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5 <br /> Mashpee SeJect­-Boa rdmAffordable Housing Trust, <br /> 'Minutes <br /> June 26, 2023 <br /> Di isussiA?I ,tom t atoa .. ,!_P_h------_........o........n........m......$........5........0.........0..... 000- <br /> Acting-under the direction of fortner it David W. Weeden, Wayne Taylor Assistant Town Manager <br /> submitted an application to the Community Preservation Committee to request additional ftmding to <br /> accelerate actions for more attainable,, affordable and workforce housing in the Town of Mashpee. <br /> At the May 2023 Town.Meeting,the Affordable Housing Trust(AHT) was awarded$550,000 in CPA <br /> monies to allow for a more efficient procedure to enable the acquisition of land and subsequent <br /> development of affordable housing projects. Adequate funding would enable the AHT to move <br /> forward effectively and efficiently, and to take action on affordable projects as they arise. <br /> -Motion made by Selectman Weeden to accept the application to the Community Preservation <br /> Committee for$500,000 in CPA funding at the October 2023 Town Meeting. <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman O'Hara, <br /> 'VOTEe. Unanimous. 7-0. <br /> all Call Vote. <br /> Selectman Cotton,yes Selectman O'Hara,yes Selectman Sherman,yes <br /> Selectman Weeden,yes Selectman Wyman-Colombo, yes <br /> Mr. hibitz,yes Mr.McKelvey,yes Opposed, none <br /> Town-Planner Evan-Lehrer: Discussion of Affordable Housin&' st Mission& Goals with <br /> ­­1............................................ .....................................................................................................................­­­­ j_E ........................ ..............._............................................. <br /> Consideration of the' date of the Housing......jft duction Plan: <br /> .1 n ­­ _­­_......... ........................................___..........___........... ........_- <br /> Evan Lehrer, Town Planner met with members of the Affordable Housing Trust to review the update of <br /> the Housing Production Plan, a CPA funded project at the May 2022 Town.Meefing. The project also <br /> recelved Funds from the Cape Cod Commission via District Local Technical Assistance. Mr. Lehrer <br /> -indicated that actions to be defined in the-Plan would consider projects recommended to move forward, <br /> evaluate-the housing policy, and provide-spec-Ific actions to be�taken-in,consideration to the <br /> demographic changes over the past 10 years. <br /> The Housing Production Plan(HPP) will provide the framework which the Town should rely on to <br /> meet its 10%mandate of housing units eligible for Inclusion on the States Subsidized Housing <br /> inventory. The document is intended to support"the creation,preservation, and support of commum'ty <br /> housing."' <br /> It was noted the Town of Mashpee adopted its first Housing Production Plan in 2015. To meet the 10% <br /> ti <br /> mandate, a minimum.of 32 units annually was recommended in this report. This goal was not <br /> achieved. <br /> On July 11,2023 Mr. Lehrer is scheduled to meet with.the Affordable Housing Committee and <br /> consultants to outline an engagement strategy foe-using on-necessary steps to achieve the 10%mandate <br /> of eligible affordable housing units. It is anticipated the Affordable Housing Trust would be involved <br /> in this process as a decision-making board in similar capacity -with the Affordable Housing Committee, <br /> 5 <br />