Special Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board Meeting

CITY OF SALEM
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD

Notice of Meeting

You are hereby notified that the Salem Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board will hold a meeting on

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 6:00 pm

via remote participation with instructions posted to www.salem.com

in accordance with Governor Baker’s Emergency Order dated March 12, 2020.

Important Announcement:

Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §20, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the City of Salem Planning Board will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the city’s website, at www.salem.com. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the city’s website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting.

PLEASE NOTE Temporary Change to Zoom Platform - Zoom, the remote meeting platform used by the City of Salem for public meetings, has temporarily disabled telephone options for attending webinars, the format used by the City for most meetings, in order to conduct an update to the platform. The company anticipates re-enabling them shortly. In the meantime, attendees can connect to the audio of a live webinar meeting using Zoom’s desktop client, web client, or mobile app. Recordings of public meetings held via Zoom are also available for those unable to attend a meeting live.

For this meeting, members of the public who wish to watch, or listen to the meeting may do so in the following manner: 

Follow this link or enter it into your browser to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89927628826?pwd=UXVsM3BPNDJIUEdpYnZRbHJUd0JWZz09  or

Go to the website link www.zoom.us/join and enter webinar ID # 899 2762 8826

and password 017500

Providing Public Comment During the Meeting: Members of the public attending this meeting virtually will be allowed to make comments during the Public Comment period. Members of the public will be asked to use the virtual “Raise Hand” function in Zoom to indicate that they would like to provide comment. Members of the public may alternatively email their comment to achiancola@salem.com and she will read the comments to the Board.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate this challenging situation for our community and the world.

MEETING AGENDA

Roll Call

              Mayor Kim Driscoll, Chair                      Ben Anderson

              Mickey Northcutt, Vice Chair                City Councillor, Patricia Morsillo                   

              Filipe Zamborlini, Treasurer                  City Councillor, Ty Hapworth                         

              Rebecca Curran                                     City Council President, Robert McCarthy       John Boris                                                                               

 New Business

The Boston chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) recently selected Salem as a location for a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to assist the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board in evaluating the potential of creating affordable homes geared towards teachers at the High School property. The TAP is designed to provide objective, expert advice to municipalities on the feasibility, design, or implementation of development initiatives. The TAP brings expertise in real estate, design, and finance to bear on local land use planning and development projects. This TAP is being sponsored by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP).

This meeting of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board is being held for a public presentation and discussion of the panel’s insights and recommendations

Public Comment

Adjournment

Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator as soon as possible and no less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event.

Know your rights under the Open Meeting Law M.G.L. c. 30A § 18-25 and City Ordinance § 2-2028 through § 2-2033.