Housing Partnership Board - HPB - Revised CHARGE - September 2011

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Attachment A RESPONSIBILITIES The Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager call upon the Partnership, working with other community agencies and organizations, to carry out certain tasks in support of this goal. These include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: • Identifying local, state, and federal housing resources available to Lexington • Working to enhance land use regulations and zoning bylaws to mandate or encourage a more affordable housing stock • Developing and modifying affordable housing strategies based on the Planning Board's Comprehensive Plan: The Lexington We Want • Increasing public awareness through public information and forums • Locating available land and developed properties suitable for development of affordable housing • Working with developers of affordable housing • Making recommendations on the pros and cons of particular housing proposals • Advising the Selectmen and the Planning Board to aid in their decision - making process PROCEDURES The Partnership shall operate in accordance with the procedures contained in the Town of Lexington Board and Committee Handbook. In fulfillment of this charge the Partnership will forward its specific recommendations and conclusions to the Board of Selectmen. Recommendations will be reviewed with the Partnership before any formal action is taken. 11/05/03