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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-14 Housing & Human Services MIN Housing And Human Services Committee Minutes City Council Chambers 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. November 14, 2024 Minutes Commissioners Present: Council Liaison: Bob Kaplan – Arrived Late Echo Fields Brittney Bass Dylan Bloom - Absent Vincent Tufts Staff Present: Crystal Munoz Linda Reid; Housing Program Specialist Rich Rohde Kendall Escuin; Admin Support Ashley Laube Montana Hauser Commissioner’s Absent: SOU Liaison: Tiana Gilliland - Absent I. CALL TO ORDER: 4:06 p.m. II. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Bass/Munoz m/s. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. The agenda has been approved as presented. III. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of October 24, 2024, Minutes Laube/Tufts m/s. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. The Minutes from October 24, 2024, have been approved with one minor correction. IV. PUBLIC FORUM (4:05-4:15 p.m.) A. Public Forum. N/A V. NEW BUSINESS A. Rent Burden Public Hearing (4:15-4:35 p.m.)  HB 4006 was passed in 2018 and required Cities with a population over 10,000 whose residents that experience severe rent burden at a rate greater than 25% annually hold a public meeting to discuss the issue of rent burden, and opportunities for addressing and reducing rent burden.  Severe rent burden is defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Page 1 of 3 Housing And Human Services Committee Minutes Development as those who pay 50% or more of their income toward rent costs.  The location of the Committees Rent Burden Event will be at the Unitarian Church on Thursday, February 27, 2025, and will take the place of that month’s meeting. B. Sunstone Update and AHTF Request and Recommendation (4:35-5:00)  Krista Palmer with Sunstone gave a presentation on the progress of their plans since being awarded their grant money.  Palmer also explained their revised plans to the committee in hopes of receiving recommendations which will be presented to City Council.  Sunstone is requesting a transfer of the use of the Ashland Housing Trust Fund Grant that they were awarded. The grant was originally approved for land acquisition, they now seek to allocate the grant towards covering pre- development services, specifically payable to Arkitek Design and Architecture for creating the Master Plan and to Housing Development Center of Portland for their role as RFP consultant. Tufts/Munoz m/s. Voice vote: All AYES. The committee unanimously voted that the revised reallocation of grant funds be approved by the City Council as presented. C. Update from the Ashland Community Land Trust Organizing Committee (5:00- 5:20)  Jessica Therkelsen with the Ashland Community Land Trust Organizing Committee (ACLTOC) gave a presentation on what a land trust is and their process.  2024/25 objectives include- o Establishing a high functioning & representative board and committee structure. o Creating a vision & plan for sustainable growth. o Determining first project(s) in their pipeline. o Developing partnerships & community awareness to ensure equitable access to future GACTL projects. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Education and Community Engagement Planning Discussion Continued (5:20-5:45 p.m.).  Committee member Montana Hauser has been elected as chair of the Rent Burden Event working group. VII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Liaison Reports  Councilor Bob Kaplan reported that City Council will be looking at the 2200 Page 2 of 3 Housing And Human Services Committee Minutes Ashland Street Master Plan Ad Hoc Committees recommendations at the Study Session on Monday, November 18, 2024. B. General Announcements  Chair Echo Fields shared that the city of Medford will be holding their rent burden event on Tuesday November 19, 2024, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Prescott Room. VIII. AGENDA BUILDING – Future Meetings IX. ADJOURNMENT: 6:00 p.m. Munoz/Bass m/s/. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. The meeting was adjourned at 6 p.m. Next Meeting Date: December 12, 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