Community Forum Washington-Lee High School 1301 N Stafford Street March 28, 2015
About the Forum Today’s forum begins with a general session of overview and your questions on the Affordable Housing Master Plan. Next, you’ll move to a small group to learn about the Implementation Framework and discuss in-depth. Finally, we’ll end the forum in a final general session with report-back from small groups and an open comment period.
AGENDA 9:00 a.m.
Registration Poster session Light refreshments
Cafetorium
9:15 a.m.
Opening general session Cafetorium Mary Hynes, Arlington County Board Chair Dr. Leonard Hamlin, Affordable Housing study Working Group Chair Dr. Lisa Sturtevant, Center For Housing Policy Russell Danao-Schroeder, Arlington County Housing Division Amy Clark, Center for Housing Policy
10:15 a.m.
Small group sessions
11:30 a.m.
Break
11:45 a.m.
Report-out from small groups Open comment period
Cafetorium
12:15 p.m.
Closing remarks David Cristeal, Arlington County Housing Division
Cafetorium
Classrooms Overflow in cafetorium
Community Forum Washington-Lee High School 1301 N Stafford Street March 28, 2015 Breakout Group Questions Affordable Housing Supply Is the 17.7% target for a sufficient supply of affordable rental housing appropriate? Geographic Distribution What are your thoughts regarding the approach to the geographic distribution of committed affordable housing? Preference Should Arlington County residents receive a preference for committed affordable housing? Should people who work in Arlington receive a preference for committed affordable housing? Middle Income Ownership Is it appropriate for this plan address middle income ownership housing demands? Should we be using public funds for higher income households? Would it be more appropriate to address this demand through land use provisions rather than financing? Flexibility in Housing Types Should opportunities for creating greater flexibility of housing types beyond the urban corridors that support both rental and ownership options be further studied?