TOWN OF BRISTOL SELECTBOARD MEETING
Monday, June 26, 2023, 6:00 PM
In-person at Holley Hall and via Zoom
I. Call to Order: 6:00 P.M.
1. Review agenda for addition, removal, or adjustment of any items per 1 V.S.A. §312(d)(3)(A).
II. Executive Session – personnel matters per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(3) and potential contract negotiations per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(1)(A),. May be continued at the other end of the agenda.
III. Call to Order 7:00 P.M.
1. Review agenda for addition, removal, or adjustment of any items per 1 V.S.A. §312(d)(3)(A).
2. Overview of Zoom meeting operation and procedures: rules for participation, mute microphone, recognition by Chair, etc.
IV. Public Forum. (5 min. per person)
V. Department Head Roundtable. (5 min. per person)
VI. Public Hearing Continued - Water and Sewer District Annual Meeting. (+/- 45 min.)
• Review of operating budgets, capital budgets, and upcoming projects
• Consider adjustments to the sewer use fee structure to deal with high strength waste management.
• General issues.
VII. Consent Agenda.
1. Approve the Town Clerk's request to close the Town Office on Monday, July 3 in addition to being closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
2. Approve the Green Mountain Stage Race's request for use of Town roads for their annual bicycle event on Sunday, September 3, 2023.
3. Approve a one-year leave of absence request for Firefighter Greg Swain.
VIII. Regular Business.
1. Consider acceptance of Munson Earth-Moving's bid for the Pine Street waterline replacement project at $617,850; review of the bid tabulation results and next steps: Steve Palmer, VTM Engineering. May include deliberation in executive session. (+/- 30 min.)
2. Consider bid results and select a contractor for the Notch Road ditching project. May include deliberation in executive session. (+/- 10 min.)
3. Consider Bristol Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee mission statement and Pine Street traffic calming recommendations: Cris DaBica. (+/- 15 min.)
4. Follow up on Lower Notch Road neighborhood complaints and demands for zoning enforcement regarding Masterson's construction activities. (+/- 15 min.)
5. Eagle Park fishing platform repair and Lincoln Road riverbank stabilization project updates and next steps. (+/- 10 min.)
6. Review and approval of the May 8, May 22, May 24, and June 12, 2023 meeting minutes. (+/- 5 min.)
7. Authorize accounts payable warrant and any liquor or tobacco licenses. (+/- 5 min.)
8. Selectboard roundtable (+/- 10 min.)
9. Town Administrator's report (+/- 5 min.)
IX. Other Business.
1. Correspondence, reports, correspondence received. (+/- 5 min.)
X. Executive Session re. potential contract negotiations per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(1)(A), real estate negotiations per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(2), and personnel matters per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(3).
XI. Adjourn.
Next regular Selectboard meetings:
• Monday, July 10, 2023
• Monday, July 24, 2023
REMOTE MEETING: This will be a hybrid in-person meeting as well as conducted through the Zoom remote meeting on-line platform. See the connection information below. If you intend to join the Zoom meeting and have never used Zoom before, we recommend you begin the log-in process well in advance of the meeting to allow time for downloads and connections to occur.
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Holley Hall. People attending in person are welcome to wear a mask.
CALL-IN: People without a computer or other device can call in from the number below and enter the meeting ID from the phone keypad.
TO JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING Beginning at 7:00pm:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87912810018?pwd=WFdGNUtJYWx1eHMrenpqTkZmUUNGZz09
Meeting ID: 879 1281 0018
Passcode: 619003
Join meeting by phone: 1 (646) 558-8656
Minutes of meetings and some digital agenda materials can be found at: http://www.bristolvt.org/meeting-minutes/.
Videos of meetings can be found at: http://www.neatbristol.com/.
Questions? Contact me at (802) 453-2410 or townadmin@bristolvt.org.
--Valerie Capels
Town Administrator
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