Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s Housing Production Advisory Council will meet for the first time Friday, tasked with developing an action plan to meet her goals for new housing construction, and will include two local members.  Mid-Columbia Housing Authority Executive Director Joel Madsen is one of those members.  Madsen says he is excited for the challenge, and to be able to communicate the housing needs of the Columbia Gorge.  Madsen adds the group is on an aggressive timeline to provide a framework by April 1.  52nd District State Representative Jeff Helfrich is also on the Council, one of four legislators in the group.  The Governor appointed 18 members, and the directors of Oregon Housing and Community Services and the Department of Land Conservation and Development area also on the panel.