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Home My WebLink AboutCAHAB Minutes 03-08-2017 Community Affordable Housing Advisory Board Wednesday, March 8, 2017 8:00am, Madison Room 121 N. Rouse Ave. A. 08:02:05 AM (00:00:02) Call meeting to order (Lameres) Present Were:  Brian Lameres  Mayana Rice  Sharon Southhard  Kevin Thane  David Magistrelli  Sean Maloney  Kris Keller  Brian Guyer  Hattie Baker Graham  Heather Grenier  Anders Lewendal  Commissioner I‐Ho Pomeroy B. 08:02:52 AM (00:00:49) Changes to the Agenda C. 08:02:58 AM (00:00:55) Public Comment – Please state your name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record. This is the time for individuals to comment on matters falling within the purview of the Committee. There will also be an opportunity in conjunction with each action item for comments pertaining to that item. Please limit your comments to three minutes. D. 08:03:16 AM (00:01:13) Minutes Approval:  February 8, 2017 MOTION to approve minutes: David Magistrelli MOTION SECONDED: Sean Maloney Correction to minutes: “Thane recommended that they come to the board to ask for housing funding.” VOTE: All in Favor of approving February 8th, 2017 minutes with corrections MOTION PASSES  February 17, 2017 MOTION to approve minutes: David Magistrelli MOTION SECONDED: Sean Maloney Corrections to minutes (italicized text has been added to minutes): “Prohibition on ADUs and Allowing ADUs on main level and multiple ADUs on a property as long as parking is considered and compliant to code.” “Group discusses allowing the fact that subdivisions to can have strict covenants to meet market demands…” “Group discusses programs available to encourage home buyers below a certain percentage of AMI.” VOTE: All in Favor of approving February 17th, 2017 minutes with corrections MOTION PASSES  February 24, 2017 MOTION to approve minutes: David Magistrelli MOTION SECONDED: Sean Maloney VOTE: All in Favor of approving February 24th, 2017 minutes MOTION PASSES E. 08:13:50 AM (00:11:47) Special Presentation: Habitat Update 2017 (David Magistrelli) 08:17:35 AM (00:15:32) 4 Programs within Habitat for Humanity: 1. Partnership for homebuilding (helping individuals obtain a home) 2. Repair/Remodeling (helping homeowners stay in their home) 3. Fresh Kindness (outside of the home – landscaping, fencing, etc.) 4. Volunteer Program 08:20:00 AM (00:17:57) David Magistrelli summarized Habitat for Humanity’s loan program including terms and eligibility. Participants are typically not considered for a standard loan due to barriers with affordability and credit score. 08:23:06 AM (00:21:03) Partner families put an estimated $97,500 back into the community through taxes. Renters pay an estimated $20,000 per year ($1,667 per month) in rent and are now paying between $500 and $600 in mortgage payments. 08:23:48 AM (00:21:45) Northwestern Energy & Northern Rocky Mountain Development District indicated that Habitat for Humanity has a gross impact of $2.9 million dollars in the county and areas beyond. Gallatin County has an estimated $1.3 million dollar impact. 08:26:11 AM (00:24:08) Homes are typically built on an 1100 sq. ft. footprint. 08:26:42 AM (00:24:39) Five townhouses have been built within city limits from 2009 – 2012. They have not built in Bozeman since due to the cost of land. Land must fall under $45,000 in order to be sustainable for the program. 08:27:16 AM (00:25:13) City of Bozeman has assisted by delaying impact fee costs. 08:28:36 AM (00:26:33) Applications are processed on a continuous bases. The vetting process takes an average of 2‐6 months. One out of four applicants qualifies. 08:32:36 AM (00:30:33) Habitat for Humanity receives referrals from other community & social service agencies. 08:34:04 AM (00:32:01) Q&A with presenter, David Magistrelli 08:47:08 AM (00:45:05) Barriers to the program F. 08:52:17 AM (00:50:14) FYI/Discussion 1. 08:52:29 AM (00:50:26) HRDC Monthly update (Brian Guyer) City voted unanimously to support a zone text amendment to allow affordable housing to average lot sizes in order to maximize land usage. 08:54:04 AM (00:52:01) Lot Size Averaging is explained. 08:57:23 AM (00:55:20) Brian Guyer voiced concern regarding the removal of the term “affordable housing” during a City strategic planning session. 08:58:47 AM (00:56:44) 2 affordable homes will be constructed at 24th and Beall. 2. 09:00:35 AM (00:58:32) Cemetery land steps (Rice) Current steps/challenges involved in developing: i. Where Highland and East Main meet is considered a failing intersection. Nothing can currently be developed within ½ mile of a failing intersection. This should be improved during the overall Blackmore Bend development where Heeb’s Grocery will be located. ii. There is a sewer issue and infrastructure needs to be improved in order to allow for larger capacity. iii. The topography of the land may be problematic or expensive to prepare for development. iv. Land use would need to be changed through the zoning process. v. There would either need to be lot aggregation or lot division to be useable. The city commission would need to decide to set aside the land in order to use for affordable housing. An RFP would be sent out to all developers to see who would participate in the project. Because there are so many steps, the Director of Community Development, Martin Matsen, advised HRDC that the best possible way would be to involve MSU and have the Fall Semester class do a project on the best use of this land to determine whether townhomes, tiny houses, etc. would be the best solution. 09:09:08 AM (01:07:05) Sewer improvements are estimated to cost $2.3 million, but there are currently plans to do those improvements for 2018. 09:13:47 AM (01:11:44) The agreement with the cemetery board and how the leased land would be utilized is discussed. 09:17:16 AM (01:15:13) In order to create transparency to the public, it is recommended that developers be allowed to present ideas for the best usage of the land through the RFP process. 09:24:45 AM (01:22:42) CAHAB members agreed to be open to seeking out land opportunities as they arise as that has been identified as the biggest barrier to promoting affordable housing development. 09:28:33 AM (01:26:30) CAHAB discussed the odds of the City Commission approving the use of the cemetery land for affordable housing. Mayana Rice explained that per her discussion with Martin Matsen, the more specific they can be in presenting options to the Commission, the more likely approval will be. 3. CAHAB Member updates and future agenda item 09:32:35 AM (01:30:32) Members discuss revisiting the list of supported statements from CAHAB’s special meetings held February 17th & 24th so that a copy can be incorporated into the minutes. 09:43:44 AM (01:41:41) CAHAB considered creating a strategic plan for the board and what their focus should be in working with the City Commission. G. 09:44:28 AM (01:42:25) Adjournment  For more information please contact Brian Lameres at blameres@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, Mike Gray at 582‐3232 (TDD 582‐2301).