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Home My WebLink About2024-02-22 Housing & Human Services PACKET Housing And Human ServicesCommittee Agenda Community Development Building 51 Winburn Way Note: Anyone wishing to speak at any Housing and Human Services Advisory Committee meeting is encouraged to do so. If you wish to speak, please rise and, after you have been recognized by the Chair, give your name and complete address for the record. You will then be allowed to speak. Please note the public testimony may be limited by the Chair. February 22, 2024 AGENDA I.CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m. II.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA III.CONSENT AGENDA A.Approval of January 25, 2024, Minutes IV.PUBLIC FORUM (4:05-4:10 p.m.) A.Public Forum. V.NEW BUSINESS Social Service Grant Presentations A. (4:10-5:20 p.m.). Social Service Grant Award Evaluation and Recommendations B. (5:20-5:50 p.m.). VI.UNFINISHED BUSINESS A.None VII.INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A.Liaison Reports B.General Announcements VIII.AGENDA BUILDING Future Meetings IX.ADJOURNMENT: 6:00 p.m. Next Meeting Date: March 28, 2024 Page 1 of 2 Housing And Human ServicesCommittee Agenda 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 2 of 2 Housing And Human ServicesCommittee Draft Minutes January 25, 2024 Draft Minutes Commissioners Present: Council Liaison: Echo Fields Dylan Bloom Brittney Bass Deb Price Staff Present: Crystal Munoz Linda Reid; Housing Program Specialist Rich Rohde Veronica Allen; Associate Planner Jason Mendoza Lisa Evans; Code Compliance Kathy Kali Alan Ackroyd Absent: Kendall Escuin; Staff Bob Kaplan; Council Liaison I.CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m. II.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA III.CONSENT AGENDA A.Approval of October 26, 2023, Minutes Rhode/Kali M/S Voice Vote: ALL AYES The minutes from October 26, 2023, have been approved. IV.PUBLIC FORUM (4:05-4:10 p.m.) A.Public Forum. N/A V.NEW BUSINESS Code Compliance Presentation A. (4:10-4:35 p.m.). Lisa Evans, the CityCode Compliance Officer, gave a presentation on vacation rentals in town. She also touched on the following topics. Property zoning. Requirements and the process to ensure legality. Citation process. General Q & A. The Workgroup will come together and craft a motion to present to the City Council regarding a vacation rental cap. Homeless Services Masterplan Subcommittee Appointments B. (4:35-5:00 Page 1 of 3 Housing And Human ServicesCommittee Draft Minutes p.m.). The Committee voted on 8 candidates for the Subcommittee. The vote was unanimous. They are as follows, in no particular order. Jan Calvin Dennis Slattery Helena Turner Debbie Neiswander Alex Reid Avram Sacks Lawrence VanEgdom Ro Henigson-Kann C.Workforce and Affordable Housing Discussion and Next Steps (4:55-5:15 p.m.). and Affordable Housing The group touched on these items. Work with other groups SOU. Land Trust. Construction exercise tax (0-60% AMI) would like to broaden to (50-120% AMI). Normal Ave. plan to be updated. Ensuring the survey data is aligning with Brandon Goldman and Mayor Graham. Next meeting on Monday, Feb. 12 at SOU library. Room 231 from 3:30 PM- 7:30 PM. th Strategic Goal Review and Discussion D. (5:15-5:40 p.m.) Middle income Housing Cottage Housing (numerical goal) o Housing for young families o Higher Density Development o Remove requirements for open space. o Housing for all demographics o Housing for SOU graduates o Identify barriers to housing support, are there ways that the Committee can assist agencies that are struggling. Create a survey to ascertain what types of help the Committee can provide. Host an event to talk to organizations about how the Committee can support other agencies. Review Airbnb regulations (AMC 18.2.3). Can these be changed? How does it work? How do complaints happen, how is compliance gained. Explore incentives for middle income investors and developers. Encourage the development of a diversity of housing types. Explore opportunities for alternative/innovative housing types, with permaculture. More ADA housing development/accessible housing development. Construction excise Tax. Housing Master Plan Page 2 of 3 Housing And Human ServicesCommittee Draft Minutes Rohde/ Munoz M/S. Voice Vote: All AYES.The goals that were created at the 2024 goal setting retreat have been adopted with the following three changes. 1. 2. 3.goals. VI.UNFINISHED BUSINESS A.None VII.INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A.Liaison Reports Councilor Dylan Bloom He was hoping that more Community members had shown up, but everything else was great. It was an opportunity for us to communicate with our locals about the exciting on-goings in town. B.General Announcements Echo Fields would like to remind the Committee about the Homeless Summit on Saturday, February 3 at the Ashland Hills Inn. VIII.AGENDA BUILDING Future Meetings IX.ADJOURNMENT: 6:00 p.m. Next Meeting Date: February 22, 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 ˝˵˽˿ DATE: February 22, 2024 TO: Housing and Human Services Advisory Committee FROM: Linda Reid, Housing Program Manager DEPT: Planning RE: Social Service Grant Presentations and Committee Evaluation and Recommendations The City advertised the availability of a total of $134,000 for Social Services funding for the fiscal year 2024-25. The City is making available67k per year, or $134,000 across two fiscal years (FY 24 and FY25). Social Services grant money is funded through the General Fund. The City received twelve applications totaling over $300,000 in response to the request for proposals. The City of Ashland Housing and Human Services Advisory Committee will review the grant requests and make a recommendation for grant awards to the City Council. Subsequently, the City Council will hold a public hearing on March 19, 2024, and make the final decision on grant awards. Applicants will have the opportunity to speak briefly about their proposals and answer questions, should the Committee members have any, regarding their proposals. Presentations are optional and is not mandatory to receive funding. Presentations will be in alphabetical order providing about five minutes to each presenter depending on the number of presenters in attendance. 1.Ashland Emergency Food Bank 2.Ashland Food Angels 3.Community Works, Dunn House 4.RVCOG-Food and Friends ˠ˼˱˾˾˹˾˷ ˔˵̀˱̂̄˽˵˾̄ 20 East Main Street Tel: 541.488.5300 Ashland, Oregon 97520 Fax: 541.552.2059 ashland.or.usTTY: 800.735.2900 ˝˵˽˿ 5.Jackson County SART 6.La Clinica 7.OHRA 8.Peace House 9.Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice 10.Sunstone Housing Collaborative 11.St. Vincent De Paul 12.United Way ˠ˼˱˾˾˹˾˷ ˔˵̀˱̂̄˽˵˾̄ 20 East Main Street Tel: 541.488.5300 Ashland, Oregon 97520 Fax: 541.552.2059 ashland.or.usTTY: 800.735.2900