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Home My WebLink About2018-1001 Study Session MIN CITY OF ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MINUTES Monday, October 1, 2018 Council Chambers, 1 175 E. Main Street Mayor Stromberg called the Study Session to order at 5:34 p.m. 1. Public Input (15 minutes, maximum) Eric Anderson- Ashland- Spoke in concern of his curb on 486 Starflower Lane. He spoke that nothing has been done to correct the issue. He spoke to concerns regarding Recology garbage pick-up and that there needs to be a cone there to notify them of the curb. Council discussed the appeal process. It was decided that Staff would review this issue and bring it back to Council. It was also discussed to contact Recology of the issues. Huelz Gutcheon - HWY 99 - Spoke regarding global warming and running out of oil and gas. He spoke to the importance of having electric cars. He spoke that the City of Ashland has over 20,000 people and only 1% of Ashland's population use emissions. II. Housing Element Update Community Development Director Bill Molnar and Housing Program Specialist Linda Reid gave a Staff report. A PowerPoint was presented (see attached). Items discussed were: • The Comprehensive Plan. • Oregon Statewide Planning Goals. • How to pay for public services/maintenance. • Appropriated funding for long-range planning. • Reasons for updating the Housing Element. • Public outreach and community involvement efforts. • Support for environmental and conservation measures. • New proposed goals. Council thanked Staff. Council and Staff discussed the next steps. It was decided to send this item to the Planning Commission and the Housing Commission before bringing it back to future Council Study Session. III. Regional Housing Strategy Update Senior Planner Brandon Goldman and Southern Oregon Regional Representative in the Department of Land Conservation Josh LeBombard presented a PowerPoint (see attached). Items discussed: • Regional Problem Solving (RPS). • Population forecasting. • Portland State projects for all communities. • Future expansion. • Existing Urban Growth Boundary. • Resolution 2003-37 - efficient land use strategies. • Regional approach to housing and economic development. • Housing strategies. • Identify how to help all jurisdictions in the valley work together. • Draft a Regional Housing Strategy. • 5 policies: o Provide a variety of housing types in Ashland that are more affordable to middle- income households, as well as provide opportunities for development of housing affordable to moderate and low income households. o Encourage development for new multifamily in areas zoned for multifamily housing and commercial areas by increasing the amount and density of multifamily development. o Monitor residential land development to ensure there is enough residential land to accommodate the long-term forecast for population growth. o Develop policies to support affordable housing by lowering the costs of housing development for low-income affordable housing and/or middle-income affordable housing. o Develop a Construction Excise Tax on new development to pay for developer incentives, such as fee and SDC waivers, tax abatements, or finance-based incentives. • Rent burden in Ashland. IV. Council Rules - Due to time constraints this item was moved to the next Study Session. The Study Session was adjourned at 7:05 PM Respectfully submitted by: City ecorder, Melissa Huhtala Attest: Mayor Stkomberg In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator's office at (541) 488-6002 (TTY phone number 1-800-735- 2900). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title I). it ,t • U ate CITY COUNCIL'I~Tt1 5` 2 5 { b{r.: ~ E WIN What is a Comprehensive Plan? w $s f, ':4 k'R• SiaA`e.Ji.~ j 'eY6 f., a.:T :.4 Why are we updating the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan? •w - tea, zy 7 ► Goal: A goal statemen is a ' c trip o us` ra e what the City is striving for; it sets City direction. It has a direct effect on future planning as a city , cannot legally be in op osi. stoats own goats. p'4 ► Policies: Policies are statements supportive4of the goals, as they are to aid in achieving listed goals.. They have a strong effect on a city, because city decisions and programs cannot directly contradict the policies. Public Oan ommunit Y Involvement Efforts to date Public Meetings; uNty Outreach 4. Planning Commission: • City Source News Open House • Oct. 2016 Item = Listening Apr. 2017 City Website News Session/Public Forum July 2017 Item • Open City Hall Sept. 2017 Ashland Daily Tidings Questionnaire on Housing and Humans Article Existing Policies Services Commission: • Slides on RVTV Open City Hall Oct. 2016 Questionnaire on • Notices of Public • July 2017 Meetings Revised Policies Sept. 2017 Key Issues Iden'ti e` rouJh the'. Public Input Process, oo. Strong Support for Environmental..and Conservation measures ol. Concerns about/support f s tQlcies that support affordable housing ► Strong Suppor# for u''`° housing/Aging in Place oo. Numerous carrinientsF` c e'arer language to articulate policies, current languag fkechnical, confusing. ax = io. Tables, references and assume#~ortsarefed and in some instances no longer accurate. Next Steps., * w. y~+a s Pub ic He rinc Housing and Human Servrces A>: x a Commission Public: Hearin Planning Commission a,M{iearing F~~ . , _rl> CITY • • Regional • • Strategy t 4 g ,3': ~ ~ ~a "r f, ~ ~ ~ it i *4y ~ "fir t `~►t ~1 '~I►~ PLANNING FOR TWICE ---~-F OUR POPULATION - a:{ T,. *lr.w w x1..w ....?tea. v ~~aT,4: n,. CITY OF Regional Problem Solving (RPS)-ASHLAND Purpose & Intent "q, a wuv T7- Problems that the Regional Problem Solving (RPS) plan was meant to address through the identification of Urban Reserve Areas (URAs): • Lack of a Mechanism for Coordinated Regional Growth Planning (with a Doubling of Regional Population). • Loss of Valuable Farm and Forest Land Caused by Urban Expansion. 9 Loss of Individual Community Identities. CITY • Regional Problem Solving (RPS) Participating Communities s y= Legend Regional Prob*n Solving Boundary Ny Jrban Growth Boundary City Limits urban Reserves Participating l.... Communities ~ w Eagle Point r Central Point Medford ~w Phoenix Talent Ashland ~ r a n ~ 414 CITY • Regional Problem Solving -ASHLAND Council Decision ,E' . . s + ..u r.k _1 x ".`l k t f q.x Mt*° § : m s {ihi *x 1 7 n 3 % : *r• C . , ° ; In 2003, the City of Ashland decided it would not designate Urban Reserve Areas. • Planning Commission voted to not add Urban Reserve Areas (U RA's). • Housing Commission made no recommendation. CITY • Regional Problem Solving -ASHLAND Council Decision City Council Resolution #2003-37 "With more efficient land use strategies, the lands already within Ashland's city limits and urban growth boundary could accommodate the city's anticipated growth during the plan period City of Ashland Potential Planning Area Urban Reserve Candidates without expansion.... The city i A Will continue to identify and pursue opportunities for more - r _ efficient land use and ` J - transportation planning. -1 CITY OF -ASHLAND Regional Problem Solving RPS Issues Raised by the City of Ashland ❑Efficient Land Use ❑Transportation Planning & Implementation ❑Loss of High Value Agricultural Lands ❑Coordinated Population Allocations ❑Regional Approach to Housing & Economic Development CITY OF Regional Problem Solving -ASHLAND RPS Issues Raised by the City of Ashland The Ashland City Council requested the Regional Plan identify and structure a time line for the implementation of a variety of regional strategies that encourage a full range of housing types throughout the region. Adopted as part of RPS: Housing Strategies. Participating jurisdictions shall create regional housing strategies that strongly encourage a range of housing types throughout the region within 5 years of acknowledgement of the RPS Plan. CITY • Regional Problem Solving -ASHLAND Regional Housing Strategy Ashland as r,d: low l3ta" rn~n S{~ r.~ _ "'"'ems.", 10 V4 MM°►arr .r ~ ,..~a ~ r,.v ~ ~Ny Tr`~ pllG rt.b ~ r ~Yr'w'~~ r *AN* bou" raw Y IMy t ,,,.rt '.,.e.o+ .prnM~'i+''T r Mqp~ rrs . ~wi"~,w nom; r~' rte'" A tl ~I a0~_uk," !fill ~r ra w CITY OF Regional Problem Solving -ASHLAND Regional Housing Strategy Land Use Reforms and Financial Incentives (1 )Improve the efficiency of residential land use by increasing the concentration of housing under certain circumstances (2)Increase opportunity for development of housing types that are comparatively affordable • missing middle housing types (such as duplexes, townhouses, cottage housing, or garden apartments) CITY • -ASHLAND Regional Problem Solving Regional Housing Strategy Policy 1: Provide a variety of housing types in Ashland that are more affordable to middle-income households, as well as provide opportunities for development of housing affordable to moderate- and low-income households. 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Ail- 49 iii CITY • -ASHLAND Regional Problem Solving Regional Housing Strategy Policy 3: Monitor residential land development to ensure there is enough residential land to accommodate the long-term forecast for population growth 0 _n 1 61 I 0,7 b_.. sue... 11 CITY • -ASHLAND Regional Problem Solving Regional Housing Strategy Policy 4: Develop policies to support affordable housing by lowering the costs of housing development for low- income affordable housing and/or middle-income affordable housing. 77, CITY • -ASHLAND Regional Problem Solving Reg-ional Housing Strategy Policy 5: Develop a Construction Excise Tax (CET) on new development to pay for developer incentives, such as fee and SDC waivers, tax abatements, or finance- based incentives. lot s E 1 1► + t Ohl / G awl, 1 f 1 CITY • -ASHLAND Regional Problem Solving Regional Housing Strategy Regional Housing Approach l: 44, .tsr Each community completed a code audit focused on provision of need housing. 404 r u EcoNW produced recommended 43* Housing Strategies r m Cities to evaluate Housing 01 Strategies to increase the supply and availability of needed housing 14,