9/4/2001 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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Affordable Housing Committee Minutes of Meeting Held Tuesday, September 4, 2001 Mashpee Town Hall — Meeting Room 1 Present: J. Cahalane, L, Botsford, L. Patrick, M. LeClair, J. Regan, A. Weinstein, Z. Elizenberry, L. Williams, R, Terry (Planning Board), and Tom Fudala (Planning). Absent: M. Meijering and G. Marshall. Guest Speaker: Peter Kirwin — Director, Falmouth Human Services. Public Audience: Bea Perkins, League of Women Voters and Kate Gamey (resident). A quorum being present, Leila Botsford, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 7:17 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Jamie Regan motioned to accept the minutes of the August 7, 2001 meeting; this was seconded by Louise Patrick; and unanimously approved. PETER KIRWIN PRESENTATION Leila Botsford introduced Peter Kirwin and he gave the Committee a brief run-down of the Falmouth Affordable Housing Program and, in particular, their processes and set-up of various committees and departments. According to Peter Kirwin, Falmouth decided to go the quasi - government route. They chose the Community Development program due to the various funding sources that would be available for affordable housing. Within the past 2 years the Falmouth Board of Selectmen appointed a Falmouth Affordable Housing Task Force. The Falmouth affordable housing governing bodies now are: (1) Falmouth Affordable Housing Task; (2) Falmouth Housing Trust; (3) Housing Corporation; (4) Housing Authority. Leila Botsford asked where Falmouth is now insofar as Affordable Housing is concerned. Peter said their two biggest priorities right now are: (1) Seek $5 Million Bond; and (2) Work with their Planning Board and existing businesses to build second -story apartments on top of current business sites. Peter commented that possibly the Bond issue may be able to go through the Economic Development Industrial Corporation. They're looking into this. Further, Peter Kirwin advised the Committee that he is on the Home Advisory Committee and this year they got $160,000 out of $600,000 federal funds that were available.