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Lexington Housing Partnership Board (HPB) Meeting Minutes for August 24, 2023 Attendees: Cindy Arens (Sustainable Lexington liaison), Nanette Byrnes, Harriet Cohen (Clerk), Jeri Foutter (Chair), Charles Hornig (Planning Board), Paul Linton, Wendy Manz, Bob Pressman, Melanie Thompson, Betsey Weiss, John Zhao (COA) Absent: Jill Hai (Select Board liaison), Margaret Heitz, Sarah Morrison (LexHAB) Guests: None The Housing Partnership Board (HPB) meeting was chaired by Jeri Foutter and minutes were taken by Harriet Cohen. The meeting was held remotely via Zoom teleconference. 1. Call to Order: Housing Partnership Board Meeting Ms. Foutter called the meeting to order at 7:00. The roll was called. 2. Voting on HPB Goals Ms. Manz, Ms. Cohen, and Ms. Weiss met to draft HPB goals and presented them to the HPB. Mr. Pressman also put forward goals for the Select Board. The HPB discussed the two proposals. Ms. Manz moved that the HPB adopt this goal: Persuade the Select Board to create and fund a part-time or position for a Town Housing Officer / Director. Ms. Weiss seconded the motion. In favor: Mr. Zhao, Ms. Weiss, Ms. Cohen, Ms. Manz, Mr. Hornig, Mr. Linton, Mr. Pressman, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Byrnes, Ms. Foutter. Against: none Abstaining: none Ms. Manz moved that the HPB adopt this goal: Establish a policy of review of all potential Town land acquisitions by a Stakeholder Land Acquisition Working Group, including Housing Partnership Board, Conservation Commission, Recreation, Historical Commission, and School Committee representatives. This working group will make recommendations to the Town Manager Select Board as to the best uses of such acquisitions. Ms. Weiss seconded. In favor: Ms. Weiss, Ms. Cohen, Ms. Manz, Mr. Hornig, Ms. Byrnes, Mr. Litton, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Pressman, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Foutter Against: none Abstaining: none The HPB discussed two potential additional goals: one to ask the Select Board to advocate and act to ensure more equitable CPA funding for housing and another regarding community education re affordable housing and the Fair Housing Act. Ms. Manz moved the goal regarding advocacy for more equitable CPA funding, specifically: the Select Board should work with the housing community to achieve a change in the historic pattern of CPA expenditures, so that community housing expenditures constitute an equitable share of total CPA expenditures and commitments. This will include advocacy on behalf of the