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Council study session on affirmatively furthering fair housing: staff to propose comp‑plan policy and brief planning commission Sept. 8
Summary
At a study session the council heard a presentation from the Fair Housing Council of Oregon and directed staff to seek a short, surgical comprehensive plan amendment to add an Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing policy; staff will bring the draft to the Planning Commission on Sept. 8.
Lake Oswego City Council on July 15 hosted a study session on affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH). The meeting included a presentation from Shail Reuter of the Fair Housing Council of Oregon and a policy briefing from Eric Olsen, the city’s long‑range planning manager. After discussion, council members directed staff to prepare a concise comprehensive plan policy on AFFH and bring that draft to the Planning Commission on Sept. 8 for public hearing.
Shail Reuter, education and outreach director at the Fair Housing Council of Oregon, reviewed federal, state and local protections and the historical context for residential segregation in Oregon. Reuter described AFFH as the obligation of jurisdictions and federally funded entities to administer housing and related programs in a way that reduces segregation and increases housing choice for persons in protected…
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