Church Street Marketplace Commission — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-08-20
Time: 09:00

Church Street Marketplace Commission



 Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room,
 Ground Floor City Hall

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/7366336595
1. Adopt the Agenda

2. Adopt Minutes
 Subject 2.1. Adoption of Minutes
 Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
 Category 2. Adopt Minutes
 Department Church St. Marketplace


 Type

3. Public Forum
 3.1. Verbal Comments

4. Commissioner Updates (Marketplace Updates: up to 5 minutes Per
Commissioner)

5. Recission Micro Mobile Kitchen
 Subject 5.1. Vote Needed
 Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
 Type Action


 Department Church St. Marketplace


 Recommended Action Approve the rescission of Micro Mobile Kitchen’s contract and impose a 20% fee,
 calculated off of the total value of the contract ($300).
 File Attachments
 1. Memo Rescission of Micro Mobile Kitchen Contract Memo Rescission of Micro Mobile Kitchen Contract.pdf

6. Menu Change Mathew's Montreal's Famous
  Subject 6.1. Vote Needed
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
  Type Action


  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Recommended Action Approves the requested menu and schedule change

 File Attachments
 1. Memo Mathews Montreals Famous Menu and Memo Mathews Montreals Famous Menu and
 Schedule Change Commission 8-20-2025 Schedule Change Commission 8-20-2025.pdf

7. Reports
  Subject 7.1. Treasurer's Report
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
  Category 7. Reports
  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Type Report


  Subject 7.2. Director's Report
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
  Category 7. Reports
  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Type Report


  Subject 7.3. Chair's Report
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
  Category 7. Reports
  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Type Report



8. Adjournment
  Subject 8.1. Motion to adjourn
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall


  Category 8. Adjournment

  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Type

  Recommended Action

9. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Subject 9.1. This agenda is available in alternative formats upon request. For more
 information on access, call Lori Olberg, Licensing, Voting and Records
 Coordinator (802-865-7136)(TTY 802-865-7142). Persons with disabilities
 who require assistance or special arrangements to participate are encouraged
 to contact 802-865-7000 (voice) or 802-865-7142 (TTY) at least 72 hours in
 advance so that proper arrangements can be made. This meeting will also air
 on Town Meeting TV the Wednesday after the meeting, starting at 8:00 pm
 and repeating at 1:00 am and 7:00 am the following day. The City of
 Burlington will not tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the
 basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of
 birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status,
 veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, crime victim status or genetic
 information.
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
  Category 9. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Type

Church Street Marketplace Commission



 Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room,
 Ground Floor City Hall

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/7366336595
1. Adopt the Agenda

2. Adopt Minutes
 Subject 2.1. Adoption of Minutes
 Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
 Category 2. Adopt Minutes
 Department Church St. Marketplace


 Type

3. Public Forum
 3.1. Verbal Comments

4. Commissioner Updates (Marketplace Updates: up to 5 minutes Per
Commissioner)

5. Recission Micro Mobile Kitchen
 Subject 5.1. Vote Needed
 Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
 Type Action


 Department Church St. Marketplace


 Recommended Action Approve the rescission of Micro Mobile Kitchen’s contract and impose a 20% fee,
 calculated off of the total value of the contract ($300).




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 File Attachments
 1. Memo Rescission of Micro Mobile Kitchen Contract Memo Rescission of Micro Mobile Kitchen Contract.pdf

6. Menu Change Mathew's Montreal's Famous
  Subject 6.1. Vote Needed
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
  Type Action


  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Recommended Action Approves the requested menu and schedule change

 File Attachments
 1. Memo Mathews Montreals Famous Menu and Memo Mathews Montreals Famous Menu and
 Schedule Change Commission 8-20-2025 Schedule Change Commission 8-20-2025.pdf

7. Reports
  Subject 7.1. Treasurer's Report
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
  Category 7. Reports
  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Type Report


  Subject 7.2. Director's Report
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
  Category 7. Reports
  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Type Report


  Subject 7.3. Chair's Report
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
  Category 7. Reports
  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Type Report



8. Adjournment



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  Subject 8.1. Motion to adjourn
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall


  Category 8. Adjournment

  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Type

  Recommended Action

9. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Subject 9.1. This agenda is available in alternative formats upon request. For more
 information on access, call Lori Olberg, Licensing, Voting and Records
 Coordinator (802-865-7136)(TTY 802-865-7142). Persons with disabilities
 who require assistance or special arrangements to participate are encouraged
 to contact 802-865-7000 (voice) or 802-865-7142 (TTY) at least 72 hours in
 advance so that proper arrangements can be made. This meeting will also air
 on Town Meeting TV the Wednesday after the meeting, starting at 8:00 pm
 and repeating at 1:00 am and 7:00 am the following day. The City of
 Burlington will not tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the
 basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of
 birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status,
 veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, crime victim status or genetic
 information.
  Meeting August 20, 2025 - Church Street Marketplace Commission Meeting - Wednesday,
 August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM, Zoom/Sharon Busher Conference Room, Ground Floor City
 Hall
  Category 9. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Department Church St. Marketplace


  Type




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 CHURCH STREET MARKETPLACE DISTRICT COMMISSION
 July 16th, 2025
 9:00 AM
Location: City Hall, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church St.
 Enter at street level
 Conference room on the right
 In-person or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/7366336595


ATTENDANCE:
Commissioners: Mark Bouchett, Becky Holt (Zoom, leaves early),
Linda Magoon, Erik Monsen,
Cara Tobin (Zoom, leaves early), Romeo von Hermann

Absent: Sam Tolstoi, Chris Haessly, Sarah Beal

Staff: Samantha McGinnis - Executive Director, Jessica Dudley -
Marketing Manager, Aida
Washburn - Projects & Event Specialist, Kara Alnasrawi, CEDO
Director

COME TO ORDER
 a. Meeting is brought to order at 9:06am

 I. APPROVE AGENDA
 b. Agenda approved unanimously
 II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
 a. CHAIR
 i. Mark Bouchett
 1. Elected unanimously
 b. Vice Chair
 i. Becky Holt
 1. Elected unanimously
 c. Secretary
 i. Linda Magoon
 1. Elected unanimously




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 d. Treasurer
 i. Sam Tolstoi
 1. Elected unanimously
 III. APPROVE MINUTES
 a. Minutes approved unanimously
 IV. PUBLIC FORUM – GENERAL
 V. COMMISSIONER UPDATES
 VI. UPDATES FROM CHIEF BURKE
 a. Chief Burke discusses BPD policies and challenges
in the downtown
 b. Commissioner Holt leaves meeting (9:50am)

VII. RECISSION OF MICRO MOBILE KITCHEN CART VENDOR CONTRACT
 a. During discussion and deliberation on item,
Commissioner Tobin leaves meeting (10:20am). Quorum is lost.
 b. Vote not taken

Commission fails to have a quorum of members present

Commission adjourns due to lack of quorum




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To: Church Street Marketplace Commission
From: Samantha McGinnis, Director
Date: July 11, 2025

Re: Rescission of Micro Mobile Kitchen Contract

Background: Daryoush Khamnei is the owner/operator of the food cart, Micro Mobile Kitchen. His cart joined
the Marketplace’s cart vending program in 2024, where he operated his cart along with the community cart
program. With this, he allowed new vendors to try their hand at vending using his kitchen and equipment.
Micro Mobile Kitchen was a consistent and reliable vendor during the 2024 season and the cart vendor
committee openly accepted and approved their application for the 2025 season. The Commission followed the
cart vendor committee’s recommendation and approved them as a vendor at the February 2025 commission
meeting.
Request for Rescission: After the birth of his first child earlier this year, Daryoush had the best intention to
continue to vend on the Marketplace. However, as the season began, he realized he would not be able to
accommodate vending on the Marketplace along side childcare and has requested the Commission cancel is
contract for the 2025 season. He has not operated at all on the Marketplace during the 2025 season and has
indicated his intent to apply for the program again in 2026.

Recommended Action:
Marketplace staff recommends the Commission approve the rescission of Micro Mobile Kitchen’s contract and
impose a 20% fee, calculated off of the total value of the contract ($300).




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To: Church Street Marketplace Commission
From: Samantha McGinnis, Director
Date: July 14, 2025

Re: Mathew’s Montreal’s Famous Cart Menu and Schedule Change

Background: Mathew Panetta is the owner of the food cart, Mathew’s Montreal’s Famous. For the 2025-2026
season, Mathew partnered with Maharaja Spice, a local Indian food truck, to manage his cart and serve food
from Maharaja Spice’s menu. At the Church Street Marketplace Commission meeting on May 21, 2025, the
Commission approved the menu change. Due to concerns about menu competition with Laliguras, a brick-and-
mortar Indian restaurant on the same block, the cart schedule was adjusted to be from 10 pm – 2 am only.


Request for Menu and Schedule Change: The business agreement between Maharaja Spice and Mathew’s
Montreal’s Famous was dissolved at the end of June, leaving no one to operate Mathew’s cart. In order to
remain an active cart on the Marketplace, Mathew is requesting to revert to his original menu of
Mediterranean lamb gyros and chicken over rice. His new operating schedule will be Thursday-Saturday 12 pm
– 2 am.


Recommended Action:
Marketplace staff recommends the Commission approve Mathew’s requested menu and schedule change on
the condition that no further menu or schedule changes are proposed for this season.




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Church Street Marketplace Commission
 Meeting Minutes
 Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 9:00 AM

 Location: City Hall, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church St.
 Enter at street level
 Conference room on the right
 In-person or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/7366336595

 ATTENDANCE: Commissioners: Mark Bouchett, Chris Haessly, Erik Monsen, Romeo Von Hermann,
 Linda Magoon, Sam Tolstoi (Zoom), and Cara Tobin (Zoom)

 Absent: Sarah Beal and Becky Holt

 Staff: Samantha McGinnis – Marketplace Director, Jessica Dudley - Marketing Manager, Aida
 Washburn - Projects & Event Specialist, Andrew Bacher – Marketplace Coordinator, Kara Alnasrawi –
 CEDO Director, a member of the public in person.

  I. COME TO ORDER
 a. Meeting is brought to order at 9:07 am

 II. APPROVE THE AGENDA
 a. Agenda Approved unanimously

III. APPROVE THE MINUTES
 a. Minutes approved unanimously

IV. PUBLIC FORUM
 a. Member of the public addresses the commission on a variety issues.
 b. Public forum closed at 9:15 am

 V. MEETING PAUSED
 a. Meeting Paused in order to deal with a technical issue with Zoom.
 b. Reconvened at 9:15 am

VI. COMMISSIONER UPDATES
 a. Commissioner Haessly gives updates on a variety of topics
 b. Commissioner updates close at 9:17 am

VII. RECISSION MICRO MOBILE KITCHEN
 a. Micro Mobile Kitchen requests to have contract for 2025 food cart terminated.
 b. Motion to adopt the staff recommendation brought by Commissioner Haessly, Seconded,
 Commissioner Monsen
 c. Discussion on the motion around consistent policy and appropriate fee for vendors looking to
 terminate their contract.
 d. Commissioner Magoon makes a friendly amendment to the motion: 10% of the total fee ($150)
 Seconded by Commissioner Von Hermann
 e. VOTE: passes unanimously

VIII. MENU CHANGE MATHEW’S MONTREAL FAMOUS
 a. Request by Mathew’s Montreal Famous to return to their original food care menu.
 b. Motion to adopt the staff recommendation brought by Commissioner Haessly, Seconded,
 Commissioner Magoon
 c. VOTE: Passes unanimously

 IX. TREASURER’S REPORT
 a. Commissioner Tolstoi gives an overview of where the budget stands one-month into the new fiscal year.
 Nothing of concern.

  X. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
 a. Director McGinnis gives a variety of updates including upcoming events, city wide updates, store
 vacancies, RFP for 62 Church and more.

 XI. CHAIR’S REPORT
 a. Commissioner Bouchett gives a variety of updates including success of Sidewalk Sale, current challenges
 in the restaurant industry, graffiti initiative by BBA and feedback on the Mayor’s Virtual Town Hall.

XII. ADJOURNAMENT
 a. Meeting is adjourned at 10:17 am