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June 7, 2023 OSHMH Agenda

May 30, 2023 by Skip

Town of South Hero

Meeting House – Preserve & Revitalize Project

Date: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7,2023
Time: 9:30 AM In person at Town Office or via ZOOM. To Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Introductions
3. Phase 1 Issues: Rebecca Arnold will be in attendance to discuss:
Fire Escape
Ramp & 2nd means of egress from Community Hall
Bathrooms for events in Community Hall? Temp solution: porto-potties
Conceptual Design: What are we submitting to NPS now that the addition is off the    table.
Other
4. Next Meeting
5.

Filed Under: Select Board Agenda, Selectboard

May 22, 2023 Minutes

May 26, 2023 by Skip

Selectboard Minutes
Public Hearing + Regular Meeting of Monday May 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM
At South Hero Town Hall and via Zoom

Board Members Present: David Carter/Chairman, Ross Brown/Vice Chairman, Skip Brown/Board Secretary, Anne Zolotas and Chuck Hulse
Board Members Not Present: none
Other Staff Present: Sue Arguin, Town Administrator, Kim Julow, Treasurer. Also see sign in sheet of in person and Zoom attendees. *Attendance SB 2023-05-22-2023

1. Called to Order:
-The public hearing meeting was called to order by Chairman David Carter at 7:00 pm

2. Public Hearing re: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds:
-The purpose of this public hearing is to figure out how to allocate the remaining ARPA funds that the Town has received. Currently $442,839.23 is remaining:
David Roy of the ARPA committee has presented the following preliminary allocation estimates:
-New Town Park infrastructure: 55,000.00
-New Town Park pavilion structure: 45,000.00
-Salt Shed structure 150,000.00
-Old South Hero Meeting House (OSHMH) stabilization 100,000.00
-Town Beach improvements 13,500.00
-Weekend in the Islands program 500.00
-South Hero Rescue (SHR) ambulance fund 50,000.00
After this presentation the Chairman asked for more suggestions for allocations:
-Terry Robinson and Ron Phelps of the South Hero museum asked for $5000.00 to insulate the museum building.
-Michele Gammal asked for $5000.00 for the Weekend in the Islands program.
-Luke Tremble asked that a crosswalk be installed near Folsom School with no price estimate. There is a bike and pedestrian scoping study going on now and this should be addressed there.
-Phil Scott and Nate Hayward presented a package about the Town Park. The estimate presented is for a total of $134,600. See attached *ARPA Rec. Comm. Town Park Bob Fireovid asked why approx 84 parking spaces are proposed for the Town Park? It was explained that future growth of the park and less parking around the OSHMH are planned. A permeable gravel driveway and parking spots are planned that will eventually turn to packed grass. It does not make sense to do a project such as this piecemeal.
-Guy Maguire of SHLT asked for $12,000.00 to repair and rebuild sections of the boardwalk by the South Hero Rec. Park behind Folsom. See Attached *ARPA SHLT Rec. Park
-Kim Julow asked for $4000.00 for technology upgrades to the Town offices. See attached *ARPA Town Office
-Cody from SHR reiterated that the $50,000.00 for the ambulance would be for a new four wheel drive unit.
-Sandy Gregg said that any funds for the OSHMH would be used for stabilizing the building.
-Mike Gammal reiterated the wish for funds for the Weekend in the Islands program.
Note that ARPA funds must be allocated by December of 2024 and the money must be spent by December of 2025.
The Selectboard will now discuss at future meetings how to use the funds. The public hearing was closed and the regular Selectboard meeting began.

Adjustment to Agenda:
-Add: Sign the Grand Isle Sheriff contract to Other Business

3. Minutes:
-Ross Brown made a motion to correct the minutes of May 1, 2023 acknowledge the minutes of May 8, 2023. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.

4. Public input:
A. none

5. New Business:
A. Sandy Gregg and Michele Gammal of the PC presented the draft of the Town Plan with amendments and a copy of the Report On The South Hero Town Plan Update document. See attached * Town Plan Report  There was a discussion about the amendment for page 28 that states: “New airstrips and helipads, although not compatible with most areas of South Hero, shall be considered on a case-by-case basis.” Randy Delong presented copies of his Front Porch Forum posts discussing his displeasure with this amendment. See attached *Town Plan-Delong Documents. Note that the Town Plan is not a new development regulation document, and since there are no restrictions in the current regulations, airstrips and helipads would be considered as conditional use under the existing regulations. Note that South Hero had an airstrip in the Allenholm Orchard for approximately 70 years that was de-commissioned about 2 years ago. Chuck Hulse congratulated the PC for all of the time and work to produce the new Town Plan. Anne Zolotas made a motion to accept the Town Plan with the amendments and the Report as issued. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
B. Peter Zamore of the Wastewater Committee (WWC) was present to discuss updates on the current contract amendments, new contracts and grant opportunities:
-Ross Brown made a motion to approve and sign the amended contracts for Otter Creek Engineering, Northwest Regional Planning (NRPC) and a new contract from Lake Champlain Economic Development Corp. (LCIEDC), subject to the costs being recovered under the State Revolving Loan Fund.  The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
– Anne Zolotas made a motion to ask the State Revolving  Loan Fund to cover the amended contracts for Otter Creek Engineering, Northwest Regional Planning (NRPC) and new contract from Lake Champlain Economic Development Corp. (LCIEDC). The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
-Skip Brown made a motion to appoint David Carter as the authorized officer for the Northern Border Regional Commission grant application and administration, as stated in a draft written resolution submitted by Peter Zamore.  See attached * WW Resolution 5-22-2023The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
-Anne Zolotas made a motion to resolve that the Wastewater Committee is authorized to seek additional grant opportunities and other funding.  The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
C. The Town voted for a 1% Local Option Tax (LOT) on meals and alcohol in 2022. The State has sent conflicting information in the past year and the tax has not yet been collected, as it apparently needs legislative approval. The only way to do this is to have a charter change. South Hero has never had a charter. David Carter has drafted a Charter and has had the Town Attorney edit it. See Attached * Ross Brown made a motion to approve the draft of the Charter for South Hero. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried. The Charter public hearing and vote will be warned.

6. Administrative Assistant Report:
A. See the written report filed with these minutes (Below on the website or in Town Hall).

7. Old and Ongoing Business:
A. DJ’s tree service removed many ash trees parts of Landon Rd. using the ash tree removal funds.

8. Announcements and Communications:
A. None at this meeting.

9. Other Business:
A. Chuck Hulse made a motion to approve and sign orders 23-24 and to pay the bills associated with the orders. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
B. Town Clerk/Treasurer updates: Kim Julow noted that the delinquent taxes are currently approximately $290,800. The delinquent tax collector is sending out letters out soon, with a stipulation that if the taxes are paid by a certain June date, then the 8% penalty will be waived.
C. Recreation Commission (RC) update: see above
D. Road Department update: The Road Dept has worked on East Shore Rd. where the pavement had deteriorated. Paving is scheduled for June. Great job on the work at Whites Beach.
E. Old South Hero Meeting House (OSHMH) project: see above
F. ARPA fund updates: see above
G. Wastewater (WW) update: see above
H. The Town will consider changing the appearance of the website.
I. Skip Brown made a motion to sign the Grand Isle Sheriff contract as budgeted. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.

10. Adjournment:
-Chuck Hulse made a motion to adjourn at 9:00 pm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,                                         Approved by,

_______________________________ ________________________________
Graham Brown, Secretary                                    David Carter, Chairman

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May 22, 2023 Zoning Administrator’s report to the Selectboard
1. The next session of Zoning 101 will be on May 25, at 6PM at the Town
Office.
2. I will be attending a webinar on May 30 on Determining substantial
improvement and substantial damage after a flood event, being
presented by the Massachusetts Flood Hazard Management Program.
Respectfully submitted,
Martha Taylor-Varney, ZA

Filed Under: Select Board Minutes, Selectboard

May 22, 2023 Agenda

May 19, 2023 by Skip

TOWN OF SOUTH HERO
Selectboard Agenda
Regular Meeting of Monday May 22, 2023
In Town Hall, at 7:00 PM
Or Zoom: sign into https://zoom.us/join
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For the 4th Monday of the month, this is the sign in: 984 1698 7296 – Use Passcode: 799123
David Carter, Chairman
Chuck Hulse -Ross Brown
Anne Zolotas -Graham “Skip” Brown

1. Call to Order

2. Public Hearing
A. Public hearing to review ARPA fund allocations

3. Adjustment to Agenda

4. Acknowledgment of Minutes
A. Meeting of May 8, 2023

5. Public Input

6. New Business and invited guests
A. Planning Commission (PC) to present draft of Town Plan
B. Peter Zamore to discuss Wastewater Committee business, including contracts and resolution
C. Present draft of South Hero Charter

7. Reports of Officers
A. Review written report from Administrative Assistant

8. Ongoing and Old Business
A. None as of this posting

9. Announcements and Communications
A. TBD

10. Other Business and standing agenda items
A. Sign order(s), if necessary
B. Town Clerk/Treasurer update, if necessary
C. Recreation Commission update, if necessary
D. Road department update, if necessary
E. Review next steps for Old South Hero Meeting House/Feasibility Committee , if necessary
F. Discuss ARPA funds, if necessary
G. Review Wastewater Committee updates, if necessary
H. Discuss changing Town website

11. Adjournment

Filed Under: Select Board Agenda, Selectboard

May 16, 2023 Con. Comm. Minutes

May 17, 2023 by Skip

TOWN OF SOUTH HERO
Conservation Commission Meeting
Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 6:30 P.M.
South Hero Worthen Library Community Room

and via Zoom
Minutes
Members attending: Bob Fireovid, Bridget Kerr, Mark Naud
Members absent: Dave Hobbs, Cynthia Kelley, Sue Straight (recently resigned)
Public attendees: Cristin Pullis, Peg Kirk (E. Shore Rd.)

Call to Order- Meeting was called to order @6:35p. Bridget reported that Sue Straight needed
to resign due to family and personal obligations. Mark noted that with her resignation, the
Conservation Commission quorum requirements is reduced to 3 persons.
Finalize the Agenda – Bridget recommended adjusting Agenda putting Community Values
Mapping Event before Town Plan discussion.
Public Input (items not on the agenda) – N/A
Assessment of Recent Community Values Mapping Events – Bridget thanked Jens Hilke and
Lincoln for their efforts, Emily and Guy from the SHLT, and CC members for their efforts and for
pulling together a great public event. Members noted a few issues discussed in groups –
Public access (decrease, and a discussion of access limitations on the Island Line/Allen
Point); storytelling of historical events and places is an opportunity for oral history;
shared roads for walking, biking, and vehicles; relative increase in posted lands (making
public access trails more important); limited light pollution on the Island; the feeling of
crossing the causeway and arriving home!
Bridget shared results from the on-line event; two small groups participated in that
event and their virtual data will be aggregated with the in-person event.
Results will be shared at the next meeting and available on the Town website.
Bob received expense reimbursement from members.
Discussion of Conservation Commission’s Input on the Draft South Hero Town Plan – Bridget
introduced the Draft Town Plan prepared by the South Hero Planning Commission and the
Northwest Regional Planning Commission. One of the goals of the Conservation Commission is
to support the Planning Commission with input on natural resources and related values within
the town.
Bob recommended and moved that the Chair and Secretary provide input on the Town
Plan and recommend the Conservation Commission be included wherever appropriate
to clarify its role and support the implementation of the plan consistent with the
Conservation Commission’s statutory obligations and advisory goals. Bridget 2d.
Unanimous consent.
Mark will send some initial revisions for commission members’ review early Wednesday
for review and delivery to the Planning Commission meeting on May 17.

Discuss Appointment of New CC Member – Kristin Pullis has prepared a letter of interest for
appointment to the Conservation Commission. Mark moved that the Commission accept Cristin
Pullis’ Letter of interest and recommend Bridget submit a request to the Selectboard to appoint
her as a Commission Member at the next available meeting. Bob 2d. Unanimous consent.
Approval of Minutes from the April 18 meeting – Bob moved to accept the minutes as
amended. Bridget 2d. Unanimous consent.
Preparation for Next Meeting – Meeting is scheduled for June 20 th . Mark and Bob will not be
available. There was a discussion about skipping the June meeting. Bridget will reach out to
other members. A possible topic is Jens’ report from the Community Values Mapping Event;
Land Acknowledgement; Reserve Fund for acquisitions; public outreach and member
recruitment; resource inventory and related goals with budget considerations.
Adjourn – Meeting was adjourned @8:25p. Bob moved. Mark 2d. Unanimous.

Filed Under: Conservation Commission, Minutes

May 16, 2023 Cons. Comm. Agenda

May 12, 2023 by Skip

TOWN OF SOUTH HERO

Conservation Commission Meeting

Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 6:30 P.M.

South Hero Worthen Library Community Room

and via Zoom

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87294879112?pwd=QkwrZkhqNUx1Vm9mVk8yQ1oyRFc4UT09

Meeting ID: 872 9487 9112

Passcode: 500417

Members: Bob Fireovid, Dave Hobbs, Cynthia Kelley, Bridget Kerr, Mark Naud, Sue Straight

Call to Order

Finalize the Agenda

Public Input (items not on the agenda)

Discuss Conservation Commission’s Input on the Draft South Hero Town Plan

Assessment of Recent Community Values Mapping Events

Discuss Appointment of New CC Member

Approval of Minutes from the April 18 meeting

Preparation for Next Meeting

Adjourn

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Bridget Kerr
[email protected]
Call or text: 802-372-4938

Filed Under: Agenda, Conservation Commission

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