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Home My WebLink About06-21-19 Agenda with attachmentsPARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE AGENDA Council Members Mendez, Hill, Coffey and Cousens (alternate) rd Floor Conference Room June 21, 2019 @ 8:30 a.m. 1. Approval of minutes (5-17-19) 2. Public comment 3. New business A. Representatives from the Central Washington Home Builders and Yakima Housing Authority to talk about non-profit and for profit housing developments B. Yakima Housing Authority to discuss housing vouchers 4. Old business 5. Other business 6. Future agenda items A. Review draft TPA Management Agreement to include deliverables (July 19) B. Review making Historic Preservation Commission — 1) possible reduction in members or 2) subset of Planning or Arts Commissions 7. Adjournment PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE MINUTES 2nd Floor Conference Room May 17, 2019 Meeting convened at 8:45 a.m. Council present: Carmen Mendez, Kathy Coffey and Brad Hill Staff present: City Manager Cliff Moore, Community Development Director Joan Davenport, Director of Finance & Budget Steve Groom, City/County Procurement Manager Sue Ownby and Sonya Clear Tee, City Clerk Guests: Yakima Valley Tourism President & CEO John Cooper, Lodging Tax Advisory Committee & Lodging Association members Collette Keeton and Sara Allen, Central Washington Home Builders CEO Bob Schroeter, Entrust CEO Tom Gaulke and Homeless Network Director Lee Murdock 1. Approval of minutes -- Coffey moved and Hill seconded to approve the 4-19-19 minutes. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 2. Public comment – none 3. New business --TPA Management Agreement • Moore noted there are three options: renew the contract, request RFP's, or in-house management. Cooper reviewed the RCW's and ordinance that created the TPA and noted Yakima Valley Tourism would be the only qualified managers of the agreement as their sole focus is tourism. Keeton and Allen voiced their support of renewing the agreement with Yakima Valley Tourism. After discussion, it was Committee consensus for staff to prepare a draft contract to include deliverables and bring to the July meeting for review. 4. Old business A. The Committee reviewed applications for Boards & Committee vacancies and made the following recommendations by consensus: • Arts Commission – Jack McEntire, Melissa Labberton, John Gasperetti and confirm Symphony appointment of David Rogers • Bike/Ped Committee – Jennifer Gindt • Board of Appeals –Mike Heit and Raymond Novobielski Community Review Board –Dinah Reed and Cindy O'Halloran Parks & Recreation Commission –Stacy Hackenmueller •- Public Facilities District Board –Ron Gamache • Tree City USA Board -- Jheri Ketchum 5. Other business—none 6. Future agenda items (Council Committee members) A. Schedule meeting with representatives from the Home Builders and Housing Authority to talk about non-profit and for profit housing developments • Mendez reported on a Homeless Network meeting she recently attended, which Murdock and Gaulke also commented on. Mendez asked for clarification on the City's Housing Action Plan (HAP) and if it competes with other organizations in the area. Davenport stated it would not compete with the Homeless Network Affordable Housing efforts, as it is largely implementation measures for the City to review for increasing density and other changes in the zoning ordinance, which should have community engagement. Staff confirmed representatives from the Yakima Housing Authority (housing vouchers and non-profit organization) and the Central WA Homebuilders (for profit builders) will attend the next meeting as a way to address items 2A and 2B from the Affordable Housing report as directed by Council at the March 12, 2019 special council meeting. 7. Adjournment -- Coffey moved and Hill seconded to adjourn the meeting, which carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 9:43 a.m. Carmen Mendez, Chair HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS LIST Pee P))/ yfrio Tenant Protection Vouchers Provided to protecHUD-assisted families from hardship resulting from a variety of actions that occur in HUD's PubIic Housing and Multifamily Housing portfolios. In addition to assisting individual families, in many cases Tenant Protection Vouchers mitite the loss of HUD -assisted housing units in the community because these Tenant Protection Vouchers become part of the PHA's Housing Choice Voucher program and may be reissued to families on the PHA's waiting list upon turnover. Family Unification Vouchers Enables families to rent affordable housing for whom the lack of affordable housing is a primary factor in, (1) the separation of children from their families or (2) in the prevention of reunifying the children with their families. Enables eligible youths (for a period not to exceed 36 months) who have attained at least 18 years and not more than 24 years of age and who have left foster care, or will leave foster care within 90 days, in accordance with a transition plan described in section 475(5)(H) of the Social Security Act, and is homeless or is at risk of becoming homeless at age 16 or older. Homeownership Vouchers Enables very low income families to purchase a home. _-_Proiect Based Encourages property owners to construct, rehabilitate, or make available existing housing units to lease to very low income families. Tenant Based Vouchers Enables low income families to lease safe, decent, and affordable privately owned and rental housing. Mainstream Vouchers Mainstream vouchers e funding to assist non-&derly persons with disabilities. HUD-VASH Vouchers Provides a combination of HUD rental assistance and VA case management services for very -low income homeless veterans. Vouchers for Pe Enables very low income families with disabilities to lease affordable private housing. Witness Relocation Vouchers Provides rental assistance for the relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat violent crimes that occur in and around public, Indian, and other HUD -assisted housing. Family Self-sufficiency Promotes the development of local strategies to enable families in the housing choice voucher program Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Measures the performance of local PHAs that administer the housing choice voucher program. Housing Authority : WA042 Yakima Housing Authority Program Analysis As of 05/14/2019 Information Family Demographices/Unit Vouchers: 898 Total People: I 2,103 (Avg.: 2.34 per voucher) 0.8iTenant Race/Ethnicity 4.5%\ 0.2% 5.6% �1 Y'ii White - Black Native American !• Asian Native Hawaiian Tenant Age i�1.� $.4Ya f 112.8% 14.0% n Under 30 ;: 30-39 40-49 n 50-64 !: 65-74 75-84 a 85+ r 56• r. - - a \: ii, fi Disabled n Disabled ._ Not Disabled Homeless at Admission ■ Homeless at Admission • Not Homeless at Admission 0.2% 44.6% 7%. 3.8% t:i Adjusted� 8.9% Monthly Income i. ^ So $zoo-Ssoo ■ $500-1,000 • $1,000-$5,000 _ -- a >$5,000 2.0% �l r` ' • f' r ' ' ,I / • Single Family Row House - High Rise 3.6% Unit Type ,. _ _ . ,..� 29.5% n Semi-detached (Duplex) n Low Rise Manufactured _ New Admissions Income All , ELI - VLI LI v Not LI