Information for Meeting of Downtown Vitality Committee
Tuesday September 13, 2022 6:00 PM EDT

I.      Call to Order 

II. 	Approval of Meeting Minutes: March 8, 2022, April 12, 2022, May 10, 2022, June 14, 2022, July 12, 2022, and August 16, 2022
  
III.    New Business and Old Business 

a)	Discussion with Dick Kilhart, DPW Superintendent, on Downtown Snow Removal
b)	Mass. Downtown Initiative (MDI) Grant Project: Downtown Athol Community Branding and Wayfinding Planning – Project Update and Discussion of Final Branding Design Option
c)	EDIC and Downtown Redevelopment 
d)	Parking Deck Update
e)	Update on issues with vacant and abandoned buildings and homeless camping out in the downtown 
f)	Discussion on issues facing local restaurants 
g)	Review of T-Mobile’s Hometown Grants Opportunity
h)	 4th Fridays/ Downtown Events Planning Update
i)	The Developer’s Toolkit Project Update
j)	Update on the Greening Lord Pond Plaza MVP Project
k)	Downtown Parking Benefits District Oversight Committee Update and discussion of parking meter enforcement outreach 
l)	Informational Item: “Cheap Downtown Place Making Ideas” Video and Resources from SaveYour.Town  

IV.      Discussion of scheduling of next meeting date Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 6PM (2nd Tues.) along with discussion of suggested upcoming meeting agenda items   
 
V.       Adjournment (7:00pm for a 60-minute meeting)