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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLO HPS Task 3 Scope & Schedule 01-09-24 Lake Oswego HNA+HPS Project HPS Scope of Work, Revised Description of Tasks and Timelines 3.1 Evaluate existing housing strategies.The consultant will review the policies and other measures already adopted by the City for their effectiveness in promoting the development of needed housing. The City will identify and provide all available information about existing relevant measures.The consultant will also interview key City staff and up to eight (8) housing producers and/or service providers to seek input on existing policies and programs, and potential new strategies for housing.This input will be used to identify strategy alternatives to address the most housing and residential land needs as determined in previous tasks. Activities • Using the DLCD housing strategies "master list" as a starting point, draft an initial menu of strategies to consider. Identify strategies that are already being implemented by the City(most information already provided). • Conduct housing producer interviews • Draft Contextualized Housing Needs Assessment • Recommend strategies to be deleted from initial list and rationale for removal (e.g., requires change in state or federal law, beyond level of resources available to City, minimal projected benefit or impact, does not address needs identified in Contextualized Housing Needs Assessment, etc.). Consultant provide initial suggestions; meeting with City staff to review and refine. • Summarize results in a table or matrix for review with Task Force Timeline: Mid-August—late-September; meet with Task Force in early October Conduct Housing Producer Interviews Aug-Sep Draft Initial Menu of Strategies to Consider Sep 5 Draft Contextualized Housing Needs Assessment Sep 25 Table with Refined List of HPS Strategies Sep 25 HPS Task Force Meeting#4: Evaluate Existing Strategies Oct 6 CC-SS#4: Evaluate Existing Strategies Nov 7 PC-WS#4: Evaluate Existing Strategies Nov 13 3.2 Outline housing strategy alternatives, which shall be summarized in a Housing Strategy Alternatives Memo. The Consultant shall draft a Housing Strategy Alternatives Memo addressing any changes to the City's comprehensive plan, public facility master plans, land use regulations,fees, and other policies and programs, as applicable,that would be most effective in supporting the production of needed housing. For example,the Memo might identify strategies for prioritizing infrastructure investments, amendments 1 to zoning and development standards, and new incentives (regulatory or financial)to encourage the production of needed housing, considering the results of previous tasks. The Consultant will present the Memo to the HPS Task Force in two meetings in order to introduce the housing strategy alternatives and receive input.The consultant will coordinate with the City on all meeting materials and presentations with City staff, and facilitate the HPS Task Force meetings. Activities • Provide preliminary recommendations for strategies to pursue, building on previous tasks • Briefly summarize: o The purpose of the strategy o The housing need fulfilled by the strategy o How strategies will be implemented and by whom (i.e., is the City the lead or another organization) o Initial opportunities, constraints or consequences • Present results in either table or narrative format • Review results with Task Force (1 meeting) Timeline: Mid-October—late-November; meet with Task Force in early December Preliminary Recommendations to City staff Nov 6 Draft Housing Strategy Alternatives Memo Nov 27 HPS Task Force Meeting#5: Housing Strategy Alternatives Dec 8 Refine Alternatives based on HPS input Dec 11- 15 PC Materials—Draft to JN Dec 21 PC Materials—Draft to Admin Dec 27 PC Materials—Distributed Dec 29 PC Update: Housing Strategy Alternatives Jan 8 3.3 Refine housing strategy recommendations. The consultant will work with City staff and the HPS Task Force to refine the list of alternative housing strategy options developed in Task 3.2 in an Initial Housing Strategy Recommendations Memo, pursuant to direction from the Planning Commission and City Council. The Consultant shall draft a Housing Strategy Recommendations Memo with a refined list of strategies based on input from Task 3.2.The Consultant will also attend and present this Memo at 2 HPS Task Force meetings for review and input in order to develop a preferred list of strategies for inclusion in the HPS. Recommended strategies will be presented to the Planning Commission and City Council for further direction. The City will schedule and provide notice and an agenda for each HPS Task Force meeting.The consultant will be expected to coordinate all meeting and presentation materials with City staff, and facilitate the meetings. The HPS Task Force may review more than one strategy option at each meeting. The Consultant shall provide a brief paper, case study, or similar written description illustrating each strategy, as generally outlined below. 2 For the strategies that are recommended for inclusion in the City's HPS,the consultant will produce the following for each strategy within the Initial Housing Strategy Recommendations Memo, based on the consultant's evaluation, input from staff, and feedback gathered through outreach and engagement: • A description of the strategy; • Identified housing need being fulfilled and analysis of the income and demographic populations that will receive benefit and/or burden from the strategy, including low income communities, communities of color, and other communities that have been discriminated against, according to fair housing laws; • Approximate magnitude of impact, including (where possible/applicable) an estimate of • the number of housing units that may be created, and the time frame over which the strategy is expected to impact needed housing; • Timeline for adoption and implementation; • Actions necessary for the local government and other stakeholders to take in order to implement the strategy; • Potential cost and funding source options; • Feasibility of the strategy based on a general assessment of opportunities and constraints. Activities—As described above/no change Timeline: Mid-December—mid-April; meet with Task Force in early and late February; conduct community meeting in early March Draft Initial Housing Strategy Recommendations Memo Jan 29-31 Task Force 6+7 Materials—Draft for_IN Feb 5 Task Force 6+7 Materials—Draft for Admin Feb 7 Task Force 6+7 Materials—Distributed Feb 9 HPS Task Force Meeting#6: Initial HPS Recommendations#1 Feb 16 HPS Task Force Meeting#7: Initial HPS Recommendations#2 Mar 1 Community Forum/Public Workshop Event Mar 14 Summary of Task Force+ public input Mar 18 CC-PC Materials—Draft to JN Mar 19 CC-PC Materials—Draft to Admin Mar 21 CC-PC Materials—Due Mar 22 CC-PC Joint Work Session: Initial Recommendations Apr 2 3.4 Draft Housing Production Strategy(HPS) Report.The consultant will prepare a first draft of a Housing Production Strategy Report for City review and feedback.The consultant's analysis will be informed by the recommendations contained in the HNA, and shall be developed in consultation with the HPS Task Force, the Planning Commission, and the City Council before being synthesized into a draft HPS. The HPS Report is to incorporate the results of Tasks 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3, including an explanation of how the City's existing measures and final proposed strategies help to achieve fair and equitable housing outcomes, affirmatively further fair housing, and overcome discriminatory housing practices and racial segregation. HPS Report shall include: 3 1. A qualitative assessment of how the strategies collectively address the contextualized housing needs identified in the HNA and, taken collectively, will increase housing options for population groups experiencing a current or projected disproportionate housing need, including: • Existing City policies, codes, and programs; • Proposed actions; 2. An explanation for any identified needs not otherwise addressed above; and 3. An outline the City's plan for monitoring progress on the housing production strategies. Activities—As described above/no change Timeline: Mid-April—late-July; meet with Task Force in late June Initial Draft HPS Report Jun 3 PC/Task Force 8 Materials—Draft for JN Jun 10 PC/Task Force 8 Materials—Draft for Admin Jun 12 PC/Task Force 8 Materials—Distributed Jun 14 CC Materials—Draft for JN Jul 1 CC Materials—Draft for Admin Jul 3 CC Materials—Distributed Jul 5 HPS Task Force Meeting#8: Review Draft HPS Report Jun 21 PC-WS#7: Review Draft HPS Report Jun 24 CC-SS#7: Review Draft HPS Report Jul 16 Revise Draft HPS Report based on Task Force+CC/PC input Jul 17—Jul 29 3.5 Finalize the HPS for adoption as an appendix to the Comprehensive Plan. Following review by staff and revisions, as needed,the consultant will produce a public review draft of the Final HPS Report for review and comment by the HPS Task Force, Planning Commission, City Council, and other interested parties.The consultant will summarize the HPS Task Force comments on the draft and make any minor updates to the draft as required. Following public review and comment,the consultant will produce a final version of the HPS Report. The City will host one public open house or similar meeting to present and receive feedback on the key strategies outlined in the draft HPS.The consultant will assist staff with the presentation. Activities—As described above/no change Timeline: Mid-July—mid-October Final HPS Report Jul 29 PC Hearing Materials—Draft for JN Jul 31 PC Hearing Materials—Draft for Admin Aug 2 PC Hearing Materials—Distributed Aug 5 DLCD Notice Aug 5 Planning Commission Public Hearing(PC-PH) Sep 9 +Adoption of Findings Sep 23 CC Hearing Materials—Draft for JN Sep 30 CC Hearing Materials—Draft for Admin Oct 2 4 CC Hearing Materials—Due Oct 4 City Council Public Hearing(CC-PH) Oct 15+Nov 5 +Adoption of Findings Nov 5 or 19 5