HomeTrust reports Kintone rollout, deed‑restriction inventory and pipeline projects; requests contract alignment for 2027

Eva Henson, the housing services administrator contracted through HomeTrust of Ouray County, told the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners on April 15 that HomeTrust completed the Phase 1 rollout of Kintone deed‑restriction management software and piloted online rental applications for a five‑plex at 835 2nd Street in Ouray.

The presentation covered financial tracking and program milestones. Henson said HomeTrust’s year‑to‑date expenditures are $46,007.17 and that the remaining project budget is about $193,000, including $154,000 in grant funds and roughly $38,000 in outstanding local‑match proceeds. “We secured $100,000 in local planning capacity grant incentive funds, 50,000 each from the town of Ridgeway and also from the county,” Henson said, citing the funds intended to support early adoption and to extend the housing‑services scope for an additional year.

Henson reported that the three jurisdictions—town of Ridgeway, city of Ouray and Ouray County—met their unit‑count commitment for the regional approach on Jan. 30, totaling 25 units (Ridgeway 10, Ouray city 9 and Ouray County 6). She also described several developments in the pipeline: a potential Riverwalk workforce rental project at 1507 Oak Street (about 13 units), a Ridgeway project at 660 Sherman Street (16–28 units possible), and a Water View phase 2 proposal that could add as many as 45 homeownership units if developed.

On deed‑restricted homeownership, Henson said HomeTrust administers 53 deed‑restricted units now and that recent household eligibility verification allowed a resale at Waterview to proceed in January. She flagged that some mobile‑home cooperative units at Swiss Village were counted toward Prop 1‑2‑3 commitments but lack detailed bedroom‑mix data; HomeTrust intends to integrate that inventory into Kintone and to use it for compliance tracking and public transparency.

Commissioners asked for clarifications about area median income (AMI) tables and grant timing. Henson explained that HUD and CHFA publish AMI guidance and that counties often adopt those tables; she offered to coordinate and notify local staff when the 2026 table is published. She also said DOLA’s planning‑grant cycle has a required 25% local match and that the next application window is July 13–Aug. 17, 2026, which could align with a county decision to pursue a housing action plan that would need to be completed by Jan. 1, 2028 if required by statute.

Commissioners thanked Henson for the inventory and asked HomeTrust to share Ridgeway’s RFP/statement of work used to procure consulting for the housing needs assessment, with the idea of piggybacking procurement to avoid duplication. Henson said she will coordinate with county staff and DOLA and return with follow‑up information in July.

The board had no formal action during the presentation but asked staff to evaluate procurement options and potential budget implications for any contract extension or new grant match if the county decides to pursue a housing action plan.