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Lexington Housing Partnership <br />4.ReportonactivitiesoftheResidentialPolicyCommittee(RPC). <br />TherewasalengthydiscussionabouttheprogresstheRPChasmadeintermsofadvocatingfor <br />PlanningBoardarticlesrelativetodiversifyinghousingtypesinLexington.Ms.Foutter <br />mentionedthat40RzoningΛͷƭƒğƩƷŭƩƚǞƷŷ͸Μwouldrequireaminimumofeight(8)unitsof <br />housingperacre.Ms.Foutterdiscussedtheconcernsexpressedbyresidentswhoattendedthe <br />publicforums;someoftheseincludedpredictionsthatallowingtwofamilydevelopmentswould <br />notresultinaffordablehousingbecausedeveloperswouldmaximizetheirprofitsbybuilding <br />highendtwofamilystructures.Ms.FoutterremarkedontheexcellentworkdonebyTom <br />HardentoexplaintheproposedtechnicalchangestotheFAR.ItislikelythePlanningBoardwill <br />supportfour(4)articlesonthewarrantatthe2016AnnualTownMeeting;thearticleswill <br />addressheightrestrictions,modificationstothetreebylaw,neighborhoodconservation <br />districts,andarevisiontotheaccessoryapartmentbylawtostreamlinetheapplicationprocess. <br />5.ReportonPossibilityforSeniorHousingattheformerSeniorCenteratMuzzey. <br />Ms.WalkerwillhavemoreinformationaboutthisinitiativeattheJanuarymeeting. <br />6.ReviewofLexHABActivities <br />Mr.Pressmanreportedthefollowing: <br />BUSA:Itwillbeatleastthreeorfourweeksbeforethedeed,transferringownershipofthe <br />propertyfromtheTownofLexingtontoLexHAB,willbedrawnup.Theremustbeapublic <br />biddingprocesstoselectacontractor. <br />FAIRVIEW:Thereissomeconcernthattheconstructionisnotproceedingquicklyenough. <br />WRIGHTFARM:Thereportonthefindingsaboutcontaminationonthepropertyhasnotbeen <br />completed. <br />LexHABhasinvitedthreenewpeopletojointheirboard.Ms.Foutterwantedtoknowhowthe <br />LHPmembershipwouldfeelaboutofferingmoredirecthelptoLexHAB.Therewasadiscussion <br />aboutwaystheLHPcouldofferassistance. <br />7.EligibilityRequirementsforLowIncomeandAffordableHousing <br />Ms.Haskellwithdrewherrequestforfurtherinformationaboutincomeeligibility. <br />8.NewBusiness <br />Therewasnonewbusiness. <br />9.SetNextMeetingDate <br />ThenextLHPmeetingwillbeThursday,January14,2016@7:30pm. <br />10.MeetingAdjournment <br />Themeetingwasadjournedatapproximately9:35PM. <br />2 <br />