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Lexington Housing Partnership Meeting Minutes for Thursday, May 26, 2016 Attendees: Harriet Cohen, Jeri Foutter, Bob Pressman, Melinda Walker, Wendy Manz, Mary Haskell Absent: Joe Pato, Paul Linton, Betsey Weiss, Nancy Corcoran - Ronchetti Guests: Desiree Pelletier The meeting was chaired by Melinda Walker and the minutes were taken by Harriet Cohen. The meeting was called to order at 7:45 pm. 1. Approval of minutes of April 28, 2016 Minor corrections were made to the minutes. Ms. Haskell moved approval of the minutes as amended. Mr. Pressman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Announcement of Lexington Housing Authority designee to the Community Preservation Committee / Walker Bob Peters will be the representative for the Lexington Housing Authority to the Community Preservation Committee, replacing Leo McSweeney, who had resigned from the LHA. 3. Discussion of Lexington Housing Foundation / Foutter The LHP recessed briefly. A meeting of the Lexington Housing Foundation was convened during the recess. 4. Preparation of LHP's response to the Board of Selectmen's request for boards & committees to provide "input and suggestions" for the BoS's upcoming goal setting process /Walker et al. The LHP reviewed the goals submitted in 2015 for applicability in 2016. Ms. Foutter moved acceptance of the letter as written and Ms. Cohen seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. The letter is shown in Attachment A. 5. Report on LexHAB Activities / Pressman Issues at Fairview have been worked out and one of the projects, the triplex, is moving forward with a target date of November. The single family house has a longer lead time because it is being built in part by Minuteman Tech students who are now on summer break. Busa status: The application to DHCD to allow the site to be considered affordable by state standards is in progress. Wright Farm status: LexHAB will be filing Local Initiative Program (LIP) application for Wright Farm given the building plan and the lot size. Keeler Farm status: no significant progress. 6. Discussion of Upcoming Planning Board Activities / Walker et al. The LHP discussed the Grove Street development. 7. New Business The committee shared information about various proposed housing developments. Ms. Walker mentioned that she and Ms. Cohen had each received a call from a reporter at the