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IV. Outreach to Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal the Mashpee Housing Production Plan ("HPP"). The Housing Commission HPP is designed to address the extent of the town's In September, the Committee undertook a new affordable housing shortage: who needs affordable initiative. The new Committee Tribal member, housing and how much has to be built to meet the 10% Stephanie Coleman and the Committee Chairperson, goal mandated by the Chapter 40B law. The effort to Allan Isbitz, together with the Town Planner, Evan update the HPP is expected to take most of 2023 to Lehrer, met with the Tribal Housing Commission complete. It must be approved by the Planning Board, and the Director of the Tribe's Housing Department, the Select Board and then submitted to DHCD for its Michelle (Shellie) Tobey. The meeting served to approval. Upon DHCD approval it is effective for 5 identify a few areas where follow-up efforts could be years. made,including a local preference policy that would a set-aside a small number of units for Tribal members. The Affordable Housing Committee approved this report on January 24 ,2023 V. Turnover in Affordable Housing Committee Respectfully submitted by, Members During 2022, the Committee had 3 vacancies. Two Allan B.Tsbitz,Chairperson,and Committee Members: were filled early in the year. First to be appointed Noel le the Select Board was Kayla Bader, an affordable Kayla Pine,Vice Chairperson K housing professional who is now the Assistant Kayla Barer, Clerk Director of Development at the Housing Assistance Stephanie Coleman,Member Gary Shuman,Member Corporation. The second appointment was Stephanie Coleman, a Tribal member who works in the Town Manager's office, and in this capacity promises to be a very effective liaison between the Tribal Housing Commission and the Mashpee Affordable Housing Report of the Committee. The Third appointment was Gary Shuman Americans With Disabilities who has a business background and an engineering Act Committee education, and is now a real estate broker. The three new Committee members together significantly improve the Committee capacity to broaden outreach and support for affordable housing, while increasing To the Honorable Select Board and the Citizens of the the ability to identify fresh approaches in housing Town of Mashpee policy. The Committee now has 2 persons who are The Mashpee Americans with Disabilities Act affordable housing professionals, 2 persons with Committee's objective is to actively pursue efforts to business backgrounds and an involvement with improve access to public and private buildings and businesses on Cape Cod,and 1 person who is a member facilities in Mashpee for persons with disabilities.The of the Wampanoag Tribe. committee is tasked with increasing awareness of ADA requirements on the part of the Town Officials, the VI. Building Bridges in Support of the Mashpee Chamber of Commerce,business owner and managers, Housing Authority. At the end of the year, the and Mashpee residents. Committee invited Kimberly Conn,Executive Director of the Mashpee Housing Authority, to come and talk The committee has been reassembled after a about the MHA properties, and what some of its four (4) year hiatus following the loss of the previous needs and priorities are for the next few years. The chairperson, Robert Wooldridge. The committee presentation was very informative, and opened the consists of long time members, Human Resources way for a continuing opportunity for the Committee Director, Kim Landry and Director of Special to advocate in support of the work the MHA is Education,Jaime Curley.The newest members include doing. Building Commissioner, David Morris, Merrill Blum and Colleen Meehan. VH.Update to the Mashpee Affordable Housing Merrill is a long time Cape Cod resident who Production Plan(HPP) previously served on many Town Boards and was elected Finally, as 2022 came to a close, the Town Planner chairperson. Colleen is a resident who also serves as began to address the Committee on the need to update Election Warden for the town and was elected Vice-Chair. 96