REGULAR MEETING
A regular meeting of the Provincetown Housing Authority was called
to order by Nancy Jacobsen, Acting Chair, on
PRESENT: Nancy Jacobsen, Vice-Chair
Bryan Green, Commissioner
Cheryl Andrews, Commissioner
George Bryant, Commissioner
Harry Opsahl-Gee, Commissioner
Patrick J. Manning, Executive Director & Recording Secretary
OTHERS: Molly Perdue, Towanda McClure, Nancy Swanson
ABSENT:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Motion by G. Bryant to move Agenda Item #9A to #3, seconded by
B. Green.
VOTED:
Unanimous to approve
agenda item move.
Molly Perdue presented a written letter to the Board, expressing her
desire, based on her past involvement on housing issues, to be the PHA
appointee to the Community Housing Council.
Board discussed an option to advertise for the appointee position.
C. Andrews asked if other board members were interested on serving
on the CHC. B. Green stated he was interested in representing PHA on
the CPC.
N. Jacobsen made a motion to appoint M. Perdue as a
Provincetown Housing Authority appointee to the Community
Housing Council, seconded by H. Opsahl-Gee.
VOTED:
Unanimous to approve
the appointment.
2…
C. Andrews made a motion to add an addendum to the prior motion,
“term to expire on
VOTED:
Unanimous to approve
addendum.
Patrick Manning said that he would email the Town Manager and the
Board of Selectmen, of the appointment.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS:
Towanda McClure’s letter to the PHA about making Maushope a
smoke-free building, was read. She mentioned that cigarette smoke does
not stay in the smokers’ apartments. Discussion ensued regarding smoke-
cleaning devices that could be installed in apartments. C. Andrews told
the Board about “Smoke-Eaters” that were installed at Fat Jack’s Eatery
and could perhaps be installed in certain apartments. C. Andrews wanted
to know what our options were.
ED discussed contacting PHA attorney regarding options
for restricting smoking.
B. Green made a motion to check into size and costs of smoke-cleaning
devices, seconded by C. Andrews.
VOTED:
Unanimous to check
into devices.
G. Bryant stated that he would like all PHA properties and units
smoke-free within five years.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
C. Andrews asked ED to clarify officer positions.
ED clarified Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasureer and Vice Treasurer
and presented their roles and responsibilities.
N. Jacobsen discussed possible postponement of agenda item to next
meeting. Board decided to move forward.
3…
Motion by C. Andrews to nominate B. Green as Chair, N. Jacobsen
seconded.
VOTED:
Unanimous.
Motion by B. Green to nominate C. Andrews as Vice-Chair for one year,
seconded by G. Bryant.
VOTED:
Unanimous.
G. Bryant made a motion to nominate H. Opsahl-Gee as Treasurer,
seconded by C. Andrews.
VOTED:
Unanimous.
N. Jacobsen made a motion to nominate G. Bryant as Vice-Treasurer,
seconded by C. Andrews.
VOTED:
Unanimous.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion
by C. Andrews to accept minutes of
VOTED:
5-0 to accept the
Minutes of
and April 25, 2007 as
printed.
OLD BUSINESS:
C. Andrews inquired about making a motion to take item #8 out of order
and move it to #6.
8-A
P. Manning explained, that under #8A, we have the Affordable Housing
Trust
Fund and that will become a moot point after
the Trust Fund will be under the purview of the new Community Housing
Council.
4…
Until the legislation is approved, the Board remains as the approval
authority and it should stay on your agenda, until the Housing Council is
authorized to be in charge. The Board can make the decision that
you don’t want ongoing issues on your Agenda.
8-B
Discussion
of
N. Jacobsen heard that there was an issue connected to the property. C.
Andrews said that the Town will become the legal owner of the property,
which was agreed upon at Town Meeting.
P. Manning explained that the Environmental Partners asked to have a
meeting with
from the Mass Housing Partnership, ED and David Guertin, from the
DPW, met and their understanding was that the property was all set,
however they want to have it clear that the Housing Authority was in the
mix. With meetings about Cumberland Farms, it’s important for Town
Manager to be there, a representative from the Board of Selectmen, a
representative from the Housing Authority, Environmental Partners and
MHP. Those are five major people that need to be completely involved as
we move forward. Sue Connolly was trying to put together a draft RFP
and that would be for whomever the Board of Selectmen person is,
Housing Authority person, Sharon and Environmental Partners. Town
Manager would like to have somebody from the Housing Authority, in
the role of representative, for
concerns with the CPC, is that it is a funding source and not necessarily
one of the major players in the development of the property. The Housing
Authority and the Board of Selectmen jointly did an application for the
dollars to develop that property.
C. Andrews stated that she’d be willing to go to as many meetings as
she could and that two Board Members should go, so that if she can’t
make a meeting, someone else will be there. There’s a big issue here and
that means that they can issue an RFP for the whole project or they can
chop it. And I don’t know who they think is going to make that decision.
When I say, “chop it,” this is what I’m talking about, about the dump.
David Nicolau’s vision is, when you get a piece of property, how do you
maximize what you do with it? One of the ways is to chop Shank Painter
and you sell it off as ‘commercial,’ so it’s no longer associated with the
housing.
5…
P.
Manning said that
Groups to have some input into fine tuning the RFP. The Environmental
Partners have presented a plan to move all the contaminated soil out of the
center and bank it against Shank Painter and they got permission to bank it up to Cumberland Farms and not have the living units there. There is
talk about whether it’s ownership or rental commercial. There are
different ways of utilizing that property.
H. Opsahl-Gee stated you’d cap it up where you’d have commercial and
not residential.
C. Andrews stated that one could look at this the other way around: that if
you sold off a piece as commercial and get the cash, then it increases its
value.
B. Green asked how many units were set to originally go in there.
G. Bryant answered “at least forty or fifty.”
C. Andrews said that the application to the CPC says, under goals, “to
develop approximately forty units.”
P. Manning said that part of the agreement with Cumberland Farms, was
to do a complete environmental impact study, which is considered a
Phase One. Phase Two: testing everything. Cumberland Farms did a
complete phase of everything. The stuff there can be capped and there
are several solutions that can be presented to the EPA. All of this still has
to be approved by DEP.
8-C
951R
Sandcastle; it’s like a little pie-shaped property. The Town has been in the
process of tax title for almost a year and a half. The Housing Authority
had requested if it could be used for affordable housing and if so, to have
the land transferred over. At this point, the Town has completed that tax
title and owns the property. They’re now in the process of changing the
deed from the Town, over to the Housing Authority.
B. Green made a motion to accept the TAP money.
VOTED:
Unanimous.
6…
8-D
C. Andrews made a motion that Chairman, Bryan Green becomes PHA’s
Rep on the CPC, seconded by N. Jacobsen.
VOTED:
Unanimous.
8E-1.
Court Street – P. Manning reported that 33 Court Street had a septic
failure and would be going on the sewer system. The property next door
to it, 31 Court Street, is on the market and has an actual piece of land.
There was discussion as to whether that land would be possible to be
purchased and if the Housing Authority could combine the two lots and
develop additional units on those two pieces of property.
P. Manning reported that 35A Court Street will be hooking up to sewer
System.
B. Green entertained a motion to instruct Ed to continue investigating
31 Court Street, seconded by C. Andrews.
VOTED: Unanimous
8E-2.
TAP money and we could possibly do another duples. We’d have to
build a retaining wall because this property slants down. “Cost-wise, it
doesn’t seem feasible.”
H. Opsahl-Gee will follow up on septic system and developing property.
C.
Andrews, commenting on
there are two things that need to be developed: the sign outside and the
flag. She wanted to know if there was money in the budget for the sign.
P. Manning said the new sign is already ordered and that a sketch exists
and wondered if that could be imprinted as a background. He said that
the cost would come out of ‘contract costs.’ Discussion about obtaining a
new flag ensued.
6-A
Board accepted monthly financial report.
7…
6B-Bank Cards
P. Manning reported that, currently, George, Harry and Nancy are signers
of the checks. Board signed new bank signature cards.
7A-Director’s Report
I.. – DHCD – A: ED told the Board, that they have a FY2007 approved
budget from the DHCD.
II. – Maushope – A. – entrance Sign ordered at a cost of $685.
B. – Census: 21 of 24.
III. – Family Housing – A. Tenant Complain6t Update: ED provided
history for new Board.
B. Septic Failure: property approved for sewer hook-up.
C. Sewer Hook-Up – Received betterment invoice
and hook-up agreement.
IV. – Foley House – A. Sewer Hook-Up: Complete.
B. Census: 9 of 10.
V.
– Other – A & B – ED Contract &
Association – H. Opsahl-Gee provided new Board with
history and we continue to follow up.
7-1-A
ED Contract – Barnstable County Retirement: H. Opsahl-Gee got
information on a retirement plan, being 25 hours per week for
employees and at least 10 years of service to the Town and be 55 years
of age. More info is pending.
NEW BUSINESS
G. Bryant made a motion to empower the Chairman to work with the
Executive Director to get the Board some training with the Mass NAHRO,
seconded by C. Andrews.
VOTED: Unanimous
N. Jacobsen made a motion to approve vouchers, seconded by B. Green.
C. Andrews abstained.
VOTED: 4-0-1
8…
The next Regular Meeting of the Board was set for Wednesday, June 27,
2007
at
Way. There being no further business,
Motion by B. Green to adjourn the meeting, seconded by
N. Jacobsen.
VOTED:
Unanimous to adjourn
the meeting at
Respectfully submitted,
Diana N. Fabbri
Recording Secretary