HomeMy Public PortalAboutHousing Partnership -- 2014-11-19 Minutes Minutes of the Brewster Housing Partnership - November 19,
2014
Present - Allan Douglass, Peyton Johnson, Ralph Marotti, and
Diane Panzire
1. A motion was made (by Diane Panzire and seconded by
Peyton Johnson) to accept the minutes of 10/08/2014.
Motion was carried 4-0.
2. The nomination of officers for the Brewster Housing
Partnership:
Chairperson - Diane Pansire was nominated (by Ralph
Marotti and seconded by Peyton Johnson) - the
nomination was carried 4-0.
Secretary - Peyton Johnson was nominated (by Ralph
Marotti and seconded by Diane Pansire) - the nomination
was carried 4-0.
3. At the next meeting of the Cape Cod Commission Allan
Douglass will discuss, with the newly appointed affordable
housing contact person, affordable units in the Epoch-
Brewster, Pleasant Bay and Maplewood nursing facilities.
4. The Partnership is seeking to expand its membership by at
least one more person for the immediate future and
continue to seek new members in order to grow the
committee to nine members.
5. The Partnership has settled on the 3rd Wednesday of each
month as
the regular scheduled meeting day.
5. A discussion was held in relation to the LIP Comp permits.
Properties
Discussed included: 416 Yankee Drive, 385 Yankee Drive,:- : = -
and a site in Belmont Park.
6. The issues of the Yankee Drive Condo association may
require litigation - condo units and the length of time for
rental agreements as well as the enforcement of the
comprehensive permits.
7. The association fees for the Capeview project appear to
be underestimated and questionable. The ZBA needs to be
made aware of this issue and may require attendance at a
ZBA meeting. This issue as well as special assessments and
fees for affordable units should be objects of concern in
future developments with affordable units. The issue of
management was also raised and should be addressed
also
8. The Habitat property on Tubman Road has been closed
on Some title issues remain but the project appears to be
progressing.
9. The recent Housing Summit was very well attended by
local officials. The CDP will issue statements of findings and
recommendations from the meeting. A follow- up meeting is
planned.
10. Brewster Senior Housing, Big Fix Brewster-2016, and the
hopes for a Volunteer Day-2015 were also discussed and
future discussions are planned.
A motion to adjourn was made at 7: 12 (by Peyton Johnson
and seconded by Diane Pansire) - the motion was passed 4-
0.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 17,
2014 at 6:00pm at the Brewster Town Offices.
Submitted by Ralph Marotti