Minutes
Wellfleet Housing Authority Minutes
Tuesday February 13, 2018 9:00AM
Town Hall Conference Room
Present: Gary Sorkin, Acting Chair, Richard Ciotti, Sarah Pechukas Slivka, Also present: Selectperson Kathleen Bacon, Town Administrator Dan Hoort, John Cumbler and Sharon Rule Agger (Housing Partnership),
Mark Vincent, Paul Lindberg (DPW), Davis Walters (Facilities Manger)
Call to order 9:05 AM
The assembled group discussed the viability of two Town owned properties, namely the twenty-seven acres referred to as Coles Neck Rd. and the nine acres at 95 Lawrence Rd referred to as the “old COA Building” site, in relation to potential sites for Affordable Housing. Coles Neck Road is the site of the transfer station and related activities has site approval for other municipal activities. Lawrence Road is being considered as an annex for Town Administration and document storage.
Three motions that were passed at the 2/2/18 meeting were approved as amended as per inserts made at the request of WHA attorney Peter Freeman.
A motion that the WHA authorize and approve the hiring jointly with other defendants in the Sexton Land Court Complaint re:324 Old Kings Highway of Richard Golder of Marsh, Moriarity, Ontell and Golder P.C., 18 Tremont Street, Suite 900, Boston MA 02108 to serve as an expert witness in the title research and analysis in this matter and to serve as an expert witness at trial, if necessary: and redlated thereto, to enter into a Joint Defense Agreement with other Defendents as may be necessary in connection with this matter, such approval to be reviewed and approved by WHA counsel, Peter L Freeman and authorize Gary Sorkin to sign the same and subject to mutual agreement on a budget for services. Approve3-0.
A motion that WHA approve the engagement of Peter L Freeman of Freeman Law Group LLC, 86 Willow Street, Yarmouthport, MA 02657 to represent WHA in the lawsuit at the hourly rate of $295.00 for himself and for Kevin T Smith, Of Counsel to Freeman Law Group, and at the hourly rate of $195.00 for paralegals working on this matter and authorize Gary Sorkin to sign an Engagement Letter with Freeman Law Group to that effect: and related thereto, acknowledging and agreeing that Mr. Freeman may also represent co-defendant Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation in this because their interests are aligned with the interests of WHA and therefore any conflict of interest is expressly waived, with the understanding that if any disagreement or dispute between WHA and Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation were to arise on this matter, then Mr. Freeman would withdraw from his representation; and that Gary Sorkin is hereby authorized to sign a Conflict of Interest Waiver letter to this effect which will also be signed by Mr. Freeman and Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation. Approve 3-0
Moved that WHA is authorized to amend the Land Disposition Agreement with the Habitat of Humanity of Cape Cod, Inc. dated October 19, 2015 (the Agreement) to allow for the development of four (4) rather than three (3) single family houses to be sold as affordable houses to be eligible households under the same eligibility requirements as provided in the Agreement, and authorize Gary Sorkin to sign an amendment to that effect. Approved 3-0
Next meeting Thursday March 1, 2018