City Council – Jul 13, 2026

Monday, July 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Where: Not listed on the city's meeting portal

Recordings of City Council meetings: CCTV's City Council playlist on YouTube (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The council took action on consent agenda items including an ADS Environmental Services contract up to $1,100,000, an Intervale Road lease, and airport construction contracts up to $26,500,000. It approved a 20-year battery storage agreement with Kearsarge Energy, ratified the AFSCME labor contract, and approved a $193,053 police grant despite two dissenting votes.

Decisions recorded

Approved going into executive session to discuss pending or potential civil litigation. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Adopted the consent agenda, which included contracts, permits, appointments, and resolutions listed in items 6.2 through 6.16. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved a 20-year power purchase agreement with Kearsarge Energy for battery storage at the McNeil Generating Station. page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Adopted the resolution ratifying the AFSCME collective bargaining agreement for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028. page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved accepting a $193,053.00 grant from the Vermont Department of Public Safety for Emergency Response Unit Tactical Supplies, passing with 3 absent. page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 339 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 5, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

deliberative agenda: The part of a City Council agenda with the items the Council discusses and votes on one at a time.
Public Forum: The time at a City Council meeting when residents can speak to the Council about any city matter.
Board of Finance: The mayor, the City Council President, and three councilors, with the Chief Administrative Officer as a non-voting member. It reviews the city's spending and other money matters before the City Council votes on them.
City Council With Mayor Presiding: The City Council meeting with the mayor in the chair, where the Council appoints members of the city's boards and commissions.
CEDO: The Community & Economic Development Office, the city department for housing, neighborhoods, and economic development.
consent agenda: Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.
executive session: A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Vermont's Open Meeting Law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, contracts, or personnel matters, and no final decision may be made in it.
town meeting: A meeting of a town's voters that acts as its legislature: it votes on the budget, local laws, and the other articles of the warrant. In a representative town meeting, elected members vote.
VSA: Vermont Statutes Annotated, the state's laws (also written V.S.A.).

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Burlington's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Burlington Publick on October 4, 2026.