Ad-hoc Working Committee on Crumbling Foundations

Agenda

Approved Minutes

1. Introductions
2. Summary of Connecticut Coalition Against Crumbling Basements Ellington Meeting
3. Current Status of towns involved. (Towns Affected 10-4-2016)
4. Assessors Update on assessments of affected properties.
   (Guidelines, Letter to OPM Undersecretary LeVasseur)
   • Filing deadline recommendation
5. Possible Resources that could be applied to the concrete foundations issues.
   • HUD options. (Response Letter from HUD, Information Regarding HUD Statute, CRS Report regarding CDBG Funding)
   • Contributions from insurance and banking industries
   • IRS tax credit
   • State income tax exemption
   • Building permit fee waivers at state and local level
6. Funding Pool to Remedy Concrete Foundations.
   • Discuss general guidelines, sources of funds: staff to further fill in details at a later meeting
   • Details on the Quebec grant program for crumbling foundations
     (Quebec Program Outline, Quebec Program Forms with Google Translations Management Terms, Google Translation of Management Terms)
7. Request for Qualifications Drafts
   • Structural engineering services
   • Concrete materials testing services
   • Foundations remediation services
8. Creation of an FAQ — Discussion
   • For Homeowners
   • For Homebuyers
9. Legislative agenda for the 2017 session on concrete foundations.
10. Future agenda items and next meeting.