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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD - MINUTES - 01/09/2025 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING Thursday, January 9, 2025 – 4:00-6:00 PM 215 N Mason Street, second floor and online via Microsoft Teams 1. CALL TO ORDER: 4:04 PM 2. ROLL CALL a. Board Members Present • John Singleton, Chair • Bob Pawlikowski, Vice Chair • Claire Bouchard • Stefanie Berganini • Jorja Whyte • Liz Young-Winne • Kristin Fritz, Ex Officio b. Board Members Absent • Josh Beard c. Staff Members Present • Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Staff Liaison • Jessi Kauffmann, Minutes • Ginny Sawyer, City Manager’s Office • Sylvia Tatman-Burruss, City Manager’s Office • Joe Wimmer, Finance Department d. Guest(s) • Lisa Cunningham • Marilyn Heller • Nina Clark 3. AGENDA REVIEW – No changes. 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION a. Marilyn Heller • League of women voters affordable housing team selected topic: supportive housing panel including someone from Housing Catalyst, St. Valentine’s and Loveland Housing Authority. More details to come end of April. • Took a tour of the new youth shelter in Loveland – estimated opening end of January/early February. b. Lisa Cunningham • Shared new position for the Loveland Affordable Housing Task Force. Interdisciplinary group to address affordable housing – paving the way to create less red tape around affordable housing. Currently working on small-lot standards. Commissioned an equitable fee study to help reduce fees for affordable housing and smaller products. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Claire Bouchard motioned to approve the December 5 Regular Meeting Minutes. Liz Young-Winne seconded. Approved 7-0. Bob Pawlikowski abstained. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Housing Manager Introduction • John Singleton introduced Vanessa Fenley, the new Housing Manager in Social Sustainability. Vanessa provided a brief introduction. b. Board Officer Nominations • John and Bob described their experiences as Chair and Vice Chair for the Board. • John Singleton called for nominations for Chair. Bob Pawlikowski nominated Stefanie Berganini. John Singleton and Claire Bouchard verbally supported the nomination. • John Singleton called for nominations for Vice Chair. Bob Pawlikowski self-nominated. Call for a motion for the slate of candidates, Stephanie Berganini as Chair and Bob Pawlikowski as Vice Chair. Claire motioned. Liz seconded. Approved 7-0. c. Presentation on new Community Capital Improvement Program • Ginny gave a summary of funding at the city. • The Community Capital Improvement Program was shared with the goal of benefiting everyone in the community and projects were geographically dispersed. • ¼ Cent Tax Revenue would bring $100 million over the next 20 years. • Themed buckets in this package include Parks & Rec, Culture, Mobility/Safety, Active Modes, Housing, Transit, Nature & River, Zero Waste Infrastructure. • Affordable Housing Fund • Proposed at $10 million • Could be used for a revolving loan fund start-up • Bonding against the fund would create $7.5M in available funds • This is a renewal tax package and will be on the November 2025 ballot. 7. Board Priority Committee Reports a. Knowledge Repository • John gave a quick recap of the plan to provide links and guidance for a tile on the Affordable Housing Board webpage. • Members of this sub-committee will be required to bring 3 tile items to the board each month for board review. b. Outreach, Education and Partnerships • No updates. c. Council and Local Legislative Support • Sue and John met with Councilperson Potyondy last week. The goal will be to have the Chair or Vice Chair and a rotating Board member to attend these proposed quarterly meetings. • Stefanie went over a few high-level items from Part 1 of the HUD Homelessness Report at the national and Colorado state level. • The number of individuals counted experiencing homelessness in the state of CO went up by almost 30%. • 40% of those counted were employed in 2023 in Colorado. d. Equity & Justice in Affordable Housing • Liz and Jorja created a document with edits to the Affordable Housing Key Strategies under DEI in Affordable Housing. It will be discussed more in detail at the next meeting. 8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS a. Meeting Logistics b. Liaison Reports 9. STAFF REPORTS a. Liaison Report (10 minutes) 10. OTHER BUSINESS – None. 11. ADJOURNMENT a. Meeting adjourned at 5:58 PM. Minutes approved by the Chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on 02/06/2025 Page 1