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• Our current focus for today is Housing Discrimination Testing. Cheryl <br /> Forsythe has been in contact with Suffolk University Housing <br /> Discrimination Testing Program. We are looking for permission to <br /> move forward with these discussions and what the process to do so <br /> should be. Cheryl will further outline the program and where we are <br /> currently. <br /> • Cheryl Forsythe — spoke with Jamie Langowski, Assistant Director of <br /> Suffolk Housing Discrimination Testing Program (HDTP) and she is <br /> willing to work with us to develop a study for our town. Ms. Langowski <br /> asked that we provide her with the Purpose, Questions, and Variables to <br /> start with. The following is a draft of what our group came up with: <br /> Purpose: To determine if there are barriers to Black/Hispanic <br /> individuals or families seeking to purchase homes in Lexington. <br /> • We chose not to include rentals because there are so few in Lexington that <br /> the data wouldn't be useful. <br /> • With the LHRC permission we would like to forward this information to <br /> Ms. Langowski so that she could come up with an estimate for this type <br /> of testing. We would like to ask her to meet with us to answer our <br /> questions about the study, design, and cost. We would then bring that <br /> information to LHRC and hopefully have Ms. Langowski join us to <br /> answer any of your questions directly. <br /> • Suffolk University also does enforcement testing which we don't need at <br /> this time but could be considered at a later date if necessary. <br /> • Suffolk University also does free Fair Housing Law workshop and we <br /> would like to ask Ms. Langowski about bringing this workshop to <br /> Lexington. <br /> • MDR— Did we train several years ago? <br /> • FYH— That was through Massachusetts Commission Against <br /> Discrimination (MCAD) Fair Housing Tester Training. <br /> • JB — The LPD funded this training 3 years ago and it was very well <br /> received. LPD hopes to do more in the future. If the committee would <br /> like to look into further training from MCAD Chief Corr and see if <br /> LPD can help with that. <br /> • MDR—For Fair Housing Month (April) would it be possible to bring the <br /> Suffolk workshop to Lexington and if are their other housing <br /> committees or citizens interested see if we can invite them. <br /> • TG— Clarification -- the Fair Housing Workshop is free, and this would <br /> be separate from the testing, correct? <br /> • Cheryl Forsythe - Correct <br /> • MDR— Didn't we test in the past? <br />