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Regular Session 6:30 P.M. Monday, December 20, 2021
1.Pledge of Allegiance (6:30 PM)
2.Instructions on exiting building in case of emergency and review of technology options –Jessie Baker, City Manager (6:31 – 6:32 PM)
3.Agenda Review: Additions, deletions or changes in order of agenda items (6:33 – 6:34 PM)
4.Comments and questions from the public not related to the agenda (6:35 – 6:45 PM)
5.Announcements and City Manager’s Report (6:45 – 6:55 PM)
6.Consent Agenda: (6:55 – 7:00 PM)
A.*** Consider and Sign DisbursementsB.*** Appoint Chief Francis as the Town Health Officer effective January 1, 2022C.*** Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute quitclaim deed and“replacement” irrevocable offer of dedication related to Long Drive Subdivisioneasements
7.***Receive Town Meeting TV's Annual Presentation – Meaghan O’Rourke, Channel Directorof Channel 17 (7:00 – 7:20 PM)
8.Approve appointments to the Recreation and Parks Committee – Jessie Baker, City Manager
(7:20 – 7:25 PM)
9.***Resolution recognizing the contributions of Fire Captain Micah Genzlinger upon hisRetirement – Chief Terry Francis (7:25 – 7:35 PM)
10.*** FY23 Budget: Fire and EMS – Chief Terry Francis (7:35 – 8:20 PM)
• Complete FY23 Budget information can be found at this link: https://www.southburlingtonvt.gov/departments/finance/fy_23_budget.php 11. *** FY23 Budget: Police, Dispatch, and Community Justice – Chief Shawn Burke (8:20 –
9:05 PM)
• Complete FY23 Budget information can be found at this link: https://www.southburlingtonvt.gov/departments/finance/fy_23_budget.php
12. *** Receive an Update on the City's Stormwater Utility and recent changes to the State's Permit Requirements – Tom DiPietro, Deputy Director of Environmental Services (9:05 – 9:50 PM)
13. Continued discussion of the Land Development Regulations received from the Planning
Commission and potential to set a second Public Hearing – Paul Connor, Planning and Zoning Director (9:50 – 10:50 PM)
14. Reports from Councilors on Committee assignments (10:50 – 10:55 PM)
15. Other Business (10:55 – 11:00 PM)
16. Adjourn (11:00 PM)
Respectfully Submitted:
Jessie Baker
City Manager
*** Attachments Included
Champlain Water District
Check/Voucher Register - Check Report by Fund
From 12/21/2021 Through 12/21/2021
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Invoice Description Check Amount Invoice Number
12/21/2021 4342 Champlain Water District - Retail Month End Invoices 56,830.09 SBWD-380
12/21/2021 4343 Champlain Water District Water Consumption - November 2021 -
SBWD
116,055.61 CONSUMPTIONSBWDNOV21
12/21/2021 Champlain Water District Monthly Invoice from Wholesale 3,038.62 SBWD-373
12/21/2021 4344 E.J. Prescott Couplings 446.64 5935452
12/21/2021 E.J. Prescott Hydrant Replacement - Airport Drive 234.61 5956731
12/21/2021 E.J. Prescott Curb Stop Extension 10.71 5956922
12/21/2021 E.J. Prescott Clamps 945.34 5959797
12/21/2021 E.J. Prescott Twin Brook Blow Off 970.75 5960859
12/21/2021 E.J. Prescott Meter Valves 1,360.44 5961990
12/21/2021 E.J. Prescott Repair Wrap Stock 1,939.34 5962227
12/21/2021 4345 Ferguson Waterworks #576 Hydrant Parts 45.60 1055060
12/21/2021 Ferguson Waterworks #576 Hydrant Repair 682.82 1062636
12/21/2021 Ferguson Waterworks #576 Twin Brook Blow Off Parts 130.20 1066252
12/21/2021 4346 Masterson & Son Excavation, LLC SB Hydrant #105 Meadow Wood 6,150.00 5401
12/21/2021 Masterson & Son Excavation, LLC SB Hydrant #106 Meadow Wood 6,150.00 5402
12/21/2021 Masterson & Son Excavation, LLC SB Hydrant #599 Sherry 5,180.00 5403
12/21/2021 4347 Office Essentials of Vermont Binders 101.94 38366
12/21/2021 4348 South Burlington Sewer Department November 2021 Sewer Billings 306,476.24 NOVSEWER-113021
12/21/2021 4349 South Burlington Stormwater Department November 2021 Stormwater Fees 130,721.39 NOVSTORM-113021
12/21/2021 4350 Ti-Sales, Inc.Meter Heads 4,066.80 INV0138150
Total 70 - South Burlington Water
Department
641,537.14
Report Total 641,537.14
70 - South Burlington Water Department
Page: 1
Champlain Water District
Check/Voucher Register - Check Report by Fund
From 12/21/2021 Through 12/21/2021
SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL
Page: 2
180 Market Street, South Burlington, VT 05403 tel 802.658.7961 www.southburlingtonvt.gov
Physical Address: 104 Landfill Road South Burlington
December 15, 2021
Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402
Re: Resignation as South Burlington Health Officer
Dear Commissioner Levine,
Please be advised that effective December 31, 2021, I will be resigning as South Burlington’s Health
Officer. After almost 12 years I am leaving the City’s employment and am no longer able to serve as its
Health Officer.
My understanding is the City will be appointing a new Health Officer to take over on January 1, 2022.
That appointment paperwork and oath will be sent to the Vermont Department of Health once the City
Council affirms the new candidate.
Regards,
Justin Rabidoux
Cc: Ms. Helen Riehle, South Burlington City Council Chair
Ms. Jessie Baker, South Burlington City Manager
10.2014 Toll-Free Telephone:800-439-8550 Fax: 802-863-7483
Town Health Officer
Recommendation Form
This is a: Ƒ New Appointment Ƒ Re-appointment
Is a resignation letter needed from previous Health Officer? Ƒ Yes Ƒ No
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County:____________________ Full Name: _______________________________
Home Delivery Address: ________________________________________________
(DO NOT USE the Town Clerk Office or a Business for your Home Address)
Street Address for UPS Deliveries: ________________________________________
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Education: High School ____ College ____ Other (list) __________________________
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Please give a brief statement noting why the select board believes the recommended
individual will make a good Health Officer:
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Chair of the Select Board Date
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Return completed recommendation form to:
VT Department of Health / Environmental Health
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Burlington, VT 05402
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
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Entered: ________________________
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1/3/22 South Burlington
Chittenden Terence Francis
206 Forest's Edge Hinesburg, Vt
Fire Station 1 575 Dorset St. S. Burlington
tfrancis@sburl.com
802.846.4134 802.363.4656
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Fire Chief
12/20/21
Helen Riehle, City Council Chair
575 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 tel 802.846.4107 fax 802.846.4101 www.sburl.com
MEMORANDUM
TO: South Burlington City Council Jessie Baker, City Manager FROM: Amanda S. E. Lafferty, Deputy City Attorney SUBJECT: Long Drive Subdivision Easements to City FOR: December 20, 2021 meeting
JAM Golf, LLC (“Applicant”) previously granted to the City an Irrevocable Offer of
Dedication dated April 1, 2019, (“2019 IOD”) and recorded in the South Burlington
Land Records for certain easements for stormwater and a water line for the Long
Drive Subdivision off Golf Course Road.
In 2021, the South Burlington Development Review Board approved certain
amendments to the Long Drive Subdivision plans. These amendments included
changes to the easements that are the subject of the 2019 IOD. For this reason, the
applicant has provided a “replacement” Irrevocable Offer of Dedication for the
easements revised by the 2021 approval and a Quitclaim Deed, copies attached.
City Council is not accepting the “new” Easement Deed or the easements. However,
by recording the Irrevocable Offer of Dedication and the Quitclaim Deed, the City
rejects the 2019 IOD and gives up and releases any rights or title the City has under
the 2019 IOD and the easement deed delivered to the City pursuant thereto. These
actions require City Council approval.
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute and
record the “replacement” Irrevocable Offer of Dedication and the Quitclaim Deed.
IRREVOCABLE OFFER OF DEDICATION (EASEMENTS)
LONG DRIVE SUBDIVISION
This Irrevocable Offer of Dedication (the “Irrevocable Offer”), dated this ___ day of December 2021, is by and between JAM GOLF, LLC, a Vermont limited liability company with its principal
place of business in South Burlington, Vermont (the “Owner”) and the CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON, a municipality located in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont (the “City”). WHEREAS, on October 3, 2018, the Owner obtained approval from the South Burlington
Development Review Board (the “Board”) for Final Plat Application #SD-18-27 for subdivision of a 47.99 acre parcel developed with a golf course (the “Property”) into 11 lots ranging in size from 0.37 acres to 45.03 acres as shown on the following plats entitled: “Long Drive Subdivision, JAM Golf, LLC, South Burlington, Vermont” prepared by Civil Engineering Associates, Inc., dated December 15, 2017, Sheets P-1, P-2 and P-3, and recorded in Map Slide 627 of the City of South Burlington
Land Records (collectively, the “Original Plat”). WHEREAS, Sheet P-3 of the Original Plat has been modified by revision dated March 12, 2021 (as modified, the “Easement Plat”) to accommodate changes in storm water regulations and requirements of the State of Vermont Land Use Permit.
WHEREAS, by Findings of Fact and Decision dated July 22, 2021, the Board approved Final Plat Application #SD-21-15 amending the Original Plat by substituting the Easement Plat for the original Sheet P-3 and the Easement Plat has been recorded in Map Slide 645 page 5 of the City of South Burlington Land Records. WHEREAS, the Property is owned by Owner, and is a portion of the lands and premises conveyed to JAM Golf, LLC by Quit Claim Deed of J.A. McDonald, Inc. dated May 5, 1998, and recorded in Volume 428 at Pages 81-83 of the City of South Burlington Land Records.
WHEREAS, as part of the subdivision, Owner plans to dedicate to the City of South Burlington several easements as shown on the Easement Plat (the “Easements”). WHEREAS, Owner now proposes, according to the terms of this Irrevocable Offer, to dedicate to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, the Easements as more particularly described
on Exhibit A attached hereto, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. N O W, T H E R E F O R E, In consideration of the final approval of the Board and for other good and valuable
consideration, it is covenanted and agreed as follows: Section 1. Owner herewith delivers to the City an Easement Deed for the Easements, the description of which is set forth as Exhibit A attached hereto, said delivery constituting a formal irrevocable offer of dedication to the City of the Easements, to be held by the City until the acceptance
or rejection of such irrevocable offer of dedication by the City.
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Section 2. Owner agrees that this Irrevocable Offer is irrevocable and the Easement Deed may be accepted or rejected by the City in whole or in part at any time.
Section 3. This Irrevocable Offer shall run with the land and be binding upon Owner and its respective successors and assigns. Section 4. This Irrevocable Offer shall serve as notice to any and all utility companies that the
City has an interest in the Easements, which interest shall be first and superior to any easements
granted to said utility companies, and all work within the area of the Easements shall be in accordance with the City’s public works standards as they may be amended from time to time. Section 5. Owner executed and delivered to the City the Irrevocable Offer of Dedication
(Easements) dated April 1, 2019, and recorded in Volume 1461 at Page 299 of the City of South
Burlington Land Records (the “2019 IOD”). By executing and recording this Irrevocable Offer, the Parties hereby agree that this Irrevocable Offer shall replace the 2019 IOD and the 2019 IOD is hereby terminated and of no further force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, as evidenced by the signatures of their Duly Authorized
Agents, do hereby execute this Irrevocable Offer as of the ____ day of December 2021. IN PRESENCE OF: JAM GOLF, LLC
_______________________________ By: _________________________________
Witness Casandra L. Douglass Member-manager and Duly Authorized Agent
CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON
____________________________ By: _________________________________ Witness Duly Authorized Agent
STATE OF VERMONT COUNTY OF CHITTENDEN, SS.
On this _____ day of December 2021, personally appeared Casandra L. Douglass, member-manager and duly authorized agent of JAM GOLF, LLC, to me known to be the person who executed
the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged this instrument, by her signed, to be her free act and
deed and the free act and deed of JAM GOLF, LLC.
Before me, _______________________ Notary Public
Print name: ________________________
My commission number: _____________
My commission expires: 1/31/23
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STATE OF VERMONT COUNTY OF CHITTENDEN, SS.
On this _____ day of December 2021, personally appeared Jessie Baker, City Manager and
Duly Authorized Agent of the CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON, to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged this written instrument by her signed and sealed to be her free act and deed and the free act and deed of the CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON.
Before me, _______________________
Notary Public Print name: ________________________
My commission number: _____________ My commission expires: 1/31/23
Exhibit A
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION FOR IRREVOCABLE OFFER OF DEDICATION Being easements burdening the lands and premises comprising 4.94 acres, more or less, depicted on the final plat entitled “Long Drive Subdivision, JAM Golf, LLC, South Burlington, Vermont” by Civil Engineering Associates, Inc. dated December 15, 2017, Sheets P-1 and P-2 (revised September 18, 2018).
recorded in Map Slide 627 of the City of South Burlington Land Records and Sheet P-3 (latest revision
March 12, 2021) recorded in Map Slide 645 page 5 of those Land Records and also burdening a portion of the land and premises described as “Golf Course Parcel F” (“Parcel F”) in “Tract One,” conveyed to the JAM Golf, LLC by Quitclaim Deed of J.A. McDonald, Inc. dated May 5, 1998, and recorded in Volume 428 at Pages 81-83 of said Land Records.
Storm Drain Easements
a. A non-exclusive easement in perpetuity twenty feet (20’) in uniform width on, over, and under Lots 8 and 9 of the Long Drive Subdivision and Parcel F for the purpose of installing, using, operating, repairing, maintaining, restoring and/or replacing a stormwater drain line and outlet structure, together with all appurtenances thereto, beginning at the cul-de-sac for Long Drive and extending easterly on,
under and through Lots 8 and 9 and into Parcel F easterly from the common boundaries of Lots 8 and 9
and Parcel F, and ending in an outlet structure at a ditch in Parcel F which is described in the following paragraph, all as shown on Sheet P-3 and described in Easement Note 4 on Sheet P-3. The easement shall be centered on the line and drainage structure as constructed.
b. A non-exclusive easement in perpetuity on, over and under Parcel F for the purpose of installing,
using, operating, repairing, maintaining, restoring and/or replacing a drainage ditch, drainage structure
and a stormwater management pond, together with all appurtenances thereto. The drainage structure is the terminus of the easement described in the preceding paragraph. The pond is easterly of the easterly-most point of Lot 9 of the Long Drive Subdivision. This easement receives, transports, distributes and stores storm water from the storm drain easement described in the preceding paragraph. The portion of
the easement containing the drainage ditch and drainage structure is twenty feet (20’) in uniform width
centered on the drainage ditch. This easement is shown on Sheet P-3 and described in Easement Note 3 on Sheet P-3.
Water Line Easement
Being a twenty-foot (20’) wide easement for the purpose of laying, maintaining, repairing, testing,
inspecting and replacing an underground water line and above- and below- ground appurtenances
(the “Water Line Easement”) depicted as “14. Proposed 20’ Water Easement” and “14. Proposed 20’ wide easement for waterline (to be centered on lines as constructed) in or along the access drive leading to Lots 4, 5 and 6, north of Long Drive, to proposed end of waterline in Parcel F. To serve City” as shown on Sheet P-3.
The Easements are a portion of the lands and premises conveyed to JAM Golf, LLC by Quit Claim Deed of J.A. McDonald, Inc. dated May 5, 1998, and recorded in Volume 428 at Pages 81-83 of the City of South Burlington Land Records.
The Easements are subject to: (a) all rights-of-way, easements, conditions and covenants as depicted on
the Plat, not meaning to reinstate any claims barred by operation of the Vermont Marketable Record
Title Act, 27 V.S.A. §§ 601-611, both inclusive; and (b) the provisions of municipal ordinances, public laws, and special acts.
Reference is hereby made to the above-mentioned plans and deeds and the records thereof, and the references therein made all in further aid of this description.
THE HIGHLANDS AT THE VERMONT NATIONAL COUNTRY CLUB LONG DRIVE SUBDIVISION
QUITCLAIM DEED KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of South Burlington, a Vermont municipality, in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, Grantor, in consideration
of ONE OR MORE DOLLARS paid to it by JAM Golf, LLC, a Vermont limited liability company with an office in South Burlington in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, Grantee, by these presents has REMISED, RELEASED, AND FOREVER QUITCLAIMED unto JAM Golf, LLC, its successors and assigns forever, all right and title which Grantor has in and to certain lands and premises situated in South Burlington, in the County of Chittenden and
State of Vermont, described as follows, viz: Storm Drain Easement
Being a twenty-foot (20’) wide easement for the construction, operation, use, maintenance, repair and replacement of a storm drain (the “Storm Drain Easement”) depicted as “5. Prop. Drain. Ease.” and “5. Proposed 20’ wide easement for storm drain from cul de sac across portions of Lots 8 and 9 to outlet
structure on Parcel F, to serve City” as shown on the plat entitled: “Easement
Plan, Long Drive Subdivision, JAM Golf, LLC, South Burlington, Vermont” prepared by Civil Engineering Associates, Inc., dated December 15, 2017, Sheet P-3, and recorded in Map Slide 627 of the City of South Burlington Land Records (the “Easement Plat”).
Water Line Easement Being a twenty-foot (20’) wide easement for the purpose of laying, maintaining, repairing, testing, inspecting and replacing an underground water line (the “Water Line Easement”) depicted as “9. Proposed 20’ Water Easement” and “9. Proposed 20’ wide
easement for waterline (to be centered on lines as constructed) in or along the access drive leading to Lots 4, 5 and 6, north of Long Drive, to proposed end of waterline in Parcel F. To serve City” as shown on the Easement Plat.
The Easements are a portion of the lands and premises conveyed to JAM Golf, LLC by
Quit Claim Deed of J.A. McDonald, Inc. dated May 5, 1998, and recorded in Volume 428 at Pages 81-83 of the City of South Burlington Land Records. These easements are the subject of an Irrevocable Offer of Dedication (Easements) from
JAM Golf, LLC to the City of South Burlington dated April 1, 2019 and recorded in
Volume 1461 at Page 299 of the South Burlington Land Records and the warranty deed attached to it. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all right and title in and to said quitclaimed premises, with the
appurtenances thereof, to the said Grantee, and its successors and assigns forever.
AND FURTHERMORE, Grantor, does for itself, and its successors and assigns, covenant with
the said Grantee, and its successors and assigns, that from and after the ensealing of these presents,
the said Grantor will have and claim no right in or to the said quitclaimed premises. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf this _____ day of December 2021.
In the presence of: CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON ______________________________ By: ____________________________________
Print Name: __________________________ City Manager and Duly Authorized Agent
Witness
STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, ss.
At South Burlington in said County and State, on this _____ day of December 2021, before
me personally appeared Jessie Baker, City Manager and duly authorized agent of the City of South Burlington, and she acknowledged this instrument by her subscribed, to be her free act and deed as such agent, and the free act and deed of the City of South Burlington.
Before me, ______________________________
Notary Public
Print Name: ____________________________________
My Commission number: _________
My Commission Expires: 01/31/2023
November 18, 2021
MEMO TO:The South Burlington City Council and Jessie Baker, City Manager
FROM:Meghan O’Rourke, Channel Director,morourke@cctv.org
RE:Town Meeting TV FY21 Update and FY22/City FY23 Budget Request
Town Meeting TV submits this report in advance of our visit with the South Burlington
City Council. The purpose of the presentation is to brief the city council on Town Meeting
TV operations, to advise the members on funding requirements for Town Meeting TVs
continued coverage, and to request an annual contribution and/or increased production
funding for Town Meeting TV.
Introduction:Town Meeting Television was launched by its member communities
in September 1990. Town Meeting TV is operated by CCTV Center for Media &
Democracy on behalf of the Chittenden County Government Access Channel Trust.
Helen Reihle serves as your Trustee from the City of South Burlington. We have very
much appreciated her diligent and consistent service as treasurer of the trustees.
Between 10/1/20 and 9/30/21, Town Meeting TV produced and supported 1126
programs for our member communities, 445 were categorized as municipal
meetings.
During the period of 10/1/2020 - 9/30/2021 Town Meeting TV live streamed,
recorded, produced, and archived 56 city council and DRB meetings for the
city of South Burlington, as well as South Burlington election programs,
legislative updates, and municipal updates, in addition to general community
coverage such as the Education and Enrichment for Everyone lectures based in
South Burlington. Town Meeting TV studios and internships remain open to all
community members.
Town Meeting TV Update & Budget Request for 7/1/22 - page 1
We are requesting an FY23 City of South Burlington municipal contribution of
$21,000 to help meet expected revenue shortfalls from declining cable
contributions. This is outlined in the 5 year projection chart below.
In addition, we have been asked to include an estimate for CCTV coverage of the
Planning Commissions (2x/month.) The current value for meeting production,
including pre-production, field production, post-production, and archiving is
estimated to be 7 hours per meeting at the municipal rate of $95/hour. Assuming 2
Planning Commissions per month, the total cost to South Burlington to add this
coverage is $15,960
The Trustees recommend a total contribution request for FY23 from the City
of South Burlington to Town Meeting TV in the amount of $36,960.
Municipal Funding Request:In FY22, South Burlington’s contribution is part of the
municipal supplement to the Town Meeting TV annual budget. We have projected
that Town Meeting TV’s municipal members will contribute $93,000 to support
operations, or 15% of the operating revenue, toward streaming, airing, marketing,
distributing and archiving. In addition, municipalities may opt to add additional
meeting coverage at the current municipal production rate of $95/hour.
In FY21, the Trustees opted to level fund most municipalities in the face of
economic uncertainties due to Covid. See below for the chart of projected
municipal support requests. For FY22 (municipal FY23 budget year), the Trustees
request that you consider a 5% increase.
PROJECTIONS
FY19
(7/19)
FY20
(7/20)
FY21
(7/21)
FY22
(7/22)
FY23
(8/23)
FY24
(8/24)
FY25
(8/25)
50%0%5%5%5%5%5 years
Burlington $12,000 $24,000 $24,000 $25,200 $26,460 $27,783 $29,172 $156,615
South
Burlington $10,000 $20,000 $20,000 $21,000 $22,050 $23,152 $24,310 $130,512
Winooski $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000 $11,000 $12,000 $57,000
Essex $6,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,600 $13,230 $13,891 $14,586 $78,307
Essex Jct $6,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,600 $13,230 $13,891 $14,586 $78,307
Williston $6,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,600 $13,230 $13,891 $14,586 $78,307
Increase $46,000 $87,000 $88,000 $93,000 $98,200 $103,610 $109,240 $579,050
Town Meeting TV Update & Budget Request for 7/1/22 - page 2
Town Meeting TV FY21 Report
Town Meeting TV supports public officials who seek to engage their
constituents in the work of local government. We connect community
members to local government so they are able to take action on community
and public issues.
Revenue Sources:A percentage of each cable subscriber bill is set aside for public,
educational, and government (PEG) access throughout Vermont. This is based on
federal requirements and Vermont Public Utility Commission regulation.
Town Meeting TV is funded, in large part, by the cable subscribers of Comcast and
Burlington Telecom. In addition to their requirement to set aside channels and
“cable capacity”, regional cable subscribers are assessed 5% of their bills for PEG
operating and 1.5% for capital costs. This revenue, locally, is shared by Town
Meeting Television and The Media Factory.
In Town Meeting TV’s FY22 Budget, approved by the municipal Trustees, cable
revenue accounts for 84% of the FY22 budget revenue, estimated to be $658K,
detailed in the budget narrative, below.
Services:With your partnership, Town Meeting TV produces,live streams, records,
titles, distributes and archives gavel-to-gavel coverage of municipal meetings,
regional events, and educational programs designed to help open the doors of local
government, civic life, and promote public awareness and participation.
Town Meeting TV is part of a network of community access media centers that
provide an essential community service that has expanded to meet the needs of
remote participation in public meetings, public health communications, more
extensive election coverage, and community producer requests for services.
Between 10/1/20 and 9/30/21, Town Meeting TV produced and supported 1126
programs, 445 were categorized as municipal meetings.
During this year our services included:
●Live streaming of gavel-to-gavel coverage of municipal and regional
meetings in Burlington, South Burlington, Winooski,Essex, Essex Junction,
Williston and Colchester. These meetings are streamed live, aired on TV, and
Town Meeting TV Update & Budget Request for 7/1/22 - page 3
archived. Town Meeting TV content is available on Comcast channel 1087, BT
channel 217 and 17, BT channel 317, online at ch17.tv (with clickable
agendas) and at youtube.com/TownMeetingTV (with transcripts.) The
pandemic saw increased community and civic participation through online
means, and Town Meeting TV continues to work with communities to make
that experience productive while retaining high video and audio quality for
TV distribution and archiving.
●Hybrid Meeting planning and support and development continues.We
have learned a lot about community participation these last couple of years.
We are using hybrid meeting systems that we have built for some
municipalities that will allow for continued remote participation in local
government into the next year and beyond. We anticipate continued
technical growth in the coming years to support wider civic participation in
community meetings and decision making events. Town Meeting TV is
working to grow technical capacity to support these changes while
maintaining a high quality video and audio experience for TV, online and
archival viewers.
●Redundant and reliable archiving of community based video content,
including meetings and public events is a unique service of Town Meeting TV.
This content is available on YouTube and also searchable at www.cctv.org
a/k/a ch17.tv. In addition to the preservation of current video content, Town
Meeting TV staff continues to digitize the VHS and DVD catalog to make it
publicly available. We have extended the offer to municipalities to archive
additional remote meeting content produced during the ‘pandemic year.’
●In-depth election programming - Town Meeting TV produces dozens of
televised local forums featuring all candidates, municipal budgets and ballot
presentations during Town Meeting, Primary and General elections. Town
Meeting TV also partners with state level organizations such as AARP, League
of Women Voters and media outlets such as VTDigger.org to bring election
information to a wider audience. Town Meeting TV believes that creating a
forum for local community members to participate in the electoral process is
a key service to our municipalities. In many cases, Town Meeting TV is the
only venue reporting on the details of local municipal elections.
●Community based programs produced with local constituents and about
public issues of interest to our wider community are produced at Town
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Meeting TV Studios and in the field. Democracy begins in dialogue.
Community access TV is the site of many interesting and provocative
conversations. From shows on addiction recovery and prevention, education
reform, national politics, local issues, the Town Meeting TV studio (both in
person and online) provides citizens a space to express and workshop ideas
with their community.
●Marketing and Outreach to support community growth and local
democracy. Opening the doors to democracy means connecting community
members in a nonpartisan manner, to a variety of ideas and content. Our
marketing efforts include supporting internships and experimentation with
various tools and platforms for expanding our reach. We excerpt and share
meeting highlights such as Mayor or councilor updates, connect local
journalists to source material, and help the public make sense of the content
that is recorded and archived by the Town Meeting TV field crew.
●Media Education for school groups (e.g., CCV, UVM,Champlain, local high
schools) is a crucial part of the Town Meeting TV civic work. Helping students
understand what is behind the creation of media and engaging them with
local civic leaders through internships and volunteering are foundation to the
work of community media. Not only are we developing the next generation
of field producers and editors, but we are also introducing young people to
how local government functions and why it is important.
●Website Updating in the next year.Town Meeting TV continues to run a
website that was state of the art in 2005. The website is home to more than
50,000 pieces of archival content that will need to be redressed and rehomed
in the next year. The process is a huge undertaking that we have been
anticipating and scaffolding for the past few years. Our hope that is by early
2023 Town Meeting TV content will be available on a new platform and that
municipalities will be able to more easily embed municipal content on their
own home pages.
●Town Meeting TV (Channel 17) Comcast Relocation & Branding:In May of
2020, Town Meeting TV (Channel17) moved on the Comcast dial from
channel 17 to channel 1087. You may need to reprogram your remote!
Municipal content can now be found on a variety of places - the cable
channel, the website, through the youtube channel and our marketing efforts
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include sharing municipal content through various social media channels to
connect and inform people on the workings of local government.
●Legal and Advocacy Matters:The Town Meeting TV Trustees advocate for
public access to cable TV and using media to open the doors of local
government. In this last legislative year, Town Meeting TV has worked closely
with its colleagues in the Vermont Access Network (VAN) to advocate for the
replacement of declining cable revenue. During the year, the Legislature
recognized our work as an “essential service” of the COVID period, awarded
CRF funds to subsidize COVID related communications and funded a
comprehensive study (The PEG Study) to assess what authority the state has
to restructure how PEG is funded. This work leads us to a short term
statewide legislative request for FY23 of $900K. The legislators will look to the
municipalities to support this proposal, and we are happy to discuss this in
more detail with you.
Town Meeting TV cable channels reach 25-30,000 cable subscribers within
Chittenden County. The archive of all content is available at Ch17.tv. Applicable
content is distributed statewide as well as nationwide. The Town Meeting TV
website averages about 1000 hits per month, and the Town Meeting TV youtube
channel maintains about 2,800 subscribers. People watch meetings and events,
share them, and most importantly report that they can find them when needed.
Thank you for your support. We are happy to respond to any questions, comments,
and are always open to ways that we can serve you better. The Town Meeting TV
Budget Narrative for FY22 follows.
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Town Meeting TV/ Town Meeting Television
BUDGET NARRATIVE FY22 - DRAFT
October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022
OVERVIEWTown Meeting TV is largely and historically funded by cable company revenue tosupport the recording, titling and airing of community content on a cable channel.Over the years that mission has grown while cable revenue has begun to decline. In
addition to an estimated 1-5% decline in cable revenues, the cost of the work, aswell as the expectations of the community have grown disproportional to therevenue source. Over the last three years municipal contributions have increased,fundraising to support the work and advocacy to find other ways to keep expanding
the pathways for opening the doors to local democracy.
Town Meeting TV revenue is estimated at $658,122.Town Meeting TV expenses areprojected to be $699,063. We recommend using $41K from the Town Meeting TV
reserve funds to address the shortfall.
REVENUE SUMMARY FY22 revenue is estimated at $658,122.The majority of Town
Meeting TV revenue continues to come from cable company contributions. Thisrevenue continues to decline as expenses and expectations continue to grow.
REVENUE EXPENSE SUMMARY:
`a.Cable Revenue $549,500
●Comcast estimated revenue is projected to be $382K (down$18K from FY21)for operating and $138K for capital.It should
be noted that in our recent contract renewal Comcast agreed toa .01%increase in our Capital Budget allocation.
●Burlington Telecom’s total contribution is estimated to be$29.5K for operating and capital in FY22 (down from $31.3K in
FY21).
b.Municipal revenue $103,000 in FY21 remained flat in anticipation ofmunicipal budget shortfalls due to the pandemic. In FY22 we will
resume the requested 5% increases. Winooski’s contribution willcontinue to increase by 1k/ year until they are at parity with othercommunities. In addition, municipalities are offered the opportunity topurchase more meeting and event coverage through CCTV at a
reduced municipal rate.
●Burlington $25,200 in contributions $15K in productioncontributions
●South Burlington $21K in contributions
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●Winooski $9k in contributions
●Williston $12,600 in contributions
●Essex $12,600 in contributions
●Essex Junction $12,600 in contributions
c.Interest/ Capital Gains is estimated to be $2,500+/-.
EXPENSE SUMMARY FY22 expenses are projected to be $699,063.Town MeetingTV Total Operating Expense is estimated to be $583,590.We expect Capital
Expenses to be $115,473.Those expenses are detailed below.
OPERATING EXPENSE SUMMARY:
a.CCTV Base Contract totals $554,140.The CCTV base-line services include 8FTE staff labor for Administration,Field Production,StudioManagement, Administration, Post Production, and Marketing.Thiscontract represents a net -$68K -financial loss to CCTV. These expenses are
to be made up through CCTV Development activities.CCTV base contracthighlights:Wages and Benefits total $457,285:This includes payroll,comprehensive benefits, unemployment and workers compensation
Insurance, payroll taxes for 8FTE.
Non-Wage Costs: $96,855 highlights:
●Site Costs: Rent, Utilities, Offsite Storage:$47,240 (includes
3.4% rent increase + CAM%).
●Communications (Cell, Local, Long Distance, Postage,Internet):$3100
●Office Expenses (Copying, Printing, Supplies): $437
●Meals/Travel:Local Travel, Long Distance Travel,Conferences:$6000Allows for 7 staff to attend a regional training orconference.
●Professional Development:Includes training dues andexpenses, conference, need for staff development inanticipation of leadership transitions.Total: $14,938
●Subcontracting support: $8950 election programming
talent, additional marketing support, consulting services.
●CCTV Management & Overhead: $95.5K
b.Trustees Expenses $29,450 highlights:
●Legal:$3500 - If needed for Contract renewal.
●Investment Fees:$750
●Accounting Services:$4,500
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●Audit:$8000
●Advertising:$5000 -Pass through of Comcast funds.
●Directors Insurance:$1500
●Advocacy Contributions/ Membership:$6,200,(VAN,Alliance forCommunity Media)
CAPITAL EXPENSE SUMMARY:Town Meeting TV’s annual Capital budget is based on priority areasrecommended by Staff and approved by the Trustees. The FY22 Capitalrecommendations, estimated to be $115,473 include hardware, supplies
and contractors. Town Meeting TV continues to contract with third partytechnical services (Clearbearing) to monitor and support our technicaloperations, including at the Tech Core, shared with the Media Factory inthe South End. This is the largest item in our capital budget and it
ensures ongoing seamless support for our technical infrastructure andarchival assets.
The second largest capital outlay will be the continued work on the
backend and front end upgrade of our web hub in order to improve theuser experience and internal management of our video workflow.
c.Capital Equipment Total: $33,302 Estimated equipment costs largely
reflect the annual replacement of cameras, computers and equipment dueto extended use. This includes:
●Production $20,612:Purchase of additional field production andpublic use camera kit, support of hybrid meeting infrastructure, and
equipment for live titling in the field.
●Post Production $3,450:Editing Workstation, archival support
●Office $2000:Replacement staff computers
●IT/ Network/ Tech Core Equipment: $3840: Cold storage of files,
hardware investments in tech core.
d.Capital Support Total: $82,171 Capital Support constitutes the bulk of thecapital budget, as most technical solutions are software and consultant
supported. The FY22 budget includes:
●Tech Core Charges $6,180
●Web Development: $10K
●Repair and Maintenance: $10,650 Includes Tech Support and
projects.
●Service Contracts: $34,800 Tech Core Rental, Clearbearing Assistanceand new Phone Lease.
●Technical Equipment Needs: $5,290
●Dues and Subscriptions: $12,231 for interactive program guide(Gracenote), Adobe Creative Cloud, podcast subscriptions, Slack,Dropbox to improve remote workflow systems
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RESOLUTION 2021
Recognizing the contributions of Captain Micah Genzlinger upon his retirement, South
Burlington Fire Department
WHEREAS, the members of the South Burlington City Council are celebrating the outstanding
service to the residents of South Burlington by Captain Micah Genzlinger; and
WHEREAS, Captain Genzlinger has served as a career firefighter in various capacities in the Fire
Department for 21 years—starting his service to our community at age 16 as a high school sophomore,
leaving class to run across Dorset St. to respond to emergencies; and
WHEREAS, while matriculating at the University of New Haven (CT) commuted back to the City on
weekends to attend training and run shifts; and
WHEREAS, Captain Genzlinger was employed as a career firefighter on December 26, 2000 and was
promoted to Lieutenant in June 2005 and to Captain in December 2017; and
WHEREAS, the community has benefited from Captain Genzlinger’ s professionalism, leadership, caring,
and compassion; and
WHEREAS, in September 2005, Captain Genzlinger was one of the first South Burlington Firefighters
deployed to the New Orleans Metropolitan Area (post-Hurricane Katrina), as part of Massachusetts
USAR Task Force 1, and actively supported the Fire/EMS department in the City of Harvey, LA. during a
time of its greatest need; and
WHEREAS, Captain Genzlinger has overseen the SBFD Recruit Academy, and has served as the
Department’s Training Coordinator, Fleet Maintenance Officer, Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
lead instructor for the Active Shooter Incident Rescue Task Force program; and
WHEREAS, Captain Genzlinger increased the level of emergency services provided to City residents by
ensuring that all fire-fighting staff are fully cross-trained in fire suppression, emergency medical services,
and technical rescue services; and
WHEREAS, Captain Genzlinger authored the Fire Department’s first energy-savings project to institute
changes to the fire station lighting systems, resulting in lower operating costs; and
WHEREAS, Captain Genzlinger has freely given his time, talent, expertise, and wise counsel to the Fire
and Emergency Medical Services throughout the State as a Vermont Fire Academy instructor for 15
years.
NOW THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED that on behalf of the residents of the City of South Burlington the
City Council does hereby recognize and extend its deepest appreciation for Captain Genzlinger’s service
and dedication to the residents of the City of South Burlington, whose lives and property have benefited
from his years of service; and that Captain Genzlinger has exemplified the commitment to public safety
that leads to making a true and lasting difference in a community.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED that a signed copy of this resolution shall be presented to Captain Micah
Genzlinger, and that this resolution will be inserted in its entirety in the minutes of the December 20,
2021 South Burlington City Council meeting.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 20th DAY OF DECEMBER 2021
______________________________ ______________________________
Helen Riehle, Chair Meaghan Emery, Vice Chair
______________________________ ______________________________
Thomas Chittenden Tim Barritt, Clerk
______________________________
Matthew Cota
______________________________
Donna Kinville, City Clerk
City of South Burlington
FY 2023 Proposed Budget: Fire/EMS Department
Terence Francis, Chief Engineer
City Council
December 20, 2021
Overview
•Staffing
•FY23 Budget Items
•Emerging Issues
•Spotlight!
Staffing
32 Cross-trained Firefighter EMT/AEMT/Paramedics,
and one civilian, our Electrical Inspector, configured
in:
3 Divisions:
•Fire/EMS/Special Operations -29 Firefighters (6 Fire
Officers and 23 firefighters) operating from 2 Fire
Stations in three 24 hour shifts with an average 9
members per shift. (1 position remaining unfunded)
•Fire Marshal’s Office –Fire Inspector and Electrical
Inspector
•Fire Administration –Fire Chief/Fire Marshal
Activity 2021
Fire/EMS/Special Operations
Total Incident 4,140
•Fire/Hazard Mitigation 1,415 incident (35% of calls)
•63 fire incidents
•16 structural fires -3 civilian injuries, 3 Firefighter
injuries
•$1,087,000 in property loss
•286 IDLH incidents. (Immediately Dangerous to Life & Health )
EMS
SBFD operates a two-tiered ALS Response System
•2,575 EMS Calls -2,106 Patients Transported to
Hospital.
•65 % of all FD incident responses.
•49% of transported patients needed some level of
Advanced Life Support care.
•469 Patients were medically evaluated by our
firefighters but not transported.
EMS
Our City is following a National trend where EMS
is the de facto Primary Care Providers for some
of our neighbors who are traditionally under
served, and for those persons over age 65.
•18.5 % of City residents are 65+
•52% of patient transported are 65+
•56% of all transported patients have some
type of public insurance plan.
Fire Marshal’s Office
Building Construction & Safety inspections
•1,763 inspections -244 Building Permits issued.
•3,882 Requests for Information and Service.
Electrical Inspections
•1,205 Inspections –254 Electrical permits issued.
•3,710 Requests for Information and Service.
FY23 Budget: Revenue
FY’22 Revenues are on track to collect a total of
$1.2M in revenues.
$510,000 in permit and inspection fees
$750,000 in Ambulance billing
COVID continues to impact the fees
collected through Medicaid/Care as
higher reimbursement fees are frozen
during the Pandemic.
•FY23 Revenues are projected to be relatively
flat $1.24M with only a slight increase in permit
monies.
FY23 Budget: Expenditures
•Increase in training monies to re-established
suspended specialty rescue certifications affected
by the pandemic.
•Use of ARPA funds to purchase a new ALS
Ambulance deferred for 2 years in CIP.
•Use of ARPA funds to re-establish replacement
program for Firefighter Personal Protective
Ensembles (PPE).
Emerging Issues
•COVID and all its variants are still circulating in our
community. SBFD is still treating and transporting
these patients to hospital EVERY day.
•Managing its effects on our community, and our
fatigued first responders, and other health care
providers is imperative.
•Replace 25 y.o. Records Management System that
is on a platform that is being phase out.
Emerging Issues
•Reestablish a Deputy Chief position.
•Incremental implementation of a long term staffing
plan to handle ever increasing calls for service of all
types from our residents.
-Currently responding with the same number of
on duty personnel in 2021 as 2007 with 56%
increase in incidents (4140 calls v. 2679 calls)
•Explore non traditional methods to recruit broader
candidate pool to SBFD ranks, that the plan
creates.
Spotlight!
•Hired 3 of the 4 previously open firefighter positions
created through attrition and retirement.
•Firefighters, have participated as vaccinators and
clinic support staff at COVID vaccine clinics through
out the state.
•Staff utilized 583 hrs. off duty time to vaccinate
more than 4800 Vermonters.
•Implemented a comprehensive Apparatus Alarm
Response Plan to limit the number of responding
units to calls emergently, and streamline mutual aid
responses in to, and out of the City.
City of South Burlington
FY 2023 Proposed Budget: Police Department
Shawn P. Burke –Chief of Police
City Council
December 20th, 2021
Overview
•The Department has 39 total police officer positions,
currently we have 4 vacancies.
•The organization hosts emergency dispatching services for
the City’s police and fire departments –7 full time
employees.
•The Community Justice Center is located under the Police
Department’s umbrella. The CJC provides an array of
services involving restorative practice, parallel justice, and
victim support –one full time Executive Director and two
part time employees.
•The Department also relies on our team members in
supporting roles; records, administration, and victim
advocacy –4 full time employees.
Operations
•The Dispatch Center handles over 16,000 incidents for the
police and fire department each year.
•The Police Department responds to an average of 12,000
calls for service per year –thousands of which are criminal
in nature. The department refers an average of 800 people
a year to criminal court to face charges.
•Sworn members of the South Burlington Police are assigned
to Patrol, Detectives, and Youth Services.
•The Community Justice Center is grant funded.
Police Data Trends
FY 23 Budget Items
•This budget represents a return to funding levels
in FY 21 –restoring training and equipment
reductions needed in the FY 22 budget.
•Body Worn Camera Technology –Cloud Based
Digital Evidence Management.
•New dispatch radio consoles –ARPA funds
•Two new part time positions for Parks Patrol –
recruitment and meeting residents
expectations.
•Two new patrol vehicles –Hybrid technology.
FY23 Budget: Expenditures
AXON Solution
Funding for a platform that supports body worn
cameras, cruiser cameras, and Tasers. Included in the
investment –cloud based storage, intuitive solutions,
and a fully supported suite of both hardware and
software.
Transparency in operations.
FY 23 Budget: Expenditures
Dispatch Consoles
The emergency dispatch center is equipped with
three dispatch consoles. The consoles are
approaching end of life and need to be replaced.
The consoles integrate all of the software and
hardware solutions the dispatchers need when
attending to calls for service.
Emerging Issues
Work Force Development & Retention
The Police Department has been losing approximately 10% of our sworn
workforce per year. We have been able to hire one third of our need
annually.
To fully train and certify a police officer takes approximately 40 weeks.
Our attrition is far outpacing our ability to hire / train / deploy police
officers.
Much of our attrition is retirement related. Others that have left report
their reasons for leaving as higher salary, promotion, more diversity in
assignment, and the common stressors related to municipal policing.
Due to staffing, the Department has had to reduce the number of
school based officers and temporarily suspend our Traffic Safety position.
Spotlight
•This proposed police budget will advance the department’s
objectives toward operationalizing aspects of the 21st Century
Policing Report –transparency and leveraging technology.
•This budget sustains our deep commitment to the Community
Outreach Program.
•The reinvestment in training helps in advancing our objectives
related to the use of force legislative mandates.
•These investments in the department aim to retain and hire
officers. The department wants to return service levels to meet
our communities expectations.
Stormwater Update for
South Burlington City Council
December 20, 2021
Presentation by:
Tom DiPietro
South Burlington Department of Public Works
Presentation Overview
•Stormwater 101
•Overview of the South Burlington Stormwater
Utility
•State of Vermont Stormwater Permits
•Stormwater Permits Issued in South Burlington
•Example Permits in South Burlington
•Q&A
Stormwater 101
What is Stormwater?
•Stormwater runoff occurs when water from rain or
snowmelt flows over the ground.
What is Stormwater Pollution?
•Stormwater can pick up
pollutants such as oil and
grease, chemicals,
nutrients, metals and
bacteria and flow into
stormwater systems or
directly to the lake,
streams, rivers or
wetlands.
What Creates Stormwater runoff?
•The amount of stormwater pollution and runoff increases
with the addition of impervious surfaces (e.g. asphalt,
rooftop, etc…). These surfaces don’t allow water to
infiltrate into the soil.
Runoff from 1 acre field Runoff from 1 acre parking lot
Hydrographs
Increased Stream Flows
•Additional runoff
from impervious
surfaces
increases stream
flow, which can
lead to erosion
and destabiliza-
tion of stream
banks
Streambank erosion in Potash Brook
Why is Treating Stormwater Important?
•Anything that enters the stormwater system is
discharged untreated into the waterways we use
for swimming, fishing, and providing drinking
water.
What flows into here…… ends up here!
Lake Champlain
•Phosphorus TMDL
–Unmanaged
stormwater runoff
contributes to both
the Developed Lands
and Stream Bank
Erosion phosphorus
loads
TMDL = Total Maximum Daily Load
The South Burlington
Stormwater Utility
Stormwater Utility Development Timeline
•Feasibility study –December 2003
•Public outreach and utility development –2003 to 2005
•Sewer ordinance updated -March 2005
•First stormwater fees assessed -April 2005
•Stormwater Superintendent hired -May 2005
•Requirements for City take over of residential stormwater
treatment systems –August 2006
Reasons for Creating the Stormwater Utility
•Most Vermont State SW permits (141)
•Most expired Vermont State SW permits (98)
•Most Stormwater Impaired watersheds (5)
–Streams are impaired for “stormwater”, based on flow TMDL
•Most streams discharging into Lake Champlain (5)
–Lake is impaired for phosphorous, based on nutrient TMDL
•Most annual housing starts (average of 250)
•Most CLF lawsuits in 5 year period (7)
What Does South Burlington’s
Stormwater Fee Pay For?
•The City’s stormwater obligations as a major land
owner (roads, sidewalks, City Hall, Police Station, etc.)
–Permit compliance & permit fees
–Required capital improvement projects
–Watershed planning / plan development
•Maintenance of city-owned stormwater infrastructure
–> 3,400 drainage structures (i.e. catch basins, manholes, etc)
–> 65 miles of stormwater pipe
–90 Stormwater Treatment Practices (STPs)
•Staff required to accomplish the above
–7 FTEs
What Doesn’t the South Burlington
Stormwater Fee Pay For?
•Compliance with privately-held stormwater
permits.
•Maintenance & repair of drainage infrastructure on
private property.
•Settling of disputes related to runoff or drainage
between private property owners.
•Solve problems related to wet basements and
puddles.
State of Vermont
Stormwater Permits
State Stormwater Permits
(Slide from a presentation in 2005)
•South Burlington has 141 State stormwater permits*.
–98 of these permits are expired*.
•There is currently no legal mechanism to renew an
expired state stormwater permit in a stormwater
impaired watershed.
–This can result in a clouded title and frustrate real estate
transactions.
•The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources will be
releasing new regulations related to stormwater runoff
in stormwater impaired watersheds.
–This new permit will require stormwater improvements
throughout the impaired watersheds.
* Permit numbers from 2005
State Stormwater Permits (2021)
•South Burlington has 198 State stormwater permits*.
–61 of the 198 permits are currently expired.
–The City owns impervious surface in 62 of the 198 permits
•There are now two ways that valid permit coverage can
be obtained by previously expired state stormwater
permits in stormwater impaired watersheds.
•The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources released the
Stormwater General Permit 3-9050, which went into
effect on December 1, 2020
–This new permit requires stormwater improvements
throughout the impaired watersheds.
* Permit numbers from 2021
Changes to State Stormwater Permits
•Operational Permit (now 3-9050)
–Older permits (9010, 9015, & RDA) renewed here
–Added requirements for “3 acre sites”
•MS4 (3-9003)
–Permit issued to municipalities of a certain size
–Includes requirements for development and
implementation of FRPs, PCPs, and MRGP
*The Construction General Permit (3-9020) is a separate permit program managed by VT DEC
Stormwater General Permit 3-9050
•Established Timelines for Compliance
–Expired Permits
•Outside SW Impaired Watershed: Can currently renew under old standard
•In SW Impaired Watershed: Initial NOI 12/1/2021, Final NOI 6/1/2023
Construction completed 6/1/2028
–3 Acre Sites
•In SW Impaired Watershed: Initial NOI 1/1/2022, Final NOI 7/1/2023,
Construction completed 7/1/2028
•Inside Lake Champlain Watershed (Missisquoi Bay, Main Lake, Burlington
Bay, and Shelburne Bay): Initial NOI 1/1/2022, Final NOI 7/1/2023,
Construction completed 7/1/2028
•Inside Lake Champlain Watershed (All other Lake segments): Initial NOI
6/1/2022, Final NOI 12/1/2023, Construction completed 12/1/2028
•Outside Lake Champlain Watershed: Initial NOI 10/1/2033, Final NOI
4/1/2034, Construction completed 4/1/2039
•Inside Lake Memphremagog Watershed: Initial NOI 3/1/2023, Final NOI
9/1/2024, Construction completed 9/1/2029
Stormwater General Permit 3-9050
•Treatment Requirements vary based on the size and
location of the project
–Expired Permits:
•Outside SW Impaired Watershed: Can renew under old standard
•In SW Impaired Watershed: Must meet Channel Protection
Standard
–3 Acre Sites
•Outside SW Impaired Watershed: Must meet Redevelopment
Standard (50% WQv)
•In SW Impaired Watershed: Must meet Redevelopment Standard
(50% WQv) and Channel Protection Standard
•Stormwater Impact Fees
State Stormwater Permits
in South Burlington
Residential
Stormwater System
Take-over
•Exclusively residential properties
can apply to have the City take-over
their State issued stormwater permit.
Once transferred, the City will
complete maintenance of the system.
•Commercial properties can apply to
obtain permit coverage under the
City’s MS4 permit. They do their
own maintenance and report to the
City.
Obtaining Permit Coverage
Under the City’s MS4 Permit
•Process Defined in Article VII of the City’s Sewer
& Stormwater Ordinance
–STPs must be added/upgraded to meet standards
outlined in the Stormwater Upgrade Feasibility
Analysis (SUFA)
–Option for Mitigation Fee
–Allows for a combination of STP upgrade & Mitigation
Fee payment
Assistance Provided By The
Stormwater Utility
•The City has established a process for property owners to
obtain coverage under our MS4 permit.
•We provide technical expertise to help property owners
understand the State’s requirements, how it effects the
property owner specifically, and what options are available
to the property owner.
•The City has a cost sharing policy in Article VIII of the
City’s Sewer & Stormwater Ordinance.
•The stormwater utility has obtained $12.3M in grants to
assist with design and construction since 2005.
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Examples of State Permits in
South Burlington
Timeline Example: Ledge Knoll
•1980’s: The Ledge Knoll development was issued State
stormwater permit 2-0220 for the 7.85 acres of impervious
surface, consisting of 57 single family homes and 2.75 acres of
roadway, in the Potash Brook watershed.
•1985: The permit expired and was never renewed.
•2020: The Stormwater General Permit 3-9050 went into effect,
including requirements for “3-Acre sites”, sites with an expired
permit, and sites in a stormwater impaired watershed.
Timeline Example: Ledge Knoll
•July 2021: The City held a public meeting with the neighborhood
to discuss the project and formation of a Homeowners’
Association, in order to meet the State’s requirements. The
neighborhood decided not to form an HOA and would prefer a
special assessment district be established.
•August 2021: The City received loan to complete engineering
design for Ledge Knoll and 11 other sites in South Burlington.
•November 2021: The City received approval from the State to
collect signatures from 100% of the single family homeowners,
instead of forming an HOA.
Timeline Example: Ledge Knoll
•Initial Notice of Intent (Initial NOI)
–Deadline: 12/1/2021
–Requires: Map of Impervious Area; Signatures from 57 Property
Owners, City and Engineer
•Final NOI
–Deadline: 6/1/2023
–Requires: Engineering Feasibility Analysis; Engineering Design;
Permits; Signatures from Property Owners, City, and Engineer
•Construction
–Deadline: 6/1/2028
Timeline Example: Grandview-Southridge
•1980’s: The Grandview-Southridge development was issued two
State stormwater permits 2-0737 & 2-0238 for the 5.5 acres of
impervious surface, consisting of approximately 146 condo units
and 1.23 acres of City roadway, that discharge to Potash Brook.
•1984 & 1985: The permits expired and were never renewed.
•2020: The Stormwater General Permit 3-9050 went into effect,
including requirements for “3-Acre sites”, sites with an expired
permit, and sites in a stormwater impaired watershed.
•September 2020: The City applied for and received a grant that
pays for 50% of engineering design.
Timeline Example: Grandview-Southridge
•Initial Notice of Intent (Initial NOI)
–Deadline: 12/1/2021
–Requires: Map of Impervious Area; Signatures from 2 HOAs, City
and Engineer
•Final NOI
–Deadline: 6/1/2023
–Requires: Engineering Feasibility Analysis; Engineering Design;
Permits; Signatures from 2 HOAs, City, and Engineer
•Construction
–Deadline: 6/1/2028
Commercial Property Example: Blue Mall
•1983: The Blue Mall development was issued a State stormwater
permit 2-0144 for the 4.4 acres of impervious surface, consisting
of building rooftops and a parking lot, but no City roadway, that
discharge to Potash Brook.
•1985: The permit expired and was never renewed.
•2020: The Stormwater General Permit 3-9050 went into effect,
including requirements for “3-Acre sites”, sites with an expired
permit, and sites in a stormwater impaired watershed.
Commercial Property Example: Blue Mall
•Initial Notice of Intent (Initial NOI)
–Deadline: 12/1/2021
–Requires: Map of Impervious Area, Signatures from Property
Owner and Engineer
•Final NOI
–Deadline: 6/1/2023
–Requires: Engineering Feasibility Analysis, Engineering Design,
Permits, Signatures from Property Owner and Engineer
•Construction
–Deadline: 6/1/2028
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