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2 <br /> Affordable Housing Trust <br /> Minutes <br /> November 15, 2018 <br /> Present: Selectman Carol A. Sherman, Selectman John J. Cahalane, Selectman Andrew R. Gottlieb, <br /> Selectman Thomas F. O'Hara, Selectman John J. Cotton <br /> Richard Halpern, Housing Authority Representative <br /> Patrice Pimental, EDIC Representative <br /> Town Manager Rodney C. Collins <br /> Assistant Town Manager Wayne E. Taylor <br /> Absent: Allan Isbitz, Chris Avis <br /> Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Sherman at 6:00 p.m. <br /> Ockway Bay Meeting Room, Mashpee Town Hall <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> Discussion and Approval of Submission of an Application to the Community Preservation Committee <br /> to Request Community Preservation Act Funds for Affordable Housing be Set Aside and Transferred <br /> to the Affordable Housing Trust: <br /> Members of the Affordable Housing Trust(AHT) met in joint convention for the purpose of <br /> submitting an application to the Community Preservation Committee for funding to expedite the <br /> process of creating and preserving affordable housing in the Town of Mashpee. A formal vote of the <br /> Trust is required for the application submission. <br /> The Town of Mashpee realizes the importance of creating and preserving affordable housing <br /> opportunities and the need to become proactive in considering the significance of the affordable <br /> housing challenge. Currently, 5.2% of Mashpee dwelling units reside on the Subsidized Housing <br /> Inventory. The goal of this project is to achieve a minimum of 10% of units on the inventory as per the <br /> approved Housing Production Plan. <br /> The application has received a letter of support from the Affordable Housing Committee and from the <br /> Town Planner. Bud Abbott of the Affordable Housing Committee and Evan Lehrer the Town Planner <br /> were in attendance to express support of this application proposed to foster a streamlined and efficient <br /> process in facing the dire affordable housing crisis in the Town of Mashpee. <br /> Discussion followed regarding the use of available CPA funding and of the 10%reserves set aside <br /> annually by the CPC for Affordable Housing purposes. <br />