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Ashland Housing and Human Services Commission
Draft Minutes
July 28, 2022
Call to Order
Commission Chair Linda Reppond called the Zoom meeting to order at 4:00pm .
Commissioners Council Liaison
Rich Rohde Gina Duquenne
Echo Fields / Vice-Chair
#3 vacant SOU Liaison
Linda Reppond / Chair Reese Rosenburg - Absent
Joy Fate
Kathy Kali Staff Present:
Heidi Parker Linda Reid, Housing Program Specialist
Chris Mahan Liz Hamilton, Permit Technician
#9 vacant
Approval of Minutes
Commissioners Heidi Parker / Rich Rohde m/s to approve the minutes of June 23, 2022.
Voice Vote: All Ayes. Motion passed
Heide Parker asks for 2 months leave of absence from commission for family health reasons.
All Commissioners agree.
Echo Fields asked to add these (3) items to agenda today: emergency shelter, closing of Pallet
Shelter, and Memo from City Manager.
Public Forum - None
Housing Production Strategy Update
Beth Goodman, EcoNorthWest, reminds commission on timeline and goes over the updated Median Family
Income and Housing Cost Burden in Ashland. Strategies were discussed and Commission decides they need
more time to look at the strategies that need to be in the HPS document.
Rent Burden Meeting Plan Discussion
Linda Reid-Housing Program Specialist helps commission put together list of groups and people to invite to
meeting. Commission discussed how to get the word out and how the event agenda.
See here for presentation: Ashland Housing Strategies to Discuss
Additional Agenda Items:
Closing of East Main Pallet Shelter.
Joy Fate gave a brief rundown of closing the Pallet Shelter. Pallets are now in storage by the city. City Council
has asked to meet with Rogue Retreat to talk about the quick exit.
City Manager Memo regarding City Commissions
Housing and Human Services Commission will become a Sitting Advisory Committee and will still meet each
month
Emergency Weather Shelter
Housing & Human Service Commission are helping with the Extreme Heat Shelter at the Ashland Jackson County
Library. A few members discuss frustration with City Manager and City Council about implication efforts.
Liaison Reports None this week
Next Housing Commission Regular Meeting
Severe Rent Burden Meeting August 25, 2022
Adjournment: adjourned the meeting at 6:05p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Liz Hamilton