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Lexington Housing Partnership Board Meeting Minutes for October 28, 2010 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Room 207 Town Hall Attendees: Winifred McGowan, Julie Duncan, Tom Harden, Chris Kluchman, Wendy Manz, Mary Haskell, Melinda Walker, Bob Bicknell, Florence Baturin, Harriet Cohen, Carol Marine, Karen Sunnaborg, Mary Aann McCall-Taylor Chris Kluchman chaired the meeting; Carol Marine took the minutes. The Meeting was called to order at 7:35. 1. Approval of Minutes for September The Motion to approve Minutes for the September meeting, as amended, was passed. 2. Presentation to Bob Bicknell Bob Bicknell was honored for his unprecedented tenure on the Partnership. Norman Cohen read from the Proclamation issued to Mr. Bicknell by the Board of Selectman noting that Bob came to him in 2001 and asked to form the Partnership. Florence Baturin presented a plaque which recognized Bob’s accomplishments and Chris Kluchman read a statement from Betsey Weiss citing Bob’s accomplishments over the last decade. 3. Open Meeting Law Mary Aann McCall-Taylor-McCall gave a presentation on the Open Meeting Law (OML), its regulations, interpretations and nuances. The text can be found via a link to the Office of the Attorney General on the Town of Lexington website. Ms. Kluchman indicated that the Partnership needs to exercise a “reasonableness” standard with regard to transparency in the conduct of its business while maintaining its ability to act. Ms. Haskell was troubled by the ill defined notion of “action.” There was general agreement that the Partnership should be mindful of the OML with regard to all Partnership business. 4. Committee Reports a) Busa Farm Land Use Committee – Chris Kluchman A subcommittee of Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kluckman, Mr. Harden and Mr. Kreutizger completed a concept plan for the site. Ms. Kluchman presented the committee’s multiuse proposal which included approximately 24 units of affordable housing in two buildings together with parking, a NCAA compliant lacrosse/soccer field with parking and five acres of agricultural space. It was generally agreed that the concept plan was designed in a way that was sensitive to the site constraints as well as the concerns of abutters. Ms. Kluchman indicated that it is anticipated that units would be rented to residents at or below 80% of AMI and some would require Section 8. All units would qualify for the SHI. Lexington Housing Partnership Minutes 1 DRAFT October 28, 2010