DRAFT MINUTES
 | DRAFT MINUTES COLCHESTER SELECTBOARD February 9. 2021 @ 6:15 PM __________________ |
1. Call Meeting to Order | Roll Call
Selectboard Chair Loranger called the meeting to order at 6:16 PM
Roll Call
Selectboard Members Present: Pam Loranger, Chair; Tom Mulcahy; Charlie Papillo; Jacki Murphy
Staff Present: Aaron Frank, Town Manager; Renae Marshall, Deputy Town Manager; Bryan Osborne, Public Works Director, and Lara Alemy, Finance Director
Others Present: Fred Duplessis
2. Executive Session | 6:16 PM
MOTION was made by Jacki Murphy and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to find that premature general public knowledge of an employment agreement would clearly place this Selectboard at a substantial disadvantage because the Selectboard risks disclosing its negotiation strategy if it discusses contracts in public and that Selectboard enter executive session to discuss an employment agreement and the associated employee under the provisions of Title 1, Section 313 (a)(1)(A) of the Vermont Statutes, Executive Sessions. The MOTION carried.
3. Pledge of Allegiance | 6:30 PM
Vice Chairman Tom Mulcahy lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Citizens to be Heard*
Selectboard Chair Loranger explained the meeting was being held remotely and broadcast live at http://lcatv.org/live-stream-2 and how to participate in the meeting and provide input to the Selectboard in advance. The call-in number, meeting ID and passcode were read and shared via screen.
5. ACTION | Consent Agenda
MOTION was made by Jacki Murphy and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to adopt the Consent Agenda as it may have been modified by the Board and to take the actions indicated for each item:
1. Approve the Selectboard Minutes of the meeting of January 26, 2021.
The MOTION carried.
6. ACTION | Special Business Items
a. Fred Duplessis of Powers, Sullivan & Co., P.C. our external auditor presented the FY 20 Audit.
MOTION was made by Jacki Murphy and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to accept the FY 20 Audit as presented on February 9, 2021.
The MOTION carried.
b. Bryan Osborne, Director DPW presented the Selectboard with the Annual Certificate of Highway Mileage.
MOTION was made by Jacki Murphy and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to approve and sign the Certificate of Highway Mileage for the year ending February 10, 2021. The MOTION carried.
c. Aaron Frank requested that the Selectboard approve a Letter of Support for a grant application to improve the surface of the Causeway Connector Path from Airport Park to Mills Point Road.
MOTION was made by Jacki Murphy and SECONDED by Charlie Papillo to authorize the Selectboard Chair to sign a letter of support for the Colchester Causeway Connector Path project seeking 50% funding from the 2021 VTrans Small Scale Bicycle/Pedestrian Grant.
The MOTION carried.
d. Bryan Osborne requested a Letter of Support for a Grant Application for 2021 VTRANS Small Scale Bicycle & Pedestrian Grant Program
MOTION was made by Jacki Murphy and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to approve the submittal of a grant application to the VT Agency of Transportation for the installation of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) at existing crosswalks in Colchester Village, to authorize the Selectboard Chair to sign a commitment Letter to provide the 50% local match of $15,000 to be funded from the Capital Transportation Plan, and to commit the necessary staff resources to complete this project per a memo from Bryan Osborne, Director DPW, dated 2.4.2021.
The MOTION carried.
7. Monthly Finance Report
Lara Alemy, Finance Director presented the finance report for December 2020, noting that revenues were below expectations but so were expenses, leaving the town’s municipal services budget about 2% to the positive through December 2020.
8. Item 8 was taken out of order of the agenda later in the meeting.
9. Informational Items
Aaron Frank noted that the Vermont Supreme Court agreed with the Selectboard decision to require health related repairs to properties in Sharrow Circle.
10. Announcements
Pam Loranger noted the article on the Buffalo Soldiers in the packet.
11. Upcoming Meetings
· February 16 (10:00 a.m.) - Dial in: 1-929-205-6099; Meeting ID: 956 6785 6314; Passcode: 218605
o Town Meeting Information and Public Comment
§ Town Municipal Service Budget
§ Public Safety Capital Plan
· February 23 - Dial in: 1-929-205-6099; Meeting ID: 919 9742 0365; Passcode: 565040
o Annual Renewal of Liquor Licenses
o Town Meeting Information and Public Comment
§ Town Municipal Service Budget
§ Public Safety Capital Plan
· March 2, 2021
o Town Meeting/Election Day
· March 9, 2021
o Organizational Meeting
12. ACTION | Warrants 21-22 & 21-23
MOTION was made by Jacki Murphy and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to approve to approve Warrant #21-22 in the amount of $671,194.33 and #21-23 in the amount of $140,189.40.
The MOTION carried.
Item 8 was taken up at 7:30 PM.
8. Town Meeting Information and Public Comments (7:30 PM)
The Selectboard shared a presentation of the Town Municipal Service Budget and the Public Safety Capital Plan renewal and asked for public comments.
13. Adjournment
MOTION was made by Jacki Murphy and SECONDED by Charlie Papillo to adjourn the meeting.
The MOTION carried
DRAFT MINUTES