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Fort Collins City Hall: Council Information Center: 12:15 p.m.
April 25, 2013
Present: Jeni Arndt, Jeff Coon, Michael Devereaux, Hettie Hueber, Tommy Klender, Rose Luna, Michelle
Miller, Terry Schlicting, Wendie Robinson
Absent: none
City: Ethan Cozzens and Rosanne McDonnell
Guests: Bryan Payne‐‐citizen, Dan Byers—chairman of the Affordable Housing Board, Beth Rosen City of
Fort Collins Affordable Housing
Called to order: 12:30 p.m.
1. Introductions
2. Approval of February Minutes: Arndt moved, Robinson seconded
3. Open Discussion: Beth Rosen has been invited to present to the COD about affordable housing
in Fort Collins. 1.5 million dollars per year through the City to subsidize affordable housing. To
see land bank properties, go to the Fort Collins website (http://www.fcgov.com/sustainability/).
People don’t know where to go to access housing that is both affordable and accessible. This is
possibly where we, as a Commission, could come in. Example: there is information on a senior
website for available senior housing. Education for landlords about Section 504, if they take
federal funds. New projects can be found in the City website under planning and zoning. Join
www.housingcolorado.org
Beth Rosen: 221‐6812
brosen@fcgov.com
4. How can we collaborate with the Affordable Housing Commission? Dan wants to understand
the needs better.
5. Jeff Coon suggested that our mission is to understand what needs to be done. Can we get a list
of accessible units? That way we could make those units public. Beth thought that maybe she
could go back through some of the applications to get a list of accessible units for the COD. Care
housing units are built new. Housing Authority usually buys and re‐habilitates units.
6. Bill Reinke is the director of Care Housing. We could invite him to the COD or to the
subcommittee meeting to provide more information.
7. We could partner with the Senior Commission with some common concerns about accessible
housing.
8. Practical housing for all—on the City website. Visibility, aging in place, etc. We can table that
discussion for the sub‐committee. One meeting could we invite the HBA to help them
understand our discussions.
9. Article in the paper featuring Mike and Terry.
10. Ethan: hearing loop update. We will be able to do Lincoln Center, North side Center, and Senior
Center. $174,000 from City Council to install the hearing loops. This money covers the above,
but not as many as we had proposed. North side Center—two weeks. Lincoln Center—June.
Senior Center will be done with the re‐model.
11. Date for Mayor’s awards. 3rd Thursday in October—October 17th.
Subcommittee meeting from 1:00‐2:00 pm second Thursday in May
Robinson moved to adjourn, Arndt seconded.
Adjourn: 1:55 p.m.
Submitted By: Jeni Arndt