Consevation Commission Meeting

*Please see section on Public Input, Zoom
Instructions, and Other Information
at the end of this agenda

CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Monday, April 27, 2020
7:00 PM
Town Council Chambers, Durham Town Hall 
AGENDA

I.         Call to Order

II.        Roll Call

III.       Approval of Agenda

IV.       Public Comments

V.        Land Stewardship.  Funding requests and update from Ellen Snyder, Land Stewardship Coordinator.

VI.       253 Durham Point Road – Solar Array.  Conditional use for freestanding solar array serving a single family house in the Wetland Conservation Overlay District.  Bonnie Brown and Arthur Butt, property owners. Erik Pickhardt, Go Solar, contractor.  Map 12, Lot 15. 

VII.     Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.   18 Garrison Avenue (formerly UNH’s Elizabeth DeMeritt House).  Conditional use application for construction within the Wetland Conservation Overlay District for fraternity.  Richmond Property Group, owner.  Bruce Scamman, Emanuel Engineering.   Map 2, Lot 12-12. 

VIII.    Subdivision off Gerrish Drive.  Parcel at 91 Bagdad Road.  Design review application for conservation subdivision for 11 houses/14 units (7 single family, 3 duplexes, and one existing house) on 16-acre lot off Gerrish Drive.  Marti and Michael Mulhern, property owners.  Mike Sievert, engineer.  Robbi Woodburn, Landscape Architect.  Map 10, Lot 8-6.  Residence B District

IX.       Other Business

             Route 4 Exit Ramp

X.        Review of Minutes:  July 22, 2019, August 26, 2019, September 23, 2019,
                                 October 28, 2019, January 27, 2020 and February 24, 2020

XI.       Adjournment

This meeting of the Conservation Commission is a hybrid meeting.  Several commission members will be physically present in Council Chambers and the other commission members will participate live via Zoom teleconference.

*PUBLIC INPUT

Members of the public may provide input on any matter before the commission in one of three ways:

1)   Email.  Send an email to Karen Edwards, Administrative Assistant, at kedwards@ci.durham.nh.us by 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting (You can also mail or fax a letter);

2)   Zoom.  Participate in the meeting via Zoom.  See the instructions below.

3)   Physically attend the meeting.   Members of the public are encouraged to send an email or participate via Zoom rather than attending in person, but at this time it is still acceptable to attend the meeting in person provided that all proper health precautions are taken.  There may be no more than 10 people in Council Chambers at any time and social distance must be maintained.

The public is welcome to speak about any specific agenda item when that item comes up on the agenda and about any other appropriate subject during Public Comments time.

*ZOOM – INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

To Participate by Audio

AUDIO ONLY CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS: In order to access any live Zoom Public Meeting by telephone, you may call in to: 1-929-436-2866 then type in the Meeting ID.  All Zoom Meeting ID's and Passwords are posted on the homepage of the Town website at www.ci.durham.nh.us under “Latest News” on the left side.

To Participate by Video

Video only instructions:  In order to access any LIVE Zoom Public Meeting.  All Zoom Meeting ID's and Passwords are posted on the homepage of the Town website at www.ci.durham.nh.us under “Latest News” on the left side.

Go to: Zoom.us
Click: Join A Meeting
Enter Meeting ID#
Enter Meeting Password#

IMPORTANT!

1.    Please be sure your full name is viewable, and you are identifiable when using Zoom.

2.    You will enter into a Zoom waiting room until the Public portion of the meeting opens.

3.    If you are watching on Channel 22 or DCAT LiveStream, be sure to mute when using Zoom.

Please remember that these are LIVE meetings and you will be muted when you enter the room.  You will not be able to communicate directly with anyone at the meeting at this time.

If you should have difficulty accessing this number at 7:00 PM, you can send us an email to dcat@ci.durham.nh.us or by calling 603-590-1383. 

PUBLIC INPUT INSTRUCTIONS: Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, the Town of Durham will be taking extra steps to allow for public input during public meetings while still ensuring participant safety and social distancing. Per Executive Order by Governor Sununu, scheduled gatherings of 10 or more people will be prohibited.

For Zoom Meeting ID's and Passwords go to the homepage of the Town website at www.ci.durham.nh.us under “Latest News” on the left side.

*OTHER INFORMATION

Additional information. Information on the items above are available for review on the Town website at www.ci.durham.nh.us.

Contacting us.  Please contact Michael Behrendt, Durham Town Planner, with questions or comments at (603) 868-8064 or mbehrendt@ci.durham.nh.us.

Communication aids.  Please provide the Town 48-hours notice if special communication aids are needed.

Next meeting.  The next Conservation Commission meeting will be May 18, 2020.