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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Affordable Housing Committee - 11/04/2019November 4, 2019, SoBu Affordable Housing Committee Minutes- APPROVED Page 1 Approved on November 26, 2019 AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE November 4, 2019, 10:00 AM, City Hall, Champlain Room Members attending: Leslie Black-Plumeau, Paula DeMichele, Sandy Dooley, Todd Rawlings (left about 11:15 a.m.), Michael Simoneau, and John Simson Members absent: Tom Bailey, Cindy Reid Guests: Monica Ostby (PC liaison); Regina Mahony, CCRPC; Evan Langfelt & Andrew Gill of O’Brien Agency; Patrick O’Brien & Robin Jeffers of S.D. Ireland Company; and Ariel Jensen Vargas (SoBu resident) AGENDA 1. Call to order, emergency procedure, agenda review, comments from guests 2. Review and approval of minutes of 09/10/19, 10/08/2019, and 10/22/19 committee meetings 3. Chair’s Comments: 4. Welcome guests to workshop on how to make building target population housing more attractive to developers 5. (if time) Update on housing land priority identification project work – Mike & Tom 6. (if time) Review 2020 Work Plan to schedule Committee work 7. (if time) Reports and updates by committee members 8. Adjourn 1. Call to order, emergency procedure, agenda review, comments from guests: As of 10:04 a.m. John called meeting to order. John reviewed the exit procedures. John welcomed our guests. There were no public comments. 2. Review and approval of minutes of 09/10/19, 10/08/19, and 10/22/19 committee meetings: Mike moved and Sandy seconded the approval of the 9/10/19 minutes with no modifications and the 10/08/19 minutes with the modification to item 6. requested by Tom Bailey. Motion passed (6-0-0). Sandy asked that action on the 10/22/19 minutes be delayed until the next meeting as she had received a request for clarification from Robin Jeffers, which she had not had time to integrate into the draft minutes. Members agreed to this request. 3. Chair’s Comments: John informed group that the committee’s 10/22/19 motion re South Village has been send to Paul Conner with the request that it be shared with members of the DRB. He also informed group that the City Council that evening would be discussing waiver of permit fees for Inclusionary units. The proposal is to waive 100% of these fees. This will be introductory discussion. The different types of fees need to be addressed separately. Council is discussing permit fees first. John then mentioned that we have a vacancy on the committee and would like very much to have a developer join the committee and encouraged those present to apply. No one volunteered. Mention was made that a person much be a SoBu resident to be appointed to a City committee. John then raised subject of needing to schedule next meeting. Members present agreed to schedule next meeting on November 26, 2019, 10:00 a.m. 4. Welcome guests to workshop on how to make building target population housing more attractive to developers: The following topics were discussed (list may not be all inclusive): ● do Inclusionary rules apply to PUDs? ● need to treat rentals (multi-family dwellings) different from homeownership ● is a subdivision of land into lots that are then sold separately to individuals who build their house independent of developer covered by Inclusionary Zoning ● congregate care housing is the Inclusionary requirement 15% or 10%? ● in mixed congregate care and residential dwelling units development, may developer use offset or bonus units solely in the residential part of development? November 4, 2019, SoBu Affordable Housing Committee Minutes- APPROVED Page 2 ● requirement that average square footage of Inclusionary units must be no less than 705 of average square footage of market units ● requirement that number of bedrooms in Inclusionary units be proportional to number of bedrooms in market units; suggested alternative establish minimum square footage for size for 2 BR, 3BR, 4BR, etc. units or an either/or requirement. ● integration language re Inclusionary units among market units too rigid ● how would the developer verify income? (in BTV CEDO provides form) ● clarify that developer should use data formulated by VHFA to establish maximum rents and prices for Inclusionary units ● when developer gets extra credit for building specified number of three- or four-bedroom units, does developer receive an Offset or Bonus unit for the “extra credit” Inclusionary unit that is not built? ● resale policy should provide for 1.5% per year of ownership increase in maximum allowable selling price an option in addition to price based on 80% of AMI ● suggest that when off-site construction is permitted, off-site units not be required to be built in same contiguous zoning district. ● in the Density Bonus rules, policy on size of affordable units relative to market units should be same as comparable policy for Inclusionary units. Following discussion, Regina agreed to prepare version of proposed rules that incorporates comments (in side margin) made and share with committee members, who will review and make decisions re whether or not to make changes to proposed rules at 11/26/19 committee meeting. Based on this meeting, Regina will prepare proposed rule package that reflects these decisions along with a cover memo re the latest proposed rule package. The committee will review and make decisions re these two documents at its next meeting, which will take place on 12/3/19, 10:00 a.m. 5. (if time) Update on housing land priority identification project work – Mike & Tom: Due to lack of time deferred to a subsequent meeting. 6. Review 2020 Work Plan to schedule Committee work: Due to lack of time deferred to a subsequent meeting. 7. Reports and updates by committee members: Due to lack of time deferred to a subsequent meeting. 8. Adjourn: At 12:08 p.m., Mike moved and Leslie seconded motion to adjourn. Motion passed (5-0-0). Todd was no longer present at meeting. Bike rack: ● 1/8/19 Emails to K. Dorn and D. Young to be completed by 1/24/19 City: DONE! ● Keep and address at 1/24/19 committee meeting. Work on Committee’s page on the City’s website ● Combine with item immediately above. (Quoted from January 23, 2018, meeting minutes) “John asked Mike to prepare a work plan for the committee to collaborate with Coralee to enhance its effectiveness in communicating with residents via the City’s website and via other means. The plan should include specific assignments to be carried out by identified committee members. Mike accepted this assignment.” Homework (not yet reported on): All bike rack tasks should include date of assignment and date for task completion.