HomeMy WebLinkAboutFair Housing Comm Minutes 11/1/2006Town of Mansfield
Fair Housing/Local Housing Partnership
Meeting Minutes
November 1, 2006
Attendees:
Marylin Lewis, Co -Chair
Judy Martone, Co -Chair
Shelly Roberts, Treasurer
Beth A. Dahlstrom, Secretary
Bill Dowd
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1. Minutes: Minutes of the Fair Housing/ Local Housing Partnership (FH/LHP)
Meeting held on September 20, 2006 were reviewed and approved.
2. Members Needed: Members of the FH/LHP discussed current and future member
needs. There are currently eight (8) active members and one (1) vacancy. Ms. Lewis
noted that the terms of two members, will expire at the end of the year, leaving a total
of three vacancies on the committee by January, 2007.
It was noted that Louise Motyka's FH/LHP term will expire on December 31, 2006.
Marylin informed the committee that Louise will not be renewing her term on the
FH/LHP. Committee members expressed their gratitude to Louise for 10 years as a
member of the Fair Housing/ Local Housing Partnership.
3. Treasurer's Report: A treasurer's report was presented by Shelly Roberts. A
balance of $8,085.49 was noted. Ms. Roberts also reviewed the current status of the
Special Revenue Gifts Account, noting previous professional service fees that had
been deducted from the account. It was reported that since the date of the last
FH/LHP meeting, there have been no additions or subtractions to this account.
Members agreed that the responsibility of this committee regarding Special Revenue
Gifts Account is to "keep an eye" on any additions or subtractions to the account that
are cause for alarm. Members also agreed that there should be a system in place to
alert the committee of any potential additions or subtractions to this account. In
addition to being informed of monetary changes in the Special Revenue Gifts
Account, committee members would like to know if any dollars in lieu of affordable
units are expected from any of the current housing development projects in town.
Members specifically noted the following three projects:
• The Village at Cedar Heights
• Fairfield Green
• New Units on North Main Street
Ms. Lewis said she would ask Shaun Burke, Director, Planning and Development,
who the appropriate person to ask for this information is.
( 4. Tax Title Properties: Ms. Lewis informed the committee that she sent a letter, as
requested by the committee at the last FH/LHP meeting, to Roxanne Donovan,
Treasurer /Collector regarding obtaining a list of available tax title properties. To
date, there has been no response to this request from the Treasurer /Collector's Office.
5. Mansfield Housing Corporation: John D'Agostino, Town Manager, joined the
committee for a brief discussion regarding the formation of the Mansfield Housing
Corporation. Mr. D'Agostino noted that members of the FH/LHP were appointed by
the Board of Selectmen to the newly formed Mansfield Housing Corporation.
Members of the FH/LHP would like confirmation from the Board of Selectmen that
they have officially been appointed to form this corporation by the Board of
Selectmen. Ms. Lewis said she would contact the Lauren Burns, the Selectmen's
secretary for addition details regarding this matter.
6. Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Fair Housing/ Local Housing Partnership will
be December 6, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. Members agreed that they would be available for
an emergency meeting should Ms. Lewis confirm that the members of the FH/LHP
have indeed been appointed to the Mansfield Housing Corporation.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:00 p.m.