8/3/2010 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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Mashpee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes August 3,2010 at 7 pr Selectmen's Meeting Room, Mashpee Town Mall Present: Chairman Alan Trebat, Berkeley Johnson, Bud Abbott, Amy Snider Also Present: Selectman Liaison Michael Richardson Absent; Kalliope Egloff Cali to Order Chairm n A]an 'Trebat took the roll and the meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. Approval of Minutes-July 6,2010 A motion was.made by Mr. Johnson to accept the minutes of the July e meeting. Mr. Abbott seconded the motion. AM voted unanimously. I Leila Botsford, Executive erector of Mashpee Housing Authority n* for 12 ear intr i d herself n M . Botsford, who has been with the Mashpee Housing utho ty o s, oduce distributed copies of the Mashpee Housing Authority brochure to members of the Committee. Ms. Botsford reported that the Dousing Authority services a caseload of 150 families,, elderly and disabled by providing affordable housing in Mashpee. Housing managed by the Authority in Mashpee Y includes: Horneyer village-Located on Jobs Fishing Road, Homeyer village offers 24 units and is the location of the Mashpee Housing Authority office. The housing is state subsidized for elderly or disabled residents and three of the units have been set aside for disabled individuals under the age of 60. Breezy Acres-Located adjacent to the high school, Breezy Acres is a family site subsidized by the state consisting of three duplexes and housing six families. The facility was constructed in the 1990s. Nis. Botsford rep rted,that the state subsidized housing in Mashpee has a waiting list of approximately 3-5 }rears with a preference for Mashpee residents. Ashers Fath Apartments-Located on Carlton Drive, A.shers Path is a recently constructed site and is low income housing tax credit program that is considered private. The budget is not subsidized by the government so rent is set at 0%below the median income for fifty of the units and the retraining six units are for people at 0%or below the median income. IV s. Botsford reported that there is a waiting list of 18 people for the 3 0%units and expects individuals to wait approximately one year for a unit to become available. Mental Subsidy Program/Massachusetts Rental voucher Program Village has 38 units available to house families, elderly and disabled who meet the requirements of the MR'S'. In addition, the Authority has 15 mobile 1 AVPs where individuals can lige anywhere and have their housing subsidized. Sections 8 Housing-A few vouchers are administered by the Authority. ' Alternative Housing voucher Program-The Authority also administers the Alternative Housing Voucher Program for two non-elderly disabled residents in Mashpee.