Local Housing
Partnership
10:00 a.m.
Hazel, and Teri Nezbeth.
Members absent: Cindy
Bowes and Eileen Kennedy (both excused)
Others: Maxine Notaro and Doug Taylor
The
meeting was called to order at 10:01 a.m.
AGENDA:
Ken
Weiss said he came to discuss the additional one-bedroom property which was
approved in January. Right now the unit
is deed-restricted as an affordable unit and he wanted to know if the Board
preferred a rental or a purchase property.
He also continued saying, “We need to have these deed restrictions on
properties finalized and standardized.”
He went on to say that the Town counsel needs to state just what is
needed in an agreement. Ken feels that
this request adds cost to the Town, and it’s not fair to the people who are
trying to develop affordable housing.
Ken
has tried maintaining a dialogue with Lauren Goldberg and it goes nowhere. He envisions having a standard form that you
can pull off the internet. Then
everyone would know all the rules governing deed restrictions.
Tim
Hazel turned to Doug Taylor and said that they had raised these same issues in
January and the Partnership also wonders if they are any closer to a
standard? Doug agreed that he would
like that but it hasn’t happened yet and he also hopes that we see a lot more
community housing this year but no standard yet.
Ken
continued that every time there’s a new project, the attorneys come up with a
boiler plate form with a few changes and then charge the Town for each
project. Returning to Ken’s original
question. “Is there a preference for that new unit on Race Point Road - rental
or sale?” He thinks he’s heard a Board
preference for rentals. He proposed
using it for the lottery.
Ken
next skipped to community housing and wants to know how these permits get
issued? “There are no incentives. Is there any thinking that the Board would
advocate a financial incentive?”
Tim
Hazel responded that we’ve had discussions – but there has been no definitive
idea. Ken Weiss thinks the partnership
has been given a whole lot of power i.e., if they approve of a project then
they can cause the permit to be issued.
“There is nothing defined in gallonage or anything.”
Ken
continued saying he has 4 lots on Cemetery Road and each one would support 3
apartment units. Wondered if he were to
do 4 units on one lot – wonders if he were to double the number of units – then
would the LHP support him? He just
wants to begin a discussion on it. It
would mean 8 community housing units and Ken wants to go to the head of the
queue. “So will this allow it?” Ken only wants a dialogue and sponsorship.
Tim
Hazel wants to think about it and not make a rash judgement. Public perception means a lot and no one
understood the Harry Kemp Way development that Ken did. No one sees community covenants and deed
restrictions – just units and how many.
Ken
said he didn’t like the negative comment.
At
this point the discussion became cyclical.
Ken
said, “you guys are the gate-keepers of the permits!”
Tim
Hazel said, “Until we can read the directions before opening the toy, I don’t
think we can make decisions.”
Doug
Taylor promised to do the research for this.
AJ
would like more discussion but until we have more guidance, community housing
is on hold.
AJ’s
concern is how one person can qualify for a 2 bedroom unit? Doug Taylor doesn’t know. AJ wondered, “Who does know?” Tim then asked Doug if we are we getting any
closer to regionalization for record keeping, i.e., qualifying eligibility,
income verification, etc.? Tim said
that when we get the answers that will take a big load off us.
It
was thought that the ‘advertised for’ Assistant Town Manager will also become
an Affordable Housing Specialist.
A
woman in the audience said that the guidelines are very vague. Doug said that everything needs to be fine tuned.
At
this point the discussion was tabled.
AJ
told the group that he had been contacted by Clem Silva who proposed to make
the entire 2nd floor of his building into affordable housing
units. It was stated that a lot of
amendments have to be done to original plan.
AJ will contact Clem again for clarification and perhaps ask him to come
in for a discussion and a request.
Warrant
Articles:
Article
1. Conveyance of 2.2-acre Care Campus
Site to New England Deaconess Association
Motion: Teri Nezbeth made a motion to approve STM
Article 1., Scott Campbell seconded the motion and it was approved 4-0-0.
Article
2. Care Campus: $1.9-million in Community Preservation Funds
for Community Housing Restriction.
Motion: Teri Nezbeth made a motion to approve STM
Article 2, Tim Hazel seconded the motion and it was approved 4-0-0.
Article
6. Community Preservation Budget for FY
2006.
Motion: Teri Nezbeth made a motion to approve ATM
Article 6, Scott Campbell seconded the motion and it passed 4-0-0.
Article
12. Zoning By-law Amendments: Affordable and Community Housing Units –
Provincetown Local Housing Partnership.
Motion: Tim Hazel made a motion to approve ATM
Article 12, Teri Nezbeth seconded the motion and it was approved 4-0-0.
Article
13. Zoning By-law Amendment: Extend Amnesty for Affordable Accessory
Apartments.
Motion: Teri Nezbeth made a motion to approve ATM
Article 13, Scott Campbell seconded the motion and it was approved 4-0-0.
Article
17. Accept MGL C.40,, Chapter 15A;
Transfer Tax Title property at 951R Commercial Street to Housing Authority.
Motion: Teri Nezbeth made a motion to approve ATM
Article 17, Tim Hazel seconded the motion and it was approved 4-0-0.
There
were none to approve.
Adjournment
It happened at 11:04 a.m.
The next meeting will be held on April
15, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. NOTE
START TIME!
Respectfully submitted,
Evelyn Gaudiano
Approved by ____________________________on ______________, 2005.