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HOUSING FUND BOARD
Regular Meeting – December 28, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.
Commissioners’ Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 (Hybrid)
CALL TO ORDER: Chair/Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton called the meeting of the Joint Jefferson County/City of Port Townsend Housing Fund Board (HFB) to order. Members participated
in the meeting remotely and in-person. The following HFB members participated in the meeting: Vice Chair/City of Port Townsend Deputy Mayor Amy Howard, Jefferson County Commissioner
Kate Dean, City of Port Townsend Councilmember Aislinn Diamanti, Member Bob Davis and Member Anya Callahan.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Member Davis moved to approve the Special Meeting Minutes of November 30, 2022 as presented. Vice Chair Howard seconded the motion. Member Dean stated she will abstain
from voting, as she wasn’t present for that meeting. Chair Brotherton called for a vote on the motion. The motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Chair Brotherton called for public comments, and none were received.
DISCUSSION re: Review Request for Proposals for Fund 148, Fund 149 and 1590 Funds: The Housing Fund Board members reviewed the RFPS received for Fund 148, 149 and 1590 Funds. After discussion,
Chair Brotherton called for a recess to review the draft spreadsheet with Clerk Gallaway.
The meeting was recessed at 3:48 p.m. and reconvened at 4:00 p.m.
DISCUSSION re: Review Request for Proposals for Fund 148, Fund 149 and 1590 Funds – Continued: The HFB members discussed how to make the motions, citing that some members need to recuse
themselves from voting on certain proposals.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Chair Brotherton called for public comments on the proposed recommendations as outlined on screen, and none were received.
FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS: The Board approved the following motions:
MOTION: Vice Chair Howard moved to fund all projects as outlined in the spreadsheet, minus Bayside Housing and OlyCAP proposals. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion. The motion carried.
MOTION: Vice Chair Howard moved to fund OlyCAP proposals as outlined in the spreadsheet. Member Diamanti seconded the motion. Member Callahan abstained from voting. Chair Brotherton
called for a vote on the motion. The motion carried.
MOTION: Member Diamanti moved to fund Habitat Home Repairs for $60,000 from Fund 148. Member Dean seconded the motion. Vice Chair Howard abstained from voting. Chair Brotherton called
for a vote on the motion. The motion carried.
Below is the spreadsheet that the motions were derived from, and what the public had an opportunity to comment on during the meeting:
Agency and Project
Amount Requested
Fund 148 102,000
Fund 149 518,500
1590 fund 250,000
102,000.00
518,500.00
250,000.00
Dove House: Emergency Shelter
97,834.00
-12000
-85,000.00
OlyCAP: Caswell-Brown
110,000.00
-45,000.00
-55,000.00
Bayside: Tiny Homes
175,000.00
-144,500.00
Community Build - Caswell-Brown Tiny Homes
20,000.00
-20,000.00
OlyCAP: Emergency Shelter
218,000.00
-180,000.00
Bayside: Woodley Place
35,000 FROM 148/149 AND 194,556 FROM 1590
-100,000.00
OlyCAP: Haines St Cottages
40,000.00
-30,000.00
-10,000.00
Habitat: Home Repairs
60,000.00
-60,000.00
Dove House: Housing Support
118,522 FROM 148/149 AND 130,450 FROM 1590
-45,000.00
-50,000.00
OWL 360
118,140.00
-9,000.00
-25,000.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
PROJECTED AVAILABLE FUNDS -->
102,000.00
518,500.00
250,000.00
NEW BUSINESS: The HFB members discussed the upcoming Point-In-Time Count.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
2023 RFP Process – Aligning 1590 and 148/149 RFPs
Community Conversation
Coordinated Entry Advisory Board – Survey
Reserve Funds Policy
Data and definitions
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: No comments were received.
CLOSING REMARKS AND NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Brotherton adjourned the meeting at 4:27 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed.
Respectfully submitted by:
____________________________________ _____________
Carolyn Gallaway, Clerk of the Board Date