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County staff to draft resolution to adopt housing needs assessment; APA mileage reimbursed
Summary
Planning staff said the county will present a resolution to adopt a housing needs assessment and update numbers; the board approved mileage reimbursement for the Agricultural Protection Area (APA) commission and discussed the APA's upcoming February meeting and fee structure.
Valley County planning staff on Jan. 13 said they will prepare a resolution to adopt the county’s housing needs assessment and will work with legal staff to ensure numbers and attachments are accurate before placing the item on an upcoming agenda.
The planning director asked for a resolution after attendees at a housing summit identified incorrect numbers in the draft assessment; staff said they will prepare an addendum or corrected county figures and run the draft resolution through legal review prior to bringing it back to the board.
Separately the board approved mileage reimbursement for members of the Agricultural Protection Area (APA) commission. The planning director said the APA will meet quarterly and requested mileage to ensure members can attend; the board moved and seconded the mileage reimbursement and approved it by voice vote.
Planning staff noted the APA will discuss draft forms, fee proposals and likely a fee schedule; staff said they will bring recommendations back to the board because they do not want to “price people out” of applying. The APA’s first meeting is scheduled for February and staff said they will prepare draft materials and discuss appropriate fees and forms at that meeting.
The planning director also mentioned that the county’s application statistics show growth in earlier years outpaced recent totals and that, in 2024, subdivision proposals were far fewer than a 2005 peak; staff asked the board to consider adopting the housing needs assessment by resolution and said the economic development council will continue working through recommendations tied to the assessment.
