Special City Council Meeting re: Negotiations Update re: Burlington Town Center Development Agreement (expected executive session): 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm and re: Letters of Intent from Finalists in BT sale process, Monday, October 2, 2017, 7:00 pm, Contois Auditorium, City Hall (Monday, October 2, 2017)
Generated by Lori Olberg on Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Members present
Sara Moore, Sharon Bushor, Jane Knodell, Karen Paul, Max Tracy, Kurt Wright, Adam Roof, Chip Mason, Joan Shannon, Richard Deane, Ali Dieng
Meeting called to order at 9:07 AM
1. Agenda
Action, Procedural: 1.01 Motion to amend/adopt agenda
Councilor Hartnett was not present. Mayor Miro Weinberger, Eileen Blackwood, City Attorney, Beth Anderson, Interim CAO, Brian Lowe, COS and Katie Vane, Mayor's Office present
Meeting began at 6:07 pm
motion to amend/adopt agenda
Motion by Adam Roof, second by Sharon Bushor.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Aye: Sara Moore, Sharon Bushor, Jane Knodell, Karen Paul, Max Tracy, Kurt Wright, Adam Roof, Chip Mason, Joan Shannon, Richard Deane, Ali Dieng
2. Communication: Eileen Blackwood, City Attorney, re: Negotiations Update re: Burlington Town Center Development Agreement (oral)(expected executive session) 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Communication, Information: 2.01 Communication: Eileen Blackwood, City Attorney, re: Negotiations Update re: Burlington Town Center Development Agreement (oral)(expected executive session) 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Councilor Mason, seconded by Councilor Roof voted to go into executive session based on the finding that premature disclosure would place the City at a substantial disadvantage (6:08 pm).
All in favor.
Councilor Mason, seconded by Councilor Moore, made the motion to go into executive session at 6:08 pm, all in favor.
Councilor Knodell, seconded by Councilor Wright, made the motion to go out of executive session at 7:10 pm, all in favor. Recess.
3. Presentation: Terry Dorman, re: Letters of Intent from finalists in BT sale process (oral) 7:00 pm
Information, Presentation: 3.01 Presentation: Terry Dorman, re: Letters of Intent from finalists in BT sale process (oral) 7:00 pm
Discussion: 3.02 Council Questions and Discussion; Next Steps
Action, Communication, Information: 3.03 Communication: Emails to BTfeedback@burlingtonvt.gov
waive the reading, accept the communication and place it on file
Motion by Sharon Bushor, second by Sara Moore.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Aye: Sara Moore, Sharon Bushor, Jane Knodell, Karen Paul, Max Tracy, Kurt Wright, Adam Roof, Chip Mason, Joan Shannon, Richard Deane, Ali Dieng
4. Public Forum: Time Certain: 7:30 pm *opportunity to be continued later as needed
Information, Procedural: 4.01 Verbal Comments
James Richmond, BT
Isabel Shasha, KBTL
Solveig Overby, BT sale
Kevin Worden, BT
Janet Patterson, Burlington Telecom
Steve Goodkind, BT
Alex Friend, BT
Michael Long, Burlington Telecom
Vikas Mangipudi, Burlington Telecom Sale
Grace Ahmed, BT Sale: Preference for Shurz Communication to be included in final two
Carolyn Bates, BT
Barbie Alsop, BT
Alan Turnbull, BT
Robert Backus, BT Sale
Walter Judge, BT
Trav Fryer, BT sale
Matthew Cropp, BT Sale
5. Adjournment
Action, Procedural: 5.01 Motion to adjourn
motion to adjourn at 9:40 pm
Motion by Adam Roof, second by Kurt Wright.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Aye: Sara Moore, Sharon Bushor, Jane Knodell, Karen Paul, Max Tracy, Kurt Wright, Adam Roof, Chip Mason, Joan Shannon, Richard Deane, Ali Dieng