Wards 4 & 7 NPA — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-12-10
Time: 18:30

Wards 4 & 7 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA):
 Agenda

 Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
 6:00PM-8:00PM

 Join in person: Robert Miller Center 130 Gosee Ct
 Join virtually:
  https://zoom.us/j/92222616284

 Facilitator: Sarah Note Taker: Amy Time keeper: Stephen Greeter: Joanne


6:00 Free Community Dinner from Stephen Brown | 30 mins

 ● Chicken Pot Pie
 ● Vegetarian pot pie
 ● with buscuit + GF buscuit
 ● Bring a container to take leftovers with you


6:30pm Welcome | 5 mins
 ● Adopt the agenda+ Ground Rules:
 o Listen to each other
 o Treat others respectfully
 o Share your opinion politely
 o Respect the agenda and process

6:35pm Introductions | 5 mins
 ● Introduce ourselves with name, pronoun and ward
6:40pm Open Forum | 10 mins
 ● Invite residents to make short announcements, share neighborhood
 updates and upcoming events


6:50pm VT State Representative Monique Presley - The People vs Big Tech - | 60 mins
 ● Representative Presley presents on how consumers can stay protected
 when navigating the ever-changing digital landscape with a focus on
 privacy, digital marketing and artificial intelligence.
 ● Questions


7:50pm Share feedback from last meeting | 10 mins
 ● Amy shares suggestion
 ● Take more feedback
8:00pm Adjourn
 ● Our next meeting will be Wednesday January 28th, 2026
 ● Have a healthy, happy and safe new year!



 Ward 4&7 Steering Committee:
 Annie Lawson
 Joanne Hunt
 Amy Bielawski-Branch
 Sarah Diaz
 Stephen Brown
 Jane McDonald
 To email the full steering committee: wards4-7npasc@googlegroups.com

Wards 4 & 7 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA):
 Notes

 Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
 6:00PM-8:00PM


Approximately 40 neighbors in attendance

6:00 Free Community Dinner from Stephen Brown | 30 mins
6:30pm Welcome | 5 mins
 ● Adopted the agenda+ Reviewed the Ground Rules:
 o Listen to each other
 o Treat others respectfully
 o Share your opinion politely
 o Respect the agenda and process

6:35pm Introductions | 5 mins
 ● Introduce ourselves with name, pronoun and ward
6:40pm Open Forum | 10 mins
 ● At next NPA (4th Wednesday) please bring non-perishable food items to donate
 to the food pantry
 ● Where is the agenda posted? Civic Clerk city’s website, FPF
 ● Concern from resident – Rat problem in NNE, wondering if this is impacting
 others? Could this be due to feeding birds? Can we put it on a future agenda?
 ● Write suggestions
 ● NNE Food Pantry – thank you for all the donations from neighbors. This Saturday
 we received 1,850 pounds donated!!! You can make donations between 8 and
 8:30 on Sat/Sun winter clothing. Santa, bake sale, and craft sale this weekend –
 Saturday 12 - 3! Also always looking for volunteers. Northendfoodpantry.org We
 are feeding 140 – 150 people each weekend.
 ● Please turn your lights off to save energy (and the polar bears!)
 ● Sund 12/21 – NNE Holiday Bazaar is happening at the Miller Center
 ● Teresa from the City – encouraging people to take Overdose Prevention Survey
 ASAP
 ● Mark Barlow – City looking at providing services for unofficial streets in the city.
 Tues 12/16 at 4pm this will be discusses. A large number of these streets are in
 the NNE. Lots of concern about this issue.
 ● There are a number of street lights on 127 that are out. Go to See-Click-Fix to
 report this. Add how to use this feature at a future NPA meeting
 ● Afghan Alliance – looking for a new Executive Director – please refer people
 there!


6:50pm VT State Representative Monique Presley - The People vs Big Tech - | 60 mins
 ● Representative Presley from Bradford, VT presented on how consumers can stay
 protected when navigating the ever-changing digital landscape with a focus on
 privacy, digital marketing and artificial intelligence.
 ● Presley shared about her work in VT legislature, around the state and country.
 For more information people should go to her website: Peoplevsbigtech.com
 ● She talked about a wide range of every day products that can and sometimes do
 share (sell) consumer data to big companies. Data is shared via Car cameras, Ring
 cameras, credit/debit card usage, Uber, loyalty shopping (restaurants sharing
 data with hotels), smart fridge, Rumba, smart toilets, smart glasses, medical
 websites
 ● Presley feels hopeful that Vermont can set precedent through legislation and
 Class action suits


7:50pm Share feedback from last meeting | 10 mins
 ● Amy shared some of the community feedback from the October NPA meeting
 and solicited additional ideas for future meetings.
 ● Take more feedback
8:00pm Adjourn
 ● Our next meeting will be Wednesday January 28th, 2026


Ward 4&7 Steering Committee: Annie Lawson, Joanne Hunt, Amy Bielawski-Branch, Sarah Diaz,
Stephen Brown , Jane McDonald