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The hearings were continued until August 9. The regulations might be adopted then. LexHAB: Ms. Morrison provided an email update. Ms. Foutter announced that was appointed by the Select Board to be a member of the HPB. Ms. Morrison was unable to attend the meeting but did provide updates via email: ▪ LexHAB purchased its 80th unit on July 7, a 2-bedroom unit at 93 Woburn Street. It was purchased with ARPA funds. LexHAB will apply for inclusion of this unit on the SHI. ▪ LexHAB is continuing energy efficiency retrofits through Mass Save. Over $60,000 worth of work has been completed to date ▪ LexHAB has hired a consultant to create a “Sustainability Roadmap” for all LexHAB properties. The consultant was hired with a grant from the Clean Energy Center. ▪ Work is ongoing in organizing an affordable housing workshop with METCO and the LABB Collaborative. ▪ There will be a juried art exhibit with a ‘Home’ theme along with an affordable housing panel discussion and fundraiser in collaboration with LexArt on October 28- November 19. Suggestions for housing roundtable panelists are welcomed. ▪ LexHAB is planning a tenant appreciation event in December focused on recreation resources in town. LexHAB is seeking donors and also recreation programs that would like to participate. ▪ Work is continuing with the Town and RHSO to draft an agreement on affordability restrictions in advance of LexHAB’s transition to a 501(c)(3) organization. LHA: No update. COA: Mr. Zhao said that the COA did not have a July meeting, so there is no update. Sustainable Lexington Committee: Ms. Arens provided an update via email: ▪ Ms. Arens and Maggie Peard are continuing to work with LexHAB on the energy efficiency upgrades reported by Ms. Morrison. ▪ Ms. Arens and Ms. Peard have been in contact with LexHAB and are working with them on getting no cost efficiency upgrades at Emerson Gardens, a property with a mix of LexHAB residents, renters and owners. ▪ Ms. Arens and Ms. Peard are working to ensure LexHAB residents are aware of utility discounts available to them. Affordable Housing Trust Board (AHTB): Ms. Foutter will reach out to Ms. Tung, the chair of the AHTB, to ask if they would be willing to provide a liaison to the HPB and whether it would be helpful to have a liaison from the HPB to the AHTB. Mr. Pressman advised the HPB that he has had two meetings with Ms. Tung and been working with her on various elements of the CPA. Mr. Pressman also showed Ms. Tung the chart from Ms. Kowalski showing the balances in the different accounts after the last Town Meeting. At the last AHTB meeting, Bill Erikson, a member of the AHTB, presented some concept drawings for different varieties of housing on the 3.1 acre site at North and Lowell Streets, if it became available for housing. The Select Board members