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Ɏ Lexington Housing Partnership Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, July 11, 2017 Attendees: Jeri Foutter, Mary Haskell, Rich McDonough, Bob Pressman, Melinda Walker, Betsey Weiss Absent: Harriet Cohen, Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, Paul Linton, Wendy Manz, Joe Pato Guests: Gerald Paul Melinda Walker chaired the meeting and recorded the meeting minutes. The meeting was called to order at 7:40 pm. 1. Approval of Minutes of June 6, 2017. Several corrections were made to the minutes. Mr. Pressman moved approval of the June 6, 2017 minutes and Ms. Foutter seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Update: Pine Grove/Judges Way / Walker. Ms. Walker reported that the co-op o Authority and MassHousing representatives a condominium. To date, the details of the conversion are as follows: MassHousing will make a loan hab costs for the common areas. MassHousing will have a 15-year disposition agreement. There will be -occupied units and the remaining five (5) units will be conveyed to the Lexington Housing Authority as low-income rental (voucher) units. 3. Goal Setting Response. Mr. Pressman reported that the LHP goal-setting memorandum caused some consternation on the part of the LexHAB board. Ms. Walker expressed her feelings of remorse at having offended LexHAB board members. Ms. Walker felt strongly that she should contact LexHAB members to apologize for any misunderstanding; a lively discussion followed. A member made a motion to authorize Ms. Walker to apologize to LexHAB; another member seconded the motion and the motion passed, three (3) in favor and two (2) against. Following the vote Ms. Haskell reiterated her feelings that an apology was not necessary. 4. Report on Meeting with Lex At Home Ms. Walker attended a Lex at Home meeting at the Community Center on June 20. Ms. Walker reported that she described a bit of the history of the partnership to the group and then conducted attendees to get a sense of their interest in developing new senior housing in Lexington. Most of the attendees wished to stay in their homes, although some were expecting to make plans to move into an assisted-living facility. 5. Looking Forward. This agenda item was not discussed due to the late hour of the evening.