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RECEIVED 2022 18 I . , 12A0 pin TOWN CLERK LEXINGTON MA The Affordable Housing Trust Study Committee (ad hoc) Meeting Minutes of April 27, 2022 Affordable Housing Trust Study Committee members present for the public meeting: Kathryn Roy, Chair; Betsey Weiss, Gretchen Reisig, Jeri Foutter, Carol Marine,Tara Mizrahi. Lexington Staff present for the public meeting: Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Kiruthika Ramakrishnan, Administrative Assistant. Non-voting liaison of the Select Board: Mark Sandeen Other Attendees: Randy Johnson Architect and chair of Natick's AHT, Elizabeth Rust RHSO, Bob Pressman. Ms. Roy conducted a roll call to ensure that all the members of the Affordable Housing Trust Study Committee (ad hoc) and members of staff present could hear and be heard. Ms. Roy chaired the meeting and called the meeting to order at 4:01pm. The meeting was recorded by LexMedia for future on-demand viewing. 1. Approval of Minutes of Meeting held on 04.13.2022 The Affordable Housing Trust Study Committee reviewed the draft minutes of the meeting held on 04.13.2022. Ms. Reisig moved that the committee approve the minutes of the meeting held on 04.13.2022, as presented. Ms. Marine seconded the motion.The Affordable Housing Trust Study Committee voted in favor of the motion. MOTION PASSED. 2. Address by Guest Speaker Randy Johnson Ms. Roy introduced Mr.Johnson to the committee. He is chair of the Natick Affordable Housing Trust and an architect who works on affordable housing. Mr.Johnson gave a brief history of how the Affordable Housing Trust was formed in Natick. Mr.Johnson explained that in 2007,the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC)was formed in Natick, which was in charge of creating the Housing Production Plan. CDAC came up with the recommendation to form the Affordable Housing Trust. Neither the Finance committee nor the Select Board had a recommendation either way.The Affordable Housing Trust Study Committee presented their declaration of trust to the Town Meeting and an Affordable Housing Trust was established in 2008. No funding was requested and no projects identified.The only specifics were the powers of the trust. They are always marginally over the 10% of SHI units. But the Affordable Housing Trust is to create affordable housing, not to shield the town from the 10%margin on 40B. 1