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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-10-25_Planning PACKET Note: Anyone wishing to speak at any Planning Commission 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 that the public testimony may be limited by the Chair and normally is not allowed after the Public Hearing is closed. ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION ASLAND HOUSING & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION JOINT STUDY SESSION OCTOBER 25, 2016 AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM, Civic Center Council Chambers, 1175 E. Main Street II. ANNOUNCEMENTS III. AD-HOC COMMITTEE UPDATES IV.PUBLIC FORUM V. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Local Housing, Employment and Income Trends. Guy Tauer, State of Oregon Employment Department B. Housing & Human Services Commission Update. C. Comprehensive Plan Housing Element Update. VI.ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Community Development office at 541-488-5305 (TTY phone is 1-800-735-2900). Notification 48 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). Memo DATE: 10/25/2016 TO: Planning Commission and Housing & Human Services Commission FROM: Brandon Goldman, Senior Planner RE: Local Housing, Employment and Income Trends Summary Guy Tauer, Regional Economist with the Oregon Employment Department, will present data at the joint study session regarding current trends in housing, employment and incomes within the Southern Oregon region. Analysis of current demographic trends allows for forecasting which an essential tool is in planning for the future growth of a community. Attachments : Article: Article: Rogue Valley Components of Population Change Department of Community Development Tel: 541-488-5305 51 Winburn Way Fax: 541-552-2050 Ashland, Oregon 97520 TTY: 800-735-2900 www.ashland.or.us Planning Commission Memo October 25, 2016 study session Housing and Human Services Commission Update FROM: Linda Reid, Housing Program Specialist, Planning Department, reidl@ashland.or.us SUMMARY One of the primary powers and duties of the Housing and Human Services Commission is to monitor and assess the continuum of housing and human services needs of the community, and utilize this information to advise the City Council regarding policy and funding strategies relating to housing and human services. Many of the actions undertaken by the Housing and Human Services Commission in support of this duty relate to Land Use policy. GOALS AND ACTIONS THE H&HS COMMISSION HAS UNDERTAKEN IN RECENT YEARS: In December of 2015 the Housing and Human Services Commission identified nine goals to prioritize throughout the next year; of the nine prioritized goals six were housing related. Affordable Housing/Inclusionary Zoning. Housing Trust fund permanent funding source. Diversity (increasing diversity through the provision a more and affordable housing types) Transitional Shelter Research Rental Issues Over the course of the year, the Housing and Human Services Commission has taken several actions toward these goals. These actions are detailed below: Worked with City staff to identify funding resources to fund the Affordable Housing Trust fund. Presented those funding options to the council. Provided a recommendation to individual jurisdictions to pass inclusionary zoning laws. Hosted a presentation on Tiny Houses and the barriers to implementing them in Ashland. Worked with Unite Oregon and the Social Justice Committee of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church to plan and hold a forum focused on solutions to the housing crisis experienced by many in the community. The forum was attended by approximately 80 individuals. Another idea discussed was a program funded with the Affordable Housing Trust Fund that helped moderate income circumstances. protections for youth and households with federally assisted incomes. Page 1 of 1 Joint Planning and Housing & Human Services Commission Memo TITLE: Comprehensive Plan Housing Element Update DEPT: Community Development DATE: October 25, 2016 SUBMITTED BY: Linda Reid, Housing Program Specialist Background The City is undertaking the process of updating the Housing Element of the City of Ashland Comprehensive Plan. This element includes outdated references to conditions as they existed in 1980, and as housing market and demographic profile has changed substantially in recent decades, it is The City Council established a goal to update the Comprehensive Plan (adopted Strategic Plan 2015-17 - goal 12) which will be addressed in part by this undertaking. Plan is required to be consistent s Planning goals. Goal ten of the Statewide Planning goals specifies that each city must plan for and accommodate needed housing types: plans shall encourage the availability of adequate numbers of needed housing units at price ranges and rent levels which are commensurate with the financial capabilities of Oregon households and allow for The statewide goal (requires each city to inventory its buildable residential OAR 660-015-0000(10)) further lands, project future needs for such lands, and plan and zone enough buildable land to meet those needs. Updating the housing element to reference the adopted Buildable Lands Inventory (BLI) and Housing Needs Analysis (HNA) will address this requirement. A primary outcome of the update would be to provide a more accurate view of changing demographic and housing needs. Updating the housing element will allow the City to remove existing language including outdated population, income, rental rate, and housing cost data, and replace such temporal data with references to regularly updated technical supporting documents including the BLI and HNA. Such revisions will further enable the plan to continually review housing need projections and land supplies . Lastly, revising the Housing Element provides the City with the opportunity to evaluate and update the existing housing goals and policies to ensure they remain relevant and responsive to current conditions. City staff would like the Planning and Housing and Human Services Commissions to select two representatives to serve on a Technical Advisory Committee to advise on the development and implementation of a citizen engagement plan as part of this Comprehensive Plan Element update process. Ultimately the Planning Commission, in its role as the Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI), will review and approve of the public participation and formal hearing process. This process is expected to be completed by January 2018, as such a draft preliminary timeline has been provided as a guide. Draft Citizen Participation Timeline October 25, 2016: Joint Planning and Housing and Human Services Commission meeting November 2016: Technical Advisory Committee Advise on a Plan for Public Participation December 2016: Roll out Public Participation Plan Components Open City Hall o Public Engagement activities: surveys/events o January 2017: Public Meeting Review of existing policies/goal ten February-April 2017: Draft Plan May 2017: Technical Advisory Committee Meeting (Re: Public Participation Process) June 2017: Planning and Housing and Human Services Commission meetings July-August 2017: Final Draft amendments, legal review, public noticing September 2017: City Council Study Session September -October 2017: Planning Commission and Housing Commission public hearings November-December 2017: City Council hearings