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AHTF 2009 MEETING MINUTES Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund Minutes of Meeting Monday, January 12, 2009 A regular meeting of the Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund was held on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. in Room 313 at 120 Washington Street. Members present were Lynn Goonin Duncan, Lucy Corchado, Mary Dennesen, Mary Lauby, Andrew Meegan, Jennifer Raitt, and Leonette Strout. Also present was Jennifer Kolodziej, City of Salem Housing Coordinator. Members absent were Mayor Driscoll, Councillor Jean Pelletier, Aaron Allen, Kathleen Burke, Chad Colarusso, and Councillor Matthew A. Veno. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board meeting held on November 3, 2008 were presented for approval. Mary Lauby moved to approve the draft minutes with one amendment (to add the word "education"to line 8 of page 2), seconded by Lucy Corchado and approved (7-0). Affordable Housing Summit The Affordable Housing Summit is scheduled for February 3, 2009. Jenny Raitt gave a brief report from the Affordable Housing Summit Subcommittee. Jenny reviewed a thumbnail sketch of the Board's previous meeting regarding the decision to focus on education and advocacy of affordable housing. She reported that the Affordable Housing Summit's Subcommittee has met with the Mayor, who has agreed to be a panelist at the Summit. Also, the subcommittee has lined-up three other speakers: Sam Cleaves, Regional Planner from Metropolitan Area Planning Council who will speak to regional housing issues and responses; Aaron Gornstein, Executive Director of Citizen's Housing and Planning Association, who will discuss the state and federal housing policy issues and responses to the housing crisis; and David Kres, President of the North Shore Association of REALTORSO, who will talk about the local real estate picture in our area. The members reviewed the final agenda. Jenny noted that the agenda for the Summit came out of the previous monthly board meeting and the meeting with the Mayor. The agenda and invitation to attend the Summit will be sent via email to City Councillors, Planning Board members, Redevelopment Authority, Housing Authority, Chamber of Commerce, local lenders, non- profits, social service agencies, real estate agents, and housing developers as well as Salem Access Television, the Salem News and Salem Gazette. Jennifer Kolodziej will circulate to members a distribution list via email so that the trustees may make additions to the list. Mary Lauby moved to approve the Summit agenda, seconded by Lucy Corchado and approved (7-0). Audit and Community Reinvestment Act At the board meeting in November, Lynn Goonin Duncan asked Jennifer Kolodziej to look in whether or not the audit of the Trust Fund was covered under the city's general audit or if the Board would need to hire its own auditor for the annual audit of the fund. Jennifer reported to the Board that the Trust Fund's audit is covered under the city's general audit. The city's 2008 audit is not yet complete, but it is expected to be finished within the next few weeks. Also in November, Mary Lauby and Andrew Meegan asked about the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and what projects the local banks are funding in order to meet their CRA requirements to find out if this could be a possible source of funds for the Trust. Jennifer presented research on what Eastern Bank was doing to meet its CRA requirements. The Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation 2007 Annual Report showed that 6% of its donations go toward affordable housing and that in 2007 Citizens for Adequate Housing, Inc. and Salem Harbor Community Development Corporation received small AHTF Minutes 1.12.09 Page 1 of 2 donations of approximately$1,000. In addition to small community donations, Eastern Bank gives grants between $10,000 and $50,000. Submission deadlines are March I"and September I"of each year. The foundation does not make multi-year commitments and the applicant must be a non-profit organization. Jennifer explained that in order to receive grant funds, a specific project needs to be identified and the project needs to meet the objectives of the fund's focus. Mary Lauby requested that Jennifer gather more of this type of information on Beverly Cooperative Bank's foundation. Meetinp_ Schedule The Board members discussed a change in the meeting date of the Board. Mary Dennesen voiced that she would like to meet at a later start date. Members reached a consensus that meeting at 9:00 am on Fridays instead of 8:30 am on Mondays would be more convenient for everyone. Mary Dennesen motioned to change the date and time of the monthly meetings to the second Friday of every month at 9:00 am, seconded by Andrew Meegan and approved (7-0). Jennifer Kolodziej will confirm with the absent members that they do not have conflicts with this new meeting day and time. Adi ournment There being no further business a motion was made by Leonette Strout to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Jenny Raitt and approved(7-0). The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted by: Jennifer Kolodziej Housing Coordinator City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development AHTF Minutes 1.12.09 Page 2 of 2 Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund Friday, April 17, 2009 A regular meeting of the Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund was scheduled for Friday, April 17, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 313 at 120 Washington Street. Members present were Aaron Allen, Lucy Corchado, Mary Dennesen, Jennifer Raitt, and Leonette Strout. Also present was Jennifer Kolodziej, City of Salem Housing Coordinator. Members absent were Mayor Driscoll, Councillor Jean Pelletier, Councillor Matthew Veno, Kathleen Burke, Chad Colarusso, Mary Lauby, and Andrew Meegan. There being no quorum present for this meeting, no official meeting was held and there are no meeting minutes. Page 1 of 1 Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund Planning Subcommittee Minutes of Meeting Friday, May 8, 2009 A Planning Subcommittee meeting of the Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund was held on Friday, May 8, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 312 at 120 Washington Street. Members present were Aaron Allen and Jennifer Raitt. Also present was Jennifer Kolodziej, City of Salem Housing Coordinator. Planning for Future Meetin s Aaron, Jenny, and Jennifer developed the following questions for developers that attend future Trust meetings: • What projects are you currently working on? • Have you worked with an affordable housing trust fund before? If so,please explain. • If the Affordable Housing Trust Fund had more money, how would you want to see the funds allocated? • Other than affordable housing production, what other activities would be most helpful to you? For example, would you like to see a focus on more advocating for rental vouchers, preservation of affordable units, homelessness, tenant rights, homeownership, workforce housing, foreclosures etc.? They also discussed recent issues with the Massachusetts rental voucher program. Aaron volunteered to review the information that Jennifer will send him on the issue. The Trust could consider drafting a letter to the state Senate to advocate for more rental vouchers across the state. Ad'ournmen_t There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m. Respectfully submitted by: 4e ni r Kolo e' using Coordinator City of Salem Department of Planning& Community Development AHTF Subcommittee Minutes 5.8.09 Page 1 of 1 Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund Friday, June 12, 2009 A regular meeting of the Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund was scheduled for Friday, June 12, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 313 at 120 Washington Street. Members present were Councillor Jean Pelletier, Kathleen Burke, Mary Dennesen, Andrew Mee-an, In Jennifer Raitt, and Leonette Strout. Also present was Jennifer Kolodziej, City of Salem Housing Coordinator and Candace Waldron, Executive Director of Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC). Members absent were Mayor Driscoll, Councillor Matthew Veno, Aaron Allen, Chad Colarusso, Lucy Corchado, and Mary Lauby. There being no quorum present for this meeting, no official meeting was held and there are no meeting minutes. Page 1 of 1 Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund Planning Subcommittee Minutes of Meeting Friday, July 10, 2009 A Planning Subcommittee meeting of the Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund was held on Friday, July 10, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 313 at 120 Washington Street. Members present were Lynn Goonin Duncan, Councillor Matthew A. Veno, Aaron Allen, Lucy Corchado, Mary Dennesen, Jennifer Raitt, and Leonette Strout. Also present was Jennifer Kolodziej, City of Salem Housing Coordinator. Planning for Future Meetings September: Jennifer Kolodziej and Jenny Raitt explained to the group the new Massachusetts Foreclosed Properties Initiative managed by Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA). CHAPA will serve as a foreclosed properties clearinghouse by connecting banks that own foreclosed properties with approved local organizations—called "qualified purchasers"-which will purchase the properties and upgrade these homes for low- and moderate-income families. The goal is to get the properties back on the market and re-occupied as affordable homes as soon as possible. Jennifer Kolodziej informed the subcommittee that CHAPA has approved five organizations as qualified purchasers of foreclosed properties in Salem: Beverly Affordable Housing Coalition, Citizens for Adequate Housing, Harborlight, Salem Harbor Community Development Corporation, and the Planning Office for Urban Affairs. Since there are multiple qualified organizations, the City will be responsible for distributing the properties from CHAPA's database to one organization at a time and will need to draft a protocol for this distribution. The subcommittee discussed inviting the qualified purchasers to attend the Trust Fund's September meeting to discuss the type, size, and location of housing each organization is interested in acquiring. Also, this will be an opportunity for the Trust to establish a relationship with these organizations and to learn more about their goals and current projects. Jennifer will invite representatives from each organization to the Trust's September meeting. October: For the October meeting, members explored two topics: distribution of funds and education. Jenny Raitt thought that making small contributions of the Trust's funds to different community organizations for affordable housing projects would further the Trust's goals and make the Trust more visible and active in the community. The rest of the members agreed and decided that at the October meeting the board as a whole will discuss and decide on its funding priorities, the maximum amount of assistance per award, and other guidelines for how the funds will be distributed. Jennifer Kolodziej can circulate an example application for funding assistance to the board via email before the meeting. Also, the Trust Fund has been awarded a small grant from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) for affordable housing education and outreach. The funds will be used to hire a consultant who will update MAPC's home@last public awareness campaign materials and make them specific to Salem. These materials will get the message out to the community about the benefits of affordable housing, why it should be supported, and dispel any myths associated with affordable housing. Jennifer will send a link to the home@last website to all the board members and will move forward with working with the consultant. The board as a whole can review the materials at the October meeting as well as brainstorm about future outreach using the updated home@last materials. AHTF Minutes 7.10.09 Page 1 of 2 Jennifer will provide the board with an update regarding the community meetings to be held as part of Salem's 5-Year Consolidated Plan process. November: The board will be updated on any possible Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds that are available. December: At the December meeting, the board will review any applications for funding that have been received. Adjournment There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted by: Jennifer Kolodziej Housing Coordinator City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development AHTF Minutes 7.10.09 Page 2 of 2 Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund Minutes of Meeting Friday, September 11, 2009 A Planning Subcommittee meeting of the Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund was held on Friday, September 11, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 313 at 120 Washington Street. Members present were Kathleen Burke, Mary Dennesen, Andrew Meegan, Jennifer Raitt, and Leonette Strout. Also, Lynn Goonin Duncan, Director of the Department of Planning and Community Development was present. Members absent were Mayor Driscoll, Councillor Jean Pelletier, Councillor Matthew A. Veno, Aaron Allen, Chad Colarusso, Lucy Corchado, and Mary Lauby. Guests present were Nancy Crowder, Executive Director of Citizens for Adequate Housing, Andrew DeFranza, Executive Director of Harborlight Community Partners, and Michael Whelan, Executive Director of Salem Harbor Community Development Corporation. Approval of Meeting Minutes Leonette Strout motioned to approve the meeting minutes from January 12th, May 8th, and July 1 Otn without amendment, seconded by Andrew 1VMeegan and approved (6-0). Discussion with Non-Profit Affordable Housinp_Developers Jenny Raitt explained that the purpose of today's meeting is to gain more information from non-profit affordable housing developers in our area about their current work and plans concerning foreclosed properties. Jenny Raitt further explained to the group some background on the new Massachusetts Foreclosed Properties Initiative managed by Citizens' Housing and Planning Association(CHAPA). CHAPA will serve as a foreclosed properties clearinghouse by connecting banks that own foreclosed properties with approved local organizations—called"qualified purchasers"- which will purchase the properties and upgrade these homes for low- and moderate-income families. The goal is to get the properties back on the market and re-occupied as affordable homes as soon as possible. CHAPA has approved five organizations as qualified purchasers of foreclosed properties in Salem: Beverly Affordable Housing Coalition, Citizens for Adequate Housing, Harborlight Community Partners, Salem Harbor Community Development Corporation, and the Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA). Three of those organizations were represented at the meeting today. Jenny later noted that POUA was no longer interested in purchasing properties in Salem as part of this initiative. Andrew DeFranza, Executive Director of Harborlight Community Partners, boiled down the process. He explained that Salem, Lynn, and Peabody with subsets inside of each community were eligible for the program. CHAPA has data on individual properties that become bank-owned. CHAPA would give notice that these properties are for sale as a "first look" opportunity to the approved purchasers. Conceptually,Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds would assist with the purchase of these properties. Leonette Strout asked if outreach to homeowners or realtors fits into the process. Nancy Crowder, Executive Director of Citizens for Adequate Housing, relayed that logistically the city notifies the four organizations. The organizations do not act as mediaries to help homeowners purchase properties. AHTF Minutes 9.11.09 Page 1 of 3 Nancy Crowder went back to further explain the CHAPA clearinghouse process. Lynn Goonin Duncan noted that the city has been able to help several families to purchase foreclosed properties through the city's first-time homebuyer downpayment assistance programs. Also, Nancy Crowder stated that there are only a handful of banks that are involved in the program. Andrew DeFranza commented that many banks do not care to be involved in the clearinghouse because in this current market the houses will sell regardless. Andrew Meegan added that he has seen many properties linger on the market especially those owned by Deutsche Bank. Mike Whelan, Executive Director of Salem Harbor Community Development Corporation, noted that 35 Palmer Street in the Salem Point neighborhood is a good example of this. Andrew Meegan then asked how many properties each organization is looking to acquire. Andrew DeFranza responded that Harborlight would take as many as they can handle if the NSP funding was available to use for acquisition and rehabilitation of the properties. He expressed doubt that the program will work if the qualified purchasers do not have access to NSP funds. Without NSP funding, the organizations would be forced to front the funds by gaining a line of credit, then deal with title and rehabilitation issues. Fronting the funds involves a lot of risk for these non-profits. Mike Whelan added that Salem Harbor CDC is mainly interested in multi-family units and that most of the foreclosures in Salem have been single-family homes. The rest of the guests echoed this interest in acquiring multi- family units. Nancy Crowder said that the organizations would like to do this as a team effort instead of competing against each other. Andrew DeFranza added that it is very unlikely that the few bank-owned multi-family properties will be next to each other in order to create a larger project that they could collaborate on that would really impact the community. To summarize, Jenny Raitt said that the organizations are looking for multi-family affordable rental units for low- and moderate-income families. Andrew DeFranza talked about an example in Hamilton, Massachusetts in which Harborlight used its own capital to acquire a former food pantry to convert it into four housing units plus one commercial unit and a new food pantry. Community Preservation Act (CPA) money and local HOME funds were used to leverage other funds for this project, which is the first affordable housing project in Hamilton. He said that HOME funds were a major piece of making the project possible. Mike Whelan stressed that early capital is critical in order to be able to make these types of projects work. Lynn Goonin Duncan informed the group that the city does have local HOME funds, but not CPA funds like other communities. Jenny Raitt noted that CPA was on the November ballot two years ago, but was narrowly defeated. The Trust wrote a letter of support for CPA at the time. Andrew DeFranza raised another issue—that of pre-purchase costs and paying for the required appraisals of the properties. Jenny said that maybe this is a cost that the Trust Fund may be able to the help with. Lynn asked if the organizations would consider a contribution of matching funds (have of the costs paid for by the organizations and half by the Trust) for the appraisals or environmental reviews of the properties as one way to support their work. Andrew DeFranza said that would help them to get through the due diligence portion. Jenny Raitt stated that at the next Trust Fund board meeting in October that the group will be discussing criteria for disbursement of the Trust's funds. She explained that the board has been considering making small amounts of money available to non-profits for their housing efforts. Once the criteria and guidelines have been established, the board will forward these to the organizations that are present as well as others. AHTF Minutes 9.11.09 Page 2 of 3 Lynn Goonin Duncan began to explain the status of some of the housing projects in Salem. Jenny noted that it would be helpful to have an update of the current housing projects for the October meeting so that the Trust would know when to expect to receive more funds. Jennifer Kolodziej will put together an update for the October meeting. Lynn Goonin Duncan informed the group that the city is kicking off its Five Year Consolidated Plan process and will be having conversations about community needs and housing needs through a series of neighborhood meetings. City staff can update the organizations on these meetings. She went on to say that it makes sense to invite the organizations that are present as well as others that provide rental assistance and other housing services to the November Trust Fund board meeting when the consultant for the Consolidated Plan will be present. Ad'ournment There being no further business, Leonette Strout motioned to adjourn, seconded by Kathleen Burke, and approved(6-0). The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 a.m. Respectfully submitted by: Jennifer Kolodziej Housing Coordinator City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development AHTF Minutes 9.11.09 Page 3 of 3 Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund Minutes of Meeting Friday, October 9, 2009 A meeting of the Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund was held on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 313 at 120 Washington Street. Members present were Aaron Allen, Kathleen Burke, Mary Dennesen, Jennifer Raitt, and Leonette Strout. Also, Lynn Goonin Duncan, Director of the Department of Planning and Community Development was present. Members absent were Mayor Driscoll, Councillor Jean Pelletier, Councillor Matthew A. Veno, Chad Colarusso, Lucy Corchado, Mary Lauby, and Andrew Meegan. Approval of Meeting Minutes There being no quorum, Kathleen Burke motioned to move this item aside and to proceed with the next item, seconded by Leonette Strout, all agreed. Update on homeC&Jast materials Lynn Goonin Duncan explained that the City received a$2,000 grant from Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)to produce affordable housing educational materials. Lynn said that these materials can be posted electronically on the City's website as well. Also, she suggested that the board may want to think about holding back a small amount of funds in case additional funding is needed to cover the cost to produce the materials. Jenny Raitt stated that she has worked with other communities on similar projects and the cost of materials has been approximately$1,500. Jenny explained that she has volunteered her services for this effort and the she and Jennifer Kolodziej will be working together to produce the materials by the December board meeting. Lynn expressed appreciation to Jenny for volunteering her time and expertise. _Update on 5-Year Consolidated Plan Lynn Goonin Duncan explained to the group that the City is undertaking its Five-Year Consolidated Plan process in which the City identifies the goals and objectives for the next five years. The types of things that are usually funded through the City's Community Development Block Grant funds are first- time homebuyer programs, housing rehabilitation, and social services to benefit low- and moderate- income individuals and neighborhoods. Lynn informed the group that the Planning Department has arranged for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund board to host a focus group meeting at their next monthly meeting on November 13t1i. Members will be provided with guidance booklets before the meeting. These booklets will be available to the public after October 20a`. The purpose is to dialogue with the consultants hired to do the plan. It will be a great opportunity to talk about housing needs in the community and also possible opportunity for more visibility. Jenny will introduce the group and give a brief overview of efforts the Trust has undertaken. Attendees can raise issues and not necessarily have the answers. One possible issue to bring up could be needs around foreclosures. Others involved with affordable housing will be invited to attend the meeting. Also, members can feel free to attend some of the other community focus group meetings, such as those that are being held at the Senior Center or Salem Housing Authority or neighborhood association meetings. The City will need comments from the group by November 20'h. The City will work with the consultant to develop a plan based on the identified needs. AHTF Draft Minutes 10.9.09 Page 1 of 2 Guidelines for Distribution of Funds The board reviewed draft guidelines that outlined funding priorities, eligible projects, and the application process put together by Jennifer Kolodziej. The group explored the idea of accepting applications on a rolling basis (first-come, first-serve). Aaron Allen raised the issue of the approval process, whether to have a sub-committee vote on the proposals or the full board. Jenny Raitt suggested that the board as a whole vote on any applications received and if in the future, the board was able to fiend larger scale projects that a sub-committee could be formed to review the site, ask questions of the developer etc. Jenny stated that if the group were to meet quarterly in the future, then it may not be able to serve any immediate needs. Lynn Goonin Duncan stated that if the board was nearing the end of its funds and it received two applications at same time and the Trust did not have enough money to fund both, the board could prioritize based on severity of need. Jenny Raitt announced that her term will be ending in December and that she will not be renewing her service to the board. Board members expressed that it will be a great loss to the board. Other board members' terms will be reviewed before the December meeting. Lynn suggested that the board work on getting guidelines together and in place and then work on getting full board participation. Jenny will help with revisions and then the board can revisit this in December. As an aside, Lynn Goonin Duncan informed that group that Salem City Council will be discussing an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance for the City. Potentially more councillors would be interesting in participating in the board with this effort being explored. Adjournment There being no further business, Mary Dennesen motioned to adjourn, seconded by Aaron Allen, all agreed. The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 a.m. Respectfully submitted by: Jennifer Kolodziej Housing Coordinator City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development AHTF Draft Minutes 10.9.09 Page 2 of 2 .��co�►olrg9•� CITY OF SALEM MASSACHUSETTS q o DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ti�c�MIIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL MAYOR 120 WASHINGTON STREET ♦ SALEM,MASSACHUSETTS 01970 TELE:978-619-5685 ♦ FAX:978-740-0404 LYNN GOONIN DUNCAN,AICP DIRECTOR September 29,2009 Affordable Housing Trust c/o Jennifer Kolodziej Department of Planning&Community Development 120 Washington Street, 3`d Floor Salem,-MA 01970 Dear Ms.Kolo Iej: I would like to thank you and the Affordable Housing Trust for agreeing to host a presentation on: Friday,November 13,2009,9:00 a.m. At 120 Washington Street,3rd Floor. This presentation is part of the City of Salem's process to develop the Five Year Consolidated Plan (2010-2014)and one year Action Plan for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30,2011. These plans are required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) in order for the City to continue to receive federal funding. Homeowners,tenants, business representatives, social service organizations and civic groups are invited to participate in the citizen participation process for the development of these plans. Citizen participation will include a public hearing on Wednesday, October 281h at 6:00 p.m. in the third floor conference room at 120 Washington Street and will also include nine additional public presentations at various times and locations, including the presentation with your organization. The purpose of these presentations is to give citizens the opportunity to comment on the housing, community and economic development needs of Salem's low-to moderate-income residents and on the types of activities that should be undertaken to meet those needs. Enclosed please find copies of the presentation schedule. It is printed in English on one side and Spanish on the other. Please feel free to post, to copy and distribute the flyer to individuals or to insert it into newsletters or mailings. We ask your assistance in encouraging participation in this process, particularly for Salem residents who reside in low-to moderate-income neighborhoods(see attached map). Following these presentations, the draft Five-year Consolidated Plan and One-year Action Plan documents will be made available for public comment at the end of February. If you have any questions concerning the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan process, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your participation. Sincerely, Jane A uy Assist Community Development Director Please Post CITY OF SALEM 2010 CONSOLIDATED PLAN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Please participate in the development of the City of Salem's five-year Consolidated Plan and one-year Action Plan. The five-year Consolidated Plan is a document which identifies and prioritizes the housing, community and economic development needs of Salem's residents, and determines the goals and strategies to address those needs over the next five years.The one-year Action Plan outlines the activities and estimated expenditure of federal funding for the period of 7/1/10-6/30/11. Funding assists income-eligible households and low-to moderate-income neighborhoods through a variety of programs, services and improvements. To obtain broad community input the City of Salem is holding numerous public hearings, neighborhood meetings and focus groups. You can participate in the Consolidated Planning process by attending one or more scheduled meetings shown below and offering comments and recommendations or by providing written comment by 11/20/09. Persons with special needs should contact the Department of Planning&Community Development for reasonable accommodation and provide ample time for the request to be arranged. Community Meeting Schedule Date/Time Location _ TargetP Po pi lation° . Tuesday,October 20,2009,4:00 p.m. Salem Access Television,285 Derby Street Persons with disabilities,service providers Commission on Disabilities Public Meeting hosted by Salem Disabilities Commission Homeowners/tenants/businesses--hosted by Tuesday,October 20,2009,7:00 p.m. AOH, 104 Boston Street Ward 4 Neighborhood Association Wednesday,October 28,2009,6:00 p.m. City Hall Annex,120 Washington St.,3rd General public—Spanish translation provided Public Hearing Floor Salem Housing Authority tenants—hosted by f hursday,October 29,2009,7:00 p.m. Salem Housing Authority,27 Charter Street Salem Housing Authority Tenants Association City Hall Annex, 120 Washington St.,3rd Economic Development Focus Group-- Tuesday,November 3,2009,8:30 a.m. Floor Businesses,banks,realtors,developers,& interested persons City Hall Annex, 120 Washington Street, Non-profit social service agencies Tuesday,November 3,2009, 10:30 a.m. 3rd Floor p g Immaculate Conception Parish Center, 15 Homeowners/tenants/businesses—hosted by Monday,November 9,2009,6:00 p.m. Hawthorne Blvd. Point Neighborhood Association—Spanish translation provided Tuesday,November, 10,2009,7:00 p.m. Salem State College,Enterprise Center, Homenwners/tenants/businesses—hosted by Central Campus,Main Conference Room South Salem Neighborhood Association City Hall Annex, 120 Washington Street, Housing service providers,banks,developers Friday,November 13.2009,9:00 a.m. 3�d Floor realtors&interested persons—hosted by the Affordable Housing Trust Friday,November 20.2009, 10:30 a.m. Salem Council on Aging,5 Broad Street Senior citizens For additional information or to provide written comment(by 11/20/09): Jane A. Guy, Assistant Community Development Director, City of Salem, Dept. of Planning&Community Development, 120 Washington Street,Salem, MA 01970. 978-619-5685 or Fax to 978-740-0404 fanning&salem.com Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund Minutes of Meeting Friday, December 18, 2009 A meeting of the Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund was held on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 313 at 120 Washington Street. Members present were Aaron Allen, Kathleen Burke, Lucy Corchado, Mary Dennesen, Andrew Meegan, Jennifer Raitt, and Leonette Strout. Also, Lynn Goomn Duncan, Director of the Department of Planning and Community Development was present. Members absent were Mayor Driscoll, Councillor Jean Pelletier, Councillor Matthew A. Veno, Chad Colarusso and Mary Lauby. Also present was Candace Waldron, Executive Director of Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC). Approval of Meeting Minutes Jenny Raitt noted that the May 81h meeting minutes were voted on at a prior meeting of the Board, but only six members (and not a majority of seven as required) approved those minutes. Lucy Corchado motioned to approve the meeting minutes from January 12th, May 8th, and July 1 Oth, seconded by Aaron Allen, all agreed (8-0). Discussion on Distribution of Funds—HAWC Proposal Candace Waldron, on behalf of HAWC,presented a proposal to the Board requesting $25,000 in funds from the Trust. She explained to the Board members that specifically HAWC is requesting help for ADA, fire, and safety upgrades to its newly acquired building in Salem which will be used as an emergency shelter for abused families. The new shelter will be one of only six handicapped accessible shelters in the Commonwealth. The building will have the capacity to house seven families at a time. Each family will stay at the shelter for approximately 6-months in order to have enough time to take advantage of the services that HAWC provides. The total project budget for all renovations to the building is $948,000. The Fund currently has a balance of$24,475.00. Lucy Corchado raised concerns about draining the entire fund. Board members debated whether or not to allocate all of the Trust's remaining funds. Jenny Raitt reminded the group that even if all of the funds are expended, the Trust still has other work that it can do. Lynn Goonin Duncan informed the Board that $30,000 will be donated to the Trust upon the sale of the Szetela Lane property. A Purchase and Sale Agreement has been executed and the project is before the Planning Board at this time. She further informed the members that City is also supporting this effort by giving$60,000 in City HOME funds toward deleading of the building. She commented that the Trust Fund's dollars would strengthen the City's support for this project. Moreover, this would be a great opportunity for the Board to gain visibility in support of a worthwhile housing effort. Jenny Raitt echoed that this project fits well into the Trust's mission and goals. Aaron Allen said that he could not think of a better project to which to give funding. Andrew Meegan and Leonette Strout agreed. The Trust Fund members unanimously voted in favor of awarding $24,000 to HAWC. Other This was Jenny Raitt's last meeting as a member and Chair of the Trust Fund Board. The other members of the Board thanked Jenny for her service, dedication, and leadership. She wished the Board members the best of luck in furthering the Trust's work to promote affordable housing in Salem. AHTF Draft Minutes 10.9.09 Page 1 of 2 Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:15 a.m. Respectfully submitted by: Jennifer Kolodziej Housing Coordinator City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development AHTF Draft Minutes 10.9.09 Page 2 of 2