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Home My WebLink AboutCAHAB Minutes 07-10-2019 Community Affordable Housing Advisory Board July 10th, 2019 | 8:00 AM | City Hall Commission Room: 121 N. Rouse Ave A. 08:00:59 AM (00:02:18) Call meeting to order & Roll Call Excused Absence: Greg Stratton Present Were: - Brian Guyer (Ex Officio Member) - Terry Cunningham (Commission Liaison) - Steve Wheeler - Noel Seeburg - Kevin Thane (Chairman) - David Magistrelli - Jody Bartz - Dulaney Collins - Loren Olsen (Staff Liaison) B. 08:02:17 AM (00:03:36) Changes to the Agenda Nomination of Officers: 08:01:25 AM (00:02:44) MOTION to nominate Kevin Thane as Chair and Greg Stratton as Vice Chair: David Magistrelli 08:01:37 AM (00:02:56) MOTION SECONDED: Steve Wheeler 08:01:51 AM (00:03:10) Board Chair Kevin Thane announced that the Motion was approved by acclamation as no other nominations were made. C. 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. 08:02:53 AM (00:04:12) Minutes for Approval  6.12.19 Minutes (PDF) o 6.12.19 Video Link  6.26.19 Minutes (PDF) o 6.26.19 Video Link 08:03:01 AM (00:04:20) MOTION to approve 6.12.19 minutes: David Magistrelli 08:03:09 AM (00:04:28) MOTION SECONDED: Noel Seeburg 08:03:04 AM (00:04:23) VOTE: Motion Carried 4-0 08:03:35 AM (00:04:54) MOTION to approve minutes 6.26.19: Jodi Bartz 08:03:42 AM (00:05:01) MOTION SECONDED: David Magistrelli 08:03:45 AM (00:05:04) Correction at 08:36:38: “TED” acronym changed to “TEDD” 08:04:19 AM (00:05:38) VOTE: 6-0 E. 08:05:09 AM (00:06:28) Disclosures F. 08:06:00 AM (00:07:19) Special Presentation 1. Community Development Project Information Portal (Garber) Associate Planner, Danielle Garber introduced and provided an overview of the new webpage for the Community Development Project Information Portal which is intended to increase transparency and education about the planning process. Ms. Garber explained that the Project Information Portal has two main parts: 1) an instructional webpage including FAQ about the Community Development Viewer map, and 2) Community Development Map Viewer, which is the map where you can find planning and zoning information as well as link to specific project information. 08:11:32 AM (00:12:51) Ms. Garber answered questions regarding site analytics, accessibility for those with disabilities, availability for historical project information, and list features. 08:17:09 AM (00:18:28) Chair Kevin Thane asked if it would be possible to search projects that require affordable housing. Ms. Garber responded that it would be possible to add that feature in the future with the right tracking on the back end. G. 08:17:48 AM (00:19:07) Action Items 1. Prioritizing CAHAB Recommendations for Tools and Strategies for the Bozeman Community Housing Action Plan  Memo – Action Plan Tools & Strategies  Navigate LLC Suggested Tools & Strategies  Kevin Thane Suggested Tools & Strategies  Dulaney Collins’ Comments  Housing Work Group Summary Notes  Community Housing Questionnaire Summary 08:19:22 AM (00:20:41) Chair Thane shared that his goal would be to influence the greatest number of affordable housing units in the shortest amount of time and asked the board to think of ways to accomplish that goal. 08:20:20 AM (00:21:39) Board member, Jodi Bartz shared that there were 93 individuals with disabilities on a waiting list for housing opportunities, and that that number was from several years ago and may be outdated. Chair Thane responded that he thought it possible to create incentives to make units ADA compliant. 08:24:39 AM (00:25:58) Board member Steve Wheeler stated that he felt that incentives rather than barriers would be more effective in working toward the goal of creating more affordable housing. Mr. Wheeler felt that cost was the biggest barrier to the creation of affordable housing and provided a list of incentives that stuck out to him as opportunities to create more cost effective affordable housing. 08:29:23 AM (00:30:42) Board member Noel Seeburg agreed with Mr. Wheeler and stated that they should focus on removing regulatory barriers. Mr. Seeburg referenced accessory dwelling units as an effective tool as well as a requirement to create affordable housing if affordable units are removed for development. Mr. Seeburg also referenced modular homes as an affordable option that may be being overlooked. 08:34:59 AM (00:36:18) Board member, Dulaney Collins asked that they look at existing dwelling units throughout the city to tweak the zoning to create more affordable housing. 08:35:40 AM (00:36:59) Ex Officio member, Brian Guyer shared that he felt they needed to be specific with which incentives they’d like to see and shared that he supported commercial and residential linkages, where a certain percentage of residential units would need to be affordable and would accompany a commercial development. 08:38:53 AM (00:40:12) Board members discussed the fact that some of the ideas brought forward would not be legal under Montana state law. Commissioner Cunningham provided some additional information on what regulations might be disallowed. The Community Housing Action Plan consultants are researching which tools may fall under this category. 08:41:28 AM (00:42:47) Chair Thane shared that his top priority is to remove barriers in the Unified Development Code that may restrict development of affordable housing. Specifically, aesthetic requirements such as setback standards that require the garage to be 4 feet behind the front façade of a home, accessory dwelling units allowed in R1 zoning without additional use permits, and removing occupancy limits on accessory dwelling units. 08:46:13 AM (00:47:32) Director of Community Development, Martin Matsen, explained that while there are restrictions on accessory dwelling units, they do allow secondary primary dwelling units on many lots that don’t have occupancy restrictions. Director Matsen challenged board members to identify tasks they’d like to see and he would work with them to show how projects can be accomplished utilizing the current code. Chair Thane pointed out that he felt the code should be more transparent in what can be done within the code. 08:50:45 AM (00:52:04) Chair Thane raised the issue of land use and incentives to build the type of affordable housing most in demand. He also suggested adding the same affordable housing requirement (10%) for the development of condos as single family homes. 08:56:10 AM (00:57:29) Chair Thane’s suggested tax incentives as a tool to promote the development of more rental units. 08:57:22 AM (00:58:41) Board member Dulaney Collins voiced concerns regarding employer housing and shared she felt promoting affordable home ownership would be more helpful, based on the conversations she’s had. 09:01:17 AM (01:02:36) Commissioner Cunningham reiterated the board’s goal with selecting tools to promote a specific outcome based on the needs identified through the previously conducted Community Housing Needs Assessment. 09:04:51 AM (01:06:10) Mr. Guyer asked Chair Thane to bring back to the housing consultants the desire to keep down payment assistance as part of the affordable housing program as well as restriction on short term rental so that it doesn’t negatively impact the long term rental pool / housing stock. 09:05:48 AM (01:07:07) Mr. Seeburg also asked for more education for potential homeowners so that they understand the requirements of buying a home and that there are many programs available to assist with down payments. He stated that many homeowners don’t realize that a home buyer does not have to have a 20% down payment and that in many circumstances a 3% down payment will suffice. 09:11:53 AM (01:13:12) Mr. Guyer shared that down payment assistance is very successful and shared some of the restrictions on the program that don’t align with the current housing market to make home purchase possible for more people. Board members continued to discuss how these programs can be promoted to help people get into housing. Following, Mr. Wheeler discussed the benefits of banks funding larger affordable housing projects. 09:19:08 AM (01:20:27) Mr. Guyer shared with the board the process individuals go through when working with HRDC to purchase a home through their program. 09:21:12 AM (01:22:31) Public Comment Opportunity H. 09:21:33 AM (01:22:52) FYI/Discussion 1. HRDC Update (Guyer) 2. Habitat for Humanity (Magistrelli) I. 09:24:20 AM (01:25:39) Adjournment | 9:30 AM For more information please contact Loren Olsen at 406-582-2953 This board generally meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 8:00AM to 9:30 AM Committee meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact our ADA coordinator, Chuck Winn at 582-2306 (TDD 582-2301).