winter because her apartment was so cold So these are real issues quality of life, but certainly environmental. We're wasting energy We're not providing it efficiently. So This is a really important topic. So Thank you once again, and thank you for answering the question Thank you, councillor busher any other councillor cancer. Yeah, I would just say and thank you for that councillor busher and I think There's a lot of work that needs to be done That's kind of the point of of this is to start to get a baseline understanding of what work has been done And where we are so that we can so that we can move forward and do better and expand and create stronger policies going forward And I'll be speaking a lot more to this as we continue to work on this issue But I would just say that your concerns that you brought up are Extremely real and this was one of the biggest things that I noticed going door to door is just because I was going door to door in the dead of winter and the A lot of the conditions that folks were living in were totally untenable and people were spending $300 a month on top of rent and struggling to pay for heating living in you know inadequate temperatures and Contributing to climate change which they did not want to do of course So that's some of the context of of this resolution Thank you. Thank you councillor Hanson. Mr. Mayor Thanks president right I just wanted to note You know appreciate. Thank you first of all Darren for your input and clarification on on what's uh How to To get to this point where it's a resolution. I'm happy to support. I will say You know, I think it's important for the council to be aware and the public to be aware On the june 11th housing summit is one of the breakout workshops is A focus on Eliminating doing what we can to address this split incentive issue whereby Um, uh, there is a real disconnect It's one of the hardest to reach areas of weatherization for the city historically has been this these areas where landlords Do not pay the utilities and are therefore not incented to weatherize their properties Beedies record on this in recent years last few years has actually been quite We've actually broken through to this population in a way that I think the utility had struggled on We've offered major incentives to landlords working with vermont gas And I think I've made it done better reaching this population than we have with that sort of carrot approach In recent years, however gen green this is an issue explicitly that gen green has been focused on for Um, probably about six months or so. I'd say darin. Is that right even longer? I think we've been talking about it So, I mean that should make a response to this uh item easy, but this is something the department has been on the sustainable The sustainability coordinator has been working on for for months and for that reason on june 11th We are planning on advancing the policy discussion on this issue In and possibly other areas of addressing the split incentive. So happy to respond in july, but we should be Well down the road of reforming this issue With the june 11th discussion is is the idea Thank you, mr. Mayor Councillor hansen I just I forgot to say I wanted to say thank you to Darin springer and the rest of the team at burlington electric department for for collaborating on this and for For doing this work going forward Really appreciate that and yeah, I really look forward to Discussing the issue further at the at the housing summit on june 11th. I'll be sure to make it We're all set mr springer again. Thank you for being here to answer questions All those in favor of passage of the revised resolution, please say I Any opposed that passes unanimously Um, we will now move on to item number six, which is committee reports any committee chair that would like to report on committee activity councillor mason councillor tracy And maybe councillor mason. Thank you president right um the transportation energy utilities committee will be meeting on thursday at 7 30 so right after the budget session To discuss just one item the scooter and e-bike share So if you have feedback regarding those items I've been hearing from constituents on these items. We'd like to direct constituents to an opportunity to express feedback regarding scooters Please let them know that we'll be meeting and that we also are considering this issue and would love to hear from them So thank you for that Thursday it's 7 30 down at dpw on pine street said this thursday. That's this thursday. Thank you. Thank you councillor mason any other committee chair councillor tracy And councillor mason i'll be you max The ordinance committee will be meeting May 29th at 5 30. We don't have a room yet There are two items currently on our agenda one is taking up Retaking up fd5 boundaries. I'm looking at councillor bushard that doesn't know this yet and the second is a proposed change on parking Thank you. Thank you councillor tracy. I mean mason Well the same number of letters. I think you're both Um, okay any other committee chair that would like to report on committee activity Hearing one more councillor roof The license look control subcommittee will be having a meeting a work session On regarding food trucks and how we do food trucks not just in the downtown core on trick street, but throughout the city No action is planned on being taken because there's a work session, but that meeting will be taking place Wednesday june 5th From 5 30 till 7 p.m. And a room will be selected soon Thank you councillor roof any other committee chair Hearing none We'll close out that item and go to item number seven, which is city councillors on general city affairs Councillor busher So I just wanted to highlight there were minutes in our On our consent agenda from the downtown parking and transportation council meeting and Councillor polino was at that meeting, but there were um I thought this was really important. There was feedback That indicates that users would like real-time space availability Parking information and closest available spot And closest available free spot to park And this has got to do with the interactive parking map And they would also like to know A walking radius to indicate the distance from parking to where they want to go to downtown amenities Which I think are really useful improvements For people from outside of burlington. So I thought that was very helpful And I don't know if councillor polino is a regular member or not, but um anyways I just noted that that you were there. The other thing I wanted to say was that on saturday um red wagon Did a plant sale at ace hardware on north avenue And the reason i'm bringing this up is that the owner Of red wagon actually does this and donates the money For a scholarship program that helps to pay for up to One half of a plot fee For a community garden and i'm a community gardener. So I you know, I worked there volunteered there for volunteer hours But she's been doing this for a number of years And it's incredible. I I can't get you the exact dollar amount, but it's significant Dan Cahill is the dj extraordinary who's quite into it And megan o daniel. I believe she's the woman that coordinates and keeps things going I did see one councillor at it councillor jang. I was leaving as he was Making his way around the plant sale Yes, but um, but anyways, um, I just wanted to highlight this because you know, we how do these scholarship dollars get A crew and this is one example of a small business owner Making that kind of commitment Um, so thank you Always good to hear you are in the new north end councillor busher Um, what other councillor pine? I just want to mention again that the um Homeless alliance will be having a public meeting next Uh thursday the 29th. It's uh, I think pretty early 6 7 30 a.m At the south end city market and it's a public meeting where they'll be discussing um The findings from the point in time count which tries to get a a head count during the coldest month of the year of Of how many homeless there are in our community and I think there's going to be some important information that will be shared So I hope folks can can join that Thank you councillor pine councillor roof Thank you president right two things. Uh first something, uh quick and then a second thing with a little more substance This coming wednesday at 6 p.m. I'll be co-hosting Uh an event the town hall on living homeless I'll be co-hosting with steven marshal uh in the salvation army All are welcome. This is not going to be a formal government meeting Um, we found that was important to get more people in in an environment That is a little less formal more conversational to give them a voice to speak So all are welcome uh city councillors and members of the public But this is primarily a meeting for folks who are experiencing homelessness to come and speak about their experience living homeless Um secondly, I'd like to provide a brief statement and an update Uh on work that's been done and being is being done to establish a working committee to address policing practices Here in burlington I'll be sure to get this statement Posted publicly on on board docs and elsewhere. There are also a few hard copies That I've that I've had printed off that are pretty much the entirety of what I'll read off here Uh, I'll start by noting that in 2015 barack obama Established the president's task force on 21st century policing And charged it with I quote identifying best practices And offering recommendations on how policing practices can promote effective crime reduction while building public trust Trust is a core principle of this report and in fact the report opens With the following I quote trust between law enforcement agencies And the people they protect and serve is essential in a democracy It is key to the stability of our communities the integrity of our criminal justice system And the safe and effective delivery of policing services This report and its principles have been a point of truth And source of guidance for communities across the country As they innovate towards progressive policing practices in line with the needs and realities of a complex 21st century Burlington has been one of the many communities across the world That has invested in these principles while striving to modernize our policing practices The report unfortunately does not provide It does not provide guidance on how to police with perfection Uh no police service and in fact is flawless And improving community police and practices will require requires, excuse me, perpetual commitment This fact has been highlighted indeed by recent highly publicized incidents involving the Burlington police department officers and use of force In an initial response to these instances the city council called on our police chief friend del pozo to come And speak with us and present at our meeting on may 13th The chief during that time provided an accounting of the policing Practices related to use of force as well as conduct review while also publicly supporting And committing to a thorough and transparent review Of these policies and related data In the time sense sustained discussion Excuse me substantial discussion Has been had amongst members of this council the mayor's administration police commission Civic leaders and other community members to envision a course forward With the mission of rebuilding trust amongst those negatively affected relationships throughout our community So the following has been discussed and will hopefully or likely Garner support from a majority at this council in a forthcoming vote by resolution Uh, first, uh, we're we're discussing creating a working committee that is representative Of the community and the current thinking on this is to establish that working group To include representatives from burlington's communities of color and other marginalized communities activist groups various social service providers the burlington police officers Association the administration the police commission and the forces city council This committee will likely be about 13 to 17 Members in size which is a size in line with best practices nationally The second item is to charge this working committee with clear directives while creating an environment that is open to the public and transparent in its work Current thinking on this is to change the is to charge the committee to review burlington's use of force policy officer training police information disclosure practices civilian oversight structures as well as officer wellness initiatives The reviewer would result in recommendations on potential policy changes to be considered by The police commission the city council and other relevant decision-making bodies The committee will also be asked to determine whether working with and contracting with a trusted and independent third party would be valuable Third beyond less there's a commitment that's being discussed As has been discussed before in prior meetings to commit sufficient resources in the in funding To empower the committee's work and the thinking on this is is to consider a budget allocation that will That will fund the working group if it decides for example to move forward with that trusted third party To support its review and recommendation process So to conclude I and many around this table in this room are appreciative of the fact that many in our community Are looking for immediate action And i'd like to provide reassurance that this council serving as your citizen legislators Have been and will continue to dedicate the required time and attention To this issue and will bring a course of action to a vote as soon as possible Additional work is definitely required to come the terms on the form and function of this committee In its work and there's no guarantee that additional Actions will not come forward separate and apart from this direction that i've laid out tonight So with that, um, I remain confident that there is far more That unites us on this issue Then there is that divides us in a commitment to such unity will lead to a thoughtful Transparent and productive progress process that will benefit all burlingtonians. Thank you Thank you councillor roof councillor jang and then councillor freeman Thank you. Um, and thank you adam roof for your remarks and just wanted to say that For the specific issue. I do think that there is still Many things that divide us than bring us together for an issue that took place Nearly a year ago. This is today right now that we find about it and also discussing about it Basically to just bring cosmetic justice into it. It's not fair. It's not just But I think what I want to talk about Is basically something that can bring us together All of us and I think many people stepped up for this specific as you know, the new north end we have the um, co-op new northern co-op that has over 116 homes and currently they will be doing at least four new additions And I think for this specific issues city councillor president Kirk right councillor polino including the mayor we all came together to support those people In a way that is very meaningful and direct and concrete As we all know we have 15 000 dollars for councilor initiative fund, but it was already used So the funds won't be available until the next fiscal year starting july 1st The people of the new north end Co-op could not wait until then because they will be a vacation Reason why they want to do their dumpster day event on june 1st So they're looking for volunteers and we will be sending an Invitation via front porch from and all of that But what i'm saying here is it is just incredible when people come together to support An organization that's been working together by themselves But I think now we have a new line of communication of getting things done. Thank you Thank you councillor jane councillor freeman Thank you president right. Um, I wanted to um really commend A lot of people's work around this table To address the policing issue and just to commend the work that council roof has been doing And the work that you've done to prepare that statement and and sort of bring a lot of people together I also wanted to speak to Just that there were Myself and others working With community members and with a lot of councillors just to address some of those immediate needs Especially that you know black lives matter greater burlington has brought forward There was some interest to bring a resolution forward and just to give an update that that is still in process and I I really am just Thankful overall Just there's been a lot of commitment and a lot of hard work around this issue. I think From councillors from the administration and from the community. So thank you Thank you councillor freeman any other councillor Hearing none we'll conclude that item and go to item number eight, which city council president update Just a couple of things One i'm just need to remind just want to say this publicly that The deadline for applying for commissions and boards is this wednesday At 4 30 can't get him in any later has to be into the clerk's office by 4 30 this wednesday And in relation to that We will need to begin to form the committee to do the work on this and councillor mason has agreed to chair this as he did last year And I believe councillor pine is going to also represent the progressives on the committee And and I will I will also serve on the committee along with the mayor's designate So we'll leave the organization that's at councillor mason Uh and Lastly just reminding everybody on deadlines Um, I did give extensions to two councillors on deadlines this week Didn't didn't work out. That's okay, but I just want to remind everybody that is going to be a rare rare thing We're example. We really do need to live by our deadlines Almost all the time. It's going to be a rare time and and please make sure you come to me to keep me informed on any Request on anything like that With that I will conclude that item and turn it over to the mayor to bring us all home Mr. Mayor Great. Thank you president right Uh a few a few things I'd like to address tonight one I wanted to congratulate everyone who's been involved in The oak ledge for all project and getting it to the point where there was this really heartwarming event on saturday where the new facility that was Completed late last fall But was kind of officially opened this past saturday and there's a large crowd there And I still find I was surprised a number of People who are not really aware yet that this facility exists So I do want to make sure everyone does know this This is a little bit south of the of the former playground and in oak ledge park and has significant three new pieces of equipment that are enjoyable by really all members of our community all kids in our community and Excitingly there is a second phase of the oak ledge effort that is In the planning stage the hope is and there's a lot a lot that needs to happen for this to Take place still but the hope would be that when we rebuild the bike path in this in oak ledge park in the 2020 construction season that we will have secured additional funds to substantially expand these Accessible piece Play equipment and really the second phase is envisioned as a naturalistic playground with a really quite original and innovative design And we we have a large grant request out to the federal government that we're waiting here back for from and there is also private fundraising for this effort going going on this would be a Substantially more expensive playground than Burlington has ever undertaken before so the need to raise some additional dollars is real on that I would encourage people to go to the oak ledge for all Website to check out how you can get involved there I mentioned the housing summit earlier just want to update the public and the council again We do have a committed keynote speaker who has bought her plane tickets and is coming from Minneapolis to be to speak twice during the day once during the daytime Workshop portion of the day which is envisioned as noon till five and then we'll also be back during the 68 town meeting forum segment of the evening and The woman coming in is her name is lisa bender. She is the president of the minneapolis City council and she has been particularly involved in some of the quite Progressive and innovative efforts that they have been pioneering there including she Wrote the city's new adu policy That has gotten a lot of attention In in minneapolis, so we'll be hearing from lisa bender and again there will be And check it out the city's website if you are looking for more information on the day There's a quite a bit of new information up i want to thank Olivia livekia and megan tuttle who have been really Putting in a lot of the the work to make this happen I don't think i noted this last week when we got together But you took action last week on phase 3a of the bike path Construction so this is a couple substantial segments of the bike path path that are south of perkins pier We basically finished everything North of well north of College street This begins the substantial work south south of college street Which we hope to do in two seasons this one and then the bulk of the remaining work next year And we will be scheduling some kind of groundbreaking effort for this in the weeks ahead probably down in the segment zero Section of the bike path, which is actually a segment that a lot of people don't even know exists It is what connects south burlington to the bike path and kind of parallels the Champlain parkway area And that is one of the stretches that's getting substantial work this summer The another just a great initiative involving a lot of volunteers that happen Also in oak ledge park this past weekend is the for the fourth year in a row We have had a major restoration planting effort We over the course of this season in three different areas of the city will be planning 1500 New restoration trees, which are young trees that have been raised in the interval and then are planted in these areas identified in our open space Strategic plan is areas that we are seeking to restore or strengthen the natural areas there some cases. We're trying to Stabilize banks and other cases as in our oak ledge. We're trying to make this kind of Marshy soggy area of that park into better natural wildlife area for birds and pollinators and They're specifically doing plantings that support that Hundreds of volunteers came out to be part of that effort on this past Sunday and and You know when you put this in Um Context in addition to this is an addition. I want to be clear to the 360 much more mature trees that we're planting in our green green belts and Street right-of-ways over the course of summer as well. It's really a pretty substantial forestation effort going on in these areas I think that helps put in context some of the debates and concerns that have been raised about You know the isolated areas of the city where there's been some trees removed Have been far You know when you look at this broader context, we're planting a whole lot more Than areas where we have to take down a few because of construction disruption Finally Actually that was my final point. Thank you president right I was about to repeat the dumpster day Statement and answers before thank you for the counselors have worked on on that and we're excited to Make that a successful event. Thank you, mr. Mayor and wish you and everybody else on the city council a happy memorial day weekend Mr. Mayor will we see you running sunday? Absolutely president right wouldn't miss it. I'll be uh, what leg are you running the first Just the first leg Anybody else running I should look for while I'm out watching All right with that we'll motion for adjournment Moved by council roof seconded by council hansen all those in favor. Please say aye Happy memorial every day weekend everyone. We are adjourned