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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD - MINUTES - 02/06/2025 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING Thursday, February 6, 2025 – 4:00-6:00 PM 222 Laporte Ave – Colorado River Room and online via Microsoft Teams 1. CALL TO ORDER: 4:02 PM 2. ROLL CALL a. Board Members Present • John Singleton, Chair • Bob Pawlikowski, Vice Chair • Claire Bouchard • Stefanie Berganini • Jorja Whyte • Liz Young-Winne • Josh Beard b. Board Members Absent • Kristin Fritz, Ex Officio c. Staff Members Present • Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Staff Liaison • Jessi Kauffmann, Minutes d. Guest(s) • Lisa Cunningham • Marilyn Heller • Nina Clark • Fraser Ridley 3. AGENDA REVIEW – No changes. 4. PUBLIC 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 (28th). 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Stefanie Berganini motioned to approve the January 9 Regular Meeting Minutes. Josh Beard seconded. Approved 7-0. 6. BOARD PRIORITY COMMITTEE REPORTS (45 minutes) a. Knowledge Repository – Bob and John • Discussion on website tile content and process – main objective is to place a tile on the SSD homepage dedicated to Affordable Housing Board. • Link examples discussed include the Loveland Housing Study, Fort Collins Rescue Mission Website, “In the News” section, 2-1-1 Highlight • A question was asked about tracking data, since the City is making changes to the website, this will have to wait. • Nina suggested information on Housing Catalyst b. Outreach, Education and Partnerships – Claire and Josh • Discussed process for field visits for a few meetings for outreach • The two options to join other meetings are being added to the Agenda or utilizing Public Comment space. • Each board member will choose a Board or Commission to join one meeting per year • Discussed location options for alternate meeting locations • CSU, Mobile Home park, United Way of Larimer County Conference Room c. Council and Local Legislative Support – Stefanie and John • Stefanie brought up ADU considerations in City Council Meeting, and Sue shared that the code was updated and Council asked for broader language and that multi-family housing no longer has a parking limit. • Discussed updates to one-page introduction to the work of the AHB d. Equity & Justice in Affordable Housing – Jorja and Liz • Updates to the Key Priority section are supported but discussion included pairing down metrics to limit length 7. NEW BUSINESS a. 2024 Annual Affordable Housing Board Report – John (15 minutes) • Discussed small edits and suggestions to the report Claire Bouchard motioned to approve the Affordable Housing Board Annual Report Memo as amended. Stefanie Berganini seconded. Approved 7-0. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS b. Board Outreach Assignments, Board Members (15 minutes) • Board Action: Assignment to visit at least once with the assigned board to share information about the Affordable Housing Board • Stefanie – Disability Advisory Board, Urban Renewal Authority Board • Josh – Parks and Recreation Board • Liz – Transportation Board • Bob – Human Services and Housing Funding Board • Claire – Downtown Development Authority Board, Planning and Zoning Commission with Jorja • John – Economic Advisory Board, Poudre Library District Board • Kristin – TBD • John – Poudre Library Board of Trustees • Jorja – Youth Advisory Board, Housing Catalyst Board (work with Kristin Fritz), Planning & Zoning Commission with Claire 9. OLD BUSINESS NOT COMPLETED AT PREVIOUS MEETING – None. 10. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS a. Meeting Logistics – Hybrid Meetings b. Liaison Reports (10 minutes) • Sue shared an update on the Land bank – 5-acre option to purchase NE section of the Montava community. There has been an appeal filed by the ditch company currently in litigation. It is expected to move forward. 11. OTHER BUSINESS – None. 12. BOARD MEMBER CONCERNS, ANNOUNCEMENTS – None. 14. ADJOURNMENT a. Meeting Adjourned at 5:57 Minutes approved by the Chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on 03/06/2025 Page 1