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Lexington Housing Partnership Meeting Minutes for August 21, 2008 Attendees: Wendy Manz, Bob Bicknell, Julie Duncan, Martha Wood, Maryann McCall-Taylor, Mary Haskell, Paul Linton, Harriet Cohen, Winifred McGowan Bob Bicknell chaired the meeting; Harriet Cohen took the minutes. The meeting was called to order at 7:18 pm. 1. Open Meeting The Partnership discussed the minutes. Because there was no quorum, the vote was postponed. 2. Sub-Committee Reports Accessory Apt. Committee – Ms. Duncan The previously proposed op-ed piece was submitted to the Lexington MinuteMan and it was printed. Mr. Bicknell suggested that we add information to the Lexington Housing Partnership web site, with a pointer to the bylaw on the Town of Lexington web site. Mr. Linton said he would post the information and create the link. The Partnership discussed ways in which to make information about accessory apartments available. As a first step, Mr. Katz and Ms. Duncan will design a brochure. Once the brochure is available, Mr. Linton will post it on the Partnership web site. The Partnership will look into having the brochure posted on web sites consulted by house buyers or builders. Lexington First-Time Homebuyer Program: Status of Survey and Define Project – Bob LexHab and Lexington Housing Partnership selected Karen Sunnarborg to perform the work, and the purchase order to her was issued on July 22. Ms. Sunnarborg is targeting the first or second week of September for her report. 3. Reports Meeting with Consortium of Local Towns to Prepare Joint Grant Lexington was invited join four other towns to submit a proposal to the MHP Capacity Innovation Grant Program. A two part proposal was submitted. One part was not accepted. The Consortium was invited to submit a follow-up proposal for the second part. The grant, if received, will provide funds to structure an entity to assist the towns with affordable housing. A follow-on grant, if received, would help to establish the entity. The participants in the proposal are Lexington (Lexington Housing Partnership and LexHAB), Waltham (WATCH), Watertown (WCH), Lincoln, and Belmont. Mr. Bicknell will put together a package of materials and send it to the Partnership distribution list.