HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffordable Housing Trust Fund Minutes - March 14, 2011_201402060924011111Approved Minutes
Affordable Housing Trust Fund – AHTF
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Regular Meeting
Monday March 14, 2011
3:00 P.M.
Conference Room
2 Fairgrounds Road
Trustees Present: Fernando Esteban, Linda Williams, Rick Atherton, Michael Kopko, and
Charles Hughes
Trustees Absent: Matthew MacEachern, Brian Chadwick, Patty Roggeveen and Whitey Willauer
Staff present: Susan B. Witte
I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:18 pm
II. Establish Quorum A quorum was declared by Vice Chairman Esteban
III. Approval of Agenda A motion was made by Ms Williams and duly seconded to approve the agenda a
vote of 5-0 carried the motion
IV. Approval of Minutes Ms Williams made a motion to approve the February 14, 2011 minutes
and after being duly seconded the motion carried unanimously
V. Public Comment There was no public comment
VI. Action/Discussion
1. Old Business:
a. 5 Monohansett-update The RFP to dispose of the parcel has been issued
by the Town Procurement officer. Legal ads as well as announcements in
Central Register have commenced. The due date for responses is 6/9/2011.
Staff reported that pursuant to MGL Ch 30B requests for bids were solicited
from local licensed contractors to build a viewing stand on the property to
show 2nd floor water views and a building permit to construct said stand has
been applied for. Staff further reported that once the stand is built the
property will appear in the NAREB LINK (a multiple listing service for
Nantucket RE licensees) to further make the availability of this parcel for
sale known to wider audiences. Ms Witte advised the Trustees that she
appropriately filed 2 separate 286A exemptions to the Town clerk detailing
hat the bid to construct the viewing stand was won by a party related to a
co-worker; and a second stating that Ms Witte while a RE licensee herself
will in no way financially benefit from the listing and/or subsequent sale of
the 5 Monohansett parcel. Town counsel, Ms Mc Knight approved of the
content language of both submissions and suggested a third 268A form be
filed explaining that the disposition decision for the parcel is in the hands of
the AHTF and not Ms Witte as staff - the necessity of this 3rd filing is due to
the fact that Ms Witte’s spouse is a RE licensee and might have the
opportunity to produce a proposer to the RFP. This additional filing will
make clear that Ms Witte has a non substantial interest in the AHTF and is
not part of the disposition decision making process. A motion was made by
Mr Kopko and duly seconded with a unanimous vote of 5-0 to have Ms
Witte file an additional 268A exemption form as just described prior to
6/9/2011.
b. 7 Surfside Rd- update Staff reported that the property is now occupied by
a qualified tenant under a term lease of one year. Based on last month’s
Trustee request and discussions to have staff devise a Tenant Selection
Policy and Procedure- staff presented a draft policy, following discussion,
and a minor modification Ms Williams made a motion to adopt the policy
as amended – being duly seconded the motion carried unanimously 5-0. See
policy attached to these minutes and posted on AHTF website.
c. Re-visit the implementation section of the 2009 Housing Production
Plan and discuss ideas for updating and revision –the 14 units
anticipated by the HNSC development of the corner of Surfside Rd and
Miacomet Rd remains delayed indefinitely due to lease terms not yet
finalized by the HNSC group. The 60-80 unit development of a mix of both
ownership (1/3) and rental (2/3) affordable housing at the 2 FGR site
remains on hold. One primary issue needing to be resolved (by others) is the
Natural Heritage MESA/MEPA outstanding permit restricting further
development on the entire site until plant mitigation of shad bush is
undertaken. Staff learned in discussion with a Natural Heritage biologist that
there is a distinct possibility that by early calendar 2012 the nantucket shad
bush (nsb) maybe de-listed. The mechanism by which de-listing could occur
is a lengthy 3 step process involving the US Dept of Fish and Wildlife as
well as public hearings and while there is some pressure externally to delist
the nsb plant- biologists at Natural Heritage and US Fish and Wildlife
cannot predict the outcome at this time. Mr Hughes raised some general
questions whether the 2 FGR property was subjected to any environmental
review prior to the Town’s purchase in 2003.His question was left
unanswered. Staff will follow up
d. 2011 ATM articles which impact affordable housing initiatives-
discussion – Staff presented the direct benefits for the AHTF’s mission for
the passage of Articles 29, 30, 63, and 78 and encouraged the Trustees
positive participation in the unlikely event that any of these pro-affordable
housing articles are “called” for discussion
2. New Business:
a. Vice Chairman Esteban expressed his gratitude to staff for her hard work
and dedication over the past year.
b. Mr Kopko elaborated to the group his recent first hand experience as a
housing seeker and reported a “state of the union” regarding rent pricing
and availability. He wanted to reinforce that while 1 year rental opportunities
may not be scarce and pricing for unrelated groups willing to form a housing
household the lease price divided by number of occupants maybe not
exorbitant, the lack of dedicated long term rentals for the affordable
community remains an issue.
VII. Adjournment At 4:45 pm a motion was made by Ms Williams and duly seconded to
adjourn the meeting. The vote carried 5-0.
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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
AHTF Tenant Selection Policy
Initial Criteria
• Qualified Income limits depending funding source (i.e., >80% >100% or >150% AMI)
• Completeness of entire application materials:
Properly filled out written application
Bank statements
Prior year tax returns
Landlord and personal references
Comparative Criteria (alphabetically)
Credit history
Cost burden quotient
Employment stability
References
Urgency of housing need
adopted 3/14/11