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RECEIVED 2022 12 Apir, 136 prn Housing Partnership Board Charge Revision Subcommittee Meeting Minutes for March 1, 2022 TOWN CLE RK Attendees: Harriet Cohen,Jeri Foutter, Bob Pressman, Betsey Weiss Absent: LEXINGTON MA Guests: Margaret Heitz, Stephanie Hsu The meeting was chaired by Harriet Cohen and the minutes were taken by Ms. Cohen.The meeting was called to order at 6:59 p.m. and the roll was called. The attendees discussed HPB members and liaisons.The attendees agreed that the COA,the LHA, and LexHAB should be voting member of the HPB.The attendees also agreed that the Sustainability Committee, the Human Rights Committee, and the Committee on Disabilities should be added as liaisons and those committees contacted to ask for a liaison (assuming approval by the Select Board). Additional proposed changes to the charge were discussed: 1. Adding an expectation that members attend 75%of the meetings per year, pro-rated for members who are appointed on September 30.Also adding an expectation around participation beyond attending HPB meetings. 2. Add to Responsibility 7: "and other town entities" (for example, LexHAB, or, if created, the Lexington Affordable Housing Trust) 3. In addition to adding the COA, LexHAB, and the LHA as members (rather than liaisons), the attendees agreed that membership should be expanded by one. 4. Change wording of"Board of Selectmen"to "Select Board" and change references to "Selectmen"to "Members of the Select Board." The committee agreed that the next meeting will be on March 17, 2022 at 7:00 pm. Ms. Weiss moved approval of the minutes for the subcommittee meeting on Feb. 15. Ms. Foutter seconded the motion. Ms. Foutter, Mr. Pressman, and Ms. Cohen voted in favor; Ms. Weiss abstained. Ms. Weiss then moved adjournment and Ms. Foutter seconded the motion.The motion passed unanimously.The meeting was adjourned at 8:14 pm. Action Items ■ Ms. Weiss: contact Elizabeth Rust at RHSO regarding the definitions of affordable, attainable, moderate, and workforce housing. ■ Ms. Foutter: contact the chairs of the Sustainable Lexington Committee, the Commission on Disability, and the Executive Director of the Lexington Housing Authority to ask if they would be willing to provide a liaison to the Housing Partnership Board. (Note: the Select Board would need to approve a change to the charge to allow liaisons from those groups.) ■ Ms. Cohen: provide a first pass at edits to the Charge based on the discussions to date.