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Fallowing the research report developed in Phase 1, the next phase intended to develop a regional trust and work to launch the program to serve communities in both the MetroWest and MAGIC subregions of MAPC. Staff then presented the Phase I results to the West Suburban Managers group to gain input and discuss next steps. A smaller group of Town Managers formed to pursue a Phase 11 pilot project. For Phase 11, MAPC performed a Housing Services Assessment of municipal time and funding expended on affordable housing by the communities of Concord, Lincoln, Bedford, Lexington, Weston, and Sudbury. MAPC worked with Town Managers from these communities to analyze results, identify overlapping services/ issues and develop and gain consensus on services Concurrent with the Assessment, MAPC researched various models for the communities: • Creation of an Inter - municipal Agreement (IMA) • Creation of a Shared Services District • Securing an outside consultant to provide services to the Towns • Creating a separate, private nonprofit 501 (c)(3) The results of this research on models and the Assessment showed that, because Sudbury already had on staff a housing specialist with experience assisting most of the other towns with previous housing monitoring and other services as well as capacity to expand these services, the other five Towns would benefit from a relationship with the Town of Sudbury in the following services areas: • Monitoring; ■ Ready Buyer/ Ready Renter List; * Administration of the HOME Program; and r Affordable Housing Planning and Advocacy. A financial model was developed from the information provided in the Assessment. Town Managers confirmed their interest in pursuing the IMA fee - for - services model for the above- listed services. MAPC then drafted an IMA for the five Towns to contract with the Town of Sudbury for services. The Town of Sudbury began drafting a more thorough service and delivery model. This service model is still under development and includes refinement to the suite of services and confirmed participation by the communities by making presentations to local Housing Officials and Boards of Selectmen. MAPC with the Town of Sudbury is also making presentations to State Housing Officials The next steps include confirming a timeline for action and implementation of the Inter - municipal Agreement. The proposed launch date of a regional Housing Services Office and accompanying Regional Housing Service Fund would be on July 1, 2011 or earlier for those communities wishing to begin implementing the program in FYI 1. For further questions about next steps or actions by individual communities, please contact me at 617 451 2770 x 2056. Sincerely, Jennifer M. Raitt