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Lexington Housing Partnership Meeting Minutes for April 26, 2007 (Amended) (The next meeting will be on Thursday, May 24, 2007, 7-9pm in the Ellen Stone room, Cary Hall.) Attendees: Bill Carlsen Ken Kreutzinger, Iris Wheaton, Martha Wood, Betsey Weiss, Winifred McGowan, Art Katz, Bob Bicknell, Mary Haskell, Paul Linton, Aaron Henry, Julie Duncan, Jeri Foutter Bob Bicknell chaired the meeting; Harriet Cohen took the minutes. The meeting was called to order at7:09 pm 1. Open Meeting The Partnership recognized Art Katz for his receipt of the Cane Award. Mary Haskell introduced Tom Montenari, former chair of the Fair Housing and Human Relations Committee, who joined us for the meeting. The minutes of the March meeting were approved unanimously with 3 abstentions. 2. Committee Reports CPA – Betsey Weiss All 12 projects, including all affordable housing projects, were passed at Town Meeting. Projects for the new funding cycle must be submitted to the CPC by November 1, 2007. Moved: the Partnership will prepare a proposal to go before the CPC for funds with which to prepare an update to the Housing Element of the Master Plan. The Partnership will seek to work with the Planning Board on this effort. The motion was passed unanimously. Mr. Kreutzinger will chair a committee to prepare the proposal for the CPC. Communications Committee – Bob Bicknell The Communications Committee prepared a brochure. The Cambridge Savings Bank and the Lexington Chamber of Commerce generously donated the funds for printing 1,500 copies of the brochure and for posters. The brochures were made available at the first two nights of Town Meeting. Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw – Mary Haskell The IZB lost 62% to 38% at Town Meeting. The Interfaith Affordable Housing Group put forward a tremendous amount of effort to get the bylaw passed. The Partnership has no plans to put forward the IZB again in the foreseeable. See Attachment C: Town Meeting Voting Record for Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw. Page 1 of 5