Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Last updated or reviewed on May 26, 2023 The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee is composed of no more than 13 members who will represent the diverse viewpoints of community stakeholders on affordable housing. The Committee will work in conjunction with City leadership and staff to implement the 2008 Affordable Housing Plan. The specific functions will be: to consider affordable housing policy issues and advise City leadership about those policies; to develop concrete action steps to implement the highest priorities of the Affordable Housing Plan, and to update that Plan as appropriate over time; to advise City leadership and staff regarding affordable housing priorities for the investment of City-controlled funds. Affordable Housing Policy Recommendations are the result of six months of interviews between the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) and non-profit, for-profit, and public housing developers. The purpose of these interviews was to learn more about developers experiences and perceptions with building affordable housing in the area in order to develop a list of recommendations for increasing future affordable developments. Through these interviews, Affordable Housing Advisory Committee identified top priorities and a full list of recommendations to assist City Council in developing more effective policies and incentives. Notice: The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee will hold their regular meeting on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 9:30 am. The meeting will be held in the 1st floor Conference Room of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza. The meeting will also be streamed on the City’s YouTube Channel. Public comment for the regular meeting will be accepted by any of the following means: In-person: Presentations by the public shall be limited to a maximum of 3 minutes for individuals and 10 minutes for a group’s primary spokesperson. Public comment will be at the end of the meeting. Phone: Voicemail comments may be pre-recorded by calling 855-925-2801 and entering code 7663 when prompted (deadline is 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting). Email: Written comments may be submitted to AHACmeeting@publicinput.com (deadline is 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting). All comments will be shared with the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee prior to the meeting but will not be read aloud. For more information please contact: Sasha Vrtunski Regular Scheduled Meetings The Committee’s in person regular meeting time is monthly on the first Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the 1st Floor North Conference Room of Asheville City Hall unless otherwise stated above under notice. Members Member contact: Barry Bialik (Chair), Margie Bukowski (Vice Chair), Andy Barnett, Dewana Little, Paul Heathman, Brian Methvin, Babs Philip, Scott Adams, Chris Day, David Bartholomew and Emily Axtman, Tara Irby and Nnweyna Smith. City Council Liason: Councilwoman Antanette Mosley For current openings and applications visit the Asheville Boards and Commission page. Meeting Materials Agenda Documents Recordings June 1,2023 Agenda June 1, 2023 Documents June 1, 2023 Recording May 4, 2023 Agenda May 4, 2023 Documents May 4, 2023 Recording April 10, 2023 Agenda April 10, 2023 Documents April 10, 2023 Recording March 6, 2023 Agenda March 6, 2023 Documents March 6, 2023 Recording February 2, 2023 Agenda February 2, 2023 Documents February 2, 2023 Recording January 5, 2023 Agenda January 5, 2023 Documents January 5, 2023 Recording December 1, 2022 Agenda December 1, 2022 Documents No recording available November 3, 2022 Agenda November 3, 2022 Documents November 3, 2022 Recording October 6, 2022 Agenda October 6, 2022 Documents October 6, 2022 Recording September 1, 2022 Agenda September 1, 2022 Documents September 1, 2022 Recording August 4,2022 Agenda August 4, 2022 Documents August 4 2022 Recording July 7, 2022 Agenda July 7, 2022 Documents July 7, 2022 Recording June 2, 2022 Agenda Cancelled June 2, 2022 Documents Cancelled No Recording Available Meeting Cancelled May 5, 2022 Agenda May 5, 2022 Documents May 5, 2022 Recording April 7, 2022 Agenda April 7, 2022 Documents April 7, 2022 Recording March 3, 2022 Agenda March 3, 2022 Documents March 3, 2022 Recording February 3, 2022 Agenda February 3, 2022 Documents February 3, 2022 Recording January 6, 2022 Agenda January 6, 2022 Documents January 6, 2022 Recording December 2, 2021 Agenda December 2, 2021 Documents December 2, 2021 Recording November 4, 2021 Agenda November 4, 2021 Documents November 4, 2021 Recording October 7, 2021 Agenda October 7, 2021 Documents October 7. 2021 Recording September 2, 2021 Agenda September 2, 2021 Documents September 2, 2021 Recording August 5, 2021 Agenda – Meeting Postponed August 5, 2021 Documents – Meeting Postponed No available meeting recording July 1, 2021 Agenda July 1, 2021 Documents July 1, 2021 Recording June 3, 2021 Agenda June 3, 2021 Documents June 3, 2021 Recording May 6, 2021 Agenda May 6, 2021 Documents May 6, 2021 Recording April 1, 2021 – Meeting Cancelled Meeting Cancelled No available meeting recording March 4, 2021 Agenda March 4, 2021 Documents March 4, 2021 Recording February 4, 2021 Agenda February 4, 2021 Documents February 4, 2021 Recording January 13, 2021 Special Meeting Agenda January 13, 2021 Special Meeting Documents January 13, 2021 Special Meeting Recording January 7, 2021 Agenda January 7, 2021 Documents January 7, 2021 Recording December 3, 2020 Agenda December 3, 2020 Documents December 3, 2020 Recording November 5,2020 Agenda November 5, 2020 Documents November 5, 2020 Recording October 20, 2020 – Meeting Cancelled Meeting Cancelled No available meeting recording September 15, 2020 Agenda September 15, 2020 Documents September 15, 2020 Recording August 18, 2020 Agenda August 18, 2020 Documents August 18, 2020 Recording March 5, 2020 Agenda March 5, 2020 Documents No available meeting recording February 6, 2020 Agenda February 6, 2020 Documents No available meeting recording January 9, 2020 Agenda January 9, 2020 Documents No available meeting recording December 5, 2019 Agenda December 5, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording November 7, 2019 Agenda November 7, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording October 3, 2019 Agenda October 3, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording September 5 2019 Agenda September 5, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording August 1, 2019 Agenda August 1, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording July 11, 2019 Agenda July 11, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording June 6, 2019 Agenda June 6, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording May 2, 2019 Agenda May 2, 2019 Documents No available meeting recording Contact Information Sasha Vrtunski, Affordable Housing Officer svrtunski@ashevillenc.gov 828.259.5560 office