City Council - Board of Finance — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-09-08
Time: 17:00

Board of Finance

 Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street,
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1. Agenda
  Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 1. Agenda

  Department Council and Board


  Type Action
 Procedural


  Recommended Action Motion to adopt agenda

2. Public Forum
  Subject 2.1. Verbal Comments
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 2. Public Forum

  Department Council and Board
 Type Action
 Procedural


 Recommended Action open Public Forum
 close Public Forum

3. Consent Agenda
 Subject 3.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated
 Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Council and Board


 Type Action (Consent)
 Procedural


 Recommended Action Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated

 Subject 3.2. August 25, 2025 Board of Finance Meeting Minutes - CT
 Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Clerk/Treasurer's Office


 Type Action (Consent)
 Information
 Minutes


 Recommended Action approve the minutes

 Subject 3.3. Communication: Christine Hughes, Director, Richard Kemp Center, re:
 status of the $1 million appropriation
 Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Clerk/Treasurer's Office


 Type Action (Consent)
 Communication


 Recommended Action waive the reading and place the communication on file

 Subject 3.4. Request for Approval to Execute a Contract with Alda Laval for
 Comprehensive Rebuild of Belt Filer Press #1 - DPW/Water Resources
 Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor
Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Public Works Department - Water Resources


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action to approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the Director of Public Works’
 to execute a $329,112 contract with Alfa Laval with authorization for contingency
 funding of an additional $45,888 for the construction of these belt filter press
 improvements, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney’s Office

Subject 3.5. Department of Corrections Grant: "Safer Communities" (Grant # 03520-
 1609) - CEDO/CJC
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that the City Council approve and: 1) authorize the
 CEDO Director to accept and execute a second amendment to State Grant #03520-
 1609 in the amount of $864,063.34 for FY26 and FY27, subject to review and approval
 of the City Attorney and to take such further actions and execute such further
 instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney as may be necessary or
 convenient to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby, and 2) authorize the
 CAO or their designee to effectuate any budget amendments necessary to reflect the
 necessary changes to the FY26 budget lines associated with the grant

Subject 3.6. Court Diversion Grant #02100-FY26/27-CN - CEDO/CJC
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action to approve and recommend that the City Council approve the acceptance of the State of
 Vermont Grant Award #02100-FY26/27-CN, in the amount of $953,658, which will
 continue the offering of court diversion and pretrial services being provided by the BCJC
 to June 30, 2026, subject to final review and approval of the City Attorney, and to
 authorize the CEDO Director to sign the grant agreement, and to take such further
 actions or to execute such further instruments as may be necessary or convenient to
 effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby

Subject 3.7. Balanced and Restorative Justice grant (# 03440-29000-26) approval -
 CEDO/CJC
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda
  Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)


  Type Action (Consent)


  Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that City Council approve and authorize the CEDO
 Director to accept the DCF State Grant #03440-29000-26 in the amount of
 $230,450.02 for the period of July1, 2025-June 30, 2026, upon final review and
 approval of the City Attorney’s Office

4. Deliberative Agenda
  Subject 4.1. Street Light Tariff Update - BED
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

  Department Burlington Electric Department


  Type Action


  Recommended Action to approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the General Manager of the
 Burlington Electric Department or their designee to file the updated Street Lighting tariff
 with the Vermont Public Utility Commission and to take such actions as may be needed
 to secure its approval

  Subject 4.2. Seeking authorization to accept Grant #03420-01613 Overdose Prevention
 Center (OPC) Pilot Grant Funding from the Vermont Department of Health and
 implement a fixed-site OPC in Burlington and administer subaward/s to the
 qualified and approved OPC Provider - Mayor's Office
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

  Department Mayor's Office


  Type Action


  Recommended Action Updated Motion Language:
 A . to authorize (i) the Mayor to execute the grant agreement with the
 VermontDepartment of Health for the Overdose Prevention Center, subject to review
 and
 approval of the City Attorney; (ii) the Chief Administrative Officer to make all such
 amendments to the approved budget as may be necessary or convenient to accept and
 expend the grant funds; and (iii) subject to part (B) of this motion, the Mayor or Chief
 Administrative Officer, and each of them, to take all such further actions and to execute
 all such further instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office, including
 a sub-recipient agreement, as may be necessary or convenient to implement the
 transactions contemplated hereby;

 B. The foregoing approvals are conditioned on the City Council’s understanding
 that, (i) the City Council retains all land use and zoning authority over the
 Overdose Prevention Center, as provided in state statute, the City Charter, and
 the Comprehensive Development Ordinance; and (ii) any sub-recipient
 agreement shall be subject to City Council approval.
 Original Motion Language:

 to approve and recommend to the City Council to authorize, (i) the Mayor to execute
 the grant agreement with the Vermont Department of Health for the Overdose
 Prevention Center, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney; (ii) the Chief
 Administrative Officer to make all such amendments to the approved budget as may be
 necessary or convenient to accept and expend the grant funds; and (iii) the Mayor or
 Chief Administrative Officer, and each of them, to take all such further actions and to
 execute all such further instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office,
 including a sub-recipient agreement, as may be necessary or convenient to implement
 the transactions contemplated hereby

5. Executive Session
  Subject 5.1. Discussion of Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City
 of Burlington and BFFA Local 3044 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028)
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 5. Executive Session

  Department Mayor's Office


  Type Action
 Procedural


  Recommended Action move to make a specific finding that premature general public knowledge regarding the
 proposed terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the Burlington Firefighters’
 Association would clearly place the City at a substantial disadvantage; and based upon
 that finding, move to enter executive session pursuant to 1 VSA 313(a)(1)(B) to discuss
 a labor relations agreement and to include in such session members of the BFFA, and
 members of the City’s negotiation team from the Department of Finance and
 Administration, the Fire Department, the Mayor’s Office, and the City Attorney’s Office
 with outside counsel

6. Adjournment
  Subject 6.1. Motion to adjourn
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 6. Adjournment

  Department Council and Board


  Type Action
 Procedural


  Recommended Action Motion to adjourn

Board of Finance

 Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street,
 1st Floor

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1. Agenda
  Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 1. Agenda

  Department Council and Board


  Type Action
 Procedural


  Recommended Action Motion to adopt agenda

2. Public Forum
  Subject 2.1. Verbal Comments
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 2. Public Forum

  Department Council and Board


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 Type Action
 Procedural


 Recommended Action open Public Forum
 close Public Forum

3. Consent Agenda
 Subject 3.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated
 Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Council and Board


 Type Action (Consent)
 Procedural


 Recommended Action Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated

 Subject 3.2. August 25, 2025 Board of Finance Meeting Minutes - CT
 Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Clerk/Treasurer's Office


 Type Action (Consent)
 Information
 Minutes


 Recommended Action approve the minutes

 Subject 3.3. Communication: Christine Hughes, Director, Richard Kemp Center, re:
 status of the $1 million appropriation
 Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Clerk/Treasurer's Office


 Type Action (Consent)
 Communication


 Recommended Action waive the reading and place the communication on file

 Subject 3.4. Request for Approval to Execute a Contract with Alda Laval for
 Comprehensive Rebuild of Belt Filer Press #1 - DPW/Water Resources
 Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor



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Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Public Works Department - Water Resources


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action to approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the Director of Public Works’
 to execute a $329,112 contract with Alfa Laval with authorization for contingency
 funding of an additional $45,888 for the construction of these belt filter press
 improvements, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney’s Office

Subject 3.5. Department of Corrections Grant: "Safer Communities" (Grant # 03520-
 1609) - CEDO/CJC
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that the City Council approve and: 1) authorize the
 CEDO Director to accept and execute a second amendment to State Grant #03520-
 1609 in the amount of $864,063.34 for FY26 and FY27, subject to review and approval
 of the City Attorney and to take such further actions and execute such further
 instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney as may be necessary or
 convenient to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby, and 2) authorize the
 CAO or their designee to effectuate any budget amendments necessary to reflect the
 necessary changes to the FY26 budget lines associated with the grant

Subject 3.6. Court Diversion Grant #02100-FY26/27-CN - CEDO/CJC
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action to approve and recommend that the City Council approve the acceptance of the State of
 Vermont Grant Award #02100-FY26/27-CN, in the amount of $953,658, which will
 continue the offering of court diversion and pretrial services being provided by the BCJC
 to June 30, 2026, subject to final review and approval of the City Attorney, and to
 authorize the CEDO Director to sign the grant agreement, and to take such further
 actions or to execute such further instruments as may be necessary or convenient to
 effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby

Subject 3.7. Balanced and Restorative Justice grant (# 03440-29000-26) approval -
 CEDO/CJC
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda



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  Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)


  Type Action (Consent)


  Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that City Council approve and authorize the CEDO
 Director to accept the DCF State Grant #03440-29000-26 in the amount of
 $230,450.02 for the period of July1, 2025-June 30, 2026, upon final review and
 approval of the City Attorney’s Office

4. Deliberative Agenda
  Subject 4.1. Street Light Tariff Update - BED
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

  Department Burlington Electric Department


  Type Action


  Recommended Action to approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the General Manager of the
 Burlington Electric Department or their designee to file the updated Street Lighting tariff
 with the Vermont Public Utility Commission and to take such actions as may be needed
 to secure its approval

  Subject 4.2. Seeking authorization to accept Grant #03420-01613 Overdose Prevention
 Center (OPC) Pilot Grant Funding from the Vermont Department of Health and
 implement a fixed-site OPC in Burlington and administer subaward/s to the
 qualified and approved OPC Provider - Mayor's Office
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

  Department Mayor's Office


  Type Action


  Recommended Action Updated Motion Language:
 A . to authorize (i) the Mayor to execute the grant agreement with the
 VermontDepartment of Health for the Overdose Prevention Center, subject to review
 and
 approval of the City Attorney; (ii) the Chief Administrative Officer to make all such
 amendments to the approved budget as may be necessary or convenient to accept and
 expend the grant funds; and (iii) subject to part (B) of this motion, the Mayor or Chief
 Administrative Officer, and each of them, to take all such further actions and to execute
 all such further instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office, including
 a sub-recipient agreement, as may be necessary or convenient to implement the
 transactions contemplated hereby;

 B. The foregoing approvals are conditioned on the City Council’s understanding
 that, (i) the City Council retains all land use and zoning authority over the
 Overdose Prevention Center, as provided in state statute, the City Charter, and
 the Comprehensive Development Ordinance; and (ii) any sub-recipient
 agreement shall be subject to City Council approval.



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 Original Motion Language:

 to approve and recommend to the City Council to authorize, (i) the Mayor to execute
 the grant agreement with the Vermont Department of Health for the Overdose
 Prevention Center, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney; (ii) the Chief
 Administrative Officer to make all such amendments to the approved budget as may be
 necessary or convenient to accept and expend the grant funds; and (iii) the Mayor or
 Chief Administrative Officer, and each of them, to take all such further actions and to
 execute all such further instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office,
 including a sub-recipient agreement, as may be necessary or convenient to implement
 the transactions contemplated hereby

5. Executive Session
  Subject 5.1. Discussion of Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City
 of Burlington and BFFA Local 3044 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028)
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 5. Executive Session

  Department Mayor's Office


  Type Action
 Procedural


  Recommended Action move to make a specific finding that premature general public knowledge regarding the
 proposed terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the Burlington Firefighters’
 Association would clearly place the City at a substantial disadvantage; and based upon
 that finding, move to enter executive session pursuant to 1 VSA 313(a)(1)(B) to discuss
 a labor relations agreement and to include in such session members of the BFFA, and
 members of the City’s negotiation team from the Department of Finance and
 Administration, the Fire Department, the Mayor’s Office, and the City Attorney’s Office
 with outside counsel

6. Adjournment
  Subject 6.1. Motion to adjourn
  Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM,
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 6. Adjournment

  Department Council and Board


  Type Action
 Procedural


  Recommended Action Motion to adjourn




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Christine Hughes
Richard Kemp Center
Burlington, VT
Email: christine@richardkempcenter.org
Phone: 802-556-2277


August 21, 2025

Burlington Board of Finance
c/o Mayor's Office
149 Church Street
Burlington, VT 05401


Dear Members of the Board of Finance,

I am writing to formally inquire about the status of the $1 million appropriation approved by the
Burlington City Council in June 2020 as part of the Racial Justice Resolution—a commitment explicitly
made to support Operation Phoenix (R.I.S.E.) and to seed the creation of a community-led cultural
empowerment center.

That center—now known as the Richard Kemp Center—has made significant strides without ever receiving
the foundational city investment that was promised. Despite the Council’s resolution and public statements
made in support of racial equity and community healing, to date, no direct funding from that original $1
million allocation has been provided to the Kemp Center.

The City’s failure to deliver on this central commitment is deeply concerning. While the funds were broadly
distributed across other racial equity initiatives, the promise of seed money for a permanent, community-
rooted empowerment space was not symbolic. It was structural. It was specific. And it was urgent.

We are now five years removed from that commitment, and the very communities this investment was
intended to support continue to shoulder the burden of racial harm—largely without the material
resources the city pledged.

I ask the Board of Finance to:
1. Clarify how the $1 million racial justice fund was spent, including a public accounting of amounts
allocated to community organizations versus internal City programs.
2. Identify the mechanism and timeline by which the City will fulfill its unkept commitment to provide seed
funding to the Richard Kemp Center.
3. Affirm in writing whether the City still intends to uphold the full spirit and letter of its 2020 racial justice
resolution.

This is not simply a matter of fiscal follow-through—it is a matter of public trust and racial equity. The
Kemp Center stands ready to do the work. What we need now is for the City to honor its word.
I appreciate your timely attention to this matter and look forward to your formal response.

Sincerely,

Christine Hughes
Director




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MEMORANDUM

TO: Board of Finance

FROM: Matthew Dow, Director of Wastewater Facilities

CC: Megan Moir, Division Director Water Resources
 Chapin Spencer, DPW Director

DATE: September 8th, 2025

RE: Request for Approval to Execute a Contract with Alfa Laval for
 Comprehensive Rebuild of Belt Filter Press #1

REQUEST
The Department of Public Works (DPW) and its Water Resources Division (WRD) seeks
authorization to execute a Contract with Alfa Laval for a total amount not to exceed
$375,000, including $45,888 of contingency, for the purposes of a comprehensive rebuild
of belt filter press #1 to extend the life of the equipment and provide the City additional
time to determine the best path forward for dewatering of wastewater sludge.

BACKGROUND

The City of Burlington (“City”) processes approximately 15,000,000 gallons of liquid
sludge a year. This sludge must be removed from the wastewater facility and sent to
external facilities for either reuse or disposal. In order to prepare the sludge for transport,
the sludge is first mixed with chemicals to help bind the solids together. From there,
excess liquid is removed and is returned back to the wastewater process for treatment,
turning the sludge into biosolids. The biosolids are then trucked to New York for final
processing for reuse. The City has two belt filter presses (“BFPs”) to remove a portion of
the liquid. This equipment is original to the 1993 Main plant upgrade and has reached the
end of life. This equipment must be rebuilt or replaced.

During the preliminary engineering evaluation that formed the basis of the LAKE bond
request, Water Resources (“WRD”) investigated replacement of the dewatering system.
A full replacement was estimated at $9,000,000. This price was based on replacing the
BFPs with improved dewatering equipment (screw press or centrifuges) that would result
in a product with about 21-25% of solids vs. the average 18-19% solids currently achieved
with the BFPs. Originally, this was included in the request for the March 2025 LAKE bond.
However, in the lead up to March 2025, staff became more concerned about the
possibility of legislation in Vermont and neighboring states that might limit the ability to
locally manage biosolids, meaning that our wastewater plants might need to invest in
even more capital and operationally intensive technology (e.g. driers, which can achieve

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much higher % solids) in order to avoid the enormous shipping costs that would result if
local options were no longer available. Additionally, conversations about regional
biosolids management re-emerged between the State and Vermont wastewater facilities.
In short, the landscape for biosolids management in Vermont was murky enough to
warrant pausing on committing the City to a dewatering upgrade at this time.

Given that the BFPs are still at the end of their useful life (and have experienced
numerous failures), the City still needs to pursue capital investment to keep these running
in the meantime. The second option was to rebuild the equipment that the City already
owns. Rebuilding the BFPs provides the City the best option to monitor the climate of
biosolids reuse/disposal locally and regionally. For less than $700,000, Alfa Laval can
provide all the parts and labor needed to rebuild both BFPs. This will provide 5-10 more
years of useful life, allowing more time to see where legislation goes so that WR staff can
select the best replacement options in the future. Furthermore, it allows for the City to
continue operating with minimal disturbance. The rebuild will take approximately two
weeks. If the City decides not to rebuild the BFPs, the City could be at risk for not being
able to process the sludge from all three of the City’s wastewater treatment facilities. This
could incur high costs in needing to restructure disposal contracts as well as the need to
bring in temporary solutions that would be very costly and disruptive.

Contractor Procurement
In December of 2024 Alfa Laval assessed the equipment and provided an estimate for
what would be needed to rebuild the BFPs. Due to the nature of the equipment, this
would be sole sourced to Alfa Laval as the expert in design, repair and maintenance of
the equipment they manufacture. Based on conversations with City Attorney
Ramakrishnan, WRD sought and received sole source approval from CAO Schad based
on the purchasing policy 1.e “(i) there is only one reasonably available source of a
particular product and (ii) a single vendor’s prior work for the City in connection with a
product or service makes the vendor uniquely qualified and a cost savings is reasonably
anticipated due to the vendor’s familiarity with the matter…”
 Contractor Estimate Contingency
 Alfa Laval-Press #1 rebuild $329,112 $45,888

It is the staff recommendation to execute a contract with Alfa Laval to rebuild BFP #1.
The estimate is $329,112 based off of what was observed at the time of assessment, with
a contingency of 45,888 for a total contract authorization of $375,000.

FUNDING

The funding for the work will be paid from the Wastewater Fund GL 480-19-425-000.9500.

The FY26 Capital Budget contains funds for this work. It is currently anticipated that WR
will pursue rebuild of BFP #2 in FY27 pending FY27 budget approval.

MOTION


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Board of Finance:

 1. “To approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the Director of Public
 Works’ to execute a $329,112 contract with Alfa Laval with authorization for
 contingency funding of an additional $45,888 for the construction of these belt filter
 press improvements, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney’s
 Office.”


Thank you for your consideration of this request.




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Department: DPW-Water Resources Submitter: Matt Dow/Megan Moir
 Request for Approval to Execute a Contract with Alfa Laval for Comprehensive Rebuild
 Title/Subject: of Belt Filter Press #1

 Approval: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 9/8/2025
 ☐ City Council Click or tap to enter a date.
 ☐ Concurrent Click or tap to enter a date.

This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials, and sent with the final submission. Please do
not indicate that a signoff was received until it has actually been obtained.

Signoffs Received

 Date
 Signoff Needed Received Note
 Received
 Department Head Yes 9/2/2025 Chapin Spencer

 Mayor’s Office informed and approved memo Yes 9/3/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission, if required
 City Attorney’s Office has approved contract Yes 9/2/2025 Erik Ramakrishnan -
 and/or legal documents, Contract documents
 -Identify attorney in note are subject to final
 review and approval, as
 per the motion
 City Attorney’s Office has approved memo and Yes 9/2/2025 Erik Ramakrishnan
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 -Identify attorney in note
 CAO has reviewed budget, financing, and Yes 9/3/2025 Katherine Schad
 memo
 Human Resources, if personnel action N/A Click or tap
 -Identify HR Manager in note to enter a
 date.
 CIO, if an IT-related investment/purchase N/A Click or tap Click or tap here to
 to enter a enter text.
 date.


Materials Included

 Included? Note
 Final Memo Attached? Yes Click or tap here to enter text.
 Contract Attached, if applicable? No ER is working on the final form
 of the contract.
 Additional Materials, if necessary No Click or tap here to enter text.
 Draft Resolution or Motion? Yes
 If for submission to Council, are N/A Click or tap here to enter text.
 sponsors identified?




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Department: CEDO/CJC Submitter: Rachel Jolly

 Title/Subject: DOC “Safer Communities” FY26 Grant Amendment Approval

 Approval: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 9/8/2025
 ☒ City Council 9/29/2025
 ☐ Concurrent Click or tap to enter a date.

This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials, and sent with the final submission. Please do
not indicate that a signoff was received until it has actually been obtained.

Signoffs Received

 Date
 Signoff Needed Received Note
 Received
 Department Head Yes 8/18/2025 Kara Alnasrawi

 Mayor’s Office informed and approved memo Yes 8/26/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission, if required N/A Click or tap Click or tap here to
 to enter a enter text.
 date.
 City Attorney’s Office has approved contract Yes 8/20/2025 Emmett Wood
 and/or legal documents,
 -Identify attorney in note
 City Attorney’s Office has approved memo and Yes 8/20/2025 Emmett Wood
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 -Identify attorney in note
 CAO has reviewed budget, financing, and Yes 8/29/2025 Katherine Schad
 memo
 Human Resources, if personnel action N/A Click or tap Click or tap here to
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 MEMORANDUM

 To: Board of Finance/City Council
 From: Kara Alnasrawi, CEDO Director
 Rachel Jolly, Assistant Director, Community Justice Center
 CC: Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
 Katherine Schad, Chief Administrative Officer
 DATE: August 15, 2025
 RE: Department of Corrections Grant: “Safer Communities” (Grant # 03520-1609)

 ____________________________________________________________________________________________

This is a request from CEDO’s Community Justice Center (CJC) for Board of Finance and City Council approval of a
Safer Communities Grant in the amount of $864,063.34 to be expended between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2027. The
purpose of this grant is to develop and provide local restorative and reentry services as well as bring restorative justice
work into the women’s prison. This funding supports 3.53 FTEs, spread over 13 staff members, to deliver restorative
justice reparative panels, the Circles of Support and Accountability program, and various reentry services, as well as
building a new restorative justice program in the women’s facility, CRCF. This is a continuation of our oldest contract,
dating back to 1999, and now brings a regionalized approach for the county, per a new RFP from the VT Department of
Corrections.

The projected operating budget is $432,031.67 for the fiscal year, which allows for the creation of one new Reentry
Coordinator position, funded 100% by this contract, and approved by City Council on March 10, 2025.

Please see the attached grant for more information. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Board of Finance Motion: Move to approve and recommend that the City Council approve and: 1) authorize the CEDO
Director to accept and execute a second amendment to State Grant #03520-1609 in the amount of $864,063.34 for FY26
and FY27, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney and to take such further actions and execute such further
instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney as may be necessary or convenient to effectuate the transactions
contemplated hereby, and 2) authorize the CAO or their designee to effectuate any budget amendments necessary to
reflect the necessary changes to the FY26 budget lines associated with the grant.

City Council Motion: Move to approve and 1) authorize the CEDO Director to accept and execute a second amendment
to State Grant #03520-1609 in the amount of $864.063.34 for FY26 and FY27 subject to review and approval of the City
Attorney and to take such further actions and execute such further instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney
as may be necessary or convenient to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby, and 2) authorize the CAO or their
designee to effectuate any budget amendments necessary to reflect the necessary changes to the FY26 budget lines
associated with the grant.
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STATE OF VERMONT GRANT AGREEMENT Part 1-Grant Award Detail
 SECTION I - GENERAL GRANT INFORMATION
1 2
 Grant #: 03520-1609 Original ✘ Amendment #
3
 Grant Title: Community and Restorative Justice Services
4 5 6
 Amount Previously Awarded: Amount Awarded This Action: Total Award Amount:
 $0.00 $864,063.34 $864,063.34
7 8 9
 Award Start Date: 07/01/2025 Award End Date: 06/30/2027 Subrecipient Award: YES NO ✘


10 11
 Supplier #: 0000040096 Grantee Name: City of Burlington
12
 Grantee Address: 149 Church Street
13 14 15
 City: Burlington State: VT Zip Code: 05401
16 17
 State Granting Agency: AHS/ Department of Corrections Business Unit: 03520
18
 Performance Measures: 19
 Match/In-Kind: Description:
 YES ✘ NO
20
 If this action is an amendment, the following is amended:
 Amount: Funding Allocation: Performance Period: Scope of Work: Other:
 SECTION II - SUBRECIPIENT AWARD INFORMATION
21 22 23
 Grantee Identifier [UEI] #: Indirect Rate: FFATA: YES NO
24 % 25
 Grantee Fiscal Year End Month (MM format) : (Approved rate or current Federal de minimis) R&D: YES NO
26
 UEI Registered Name (if different than VISION Supplier Name in Box 11) :

 SECTION III - FUNDING ALLOCATION
 STATE FUNDS
 27 28 29
 Awarded Award This Cumulative 30
 Fund Type Special & Other Fund Descriptions
 Previously Action Award
 General Fund $864,063.34 $864,063.34

 Special Fund $0.00

 Global Commitment ( non- subr eci pi ent funds) $0.00

 Other State Funds $0.00

 FEDERAL FUNDS Required Federal
 (includes subrecipient Global Commitment funds) Award Information
 37 38
31 33 34 35 36 Fed Total
 32 Awarded Award This Cumulative
 Program Title Award Federal
ALN# Previously Action Award FAIN
 Date Award
 $0.00
39 40
 Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:


 $0.00
Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:


 $0.00
Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:


 $0.00
Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:


 $0.00
Federal Awarding Agency: Federa l Award Project Descr:


 Total Awarded - All Funds $0.00 $864,063.34 $864,063.34

 SECTION IV - CONTACT INFORMATION
ϰϭ ϰϮ
 STATE GRANTING AGENCY GRANTEE
 NAME: Chris Barton, VT Department of Corrections NAME: Brian Pine
 TITLE: Restorative System Administrator TITLE: CEDO Director
 PHONE: (802) 505-0993 PHONE:
 EMAIL: chris.barton@vermont.gov EMAIL: bpine@burlingtonvt.gov
 Form Effective 12/26/2014
 Revised: 11/06/2024
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 PART 2 – GRANT AGREEMENT
1. Parties: This is a Grant Agreement between the State of Vermont, Agency of Human Services, Vermont
 Department of Corrections Office (hereinafter called “State”), and the City of Burlington (hereinafter called
 “Grantee”), with principal place of business at Burlington, VT. It is the Grantee’s responsibility to contact the
 Vermont Department of Taxes to determine if, by law, the Grantee is required to have a Vermont Department
 of Taxes Business Account Number.
2. Subject Matter: The purpose of this grant is to Community and Restorative Justice Services Detailed services
 to be provided are described in Attachment A.
3. Award Details: Amounts, dates and other award details are as shown in the attached Grant Agreement Part 1
 – Grant Award Detail. A detailed scope of work covered by this award is described in Attachment A.
4. Amendment: No changes, modifications, or amendments in the terms and conditions of this Grant Agreement
 shall be effective unless reduced to writing, numbered, and signed by the duly authorized representative of the
 State and Grantee.
5. Cancellation: This Grant Agreement may be suspended or cancelled by either party by giving written notice
 at least thirty (30) days in advance.
6. Attachments: This Grant consists of 22 pages.

 Attachments that are Incorporated Herein Order of Precedence for Grant Documents
 Grant Agreement – Part 1 – Grant Award Detail Grant Agreement – Part 1 and Part 2
 Grant Agreement – Part 2 – Grant Agreement Attachment D – Modification of Insurance (n/a)
 Attachment A – Scope of Work to be Performed Attachment C – Standard State Provisions for Contracts and Grants)
 Attachment B – Payment Provisions Attachment A – Scope of Work to be Performed
 Attachment C – Standard State Provisions for Contracts and Grants Attachment E – Business Associate Agreement (n/a)
 Attachment D – Modification of Insurance (n/a) Attachment F – AHS Customary Contract/Grant Provisions
 Attachment E – Business Associate Agreement (n/a) Attachment B – Payment Provisions
 Attachment F – AHS Customary Contract/Grant Provisions Click here to enter text.
 Click here to enter text.


WE, THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES, AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS GRANT AGREEMENT.

STATE OF VERMONT GRANTEE


By: _____________________________________ By: ________________________________________
 Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner Brian Pine, CEDO Director
 Vermont Department of Corrections City of Burlington

APPROVED AS TO FORM:


By: _____________________________________
 Lauri Fisher, Attorney General’s Office




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 ATTACHMENT A
 SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED

In conjunction with the State, the Grantee will utilize restorative justice practices that strive to enhance
community safety, repair harm to victims and communities, and increase volunteer participation in the justice
process. All volunteers and grantee staff providing direct services within this scope of work must be approved, as
necessary, in accordance with VTDOC clearance policies and directives. Service delivery should reflect
commitments to Diversity, Equity Inclusion, trauma-informed and gender-responsive practices. The Grantee is
expected to provide the following restorative services and capacities:

 • Post-adjudication Reparative Panels
 • Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA)
 • Reentry Navigation
 • Correctional Facility based Restorative Practices

Post-adjudication Reparative Panels
The grantee will provide reparative panels for cases referred by the Court as a sentencing condition with or
without Probation, and/or referred by the local Probation & Parole Office as a condition of Corrections
supervision.

Process Steps of a Reparative Panel Meeting:
 • Establish Common Ground
 • All Understand the Impact of the Harm
 • Responsible Party Accepts Responsibility
 • All Develop a Collective Plan to Address the Harm

Reparative activities shall address each of the following goal areas:
 • To learn about the impact of crime on victims and the community.
 • To repair the harm to the victim(s) when possible.
 • To repair the harm to the community.
 • To learn ways to avoid re-offense and understand community responsibility and obligations.

The goal is for the responsible party to complete the activities within a 90-day period after the initial panel
meeting. If necessary, a 120-day period for completion is acceptable.

Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA)
Incarcerated individuals who are pending release to DOC community supervision during the grant period and
assessed as moderate to high risk to reoffend will constitute the broad pool from which COSA referrals are chosen
by DOC. COSAs should be reserved for core members presenting the highest levels of risk/need, including
individuals convicted for sexual and/or violent offenses.

When a case is referred, grantee staff meet with prospective candidates and with DOC to identify supervision
requirements, victim’s needs, community issues and other concerns that need to be considered. Participation by
the potential core members is voluntary.

If the case is accepted, grantee staff recruit volunteers to serve as the core member’s COSA. The COSA includes
at least three volunteers who commit to meeting regularly with the core member for at least one year. Volunteers
are required to attend State approved COSA volunteer training prior to meeting with the core member.

Once established, the COSA volunteers may receive targeted training that reflects the specific needs and strengths
of the core member, and if possible, meet with the potential core member at the correctional facility or video



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conference prior to their release.

The basic COSA operating structure is comprised of weekly team meetings with the core members and periodic
larger group meetings to ensure the core members’ progress with reintegration, compliance with reentry
conditions and other expectations, to deal with changing conditions and new opportunities, and to keep
community partners adequately informed. It is expected that the grantee COSA Coordinator communicate with
the local P&P office at a minimum of once per week to provide and receive relevant case information. Any
violations of release conditions, and any concerns regarding the behavior and/or attitudes of the core member are
to be brought to the immediate attention of Probation and Parole.

Reentry Navigation
This may include referrals to relevant service agencies and identifying resources that promote community
reintegration. It is intended to serve individuals for a short-term period with the greatest intensity during the first
three months following the release from incarceration. Reentry navigation should not duplicate or supplant the
case management services of the State. Grantee staff should apply effective relational approaches, integrate
citizen volunteers, as appropriate, to assist with issues such as transportation and a variety of life skills.
Navigation services provided to formerly incarcerated individuals may last up to six months.

Facility Based Restorative Practices
The grantee will develop restorative practices inside the correctional facility located within its service region.
Restorative practices will be developed and delivered collaboratively between the grantee, facility personnel, and
incarcerated individuals. Activities may include but are not limited to:
 • Training in restorative practices with incarcerated individuals and facility staff
 • Establishing restorative circles/counsels within living units
 • Educating incarcerated individuals on services available in the community to support reentry
 • Facilitation of restorative processes to:
 o build relationships
 o address conflicts and/or grievances
 o deepen empathy for harmed/affected parties



 Grantee Services Provided:
 .
 • The Grantee will provide Restorative Panels for cases referred under Reparative Probation,
 Reparative Without Probation (Reparative Direct), and by Probation and Parole. Grantee will offer
 Panels for a minimum of 150 cases annually.
 • The Grantee will provide formerly incarcerated individual reentry resource navigation services as
 referred by the Probation and Parole Office for formerly incarcerated individuals reentering the
 community.
 • The Grantee will provide new COSAs referred by the Probation and Parole Office for a minimum of
 12 formerly incarcerated individuals annually, reentering the community.
 • The Grantee will develop Restorative Practices within the local correctional facility in collaboration
 with the local Facility administration and incarcerated individuals.


 Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements Schedule:

 For all Reparative Panels, the Grantee will report the following measure monthly by the 15th of each month
 for the preceding month:




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 • Number of open cases on the 1st of the month
 • Number of new referrals during the month
 • Number of total cases (sum of open and new cases)
 • Number of referrals rejected due to case conditions
 • Number of other negative closures (fail to appear or complete)
 • Number positive closures
 • Number of other closures (transfer, deceased)
 • Number of cases open at the end of the month

 For all individuals under State custody and supervision who receive services from the Grantee, the Grantee
 will obtain a Personal Identification Number (PID) from the State. The Grantee will report the following
 monthly information by the 15th of each month for the preceding month:

 • PID Number
 • Date services started by Grantee
 • Type of service received (e.g., Reparative Panel, COSA, Reentry Navigation, Facility RJ)
 • Date of case closure when applicable
 • Reason for case closure

 The grantee will additionally provide written program updates detailing the development and/or delivery of
 restorative practices with the corresponding correctional facility as part of monthly reporting.

 Grantee may be required to use the State’s Offender Management System (OMS) as a tool to manage
 referrals, collect data related to the performance measures, and monthly reporting requirements, as well as
 additional electronic reports as requested by the State.

 Within 30 days of the grant award or a new fiscal year, the Grantee is required to prepare an annual operating
 plan and budget that serves to achieve the intended results specified in this Attachment. The operating plan is
 expected to generally address the categories of service and the specific services identified in this section of
 this Attachment. The operating plan and budget must be approved by the State Grant Administrator.

 Within 30 days of the grant award the Grantee is required to submit a Staff Hiring and Volunteer Approval
 Policy. This policy must be approved by the State Grant Administrator.

 All Grantees will provide a copy of the following documents within 45 days of the start of the fiscal year, and
 will provide updates when changed:

 • The written agreement (protocol, procedure, etc.) between the Grantee and the Court, and other
 community partners as appropriate, for handling Reparative Without Probation cases.
 • The current mission or purpose statement.
 • The current strategic plan for prioritizing the Grantee’s work, promoting its growth and advancing
 restorative principles.
 • A list and brief description of its collaborative relationships with pertinent community partners such
 as the community, referring agencies, etc.
 • By-Laws or governance rules.



Program-Specific Monitoring and Reporting




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The following table identifies how performance measures and other data will be reported, monitored, and improved.
This section meets State of Vermont Bulletin 5.0 requirements for grant monitoring.

 Frequency/ Recipient/ Purpose /
 Monitoring Activities Format
 Due Date Attendees Information Required
 DOC Restorative
 Performance measure Electronic
 Monthly Systems Performance monitoring
 reporting Report
 Administrator
 DOC Community
 & Restorative
 Justice Executive
 or DOC
 In person or Review of general program
 Site Visit Bi-Annually Restorative
 virtual meeting operations
 Systems
 Administrator,
 P&P and
 Program Staff
 DOC Restorative
 Financial Reports Electronic Quarterly* Systems Performance monitoring
 Administrator
 DOC Restorative
 Electronic
 Annual Report Annually Systems Performance monitoring
 Report
 Administrator

 *Reporting Period *Report Due Date
 July 1 - September 30 October 15
 October 1 - December 31 January 15
 January 1 – March 31 April 15
 April 1 – June 30 July 15

 Payment Provisions:

 Payment Provisions are specified in Attachment B.

 Other Requirements and Provisions:

 The Grantee’s operating plan, budget, other quality assurance reporting requirements as specified above, and
 any additional pertinent information will serve as a basis for reviewing the Grantee’s operating status,
 performance, and progress.

 Grantee is required to attend all meetings convened by the State.

 The State will assume responsibility for scheduling the bi-annual quality assurance progress review meetings.

 Upon assessing performance and progress at the bi-annual quality assurance review meetings, failure by the
 grantee to achieve the stipulated level of performance as specified in the Requirements and Services Provided
 and in the Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements sections of this Attachment may result in a penalty
 being imposed (loss of funding). The penalty for each infraction of inadequate performance or non-
 compliance will be a $100.00 reduction in the total grant amount or participate in a restorative process. The
 State will provide written notice of the penalty assessment. Penalties are due to the State as specified in
 Attachment B of this grant.




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  Changes in the work to be completed by the Grantee require State Grant Administrator approval and will
  require the grant to be amended.

  It is understood that the proposed budget may change during the grant period. Changes totaling more than
  five (5) % of the total grant budget require State Grant Administrator approval.

  The Grantee will cooperate with the State to establish and follow procedures and protocols to evaluate the
  effectiveness of its restorative initiatives, to include keeping files, data collection and sharing of such data.
  All files, reports, work products, and documents associated with this grant must be retained for a minimum of
  3 years after the closure of the grant.

  Grantees must submit an accounting for the use of grant funds within 30 days of the end of the fiscal year or
  end of the grant.

  All work products, reports, and invoices should be sent to Grant Administrator:

 Chris Barton
 Vermont Department of Corrections
 NOB2 South
 280 State Drive
 Waterbury, VT 05671-2000

  Or as e-mail attachments to:

 chris.barton@vermont.gov

  Reporting Misconduct

  Grantee will require all staff, contractors and volunteers to report immediately any knowledge, suspicion or
  information of any grantee staff, contractor or volunteer misconduct. Grantee shall give notice of the
  requirement to report misconduct to all staff, contractors and volunteers in a form and manner approved by
  DOC. The Grantee shall document all reports of misconduct and shall immediately notify the DOC Central
  Office of any reported misconduct. Grantee shall not retaliate against residents, staff, contractors or volunteers
  who report such misconduct or any neglect or violation of responsibilities that may have contributed to an
  incident.

  Misconduct is defined as the following: Any conduct that discredits the Grantee and/or the DOC. Examples
  include, but not limited to, violations of any state or federal law, violations of any VTDOC Work Rules, any
  activity that endangers the safety or well-being of another person, and any verbal or physical behavior that is
  malicious, demeaning, harassing or insulting.

  Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
  Grantee will comply with the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (28 C.F.R. Part 115, Docket No. OAG-
  131, R1N1005-AB34- Dated May 17, 2012), and with all applicable PREA Standards, VTDOC Policies and
  Directives related to PREA for preventing, detecting, monitoring, investigating, and eradicating any form of
  sexual abuse within VTDOC. Grantee acknowledges that, in addition to “self-monitoring requirements” VT
  State staff will conduct announced or unannounced, compliance monitoring to include “on-site” monitoring.
  Failure to comply with PREA, including PREA Standards and VTDOC Directives and Policies, may result in
  termination of the grant.
  Link to the Final PREA Standards:
  http://www.prearesourcecenter.org/library/488/standards/department-of-justice-national-prea-standards



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 ATTACHMENT B
 PAYMENT PROVISIONS
The maximum dollar amount payable under this agreement is not intended as any form of a guaranteed amount.
The Grantee will be paid for products or services specified in Attachment A, or services actually performed, up to
the maximum allowable amount specified in this agreement. The payment schedule for delivered products, or rates
for services performed, and any additional reimbursements, are included in this attachment. The following
provisions specifying payments are:

 1. Grant funding will not be released until Grantee has provided State with certificates of insurance to show
 that the required insurance coverage, detailed on Attachment C, is in effect. It is the responsibility of the
 Grantee to maintain current certificates of insurance on file with the State throughout the term of this
 agreement. Grantee shall name the State of Vermont and its officers and employees as additional insureds
 for liability arising out of this agreement.



 2. Grantee will submit monthly invoices which must include the following: an authorized signature, name,
 and address for remittance of payment by the state, the current grant number, a unique invoice number,
 dates of performance and a brief description of the service or product provided. The Grantee may request
 $36,002.64 as an initial advance upon execution of the grant agreement. The grantee will submit detailed
 actual financial expenditures per monthly invoice. The State will pay Grantee for actual expenses based
 on financial statements. The grant ceiling is a maximum of $432,031.67 for State Fiscal Year 2026, and
 $432,031.67 for State Fiscal Year 2027.



 3. Funded Activities: eligible expenses are based on the Grantee’s final budget as approved by the Grant
 Manager. Up to 10% of each activity amount listed below may be modified with permission, however
 funding may not exceed the total budget amount.



 4. Should the Grantee be subject to a penalty for non-performance as detailed in Attachment A of this
 agreement, penalties assessed are due to the State within 15 days of written notification.


 5. Should the Grantee not deplete the entire grant award prior to the end of the fiscal year, the unexpended
 funds will be returned to the State within 30 days of the end of the grant.


Grantee will return Grant Agreement, and Certificate of Insurance to:
 AHS.DOCInvoicesBusinessOffice@vermont.gov

 AHS/Dept. of Corrections
 Business Office
 NOB2 South
 280 State Drive
 Waterbury, VT 05671-2000
 And Submit Invoices to:
 Chris.barton@vermont.gov



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 ATTACHMENT C: STANDARD STATE PROVISIONS
 FOR CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
 REVISED DECEMBER 7, 2023

“Attachment C: Standard State Provisions for Contracts and Grants” (revision version dated
December 7, 2023) constitutes part of this Agreement and is hereby incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein and shall apply to the purchase of all goods and/or services by the State under
this Agreement. A copy of this document is available online at: https://bgs.vermont.gov/purchasing-
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 ATTACHMENT E
 BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT

SOV CONTRACTOR/GRANTEE/BUSINESS ASSOCIATE: City of Burlington

SOV GRANT NO. 03520-1609 GRANT EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 1, 2025

This Business Associate Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between the State of
Vermont Agency of Human Services, operating by and through its Vermont Department of
Corrections (“Covered Entity”) and Party identified in this Agreement as Contractor or Grantee
above (“Business Associate”). This Agreement supplements and is made a part of the contract or
grant (“Contract or Grant”) to which it is attached.
Covered Entity and Business Associate enter into this Agreement to comply with the standards promulgated under
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), including the Standards for the Privacy
of Individually Identifiable Health Information, at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 (“Privacy Rule”), and the Security
Standards, at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 (“Security Rule”), as amended by Subtitle D of the Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and any associated federal rules and regulations.

The parties agree as follows:

1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings set forth
in 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 as amended by HITECH and associated federal rules and regulations. Terms defined
in this Agreement are italicized. Unless otherwise specified, when used in this Agreement, defined terms used in
the singular shall be understood if appropriate in their context to include the plural when applicable.

“Agent” means an Individual acting within the scope of the agency of the Business Associate, in accordance with
the Federal common law of agency, as referenced in 45 CFR § 160.402(c) and includes Workforce members and
Subcontractors.

“Breach” means the acquisition, Access, Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) which compromises the
Security or privacy of the PHI, except as excluded in the definition of Breach in 45 CFR § 164.402.

“Business Associate” shall have the meaning given for “Business Associate” in 45 CFR § 160.103 and means Contractor or
Grantee and includes its Workforce, Agents and Subcontractors.

“Electronic PHI” shall mean PHI created, received, maintained or transmitted electronically in accordance with 45 CFR §
160.103.

“Individual” includes a Person who qualifies as a personal representative in accordance with 45 CFR § 164.502(g).

“Protected Health Information” (“PHI”) shall have the meaning given in 45 CFR § 160.103, limited to the PHI
created or received by Business Associate from or on behalf of Covered Entity.

“Required by Law” means a mandate contained in law that compels an entity to make a use or disclosure of PHI
and that is enforceable in a court of law and shall have the meaning given in 45 CFR § 164.103.

“Report” means submissions required by this Agreement as provided in section 2.3.

“Security Incident” means the attempted or successful unauthorized Access, Use, Disclosure, modification, or destruction of
Information or interference with system operations in an Information System relating to PHI in accordance with 45 CFR §
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“Services” includes all work performed by the Business Associate for or on behalf of Covered Entity that requires
the Use and/or Disclosure of PHI to perform a Business Associate function described in 45 CFR § 160.103.

“Subcontractor” means a Person to whom Business Associate delegates a function, activity, or service, other than
in the capacity of a member of the workforce of such Business Associate.

“Successful Security Incident” shall mean a Security Incident that results in the unauthorized Access, Use,
Disclosure, modification, or destruction of information or interference with system operations in an Information
System.

“Unsuccessful Security Incident” shall mean a Security Incident such as routine occurrences that do not result in
unauthorized Access, Use, Disclosure, modification, or destruction of information or interference with system
operations in an Information System, such as: (i) unsuccessful attempts to penetrate computer networks or services
maintained by Business Associate; and (ii) immaterial incidents such as pings and other broadcast attacks on
Business Associate's firewall, port scans, unsuccessful log-on attempts, denials of service and any combination of
the above with respect to Business Associate’s Information System.

“Targeted Unsuccessful Security Incident” means an Unsuccessful Security Incident that appears to be an attempt
to obtain unauthorized Access, Use, Disclosure, modification or destruction of the Covered Entity’s Electronic PHI.

2. Contact Information for Privacy and Security Officers and Reports.

 2.1 Business Associate shall provide, within ten (10) days of the execution of this Agreement, written notice
 to the Contract or Grant manager the names and contact information of both the HIPAA Privacy Officer
 and HIPAA Security Officer of the Business Associate. This information must be updated by Business
 Associate any time these contacts change.

 2.2 Covered Entity’s HIPAA Privacy Officer and HIPAA Security Officer contact information is posted
 at: https://humanservices.vermont.gov/rules-policies/health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-
 hipaa

 2.3 Business Associate shall submit all Reports required by this Agreement to the following email address:
 AHS.PrivacyAndSecurity@vermont.gov

3. Permitted and Required Uses/Disclosures of PHI.

 3.1 Subject to the terms in this Agreement, Business Associate may Use or Disclose PHI to perform Services, as
 specified in the Contract or Grant. Such Uses and Disclosures are limited to the minimum necessary to provide the
 Services. Business Associate shall not Use or Disclose PHI in any manner that would constitute a violation of the
 Privacy Rule if Used or Disclosed by Covered Entity in that manner. Business Associate may not Use or Disclose PHI
 other than as permitted or required by this Agreement or as Required by Law and only in compliance with applicable
 laws and regulations.

 3.2 Business Associate may make PHI available to its Workforce, Agent and Subcontractor who need
 Access to perform Services as permitted by this Agreement, provided that Business Associate makes them
 aware of the Use and Disclosure restrictions in this Agreement and binds them to comply with such
 restrictions.

 3.3 Business Associate shall be directly liable under HIPAA for impermissible Uses and Disclosures of
 PHI.

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and administration or to carry out its legal responsibilities. Business Associate may Disclose PHI for Business
Associate’s proper management and administration or to carry out its legal responsibilities if a Disclosure is
Required by Law or if Business Associate obtains reasonable written assurances via a written agreement from the
Person to whom the information is to be Disclosed that such PHI shall remain confidential and be Used or further
Disclosed only as Required by Law or for the purpose for which it was Disclosed to the Person, and the Agreement
requires the Person to notify Business Associate, within five (5) business days, in writing of any Breach of
Unsecured PHI of which it is aware. Such Uses and Disclosures of PHI must be of the minimum amount necessary
to accomplish such purposes.

5. Electronic PHI Security Rule Obligations.

 5.1 With respect to Electronic PHI, Business Associate shall:

 a) Implement and use Administrative, Physical, and Technical Safeguards in compliance with 45 CFR
 sections 164.308, 164.310, and 164.312;

 b) Identify in writing upon request from Covered Entity all the safeguards that it uses to protect such
 Electronic PHI.

 c) Prior to any Use or Disclosure of Electronic PHI by an Agent or Subcontractor, ensure that any Agent or
 Subcontractor to whom it provides Electronic PHI agrees in writing to implement and use Administrative,
 Physical, and Technical Safeguards that reasonably and appropriately protect the Confidentiality, Integrity
 and Availability of Electronic PHI. The written agreement must identify Covered Entity as a direct and
 intended third party beneficiary with the right to enforce any breach of the agreement concerning the Use
 or Disclosure of Electronic PHI, and be provided to Covered Entity upon request.

 d) Report in writing to Covered Entity any Successful Security Incident or Targeted Unsuccessful Security
 Incident as soon as it becomes aware of such incident and in no event later than five (5) business days after
 such awareness. Such Report shall be made timely notwithstanding the fact that little information may be
 known at the time of the Report and need only include such information then available.

 e) Following such Report, provide Covered Entity with the information necessary for Covered Entity to
 investigate any such incident; and

 f) Continue to provide to Covered Entity information concerning the incident as it becomes available to it.

 5.2 Reporting Unsuccessful Security Incidents. Business Associate shall provide Covered Entity upon
 written request a Report that: (a) identifies the categories of Unsuccessful Security Incidents; (b) indicates
 whether Business Associate believes its current defensive security measures are adequate to address all
 Unsuccessful Security Incidents, given the scope and nature of such attempts; and (c) if the security
 measures are not adequate, the measures Business Associate will implement to address the security
 inadequacies.

 5.3 Business Associate shall comply with any reasonable policies and procedures Covered Entity
 implements to obtain compliance under the Security Rule.


6. Reporting and Documenting Breaches.

 6.1 Business Associate shall Report to Covered Entity any Breach of Unsecured PHI as soon as it, or
 any Person to whom PHI is disclosed under this Agreement, becomes aware of any such Breach, and in no
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 determines that a notification would impede a criminal investigation or cause damage to national security.
 Such Report shall be timely made notwithstanding the fact that little information may be known at the time
 of the Report and need only include such information then available.

 6.2 Following the Report described in 6.1, Business Associate shall conduct a risk assessment and provide
 it to Covered Entity with a summary of the event. Business Associate shall provide Covered Entity with the
 names of any Individual whose Unsecured PHI has been, or is reasonably believed to have been, the subject
 of the Breach and any other available information that is required to be given to the affected Individual, as
 set forth in 45 CFR § 164.404(c). Upon request by Covered Entity, Business Associate shall provide
 information necessary for Covered Entity to investigate the impermissible Use or Disclosure. Business
 Associate shall continue to provide to Covered Entity information concerning the Breach as it becomes
 available.

 6.3 When Business Associate determines that an impermissible acquisition, Access, Use or Disclosure of
 PHI for which it is responsible is not a Breach, and therefore does not necessitate notice to the impacted
 Individual, it shall document its assessment of risk, conducted as set forth in 45 CFR § 402(2). Business
 Associate shall make its risk assessment available to Covered Entity upon request. It shall include 1) the
 name of the person making the assessment, 2) a brief summary of the facts, and 3) a brief statement of the
 reasons supporting the determination of low probability that the PHI had been compromised.

7. Mitigation and Corrective Action. Business Associate shall mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful
effect that is known to it of an impermissible Use or Disclosure of PHI, even if the impermissible Use or Disclosure
does not constitute a Breach. Business Associate shall draft and carry out a plan of corrective action to address any
incident of impermissible Use or Disclosure of PHI. Business Associate shall make its mitigation, and corrective
action plans available to Covered Entity upon request.

8. Providing Notice of Breaches.

 8.1 If Covered Entity determines that a Breach of PHI for which Business Associate was responsible, and
 if requested by Covered Entity, Business Associate shall provide notice to the Individual whose PHI has
 been the subject of the Breach. When so requested, Business Associate shall consult with Covered Entity
 about the timeliness, content and method of notice, and shall receive Covered Entity’s approval concerning
 these elements. Business Associate shall be responsible for the cost of notice and related remedies.

 8.2 The notice to affected Individuals shall be provided as soon as reasonably possible and in no case later
 than sixty (60) calendar days after Business Associate reported the Breach to Covered Entity.

 8.3 The notice to affected Individuals shall be written in plain language and shall include, to the extent
 possible: 1) a brief description of what happened; 2) a description of the types of Unsecured PHI that were
 involved in the Breach; 3) any steps Individuals can take to protect themselves from potential harm resulting
 from the Breach; 4) a brief description of what the Business Associate is doing to investigate the Breach to
 mitigate harm to Individuals and to protect against further Breaches; and 5) contact procedures for
 Individuals to ask questions or obtain additional information, as set forth in 45 CFR § 164.404(c).

 8.4 Business Associate shall notify Individuals of Breaches as specified in 45 CFR § 164.404(d) (methods
 of Individual notice). In addition, when a Breach involves more than 500 residents of Vermont, Business
 Associate shall, if requested by Covered Entity, notify prominent media outlets serving Vermont, following
 the requirements set forth in 45 CFR § 164.406.

9. Agreements with Subcontractors. Business Associate shall enter into a Business Associate Agreement with
any Subcontractor to whom it provides PHI to require compliance with HIPAA and to ensure Business Associate
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such written agreement before any Use by or Disclosure of PHI to such Subcontractor. The written agreement must
identify Covered Entity as a direct and intended third party beneficiary with the right to enforce any breach of the
agreement concerning the Use or Disclosure of PHI. Business Associate shall provide a copy of the written
agreement it enters into with a Subcontractor to Covered Entity upon request. Business Associate may not make
any Disclosure of PHI to any Subcontractor without prior written consent of Covered Entity.

10. Access to PHI. Business Associate shall provide access to PHI in a Designated Record Set to Covered Entity
or as directed by Covered Entity to an Individual to meet the requirements under 45 CFR § 164.524. Business
Associate shall provide such access in the time and manner reasonably designated by Covered Entity. Within five
(5) business days, Business Associate shall forward to Covered Entity for handling any request for Access to PHI
that Business Associate directly receives from an Individual.

11. Amendment of PHI. Business Associate shall make any amendments to PHI in a Designated Record Set that
Covered Entity directs or agrees to pursuant to 45 CFR § 164.526, whether at the request of Covered Entity or an
Individual. Business Associate shall make such amendments in the time and manner reasonably designated by
Covered Entity. Within five (5) business days, Business Associate shall forward to Covered Entity for handling any
request for amendment to PHI that Business Associate directly receives from an Individual.

12. Accounting of Disclosures. Business Associate shall document Disclosures of PHI and all information related
to such Disclosures as would be required for Covered Entity to respond to a request by an Individual for an
accounting of disclosures of PHI in accordance with 45 CFR § 164.528. Business Associate shall provide such
information to Covered Entity or as directed by Covered Entity to an Individual, to permit Covered Entity to respond
to an accounting request. Business Associate shall provide such information in the time and manner reasonably
designated by Covered Entity. Within five (5) business days, Business Associate shall forward to Covered Entity
for handling any accounting request that Business Associate directly receives from an Individual.

13. Books and Records. Subject to the attorney-client and other applicable legal privileges, Business Associate
shall make its internal practices, books, and records (including policies and procedures and PHI) relating to the Use
and Disclosure of PHI available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the time and manner
designated by the Secretary. Business Associate shall make the same information available to Covered Entity, upon
Covered Entity’s request, in the time and manner reasonably designated by Covered Entity so that Covered Entity
may determine whether Business Associate is in compliance with this Agreement.

14. Termination.

 14.1 This Agreement commences on the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until terminated by
 Covered Entity or until all the PHI is destroyed or returned to Covered Entity subject to Section 18.8.

 14.2 If Business Associate fails to comply with any material term of this Agreement, Covered Entity
 may provide an opportunity for Business Associate to cure. If Business Associate does not cure within the
 time specified by Covered Entity or if Covered Entity believes that cure is not reasonably possible, Covered
 Entity may immediately terminate the Contract or Grant without incurring liability or penalty for such
 termination. If neither termination nor cure are feasible, Covered Entity shall report the breach to the
 Secretary of HHS. Covered Entity has the right to seek to cure such failure by Business Associate.
 Regardless of whether Covered Entity cures, it retains any right or remedy available at law, in equity, or
 under the Contract or Grant and Business Associate retains its responsibility for such failure.

15. Return/Destruction of PHI.

 15.1 Business Associate in connection with the expiration or termination of the Contract or Grant shall
 return or destroy, at the discretion of the Covered Entity, PHI that Business Associate still maintains in any
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 Associate shall not retain any copies of PHI. Business Associate shall certify in writing and report to
 Covered Entity (1) when all PHI has been returned or destroyed and (2) that Business Associate does not
 continue to maintain any PHI. Business Associate is to provide this certification during this thirty (30) day
 period.

 15.2 Business Associate shall report to Covered Entity any conditions that Business Associate believes
 make the return or destruction of PHI infeasible. Business Associate shall extend the protections of this
 Agreement to such PHI and limit further Uses and Disclosures to those purposes that make the return or
 destruction infeasible for so long as Business Associate maintains such PHI.

16. Penalties. Business Associate understands that: (a) there may be civil or criminal penalties for misuse or
misappropriation of PHI and (b) violations of this Agreement may result in notification by Covered Entity to law
enforcement officials and regulatory, accreditation, and licensure organizations.

17. Training. Business Associate understands its obligation to comply with the law and shall provide appropriate
training and education to ensure compliance with this Agreement. If requested by Covered Entity, Business
Associate shall participate in Covered Entity’s training regarding the Use, Confidentiality, and Security of PHI;
however, participation in such training shall not supplant nor relieve Business Associate of its obligations under this
Agreement to independently assure compliance with the law and this Agreement.

18. Miscellaneous.

 18.1 In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of
 the Contract or Grant, the terms of this Agreement shall govern with respect to its subject matter.
 Otherwise, the terms of the Contract or Grant continue in effect.

 18.2 Each party shall cooperate with the other party to amend this Agreement from time to time as is
 necessary for such party to comply with the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, or any other standards
 promulgated under HIPAA. This Agreement may not be amended, except by a writing signed by all
 parties hereto.

 18.3 Any ambiguity in this Agreement shall be resolved to permit the parties to comply with the
 Privacy Rule, Security Rule, or any other standards promulgated under HIPAA.

 18.4  In addition to applicable Vermont law, the parties shall rely on applicable federal law (e.g.,
 HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and HITECH) in construing the meaning and effect of this
 Agreement.

 18.5 Business Associate shall not have or claim any ownership of PHI.

 18.6 Business Associate shall abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to all
 PHI even if some of that information relates to specific services for which Business Associate may not be
 a “Business Associate” of Covered Entity under the Privacy Rule.

 18.7 Business Associate is prohibited from directly or indirectly receiving any remuneration in exchange
 for an Individual’s PHI. Business Associate will refrain from marketing activities that would violate
 HIPAA, including specifically Section 13406 of the HITECH Act. Reports or data containing PHI may not
 be sold without Covered Entity’s or the affected Individual’s written consent.

 18.8 The provisions of this Agreement that by their terms encompass continuing rights or responsibilities
 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. For example: (a) the provisions of this
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 Associate to return or destroy PHI as provided in Section 14.2 and (b) the obligation of Business Associate
 to provide an accounting of disclosures as set forth in Section 12 survives the expiration or termination of
 this Agreement with respect to accounting requests, if any, made after such expiration or termination.


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 ATTACHMENT F
 AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES’ CUSTOMARY CONTRACT/GRANT PROVISIONS

1. Definitions: For purposes of this Attachment F, the term “Agreement” shall mean the form of the contract or
 grant, with all of its parts, into which this Attachment F is incorporated. The meaning of the term “Party” when
 used in this Attachment F shall mean any named party to this Agreement other than the State of Vermont, the
 Agency of Human Services (AHS) and any of the departments, boards, offices and business units named in this
 Agreement. As such, the term “Party” shall mean, when used in this Attachment F, the Contractor or Grantee
 with whom the State of Vermont is executing this Agreement. If Party, when permitted to do so under this
 Agreement, seeks by way of any subcontract, sub-grant or other form of provider agreement to employ any other
 person or entity to perform any of the obligations of Party under this Agreement, Party shall be obligated to
 ensure that all terms of this Attachment F are followed. As such, the term “Party” as used herein shall also be
 construed as applicable to, and describing the obligations of, any subcontractor, sub-recipient or sub-grantee of
 this Agreement. Any such use or construction of the term “Party” shall not, however, give any subcontractor,
 sub-recipient or sub-grantee any substantive right in this Agreement without an express written agreement to that
 effect by the State of Vermont.

2. Agency of Human Services: The Agency of Human Services is responsible for overseeing all contracts and
 grants entered by any of its departments, boards, offices and business units, however denominated. The Agency
 of Human Services, through the business office of the Office of the Secretary, and through its Field Services
 Directors, will share with any named AHS-associated party to this Agreement oversight, monitoring and
 enforcement responsibilities. Party agrees to cooperate with both the named AHS-associated party to this
 contract and with the Agency of Human Services itself with respect to the resolution of any issues relating to
 the performance and interpretation of this Agreement, payment matters and legal compliance.

3. Medicaid Program Parties (applicable to any Party providing services and supports paid for under Vermont’s
 Medicaid program and Vermont’s Global Commitment to Health Waiver):

 Inspection and Retention of Records: In addition to any other requirement under this Agreement or at law,
 Party must fulfill all state and federal legal requirements, and will comply with all requests appropriate to enable
 the Agency of Human Services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (along with its Inspector
 General and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), the Comptroller General, the Government
 Accounting Office, or any of their designees: (i) to evaluate through inspection or other means the quality,
 appropriateness, and timeliness of services performed under this Agreement; and (ii) to inspect and audit any
 records, financial data, contracts, computer or other electronic systems of Party relating to the performance of
 services under Vermont’s Medicaid program and Vermont’s Global Commitment to Health Waiver. Party will
 retain for ten years all documents required to be retained pursuant to 42 CFR 438.3(u).

 Subcontracting for Medicaid Services: Notwithstanding any permitted subcontracting of services to be
 performed under this Agreement, Party shall remain responsible for ensuring that this Agreement is fully
 performed according to its terms, that subcontractor remains in compliance with the terms hereof, and that
 subcontractor complies with all state and federal laws and regulations relating to the Medicaid program in
 Vermont. Subcontracts, and any service provider agreements entered into by Party in connection with the
 performance of this Agreement, must clearly specify in writing the responsibilities of the subcontractor or other
 service provider and Party must retain the authority to revoke its subcontract or service provider agreement or
 to impose other sanctions if the performance of the subcontractor or service provider is inadequate or if its
 performance deviates from any requirement of this Agreement. Party shall make available on request all
 contracts, subcontracts and service provider agreements between the Party, subcontractors and other service
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 Medicaid Notification of Termination Requirements: Party shall follow the Department of Vermont Health
 Access Managed-Care-Organization enrollee-notification requirements, to include the requirement that Party
 provide timely notice of any termination of its practice.

 Encounter Data: Party shall provide encounter data to the Agency of Human Services and/or its departments
 and ensure further that the data and services provided can be linked to and supported by enrollee eligibility files
 maintained by the State.

 Federal Medicaid System Security Requirements Compliance: Party shall provide a security plan, risk
 assessment, and security controls review document within three months of the start date of this Agreement (and
 update it annually thereafter) in order to support audit compliance with 45 CFR 95.621 subpart F, ADP System
 Security Requirements and Review Process.

4. Workplace Violence Prevention and Crisis Response (applicable to any Party and any subcontractors and
 sub-grantees whose employees or other service providers deliver social or mental health services directly to
 individual recipients of such services):

 Party shall establish a written workplace violence prevention and crisis response policy meeting the
 requirements of Act 109 (2016), 33 VSA §8201(b), for the benefit of employees delivering direct social or
 mental health services. Party shall, in preparing its policy, consult with the guidelines promulgated by the U.S.
 Occupational Safety and Health Administration for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social
 Services Workers, as those guidelines may from time to time be amended.

 Party, through its violence protection and crisis response committee, shall evaluate the efficacy of its policy,
 and update the policy as appropriate, at least annually. The policy and any written evaluations thereof shall be
 provided to employees delivering direct social or mental health services.

 Party will ensure that any subcontractor and sub-grantee who hires employees (or contracts with service
 providers) who deliver social or mental health services directly to individual recipients of such services,
 complies with all requirements of this Section.

5. Non-Discrimination:

 Party shall not discriminate, and will prohibit its employees, agents, subcontractors, sub-grantees and other
 service providers from discrimination, on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, on the
 basis of handicap under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, on the basis of sex under Title IX of the
 Education Amendments of 1972, and on the basis of race, color or national origin under Title VI of the Civil
 Rights Act of 1964. Party shall not refuse, withhold from or deny to any person the benefit of services, facilities,
 goods, privileges, advantages, or benefits of public accommodation on the basis of disability, race, creed, color,
 national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity as provided by Title 9 V.S.A. Chapter
 139.

 No person shall on the grounds of religion or on the grounds of sex (including, on the grounds that a woman is
 pregnant), be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination, to
 include sexual harassment, under any program or activity supported by State of Vermont and/or federal funds.

 Party further shall comply with the non-discrimination requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
 42 USC Section 2000d, et seq., and with the federal guidelines promulgated pursuant to Executive Order 13166
 of 2000, requiring that contractors and subcontractors receiving federal funds assure that persons with limited
 English proficiency can meaningfully access services. To the extent Party provides assistance to individuals
 with limited English proficiency through the use of oral or written translation or interpretive services, such
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6. Employees and Independent Contractors:

 Party agrees that it shall comply with the laws of the State of Vermont with respect to the appropriate
 classification of its workers and service providers as “employees” and “independent contractors” for all
 purposes, to include for purposes related to unemployment compensation insurance and workers compensation
 coverage, and proper payment and reporting of wages. Party agrees to ensure that all of its subcontractors or
 sub-grantees also remain in legal compliance as to the appropriate classification of “workers” and “independent
 contractors” relating to unemployment compensation insurance and workers compensation coverage, and
 proper payment and reporting of wages. Party will on request provide to the Agency of Human Services
 information pertaining to the classification of its employees to include the basis for the classification. Failure
 to comply with these obligations may result in termination of this Agreement.

7. Data Protection and Privacy:

 Protected Health Information: Party shall maintain the privacy and security of all individually identifiable
 health information acquired by or provided to it as a part of the performance of this Agreement. Party shall
 follow federal and state law relating to privacy and security of individually identifiable health information as
 applicable, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its federal
 regulations.
 Substance Abuse Treatment Information: Substance abuse treatment information shall be maintained in
 compliance with 42 C.F.R. Part 2 if the Party or subcontractor(s) are Part 2 covered programs, or if substance
 abuse treatment information is received from a Part 2 covered program by the Party or subcontractor(s).
 Protection of Personal Information: Party agrees to comply with all applicable state and federal statutes to
 assure protection and security of personal information, or of any personally identifiable information (PII),
 including the Security Breach Notice Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2435, the Social Security Number Protection Act, 9 V.S.A.
 § 2440, the Document Safe Destruction Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2445 and 45 CFR 155.260. As used here, PII shall
 include any information, in any medium, including electronic, which can be used to distinguish or trace an
 individual’s identity, such as his/her name, social security number, biometric records, etc., either alone or when
 combined with any other personal or identifiable information that is linked or linkable to a specific person, such
 as date and place or birth, mother’s maiden name, etc.
 Other Confidential Consumer Information: Party agrees to comply with the requirements of AHS Rule No.
 08-048 concerning access to and uses of personal information relating to any beneficiary or recipient of goods,
 services or other forms of support. Party further agrees to comply with any applicable Vermont State Statute
 and other regulations respecting the right to individual privacy. Party shall ensure that all of its employees,
 subcontractors and other service providers performing services under this agreement understand and preserve
 the sensitive, confidential and non-public nature of information to which they may have access.
 Data Breaches: The notice required under the Use and Protection of State Information terms of Attachment C
 shall be provided to the Agency of Digital Services Chief Information Security Officer.
 https://digitalservices.vermont.gov/about-us/contacts. Party shall in addition comply with any other data breach
 notification requirements required under federal or state law or Attachment E.

8. Abuse and Neglect of Children and Vulnerable Adults:

 Abuse Registry. Party agrees not to employ any individual, to use any volunteer or other service provider, or
 to otherwise provide reimbursement to any individual who in the performance of services connected with this
 agreement provides care, custody, treatment, transportation, or supervision to children or to vulnerable adults
 if there has been a substantiation of abuse or neglect or exploitation involving that individual. Party is
 responsible for confirming as to each individual having such contact with children or vulnerable adults the non-
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 vulnerable adults, the Adult Abuse Registry maintained by the Department of Disabilities, Aging and
 Independent Living and (b) as to children, the Central Child Protection Registry (unless the Party holds a valid
 child care license or registration from the Division of Child Development, Department for Children and
 Families). See 33 V.S.A. §4919(a)(3) and 33 V.S.A. §6911(c)(3).

 Reporting of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation. Consistent with provisions of 33 V.S.A. §4913(a) and §6903,
 Party and any of its agents or employees who, in the performance of services connected with this agreement,
 (a) is a caregiver or has any other contact with clients and (b) has reasonable cause to believe that a child or
 vulnerable adult has been abused or neglected as defined in Chapter 49 or abused, neglected, or exploited as
 defined in Chapter 69 of Title 33 V.S.A. shall: as to children, make a report containing the information required
 by 33 V.S.A. §4914 to the Commissioner of the Department for Children and Families within 24 hours; or, as
 to a vulnerable adult, make a report containing the information required by 33 V.S.A. §6904 to the Division of
 Licensing and Protection at the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living within 48 hours.
 Party will ensure that its agents or employees receive training on the reporting of abuse or neglect to children
 and abuse, neglect or exploitation of vulnerable adults.

9. Information Technology Systems:

 Computing and Communication: Party shall select, in consultation with the Agency of Human Services’
 Information Technology unit, one of the approved methods for secure access to the State’s systems and data, if
 required. Approved methods are based on the type of work performed by the Party as part of this agreement.
 Options include, but are not limited to:

 1. Party’s provision of certified computing equipment, peripherals and mobile devices, on a separate
 Party’s network with separate internet access. The Agency of Human Services’ accounts may or may
 not be provided.

 2. State supplied and managed equipment and accounts to access state applications and data, including
 State issued active directory accounts and application specific accounts, which follow the National
 Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) security and the Health Insurance Portability &
 Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.

 Intellectual Property/Work Product Ownership: All data, technical information, materials first gathered,
 originated, developed, prepared, or obtained as a condition of this agreement and used in the performance of
 this agreement -- including, but not limited to all reports, surveys, plans, charts, literature, brochures, mailings,
 recordings (video or audio), pictures, drawings, analyses, graphic representations, software computer programs
 and accompanying documentation and printouts, notes and memoranda, written procedures and documents,
 which are prepared for or obtained specifically for this agreement, or are a result of the services required under
 this grant -- shall be considered "work for hire" and remain the property of the State of Vermont, regardless of
 the state of completion unless otherwise specified in this agreement. Such items shall be delivered to the State
 of Vermont upon 30-days notice by the State. With respect to software computer programs and / or source codes
 first developed for the State, all the work shall be considered "work for hire,” i.e., the State, not the Party (or
 subcontractor or sub-grantee), shall have full and complete ownership of all software computer programs,
 documentation and/or source codes developed.

 Party shall not sell or copyright a work product or item produced under this agreement without explicit
 permission from the State of Vermont.

 If Party is operating a system or application on behalf of the State of Vermont, Party shall not make information
 entered into the system or application available for uses by any other party than the State of Vermont, without
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 Party acknowledges and agrees that should this agreement be in support of the State's implementation of the
 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Party is subject to the certain property rights provisions of
 the Code of Federal Regulations and a Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for
 Medicare & Medicaid Services. Such agreement will be subject to, and incorporates here by reference, 45 CFR
 74.36, 45 CFR 92.34 and 45 CFR 95.617 governing rights to intangible property.

 Security and Data Transfers: Party shall comply with all applicable State and Agency of Human Services'
 policies and standards, especially those related to privacy and security. The State will advise the Party of any
 new policies, procedures, or protocols developed during the term of this agreement as they are issued and will
 work with the Party to implement any required.

 Party will ensure the physical and data security associated with computer equipment, including desktops,
 notebooks, and other portable devices, used in connection with this Agreement. Party will also ensure that any
 media or mechanism used to store or transfer data to or from the State includes industry standard security
 mechanisms such as continually up-to-date malware protection and encryption. Party will make every
 reasonable effort to ensure media or data files transferred to the State are virus and spyware free. At the
 conclusion of this agreement and after successful delivery of the data to the State, Party shall securely delete
 data (including archival backups) from Party’s equipment that contains individually identifiable records, in
 accordance with standards adopted by the Agency of Human Services.

 Party, in the event of a data breach, shall comply with the terms of Section 7 above.

10. Other Provisions:

 Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Public Law 103-227 (also known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994) and
 Vermont’s Act 135 (2014) (An act relating to smoking in lodging establishments, hospitals, and childcare
 facilities, and on State lands) restrict the use of tobacco products in certain settings. Party shall ensure that no
 person is permitted: (i) to use tobacco products or tobacco substitutes as defined in 7 V.S.A. § 1001 on the
 premises, both indoor and outdoor, of any licensed child care center or afterschool program at any time; (ii) to
 use tobacco products or tobacco substitutes on the premises, both indoor and in any outdoor area designated for
 child care, health or day care services, kindergarten, pre-kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education or
 library services; and (iii) to use tobacco products or tobacco substitutes on the premises of a licensed or
 registered family child care home while children are present and in care. Party will refrain from promoting the
 use of tobacco products for all clients and from making tobacco products available to minors.

 Failure to comply with the provisions of the federal law may result in the imposition of a civil monetary penalty
 of up to $1,000 for each violation and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order on the responsible
 entity. The federal Pro-Children Act of 1994, however, does not apply to portions of facilities used for inpatient
 drug or alcohol treatment; service providers whose sole source of applicable federal funds is Medicare or
 Medicaid; or facilities where Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) coupons are redeemed.

 2-1-1 Database: If Party provides health or human services within Vermont, or if Party provides such services
 near the Vermont border readily accessible to residents of Vermont, Party shall adhere to the
 "Inclusion/Exclusion" policy of Vermont's United Way/Vermont 211 (Vermont 211), and will provide to
 Vermont 211 relevant descriptive information regarding its agency, programs and/or contact information as
 well as accurate and up to date information to its database as requested. The “Inclusion/Exclusion” policy can
 be found at www.vermont211.org.

 Voter Registration: When designated by the Secretary of State, Party agrees to become a voter registration
 agency as defined by 17 V.S.A. §2103 (41), and to comply with the requirements of state and federal law
 pertaining to such agencies.




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STATE OF VERMONT Click here to enter text.
GRANT AGREEMENT 03520-1609 Page 22 of 22

 Drug Free Workplace Act: Party will assure a drug-free workplace in accordance with 45 CFR Part 76.

 Lobbying: No federal funds under this agreement may be used to influence or attempt to influence an officer or
 employee of any agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
 member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, continuation, renewal,
 amendments other than federal appropriated funds.
AHS ATT. F 6/19/2024




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 State of Vermont Grant Agreement Part 1
 Instructions

Section I – General Grant Information
 1.  Grant number: The grant number should begin with a five -digit business unit number prefix. Grant numbers may
 contain alpha-numeric characters and are limited to 30 total characters.
 2. Check the Original box if the award is the original grant award. If it is an amendment, indicate the number of the
 amendment.
 3. Grant title: This is the title of the award or project. It will usually correspond with the Grant Description entered in
 the Grant Tracking module.
 4. Previously Awarded: If this is the original award, it will be $0. Otherwise, it is the value of Box 6 in the previous
 grant agreement for this award. It should equal the cumulative total of all previous awards for this grant number.
 5. Amount Awarded This Action: For the original award document, this will be the total grant award. If this award is an
 amendment, it is the current amendment amount. If this award is an amendment that does not affect the amount, it
 will be $0.
 6. Total Award Amount: This is the total funds obligated for this grant award to-date. If this award is an amendment, it
 is the new total authorized amount, including the current amendment. For the original award, this amount will be the
 same as the amount in Box 5.
 7. Start Date: This is the beginning date of the performance period covered by this award.
 8. End Date: This is the ending date of the performance period covered by this award.
 9. Subrecipient Award: Check Yes or No to indicate whether or not this award is considered a subrecipient agreement. If
 No is checked, the Subrecipient Award Information section may be left blank. Check No for grants funded only with
 State funds. Note: Only one box may be checked. A grant agreement cannot be both a subrecipient award and a
 contractual relationship.
 10. Supplier number: The VISION Supplier number for the grantee.
 11. Grantee Name: The name of the grantee. This should correspond with the name of the VISION Supplier entered in
 Box 10.
 12. – 15. Grantee address information: If the Grantee has multiple addresses, this should be the address associated with
 the performance of the award. Enter the Zip+4 if available and if required for FFATA reporting.
 16. State Granting Agency: This is the name of the State of Vermont Department that is granting the funds. The Division
 name may also be included, if desired.
 17. Business Unit: This is the five-digit VISION General Ledger Business Unit associated with the Granting Agency.
 18. Performance Measures: Check Yes or No to indicate whether or not the award contains performance measures.
 19. Match/In-Kind $ and Description: Enter the amount of match/in-kind required, or enter $0. If a dollar value has been
 entered, enter a brief description of what is required. The narrative sections of the award may also contain additional
 information pertaining to required match or in-kind. If desired, this box may also be used to identify funding from
 other sources involved in the project that will not be covered by this award, such as projects where multiple
 organizations are contributing funding.
 20. Amendment Information: If the award is an amendment, check Yes or No to each type of amendment in this box. If
 the award is not an amendment, this box may be left blank.

Section II – Subrecipient Award Information
This section is only required to be completed for Subrecipient awards .

 21. Grantee Identifier [UEI] #: This is the subrecipient’s Universal Entity Identification number.
 22. Indirect Rate: Enter the approved indirect rate, or the current Federal de minimis rate. If the subrecipient
 chooses not to request indirect costs for this award, enter 0%.
 23. FFATA: Check Yes or No to indicate if the award is subject to FFATA reporting.
 24. Grantee Fiscal Year End Month: Enter the two -digit month in which the subrecipient’s fiscal year ends.
 25. R&D: Check Yes or No to indicate if this award is a Research and Development award.
 26. UEI Registered Name: If the UEI registered name is different than the VISION Supplier name in Box 11, enter the
 official UEI registered name here; otherwise, this box may be left blank




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Section III – Funding Allocation
Detailed funding information is divided into two sections: State funds and Federal funds. The shaded boxes contain
required information for subawards which comes from the original award from the Federal Granting Agency to the
State Granting Agency. The funding allocation should correspond to the funding entered in the VISION Grant
Tracking module. The totals will automatically be displayed in boxes 4 through 6 in Section I.
Global Commitment Funds: Global Commitment funds that are not being awarded as subrecipient funds may be
reported in the State Funds section. Global Commitment funds that are being awarded as subrecipient funds should be
reported in the Federal Funds section using the appropriate ALN information. If an award with Global Commitment funds is
being split between Federal and State, the State share should be entered in the State Funds section and the Federal share in
the Federal Funds section with the appropriate ALN information.
 27. Awarded Previously: Enter the amount previously awarded for each fund type in the State Funds section. If this is the
 original grant agreement, enter $0. The total of this column (State and Federal) will appear in Box 4.
 28. Award This Action: Enter the amount of the current award. If this is the original award, enter the full amount of the
 award. If this is an amendment, enter the amount of the amendment. Negative amendments are allowed. If the
 amendment does not affect the funding, enter $0. The total of this column (State and Federal) will appear in Box 5.
 29. Cumulative Award: Enter the total of the award, including all amendments. The total of this column (State and Federal)
 must tie to Box 6.
 30. Special and Other Fund Descriptions: If the award contains Special or Other funds, enter a brief description of the
 funding source.
 31. ALN #: Enter the ALN number for all Federally funded awards.
 32. Program Title: Enter the ALN program title.
 33. Awarded Previously: Enter the amount previously awarded for each ALN #. If this is the original grant agreement,
 enter $0 or leave this column blank. The t otal of this column (State and Federal) will appear in Box 4.
 34. Award This Action: Enter the amount of the current award for each ALN #. If this is the original award, enter the full
 amount of the award. If this is an amendment, enter the amount of the amendment. If the amendment does not
 affect the funding of this ALN #, enter $0 on that row. The total of this column (State and Federal) will appear in Box
 5.
 35. Cumulative Award: Enter the total of the award, including all amendments for each ALN #. The total of this column
 (State and Federal) must tie to Box 6.
 The following information is required only for federal subrecipient awards. The information recorded in Boxes 36
 through 40 is found on the Federal grant award to the State Granting Agency from whi ch funds are being subawarded. If
 an award is being issued from multiple Federal awards to the State under the same ALN #, it may be necessary to enter
 multiple rows in this section in order to enter the appropriate information in Boxes 36 through 40.

 36. FAIN: This is the Federal Award Identification Number assigned by the Federal granting agency.
 37. Federal Award Date: This is the date that the Federal Granting Agency official signed the award to the State
 Granting Agency.
 38. Total Federal Award: This is the total amount of the Federal award to the State Granting Agency.
 39. Federal Awarding Agency: This is the Federal Agency that issued the award to the State Granting Agency.
 40. Federal Award Project Description: This is the title/description of the Federal award to the State Granting
 Agency.
Section IV – Contact Information
 • Enter a contact person for the State Granting Agency. This individual should be the State’s main point of contact for the
 award and is not required to be the Appointing Authority.
 • Enter a contact person for the Grantee. This individual should be the Grantee’s main point of contact for the award and is
 not required to be the official who signed the award.




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Department: CEDO Submitter: Rachel Jolly

 Title/Subject: Acceptance of FY26 AGO Grant to the BCJC

 Approval: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 9/8/2025
 ☒ City Council 9/29/2025
 ☐ Concurrent Click or tap to enter a date.

This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials, and sent with the final submission. Please do
not indicate that a signoff was received until it has actually been obtained.

Signoffs Received

 Date
 Signoff Needed Received Note
 Received
 Department Head Yes 8/18/2025 Kara Alnasrawi

 Mayor’s Office informed and approved memo Yes 8/26/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission, if required N/A Click or tap Click or tap here to
 to enter a enter text.
 date.
 City Attorney’s Office has approved contract Yes 8/21/2025 Emmett Wood
 and/or legal documents,
 -Identify attorney in note
 City Attorney’s Office has approved memo and Yes 8/21/2025 Emmett Wood
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 -Identify attorney in note
 CAO has reviewed budget, financing, and Yes 8/29/2025 Katherine Schad
 memo
 Human Resources, if personnel action N/A Click or tap Click or tap here to
 -Identify HR Manager in note to enter a enter text.
 date.
 CIO, if an IT-related investment/purchase N/A Click or tap Click or tap here to
 to enter a enter text.
 date.


Materials Included

 Included? Note
 Final Memo Attached? Yes Click or tap here to enter text.
 Contract Attached, if applicable? Yes Click or tap here to enter text.
 Additional Materials, if necessary Yes
 Draft Resolution or Motion? Yes Click or tap here to enter text.
 If for submission to Council, are N/A Click or tap here to enter text.
 sponsors identified?




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 MEMORANDUM

 To: Board of Finance and City Council
 From: Kara Alnasrawi, CEDO Director and Rachel Jolly, Assistant Director, CJC
 CC: Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
 Katherine Schad, Chief Administrative Officer

 DATE: August 15, 2025
 RE: Court Diversion Grant #02100-FY26/27-CN

 ____________________________________________________________________________________________

 This is a request from CEDO’s Burlington Community Justice Center (BCJC) for Board of Finance and City
 Council approval to accept and execute a grant with the VT Attorney General’s office for $953,658 for delivery of
 court diversion and pretrial services between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. The performance period of the grant
 is for two years—FY26 and FY27 (with two additional one-year extensions) and the current allocation is for the
 one year of FY26. The AGO is granting an increase of approximately $284,636 from the FY25 allocation to allow
 for more staffing capacity to deliver Pre-Charge Diversion, a service formerly funded by the VT Dept. of
 Corrections.

 This grant award enables our seventh year of delivering a variety of court diversion and pretrial services that the
 BCJC took on starting July 1, 2019: Court Diversion, Youth Substance Awareness and Safety Program (YSASP),
 the Civil Driving with License Suspended program (DLS), Pre-Trial Services and Tamarack, and newly, Pre-
 Charge Diversion (formerly called Pre-Charge or Criminal Direct, under the DOC grant). In FY24, we served
 1074 youth and adults, offering them restorative alternatives to the court process, rapid referrals to mental health
 and substance use treatment, screenings and brief interventions for underage drinking and marijuana possession
 and assistance with regaining drivers’ licenses. The grant covers a portion of seventeen CEDO staff members for
 a total of 9.4 FTE.

 Please see the attached grant award for more information.

Board of Finance Motion: To approve and recommend that the City Council approve the acceptance of the State of
Vermont Grant Award #02100-FY26/27-CN, in the amount of $953,658, which will continue the offering of court
diversion and pretrial services being provided by the BCJC to June 30, 2026, subject to final review and approval of the
City Attorney, and to authorize the CEDO Director to sign the grant agreement, and to take such further actions or to
execute such further instruments as may be necessary or convenient to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby.

City Council Motion: to approve the acceptance of the State of Vermont Grant Award #02100-FY26/27-CN, in the
amount of $953,658, which will continue the offering of court diversion and pretrial services being provided by the BCJC
to June 30, 2026, subject to final review and approval of the City Attorney, and to authorize the CEDO Director to sign
the grant agreement, and to take such further actions or to execute such further instruments as may be necessary or
convenient to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby.




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STATE OF VERMONT GRANT AGREEMENT Part 1-Grant Award Detail
 SECTION I - GENERAL GRANT INFORMATION
1 2
 Grant #: Original Amendment #
3
 Grant Title:
4 5 6
 Amount Previously Awarded: Amount Awarded This Action: Total Award Amount:

7 8 9
 Award Start Date: Award End Date: Subrecipient Award: YES NO
10 11
 #: Grantee Name:
12
 Grantee Address:
13 14 15
 City: State: Zip Code:
16 17
 State Granting Agency: Business Unit:
18
 Performance Measures: 19
 Match/In-Kind: Description:
 YES NO
20
 If this action is an amendment, the following is amended:
 Amount: Funding Allocation: Performance Period: Scope of Work: Other:
 SECTION II - SUBRECIPIENT AWARD INFORMATION
21 22 23
 Grantee #: Indirect Rate: FFATA: YES NO
24 % 25
 Grantee Fiscal Year End Month (MM format) : (Approved rate or de minimis) R&D: YES NO
26
 Name (if different than VISION Name in Box 11) :

 SECTION III - FUNDING ALLOCATION
 STATE FUNDS
 27 28 29
 Awarded Award This Cumulative 30
 Fund Type Special & Other Fund Descriptions
 Previously Action Award
 General Fund

 Special Fund

 Global Commitment (non- subr ec i pi e nt f unds)

 Other State Funds

 FEDERAL FUNDS Required Federal
 (includes subrecipient Global Commitment funds) Award Information
 37 38
31 33 34 35 36 Fed Total
 32 Awarded Award This Cumulative
 Program Title Award Federal
 # Previously Action Award FAIN
 Date Award


39 40
 Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Desc r:




Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:




Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:




Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:




Federal Awarding Agency: Federa l Award Project Descr:


 Total Awarded - All Funds
 SECTION IV - CONTACT INFORMATION
41 42
 STATE GRANTING AGENCY GRANTEE
 NAME: NAME:
 TITLE: TITLE:
 PHONE: PHONE:
 EMAIL: EMAIL:
 Form Effective 12/26/2014
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Part 2 – Grant Agreement # 02100-FY26/27-CN

1. Parties
This is a Grant Agreement between State of Vermont, Office of the Attorney General, Community Justice Unit,
(hereinafter called “State”), and Burlington City Treasurer, Community Justice Center with a principal place of
business in Burlington, VT 05401 (hereinafter called “Grantee”). It is the grantee’s responsibility to contact the
Vermont Department of Taxes to determine if, by law, the grantee is required to have a Vermont Department of
Taxes Business Account Number.

2. Subject Matter
The subject matter of this Grant Agreement is providing Court Diversion and Pretrial Services in Chittenden
County.

3. Award Details
Amounts, dates and other award details are as shown in the attached Grant Agreement Part 1-Grant Award
Detail. A detailed scope of work covered by this award is described in Attachment A.

4. Amendment
No changes, modifications, or amendments in the terms and conditions of this Grant Agreement shall be
effective unless reduced to writing, numbered, and signed by the duly authorized representative of the State and
Subrecipient.

5. Cancellation
This Grant Agreement may be suspended or cancelled by either party by giving written notice at least 30 days
in advance.

6. Attachments
This Grant consists of 11 pages including the following attachments that are incorporated herein:
 Grant Agreement-Part 1 – Grant Award Detail
 Attachment A – Scope of Work To Be Performed
 Attachment B – Payment Provisions
 Attachment C – Customary State Grant Provisions

7. Order of Precedence
Any ambiguity, conflict or inconsistency in the Grant Documents shall be resolved according to the following
order of precedence:
 1) Grant Agreement Part 1 and Part 2
 2) Attachment C
 3) Attachment A
 4) Attachment B

 WE THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS GRANT AGREEMENT.

 By the State of Vermont: By the Grantee:
 Date: Date:
 Signature: Signature:
 Name: Robert F. McDougall Name: Kara Alnasrawi
 Title: Deputy Attorney General Title: CEDO Director

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 ATTACHMENT A
 SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED

The purpose of this grant is for Burlington City Treasurer, Community Justice Center to provide the State of
Vermont, Office of the Attorney General with services, in Chittenden County, hereafter "County," in particular:
Court Diversion in accordance with 3 V.S.A. §163 and §164; Tamarack Program in accordance with
3 V.S.A. §164; Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program (YSASP) in accordance with 7 V.S.A. §656 and
18 V.S.A. §4230f(e)(2); Civil DLS Diversion in accordance with Act 147 (2011, Adjourned Session); risk
assessment, needs screening, and pretrial services in accordance with 13 V.S.A. §7554c.

GRANT REPRESENTATIVES

Primary representative for the State shall be Willa Farrell, Court Diversion & Pretrial Services Director.

Primary representative for the Grantee shall be Rachel Jolly, CEDO Assistant Director.

GRANT TERM

The period of Grantee’s performance shall be from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. At the option of the State,
this Grant may be amended to add up to two additional one-year terms.

SERVICES PROVIDED

A. The Grantee shall provide Court Diversion and Pretrial Services in full compliance with relevant statutes and
the Policies & Procedures manuals (the Manuals), variously dated, and any revisions to the Manuals issued by
the AGO. Examples of required services shall include but are not limited to the following:
 1. Resolve cases that are referred to the Grantee pursuant to 3 V.S.A. §163 and 3 V.S.A. §164 from the
 State’s Attorney and law enforcement agencies and transferred from other programs, pursuant to the
 provisions of 3 V.S.A. §163 and §164;
 2. Resolve violations that are referred pursuant to 7 V.S.A. §656 and 18 V.S.A. §4230f(e)(2) to the Grantee
 by law enforcement and transferred from other programs, pursuant to the provisions of 7 V.S.A. §656
 and 18 V.S.A. §4230f(e)(2);
 3. Resolve civil DLS diversion cases, following the procedures in the Manuals, in cooperation with the
 Department of Motor Vehicles and the Vermont Judicial Bureau;
 4. Each business week of the grant term, offer risk assessments and needs screenings according to the
 provisions of 13 V.S.A. §7554c to incarcerated individuals;
 5. Provide pretrial services as ordered by a court pursuant to 13 V.S.A. §7554c and to individuals referred
 by their defense attorney;
 6. Use the screening and asssessment tools selected by the State;
 7. Record on a separate piece of paper the social security number collected from a Post-charge Diversion
 or Tamarack participant as part of a Restitution Unit repayment agreement and not retain a copy after
 sending the document to the Restitution Unit;
 8. Enter all case information in the case management system provided by the State, including case
 information provided by other Chittenden County Community Justice Centers (CJCs).
 9. Abide by the Memorandum of Understanding, hereafter “MOU,” between the Vermont Association of
 Court Diversion Programs (VACDP) and the Department for Children and Families’ (DCF) Family
 Services Division effective October 2013, as may be amended;
 10. Meet twice during the grant term with the DCF district office serving the County to review the MOU
 and practices around implementation of the MOU;


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 11. Provide the State the name, job title, and contact information of the program director, business
 manager(s), and all staff providing direct services under the terms of this grant, hereafter “staff,” and the
 name of each volunteer providing direct services under the terms of this grant within 10 business days of
 the start of this grant agreeement or of the recruitment of the staff person or volunteer;
 12. Inform the State immediately of any staff terminated and within five business days of any other change
 in staff or staff roles;
 13. Provide a statement of non-disclosure, on a form provided by the State, signed by each staff person and
 volunteer providing direct services under the terms of this grant agreement within 10 business days of
 the recruitment of the staff person or volunteer;
 14. Provide the State with the name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of each member
 of the governing/community advisory board within 10 business days of the start of this grant agreement
 or the addition of the new member to the board;
 15. Ensure that the program director or designee participates in a minimum of nine monthly meetings
 designated by the State as meetings of program directors;
 16. Assign and hire staff to provide the services under the terms of this grant who possess a Bachelor’s
 Degree in a related field, or a minimum of three years of related experience;
 17. Recruit all new staff and fill leadership positions following a competitive process and offer jobs only
 following reference checks satisfactory to the Grantee;
 18. Provide regular training, support and supervision to all staff and conduct an annual performance
 evaluation, which includes feedback of colleagues, key stakeholders, and community partners, of all
 staff;
 19. Provide regular training, support and supervison to all volunteers following guidance provided in the
 Manuals;
 20. Report information in accordance with the State’s laws regarding reporting suspected abuse or neglect of
 children (33 V.S.A. § 4913) and vulnerable adults (33 V.S.A. § 6903) and provide training regarding
 these laws for all staff providing services under this grant. If agency staff do not fall under these laws as
 mandated reporters, staff shall obtain consent from prospective participants regarding potential reporting
 of information in accordance with these laws; otherwise, staff shall inform prospective participants
 regarding potential reporting of information in accordance with these laws.
 21. Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders in the County, to include, at a
 minimum, law enforcement, the State’s Attorney’s Office, Defense Bar, the Court, correctional
 facilities, and designated and preferred treatment providers;
 22. Develop written agreements with designated and preferred treatment providers regarding referral of
 individuals and ongoing communication and follow-up processes;
 23. Convene a minimum of one meeting per grant year to review and discuss the Youth Substance
 Awareness Safety Program to which the State’s Attorney and representatives of each law enforcement
 agency in the County are invited;
 24. Collaborate with the State in identifying criteria for prioritizing the delivery of services or adjusting of
 operations to meet fiscal constraints.
 25. Collaborate with the State and other Chittenden County CJCs on the development and implementation
 of a centralized intake and data collection system in Chittenden County.
 26. Collaborate with the State, the Essex CJC, the South Burlington CJC, and the Williston CJC on the
 transition to the provision of Pre-charge Diversion under the management of the Burlington CJC as of
 July 1, 2026.

B. The State shall
 1. Provide access to Vermont criminal history information through Vermont Crime Information Center and
 the Judiciary’s Odyssey Public Portal;



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 2. Provide a case management system, training and support in the use of the system, and forms for Civil
 DLS Diversion reporting;
 3. Provide a summary of the results of surveys completed by Court Diversion and Pretrial Services
 participants and victims of cases referred to Court Diversion;
 4. Consult with the Grantee regarding changes to the Manuals; and
 5. Consult with the Grantee regarding any legislative proposals affecting Court Diversion and Pretrial
 Services;
 6. Provide support on the development and implementation of a centralized intake and data collection
 system in Chittenden County and the transition to the provision of Pre-charge Diversion under the
 management of the Burlington CJC as of July 1, 2026.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

The Grantee shall
 1. Provide to the State, by August 1 of each year on a form provided by the State, a plan designed to
 improve the quality of services, for review and approval by the State;
 2. Email the State within 15 days of the close of each quarter
 a) confirmation that records in the case management system are current for all activities as of the final
 calendar day of the previous month, and
 b) a report on a form provided by the State documenting Civil DLS Diversion cases;
 3. Survey Court Diversion and Pretrial Services program participants and victims of cases referred to
 Diversion, Tamarack, YSASP, and Pretrial Services using surveys provided by the State;
 4. Complete and return to the State by November 15 of each year the internal controls self-assessment
 provided by the State and if requested, provide documentation of the procedures referenced in the
 internal controls self-assessment by the deadline established at time of selection;
 5. Record any fee revenue that is not expended during the fiscal year and unexpended fee revenue from
 past years as appropriate, specific to Diversion and Tamarack, in the grantee’s accounting system;
 6. Retain an itemized list detailing to whom any restitution cash balances belong;
 7. Return to the State any deferred fee revenue upon termination or non-renewal of this grant;
 8. Submit by December 15 and May 15 of each year narrative reports signed by the Grantee’s primary
 contact person and their supervisor that summarize
 a) Trends, successes and challenges relative to the grantee’s quality improvement plan and services
 provided under the terms of this grant since the start of the grant;
 b) Work completed on development of written agreements with treatment providers regarding referral
 of individuals and ongoing communication and follow-up processes;
 c) Meeting(s) with the Court, State’s Attorney’s Office, DCF District Office, law enforcement, and
 other partners including names of participants, topics discussed, and any action items agreed to;
 9. Submit to the State within one month of the start of the grantee’s fiscal year the board or other
 governing body’s meeting minutes documenting the adoption of the grantee’s budget;
 10. Submit to the State within six months of the end of the grantee’s fiscal year any financial audit
 completed by an independent accountant; and
 11. If a financial audit is not completed, submit to the State by October 1 of each year the following
 accounting reports as of June 30 of the prior year.
 a) Balance sheet
 b) Income/Expense Statement
 c) Trial balance for the Court Diversion and Pretrial Services grant
 i) Submit by November 30 of each year any revisions to the balance sheet, income/expense statement,
 and trial balance, and the grantee’s Form 990.



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 ATTACHMENT B
 PAYMENT PROVISIONS


In consideration of the services to be performed by the Grantee, the State shall pay Grantee a sum not to exceed
$ 953,658.00 for the period July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026. This maximum dollar amount payable under this
Grant is not intended as any form of a guaranteed amount and is subject to the availability of funds.

 1. Prior to commencement of work and release of any payments, Grantee shall submit to the State a certificate
 of insurance consistent with the requirements set forth in Attachment C, Section 8 (Insurance), and with
 any additional requirements for insurance as may be set forth elsewhere in this grant agreement.

 2. Within 15 days of the close of each quarter, Grantee shall complete and return the State’s electronic
 financial and fee reports with a request for funding to:

 Willa Farrell, Court Diversion & Pretrial Services Director, Office of the Attorney General
 Willa.Farrell@vermont.gov

 3. SERVICES – Grantee shall submit reports based on an approved budget as stated in Section 3a of this
 attachment.

 a) Prior to beginning operations, the Grantee shall have a budget, approved by the State, for the period
 July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, for all services and performance management detailed in
 Attachment A.
 b) The Grantee shall submit to the State, for review and approval, an annual budget that is subsequently
 revised and that increases the total budget by 10 percent or more, along with an explanation for the
 revision to include identification of the funding source(s) covering the increase.
 i) Any budget increase will not affect the maximum payable amount of the grant.
 c) The Grantee shall submit quarterly financial reports that document expenses and revenue relative to
 the budget.
 d) The Grantee shall submit a final financial report by October 1 of each year. Any revisions from the
 4th quarter report shall be captured here and a reasonable explanation for any budgeted line item
 overages of 10% or $500 provided.
 e) Quarterly payment may be withheld if a report is not received by the due date.




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Department: CEDO/CJC Submitter: Rachel Jolly

 Title/Subject: DCF Grant Acceptance: BARJ FY26 Grant

 Approval: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 9/8/2025
 ☒ City Council 9/29/2025
 ☐ Concurrent Click or tap to enter a date.

This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials, and sent with the final submission. Please do
not indicate that a signoff was received until it has actually been obtained.

Signoffs Received

 Date
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 Received
 Department Head Yes 8/18/2025 Kara Alnasrawi

 Mayor’s Office informed and approved memo Yes 8/26/2025 Erin Jacobsen
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 date.
 City Attorney’s Office has approved contract Yes 8/21/2025 Emmett Wood
 and/or legal documents,
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 City Attorney’s Office has approved memo and Yes 8/21/2025 Emmett Wood
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
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 CAO has reviewed budget, financing, and Yes 8/29/2025 Katherine Schad
 memo
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 MEMORANDUM

To: Board of Finance/City Council

From: Rachel Jolly, CEDO Assistant Director, CJC

CC: Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
 Katherine Schad, Chief Administrative Officer

DATE: August 15, 2025

RE: Balanced and Restorative Justice grant (# 03440-29000-26) approval

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Executive Summary:
The Burlington Community Justice Center (CJC) seeks the approval of the acceptance of our Balanced and
Restorative Justice (BARJ) grant in the amount of $230,450.02 to be expended between July 1, 2025 and June 30,
2026. The purpose of this grant is to serve youth who are involved, or at risk of being involved, in the criminal-
legal system. The funding supports 2.05 FTE, spread over seven CJC staff members.

Background
Since January 1, 2023, the Burlington CJC has held the VT Department for Children and Families’ BARJ
contract, serving Chittenden County youth who are involved, or at risk of being involved, with the criminal-legal
system. Through risk screenings, case management, educational workshops, and restorative processes, we have
served approximately 115 youth since 2023. We expect to be the primary holder of the BARJ contract for
Chittenden County for the foreseeable future.

Board of Finance Motion: Move to approve and recommend that City Council approve and authorize the CEDO
Director to accept the DCF State Grant #03440-29000-26 in the amount of $230,450.02 for the period of July1,
2025-June 30, 2026, upon final review and approval of the City Attorney’s Office.

City Council Motion: Move to approve and authorize the CEDO Director to accept the DCF State Grant
#03440-29000-26 in the amount of $230,450.02 for the period of July1, 2025-June 30, 2026, upon final review
and approval of the City Attorney’s Office.




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 PART 2 – GRANT AGREEMENT

1. Parties: This is a Grant Agreement between State of Vermont, Department of Children
 and Families Division for Family Services, (hereinafter called “State”) And Burlington
 City Treasurer with principal place of business in Burlington, Vermont, (hereinafter called
 “Subrecipient”).

 It is the Subrecipient’s responsibility to contact the Vermont Department of Taxes to
 determine if, by law, the Subrecipient is required to have a Vermont Department of Taxes
 Business Account Number.

2. Subject Matter: The subject matter of this Grant Agreement is services generally on the
 subject of Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) Services in the Burlington District.
 Detailed services to be provided by Subrecipient are described in Attachment A.

3. Award Details: Amounts, dates and other award details are as shown in the attached Grant
 Agreement Part 1-Grant Award Detail. A detailed scope of work covered by this award is
 described in Attachment A.

4. Amendment: No changes, modifications, or amendments to the terms and conditions of this
 Grant Agreement shall be effective unless reduced to writing, numbered, and signed by the
 duly authorized representative of the State and Subrecipient.

5. Cancellation: This Grant Agreement may be suspended or cancelled by either party by giving
 written notice at least 30 days in advance.

6. Attachments: This Grant consists of 39 pages including the following attachments that are
 incorporated herein:
 Grant Agreement Part 1 – Grant Award Detail
 Grant Agreement Part 2 – Grant Agreement
 Attachment A – Scope of Work To Be Performed
 Attachment B – Payment Provisions
 Attachment C – Customary State Grant Provisions
 Attachment D – Other Provisions
 Attachment E – Business Associate Agreement
 Attachment F – AHS Customary Contract/Grant Provisions
 Appendix 1 – Program Progress report
 Appendix 2 – Program Data Report
 Appendix 3 – Request for Payment
 Appendix 4 – Financial Report

7. Order of Precedence: Any ambiguity, conflict or inconsistency in the Grant Documents shall
 be resolved according to the following order of precedence:
 1) Grant Agreement Part 1 and Part 2




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 2) Attachment C
 3) Attachment D
 4) Attachment A
 5) Attachment B
 6) Attachment E
 7) Attachment F
 8) Appendix 1 – Program Progress report
 9) Appendix 2 – Program Data Report
 10) Appendix 3 – Request for Payment
 11) Appendix 4 – Financial Report

WE THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS GRANT
AGREEMENT.

By the State of Vermont:

Date: _________________________________

Signature: _____________________________

Name: Aryka Radke (Commissioner, or Designee)


If this award contains Federal funds, the following statement must be read, the certification box
checked, and initialed by the subrecipient:

 I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the information provided herein is
 true, complete, and accurate. I am aware that the provision of false, fictitious, or
 fraudulent information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me to criminal,
 civil, or administrative consequences including, but not limited to violations of U.S. Code
 Title 18, Sections 2, 1001, 1343 and Title 31, Sections 3729-3730 and 3801-3812. This
 certification applies to all tiers of subrecipients.

 _____________
 (Signature’s Initials)

Subrecipient:

Date: ___________

Signature: _______________________________

Name: Kara Alnasrawi (or Designee)

Title: Director Business and Workforce Development




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 ATTACHMENT A
 SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED

 A. PROGRAM BACKGROUND
 The Vermont Department for Children and Families’ (DCF) mission is to
 foster the healthy development, safety, well-being, and self-sufficiency of
 Vermonters. The Department is structured around six Divisions that deliver
 programs and services to Vermonters; one of those Divisions is the Family
 Services Division (FSD). FSD’s vision is that Vermont’s children and youth
 live free from abuse, neglect, and delinquency – in resilient families that are
 supported and valued by their communities. FSD’s mission is to engage
 families, foster and kin caregivers, partner agencies, and the community to
 increase safety and law abidance for Vermont children and youth.

 As part of its vision and mission work, FSD seeks to support youth who are
 at-risk of involvement with the justice system, have been adjudicated, and
 may or may not be on probation with DCF, Family Services by providing
 restorative interventions that reduce or eliminate further involvement with the
 juvenile justice system.

 B. SERVICE DESCRIPTION
 The BARJ program is an arm of the youth justice system that provides
 support to youth who are at risk for involvement in the justice system, have
 been adjudicated as delinquent, and may or may not be on probation with
 DCF – Family Services.

 C. SERVICE GOALS & OUTCOMES
 The BARJ program seeks to support youth involved with, or at risk of
 becoming involved with the justice system by providing restorative
 interventions that reduce or eliminate further involvement with the justice
 system.

 D. SPECIFICATIONS
 The Subrecipient shall:

 1. Offer victims and community members an opportunity to interact with
 youth to discuss the harms caused and the actions needed to repair the
 damage caused by these acts. Examples include but are not limited to
 Restorative Panels, Circles, and Restorative Family Group Conferences.

 2. Complete the Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument (YASI)
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 youth to services based on risks and needs.

 3. Provide individualized case management services to youth and
 families which may include but are not limited to the following:

 a. Attendance at family and school team meetings
 b. Therapeutic treatment meetings
 c. One on one support to youth and families
 d. Community based visits
 e. Attendance at case plan reviews
 f. Attendance at court hearings
 g. Drug and alcohol test
 h. Curfew checks

 4. Provide Restorative Skills development that includes conflict
 resolution, social skills development, problem solving and decision
 making, community services, victim and community impact, and
 respectful communication.

 5. Hire staff that meet the programs minimum educational requirements of a
 bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and complete a background
 check on all new hires that includes the DCF-FSD Child Protection
 Registry, Adult Protective Services Registry and the National Crime
 Information Center (NCIC). If there are any records from the Child
 Protection or Adult Protective Services registries the applicant will not be
 eligible for employment. The Subrecipient shall also ascertain reasons for
 termination from previous employers. If the information found does not
 disqualify the applicant from employment but is concerning around the
 applicant’s appropriateness to work with youth, then the Subrecipient shall
 discuss the concerns with the Juvenile Justice Director to determine if an
 offer of employment is appropriate.

 6. Ensure staff complete mandated reporter training, YASI training (provided
 by the state), and that staff are trained in trained in restorative justice
 principles within six months of hire. Ensure staff are supported with other
 training opportunities.

 7. Implement Motivational Interviewing as written in the DCF Family
 First Prevention Plan. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a method of
 counseling clients designed to promote behavior change and improve
 physiological, psychological, and lifestyle outcomes. Youth served
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 pro-social decisions.

 8. Participate in quarterly meetings with the local DCF/FSD District Office
 to ensure the requirements of the contract are met and adherence to the
 roles and responsibilities for each agency.

 E. PERFORMANCE MEASURES
 The Subrecipient shall demonstrate progress for youth based on the following:

 1. Number of youths with no new criminal charges while participating in the
 program
 2. Number of youths that increase protective factors as measured by YASI
 3. Number of truancy referral youths whose school attendance increased
 4. Number of victims that participated in a restorative process

 F. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND EVALUATION
 The State shall monitor and evaluate the Subrecipient’s performance based on
 the following: program reports, timeliness and financial reports. Assistance is
 available to the Subrecipient from the DCF Grants and Contracts Manager
 and the Juvenile Justice Director.

 Program Reports
 Complete program reports shall be submitted to the Juvenile Justice
 Director and DCF Grants and Contracts Manager no later than twenty
 (20) calendar days following the end of each quarter.

 The program reports consist of the following forms:
 • Appendix 1: Program Progress Report
 • Appendix 2: Program Data Report

 Snapshots of the program reports, which may be revised as required by the
 State, are provided in Appendix 1 and 2. Electronic copies of all program
 reports with directions shall be provided to the Subrecipient upon execution of
 the Grant. Any questions related to the completion of the reports should be
 directed to the DCF Grants and Contracts Manager and the Juvenile Justice
 Director.

 I. Financial Reports
 Satisfactory financial reports must be received by the State within twenty (20)
 calendar days following the end of each Quarter to receive subsequent
 payments. The payment schedule for services performed is included in
 Attachment B.

 The financial reports consist of the following:




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 • Appendix 3: Request for Payment
 • Appendix 4: Financial Report

 Snapshots of the financial reports, which may be revised as required by the
 State, are provided in Appendix 3 and 4. Electronic copies of all financial
 reports with directions shall be provided to the Subrecipient upon execution of
 the Grant. Request for Payment forms shall be submitted to the State
 electronically as a .PDF with an original signature or electronic signature.




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 ATTACHMENT B
 PAYMENT PROVISIONS

 Grant issuance is contingent upon funding availability. The maximum dollar amount
 payable under this contract is not intended to guarantee any amount of payment. The
 Subrecipient shall be paid for products or services actually delivered or performed, as
 specified in the attached Grant Agreement Part 1-Grant Award Detail.

 1. Prior to commencement of work and release of any payments, Subrecipient
 shall submit to the State:
 a. a certificate of insurance consistent with the requirements set forth in
 Attachment C, Section 8 (Insurance), and with any additional
 requirements for insurance as may be set forth elsewhere in this
 contract, and
 b. a current IRS Form W-9 (signed within the last six months)

 2. Subrecipient shall submit detailed Financial Reports and Requests for Payment
 on a quarterly basis itemizing all work performed during the previous quarter,
 including the dates of service, rates of pay, hours of work performed,
 deliverables provided, and any other information and/or documentation
 appropriate and sufficient to substantiate the amount requested for payment by
 the State. All Requests for Payment must include the Grant # for this
 agreement.
 a. Subrecipient’s detailed financial reports and invoices shall include an indirect
 rate of up to 15 % for the entirety of the grant period.

 3. Payment terms are Net 30 calendar days from the date the State receives an
 error-free Request for Payment, Financial Report, and Program Report(s).
 Vermont State Fiscal Year Close Out starts the last week of May/first week of
 June and runs through early July. During this period of time, no financial
 reports or requests for payment are processed for payment in the State of
 Vermont Vision system.

 4. Subrecipient shall be paid for services actually delivered or performed
 beginning on July 01, 2025.

 5. Requests for Payment submitted more than 60 calendar days after the period
 of service may not be honored.

 6. As Grant award amounts are based on state and federal fiscal year budgets, no
 payments will be issued 90 calendar days after the end date of this agreement as
 budgets close out and funds are no longer available.

 7. With the exception of line items relating to personnel costs, the Subrecipient may transfer
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 without increasing a line item by more than 10%. However, notification of a line item
 transfers up to 10% must be sent to the FSD Program Manager and DCF Grants and
 Contracts Manager within twenty (20) calendar days of the transfer. A request for any
 amount relating to personnel costs and any amount above 10% of non-personnel line
 items must be submitted in writing to the FSD Program Manager and DCF Grants and
 Contracts Manager for approval.

 8. Requests for payment shall be submitted electronically as a .PDF document
 with either an original or electronic signature.

 9. Subrecipient agrees to produce, on request, the source documents upon which
 all requests for payment are based.

 10. Subrecipient shall submit Program Reports and Requests for Payment to the
 State in accordance with the schedule set forth in this Attachment B, which shall
 not be more frequently than quarterly.

 11. The payment schedule for delivered products, or rates for services performed, are as
 follows:
 a. Reporting Schedule:

Reporting Period Report Due Date Reports Due
07/01/2025 - 09/30/2025 10/20/2025 Financial Report,
 Request for Payment, &
 Q1 Program Reports
10/01/2025 - 12/31/2025 01/20/2026 Financial Report,
 Request for Payment, &
 Q2 Program Reports
01/01/2026 - 03/31/2026 04/20/2026 Financial Report,
 Request for Payment, &
 Q3 Program Reports
04/01/2026 - 06/30/2026 07/20/2026 Financial Report,
 Request for Payment, &
 Q4 Program Reports

 b. The annual budget for this Grant is as follows:




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 BARJ BUDGET 7/1/2025-6/30/2026

Positions funded in part or whole by this agreement: Total Budget

Youth Restoraive Program Manager (KA) $20,248.80
Youth Restorative Services Coordinator (BS) $27,780.48
Youth Restorative Services Coordinator (VL) $21,197.28
Youth Restorative Services Coordinator (LP) $27,297.92
Victim Services Specialist (LME) $25,591.80
Youth Restorative Services Coordinator (FR) $19,749.60
CEDO Assistant Director, CJC (RJ) $2,647.32

TOTAL Salaries $144,513.20


Fringe $73,701.73
A. Total Personnel Expenses $218,214.93


Operating expenses directly related to contract activities:
examples listed below… please update as needed, note that "Other" is not allowed.

Travel and Training $8,500.00
Consultants $2,685.09


Utilities (inc. Telephone, Fax, Internet )
 $1,050.00
B. TOTAL Operating $12,235.09

TOTAL Direct expenses (A+B) $230,450.02



C. Indirect Costs (10% of total modified direct expenses or _____% negotiated indirect
rate***)

TOTAL BARJ Expenses (A+B+C) $230,450.02

CONTACT AND PAYMENT REQUEST INFORMATION
Program Reports, Financial Reports, and correspondence shall be sent to:

DCF Grants & Contracts Manager
Department for Children & Families
ahs.dcfbograntscontracts@vermont.gov




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and

Amelia Harriman, or Designee
Juvenile Justice Director
Department for Children & Families
Family Services Division
Amelia.Harriman@vermont.gov




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 ATTACHMENT C: STANDARD STATE PROVISIONS
 FOR CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
 REVISED OCTOBER 1, 2024

“Attachment C: Standard State Provisions for Contracts and Grants” (revision version
dated October 1, 2024) constitutes part of this Agreement and is hereby incorporated by
reference as if fully set forth herein and shall apply to the Contractor and to the purchase
of all goods and/or services by the State under this Agreement. A copy of this document is
available online at: https://bgs.vermont.gov/purchasing-contracting/forms.




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 ATTACHMENT D
 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS (rev. 01/12/2024)

1. OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE IN DELIVERABLES

  1.1 Contractor Intellectual Property. Contractor shall retain all right, title and interest in
  and to any work, ideas, inventions, discoveries, tools, methodology, computer programs,
  processes and improvements and any other intellectual property, tangible or intangible, that has
  been created by Contractor prior to entering into this Contract (“Contractor Intellectual
  Property”). Should the State require a license for the use of Contractor Intellectual Property in
  connection with the development or use of the items that Contractor is required to deliver to the
  State under this Contract, including Work Product (“Deliverables”), the Contractor shall grant
  the State a royalty-free license for such development and use. For the avoidance of doubt, Work
  Product shall not be deemed to include Contractor Intellectual Property, provided the State shall
  be granted an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive royalty-free license to use any such
  Contractor Intellectual Property that is incorporated into Work Product.

  1.2 State Intellectual Property. The State shall retain all right, title and interest in and to (i)
  all content and all property, data and information furnished by or on behalf of the State or any
  agency, commission or board thereof, and to all information that is created under this Contract,
  including, but not limited to, all data that is generated under this Contract as a result of the use by
  Contractor, the State or any third party of any technology systems or knowledge bases that are
  developed for the State and used by Contractor hereunder, and all other rights, tangible or
  intangible; and (ii) all State trademarks, trade names, logos and other State identifiers, Internet
  uniform resource locators, State user name or names, Internet addresses and e-mail addresses
  obtained or developed pursuant to this Contract (collectively, “State Intellectual Property”).

  Contractor may not use State Intellectual Property for any purpose other than as specified in this
  Contract. Upon expiration or termination of this Contract, Contractor shall return or destroy all
  State Intellectual Property and all copies thereof, and Contractor shall have no further right or
  license to such State Intellectual Property.

  Contractor acquires no rights or licenses, including, without limitation, intellectual property
  rights or licenses, to use State Intellectual Property for its own purposes. In no event shall the
  Contractor claim any security interest in State Intellectual Property.

  1.3 Work Product. All Work Product shall belong exclusively to the State, with the State
  having the sole and exclusive right to apply for, obtain, register, hold and renew, in its own name
  and/or for its own benefit, all patents and copyrights, and all applications and registrations,
  renewals and continuations thereof and/or any and all other appropriate protection. To the extent
  exclusive title and/or complete and exclusive ownership rights in and to any Work Product may
  not originally vest in the State by operation of law or otherwise as contemplated hereunder,
  Contractor shall immediately upon request, unconditionally and irrevocably assign, transfer and
  convey to the State all right, title and interest therein.




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  “Work Product” means any tangible or intangible ideas, inventions, improvements,
  modifications, discoveries, development, customization, configuration, methodologies or
  processes, designs, models, drawings, photographs, reports, formulas, algorithms, patterns,
  devices, compilations, databases, computer programs, work of authorship, specifications,
  operating instructions, procedures manuals or other documentation, technique, know-how, secret,
  or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether patentable or not
  patentable or registerable under copyright or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection),
  that is specifically made, conceived, discovered or reduced to practice by Contractor, either
  solely or jointly with others, pursuant to this Contract. Work Product does not include Contractor
  Intellectual Property or third party intellectual property.

  To the extent delivered under this Contract, upon full payment to Contractor in accordance with
  Attachment B, and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Contractor hereby (i)
  assigns to State all rights in and to all Deliverables, except to the extent they include any
  Contractor Intellectual Property; and (ii) grants to State a perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable,
  royalty-free license to use for State’s internal business purposes, any Contractor Intellectual
  Property included in the Deliverables in connection with its use of the Deliverables and, subject
  to the State’s obligations with respect to Confidential Information, authorize others to do the
  same on the State’s behalf. Except for the foregoing license grant, Contractor or its licensors
  retain all rights in and to all Contractor Intellectual Property.

  The Contractor shall not sell or copyright a Deliverable without explicit permission from the
  State.
  If the Contractor is operating a system or application on behalf of the State of Vermont, then the
  Contractor shall not make information entered into the system or application available for uses
  by any other party than the State of Vermont, without prior authorization by the State. Nothing
  herein shall entitle the State to pre-existing Contractor Intellectual Property or Contractor
  Intellectual Property developed outside of this Contract with no assistance from State.

2. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-DISCLOSURE; SECURITY BREACH REPORTING

  2.1 For purposes of this Contract, confidential information will not include information or
  material which (a) enters the public domain (other than as a result of a breach of this Contract);
  (b) was in the receiving party’s possession prior to its receipt from the disclosing party; (c) is
  independently developed by the receiving party without the use of confidential information; (d)
  is obtained by the receiving party from a third party under no obligation of confidentiality to the
  disclosing party; or (e) is not exempt from disclosure under applicable State law.

  2.2 Confidentiality of Contractor Information. The Contractor acknowledges and agrees
  that this Contract and any and all Contractor information obtained by the State in connection
  with the performance of this Contract are subject to the State of Vermont Access to Public
  Records Act, 1 V.S.A. § 315 et seq. The State will not disclose information for which a
  reasonable claim of exemption can be made pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 317(c), including, but not
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  formulae, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production data, or
  compilation of information which is not patented, which is known only to the Contractor, and
  which gives the Contractor an opportunity to obtain business advantage over competitors who do
  not know it or use it.

  The State shall immediately notify Contractor of any request made under the Access to Public
  Records Act, or any request or demand by any court, governmental agency or other person
  asserting a demand or request for Contractor information. Contractor may, in its discretion, seek
  an appropriate protective order, or otherwise defend any right it may have to maintain the
  confidentiality of such information under applicable State law within three business days of the
  State’s receipt of any such request. Contractor agrees that it will not make any claim against the
  State if the State makes available to the public any information in accordance with the Access to
  Public Records Act or in response to a binding order from a court or governmental body or
  agency compelling its production. Contractor shall indemnify the State for any costs or expenses
  incurred by the State, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees awarded in accordance with 1
  V.S.A. § 320, in connection with any action brought in connection with Contractor’s attempts to
  prevent or unreasonably delay public disclosure of Contractor’s information if a final decision of
  a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the State improperly withheld such information
  and that the improper withholding was based on Contractor’s attempts to prevent public
  disclosure of Contractor’s information.

  The State agrees that (a) it will use the Contractor information only as may be necessary in the
  course of performing duties, receiving services or exercising rights under this Contract; (b) it will
  provide at a minimum the same care to avoid disclosure or unauthorized use of Contractor
  information as it provides to protect its own similar confidential and proprietary information; (c)
  except as required by the Access to Records Act, it will not disclose such information orally or in
  writing to any third party unless that third party is subject to a written confidentiality agreement
  that contains restrictions and safeguards at least as restrictive as those contained in this Contract;
  (d) it will take all reasonable precautions to protect the Contractor’s information; and (e) it will
  not otherwise appropriate such information to its own use or to the use of any other person or
  entity.

  Contractor may affix an appropriate legend to Contractor information that is provided under this
  Contract to reflect the Contractor’s determination that any such information is a trade secret,
  proprietary information or financial information at time of delivery or disclosure.


3. SECURITY OF STATE INFORMATION.

  3.1 Security Standards. To the extent Contractor has access to, processes, handles,
  collects, transmits, stores or otherwise deals with State Data, the Contractor represents and
  warrants that it has implemented and it shall maintain during the term of this Contract the highest
  industry standard administrative, technical, and physical safeguards and controls consistent with
  NIST Special Publication 800-53 (version 4 or higher) and Federal Information Processing
  Standards Publication 200 and designed to (i) ensure the security and confidentiality of State




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Data; (ii) protect against any anticipated security threats or hazards to the security or integrity of
the State Data; and (iii) protect against unauthorized access to or use of State Data. Such
measures shall include at a minimum: (1) access controls on information systems, including
controls to authenticate and permit access to State Data only to authorized individuals and
controls to prevent the Contractor employees from providing State Data to unauthorized
individuals who may seek to obtain this information (whether through fraudulent means or
otherwise); (2) industry-standard firewall protection; (3) encryption of electronic State Data
while in transit from the Contractor networks to external networks; (4) measures to store in a
secure fashion all State Data which shall include multiple levels of authentication; (5) dual
control procedures, segregation of duties, and pre-employment criminal background checks for
employees with responsibilities for or access to State Data; (6) measures to ensure that the State
Data shall not be altered or corrupted without the prior written consent of the State; (7) measures
to protect against destruction, loss or damage of State Data due to potential environmental
hazards, such as fire and water damage; (8) staff training to implement the information security
measures; and (9) monitoring of the security of any portions of the Contractor systems that are
used in the provision of the services against intrusion on a twenty-four (24) hour a day basis.

3.2 Security Breach Notice and Reporting. The Contractor shall have policies and
procedures in place for the effective management of Security Breaches, as defined below, which
shall be made available to the State upon request.

In addition to the requirements set forth in any applicable Business Associate Agreement as may
be attached to this Contract, in the event of any actual security breach or reasonable belief of an
actual security breach the Contractor either suffers or learns of that either compromises or could
compromise State Data (a “Security Breach”), the Contractor shall notify the State within 24
hours of its discovery. Contractor shall immediately determine the nature and extent of the
Security Breach, contain the incident by stopping the unauthorized practice, recover records, shut
down the system that was breached, revoke access and/or correct weaknesses in physical
security. Contractor shall report to the State: (i) the nature of the Security Breach; (ii) the State
Data used or disclosed; (iii) who made the unauthorized use or received the unauthorized
disclosure; (iv) what the Contractor has done or shall do to mitigate any deleterious effect of the
unauthorized use or disclosure; and (v) what corrective action the Contractor has taken or shall
take to prevent future similar unauthorized use or disclosure. The Contractor shall provide such
other information, including a written report, as reasonably requested by the State. Contractor
shall analyze and document the incident and provide all notices required by applicable law.
In accordance with Section 9 V.S.A. §2435(b)(3), the Contractor shall notify the Office of the
Attorney General, or, if applicable, Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (“DFR”),
within fourteen (14) business days of the Contractor’s discovery of the Security Breach. The
notice shall provide a preliminary description of the breach. The foregoing notice requirement
shall be included in the subcontracts of any of Contractor’s subcontractors, affiliates or agents
which may be “data collectors” hereunder.
The Contractor agrees to fully cooperate with the State and assume responsibility at its own
expense for the following, to be determined in the sole discretion of the State: (i) notice to
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  particular Security Breach, in a form recommended by the AGO; and (ii) investigation and
  remediation associated with a Security Breach, including but not limited to, outside
  investigation, forensics, counsel, crisis management and credit monitoring, in the sole
  determination of the State.
  The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable laws, as such laws may be amended from
  time to time (including, but not limited to, Chapter 62 of Title 9 of the Vermont Statutes and all
  applicable State and federal laws, rules or regulations) that require notification in the event of
  unauthorized release of personally-identifiable information or other event requiring notification.

  In addition to any other indemnification obligations in this Contract, the Contractor shall fully
  indemnify and save harmless the State from any costs, loss or damage to the State resulting from
  a Security Breach or the unauthorized disclosure of State Data by the Contractor, its officers,
  agents, employees, and subcontractors.

4. CONTRACTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

  4.1 General Representations and Warranties. The Contractor represents, warrants and
  covenants that:
 (i) The Contractor has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
 obligations under this Contract and the execution, delivery and performance of this
 Contract by the Contractor has been duly authorized by the Contractor.
 (ii) There is no pending litigation, arbitrated matter or other dispute to which the Contractor
 is a party which, if decided unfavorably to the Contractor, would reasonably be
 expected to have a material adverse effect on the Contractor’s ability to fulfill its
 obligations under this Contract.
 (iii) The Contractor will comply with all laws applicable to its performance of the services
 and otherwise to the Contractor in connection with its obligations under this Contract.
 (iv) The Contractor (a) owns, or has the right to use under valid and enforceable agreements,
 all intellectual property rights reasonably necessary for and related to delivery of the
 services and provision of the services as set forth in this Contract; (b) shall be
 responsible for and have full authority to license all proprietary and/or third party
 software modules, including algorithms and protocols, that Contractor incorporates into
 its product; and (c) none of the services or other materials or technology provided by
 the Contractor to the State will infringe upon or misappropriate the intellectual property
 rights of any third party.
 (v) The Contractor has adequate resources to fulfill its obligations under this Contract.
 (vi) Neither Contractor nor Contractor’s subcontractors has past state or federal violations,
 convictions or suspensions relating to miscoding of employees in NCCI job codes for
 purposes of differentiating between independent contractors and employees.

  4.2 Contractor’s Performance Warranties. Contractor represents and warrants to the State
  that:
 (i) Each and all of the services shall be performed in a timely, diligent, professional and
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 applicable to such services, by qualified persons with the technical skills, training and
 experience to perform such services in the planned environment.
 (ii) Any time software is delivered to the State, whether delivered via electronic media or the
 internet, no portion of such software or the media upon which it is stored or delivered
 will have any type of software routine or other element which is designed to facilitate
 unauthorized access to or intrusion upon; or unrequested disabling or erasure of; or
 unauthorized interference with the operation of any hardware, software, data or
 peripheral equipment of or utilized by the State. Without limiting the generality of the
 foregoing, if the State believes that harmful code may be present in any software
 delivered hereunder, Contractor will, upon State’s request, provide a new or clean
 install of the software. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor assumes no
 responsibility for the State’s negligence or failure to protect data from viruses, or any
 unintended modification, destruction or disclosure.
 (iii) To the extent Contractor resells commercial hardware or software it purchased from a
 third party, Contractor will, to the extent it is legally able to do so, pass through any
 such third party warranties to the State and will reasonably cooperate in enforcing
 them. Such warranty pass-through will not relieve the Contractor from Contractor’s
 warranty obligations set forth herein.

5. REMEDIES FOR DEFAULT. In the event either party is in default under this Contract, the
 non-defaulting party may, at its option, pursue any or all of the remedies available to it under this
 Contract, including termination for cause, and at law or in equity.

6. TERMINATION

 6.1. Contractor shall reasonably cooperate with other parties in connection with all services to
 be delivered under this Contract, including without limitation any successor provider to whom
 State Data, State Intellectual Property or other State information and materials are to be
 transferred in connection with termination. Contractor shall assist the State in exporting and
 extracting any and all State data, in a format usable without the use of the Services and as agreed
 to by State, at no additional cost. Any transition services requested by State involving additional
 knowledge transfer and support may be subject to a contract amendment for a fixed fee or at
 rates to be mutually agreed upon by the parties.

 If the State determines in its sole discretion that a documented transition plan is necessary, then
 no later than sixty (60) days prior to termination, Contractor and the State shall mutually prepare
 a Transition Plan identifying transition services to be provided.

 6.2. Return of Property. Upon termination of this Contract for any reason whatsoever,
 Contractor shall immediately deliver to State all State Intellectual Property and State Data
 (including without limitation any Deliverables for which State has made payment in whole or in
 part), that are in the possession or under the control of Contractor in whatever stage of
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7. DESTRUCTION OF STATE DATA. At any time during the term of this Contract within
 thirty days of (i) the State’s written request or (ii) termination or expiration of this Contract for
 any reason, Contractor shall securely dispose of all copies, whether in written, electronic or other
 form or media, of State Data according to National Institute of Standards and Technology
 (NIST) approved methods, and certify in writing to the State that such State Data has been
 disposed of securely. Further, upon the relocation of State Data, Contractor shall securely
 dispose of such copies from the former data location according to National Institute of Standards
 and Technology (NIST) approved methods and certify in writing to the State that such State Data
 has been disposed of securely. Contractor shall comply with all reasonable directions provided
 by the State with respect to the disposal of State Data.

8. SOV Cybersecurity Standard Update 2023-01: Contractor confirms that all products and
 services provided to or for the use of the State under this Agreement shall be in compliance with
 State of Vermont Cybersecurity Standard 2023-01, which prohibits the use of certain branded
 products in State information systems or any vendor system that is supporting State information
 systems, and is available on-line at:
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 ATTACHMENT E
 BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT

SOV SUBRECIPIENT: BURLINGTON CITY TREASURER

SOV AGREEMENT NO. 29000-26 AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2025


This Business Associate Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between the State of
Vermont Agency of Human Services, operating by and through its Department for Children
and Families, Family Services Division (“Covered Entity”) and Party identified in this
Agreement as Contractor or Grantee above (“Business Associate”). This Agreement supplements
and is made a part of the contract or grant (“Contract or Grant”) to which it is attached.

Covered Entity and Business Associate enter into this Agreement to comply with the standards
promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”),
including the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, at 45
CFR Parts 160 and 164 (“Privacy Rule”), and the Security Standards, at 45 CFR Parts 160 and
164 (“Security Rule”), as amended by Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and any associated federal rules and regulations.

The parties agree as follows:

1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have
the meanings set forth in 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 as amended by HITECH and associated
federal rules and regulations. Terms defined in this Agreement are italicized. Unless otherwise
specified, when used in this Agreement, defined terms used in the singular shall be understood if
appropriate in their context to include the plural when applicable.

“Agent” means an Individual acting within the scope of the agency of the Business Associate, in
accordance with the Federal common law of agency, as referenced in 45 CFR § 160.402(c) and
includes Workforce members and Subcontractors.

“Breach” means the acquisition, Access, Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information
(PHI) which compromises the Security or privacy of the PHI, except as excluded in the
definition of Breach in 45 CFR § 164.402.

“Business Associate” shall have the meaning given for “Business Associate” in 45 CFR §
160.103 and means Contractor or Grantee and includes its Workforce, Agents and
Subcontractors.

“Electronic PHI” shall mean PHI created, received, maintained or transmitted electronically in
accordance with 45 CFR § 160.103.

“Individual” includes a Person who qualifies as a personal representative in accordance with 45




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CFR § 164.502(g).

“Protected Health Information” (“PHI”) shall have the meaning given in 45 CFR § 160.103,
limited to the PHI created or received by Business Associate from or on behalf of Covered
Entity.

“Required by Law” means a mandate contained in law that compels an entity to make a use or
disclosure of PHI and that is enforceable in a court of law and shall have the meaning given in
45 CFR § 164.103.

“Report” means submissions required by this Agreement as provided in section 2.3.

“Security Incident” means the attempted or successful unauthorized Access, Use, Disclosure,
modification, or destruction of Information or interference with system operations in an
Information System relating to PHI in accordance with 45 CFR § 164.304.

“Services” includes all work performed by the Business Associate for or on behalf of Covered
Entity that requires the Use and/or Disclosure of PHI to perform a Business Associate function
described in 45 CFR § 160.103.

“Subcontractor” means a Person to whom Business Associate delegates a function, activity, or
service, other than in the capacity of a member of the workforce of such Business Associate.

“Successful Security Incident” shall mean a Security Incident that results in the unauthorized
Access, Use, Disclosure, modification, or destruction of information or interference with system
operations in an Information System.

“Unsuccessful Security Incident” shall mean a Security Incident such as routine occurrences that
do not result in unauthorized Access, Use, Disclosure, modification, or destruction of
information or interference with system operations in an Information System, such as: (i)
unsuccessful attempts to penetrate computer networks or services maintained by Business
Associate; and (ii) immaterial incidents such as pings and other broadcast attacks on Business
Associate's firewall, port scans, unsuccessful log-on attempts, denials of service and any
combination of the above with respect to Business Associate’s Information System.

“Targeted Unsuccessful Security Incident” means an Unsuccessful Security Incident that appears
to be an attempt to obtain unauthorized Access, Use, Disclosure, modification or destruction of
the Covered Entity’s Electronic PHI.

2. Contact Information for Privacy and Security Officers and Reports.

 2.1 Business Associate shall provide, within ten (10) days of the execution of this
 Agreement, written notice to the Contract or Grant manager the names and contact
 information of both the HIPAA Privacy Officer and HIPAA Security Officer of the
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 these contacts change.

 2.2 Covered Entity’s HIPAA Privacy Officer and HIPAA Security Officer contact
 information is posted at: https://humanservices.vermont.gov/rules-policies/health-
 insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-hipaa

 2.3 Business Associate shall submit all Reports required by this Agreement to the
 following email address: AHS.PrivacyAndSecurity@vermont.gov

3. Permitted and Required Uses/Disclosures of PHI.

 3.1 Subject to the terms in this Agreement, Business Associate may Use or Disclose
 PHI to perform Services, as specified in the Contract or Grant. Such Uses and
 Disclosures are limited to the minimum necessary to provide the Services. Business
 Associate shall not Use or Disclose PHI in any manner that would constitute a violation
 of the Privacy Rule if Used or Disclosed by Covered Entity in that manner. Business
 Associate may not Use or Disclose PHI other than as permitted or required by this
 Agreement or as Required by Law and only in compliance with applicable laws and
 regulations.

 3.2 Business Associate may make PHI available to its Workforce, Agent and
 Subcontractor who need Access to perform Services as permitted by this Agreement,
 provided that Business Associate makes them aware of the Use and Disclosure
 restrictions in this Agreement and binds them to comply with such restrictions.

 3.3 Business Associate shall be directly liable under HIPAA for impermissible Uses
 and Disclosures of PHI.

4. Business Activities. Business Associate may Use PHI if necessary for Business
 Associate’s proper management and administration or to carry out its legal
 responsibilities. Business Associate may Disclose PHI for Business Associate’s proper
 management and administration or to carry out its legal responsibilities if a Disclosure is
 Required by Law or if Business Associate obtains reasonable written assurances via a
 written agreement from the Person to whom the information is to be Disclosed that such
 PHI shall remain confidential and be Used or further Disclosed only as Required by Law
 or for the purpose for which it was Disclosed to the Person, and the Agreement requires
 the Person to notify Business Associate, within five (5) business days, in writing of any
 Breach of Unsecured PHI of which it is aware. Such Uses and Disclosures of PHI must
 be of the minimum amount necessary to accomplish such purposes.

5. Electronic PHI Security Rule Obligations.

 5.1 With respect to Electronic PHI, Business Associate shall:

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 with 45 CFR sections 164.308, 164.310, and 164.312;

 b) Identify in writing upon request from Covered Entity all the safeguards that it uses to
 protect such Electronic PHI;

 c) Prior to any Use or Disclosure of Electronic PHI by an Agent or Subcontractor,
 ensure that any Agent or Subcontractor to whom it provides Electronic PHI agrees in
 writing to implement and use Administrative, Physical, and Technical Safeguards that
 reasonably and appropriately protect the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of
 Electronic PHI. The written agreement must identify Covered Entity as a direct and
 intended third party beneficiary with the right to enforce any breach of the agreement
 concerning the Use or Disclosure of Electronic PHI, and be provided to Covered Entity
 upon request;

 d) Report in writing to Covered Entity any Successful Security Incident or Targeted
 Unsuccessful Security Incident as soon as it becomes aware of such incident and in no
 event later than five (5) business days after such awareness. Such Report shall be timely
 made notwithstanding the fact that little information may be known at the time of the
 Report and need only include such information then available;

 e) Following such Report, provide Covered Entity with the information necessary for
 Covered Entity to investigate any such incident; and

 f) Continue to provide to Covered Entity information concerning the incident as it
 becomes available to it.

 5.2 Reporting Unsuccessful Security Incidents. Business Associate shall provide
 Covered Entity upon written request a Report that: (a) identifies the categories of
 Unsuccessful Security Incidents; (b) indicates whether Business Associate believes its
 current defensive security measures are adequate to address all Unsuccessful Security
 Incidents, given the scope and nature of such attempts; and (c) if the security measures
 are not adequate, the measures Business Associate will implement to address the security
 inadequacies.

 5.3 Business Associate shall comply with any reasonable policies and procedures
 Covered Entity implements to obtain compliance under the Security Rule.


6. Reporting and Documenting Breaches.

 6.1 Business Associate shall Report to Covered Entity any Breach of Unsecured PHI
 as soon as it, or any Person to whom PHI is disclosed under this Agreement, becomes
 aware of any such Breach, and in no event later than five (5) business days after such
 awareness, except when a law enforcement official determines that a notification would
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 be timely made notwithstanding the fact that little information may be known at the time
 of the Report and need only include such information then available.

 6.2 Following the Report described in 6.1, Business Associate shall conduct a risk
 assessment and provide it to Covered Entity with a summary of the event. Business
 Associate shall provide Covered Entity with the names of any Individual whose
 Unsecured PHI has been, or is reasonably believed to have been, the subject of the
 Breach and any other available information that is required to be given to the affected
 Individual, as set forth in 45 CFR § 164.404(c). Upon request by Covered Entity,
 Business Associate shall provide information necessary for Covered Entity to investigate
 the impermissible Use or Disclosure. Business Associate shall continue to provide to
 Covered Entity information concerning the Breach as it becomes available.

 6.3 When Business Associate determines that an impermissible acquisition, Access,
 Use or Disclosure of PHI for which it is responsible is not a Breach, and therefore does
 not necessitate notice to the impacted Individual, it shall document its assessment of risk,
 conducted as set forth in 45 CFR § 402(2). Business Associate shall make its risk
 assessment available to Covered Entity upon request. It shall include 1) the name of the
 person making the assessment, 2) a brief summary of the facts, and 3) a brief statement of
 the reasons supporting the determination of low probability that the PHI had been
 compromised.

7. Mitigation and Corrective Action. Business Associate shall mitigate, to the extent
 practicable, any harmful effect that is known to it of an impermissible Use or Disclosure
 of PHI, even if the impermissible Use or Disclosure does not constitute a Breach.
 Business Associate shall draft and carry out a plan of corrective action to address any
 incident of impermissible Use or Disclosure of PHI. Business Associate shall make its
 mitigation and corrective action plans available to Covered Entity upon request.

8. Providing Notice of Breaches.

 8.1 If Covered Entity determines that a Breach of PHI for which Business Associate
 was responsible, and if requested by Covered Entity, Business Associate shall provide
 notice to the Individual whose PHI has been the subject of the Breach. When so
 requested, Business Associate shall consult with Covered Entity about the timeliness,
 content and method of notice, and shall receive Covered Entity’s approval concerning
 these elements. Business Associate shall be responsible for the cost of notice and related
 remedies.

 8.2 The notice to affected Individuals shall be provided as soon as reasonably
 possible and in no case later than sixty (60) calendar days after Business Associate
 reported the Breach to Covered Entity.

 8.3 The notice to affected Individuals shall be written in plain language and shall
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 the types of Unsecured PHI that were involved in the Breach; 3) any steps Individuals
 can take to protect themselves from potential harm resulting from the Breach; 4) a brief
 description of what the Business Associate is doing to investigate the Breach to mitigate
 harm to Individuals and to protect against further Breaches; and 5) contact procedures for
 Individuals to ask questions or obtain additional information, as set forth in 45 CFR §
 164.404(c).

 8.4 Business Associate shall notify Individuals of Breaches as specified in 45 CFR §
 164.404(d) (methods of Individual notice). In addition, when a Breach involves more
 than 500 residents of Vermont, Business Associate shall, if requested by Covered Entity,
 notify prominent media outlets serving Vermont, following the requirements set forth in
 45 CFR § 164.406.

9. Agreements with Subcontractors. Business Associate shall enter into a Business
 Associate Agreement with any Subcontractor to whom it provides PHI to require
 compliance with HIPAA and to ensure Business Associate and Subcontractor comply
 with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Business Associate must enter into such
 written agreement before any Use by or Disclosure of PHI to such Subcontractor. The
 written agreement must identify Covered Entity as a direct and intended third party
 beneficiary with the right to enforce any breach of the agreement concerning the Use or
 Disclosure of PHI. Business Associate shall provide a copy of the written agreement it
 enters into with a Subcontractor to Covered Entity upon request. Business Associate may
 not make any Disclosure of PHI to any Subcontractor without prior written consent of
 Covered Entity.

10. Access to PHI. Business Associate shall provide access to PHI in a Designated Record
 Set to Covered Entity or as directed by Covered Entity to an Individual to meet the
 requirements under 45 CFR § 164.524. Business Associate shall provide such access in
 the time and manner reasonably designated by Covered Entity. Within five (5) business
 days, Business Associate shall forward to Covered Entity for handling any request for
 Access to PHI that Business Associate directly receives from an Individual.

11. Amendment of PHI. Business Associate shall make any amendments to PHI in a
 Designated Record Set that Covered Entity directs or agrees to pursuant to 45 CFR §
 164.526, whether at the request of Covered Entity or an Individual. Business Associate
 shall make such amendments in the time and manner reasonably designated by Covered
 Entity. Within five (5) business days, Business Associate shall forward to Covered Entity
 for handling any request for amendment to PHI that Business Associate directly receives
 from an Individual.

12. Accounting of Disclosures. Business Associate shall document Disclosures of PHI and
 all information related to such Disclosures as would be required for Covered Entity to
 respond to a request by an Individual for an accounting of disclosures of PHI in
 accordance with 45 CFR § 164.528. Business Associate shall provide such information
 to Covered Entity or as directed by Covered Entity to an Individual, to permit Covered




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 Entity to respond to an accounting request. Business Associate shall provide such
 information in the time and manner reasonably designated by Covered Entity. Within
 five (5) business days, Business Associate shall forward to Covered Entity for handling
 any accounting request that Business Associate directly receives from an Individual.

13. Books and Records. Subject to the attorney-client and other applicable legal privileges,
 Business Associate shall make its internal practices, books, and records (including
 policies and procedures and PHI) relating to the Use and Disclosure of PHI available to
 the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the time and manner designated by
 the Secretary. Business Associate shall make the same information available to Covered
 Entity, upon Covered Entity’s request, in the time and manner reasonably designated by
 Covered Entity so that Covered Entity may determine whether Business Associate is in
 compliance with this Agreement.

14. Termination.

 14.1 This Agreement commences on the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until
 terminated by Covered Entity or until all the PHI is destroyed or returned to Covered
 Entity subject to Section 18.8.

 14.2 If Business Associate fails to comply with any material term of this Agreement,
 Covered Entity may provide an opportunity for Business Associate to cure. If Business
 Associate does not cure within the time specified by Covered Entity or if Covered Entity
 believes that cure is not reasonably possible, Covered Entity may immediately terminate
 the Contract or Grant without incurring liability or penalty for such termination. If neither
 termination nor cure are feasible, Covered Entity shall report the breach to the Secretary
 of HHS. Covered Entity has the right to seek to cure such failure by Business Associate.
 Regardless of whether Covered Entity cures, it retains any right or remedy available at
 law, in equity, or under the Contract or Grant and Business Associate retains its
 responsibility for such failure.

15. Return/Destruction of PHI.

 15.1 Business Associate in connection with the expiration or termination of the
 Contract or Grant shall return or destroy, at the discretion of the Covered Entity, PHI that
 Business Associate still maintains in any form or medium (including electronic) within
 thirty (30) days after such expiration or termination. Business Associate shall not retain
 any copies of PHI. Business Associate shall certify in writing and report to Covered
 Entity (1) when all PHI has been returned or destroyed and (2) that Business Associate
 does not continue to maintain any PHI. Business Associate is to provide this certification
 during this thirty (30) day period.

 15.2 Business Associate shall report to Covered Entity any conditions that Business
 Associate believes make the return or destruction of PHI infeasible. Business Associate
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 Disclosures to those purposes that make the return or destruction infeasible for so long as
 Business Associate maintains such PHI.

16. Penalties. Business Associate understands that: (a) there may be civil or criminal
 penalties for misuse or misappropriation of PHI and (b) violations of this Agreement may
 result in notification by Covered Entity to law enforcement officials and regulatory,
 accreditation, and licensure organizations.

17. Training. Business Associate understands its obligation to comply with the law and shall
 provide appropriate training and education to ensure compliance with this Agreement. If
 requested by Covered Entity, Business Associate shall participate in Covered Entity’s
 training regarding the Use, Confidentiality, and Security of PHI; however, participation
 in such training shall not supplant nor relieve Business Associate of its obligations under
 this Agreement to independently assure compliance with the law and this Agreement.

18. Miscellaneous.

 18.1 In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement
 and the terms of the Contract or Grant, the terms of this Agreement shall govern with
 respect to its subject matter. Otherwise, the terms of the Contract or Grant continue in
 effect.

 18.2 Each party shall cooperate with the other party to amend this Agreement from
 time to time as is necessary for such party to comply with the Privacy Rule, the Security
 Rule, or any other standards promulgated under HIPAA. This Agreement may not be
 amended, except by a writing signed by all parties hereto.

 18.3 Any ambiguity in this Agreement shall be resolved to permit the parties to comply
 with the Privacy Rule, Security Rule, or any other standards promulgated under HIPAA.

 18.4 In addition to applicable Vermont law, the parties shall rely on applicable federal
 law (e.g., HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and HITECH) in construing the
 meaning and effect of this Agreement.

 18.5 Business Associate shall not have or claim any ownership of PHI.

 18.6 Business Associate shall abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement with
 respect to all PHI even if some of that information relates to specific services for which
 Business Associate may not be a “Business Associate” of Covered Entity under the
 Privacy Rule.

 18.7 Business Associate is prohibited from directly or indirectly receiving any
 remuneration in exchange for an Individual’s PHI. Business Associate will refrain from
 marketing activities that would violate HIPAA, including specifically Section 13406 of
 the HITECH Act. Reports or data containing PHI may not be sold without Covered




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 Entity’s or the affected Individual’s written consent.

 18.8 The provisions of this Agreement that by their terms encompass continuing rights
 or responsibilities shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. For
 example: (a) the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply if Covered Entity
 determines that it would be infeasible for Business Associate to return or destroy PHI as
 provided in Section 14.2 and (b) the obligation of Business Associate to provide an
 accounting of disclosures as set forth in Section 12 survives the expiration or termination
 of this Agreement with respect to accounting requests, if any, made after such expiration
 or termination.


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 ATTACHMENT F
AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES’ CUSTOMARY CONTRACT/GRANT PROVISIONS

1. Definitions: For purposes of this Attachment F, the term “Agreement” shall mean the form of
 the contract or grant, with all of its parts, into which this Attachment F is incorporated. The
 meaning of the term “Party” when used in this Attachment F shall mean any named party to
 this Agreement other than the State of Vermont, the Agency of Human Services (AHS) and
 any of the departments, boards, offices and business units named in this Agreement. As
 such, the term “Party” shall mean, when used in this Attachment F, the Contractor or Grantee
 with whom the State of Vermont is executing this Agreement. If Party, when permitted
 to do so under this Agreement, seeks by way of any subcontract, sub-grant or other form of
 provider agreement to employ any other person or entity to perform any of the obligations of
 Party under this Agreement, Party shall be obligated to ensure that all terms of this
 Attachment F are followed. As such, the term “Party” as used herein shall also be construed
 as applicable to, and describing the obligations of, any subcontractor, sub-recipient or sub-
 grantee of this Agreement. Any such use or construction of the term “Party” shall not,
 however, give any subcontractor, sub-recipient or sub-grantee any substantive right in this
 Agreement without an express written agreement to that effect by the State of Vermont.

2. Agency of Human Services: The Agency of Human Services is responsible for overseeing
 all contracts and grants entered by any of its departments, boards, offices and business units,
 however denominated. The Agency of Human Services, through the business office of the
 Office of the Secretary, and through its Field Services Directors, will share with any named
 AHS-associated party to this Agreement oversight, monitoring and enforcement
 responsibilities. Party agrees to cooperate with both the named AHS-associated party to this
 contract and with the Agency of Human Services itself with respect to the resolution of any
 issues relating to the performance and interpretation of this Agreement, payment matters and
 legal compliance.

3. Medicaid Program Parties (applicable to any Party providing services and supports paid
 for under Vermont’s Medicaid program and Vermont’s Global Commitment to Health
 Waiver):

 Inspection and Retention of Records: In addition to any other requirement under this
 Agreement or at law, Party must fulfill all state and federal legal requirements, and will
 comply with all requests appropriate to enable the Agency of Human Services, the U.S.
 Department of Health and Human Services (along with its Inspector General and the Centers
 for Medicare and Medicaid Services), the Comptroller General, the Government Accounting
 Office, or any of their designees: (i) to evaluate through inspection or other means the
 quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of services performed under this Agreement; and (ii)
 to inspect and audit any records, financial data, contracts, computer or other electronic
 systems of Party relating to the performance of services under Vermont’s Medicaid program
 and Vermont’s Global Commitment to Health Waiver. Party will retain for ten years all
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 Subcontracting for Medicaid Services: Notwithstanding any permitted subcontracting of
 services to be performed under this Agreement, Party shall remain responsible for ensuring
 that this Agreement is fully performed according to its terms, that subcontractor remains in
 compliance with the terms hereof, and that subcontractor complies with all state and federal
 laws and regulations relating to the Medicaid program in Vermont. Subcontracts, and any
 service provider agreements entered into by Party in connection with the performance of this
 Agreement, must clearly specify in writing the responsibilities of the subcontractor or other
 service provider and Party must retain the authority to revoke its subcontract or service
 provider agreement or to impose other sanctions if the performance of the subcontractor or
 service provider is inadequate or if its performance deviates from any requirement of this
 Agreement. Party shall make available on request all contracts, subcontracts and service
 provider agreements between the Party, subcontractors and other service providers to the
 Agency of Human Services and any of its departments as well as to the Center for Medicare
 and Medicaid Services.

 Medicaid Notification of Termination Requirements: Party shall follow the Department of
 Vermont Health Access Managed-Care-Organization enrollee-notification requirements, to
 include the requirement that Party provide timely notice of any termination of its practice.

 Encounter Data: Party shall provide encounter data to the Agency of Human Services and/or
 its departments and ensure further that the data and services provided can be linked to and
 supported by enrollee eligibility files maintained by the State.

 Federal Medicaid System Security Requirements Compliance: Party shall provide a security
 plan, risk assessment, and security controls review document within three months of the start
 date of this Agreement (and update it annually thereafter) in order to support audit
 compliance with 45 CFR 95.621 subpart F, ADP System Security Requirements and Review
 Process.

4. Workplace Violence Prevention and Crisis Response (applicable to any Party and any
 subcontractors and sub-grantees whose employees or other service providers deliver social
 or mental health services directly to individual recipients of such services):

 Party shall establish a written workplace violence prevention and crisis response policy
 meeting the requirements of Act 109 (2016), 33 VSA §8201(b), for the benefit of employees
 delivering direct social or mental health services. Party shall, in preparing its policy, consult
 with the guidelines promulgated by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
 for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Services Workers, as those
 guidelines may from time to time be amended.

 Party, through its violence protection and crisis response committee, shall evaluate the
 efficacy of its policy, and update the policy as appropriate, at least annually. The policy and
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 Party will ensure that any subcontractor and sub-grantee who hires employees (or contracts
 with service providers) who deliver social or mental health services directly to individual
 recipients of such services, complies with all requirements of this Section.

5. Non-Discrimination:

 Party shall not discriminate, and will prohibit its employees, agents, subcontractors, sub-
 grantees and other service providers from discrimination, on the basis of age under the Age
 Discrimination Act of 1975, on the basis of handicap under section 504 of the Rehabilitation
 Act of 1973, on the basis of sex under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and
 on the basis of race, color or national origin under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
 Party shall not refuse, withhold from or deny to any person the benefit of services, facilities,
 goods, privileges, advantages, or benefits of public accommodation on the basis of disability,
 race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity as
 provided by Title 9 V.S.A. Chapter 139.

 No person shall on the grounds of religion or on the grounds of sex (including, on the
 grounds that a woman is pregnant), be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits
 of, or be subjected to discrimination, to include sexual harassment, under any program or
 activity supported by State of Vermont and/or federal funds.

 Party further shall comply with the non-discrimination requirements of Title VI of the Civil
 Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC Section 2000d, et seq., and with the federal guidelines
 promulgated pursuant to Executive Order 13166 of 2000, requiring that contractors and
 subcontractors receiving federal funds assure that persons with limited English proficiency
 can meaningfully access services. To the extent Party provides assistance to individuals with
 limited English proficiency through the use of oral or written translation or interpretive
 services, such individuals cannot be required to pay for such services.

6. Employees and Independent Contractors:

 Party agrees that it shall comply with the laws of the State of Vermont with respect to the
 appropriate classification of its workers and service providers as “employees” and
 “independent contractors” for all purposes, to include for purposes related to unemployment
 compensation insurance and workers compensation coverage, and proper payment and
 reporting of wages. Party agrees to ensure that all of its subcontractors or sub-grantees also
 remain in legal compliance as to the appropriate classification of “workers” and “independent
 contractors” relating to unemployment compensation insurance and workers compensation
 coverage, and proper payment and reporting of wages. Party will on request provide to the
 Agency of Human Services information pertaining to the classification of its employees to
 include the basis for the classification. Failure to comply with these obligations may result in
 termination of this Agreement.

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 Protected Health Information: Party shall maintain the privacy and security of all
 individually identifiable health information acquired by or provided to it as a part of the
 performance of this Agreement. Party shall follow federal and state law relating to privacy
 and security of individually identifiable health information as applicable, including the
 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its federal regulations.
 Substance Abuse Treatment Information: Substance abuse treatment information shall be
 maintained in compliance with 42 C.F.R. Part 2 if the Party or subcontractor(s) are Part 2
 covered programs, or if substance abuse treatment information is received from a Part 2
 covered program by the Party or subcontractor(s).
 Protection of Personal Information: Party agrees to comply with all applicable state and
 federal statutes to assure protection and security of personal information, or of any personally
 identifiable information (PII), including the Security Breach Notice Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2435, the
 Social Security Number Protection Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2440, the Document Safe Destruction
 Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2445 and 45 CFR 155.260. As used here, PII shall include any information,
 in any medium, including electronic, which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s
 identity, such as his/her name, social security number, biometric records, etc., either alone or
 when combined with any other personal or identifiable information that is linked or linkable
 to a specific person, such as date and place or birth, mother’s maiden name, etc.
 Other Confidential Consumer Information: Party agrees to comply with the requirements
 of AHS Rule No. 08-048 concerning access to and uses of personal information relating to
 any beneficiary or recipient of goods, services or other forms of support. Party further agrees
 to comply with any applicable Vermont State Statute and other regulations respecting the
 right to individual privacy. Party shall ensure that all of its employees, subcontractors and
 other service providers performing services under this agreement understand and preserve the
 sensitive, confidential and non-public nature of information to which they may have access.
 Data Breaches: The notice required under the Use and Protection of State Information terms
 of Attachment C shall be provided to the Agency of Digital Services Chief Information
 Security Officer. https://digitalservices.vermont.gov/about-us/contacts. Party shall in
 addition comply with any other data breach notification requirements required under federal
 or state law or Attachment E.

8. Abuse and Neglect of Children and Vulnerable Adults:

 Abuse Registry. Party agrees not to employ any individual, to use any volunteer or other
 service provider, or to otherwise provide reimbursement to any individual who in the
 performance of services connected with this agreement provides care, custody, treatment,
 transportation, or supervision to children or to vulnerable adults if there has been a
 substantiation of abuse or neglect or exploitation involving that individual. Party is
 responsible for confirming as to each individual having such contact with children or
 vulnerable adults the non-existence of a substantiated allegation of abuse, neglect or
 exploitation by verifying that fact though (a) as to vulnerable adults, the Adult Abuse
 Registry maintained by the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living and
 (b) as to children, the Central Child Protection Registry (unless the Party holds a valid child




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 care license or registration from the Division of Child Development, Department for
 Children and Families). See 33 V.S.A. §4919(a)(3) and 33 V.S.A. §6911(c)(3).

 Reporting of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation. Consistent with provisions of 33 V.S.A.
 §4913(a) and §6903, Party and any of its agents or employees who, in the performance of
 services connected with this agreement, (a) is a caregiver or has any other contact with
 clients and (b) has reasonable cause to believe that a child or vulnerable adult has been
 abused or neglected as defined in Chapter 49 or abused, neglected, or exploited as defined in
 Chapter 69 of Title 33 V.S.A. shall: as to children, make a report containing the information
 required by 33 V.S.A. §4914 to the Commissioner of the Department for Children and
 Families within 24 hours; or, as to a vulnerable adult, make a report containing the
 information required by 33 V.S.A. §6904 to the Division of Licensing and Protection at the
 Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living within 48 hours. Party will
 ensure that its agents or employees receive training on the reporting of abuse or neglect to
 children and abuse, neglect or exploitation of vulnerable adults.

9. Information Technology Systems:

 Computing and Communication: Party shall select, in consultation with the Agency of
 Human Services’ Information Technology unit, one of the approved methods for secure
 access to the State’s systems and data, if required. Approved methods are based on the type
 of work performed by the Party as part of this agreement. Options include, but are not limited
 to:

 1. Party’s provision of certified computing equipment, peripherals and mobile devices,
 on a separate Party’s network with separate internet access. The Agency of Human
 Services’ accounts may or may not be provided.

 2. State supplied and managed equipment and accounts to access state applications
 and data, including State issued active directory accounts and application specific
 accounts, which follow the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)
 security and the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
 standards.

 Intellectual Property/Work Product Ownership: All data, technical information, materials
 first gathered, originated, developed, prepared, or obtained as a condition of this agreement
 and used in the performance of this agreement -- including, but not limited to all reports,
 surveys, plans, charts, literature, brochures, mailings, recordings (video or audio), pictures,
 drawings, analyses, graphic representations, software computer programs and accompanying
 documentation and printouts, notes and memoranda, written procedures and documents,
 which are prepared for or obtained specifically for this agreement, or are a result of the
 services required under this grant -- shall be considered "work for hire" and remain the
 property of the State of Vermont, regardless of the state of completion unless otherwise
 specified in this agreement. Such items shall be delivered to the State of Vermont upon 30-
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 first developed for the State, all the work shall be considered "work for hire,” i.e., the State,
 not the Party (or subcontractor or sub-grantee), shall have full and complete ownership of all
 software computer programs, documentation and/or source codes developed.

 Party shall not sell or copyright a work product or item produced under this agreement
 without explicit permission from the State of Vermont.

 If Party is operating a system or application on behalf of the State of Vermont, Party shall not
 make information entered into the system or application available for uses by any other party
 than the State of Vermont, without prior authorization by the State. Nothing herein shall
 entitle the State to pre-existing Party’s materials.

 Party acknowledges and agrees that should this agreement be in support of the State's
 implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Party is subject to
 the certain property rights provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations and a Grant from
 the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
 Such agreement will be subject to, and incorporates here by reference, 45 CFR 74.36, 45
 CFR 92.34 and 45 CFR 95.617 governing rights to intangible property.

 Security and Data Transfers: Party shall comply with all applicable State and Agency of
 Human Services' policies and standards, especially those related to privacy and security. The
 State will advise the Party of any new policies, procedures, or protocols developed during the
 term of this agreement as they are issued and will work with the Party to implement any
 required.

 Party will ensure the physical and data security associated with computer equipment,
 including desktops, notebooks, and other portable devices, used in connection with this
 Agreement. Party will also assure that any media or mechanism used to store or transfer data
 to or from the State includes industry standard security mechanisms such as continually up-
 to-date malware protection and encryption. Party will make every reasonable effort to ensure
 media or data files transferred to the State are virus and spyware free. At the conclusion of
 this agreement and after successful delivery of the data to the State, Party shall securely
 delete data (including archival backups) from Party’s equipment that contains individually
 identifiable records, in accordance with standards adopted by the Agency of Human Services.

 Party, in the event of a data breach, shall comply with the terms of Section 7 above.

10. Other Provisions:

 Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Public Law 103-227 (also known as the Pro-Children Act
 of 1994) and Vermont’s Act 135 (2014) (An act relating to smoking in lodging
 establishments, hospitals, and child care facilities, and on State lands) restrict the use of
 tobacco products in certain settings. Party shall ensure that no person is permitted: (i) to use
 tobacco products or tobacco substitutes as defined in 7 V.S.A. § 1001 on the premises, both
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 to use tobacco products or tobacco substitutes on the premises, both indoor and in any
 outdoor area designated for child care, health or day care services, kindergarten, pre-
 kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education or library services; and (iii) to use tobacco
 products or tobacco substitutes on the premises of a licensed or registered family child care
 home while children are present and in care. Party will refrain from promoting the use of
 tobacco products for all clients and from making tobacco products available to minors.

 Failure to comply with the provisions of the federal law may result in the imposition of a
 civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation and/or the imposition of an
 administrative compliance order on the responsible entity. The federal Pro-Children Act of
 1994, however, does not apply to portions of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol
 treatment; service providers whose sole source of applicable federal funds is Medicare or
 Medicaid; or facilities where Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) coupons are redeemed.

 2-1-1 Database: If Party provides health or human services within Vermont, or if Party
 provides such services near the Vermont border readily accessible to residents of Vermont,
 Party shall adhere to the "Inclusion/Exclusion" policy of Vermont's United Way/Vermont
 211 (Vermont 211), and will provide to Vermont 211 relevant descriptive information
 regarding its agency, programs and/or contact information as well as accurate and up to date
 information to its database as requested. The “Inclusion/Exclusion” policy can be found at
 www.vermont211.org.

 Voter Registration: When designated by the Secretary of State, Party agrees to become a
 voter registration agency as defined by 17 V.S.A. §2103 (41), and to comply with the
 requirements of state and federal law pertaining to such agencies.

 Drug Free Workplace Act: Party will assure a drug-free workplace in accordance with 45
 CFR Part 76.

 Lobbying: No federal funds under this agreement may be used to influence or attempt to
 influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, an officer or
 employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with the
 awarding of any federal contract, continuation, renewal, amendments other than federal
 appropriated funds.

AHS ATT. F 6/19/2024




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 APPENDIX 1
 PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORT
 Example, please use the one provided by the State




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 APPENDIX 2
 PROGRAM DATA REPORT
 Example, please use the one provided by the State


Form B: BARJ Data Reporting Form
Provider:
District:
 Quarterly
 07/01/2025 - 10/1/2025 - 1/1/2026 - 4/1/2026 -
 9/30/2025 12/31/2025 3/31/2026 6/30/2026 Total
Open Cases at Start of Quarter #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
New At Risk Youth Referrals During Qtr 0 0 0 0 0
New Adjudicated Youth Referrals During Qtr 0 0 0 0 0
New Truancy Referrals During Qtr 0 0 0 0 0
New Youthful Offender Referrals During Quarter 0 0 0 0 0
New Pre-Charge Youth Referrals During Quarter 0 0 0 0 0
Court Referred Youth Referrals During Quarter 0 0 0 0 0
Cases Transferred During Qtr 0 0 0 0 0
Cases Closed Successfully During Qtr 0 0 0 0 0
Cases Closed Unsuccessfully During Qtr 0 0 0 0 0
Caseload Total #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
# of Restorative Processes Convened #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
# of Youth Who Successfully Completed Restorative Process 0 0 0 0 0
Community Service/Service Learning Hours Completed #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
# of Victims Involved Impacted by the Offense 0 0 0 0 0
# of Victims Participated in Restorative Process 0 0 0 0 0
Hours of Case Management #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Hours of Restorative Classes/Skill Development #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
# of YASI Pre-Screens 0 0 0 0 0
Hours of Staff Training 0 0 0 0 0
Hours of Community Outreach/Prevention Activities 0 0 0 0 0
# of Mental Health or Substance Use Referrals by BARJ Case Manager 0 0 0 0 0
# of Truancy Referrals with Improved School Attendance 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth With No New Criminal Charge While Participating in Program 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth With Increase In Protective Factors As Outlined By YASI 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Were Female 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Were Male 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Were Non-Binary 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Choose Not to Answer Gender 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Were Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Were Not Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Whose Ethnicity is Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Were Asian 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Were Black or African-American 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Were American Indian or Alaskan Native 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Were Native Hawaiin or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Were White 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Reported More Than One Race 0 0 0 0 0
# of Youth Served Who Choose Not to Answer Race 0 0 0 0 0




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 APPENDIX 3
 REQUEST FOR PAYMENT
 Example, please use the one provided by the State




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 APPENDIX 4
 FINANCIAL REPORT
State of Vermont, Department for Children and Families Grant #:
Financial Expenditure Report for Grant Activities


 SFY26 Budgeted SFY26 Balance SFY26 Expended JUL-25 AUG-25 SEP-25 OCT-25 NOV-25 DEC-25 JAN-26 FEB-26 MAR-26 APR-26 MAY-26 JUN-26
 Positions funded in part or whole by this agreement:
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
Total Salaries $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Fringe $0.00 $0.00
A. TOTAL PERSONNEL EXPENSES $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

 Operating expenses directly related to contract activities: SFY26 Budgeted SFY26 Balance SFY26 Expended JUL-25 AUG-25 SEP-25 OCT-25 NOV-25 DEC-25 JAN-26 FEB-26 MAR-26 APR-26 MAY-26 JUN-26

 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
 $0.00 $0.00
B. TOTAL OPERATING $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES (A+B) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

C. INDIRECT COSTS $0.00 $0.00

TOTAL EXPENSES (A+B+C) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00


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 MEMORANDUM

To: Burlington Board of Finance and City Council
From: Darren Springer, General Manager
Date: 9/8/2025 and 9/29/2025
Subject: Street Light Tariff Update



Introduction

Burlington Electric Department (“BED”) is seeking Board of Finance and City Council approval to
file with the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) the documents needed to update our
municipal Street Lighting tariff to accommodate billing for the use of security cameras requested
by Burlington Police Department and parking ban lights for the City. Currently such uses would
require prohibitively expensive individual metering under the tariff. BED proposes instead, with the
requested tariff update, to establish a per month charge for municipal use of a camera or parking
ban light, and use the data from a small number of meters to monitor our consumption
assumptions and provide for accurate system loss calculations. For cameras, this is how we bill
and monitor the consumption of street lights (both street lights and 24/7 cameras have predictable
hours of operation and known wattages). In the case of parking ban lights, the consumption is so
low as to make detailed energy metering and billing unreasonable, but monitoring of use will still
occur via a few representative meters.

BED has also taken the opportunity to make update other portions of the tariff to reflect current
business practices.

A redlined copy of the Street Lighting tariff is attached to this memo. BED staff will be present at
Board of Finance on 9.8.25 and the 9.29.25 Council meeting to answer any questions.

PLEASE NOTE: The rates shown in the proposed tariff are based on BED’s currently approved rates
without the 4.5% surcharge that went into effect on bills rendered after September 1, 2025. This
proposed tariff, if approved, would be subject to that 4.5% surcharge while the FY26 rate case is pending
at the PUC, and the proposed tariff would ultimately be increased by 4.5% after the FY26 rate filing is
approved. The 4.5% rate change is subject to PUC review and approval and could be approved at
different level than the 4.5% proposed.




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Board of Finance: To approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the General Manager
of the Burlington Electric Department or their designee to file the updated Street Lighting tariff with
the Vermont Public Utility Commission and to take such actions as may be needed to secure its
approval.

City Council: To approve and authorize the General Manager of the Burlington Electric Department
or their designee to file the updated street lighting tariff with the Vermont Public Utility Commission
and to take such actions as may be needed to secure its approval.




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 Burlington Electric Department
 Tariff Sheets
 Effective August 1, 2024, for bills rendered on and after September 1, 2024
 Effective date TBD (upon Public Utility Commission approval)

 STREET LIGHTING (SL) RATE
 (SL Page 1 of 2)
Availability

 For Burlington Electric Department (BED-)-owned municipal street lighting and city-owned
 parking ban lights on city-accepted streets and, municipally owned security cameras, and privately
 owned overhead lighting illuminating private property where such lighting is not metered as a
 portion of the load served under another BED tariff.

Character of Service

 Unmetered alternating current, 60 Hertz, single phase, at nominal voltages of 120, 120/240, or 277
 volts.

 Standard street and area lighting service entails providing, operating, and maintaining standard
 dusk to dawn street luminaires fed from overhead distribution lines.

 BED will own and maintain all poles and luminaires served under this tariff and reserves the right
 to approve or deny individual fixture choices that differ from those typically stocked.

 Parking ban lights and security cameras will be fed by existing distribution lines, or by new
 distribution line extensions (where required) installed at customer expense.

 For BED-owned municipal street lighting and private area lighting, BED will maintain all poles,
 luminaires, conductors, conduits, and all associated materials served under this tariff. For all other
 uses, BED will maintain BED-owned poles, conductors, conduits, and all associated materials
 served under this tariff (but not the parking ban lights, security cameras, or any conductors and/or
 conduits between the customer owned device(s) and BED’s first secondary connection point on
 the pole or in the underground system).

Monthly BillRate

 Standard Rates per Luminaire (LED wattages not shown below will be charged at the rate
 of the LED fixture closest in watts) or Device

 Nominal Assumed
 Luminaire Luminaire
 Wattage or Wattage with BulbTypeLuminaire
 Device Type Ballast Bulb Type $/Month
 100 117 Mercury Vapor $ 11.94
 175 205 Mercury Vapor $ 16.10
 250 292 Mercury Vapor $ 21.88
 400 453 Mercury Vapor $ 30.76
 Approved: May 1, 2025, by Public Utility Commission in Case # 24-1848-TF

 For further information, see BED's Operating Guidelines



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 Burlington Electric Department
 Tariff Sheets
 Effective August 1, 2024, for bills rendered on and after September 1, 2024
 Effective date TBD (upon Public Utility Commission approval)

 100 119 Metal Halide $ 15.35
 175 206 Metal Halide $ 19.26
 250 288 Metal Halide $ 24.20
 400 450 Metal Halide $ 33.59
 70 99 High Pressure Sodium $ 11.00
 100 136 High Pressure Sodium $ 12.94
 150 195 High Pressure Sodium $ 16.06
 250 305 High Pressure Sodium $ 23.44
 400 466 High Pressure Sodium $ 32.47
 189 189 Incandescent $ 20.68
 40 44 LED $ 12.00
 65 72 LED $ 14.58
 90 100 LED $ 16.81
 120 133 LED $ 21.34
 150 170 LED $ 25.40
 180 204 LED $ 29.48
 Security Camera N/A N/A $ 13.39
 Parking Ban Light 80 N/A $ 0.42
 (SL Page 2 of 2)

Terms and Conditions

 1) New or additional servicerequired distribution lines installed under this tariff for any use must
 be reviewed and approved in advance by BED to insureensure that requested facilities comply
 with current BED engineering standards. For parking ban light and security camera
 installations, all electrical work not owned by BED must comply with all applicable National
 Electrical Code (NEC) standards and any City permitting requirements.

 1)2) New BED-owned municipal street lighting installations shall meet the recommendations
 of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA). IES-NA). Any new street
 lighting installations on city streets or on new streets that will become accepted city streets
 shall meet these recommendations as detailed in the latest version of the IESNAIES-NA
 Lighting Handbook. Lighting levels for illuminating private property will be as requested by
 the customer subject to BED approval.

 3) TheFor decorative BED-owned municipal street lighting, the customer must make a
 contribution in aid of construction, in advance, to cover incremental costs the cost for the
 installation of requested facilities such as decorative fixtures that are in excess of $651 per
 installed luminaire (the luminaire being defined as all hardware required at the location except
 above the cost of BED’s standard design costs for municipal street lighting for a pole). If a
 requested lighting service requires setting a dedicated polesimilar non-decorative fixture.


 Approved: May 1, 2025, by Public Utility Commission in Case # 24-1848-TF

 For further information, see BED's Operating Guidelines



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 Burlington Electric Department
 Tariff Sheets
 Effective August 1, 2024, for bills rendered on and after September 1, 2024
 Effective date TBD (upon Public Utility Commission approval)

2)4) For new parking ban lights and security cameras, the customer shall paymust make a
 contribution in aid of construction, in advance equal to the cost of installing that pole. Excess
 costs may optionally be financed over 60 months in accordance with BED’s Lending Policy.,
 to cover the cost of extending the existing or constructing a new distribution line.

3) The customer may be required to enter into a contract with a minimum term of 5 years for any
 new or additional lighting facilities.

5) BED no longer accepts new applications for or alterations to pre-existing overhead lighting
 illuminating private property where such lighting is not metered as a portion of the load served
 under another BED tariff.

4)6) Lighting service shall be provided from dusk to dawn as controlled locally by photocells.
 Service for parking ban lights and security cameras will be provided all hours.

5)7) For purposes of computing billed energy for BED-owned municipal street lighting, the
 following burning hours will behave been assumed:

 Month Burning Hours
 January 456
 February 379
 March 374
 April 316
 May 285
 June 255
 July 274
 August 310
 September 344
 October 403
 November 432
 December 468




 Approved: May 1, 2025, by Public Utility Commission in Case # 24-1848-TF

 For further information, see BED's Operating Guidelines



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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Version: April 2025

 Department: Burlington Electric Submitter: Darren Springer

 Title/Subject: Streetlight Tariff Update

 Approval Requested: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 9/8/2025
 ☒ City Council 9/29/2025
 ☐ Both BOF and Council Click or tap to enter a date.

Instructions
 1. This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials.
 2. This form must be sent with the final submission of materials in advance of the meeting.
 3. Do not indicate that a sign-off was received until it has actually been obtained.
 4. Commission reports and presentations do not need to be reviewed by the CAO or Attorneys.
 5. Name the reviewing Attorney or HR Manager in the Note column.


 Signoff Needed Received? Approval Date Note
 Department Head Yes 9/2/2025 Darren Springer

 Mayor’s Office Yes 9/4/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission N/A 9/10/2025 Electric Commission
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and N/A Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 contracts or legal documents enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 9/2/2025 Jessica Brown, motions included
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 CAO for budget, financing, and memo Yes 9/3/2025 Katherine Schad
 Human Resources, if personnel action N/A Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 or policy enter a date.
 CIO, if IT-related N/A Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
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 MEMORANDUM


From: Theresa Vezina, Special Assistant, OPC Implementation
CC: Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
Erin Jacobsen, Chief of Staff
Joe Magee, Deputy Chief of Staff
Katherine Schad, CAO
Erik Ramakrishna, Asst. City Attorney
Date: Sept. 4, 2025


Subject: Seeking authorization to accept Grant #03420-01613 Overdose Prevention Center (OPC) Pilot
Grant Funding from the Vermont Department of Health to develop and implement a fixed-site OPC in
Burlington and administer subaward/s to the qualified and approved OPC Provider.


Request:
The Mayor’s Office is requesting Board of Finance and City Council approval to accept
$2,200,000 in State Fiscal Year (SFY)25 and SFY26 grant funds from the State of Vermont,
Department of Substance Use Programs (DSUP) and authorization for the Mayor or her
designee to execute all documents necessary to accept the funding. The above referenced
grant agreement is to support the development and implementation of an Overdose
Prevention Center (OPC) in fidelity with Vermont Act 178 and Vermont’s Overdose Prevention
Center Operating Guidelines. Per Vermont Act 178, this agreement will provide funding to the
City of Burlington (Grantee) for the development and implementation of a fixed-site OPC in
Burlington.

Background:

Over the past 25 years, drug-related deaths in the United States have risen dramatically, fueled by
the over-prescription of opioids and misleading claims from pharmaceutical companies. The
opioid crisis has touched nearly every community, and many families have lost loved ones to
overdose.

According to the CDC, drug-related deaths increased tenfold between 1999 and 2022. In 2022
alone, more than 108,000 Americans died from overdose. Vermont has not been spared—VDH
reports that in 2024, Chittenden County recorded an opioid overdose death rate of 26.6 per
100,000 residents.

Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) are facilities that offer harm reduction and health services to
people who use drugs. These include treatment referrals, health supports, and supervised spaces
for consumption that reduce the risk of death and disease. Like syringe service programs, OPCs
also help prevent the spread of HIV, hepatitis, and other bloodborne illnesses.


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The goal of an OPC is simple - to prevent fatal overdoses and keep people safer while connecting
them to care through low barrier, embedded health services and connection to treatment and
other supports when they are ready. The OPC will center basic human needs and integration of a
myriad of social services through collaboration and community connections.

As previously discussed with the City Council, it is the City’s intention to enter into a sub-award
agreement with Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform (VCJR) as the provider of OPC services,
and to work collaboratively on implementation.


Funding for the Overdose Prevention Center

In 2024, the Vermont Legislature passed Act 178, which authorized OPCs and allocated $1.1
million for the City of Burlington to establish a pilot program, and with the intention of appropriating
additional funds through SFY2028. The City has been awarded SFY25 and SFY26 allocations
totaling $2.2 million in a multiyear contract for FY26 & FY27.

In February 2025, the City sought letters of interest from organizations to operate the OPC, and the
City selected an experienced and capable community harm reduction provider, Vermonters for
Criminal Justice Reform (VCJR) to partner with the City on this monumental pilot project. Together
we will work through the crucial planning phase and required implementation activities with the
shared goal of opening the states first OPC. VCJR will hold the ultimately responsibility for proper
operations of the Center and agrees to adhere to the City Council approved plan and th contractual
agreements as a sub recipient of the City of Burlington OPC Project.

The City, as the primary grantee, is responsible for supporting its subgrantees and ensuring
compliance with all grant requirements. The City is committed to implementing this project with
thoughtfulness, transparency, and a community-centered approach. It will act as a collaborative
partner while fully meeting all requirements of the State of Vermont.

Next Steps

 • Sign Grant Agreement with the Dept. Of Health
 • Submit Q1 Invoice in the amount of $275,000 for our first prospective payment.
 • Execute Subrecipient Agreement
 • Conduct Service Assessment
 • Engage Community



Motions




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 Office of Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
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Action for Board of Finance: To approve and recommend to the City Council to authorize, (i) the
Mayor to execute the grant agreement with the Vermont Department of Health for the Overdose
Prevention Center, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney; (ii) the Chief Administrative
Officer to make all such amendments to the approved budget as may be necessary or convenient
to accept and expend the grant funds; and (iii) the Mayor or Chief Administrative Officer, and each
of them, to take all such further actions and to execute all such further instruments approved as to
form by the City Attorney’s Office, including a sub-recipient agreement, as may be necessary or
convenient to implement the transactions contemplated hereby.


Action for City Council:
To authorize (i) the Mayor to execute the grant agreement with the Vermont Department of Health
for the Overdose Prevention Center, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney; (ii) the
Chief Administrative Officer to make all such amendments to the approved budget as may be
necessary or convenient to accept and expend the grant funds; and (iii) the Mayor or Chief
Administrative Officer, and each of them, to take all such further actions and to execute all such
further instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office, including a sub-recipient
agreement, as may be necessary or convenient to implement the transactions contemplated
hereby.




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STATE OF VERMONT GRANT AGREEMENT Part 1-Grant Award Detail
SECTION I - GENERAL GRANT INFORMATION
1 Grant #: 03420-10613 2 Original __X__ Amendment # ____
3 Grant Title: Overdose Prevention Center
4 Amount Previously Awarded: 5 Amount Awarded This Action: 6 Total Award Amount:

$ 0.00 $ 2,200,000.00 $ 2,200,000.00
7 Award Start Date: 7/1/2025 8 Award End Date: 6/30/2027 9 Subrecipient Award: YES NO
10 Supplier #: 11 Grantee Name: Burlington City Treasurer
 40096
12 Grantee Address: 149 Church Street
13 City: 14 State: 15 Zip Code:
 Burlington VT 05401
16 State Granting Agency: AHS/VDH/Division of Substance Use Programs 17 Business Unit: 03420

18 Performance Measures: 19 Match/In-Kind: $____N/A__________ Description:
YES NO
20 If this action is an amendment, the following is amended:
Amount: Funding Allocation: Performance Period: Scope of Work: Other:

SECTION II - SUBRECIPIENT AWARD INFORMATION
21 Grantee Identifier [UEI] #: 22 Indirect Rate: 23 FFATA: YES NO
24 Grantee Fiscal Year End Month (MM format) :
 __15_ _ % 25 R&D: YES
 (Approved rate or de minimi s) NO
26 UEI Registered Name (if different than VISION Vendor Name in Box 11) :


SECTION III - FUNDING ALLOCATION

STATE FUNDS
 27 28 29
 Awarded Award Cumulative 30
Fund Type Special & Other Fund Descriptions
 Previously This Action Award
General Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Special Fund $0.00 $2,200,000.00 $2,200,000.00 Opioid Abatement Special Fund
Global Commitment $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
(non-subre c i pi e nt funds)

Other State Funds $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

FEDERAL FUNDS Required Federal
(includes subrecipient Global Commitment funds) Award Information
 37 38
 33 34 35 Federal Total
31 32 Awarded Award Cumulative 36
 ALN# Program Title FAIN Award Federal
 Previously This Action Award
 Date Award
 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
39 40
 Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:

 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:

 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:

 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:

 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Federal Awarding Agency: Federal Award Project Descr:


Total Awarded - All Funds $0.00 $2,200,000.00 $2,200,000.00
SECTION IV - CONTACT INFORMATION
STATE GRANTING AGENCY GRANTEE
NAME: NAME: Bradley Kukenberger
TITLE: TITLE: Director of Finance
PHONE: PHONE: 802-316-6252
EMAIL: EMAIL: bkukenberger@burlingtonvt.gov




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STATE OF VERMONT Grant # 03420-10613
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Page 2 of 27
GRANT AGREEMENT

 PART 2 - GRANT AGREEMENT

1. Parties: This is a Grant Agreement for services between the State of Vermont, Department of Health,
 Division of Substance Use Programs (hereinafter called “State”), and Burlington City Treasurer with
 principal place of business in Burlington, VT (hereinafter called "Grantee”). It is the Grantee’s
 responsibility to contact the Vermont Department of Taxes to determine if, by law, the Grantee is
 required to have a Vermont Department of Taxes Business Account Number.

2. Subject Matter: The subject matter of this Grant Agreement is implementing an overdose prevention
 center in Burlington, VT. Detailed services to be provided by the Grantee are described in Attachment
 A.

3. Award Details: Amounts, dates and other award details are as shown in the attached Grant Agreement
 Part 1 – Grant Award Detail. A detailed scope of work covered by this award is described in
 Attachment A.

4. Amendment: No changes, modifications, or amendments in the terms and conditions of this Grant shall
 be effective unless reduced to writing, numbered, and signed by the duly authorized representative of
 the State and Grantee.

5. Cancellation: This Grant Agreement may be suspended or cancelled by either party by giving written
 notice at least 30 days in advance.

6. Attachments: This Grant consists of ___ pages including the following attachments which are
 incorporated herein:

 Grant Agreement – Part 1 – Grant Award Detail Sheet
 Grant Agreement – Part 2 – Grant Agreement
 Attachment A - Specifications of Work to be Performed
 Attachment B - Payment Provisions
 Attachment C - Standard State Provisions for Contracts and Grants
 Attachment D - Modifications of Customary Provisions
 Attachment E - Business Associate Agreement
 Attachment F - AHS Customary Contract/Grant Provisions
 Attachment G – Other Grant Provisions (Not Applicable)

 The order of precedence of these documents shall be as follows:

 Grant Agreement – Part 1
 Grant Agreement - Part 2
 Attachment D - Modifications of Customary Provisions
 Attachment C – Standard State Provisions for Contracts and Grants
 Attachment A - Specifications of Work to be Performed
 Attachment B - Payment Provisions
 Attachment E - Business Associate Agreement
 Attachment G – Other Grant Provisions (Not Applicable)
 Attachment F - AHS Customary Contract/Grant Provisions

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GRANT AGREEMENT



 PART 2 – GRANT AGREEMENT


 WE, THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES, AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS GRANT.



 I, Grantee, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the information provided herein is
 true, complete, and accurate. I am aware that the provision of false, fictitious, or fraudulent
 information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me to criminal, civil, or
 administrative consequences including, but not limited to violations of U.S. Code Title 18,
 Sections 2, 1001, 1343 and Title 31, Sections 3729-3730 and 3801-3812. This certification
 applies to all tiers of grant recipients.




 STATE OF VERMONT GRANTEE

 By: By:

 ______________________________ ______________________________
 Kelly Dougherty Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
 Deputy Commissioner Mayor
 Vermont Department of Health Burlington City Treasurer


 Date: ________________________ Date: _________________________

 Address:

 149 Church Street
 Burlington, VT 05401




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STATE OF VERMONT Grant # 03420-10613
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Page 4 of 27
GRANT AGREEMENT

 ATTACHMENT A
 SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED

1. Background/Overview: This grant agreement is to support the development and implementation of
 an Overdose Prevention Center (OPC) in fidelity with Vermont Act 178 and Vermont’s Overdose
 Prevention Center Operating Guidelines. Per Vermont Act 178, this agreement will provide funding
 for the Burlington City Treasurer (Grantee) to develop and implement a fixed-site OPC in
 Burlington.

2. Required Services and Activities:

 a. Grantee must ensure that the OPC complies with Vermont Act 178 and Vermont’s Overdose
 Prevention Center Operating Guidelines at all times.
 b. Grantee must ensure any subgrantee/subcontractor of this grant complies with Attachments
 A-F of this agreement at all times. All subgrantee/subcontractors must provide Grantee with
 proof of current and adequate insurance.
 c. Grantee must apply and maintain, or ensure subgrantee/subcontractor operating the OPC
 applies and maintains, approval from the Commissioner of Health to provide syringe services
 programs services pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 4478 and must ensure all SSP services are
 provided in accordance with Vermont Department of Health Operating Guidelines for
 Syringe Services Programs.
 d. Grantee must develop and submit a workplan for the development and implementation of an
 OPC in the City of Burlington for review and approval by the Vermont Department of
 Health, Division of Substance Use Programs (DSU) within 30 calendar days of grant
 execution.
 i. The workplan must utilize the Workplan and Timeline template provided on the
 Division of Substance Use (DSU) grantee webpage:
 https://www.healthvermont.gov/alcohol-drugs/grantees-contractors/reporting-forms-
 guidance-documents
 ii. The Workplan must at a minimum include the steps that will be taken for developing
 and implementing the following activity types:
 1. Planning
 2. Management
 3. Operations
 4. Staff and Training
 5. Provision of Services
 e. Grantee must develop and submit a detailed budget and budget narrative for review and
 approval by DSU within 30 calendar days of grant execution.
 i. The budget must utilize the template provided here:
 https://www.healthvermont.gov/alcohol-drugs/grantees-contractors/reporting-forms-
 guidance-documents
 ii. If grantee chooses to utilize subgrants or subcontracts for any portions of work
 funded through this agreement, the subgrantee and/or subcontractor’s detailed budget
 must be integrated into the Grantee’s budget that is submitted, but must describe
 which cost(s) is associated with which organization.
 iii. Any changes to the budget greater than 5% and any changes to the budget to a new
 cost category not previously described in an approved budget must be requested in

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GRANT AGREEMENT

 writing by the grantee to DSU and must receive approval before adjusted costs can be
 incurred.
 f. Grantee must complete a Service Assessment in accordance with Section II.C.vi. of the
 Vermont Department of Health Operating Guidelines for Syringe Services Programs within
 the first 12 months of this agreement.
 i. A Service Assessment report must be submitted and approved by DSU.
 ii. Grantee must edit and update the workplan and timeline in accordance with
 information collected through the Service Assessment process and must be
 resubmitted for review and approval by DSU before additional work can be
 completed under this agreement.
 iii. The Service Assessment Report and updated Workplan and timeline are due within
 60 days of Service Assessment completion or by July 15, 2026, whichever date
 comes first.
 g. Within 10 business days of finalization of all policies and procedures described in Section
 II.B. of Vermont’s Overdose Prevention Center Operating Guidelines, the grantee must
 submit all policies and procedures to DSU for review.
 h. Grantee must submit monthly aggregate reports for the first three months of an operating
 OPC and quarterly thereafter that includes the data measures pursuant to Section II.C.v. of
 Vermont’s Overdose Prevention Center Operating Guidelines.
 i. As required by 18 V.S.A. Sec. 4256(d), the OPC shall publicly post as a report or data
 dashboard on the City of Burlington’s website the following data annually on or before
 January 15th:
 i. Number of program Participants;
 ii. Deidentified demographic information of program Participants;
 iii. Number of overdoses and the number of overdoses reversed on-site;
 iv. Number of times emergency medical services were contacted and responded for
 assistance;
 v. Number of times law enforcement were contacted and responded for assistance; and
 vi. The number of Participants directly and formally referred to other services and the
 type of services.
 j. Grantee must submit a Critical Incident Report within 48 hours of a critical incident
 occurring at the OPC.
 i. Critical incident is defined as any actual or alleged event or situation that
 substantially or seriously harms or creates a significant risk of substantially or
 seriously harming the physical or mental health, safety or well-being of a person.
 ii. The Critical Incident Reporting Form can be found here:
 https://www.healthvermont.gov/alcohol-drugs/grantees-contractors/reporting-forms-
 guidance-documents
 k. Grantee must provide information and engage in the State’s evaluation efforts as described in
 Section II.c.vi. of Vermont’s Overdose Prevention Center Operating Guidelines.
 l. Grantee must provide access to the OPC and appropriate operational and budget materials to
 DSU within 2 business days of written request for programmatic and operational audits.
 m. Grantee must submit for review and approval quarterly financial reconciliation reports that
 includes information from each subgrantee/subcontractor under this agreement to DSU
 within 15 days of the quarter ending. Grantee must utilize the template found here:
 https://www.healthvermont.gov/alcohol-drugs/grantees-contractors/reporting-forms-
 guidance-documents

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 n. Grantee must participate in a quarterly programmatic site visit and financial backup
 documentation review conducted by DSU.
 o. Grantee must submit to DSU for review and approval quarterly reports on progress made on
 approved Workplan and timeline.
 p. As requested, attend monthly meetings with DSU to discuss progress.
 q. Attend any stakeholder, progress, or other related meetings as requested by DSU.

3. Performance Measures:

 Performance Measures are expectations that incorporate this agreement’s Required
 Services/Activities into the larger continuum of substance misuse services. Grant performance will
 be measured and evaluated by the Performance Measures section below.

 Performance Measures
 Performance Measure Performance Expectation Data Source
 Service Assessment Service Assessment will be Service Assessment Report
 completed completed within the first 12
 months of this grant
 agreement.
 Annual Report published Reports published on City of Burlington Website
 grantee’s website on or
 before January 15, 2026 and
 on or before January 15, 2027
 on measures described in 18
 V.S.A. Sec. 4256(d)
 Grantee and Grantee must provide access Written communication
 subgrantee/subcontractor to the OPC and appropriate
 responsiveness operational and budget
 materials to DSU within 2
 business days of written
 request for programmatic and
 operational audits.

 Grantee’s performance measures will be monitored through submission, review and approval of
 required reporting, during site visits and meetings, and through analysis of data submitted to the
 Division of Substance Use Programs (DSU). DSU may request that the Grantee submit a plan for
 achieving a performance target, and the Grantee may request technical assistance from DSU to
 improve performance.

4. Program Evaluation:

 The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) has a strong, ongoing commitment to high quality
 program evaluation. The structure for evaluation within DSU allows for rapid development of
 evaluation plans and launch of evaluation processes with either internal staff or external evaluators.
 All evaluation work is overseen by the Division’s internal evaluation staff. This serves to help
 coordinate evaluation resources, promotes consistent evaluation practices, and builds in ongoing
 support and technical assistance for all evaluation activities.
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 All VDH Grantees are expected to participate in evaluation activities as part of their ongoing work.
 If your program is within the scope of a state-led or state-funded evaluation, participation in DSU
 evaluation activities and cooperation with DSU program evaluators will be required as identified by
 your program manager.

 Participation may include providing input, among other activities such as:
 • Identifying and collecting data that can/will inform the evaluation activities
 • Determining how data will be collected, stored and transferred/communicated to the State
 • Defining the timing and frequency of data collection
 • Participating in regularly scheduled in-person or virtual meetings
 • Creating a logic model for your program

 Evaluation training resources can be found on the VDH Substance Use Evaluation webpage:
 https://www.healthvermont.gov/alcohol-drugs/substance-use-data-reports/evaluation. Please contact
 your program manager if you have any questions or need assistance in completing any required
 evaluation materials outlined in your grant agreement.

5. Reporting Requirements and Grant Monitoring:

 a. The following grant monitoring will be conducted to assess performance and grant compliance:

 The State will conduct quarterly site visits during the grant period to ensure compliance with the
 terms of this Agreement. The Grantee is required to participate in monthly virtual meetings with
 the State-assigned Grant Manager. Grantee’s grant reporting and invoices, including backup
 documentation, will be evaluated to establish compliance.

 b. Grantee’s reporting quarters:
 Quarter Quarter Time Frame
 1 7/1/2025-9/30/2025
 2 10/1/2025-12/31/2025
 3 1/1/2026-3/31/2026
 4 4/1/2026-6/30/2026
 5 7/1/2026-9/30/2026
 6 10/1/2026-12/31/2026
 7 1/1/2027-3/31/2027
 8 4/1/2027-6/30/2027

 c. 30 calendar days of grant execution submit for review and approval a Workplan and Timeline as
 described in Section 2.d. of this Attachment.
 d. 30 calendar days of grant execution, submit for review and approval a detailed budget and
 budget narrative as described in Section 2.e. of this Attachment.
 e. By 10/15/25 submit for review and approval the Quarter 1 Financial Reconciliation Report and
 the Quarter 1 Progress Report.
 f. By 1/15/26, submit for review and approval the Quarter 2 Financial Reconciliation Report and
 Quarter 2 Progress Report.
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 g. By 4/15/26 submit for review and approval the Quarter 3 Financial Reconciliation Report and
 Quarter 3 Progress Report.
 h. By 7/15/26 submit for review and approval the Quarter 4 Financial Reconciliation Report,
 Quarter 4 Progress Report, Service Assessment Report, and Updated Workplan and Timeline.
 i. By 10/15/26 for review and approval the Quarter 5 Financial Reconciliation Report and Quarter
 5 Progress Report.
 j. By 1/15/27 submit for review and approval the Quarter 6 Financial Reconciliation Report and the
 Quarter 6 Progress Report.
 k. By 4/15/27 submit for review and approval the Quarter 7 Financial Reconciliation Report and the
 Quarter 7 Progress report.
 l. By 7/15/27 submit for review and approval of the Quarter 8 Financial Reconciliation Report and
 the Quarter 8 Progress Report.
 m. By 8/15/27 submit for review and approval the Final Financial Reconciliation Report.
 6. Within 10 business days of finalization of all policies and procedures described in Section II.B.
 of Vermont’s Overdose Prevention Center Operating Guidelines, the grantee must submit all
 policies and procedures to DSU for review.

7. Reporting Schedule:
 Due Date Reports Due Submission Location

 30 calendar 1. Workplan and Timeline Alchemer
 days of grant 2. Budget and Budget Narrative
 execution
 10/15/25 1. Quarter 1 Financial Alchemer
 Reconciliation Report
 2. Quarter 1 Progress Report
 1/15/26 1. Quarter 2 Financial Alchemer
 Reconciliation Report
 2. Quarter 2 Progress Report
 4/15/26 1. Quarter 3 Financial Alchemer
 Reconciliation Report
 2. Quarter 3 Progress Report
 7/15/26 1. Quarter 4 Financial Alchemer
 Reconciliation Report
 2. Quarter 4 Progress Report
 3. Service Assessment Report
 4. Updated Workplan and Timeline
 10/15/26 1. Quarter 5 Financial Alchemer
 Reconciliation Report
 2. Quarter 5 Progress Report
 1/15/27 1. Quarter 6 Financial Alchemer
 Reconciliation Report
 2. Quarter 6 Progress Report
 4/15/27 1. Quarter 7 Financial Alchemer
 Reconciliation Report
 2. Quarter 7 Progress Report
 7/15/27 1. Quarter 8 Financial Alchemer
 Reconciliation Report
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 2. Quarter 8 Progress Report
 8/15/27 1. Final Financial Reconciliation Alchemer
 Report
 Within 10 1. Policies and procedures Alchemer
 business days described in Section II.B. of
 of finalization Vermont’s Overdose Prevention
 Center Operating Guidelines

8. Confidentiality Requirements:

 a. Grantee must comply with 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Records.
 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/part-2)
 b. Grantee must comply with 45 CFR Part 164, HIPAA Privacy Regulations.
 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-C/part-164)


9. Records Available for Audit:

 Per Attachment C, Section #13, Grantee must maintain all records pertaining to performance under
 this Agreement. Records shall be made available at reasonable times during the period of the
 Agreement and for three (3) years thereafter or for any period required by law for inspection by any
 authorized representatives of the State or Federal Government.




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 ATTACHMENT B
 PAYMENT PROVISIONS

1. General Payment Provisions Requirements:

 a. The Grantee’s performance is limited to the services and activities set forth in Attachment A of
 this document. The Subrecipient shall not be obligated or expected to provide services beyond
 the amounts stated.

 b. Grantee understands the funds provided as part of this Agreement are to be used as payer of last
 resort. All other potential funding sources must be exhausted prior to payment under this
 Agreement.

 c. Payment of invoices are subject to the following, as applicable:

 i. Grantee must provide continuous service for the entire twelve (24) months of grant
 period.

 ii. Grantee must submit invoices, in adherence with the schedule in Attachment B, section 2 of
 this agreement. The invoice must be provided utilizing the template found here
 (https://www.healthvermont.gov/alcohol-drugs/grantees-contractors/reporting-forms-
 guidance-documents). The invoice must be signed and dated by an authorized representative
 of the organization and submitted using the invoice submission portal found here
 (https://www.healthvermont.gov/alcohol-drugs/grantees-contractors/reporting-forms-
 guidance-documents).

 iii. Signed and dated invoices are due between the first and last day of the month following
 the previous quarter and must include the grant number, billing quarter start and end
 date, and the amount indicated in Section 2 below.

 iv. Quarters for the Grant Agreement are as follows:

 Quarter Quarter Time Frame/ Invoice Due Date
 Service Dates
 Quarter 1 7/1/2025 – 9/30/2025 10/31/2025
 Quarter 2 10/1/2025 – 12/31/2025 1/31/2026
 Quarter 3 1/1/2026 – 3/31/2026 4/30/2026
 Quarter 4 4/1/2026 – 6/30/2026 7/31/2026
 Quarter 5 7/1/2026 - 9/30/2026 10/31/2026
 Quarter 6 10/1/2026 - 12/31/2026 1/1/2027
 Quarter 7 1/1/2027 - 3/31/2027 4/30/2027
 Quarter 8 4/1/2027 - 6/30/2027 7/31/2027


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 v. State of Vermont payment terms for invoices are Net 30 days from the date the State receives
 an error-free invoice meeting the following conditions:
 o Payment of initial invoice may be submitted on or after the calendar day the
 agreement is fully executed.
 o Payment of Invoices numbered 2 through 8, described in Attachment B, section 2
 of this agreement, are contingent upon the provision of the required services and
 activities, receipt, review and approval of required reporting, and the meeting
 and/or exceeding of the Performance Measures described in Attachment A of this
 document.

 Note: If this is an Agreement for continued services, failure to submit all required
 reporting and invoices for the previous grant will result in withholding payments on
 this Agreement. Payment will not be issued until all previous grant requirements are
 received, reviewed and approved.

 vi. Signed and dated invoices must be submitted as a PDF using the Grant Invoice Submission
 Tool located at: https://healthvermont.gov/DSUGranteeDocs

 Email or hardcopy invoice submissions will not be accepted.

 vii. All invoices are required to be received by the Vermont Department of Health, Division
 of Substance Use Programs within 60 days of the end of the grant period. Invoices
 submitted after 60 days are subject to non-payment.

  viii. Subrecipient understands that their organization’s internal controls must reflect procedures
 for utilizing funds to support and account for indirect and direct expenditures. Any invoice
 payments found not in compliance with state and federal regulations during financial reviews
 may be subject to the recoupment of funds.

 d. Supporting documentation for all invoices must be retained for three (3) years after the
 Agreement has ended or for any period required by law (see Attachment C, Section 19).
 Documentation will be requested to substantiate invoices and/or for audit at the State’s
 discretion, a minimum of one time per year.

 e. Any unexpended funds must be returned to the State or an agreement must be reached with the
 Vermont Department of Health, Division of Substance Use Programs on the expenditure of
 remaining funds on program objectives.

 f. The maximum dollar amount payable under this Agreement is not intended to guarantee any
 amount of payment under this grant.

 g. The allowable indirect rate for this Agreement is 15%.

 h. Total expenditures for this grant will not exceed $2,200,000.00.

2. Payment Schedule:



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 Program Program Initial 2nd Payment 3rd Payment 4th Payment
 Category Code Payment 10/1/25 1/1/26 4/1/26
 and Service Upon Grant
 Execution

 Harm 39073
 Reduction – $520,000.00 $240,000.00 $240,000.00 $240,000.00
 Overdose
 Prevention
 Center
 Program Program 5 th Payment 6 th 7 th 8 th Payment
 Category Code 7/1/2026 Payment Payment 4/1/2027
 and 10/1/2026 1/1/2027
 Service

 Harm 39073 $240,000.00 $240,000.00 $240,000.00 $240,000.00
 Reduction
 – Overdose
 Prevention
 Center

 Total:$2,200,000.00




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 ATTACHMENT C: STANDARD STATE PROVISIONS
 FOR CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
 REVISED OCTOBER 1, 2024

“Attachment C: Standard State Provisions for Contracts and Grants” (revision version dated October 1,
2024) constitutes part of this Agreement and is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth
herein and shall apply to the purchase of all goods and/or services by the State under this Agreement. A
copy of this document is available online at: https://bgs.vermont.gov/purchasing-contracting/forms.”




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 ATTACHMENT D

 MODIFICATION OF CUSTOMARY PROVISIONS
 OF
 ATTACHMENT C OR ATTACHMENT F


1. The requirements contained in Attachment C, Section 8 are hereby modified:

 i. Professional liability insurance (medical malpractice) as outlined in the Vermont State Insurance
 Specification shall be modified to $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate.

 ii. In addition to the requirements outlined in the Vermont State Insurance Specification, the
 following coverage shall be maintained:

 Sexual Abuse and Molestation Liability: Before commencing work on this Agreement and
 throughout the term of this Agreement, the Party shall procure and maintain sexual abuse and
 molestation liability insurance for any and all services performed under this Agreement, with
 minimum coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and $3,000,000 aggregate.

2. Requirements of other Sections in Attachment C are hereby modified:

 N/A

3. Requirements of Sections in Attachment F are hereby modified:

 N/A

4. Reasons for Modifications:

 Additional professional liability and sexual abuse and molestation liability are required to provide the
 services of this Agreement.




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 ATTACHMENT E
 BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT

SOV GRANTEE/BUSINESS ASSOCIATE: CITY OF BURLINGTON

SOV GRANT NO. 03420-10613 GRANT EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2025

This Business Associate Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between the State of Vermont
Agency of Human Services, operating by and through its Vermont Department of Health (“Covered
Entity”) and Party identified in this Agreement as Contractor or Grantee above (“Business Associate”).
This Agreement supplements and is made a part of the contract or grant (“Contract or Grant”) to which it
is attached.

Covered Entity and Business Associate enter into this Agreement to comply with the standards
promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), including
the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, at 45 CFR Parts 160 and
164 (“Privacy Rule”), and the Security Standards, at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 (“Security Rule”), as
amended by Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
(HITECH), and any associated federal rules and regulations.

The parties agree as follows:

1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the
meanings set forth in 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 as amended by HITECH and associated federal rules and
regulations. Terms defined in this Agreement are italicized. Unless otherwise specified, when used in this
Agreement, defined terms used in the singular shall be understood if appropriate in their context to include
the plural when applicable.

“Agent” means an Individual acting within the scope of the agency of the Business Associate, in
accordance with the Federal common law of agency, as referenced in 45 CFR § 160.402(c) and includes
Workforce members and Subcontractors.

“Breach” means the acquisition, Access, Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) which
compromises the Security or privacy of the PHI, except as excluded in the definition of Breach in 45 CFR
§ 164.402.

“Business Associate” shall have the meaning given for “Business Associate” in 45 CFR § 160.103 and
means Contractor or Grantee and includes its Workforce, Agents and Subcontractors.

“Electronic PHI” shall mean PHI created, received, maintained or transmitted electronically in accordance
with 45 CFR § 160.103.

“Individual” includes a Person who qualifies as a personal representative in accordance with 45 CFR §
164.502(g).

“Protected Health Information” (“PHI”) shall have the meaning given in 45 CFR § 160.103, limited to
the PHI created or received by Business Associate from or on behalf of Covered Entity.

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“Required by Law” means a mandate contained in law that compels an entity to make a use or disclosure
of PHI and that is enforceable in a court of law and shall have the meaning given in 45 CFR § 164.103.

“Report” means submissions required by this Agreement as provided in section 2.3.

“Security Incident” means the attempted or successful unauthorized Access, Use, Disclosure,
modification, or destruction of Information or interference with system operations in an Information
System relating to PHI in accordance with 45 CFR § 164.304.

“Services” includes all work performed by the Business Associate for or on behalf of Covered Entity that
requires the Use and/or Disclosure of PHI to perform a Business Associate function described in 45 CFR
§ 160.103.

“Subcontractor” means a Person to whom Business Associate delegates a function, activity, or service,
other than in the capacity of a member of the workforce of such Business Associate.

“Successful Security Incident” shall mean a Security Incident that results in the unauthorized Access, Use,
Disclosure, modification, or destruction of information or interference with system operations in an
Information System.

“Unsuccessful Security Incident” shall mean a Security Incident such as routine occurrences that do not
result in unauthorized Access, Use, Disclosure, modification, or destruction of information or interference
with system operations in an Information System, such as: (i) unsuccessful attempts to penetrate computer
networks or services maintained by Business Associate; and (ii) immaterial incidents such as pings and
other broadcast attacks on Business Associate's firewall, port scans, unsuccessful log-on attempts, denials
of service and any combination of the above with respect to Business Associate’s Information System.

“Targeted Unsuccessful Security Incident” means an Unsuccessful Security Incident that appears to be an
attempt to obtain unauthorized Access, Use, Disclosure, modification or destruction of the Covered
Entity’s Electronic PHI.

2. Contact Information for Privacy and Security Officers and Reports.

2.1 Business Associate shall provide, within ten (10) days of the execution of this Agreement, written
notice to the Contract or Grant manager the names and contact information of both the HIPAA Privacy
Officer and HIPAA Security Officer of the Business Associate. This information must be updated by
Business Associate any time these contacts change.

2.2 Covered Entity’s HIPAA Privacy Officer and HIPAA Security Officer contact information is
posted at: https://humanservices.vermont.gov/rules-policies/health-insurance-portability-and-
accountability-act-hipaa

2.3 Business Associate shall submit all Reports required by this Agreement to the following email
address: AHS.PrivacyAndSecurity@vermont.gov

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3.1 Subject to the terms in this Agreement, Business Associate may Use or Disclose PHI to perform
Services, as specified in the Contract or Grant. Such Uses and Disclosures are limited to the minimum
necessary to provide the Services. Business Associate shall not Use or Disclose PHI in any manner that
would constitute a violation of the Privacy Rule if Used or Disclosed by Covered Entity in that manner.
Business Associate may not Use or Disclose PHI other than as permitted or required by this Agreement
or as Required by Law and only in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

3.2 Business Associate may make PHI available to its Workforce, Agent and Subcontractor who need
Access to perform Services as permitted by this Agreement, provided that Business Associate makes them
aware of the Use and Disclosure restrictions in this Agreement and binds them to comply with such
restrictions.

3.3 Business Associate shall be directly liable under HIPAA for impermissible Uses and Disclosures
of PHI.

4. Business Activities. Business Associate may Use PHI if necessary for Business Associate’s proper
management and administration or to carry out its legal responsibilities. Business Associate may Disclose
PHI for Business Associate’s proper management and administration or to carry out its legal
responsibilities if a Disclosure is Required by Law or if Business Associate obtains reasonable written
assurances via a written agreement from the Person to whom the information is to be Disclosed that such
PHI shall remain confidential and be Used or further Disclosed only as Required by Law or for the purpose
for which it was Disclosed to the Person, and the Agreement requires the Person to notify Business
Associate, within five (5) business days, in writing of any Breach of Unsecured PHI of which it is aware.
Such Uses and Disclosures of PHI must be of the minimum amount necessary to accomplish such
purposes.

5. Electronic PHI Security Rule Obligations.

5.1 With respect to Electronic PHI, Business Associate shall:

a) Implement and use Administrative, Physical, and Technical Safeguards in compliance with 45 CFR
sections 164.308, 164.310, and 164.312;

b) Identify in writing upon request from Covered Entity all the safeguards that it uses to protect such
Electronic PHI;

c) Prior to any Use or Disclosure of Electronic PHI by an Agent or Subcontractor, ensure that any Agent
or Subcontractor to whom it provides Electronic PHI agrees in writing to implement and use
Administrative, Physical, and Technical Safeguards that reasonably and appropriately protect the
Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of Electronic PHI. The written agreement must identify
Covered Entity as a direct and intended third party beneficiary with the right to enforce any breach of the
agreement concerning the Use or Disclosure of Electronic PHI, and be provided to Covered Entity upon
request;

d) Report in writing to Covered Entity any Successful Security Incident or Targeted Unsuccessful Security
Incident as soon as it becomes aware of such incident and in no event later than five (5) business days
after such awareness. Such Report shall be timely made notwithstanding the fact that little information
may be known at the time of the Report and need only include such information then available;
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e) Following such Report, provide Covered Entity with the information necessary for Covered Entity to
investigate any such incident; and

f) Continue to provide to Covered Entity information concerning the incident as it becomes available to
it.

5.2 Reporting Unsuccessful Security Incidents. Business Associate shall provide Covered Entity upon
written request a Report that: (a) identifies the categories of Unsuccessful Security Incidents; (b) indicates
whether Business Associate believes its current defensive security measures are adequate to address all
Unsuccessful Security Incidents, given the scope and nature of such attempts; and (c) if the security
measures are not adequate, the measures Business Associate will implement to address the security
inadequacies.

5.3 Business Associate shall comply with any reasonable policies and procedures Covered Entity
implements to obtain compliance under the Security Rule.


6. Reporting and Documenting Breaches.

6.1 Business Associate shall Report to Covered Entity any Breach of Unsecured PHI as soon as it, or
any Person to whom PHI is disclosed under this Agreement, becomes aware of any such Breach, and in
no event later than five (5) business days after such awareness, except when a law enforcement official
determines that a notification would impede a criminal investigation or cause damage to national security.
Such Report shall be timely made notwithstanding the fact that little information may be known at the
time of the Report and need only include such information then available.

6.2 Following the Report described in 6.1, Business Associate shall conduct a risk assessment and
provide it to Covered Entity with a summary of the event. Business Associate shall provide Covered Entity
with the names of any Individual whose Unsecured PHI has been, or is reasonably believed to have been,
the subject of the Breach and any other available information that is required to be given to the affected
Individual, as set forth in 45 CFR § 164.404(c). Upon request by Covered Entity, Business Associate shall
provide information necessary for Covered Entity to investigate the impermissible Use or Disclosure.
Business Associate shall continue to provide to Covered Entity information concerning the Breach as it
becomes available.

6.3 When Business Associate determines that an impermissible acquisition, Access, Use or Disclosure
of PHI for which it is responsible is not a Breach, and therefore does not necessitate notice to the impacted
Individual, it shall document its assessment of risk, conducted as set forth in 45 CFR § 402(2). Business
Associate shall make its risk assessment available to Covered Entity upon request. It shall include 1) the
name of the person making the assessment, 2) a brief summary of the facts, and 3) a brief statement of the
reasons supporting the determination of low probability that the PHI had been compromised.

7. Mitigation and Corrective Action. Business Associate shall mitigate, to the extent practicable,
any harmful effect that is known to it of an impermissible Use or Disclosure of PHI, even if the
impermissible Use or Disclosure does not constitute a Breach. Business Associate shall draft and carry
out a plan of corrective action to address any incident of impermissible Use or Disclosure of PHI. Business
Associate shall make its mitigation and corrective action plans available to Covered Entity upon request.
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8. Providing Notice of Breaches.

8.1 If Covered Entity determines that a Breach of PHI for which Business Associate was responsible,
and if requested by Covered Entity, Business Associate shall provide notice to the Individual whose PHI
has been the subject of the Breach. When so requested, Business Associate shall consult with Covered
Entity about the timeliness, content and method of notice, and shall receive Covered Entity’s approval
concerning these elements. Business Associate shall be responsible for the cost of notice and related
remedies.

8.2 The notice to affected Individuals shall be provided as soon as reasonably possible and in no case
later than sixty (60) calendar days after Business Associate reported the Breach to Covered Entity.

8.3 The notice to affected Individuals shall be written in plain language and shall include, to the extent
possible: 1) a brief description of what happened; 2) a description of the types of Unsecured PHI that were
involved in the Breach; 3) any steps Individuals can take to protect themselves from potential harm
resulting from the Breach; 4) a brief description of what the Business Associate is doing to investigate the
Breach to mitigate harm to Individuals and to protect against further Breaches; and 5) contact procedures
for Individuals to ask questions or obtain additional information, as set forth in 45 CFR § 164.404(c).

8.4 Business Associate shall notify Individuals of Breaches as specified in 45 CFR § 164.404(d)
(methods of Individual notice). In addition, when a Breach involves more than 500 residents of Vermont,
Business Associate shall, if requested by Covered Entity, notify prominent media outlets serving Vermont,
following the requirements set forth in 45 CFR § 164.406.

9. Agreements with Subcontractors. Business Associate shall enter into a Business Associate
Agreement with any Subcontractor to whom it provides PHI to require compliance with HIPAA and to
ensure Business Associate and Subcontractor comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Business Associate must enter into such written agreement before any Use by or Disclosure of PHI to such
Subcontractor. The written agreement must identify Covered Entity as a direct and intended third party
beneficiary with the right to enforce any breach of the agreement concerning the Use or Disclosure of
PHI. Business Associate shall provide a copy of the written agreement it enters into with a Subcontractor
to Covered Entity upon request. Business Associate may not make any Disclosure of PHI to any
Subcontractor without prior written consent of Covered Entity.

10. Access to PHI. Business Associate shall provide access to PHI in a Designated Record Set to
Covered Entity or as directed by Covered Entity to an Individual to meet the requirements under 45 CFR
§ 164.524. Business Associate shall provide such access in the time and manner reasonably designated by
Covered Entity. Within five (5) business days, Business Associate shall forward to Covered Entity for
handling any request for Access to PHI that Business Associate directly receives from an Individual.

11. Amendment of PHI. Business Associate shall make any amendments to PHI in a Designated
Record Set that Covered Entity directs or agrees to pursuant to 45 CFR § 164.526, whether at the request
of Covered Entity or an Individual. Business Associate shall make such amendments in the time and
manner reasonably designated by Covered Entity. Within five (5) business days, Business Associate shall
forward to Covered Entity for handling any request for amendment to PHI that Business Associate directly
receives from an Individual.

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12. Accounting of Disclosures. Business Associate shall document Disclosures of PHI and all
information related to such Disclosures as would be required for Covered Entity to respond to a request
by an Individual for an accounting of disclosures of PHI in accordance with 45 CFR § 164.528. Business
Associate shall provide such information to Covered Entity or as directed by Covered Entity to an
Individual, to permit Covered Entity to respond to an accounting request. Business Associate shall provide
such information in the time and manner reasonably designated by Covered Entity. Within five (5)
business days, Business Associate shall forward to Covered Entity for handling any accounting request
that Business Associate directly receives from an Individual.

13. Books and Records. Subject to the attorney-client and other applicable legal privileges, Business
Associate shall make its internal practices, books, and records (including policies and procedures and PHI)
relating to the Use and Disclosure of PHI available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)
in the time and manner designated by the Secretary. Business Associate shall make the same information
available to Covered Entity, upon Covered Entity’s request, in the time and manner reasonably designated
by Covered Entity so that Covered Entity may determine whether Business Associate is in compliance
with this Agreement.

14. Termination.

14.1 This Agreement commences on the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until terminated by
Covered Entity or until all the PHI is destroyed or returned to Covered Entity subject to Section 18.8.

14.2 If Business Associate fails to comply with any material term of this Agreement, Covered Entity
may provide an opportunity for Business Associate to cure. If Business Associate does not cure within the
time specified by Covered Entity or if Covered Entity believes that cure is not reasonably possible,
Covered Entity may immediately terminate the Contract or Grant without incurring liability or penalty for
such termination. If neither termination nor cure are feasible, Covered Entity shall report the breach to the
Secretary of HHS. Covered Entity has the right to seek to cure such failure by Business Associate.
Regardless of whether Covered Entity cures, it retains any right or remedy available at law, in equity, or
under the Contract or Grant and Business Associate retains its responsibility for such failure.

15. Return/Destruction of PHI.

15.1 Business Associate in connection with the expiration or termination of the Contract or Grant shall
return or destroy, at the discretion of the Covered Entity, PHI that Business Associate still maintains in
any form or medium (including electronic) within thirty (30) days after such expiration or termination.
Business Associate shall not retain any copies of PHI. Business Associate shall certify in writing and report
to Covered Entity (1) when all PHI has been returned or destroyed and (2) that Business Associate does
not continue to maintain any PHI. Business Associate is to provide this certification during this thirty (30)
day period.

15.2 Business Associate shall report to Covered Entity any conditions that Business Associate believes
make the return or destruction of PHI infeasible. Business Associate shall extend the protections of this
Agreement to such PHI and limit further Uses and Disclosures to those purposes that make the return or
destruction infeasible for so long as Business Associate maintains such PHI.




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16. Penalties. Business Associate understands that: (a) there may be civil or criminal penalties for
misuse or misappropriation of PHI and (b) violations of this Agreement may result in notification by
Covered Entity to law enforcement officials and regulatory, accreditation, and licensure organizations.

17. Training. Business Associate understands its obligation to comply with the law and shall provide
appropriate training and education to ensure compliance with this Agreement. If requested by Covered
Entity, Business Associate shall participate in Covered Entity’s training regarding the Use, Confidentiality,
and Security of PHI; however, participation in such training shall not supplant nor relieve Business
Associate of its obligations under this Agreement to independently assure compliance with the law and
this Agreement.

18. Miscellaneous.

18.1 In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of
the Contract or Grant, the terms of this Agreement shall govern with respect to its subject matter.
Otherwise, the terms of the Contract or Grant continue in effect.

18.2 Each party shall cooperate with the other party to amend this Agreement from time to time as is
necessary for such party to comply with the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, or any other standards
promulgated under HIPAA. This Agreement may not be amended, except by a writing signed by all
parties hereto.

18.3 Any ambiguity in this Agreement shall be resolved to permit the parties to comply with the
Privacy Rule, Security Rule, or any other standards promulgated under HIPAA.

18.4 In addition to applicable Vermont law, the parties shall rely on applicable federal law (e.g.,
HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and HITECH) in construing the meaning and effect of this
Agreement.

18.5 Business Associate shall not have or claim any ownership of PHI.

18.6 Business Associate shall abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to all
PHI even if some of that information relates to specific services for which Business Associate may not be
a “Business Associate” of Covered Entity under the Privacy Rule.

18.7 Business Associate is prohibited from directly or indirectly receiving any remuneration in
exchange for an Individual’s PHI. Business Associate will refrain from marketing activities that would
violate HIPAA, including specifically Section 13406 of the HITECH Act. Reports or data containing PHI
may not be sold without Covered Entity’s or the affected Individual’s written consent.

18.8 The provisions of this Agreement that by their terms encompass continuing rights or
responsibilities shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. For example: (a) the
provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply if Covered Entity determines that it would be
infeasible for Business Associate to return or destroy PHI as provided in Section 14.2 and (b) the obligation
of Business Associate to provide an accounting of disclosures as set forth in Section 12 survives the
expiration or termination of this Agreement with respect to accounting requests, if any, made after such
expiration or termination.
Rev. 05/22/2020


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 ATTACHMENT F
 AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES’ CUSTOMARY CONTRACT/GRANT PROVISIONS

1. Definitions: For purposes of this Attachment F, the term “Agreement” shall mean the form of the contract or
 grant, with all of its parts, into which this Attachment F is incorporated. The meaning of the term “Party” when
 used in this Attachment F shall mean any named party to this Agreement other than the State of Vermont, the
 Agency of Human Services (AHS) and any of the departments, boards, offices and business units named in this
 Agreement. As such, the term “Party” shall mean, when used in this Attachment F, the Contractor or Grantee
 with whom the State of Vermont is executing this Agreement. If Party, when permitted to do so under this
 Agreement, seeks by way of any subcontract, sub-grant or other form of provider agreement to employ any other
 person or entity to perform any of the obligations of Party under this Agreement, Party shall be obligated to
 ensure that all terms of this Attachment F are followed. As such, the term “Party” as used herein shall also be
 construed as applicable to, and describing the obligations of, any subcontractor, sub-recipient or sub-grantee of
 this Agreement. Any such use or construction of the term “Party” shall not, however, give any subcontractor,
 sub-recipient or sub-grantee any substantive right in this Agreement without an express written agreement to that
 effect by the State of Vermont.

2. Agency of Human Services: The Agency of Human Services is responsible for overseeing all contracts and
 grants entered by any of its departments, boards, offices and business units, however denominated. The Agency
 of Human Services, through the business office of the Office of the Secretary, and through its Field Services
 Directors, will share with any named AHS-associated party to this Agreement oversight, monitoring and
 enforcement responsibilities. Party agrees to cooperate with both the named AHS-associated party to this
 contract and with the Agency of Human Services itself with respect to the resolution of any issues relating to
 the performance and interpretation of this Agreement, payment matters and legal compliance.

3. Medicaid Program Parties (applicable to any Party providing services and supports paid for under Vermont’s
 Medicaid program and Vermont’s Global Commitment to Health Waiver):

 Inspection and Retention of Records: In addition to any other requirement under this Agreement or at law,
 Party must fulfill all state and federal legal requirements, and will comply with all requests appropriate to enable
 the Agency of Human Services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (along with its Inspector
 General and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), the Comptroller General, the Government
 Accounting Office, or any of their designees: (i) to evaluate through inspection or other means the quality,
 appropriateness, and timeliness of services performed under this Agreement; and (ii) to inspect and audit any
 records, financial data, contracts, computer or other electronic systems of Party relating to the performance of
 services under Vermont’s Medicaid program and Vermont’s Global Commitment to Health Waiver. Party will
 retain for ten years all documents required to be retained pursuant to 42 CFR 438.3(u).

 Subcontracting for Medicaid Services: Notwithstanding any permitted subcontracting of services to be
 performed under this Agreement, Party shall remain responsible for ensuring that this Agreement is fully
 performed according to its terms, that subcontractor remains in compliance with the terms hereof, and that
 subcontractor complies with all state and federal laws and regulations relating to the Medicaid program in
 Vermont. Subcontracts, and any service provider agreements entered into by Party in connection with the
 performance of this Agreement, must clearly specify in writing the responsibilities of the subcontractor or other
 service provider and Party must retain the authority to revoke its subcontract or service provider agreement or
 to impose other sanctions if the performance of the subcontractor or service provider is inadequate or if its
 performance deviates from any requirement of this Agreement. Party shall make available on request all
 contracts, subcontracts and service provider agreements between the Party, subcontractors and other service
 providers to the Agency of Human Services and any of its departments as well as to the Center for Medicare
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 Medicaid Notification of Termination Requirements: Party shall follow the Department of Vermont Health
 Access Managed-Care-Organization enrollee-notification requirements, to include the requirement that Party
 provide timely notice of any termination of its practice.

 Encounter Data: Party shall provide encounter data to the Agency of Human Services and/or its departments
 and ensure further that the data and services provided can be linked to and supported by enrollee eligibility files
 maintained by the State.

 Federal Medicaid System Security Requirements Compliance: Party shall provide a security plan, risk
 assessment, and security controls review document within three months of the start date of this Agreement (and
 update it annually thereafter) in order to support audit compliance with 45 CFR 95.621 subpart F, ADP System
 Security Requirements and Review Process.

4. Workplace Violence Prevention and Crisis Response (applicable to any Party and any subcontractors and
 sub-grantees whose employees or other service providers deliver social or mental health services directly to
 individual recipients of such services):

 Party shall establish a written workplace violence prevention and crisis response policy meeting the
 requirements of Act 109 (2016), 33 VSA §8201(b), for the benefit of employees delivering direct social or
 mental health services. Party shall, in preparing its policy, consult with the guidelines promulgated by the U.S.
 Occupational Safety and Health Administration for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social
 Services Workers, as those guidelines may from time to time be amended.

 Party, through its violence protection and crisis response committee, shall evaluate the efficacy of its policy,
 and update the policy as appropriate, at least annually. The policy and any written evaluations thereof shall be
 provided to employees delivering direct social or mental health services.

 Party will ensure that any subcontractor and sub-grantee who hires employees (or contracts with service
 providers) who deliver social or mental health services directly to individual recipients of such services,
 complies with all requirements of this Section.

5. Non-Discrimination:

 Party shall not discriminate, and will prohibit its employees, agents, subcontractors, sub-grantees and other
 service providers from discrimination, on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, on the
 basis of handicap under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, on the basis of sex under Title IX of the
 Education Amendments of 1972, and on the basis of race, color or national origin under Title VI of the Civil
 Rights Act of 1964. Party shall not refuse, withhold from or deny to any person the benefit of services, facilities,
 goods, privileges, advantages, or benefits of public accommodation on the basis of disability, race, creed, color,
 national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity as provided by Title 9 V.S.A. Chapter
 139.

 No person shall on the grounds of religion or on the grounds of sex (including, on the grounds that a woman is
 pregnant), be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination, to
 include sexual harassment, under any program or activity supported by State of Vermont and/or federal funds.

 Party further shall comply with the non-discrimination requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
 42 USC Section 2000d, et seq., and with the federal guidelines promulgated pursuant to Executive Order 13166
 of 2000, requiring that contractors and subcontractors receiving federal funds assure that persons with limited
 English proficiency can meaningfully access services. To the extent Party provides assistance to individuals
 with limited English proficiency through the use of oral or written translation or interpretive services, such
 individuals cannot be required to pay for such services.

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6. Employees and Independent Contractors:

 Party agrees that it shall comply with the laws of the State of Vermont with respect to the appropriate
 classification of its workers and service providers as “employees” and “independent contractors” for all
 purposes, to include for purposes related to unemployment compensation insurance and workers compensation
 coverage, and proper payment and reporting of wages. Party agrees to ensure that all of its subcontractors or
 sub-grantees also remain in legal compliance as to the appropriate classification of “workers” and “independent
 contractors” relating to unemployment compensation insurance and workers compensation coverage, and
 proper payment and reporting of wages. Party will on request provide to the Agency of Human Services
 information pertaining to the classification of its employees to include the basis for the classification. Failure
 to comply with these obligations may result in termination of this Agreement.

7. Data Protection and Privacy:

 Protected Health Information: Party shall maintain the privacy and security of all individually identifiable
 health information acquired by or provided to it as a part of the performance of this Agreement. Party shall
 follow federal and state law relating to privacy and security of individually identifiable health information as
 applicable, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its federal
 regulations.
 Substance Abuse Treatment Information: Substance abuse treatment information shall be maintained in
 compliance with 42 C.F.R. Part 2 if the Party or subcontractor(s) are Part 2 covered programs, or if substance
 abuse treatment information is received from a Part 2 covered program by the Party or subcontractor(s).
 Protection of Personal Information: Party agrees to comply with all applicable state and federal statutes to
 assure protection and security of personal information, or of any personally identifiable information (PII),
 including the Security Breach Notice Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2435, the Social Security Number Protection Act, 9 V.S.A.
 § 2440, the Document Safe Destruction Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2445 and 45 CFR 155.260. As used here, PII shall
 include any information, in any medium, including electronic, which can be used to distinguish or trace an
 individual’s identity, such as his/her name, social security number, biometric records, etc., either alone or when
 combined with any other personal or identifiable information that is linked or linkable to a specific person, such
 as date and place or birth, mother’s maiden name, etc.
 Other Confidential Consumer Information: Party agrees to comply with the requirements of AHS Rule No.
 08-048 concerning access to and uses of personal information relating to any beneficiary or recipient of goods,
 services or other forms of support. Party further agrees to comply with any applicable Vermont State Statute
 and other regulations respecting the right to individual privacy. Party shall ensure that all of its employees,
 subcontractors and other service providers performing services under this agreement understand and preserve
 the sensitive, confidential and non-public nature of information to which they may have access.
 Data Breaches: The notice required under the Use and Protection of State Information terms of Attachment C
 shall be provided to the Agency of Digital Services Chief Information Security Officer.
 https://digitalservices.vermont.gov/about-us/contacts. Party shall in addition comply with any other data breach
 notification requirements required under federal or state law or Attachment E.

8. Abuse and Neglect of Children and Vulnerable Adults:

 Abuse Registry. Party agrees not to employ any individual, to use any volunteer or other service provider, or
 to otherwise provide reimbursement to any individual who in the performance of services connected with this
 agreement provides care, custody, treatment, transportation, or supervision to children or to vulnerable adults
 if there has been a substantiation of abuse or neglect or exploitation involving that individual. Party is
 responsible for confirming as to each individual having such contact with children or vulnerable adults the non-
 existence of a substantiated allegation of abuse, neglect or exploitation by verifying that fact though (a) as to
 vulnerable adults, the Adult Abuse Registry maintained by the Department of Disabilities, Aging and
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 Independent Living and (b) as to children, the Central Child Protection Registry (unless the Party holds a valid
 child care license or registration from the Division of Child Development, Department for Children and
 Families). See 33 V.S.A. §4919(a)(3) and 33 V.S.A. §6911(c)(3).

 Reporting of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation. Consistent with provisions of 33 V.S.A. §4913(a) and §6903,
 Party and any of its agents or employees who, in the performance of services connected with this agreement,
 (a) is a caregiver or has any other contact with clients and (b) has reasonable cause to believe that a child or
 vulnerable adult has been abused or neglected as defined in Chapter 49 or abused, neglected, or exploited as
 defined in Chapter 69 of Title 33 V.S.A. shall: as to children, make a report containing the information required
 by 33 V.S.A. §4914 to the Commissioner of the Department for Children and Families within 24 hours; or, as
 to a vulnerable adult, make a report containing the information required by 33 V.S.A. §6904 to the Division of
 Licensing and Protection at the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living within 48 hours.
 Party will ensure that its agents or employees receive training on the reporting of abuse or neglect to children
 and abuse, neglect or exploitation of vulnerable adults.

9. Information Technology Systems:

 Computing and Communication: Party shall select, in consultation with the Agency of Human Services’
 Information Technology unit, one of the approved methods for secure access to the State’s systems and data, if
 required. Approved methods are based on the type of work performed by the Party as part of this agreement.
 Options include, but are not limited to:

 1. Party’s provision of certified computing equipment, peripherals and mobile devices, on a separate
 Party’s network with separate internet access. The Agency of Human Services’ accounts may or may
 not be provided.

 2. State supplied and managed equipment and accounts to access state applications and data, including
 State issued active directory accounts and application specific accounts, which follow the National
 Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) security and the Health Insurance Portability &
 Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.

 Intellectual Property/Work Product Ownership: All data, technical information, materials first gathered,
 originated, developed, prepared, or obtained as a condition of this agreement and used in the performance of
 this agreement -- including, but not limited to all reports, surveys, plans, charts, literature, brochures, mailings,
 recordings (video or audio), pictures, drawings, analyses, graphic representations, software computer programs
 and accompanying documentation and printouts, notes and memoranda, written procedures and documents,
 which are prepared for or obtained specifically for this agreement, or are a result of the services required under
 this grant -- shall be considered "work for hire" and remain the property of the State of Vermont, regardless of
 the state of completion unless otherwise specified in this agreement. Such items shall be delivered to the State
 of Vermont upon 30-days notice by the State. With respect to software computer programs and / or source codes
 first developed for the State, all the work shall be considered "work for hire,” i.e., the State, not the Party (or
 subcontractor or sub-grantee), shall have full and complete ownership of all software computer programs,
 documentation and/or source codes developed.

 Party shall not sell or copyright a work product or item produced under this agreement without explicit
 permission from the State of Vermont.

 If Party is operating a system or application on behalf of the State of Vermont, Party shall not make information
 entered into the system or application available for uses by any other party than the State of Vermont, without
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 Party acknowledges and agrees that should this agreement be in support of the State's implementation of the
 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Party is subject to the certain property rights provisions of
 the Code of Federal Regulations and a Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for
 Medicare & Medicaid Services. Such agreement will be subject to, and incorporates here by reference, 45 CFR
 74.36, 45 CFR 92.34 and 45 CFR 95.617 governing rights to intangible property.

 Security and Data Transfers: Party shall comply with all applicable State and Agency of Human Services'
 policies and standards, especially those related to privacy and security. The State will advise the Party of any
 new policies, procedures, or protocols developed during the term of this agreement as they are issued and will
 work with the Party to implement any required.

 Party will ensure the physical and data security associated with computer equipment, including desktops,
 notebooks, and other portable devices, used in connection with this Agreement. Party will also assure that any
 media or mechanism used to store or transfer data to or from the State includes industry standard security
 mechanisms such as continually up-to-date malware protection and encryption. Party will make every
 reasonable effort to ensure media or data files transferred to the State are virus and spyware free. At the
 conclusion of this agreement and after successful delivery of the data to the State, Party shall securely delete
 data (including archival backups) from Party’s equipment that contains individually identifiable records, in
 accordance with standards adopted by the Agency of Human Services.

 Party, in the event of a data breach, shall comply with the terms of Section 7 above.

10. Other Provisions:

 Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Public Law 103-227 (also known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994) and
 Vermont’s Act 135 (2014) (An act relating to smoking in lodging establishments, hospitals, and child care
 facilities, and on State lands) restrict the use of tobacco products in certain settings. Party shall ensure that no
 person is permitted: (i) to use tobacco products or tobacco substitutes as defined in 7 V.S.A. § 1001 on the
 premises, both indoor and outdoor, of any licensed child care center or afterschool program at any time; (ii) to
 use tobacco products or tobacco substitutes on the premises, both indoor and in any outdoor area designated for
 child care, health or day care services, kindergarten, pre-kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education or
 library services; and (iii) to use tobacco products or tobacco substitutes on the premises of a licensed or
 registered family child care home while children are present and in care. Party will refrain from promoting the
 use of tobacco products for all clients and from making tobacco products available to minors.

 Failure to comply with the provisions of the federal law may result in the imposition of a civil monetary penalty
 of up to $1,000 for each violation and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order on the responsible
 entity. The federal Pro-Children Act of 1994, however, does not apply to portions of facilities used for inpatient
 drug or alcohol treatment; service providers whose sole source of applicable federal funds is Medicare or
 Medicaid; or facilities where Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) coupons are redeemed.

 2-1-1 Database: If Party provides health or human services within Vermont, or if Party provides such services
 near the Vermont border readily accessible to residents of Vermont, Party shall adhere to the
 "Inclusion/Exclusion" policy of Vermont's United Way/Vermont 211 (Vermont 211), and will provide to
 Vermont 211 relevant descriptive information regarding its agency, programs and/or contact information as
 well as accurate and up to date information to its database as requested. The “Inclusion/Exclusion” policy can
 be found at www.vermont211.org.

 Voter Registration: When designated by the Secretary of State, Party agrees to become a voter registration
 agency as defined by 17 V.S.A. §2103 (41), and to comply with the requirements of state and federal law
 pertaining to such agencies.


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 Drug Free Workplace Act: Party will assure a drug-free workplace in accordance with 45 CFR Part 76.

 Lobbying: No federal funds under this agreement may be used to influence or attempt to influence an officer or
 employee of any agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
 member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, continuation, renewal,
 amendments other than federal appropriated funds.
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Proposal for Overdose Prevention Center (OPC) Guidelines Compliance
Introduction
The City of Burlington is required to submit a City Council-approved proposal that meets or exceeds the
minimum requirements in Act 178 (2024) and the OPC Operating Guidelines set forth by the Vermont
Department of Health (VDH) to establish a subrecipient agreement for the operations of an Overdose
Prevention Center in Burlington.

Our proposal outlines a phased approach to ensure a structured and efficient process, prioritizing
service assessment and policy development to build capacity before full implementation.

The Subrecipient must adhere to the Health Department Operating Guidelines, enter into a subrecipient
agreement with the City of Burlington, and meet all city and state minimum grant agreement
requirements prior to an executed contract and access to funding. Subrecipient must be in good
standing with the State of Vermont.

All unspecified references herein are to the OPC Operating Guidelines.

1. Service Assessment (Section II.C.iv.3, Pg. 9-11) Phase 1
Objective: Conduct a comprehensive Service Assessment in compliance with Operating Guidelines to
inform the structure, operations, and policies of the OPC, ensuring alignment with community needs
and evidence-based harm reduction practices.

OPC Provider Submission Requirements: (Section II.C.iv.3, Pg. 9-11)
  Work collaboratively with the City and seek to contract with Pacific Institute for Research &
 Evaluation (PIRE) or a similarly qualified entity to conduct the required activities outlined in
 Section II.C.iv.3
  Conduct and complete all requirements in Service Assessment as listed.
  Submit Service Assessment Report to the City upon completion, or no less than 120 days before
 OPC operations begin.

The City requirements (Section II.C.iv.3)
  Work collaboratively with the OPC Provider and their contractors to support the required
 activities related to the Service Assessment.
  Conduct community listening sessions & outreach meetings to understand concerns and
 promote transparency.
  Submit the Service Assessment Report to VDH no less than 90 days before OPC operations
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  The Special Assistant on OPC Implementation will provide a copy of the Service Assessment
 Report to the City Council no less than 90 days before OPC operations begin.



Required Activities:

Engagement with People with Living Experience (Section II.C.iv.1, Pg. 10)

  Engage with individuals who currently use substances to assess their needs, preferences, and
 barriers to accessing OPC services.
  Compensate participants for their time and insights to ensure equitable engagement.

Document feedback on:

  Preferred service offerings (e.g., wound care, drug-checking, naloxone distribution).
  Ideal OPC locations & accessibility considerations.
  Barriers to engagement & potential solutions.
  Preferred operational hours and consumption space design.


Stakeholder & Community Engagement (Section II.C.iv.2, Pg. 10-11)

Engage with key community partners & stakeholders, including:

  Local social service providers & harm reduction organizations (e.g., syringe service programs,
 housing and homelessness service providers).
  Medical & behavioral health providers (e.g., primary care, MAT providers, emergency
 departments, mental health).
  Law enforcement & emergency medical services (EMS).
  City officials & community organizations focused on public health and equity.
  Develop a neighborhood assessment to better understand and inform the City & OPC Provider.

 Areas of interest include but not limited to:

 o Considerations for potential site locations.
 o Proximity to other community-based resources & social services.
 o Community concerns.
 o Prioritization of limiting residential impact.
 o Baseline data on syringe litter, outdoor drug use, overdose incidents, public safety
 issues etc.
 o Strategies for positive integration of the Center.

Service Assessment Report Requirements (Section II.C.iv.3, Pg. 11)

Summarize key findings, including:
  Target participant population characteristics.
  Estimated service demand based on harm reduction program data.




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  Recommended facility location & model (fixed-site, mobile, or hybrid).
  Potential impact on community health & safety.
  Services to be provided at the Center.

2. Management (Section II.A & II.B- Pg. 5-9) Phase 1
Objective: Establish a strong governance structure to oversee OPC operations in compliance with
Operating Guidelines. The Administrative Body of the Center assumes ultimate responsibility for
financial, operational, and policy management.



The OPC Provider Requirements:
  Must have an Administrative Body. (Section II.A, i, ii, iii – Page 5).
  Work collaboratively with the City and seek to contract with Project Weber/Renew or a similarly
 qualified entity for technical assistance in completing the required activities outlined in (Section
 II.A & II.B - Pg. 5-9).
  Shall document and submit Governance Policies, Quality Assurance & Compliance Framework,
 Policies & Procedures for OPC Operations, Financial Policies & Procedures to the City upon
 completion and no later than 120 days prior to operating the OPC.
  Shall meet with the City OPC Implementation Special Assistant a minimum of monthly to
 strategize & share updates on implementation progress and potential setbacks or barriers.

The City requirements (Section II.C, Pg.9)
  The City shall provide the Policies and Procedures developed by the Administrative Body
 pursuant to Section II.B Within 10 business days of a request by VDH.
  Shall appoint a City Designee to oversee and work collaboratively with the Administrative Body
 and OPC Staff and manage the project.


Required Activities of the Administrative Body and OPC Provider:
Administrative Body (Section II.A - Pg.5-6)

  Shall maintain copies of the Policies & Procedures set forth in Section II.B (Section II.A.1.a - Page
 5).
  Develop clear decision-making processes, meeting cadence & understanding of ultimate
 responsibilities. (Section II.A.iii - Page 5).
  Develop a quality assurance & compliance framework to include timely reporting structure.
 (Section II.A.iv.c & d- Page 6).
  Develop and/or adapt current financial policies and procedures to mitigate risk and ensure legal
 and financial accountability for the operations of the OPC. (Section II.A.iv.b- Page 5).
  Develop all relevant health and safety requirements (Section II.A.vi.1.e - Page 6).


Policy & Procedures Development (Section II.B - Pg. 6-9)




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  The Administrative Body shall develop new policies and procedures or adapt and revise existing
 policies and procedures in Section II.B, by working in collaboration with OPC leadership and
 staff, technical assistance providers, such as Project Weber/RENEW (Rhode Island) or a similar
 expert entity.
  Develop comprehensive policies & procedures (Section II.B,i, # 1 thru 41) informed by the
 findings from the Service Assessment.
  Ensure policies align with Sections II.C.i, III.C, D, III.F, III.G, III.H.
  Establish policies covering but not limited to:
 o Employment & Staff contracting.
 o Volunteer roles & training.
 o Participant intake and eligibility screening.
 o Overdose response protocols (including opioid & stimulant overdoses).
 o Security & emergency response plans with medical services, hospital, fire, police.
 o Data collection and privacy protection under HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
 o Workforce training & supervision policies.
 o Infection Control, Universal Precautions & Blood Bourne Virus Control.
 o Hazardous waste management.
 o Data sharing agreements.
 o Participant Code of Conduct.
 o Grievance and termination.
 o Drug disposal.
 o Conflict of Interest.



Budget Submission (Sections II.C.iii - Pg. 9)
The OPC Provider Requirements:
  Upon request from the City and/or VDH the Administrative Body shall provide a 12-Month
 Budget & Budget Narrative (Section II.C.iii, Pg. 9).
  Shall at minimum include applicable line items from the Division of Substance Use Programs
 (DSUP) Invoice Template.


The City requirements:
  Upon request from VDH the City shall provide VDH a 12-Month Budget & Budget Narrative
 (Section II.C.iii, Pg. 9).
  Shall at minimum include applicable line items from the Division of Substance Use Programs
 (DSUP) Invoice Template.


3. Operations - Phase 1

Objective: Identify and secure a safe, accessible, and legally compliant site for the OPC, ensuring
alignment with Operating Guidelines (Section III.E, Pg. 16-18).




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Physical Space (Section III.E, Pg. 16-18)

The OPC Provider requirements:
  Work collaboratively with the City and utilize the Service Assessment (including the
 neighborhood assessment) to inform site considerations.
  Submit Site Aquisition Plan to the City.

The City requirements:
  Support OPC Provider in their search for a site.
  Cooperate in good faith in the issuance of any required building, land use, or other entitlements
 required from the City to operate.


Required Activities:

Develop a site acquisition plan, including but not limited to:
  Assessment of commercial real estate market.
  Connect with property broker.
  Lease/purchase strategy.
  Compliance with local zoning requirements.
  Consideration of accessibility for participants.
  Utilization of data related to overdose trends and incident reporting.
  Community Impacts and community health & safety concerns.

Develop initial facility design ideas to meet OPC Guideline requirements, including but not limited to:
  Consumption spaces (supervised use areas for injection, smoking, and other routes of
 administration). (Section III.E.i.1, Pg. 16).
  Post-consumption monitoring areas (ensuring participant safety after drug use). (Section
 III.E.i.1.d, Pg.16).
  Medical intervention & wound-care spaces. (Section III.E.i.1.e, Pg. 16).
  Smoking area requirements. (Section III.E.ii, Pg. 17).
  Private meeting areas for counseling, case management & referrals.


4. Operations- Phase 2
Objective: Facilitate final operational preparations for OPC launch, including site approval, facility setup,
staffing, training, service implementation, and compliance with all City and State requirements.

Ensure that the Center is ready to provide comprehensive, low-barrier services to promote participant
safety, health, and access to care.

The OPC Provider requirements:




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  Work with the City to finalize approval of selected site, including by obtaining all necessary land
 use, building, and other entitlements.
  Ensure all required policies, procedures, protocols, and budgets identified in previous sections
 have been submitted to the City, submit any outstanding documents at least 90 days prior to
 the OPC opening.
  Submit any new or updated policies, protocols and process documents at least 90 days prior to
 the OPC opening.
  Pre-opening site visit with the City Designee at least 30 days prior to opening.

Facility Setup & Operations Launch

  Finalize site acquisition & facility setup (Section III.E, Pg. 16-18).
  Install necessary harm reduction supplies & medical equipment (Section III.F, Pg. 18-19).
  Implement participant intake & orientation process and confidentiality protocols developed in
 phase 1, Section II.B (Sections V.B & V.C, Pg. 27-28).


Equipment & Supplies (Section III.F, Pg. 18-19)

  Procure and safely store all required harm reduction supplies, medical equipment, and
 furnishings in compliance with regulations, ensuring the site is fully operational at launch.
 (Section III.F.i.1-17 – Pg. 18-19).
  Collaboration with existing SSP providers for Drug Checking services and harm reduction supply
 distribution as needed. (Section III.F.ii - Pg. 19).
  Procure regulation approved furniture (Section III.F.iii - Pg. 19).
  Ensure safe storage of all supplies with special attention to oxygen tanks. (Section III.F.iv- Pg.
 19).
  Ensure handwashing stations readily available for participants throughout the Center. (Section
 III.F.v - Pg. 19).


Security (Sections III.G - Pg. 19-20)

  Implement the guideline-compliant security protocols adopted in phase 1, Section II.B to ensure
 the safety of participants, staff, and the broader community. (Sections III.G.i & ii - Pg. 19-20).
  Ensure all staff and volunteers have identification badges in alignment with guidelines. (Section
 III.G.iii - Pg. 20).
  Implement participant entry and exit protocol developed in phase 1, Section II.B (Section III.G.iv
 - Pg. 20).

Emergency Protocols (Section III.H -Pg. 20)

  Establish and integrate emergency response systems and overdose protocols in alignment the
 policy adopted in phase 1, Section II.B (Sections III.H.i, Pg. 20).
  Establish emergency overdose response training & procedures (Section III.H.ii - Pg. 20).




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  Establish a policy for participants to agree to adhere to emergency protocols and procedures
 developed in phase 1, Section II.B (Section III.H.iv - Pg. 20).


Staffing, Training, & Required Participant Services (Sections IV, V, VI)
Objectives: Ensure adequate staffing, complete training, and delivery of all participant services as
required under the OPC guidelines.



The OPC Provider requirements:
  Maintain sufficient, qualified staffing to ensure safe operations, adequate supervision, and
 responsive care during all hours of OPC operation. (Section IV.A.i.ii, Section IV.B.i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi,
 Pg. 21-24).
  Ensure all staff and volunteers receive comprehensive, role-specific training to safely and
 effectively support participants with evidence-based, trauma-informed, and harm reduction-
 centered practices. (Section IV.C.i.ii, Pg. 24-26).
  Conduct mandatory HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2. Harm Reduction Principles, de-escalation and
 confidentiality training for staff. (Section IV.C, Pg. 24).
  Implement participant-centered policies for rights, eligibility, and orientation that uphold equity,
 transparency, and safety. (Section V.A.i.ii, Pg. 26-27), (Section V.B.i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi, Pg. 27), (Section
 V.C.i.ii.iii.iv, Pg. 28).


Required Services per Operating Guidelines
Objective: Deliver a full continuum of harm reduction services, including supervised consumption,
medical support, health education, and direct referrals to care.

The OPC Provider requirements:
  Must provide at minimum the services outlined in (Section VI Pg. 28-30).
  Must adhere to all Policies and Procedures adopted in (Section II.B).


Data Reporting & Evaluation (Section II.C- Pg.9-13)
Objective: Implement a robust data systems and reporting protocols to ensure ongoing compliance,
transparency, and outcome tracking.

Administrative Records & Reports (Section II.C- Pg.11-12)



The OPC Provider Requirements:
  Maintain required administrative records, ensuring compliance with de-identified data
 reporting. (Section II.C.v.1, Pg. 12).




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  Establish an Administrative Record System such as NEO360 or comparable tracking system to
 collect required data (Section II.C.v.1.a thru f.) Pg. 12).
  Submit a data report in aggregate monthly for the first 3 months of operation, and quarterly
 thereafter. (Section II.C.v.1, Pg. 13).
  Submit reports due to The City by the 10th of the month following the end of the reporting
 period.


The City requirements:
  Submit a data report to VDH in aggregate monthly for the first 3 months of operation, and
 quarterly thereafter. (Section II.C.v.1, Pg. 13).
  Submit data reports to VDH. Reports due by the 15th of the month following the end of the
 reporting period. (Section II.C.v.1, Pg. 12).


Records Content and Management (Section III.B - Pg. 14)
Objective: Implement a secure, compliant administrative record system that supports participant
confidentiality. Section III.B & C, Pg. 14).

The OPC Provider requirements:

  Maintain records for every participant in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted
 in phase 1, Section II.B (Section III.B.i - Pg. 14).
  Establish an Administrative Record System such as NEO360 or comparable tracking system to
 collect required data (Section III.B.ii.2.a-h - Pg.14).
  Adhere to operating guideline requirements (Section III.B.iii, iv. & v).


6. Annual Reporting Requirements (Section II.C.vii, Pg. 13)
The OPC Provider requirement:

  Submit required annual reports to the City no later than January 10th of each year of OPC
 operation. (Section II.C.vii.1.a.b.c.d.e.f, Pg. 13).

The City requirement: (Section II.C.vii.1.a.b.c.d.e.f, Pg. 13).

  Shall publicly post annual reports no later than January 15th of each year of OPC operation.
  Shall provide the Legislature the annual report no later than January 15 th of each operating year.



Act 178 Study Collaboration (Section II.C.vi)
Objective: Support and participate in required evaluation efforts to assess the public health impact of
OPC implementation in Burlington (Section II.C.vi, Pg. 13.).

The OPC Provider & City requirements:




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  The City and its sub grantees will collaborate with the Department of Health and its associated
 contractors to complete the study as required by Act 178, supporting data collection and
 evaluation.
  The City and its sub grantees will participate in additional evaluation efforts that aim to provide
 information on the impacts of this pilot project in Burlington VT.
  The City and its sub grantees will collaborate with VDH & research entities to establish pre-
 implementation baseline data.




Conclusion

This phased approach provides a structured path to achieving full OPC compliance while allowing time
for comprehensive planning and capacity building. By prioritizing service assessment, policy
development and site search in Phase 1, the City ensures that all requirements are met before opening
the OPC. The collaborative efforts between the City, OPC Partner, and technical assistance contractors
will create a well-structured and sustainable harm reduction initiative in Burlington.




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Version: April 2025

 Department: Mayor’s Office Submitter: Theresa Vezina
 Seeking authorization to accept Grant #03420-01613 Overdose Prevention Center
 Title/Subject: (OPC) Pilot Grant Funding from the Vermont Department of Health

 Approval Requested: Meeting Date:
 ☐ Board of Finance Click or tap to enter a date.
 ☐ City Council Click or tap to enter a date.
 ☒ Both BOF and Council 9/8/2025

Instructions
 1. This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials.
 2. This form must be sent with the final submission of materials in advance of the meeting.
 3. Do not indicate that a sign-off was received until it has actually been obtained.
 4. Commission reports and presentations do not need to be reviewed by the CAO or Attorneys.
 5. Name the reviewing Attorney or HR Manager in the Note column.


 Signoff Needed Received? Approval Date Note
 Department Head Yes 9/3/2025 Erin Jacobsen

 Mayor’s Office Yes 9/3/2025 Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
 Board/Commission Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 item. enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 9/2/2025 Erik Ramakrishnan
 contracts or legal documents
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 9/3/2025 Erik Ramakrishnan
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 CAO for budget, financing, and memo Yes 9/3/2025 Katherine Schad
 Human Resources, if personnel action Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 or policy item. enter a date.
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BURLINGTON BOARD OF FINANCE
 BUSHOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 149 CHURCH STREET, 1ST FLOOR
 MINUTES OF MEETING
 September 8, 2025




1. Agenda
1. Agenda
Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak convened the meeting at 5:03 pm.

Members present: Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak, CAO Schad, Councilors Carpenter and Barlow (all in person); City
Council President Traverse (online)
Member absent: Councilor Neubieser

Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 1. Agenda

Department Council and Board


Type Action
 Procedural


Recommended Action Motion to adopt agenda
1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
Motion made by Councilor Barlow, seconded by Councilor Carpenter, to adopt the agenda as
presented. Motion passed unanimously.


2. Public Forum
2. Public Forum

Subject 2.1. Verbal Comments
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 2. Public Forum

Department Council and Board


Type Action
 Procedural
Recommended Action open Public Forum
 close Public Forum
2.1. Verbal Comments
Verbal comments were from:
Christine Hughes
Ferenc Paris
Keren Sita
Sharon Bushor


3. Consent Agenda
3. Consent Agenda
Motion made by Councilor Carpenter, seconded by Councilor Barlow, to adopt the consent agenda as
presented and to take the actions as indicated. Motion passed unanimously.

Subject 3.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Council and Board


Type Action (Consent)
 Procedural


Recommended Action Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated
3.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated


Subject 3.2. August 25, 2025 Board of Finance Meeting Minutes - CT
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Clerk/Treasurer's Office


Type Action (Consent)
 Information
 Minutes


Recommended Action approve the minutes
3.2. August 25, 2025 Board of Finance Meeting Minutes - CT


Subject 3.3. Communication: Christine Hughes, Director, Richard Kemp Center, re:
 status of the $1 million appropriation
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda
Department Clerk/Treasurer's Office


Type Action (Consent)
 Communication


Recommended Action waive the reading and place the communication on file
3.3. Communication: Christine Hughes, Director, Richard Kemp Center, re: status of the $1 million
appropriation


Subject 3.4. Request for Approval to Execute a Contract with Alda Laval for
 Comprehensive Rebuild of Belt Filer Press #1 - DPW/Water Resources
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Public Works Department - Water Resources


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action to approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the Director of Public
 Works’ to execute a $329,112 contract with Alfa Laval with authorization for
 contingency funding of an additional $45,888 for the construction of these belt filter
 press improvements, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney’s
 Office
3.4. Request for Approval to Execute a Contract with Alda Laval for Comprehensive Rebuild of Belt Filer Press
#1 - DPW/Water Resources


Subject 3.5. Department of Corrections Grant: "Safer Communities" (Grant #
 03520-1609) - CEDO/CJC
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that the City Council approve and: 1) authorize
 the CEDO Director to accept and execute a second amendment to State Grant
 #03520-1609 in the amount of $864,063.34 for FY26 and FY27, subject to review
 and approval of the City Attorney and to take such further actions and execute
 such further instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney as may be
 necessary or convenient to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby, and
 2) authorize the CAO or their designee to effectuate any budget amendments
 necessary to reflect the necessary changes to the FY26 budget lines associated
 with the grant
3.5. Department of Corrections Grant: "Safer Communities" (Grant # 03520-1609) - CEDO/CJC
Subject 3.6. Court Diversion Grant #02100-FY26/27-CN - CEDO/CJC
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action to approve and recommend that the City Council approve the acceptance of the
 State of Vermont Grant Award #02100-FY26/27-CN, in the amount of $953,658,
 which will continue the offering of court diversion and pretrial services being
 provided by the BCJC to June 30, 2026, subject to final review and approval of the
 City Attorney, and to authorize the CEDO Director to sign the grant agreement, and
 to take such further actions or to execute such further instruments as may be
 necessary or convenient to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby
3.6. Court Diversion Grant #02100-FY26/27-CN - CEDO/CJC


Subject 3.7. Balanced and Restorative Justice grant (# 03440-29000-26) approval
 - CEDO/CJC
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that City Council approve and authorize the
 CEDO Director to accept the DCF State Grant #03440-29000-26 in the amount of
 $230,450.02 for the period of July1, 2025-June 30, 2026, upon final review and
 approval of the City Attorney’s Office
3.7. Balanced and Restorative Justice grant (# 03440-29000-26) approval - CEDO/CJC


4. Deliberative Agenda
4. Deliberative Agenda

Subject 4.1. Street Light Tariff Update - BED
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Burlington Electric Department
Type Action


Recommended Action to approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the General Manager of
 the Burlington Electric Department or their designee to file the updated Street
 Lighting tariff with the Vermont Public Utility Commission and to take such actions
 as may be needed to secure its approval
4.1. Street Light Tariff Update - BED
Motion made by Councilor Barlow, seconded by Councilor Carpenter, to approve the motion as
presented. Motion passed unanimously.


Subject 4.2. Seeking authorization to accept Grant #03420-01613 Overdose
 Prevention Center (OPC) Pilot Grant Funding from the Vermont
 Department of Health and implement a fixed-site OPC in Burlington and
 administer subaward/s to the qualified and approved OPC Provider -
 Mayor's Office
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Mayor's Office


Type Action


Recommended Action Updated Motion Language:
 A . to authorize (i) the Mayor to execute the grant agreement with the
 VermontDepartment of Health for the Overdose Prevention Center, subject to
 review and
 approval of the City Attorney; (ii) the Chief Administrative Officer to make all such
 amendments to the approved budget as may be necessary or convenient to accept
 and
 expend the grant funds; and (iii) subject to part (B) of this motion, the Mayor or
 Chief Administrative Officer, and each of them, to take all such further actions and
 to execute all such further instruments approved as to form by the City Attorney’s
 Office, including a sub-recipient agreement, as may be necessary or convenient to
 implement the transactions contemplated hereby;

 B. The foregoing approvals are conditioned on the City Council’s
 understanding that, (i) the City Council retains all land use and zoning
 authority over the Overdose Prevention Center, as provided in state
 statute, the City Charter, and the Comprehensive Development Ordinance;
 and (ii) any sub-recipient agreement shall be subject to City Council
 approval.


 Original Motion Language:

 to approve and recommend to the City Council to authorize, (i) the Mayor to
 execute the grant agreement with the Vermont Department of Health for the
 Overdose Prevention Center, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney;
 (ii) the Chief Administrative Officer to make all such amendments to the approved
 budget as may be necessary or convenient to accept and expend the grant funds;
 and (iii) the Mayor or Chief Administrative Officer, and each of them, to take all
 such further actions and to execute all such further instruments approved as to
 form by the City Attorney’s Office, including a sub-recipient agreement, as may be
 necessary or convenient to implement the transactions contemplated hereby
4.2. Seeking authorization to accept Grant #03420-01613 Overdose Prevention Center (OPC) Pilot Grant
Funding from the Vermont Department of Health and implement a fixed-site OPC in Burlington and
administer subaward/s to the qualified and approved OPC Provider - Mayor's Office
Councilor Neubieser joined for this agenda item.
Motion made by City Council President Traverse, seconded by Councilor Barlow, to approve the motion as
amended. Motion passed unanimously.


5. Executive Session
5. Executive Session
Motion made by City Council President Traverse, seconded by Councilor Barlow, to go into Executive
Session. Councilor Neubieser was not present for the Executive Session. Motion passed unanimously.

Subject 5.1. Discussion of Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement between the
 City of Burlington and BFFA Local 3044 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028)
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 5. Executive Session

Department Mayor's Office


Type Action
 Procedural


Recommended Action move to make a specific finding that premature general public knowledge regarding
 the proposed terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the Burlington
 Firefighters’ Association would clearly place the City at a substantial disadvantage;
 and based upon that finding, move to enter executive session pursuant to 1 VSA
 313(a)(1)(B) to discuss a labor relations agreement and to include in such session
 members of the BFFA, and members of the City’s negotiation team from the
 Department of Finance and Administration, the Fire Department, the Mayor’s
 Office, and the City Attorney’s Office with outside counsel
5.1. Discussion of Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Burlington and BFFA Local
3044 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028)


6. Adjournment
6. Adjournment

Subject 6.1. Motion to adjourn
Meeting September 8, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 6. Adjournment

Department Council and Board


Type Action
 Procedural


Recommended Action Motion to adjourn
6.1. Motion to adjourn
Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak adjourned the meeting at 5:58 pm.