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Housing And Human ServicesCommittee
Minutes
December 18, 2025
REGULARMEETING
Minutes
Commissioner’sPresent:CouncilLiaison:
Bob Kaplan
Echo Fields
Montana Hauser
Jim Dykstra
Noah WerthaiserStaffPresent:
Montana HauserLinda Reid; Housing Program Specialist
John MaherSOULiaison:
Ashley LaubeVacant
Commissioner’sAbsent
I.CALL TO ORDER: 4:05p.m.
II.CONSENT AGENDA
A.Approval of October23, 2025, Minutes
Werthaiser/FieldsM/S. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. The minutes from October 23,2025,were
approvedwith two corrections: a date correction, and a correction to the spelling of
Vice Chair Hauser’s name.
III.PUBLIC FORUM (4:05-4:15 p.m.)
A.Public Forum.
No one spoke
IV.NEW BUSINESS
A.Review of Goals for 2026
Committee members reviewed and discussed the goals that were identified at the
th
November 20Meeting.Committee members want to brainstorm to come up with a
more inclusive term for YIMBY. Committee members talked about coming up with an
infographic to visually define affordablehousing
Homeless goalsuse HMIS data to provide educationaboutresources needs. The
question was asked“what do we need to know,what types of information will help
the Council Make good decisions?” We need to ask the Councilwhat types of
information would be most helpful to them.
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Housing And Human ServicesCommittee
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Development process goals: Committee members discussed taking a deep dive into
fees and incentives:Get feedbackfrom stakeholdersoutside of the Planningprocess.
Learn about how to streamline the process across all departments to help reduce
costs/overhead. Look at previous efforts to get feedback and potentially elicit new
feedback from developers.
B.Workplan Review
Committee members reviewed and discussed workplan for the coming year.
C.Nominations for Committee Chair and Vice Chair
Laube/Maher M/S Committee Member Werthaiser for Chair, with Committee Member
Hauser continuing as Vice Chair. Motion was approved Unanimously.
V.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
VI.INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A.Liaison Reports-Councilor Kaplan provided the Liaison report.
B.General Announcements
VII.AGENDA BUILDING –Future Meetings
C-Pace Program Overview
Grant Application Review
RV’s in Single Family Neighborhoods
VIII.ADJOURNMENT:6:00p.m.
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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