2021-05-17 Joint SB, PB, HPB, AC and CEC-min

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JOINT MEETING Select Board, Planning Board, Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Housing Partnership Board, Appropriation Committee and Capital Expenditures Committee May 17, 2021 A remote participation Joint meeting of the Lexington Select Board Planning Board, Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Housing Partnership Board, Appropriation Committee and Capital Expenditures Committee was called to order at 7:02 PM. on Monday, May 17, 2021 via Zoom meeting services. Present at the meeting: Select Board(SB) Chair Ms. Hai; Vice Chair Mr. Lucente; and members Mr.Pato; Ms. Barry; and Mr. Sandeen were present, as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Deputy Town Manager; Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk; and Michael Gibbons, Recording Secretary. Planning Board(PB): Mr.Peters; Ms. Thompson; Mr. Creech. Lexington Housing Partnership Board(HPB): Ms. Foutter; Ms. Weiss; Ms. Haskell, Ms. Thompson; Ms. Walker; and Ms. Cole. Lexington Housing Assistance Board(LexHAB): Mr.Burbidge; Mr. Liu; Ms. Wood; Mr. Howell; Mr. Kennedy. Appropriation Committee (AC): Mr.Parker; Ms. Muckenhoupt; Mr. Michelson; Mr. Ahuja; Mr. Levine; Mr.Padaki; Ms. Yan; Mr. Berenstein. Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC): Mr. Lamb; Ms. Beebe; Mr. Cole; Mr. Smith; Mr. Kanter, Ms. Manz. Also present: Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Amanda Loomis, Town Planner; Marilyn Fenollosa, Chair of the Lexington Community Preservation Committee (CPC);Pam Hallett, Executive Director of the Lexington of the Housing Corporation of Arlington; Liz Rust, Regional Housing Services Office (RHSO); Austin Anderson, Anderson Kreiger LLP/Town Counsel; Christine Foley, Executive Director of Lexington Housing Authority. Ms. Hai stated that the meeting was being held in accordance with Governor Baker's March 12, 2020 Executive Order suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law to allow remote participation during Massachusetts' state of emergency due to the outbreak of Covid-19. Ms. Hai provided directions to members of the public, watching or listening via the Zoom application, regarding the procedure for making a public comment. Ms. Hai reminded Board members, staff, and members of the public about Lexington's Standard of Conduct regarding civil discourse during Town Government meetings. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 1. Discuss Alternative Affordable Housing Funding and Operation Models The purpose of the Joint Meeting was to hear a presentation about two alternative operational tools for affordable housing: municipal affordable housing trusts and housing development corporations—and to collectively discuss forming a subcommittee/working group which would develop a recommendation for review by the attending boards and committees. Such a working group could include representatives