Changes are shown in bold italics.	Updated on 8/8/04
		Items for Action	Status	Responsible Entity
#	Priority	ITEMS TO BE VOTED ON
		ITEMS BEING ACTIVELY  ADDRESSED
7.3		Quarter Mile road	Bill Root will be contacted.	Dean
7.7		Fire Capital Fund	The capital equipment expenditures need to be programmed to assure continued availability of funds for future major asset acquisition.	Ellie and Chris Davis
5.7	High	VELCO New Transmission Lines	VELCO proposes to replace existing high voltage transmission lines with new lines carrying higher voltage.  They also intend to enlarge the equipment station on Ferry Road.  They have submitted a permit request from the Public Service Board.  The application is in the Town Office.  The Town has party status before the Public Service Board .  The town contintues to seek aesthetic mitigation and appropriate location of the substation.  On 5/24 the selectboard voted (3-2) to cap legal fees at $75,000.	Selectboard
6.3	High	Acquistion of the Varney Farm	Negotiations are underway with the Hinsdale for Hinsdale puchase of the farm.  It is anticipated that the sales agreement will preserve the appearance of the historical buildings and landscape and that parking and access to the park will be available to the town.  Proceeds from the sale will be made available to support maintenance of the park.  The selectboard will write a letter supporting a "Friends of the Park" 501c3 arrangement.	Selectboard
7.1	Med	"Left" children at library	The library needs a way to handle children who are not picked up by parents or care givers when the library closes.	Ellie
39		Tenney appeal	The adequacy of the septic system is still uncertain.	Selectboard and Tom Mansfield
32	High	Personnel policies update	A draft has been prepared. Selectboard suggested changes will be incorporated and the document will be sent to legal counsel for review.	Ellie
6.1	Med	Weis request to waive impact fee	The Selectboard will check to see if the fee is still due.	Charles
6.2	Med	Gutters on town hall	Jim Sestokas has recommended that gutters be installed on the town hall to prevent further rot.  Cost estimates will be requested.	Charles and Ed
6.3	High	New auditor for town and F/R records	Mr. Yacavoni has notified the town that he cannot do our auditing.  A new auditing firm will be sought.	Ellie
6.4		Municipal Planning Grant	Applications for municipal planning grants are due soon.  It has been suggested that we request funding for a trails/bikepath and Class IV roads study and plan.	Dean and the Selectboard
6.5	High	Thompson's Point Ag leases	The boundary for the clubhouse lease must be defined and new lease language for the remaining ag land needs to be written to include means to keep the land open.  An adhoc committee was named, consisting of Eric Findley, Frank Thornton, Jenny Cole, Dick Green and Dave ......  was named.  Robin Troy will be contacted in regard to the Pony Club interests.  Meanwhile Eric Findley will act as caretaker.	Ad hoc committee
		Water hook-ups on Orchard Road	The Settlement Agreement from the Town of Charlotte and the Town of Shelburne relative to water hook-ups on Orchard Road needs to be amended to show clearly thatthere will be no water tap on the new lot being requested by Crandall.	Selectboard
		ITEMS IN PROGRESS
5.4		Emergency Management Ordinance	Edits have been completed.  The document needs to be approved by the Selectobard and submitted to town counsel for review.  A rewrite is underway to accommodate the changes suggested by legal counsel.	Charles
87		Request to reroute Higbee Road at the intersection with Rt. 7	There is neighborhood support and support by the owner, C. Hinsdale III, to reroute this road for safety reasons.  The committee that was formed to address this issue supports moving the road south to a point where there is better sight distance.  The exact location and the cost need to be determined.  Funding needs to be found.  Junior will be asked to give the selectboard a cost estimate.	Selectboard and Jenny
8		Thornton's Trace	Surveying has been completed. The road has been mapped out.  It appears that it was never used, but it does exist, going from Mt. Philo Rd. in an almost straight line to Guinea Rd., terminating just north of the intersection with Bingham Brook Rd. The possibility of moving the east end of the Trace to avoid the new Hinsdale barn (if that site is selected) will be discussed with the Hinsdales.  It appears that the roadway that may have been used in the area in the past was not located where the survey indicates the road was to be laid out.  The issue to be decided is whether to discontinue the road or alter the location from that shown by the survey or some combination which satisfies the adjoining property owners, the Hinsdales, and the town.  Before the road is monumented the legal implications of this action will be discussed with town legal counsel.	Selectboard
2.3		Plouffe Road Farm	The status of use of this road is being determined with assistance from Town Counsel.	Selectboard and Charles
12		Hinsdale large farm permit	A completed application has been ruled complete. The selectboard letter, approved on 7/22/02 and signed 9/4/02, has been sent.  Permit for dam has been approved.  The neighbors have filed an appeal. The Town will participate as a party.  The LFO application has been denied.  The Hinsdale's are appealing.	Selectboard
18		Town land inventory	Underway	Frank and Dean
23		Web page	"A work in progress." Current agendas and minutes are now being posted as well as updates of this workplan.  It is planned that other town commissions and committees will also use this means of communication.  Decisions need to be made as to the management and design of the website.	Charles and Gloria
29		Terrorism Preparedness	A town Emergency Management Plan is being developed.	J.P. Bettencourt and Charles
30	High	GASB-34	Underway	Ellie and Dean
31	High	Capital Budget and Impact fees	To be addressed with GASB-34.  See #30.  Impact fees cannot be imposed without a Capital Budget.	Ellie and Dean
35		Use of town property by other entities	A policy needs to be developed	Ellie and Mary Mead
36		Use of Barber Hill for weddings	Policy needs to be developed as part of policy for use of town property.	Ellie
66	High	Aube-Hinsdale Case	The selectboard settled this case, requiring recovery of legal fees and the removal of fixtures in the third apartment.  Negotiations between the Selectboard and the Hinsdales are ongoing. Carol has offered three possible options to satisfy her obligation to the town.  Clark Hinsdale III plans to remedy the density issue in the near future.	Charles and Jenny
2.8		WIZN	WIZN has notified the Environmental Board of its intention to remain on the Pease Mt. Tower.  In November, 2001, WIZN extended its lease with the Lanes for the land upon which the tower is located.  The citizens appeal is now reopened and the town will be represented by legal counsel, most particularly as relates to the Town Plan.	Charles
58		Thorp Barn restoration	The Vtrans grant submitted on 11/5/02 has been denied.  A crew needs to "button up" the barn at an expense not to exceed what remains in the Thorp Barn fund.  We will seek funding sources including another VTrans grant.  Pete Demick repaired the wind damage and will do the additional work, if requested.  Jenny will get an estimate for the cost of repairing the roof and sealing up the windows on the west side.	Jenny
3.5	High	Thompson's Point Return on Investment	Frequent appraisals of TP property values need to take place in order to assure maximum return to the town.  A study which evaluates this valuable town asset and its overall value to the town, both monetarily and as a town resource, needs to take place. This study should include a review of the lease agreements both for the camps and the ag land.   Town public acccess to the lake should be included in this study.  Appraisal of Thompson's Point properties in underway at this time.	Selectboard and Jenny
12.3		Village pedestrian and bike paths	Consideration needs to be given to pedestrian and bike safety in the West Village. On 2/9 the selectboard approved posting of Champlain bikeway directional signs at appropriate intersections.  A bike path sign may also be posted on Greenbush Road near the cemetary.	Selectboard
12.7		Paving of Charlotte Berry Farm Entrance	The Selectboard authorized paving of this entrance at town rates, subject to approval by the town road commisioner and the paving company.	Junior and the Selectboard
12.8		Stephen Brooks vs. the Town of Charlotte	This case is pending.	Selectboard and town counsel.
		ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
7.4		Flea Market Lease bid for 2005	Should the Flea Market lease be bid out?	Selectboard
7.5		Bank erosion on town roads	Bank stabilization is recommended where erosion causes sedimentation and contamination of streams and ditches draining into Lake Champlain.	Selectboard and Junior
7.6		RR station property	The state Agency of Transportation is studying what to do with the Train Station and surrounding land.  The recreation commission is interested in the possibility of using this property for recreational purposes.  A park and ride has also been suggested for this location.  The issue will be pursued with David Dill, Director of Operations at the Agency of Transportation.
7.7		Speeding on town roads, especially Spear St., Mt. Philo Rd. and Greenbush Rd.	Speed bumps have been suggested for Greenbush Rd. near the Ferry Rd. intersection.  Lower speed limits have been suggested for all three thoroughfares.  Enforcement is an issue.  The state police find that the average of 55 miles per hour represents a reasonable speed limit for Spear St.	Selectboard
15	Med	Rec path and Rt. 7 underpass	Phase II planning needs to be initiated. It appears that the Route 7 widening and the underpass will be delayed until at least 2007.  A decision needs to be made as to whether to finish the project with another grant or to do it with town funds.	Selectboard
6.3		Scenic overview on Rt. 7	Trees need to be trimmed to restore view from town owned scenic overview land on Route 7.	Selectboard
3.4	High	Town trail system	A trails committee was named by the Selectboard on 6/23/03 to draft plans for a trail system and policies regarding the use and management of town trails. It has been recommended that a plan include a policy on Class IV roads.  It is suggested that a committee be named, comprised of a representative from Planning, the Selectboard and the Trails committee.	Trails committee (Gary Franklin, chair), Planning Commission and Selectboard
12.6		Clearing the top of Barber Hill		Selectboard
12.4		First and Second Constables	First and second constables need to be appointed (after Cowboy's term expires).	Selectboard
12.5		Police Department	Does the town need a police department?	Selectboard
3.2	High	New state septic regulations	The town must decide whether or not to adopte the new state septic regulations before 2007, when they will automatically go into effect.	Planning and the Selectboard
12.2		Lighting Ordinance	To protect our Night skies, a lighting ordinance needs to be written and approved.
2.1		Appraisal Schedule	The frequency of town wide appraisal needs to be studied.  The common level of appraisal (CLA) is based on the difference between property market value and listed value.  The closer these two numbers are the more favorable the CLA.  More frequent appraisal results in a fairer town wide tax assessment and a higher CLA.	Selectboard
71		Fire/Res landscaping and building enhancements/junk cars/two dead trees on town green to be included	The Selectboard has approved $32900 to complete the building enhancements. This item will be addressed further by Fire/Rescue when funds become available.	Selectboard and Fire/Rescue
3.12		Upgrade gravel roads	Many of the dirt roads in town need serious upgrading.  Inasmuch as snow plowing costs were low during the 02-03 winter, that money was spent to work on the gravel roads, including Dorset St. At town meeting on March 2nd $110,000 was approved for improvement of gravel roads.	Selectboard
3.6		A Town Road Department	Is the present arrangement in the best interest of the town?	Selectboard
3.7		Revenue enhancement	Are there other ways to enhance town revenues?	Selectboard
3.8		Town Green enhancement	The master plan for landscaping the town green area needs to be implemented.	Selectboard
3.9		East village planning	A long term plan for the East Village needs to be developed.	Selectboard
52		Town buildings and physical plant maintenance	General maintenance procedures need to be evaluated.	Ellie and Charles
43		Parks and Recreation Department	Do we wish to form a Charlotte Parks and Recreation Department.  Meanwhile the Recreation Commission has hired an intramural coordinator and is managing the former school intramural program.
50		Town management policies	Existing policies and procedures need to be reviewed.	Ellie
58		Private/public relationships	Consider town relationship with Little League, Senior Center, Fire/Rescue, etc.	Selectboard
60		Use of herbicides and pesticides on publicly owned land	Policy needs to be drafted.	Charles
61		Current use policies	A town vote will be necessary if we choose to donate current use penalties to the Conservation fund.
62		Four-way stop at Mt. Philo and State Park Road	Requested by C. Hinsdale, III  A traffic study will be required by the Department of Transportation.	Selectboard and state
34		Holcomb House	The house is now under contract to another buyer.   The committee which was formed to evaluate this purchase will not meet again unless the property becomes available again.	Selectboard
3.13		Access to Demeter Park from Rt. 7	Is this feasible?  If the Varney Farm is acquired, access would be available from the farm.	Demeter Park Committee
5.3	High	Salt shed	New requirements need to be ascertained.	Charles and Dean
		ITEMS BEING ACTED ON BY OTHERS
69	High	Update Zoning By-Laws.	The Burnt Rock consultants are actively engaged in the By-Law updating process in conjunction with the Planning Commission.	Planning Commission
3.3		Growth control	The update of Zoning By-Laws will include mechanisms which help to control growth.	Planning Commission
19	High	Burn's planning	The Burns Planning Committee has been meeting regularly.  Otter Creek Engineering has been hired for site evaluation and the Vermont Design Institute has been hired for process facilitation.  Neighborhood groups have been formed and are meeting to discuss neighborhood goals. The committee is also meeting with other groups such as the Affordable Housing Committe and the Senior Center.	Burn's planning committee
56	High	Affordable Housing	The Affordable Housing committee is addressing this issue. The proposed new Zoning by-laws will also consider mechanisms to encourage affordable housing.  A  VHCB grant has been received for funding to identify land suitable for development for affordable housing and funding for prelimnary planning.  VHCB has notified the town that they will not support any more conservation projects in Charlotte until the town has demonstrated serious effort to provide housing that is affordable.	Jenny
46		Dry hydrants	The town has no authority to enforce maintenance of hydrants.  The Fire Department has been asked to write a letter to appropriate parties, the letter to be reviewed by Town Counsel.	Fire Department
65		Byways	By-ways funding needs to be pursued.	Trails and Byways committee
67		Skating Rink Upgrade	Needs to be studied by the Recreation Commission and a recommendation made to the Selectboard.	Recreation Commission
70		Route 7/Ferry Road intersection	Plan needs final approval and funding.  The state has designated $175,000 for this project and scheduled construction for 2004.	State
72		Water supply for Old Lantern and Flea Market.	Will be part of Burns Planning	Burn's planning
11		Route 7 Improvements	Right of ways need to be obtained by state. A letter has been written requesting the Vtrans landscape architect to make recommendations regarding mitigation of negative visual impacts resulting from the construction.  In February the state published a list listing this project for 2008.  We will write to the Agency of Transportation and to Ed Amidon to strongly protest this decision.	State
7.2		Open Space Plan	An open space plan and updated open space agreement need to be developed.	Conservation Commission
12.6		Champlain Path	Charlotte is participating in planning for the Champlain Path.	Richard Bernstein
		Business and Economics Committee	This committee will prepare a final report for submission to the Selectboard	Carrie Spear and Dean
		Items completed (2004-2005)
		Voting machines	On March 2, 2004 the town voted to not acquire machines to register and count ballots.
		Pow-Wow request	The Old Lantern request for town approval to use the Burns property for parking for the annual Native American Pow-Wow event.  The Selectboard approved the request but required a traffic control plan which included police coverage.
		CCMPO representative	Jeff McDonald was appointed, 6/28
		Burnt Rock Consultants (for new by-laws)	Approved amendment #2 to the contract, for a cost not to exceed $3000.  6/28
		Palmer Lane	Amended the Street Naming Ordinance to include Palmer Lane.  6/28
		Route 7 "South Charlotte" project	Signed grant of Executory Interest.  6/28
		Organized Sports Coordinator	A new job description was approved.  6/14
		Highway Access Permit	Approved access permit for Hayes Sogoloff on McGurie Pent Road.  6/14
		Highway Access Permit	Approved access permit for Mel Huff and Kathleen Mushkat on Prindle Road.  6/14
		Liquor License for The Vermont Wildflower Farm	Denied.   6/14
		Request to use Town Hall for Charlotte Artisans Sale	Approved by Mary Mead, Town Clerk.  6/28
		Thompson's point camp lease language	Voted to change lease language in regard to cutting trees to be consistent with zoning by-laws.
		Town representative to CCRPC	Appointed Marty Illick.  6/14
		Alternate representative to CCRPC	Appointed Peter Richardson.  6/14
		Air conditioning maintenance	Approved contract with New Enlgand Air Systems.  6/14
		Retiree Health Insurance	Policy Approved. 6/28
		Highway Access Permit	Approved access permit for Trafton and Laura Crandall on Orchard Road.
		Trails committee	Appointed Karoly Josselyn to the Trails Committee.  5/24
		Affordable Housing committee	Appointed Carrie Spear.  5/24  Appointed Shiela Braun. 5/10
		Affordable Housing committee	Approved contract with Burlington Community Trust for affordable housing campaign and assessment.  5/24
		Burns committee	Appointed Ruth Swennerfelt.  5/10
		Crosswalk	Approved two safety signs and a crosswalk between the library and the Children's Center. 4/26
		"Used car" lot	Approved a berm to prevent cars from being parked at the Rt. &/Ferry Rd. intersection with "For Sale" signs.
		CC Solid Waste District	Appointed John Hammer as representative from Charlotte, one year term. 4/26
		Co-housing	Signed a Sewage Service Agreement with Co-housing.  4/26
		Release of escrow funds for Quarter Mile Road sewage system	Approved the concept contingent on having a replacement sewage agreementwith the owner of the property that changed hands if the previous owner claims an interest in the money, he will settle with him.
		Mobile Home lease	Approved lease for one year for Jody and John Wright for $600 per month.
		Conservation Commission	Appointed Annemie Curlin (2 yr. Term), Bob Hyams (3 yr. term), Ruah Swennerfelt (4 yr. term) and Karol Josselyn (1 yr. Term).  4/12
		Shelburne Athletic Club Races	Approved SAC race shedule through Charlotte for 6/19, 7/3, 7/18, and8/22
		Champ Run	Approved Closing Hinesburg Rd between Mt. Philo Rd. and Church Hill Rd. on June 5th from 4:20 to 5:30PM
		Shelburne Partnership	Approved an amendment to the grant and development rights and conservation restrictions from the Shelburne Partnership to allow a water well, underground pipelines and electric lines runnning along the southern boundary of Parcel C of the Shelburne Partnership subdivision to the adjoining Perry subdivision.
		Acceptance of the town of development rights on two parcels of the Kingsland subdivision.	Approved open space agreement on this property.
		Relationship between F/R and Town	The proposed new F/R by-laws propose one selectboard representative on the Board of Director as well as two members from the public at large.
		Greenbush Rd. former landfill	Arranged for brush hogging and appropriate clearing
		Town Intramural Program	This program was initiated as a cost-saving for the school. The town budget includes a transfer of money from the school budget to the town for the intramural program.  This change also saves Act 60 dollars.  The Recreation Commission organized the change.  Efforts continue to refine and expand the programs and make the program cost neutral.
		Highway Access Permit	Approved an access permit for Don and Sarah Aikenon One Mile Rd. with the condition that shrubbery and bushes be removed for adequate sight distance. 7/04
		Set Tax Rate	The tax rate for 04-05 was set at $1.58 for residential and $1.50 for non-residential. 7/04