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Good evening.

I would like to call to order the September seventeenth, twenty twenty-five Transportation Land Use Committee.

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So today we do not have advanced speakers signed up for our public input portion of the meeting.

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So this will be a quick meeting.

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So this evening we have two information items.

Uh reminder to staff when presenting or responding to questions from board members.

Please turn on your microphone and speak directly into it.

So we'll start with item one, which is the unmet housing needs strategic plan, fourth quarter, an annual FY 2025 update.

So in person, we have Christine, Brandy, and Eric from the Housing and Community Development Department.

Thank you so much.

I think there's a presentation.

Thank you.

Well, thank you, uh, Chair Tacone and the members of the committee.

Um, just this is my first time in front of you.

Um, just to remind you, my name is Eric Keeler.

I'm the director of the Department of Housing and Community Development here in Loudoun County, and it is our department's pleasure tonight to provide you and the community with the fourth quarter and annual FY 2025 update to the unmet housing needs strategic plan.

As you just mentioned, I'm joined by Department Staff Brian Regan, Assistant Director, Brandy Collins Housing Policy Administrator, and Kristen Hillock Housing Initiatives Project Manager.

So I will now ask Ms.

Hillhock to provide the committee with our presentation.

Thanks, Eric.

Uh, good evening, Chair Tacroni, members of the committee.

Tonight I will provide the fourth quarter and annual fiscal year 25 report on implementation of the county's Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan, which was approved by the board just about four years ago in September of 2021.

Tonight's report contains six main sections.

First, we have significant actions and attainable housing results for the fourth quarter, which covers the period of April 1st through June 30th, 2025.

Next, we have attainable housing results and achievements for fiscal year 2025, including an at-a-glance summary with which is attachment three to tonight's item.

Next, we have information about attainable housing in the pipeline.

Then updates on housing policy studies and an attainable housing inventory, which is currently underway, and finally included as attachment one, a scorecard and updates on each of the 133 key actions in the implementation matrix of the unmet housing needs strategic plan.

This slide provides an overview of Loudoun County's current attainable housing goals as approved by the board in the Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan.

Per the plan, attainable housing is defined as the lack of housing options for households with incomes up to 100% of the area median income.

100% of AMI for a family of four in the Washington metro area effective April 1st, 2025 is 163,900.

The unmet housing needs strategic plan set a goal that 20% of forecasted new homes based on land use policies in the 2019 comprehensive plan will be attainable housing.

This equates to approximately 8200 attainable units by 2040.

The plan also set a goal to provide access to and/or preserve 7800 units for a total of 16,000 attainable units created, accessed, or preserved.

There were many significant plan-related board actions during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 25.

For the sake of time, I'm going to highlight just a few tonight.

First, on April 1st, the board approved the fiscal year 26 budget, which included an allocation of the equivalent of one full penny of the real property tax rate or approximately 17.3 million dollars to the housing fund.

And also on April 1st, the board endorsed a study to compare the feasibility of a contracted housing authority versus establishing a housing authority.

Next, on June 3rd, the board approved four loans through the Affordable Multifamily Housing Loan Program.

The loans for Tuscarora Crossing phases one and two and the old Arcola School Project represent increases to previously approved loans.

And the loan for Goose Creek Village West is a new loan for a project which will offer 72 new attainable rental apartments.

And finally, on June 17th, the board approved a new attainable housing loan program, which consolidates the county's two existing loan programs into one new program with the goal of streamlining requirements and increase increasing efficiency in allocating county funds to support the development of new attainable housing.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 25, the county achieved 27 new attainable units and 71 access or preservation opportunities.

During this quarter, new attainable housing opportunities were provided through homes settled through the affordable dwelling unit purchase program and the affordable market purchase program, as well as 13 brand new ADU rental units.

Access to and preservation of attainable housing opportunities was provided through new leases issued through the housing choice voucher program and the state rental assistance program for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Releases at committed affordable rental communities, home ownership loan programs, and home repair programs.