Local Housing Partnership
August 19, 2005
9:00 a.m.
Members
attending: Cindy Bowes, Scott
Campbell, Dixie Federico, and
Tim Hazel.
Members
absent: Arturo Alon
(excused absence)
Staff: Maxine Notaro and Doug Taylor
Others: Michelle Jarusiewicz, Ted Malone,
Hunter O’Hanian,
and Pam Parmakian
The meeting was called to order at 9:02 a.m.
Meeting
Agenda
Recommendations
brought forward by CHR
Ted Malone presented his Marketing and
Affirmative Marketing Plan and told the Partnership that the reason for this
plan is two-fold. There are two
requirements for a review of the marketing plan – one is to obtain the permit
and the other is related to the funding so Ted has to comply with these requirements. The requirements also state that the Board
of Selectmen (BoS) has to approve of the marketing plan and the BoS is relying
on the Local Housing Partnership (LHP) to advise them. The FAWC is taking five of those units and
will operate them as rentals for former fellows. The issue of local preference is somewhat in conflict since the
BoS also signed an agreement for Meadow Road that states that local preference
will prevail. The hand-outs and presentation were self explanatory.
If anyone is interested in these informational
packets, I’m sure that Ted Malone would be happy to supply them with copies.
Ted said his data base has 440 households who
are interested in affordable housing and
more than half are from Provincetown addresses, a few are from Truro and
Wellfleet residences. (If anyone new
applies they will have to do the preliminary intake.) There will be a cover letter going out with the application. It will be done in two phases. Five units will be built in Phase One as
well as 2 of the rentals for the Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC). Phase Two will happen in March or April of
2006. The application is similar to
others that the LHP has reviewed. The
hand-outs detail what information is needed to submit applications. The applicant is going to have to have a
pre-approval letter from a lender.
There is a very attractive rate for both the 1st and 2nd
mortgages of
5˝%.
There was also a discussion of the prices (also in the hand-out) of the
different bank offerings. Another
scenario that was discussed was the possibility of some people being able to
come up with a more substantial down payment than required.
The prices listed in the hand-out are different
from those of 4 years ago and the sale prices are different because the median
income amount has changed. Ted is
hopeful that some kind of a worksheet like this will serve as a valuable
guideline for future applicants.
Referring to the map included in the packet, Ted said that Meadow East
refers to Phase 2.
Ted will be sending the marketing brochures to
all the non-profits on the Cape. He
is looking for the town to provide the
venue for the lottery. The last time it
was held at the Grace Gouveia Bldg.
Hunter O’Hanian spoke next and said that for the
5 units that the FAWC are going to own; they’re all living and work space. He will be marketing them to the former 700
fellows who have gone through the FAWC.
They will be able to have a 5 year rental in the facility. Once he
gets those 5 units in, the FAWC will have 29 artists who will be here
year-round.
Scott Campbell asked about the dimensions of the
2 bedroom units and how they compared with the 2 bedroom units with a work
space? Answer: Square footage of the living units alone are
a bit larger than the living units that also have work space, i.e., live and
work has 700 sq ft with 300 sq ft work area, living only unit has about 1K sq
ft. Ted didn’t feel the reduction was
significant.
Michelle Jarusiewicz spoke next and she thinks
the project is wonderful and the marketing plan is great BUT the language talks about local resident
precedence – FAWC includes local preference language. She thinks that everyone understood the FAWC would be for former
fellows – but the vote needs to reflect – 70% local preference. She then handed out a copied definition re:
people who work in town which states: “UNLESS you have been displaced within
the last two years.” She feels the
Partnership needs to discuss scenarios such as: “If you have people who live in Eastham and work in Provincetown
- should they have preference? Everyone has to be on the same page in their
understanding.”
Ted said that page 5 of the application talks
about the local preference. He feels he
has addressed this issue in the application.
But he also felt that the current policy of the BoS is rather
limiting. Hopefully the town may
consider that. Ted says he will abide
by whatever the local policy is.
The discussion on the local preference went on
for a period of time with the following motion being finally made:
MOTION: THE MARKETING PLAN IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED
ON AUGUST 19, 2005 WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LOCAL PREFERENCE WILL
INCLUDE 9 OF THE 13 AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP UNITS AND THE RENTAL UNITS OF THE
FAWC (program participants) MEET THE INTENT OF THE LOCAL PREFERENCE.
Moved
by Tim Hazel Seconded by Scott
Campbell Approved 4-0-0.
Doug
Taylor wondered if - in the future - Bubala’s wanted to buy 5 units to use as
worker housing – how would that fare?
If an entity wanted to buy it as a rental – could they do it? Ted said that this would have to be
negotiated BEFORE we began a development – not after. But for now - for the Meadow Road – it’s impossible.
Ted would like more of a conversation in the
future with the Local Housing Partnership.
They agreed.
The meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m.
THE NEXT
MEETING WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 16TH AT 9:00 A.M.
Respectfully
submitted,
Evelyn Gaudiano
Approved by ____________________________on
______________, 2005.