11/07/2019 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE Minutes

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6 Community Preservation Committee Minutes November 7, 2019 APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS Domingo Pena DJP Enterprises LLC—Caroline Way Residences: (continued) Under the Chapter 40B process units must be designated as affordable rental units. The application provides for 5 affordable rental units and 8 marketable rental units. The affordable percentage may be required to increase to qualify for MA Housing funding. It has not been determined if the project would be filed under the mandates of Chapter 40B or the LIHTC program as figures are preliminary and in the pre-development phase. There may be a mix of sales and rentals. The application states the Mashpee Housing Authority would act as the management agent for this project although the applicant has not formally discussed this proposal with the MHA. There have been preliminary discussions regarding this project that would include the Mashpee Housing Authority acting as the lottery agent with Veterans having local preference. The standard compliance includes preference for those who live in Mashpee, work in Mashpee and have a child in the Mashpee school system as well as full compliance with equal opportunity and other preferential programs that may be required. With regards to financing it was noted that certain aspects of financing cannot release funding until a certificate of occupancy is obtained. The CPC acknowledged this project is within its infancy stage and further information is required. The applicant was requested to provide written response to questions several of which require presentations with applicable Town regulatory agencies and boards. The deadline to submit an article for the May 2020 Town Meeting warrant is Monday, February 10, 2020. The project was taken under advisement at this time. David Kaplan FORWARD at the Rock—Affordable Housing for Adults w/Autism: David Kaplan, Executive Director of FORWARD—Friends or Relatives with Autism&Related Disabilities was in attendance with Sheila Lyons, a member of the Board to request CPA funding in the amount of$40,000 to contribute as a regional effort, funding to support the remaining construction of the affordable supportive housing for adults with severe Autism. It was disclosed that last year, FORWARD submitted an application to the CPC in the amount of $100,000 for the supportive regional housing which consists of purpose-built homes for 8 adults 22 years and older with Autism on 5 acres of town-owned land in the Town of Dennis. The CPC was supportive of the application by a 6-2 vote recommending the sum of$50,000 to move forward to Town Meeting for final authorization. The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 against the proposal and the article was removed from the warrant.