6/11/2013 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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k Mashpee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes June 11,2013 at ;30 ppm waq oit Meeting Room, Mashpee Town Hall Present: Chairman Walter Abbott, Kalliope Bgloff, Berkeley Johnson Allan lsbit Also Present: Selectman Mike Richardson,Michelle Springer CALL TO ORDER Chairman Abbott called the meeting to order t o p.m. the roll was called. POSSIBLE NEW MIEM ER Michelle Springer, Mashpee resident working for the Cape Cod Commission,has submitted a request to the Board of Selectmen to be appointed to the Affordable Housing Committee. Ms. Springer was introduced to Selectman Richardson. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-May 22nd 2013 Mr.Johnson made a motion to approve the May 22,2013 minutes as amended. Ms.Eglo f seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Feasibility Study Status Chairman Abbott reported that he and Mr. Isbitz met with Torry Mayo regarding the two respondents to the RFP,noting that J.M. O'Reilly was incomplete. Horsley Witten provided a strong submittal, and was recommended by the Sub-Committee. An additional meeting would finalize the terns of the contract prior to being submitted to Town Counsel, and then forward to the Board of Selectmen for approval on July 8. Horsley Witten's proposal was provided to members of the Affordable Housing Committee. Vere was discussion regarding the AHC's wish that information be provided regarding the type of housing that could be developed for the parcel and the Chair suggested the possibility that Horsley Witten may be able to provide the information. It was suggested that the study may be completed in September or October and that Horsley Witten would likely meet with the AHC. There would be additional meetings as well. There was agreement that Committee members should attend any Horsley Witten presentations. Ms. Bgloff recommended that Affordable Housing meetings be televised in order to communicate the effort being made by the Committee to Mashpee residents and to invite the pudic to attend meetings. There was further discussion about future televised meetings such as posting a photo of cottage housing as well as sharing elements of the housing production plan.. It was noted that Mashpee Commons had been invited to attend the August meeting. Selectman Richardson indicated that he would follow up with the Town Manager regarding future meetings being televised.. Chairman Abbott inquired about selling versus renting cottage housing units. Mr. Isbitz stated that of the fourJro'ects included in packets, only one was completely dome ownership,one was completely p rentals and the remaining two were a combination of rentals and ownership, The Chair searched nationally and discovered that cottage housing was not work-force housing but predominantly senor housing. There was agreement that the priority needed to be work-force and family housing.