JOINT MEETING

PROVINCETOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY

AND

PROVINCETOWN BOARD of SELECTMEN

Monday, March 19, 2007

 

A Joint Meeting of the Provincetown Housing Authority and the Board of Selectmen was called to order by Pam Parmakian, Commissioner, on Monday, March 19, 2007 at 6:40p.m. in the Judge Welsh Hearing Room at 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Massachusetts.

 

PRESENT:     PHA    Pam Parmakian, Commissioner

                                    Molly Perdue, Commissioner

                                    George Bryant, Commissioner

                                    Harry Opsahl-Gee, Commissioner

 

                        BOS    Dr. Cheryl Andrews, Chair

                                    Michele Couture

                                    Richard Olson

                                                                       

ABSENT        PHA    Nancy Jacobsen (excused)

                                   

                       

STAFF            Patrick J. Manning, Executive Director, PHA

                        Keith Bergman, Town Manager

                                                                       

            A Joint Meeting was requested with the Board of Selectmen to discuss 2007 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article III.

 

            P. Parmakian explained to BOS that the PHA would like to be the appointing authority for 1 of the 5 regular members of the Provincetown Community Housing Council. P. Parmakian explained that the PHA is in support of Article III but would be relinquishing the PHA’s current role as approving authority for expenditures from the AHTF. P. Parmakian believes the PHA needs to continue having a role in community housing and this would assure that role. M. Perdue explained that the mission of the PHA is housing for low and moderate income groups and being the appointing authority for 1 of the 5 regular members would support the continued inclusion of the low and moderate income groups regarding “Community Housing”. C. Andrews stated that low and moderate income groups have always been and will continue to be a focus of “Community Housing”. M. Perdue agreed but stated that a lot of discussions regarding “Community Housing” have focused on middle income. G. Bryant stated that he is not sure this is the way to go but the PHA has been dormant for the 2 years he has been on the Board and thus would support this. G. Bryant referred to Chatham HA and the work they are currently doing to create 40 units of affordable housing. G. Bryant informed all that Town Hall took only about 1 year to build and things now take too long and so we need to do something to move things along, thus supports current action. C. Andrews asked what funding Chatham HA found and secured. ED explained Chatham HA worked with MHP just as the Town is currently doing regarding 90 Shank Painter Road. C. Andrews discussed a concern that PHA has had prior quorum problems affecting the approval of expenditures from the AHTF and is concerned this same issue might impact the appointing of 1 regular meeting. K. Bergman informed all that there would be 2 alternate members that would alleviate that issue. M. Couture stated that there is so much momentum regarding affordable housing that she does not believe that would be and issue.

 

            M. Couture of BOS made a motion to recommend that STM Article 3 include PHA as approving authority for 1 of the 5 regular members of the Provincetown Community Housing Council. BOS voted 3 – 0 in favor of motion.

 

            Motion by M. Perdue to adjourn the PHA meeting at 6:55pm, seconded by P. Parmakian. Meeting adjourned at 6:55pm        

 

 

    

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Patrick J. Manning, Recording Secretary