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Commissioners ask staff to broaden housing study scope and return revised statement of work
Summary
After debate over thresholds and short‑term rentals, the Board directed administration to revise the draft housing feasibility scope of work to include 0–120% AMI (and market-rate context), short‑term rental analysis, and a review of completed projects, then return the revised SOW for approval.
The Board directed administration to revise and return a Statement of Work (SOW) for a housing market feasibility and assessment study after commissioners flagged gaps in the draft scope.
Maxwell Cameron, the county’s community development coordinator, framed the SOW as an update to the 2023 housing needs assessment and a review of projects approved since that assessment. Commissioners asked the SOW to be broadened to cover the full market range (0–120% AMI and market rate), require site‑specific rent‑study material as part of developer applications, and include a clear breakdown of short‑term rentals (owner‑occupied vs. investor‑owned, zoning districts and hotel/tourist classification).
Commissioner Walter and others also asked that the study elevate a housing‑development analysis (what was approved, built, occupancy rates and AMI levels reached) from a buried bullet point to a separate, high‑level task in the SOW. Commissioners asked for an expectation that the selected consultant present interim findings to the Board during the process so the Board can provide input.
Administration will return a revised SOW that incorporates these comments; the Board approved a motion directing staff to present the revised SOW for Board approval. The Board discussed using the consultant’s findings to refine the interim TIF checklist adopted earlier in the meeting.
