Where

149 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401

What was decided

The committee held a public hearing on the City's 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), which covers HUD CDBG and HOME funding from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Members also discussed recommendations from the syringe litter report, including harm reduction definitions, SeeClickFix reporting changes, and support for needle stick victims. The committee agreed to hold an additional meeting on October 6th and continue the discussion at its regular meeting on October 21st.

Decisions recorded

• Continued work on the syringe litter report recommendations to an additional meeting on October 6th and the regular meeting on October 21st. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 176 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 4, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

Public Forum

The time at a City Council meeting when residents can speak to the Council about any city matter.

CEDO

The Community & Economic Development Office, the city department for housing, neighborhoods, and economic development.

NPA

Neighborhood Planning Assembly: a meeting, by ward, open to every resident, where neighbors hear from the city and make recommendations to it.

CDBG

Community Development Block Grant: federal money, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for housing and neighborhood projects that serve low- and moderate-income residents.

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.