5/8/2018 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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Mashpee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes May 8, 2018 at 6:30 pm Mashpee Town Hall Present: Chairman Allan Isbitz,Walter Abbott,Berkeley Johnson, Absent: Bruce Willard, Marie Stone CALL TO ORDER Chairman Isbitz opened the meeting at 6:37 p.m. with a quorum, and the roll was called. APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 3,2018 There was discussion about deferring the minutes until Mr. Willatd'arrived. At the.end of the meeting, discussion returned to the minutes and it was decided that the Committee would address the minutes. Mr. Abbott suggested keeping the minutes as they were. Chairman Isbitz requested that they be changed to clarify Mr. Kuchar's presentation. MOTION: Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of April 311 as amended by the Chair. Mr.Abbott seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. Regarding the motion appearing on page 4 of the April 3 minutes, the Chair wished to clarify whether the changes he made-to the motion would be included in the approval or whether the ' motion would be handled differently. Mr. Johnson had previously suggested the possibility of changing the motion, provided the person who moved it was present. Mr. Johnson inquired about Mashpee's procedure and Board Secretary Jennifer Clifford responded that the same situation had recently occurred with another Board and the Town Clerk requested that the original motion be rescinded, and a new motion made. The Chair indicated that, since the motion in the April 3 minutes could not be changed without Mr. Willard's consent, the proper method would be to rescind the motion. There was discussion about the content of the motion, with Mr. Abbott stating that the Committee could approve the document that they read. Chairman Isbitz stated that the Committee did not commission the study, which was commissioned by the Affordable Housing Trust. The Chair stated that the Committee had been tasked with providing a recommendation and not approving the study for the Trust. MOTION: Mr. Johnson made a motion to rescind this motion and have a new motion. Mr.Abbott seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. MOTION: Mr.Abbott made a motion to issue a letter to the Affordable Housing Trust stating the Affordable Housing Committee's recommendation to the Trust that it approve the final Feasibility Study for 950 Falmouth Road. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. OLD BUSINESS 950 Falmouth Road-Chairman Isbitz shared the letter he was asked to draft regarding the 950 Falmouth Road Feasibility Study completed by Horsley Witten. The letter would