Wards 1 & 8 NPA — Burlington, VT
Date: 2021-12-15
Time: 19:00

AGENDA / MINUTES

 Wards 1 & 8 NPA Steering Committee

 Wednesday, December 15, 2021 5:15 pm

 Join Zoom Meeting (Host: Jonathan)

 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2437840866?pwd=eWdQRGNnZzhVK29ib1lnWHdRM25
 DUT09

 Meeting ID: 243 784 0866 Passcode: 18

Facilitator: Jonathan Chapple-Sokol Recorder: Carol Livingston

Attendees: Tom Derenthal, Hannah King, Keith Pillsbury

 1. Reflect on 12/8/21 NPA meeting

 Location - (December), January, February, March and into spring are reserved at the Bushor Room in City Hall.

 Participation? - Facebook, Ads, What’s App, FPF - after meetings, post youtube access, New American website
 (Melissa Cain), Wards 2 & 3 Friends group (Jonathan), Old East End (Carol)

 2 issues: getting more attendees and facilitating participation once they’re at the meeting.

 2. Plan Agenda for 1/12/2022 meeting

 AGENDA:

 Roles: Host - Hannah Co-host - Jonathan Recorder - Tom

 Introductions - 5 minutes

 Speakout - 15 minutes (Hannah remind attendees about sharing audio space & meeting guidelines)

 City Councilors report and questions - 15 and 10 minutes

 School Board Commissioners report and questions - 5 & 5 minutes



 Options for remaining agenda:

 (requested) Brian Cina - ISGOOD project

 (requested) Skyler Nash - City’s Strategic Plan for Racial Equity

 Redistricting committee update - Anne & Richard

 UVM SGA president - Keith contact about presenting in February?

 UVM update - Gail Shampnois

 Burlington Police Commission / Interim Police Chief Jon Murad

 Dave ? from Affordable Housing Coalition

 Neighborhood Project Update - Gillian Nanton
Tasks for 1/12/22 meeting:

 Setting agenda - Carol & Jonathan

 Confirmation emails/agenda to presenters & CEDO & CCTV - Carol & Jonathan

 FPF postings: One East; Centennial - Jonathan Downtown; Hill - Hannah

Future agenda - February

 Other options:

 Kesha Ram Hinsdale - Climate Action & other items

 UVM update - housing

Additional items:

 All-wards meeting scheduled? agenda?
 AGENDA / MINUTES(in italics)

 Wards 1 & 8 NPA Steering Committee

 Wednesday, December 15, 2021 5:15 pm

 Join Zoom Meeting (Host: Jonathan)

 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2437840866?pwd=eWdQRGNnZzhVK29ib1lnWHdRM25
 DUT09

 Meeting ID: 243 784 0866 Passcode: 18

Facilitator: Jonathan Chapple-Sokol Recorder: Carol Livingston

Attendees: Tom Derenthal, Hannah King, Keith Pillsbury

 1. Reflect on 12/8/21 NPA meeting

 It went really well - hard to keep legislators within time. But active discussion. Not many attendees. Suggestion:
 hand out “Hello, neighbor” cards - or put in doorways as lit drop - inviting people to the meeting. Notes were
 excellent - Keith sent to neighbors to encourage attendance. Importance of asking councilors about what
 residents need from councilors. Concern about technology & acoustics in Sharon Bushor room. Both Hannah &
 Jonathan listened to recordings of meetings in the Sharon Bushor room. We need to flag this problem with
 CEDO. Tom has not had difficulty using the recordings to create minutes.

 Location - (December), January, February, March and into spring are reserved at the Bushor Room in City Hall.
 Should we consider using the library? Elevator is out 12/20 - not sure when available. We can check in with
 library people about the elevator - Tom will do.

 Consider creating lit drop cards - Hannah will do Ward 8. Text = general invitation, QR code link to wards 1 & 8
 CEDO link to the meeting. Ready for distribution in January, may not happen before January meeting, but
 general information. Tom & Carol would lit drop in Ward 1. Tom and Hannah will work on the task of creating
 and printing the lit drop cards.

 Keith interested in more signs to post - Carol will get to him

 2. Plan Agenda for 1/12/2022 meeting

 AGENDA:

 Roles: Host - Hannah Co-host - Jonathan Recorder - Tom

 Introductions - 5 minutes

 Speakout - 15 minutes (Hannah remind attendees about sharing audio space & meeting guidelines)

 City Councilors - 15 and 10 minutes focus on Q/A (Carol email CC)

 School Board Commissioners - 5 & 5 minutes focus on Q/A (Carol email SBC)

 CDBG rep from Ward 8 - Hannah & Keith are reaching out to folks, looking for rep - 5 minutes

 Remaining agenda:

 Brian Cina - ISGOOD project (15 & 5 minutes)

 Skyler Nash - City’s Strategic Plan for Racial Equity (20 & 5 minutes)
 Redistricting committee update - Anne & Richard (10 & 5 minutes)

February or March meetings :

 UVM SGA president - Keith contact about presenting in February - depending on housing panel

 Housing discussion - panel ? Garimella, Tom Chittenden, Sarah Carpenter, David Martin -

 Focus on our district housing issues - zoning, development, areas of agreement for housing

 creation (UVM & city); what is priority for housing in our district - undergraduates,

 graduates, young families.

 Reducing cost of room & board for students living on campus.

 Which is focus: an update from UVM and City or district residents giving their input?

 Panel: UVM, CEDO, housing advocate: Saresh Garimella, Brian Pine, David Martin (Director

 of Affordable Housing Coalition & interns), Jessica Hyman - Fair Housing

 Work on meeting with housing panel: Keith Pillsbury, Tom Derenthal

 Also have a meeting with Neighborhood Project - update from Gillian Nanton - lobby our city

 councilors to put energy into this issue. Jonathan will talk with Gillian in the future.

Tasks for 1/12/22 meeting:

 Setting agenda - Carol & Jonathan

 Confirmation emails/agenda to presenters & CEDO & CCTV - Carol & Jonathan

 FPF postings: One East; Centennial - Jonathan Downtown; Hill - Hannah

Future meetings:

 UVM update - Gail Shampnois

 Burlington Police Commission / Interim Police Chief Jon Murad

 Neighborhood Project Update - Gillian Nanton - Jonathan will check in

 Periodic legislative updates from 1-2 legislators

ACTION ITEMS FOR STEERING MEMBERS:

Tom: contact CEDO about efficacy of Sharon Bushor room technology; check with library about meeting

 there;

Tom & Hannah: design and print lit drop cards to disseminate in January, February

Tom & Keith: work on housing panel for February / March

Keith: confirm with SGA possibility of presentation in February or March

Carol : get meeting signs to Keith

Jonathan: contact Gillian Nanton about Neighborhood Project update possibility