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Board of Civil Authority

Regular Meeting

Burlington, VT · February 18, 2025

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BURLINGTON BOARD OF CIVIL AUTHORITY CITY HALL , CONTOIS AUDITORIUM *OR* REMOTE MEETING WITH CALL-IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT MINUTES OF MEETING February 18, 2025 DRAFT MEMBERS PRESENT: Joan Shannon Sarah E Carpenter Mark Barlow Gene Bergman Ben Traverse (via Zoom) Melo Grant (via Zoom) Carter Neubieser (via Zoom) Joe Kane Becca Brown McKnight Evan Litwin Marek Broderick Emma Mulvaney-Stanak OTHERS PRESENT: Erin Jacobsen Joe Magee Katherine Schad Jessica Brown Lori Olberg Keaton Knowles ____________________________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER and AGENDA City Council President Traverse called the meeting to order at 7:28 PM. 1.1 Motion to amend/adopt agenda MOTION by Councilor Bergman, SECOND by Councilor Litwin, to adopt the agenda. VOTING: unanimous; motion carries. 2. CONSENT AGENDA 2.1 Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated 2.2 Resolution: Appointment of Assistant Election Officials for March 4th, 2025 Annual City Election (Councilor Traverse) – waive the reading and adopt the resolution. MOTION by Councilor Bergman, SECOND by Councilor Barlow, to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated for items 2.1-2.2. VOTING: unanimous; motion carries. 3.0 ADJOURNMENT 3.1 Motion to Adjourn The meeting was adjourned without objection at 7:29 PM.

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: https://zoom.us/j/97229982242 Phone one-tap: +16469313860,,97229982242# US Join via audio: +1 646 931 3860 US Webinar ID: 972 2998 2242 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/abWKvLnsbT **CCTV link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljLFn4BZd2PwCge7lNoKug676jIf_iUA ** 1. Agenda Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 1. Agenda Department Council and Board Type Action Procedural Recommended Action Motion to adopt agenda 2. Consent Agenda Subject 2.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 2. Consent Agenda Department Council and Board Type Action (Consent) Procedural Recommended Action Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated Subject 2.2. Resolution: Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials For March 4, 2025 Annual City Election (Councilor Traverse) Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 2. Consent Agenda Department Council and Board Type Action (Consent) Resolution Recommended Action waive the reading and adopt the resolution 3. Adjournment Subject 3.1. Motion to adjourn Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 3. Adjournment Department Council and Board Type Action Procedural Recommended Action Motion to adjourn

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: https://zoom.us/j/97229982242 Phone one-tap: +16469313860,,97229982242# US Join via audio: +1 646 931 3860 US Webinar ID: 972 2998 2242 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/abWKvLnsbT **CCTV link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljLFn4BZd2PwCge7lNoKug676jIf_iUA ** 1. Agenda Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 1. Agenda Department Council and Board Type Action Procedural Recommended Action Motion to adopt agenda 2. Consent Agenda Subject 2.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 2. Consent Agenda Department Council and Board Type Action (Consent) Procedural Recommended Action Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated Page 1 of 17 Subject 2.2. Resolution: Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials For March 4, 2025 Annual City Election (Councilor Traverse) Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 2. Consent Agenda Department Council and Board Type Action (Consent) Resolution Recommended Action waive the reading and adopt the resolution 3. Adjournment Subject 3.1. Motion to adjourn Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 3. Adjournment Department Council and Board Type Action Procedural Recommended Action Motion to adjourn Page 2 of 17 Resolution Relating to RESOLUTION________ Sponsor(s): Councilor Traverse Introduced: ____________________ APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS Referred to: ____________________ FOR MARCH 4, 2025 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION ______________________________ Action: ________________________ Date: __________________________ Signed by Mayor: ________________ CITY OF BURLINGTON In the year Two Thousand Twenty-Five…………………………………………………………………… Resolved by the Bd. of Civil Authority of the City of Burlington, as follows: 1 That WHEREAS, the City of Burlington Annual City Election will occur on March 4, 2025; and 2 WHEREAS, state statute, 17 V.S.A. § 2454, requires the appointment of a sufficient number of 3 assistant election officials for each voting district by the Board of Civil Authority with an attempt to appoint 4 an equal number of persons from each major political party; and 5 WHEREAS, the Ward Clerks as the presiding officers of their voting districts have found persons of 6 varying political affiliations to serve as assistant election officials for their districts; and 7 WHEREAS, these persons will serve under the direction of the Ward Clerks as assistant election 8 officials, providing competent and essential assistance to the elected and appointed ward officers in the 9 running of the March 4, 2025 Annual City Election; 10 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Burlington Board of Civil Authority, in accordance 11 with state law, appoints the following assistant election officials with the said appointments to be in effect 12 only for the March 4, 2025 Annual City Election: 13 14 Ward One: 15 Jean Hopkins (D), 11 East Village Drive 16 Thomas Dunn (I), 188 Loomis Street 17 Mary-Beth McNulty (D), 456 North Street 18 Penelope DeRosset (D), 456 North Street 19 Kathryn DeBari (I), 32 Nash Place 20 Jeff Jarad (D), 410 Hildred Drive 21 Richard Hilliard (I), 43 High Grove Court 22 Nancy Reynolds (D), 13 Lake Forest Drive 23 24 Ward Two: 25 26 Kathleen (Kate) Bouton (P), 24 Crowley Street 27 Joan Watson (I), 105 Intervale Ave 28 Jacob Flanagan (I), 59 Lafountain Street 29 Mollie Klepack Flanigan (I), 59 Lafountain Street 30 Korinn Zigler (D), 19 Booth Street Page 3 of 17 Page 2 Resolution Relating to APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR MARCH 4, 2025 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION 31 Hilary Martin (I), 27 Rose Street 32 Hayley Shriner (I), 24 Blodgett Street 33 Helen Rortvedt (D), 27 Blodgett Street 34 Amy McVey (I), 37 Crowley Street 35 Suzanne Butt (D), 14 Cayuga Court 36 Jeffrey (Phinn) Sonin (I), 328 North Winooski Ave 37 38 Ward Three: 39 40 Nancy Snyder (I), 35 Cambrian Way, Apartment 404 41 Robert Bolyard (D), 89D North Champlain Street 42 Bridget O'Donnell (D), 83 North Champlain Street, Apartment H 43 Cynthia Schneider (I), 20A Blodgett Street 44 Sarah Woodard (P), 24 Front Street 45 James Dean (D), 40 College Street, Apartment 502 46 Valerie Hird (I), 167 North Avenue 47 Gary Myers (I), 230 Saint Paul Street, Apartment 505 48 Amy McVey (I), 37 Crowley Street 49 Yishai Ribon (P), 86 1/2 Pitkin Street 50 Jules Fishelman (P), 21 Pitkin Street 51 Damon Lane (P), 71 Peru Street, Apartment 2 52 Martha Penzer (I), 49 Murray Street 53 Matthew Messier (I), 131 Main Street, Apartment 201 54 Luke Donforth (D), 49 Lafountain Street 55 Patricia King (D), 40 College Street 56 Ezra Willson (P), 17 1/2 Converse Court 57 58 Ward Four: 59 60 Ben Bosher (D/P), 74 Oakcrest Drive 61 Bridget Morrison-Langehough (I), 51 Stirling Place 62 Charlotte Hackett (P), 85 Little Eagle Bay 63 Christina Colletti (D), 150 Crescent Beach Drive 64 Doug Facey (I), 144 Woodlawn Road 65 Elizabeth Nixon (D), 300 Appletree Point Road 66 Elizabeth Connolly (I), 42 Alexis Drive 67 James Palmer (D), 42 Killarney Drive 68 Janet Callison (D), 139 Killarney Drive 69 Janice Kerr (I), 144 Woodlawn Road 70 Jean Berggren (D), 60 Beachcrest Drive 71 Karen Bielawski-Branch (D), 64 Grey Meadow Drive 72 Kenneth Vachereau (D), 91 Staniford Farms Road 73 Kevin Scully (I), 201 Staniford Road 74 Linda Looney (P), 60 Green Acres Drive 75 Lynn Eisenbrey (D), 96 Staniford Road 76 Megan Foster (I), 18 Algird Street Page 4 of 17 Page 3 Resolution Relating to APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR MARCH 4, 2025 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION 77 Melani Barch (D), 147 Staniford Road 78 Pamela Gardner (I), 268 Appletree Point Road 79 Sarah Sherrill (D), 160 Woodbury Road 80 Steve Norman (I), 96 Staniford Road 81 Sylvie Butel (P), 22 York Drive 82 Tom Burke (I), 268 Appletree Point Road 83 Wendy Rice (D), 19 Killarney Drive 84 85 Ward Five: 86 87 Jacquelyn "JB" Barna (D), 124 Lyman Avenue 88 Nancy Knox (I), 69 Catherine Street 89 Debra Blumberg (I), 66 Scarff Avenue 90 Tom Porter (D), 69 Catherine Street 91 Mary Ann Samuels (I), 148 Locust Terrace 92 Sally Ross (D), 88 Charlotte Street 93 Becky Wasserman (D), 29 Southcrest Drive 94 Hannah Senftleber (D), 53 Scarff Avenue 95 Celia Cuddy (P), 124 Lyman Avenue 96 Karen Downey (D), 37 Catherine Street 97 Emily Piccirillo (P), 58 Scarff Avenue 98 Gill Mathys (P), 239 Red Rock Drive 99 Jody Landon (D,P), 193 St. Paul Street, Unit 208 100 Lynda Siegel (P), 239 Red Rock Drive 101 Margaret Crowley (P), 133 Charlotte Street 102 Jennifer Jorgenson (D), 85 South Crest Drive 103 Corey Kocian (D), 184 E Redrock Drive 104 Taylor Kocian (I), 184 E Redrock Drive 105 Eric Dague (I), 124 Ledgewood Circle 106 Mike Egan (I), 37 Catherine Street 107 Suzanne Stimik (D), 24 Dunder Road 108 109 Ward Six: 110 111 Joel Baird (I), 300 South Winooski Avenue, Apartment 1A 112 Alyssa Birkett (I), 140 Howard Street, Apartment 2 113 Steve Boutcher (D), 319 South Union Street 114 Francine Cohen (D), 57 Hoover Street 115 Megan Epler Wood (P/D), 369 South Union Street 116 Meacie Fairfax (D), 492 South Union Street, Apt. 1 117 Mary Ann Ficociello (D), 455 South Union Street 118 Chris Hadsel (D), 429 South Willard Street 119 Leslyn Hall (I), 66 Hoover Street 120 Erin Hanley (I), 100 Deforest Road 121 Fagan Hart (D), 39 Cliff Street 122 Austin Hart (I), 39 Cliff Street Page 5 of 17 Page 4 Resolution Relating to APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR MARCH 4, 2025 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION 123 Thomas Hyde (D), 160 Deforest Road 124 Faith Ingulsrud (D), 44 Clymer Street 125 Peter Keating (I), 493 South Union Street 126 Sean Kelly (D), 31 Glen Road 127 Eleanor Lanahan (D), 177 South Prospect Street 128 Rowan Lilly (D), 165 Davis Road 129 Steve Madden (I), 29 Perrotta Place 130 Alan Matson (D), 792 South Prospect Street 131 Amy Mellencamp (D), 110 Summit Street 132 Fran Mount (R), 325 South Union Street 133 Nancy Nesbitt (D), 236 South Prospect, Unit 3 134 Pamela Polston (I), 356 South Winooski Avenue 135 Rebecca Poutasse (P/D), 355 South Union Street, Apartment 5 136 Dana Poverman (D), 416 South Winooski Avenue 137 Emily Price (I), 7 Clymer Street 138 Mary Riley (D), 31 Fairmount Street 139 Stacy Rodenberg (D), 237 Maple Street #4 140 Andrea Rogers (D), 387 South Union Street 141 Garry Schaedel (D), 47 Adams Court 142 Sophie Shirali (R), 173 S Prospect Street 143 Susan Shull (I), 46 Robinson Parkway 144 Janet Stambolian (D), 11 Beech Street 145 Kerry Stout (D), 545 South Prospect Street #4 146 Mary Esther Treat (I), 152 Deforest Road 147 Eileen Underwood (D), 18 Perrotta Place 148 Annie Viets (D), 129 Prospect Parkway 149 Patty Wesley (D), 47 Adams Court 150 151 Ward Seven: 152 153 Mindy Bean (D), 355 Ethan Allen Parkway #12 154 Alfred Belluche (I), 58 Turf Road 155 Robert Bristow-Johnson (I), 40 North Cove Road 156 Jim Carrier (P), 41 Sky Drive 157 Paula Ciardelli (I), 158 Saratoga Avenue 158 Nancy Comstock (R), 48 Plattsburg Avenue 159 Sally (Sarah) Cook (D), 602 North Avenue #20 160 Marie Danis (I), 68 Moore Drive 161 Rebecca Duell (D), 24 Van Patten Parkway 162 Sandy Gutchell (R), 165 Saratoga Avenue 163 Peggy Horton (D), 128 Sandra Circle 164 Ray Ingram (R), 92 Farrington Parkway 165 Sara Jelen (I), 7 Gosse Court 166 Annmarie Klein (R), 1688 North Avenue 167 Gus Klein (R), 1688 North Avenue 168 Carol Lacy (I), 244 Sandra Circle Page 6 of 17 Page 5 Resolution Relating to APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR MARCH 4, 2025 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION 169 Rob Landry (I), 120 Gosse Court 170 Kim MacQueen (D), 84 Roseade Parkway 171 Susan Shaloohey (I), 72 Heineberg Road #326 172 Caroline Tassey (I), 97 Claire Point Road 173 Paul Turmelle (I), 32 Gosse Court #1 174 Brian Willams (D), 6 Billings Court 175 Janette Willams (D), 6 Billings Court 176 177 Ward Eight: 178 179 Erin Baker (D), 81 South Williams Street, Unit 105 180 Ivy Bergin (D), 633 Main Street 181 Shoshannah Boray (D), 164 Ledgewood Circle #104 182 Kaylee Bushee (D), 250 Colchester Avenue 183 Jay Catalano (P), 199 South Union Street, Apartment 8 184 Christopher Donovan (I), 228 Maple Street, Apartment 5 185 Anna Marchessault (P), 185 North Winooski Avenue 186 Ginny McGrath (I), 21 Thibault Parkway 187 Anne Paradiso (D), 4 Southwind Drive 188 Christina Reiter (I), 15 South Cove Road 189 Susan Robbins (I), 14 Lake Forest Drive 190 Beth Sachs (D), 5 Harbor Watch Road 191 Hartmuth Sommer (I), 4 South Meadow Drive 192 Leigh Steele (D), 161 Austin Drive 193 Robin Twery (I), 348 Appletree Point Road 194 195 196 SM/Resolutions 2025/Appointment of Assistant Election Officials for March 4, 2025 Annual City Election 197 2/18/25 Page 7 of 17 Page 8 of 17 Page 9 of 17 Page 10 of 17 Page 11 of 17 Page 12 of 17 Page 13 of 17 Page 14 of 17 Page 15 of 17 Page 16 of 17 Page 17 of 17