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Charles E. Hafter, City Manager
AGENDA
SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL
CITY H-BILL CONFERENCE ZOOM
575 Dorset Street
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT
Regular Meeting 7:00pm Monday Oct. 5 , 2009
1) Comments and Questions from the public (not related to the Agenda).
2) Announcements and City Manager's Report.
* 3) Public Hearing on Amendment to Land Development Regulations, Table C-1: Table of Uses; add
Municipal Facility as a permitted use in Mixed Industrial-Commercial Zone; second reading of
same
* 4) Consideration of authorization of City Manager to sign construction contract with Engineers
Construction Inc. (ECI) for Tilley Drive Shared Use Path; Lou Bresee, Project Manager.
* 5) Consideration of approval of authorization for City Manager to execute contracts and related
documents with Pizzagelli Construction Company, South Burlington, VT for construction of the
Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade and Expansion in the amount of
$23,760,000 and change Order#1, contingent upon VT-Division of Environmental Conservation
(DEC) and City Attorney approval; Gene Forbes and John Reilly, Hoyle Tanner Association
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6) Presentation of CCTA legislative proposal to enable the creation of a Regional Transportation
Agency; Chris Cole, General Manager, CCTA
7) Council discussion on development of process for selection of City Manager.
* 8) Review the agenda for the Development Review Board meeting, Oct. 6, 2009.
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9) Review and approve minutes from regular meeting held Sept. 21, 2009.
10) Sign disbursement orders
* 11) Reconvene as Liquor Control Board to consider Liquor License for a new restaurant:
Vermont Sportsgrill, 1705 Williston Rd.
12) Adjourn
Respectfully Submitted:
Charles Hafter, City anager
575 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 tel 802.846.4107 fax 802.846.4101 www.sburl.com
THOMAS HUBBARD,CPRP
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RECREATION DIRECTOR
TODD GOODWIN,CYSA
RECREATION & PARKS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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September 28, 2009
Mr. Charles Hafter
City Manager
City of South Burlington
575 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Subject: Tilley Drive Shared Use Path STP EH 07 (13)
Dear Chuck,
This letter is written to document the bidding process for the construction of the subject
path and to seek authorization to execute the contract that was prepared with the
assistance of the City attorney and included in the bid package.
The bidding process was completed at 2:00 pm on September 24,2009 with the opening
of five submitted bids. The process was witnessed by four of the bidders, C. Hafter, B.
Hoar and myself. The attendance list and the results of the bids are enclosed. The lowest
bid, $1 49,965, was submitted by Engineers Construction Inc. (ECI). A brief discussion
with ECI indicated that they fully understand the requirements of the proposed work and
that are very interested in starting the work as soon as possible.
Per your request I am enclosing several sheets to provide background information for the
City Council meeting on October 5, 2009 where I will request that the signing of the
construction contract be authorized. It should be noted that a similar authorization must
be received from the Vermont Agency of Transportation. A request for that authorization
has been submitted and is expected quickly. The enclosed sheets include:
Bid opening attendance record
Bid opening results
Path location
Project financial status
I look forward to receiving authorization to arrange for the signing of the contract.
Yours truly,
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Louis B. Bresee
575 Dorset Street. South Burlington, VT 05403 Tel (802) 846-4108 • Fax (802) 846-4101 • www.sburl.coin
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Budget Spent thru Committed as Planned Estimate at
After Sept. 2009 of Sept. 2009 Expenses Completion
Award
Construction Costs
Path $89,600
Bridge $72,000
Contingency (20%) $14,400
$176,000 $149,965 $149,965
Archeological Assessment $12,000 $25,613 $737 $1,500 $27,850
Preliminary Engineering $35,000 $21,056 $5,356 $26,412
Municipal Project Management $1,000 $10,831 $2,500 $13,331
Permiting $287 $287
Right of Way(ROW) Costs $0 $30 $30
Construction Engineering $26,000 $0 $7,000 $7,000
Total $250,000 $57,818 $156,057 $11,000 $224,876
Grant $200,000 $46,255 $179,901
Match- half must be cash $50,000 $11,564 $44,975
Matched Earned $10,540 $8,000 $18,540
South Burlington Cash Cost $1,024 $25,411 $26,435
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Charles E. Hefter, City Manager
October 2,2009
Chair and City Council
South Burlington, VT 05403
Re: Presentation of CCTA legislative proposal to enable the creation of Regional
Transportation agencies; Chris Cole, General Manager, CCTA
To All Members:
Chris Cole will present a bill drafted for the next legislative session to the Council on
Monday evening. Overall, I believe the consolidation of disparate transportation
agencies into a comprehensive regional entity makes sense. I am writing to discuss one
section of the bill and to highlight a long-standing concern I have about regional entities
in Vermont.
As you are aware, because Vermont does not have a strong system of County
government,regional entities are often formed to provide cross jurisdictional services
that are performed by elected County officials in other states. Some of these regional
entities to which South Burlington belongs are the Champlain Water District(CWD),
Chittenden Solid Waste District(CSWD) and the Chittenden County Transportation
Authority(CCTA). Because these entities are NOT strictly"municipalities”they act
independently and often lack the transparency and accountability that one would find in
an City or County government. The agencies are not acting this way deliberately; it is a
systemic issue, not the fault of these agencies or our appointed representatives.
My concern is with Section 5108 Annual Budget and Assessments of the proposed
legislation. The Section establishes how the annual budget is developed, warned for
public hearing,and adopted by the CCTA Board. It also requires the members to pay an
annual assessment based on the budget adopted by the Board.
The consideration of this section presents an opportunity to try to "rationalize"how our
regional agencies budget and assess(tax)the local governments. Right now a hodge-
podge exists which leads to citizen confusion and the transparency/accountability issues
discussed above. To summarize:
• CWD: The water district Board prepares a budget which is shared with the staff
of member communities. There are no public hearings in municipalities,nor do
member legislative bodies have a vote on the budget or proposed rates. There is
a vote of the public on the budget, and every citizen of member communities is
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eligible to vote. Voting is done at the CWD headquarters and turn-out is
traditionally very,very low. User-fees charged by CWD and the SBWD cover
budgeted costs.
• CSWD: The solid waste district board develops the budget, which is presented at
each municipality by the General Manager in a warned meeting. Municipal
legislative bodies vote on the budget and a majority of members must approve the
budget based on a system weighted for population. If a member community does
not take any formal action,their vote is considered to be in the affirmative. There
is no public vote. There has been no municipal tax request in many years as user-
fees cover the budget.
• CCTA: The transportation agency develops the budget and it is presented to
Council by the General Manager in a warned meeting. The Board adopts the
budget with no public vote. Any assessments adopted by the Board MUST be
paid by member communities according to the CCTA charter. The assessments
are generally paid through a property tax levied by each municipality.
• Chittenden County: The County government provides court and sheriff services.
The County staff develops the budget and has a pre-budget meeting with
interested parties. I am usually one of the two or three attendees at this meeting.
Based on input the final budget is prepared and approved by County officials A
bill is send to municipalities which are legally required to pay. The Assessments
are generally paid through a property tax levied by each municipality.
Assuming that a credible and functioning County government system will not be
available in the near future, it would seem that before proceeding to create new regional
entities,that the Chittenden Planning Commission(another regional agency!! )take a
look at standardizing,or even consolidating,the budget and assessment processes for the
regional agencies that exist. I believe that citizens would be well served by such a study.
Sincerely,
Chuc—k Hafter
City Manager
A More Efficient Administrative Structure for Delivery of Public Transportation Services for
Northwestern Vermont
Initial Savings and Efficiency
In 2003, CCTA created the Green Mountain Transit Agency(GMTA) and began delivering services at the
request of the State of Vermont. CCTA created an operational structure where the personnel who delivered the
services resided in Washington County and the personnel who administered the services resided at CCTA.
Some additional administrative personnel were added at CCTA but these were mid level administrative
employees to do the regulatory and financial work. Essentially the high level management positions that
existed in Washington County were all eliminated and no additional high level management positions were
created at CCTA. The savings to the state at this time was approximately$200,000 and a reduction of four
positions overall.
Over the years since 2003, GMTA has added on the transit operations of the Mad River Valley, Stowe,
Morrisville and most recently Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, all of which were operated by different transit
agencies. Management for GMTA continues to be provided by CCTA through a contract.
Additional Efficiency Can be Realized
The combined organization essentially operates as one organization,however they are both separate legal
entities which requires a lot of administrative work that is duplicated. Both the CCTA and GMTA Boards
believe greater efficiencies can be realized by forming one public transportation authority for Northwestern
Vermont.
Currently, CCTA and GMTA must both do the following:
• Develop separate budgets
• Track separate financials
• Conduct separate audits
• Conduct two separate payrolls and benefit structures
• Two separate filing systems
• Maintain separate bank accounts and reconcile them separately
• Fill out separate grant agreements
• Maintain separate fixed asset inventories
• Conduct separate procurements for the same items
• Manage separate grant programs
• Conduct two monthly Board meetings with all of the associated committee's
If the two organizations were merged into one legal entity, all of this duplication would cease making the
organization more administratively efficient. The unified organization would be better able to focus those
resources on improving its administrative systems and improving service quality.
Funding
The policy issue of how Vermont funds the local or regional share of public transportation which is necessary to
match the federal funds for this program needs to be addressed. The current local and regional funding system
is a hodge podge system of donations statewide that also doesn't use the taxpayers resources in the most
efficient manner. A new system is needed to take greater advantage of regional services that meet Vermonter's
mobility needs.
Regional Public Transportation Authority
Purpose of Bill
Provides enabling legislation to allow two or more public transportation agencies to combine
into a regional public transportation authority to serve a larger service area.
Contents of Bill
€ • Rewrites existing statute Mass Transit Authorities into Regional Public Transportation
Authorities
• Provides a process, subject to voter approval,whereby two or more transit agencies can
join into a Regional Public Transportation Authority, a governmental entity
• Allows the two or more existing transit agency Boards to develop the new governance
plan for the new regional transit authority, subject to approval from the Secretary
• Provides for the creation of a public transportation investment plan between VTrans and
the regional authority
• Defines local and regional public transportation and provides for local match and state
(regional) match
• Creates a study to examine the feasibility and policy implications of creating regional
taxation method for regional public transportation services
Policy Benefits of the Legislation
•. Allows economies of scale to be realized in finance and administration thereby reducing
costs and creating efficiencies
• Creates a regional provider which facilitates the creation of a seamless public
transportation system
• Provides a mechanism whereby CCTA and GMTA would try to become a regional public
transportation authority thereby ensuring that the present system remains intact
• Regional services would begin to be funded by the state or regionally which would
replace the property tax as the funding mechanism which is good public policy
• Provides for an investment plan which creates planned growth
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.457
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1 H.457
2 Introduced by Representatives Audette of South Burlington,Minter of
3 Waterbury,Aswad of Burlington,French of Randolph,Gilbert
4 of Fairfax,Head of South Burlington,Hooper of Montpelier,
5 Johnson of South Hero, Keenan of St. Albans City,Klein of
6 East Montpelier,Lanpher of Vergennes, Lorber of Burlington,
7 Masland of Thetford,McCullough of Williston,McDonald of
8 Berlin, O'Brien of Richmond,Poirier of Barre City,Pugh of
9 South Burlington, Stevens of Waterbury,Taylor of Barre City
10 and Zuckerman of Burlington
11 Referred to Committee on
12 Date:
13 Subject: Transportation;public transit
14 Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to enable the creation of regional
15 public transportation authorities.
16 An act relating to the creation of regional public transportation authorities
17 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
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1 Sec. 1. The title of chapter 127 of Title 24 is redesignated to read:
2 CHAPTER 127. MASS TRANSIT REGIONAL PUBLIC
3 TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES
4 Sec. 2. 24 V.S.A. § 5101 is amended to read:
5 § 5101. DEFINITIONS
6 * * *
7 (3) "County"means one of the political jurisdictions established by the
8 general assembly under chapter 1 of Title 24.
9 (4) "Local public transportation"service means a mode or modes of
10 public transportation service financially supported in part by federal transit
11 administration funds that operate exclusively within the boundaries of a
12 municipality.
13 (5) "Regional public transportation"service means a mode or modes of
14 public transportation service financially supported in part by federal transit
15 administration funds that operate in more than one municipality or county.
16 Sec. 3. 24 V.S.A. § 5102 is amended to read:
17 § 5102. AREA OF OPERATION
18 The area of operation for an authority created under the provisions of this
19 chapter shall be the area of the member counties and adjacent municipalities.
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1 Sec. 4. 24 V.S.A. § 5103 is amended to read:
2 § 5103. MEMBERSHIP IN AND VOTE TO ESTABLISH THE
3 AUTHORITY
4 Two or more public transportation providers now existing or created in the
5 future that serve two or more counties and the municipalities adjacent to those
6 counties may form a mass regional public transportation authority for the
7 purpose of delivering local and regional public transportation services.
8 Membership in the authority shall consist of those counties and adjacent
9 municipalities which elect to join the authority by majority vote of its their
10 voters present and voting on the question at an annual or special meeting duly
11 warned for that purpose. A vote on whether to form or add to a regional public
12 transportation authority will be conducted on a countywide basis in each
13 applicable county and on a municipal basis for adjacent municipalities. A
14 majority of the voters voting in the affirmative in each county to form or join a
15 regional public transportation authority shall be required. For adjacent
16 municipalities a majority of voters voting in the affirmative to join a regional
17 public transportation authority shall be required, and such votes shall not count
18 in the countywide vote tally. The ' election in a county or in
19 an adjacent municipality called to determine whether or not to join the an
20 authority shall be warned in the manner provided by law, except that for such
21meeting only. ^ eed not be posted no warning is required to be
22 posted for a period in excess of 30 days in advance of the date of the election,
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1 any other provision of law or municipal charter to the contrary
2 notwithstanding. Membership Once established,membership may be
3 terminated only in the manner provided in section 5109 of this title.
4 Sec. 5. 24 V.S.A. § 5104(11)is amended to read:
5 § 5104. PURPOSES AND POWERS
6 * * *
7 (11) within its area of operation,to acquire by the exercise of the power
8 of eminent domain any real property which it may have found find necessary
9 for its purposes, in the manner provided for the condemnation of land or rights
10 therein as set forth in sections 221-233 of Title 19 and acts amending or
11 supplementing those sections;
12 Sec. 6. 24 V.S.A. § 5105 is amended to read:
13 § 5105. GRAND LIST; DEBT LIMIT
14 The grand list of the an authority shall be deemed to be the total of the
15 grand lists of member included municipalities,and the debt limit of the an
16 authority shall not be diminished by any obligation incurred by a membeE
17 municipality alone. Obligations incurred under chapter 53 of this title shall be
18 the joint and several obligations of the authority and of each member
19 municipality but shall not affect any limitation on indebtedness of a member
20 municipality. The annual cost of debt service on outstanding debt shall be
21 included in the annual budget of the an authority as provided in section 4108 of
22 this title,and shall be allocated among the member included municipalities as
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1 provided in that section in such a manner as the authority shall determine
2 through a policy adopted by its board of commissioners. Where voter approval
3 is required pursuant to chapter 53 of this title,the board of commissioners shall
4 determine the number and location of polling places. The voters of all
5 included counties and adjacent municipalities shall be authorized voters,and
6 when a majority of all the voters present and voting on the question from all of
7 vote to authorize the issuance of
8 bonds, the board of commissioners shall be authorized to issue the bonds as
9 provided in chapter 53 of this title. The counting of ballots shall be conducted
10 by the board of commissioners together with the town or city clerk from each
11 member included municipality or his or her designee.
12 Sec. 7. 24 V.S.A. § 5107 is amended to read:
13 § 5107. GOVERNMENT AND ORGANIZATION
14 (a) The powers, duties,.and responsibilities of the an authority shall be
15 exercised by a board of commissioners,consisting of two commissioners fi-om
16 each member ieipality—Thecommissioners shall be appointed by and
17 sep,,e-at--the-pleasufe-ef-t-he-legislati-ve-body-ef--the-mehlher--fflunieipal-4-y-fef
18 terms of three years. Any vacancies on the board of commissioners shall-be
19 lled l.,the l l rive b 7., f tL a.. a Live v l V lity L ut ' t
20 event that the legislative body fails to appoint a commissioner within two
21 months from the date of the occurrence of the vacancy,the vacancy shall be
22 lled" the b,;ard of commissioners Co shal o e .ithe t
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1 who shall be appointed or elected according to a governance plan submitted to
2 and approved by the secretary of the agency of transportation and presented to
3 the voters prior to the vote authorized in section 5103 of this title. The plan
4 shall be developed by the existing public transportation service providers of the
5 proposed service area of the regional public transportation authority, but shall
6 provide that commissioners shall be appointed for terms of three years with
7 each term ending on June 30 and until a successor is duly appointed. Initial
8 terms may be staggered in the plan. Any vacancies on the board of
9 commissioners shall be filled in accordance with the approved plan,but in the
10 event that the appointing authority under the plan fails to appoint a
11 commissioner within two months from the date of the communication of the
12 vacancy, the vacancy shall be filled by the board of commissioners. The plan
13 shall contain a provision that provides for a process of amending the
14 appointment or election plan. Commissioners may be reimbursed for travel
15 and meals for authority business. The goal of the plan is to spread
16 representation geographically across the state and between urban and rural
17 portions of the authority. Representation shall be based upon populations
18 served by public transportation services and may include proportional
19 representation. The plan shall also include a process for transfer of public
20 transportation capital assets from existing service providers to the new public
21 transportation authority.
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1 (b) In addition to the plan referenced in subsection(a)of this section,the
2 public transportation investment plan referenced in section 5108 of this title
3 must also be submitted to and approved by the secretary and made available to
4 the public at least 30 days prior to the vote regarding the formation of an
5 authority.
6 Annually,the board of commissioners shall elect from among its
7 members a chair,vice chair,treasurer and secretary,and such other officers
8 that are necessary for the conduct of its business.
9 (d) The board of commissioners shall create advisory boards as it deems
10 necessary to ensure all stakeholders have access to the transit planning process
11 and address issues of service delivery in local communities.
12 (c-)(e) The board of commissioners may appoint a transit director,and may
13 authorize the transit director to employ such other personnel as is necessary for
14 the conduct of the business of the authority. The board of commissioners shall
15 have the power to prescribe their duties, fix their compensation,and delegate
16 to them such responsibilities for the management and control of the operation
17 of the authority,as its interest may require.
18 Sec. 8. 24 V.S.A. § 5108 is amended to read:
19 § 5108. ANNUAL BUDGET AND ASSESSMENTS
20 (a) The fiscal year of an authority shall be July 1 to June 30. On or before
21 February January 15 in each year the board of commissioners shall prepare a
22 budget for the authority for the next fiscal year,which shall include an estimate
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1 of the revenue of the authority from fares and other sources, except
2 membership local and regional assessments,and the expenses for the next
3 fiscal year, including debt service. The board of commissioners shall nail-a
4 meeting of the residents of conduct one or more public hearings within its
5 member municipalities regional service area for the purpose of presenting the
6 proposed budget. The meeting hearings shall be held at a place within the area
7 of operation and shall be warned by a notice published in a newspaper of
8 general circulation in each county of the area of operation at least 15 days prior
9 to the meeting hearing,which notice shall contain a copy of the proposed
10 budget or a summary of its principal provisions and a reference to the location
11 where either hard copies or electronic copies of the entire document may be
12 reviewed. Members of the legislative body of each member municipality in
13 the regional service area shall be notified of the meeting by certified mail or
14 e-mail.
15 * * *
16 (c) The treasurer of the authority,following adoption of the budget, shall
17 apportion the sums required to be contributed by each member municipality
18 according to the average number of weekly miles of service for the 12 month
19
20 eompared to the. a.e.ge number of weekly miles C F 11 b
21 communities for the same period assessment policy established by the board of
22 commissioners. The assessment policy shall differentiate between local public
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1 transportation services and regional public transportation services and shall
2 equitably apportion the local and regional assessment in support of each. The
3 formula policy for apportionment may be changed by the board of
4 commissioners with the concurrence of each of the legislative bodies of the
5 at a regular meeting and after public hearings in the
6 regional service area. The treasurer of the authority shall immediately notify
7 the treasurer of each member included municipality and the chairman
8 chairperson of the legislative body in each member municipality,of the
9 amount of such local assessment,and the member municipality shall add such
10 local assessment to its own budget and shall assess such tax as is necessary to
11 raise the amount of the assessment. The amount of the local assessment in
12 each member municipality shall be paid to the treasurer of the authority on or
13 before July 15 in each year.
14 (d) In the event that the budget of the authority in any year becomes
15 insufficient to support the operations of the authority,the board of
16 commissioners may assess the member municipalities for additional sums,
17 apportioned in the manner provided in this section. The additional local
18 assessment shall require the approval of each of the legislative bodies of the
19 member municipalities.
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1 Sec. 9. 24 V.S.A. § 5108a is added to read:
2 § 5108a. REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLAN
3 (a) Prior to the vote to establish a regional public transportation authority,
4 the boards of the local service providers that would be included in the regional
5 public transportation authority shall jointly develop a five-year regional public
6 transportation investment plan which shall be submitted to the secretary for his
7 or her approval. Such plan shall,at a minimum,detail the following:
8 (1) public transportation investments,both operating and capital,to be
9 made in the region over a five-year period:,
10 (2) description of new services, and the type of service and market it is
11 intended to server
12 (3) local share percentages to be provided for existing and new local
13 services;
14 (4) state funds necessary to support local match requirements for new
15 regional services; and
16 (5) ridership projections for new services.
17 (b) New regional services funded by a regional public transportation
18 authority shall receive state funds for local match requirements under the
19 applicable federal program.
20 (c) The regional public transportation investment plan, once approved by
21 the secretary, shall represent a statement of the administration's intentions to
22 fund new public transportation services in that region for a five-year period.
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1 The governor shall then include the funding necessary for the projects in the
2 regional public transportation investment plan in the recommended state
3 budget and include the projects in the recommended state transportation capital
4 program for each fiscal year of the investment plan.
5 Sec. 10. 24 V.S.A. § 5109 is amended to read:
6 § 5109. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
7 (a) A member county or adjacent municipality may withdraw from
8 membership in the authority, if notification of withdrawal is given more than
9 one year after the county or adjacent member municipality joined such
10 authority. The withdrawal shall take effect at the end of the first full fiscal
1 1 year following a notification of withdrawal. The notification shall be in the
12 form of a resolution duly adopted by a majority of the legislative bodies in the
13 county or by the legislative body of the withdrawing member an adjacent
14 municipality and delivered to the board of commissioners at a regular meeting.
15 * * *
16 Sec. 11. 24 V.S.A. § 5110 is amended to read:
17 § 5110. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
18 (a) The authority shall prepare an annual report of its activities,including a
19 financial statement, and submit the report to the legislative bodies of the
20 member municipalities in its regional service area.
21 * * *
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1 Sec. 12. LEGISLATIVE STUDY ON REGIONAL TAXES FOR SUPPORT
2 OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
3 (a) The legislative council and the legislative joint fiscal office shall
4 conduct a study that identifies and explores the effects of various taxing
5 mechanisms that can raise regional taxes for the support of regional public
6 transportation authorities. The study shall include the following:
7 (1) identification of how demographically similar states fund regional
8 public transportation services or authorities or both;
9 (2) identification of an appropriate type of regional tax to be levied in
10 support of regional public transportation;
11 (3) discussion of the appropriate policy relationship between the tax
12 imposed and the corresponding effect, if any,on the potential increase in
13 ridership for public transportation in the region;
14 (4) weighing the ease of collection of the tax within the current taxation
15 systems;
16 (5) discussion of the applicability and acceptability of the tax to the
17 service provided;
18 (6) discussion of proposed methods for voter approval of the regional
19 t
20 (7) discussion of the proposed level of taxation of that revenue source
21 compared to the level of taxation of demographically similar states.
VT LEG 247158.1
BILL AS INTRODUCED H.457
2009 Page 13
1 (b) The legislative council and the joint fiscal office shall deliver the study
2 report to the house committees on ways and means and on transportation and
3 to the senate committees on finance and on transportation on January 15,2011.
4 Sec. 13. UNIONS RETAIN RIGHTS UNDER LAW
5 Those employees of involved entities who are represented by a collective
6 bargaining organization shall remain represented in accordance with statutory
7 authority. Additional organization by collective bargaining entities may occur
8 as Vermont statutes permit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in law,
9 those portions of the authority whose employees are represented by collective
10 bargaining organizations shall remain represented by such organizations and
11 those portions which are not so represented shall remain in their current status.
12 Sec 14. EFFECTIVE DATE
13 This bill shall become effective on passage.
VT LEG 247158.1
October 2, 2009
Mr.Charles Hailer,City Manager
City of South Burlington
575 Dorset Street
South Burlington,VT 05403
RE: Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Facility
Upgrade and Expansion Project
VT/USEPA Revolving Loan #: RF1-084
USEPA Grant#: XP-97139601-0
Dear Mr. Hailer,
On July 29,2009 sealed bids for the City's Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment
Facility Upgrade and Expansion project were opened and the bid results are indicated in
Attachment A-Bid Canvas. The apparent low bidder is Pizzagalli Construction
Company from South Burlington, Vermont. Pizzagalli Construction Company submitted
a Base Bid value of$23,288,000, an Item B-1 ARRA 2009(American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009) Costs value of$472,000 and a Total of Base Bid plus Item B-
1 value of$23,760,000. (See Attachment B-BID.) The Information for Bidders
included in the Bid Documents prohibits Bidders from withdrawing their bid within 90
days of the public bid opening of July 29, 2009. Bidders are prohibited from
withdrawing their bids until after October 27, 2009.
The required documentation,bid bond, and acknowledgements have been reviewed and
found to be in accordance with the contract requirements, (See Attachment C-Bid
Bond,Certification). We have analyzed the bid of Pizzagalli Construction Company
for accuracy and completeness and found that there are no bid informalities,no ineligible
costs and no mathematical errors.
A bidder qualification statement was provided from Pizzagalli Construction Company.
Based on the information provided, and contacts with references,they appear to be
qualified to complete the project. (See Attachment D - Qualification Statement.)
The Town held a bond vote on March 4, 2008 asking the voters to approve an amount of
$25,000,000.00 for the City's Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade
and Expansion. This amount includes State of Vermont Revolving Loan funding in the
amount of$21,800,000.00, $2,000,000 in funds from the City of South Burlington and
$1,200,000 from the Town of Colchester Reserve Funds. That bond vote was passed and
the authorization includes this work.
Mr. Charles Rafter, City Manager
October 2,2009
Page 2
Since the public opening of the construction bids on July 29, 2009, Hoyle,Tanner&
Associates and the apparent low bidder, Pizzagalli Construction Company have been
negotiating to reduce the project construction cost. These negotiations have resulted in
the drafting of Change Order#1,which, if executed by the City and Contractor would
reduce the Contract Price by$1,690,674, from $23,760,000 to$22,069,326. (See
Attachment E- Change Order No. 1 DESCRIPTION for a listing of the items
included in Change Order#1.)
In consideration of the above, it is the recommendation of Hoyle Tanner&Associates,
Inc. that the City award (contingent upon VT-DEC and the City attorney authorization)
the Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade and Expansion project to
Pizzagalli Construction Company in the amount of$23,760,000(Base Bid plus Item B-
1). It is also recommended that the City concurrently execute Change Order#1 with
Pizzagalli Construction Company which will reduce the Contract amount by$1,690,674,
from $23,760,000 to$22,069,326.
If you any questions please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
Hoyle,Tanner&Associates
Eugene Forbes, P.E.
Hoyle, Tanner& Associates, Senior Vice President
Attachment A
Bid Canvas
APWWTF Upgrade and Expansion Project July 29, 2009
Subject to complete Engineering evaluation of the submitted bids,the apparent results of the Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Facility
Upgrade and Expansion Project are as follows:
Pizzagalli Construction Penta Corporation Jett Industries, Inc.
Company
Total Price$ Total Price$ Total Price$
Total of Base Bid $23,288,000.00 $24,341,250.00 $25,616,150.00
Item B-1 ARRA 2009 Costs $472,000.00 $2,000,000.00 $450,000.00
Total of Base Bid plus item B-1 $23,760,000.00 $26,341,250.00 $26,066,150.00
Apparent Low Bidder based upon Total of Base Bid Pizzagalli Construction Company
Apparent Low Bidder based upon Total of Base Bid
plus item B-1 Pizzagalli Construction Company
Public Bid Opening Canvas
CHANGE ORDER# 1
PROJECT NO. VT/US EPA Revolving Loan#: RF1-084 DATE:
CONTRACT NO. N/A AGREEMENT DATE:
CONTRACT TITLE:Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade and Expansion
ORIGINAL PRICE: $23,760,000
OWNER: City of South Burlington, Vermont ORIGINAL COMPLETIO DATE:
CONTRACTOR: Pizzagalli Construction Company
The following changes are hereby made to the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:
DESCRIPTION: See Attachment A, Change Order# 1 Description.
JUSTIFICATION: The purpose of Change Order #1 is to delete and/or change portions of the work to
.•eauce the project construction cost in order to meet the Owner's funding budget.
PRICE: This C.O.(')will decrease
the Contract Price By: $1,690.074
Current Contrac;Price per most recent C.O.: $23.760.00i:,
The new Contract Price including this C.O. is: $22,069.326
TIME Current Contract Calendar Days as per most recent C.O.: DAYS 730
This C.O. will not change
the Contract Calendar Days by: DAYS 0
The new Contract Calendar Days including this C.O. is: DAYS 730
The new Contract Completion Date is, therefore:
Stipulated price and time adjustment includes all costs and time associated with the above described
change. Contractor waives all rights for additional compensation or time extension for said change.
Contractor and Owner agree that the price(s) and time adjustment(s) stated above are equitable and
acceptable to both parties.
REQUESTED BY: Owner
SIGNATURES/APPROVALS:
Recommended By: (Engineer)
Accepted By: (Contractor)
Ordered By: (Owner)
(1) C.O. means Change Order
Change Order: Page 1 of 1
ARRA-2009 CS-1 (03/26/2009)
ATTACHMENT—A
Change Order No. 1 DESCRIPTION
Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade and Expansion Project
City of South Burlington, Vermont
item Item Description Lump Sum *
1 This item includes deletion of spare sludge pump parts in the digester complex. Specifically, In Technical ($15,225)
Specification 15775(I1)(4)(J)(5)(a)provide one (1) set of cartridge mechanical seals and o-rings for each pump
size, not each pump. Similarly, in section (b) provide one (1) set of lobes and o-rings for each pump size, not
each pump. Contractor shall furnish only one (1)set of spare parts for each type of sludge pump specified for
the Two Phase Anaerobic Digestion Process. This item does not apply to hot water pumps or waste primary
sludge pumps.
2 This item includes deletion of the spare grinder parts. Specifically, in Technical Specification 15690 (II)(4) ($992)
replace "A. Supplier shall provide the following spare parts for each unit:"with "A. Supplier shall provide one
set of the following spare parts:"
3 This item includes deletion of the Filtration Equipment Spare Parts specified in Technical Specification 15700 ($18,900)
(II)(12)(A-G), including but not limited to 60 filter cloths. In lieu of furnishing the originally specified spare
parts, Contractor shall furnish Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc. Standard Spare Parts, which shall include:
a. Two (2) Pile cloth media and non-corrosive support frame assemblies.
b. One (1)Viton V-ring effluent port/centertube seal.
c. One (1)2"full port, three piece, ASTM A351 Grade CF8M stainless steel body ball valve, grooved end
connections with single phase electric actuator motor. Valve/actuator combination shall be manufactured
by TCl/ Nibco or equal.
4 In the Filter/UV Disinfection Building, Contractor shall furnish and install three cloth disc filter units with ($19,950)
capacity for 10 cloth disc filters in each filter unit. In lieu of providing 10 cloth disc filters in each unit as
originally specified, provide 8 cloth disc filters in each unit. Each filter unit shall be furnished to allow Owner to
add two additional cloth disc filters to each unit in the future at Owner's Expense.
Upon directive to Contractor by the Owner prior to XX/YY/7777, Contractor shall furnish and install and fully
execute all of the originally specified Work as bid and deleted by this item for the indicated Lump Sum Price.
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City of South Burlington, Vermor+
5 Place excess suitable excavated soil material to the west of the new aeration tanks as directed by the j ($7,875)
Engineer in the field. Contractor shall clear and grub excess soil fill area and design, permit and install all
required erosion prevention and sediment control measures. Soil material shall be dozer graded in maximum
8" lifts. Contractor shall restore area with 3" topsoil, grass seed and soil erosion control mulch or roll product.
6 Relocate New Secondary Clarifer#3 to the location shown on VE-7.1-SK-C-2.2. Delete approximately 70 ($89,250)
linear feet of new 18" DI New Secondary Clarifier Influent pipe. Delete approximately 90 linear feet of new 24"
DI New Filter/UV Disinfection Building Influent pipe. Add approximately 30 linear feet of 20" DI pipe from
existing collection box to New Collection Box. Add approximately 30 linear feet of new 20" DI pipe between
New Secondary Clarifier#3 and New Collection Box. Add approximately 35 linear feet of new 24" DI pipe
between New Collection Box and New UV/Disinfection Building. Furnish and install new 6" DI plant water
suction pipe at constant slope from existing secondary complex building location with penetration centerline
elevation of 273.00 to new Filter/UV Dinsinfection Building penetration location at elevation 271.50. Revise
site electrical, mechanical, grading, sidewalks and site finishing Work to serve new location. Punch holes in
existing chlorine contact tank bottom, backfill tank, and raise finish grade around tank to above the tank top
elevation, topsoil, seed, fertilize and mulch to restore existing chlorine contact area with grass.
7 This item includes deleting the Keypad Access System from the Septage Receiving Unit. Contractor shall ($25,200)
furnish and install other work including electrical conduit and wiring to allow the Owner to install the Keypad
Access System in the future at Owner's Expense. In lieu of installing the Keypad Access System, Contractor
shall furnish and install a local septage hauler control station. Delete the requirements of Technical
Specification 15760-Part II-6.A through F. — Keypad Access System and Magnetic Flow Meter and section
15760-Part II-6.G. through J. — Invoicing System and Desktop PC. Furnish and install a local septage hauler
control station (LCS), as manufactured by Lakeside, Inc. or approved equal including the following items:
a. Regular-Grease load selector switch,
b. Multifunctional overload shutdown/screen FAULT full-voltage LED pilot light [red lens],
c. White phenolic nameplates with black lettering,
d. 2-hole NEMA 4X stainless steel enclosure. Electrical - Reference Drawing E41 Detail D: Delete conduit
and wiring from septage control panel to flowmeter and septage hauler station. Furnish and install (5)
#14, (1)#14G in 3/4"C from septage control panel to local control station (LCS). Instrumentation:
Reference Drawings 13 and Drawing 113 - Loop 105: Delete Et .--,set connection from plant data
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City of South Burlington, Vermont
network switch to septage control panel.
Electrical - Reference Drawing E41 Detail D: Delete conduit and wiring from septage control panel to
flowmeter and septage hauler station. Furnish and install (5) #14, (1)#14G in 3/4"C from septage control
panel to local control station (LCS). Instrumentation: Reference Drawings 13 and Drawing 113 - Loop 105:
Delete Ethernet connection from plant data network switch to septage control panel.
Upon directive to Contractor by the Owner prior to XX/YY/7777, Contractor shall furnish and install and fully
execute all of the originally specified Work as bid and deleted by this item for the indicated Lump Sum Price.
8 Generally, this work includes deletion of the new 4th Primary Clarifier and associated work as indicated on the ($261,975)
attached VE-9.0-SK-C-2.2, VE-9.0-SK-C-2.3, VE-9.0-SK-P-2.1, and VE-9.0-SK-P-8.8. Contractor shall delete
the new primary clarifier including but not limited to deletion of the site work, new sidewalks serving the 4th
Primary Clarifier, sludge pumping, piping and valving from the Work. Contractor shall furnish and install a high
water overflow from the existing primary distribution box to the existing primary effluent collection box located
adjacent to the existing primary distribution box. The overflow elevation shall be equal to the existing top
elevation of the primary effluent collection box located adjacent to the existing primary distribution box.
Electrical - Reference Drawing E31: Delete conduit, wire and equipment shown for new primary clarifier.
Reference Drawings E36 and E40: Delete motor starter for Primary Clarifier#4 from electrical one lines and
MCC7 schedules. Provide blank door at MCC starter location (Future space). Instrumentation - Reference
Drawings 17 and 114- Loop 118: Delete conduit and wiring to RIO#7 for Primary Clarifier#4 run status and
high torque alarm status.
Upon directive to Contractor by the Owner prior to XX/YY/ZZZZ, Contractor shall furnish and install and fully
execute all of the originally specified Work as bid and deleted by this item for the indicated Lump Sum Price.
9 Delete the following specific Work at the Primary Distribution Box: the proposed 12"x12" Slide Gate (SG-1), ($3,675)
wheel operator and floor stand, the distribution box penetration and a 12" DICL pipe stub with cap for future
connection. Similarly, delete the following specific Work at the Primary Effluent Collection Box: the 12" DICL
pipe stub with cap and penetration through the Primary Effluent Collection Box.
I 10 Delete the three(3) originally specified positive displacement blowers the aeration tank application; and ($26,250)
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City of South Burlington, Vermont
replace with KTurbo blowers as indicated in the KTurbo proposal dated July 17, 2009 (submitted with the bid).
Demolish the MCC room contents and the wall between the MCC room and the blower room and restore the
room surfaces. This Work includes furnishing and installing all piping, valving, electrical and instrumentation
necessary to make the Turbo Blower System operational.
Upon directive to Contractor by the Owner prior to 11/30/2009, Contractor shall furnish and install and fully
execute all of the originally specified Work as bid and deleted by this item for the indicated Lump Sum Price.
11 In the Two Phase Anaerobic Digestion Process in the digester complex, delete Sludge Digester Pumps PMP1- ($61,845)
B, PMP2-B and PMP3-B and associated bypass piping, valving as shown on VE-12.0-SK-P-8.1, VE-12.0-SK-
P-8.5, and VE-12.0-SK-P-8.7. Specifically, delete V1.4, V1.9, V1.5, PS1.3, P11.3, PS1.4, P11.4. Delete V2.1,
V2.2, V2.6, PS2.1, P12.1, PS2.1, P12.2. Delete V3.4, V3.5, V3.6, V3.9, V3.10, PS3.3, P13.3, PS3.4,
P13.4. Delete V5.4, V5.5, V5.8, PS5.1, P15.1, PS5.2, P15.2. Furnish Sludge Digester Pump PMP5-B as a spare
back up pump and place in a location as directed by the Engineer in the field. Electrical- Reference Drawing
E19: Delete conduit, wiring, and disconnect switch associated with the (3) pumps. Reference Drawings E36
and E40: In MCC7, Delete (2)VFDs associated with PMP-1 B and PMP-3B, and motor starters associated
with PMP-2B and PMP-5B. Delete one section of motor control center MCC7. Instrumentation - Reference
Drawing 17 wiring schedule: Delete wiring and conduit from the Digester Control Panel to PMP-1 B and PMP-
3B VFDs, and to PMP-2B and PMP-5B motor starters. Reference Drawing 18: Delete wiring from Digester
Control Panel to the following actuated valves and pressure switches indicated on the drawing: V1.4, V1.9,
PS1.3, PS1.4, V1.9, V2.1, V2.6, PSL-2B, PSH-2BPSL-3B, PSH-3B, and V5.8.
Upon directive to Contractor by the Owner prior to XX/YY/ZZZZ, Contractor shall furnish and install and fully
execute all of the originally specified Work as bid and deleted by this itc.:m for the indicated Lump Sum Price.
12 Contractor shall renovate three(3) existing digester covers in lieu of furnishing and installing three (3) new ($241,500)
gasholder mesophilic digester covers. This Work shall include jacking, cribbing, sand blasting, painting,
pressure testing (1 pressure test only (as directed by the Engineer)for each cover) and insulating the existing
covers. No other work to the covers is included. Cover inspections and subsequent work (and pressure tests)
resulting from the inspections is by others or to be part of a chanc,e order. Inspections shall be ccnducted so
that the project is not delayed.
Upon directive to Contractor by the Owner prior to XX/YY/ZZZZ, Contractor shall furnish and install and fully
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City of South Burlington, Vermont
execute all of the originally specified Work as bid and deleted by this item for the indicated Lump Sum Price.
13 Delete the costs for IDI to provide 4 days of onsite service (two trips)to inspect and make recommendations ($22,575)
on the general condition of the covers, required skirt length for gas storage, corbel height determination, cover
appurtenances required, structural analysis, construction material compatibility, ballast, insulation or other
construction related items.
14 Generally, this item includes deletion of Centrifuge#2 and associated equipment In the Dewatering Building as ($345,450)
indicated on VE-15.0-SK-P-9.1, VE-15.0-SK-P-9.2, VE-15.0-SK-P-9.3, VE-15.0-SK-P-9.4 and VE-15.0-SK-P-
9.5. Contractor shall delete Centrifuge#2 and it's associated piping, valving, pumping, grinders, flow meters,
sludge conveyor#2 and Centrifuge#2 polymer feed system from the Work. Electrical - Reference Drawing
E23: Delete wiring, conduit and equipment associated with Centrifuge Feed Pump#2 and associated grinder.
Reference Drawing E24: Delete wiring, conduit, and equipment associated with Centrifuge#2 motors,
operator interface panel, and main control panel; conveyor#2 motor, centrifuge#2 polymer feed system and
Centrifuge#2 feed flow meter. Reference Drawings E36, and E37: Delete wiring from MCC1 to Centrifuge #2
control panel, Feed Pump#2 VFD, grinder control panel, and Polymer metering pump control panel. Delete
associated circuit breakers and feed pump VFD, and provide blank doors(future space). Delete wiring from
MCC1 to conveyor#2 motor. Delete associated motor starter and provide blank door. Instrumentation -
Reference Drawings 19, 110, 118 and 119- Loop 167: Delete wiring aid conduit associated with the following
I/O in Loop 167: XS-2, AS-2, XC-2, SC-2, SC-8, XC-8, XS-8, AS-8, XS-4, AS-4, HS-4, XC-4 PSH-2, TSH-2,
FE-2, XS-6, AS-6. Loop 168: XCF2,XCR2, XSF2, XSR2.
Upon directive to Contractor by the Owner prior to October 27, 2009, Centrifuges as manufactured by Alfa
Laval shall be furnished and installed as bid by Contractor. Contractor shall furnish and install two Alfa Laval
Centrifuges and fully execute all of the originally specified Work as bid and deleted by this item for the
indicated Lump Sum Price. Item 15 shall not apply if Owner issues directive previously described.
15 This item includes deletion of the scroll exchange program as ind cvlad Technical SpecificatiGn 15680 (II) ($26,250)
(5)(B)if the selected centrifuge manufacturer is Alfa Laval. This itery shall not apply if the selected
manufacturer is not Alfa Laval.
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ATTACHMENT-A
Change Order No. 1 DESCRIPTION
Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade and Expansion Project
City of South Burlington, Vermont
16 For painting &coating of concrete, Contractor shall delete the painting of the concrete tank interior of the ($99,750)
primary clarifiers, aeration and selector tanks. Contractor shall not delete other painting & coating of concrete
Work including the Filter Building Concrete channels, New Secondary Clarifiers to 4' below the waterline and
the top of the existing secondary clarifiers to the trough level.
17 Generally, this work item requires furnishing and installing typical cement lined ductile iron pipe and fittings in ($63,140)
lieu of ceramic epoxy lined pipe and fittings. Delete Technical Specification 15410 (II)(11)(D).
($6,300)
18 Delete approximately 175 linear feet of 4" diameter ductile iron underground septage pipe as indicated on
attached VE-17.1-SK-C2.2 including approximately 12 underground pipe crossings and one 4" lug valve.
Contractor shall furnish and install 4"diameter ductile iron septage pipe in the alignment location indicated on
attached VE-17.1-SK-C2.2 and VE-17.1-SK-P8.8. This alignment includes approximately 90 linear feet of
underground pipe, approximately 35 linear feet of piping located inside the waste primary sludge pump room
and two wall corings through the digester building foundation wall.
19 Change Headworks Building Roof Structure to a 3 in 12 pitch, light gauge steel truss style roof structure similar ($16,800)
to Filter/UV Disinfection Building. All steel materials coated with a G60 coating. Roof system shall be
constructed with 4" rigid insulation, 5/8"typical roof decking. The clerestory and associated windows and
siding are deleted.
20 Contractor shall delete the Filter& UV Disinfection Building translucent daylighting from the bearing (eave) and ($25,200)
non-bearing (gable)walls and delete the trusses and posts that support the roof trusses. Contractor shall
extend the top of wall elevation to support the roof trusses at the as bid roof truss bottom elevation.
21 Delete Dewatering Building metal roofing material. Contractor shall furnish orici install an aspha't "hingle roof ($63,000)
system as specified in the attached Technical Specification 07310. Delete strap;ring and add 5 8" OSB
nailbase over R-24 Rigid Foam.
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City of South Burlington, Vermont
22 Delete Filter/UV Building metal roofing material. Contractor shall furnish and install an asphalt shingle roof ($9,975)
system as specified in the attached Technical Specification 07310. Include 5/8" OSB nailbase over R-24
Rigid Foam.
23 Delete Headworks Building metal roofing material. Contractor shall furnish and install an asphalt shingle roof ($6,300)
system as specified in the attached Technical Specification 07310. Delete strapping and add 5/8"Aquatuff
Paperless nailbase over R-24 Rigid Foam.
24 In the Dewatering Building Lower Level, replace concrete infill slab with aggregate infill and 6" thick steel rebar ($4,725)
reinforced concrete floor slab.
25 Delete Dewatering Building skylight and continue light gauge steel truss to center of roof peak. ($6,300)
26 On Dewatering Building, delete the thin brick panel siding from the lower portion of the building. Do not delete ($18,900)
rigid insulation. Contractor shall furnish and install the single rib (Kynar type) coated aluminum siding system
as specified in the attached Technical Specification 07460. On Dewatering Building, delete the clear coated
corrugated aluminum siding system from the upper portion of the building. Contractor shall furnish and install
(Kynar type) coated corrugated aluminum siding system as specified it the attached Technical Specification
07460.
27 Delete Thin Brick Veneer siding from Headworks Building. Do not delete rigid insulation. Contractor shall ($39,900)
furnish and install the single rib (Kynar type) coated aluminum siding system as specified in the attached
Technical Specification 07460.
28 Delete Thin Brick Veneer siding from Digester Complex. Contractor shall furnish and install the single rib ($1,680)
(Kynar type)coated aluminum siding system as specified in the attached Technical Specification 07460.
29 ($15,330)
On Operations Building Addition, delete the thin brick panel siding from the lower portion of the building. Do
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City of South Burlington, Vermont
not delete rigid insulation. Contractor shall furnish and install the single rib (Kynar type) coated aluminum
siding system as specified in the attached Technical Specification 07460.
30 Eliminate ERU-2 system at the FILT/UV building and upsize two gas heaters to model UEAS-180 and add a ($48,381)
VFD for 1.5 HP EF-3. Maintain intake and exhaust louvers as indicated but delete all ductwork, piping, controls
and power associated with ERU-2. Maintain filter housing FH-2 and related intake MOD. Provide insulated
blank-off panels at louver L-11 and un-used portion of louver L-10. Provide controls to vary speed of exhaust
fan EF-3 with VFD based on the room relative humidity. Electrical - Reference Drawing E14: Delete wiring,
conduit, and equipment associated with ERU-2 including duct smoke detector and fire alarm system tie in.
LP5 circuit breaker to become spare. Furnish and install 1.5HP VFD with NEMA 4/12 enclosure for EF-3
instead of motor starter shown on plans. Power from circuit originally shown.
31 Eliminate SS tubing for heating hot water service at Headworks Room and Dewatering Room and replace with ($788)
copper tubing and bronze bodied valves in accordance with Sections 15100 and 15510. Remainder of rooms
in these two buildings is to remain with copper or steel piping as specified.
32 Eliminate AHU-1 at lower level of Dewatering Building and replace with 3000 cfm supply fan in its place. ($12,443)
Delete all piping associated with AHU-1. Delete the mixing box damper and ventilation air heating controls as
described on Drawing M38, maintain other controls as described on Drawing M38 for the supply fan in lieu o
the AHU. Delete the concrete housekeeping pad for the AHU. Supply fan SF-12 :•hall be a Greenheck model
BSQ-160-10 with 1 HP 460V/3 phase/60 hertz NEMA Premium efficiency motor. Furnish fan with disconnect
switch, extended lube lines, right side discharge, 1" thick insulation, motor cover/belt guard and spring hanging
vibration isolators. Fan shall be suspended overhead at the lower level with the fan inlet connected to the 30 x
14 0/A duct and the fan outlet connected to the 20 x 20 supply air duct. Replace the two UH-8 unit heaters
with two UH-7 unit heaters and upsize the unit heater piping from 3/4" to 1". Electrical - Reference Drawing
E23: Install wiring and conduit to proposed 1 HP supply fan instead of AHU-1 as indicated on the drawings.
Wiring and conduit from MCC1 is unchanged. Associated duct smoke detector and fire alarm tie in to remain.
Drawings E36 and E37: Change motor circuit protector in motor starter to 1 HP @ 460V rating.
33 ($84,850)
Substitute Weil McLain Series 88 boilers with Powerflame burners (REDUCED SCOPE) in lieu of LES Boilers
for boilers B-5 & B-6. Provide size 6 boiler for B-5 and size 7 boiler for B-6. Burners are to be dual fuel (natural
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and digester gas)type.
34 $0
Contractor shall not mobilize to the site or commence Work at the project site location prior to March 15, 2010.
Upon receiving prior permission from the Owner, Contractor shall have the right to access the project site for
survey and test pitting before March 15, 2010. Generally, Owner will consider granting permission for other
minor Work at the project site prior to March 15, 2010. Contractor shall request permission to complete minor j
Work on the site 1 week or more before the proposed minor work. This item shall not add any days to the
Contract Calendar Days.
Total t ($1,690,674)
* Lump Sum values indicated in parenthesis decrease the Contract Price.
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Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Preparation of the 2011 Chittenden County Regional Plan
Project Description
Endorsed by CCRPC September 28,2009
Objectives: Prepare & adopt by August 22, 2011 a 2011 Chittenden County Regional Plan that
• Reflects the goals & objectives of the CCRPC & member municipalities,
• Is consistent with the goals of Chapter 117 (24 VSA 4302),
• Conforms with all other statutory requirements,
• Is compatible with approved municipal plans & the plans of adjoining RPCs, &
• Establishes policies with sufficient clarity & specificity to enable them
to be used in subsequent decision-making& Plan implementation.
Scope: The 2011 Regional Plan may change & will update & refine the 2006 Regional Plan,
based on public input.
Process: The process focuses on preparing& revising successive draft Plans based on input
from the public, member municipalities, regional organizations, & adjoining RPCs.
Initial Task: Solicit input from the public, member municipalities, regional organiza-
tions, state agencies, & adjoining RPCs on needed changes to the
2006 Plan.
Multiple Reviews: Public input on needed changes to successively more refined drafts:
1) the 2006 Regional Plan,
2) Initial Draft 2011 Regional Plan,
3) Intermediate Draft 2011 Regional Plan, &
4) Public Hearing Draft 2011 Regional Plan
(Formal statutory process for regional plan adoption).
CCRPC Endorsement Full Commission endorsement of all major work products & draft plans.
Plan Refinements: Substantive: Add, delete, & refine
• Planning subjects addressed,
• Background information (facts & analyses), &
• Policies.
Non-Substantive: Clarify & streamline wording,
Improve organization &flow,
Make user-friendly& graphically appealing, &
If time & costs permit, prepare online version with hypertext links.
Project Oversight: CCRPC's ad hoc 2011 Regional Plan Update Committee (RPUC)
• Provides overall project oversight& coordination,
• Receives & processes public input,
• Seeks Commission guidance & recommends Commission actions, &
• Develops drafts of 2011 Regional Plan elements & components.
Schedule: See Schedule (on back).
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Preparation of the 2011 Chittenden County Regional Plan
Schedule
Endorsed by CCRPC September 28, 2009
Timing ACTION
2009 Project Planning for the 2011 Regional Plan
August CCRPC establishes new ad hoc 2011 Regional Plan Update Committee("RPUC").
September RPUC prepares&recommends a"2011 Regional Plan Project Description&Schedule."
September 28 Full Commission reviews&endorses RPUC-recommended"Project Description&Schedule."
Sept-Oct Staff distributes the endorsed"2011 Regional Plan Project Description&Schedule"to the public.*
2009-2010 Identify Scope of the 2011 Regional Plan
September RPUC prepares&recommends
1)materials requesting public input on needed changes**to the 2006 Regional Plan,
2)a list of municipal officials®ional organization representatives to be sent the request,&
3)a program for engaging members of the general public to participate in the Plan preparation process.
September 28 Full Commission reviews&endorses RPUC-recommended materials 1),2),&3)from preceding task.
Sept- Nov Staff&Commissioners solicit public input on needed changes to the 2006 Regional Plan.***
Oct-Jan RPUC reviews public input on needed changes to the 2006 Plan.
January RPUC recommends a"Scope of the 2011 Regional Plan"(i.e.,retained&new Plan features).
January 25 Full Commission reviews&endorses a"Scope of the 2011 Regional Plan."
Jan-Feb Staff distributes the endorsed"Scope of the 2011 Regional Plan"to the public.
2010 Prepare Initial Draft of the 2011 Regional Plan
Feb-Aug RPUC prepares Initial Draft 2011 Regional Plan based on the endorsed"Scope of the 2011 Regional Plan."
Feb-Aug Full Commission reviews components of the Initial Draft 2011 Regional Plan. By the July Commission meeting,
RPUC will provide all components of the Initial Draft to the Full Commission.
August 23 Full Commission endorses the Initial Draft 2011 Regional Plan for public release,review,&comment.
September Staff distributes the Initial Draft 2011 Regional Plan to the public for review&comment.
2010-2011 Prepare Intermediate Draft of the 2011 Regional Plan
Sept-Dec Staff&Commissioners solicit public input on the Initial Draft 2011 Regional Plan.
Sept-Jan RPUC reviews public input on the Initial Draft&prepares the Intermediate Draft 2011 Regional Plan.
Oct-Jan Full Commission reviews components of the Intermediate Draft 2011 Regional Plan. By the January Commission
meeting,RPUC will provide all components of the Intermediate Draft to the Full Commission.
February 28 Full Commission endorses the Intermediate Draft 2011 Regional Plan for public release,review,&comment
March Staff distributes the Intermediate Draft 2011 Regional Plan to the public for review&comment.
2011 Prepare Public Hearing Draft of the 2011 Regional Plan
March- April Staff&Commissioners solicit public input on the Intermediate Draft 2011 Regional Plan.
March-April RPUC reviews public input on the Intermediate Draft&prepares the Public Hearing Draft 2011 Regional Plan.
March-April Full Commission reviews components of the Public Hearing Draft 2011 Regional Plan. By the April Commission
meeting,RPUC will provide all components of the Public Hearing Draft to the Full Commission.
2011 2011 Regional Plan Adoption
May 23 CCRPC endorses(1)Public Hearing Draft 2011 Regional Plan for public release,review,&comment
&(2)warning of 1st of at least 2 required public hearings.
May 24 30-day warning for 1st of at least 2 required public hearings.
June 23 1st of at least 2 required public hearings.
June 27**** CCRPC endorses(1)final wording of 2011 Regional Plan for public release,review,&comment.(ANY changes to the
proposed plan must be made at least 30 days before the"final"public hearing)&(2)warning of 2nd public hearing.
July 19 30-day warning for 2^d of at least 2 required public hearings.
August 18 2"d of at least 2 required public hearings.
August 22 CCRPC adopts 2011 Regional Plan(Plan must be adopted by affirmative vote of at least 60%of the Commissioners
representing municipalities).
Sept 26 CCRPC's adoption of the 2011 Regional Plan takes effect 35 days after the date of adoption,unless CCRPC receives
certification from the legislative bodies of a majority of CCRPC's member municipalities vetoing the Plan.
*"Public"includes CCRPC's member municipalities,regional organizations,adjoining RPCs,and the general public.
**Examples of changes include the issues addressed,analyses performed,&policies recommended&the Plan's basic features.
***Examples of activities to solicit input include Executive Director&RPUC Chairman attending municipal Governing Body&other meetings
&CCRPC hosting Planners'Lunches on particular topics.
****The Commission could instead accomplish this task at a special meeting held before July 19.
Also please consider whether one or more of your representatives wish to receive automatic
updates of draft material by registering on one of the 2011 Regional Plan user groups
(which also can be done on the CCRPC website or by sending the representative's email address
and the requested user groups/ subject areas to 11rp@ccrpcvt.org).
CCRPC staff will be contacting your community to schedule a meeting with your Selectboard/
Council/Trustees in the coming weeks to get your feedback on the 2011 Regional Plan process
and suggested changes to improve upon the 2006 Regional Plan. Please do not hesitate to
request members of your community's Planning Commission to attend this meeting or to
schedule a separate meeting with CCRPC.
If you have any questions, please contact Charlie Baker, Executive Director(846-4490 Ext. 23 /
cbaker@ccrpcvt.org). Thank you in advance for your help!
Best regards,
Justin Dextradeur, CCRPC Chair
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TEL 802.846.4490 FAX 802.846.4494 Regional Planning Commission
EMAIL info@ccrpcvt.org WEB www.ccrpcvt.org
110 West Canal Street•Suite 202 •Winooski•VT•05404-2109
SERVING THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF
Bolton September 30, 2009
Buel's Gore
Burlington Subject: 2011 Chittenden County Regional Plan Process
Charlotte
Colchester
Essex Junction The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) is initiating the process
Essex Town to prepare the 2011 Chittenden County Regional Plan. That process asks CCRPC's
Hinesburg member municipalities, regional organizations, state agencies, and the general public
Huntington to provide their comments and recommendations on a series of successively more refined
Jericho draft regional plans (see attached project description and schedule). Preparation of the
Milton Regional Plan is one of the most important duties CCRPC has and your assistance can
Richmond help to make the 2011 Regional Plan a more effective tool for promoting a better future
St.George for the County.
Shelburne
South Burlington To initiate the process, CCRPC requests that member municipalities, regional
Underhill organizations, state agencies, and the public identify needed changes to the 2006
Westford Chittenden County Regional Plan that currently is in effect (including the 2008 Plan
Williston amendment addressing"substantial regional impact" on pages 1.16 — 1.17). At this
Winooski early stage in the process, CCRPC is most interested in learning of changes relating to
• The particular planning subjects and issues addressed by the 2006 Regional Plan,
• The types of background information and the analyses presented in the 2006 Plan,
• The policies recommended by the 2006 Plan,
• The need for new types of plan features (such as indicators,performance measures,
or implementation activities for the Plan's policies), and
• The 2006 Plan's major design and layout features (such as the organization of chapters,
the layout of text, and the design of tables, illustrations, and maps).
To facilitate your review of the 2006 Plan, enclosed is a CD containing the 2006 Plan.
We would be happy to provide you with additional copies of this CD and we have a limited
number of hardcopies of the 2006 Plan available upon request (first come, first served).
The 2006 Regional Plan also is posted on CCRPC's website www.ccrpcvt.org/11rp.
We would greatly appreciate receiving your feedback in writing by Tuesday, Dec. 1,
2009. Please submit your written comments and recommendations by the means that is
most convenient to you such as
• Dropping them off or mailing them to our offices,
• Sending them by email to 11rp(accrpcvt.org or
• Submitting them via CCRPC's website www.ccrpcvt.org/11rp.
MISSION
To serve Chittenden County and its communities through an effective regional planning process
characterized by communication,facilitation,education,collaboration and technical assistance.
RESOLUTION
THAT the City of South Burlington award a Contract for the Airport Parkway Wastewater
Treatment Facility Upgrade and Expansion project to Pizzagalli Construction Company in the
amount of$23,760,000. This Contract award is contingent upon VT-DEC and the City attorney
approval.
AND,that the City concurrently execute Change Order#1 with Pizzagalh Construction
Company which will reduce the Contract amount by$1,605,824,to $22,154,176.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that the City of South Burlington City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute an Agreement for construction of the Airport Parkway Wastewater
Treatment Facility Upgrade and Expansion.
DATED:
CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON
CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST:
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PLANNING & ZONING
AGENDA
South Burlington Development Review Board
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 7:30pm Regular Meeting
City Hall Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT
1. Other ousiness/announcements
2. Minutes of September 15 and September 23, 2009.
3. Continued preliminary plat application #SD-09-31 and final plat application #SD-09-32 of -
Buckthorn Group for a planned unit development to subdivide a 6.93 acre parcel developed with
a single family dwelling into nine (9) lots ranging in size from 0.39 acres to 1.96 acres, 1404
Hinesburg Road (Furlong Property).
4. Site plan application #SP-09-80 of CCTA to relocate a previously approved bus shelter, Dorset
Street(south of Aspen Drive).
5. Preliminary plat application#SD-09-41 of Robert L. Provost for a planned unit development on a
0.57 acre parcel developed with a single family dwelling. The proposal consists of: 1) adding on
accessory residential unit to the existing single family dwelling, 2) adding a second single family
dwelling, and 3) creating ,00tp int lots for each single family dwelling, 27 Birch Street.
6. Sketch plan application #SD-09-42 of Gary Farrell et al for a planned unit development on a 26.1
acre parcel developed with two (2) single family dwellings. The proposal consists of: 1) razing one
(1) single family dwelling, 2) constructing 13 two (2) family dwellings, and 3) constructing 22 three
(3) unit multi-family dwellings, 1302, 1340, and 1350 Spear Street.
7. Continued site plan application #SP-09-63 of Burlington International Airport to construct two (2)
additional parking levels to an existing three (3) level parking garage to accommodate 1370
vehicles, 1200 Airport Drive.
8. Sketch plan application #SD-09-43 of O'Brien Family LLC for a planned unit development
consisting of subdividing a 64.51 acre parcel into nine (9) lots ranging in size from 1.5 acres to
23.1 acres, 200 Old Farm Road and Kimball Avenue.
9. Sketch plan application #SD-09-46 of Burlington Properties Limited Partnership for a planned unit
development to subdivide a 77.6 acre parcel into four(4) lots ranging in size from 4.9 acres to
38.6 acres, 85 Meadowland Drive (Dynapower).
Res tfully ubmitt-d
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ministrative Officer
5717 Renzo Lane
Sarasota, Fl. 34243
Sept. 26, 2009
Mark Boucher,Chair
South Burlington City Council
City Hall, S.B.. d 5 93
Dear Mark Boucher and Council Members,
You are to be commended for recognizing the Schueles for their work on the S.B
Natural Resources Committee and its sub-committee on Red Rocks. I recall William's
good work in obtaining a vote to acquire the park.
The story of the acquisition and management of Red Rocks park is an interesting
chapter in our history. Unfortunately the beautifully illustrated report in The Other
Paper, (August 13,2009 Vol 34 No.7) is a bit narrowly focused and omits many pertinent
details.
Enclosed is a brief Chronology of the Development of Red Rocks Park— 1960-
2002. It identifies a number of people who also made significant contributions.
Outstanding contributors include Bruce Ladeau, the Hatch family, Bruce O'Neill,Doris
Bailey, Wallie Hill . Peter Yankowski,the S B Select Men,the City Council, Dr.
Charles Houston and the Friends of Red Rocks, , Gail Wheeler,Larry Kupferman and
Barbara Bull.
You might wish to consider adopting a Resolution of Appreciation of the
contributions of Barbara Bull. I believe she was leader—and usually the chair—of the
Red Rocks sub-committee of the Natural Resources Committee for thirty years!! -1972 to
2002!!! I recall that she was a"hands on"chair. For instance she—and her husband
Wilbur—planned and personally installed water bars on the trails!!
Thank you for your support of S.B natural resources and I hope that the enclosed
notes on Red Rocks Park will help to clarify the history of that process.
Sincerely yours,.
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Chronology of Development of Red Rocks Park
1960 -South &r'urlington Master Plan showec 1968 -March. Professor Sargent submitted a
Red Rocks as open space, and recognized i• proposed Conservation/Recreation Plan for
need for about 100 acres of lakefront South Burlington, including standards, scope
property for a community park. of implementation, etc.
1966 -September. The South Burlington 1968 -June. The Natural Resources
Planning Commission authorized a Committee listed reasons to acquire Red
subcommittee on Natural Resources. "It Rocks, listed attributes of the area, and drew
shall be the responsibility of the committee tc up a rough plan for development of Red
establish the policy for natural resource Rocks Park. The committee endorsed the
programs, of the broadest possible scope, tc proposed Copnservation/Recreation Plan
meet the needs as far as practicable for all and submitted it to the Planning Commissior
youth and adults of both sexes. This in December, 1969 for approval.
responsibility shall include, but not be limiter
to, implementing existing natural resources 1969 -January. N.R. Committee Chairman
for city use, developing educational Bruce Ladeau,reported to the Committee
programs, creating trail systems, that the Conservation/Recreation Plan had
implementing the 'Environmental and been accepted by the Planning Commissior
Recreation Plan' as applicable to natural and that the Natural Resources Committee
resources and other such programs similar had been charged with its implementation.
in nature. The Committee decided in October of 1969
that lakefront property should have top
As early as 1967- Red Rocks was cited in priority.
town reports for exceptional natural and
scenic lakefront property with great 1969 -The updated master Plan for South
desirability as part of a park system in South Burlington again showed Red Rocks as
Burlington. Red Rocks was owned by the Open Space.
Hatch family that lived across the lake in
New York. they had developed it as a 1970 - In early May the property suddenly
private park with an extensive trail system became available to the town at a cost of
and scenic lookoutsk but it had not been $450,000. An option was quickly arranged
used as such after 1919, and it was no for the South Burlington Development
open to the public. However, people had Corporation, and plans made for a special
continually tre sp assed. Cottages built election on June 23. To meet the cost,
along the beach had been built on leased $200,000. was available from federal funds
land. (BOR), $152,000. from state funds, and a
$50,000. gift from the Hatch famity.which
1967 -The report of a technical team, done was selling the property, leaving $48,000. to
under the direction of Professor Fred,O. be met by the town. An anticipated sale of 5
Sargent of the Department of Resource acres to VELCO for transmission lines was
Economics at UVM, was given to the town o to bring in $50,000.0, effectively eliminating
South Burlington. This was an inventory of the need for any town funds. The Natural
16 sites in the town, all with Natural Resources Committee was charged with the
Resource potential, that should be saved. responsibility of promoting the bond issue,
Red Rocks, one of the sixteen, was listed as and immediately went to work drawing up a
a " highly scenic and aesthetic area, and far fact sheet and a map showing proposed
superior in its proposed use to any other of uses to be available for a public meeting anc
the 16 under study. No other natural rea in for door-to-door distribution, submitting
the county and perhaps the state can articles for the Burlington Free Press, and
compare with Red Rocks." scheduling an open house at Red Rocks the
week before the election that 1000 people entrance secured against motorized
came to. The bond issue was subsequently vehicles.
approved by a 10 -1 margin. Bruce O'Neill Trails were color-coded and signs put up. A
Recreation Director, worked closely during group known as Friends of Red Rocks,
these years with the Natural Resources organized by Dr. Charles Houston tested foi
committee -composed principally of Doris water quality, did a nature inventory, and did
Bailey, Barbara Bull, chairperson, Wallie Hill some fund-raising. This group produced a
Fred Sargent, Bill Schuele and Peter brochure with a brief history of the park, a
Yanowski. map of the trail system, highlights of natural
features, and rules and regulations for park
The Board of Selectmen (South Burlington use. They provided excellent support to the
did not become a city until February, 1971) Red Rocks Committee.
asked the newly-formed Park and
Recreation Committee and the Natural Longtime committee members were
Resources Committee to work jointly to Recreation Director Bruce O'Neill Barbara
create official plans, to apply for funding and ..Bull -chairperson from I .20c'Wtiaries,
to oversee development.
Houston}Larry Kupfermaa Fred Sargent,
Ethel Schuele, Howard Shepard, Gail_
1972 - November. The City Council charged Wheeler and Peter Yankowski. Bill Hall,
a Red Rocks Committee (which had been county forester, helped to negotiate the sale
meeting for months as a subcommittee of of Red Rocks and gave invaluable support tc
the Natural Resources Committee) to make the committee.
recommendations for policies, procedures, When Peter Yankowski died of cancer a
programs and rules for use of the park. this bench was installed at one of the scenic
committee held meetings with residents of lookouts with the
Queen City P ark (the adjoining words: "
neighborhood) as well as with groups and
leaders of the co mmunity at large. There "In appreciation of his forethought
was an agreement to ban campingk and to and hard work in making the park
limit activities in the natural area to a reality".
pedestrian use. The submitted plan was
approved by the City Council, by the s t ate
agency that conrolled BOR funding, and by Maintenance of the park was handled by the
the County Enviromental Commission which street department.
mandated a pedestrian crossing on the
railroad bridge and a sidewalk along Central Note: The above notes were compiled from
Avenue. A Champlain Water District ROW the records of both the Natural
at the westerly end of the park has not been Resources Committee and the Red Rocks
detrimental to the park or an obstacle to use Committee.
The cabins on leased land were razed and
the beach graded. Access roads and
parking areas were needed, scenic lookouts
had to be made safe and trails upgraded. A
$25,000. bond issue to help fund
development was passed in 1974. In 1975 a
bathhouse was built, an ordinance and a fee
system for park use were written, workshops
were scheduled to clean up brush and to
haul out trash from previous use, and the
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