September 12 2016 Affordable Housing A place where families and businesses thrive Affordable Housing What has been done so far City Council Included Affordable Housing as a Goal for the upcoming year ID: 605641
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City Council PresentationSeptember 12, 2016
Affordable Housing
A place where families and businesses thrive.Slide2
Affordable Housing
What has been done so far:
City Council Included Affordable Housing as a Goal for the upcoming year.
Educational Presentations to City Council Made By:
Ann Blaker (Bienestar), April 11, 2016
Val Valfre, Jr. (Washington County Department of Housing Services), May 9, 2016
Jennie Proctor (Washington County Office of Community Development), August 8, 2016
Work Session on Affordable Housing held on August 8, 2016
Briefing on SB 1533
Outline of Draft Work Program for Affordable Housing
Proposed Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)Based on Council feedback, staff is proposing a two committee approach with a Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) and TAC Slide3
Proposed Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Organization
Area of Responsibility
Washington County Housing Services
County Housing Activities and Programs
Washington County Community Development
CDBG & Home Programs
Washington County Land
Use and Transportation
Affordable Housing Planning
Community Housing Fund
Non-profit affordable housing funder
Reach Community Development
Community Development Corporation
Cascade Property Management
Section 8 Housing Manager
Wells Fargo
Private Mortgage Lender
HUD Portland Field Office
CDBG, Home, and Section 8 programs
USDA Rural Development Office
Housing Loans and Loan GuaranteesSlide4
Proposed Citizen Advisory
Committee (CAC)
Organization/Representative
Area of Responsibility
Interfaith Committee on Homelessness
Homeless Needs Advocacy
Washington County Housing Advisory Committee
Advise County Board of Commissioners on policy matters related to housing
issues
Habitat for Humanity
Non-Profit
Affordable
Housing Developer
Fair Housing Council of Oregon Member
Non-Profit Advocate
for
Fair
Housing
Adelante MujeresNon-Profit Representative of Hispanic CommunityBienestarNon-Profit Community Development CorporationCasa of OregonNon-Profit Affordable Housing Funder (Community Development Financial Institution)Ride ConnectionTransit ProviderPacific UniversityStudent Housing ProviderCity of CorneliusNeighboring CityMetroRegional PlanningHome Builders AssociationResidential Building Industry AdvocacyPlanning CommissionCouncil Advisory CommitteeSustainability CommissionCouncil Advisory CommitteeEconomic Development CommissionCouncil Advisory CommitteePublic Safety Advisory CommissionCouncil Advisory CommitteeSlide5
Objective
Utilize an open, inclusive, and transparent public process to review all available tools to address affordable housing and to develop specific recommendations for City Council consideration.Slide6
Scope of Project
Evaluate tools to address affordable housing and determine those appropriate for Forest Grove.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
Increasing permitted development density
Accessory dwelling units & tiny houses
Reducing parking requirements
Permit fee waivers or reduction
Construction Excise TaxSlide7
Scope of
Project (continued)
Evaluate techniques to overcome barriers to affordable housing and determine those methods appropriate for Forest Grove. Examples include, but are not limited to:
Density
limitations
Land supply
Lack of housing services
Reluctance of some property owners to accept Section 8 vouchers
Recommend possible amendments to the City codes to address low and moderate income housing and/or new ordinances to establish new fees to help subsidize affordable housing;Slide8
Scope of
Project (continued)
As part of this process, assess proposed approaches on:
Ability to create affordable housing;
Possible
impact to development
costs;
Potential
impacts to City budget to implement
recommendations; and
Potential impacts on neighborhoodsSlide9
Proposed Meetings
Joint CAC/TAC Meeting (Project Kick-Off)
Meeting Objectives:
Review scope of project
Project schedule and expected outcomes of effort
Determine appropriate
affordable housing
definition
Identify
affordable housing tools and
programs to reviewIdentify housing affordability barriers & constraints to consider
Identify data gaps to address
Tentative Date: October 12, 2016
TAC Meeting
Meeting Objectives:
Agreement on tools for Forest Grove to evaluate further
Agreement on evaluation criteria
Tentative Date: January 25, 2017
TAC Meeting
Meeting Objectives:Review assessment of tools/programs identified during TAC meeting #2Recommend tools to include in public review draft of specific recommendationsRecommend techniques to overcome identified housing affordability barriers/constraintsTentative Date: March 15, 2017 Slide10
Proposed Meetings
CAC Meeting
Meeting Objectives:
CAC review of TAC recommendations for tools to include
and
recommended techniques to overcome identified housing affordability barriers/constraints
Tentative Date: April 19, 2017
City Council Presentation/Solicit Public Input through Open House and other methods
Public Input - Tentative Date: April 20 to May 8, 2017
City Council presentation - Tentative Date: May 8, 2017
Joint CAC & TAC Meeting Meeting Objectives:
Review and incorporate appropriate public comments on draft recommendations
Consensus agreement on recommendations for consideration by City Council.
Tentative Date: May 24, 2017
Review of Recommendations by City Boards and Commissions
Tentative Date: June 2017
City Council adoption of Recommendations
Tentative Date: July 2017
Proceed with implementation actionsSlide11
Questions/Discussion