Selectboard Meeting April 8

Past event
Apr 8, 2024, 6 to 8:30 PM

6:00 Call to Order; Administrative and Action Items
 Additions or changes to Agenda
 Approve Minutes of March 25, 2024
 Approve Minutes of March 5, 2024 Town Meeting
 Vote to Approve Board Orders; Sign Board Orders
 Authorize Anne Winchester to sign VTrans Grants-In-Aid Program letter
 Authorize rehiring of Ogden Hersey as part-time Road Crew Member
 Authorize signing of Sales Order for CAT Road Grader

6:10 Public Comment: Up to 15 minutes; time will be divided so that everyone has equal time to speak

6:25 Road Standards and Certificate of Compliance of Roads and Bridges
 Review existing Town and State Road Standards and potential changes
 Consider process for potentially updating Standards
 Consider Agency of Transportation's certification form
 Possible Action: Approve Certificate of Compliance of Roads and Bridges

6:45 Curb Cut Applications
Possible Action: Approve, condition or deny Keith Poirier application, 2874 W. County Road
Possible Action: Approve, condition or deny Steven/Denise Sparrow application, 1048 Adamant Road

6:55 Route 14 and Marshfield Road Intersection
Discussion of process for identifying ideas to improve safety

7:00 Town Hall Generator
Discussion with Nick Emlen regarding relocating generator

7:10 Personnel Policy
 Review and consider Policy Review Committee's draft revisions
 Possible Action: Approve proposed updated Personnel Policy

7:25 Curtis Pond Dam
 Update regarding financing, permitting, and construction plan
 Consider proposed amendment to engineering contract
 Possible Action: Approve proposed engineering contract amendment

7:35 Appointments of Town Official and Town Board/Commission Members
Possible Action: Appoint Buffy Langlois as Calais Animal Control Officer for a 1-year term ending in 2025
Possible Action: Appoint Claire Haskell to the Conservation Commission for a 4-year term ending in 2028
Possible Action: Appoint Chris Cochran to the Design Advisory Board for a 4-year term ending in 2028

7:45 Development Review Board
Discussion of upcoming meeting with DRB

7:55 Conservation Commission Expenditure Request
 Review request from the Conservation Commission for the Selectboard to authorize $250 ($200 from the CC education and training line, and $50 from the CC expense line), in addition to the $750 the Selectboard previously authorized in the budget for a newsletter, for a total of $1,000 expenditure
 Possible Action: Approve funding request

8:00 Reports
 Town Clerk: Teegan Dykeman-Brown
 Town Administrator: Kari Bradley
 Status of Shedd v. Calais: Anne Toolan and Jordan Keyes

Possible executive session under 1 VSA Section 313 (a)1 (E) Pending or probable civil litigation to which the public body is a party.

8:30 Adjournment

Note: Agenda items may be taken up earlier than noted if items are completed more quickly than anticipated.

To join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82141865268
Closed Captioning on Zoom will be available for those who wish to use it.

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