4/5/2005 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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Stuart Bornstein, a local contractor, has unofficially agreed to build a duplex on this property at no cost to the Trust; however, this only includes labor - no materials. The Trust is in the process of looking for suitable property to be transferred to them so that they can get started building the duplex. The Trust is also looking at ways to do fundraising as well as suggestions on ways to get something built. Eric suggested that they look at the Town's website to identify parcels of land that the Town can donate to the Trust. After the property is identified, the next step is to make a presentation to the Selectmen. Zella, Louise, and Deb are also members of the Trust. They are hoping that this will assist with smoother communications, between the Committee and the Trust. );o /So,,,,, � �o: I mn: Minutes of the meetings will be shared with Committee and Trust Zella asked if being on both committees would be a conflict of interest. The new Charter states that effective July 1, a person can only serve on one committee. This might also present a problem if there are any voting issues. AciicjnlAem: Zella and Louise to contact State Ethics Board to see if there are any conflicts with their status serving on both the Committee and the Trust. Housing Authority HAC attended the Affordable Housing Committee meeting in October. Unfortunately, they went away with some misunderstandings. N(,,Ii(n,� II lcr�i: Eric will invite them to attend the May Affordable Housing Committee meeting to bring the Committee up to date on their projects. New Business Lottery There was a lot of discussion regarding the lottery process. Several questions were posed: ® What qualifies as a Mashpee resident? • How are they identified? • Who qualifies as a priority? Guidelines are in the 40B regulations; however the Committee would like some clarification on resident guidelines. There will be an informational meeting on April 13, 2005. Applications will be distributed at this meeting. All applications will need a bank approval to be submitted with the application. Alice feels the Committee should be involved in the informational meeting. Zella has already requested to be on the agenda. )> Ac�6cou II (ctjd: Zella, Alice, and Trudi to meet with Ruth from Cape Community Real Estate to discuss eligibility requirements for the lottery. Zella will coordinate the meeting. Membershil) Status The Selectmen will be looking to see how many Corni-nittees, will be affected by the new Charter. They will identify which Committees will have the biggest impact. John will have more information at the next meeting. New Member Packet The following corrections/suggestions were made: a Convert the document from landscape to portrait Mission statement for Committee should be moved to the front page Zella suggested using covers with the Affordable Housing Committee logo Short job description with the time commitment requested from new members to be added 2