12/2/2014 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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i Mashpee ee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes December 2,2014 at :30 pm -. Wa uoit Meeting Room,Mashpee Town Hall Present: Chain=Walter Abbott, Berkeley Johnson, Allan Isbit Absent: Kalliope Egloff, Mafie Stone CALL To ORDER Chairman Abbott opened the meeting at 6:35 p.m. and the roll was called. APPROVAL of MINUTES-October 7,2014 Meeting minutes could not be approved as a quorum of attending members was not present. Chairman Abbott announced that, due to her recent appointment to the waste Management Committee, FIs. gloff would be resigning from the Affordable Housing Committee. A letter of resignation would be submitted to the Board of Selectmen. Members were in agreement that lis. Egloff s letter be accepted with regret and with commendation, MOTION: Mr.Isbitz made a motion that the Committee sena a letter of thank you and commendation for Ms. gloff's work. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. OLD USIN SS Mashpee village John conomos was present, from Mashpee Village,to update the Committee on the stags o Mashpee's largest cluster of affordable housing 145 units). Mr. Economos confirmed that the site was the lamest affordable housing cluster on Cape and confirmed that upgrades had been added as a result of re-financing in August 2014. The name was changed to The New Mashpee Village, L.P. Mr. conomos distributed a handout to members desc ibing the changes. The total project cost was $19.5 million and has been a very tight.budget. The work scope included seer systems i the apartments,kitchen gut rehabs,bathroom' gut rehabs if not updated widiin the last 2 years, circuit brewers,panels and outlets, new fire alarm system and new water mains. Additionally, a new waste water treatment system was being added with all new sever lines and 50 septic systems would soon be decommissioned. Fighting was being added to parking lots and all parking lots and roads would be paved. New roofs would be added to the 14 multi-family buildings and gutters would be added. New front doors would be installed and hot water heaters replaced. Seven units were handicap accessible, 3 completely barrier free, and one additional unit would be constructed. Funding for the project included HOME,the Affordable Housing gust Fund and tax credits. In addition,there would be project based MRVPs and eight project based Section 8 units, as well as the mental health related FCF pr gtam. Fifteen market rate apartments would also be available, offering goad spectrum community, without impacting the number of mailable affordable units. Mr. conomos clan"fxed that of the 145 its, 11.0 were apartments-and 35 were single family hones. lir. conomos added that the single family homes had been previously renovated. In total,the rentals offered 72/one bedrooms, 8/two bedrooms, 2 , three bedrooms and /four bedrooms. The Chair inquired whether residents had access to funds available through the Mashpee Housing Authority and