HomeMy WebLinkAboutDraft Minutes - Steering Committee - 01/22/2020STEERING COMMITTEE January 22, 2020
The South Burlington Steering Committee (Joint Meeting of the City Council and School
Board) met on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 6:00 PM in the Library at the Frederick H.
Tuttle Middle School, 500 Dorset Street.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: H. Riehle; Chair, M. Emery; Vice Chair, Tim Barritt, Tom
Chittenden
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: E. Fitzgerald; Chair, B. Burkhardt; Clerk, A. McHenry, B.
Minier
ALSO PRESENT: K. Dorn; City Manager, T. Hubbard; Deputy City Manager, D. Young;
Superintendent of Schools, Gary Marckres; SBSD Director of Operations and Finance, Amadee
Denton; SBSD Business Manager
GUESTS: 3
WELCOME
H. Riehle welcomed everyone to the meeting.
AGENDA REVIEW: ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR CHANGES IN ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS
There were none.
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC NOT RELATED TO THE AGENDA
There were none.
APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 5, 2019 STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
The Steering Committee reviewed the November 5 minutes and made a few edits. T. Barritt
moved to approve the November 5 minutes as amended, A. McHenry seconded the motion. All
were in favor. The motion passed.
CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION OF FY’21 BUDGET TO SCHOOL BOARD
T. Hubbard presented a short overview of the FY ‘21 budget, as approved by the city council, to
the school board. H. Riehle. thanked T. Hubbard for his presentation.
SCHOOL BOARD PRESENTATION OF FY’21 BUDGET TO CITY COUNCIL
D. Young noted that an overall objective of the board on the school budget is to ensure that we
meet the Ends as related to student outcomes. The budget was presented to the city by D.
Young, A. Denton and G. Marckres. The city council asked several questions. D. Young noted the
school district budget can be found on the district website. H. Riehle thanked them for their
presentation.
UPDATE AND DISCUSSION BY BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD ON MAJOR
PROJECTS’ STATUS
Review Proposed School Board Bond Article (New High School and Middle School)
B. Burkhardt provided an update on plans for a new high school and middle school and also
provided a pre-bond update.
D. Young noted that there is a lot of information on the district website regarding the bond and
the plans for the new high school and middle school. There is also a project website with
additional information, the address to this site is www.southburlingtonvtschools.com.
There will also be several upcoming informational community meetings. The dates for these
meetings are on January 30 and February 12. Both will be held in cafeteria 2 at the high school
from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
Tours will be provided on Tuesdays and Fridays (except 2/11) from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. and
during February break at 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. each weekday at the high school.
It was also noted that K. Schlenter, Principal at F. H. Tuttle Middle School would be happy to
give tours of the middle school.
Council members asked several questions. Several comments were provided by a community
member.
Update on Community Center Project
K. Dorn noted that the foundation for the new municipal building is being poured and the
opening date will be in the fall of 2021. There is a progress camera on top of Allard Square
which allows the community to watch the progress of the project.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was none.
ADJOURN
H. Riehle adjourned the Steering Committee meeting at 7:09 p.m.