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2026-06-15 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official City Council minutes of June 15, 2026 (approved on the June 29 consent agenda, item 6.9). Convened 6:08 pm, adjourned 8:28 pm. Present in person: President Traverse, Barlow, Bergman, Carpenter, Grant, Litwin, Sanchez-Parkinson and Singh; online: Broderick, Schachter and Neubieser (joined at 7:12 pm). Absent: McKnight. Also present: Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak, CAO Schad, Deputy COS Zakaras and Lori Olberg in person; City Attorney Brown online.

  • Agenda adopted unanimously (Singh/Bergman); Litwin was not at the table to vote.
  • Executive session on a union negotiation update (AFSCME Local 1343), 6:11 to 6:26 pm, under 1 VSA 313(a)(1)(B); both motions (Singh/Bergman) passed unanimously. No action recorded.
  • Public Forum 6:32 to 6:46 pm with seven speakers.
  • Consent agenda adopted unanimously (Carpenter/Litwin).
  • Fiscal Year 2027 Mayoral appointments approved unanimously (Bergman/Carpenter).
  • Church Street Marketplace common area fees for FY27 adopted unanimously after a public hearing (Singh/Carpenter).
  • Bicycle and motor vehicle traffic ordinance amendments adopted on second reading, unanimously (Bergman/Carpenter).
  • FY27 annual appropriation and budget (revised version) adopted 10:1:1 (Bergman/Schachter); annual tax assessments resolution adopted unanimously (Bergman/Grant).

Public Forum

Topics only; the minutes record no positions. Bruce Wilson (a city event), Kimberly Clark (removal of Green Mountain Transit bus stops), Andrea Viets (older adults and the budget), Kevin Lewis (board and commission appointment process), Charlie Messing (the Number 11 bus), Sharon Bushor (online; bike ordinance) and Parduasaradin Namburi (online; non-Burlington resident; voting systems). See Bruce Wilson, Kimberly Clark, Andrea Viets and Kevin Lewis.

  • Accountability List placed on file; FIO documents received for information.
  • Resignation of Ethan Ely from the Conservation Board accepted; vacancy to be advertised in Seven Days and a letter of appreciation sent (filled June 29, see Annual Board Appointment Slate).
  • Tax-Exempt Lease Purchase Financing: master lease with BankFunding, LLC for $2,733,763, annual payment $443,846.
  • FY25 Waterfront TIF District recertified report to the Vermont Economic Progress Council accepted.
  • Champlain Parkway Project maintenance agreement with the State of Vermont and the City of South Burlington: Mayor authorized to sign, subject to City Attorney review.
  • Minutes approved: June 1, 2026 Council With Mayor Presiding, Local Control Commission and regular Council meetings.
  • Update on the 2026 Legislative Session placed on file; Livable Wage Rates for FY 2027 received.
  • CCRPC Planning Advisory Committee: Charles Dillard appointed representative and Sarah Morgan alternate, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
  • Special event outdoor entertainment permit (10 days) for the Church Street Marketplace "Party On The Bricks" series.
  • Intercity Bus Property Use Agreement with Green Mountain Transit and Flix North America.
  • Grant Anticipation Notes: resolutions for Airport improvement projects and for city capital improvement projects (Board of Finance).

Fiscal Year 2027 Mayoral appointments

See Fiscal Year 2027 Mayoral Appointments. The Mayor spoke; department heads present in person were Phil Lewis, Samantha McGinnis, Shawn Burke, Michael Curtin, Bill Ward, Kelli Perkins, Darren Springer, Mary Danko, Doreen Kraft, Charles Dillard, Chapin Spencer, Scot Barker and Lynn Reagan; online were Jessica Brown, Hayley McClenahan, Emmett Wood and Kim Sturtevant. Approved unanimously.

Church Street Marketplace common area fees

See Church Street Marketplace Common Area Fees. The public hearing opened and closed at 7:06 pm with no comments recorded. CSM Director McGinniss spoke to the resolution; adopted unanimously (Singh/Carpenter).

Bicycle traffic ordinance

See Bicycle Traffic Ordinance Amendments. Kim Sturtevant and Phillip Peterson were online to address the item. Motion to waive the second reading and adopt the ordinance, Bergman/Carpenter, passed unanimously (Neubieser voted on this).

Fiscal Year 2027 budget and tax assessments

See Fiscal Year 2027 City Budget. The Mayor spoke to the appropriation. Bergman moved, Schachter seconded, to waive the reading and adopt the revised version. Roll call: ayes Barlow, Bergman, Broderick, Carpenter, Grant, Neubieser, Sanchez-Parkinson, Schachter, Singh and President Traverse (10); nay Litwin; absent McKnight. Passed 10:1:1. CAO Schad then spoke to the annual tax assessments on the Grand List, adopted unanimously (Bergman/Grant).

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