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RECEIVED: 4/21/21 at 7:41 am. LIST OF TOPICS: Agenda: Public comment; Discuss evaluations of OPM proposals; Select top 3 or 4 teams

RECEIVED: 4/20/21 at 10:03 am. LIST OF TOPICS: 1. Review Agenda, 2. Determine minute-taker for this meeting, 3. Approve Minutes from April 1, 2021, 4. Discuss latest version of our Final Report to the Council, 5. Discuss and critique draft presentation outline, 6. Review timeline, 7. Topics the Chair did not reasonably identify 48 hrs. before the meeting, 8. Public comment.

REVISED: 4/23/21 at 12:28 pm. RECEIVED: 4/16/21 at 4:59 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Call to Order; Approve Minutes for April 8, 2021 meeting; Public Comment; Assessor updates; Approve or Deny Real Estate Abatement applications; Approve or Deny Personal Property Abatement applications; Items Not Anticipated by the Chair 48 Hours Before the Meeting; Items Not Anticipated by the Chair 48 Hours Before the Meeting; Adjourn

RECEIVED: 4/8/21 at 3:38 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: PUBLIC HEARING: 214 Main Street, 280 Main Street, and 20 Triangle Street (14B-27; 14B-26; 14B-20) Emily Dickinson Museum/Trustees of Amherst College – Request to update the mechanical and electrical systems, including the addition of new exterior equipment and screening. Request to restore appearance of the Homestead to ca. 1855-1899 appearance, including alterations to the entryways, chimney, cupola, and storm windows. PUBLIC MEETING: 1. Announcements 2. Public Comment 3. Unanticipated Items 4. Next Meeting Date. Adjourn.

RECEIVED: 4/22/21 at 4:11 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Interview with short listed candidate 2 for elementary school OPM

RECEIVED: 4/22/21 at 4:10 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Interview with short listed candidate 3 for elementary school OPM

RECEIVED: 4/22/21 at 3:51 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Interview with short listed candidate 4 for elementary school OPM

RECEIVED: 4/22/21 at 3:24 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Interview with short listed candidate 5 for elementary school OPM

RECEIVED: 4/22/21 at 3:23 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Interview with short listed candidate 6 for elementary school OPM

RECEIVED: 4/22/21 at 12:00 noon. LIST OF TOPICS: Call to Order. Action Items: Recommendation of appointments to Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals: Sufficiency of Applicant Pool Determinations, Update. Presentation and Discussion Items:Zoning Priorities Bylaw Revisions: Mixed-Use Design Standards Proposal, Apartment Definition Proposal, B-L Overlay.General Public Comment. Minutes: Adoption of April 13, 2021 Meeting Minutes. Announcements: May 19, 2021, 8:00 pm: Joint CRC and Planning Board Hearing on Zoning Petition - Article 16: Temporary Moratorium For 180 Days on Building Permits for Construction Of Residential Buildings With Three or More Dwelling Units; June 3, 2021, 7:00 pm: Tentative Interviews of Candidates for Zoning Board of Appeals vacancies; June 9, 2021, 7:00 pm: Tentative Interviews of Candidates for Planning Board vacancies. Next Agenda Preview. Items Not Anticipated by the Chair 48 Hours in Advance

RECEIVED: 4/20/21 at 10:03 am. LIST OF TOPICS: Amherst Cultural Council Agenda Meeting, April 27, 2021 5:30 p.m. via Zoom Agenda 1. Approval of minutes of meeting of March 25, 2021 2. Review adjustments to proposal of Ko Festival 3. Continuation of blanket approvals 4. Accessibility report 5. Discussion of officers beginning July 1 6. Showcase of ACC grantees via videos. Schedule? Volunteer to coordinate? 7. New business 8. Adjournment

RECEIVED: 4/21/21 at 10:02 am. LIST OF TOPICS: 6:00 pm – Open remarks 1. Guest Speaker: Deb Golberg, Treasurer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, sharing resources provided by the Treasurer’s office, tools for salary negotiations, women empowerment, credit reparations, family budget planning. 2. Commissioner Denella Clark, Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, speaking about the State Commission’s legislative priorities in support of women’s financial opportunities. 3. Understanding the Region’s landscape, presented by Jessica Atwood, Senior Economic Development Planner of the Franklin Regional Council of Government. 4. Stories of Young Women, presented by Andrea Chesnes, of Root Studio, and members of the community. 5. Moderated Panel Discussion with: Care Higgins, Executive Director of Community Action. Shaitia Spruell, Treasurer’s Office, and Margaret Tantillo, of Dress for Success. 6. Closing remarks and gratitude. Meeting concludes between 7:45 pm and 8:00 p

RECEIVED: 4/15/21 at 12:46 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Call to Order; Approve Minutes of February 23, 2021 and March 30, 2021; Public Comment (to submit public comments email McdonaldA@arps.org or call 413-345-2949 by 3PM on 4/27/21 with Subject listed as "Public Comment". Include full name and town of residence. Comments will be shared for no more than 3 min per comment and will be part of public record; Supts Update; Chair’s Update; SC Announcements (a. New & Cont Bus, b. In-Person Return Update, c. MSBA Update, d. Grants, Fall 21 Discussion, e. Supt Eval Timeline, f. Agenda Planning); Warrants; Gifts; Adjourn

RECEIVED: 4/21/21 at 4:16 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Amherst Recreation Commission Meeting AGENDA 6:00– 6:10 Approval of the Minutes 6:10 – 6:25 Public Comment 6:25 – 6:40 Pickle Ball Court Recommendation(s) 6:40 – 6:50 Update – Summer Programming and Staffing 6:50 – 7:00 Director’s Report and Commission Member Comments 7:00 – 7:05 Scheduling of Next Commission Meeting Untimed Items Topics the Chair did not reasonably anticipate 48 hours before the Commission meeting. Adjournment

RECEIVED: 4/22/21 at 2:31 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: *SEE LINK FOR AGENDA* Reports, Minutes; NOI Haines Hydrogeologic Consulting ag. activities in the buffer of BVW at 214 Pomeroy Ln (20C, 23); (6) NOI’s Tofino Associates SFH home construction in buffer to BVW Lots 1-2, 5-8 (21D, 139, 138, 135, 134, 133, 132); RDA Kathryn Ellis requests removal of 19 hazard trees and a 10’x10’ deck off existing home at 392 West Street (20C, 5). RDA Keith Morris for New England Central Railroad for determining whether the sensitive area boundaries delineated on submitted plan are accurate (New England Central Railroad right-of-way); Enforcement Orders, Emergency Certifications, and Monitoring Reports. Topics not anticipated 48 hrs prior to meeting.

RECEIVED: 4/21/21 at 9:45 am. LIST OF TOPICS: Appointment of a Secretary for the meeting, Approve minutes from the December 15, 2020 meeting, Project update, Friends Group planning, Public comment, Other items not anticipated by the Chair 48 hours before the meeting, Set next meeting date.

RECEIVED: 4/22/21 at 10:32 am. LIST OF TOPICS: 1. Call to Order. 2. Public Comment. 3. Quarterly Report. 4. Building Project. 5. Adjourn.

Come experience a guided Forest therapy walk with Todd Lynch, certified ANFT guide. Forest and Nature Therapy offers us the opportunity to slow down. It re-aligns our rhythms with the landscape, allowing our senses a respite from everyday demands and uncertainties. It’s a chance to remember our connections to nature and the joyful relationships that await us outside. This guided experience is not a hike or naturalist adventure, but an opportunity to slow down and allow our bodies to engage all of our senses. Please note that this is not “therapy” as commonly denoted in our culture, but an offering of a therapeutic way to be in nature. Guides are not trained clinicians; they hold the space to let the forest be the “therapist”. Learn more and register: https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/programs/community-programs/

Bring your unwanted medicine for free and safe disposal. Medicines can remain in original containers with labels. No liquids, syringes, IV equipment or chemotherapy drugs. Prescription and non-prescription drugs, vitamins, and veterinary meds are accepted.

Meet our research team and learn what they discovered about racial disparities in Amherst. R4A's Co-Founders, Michele Miller and Matthew Andrews, will share their reflections on doing this work as white people in a progressive New England town. All are welcome and encouraged to join.

Join us for a weekly Community Chat Check-In with Town Officials and other special guests discussing timely topics. We welcome all community members to join and share their concerns, questions and ideas.

League of Women Voters of Amherst is pleased to present 'Redistricting 101: Then & Now,' with Sen. Stan Rosenberg and State Rep. Michael Moran, followed by a Q&A. All are cordially invited for an interesting informational hour on why we should care and what's at stake with two veteran State legislators