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The Community & Economic Development Office of the City of Burlington is
the lead entity responsible for overseeing the development of the Consolidated
Plan, and is the entity responsible for administering the Community
Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnership Act programs covered by
the Plan.
The Community & Economic
Development Office (CEDO) conducted sessions focused on the Consolidated Plan at
five public meetings of the Neighborhood Planning Assemblies - semi-autonomous
grassroots organizations which exist in each of the City's seven Wards and which
meet regularly to identify neighborhood needs and develop strategies to address
those needs. CEDO also mailed a questionnaire to over 1,100 residents asking for
input. The City held a public hearing on April 21, 2003, to hear citizen input
on the development of the Plan.
The Community & Economic Development Office consulted with the following
entities in the course of preparing the Consolidated Plan. These entities are
described in the Institutional Structure and Cation section of the Plan.
Burlington Housing Authority
Burlington School District
All City Departments
Through the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Agency of
Human Services, State Refugee Coordinator
Department of Housing & Community Affairs
Health Department
Burlington Boys & Girls Club
Burlington Children's Space
Burlington
Community Land Trust
Cathedral Square, Inc.
Champlain Senior Center
Champlain
Valley Agency on Aging
Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity / Chittenden Community Action
Childcare Resource Center of Chittenden County
Committee on Temporary Shelter
Community Health Center
Early Childhood Council of Chittenden County
Fletcher
Allen Health Care - Community Outreach Office
HomeShare Vermont
Housing Vermont
Howard Center for Human Services
Imani Health Institute
King Street Youth Center
Lake Champlain Housing Development Corporation
Lund Family Center
Peace &
Justice Center
ReCycle North
SafeSpace
Sara Holbrook Community Center
Spectrum
Family and Youth Services
United Way of Chittenden County
University of Vermont
- Community Outreach Partnership Center
Vermont CARES
Vermont Center for
Independent Living
Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program
Vermont Tenants, Inc.
Visiting Nurse
Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties
Women Helping Battered Women
Women's Rape Crisis Center
Women's Small Business Program
YouthBuild Burlington
Burlington Emergency Shelter
Cathedral Square, Inc. / St. Paul's Cathedral
Christian Science Church
Cultivation Ministries
Dormition-Greek Orthodox Church
First United Methodist Church
First Unitarian-Universalist Society
Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity
Good News Garage (Lutheran Social Services of New England)
Hilltop Light Assembly
Joint Urban Ministries Project
Joseph's House
Jubilee Gospel Church
Mercy Connections
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue
The Salvation Army
Vermont Ecumenical Council
The Consolidated Plan is consistent with, and incorporates the
recommendations of, a number of other municipal studies and plans. Those
include:
Affordable Housing Task Force Report. In the fall of 2001, Mayor Peter
Clavelle appointed an Affordable Housing Task Force with a variety of members
from the private, public and third sectors. The Task Force held 15 meetings
(including two public hearings) between November 2001 and June 2002 to gather
public comments, assess Burlington's current housing conditions, review
regulatory impediments to creating more housing and explore changes needed at
the local, regional, state and federal level to encourage more affordable
housing development and preservation throughout the region. The Task Force's
report led to a 67-step Action Plan adopted by City Council.
Burlington Family Report. In June 2002, the City Council requested that the
Community and Economic Development Office review and identify reasons leading to
the decline in the number of families with children living in Burlington, submit
a broad-based plan that the City Council could adopt to help reverse the trend,
and identify specific recommendations to the City Council that could be
implemented immediately to strengthen Burlington's commitment to families. The
Burlington Family Report grew out of that request.
Burlington Housing Authority Consolidated Plan. The Burlington Housing
Authority has a 5-year Consolidated Plan for the period beginning July 1, 2000.
Climate Action Plan. The Burlington Climate Protection Task Force developed
the Climate Action Plan to raise awareness about individual and business actions
that reduce the threat of global climate change, and to guide the decision
makers of the City toward policies, strategies and actions that can reduce CO2
emissions in the City and the region.
Jobs and People I (1984), II (1989) and III (1994). These economic
development analyses were developed as strategic planning tools to help in
designing and implementing economic development programs and actions for shared,
sustainable economic growth in the City.
Legacy Project. Burlington received a Sustainable Development Challenge Grant
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1998. Using that grant, the
Legacy Project developed a 30-year vision for the City through a participatory,
community-based process. That vision and the associated action items inform the
priorities of the Consolidated Plan.
Municipal Development Plan (2001). This Plan, prepared every five years in
accordance with state statute, is the principal guide for land use policy in the
City. It outlines goals, objectives and action plans in the areas of land use,
the natural environment, the built environment, historic preservation, the
transportation system, economic development, community facilities and services,
energy, housing and education.
North Street Revitalization Plan. Prepared jointly by the Community &
Economic Development Office and the Planning & Zoning Department, this plan
was formally adopted by the City Council in December of 1998. The plan outlines
a neighborhood vision, a set of recommendations involving planning principles,
land use, architecture, heritage, streetscape and "social"
infrastructure to guide future public and private investment target, housing and
business assistance programs and support neighborhood initiatives.
Plan to Strengthen Civic Engagement (2000). This five-point plan to
diversify and strengthen civic engagement in Burlington was prepared by the
Community & Economic Development Office in partnership with the Community
Outreach Partnership Center, the Neighborhood Planning Assemblies, and key city
departments.
Waterfront Revitalization Plan. In 1990, the voters of Burlington approved an
Urban Renewal Plan for the Waterfront Revitalization District which described an
integrated, comprehensive strategy for the redevelopment of the City's urban
waterfront in a manner that would ensure public use and enjoyment of the area.
The Plan created an Urban Renewal District on the waterfront that provided the
City the necessary mechanism to implement the projects proposed in the Plan.
Because enormous progress has been made toward the goals outlined in the Plan in
1990, and because of other changing circumstances, a Revised Plan was approved
in 1998. At the heart of this Revised Plan are 22 project elements planned for
the Waterfront Revitalization District.
Waterfront Urban Reserve Interim Use and Stewardship Plan. Prepared in 1997,
this Plan outlines recommendations for the interim use and stewardship of the
city-owned waterfront property known as the "Urban Reserve," including
environmental site assessment.
Page last updated May 13, 2003
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