TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2006
Chairman Elaine Anderson convened
the meeting at 9:05 a.m. noting the following attendees:
Members present: Elaine Anderson, Chairman; Mona Anderson, Vice Chairman; A.J. Alon; Austin Knight; Stephen Milkewicz; Molly Perdue
Absent
Member: Bill Dougal (excused)
Other Attendees: Patrick Manning, Nancy
Jacobsen, George Bryant (Housing)
Recorder: Cynthia Curran
The following are meeting minutes, in brief:
HOUSING SUMMIT REPORT
The CPC committee discussed the final
report of the Housing Summit and how its ideas would be implemented. The BOS had suggested a task force under the
direction of the Town Manager with members from relevant committees. The CPC suggested that others from the
community might be involved, such as business and financial people. The idea of hiring someone in a full-time
position was discussed again. The CPC
could possibly propose a warrant at the next Town Meeting to help fund the
position. It was also noted that
multiple funding sources would be needed.
The task force should start meeting the week of December 18th.
The discussion then turned to the
“Existing Structures” portion of the report.
The connection between the sewers and the use of existing structures was
discussed. There is no additional
gallonage available on Commercial Street at this time. It was thought that new by-laws or even state
laws to streamline the process might be needed so more affordable housing could
be developed.
“New Construction” possibilities,
including the Cumberland Farms project, were discussed. There seems to be progress regarding the
cleanup of the CF site. Other
Town-owned sites were discussed.
The Committee also discussed the size of
possible projects. Some members felt
that smaller projects could be viable, while others thought that the cost per
unit might be too high.
George Bryant had taken pictures of the
new affordable housing in Chatham and showed the photos to the CPC. There are forty-seven rental units. They
will be managed by an independent group.
Mr. Bryant also discussed the need for the Town to invest in banks which
would keep the money in this area. He
also suggested that local businesses be required to do the same.
The CPC discussed the RFP’s for
affordable housing and the number of units which would be requested. It was thought that, in general, larger
projects would be more cost effective, but the Committee wanted to remain open
to smaller projects as well. New
construction is much cheaper than bringing an old building up to code. After some discussion it was decided that
the RFP should state up to fifty units.
The CPC also discussed whether the request should be for rental housing
or home ownership. It was decided to
add “preference given to projects with at least two-thirds rental housing“ to
the previous RFP.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Olga Gee presented some plans for her
property which she thought might be appropriate for CPA grants (historic and
affordable housing).
OTHER BUSINESS
The Committee
discussed who might serve on the task force which the BOS was setting up. It was decided that it shouldn’t be CPC
members who are on other housing related committees, since they may be called
on to represent their committees. Elaine Anderson and Austin Knight will be the CPC
representatives for the task force.
Elaine Anderson said that she had received an
email from Howard Burchman of the Planning Board. Mr. Burchman had said that the Planning Board would like to be
part of the CPC, but the meeting time of 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays was a
problem. The committee discussed
changing the time, but felt that the time should remain the same.
MOTION: Move to keep the CPC meetings at the same time of
9:00 a.m. Tuesday mornings.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by:
Mona Anderson Yea 6 Nay 0
MOTION: Move to approve the minutes of the 11/28/06 CPC meeting.
Motion by: Stephen Milkewicz Seconded by: Arturo Alon Yea 6 Nay 0
MOTION: Move to adjourn the meeting.
Motion by: Stephen Milkewicz Seconded
by: Molly Perdue Yea 6 Nay 0
The meeting was adjourned at 11:12 a.m..