Attachment #1.

RouttCountyCommunity
HousingSteeringCommittee
December8,2016

TheSteeringCommittee
CommissionedMarch15,2016
MembersoftheSteeringCommittee(250+hours)
WorkingGroups(2,300+hours)
Over120CommunityMembers

TheProcess
March
Steering
Committee
Formed

April
Reviewof
Previous
Studies
andPlans

May
Problem
Statement

TheProblemStatement
Housingdemandisoutpacingsupply
TheroleoftheCommunityHousingSteeringCommitteeistofacilitatethe
identificationandanalysisofsolutionsmitigatingtheobstaclestohousing.
TheroleoftheWorkingGroupsistoanalyzehousingdemandsectorsthrough
asupplyanddemandlensandmakerecommendationstotheSteeringCommittee.
Together,theSteeringCommitteeandWorkingGroupswillidentifyopportunities
toaddresshousingsupplyinRouttCounty.

TheProcess
June
HousingMarket
Segments
MatrixStructure
Attributes

TheFourHousingSegments
Seasonal shortterm(lessthan6months),rentalhousing
LowIncome+Specialty longtermapartmentormobilehomerentals,year
roundresidents,upto60%AMIincludesseniorcitizens,homelesspopulation
andcollegestudents
EntryLevel permanentresidentsinthemarketforbottomthirdoftheforsale
market;condos,singlefamilyhomesinoutlyingcommunities
MoveUp middlethirdofforsalemarket;largertownhomes,singlefamily
homes,permanentresidents

TheMatrix
Demographics

Seasonal

LowIncome+
Specialty
EntryLevel

MoveUp

Demand

Supply

Obstacles

Consequences

Solutions/
Opportunities

DefineSuccess

TheProcess
July
Working
GroupKick
off

August

September

October

Working
Group
Meetings

Working
GroupFinal
Reports

Solutions
vetting

November

December

FinalReport
Production

FinalReport
Presentation

TheData
RouttCountyPopulationProjection
40,000

RouttCountyPopulation

35,000
30,000
25,000
2.5%growth

20,000

2%growth
15,000

1.5%growth

10,000

CurrentPopulation

5,000
0

Year

TheData
Seasonal

LowIncome

EntryLevel

MoveUp

179Beds

819Units

153Units

49Units

Estimatedgapinhousingsupply:
Current

Demandfornewhousingunitsasaresultofpopulationgrowth:
2020

80Beds

215365Units

263447Units

247420Units

2025

100Beds

447779Units

546952Units

513894Units

2030

150Beds

6971,247Units

8521,524Units

8001,431Units

Total

509Beds

1,5162,066Units

1,0051,677Units

7511,382Units

Averagenewunitsneeded

34Beds

101137Units

67111Units

5092Units

peryeartomatchdemand

TheObstacles
CommonThemes
Planning/ZoningProcess
BuildingCoderestrictions
Costtobuildnewsupply
CostofLand
BuildingDepartmentFees/Taxes
TapFees
CostofConstruction
CostofInfrastructure
Vacationrentalmarketplace(AirbnbandVRBO)

TheOpportunitiesandSolutions
o Funding
o PlanningandZoningProcess
o WaterandPublicWorksInfrastructure
o TransportationandInfrastructure

TheDefinitionsofSuccess
o Funding
o PlanningandZoningProcess
o WaterandPublicWorksInfrastructure
o TransportationandInfrastructure
o HousingBenchmarking

TheDefinitionsofSuccess
DefinitionsofSuccessbyhousingsegment:

2020Goals

Seasonal
250Beds

LowIncome
200Units

EntryLevel
250Units

MoveUp
250Units

2030Goals(cumulative)

500Beds

1,000Units

1,000Units

750Units

ThePathForward Ask
CityofSteamboatSprings
ParticipateinFundingCommitteetodetermineadedicatedfundingsource(s)
tosupportYVHAsdevelopmentofseasonal,lowincome,entrylevelandmove
uphousing.
Facilitatetheimplementationofthefundingcommitteerecommendations.
o ImmediaterequesttoaddafeetoVRBO/AirBnB tofundCommunity
Housing
Amendplanning,zoningandbuildingcodesandprocessestofacilitatethe
developmentofmorehousingsupply.EmpowerstaffandPlanning
Commissiontofurtherthecommunitygoalsofprovidinghousingsupply.
Fundandconstructtheinfrastructuretosupportdevelopmentwithinthe
UrbanGrowthBoundary
Investinroadwayandtransportationoptionsinconcertwithnewhousing
development.

ThePathForward Ask
RouttCounty
ParticipateinFundingCommitteetodetermineadedicatedfunding
source(s) tosupportYVHAsdevelopmentofseasonal,lowincome,entry
levelandmoveuphousing.
Facilitatetheimplementationofthefundingcommittee
recommendations
Fundandconstructtheinfrastructuretosupportdevelopmentwithinthe
UrbanGrowthBoundary
Amendplanning,zoningandbuildingcodesandprocessestofacilitatethe
developmentofmorehousingsupplyindesignatedGrowthCenters.
EmpowerstaffandPlanningCommissiontofurtherthecommunitygoals
ofprovidinghousingsupply
Investinroadwayandtransportationoptionsinconcertwithnewhousing
development

ThePathForward Ask
Businesses
WorkcollaborativelywiththeCity,County,YVHAandotherbusinessesto
facilitatethedevelopmenthousingforyourworkforce
Advocatethatourpublicinstitutionstakeactiontomeetourhousinggoals
CommunityMembers
Getinvolvedandadvocatethatourpublicinstitutionstakeactiontomeetour
housinggoals
SteeringCommittee/WorkingGroupParticipants
ContinueinvolvementwithYVHA
ParticipateintheFundingCommittee
ShowupatPlanningCommission,CityCouncilandCountyCommissioner
meetingstosupportnewdevelopmentsinthefourmarketsegments

ThePathForward Ask
YampaValleyHousingAuthority
Provideannualupdatesonthemeasurementsofsuccessandkeyhousing
benchmarks(priceappreciation,CPI,constructioncosts,wages)
Monitorthepercentageofmiddleclasshouseholdsasanindicatoror
communitycharacter
UpdateYVHAStrategicPlantoincludedevelopmentofunitsinallfourmarket
segments
Ifandwhenappropriate,coordinateaprofessionalscientificsurveyto
understandcommunityvaluesandsupportforcommunityhousinginitiatives
Identifyprojectandpoliciesthatimpactthedevelopmentofhousinginallfour
marketsegmentsandcommunicatethoseimpactstointerestedparties