09/11/2017 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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Draft#b September 7,2017 . Article.6 (D#6) To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Community Preservation 10% Open Space/Recreation Reserves in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L., Chapter 44B, §5, the sum of$121,500 for the purpose of funding the Ockway Bay Boat Ramp Improvement Project— Phase ll, including necessary costs and expenses related thereto, as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee Explanation: The purpose of this project is to develop a site plan for the property and to reconstruct the parking lot for the users of the facility. Parking is currently random and. not specific on the existing unpaved lot. The reconfiguration and asphalt paving of the site will allow for the parking of 17 boats with trailers.lined on an angle design with one way traffic circulation. In MaY,201.6;Town Meeting-voted to recommend the-$75,000 Ockway Boat Ramp_Improvement project, which.'jnvolved the replacement of the:wo'oden structure in disrepair with aluminum marine-grade material. The-vote of the Community Preservation Committee was_unanimou5.4-0(1 abstention) n'support of this article. The Board of Selectmen recommends Town Meeting approval by a'Vote of x-x The Finance CoriiMittee r'ecomrnends_Town:Meeting approval by a voteof 5-0 Article 7.(D#6).: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Community Preservation 10% Affordable Housing Reserves in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L., Chapter 44B, §5,the sum of$375,000 for the purpose of funding the Mashpee Housing Authority New Buy-Down Program exclusively for Mashpee residents, including necessary costs and expenses related thereto, as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen and the Community Preservation Committee Explanation: The purpose of this appropriation is to assist the Mashpee Housing Authority with the purchase of.affordable homes in the Town of Mashpee. In the new program, rental Domes would be purchased and administered by the Mashpee Housing Authority in order to maintain affordability using CPA monies for down payment costs. The need for such affordable housing in the.Town has been identified by the Housing Authority and it is apparent due to the lack of affordable rental units currently on the market. 4