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HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 23-13 McCall Local Housing State of EmergencyCity of McCall 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 Page 1 of 3 Resolution 23-13 McCall Local Housing State of Emergency July 13, 2023 $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 Page 2 of 3 Resolution 23-13 McCall Local Housing State of Emergency July 13, 2023 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. ATTEST: '''t of 4.of Mce V- A. * ID 1+004% BessieJo W - finer, City ' lerk CITY OF MCCALL Valley County, Idaho ert S. Giles, Mayor Page 3 of 3 Resolution 23-13 McCall Local Housing State of Emergency July 13, 2023