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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-20-AHTBT-min Page 1 of 2 Affordable Housing Trust Meeting Minutes of December 20, 2024 9:45 am Hybrid meeting on Zoom and attended in-person in Parker Room, Town Office Building Affordable Housing Trust Board Members present: Elaine Tung, Chair; William Erickson, Mark Sandeen, Linda Prosnitz Absent: Tiffany Payne Staff present: Kiruthika Ramakrishnan, LUHD Office Manager Ms. Tung chaired the hybrid meeting and called the meeting to order at 9:49 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 Mr. Sandeen shared that the CPC has approved $3M, the full amount of Affordable Housing Trust request, for Annual Town Meeting by a vote of 9-0. Mr. Sandeen added that CPC has fully funded LexHAB’s funding request. Ms. Prosnitz shared that the Housing Partnership Board has formed four working groups to focus on their various initiatives. Mr. Sandeen reported that at the Select Board meeting on Dec. 16, the Economic Development Advisory Committee and Center Committee had a discussion with the Select Board regarding the Select Board’s intention for pursuing housing in the Depot parking lot and the parking lot behind 1709 – 1735 Massachusetts Avenue. The Select Board requested that the Affordable Housing Trust advise the Select Board on this topic. The Trustees agreed to review this as a future agenda item. Mr. Sandeen mentioned that a requisite number of citizens have filed a petition to call for a special Town Meeting in January or February 2025. The sole purpose of the special Town Meeting warrant article is expected to be to impose a moratorium on MBTA zoning. Mr. Sandeen reported that the Select Board has approved a study on the impact on municipal services from residential development, including multifamily development, in Lexington. 3. Any other business that may properly come before the Trustees which could not be reasonably anticipated The Trustees agreed to Ms. Tung working on the slides for Annual Town Meeting warrant article for CPC funding. Executive Session Ms. Tung requested a motion to go into Executive session under Exemption 6 to consider the value of real property in connection with Lowell Street Parcel 68-44. The Affordable Housing Trust Chair stated that an open session might have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of Affordable Housing Trust with respect to current discussions on the Land Disposition Agreement for Parcel 68-44. Mr. Sandeen moved. Mr. Erickson seconded. The Page 2 of 2 Trustees voted in favor of the motion 4-0-0, by a roll call vote (Erickson – yes, Tung – yes, Sandeen – yes, Prosnitz – yes). Ms. Tung stated that the Trust will not reconvene in an open session after the Executive session. The Trustees exited the regular session around 10:09 am.