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Housing advisory commisSion
MEETING MINUTES
MEETING #77
December '12, 20'12
Present: Beth Motschenbacher, Frederick Andrews, Eric Dantes, LeRoy Heyliger, John Viterltti, Jeanne
Kelley, Councilman Bill Ruland and Phillip Beltz. Excused/Absent: Rona Smith, Dan Sarnowski, Michael
Herbert, John Vahey and Councilman Chris Talbot. Meetin9 began at 5:30 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: The minutes of November 14, 2012 were approved.
Resale of Properties at Cottaqe Way: Both contracts are proceeding with attorney
representation. Beth stated that she read that one of the Town's former "affordable properties" on
Jasmine Lane (4 bedrooms) is on the market for $280k.
RFP: Unfortunately there were no RFP submissions. Through a contact of John Viteritti, HAC
reviewed email comments from a developer regarding possible reasons that there was no
participation from applicants. Phillip stated that the Supervisor would like to issue an "open RFP"
with no deadline date after it is further modified in the New Year. Phillip will meet with Dan and
planning department staff to further discuss and develop.
Proposed CPF Tax Exclusion for First-Time Homebuyers: Fred Andrews and John Viteritti will
revise proposal and meet with the Town Board for preliminary discussion in January.
Revision of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fundinq: Phillip reported that
Suffolk County indicated that CDBG funding cannot be utilized towards building affordable
apartments in existing homes so the proposed $20,000 allocation will be re-allocated to the North
Fork Housing Alliance's home improvement program.
20'13 HUD Income Limits: For the first time the income has decreased for 2013.
Developin,cl Goals for 20'13: The following are preliminary suggestions to be further amplified at
the next meeting:
· Re-issue RFP for development of apartments
· Propose CPF first-time homebuyer exemption
· Market Town's affordable housing programs (e.g. resale of Cottages, accessory apartment
legislation, etc. through social media, Chambers, Fire Districts, etc.
· Host education forum (e.g. Long Island Index, Family Service League HomeShare)
· Create list of potential developers and non-profit builders for future RFP dissemination
Meetinq Ended 6:40 p.m. - Next Meetinq Date: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 at 5:30 p.m.
followed by pizza, etc. at Michelangelo's. Respectfully submitted, Phillip Beltz