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Lexington Housing Partnership Meeting Minutes for January 24, 2008 Attendees: Art Katz, Martha Woods, Winifred McGowan, Melinda Walker, Bob Bicknell, Ken Kreutziger, Betty Borghesani, Paul Linton, Jeri Foutter, Aaron Henry (Town Planning Dept.) , Julie Duncan, Harriet Cohen, Lisa Snellings Bob Bicknell chaired the meeting; Harriet Cohen took the minutes. The meeting was called to order at 7:14 pm. 1. Open Meeting The vote on the November minutes was postponed because of a lack of quorum. 2. Sub-Committee Reports. Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Housing Proposals – Bob Bicknell for Betsey Weiss The Vynebrook Village window project, Parker Manor condo purchases (3 units) by LexHAB and the Survey and Define Lexington Affordable Housing Assistance Program were approved by the CPC. These projects will be presented to Town Meeting for final approval. Accessory Apt. Committee – Arthur and Julie The report will be made at a later date. Lexington First-Time Homebuyer Program: Status of Revised Proposal – Bob See the first item under “Report of the Chair”. 3. Report of the Chair (Bob Bicknell) Partnership with LexHAB – summary of trust discussions ? LexHAB has agreed to play a role in the Lexington Affordable Housing Assistance Program. There will be a meeting with a housing consultant who has agreed to talk with us about implementing the “Survey and Define” Project. The meeting is Tuesday, February 19 at 10:00 am in the LexHAB office. Members of the LHP are invited to attend. In any event, work will not begin before the funds are approved by Town Meeting. Disapproval of Site Analysis Project – Alternative project idea ? The Site Analysis Project was not approved by the CPC. Bob suggested that a few people sit down and go through information from the town to identify buildable lots. These sites would be candidates for acquisition by the Town with CPA funds for use in providing affordable housing. This should take a few days worth of effort. Those interested should contact Bob. Lexington Commercial Zone – Analysis and Build Out Study ? The Economic Development Task Force authorized a study of the commercial zones in Lexington. The Study discusses the potential for increasing the capacity of land zoned for commercial use. It is available on the Town web site. It explores the possibility of multiple uses for the land.