7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. – REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. – WELCOME
The Honorable Patrick McCrory, Mayor, City Of Charlotte
Susan Burgess, Mayor Pro Tem, City Of Charlotte
Shirley L. Fulton, Honorary Co-Chair, Housing Charlotte 2007
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. – PLENARY SESSION
Bart Landess, Chair, Housing Charlotte 2007
Keynote Address
Bruce J. Katz, Vice-President, Brookings Institution
Charlotte Housing Trends
T. Anthony Lindsey, CEO of GlobeCrossing Realty, LLC
Charlotte Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board Chairman
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. – BREAK
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. – CONCURRENT LEARNING SESSIONS
Finance + Affordable Housing
This workshop explores new ideas for financing affordable housing in the Charlotte area with emphasis on rental housing development. Historically, Charlotte has employed a variety of conventional and non-conventional techniques to fund affordable housing. This workshop will primarily focus on housing financing strategies and techniques typically not used in Charlotte, such as Tax Increment Financing, dedicated funding sources, supportive housing partnerships, feasibility of local housing voucher programs and greater participation by non-traditional partners (philanthropic and faith based institutions) in affordable housing.
Roy J. Helm, Jr., Senior Vice-President, Community Development Banking Group, Bank of America (Moderator)
Mary E. Brooks, Director, Housing Trust Fund Project, Center for Community Change
Sean Gadon, Director of Partnerships, City of Toronto Affordable Housing
Carol R. Naughton, Executive Director, The East Lake Foundation
Building, Zoning and Land Use Regulations + Affordable Housing
This workshop examines the impediments and opportunities through development regulations to promote affordable housing. Regulations provide the framework in which housing can be built. In Charlotte, affordable housing, with few exceptions, is expected to adhere to the same building and development regulations as market-rate housing in order to build stronger neighborhoods. This workshop will explore common impediments and non-traditional regulatory approaches to expand affordable housing, such as inclusionary zoning, density bonuses and other incentives to encourage the production of affordable housing.
Vi Lyles, Project Facilitator -— The Lee Institute, (Moderator)
Will Zachmann, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Douglas R. Porter, President, The Growth Management Institute
Sandra Robles, Manager, HUD Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
The Community + Affordable Housing
This workshop examines the myths and realities of affordable housing in the community. Sometimes affordable housing is perceived as having adverse effects on neighborhoods - lowering property values, increasing crime and causing general neighborhood decline. This discussion will review strategies and techniques to make affordable housing more integrated into the community.
Chris Estes, Executive Director, North Carolina Housing Coalition (Moderator)
Richard K. Green, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Graduate Program, The George Washington University
Bob Lupton, President, Family Consultation Service
Dianne Spaulding, Executive Director, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. – LUNCHEON
Video Presentation: Charlotte's Affordable Housing Story - Success and Challenges
Affordable Housing Exercise: Tough Choices
1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. – CONCURRENT SOLUTION SESSIONS
Financing + Affordable Housing Solutions
This facilitated session will be divided into two smaller sessions focusing on rental programs and capital acquisition. The solution sessions will provide a forum to discuss ideas, strategies and techniques for financing affordable housing with participants identifying potential solutions for further study locally.
Building, Zoning and Land Use Regulations + Affordable Housing Solutions
This facilitated session will discuss the applicability of ideas, strategies and techniques discussed in the morning session and will generate ideas for further exploration by the Charlotte community.
The Community + Affordable Housing Solutions
This facilitated session will further explore the issues and develop ideas to address better integration of affordable housing into the community.
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. – BREAK
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – REPORTING ON SOLUTIONS
Bart Landess, Chair, Housing Charlotte 2007
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – CLOSING ADDRESS
F. Barton Harvey, III, Chairman, Enterprise
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. – RECEPTION AND SHOWCASE
