HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffordable Housing Trust Fund Minutes - January 10, 2011_201402060924008924Approved Minutes
Affordable Housing Trust Fund – AHTF
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Regular Meeting
Monday January 10, 2011
3:00 P.M.
Back Garage Area
2 Fairgrounds Road
Trustees Present: Matthew MacEachern, Fernando Esteban, Linda Williams, Brian Chadwick,
Charles Hughes, Whitey Willauer, and Patty Roggeveen
Trustees Absent: Michael Kopko, Rick Atherton
Staff present: Susan B. Witte
I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:05 pm
II. Establish Quorum Chairman MacEachern declared a quorum present
III. Approval of Agenda Mr. Esteban made a motion which was seconded by Ms. Williams to
approve the agenda as written. The vote was 7-0 in favor. The motion
carried.
IV. Approval of Minutes December 13, 2010 and November 15, 2010
Mr. Willauer made a motion which was seconded by Mr. Esteban to
approve the November and December minutes as written. The vote was
7-0 in favor. The motion carried.
V. Public Comment There was no public comment.
VI. Action/Discussion
Old Business:
a. CPC –AHTF Grant Agreement- progress report by Chairman- Chairman MacEachern reported
he again left email and phone message for the CPC Chairman to discuss concluding the agreement
and neither his call nor his email was returned. Staff was requested to follow up in a few days with the
AHTF Chairman and the CPC Chairman.
b. ATM 2011 warrant articles of interest – In addition to the proposed BOS warrant article to strike
the restriction “in perpetuity” from section 3- Purpose in the existing Declaration of Trust, Ms Witte
reported there is a place-saver for a proposed warrant article for a by-law amendment allowing the
sewer commission to waiver sewer fees for affordable housing. Ms Roggeveen corrected and reports
that the Board of Selectmen, who are also the Sewer Commissioners have been told a warrant article
is not necessary- the Commissioners can and will set a policy in the near future that addresses this
topic.
c. 7 Surfside Rd – update and seek authorization for Chairman to sign painting contract –Ms
Witte reported that the outline for a site plan and conceptual house design contest is underway and
shared the contest outline (attached) with the Trustees. A discussion included limiting the “jury” to
about three persons who should include Mr. Vorce, one local architect-designer who is not competing
in the design contest, Ms Witte, and possibly one of the surrounding neighbors. Several bids were
obtained for interior painting and a painting contractor has been selected. Mr. Willauer made a motion
and duly seconded by Ms Roggeveen to authorize the AHTF Chairman to execute the painting
contract on behalf of the Trust. The vote was 7-0. The motion carried.
d. Former 30 Easton structures- update –Through the second week of January the primary obstacle
to moving the structures off the Easton Street Park had been Verizon’s ongoing work to extend the
telephone wires to accommodate the structures moving along Washington Street out of Town. The
delay now is attributable to the Building department to both amended existing permit # 801-10 and to
issue a new permit to Mr. Webster to place the structures on Mr. Webster’s lot at 144 Surfside Rd.
Once the permit(s) are approved Mr. Webster will commit in writing to donate funds over a period of
three years in theamount of Sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) to the Trust.
e. CPC meeting 12/14/10 3:15 pm-report – Chairman MacEachern and Ms Witte reported that at the
12/14 CPC meeting a motion carried 7-1 to ask the BOS to submit two warrant articles on their
behalf which if approved at 2011 ATM will result in $85,188.97 being made available to the AHTF in
FY 2012 for all programs and activities with the exception of salaries.
New Business:
a. Tri-party Memorandum of Agreement -MOA with BOS and Housing Nantucket (HoNan)
and AHTF – Following a full narrative explaining the history leading up to a prior 2004 MOA
between HoNan and the 2004 BOS which required the then BOS to issue a request for proposal-
RFP tailored exclusively to HoNan as the eligible respondent for the development of 5 Monohansett,
Ms Witte described the bargain struck between the current BOS and HoNan which will also involve
the AHTF (tri-party document attached). Following a brief discussion focusing on the necessity to
participate in the tri-party MOA as a condition for the AHTF to receive the deed to the 5
Monohansett parcel all were in agreement. Discussions ensued and Ms. Roggeveen suggested the
AHTF investigate putting an additional clause in the MOA obligating the Town to ultimately
reimburse the Trust the sum of $100,749.99, Ms Williams elaborated that a letter to the Town
establishing a history of its (the Town’s) monetary obligation that Trust is accepting by becoming a
party to the MOA; and suggested we ask the Town to enter into a MOA with the Trust to eventually
be compensated for the sums paid out to HoNan. Chairman MacEachern expressed his preference
for the Town to give a lot on Ticcoma to the Trust, thereby providing a valuable financial asset to the
Trust. Mr. Chadwick and Ms Roggeveen were opposed and felt a letter to the Town from the Trust
memorializing the Town’s obligation back to the Trust should be forthcoming. General consensus is
the availability of any land at the 2 Fairgrounds Road property to be used for affordable housing
should go back to the drawing board for future discussion by the BOS, Town, AHTF, and
community.
b. Agree to accept the deed to 5 Monohansett scheduled for 1/12/11 BOS meeting and authorize
staff to proceed with process to dispose of the property and use proceeds to satisfy tri-party
MOU and fund activities of the AHTF – Mr. Chadwick made a motion which was seconded by
Mr. Esteban to a). authorize the AHTF to accept the terms and participate in said agreement b).accept
the deed to 5 Monohansett and to authorize staff to proceed with the process to dispose of the
property and to use the proceeds to satisfy the tri-party Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and fund
any and all activities of the AHTF. The motion carried unanimously 7-0.
VII. Adjournment Mr. Hughes made a motion to adjourn which was duly seconded by Mr. Esteban
the vote was unanimous. The meeting was adjourned at 4 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:
January 10, 2011; February 14, 2011; March 14, 2011; May 9, 2011, June 13, 2011; August 8, 2011;
September 12, 2011; November 14, 2011; December 12, 2011