Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/04/2014

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Last revised July 24, 2014 Part V: Next Steps This document has repeatedly referenced additional work needed to implement this plan and to clarify concepts that need additional conversation and definition. Changes to the established Council roles in housing —including the Allocation of Affordable Housing Need, the Goals for Affordable and Life -cycle Housing, the Housing Performance Scores, and expanded roles in technical assistance —are examples of the Council's next steps to refine and implement this plan. To that end, a summary of the work plan that has been identified throughout the plan is provided below. Priorities through the end of 2014: • Finalize the methodology for the revised Housing Performance Scores. • Identify and pursue additional opportunities to use the Score as an element of evaluating funding applications submitted to the Council such as the Regional Solicitation for Transportation Funding. • Identify indicators to measure how Council -supported projects advance equity. • Explore how to fund the Inclusionary Housing Account. • Plan for expanded technical assistance offerings and integrate with other Council functions. • Refine and, if appropriate, implement the proposal to create a Sewer Availability Charge Affordable Housing Credit rule. • Plan and facilitate, in coordination with the Equity in Place coalition, a series of public engagement sessions in specific communities where more prominent disparities exist in our region. Priorities through 2015 and the issuance of Systems Statements: • Finalize the methodology for the 2021-30 Allocation of Affordable Housing Need. • Determine how to more effectively review the Housing Element and Housing Implementation Program in preparation for the 2018 round of local comprehensive plan updates and incorporate new comprehensive plan review criteria into the Local Planning Handbook. • Inventory existing best practices to expand housing choice and identify areas requiring additional investigation. • Evaluate the potential utility of using the Housing Elements and Implementation Plan components of local comprehensive plans as an assessment component under the Scores. • Continue to conduct, in coordination with the Equity in Place coalition, a series of public engagement sessions in specific communities where more prominent disparities exist in our region. Priorities for 2016 through 2018 (when local comprehensive plan updates are due): • Expand technical assistance to communities that are trying to increase housing choice 2040 HOUSING POLICY PLAN I METROPOLITAN COUNCIL DRAFT RELEASED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Part V: Implementation and Next Steps I Page 72