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AD HOC HOUSING COMMITTEE
August 20, 2020
1:00pm-3:00pm
Zoom Meeting
Members:
Mayor Pro Tem Stephens, Councilmember Cunniff, Councilmember Gorgol
Attendees:
Staff Members: Darin Atteberry, Jacqueline Kozak-Thiel, Caryn Champine, Ingrid Decker, Lindsay Ex,
Meaghan Overton, Carrie Daggett
Community Members: Kevin Jones, Lisa Eaton
Call to Order: 1:03
Initial Grounding and Chair Selection:
• Staff provided an overview of the Committee purpose and goals.
• Councilmembers selected a Committee Chair: Concilmember Cunniff moved to appoint
Councilmember Gorgol Chair of the Committee, Mayor Pro Tem Stephens seconded the motion.
Passed unanimously.
Whiteboard Activity
• Preliminary brainstorm activity.
• Council placed virtual “stamps” on 21 various topics to find overlap and develop priorities.
• Want to know what we are trying to solve and focus on.
• Need dedicated funding source specifically for housing – preserving, protecting, and expanding.
• Would like to align the Housing Strategic Plan with Climate Action (Our Climate Future).
• People seem to want to move beyond affordable housing and address the missing middle.
o Need to ensure community is on board.
o Housing as Health could push community to accept more density.
o Neighborhoods are part of our City, not a separate entity.
o How do we get buy-in from all areas of the City?.
Review Purpose & Develop Preliminary Work Plan
• Could there be a video that is referenced before meetings to ensure focus?
• Would like to hear from builders and developers that could address the missing middle.
• A lot of standard practices have been tried – would like to hear more cutting edge and
innovative ideas, or from communities with dedicated funds – how they got community buy-in.
• Want to discuss capacity with some of our nonprofit partners in town – are there others who
could participate/partner?
• Need to understand hard costs and look at separate funding options for missing middle.
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• Need to talk about equity and community perspectives – how we will rebound from COVID.
• Would like to set up a long-term strategy while tackling low hanging fruit.
• What are the higher-level problems we want to solve?
• The goal is to fill the gap and make sure we have enough affordable housing for future needs.
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission and Affordable Housing Board need
to be included in visioning.
Logistics & Next Steps
• Preference for monthly meetings, earlier or later in the day (middle of the day challenging).
• Public participation in the beginning to provide initial input, and at end to hear communities’
last thoughts.
• Should link up with Home2Health as they are doing a ton of community engagement.
Next Meeting Focus
• Think about voices that could be added to this conversation and consider educational info
(video) be sent out prior to allow for more focused meetings.
• Work session takes place Tuesday, August 25.
• Check in during first few meetings to make sure we’re all on the same page.
• Things change and we don’t know everything that will be discussed.
• Success would be:
o The ability to offer advice to Council on policy so they can take those suggestions and
make decisions.
o Getting some units out there and helping our community.
o Action and new ideas.
• Home2Health is leading engagement on this effort, and we have clear direction for where to
head next month.
Meeting Adjourned: 2:30