1 00:00:12,584 --> 00:00:14,486 Good evening everyone. 2 00:00:14,486 --> 00:00:15,632 Welcome to the 3 00:00:15,632 --> 00:00:16,812 elected 4 00:00:16,812 --> 00:00:18,869 council meeting. September 2026 5 00:00:18,869 --> 00:00:20,393 . I didn't hear 6 00:00:20,393 --> 00:00:21,429 them say that 7 00:00:21,429 --> 00:00:22,307 recording was in progress. 8 00:00:22,307 --> 00:00:23,560 Uh, no, not on this one. 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,429 Okay, 5:00 p.m. And our 10 00:00:27,429 --> 00:00:28,651 meeting was announced in 11 00:00:28,651 --> 00:00:29,872 three different places in the 12 00:00:29,872 --> 00:00:31,665 city. It has been posted 13 00:00:31,665 --> 00:00:32,879 on our website and 14 00:00:32,879 --> 00:00:34,518 emailed to 15 00:00:34,548 --> 00:00:35,307 interested 16 00:00:35,307 --> 00:00:37,355 parties. Therefore, we 17 00:00:37,355 --> 00:00:38,492 believe that we can 18 00:00:38,492 --> 00:00:39,155 continue to 19 00:00:39,155 --> 00:00:40,356 hold legal 20 00:00:40,356 --> 00:00:43,631 open meetings. Yes 21 00:00:43,631 --> 00:00:45,549 . The meeting complies with 22 00:00:45,549 --> 00:00:46,836 open 23 00:00:46,836 --> 00:00:48,381 meeting laws. Too many 24 00:00:48,381 --> 00:00:50,293 meetings. Let's start 25 00:00:50,293 --> 00:00:51,375 again. Um, the first 26 00:00:51,375 --> 00:00:52,209 item on our 27 00:00:52,209 --> 00:00:53,192 agenda is the 28 00:00:53,192 --> 00:00:54,324 minutes of the previous 29 00:00:54,324 --> 00:00:55,473 meeting. And our 30 00:00:55,473 --> 00:00:57,566 last meeting was on 31 00:00:57,566 --> 00:00:59,692 September 14, 2026. Um, I 32 00:00:59,692 --> 00:01:04,609 reread the protocol, and 33 00:01:04,609 --> 00:01:05,717 , uh, except for a 34 00:01:05,717 --> 00:01:07,111 typo 35 00:01:07,111 --> 00:01:08,326 where the vortex should have been the 36 00:01:08,326 --> 00:01:12,062 apex. And I thought 37 00:01:12,062 --> 00:01:13,710 maybe we should 38 00:01:13,710 --> 00:01:15,318 add, uh, two words 39 00:01:15,318 --> 00:01:19,755 to the part about the flag 40 00:01:19,755 --> 00:01:20,448 in the park being 41 00:01:20,448 --> 00:01:23,624 lit up at night. 42 00:01:23,624 --> 00:01:24,972 Um, I propose 43 00:01:24,972 --> 00:01:26,737 to accept the minutes of 44 00:01:26,737 --> 00:01:28,708 the meeting of September 14, 45 00:01:28,708 --> 00:01:30,318 2026. 46 00:01:30,318 --> 00:01:31,265 Second. 47 00:01:31,265 --> 00:01:35,463 All in favor? Yes. 48 00:01:35,463 --> 00:01:39,713 Not bad. 49 00:01:39,713 --> 00:01:40,672 Do we have any 50 00:01:40,672 --> 00:01:41,533 additions to the 51 00:01:41,533 --> 00:01:47,121 agenda? 52 00:01:47,121 --> 00:01:48,323 Shall we move on to the reports of 53 00:01:48,323 --> 00:01:50,591 our departments? Do 54 00:01:50,591 --> 00:01:51,663 we have an update 55 00:01:51,663 --> 00:01:52,904 on the 56 00:01:52,904 --> 00:01:53,823 energy coordinator? I 57 00:01:53,823 --> 00:01:57,446 don't think there is. Uh, 58 00:01:57,446 --> 00:01:58,373 an update on the 59 00:01:58,373 --> 00:01:59,070 grants? The 60 00:01:59,070 --> 00:02:00,121 only update on 61 00:02:00,121 --> 00:02:01,173 the grant is 62 00:02:01,173 --> 00:02:02,144 that we received, um, 63 00:02:02,144 --> 00:02:02,791 well, as of 64 00:02:02,791 --> 00:02:03,492 today it's 65 00:02:03,492 --> 00:02:04,490 in 66 00:02:04,490 --> 00:02:05,326 pending status, our 67 00:02:05,326 --> 00:02:06,243 reimbursement to the 68 00:02:06,243 --> 00:02:07,456 USDA 69 00:02:07,483 --> 00:02:08,481 for the 70 00:02:08,481 --> 00:02:13,466 Haynes project. Hmm, 71 00:02:13,466 --> 00:02:15,291 so that's 136,439. Hmm, and 72 00:02:15,291 --> 00:02:16,955 yes, I requested, um, 73 00:02:16,955 --> 00:02:18,941 a refund for that 74 00:02:18,941 --> 00:02:21,012 last Tuesday. Hmm 75 00:02:21,012 --> 00:02:21,885 , they 76 00:02:21,885 --> 00:02:23,086 work great and 77 00:02:23,086 --> 00:02:24,463 do it quickly. So it 78 00:02:24,463 --> 00:02:24,930 was 79 00:02:24,930 --> 00:02:26,244 as wonderful as it may 80 00:02:26,244 --> 00:02:26,837 sound. 81 00:02:26,837 --> 00:02:28,270 Yes, of course. Yes, 82 00:02:28,270 --> 00:02:30,144 exactly. Hmm, and that's all 83 00:02:30,144 --> 00:02:31,313 I have for now. 84 00:02:31,313 --> 00:02:34,109 Okay, thank you. 85 00:02:34,142 --> 00:02:36,333 Traffic Department. 86 00:02:36,333 --> 00:02:37,365 Paving on 87 00:02:37,365 --> 00:02:40,466 Cory Hill. I hope that 88 00:02:40,466 --> 00:02:41,286 , if the weather 89 00:02:41,286 --> 00:02:42,518 cooperates, 90 00:02:42,518 --> 00:02:43,475 it will be done in two more days 91 00:02:43,475 --> 00:02:46,317 . And we 92 00:02:46,317 --> 00:02:47,090 are trying 93 00:02:47,090 --> 00:02:48,166 to prepare for 94 00:02:48,166 --> 00:02:50,675 winter. 95 00:02:50,675 --> 00:02:52,339 What? Sprinkling 96 00:02:52,339 --> 00:02:58,563 winter sand? Hmm. 97 00:02:58,563 --> 00:02:59,634 Do you think you 98 00:02:59,634 --> 00:03:00,349 will have 99 00:03:00,349 --> 00:03:00,945 problems 100 00:03:00,945 --> 00:03:01,838 getting salt again 101 00:03:01,838 --> 00:03:02,761 this year, or is it too 102 00:03:02,761 --> 00:03:03,881 early to know? 103 00:03:03,881 --> 00:03:05,071 Sorry? Do 104 00:03:05,071 --> 00:03:06,212 you think you 105 00:03:06,212 --> 00:03:07,291 will have 106 00:03:07,291 --> 00:03:08,432 salt problems again this year, or is it 107 00:03:08,432 --> 00:03:13,423 too early to know? 108 00:03:13,423 --> 00:03:15,059 I think not, but I don't 109 00:03:15,059 --> 00:03:16,941 know. 110 00:03:16,941 --> 00:03:18,172 It depends on 111 00:03:18,172 --> 00:03:19,340 whether there is an ice storm in New Jersey 112 00:03:19,340 --> 00:03:20,389 . 113 00:03:20,389 --> 00:03:21,675 Yes. 114 00:03:21,675 --> 00:03:23,964 Wow. Supposedly they 115 00:03:23,964 --> 00:03:26,776 solved the 116 00:03:26,776 --> 00:03:28,086 problems they had 117 00:03:28,086 --> 00:03:30,591 . I have other 118 00:03:30,591 --> 00:03:31,577 ways, but they 119 00:03:31,577 --> 00:03:32,634 cost more 120 00:03:32,634 --> 00:03:40,783 money. Many. 121 00:03:40,783 --> 00:03:42,130 So, our salt is 122 00:03:42,130 --> 00:03:43,381 Syracuse. Yes. 123 00:03:43,381 --> 00:03:44,157 Does our salt 124 00:03:44,157 --> 00:03:45,710 come from Canada? 125 00:03:45,710 --> 00:03:46,772 It is coming to the 126 00:03:46,772 --> 00:03:47,802 Syracuse area. 127 00:03:47,802 --> 00:03:51,583 Good. This is a plus. From the 128 00:03:51,583 --> 00:03:53,130 city. I was driving 129 00:03:53,130 --> 00:03:54,924 past the old town. 130 00:03:54,924 --> 00:03:58,960 Perfectly. That's why there 131 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,326 is salt in the ocean. Something 132 00:04:00,326 --> 00:04:03,479 spilled. They both 133 00:04:03,479 --> 00:04:04,921 fell 134 00:04:04,921 --> 00:04:06,689 into the water. My God. 135 00:04:06,689 --> 00:04:07,983 Good. 136 00:04:07,983 --> 00:04:13,306 Library update? 137 00:04:13,306 --> 00:04:14,574 So, the AGD grant, which was supposed to 138 00:04:14,574 --> 00:04:15,915 be announced 139 00:04:15,915 --> 00:04:17,038 at the end of the summer, 140 00:04:17,038 --> 00:04:19,365 was postponed to October. 141 00:04:19,365 --> 00:04:20,790 So we're still waiting 142 00:04:20,790 --> 00:04:21,256 for that. 143 00:04:21,256 --> 00:04:23,351 Good. 144 00:04:23,351 --> 00:04:24,444 Um, we're moving 145 00:04:24,444 --> 00:04:28,140 forward with the drainage. Um, 146 00:04:28,140 --> 00:04:29,127 we thought it was a 147 00:04:29,127 --> 00:04:31,102 bigger project than it 148 00:04:31,136 --> 00:04:32,834 actually was. So it seems like 149 00:04:32,834 --> 00:04:34,247 it's a simpler thing, which is 150 00:04:34,247 --> 00:04:35,801 good. We'll put 151 00:04:35,801 --> 00:04:36,829 gravel, um, around 152 00:04:36,829 --> 00:04:37,644 the building to 153 00:04:37,644 --> 00:04:40,363 prevent splashing. And that's what 154 00:04:40,363 --> 00:04:41,502 will help 155 00:04:41,502 --> 00:04:42,537 wet the wall 156 00:04:42,537 --> 00:04:46,818 in the spring and all that. 157 00:04:46,818 --> 00:04:47,944 Um, we set up a 158 00:04:47,944 --> 00:04:50,392 platform in front. 159 00:04:50,392 --> 00:04:51,730 So a lot happened this summer 160 00:04:51,730 --> 00:04:53,164 . Um, and it 161 00:04:53,164 --> 00:04:53,772 was, um, 162 00:04:53,772 --> 00:04:54,874 funded by 163 00:04:54,874 --> 00:04:56,342 the Friends of the Library. 164 00:04:56,342 --> 00:04:57,035 So we can 165 00:04:57,035 --> 00:04:58,090 use, um, the 166 00:04:58,090 --> 00:04:59,200 furniture that we have, but 167 00:04:59,200 --> 00:04:59,783 we couldn't 168 00:04:59,783 --> 00:05:00,643 use 169 00:05:00,643 --> 00:05:01,626 before. So, this was 170 00:05:01,626 --> 00:05:02,434 done to 171 00:05:02,434 --> 00:05:03,313 create more 172 00:05:03,313 --> 00:05:04,667 places for people to 173 00:05:04,691 --> 00:05:05,925 spend time. Um, there's a 174 00:05:05,925 --> 00:05:07,474 sapling nesting there 175 00:05:07,474 --> 00:05:09,537 , um, in the lilac. So we 176 00:05:09,537 --> 00:05:10,502 finally found 177 00:05:10,502 --> 00:05:11,467 someone to take it down 178 00:05:11,467 --> 00:05:12,483 . So they're 179 00:05:12,483 --> 00:05:16,383 going to remove it. Um, 180 00:05:16,383 --> 00:05:17,926 and the stained glass window was installed, 181 00:05:17,926 --> 00:05:21,394 um, in July. So, I 182 00:05:21,394 --> 00:05:22,791 think this is the fifth of the 183 00:05:22,791 --> 00:05:24,151 sixth, um, in the whole 184 00:05:24,151 --> 00:05:25,261 restoration 185 00:05:25,261 --> 00:05:26,621 project. So, it's actually 186 00:05:26,621 --> 00:05:28,004 going very well 187 00:05:28,004 --> 00:05:32,017 . Um, we had a 188 00:05:32,017 --> 00:05:35,243 few shelves collapse. Um, I 189 00:05:35,243 --> 00:05:36,015 think they 190 00:05:36,015 --> 00:05:37,375 checked all the other 191 00:05:37,375 --> 00:05:38,735 shelves, and I would say there 192 00:05:38,735 --> 00:05:40,169 is some deformation 193 00:05:40,169 --> 00:05:41,879 . So, it was 194 00:05:41,879 --> 00:05:43,270 temporarily fixed 195 00:05:43,270 --> 00:05:44,553 , um, but that's something we're 196 00:05:44,553 --> 00:05:45,765 going to start 197 00:05:45,765 --> 00:05:47,049 looking into, um, that could 198 00:05:47,049 --> 00:05:50,407 be replaced. Um, but 199 00:05:50,407 --> 00:05:54,328 we'll figure that out. And Maya is currently 200 00:05:54,328 --> 00:05:55,315 working on 201 00:05:55,315 --> 00:05:56,111 weeding out 202 00:05:56,111 --> 00:05:57,767 fiction and 203 00:05:57,799 --> 00:05:59,009 nonfiction so that she 204 00:05:59,009 --> 00:06:00,155 can keep up with 205 00:06:00,155 --> 00:06:00,983 all the current 206 00:06:00,983 --> 00:06:03,577 information. And our 207 00:06:04,829 --> 00:06:05,959 disaster recovery plan has been completed 208 00:06:05,959 --> 00:06:10,006 and updated. And, uh, 209 00:06:10,006 --> 00:06:11,554 well, I was busy. 210 00:06:11,554 --> 00:06:12,476 We haven't had a good report in a while 211 00:06:12,476 --> 00:06:13,644 , so 212 00:06:13,644 --> 00:06:14,944 this is a good discussion. 213 00:06:14,944 --> 00:06:21,597 Yes. Perfectly. 214 00:06:21,597 --> 00:06:23,329 Some updates from the council. 215 00:06:23,329 --> 00:06:24,714 Um, I really don't have anything to 216 00:06:24,714 --> 00:06:27,329 share. Um, 217 00:06:27,329 --> 00:06:28,686 my email 218 00:06:28,686 --> 00:06:30,078 was compromised 219 00:06:30,078 --> 00:06:31,296 at the end of August, 220 00:06:31,296 --> 00:06:32,584 so I closed it for a while 221 00:06:32,584 --> 00:06:33,975 , and so, um, 222 00:06:33,975 --> 00:06:35,263 I kind of fell out 223 00:06:35,263 --> 00:06:36,028 of touch, 224 00:06:36,028 --> 00:06:37,072 relying on 225 00:06:37,072 --> 00:06:38,290 the women here to 226 00:06:38,290 --> 00:06:39,647 do things, so, um, 227 00:06:39,647 --> 00:06:40,587 I don't have anything to 228 00:06:40,587 --> 00:06:44,435 report. 229 00:06:44,435 --> 00:06:45,786 Um, I guess I have 230 00:06:45,786 --> 00:06:49,430 two things. Um, at our 231 00:06:49,430 --> 00:06:51,021 last meeting, um 232 00:06:51,021 --> 00:06:52,367 , I said that I would, um, 233 00:06:52,367 --> 00:06:53,265 contact the 234 00:06:53,265 --> 00:06:54,856 state engineer, 235 00:06:54,856 --> 00:06:56,365 um, regarding the, um, 236 00:06:56,365 --> 00:06:59,915 sidewalk project. Um, Katherine 237 00:06:59,915 --> 00:07:01,166 Shankman asked for 238 00:07:01,166 --> 00:07:04,336 some information. Um, 239 00:07:04,336 --> 00:07:05,778 and I received from them, 240 00:07:05,778 --> 00:07:07,144 um, the final plans for 241 00:07:07,144 --> 00:07:10,713 this project. Hmm, I 242 00:07:10,713 --> 00:07:12,918 gave them to Catherine. Hmm, have 243 00:07:12,918 --> 00:07:14,335 n't heard anything else, 244 00:07:14,335 --> 00:07:15,678 so I assume 245 00:07:15,678 --> 00:07:17,059 they gave her what 246 00:07:17,059 --> 00:07:20,223 she needed. 247 00:07:20,223 --> 00:07:21,209 Yes, and we still 248 00:07:21,209 --> 00:07:22,265 expect this 249 00:07:22,265 --> 00:07:23,639 project to happen in 250 00:07:23,639 --> 00:07:24,700 October. 251 00:07:24,700 --> 00:07:28,336 Any day. Uh, 252 00:07:28,336 --> 00:07:30,037 secondly, again, from the 253 00:07:30,037 --> 00:07:31,608 last meeting, I 254 00:07:31,608 --> 00:07:39,171 mentioned that, uh, I'm 255 00:07:39,171 --> 00:07:39,980 going to talk to a 256 00:07:39,980 --> 00:07:41,395 Norwich 257 00:07:41,395 --> 00:07:42,973 Solar representative about the resiliency zone project 258 00:07:42,973 --> 00:07:44,187 at the, uh, 259 00:07:44,187 --> 00:07:45,805 gravel pit on 260 00:07:45,805 --> 00:07:47,018 Route 73. Uh, I didn't 261 00:07:47,018 --> 00:07:48,636 learn anything that I didn't 262 00:07:48,636 --> 00:07:50,093 already know from my 263 00:07:50,093 --> 00:07:56,200 conversations with Green Mountain Power. 264 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:57,581 Uh, but, uh, they from 265 00:07:57,581 --> 00:07:59,165 Norwich contacted us 266 00:07:59,165 --> 00:08:00,384 , and I think that's a 267 00:08:00,384 --> 00:08:07,306 good sign. Uh, and 268 00:08:07,306 --> 00:08:08,821 they're currently working with 269 00:08:08,821 --> 00:08:10,222 Green Mountain Power to, uh, 270 00:08:10,222 --> 00:08:11,018 rework 271 00:08:11,018 --> 00:08:12,192 the administration of the 272 00:08:12,192 --> 00:08:13,328 project, you know, 273 00:08:13,328 --> 00:08:14,616 contractually, uh, which is 274 00:08:14,616 --> 00:08:15,979 expected to be 275 00:08:15,979 --> 00:08:17,494 completed in the near 276 00:08:17,494 --> 00:08:26,308 future. Um, so there will be a 277 00:08:26,308 --> 00:08:27,558 contract and Norwich 278 00:08:27,558 --> 00:08:28,771 will get permission to 279 00:08:28,771 --> 00:08:30,168 start work, but, uh 280 00:08:30,168 --> 00:08:31,344 , in terms of the timeline, I 281 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:32,741 got the same response from them 282 00:08:32,741 --> 00:08:33,880 as I 283 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:35,167 did from Green Mountain 284 00:08:35,167 --> 00:08:37,115 Power, which is that 285 00:08:37,151 --> 00:08:38,585 the work is expected to, uh, be done 286 00:08:38,585 --> 00:08:44,212 next year. Uh, 287 00:08:44,212 --> 00:08:48,525 in the summer. Uh, 288 00:08:48,525 --> 00:08:49,167 we're still 289 00:08:49,167 --> 00:08:50,389 looking forward 290 00:08:50,389 --> 00:08:50,811 to it. 291 00:08:50,811 --> 00:08:52,880 Yes. In the meantime, I will 292 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:53,559 periodically 293 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:54,689 inform them so that 294 00:08:54,689 --> 00:08:55,786 they don't forget about 295 00:08:55,786 --> 00:08:56,445 us. 296 00:08:56,445 --> 00:09:00,408 Yes, well done. 297 00:09:00,408 --> 00:09:03,656 I'm fine. What is it? 298 00:09:03,656 --> 00:09:04,748 Drew Hudson just 299 00:09:04,748 --> 00:09:05,377 dropped by. 300 00:09:05,377 --> 00:09:06,124 Okay, we want to 301 00:09:06,124 --> 00:09:07,170 go back and 302 00:09:07,170 --> 00:09:08,246 see if 303 00:09:08,246 --> 00:09:09,232 Drew Hudson has any 304 00:09:09,232 --> 00:09:10,786 updates on the 305 00:09:10,816 --> 00:09:14,741 energy coordinator for us? 306 00:09:14,741 --> 00:09:15,887 Wait, I'll 307 00:09:15,887 --> 00:09:16,898 press the magic 308 00:09:16,898 --> 00:09:19,794 button now. 309 00:09:19,794 --> 00:09:21,411 Greetings. Uh, sorry, I 310 00:09:21,411 --> 00:09:22,754 just got here. I'm not 311 00:09:22,754 --> 00:09:23,791 sure if you've 312 00:09:23,791 --> 00:09:24,911 talked about this yet, but I 313 00:09:24,911 --> 00:09:25,808 think the main 314 00:09:25,808 --> 00:09:26,789 update for me 315 00:09:26,789 --> 00:09:27,826 is going to be the same as the 316 00:09:27,826 --> 00:09:28,778 main update 317 00:09:28,778 --> 00:09:29,563 from Mike, who 318 00:09:29,563 --> 00:09:30,600 talked about solar 319 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:31,457 panels, so... 320 00:09:31,457 --> 00:09:32,516 We haven't gotten to 321 00:09:32,516 --> 00:09:32,970 that yet. 322 00:09:32,970 --> 00:09:34,250 We haven't discussed 323 00:09:34,250 --> 00:09:35,435 this yet, so stay tuned 324 00:09:35,435 --> 00:09:36,272 . 325 00:09:36,272 --> 00:09:38,322 Perfectly. I will be here. 326 00:09:38,322 --> 00:09:40,828 Good. Uh, the 327 00:09:40,828 --> 00:09:43,522 utilities department. There is 328 00:09:43,557 --> 00:09:44,969 no report this time. I'll just say 329 00:09:44,969 --> 00:09:46,220 that the people from Massanetta 330 00:09:46,220 --> 00:09:47,375 echoed Terry's... 331 00:09:47,375 --> 00:09:47,786 Mmm... 332 00:09:47,786 --> 00:09:48,699 Erm, about them 333 00:09:48,699 --> 00:09:49,717 coming to visit to 334 00:09:49,717 --> 00:09:50,500 check out the 335 00:09:50,500 --> 00:09:51,488 leech field in November. 336 00:09:51,488 --> 00:09:53,007 November...Well, okay. 337 00:09:53,007 --> 00:09:54,246 Water pump station 338 00:09:54,246 --> 00:09:58,944 ...Yes. Yes. 339 00:09:58,989 --> 00:10:01,378 VHI management update? 340 00:10:01,378 --> 00:10:04,080 I have...Can you hear me? 341 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:05,116 Yes, we hear. 342 00:10:05,116 --> 00:10:07,708 Greetings. Greetings. Well, 343 00:10:07,708 --> 00:10:09,845 you know, autumn 344 00:10:09,882 --> 00:10:11,884 has fully begun in the center. Ours 345 00:10:11,884 --> 00:10:13,068 said that the schoolchildren 346 00:10:13,068 --> 00:10:13,989 returned to the 347 00:10:13,989 --> 00:10:15,271 building, which was very 348 00:10:15,271 --> 00:10:16,389 fun when their 349 00:10:16,389 --> 00:10:17,475 noise and excitement 350 00:10:17,475 --> 00:10:18,395 returned to the 351 00:10:18,395 --> 00:10:19,643 building. Um, ours 352 00:10:19,643 --> 00:10:20,832 said no, they did 353 00:10:20,832 --> 00:10:21,989 n't hire an 354 00:10:21,989 --> 00:10:22,988 art teacher. They 355 00:10:22,988 --> 00:10:23,894 hold a series of 356 00:10:23,894 --> 00:10:25,042 exhibitions by 357 00:10:25,042 --> 00:10:26,992 resident artists. So it's actually really 358 00:10:27,023 --> 00:10:28,078 fun to have different 359 00:10:28,078 --> 00:10:29,289 artists work with the 360 00:10:29,289 --> 00:10:29,847 kids and 361 00:10:29,847 --> 00:10:30,840 exhibit their 362 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:31,678 work in our 363 00:10:31,678 --> 00:10:33,486 art zone. Um, 364 00:10:33,486 --> 00:10:34,871 they also have music and a 365 00:10:34,871 --> 00:10:36,291 band in the building, so that 366 00:10:36,291 --> 00:10:37,677 was fun. Um, we're 367 00:10:37,677 --> 00:10:38,981 also partnering with 368 00:10:38,981 --> 00:10:40,117 Amy Brown, who, for 369 00:10:40,117 --> 00:10:41,455 those of you who don't know, 370 00:10:41,455 --> 00:10:43,092 is an 371 00:10:43,126 --> 00:10:45,466 outdoor activities teacher for 372 00:10:45,499 --> 00:10:48,283 preschoolers and sixth graders. 373 00:10:48,283 --> 00:10:49,523 Um, and she came up and 374 00:10:49,523 --> 00:10:50,698 asked if 375 00:10:50,698 --> 00:10:51,808 the students could take 376 00:10:51,808 --> 00:10:53,049 responsibility for 377 00:10:53,049 --> 00:10:54,322 looking after Kate's garden, the 378 00:10:54,322 --> 00:10:55,497 memorial garden 379 00:10:55,497 --> 00:10:56,346 by the music 380 00:10:56,346 --> 00:10:58,697 room. So she 381 00:10:58,697 --> 00:10:59,837 sees it as an important 382 00:10:59,837 --> 00:11:00,912 part of 383 00:11:00,912 --> 00:11:02,052 science education, as well 384 00:11:02,052 --> 00:11:03,159 as community 385 00:11:03,159 --> 00:11:04,649 service. So, um, we 386 00:11:04,649 --> 00:11:05,890 'll work with 387 00:11:05,890 --> 00:11:07,237 her to ensure the 388 00:11:07,237 --> 00:11:10,801 garden is taken care of. Um, 389 00:11:10,801 --> 00:11:12,336 also, the center is now 390 00:11:12,336 --> 00:11:13,645 open, um, 391 00:11:13,645 --> 00:11:15,451 Monday through Friday 392 00:11:15,451 --> 00:11:17,212 mornings, usually from 8:00 a.m. 393 00:11:17,212 --> 00:11:20,569 to 12:00 p.m. And there's, you know, a 394 00:11:20,569 --> 00:11:21,472 quiet space for 395 00:11:21,472 --> 00:11:22,744 remote work, and 396 00:11:22,744 --> 00:11:23,580 there's also a more 397 00:11:23,580 --> 00:11:24,718 open space 398 00:11:24,718 --> 00:11:26,023 for people who want to 399 00:11:26,023 --> 00:11:27,361 come in, get out of 400 00:11:27,361 --> 00:11:28,666 the rain, and enjoy 401 00:11:28,666 --> 00:11:29,737 each 402 00:11:29,737 --> 00:11:31,654 other's company. Um, and of 403 00:11:31,654 --> 00:11:32,872 course, we'll 404 00:11:32,872 --> 00:11:34,158 work closely 405 00:11:34,158 --> 00:11:34,970 with the people who 406 00:11:34,970 --> 00:11:36,290 are opening the bakery 407 00:11:36,290 --> 00:11:37,576 to make sure that 408 00:11:37,576 --> 00:11:38,659 we're not competing, 409 00:11:38,659 --> 00:11:39,708 you know, we, um, we're 410 00:11:39,708 --> 00:11:40,960 partnering with them 411 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,246 to make sure that there 412 00:11:42,246 --> 00:11:43,498 are open spaces 413 00:11:43,498 --> 00:11:45,863 for the community. Um, oh, we're 414 00:11:45,863 --> 00:11:47,276 also having, um, uh 415 00:11:47,276 --> 00:11:48,617 , like last year, a 416 00:11:48,617 --> 00:11:49,813 children's 417 00:11:49,813 --> 00:11:50,718 Halloween party, which will 418 00:11:50,718 --> 00:11:51,660 take place in 419 00:11:51,660 --> 00:11:53,091 mid-October. So 420 00:11:53,091 --> 00:11:54,248 , again, so that it 421 00:11:54,248 --> 00:11:55,191 doesn't compete with the 422 00:11:55,191 --> 00:11:56,408 Pierce Hall events or 423 00:11:56,408 --> 00:11:58,030 anything like that. Um, and 424 00:11:58,030 --> 00:11:59,318 we'd like to have a 425 00:11:59,318 --> 00:12:00,572 late fall event 426 00:12:00,572 --> 00:12:01,656 for adults so 427 00:12:01,656 --> 00:12:02,334 they can have some 428 00:12:02,334 --> 00:12:04,027 fun. Um, and 429 00:12:04,027 --> 00:12:05,178 the last thing I want to 430 00:12:05,178 --> 00:12:06,539 say is that Holla, 431 00:12:06,539 --> 00:12:07,447 our 432 00:12:07,447 --> 00:12:08,773 art program, our 433 00:12:08,773 --> 00:12:09,855 art classes, 434 00:12:09,855 --> 00:12:11,276 are starting soon. So we will be 435 00:12:11,276 --> 00:12:12,734 posting the, um 436 00:12:12,734 --> 00:12:13,930 , fall 437 00:12:13,930 --> 00:12:16,395 art class schedule soon. Um, 438 00:12:16,395 --> 00:12:18,206 I think that's it. Do you 439 00:12:18,206 --> 00:12:20,961 have any questions or 440 00:12:20,961 --> 00:12:21,964 what door do you 441 00:12:21,964 --> 00:12:22,936 want people to 442 00:12:22,936 --> 00:12:24,170 use, Asha? 443 00:12:24,170 --> 00:12:27,492 Oh, okay. Sorry. Um, 444 00:12:27,492 --> 00:12:28,478 due to 445 00:12:28,478 --> 00:12:29,358 safety protocol with the, um, 446 00:12:29,358 --> 00:12:30,590 elementary school, the 447 00:12:30,590 --> 00:12:31,717 theater wing is 448 00:12:31,717 --> 00:12:33,090 completely closed, um 449 00:12:33,090 --> 00:12:33,794 , when children 450 00:12:33,794 --> 00:12:34,709 are in the 451 00:12:34,709 --> 00:12:38,906 building. So, the door 452 00:12:38,906 --> 00:12:39,876 to access the 453 00:12:39,876 --> 00:12:41,207 office wing, which is, 454 00:12:41,207 --> 00:12:42,070 um, you know, the 455 00:12:42,070 --> 00:12:43,364 remote workspace 456 00:12:43,364 --> 00:12:44,767 , the gathering place, 457 00:12:44,767 --> 00:12:46,133 my office for 458 00:12:46,133 --> 00:12:46,960 any issues 459 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:48,362 related to the hub, um 460 00:12:48,362 --> 00:12:50,771 , fabric sales, 461 00:12:50,807 --> 00:12:52,246 bone builders, um, all these 462 00:12:52,246 --> 00:12:53,396 different office 463 00:12:53,396 --> 00:12:54,835 spaces, it seems like 464 00:12:54,835 --> 00:12:56,165 they're getting more and 465 00:12:56,165 --> 00:12:57,208 more every 466 00:12:57,208 --> 00:12:58,107 week, um, we're 467 00:12:58,107 --> 00:12:59,545 using the 468 00:12:59,545 --> 00:13:02,096 office wing door, um. And 469 00:13:02,096 --> 00:13:03,364 actually, there 470 00:13:03,364 --> 00:13:04,703 's a blue sign above this door 471 00:13:04,703 --> 00:13:06,042 that says "office," from back 472 00:13:06,042 --> 00:13:07,416 when it was 473 00:13:07,416 --> 00:13:08,846 , uh, the main office. 474 00:13:08,846 --> 00:13:09,957 So, these are the doors that 475 00:13:09,957 --> 00:13:11,100 will be open 476 00:13:11,100 --> 00:13:12,408 Monday through Friday 477 00:13:12,408 --> 00:13:13,959 mornings. Thank you for this 478 00:13:13,959 --> 00:13:18,568 question. 479 00:13:18,568 --> 00:13:20,105 Hmm, I will say that, uh, there is 480 00:13:20,105 --> 00:13:21,518 a video that, uh, Rob 481 00:13:21,518 --> 00:13:22,848 Gardner, uh, made 482 00:13:22,848 --> 00:13:23,637 a little 483 00:13:23,637 --> 00:13:25,300 documentary 484 00:13:25,300 --> 00:13:26,879 about 8 485 00:13:26,879 --> 00:13:28,250 minutes long about the 486 00:13:28,250 --> 00:13:29,756 center project. Um, and so we're going 487 00:13:29,756 --> 00:13:31,042 to put a link 488 00:13:31,042 --> 00:13:32,261 , sorry, a 489 00:13:32,261 --> 00:13:33,348 YouTube link to, uh, this 490 00:13:33,348 --> 00:13:34,666 documentary 491 00:13:34,666 --> 00:13:35,721 in the minutes and on the 492 00:13:35,721 --> 00:13:36,907 city's website so 493 00:13:36,907 --> 00:13:37,863 people can 494 00:13:37,863 --> 00:13:38,721 watch it. 495 00:13:38,721 --> 00:13:39,788 Oh, great. 496 00:13:39,788 --> 00:13:41,052 This is a great little 497 00:13:41,052 --> 00:13:42,572 video. Worth 498 00:13:42,572 --> 00:13:44,357 a look. 499 00:13:44,357 --> 00:13:47,433 Very expected. 500 00:13:47,433 --> 00:13:49,419 Hmm, Drew raised his hand. 501 00:13:49,419 --> 00:13:51,989 Okay, Drew. Yes, I would have 502 00:13:51,989 --> 00:13:53,013 a few 503 00:13:53,013 --> 00:13:54,446 questions about BHI and 504 00:13:54,446 --> 00:13:55,757 Efficiency Vermont and, uh, 505 00:13:55,757 --> 00:13:58,304 heating controls. 506 00:13:58,304 --> 00:14:00,306 Oh, sorry. Oh, sorry. 507 00:14:00,306 --> 00:14:01,075 Hmm, Asha might be 508 00:14:01,075 --> 00:14:02,024 better at answering the 509 00:14:02,024 --> 00:14:02,742 question about 510 00:14:02,742 --> 00:14:03,802 heating control. I 511 00:14:03,802 --> 00:14:04,676 was just going to 512 00:14:04,676 --> 00:14:05,550 mention, uh, so that the 513 00:14:05,550 --> 00:14:06,424 election commission would 514 00:14:06,424 --> 00:14:07,494 know as well. Um, we 515 00:14:07,494 --> 00:14:08,214 added some 516 00:14:08,214 --> 00:14:09,323 information, including 517 00:14:09,323 --> 00:14:10,432 a little flyer about 518 00:14:10,432 --> 00:14:11,421 solar energy 519 00:14:11,421 --> 00:14:12,291 downtown, not 520 00:14:12,291 --> 00:14:13,280 solar energy at 521 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:13,730 city 522 00:14:13,730 --> 00:14:14,899 hall, um, to a 523 00:14:14,899 --> 00:14:15,978 recent 524 00:14:15,978 --> 00:14:17,087 grant report that was 525 00:14:17,087 --> 00:14:18,047 sent to some of the 526 00:14:18,047 --> 00:14:19,186 state sponsors of the 527 00:14:19,186 --> 00:14:20,297 project. So, the cat is 528 00:14:20,297 --> 00:14:21,513 out of the bag, 529 00:14:21,513 --> 00:14:22,730 or people were told that 530 00:14:22,730 --> 00:14:24,018 we were doing it too. Um 531 00:14:24,018 --> 00:14:25,103 , and so, um, just 532 00:14:25,103 --> 00:14:26,188 wanted to let 533 00:14:26,188 --> 00:14:27,050 you know that this was 534 00:14:27,050 --> 00:14:28,103 reported, um, as part of the 535 00:14:28,103 --> 00:14:29,125 normal 536 00:14:29,125 --> 00:14:30,337 grant reporting 537 00:14:30,337 --> 00:14:31,614 that we do through Two 538 00:14:31,614 --> 00:14:32,614 Rivers and People. And there 539 00:14:32,614 --> 00:14:33,526 was a mention of the 540 00:14:33,526 --> 00:14:34,763 part of the project 541 00:14:34,763 --> 00:14:35,870 that we usually 542 00:14:35,870 --> 00:14:36,977 reported to them about until now, which is the 543 00:14:36,977 --> 00:14:38,149 reconstruction, the roof, the 544 00:14:38,149 --> 00:14:39,158 walls, the interior of the 545 00:14:39,158 --> 00:14:40,395 building, all that other stuff 546 00:14:40,395 --> 00:14:41,573 . Um, we haven't 547 00:14:41,573 --> 00:14:42,587 really talked to 548 00:14:42,587 --> 00:14:43,079 them about 549 00:14:43,079 --> 00:14:43,847 installing 550 00:14:43,847 --> 00:14:45,015 solar because 551 00:14:45,015 --> 00:14:46,244 they don't fund that 552 00:14:46,244 --> 00:14:49,045 part of the project. 553 00:14:49,045 --> 00:14:52,828 Good. Thank you. I think 554 00:14:52,828 --> 00:14:53,888 this brings us 555 00:14:53,888 --> 00:14:54,655 to the relevant 556 00:14:54,655 --> 00:14:55,776 information. People 557 00:14:55,776 --> 00:14:56,843 we should 558 00:14:56,843 --> 00:14:57,933 ask at Asha about 559 00:14:57,933 --> 00:14:58,893 effectiveness? 560 00:14:58,893 --> 00:15:00,292 He, I think, yes, do 561 00:15:00,292 --> 00:15:03,406 you know anything about it? 562 00:15:03,406 --> 00:15:04,242 We actually 563 00:15:04,242 --> 00:15:05,463 met with...we 564 00:15:05,463 --> 00:15:06,125 actually 565 00:15:06,125 --> 00:15:07,101 met with 566 00:15:07,101 --> 00:15:08,357 someone from...uh, Efficiency 567 00:15:08,357 --> 00:15:09,228 Vermont...uh about 568 00:15:09,228 --> 00:15:10,588 insulation, especially... 569 00:15:10,588 --> 00:15:11,704 uh, the theater 570 00:15:11,704 --> 00:15:12,820 wing, which is used pretty much 571 00:15:12,820 --> 00:15:14,528 constantly 572 00:15:14,563 --> 00:15:15,748 during the cold 573 00:15:15,748 --> 00:15:19,691 months. Uh, and we have 574 00:15:19,691 --> 00:15:21,069 a lot of good ideas, 575 00:15:21,069 --> 00:15:22,192 a lot of 576 00:15:22,192 --> 00:15:23,497 DIY projects that the council will 577 00:15:23,497 --> 00:15:24,802 take on...Uh, 578 00:15:24,802 --> 00:15:27,685 about doors and windows. 579 00:15:27,685 --> 00:15:28,859 They suggested 580 00:15:28,859 --> 00:15:30,098 a lot of good ideas 581 00:15:30,098 --> 00:15:30,848 that are fairly 582 00:15:30,848 --> 00:15:31,533 inexpensive 583 00:15:31,533 --> 00:15:33,082 options for us. 584 00:15:33,082 --> 00:15:34,231 Of course, there are some more 585 00:15:34,231 --> 00:15:35,483 expensive options 586 00:15:35,483 --> 00:15:36,802 that could help 587 00:15:36,802 --> 00:15:38,299 . But right now we're 588 00:15:38,299 --> 00:15:39,580 going to work 589 00:15:39,580 --> 00:15:40,829 with our volunteers 590 00:15:40,829 --> 00:15:41,854 and install 591 00:15:41,854 --> 00:15:42,974 insulation for doors and 592 00:15:42,974 --> 00:15:44,031 windows, potentially 593 00:15:44,031 --> 00:15:45,248 looking at window 594 00:15:45,248 --> 00:15:46,337 dressers and all the other 595 00:15:46,337 --> 00:15:47,297 options we 596 00:15:47,297 --> 00:15:48,194 can do 597 00:15:48,194 --> 00:15:49,072 ourselves. And 598 00:15:49,072 --> 00:15:50,334 we hope that this will 599 00:15:50,334 --> 00:15:51,245 have a great 600 00:15:51,245 --> 00:15:53,230 impact. We also 601 00:15:53,230 --> 00:15:55,202 work with our 602 00:15:55,236 --> 00:15:56,562 pneumatics control specialist 603 00:15:56,562 --> 00:15:57,888 to really isolate 604 00:15:57,888 --> 00:16:02,368 certain areas that are not 605 00:16:02,368 --> 00:16:04,803 being used, 606 00:16:04,803 --> 00:16:05,508 to lower 607 00:16:05,508 --> 00:16:06,757 the temperature in certain 608 00:16:06,757 --> 00:16:09,593 rooms and so on. So we're 609 00:16:09,593 --> 00:16:10,669 monitoring that, and 610 00:16:10,669 --> 00:16:11,711 we're hoping that 611 00:16:11,711 --> 00:16:12,685 this season we'll 612 00:16:12,685 --> 00:16:13,627 see some 613 00:16:13,627 --> 00:16:14,635 fuel savings 614 00:16:14,635 --> 00:16:15,879 compared to last 615 00:16:15,879 --> 00:16:18,047 winter. 616 00:16:18,047 --> 00:16:19,490 Yes, especially this 617 00:16:19,490 --> 00:16:21,586 winter. And someday, 618 00:16:21,586 --> 00:16:22,728 maybe we'll buy 619 00:16:22,728 --> 00:16:26,435 you a new boiler. 620 00:16:26,435 --> 00:16:27,634 Yes, it's something of a 621 00:16:27,634 --> 00:16:31,370 relic. 622 00:16:31,370 --> 00:16:32,947 Yes, that's just my opinion 623 00:16:32,947 --> 00:16:38,019 . Okay, thank you. So, 624 00:16:38,019 --> 00:16:39,037 I think we're ready to 625 00:16:39,037 --> 00:16:40,088 move on to new 626 00:16:40,088 --> 00:16:41,438 things. So, the first 627 00:16:41,438 --> 00:16:42,620 item on our 628 00:16:42,620 --> 00:16:43,802 list for new 629 00:16:43,802 --> 00:16:45,022 business is a 630 00:16:45,022 --> 00:16:46,013 catering permit for 631 00:16:46,013 --> 00:16:47,461 special events 632 00:16:47,461 --> 00:16:48,605 at Pearce Hall on November 5th and 6th 633 00:16:48,605 --> 00:16:50,586 from 4:30pm to 9:30pm. 634 00:16:50,586 --> 00:16:51,770 We had to ask around a bit 635 00:16:51,770 --> 00:16:53,023 about what kind of 636 00:16:53,023 --> 00:16:54,498 event this was. We 637 00:16:54,498 --> 00:16:55,763 understand these are 638 00:16:55,763 --> 00:16:57,408 Ridgeline Outdoor 639 00:16:57,408 --> 00:17:00,811 Collective bikes. People are hosting 640 00:17:00,811 --> 00:17:02,426 an event, and this application is from the 641 00:17:02,426 --> 00:17:07,703 Red Clover Ale Company. And 642 00:17:07,703 --> 00:17:08,588 they will, I believe, 643 00:17:08,588 --> 00:17:09,968 serve beer and 644 00:17:09,968 --> 00:17:11,101 ale during this 645 00:17:11,101 --> 00:17:13,169 event. So, they 646 00:17:13,169 --> 00:17:14,155 had to 647 00:17:14,155 --> 00:17:16,520 apply for control of the 648 00:17:16,552 --> 00:17:17,669 liquor and lottery department, 649 00:17:17,669 --> 00:17:18,885 which Israel approved 650 00:17:18,885 --> 00:17:20,100 statewide, but we also 651 00:17:20,100 --> 00:17:20,593 have to 652 00:17:20,593 --> 00:17:21,742 vote to 653 00:17:21,742 --> 00:17:25,703 approve it verbally. 654 00:17:25,703 --> 00:17:26,897 So, I move to 655 00:17:26,897 --> 00:17:28,370 approve this 656 00:17:28,370 --> 00:17:29,923 special event permit 657 00:17:29,923 --> 00:17:31,317 for Red Clover Ale Company to 658 00:17:31,317 --> 00:17:32,631 serve alcohol at 659 00:17:32,631 --> 00:17:33,706 Pierce Hall on November 5th and 6th 660 00:17:33,706 --> 00:17:35,179 for the Ridge Line 661 00:17:35,179 --> 00:17:38,197 Outdoor Collective. 662 00:17:38,197 --> 00:17:38,924 Second. 663 00:17:38,924 --> 00:17:39,810 All in favor. 664 00:17:39,810 --> 00:17:42,241 Yes. Yes. Yes. 665 00:17:42,241 --> 00:17:43,540 I understand. 666 00:17:43,540 --> 00:17:49,725 Sounds fun. Um, I 667 00:17:49,725 --> 00:17:50,757 looked at the, uh, 668 00:17:50,757 --> 00:17:51,682 July 669 00:17:51,682 --> 00:17:52,786 Treasurer's Report, and, uh, there's 670 00:17:52,786 --> 00:17:54,103 only one 671 00:17:54,103 --> 00:17:55,028 month left in our 672 00:17:55,028 --> 00:17:56,203 fiscal year, 673 00:17:56,203 --> 00:17:57,413 so there's, there's, there's a lot to 674 00:17:57,413 --> 00:17:58,623 think about; but from what 675 00:17:58,623 --> 00:17:59,762 I've seen and 676 00:17:59,762 --> 00:18:00,865 analyzed so far, 677 00:18:00,865 --> 00:18:01,719 revenues 678 00:18:01,719 --> 00:18:02,680 have decreased a bit, but so have 679 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:03,962 expenses, so 680 00:18:03,962 --> 00:18:04,745 we're operating 681 00:18:04,745 --> 00:18:08,964 unevenly. And so 682 00:18:08,964 --> 00:18:10,610 I move that we adopt, 683 00:18:10,610 --> 00:18:13,687 uh, the Treasurer's July 2026 report second 684 00:18:13,730 --> 00:18:15,054 by 685 00:18:15,054 --> 00:18:15,824 second. 686 00:18:15,824 --> 00:18:16,713 All in favor. 687 00:18:16,713 --> 00:18:20,343 Yes. 688 00:18:20,343 --> 00:18:21,613 And then we'll move on 689 00:18:21,613 --> 00:18:23,677 to August. 690 00:18:23,677 --> 00:18:25,006 We hope there 691 00:18:25,006 --> 00:18:30,167 will be more data there. 692 00:18:30,167 --> 00:18:31,512 Next on our list 693 00:18:31,512 --> 00:18:32,785 is signing the letter of 694 00:18:32,785 --> 00:18:33,912 intent for 695 00:18:33,912 --> 00:18:35,040 fiscal year 2026 with 696 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:36,203 city auditors 697 00:18:36,203 --> 00:18:37,512 Melgett, Janette, and 698 00:18:37,512 --> 00:18:41,325 Crow Wisner. We just 699 00:18:41,325 --> 00:18:43,362 completed the 2025 audit 700 00:18:43,362 --> 00:18:47,446 . And here it is, and 701 00:18:47,446 --> 00:18:48,569 since this was the 702 00:18:48,569 --> 00:18:49,807 first year with these 703 00:18:49,807 --> 00:18:50,852 auditors, it 704 00:18:50,852 --> 00:18:52,323 took a long time, 705 00:18:52,323 --> 00:18:53,058 and it's just 706 00:18:53,058 --> 00:18:54,219 getting close to the 707 00:18:54,219 --> 00:18:55,496 start of the 2026 audit 708 00:18:55,496 --> 00:18:57,750 . So I expect that 709 00:18:57,750 --> 00:18:59,056 perhaps this year the 710 00:18:59,056 --> 00:19:00,471 audit will be conducted in a 711 00:19:00,471 --> 00:19:01,818 more timely manner. We 712 00:19:01,818 --> 00:19:02,830 can actually 713 00:19:02,830 --> 00:19:03,905 have better numbers in 714 00:19:03,905 --> 00:19:04,886 our 715 00:19:04,886 --> 00:19:08,487 city report. And I am very happy 716 00:19:08,487 --> 00:19:12,510 to sign this agreement. 717 00:19:12,510 --> 00:19:13,339 One question 718 00:19:13,339 --> 00:19:14,688 first, Kristen, what does it 719 00:19:14,688 --> 00:19:15,760 say about the 720 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,774 schedule? 721 00:19:18,774 --> 00:19:20,025 I didn't even really do that 722 00:19:20,025 --> 00:19:20,689 . 723 00:19:20,689 --> 00:19:21,639 They are already working on it 724 00:19:21,639 --> 00:19:22,278 . 725 00:19:22,278 --> 00:19:23,689 I didn't share this. 726 00:19:23,689 --> 00:19:24,827 Well, I'm not so worried 727 00:19:24,827 --> 00:19:25,935 about the foreground, I'm 728 00:19:25,935 --> 00:19:27,043 more worried about the 729 00:19:27,043 --> 00:19:27,802 background. 730 00:19:27,802 --> 00:19:28,857 Yeah, I don't...I mean, 731 00:19:28,857 --> 00:19:30,229 things are going great right now, 732 00:19:30,229 --> 00:19:31,144 and when he was 733 00:19:31,144 --> 00:19:32,340 last time, he 734 00:19:32,340 --> 00:19:33,536 was here for two full 735 00:19:33,536 --> 00:19:34,908 days last week, and 736 00:19:34,908 --> 00:19:36,174 he, um, took a lot of 737 00:19:36,174 --> 00:19:37,265 information, um, and 738 00:19:37,265 --> 00:19:38,355 checked me on 739 00:19:38,355 --> 00:19:39,763 a few things, um, that 740 00:19:39,763 --> 00:19:40,994 I needed to 741 00:19:40,994 --> 00:19:42,296 research, and that was 742 00:19:42,296 --> 00:19:45,135 good. Hmm, he took the 743 00:19:45,135 --> 00:19:46,505 whole trial balance and 744 00:19:46,505 --> 00:19:47,703 all that back and will 745 00:19:47,703 --> 00:19:49,563 work on it. Hmm, 746 00:19:49,563 --> 00:19:50,468 he said he would 747 00:19:50,468 --> 00:19:51,071 probably 748 00:19:51,071 --> 00:19:52,278 come back again 749 00:19:52,278 --> 00:19:53,586 to check on some 750 00:19:53,586 --> 00:19:54,759 invoices and 751 00:19:54,759 --> 00:19:55,899 make sure I 752 00:19:55,899 --> 00:19:57,240 could pull them out, hmm, 753 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:58,614 like he does every year. 754 00:19:58,614 --> 00:20:01,355 So that's good. He was very 755 00:20:01,355 --> 00:20:02,547 apologetic about how 756 00:20:02,547 --> 00:20:03,909 long it took, but 757 00:20:03,909 --> 00:20:05,169 I think we got off to a 758 00:20:05,169 --> 00:20:06,429 really good start and 759 00:20:06,429 --> 00:20:07,315 he said he 760 00:20:07,315 --> 00:20:08,643 got almost everything 761 00:20:08,643 --> 00:20:09,869 he needed so he 762 00:20:09,869 --> 00:20:11,197 didn't anticipate any 763 00:20:11,197 --> 00:20:12,568 problems. So we'll 764 00:20:12,568 --> 00:20:13,628 just continue to 765 00:20:13,628 --> 00:20:14,812 work closely 766 00:20:14,812 --> 00:20:19,394 with him. 767 00:20:19,394 --> 00:20:20,769 Okay, I mean, 768 00:20:20,769 --> 00:20:21,827 I would prefer there to 769 00:20:21,827 --> 00:20:22,991 be 770 00:20:22,991 --> 00:20:24,050 some kind of contractual 771 00:20:24,050 --> 00:20:25,214 obligation on their part to 772 00:20:25,214 --> 00:20:26,448 deliver by a certain 773 00:20:26,448 --> 00:20:27,668 date. 774 00:20:27,668 --> 00:20:28,946 Well, I don't know if 775 00:20:28,946 --> 00:20:30,292 we've had this in the past, 776 00:20:30,292 --> 00:20:32,238 even with Nathan, but 777 00:20:32,238 --> 00:20:33,567 like last year, I do 778 00:20:33,567 --> 00:20:34,512 n't think it's a 779 00:20:34,512 --> 00:20:36,622 forbidden request. 780 00:20:36,622 --> 00:20:37,478 This was also an 781 00:20:37,478 --> 00:20:39,053 initial audit. So 782 00:20:39,053 --> 00:20:39,707 , 783 00:20:39,707 --> 00:20:40,984 if you think that 784 00:20:40,984 --> 00:20:42,158 this year is 785 00:20:42,158 --> 00:20:43,367 different and we can 786 00:20:43,367 --> 00:20:44,679 play by ear, I will 787 00:20:44,679 --> 00:20:45,992 follow your 788 00:20:45,992 --> 00:20:46,708 opinion. 789 00:20:46,708 --> 00:20:48,833 Yes. 790 00:20:48,833 --> 00:20:49,983 If you need me to 791 00:20:49,983 --> 00:20:51,067 talk to 792 00:20:51,067 --> 00:20:52,251 them at any time to 793 00:20:52,251 --> 00:20:53,335 bring them up to speed, I am 794 00:20:53,335 --> 00:20:54,418 willing and able to 795 00:20:54,418 --> 00:20:55,315 do so. 796 00:20:55,315 --> 00:20:59,973 Good. Yes. So, I 797 00:20:59,973 --> 00:21:01,161 propose to accept 798 00:21:01,161 --> 00:21:02,917 this contract. 799 00:21:02,917 --> 00:21:03,766 Second. 800 00:21:03,766 --> 00:21:04,712 All in favor? 801 00:21:04,712 --> 00:21:06,683 Yes. Yes. 802 00:21:06,683 --> 00:21:15,389 that's right. Thank you. 803 00:21:15,389 --> 00:21:16,535 Sign a 804 00:21:16,535 --> 00:21:18,704 grant agreement for a local 805 00:21:18,735 --> 00:21:19,851 road safety improvement program 806 00:21:19,851 --> 00:21:21,913 . This is a nice 807 00:21:21,913 --> 00:21:22,911 little package of 808 00:21:22,911 --> 00:21:25,734 grant agreements. This is a 809 00:21:25,734 --> 00:21:27,320 $40,000 grant 810 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,540 that we have no 811 00:21:28,540 --> 00:21:30,259 equal. So, 812 00:21:30,259 --> 00:21:34,130 thank you very much, State of Vermont. 813 00:21:34,130 --> 00:21:35,484 Hmm, this is for the road 814 00:21:35,484 --> 00:21:36,492 department and 815 00:21:36,492 --> 00:21:37,603 the use of the 816 00:21:37,603 --> 00:21:38,854 $40,000 might be 817 00:21:38,854 --> 00:21:43,874 mainly for signs. 818 00:21:43,874 --> 00:21:45,332 Hmm, that seems to be what it's 819 00:21:45,332 --> 00:21:48,241 aimed at. 820 00:21:48,241 --> 00:21:49,676 Yes, these are your fences 821 00:21:49,676 --> 00:21:50,797 and then the trees. 822 00:21:50,797 --> 00:21:52,737 Fencing, signs. 823 00:21:52,737 --> 00:21:54,777 Kennedy Drive. 824 00:21:54,777 --> 00:21:56,003 Curvy. Yes. 825 00:21:56,003 --> 00:21:57,493 Repeat this again. Do 826 00:21:57,493 --> 00:21:58,677 you do fencing and 827 00:21:58,677 --> 00:21:59,643 tree work on Curvy 828 00:21:59,643 --> 00:22:00,285 Drive? 829 00:22:00,285 --> 00:22:01,448 Tree—Hooker. 830 00:22:01,448 --> 00:22:03,029 Good. I thought so. 831 00:22:03,029 --> 00:22:04,083 The fences will be 832 00:22:04,083 --> 00:22:04,963 on Maple Hill and 833 00:22:04,963 --> 00:22:06,493 Curve. 834 00:22:06,493 --> 00:22:07,299 So, this grant 835 00:22:07,299 --> 00:22:08,250 will cover the cost of 836 00:22:08,250 --> 00:22:09,057 removing that 837 00:22:09,057 --> 00:22:09,950 tree on Curve 838 00:22:09,950 --> 00:22:11,714 Drive? 839 00:22:11,714 --> 00:22:12,187 Yes. 840 00:22:12,187 --> 00:22:13,516 Good. Well, this is good 841 00:22:13,516 --> 00:22:14,614 news for the 842 00:22:14,614 --> 00:22:15,397 property owner. The 843 00:22:15,397 --> 00:22:16,576 property owner 844 00:22:16,576 --> 00:22:17,546 will be patient. 845 00:22:17,546 --> 00:22:18,342 Yes. 846 00:22:18,342 --> 00:22:19,911 Say whatever you want. 847 00:22:19,911 --> 00:22:21,272 Yes, and you work with 848 00:22:21,272 --> 00:22:23,795 Rita. 849 00:22:23,795 --> 00:22:25,157 I propose to accept 850 00:22:25,157 --> 00:22:26,593 this 851 00:22:26,593 --> 00:22:27,808 $40,000 grant from the 852 00:22:27,808 --> 00:22:29,170 State of Vermont for what 853 00:22:29,170 --> 00:22:29,943 we just 854 00:22:29,943 --> 00:22:31,038 discussed. 855 00:22:31,038 --> 00:22:31,655 Secondly. 856 00:22:31,655 --> 00:22:32,536 All in favor. 857 00:22:32,536 --> 00:23:02,420 1. 858 00:23:02,455 --> 00:23:03,376 Heart Committee Update. Uh 859 00:23:03,376 --> 00:23:04,736 , it's me. So, 860 00:23:04,736 --> 00:23:05,698 last week, on 861 00:23:05,698 --> 00:23:06,810 Tuesday and Thursday, 862 00:23:06,810 --> 00:23:07,803 we had two 863 00:23:07,803 --> 00:23:08,554 informational 864 00:23:08,554 --> 00:23:09,576 meetings for 865 00:23:09,576 --> 00:23:10,628 anyone interested in 866 00:23:10,628 --> 00:23:11,831 volunteering 867 00:23:11,831 --> 00:23:13,033 and helping with 868 00:23:13,033 --> 00:23:14,043 park maintenance. Uh, we 869 00:23:14,043 --> 00:23:15,024 publicized these 870 00:23:15,024 --> 00:23:16,067 meetings in several 871 00:23:16,067 --> 00:23:16,873 ways. We 872 00:23:16,873 --> 00:23:17,717 talked about this at the 873 00:23:17,717 --> 00:23:18,709 last 874 00:23:18,709 --> 00:23:19,654 board meeting. I 875 00:23:19,654 --> 00:23:20,741 published a press 876 00:23:20,741 --> 00:23:22,049 release in the Herald. It was 877 00:23:22,049 --> 00:23:22,870 posted on the 878 00:23:22,870 --> 00:23:23,844 Front Porch Forum and I 879 00:23:23,844 --> 00:23:25,177 emailed 880 00:23:25,203 --> 00:23:26,152 directly to everyone 881 00:23:26,152 --> 00:23:27,177 who had received a 882 00:23:27,177 --> 00:23:28,844 park permit or had spoken at a 883 00:23:28,869 --> 00:23:29,818 board meeting about their 884 00:23:29,818 --> 00:23:30,638 interest in 885 00:23:30,638 --> 00:23:31,484 caring for the park 886 00:23:31,484 --> 00:23:32,459 over the past 887 00:23:32,459 --> 00:23:33,551 year. Uh, three people came to these two 888 00:23:33,551 --> 00:23:34,567 meetings 889 00:23:34,567 --> 00:23:35,919 . They are Nancy 890 00:23:35,919 --> 00:23:37,194 Woolley, Dan Ward, and 891 00:23:37,194 --> 00:23:38,760 Annie Brown. And, uh, 892 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:39,848 one of the goals of these 893 00:23:39,848 --> 00:23:40,745 meetings was 894 00:23:40,745 --> 00:23:43,114 to see how much 895 00:23:43,146 --> 00:23:43,978 commitment and 896 00:23:43,978 --> 00:23:45,194 interest we had, and whether we had 897 00:23:45,194 --> 00:23:46,443 enough people to 898 00:23:46,443 --> 00:23:47,211 actually 899 00:23:47,211 --> 00:23:48,140 staff a 900 00:23:48,140 --> 00:23:49,356 full 901 00:23:49,356 --> 00:23:50,477 park committee, and I think the 902 00:23:50,477 --> 00:23:51,405 answer to that 903 00:23:51,405 --> 00:23:53,302 question is no. So, in the 904 00:23:53,302 --> 00:23:54,445 absence of an entire 905 00:23:54,445 --> 00:23:55,365 park committee, the 906 00:23:55,365 --> 00:23:56,570 next ideal 907 00:23:56,570 --> 00:23:57,839 option would be to have 908 00:23:57,839 --> 00:23:58,410 someone in a 909 00:23:58,410 --> 00:23:59,679 volunteer position as 910 00:23:59,679 --> 00:24:00,853 park coordinator, 911 00:24:00,853 --> 00:24:01,995 much like 912 00:24:01,995 --> 00:24:03,011 Nick Picciuto is 913 00:24:03,011 --> 00:24:04,524 Green Day's coordinator. 914 00:24:04,524 --> 00:24:05,340 So this person would be 915 00:24:05,340 --> 00:24:06,548 responsible for making sure that 916 00:24:06,548 --> 00:24:07,462 all the things 917 00:24:07,462 --> 00:24:08,703 related to the maintenance 918 00:24:08,703 --> 00:24:09,323 of the park 919 00:24:09,323 --> 00:24:11,575 were done. But my 920 00:24:11,575 --> 00:24:12,485 three volunteers are 921 00:24:12,485 --> 00:24:13,546 only interested in 922 00:24:13,546 --> 00:24:14,668 volunteering, not in 923 00:24:14,668 --> 00:24:16,480 coordinating. 924 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:16,988 Therefore, my 925 00:24:16,988 --> 00:24:18,068 recommendation to the council is that 926 00:24:18,068 --> 00:24:19,338 we 927 00:24:19,338 --> 00:24:20,481 disband the 928 00:24:20,481 --> 00:24:21,593 park committee as such, so that it is 929 00:24:21,593 --> 00:24:22,705 no longer included 930 00:24:22,705 --> 00:24:23,689 in the city 931 00:24:23,689 --> 00:24:25,833 report. I believe 932 00:24:25,833 --> 00:24:26,945 we should appoint a 933 00:24:26,945 --> 00:24:28,056 park coordinator, 934 00:24:28,056 --> 00:24:29,108 even if 935 00:24:29,108 --> 00:24:31,092 it is currently vacant. It seems to me that this is the 936 00:24:31,122 --> 00:24:32,103 best way to 937 00:24:32,103 --> 00:24:33,298 move forward in 938 00:24:33,298 --> 00:24:34,925 park care. In a 939 00:24:34,925 --> 00:24:36,081 better world, we would have 940 00:24:36,081 --> 00:24:36,980 , um, one 941 00:24:36,980 --> 00:24:38,970 person who is not on the 942 00:24:39,003 --> 00:24:40,223 board of elections who we could 943 00:24:40,223 --> 00:24:41,058 give a list of 944 00:24:41,058 --> 00:24:42,181 tasks and proper 945 00:24:42,181 --> 00:24:43,273 support to, and then 946 00:24:43,273 --> 00:24:44,012 they could 947 00:24:44,012 --> 00:24:44,814 organize the 948 00:24:44,814 --> 00:24:47,174 volunteers. Um, in the 949 00:24:47,174 --> 00:24:48,266 absence of this 950 00:24:48,266 --> 00:24:49,495 person right now, um, this 951 00:24:49,495 --> 00:24:50,587 will be our thing, 952 00:24:50,587 --> 00:24:51,816 so I decided that with 953 00:24:51,816 --> 00:24:53,044 three volunteers, 954 00:24:53,044 --> 00:24:54,000 we would go over the 955 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:55,964 list. Um, and I'll 956 00:24:55,964 --> 00:24:57,551 discuss this with them again. Um 957 00:24:57,551 --> 00:24:58,800 , and they chose what, 958 00:24:58,800 --> 00:24:59,598 um, 959 00:24:59,598 --> 00:25:00,500 worked best for 960 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:02,820 their schedule. Um, and 961 00:25:02,820 --> 00:25:04,138 then I...Basically, the 962 00:25:04,138 --> 00:25:05,355 most empty thing that 963 00:25:05,355 --> 00:25:06,572 will be left is spring 964 00:25:06,572 --> 00:25:09,125 cleaning. Um, and so 965 00:25:09,125 --> 00:25:10,076 I'm thinking about some 966 00:25:10,076 --> 00:25:11,265 ways we could 967 00:25:11,265 --> 00:25:12,217 incorporate some of 968 00:25:12,217 --> 00:25:13,049 this into something 969 00:25:13,049 --> 00:25:14,030 like 970 00:25:14,030 --> 00:25:15,220 tree care, depending on 971 00:25:15,220 --> 00:25:16,171 what the arborist 972 00:25:16,171 --> 00:25:17,301 brings back in terms of 973 00:25:17,301 --> 00:25:18,959 fertilizer. Um, so, um, 974 00:25:18,959 --> 00:25:20,337 the report for me to you 975 00:25:20,337 --> 00:25:22,633 and for everyone else is that 976 00:25:22,668 --> 00:25:23,728 we don't have enough 977 00:25:23,728 --> 00:25:25,000 people to form a 978 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:26,117 committee. We should 979 00:25:26,117 --> 00:25:26,635 create a 980 00:25:26,635 --> 00:25:27,877 coordinator. We do 981 00:25:27,877 --> 00:25:29,299 n't have it. We have these 982 00:25:29,299 --> 00:25:30,046 three wonderful 983 00:25:30,046 --> 00:25:31,292 volunteers who will be 984 00:25:31,292 --> 00:25:32,475 assigned to perform 985 00:25:32,475 --> 00:25:34,449 certain tasks. Um, and, 986 00:25:34,449 --> 00:25:35,511 um, we need to 987 00:25:35,511 --> 00:25:36,502 find ways 988 00:25:36,502 --> 00:25:37,848 to take care of the park, 989 00:25:37,848 --> 00:25:39,158 given what 990 00:25:39,158 --> 00:25:40,150 we have to 991 00:25:40,150 --> 00:25:43,158 work with. So, 992 00:25:43,158 --> 00:25:43,938 we need to 993 00:25:43,938 --> 00:25:44,980 define the position of 994 00:25:44,980 --> 00:25:46,151 park coordinator 995 00:25:46,151 --> 00:25:47,225 and his specific 996 00:25:47,225 --> 00:25:47,911 responsibilities. 997 00:25:47,911 --> 00:25:49,132 Yes, before we 998 00:25:49,132 --> 00:25:50,274 formulate it, and I'm 999 00:25:50,274 --> 00:25:50,947 right... 1000 00:25:50,947 --> 00:25:51,829 before we 1001 00:25:51,829 --> 00:25:54,496 formulate it. Yes. Yes. 1002 00:25:54,496 --> 00:25:55,827 Uh, I'll be back 1003 00:25:55,827 --> 00:25:56,509 at the next 1004 00:25:56,509 --> 00:25:57,617 meeting, probably with 1005 00:25:57,617 --> 00:25:58,356 some more 1006 00:25:58,356 --> 00:25:59,463 specific details, 1007 00:25:59,463 --> 00:26:00,373 like I don't have 1008 00:26:00,373 --> 00:26:01,367 anyone to 1009 00:26:01,367 --> 00:26:02,304 raise or lower the 1010 00:26:02,304 --> 00:26:03,974 flag. Um, but right now 1011 00:26:03,974 --> 00:26:05,072 I only have three 1012 00:26:05,072 --> 00:26:06,403 wonderful volunteers, and 1013 00:26:06,403 --> 00:26:07,634 we're working on 1014 00:26:07,634 --> 00:26:08,898 what exactly they can 1015 00:26:08,898 --> 00:26:10,063 do. 1016 00:26:10,063 --> 00:26:13,656 Good. Stay tuned for 1017 00:26:13,656 --> 00:26:16,629 updates. And 1018 00:26:16,629 --> 00:26:17,758 last on our 1019 00:26:17,758 --> 00:26:19,126 new to-do list is the 1020 00:26:19,126 --> 00:26:20,461 selection and discussion of the 1021 00:26:20,461 --> 00:26:22,513 final 1022 00:26:22,547 --> 00:26:23,908 MERP grant scope of work items. 1023 00:26:23,908 --> 00:26:28,944 Yes. Em. So, we're kind of 1024 00:26:28,944 --> 00:26:30,084 completing, uh, the 1025 00:26:30,084 --> 00:26:31,342 scope of 1026 00:26:31,342 --> 00:26:37,410 work for the MERP grant. 1027 00:26:37,410 --> 00:26:38,605 Um, you know, we 1028 00:26:38,605 --> 00:26:40,377 were able to get, uh, 1029 00:26:40,377 --> 00:26:41,573 about 1030 00:26:41,573 --> 00:26:42,813 $380,000, uh, to 1031 00:26:42,813 --> 00:26:43,743 improve the 1032 00:26:43,743 --> 00:26:45,071 efficiency and 1033 00:26:45,071 --> 00:26:50,264 sustainability of this 1034 00:26:50,264 --> 00:26:51,462 building, the city 1035 00:26:51,462 --> 00:26:52,929 hall or, uh 1036 00:26:52,929 --> 00:26:56,829 , the city garage. Um 1037 00:26:56,829 --> 00:26:58,928 , and, you know, we're trying to make the 1038 00:26:58,965 --> 00:27:00,426 best use of this 1039 00:27:00,426 --> 00:27:05,891 money. Um, you know, and it's 1040 00:27:05,891 --> 00:27:06,859 only in the last 1041 00:27:06,859 --> 00:27:07,894 few weeks that we've 1042 00:27:07,894 --> 00:27:09,163 gotten bids 1043 00:27:09,163 --> 00:27:10,098 on the work to 1044 00:27:10,098 --> 00:27:11,434 find out how much it's 1045 00:27:11,434 --> 00:27:16,175 all going to cost. Um, 1046 00:27:16,175 --> 00:27:17,403 plus some of the jobs 1047 00:27:17,403 --> 00:27:18,740 we learned we're 1048 00:27:18,740 --> 00:27:25,586 not able to do. 1049 00:27:25,586 --> 00:27:26,843 In particular, insulation of 1050 00:27:26,843 --> 00:27:28,100 the attic in the garage, because 1051 00:27:28,100 --> 00:27:29,034 the ceiling there is not 1052 00:27:29,034 --> 00:27:34,225 load-bearing. And that would be a 1053 00:27:34,225 --> 00:27:35,367 much, much 1054 00:27:35,367 --> 00:27:37,651 bigger task. 1055 00:27:37,651 --> 00:27:38,669 Take part of 1056 00:27:38,669 --> 00:27:39,212 the garage out of 1057 00:27:39,212 --> 00:27:40,230 service for 1058 00:27:40,230 --> 00:27:41,733 a while. Plus, we didn't 1059 00:27:41,733 --> 00:27:42,658 receive any 1060 00:27:42,658 --> 00:27:43,861 tender offers 1061 00:27:43,861 --> 00:27:45,477 . So this part of the 1062 00:27:45,477 --> 00:27:46,770 planned expenses 1063 00:27:46,770 --> 00:27:52,511 disappeared. What we're 1064 00:27:52,511 --> 00:27:53,749 going to do in the 1065 00:27:53,749 --> 00:27:54,953 garage, and, uh, some HVAC 1066 00:27:54,953 --> 00:27:57,362 upgrades 1067 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:00,492 . This will be a 1068 00:28:00,492 --> 00:28:01,821 new heater to 1069 00:28:01,821 --> 00:28:02,940 heat 1070 00:28:02,940 --> 00:28:05,273 the room better. 1071 00:28:05,273 --> 00:28:06,376 The heating mode is 1072 00:28:06,376 --> 00:28:07,388 a bit too small for 1073 00:28:07,388 --> 00:28:11,356 this space. And, uh, 1074 00:28:11,356 --> 00:28:12,337 we're going to 1075 00:28:12,337 --> 00:28:13,545 install what 1076 00:28:13,545 --> 00:28:14,980 they call an ERV, which will 1077 00:28:14,980 --> 00:28:15,735 help with the 1078 00:28:15,735 --> 00:28:17,169 moisture issues, uh 1079 00:28:17,169 --> 00:28:18,604 , in there, because we don't have a 1080 00:28:18,604 --> 00:28:22,804 drain in the floor. When the, 1081 00:28:22,804 --> 00:28:23,843 uh, 1082 00:28:23,843 --> 00:28:25,229 snow trucks come in, it 1083 00:28:25,229 --> 00:28:26,476 gets really wet 1084 00:28:26,476 --> 00:28:28,178 and humid. So this will 1085 00:28:28,178 --> 00:28:33,106 help. But we still 1086 00:28:33,106 --> 00:28:37,461 have the remainder of the grant. And, uh 1087 00:28:37,461 --> 00:28:38,591 , we're looking at 1088 00:28:38,591 --> 00:28:39,581 some options for 1089 00:28:39,581 --> 00:28:40,181 solar 1090 00:28:40,181 --> 00:28:41,276 photovoltaic 1091 00:28:41,276 --> 00:28:46,679 panels here in the office. 1092 00:28:46,679 --> 00:28:47,522 Uh, the request for 1093 00:28:47,522 --> 00:28:48,549 proposals has been 1094 00:28:48,549 --> 00:28:51,656 sent. Um, we 1095 00:28:51,656 --> 00:28:53,487 had, uh, five applications 1096 00:28:53,487 --> 00:28:57,632 . Um, three of these applications, 1097 00:28:57,632 --> 00:28:59,079 uh, I think we're pretty clear 1098 00:28:59,079 --> 00:29:00,382 that 1099 00:29:00,382 --> 00:29:01,577 we're going to consider them 1100 00:29:01,577 --> 00:29:04,589 inappropriate. There are two 1101 00:29:04,589 --> 00:29:05,710 that we consider 1102 00:29:05,710 --> 00:29:11,346 appropriate. Um, and 1103 00:29:11,346 --> 00:29:12,196 both of them 1104 00:29:12,196 --> 00:29:13,471 involve, uh, 1105 00:29:13,471 --> 00:29:14,900 ground-based, uh, panels 1106 00:29:14,900 --> 00:29:16,406 that will be placed 1107 00:29:16,406 --> 00:29:17,835 in the northwest 1108 00:29:17,835 --> 00:29:18,840 part of our 1109 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,346 parking lot, uh, in front of, uh 1110 00:29:20,346 --> 00:29:26,682 , the office. Um, this all 1111 00:29:26,682 --> 00:29:27,645 happens in 1112 00:29:27,645 --> 00:29:28,746 real 1113 00:29:28,746 --> 00:29:33,716 time. Um, we need to 1114 00:29:33,716 --> 00:29:35,117 , uh, request more 1115 00:29:35,117 --> 00:29:36,445 information from both of 1116 00:29:36,445 --> 00:29:37,810 these contractors, uh, 1117 00:29:37,810 --> 00:29:39,246 to determine the details 1118 00:29:39,246 --> 00:29:40,575 that were unknown and 1119 00:29:40,575 --> 00:29:41,258 how exactly this 1120 00:29:41,258 --> 00:29:45,565 will work. Uh, but, 1121 00:29:45,565 --> 00:29:46,811 uh, I would say it 1122 00:29:46,811 --> 00:29:47,902 looks 1123 00:29:47,902 --> 00:29:49,460 promising right now that it 1124 00:29:49,460 --> 00:29:50,668 could come to 1125 00:29:50,668 --> 00:29:53,675 fruition. Um, and, uh, 1126 00:29:53,675 --> 00:29:55,607 you know, a 1127 00:29:55,653 --> 00:29:57,447 15 1128 00:29:57,447 --> 00:29:59,287 kW photovoltaic array, uh, would be a nice 1129 00:29:59,287 --> 00:30:01,293 addition. This would 1130 00:30:01,293 --> 00:30:02,251 significantly reduce the 1131 00:30:02,251 --> 00:30:03,244 operating 1132 00:30:03,244 --> 00:30:05,736 costs of this building. 1133 00:30:05,736 --> 00:30:07,536 And, you know, it would be 1134 00:30:07,536 --> 00:30:09,347 100% paid. Uh, 1135 00:30:09,347 --> 00:30:09,829 no 1136 00:30:09,829 --> 00:30:11,091 co-financing is 1137 00:30:11,091 --> 00:30:12,463 required, uh, from the 1138 00:30:12,463 --> 00:30:16,359 city. Um, Drew, are you 1139 00:30:16,359 --> 00:30:21,805 still participating? 1140 00:30:21,805 --> 00:30:23,116 Yeah, I hope that, 1141 00:30:23,116 --> 00:30:23,990 you know, we don't 1142 00:30:23,990 --> 00:30:25,166 have to do this 1143 00:30:25,166 --> 00:30:26,377 right now, but maybe 1144 00:30:26,377 --> 00:30:27,015 we could 1145 00:30:27,015 --> 00:30:27,990 chat 1146 00:30:27,990 --> 00:30:29,100 tomorrow and maybe 1147 00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:30,276 set up a schedule to 1148 00:30:30,276 --> 00:30:31,621 interview 1149 00:30:31,621 --> 00:30:32,394 these two 1150 00:30:32,394 --> 00:30:36,236 contractors. 1151 00:30:36,236 --> 00:30:37,808 Yes, that sounds good. 1152 00:30:37,808 --> 00:30:39,374 And Phil is here too, from 1153 00:30:39,374 --> 00:30:40,883 Catamount Solar. If you have 1154 00:30:40,883 --> 00:30:41,963 specific questions 1155 00:30:41,963 --> 00:30:43,072 about this particular 1156 00:30:43,072 --> 00:30:44,209 application...Um, and I'll just 1157 00:30:44,209 --> 00:30:45,318 add to say, you 1158 00:30:45,318 --> 00:30:46,370 know, I was glad to 1159 00:30:46,370 --> 00:30:47,451 see it, I think 1160 00:30:47,451 --> 00:30:47,962 it's a great 1161 00:30:47,962 --> 00:30:49,100 use of what 1162 00:30:49,100 --> 00:30:50,123 is essentially leftover 1163 00:30:50,123 --> 00:30:51,004 money that we wouldn't 1164 00:30:51,004 --> 00:30:52,085 want to leave on the 1165 00:30:52,085 --> 00:30:53,036 table. Because, as 1166 00:30:53,036 --> 00:30:54,033 Mike says, MERP grants are 1167 00:30:54,033 --> 00:30:54,490 fully 1168 00:30:54,490 --> 00:30:55,514 funded, we don't 1169 00:30:55,514 --> 00:30:56,106 need to 1170 00:30:56,106 --> 00:30:56,806 double them or 1171 00:30:56,806 --> 00:30:57,695 provide any 1172 00:30:57,695 --> 00:30:58,838 city funds. So it's 1173 00:30:58,838 --> 00:31:00,226 like free money. 1174 00:31:00,226 --> 00:31:01,167 If we can do 1175 00:31:01,167 --> 00:31:02,038 good things to them, 1176 00:31:02,038 --> 00:31:02,509 we should 1177 00:31:02,509 --> 00:31:03,381 try to do 1178 00:31:03,381 --> 00:31:04,451 good things to them. Um, 1179 00:31:04,451 --> 00:31:05,255 and this is a relatively 1180 00:31:05,255 --> 00:31:06,284 small project 1181 00:31:06,284 --> 00:31:07,571 compared to, for example, the 1182 00:31:07,571 --> 00:31:08,214 solar 1183 00:31:08,214 --> 00:31:09,147 installation that is 1184 00:31:09,147 --> 00:31:10,048 proposed in the 1185 00:31:10,048 --> 00:31:11,390 center building. Um, it's a 1186 00:31:11,390 --> 00:31:12,258 much smaller 1187 00:31:12,258 --> 00:31:13,281 system, a much 1188 00:31:13,281 --> 00:31:13,777 easier-to- 1189 00:31:13,777 --> 00:31:15,056 use project. 1190 00:31:15,056 --> 00:31:16,113 Um, and one big 1191 00:31:16,113 --> 00:31:17,136 concession we 1192 00:31:17,136 --> 00:31:18,296 made is that 1193 00:31:18,296 --> 00:31:19,523 we've heard before, and 1194 00:31:19,523 --> 00:31:20,888 repeatedly, that the 1195 00:31:20,888 --> 00:31:21,638 city 1196 00:31:21,638 --> 00:31:22,729 hall roof is not 1197 00:31:22,729 --> 00:31:24,059 designed to support the weight of an 1198 00:31:24,059 --> 00:31:25,355 additional solar 1199 00:31:25,355 --> 00:31:27,549 installation. So we 1200 00:31:27,549 --> 00:31:28,872 excluded this part 1201 00:31:28,872 --> 00:31:32,065 from the project plan. Um, and 1202 00:31:32,098 --> 00:31:33,154 they did a ground-based 1203 00:31:33,154 --> 00:31:34,353 installation instead. Wait, 1204 00:31:34,353 --> 00:31:35,459 my other phone 1205 00:31:35,459 --> 00:31:39,888 is ringing. So...Um, 1206 00:31:39,888 --> 00:31:41,151 and so you see 1207 00:31:41,151 --> 00:31:42,520 the proposal is to 1208 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:43,853 put 1209 00:31:43,853 --> 00:31:45,274 the panels in the parking lot. 1210 00:31:45,274 --> 00:31:46,193 Those would be both 1211 00:31:46,193 --> 00:31:47,297 suggestions, as 1212 00:31:47,297 --> 00:31:48,339 Mike says, we need to 1213 00:31:48,339 --> 00:31:49,412 get a few more 1214 00:31:49,412 --> 00:31:50,515 details, but both 1215 00:31:50,515 --> 00:31:51,742 suggestions that could 1216 00:31:51,742 --> 00:31:52,845 work are that 1217 00:31:52,845 --> 00:31:54,071 they would be installed 1218 00:31:54,071 --> 00:31:55,318 on high piles. Um, 1219 00:31:55,318 --> 00:31:56,072 so you can 1220 00:31:56,072 --> 00:31:57,350 park your car under 1221 00:31:57,350 --> 00:31:58,178 them. Um, that wouldn't 1222 00:31:58,178 --> 00:31:59,235 necessarily reduce the 1223 00:31:59,235 --> 00:32:00,292 total number of 1224 00:32:00,292 --> 00:32:01,268 parking spaces 1225 00:32:01,268 --> 00:32:02,346 on site. Um, and there 1226 00:32:02,346 --> 00:32:03,409 should be enough on 1227 00:32:03,409 --> 00:32:04,471 the side so we can 1228 00:32:04,471 --> 00:32:05,625 plow around it, 1229 00:32:05,625 --> 00:32:06,597 pave around 1230 00:32:06,597 --> 00:32:07,599 it, do 1231 00:32:07,599 --> 00:32:08,783 other types of 1232 00:32:08,783 --> 00:32:09,907 maintenance that 1233 00:32:09,907 --> 00:32:11,030 we need to do 1234 00:32:11,030 --> 00:32:11,941 in the parking lot without getting in 1235 00:32:11,941 --> 00:32:13,070 the way. You know, it's 1236 00:32:13,070 --> 00:32:14,095 going to be a new structure in the 1237 00:32:14,095 --> 00:32:15,146 parking lot, but it's not going to 1238 00:32:15,146 --> 00:32:16,225 ruin what we 1239 00:32:16,225 --> 00:32:17,007 use 1240 00:32:17,007 --> 00:32:18,212 the parking lot for. Uh, so 1241 00:32:18,212 --> 00:32:18,800 basically 1242 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:19,977 we clear the snow from it 1243 00:32:19,977 --> 00:32:20,829 and park the 1244 00:32:20,829 --> 00:32:22,058 cars there. This is what we 1245 00:32:22,058 --> 00:32:23,403 do with parking. 1246 00:32:23,403 --> 00:32:24,629 Um, there might be 1247 00:32:24,629 --> 00:32:25,759 some questions about 1248 00:32:25,759 --> 00:32:26,985 where 1249 00:32:26,985 --> 00:32:28,018 the panels are if they 1250 00:32:28,018 --> 00:32:29,051 line the 1251 00:32:29,051 --> 00:32:30,277 property line and snow 1252 00:32:30,277 --> 00:32:31,568 comes off them and lands on a 1253 00:32:31,568 --> 00:32:32,472 non- 1254 00:32:32,472 --> 00:32:33,880 city lot. Um, 1255 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:35,193 you know, we'll address 1256 00:32:35,193 --> 00:32:36,145 some of these, uh, 1257 00:32:36,145 --> 00:32:36,736 questions or 1258 00:32:36,736 --> 00:32:37,852 concerns, but in 1259 00:32:37,852 --> 00:32:38,903 principle, this could 1260 00:32:38,903 --> 00:32:39,917 work. Uh, 1261 00:32:39,917 --> 00:32:41,197 both project plans, 1262 00:32:41,197 --> 00:32:42,350 uh, will fit 1263 00:32:42,350 --> 00:32:43,471 where they're proposed to be 1264 00:32:43,471 --> 00:32:44,751 installed and will significantly 1265 00:32:44,751 --> 00:32:46,736 reduce, uh, the new, uh, 1266 00:32:46,768 --> 00:32:47,921 electric bill for the 1267 00:32:47,921 --> 00:32:48,882 building, which we 1268 00:32:48,882 --> 00:32:50,034 just increased because 1269 00:32:50,034 --> 00:32:51,187 we added all these nice 1270 00:32:51,187 --> 00:32:52,306 heat pumps. We've 1271 00:32:52,306 --> 00:32:52,940 also made 1272 00:32:52,940 --> 00:32:53,892 the building more efficient 1273 00:32:53,892 --> 00:32:54,845 , so hopefully it 1274 00:32:54,845 --> 00:32:55,504 will be 1275 00:32:55,504 --> 00:32:55,968 warmer, more 1276 00:32:55,968 --> 00:32:56,627 comfortable, and 1277 00:32:56,627 --> 00:32:57,603 cooler when 1278 00:32:57,603 --> 00:32:58,552 needed. Hmm, but it 1279 00:32:58,552 --> 00:32:59,901 will increase your electric bill a little bit 1280 00:32:59,925 --> 00:33:00,888 because we've 1281 00:33:00,888 --> 00:33:02,358 shifted some of the 1282 00:33:02,382 --> 00:33:02,912 heating and 1283 00:33:02,912 --> 00:33:03,706 cooling load to these 1284 00:33:03,706 --> 00:33:04,731 new systems. Hmm, and this is a 1285 00:33:04,731 --> 00:33:05,423 great way to 1286 00:33:05,423 --> 00:33:06,412 offset some of 1287 00:33:06,412 --> 00:33:07,228 those costs, uh, and 1288 00:33:07,228 --> 00:33:08,020 generate our own 1289 00:33:08,020 --> 00:33:08,935 electricity so that 1290 00:33:08,935 --> 00:33:09,924 we can run 1291 00:33:09,924 --> 00:33:10,616 our heat 1292 00:33:10,616 --> 00:33:11,531 pumps from our own 1293 00:33:11,531 --> 00:33:12,323 solar energy 1294 00:33:12,323 --> 00:33:13,213 at least for 1295 00:33:13,213 --> 00:33:14,153 part of the year, uh 1296 00:33:14,153 --> 00:33:14,895 , and it will make a significant 1297 00:33:14,895 --> 00:33:16,279 difference to the overall 1298 00:33:16,304 --> 00:33:17,194 electricity bill for the 1299 00:33:17,194 --> 00:33:19,445 city. 1300 00:33:19,445 --> 00:33:21,095 Yes, thank you, Drew. This is 1301 00:33:21,095 --> 00:33:22,276 great additional 1302 00:33:22,276 --> 00:33:23,515 information. Hmm, I'll 1303 00:33:23,515 --> 00:33:24,813 just say, uh, 1304 00:33:24,813 --> 00:33:26,233 Phil from Catamount, uh, we'll 1305 00:33:26,233 --> 00:33:27,530 contact you 1306 00:33:27,530 --> 00:33:28,382 tomorrow to 1307 00:33:28,382 --> 00:33:29,518 arrange an 1308 00:33:29,518 --> 00:33:31,347 interview. 1309 00:33:31,347 --> 00:33:32,885 Good. Yes, that sounds 1310 00:33:32,885 --> 00:33:33,911 good. 1311 00:33:33,911 --> 00:33:34,932 They expect 1312 00:33:34,932 --> 00:33:35,763 to be 1313 00:33:35,763 --> 00:33:36,912 stationary, not 1314 00:33:36,912 --> 00:33:37,715 on trackers. 1315 00:33:37,715 --> 00:33:39,534 They are not on trackers. 1316 00:33:39,534 --> 00:33:40,475 Hmm, yes. 1317 00:33:40,475 --> 00:33:44,696 Under the name. Yes. Yes. 1318 00:33:44,696 --> 00:33:46,369 Well, thank you. Sounds 1319 00:33:46,369 --> 00:33:47,661 exciting. This could 1320 00:33:47,661 --> 00:33:48,574 be the talk 1321 00:33:48,574 --> 00:33:50,309 of the town. What's 1322 00:33:50,309 --> 00:33:51,256 happening in 1323 00:33:51,256 --> 00:33:52,169 Rochester? 1324 00:33:52,169 --> 00:33:53,067 Yes. 1325 00:33:53,067 --> 00:33:54,210 I have nothing in the 1326 00:33:54,210 --> 00:33:55,448 "old business 1327 00:33:55,448 --> 00:33:56,802 " section. Does anyone have any 1328 00:33:56,802 --> 00:33:58,679 public comments? 1329 00:33:58,679 --> 00:34:02,530 Anything extra? 1330 00:34:02,530 --> 00:34:03,535 These people are 1331 00:34:03,535 --> 00:34:05,013 fine. Yes, change is 1332 00:34:05,013 --> 00:34:05,538 good. 1333 00:34:05,538 --> 00:34:06,723 I propose to close the 1334 00:34:06,723 --> 00:34:07,467 meeting. 1335 00:34:07,467 --> 00:34:08,079 Second. 1336 00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:08,933 Everyone "in favor"? 1337 00:34:08,933 --> 00:34:10,227 Yes.