Public Works Commission

Public Works Commission Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 6:30 PM, To Attend in Person - 645 Pine St. Main Conference Room OR REMOTELY via ZOOM 6:30 pm, Main Conference Room, 645 Pine St OR Remotely via ZOOM: Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83495330508 Or Telephone: Dial US: 301-715-8592 Webinar ID: 834 9533 0508 Channel 17 also often livestreams this on their YouTube channel and airs it over the air at a later date. Note that comments on YouTube are not monitored. 1. Call to Order 2. Agenda - 5 Minutes 2.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda 3. Public Forum - 3 Minutes per Person Time Limit - 10 Minutes 4. Consent Agenda - 5 Minutes 4.1. Approval of Draft Minutes of 3-18-26 & 4-15-26 5. State Revolving Fund Public Hearings - 45 Minutes 5.1. A. Cherry St. Infiltration B. North Ave Stormwater Improvements C. Old North End GSI/CSO Retrofits D. Crescent Beach Pump Station & Forcemain Rehabilitation Subject 5.2. Information, M. Moir, M. Lee, A. Walenty, M. Schramm, & C. Hulsizer Meeting May 20, 2026 - DPW Commission Agenda - Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 6:30 PM, To Attend in Person - 645 Pine St. Main Conference Room OR REMOTELY via ZOOM Category 5. State Revolving Fund Public Hearings - 45 Minutes Department Public Works Department Type Information Recommended Action None 6. Director's Report - 10 Minutes Subject 6.1. Communication, C. Spencer Page 1 of 65  Meeting May 20, 2026 - DPW Commission Agenda - Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 6:30 PM, To Attend in Person - 645 Pine St. Main Conference Room OR REMOTELY via ZOOM Category 6. Director's Report - 10 Minutes Department Public Works Department Type Communication 7. Commissioner Items 8. Adjournment & Next Meeting Date - June 17, 2026 Subject 8.1. Motion to adjourn Meeting May 20, 2026 - DPW Commission Agenda - Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 6:30 PM, To Attend in Person - 645 Pine St. Main Conference Room OR REMOTELY via ZOOM Category 8. Adjournment & Next Meeting Date - June 17, 2026 Department Council and Board Type Action Recommended Action Motion to Adjourn Page 2 of 65  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 645 PINE STREET BURLINGTON, VERMONT 05401 COMMISSION MEETING March 18, 2026 DRAFT MINUTES See video for full meeting – link below Commissioners Present: Commissioner Barr, Chair Damiani, Commissioner Davis, Vice Chair Fox, Commissioner Hays, Commissioner Munteanu (Via zoom), On line attendance: Commissioner O’Neill-Vivanco Commissioner Absent: Commissioner Damiani ITEM 1 – CALL TO ORDER Chair Fox called the meeting to order at p.m. ITEM 2 – AGENDA ITEM 3 – PUBLIC FORUM Christina Erickson ITEM 4 – CONSENT AGENDA 4.1 – Approval of Draft Minutes 02-18-26 4.2 – North Champlain St 15- Minute Parking Reallocation Commissioner Barr made a motion to approve the consent agenda Commissioner Munteanu seconded Director Spender stated there was one blank in the minutes that Commissioner Fox stated it’s usually Commissioner Barr, O’Neill-Vivanco Director Spencer understanding is your move and approval is with that clarification for the motion and second? Commissioner Munteanu stated he felt he was the secondary. Commissioner Barr is friendly with the change that Unanimous approval ITEM 5 – B.C.O Ch. 6 Bicycles Ordinance Changes Caleb Manna Associate Engineer City Engineer Laura Wheelock – Division Director Tech Services Commissioner Fox stated in the motion that this is an endorsement of the language but it doesn’t necessarily prohibit staff from moving forward with the changes to City Council Commissioner Munteanu made a motion to recommend the following changes for Burlington City Ordinance for approval by the ordinance committee and City Council and that is the written Chapter 6 Bicycles Article 1in general, Chapter 20 motor vehicle and Page 3 of 65  traffic article 1 in general. Also including the various changes in line about 70 to 80 already discussed and communicated with the commission as recommended. Commissioner Davis seconds Commissioner Fox – Nay Commissioner Hays – Nay Commissioner Barr – Aye Commissioner Davis – Aye Commissioner Munteanu – Aye Commissioner O’Neill-Vivanco – Aye ITEM 6 – ELMWOOD AVENUE PODS Director Spencer – update on future of pods ITEM 7 – DIRECTOR’S REPORT Director Spencer Commissioner O’Neill-Vivanco asked questions about the traffic pattern on North Avenue and Institute Road once the school reopens this fall. Director Spencer stating they are communicating with GMT to figure out the shelters, especially the one that is travelling north on the Avenue. City Engineer Wheelock, timing of lights, improving sidewalks. Widening Institute Road. ITEM 8 – COMMISSIONER ITEMS Commissioner Hays inquired about the Pine Street traffic signals update on when they are going to be up and running, City Engineer Laura Wheelock stated the contractor needs to put down some delaying paint on the Main and Pine intersection before they are allowed to turn them on. We are looking at April to get the paint down so tentative mid-April. Commissioner Davis asked if a commissioner should be at the Ordinance meeting. Director Spencer stated that they are welcome. ITEM 9 – ADJOURNMENT & NEXT MEETING DATE – April 15, 2026 ` Commissioner Barr made a motion to adjourn Not audible for second Unanimous approval Page 4 of 65  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 645 PINE STREET BURLINGTON, VERMONT 05401 COMMISSION MEETING April 16, 2026 DRAFT MINUTES See video for full meeting – link below Commissioners Present: Commissioner Barr, Chair Damiani, Vice Chair Fox On line attendance: Commissioner Davis, Commissioner Munteanu Commissioner Absent: Commissioner O’Neil-Vivanco; Commissioner Hays ITEM 1 – CALL TO ORDER Chair Damiani called the meeting to order at p.m. ITEM 2 – AGENDA Commissioner Barr made a motion to approve the agenda Commissioner Fox seconded Unanimous approval ITEM 3 – PUBLIC FORUM Sharon Busher ITEM 4 – CONSENT AGENDA 4.1 – Approval of Draft Minutes 3-18-26 4.2 – Elmwood & Intervale Avenue traffic calming Commissioner Barr made a motion to approve consent agenda Commissioner Fox seconded Commissioner Munteanu stated the only document he has seen is the sign in sheet for public for from March meeting. Minutes were not attached: Are they there for us to approve Information Officer Robert Goulding stated he is looking online and it seems there may have been a bad scan ITEM 5 – ELMWOOD & INTERVALE AVENUE TRAFFIC CALMING City Transportation Engineer Parsa Pexeshknejad Senior Transportation Engineer Philip Peterson ITEM 6 – SIX MONTH REVIEW OF GOALS Director Chapin Spencer ITEM 7 – Director’s Report Page 5 of 65  Director Spencer, Information Officer Rob Goulding ITEM 8 – COMMISSIONER ITEMS Commissioner Barr thanking crews for filling potholes Commissioner Davis – update on ordinance change and language Director Spencer stated we will be coming back with a Standard Operating Procedure for feedback and we are prepared to do this in the May meeting. We will also have clean up and ordinance as well for Car Share spaces and Accessible Spaces. Commissioner Fox gave an update on the 127 path connection study ITEM 9 – DPW DIRECTOR ANNUAL REVIEW – EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Barr made a motion to move to executive session. Commissioner Fox proposed a motion to convene to executive session to discuss the annual review of the Public Works Director pursuant to 1 VSA 313A3 Commissioner Damiani made a second motion to just adjourn the meeting immediately after executive session Page 6 of 65 MEMORANDUM TO: Public Works Commission FROM: Mike Schramm, PE Water Resources Engineer Megan Moir, Division Director Water Resources CC: Chapin Spencer, DPW Director DATE: May 20, 2026 RE: Environmental Review Public Hearing for the Great Streets Cherry Street Project Introduction The Great Streets Cherry Street project is part of the Great Streets initiative which is making new investments in the downtown’s public infrastructure, to ensure that Burlington residents have a downtown that is a vibrant, walkable and sustainable urban center. The project will reconstruct the entirety of Cherry Street from Battery Street to South Winooski Avenue and includes: a curbless segment of Cherry Street to promote walkability and easy commerce, green infrastructure to continue the City’s tradition of protecting Lake Champlain, better lighting, more seating, additional bike parking, healthier trees, and more. (Additional information can be found on the project website: https://greatstreetsbtv.com/gsinitiative/reconnecting-bank-cherry/). The Cherry Street project is funded by multiple sources to limit the impact to the local taxpayer, including the Waterfront TIF District, a United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant, a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) grant from Senator Leahy, and state revolving loan funds. Stormwater Management Requirements The existing stormwater system on Cherry Street is a closed system that is part of a combined sanitary and storm system that goes to Burlington’s Main Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) prior to discharge into Lake Champlain. The proposed project will separate the storm and sanitary systems through the project area but these systems will be combined at the Battery Street Intersection. Although there is no regulatory treatment requirement for stormwater runoff from the project area since it is routed through the WWTP, the proposed design includes green infrastructure practices that infiltrate stormwater to reduce and delay the flow entering the piped combined sewer system to lessen the burden on the City’s WWTP. This includes five (5) Bioretention Systems (Rain Gardens) designed to manage runoff from portions of Cherry and Pine Streets. As designed these systems will infiltrate stormwater into the ground which will filter the stormwater and recharge groundwater. The Great Streets standards also suggest the use of permeable pavers which will be implemented in the amenity zones where appropriate (no driveway crossing and adequate space for maintenance). Page 7 of 65  Environmental Review Portions of this project are being funded by the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF & DWSRF) and all federally funded projects are required to comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA investigates various sources and categories to determine impacts the proposed project may have on those resources. Project design engineer, Stantec, has completed the necessary review and documentation and obtained NEPA Programmatic Agreement Categorical Exclusion and clearances for the full Cherry Street project. The NEPA documentation and approval has been accepted by the State SRF program to satisfy the environmental information document requirements for the project. The Cherry St. project will be issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) due to new indirect discharge to groundwater through installation of five (5) proposed rain gardens. A FONSI concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts to occur as a result of the implementation of the project. The States FONSI determination dictates that the City hold a Public Hearing to provide information to the public on the project for a public comment period. Following the completion of the comment period, the State will issue the final environmental review determination. Attachments 1. Programmatic Categorical Exclusion, letter from Julie Ann Held, VTrans Environmental Specialist, Environmental Section, Agency of Transportation, dated June 2, 2025 2. Notice of Intent to Issue a Finding of No Significant Impact, letter from Chloe Holsizer, Environmental Analyst IV, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation dated May 7, 2026 Page | 2 Page 8 of 65  Attachment 1 State of Vermont Agency of Transportation Environmental Section Barre City Place, 4th Floor, 219 North Main Street Barre City, VT 05641 http://vtrans.vermont.gov/ Patrick Kirby June 2, 2025 Acting Division Administrator Vermont Division Office Federal Highway Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 87 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Attn: Elizabeth Shipley, FHWA Environmental and ROW Program Manager, via NEPA SharePoint Site Re: Burlington CDS CD23(1) Dear Mr. Kirby, Project Burlington CDS CD23(1) is located int Burlington, Vermont. The project takes place along Cherry Street from Battery Street to S. Winooski Avenue. The project also takes place along Bank Street from Pine Street to S. Winooski Avenue. Additionally, the project takes place between Cherry Street and Bank Street along Pine Street and St. Paul Street. Work to be performed under this contract includes full depth reconstruction of portions of Cherry Street, Bank Street, Pine Steet, and St. Paul Street; installation of stormwater drainage systems, stormwater treatment, pervious and impervious pavers, concrete sidewalks, granite curbing, sanitary sewer, water main and underground utility installation and relocations, landscaping, lighting, signage, traffic signal, public street amenities, and incidental items. The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) has considered the potential environmental consequences of the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). VTrans has determined that this project meets all of the criteria specified in the Programmatic Agreement entitled “Processing of Projects Eligible for Categorical Exclusion,” executed 02/13/24. The project qualifies for Categorical Exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR 771.117( c )( 26 ) "Environmental Impact and Related Procedures - Categorical Exclusions” as the project consists of modernization of a highway by reconstruction. This project will not induce significant impacts to planned growth or land use for the area; will not require the relocation of significant numbers of people; will not have a significant impact on any natural, cultural, recreational, historic, or other resource; will not involve significant air, noise, or water quality impacts; will not have significant impacts on travel patterns; and will not otherwise, either individually or cumulatively, have any significant environmental impacts. Please contact Julie Ann Held, Environmental Specialist if you require additional information. Respectfully, Julie Ann Held VTrans Environmental Specialist Attachments cc: Peter Pochop, Project Manager Project File Page 1 of 7 Page 9 of 65  PROGRAMMATIC CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA VTrans has determined that this project will NOT: A. X Require a temporary detour outside existing right-of-way, or a temporary wetland or stream crossing which will require non-routine mitigation, or a ramp closure, unless the following conditions are met : (1) provisions are made for access by local traffic and the facility is posted accordingly, (2) businesses dependent upon through traffic will not be unduly affected, (3) the temporary detour or ramp closure will not interfere with local special events, (4) the temporary detour, ramp closure, wetland, or stream crossing will not substantially increase the environmental consequences of the action (project). B. X Involve construction in wetlands totaling more than 5,000 square feet of permanent impacts, requiring the Army Corp of Engineers to coordinate with resource agencies per the General Permit. C. X Require a Risk Analysis for an increase in 100-year flood water surface elevations, per EO 11988. D. X Involve construction within, or alter drainage patterns so as to adversely affect, a Sole Source Aquifer. E. X Require coordination with the US Fish and Wildlife Service for the preparation of a Biological Assessment for Threatened and Endangered Species, per 16 CFR Section 7. F. X Require acquisition of additional right-of-way (including permanent or temporary construction easements) involving: more than three acres of land per mile of roadway, or a total of 10 acres or more for a non-linear improvement (such as a bridge or an intersection), or any relocation of residences or businesses. G. X Require FHWA approval for changes in access control. H. X Involve acquisition of, or impacts upon Prime or Unique Farmland, unless a USDA Farmland Conversion Impact Rating Part VI Site Assessment has been completed and indicates Total Site Assessment Points less than 160 (doesn't apply to designated urban areas). I. X Cause an Adverse Effect to an archaeological or historic resource listed in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places. J. X Require use (permanent or temporary) of a Section 4(f) resource, unless that use meets the criteria for a de minimis or Programmatic 4(f); or involve the use of a Section 6(f) resource when compensation is required (property acquired or improved using Land and Water Conservation Funds). K. X Involve hazardous or residual waste liabilities subject to CERCLA and/or RCRA requirements. L. X Require a bridge permit from the US Coast Guard, per 23CFR 650 Subpart H. M. X Qualify as a Type I project and require analysis of noise abatement measures per 23 CFR 772 and the FHWA approved VTrans Noise Policy. N. X Require Emergency Relief (ER) funding. (NOTE: If coordination with the FHWA was required to reach this determination attach concurrence memo) Page 2 of 7 Page 10 of 65  Categorical Exclusion Environmental Analysis Sheet Town Burlington Project No. CDS CD23(1) Route Cherry Street, Bank Street, Pine Street, St. Paul Street Purpose and Need: The purpose of the project is to reconstruct Cherry Street, Bank Street, Pine Street, and St. Paul Street to enhance safety by reconstructing previous connections. The need for the project is to reconstruct connections between Cherry Street and Bank Street and the need to provide a safe efficient transportation network for the traveling public. Does the project qualify for 23 CFR 771.117 (c)(1)? ___________ YES ___X_______ NO If Yes, then no further analysis is required. If No, then please complete the checklist below. Is the Criteria of 23 CFR 771.117 (c) Applicable? _____X______ YES __________ NO Note: Projects that meet the criteria of 23 CFR771.117 (c) only need to address the sections marked with an asterisk (*). This does not preclude the need to obtain applicable state and federal concurrences and/ or permits. 1. Air Quality Since the state of Vermont is in attainment for all the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) criteria pollutants (CO, Pb, NO2, O3, SO2, PM10, and PM2.5), the proposed project is exempt from conformity per 40 CFR 93.126 or 40 CFR 93.128 and is also exempt from regional conformity (regional emissions analysis requirements) per 40 CFR 93.127. 2. Noise Type I Project (VTrans Noise Policy) Yes No If yes, number of receptors impacted Mitigation Requirements 3. Water Quality Wetlands * Wetland Impact area Temporary 0 Permanent 0 * Buffer Impact area Temporary 0 Permanent 0 Floodplains Encroachment Yes No Describe/ VANR Comments 4. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 10 and/or Section 404 Permit Required Yes No Acquired Permit Type COE Comments 5. U.S. Coast Guard Navigable Waters Yes No Involved Waterway If No, then proceed to next section. Rivers & Harbors Act Section 9 and/or Bridge Act of 1946 Permit(s) Required Yes No Acquired Section 144(c) “Exemption” Yes No Acquired USCG Comments * 6. Threatened and Endangered Species and Habitat Present in Project Area Yes No X Page 3 of 7 Page 11 of 65  If No, then proceed to next section. See VTrans Biologist Natural Resource Clearance dated 03/12/2025. 7. Agricultural Land [Farmland Policy Protection Act - FPPA] Project located in Federal-aid Urban Area Yes No If Yes, then FPPA doesn't apply, proceed to next section. Prime/secondary/locally important soils present Yes No Describe Impacts/Comments Current land use (land in agricultural use) Form 1006 Parts 1, III, VI, VII, completed (FHWA) Yes No Form 1006 Parts II, IV, V completed (NRCS) Yes No Vermont Department of Agriculture comments *8. Hazardous/ Residual Waste Liabilities Significant excavation Yes X No Significant ROW acquisitions Yes No X Bridge demolition or rehabilitation Yes No X If yes for any of the above, an Initial Site Assessment (ISA) should be completed (Contact the Project Contamination Engineer regarding completion of an ISA) Haz Waste Present in project site Yes TBD No Urban Soils Background Area Yes X No If both are No, then proceed to next section. Determination from VANR Atlas Yes X No Determination from field visit Yes No X Borings completed Yes No X Petroleum related wastes Yes TBD No CERCLA involvement Yes No X Remediation required Yes TBD No Describe There has been a draft Initial Site Assessment (ISA) Completed by Stantec dated October 29.2024 saved to the project file. Further preliminary project site area contamination concerns/liabilities are documented in this ISA. Furthermore, the project site is located within an ANR Atlas mapped Urban Soil Background Area. I have reviewed the ISA completed by Stantec, and agree with the report, specifically Section 7.3 (Recommendations and Environmental Concerns). As outlined in the ISA, a soil and groundwater characterization work plan should be developed during project design based on the ISA’s findings. * 9. Historical or Archaeological Resources (Section 106) Historic Resources: Present in APE Yes No X Exempt/ Screened Archeological Resources: Present in APE Yes X No Exempt/ Screened Section 106 Determination No Adverse Effect 05/29/2025 See Section 106 Memorandum for additional information. Programmatic/ Memorandum of Agreement needed Yes No X Executed SHPO coordination completed n/a per 2023 PA Tribal coordination completed. * 10. Section 4(f) Resources Section 4(f) Resource review required Yes No X If No, then proceed to next section. Section 4(f) Approval (check one) Negative Declaration de minimis 4(f) Programmatic 4(f) Circulated 4(f) *11. 6(f) Resources Page 4 of 7 Page 12 of 65  Section 6(f) involvement (LWCF Funding) Yes No X If No, then proceed to next section. National Park Service Conversion Approval Section 6(f) Comments There aren't any 6(f) resources within the project limits * 12. Right of Way New ROW Acquisition fee simple Yes No X permanent easement Yes X No temporary easement Yes X No Description of taking Permanent and temporary easements will be required for drive connections and underground utility service connections along with construction access. Improved properties acquired Yes No X Displacements: Rental Units 0 Private Homes 0 Businesses 0 (If there are any displacements, then a d-list CE needs to be completed.) Is there substantial controversy that would preclude this project being completed as a CE? Yes No X Relocation services to be provided n/a Properties available for relocation n/a 13. Public Participation Opportunity Pre-Design Site Meeting Yes No Date Public Information Meeting Yes No Date Public Hearing Required (502) Yes No Date 14. Social and Economic Concerns Neighborhood and Community Concerns Yes No Churches/ Houses of Worship Elderly Schools Handicapped Low Income Housing Emergency Services Other Describe Effect on local business Yes No (Describe) Temp. effect on business Yes No (Describe) 15. Aesthetic Considerations Does the project impact a Scenic Byway/ VT Scenic Highway? Yes No Describe Comments Summary of Commitments and Mitigation Describe Threatened and Endangered Species and Habitat The Contractor shall ensure all personnel working on the project site are made aware of the potential presence and protected status of the tricolored and northern long-eared bat. No suitable bat habitat is present within the project limits and no Time-of-Year (TOY) restrictions are required. The Contractor is hereby made aware of the potential for TOY restrictions related to proposed Waste, Borrow and Staging areas. Cutting trees ≥3 inches in diameter outside of the contract project limits shall require review under Section 105.25 Opening Off-Site Activity Areas. Page 5 of 7 Page 13 of 65 Invasive Material If invasive species are delineated on the Plans or found in the project area and confirmed by the Engineer, the invasive species, and any soil excavated from areas that contained the invasive species, will be termed invasive material. The Contractor shall handle the invasive material in accordance with the VTrans State Highway System Roadside Terrestrial Invasive Plants Best Management Practices (BMPs). The Contractor shall stockpile the invasive material separately from other soil stockpile areas. A ground barrier and perimeter containment system shall be in place around the area intended for stockpiling the invasive material. Equipment shall be cleaned of all soil and plant matter prior to arriving on site in accordance with Subsection 107.06. The equipment used for excavation and transport of invasive material shall be cleaned of all soil and plant matter before being used for work in other areas in accordance with the BMPs. To the extent possible, invasive material shall be reused on site. Invasive material shall only be reused on site in areas where the presence of the invasive species were clearly evident. If there is an excess of invasive material, it shall be wasted in accordance with the BMPs. The cost of excavating invasive material will be paid for under the appropriate Contract excavation items. When invasive species are delineated on the Plans, the additional cost for handling invasive material, following the BMPs, cleaning equipment, and wasting excess invasive material will be incidental to all other Contract items. When invasive species are not delineated on the Plans, and compensation is not otherwise provided for in the Contract, the work of handling invasive material, following the BMPs, cleaning equipment, and wasting excess invasive material will be considered extra work in accordance with Subsection 104.03 and will be paid for in accordance with Subsection 109.06. Archaeology: 1. VTrans will hire a 36CFR61 qualified archaeological consultant prior to construction of the project to monitor excavation in the specific following locations: The northeast corner of Cherry and St. Paul streets, the southwest corner of Church and Cherry streets, and along Bank Street between Church Street and South Winooski Avenue. 2. If features are identified during construction, the VTrans Archaeology Officer and qualified consultant shall consult with SHPO to record, document and evaluate the National Register eligibility of the site and the project’s effect on the site. A plan will be designed for avoiding or mitigating adverse effects on a potentially eligible site. 3. If human remains are identified and they have been determined to be archaeological in nature, the State Archaeologist will be notified and VTrans will follow the principles outlined in the “Advisory Council's on Historic Preservation’s Policy Statement on Treatment of Burial Sites, Human Remains and Funerary Objects”(March 1, 2023). 4.If the human remains are identified as Native American, then a treatment and reburial plan shall be developed in full consultation with the appropriate Native Americangroup(s) in compliance with the requirements of the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). 5.The project manager will ensure that the locations for monitoring are provided to the contractors at the time of bidding to ensure that the contractor is aware of the need to coordinate with the VTrans Archaeology Officer and archaeological consultant. 6.The project manager will notify the VTrans Archaeology Officer of the Pre-Construction meeting so that coordination between the archaeological consultant and contractor can take place. 7.If project plans change to include any areas outside of the existing APE defined in Attachment C of the undertaking’s Section 106 No Adverse Effect consultation memo that was reviewed and approved by FRA, SHPO and VTrans August 12, 2024, further archaeological review will be required to evaluate the archaeological potential of the new areas. 8.The contractor shall coordinate directly with the archaeological consultant and VTrans Archaeology Officer to confirm Page 6 of 7 Page 14 of 65 the days and times of arrival for monitoring of the following project locations and shall provide the archaeological consultant with at least 48 hours advance notice. The northeast corner of Cherry and St. Paul streets, the southwest corner of Church and Cherry streets, and along Bank Street between Church Street and South Winooski Avenue. 9.If previously unidentified archaeological sites are discovered during monitoring, the project shall stop immediately, and the archaeological consultant shall notify the VTrans Archaeology Officer. No further construction shall proceed until archaeological studies have been completed in accordance with the requirements for 36 CFR 800 and the Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer’s Guidelines for Archaeological Studies in Vermont (2018). This may include consultation with appropriate Native American Tribes if discoveries are Pre-contact in nature. 10.If previously unidentified archaeological sites are discovered during project construction outside of the scheduled monitoring, the Contractor shall notify the Resident Engineer who shall notify the VTrans Archaeology Officer. The project will stop immediately, and the identified features will be evaluated by the qualified consultant in consultation with VTrans and SHPO to evaluate the site prior to resuming construction. 11.If human remains or ceremonial objects are discovered either during archaeological excavation or during construction, all excavation in the vicinity of the remains or ceremonial objects will cease immediately. The remains shall be covered, left in place and protected and will follow the procedures below. 12.If an unmarked site is first discovered, the discovery shall be reported immediately to a law enforcement agency to determine the nature of the discovery. Prepared by: Reviewed by: Signature Date Signature Date Page 7 of 7 Page 15 of 65 Docusign Envelope ID: C94E5DEC-5C8F-8870-80DD-8665C01CCD1C Attachment 2 Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Agency of Natural Resources WATER INVESTMENT DIVISION National Life Building, DAVIS 3 1 National Life Drive Montpelier, VT 05620-3510 FAX: (802)828-1552 Megan Moir, DPW Director of Water Authorized Representative City of Burlington 234 Penny Lane Burlington, VT 05401 5/7/2026 Expiration Date: 5/7/2031 Re: Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) Upgrade Stage 2 - Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Project Vermont/ USEPA Clean Water Revolving Loan Number RF1-332 Notice of Intent to Issue a Finding of No Significant Impact Dear Megan Moir: The Department of Environmental Conservation intends to issue a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2 - Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Project. The project has positive environmental impacts consisting of preventing wastewater from discharging into local waterways through Combined Sewer Overflow events by separating wastewater and stormwater into two distinct systems. This project additionally involves impacts including a new indirect discharge to groundwater due to the installation of rain gardens as part of the proposed project. Otherwise, this project may have been eligible for Categorical Exclusion from detailed environmental review; additionally, the direct and indirect environmental effects of the project are still not significant enough to necessitate an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Department's environmental review procedures require a 30-day public comment period following the issuance of a Notice of Intent to Issue a Finding of No Significant Impact. If no public comments received during that period demonstrate that this Notice of Intent is in error, then the Finding of No Significant Impact will become effective. Page 16 of 65 Docusign Envelope ID: C94E5DEC-5C8F-8870-80DD-8665C01CCD1C Page 2 of 10 Megan Moir, Authorized Representative, City of Burlington WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2 Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Finding of No Significant Impact 5/7/2026 Copies of documents supporting a Finding of No Significant Impact are enclosed. Please keep copies of the enclosed documents, along with any pertinent reports by your consulting engineers, available for public inspection during a public comment period of 30 days. A full list of the documents that must be available for public inspection is attached. Please call (802) 522-3562 if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, 5/6/2026 Chloe Hulsizer Environmental Analyst IV Water Investment Division Enclosures Documents Posted for Finding of No Significant Impact Public Comment Period (30 days) • Notice of Intent to Issue a Finding of No Significant Impact (Signed by Emily Bird, Director, Water Investment Division, enclosed.) • Evaluation of Eligibility for Finding of No Significant Impact (Approved by Emily Bird, Director, Water Investment Division, enclosed.) • State Environmental Review Procedures for Projects Funded Through the Vermont/ EPA Revolving Loan Program, https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/water- financing/srf/environmental-review Additional Documents Needed for Finding of No Significant Impact Public Comment Period (30 days) • Environmental Review Attachments, by Chloe Hulsizer. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218775&DVID=0 • Archaeological Resources Assessment (ARA) entitled Archaeological Resources Assessment and Historic Resource Review, CDS Cherry Street and Raise Reconnecting Downtown Project, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, and dated 10/11/2024, by the University of Vermont Consulting Archaeology Program. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218776&DVID=0 Page 17 of 65 Docusign Envelope ID: C94E5DEC-5C8F-8870-80DD-8665C01CCD1C Page 3 of 10 Megan Moir, Authorized Representative, City of Burlington WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2 Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Finding of No Significant Impact 5/7/2026 • Section 106 Project Review Memorandum, dated 5/29/2025, by Jeannine Russell, VTrans Archaeology Officer, and Judith Williams Ehrlich, VTrans Historic Preservation Officer. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218778&DVID=0 • Burlington CDS CD23(1) 23D179 Contaminated Materials NEPA Review, dated 11/15/2024, by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218777&DVID=0 • Burlington CDS23(1) NEPA Stormwater Review, dated 4/15/2025, by Heather Voisin, Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218779&DVID=0 • Programmatic Natural Resource Clearance for Select Activities, dated 3/12/2025, by Glenn Gingras, VTrans Senior Biologist. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218780&DVID=0 • MAB Environmental Documentation Clearance, dated 6/2/2025, by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218781&DVID=0 • Burlington CDS CD23(1), dated 6/2/2025 by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218782&DVID=0 • Memo: Increased Capacity Provided by 24-inch Pipe Size Design, dated 3/25/2026, by Elke Ochs, PE. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=219796&DVID=0 • Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) entitled “Main and East WWTF Stage 1 and Stage 2 Upgrades – Preliminary Engineering Report” (2 files), and dated June 2025, by Wright-Pierce. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=215871&DVID=0 , https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=215870&DVID=0 COPY LIST Heather Collins, Aaron Krymkowski, and John Merrifield, PE, Wastewater Program, VT-DEC Eric Deratzian, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, VT-DEC Terry Purcell, VT-DEC, Watershed Management Division Scott Dillon and Elizabeth Peebles, Division for Historic Preservation, ACCD Matt Dow, Director of Wastewater Facilities, City of Burlington Martin Lee, PE, Ashley Walenty, PE, & Michael Schramm, PE, City of Burlington Kristen Lemasney, PE, Wright-Pierce Lynnette Claudon, PE, Water Investment Division, VT-DEC 5/6/2026 Don Haddox, Design and Construction Engineering Section Supervisor, VT-DEC Israel Maynard, PE, Stantec Page 18 of 65 Docusign Envelope ID: C94E5DEC-5C8F-8870-80DD-8665C01CCD1C Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Agency of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Conservation Water Investment Division 1 National Life Drive, Davis 3 Montpelier, VT 05620 (802) 522-3562. Notice of Intent to Issue a Finding of No Significant Impact City of Burlington WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2 Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Vermont/ USEPA Clean Water Revolving Loan Number: RF1-332 In accordance with section VII of the Department's “Environmental Review Procedures for Projects Funded Through the Vermont/ EPA Revolving Loan Program”, the Department of Environmental Conservation intends to issue a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2, Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Project. This project involves the construction of an upsized collection system sanitary sewer main and stormwater separation along portions of Cherry St., Bank St., Pine St., and St. Paul St. in Burlington, VT. Under the Procedure, the project is ineligible for Categorical Exclusion (CATEX) from detailed environmental review. The project involves impacts including a new indirect discharge to groundwater due to the installation of rain gardens as part of the proposed project and therefore exceeds the threshold for CATEX. Also, the direct and indirect environmental effects of the project are not significant enough to necessitate an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the Department’s environmental review procedures. The project will not increase the current permitted flow capacity of the treatment plant, and the project will not include sewer extensions. Consideration of the FONSI included a review of the following documents: • Environmental Review Attachments, by Chloe Hulsizer. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218775&DVID=0 • Burlington CDS CD23(1) 23D179 Contaminated Materials NEPA Review, dated 11/15/2024, by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218777&DVID=0 Page 19 of 65 Docusign Envelope ID: C94E5DEC-5C8F-8870-80DD-8665C01CCD1C Page 5 of 10 City of Burlington WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2, Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Notice of Intent to Issue a Finding of No Significant Impact 5/7/2026 • Burlington CDS23(1) NEPA Stormwater Review, dated 4/15/2025, by Heather Voisin, Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218779&DVID=0 • Programmatic Natural Resource Clearance for Select Activities, dated 3/12/2025, by Glenn Gingras, VTrans Senior Biologist. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218780&DVID=0 • MAB Environmental Documentation Clearance, dated 6/2/2025, by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218781&DVID=0 • Burlington CDS CD23(1), dated 6/2/2025 by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218782&DVID=0 Page 20 of 65 Docusign Envelope ID: C94E5DEC-5C8F-8870-80DD-8665C01CCD1C Page 6 of 10 City of Burlington WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2, Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Notice of Intent to Issue a Finding of No Significant Impact 5/7/2026 Further information on the project and this Notice of Intent is available for inspection at the following locations: Megan Moir, DPW Director of Water tel. (802) 863-4501 City of Burlington mmoir@burlingtonvt.gov 234 Penny Lane Burlington, VT 05401 Chloe Hulsizer tel. (802) 522-3562 Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Chloe.Hulsizer@Vermont.gov Water Investment Division 1 National Life Drive, Davis 3 Montpelier, VT 05620-3510 (Note: National Life requires photo identification to obtain an access badge for entry.) Kristen Lemasney, PE tel. (603) 430-3728 Wright-Pierce kristen.lemasney@wright-pierce.com 431 Pine Street Suite G01 Burlington, VT, 05401 No significant administrative action will be taken on this project for thirty (30) days from issuance of this Notice of Determination, to allow for public response. 5/7/2026 ________________________ __________________ Emily Bird, Director Date Water Investment Division Department of Environmental Conservation Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Page 21 of 65 Docusign Envelope ID: C94E5DEC-5C8F-8870-80DD-8665C01CCD1C Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Agency of Natural Resources TO: Emily Bird, Director, Water Investment Division 5/7/2026 FROM: Chloe Hulsizer, Environmental Analyst IV, Water Investment Division 5/6/2026 SUBJECT: City of Burlington WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2 Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Project Evaluation of Eligibility for Finding of No Significant Impact DATE: 5/7/2026 A. Project Identification Project Name: City of Burlington WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2 Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Address: Megan Moir, Authorized Representative City of Burlington 234 Penny Lane Burlington, VT 05401 Project Location: City of Burlington, Vermont The Cherry St Sewer Upgrade project will take place in Burlington, VT, in the Northern Lake Champlain watershed. Sanitary sewer main construction will occur on portions of Cherry St., Bank St., Pine St., and Saint Paul St. Vermont/ USEPA Clean Water Revolving Loan Number: RF1-332 Page 22 of 65 Docusign Envelope ID: C94E5DEC-5C8F-8870-80DD-8665C01CCD1C Page 8 of 10 Megan Moir, Authorized Representative, City of Burlington Evaluation of Eligibility for Finding of No Significant Impact WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2 Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Vermont/ USEPA Clean Water Loan Number RF1-332 5/7/2026 B. Summary of Environmental Review The Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Investment Division, has reviewed this proposed project in accordance with the Department's State Environmental Review Procedures for Projects Funded Through the Vermont/ EPA Revolving Loan Program. The Department has reviewed the following planning documents: • Burlington CDS CD23(1) 23D179 Contaminated Materials NEPA Review, dated 11/15/2024, by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218777&DVID=0 • Burlington CDS23(1) NEPA Stormwater Review, dated 4/15/2025, by Heather Voisin, Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218779&DVID=0 • Programmatic Natural Resource Clearance for Select Activities, dated 3/12/2025, by Glenn Gingras, VTrans Senior Biologist. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218780&DVID=0 • MAB Environmental Documentation Clearance, dated 6/2/2025, by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218781&DVID=0 • Burlington CDS CD23(1), dated 6/2/2025 by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218782&DVID=0 • Environmental Review Attachments, by Chloe Hulsizer. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=218775&DVID=0 • Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) entitled “Main and East WWTF Stage 1 and Stage 2 Upgrades – Preliminary Engineering Report” (2 files), and dated June 2025, by Wright-Pierce. https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=215871&DVID=0 , https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/IronPIG/DownloadFile.aspx?DID=215870&DVID=0 A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is the appropriate environmental review response for this project if the issues presented can be resolved with mitigation or permits. This project is not eligible for Categorical Exclusion from detailed environmental review due to potential impacts including a new indirect discharge to groundwater due to the installation of rain gardens as part of the proposed project. Also, the project’s direct and indirect environmental effects do not necessitate issuance of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), consistent with the criteria as described in section XI of the Department’s environmental review procedures. Page 23 of 65 Docusign Envelope ID: C94E5DEC-5C8F-8870-80DD-8665C01CCD1C Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Agency of Natural Resources 1. Project Description The City of Burlington is located in Chittenden County, Vermont in the Northern Lake Champlain watershed. This project involves the construction of an upsized collection system sanitary sewer main and stormwater separation along portions of Cherry St., Bank St., Pine St., and St. Paul St. in Burlington, VT. The stormwater separation aspect of this project will help to prevent wastewater from discharging into waterways through Combined Sewer Overflow events by separating wastewater and stormwater into two distinct systems. This work is expected to be constructed with Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) loan. Eligibility for clean water revolving loan (CWSRF) construction funding will be limited to the eligible clean water work as detailed in the Preliminary Engineering Report and to physical areas cleared through this environmental review process. The contract documents will contain standard requirements to limit hours of construction and to control noise, dust and discharges of stormwater runoff or pollutants during construction. 2. Justification for Finding of No Significant Impact We have determined that the proposed project meets the criteria for issuance of a Finding of No Significant Impact. This project involves potential impacts including a new indirect discharge to groundwater due to the installation of rain gardens as part of the proposed project. Mitigation measures: 1. Dust and Noise: Practices to limit these impacts will be required, such as regular sweeping, erosion prevention and sediment control measures, or water application, and work will be limited to normal 7 am to 5 pm weekday working hours. 2. Contaminated Soils Management: Owner will submit a Soils Management Plan to DEC for review and approval for the wasting, transportation, and disposal of any identified contaminated soil materials. Additional measures include alternative pipe materials to address potential incompatibility. Include the use of bentonite dams, to preclude migration of affected groundwater through pipe bedding. 3. Transportation and Public Transit: Prior to the beginning of construction, the Contractor will be required to provide notice to the local public transit agency, concerning the project schedule and potential impacts to the bus service or bus stops in the project area. The Contractor will be required to provide supplemental signage or temporarily relocate the bus stops as needed to maintain public transit service in this area. Page 24 of 65 Docusign Envelope ID: C94E5DEC-5C8F-8870-80DD-8665C01CCD1C Page 10 of 10 Megan Moir, Authorized Representative, City of Burlington Evaluation of Eligibility for Finding of No Significant Impact WWTPs Upgrade Stage 2 Cherry St Sewer Upgrade Vermont/ USEPA Clean Water Loan Number RF1-332 5/7/2026 Otherwise, this project may have been eligible for Categorical Exclusion from detailed environmental review; additionally, the direct and indirect environmental effects of the project are still not significant enough to necessitate an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Specifically, the project will not increase the design hydraulic capacity of the wastewater treatment plant by more than 20 percent, and it will not increase the design organic treatment capacity (equivalent population served) by more than 30 percent. The project does not include sewer extensions. The project will not create a new permanent discharge of stormwater or treated wastewater to surface waters or groundwater, and there will be no increase of effluent pollutant loadings (pounds per day) permitted to be discharged from associated wastewater treatment plant. A public hearing will be held on May 20, 2026 at the Burlington Department of Public Works Commission Meeting as part of this FONSI process. Page 25 of 65 Environmental Review – Public Hearing for: 1. Cherry Street – Bioretention/Rain Gardens 2. North Avenue Stormwater Improvements Project 3. Old North End GSI/CSO Retrofits Project 4. Crescent Beach PS and Forcemain Rehabilitation Project Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Environmental Review Public Hearing May 20, 2026 Page 26 of 65  State Environmental Review Process Finding of No Significant Impact State reviews and verifies the STEP ONE information in the STEP THREE Public Hearing STEP FIVE environmental report Engineer submits State provides a State issues the environmental report to the designation (FONSI) environmental review state STEP TWO STEP FOUR determination Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Page 27 of 65  Groundwater Protection Project will remove stormwater from the Stormwater infiltration chambers combined sewer collection are designed to remove sediment system allowing additional from the stormwater prior to capacity in the collection infiltrating to groundwater system to convey sewer and at the treatment plant to treat Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Page 28 of 65  Cherry Street Bioretention Environmental Review - Public Hearing May 20, 2026 Purpose for Presentation: PREPARED BY Stormwater discharges to groundwater from proposed Cherry Street Bioretention Systems Burlington Department of Public Works 645 Pine Street, Burlington VT, 05401 802-809-1355 Page 29 of 65  GREAT STREETS 5 Reconnecting Bank & Cherry Environmental Review – Public Hearing Why Infiltration? Per Great Streets Standards: “Because most of the downtown study area is within Burlington’s Combined Sewer Area, it is important to infiltrate and delay the flow of stormwater entering the piped system to lessen the burden on the City’s main Wastewater Treatment Plant.” BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Page 30 of 65  GREAT STREETS 6 Reconnecting Bank & Cherry Environmental Review – Public Hearing Locations BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Page 31 of 65  GREAT STREETS 7 Reconnecting Bank & Cherry Environmental Review – Public Hearing Expected Infiltration Volumes 1” storm event Rain Garden 1: 430 cf (3200 gallons) Rain Garden 2: 590 cf (4400 gallons) Rain Garden 3: 700 cf (5200 gallons) Rain Garden 4: 430 cf (3200 gallons) Rain Garden 5: 590 cf (4400 gallons) Totals: 2740 cf (20400 gallons) BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Page 32 of 65 8 Project Website Thank You greatstreetsbtv.com/gs-initiative/reconnecting-bank-cherry/ Page 33 of 65 Environmental Review Environmental Review Process for SRF Projects What's involved in a typical public hearing? • The hearing is warned in accordance with state law and local practice. • The hearing is opened by the governing body. • The state Water Investment Division representative and any other participants in the hearing are introduced. • The project owner or consulting engineer presents information related to the positive and negative environmental impacts of the project. This often includes posters or power point demonstrations. • The governing body opens the floor to public comments. • Comments are given by the public and if possible, questions are answered by the project owner, the consulting engineer, or sometimes the state official. The name of the commenter and the comment are recorded for the record and public comment responsiveness summary. • The governing body closes the floor to public comment and closes the public hearing. • The governing body takes minutes and sends them to the state official after they are approved. • The governing body posts the video of the hearing, if available and makes the link available to the state official. Source: https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/water-financing/srf/environmental-review Page 34 of 65 MEMORANDUM TO: Public Works Commission FROM: Ashley Walenty, PE Water Resources Engineer Megan Moir, Division Director Water Resources CC: Chapin Spencer, DPW Director DATE: May 20, 2026 RE: Environmental Review Public Hearing for North Avenue Stormwater Improvements Project Introduction The City of Burlington (“City”) Department of Public Works Water Resources Division’s (“WRD”) sewer collection system is comprised of piping networks that are designed to convey both sanitary and storm flows to the three (3) wastewater treatment facilities throughout the City; Main Plant, East Plant and North Plant. The collection system is also equipped with five (5) combined sewer overflows (CSOs) that act as “relief” points that aid in preventing damage to the treatment facilities and in the prevention of sewage backups into residences and businesses during wet weather events. To aid in the mitigation of the contributing impervious areas, the City utilizes Green Stormwater Infrastructure (“GSI”) to reduce the polluted runoff and high storm flows from developed lands that drain into the Combined Sewer System (“CSS”) throughout the City. These systems remove stormwater from the combined sewer collection system and infiltrate back into the groundwater. These practices allow for additional capacity in the combined sewer systems to allow the treatment plants to process more sewage during wet weather events. The North Avenue Stormwater Improvements project will install stormwater infiltration chambers that will divert stormwater from the combined collection system into the chambers to infiltrate into the groundwater. This practice is designed to remove stormwater from approximately 1.6 acres of impervious surface. The project is planning to be constructed utilizing portions of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that the City was awarded in 2023 which is required to be spent by September 2026. All federally funded projects are required to comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA investigates various sources and categories to determine impacts the proposed project may have on those resources. An environmental report is prepared to assess these impacts and identify areas where mitigation measures may need to be made to the project. The State reviews this environmental report and issues their findings. This project will be issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) due to the infiltration of water into the groundwater, which Page 35 of 65 concludes that there are no environmental impacts projects to occur as a result of the implementation of the project. The States FONSI determination dictates that the City hold a Public Hearing to provide information to the public on the project for public comment period. Following the completion of the comment period, the State will issue the final environmental review determination. Page | 2 Page 36 of 65 North Avenue Stormwater Improvements Project Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Environmental Review Public Hearing May 20, 2026 Page 37 of 65  Project Description Installation of stormwater infiltration chambers to treat and infiltrate approximately 1.63 acres of impervious surface. Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources PgPage 2 38 of 65  Purpose All federally funded projects are required to comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) State Water Investment Division (WID) evaluate information submitted in the Environmental Information Document (EID) and issue a determination Project funding to be from the Vermont American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help mitigate Combined Sewer Overflow’s (CSO) Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 3 39 of 65  Environmental Information Document Below is the list of sections that will be completed in order to submit the Environmental Informational Document ● Environmental Justice ● Wetland, Floodplains, coastal Consideration zones, wild and scenic rivers ● Cultural, Historic and ● Fish and wildlife, and endangered Archaeological Resources species ● Land Use ● Drinking water and Groundwater Protection ● Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs ● Air quality, Noise and Emissions ● NEPA Related Considerations Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 4 40 of 65  State Environmental Review Process Finding of No Significant Impact STEP ONE State reviews and verifies the information in the STEP THREE Public Hearing STEP FIVE environmental report Engineer submits State provides a State issues the environmental report to designation (FONSI) environmental review the state STEP TWO STEP FOUR determination Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 5 41 of 65  Groundwater Protection Project will remove stormwater from the Stormwater infiltration combined sewer chambers are designed to collection system remove sediment from the allowing additional stormwater prior to capacity in the collection infiltrating to groundwater system to convey sewer and at the treatment plant to treat Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 6 42 of 65  Thank you! Questions? Page 43 of 65 MEMORANDUM TO: Public Works Commission FROM: Ashley Walenty, PE Water Resources Engineer Megan Moir, Division Director Water Resources CC: Chapin Spencer, DPW Director DATE: May 20, 2026 RE: Environmental Review Public Hearing for Old North End (ONE) GSI/CSO Stormwater Retrofits Project Introduction The City of Burlington (“City”) Department of Public Works Water Resources Division’s (“WRD”) sewer collection system is comprised of piping networks that are designed to convey both sanitary and storm flows to the three (3) wastewater treatment facilities throughout the City; Main Plant, East Plant and North Plant. The collection system is also equipped with five (5) combined sewer overflows (CSOs) that act as “relief” points that aid in preventing damage to the treatment facilities and in the prevention of sewage backups into residences and businesses during wet weather events. To aid in the mitigation of the contributing impervious areas, the City utilizes Green Stormwater Infrastructure (“GSI”) to reduce the polluted runoff and high storm flows from developed lands that drain into the Combined Sewer System (“CSS”) throughout the City. These systems remove stormwater from the combined sewer collection system and infiltrate back into the groundwater. These practices allow for additional capacity in the combined sewer systems to allow the treatment plants to process more sewage during wet weather events. In 2019 WRD was awarded an approximately $1 Million grant to design and implement GSI practices throughout the City to reduce the polluted runoff and high storm flows from developed lands that drain into the Combined Sewer System (“CSS”) throughout the City. Approximately thirteen (13) individual projects were designed utilizing this grant, of those thirteen projects all but four (4) of them were able to be constructed. The remaining four are planned to be constructed utilizing portions of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that the City was awarded in 2023 which is required to be spent by September 2026 and a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant. All federally funded projects are required to comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA investigates various sources and categories to determine impacts the proposed project may have on those resources. An environmental report is prepared to assess these impacts and identify areas where mitigation measures may need to be made to the project. The State Page 44 of 65 reviews this environmental report and issues their findings. This project will be issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), which concludes that there are no environmental impacts projects to occur as a result of the implementation of the project. The States FONSI determination dictates that the City hold a Public Hearing to provide information to the public on the project to allow for a public comment period. Following the completion of the comment period, the State will issue the final environmental review determination. Page | 2 Page 45 of 65 Old North End GSI/CSO Retrofits Project Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Environmental Review Public Hearing May 20, 2026 Page 46 of 65  Project 9 Description Installation of stormwater infiltration chambers to treat and infiltrate approximately 1.918 acres of impervious surface. Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources PgPage 2 47 of 65  Project 10 Description Installation of stormwater infiltration chambers to treat and infiltrate approximately 2.584 acres of impervious surface. acres Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 3 48 of 65  Project 12 Description Installation of stormwater infiltration chambers to treat and infiltrate approximately 3.779 acres of impervious surface. Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 4 49 of 65  Project 13 Description Installation of stormwater infiltration chambers to treat and infiltrate approximately 2.748 acres of impervious surface. Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 5 50 of 65  Purpose All federally funded projects are required to comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) State Water Investment Division (WID) evaluate information submitted in the Environmental Information Document (EID) and issue a determination Projects 9, 12 & 13 funding to be from the Vermont American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help mitigate Combined Sewer Overflow’s (CSO) Project 10 funding to be from TAP Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 6 51 of 65  Environmental Information Document Below is the list of sections that will be completed in order to submit the Environmental Informational Document ● Environmental Justice ● Wetland, Floodplains, coastal Consideration zones, wild and scenic rivers ● Cultural, Historic and ● Fish and wildlife, and endangered Archaeological Resources species ● Land Use ● Drinking water and Groundwater Protection ● Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs ● Air quality, Noise and Emissions ● NEPA Related Considerations Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources PgPage 7 52 of 65  State Environmental Review Process Finding of No Significant Impact STEP ONE State reviews and verifies the information in the STEP THREE Public Hearing STEP FIVE environmental report Engineer submits State provides a State issues the environmental report to designation (FONSI) environmental review the state STEP TWO STEP FOUR determination Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 8 53 of 65  Groundwater Protection Project will remove stormwater from the Stormwater infiltration combined sewer collection chambers are designed to system allowing additional remove sediment from the capacity in both the collection stormwater prior to system to convey sewer and at infiltrating to groundwater the treatment plant to disinfect Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 9 54 of 65  Thank you! Questions? Page 55 of 65 MEMORANDUM TO: Public Works Commission FROM: Ashley Walenty, PE Water Resources Engineer Megan Moir, Division Director Water Resources CC: Chapin Spencer, DPW Director DATE: May 20, 2026 RE: Environmental Review Public Hearing for Crescent Beach Pump Station and Forcemain Rehabilitation Project Introduction The Crescent Beach Pump Station and Forcemain rehabilitation project consists of replacement of an existing sewage pump station and forcemain that were constructed in 1966 and has been in service for approximately 55 years. The existing wet well and dry pit station will be replaced by an submersible station within the City’s right-of-way (ROW) at the end of Surf Road in Burlington. The project will also abandon an existing 6-inch diameter cast iron forcemain that runs from the pump station through approximately 9-10 private parcels and discharges to the gravity sewer collection system located beneath the Burlington Bike Path. A new 6-inch diameter fused high- density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe will be installed within the City’s (ROW) along Surf Road, to Shore Road and discharge to the gravity collection system at the intersection of Shore Road and Dale Road. The City’s Water Resources Division (WRD) contracted with Hoyle Tanner (HT) to complete the design work for this rehabilitation project. This project is being funded by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CSWRF) and all federally funded projects are required to comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA investigates various sources and categories to determine impacts the proposed project may have on those resources. An environmental report is prepared to assess these impacts and identify areas where mitigation measures may need to be made to the project. The State reviews this environmental report and issues their findings. This project will be issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) due to the 50-foot wetland buffer within the proposed project area. A FONSI concludes that there are no environmental impacts to occur as a result of the implementation of the project. The States FONSI determination dictates that the City hold a Public Hearing to provide information to the public on the project for a public comment period. Following the completion of the comment period, the State will issue the final environmental review determination. Page 56 of 65 Crescent Beach Pump Station and Forcemain Rehabilitation Project Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Environmental Review Public Hearing May 20, 2026 Page 57 of 65  Crescent Beach Pump Station & Forcemain Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources PgPage 2 58 of 65  Purpose All federally funded projects are required to comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) State Water Investment Division (WID) evaluate information submitted in the Environmental Information Document (EID) and issue a determination Project funding to be from the Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 3 59 of 65  Environmental Information Document Below is the list of sections that will be completed in order to submit the Environmental Informational Document ● Environmental Justice ● Wetland, Floodplains, coastal Consideration zones, wild and scenic rivers ● Cultural, Historic and ● Fish and wildlife, and endangered Archaeological Resources species ● Land Use ● Drinking water and Groundwater Protection ● Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs ● Air quality, Noise and Emissions ● NEPA Related Considerations Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 4 60 of 65  State Environmental Review Process Finding of No Significant Impact STEP ONE State reviews and verifies the information in the STEP THREE Public Hearing STEP FIVE environmental report Engineer submits State provides a State issues the environmental report to designation (FONSI) environmental review the state STEP TWO STEP FOUR determination Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 5 61 of 65  Wetland Burlington Department of Public Work – Water Resources Pg Page 6 62 of 65  Thank you! Questions? Page 63 of 65  CITY OF BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 645 Pine Street, Suite A Burlington, VT 05401 802.863.9094 VOICE 802.863.0466 FAX 802.863.0450 TTY www.burlingtonvt.gov/dpw To: DPW Commissioners Fr: Chapin Spencer, Director (cspencer@burlingtonvt.gov) Re: DPW Director’s Report Date: May 20, 2026 PLANBTV 2050 COMMUNITY EVENT WELL ATTENDED Approximately 350 residents and stakeholders attended the open house at the train station on April 30. It was a great event with lots of tables/areas for residents to provide feedback in a variety of ways. The feedback is still being compiled and will be shared when it is ready. I am very pleaded with the collaboration across departments and hope this coordinated planning effort (with a plan uniting economic development, planning, parks & recreation and transportation) will enable us all to build a bold and impactful vision for Burlington’s future. More info: Phillip Peterson, ppeterson@burlingtonvt.gov. CHAMPLAIN PARKWAY PROGRESS The Champlain Parkway project is projected to be completed on-time and on-budget. The Maple & Pine and King & Pine signals were energized on May 4. We are projecting the opening of the interstate connection sometime around late June 2026. We are planning a community celebration prior to the opening for the public to walk / run / bike on the new corridor. Stay tuned for the date and other event details. A previous City Council passed a motion a couple years ago requesting the signals in the King & Maple neighborhood run for at least 3 months prior to the interstate connection being made. Normally in projects like this, there is a 30-day testing phases before introducing a new condition. We are planning to go to the Board of Finance on May 18 and the Council on June 1 to have the Council revising its guidance to allow DPW to open the interstate connection when the project is substantially complete (late June) which would have the Maple and King signals in operation about 6 weeks prior to opening the interstate connection. More info: Corey Mims, cmims@burlingtonvt.gov. GREAT STREETS MAIN STREET PROGRESS Similarly to the Champlain Parkway, this Main Street project is projected to be completed on-time and on-budget. The most impactful remaining work is the installation of the brick crosswalks at the area of the Church and Main intersection. This work will close the Church and Main intersection during the week for the next 2-3 weeks. Remaining work includes completing sidewalks, paving, line striping and public art installation. A community celebration for this project is scheduled for July 17 & 18. More info: Maddy Suender, msuender@burlingtonvt.gov. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING ASSEMBLY TOUR Rob Goulding and I have been attending all the local Neighborhood Planning Assemblies this spring to provide an overview of this season’s work. Overall, it has been well received. It’s been a good forum for hearing resident input on community needs. There’s been interest in how we prioritize paving and sidewalk work, questions about our process around unaccepted streets, and excitement about the completion of the Champlain Parkway and Great Streets Main Street. We’ve attached one of the presentations for context. More info: Rob Goulding, rgoulding@burlingtonvt.gov. Page 64 of 65 UPCOMING SPECIAL COUNCIL MTGS FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS As we complete the Champlain Parkway and Great Streets Main Street projects, we are entering important phases for upcoming projects – the Winooski Bridge and COBRI intersection and Reconnecting Bank & Cherry Streets. Both of these projects are in the Right-Of-Way phase and have special Council meetings to consider necessity and compensation for property rights that need to be acquired. Here are the upcoming meeting dates:  Winooski Bridge and COBRI Intersection: May 21 site visit and hearings  Cherry Street: June 22 site visit and hearings More info: Maddy Suender, msuender@burlingtonvt.gov and Julia Ursaki, jursaki@burlingtonvt.gov. Reach out with any questions. See you all on Wednesday. Page 65 of 65