1. Call Meeting to Order

Roll Call: Pam Loranger, Chair; Tom Mulcahy, Vice Chair; Charlie Papillo; Maureen P. Dakin

Staff Present: Aaron Frank, Town Manager; Renae Marshall, Deputy Town Manager

Others Present: Andy Higbee

Pledge of Allegiance

Selectboard Chair Pam Loranger led the Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Citizens to be Heard*

There were no citizens to be heard.

3. ACTION | Consent Agenda

a. Minutes of 4.25.2023 Selectboard Meeting

MOTION was made by Charlie Papillo 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:

a. Approve the Selectboard Minutes of the meeting of April 25, 2023.

The MOTION carried.

4. Special Business Items

a. Information: Administrative Amendment for Energy Efficiency Projects

Town Manager Aaron Frank presented information on the Town’s energy efficiency efforts including cost and energy savings from past, current, and future LED replacements, Town car purchases, EV charger installations, solar farms and other energy conservation projects. He also noted that the Town will save approximately $68,828 due to recent rebates on updates to lighting fixtures to be completed in the next several years.

Selectboard Member Charlie Papillo asked what it will cost to charge an EV car, and Town Manager Aaron Frank explained the Town would like to recover what the EV chargers cost, so fees will be based on what the electric rates are at the time.

5. Public Hearing | Licenses and Petitions

a. Amusement License for Peter Handy, D.B.A Sunset Drive-In

MOTION was made by Charlie Papillo and SECONDED by Maureen P. Dakin to hold a public hearing regarding an Amusement Licenses for Peter Handy D.B.A. Sunset Drive-In, 155 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, VT 05446. All information included in the packet related to such applications is considered part of the public hearing, and, whereby the Colchester Selectboard shall enter a deliberative session later in the meeting to consider the matter and then issue a permit or denial in writing to each applicant via staff through the US Mail and will share the outcome publicly by placing the permit or denial as an informational item in the next Selectboard packet.

The MOTION carried.

Pam Loranger closed the Public Hearing.

6. Additional Business | Manager’s Recommendations

There were no further recommendations.

7. Informational Items

Selectboard Chair Pam Loranger thanked Planning and Zoning for continually picking up advertisement and right-away signs around Town.

8. Announcements

There were no announcements.

9. ACTION | Warrants

MOTION was made by Charlie Papillo and SECONDED by Maureen P. Dakin to approve Warrant #23-31 in the amount of $822,665.32 and Warrant #23-32 in the amount of $229,639.90.

Deputy Town Manager Renae Marshall shared the question on Warrant #23-32, line 45 with the charge of $259.50, as to why Essex Veterinary Center was used rather than a Colchester Veterinary practice, and she explained that the charge was for the Canine Officer’s appointment whose handler lives out of Town, so appointments are made out of Town. She noted that in most cases Colchester businesses are utilized first.

The MOTION carried.

10. Deliberative Session | Licenses and Petitions

MOTION was made by Charlie Papillo and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to meet in deliberative session under the authority of 1 V.S.A. § 312(e) for the purpose of considering licenses and petitions which were specifically noted on the agenda and for which a hearing was held earlier in the meeting. The Selectboard will issue a permit or denial in writing to each applicant via staff through the US Mail and will share the outcome publicly by placing the permit or denial as an informational item in the next Selectboard packet.

The MOTION carried.

11. Executive Session

MOTION was made by Charlie Papillo and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to find that premature general public knowledge of contracts, pending or probable civil litigation, and personnel issues would clearly place this Selectboard at a substantial disadvantage because the Selectboard risks disclosing its negotiation strategy if it discusses these topics in public.

The MOTION carried.

MOTION was made by Charlie Papillo and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to enter executive session to discuss contracts, pending or probable civil litigation, and personnel issues under the provisions of Title 1, Section 313 (a)(1)(a)&(e) and (a)(3) of the Vermont Statutes, Executive Sessions.

12. Adjournment**

MOTION was made by Tom Mulcahy and seconded by Charlie Papillo to adjourn the meeting.

The MOTION carried.

The meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m.