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DLTA First Solicitation—Mr. Lehrer said requests for funding are due on the 19t11. He said that <br /> he called and spoke to the Chief Planner at the Commission to discuss priorities and what is <br /> being funded and inquired what some regional priorities were and what other towns are seeking <br /> assistance for. He indicated at times the Cape Cod Commission conducts surveys for new and <br /> seasonal homes and are seeking to do this project again but specifically with relative to how <br /> COVID-19 has made an impact on housing trends. He said the thought this would be valuable <br /> date when that could be used during the Comprehensive Plan update. He said he felt that <br /> perhaps funds could be requested to support this survey. He said the request for funding is very <br /> minimal and if the Board might want to proceed in a different direction but without a well- <br /> defined project he said he was hesitant to make a submission. He said it had been suggested to <br /> submit a request for funds for the Housing Production Plan. Mr. Lehrer said he is currently in <br /> the midst of working on this with the Affordable Housing Committee and will be working on a <br /> more robust plan in another year's time as the Comprehensive plan is reviewed. He said that he <br /> felt confident that the Board consider supporting the new and seasonal home survey. He asked <br /> the Board if there was anything else that they felt was worth writing a submission for but it <br /> would be pending conversations with the Director of the Cape Cod Commission and ultimately <br /> executing a memorandum of agreement with how those funds would be spent. Mr. Lehrer said <br /> he did not have a well-defined project besides supporting the regional efforts that are underway. <br /> Mr. Phelan said it wouldn't be appropriate to any motion tonight but he did concur with Mr. <br /> Lehrer and felt that this was a good avenue to take and asked if anyone had any other <br /> suggestions. Mr. Lehrer said that if the Board wants to move forward with any proposal the <br /> Board would have to make a decision tonight as the deadline is in two days. Mr. Phelan asked if <br /> this requires a motion or if there was a consensus to move forward with the project proposed by <br /> Mr. Lehrer. Mr. Balzarini said he had no problem with the proposal. Ms. Waygan stated that <br /> she was going to recuse herself from any comment and left the meeting. Mr. Lehrer said that if <br /> he were going to submit something on behalf of the Planning Board he felt that a motion was <br /> necessary. <br /> MOTION: Mr. Balzarini made a motion for the Town Planner to move forward <br /> requesting that the Cape Cod Commission prioritize funding under the district local <br /> technical assistance funding round for a new and seasonal homeowner survey. Mr. <br /> Fulone seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mr. Balzarini—yes; Mr. Hansen—yes: Mr. <br /> Callahan—yes; Mr. Fulone-yes; Chairman Phelan—yes; Ms. Waygan—recused <br /> The meeting ended by Mr. Balzarini addressing Mr. Lehrer. He asked if New Seabury needed an <br /> engineer to perform any site inspections before they continue work. Mr. Lehrer responded that <br /> the former Town Consultant had recommended prior to his departure to have the engineers who <br /> designed the systems conduct the inspections and report back to the Board when the work has <br /> been completed. The engineer would stamp their report prior to submission. Mr. Lehrer <br /> elaborated that this would also extend to Willowbend. We will proceed in this manner until we <br /> have another consultant. <br /> Mr. Hansen said he received the information on the funding proposal but felt the timing was <br /> extremely short. He indicated if there was enough of time, one could have made a proposal on <br /> any one of the areas that Cape Cod Commission had listed. <br /> 14 <br />