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0 a a Motion made to dispense witn reading of article. Motion by Kenneth Marsters. Motion*, I move the Town vote that the parcels shown on the 2004 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 16, Block 36 (562 Cotuit Road and Map 44, Block 4 (59 Quashnet Road) shall not be held for by the Town as conservation land; and further, vote that said parcels shall be transferred to the Board of Selectmen for purposes of donation or sale to an entity or entities engaged in the development of affordable housing for sale or rental to persons of low or very low income within the meaning of the Housing Act of 1937, and qualifying for listing in the affordable housing inventory maintained by the Mass. Dept. of Housing and Community Development under G.L. Chapter 40B, with such transfer to be made subject to a pen-nanent deed restriction, which, may contain a reverter clause, permanently restricting the sale or resale price, or rental cost, of any homes or apartments constructed on said parcels to no more than that considered affordable for persons of low income as defined by the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development and qualified for continued listing in the above affordable housing inventory; and finally, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to make use of other instrumentalities of the Town or other agencies and to enter into any agreements necessary to effect the transfer of such land in accordance with this Article. Motion passes unanimously at 9-.59 p.m. Motion made to extend Town Meeting to 10:30 p.m. Motion to extend Town Meeting to 10:30 p.m. passes at 10:00 p.m. Article 22 To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-laws by amending Chapter 5 to insert a new ARTICLE XVIL Community Preservation Committee, to read as follows,, with said action only becoming effective upon maliority approval of a ballot question adopting the provisions of Section 298 of Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2004: "ARTICLE XVII -- Community Preservation Committee a, 0 §5-�66 Establishment; membership; terms. There is hereby established a Community Preservation Committee, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 44B of the General Laws and Section 298 of Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2004. The Committee shall consist of nine (9) voting members as follows: one (1) member of the Conservation Commission as designated by said Commission, one (1) member of the Historical Commission as designated by said Commission, one (1) member of the Planning Board as designated by said Board, one (1) member of the Board of Selectmen acting as Park Commissioners under Section 37-9, as designated by said Board, one (1) member of the Mashpee Housing Authority as designed by said Authority, and four (4) ,at-large members appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Members of the Committee shall serve for a term of one (1) year, with initial terms beginning July 1, 2005, or until the person no longer serves on the Board or Committee as set forth above, whichever is earlier, and shall be subject to designation or appointment on an annual basis 57