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Lexington Housing Partnership Board 6. Lexington Housing Authority Update There were no updates regarding the Lexington Housing Authority. 7. SPRD Update Ms. Weiss reported that the committee has a first draft of the report of the SPRD to Special Town Meeting. Some of the key takeaways are: ■ Improving predictability ■ Reducing time to obtain a permit ■ Creating affordable housing ■ Creating "visit -ability" — accessibility for visitors ■ Maintaining flexibility for site-specific development ■ Creating housing suitable for all ages 8. New Business Ms. Foutter received a request from the Select Board to review a letter from the Needham Select Board regarding Needham's request to join them in protesting the proposed legislation that changes the requirement for two thirds vote of town meeting to approve rezoning changes to a simple majority. Ms. Walker moved that the HPB write a letter to the Lexington Select Board stating that HPB strongly disagrees with the Needham Select Board support of the two thirds rezoning requirement. The letter will include the HPB's reasoning for its disagreement with the Needham Select Board letter. Ms. Weiss seconded the motion. The HPB approved the motion unanimously. Ms. Foutter will draft a response and send it to the HPB prior to sending it to the Select Board. Ms. Weiss asked whether the Nov. 4 joint meeting with the Select Board has been confirmed. The meeting is confirmed. The purpose of the meeting is to educate both Boards on the 40R and 40S legislation. Ms. Haskell asked about the lottery for the Jefferson Drive affordable housing. The RHSO held the lottery for the housing and drew the names of the families who will go through the process of meeting affordability requirements and the process for securing financing. Mr. Pressman mentioned that multiple boards have held executive sessions regarding the purchase of a large parcel of land on Highland Avenue. It is publicly known that the Conservation Committee put in a line item for purchase of the land for use as open space and community housing. There will be further discussion in executive session. 9. Action Items Ms. Foutter and Ms. Cohen will update the action item list. 10. Set Next Meeting Date The next meeting will Monday, November 25.