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Members present : Vanessa , Diane, Ralph, Steve, Lisa, Jillian, Ned
Guests present : Donna Kalinick, Jill Scalise
Meeting called to order at 6 : 04 .
1 . Approval of Minutes of prior meeting as submitted .
2 . Housing Buy- Down Program — Information provided by Jill Scalise, Brewster Housing Coordinator
Jill provided an overview of the program and answered questions from the committee
Planning to conduct an assessment of the program' s effectiveness, promote the program in the
community and a re-design of the program application
Program has been supported by Community Preservation Funds
At least 6 homes have been retained as affordable
ill 1 market-rate home was brought down to affordable and now deed -restricted
Original intent was to retain affordable housing vs . expanding inventory
Is looking at similar programs in other towns on Cape ( Harwich, Wellfleet ) to present all options in
Brewster
There is currently approximately $ 160, 000 available ; may be due to lack of promotion of the
program . There is a cap of $ 30, 000 per applicant; CPC willing to consider increasing .
Intent of the program was to allow for flexibility and the $ 30, 000 was considered sufficient funds to
either make improvements to a house needing repairs or as a down - payment
Jill will bring future applications to BHP for review
Also creating an inventory of current affordable units in town and researching the housing trust .
3 . Housing Partnership Committee Structure — Board of Selectmen approved increasing the committee to 7
members with 1 alternate
4 . Cape Cod Commission Study : Vanessa discussed results of study which cites a " Housing monoculture" on
Cape Cod ( preference for single -family homes ) that creates less opportunity for affordable housing. Full
report available at : httr) ://www . car) ecodcommission . ors/index . phr) ? id = 606 & maincatid
5 . Brewster Visioning — Draft of the white paper will be posted on town ' s website; next workshops are
10/21, 10/ 25 & 10/26 . Affordable housing identified as one of the 8 key issues . Facilitators and note
takers are needed for the next workshops .
6 . Accessory Dwelling By-laws : Working on having a representative from Smarter Cape Cod attend a future
BHP meeting .
7 . Housing Production Plan — Will keep as a standing agenda item for discussion
8 . Big Fix — Next year will be Harwich
9 . Dedication for the new Habitat House on Paul Hush Way will be Saturday, 9/22 .
Meeting adjourned at 7 : 10 .
Respectfully submitted ,
Lisa Forhan