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RESOLUTION 23-13
A RESOLUTION OF CITY OF MCCALL, IDAHO, DECLARING HOUSING FOR LOCALS
TO BE A CRISIS FOR MCCALL, PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the McCall Area Comprehensive Plan ("Comprehensive Plan") was prepared in
accordance with the Idaho Local Planning Act, Idaho Code Sections 67-6508 and 67-6509, and
was adopted by the McCall City Council and Valley County Board of Commissioners in 2018;
and
WHEREAS, the City of McCall with McCall community members have completed an extensive
planning process in regard to the local housing crisis, which included examining McCall's vision,
goals, and objectives, applicable law, Comprehensive Plan, and future land map; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan identified local housing as a top priority and the Local
Housing Strategy estimated that a minimum of 730 Local Housing units were needed at that time
to address housing shortages for local residents and employees; and
WHEREAS, City staff utilized the Comprehensive Plan and Local Housing Strategy to develop a
specific Local Housing Program which includes six housing initiatives; and
WHEREAS, as the Local Housing Program was implemented, it became apparent that McCall
needed a community plan (also known as the "McCall Area Local Housing Action Plan") to share
ideas, resources, and to set a specific course of action for the next five years to ensure successful
implementation of local housing policies, programs, funding mechanisms, organizations, and
projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of McCall developed a Request for Qualifications for the McCall Area Local
Housing Action Plan and WSW Consulting (Wendy Sullivan) was selected as the project lead with
a technical team consisting of SMR Development, LLC, Navigate, LLC, and Logan Simpson for
outreach and facilitation; and
WHEREAS, a steering committee made up of diverse groups of organizations from the private,
public, and non-profit sector were formed to meet over six months and each group put in over 20
hours between January and June 2022 to develop and review the McCall Area Local Housing
Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, one goal of the McCall Area Local Housing Action Plan is ensuring local housing
serves the full range of incomes that are not being met by the housing market, which includes
rental opportunities for households earning up to 100% of the area median income ("AMI") (about
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$60,000 per year), and ownership opportunities for households earning up to 150% AMI (about
$100,000 per year); and
WHEREAS, the McCall Area Local Housing Action Plan set the goal of producing local housing
at an aggressive, but achievable, rate of at least 50 units per year on average, with this goal rising
as the housing program gains momentum, funding, and capacity increases; and
WHEREAS, the McCall Area Local Housing Action Plan sets goals that will continue to be tracked
to ensure progress is made related to income levels, number of units, and local occupancy; and
WHEREAS, the McCall Area Local Housing Action Plan was presented at a special meeting on
June 10, 2022 to the City Council, Valley County Commissioners, and other community partners;
and
WHEREAS, the 2022 McCall Area Local Housing Action Plan is a guiding document intended to
provide for local housing in the McCall area. As a guiding document, specific implementation
efforts may require future City Council and/or County Commissioner approval; and
WHEREAS, the City of McCall held a duly -noticed public meeting regarding adoption of the
McCall Area Local Housing Action Plan and it was adopted on June 30, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Valley County adopted the McCall Area Local Housing Action Plan on August 1,
2022; and
WHEREAS, participating partners like the Payette Lakes Water and Sewer District provided a
Statement of Support for Local Housing at their November 16, 2022 board meeting; and
WHEREAS, existing policies, funding, and programs have not created adequate housing for the
local workforce and the result has been negative economic outcomes; and
WHEREAS, local businesses and agencies are often not able to recruit employees due to the lack
and cost of housing; and
WHEREAS, recognizing that no single housing strategy can solve all of the McCall area's housing
problems, the Local Housing Committee considered about 40 different strategies and suggested
24 strategies that could be used to address local housing needs; and
WHEREAS, the primary strategy established by the Local Housing Committee was to coordinate
with the Payette Lakes Water and Sewer District to align the sewer district's capacity and capital
improvements planning with local housing needs and city local housing initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the secondary strategy established by the Local Housing Committee was to form a
housing organization dedicated to addressing the community's housing needs and stewarding the
creation of housing units. Responsibilities may include action plan administration, portfolio
development, stewardship of units created, fundraising, and community outreach; and
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WHEREAS, finding solutions to housing requires numerous strategies, partners and resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and City Council of the City of McCall,
Valley County, Idaho that:
The City Council for the City of McCall does hereby declare the lack of local housing a crisis for
the community and does hereby direct McCall City Staff to pursue the development of affordable
local housing according to the provisions herein and according to the Provisions of the McCall
Area Local Housing Action Plan and McCall Area Comprehensive Plan by obtaining the
appropriate policies and funding to implement these plans.
This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
Adopted this 13th day of July, 2023.
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ert S. Giles, Mayor
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