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Home My Public Portal AboutCPC Packet 012622Town of Brewster Community Preservation Committee 2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631 cpcmeeting@brewster-ma.gov (508) 896-3701 MEETING AGENDA January 26, 2022 at 4:00 PM (Remote Participation Only) This meeting will be conducted by remote participation pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021. No in-person meeting attendance will be permitted. If the Town is unable to live broadcast this meeting, a record of the proceedings will be provided on the Town website as soon as possible. The meeting may be viewed by: Live broadcast (Brewster Government TV Channel 18), Livestream (livestream.brewster-ma.gov), or Video recording (tv.brewster-ma.gov). Meetings may be joined by: 1.Phone: Call (929) 436-2866 or (301) 715-8592.Webinar ID: 837 7728 4808 Passcode: 326439 To request to speak: Press *9 and wait to be recognized. 2.Zoom Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83777284808?pwd=NjB3WldRTGRxb0l0WXhIS1J0Y1NOQT09 Passcode: 326439 To request to speak: Tap Zoom “Raise Hand” button or type “Chat” comment with your name and address, then wait to be recognized. Community Preservation Committee Faythe Ellis Chair Sharon Marotti Vice Chair Elizabeth Taylor Clerk Roland Bassett Jr. Barbara Burgo Bruce Evans Peggy Jablonski Sarah Robinson Paul Ruchinskas CPC Assistant Beth Devine 1.Call to order 2.Declaration of a quorum 3.Meeting participation statement 4.CPC Member resignation – Barbara Burgo 5.Financial Update 6.Discussion and possible vote on financial awards, conditions, and liaisons for the following applications: a.Pennrose Cape Cod 5 - $100,000 b.Lower Cape Housing Institute - $15,000 c.Housing Coordinator - $66,900 7.Discussion and possible vote to approve payment of Community Preservation Coalition $4350 annual dues from FY22 Admin Expense 8.Discussion and possible vote to extend Brewster Affordable Housing Trust $100,000 Grant expired on 12/3/18 until 12/31/23 9.Approval of Minutes from 1/12/22 10.Update on planning for 2/9/22 Public Forum on CPA Plan Draft 11.Announcements 12.Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Chair 13.Next meeting: 2/9/22 at 4 PM 14.Motion to adjourn Date Posted: Date Revised: 1/24/22 From: Barbara Burgo Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 10:57 PM To: David Whitney; Faythe Ellis Cc: BHA Director; Laurel Labdon Subject: Notice of Resignation - Barbara Burgo Good evening David and Faythe, It is with mixed emotions that I inform you of my decision to resign from the Brewster Housing Authority Commission, thus ending my position as their liaison to the CPC and the Housing Sub-committee. I had sent an email to our newly elected Chair, Laural Labdon earlier this week and attended my last meeting tonight. While several important events necessitated my final decision - my Pharmacy Technician/Service Desk positions increasing in hours at Stop & Shop with COVID raging again, my Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center being such a success and a new initiative: after-school cultural presentations with the Falmouth and Mashpee Public Schools, among only a few of them - my schedule has sadly...and wonderfully... become so hectic that something had to "give." You fully understand, I'm sure, that my cultural/educational Museum and Cultural Center which opened six months ago in East Falmouth, have been my dream for two decades and as the Clerk/Curator/Co-founder I must now travel there 2-3 times a week to give tours and presentations. The good news for the Town is that now there is an opening for a tenant Board Member of the BHA - a much-needed asset! My many years on all three committees have been rewarding in several ways, a bit frustrating in some (diversity) and totally educational in every aspect. I wish you the best with appointing new Board members (Rob resigned six months ago, as you know and the State has yet to appoint his replacement). Sincerely, Barbara Burgo In this special edition of CPA Update, we're happy to report only good news! First, there's $10 million in state budget surplus funding headed to CPA communities today. And we are also pleased to share our Annual Report, reviewing all the great progress for CPA and the Coalition in 2021. Breaking CPA News: $10M in Surplus Funds Distributed The Department of Revenue had a dose of good news for CPA communities today - a distribution of $10 million in state budget surplus funds that adds to what had already been a record-breaking year for the CPA Trust Fund. With the budget surplus funds now added in, all CPA communities ended up with a match of 43.8% of their local surcharge revenue on round one of the trust fund distribution, with 3% communities receiving additional funding in rounds two and three. In total, more than $88 million has now been distributed to the 177 communities eligible for a distribution. Click here for details on today's CPA Trust Fund Distribution The Coalition's Annual Report: Our 2021 Year-in-Review Considering this exciting new development, it seemed serendipitous that we were already hard at work putting together the Community Preservation Coalition's Annual Report - and we're pleased to share it with you today. In many ways, 2021 was an incredible year for our organization and the statewide Community Preservation Act - and it's clear that 2022 has a lot in store for us as well. In the Coalition's Year-in-Review, we take a look back at: Our CPA Legislative Advocacy The Development of the Coalition's New Strategic Plan An Update on the Statewide Impact of CPA New Communities Considering CPA Adoption Recent Changes to the Coalition's Steering Committee Click here to read the Coalition's 2021 Year-in-Review Community Preservation Coalition Partner Organizations www.communitypreservation.org To: CPC Members Re: 2022 Spring TM applications From: Faythe Ellis, Chair 1/24/22 1. Link to Applications 2. Link to Legal opinions beginning P. 2 APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE FUNDING Community Preservation Coalition Dues Project Name (or “None”) Date: January 24, 2022 Name of Person Submitting Request: Faythe Ellis, Chair CPC Daytime Phone Number: 508-680-6487 Email Address: Faythe.Ellis@outlook.com Requested Amount: $4,350 Expense Description: Annual Coalition Dues – see invoice Category: ! Open Space ! Historic Preservation ! Recreation ! Affordable Housing Form PE 2/5/2014 CPC Action: Approved Amount:$CPC Liaison: Disapproved Other Action: Date CPC Chair Signature BREWSTER COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE (CPC) HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSULTING SCOPE OF SERVICES FY 2021 1.Advise and provide technical assistance to the CPC on any other CPC historic preservation matters of funding requests as needed and as requested. Expected duration of contract: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 Maximum amount of funding available for the consulting scope of services: $2,500 Source of Funds: FY 2022 CPC Administrative Funds January 12, 2022 Community Preservation Committee Town of Brewster Brewster Town Hall 2198 Main St. Brewster, MA 02631 Community Preservation Coalition Dues Notice Annual membership dues……………… $4350.00 Please make checks payable to: Community Preservation Coalition Contact the Community Preservation Coalition with any questions at 617-367-8998. Please remit to our address: Community Preservation Coalition Attn: Stuart Saginor 6 Beacon Street, Suite 615 Boston, MA 02108 Town of Brewster 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631-1898 Phone: (508) 896-3701, ext. 1169 Fax: (508) 896-8089 MEMORANDUM TO: Brewster Affordable Housing Trust Fund FROM: Jill Scalise, Housing Coordinator & Donna Kalinick, Assistant Town Administrator RE: Request of Extension of Community Preservation Act Housing Trust Grant DATE: January 10, 2022 Background: On December 3rd, 2018, Brewster Town Meeting approved a $100,000 Community Preservation Act (CPA) award to the Brewster Affordable Housing Trust. The funds were allocated to the Housing Trust “to acquire, create, preserve, rehabilitate (only for housing acquired or created using CPA funds), and/or support (the foregoing, the “Permitted Purposes”) community housing in the Town of Brewster.” According to the Grant Award Letter: “The funds can be used for the Millstone Road pre-feasibility and pre-development expenses along with other CPA eligible opportunities/activities that may arise with the exception of administrative expenses.” “The funds need to be expended by December 31, 2020.” The Housing Trust has allocated and spent the funds in the following manner: $25,000 allocated for pre-development of Community Housing Property at 0 Millstone Road. And for the preservation of affordable housing (prior to Preservation of Affordable Housing CPA grant in November 2019) • $12,500 spent- Community Engagement Consultant for Community Housing at 0 Millstone Road. • $7,250- Watershed Analysis for Community Housing Property at 0 Millstone Rd. • $528- Legal fees for the Community Housing Property • $600- appraisal of 212 Yankee Drive in 2019 Spent= $20,878 Office of: Housing Notes: • Proforma evaluation funding was approved at 01.06.2022 Trust meeting. • $10,000 grant received from Mass Housing Partnership for third-party technical assistance as well as additional direct assistance from MHP for pre-feasibility study and preparation of RFP. $75,000 allocated for Rental Assistance Program. • A $75,000 contract was executed with Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC) to manage the program in August 2020. The Town is billed, and charged, only after assistance payments are made from the Brewster Rental Assistance Fund. Brewster funds are only used after all other funding possibilities have been exhausted. • From 7/1/20 – 11/30/21, HAC provided $303,292 to Brewster residents for rent and mortgage assistance. This included $6,300 paid from the Rental Assistance Program funds. Spent=$6,300 While the $100,000 in CPA funds have been allocated, they have not been officially spent at the present time. At their January 6, 2022 meeting, the Housing Trust voted unanimously to request an extension of the grant to December 31, 2023. Request from the Housing Trust: The Housing Trust requests that the Community Preservation Committee extend the grant period of the December 3, 2018, $100,000 grant award for the Housing Trust until December 31, 2023.