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EUGENE Planning & Development <br /> Community Development <br /> City of Eugene <br /> MEMORANDUM 99 West 10th Avenue, Suite 240 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (541) 687 -5533 <br /> (541) 687 -5572 FAX <br /> Date: August 22, 1996 <br /> To: Service Improvement Steering Committee <br /> From: Richie Weinman, Affordable Housing and Neighborhood Development Service Lead <br /> Roland Hoskins and Patty Boyle, Service Improvement Team <br /> Subject: Affordable Housing and Neighborhood Development Service Profile <br /> This service includes the City's efforts to ensure that everyone has a place to live and a good <br /> neighborhood and community to live in. The service consists of low- income housing programs <br /> including housing development, innovative emergency housing responses, land acquisition for housing, <br /> coordination with Intergovernmental Human Services, and the City of Eugene's neighborhood <br /> program. There is also a close tie to the housing rehabilitation activities in different service category, <br /> Business and Financial Services. <br /> Service Profile Team: <br /> Lew Bowers, Development Director <br /> Linda Dawson, Grants and Operations Manager <br /> Christine Donahue, Neighborhood Coordinator <br /> Richie Weinman, Housing and Neighborhood Manager <br /> *Other staff will be included on an as- needed basis. <br /> Service Profile Meeting Schedule <br /> Beginning in September, the team will meet with Roland Hoskins and Patty Boyle each week. All <br /> aspects of the service profile will be done. The team's work will be completed by the end of <br /> November and presented to the SISC. <br /> Citizen Involvement <br /> Expenditures for Affordable Housing and Neighborhood Development activities are funded through a <br /> combination of federal and general funds and are ultimately approved by the Eugene City Council. For <br /> housing development, the Intergovernmental Housing Policy Board advises on housing activities. They <br /> follow activities closely, both recommending uses of funds and evaluating the results of the service. <br /> The Community Development Block Grant Advisory (CDBG) Committee also provides direction <br /> during their process to allocate CDBG funds. Emergency Housing and related services are reviewed <br /> by both the Intergovernmental Human Services Committee and the City Council directly. The Council <br /> Committee to Finance Affordable Housing is currently reviewing potential revenue options to support <br /> low- income housing. <br />