 So it is 735 p.m. It is Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Good evening. My name is Christian Klein. I'm the chair of the Arlington zoning board of appeals and I'm calling this meeting of the board to order like to confirm all members and anticipated officials are present from the zoning and board of appeals. Roger Dupont here. Patrick handlin. Yeah. Then get Holly. Here. Dan Riccadelli here. Adam LeBlanc. Yeah. And Miss Hoffman is not with us this evening. And here from the town of Colleen Ralston, our zoning assistant. Here. But to have you with us. This open meeting of the Arlington zoning board of appeals is being conducted remotely consistent with an act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects signed into law March 29 2023 this act includes an extension until March 31 2025. The remote meeting provisions of Governor Baker's March 12 2020 executive order suspending certain provisions of the open meeting law, which suspended the requirement to hold all meetings in a publicly accessible physical location. Public bodies may continue to meet hold meetings remotely without a quorum of the public body physically present in a meeting location so long as they provide adequate alternative access for. To remote meetings, public bodies may meet remotely so long as reasonable public access is afforded so the public can follow along with the deliberations and meeting and an opportunity for participation will be provided during public comment period during each public hearing. For this meeting, the zoning board of appeals has convened a video conference via the zoom application with online telephone access is listed on the agenda posted to the town's website identifying how the public may join this meeting is being recorded and will be broadcast by ACMI. Please be aware that attendees are participating by a variety of means. Some attendees are participating by video conference others are participating by computer audio or by telephone. Accordingly, please be aware that other folks may be able to see you, your screen name or another identifier. Please take care to not share personal information. Anything you broadcast may be captured by the recording. We ask that you please maintain decorum during the meeting including displaying an appropriate background all supporting materials that have been provided members of this body are available on the town's website and those otherwise noted. The public is encouraged to follow along using the post as agenda and this chair reserve the right to take items out of order in the interest of promoting with orderly meetings. This meeting we have no hearings on the agenda we just have administrative items. So the these items relate to the operation of the board and as such will generally be conducted without input from the general public the board will not take up any new business on prior hearings, nor will there be the introduction of any new information on matters previously brought before the board. So that brings us to item two on our agenda, which is the vote on the approval of the decision for docket 3 775 54 Mary street number two. This was a just hearing that we held their last session and the decision was written up by Mr. Hamlin distributed the board for questions and comments in the final version released to the board. Were there any additional question comments in regards to the decision for 54 Mary street. Being none. The chair will accept the motion to approve the written decision further docket 3 775 54 Mary street number two. Chairman sir moved. Thank you. Second. To do pond vote of the board. Mr. DuPont. Hi. Mr. Hamlin. Hi. Mr. Holly. Mr. Rickidelli. Hi. And the chair votes aye that is approved that brings us to item three on our agenda, which is the approval of the meeting minutes from August 29, 2023. These minutes were prepared by our own Colleen Ralston distributed to everyone for questions and comments and final versions released back out were there any additional comments in regards to the meetings. The minutes of the August 29 meeting. Seeing none the board looks. Excuse me, the chair will take a motion to approve the minutes for the August 29 2023 meeting of the board. So moved. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. DuPont. Vote of the board on the minutes. Mr. DuPont. Hi. Mr. Hamlin. Hi. Holly. Hi. Mr.porte. Hi. Thank you. Mr. DuPont. Mr. Hamlin. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. DuPont. Mr. Upham is not here and the chair votes aye those minutes are approved that brings us to item four on our agenda, which is the approval of the meeting minutes from October 3rd 2023. Mr. Chairman? Mr. Hanlon? I wanted to the minutes indicate that I was present at that meeting which is true but I was only present from the Mystic Lakes case on and since I otherwise would have recused myself from the appeal in 106 Mount Vernon Street I would appreciate it if there could be a note on the attendance list that I joined the meeting as of the five Mystic Lakes drive case. There we go we will accept that as a change and have the final version of the minutes reflect that change. Are there any additional comments in regards to those minutes? Seeing none I will accept the motion to approve the minutes for the October 3rd 2023 meeting of the board as amended. So moved. Seconds. Thank you both. Vote of the board. Mr. DuPont? Aye. Mr. Hanlon? Aye. Mr. Holly? Mr. Riccadelli? Aye. Ms. Hoffman is not here this evening Mr. LeBlanc? Aye. Chair votes aye. That is approved that brings us item five on our agenda which is the approval of the meeting minutes from October 24. Again prepared by the for all students distributed the board for questions and comments final version posted back out are there any additional comments in regards to the minutes for October 24? Seeing none the chair will accept a motion to approve the minutes of the October 24 meeting of the board. So moved. Second. Thank Mr. DuPont. Vote of the board. Mr. DuPont? Aye. Mr. Hanlon? Aye. Mr. Holly? Aye. Mr. Riccadelli? Aye. Ms. Hoffman is not here. Mr. LeBlanc? Aye. Chair votes aye. Those are approved. The board also received the minutes for the November 14 2023 meeting of the board prepared by Mr. Rawlston distributed for questions and comments final version posted are there any additional comments in regards to the minutes for the November 14 meeting of the board? Seeing none the chair will take a motion to approve the minutes for the November 14 2023 meeting of the board. So moved. Second. Mr. Hanlon? Thank you Mr. DuPont. Vote of the board. Mr. DuPont? Aye. Mr. Hanlon? Aye. Mr. Holly? Aye. Mr. Riccadelli? Aye. Mr. Hoffman is not here. Mr. LeBlanc? Aye. The chair votes aye. That is approved. That is all the business we had set up for tonight. The next meeting of the board is scheduled for Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 7.30 p.m. We are anticipating having three new items and the continuation of another hearing scheduled on that date. Mr. Chairman? Mr. Chairman, just a request so that if there is a significant change for Pleasant Street the sooner we know the better because I was actually going to go back and listen to old meetings. Okay. A couple of things and I just wanted to make sure that I don't do that. I understood. If it's not going anywhere. Absolutely. Yep. I will check in on that. Well, I thank you all for your participation in tonight's meeting of the Arlington Zoning Board of Appeals. Appreciate everyone's patience throughout the meeting. Special wish to thank Colleen Ralston for her assistance in preparing for and hosting this online meeting. Please note the purpose of the board's recording the meeting is to ensure the creation of an accurate record of the proceedings. It's our understanding that recording made by ACMI will be available on DemandedACMI.tv within the coming days. If anyone has comments or recommendations, please send them via email to zbaatown.arlington.ma.us. That email address is also listed on the Zoning Board of Appeals website. And to conclude tonight's meeting, I would ask for a motion to adjourn. Chairman, so moved. Second. Thank you, Mr. DuPont. Vote of the board. Mr. DuPont? Aye. Mr. Hanlon? Aye. Mr. Holley? Aye. Mr. Cadelli? Aye. Mr. LeBlanc? Aye. And the chair votes aye. We are adjourned.