Board of Trustees

VILLAGE OF ENOSBURG FALLS Meeting of the Board of Trustees August 09, 2022 Present: Sam Vaillancourt, Eli Gabuzda, Sandra Ferland, Leonard Charron, Heather Moore Staff – Abbey Miller Guests – JR Cox (NWTV), Elisabeth Nance (FCIDC), Betsy Dorminey Meeting was called to order by Sam Vaillancourt at 6:30 PM 1. Modifications/Changes to Agenda Addition of Enosburgh Fire Departments request for a coin drop added after #4 and addition of Quincy Hotel allocation request added after #5. 2. Public Comment There was no public comment. 3. Review/Approve Minutes July 26, 2022 There was a spelling error under #9, police needed to be changed to policy. A motion was made by Eli Gabuzda to approve the minutes with the spelling correction. Seconded by Sandra Ferland. Unanimous. 4. Park Use Permit & Bandstand Permit, Enosburg Business Association Harvest Fest 2022 A motion was made by Leonard Charron to approve the Lincoln Park Bandstand Permit and Park Use Permit for the Enosburg Business Association for the 2022 Harvest Fest, waiving the fee. Seconded by Heather Moore. Sandra Ferland abstained from voting as a member of the EBA. 4a. Enosburgh Fire Department Request for Coin Drop September 17th A motion was made by Heather Moore to approve the Enosburgh Fire Department’s request to hold a coin drop on September 17th at the intersection of Main Street and Orchard Street. Seconded by Eli Gabuzda. Unanimous. 5. FCIDC, Grant Support Letter, Restaurant at Quincy Hotel Elisabeth Nance with the FCIDC was present to discuss a grant opportunity for a restaurant that is going in at the Quincy Hotel. FCIDC was looking for a letter of support from the Trustees for this grant application. The Trustees authorized Sam Vaillancourt to sign off on the letter of support. 5a. Quincy Hotel Water and Wastewater Allocation Request A motion was made by Eli Gabuzda to approve the request for 1.9 additional water and wastewater allocations for the Quincy Hotel restaurant. Seconded by Leonard Charron. Sandra Ferland abstained from voting as an employee of the Quincy Hotel. 6. Set 2022 Village Tax Rate and Due Date A motion was made to approve the proposed 2022 property tax rate of .6323 with a due date of October 13, 2022, by Eli Gabuzda. Seconded by Heather Moore. Unanimous.  VILLAGE OF ENOSBURG FALLS Meeting of the Board of Trustees August 09, 2022 7. Staff Report RES Billing from VPPSA – There was an error with what VPPSA projected our 2022 RES (Renewable Energy Standard) Billing, this will result in us spending double our projected budget number but keep us in line for 2023. Kendall Hydro Update – The Kendall is back on and running smoothly! We had one issue with an air compressor but that was quickly rectified. The timing couldn’t be better with how low the river levels are. Flashing Crosswalk Beacons installed Rail Trail Crossing/Main Street – Have you noticed the new flashing crosswalk beacon on Main Street? Thank you to the Highway Department for getting these installed. Stay tuned for a Facebook post next week. 8. Other Business Heather Moore wanted to share that she received a lot of positive feedback from a visitor to the Village about our parks and how great of a place to visit the Village was! 9. Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing Negotiations in which Premature Public Knowledge May Compromise the Position of the Municipality and for Discussion Personnel Sandra Ferland made a motion to enter Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing Negotiations in which Premature Public Knowledge May Compromise the Position of the Municipality and for Discussion of Personnel matters. Seconded by Eli Gabuzda. Unanimous. The Board entered Executive Session at 7:04pm. Eli Gabuzda made a motion to re-enter the Board’s Regular Meeting. Seconded by Sandra Ferland. The Board re-entered their Regular Meeting at 7:44pm. There was no action taken as a result of Executive Session. 10. Adjourn There being no other business to come before the Board at this time, Heather Moore made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Eli Gabuzda. The meeting adjourned at 7:44pm. Respectfully Submitted, Abbey Miller Director of Finance These minutes were approved by the Board of Trustees at a Regular Board Meeting on August 23, 2022.