Information for Meeting of Downtown Vitality Committee
Tuesday February 21, 2023 6:00 PM EST

I.      Call to Order 

II. 	Approval of Meeting Minutes: March 8, 2022; April 12, 2022; May 10, 2022; June 14, 2022; August 16, 2022; September 13, 2022; October 11, 2022; November 15, 2022; and January 10, 2023.
  
III.    New Business and Old Business 

a)	Nomination of new Clerk position (even temporary for today’s meeting for minute taking) 
b)	Discussion of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vacant Storefront Program and potential for the Town of Athol to apply for Downtown Athol 
c)	Update on Downtown Parking Deck Housing Development Proposal and request by Developer Bill Krikorian for letter of support for the Variance Application before the Zoning Board of Appeals
d)	EDIC and Downtown Redevelopment
e)	Mass. Downtown Initiative (MDI) Grant Project: Downtown Athol Community Branding and Wayfinding Planning – Project Update and Discussion of Final Branding Design Option
f)	Review of T-Mobile’s Hometown Grants Opportunity
g)	4th Fridays/ Downtown Events Planning Update
h)	Update on the Greening Lord Pond Plaza MVP Project
i)	Downtown Parking Benefits District Oversight Committee Update and discussion of parking meter enforcement 
j)	Downtown National Register Historic District Project Update
k)	Downtown Graffiti Remediation 
l)	Discussion on Liquor License Status 

IV.     Discussion of scheduling of next meeting date Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 6PM (2nd Tues.) along with discussion of suggested upcoming meeting agenda items   
 
V.      Adjournment (no later than 7:00pm for a 60-minute meeting)