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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/07/2024 - AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD - AGENDA - Regular Meeting AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD (AHB) REGULAR MEETING Contact Person: Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Interim Housing Manager – 970-221-6753 Thursday November 7, 2024 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Community Room at 222 Laporte Ave and Online via Microsoft Teams 11/7/20 2 4 – Agenda Page 1 Participation for this Affordable Housing Board Meeting will be available in person and online via Microsoft Teams. Public Participation (Online): Individuals who wish to address the Affordable Housing Board via remote public participation can do so through Microsoft Teams at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a- meeting and enter the Meeting ID and Passcode below. Meeting ID: 290 667 504 932 Passcode: aHQmqX The meeting will be available to join beginning at 3:50pm, November 7, 2024. Participants should try to sign in prior to the 4:00pm meeting start time, if possible. For public comments, the Chair will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Teams session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address the Board or Commission. In order to participate: Use a laptop, computer, or internet-enabled smartphone. (Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio). You need to have access to the internet. Keep yourself on muted status. Documents to Share: If residents wish to share a document or presentation, the Staff Liaison needs to receive those materials via email by 24 hours before the meeting. Individuals uncomfortable or unable to access the Teams platform or unable to participate in person are encouraged to participate by emailing general public comments you may have to sbeckferkiss@fcgov.com. The Staff Liaison will ensure the Board or Commission receives your comments. If you have specific comments on any of the discussion items scheduled, please make that clear in the subject line of the email and send 24 hours prior to the meeting. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING Agenda Page 2 CALL TO ORDER 1. ROLL CALL 2. AGENDA REVIEW 3. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. October Meeting 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Update on Rental Registration, Alyssa Stephens (30 minutes) • Board Action: FYI & Discussion b. Discuss Parking Minimums, Board (15 minutes) • Consideration of Memo regarding Parking Minimums • Board Action: Discussion & finalize memo c. 2025 Work Plan, Board (30 minutes) • Board Action: Discussion and Approval d. Board Priority Committee reports: Committee Leads and/or supporters (45 minutes) ▪ Knowledge Repository – Bob and John ▪ Outreach, Education and Partnerships – Claire and Josh ▪ Council and Local Legislative Support – Stefanie and John • Consideration of Memo regarding Camping ▪ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Affordable Housing – Jorja and Liz • Board Action: Discussion & finalizing memo 6. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS a. Meeting Logistics – Hybrid meetings ▪ January 2 – Consider moving to January 9 ▪ Discuss Meeting locations for 2025 b. Liaison Reports (10 minutes) AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING Agenda Page 3 7. OTHER BUSINESS a. City Council 6-month planning calendar review (5 minutes) b. Council Comments – Who, what? (5 minutes) c. Review 2024 Work Plan (5 minutes) d. Update on Affordable Housing Projects (5 minutes) e. Future AHB Meetings Agenda (5 minutes) 8. ADJOURNMENT SAVE THE DATES! November 4 (Monday) City Council Meeting – City Budget & Annual Appropriation November 6 Special Meeting – Fort Collins Rescue Mission Appeal November 7 – Board and Commission Open House 5:00 - 7:30pm at City Hall November 12 City Council Work Session Land Use Code Update: Commercial Corridors and Centers Did you know that the City has a Housing Newsletter? 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. Social Sustainability 222 Laporte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6753 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Affordable Housing Board FM: Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Social Policy and Housing Programs Manager RE: Hybrid Board Meeting The next Affordable Housing Board meeting will be held: Thursday, November 7, 2024 In person at 222 Laporte Ave or Online via Microsoft Teams at 4:00 BOARD MEMBERS: If you cannot attend the meeting, please contact Sue Beck - Ferkiss either by email (sbeckferkiss@fcgov.com) or by phone (221-6753). BUSINESS 1. Approval of Minutes: Copies of the draft minutes of the October Regular meeting is attached for the Board’s approval. Approval of minutes requires a formal motion and vote by the Board. 2. Hybrid meetings: 2024 meetings will be hybrid. Let’s discuss whether to move the January 2, 2025 meeting to January 9, 2025. Also, consider whether any 2025 meetings should be held at affordable housing locations. PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION: 1. UPDATE ON RENTAL REGISTRATION, ALYSSA STEPHENS, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES (30 MINUTES) As an implementation of the Housing Strategic Plan, the City has established a rental registration program. While registration has begun on a voluntary basis, mandatory registration will begin in 2025. Aylssa will report progress and seek feedback on the best way to include affordable homes in this process. • Board Action: FYI & Discussion 2. PARKING MINIUMUMS, JOHN LEADS BOARD DISCUSSION (15 MINUTES) This item was raised by Fort Collins YIMBY at the last 2 board meetings. A draft memo is in the packet to discuss. • Board Action: Discussion & finalize memo 2 3. 2025 WORK PLAN, BOARD DISCUSSION (30 MINUTES) Please review the draft 2025 Work Plan. There will be time at the meeting to edit. While this is due to the Clerk’s Office on December 1, we can finalize at the December 5 meeting if necessary. • Board Action: Discussion and Approval 4. PRIORITY COMMITTEE REPORTS, JOHN AND COMMITTEE LEADS (30 MINUTES) In January the Board formed 4 committees. Since we now have a full board, do we want to review committee assignments and make new assignments? • Knowledge Repository; Outreach, • Education and Partnerships; • Council and Local Legislative Support; and • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Affordable Housing. • Board Action: Discussion & Consideration of Memo regarding Camping 5. BOARD MEMBER IDEAS – SPACE FOR NEW ITEMS (5 MINUTES) BOARD BUSINESS: • Meeting Logistics – January 2 – Consider moving to January 9 ▪ Discuss Meeting locations for 2025 • Member terms update – o Each board member’s term is decided by City Council when they appointed you. They are of different lengths to stagger board membership. Still, all board members can serve up to 8 years upon application and reappointment by City Council. o All regular terms expire in June. Here are the current term expiration dates: ▪ Stefanie June 30, 2027 ▪ John June 30, 2025 ▪ Bob June 30, 2026 ▪ Josh June 30, 2026 ▪ Claire June 30, 2028 ▪ Liz June 30, 2026 ▪ Jorja June 30, 2026 ▪ Kristin - starting January 2024 Ex Officio Role • Contact with Council Liaison – 3 o CM Potyondy is our City Council liaison and would like to be invited to specific meetings and will attend if available. •Project Certification – n/a •Ideas for future meetings: Housing Agency panel of providers – one for rental housing and one for home ownership; Land Bank deep dive (Sue); Incentives deep dive; Data Gaps Analysis – What do we have and what do we want (Tyler); Water Issues in Colorado (Mayor Arndt); Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention (Kelly Evans); Murphy Center update and plans for the future (Homeward Alliance); Grant Opportunities; How to Support Mobile Home Park conversions; How to keep locals in housing; and Volunteer needs for housing providers. ATTACHMENTS Barriers Report - 1.Draft Minutes of the October meeting 2.FYI - City Council 6 Month Planning Calendar 3.FYI – NoCo Works External https://nocoworks.com/subcommittee/external-barriers/ 4.FYI – Community Housing Summit Final Report 5.Draft Memo regarding Parking Minimums AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING 10/3 /202 4 – M I N U TE S Page 1 October 3, 2024, 4:00-6:00pm 215 N Mason St, Conference Room 2D DRAFT CALL TO ORDER At 4:03 PM the meeting was called to order by John Singleton. 1. ROLL CALL • Board Members Present: ▪ John Singleton, Chair ▪ Bob Pawlikowski, Vice Chair ▪ Kristin Fritz, Ex Officio ▪ Stefanie Berganini ▪ Josh Beard ▪ Jorja Whyte • Board Members Excused: ▪ Claire Bouchard ▪ Liz Young-Winne • Staff Members Present: • Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Staff Liaison – City of Fort Collins • Tamra Leavenworth, Minutes • Guests Present: • Marilyn Heller • Carol Mahoney • Nina Clark • Lisa Cunningham • Kate Conley 2. AGENDA REVIEW – No changes. 3. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Marilyn Heller provided an update on the Loveland Affordable Housing Taskforce's opportunity to acquire the First Christian Church as a 24/7 homeless shelter. The proposal went to the Planning & Zoning Commission, where it was voted down 8-1. The taskforce hopes to resubmit the proposal later with adjusted zoning. Marilyn also shared that the League of Women Voters Affordable Housing team will host an information session on Sunday, October 20, focusing on ballot measures related to affordable housing. Carol Mahoney works in the City of Fort Collins’ Neighborhood Services department and her focus area is mobile home parks. After attending the Community Housing Summit, she decided she wanted to attend an Affordable Housing Board meeting due to her passion for affordable housing. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING 10/3 /202 4 – M I N U TE S Page 2 Kate Conley, an architect specializing in affordable housing and a representative from YIMBY Fort Collins, is joining the Board to continue the discussion on parking minimums. Kate will be available to address any questions Board members may have when this topic is discussed later during Board Priority Committee Reports. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Stefanie Berganini motioned to approve the September 5 Regular Meeting Minutes. Bob Pawlikowski seconded. Approved 5-0. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Debrief Community Housing Summit • Sue Beck-Ferkiss expressed gratitude to everyone who attended the Community Housing Summit, with John Singleton commending City staff for their efforts in organizing the event. The Board highlighted successes of the event, including the diversity of attendees across age groups and housing status – such as renters and homeowners. They also discussed challenges, such as addressing equity concerns and the need for broader community education on affordable housing. A report from CSU’s Center for Public Deliberation, which partnered with the City for the event, will soon be available, and Sue will share it with the Board once it’s released. b. Board Priority Committee Reports • Knowledge Repository – Bob Pawlikowski & John Singleton • Bob shared that he has been exploring strategies to enhance community awareness about United Way’s 211 service. John expressed interest in using polls on the Social Sustainability website and exploring social media outreach as potential methods. To determine formatting options for the Social Sustainability webpage, Bob and John plan to meet with City staff. They also proposed developing regular monthly social media content, which Board members supported. John encouraged each Board member to bring one idea for a potential post to the next meeting, where the Board will review and vote on them collectively. Sue will consult with the City’s Communications and Public Involvement Office to clarify guidelines on social media usage for Boards. • Outreach, Education and Partnerships – Claire Bouchard & Josh Beard • No updates. • Council and Local Legislative Support – Stefanie Berganini, John Singleton & Nina Clark • The subcommittee is discussing formulating a response to the Johnson v. Grants Pass Supreme Court decision, considering whether local action should be taken. Although Fort Collins does not plan to change its current approach, there is interest in formalizing existing practices to ensure future protection. Additionally, the Board officially designated equity and rights for mobile home residents as a priority topic. Initial research is underway on rights, protections, and taxation for these residents, with plans to meet with Carol Mahoney from Neighborhood Services to further develop ideas. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING 10/3 /202 4 – M I N U TE S Page 3 • The Board discussed YIMBY Fort Collins' initiative to eliminate parking minimums. They recognized potential benefits, such as increasing housing availability by utilizing space around commercial properties. However, they also raised concerns about equity and the impact on college students, especially following the overturning of U+2. The Board ultimately agreed that addressing parking issues falls within their purview and expressed general support for the initiative. Stefanie will compile the Board's feedback, draft a letter using the subcommittee’s template, and present it at the November meeting for review and voting. • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Affordable Housing – Stefanie Berganini & Jorja Whyte • No updates. 6. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS • Jorja Whyte reported that the ASCSU Housing Caucus will hold a strategy meeting on Friday, October 4, to establish priorities for the remainder of the year. They continue to focus on Prospect Plaza, a student-oriented housing development that offers the lowest rent in Fort Collins. Additionally, the Caucus is working on an affordability report and ASCSU as a whole would is interested in working on a renters' rights bill with the Colorado Legislature. a. Meeting Logistics • The Board will continue to have hybrid meetings for the remainder of 2024. b. Liaison Reports • None. 7. OTHER BUSINESS None. 8. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 6:01 PM. THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES ALL ITEMS PLANNED FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS. Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome Staff Report Grants Development Update Community Services Areas land portfolio to improve habitat conditions across the community October 29, 2024 Reading Prohibited to allow for the enforcement of parking violations related to certain types of Services Reading appropriations are for additional land conservation, for the Natural Areas Department. Services Reading Expenses Related to Higher Revenue programming more inclusive to reflect the diversity of our community. FIFTH TUESDAY MONDAY November 4, 2024 Council Meeting - Meeting to be date due to General Election Work Session Resolution 2024 through 2024-24 are shaded light orange : This document is posted every Monday and Thursday. Changes made between postings will not be reflected until the next posting. 10/25/2024 6-Month Planning Page 1 THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES ALL ITEMS PLANNED FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS. Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome FS-Budget Ordinance-1st Reading 2025 Northern Colorado Regional Airport Appropriation High Performing Government FS-Budget Ordinance-1st Reading 2025 DDA Annual Appropriation High Performing Government Utility Services Ordinance-1st Reading Items Relating to 2025 Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges High Performing Government Internal & Employee Services Reading Adopting the 2025 Classified Employee Pay Plan experience by attracting, developing and retaining diverse talent and fostering a culture of employee safety, belonging and empowerment Cottonwood Land and Farms, LLC.City’s Vision Zero goal to have no serious injury or fatal crashes for people walking, biking, rolling or driving in Fort Collins. Office Services diverse community through meaningful engagement and by providing timely access to accurate information. Services Connect into other cities.advance the City's greenhouse gas, energy and waste goals; reduce air pollution; and improve community resilience. High Performing Government HPG 2 - Build trust with our increasingly diverse community through meaningful engagement and by providing timely access to accurate information. ridership by ensuring the City’s transit services provide safe, reliable and GID No. 1 FS-Budget GID No. 15 Skyview South 10/25/2024 6-Month Planning Page 2 THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES ALL ITEMS PLANNED FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS. Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome November 6, 2024 Special Meeting PDT Services Appeal Appeals of Fort Collins Rescue Mission Community Report Front Range Passenger Rail District Utility Services Work Session Fort Collins Utilities Water Efficiency Plan Update Environmental Health ENV 2 – Sustain the health of the Cache la Poudre City Manager's Office Discussion interconnected Neighborhood Centers to accelerate progress toward our goal for everyone to have the daily goods and services they need and want available within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their home. Employee and Life Insurance Plans Office experience by attracting, developing and retaining diverse talent and fostering a culture of employee safety, belonging and empowerment November 12, 2024 Work Session 2024 Council Meeting 10/25/2024 6-Month Planning Page 3 THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES ALL ITEMS PLANNED FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS. Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome CS-Cultural Services Resolution Approving Fort Fund Grant Distributions - Cross-Sector Impact Grant PDT Services Appeal 201 Linden Street City Clerk's Office Performance Evaluations of Council Direct-report Employees Equity & Inclusion Office City’s Vision Zero goal to have no serious injury or fatal crashes for people walking, biking, rolling or driving in Fort Collins. Employee Reading City Attorney Employee Chief Judge Employee City Manager November 26, 2024 Adjourned Meeting Council Meeting 10/25/2024 6-Month Planning Page 4 THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES ALL ITEMS PLANNED FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS. Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome Resolution Motion Staff /Community /Community December 10, 2024 Work Session 2024 Council Meeting 2024 Work Session Council Meeting 10/25/2024 6-Month Planning Page 5 THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES ALL ITEMS PLANNED FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS. Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome Ordinance-2nd Reading Ordinance-1st Reading Resolution Motion Staff /Community Discussion Building Performance Standards advance the City's greenhouse gas, energy and waste goals; reduce air pollution; and improve community resilience. Discussion City’s Vision Zero goal to have no serious injury or fatal crashes for people walking, biking, rolling or driving in Fort Collins. /Community January 14, 2024 Work Session Council Meeting Work Session 10/25/2024 6-Month Planning Page 6 THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES ALL ITEMS PLANNED FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS. Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome Work Session Discussion Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome /Community Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome /Community Report February 11, 2024 Work Session Council Meeting Work Session Council Meeting 10/25/2024 6-Month Planning Page 7 THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES ALL ITEMS PLANNED FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS. Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome Community Services Discussion Souht East Community Center Culture & Recreation Utility Services Work Session Discussion One Water Update Date Service Area Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome Proclamation Motion Ordinance-2nd Reading Ordinance-1st Reading Resolution Staff /Community Date Service Type Agenda Item Strategic Outcome March 4, 2024 Council Meeting Work Session Council Meeting 10/25/2024 6-Month Planning Page 8 Date Agenda Item Strategic Outcome No Date Resolution Authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and Colorado Department of Transportation for Transfort FLEX service. Agreement not received system to better align supply and demand and incentivize sustainable outcomes in a place-based manner across the city. Development Partners on Magpie Meander Natural Area and Soft Gold quality water supply. Date Item Strategic Outcome No Date Airport Governance REGULAR MEETING ITEMS UNSCHEDULED/UPCOMING ITEMS WORK SESSION ITEMS Conversation Design In the summer and fall of 2024, the City of Fort Collins and the Center for Public Deliberation (CPD) worked together to design the Community Housing Summit. Partners designed this event to fulfill a commitment made in the 2021 Housing Strategic Plan to check in with the local community about progress on housing and related policies addressed in the plan. The goal was to provide community members with the opportunity to access information about housing resources, learn from the City about their progress on challenges identified in the Housing Strategic Plan, and have conversations with one another about their perceptions of the City’s progress on these challenges. During the City presentation, progress on six key challenges from the Housing Strategic Plan was addressed: 1. Price escalation impacts everyone and disproportionately impacts BIPOC and low- income households 2. There aren’t enough affordable places for people to rent or purchase or what is available isn’t the kind of housing people need 3. The City does have some tools to encourage affordable housing, but the current amount of funding and incentives are not enough to meet our goals 4. Job growth continues to outpace housing growth 5. Housing is expensive to build, and the cost of building new housing will likely continue to increase over time 6. Housing policies have not consistently addressed housing stability and health housing, especially for people who rent. During the community conversation, participants were provided with a community scorecard which allowed them to grade the City’s progress on the six challenges listed above. While participants provided their grades, student associates from the Center for Public Deliberation facilitated a discussion to allow each participant to share the grades they gave as well as reasoning behind those grades. There was also a note-taker at each table tasked with recording all comments, questions, and information shared by participants. Student facilitators guided the conversation in a 1-hour session. The conversation focused on the following questions, but many tables expanded their conversations to discuss other issues tied to housing in the City of Fort Collins: 1. Which challenges, if any, did you rate poorly? Why? 2. Which challenges just need a little nudge to do better? What might that nudge look like? 3. Which challenges do you think are most important to continue focusing on? Why? 4. Which challenges offer the most opportunities for change? What changes can you envision? 2 After their conversations, participants were also invited to write their grades and reasoning on post it notes to place on posterboards across the room so everyone could see what conversations at other tables looked like. We have collated the responses on these posterboards in the appendix. After the event was complete, a small CPD team worked to compile notes from the table conversations and the posterboards. Once this was complete, each comment in the notes was thematically coded in two rounds. In the sections below, we share demographic breakdowns for attendance, as well as major themes we identified throughout the notes While participants were asked distinct sets of questions, we noticed that all conversations seemed to focus holistically on housing issues throughout the City. Our analysis here works to tie these conversations to specific challenges while also identifying key themes throughout the discussions. 3 4%2% 15% 79% RACEAsian/Asian American( 4%)Black/African American (2%)Hispanic/Latinx (15%)White (79%) 61% 34% 5% GENDERFemale (61%)Male (34%)Non-Binary (5%) 81% 19% HOUSING STATUSOwn (81%)Rent Participant Demographics 76 registered attendees checked in at the beginning of the summit as well as 26 walkup attendees. Of those, 73 opted to stay for the Community Conversation. The demographics shared below were matched with responses in the registration form for the Community Housing Summit. As all demographic questions were optional, the numbers below represent only those of registered attendees who opted to answer. Walk-up attendees or those who declined to answer demographic questions are not included in these totals. 4 Household Income 2% 2% 2% 8% 6% 19% 17% 21% 15% 8% 1-5 years 6-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years 20 years + 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+ Participant Demographics 5 Grades and Conversation Summary The following section will be organized based on the six challenges participants discussed and graded on their provided scorecards. A sample of this scorecard is available in the appendix. Some participants opted not to fill out a scorecard or left certain grades blank as they did not feel they had enough information to appropriately grade, or in the case of grades from 2020 participants did not live in Fort Collins at that time. Challenge 1: Price escalation impacts everyone and disproportionately impacts BIPOC and low-income households. Grade 2020 (totals) 2024 (totals) B 1 4 C 13 14 D 17 25 F 8 9 Average: D D General Themes: • Numerous participants felt the City had gone backward in progress on this challenge, especially in mobile home parks. Residents in those communities noted feeling that they receive inequitable treatment from mobile home park managers and owners. • Across several discussions, participants noted that it felt as though progress that specifically benefits BIPOC and low- income households had moved backwards post-Covid. • Participants also noted that the price of housing throughout Fort Collins continues to rise faster than incomes, which has impacts across income brackets. Many noted that even lifelong residents of Fort Collins struggle to retain their housing as costs continue to rise. • Some participants expressed concern with the growing population also driving up the price of housing. Many felt the City was focusing too many resources on future residents rather than people who currently reside in Fort Collins and are struggling to afford their housing. • Many participants acknowledged that the price increases, while drastic and troubling, were not fully in the City’s control and were willing to note areas where they felt the City was making small steps to improve. • Overall, participants across tables hoped to see more specific progress from the City in addressing this challenge. 6 Challenge 2: There aren’t enough affordable places for people to rent or purchase, or what is available isn’t the kind of housing people need. Grade 2020 (totals) 2024 (totals) B 1 7 C 15 17 D 22 20 F 3 12 Average: D D General Themes: • Participants in these discussions noted that inventory is low across all housing types throughout Fort Collins but that this issue is especially troublesome when it comes to affordable housing units. • Across various tables, participants discussed a city-wide need for more diverse types of housing across all income levels. Some examples were: tiny houses, more mobile home communities, high density housing and multi-family units near transit corridors, and increased housing growth around CSU in general. • Some participants expressed concern about the continued building of larger houses throughout Fort Collins explaining that many people who currently live here do want smaller houses and do not necessarily need yards. • Discussions also focused on how long it often takes to even get into available affordable housing, with some participants noting they had been in discussion with residents who had been on years-long waitlists to get into affordable housing or transition out of homelessness. • Overall, participants across tables felt as though the availability of affordable housing throughout Fort Collins was still low and that, indeed, the types of housing available is not the type of housing many people need. They expressed hopes for increased building of affordable housing and for the City to continue examining the barriers to building these types of housing. 7 Challenge 3: The City does have some tools to encourage affordable housing, but the current amount of funding and incentives aren’t enough to meet our goals. Grade 2020 (totals) 2024 (totals) A 0 1 B 4 10 C 18 19 D 18 18 F 0 5 Average: D D • Participants also recognized that the State of Colorado has access to institutional levers the City does not, and they appreciate the work the State has done but also hope the City can make sure to focus its policies on the needs of residents and not cater to the needs of outside actors. • Some participants expressed concern that even if incentives could be increased for developers, they may still prioritize profits so those incentives would not necessarily translate to more affordable housing throughout Fort Collins. • Overall, participants across tables noted a need for a more holistic approach to affordable housing issues throughout the City while acknowledging there are certain things out of the City’s control. General Themes: • Short-term rentals throughout Fort Collins were a big topic of conversation across several tables. Participants hoped the City would work to cap the total number of short-term rentals available and ensure the vast majority of rentals would be long-term and affordable. • Participants also discussed the need for the City to look at reducing the cost of building fees for smaller houses and affordable housing in general. • Many participants shared their hopes that the City would become more proactive and decisive in their actions tied to housing and create clearer strategies for increasing affordable 8 Grade 2020 (totals) 2024 (totals) B 6 9 C 14 22 D 14 14 F 4 7 Average: D D General Themes: • Participants at several tables noted that job growth in higher paying sectors may be rising, but lower paying jobs are not keeping pace which puts a strain on budgets for residents trying to afford housing. • Participants also discussed the impacts of a commuter workforce, noting that many of the people who are currently working in Fort Collins can’t afford to live here which increases traffic on roads. • Other participants spent time discussing how there are limited jobs for residents in more marginalized communities who are already struggling to afford their housing. • Some participants also acknowledged that job growth is a systemic issue that the City doesn’t have much control over. • Overall, participants seemed to share the sentiment that there hadn’t been considerable improvement on this challenge over the last four years and hoped that the cost of housing would come down and/or that wages would begin increasing. Challenge 4: Job growth continues to outpace housing growth. 9 Challenge 5: Housing is expensive to build, and the cost of building new housing will likely continue to increase over time. Grade 2020 (totals) 2024 (totals) A 0 1 B 2 5 C 19 16 D 18 17 F 1 15 Average: D D General Themes: • Participants in these conversations noted that the cost of everything is rising and housing is no exception. • Numerous participants also shared concerns about the cost of repairs and maintenance in mobile home parks as an expense often overlooked in discussions about building costs. • Participants acknowledged that while the City doesn’t have full control over the cost of building, some local policies can have an impact. • Others noted that the City could be more responsive to these rising costs by increasing the flexibility in the types of housing allowed throughout Fort Collins. • Numerous conversations also seemed to note that building costs have only increased post-Covid which is why grades between 2020 and 2024 did not increase on the community scorecard. • Overall, participants did recognize that the City does not have total control over building costs but wanted to see more creative solutions to this problem through new building types, different codes, etc. 10 Challenge 6: Housing policies have not consistently addressed housing stability and stable housing, especially for people who rent. Grade 2020 (totals) 2024 (totals) A 1 2 B 1 13 C 18 20 D 19 12 F 2 4 Average: D C Community Engagement Needs Another key theme tied to community engagement was clear throughout the notes, which doesn’t fit neatly into the six challenge areas. Participants shared a need for community engagement around housing issues to be more inclusive, especially for those in more marginalized communities. Many were hopeful that all meetings about housing issues could be offered in English and Spanish so that a wider variety of the community could be informed. In addition to this, many participants expressed a desire for clearer communication from the City about housing-related policies. There was a sense that a lack of accessible information could lead to confusion and participants hoped more information could help clear up confusion and equip the community with more tools to have respectful discussions about housing policy. General Themes: • Many of the conversations about this challenge tended to focus more specifically on the changes made at the State level which repealed occupancy ordinances and impacted parking minimums. • In these discussions, participants were more likely to grade the City higher, mentioning the creation of the rental housing department new rental registration program. • Participants who lived in mobile home parks mentioned many of these protections don’t yet seem to be having an impact on their situations. • While some participants applauded the State’s work in repealing occupancy ordinances and addressing parking minimums, others expressed concern about the City losing control over some of these policies and losing ability to focus on residents’ needs. • Overall, participants discussing this challenge were much more likely to state the City had improved its efforts and felt optimistic about continued progress. 11 Post-Event Survey Results Participants were invited to fill out a post-event survey to assess their experiences with the presentation material and their facilitated conversation with others. 58 participants filled out a post-event survey. The results are compiled below. The first set of questions asked participants to assess the overall presentation and forum. These were assessed on using a Likert-type scale with rankings from 1-5 1. How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the Community Conversation? a. Average: 4, demonstrating that most participants were satisfied with their experience. 2. Do you believe that you learned enough at this forum to have an informed opinion about the issue? a. Average: 4.1, demonstrating that most participants felt the presentation and discussion provided them with enough information to have an informed opinion. 3. How well did the forum perform in encouraging you to weigh the most important arguments and evidence concerning the issue discussed today? a. Average: 3.8, demonstrating that a slightly above average portion of participants felt the forum encouraged them to weigh the most important arguments and evidence for this issue. 4. How well did this forum perform in encouraging you to consider the values and deeper concerns related to this issue? a. Average: 3.8 demonstrating that a slightly above average portion of participants felt the forum encouraged them to consider the values and deeper concerns related to this issue. 5. Did your opinion change as a result of the discussion, or are your views mostly the same? a. Average: 2.2, demonstrating that most participants did not note a drastic change in their opinions as a result of the forum. The second set of questions asked participants to assess their experiences in small group conversations. These are also assessed on a Likert-type scale with rankings from 1-5. 1. When others expressed views different from your own today, how often did you consider carefully what they had to say? a. Average: 4.3, demonstrating that most participants took time to carefully consider the opinions of others during their conversations. 12 2. How often do you feel that other participants treated you with respect today? a. Average: 4.7, demonstrating that the majority of participants felt others treated them with respect during table conversations. 3. How often did you have trouble understanding or following the discussion today? a. Average: 2.2, demonstrating that fewer than half of participants struggled to follow or understand the discussion. 4. How often today did you feel pressure to agree with something that you weren’t sure about? a. Average: 1.5, demonstrating that a majority of participants did not feel pressure to agree with something they weren’t sure about during the conversation. 5. I felt like part of the group at my table. a. Average: 4.5, demonstrating that a majority of participants felt included in their table conversations. 6. Regardless of whether or not my fellow group members agreed with me, they still respected what I had to say. a. Average: 4.5, demonstrating a majority of participants felt respected by their group members even if they weren’t always in agreement. 7. I felt connected to other participants at my table. a. Average: 4.3, demonstrating that a majority of participants felt connected to others at their table. 8. My facilitator provided me with the support I needed to engage in the forum. a. Average: 4.5, demonstrating that most participants felt their facilitator supported their ability to engage in the forum. 9. My perspective was respected by my facilitator. a. Average: 4.6, demonstrating that most participants felt respected by their facilitator. 13 Appendix Collated Responses from Poster Boards Challenge 1: 1. This is a national problem going back to redlining, we need to find ways to address it. No movement on affordable housing for BIPOC community 2. F- because there is nothing in place, especially for mobile parks 3. F-backwards movement especially in mobile home parks inequity of treatment from mobile home park managers 4. C-There was a surge of awareness of the disparity in our communities. The City reacted and set up programs. Now we are moving. 5. F- without question the factors at play may be bigger than the city can address 6. F-as housing affordability continues to decline it will affect BIPOC populations to an increasing degree 7. F- low income households are especially impacted and mobile home residents are at the mercy of park owners on rent increases 8. D-price escalation is insane, especially for BIPOC 9. The city is not specifically addressing racial equity in its approach to housing. ALL city council and P&Z meetings should have live spanish interpretation 10. Housing/rent is high because minimum wage has not risen with housing/rent costs 11. C-Fed rates/interest 12. C- the intent is there. The action needs to live up to the intent 13. D-Our BIPOC and low-income are the most disproportionately impacted and the strategic plan might help but I wonder if ownership and stability has improved in the past 5 years? 14. Houses built from scratch is very inefficient and costly. Should be factory built for efficiency/cost 14 15. D-Hope for improvement as the City seems to be becoming more aware that it has a big role to play. So far too many “maximum” expense developments approved. Not enough smaller homes. 16. I think the city does not have much control on price escalation. City increased funding for affordable housing is a positive 17. Covid didn’t help, but homeowners got boosted. Rich get richer! 18. D-no real progress has been made on truly affordable housing for those most in need 19. Build more housing, keep prices low, people of all types and skill sets come 20. D-we need more focus on equity-based programs 21. F-seems to still be disproportionately impacts 22. While I’ve seen some affordable housing through Housing Catalyst as I work with unhoused populations, there is definitely room for improvement as it has taken sometimes years for my clients to actually get into housing 23. D- BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted at a higher rate post-COVID 24. C- need listening sessions for BIPOC and make sure low income people get into low income housing 25. F-prices have continued to increase faster than incomes. Need federal vouchers to come/be provided in the actual amount needed, just not enough—price escalation is primarily out of the City’s control. 26. Perhaps work with real estate agents/landlords to come up with creative ways to stabilize housing costs & rents Challenge 2: 1. D. Aren’t enough affordable places 2. D- people are getting priced out of the City, especially low-income. FC isn’t very diverse 3. We need more choices and types of housing for people of all income levels 4. F-FACT! 15 5. D- There is no affordable housing available in Fort Collins 6. We need all solutions! Market rate housing, affordable housing, housing incentives, renter protections, upzoning, etc 7. F-Knocking down affordable housing to build new developments. Where did they go? 8. There’s a mismatch between the types of housing and the folks who want to live here. A young couple with no kids doesn’t need a 2500 sq ft home 9. C-the housing crisis is a supply issue 10. D-too many big houses 11. The people want density. We want duplexes/triplexes/quadplexes 12. C- Housing growth needs to be expanded around CSU w/ higher density and infill prioritized 13. F- need smaller homes that are affordable. Many people DO want smaller homes with no yards 14. F-not enough units being delivered 15. D-increase density 16. C-Changes in attitudes toward mobile homes and zoning improvement 17. B-there has been a lot of increase in focus by the city but housing prices have escalated SO quickly 18. F- I don’t see the progress. Affordable and available for who? Not for those who make the least 19. Can federal government subsidize or regulate for housing to be more affordable? 20. D- getting rid of U+2 will help but we still need WAY more inventory 21. Desire: more mobile home communities. More focus on affordability for 20-30% AMI populations, small houses 22. F- the prices to rent are not affordable especially for mobile home, rent is up with no control by owners 16 23. Housing prices have risen across the board. Undoubtedly low income households have been hit the hardest 24. C- Too many regulations for affordable accommodations–big improvements with ADUs, being promoted and better licensing for long term rentals v. AirB&Bs 25. D-Housing shot up drastically since COVID and with high interest rates people are priced out 26. Labor is having to commute to FC: police, teachers, service industry, we need to subsidize their housing or? 27. D-Some developments have occurred and some provide more/increased options but still need much more 28. C-encourage public groups of affordable landlords to motivate and share knowledge 29. This continues to be a work in progress but strides have been made, there is still so much to do Challenge 3: 1. D- obviously 2. Cap the number of AirBnb short term rentals auction off their permits to generate revenue 3. D- one thing to try to build lots of housing but then a lot is so expensive and everyone is stacked on top of each other 4. D several affordable housing budget items are currently unfunded in the city budget 5. F- the tools are for those who have access and no language barriers. The encouragement does not have follow through and the dominant culture is who benefits 6. We are among the most expensive non-coastal cities in the country 7. F- not seeing it in our life in mobile home park 8. D-communications failures, planning still, move into implementation 9. I’m not sure of the city’s affordable housing tools/incentives 17 10. D- we need to work with developers to encourage smaller, more efficient homes, even if the City has to reduce fees 11. I have the impression that some progress has been made. How it compares to other small cities’ progress is unknown 12. D- we need more direct action from the City on this. 13. Stop needing public money, make it profitable, use private funds 14. We appreciate this summit and the City’s transparency on this issue. TAX us to fund affordable housing! 15. F- very scared about what happens when ARPA dollars run out 16. F- land use code does not do enough 17. C-keep assessing, adding, and adjusting goals 18. Develop a sales tax or raise property taxes to fund affordable housing 19. C-there needs to be more incentives/ways to reduce costs to build. Streamline development review process and remove public hearings 20. Council has been seriously considering this. Land use codes have been a big improvement 21. D- need to put more into prescriptive vs. incentives 22. Creating the dedicated revenue stream is important and overdue 23. C- The city does its best to keep up and address issues but runs into challenges from preserve fort collins 24. B- I see the City is finally recognizing its role and addressing issues other than business growth. Better priorities is encouraging 25. D- there will never be enough incentives, need some sticks to go with the carrots 26. D- need to find a way to restrict short-term rentals 27. B- I would like the city to continue reducing the cost for developments to build homes #3 especially apartments and townhomes 28. C- fee relief, some funds, rental assistance, but not enough to meet needs. 18 29. C- federal tax of billionaires Challenge 4: 1. The attempts to adjust the LUC were good but they should have been more aggressive 2. I left blank because I don’t know enough! 3. F- we have perhaps higher-paying job growth but these folks usually want more expensive homes–folks in lower-paying jobs are being priced out. 4. F- jobs, or few of them pay enough to afford housing of any kind 5. F- job salaries are not matching the cost of living 6. It’s simple supply and demand. Less supply higher demand higher prices 7. C- job growth seems stagnant. Salaries are stagnant 8. D- systemic issue 9. C- it’s exciting there’s job growth, it’s too bad there’s no housing. CSU needs to be more responsible for student and workforce housing 10. C- I appreciate the city continues to promote job growth but housing production needs to keep pace 11. F- people who work here increasingly can’t afford to live here 12. Job growth is not a bad thing and the city should be encouraging job growth. Are these good paying jobs? 13. What can the city do about this? 14. C- make sure EHO is it the core of everything 15. F- no real movement in housing creation 16. B- job growth is increasing and more people are moving to fort collins 17. C- Too much promotion of business interests and development without regard to where new employees for these businesses will live and excessive impact on current residents or low income new employees 19 18. C- I think this will continue to be true and is difficult to address 19. D- Not enough housing in FC that is affordable for all job types. Job growth is out of the City’s control 20. C- streamlining new building permits. Well done 21. D- there aren’t enough jobs *especially for Spanish speakers, immigrants, undocumented folks, etc. There is no stability or ability to negotiate or guarantee long term. This makes housing unstable. 22. D: People come from other towns to work here but can’t afford to live here 23. C- FTC will always have short inventory pressure because it’s desirable 24. The job market has cooled because of the extreme price of housing Challenge 5: 1. C- Cost of everything is rising and rent on mobile home lots keeps rising so it all compounds 2. F- City can do next to nothing to influence construction costs 3. D- mobile home park has more specific/expensive repairs 4. Reduce impact fees. Housing is still too expensive 5. Mobile home parks owned by the City 6. F- this has gone from bad to worse 7. D- This issue did not feel addressed well in the HSP 8. Housing material cost is not the problem 9. Perhaps create ordinances to reduce the size of houses and incentivize tiny houses 10. F- Rising land costs and impact feels/utility fees to contribute. The steep escalations we’ve seen since 2018 11. D- can we reduce fees for developers to encourage smaller houses? 20 12. D- systemic/state issue 13. F- Unfortunately i don’t know if there’s much the City can do about costs 14. D- fix development review and consider housing cost in the making of any policy decision 15. C- City city can only do very little to address the cost of building 16. Difficult for the city to solve this problem. I think the City is sincere about their efforts but there are forces beyond their power 17. Create new ways to reduce infrastructure costs. 18. Construction materials have gone up in cost. City’s role can only be in being flexible in variety of house 19. Prices/cost to build AH has skyrocketed. Cost of building is out of City’s control 20. Housing expense of building and improvements are affected by City policy and I see them beginning to revamp building codes to accommodate affordable housing options 21. Repeal the parking minimum mandates/Allocate more affordable 22. Please legalize ADUs and duplexes 23. B- because of land use for development and incentives for landlords to maintain property 24. D- COVID has drastically increased cost and not enough incentives to build more 25. Gentrified apartments cheap/low quality. Housing and apartments being overcharged! Wealthy families/parents paying for their kids. More mixed commercial housing units? Good for students, younger individuals who don’t mind living in high-density units/areas 26. The city should use more levers to streamline projects and backfill appropriate projects 27. Is multi-family housing less expensive to build per unit? 28. F-Cost to build housing has only gone up 29. C- not much the city/state can do 21 Challenge 6: 1. F- City does not seem to have the courage to stand up to economic interests in defense of affordable housing 2. I’m not familiar with the city’s housing policies in this context 3. B- the passing of law eliminating U+2 and the rental registration program give me hope in this area 4. B-getting better thanks to new rental dept at the city but still lots more to do! 5. You’re doing good, better than most, but miles behind good enough 6. B- U+2 abolished. Only area that seems to have made progress 7. Car camping. Camping communities w/in city limits 8. C- rental housing department can really make a difference here on education etc. However, though MHPs have protective zoning, things such as allowing a 250 men homeless shelter in the middle of 4 MHPs speaks volumes about how vulnerable populations are viewed 9. C. Do more of this type of community engagement. Keep talking to the people 10. B- I feel there are resources available to addressing housing insecurity (but not enough) 11. With rental registration-a step in the right direction to provide livable safe units 12. D- Things have improved (yay to the end of U+2) but policies could be friendlier to us 13. F- Dominant culture, city, developers benefit not the marginalized. 14. A- There has been such great progress on this. Very good unification and centralization on this 15. C-like rental inspections-very helpful 16. C- It’s getting better. Glad for rental protections. Glad for state legislation that will support local goals 17. C- the conversation at the city keeps doing turns and spirals in on itself. Lots of talk. There are new builds, but everyone is so close it creates problem (neighbor is drunk or has firearm–that impacts me and where I go). 22 18. C- mobile home parks essentially keep raising prices because they have to do repairs 19. C- City seems to have neglected the problem for too long and now will have to scramble to catch up, but there is progress and that is hopeful 20. F- U+2 and transport density laws not thinking through consequences to the 20 Colorado university towns impacted. Home rule! 21. C- improvements have occurred with LUC but much more needed. 23 Copy of Community Scorecard Handout 24 November 7th,2024 From:Affordable Housing Board Chair John Singleton To:City Council Re:Parking Minimums The Affordable Housing Board (AHB)advises City Council on matters pertaining to affordable housing issues of concern to the City.As such,we advise that Council seriously consider eliminating required parking minimums as part of the city’s development process.We believe that doing so will have many positive ramifications on affordable housing inventor y in our city. In particular,we support the removal of required parking minimums in development projects because: ●Developers undertake thorough analysis to determine their project’s parking needs. Eliminating parking minimums doesn’t eliminate all parking -it simply allows developers the freedom to right-size parking for their projects.We’ve heard directly from architects and developers of affordable housing who support the elimination of parking minimums, and we trust their expertise in this area. ●Increased housing inventory is key to affordability,and many parking lots across the city aren’t used to their full capacity.Allowing developers to right-size parking with no forced minimum means more of the land in a development project might be available to be used for housing.This provides opportunities for an increased number units at affordable housing projects,as well as an increase in the city’s overall housing inventory. ●Increased housing inventory,especially when developed along transit corridors and/or in conjunction with a robust transit master plan,helps create the walkable 15-minute city that City Council established as a priority this year. Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully, John Singleton,Chair,Affordable Housing Board On Behalf of the Affordable Housing Board November 7th,2024 From:Affordable Housing Board (AHB)Chair John Singleton To:City Council Re:Criminalizing Homelessness -City of Grants Pass v.Johnson The Affordable Housing Board (AHB)advises City Council on matters pertaining to affordable housing issues of concern to the City.As such,we advise that Council seriously consider updates to the City’s regulations pertaining to camping that serve to criminalize unsheltered homelessness. In particular,the Board recommends that Council: ●Update Section 17-181 of the municipal code which deems camping on public property in the City of Fort Collins “unlawful.”We urge the City to remove any language that results in criminalization or financial punishments for public camping.The City should adopt an approach to protecting public health and safety relating to public camping that does not result in carceral or financial ramifications. ●Criminalizing or fining individuals for sleeping in public spaces only ser ves to exacerbate challenges to obtaining stable housing,which is in direct conflict with the City’s 10-year plan to make homelessness rare,short-lived and non-recurring. ●Rewrite Section 17-182a of the municipal code to read “It is unlawful for any person to camp or to knowingly permit any person to camp,as defined in §17-181,on private property within the City,except on the premises of a residential dwelling with the permission of the property owner.”,with no further qualifications. ●Section 17-182b deems sleeping in motor vehicles to be “unlawful.”We propose that the city proactively work to institutionalize a safe and legal means for people to sleep in their cars. ●The Colorado Safe Parking Initiative,for example,is looking to partner with local governments toward achieving this goal.The Affordable Housing Board’s outreach sub-committee would like to make themselves available for partnership with the city in identifying potential community partners. ●Car camping offers a relatively safe form of shelter and stability that also frees up bed capacity in an already insufficient overnight shelter system. Though Fort Collins Police Ser vices does not currently arrest individuals or families for camping,it is essential that the rights of our homeless neighbors be codified and protected in the long term. Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully, John Singleton,Chair On behalf of the Affordable Housing Board City of Fort Collins AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD 2025 Work Plan The Affordable Housing Board (AHB) will make recommendations to the Council on policy and programing to guide the City’s efforts to reach the goals of the Housing Strategic Plan in addition to assisting with the implementation of the Housing Strategic Plan. Demand for affordable housing continues to outpace supply in the City. The AHB will focus its efforts on increasing and preserving the City’s affordable housing inventory and providing support to consumers of affordable housing by taking the following actions: • Promote implementation of the 26 strategies contained in the Housing Strategic Plan including those incorporated from the 2015-2019 Affordable Housing Strategic Plan: o Strategy 4.1 – Increase the Inventory of Affordable Rental Units o Strategy 4.2 – Preserve the Long-term Affordability and Physical Condition of Exiting Stock of Housing o Strategy 4.3 – Increase Housing and Supportive Services for People with Special Needs o Strategy 4.4 – Support opportunities to obtain and sustain affordable homeownership o Strategy 4.5 – Refine development incentives and expand funding sources and partnerships • Participate in/collaborate with other committees and workgroups convened by the City Council, staff, board members or citizens, in order to advocate and educate on issues related to affordable housing. • Work with City staff and stakeholders in providing input on implementing the updated Housing Strategic Plan to preserve and increase housing options across the spectrum, meeting the needs of all Fort Collins residents. The Board will continue to prioritize funding for residents making no more than 80% AMI while encouraging more housing options for all City residents. For rental housing, the Board will prioritize funding for residents making no more than 60% AMI. • Work with staff on implementation of City Plan, as it relates to housing, to ensure and increase affordable housing options will meet the needs of all Fort Collins residents through the City’s long-term planning horizon. • Continue to play a critical role in the Competitive Process by reviewing all affordable housing proposals and meeting with the Human Services and Housing Funding Board (HSHFB) to discuss specific proposals and share priority rankings with them and the City Council. • Continue to work with staff to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the City’s current incentives to developers to produce affordable housing units, and recommend modifications, new incentives, and building code revisions (including increasing capacity and considering zoning) to City Council. Also continuing to work with staff to provide input on Land Use regulations update. • Continue to investigate incentives to preserve the current available stock of affordable housing including consultations with staff and the Neighborhood Services Department on mobile home parks.. • Assist staff in reviewing the Land Bank program’s implementation and potentially recommend changes to improve the program. • Review proposed policy, regulations, and code provisions regarding development (e.g., Metro Districts, development fees, density) to provide input to the City Council on the impact of these issues on housing affordability. • Research and educate City Council and others on issues affecting affordable housing and on the potential for additional and current funding sources for the City’s various affordable housing funds to provide financial resources to affordable housing programs and projects. • Stay informed and advise staff and Council when considering whether the City should impose an affordable housing impact fee and/or inclusionary zoning or other dedicated on-going source of revenue. • Advocate for the need for housing affordability for the entire spectrum of wage earners in our community, specifically: o Engage with City Council through written and oral communication o Attend other public meetings including visiting with other City Boards and Commissions to stress the important relationship between economic, environmental, and social vitality o Use triple bottom line values as applied to affordable housing policy, regulation, facilitation, and funding o Seek additional understanding as to how people of color, disabled and other under-represented populations are negatively affected by local systems, policies and assumptions, in their efforts to attain appropriate housing and in response and recovery efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. o Work in the following committees to further the Board’s work: o Knowledge Repository; Outreach, o Education and Partnerships; o Council and Local Legislative Support; and o Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Affordable Housing. • AHB members may attend City Council meetings and address Council on matters pertaining to housing. A detailed discussion with the Board’s Council liaison is planned quarterly. • Monitor the community’s efforts to end homelessness. • Monitor the community’s efforts to make home ownership achievable, especially for people already living here. • Be informed by staff of all requests for certification of affordable housing projects. • At least quarterly, review the Board’s Work Plan to assure the AHB work is accomplished. • Board members will consider liaison positions to other boards and commissions, as possible, including but not limited to: o Planning and Zoning Commission o Board of Realtors o Economic Advisory Board o Transportation Board o Human Relations Commission o Disability Advisory Board o Senior Advisory Board o Human Services and Housing Funding Board