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Page 1 of 2 Affordable Housing Trust Meeting Minutes of March 20, 2024 10:00 am Hybrid meeting on Zoom and attended in-person in Ellen Stone room, Cary Hall Affordable Housing Trust Board Members present: Elaine Tung, Chair; Mark Sandeen, Tiffany Payne, Linda Prosnitz (joined at 10:20 am), William Erickson Staff present: Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Ragi Ramachandran, Administrative Assistant Other attendees: Bob Pressman Ms. Tung chaired the hybrid meeting and called the meeting to order at 10:02 am. 1. Approve Meeting Minutes The meeting minutes approval was postponed to next meeting. 2. Chair, Select Board, Board/Committee Liaison and RHSO/staff report For the liaison report, Mr. Erickson shared that LexHAB was working with the State Legislature to address the challenges with becoming a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Mr. Sandeen shared that on March 11, 2024, the Select Board discussed the Affordable Housing Trust’s recommendations regarding the criteria that would be included in an RFP, in terms of requirements and preferences. There was support from the Select Board for the recommended preferences and requirements in the RFP. There were some modifications to the recommendations and preferences regarding height and number of units . Mr. Erickson asked if the Select Board’s report will be posted online so Town Meeting Members can better understand the Select Board’s intent. Mr. Sandeen responded that an official Select Board report will be published with a quick summary of the Select Board’s conclusions. It will include the Select Board’s recommendations. Mr. Pressman shared that one faction of Town meeting was conce rned about the open- endedness of the motion. Mr. Pressman suggested that the way to mitigate this concern was by sharing the Select Board’s report showing support and approval of the Affordable Housing Trust’s proposed RFP content. Mr. Sandeen updated that Sustainable Lexington Committee unanimously voted to support Article 33. Ms. Prosnitz shared that the Commission on Disability preferred ‘universal design’, and they were interested in having 10% of the units to be accessible. Ms. Prosnitz conveyed to them that it is not always easy to fill up accessible units. Ms. Tung updated that the Tree committee has unanimously and enthusiastically supported Article 33. Their letter will be posted on the website once it is available. Mr. Erickson and Ms. Tung will be attending a preliminary property acquisition working group meeting set up by the member of Conservation Commission, Charlie Wyman.