01/21/2020 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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Mashpee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes January 21, 2020 at 6:30 pm Mashpee Town Hall-Waquoit Meeting Room Present: Allan Isbitz, Walter Abbott, Berkeley Johnson, Bruce Willard Absent: Marie Stone CALL TO ORDER Chairman Isbitz opened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. with a quorum, and the roll was called. APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 10,2019 The Chair had emailed his changes to the minutes to members of the Committee. Mr. Abbott referenced the first changed paragraph and it was decided that"by" would be changed to"of regarding the revised design. Mr. Abbott suggested additional changes to page 4, with consensus from Committee members. MOTION: Mr. Abbott made a motion to accept the minutes as modified. Mr. Willard seconded the motion. 3 voted yes, 1 abstained. A Boy Scout, and his mom, were in attendance at the meeting to learn more about Citizenship and Community, in order to acquire his merit badge. They were thanked for their attendance and interest. Chairman Isbitz shared the role of the Committee as advisory, as well as its upcoming projects related to 950 Falmouth Road and the Housing Production Plan. OLD BUSINESS 950 Falmouth Road,Development Agreement-The Chair confirmed that the Affordable Housing Trust had approved POAH/HAC as the developer for the project and signed the notice to proceed. The Development Agreement was being finalized between the Town and the developers. There may be an additional meeting scheduled with the Trust on Monday January 27, to discuss the final agreement. There were 90 days from November 4 to negotiate the Agreement. Mr. Abbott inquired whether a contractor had been identified and the Chair responded that he was unsure. The Chair confirmed that he had reviewed the Agreement which gave the developer site control to proceed, which would then become a ground lease with a 99 year term, requiring that the project be maintained as affordable housing. Town Counsel had also reviewed the Agreement. Mr. Abbott and Mr. Willard offered to attend the Trust meeting. The Chair noted that a letter had been received from Great Hay Estates Homeowners Association, who also sent the letter to the Town Planner. The Chair read the letter into the record, a copy of which is available in the file. In reference to the letter's request that parcel 94- 7 be set aside as conservation, the Chair suggested that it would then be ineligible as mitigation. The Chair requested that Mr. Lehrer look in to the matter further with Town Counsel. The Chair suggested that to serve as a mitigation parcel, the parcel would need to remain undeveloped. Main Street Village-The Chair reported that the time had lapsed for the Town's Right of First Refusal, allowing the two units to be sold without a restriction. The Board of Selectmen