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2016-2020 Housing Framework Status

 Impact Lvl 1: Aging ; Business Process ; Housing
Public Report on Coalition for Rochester Area Housing led by Rochester Area Foundation
Last modified: February 04, 2020

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2020-02-04 PB Reporting: Process improvement needed. 

 

 

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1. Need goals alignment: City of Rochester, Olmsted County and Mayo Clinic continue to have their own goals and discussions.

2. Need synchronized communication and unclear roles for the different entities. Groups continue to work outside the coalition

3. Need data collection and reporting -- overall impact to the housing market is difficult to define.

4. Will provide funding an update to the 2014 Maxfield study that identified specific needs for affordable housing.

5. Coalition has committed $3 million of its $4.6 million. 

 


 

 

 

PB Reporting 2020-02-04

 

 Steve Borchardt, the Rochester Area Foundation’s housing coalition director, said the Coalition for Rochester Area Housing, which was created in late 2017, has helped generate some activity, but the partners — the foundation, City of Rochester, Olmsted County and Mayo Clinic — continue to have their own goals and discussions.

He said so far, the coalition has committed approximately $3 million of its $4.6 million to bolster affordable housing in the community.

“It leverages local involvement,” he said, adding that developers of affordable housing have been able to tap other support due to the local commitment.

The result, he said, is approximately $57.6 million spent in creating or maintaining affordable housing in the community.

“That’s a good return on dollars,” he said.

At the same time, he said local entities have different goals regarding the overall housing issue.

Dunn said work to align the goals could be improved by adding a Rochester City Council member to the coalition board, noting that the city’s only representative is Assistant City Administrator Terry Speath.

He said increased communication could help hammer out roles for the different entities as they continue to work outside the coalition.

Council Member Nick Campion said adding a council member to the coalition wouldn’t necessarily define what is needed.

“I’m just searching for what’s the next step,” he said, citing a need for improved data.

Borchardt said the coalition is funding an update to the 2014 Maxfield study that identified specific needs for affordable housing.

While the community has seen nearly 6,000 new apartments built since the initial study was completed, he said less than 1,400 meet the needs of people earning 60% of the area median income or less, which is about half of what the Maxfield study suggested should have been built in recent years.

Borchardt said ongoing development is generating some movement in the housing market, opening older apartments with lower rents, but they can be hard to find and are frequently in buildings that were not tracked by the Maxfield study, which focused on complexes with eight or more apartment units.

He said the overall impact to the housing market is difficult to define.

“We can’t quantify that at this time,” he said, adding that the update, which is expected to kick off on Feb. 12, could help address the issue, with the hope of having an update by early June.

“That should put us in a better position to determine what the influx of 6,000 apartments has done to the market and what we can project going forward,” he said.

Campion said the concern about the update is that it could be outdated by the time local elected officials receive it.

Borchardt, who is retiring on June 30, said additional local efforts are hoping to find ways to use city data to update housing information on an annual basis to identify shifting needs.

Council member Michael Wojcik indicated the city could help by seeking more information.

“We have the ability to collect data with our permits,” he said, noting that the city could start tracking rents by including them as part of the forms completed to obtain rental permits.

He said until improved data is generated, the council can only react to what it’s hearing in the community, which has led him to believe access to affordable housing hasn’t improved in recent years.

Council President Randy Staver, however, said he believes progress has been made in recent years as a result of work done by the coalition and other community entities.

“I feel we are making progress based on the limited information we’ve seen,” he said, acknowledging that more data could help define any progress.

 

 


 

 

  

 

Related Reports


 

Other Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Pinned Reports


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March 07, 2024 : City of Rochester Housing Actions
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Feb 26 City Council Study Session Housing Portion: Economic Development Incentives for Housing

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January 19, 2023 : Housing Alliance Coalition BIPOC Co-designing
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Housing Alliance Coalition BIPOC Homeownership Co-designing Co-designing report



August 10, 2022 : Housing Alliance Coalition Senior Housing Report
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(A) Aug 2022 status: Request for Proposals for Senior Housing Development;  (B) Dec, 2021 status: (1) Senior Housing Community Co-Design Project Report;  (2) Project Background: Describing Senior Housing Project and Recruiting Co-Designing Team Members

 



December 02, 2021 : Multi-Year Plan and $15M Commitment
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Mayo Clinic announced an additional $5 Million contribution to affordable housing bridge. 



December 03, 2020 : Maxfield Olmsted County Housing Study Findings
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Maxfield Study Updates. 

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September 27, 2019 : 2019 DMCC Affordable Housing Work Plan Status
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2019 Presentations : September DMCC, meeting, May DMCC meeting and Feb DMCC meeting.



February 15, 2019 : Councilman Michael Wojcik Comments to DMC pertaining to Affordable Housing
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Here are 6 comments / Suggestions that that Councilman Wojcik sent do the DMC EDA and Board pertaining to how DMC can have a positive impact on the affordability of housing in the district and beyond.



December 09, 2018 : Collective Impact Model to enable Housing Coalition
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11/13/2018 Housing Coalition meeting starting a series of conversations regarding the future and role of the housing alliance in our community.  To start these conversations, Elaine Case will be presenting on the Community Impact model.

 

 



May 04, 2017 : Mixed Income Housing Policy Study
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Grounded Solutions Network Report from Michael Wojcik's blog site. 



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Pinned Coalition for Rochester Area Housing organization and project reports


. Project Report of Coalition for Rochester Area Housing : August 10, 2022 : Housing Alliance Coalition Senior Housing Report
Impact Lvl1: Aging, Business Process, Housing, Neighborhood, OpenBeam
Impact Lvl2:

(A) Aug 2022 status: Request for Proposals for Senior Housing Development;  (B) Dec, 2021 status: (1) Senior Housing Community Co-Design Project Report;  (2) Project Background: Describing Senior Housing Project and Recruiting Co-Designing Team Members

 



Project Report of Coalition for Rochester Area Housing : December 02, 2021 : Multi-Year Plan and $15M Commitment
Impact Lvl1: Aging, Diversity and Inclusion, Housing, Neighborhood
Impact Lvl2:

Mayo Clinic announced an additional $5 Million contribution to affordable housing bridge. 



Project Report of Coalition for Rochester Area Housing : February 15, 2019 : Councilman Michael Wojcik Comments to DMC pertaining to Affordable Housing
Impact Lvl1: Aging, Business Process, Housing
Impact Lvl2:

Here are 6 comments / Suggestions that that Councilman Wojcik sent do the DMC EDA and Board pertaining to how DMC can have a positive impact on the affordability of housing in the district and beyond.



Project Report of Coalition for Rochester Area Housing : December 09, 2018 : Collective Impact Model to enable Housing Coalition
Impact Lvl1: Business Process, Housing
Impact Lvl2:

11/13/2018 Housing Coalition meeting starting a series of conversations regarding the future and role of the housing alliance in our community.  To start these conversations, Elaine Case will be presenting on the Community Impact model.

 

 



Project Report of Coalition for Rochester Area Housing : May 04, 2017 : Mixed Income Housing Policy Study
Impact Lvl1: Aging, Housing
Impact Lvl2:

Grounded Solutions Network Report from Michael Wojcik's blog site. 



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