TOWN OF BRISTOL SELECTBOARD MEETING
Monday, December 16, 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.

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. Consent Agenda.
1. Approve GPI Basin Street Improvement Municipal Project Manager (MPM) contract amendment to extend it from ending December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2027.
2. Authorization to close the Town Office from noon, Tuesday, December 24 through Friday, December 27, 2024 and Wednesday, January 1 through Friday, January 3, 2025.
3. Approve request to install a memorial plaque on a refurbished bench at Holley Hall for Megan Thomas: Aidan Lenihan.

V. Regular Business.
1. Consider appointment of candidate to fill Library Trustee vacancy: Daniella Sutherland. (+/- 5 min.)
2. Consider renewal of Twin Maple Sugar Works' five-year lease at the Seth Hill Waterworks; discuss access concerns from recent erosion management installations. (+/- 20 min.)
3. Consider acceptance of Addison County Regional Planning Commission proposal to serve as Airport Drive Sidewalk Project Municipal Project Manager pending VTrans approval: ACRPC Transportation Planner Mike Winslow. (+/- 10 min.)
4. Consider results of and next steps for the ACRPC's North Street traffic and village speed limit studies: ACRPC Transportation Planner Mike Winslow. (+/- 30 min.)
5. Consider suspension of STOP sign enforcement at the intersection of Briggs Hill Road and Lincoln Road during road closure, at least for the winter months. (+/- 5 min.)
6. Continued discussion of Briggs Hill Road repair: brief update on FEMA funding and next steps. (+/- 10 min.)
7. Presentation of proposed consolidations and other adjustments to Bristol's accounting structure: NEMRC and Kris Perlee. (+/- 30 min.)
8. Consider contractual arrangement with soon-to-be former Town Administrator for support or other assistance as needed. (+/- 10 min.)
9. Consider appointing a new Bristol representative to serve as an Alternate on the Addison County Solid Waste Management District Board of Supervisors to complete the term through April 10, 2025. (+/- 5 min.)
10. Consider appointing a new Bristol representative to serve on the Addison County Economic Development Corporation for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2025. (+/- 5 min.)
11. Review of 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.)

VI. Other Business.
1. Correspondence, reports, correspondences received. (+/- 5 min.)
VII. Executive Session. Tentative -- per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(3).
VIII. Adjourn.

Next regular and special Selectboard meetings:
• Monday, December 23, 2024 – Special meeting for Water Ordinance review
• Monday, December 30, 2024
• Monday, January 6, 2025 – Special meeting for FY2026 budget
• Monday, January 13, 2025
• Monday, January 20, 2025 (Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday) – reschedule?
• Monday, January 27, 2025

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:
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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