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TR-201.6-44
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF$15,000.00
PURSUANT TO M.G. L. c.44, §53A FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO THE
TOWN OF AGAWAM
Sponsored by Mayor Richard A Cohen
WHEREAS, the Town of Agawam applied for and received a Planning Assistance
toward Housing (PATH) grant from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Com-
munity Development; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Agawam desires to accept said grant; and
WHEREAS, the grant is in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars and no cents
($15,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the Town of Agawam will use the grant funds to assist the Town in
creating a Housing Production Plan (HPP) that will moves the municipality along the path to
housing production; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the Town of Agawam to accept the grant
from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development.
NOW THEREFORE, the Agawam City Council resolves pursuant to M. G. L.
c.44, §53A to accept this grant from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and
Community Development in the amount of$15,000.00.
Dated this day of 12016.
PER ORDER OF THE AGAWAM CITY COUNCIL
James P. Cichetti, President
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Patrick M. Toney, City Solicitor
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING &
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Charles D.Baker,Govemor ♦ Karyn E.Polito,Lt.Governor ♦ Chrystal Komegay,Undersecretary
MAY 1 7 2016
The Honorable Richard A. Cohen
Mayor
City of Agawam
36 Main Street
Agawam, MA 01001
Dear Mayor Cohen:
The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is pleased to award $15,000 in Planning
Assistance Towards Housing(PATH) funds to create a Housing Production Plan(HPP)for the City of Agawam.
The PATH funds will fund the following activities:
➢ Create housing inventory, needs, demand analysis;
➢ Create.future housing goals and implementation plan;
➢ Completion of a Housing Production Plan pursuant to 760 CMR 56 03 (4).
This PATH assistance is dependent upon an executed contract between the City of Agawam and DHCD. DHCD will
process and forward the final budget associated with the scope of services.
Should you have any questions, please contact Phillip DeMartino, Technical Assistance Program Coordinator, at
(617) 573-1357 or Phillip.DeMartino(@state.ma.us. I applaud your efforts to plan for the housing needs of Agawam.
Sincerely,
Chrystal Kyrnegay
Undersecretary
Department of Housing and Community Development
cc: Senator Donald F. Humason
Representative Nicholas A Boldyga
Marc Strange, Director of Planning and Community Development,Agawam
Corinne M. Wingard,Vice Chair,Agawam Housing Authority
100 Cambridge Street,Suite 300 www.mass.gov/dhed
Boston,Massachusetts 02114 617.573.1100
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
_ - STATrz HOUSE - BOSTON, MA 02133
(617) 725-4000
CHARLES D. BAKER KARYN E. POLITO
GOVERNOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
June 6, 2016
The Honorable Richard A. Cohen, Mayor
City of Agawam
36 Main Street
Agawam, MA 01001
Dear Mayor Cohen:
Congratulations! I am pleased to notify you that the City of Agawam has been awarded a
Planning Assistance toward Housing(PATH) grant of$15,000. I want to thank you for your
commitment to providing increased housing opportunities in the City of Agawam.Through
this funding and your continued support,we hope to assist you in creating a Housing
Production Plan (HPP).
You will be receiving further instructions from the Department of Housing and Community
Development on next steps, and please feel free to contact Phillip DeMartino,
(Phillip.DeMartino@state.ma.us 1 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
G" all,
Governor Charles D. Baker Lt. Governor Karyn E. Polito