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RECEIVED 2022 011 If ollb,5'06 ppum tft Lexington Housing Partnership Board .OWN CLERKIii I[EMNGTON MA Meeting Minutes for December 2,2021 Attendees: Bob Burbidge, Harriet Cohen, Jeri Foutter, Mary Haskell, Paul Linton, Bob Pressman, Melanie Thompson, Betsey Weiss Absent:Joe Pato, Bob Peters,John Zhao Guests: Charles Hornig, Margaret Heitz The Housing Partnership Board (HPB) meeting was chaired by Jeri Foutter and minutes were taken by Harriet Cohen. 1. Call to Order: Housing Partnership Board Meeting The Housing Partnership Board meetings were called to order at 7:03 pm. Attendance was taken. 2. Affordable Housing Trust Study Committee The Select Board tabled the discussion of the AHT Study Committee because of more pressing issues.The discussion is now scheduled at the Select Board meeting on Dec. 6. 3. Affordable Housing Town Position/Officer Ms. Weiss stated that a former planning board director had requested that the position of Affordable Housing Officer be created and filled.The town manager at the time did not see a need for this position. Given the various Town initiatives regarding an affordable housing officer, Ms. Weiss suggested that the HPB advocate for this position. Mr. Pressman said that one approach would be to ask for time on the Select Board agenda regarding this position.We would need to develop a job description. Ms. Foutter said that she would reach out to Mr. Malloy to ask for the appropriate procedure for requesting a new position within Town government. The HPB will do further research as to whether other towns have an Affordable Housing Officer and, if so, what duties are assigned. A sub-committee was formed to flesh out this proposal and to report back to the HPB. 4. Mixed Use District Overlays Amanda Loomis, as Planning Director, had identified eight possible 40R overlay districts. Ms. Loomis has resigned as the Planning Director and work on 40R overlay districts has been slowed by the absence of a Planning Director. Ms. Foutter suggested tabling the discussion as it seems to be premature to move forward at this time. 5. Land Acquisition Resolution Ms. Weiss pointed out that no Town-purchased land has been allocated to affordable housing since 2009.The goal is not to allocate all of a land purchase to affordable housing, but to carve off some part of Town-purchased land for housing.The current process for acquiring land is opaque and affordable housing does not have a voice during the purchase discussions.