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Natick Affordable Housing Trust authorizes chair to sign Housing for All CPA agreement, OKs $1,500 for emergency housing
Summary
The Natick Affordable Housing Trust voted 6-0 to delegate authority to Chair Ganesh Ramachandran to execute the Town of Natick Community Preservation Agreement for the "Housing for All" CPA application and approved a $1,500 increase to the Red Roof Inn emergency housing program; the board also approved the Feb. 10, 2026 minutes.
The Natick Affordable Housing Trust voted unanimously to authorize Chair Ganesh Ramachandran to execute the Town of Natick Community Preservation Agreement for the CPA application titled "Housing for All," and approved an additional $1,500 for emergency housing at the Red Roof Inn.
The vote to delegate execution authority followed the Trust’s review of a draft grant agreement that is currently under legal review. "The members voted 6-0 to grant this authority to the Chair’s discretion," the meeting record states. Trust members said delegating approval will allow the Town to meet application and funding timelines tied to the Community Preservation Act process.
The grant program is intended to use Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds to support a Housing for All program that Trust members said will prioritize outreach to Town employees, healthcare workers and existing clients of partner organizations including Family Promise, Natick Service Council and the Council on Aging. Sue Crossley described recent outreach meetings as successful and said the Natick Fire Chief had expressed appreciation for the program’s potential benefit to municipal employees.
Separately, the Trust approved a $1,500 increase in funding for emergency hoteling through the Red Roof Inn program after Brodie Thomas reviewed recent expenditures and reported the Trust has approximately $16,500 in anticipated expenses but sufficient budget capacity to cover the increase. The board approved the addition to the program budget during its regular budget updates discussion.
The board also approved the Feb. 10, 2026 meeting minutes with minor revisions. The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Reginald Leese at 7:46 p.m. and adjourned at 9:04 p.m.
What happens next: the draft Housing for All grant agreement remains under legal review; the chair has been delegated authority to execute the agreement, and staff and the outreach subcommittee will proceed with promotional outreach to Town employees and partner agencies.
