Clatsop County Coalition Cities County Meeting March 31

“Clatsop County Coalition” Cities – County Meeting March 31, 2016 Mc. Menamins Gearhart Hotel & Sand Trap Pub Gearhart, Oregon

Presentation Outline • • • Terminology 101 What is the problem we’re solving for? Baseline: Data driven look at the problem “Housing Coalition” Pilot Opportunities to Collaborate

Terminology 101 MHI: Median Household Income - $44, 683 (2013) AMI: Area Median Income – $55, 560 (2013) Astoria Gap: Owner v. Renter = $58 K v. $25 K Affordable housing – housing that is affordable and available at any income level • Workforce housing - <60% or more of median household income ($33, 336) • Public housing – owned and operated by a public sector entity (Housing Authority, Coast Guard) • Subsidized housing – government supported housing that is permanently affordable • • Source: Astoria Housing Study, July 2015

Problem Definition • Supply & demand – Historically low supply and historically high demand at all income levels • Competitive disadvantage in regional economy • Lack of land, infrastructure, and limited financial resources for subsidized housing • Gap between renter and owner is widening • Wages have not kept pace with housing costs • Housing stock being used as vacation rentals • No easy answers, but lots of solutions

Show me the numbers…. . City/County 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (Q 3) Astoria 2/30 5 5/24 15 6/36 2 Cannon Beach 7 3 26 4 3 0 County 53 34 30 31 55 11 Gearhart 12 12 12 3 Seaside 8 11 6/4 8 20/26 0 Warrenton 18/8 22/4 29/16 40/4 19/12 9/4 TOTAL (SFR/MFR) 100/38 87/4 108/44 110/4 115/74 25/4? ? ? Source: Building Permits: 2011 -2016

Employment v. Population Growth 37 600 37 500 Clatsop County Population Growth 201137 495 2015 37 400 37 300 37 270 37 200 37 190 37 145 37 100 37 070 36 900 36 800 2011 Source: Oregon Employment Department, 2001 -2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 Source: PSU Population Research Center, 2011 -2015

City – County Pilot • Subcommittee formed out of October 2015 summit on housing hosted by CEDR • Held three meetings to discuss various nontraditional methods for increasing supply of housing • Ideas: Code updates, tiny houses, publicprivate partnerships, diversify housing types, public financing, and public land sales • Pausing for regional discussion…. .

Collaborative Ideas • Develop checklist of best practices so each city can implement based on locally identified needs – Transparent, level playing field, easy to implement, proactive approach • Develop region wide coalition (i. e. Tillamook) – Hire consultant to develop targeted strategy – Ask private sector to match public funds – Meyer Memorial Trust grant funds available – Longer process but with more upside on outcomes – Grand bargain: potential partnerships with private sector to build more workforce units

What’s Next? • Questions? • Comments? • Next Steps?