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Lexington Housing Assistance Board <br />Annual Meeting Agenda/ Monthly Board Meeting Minutes <br />July 19, 2023 4-6 pm – Conducted in the Hudson Room, Cary Hall <br /> <br /> <br />Call to Order <br />A meeting of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB) was called to order at 4:05 pm. <br />LexHAB board members present were Bob Burbidge, Les Savage, Tara Mizrahi, Henry Liu, Russ <br />Tanner, Eric Brown, Jonathan Silverstein. Sarah Morrison (LexHAB Executive Director), <br />Pearlene Varjabedian (LexHAB Housing Director) and Regina Brown (LexHAB Finance Director) <br />were also in attendance. <br /> <br />Minutes review of Meeting Minutes <br />A motion was made and seconded to approve June 14, 2023 meeting minutes. All approved. <br /> <br />Reports had been emailed out ahead of meeting <br /> <br />Executive Director Report: <br />• Purchased 80th property and working on the SHI process. Thank you again to Lester!! <br />• Have a ribbon cutting- can coordinate as soon as possible. Maybe coordinate with team <br />photo. <br />• We are receiving the $50,000 Clean Energy Grant! <br />• Call to Art with LexArt will go out soon <br />• Request to repair fence at 1009 Mass Ave- we have a unit at 1003 Mass Ave. The <br />neighbors own the fence and it is on their property. They have asked if we would pay <br />for it even though they have not claimed that we have damaged it. Board listened but <br />politely declined funding it. <br /> <br />Housing Director Report <br />• Discussions around Minimum Rents and Grandfathered Tenants, Income Verification <br />and Transfer Policy, Income/rents for new units—Henry, Russ and Tara will look into <br />more. <br />• Income Verification- Clarification of income verification policy discussed using HUD 24 <br />CFR 5.609 except for DHCD regulated units which where we will follow DHCD <br />regulations (pending Jonathan’s approval)- there is only one small difference between <br />the DHCD regs and the Hud regs. <br /> <br />Treasurer’s Report- Henry <br />• Want to think about new budget for next year as we look at re -structuring of <br />organization. Budget 2024 committee needed. <br />• Cambridge Trust- working to get online banking- should be able to make things more <br />timely <br />• Future Rent Structure for units-– Russ, Henry, Tara to look into