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Council adopts 8‑year Housing Production Strategy required by HB 2003; 19 actions outlined
Summary
After staff and Cascadia Partners presented a final Housing Production Strategy (19 actions over eight years), the City Council adopted resolution 25‑005. Councilor Runyon voiced reluctance but voted in favor; DLCD review will follow.
Joshua Chandler, Director of Community Development, and Lydia Ness of Cascadia Partners presented the city's Housing Production Strategy (HPS), a document developed to meet the requirements of Oregon House Bill 2003 and to respond to the 2023 Housing Needs Analysis. Chandler said the HPS proposes 19 actions to be implemented over an eight‑year period and that the project was funded by a Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) grant.
Ness reviewed the HPS structure: engagement and survey results (244 responses), 19 prioritized actions grouped into partnership, regulatory, incentive, investment and land‑inventory categories, and a measurement framework for the state's required four‑year check‑in. The report includes a fair and equitable housing analysis and community engagement summaries. Staff said the city has already begun implementing some actions, including convening a housing working group and researching the Multi‑Unit Property tax exemption (MUPTE) to replace the vertical housing tax benefit that will sunset.
Chandler told the council the HPS work saved the city approximately $83,000 through the DLCD grant; an additional contract amendment of $3,762 with the consultant was noted to complete final items. Councilor Randall moved adoption of Resolution No. 25‑005; Councilor Richardson seconded. During discussion, Councilor Runyon said he was "tempted to vote no" but ultimately voted in favor and the clerk recorded his vote as reluctant. Council adopted the HPS; Chandler said the adopted plan will be submitted to DLCD within 20 days for a 45‑day public posting and up to a 120‑day state review. Ness noted that most HPS submittals have been approved with conditions historically, and the state has not remanded an HPS to date.
Ending: The council approved the resolution adopting the HPS and thanked staff and the consultant; the city will proceed with DLCD submission and the planned implementation activities.
