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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - City Council - 07/17/2017 AGENDA SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL Chamberlin Elementary School 262 White Street SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT Regular Session 6:30 P.M. Monday, July 17, 2017 1. Pledge of Allegiance (6:30 – 6:31 PM) 2. Instructions on emergency evacuation procedures (6:31 – 6:32 PM) 3. Agenda Review: Additions, deletions or changes in order of agenda items. (6:32 – 6:34 PM) 4. Comments and questions from the public not related to the agenda. (6:34 – 6:44 PM) 5. Announcements and City Manager’s Report. (6:44 – 6:59 PM) 6. Consent Agenda: (6:59 – 7:00 PM) A. *** Sign Disbursement B. *** Approve Minutes June 19th and July 5th C. Approve proposed stipulation resolving litigation in the matter of City of South Burlington v. Rieley Cohen Partnership, LLC, Docket No. 36-4-16 Vtec 7. Councilor reports related to outside committee assignments (7:00 – 7:10 PM) 8. Report on current and proposed activities of the Natural Resources Committee (7:10 – 7:25 PM) 9. Report on current and proposed activities of the Recreation and Parks Committee (7:25 – 7:40 PM) 10. *** Consider and possibly act upon a Joint Resolution calling for Regional Governance of Burlington International Airport. Councilor Chittenden (7:40 – 8:10 PM) 11. Review of issues on “Bike Rack” and/or “Parking Lot” and determine priorities. Kevin Dorn (8:10 – 8:20 PM) 12. *** Consider convening as the South Burlington Liquor Control Board to approve the following applications: (8:20 – 8:25 PM) A. Hudson Store #1277 (located at the airport) – Second Class License B. Hudson Store #1278 (located at the airport) – Second Class License C. Hudson Store #1279 (located at the airport) – Second Class License 13. Other Business: (8:25 – 8:30 PM) A. Items held from the Consent Agenda 14. Possible executive session to discuss real estate issues where premature disclosure may put the City at a competitive disadvantage. (8:30 – 8:45 PM) 15. Adjourn (8:45 PM) Respectfully Submitted: Kevin Dorn Kevin Dorn, City Manager *** Attachments Included Issues raised by Councilors or the public that have not been on a prior meeting agenda: 1. Policy regarding landscaping City-owned land and request from Hadley Road. 2. Cost of development/cost of open space. 3. Airport noise survey. 4. Evaluate water billing and rate structure. 5. Citizen participation in democratic process. 6. Adoption of a building code. Issues that have been discussed by the Council where further action is pending: 1. East Terrace Neighborhood Forum and conversion of housing into rental units. 2. Street light policy. 3. Crosswalk issues generally and on Kennedy Drive and Williston Road. 4. Committee reorganization. 5. Encouraging litter removal by businesses and the public. 6. Wastewater plant capacity and allocation. 7. Sanctuary City designation. 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Accounts Payable Check Register Date: 07/18/17 Date Check No. Paid To Memo Amount Paid 7/18/2017 3220 South Burlington Ace 8.95 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 6/30/2017 VI-14309 800931/3 8.95 8.95 7/18/2017 3221 Suvad & Vahida Coric 300.00 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 6/30/2017 VI-14314 REFUND OVERPYMT 300.00 300.00 7/18/2017 3222 Champlain Water District 58,505.45 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 6/30/2017 VI-14319 SBWD-327 58,505.45 58,505.45 7/18/2017 3223 Champlain Water District 137,096.17 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 6/30/2017 VI-14306 10-125(HH) 24.04 24.04 6/30/2017 VI-14307 JUNE 134,081.64 134,081.64 6/30/2017 VI-14308 SBWD-320 190.21 190.21 6/29/2017 VI-14313 S.BURL-CCR-2017 2,800.28 2,800.28 7/18/2017 3224 E.J. Prescott, Inc. 2,748.63 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 6/26/2017 VI-14311 5252940 33.93 33.93 6/27/2017 VI-14317 5251855 2,684.92 2,684.92 6/28/2017 VI-14318 5254613 29.78 29.78 7/18/2017 3225 Graybar Electric Company 75.02 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 6/29/2017 VI-14310 992177596 75.02 75.02 7/18/2017 3226 Independent Pipe & Supply 243.93 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 6/26/2017 VI-14312 476758 243.93 243.93 7/18/2017 3227 City Of South Burlington 322,804.95 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 7/11/2017 VI-14315 JUNE 322,804.95 322,804.95 7/18/2017 3228 City Of South Burlington 228,042.70 Date Voucher Number Reference Voucher Total Amount Paid 7/11/2017 VI-14316 JUNE STORMWATER 228,042.70 228,042.70 Printed: July 12, 2017 Page 1 of 2 South Burlington Water Dept. Accounts Payable Check Register Date: 07/18/17 Date Check No. Paid To Memo Amount Paid Total Amount Paid: 749,825.80 SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Printed: July 12, 2017 Page 2 of 2 CITY COUNCIL 5 JULY 2017 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Wednesday, 5 July 2017, at 6:30 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset Street. MEMBERS PRESENT: H. Riehle, Chair; P. Nowak, M. Emery ALSO PRESENT: K. Dorn, City Manager; T. Hubbard, Deputy City Manager; A Bolduc, City Attorney; P. Conner, Director of Planning & Zoning; I. Blanchard, Project Manager; B. Nowak 1. Directions on emergency evacuation procedures from conference room: Mr. Dorn provided directions on emergency evacuation procedures. 2. Possible executive session to discuss settlement of pending civil litigation to which the City of South Burlington is a party: Ms. Emery moved that the Council meet in executive session to discuss settlement of pending civil litigation to which the City of South Burlington is a party, and to include the City Manager, Deputy City Manager, and Director of Planning & Zoning in the session. Ms. Nowak seconded. Motion passed 3-0. The council entered executive session at 6:38 p.m. and returned to regular session at 6:50 p.m. 3. Agenda Review: Additions, deletions or changes in order of agenda items: No changes were made to the Agenda. 4. Comments & Questions from the public not related to the agenda: There was no public comment. 5. Announcements and City Manager’s Report: Council members reported on meetings and events they had attended in recent weeks. Mr. Dorn: Delivered the Memorandum of Understanding to Gene Richards. He said they would transmit it to their legal counsel and to Mayor Weinberger. Staff reviews are just about complete. The dispatch project continues, and the hope is to bring issues to the voters in March. There will be an earlier test with 2 or more districts participating. CITY COUNCIL 5 JULY 2017 PAGE 2 There will be a meeting with UVM people regarding the next mental health session. The State is working on similar issues City Council priorities are being worked into the work plan. The Dog Park at Farrell Park is open and in use. The other Dog Park will be open soon. The project to install windows in the upstairs conference room is set to begin. Panels are up at most of the landfill, and the project is on track to be charged up in October. Ms. Emery asked about GMP moving a substation behind a home on Country Club Estates. Mr. Dorn said that has been resolved, and the installation is being moved out of the neighborhood. Market Street construction is set to begin. Ms. Riehle asked about a Free Press article regarding the living roof at the Airport and whether it is out of compliance. Later in the meeting Mr. Conner noted the Free Press article didn’t said the roof wasn’t in compliance; it questioned whether it was. The administrative officer met with Airport people to discuss ways to make improvements as some TLC is needed. Mr. Conner noted the beautiful views from the roof and the Airport’s offer to community members to use that space. 6. Consent Agenda: a. Sign Disbursement b. Approve Minutes of 1 May, 15 May, 5 June and 19 June 2017 c. Approve All Hazards Mitigation Plan d. Approve grant application for Iby Street Gravel Wetland Stormwater project e. Approve resolution approving and authorizing execution of documents related to City Center TIF District Infrastructure and Capital Improvement bond Issuance Closing Ms. Emery asked to remove the Minutes of 19 June from the Consent Agenda. Ms. Nowak moved to approve the Consent Agenda minus the minutes of 19 June. Ms. Emery seconded. Motion passed 3-0. CITY COUNCL 5 JULY 2017 PAGE 3 7. Reports from Councilors from Activities of Committees to which they are Assigned: Ms. Nowak read a statement that which read at the Airport Commission meeting regarding the Memorandum of Understanding passed by the City Council. This began a dialog that was very complimentary to South Burlington. Members particularly appreciated the letter sent by Mr. Dorn regarding the green roof and landscaping around the Airport. It was noted that the green roof was designed to help with runoff. The picture that was in the paper was taken after the vegetation dies back. A Master Gardener has been recommended by UVM, and Ms. Nowak said she is recommending someone. The Airport is open to having meetings and fundraisers on the roof. 8. Overview, discussion and possible action on disposition of city’s leased land interest on 61 Procter Avenue: Mr. Bolduc explained this history of these types of land which still exist today. Every once in a while, an attorney will come upon one of these pieces of land and will asked that the homeowner be released from it. There is a process in state law for conveyance of city real estate, and it makes sense to go through that process. Mr. Dorn showed members the land in question on the computer screen. Mr. Bolduc noted that the property had been bought and sold without incident until now. The other attorney seems willing to pay for the cost of the ad in The Other Paper in order to cover the city’s cost. Mr. Bolduc also explained why this process is done by quit claim deed. Ms. Nowak moved to authorize the City Manager to enter into a quit claim deed regarding glebe leased land at 61 Procter Avenue, with the understanding that costs for notice and transfer will be covered by the homeowner. Ms. Emery seconded. Motion passed 3-0. 9. Consider and set FY 2018 Property Tax Rates and Tax Due Dates: Mr. Hubbard the proposed tax rate was .4946. This has now been reduced to .4920 and may be reduced a bit more. CITY COUNCIL 5 JULY 2017 PAGE 4 Ms. Emery moved to set tax due dates for 17 August, 15 November 2017 and 15 March 2018. Ms. Nowak seconded. Motion passed 3-0. 10. Presentation of 2017 VTrans Pedestrian/Bicycle Grant Application and Potential Approval of Letter of Support: Ms. Blanchard said there are 2 applications for bike/ped grants. These have been presented to the Bike/Ped Committee which supports both. The small scale grant would involve a 50% city match for construction only. Construction would be next summer. There is no funding for design. Ms. Blanchard showed a map of the scoping done last year. It involves a 10-foot shared use path that will complete 2/3 of the “gap” in the path. The application is for $173,000 which will be matched from impact fees. The larger grant would be for multi-year design, permitting, right-of-way acquisition and construction. This would be federally funded up to 80%. The city would match the remainder of the cost. 50% of the cost is eligible for funding using TIF district increment. Ms. Blanchard showed a concept for the streetscape with a larger buffer and a 2-way cycle track on the south side of Williston Road. The application includes lighting, trees, cycle track, and the wider sidewalk. Ms. Nowak asked how much land would be taken from property owners. Ms. Blanchard said there may be some offers of dedication. The city has 6 feet from the curb and would need an additional 20 feet. This would not alter the function of the property (i.e. parking). The sidewalk and cycle track would be combined in some places. Ms. Emery noted how little safe biking space there is from South Burlington to Burlington and felt this is something that could be discussed with the Mayor of Burlington. Ms. Emery moved to authorize the signature and submittal letters of support on behalf of the City Council acknowledging the city’s willingness to provide a local match and future maintenance responsibility for the Dorset Street Shared Use Path and the Williston Road buffered bicycle facilities and pedestrian improvements. Ms. Nowak seconded. Motion passed 3-0. CITY COUNCIL 5 JULY 2017 PAGE 5 11. Other Business a. Items held from Consent Agenda In the minutes of 19 June, members agreed to revise paragraph 3 on the top of p. 3 as follows: Following the first sentence, add: Council members agreed to continue with the current policy regarding appointments. Delete the remainder of the paragraph. Ms. Emery moved to approve the Minutes of 19 June as amended. Ms. Nowak seconded. Motion passed 3-0. Ms. Nowak noted that Paul Conner did an excellent presentation at the South Burlington Business Association and was very well received. As there was no further business to come before the Council, Ms. Emery moved to adjourn. Ms. Nowak seconded. Motion passed 3-0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. ________________________________ Clerk Regional Governance Burlington International Airport Joint Resolution Whereas; • The Burlington International Airport (BIA) serves as a critical component of Vermont’s economic development and transportation infrastructure linking our state to the nation and world for both business and personal travel; and • Preserving and enhancing the vitality of the airport for passenger travel and air freight needs to be a high priority for the region and State of Vermont; and • A reduction in flight schedules or the loss of service by one or more airlines would have a devastating impact on the entire Vermont economy and jobs market; and • The State has a vital interest in ensuring the viability and continuance of major airline service into the BIA yet has no role in management or operations of the Airport, its marketing plans or its relations with major carriers; and • The State owns, operates and maintains most of the airports located in Vermont including Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport, Edward H. Knapp State Airport (Berlin), William H. Morse State Airport (Bennington), Franklin County State Airport, Caledonia County Airport, Middlebury State Airport, Morrisville-Stowe State Airport, Newport State Airport, Post Mills Airport, Hartness State Airport (Springfield), and Warren-Sugarbush Airport; and • The Vermont Air Guard and the Vermont Army guard, both instruments of the State in their civilian mission, are the largest tenants of the Airport and therefore subject to decisions made by the City of Burlington with no direct oversight by the State; and • The State has broad jurisdiction and responsibility over statewide economic development initiatives and the infrastructure that supports economic development and job growth yet has no role whatsoever in management of a key element of that infrastructure, namely the BIA; and • Performance indicators (see below) at the BIA call into question its viability as an ongoing enterprise and component of our State’s economic development infrastructure; and Whereas; • The City of Burlington holds title to the 880+/- acres and various buildings that comprise the Burlington International Airport; and • The 880 +/- acres that comprise the BIA are wholly located within the borders of the City of South Burlington and not physically connected in any way to the City of Burlington; and • The residents of the City of South Burlington, the City of Winooski, the Town of Williston, the Town of Colchester, the Town of Essex, the Town of Shelburne and other adjacent communities are directly affected by the general operations of the BIA particularly from a noise, safety and traffic perspective; and • The residents of Burlington are not similarly affected by the general operations of the airport; and Whereas; • The Director of Aviation serves as the general manager of non-flight and non-military-related operations at the BIA and reports to and is solely accountable to the Mayor of the City of Burlington; and • The only authoritative oversight of the management of the Airport rests with the Burlington elected officials neglecting all other municipalities affected by airport operations and Champlain Valley airspace activity ; and • The Airport Commission is perfunctory in its role and is merely advisory as they do not exercise authority over BIA operations or the decisions of the Director of Aviation; and • Four Members of the five Member Commission are appointed by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Burlington with one Member representing the City of South Burlington appointed by the South Burlington City Council; and • The City of South Burlington has no meaningful role in BIA governance given the purely advisory nature of the Commission; and • No other affected communities have a seat on the Commission even though they are directly affected by activities using airspace in the Champlain Valley; and • According to the approved minutes of the April 24, 2017 meeting of the Airport Commission a member of the Commission stated, “It may be time for the Airport Commission and the City of Burlington to reevaluate having a member from South Burlington on the Airport Commission if this is no longer as beneficial as it once was or all parties could work on having a more understanding and constructive relationship” potentially calling into question the legitimacy and longevity of a South Burlington representative on the Commission; and • A Winooski City Council passed resolution (November 17, 2016) requesting that Winooski be granted a Commissioner position on the Burlington Airport Commission due to the impact of operations on the City has not been responded to by the City of Burlington; and • The citizens of the City of South Burlington, the City of Winooski, the Town of Williston, the Town of Colchester, the Town of Essex, and the Town of Shelburne and other adjacent communities are directly affected by the ongoing BIA operations on the ground and in the airspace over their communities yet have no ability to redress their concerns through shared governance in Airport decision making; and • The lack of broad accountability embedded in the BIA governance structure combined with the existence of the BIA located wholly within another municipality with its operational affects touching other communities and not the City of Burlington is rare if not unique in the United States; and Whereas; • The BIA has begun the planning process to develop a Noise Compatibility Program Update that will guide the investment of potential future FAA funds in approved noise abatement remedies that should set as a priority the protection and preservation of workforce housing; and • Under Part 150, the FAA requires that an “Advisory Committee” be established comprised of neighboring communities and other stakeholders; and • The recommendations developed by the Advisory Committee will be provided to the Director of Aviation; and, • The Director of Aviation alone will decide which measures he will present to the FAA as the final recommendations of the BIA for future noise abatement measures; and • None of these measures or investments will be made in the City of Burlington as no relevant impacts fall upon the residents of the City of Burlington from airport-generated noise; and • The communities that are actually affected by airport operation noise will have no role in actually deciding which investments will be best for or even wanted in their communities as only the Director of Aviation will have that authority to make these recommendations to the FAA and to apply for funding to support those measures; and Whereas; • The BIA operates as a separate Enterprise Fund within the departmental structure of the City of Burlington that is wholly self-sustaining deriving revenues from commercial carrier operations, the sale of goods and services, leases and significant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); and • The financial viability of BIA is wholly dependent on revenues derived from sources other than City of Burlington taxpayers; and • City of Burlington taxpayers have made no investments in the BIA or the property on which it sits since 1948 when the City taxpayers covered part of the cost of a runway extension; and, • All improvements to the BIA have been funded through the enterprise itself and the FAA, its major source of federal funding; and • The City of Burlington functions as a steward of BIA, an enterprise that is a regional asset serving a regional population and economy paid for by its own operations and FAA funding; and • While the City of Burlington holds “title” to the BIA it does not “own” BIA in the classic sense of having paid for it through taxpayer investments (as the context of ownership reflects who actually paid for the asset, revenues were provided through the enterprise by passengers from throughout Vermont and the world who have arrived or embarked from BIA, commercial lease holders and other customers and by the largest of its funders being the FAA); and, Whereas; • BIA Performance indicators as most accurately expressed though passenger enplanements (the annual number of passengers boarding scheduled flights) have declined dramatically since a peak in 2008; and • This decline in enplanements at BIA has occurred even as enplanements nationally have increased significantly; and • BIA enplanements fell from 759,021 in 2008 to 594,034 in 2015, (Source: BIA Website, BTV Monthly Passenger Enplanements) even as nationwide enplanements rose from 820,000,000 to 895,000,000 (Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2015 U.S. Based Traffic Data); and, • Enplanements at the BIA have fallen short of even the lowest forecasted projections by the BIA in its “Vision 2030 Airport Master Plan Update Summary Presentation” (Source: Chart - High, Medium, and Low Forecast Scenarios for Commercial Enplanements at BTV: 2008 – 2030) dated January 2011; and • The Vision 2030 Airport Master Plan Update Summary Presentation” dated January 2011 projected that enplanements in 2016 would be at roughly 750,000 under a “low” scenario, 1,000,000 under a “medium” scenario and 1,250,000 under a “high” scenario. Actual enplanements in 2015 were 594,034, well below the lowest predicted target (Source: Vision 2030 Airport Master Plan Update Summary Presentation, Chart - High, Medium, and Low Forecast Scenarios for Commercial Enplanements at BTV: 2008 – 2030); and Whereas; • A Committee established by the City of Burlington to develop a Strategic Plan for the BIA issued its report to the Burlington City Council and Mayor on June 10 2013 in an appearance before the Burlington City Council and Mayor that was featured in various news articles that included recommendations regarding Finances, Air Service Development, Staffing, Economic Development and Governance; and • As for the issue of governance, this Strategic Plan recommended the following “Action Step”— “Concurrently work with the State and other potential regional partners to create a regional authority model to be implemented …” yet four years later, there has been no effort to pursue this “Action Step,” again calling into question whether or not any other “Action Steps” have been pursued or accomplished; and • It is unclear as to whether or not progress has been made on any of the recommendations as there is no reference on the BIA website or on the City of Burlington website as to the matter of addressing the recommendations of the Plan; and • As the line of authority and communication between Airport management goes only to the Mayor, and to no other body of authority over BIA operations, it is unknown whether or not any of the recommendations are being pursued as had been intended; and Whereas; • A vital and growing Plattsburg International Airport (PIA) creates competitive pressure on the regional landscape that has devastating implications for the entire economy of Vermont; and • The State of New York and Clinton County have invested $54 million in a very recently completed expansion of the PIA terminal, tripling its size (Source: Seven Days, August 26, 2016); and • The new terminal is projected to be able to handle 300,000 enplanements a year and is on track to exceed 150,000 enplanements this year (Seven Days, August 26, 2016); and • The new PIA terminal has five existing gates, expandable to eight, fully staffed TSA function, two baggage carrousels, fully staffed rental car agencies, massive surface level parking capacity with accommodations for US customs and immigration functions to support international flights (Source: Tour of the Airport); and • Spirit, Allegiant and PanAir currently provide service out of PIA to Boston, South Carolina, Florida, the Caribbean and Latin countries (Plattsburgh International Airport Website); and • PIA has aggressively courted the Quebec market by branding itself “Montreal’s U.S. Airport” and catering to French speaking customers (Source: Plattsburgh International Airport Website, Seven Days, August 26, 2016); and • The State of New York and Clinton County have also pledged $38 million to upgrade the industrial park adjacent to the PIA focusing on air cargo and serving as a transportation hub (Source: Governor Andrew Cuomo State of the State Address, January 11, 2017); and • It is clear that this nearly $100 million in investment is designed to lure a full-scheduled air carrier to PIA that will compete head-to-head with carriers operating out of BIA—putting added competitive pressure on decisions regarding routes and equipment flying out of BIA; and • Loss of routes and a change in equipment would have a significant impact on the economy of northwest Vermont and the State; and • There is little recognition of any competitive pressures from PIA or other airports in either the 2030 Plan, the Airport Strategic Planning Committee recommendations of June 10, 2013 or any other materials relating to BIA marketing; and • The emergence of a strong PIA calls into serious question the “Airport Vision” as presented in the Airport Strategic Planning Committee Recommendations of June 10, 2013; “Our vision is to meet the air transportation needs of all the people and businesses of Vermont, northern New York, northern New Hampshire and southern Quebec for the duration of this century;” and Whereas; • Regional governance models for larger, commercial-service airports that are county–based or authority–based is the norm in the United States which brings all affected communities to the decision making table; and • All major airports in New York State are now governed by regional authorities with Syracuse being the most recent conversion in 2013; and • Other airports, such as Gerald Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan have also recently converted to an “authority” structure of governance; and • Syracuse, among others, has found great success in a regional governance model increasing its economic viability and engaging the entire region in support of the airport as an economic driver; and • In the Airport Strategic Planning Committee Recommendations of June 10, 2013, the Strategic Planning Committee recognized the viability of moving toward a regional governance model for BIA by making the recommendation that it “...work with the state and other potential regional partners to create a regional authority model to be implemented as financial goals are realized” and in a later recommendation to “further explore the advantages/disadvantages of conversion to a regional airport authority governance model.” Four years later, a serious review and discussion of regional governance has yet to occur. Therefore, be it resolved that the undersigned communities and stakeholders request that: 1. The Burlington City Council consider and declare that it is in the best interest of the City of Burlington, the greater Northwest Vermont region and the State of Vermont that ownership of the Burlington International Airport be transferred to the State of Vermont and that a State/Regional governing board be established to provide oversight of the management of the Burlington International Airport that would include representation from Burlington as well as other affected communities in the region and the State; and 2. That the Mayor of Burlington cause to be formed a committee made up of representatives from Burlington, affected communities in the region appointed by their legislative bodies and the State as appointed by the Governor to prepare and implement a plan to transition Burlington International Airport ownership from the City of Burlington to the State of Vermont and to recommend that a governance structure be established that includes representatives from Burlington as well as other affected communities in the region and the State of Vermont; and 3. That should neither of the actions requested in the first two resolved clauses be initiated in a reasonable period of time as determined by the undersigned, that the Governor of the State of Vermont appoint a committee made up of representatives from affected communities in the region and the State to develop a plan to transition ownership of the Burlington International Airport from the City of Burlington to the State of Vermont to be governed by a board comprised of representatives from affected communities in the region and the State in a structure as determined by the committee. __________________________ _________________________ Helen Riehle, Chair Pat Nowak __________________________ _________________________ Meaghan Emery, Vice Chair Thomas Chittenden __________________________ Tim Barret, Clerk __________________________ Date