Tax Abatement Committee — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-01-07
Time: 16:30

Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 4:30 PM
 Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor City Hall

1. Agenda

Subject 1.1 Motion to amend/adopt agenda
 1.2 Approve and Adopt minutes from November 25, 2024 Organizational
 Meeting.
Meeting January 7, 2025 – Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 4:30 PM Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor City Hall

Category 1. Agenda and Minutes approval

Department Council and Board



2. Public Forum

Subject 2.1 Verbal Comments
Meeting January 7, 2025 – Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 4:30 PM Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor City Hall

Category 2. Public Forum

Department Council and Board



3. Organization Discussion Overview

Subject 3.1 Hearing Petitioners in order of arrival.
Meeting January 7, 2025 – Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 4:30 PM Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor City Hall

Category 3. Conduct Abatement Hearing – hearing petitioners in order of arrival.

Petitioners Ohavi Zedek, 472 North Street; PID# 045-1-119-000
 Seguino, Stephanie, 865 S. Prospect St; PID# 058-3-016-000 (will be heard on
 merits of written material rather than in person).
 Okuka, Alice, 105 Fairmont Place; PID# 024-2-200-105
4. Adjournment

Subject Motion to Adjourn
Meeting January 7, 2025 – Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 4:30 PM Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor City Hall

Category 4. Set next hearing date/ Adjournment

Department Tax Abatement Committee Chair

Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 4:30 PM
 Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor City Hall

1. Agenda

Subject 1.1 Motion to amend/adopt agenda
 1.2 Approve and Adopt minutes from November 25, 2024 Organizational
 Meeting.
Meeting January 7, 2025 – Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 4:30 PM Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor City Hall

Category 1. Agenda and Minutes approval

Department Council and Board



2. Public Forum

Subject 2.1 Verbal Comments
Meeting January 7, 2025 – Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 4:30 PM Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor City Hall

Category 2. Public Forum

Department Council and Board



3. Organization Discussion Overview

Subject 3.1 Hearing Petitioners in order of arrival.
Meeting January 7, 2025 – Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 4:30 PM Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor City Hall

Category 3. Conduct Abatement Hearing – hearing petitioners in order of arrival.

Petitioners Ohavi Zedek, 472 North Street; PID# 045-1-119-000
 Seguino, Stephanie, 865 S. Prospect St; PID# 058-3-016-000 (will be heard on
 merits of written material rather than in person).
 Okuka, Alice, 105 Fairmont Place; PID# 024-2-200-105




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4. Adjournment

Subject Motion to Adjourn
Meeting January 7, 2025 – Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 4:30 PM Sharon
 Bushor Conference Room, 1st Floor City Hall

Category 4. Set next hearing date/ Adjournment

Department Tax Abatement Committee Chair




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Tax Abatement Committee
 Tuesday, January, 7, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
 Sharon Bushor Conference Rm

 Minutes of the Hearing



Committee Members: Councilors Sarah Carpenter (SC) Chair; Joan Shannon (JS);
Joe Kane (JK)

Others Present: Erik Ramakrishnan (ER), City Attorney’s Office; Joseph Turner (JT),
City Assessor; Kenneth Nosek (KN), Committee Administrator-City Assessor’s
Office; Traci Isham (TI); Maja Kazimieruk MK; Alicia Araje-Van Dyk (French
Interpreter assisting translation for Ms. Okuka).
Petitioner’s Present: Alice Okuka; William Miller
Petitioner’s Absent: Stephanie Seguino
At 4:33 p.m. Chair Sarah Carpenter commenced the hearing.

Introductions made of Committee and Staff members for committee.

Agenda:
Motion to adopt by JS
Second by JK passed
Unanimous
Minutes from last meeting adopted

Public Comment:
No one here today to speak on public forum

Hearings:
SC speaks to reasons for abatement of taxes in Burlington.


Alice Okuka, 105 Fairmont Place, 024-2-200-105
Petitioner sworn in by ER
Additional evidence submitted to packet by Ms. Okuka.
Alicia Araje-Van Dyk interpreted in French
Petitioner presented request.

Hearing for Okuka closed at 5:22 p.m. at this point JS asked if it was okay not to
go into private deliberative session.
Deliberative Session PUBLIC started at 5:23 p.m.

Motion to grant made by JS
Seconded by JK
Unanimous vote
Ohavi Zedek, 472 North Street, 045-1-119-000
Representing is William Miller
Petitioner sworn in by ER
Petitioner presented request.

Hearing for Ohavi Zedek closed at 5:53 p.m.

Motion to deny made by JS
Seconded by JK
Dissent by SC – would like to abate the municipal portion of the tax.


Seguino_865 S. Prospect St_058-3-016-000
Petitioner not present but granted permission for this hearing to be conducted on
the basis of the written testimony. Petitioner is out of the country and did not opt
for a phone or virtual digital hearing.


Hearing for Seguino started 5:54 p.m.
Hearing closed at 5:56 p.m.

.
Motion to deny made by JS
Seconded by JK

Hearing process for all petitions adjourned at 5:57 p.m
Deliberative private session started at 5:57 p.m.