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Council discusses applying for University of Oregon RARE graduate placement to support housing work
Summary
Wheeler staff and council described a planned application to the University of Oregon RARE program for an 11-month graduate-level placement to assist with housing-related tasks; application logistics and shared funding with a partner agency were discussed.
Wheeler councilors and staff described a plan to apply for a University of Oregon RARE (Rural Alliance/ AmeriCorps-style placement) graduate placement to provide staff capacity on housing and related projects.
Participants said the RARE program would place a graduate-level member for roughly 11 months to work on tasks such as buildable lands inventory and housing projects; the placement would be low-cost for the city but requires small local funding and coordination. Staff reported meetings with partner agencies and that a logistics discussion with the RARE program director, Titus, was scheduled; the city planned to bring the application to council on the 18th and noted an April 1 application deadline mentioned in the workshop.
Councilors supported adding the RARE placement as a separate blue (in-process) line item under social services/housing. No formal commitment of matching funds was recorded; councilors acknowledged the need to identify local funding and to finalize responsibilities between Wheeler and partner agencies if a shared placement is approved.
