2/4/2014 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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Mee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes February 4, 2014 at :30 pin waquoit Meeting Roorn, Mashpee Town Hall Present: Chairman Walter Abbott, Berkeley Johnson, Kalliope Egloff, Allan Isbit CALL To ORDER Chairman Abbott opened the meeting at 630 p.m. and the roll was called. APPROVAL of TES-January 7, 2014 ` rove the minutes f the meeting of January `. Vis. Mr. Johnson made motion o app o � gloff seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Feasibility Study Status The Chairman reported that the results of the study would be presented to the Board of Selectmen at their meeting on February 2 . Three proposals have been received in response to the RFP,, including a leasing possibility RFP from Laura Shufelt. Ms. Egloff requested whether n overview of each proposal could be made available to the Affordable Housing Committee. The Chair indicated that he would attend the Bos meetmg. 4 The Chair also reported that he and Mr. Isbitz submitted the AHC resolution to the Town Manager and Assistant Town Manager. Mr. Isbitz.indicated that the Town seemed to be open to different approaches and pointed out the Town's regulatory position in controlling the development, so that the project would be what the town was seeking while allowing the developer to do their own work, his. Mason planned to follow up with other sources to consider various approaches, such as a Sandwich development. Deference was made to an article in the newspaper. Ms. Egloff emphasized the need to consistently include information in the paper regarding the Mate's 10% affbrdable housing requirement. Mashpee Commons The Char indicated that there were no updates regarding the Mashpee Commons project, adding that there were no applications available for affordable housing units. The Chair indicated that a list had been started. The first building will be commercial but the second building will have rental apartments, some of which will be located on the'ground floor. Ms. Egloff recommended inviting Mashpee Commons to attend a future meeting to present more detailed information, such as the type of housing available and the process to appy for affordable housing. The Chair indicated Haat he would follow up with Mashpee Commons. Discussion turned to differences between affordable housing and market units. There was agreement that there should not be a great deal of disparity between the two. Ms. Egloff emphasized her preference that sustainable and/or green products be used in lashpee's