TOWN OF BRISTOL SELECTBOARD MEETING
Monday, July 22, 2024, 6:30 PM
In-person at Holley Hall and via Zoom

I. Call to Order: 6:30 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.

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

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

IV. Regular Business.
1. Consider update on the Briggs Hill Road slope failures and consider options and recommendations for repair: DuBois & King and GEODesign. (+/- 45 min.)
2. Consider acceptance of updated quote from Sargent's Welding & Crane Service for installation of removeable rails on the universal fishing platform at Eagle Park. (+/- 10 min.)
3. Roads projects updates: July 2024 storm repairs; Pine Street grinding, drainage, paving; Lincoln Road grinding, paving, etc.; and other updates: DPW Foreman Eric Cota (+/- 15 min.)
4. Water Commission: Consider approval of a proposed Engineering Services Agreement (ESA) with VTM Engineering, PLC, for the Bristol East waterline replacement project: Steve Palmer, P.E. (+/- 15 min.)
5. Water Commission: Consider approval of a request by Carroll and Laura Griggs for a new residential water connection off of Plank Road at 14 Jay Drive. (+/- 10 min.)
6. Water Commission: Consider conditional approval of a request by Joel Bouvier for new residential water connections off of Pine Street. (+/- 10 min.)
7. Consider grant application authorization request to apply for up to $15,000 through the ACRPC TAC for an updated speed limit engineering study to reduce village speed limits and vehicular study of the quantity and routes of trucks going through the village. (+/- 15 min.)
8. Consider grant application authorization request to apply for +/- $500,000 through the Vermont Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to support the stormwater, slope stabilization, and road relocation of the Basin Street project. (+/- 15 min.)
9. Consider grant application authorization request to apply for +/- $20,000 through the Vermont Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to upsize the culvert on Upper Meehan Road. (+/- 15 min.)
10. Preliminary review and discussion of the proposed Capital Improvement Plan. (+/- 15 min.)
11. Authorize accounts payable warrant and any liquor or tobacco licenses. (+/- 5 min.)
12. Selectboard roundtable. (+/- 10 min.)
13. 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).

VII. Adjourn.

Next regular and special Selectboard meetings:
• Monday, July 29, 2024 (possible special Selectboard meeting)
• Monday, August 12, 2024
• Monday, August 26, 2024

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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