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06/03/2020 AC Minutes A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of including Article 11 on the Consent Agenda that would refer items back to the SB. There was a roll call vote. The motion passed. VOTE: 8-0 Article 10: Appropriate the FY2021 Community Preservation Committee Operating budget and Community Preservation Act(CPA)projects; m) Lexington Housing Authority Board LexHAB) – 116 Vine Street Design Funds: Mr. Parker noted that this Committee had caucused during the June 1 ATM to consider this item, but wanted to reconfirm this Committee's position during a regular meeting. He reported that there would be two votes on Article 10(m) at the ATM: 1) $75,000 for design work at 116 Vine Street—to include meeting with neighbors to discuss plans; 2) $25,000 for a feasibility study to look at moving the Hosmer House, potentially to 116 Vine Street. Mr. Levine expressed his concern relating to whether the size of a 6-unit development would be close to that of nearby houses, as presented in an earlier report on the use of the Leary property for affordable housing, because analysis of the concept suggests a 6-unit development would be more like twice the size of the larger nearby houses. Although there is the possibility that this could change during the design process, Mr. Levine lacks confidence that such changes would be given adequate consideration. That said, he supports the need for additional affordable housing. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of Article 10(m)-1. There was a roll call vote. The motion passed. VOTE: 6-2 A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of Article 10(m)-2. There was a roll call vote. The motion failed. VOTE: 0-8 Mr. Parker reported that the SB had taken Article 10(k): Parker Meadow Accessible Trail Construction off of the Consent Agenda. This Committee had unanimously supported this article, and no one expressed interest in re-voting. Mr. Michelson reported that he has proposed an amendment in the form of a non-binding resolution to Article 19: Establish, Dissolve and Appropriate to and From Specified Stabilization Funds; b) appropriate funds into the Affordable Housing Stabilization Fund. The resolution would be a request that the SB change the wording on the Affordable Housing Stabilization Fund to address, among other things, the issue of whether funds from Brookhaven should be used for affordable housing repairs. Mr. Michelson believes that this should not allowed under the spirit of the agreement with Brookhaven. He does not plan to challenge the legality of doing so. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of Mr. Michelson's resolution related to Article 19 (b). There was a roll call vote. The motion failed. VOTE: 2-6 The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sara Arnold Approved: September 2, 2020 Exhibits • Agenda, posted by Mr. Parker, Chair • Remote Meeting Prologue 2