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Ashland Housing and Human Services CommissionGoal Setting Retreat
Minutes August28, 2014
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Joshua Boettiger called the meeting to order at 4:15in the Siskiyou Room at the Community Development and
Engineering Officeslocated at 51 Winburn Way, Ashland OR 97520.
Commissioners Present:Council Liaison
Joshua BoettigerPam Marsh
Heidi Parker
Connie SaldanaSOU Liaison
Michael GutmanAndrew Ensslin
Regina Ayars, absent
Staff Present:
Rich Rohde
Coriann MatthewsLinda Reid,
Sue Crader
Gina DuQuenne
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the June 26, 2014 Housing and Human Services Commissionmeetingwere approved unanimously.
PUBLIC FORUM
StefaniSeffinger
Judy Kersteader
SOCIAL SERVICE MEETING DEBRIEF
Good Turnout
Consistenttopics: Affordable Housing; Mental Health Services: Lack of funding
Small funding helps
Address the biggest issues in the best way (most efficient) possible
Need to be more clear about priorities and have a good process
If the goals are strong then the funding will be more targeted
Harder for the grantors to evaluate the applications without clear goal
STRATEGIC PLAN NEXT STEPS
Recommendations:
Maybe the H&HS Commission makes the initial recommendations?
Think creativelyabout measurement of need;Measure a waitlist of those in need; measurement should
correlate to grant size.
Is there another way to show leverage?
What % of the budget is the award
Key informant interviews: those who did not make it to the outreach event;police chief?
Gather measurements; ASD Demographers report;CCO’s
The subcommittee will come up with a couple of simple questions in broad topic areas to post on open city
hall to gain further feedback about goals and priorities.
The subcommittee will generate a list of key informants to interview regarding goals and priorities
COUNCIL GOAL REVEW AND DISCUSSION
Marsh provided an overview of the draft council goals as they stand currently.The goals that are articulated
currently which most pertain to the mission and duties of the Housing and Human Services Commission are;
Seek opportunities to help people meet basic needs
Make Ashland more family friendly
Provide support forAging in Ashland
Marsh cautioned that these goals have not been adopted and may change. The Goals were discussed and the
commissioners held a brainstorming and goal prioritization session. The Commissioners identified eleven general
goals to be further discussed and refined at the next regular meeting.
Jobs
Manufactured Home Park owned by occupants
Affordable Housing/Inclusionary Zones
Transitions/temporary housing
Affordable housing (land costs reductions/tiny house model/zoning changes?)
Streamliningdevelopment process (incentives for not-for-profits, special needs housing, align with council
goals)
Case management/life skills training
Supporting Winter shelter efforts
Family Friendly involvement/ re-open schools
Research housing first model
Revive “land trust”
STUDENT FAIR HOUSING-QUESTION REVIEW AND NEXT STEPS
Ensslin presented the revised questions as requested. The commissioners made a few minor word choice
changes.
Rohde/Duquennem/s toapprove the questions with changes.Voice Vote: All ayes motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
-The meeting was adjourned at 7:00p.m.
respectfully submitted by Linda Reid