 Okay, so let me read my little statement here pursuit pursuant to chapter 20 of the acts of 2021. This meeting will be conducted via remote means members of the public who wish to access the meaning may do so via zoom and the number is on the Amherst Board of Health website. No person no in person attendance will be permitted but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access proceedings in real time via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so for reasons of economic hardship and despite best efforts, we will post on the Amherst Board of Health website and audio recording as soon as possible after this meeting. So I will now begin the meeting. And we're having the meeting tonight to give Craig's doors of variance for their shelter at the Lutheran church and to use the bathing facilities at the Amherst survival center. We need to do a roll call that we're here. Sorry, yes, we do need to do a roll call. Okay. Here. Steve. Here. Tim. Here. Lauren. We look like we lost her completely. Yeah. Lauren. She's gone again. I, we have a quorum so we can proceed, but Jen, you and I should talk about how we can help Lauren with her. Internet connection because I, this is how this repeatedly happens. So we'll have to see how we can help her fix this. Okay. So now we will begin the meeting on the variance for Craig's door. So Lauren's name is back up, but she's not coming in at all. Kevin, would you like to present your request? Yes. Am I muted or am I okay? Okay, thank you. And thank you all for accommodating us. We, we were just trying to be sensitive to the Lutheran church, which didn't vote until the 24th of October. And I was afraid that if we went on to a public forum and instead we needed a variance to work at the Lutheran church before they voted invite us. That might put them into positions. So thank you so much for being so willing to accommodate us with this special meeting. So yes, we did get the approval from the congregation and tomorrow. Hopefully, we will get the approval from the town for certificate of occupancy. And one of the prerequisites is that we have a waiver on the showers because that's one of the requirements. And lead Ben Israel is very graciously agreed to open early at nine o'clock. They normally I think open at noon time, but they're going to open at nine to accommodate people who are homeless not just for showers but to get in out of the cold they've got that space in their, in their free store which they discontinued using after COVID began. And so they can accommodate nine people there and there is a shower and a washing machine so people can do laundry. And they're open Monday Tuesday Thursdays and Fridays so on the days that they're not open, we will utilize the, the University Lodge because in the office of the University Lodge, there's also a bathroom with a shower. That one has a tub though so you have to step into it so that's that's the downside of that one but, and then the town has graciously agreed to install a shower to construct a shower in our existing trailer where I am now. In one of the bathrooms at the end, they're going to convert it into a handicap accessible shower or ADA compliant shower I should say. But that probably won't happen until sometime in mid to late December, given the, but they do have a they do have a bender and or a contractor that applied and was given the contract as far as I understand I don't know if it's been signed yet but Rob more has been sort of serving as the clerk of the words works which we really appreciate, because we tried getting people before and just wasn't, wasn't possible to get anybody to come in. We had people telling us in in July that maybe in January we can help you so. So we were getting desperate but so Rob took on the responsibility and he's going to head it up and the town has allocated $20,000 to put in. So hopefully we won't have this problem in the future with regard to the showers. So, again, I just want to thank you for for agreeing to meet tonight I realized it's election now you probably have other things to do but thank you. Okay, so any discussion or questions for Kevin. Yeah, this doesn't apply to the shower variance but I'm just curious what are the hours of, you're going to be open at the, the ILC. Yeah, well, that got a little confused in the paper. The newspaper showed up right at the time when the container was being unloaded behind the church so I think Scott got one version for me wonders from Rachel wise. So the staff will be there for, and we'll open the doors at five, and they can, the guests can stay till 730 in the morning because there is a childcare program called the Renaissance childcare program, or Renaissance Renaissance day school or something like that. And they are going to, you know, they because the parents start rolling in about 830 quarter to nine, whatever and so we're trying to get our program, you know, tidied up and out of there by 730. We haven't had a day site yet but we are looking to try and find some place that we can accommodate people during the day. And of course the standard for using a day site is a lot less stringent than an overnight site and the overnight site the church we had to put in carbon monoxide detectors and which the church didn't need because it's a place of assembly not a place of residence so once you start having people sleep then the standard goes up. So we've got that done, and we're hoping that we'll pass the inspection tomorrow. And, and this is one of the key elements that we will need. And so again thank you for considering it. Can you remind me how many people you could accommodate. Well it'll be up to the building department code enforcement but we believe a Ray Kina sheet a man who is also the architect who's designed the shell which is not yet existent but will be coming. And it has that origami shape you know, at I think the south end of the common. She graciously volunteered to, you know, at no cost, help us with the with the drawings and examination of all the systems So she has submitted all that to the to the town and we're hoping that they will, they will approve everything tomorrow. She's really efficient and so she's designed it for 23 people, because we asked her to have you know, about six inches, six feet of distance between each bed. So I think we got down to 5.8 because the beds we and the cops we ended up buying were four inches wider in each direction so she believes that we can fit 23. But that made that could shift slightly. You know, if the, if the code enforcement people think or if the Board of Health thinks that it's too close then, or there's not there's something wrong with the configuration then it could change but as far as we know, the proposal and the petition is for 23 beds, which is more than we had last year we only had 14 because the size of the you you was meeting house the you know Terry Universalist wasn't big enough to accommodate more than 14. So this is this is a beautiful site by the way and it's like you feel like you're in a Frank Lloyd right room because it's glass on three on two sides, and a beautiful garden outside, you know, so we're looking forward to it. Um, other questions. Nancy there's somebody that has a question and attendee. Can I. Yes, I just. Yes, and then also I saw Lawrence back here. Okay. All right, you've been unmuted attendee. Do you have a question. The person on the phone. I think you're you muted. Do you want to ask a question. Your hand is asked to identify themselves. Yeah, thank you. Whoever's on the phone you had your hand up. If you can unmute yourself and identify. Can you can you hear me because I'm the one on the phone. But it looks like it's muted so we'll be hearing you through the original. Okay, great. I have a hotspot but my phone keeps going in and I mean my computer keeps going in and out. After the meeting you and so does it sound weird. I don't know if you realize that Lauren, you're coming through on your internet connection, not your phone, because your phone is muted. Right. Yes, because I have to, I have to hear from the phone. Anyway, I just, I just had, you know, I'm, I'm new to the board. And so I, I want to ask a one little question because I know I have a lot of information to catch up on, but you said the Renaissance day school is next to the lodge. No, the Renaissance day school is in the undercropped of the Lutheran church sanctuary and that building was constructed in the 60s and then they built a separate social hall. And there's a connector between the two and we're going to be in that room and we're going to be in that room and we're going to be in that room and we're going to be in the parish hall or I think it's called the parish hall and we'll be in that room. So there are actually two separate buildings, but because of the proximity to the two of the two buildings, we want to be sure that our program has vacated before the children come. It's not that they couldn't coexist. It's just, you know, we did. And we also didn't share in the space. So we're not trying to take over the space. We're just trying to get the house into the container. At the beginning, at the end of each day, you know, at the beginning of each day, I should say, and then we'll take them out at night at four o'clock. Okay. So I'm just trying to wrap my head around all the information. The, the shower is for those who. Usually have used Craig's doors. Well, it's for the guests, but in this case we're petitioning for a waiver to not have a shower because there isn't one at the church. So we're going to use one, use the showers at the survival center. Our guests will go up to the survival center if they'd like to take a shower after we close at seven 30. And, and on the days of survival, open, we will use the university lodge, which is where that probably came in picture there. Okay. That answer your question, Lauren. Loser. Can you unmute Lauren? Yes. I just wanted to try to understand it a little bit better. Okay. I hope we answered it. I mean, properly. Completely. Tim, did you have a question? No. So I need a motion. For this variance. I can make a motion to. Permit the variance for Craig stores. Thank you. Second. We have to have more specific. I want to put a couple more words about, you know, it's a variance for Craig stores to use showers. At the survival center. And the university. And the university motor lodge. Is that fair? Yeah. Okay. So, yeah. So we're moving it. The board of health granted variance. For residents of Craig's doors to use showers at. The Amherst survival center and the university motor lodge. You want to put Craig's doors at the Lutheran. Amherst Lutheran church. I think it's a manual. Okay. We don't, we don't run programs unless it's on North Pleasant street. We're. Three 45 is the university lives. 434 is the Baptist. We have a social work program at two 36. All North Pleasant. And now we're at eight 67. If anybody offers a space that better be on North. Okay. I think we've got that. Okay. So the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. We were moving at the board. Okay. So the board. We were moving at the board of health. Branded variants. To residents of Craig's doors. At the. Manual Lutheran church. 838 67 North Pleasant street. To use showers at Amherst survival center. And university motor lodge. Yeah. Thank you. I think the survival center is 138. Sunderland road. Okay. It's okay. Yeah. If you have a second. I'm just seconding and Tim's an addict. Okay. Any further discussion. So can we vote on it? Lauren. Lauren. Are you there? Yes. Okay. Are you, are you voting for the variants? You either say yes, you're voting for the variance. No, you're not. Well, I. I feel like I would like to, I don't have an objection, but I just feel like I can't. Vote if I don't really understand totally. Okay. Then you can abstain. You know. Okay. I'll abstain. Thank you. Okay. Steve. I. Tim. I. Maureen. I. Nancy. I. So you. Have your variance. Thank you so much. And thank you. On behalf of the people that are going to enjoy the space. Thank you. We appreciate it. Before you leave, Kevin. I have winter coats. Oh, wonderful. Should I bring them to the resource trailer? The place where we're open 24 hours is the, the university. I will bring them to the university. You may be closer to that spot, but you can also, after tomorrow, I'm presuming we get our permit. We'll be open at four. 435. I'll bring them to either, either space. Thank you so much. Okay. And thank you all for doing the meeting. I appreciate it. And thank you, Jen, for setting it up. And Angela. She said. Kevin, I'll be there next, I think. I'll be there next Tuesday. Vaccination clinic. Yeah. Wonderful. Yes. I actually got my shot at the CBS. And I didn't feel very well afterwards. I'm okay now. Yeah. All right. Thank you so much, everybody. I'm going to end recording. Yes. Thank you board members. See you next Thursday. Have a good week. All right. Thank you, everybody. Thank you.