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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-10-16 CAHAB Minutes(CAHAB) Community Affordable Housing Board Meeting Wednesday, February 10, 2016, 8:00am, City Commission Chamber – 121 N. Rouse Ave. A. Call meeting to order – Brian Lameres calls meeting to order. B. Changes to the Agenda – No changes to the agenda C. Public Comment Lucy Pope – Alliance for Building Communities in Bozeman. States that her group is trying to establish housing under $150,000.00. She presents ideas to the board that her group has. She thinks that the City should create a pool of land targeted towards a specific AMI. These homes should not be for rentals, and should target individuals in the 30‐70% AMI. She suggests that the board add this item to a future agenda. D. Approval of Minutes from January 28th, 2015 David Magistrelli moves to approve. Kevin Thane seconds Discussion on the minutes – Kevin Thane suggests changing “retracted” to “redacted from public record. Board Unanimously approves the minutes. E. Action Items 1. Election of officers Mary moves to have Brian Lameres continue to be the Board chair. Shawn Malony seconds. Board unanimously approves. David Magistrelli moves to have Kevin Thane be Vice Chair Mary Martin seconds Board unanimously approves. 2. Affordable Housing Fund Budget Recommendation Brian Lameres begins discussion on the Affordable Housing budget. Kevin Thane questions the line item under revenue for loan repayment. He questions what that is for. Brian Lameres states that it is for the West Babcock project that has been getting paid back for 20+ years and for a Mental Health project that is being repaid. Brian Lameres discusses what money will be available at the end of the year and what money will be added to the fund at the end of the year. Kevin Thane questions if they can purchase land using the fund to be repaid over time, to make the land portion of the project easier for the home builders. He questions if we should incorporate the purchase of land into the budget. He questions if the City can purchase land. Brian Lameres states that the City can buy land, but there are a set of rules that must be followed. Kevin Thane states that as they look at the land, he proposes that they keep in mind that land is something they want to address. He thinks programs like Habitat for Humanity and HRDC can be allocated portions of land. Brian Lameres states that at one point the budget was very vague, but has moved towards a more detailed budget. He stated that the board has the ability to be vague or detailed. Kevin Thane agrees that programs like Road to Home need to continue to be supported. Brian Lameres states that this budget is for FY 2017. Mr. Lameres discusses how the budget process works and that we are at the beginning of that process. Kevin Thane questions when a decision needs to be made for the budget. Brian Lameres states that there is time, but it is listed as an action item. Kevin Thane states that we could always table the discussion. Kevin Thane states that he would like a presentation from HRDC on what they see happening in the upcoming year, since they will be helping screen clients for the new ordinance. Kevin Thane states that he would also like to discuss this with Wendy Thomas. Brian Lameres states that he believe Wendy Thomas will be bringing a contract with HRDC to the City Commission for approval for bringing clients to the affordable housing project. Sharon Southard questions the down payment assistance and whether we have budgeted for this. Brian Lameres stated that Wendy Thomas has budgeted $50,000 for the down payment assistance – previously it was $40,000 for the Road to Home project. Kevin Thane reminds the board that the number is modest to begin with, since it is a phased in program. He states that there are still a number of other programs available for down payment assistance. Sharon Southard stated that it was her understanding that they would be combining all of these resources and that Brian Lameres indicated that Wendy Thomas has added a line item to the budget for 40,000 for the 65‐80% AMI group. David Magestrelli suggests tabling the discussion and have HRDC do a presentation. Kevin Thane seconds the motion. Board agrees unanimously to table the discussion until next month. F. FYI/Discussion 1. Jessica Johnson/Montana Board of Housing – conversation about housing assistance options Jessica Johnson begins presentation introduction for the Montana Board of Housing representative ‐ Vikki Bauer. Ms. Bauer is here to answer the board’s questions on the MBOH. Vikki Bauer begins introduction on what her group does and programs available for various income levels and family sizes. She discusses the groups that they partner with. Kevin Thane questions how much money is available for the assistance and if everyone who is eligible is able to receive funds. Vikki Bauer states it is first come first served and there was a time when the funds would run out. She stated that for the last 20 years they have had reserves and typically they do not run out of funds. Kevin Thane clarifies that if they are qualified, that typically they are approved. Vikki Bauer says yes, he is correct. He questions if there is preference given to very low income individuals. Vikki Bauer stated that no, individuals need to meet the credit approval and Kevin Thane questions the section 8 funds and why there is a long waiting list. Vikki Bauer states that section 8 is out of her scope of knowledge. David Magestrelli states that he would like to add City owned land to an agenda – to donate land to organizations. Board agrees to add city‐purchased land to a future agenda. Kevin Thane questions why they have not been given information on the HRDC agreement. Brian Lameres states that it will be presented to the commission in the near future and that information will be available to the public. Kevin Thane states by then it will have already been approved and they will not have any input on it. Heather Greenier gives some information on the scope of work presented to the City to work with the City to approve individuals for the affordable housing program. Kevin Thane states that Family Promise is celebrating their 10 year anniversary. He provides information on the celebration for the board. G. Adjournment – meeting adjourned at 8:50am Shawn Maloney moves to adjourn. For more information please contact Alicia Kennedy at akennedy@bozeman.net This board generally meets the second Wednesday of the month at 8:00am Committee meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact our ADA coordinator, James Goehrung at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301).