TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007
Chairman Elaine Anderson convened
the meeting at 9:10 a.m. in the Judge Welsh Meeting Room noting the following
attendees:
Members present: Elaine Anderson, Chairman; Mona Anderson, Vice Chairman (9:17); A.J. Alon: Bill Dougal; Austin Knight; Stephen Milkewicz; Molly Perdue
Other Attendee: Doug Johnstone, Town Clerk
Recorder: Cynthia Curran
The following are meeting minutes, in
brief:
MOTION: Move to approve the minutes of the 12/12/06 CPC
meeting.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by:
Stephen Milkewicz
Yea 5 Nay 0 Abstain 1 (BD) (MA not present)
MOTION: Move to approve the minutes of the 1/09/07 CPC meeting
with minor correction.
Motion by: Bill Dougal Seconded by: Austin Knight
Yea 4 Nay 0 Abstain 2 (AA, MP) (MA not
present)
In discussing the minutes of 1/23/07 Bill Dougal wanted to clarify that with the motion,
MOTION: Move to support the hiring of a housing consultant to
implement the housing plan: to facilitate the hiring process of a Town staff
position and to fine-tune three-year goals and objectives.
what they were
supporting was what was laid out in the document entitled "Affordable
Housing Community Staffing Plan" which was presented at the meeting.
The amended motion is:
MOTION:
Move to support the hiring of a housing consultant to implement the housing
plan: to facilitate the hiring process of a Town staff position and to
fine-tune three-year goals and objectives. The CPC's financial commitment for the housing consultant and staff
plan is expressed in the attached Affordable Housing Community Staffing Plan.
MOTION: Move to approve the amendment to the above motion.
Motion by: Bill Dougal Seconded by: A.J. Alon
Yea 6 Nay 0 abstain 1 (MP)
MOTION: Move to approve the minutes of the 1/23/07 CPC meeting with the amended motion.
Motion by: Bill Dougal Seconded by: A.J. Alon
Yea 6 Nay 0 Abstain 1 (MP)
Bill Dougal distributed a copy of an article from the Boston Sunday
Globe of 2/4/07 with the headline, “IG says builders hid profits.” He said that he would like it to be a point
of discussion for a future meeting.
Elaine Anderson said she would put it on the agenda. She also said that Paul Ruchinskas would be
at the February 12th meeting to help review the RFP’s and to answer
technical questions. The committee
discussed the cost of living on the Cape versus what people earn. Molly Perdue suggested that the committee
look at the Human Condition report.
[Bill Dougal left at 9:32.]
There were no public comments.
The CPC first discussed the History Preservation Project proposal. Doug Johnstone was present and explained
what the proposal was about. They are
refurbishing a room in the Library to house historical documents. The room will be climate-controlled. They have some funds, but will need more to
complete the room. They will also be
seeking grants from other sources. The
Committee was very impressed with the proposal and said it was very
complete. It included sixteen letters
of support. Elaine Anderson said she
would like to ask Paul Ruchinskas about deed restrictions on historic
grants. She was concerned about how
cumbersome the restrictions can be.
The Committee next discussed the BOS proposal to restore the clock in
Town Hall. They had several questions
about the proposal and decided to ask Keith Bergman and someone from the DPW to
attend the next meeting.
[The CPC moved to Meeting Room A at 10:00. Austin Knight excused himself to attend another meeting.]
The discussion turned again to deed restrictions for historic proposals
and it was suggested that Eric Dray might be a good source for
information.
The next proposal was from Thanassi Kuliopulis for a project at 6 Sandy
Hill Lane. The members had many
questions about the proposal and felt that it was very incomplete. They also questioned the fact that he seemed
to be paying himself for his own land.
The Committee decided to invite Mr. Kuliopulis to the Feb. 12th
meeting to go over the missing information and make clear what was needed for a
complete application.
The last proposal was from the BOS for $100,000 for “ ‘revolving loan
funding’ to cover the Betterment for approximately two years for the 20.000 GPD
Title 5 design flow ‘placeholder’ earmarked for affordable housing projects in
the Shank Painter Basin.” The Committee
also had questions about this application, including whether this sort of
expense should be paid for with CPA funds and if it was a loan, how would it be
paid back. They decided they would like
to talk with consultant, Paul Ruchinskas, about this application.
Elaine Anderson distributed updated budget reports for the CPC. The Committee discussed how much should be
“spent” at this time. Some members
questioned how much could be spent for a consultant, including the amount for
the new Housing Staff position. This will
have to be researched.
MOTION: Move to adjourn the meeting at 10:36 a.m..
Motion by: A.J. Alon Seconded by: Stephen Milkewicz Yea 5 Nay 0
The meeting was adjourned at 10:36 a.m..