Information for Meeting of Downtown Vitality Committee
Tuesday August 11, 2020 6:00 PM EDT

NOTE: Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Athol Downtown Vitality Committee will be conducted via remote participation. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the Town’s website, at www.athol-ma.gov.

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Topic: Downtown Vitality Committee
Time: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 7:00pm Eastern Time (US and Canada), for the following scheduled Zoom meeting:

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AGENDA:

I.	Call to Order  

II.	Approval of Meeting Minutes: 
a.	May 14, 2019 (draft set)
b.	November 19, 2019 (draft set)
c.	June 16, 2020 (draft set)  
d.	July 21, 2020 (draft set)

III.	New Business and Old Business

a.	Downtown Building and Business Owners Outreach Update
b.	Downtown design guidelines
c.	Discussion of the additional raised flower beds on Main Street, west of Exchange Street
d.	2020 “Fourth Fridays” planning discussion  
e.	Parking Garage Painting Project  Update
f.	Downtown Athol Housing Market Study/Plan Project Update
g.	 Downtown Parking Management Plan Implementation Discussion
h.	M.E. Kane for Outdoor Downtown Drive-in Theater Proposal Follow-up

IV.	Discussion of scheduling of next meeting date along with discussion of suggested upcoming meeting agenda items.   Discussion to have regular meeting date return to 2nd Tuesday of month

V.	Adjournment (@7pm, 1-hour long meeting)