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Housing And Human Services Committee
Draft Minutes
February 22, 2024
Draft Minutes
Commissioners Present: Council Liaison:
Echo Fields Bob Kaplan
Brittney Bass Dylan Bloom
Kathy Kali
Alan Ackroyd Staff Present:
Crystal Munoz Linda Reid; Housing Program Specialist
Rich Rohde Kendall Escuin; Staff
Absent:
Jason Mendoza
Deb Price
I. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of January 25, 2024, Minutes
Rohde/ Ackroyd M/ S. Voice Vote: ALL AYES
III. PUBLIC FORUM (4:05-4:10 p.m.)
A. Public Forum.
N/A
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Social Service Grant Presentations (4:10-5:20 p.m.).
Presentations were given by the following applicants.
1. Ashland Emergency Food Bank representative Stef Seffinger
2. Ashland Food Angels representative Pamela Joy
3. Community Works, Dunn House representative Sonja Herbold
4. RVCOG- Food and Friends representatives Kelly Owens and Jon Pfefferle
5. Jackson County SART representative Susan Moen
6. OHRA representative Cass Sinclair
7. Peach House representative Elizabeth Hallett
8. Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice representative Jason Houk
9. Sunstone Housing Collaborative representative Krista Palmer
10. St. Vincent De Paul representative Vicky Weiss
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B. Social Service Grant Award Evaluation and Recommendations (5:20-5:50 p.m.).
The Committee had a robust conversation on the grant funding allocation. Rohde
declared that he had a conflict of interest with both Sunstone Housing
Collaborative and Peace House. The social service grant funds were divvied up
and allotted as follows. (Please note that these amounts are recommendations to
the City Council and the final decision will be made on March 19, 2024).
Ashland Emergency Food Bank $4,333
Ashland Food Angels $10,667
Community Works Inc. (Dunn House) $8,000
RVCOC- Food and Friends $6,333
Jackson County SART $6,667
La Clinica $13,333
OHRA $34,333
Peace House $12,500
Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice $11,667
Sunstone Housing Collaborative $7,500
St. Vincent De Paul $13,333
Unite Way $5,333
Bass/ Ackroyd M/ S. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. The grant recommendations have been
approved by the Committee and will be presented to The City Council for a final vote.
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. None
VI. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A. Liaison Reports
Councilor Kaplan reported to the Committee that the City Council approved a fee
waiver of $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity for 2 homes in the Beach Creek subdivision.
Also, the Croman Mill cleanup started this week. There are three key steps for this
project; clean up, acquisition and building. The homes built will be high density
housing. Also, The Council voted unanimously to keep the temperature thresholds the
same for the severe weather shelter.
Councilor Bloom shared a summary of HB 4126 which repeals the prohibition on local
rent control. HB4126.pdf. Councilor Bloom also recommended the Committee read HB
4134. This bill involves the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. To provide
grants to cities for specified infrastructure projects that will benefit housing
developments that will make at least 30 percent of the dwelling units affordable to
workforce income households. HB4134.pdf
Reid informed the Committee that The Continuum of Care Board did vote to adopt
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their new governance charter. They then went to Jackson County Homeless Taskforce
who is also interested in adopting it but would like to take some time to review.
B. General Announcements
Fields announced that the Homeless Services Masterplan Subcommittee is meeting
the second Tuesday and fourth Wednesday of each month at 5:30PM in the Siskiyou
room. All are welcome.
VII. AGENDA BUILDING – Future Meetings
VIII. ADJOURNMENT: 6:00 p.m.
Next Meeting Date: March 28, 2024
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this
meeting, please email linda.reid@ashland.or.us. 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 1).
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