February 5, 2025

Agenda Items:

• Welcome

• Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) - 10-15 minutes

• Discuss Rural Caucus Prioritization Survey Results

1. Welcome & Agenda Overview

2. Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) - Samantha Sheehan (ssheehan@vlct.org) & Josh Hanford (jhanford@vlct.org)

   • VLCT is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization to help Vermont’s cities and towns meet the obligations and functions of local government. Every city and town in Vermont is a member of VLCT and receives guidance, resources, training, and more to serve and strengthen local government.

   • VLCT Supporting Documents - 2025 VLCT Priorities: Support and Action & VLCT Municipal Legislative Priorities

   • Priorities for 2025 legislative session:

   1. Local Options Taxes and Pilot Special Fund Surplus

   2. Adequate Transportation Funding

   3. Municipal Infrastructure for Housing Development 

   Update on Public Forum

   • Jed, Zon, Candice, Shawn  have reserved Room 10 (with zoom capabilities) from 5:30-7:00 pm on 02/19/2025 for the Public Forum.

   • Typically, these events are for rural Vermont folks to express their general concerns and priorities. The Leadership team will develop an outreach plan and send a press release by the end of the week.

   • Laura encouraged members to invite and share the public forum information with any district organizations to participate.

   Discussion of Rural Caucus Prioritization Survey Results

   • Lucy will resend the survey to the members who need to be added to the email distribution list.

   • Rural Vermont Housing (Herb Olson) / Enable Rural Housing (Rob North) - top vote receiver and far ahead of the others. We will begin with this as a caucus discussion point. Topics discussed at the Public Forum will also assist the caucus with agenda setting and prioritization.

   Next time:

   • Receive an update on housing from VHCD

   • Revisit Prioritization Results