Town of Brookline Select Board: October 16th, 2024

6:30 1. Call the meeting to order
A. Introductions
6:32 2. Review / Approve Draft Minutes
A. Special Zoom Meeting minutes of Sept 2, 2024
B. Regular meeting minutes October 3, 2024
6:40 3. Changes to the agenda if any
6:42 4. Members of the Public
A. Scheduled members of the public on their requested topic.
5 minutes each unless otherwise requested/noted
1. Gary Lavorgnia - 10 minutes
B. Unscheduled members of the public on agenda items only.
2 minutes each
6:55 5. Reports and Updates
A. Building Commissioner - B. Mello
Requested 20 minutes to discuss BMH projects
B. Grants - S. Noga
1-Discussion about Grants in Aid Project near 6 Parker Road
2-FEMA extension letter
C. Finance/Budget - M. Desocio
Requested 30 minutes
Discussion about Budget 2025-26 development
Summary about Q1 of 2024-2025 budget
D. Selectboard Chair- D. Maggio
A. Dog bite
B. Building Permits
C. VEM Local Hazard Mitigation survey completed/submitted
E. Highway Supervisor - E. Mark Bills
F Energy Commission Update - S. Zwick
G. Any other discussion as request by a selectboard member not
requiring a vote.
8:25 6. Unfinished Business- Action = Motion/seconded/discussion/vote or table
A. Action: Open & Review bids received re: BMH Painting
B. Action: Open & Review bids received re: BMH water mitigation
C. Action: Open & Review bids received re: BMH Roof work
D. Action: Damage estimate sustained by Paul Madalinski on his
personal car while attempting to get GPS coordinates for a camp
on Greer Road for E911 address.
E. Action: Contract for Stevens & Associates BMH analysis for the
BMH sanctuary floor
F Action: Accept grant money from Preservation Trust of Vermont
towards the structural analysis of the BMH Sanctuary floor.
G. Action: New contract for engineering study on Ellen Ware Road
and Hill Road culverts damaged during the last disaster.
H. Purchase of Cell Phone Signal booster for Highway Supervisor
I Signage for trail entrance indicating no vehicles allowed on
Brookline side.
9:00 7. New Business - Action = Motion/Seconded/discussion/vote or table
A. Action: $1,900.00 bill from Sam Bourne for headwall built on inlet
of a new culvert near 6 Parker Road.
B. Action: Consolidation of town funds currently kept in several
money market accounts into one money market account.
C. New Requests for Proposals - Projects to be advertised
9:10 8. Warrants
A. Payroll Warrant
B. Accounts Payable Warrant
9:15 9. Communications
A. Regular Mail
B. EMail
1. From Michael Leuallen /Builder asking about building permits
necessary for Brookline.
2. From Paul Madalinski-Re: Estimate from Faith Toyota expected
3. From Lee Anne Parker - RE: Submission of CEDS application
4. From Cindi Blondin - Shared w/ listserv re: survey on HUD’s
Support Act re: Vermont's Opiod death rate and safely housing
individuals in recovery .
9:20 10. Set Agenda for the next meeting - November 6, 2024
9:30 11. Adjourn the meeting