COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PLANNING:
WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel ? Tempe, AZ
April 27-29, 2006
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This seminar is currently filled to capacity and sold out. The seminar will be webcast live on National City Network. For more information and to register online go to National City Network.
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Homeownership is often referred to as the American Dream. As part of that dream, Americans generally believe that we have the right to decent, affordable housing, whether we are a homeowner or renter. Unfortunately not all Americans have access to housing to meet their basic needs.
Today, 28 million households in the bottom half of the income levels spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing. House prices, residential investment, and home sales all set records in 2004. In addition, with low-wage jobs increasing and wages for those jobs stagnating, affordability problems persist.
Changing Minds, Building Communities
Undoubtedly a combined effort by federal, state, and local governments must expand significantly to make vital progress toward easing the country?s housing affordability problems. Pressure to address housing affordability concerns may be building as more citizens begin to feel the effects.
The nation?s housing challenges are growing. Affordability is worsening, inadequate conditions persist, and crowding is more common. Today, more than 37 million households face at least one of these housing problems. Given how chronic and widespread these issues have become, conditions are unlikely to improve without a dramatic increase in involvement by local government leaders.
Opening the Door to Home Ownership
Recent reports indicate that demand for new homes is on track to total as many as 20 million units by 2015. The vast majority of these homes will be built in lower-density areas where cheaper land is available. As a result, metro areas are sprawling more and more into what were once non-metro communities.
Housing affordability problems afflict both owners and renters. Despite only modest increases in rents in recent years, growing shares of low and moderate wage workers across the country, as well as seniors with fixed incomes, can no longer afford to rent even a modest apartment.
Affordable Housing as an Asset
Although the overall numbers have not changed appreciably since 1993, renter households have become much more diverse. Minorities will make up larger shares of each successive generation. Minority household growth is projected to outpace white household growth by 2 to 1. The housing industry can capitalize on these market shifts by growing their outreach to Asian, Hispanic, and African American households.
As the affordability problem moves up the income ladder, more middle-class Americans are likely to throw their support behind housing programs. Likewise, as more businesses discover how the lack of affordable housing directly affects workforce development and their bottom line, the pressure on political leaders to act will continue to rise.
Workforce Housing Economics
Today, nearly one in three American households spend more than 30 percent of income on housing, and more than one in eight spend upwards of 50 percent. At the source of the affordability problems is the structural mismatch between the large number of low-wage jobs that the economy is generating and the high costs of supplying housing. Solutions are therefore hard to come by, requiring close cooperation of government, businesses, and nonprofit providers alike.
The nation?s housing challenges will not diminish without the involvement of all levels of government, as well as the collaboration of businesses and nonprofit housing and service providers. There are glimmers of hope that the politics surrounding affordable housing are beginning to shift. Common ground on the issue does exist.
Join leading experts and trainers as they guide you through an engaging program that will have you examine new avenues and solutions to affordable housing problems. Learn effective tools and strategies to engage all stakeholders and build sustainable results in your community.
Core Competency:
Competent Practitioner/Catalyst? 8 Credits in the Certificate of Achievement in Leadership program
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PLANNING: WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Preliminary schedule of events for the Seminar (subject to change)
Thursday, April 27th
1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception
Barb Carter, Councilmember, Tempe, AZ
James C. Hunt, 2006 NLC President, Councilmember, Clarksburg, WV
Lisa Mallor-Hodge, Director, Policy and Consulting,
Fannie Mae Foundation
Friday, April 28th
7:30 - 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 12:00 noon Opening Plenary Session
Julie Aberg-Robison, Facilitator, Councilmember, Cary, NC
The Local City Officials? Role in Comprehensive Planning
James C. Hunt, 2006 NLC President, Councilmember, Clarksburg, WV
Creating Ownership Opportunities for Working Families
Henry Cisneros, Chairman, City View, former Secretary, HUD;
former Mayor, San Antonio, TX; former NLC President
Affordable Housing, Viable Communities: A State Perspective
Sheila D. Harris, PhD, Director, Arizona Department of Housing
Immigrant Populations and Affordable Workforce Housing
Amanda Aguirre, State Legislator, Arizona House of Representatives
Examining Housing Trends and Changes: Developing Effective Policies and Strategies
Nicolas P. Retsinas, Director, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Second Plenary Session
Workforce and Affordable Housing Challenges
Peter Beard, Senior Vice President, Fannie Mae Foundation
Building Inclusive Communities
James C. Hunt, 2006 NLC President, Councilmember, Clarksburg, WV
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Panel Presentations
Community Land Trusts / Housing Development Funds /
Local Affordable Housing Task Force / Public-Private Partnerships
Julie Aberg Robison, Panel Moderator, Councilmember, Cary, NC
Scott Brook, Councilmember, Coral Springs, FL
Barb Carter, Councilmember, Tempe, AZ
Leslie McLemore, Councilmember, Jackson, MS
Peggy Sheehan, CDBG Program Manager, Vancouver, WA
Charleta B. Tavares, Councilmember, Columbus, OH
4:00 - 4:20 p.m. Community Initiatives and Strategies: A Local Perspective
Eugene ?Gus? Newport, former Mayor, Berkley, CA
4:20 - 5:00 p.m. Walking City Tour of Tempe Community Development projects
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Boat Tour of Tempe Town Lake area Mass Transit and Development projects
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Evening Reception at Tempe Town Marina hosted by the City of Tempe
Saturday, April 29th
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 12:00 noon Concurrent Tracks:
A: Workforce Housing: Something?s Gotta Give: Working Families and the Cost
of Housing
Session I: Local City Government Policies and Strategies on Workforce Housing
Chris Salomone, Community Development Manager, Tempe, AZ
Session II: Regional Based Workforce Housing Issues and Initiatives
Mike Pyatok, FAIA, Executive Director, Stardust Center for Affordable Homes
and the Family
Nora Lake-Brown, Principal, David Paul Rosen & Associates
B: Advancing Affordable Housing: Making Home Ownership a Reality
Session I: Increasing Home Ownership: Building Communities, Affordable Housing
Jeffrey M. Lubell, Executive Director, Center for Housing Policy,
Washington, DC
Session II: Making the Case for Affordable Housing: Elements of a Media Relations
Campaign
Julie Bornstein, President, The Campaign for Affordable Housing,
Los Angeles, CA
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 5:00 pm Concurrent Tracks: (continued)
A: Workforce Housing?
Session III: Effective Tools and Strategies to Reach Emerging Housing Markets
Theresa Y. Singleton, Ph.D., Director of Research & Information, Housing
Assistance Council, Washington, DC
Manny Guana, Executive Vice President, Chicano Po Las Causas
Session IV: Paychecks and Workforce Housing Economics
Linda Couch, Deputy Director, National Low Income Housing Coalition,
Washington, DC
B: Advancing Affordable Housing?
Session III: Public-Private Partnerships for Affordable Workforce Housing
Robin Snyderman, Housing Director, Metropolitan Planning Council Chicago
Session IV: The Paradigm Shift: Moving from Managing Homelessness to
Ending Homelessness
Meggan Medina, Arizona Department of Housing
Allie Bones, State Homeless Coordinator, Arizona
5:00 p.m. Session concludes
6:00 p.m. An Evening in Tempe, AZ
8:00 p.m. Dessert Reception hosted by the City of Tempe, AZ
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REGISTRATION FORM:
Don?t Delay!! Availability is limited. No registrations accepted after April 1st, 2006 or earlier when maximum size is reached.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This seminar is currently filled to capacity and sold out. The seminar will be webcast live on National City Network. For more information and to register online go to National City Network.
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