City Council 10/22/2025

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CITY OF ESSEX JUNCTION
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 

This meeting will be in-person in the Municipal Offices Conference Room located at 2 Lincoln Street and available remotely. Options to watch or join the meeting remotely:

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1. CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                     [6:30 PM]
2. AGENDA ADDITIONS/CHANGES
3. APPROVE AGENDA
4. PUBLIC TO BE HEARD
    a. Comments from Public
5. RECOGNITION
    a. Resolution of Appreciation for Troy Wilber
    b. Resolution of Appreciation for John Rowell
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
    a. *Interview Police Community Advisory Board Applicant for Open Position [5 Minutes]
    b. Annual Essex Rescue Presentation [15 Minutes]
    c. Governance Committee Update and Presentation [20 Minutes]
    d. Rebranding Project Brief [10 Minutes]
    e. Acting as the Local Cannabis Control Commission: Consideration of S-000009646, Outdoor Cultivator
       Tier 1 Small Cultivator for TrichomeVT [10 Minutes]
    f. **Discussion and Consideration of an Executive Session to Discuss Attorney Client Communication
       and Litigation
7. CONSENT ITEMS
    a. Approve Meeting Minutes: 10/8/25
    b. Approve Amendment to FY26 Wastewater Capital Plan
    c. Approve the Lease and Management Agreement with the Tree Farm Management Group for
       Management of the Tree Farm
    d. Approve Applications for a Human Services and Educational Facilities Grant for the Senior Center and
    a Recreational Facilities Grant for the Multi-Purpose Room at Maple Street Park
8. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS & CITY MANAGER REPORT
9. READING FILE
​​​​​​​    a. Check Warrant #24097 10/17/25
    b. Planning Commission Minutes 10/2/25
    c. Bike Walk Advisory Committee Minutes 10/9/25
    d. Governance Committee Minutes 10/9/25
    e. Essex Junction Selected for Homes for All Program
​​​​​​​10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
​​​​​​​    a. *An Executive Session May be Needed to Discuss the Appointment of a Public Official
    b. **An Executive Session May be Needed to Discuss Attorney Client Communication and Litigation
11. ADJOURN
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Members of the public are encouraged to speak during the Public to Be Heard agenda item, during a Public Hearing, or, when recognized by the
President, during consideration of a specific agenda item. The public will not be permitted to participate when a motion is being discussed
except when specifically requested by the President. Regarding zoom participants, if individuals interrupt, they will be muted; and if they
interrupt a second time they will be removed. This agenda is available in alternative formats upon request. Meetings of the City Council, like all
programs and activities of the City of Essex Junction, are accessible to people with disabilities. For information on accessibility or this agenda,
call the City Manager’s office at 802-878-6944 TTY: 7-1-1 or (800) 253-0191.