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Lexington Housing Partnership Meeting Minutes for March 1, 2007 (The next meeting will be on Thursday, April 26, 2007, 7-9pm in Room G-15 Town Hall.) Attendees: Jeri Foutter, Bob Bicknell, Florence Baturin, Harriet Cohen, Tom Harden, Mary Haskell, Chris Eaton, Aaron Henry, Inky MacDougall, Betsey Weiss. Bob Bicknell chaired the meeting; Harriet Cohen took the minutes. The meeting was called to order at 7:11 pm. 1. Open Meeting The January meeting minutes were approved unanimously. 2. Committee Reports Community Preservation Committee – Betsey Weiss There was a discussion at the CPC meeting on March 1, 2007 as to whether land use ?? proposals ought to be examined for multi-use opportunities, including affordable housing opportunities. Communications Committee – Florence Baturin, Chris Eaton The brochure is almost complete. The content is complete, and some final editing will be ?? finished shortly. One thousand brochures will be printed. The Communications Committee and other ?? volunteers will distribute the brochures throughout Lexington and make the brochures available at Town Meeting. The posters have been printed and are in the process of being distributed. ?? Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw – Bob Bicknell There was an open hearing on the Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw. There were proponents, ?? including members of the Lexington Housing Partnership, and opponents, primarily landowners. At the hearing, Norm Cohen said that he thought that the threshold should be increased to ?? higher than three units. Subsequent conversations indicate that he will offer an amendment to increase the threshold from three to five. The Lexington Housing Partnership will be presenting to the Board of Selectmen on March ?? 12, 2007. Web Site Development – Bob Bicknell The LHP Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw presentation has been posted. ?? Foundation – Jeri Foutter See Appendix A, Report of the Lexington Housing Foundation, Inc. ?? 3. Affordable Housing Summit (Aaron Henry, Senior Planner, Town of Lexington) The remaining affordable housing goal from the Town Comprehensive Plan is to build ?? affordable housing units. We need a comprehensive of view of how funds from CPA, HOME and other funding sources will be spent on affordable housing.