2019-11-14 Citizens Housing Commission MinutesEDMONDS CITIZENS HOUSING COMMISSION
Meeting Notes — November 14, 2019
Brackett Room, City Hall - 3rd Floor
121 5th Ave N, Edmonds, WA 98020
6:30 — 8:30 Pm
A recording of the meeting is available on the City website. Meeting materials can be found on the
Citizen's HousinE Commission WeboaLye.
ATTENDANCE
Commissioners
• James Ogonowski, District 1
• Karen Haase Herrick, District 1
• Keith Soltner, District 2
• George Keefe, District 3
• John Reed, District 3
• Michael McMurray, District 4
• Nichole Franko, District 4
• Tanya Kataria, District 5
• Jess Blanch, District 6
• Alena Nelson Vietmeier, District 6
• Judi Gladstone, District 7
• Will Chen, District 7
• Bob Throndsen, At -large
Alternates
• Leif Warren, District 1
• Wendy Wyatt, District 2*
• Eva -Denis Miller, District 3
• Kenneth Sund, District 4
• Rick Nishino, District 6
• Tana Axtelle, At -large
*Indicates alternatives participating in the meeting on behalf of a Commissioner
City Council Liaisons
• Kristiana Johnson, Council Position #1
Project Staff
0 Shane Hope, City of Edmonds
• Brad Shipley, City of Edmonds
• Amber Groll, City of Edmonds
• Gretchen Muller, Cascadia Consulting Group
1. ROLL CALL— Amber Groll
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
• One attendee provided public comment
3. ALTERNATE COMMENTS
• Eva -Denis Miller provided alternate comment
• Leif Warren provided alternate comment
4. REVIEW OF MEETING NOTES —Shane Hope
• Notes will be a summary of attendance and key decision points
5. REVIEW OPERATING PRINCIPLES
• Reviewed updated commission ground rules and decision -making protocols
6. REVIEW OF CIRCULATED MATERIALS
• Demographics and housing facts
o Request for additional data on changes in number of housing units by type and
utilities cost, capacity, and growth
• Vision 2050 Housing Background Paper
• Edmonds Housing Needs Study
o Request for additional data on the dollar amount and number of people
corresponding to each AMI percentage category
• Frequently Asked Questions
7. ALLIANCE FOR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY— Chris Collier
• Presentation on housing affordability in Snohomish County
8. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN
• Commissioners provided feedback on key stakeholders and community events via a
worksheet
9. ONLINE COMMUNITY SURVEY
• The commission decided to move the online survey to January
• Survey questions will be shared with commissioners before the December meeting
• Some commission members expressed interest in volunteering for intercept surveys
10. PROCEDURAL DISCUSSION - Shane Hope
• The commission approves having the land acknowledgement statement on all agendas
moving forward
• December 3, 2019 will be a quarterly report to the City Council; commissioners are
invited to attend
11. ADJOURN