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Home My WebLink About2023-06-22 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. June 22, 2023 AGENDA I.CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m. II.ANNOUNCEMENTS III.CONSENT AGENDA A.Approval of May 25, 2023, Minutes IV.PUBLIC FORUM (4:05-4:10 p.m.) A.Public Forum. V.NEW BUSINESS A.Discussion of Topics related to SOU Student Liaison Presentation on Housing Insecurity (4:15-4:35 p.m.). a.Engaging younger people in City Government b.Possible Solutions to address rental application fees. B.Housing Program Webpage Review and Suggestions for Updates and Changes (4:35-5:05 p.m.). C.Multi-Agency Coordination Group Update (5:05-5:25 p.m.) D.HPS Timeline Review (5:25-5:45 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. Page 1 of 2 Housing And Human ServicesCommittee Agenda Next Meeting Date: June 22, 2023 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 HHSA Committee Draft Minutes May 25, 2023 4:00-6:00PM I.CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m. Commissioners Present: Council Liaison: Echo Fields Bob Kaplan Kathy Kali Staff Present: Heidi Parker Linda Reid; Housing Program Specialist Rich Rohde Kendall Escuin; Admin Support Jason Mendoza Brittney Bass SOU Liaison: Deborah Price Reese Rosenburg Alan Ackroyd II.ANNOUNCEMENTS III.CONSENT AGENDA A.Approval of April 27, 2023, Minutes Rohde/Parker m/s Voice vote: ALL AYES. Motion moves. IV.PUBLIC FORUM (4:05-4:10 p.m.) A.Public Forum None V.NEW BUSINESS A.Presentation by SOU Student Liaison, Reese Rosenburg Ashland Youth: A Qualitative Study (4:15-4:35 p.m.). Rosenburg presented a portion of her capstone project which focused on discrimination in the renting system in Ashland. Rosenburg touched on 4 main goals. 1.Bridge younger people with city involvement. 2.Learn more about housing discrimination for people under 25. 3.Learn more about coping strategies when people under 25 are denied housing. 4.Explore possible solutions and make constructive criticism of rental housing application fees in the area. Page 1 of 3 HHSA Committee Draft Minutes Parker would like to create a sub-committee on this issue. The goal would be to publicly advertise homes that have open bedrooms for rent. And to educate our community on this pressing issue. Parker also suggests that Rosenburg present this power point to local Realtors. B.New Committee Member Introductions (4:35-4:45 p.m.). Members gave brief introductions of themselves to the Committee. C.New Committee Chair and Vice Chair Elections (4:45-5:05 p.m.) Munoz nominates Fields as chair. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. Fields is now our Chair. Rohde/Parker m/s Kali and Munoz as Co-Vice Chair. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. Kali and Munoz share the position of Co-Vice Chair. D.Winter Shelter Debrief and Summer Shelter planning Update (5:05-5:25 p.m.) Severe Weather Shelter 2023 Re-Cap.pdf Fields, Rohde, and Reid were at the debrief meeting. Rohde reported that it was a great meeting. All the stakeholders and people involved were open to listening and learning. The one point that stuck out for Rohde was the need for public education. And for the people needing shelter, to know where it is located on a consistent basis. The next challenge will be what to do with the summer shelter. Fields reported that Kelly Burns will be getting the Nixle notifications out. Fields spoke to Burns about street outreach. E.Meeting Time Change Discussion (5:25-5:45) Tabling this discussion for June 22, 2023, meeting. VI.UNFINISHED BUSINESS A.None VII.INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A.Liaison Reports Kaplan reported that the Budget Committee just approved the budget. Reid reported the Multi Agency Coordination Group met about the emergency order to address homelessness. The City of Ashland did submit an application for funding to acquire a permanent location for a weather shelter. We were awarded 1.4 million to be used to buy a building. All funding must be spent before January 10, 2024. Page 2 of 3 HHSA Committee Draft Minutes B.General Announcements Rohde announced that Ashland passed the housing production strategy. There was an article written by Channel 12 News in Medford that reported that we were the first city in Oregon to adopt our own HPS. VIII.AGENDA BUILDING Future Meetings IX.ADJOURNMENT: 6:00 p.m. Adjourned at 6:07pm Next Meeting Date: June 22, 2023 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: June 22, 2023 TO: Housing and Human Services Advisory Committee FROM: Linda Reid, Housing Program Manager DEPT: Planning RE: Discussion of Topics related to SOU Student Liaisons Presentation on Housing Insecurity At the last regular meeting Reese Rosenburg, the Committees student liaison, gave a presentation on her Capstone project about housing insecurity among students. After the presentation there was an interest in further discussions on a few different issues that Reeses research uncovered. Primarily, ways that the Committee could promote engagement from younger people in City Government as well as possible solutions to address rental application fees. ˠ˼˱˾˾˹˾˷ ˔˵̀˱̂̄˽˵˾̄ 20 East Main Street Tel: 541.488.5300 Ashland, Oregon 97520 Fax: 541.552.2059 ashland.or.usTTY: 800.735.2900 ˝˵˽˿ DATE: June 22, 2023 TO: Housing and Human Services Advisory Committee FROM: Linda Reid, Housing Program Manager DEPT: Planning RE: Housing Program Webpage Review and Suggestions for Updates and Changes At the last regular Webpage and recommending updates or additions that may be beneficial to the public. ˠ˼˱˾˾˹˾˷ ˔˵̀˱̂̄˽˵˾̄ 20 East Main Street Tel: 541.488.5300 Ashland, Oregon 97520 Fax: 541.552.2059 ashland.or.usTTY: 800.735.2900 ˝˵˽˿ DATE: June 22, 2023 TO: Housing and Human Services Advisory Committee FROM: Linda Reid, Housing Program Manager DEPT: Planning RE: MAC Group update Staff will provide an update on the MAC group process and the Emergency Order funding to address the homelessness emergency. ˠ˼˱˾˾˹˾˷ ˔˵̀˱̂̄˽˵˾̄ 20 East Main Street Tel: 541.488.5300 Ashland, Oregon 97520 Fax: 541.552.2059 ashland.or.usTTY: 800.735.2900 1 203 2030 Implement as opportunity arises 29 20 Implement 8 202 Going Implement - On Adopt 7 202 Get policy direction from City Develop Implement Ordinance Council 6 202 direction from City Council opportunities Get policy Implement Evaluate Adopt 5 202 edule Review opportunities Evaluate Adopt 4 202 Housing and Human Services Advisory Committee onal purposes. 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