09/02/2025 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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Date: Tuesday, September 2,2025 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Waquoit Meeting Room,Town Hall, 16 Great Road North,Mashpee lug:a4tendwice: •Chair:Michael Sparkes •Members Present: Sharon Muller,Denise Geoffrion, Gerald Tutor The Meeting was called to order at 6:35 PM Pledge of Allegiance Moment of Silence An announcement was made that the meeting was being recorded. Agenda and Minutes •The Minutes from August 5,2025 were reviewed.A Motion was made by Mr.Tutor and seconded by Ms.Muller to approve the Minutes. •Vote:Unanimous approval from attending members of the previous meeting;Mr. Sparkes abstained as he had not attended. Appointments and Membership •Paula Peter's resignation was formally accepted.An Open At-Large Position is posted on the town website and local newspaper.The Committee is hopeful for new interest. •Vice Chair Appointment:A Motion was made by Chair Sparkes to nominate Mr.Tutor for the position.Ms.Muller seconded the Motion and Mr.Tutor was unanimously elected as vice chair. Old Business •There was a brief discussion about distributing training course resources on affordable housing modules,which have been found particularly helpful for members new to affordable housing.This involves approximately 4-5 hours total time commitment.Mr. Tutor will circulate links to modules and report on new content at the next meeting. A suggestion was made that Committee members undertake the course in preparation for informed future discussions. •Mapping Sewer Areas: Ongoing work to obtain/print a comprehensive map identifying"Phase One" and"Phase Two"sewered areas to correlate with possible affordable housing sites. •Potential Affordable Housing Projects: Several candidates have been discussed,to be explored in- depth at future meetings,including opportunities for cluster development and town-owned parcels. •AI/Emerging Technologies: Idea to use Al or advanced tools for identifying new opportunities is retained as a future discussion point. • Septic/Urine Diversion Technology:Update from Mr.Tutor on the Falmouth pilot program.At present,the program is not open to other communities,but monitoring continues for expansion/lessons learned. New Business • On Commons Project (Jobs Fishing Rd): 65 rental units are proposed, with 17 affordable (<80% AMI). Because it is a rental project, all 65 units will count towards Mashpee's SHI, not just the 17 affordable units. This will have a positive impact for the SHI percentage, but the majority of units will remain at market rate, limiting the direct benefit to those in need of affordable housing. •Mashpee Commons: A comprehensive permit was issued in 2007 for 382 units,with 25%affordable. The initial build-out has been slow; few of the units have actually been constructed/occupied(e.g., 52 have been built and credited to SHI,54 are currently under construction). Time limits may affect SHI. Units permitted long ago may not count towards Safe Harbor if significant time has lapsed between the