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5 Mashpee Select Board-Affordable Housing Trust Minutes June 26, 2023 Discussion d A oval of Commun ity—Pre—servatiQa—Anlic pih$59Q.0101 0: Acting under the direction of former Chair David W. Weeden, Wayne Taylor Assistant Town Manager submitted an application to the Community Preservation Committee to request additional funding to accelerate actions for more attainable, affordable and workforce housing in the To of Mashpee. At the May 2023 To Meeting,the Affordable Housing Trust(AHT) was awarded$550,000 in CPA monies to allow fora more efficient procedure to enable the acquisition of land and subsequent development of affordable housing projects. Adequate funding would enable the AHT to move forward effectively and efficiently, and to take action on affordable projects as they arise. Motion made by Selectman Weeden to accept teapplication to the Community Preservation Committee for$500,000 in CPA funding at the October 2023 Town Meeting. Motion seconded by Selectman O'Hara. VOTE: Unanimous. 7-0. Roll Call Vote: Selectman Cotton,yes Selectman O'Hara,yes Selectman Sherman,yes Selectman Wee den,yes Selectman Wyman-Colombo, yes Mr. hibitz,yes Mr.McKelvey,yes Opposed, none Town Planner Evan Lehrer: Discussion of Affordable Housing M�pg,,Mission& Goals with ................................ ............ ........... Consideration-of the &q.,of the Housing Production Plan: Evan Lehrer, Town Planner met with members of the Affordable Housing Trust to review the update of the Housing Production Plan, a CPA funded project at the May 2022 Town.Meeting. The project also received funds from the Cape Cod Commission via District Local Technical Assistance. Mr. Lehrer indicated that actions to be defined in the Plan would consider projects recommended to move forward, evaluate the housing policy, and provide specific actions to be taken in consideration tothe demographic changes over the past 10 years. The Housing Production Plan (HPP) will provide the framework which the Town should rely on to meet its 10%mandate of housing units eligible for inclusion on the States Subsidized Housing inventory. The document is intended to sup port"the creation,preservation, and support of community housing." It was noted the To of Mashpce adopted its first Housing Production Plan in 2015. To meet the 10% mandate, a minimum of 32 units annually was recommended in this report. This goal was not achieved. On July 11,2023 Mr. Lehrer is scheduled to meet with the Affordable Housing Committee and consultants to outline an engagement strategy focusing on necessary steps to achieve the 10%mandate of eligible affordable housing units. It is anticipated the Affordable Housing Trust would be involved in this process as a decision-making board in similar capacity with the Affordable Housing Committee, 5