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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-02-22 Housing & Human Services MIN 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 Page 1 of 3 Housing And Human Services Committee Draft Minutes 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 Page 2 of 3 Housing And Human Services Committee Draft Minutes 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). Page 3 of 3