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Affordable Housing Trust Fund – AHTF
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Regular Meeting
Monday December 13, 2010
3:00 P.M.
Conference Room
2 Fairgrounds Road
Trustees Present: Whitey Willauer, Rick Atherton, Fernando Esteban, Michael Kopko,
Matt MacEachern
Trustees Absent: Linda Williams, Brian Chadwick, Charles Hughes, Patty Roggeveen
Staff present: Susan B. Witte, Andrew Vorce (arrived at 3:45,) Thea Gudonis (left at 3:40)
I. Call to Order meeting called to order at 3:12 pm
II. Establish Quorum Chairman MacEachern declared a quorum present
III. Approval of Agenda Motion by Mr. Atherton and duly seconded by Mr. Kopko to approve the
agenda as written, vote was 5-0 in favor
IV. Approval of Minutes Motion by Mr. Atherton and seconded by Mr. Esteban to approve the
minutes of September 20, 2010 vote 5-0 in favor. Motion by Mr. Atherton
and seconded by Mr. Kopko to hold the November 15, 2010 minutes
until the next meeting.
V. Public Comment No public comment
VI. Action/Discussion
1. New Business:
a. Calendar for 2011 meetings Motion by Mr. Kopko and seconded
by Mr. Atherton to approve the calendar as written, vote 5-0 in
favor.
b. Tax deduction statements/thank you letters- Motion by Mr.
Kopko and seconded by Mr. Esteban to approve the donation
thank you letters as written and to direct the chair to sign and for
staff to mail. Vote 5-0 in favor.
c. 7 Surfside Rd update – Ms Witte reported the concrete slab and
old shed have been removed from the property and she is now
soliciting proposals for interior painting all of which is necessary
prior to locating a prospective tenant. Mr. MacEachern and Ms
Witte suggest developing a small prize ($500-750 to the winner)
design competition open to professional and non-professionals
alike to develop site plan and building foot print designs for up to
4 dwellings on the property. Mr. Atherton requested staff and
Chair present a full and complete proposal of this competition idea
at the next meeting.
d. Former 30 Easton structures- update Ms Witte reports that the
AHTF has no other land on which to move the structures and they
are becoming exposed to the elements (damp and wet weather,
frost and freeze/thaw heaving) as they sit there. Mr. Webster is
waiting for his move on permit from the building department. The
utilities and Mr. Webster’s moving date is tentatively set for
1/4/11 pending receipt of his permit. Mr. Atherton made a motion
duly seconded by Mr. Kopko to support staff to communicate to
Town Administration the priority of this situation to the AHTF.
e. CPC meeting 12/14/10 3:15 pm – Ms Witte distributed a
MEMO from Town Administration to the CPC asking to be
placed on the CPC’s agenda next meeting 12/14. The purpose of
the agenda request is to de-program two previously appropriated
and programmed balances totaling 85,188.99 back into reserves for
re-appropriation to the AHTF at 2011 ATM for funding the
AHTF in FY12. Ms. Witte requested that AHTF trustees attend
this meeting and voice their support.
2. Old Business:
a. CPC –AHTF Grant Agreement- progress report by Chairman
– Mr. MacEachern reported he spoke with Mr. Beaugrand by
phone on 11/16 and reminded that the Grant Agreement draft the
AHTF forward to him (as Chair CPC) in September needed to be
finalized. Mr. Beaugrand apologized saying he’d been very busy
and would be in contact soon. No further meeting date has been
arranged.
b. ATM 2011 warrant article- “in perpetuity” adjustment- Motion
made by Mr. Willauer and seconded by Mr. Kopko to request the
Board of Selectmen to submit a warrant article for 2011 ATM
which would strike the phrase in perpetuity from the enabling
legislation which created the AHTF in 2009 Article 72 Section 2.
The vote was 5-0 in favor. Mr. Vorce indicated that there is a
“place saver” in the warrant for this anticipated warrant article. Ms.
Witte reiterated to the trustees that removing this restriction does
not mean that in perpetuity deed restrictions can not or will not
continue in use; rather the AHTF will be able to add valuable
programs and offerings that will have deed restrictions of a shorter
term thereby attracting more potential opportunities for the
creation of affordable housing.
VII. Other Business None
VIII. Adjournment Motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Esteban and seconded by Mr. Kopko
the vote was 5-0 in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 pm
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The Mission of the Trust is to provide for the creation and presentation of affordable housing in the
Town of Nantucket for the benefit of year-round low and moderate income households who would
otherwise have difficulty, financial or otherwise, locating housing on Nantucket. These are posted as Open
Meetings held at 3 o’clock pm in the 2 Fairgrounds Road Conference Room on the following dates:
February 8, 2010; March 25, 2010; June 14, 2010; September 20, 2010; November 15, 2010;
December 13, 2010