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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffordable Housing Board - Minutes - 11/02/2023AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING 1 1 /2 /2023 – M I N U TE S Page 1 November 2, 2023, 4:00-6:00pm Colorado River Room, 222 Laporte Ave CALL TO ORDER At 4:01 PM the meeting was called to order by John Singleton. 1. ROLL CALL • Board Members Present: Bob Pawlikowski, John Singleton, Ed Hermsen, Jennifer Bray, Stefanie Berganini • Board Members Excused: Kristin Fritz, Sheila Seaver-Davis • Staff Members Present: • Meaghan Overton, Stand-In Staff Liaison – City of Fort Collins • Davina Lau, City Clerk’s Office – City of Fort Collins • Tamra Leavenworth, Minutes – City of Fort Collins • Guests Present: • Andrea Bernardy • Jacq Rulelina • Lisa Cunningham • Marilyn Heller 2. AGENDA REVIEW – No changes. 3. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Marilyn Heller from the League of Women’s Voters informed the Board that there is a video on the Leage of Women’s Voters website about the upcoming Homeless Youth Shelter that’s anticipated to open in Loveland in the Fall of 2024. Lisa Cunningham introduced herself as a regular attendee of the Affordable Housing Board meetings and shared that she was heavily involved in the Land Use Code. Andrea Bernardy and Jacq Rulelina introduced themselves as CSU students who were attending because of a passion for affordable housing and civic engagement purposes. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Stefanie Berganini motioned to approve the October 5 Regular Meeting Minutes. Bob Pawlikowski seconded. Approved 5-0. Ed Hermsen abstained due to absence at the October meeting. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING 1 1 /2 /2023 – M I N U TE S Page 2 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion with City Clerk’s Office about cross pollination of Boards and Commissions – John Singleton, Board Chair and Davina Lau, City Clerk’s Office • Davina Lau from the City Clerk’s Office joined the Affordable Housing Board to provide information and feedback on cross-pollinating with other City boards and commissions with the goal of supporting and expanding one another’s outreach efforts. The Board discussed the possibility of hosting both an educational outreach event for the public and a meeting specifically for City Boards and Commissions that would focus on housing needs and concerns across different populations in Fort Collins. B. Affordable Housing Board 2024 Work Plan – John Singleton, Board Chair • The Affordable Housing Board Work Plan is due to the Clerk’s Office at the end of November. The Board reviewed the changes they discussed making during the October meeting. Stefanie Berganini motioned to approve the 2024 Affordable Housing Board Work Plan as presented. Ed Hermsen seconded. John Singleton made a friendly amendment to move the “participate and collaborate with committees” section bullet to the first page below the Strategy section so it would become the second bullet. Stefanie Berganini accepted the friendly amendment. Approved 5-0. C. Housing Strategic Plan – Meaghan Overton, Social Sustainability • Meaghan Overton informed the Board that the City received an intent to protest the Land Use Code changes last week. The Clerk’s Office and petitioners are in the process of finalizing the petition language. Once the petition language is finalized, the petitioners will have 20 days to collect signatures. DISCUSSION • Can you tell us more about the process of Council directing City staff to come up with alternatives to U+2? There is a staff team that has been assembled to start working on U+2 and we are tentatively planning to have a work session with Council in March 2024. • Can the Board give our opinions to City staff like we do with Council? Yes. Staff from the team working on U+2 can come present to the Board on the different options being explored for U+2 in February or March. Council won’t be taking any action in March because it is a work session, so it would be a good opportunity for the Board to have input before a decision point is scheduled. • Why might community members be opposed to changing U+2? What we’ve heard from the community, especially those who live near campus, is that the enforcement of an occupancy ordinance has had a positive impact on the quality of AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING 1 1 /2 /2023 – M I N U TE S Page 3 life in their neighborhood, particularly in terms of parking and nuisance issues. • Is there a no-occupancy limit on the slate of options being presented to Council? There’s always a null alternative in policy discussions and I think it’s important to lay out a whole spectrum of options – everything from changing nothing, changing everything, and several options in between. • Are all the U+2 options currently under consideration based on the definition of family? We’ve been asked to come up with ways to get away from the family definition and look at how else we can regulate occupancy so that it’s not based on the definition of family as it’s currently codified. D. Board Member Ideas • The Board discussed publishing an op-ed that explains why the Affordable Housing Board supports the Land Use Code changes. The Board will include what they did and did not like about the changes to the code, what code changes the City made in response to community outreach, and which local affordable housing organizations support the Land Use Code changes. Bob Pawlikowski motioned to have Stefanie Berganini write an op-ed to send to local media outlets. Ed Hermsen seconded. Approved 5-0. 6. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS a. Meeting Logistics • The Board will continue to have hybrid meetings for the remainder of 2023. b. Liaison Reports • None. 7. OTHER BUSINESS None. 8. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 6:07 PM.