Selectboard 9/3/24

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Meeting of the Town of Richmond Selectboard                September 3, 2024

Richmond Town Center Meeting Room, 3rd Floor – 203 Bridge Street, Richmond, VT. 
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7:00 PM    1. Welcome and Public Comment
7:03 PM    2. Additions, Deletions, or Modifications to Agenda
7:05 PM    3. Items for Presentation or Discussion with those present

a)    Discussion of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) # (5 min)
b)    Discussion of request by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department to utilize Volunteers Green for salmon releases into the Winooski River # (10 min) 
c)    Discussion of Richmond Recreational Soccer management and consideration of transferring soccer funds held by the Town to Mansfield United* # (10 min)
d)    Update on flood recovery and flood related discussions (10 min)
e)    Consideration of changing the October 1, 2024 deadline given to the Volunteers Green and Browns Court Project Committee for recommendations for installations at Volunteers Green* (10 min)
f)    Consideration of adding a microphone to Selectboard meeting room* (10 min)
g)    Discussion of Stormwater General Permit 3-9050 for the Southview Subdivision # (20 min)
h)    Consideration of adopting Emergency Order No. 2024-02 which makes slight changes to Emergency Order No. 2024-01, which temporarily eliminates the requirement to obtain a zoning permit or approval from the Development Review Board for certain activities in the Flood Hazard Overlay District including alterations to streams, including bank stabilization, channel management, or drainage swales* # (10 min)
i)    Review of, and consideration of setting a date for a public hearing date for, proposed Zoning Amendments which would create two new zoning districts; Village Residential Neighborhoods North (new section 3.11) and Village Residential Neighborhoods South (new section 3.12); and amend Sections 6.1, 6.13, 6.14, and 7* # (40 min)
j)    Cochran Rd. Corridor and Scoping study update # (10 min)
k)    Discussion of bonuses for Town Staff due to flood related work (5 min)
l)    Discussion of review of benefits provide to Town Staff (5 min)
m)    Discussion of traffic signal at the intersection of Bridge St. and Rt. 2 (5 min)
n)    Consideration of approval of request by the Richmond Fire Department to hold a coin drop on Saturday, October 12, 2024* (5 min) 
o)    Review of draft warning for special Town Meeting # (15 min)

9:55 PM    4. Approval of Minutes, Purchase Orders and Warrants*
a)    Minutes of 8/19/24
10:05 PM    5. Discuss Items for Next Agenda 
10:15 PM    6.  Possible Executive Session
10:20 PM    7.  Adjourn
Time is available at each meeting for public comment. Documents related to this meeting are available at
www.richmondvt.gov/documents/selectboard-meeting-documents/    If you would like to schedule a time with the Board or need assistance to participate in the meeting, please call Josh Arneson, Richmond Town Manager at 434-5170 or email jarneson@richmondvt.gov.  Links to videos of Selectboard meetings can be found at mtmansfieldctv.org/ 
*Denotes Action Item  # Indicates documents in the packet