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Lexington Housing Partnership: Building a Diverse, Vibrant Lexington Lexington Housing Partnership Meeting Minutes for Tuesday. April 4. 2017 Attendees: Harriet Cohen, Jeri Foutter, Mary Haskell, Paul Linton, Rich McDonough, Joe Pato, Bob Pressman, Melinda Walker, Betsey Weiss Absent: Wendy Manz, Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti Guests: Dan Gaulin (Regional Services Housing Office) Melinda Walker chaired the meeting and Harriet Cohen took the minutes. The meeting was called to order at approximately 7: 30 pm. 1. Approval of minutes of March 7, 2017 One minor correction was made. Ms. Foutter moved approval of the minutes and Mr. Linton seconded the motion. The motion passed with one abstention. 2. Updates on projects/proposals with affordable housing implications / All Judges Road - article 10(d), the CPA funding for the conversion of Pine Grove Village from a cooperative to a condominium, was approved by town meeting. This insures that these units will remain in the Town's Subsidized Housing Inventory and will otherwise improve the Town's position regarding the 16 units. The Lexington Housing Authority will own and maintain the five low-income rental units and there will be a deed restriction on the eleven owner -occupied units to maintain their affordability in perpetuity. Ms. Weiss moved that the LHP support the 5 rental units remaining as rental units. Mr. Pressman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3. Discussion of LexHAB activities / Pressman Mr. Pressman said the Fairview triplex should be completed by the end of May. 4. Report on Keeler Farm LIP /Walker Mr. Gaulin said that approval of the use of HOME funds for the LexHAB unit at Keeler Farm is expected shortly. The Local Initiative Program (LIP) application is waiting for final signatures and will then be sent to DHCD (Department of Housing and Community Development). 5. Update on changes to charge for partnership / Walker Ms. Walker said the work to update the charge for the partnership is temporarily on hold. 6. Report on meeting with BoS re: Brookhaven / Foutter, Walker Ms. Walker, Mr. Pato, Ms. Foutter and Mr. Pressman met regarding the Brookhaven development. Brookhaven will be making a payment in lieu of on-site affordable housing payment has been calculated to cover the cost for 5.5 units. The calculated payment was $2.1M over 15 years. The first installment of the $2.1M amount will be in two and a half years, when the Brookhaven complex comes online. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the payment will be signed by the BOS following approval of the zoning change by Town Meeting. Ms. Walker suggested the partnership should be thinking about how to advocate for the use of the funds.