Watch the Recording
Thanks to all who participated in our 2023 annual conference! If you want to review the good time you had and the knowledge you gained, the panel presentations can be reviewed below. See you again next year!
Panel 1: Delivering on the Promise of Goal 10
Panel 2: Beyond New Construction: Rehabilitation and Conversion
Panel 3: Serve it Up: Paying for Infrastructure, Impact Fees, and Effects on Housing
Panel 4: Planning for Housing in an Age of Disasters
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023
Time: 8:00 am – 4 pm.
Location: PSU Native American Student and Community Center (710 SW Jackson St, Portland, OR 97201).
Theme: Oregon Land Use: The Next 50 Years.
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Oregon’s landmark statewide planning law, Senate Bill 100. While it is in many ways as groundbreaking as ever, it also faces major crises such as affordable housing shortages, homelessness, and climate disasters. Housing Land Advocates (HLA) invites you to our 14th annual conference, where we will reflect on the challenges and opportunities of the next 50 years of land use planning in Oregon. Panelists will discuss current and future reforms in housing production, design, equity, and resiliency. Join the conversation about how we meet the goals of Senate Bill 100 and how to rethink Oregon land use for the next half century.
Keynote speakers: DLCD Director Brenda Ortigoza Bateman, Ph.D., and OHCS Director Andrea Bell.
As in past years, HLA will seek CLE credit and AICP credit for planners (both of which have been granted annually). We are excited to be back in person and to see you there!
Registration is available for both in person and remote participation options. Please join us and register here!
Schedule:
8:00 am – 8:30 am – Registration
8:30 am – 8:40 am – Opening Remarks
8:40 am – 9:15 am – Morning Keynote: Dr. Brenda Ortigoza Bateman, Director, Department of Land Conservation and Development
9:20 am – 10:30 am – Delivering on the Promise of Goal 10
Oregon’s statewide planning goals were a radical step forward in encouraging the building of housing which met the actual needs of its residents. Fifty years on, however, Oregon is facing a crisis in housing supply, affordability, and access. This panel will examine the current reforms to housing production and planning, and whether they will deliver on making the housing market more equitable and responsive to Oregon’s needs.
10:35 am – 11:45 am – Beyond New Construction: Rehabilitation and Conversion
Goal 10 guidelines direct that “housing elements of a comprehensive plan should, at a minimum, include: . . . an inventory of sound housing in urban areas including units capable of being rehabilitated.” This panel will consider the potential of rehabilitation and conversion of existing structures in the preservation and generation of housing stock, engaging the work and expertise of industry professionals.
11:45 am – 12:30 pm – Lunch
12:30 pm – 12:40 pm – President Jennifer Bragar’s Remarks and Presentation of the Ed Sullivan Affordable Housing Advocate Award: Mayor Tamie Kaufman, City of Gold Beach
12:40 pm – 1:15 pm – Afternoon Keynote: Andrea Bell, Executive Director, Oregon Housing & Community Services
1:20 pm – 2:30 pm – Serve it Up: Paying for Infrastructure, Impact Fees, and Effects on Housing
How do System Development Charges (SDCs) affect the cost and production of housing? What are variations between jurisdictions, and how do these drive development decisions? What are the overall trends in Oregon? Can SDCs be tailored so as not to deter affordable housing projects? A recently-issued state government report will provide a jumping-off point, panelists will include a housing developer and a local planning official.
2:35 pm – 3:45 pm – Planning for Housing in an Age of Disasters
Natural disasters exacerbated by climate change present an existential challenges for Oregon communities, particularly those who are already marginalized. However, efforts to plan for these threats can run counter to our equally critical housing goals. This panel will highlight research on how flood and wildfire prone areas navigate this challenge, as well as a project on the coast which incorporates resiliency from the ground up.
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm – Closing Remarks
