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Minutes of meeting held on September 10, 2014
The meeting opened at 7:12 AM at the offices of LexHAB at 1620 Massachusetts
Avenue in Lexington.
Present were Board members Bill Kennedy, Chairman, Dave Eagle, Gerry Howell,
Martha Wood, Lester Savage and Bill Hays. Also present were Norman Cohen, Lexhab
Eason to the Board of Selectmen, and Bob Pressman.
The Chairman presided.
1. Minutes:
The minutes of the August meeting were approved as presented.
2. Financials:
- Dave Eagle noted the balances in the various bank accounts.
- Gerry Howell commented on the spreadsheets, calling the Board's attention to the
horizontal sheets and to the entries therein signaling expenditures higher than normal or
routine. These fall within 3 categories: (a) redecoration of units vacated and needing up-
date before re -let, (b) repair of water damage for which insurance will eventually cover
and (c) remediation of rust and rot. It was noted at prior meetings that a single sheet
showing such outlays over the most recent 12 month period, displaying the most recent
abnormal outlays and dropping the most distant, would help. It emerged that Maryann
has prepared a statement of this kind which inadvertently was omitted in the pre - meeting
package.
- Maryann will be asked to provide an aging statement of our rent receivables.
3. Busa Farm:
The Chairman reported that Metro -West is preparing a marketing plan for submission
to DHCD prior to the filing of our 40 -B application. Metro -West will also assist in the
preparation of the application.
4. Fairview:
- Copies of our submission to the ZBA were handed out to members.
- The Chairman stated that he has met with David George to discuss the application.
- There was a meeting on September 9th with Town Department heads who constitute
the ZBA's Development Review Team; LexHAB was represented at this meeting.
- The hearing before the ZBA is set for the 25" of this month; our application will be
taken up last.
- There was discussion as to who will speak in our behalf But the Chairman urged
all Board members to be present.
- The question of who should receive notice of the meeting was discussed. It was
resolved that in addition to neighbors who live within 300 feet of the project, any other
interested parties who have attended any of the neighborhood meetings or who have
asked to be included on the list of owners to be notified should receive a copy. Bob
Burbidge will coordinate the mailing and delivery schedule.
- Despite the wording of the ZBA application to the contrary, the partnership is for
practical purposes the contractor for the project. Carter Scott will be the Energy
Supervisor for the new construction and consultant to the partners as to the rest. Dave
Eagle will schedule a meeting with Carter and the Vocational School staff to ensure that
all bases have been covered.
5. Parker School:
No report
6. Other Business:
A. Bob will prepare a new coffee schedule.
B. Inquiries will be made with regard to a Website for LexHAB. The general
consensus was that we should have one.
C. One of our tenants at Muzzey appeared to thank LexHAB for making possible
her continued residence in Lexington through the graduation of her youngest child. She
grew up here and wanted very much to give her children the same opportunity to do so.
LexHAB was the answer to her wish. Her thanks were eloquently expressed.
D. Maryann joined the meeting at 8 AM.
E. Maryann presented the request of a Muzzey tenant whose unit sustained damage
caused by an overhead water leak and who had to move out to other quarters while
repairs were under way. She also suffered loss of some of her appliances. She asks for
abatement of one months rent to offset partially her loss. It was unanimously voted to
grant the request.
F. The next meeting will be on October 15th at 7 AM at 1620 Massachusetts
Avenue in Lexington.
Respectfully Submitted
Wm. C. Hays, Secretary pro tem