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in in on Lexington Housing Partnership Meeting Minutes for August 3, 2011 Attendees: Chris Kluchman, Ken Kreutziger, Winifred McGowan, Wendy Manz, Bob Bicknell, Melinda Walker, Mary Haskell, Carol Marine, Florence Baturin, Beth Rust and Dan Gaulin both of Regional Housing Services, Consultant, Peter Litchev, Bob Pressman, Bella Tsvetkov, Igor Tsvetkov, Harry Hemond, Fabian Borensztein Chris Kluchman chaired the meeting; Carol Marine took the minutes. The meeting was called to order at 7:45 pm. 1. Open Meeting Approval of Minutes Minutes, with corrections, were approved for February 17, 2011, March 24, 2011 and May 26, 2011. 2. Old Business - Reports Leary Property Aaron Henry discussed the use of HOME funds with the BOS. The conclusion was that the use of HOME funds for this property is not warranted at this time despite the Partnership's recommendation of $117,000. Additionally, it was reported that the Town Manager filed an application for a demolition permit. Abutters appeared at the hearing and a decision was continued until after Labor Day. The Task Force has submitted its final report to the BOS; their action is pending. Busa Farm Ms. Manz reported that the BOS had laid out its plan for addressing resolution of the use of the Busa property. This was a process, not content, decision. Additional Issues raised included whether the Busa's would be willing to extend the lease for another year and whether any of the new uses, such as leasing to a farmer, would require Town Meeting approval. Finally, it was noted that for housing development, the Community Preservation Act requires a deed restriction laying out possible housing be placed on the property. The restriction must be held by Department of Housing and Community Development. Ken Kreutziger reviewed the presentation he made to the BOS explaining the Partnership's proposal for affordable housing, open space and farmable land on the site. He reviewed a series of overlays and described extensive questioning by the BOS who have asked for an estimate to obtain reproducible drawings. Mr. Kreutziger presented a draft letter for LHP's review to send to the BOS. At this point, there was a motion to endorse Mr. Kreutziger's presentation. Ms. Kluchman pointed out that this endorsement is not new but reinforces our prior endorsement. Further, the Partnership is reiterating its support of housing, open space and agriculture but not recreation. It was noted that Bill Hayes indicated that LexHAB fully supports the Partnership's proposal.