1/3/2012 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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1VMashpee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes January 3, 2012 at 6:30 pm Selectmen's Meeting Room, Mashpee Town Hall Present: Chairman Walter Abbott, Berkeley Johnson, Fred Detschel Absent: Kalliope Egloff Also Present: Selectman Carol Sherman CALL TO ORDER Chairman Abbott called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and the roll was called. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-November 1, 2011 A motion was made by Mr. Johnson to approve the minutes for the November meeting. Mr. Detschel seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. OLD BUSINESS 950 Falmouth Road Project Chairman Abbott provided'an update regarding 950 Falmouth Road. The Chair stated that a meeting with Town Manager Joyce Mason confirmed that the Town had clear title to the three lots at 950 Falmouth Road and was not involved in litigation. Kalliope Egloff had been in contact with Paul Ruchinskas at the Cape Cod Commission, as well as with the Wampanoag Tribe. It was reported that the Tribe's 40B housing project located on Meetinghouse Road was on hold, although funds had been utilized to build the wastewater treatment facility prior to the end of the year. In December, a meeting occurred between the Town Planner and Tribe attorneys and it was reported that the project was back on track. Ms. Egloff spoke with Elaine Davis, Chief Procurement Officer for Barnstable County, who offered her assistance in developing an RFP and provided suggestions regarding RFP requirements. Mr. Ruchinskas has indicated that funds may be available from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership to finance a feasibility study for the parcel being considered. Mr. Ruchinskas suggested that Cape Cod Commission mitigation funds were likely not to be available for an assessment plan. Mr. Ruchinskas confirmed that the parcel was not located in a flight path, making it eligible for federal funding. The Chair followed up with Town Planner Tom Fudala regarding whether or not a feasibility study had been completed for 950 Falmouth Road reporting that it was believed that a study had not yet been completed. Regarding the upcoming Board of Selectmen meeting on January 9, both Mr. Ruchinskas and Leila Botsford will be in attendance to speak. The 950 Falmouth Road proposal had been placed on the agenda for 7:20 p.m. Ms. Mason had indicated that it would be by the authority of the Board of Selectmen to determine whether or not the parcel be utilized for affordable housing purposes. Committee members reviewed Chairman Abbott's PowerPoint presentation draft highlighting the need for affordable housing and the benefits of utilizing 950 Falmouth Road. Mr. Johnson recommended that the size of the properties that were considered for affordable housing also be included in the presentation. Affordable Housing Trust Mr. Ruchinskas had suggested that Mashpee's Affordable Housing Trust was unlike that of other Trusts located on the Cape. Chairman Abbott distributed copies of a draft letter that could be submitted to the Affordable Housing Trust in order to seek an RFP and funding to assess the feasibility of using 950 Falmouth Road for an affordable housing project. The Chair requested that