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Housing And Human Services Committee
Draft Minutes
Community Development Building
51 Winburn Way
April 25, 2024
Draft Minutes
Commissioners Present: Council Liaison:
Bob Kaplan
Echo Fields
Jason Mendoz Dylan Bloom (Absent)
Deb Price Staff Present:
Brittney Bass Linda Reid; Housing Program Specialist
Rich Rohde Kendall Escuin; Admin Support
Kathy Kali
Commissioner’s Absent: SOU Liaison:
Alan Ackroyd Tiana Gilliland
Crystal Munoz
Jonah Linden
I. CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m.
II. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
III. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of March 28, 2024, Minutes
Rohde/ Fields M/S. Voice Vote: ALL AYES.
IV. PUBLIC FORUM (4:05-4:10 p.m.)
A. Public Forum.
N/A
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Home Share Presentation (4:10-4:35 p.m.). HomeShare Oregon Presentation -
Ashland - with Video.pptx
Toni Wallack, who is a board member at Home Share, gave an educational presentation.
Wallack touched on some of the following points:
Senior homeowners in crisis.
Home sharing as a sustainable solution.
How the program works.
Services offered.
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B. CDBG Grant Annual Action Plan Review and Approval (4:35-5:00p.m.).
Linda Reid gave the Committee an overview of the CDBG (Community Development
Building Grant) and the amounts that were agreed and allocated by the City Council. The
city anticipates a revised allocation from the original amount of $143,660 to $179,575 by
the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City Council did not
accept the HHSAC original recommendation. They voted to make a recommendation of
$18,000 to Maslow Project and $125,660 to Sunstone Housing Collective.
Gilliland/ Bass. M/S. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. The Committee moves the motion to accept
this document.
C. Homeless Services Masterplan Subcommittee Update (5:00-5:20 p.m.).
Chair Echo Fields gave the Committee an update on what the Subcommittee has been
up to and plans for the months ahead.
The Subcommittee has until June 2024 to create a masterplan. The group has
been interviewing service providers. The Subcommittee has been gathering data
from three different local groups in town to help alleviate the issues of
homelessness.
o General public survey, which can be found on the city website.
o Local business survey, which can be found through the Chamber of
Commerce.
o Educational focused survey, which targets College students.
D. Middle Income Housing Subcommittee Update (5:20-5:40 p.m.).
Rich Rohde gave an update on land trust housing and land banking, which should
produce a lot of work force and middle housing opportunities.
VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. None
VII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A. Liaison Reports
Councilor Bob Kaplan gave a council liaison report and shared the following topics.
Community Development Director Brandon Goldman gave a presentation of the UGB
(Urban Growth Boundary) to the City Council.
Plans to create an ad hoc committee for 2200 Ashland St. They will use the property
for a severe weather shelter.
Hiring a homeless service coordinator.
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B. General Announcements
N/A
VIII. AGENDA BUILDING – Future Meetings
IX. ADJOURNMENT: 6:00 p.m.
Next Meeting Date: May 23, 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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