 Are you ready? Are we ready? I see we're recording. Yep, ready whenever you are. Okay. Hello, everybody. The appointed hour at five o'clock PM has been reached and I welcome everyone to the meeting of the Amherst Design Review Board. I'm Catherine Porter, chair of the Design Review, Amherst Design Review Board, and I'm calling this meeting to order pursuant to Governor Baker's March 12, 2020 order, suspending certain provisions of the open meeting lodge, ELC 30A section 18, and the governor's March 15, 2020 order imposing strict limitations on the number of people that may gather in one place. This public hearing of the town of Amherst Design Review Board is being conducted via remote participation. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but the public can attend tonight's virtual meeting by using the Zoom login information provided on the meeting agenda listed on the meeting calendar, which is provided on the town of Amherst website. We will begin with a roll call of the members of the Design Review Board who have been impaneled for the consideration of the items on tonight's agenda. Board members, please indicate yes or I when I call your name. Lindsay Schnarr. Yes. Janet Markward. Erica Zecos. Yes. Tom Long. Yes. And I would ask if there are any disclosures and I understand Jan's on her way so she can indicate when she's here. Also in attendance is Marine Pollock planner and staff liaison to the Design Review Board. The design review board was founded in the mid-20th century and its accompanying zoning regulations were created by town meeting in October, 1983. The charge and purpose of the Design Review Board under section 3.2 of the zoning bylaw is to reserve and enhance the town's cultural, economic and historical resources by providing for a detailed review of all changes in land use, the appearance of structures and the appearance of sites which may affect these resources. The Design Review Board exercises this responsibility by providing design review and recommendations to private applicants and permit granting boards within specific overlay zoning districts in the town center. The design review overlay district and the town common design review overlay district. Design review was also provided for town departments and permit granting boards with respect to town projects anywhere in Amherst which will result in substantial alteration to the form or appearance of a structure or site. All design review board meetings are open to the public and are recorded by town staff. Each meeting recording will be uploaded to the town of Amherst YouTube channel for public viewing. The procedure is as follows. The petitioner presents the application to the board during the meeting after which the board will ask questions for clarification or additional information. And at this point, I need to inform anybody from the public who may be interested in attending tonight that Archipelago has requested that they not, we not discuss their proposal tonight. They are not ready. So as a result, we are not going to be discussing the Archipelago either project, DRB, FY2021-12 or DRB, FY2021-13. And I think that is all I need to say about our situation tonight. So having made that clear, I hope, and we have Jan Marquard, I think. Did Jan check in? I'm here. Yeah. Okay. All right. So you, okay. So you heard me Jan say we're not have, we're not going through. It's not going to have the review tonight or the hearing. So one item that we do need to attend to is finding another night for us to meet. And I think through all the doodles that Marine has been sending out, we did find one or two nights that seem to be appropriate. So Maureen, do you want to see if we can? Sorry. Oh, sure. So at least according to some recent doodle polls, members have indicated that they're available to continue this review. Of these applications on either Thursday, June 3rd, Tuesday, June 8th, and Monday, June 14th. I would add that. So Kyle Wilson, who represents Archipelago, sent an email to the DRB, probably about 430 today, asking to postpone tonight's review. And that he, if possible, could have your continued review to be held anytime after June 2nd. And that's when the planning board is continuing their public hearings relative to these applications. So again, the availability dates, at least that that were indicated before we're Thursday, June 3rd, Tuesday, June 8th, and Monday, June 14th. So if you want to just double check if those still. Those dates are still good for me. So I'm, I will add that we do have a meeting already scheduled for Monday, June 7th, for some other applications. So I just wanted to let you know in case you don't want to have a bunch of meetings in one week. So. What is tomorrow's meeting then? That is for the new restaurant that's being proposed at 17 Kellogg Avenue. Okay. And June 7th was. For that other Mexican restaurant. No, that. Originally that item was going to be on June 7th, but they. Asked if they could be pushed pushed up due to their, they would like to open if possible this weekend or next week. So. That's why we pushed up the June. Tomorrow's date for the new restaurant. So for June 7th, it will be the town of Amherst is proposing. Two new bike share locations. Right. And combine these things into a single meeting. We could if, if you, you know, if. And then there's two other items, which would be the town is also. Proposing signage at the West cemetery. And that needs to be reviewed on June 7th. And there's a third item. Go berry. Go berry is updating their branding. And so they would like the, or the town needs the DRB to review their proposed signage. So it doesn't really sound like we can. Combine them because the archipelago needs two hours and. The folks who are meeting with tomorrow. Asked to be sooner. And then the June. Seventh has a full agenda. Yeah. I think we're going to have to do a separate times. It's canceled tonight. So let's, why don't we start with the. First. Of those open dates. Okay. So. Maybe the sooner, the better, which one would that be? Marine. Would that be June? June 3rd. So that would be the night after the planning board meets regarding. The better or, you know, I'm just wondering, because are they going to want to put it off again? Or, you know, I don't want to keep meeting twice a week here. This is. Yeah. I hear you. So. Well, how about June 3rd? And then June 7th. And if, if archipelago or archipelago, however they say their name wants to change it, let us know and. And we'll push it to the 14th or whatever and not meet on the third. Cause. There's really no point to get together just to reschedule a meeting. Right. Well, we have the courses because of the charter we have to, as Marine said, we have to have the meeting tonight too. Because it was published. Yes. Yeah. So. Okay. So, so back to the schedule. I think. Any of those proposed evenings and the third, the eighth and the 14th. Is. Are good for you. Fine. Five to seven, five, five to seven. Yeah. I'm fine. How about, uh, Lindsay and Tom and, uh, Jan. I can be ready of them. Not all of them. Okay. We already have the seventh. That's about June the third. I would suggest the third has the first option. Okay. 14th as the second and the eighth as the third. That's how I would prioritize. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Um, nevermind. I just looked at my calendar and I thought I had a night meeting on the third, but I don't. Um, so the third. And then the next site, it would be, uh, your preference, Lindsay would be the third or the 14th. I think so. Is that sound right to everybody? Just to not have. That's the earliest. That's the earliest we can, if we can't meet on the third, was that our next alternate time? Is that what you're saying? Was it something between there? 14th. Okay. And I would say that you, uh, there were some other dates that worked with you, but I also have other night meetings. So I had to sort of. Okay. Well, let's do the third. If everybody agrees, June the third. And, um, Okay. We'll see. Okay. Very good. And I did briefly speak to, uh, the applicant on the phone and I specifically asked him if, uh, what dates work with you? I said, since I have you on the phone, what dates work with you? And he said, I'm available anytime other than June 2nd. So. Okay. All right. Okay. Well, then. We've got this. Um, So now, uh, I'm going to, um, Marine, do you have any buddy in the, uh, out there in the public? For, for the general public. Uh, period. If we have any, if there's anybody. From the. Public who has a general comment that is not related to the archipelago project. We would invite you to make that comment. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments section. Um, save your comments regarding the archipelago project until we meet. Uh, on, um, June 3rd. Okay. And, uh, so if there are any members of the public that wish to speak, you could press the raise your hand function or press star nine. If you're calling in from telephone from a telephone. Okay. We do have a, uh, we have someone. Um, who wants to speak. Um, if you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments section. Um, if you have any questions that state your name and your address, um, you should be able to speak. Sure. Um, Thanks, Janet Keller of pulpit Hill road. Um, may I ask a question about the sequence of the meetings? Is that in order? Sure. Okay. So, um, um, I think we have a question on, um, in front of the planning board on, um, June two. And is there a chance that they would decide. Um, and rule on it on June two. And if so, would that preclude. You having. Comment before that. So Maureen, what's the. The planning board is continuing their public hearings relative to, um, The archipelago, uh, proposals. Um, the planning board is very interested in hearing, uh, The recommendations made by the design review board. So, uh, I believe that they would keep, uh, their public hearing open until they hear. Uh, from the design review board. Additionally, I think that. You know, they're. Uh, I think that, you know, I think that, um, Regardless of the DRB, I believe that there's still more things for the planning board to review. So. I think that there should be, you know, at least, uh, You know, two more, uh, meetings relative to the planning board. I mean, is there any way we as design review board can request. That they leave the meeting open. I mean, I think that they should have a meeting to, I mean, I think that they should have a meeting to why would we meet if they make their decision without hearing from us. So could we, Uh, If the, if the rest of the board members, uh, with. Um, Support that. That. We make an official request to the planning board. To, uh, Wait until we have reviewed the proposal. Uh, It does because we serve in an advisory capacity to the planning board. I think that. Yeah. They will have historical commissions recommendation yet either. And we're, oh really? Okay. We're separating back fence and the, um, cemeteries. So. Okay. So there'll be. Yeah. Okay. But you, you guys are more than welcome to. Uh, I think it's important to state that. You wish that the planning board. Uh, keep the public hearing open until the design review board. Has, you know, adequately reviewed the project and has. Provided recommendations to the planning board. Okay. I could probably do that as the chair. Send something to the planning board, but that, would that be. Yeah. You're on the planning board, right? Yeah. Okay. Good. I could write something up. All right. Good. Is that it did someone going though? Yeah, I don't think we have any decisions. As far as I could tell from what Chris. Mentioned at the last meeting was that there were several things that were still ongoing historic for being one of them. Um, several other things that are more, um, Uh, infrastructural and things like that. Okay. Okay. Yeah. I'll pass along. Hold them off. All right. Are there any other comments from the, uh, public. General. Comments not related to archipelago. You see anything. Okay. Well, then I don't see any other business for us tonight. Okay. Okay. So, um, You know, uh, here's one other thing you could do, which is on the agenda. Uh, it's the review. Uh, it's the approval of the meeting minutes, um, from last time. If you guys want to take care of that. Anybody. I honestly, I didn't go through them myself yet. Okay. Okay. Any other, uh, Any other business. Let me get put those minutes off. Okay. Okay. Okay. I'm going to turn. And we meet again tomorrow night. Tom, are you, did you move to? Yes. Okay. Iris been moved. Um, Seconded. Okay. It's moved and seconded. All right. We are adjourning. Thank you, everybody. Um, We'll see you tomorrow, Jen. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'll be here. The timing.