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Lexington Housing Partnership
Meeting Minutes for November 19, 2009
Attendees:
Bob Bicknell, Carol Marine, Winifred McGowan, Wendy Manz and Laura Egan, a visiting
graduate student in public health from Regis College who is studying affordable housing.
Bob Bicknell chaired the meeting and took the minutes. The meeting was called to order at 7:40
pm.
1.Sub-Committee Reports
Consortium of Local Towns
Ken Kreutziger and I met with the representatives of Belmont, Watertown, Waltham
and our consultant, Louise Elving on Nov. 18 to review the steps ahead to form the
consortium.
1.
A memorandum of agreement is being prepared.
2.
Need a formal vote to participate.
3.
Action steps need definition on how and how much funds we will contribute.
Lexington Housing Partnership report for Town Annual Report
Circulated for approval and comments.
Plan for Leary Land Housing on Vine St.
Meeting held with stakeholders and Sasaki Assoc.
Agreed to have Sasaki prepare a presentation which we would show the
interested public to explain options for providing affordable housing units on
the site.
We would then meet again to review their work (Scheduled for tomorrow, Nov 20 at
2pm in room 111 Town Hall.) Then we would have a meeting with abutters to present
the material that Sasaki has prepared.
This would result in an approach for LexHAB to follow in developing the site.
The town has also initiated work to define what will be done to the existing historic
farm house and what options will cost.
CPC Report by Wendy Manz
LexHAB plans to acquire 2 houses. One on Marrett Rd for approximately $400K and
one unit at Emerson Gardens for approximately $300K. These proposals will be processed by
the CPC and, if approved, will go to Town Meeting for approval in the Spring.
2. Cambridge Savings Bank Grant:
We discussed ways to promote more votes on our behalf. It was suggested that all
reach out to their e-mail or twitter, etc. groups to solicit votes. Bob agreed to send out a flyer to
help with this effort.
2. Nominating Committee for Officers
The chair expressed his intent to form a nominating committee to propose a slate
of new officers for the Partnership.
Next Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 21, 2010