The 20th annual Ventura County Housing Conference was held live at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center on October 13, 2021, utilizing both outdoor courtyard and meeting room space. The keynote, panel and presentations were filmed, producing a full-length version as well as a condensed highlights reel with key points. Contact HOME for a link.

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The 2021 symposium celebrated the 20-year platinum anniversary with the theme “Housing Reimagined”.  The program applied insights from the past to today’s housing environment and the innovations that can reimagine housing in the future. 

KEYNOTE: Carmen Ramirez - Ventura County Supervisor 5th District, Southern California Association of Governments 2nd Vice President, Oxnard City Council (2012-21) and Attorney

PANEL: State v Local Jurisdication on Housing - Andrew Powers (City Manager Thousand Oaks), Alex Nguyen (City Manager Oxnard), Jeff Mitchem (Community & Economic Development Manager, Santa Paula), Carmen Ramirez (County Supervisor), Carl Morehouse - moderator (former City Council - Ventura)

PRESENTATIONS: Effect of the Pandemic on Housing

• Sher Heard (VCCAR Board President & Comfort Realty) - Housing market and demographic changes
• Gustavo Almarosa (Real Estate Development Director Cabrillo EDC) - Changes in the development of affordable housing
• Mark Di Cecco (Di Cecco Architecture Inc.) - Changes to housing design & Adaptive reuse—conversion & repurposing to residential

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SHOWCASE of forward-thinking projects:

1. Collaboration – Vista Campana in Camarillo  (Many Mansions, Area Housing Authority CV, Habitat for Humanity, City of Camarillo)
2. Moduar – Rancho Sierra in unincorporated County near CSUCI  (Many Mansions, Area Housing Authority CV, County of Ventura)
3. Tiny Home – Cypress Point in Oxnard  (Habitat for Humanity) 
4. Resident Services - Cypress Place in South Oxnard  (Peoples’ Self-Help Housing)
5. Redevelopment – Westview Village in Ventura  (Housing Authority San Buenaventura, Bridge Housing)
6. Green/LEED Platinum - Rancho Verde Apartments in Ventura (Housing Authority San Buenaventura, Spectrum Energy Development, Green Dinosaur)

20th anniversary AWARDS for consistant financial support of the conference:
     Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors .... City of Thousand Oaks .... County of Ventura .... City of San Buenaventura .... 
     Brokaw Nursery .... City of Moorpark .... Limoneira .... Bank of America .... Many Mansions
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BREAKOUT discussion groups:

1. How to Make Housing More Affordable (Daniel Saltee)
2. Building Community Partnerships to Empower Residents (Ken Trigueiro)
3. Developing Shelter & Transitional Space (tbd)
4. Providing Housing with Assistance (Angelique Sieverson)
5. ‘Building’ & ‘Developing’ Partnerships (Alex Russell)
6. Getting community support (Gary Cushing)
7. Encouraging Infill, Density & Walkable Neighborhoods (Mark Di Cecco)
8. Residential Green & Eco Technology (Alejandra Tellez)
9. Streamlining the Building Approval Processes (Jeff Lambert)
10. Jobs, Employees & Housing (Miguel Rodriquez)
11. Transportation & Housing (Amanda Fagan)
12. Staffing & Labor Challenges (Lisa Eklund)
13. Project Labor Agreements (Laurie Bennett)
14. Development Financing (Linda Braunschweiger)
15. Today's Mortgage, Real-Estate & Insurance Climate (Brad Golden)

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