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Selectmen’s Meeting December 3, 2012 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, December 3, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Chairman Mauger, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen; Mr. Manz; and Mr. Burnell; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports The Holiday Lighting event held over the weekend was very successful and well attended. Mr. Manz reminded the residents that the holiday lighting is not funded by taxpayer dollars and contributions can be made to the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Cohen commented on the wonderful Lexington Symphony concert held over the weekend. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente recognized the Police Department for completing the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission certification process. Lexington met 149 mandatory certification standards as part of the process. Lexington will be certified in January 2013 and in May 2013 will be invited to attend the Commission’s award ceremony. Proposed HOME Project and Update on Housing Production Plan Housing Production Plan Mr. Henry, Assistant Planning Director, provided an update on the Housing Production Plan (HPP). HPP is grant funded and the Town worked with the Metropolitan Planning Advisory Committee (MAPC) and the Metro West Collaborative. The HHP had a forum on various st housing entitles in June at the Cary Library and MAPC held their 1 kickoff in November. HHP was created by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in response to citizens who wanted to be proactive and regularly produce affordable units while living under the threat of 40B projects if below the state’s 10 percent threshold. HHP was adopted by the Selectmen and the Planning Board and there is a 5 year planning horizon (FY14 to FY2019). The HHP must include comprehensive needs analysis and affordable housing goals. Lexington needs between 2 and 3 units per year to maintain the current position. Every 10 years DHCD recalculates so want to make sure units are monitored and in 2020 the Town is in a favorable position. In 2019 the Town will know where it stands with affordable housing units and whether we would be safe until 2030. When discuss growth, need to keep in mind that LexHAB units come on line every year. Mass. General Law 40B mandates that 10 % of housing be affordable. If the mandate is not met the Board of Appeals would be compelled to authorize projects provided they include the minimum amount of affordable housing (usually 25%).