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Lexington Housing Partnership Board Meeting Minutes for October 29, 2019 Attendees: Bob Peters, Harriet Cohen, Jeri Foutter, Mary Haskell, Wendy Manz, Paul Linton, Bob Pressman, Melanie Thompson, Melinda Walker, Betsey Weiss Absent: Rich McDonough Guests: Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti The Housing Partnership Board (HPB) meeting was chaired by Jeri Foutter and minutes were taken by Harriet Cohen. The meeting was called to order at 6:53 pm. 1. Call to Order and Approve Prior Minutes The approval of the minutes was tabled until the next Housing Partnership Board meeting. 2. 186 Bedford Street Kudos to Ms. Weiss for her efforts to coordinate the 186 Bedford Street work and for keeping the Housing Partnership Board updated with changing events. LexHAB voted to support the 186 Bedford Street development. Ms. Weiss reported that the Planning Board wanted to reduce the allowed decibels in the Memorandum of Understanding from 10 decibels (dB) above ambient to 5 dBs above ambient. The Select Board did not act on the change at the Oct. 21 meeting. The Select Board will vote on the change at their Nov. 4 meeting. The postcards supporting the 186 Bedford Street to be sent to Town Meeting Members will be printed shortly. 3. Planning Board Update Mr. Peters reported on a joint meeting of the Planning Board with the Economic Development Committee and the Select Board regarding the rezoning of Hartwell Ave. There was discussion as to whether to have mixed use (residential and commercial) on Hartwell Ave. The current thinking is that there will be a warrant on the agenda for spring Town Meeting. 4. Council on Aging Update The update was tabled until the next meeting. 5. CPC / LexHAB Update Housing Authority requested funds from the CPC for the community building at Greeley Village. LexHAB requested $75,000 from the CPC for the first phase of the Leary project. It was decided to include consideration of using the Hosmer House as part of the Leary work. Am amount of $100,000 was voted for the project. LexHAB also requested an additional $323.,000 from the CPC for the Lowell Street housing. The CPC took a straw vote on the funds but wanted additional information as to exactly what the funds would be used for.