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AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD
2004 Work Plan
I. Education and Outreach
A. Create liaison positions to other groups:
Jon Fairchild — Transportation Board
Kay Rios — Senior Advisory Board, Affordable Housing
Coalition of Larimer County, OOA Senior Attainable Housing
Committee, Dial -A -Ride Advisory Committee
Isabel Garity — Planning and Zoning Commission
Denise Rogers — Continuum of Care Coalition
Jane Phelan — Natural Resources Board
Joe Hebert - Commission on Disability
Isabel Garity — Severe Weather Shelter
Kay Rios- Catholic Charities northern
Pete Tippett — Board of Realtors
B. Continue to keep the public advised on affordable housing
issues and assist staff with public presentations.
C. Invite speakers to attend Board meetings and provide presentations
on current projects, programs or issues.
D. Encourage developers to attend Board meetings and, during citizen
participation, provide information on issues, obstacles,
suggestions.
E. Assign topics to be researched by board members.
F. Provide a list of issues/suggestions to Council before its yearly
retreat.
G. Formulate opinions on topics (i.e. land banking, sales tax rebates),
and forward assessment to Council.
H. Ensure that Board members are present at Council meetings when
affordable housing issues are discussed.
I. Where appropriate, devise a means to provide the Larimer County
Commissioners with information and comments about affordable
housing issues.
II. Advocacy
A. Revisit the Impact Fee Rebate Program.
B. Explore establishing a fund from Affordable Housing or General
Fund monies for repair and maintenance of subsidized housing.
This would include conditions that would require a guarantee for
years of affordability.
C. Explore establishing a fund from Affordable Housing or General
Fund monies for repair and maintenance or upgrade of
manufactured housing.
D. Review statistics on the down payment assistance program.
E. Investigate feasibility of extending down payment assistance
programs to manufactured home parks.
F. Investigate practice of assessing application fees for low income
rental housing.
III. Policy Development and Review
A. Review City Plan and, via Board vote, make recommendations to
City Council.
B. Review the nexus study report and, via Board vote, provide
recommendations to City Council.
C. Monitor changes to the Development Review Process and provide
comments to staff and City Council via the entire Board.
D. Advocate for policies that support affordable housing.