Boards and Commissions Selection Committee — Burlington, VT
Date: 2015-05-11
Time: 16:00

May 11, 2015
 Boards and Commissions Committee Meeting - Monday, May 11, 2015 - 4pm,
 Conference Room 12, City Hall

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1. Agenda

 1.01 approve agenda

 corrected minutes


 2 JK edits to Burlington Boards and
 Commissions Minutes (1).docx



2. Public Forum

 2.01 New Agenda Item



3. Consideration of Open Policy Questions

 3.01 Consideration of late applications


 3.02 Notification of applicants not agreed to be put on Slate



4. Consideration of Applications

 4.01 Airport Commission


 4.02 Board of Assessors


 4.03 Cemetery Commission


 4.04 Conservation Board


 4.05 Design Advisory Board


 4.06 Development Review Board


 4.07 Electric Light Commission



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 May 11, 2015
 Boards and Commissions Committee Meeting - Monday, May 11, 2015 - 4pm,
 Conference Room 12, City Hall

 4.08 Fire Commission


 4.09 Board of Health


 4.10 Library Commission


 4.11 Parks and Recreation Commission


 4.12 Planning Commission


 4.13 Police Commission


 4.14 Public Works Commission


 4.15 Retirement Board


 4.16 Board of Tax Appeals


 4.17 Voter Registration


 4.18 Winooski Valley Park District


 4.19 CC Regional Planning Commission


 4.20 Church Street Marketplace Commission


 4.21 Fence Viewers




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Boards and Commissions Committee Meeting - Monday, May 11,
 2015 - 4pm, Conference Room 12, City Hall
 5/11/2015


Burlington Boards and Commissions

Minutes of the Meeting of the Boards and Commissions Committee

May 11, 2015

4:00 PM

Location of Meeting:

Conference Room 12, Burlington City Hall

149 Church Street

Burlington, Vermont 05401

Present at Meeting: Kurt Wright, Jane Knodell, Dave Hartnett, Adam Roof, Brian Lowe

The meeting of the Boards and Commissions Committee was called to order at 4:13 PM on May 11, 2015 at Conference
Room 12, Burlington City Hall by Kurt Wright.

  1. Approval of the Agenda

The agenda for the meeting was unanimously approved.

  1. Public Forum

No members of the Public were present.

  1. Consideration of Open Policy Questions



  1. Consideration of late applications.

Unanimous agreement to consider, but discount late applications.

  1. Notification of applicants not agreed on to be put on Slate.

Unanimous agreement to provide adequate notice to applicants not included on Slate.



  1. Consideration of Applications



  1. Airport Commission



Motion to interview Incumbent Alan Newman and Jamie Walker for seat.


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Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Board of Assessors



Motion to Re-advertise.

Motion approved unanimously.

  1. Cemetery Commission



Motion to Re-advertise.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Conservation Board



Motion to interview Jeff Severson, Miles Waite, and remainder of applicants.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Design Advisory Board



Motion to include Larry Allen on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Development Review Board



Motion to include Incumbent Austin Hart on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.



Motion to interview remainder of applicants.

Motion approved unanimously.

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  1. Electric Light Commission



Motion to interview all applicants.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Fire Commission



Motion to include Incumbent Jacob Perkinson on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Board of Health



Motion to include Incumbent Caroline Tassey on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Library Board



Motion to include Incumbent Edward Adrian on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.



Motion to interview remained of applicants for last opening.

Motion approved unanimously.




  1. Parks and Recreation




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Motion to interview both applicants for single opening.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Planning Commission



Motion to include Incumbents Bruce Baker and Harris Roen on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Police Commission



Motion to interview all six applicants for the two openings.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Public Works Commission



Motion to include Incumbents Jeffrey Padgett and Tiki-Jon Archambeau on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.



Motion to interview all other applicants for last opening.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Retirement Board



Motion to include Incumbent James Strouse Sr. on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Tax Appeals



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Motion to Re-advertise.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Voter Registration



Motion to include Incumbents Elisabeth Mickenberg and Martha Gile on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Winooski Valley Park District*



Motion to interview Incumbent Roger Marshall and remainder of applicants for single opening.

Motion approved unanimously.




  1. CC Regional Planning Commission*



Motion to include Incumbent Andrew Montroll on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.



  1. Church Street Marketplace*



Motion to include Incumbents Phillip Merrick and Jed Davis to the respective three-year terms.

Motion approved unanimously.



Motion to interview all seven other applicants for the remaining one-year and two-year term openings.

Motion approved unanimously.




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  1. Fence Viewers*



Motion to include Incumbent Ian Galbraith on the Slate.

Motion approved unanimously.

(* Indicates Boards/ Commissions that the Mayor’s office representative, Brian Lowe, was not eligible to vote on)

  1. Time of Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held at 4 PM on May 26, 2015 at:

Burlington City Hall Conference Room 12

  1. Future Recommendations
  2. Collect and present data on how long Incumbents have occupied their seat.
  3. Clearly define boundaries of accepting late applications next year.



Without Objection, the meeting was adjourned at 5:14 PM by Kurt Wright.




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