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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-09-10 Community Affordable Housing Advisory Board Minutes City of Bozeman Community Affordable Housing Advisory Board (CAHAB) Meeting Minutes November 9, 2010 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm HRDC Conference Room Attending: Brian LaMeres (City of Bozeman Finance Department), Kris Keller (Community Representative), Mary Martin (Community Representative), Jan Bergman (Community Representative), Dave Magistrelli (Community Representative) Absent (excused): Chris Saunders (City Planning Department), Daniel Simonich (Community Representative), Carson Taylor (City Commissioner) Staff : Tracy Menuez (HRDC), Doug Riley (City Planning Department), Tim McHarg (City Planning Department) Public: Mike Delaney, Ileana Inderland, Tony Renslow A.Call to Order Chairman LaMeres called the meeting to order at 12 pm. B.Changes to Agenda – Agenda item #4 was moved to the first agenda item C.Approval of Minutes – October There were no minutes to approve from the October meeting, as a quorum was not present and no action was taken. Informational minutes were submitted to the City Clerk’s office. D.Public Comment There was no public comment. E.Action Items 1.Review of waiver from workforce housing requirements by Spring Creek Village Doug Riley, City Planner, introduced the applicant and gave a brief overview of the proposed project. The project is currently in the pre-application phase, where they receive input regarding their proposals. The applicant is currently requesting a waiver of Workforce Housing requirements. The applicant, Mike Delaney, along with project representatives Ileana Inderland and Tony Renslow presented the proposed project. The project is an Urban Mixed Use development. The applicant is requesting a waiver from workforce housing requirements because the UMU zoning will only contain a minimum of 20% residential units. The actual number of residential units is not yet known. The applicant stated that this would make it difficult to know exactly how many units must be provided to comply with the workforce housing ordinance. The ordinance will also discourage the development of residential units according to the applicant. The applicant also stated that there are a substantial number of affordable units in close proximity to the proposed development. Brian asked how the developer would determine how many residential units would be developed. Mr. Delaney responded that the purchaser of the lot would actually be allowed to determine if they would do commercial, residential, or both. The whole development would need to ensure that a minimum of 20% of the units were residential, but the UMU zoning designation is designed to provide that flexibility to the developer. Doug Riley added that the estimated number of residential units required to meet the 20% benchmark for this development is 60-80 units. Mary asked about what pricing levels were being considered. The developer responded that he would not be developing the residential units and did not have a price point and reiterated that there was already a supply of affordable housing in the area. Brian asked if the board was ready to make a decision based on the information shared in the meeting. The board indicated that they were not, and directed CAHAB staff to work with the developer and planning staff to explore other methods of compliance. 2.Meadow Creek Phase 2 Subdivision workforce housing plan No decision was made pending information from the developer. 3.Discussion of Workforce housing ordinance Staff informed the board that the planning board would be discussing workforce th housing as part of their November 16 meeting. All board members were encouraged to attend the session. The CAHAB will be making recommendations for amendments to the workforce housing ordinance. Tim suggested that the board consider how to use the ordinance to create demand for existing housing; this could be done with a restructured cash-in-lieu section. The difficulty of financing for condos was discussed. Jan added that the CAHAB could provide resources to developers/buyers to help them certify condos through FHA. Staff handed out copies of the current ordinance FAQs and offered to set up a time for the board to review the information as we move forward with recommendations. 4.Continuation of CAHAB roles/responsibilities. The proposed changes to the CAHAB ordinance were reviewed. A motion to approve the changes and send them on for consideration by the commission was made by Mary. Jan provided a second. The motion was approved unanimously. F. FYI/Discussion Tracy informed the board that she has approached 3 potential members for the CAHAB. G.Adjournment Mary moved adjourn; Dave seconded the motion. Chairman LaMeres adjourned the meeting at 1:35 pm.