HomeMy WebLinkAboutAFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD - MINUTES - 04/03/2025
Affordable Housing Board
REGULAR MEETING
Thursday, April 3, 2025 – 4:00 PM
222 Laporte Avenue, Colorado River Room and online via Teams
1. CALL TO ORDER: 4:01 PM
2. ROLL CALL
a. Board Members Present –
• Stefanie Berganini, Chair
• Liz Young-Winne
• Claire Bouchard
• Jorja Whyte
• Josh Beard
• John Singleton
b. Board Members Absent –
• Bob Pawlikowski, Vice Chair
• Kristin Fritz, Ex Officio
c. Staff Members Present –
• Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Staff Liaison
• Jessi Kauffmann, Minutes
• Beth Rosen, Social Sustainability
• Adam Molzer, Social Sustainability
d. Guest(s) –
• Marilyn Heller
• Lisa Cunningham
3. AGENDA REVIEW – No changes.
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
a. Marilyn Heller shared the upcoming event at 7pm on Monday April 28th –
Pathways to Solutions, League of Women Voters Affordable Housing Program
b. Lisa shared gratitude for the City hosting the Rental Housing Summit
yesterday evening that she attended.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
John Singleton motioned to approve the March 6 Regular Meeting Minutes. Claire
Bouchard seconded. Approved 6-0.
6. RANKING OF HOUSING APPLICATIONS FOR THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS
a. The Board discussed Affordable Housing grant applicants and finalized the
following ranked list:
1.HO 7 VOA - Switchgrass
2.HO 3 Housing Catalyst – Remington Parking Lot
3.HO 5 Loveland Housing Development Corp – Larimer Home Improvement Program
(LHIP)
4.HO 2 Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity – Harmony Cottages
5.HO 1 CARE Housing –Windtrail Rehab
6.HO 4 L’Arche Fort Collins – L’Arche Homes at Heartside Hill
7.HO 6 VOA Handyperson Program
John Singleton motioned to approve the Board’s final ranking of the 7 grant
applicants. Liz Younge-Winne seconded. Approved 6-0.
7. NEW BUSINESS – None.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Review AHB Tile
b. Stefanie updated the Board on the one-pager with the goal to send out a draft
at the end of this coming weekend.
9. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
a. May meeting will be at CSU Lory Student Center
10. STAFF REPORTS
a. Sue reminded the Board that the March 25 Affordable Housing Council Work
session was recorded and is available to view – posted on the City Council
website. Council had a lot of questions on fees and fee waivers but supported
the work overall.
11. OTHER BUSINESS
12. BOARD MEMBER CONCERNS, ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Jorja Whyte shared that the Higher Education Basic Needs Summit is next
week from 9a-4p on April 9th, and Sue will forward the invitation to the Board.
Around 100 people are signed up so far.
b. Stefanie discussed the various housing-related events they attended this week
including: Rental Housing Summit, Purple Wall – hosted by the Northern
Colorado Foundation
13. ADJOURNMENT
a. Meeting adjourned at 6:04 PM
Minutes approved by the Chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on 05/01/2025