 This and the town's also working with the Stanton Foundation It's a they provided also design money and the Stanton Foundation will also provide up to $250,000 for construction so Specifically for dog parks. They do many things for canine health, but one is dog parks So we're relying on that that source of funding for design and construction We're flying in the summer for that you know construction money So right now it's a site plan review application as Greg noted it is a special permit application as well because the shed in the fence will be in the front setback and We do have a survey plan now and the dog park won't change much But it the the front setback the fence the sidewalk We'll all be within the front setback. So a five foot high fence, you know will be You know within the 20 feet in the shed will be You know pushed back so it's not in the right of way, but it will be within the 20 feet There's two sections to the park it's been determined there's a large dog section and a small dog section So the large dog section is for dogs over 30 pounds and then the small dog You know there's a looped walkway that'll be accessible in both sections a shade sale for both to provide shade benches Dog watering station a trash receptacle and then a dog doggy bag wastes receptacle as well Because this is over the cat part of the landfill there can't be any tree plantings So, you know, there is the shade sale and there's adjacent trees to the south that could provide afternoon shade The large dog section and some perimeter trees existing premier trees To the north for the small dog section You know, there's also planned irrigation if possible the irrigation lines would be brought in in the fill so nothing can penetrate the existing cap So, you know, even the fence nothing is gonna go beyond the cap So there'll be fill brought up. There's you know, we requested 6,700 cubic yards, right? Total so that'll be the maximum amount We're hoping to use less, but you know there will be anywhere from a foot to almost five feet of fill in certain sections of The park to make the pathway accessible and to build up enough fills so there isn't any any risk of having the cap Penetrated by the fencing the footings or the shade structure footings or dogs digging The plans over here. I think it's in your packet As you enter, you know, there's 22 parking spaces to handicapped spaces 20 spaces To bike loops, there'll be an entry kiosk with rules and regulations contact information so the dog park task forces may transition into a friends of the dog park and they'll have You know daily maintenance and weekly maintenance as will public works and conservation Staff, but they're hoping to have you know contact information in terms of who to contact if there's an emergency You know, if it's after hours what happens just to make sure it's very clear to the users You know what they can do You know, they're working on the rules and regulations now to keep both dogs and people safe You know within the loop walkways, there's a piece stone area So there's grass and then there's piece stone and so the Stanton Foundation really likes the idea of using piece stone in a dog park So it's not angular. It's it's washed or you know rounded You know, it's good for drainage if the dog goes a bathroom in there So if we you know, there's a hose big it with the watering station so it could be you know Washed down periodically and it could also be swept off the pathways but you know in terms of Maintenance is supposed to be a nice material So, you know, it doesn't need to be seeded or anything and if you know periodically may need to add some more The grassed areas, you know, there could be some irrigation as we said us along the fence so perimeter irrigation line and Keeping the grass growing is a concern So there is the ability to cordon off areas if need be or to try to keep up seeding in the spring and fall So there is the awareness that dogs can trample grass and it's something that you know, we'll be maintained I don't know Mike loose here. He has anything else you'd like to Yeah, I guess I missed the beginning sorry If there's some I have some information if you wanted about Traffic if you'd like me to present that I also have a little handout that I can submit the staff But basically one of the questions came was, you know, kind of like how much traffic is this going to generate and it's very hard to say Because it's a very small part when we look at the ITE trip generation Data there's root and the closest use is a regional part and with that use in the manual There's only one study So it's not a lot of data, but if you take that data And try to apply it to a part of this size the regional part is usually something in 40 plus acres So we're only talking about less than an acre and a half So our engineer prepared this summary which summarizes weekday average daily traffic weekday AM peak traffic. That's over the course of the peak hour one hour PM peak Saturday average daily trips and then Saturday peak hour and during those peak times there's According to if we use the figures from ITE, there's literally zero trips In that hour stretch peak for weekday and Saturday on the weekday Total average daily traffic the trip for the park come out to be six Three entering three exiting On the Saturday Total average daily traffic the total number of trips comes out to eight So we we have to use caution Obviously when we're looking at these figures because there was only one study, but you can get a sense of the Level or the amount of traffic this type of use might generate. It's not much for a small park such as this I So my engineer basically said well based on you know what we have here with this data You can safely say that You know won't have an impact on the level of surface service of surrounding roads We know there's a subdivision close by so people are going to be commuting in and out of there But again those we have the peak peak hours when that traffic is that it's heaviest But at the same time these numbers say that at those peak times there's zero trips to the park So it's it's you know, it's kind of offset So take it as you will but this is what we're you know our engineers are trained to You know analyze these numbers from ITE And again, we're applying the closest use that we can find in the manual to this particular Use some day they will probably actually have dog parks in the manual right now. They don't so I will There was a I guess we had a sidewalk through the day on that I think Nate seem to have covered most of the issues The amount of fill again, we might adjust that but it's not going to change the accessibility of the walkways I think we're just trying to hopefully trying to lower The finished rate a little bit in the lower It's just to reduce the the amount of money that's going to be needed For a contractor to bring the bill and or if the town was to be able to donate bill But again, we're pretty confident that it won't change the general character of the park as you saw it was a bold shape And again, the fill is up to about You know in that lowest stretch of the bowl if we can get even the three and a half or four feet Nate mentioned the property line we've been trying to get that we finally got a plot of it Um, I do have a copy, but it's digital If you wanted to see it, but um in the existing conditions that sidewalk the existing sidewalk Basically straddles the street line the property line when you get down to Where the shed is the property that actually swings around over here and then it kind of takes this weird bend and continue the shed is actually Uh, I think it was within the street right away. So we can push the shed back so it's you know on the parcel of the dog park and also just angle off that corner of the fence Right to the right of way, I mean, I don't know if it's like 60 feet wide at widen so very it's very right Chris I just wanted to point out that you do have maps on your table that show the property line and the The way the existing Plan and the proposed plan interact with that property line So that gives you the information that mr. Lou was just talking about Thank you. Thanks. I would say that, you know Staff also brought this to the conservation commission designer review board and the disability access advisory committee And so the conservation commission has approved it, you know, they recommended having A vegetated swale kind of a step swale with weirs on the south Southeast side to capture any run-offs that's something that's been incorporated That is on review board You know Didn't have too many comments They liked some of the the precedent images of what may be used in terms of the furniture and shade sales There were some questions about what exactly the entry kiosk would look like it right now The idea that it may be like a an x kind of you know, multi-sided kiosk that could have you know a few displaced faces on it And the disability access advisory committee, you know ask that the gates be Self-closing and you know that the latches be accessible. So that's something that you know will happen just to make sure we We can accommodate different users In the conservation commission, yeah, they didn't have any other questions You know the the town is working with natural heritage because there is the endangered grasshopper sparrow that nests Further up on the landfill. So that's something that will still be worked out as the dog park is developed and The town is also working with DEP and state agencies and tie in bond to do any methane and co2 monitoring Both on the landfill and on this part of the dog park. So that's something that would continue After construction and so, you know, there any needed to be anything addressed it would be but at this time, there's no no concern or any You know, they've been notified of this project as well All right, is that everything? I think so Have any questions? Yeah, we'll get to the questions in just a minute. Uh, so we did have a site visit yesterday and all of us were there So I think we're all acquainted with that and I can't think of any information that was shared that hasn't been discussed But if anyone presence can feel free All right So now it's time for board questions. I suppose one question I did have about the traffic You mentioned that the closest category to this was a regional park. Is there a category? This is a question for the applicant as well as perhaps for anyone our board that may be familiar with these things A category perhaps playground anything smaller than a regional park that might be relevant here I think there's other types of park that specifically list Elements that are included in a park such as playgrounds or splash pads and that type of thing and obviously you can Use this or or equate this with that type of park with Those kind of activity centers So I suppose for instance, um, and I don't know if you worked on the graph park project But what category was that put under for the purposes of traffic calculations? Actually, I don't think we did any traffic generation for that specific project You know, we consider graph park was already pretty widely used So we didn't consider that as you know, the addition of a spray pad would increase the traffic enough to have a Change It wasn't a change of use Yeah, and I think for you know for the dog park, you know, we're planning on 20 spaces You know, some of it is just anecdotal Looking at how many cars go to Amethyst Brook and Wentworth and other areas and how many you know, could be dog walker So I think the design is conservative in the respect that it, you know Has bike loops enough parking and you know, it has sidewalks so it can accommodate the neighborhood the idea is that I don't you know, I'm not sure how accurate the The trip generation modeling is I think there could be you know a lot more users than they're estimating I mean, there could be certainly times when you know, there is zero a number of people I mean, I mean based on You know based on what the rate is in the ITE manual It comes out to zero based on this size of the park or basically point one or point two You can't count a fraction of a trip. It's either a trip or not a trip So that's why it's zero because it came out so low under one What's there going to say Well, yeah, I mean I'm sure there might be times when you know This park is heavily used and there might be times when nobody is visiting the park for hours at a time. So Given, you know, it kind of balances out and given that we're on a very well-maintained and How to travel the road, the route nine that can easily handle you know traffic getting on road and getting on We can't anticipate that All right, thank you other comments questions Maria We got an email about the shed being in the property line and you said it was going to slide Southeast and then is also going to slide outside of the 100 foot wetland buffer. So that yeah, so That buffer actually applies to there's a a pond across the street And so we're actually going to be pulling it Further away from that wetland, you know, so that we're already within the 100 feet We're going to be pulling it closer to the you know 100 foot So I spoken with the town's wetland administrator and she didn't see a problem with that You know because it's actually we bring it further away from the wetland by moving it out of the right of way And there are some questions at the site visit about maintenance. So the dpw is going to maintain This could you speak a little bit about the maintenance plan? Sure. Yeah, there's one that was submitted So, you know the dog park task force, you know, probably transition to a friends group And they'll you know try to take over some of the daily routine maintenance You know, whether it's emptying waste baskets Make sure the park's clean The hope is that it also be self-policing so that the you know owners will be responsible And then public works will also you know help with weekly trash removal mowing And you know any larger kind of maintenance tasks But you know the the Friends group would have you know key to the shed for manual tools to sweep up You know the piece down back onto the area if it need be or keep the walkways surfaces clean And then you know in the winter the town would flush the irrigation system and The park is open, you know during daylight hours. It wouldn't be open during the winter So the town would close it down remove the shade sails and do that seasonal type of of maintenance Great. I think some of it is also dependent on the use so right now You know we're anticipating that the friends group can do some things and dpw and if it's You know if we you know if we need need be the conservation staff The land manager could also help out if it you know if there's really busy times in the animal control office there as well Does the organization I think the stanton group that you mentioned provide kind of best practices for sanitation and facilities like these They well their recommendations are incorporated into the design of the water and having water available to rinse down the gravel Even rinsed on you know spot water grass areas But we're hoping that we can obviously get the irrigation system included in this design. They have other uh This site design specific Guidelines, you know for instance like they want the gravel to be a little bit lower than the walkway So you know it doesn't it's a little harder to have it kicked up onto the walkway But you know we realize that's going to happen and and with with uh, you know dog owners. We know that You know people really care about their dogs and they're going to care about the facility So it's it's not probably not going to be an issue to have Uh friends of the dog park, you know Do uh routine meetings like sweep gravel off the Walks that happen, right? I think the proposed rules and regulations also address, you know stanton foundation has You know recommendations in terms of how many dogs per owner and You know they want them to be unleashed once they're in the dog park area. So dogs won't be leashed at all, you know, they have You know under voice control, you know, don't bring treats in or glass bottles You know humans can't bring food in so, you know, some of those rules are Based on best practices and the stanton foundation recommendations Right david And who would enforce those rules? Well, the idea would be that it would just be self policing and so, you know, like I said on the entry kiosk there The idea is that there'd be a you know series of phone numbers or contacts So it could be the animal control officer. It could be you know staff Could be someone who is going to volunteer if they have the availability to come and you know monitor But really it would just be a Self-policing and if need be there'd be numbers who could be people to be contacted Christine So you said daylight hours, which I assume is like sunrise to sunset And it would have signs posting that is it I don't want to say self-policing because no one should be there, but is it locked up or is the police department gonna Like like any other park we have it's usually those hours Yeah, I'm assuming it will be locked. So there'll be you know Key or something that could be used to control the access And that could be both town staff or the friends group could come in open and lock it There's only one entry gate You know The meetings there's also meetings Would you like me to repeat Give a follow-up question One short one on um So you said seasonally it would be closed and will that be determined by the organization that's running it or the town on When it like would close for the season and does it reopen and then doesn't reclose because of snow Like how does that work? Right? I think it'd be a conversation with both organizations You know the idea would be during heavy snow. It's not going to be um cloud or snow is not going to be cleared so You know it may be that if you know in some winters We don't have snow until january and it's mild weather then maybe it would stay open later It's kind of dependent on the weather But you know, we're not going to go out there and shovel the pathways or anything So once there's winter is established it will be closed Last one because it's sunrise to sunset whether summer or winter So there's no lighting at this place or on the kiosks Nothing solar. There's no lighting Right. There's no lighting provided in the plan. Um, I can't remember if there's any street lights there But obviously they're they're not going to light the park, you know, so um, it would be unlikely that somebody would be Wandering around in the middle of the night out here Or at dark All right. Thank you further questions from the board Turn to Questions comments from the public We have no public with us tonight So turn back applicant's response anything you'd like to add No, I mean, I think the town, you know, I said a lot of people are excited for this and the idea might be that there could be You know more in the future, but this is the first one and we're excited to get it going Chris I wonder if mr. Malloy would talk about the trees that are along the Roadway and what's going to happen to them and about the new trees that are going to be planted or maybe mr Luke could talk about that. Sure. There's I think about five existing trees planted along the roadway ones in decline the the rest aren't pretty good health the town tree warden alan snow thought maybe Two or three could be transplanted. So that is, you know, part of the plan is to move those trees and relocate them And then possibly plant, you know, two new trees next to the parking area So on either end of the parking You know the pole in parking there'll be trees planted within the right of way You know, they're outside the property and outside the cap And that would be the only plantings as part of this project All right, thanks again So at this point we would normally hear final comments and questions from the public the applicant and the board As I mentioned earlier, we don't have a quorum sufficient to vote on this site plan review Application or a special permit at the moment, but we hope to Next Wednesday. So unless there's any further discussion from yes, chris I wondered if you would like to talk about conditions possible conditions so that you'd have them In hand for next wednesday if you continue this meeting and one of them would be the kiosk There aren't any details about the kiosk and it would probably be a good idea for you to have a condition That says that the kiosk is going to come back to you for Review and approval at a future date since there isn't any information now I'm just concerned that the building commissioner may View that as a separate item for some reason and cause a new site plan review Application to come to you and I think it makes more sense to handle it as a condition Yes, I absolutely agree with that the two conditions that I had in mind And we can certainly address those now would be the one that was just mentioned to Have the kiosk plan subject to Future approval by the planning board and also that the shed is to be relocated as discussed to be contained entirely within the parcel Any other conditions that board members would like to include David Yeah, so we can address that there is a 10 foot wide gate near the maintenance shed and then there's also A 10 foot wide gate in the fence separating the two dog areas So they're you know, I guess that during the fire department review They didn't notice that but there are 10 foot wide gates to allow access into the park in both sections So they'll be able to get 30 for 30 pound dog out I hope so Christine just to add on to your um shed also that the fence is put back in the property line All right any other conditions board members would like to see Okay, so We have discussed continuing this public hearing to next Wednesday the 26th and I'd entertain a motion To do so chris would 705 p.m. Be all right That would be fine. I'll make a motion to um I guess the do we continue the public hearing yeah till um next wednesday the 26th said 705 Second all right moved and seconded any further discussion If not all in favor That's unanimous. All right. Thanks. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you All right, so moving on down the agenda the next item is item 4a zoning subcommittee report and Most of us were at the zoning subcommittee. So uh, I just want to give a brief update Christine, I think you were the one that wasn't there. Oh jack also was not there jack. You're gonna rejoin us Yeah So the zoning subcommittee met this afternoon and it was a joint meeting Between the zoning subcommittee and the town council's community resource committee and we discussed with them and staff member dave zomek how Planning board and zoning subcommittee town council might look at zoning going forward and we had a productive conversation And I think we agreed for the immediate future that will continue to hold Joint hearings between the zoning subcommittee and the community resources committee We also looked to some members of the community resource committee that joined us to give us feedback both on The three zoning articles that the zoning subcommittee has recommended The planning board recommended town council and we also Looking for some feedback from that group on the larger zoning priorities list that the zoning subcommittee has put together So we look forward to continuing that conversation. We also received some Correspondence from students at I'm failing to recall the school. Was it fort river fort river students have recommended that We consider adopting a zoning ordinance that in essence would require the developers Of any non-agricultural parcels of one and a half acres or more in size Must conserve at least 30 of the tree canopy So this was a Different kind of proposal not something we had really considered before and The zoning subcommittee is looking for input from the public shade tree committee and from the tree warden We certainly appreciate the students initiative and reaching out to us and we're going to See if something along those lines might be feasible This is opportunities for public comments about the zoning subcommittee report again We don't have any public with us tonight. Are there any other planning and zoning issues? All right, moving on to 5a old business planning board rules and regulations final version So this is a Copy that we have in our packet of the rules and regulations after the changes that we voted in at our last meeting chris So this new rules and regulations has been filed with the town clerk and has been posted on the town website So it's official Great. Thank you I just wanted to make sure that you all had seen that there is a revised agenda. Yes. Thank you All right next item is 5b report to town council on zoning bylaw amendments to bring the bylaw into conformance with anrist home rule charter Deliver to town council on june 13th. This is another item that we voted on at our last meeting And staff prepared a report which has been delivered to town council about our recommendation The staff did prepare the report and it has been delivered to town council. Thank you Thank you for that Is there any additional topic not reasonably anticipated 48 hours old business? Yes, david. Do we know when the town council is going to vote on those The revised Chris Bob ritchie a former town council and I met with the town council the other night when I meant the first town council On the second cil. Anyway, we met with them on Monday night, I guess it was and explained to them what this was all about and they are they asked a lot of questions and Most of their most of their questions were about the process of them adopting a zoning amendment So the town clerk and I are working on that with the president of town council to try to smooth out that process but The plan is that town council will hold a public hearing and Hopefully vote on the changes to the bylaw on july 1st All right, the next item is 6a new business pioneer value planning commission representative and alternate nomination and election So currently that's christine and jack jack primarily and christine is the alternate Um, it's christ if I understand this is the time of year when pvpc is looking for this action to be taken on our part No That is correct. Usually you do it um after july 1st But in this case, um, there's some urgency because there's an election coming up of the Or a choice to be made about the executive director of the pvpc and um town council has requested that The planning board have the vote to nominate and elect pvpc representatives during this meeting so that they These representatives can vote in the election, which is on the 27. Is that right 27? Yes, which so that's next week. So um and what we've Kind of um, what should I say come to understand? is that The planning board nominates and elects its Representative and then the planning board has the ability to nominate an alternative representative, but that representative is appointed by um Believe it's the town town manager, so That's the information that I have So we're to elect a Representative and nominate a alternate And our current representatives happy to continue serving in those capacities I will Anyone like to make a motion I move that I'll move that our current representatives remain All right moved and seconded for the discussion. Yes, chris. Can you do this? Uh separately just so it's completely clear to town council and the town manager what's happening here So, um, I would suggest that you nominate and elect mr Gemsick and then that you nominate Miss gray mullen and I will pass that information along to the town manager and miss gray mullen may be able to elaborate on that So jack is the commissioner And then I am the alternate commissioner if you want to commissioners the term Yes I moved to nominate mr. Gemsick as the commissioner to the pvpc from the amherst planning board Moved and seconded further discussion if not all in favor All right, that's unanimous I moved to nominate miss gray mullen as the alternate commissioner Moved and seconded any further discussion if not all in favor Also unanimous Thank you both for your continuing service I understand that um one of our colleagues in north hampton has been nominated for The head role at the pvpc way in feiden That's correct. And I think um if you wanted to Find out more information about that. I believe that I could forward to you Information about the other candidate as well as mr. Feiden. Would you like that information? As long as our representatives have the information I'm satisfied Thank you All right anything else on pvpc We will have the report later This was specifically on the election uh item 6b summer meeting schedule Chris I had reached out to you about some alternative date dates and I think those dates were the 10th of july The 24th of july the 14th of august And I think and maybe the 31st of july and I do not have my sheet here to Tell me who said they could attend on those dates So I don't know if you remember what you said about those dates, but I can send out another email As necessary we have two Upcoming public hearings that we have to take care of actually three one is emmerced media that is continuing And I need to find out from town from our town attorney about mr. Stutzman status with regard to that public hearing that's currently scheduled to go ahead on july 17th But we don't have a quorum for that for july 17th um So we have to work on that and The other couple of well I'll get to the others as when we get to that part of the Agenda but in any event I will send out another Email tomorrow about the schedule and you'll have a chance to look at your schedules and get back to me about these alternative dates Okay Christine Could it be a doodle poll? It could be a doodle poll. Um, yes, it could be a doodle poll And for the next two weeks, we've just decided we will hold a meeting next wednesday the 26th and I believe we will not hold a meeting on july 3rd because there are no public hearings. That's correct All right. Thank you. Um, there's the question of where the zoning subcommittee should meet next week and before we Make a determination on that it was mentioned at the zoning subcommittee that there are Several planning board meetings or planning board related meetings next week starting with on monday at the bang center the Open hearing of the residents related to the affordable housing proposal on north hampton road. That's at 6 30 p.m And on tuesday at 6 30 or 7 chris 7 p.m 7 p.m on tuesday is the flood mapping flood mapping joint hearing with the conservation commission We have our meetings just discussed on wednesday and then on thursday I'm forgetting the final one. This is kendrick park playground So knowing that all those meetings are there should the zoning subcommittee meet on wednesday No, zoning subcommittee will not meet next wednesday. All right. Uh, are there any new business topics not reasonably anticipated? Jack clarification. What's the thursday meeting? The thursday meeting is uh, I believe an informational meeting about a proposed playground at Kendrick park the town's applied for some funds for that project chris Um, we're applying for a park grant for a playground on kendrick park There is a playground already designated in the plan of kendrick park and there's an opportunity to Get up to I think it's up to four hundred thousand dollars from the state to help us with that endeavor and the idea is that we're going to Follow the plan that we already have for kendrick park and fit the playground into the designated area This particular meeting is an effort to do outreach to the community because that's part of the Park grant application process. We have to show that we have reached out to the community. So it's really you know people who might actually use the Playground who we're hoping will come you all are certainly welcome to come if you like to or if you have an interest in this project But don't feel obligated to come Thank you Are there any other yes christine? Jack and I will be at pvpc David go back to the um Are there plans or or a project description of the uh for the housing project that's proposed on north hampton road The subject of the meeting is coming monday. I haven't been able to find it on the town website. Do you know So there's a lot of information available valley cdc I believe has some on their website and one of the issues here is that the hearings topic Is the cpa funding for this proposal? So the plans do have a fair amount of detail to them, but they're not the level of detail that we would see If the project proceeds to a zba 40b permit hearing Thank you. All right. Any other new business topics non-anticipated Any form a a and r subdivision applications no form ace upcoming zba applications um Let's see We have one upcoming zba application. It is by a company called tip up llc and it's a request for a special permit to allow a non-owner occupied duplex on at 119 north whitney street I think they're going to be adding a unit there. So there's an existing single family home That's what I understand. Yes All right, is that the only upcoming zba application? I believe that is the only upcoming zba application. All right Upcoming spp sprs ub applications chris So we we do have um amir's project has been submitted and so that will be put on an an upcoming agenda You'll remember amir mcchi came to you and described a project on southeast street that he's proposing Right behind the florins savings bank and it's going to be 66 apartments and I believe 68 parking spaces with some retail space down below and So that will be coming to you another one is a kind of a smaller project. It's the bank of america Across the street from the florins savings bank in that same village center and they're putting in some more lighting because they feel that There's a need for more security there and so that will be coming to you as well And of course amir's media will be coming back to you at some point I'm not exactly sure if they're going to be ready for the 17th and Anyway, we can't hold them hearing that night because there are only four of you available. So We have to work on a different night for the amir's media Has there been any update on the status of the tree hearing related to that southeast street project you mentioned? chris I've been Trying to get some information from the town manager about how he wants to go on that, but he's been Otherwise occupied with a lot of things having to do with town council. So i'm hoping that we will get an answer for that before Before you have to delve into this project But if if we don't you know you can just put a condition on that says The removal of the trees has to be approved by the appropriate entity Great, thank you Sorry jack did you have a comment? Great, okay Planning board committee and liaison reports pvpc Yeah, so we had the annual meeting last Was it thursday? yeah, so and Kimmel presented Quite a bit on energy Yeah, and You know green energy and where we're going and with that Very informative. I can't really get into that too much, but uh, and then they elected the executive committee for the piner valley planning commission amongst the current commissioners and I just I just wanted to note that There there is a lot of ongoing commissioners there that have been there a long time and and and so the incumbency is is a Is a Recurring theme there it seems to me within the piner valley planning commission if I just want to note that there was one person I think had five years On the committee, but the rest of them were basically 10 to 20 years serving on their respective planning boards and The planning piner valley planning commission. They've been with the piner valley planning commission for 10 to 20 years the folks on the executive Committee and that numbered like seven people So experience matters. I just wanted to uh to note that and and then Tim Brennan, you know phenomenal run as the executive director and he had a quite a send-off and his staff stepped up And you don't realize, you know the quality of people that are working there and that's I think Makes You know, it's just a very well-run organization so uh, but it was Very good thing to attend Great, thank you CPAC our representative is not here same with ag commission design review board The affordable housing trust met and we discussed a number of things still working on revising the town's housing Policy which the trust is going to be sending out to the planning board Into the town council for its adoption for their adoption And so we should be seeing that shortly and then we also spent a large amount of time discussing that affordable housing project on North Hampton road which we discussed in which planning board members would be welcome to attend the meeting On monday concerning it the trust did vote to send a letter to town council expressing some concerns about the way the process has been conducted so as I mentioned The current hearing and the status of the project is that they're awaiting approval from town council for the cpa money That was recommended by cpa by the trust That's five hundred thousand dollars, which is to be bonded and so essentially it's the funding that's a question now And the conversation has really extended out into the minutiae of the project And so there's a lot of questions being asked which are good questions You know about exactly how the project is going to be run Whether there's going to be onsite staff and makeup of the residents But these are questions that would come up during the cpa Comprehensive permit process so the concern that the trust expressed and that I share is that You know town council is determining its process is how it goes about things and if we set a precedent where CPA funding is scrutinized to this level with every cpa project It could be a huge impediment for affordable housing projects and anything that cpa funds So I would encourage any planning board members that are interested to learn more or that have an opinion to attend It's likely going to be a very well attended hearing on monday chris I believe there will be a fair amount of information on the town council's website They're going to receive a packet about this project including a memo from the planning department a timeline for the project information about how Tenants are selected and a general overview of the project So, um, I believe that's going to be included in the town council packet and you would have access to that And most of this information is also available on the embers What do they call it embers housing? Affordable housing trust website. They didn't put municipal in there. I would think that it is what I'm just looking to nate to confirm That is that information there most of it is our staff person Okay All right, um zoning subcommittee. We already spoke of downtown parking working group Just want to report that the consultant can nelson-neigard continues to work on the draft report for parking The second parking forum was scheduled for next wednesday But due to some scheduling conflicts on the town side, it's going it's been canceled and it will be It's postponed to an To be determined date, but it will be happening And I'll update you later What is the scope of the second hearing? So the first one, um Was more talking about areas of issue that will be looked at and then this time when they come back They're actually going to make suggestions of how they're working on in the report how they're going to suggest to make the key issues Better All right, thanks Okay, next item report of the chair. I have no report other than that It's Not even eight o'clock yet. So did pretty well tonight report of staff I would say there's a lot going on Perhaps an understatement. All right, thanks everyone. We're adjourned