03/05/2019 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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Mashpee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes March 5, 2019 at 6:30 pm Mashpee Town Hall-Waquoit Meeting Room Present: Chairman Allan Isbitz, Walter Abbott, Berkeley Johnson, Bruce Willard, Marie Stone CALL TO ORDER Chairman Isbitz opened the meeting at 6:35 p.m. with a quorum, and the roll was called. APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 5, 2019 MOTION: Mir.Abbott made a motion to accept the minutes as modified. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. OLD BUSINESS 950 Falmouth Road-Chairman Isbitz reported that changes had been made by the Affordable Housing Trust to the draft RFP previously approved by the Affordable Housing Committee. The revised document would be forwarded to anyone who pulled a proposal, and it was confirmed that 13 organizations had requested the RFP. Mr. Johnson inquired about the deletion of"deed" which appeared under"Affordability" and referenced deed restrictions. The Chair responded that Town Counsel eliminated"deed" and maintained "restriction." The Chair expressed concern, noting that he was unaware of an affordable housing project, receiving public funding in Massachusetts, without a deed restriction reference. The Chair will discuss the matter further with Assistant Town Manager Wayne Taylor. Mr. Abbott inquired about the change of orientation meeting and the Chair responded that the original date was February 25, as approved by the Committee, but changed to March 11 to allow sufficient time for developers to become familiar with the RFP. Mr. Abbott inquired about who would be organizing the orientation, but it was not known and suggested that the Trust may be organizing it, possibly with the assistance of Laura Shufelt from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership. Mr. Abbott inquired about the reference to the transfer of parcels at Town Meeting, and the Chair confirmed that the RFP previously approved included only Article 30, transferring 950 Falmouth Road. Article 29 transferred 209 Old Barnstable Road, and was added by Mr. Taylor to the RFP since the two were companion Articles. On page 7, the Chair noted that the bullets needed correction to eliminate potential confusion, as they pertained to different aspects in the RFP. Other clerical corrections were made. Mashpee Commons-John Connell, Mashpee Commons, was present to provide an update regarding their project. Mr. Connell stated that they had not completed Phase IA, which would have consisted of 52 units, including 13 affordable units. Of the 32 units constructed,there were 8 affordable units. Mr. Connell noted the challenges associated with identifying qualified applications. There was discussion regarding the company managing Mashpee Commons' affordably housing lottery. The Chair summarized Mashpee Commons' effort to pursue Form-Based Zoning to revise and proceed with a plan that would hopefully include substantial affordable housing. There was discussion about dialogue between the Town and Mashpee Commons, timing of results and the issues of