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70-373 Joint Meeting—June 5, 2017 of Selectmen. Mr. Tye said National may respectfully decline to continue with the project if the community does not embrace it. National partners with a day-to-day facility operator: Epic Senior Living of Waltham. The need for senior communities is growing and will double in a short period of time. National is committed to a 62+ age-restricted concept for Waterstone and Bridges which will lower the impact to Town infrastructure. The facilities are non-profit and will generate tax revenue. • Waterstone (120 units, 4 stories)is a non-medical, all-inclusive, rental model with no buy-in required. The "fully-appointed" units are one- and two-bedroom and include kitchens. The building has common areas, a dining room, a fitness center, a salon, a game room and a theater. There are transportation services, although about 60% of residents own cars when they move in. A resident parking area is below the building. Cleaning services are available and included in the monthly fees. The typical resident is about 80 yrs. old, active, and often engaged in the community. • The Bridges model (64 units, 2 stories)provides non-medical memory care assisted living. Residents live in "household" clusters of 18 people that share a kitchen and an activity area. The scale is comfortable and provides protected outdoor access, secure gardens, and pathways. Residents at Bridges do not have cars so parking would be needed for employees only. Mr. Tye noted the total number of units is about 50%less than a prior developer's proposal to Belmont CC. Buffering of the abutting neighborhoods would be accomplished by using the grade, particularly on the Golden Ave side, and with plantings. Mr. Tye noted there are some significant mature trees that National will endeavor to save. In terms of affordability, Mr. Tye proposed that 15% (18 units) of Waterstone's 120 units would be counted toward the Town's SHI instead of the usual 10%. This number works for National's financial model. Bridge's units, unlike Waterstone's, are not considered housing units by the DHCD and therefore do not count toward Lexington's housing denominator; none of Bridge's units are to be set aside as affordable. Questions/Comments from the Planning Board: Mr. Creech: Will National be building close to the property line(s)? Unsightliness (dumpsters, etc.) should be kept to a minimum and car headlight infiltration should be screened against. How many employees will Bridges employ? Mr. Tye: It is not yet known where on the sites the buildings will be placed. The goal will be to save as many trees as possible and, with landscaping, to create as much separation as possible from the abutting neighborhoods, particularly on the backside but also on the front side as visibility from the road is not as desired as it would be for other kinds of businesses. There is