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Affordable Housing & Homeless Housing Task Force
Regular Meeting — Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.
Jefferson County Commissioners' Chambers
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
MEMBERS:
Amanda Funaro Fred Kimball Barbara Morey
Terry Smith
Sarah Rogers
Lori Fleming
Frank Hoffman
Michelle Sandoval
Ben Casserd
Jean Camfield
Whitney Friddle
Peggy Webster
Roy Walker
David Rymph
David Sullivan
Barbara Carr
Brian Nash
Kay Kassinger
Kathy Morgan
Jeff Monroe
Joe Nole
Kelli Parcher
Alternates: Amy Howard (for Michelle Sandoval), Ken Dane (for Jean Camfield),
and Julia Cochrane (for Barbara Morey)
CALL TO ORDER: Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan called the Regular
Meeting to order at 2:02 p.m. in the presence of members Amanda Funaro, Terry Smith, Sarah
Rogers, Lori Fleming, Frank Hoffman, Ben Casserd, Jean Camfield, Fred Kimball, Peggy
Webster, Roy Walker, Kay Kassinger, and Kathy Morgan. Member Whitney Friddle arrived later
in the meeting. Also present was Facilitator Lizanne Coker. Port Townsend Police Chief Mike
Evans and Bayside Housing Director Leslie Shipley were also in attendance.
REVIEW and APPROVAL of MINUTES: Member Kassinger moved to approve the Regular
Meeting Minutes of February 12, 2020 as presented. Member Fleming seconded the motion. The
motion carried.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:
Communication Subcommittee: Member Fleming asked Bayside Housing Director Leslie
Shipley to join the Communication subcommittee.
Coordinated Entry Advisory Board (CEAB): Member Morgan reported that the CEAB
subcommittee will meet February 27, 2020.
Grants: Facilitator Coker reported that the City of Port Townsend is still considering a $50,000
grant for the Housing Plan and Code updates.
Code Amendments: Nothing to report.
Request for Proposals (RFP) Screening Panel: Members Walker, Kassinger and Webster
presented their recommendations to the Task Force. Discussion followed regarding the process
and scoring.
RECESS: The meeting was recessed at 2:45 p.m. and reconvened at 2:55 p.m.
DISCUSSION re: Housing Action Plan Network (HAPN): The Task Force decided to wait
for the results of the 2020 Census before completing the new plan. The Task Force identified
land costs, infrastructure, zoning and density limits as major barriers for affordable housing and
that Community Land Trusts are a good way to support housing projects. Member Camfield
noted the effectiveness of Beckett Point's Large Onsite Septic System. The Task Force decided
to take 15 actionable points from the HAPN plan to present at the next meeting for review and
potential action. The goal is to approve a plan that has one, three and five year benchmarks that
will support Affordable Housing in a variety of ways.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: New Peninsula Housing Authority Executive Director Sara
Martinez and Housing Solution Network liaison Kathryn Maly were introduced to the Task
Force.
FUTURE MEETINGS and AGENDA ITEMS: The next regular meeting will be held on
March 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Jefferson County Commissioner Chambers in Port Townsend.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 4:02 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by: Lizanne Coker, Facilitator
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