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Home My WebLink About2023-04-12 Agenda NEW HANOVER COUNTY PLANNING & LAND USE AGENDA COUNTY-CITY WORKFORCE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE |Meeting Government Center Room138,230 Government Center Dr. April ,2023 – 3:00 PM Estimated Minutes 2 I.Call to Order Establish Quorum 2 II.Approve Agenda 5 III.Approve Minutes March 1, 2022 5 IV.Public Comments 30V.OldBusiness Presentations to City Council and County Commissioners 20VI.NewBusiness Draft Workforce Housing Services Program Criteria and Priorities for Year Two RFP 10 VII.Staff Updates County City 10VIII.Announcements IX.Adjourn Attachments: DraftMarch 1st, 2023, Meeting Minutes Purpose: The Committee shall be organized for the purpose of developing a comprehensive workforce housing study, workforce housing opinion study and public awareness campaign, support for increasing equitable access and the supply of workforce housing thatis affordable; informing the Appointing Authorities and other organizations of their findings; and making recommendations, in an advisory capacity, to the Appointing Authorities and other organizations, as necessary. NEW HANOVER COUNTY-CITY OF WILMINGTON WORKFORCE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE March 1, 2023 | REGULAR MEETING Committee Members Present: Sharm Brantley,Liz Carbone, Tom Gale, Michelle Jarman, Krysti Keser, Katrina Redmon,Frank Smith, Paul Stavovy, Edwrin Sutton N HC Staff Present:Tufanna Bradley, Katie Burket, Rachel LaCoe, Jennifer Rigby, Rebekah Roth, Theo McClammy City of Wilmington Staff Present: Abie Bonevac, Chianti Johnson, Suzanne Rogers Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:04PM by Chairperson Sharm Brantley and aquorum was established. Agenda Approval and Minutes Ms. Krysti Keser made a motion to approve the meeting agenda, seconded by Ms. Katrina st Redmon and adopted unanimously. Ms. Liz Carbone made a motion to adopt the February 1 draft minutes, seconded by Ms. Keser and adopted unanimously. Public Comments None. Introduction of newly appointed city representingcommittee member; Michelle Jarman. Old Business Annual Report: Final Comment Stage New Hanover County staff presented the current draft of the annual report to the Committee for additional comments and edits. Changes would be incorporated into the draft for committee review prior to finalization and distribution of the report. New Business Introduction of newly appointed city representing committee member; Ms. Michelle Jarman. Annual Report: Presentation Discussion The committee will present the same 10-minutepresentation to both City and County. Comments regarding the Committee recommendations included: Creation of a Dedicated LIHTC Fund Emphasize that this funding source would be made available to sites in either the city or county. Note that the presenter may need to be able to answer questions about the source or impact of timing of these funds. Suggested opening this fund as a dedicated housing fund and not limiting to just LIHTC. Emphasis on supporting the financial“gap” when it comes to the close margins of affordable or workforce housing. Policy Changes Ensure “Programs, Laws,Policy,and Regulations” key terms are all included. Maximize/Incentivize the Production and Preservation of a Diversity of Housing Options Rephrase this recommendation to clearly read as such, rather than an informative paragraph. Clarify “theask,” and highlight that difference from the other recommendations. This section should be more about policy change and less about financial incentives. Include examples such aswater/sewer, business parks, etc., to be added by committee. Replacement of American Rescue Plan Act Funds Add examples,ARPA, CARES, Disaster Relief Funds. Addtwo columns in table“households served”and “units created.” Add total costs to the chart in a final column. Specify what NOAH units are, as affordable rental rehabilitation. Add text demonstrating the examples are just a snapshot of a whole. Address cost of living crisis. Add the expiration date of these programs. Question that may come up is how many of the recipients of this money and these programs were directly affected by COVID or crisis situations. Why we are asking for funds “post crisis.” Data sources:NC Housing Coalition, Eviction Lab, updated Bowen Study. In order to make this recommendation more specific, itneedstobeprioritized. Committee to provide examples ofother communities that have committed this type of continued funding as examples. Eviction prevention number should be almost doubled-NC Housing Coalition has accurate eviction data. Would it benefit the presentation to state how many applicationsreceived in 2022were notservedby theprograms, but were eligible?Issues with that: ifapplicants were not eligible or unqualified and the data to differentiate between those two possibilities does not exist. Expand Financial Counseling Programs Change the wording to include all Housing Authority programs. Tie in the County’s HHS health assessment strategy. Change title to, “Expand Housing Counseling and Financial Literacy Programs.” Staff will continue to refine and practice presentation. Staff will work with the chair to finalize and rehearse the presentations. 2 Staff Updates Members of City Staff presented updates: There will be a Public Hearing at the March 7th City Council meeting for the City's HOME ARPA Allocation Plan. This plan includes $2.5 million for supportive housing projects. More information is available on the City's website. City Planning staff is continuing to refine their ADU standards. City housing staff has openedthe new HOP programs. More information is available on their website. County staff presented several updates: Updating the Requestfor Proposal process for the summer. Proposing to invite two to three committee members to participate in the cross-functional staff review rather than a separate subcommittee. The Community Health Assessment was released with Housing named as a top priority. Planning staff will be working with Health Department staff on the implementation of their improvement plan. Strategy department is working on the update to the county's strategic plan. A community survey was launched to inform the new strategic plan and will be open through March 6th. Announcements A housing public forum will take place on Saturday, March 4th. Liz Carbone, along with Commissioner Rob Zapple, will be on the panel. The Cape Fear Housing Coalition is hosting their annual Housing Breakfast on Thursday, March 23rd at 8 AM. Samuel Gunter, executive director of the North Carolina Housing Coalition will provide state housing updates with a keynote presentation by Shane Phillips, author of "The Affordable City". A roundtable discussion with the author will take place after the event. Ms. Carbone will provide the committee with more details. Adjourn Mr. Tom Galemade a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Paul Stavovy. The meeting was adjourned at4:39PM. 3