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In favor: Harriet Cohen, Jeri Foutter, Charles Hornig, Paul Linton, Wendy Manz, Bob Pressman, Melanie Thompson, Betsey Weiss Against: none Abstaining: John Zhao 7. Chair Transition Ms. Foutter will be resigning from the HPB as of the end of September. She asked if any Board members would be interested in serving as chair. Ms. Manz indicated her interest in the position. Ms. Cohen moved that Wendy Manz assume the role of chair upon Ms. Foutter’s departure from the HPB. Ms. Weiss seconded the motion. In favor: Harriet Cohen, Jeri Foutter, Charles Hornig, Paul Linton, Wendy Manz, Bob Pressman, Melanie Thompson, Betsey Weiss, John Zhao Against: none Abstaining: none There are several open positions on the HPB. The HPB will work to find candidates to fill them. Mr. Zhao said that the COA Board has several openings. If another member of the COA wishes to represent the COA at the HPB, Mr. Zhao will step aside. 8. Board Member / Liaisons Updates Community Preservation Commission: Mr. Pressman: all of the CPC articles were approved by Town Meeting except for funding Article #10 part m, Transforming Trees into Art, Birds of New England. Mr. Pressman pointed out that next year could be a challenging one for the CPC as applications for substantial amounts of funding are expected for the rehab project at the library, the Stone Building Renovation, and possibly for rebuilding athletic fields impacted by the high project. There is also likely to be a substantial request for housing from the Affordable Housing Trust and from LexHAB, possibly also from the Town. Mr. Pressman note that, to date, the CPC has approved $14M for housing and over $42M for historic preservation (and over $50M if the Stone Building funding is approved). Planning Board: Mr. Hornig said that Planning Board articles have been completed at Town Meeting. The Planning Board will be identifying items to be addressed in the coming year, including regulations for the articles that passed Town Meeting. The PB will be working on regulations for implementation of Article 34. LexHAB: There was no update for LexHAB. LHA: Ms. Rynn has stepped down as member of the Housing Partnership Board. COA: Mr. Zhao said there was no update for the COA. SLC: There was no update for the SLC.