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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-04-01_08_00_AM-Advisory_GroupsAgenda Housing Strategy Task Force City of Edina, Minnesota Via Web Ex Wednesday, April 1, 2020 8:00 AM I.Call To Order II.Attendance III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes a.March 11, 2020 Minutes V.Discussion Items a.Check In b.Debrief on Task Force interviews, what was learned and observations c.Comprehensive Plan Items That Task Force Could Address d.Housing Implementation Plan Examples e.Questions for City Council f.Next Steps VI.Adjournment The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing ampli.cation, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Date: April 1, 2020 Agenda Item #: IV.a. To:Members Item Type: Minutes From:Stephanie Hawkinson, Affordable Housing Development Manager Item Activity: Subject:March 11, 2020 Minutes Action CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Approved the March 11 meeting minutes. INTRODUCTION: Minutes are attached. ATTACHMENTS: Description 03.11.20 Minutes Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Community Room March 11, 2020 7:00 AM I. Call To Order The meeting was called to order at 7:05 AM. II. Roll Call Present: Co-Chairs Hornig and Hunt, Members Brown, Burke, Kitui, Koon, and Siekman; Staff Liaison Hawkinson; Consultants Clapp-Smith, Flisrand, and Rosell III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Staff Hawkinson recommended that items b and c be switched. There was no opposition. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes from February 26, 2020 Chair Hunt moved, seconded by Member Siekman to approve the minutes. Motion carried. V. Discussion Items a. Consultant: Staff Hawkinson reported that the City Council approved the contract with Moxie Consulting. Introductions were made. Merritt Clapp-Smith, the Principal for Moxie, gave a brief background of her experience with the Governor’s Housing Task Force and her work as a Planner for the Ford Site in St. Paul. Janna Flisrand gave an overview of her 20-years of facilitation and coordination experience, including working on housing finance, affordability, and sustainability. Antonio Rosell mentioned his work with the Edina Grandview Plan and the City’s bike and pedestrian plans as well as his experience as a civil engineer. The Moxie Consultant team will spend the next two weeks reading the materials on the shared Google drive, including Chapter 4 of the Comprehensive Plan and the Task Force’s draft work plan. The team will also schedule meetings with each Task Force member. At the April 1 Task Force meeting, Clapp-Smith will present an outline for future meetings. b. Preparation for Joint Meeting with the City Council: Staff Hawkinson presented a PowerPoint to frame the discussion with the Council. Member Burke suggested that prior to the Task Force members discussing the key issues, they use the time to gather input from the City Council on what was envisioned when creating the Task Force. Member Siekman recommended changing the order of the key issues to move from larger more generic issues onto the details. c. Work plan: i. Member Kitui reported that the Key Issue 3 (Community Drivers) group met. There was internal debate on the importance of including this issue in the final Strategy/Implementation Plan. After much discussion no final decision was made and the issue was tabled. ii. Chair Hunt reported that Key Issue 4 (Housing Stock) group is meeting that evening so there was nothing to report. iii. Member Siekman reported that Key Issue 1 (City Resources) group met. He distributed an outline of topic areas that they want to explore, including types of subsidies uses; subsidies used in other communities; determining why some development did not move forward; among others. He recommended that we develop a template for all the Key Issue groups to use for reporting their information. iv. Member Brown walked through his group’s summary of Key Issue #2: Affordable Housing. This includes defining the path to the Affordable Housing goals, identifying the targets (senior, family, etc), and determining how NOAH properties can be preserved. VI. Adjournment The meeting concluded at 8:55 AM. Date: April 1, 2020 Agenda Item #: V.b. To:Members Item Type: Report / Recommendation From:Stephanie Hawkinson, Affordable Housing Development Manager Item Activity: Subject:Debrief on Task Force interviews, what was learned and observations Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: No action required. INTRODUCTION: Moxie Consulting prepared and presented a PowerP oint to guide the meeting. ATTACHMENTS: Description PowerPoint Presentation Edina Housing Strategy Task Force April 1, 2020 Agenda 1.Findings of Task Force interviews 2.Comprehensive Plan as foundation of recommendations 3.Update on Task Force members’ work 4.Update on City Council Work Session 5.Next Steps Charge to the Task Force PURPOSE Support the City’s development of a comprehensive housing strategy. OBJECTIVE Gather information, perspectives and provide analysis that assists in the development of a comprehensive housing strategy for the community. STRATEGIES Stage 1 •Obtain public input on experiences with housing in Edina (to do) •Study other communities and best practices •Review past City studies/initiatives, including the 2006 Housing Succession Plan Stage 2: •Develop a recommendation for City Council using information from stage 1 Creating an Implementation Plan 1.WHAT -is to be addressed? 2.WHY –is it important to address? 3.HOW –do we address it? 4.WHERE –do we address the needs? 5.WHO –are the entities to address them? 6.WHEN –should they be addressed? 1.2040 Comprehensive Plan 2.2040 Comprehensive Plan 3.Housing Task Force –identify tools 4.Comp Plan & T.F. –land use and market 5.Task Force –public, private, philanthropic 6.Task Force –phasing plan for actions Task Force Interview Findings Initial understanding of the Task Force role •Identify how to advance housing goals of the Comp Plan •Identify how to advance affordable housing goals •Identify how to advance city housing needs Current Understanding of Task Force Role •Realize need to address sensitivities around density and affordable housing •Realize the importance of addressing affordable housing •City Council expectations were not clear cut •Comprehensive Plan to form basis for Housing Strategy Implementation Plan Task Force Interview Findings Member Role on the Task Force •Each person saw themselves as bringing an important skill or perspective •The variety has been informative to the group, but is short of fully representative What’s Working •City Staff support -especially Stephanie! •Everyone is committed, smart, open to hearing new information, and has respectful conversations. •Clear meeting schedule and people doing homework. •Creating a work plan. What Will Work Going Forward? Clarity of purpose and outcome Set focused scope of work Consultant to provide structure and direction to Task Force work Use Comp Plan Housing Chapter as base for the work Keep Task Force doing identified homework between meetings Be open as a group about biases and blind spots Collaboration and interaction between all group members Task Force Interview Findings What Will Success Look Like? Recommendations that guide the Council on how to address housing needs Strategies that implement identified housing goals from Comp Plan Identify public private and philanthropic roles and partnerships to address housing needs Provide clear metrics to track progress annually Plan for the future of housing and changing trends Focus people on what’s best for the city as a community Comprehensive Plan -Housing POLICIES 2G.10 Afford- ability Goal 10. Recognize that housing is a long term investment and promote housing policies that offer enduring opportunities for medium and low income residents to house themselves, emphasizing home ownership. Affordable housing, particularly, owner-occupied - Identify long-term tools / programs to support and expand it. 4I.4 Choice Impleme ntation 4. Develop and implement fair housing policy.Recommendations on how to prepare a fair housing policy 3G.5 Quality & Design Goal 5. Encourage the use of green and sustainable building materials and methods, to reduce the environmental impact of residential construction and maintenance. Identify strategies to encourage green building design and retrofits. PRESERV ATION 2G.2 Afford- ability Goal 2. Encourage the preservation and maintenance of, and improvements to, existing subsidized and naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH).Affordable housing -NOAH 3G.4 Quality & Design Goal 4. Maintain some of Edina’s lower square footage housing stock in order to attract new residents and retain existing residents, including providing affordable options.Identify tools to retain smaller homes 3I.2 Quality & Design Impleme ntation 2. Encourage repairs and improvements to existing single-family homes that avoid tear-downs, extend their useful life, and ensure that they are designed and maintained in a manner that complements the dwelling’s character and is compatible with adjacent homes and the character of the surrounding neighborhood. Identify programs and incentives to do this; zoning code revisions that support quality design and neighborhood compatibility Comprehensive Plan Housing Policies 4 key policy areas Housing Supply & Community Growth (3 goals; 3 strategies) Housing Affordability (10 goals; 17 strategies) Housing Quality & Design (6 goals; 3 strategies) Housing Choice (7 goals; 4 strategies) Primary Tools of Implementation Task Force Report Communications & Marketing Education Finance Zoning Program Preservation Examples of Comprehensive Plan Housing Strategies Identify strategies and tools to retain and create missing middle housing. Identify what missing middle housing is and where in the city to focus the efforts. Program to prevent tear downs and encourage rehab investment in starter homes. Within appropriate areas, support flexibility in official controls to allow densities that are compatible with providing affordable housing options for residents. Identify strategies to encourage green building design and retrofits. Identify programs to support workforce housing Promote awareness and understanding of affordable housing in the community Updates on Task Force Work 72% 28% Edina Housing Types Owned Rented Despite Edina’s image as a “single-family home” community, more than a quarter of the over 21,000 homes (single and multifamily) in Edina are rental properties 64% 36% Edina Housing Types Single Family Muliti-family Despite Edina’s image as a “single-family home” community, more than a third of the over 21,000 homes in are multi-family homes 64% 13% 23% 36% Edina Housing Types Single Family Multi-family owned Mutli-family rental d 92% 8% Edina Housing Types Single Family owned Single Family rental Of the multi-family homes over a third are owned Of all single-family homes 8% are rented 89% 11% Edina Housing Types General Occupancy Senior 11% of Edina housing is classified as Senior Housing 18% of Edina’s Senior Housing is affordable housing (<50%AMI) 82% 18% Edina Senior Housing Market rate Active adult affordable 20% 7% 20% 22% 14% 17% Edina Senior Housing Types Acitve adult owned Active adult rented Indep. Living (Congreg) Assisted living Memory Care Affordable Edina’s Senior Housing provides housing for all the major subgroups of Senior housing 32% 30% 25% 8%5% Edina -Affordable Housing Shallow subsidized rental 51%- 80%AMI Gen Occ. Aff. owned MF <$300K Gen Occ. Aff. owned SF <$300K Subsidized rental <50% AMI Active Adult Senior subsidized <50%AMI Edina’s affordable housing comes in a variety of forms: rental and owned, single family and multi-family, General Occupancy and Senior This map shows the estimated market value of each detached single family home in Edina. The map displays the homes based on color associated with a specify range of market value. The homes of greatest interest are those in the affordable range or under $350,000. There are currently 1510 homes in this category. Importantly, they are clustered so there may be opportunities to protect these NOAH properties. These clusters are very roughly outlined. A readable version of this map will be sent along with this presentation as a stand alone PDF file. Edina Single Family Homes by market value Hwy 62 Hwy 100 France Ave Xerxes Ave Note: The beige areas on this map represent non residential areas with institutional buildings, multi-family buildings, golf courses and commercial buildings. Edina -Affordable Single-Family detached Homes Edina –location of multi-family homes This map shows the location of multi-family homes in Edina. These major clusters of these locations are very roughly outlined. A readable version of this map will be sent along with this presentation as a stand alone PDF file. Note: These locations are color coded for the value of the property. In some cases this refers to the individual units but typically it refers to the value of the whole building. This limits their value for determining affordability. Hwy 62 Hwy 100 France Ave Vernon Valley view Cahill Xerxes Ave Edina –Multi-family home locations –many are affordable 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 Edina Housing -Supply/demand/recommended Supply Demand Recommended 12,793 -Much of the identified incremental demand above current supply (blue lines) thru 2030 is for Senior housing, followed by affordable rental properties -Maxfield’s opinion of what the market is likely to produce is shown in orange (recommended). This falls well short of demand in all cases except for single family homes. Units By target audience 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Total affordable General Occupancy Senior Subsidized <50% AMI Affordable 51%-80%AMI Edina -Affordable Housing by 2030 Comp Plan Demand Recommended -Note: The Comp Plan forecast (green) is not broken down between Seniors and General Occupancy -Maxfield forecasts demand (blue) in excess of the Comp Plan forecasts in almost all cases -Maxfield’s opinion of what can be produced (orange) is well below the demand (blue) in all cases Maxfield’s housing demand calculation is both comprehensive and complicated. As illustrated here, they do part of the calculation early in the report (page 19) and use the result back on page 189 to determine the excess demand for single family homes from 2020 -2025 to be 47 units. The big news here is that from 2020-2025 the number of households is projected to grow by 1250 units , but all this growth comes from households 65+ of which half will be renters. (HH 25-64 decline by -1062, HH 65+ grow 2,312.) The net result is that the projected HH growth for all For Sale housing goes from 1, 250 to just 94. By the time this goes through the rest of the calculations you end up with just 47 new single-family homes needed. The bottom line is that we can feel good about the robustness of the Maxfield demand calculations. Edina Housing Demand CalculationsPage 19 Page 189 Next Steps TASK FORCE –April To Do Find alignment between Comp Plan goals and strategies and Task Force tools and ideas. (by 4/15) Begin to populate the implementation matrix. Identify gaps in the implementation matrix. Determine ‘to do’ work and assignments based on the gaps. Identify questions for City Council Work Session (date to be determined) CONSULTANT –April To Do Begin structure for report. Begin to populate areas of report with existing content. Research into gap areas to provide more information to Task Force. Homework Compare your work products to date with the items from the Housing Chapter. Identify areas of alignment and gaps. Comp Plan Strategy TF Work WHAT WHY HOW WHERE WHO WHEN 3G.5 x 2I.7 r I1.2 c