Community Council

“Board of directors are elected at the annual meeting of the corporation. Directors serve three-year terms, on a rotating basis, with no more than one-third of the directors' terms expiring at any one time. Members vote on the board of directors. The nominating committee makes recommendations to the membership for the new board positions, and nominations are accepted from the floor.”

“Board members and officers provided copy of 990 with an opportunity to ask questions.”

“Annually the conflicts of interest statements are reviewed by the executive director for appropriate action.”

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“Form 990s, and form 1023, are available on the website: https://wwcommunitycouncil.org”

“This annual report highlights community council's work to foster a trusted gathering place where people engage in dialogue, inquiry, and advocacy to build a vibrant region for everyone. Study highlights affordable housing study committee the study committee met for 26 weeks, from late september of 2018 to the spring of 2019. The committee members included planners, educators, service providers, public sector employees, farmers, and other interested community members. The committee learned from a wide variety of speakers, including state-level policy experts for both oregon and washington, developers, planners, lenders, government agencies, and individuals struggling to secure affordable housing. After 17 weeks of learning from speakers, the study committee drafted their findings, generated conclusions, and crafted recommendations. Watching this group of individuals work towards consensus was particularly remarkable, given the diversity of perspectives in the room. Over 400 community members celebrated their work and the release of their study report at our annual luncheon in june. Study findings show that we face a serious challenge - 41% of all households in our region who rent or pay a mortgage do not live in housing that is affordable (they pay more than 30% of their income on housing costs). The lack of affordable housing reflects, in part, the fact that increases in wages have not kept up with increases in housing prices, and a lack of production of new units, especially multifamily homes. The lack of affordable housing is a complex issue, and the study recommendations respond to a number of different challenges. For example, several recommendations are directed at creating more diverse housing types, such as multi-family units, accessory dwelling units, and cottage housing. Other recommendations support increasing mixed-use development (locating housing, services, and employment opportunities in close proximity), and establishing flexible parking standards to suit household needs and neighborhood characteristics. While producing new housing units is crucial, the committee also recommended expanding access to weatherization and repair programs, which can reduce housing costs by making homes more energy efficient. To address some of the barriers that renters face in a tight rental market, such as multiple application fees and large deposits, the committee recommended exploring the creation of a single rental application process, and supporting rental assistance programs. All told, the recommendations seek to address the full spectrum of need - from market rate housing for median income earners to government-supported housing for low-income households. This study committee was chaired by meagan anderson-pira. Affordable housing implementation task force the advocacy phase for the affordable housing study began with the implementation task force (itf) kick-off meeting in september 2019, with over 60 people in attendance. Attendees learned about community council's study process, the affordable housing study committee's work, the study report and its specific recommendations, and what the advocacy phase entails. Everyone was invited to join the implementation task force and asked to encourage others to join. Prior to the kick-off meeting, affordable housing study committee members developed a strategic plan to guide advocacy efforts. They grouped the recommendations into six overarching themes, which became the itf subcommittees: 1) multi-jurisdictional task force on affordable housing; 2) local policies & regulations; 3) state and federal policy, regulation, and legislation; 4) expanding, exploring, and creating new solutions; 5) inventory, data, and measurement; and 6) public outreach and education. Each of these subcommittees began meeting regularly in october, and started by identifying which recommendations to prioritize, and then began actively working on them. Early in the advocacy phase, community council helped facil”