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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffordable Housing Board - Minutes - 08/05/2021 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING August 5, 2021, 4:00-6:00pm Remote/Online via Zoom due to COVID-19 8 /5 /2021 – MINUTES Page 1 CALL TO ORDER At 4:03 PM the meeting was called to order by Tatiana Zentner. 1. ROLL CALL A. Board Members Present: Diane Cohn, Bob Pawlikowski, Tatiana Zentner, John Singleton, Jennifer Bray B. Board Members Absent: Daphne Bear, Kristin Fritz C. Staff Members Present: • Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Staff Liaison – City of Fort Collins • Hannah Tinklenberg, Minutes – City of Fort Collins • Ingrid Decker, City Attorney – City of Fort Collins • Marcy Yoder – City of Fort Collins D. Citizens Present: None. 2. AGENDA REVIEW – No changes. 3. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION – None at this time. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Bob Pawlikowski moved to approve June minutes. John Singleton seconded. Approved 5-0. 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Debrief of State Housing Legislation – Ingrid Decker City Attorney, Ingrid Decker, provided an overview of recently signed State Bills that directly impact City programs. Additionally, Ingrid provided information on other notable Bills that influence affordability in Colorado. However, those Bills will not directly impact the operations of City programs. Bills that directly impact City programs: HB21-1117 (workforce housing and rent limitations), HB21- 1054, SB21-199 (verification of lawful presence and beneficiaries), HB21-1121 (tenant rights), and SB21- 173 (rights to residential agreement). DocuSign Envelope ID: 42D55FC7-0997-4B46-9508-72E8F8DBAAEC AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING 8/5 /20 2 1 – MINUTES Page 2 Bills that do not directly impact City programs: HB21-1271 (grant programs to support innovative housing strategies), HB21-1274 (affordable housing availability on government owned property), HB21- 1009 (changes to Division of Housing), HB21-1019 (factory-built housing), HB21-1329 (affordable homeownership fund to those disproportionately impacted by COVID), and SB21-242 (state use of AARPA funding). DISCUSSION SUMMARY: • City of Fort Collins has a well-developed housing policy and a feasibility study that will be reviewed by staff to determine whether it meets the changes in these Bills. • More guidance from State is needed to define redeveloped housing/adaptive re-use. • Residential landlords are anyone who is trying to use an enforcement action. Per the Mobile Home Park Act, a landlord would be the owner and/or manager of the park. B. Housing Strategic Plan, Occupancy and Rental Programming – Marcy Yoder Social Sustainability is working in conjunction with Neighborhood Services, Utilities, Planning and Root Consulting on an occupancy and rental licensing work group to provide options to implement several strategies in the Housing Strategic Plan. This cross-functional group will focus on three strategies: occupancy code, rental programming, and small landlord incentives. Staff will present to Council, in an October work session, their recommendation of the future direction of these Housing Strategic Plan strategies. Moreover, staff will ask for Council and community input before putting additional resources into a program plan. The consensus from a recent staff meeting highlighted the necessity of rental licensing, paired with an inspection, to achieve the outcomes based on the Housing Strategic Plan. The group will put together a roadmap, outline capacity, and look at various scenarios to apply to the model. Thus, strengthening the model and increasing positive outcomes. City attorneys are reviewing the current definition of household versus family, and the occupancy permitting process. Moreover, City attorneys are examining the legal implementation of a rental licensing/inspection program. DISCUSSION SUMMARY: • This work will help ensure we have affordable units that are safe and healthy for tenants and address affordability and availability of units in the community. • Potential changes to the occupancy and the land use code could allow us to add more units. • The Housing strategic plan speaks to lower regulations on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to promote the use of them. Conversely, a study from Portland reported it wasn’t enough to reduce barriers to building ADUs. Incentives, technical assistance, and additional aid were needed to initiate ADU development. • We do not want to create a burden on landlords with additional requirements, but we do want to focus on the health and safety of rental units. DocuSign Envelope ID: 42D55FC7-0997-4B46-9508-72E8F8DBAAEC AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING 8/5 /20 2 1 – MINUTES Page 3 • Following the October work session, input from the public will be gathered to assess what parts of the proposal will work for both tenants and landlords. Equally, what types of incentives would it take to ensure properties are appropriately maintained. We don’t want to create hardships on either side. There may have to be different rules for Manufactured Housing Communities. • CSU has a rental platform, for comparison, and they are implementing a Good Neighbor Program (John Singleton would like to learn more. He will reach out to CSU. Marcy Yoder will provide the contact information). Land Use Code Update, Process, Timeline and Status Report – Meaghan Overton Moved to September. C. Moved to next month - AHB Education Campaign – how to approach, vision and purpose, next steps? DISCUSSION SUMMARY: • Prior to the meeting, Sue Beck-Ferkiss shared with the Board some ideas and educational materials. • John Singleton would like to see more research-based discussion at each meeting (5-10 minutes bringing a new idea/new approach/new effective research). • Diane Cohn recommends the group stays focused as an advisory council and think about innovative ideas to provide to our liaison to share with council. • Next month’s meeting will include an open discussion on what seems to be working well for this Board, is there good communication among the Board, time allotted for speakers, and meeting logistics moving forward. • Sue Beck-Ferkiss will investigate the possibility of a board platform (e.g. SharePoint site) for board members to share content and information related to housing research. D. Moved to Next Month - The Affordable City – Now that everyone has the book, what is the best way to use it? • On hold until next month. Diane Cohn asked that the committee read the introduction and first six chapters of the book before next meeting. 6. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS A. Liaison Reports – None. DocuSign Envelope ID: 42D55FC7-0997-4B46-9508-72E8F8DBAAEC AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD REGULAR MEETING 8/5 /20 2 1 – MINUTES Page 4 7. OTHER BUSINESS – Not Discussed A. City Council 6-month planning calendar review N/A B. Council Comments – Who, what? N/A C. Review 2021 Work Plan N/A D. Update on Affordable Housing Projects N/A E. Future AHB Meetings Agenda N/A 8. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 6:29PM. DocuSign Envelope ID: 42D55FC7-0997-4B46-9508-72E8F8DBAAEC