Town of Brookeline Select Board Meeting: October 2nd, 2024

6:30 1. Call the meeting to order
6:31 2. Review / Approve Draft Minutes
A. Regular meeting – September 18, 2024
B. ZOOM meeting – September 3, 2024
6:35 3. Changes to agenda if any
6:40 4. Warrants
A. Payroll Warrant
B. Accounts Payable Warrant
6:45 5. Members of the Public
A. Scheduled Members of the Public
5 minutes unless otherwise requested/noted
1. 10 minutes Meg Stoloft – BDCC annual visit
B. Non Scheduled Members of the Public
2 minutes on agenda items only
7:00. 6. New Business – Action = Motion/seconded/discussion/Vote or table
A. Action: Winter Road Salt Bids for 2024-2024
B. Action: Stevens & Associates contract review for a structural analysis
of the BMH Sanctuary floor.
C. Action: Acception of a $500 mini-grant from the Preservation Trust
of Vermont towards the engineering study of the BMH Sanctuary Floor.
D. Action: Personal vehicle damage
7:15 7. Unfinished Business
A. Energy Committee Grant Application
1-S. Zwick – follow up on MERP grant opportunities for the town.
B. Windmill Hill Trailhead Gate – lock removed
C. BMH RFP changes
7:30 8. Reports and Updates
A. Highway Supervisor – E. Mark Bills
B. Grants – S. Noga
C. Finance – M. Desocio
D. Selectboard Chair – D. Maggio
E. Any other discussion as requested by a selectboard member
not requiring a vote
8:10 9. Communications
A. Regular Mail
B. E-mail
1-Paul Madalinski – RE: muffler damage sustained while attempting
to travel on Greer Road to obtain the E911 address requested by
the Listers.
2- M. Brown – Brookline’s UEI number is registered and active in
SAM.gov
3-DVFiber 2023 Audit report received
4-VEM- Matt Hand Local Hazard Mitigation Quarterly report due
October 15, 2024.
5-Southern Vermont Economy Project – via Brattleboro Development
Credit Corporation- Invitation to submit a project in Brookline
● Business development which contributes to regional economic development goals
● Physical improvements to infrastructure (business or public)
● Creation or improvements to community facilities
● Community programs, from summer camps to workforce initiatives
● In any stage, from planning to implementation
● Previously submitted (updates are valued, even if the project is already on a prior CEDS list)
6-RFP Draft – Underground Roof membrane
7-Jeff Nugent re: Windham Region Road foreman’s meeting Tuesday
morning – October 22. All States Construction will present paving
preservation methods for long term pavement management.
8-M. Brown Treasurer re: extra credit card for Highway Supervisor
9-M. Desocio re: First quarter actual 2025 Financials results ready for
discussion at the October 16th SB meeting. First pass “draft budget” for
2026 report to streamline budgeting process.
10-Lisa Donnelly re: GIA closeout on Parker road segment brought up to
standard.
11-L Parker re: Jackson Evans Preservation Trust of VT $500 Mini-Grant
towards the expense of structural assessment of the sanctuary floor at the
BMH. Anticipation of a contract from Stevens & Assic (Brud Sanderson &
Ben Harwood) engineers.
12-M. Ghia of WRC: re: 2024 applications open for VCRD;s Climate
Catalysis Innovation Fund (Grants range from $500 to $4000) re: energy
13-Women’s Freedom Center Appropriation request of $500 for 2025-26
8:20 10. Set Agenda for next meeting – Wednesday October 16, 2024
A. Open RFP/Bids received –
B. TBD
8:30 11. Adjourn the meeting.