HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffordable Housing Trust Fund Minutes - May 9, 2011_201402060924012517Approved Minutes
Affordable Housing Trust Fund – AHTF
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Regular Meeting
Monday May 9, 2011
3:00 P.M.
Conference Room
2 Fairgrounds Road
Trustees Present: Matthew MacEachern Fernando Esteban, Linda Williams,
Rick Atherton, Michael Kopko (arrived at 3:25), and Charles Hughes
Trustees Absent: Bob DeCosta, Patty Roggeveen and Whitey Willauer
Staff present: Susan B. Witte
I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:20
II. Establish Quorum A quorum was declared by Chairman MacEachern
III. Approval of Agenda Ms Williams made the motion to approve the agenda which was
duly seconded and carried 5-0
IV. Approval of Minutes Ms Williams made the motion to approve the March 14, 2011 minutes
which was duly seconded and carried 5-0
V. Public Comment There was no public comment
VI. Action/Discussion
1. Ongoing Business:
a. 5 Monohansett-update Staff reported that to date there
have been over 55 individual requests through the procurement
officer to receive the RFP packet, reminder that the RFP’s will be
opened on 6/9/11.
A perimeter plan and survey have been completed on the property
and concrete boundary markers have been placed by Sullivan and
Earle. The survey revealed a driveway encroachment on the
southern boundary by an abutter, NHA Properties, INC d/b/a
Housing Nantucket. Staff met with abutter, Ms. Anne Kuszpa,
Exec. Dir. at Housing Nantucket who indicated her agreement to
move the encroachment. Ms Kuszpa stated her organization had
no funding for such an expense until after 7/1/11. Verbal
agreement between Ms Witte and Ms Kuszpa was made the
encroachment would be resolved by 7/1/11 by Housing
Nantucket. (Mr. Kopko arrived.)
b. 7 Surfside Rd- update Staff reported that landscape
maintenance and hydro-seeding was completed at the property.
The design contest deadline was 4/29 the Jury members
individually reviewed the submissions and recommended to the
Trustees that Colin Carr be awarded the 1st prize and that Ben
Normand be honored as runner- up. Ms. Williams made the
motion which was duly seconded and the vote passed unanimously
6-0. Chairman MacEachern reinforced that he goal of the design
competition had been to help the Trustees understand what the
potentials are in terms of the size and the scale of the future
development of the property. The 1st prize winner and runner up
did an outstanding job of demonstrating exactly that, and took the
task to a fairly developed level of site analysis. The Chairman asked
staff to send a letter to the applicants selected thanking them for
their efforts and acknowledging the time, thought, and talents
involved in presenting their submissions.
2. New Business:
a. Programs in Development for FY 2013 Staff asked the
Trustees for input concerning which housing programs they wish to promote
both in FY 2012 and when applying for CPC funding in FY 2013. The staff
advised that CPC applications will most likely be due in early September.
There is no FY 2013 information posted yet on the CPC website.
Chairman MacEachern suggested that the Trustees direct staff to concentrate
the FY 13 application on 4 general areas for Program Development in the FY
13 CPC application, in addition to the generalized recitation of programs in
prior applications (Gap financing, buy-downs, etc.). There was general
agreement that currently the areas of specific concentration should be:
i. Development of 7 Surfside Road either new
construction or small house relocations - in perpetuity
ii. House moves in general- in perpetuity
iii. Creation of accessory units- 15 year deed restriction
iv. Home Owner Renovation (HOR) program- 15 year
deed restrictions
Staff pointed out that Article 86 of ATM allows for the creation of affordable
housing at 42R Sparks Ave a 0.51 Acre parcel zoned R10 at the end of Cow
Pond. Ms Witte suggest asking the BOS to begin discussions of deeding the
parcel to the AHTF for development of affordable housing, since the lots of
Ticcoma Way and the large lease lot site at 2 Fairgrounds remain unavailable
for development due to Mesa Mepa permitting issues which continue to be
unresolved. Ms Witte told of her conversation with the chief Biologist at
Natural Heritage who explained that even if their ongoing public hearing
process does result in de-listing the Nantucket shad bush Natural Heritage will
still require any active permits ( 2FGR included) to complete promised
mitigation. Ms. Witte recommends broaching the subject of alternative
locations for immediate projects, such as 42R Sparks Ave with the BOS.
Following 2011 ATM decision to allow “in perpetuity” requirements to be
discretionary, the program long proposed by Mr. Hughes to expand the
eligibility of the residential exemption to non owner occupied home owners
who meet the test of renting at an affordable rate to affordably qualified year
round tenants is finally within the realm of the AHTF. Mr Kopko directed
staff to inquire of legal counsel to determine the process and mechanisms
needed make that program a reality.
Discussions regarding the payment of RE taxes on both residential exemption
properties and non-profits who are exempt from the payment of RE taxes and
what additional burdens any re-classifications may unintentionally create as
burdens on the Town Assessor’s were postponed until staff gathered more
information from the Assessor’s office.
VII. Adjournment At 3:55 pm a motion to adjourn was made by Ms Williams, duly
seconded and passed unanimously 6-0. The next regularly
scheduled meeting will be held on 6/13/11 at 3pm
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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