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Brewster Housing Partnership
Minutes of the July 30 , 2020 Meeting
Members Present Remotely : Lisa Forhan, Sarah Robinson, Ralph Marotti , Vanessa Greene,
Diane Pansire (arrived at 6 : 54 pm)
Guests Present : Cindy Bingham, Beth Wade , Jill Scalise , Donna Kalinick
1 . Call to Order : Meeting called to order via Zoom . Lisa inquired whether there were
questions from the public . Jill Scalise noted that no questions had been submitted prior to
the meeting, however, noted she would let the group know if any came in during the
meeting . Lisa inquired whether there was a quorum . Donna Kalinick noted that the
Committee has 7 members with one vacancy . It was determined that a quorum was
present with 4 members .
2 . Approve minutes of previous meeting : Minutes of the 1 /9/2020 and 2/ 13 /2020
meetings were presented and approved .
3 . Vacancy, re- organization , Housing Trust member : Lisa noted that Ned has
resigned his position due to his new role on the Select Board . The Partnership
discussed this vacancy as well as re-organization for the next year . Ralph Marotti
was nominated to be Chair and the nomination was approved . Vanessa Greene was
nominated to be Clerk and the nomination was approved . Donna reviewed the
process for filling the vacancy and urged individuals interested to submit their
information noting that the Town would be advertising vacancies shortly .
4 . Update on Habitat LIP Project and Update to Letter of Support : Beth Wade
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reviewed the proposed Habitat for Humanity LIP project on Red Top Road . Beth j
noted an uptick in the price to $ 168 , 250 which reflects 2020 home prices . She also
noted a change in preference — it is proposed that one unit be designated for a very 3
low income individual and the other unit be filled via a Veteran' s preference pool .
There would be no Barnstable County preference for the Veterans pool . Vet home
builds have been attempted in the past by Habitat and they have not been successful
for one reason or another . Both homes would count on Brewster ' s DHCD
Subsidized Housing Inventory . Diane joined the meeting . Donna provided a history
of work done on this project to date and suggested the Partnership update its draft
LIP letter of support if it chooses to support the project . She noted that she, Jill, and
Peter Lombardi were supportive of the change to a Veteran ' s preference . Lisa noted
that we would review the information provided and discuss at the next meeting . Jill
Scalise noted that she recused herself from the discussion of the Habitat project as
she currently serves on the Board, however, noted she would be going off of the
Board next month .
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5 . Millstone Road Community Housing Update : Jill Scalise reviewed the survey j
results received after the Community Engagement session in March . She noted that
they received a lot of helpful free form responses back . There were 3 options
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presented with option #2 being preferred slightly to option # 3 with which there
were concerns with complication and construction time .
6 . Brewster Housing Update : Jill Scalise provided an update on housing initiatives
including the Brewster COVID49 Relief Fund and potential Brewster Rental
Assistance Program/COVID Emergency Rental Program Working Group which
includes all eight Lower and Outer Cape communities . Jill noted the benefit of now
attending statewide and Cape-wide housing related meetings remotely. She also
provided an update on Brewster Woods and the Community Development Block
Grant for Housing Rehabilitation ,
7 . Standing Updates
a . CPC : Ralph noted that CPC has not met . Diane noted that the CPC is
considering discontinuing the CPC Housing Subcommittee and has been
asked to present at a future meeting .
b. Affordable Housing Trust : Sarah provided a brief update on the Trust ' s
main focuses . Lisa raised the question about representation on the Housing
Trust . Sarah Robinson was nominated and approved to serve another year as
the Partnership ' s representative to the Housing Trust.
8 . Items not reasonably anticipated by the Chair : Ralph noted that he has been asked
to serve on the Wells Court Board ,
9 . Meeting adjourned .
Respectfully submitted,
Ralph Marotti
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