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Home My WebLink About1970-04-14-CSR-min.pdf ° COLIIIISSION ON SUBURBAN RESPONSIBILITY 14 April 1970 A meeting of the Commission was held on 14 April 1970 in the visitors Center at 8:00 P.M. Present were: Bernier Clarke, Cole, Earsy, Graham, Greeley, Lliehelman and Riffin, Also present were Mrs. Bonnie Jones and Mr. Robert Cass, Members acknowledged with regret the resdgnations of MEMBERSHIP Jean Christensen and Gerald McLeod. It was AGREED to indruct the secretary to write to the Selectmen requesting appointments to replace these members. It was further AGREED to request the appointment of two high school students before the end of the school yearn Messrs Graham and Cole reported on a joint meeting of the INTERFAITH ' IHC and the Planning Board with Mr. Larsen of Boston HOUSING Interfaith, Mr, Larsen congratulated Lexington on CORPORATION passage of the RH Zone By-.Law and challenged the group to carry forward development of subsidized housing with traditional revolutionary fervor. The IHC is currently considering sites and particularly Meagherville for at least 50 units, Also underconsideration is the feasibility of functioning as a land banks attaching land on options for future referronce. Plans are uinder way to raise seed money from private sources, as long-term investments. There is some feeling that the IIIO should not commit itself to the role of landlord for 20 years, but rather encourage coopera- tives and conoominiumss thus giving occupants a financial stake in the enterprise. It was AGREED that all Commission members should speak to members of the ILIO urging them to move ahead as rapidly as possible. A listof members is attached. Mr. Cass reported that there will be a hearing on a sub- IDLEWYLDE idivion proposal before the Planning Board on 28 April, The corporation plans to begin by building single family dwellings on. Middle Street, Mr. Graham reported that the Planning Board is going to undertake a town-wide survey of sites for multiple housing and would prefer to delay con- sideration of particular RFI proposals until after that survey. Reaffirming its belief that Idletryle is an appropriate site, Chapter the Commission discussed various alternatives for developing 774 subsidized housing there: Re-submission of the RH proposal at the fall town meeting; Submission of a Chapter 774 pro- posal; Submission of both simultaenousl3r. There was some opinion that the Commission should encourage a Chapter 774 effort in torn so long as the proposal meets the standards of the RCI Zone. There was discussion of the possibilities of court actions to bring about a test of the oonstituionality of Chapter 774, It was observed that the Legislature depends upon the initiative of the private developer to carry out its will - a paradox of democracy. Members felt that the whole subject was still not thoroughly understood by Town Meeting members and that LCSR ought to stimulate disousssions in small groups at the precinct level, U e 2 It was reported that the Town Office Building Committee CONTRACT is prepared to undertake arrangements for the employ- COMPLIANCE ment of minority group workers under the now By-Law. If this requires Town Meeting action, it can be put before the fall meeting, A. request was received from the League of Women Voters requesting action in support of H-2990, a bill pro- viding the mechanism for envording affirmative action under state construction projects, VOTED: That the Commission write to Senator Donohue and Representative Bartley urging that they work for passage of H-2990, The next regular meeting will be held on 5 Nay 1970. ITEXT MEETING 4NTERFAITH HOUSING CORPORATION - BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lloyd S. BECICETT, Jr, Helena BirtTERS Charles H. COLE V-P, Architecture Frederick Conroy Gardner C. Ferguson Treasurer Pr, John P. Fitzpatrick Thomas S. Grindle W. Stove Iowellen Robert L. Lyon Mark Moore V-P, Building Construction Rev, Larry A. Marlowe Rev, Kenneth E. Peterson V-P, Community Relations Rabbi Herbert Rosenblum Robert P. Roland (Cambridge Redevelopment Auth°y) John J. Seitz Hermon S. Swartz President Clarence D. Turner Marion Cravin Clerk (non-member)