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o H. 3 891 —This is the bill that would establish a surcharge on commercial development for affordable housing. 6/15/2021 House Referred to the committee on Housing 6/17/2021 S enate S enate concurred 10/18/2021 Joint Hearing scheduled for 10/26/2021 from 11:00 AM-03:00 PM in Virtual Hearing 3/17/2022 House Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling 4/14/2022 House Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting 4/14/2022 House Rules suspended 4/14/2022 House Read second and ordered to a third reading 5/9/2022 House Read third(title changed) and passed to be engrossed 5/12/2022 Senate Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session 6/16/2022 Senate Read second and ordered to a third reading o Article 14 of the Fall 2022 STM was submitted on 11-16-22 at this time, no bill number has been assigned to this home rule petition related to the reorganization of LexHab. • At a recent Select Board meeting, one SB member asked whether the HDC has any role in permitting outdoor cafes. I requested Town Counsel opine on this question and it can be argued both ways (that they do/do not). I have also reached out to the HDC Chair to ask that this be on an upcoming agenda for discussion on the extent to which the HDC wants to be involved in the permitting process, whether they would prefer to be involved in the permitting of each business or whether their preference is to establish general guidelines in which the businesses need to comply. • The following are updates to various earmarks the Town has received: o $75,000 for electric landscape equipment—contracts are executed and the funds are available, we are arranging a community(the landscaper community) engagement event in January to see how we could best help them with these funds. There were approximately 50 landscapers that were involved during the Noise Advisory Committee meetings, which would equate to approximately $1500 per landscaper, so we want to make sure that any assistance provides the most bene�t. o $75,000 for a two-year pilot for a community-based unarmed 911 mental health emergency response team in the Police Department. The contracts are executed and the funds are available. The Police Chief and Human Services Director are working on a proposal on this earmark. o $200,000 for a feasibility and design study for the construction of affordable housing units in Lexington—these funds are an earmark from the State's ARPA funds and are available for use. We have contracted with LDA (architectural firm) that is going to be conducting the study. o $200,000 for special events (Farmer's Markets, local festivals,parades, musicals and theatrical performances or other government or non-profit events sponsored or sanctioned by the Town. This will be handled through the through the Economic Development Department. Contracts have not yet been executed.