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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffordable Housing Board - Minutes - 05/03/2001CITY OF FORT COLLINS AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD MEETING MINUTES MAY 3, 2001 Kay Rios, chair Isabel Garity, Vice -Chair Ken Waido, Staff Liaison Chuck Wanner, City Cou (970) 221-6753 icil Liaison (970) 484-0810 Members Present. Kay Rios, Isabel Garity, Jane Phelan, Bob Browning, David Danforth, and David McKelfresh. Staff Present Ken Waido, Maurice Head, Joe Frank, Heidi Phelps, and Julie Smith. City Council Presenh. Chuck Wanner Kay Rios called the meeting to order with a quorum present. The agenda was modified. Minutes The minutes from March 1 were presented. Isabel Garity moved to accept, Bob Browning 2"', motion carried. Questionnaire: 1. Duties of the board: "To advise the Council" is vague. 2. Annual Workload: The board felt it is adequate. 3. Effective completion of the work plan: within limits, given obstacles and the division of the work plan between City Council's agenda and the AHB priorities. 4. Meetings: effectively conducted, appreciation of packets in advance and staff assistance was noted. 5. Current Size: seems appropriate 6. Communication between City Council and the AHB: ineffective. Isabel Garity would like to see board members present at more Council meetings. Kay Rios agreed that increased direct contact would be helpful as staff is often between City Council and the AHB. This would also minimize questions of impact and importance of the Board. Suggestions for improvement included directly inviting Chuck Wanner to meetings and requesting a section of a study session with City Council. 7. Other Comments: Recommend that the board not be changed. There is concern, however, regarding the impact and likewise the validity of the work done by the AHB. If the recommendations are not having an impact, board members may be spending an excess of time on the issues. Jane Phelan and Isabel Garity will attend the study session; Kay Rios will attend the first part. Affordable Housing Board May 3, 2001 Meeting Minutes Page 2 riefina of the Sprina Cvcle of the Competitive Pr David Danforth: dialogue with applicants may have been difficult because decisions could have been more informed. It is difficult to communicate state of the art ideas on paper and therefore the process should be amended. Specific reference to the Housing Authority Project and the Habitat Project. Isabel Garity: Recommended that the decision be made jointly with CDBG and that questions presented by the AHB need to be answered prior to presentations before CDBG. Jane Phelan: Presentations further understanding of the proposal. AHB requests a joint presentation to both AHB and CDBG. Ken Waido is looking into this. Direct communication with CDBG would also be beneficial. There was further discussion of the impact of the AHB and the need for AHB to report to CDBG rather than directly to City Council. Discussion of Potential Study Session with City Council Isabel Garity: Bad press is weighing heavily on public opinion of the cities affordable housing program. Kay Rios received a request from the City Council for information regarding development of low cost homes and barriers to affordable housing. Kay Rios, Bob Browning, Isabel Garity, and Jane Phelan will sit on this subcommittee. Maurice Head will organize the meeting. CDBG will be contacted for subcommittee members. Any specific questions for this focus group should be directed to Maurice Head. Isabel Garity will attend a meeting between Fort Collins and Loveland staff to better identify Loveland's comparative good press for their affordable housing program. Land Use Code Changes Staff reported on changes being made including 1) Smaller shrub and tree size requirements are moving forward, and 2) deletion of in -fill area requirement for density bonus in LMN zones. There needs to be additional study and discussion regarding MMN zones. Subcommittee Reports Isabel Garity: web -site is ready to go live AHB members agreed to make attempts to contact media and get positive press for affordable housing efforts in Fort Collins. r Affordable Housing Board • • May 3, 2001 Meeting Minutes Page 3 The meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Jodi M. Goldman