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Home My WebLink About2013-07-25-HPB-min Lexington Housing Partnership MeetingminutesforJuly25,2013 Attendees:BobPressman,WendyManz,FlorenceBaturin,MaryHaskell,MelindaWalker,Betsey Weiss,HarrietCohen,TomHarden,JeriFoutter;JenniferVanCampen,MetroWestCollaborative Development(MWCD) ThemeetingwaschairedbyBetseyWeissandtheminutesweretakenbyHarrietCohen.Themeeting wascalledtoorderat7:53pm. 1.ApprovaloftheMinutes TheminuteswerediscussedandanamendmentwasmadetoaddinformationabouttheHousing ProductionPlanCommittee.WendyManzmovedthattheminutesbeapprovedasamended.Bob Pressmanseconded.Themotionpassedwith8infavorand1abstention. 2.TownMeetingArticlevolunteerneeded Mr.PressmanhasvolunteeredtowritethearticlefortheTownannualreport.Hesentafirstdraftvia emailpriortothemeeting.ThePartnershipreviewedthedraftandprovidedfeedback.Severalfollow upactionitemswereassigned.Ms.CohenagreedtocheckiftheLHPwebsitehasbeenupdated.Ifit has,confirmthatwithMr.Pressman.Ifnot,contactPaulLintontoaskhimtoupdateit. MelindaWalkermovedtoapprovethearticleasfinalizedbyMr.PassmanandMs.Weiss.Ms.Manz secondedthemotion.Themotionwasapprovedunanimously. 3.ParcelListDiscussionMelindaandParcelListSubcommittee Ms.WalkerandMs.Weissprovidedabriefhistoryofthedevelopmentoftheparcellistknownasthe ͻ5ƚķƭƚƓƭƦƩĻğķƭŷĻĻƷ͵ͼMr.DodsonwashiredbytheTownin2000toidentifyparcelsoflandsthat mightbeusedforaffordablehousingdevelopment.Hedevelopedthefirstpassofthespreadsheet. Someyearsago,anLHPsubcommitteeupdatedthelist,buttheLHPdidnotfurtherpursueitsuse. Inthelastfewmonths,theparcellistsubcommittee,inconjunctionwithAaronHenry,dividedthe parcelsintothreecategories:notsuitablefordevelopment,lowpriority,orpossible. Ms.VanCampendescribedtheprocessbywhichMWCDapproachesownersofparcelsthatmightbe suitableforaffordablehousingdevelopment.TheprocessbeginswithanestimationbyMWCDofthe valueofthepropertybasedonbyrightdevelopmentandalsoby40B,clusterhousing,orother sthatallowsdenserdevelopmentthanbyrightdevelopment. affordablehousingdevelopmentmodel MWCDthenapproachestheparcelownertodiscussalternatives.Aftertheinitialapproach,MWCD followsupwiththeparcelownerseveraltimesayear. Ms.VanCampenalsodescribedtheprocessbywhichMWCDdevelopsaffordablehousing.In idMWCDisindiscussionswiththeTownPlanning conjunctionwiththisdiscussion,Ms.VanCampensa 1 departmenttobecometheCommunityHousingDevelopmentOrganization(CHDO)forLexington. 1 From hud.gov:A Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO ) is a private nonprofit, community- based organization that has obtained or intends to obtain staff with the capacity to develop affordable housing for . Participating jurisdictions (PJs) must set aside a the community it serves, and meets the definition at 24 CFR 92.2 minimum of 15 percent of their HOME allocations for housing development activities in which qualified CHDOs are the owners, developers, and/or sponsors of the housing. Lexington Housing Partnership 4.ChrisKluchmanAppreciationUpdate Ms.KluchmanwillbeoutofthecountryinSeptember.Ms.BaturinwillcontactMs.Kluchmanto determineheravailability. 5.Chair/CoChairresponsibilities Ms.WalkerprovidedafirstpassofalistofresponsibilitiesfortheChairorCochairs.TheLHPdiscussed alternativesformanagingtheresponsibilitiesofthechair.Ms.Baturinwillsendafollowupemailtothe LHP,solicitingvolunteersforspecificactivitiesofthechair. 6.VoteforCPCRept.ΑBobPressman Ms.HaskellmovedthattheLHPappointMr.PressmantobeLHPrepresentativetotheCPC.Ms.Manz secondedthemotion.Itwasapprovedunanimously. 7.HousingProductionPlan(HPP)Drafteditsandcomments TheHPPsubcommitteeupdatedtheLHPonthestatusoftheHPP:thePlanningBoardwillnotbetaking uptheHPPuntiltheendofAugust.ThesubcommitteehasbeenworkingwithMr.Henryonrevisingthe HPPandhehaswelcomedtheirsuggestions.TheƭǒĬĭƚƒƒźƷƷĻĻ͸ƭgoalistomaketheHPPapersuasive documentthatproposessignificantprogresstowardsaffordablehousinginLexington. ThecommitteehasdoneasubstantialamountofworkontheHPPrevisionsbutisnotyetpreparedto presentthechangeddrafttotheLHPasawhole.Workiscontinuingonanaggressivetimeschedule. Ms.HaskellmovedthatwedelegateauthoritytotheHPPSubcommitteetoprovideamodifiedplanto theTownPlanningDepartment,astheinputfromtheLHP.ThedocumentwillbesenttotheLHPprior tosendingittotheTown.Ms.Baturinseconded.Themotionpassedwith8infavorand1opposed. 8.NewBusiness BettyBorghesanihasresignedastheCOAliaison. Ms.FoutterprovidedacopyoftheLexingtonHousingFoundationfinancialstatements.Thestatementis shownbelow. Ms.Cohenisstilltryingtogetthemailingliststoworkcorrectly.Shewillsendthenamesofthemailing listmemberstotheLHP. Ms.ManzadvisedthatshewouldbeaskingforanLHPrepresentativetotheLeagueofWomenƚƷĻƩ͸ƭ FirstFridaymeetinginNovember. 9.NextMeetingandAdjournment ThenextmeetingwillbeonSeptember26,2013at7:30pm. Ms.ManzmovedtoadjournthemeetingandMs.Baturinsecondedthemotion.Themotionpassed unanimouslyandthemeetingadjournedat9:18pm. t Lexington Housing Partnership Lexington lousing Foundation, Inc. Financial Report Fiscal 2012 fiscal 2013 711111 .ro 6i3G"2 71-b12 it 61,30113 Qa' -_e Description Amount Date 10escripbQn Amount 71112011 Beginning Balance $5177 71112012 Beginning Balance $5,911.17 Revenue 715i2011 Eagle Bank 51,000.00 Revenue X13012012 Cambridge Savings Bank _ $3,000,00 71512011 Hancock Church $1.5-00.00 1011112012 Hancock Church $500.00 745,12011 Cambridge Savings Bank $3 000.00 41212013 Hancock Church $500.00 11312012 Hancock Church $1,000.00 Revenue Subtotal $4, 1.01 217i2012 Cambridge Savings Bank 5500 -00 415!2012 Hancock Church $500,00 512912012 Eagle Bank $1.000.00 Revenue Subtotal $815000 Expenses 7/512011 Town of Lexington - Down payment Expanses 1112012012 Harriet Cohere _ reimbursement & Closing Costs Assistance Program 52,020,00 'Web Hosting Fee $41,94 111712012 Commonwealth of Mass: Expenses Subtotal $41,94 Fora, PC Filing s35.00 212912012 Mary Haskell - reimbursement Atonable Housing Forum expenses $62.37 41212012 Florence Baturl -,n - reimbursement Affordable Housing Forums expenses 524.23 Expenses Subtotal $2,741.60 613012012 Ending Batance $5,811.17 613012013 Ending Balance $9,769.23 Resfxe IlySubiti by Jeri Faut°ter Director and Treasurer; ( exirgton Housing Foundation, Inc.