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Lexington Housing Partnership Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, May 2, 2017 The meeting was called to order at 7:40 pm. Melinda Walker chaired the meeting and took the minutes. Present: Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, Mary Haskell, Richard McDonough, Paul Linton, Joe Pato, Bob Pressman, Melinda Walker, Betsey Weiss Absent: Harriet Cohen, Wendy Manz Guests: Harry Forsdick and Gerald Paul Approve Meeting Minutes of April 4, 2017. Several corrections to the minutes were suggested and accepted. Mary Haskell moved to accept the minutes as corrected; Bob Pressman seconded the motion and the minutes were approved unanimously. Updates on proiects/proposal with affordable housing implications. A. The defeat of the Planning Board's "Two Family" article at the annual town meeting was discussed. Betsey Weiss, who voted in support of the article, thought that the affordable housing or senior housing requirements were too onerous for two-family builders. She voiced her concerns at Town Meeting prior to the vote and to the Planning Board. Bob Pressman did not feel the restrictions were onerous. There was a brief discussion about the construction and pricing of a two-family building in East Lexington. B. It was reported that all interested parties have signed the "Memorandum of Understanding" between the Board of the Directors of Brookhaven and the Board of Selectmen. Update on Keeler Farm Melinda Walker reported the Board of Selectmen approved the use of HOME and CPA funding for the purchase of the affordable unit at Keeler Farm. The final purchase price is $199,000; $143,400 in HOME funds and $55,600 in CPA funds will be used to complete the transaction. The original CPA appropriation for this project was $185,000; the increase in the HOME funds contribution has reduced the CPA contribution by $129,400. Therefore, $129,400 will be returned to the CPC. Discussion of LexHAB activities. A. The BUSA LIP Application is 99% complete and will be sent to DHCD shortly. The reporting process for the DHCD design & build at DHCD is a new requirement for LexHAB, reason application has taken so long. B. Bob Pressman reminded the partnership of the additional costs incurred at FAIRVIEW because of the installation of solar panels. LexHAB may come to Fall Town Meeting to ask for additional funds for the solar panels at BUSA. Joe Pato explained there are two ways to install solar panels. One is the ownership model, where the building owner OWNS the panels, and the other is a PPA (Power Product Agreement), meaning the building owner 'leases' the roof space to the solar panel supplier. It is unclear which option LexHAB will choose. Report on BoS approval of changes to partnership charge. Melinda Walker reported that the changes to Lexington Housing Partnership 'charge' were approved by the Board of Selectmen at their on April 24 meeting.