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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-049 Affd Housing/Thorsheim CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AGREEMENT This agreement is hereby entered into this ~/~3~day of June, 1989, by and between the CITY OF ASHLAND, a municipal corporation of the State of Oregon, hereinafter called "City" and KATIE W. THORSHEIM, hereinafter called "Consultant", both of whom understand as follows: RECITALS City desires to employ the se~-~ices of Consultant to provide information and assistance to the Committee on Affordable Housing. Consultant consents to accept such employment under the terms set forth herein. AGREEMENT 1. General. city hereby engages Consultant to assist the Committee on Affordable Housing. Consultant shall provide such service at times and for purposes mutually agreed upon under the supervision of the Director of Community Development in accordance with the Workplan attached hereto and made a part hereof and labeled Exhibit "A". 2. Compensation. City agrees to pay Consultant at the rate of $8.00 per hour for all hours worked pursuant to said Workplan. The total amount billed shall not exceed $4,000, including reimbursable expenses. Telephone calls, copying and miscellaneous expenses shall be billable to the City and reimbursed to Consultant.~ Cons~kltant agrees to submit statements of amounts aue on a-me~~as~s, and City will pay the same within ten (10) days following receipt. Contractual Services Agreement June ~;/~:"; 1989 Page Two 3. Liability Insurance. The City agrees to provide liability insurance coverage in such form as is now customarily provided its management employees to Consultant while engaged as Consultant on City projects. 4. Termination. This agreement may be terminated by either party by providing fifteen (15) days advance written notice. 5. Term. This agreement shall become effective upon its execution by the City Administrator and acceptance by Consultant, and shall continue until October 31, 1989. Dated this '~/ 'day of June, 1989. CITY OF ASHLAND ,/ B~ian L. Almquist ~ K~ie W. Thorsheim City Administrator / \ Consultant Identifying Affordable Housing Alternatives for the City of Ashland Proposed Workplan I. An Overview of Affordable Housing in Ashland The issue of affordable housing in Ashland is not simply an issue of housing. Ashland's unique character arose, in part, from the availability of low rent in the 1960's and 1970's, which allowed artisans and entrepreneurs to pioneer community oriented lifestyles. The community's current appeal is partially due to the efforts of these residents, who are now being priced out of their own town. Ashland is a very small town in terms of its employment base, but it serves a large region, including most of California, in attracting new residents. Locals are the least likely to be able to afford to rent or purchase housing in Ashland, even though it is traditional for people with family ties and personal histories in an area to wish to live there. Ashland is a town with walking access to stores and services, friendly to children and cats, that has a unique mix of eclectic owner built homes that range from tiny to stupendous in a block or two. The challenge facing the affordable housing committee will be to encourage this same personable blend of dwellings while cutting initial and ongoing entry costs for residents dependant on local wages. A number of approaches could be taken to reduce the initial cost of a new home or apartment, but it is equally important that the cost of "affordable" housing remain low for the second or third owners or occupants. Since Ashland has physical and aesthetic limits to how large it can grow, market pressures will continue to accelerate the costs of all dwellings, including those earmarked as "affordable". This means that a realistic affordable housing program will have a provision to reduce the longterm inflation of such housing in Ashland. The purpose of this project will be to identify the needs of the citizens of Ashland, and to see what alternatives are available to the city of Ashland to improve the availability of affordable housing in the city. II.Workplan EXPENSES HOURS A. Summarize Legal Environment. 1. Review and summarize City ordinances and comprehensive plan policies, L.C.D.C. goals and guidelines, Oregon statues and Federal Housing phone $50 24 policies about housing. (use city phones for some of the contacts) 2. Prepare and present summary for the Affordable Housing Committee's use in all later clerical-city 20 stages of decisionmaking. B. Identify Possible Programs. 1. Literature Search. Review planning and policy publications to identify pioneering approaches in-place in other locations. 40 2. In-state contact. In conjunction with task A., above, discuss pioneering approaches used by other Oregon municipalities. If applicable, investigate progress and results of programs to- date. travel $80 40 3. Out-of-state programs. Contact cities that appeared in the literature search (B.1. above), and travel to Sacramento to research the history of efforts in California communities, travel $320 40 4. Summarize potential approaches, identifying drawbacks and advantages for potential programs (e.g. those not precluded in some part by City or State statute or guideline), clerical-city 30 C. Solicit Public Input. 1. Prepare two press releases on the goals and objectives of the committee, for release to local papers, soliciting public input, clerical-city 20 2. Contact and interview relevant church and non-profit groups interested in affordable housing to obtain their input. 30 3. Run a small classified advertisement in the Homes for Rent and Homes for Sale columns of the Tidings, to obtain additional public input, summarize responses. Tidings-city 20 4. Hold at least one public forum to discuss public needs and recommmendations for affordable housing, under the guidance of the Committee and Planning staff. 30 D. Develop Recommendations. 1. Identify the range of possible options and considerations for each, for presentation to the committee. 50 2. Lead discussion with the Committee and the Planning staff to identify other alternatives and approaches for final consideration. 20 3. Summarize results of Committee and Planning staff conclusions, prepare graphics and financial analyses as-needed for Committee presentation to the Ashland city Council. clerical and 30 graphics - city E. Prepare Revised Recommendations. 1. Investigate recommendations and revisions resulting from city council presentations. 20 2. Prepare final revised recdommendations of committee, for presentation to the city council, clerical - city 30 TOTAL COSTS: $450 TOTAL HOURS: 444 LABOR COSTS @ $8/hr. $3552 OVERALL COSTS OF ASSISTANCE: $4002 (revised 6/21/89) III. Contractor Ail work will be performed by Katie W. Thorsheim, currently a graduate student at Southern Oregon State College in Ashland. Ms. Thorsheim has been involved in managing rental properites for most of her adult life, with the most concentrated period being with Sabre Properties and Management in Denver. She is well aware of the financial and market constraints of housing. As a student at SOSC and a 5 year resident of the valley, she is also very aware of the cross-roads facing small, attractive cities such as Ashland. Katie studied Urban Planning with Mort Braun, a well known planner in Boston, and also studied Community Development and Patterns of Urban Growth at the Unversity of Colorado at Denver. Ms. Thorsheim owns and manages one home in the Rogue Valley, renting it out because she cannot afford to live in it. IV. Billings Billings for contractor work will be provided to the city of Ashland biweekly. A monthly project status update will also be provided, to show the categories of work performed. The contractor will be responsible for witholding all federal and state taxes, social security, and workmen's compensation payments. If the scope of work changes substantially, or if other situations evolve that substantially change the effort required, a new contract will be negotiated to include or drop specific portions of the work specified above.