Development Review Board
Regular MeetingWinooski, VT · December 16, 2021
Minutes
12/16/2021 - Minutes
I. Call to Order
Members Present: Kevin Lumpkin, Chair; Aaron Guyette; David Weissberger; Elsie Goodrich
City Staff Presen: Eric Vorwald
Guests Present: None
Call to Order by: Kevin Lumpkin
Meeting Start Time: 6:34 PM
Minutes Recorded by: Eric Vorwald
II. Changes to the Agenda
None
III. Public Comment
None
IV. Approve Previous Meeting Minutes
Decision: 3 – 0
Motion by: Mr. Guyette
Second: Ms. Goodrich
Minutes/Notes: Motion to approve the minutes as presented.
V. Rules of Procedure Update
Decision: 3 – 0
Motion by: Ms. Goodrich
Second: Mr. Guyette
Mr. Vorwald provided an overview of the proposed amendments to the rules of procedure and
indicated that these were discussed at a previous meeting, but no action was taken due to a
lack of members present. Mr. Lumpkin asked if there were any questions. No questions were
offered. Mr. Lumpkin asked for a motion. A motion was made to adopt the changes to the rules
of procedure as presented.
VI. CY 2022 Submission Schedule
(Mr. Weissberger joined the meeting at this time). Mr. Vorwald provided an overview of the
submission schedule and noted that this was a routine item to provide guidance to the public on
when materials would need to be provided to the City in order to meet statutory deadlines for
VI. CY 2022 Submission Schedule
(Mr. Weissberger joined the meeting at this time). Mr. Vorwald provided an overview of the
submission schedule and noted that this was a routine item to provide guidance to the public on
when materials would need to be provided to the City in order to meet statutory deadlines for
meeting warnings and notifications. He indicated that the submission deadline for the January
meeting was moved up on the calendar to limit submissions being delivered to the City over the
holiday break when most staff were not in the office. This change would give staff an additional
week in advance of the holidays to prepare meeting notices including the public hearing warning.
Mr. Lumpkin asked if this needed to be approved. Mr. Vorwald indicated that it did not, but the
Board could approve it if they saw fit. The members decided to accept the submission
schedule without a formal vote.
VII. End of Year Discussion for Members
Mr. Vorwald indicated that he wanted to include time on the agenda for members to provide any
thoughts on the year including what staff could do to better prepare the members, and that a
future joint meeting with the Planning Commission will be discussed. Mr. Lumpkin indicated that
he thought it be best for him to step down as Chair to allow others to engage in leadership of the
DRB. He also indicated that he would like to stay on the DRB, but maybe as an alternate to
allow Ms. Goodrich to take on a full membership position. Ms. Goodrich thanked Mr. Lumpkin for
his words but indicated that, while she would appreciate being a full member, did not want Mr.
Lumpkin to feel obligated to step down. Mr. Vorwald asked if this was as formal announcement,
and Mr. Lumpkin indicated that we wanted to discuss this again at a future meeting when more
members, including the Vice-Chair, were present. Mr. Vorwald also indicated that he would
check the terms for Mr. Lumpkin and Ms. Goodrich to see when they would be eligible for
reappointment. No other comments were offered.
VIII. City Updates
None
IX. Other Business
Mr. Vorwald stated that the deadline for submissions for the January meeting was December
17 th . He indicated that, while he’s been in discussions with an applicant, he didn’t expect the
submission deadline to be met. With that, informed the Board that the next meeting would be
on February 17 th .
X. Adjourn
Motion by: Mr. Guyette
Second: Ms. Goodrich
Meeting End Time: 6:46 PM
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