7/9/2013 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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t ' f 1 lashpee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes July �2013 at 6:30 Pm wa uoit Meeting Rooms Mashpee Town Hall Present: Chairman Walter Abbott, Kalliope Bgto , Berkeley Johnson, Michelle Springer Absent: Allan Ibit CALL To ORDER Chairman Abbott called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and the roll was called. New member Michelle Springer was welcomed to the meeting. APPROVAL o S- une 11 2013 Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes as distributed. Ms, Egloff seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Feasibility Study Status Chairman Abbott reported that the study was discussed at last night's Board of Selectman meeting. The Chair stated that to issues were discussed regarding the study. First, the bid offered totaled $127000. Horsley Witten stated that information produced would be owned by the firm rather than the Town and Selectmen felt that the study results should be owned by the Town for $12,900. Additionally, it was stated that other charges could be incurred, such as copies and phone calls, and an estimate was provided that additional charges would not exceed $500. Board of Selectmen planned to ch .age wording `not to exceed $121,5001" and the contract was approved with plans that the Town Manager would follow up with the firm in order to ensure Mashpee's right to utilize the document, Discussion of 14 lots from the Warrant The Chair indicated that he had invited Maw Waygan to attend tonight's meeting. The Chair stated that the Planning Board had reviewed the lots as well. Mr. Johnson described the make-up of 1 f h ee#s Land group which included Selectmen Cahalane and Richardson, the Town Manager, Town Planner, Town Assessor and the Assistant Town Manager. Mr. Johnson attended as an observer. It was noted at the meeting that two warrants had failed at Town Meetings regarding available to -owned lots. At the recent meeting, the Land Group had rwommended to the Board of Selectmen that three individual warrants be included for the October Torn Meeting, one each for a 5.8acre parcel on Lovell Road for conservation, 1/ acre at 108 orchard Road and 68 Strawberry Ave, for construction of affordable housing. Mr. Johnson reported that Mr. Fudala would be updating a new list of available town-owned land by January 2014. Mr. Johnson also stated that the Land Group would be responsible for recommending lots for disposal to the Board of Selectmen.' Mr. Johnson inquired about what the Affordable Mousing Committee could do to assist with the upcoming warrants. Ms. Egloff recommended a presentati