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:: :: Lexington Housing Partnership Board current charge and brainstormed ideas regarding updates to the charge.The discussion mostly centered around membership and liaisons. 7. Board Member Updates Planning Board: Mr. Peters reported on Article 35 (OSRD) and Article 36 (multi-family mixed use in the center). He also noted the Town Manager confirmed the appointment of a new planning director.Abby McCabe. Her start date is in about a month. SPRD: Goal is to provide attractive options for builders in Lexington that would lead to the development of more modest housing in Lexington.The goal is to present the options to developers to obtain their feedback.The committee is also working through the details of modifications to Town zoning that would be required to support the new options. The committee will provide an interim report to Spring Town Meeting. The options have an affordable housing component and a sustainable component. LexHAB: LexHAB now has an Executive Director, Sara Morrison. One of her first initiatives is to implement the Lexington legacy program. In this program, a resident's estate plan could have an affordable housing component. Ms. Morrison will be launching a new website for the legacy program. Articles 10K and 10J—one is for$234,000 for restoration; the other is for Vine Street. The SB granted $430,000 in ARPA funds to LexHAB. $315,000 would be for the addition of a home to the affordable housing stock, if one can be found. $115,000 for Vine Street. COA: Mr.Zhao: two board members resigned late last year.The two open positions were posted and there are candidates for the positions.The COA has made their recommendation to the Town Manager and he has made the appointments. Municipal Affordable Housing Trust(MAHT): Ms. Shelly Goehring from the Mass Housing Partnership presented regarding the structuring of MAHTs and resources available to them.The recording of the meeting is available at Lexmedia. 8. New Business Ms. Foutter welcomed Ms. Manz as the newest member of the Housing Partnership Board. 9. Approval of Minutes Mr. Linton moved approval of the minutes of January 27, 2022. Mr. Peters seconded the motion.The minutes were approved unanimously with abstentions by Ms. Haskell and Ms. Manz. 10. Set Next Meeting The next meeting will be on April 7, 2022 at 7:00 pm. 11. Adjournment Ms. Cohen moved adjournment; Ms.Thompson seconded the motion.The motion passed unanimously.