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Council reapproves municipal tax rate, accepts several contracts and easements on consent agenda
Summary
The council approved the consent agenda (items 6a, 6b, 6d, 6e and the late 6f) including disbursements, awarding the Garden Street East construction contract (bid came in 26% under estimate), expansion of the public park committee, and acceptance of an easement for the Dorset Street shared-use path; 6c (AstroTurf) was removed for discussion and later approved separately.
The South Burlington City Council approved most of its consent agenda on July 6, including financial warrants, the award of the Garden Street East construction contract, a resolution expanding the public park committee, and acceptance of a warranty deed of easement for the Dorset Street shared-use path. The chair also announced the late addition of item 6f to reapprove the municipal tax rate after a finance memo; council approved that item as part of the consent package.
City Manager Jesse Baker highlighted one notable procurement variance: the Garden Street East project "came in 26% lower than the engineer's estimate," which staff called out as unusually favorable for a capital project. Item 6c (AstroTurf at Veterans Park) was removed from the consent agenda for fuller council discussion and was later approved after deliberation.
