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03/09/2022 AC Minutes assumes programs mostly consistent with pre-pandemic levels with fee revenue recovering to near pre-pandemic levels. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this article. The motion was approved. VOTE: 8-0 • ATM Article 8: Appropriate for Comprehensive Plan Implementation: Mr. Michelson reported on the effort to implement comprehensive plan initiatives that meet the plan's housing priorities and goals. He noted that he is still trying to determine the breakdown of study costs versus implementation costs. He also reported on the need to create an affordable housing zone which allows higher density housing than is presently allowed; this is needed to respond to the MBTA's housing choice directive to create such a zone in communities that have MBTA bus service. This would require a zoning by-law change. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this article. The motion was approved. VOTE: 8-0 • ATM Article 18: Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorizations: There was a review of five items being presented to the ATM under this article. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this article. The motion was approved. VOTE: 8-0 • ATM Article 19: Establish, Amend, Dissolve and Appropriate To and From Specified Stabilization Funds: Mr. Levine described the three transfers being recommended in this article. He added that Ms. Kosnoff plans to provide relatively recent balances for the stabilization funds. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this article. The motion was approved. VOTE: 8-0 • ATM Article 25: Appropriate for Worthen Road Recreation and Education District Land Use Concept Plan (Citizen Petition): It was agreed to wait for the SB to vote on this article before taking a position on it. There is some indication that it may be indefinitely postponed. • ATM Article 26: Appropriate for Nexus Studies (Citizen Petition): It was questioned whether this study should be recommended for approval if the legislature has not yet acted on Lexington's home rule petition to allow the Town to impose linkage fees associated with commercial and residential development. Because the motion for this article is not conditioned on such action by the legislature, the Town could spend the funds without, or prior to, approval of the home rule petition, which seems inadvisable. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this article. The motion was not approved. VOTE: 0-7-1 (Mr. Parker abstained) Mr. Ahuja volunteered to inform Matt Daggett, proponent of this article, of this Committee's concerns, as demonstrated by its vote. It was agreed that in the event that the legislation is enacted prior to the article coming to a vote at town meeting, this committee would reassess its position; this will be explained in the report. Ms. Kosnoff arrived at approximately 8:50 p.m. She responded to some questions and provided updates. The following articles were discussed, as follows: • ATM Article 10: Appropriate for the FY2023 Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Operating Budget and CPA Projects: 2