Statewide Perspective on CPA & Housing

Tom CallahanMassachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance

Community Preservation Coalition

175 CPA Communities

CPA by the Numbers(through FY2018)

HISTORIC PRESERVATION: 5,100 appropriations made

OPEN SPACE: 29,289 acres preserved

OUTDOOR RECREATION: 2,200 projects funded

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: 15,500 units created or supported

- Over 10,000 projects approved & $2.1 billion raised -

CPA Housing by the Numbers(through FY2018)

• $414 million in spending + $891 million in

leveraged funds

• Almost 2000 legislative body appropriations

CPA Housing Funds: Direct Spending Per Year

Approval Year CPA Housing Funds

2018** $20,127,870

2017 $35,549,075

2016 $36,156,589

2015 $30,963,303

2014 $27,847,858

2013 $20,995,051

2012 $23,038,298

2011 $22,211,885

2010 $30,461,310

2009 $29,515,092

2008 $30,883,381

2007 $23,518,106

2006 $23,161,662

2005 $17,520,415

2004 $14,726,975

2003 $13,367,782

2002 $12,609,661

2001 $1,117,461

Total $413,771,774

** Only half a year (Through 6/30) Last year, $15,023,896 was approved for housing in the fall.

• Housing: $413,771,774

• Historic: $406,478,658

• Open Space: $345,144,198

• Recreation: $283,829,749

• TBD: $33,080,645

Direct Spending Through FY18

• Housing: $440,232,303

• Historic: $496,403,919

• Open Space: $474,596,053

• Recreation: $338,816,004

With Bonding Authorizations Through FY18

New Uses of CPA Funds that Impact on Production

• Housing Authority

“Preservation”

• Rental Assistance &

Other Similar Programs

• Transfers to Trusts

Number of Housing Units Created &Number of Housing Units Supported

18

46

113

280

282323

174

410

454

145 209

250322

297

486

618

772585

4

49

65

57

182155

267

235

470

717 836

298476

904

610

1,856

1,1781,091

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*

Housing Units New Housing Units Supported

* Only half a year (Through 6/30) Last fall showed 162 new units and supporting 209 units

• Housing Trust Transfers averaging $18 to $19million per year (last 3 years).

• State CPA database reports transfers to a housingtrust in 47 communities.

• But...only 18 of those communities reported whatthe Housing Trust did with the money.

Housing Trusts Spending and Reporting

CPA Housing Trends

Cape Cod Village

Mystic Water Works, Somerville

Gale General Store, Northborough

Noquochoke Village, Westport

Rolling Green Apartments, Amherst

Homeless Youth Housing, Westfield

Questions?

For more information: www.communitypreservation.org

617-367-8998

T O W N O F S A N D W I C H

L E A N N E D R A K E , A S S I S T A N T T O W N P L A N N E R & C P C C O O R D I N A T O R

Terrapin Ridge Affordable Housing Project

Background

Town owned land – two 10 acre parcels

Transferred ownership to the Sandwich Housing Authority in the 1970s

George Fernandes Way was created in the 1990s

12 unit complex of two and three bedroom family homes

Owned and operated by Sandwich Housing Authority

Pre-development

2006

$40,000 of Community Preservation Act funds were allocated to Sandwich Housing Authority to determine the feasibility of expanding George Fernandes Way

2009

$1.85 million of Community Preservation Act funds were awarded to Sandwich Housing Authority for the creation of 24 affordable units.

Annual Town Meeting voted to bond the project.

$450,000 of $1.85 million was used to preserve the existing 12 affordable units

George Fernandes Way Expansion Project

2017

Request for proposal was released to select a developer

Women’s Housing Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization, was selected to develop the project

The Women’s Institute has over 35 years of experience in affordable and supportive housing development

Project re-named Terrapin Ridge

Terrapin Ridge 40B

Comprehensive Permit Application submitted October 2, 2017 – Project approved November 28, 2017

30 Units – All Rental + Community Building

21 Townhouses and 9 Apartments

6 one bedroom, 20 two bedroom, 4 three bedroom units

8 units affordable for families earning 30% or below AMI, 22 units affordable for families earning 60% or below AMI

Low density farmhouse style buildings surrounding a common green space

MassWorks Grant

Access Issues – construction of a new access road into the site from Quaker Meeting House Road. Current road to be closed and used for emergency vehicle access only.

Women’s Housing Institute approached the Town for help with a MassWorks Infrastructure Grant in June 2018

Town applied for the grant on behalf of WHI

Awarded $1.5 million October 2018

Next Steps

Currently in the process of finalizing bid documents for the construction of the road way

At this May Town Meeting, the town voted to appropriate or transfer $1.4 million in CPA funds, as the project no longer needed to be bonded

Minor modification to the Comprehensive Permit scheduled for May

Announcement of addition grant applications

Terrapin Ridge – Conceptual Plan

Get your facts straight

CPA + community housing May 10, 2019

Collect, analyze and share information to drive better conversations around housing policy

MHP Center for Housing Data

In Massachusetts, there’s a lot of

noise around housing

tips for using data

to have conversationsabout housing

5

Start with people1

Take stock2

Identify Patterns3

Understand how your town

has changed, how it is likely to

change in the future, and use

that information proactively.

How will housing be a part

of your plan?

Know the facts4

Learn from others5

Turning datainto actionWhat’s your

housing story?

A few

examples:

Welcome to MysteryTown, MA

What’s the story, MysteryTown?

• MysteryTown’s population is growing again. With both school enrollment increasing and its senior population increasing, will there be enough housing options for both families and seniors?

• MysteryTown’s housing stock is predominantly single family. Should the town explore housing diversity that can allow seniors to downsize and young adults to move to/stay in the community?

MysteryTown: Canton, MA

www.mhp.net/datatown

www.HousingToolbox.org

Assessing needs

Local tools (NEW)

Local support

Zoning and land use

Fair housing

Housing development

process

Financing and funding

Case studies & best

practices (NEW)

Resources

Callie Clark, Co-Director

Center for Housing Data

cclark@mhp.net

Lucas Munson, Data & Communications Analyst

Center for Housing Data

lmunson@mhp.net

www.mhp.net/data

@mhpdata

Questions and discussion

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Building Local Support for Affordable

Housing

Whitney DemetriusDana LeWinter

What does CHAPA do?Our mission is to encourage the

production and preservation of

housing that is affordable to low and

moderate income families and

individuals and to foster diverse and

sustainable communities through

planning and community

development.

• Advocate for Opportunity

• Expand Access to Housing

• Develop the Field

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Community support can

make or break housing

development at local level,

BUT many communities have

no strategy or coalition to

build local support.

Municipal Engagement InitiativeBuilding support for affordable housing production

in communities across the Commonwealth

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Coalition Building Model

• Municipal Staff

• Elected Officials

• Housing Advocates and Developers

• Local Businesses

• Civic Groups

• Houses of Worship

• Environmental Groups

• Service Providers

• Residents

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Flexible Model for Unique Communities

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• Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP)

• Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC)

• Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance (MSGA)

• Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)

• MassHousing

• MA Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

• MA Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EEA)

• Governor’s Office

• MassDevelopment

MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS COORDINATING GROUP

Collaboration

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What does success look like?

Local Strategy

Supporting the efforts in each community to build a culture that

welcomes housing, including affordable housing.

Bolstering efforts to expand housing opportunities in these

communities.

Growing the number of people supporting housing production in each

community.

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Why Acton?

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Housing for All

• Monthly Coalition meetings

• Town Meeting Warrant Guide

• Letters to the Editor

• Schedule of Relevant Meetings

and representation at them

• Email List of Supporters to

mobilize

• Housing Forums and Topical

Events

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Challenges

• Role of Municipality

• Momentum and Fatigue

• Growth versus Reach

• Invitation versus Open

• Increased opposition

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Role of Data

• Sets the Table

• Strategies based in fact

• Different stories resonate with

different groups

• Easily shared

• Lends itself to various strategies

• Op-eds

• Social Media

• Comments at Town Meeting

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Where do I start and where do I go?

• Identify “Core”

• Partners

• Conversations

• Data Dive

• Launch Event or Meeting

• Process

• Growth and Action

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Questions?

Thank you

Dana LeWinterMunicipal Engagement Directordlewinter@chapa.org

Whitney DemetriusMunicipal Engagement Associatewdemetrius@chapa.org

617-742-0820www.chapa.org