South Burlington — The City Council approved the consent agenda, covering multiple purchasing, contract and map items, and answered several council questions about key engineering and parks contracts that had been pulled for discussion.

The consent agenda included: award of the construction contract for the Airport Parkway wastewater treatment plant solids‑handling upgrade to Schenck Enterprises; authorization of a construction‑phase engineering contract with Hoyle Tanner & Associates for the Bartlett Bay wastewater treatment plant; prequalification of consultant lists for DPW projects through FY29; acceptance of land dedicated as Garden Street right‑of‑way; award of the Farrell Dog Park improvements construction contract (later clarified); combining public‑art budgets for Williston Road and Garden Street; an updated stop‑sign resolution (Resolution 2025‑16) to add a 4‑way stop at Market and Garden Street; and adoption of VT Alert as the city's emergency notification system.

Questions and clarifications: Councilor Elizabeth asked whether three amendments to the Bartlett Bay agreement had been included in the total engineering budget; staff confirmed the adjusted agreement amount listed in the packet is about $3,800,000 and that the total remains within the project allocation. Tom (project staff on Zoom) confirmed the number and staff offered to follow up with a budget reconciliation.

Schenck Enterprises: Councilor Tim questioned the experience of the apparent low‑profile contractor proposed for the Airport Parkway solids‑handling work. Staff said the bidder is locally known and recently added personnel with years of industry experience; the firm has previously done work in the city and the consultant reviewed their qualifications. Councilors proceeded to approve the contract award on the consent agenda.

Farrell Dog Park: Deputy Director of Capital Projects Erica Quallen clarified that the Farrell Dog Park scope had been reduced on cost grounds and the city's Department of Public Works will perform the work in‑house rather than through a contractor. Quallen summarized the scope as regrading and expanding the dog park, paving the access road from Swift Street, striping parallel parking (about eight spaces), new greenbelt plantings and a clearer shared‑use path to the parking area. Quallen said, "The short answer is yes. It was just financial why we brought it down, but the actual project is not changing. Our crew at DPW will be doing the work that we are not gonna be working with a contractor for." The consent agenda motion passed by voice vote.

Other consent items passed without objection; several items were pulled briefly for questions but were adopted as presented.