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Home My WebLink About2016-07-28-HPB-min Lexington Housing Partnership MeetingMinutesforThursday,July28,2016 Attendees:HarrietCohen,BobPressman,MelindaWalker,MaryHaskell,NancyCorcoranRonchetti, BetseyWeiss Absent:JoePato,PaulLinton,JeriFoutter,WendyManz Guests:DesireePelletier ThemeetingwaschairedbyMelindaWalkerandtheminutesweretakenbyHarrietCohen.Themeeting wascalledtoorderat7:40pm. 1.ApprovalofminutesofMay26,2016 TheminuteswillbeupdatedtoreflectthecorrectlettertotheBoardofSelectmen.Mr.Pressman movedapprovaloftheminutesastheywillbeupdated.Ms.Haskellsecondedthemotion.The motionpassedunanimously. 2.ReviewandApprovalofMinutesofLexingtonHousingFoundation Thisdiscussionwasdeferredtothenextmeeting. 3.ReviewofBoSGoalSettingGatheringReportwithRespecttoAffordableHousingInitiatives TheSelectmenproducedareportthatisstillindraftform.Pages5and8pertaintoaffordable housing.ThesepagesreflectseveralrecommendationsmadebytheLexingtonHousingPartnership. Theproposedgoalsrelativetoaffordablehousingare: MakeanapplicationtotheCommunityPreservationCommitteebefore1112016forfunds fordesignandconstructiondrawingsforcommunityhousingontheLearyparcelinaccord withtherecommendationoftheBOSappointedAdHocCommittee.\[Submittedbythe LexingtonHousingPartnership.\] MakeanapplicationtotheCommunityPreservationCommitteebefore1112016for$1 millionforacontributiontotheestablishmentofanongoingfundtobeusedforthe developmentand/orpreservationofaffordablehousingasopportunitiesariseinthetight realestatemarketinLexington.\[SubmittedbytheLexingtonHousingPartnership.\] SupportanapplicationfromtheTowntorequestfundingforthedevelopmentofaffordable housingontheTownownedsitesalreadyidentifiedbythePlanningDepartmentassuitable forhousing.\[SubmittedbytheLexingtonHousingPartnership.\] Affirmcommitmenttotrackinggrowthofmarketratehousingwith10%growthin affordablehousing;developplanforcreatingaͻƦźƦĻƌźƓĻͼfornewhousingunits.Explore mechanismstoenticedevelopmentofseniorhousing.DothisincooperationwithPlanning .ƚğƩķ͸ƭreconsiderationoftheComprehensivePlan. CPCfundingforcommunityhousingΑLeary,newsite. ActionItem:HoldregularmeetingswiththePlanningBoard.\[TopicArea:Affordable Housing/HousingProductionPlan.\] BalancedHousingandPublicBenefitDevelopmentHousingBylaw:Considerwhetherthe Lexington Housing Partnership intentofthesetwobylawsshouldbecombinedsinceweseemoreBalancedHousing developments,whichcreateͷƭƒğƌƌĻƩ͸units,butdonotcreateaffordableunitsandfew PublicBenefitdevelopments,which,ifapproved,resultinthecreationofaffordableunits. ActionItem:Clarify/strengthenƚǞƓ͸ƭpolicyonrequiringaffordableunitsinconsideration fordenserdevelopment(zoningrelief).\[Topicarea:Planning/Housing\] ThePartnershipwaspleasedtoseethesegoalslistedinthePreliminaryGoalsFramework. Ms.WalkerwillcontactMr.Patowithquestionsrelatedtoseveraloftheseitems. 4.DiscussionofRecentDevelopmentswithRespecttoAffordableHousingonGroveStreet Development/All ThePlanningBoardheldahearingwithrespecttotheusageofthelandproposedforsaleonGrove Street.ThePlanningBoardisconsideringtheinputfromthepublicatthismeetingandisalso reviewingthebyrightzoning. 5.ReportonLexHABActivities/Pressman TwoLexHABmeetingswereheldinthelastmonth.Atthefirstofthemeetings,LexHABreceiveda presentationonpublicbidding.LexHABwillneedtogetrequestsforservicesforseveralitemsin thepackagetoDHCDforBusaFarm.LexHABwillalsoneedtogothroughapublicbiddingprocess fortheworktodevelophousingonBusaFarms. SuzieBarry,amemberoftheBoardofSelectmen,stronglyencouragedLexHABtomoveforward withurgencyontheLearyproject. TheFairviewhouseisframedout.Aclerkoftheworksisnowoverseeingthebuildingprocess.The targetforcompletionofthetriplexisNovember2016. TherewasnoupdateonaffordablehousingatKeelerFarm. 6.Reportonͻ5ĻĭƩĻƦźƷHousefor{ğƌĻͼ@CornerofMassAve&LocustAve./al. Mr.Pressmanhadidentifiedahousethatmighthavebeenacandidateforanaffordableunit,but thehousehassincebeensold. 7.ReviewofsoontoexpiretermsofBoardMembers/Walker Ms.WalkerprovidedalistofthecurrentmembershipoftheHousingPartnership.Ms.Weissis makingalistofthememberswhosetermexpiresthisyearandwhowanttocontinuetoserveon thePartnership.ShewillprovidethatlisttoDianaChabot,AssistanttotheExecutiveClerkforthe BoardofSelectmen,toaskforthesememberstobereappointedtothePartnership. 8.NewBusiness theseniorhousinginformation Ms.tĻƌƌĻƷźĻƩ͸ƭtermisuponAugust15.Sheprovidedanupdatedon sessiononOctober4attheLexingtonCommunityCenter.Ms.Weissmadeamotiontoaddthe Partnershiptotheflyer.Ms.CorcoranRonchettisecondedthemotion.Themotionpassed unanimously.ThePartnershipdiscussedideasforpublicizingtheinformationsession. 9.Setnextmeetingdate ThenextLHPmeetingwillbeonSeptember13,2016. Lexington Housing Partnership 10.Meetingadjournment Ms.CohenmovedthatthemeetingbeadjournedandMs.CorcoranRonchettisecondedthemotion. Themotionpassedunanimously.Themeetingadjournedatapproximately9:13pm. Lexington Housing Partnership AttachmentA:2015and2016LHPSuggestionsforthe{ĻƌĻĭƷƒğƓ͸ƭAnnualGoalSettingProcess Lexington Housing Partnership