Community Development and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-08-07
Time: 17:30

Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor, City Hall
 149 Church Street, Burlington
 Thursday, August 7, 2025, 5:30 PM

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98967696349?pwd=XPWNHjkbWJhiadThiQ7e6adZ0xqD11.1

Meeting ID: 989 6769 6349
Passcode: 919749
---
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,98967696349#,,,,*919749# US (New York)
+13017158592,,98967696349#,,,,*919749# US (Washington DC)
---
Meeting ID: 989 6769 6349
Passcode: 919749

Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/amnHWidIa




1. Agenda
  1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda

2. Public Forum
  Subject 2.1. PUBLIC FORUM - Verbal Comments
  Meeting August 7, 2025 - CDNR Committee Meeting - Thursday, August 7, 2025, 5:30 PM,
 Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor, City Hall
 149 Church Street, Burlington
  Category 2. Public Forum
  Department


  Type

3. Work Session #2: Syringe Litter in Burlington

4. Adjournment
  Subject 4.1. Motion to adjourn
Meeting August 7, 2025 - CDNR Committee Meeting - Thursday, August 7, 2025, 5:30 PM,
 Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor, City Hall
 149 Church Street, Burlington


Category 4. Adjournment

Department Council and Board


Type

Recommended Action

Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor, City Hall
 149 Church Street, Burlington
 Thursday, August 7, 2025, 5:30 PM

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98967696349?pwd=XPWNHjkbWJhiadThiQ7e6adZ0xqD11.1

Meeting ID: 989 6769 6349
Passcode: 919749
---
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,98967696349#,,,,*919749# US (New York)
+13017158592,,98967696349#,,,,*919749# US (Washington DC)
---
Meeting ID: 989 6769 6349
Passcode: 919749

Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/amnHWidIa




1. Agenda
  1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda

2. Public Forum
  Subject 2.1. PUBLIC FORUM - Verbal Comments
  Meeting August 7, 2025 - CDNR Committee Meeting - Thursday, August 7, 2025, 5:30 PM,
 Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor, City Hall
 149 Church Street, Burlington
  Category 2. Public Forum
  Department


  Type

3. Work Session #2: Syringe Litter in Burlington

4. Adjournment
  Subject 4.1. Motion to adjourn



 Page 1 of 2
Meeting August 7, 2025 - CDNR Committee Meeting - Thursday, August 7, 2025, 5:30 PM,
 Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor, City Hall
 149 Church Street, Burlington


Category 4. Adjournment

Department Council and Board


Type

Recommended Action




 Page 2 of 2

CITY OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT
 CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT &
 NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
 c/o Community & Economic Development Office
 City Hall, Room 32 • 149 Church Street • Burlington, VT 05401
 802-865-7144 VOX • 802-865-7024 FAX • www.burlingtonvt.gov/cedo




Councilor Evan Litwin (EL), Chair, Ward 7
Councilor Carter Neubieser (CN), Ward 1
Councilor Allie Schachter (AS), East District

 CDNR Committee Meeting
 Thursday, August 7th, 2025
 5:30 – 7:30 PM
 Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor – City Hall

Committee members: Evan Litwin (EL), Allie Schachter (AS)
City Staff: Christine Curtis, CEDO
Other Attendees: Councilor Melo Grant (online); Cam Lauf, Turning Point Center; Emily ??,
Turning Point Center; Jeffrey, Ward 3 resident; Sam Donnelly, Building Burlington’s Future;
Cayson Hudman, Peace and Justice Center; Bella Fern, Ward 3 resident; Andy Hard, Ward 1
resident; Amy Kimmel, Clarke Street resident; Robert Perry, Clarke Street resident


 Draft Minutes

Meeting Started at 5:36 PM

 1. Approve agenda
 MOTION by Councilor Schachter, SECOND by Councilor Litwin, to approve
the agenda
VOTING: unanimous; motion carries.

 2. Public Forum
 • Cam Lauf spoke
 • Jeffrey spoke
 • Sam Donnelly spoke
 • Cayson spoke

 The programs and services of the City of Burlington are accessible to people with disabilities.
 For accessibility information, call 865-7144. For questions about the meeting,
 contact Christine Curtis at ccurtis@burlingtonvt.gov
 • Bella Fern spoke
 • Andy Hard spoke – andy.hard@gmail.com
 • Amy Kimmel spoke
 • Robert Perry spoke
 • Melo Grant spoke


3. Work Session #2: Syringe Litter in Burlington
 • The meeting focused on addressing syringe litter and related public
 health concerns in Burlington, with discussions centered on potential
 solutions, costs, and community engagement strategies. Participants
 explored various approaches including installing more sharps
 containers, strengthening partnerships with organizations, and
 improving enforcement of operating guidelines, while also
 considering the broader impact of drug-related issues on the
 community. The group discussed harm reduction programs, data
 collection methods, and the need for both short-term and long-term
 solutions, including better coordination between municipal and state
 levels, enhanced enforcement efforts, and improved access to
 recovery services.

4. Adjournment
 • ADJOURN at 7:31 p.m. by Councilor Litwin with no objection