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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Date: 2026-4-15 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session
Purpose: Hybrid Meeting Version: Draft
Attendees: Members In person: Karen Rose Gillis, Select Board Liason; Patrick Egan;
Sherilla Lestrade
Members Present on Zoom: N/A
Members Not Present: Margaret Moran; Jayne Stafford
Others Present in person: Andrew MacNichol, Community Development
Director; Olivia Knightly, Senior Planner
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Olivia Knightly
Topics of Discussion: Discussion Goals; Elect Chair and Vice -Chair
MEETING HELD IN THE BERGER ROOM
Mr. MacNichol called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM and reviewed the agenda with the
committee. He mentioned that the board can participate in a Massachusetts Housing
Partnership Training to learn more about funding opportunities and powers of the Trust.
He presented an overview of Reading's current housing data.
The Committee discussed potential future actions that they could pursue and establishing
priorities and short-term actions, including the Community Preservation Act as a funding
mechanism.
The Committee decided to produce a series of informational resources about the status of
housing in Reading and the responsibilities of the Trust.
The Committee voted to elect a chair and vice chair position. Ms. Rose -Gillis made a motion
to elect Patrick Egan as Chair and Sherilla Lestrade as Vice Chair. It was approved 3-0-0
(Esan, Lestrade, and Rose Gillis)
Ms. Lestrade made a motion to approve the meeting minutes of 6-18-25, 9-10-25, 10-15-
25, 11-19-25, and 1-21-26, as amended. It was seconded by Ms. Rose -Gillis and it was
approved 3-0-0.
Adiournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:11 PM and it was approved 3-0-0 (Rose Gillis, Egan,
Lestrade)