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Report of the Affordable Housing Committee To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: In 2019 the Affordable Housing Committee ("Committee") continued it efforts to expand housing production that would serve low and moderate income families in Mashpee. This included working with the Affordable Housing Trust ("Trust") to carry out an affordable housing project on Town owned land at 950 Falmouth Road and supporting Habitat for Humanity's efforts to build more homeownership opportunities for Mashpee families of low income. The Committee also worked with the Town Planner to evaluate the potential for creating affordable housing on privately owned land that was either available for purchase by the Town or proposed for development by the landowner. In carrying out these activities the Committee fostered the growth of an affordable housing pipeline of potential projects that are being tracked by the Committee, as well as providing them with its active support whenever it serves to contribute to their success. During the first half of 2019 the Committee worked diligently with the Trust to identify a developer for an affordable housing project at 950 Falmouth Road. Two members of the Committee served on the 950 Working Group to finalize the Request for Proposals ("RFP") that was put out to bid in February. In April the Town received proposals from two developers, after which representatives of the Committee participated in the working group designated by the Trust to evaluate and compare the proposals based on the Comparative Evaluation Criteria in the RFP. The working group evaluation was then submitted to the Committee for its review and recommendation to the Trust. After conducting its review of the submitted proposals and the Committee recommendation, the Trust met on November 4 and designated the Preservation Of Affordable Housing ("POAH") and the Housing Assistance Corporation ("HAC"), co -developers, to be the developer for 39 affordable rental units to be constructed at 950 Falmouth Road. Other activities in which the Committee was engaged during 2019 included tracking two Chapter 40B projects in construction. One was a Mashpee Commons project for more rental housing at Mashpee Commons, 25% of which is to be affordable. By the end of the year the 32 units had been completed. A second is under development by the Wampanoag Tribe that received full funding for a 42-unit affordable rental project of which 28 units were in the final stages of construction as the year closed. In addition, Habitat for Humanity made substantial progress on three more units of affordable homeownership that received substantial support from the Committee. One home started construction during 2019, and one member of the Committee participated in the lottery held to select the new homeowner. The other two Habitat homes, actively supported by the Committee, got final state approvals. Construction is anticipated to be completed during 2020. As the year closed, the Committee and the Planning Board worked out a cooperative arrangement for an update of the Mashpee Affordable Housing Production Plan, a state requirement due in 2020, to also serve as the housing chapter of the updated Comprehensive Plan that is being undertaken by the Planning Board in 2020. Respectfully submitted, Allan B. Isbitz, Chairperson Walter R. Abbott Jr., Vice Chairperson Berkeley Johnson Jr., Clerk Marie Stone Bruce Willard Report of the Assessing Department To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: The Board of Assessors values all Real and Personal Property within the Town of Mashpee as well as the Mashpee Water District. Values are determined as of January 1 st each year. These values are based on the previous calendar year's sales. The legal standard is that all property is assessed at its "full and fair market value". That is, the amount a knowledgeable and