HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetterAugust 31, 2006
Members of the Affordable Housing Task Force -
First and foremost, thank you for volunteering to serve on this task force whose assignment is of
utmost importance in the community. As you will see from the enclosed materials, you are
addressing an issue that has been a challenge in the community for a long time and never more
than now.
Carson Taylor, a professional facilitator, and I will be working with you on this effort and our
objective is to make the process run as efficiently as we can. That said, I would like to offer
some suggestions for your consideration right from the outset
Neither Carson nor I are knowledgeable in the area of affordable housing. YOU are the experts
and we will be relying on you as a group to provide the wide ranging expertise necessary to
frilly address the issue at hand. I will happily distribute to the Task Force any materials any
member wishes to place before the Task Force
The City Commission has requested that the task force conclude its work within 60 days of the
initial meeting.
Each of you is sacrificing your valuable time to serve on this task force. The issue has often
been passionate and is a matter on which thoughtful, well-intentioned people disagree,
sometimes vehemently. As each of you has volunteered to help find a solution to the
community's difficult situation, let me suggest several "rules of procedure" designed to allow
the task force to proceed in an efficient, deliberative fashion:
We should start our meetings promptly at the appointed time.
Everyone who wishes to be heard has an opportunity to do so.
NO sidebar conversations.
. NO interrupting.
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Ron Brey
Assistant. City Manager
City of Bozeman
P.O. Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771-1230
_582-2307
rbreyLbozeman.net
I have been difficult to reach these last few weeks but from this point forward, your
communications are my top priority. I will be out of town the first week of October and will
make provisions for my responsibilities to be handled by other staff members so you will not
miss a beat.
The following pages are the table of contents for this packet. I've noted a couple of things that
you should certainly read, most notably your charge from the City Commission. The material is
provided so you have ready access to items which are likely to arise during your deliberations.
Again, I am happy to arrange for the distribution of materials individual members would like to
present to the task force.
Several items regarding inclusionary housing/zoning are included. The City Commission has
indicated that this will be their course of action should the task force not arrive at a suitable
alternative. It is also possible that a task force recommendation will include revisions to the
inclusionary housing/zoning provisions considered by the Commission.
Again, thank you for working on this difficult subject.
Please let me know how I can help.
T
Ron Brey
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Packet Contents:
Inside sleeve: Committee members with contact information
Red Tab: Recent City Actions:
- minutes of 8/21/2006 action by City Commission to define the purpose and
intent of the Affordable Housing Task Force (AHTF). Please read the
Background Section of the Commission Memorandum which specifically
describes the AHTF's purpose.
- minutes of 8/7/2006 actions by City Commission addressing the Workforce
Housing Text Amendment and establishing the AHTF.
- Staff Report and City Commission packet material for the Workforce
Housing Text Amendment (note City of Bozeman Affordable Housing Policy,
adopted September 22, 2003).
- Brief history of City of Bozeman affordable housing actions.
. - Community Affordable Housing Advisory Board (CAHAB) summary of
affordable housing strategies implemented in the Unified Development
Ordinance.
- Chronicle article summarizing Bozeman affordable housing projects as of
2001.
Clear Tab: Bozeman Deaconess Affordable Housing Plan
- City Commission packet materials
Blue Tab: Local Properties and Programs
Orange Tab: Various Inclusionary Housing/Zoning Articles
- Bay Area Economics July 17, 2006, Inclusionary Housing Overview to
Bozeman City Commission
- National Association of Realtors "Field Guide to Inclusionary Zoning"
- National Association of Realtors article on "Inclusionary Zoning: The
Missing Piece to the Affordable Housing Puzzle"
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- Policy Link fact sheet: issues and examples regarding implementation of
inclusionary zoning
- Developing an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance: in-depth review of issues to
consider
- Inclusionary Zoning: A Powerful Tool for Affordable Housing (summary of 9
basic elements to consider)
Back Sleeve: Household income charts correlated with affordable housing
prices (rental and purchase)
In addition to material provided by Committee members as we proceed, a
FAQ regarding Bozeman's current Affordable Housing Policies, Programs,
and Proposals is currently being drafted by CAHAB and will be available
September 14.
The Affordable Housing Needs Assessment and Strategy, September 2003,
prepared by Bay Area Economics (including a survey by the MSU
Marketing Club) will be posted on the City web site at www.bozeman.net
after September 5, 2006
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