HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-13-17 Public Comment - CAHAB - Tiny Houses and Edgerly Property Support LetterREPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Community Affordable Housing Advisor Board (CAHAB)
drafted by Mayana Rice, Associate Planner, Staff Liaison for
CAHAB
SUBJECT: Letter of Support from CAHAB: Tiny Houses and City owned
Edgerly property
DATE: January 13, 2017
CAHAB has been meeting with Montana State University Professor Ralph Johnson and
Connie Campbell-Pearson on their interest in utilizing Tiny Houses to alleviate
homelessness and provide transitional housing. In the Fall 2016 semester Professor
Johnson’s students created:
Prototypes for a walk through presentation
A full scale model of the construction system
Cost estimates for production of the small shelters
Models illustrating the variety of designs possible based on the prototypes
Precedent studies from other cities which have implemented small shelter
communities
In the meetings CAHAB was asked to support two things.
1. Support the utilization of Tiny Houses as a structure type suitable for transitional
housing throughout the Bozeman area.
CAHAB conducted a resounding unanimous vote to support Tiny Houses as an appropriate
housing type for homeless and transitional Bozeman residents.
2. Property owned by the City was identified for the potential lease and construction of
a prototype neighborhood. This neighborhood is proposed to managed by existing
community resources such as HRDC, with case workers, an onsite residential
coordinator, a community center and other needed services as needed. The property
is located to the north of Gallatin Village Trailer Court on Edgerly Ln. Noting in the
presentation that there would need to be a thorough property investigation, the
request was for support from CAHAB, to request the City allow Professor Ralph
Johnson to conduct the initial property investigation for suitability.
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CAHAB conducted a resounding unanimous vote to offer support for Professor Ralph
Johnson to conduct the initial property investigation for suitability of the City owned
property at the northern end of Edgerly Ln.
Attachments: Adopted CAHAB Minutes from 12/14/2016 and Draft CAHAB Minutes from
1/11/2017 motion to approve this letter.
Report compiled on: 1/13/ 2017