Dear Neighbors,
This coming Monday, the City Council will convene its third of three meetings for the month of April.
You are welcome to attend the Council meeting in person at Contois Auditorium OR Remotely via ZOOM at the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87633721438
or by phone 1 929 205 6099 Webinar ID: 876 3372 1438
You can also join us via Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljLFn4BZd2PwCge7lNoKug676jIf_iUA
You can sign up for public forum via this link: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/citycouncil/publicforum or in person by completing a sign up form inside Contois.
Our meeting will begin at 6pm with a work session on redistricting. The point of the work session will be to gather Council input on the types of maps the Council wishes to have drawn for deliberation and constituent and community input. In other words, do Councilors want to see a map with 7 wards, 8 wards, 12 smaller wards; that is the kind of input the city's mapping specialist is looking to gather. It is expected the maps will come back to the Council next month and time will allow for public input and comment before a vote must be taken in the summer in order for us to vote on this Charter change in November.
Following public forum and any climate emergency reports, we will move to our deliberative agenda which includes:
• A communication from the Department of Public Works on the Champlain Parkway project. The Council will be voting on the first contract award for construction to begin this summer.
• A communication from the Department of Public Works on the 2022 Sidewalk Reconstruction Program Project and the approval of the construction contract.
• A communication on the creation of a new position at the Burlington Police Department of a Public Information and Community Engagement Coordinator. This position was one of the recommendations in the CNA report and was endorsed by the Police Commission as a helpful step in building trust, interaction and engagement between the Department and the community.
• The last item is the approval of an MOU between the Emergency Communications Specialists (also known as 'dispatchers') and the City. While the City is engaged in bargaining with all four of our unions, there are challenging concerns with the dispatchers that must be addressed. This MOU comes with the support from the union, AFSCME and the City.
I encourage you to use the following link to all agenda items and supporting documents: http://www.boarddocs.com/vt/burlingtonvt/Board.nsf/Public
As always, I welcome your questions, concerns, and comments, so please be in touch. Your voice matters and I am grateful for your input.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
My best,
Karen
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