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SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL South Burlington City Hall 180 Market Street – Outside main entrance SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT
Special City Council Meeting 4:00 P.M. Friday, July 23, 2021
1. Welcome (4:00 PM)
2.Agenda Review: Additions, deletions or changes in order of agenda items. (4:00 – 4:01 PM)
3.Comments and questions from the public not related to the agenda. (4:01 – 4:11 PM)
4.Consent Agenda: (4:12 – 4:13 PM)
A.*** Consider and Sign Disbursements
5.***Council approval of a resolution for Policymaking to Reduce Carbon Emissions andCounteract Climate Change – Councilor Emery (4:13 – 4:15 PM)
6.Set FY22 property tax rates and tax installment due dates (4:16 – 4:20 PM)
7. Adjourn (4:20 PM)
Respectfully Submitted:
Jessie Baker
City Manager
*** Attachments Included
Issues raised by Councilors or the public that have not been on a prior meeting agenda: 1. Cost of development/cost of open space. Issues that have been discussed by the Council where further action is pending: 1. Street light policy. 2. Airport noise survey. 3. Evaluate water billing and rate structure.
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RESOLUTION FOR POLICYMAKING TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND
COUNTERACT CLIMATE CHANGE
WHEREAS the City of South Burlington joined the State of Vermont and other communities and
businesses in the Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition and pledged to meet or exceed the
obligations for the United States in the Paris Agreement; and,
WHEREAS the City acknowledges the implications of CO2 emissions and their effect on
climate change and its consequent effects on its citizens’ quality of life, health, safety, and
economic well-being and,
WHEREAS it is in the City’s best interests to pursue energy efficiencies and reduce fossil fuel
consumption, and
WHEREAS, the City hired an energy projects manager and pursued a number of key projects
reducing our energy and carbon footprints.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Burlington City Council adopts the
reduction of South Burlington’s carbon footprint as an extremely important effort.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City staff and the Council will immediately task a
committee to work with the CCRPC and the Vermont Climate Council on the Climate Action
Plans and invite all members of the community to participate in creating a Plan with specific
actions for South Burlington that conform to current science in support of the City’s
commitments as set forth herein and as stated in the supporting documents.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City staff and the Council, with the help of its advisory
committees will strive to take actions based on the Climate Action Plan by preparing and
adopting regulations, preparing capital budgets and annual work programs, and forming citizen
committees as needed, to reflect this mission by accounting for greenhouse gas emissions and
climate impacts when making any significant decisions.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City’s Chief Sustainability Officer will annually report
to the City Council on the progress that the City is making on enacting the Climate Action Plan
using standard tools and metrics and will verify that the City appropriately factors climate
impacts into all applicable actions and decisions.
Signed this 23rd day of July, 2021.
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Helen Riehle, Chair
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Meaghan Emery, Vice-Chair
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Tim Barritt, Clerk
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Thomas Chittenden, Councilor
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Matt Cota, Councilor