Housing Commission

City of Falls Church - Housing Commission MINUTES PURPOSE OF MEETING: The five-member Commission is appointed by the City Council for three-year terms. The Housing Commission maintains awareness of housing needs and opportunities, including affordable housing; proposes housing policy initiatives and changes; investigates fair housing complaints and conciliates these complaints; mediates conflicts relating to the Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act and offers reconciliatory services in conflicts relating to other housing laws. DATE OF MEETING: Nov 8, 2022 PLACE OF MEETING: In Person (City Hall Dogwood Room) w/ Virtual Option MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY: Meredith Anderson at 6:35 p.m. THOSE PRESENT: Commission Members City Council Meredith Anderson Letty Hardi Hannah Jordan Student Rep Grayson Timoner Pennington Jones Justine Underhill Guests Staff Mansur Abdul-Malik Dana Jones Kayleen Mark Brenden Woodley Approval Minutes – Meredith Anderson • Minutes from the Oct 11, 2022 meeting were moved to approve and seconded Roll Call – Meredith Anderson Approval of Minutes - Meredith Anderson • Minutes reviewed, Hannah motioned to approved, Justine seconded Intro of New Commissioners – Justine Underhill, Grayson Timoner • Grayson introduced himself • Justine introduced herself Amazon 2 Homeownership Program Update – Mansur Abdul Malik, NHP Foundation • Mansur noted the subgrantee agreement is ready to be signed • Plan to execute within the week • Plan to move forward with website • Plan to move forward with houses once agreement is executed • Letty wanted a realistic date, Mansur, Dana and Brenden provided timeframe and overview of process Amazon 3 Acquisition Strike Fund Update – Staff Brenden Woodley • Council would like a copy of the MOU • Letty wants the commission to take an active role in what is going to happen at this property o Potentially use a small working group, or use working group time o Potentially use the next meeting to discuss • Meredith would want folks who are in Va Village to participate Affordable Dwelling Unit (ADU) & Housing Update – Staff Kayleen Mark • Kayleen noted the ADU status, including number of units becoming available and number of units occupied • Letty wanted to know if Priority 1 should include 55 and up versus the current 62 and up Approval of FY 23 ADU Rents and Homeownership Sales Prices – Staff Kayleen Mark • Kayleen discussed rent and homeownership charts • Letty asked how much rents have changed since last year, noted 10% increase • Hannah motioned, Grayson seconded ADU rents and sales prices approved, all present voted yes Housing Goals Update – Commissioner Meredith Anderson • Meredith presented • Team wanted to make the Fields a priority agenda item in 2023 • Committee agreed to disseminate housing goals presentation and come to next meeting with suggestions • Kayleen could email out updates Steve Sprague Housing Champion Award for Affordable Housing Advocacy – Staff Jones  • Dana discussed the Steve Sprague award and recommended that it be discussed in an upcoming committee meeting • This award was created by the Commission in honor of a past chair and awards a resident who has championed affordable housing in Falls Church Other • Once Jordan comes back there should be elections for committee positions • Community member T-Zone comment o Brenden read main points of comment into meeting o Committee to send their own comments to the Planning Commission • Possible short meeting, outing next meeting • Brenden to send t-zone presentation and email from community member Adjourn • Meeting adjourned - 8:34PM The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This document will be made available in an alternate format upon request. Call 703-248- 5005 (TTY 711).