Amesbury Housing Trust

Amesbury Housing Trust RECEIVED By City Clerk at 8:41 am, 9/17/21 August 11, 2021 In attendance: Nancy Frick, Kerry Hamel-Pope, Mayor Kassandra Gove, Flo Pamphile (Virtually) and Margaret Hoffman, Steve Stanganelli (virtually and in-person) Staff: Angela Cleveland Public: Lyndsey Haight, Board member for Amesbury Housing Authority 1. Call to Order at 4:37pm 2. Minutes from June 9, 2021. Ms. Frick moves to approve August 11th meeting minute, Kassandra seconded. 4 approve, 1 abstention. 3. Public Comment – Lyndsey Haight spoke about the AHA. Focused on capital improvements over the past 6 years. Capital improvements plans are developed annually. Just applied for CDBG funding to complete a project for Powow Villa to renovate that complex. Macy Terrace is the next focus. Orchard Park was just renovated several years ago. Renewing relationship with City. ED (Michelle Bibeau) is good at leveraging funding to achieve AHA goals. Primary source of income is rent, the federal and state subsidies fill the gaps. Housing units turn over slowly – very large waitlist. MA NAHRO – is advocating for housing reform for Housing Authorities. Lyndsey would be willing to give us an overview of the housing placement process (which is a minimum of 60 days). 4. Communications • Housing Trust Account update – the account is still hovering around $100,000. • North Shore HOME Consortium letter – see attached • Meetings with Housing Support Services, Sally’s Place, Housing Authority, Habitat, YWCA – Ms. Cleveland met or talked with these agencies over the past month to make introductions or re- establish relationships. • CDBG FY 21 Funding – The City will be applying for 2021 CDBG Funds. The application is due September 10th. • Inclusionary Housing Bylaw – Ms. Cleveland asked MassHousing Partnership to review the Affordable Housing Bylaw for suggested changes. 5. New Business o Presentation from Lynne Sweet/LDS Consulting. See memo attached for Lynne’s update. o HOME Funds. Discussed adding to the list through modifications/maintenance, but also protecting existing affordable units permanently.  Next steps: incentive fund for converting Affordable housing to SHI units, reach out to Habitat again, reach out to Housing Support Inc. about expanding, YWCA, explore tiny houses/change zoning.  Contact MHP re: In-Law Bylaw Changes. 6. Other Business 7. Next Meeting – September 8th at 4:30pm 8. Adjourn – motion to adjourn at 6:18pm by Margaret, seconded by Kerry. Motion passed.  MEMORANDUM To: City of Amesbury Office of Community and Economic Development From: LDS Consulting Group, LLC Date: June 17, 2021, updated august 9, 2021 Subject: Monitoring Update We have completed a study of the Registry of Deeds to confirm the status of the affordable homeownership units. It looks like we have identified 15 homeownership units that need to be monitored. Our notable findings are outlined below. Lofts at Clark's Pond We can confirm that the following units are no longer affordable: 25 Cedar St units 3 and 6, 15 Cedar St units 22 and 23. 15 Cedar St unit 27 does not have a Resale Price Multiplier listed on the deed rider which will need to be addressed. The correct Resale Price Multiplier has been calculated. We will need to prepare an amended and restated deed rider for signature and recording. Carriage Lofts The following Carriage Loft units are no longer affordable: 14-206, 14-209, 14-304, 14-300, 15-203. We discovered 14-207 is an affordable unit that had not previously been identified. 40 South Hampton Road The Resale Price Multiplier for this property is incorrect. We will need to prepare an amended and restated deed rider for signature and recording. Follow up: We prepared letters to the units owners noting for 2021, LDS will be the monitor. For the two properties that needed attention to deed riders, we included updated documentation for their signature. We will be requesting the town reimburse us for the out-of-pocket expenses incurred for recording and mailing fees. Regarding the SHI, see the attached mark up. Instead of 21 units for Carriage Lots, there is only 6. Lofts at Clarks Pond shows 0 and we believe that it should be 6. In addition, it is possible that one unit at each of the following locations could be added: 75 Main, 9 Nichols Drive and 40 Southampton If the SHI is adjusted based on this information, there will be a total of 703 units rather than 709 or 9.98%. When the new census comes out, the down will most likely fall below 10%. See notes below for update on this issue. 1|Page Other (Rental): We also learned that per the regulatory agreement the City, as the Administering Agency, is intitled to collect $100 from the developer for each of the 60 affordable rental units at their Amesbury Heights/The Heights at Amesbury property annually or $6,000 per year. We have received and reviewed the yearly income compliance reports for Amesbury Heights and Briggs Mill. We have not had any success reaching Adam Ricci relative to 51-53 Market Street. The State has informed us that they will send an annual 40R compliance document for the city to complete in June/July. Last year the city did not include the income certifications that we have received. Update August 2021 Monitoring: • Rental: o We received and revied yearly monitoring reports for 60 Units at Amesbury Heights and 9 Units at Briggs Mills. o Amesbury Heights requested approval of a rent increase and we are waiting on the state to issue guidance of rent increases. o In order for the two units at Market Street to be put on the SHI, they must file LIP applications with DHCD and then if the units turnover, they can be marketed and added to the SHI> • Ownership: o We are monitoring 6 units at Lofts at Clarks Pond. We mailed six yearly monitoring packages and three have been received back from units 13, 21 and 34: We sent out two confirmatory deed riders due to issues with the resale multiplier: One for Unit 21 that was too low, and one for Unit 27 that was not filled in. Unit 21 deed rider was returned and recorded in July. o We are monitoring one unit at 71 Main Street. We mailed a yearly monitoring package in June and it was not returned. o We are monitoring five units at Amesbury Carriage Lofts. Unit 34-306 has had a deed in lieu of foreclosure and DHCD is handling the affordability paperwork. According to DHCD, unit 15-104 lost its affordability. We mailed 4 yearly monitoring packages in June and none have bene returned. o We are monitoring one unit at Amesbury Eagles Point. We mailed one yearly monitoring package which has been returned. LIP Review: • We reviewed the LIP application provided by LA Associates for 140 Main Street for one homeownership of rental housing. After some back and forth and input from DHCD, we approved the documents. Once the application has been signed by the City, DHCD will review the package and sign the regulatory agreement. Once the lottery has occurred, and a winner chosen, LDS will need to review and approve the paperwork and interact with DHCD. • We noted in our review that the inclusionary housing statute for the City is out of date, and the permit had some issue relative to fair housing etc. We have put the City in touch with Kate Lacy 2|Page  at MHP who works with towns to update inclusionary zoning ordinances. In addition, we would respectfully request that going forward, before the town issue any decisions including affordable units, the LDS be allowed to review and approve the language. SHI Update: • LDS prepared applications to DHCD with an updated SHI and a request to add units to the SHI and DHCD responded at follows: o #7713 Carriage Lofts on the SHI Report has been changed from 10 affordable units to 6, per your request. o #7843 Carriage Lofts units on the SHI Report have been removed. o 1 unit for South Hampton Road development has been added to the SHI. o Main Street Condo unit has not been added. I see that you have provided the deed rider that shows the terms and restrictions of the affordable unit, but the deed rider does not appear to reference an eligible subsidizing agency and program. It also appears that you listed Planned Unit Development as the subsidy program. If you believe that there is an eligible subsidizing agency and program, please clarify and we will review further. (Note: You may refer to these 40B guidelines regarding eligible subsidies and programs: GUIDELINES (mass.gov). See Appendix II.1.) o Eagles Point at Nicholas Drive has not been added for same reason above. It appears that you listed Planned Unit Development as the subsidy program here again. Please provide further clarification if you believe that there is a eligible subsidizing program and agency for this development. o #7844 Lofts at Clark’s Pond. It appears that we will also need confirmation of an eligible subsidizing agency and program for this development as well, before we can add the units to SHI. • We have attached the updated SHI • For the 3 units that DHCD did not add, LIP applications need to be provided to DHCD, and the next time the units are sold, they will be sold under a mini lottery and then the units can be added to the SHI. 3|Page  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CH40B SUBSIDIZED HOUSING INVENTORY Amesbury Built w/ Subsidizing DHCD Total SHI Affordability Comp. Agency ID # Project Name Address Type Units Expires Permit? 50 n/a Field Street Rental 8 Perp No DHCD 51 Macy Terrace 32-50 Macy St. Rental 27 Perp No DHCD 52 Heritage Towers 180 Main St. Rental 102 Perp No DHCD 53 Heritage Vale Naysons Court Rental 43 Perp No DHCD 54 Powow Villa Friend St. Rental 30 Perp No DHCD 55 Powow Villa Summer St. Rental 30 Perp No DHCD 56 Market.Macy St. Apts 205 Market St; 30-38 Macy St Rental 23 Perp No DHCD 58 Housing Support, Inc. 280 Main Street Rental 4 2031 No DHCD 59 Elms Residence for Men 53 Friend St Rental 29 Perp No DHCD FHLBB 60 Turning Point, Inc. 276 Main Street Rental 10 perp No DHCD 61 Whittier School Apts 20 Prospect Street Rental 14 2020* No DHCD 4189 DDS Group Homes Confidential Rental 46 N/A No DDS 4535 DMH Group Homes Confidential Rental 8 N/A No DMH 4971 Amesbury HOR Program Arlington Street Rental 2 9/7/2022 No DHCD 4972 Amesbury HOR Program Congress Street Rental 4 11/30/2022 No DHCD 4973 Amesbury HOR Program Elm Street Rental 5 5/9/2024 No DHCD 7181 Amesbury HOR Program School Street Ownership 3 7/18/2025 No DHCD 7690 Amesbury HOR Program Pond Street Mix 2 1/2/2021 NO DHCD Amesbury 8/5/2021 Page 1 of 2 This data is derived from information provided to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) by individual communities and is subject to change as new information is obtained and use restrictions expire.  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CH40B SUBSIDIZED HOUSING INVENTORY Amesbury Built w/ Subsidizing DHCD Total SHI Affordability Comp. Agency ID # Project Name Address Type Units Expires Permit? 7691 Amesbury HOR Program Arlington Street Ownership 1 1/7/2021 NO DHCD 7692 Amesbury HOR Program Congress Street Ownership 1 3/11/2025 NO DHCD 7704 Sally's Place 556 Sparhawk Street Rental 18 2021 NO HUD 7713 Carriage Lofts 37-39 Millyard Street Ownership 6 2054 NO DHCD 7843 Carriage Lofts, LLC 25 Pond St/36 High St Ownership 0 Perp NO DHCD 7844 Lofts at Clark's Pond 25 Cedar St Ownership 0 perp NO ? 8351 Amesbury HOR Program Hillside Ave Ownership 2 2021 NO DHCD 8711 Amesbury Heights 36 Haverhill Rd Rental 240 perp NO DHCD MassDevelopme nt 9355 John Ashford Link House 39 High Street Rental 24 2024 NO HUD MassHousing 9840 Briggs Mill Apartments 20 Cedar Street Rental 9 perp NO DHCD 10610 South Hampton Road South Hampton Road Ownership 1 perp MassHousing Amesbury Totals 692 Census 2010 Year Round Housing Units 7,041 Percent Subsidized 9.83% Amesbury 8/5/2021 Page 2 of 2 This data is derived from information provided to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) by individual communities and is subject to change as new information is obtained and use restrictions expire.  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CH40B SUBSIDIZED HOUSING INVENTORY Amesbury Built w/ Subsidizing DHCD Total SHI Affordability Comp. Agency ID # Project Name Address Type Units Expires Permit? 50 n/a Field Street Rental 8 Perp No DHCD 51 Macy Terrace 32-50 Macy St. Rental 27 Perp No DHCD 52 Heritage Towers 180 Main St. Rental 102 Perp No DHCD 53 Heritage Vale Naysons Court Rental 43 Perp No DHCD 54 Powow Villa Friend St. Rental 30 Perp No DHCD 55 Powow Villa Summer St. Rental 30 Perp No DHCD 56 Market.Macy St. Apts 205 Market St; 30-38 Macy St Rental 23 Perp No DHCD 58 Housing Support, Inc. 280 Main Street Rental 4 2031 No DHCD 59 Elms Residence for Men 53 Friend St Rental 29 Perp No DHCD FHLBB 60 Turning Point, Inc. 276 Main Street Rental 10 perp No DHCD 61 Whittier School Apts 20 Prospect Street Rental 14 2020* No DHCD 4189 DDS Group Homes Confidential Rental 46 N/A No DDS 4535 DMH Group Homes Confidential Rental 8 N/A No DMH 4971 Amesbury HOR Program Arlington Street Rental 2 9/7/2022 No DHCD 4972 Amesbury HOR Program Congress Street Rental 4 11/30/2022 No DHCD 4973 Amesbury HOR Program Elm Street Rental 5 5/9/2024 No DHCD 7181 Amesbury HOR Program School Street Ownership 3 7/18/2025 No DHCD 7690 Amesbury HOR Program Pond Street Mix 2 1/2/2021 NO DHCD Amesbury 8/5/2021 Page 1 of 2 This data is derived from information provided to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) by individual communities and is subject to change as new information is obtained and use restrictions expire.  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CH40B SUBSIDIZED HOUSING INVENTORY Amesbury Built w/ Subsidizing DHCD Total SHI Affordability Comp. Agency ID # Project Name Address Type Units Expires Permit? 7691 Amesbury HOR Program Arlington Street Ownership 1 1/7/2021 NO DHCD 7692 Amesbury HOR Program Congress Street Ownership 1 3/11/2025 NO DHCD 7704 Sally's Place 556 Sparhawk Street Rental 18 2021 NO HUD 7713 Carriage Lofts 37-39 Millyard Street Ownership 6 2054 NO DHCD 7843 Carriage Lofts, LLC 25 Pond St/36 High St Ownership 0 Perp NO DHCD 7844 Lofts at Clark's Pond 25 Cedar St Ownership 0 perp NO ? 8351 Amesbury HOR Program Hillside Ave Ownership 2 2021 NO DHCD 8711 Amesbury Heights 36 Haverhill Rd Rental 240 perp NO DHCD MassDevelopme nt 9355 John Ashford Link House 39 High Street Rental 24 2024 NO HUD MassHousing 9840 Briggs Mill Apartments 20 Cedar Street Rental 9 perp NO DHCD 10610 South Hampton Road South Hampton Road Ownership 1 perp MassHousing Amesbury Totals 692 Census 2010 Year Round Housing Units 7,041 Percent Subsidized 9.83% Amesbury 8/5/2021 Page 2 of 2 This data is derived from information provided to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) by individual communities and is subject to change as new information is obtained and use restrictions expire.