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�t t - - Selectmen's Meeting March 1, 1982 After discussion, the Board went into Execu S essions 'upon motion duly rude and seconded, it was voted 4 by roll call vote, Mr. Busa, Mrs, Baton, Mrs. Miley, Mr. Crain and Mr. Politi, to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing the sale, lease or transfer of real estate. After discussion the open Session was resumed. Developer: Niles De Associates Architect: Childs, Bcr tma.n, Tseckares and Casendino, Inc. Contractor: Wexler Construction Co. Consultant and Structural Engineering: Luigi DiNapoli, Engineers Design Group Concept: Supportive Housing (Consultant: John C. Wrightson Mr. John Niles, President of Files Company, Inc. presented the p ropo s al and explained that the concept focused primarily in meeting the needs of the elderly who are in good health and do no re nursing home cake but are finding it difficult to maintain heir own homes. Occupancy would be limited to persons sixty -two years of age or older. It would provide sixty -one units of supportive housing for the elderly and a. senior center to be operated by the Town which would be available to all elderly residents of the Town. Each unit would have its own kitchen, bath,, living room and one or two bedrooms. Services provided would include a professionally trained staff including an executive dir- ector, prefe sional health care coordinator with a social work background, activities director and dietary consultant. Other services would include one main meal per day, weekly house cleaning, weekly linen service and a coordinated program of acitvitie . The Plan called for 10, 000 sq. ft. of space for professional offices on the ground floor primarily for physicians and other profess- ional health care offices. Professional office space would have a separate entrance and parking located away from the housing and senior center, M r. Casendino, architect explained the floor plans, site plans and utilization of the building. There would be 133 parking spaces, approximately 30 spaces for the professional office use and 35 spaces for the Council on Aging and senior center. The housing units would be of fered on a rental basis with long-term ownership and management by the Niles Co. and its related entities. Rental per month would be an average of loo per month, A long -term rent-free lease of the senior center would be granted to the Town who would pay its share of the operating expenses. After the question period, the Board went into Executive Sessiono Upon motion duly made and accorded, it was voted -0, by roll call vote, Mr. Busa, Mrs. Batt in, Mrs. Miley, Mr. Crain and Mr. Pol<iti , to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing the sale, or. transfer of real estate. After discussion, the open Session was resumed. r