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Page 1 of 2 Affordable Housing Trust Meeting Minutes of February 26, 2024 10:00 am Hybrid meeting on Zoom and attended in-person in the Parker room, Town Office Building Affordable Housing Trust Board Members present: Elaine Tung, Chair; Mark Sandeen, Tiffany Payne, Linda Prosnitz, William Erickson Staff present: Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Ragi Ramachandran, Administrative Assistant Other attendees: Margaret Heitz, Bob Pressman, Kathryn Roy Ms. Tung chaired the hybrid meeting and called the meeting to order at 10:04 am. 1. Approve Meeting Minutes The meeting minutes approval was postponed to next meeting. 2. Lowell Street and North Street Ms. Prosnitz shared that the Housing Partnership Board has sent its letter of support for Article 33 to the Select Board. Ms. Tung updated that the Lexington Housing Authority’s letter of support is posted online. Mr. Erickson will follow up with LexHAB for the letter of support. Mr. Sandeen and Ms. Prosnitz reported that they presented to the Sustainable Lexington committee. They shared that it was a good presentation, there were a number of questions and comments, the committee didn’t take a position but was in favor of Article 33. Mr. Sandeen and Ms. Prosnitz reported that they presented to the Commission on Disability. Ms. Prosnitz explained that the ‘accessibility’ issues were discussed. The committee didn’t take a position but were in support of Article 33. They suggested including ‘Universal design’ as a criterion in the RFP. Ms. Prosnitz explained the architectural access board regulations for multi-family rental developments. It required at least 5% of the units to be group 2 units that they must be built wheel chair accessible. All of the units should adhere to group 1, they must be built adaptable with an ability to make those ‘accessible’. The Trustees reviewed the draft of the flowchart prepared by Mr. Erickson with inputs from Ms. Prosnitz, Ms. Kowalski and Ms. Rust. Ms. Tung stated that the flowchart was put together to help the members of the public understand the process better. Mr. Erickson explained that the flowchart was based on factual information and not subjective. Mr. Erickson walked through the flowchart. The Trustees discussed every step in the flowchart and shared their edits and suggestions. The Trustees agreed to Mr. Erickson updating the flowchart as discussed. Ms. Prosnitz will work with Mr. Erickson. Ms. Kowalski suggested the flowchart be posted as an addendum to the FAQ , and as a separate document along with the letters of support under the Article in the Town website. The Trustees reviewed the logistics of the Feb. 27 info session, and decided it will b e similar to the 1st session on Feb. 15 to make it equal for all attendees.