Ward 5 NPA — Burlington, VT
Date: 2026-06-18
Time: 18:30

Ward 5 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA):
 Agenda
 Thursday, June 18th 2026
 6:30PM-8:30PM
 ​

 Join in person: 645 Pine Street (DPW Building)
  ​ Join virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89574495720
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Facilitator: Nate Lantieri​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Note Taker: Gary Myers


6:30 ​ ​ Community Dinner​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ | 30 min
7:00 ​ ​ Welcome & Public Forum, Steering Committee Update​ ​ | 15 min
7:15​ ​ Burlington Parks discusses Comprehensive Plan​ ​ ​ | 30/45 min


8:00​ ​ Adjourn
 ●​ Next Ward 5 meeting will be August 20th!

Neighborhood Planning Assembly Minutes
 Ward
 NPA: 5

 Date of Assembly : 6/18/26 Start Time: (Commence): 7:00
 Location: 645 Pine Street Finish Time: (Adjourn): 8:07
 Note taker: Laura O’Malley Forward official minutes to: Barbara Turnbull

Steering Committee Members in Attendance:​
FaRied Munarsyah, Laura O’Malley, Gary Myers
Discussion Topics
 Actions Taken / Decisions Made
●​ Intro, Public Forum
 ●​ Anya Sansom is voted part of the SC
●​ DPW Presentation on BTV2050

 Agenda Items and Actions:

 ●​ Commence: 7:00pm
 ○​ Steering committee introduces themselves
 ○​ We open the room up to self nominations, Nate describes the SC commitments
 ○​ Gary nominates Anya Sansom (she/her)
 ●​ Public forum
 ○​ Pardu Nambru
 ■​ He developed a system that generates thorough lists on candidates, bills,
 etc., providing further info to citizens regarding policies
 ■​ He is speaking with the Mayor and Chief of Staff on possibly
 implementing this system
 ■​ Email: pardhunambru@gmail.com
 ○​ FaRied
 ■​ He needs 2000 more signatures by primary August 11th to campaign for
 direct democracy
 ■​ proposition0.org
 ○​ Katie (traffic lights)
 ■​ She says that the new light @ corner of Maple and Pine is causing
 upsetting traffic patterns for locals
 ■​ Nate responds by speaking to Rob Goulding’s presentation from the last
 meeting and offers contact info for her
 ■​ Richard speaks to Katie’s same complaint
 ■​ Steve also adds that the lights were added after rigorous studies by DPW
 and to revisit, also adds Champlain parkway could cause issues
 ■​ Barbara notes that the Public works commission is at 6:30 the third
 wednesday of every month
 ■​ Bram adds that the pedestrians requested lights for safety, but
 acknowledges how it’s reviewed as not as safe
 ○​ Barbara
 ■​ Voting announcement: ballots will be sent starting June 29 if you would
 like to request a ballot
 ■​ All NPAs are hosting joint candidate community forum July 29th in the
 City Hall auditorium
 ○​ Bram Kleppner
 ■​ He represents Ward 5 and 6, asking for feedback from community
 ■​ 2 Brams running for office–this Bram is running for re-election for Ward 5
 and 6
●​ 7:27 - DPW Presentation on BTV2050
 ○​ Sophie Sauve and Katie presents
 ○​ Open House from April 30th review
 ■​ The BTV2050 plan was showcased and they surveyed citizens
 ■​ Charlie says a video of this can be found online
 ■​ 70% or more sign-ins were Burlington residents–30% were from the South
 End
 ■​ Findings showed a significant portion of residents are being priced out
 ■​ She adds disclaimer that minorities likely weren’t accurately represented
 ○​ Current plans:
 ■​ planBTV (2011), transportation plan (2011), economic development plan
 (), parks, rec and waterfront (2019)
 ■​ The city is slated to develop 7,000 new units by 2050. The municipal plan
 needs changed in order to do this and is also revised every 7 years, there is
 an extension currently from March 2027 to … (doesn’t say new target)
 ○​ Collected feedback on city values and improvements, for example: access to
 green space, accessibility of all ages, water quality, year-round programming,
 gardening and food security within the city, preservation of parkland in light of
 plans for new development
 ○​ Surveys
 ■​ https://burlingtonsurvey.org open until June 30th
 ■​ Encourages the Ward to engage in the survey online or via tabling events
 this summer
 ○​ On June 27th there is a collaborative engagement even at the old north end
 community center (ONE CC) with Trusted Community Voices (TCVs)
 ○​ Scenario Planning
 ■​ Housing strategies:
 ●​ Concentrate the units downtown
 ●​ Main corridors (for ex, North Ave)
 ●​ Or dispersal
 ■​ Scenario planning is a tool to explore uncertainties and evaluate options,
 still figuring out what the city needs based on ripple effects
 ■​ September there will be a city wide engagement effort to ask for feedback
 from citizens
 ○​ Q’s
 ■​ Richard asks what mobility refers to and Sophie responds that it covers
 transportation (biking, driving, bussing), working with GMT
 ■​ Dominique asks about the new units geared towards only studios/one
 bedrooms, Sophie responds that the housing plans related to BPRW are
 likely more diverse
 ●​ Nate adds that a public hearing will happen for feedback
 ●​ Bram adds that the new single bedrooms will address a need the
 city hasn’t met
 ●​ Another Q from D: New walking path in Callahan status? Sophie
 says that the revised drawings will be submitted again in the fall
 with further preserved trees than in the original plan
 ○​ Nate says the parks plans are on their website
 ■​ Matt
 ●​ Matt asks about initiative to create more housing
 ●​ Katie emphasizes the housing targets are mandated by the state
 ●​ Bram points out that Chittenden is the only county that's
 experienced population growth
●​ Adjourn: 8:07pm