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Community Affordable Housing Advisory Board
July 8th 2020 | 8:00 AM | WebEx Meeting
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A. 08:05:38 AM (00:05:44) Call meeting to order
Present Were:
Kevin Thane (Chairman)
Greg Stratton
David Magistrelli
Noel Seeburg
Kyla Tengdin
Rita Ripley-Weamer
Tanya Andreasen (City Staff)
Terry Cunningham (Commission Liaison)
B. 08:06:33 AM (00:06:39) Changes to the Agenda
Board Chair Kevin Thane struck item F.3.A as it is not related to Action Item #3.
Chairman Thane also suggested combining Action F.3 with G.3 as they are related.
Chairman Thane provided clarification on Action Item F.3 regarding board priorities and asked
that members write individual letters of recommendation to the City Commission as they aren’t
able to provide one letter on behalf of the board with how the agenda item was noticed.
C. 08:18:32 AM (00:18:38) Board Disclosures
David Magistrelli recused himself from the Willow Springs action item due to Habitat for Humanity’s
involvement in the project with HRDC.
D. 08:08:49 AM (00:08:55) Public Comment
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your comments to three minutes.
E. 08:13:09 AM (00:13:15) Minutes for Approval
1. 06-15-20 Minutes (PDF)
2. 06-24-20 Subcommittee Minutes (PDF)
City of Bozeman Video Streaming Site
08:13:19 AM (00:13:25) MOTION to approve the minutes for the June 15th, 2020 meeting: Greg Stratton
08:13:31 AM (00:13:37) MOTION SECONDED: David Magistrelli
Discussion: Chairman Thane asked that participants (attendees) are added to minutes and suggested a change in
motion language from the June 15th meeting.
Suggested Change:
MOTION: I move that CAHAB be formally involved in presenting ideas that can be used in the formation
of the RFPs for the audit of the UDC and the affordable housing RFP that examines the UDC in an early
stage and meaningful way.
08:16:00 AM (00:16:06) Motion Change Seconded: David Magistrelli
08:16:13 AM (00:16:19) Discussion
08:17:34 AM (00:17:40) Motion Change Vote: Motion Carried Unanimously
08:20:36 AM (00:20:42) MOTION to approve 06-24-20 (subcommittee) minutes: Greg Stratton
08:20:51 AM (00:20:57) MOTION SECONDED: Noel Seeburg
08:21:01 AM (00:21:07) VOTE: 2 for; 3 Abstained (not present at the June 24th meeting)
F. Action Items
1) 08:22:15 AM (00:22:21) CAHAB final consideration of Willow Springs Phase II funding
request from HRDC for $240,000 from the Community Housing Fund, and
recommendation to the City Commission. CAHAB member and applicant input will be
collected and considered for the final version of CAHAB’s Community Housing Fund request
protocol.
a) Funding request letter from HRDC
b) Funding application from HRDC
c) CAHAB member scoring sheets
d) Staff scoring sheet
e) Staff report and recommendation
f) Community Housing Fund Allocation Process and Priorities
g) Community Housing Fund Proposal Scoring Methodology
08:24:57 AM (00:25:03) Community Housing Program Manager and Staff Liaison, Tanya Andreasen, provided an
overview of the staff report and recommendation based on the new scoring methodology.
08:29:26 AM (00:29:32) Tracy Menuez of HRDC offered to answer any board member questions.
08:31:09 AM (00:31:15) MOTION having reviewed and discussed the funding request from HRDC, I move to
recommend commission approval of an amount not to exceed $240,000: Kevin Thane
08:31:34 AM (00:31:40) MOTION SECONDED: Kyla Tengdin
08:31:52 AM (00:31:58) VOTE: Motion Carried 5-0 (1 abstained)
08:32:20 AM (00:32:26) Board Chair, Kevin Thane led a discussion on the scoring mechanism used to score the
proposal and suggested some changes for clarity regarding the number of points required in order to be
considered and total possible points.
08:36:11 AM (00:36:17) Chairman Thane shared a spreadsheet compiling board member’s scores and suggested
they use a similar spreadsheet as a formal way to calculate and summarize board member’s scoring sheets.
Members also discussed whether the scoring should be anonymous.
2) 08:42:31 AM (00:42:37) CAHAB member progress reports on information and resources
they are gathering to provide basis for discussion and ultimately a CAHAB
recommendation to the City Commission on including condominiums in the scope of the
Affordable Housing Ordinance.
08:44:01 AM (00:44:07) Board member, Noel Seeburg, explained that he met with various lenders to discuss
FHA lending eligibility for condominiums. He learned that it takes 3 weeks, working full time to make them
eligible and that lenders feel it is not worth their time.
08:46:02 AM (00:46:08) Board member Greg Stratton explained that as a builder he tried to leverage affordable
housing tools, including FHA lending on condominiums and found it to be a cumbersome process and that 33%
of the homes had to be sold prior to receiving certification. He also explained that relying on an HOA to maintain
affordable housing isn’t realistic.
08:45:48 AM (00:45:54) Mr. Seeburg explained that they decided to try to find a bank willing to finance an
entire project from the beginning in order to keep the process in one place.
08:52:34 AM (00:52:40) Chairman Thane brought up FHA single unit approvals. Mr. Seeburg explained that they
discussed the topic with a lender and they were still concerned about the process being too cumbersome. The
group also discussed that it’s challenging to keep condominiums affordable in perpetuity with fluctuating HOA
and condo fees.
08:57:21 AM (00:57:27) Commissioner Terry Cunningham, Commission Liaison to the board, asked about the
purpose of the subcommittee and for clarification on the direction the research is going. He explained that he
felt the group’s intent was to determine if and how a condominium can be included in the Affordable Housing
Ordinance. Commissioner Cunningham voiced concern that the discussion was moving toward managing
Community Housing projects.
08:58:45 AM (00:58:51) Mr. Seeburg explained that they were working under the goal to get people into
affordable housing and that is why they moved outside the scope of the project.
09:03:07 AM (01:03:13) Mr. Seeburg clarified their intent in response to Commissioner Cunningham’s comment
about working within the scope of CAHAB’s purview.
09:06:48 AM (01:06:54) Board member Kyla Tengdin provided a presentation on affordable condos, highlighting
programs in other communities that include condos in affordable housing. Ms. Tengdin said that if board
members were supportive, they could reach out to these other communities to learn about their program.
09:12:21 AM (01:12:26) Board members discussed reaching out to the other municipalities referenced in Ms.
Tengdin’s presentation to glean information on their programs which include condominiums.
09:18:02 AM (01:18:08) Chairman Thane proposed the idea of utilizing cash-in-lieu of affordable housing funds
for other purposes such as long term rentals and condominiums.
09:22:52 AM (01:22:58) Chairman Thane shared a table he created with examples of housing cost as a function
of wages earned.
3) 09:25:49 AM (01:25:55) Chair’s proposal to form CAHAB recommendation to City
Commission on setting priorities for the Community Housing Program. CAHAB
recommendation to be given to City Commission in advance of its work session on Community
Housing.
a) GMD Recommendation History & Letter to Commission
09:26:19 AM (01:26:25) Chairman Thane encouraged board members to provide public comment at the
upcoming City Commission meeting and to send a letter of proposed priorities to the City Commission using a
provided template as an example.
G. FYI/Discussion
1) 09:28:09 AM (01:28:14) Commission Liaison Update (Terry Cunningham)
Budget update
o Community Housing fund went from 5 mills to 3 mills (roughly $129K each mill)
2) 09:30:14 AM (01:30:20) Community Housing Program Update (Tanya Andreasen)
a) 09:31:12 AM (01:31:18) UDC Portal Update
b) 09:32:30 AM (01:32:36) Development applications and projects – pipeline and approved
c) 09:37:36 AM (01:37:42) Community Housing Action Plan Progress and Timelines
d) Update on Community Housing Fund – balance and expenditures
e) City Commission work session: Community Housing
09:39:40 AM (01:39:46) Chairman Thane asked follow-up questions to Ms. Andreasen regarding
the Community Housing Program.
3) CAHAB contributions of ideas to Community Housing Action Plan
a) Strategy “Removal of Regulatory Barriers, Engage third party to review all city codes,
regulations and policies to identify disconnects and recommend methods to resolve”.
4) 09:41:00 AM (01:41:05) HRDC Monthly update (Rita Ripley-Weamer)
Willow Springs Ph1: 9 of 12 homes have closed on sale
o Ph.2 construction has started
HRDC moving forward with Housing First Village
o Land has been purchased
Renovation on Warming Center under-way
09:43:37 AM (01:43:43) Real estate update from Noel Seeburg
H. 09:47:48 AM (01:47:53) Adjournment | 9:30 AM
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