11/10/2015 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Community Preservation Committee Minutes November 10, 2015 Review of CPA Projects Proposed for the May 2016 Town Meeting: Leila Botsford Mashy.ee Housin Authori - HousingAssistance Pro am: (continued) Assistance is granted on several factors which include income eligibility, need, length of assistance needed, ability to become self-sufficient, etc. All applicants are required to pass a CORI screening and meet personally with housing authority staff. Ongoing rental and mortgage assistance is approved only if the applicant meets with the housing authority staff to devise a plan for self-sufficiency, and the plan is adhered to. A six month review is conducted. CPC member Frank Lord recommended the initial visit be 3 mouths opposed to six. It was agreed the applicant would make an amendment to the Housing Assistance Program Guidelines and Plan to read under the Introduction topic: 3 months in the third paragraph. And, in the past, the Mashpee Housing Authority was required to give an update to the Community Preservation Committee on a bi-annual basis. This remains a requirement of the project proposal. Mr. Larkin indicated if the project is accepted at the May 2016 Town Meeting, he would serve as the Community Preservation Committee liaison. In accordance with a survey conducted by the Cape Cod Commission, the percentage of Community Preservation Act funding by town of Affordable Housing as of June 2014 lists the Town of Mashpee with a housing award of 7.2%, the second lowest percentage. For comparison, the Town of Chatham had 20.6%, the Town of Harwich 17.2%, and the Town of Barnstable 6.6% in CPA housing awards. Great River Boat Ramp Improvement Project $200,00.0: Catherine Laurent, Director of Public Works presented a revised budget request for the Great River Boat Ramp Improvement project reducing the appropriation to $200,000. The budget assumption eliminated some of the initial work proposed in the previous scope. The project was initially funded by the CPA in October of 2013. The $650,000 project includes the complete reconstruction of the existing single ramp and landing, the pier and attached floating. Improvements to the site include the reconstruction and enlargement of the parking lot with improved drainage, and bio -retention to prevent discharge into the waterways. This is a very popular launch facility, and the only public launch on the Waquoit side of the bay.