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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09-02_07_00_AM-Advisory_GroupsAgenda Housing Strategy Task Force City of Edina, Minnesota VIRTUAL MEETING The Housing Strategy Task Force meeting will be held using Webex software and recorded. The meeting will be streamed live on the City’s YouTube channel, YouTube.com/EdinaTV. The recording will be available on the City's website the next day. The public also can call 415-655-0001, Access code 133 817 9200 to listen into the meeting via phone. There is no community comment at the meeting. Wednesday, September 2, 2020 7:00 AM I.Call To Order II.Attendance III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes a.August 19, 2020 Meeting Minutes V.Discussion Items a.Community Engagement - Next Steps b.Report Structure and Content 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: September 2, 2020 Agenda Item #: IV.a. To:Members Item Type: From:Stephanie Hawkinson, Affordable Housing Development Mnager Item Activity: Subject:August 19, 2020 Meeting Minutes Action CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Approve the August 19 meeting Minutes. INTRODUCTION: The Minutes are attached. ATTACHMENTS: Description August 19 Minutes Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Virtual Meeting August 19, 2020 7:00 AM I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:02 AM. II. Roll Call Present: Co-Chairs Hornig and Hunt, Members Brown, Burke, Kitui, Koon, and Siekman; Staff Liaison Hawkinson; Consultant Clapp-Smith III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Member Koon moved, seconded by Member Siekman to approve the Agenda as presented. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes from August 5, 2020 Member Kitui moved, seconded by Member Koon to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried. V. Discussion Items a. Scoring and Development of Strategies: The Task Force continued their discussion on Strategies that were scored on July 22 and August 5, including combining duplicates and determining if some should be shifted to be Tools. Summary of approved strategies: GOAL 1: PROMOTE AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE HOUSING 1 Prepare a housing implementation plan using tools to achieve the goals, including 1,804 affordable units, in the ten-year horizon, with time-bound goals and milestones, to be reviewed on an annual basis. 2 Facilitate the development of new housing options to accommodates the diverse needs of a people of different ages, household sizes, lifestyle and incomes. 3 Attract new residents and retain existing residents by preserving and expanding housing options for moderate and low-income households. 4 Promote affordable and workforce housing that includes a range of housing prices and options, based on the principle that those who contribute to the community should have the opportunity to live here. 5 Explore directing City portion of increment of increased tax value of tear down properties to Affordable Housing GOAL 2: PROMOTE LIFECYCLE HOUSING Actively work to create lifecycle housing to support a range of housing options that meet people’s preferences and circumstances in all stages of life, such as first-time homebuyers and empty-nesters. a. Rental Housing b. Condominiums c. Cooperative Housing d. Townhouses e. Over 55 Housing i. Active Adults ii. Assisted Housing GOAL 3: PROMOTE SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING Provide a range of housing options for people with special needs (Developmentally, Physically, or Mentally) a. Families with a disabled member b. Affordable housing for working households with a disabled member c. Supportive Housing for those with significant disabilities. GOAL 4: SUPPORT MISSING MIDDLE 1 Support opportunities to accommodate Missing Middle housing within the city, defined as range of multi-unit or clustered housing types compatible in scale with single-family homes that help meet the growing demand for walkable living. GOAL 5: ENCOURAGE PRESERVATION OF DIVERSE HOUSING STOCK 1 Protect and maintain lifecycle housing that is important for attracting young families. 2 Assist neighborhoods in retaining starter housing stock that can accommodate young families. 3 Encourage the preservation, maintenance and rehabilitation of existing naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) 4 Encourage the preservation, maintenance and rehabilitation of existing subsidized housing 5 Maintain some of Edina’s lower square footage housing stock. 6 Support program(s) for assisting income eligible property owners with rehabilitating their homes to extend their useful life. GOAL 6: ENCOURAGE HOUSING TO SUPPORT AND BE SUPPORTED BY TRANSIT 1 Support the development and preservation of both mixed income and 100% affordable housing throughout Edina where there is access to transit. GOAL 7: INVESTIGATE LAND USE REGULATION 1 Address any regulatory barriers that unnecessarily decrease housing affordability without a significant counterbalancing benefit to the community. 2 Consider zoning amendments and pursue zoning changes to encourage split lots to allow infill, single family ownership housing, detached or attached (zero lot line), on lots after splitting that are 50’ or wider (or 3,500 sf or larger) 3 Provide zoning flexibility to allow height, density, and parking space requirement modifications as needed to make the development of affordable housing financially feasible in areas guided for redevelopment. 4 Consider amending current R1 zoning to allow attached or detached Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) such as self contained "mother-in-law units" with one of the units being owner occupied. 5 Support teardowns/rebuilds but consider design guidelines and regulations that prevent privacy invasion via window placement and infringement on both active and passive solar energy capture. 6 Develop Small Area Plans for extending R2 zoning along Vernon Ave from 169 to Interlachen, France Ave north of Hwy 62, and Valley View from 66th to Hwy 100. Evaluate additional areas for R2 zoning. Goal 8: Reduce building costs by streamlining the approval process for housing developments requiring a variance or subsidy. 1 Fully empower the City’s Economic Development and Planning Departments to identify properties for development or redevelopment, analyze projects for both fit with the Comprehensive Plan Design Guidelines and economic feasibility in prevailing market conditions, balancing these two as needed. Communicate development objectives to developers and encourage the preparation of proposals for development. 2 Implement active outreach and recruit developers with a successful track record in providing the housing desired 3 Empower the City’s Economic Development and Planning Departments to guide developers through the project approval process. 4 Provide better guidelines for development requirements, based on location and economic objectives. 5 Simplify the current project approval process. Limit discussion to the variance or Comprehensive Plan amendment issues being raised. 6 Conduct semi-annual project review meetings between Staff, City Council and Planning Commission to discuss lessons learned, gain alignment and determine policy implications of projects completed in the past six months. 7 Complete Post-mortem reviews of the current development review process, paying particular attention to assessing the level of quality of resulting developments. Identify what developments have been delayed or have been negatively impacted by incurring additional costs in the development process due to multiple levels of approvals or ad hoc design and amenity requests. 8 Ensure that there is a robust system in place to identify the evolving best practices for managing housing developments being used by other communities. For example, Bloomington, St. Louis Park, Brooklyn Center or others. Goal 9: Identify additional ways to lower the cost of building, renovating and financing appropriate quality housing, including affordable housing. 1 Develop a parking policy that reflects the latest thinking for current and future parking needs, parking construction costs, sustainability and evolving economic and marketability needs for successful projects. 2 Expand the HRA levy to generate funds that can be leveraged for land acquisition, bridge loans and renovations. 3 Utilize land trusts and land write-downs to secure land for future development projects. 4 Empower the City’s Affordable Housing Development Manger to be responsible for establishing/evaluating the parking, design, and amenity requirements for affordable housing developments to ensure economic viability of these projects. 5 Empower the City’s Economic Development Manager and the Planning Manager to be responsible for parking, design, and amenity requirements for housing for seniors, people with disabilities and other housing market segment with specific needs. 6 Authorize the City, through a public hearing process, to have authority to make property purchases that are consistent with a city development strategy, within a financial limit, to be able to secure control of potential properties for affordable housing development, in an expeditious manner. 7 Fully utilize the other options the city has to lower the cost of development and or financing (i.e. rebate on fees, tax exempt bond financing, upgrading to an Economic Development Agency, selling land below market value, reduced property taxes, etc.) 8 Explore directing City portion of increment of increased tax value of tear down properties to Affordable Housing Trust Fund (reword and place in affordable housing) 9 If underground or covered parking is required, be willing to fund it by TIF or other means of subsidy. Goal 10: Encourage Sustainable Design and Technology in all Housing Developments Consider incorporating reasonable environmentally sustainably site design and building practices for new housing and rehabilitated housing, including: a) alternative energy sources b) active and passive energy efficiency c) water conservation d) mitigation of water runoff e) alternative transportation options VI. Adjournment The meeting concluded at approximately 9:14 AM.