Advisory Committee on Accessibility — Burlington, VT
Date: 2026-06-15
Time: 15:00

Advisory Committee on Accessibility

  Monday, June 15, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 149
 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://zoom.us/j/96458163787?pwd=cy0Oo4cojlRpMP3XzAx4UkLjx6FjMg.1
Meeting ID: 964 5816 3787
Passcode: 240456
1. Adopt the Agenda

2. Adopt Minutes
  Subject 2.1. Adopt minutes from May 18 Meeting
  Meeting June 15, 2026 - BACA 06.15.26 - Monday, June 15, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM
  Category 2. Adopt Minutes
  Department Human Resources


  Type

3. Introductions

4. Public Forum

5. planBTV 2050 Presentation
  Subject 5.1. Presentation from the planBTV 2050 Team.

 Information on planBTV 2050 can be found here:
 https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/planbtv2050
  Meeting June 15, 2026 - BACA 06.15.26 - Monday, June 15, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM


  Category 5. planBTV 2050 Presentation

  Department Human Resources


  Type

  Recommended Action
6. Other Committee Business

7. Adjournment
  Subject 7.1. Motion to adjourn
  Meeting June 15, 2026 - BACA 06.15.26 - Monday, June 15, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM


  Category 7. Adjournment

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

8. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Subject 8.1. This agenda is available in alternative formats upon request. For more
 information on access, call Lori Olberg, Licensing, Voting and Records
 Coordinator (802-865-7136)(TTY 802-865-7142). Persons with disabilities
 who require assistance or special arrangements to participate are encouraged
 to contact 802-865-7000 (voice) or 802-865-7142 (TTY) at least 72 hours in
 advance so that proper arrangements can be made. This meeting will also air
 on Town Meeting TV the Wednesday after the meeting, starting at 8:00 pm and
 repeating at 1:00 am and 7:00 am the following day. The City of Burlington will
 not tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the basis of political or
 religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age,
 sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status,
 disability, HIV positive status, crime victim status or genetic information.
  Meeting June 15, 2026 - BACA 06.15.26 - Monday, June 15, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM
  Category 8. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Department Council and Board


  Type

Advisory Committee on Accessibility

  Monday, June 15, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 149
 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://zoom.us/j/96458163787?pwd=cy0Oo4cojlRpMP3XzAx4UkLjx6FjMg.1
Meeting ID: 964 5816 3787
Passcode: 240456
1. Adopt the Agenda

2. Adopt Minutes
  Subject 2.1. Adopt minutes from May 18 Meeting
  Meeting June 15, 2026 - BACA 06.15.26 - Monday, June 15, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM
  Category 2. Adopt Minutes
  Department Human Resources


  Type

3. Introductions

4. Public Forum

5. planBTV 2050 Presentation
  Subject 5.1. Presentation from the planBTV 2050 Team.

 Information on planBTV 2050 can be found here:
 https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/planbtv2050
  Meeting June 15, 2026 - BACA 06.15.26 - Monday, June 15, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM


  Category 5. planBTV 2050 Presentation

  Department Human Resources


  Type

  Recommended Action




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6. Other Committee Business

7. Adjournment
  Subject 7.1. Motion to adjourn
  Meeting June 15, 2026 - BACA 06.15.26 - Monday, June 15, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM


  Category 7. Adjournment

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

8. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Subject 8.1. This agenda is available in alternative formats upon request. For more
 information on access, call Lori Olberg, Licensing, Voting and Records
 Coordinator (802-865-7136)(TTY 802-865-7142). Persons with disabilities
 who require assistance or special arrangements to participate are encouraged
 to contact 802-865-7000 (voice) or 802-865-7142 (TTY) at least 72 hours in
 advance so that proper arrangements can be made. This meeting will also air
 on Town Meeting TV the Wednesday after the meeting, starting at 8:00 pm and
 repeating at 1:00 am and 7:00 am the following day. The City of Burlington will
 not tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the basis of political or
 religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age,
 sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status,
 disability, HIV positive status, crime victim status or genetic information.
  Meeting June 15, 2026 - BACA 06.15.26 - Monday, June 15, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM
  Category 8. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Department Council and Board


  Type




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 Advisory Committee on Accessibility

 Monday, May 18, 2026, 3:00 PM, 3:00 pm, Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 149
 Church Street, OR Remotely via ZOOM

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://zoom.us/j/96458163787?pwd=cy0Oo4cojlRpMP3XzAx4UkLjx6FjMg.1
Meeting ID: 964 5816 3787
Passcode: 240456


In Attendance:
Nate Besio, Chair (NB)
Jon Adams-Kollitz (JAK)
Lisa Black (LB)
Meaghan Diffenderfer (MD)
Karen Downey (KD)
Sharon Henault (SD)
John Thomas (JT)
Scottie Taylor (ST)
Ashley Parker (AP)
Katherine Schad (KS)

Meeting called to order 3:03 pm

1. Adopt the Agenda
 • ST moves to adopt the agenda as written
 • KD seconds
 • All in favor, so moved and approved

2. Adopt Minutes
 • Approve March minutes
 • SH moves to approve as written


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 • JT seconds
 • All in favor, so moved and adopted
 • Noted later in the meeting that we will update Ward 4 to
 Ward 7
 • Approve April minutes
 • KD Moves to approve as written
 • NB Seconds
 • All in favor, so moved and adopted

2. Introductions
 • Committee members introduce themselves

3. Public Forum
 • No members of the public present

4. Committee News & Updates
 • JAK shares updates from BRPW. The open house kick-off for Plan
 BTV 2050 happened on April 30 with much success; between 300-
 350 people attended. The Plan BTV 2050 Team will now be looking
 to focus more on specific stakeholders to do direct outreach within
 the coming months, and July 8th will move into scenario planning.
 JAK asks BACA for recommendations for the best way to outreach &
 engage with the communities we represent here with this group.
 • Jon to provide information to committee via email, and we can
 help distribute to our networks.
 • We will have the plan BTV group present to us at our June
 meeting.

5. City Capital Budget Updates
 • AP presents on the capital budget. About a month ago the capital
 plan report went to council, which is the first report of its kind for
 the City’s capital budget. That report was linked and provided to the
 committee, and there is also a map to see where in the City those
 projects are happening. AP wanted to provide both as a reminder to
 the committee that they exist. City Council adopts a 5 year capital
 plan, and each year the needs and timelines are reviewed. Any
 feedback that this group has is also helpful!
 i. If there are projects that committee members think should be
 in the plan that aren’t already, that’s the feedback that will be
 most useful for AP to share with relevant departments.


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 Sidewalks especially! Feedback welcome any time. Capital plan
 is a living document and gets updated as needs arise.
 • If committee members read through and find things they want to
 highlight, they can send to Nate and Meaghan, and the committee
 could put together a memo.
 • Will review in depth at a future meeting.

6. City Department ADA Title II Assessment
 • Each department has an appointment ADA Title II representative.
 • The committee will invite the representatives to attend our
 meetings to speak to what they are doing in their department to
 adhere to Title II, as well as learn about what the committee is
 doing and opportunities for collaboration.
 • The committee will invite the attorney’s office to attend first to help
 set our own internal assessment, and then move forward with other
 departments.
 • The committee would like to use this opportunity to set the
 expectations of our inclusion with projects – especially clarifying
 legal minimum vs. what we would actually like to see, and support
 we are able to offer.
 • Summer will be busy, so we will look at formally putting a plan in
 motion in the Fall (aiming for September).

8. Other Committee Business
 • Committee members compared schedules to ensure we will have
 quorum during the summer months when vacation and travel plans
 tend to pick up.
 • Voting Transportation
 o Will invite C/T to come September meeting
 ▪ Ward 7 polling place at the Miller Center to be addressed

9. Adjournment
  • JT moves to adjourn
  • SH seconds

Meeting adjourned 4:03 pm
10. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Subject 10.1. This agenda is available in alternative
 formats upon request. For more information on access,


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call Lori Olberg, Licensing, Voting and Records
Coordinator (802-865-7136)(TTY 802-865-7142).
Persons with disabilities who require assistance or
special arrangements to participate are encouraged to
contact 802-865-7000 (voice) or 802-865-7142 (TTY) at
least 72 hours in advance so that proper arrangements
can be made. This meeting will also air
on Town Meeting TV the Wednesday after the meeting,
starting at 8:00 pm and repeating at 1:00 am and 7:00
am the following day. The City of Burlington will not
tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the
basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color,
national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran
status, disability, HIV positive status, crime victim status
or genetic information.




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