6/8/2015 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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Mashpce Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes ,lune 8, 2015 at 6:30 pm Mashpee Town Hall Present: Chairman Walter Abbott, Allan Isbitz, Bruce Willard Absent: Berkeley Johnson, Marie Stone CALL TO ORDER Chairman Abbott opened the meeting at 6:35 p.m. with a quorum and the roll was called. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-May 5, 2015 MOTION: Mr. Willard made a motion to accept the minutes. Mr. Isbitz seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Mashpee Commons Chairman Abbott reported that the paved road had been installed and anticipated a possible 6 affordable rental units this year with an eventual total of 25 affordable units. RFP/Feasibility Study The Chair stated that Assistant Town Manager Tom Mayo had returned to Town Hall. An application for a"Path" Grant, to the State, initially requesting $20,000 had been reduced to $10,000. The Chair indicated that there had been question from Laura Shufelt regarding whether 950 Falmouth Road would be acceptable for affordable housing, so funding for a preliminary study had been approved only to consider access and infrastructure analysis. The $10,000 study would not need to go to bid so it was expected that it would be completed again by Horsley & Whitten. DHCD has requested an updated work plan and Mr. Mayo was drafting a new scope of services. Chairman Abbott inquired with Mr. Mayo about including the Affordable Housing Committee on the study. The Chair felt that it did not look good for the October Town Meeting. Mr. Willard expressed his disappointment that 950 Falmouth Road may be off the table for consideration. As a resident of Quashnet Valley Estates, Mr. Willard and other area residents had hoped that the affordable housing project would be spread out between two sites. It was hoped that the scope of services would be available for the next AHC meeting. There was discussion regarding the benefit of having the same firm complete the study for both sites. MOTION: Mr. Isbitz made a motion to recommend to the Town Manager that the same firm that did 209 Old Barnstable Road do the feasibility study for 950 Falmouth Road. Mr. Willard seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. Mr. Willard inquired about the next steps needed to be prepared for Town Meeting. The Chair stated that it would depend upon the results of study. Mr. Isbitz pointed out that the site should be identified as feasible or not with this initial study. It was suggested that the new Town Manager be invited to attend a future meeting, noting that Ms. Mason would be departing on July 17.