2023-02-01 Agenda
NEW HANOVER COUNTY PLANNING & LAND USE
AGENDA
COUNTY-CITY WORKFORCE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE | Meeting
Finance Conference Room 500, 230 Government Center Dr., Wilmington, NC
February 1, 2023 3:00 PM
Estimated
Minutes
2 Call to Order
Establish Quorum
2 Approve Agenda
5 Approve Minutes
January , 2022
5 Public Comments
60 Old Business
Review Outline
Prioritize Recommendations
10 Announcements
Adjourn
Attachments:
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Draft January 4, 2022 Meeting Minutes
tǒƩƦƚƭĻʹ 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 that is
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
January 4, 2023| REGULAR MEETING
Committee Members Present: Sarah Arthur, Sharm Brantley,Liz Carbone, Tom Gale, Melanie James, Krysti
Keser, Eric Knight, Katrina Knight, Katrina Redmon,Paul Stavovy
NHC Staff Present:Tufanna Bradley, Katie Burket, Rachel LaCoe, Sarah Lipkin Sularz, Theo McClammy, Jennifer
Rigby
City of Wilmington Staff Present:Abie Bonevac, Craig Harris, Suzanne Rogers
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:03PMby Chairperson Sharm Brantleyand aquorum was established.
Agenda Approval and Minutes
Mr.EricKnightmade a motion to approve the meeting agenda, seconded by Mr. PaulStavovy and adopted
unanimously. Mr. Knightmade a motion to adopttheDecember 7thdraft minutes, seconded by Mr. Tom Gale
and adopted unanimously.
Public Comments
NONE
Old Business
Suzanne Rogers showed the committee a five-minute promotional video for the
Homeownership Pool (HOP).
Strategic Plan
The committee reviewed the draft Workforce Housing Advisory CommitteeStrategic Planand requested the
following updates:
Change "decreased number of demolitions and/or condemnation" to "number of houses rehabilitated".
Define "workforce" at the bottom of the chart
Use colors that have less of a positive/negative association.
Ms. Krysti Kesser made a motion to adopt the strategic plan, with requested updates. Seconded by Mr. Knight
and adopted unanimously.
Annual Report Preparation
Staff presented a draft outline for the report which includes:
*Message from the Chair
*Strategic Plan
*Bowen Report Update
*New Hanover County Housing Program Updates
*City of Wilmington Housing Program Updates
*Next Steps/Recommendations
Pending calendar approval, the goal is to present to City Council and the Board of Commissioners at their second
February meeting.The Board ofCommissioners and City Council will receive the same report and presentation
so recommendations should be high level and not organization specific.
The committee discussed potential recommendations. Discussions included:
Establishing a specific pool of funding for Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects
Including previous recommendations with the potential bond menu of programs
Highlight the impact of ARPA funding over the past two years
Gap fundingrecommendation not limited to LIHTC.Canpresent individual projectsto the elected
officials for a unique project.
Recommendations in the chart that the group developed/presentedpreviously.
Importance of aselection menufor the electees.
Recommendations should focus mostly on policysince timing of the report does not align with the
budget cycle.
Show ARPA funding accomplishments that will be discontinued as funding phasedout.
Highlight private marketfunding.
Prioritizeproduction of units.
Covid-related funding and programs ending, including ARPA
Rental/housingassistance money abuse.
Financial literacyexpansion programs.
Discussion of Healthy Opportunities initiative.
Committee members were encouraged to consider recommendations and priorities to discuss at the February
meeting.
New Business
Education and Awareness Update
Ms.
Discussed public commentssubmitted regardinghousing in the city and county.
Website precedent research underway.
Announcements
Ms. Liz Carbone announcedthat the Cape Fear Housing Coalition is still planning the details of the
annual Legislative Breakfast. Details to be announced in the coming weeks.
Tom Gale won the2022Regional Service Awardfrom the NC REALTORS Association.
Adjourn
Mr.Galemade a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Ms. Katrina Knight. The meeting was adjourned
at4:51PM.
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