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Affordable Housing Committee Page 4 <br /> Minutes of October 19,2021 <br /> complete this phase. It has clearly raised a trust issue with the citizens of Mashpee, as well. <br /> The second point raised by Ms. Cadrin concerned the Committee intention to support and <br /> encourage Habitat to build future homeownership projects in Mashpee. She pointed out that there <br /> is now a$6.5 million balance of Community Preservation Act(CPA)funds that the Community <br /> Preservation Committee(CPC)has in its account. Some of these funds provide another avenue <br /> for more Habitat projects. Ms. Cadrin pointed out that some of these funds could be transferred <br /> by the CPC to the Mashpee Affordable Housing Trust where it would be available more readily <br /> for Habitat to purchase the parcels they need for their affordable homeownership projects. <br /> Mr. Isbitz added that 10% of the CPA funding the CPC receives annually from the state is <br /> mandated by law to be used for producing affordable housing. The Trustees are now submitting <br /> a request to the CPC each year to transfer this mandated sum to the Trust. <br /> Lynne Barbee. Ms. Barbee raised a concern regarding the scarcity of land for affordable housing <br /> that Mr. Lehrer raised in his memo that stated Mashpee is near maximum "build-out" state, and <br /> has only a few parcels available that might be suitable for affordable housing. She referred to the <br /> Articles that were postponed at Town Meeting on October 25,which referred to 12 lots that <br /> NextGrid intends to buy from the owner for erecting solar panels there. She felt this would create <br /> a conflict between housing and solar panels,and though she believe both were important, she <br /> believes housing is more important. She added that perhaps there is a solution in which both <br /> housing and solar can be produced together by utilizing the roofs of the housing that could be <br /> built there. Mr. Isbitz suggested that perhaps Mr. Lehrer could speak to this at the next meeting <br /> of the Committee. <br /> Adjournment <br /> With no more public comments forthcoming and no further business before the Committee,the Chair <br /> entertained a motion to adjourn. <br /> IT WAS MOVED by Bruce Willard that the meeting of the Affordable Housing Committee be <br /> adjourned. Ms. Baker Seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting was <br /> adjourned at 7:30p.m. <br /> Next Meeting: Joint Meeting with the Planning Board,Wednesday,November 17,7:00pm <br /> Next Regular Committee Meeting,Tuesday,December 7,6:30pm <br /> Respectfully Submitted, <br /> IJ <br /> Christine M. MacDonald <br /> Board Secretary <br />