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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-0418 Documents Submitted at Mtg K4f l.~ ~oy~,n Dear Ashland City Council, As, Ashland Tiny House Group, we are asking for a "reservation of funds' for the remaining un-awarded CDBG fund of $168,000 or greater so that we can continue putting together the details for the grant. We have made great progress in a short amount of time and expect that to continue. The "reservation of funds' will allow us to fulfill in this grant cycle and serve the need for low income housing sooner. Since we have obtained significant funding for the project we anticipate this to be a showcase for tiny home villages and something that Ashland will be very proud of. We are happy to address and questions council has about the project. Thank you, Karen Logan President, Ashland Tiny House Group April 6th, 2017 Local philanthropist makes a commitment to purchase the land for the Ashland Tiny House Village. April 13th, 2017 St. Vincent de Paul becomes an official referring and recommending organization for the tiny house village. They are also offering to serve do the 'means testing' for potential candidates for the village. St. Vincent de Paul also mentioned that they would be happy to help transition villagers to permanent residences. t . k yy t' .F `mot it 3 - A - „ r - - W . ...i R t p AND ,1/ 1 V` ~„,9f~~r` u` •a W.. ../"°'1€x„4 E . ~wy $ C _ t s April 17th, 2017 Maslow Project letter states in a letter that if we were to offer housing units available to the public they would refer clients to us based on readiness and fit. If their client is housed then as part of the service they offer they would ensure support services once housed for 3-6 months of aftercare. April - May, 2017 We are actively looking for land for lease or purchase. Attached are some listings we are considering. 5. The forn t ion,, OF the ASHLAND TIN"( HUSt`-- VlLLAG-E S i EER ~ NG Ct,.r"MNV 4 1_ April 2017 We are attending the Hope Village Steering committee meetings every week and using them as an organizational model for how to build a community effort to build a village. 6. INQUIRED WITH CITY OF ASHLAND PLANNING We have dropped off documents on the Oregon statute that would allow for the designation of "transitional housing accommodations" area along with resolution docs from the way the City of Medford approved Hope Village. I have also spoken with Brandon and given Bill Molnar the some docs. M SLOW PROJECT April 17, 2017 Ashland Tiny House Village Project Attn: Karen Logan Dear Karen, I am writing to describe the need for additional housing for homeless and low-income individuals and families in Ashland, OR. As the Executive Director of Maslow Project, we track homeless families and youth within the Ashland School District. Annually, we identify and work with approximately 50-60 families (around 100 individuals) who are either experiencing or at-risk for homelessness. We provide basic needs, comprehensive case management, and goal planning for families or youth who opt into our services. When appropriate, we work with parents, or older youth, to address the barriers and challenges to becoming housed. One of the contributing barriers in Jackson County right now, is a severe lack of affordable housing. If the Ashland Tiny House Village Project were to offer available units to the public, they would become one of the resources we would refer our clients to, based on individual readiness and fit. We are not able to serve as a reference or endorse applicants. But, as part of case management, we do identify criteria that supports a successful applicant, including addressing income and budgeting factors, and ensure support services are available once housed for 3-6 months of aftercare. Thank you for seeking information on our program and client needs. Sincerely, "*41 Mary Ferrell Executive Director 500 Monroe Street, Medford. OR 97501 541.608.6868 maslowproject.com - 4, i bt rh' 15 ~Kcj. i I y r"T r TA • i; 1 ~x rim .r , Karen Logan <karenloganrealestate@gmail.com> Ashland St. Vincent de Paul Support of Tiny House Project Paul Adalian <adalianp@sou.edu> Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:40 PM To: karenloganrealestate@gmail.com Hi Karen, The Ashland chapter of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul supports the Ashland Tiny House Village Project by agreeing to be a part of the Referring and Recommending process for potential tenants and to means testing potential tenants to determine if they qualify for the housing. Paul T. Adalian Jr. President, Our Lady of the Mountain St. Vincent de Paul Ashland, Oregon 97520 Paul T. Adalian Jr. Dean Emeritus, Hannon Library Southern Oregon University There's Always a Plan B X 01; ca._ ~t~.F~f Y`5 • S.r~~.; {i 4A C "5 For presentation to City Council April 18, 2017=~ I respectfully request the Council take a beat in the approval of 1. an increased officer head count and 2. the methods being proposed to pay for it. The public process to date has been foreshortened allowing for little public consideration or input. I'm reasonably well informed and knew there were rumblings of a request for a headcount increase but was very unprepared for such a large one when I read about it early last week. BTW, it is just now that people are able to comment on this in the local rag or on social media. There has been almost no comment on the unexpected proposed method of financing this increase. The public certainly is not aware that the national crime rate has decreased 40% since the last maximum head count in 1997. The request is for a 20% increase. I doubt Ashland is a crime hot spot. It is not clear from the public record why the Chief cannot manage in this lower crime rate environment. His predecessors managed it. I am certain he can. It is not clear from the public record which alternatives to a headcount increase were considered-how about auxiliary officer coverage during the summer season? Any other ideas? I believe the actual total annual cost for this increase in headcount will more likely approximate $750k when the indirect overhead costs are considered-vehicles, training, ammo, weapons and admin come to mind. Where do we find these issued answered definitely or at least discussed in the public record? The proposed financing proposals, apparently low-balled, would all impact lower income residents disproportionately. Honestly Darex and OSF will pay what I pay? Really? Is the public aware of this? If the public is willing to tax itself $750k would it prefer to spend at least a large majority of that to fund the currently pathetically financed Housing Trust Fund?I find no public record of this discussion of tradeoffs that would perhaps have a longer term benefit to crime reduction. How about creating a PERS recovery fund? Sooner or later this pigeon is coming home to roost. Councilors, I hope you can postpone this and sponsor public hearings specifically intended to take the temperature of the public in regard to this proposal. The actions you take will affect this community for decades. I hope you have heard the word public. Please do not refer to "transparency" without understanding that it is for the benefit of the public. Thanks for your consideration. 5 t~.~' f ► 7 - .5 ~r L, Vl td fi ~r April 18, 2017 To: Mayor and Ashland City Council From: Garrett Furuichi RE: Return Budget Process to BASE YEAR COMPARISON I respectfully ask the Mayor and City Counsel to reconsider their current course of action. This process is a stark departure from the past budget process and will make comparability very difficult. How do you compare base budgets? Removing the "add packages" discussion from the Budget Committee and increasing the base budget makes the comparison of year-to-year budgets a daunting task. In addition, the Accounting staff is stretched very thin. With the Tyler Munis conversion, an interim Finance Director, and Interim City Administrator it would be more efficient to prepare a base budget and bring add packages to the Budget Hearing. I ask that you consider a motion to withdraw Agenda item 4 from tonight's agenda and direct staff to prepare an add package for the Police Department's request. In addition, please direct the Budget officer to just prepare a base budget without staff changes and to bring all of the Council's spends priorities as Add Packages to the first Budget Committee meeting. Suggested Motion: I would like to motion that we stay with our traditional budget process and direct the Budget Officer to prepare a base budget with add packages to be presented at the first budget meeting. And, we withdraw item 4 from the Agenda tonight to include it in the budget add packages.