Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Meeting - 6/2/2026 3:00PM

The City of Bend Oregon's Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) met on June 2, 2026, to discuss various affordable housing projects and funding allocations. The meeting included presentations from developers and nonprofit organizations seeking funding support for affordable housing developments, including Habitat for Humanity's Bear Creek Village, HomeFirst Development's Copperwood Crossing, Related Northwest's Ferguson and 27th project, and others. Key procurement-related topics included requests for loan and grant funding amounts ranging from $550,000 to $750,000 to support construction, down payment assistance, and infrastructure costs. The committee reviewed project pro formas, affordability targets (mostly between 60% and 80% AMI), and discussed the importance of labor standards, apprenticeship programs, and accessibility features such as ADA-compliant ADUs. The committee also received updates on the city's pre-approved plan program aimed at expediting affordable housing construction through reusable building plans. Additionally, the meeting covered homelessness data and shelter capacity updates relevant to housing policy and funding priorities. The committee agreed to gather additional information on labor standards impacts and prevailing wage cost differentials for future deliberations and to make funding recommendations to the city council in July 2026.