Florence Housing Implementation Plan Stakeholder Advisory Team Meeting #6

On November 9, 2023 the Florence Housing Implementation Plan Stakeholder Advisory Team will be meeting at the Florence Events Center at 3:00pm. 

To attend virtually, please register HERE.

Providing Comments / Testimony

Those wishing to express their views to the Florence Housing Implementation Plan (HIP) Stakeholder Advisory Team (SAT) may do so in the following ways:

1. Written Testimony: Citizens are encouraged to submit written comments since it allows the public body an opportunity to review and consider the remarks in advance of the public meeting. Written testimony may be submitted by:

• Email to Management Analyst Peighton Allen HERE; 
• Mail to Florence City Hall; Attn: Florence HIP SAT, 250 Hwy 101, Florence, OR 97439
• Drop off at City of Florence City Hall during regular office hours (8am - 12pm, 1pm - 4pm Monday through Friday) or at the City of Florence drop box located to the right of the main entrance.

NOTE: Written comments received at least 2 hours prior to the start of the meeting (November 9, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.), that concern a public hearing or action item on the agenda, or are designated as public comments to be provided for the meeting, will be distributed to the HIP SAT, posted to the City of Florence website, and made part of the record.

2. Verbal Comments / Testimony: In order to provide verbal comments / testimony, citizens are required to complete a speaker's card at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting (
November 9, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.). Speaker's cards are available online HERE, or by contacting City Recorder Lindsey White via email HERE, or via phone at 541-997-3437. Once a speaker's card is received, City Staff will contact the speaker to let them know the process to participate in the meeting. In order to be contacted, parties must complete the contact information in the speaker's card form. 

Topics of discussion will include:

Review proposed modifications to code as recommended by the Transitional Housing Sub-Committee:

• Transitional Housing
• Emergency Shelter (semi/permanent)
• Emergency Shelter (event based)
• Camping

The City of Florence is going through a process to create a Housing Implementation Plan. This project will research, recommend, and prepare code updates that ensure internal consistency, local sustainability, and conformance with State housing requirements. This work will result in a Housing Implementation Plan, which will identify multiple affordable housing strategies, programs, and funding opportunities, that, once complete, will guide future housing development programs in the City.

The success of this project will come, in large part, from public involvement. The Stakeholder Advisory Team (SAT) is made up of representatives from City departments, the local business community, education representatives, representatives from housing and social services support agencies, local health advocates, and local residential housing developers.

The SAT will review work products and provide recommendations on key project issues and decisions, provide guidance on scenarios and policy options and guide stakeholder and community engagement strategies. The group will also serve as liaisons between the project and the stakeholder's representative constituents.

If you are interested in staying up to date on the project, please CLICK HERE to sign up to receive emails regarding project updates and meeting notifications and to subscribe to the 2022-2023 Housing Implementation Plan Project subscription list. 

For more information about this project, CLICK HERE.