HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffordable Housing Board - Minutes - 02/03/2022AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
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February 3, 2022, 4:00-6:00pm
Remote/Online via Zoom due to COVID-19
CALL TO ORDER
At 4:00 the meeting was called to order by Tatiana Zentner
1. ROLL CALL
• Board Members Present: Tatiana Zentner, John Singleton, Jennifer Bray, Bob Pawlikowski,
Stefanie Berganini and Seth Forwood joined in progress.
• Board Members Absent: Kristin Fritz
• Staff Members Present:
▪ Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Staff Liaison – City of Fort Collins
▪ Taylor Reynolds, Minutes – City of Fort Collins
▪ Clay Frickey – City of Fort Collins, Urban Renewal Authority Manager
2. AGENDA REVIEW – No changes.
3. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION – Marilyn Heller from the League of Women Voters Affordable Housing Team announced
a panel titled “Housing Insecurity: A Threat to Behavioral Health?” on Monday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Bob Pawlikowski moved to approve January minutes. Stefanie Berganini seconded.
Approved 5-0.
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5. NEW BUSINESS
• Officer Introductions and Liaison Assignments
• Board liaison assignments are as follows:
• Planning and Zoning Board – Bob Pawlikowski
• Board of Realtors – Jennifer Bray
• Economic Advisory Board – John Singleton
• Transportation Board – Tatiana Zentner
• Disability Advisory Board – Tatiana Zentner
• Human Services and Housing Funding Board – Seth Forwood
• Urban Renewal Authority – Stefanie Berganini
• If the State establishes a task force on housing and homelessness, John Singleton
will plan to serve as the liaison.
• Officer Introductions:
• Tatiana expressed interest in serving as Chair.
John Singleton moved to vote and elect Tatiana Zentner as Chair. Seconded by Seth Forwood.
Approved 5-0. Tatiana Zentner abstained from voting.
• John Singleton received and accepted the nomination for Vice Chair.
Jennifer Bray moved to vote and elect John Singleton as Vice Chair. Tatiana Zentner seconded.
Approved 5-0. John Singleton abstained from voting.
6. Housing Strategic Plan – Urban Renewal Authority Manager, Clay Frickey
• Clay Frickey presented the Equity and Opportunity Assessment – a quicker win from the Housing Strategic
Plan:
• The escalation of housing prices impacts everyone and disproportionately impacts BIPOC and
low-income households (one of the greatest challenges listed in the Housing Strategic Plan), so
the assessment works to identify the areas in Fort Collins that face housing challenges or
neighborhood displacement and those that offer great access to opportunities. This will help
to implement policies that support affordability so those existing neighborhoods can stay
intact.
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• The Neighborhood Gentrification Typology uses the Demographic Change Index, Housing Market
Conditions, and Displacement Vulnerability Index to determine the likelihood of people in various
neighborhoods being impacted by changes in the housing market. All three components help determine
areas of early, mid, and late stages of gentrification.
• The Opportunity Assessment analyzes Education, Health and Environmental, Economic, and Mobility and
Access Opportunity to identify areas in which the City can invest and leverage existing opportunity.
▪ There is not just one area of Fort Collins that provides access to all four dimensions of
opportunity. It is necessary to evaluate each section separately and develop strategies based on
the unique challenges of that neighborhood.
• DISCUSSION SUMMARY:
• How do you account for the affordable housing units and in-fill developments near N. College
currently at mid-stage of gentrification?
• This area reaches the Larimer-Weld Canal and over to Lemay. Census tracts combine
neighborhoods and new developments of luxury apartments and student-oriented
housing are changing the complexion of the area.
• How do gentrification and urban renewal overlap?
• The goal of urban renewal is to invest in redevelopment and keep communities intact.
More and more urban renewal authorities are investing in affordable housing, small
business incubators, and food truck courts to resist gentrification.
• Are Urban Renewal Authority (URA) funds available through the Competitive Grant Process or
through the URA Board?
• Community engagement helped develop an investment plan and identify prospective
projects for the URA. Funds are allocated by the Urban Renewal Board.
• Are the areas identified as being in the late stages of gentrification only going to get worse?
• There should be a great sense of urgency to preserve any level affordability in
neighborhoods labeled as mid to late categories of gentrification.
• What is purpose of including the Growth Management Area (GMA) in this analysis if the
City does not have authority over it?
• The purpose of including the GMA in this analysis was to recognize that some
of these areas will be incorporated soon and the City is working to be
proactive as it approaches that annexation.
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• What would the City consider normative or ideal when evaluating the job and housing
balance in different areas of the City?
• From a mobility and access perspective, having jobs and housing in the same
areas is beneficial because it allows residents the option to walk to work.
• How can this study be used by the City?
• Because this information could be used by many different departments within
the City (including for grant applications or fund allocations), staff is putting
together a team to normalize and apply this data consistently throughout the
organization.
• Are there any plans to continue “ground-truthing” the GIS data provided?
• Staff are working to determine the best way to pair findings from the
assessment with the lived experiences of community members.
•Land Use Code Update – Sue BF
• Land Use Code (LUC) Phase 1 Updates & Diagnostic Report will be presented to City
Council at the work session on Tuesday, February 8.
• Four key findings indicate the current LUC:
• Does not support future priority place types
• Limits housing capacity
• Does not prioritize housing capacity, diversity, and affordability along
transit corridors (including prioritizing density along transit)
• Is difficult to use
• Key recommendations include the following:
• Update the housing types allowed and how they get reviewed (basic review, no
public hearing)
• Update zones within five-minute walk to transit
• Update codes to increase efficiency and predictability
• Recalibrate parking requirements to improve residential capacity
• Expand and calibrate incentives for deed-restricted affordable housing
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o DISCUSSION SUMMARY:
▪ Does the LUC language allow for changes based on the findings of the Equity and Opportunity
Assessment?
• The City is cascading this idea for economic analysis to include equity analysis
throughout the organization. The Housing Strategic Plan, for example, leads with
equity and equitable ideas will be part of the LUC updates.
• Will the consultants provide more specific examples for the listed recommendations?
▪ City staff is presenting to City Council to ensure that they are on the right track before working
on LUC language (though they are already looking at possible changes).
• Discussion on the LUC Updates & Diagnostic Report will continue at the March meeting.
• Implementation Update – Status Report
• Occupancy and Rental Program
• There is a lot of public interest on this topic. Applications for a work group will be available
soon.
• U+2 will not be part of the discussion at the work session on Tuesday, February 8.
• On Tuesday, February 15, City Council will work to establish an occupancy policy for victims of
natural disasters (ex. The Marshall fire).
• Kechter Land Bank
• City staff is requesting support from City Council on February 15 to apply for a State DOLA
(Department of Local Affairs) Grant for the Kechter Land Bank Project. The City’s Intent to
Apply was reviewed and staff were invited to complete the full application, with Council’s
resolution.
Tatiana Zentner moved for the Affordable Housing Board to support staff’s application to Council for a resolution
supporting an application for the state incentive’s grant program.
Seth Forwood seconded. Approved 6-0.
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7. Board Member Ideas
• Two Northern Colorado Representatives have introduced a new bill for rent stabilization (capped at 3%
increase) in mobile home parks. John Singleton will continue to follow and provide updates.
• Neighborhood Services at the City have been working with the legislatures on this bill. The City is
actively promoting it and serving as technical advisors.
• The Park Lane Mobile Home Park is being sold (currently in GMA). Residents have 90 days to exercise their
Right of First Refusal and raise the money to purchase the park. A nonprofit group and Larimer County
have offered support.
• Board members will gather additional information and/or draft a letter to discuss and expressed
interest in having a speaker come to an upcoming meeting for educational purposes.
8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
• Sue Beck-Ferkiss shared that the City has a Housing Newsletter and it is a great place to send people
looking to learn more about what is going on in Fort Collins around Housing.
Sign up for it at: fcgov.com/housing.
9. OTHER BUSINESS – NOT DISCUSSED
• City Council 6-month planning calendar review
• Council Comments – Who, what?
• Review 2022 Work Plan
• Update on Affordable Housing Projects
• Future AHB Meetings Agenda
10. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:14 PM
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