Wards 2 & 3 NPA — Burlington, VT
Date: 2023-11-09
Time: 18:30

Wards 2 and 3 Neighborhood Planning Assembly
 Thursday, November 9, 2023, 6:30-8pm
 ➔ Join in person: ONE Community Center, 20 Allen St.
 ➔ Join virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85860854764
 Community dinner: 5:30-6:30pm | Somali meal by guest chef Hajiya Nuriya
 Music: Brian Perkins and Students play the Music of the ONE
Moderator: Mollie Flanigan Notetaker: Roxanne Meuse

6:30 pm Introductions & Announcements | 10 min
 1. Adopt the agenda
 2. NPA member introductions
 3. We will be reviewing our bylaws in the next month or two.
 4. We’re seeking a rep from Ward 3 for the CDBG program!

6:40 pm Public Forum | 10 min (2 minutes max per person)
 Please state your full name, pronouns, street, and ward, and follow the NPA ground
 rules.

6:50 pm Updates & conversation with school commissioners and city councilors | 35 min
 Hear from your local reps and come with questions! Note that this time slot is longer
 than usual, which will allow for more updates and robust discussion.

7:25 pm Update on the Roosevelt Park Comprehensive Plan | 25 min
 Sophie Sauvé, Burlington Parks & Rec
 10 min of updates + 15 min of Q&A
 Go to the Roosevelt Park Comprehensive Plan webpage

7:50 pm Adjourn - thank you for coming!
 Our next meeting is Thursday, December 14.




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 APPENDIX

Information to join virtually (via Zoom)
Note: The webinar information is the same for every meeting.
 Webinar link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85860854764

 Webinar ID 858 6085 4764

 Or iPhone one-tap US: +19292056099,,85860854764#

 Or telephone +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312
 626 6799 or +1 669 900 6833



Wards 2 and 3 NPA Steering Committee
To email the full steering committee: wards2and3npa@googlegroups.com


Lauren Ebersol Ward 2 lebersol27@gmail.com
Erika Faulkner Ward 2 efaulkner013@gmail.com
Mollie Klepack Flanigan Ward 2 mollieklepack@gmail.com
Shelby Glass Ward 2 glasshelby@gmail.com
Jessica Hyman Ward 2 jessicahymanvt@gmail.com
Roxanne Meuse Ward 2 rtmeuse@gmail.com
Connor Benson Ward 3 connorbenson544@gmail.com
Michelle Borbas Ward 3 sarno75@gmail.com
Chris Haessly Ward 3 haessly@adelphia.net
Amy Prenowitz Ward 3 aprenowitz@gmail.com




 Appendix to agenda | Wards 2 & 3 NPA - Page 1
About Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs)
A section of Burlington City Council resolution first adopted in 1982 establishing provisions for a
Neighborhood Planning Assembly in each City ward.
…Neighborhood Planning Assemblies shall... help provide citizens with information concerning city programs
and activities; help obtain citizen views of city needs; help provide citizens with the opportunity to participate in
making recommendations with respect to governmental decisions including the allocation of revenues.
...Assemblies shall also be encouraged to provide advice to the appropriate commission or this council with
respect to community development, housing programs, this City's Comprehensive Plan and its waterfront
planning activities, and the city's budget among other issues....


NPA GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
● Operate through democratic principles and democratic procedures;
● Provide a safe and welcoming forum where residents can actively share their voices about issues that
matter to them, and where they can learn from the voices of others;
● Cultivate involvement by a diverse spectrum of community members through active outreach and
through eliminating barriers to participation;
● Operate in a manner that models respectful, inclusive, culturally, and economically aware practices;
and
● Be a fun, creative, and vital organization that provides value and benefit through the multitude of
perspectives shared by those who participate.


NPA GROUND RULES:
● Meetings should have clearly defined Agenda & Roles.
● Honor Time limits: A best effort must be made to start on time, follow the agenda, and finish on
time.
● Listen to others: Make efforts to be an open-minded member of the group.
● Respect the agenda and the process: Try to remain focused on the issue at hand.
● Share your opinion respectfully: Speak out, but not over, others’ comments.
● Treat people how you would like to be treated: Be respectful of everyone, including guests.




 Appendix to agenda | Wards 2 & 3 NPA - Page 2
Elected officials representing Wards 2 and 3
Mayor:

 Mayor Miro Weinberger Democrat 802-865-7272 mayor@BurlingtonVT.gov


City Councilors:
 Central District (Wards 2 & 3) Melo Grant Progressive megrant@burlingtonvt.gov 802-310-0962
 Ward 2 Gene Bergman Progressive gbergman@burlingtonvt.gov 802-598-3602
 Ward 3 Joe Magee Progressive jmagee@burlingtonvt.gov 802-279-5513


School Board Members:

 Central District (Wards 2 & 3) Jean Waltz jwaltz@bsdvt.org 802-355-7856

 Ward 2 Faizo Hassan hassanfaizo@gmail.com 802-578-1259
 Ward 3 Polly Vanderputten pvanderputten@bsdvt.org 802-578-8653


Vermont State House Representatives:
 Chittenden-15 Troy Headrick Progressive/Democrat theadrick@leg.state.vt.us

 Chittenden-15 Brian Cina Progressive/Democrat bcina@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

 Chittenden-16 Kate Logan Progressive/Democrat klogan@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

 Chittenden-16 Jill Krowinski Democrat jkrowinski@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

 Chittenden-17 Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Progressive/Democrat emulvaneystanak@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228


Vermont State Senators:

 Chittenden-Central Tanya Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat ltvyhovsky@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

 Chittenden-Central Martine Gulick Democrat mgulick@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

 Chittenden-Central Philip Baruth Democrat/Progressive pbaruth@leg.state.vt.us (802) 503-5266




 Appendix to agenda | Wards 2 & 3 NPA - Page 3

Wards 2 and 3 Neighborhood Planning Assembly
 Thursday, November 9, 2023, 6:30-8pm
 ➔ Join in person: ONE Community Center, 20 Allen St.
 ➔ Join virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85860854764



Attendees: see following pages

Moderator: Mollie Flanigan Notetaker: Roxanne Meuse

6:30 pm Introductions & Announcements
 1. Adopt the agenda
 2. NPA member introductions
 3. We will be reviewing our bylaws in the next month or two.
 4. We’re seeking a rep from Ward 3 for the CDBG program!

6:40 pm Public Forum (2 minutes max per person)
 - Melissa Cain (she/her): ONE Holiday Market is Sun Dec 3, and offered free trans
 rights stickers
 - __Stitz (she/her) (training coordinator at Burlington PD): Offering Community
 Academy starting again in 2024 - to learn more about the police dept & officers.
 Jan 3-Feb 7 on Wednesdays
 - Spaced out on this one
 - Keegan Lafferty (she/her) - UVM student and representing Big Heavy World. Big
 project: a program to provide youth with opportunities. Collecting signatures for
 a petition.
 - Emma Mulvaney-Stanak (state rep): trans affirming/inclusive stickers available -
 please take them. Also, running for mayor.
 - Joe Magee (he/they): Ward 3 city councilor. not running for reelection. Thank you
 to you all
 - Ivan Klipstein: thank you for the votes - community art project was funded. and
 other project - calendar - is coming. Thanks for your support




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6:50 pm Updates & conversation with school commissioners and city councilors
 CITY COUNCILOR UPDATES
 - Melo read from Gene’s notes
 - Gave their thoughts on the McNeil plant. One point being that there’s conflicting
 information. Important issue that everyone should look into.
 - On Monday (Nov 6), city council meeting - Memorial Auditorium letter of intent.
 See city council meeting docs from then
 - Andrea Todd: read the article this week and is disheartened that the
 building wasn’t taken care of till it got to this point. Would like to keep the
 building a building.
 - Melo: Unfortunately the building was so neglected that this is what we’re
 stuck with, especially because of the money spent on the high school. We
 wish there was more of a public process for this, but were ambushed with
 it. Grew up with 242 Main.
 - Joe: Part of the letter of intent says that for whatever can be saved, every
 effort should be taken.
 - Solveig Overby: We should put pressure on to NOT sell the building. And
 does agree with the McNeil plan because the wood is already available and
 will get burned some other way, so may as well use it. and will help get
 UVM get off gas.
 - Polly Vanderputten: There’s been deferred maintenance on ALL of these
 buildings (Memorial Auditorium and BHS), and part of the responsibility is
 on the state of VT for not funding school construction for years. And hopes
 architecturally, we can make something more beautiful (not like Cambrian
 Rise) that reflects and fits in with the beauty of the city. Can we negotiate
 that?
 - Melo: encourages everyone to email the mayor on that.
 - Brian Pine: The process will be a permit process. Design Advisory
 Board and Development Review Board. Local developers hope to
 repurpose/salvage the buildings.
 - Jeannie Walz: overwhelming agreement that 242 Main is missed.
 Doesn’t have to be at Memorial but we need it. Champlain Housing
 Trust has a big donation - is this on their radar?
 - Melo: Remember SeeClickFix to report needles, garbage, vandalism,
 encampments (for encampments, they’ll send CSLs out to talk to folks. It’s
 also a way to get garbage taken care of).
 - Melo: Encourages people to watch more public meetings / stay informed.
 For recordings, go to Town Meeting TV. Agendas/notes are on Civic Clerk
 now: https://burlingtonvt.portal.civicclerk.com/
 - Melo: Be aware of promises to add more police. We can’t do it faster than
 what we’re doing now (incentives, strong contract, etc)

 SCHOOL COMMISSIONER UPDATES
 - Polly: Global Ends
 - Check out school board meeting notes from Nov 7: Go to
 https://go.boarddocs.com/vt/bsdvt/Board.nsf/vpublic?open > Click Meetings >
 Scroll to November 7
 - For next contract: fyi we don’t negotiate health insurance - that’s done at the
 state level. Wages are going up 5%.
 - Tune into school board meetings.
 - Jeannie: District and school board are super invested in restorative processes for
 students, families, community members to address grievances. In the past, this
 was done in favor of adults. This gives everyone a chance to learn from the
 situation.
 - Polly: BHS/BTC bond

7:35 pm Update on the Roosevelt Park Comprehensive Plan
 Cindy Wight and Sophie Sauvé, Burlington Parks & Rec
 Go to the Roosevelt Park Comprehensive Plan webpage
 - A comprehensive plan is a map of long-range improvements and changes.
 Anything that comes out of this plan would go into the city’s capital plan. From
 there, various plans are prioritized.
 - Covered all the public outreach they’ve done - included translated materials and
 Trusted Community Voices, both online and in-person targeted outreach. Boys &
 Girls Club. Meeting last night - all the slides from last night will be on their
 website soon.
 - Covered results of survey
 - Went through site analysis
 - Next public meeting: aiming for February
 - Speak to Sophie if you’re interested in joining the Community Advisory
 Committee (CAC)
 - Optional $50 stipend to help offset barriers to joining the CAC
 - Want more diverse voices - people of color, people with varying abilities
 - Andrea Todd: This is great and not enough people know about it - please
 broadcast this.
 - Alyssa Faber: Works at the school nearby and suggests having someone
 from the school on the CAC since they use the park all the time.
 - Someone else: What about parking?
 - Sophie: Not adding parking, but do want to make more accessible
 - Someone else: Should preserve as much green as possible - as little hard
 surface as possible
 - Charlie Giannoni: Where’s the money coming from?
 - Sophie: Some of it from Pennies for Parks. This project came from
 the Capital plan. Then the money to DO it is from the Capital plan.
 And if a shelter is wanted, the city has set aside ARPA funds.
 - Andrea Todd: What about Battery Park?
 - Sophie: Fiscal year 2026-ish
 Went around the room saying our names, where we live, and what we’d like to see in
 the park.

8:20 pm Adjourn - thank you for coming!
 Our next meeting is Thursday, December 14.