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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCouncil on Aging Board -- 2023-11-16 MinutesTown of Brewster -- Council on Aging Board Meeting Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 2 PM Brewster Town Hall, 2198 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631 Board members attending• Sharon Tennstedt, Andrea Nevins, Jill Beardsley, Jay Green, Penny Holeman, Honey Pivirotto, Laura Usher, Alternate Board members present: Jan Crocker, Eva Gorman Others Attending: Elton Cutler, COA Director; Mike Gradone, Recreation Director, Town of Brewster, Annie Rapaport, COA' Program Director; Cindy Bingham, Select Board Liaison; Absent: Marilyn Dearborn, Friends of Brewster Seniors Liaison 1. Call to Order Co -Chair Andrea Nevin.; called the meeting to order at 2:01 PM. Due to ensuing technical difficulties, the meeting officially began at 2:10 PM. 2. Declaration of a Quorum Andrea Nevins declared a quorum. 3. Meeting Participation Statement The meeting participation statement was skipped. 4. Recording Statement Sharon Tennstedt read the recording statement. 5. Public Announcements and Statements None 5. Approval of Minutes Minutes from the 10/19/2023 meeting were reviewed, amended (adding Laura Usher's name as absent) and approved. 7. Director's Report Elton Cutler reviewed the Director's Report. His written report is attached. 8. Program Coordinator's Report Annie Rapaport's written report is attached. 9. Programming Update — Mike Gradone, Recreation Director Mike reported on current programming, including the Thursday pick-up basketball league and Pickleball, the second biggest program in the last couple of years. It has been capped at 200 due to capacity limitations (currently four courts). Eddy School courts have been lined for Picklebail. Other programs discussed: senior tennis, trail walks at Long Pond and senior striders. Discussed ideas for other programming such as a table tennis program/tie-in to pickleball program, run concurrently; Senior Games (national program), with a suggestion of an opening ceremony spaghetti dinner at Eddy School and the possibility of making it a regional program. Andrea suggested community card games and more intergenerational programming. Mike said the pickleball instructional program was intergenerational. Mike discussed the summer playground program which is capped at 250. It is open to registration for residents only for two weeks and then opened up to non-residents. The program generally fills up in 72 hours. Sharon asked about evening programming. Mike said it's tough to find space for programs but suggested the office/rec room could possibly be used for programs. He said there is space availability on Monday and Wednesday evenings between 5:30 and 7:30 during January and February, with a maximum of 12-18 participants. He noted that it would not be cost-effective to use the Sea Camps property. Andrea suggested Movies in the Park and a dance party as good intergenerational programs. We all agreed to work together and to swap ideas. 10. 50th Birthday Events Elton gave an update on the 50th Birthday event. Discussed vendors that will be there, getting a grill from Hall Oil (no charge), popcorn cart, etc supplied by Rec Dept and run by youth volunteers, 400 images from Brewster Historical, town band participation, legacy project and honoring the town's oldest resident. 11. Fundraising Updates Jay Green reported that Fundraising submitted two 1_O1's (advisory stage) to The Cape Cod Foundation and the MA Health and Healthy Aging Fund. Both have a January deadline for submission. Sharon noted that the Town prefers that they be the applicants. We are still on track to submit a grant to NAR. Laura will continue to work with The Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors on the grant submission. 12. Committee Reports a. Recreation Covered by Mike Gradone in this meeting. b. Vision Planning Committee Sharon Tennstedt reported that the draft data report would be ready next month. They will present report to the Select Board and the public in January. The COA Board will receive a copy of the report as well. c. Pond and Bay Property Planning Committees Cindy reported the next meeting of the Pond Committee Forum will be 6-8 PM on November 30. Also discussed a conservation deed restriction and the possibility of the Route 137 portion of the property being available for affordable housing or other municipal needs. Sharon reported affordable housing is also being discussed for the bay property and that discussions about a community center there have been contentious. She said the committees need resident feedback. d. Drummer Boy Paris Advisory Committee Jay Green reported that the committee was considering the LCP. e. Board of Health Penny reported on the five-year plan progress. f. Finance Committee No report g. Select Board No report h. Housing Laura Usher's report is attached. 1. Friends of Brewster Seniors No report 14. Questions from the Media No media present 15. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair None 16. Next Meeting To be held 12/21/23 at Town Hall, 1:00 pm. 17. Motion to Adjourn Sharon made a motion to adjourn; Penny seconded the motion; the meeting was adjourned at 3:24 PM. Respectfully submitted, with apologies for any omissions or errors in the minutes, Laura Usher = - AL"'fQNLN 1NIPkEhIaNTATiflN -- F2 1VI01UT11 _ ACTt)f JULY Needs Assessment Survey Through 7/12 Discuss schedule for development of 5 -year Action Plan In process Begin discussions for 50`h anniversary events Ongoing AUGUST Bit of Bliss yoga—yoga for healthy joints with Janet Bettey 7/11, 7/18, 7/25 Aquatic Conditioning with the VNA 7/24,7/31 Natural Solutions an essential oil 101 class 7/26 Mah Jong Day 7/28 Crafts with Lucille 7/17 Bookworm Book Club at BLL 4`h Friday Walking Club Weekly on Thursday Caregiver Support Group - monthly 7/6 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group and Activity Group 7/11,7/25 Beginner Line Dancing Weekly on Monday Field trip: downtown Sandwich and lunch 7/14 Field trip: Cape Maritime Museum and ice cream 7/21 Continue ongoing exercise, fitness and wellness programs As scheduled week) AUGUST Schedule Health/Fitness Seminars; Confirm speakers; Develop marketing In process materials and announcements Discussions for 501h anniversary events Ongoing Aquatic Conditioning with the VNA 8/7,8/14 Student art show/reception 8/4 Yoga for Finding Balance with Janet Bettey 8/8-8/29 Geography Gameshow — with Rec Dept and the Nauset Youth Alliance Eddy School at 6:30-8/11 Creatures in the Night— in partnership with Brewster Ladies Library 5:30 on 8/24 Bookworm Book Club at BLL 4th Friday Walking Club Weekly on Thursday Caregiver Support Group - monthly 8/3 Alzheimer's Caregiver Su port Group and Activity Group 8/8,8/22 Beginner Line Dancing Weekly on Monday Sailing with Pleasant Bay Community Boating 8/21-8/22 Floating classroom with Pleasant Bay Community Boating 8/24; rain date 8/25 Trip to Cape Cod Canal Visitor Ctr and lunch at Fisherman's View 8/18 Crafts with Lucille 8/21 Continue ongoing exercise, fitness and wellness programs As scheduled weekly SEPTEMBER Labor Day Barbecue with the Friends 9/1 Yoga for Pelvic Health with Janet Bettey 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26 Money Matters by Senior Planet at BLL —10 weeks 9/12,9/19,9/26 Basic Sewing with Dottie Higgins — 4 weeks 9/12,9/19,9/26 Drumming Circle workshop with Sue Landers 9/139/28 Art Class with Jennifer Stratton — 6 weeks 9/21,9/28 Know Your Numbers with Lauren Forziati, Town Nurse 9/14 Trip to Provincetown and lunch 9/15 The Three P's of investment Fraud: Profile, Persuasion, Prevention with Eric Giroux, Sr Counsel in the SEC's Enforcement Division 9/20 Chair Yoga with Marty Zum - weekly Starts 9/21 for 4 weeks Sepsis Awareness with Gerry Bedard; with proclamation by Rep Flanagan 9/22 Practice Your French a la Bibliotheaue at BLL — monthly Starts 9/27 Forest Bathing with Carol Marcy 9/28 _ Keys Bags Names Words: Hope in Aging and Dementio (film at BLL) 9/21 Trip to the Mashpee Wampanoag Museum and lunch 9/29 Continue ongoing exercise, fitness and wellness programs As scheduled weekly OCTOBER Money Matters by Senior Planet at BLL —10 weeks 10/3,10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 Car Fit Event TBD Basic Sewing with Dottie Higgins 10/3; 21" session starts 10/10 Keeping Our Ponds Healthy with the Brewster Ponds Coalition 10/2 Beginner Mah long with Anne Walthers — 5 weeks 10/11,10/18, 10/25 Art Class with Jennifer Stratton 10/5,10/12,10/19, 10/26 Chair Yoga with Marty Zum - weekly Starts 10/26 for 4 weeks Trip to MFA with the Friends 10/12 Better Balance through Grounding and Body Awareness with Carol Marcy 10/16,10/23, 10/30 Second Annual Cookie and Recipe Share 10/17 Presentation on Stroke by the VNA 10/18 _ Introduction to CORD with Alexa Paige 10/18 Halloween Harvest: Ghosts, Goblins, and More with Davis Bates 10/20 Forest Bathing with Carol Marcy 10/26 Yoga for Osteoporosis with Janet Bettey 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 Trip to Chatham for Pumpkin People in the Park and lunch 10/27 Continue ongoing exercise, fitness and wellness programs As scheduled weekly NOVEMBER Beginner Mah Jong with Anne Walthers — 5 weeks 11/1,11/8 New class: 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 Better Balance through Grounding and Bode Awareness with Carol Marcy 11/6 Coffee Talk with John Gardiner, Therapy Gardens 11/8 Holiday Arts and Crafts with Jennifer Stratton 11/9,11/16,11/30 Introduction to Nordic Walking 11/13 Mindfulness Series: Breath, Movement & Meditation with Janet Bettey 11/7,11/14, 11/21 Stroke Awareness and Prevention with Cape Cod Healthcare staff 11/15 Trip to National Cemetery for Veteran's Day 11/9 Trip and Lunch at Makepeace Farms in Wareham 11/17 Friendsgiving at Advinia Care at The Woodlands 11/20 Fox Tales with Stephanie Ellis of Wild Care Inc 11/29 Chair Yoga with Marty Zum - weekly Starts 11/30 for 4 weeks Continue ongoing exercise, fitness and wellness programs As scheduled weekly DECEMBER Glassbiowers Christmas at the Sandwich Glass Museum 12/1 Holiday Essential Oils with Karen Bonitto of Ciao Bella Essential Oils 12/6 Introduction to Nordic Walking 12/11 Holiday Arts and Crafts with Jennifer Stratton 12/7,12/14 Beginner Mah Jong with Anne Walthers — 5 weeks 12/6,12/13 Restore Within with Yin with Janet Bettey 12/5,12/12,12/19 Holiday Shopping and lunch at Mashpee Commons 12/15 Holiday Tea and Concert with Eddy School Chorus 12/20 Gardens Aglowl Trip to Heritage Gardens 12/22 Continue ongoing exercise, fitness and wellness programs As scheduled weekly JANUARY Risk Assessment Clinic 1/8 Hand Drum Workshop 1/17 Outer Cape Winds Concert 1/24 Sound Bath with Carol Marcy 1/19 Mah Jong (open to all levels) on Friday afternoons Starts 1/5 Field trip to Cape Cod Museum of Art and lunch at the Marshside 1/12 Film: Disease, Reversal, Hope, and discussion with Jeanne Schumacher 1/22 Why Go Plant Based? Presentation with Jeanne Schumacher: 1/29 Abstract and Expressive Art with Jennifer Stratton 1/11,1/18,1/25 Lunch at Cape Cod Tech in Harwich 1/26 Continue ongoing exercise, fitness and wellness programs As scheduled weekly FEBRUARY Valentine's Day Celebration with the Friends Abstract and Expressive Art with Jennifer Stratton 2/1, 2/8, 2/15 Better Balance Through Grounding class with Carol Marcy 2/5,2/12,2/26 Environmental Toxins in Our Personal Care with Jeanne Schumacher 2/7 Learning To Read Nutritional Labels with Jeanne Schumacher 2/14 Public Health Screenings with the VEVA and Cape Cod Tech students 2/16 Field Trip to JFK Museum and lunch at Hearth n' Kettle 2/16 Continue ongoing exercise, fitness and wellness programs As scheduled weekly MARCH Absolute Beginner Pop, Rock and Latin Line Dancing %-4/8 Joy of Nature Presentation on Vernal Pools at BLL 3/7 Lotus Flower Lantern workshop (intergenerational 16+) at BLL 3/20 Continue ongoing exercise, fitness and wellness programs As scheduled weekly APRIL MAY _ JUNE Key Demographic and Economic Information �PPYMATJO HOUSEROLDS 11Q11S housing stock was built henveeii,1950 MEWANH Mo ttji- 1P914TIAt #tce 200Q. 1804 IBYH Slur' A ai- . -lNC-QWt20;,. 77: 0. . 7},o Town qjHrewster has an estimated yem—round population of over 16,300 wn"nts. it is border W by Cape Coil flay on the north, Dennis on the west Orleatu on. the. cost, and FjqnWA on the s(nttk h4st: over 40% qf-BrewsteA hous.i" units are seasonal.hames, slightly more than the region as a whole. The toton's median ago is also slightly older than the reoWs (573 compared t653.9), but younger than -vtost Lmver and Outer Cape Owns. Bramter, similar to many other Lower and Outer dape totuns, is -characterized by moro-rural development patterns than thoso df.Upper. bnd Mid Cape towns, Brewttei by Age 14% Iml 6S ywrsAjw "I 20% 3r.; Under 2slvears 45-64 Y015. Prewstor by Race Whits iii& AAa n 4- Am MW C51 2021 51fo 6A it we 6d,W d+slFaAkwdm+onoJfitakrxF. W3 Wk'd dh 0 OM -4 Cf &-W: 0irrent Housing Stock. ,lU Cape Cod Commission conducted a ho%W?-ig typologyassessors' data and state class property codes. The graph below shows study using. local assess the distiftititm of iiarijow types of residences using. this data., which differs slightly from American. Community Survey counts. In Brewster, 75% of L .... single L- residential properties are sing family homes; 22% are multifamily properties. Ar�otker3%,are other types of properties. Other properties maybe a - single home or may ba -multifamily home's such as compounds, which may ine lude mWhple houses an one parcel occupied by different ho=eh - old I . . households Por adnglefamily hoine with it quest house. Mix of uses are properties that have at least one widence on them but also. have some sort of other use such as agricultural or commercial. For more information. oft.the housing typotqgy and categories visit: =maAWVJA M I r—Mbdd EXTAA, EXTRA. SMALL SMALL MSPIUM "R09 LAROE DUPiAno totjo6? MosILIEMIX-OF Nome LOT SOME LOTHOME WT NOME LOT #10mg HOMS 'FAIPLEX APARTMENT ROME COM . POUND uses CIS94 34.6% 23.6% 15.6% 4..4% 0.4K T.3K 29-695 .0% 'A 'L OiE LYAq S UP of 01,01, TYPES Nousl4j Stkk 6yYear Built 0.6% 11W. 24A% Consistent with regional develOpment htbo-1949 19A, pattorns, utore than 3/4 of Bivwsteeis RAW housing stock was built henveeii,1950 0.7%. Wk. 3 WW, 1009- lust. 00 11% h48 Well built 86r"4: 10-"" 1° 7119 ie #tce 200Q. 1804 IBYH owners and Renters There, are just over 4,600year7round 0ccu*d housing units in Brewster; of these, 84% are omer-occupied and 1696 are renter - o d . ccuple L W.5ml sir"li6mW I Rt -NI I It" sooq or rte. Seasonality Over 40% offirewstee.s housing units (qpproxi*aWly3j790) are used 9% RENT 3% VACANT, OTHER Wages, Employment, and Housing Affordability Households per intome Bracket utsrosr �Yes+tlanoreg t,15&.u,.r3 St0000 $t0000 to S24,999 $'25;00010 $49,999 150000 to $74,999 $75.000 to.. 599.999.. $t00,ODO lb 5149,999 3is000bto t $200.000 armors ' S: 0% 546 ion .15% Housing Affordability 1250K............................. S20DK $176K $1soK , 20% 1,001 ........... ........................I......,..., ,........ .. rONSTF�JG7'N.t $751 r ucAlbHAt SSOKI $251 52r iLfSS:SiIMCE •r.Gp1Jl.WDFtIDH • AYTNLTnApE ftk�i7 SFM•If.15. oI. 0 AVW19e M0nU1JY &nptW1Mnt Affordable.Housing Units -ne Massachusetts Subsidized Housing lnventmy is used to measure a oommugity's stock of low -or +aodoratc- incomehousing for.die purposes rtf M,U.I. Chapter 408, the Comprehensive Permit iaui, tbhtch encourages communities to have 1046 of their housing,stoek be affordable for kw- to moderate -income households. While housing developed under.G6pter.40B is eligible for inchwuh on1he inuentory, otJter types of housing also qualify to count wward n communitys affordable housing stock - �soD x•0W ss40 7,0ee Employment by Month ]AM tan feb March-. AryE May luno 3uU ALIU.. Wpt CA Nur Cue Brewster is one of the tr oiv swo-nal toums iti the region; with employment in,the town in9wising sig4ff!canny in the sunnier anontlts; In 2019. employment pealterl in July at 48% more than the loco in hilmary. Due to the pandemic, 2020 patterns vara slgnificasttly different, bruin 2021 stnrteil to retttirt to pre=pdndemic tevels`anif trends: rxulnKrM0.7ertrt(ortaanon Fa2iv SUBSIDIZED HOUSWG INVENTORY uNIT5 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLO WCOME NECDED TO AFFORo MEDIM PRICED SINOLE-"ILY HOME ivrti AUao 2022 : s�-ioo MEDIAN WWSEHOLO INCOME 110 .......... ANNUAL HDU5EF'.OLD INCO) ,E NEEOEDTOAFFORbtdE NAN �R:ccD r}E.Hr tzani� ssc.,ua In 2021 rite. me" price for a home for sale in Bneu>,ster was' $012,850. In 2022, prices increased to a median horhe solos price of $68ij,060, 02%. invYme. Average. mages in the taum's.iargest industries by employment frill watt belotb What is needed to affordably purchase'a home at mediansales. prices (affordably purchase means a household sport is 30905" or less on. housing costs), While the median gross rent, according to, the.Atnerieati Community Survey, is more afjordabte, avLtilabttity of year round rental htiusi% is very limited: µ-411001 wvnw-4m top dounhom dnrntngx,•whoo wnwaf wage refers to do in fuMv0s,. airings. Rota '---.-- G4p.CodanJfs1andlAU60.UonoJtt (Qrst2021 ALS V& Whriritas; 2022 QipeiM 1&.wfng Ft.eiti psses>in{ent; MA,I,Oboi. Marfwt 1nJoimallon, 8S-2Ut doluj Housing Cost Burdened A household is considered cost burdened whin housing costs exceed more than 30%of monthly income. pcsmr3y rsiro0iry 6.2% of howng units R(ambaltzrhomONLD ro oJtsetuo 14 2W aWwgit+toc&tdeOewxe en mind =12010-1V neo 1V my m owt-ritarydu!e aro 0nyv aniS.lt'gl of awaeG households in Brewster spend 3096 or more of Incotne.on hausing cost`s ... of. renter households In Brewster. spend 3096, or more of Income -on housing costs A RUCUACE OF THE CAPE COD REOIONAL HOUSING STRATEGY CAPECOOCOMMISSSOid.OPG/HOtiSING Zoning Accessory dwelling Unit by Right An accessory. dwelling unit (ADU) is a secondary housing unit on a single- (aroy resldentiai lot. A©Us can Include over -garage units,carriage houses, or In --house apartments, and'*y provide more affordable housing Options: le) ALLOWED MuttifAmily Housing by !tight Muitifamlly zoning by right makes the abllity to develop niultifamlly units In certain districts of a town easier, supporting an expanded and diversified housing stock, B. NO* ALLOWED :4. Induslonaty zoning Policy Induslonary zoning requires developers to designate a percentage of the units in certain protects as available to lower and moderate Income households. Ej NOTADOPTED TAW rrl wqL 6arMh Nopec3heiS4W caToupwSOe M uw aew4*. Zoning Districts As ttrith most Cripe tdwhs, the vast majority of the town is zoned f vt resid mtial uses, as can be seen in the map and the graph. These zoning categories ate broad artd do not capture the many nuances of the specific zoning regulations for. each district, -nor do theft lrielude OU ¢riay districts, but heap to provide a sutnmary of the distribution of land anatlable for certain types of lues throughouttoton. Ar Residentlal 9W 6 Commemial2% industrial 2% * Other 0.395 f� �/rwt[qnllM%dlrtki A: AVISOURCE OF THE COE COD REWNAI. HOUSING STRATEGY CAPECODCOMMISSION.ORGf H6USING TIg MH. 5� wr I- ME The Town Housing ProfiIes have been created as a datO:'resou rc�e by F. t 1) e Gape Co d Corn m issi on. Explore more d 8ita. related to housing, der"hographics, and the economy at datacapecod.org. CAPE CO:D CAP ECOD CC M MISS I ON.ORG DATACAPECOD.ORG .COMNIISSION Local Market Update — October 2023 A RoWnoti toot. praMod by the Cap% Cod arid 1.91wids Arso*;RV,-A of REALTORpe, J,,o. .A. Zfwaa:--,� I single-family Prop .0ru". i October CAPE COD &.ISLANDS. ASSOCIATION Or NPAtIORSe You to 060 Pending Sales - 11 8 27.3%. 115, 010WA Sales 9 U +65.6% 112 Median Sales PrlW $855,000 $1,00rhm +17.5% j $780,000 lnvotQry.of. H ornse-for Sale 26 Is 30.0%. 4 Months Supply-0f.jnyentor.y 2,3 1.9 -17.4% i mulative Days on Mdrlcet Until Sale 28 81 +10.7% 22 Percent of Original List Price (eoeiva& 68A % 1018% +4.6% 103.94% N owusungs 17 iA 26.06 i42 .... ....... ... • D066 not aW."rvt for BOW Wmeadoro. I AOAqiy tQ,, ow mwth can damotimop "k oxtmmo ova to sindl) ogniple azo. 106.2% New listings Cod dwrifnim 04 14.8% $760,077 +0.0% 84 + 54.5% 9 14,436 49 so ............ October year to 00% Pohding Saw 1 7 9 14,436 49 so Clow Sales. 4 a +06.6% 46 moalan Sal�.S.Prlcso. .$462j000 1$435ADD -3.8% i $376AW $442,600 Inventoq of Homes for We 4 12 +200.0% , M0*88kipply of,InVank" .0.6. +212.6% 1 WimulativeDays an Market Ufifll Sale 12 16 -10.7% 17 21 Percent *of 0061nbf List Pilde Reaelved' 97.0% 100XA + 9.396 i 102.536 106.2% New listings 0 14 -1% 133.3% 47 81 I MVAty for ow numth can eomen%" io9i ezuems "to "W04mpta 61w, "!im Sales Pfte — Single-ftmily Iftoperues I Bernstablo County — Braw$tpr 000,000 $700,000 $600,000 V00.000 1-20%. 7-2014 1-2016 72017 1-2619 J.2W 7-20*3 Median Sales Price -- Condominium Properties Rolling 12�Month Calculation $600,000 1 $400,000 S.1300,000 $200,000 swnstaWs Cotinty — Bfewst-Or r� '14018 7-2014 1-20% 7-017 1-2010 7-2020 1-2022 7-202.9 e ver 1140006n BOSTON — The Healey -Driscoll Administration today unveiled a $4 billion plan to jumpstart the production of homes and make housing more affordable across Massachusetts, The ffoirdable Homes Act. a comprehensive package of spending, policy and programmatic actions, represents the largest proposed investment in housing in the state's history while simultaneously striking at the root causes .of housing unaffordability and snaking progress on the state's climate goals, Governor Maura Healeywill be highlighting the package in Chelsea, Springfield and -Pittsf#eld,today.. This multi=pronged approach includes $4 billion in capital spending authorizati.o.ns, 28 substantive policy changes.or initiatives+three executive orders and two targeted fax credits. All are directed at reducing barriers to the production and. preservation of housing; and giving communities the tools to develop, more housing where they need it. The majority of the spending will. have benefits for moderate- and low-income households. In Massachusetts, an infusion of newhomes is needed to lower costs, accommodate population growth and achlevew a healthy vacancy rate, in combination with the housing development tax credits that were part of the jpZ relief gackage signed .into law by Governor Healey on October 4, the initiatives in this plan will fund or enable the creation. of more than 40,40o''homesthat otherwise would not be built, including 22,00( new: homes for low-income households andi2 000 new homes'for middle- income households. In addition,.the Affordable Homes Act will preservd, rehabilitate or make res�l�ence improvements to 12,000 homes for 16W? income'households, support more than 11,000 moderate -income households, and fUnd accessibility improvements for 4,500 homes. "The cost of housing is the biggest challenge facing the people of Massachusetts. We said from clay one of our administration that we were going to prioritize building more housing to make it more affordable across the state," said Governor Healey. "The Affordable Homes Act delivers on this promise by unlocking $4 billion to support -the production, preservation and rehabilitation of more than 65,000 homes statewide: Itrs,the. largest housing investment In. Massachusetts hist6ty. Together, we're going to make our state a place where people can aff6rd to move to and stay -to build their future." "As a former local Official, I've seen firsthand how new housing can transform communities and help them flourish. But we only get those. benefits when people can actually afford to live In these homes," . p said Lieutenant Governor 'Drisc :1111.. "The Affordable Homes Act is -f..0 nrrtools for municipalities to help them implement the- solutions that work best fortheorilque needs of their communities so that they can. build consensus and new homes." Recognizing the important role the staters public housing portfolio play -5 in housing affordability, the Affordable Homes Act also provides: significant investment -into. upgrading this essential asset. Atotafof : bilit n.`will provide for the repair, rehabilitation and modernization of the stag's. more than 43,000 public housing units. This includes $150 million to begin "decarbonizing" zina" public housing through the installation of heat pUmOs and electric appliances in. 3,000 units and another $15 million for accessibility upgrades. Another ­­ i ­.Innova ions Q0million ousing1 on would be. authorized for the R Fund to,support..alternative forms of rental housing for people experiencing homelessness,, housing for seniors and veterans, and transitional units for persons recovering from substance abuse. "Our public housing stock in the Commonwe6lth has lacked capital. investments for decades," said Executive -Office of Housing and Livable. Commun4ties Secretary Ed Augustus. "The proposed investment bythis administration meets the trioment. It will create powerful ripples for decades to come to ensure that families and'individuals live in communities they can take pride in. The push to spur housing production will. also directly help many othersacross a, wide range.of incomes Who feel they've I)een priced out here in -Massachusetts." The Affordable:Homes Act makes pivotal investments in green building and decarbonization that align with the administration's climate and housing goals. in addition to helping "green" Massachusetts' public housing stock, the bill includes $115 million to ensure new affordable 'housing developments meet increased standards while remaining economically. viable, The bill also directs all the state's housing investments to prioritize and incorporate the state's climate and decarbonization goals. New policy initiatives:that would.be...avaiiable to cornrrdnities:include the local option of adopting areal estate transaction -fee of 04 percent to.2 percent on the portion of a property sale over $1 milAor - 0 . county median home sale price. This fee -projected to affect fewer than 14 .percent of all residential sales --would be paid by the seller of the property with the money to be.used to fund affordable housing developments within the community. The Affordable Homes Act W- l.d also allow k(essory dwelling units less than 900 square feeta of right throughout the state with the ability for communities to set some reasonable restrictions. It is estimated this change could create more than 8,000 accessory dwelling units over five years. A total'of $1.83 billion would be directed to housing production and preservation in Massachusetts. Highlights include: $800 million for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to provide resources to create or preserve. affordable housing for households: whose incomes are not more than 110 percent of area median income; includes up to .$50 million for MassDreams to create first- time homebuyer opportunities for households in Disproportionately impacted Communities. $425 million for Housing Stabilization and Investment Fund to support preservation; new construction, and rehabilitation projects. $175 million for Housingworks Infrastructure Program to fund municipal infrastructure projects to encourage denser housing development. • $10.0 million for CommonWealth guilder to spur construction of affordable� homeownership opportunities. • $100 million for NiNed-Income Housing to support. middle-income hou�lng production. • $$0 . million for the-Mome.ntum Fund -.a new pioneering initiative designed to leverage state resourcesto support large scale, mixed - income multifamily development. The Affordable Homes Act would also make the Community investment Tax Credit Program permanent and increase it from. $12:mill ion to. $15 million per yearto support the work of Community Development Corporations. A new Homeownership Tax 'Credit would betreated to:spur production of homes affordable to first-time homebuyers earning, not more than 120 percent of areamedianincome. w. k As -part of this package, Governor Healey will also.si '9n.three'executive orders creating a H gMstna Advisoj)t CQjIj)gII to develop .a.t 5ta ewide housing plan, creating an _U.BIQgkIng kotjsing_Pr!pdM.gfion to develop recommendations for streamlining housing .production, and directing state* agencies to develop an:gxpanded M of state-owned land suitable for housing.