Homeownership Work Group

January 23, 2018

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Agenda: Meeting #1

• Welcome & Introductions

• Overview of Task Force and Work Group Purposes and roles

• Meeting format and norms

• Work group plan, schedule and meetings

• Scope of Work Group

• Survey highlights

• Identify potential topics for Work Group

• Public Input

• Wrap up and Next Steps

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Governor’s Task Force on Housing

A non-partisan Task Force of housing experts, business leaders and community stakeholders representing the broadest perspectives will explore best practices, policies, gaps, and new strategies to ensure all Minnesotans achieve stable housing and have a place to call home.

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Governor’s Task Force on Housing

The Task Force is charged with five objectives:

• Review existing housing strategies that serve Minnesotans well and identify gaps in the system;

• Consider new practices that will better serve all Minnesotans and provide greater housing stability;

• Develop innovative solutions to ensure that families, individuals and communities have safe and stable housing as the foundation for success;

• Engage with individuals and organizations to affirm that recommendations align with community experiences, needs and priorities; and

• Recommend specific policy proposals and actions that can be taken by the executive and legislative branches of state government, local government, and the private sector to improve housing stability in the state.

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Task Force – Core Members

1. Jeanne Crain, Chief Executive Officer, Bremer Financial Corporation (Co-Chair)

2. Acooa Ellis, Director of Social Justice Advocacy, Catholic Charities (Co-Chair)

3. Jane Barrett, Executive Director, Red Lake Reservation Housing Authority

4. Hukun Abdullahi, Executive Director, Afro American Development Association

5. Emily Larson, Mayor, City of Duluth

6. Sheila Kiscaden, Commissioner, Olmstead County Board

7. Mar Valdecantos, Vice Chair, Northfield Human Rights Commission

8. Rick Goodeman, Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership

9. Diane Sprague, Director, Lifetime Home Project

10. Skip Duschesneau, President, D. W. Jones, Inc.

11. Richelle Taylor, Realtor, RE/MAX Metro Realty

12. Devean George, President, George Group North

13. Lael Robertson, Staff Attorney, Housing Justice Center

14. Mike Paradise, President, Bigelow Homes

15. MayKao Hang, President, Wilder Foundation

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Task Force – Ex Officio Members

1. Brad Hewitt, Chief Executive Officer, Thrivent Financial, representing the Itasca Project

2. Mary Rippe, President, Minnesota Multi Housing Association, representing the Minnesota Multi Housing Association

3. Deidre Schmidt, President, CommonBond Communities, representing the Minnesota Housing Partnership

4. Terri Thao, Program Director, Nexus Community Partners, representing the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

5. Paul Williams, President, Project for Pride in Living, representing the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers

6. Neal Loidolt, President, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, representing Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

7. Harry Melander, President, Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council, representing Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council

8. Matt Kramer, Vice President for University and Government Relations, University of Minnesota, representing University of Minnesota

9. Mike Maguire, Mayor, City of Eagan, representing the Urban Land Institute - Regional Council of Mayors

10. Senator Rich Draheim, Majority Party of the Minnesota Senate

11. Senator Nick Frentz, Minority Party of the Minnesota Senate

12. Representative Bob Gunther, Majority Party of the Minnesota House of Representatives

13. Representative Alice Hausman, Minority Party of the Minnesota House of Representatives

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Work Groups - Purpose

The Task Force’s Work Groups will explore and form consensus opinions on recommendations within three key topics of concentrated interest: homeownership, rental housing, and housing stability & opportunity.

Each of these core areas will require an analysis of the impact of current strategies, gaps that have been identified and emerging strategies that could be deployed to impact housing stability.

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Homeownership Work Group

Co-Chairs: Terri Thao & Mike Paradise

Lead Staff: Kasey Kier

Members:

• Mayor Emily Larson

• Richelle Taylor

• Matt Kramer

• Senator Rich Draheim

• Mar Valdecantos

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Meeting Format and Norms

• Send agendas 1 week ahead

• Stick to agenda timeline

• Facilitator has authority to move conversation along

• Raise hand to be called on

• Speak only when called

• No cross talk

• General decisions of the work group to be made democratically; recommendations from Work Group for Task Force to be made by consensus

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Public Input at Meetings

• 30-minute comment period at Work Group meetings

• Please use sign-up sheet if you wish to speak

• In-person comments taken in order of sign-up

• Online comments will be read by the moderator

• 1-2 minute limit for comments, depending on the number

of people wishing to speak

• Questions that can be easily and briefly answered will be

addressed in the meeting; longer ones will be followed up

on after the meeting

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Other Public Input Opportunities

Engaging Minnesota – Public input opportunities:

• Call for Ideas

• Regional Forums

• Regular items for input on the website

• Visit www.mnhousingtaskforce.com for more

information and sign up for updates

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Work Group Schedule and Process

Mtg #1: Review Survey Results and Identify Potential Topics

Mtg #2: Discuss Round 1 Topics

o Review background materials and public input

o Presentations on key issues

o Discussion / Q& A

Prep for Task Force presentation of Work Group topics

Mtg #3: Discuss Round 1 Topics

o Review background materials and public input

o Presentations on key issues

o Discussion / Q& A

Discuss potential recommendations on Round 1 Topics

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Work Group Schedule and Process (cont.)

Mtg #4: Discuss Round 2 Topics

o Review background materials and public input

o Presentations on key issues

o Discussion / Q& A

Prep for Task Force presentation of Work Group topics

Mtg #5: Discuss Round 2 Topics

o Review background materials and public input

o Presentations on key issues

o Discussion / Q& A

Discuss potential recommendations on Round 2 Topics

Mtg #6: Finalize Recommendations for Task Force on Round 1 and 2 Topics

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Scope of Homeownership Work Group

SCOPE: The Homeownership Work Group will focus on supporting and expanding tools required for the production or preservation of homes (single family, condos, townhomes) and to ensure affordable options with equitable access and sustainable homeownership opportunities, especially for households of color or Hispanic ethnicity in Minnesota.

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Scopes for Other Work Group

Rental Housing Work Group will focus on development and preservation tools to support a full range of rental housing options in the market place that meet the diverse needs of Minnesotans.

Housing Stability and Ownership Work Group will focus on strategies to ensure that ALL Minnesotans, including those with the lowest incomes and the greatest barriers to housing, have access to and ability to maintain a quality place to call home.

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Survey Highlights

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Encourage communities to have a

range of ownership options

45%

Help lower-income homeowners maintain their

homes 43%

Expand tools that increase access to

ownership 40%

Address Minnesota’s

homeownership disparity for

people of color or Hispanic ethnicity

37%

Encourage alternative

forms of ownership

29%

Build more “starter homes”

28%

15 %

Address government regulations

11% Address other

factors that increase development costs

10%

Encourage employers to support homeownership for employees

9%

Expand manufactured housing

9%

Other priority* (write-in replies)

Related to Homeownership From a total of 1,633 responses

*See next slide for “other priorities”

Other Priorities Shared Across Work Groups

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Change Local Government Practices to Reduce Barriers: Respondents shared a variety of priorities related to city practices that could reduce barriers and promote affordable housing development. Some ideas included examining zoning and land use regulations, local support for affordable housing development, reducing regulations and codes on building and accessory dwelling units. (70)

Increase Funding: Respondents suggested ideas for dedicating more funds towards affordable housing development, increasing grants and government assistance, and streamlining funding. (58)

Preserve and Maintain Affordable Housing to Reduce Displacement: Respondents shared prioritizing the preservation and maintenances of the current housing stock and ensuring no affordable housing is lost. Additionally, respondents shared that they would prioritize displacement prevention practices. (42)

Improve Energy Efficiency: Respondents suggested incentivizing energy efficiency in housing to reduce costs. (18)

Gather good ideas and turn them into action

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4-6 main topic areas

Ideas Themes

Work Group Role: to gather good information and ideas on the topics and create tangible recommendations for the Task Force

Wrap Up

Work Group Meeting #2

Visit www.mnhousingtaskforce.com for:

opast and future meeting information

obackground studies and materials

opublic input opportunities

o sign-up for updates

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