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<br />Lexington Housing Partnership <br />MeetingMinutesforFebruary24,2016 <br />Attendees:JeriFoutter,WendyManz,BobPressman,MelindaWalker,BetseyWeiss,HarrietCohen, <br />MaryHaskell <br />Absent:PaulLinton,NancyCorcoranRonchetti <br />Guest:DesireePelletier,AmericorpsVolunteer,MetroWestCollaborativeDevelopment <br />MelindaWalkerchairedthemeetingandHarrietCohentookminutes.Themeetingwascalledtoorder <br />at7:32pm. <br />1.ApproveMeetingMinutes <br />Mr.PressmanmovedapprovaloftheNovember5,2015minutes.Ms.Foutterseconded.Themotion <br />passedunanimously.BasedondiscussionoftheJanuary14,2016meetingminutes,several <br />typographicalerrorsintheminuteswerecorrected.Mr.PressmanmovedapprovaloftheJanuary <br />minutes.Ms.Fouttersecondedthemotion.Themotionpassedunanimously. <br />2.ResidentialPolicyCommitteeReport(JeriFoutter) <br />Ms.FoutterreportedthattheRPCFinancesubcommitteeperformedananalysisofthepricea <br />developerpaysforapropertyrelativetothepricepaidbythehousebuyer.Theanalysisbythe <br />committeeshowsthatthedeveloperispaying40%to45%oftheultimatesalepricetothe <br />homeownerinordertoacquireahouseforateardownandrebuild.Thegoaloftheanalysisisto <br />understandhowaGrossFloorArea(GFA)limitationmightimpactbothhomepricesandtown <br />revenue.FurtherinformationwillbeavailableontheTownPlanningBoardwebsite. <br />Ms.FoutteralsoansweredseveralquestionsaboutNeighborhoodConservationDistricts. <br />3.ResignationofRobertBicknellasPresidentoftheLexingtonHousingFoundation <br />Mr.BicknellsubmittedhisresignationasthePresidentoftheLexingtonHousingFoundation.Ms. <br />HaskelldiscussedtheneedtoreplaceMr.BicknellasthePresidentandMemberoftheBoardof <br />DirectorsoftheLexingtonHousingFoundation.TheLexingtonHousingFoundationisresponsiblefor <br />appointinganewpresidentandboardmember. <br />4.ReviewofLexHABActivities(Mr.Pressman) <br />Mr.Pressmanreportedthat <br />LexHABandtheBoardofSelectmenhavetakenthestepstotransfertheBusahousing <br />parcelfromthetowntoLexHAB. <br />TherewasdiscussiononobtainingHOMEfundstopayforKeelerfarmunit(CataldoBarn <br />rehab). <br />TheTownclosedontheWrightFarmproperty. <br />Fairviewisunderconstruction. <br />ThereisnoupdateregardingtheLearyproperty. <br />5.ReportMeetingwithStateSenatorBarrettreAffordableHousing(Ms.Walker) <br />Mr.WalkerandMs.PelletiermetwithStateSenatorMichaelBarrett.Severalotherorganizations <br />withaninterestinaffordablehousing(e.g.,WATCH)alsometwithSenatorBarrett.Hewas <br />1 <br /> <br />