City Council – Nov 2, 2026

Where
Auditorium
180 Market Street, South Burlington, VT 05403
Scheduled until
10:30 PM

Location from the city calendar. The posted agenda is the official notice; check it if the two differ.

How to take part

What's on the agenda

The agenda covers the Dorset Commons housing request, a Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission report, housing trends and targets, and a housing action plan pilot. It also includes a vacant building and graffiti ordinance, Hubbard Park lights, and executive sessions on 1720 Spear Street and the Williston Road Pump Station.

Agenda items

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  • Council-requested conversation on housing trends and targets in the State, County, and City
  • Receive update on shared Housing Needs Assessment and Housing Action Plan Pilot with CCRPC and possibly endorse the approach
  • Receive Town Meeting TV Annual Report and budget presentation
  • Discuss Council priorities for the Legislative Advocacy Agenda
  • Council request: discuss goals for a vacant building and graffiti ordinance
  • Council request: discuss standardized communication to residents who contact the City Council and staff
  • Council request: discuss wildlife-friendly (amber) bulbs and hours of operation for lights at Hubbard Park
  • Council request: discuss an intended legal opinion on municipal authority to regulate building and thermal energy systems
  • Council request: discuss process and reporting improvements for high-value projects
  • Review significant agenda topics for the November 16, 2026 Council meeting: pension actuarial update, Library Board 5-year Strategic Plan, Legislative Advocacy Agenda for 2027-2028, and parking ticket fees and a Parking Fund
  • Other business: executive session on negotiation of real estate lease or purchase options for 1720 Spear Street
  • Other business: executive session on negotiation of real estate lease or purchase options for the Williston Road Pump Station

Terms used here

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

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Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 574 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved .

This meeting is listed in more than one place: the same board on the same day, and only one listing gives a time. The listings are shown here as one meeting.

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