Wards 1 & 8 NPA

AGENDA / MINUTES Wards 1 & 8 NPA Steering Committee Wednesday, December 15, 2021 5:15 pm Join Zoom Meeting (Host: Jonathan) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2437840866?pwd=eWdQRGNnZzhVK29ib1lnWHdRM25 DUT09 Meeting ID: 243 784 0866 Passcode: 18 Facilitator: Jonathan Chapple-Sokol Recorder: Carol Livingston Attendees: Tom Derenthal, Hannah King, Keith Pillsbury 1. Reflect on 12/8/21 NPA meeting Location - (December), January, February, March and into spring are reserved at the Bushor Room in City Hall. Participation? - Facebook, Ads, What’s App, FPF - after meetings, post youtube access, New American website (Melissa Cain), Wards 2 & 3 Friends group (Jonathan), Old East End (Carol) 2 issues: getting more attendees and facilitating participation once they’re at the meeting. 2. Plan Agenda for 1/12/2022 meeting AGENDA: Roles: Host - Hannah Co-host - Jonathan Recorder - Tom Introductions - 5 minutes Speakout - 15 minutes (Hannah remind attendees about sharing audio space & meeting guidelines) City Councilors report and questions - 15 and 10 minutes School Board Commissioners report and questions - 5 & 5 minutes Options for remaining agenda: (requested) Brian Cina - ISGOOD project (requested) Skyler Nash - City’s Strategic Plan for Racial Equity Redistricting committee update - Anne & Richard UVM SGA president - Keith contact about presenting in February? UVM update - Gail Shampnois Burlington Police Commission / Interim Police Chief Jon Murad Dave ? from Affordable Housing Coalition Neighborhood Project Update - Gillian Nanton Tasks for 1/12/22 meeting: Setting agenda - Carol & Jonathan Confirmation emails/agenda to presenters & CEDO & CCTV - Carol & Jonathan FPF postings: One East; Centennial - Jonathan Downtown; Hill - Hannah Future agenda - February Other options: Kesha Ram Hinsdale - Climate Action & other items UVM update - housing Additional items: All-wards meeting scheduled? agenda?  AGENDA / MINUTES(in italics) Wards 1 & 8 NPA Steering Committee Wednesday, December 15, 2021 5:15 pm Join Zoom Meeting (Host: Jonathan) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2437840866?pwd=eWdQRGNnZzhVK29ib1lnWHdRM25 DUT09 Meeting ID: 243 784 0866 Passcode: 18 Facilitator: Jonathan Chapple-Sokol Recorder: Carol Livingston Attendees: Tom Derenthal, Hannah King, Keith Pillsbury 1. Reflect on 12/8/21 NPA meeting It went really well - hard to keep legislators within time. But active discussion. Not many attendees. Suggestion: hand out “Hello, neighbor” cards - or put in doorways as lit drop - inviting people to the meeting. Notes were excellent - Keith sent to neighbors to encourage attendance. Importance of asking councilors about what residents need from councilors. Concern about technology & acoustics in Sharon Bushor room. Both Hannah & Jonathan listened to recordings of meetings in the Sharon Bushor room. We need to flag this problem with CEDO. Tom has not had difficulty using the recordings to create minutes. Location - (December), January, February, March and into spring are reserved at the Bushor Room in City Hall. Should we consider using the library? Elevator is out 12/20 - not sure when available. We can check in with library people about the elevator - Tom will do. Consider creating lit drop cards - Hannah will do Ward 8. Text = general invitation, QR code link to wards 1 & 8 CEDO link to the meeting. Ready for distribution in January, may not happen before January meeting, but general information. Tom & Carol would lit drop in Ward 1. Tom and Hannah will work on the task of creating and printing the lit drop cards. Keith interested in more signs to post - Carol will get to him 2. Plan Agenda for 1/12/2022 meeting AGENDA: Roles: Host - Hannah Co-host - Jonathan Recorder - Tom Introductions - 5 minutes Speakout - 15 minutes (Hannah remind attendees about sharing audio space & meeting guidelines) City Councilors - 15 and 10 minutes focus on Q/A (Carol email CC) School Board Commissioners - 5 & 5 minutes focus on Q/A (Carol email SBC) CDBG rep from Ward 8 - Hannah & Keith are reaching out to folks, looking for rep - 5 minutes Remaining agenda: Brian Cina - ISGOOD project (15 & 5 minutes) Skyler Nash - City’s Strategic Plan for Racial Equity (20 & 5 minutes)  Redistricting committee update - Anne & Richard (10 & 5 minutes) February or March meetings : UVM SGA president - Keith contact about presenting in February - depending on housing panel Housing discussion - panel ? Garimella, Tom Chittenden, Sarah Carpenter, David Martin - Focus on our district housing issues - zoning, development, areas of agreement for housing creation (UVM & city); what is priority for housing in our district - undergraduates, graduates, young families. Reducing cost of room & board for students living on campus. Which is focus: an update from UVM and City or district residents giving their input? Panel: UVM, CEDO, housing advocate: Saresh Garimella, Brian Pine, David Martin (Director of Affordable Housing Coalition & interns), Jessica Hyman - Fair Housing Work on meeting with housing panel: Keith Pillsbury, Tom Derenthal Also have a meeting with Neighborhood Project - update from Gillian Nanton - lobby our city councilors to put energy into this issue. Jonathan will talk with Gillian in the future. Tasks for 1/12/22 meeting: Setting agenda - Carol & Jonathan Confirmation emails/agenda to presenters & CEDO & CCTV - Carol & Jonathan FPF postings: One East; Centennial - Jonathan Downtown; Hill - Hannah Future meetings: UVM update - Gail Shampnois Burlington Police Commission / Interim Police Chief Jon Murad Neighborhood Project Update - Gillian Nanton - Jonathan will check in Periodic legislative updates from 1-2 legislators ACTION ITEMS FOR STEERING MEMBERS: Tom: contact CEDO about efficacy of Sharon Bushor room technology; check with library about meeting there; Tom & Hannah: design and print lit drop cards to disseminate in January, February Tom & Keith: work on housing panel for February / March Keith: confirm with SGA possibility of presentation in February or March Carol : get meeting signs to Keith Jonathan: contact Gillian Nanton about Neighborhood Project update possibility