2/24/2014 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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8 Board of Selectmen Minutes February 24, 2014 Horsley Witten, Inc. —Affordable Housing Feasibility Study: (continued) Several residents residing in the area commented briefly on the proposal. Joseph Marcus of Miller Circle was in attendance on behalf of the Quashnet Valley homeowners association. Mr. Marcus indicated that he has a few questions regarding access and traffic patterns. Due to the preliminary aspect of the project it seemed a premature discussion at this time. It was noted the Affordable Housing is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, February 25th at 6:30 p.m. to further review this matter. Residents having concern are invited to attend. Berkeley Johnson, a member of the Affordable Housing Committee made a few suggestions regarding the size of the proposed units. Mr. Johnson suggested a configuration of 3 bedrooms or perhaps a mix of one to three bedrooms. The Town Manager recommended the Board take this matter under advisement at this time. With a recommendation from the Affordable Housing Committee, further options would be defined. It was disclosed that a public hearing would be scheduled to obtain public input. Cape Cod Commission—General and 208 Update: The Board of Selectmen met with Paul Niedzwiecki, Executive Director of the Cape Cod Commission to update the Board on the Section 208 an Area-Wide Water Quality Management Plan and other general matters. Mr. Niedzwiecki gave an overview of the 208 regional process which is an update of the 1978 plan adopted by the Clean Water Act to meet the guidelines of TMDL's and water quality. The review process involving 170+ stakeholders began in July with informational sharing of baseline conditions and impairments, scenario planning, and the review of technical options. The regional approach would maximize benefits of previous planning and affordable and alternate strategies. A brief discussion followed with regards to stimulating the commercial tax rate and local economy to gain funding. The financial and regulatory goals include working with state and federal partners for regulatory flexibility and funding to support capital costs. The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, February 25th at the Mashpee Town Hall. Mr. Niedzwiecki explained that the Cape is unique as 2/3 d,S of the watersheds are shared. There is a need for municipal cooperation in implementing the scenario planning. The draft is expected to be ready by June 1't. Following the release of the draft, there is a 120 day comment period. The final plan is projected to be available in January of 2015.