HomeMy WebLinkAboutHousing Implementation PlanSOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING
June 19, 2007
4:45 PM
This hearing was opened at 4:56 PM
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Town Board
of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on Tnesda¥~ June 19 at 4:45 p.m.
at the Southold Town Meeting Halk 53095 Main Road~ Southold~ New York~ on the
adoption of the Town of Southold Housing Implementation Plan.
I have a notice that this notice has appeared in the local newspaper, it has appeared on the
Town Clerk's bulletin board outside. I have in front of me a copy of this, I believe it is
five or six pages, five pages of this housing implementation plan, which I believe was
available out there on the table just outside the door. I am just going to quote the vision
statement of it. "The Town is cornmitted to supporting a socio-economically and racially
diverse population to enhance its vitality. Availability of affordable housing in the Town
will benefit seniors, first time home buyers, low and moderate income residents and
others struggling to remain in the Town. Affordable housing should be distributed
throughout the Town, accessible to shopping, employment and public transportation.
Design and appearance of this affordable housing should be compatible within the
community. The development and provision of affordable housing will demonstrate
consistency with fair housing laws." And there follows sections about the statement of
need, housing implementation plan and several goals and it is out there for the public to
make comment on at this time.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Would anybody like to come up to the Town Board to
address the issue of the Housing Implementation Plan? Phil Beltz?
PHILIP BELTZ, SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDiNATOR: Good afternoon, Philip
Beltz, Special Projects Coordinator with the Town of Southold. As the principal author
of the housing implementation plan, I feel somewhat reticent to endorse it. However, I
wish to share that the content of the document evolved from many months of time and
labor from the Housing Advisory Commission and I want to thank them for their hard
work and efforts. I strongly believe that the document is a comprehensive tool to guide
the Town Board's efforts to provide affordable housing for town residents. It addresses
multiple types of housing opportunities such as first time home buyers, rental housing
and senior housing to name a few. In addition, it sites the importance of selecting
appropriate locations for affordable housing near public transportation and shopping and
efforts to garner community support. Finally, it speaks to continually monitoring the
need as well as insuring a fair and transparent process to insure that all applicants can
avail affordable housing. I hope that the Housing Implementation Plan will receive the
Town Board's support and serve as a viable tool in providing affordable housing in the
Town of Southold in the future. Thank you for your consideration.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you, Philip. Would anybody else like to come up and
address the Town Board on the Housing Implementation Plan?
GEORGE PETER: My name is George Peter from East Marion. You mentioned the
implementation information was outside?
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: The Housing Implementation Plan?
MR. PETER: It is not outside. I mean, the public was looking for it and it is not there.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Mr. Copertino?
JOHN COPERTINO: My name is John Copertino, I am a resident of East Marion. I was
going to speak about affordable housing and make a suggestion towards some relief, so it
is coincidental, I didn't know that you had that on the agenda so it fits right in. we are all
aware of the fact that many of our young people are leaving Southold Town because they
just can't afford to live here. The reason for this is that there are not enough well paying
jobs to keep them, even if they move up island, the average home costs approximately
$400,000, a cost that it is unreachable for many, for many. The Town can try to sponsor
affordable housing which in the case of the Factory Avenue project overlooks the truly
needy, in my opinion, the truly needy people in the needy range of housing which are,
this is my opinion only, single parents, women trying to raise a couple of kids making
$30,000 a year that don't qualify for the Factory Avenue mortgages, the handicapped, the
disabled in other ways and blind, the elderly on fixed incomes. To me, that is affordable
housing, $78,000, $80,000 is not affordable housing. The truly poor cannot afford
mortgages at the Factory Avenue project. Let me go on. There is no quick remedy for
the plight of the young, the Town can build for them now but tomorrow there would be
more waiting for the same. You build 20 houses, it will satisfy those 20 and the
teenagers will become married couples and need housing and you are going to build more
housing and more housing and the tax burden on the present citizens are going to be
tremendous. We have to stay away from entitlement. Because you are born here
doesn't mean that the Town has to build you a house. What bothers me is that a lot of the
youngsters here, I am not condemning the youth, but when I read that BOCES closed up
a plumbing and electrical courses for lack of interest, which are high paying jobs as you
know, just call a plumber and an electrician; only to open up a course in radio stereo
installations, that irks me. That shows very little incentive for some of the young people
in this Town, who could actually make a good salary. Of course, they would have to
commute to BOCES or commute to Dowling or some of the other colleges. What I am
trying to say is that when does the, when does the families obligation to their children
stop and when does the Town step in? My son can't live here. My son had to go to
Rochester, 500 miles away because he couldn't afford to live here. There he found a
house for $160,000 a year and a well paying job. The jobs are not here, they never will
be here. The Town could try to get some industry in here where the people would make
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money but that is going to be very difficult problem. The illegals are taking what jobs
there are. I don't even see, I don't even see youngsters doing lawns anymore. I haven't
seen a teenager mowing a lawn to make an extra buck but I see a lot of illegals mowing
lawns, you know. I took out home equity loans to help my children. The kids that need
homes now say that they are in their 20's. Where are their parents? Their parents must
have lived here for 20 years and must own their homes. Why aren't they helping their
children? Why aren't they taking out home equity loans? Reverse mortgages? Why is
that the duty of the Town? Why is it a burden on the tax payers, rather than their burden?
But anyway, I have a solution for part of the problem and let me explain it. Keeping our
young here is a great concern. Like I said, I wish I could have kept my son here. But in
my opinion the greatest concern of those young group is keeping our first responders
here. Our young heroes of our fire department and our EMS service. I have a suggestion
to retain our fire fighting youngsters in East Marion. As you know, the East Marion fire
district encompasses several acres of land, that would be a perfect place to build
affordable, low rent, low rent garden apartments, for our young fire fighters and their
families. There are approximately 42 fire fighters in East Marion, on the fire department.
The average age is 55 but they do have young people that are living in Greenport. We
want them living in East Marion. We want them near the fire house, if possible. By
building four to six, four to six, building four to six villas or garden apartments on the
property of the fire district, we will be able to house 10 to 15 pement of the active
members of the fire department, which is a pretty good percentage. That is only four
garden apartments. Four two bedroom apartments. Four. Or six depending on the
architecture, the zoning, the population of each unit etc. I am not familiar with this, it is
just an idea. My plan would provide young families in the department the ability to pay
low rents, possibly the mortgage. Possibly we could it be floating a bond. Maybe we can
get county help to help us. I know that Executive Levy, six months or so ago, mentioned
in a newspaper article that, that he wanted to finance volunteer fire department. He
stipulated five years on the job to qualify. Qualifications could be made by the fire
districts themselves. Let me go on, ! understand that now a few of them, the youngsters,
have to live in Greenport while serving East Marion. That shouldn't be happening. A
requirement for rental could be a certain amount of time devoted to the fire district, to be
decided by the Town or the district. The rents could go to paying the mortgages of the
property, thereby reliving the Town and the citizenry of the cost burden of this project.
Paying off part of the mortgage. The apartments can have a maximum lease term to allow
the upcoming applicants to displace the occupants after a pre-determined time. It will
give the young families time to save money and maybe buy a home. Maybe a two or
three or four year lease, as long as they still qualify as firemen. They make X amount of
calls. Pre-determined. It is just an idea. The intricacies aren't here. The Town has
committed itself to build a three and a half million dollar animal shelter, which they
should have built, surely young firefighters are as important as the animals that will be
provided in the shelter. We probably can build these apartments for a lot less than the
shelter. It is just going to be cinder block or whatever concrete block and air conditioner,
heating and so forth. I and the people of East Marion ask you and all your staff,
Supervisor Russell, to investigate this suggestion and use it as a top priority. We have to
keep our young firemen here in East Marion. That should be our priority. Of all the
youngsters that we are talking about in affordable housing. We need our firefighters, our
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EMS personnel. Who is more important to the community than our first responders? We
cannot afford to lose them because of the greed of landlords who care more about making
a buck than helping out young people. Mr. Russell, I know that your incentive on
accessory apartments has been a positive steps towards helping young and old alike stay
in East Marion. You are helping the elderly pensioners by expanding the rules on
accessory apartments.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Well, we have talked about it but we haven't had any
legislative changes.
MR. COPERT1NO: Right. The incentive is there, though. The property is there, it is
unused. I am talking about the property around the fire district. It is at the fire house,
where they are in case they should be called. It has ease of entering and exiting, without
causing a major traffic problem. And most of all, garden apartments or villas or duplexes
or fourplexes, whatever your design is is an excellent way to provide for our young
firefighters and their families. It will provide a wholesome atmosphere for these young
people while they work and save for the American dream of home buying. But most of
all, it will show them how much they truly appreciate the sacrifice that these young
heroes make to our hamlet. To the hamlet of East Marion. So I wish you would consider
that. I talked to Walter Gaipa about it and he is going to pass it through the fire
commissioners.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I would recommend that that is something that should be
vetted by the stakeholders, of which we put you on, and the fire district to talk about the
possibility. You know, there is no silver here and if that idea has merit, it sounds good on
paper, that is the kind that you could work out the details with as a stakeholder group and
as a fire district.
MR. COPERTINO: It should be our top priority.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Absolutely.
MR. COPERTINO: And it should be a town, well, I know you have got a lot of priorities
but it should be one of your things that you should look into the legalities, how you could
apply it properly.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I can't speak for the fire district, they own that property
outright. They are a governing agency. If the fire district is interested in having the
Town do some work for them, they can certainly contact me. I am happy, you know, talk
to the Town Attorney about what is feasible there but I haven't heard from the fire district
yet so what you need to do is to sit down with the tim district and have them contact me
about whether that is something, an idea they want to pursue.
MR. COPERTINO: Well, I think he is going to arrange a meeting between us and then
we can discuss it. I don't know the legalities of it. I don't know who owns the property,
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I know that the taxes that they pay, you know, actually it is public property but I don't
know...
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Taxing districts are generally wholly exempt unless they are
leasing out to a third party.
MR. COPERT1NO: Exactly. That is why it makes it more feasible because you really
don't have pay, you shouldn't have to pay a lot of money. Maybe the county could chip
in to buy or build it. You know. And the rents could go towards the mortgage. And this
way, nobody owns it and as they move on a new fire family could move into it. Four to
six is 10 to 15 percent of that district. That is a pretty good shot. Ten to fifteen percent
right on the job. Not having to drive from Greenport to a fire or a rescue in East Marion.
I thank you. Please consider it.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. Would anybody like to address the Town on the
public heating for the Housing Implementation Plan? Who is next?
RHONA SMITH: My name is Rhona Smith and I am a member of the Housing
Advisory Commission. And I worked on the Housing Implementation Plan, as
everybody in our group did with Philip Beltz' help. And I would just say that essentially
we understand that every proposal, whether it is from East Marion or anywhere else is
going to have to go through the ordinary course of events with permitting and density
issues and all of that. So what this plan is really about is just to set out some principals,
some guidelines in terms of overall generalizations that would suit the building of
affordable housing in the Town. And the key think that we looked for in writing this was
to try to create a document that would be very flexible because no two projects are going
to be identical, so that is what we tried to present you with.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. Mrs. Egan?
JOAN EGAN: Joan Egan, East Marion. My understanding (inaudible) I don't have the
stupid paper that was given out, was that affordable housing would have to also
encompass stores and the like. One of my neighbors came to me in the post office, I live
in East Marion where we have, well, most of us get our mail in the post office and he
said, you know, it doesn't seem fair that if the affordable housing, what was presented to
us would be done because of, he lives up off Rocky Point Road and he doesn't get
Suffolk Water because Suffolk Water doesn't go up that far as his house and he says, that
would mean that I would be paying for the people who are in the affordable houses, part
of their water and I am not getting it myself. I think we all agree that we need affordable
housing, I don't know that the rent thing would ever work out because who would own it
and blah, blah, blah. But I think you are going to have to be very careful that you don't
take people's rights away. Each town, here in Mattituck you had stores, you had schools,
you had public transportation. So it didn't, there wasn't an awful lot of conflict. But
where I live, there isn't that and I think you have to move very slowly and very carefully
that you don't take our rights away. Affordable housing, I don't know whether it will
really ever work out properly but certainly I would move very slowly and very carefully,
that we are not paying for somebody else who doesn't want to do the job themselves.
Thank you.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. Linda?
L1NDA GOLDSMITH: I am Linda Goldsmith from East Marion. I want to talk a little
bit about affordable housing. I wasn't prepared to really speak on it today but since it is
on the agenda, I will do so. I am not sure that, I agree that the Town needs to assist
people in living in the Town. I am not so sure it is our responsibility to provide a vehicle
for home ownership. You can't legislate lifestyle. I have two children, one owns a home
in East Marion and one will probably never own her own home and they make the same
amount of money. They are a different lifestyle. Each child has a different life style.
But as far as rentals, I have long thought maybe the Town should bite the bullet and put a
series of townhouses in each hamlet, Orient, East Marion, Greenport, Peconic, Southold.
And make them really, really, really affordable. I am not talking $1,500 a month like
East Hampton has done. I am talking about $600 a month and lease them for probably
five to seven years and if people can save some money and they should be able to in that
amount of time, the homeownership route would be open to them. If they can't ,then
perhaps they don't really want to. Perhaps they would rather have a timeshare, three or
four vacations and a couple ofjetskis. I am sorry, but like I said I have children, they are
both very different. I just don't necessarily think that homeownership is something that
we have to provide. A roof over the head for the workers, perhaps. The teachers in East
Marion don't even have a starting salary of $40,000. They don't even qualify for
affordable housing. So, that...
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: The housing implementation plan, that is a broad document..
MS. GOLDSMITH: Mmhmm.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That would cover things like your suggestion of the
townhouses and I have to be honest, anybody who knows me knows I am not the most
strident affordable housing proponent around. Those stepping stones that you talked
about, those townhouses, I would like to see a Town focus more on creating those
stepping stones, not necessarily guaranteeing that you reach the top of the hill in home
ownership but providing stepping stones so you have the vehicle to get there.
MS. GOLDSMITH: Exactly.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: But the housing implementation plan would offer all of that.
It is a broad document that is, I think, structured to look at all those options.
MS. GOLDSMITH: Things like the Mattituck project, where I will be honest, one of my
children applied for that project but things like the Mattituck project I think 30 years
down the road and I think well, what happens when they become elderly? Can they
apply for a reverse mortgage? Can they take out a home equity to help their own children
in those houses? Or are we expecting them to have their houses for ten years, keep them
affordable and more on? I am not sure what the expectation is. But I just don't think that
home ownership is necessarily the Town's responsibility. A place to live, yes but the
ownership ora home? I don't necessarily think so.
COUNCILMAN W1CKHAM: I think that is an important point and this statement does
include rental properties as part of the Town's overall housing plan.
MS. GOLDSMITH: I see that.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: The days of Levittown are over. We just can't build our way
out of problems and issues. And you have to be more creative.
MS. GOLDSMITH: You are right.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: The housing, the rental issues; all of those things have to be
on the table. I think that is the idea of the housing implementation plan, is to incorporate
all of those different opportunities. And to have a town goal in trying to pursue those as
best we can.
MS. GOLDSMITH: And lastly, I just want to caution that $1,500 a month is not
affordable.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: That is true.
MS. GOLDSMITH: It is not affordable sometimes as a mortgage. If you have two
young people out of college both of them working first year as teachers and you have a
$1,500 a month mortgage and a mess of student loans, it is not affordable for you. maybe
we have to actually as a town, bite the bullet, build some houses that are really, really,
really or I am sorry, apartments or townhouses, that and I mean really affordable and
have...
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: I understand what you are saying.
MS. GOLDSMITH: And have a finite lease. Five to seven years and save your money.
Thank you.
COUNCILMAN KRUPSKI: Thank you.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you, Linda. Would anybody else like to address the
Town Board on this housing implementation plan? How many times have I had to say
that word tonight? Implementation plan? We couldn't have called it a housing vision
plan?
JENNIE GOULD: Hi, my name is Jennie Gould. Like Rhona, I spent the last 20 months
as a member of the housing advisory commission and I just want to stress to everyone
here that is concerned about new home ownership, as Scott has said, that is just one small
thing that we focused on. If you really want to know what we focused on, we were
focusing on the needs, we see the need for rentals. Re-adaptive use of existing buildings.
Mr. Copertino came up with a great suggestion. This is the kind of goals that we have in
this plan. It is a very broad based plan, it is like a foot path or foot prints to spark your
thoughts about what we could do. Linda came up with a great idea and this is the kind of
thing that this plan is supposed to do. Not say that we are going to paper the Town with
houses because that is not what we need. We need rents in this Town. Whether you
work for the fire department or Peconic Landing, all our entry level jobs. Everyone who
has grown up here or has moved here and worked here know that the salaries are low.
Twenty years ago that wasn't a problem because the houses cost $100,000 or even less.
When I came 27 years ago, so that if I was making $7 an hour, guess what? I still could
afford a mortgage with my husband. That is not the case anymore. The houses are
costing $400. Four hundred thousand dollars in this Town and they are wrecks at
$400,000. So we have to have something in between. Building houses isn't the answer,
it is partially the answer but we really need to do something about our rental stock and
get the rents down because the fact is, the rents are $1,500 a month for the young people
in this Town. That is what they can get because there aren't enough apartments. So
hopefully this plan will get us all thinking together, no matter what our view is on
building houses for people and subsidizing home ownership. This addresses much, much
more than that. Because the community really has a great need and if we are going to
stay a viable community, we have to keep young people here, they cannot, whether they
are the young people that grew up here or other young people that are going to take their
place and do the jobs that need to be done in this town. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Would anybody else like to come up and address the Board
on the Housing and the last time I am going to say the word, Implementation Plan? (No
response) Move we close the hearing.
This hearing was closed at 5:24 PM
Southold Town Clerk
Southold Town Board - Letter
Board ~f June 19, 2007
RESOLUTION 2007-566
ADOPTED
Item # 33
DOC ID: 2986
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2007-566 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
JUNE 19, 2007:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby adopts the Housing
Implementation Plan dated May 29, 2007.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southoid Town Clerk
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Albert Krupski Jr., Councilman
SECONDER: William P. Edwards, Councilman
AYES: Krupski .Ir., Edwards, Ross, Wickham, Evans, Russell
Generated July 2, 2007 Page 46
Southold Town Board - Letter
Board Meeting oPJune 19, 2007
RESOLUTION 2007-565
ADOPTED
Item # 32
DOC ID: 2985
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2007-565 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
JUNE 19, 2007:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby finds that the adoption of the
"Town of Southold Housing Implementation Plan" is classified as a Type II Action pursuant to
SEQRA Rules and Regulations, 6 NYCRR Section 617.5, and is not subject to review under SEQRA.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice
SECONDER: Thomas H. Wickham, Councilman
AYES: Krupski Jr., Edwards, Ross, Wickham, Evans, Russell
Generated July 2, 2007 Page 45
Housing Implementation Plan
Vision Statement:
The Town of Southold is committed to supporting a socio-
economically and racially diverse population to enhance its vitality.
The availability of affordable housing within the Town will benefit
seniors, first-time homebuyers, Iow and moderate-income residents
and others struggling to remain in the Town.
Affordable housing should be distributed throughout the Town,
accessible to shopping, employment and public transportation. The
design and appearance of affordable housing shall be compatible
within the community. The development and provision of affordable
housing will demonstrate consistency with Fair Housing Laws.
Overview:
The goal of the Town's Affordable Housing program is to provide
affordable housing assistance (rental apartments and home
ownership opportunities) for local residents with a demonstrated need
based on income. In addition, the programs are designed to retain an
inventory of affordable housing that will continue to provide housing
below the market rate for future generations.
The development and availability of affordable housing will be
fostered through several initiatives. The Town will partner with the
Suffolk County's Department of Economic Development and
Workforce Housing to obtain funding towards the purchase of land
and/or the improvement of infrastructure. This will be done in concert
with regional non-profit housing providers as well as for-profit housing
developers. Due to the high cost of land, affordable housing will most
likely result from clustered housing such as townhouses or through
increased zoning density for single-family dwellings.
The Town has adopted several pieces of legislation that will enable
the development of affordable housing (creation of a Housing Fund,
Affordable Housing District zoning modifications and inclusionary
Subdivision regulations requiring the development of affordable
housing). In addition, several recent studies (2005 Town of Southold
Hamlet Study, 2003 Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement
Southold Comprehensive Implementation Strategy, etc.) present
findings consistent with promoting affordable housing opportunities.
While the Town has successfully developed affordable housing in the
past, it now mandates that covenants and restrictions impose a limit
on resale value promoting perpetual affordability.
Statement of Need:
In June 2005, the Town Board adopted a Housing Needs
Assessment as documentation to support efforts to enhance
affordable housing policies and programs. This document (see
appendices) also articulated the Town's historical accomplishments in
creating affordable housing.
The assessment indicated that the median price of single-family
housing in the Town was $440,000 for the year 2004, representing an
increase of 129.1% over the period of five years. This trend
continues as Suffolk Research Service, Inc. recently reported that in
April 2007, the median sales price of single-family housing in the
Town of Southold as $510,000. This represents an increase of 16%
in over two years, not quite the fervent pace of previous years but still
well beyond the financial means of most local residents.
Within the Housing Needs Assessment, a statistical sampling of
home sales from the Tax Assessors' Office indicated that more than
75% of homebuyers had addresses that were not from the Town of
Southold; most homebuyers' addresses were from metropolitan New
York City. Due to its scenic vistas, rural farms, and preponderance of
beaches, the Town of Southold is a very desirable destination for
second homeowners, whose incomes are significantly higher than
local residents.
The affordable housing crisis is due to limited land that is available for
development coupled with a demand for housing from outside the
Town. The Census of 2000 reported that $49,898 represented the
median household income for the Town. Local residents in need of
housing cannot compete with second homeowners' wages and they
are priced out of the market because the rise in housing costs
outpaces increases in their incomes.
Housing Implementation Plan:
The primary function of the Housing Implementation Plan (HIP) is to
ensure that an efficient, cost effective and well-designed affordable
housing supply is created and maintained to address the on-going
housing needs of local citizens. The Housing Advisory Commission,
established within the Housing Fund legislation, is charged with the
task of creating the HIP. The Town shall implement the Plan by
accomplishing the following goals and objectives to ensure that
affordable housing opportunities exist.
Goal:
· Promote a diversity of housing stock of rentals and home
ownership to address the need for affordable housing
throughout the Town of Southold.
o New construction
o Rehabilitation of existing housing stock
o Adaptive re-use of non-residential structures
o Pre-built housing
o Accessory apartments
o Multi-family housing
o Intergenerational shared housing
o Rental housing for seasonal workers
Goal:
· Identify potential locations for affordable housing sites
within existing buildings and unimproved lots for new
construction.
o Work with hamlet stakeholders to determine appropriate
sites
o Utilize maps from Planning Department's HALO zones
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o Encourage development in areas where infrastructure
exists (i.e. parking, public water, etc.)
o Select sites near public transportation, employment and
shopping
Goal:
· Assess and monitor the need of affordable housing.
o Target income levels as evidenced within Housing
Registry waiting list (100%, 80%, 60%, etc.)
o Address households with special needs (i.e. wheelchair
accessible, etc.)
o Target demographic indices, such as housing for senior
citizens, families, etc.
o Facilitate focus groups with households on the waiting list
to further determine housing needs
Goal:
· Encourage the implementation of design standards for
affordable housing that will foster energy efficiency.
o Mandate the provision of Energy Star rated appliances
o Encourage the implementation of design standards for
affordable housing that will yield energy efficiency and
incorporate universal design principles
Goal:
· Ensure that a fair and transparent process determines the
selection of qualified participants to avail of affordable
housing opportunities
o Strictly enforce Town guidelines and policies concerning
income limits, priority population eligibility, etc.
o Work with experienced and qualified organizations to
facilitate lotteries for selection of qualified participants
o Establish waiting lists in accordance with the
aforementioned processes
o Provide a venue for participants to voice concerns about
decisions regarding selection process (e.g. ad hoc
committee of Town Board and Housing Advisory
Commission)
Goal:
· Foster successful and stable housing tenure through
education to landlords, tenants and first-time homebuyers.
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o Coordinate with housing agencies to provide mandatory
classes that include financial counseling and screening,
rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, etc.
o Consult with mediation specialists on ad hoc basis (e.g.
rental disputes)
Goal:
· Engender support of Town government and the community
at large by soliciting input and feedback of proposed
affordable housing sites through establishing dialogue
with housing sponsors and the following:
o Affordable Housing Welcoming Committee (Supervisor,
Town Attorney, Planning Director and Special Projects
Coordinator)
o Planning Board
o Town Board
o Hamlet stakeholders
o School Boards
o Communities where sites are proposed
o Housing Advisory Commission
Goal:
· Advance legislative initiatives to further affordable housing
o Amend legislation to encourage legal owner-occupied
accessory apartments and detached accessory
apartments
Goal:
· Ensure that all affordable housing remains perpetually
affordable
o Monitor financial gains from permanent fixed home
improvements
o Monitor financial gains at resale of Consumer Price Index
guidelines and recommend alternative formulas for resale
if warranted
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STATE OF NEW YORK)
) SS:
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK)
Dina Mac Donald of Mattituck, in said county, being duly sworn,
says that he/she is Principal clerk of THE SUFFOLK TIMES, a weekly
newspaper, published at Mattituck, in the Town of Southold, County of Suffolk
and State of New York, and that the Notice of which the annexed is a printed
copy, has been regularly published in said Newspaper once each week for
1 .week(s), successively, commencing on the 7th day of June, 2007.
Principal Clerk
Sworn to before me this
2007
LEGAL N(FrlC~
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THAT the Town Board of the Town
of Southold will held a ~ublie hea~n_e
NOTAPV pUBLIC-STATE OF NEW YORK
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Town Board of the Town of Southold will
hold a public hearing on Tuesda¥~ June 19 at 4:45 p.m. at the Southold Town
Meeting Hall~ 53095 Main Road~ Southold~ New York~ on the adoption of the Town
of Southold Housing Implementation Plan.
Dated: May 22, 2007
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
Elizabeth Neville
Town Clerk
PLEASE PUBLISH ON JUNE 7, 2007~ AND FORWARD ONE (1) AFFIDAVIT OF
PUBLICATION TO ELIZABETH NEVILLE, TOWN CLERK, TOWN HALL, PO
BOX 1179, SOUTHOLD, NY 11971.
Copies to the following:
The Suffolk Times Town Board Members Town Attomey
Town Clerk's Bulletin Board Phillip Beltz
STATE OF NEW YORK )
SS:
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK)
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE, Town Clerk of the Town of Southold, New York being
duly sworn, says that on the ~.~l day of ~ ,2007, she affixed a
notice of which the annexed printed notice is a tree cot~), in a proper and substantial
manner, in a most public place in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, to
wit: Town Clerk's Bulletin Board, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York.
PH Housing Implementation Plan 6/19/07 4:45
t~izal~eth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
Swom before me this
~r.~day of ~ 200~.
"'/~ -lqotary Public
LYNDA M. BOHN
NOTARY PUBLIC, State of NewYo~
No. 01 BO6020932
Qualified in Suffolk CountF
Term Expires March 8, 20.~
Southold Town Board - Leafier
Bo~l~Meeting of May 22, 2007
RESOLUTION 2007-496
ADOPTED
Item # 32
DOC ID: 2919
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2007-496 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
MAY 22, 2007:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets June 19~ 2007~ at 4:45
p.m.~ located at Town Hall~ 53095 Main Road~ Southold~ New York~ as the time and place
for a public hearing on the adoption of the Town of Southold Housing Implementation
Plan, and directs the Town Clerk to provide the public with notice of such hearing.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Thomas H. Wickham, Councilman
SECONDER: William P. Edwards, Councilman
AYES: Krupski Jr., Edwards, Ross, Wickham, Evans, Russell
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11:30 a.m. - Phillip Beltz
May 22, 2007
For Discussion
· Housing Implementation Plan
· Adjustment of home sales price/rentals for 2007
· Affordable housing legislative changes
Woodhull, Ruthanne
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Attachments:
Beltz, Phillip
Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:12 AM
Finnegan, Patricia; Corcoran, Kieran; Al Krupski Jr. (E-mail); Bill Edwards (E-mail); Dan Ross
(E-mail); Louisa Evans; Scott Russell (E-mail); Tom Wickham (E-mail)
Terry, Mark; Woodhull, Ruthanne
MAY 22ND TB WORK SESSION
HIP 05.17.07 DRAFT.doc
The Housing Fund legislation adopted in 2004 requires that the Housing Advisory Commission develop a Housing
Implementation Plan to assist with the creation of affordable housing. This document will be set for a public hearing and
adopted by the Town Board. I have been working with the HAC for many months towards finalizing a draft. Please read
the attached draft before Tuesday's meeting for discussion.
In addition, Mark Terry and I will discuss proposed changes to the existing affordable housing legislation. We have been
meeting with Supervisor Russell, Councilman Edwards and the Town Attorney over the past several months in formulating
ideas for proposed changes.
Finally, I will discuss recommendations for establishing the 2007 apadment rental and home sales prices based upon the
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revised 2007 HUD income guidelines.
Thank you.
DRAFT 05/17~07
Housin.q Implementation Plan
Vision Statement:
The Town of Southold is committed to supporting a socio-
economically and racially diverse population to enhance its vitality.
The availability of affordable housing within the Town will benefit
seniors, first-time homebuyers, Iow and moderate-income residents
and others struggling to remain in the Town.
Affordable housing should be distributed throughout the Town,
accessible to shopping, employment and public transportation. The
design and appearance of affordable housing shall be compatible
within the community. The development and provision of affordable
housing will demonstrate consistency with Fair Housing Laws.
Overview:
The goal of the Town's Affordable Housing program is to provide
affordable housing assistance (rental apartments and home
ownership opportunities) for local residents with a demonstrated need
based on income. In addition, the programs are designed to retain an
inventory of affordable housing that will continue to provide housing
below the market rate for future generations.
The development and availability of affordable housing will be
fostered through several initiatives. The Town will partner with the
Suffolk County's Department of Economic Development and
Workforce Housing to obtain funding towards the purchase of land
and/or the improvement of infrastructure. This will be done in concert
with regional non-profit housing providers as well as for-profit housing
developers. Due to the high cost of land, affordable housing will most
likely result from clustered housing such as townhouses or through
increased zoning density for single-family dwellings.
The Town has adopted several pieces of legislation that will enable
the development of affordable housing (creation of a Housing Fund,
Affordable Housing District zoning modifications and inclusionary
Subdivision regulations requiring the development of affordable
housing). In addition, several recent studies (2005 Town of Southold
Hamlet Study, 2003 Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement
Southold Comprehensive Implementation Strategy, etc.) present
findings consistent with promoting affordable housing opportunities.
While the Town has successfully developed affordable housing in the
past, it now mandates that covenants and restrictions impose a limit
on resale value promoting perpetual affordability.
Statement of Need:
In June 2005, the Town Board adopted a Housing Needs
Assessment as documentation to support efforts to enhance
affordable housing policies and programs. This document (see
appendices) also articulated the Town's historical accomplishments
creating affordable housing.
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The assessment indicated that the median price of single-family
housing in the Town was $440,000 for the year 2004, representing an
increase of 129.1% over the period of five years. This trend
continues as Suffolk Reseamh Service, Inc. recently reported that in
April 2006, the median sales price of single-family housing in the
Town of Southold as $540,000. This represents an increase of 23%
in 16 months.
Within the Housing Needs Assessment, a statistical sampling of
home sales from the Tax Assessors' Office indicated that more than
75% of homebuyers had addresses that were not from the Town of
Southold; most homebuyers' addresses were from metropolitan New
York City. Due to its scenic vistas, rural farms, and preponderance of
beaches, the Town of Southold is a very desirable destination for
second homeowners, whose incomes are significantly higher than
local residents.
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The affordable housing crisis is due to limited land that is available for
development coupled with a demand for housing from outside the
Town. The Census of 2000 reported that $49,898 represented the
median household income for the Town. Local residents in need of
housing cannot compete with second homeowners' wages and they
are priced out of the market because the rise in housing costs
outpaces increases in their incomes.
Housin,q Implementation Plan:
The primary function of the Housing Implementation Plan (HIP) is to
ensure efficient, cost effective and well-designed affordable housing
is created and maintained to address the on-going housing needs of
local citizens. The Housing Advisory Commission, established within
the Housing Fund legislation, is charged with the task of creating the
HIP. The Town shall implement the Plan by accomplishing the
following goals and objectives to ensure that affordable housing
opportunities exist.
Goal:
· Promote a diversity of housing stock of apartment rentals
and home ownership to address the need for affordable
housing throughout the Town of Southold.
o New construction
o Rehabilitation of existing housing stock
o Adaptive re-use of non-residential structures
o Pre-built housing
o Accessory apartments
o Multi-family housing
o Intergenerational shared housing
o Rental housing for seasonal workers
Goal:
· Identify potential locations for affordable housing sites
within existing buildings and unimproved lots for new
construction.
o Work with hamlet stakeholders to determine appropriate
sites
o Utilize maps from Planning Department's HALO zones
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o Encourage development in areas where infrastructure
exists (i.e. parking, public water, etc.)
o Select sites near public transportation, employment and
shopping
Goal:
· Assess and monitor the need of affordable housing.
o Target income levels as evidenced within Housing
Registry waiting list (100%, 80%, 60%, etc.)
o Address households with special needs (i.e. wheelchair
accessible, etc.)
o Target demographic indices, such as housing for senior
citizens, families, etc.
o Facilitate focus groups with households on the waiting list
to further determine housing needs
Goal:
· Encourage the implementation of design standards for
affordable housing that will foster energy efficiency.
o Mandate the provision of Energy Star rated appliances
o Encourage the implementation of design standards for
affordable housing that will yield energy efficiency and
incorporate universal design principles
Goal.~
· Foster successful and stable housing tenure through
education to landlords, tenants and first-time homebuyers.
o Coordinate with housing agencies to provide mandatory
classes that include financial counseling and screening,
rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, etc.
o Consult with mediation specialists on ad hoc basis (e.g.
rental disputes)
Goal:
· Engender support of Town government and the community
at large by soliciting input and feedback of proposed
affordable housing sites through establishing dialogue
with housing sponsors and the following:
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o Affordable Housing Welcoming Committee (Supervisor,
Town Attorney, Planning Director and Special Projects
Coordinator)
o Planning Board
o Town Board
o Hamlet stakeholders
o School Boards
o Communities where sites are proposed
o Housing Advisory Commission
Goal:
· Advance legislative initiatives to further affordable housing
o Amend legislation to encourage legal owner-occupied
accessory apartments and detached accessory
apartments
Goal:
· Ensure that all housing remains perpetually affordable
o Monitor financial gains from permanent fixed home
improvements
o Monitor financial gains at resale of Consumer Price Index
guidelines and recommend alternative formulas for resale
if warranted
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