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Housing Opportunities Commission Minutes February 11, 2026 1. Call to Order at 5:16pm 2. Roll Call a. Commissioners Present: Jessica Schoen, Angie Stokes, Todd Schwartz, Laura Lash, Madison Buechner, Cody Filipczak, Erin Hanson, Carrie Poser b. Commissioners Absent: Christina Thrun c. Staff Present: Billie Hufford, Nicole Kragness 3. Approval of meeting minutes of January 14, 2026 – Motion to approve made by Commissioner Stokes, Seconded by Commissioner Buechner, passed unanimously 4. Open Public Comment Period – No one came forward with comment 5. Public Hearings 6. Business Agenda items a. Strategic Plan (30 min) (Action Required) Hufford presented the strategic plan for feedback. Multiple Commissioners raised concerns that housing was not specifically called out. Commissioners desired to have a letter drafted by Commissioner Poser to share concerns. No action taken. b. Work Plan Review (15 min) (Action Required) Hufford shared workplan changes. Motion to approve workplan made by Commissioner Poser, seconded by Commissioner Lash, passed unanimously. c. Housing Fund Matrix Review (30 min) (Action Required) Staff reviewed areas where more detail was needed. HOC updated a couple of the areas. Councilperson Schoen will send some language to update the matrix. Discussed the first section and potential concerns. Commissioners agreed to a change that would utilize the formula for low- income unit mix similar to the previous matrix. Will update and bring matrix back in March. No action taken. d. Staff updates (15 min) Hufford answered questions received from Commissioner Lash about how BCC advertises for BCC roles and communicating between members (open meeting laws, walking quorum). Hufford shared updated information would be sent soon about BCCs for review and to acknowledge. 7. Discussion and Direction A. Future Agenda Items a. Fund matrix B. Announcements a. Next meeting: March 11, 2026 8. Adjournment -meeting adjourned at 7:16. Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner Lash, seconded by Commissioner Hanson. Unanimously approved.