Good Morning from Mamaroneck Coalition for Affordable Housing

Hi. Naomi Brickel, Westchester Institute for Human Development

https://www.buildersinstitute.org/whw/

Great to be here!

Hello! Nicole Alifante from CURE and The Mamk Coalition for Affordable Housing. ;O )

Marie Considine Executive Director NAMI Westchester

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Love the new mission statement

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GOOD MORNING! Thanks for hosting such an important meeting - Robi Schlaff, Director of the Westchester County Office for Women

Good morning, Maria Teresa Flores, from Family Justice Center

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Good morning everyone.

Good morning! Jaqi Cohen from Tri-State Transportation Campaign- jaqi@tstc.org

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will the presentation be circulated or are these slides going to be on the website?

Happy to share the presentation.

thank you. extremely helpful

Good morning Jacqueline Baker Westchester Sickle Cell Outreach, Inc.

the term "Housing that is affordable" seems to be more accepted.

At Leviticus we sometimes say "housing options available for families with a range of incomes."

Such good points. Yup.

great looking building about to open on Lexington Ave in White Plains.

there are appropriate places for affordable housing in all our municipalities

Lillian Almonte, from Hope's Door

some municipalities now have their own affordability housing commissions focusing on this

are you going to talk about the intersection of tax incentives and building/like those in NYC? or is that blocked by "home rule?"

Housing Choice

Ann Spindel How many of New Rochelle's new housing units have been set aside for affordable housing.?

I agree with Hugh,,,Ruth Wells Peekskill Planning Commission

Can you address the argument that a large complex is being built with very few affordable housing units

thanks Hugh policies at local, county and state level need to be examined

YUP ALI! we've been working locally for more than 30 years on this and the results have not been what they should be.

Municipalities need policy in place to require a % of affordable and workforce units in new devel. or major rehab Question becomes what is workable % an % of AMI so as not to discourage developers.

Inclusionary zoning ordinances locally should include at least 20% "affordable," as Rich has defined it (60% AMI). Why? There's an acute shortage that is only getting worse and 10% is not going to get us there. Local community advocacy on this point is key.

Thank you Rich for your commitment as well to victims and families fleeing abuse - an issue that is top of our mind at the office for women

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Where does the issue of gentrification come in to play? Some elected officials seem to be more interested inboosting the property values and that seems to be forcing many to leave. Elected officials say that they are for affordable housing but continue to have developers come in and designate only 10% set aside for affordable… but the affordable formula suggest that a one bedroom apartment can go for $2300 per month…

one solution for people with developmental disabilities is that of intentional housing, complexes that are "all inclusive" but still in the community. But NY State is prohibiting that.

The phone number for J.Alperin— 917-697-?581 I’m missing that one digit… help?

Are we addressing ownership growth vs rentals in this crisis?

917-697-1581

Trump housing all had restrictions - all with public dollars (talking elder trump - 1950's and 1960's)

There is a common perception that 20% requirement will discourage developers. Is there documentation to combat this perception. We need to be able to demonstrate that this works.

I hear this argument often. "We met our requirement so we have done enough."

Ruth, that's a good question. 20% will discourage some developers, but not all. It would be great if NPW could interview developers in any WC communities that did build to the 20% inclusionary standard, and ask what made it work for them.

good point Ruth

Perhaps if we highlight and trumpet the developers that did build to 20%, they can be ambassadors for the movement … would be great PR for them and just might nudge others

So far, I have not heard any mention of the housing barriers faced by People with Disabilities with mobility or sensory needs. There is very limited housing for people who cannot get into housing because of the lack of ramps or need tactile or audio assistive devices built into the homes, yet we are not meeting that need that is increasing rapidly due to the aging population. Also are there any towns with an accessibility ordinance?

The City of White Plains is currently working on a new Comprehensive Plan. If you want to make your point of view known, leave a comment at www.onewhiteplains.com

This has been absolutely informative and insightful. Thank you all.

This was excellent, thank you Rich, Allison, Jan and Suzanne.

Thank you so much for this presentation. I am looking forward to sharing this document with my munisipality

Action items: 1. Connect your organization's work to this issue 2. Join NPW's Public Policy Efforts 3. Get involved where you live and participate in town boards and planning, zoning boards 4. Make YIMBY popular

Thank you for the presentation.

Appreciate your presentation and all those ideas in the chat box

This was very informative and a great presentation! Thank you so much!

In Wellfleet MA, there is no housing for workers and they have termed the people who help as "Housing Angels"

Really amazing presentation and discussion happening in the comments

completely agree about storytelling as a compeling tool especially in local discussions with Town/Village boards to stress the true need for housing.

We do have a significant project underway in Peekskill by an Affordable Housing developer that will be entirely Affordable/workforce, and a couple of other's in the pipeline. It's the mixe development that is the issue. Our Council is working on Affordable inclusion policy/legislation but it will most likely be 10% and 40/80%WwestchesterAMI...

Ann Spindel Thank you so much. It was very informative.

Do land trusts come in here? To make homeownership more affordable?

This has been an excellent FIRST discussion. We have a long way to go. Happy to participate. I can be reached at hugh@hvci.org. Thank you.

Great job Allison, Rich and Jan!

A federal tax credit proposal to support affordable for-sale housing development: https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/Neighborhood-Homes-Investment-Act-FAQs-2021.pdf

Is there a link to the Westchester County Needs Assessment report on the NPW site?

https://homes.westchestergov.com/resources/housing-needs-assessment

Yes - check out: https://npwestchester.org/afforablehousing

Thank you.

Are there funding sources for converting existing housing? Please make the distinction between independent standing housing vs. buildings with overlay regulations for remodeling...

Thank you for a great presentation/discussion.

Residents of White Plains who need assistance making their home accessible may be eligible for assistance from the City of White Plains Community Development Program. Please contact me at 914-422-5136 or jmezey@whiteplainsny.gov

Maria, check out The Disability Fund. In addition to their funding, which Leviticus also provides, they are a great source of additional resources for assisting those having cognitive and physical disabilities: https://www.thedof.org/

I'm reachable to all for any follow-up: Richard.Nightingale@Westhab.org

Thank you for putting on such a great Program! Lots of great discussion and questions. Excited to do a lot of follow up. alex@buildersinstitute.org

There are programs for 1st time homebuyers through WRO and other non-profits.

Thank you - this has been excellent!

Thank you . This was very informative.

Great job Rich and Allison!

Great presentation, Jan, Allison and Rich. More please!

Great workshop! Excellent presentation!

Thank you! Very interesting

Appreciate EVERYONE for being here. This is a collective and long-term effort to create the kind of community we all want to live in.

Thank you all for this excellent presentation

Thanks again all!