TOWN OF BRISTOL SELECTBOARD MEETING
Monday, November 27, 2023, 7:00 PM
In-person at Holley Hall and via Zoom

I. 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).
• Add an agenda item to acknowledge receipt of the proposed amendments to Bristol's Unified Development Regulations and report from the Bristol Planning Commission.
• Consider adding an item to the agenda to appoint Elizabeth Guilbeault to fill a vacancy on the Lawrence Memorial Library Board of Trustees until the March 2024 election.

2. Overview of Zoom meeting operation and procedures: rules for participation, mute microphone, recognition by Chair, etc.

II. Public Forum. (5 min. per person)

III. Department Head Roundtable. (5 min. per person)

IV. Regular Business.
1. Consider appointing Mark Bouvier as an (Interim) Assistant Treasurer, authorizing him to assist with various Assistant Treasurer duties. (+/- 10 min.)
2. Continued review and potential approval of an updated Zoning Administrator job description. (+/- 15 min.)
3. Review and potential approval of a Community Resource Specialist job description and consider the allocation of ARPA funds to fund the position through the first year until the subsequent budget cycle. (+/- 20 min.)
4. Review and potential approval of revised Bristol Revolving Loan application materials. (+/- 20 min.)
5. Consider grant application authorization request to apply to the Vermont Dept. of Public Safety Homeland Security Unit for an amount yet to be determined to install a generator and heat source at the Fire Department radio repeater building. (+/- 5 min.)
6. Consider grant application authorization request to apply to the VTrans Transportation Alternatives program for $260,000 to construct a sidewalk on Airport Drive. (+/- 5 min.)
7. Consider grant application authorization request to apply to the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) for approximately $250,000 for a number of activities to promote outdoor recreation, wayfinding, inclusion, and the downtown. (+/- 5 min.)
8. Consider grant application authorization request to apply to the Otter Creek Basin Clean Water Service Provider program for approximately $50,000 to conduct a flood resilience scoping study along the Bristol Flats of the New Haven River. (+/- 5 min.)
9. Consider grant application authorization request to the Otter Creek Basin Clean Water Service Provider program for $15,000 to install approximately 120 water bars on key areas of skid trails and steep slopes to control erosion on the Town of Bristol's Seth Hill Waterworks property. (+/- 5 min.)
10. Review December Selectboard meeting schedule and decide whether to still plan to meet on December 4, 2023. (+/- 5 min.)
11. Review and approval of the October 30 and November 13, 2023 meeting minutes. (+/- 5 min.)
12. Authorize accounts payable warrant and any liquor or tobacco licenses. (+/- 5 min.)
13. Selectboard roundtable (+/- 10 min.)
14. Town Administrator's report (+/- 5 min.)

V. Other Business.
1. Correspondence, reports, correspondence received. (+/- 5 min.)

VI. Executive Session – tentative re personnel matters per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(3), real estate negotiations per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(2), and potential contract negotiations per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(1)(A).

VII. Adjourn.

Next regular Selectboard meetings:
• Monday, December 4, 2023 – special meeting, not confirmed
• Monday, December 11, 2023 (Zoning Bylaw Public Hearing)
• Monday, December 18, 2023 (Zoning Bylaw Public Hearing)

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 for their and others' protection.

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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