4/26/2016 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE Minutes

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8 Community Preservation Committee Minutes April 26. 2016 Habitat for Humani1y of Capp Cod-(3r hard&QuiMuisset Co uni �y Housing Project- 40 000: (continued) At the last funding round,the Community Preservation Committee allocated a total of$70,000 for the two homes,respectively$35,000 per home. The funding request was$100,000. Ms. Zola indicated she is before the CPC to request additional funding; $40,000 for construction work and solar panels. It was explained that an access road is required to be constructed for 132 Quinaquisset Avenue. The sum of$30,000 is projected to pave approximately 150' to provide access to this home. The additional monies, $10,000 would allow for solar panels to be installed at each home. There was a question with regards to the use of taxpayer funding to pave a private street. The Director of Public Works indicated that it is not permissible to use taxpayer funds to asphalt a road. This is only done through the betterment process and it would set a precedent for other projects. Mr.Fudala stated that Quinaquisset Road is a paper street and it is a driveway to the house with the Quinaquisset Avenue address. It is the only location for access. It was noted there was a previous decision to change the address of the site location from 68 Strawberry Avenue to 132 Quinaquisset Avenue. The road is currently a dirt road. CPC member Mary Waygan indicated that accessing the home is an eligible use for affordable housing subsidy to build infrastructure on private roads. Ms. Waygan also indicated while Habitat for Humanity was in the 40B process the Planning Board commented on the project and asked that it should be paved for public safety,plowing and access. It was also noted the Town gave the property to Habitat for Humanity to create affordable housing. However,the matter of using taxpayer funding to pave a private road was debated. Ms.Zola indicated that Habitat for Humanity with these projects has had some higher infrastructure costs. She asked if she could amend the application to request additional funding for onsite construction. The matter of solar and the use to taxpayer funds for this project was also considered. There was a question if there was extra energy production,would the energy to back to the grid or to the Town.