Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH-12) to Headline Housing Forum at Ohio Statehouse 8/27

Washington, D.C. –The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Housing Commission will host a public forum on pressing local and national housing issues at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Recent Ohio housing reports indicate that the central Ohio housing market is recovering with Columbus home sales up 10 to 12 percent from a year ago.

This timely forum will feature Congressman Pat Tiberi, Chairman of the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, and Benjamin Metcalf, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Multifamily, U.S. Department of HUD. Leading local, regional and national housing experts will also discuss the state of U.S. housing, current market trends, aging in place, creating housing options with supportive services, and expanding affordable housing supply with the low-income housing tax credit.

This event is the ninth regional public forum hosted by the BPC Housing Commission. In February, the commission issued a report, Housing America’s Future: New Directions for National Policy, which offers policy recommendations on how to tackle the near-term and long-term challenges in the housing sector. Throughout 2013, the commission will visit different regions of the country to discuss the local and national impact of its recommendations.

Public Forum Agenda (all times local):

8:30-9:00AM

Breakfast and Registration

9:00-9:15AM

Welcome
Pamela Hughes Patenaude, BPC Director of Housing Policy
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3) (invited)

9:15-10:00AM

PANEL ONE: Overview of BPC Housing Commission Report
Moderator: Pamela Hughes Patenaude, BPC Director of Housing Policy
Ed Brady, Brady Homes 
Nan Roman, National Alliance to End Homelessness 
Richard Smith, Realogy Holdings Corp.

10:00–10:15AM

Break

10:15–10:45AM

Issue Overview: Outcome Measures for Service Enriched Housing
Michael Nardone, Health Management Associates
Introduction by Bill Kelly, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future

10:45–11:45AM

PANEL TWO: Achieving Health Outcomes through the Delivery of Housing with Services
Moderator: Bill Kelly, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future
Bonnie K. Burman, Ohio Department of Aging 
Michelle Norris, National Church Residences 
Tracy Plouck, Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services

11:45-12:00PM

Lunch Break

12:00-12:45PM

Luncheon Keynote by the Honorable Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH-12), Chairman, Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
Introduction by Richard Smith, Realogy Holdings Corp.

12:45–1:00PM

Break

1:00-1:30PM

Issue Overview: Protecting the Affordable Rental Housing Supply
Benjamin Metcalf, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Multifamily, U.S. Department of HUD
Introduction by Nan Roman, National Alliance to End Homelessness

1:30-2:15PM

PANEL THREE: Protect and Expand the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
Moderator: Ali Solis, Enterprise Community Partners
Doug Garver, Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Michael Novogradac, Novogradac & Company LLP
David Reznick, CohnReznick

2:15–3:00PM

PANEL FOUR: Recent Trends and Innovations with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
Moderator: Mark McDermott, Enterprise Community Partners
Jim Bowman, National Affordable Housing Trust
Hal Keller, Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing 
Tony O’Leary, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority

3:00-3:15PM

Closing remarks
Ed Brady, Brady Homes

What:

Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission’s Regional Public Forum in Columbus, Ohio to Discuss Housing America’s Future: New Directions for National Policy

When:

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
8:30AM-3:15PM EDT

Where:

Ohio State House                              
1 Capitol Square                              
Columbus, Ohio