14 October 2019 Agenda

9 September 2019 Meeting Notes

Present:  Sarah Smith, Chair, and Sarah Owens, Secretary; Members Eddie Maestas, Jan Calvin, Rob McAdam, Eunice Kim, Christie Hughes, Dana Schultz, Kristin Keunz-Barber, Shelly Ehenger (see Roster tab, above).

Yaquina Hall

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency and Salem Housing Authority Projects:  MWVCAA's Director of Program Development and SHA's Administrator Nicole Utz gave the presentation.  Joint projects included Redwood Crossings (fka "Fisher Road") and Sequoia Crossings (3120 Broadway St. NE).  Also discussed Yaquina Hall construction delays, HRAP (report on 2018 coming out soon), SHA's application for 75 mainstream NED vouchers, its progress on the RAD Project, the switch to SAFMRs, CCO 2.0-related changes, and what it means that Salem has opted against enacting a inclusionary zoning and construction excise tax in favor of "incentives."  See, e.g., Brynelson, T. "Hoping for affordable apartments, Salem eyes new twist on urban renewal" (September 11, 2019, Salem Reporter.)

Housing programs administered by MWVCAA's ARCHES Project is on the agenda for October 14 (a federal holiday [Columbus Day] but the Salem Housing Authority office will be open).  SHA will be closed for Veterans Day, so November's meeting has been moved to November 18.  The last meeting of 2019 will be December 9.