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HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING FUNDING BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 5:30pm
222 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins - Colorado River Meeting Room, First Floor
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1. CALL TO ORDER
• At 5:41 PM the meeting was called to order by Josh Johnson.
2. ROLL CALL
• Board Members Present
o Olga Duvall
o Steve Backsen
o Ethnie Treick
o Mike Kulisheck
o Pat Hastings
o Josh Johnson, Chair
• Board Members Excused
o Elizabeth Gillette
• Staff Members Present
o Adam Molzer, Staff Liaison, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins
o Beth Rosen, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins
o Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins
o Taylor Reynolds, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins
o Beth Yonce, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins
o Meaghan Overton, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins
Due to the duration and extent of the housing preliminary grant review, the summary of
the meeting reflected in the minutes below may not include all details of the HSHF-
Board’s discussion. For further information, details and insight, video recording resources
are available by contacting the HSHF-Board staff liaison.
3. AGENDA REVIEW
Josh Johnson read remote session instructions for the public attendees.
Adam Molzer reviewed the agenda. The Board accepted the agenda with the addition of
approval of the March 9th meeting minutes.
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4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
• Christine Ferguson
• Jenny Maeda
• Nichole Rex
• Steve Kuehneman
• Bob Pawlikowski
No public comments.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Olga Duvall motioned to approve the March 9th, 2022 meeting minutes as presented,
Ethnie Treick seconds the motion – unanimously approved.
Josh Johnson motioned to approve the March 30th, 2022 meeting minutes as
presented, Pat Hastings seconds the motion – unanimously approved.
No quorum to vote on the April 6th, 2022 meeting minutes.
6. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
None
7. STAFF REPORTS
• The Thursday, April 27th meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. to deliberate funding for
the human services and CDBG public service grant applications.
• Six board member data sets will be used for recommendations.
O Javier Echeverria-Diaz and Victoria Shaw will review the data for accuracy
and validity.
• The City is now accepting grant applications for Learning Loss Mitigation and will
distribute approximately $350,000 in ARPA funding to programs serving K-12
students in Fort Collins. Funding decisions will be made in May or June.
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8. NEW BUSINESS
a. Presentation – Overview of Funding & Strategic Goals for Deliberations
Adam Molzer and Beth Rosen provided an overview of funding considerations for this
grant cycle and a review of the Housing Strategic Plan goals. Of the six housing
proposals, two are eligible for outside funding but will not receive notice of those
decisions until after the housing deliberations. Board members were advised to rank the
six projects in order so that if a project receives funding elsewhere it can be withdrawn
from this grant cycle and the next highest ranked project can receive funding.
Board members are encouraged to fully-fund recommended projects (working through
the matrix) as the requested amount is needed for the construction and/or rehabilitation
to move forward. However, partial funding for any remaining project(s), based on the
available funding, is also recommended because it demonstrates the local commitment
needed by those projects to acquire additional resources.
One notable exception to the recommendation to fully-fund a proposal is the Elevation
Community Land Trust (ECLT) Kechter Townhomes project. ECLT is only eligible for
$852,000 in affordable housing funds even though their request is for $1 million. They
have stated that they would gratefully accept less than the full request amount and find
the additional funds elsewhere, should the board decide to fund this project.
Josh Johnson asked for clarification about whether any remaining funds from this grant
cycle could be used in the FY23 grant cycle. Beth Rosen confirmed that any unused
funds can be reallocated for next year’s competitive funding process but reiterated that
any of the projects would be grateful to receive partial funding, based on the balance of
funds and their ranking.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has not released their
actual allocations for 2022 funding. City staff will be operating the funding matrix based
on estimated allocations.
b. Deliberations to Formulate Funding Recommendations – Affordable Housing
The Affordable Housing Board’s rankings of the housing proposals were presented.
City staff stated that two projects may be available for funding outside of the competitive
grant process: CARE Housing was deemed eligible for ARPA funding and Elevation
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Community Land Trust (ECLT) Kechter Townhomes for state funding. If a project
receives outside funding, it will not receive City funding. Rather, the next highest rank
project will receive the recommended funding until all competitive grant resources are
exhausted.
Steve Backsen asked for clarification about whether CARE Housing would accept $1
million (full request $1.1 million). Beth Rosen recommended that board members
consider fully-funding approved projects so that they can move forward with construction.
If not fully funded, CARE Housing would likely request tax credits from the state and have
a funding gap.
Beth Rosen altered the matrix and presented to the board the estimated funds remaining
after allocations for HO-4 and HO-1. Board members proceeded to rank the housing
applications so that funds can be allocated later based on actual dollars from HUD.
Steve Backsen stated that he would like to utilize the recommendations as presented by
the Affordable Housing Board and prioritize new construction over rehabilitation.
Ethnie Treick asked whether any of the housing projects could wait until the FY23 grant
cycle to receive funding. Beth Rosen stated that HO-1 and HO-4 are contingent on
receiving their requested grant funding to secure additional resources and move forward
with their projects. HO-2 is currently under construction but would need to find those
resources to close their funding gap. Construction on HO-3 corresponds to the start of
the school year for Poudre School District. If unfunded, this specific build would be not
able to return for funding in FY23. HO-6 and HO-5 would not halt construction if they did
not receive funding through the competitive grant process, but it would require them to
seek funding elsewhere.
Beth Rosen shared that there are $19.9 million in total remaining ARPA funds and $4.5
million in project requests to date. Funding for HO-1 is based on whether City Council
approves ARPA funding for use at the Heartside Hill project.
City staff stated that HO-5 and HO-6 would likely acquire additional debt to proceed or
delay portions of their renovations. They would be eligible to return with requests in the
FY23 grant cycle.
There is not a risk of losing affordable units as market units for HO-5, HO-6 or HO-2
because of existing land acquisition and funding agreements.
HO-4: Housing Catalyst – Impala Housing Project
Motion by Steve Backsen to fund at $1.5 million. Seconded by Josh Johnson.
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Motion withdrawn.
Beth Rosen presented a matrix to demonstrate the allocations based on different funding
scenarios.
Priority #1 - HO-4: Housing Catalyst – Impala Housing Project
Priority #2 - HO-1: CARE Housing – Heartside Hill
Priority #3 - HO-2: Elevation Community Land Trust – Kechter Townhomes
Priority #4 - HO-3: Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity – Poudre Build 8
Priority #5 - HO-6: Neighbor to Neighbor - Phase 2 Rehab 44 Affordable Apartments
Priority #6 - HO-5: Housing Catalyst - Village on Bryan Renovation
Housing projects are ranked in priority order. If a project receives funding through the City
from another source, the funding recommendation will be withdrawn and funds will be
made available to the next eligible, prioritized project.
Adoption of the FY22 Affordable Housing Board funding recommendations matrix
as presented.
Motion by Olga Duvall. Seconded by Ethnie Treick. Motion passed unanimously 6-0.
9. OTHER BUSINESS
None
10. NEXT MEETING
• Special Meeting
• Wednesday, April 27, 2022
11. ADJOURNMENT
• Meeting adjourned by Josh Johnson at 6:50 PM.
Minutes were finalized and approved by the HSHF-Board on ____________________
City of Fort Collins Staff Liaison: ____________________________________________
Adam Molzer
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