7/7/2015 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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J Mashpee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes July 7, 2015 at 6:30 pin Mashpee Town Hall Present: Chairman Walter Abbott, Berkeley Johnson, Allan Isbitz, Bruce Willard Absent: 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-June 8,201.5 MOTION: Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes as circulated for the meeting of June 8. Mr. Willard seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. SELECTMAN PRESENTATION The Chair reported that he had been in contact with both Selectman Cotton and Selectman O'Hara. Selectman Cotton was out of town and unable to attend the meeting. ,Selectman. O'Hara has been assigned to the Affordable Housing Committee but planned not to attend meetings but instead stay in contact through reading the minutes. The Chair indicated his preference that Selectman O'Hara attend AHC meetings. OLD BUSINESS Warrant Article on Funds for Affordable Housing Trust Chairman Abbott reported that he had been in contact with Ms. Mason who provided wording for an Article for the October Warrant. The Article would be submitted by the Town Manager, but supported by the Affordable Housing Committee. There was discussion regarding changes to the suggested wording. MOTION: Mr. Johnson made a motion to change the wording to read "To approve the Town vote to approve transfer and appropriate for community housing . . ." Mr. 'Willard seconded the motion. The Chair will follow up with Assistant Town Manager Tom Mayo for more information regarding the figures referenced in the proposed Article. There was discussion regarding available Mashpee Commons mitigation funds and the appropriate amounts available in the Treasury. Mr. Isbitz indicated that the draft read as though a vote had already been taken, so further discussion continued regarding the wording with the following suggestion: To approve the transfer and appropriation of funds designated for affordable housing held in the Community Preservation Act Housing Reserve and other such funds set aside by the Town of Mashpee to transfer to the Town of Mashpee Municipal Affordable Housing Trust. There was agreement that an actual dollar amount was not needed in the Article, but it was believed that it would be required by the Board of Selectmen. The goal of the Committee was to have all monies set aside for affordable housing and directed to the Affordable Housing Trust in order to be utilized. Mr. Isbitz will draft the wording and send it to the Committee and the Chair will follow up